The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, August 11, 1925, Page 5, Image 5

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    THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
TUESDAY .MORNING," AUGUST' 11,. 125- i
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Special On ;
cilkadiesHdlepirbpf- Hose
r C Regular $1.60 Value
. - pure thread silk leg with mercerized lisle heel and toe ;
Special 95c, or 3 Pairs for $2.75
All Straw Hats ; . Regular 5, Bathing Suit
i Half Price " Special 53.95 V
G; W. Johnson &. Co.
469 STATE STREET
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Here Is your chance to get
nice Overland touring in
tip top shape, at $400.
A Chevrolet touring; which
looks good and also runs
like new, 1924 model. at
$350.
And a 1S2S -Ford touring
with Vtre wheels at $150.
W I! (i fc
H(0)SSo
destroyed. The
same
fire da-
stroyed part of the camp of tba LCOJlOTCt iiU&llCS
Xlnralivlr Irrlnr pftmnnnr a at I O.
of Kalama. Ien rushln ' f rom RomUTlCe Wither $
nauuii taie iuuij succrcueu to
saving the home of II. J. Wirth.
The Kalama Tlver fires are uncontrolled.
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for a speeding charge filed hy
Traffic Officer Edwards Sunday
night. Sanford' was alleged to
have. driven his car 40 miles an
hour on Mission. '
Demand prompt Adjournment
. Evangelistic meeting being con
ducted by Lillian Walker In tent
on South Commercial between
Oak and . Bellevue must end
promptly at 11 o'clock, police have
notified those In charge. The de
mand was made following vigor
ous protest from neighbors In the
district. Prompt dismissal last
night relieved police of further ac
tion then. ,.'..'
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PERSONALS
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II. S. Dowen, clothing mer
chant of Raker, Is visiting here
with his sister, Mrs. J. T. Ander
son.
William Lelth of Woodburn
was a Salem visitor yesterday.
Mrs. M. F. Ford of Indepen
dence was a visitor in the city
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Reynolds of
Elk City were visitors here yes
terday. -
Mrs. A. J. Morton and her son.
Bennie, residents of Albany, spent
the day In Salem yesterday.
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HIJACKERS ROB POLICE
40O CASES OF LIQUOR SEIZED;
EVIDENCE IS COXE
It
NEWS IN BRIEF
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' ; Fair :
Generally cloudy or foggy along
the coast; moderate temperature;
light variable winds. Monday
Max. 85; Mln.- 67; Rainfall none;
River -1.9 stationary; Atmosphere
coludy; Wind southwest. : .
At
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The Theaters Today
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Orego:
OllTC
cast.
'Enticement" by
Arden with . star
Grand Florence Vidor
an Edward lEverett Hor
ton in ."Marry Me": from
the! riay "The Nest Egg."
nilgh-Thomas Meignan
in TThe Confidence Man."
If Yon IntrnW-
To have your eyes examined
and glasses fitted by Dr. Men
delsohn see him at once, as he seized the truck and Its load of
leaves on . his vacation a week 1400 cases of liquor and arrested
- SAX PEDRO, Cal., Aug. 10.-H
(By Associated Press.) Four hi
jackers' held up two police officers
early today and robbed them of I
a truck load of seized whiskey
which was being taken to 'Los An
geles for storage as evidence. The
holdup occurred at dawn on the
outskirts of : Los Angeles, about
two hours after the officers had
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I'lLOEBlTFLI
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IS TO BE
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Moses Expresses Conviction
That Protocol Will Meet
With Favor
Mrs. Frank P. Tyler of Valisca; la. I nounced yesterday by Connie Esh
who have been visiting at ; the I wig, legal counsel. ' Carpenter was I from today. His office will be
home of Mrs. Tyler will motor! first arrested by Traffic Of fleer I dosed until the 30th. all
back as far a La Grande with I Edwards on a charge of speeding
their son where they will visit I until a search of his car revealed I Picnic Planned -
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a short time before returning to I uve o-gauon cans of loganberry I Members of the First Presby-
thelr home in Iowa.' t uuice and a 100-pound sack of I terian church and their friends
sugar. - f ; I have been Invited to attend a oie-1 robbery.
Woodrr Boys Furniture- j otn tne charges of speeding nii. tr. k h.M f H.rn r.rove Circumstances surrounding the
Store at Summer and Nonraylna possession or liquor were . or tne liquor are being in
streets. Phone 511. J16tf ieaagainst carpenter on the po- the church WMr" eTenlnr. vesule1 DT Pc DOtn here and HORSE SHOW INTtHtSTS
1 hlntta. - I T 1 .1 hi. I " " I U T I"-- . .
four men as rum -runners.
Tonight, the alleged liquor run
ners were charged with vagrancy.
the charge against them having1
been reduced when " evidence
against them was lost through the
Weary ' of th conventional
existence it became ntczmnrj for
her to live as wife of Cartos
Batualdo, Argrntine -Millionaire,
Leonora Hyghcs, famed dancer,
ts in Paris seeking a divorce, dh
atchcs indicate . Meanwhile
'Maurice," whom Leonora left
weeping, to marry BasuaTdo, is
naklng knQtljer dancing partner.
tarb'ara Bennett, famous, i
SWAMPSCOTT. Ms., Aug. 10
(By Associated Press.) Pre
diction that the -senate would rati
fy the world court protocol ' In
amended form at the next session
was made here today by Senator
Moses of New Hampshire, a repub
lican member of the foreign re la
tions committee and aa irrecon
cilable In the league ot cations
flghu v . .. .
Senator Hoses who called on
President Coolidge with members
of the joint congressional post of
fice-committee did not discuss the
world court with the president but
said later he believed the senate
was ready to act favorably on some
form ofa world court proposal.
A textual amendment which
would guarantee that this nation
wquld not .bo Involved with the
league of nations by membership
in the' court was advocated by
Senator Moses. -
A tendency among some repub
lican leaders to favor amendment
of the protocol has been noted
Senator Pepper announced recent
ly he favored an araeoJnient trf
the world court, statute Vorrf erring '
voting , rlihu, in the court. oa th
Vnlted States but surely Etipulat
Ing that th American covtrniiieno
was not to Incur any of the obli
gallons lactdfut to teasue of ia
tions membership. "
Senator Moses Is pr!deat-prnf
em of the senate and has declan.l
aralnst the campaign of Vice Pres
ident Dawes for revision ot tLe
senate rules said he did hot be
Here there had been at;- cLdnja
In sentiment among senate mem
bers on 'this proposal. He wa
confident the necessary votes- ton
reriaiou - were not available ana
that no determined flgtt along
this line would be made next se-
si on. !
WOMAN IS EXONERATED!
MOTORIST "XOT RESPOXSIRLI!
FOR OFFICER'S JKATDI
TACOMA. Aug. 10. (By A-mv.
elated Preaa.')-A coroner's Jury!
today exonerated. Mrs. -Edwar.t
Rchulti of all blame and rcpon-
eibllity .for the death of William
Wlekman. city trsffic ofricer, at
an inquest conducted In superior,
court by Coroner. E. R. Ptrry.
Wickmaawas killed, instantly
early Sanday morning whlla chas
ing a epeedtf. IIU motorcycle
collided with the autorunbile driv
en br Mr. Schultz, a the car n
making a left turn off the boule-
Tard.
Count v ConDle Licensed
A marriage license has been Is-J Capitol Btreet.
sued in Oregon Citv to William
Davenport. 25.' of Silverton, and I Traffic Offense, Charged
Margaret Tweedie, 23, of .Wood
burn. :.
v luucs ttu iiuur on it una
Kewa Kaaii baV a ill aI eta f aa(n a a f f
the picnic.- The committee is to MANY LICENSES REVOKE
furnish the dessert, coffee and
GOOD RACING PROGRAM OF
FERED AT STATE FAIR
v.
Carl Shaffer was 'arrested - by
Traffic Officer Edwards on a
charge of speeding yesterday and
must answer In police court today.
Rate Hearing Set ,x :
A hearing will be held in Port
land Thursday , before an exam
iner of the interstate . commerce
commission ' relative to the sus
pension of the proposed Increase
in fruit and Vegetable rates to
California. Letters announcing
the hearing, are being mailed to
frtiff nnrt vppptahlA rrnwpra ! unil
thambers of commerce in western I ln Po"ce court yesterday.
Oregon. ?j . . ' . ;
i weenies and has requested that
each family bring a covered dish,
la few buttered rolls and eating
utensils. '
WASHINGTON DRIVERS DE-
prit:d of piirrs t;ARi -
Fine Is $7J0 .
Haw lev Is Sneaker. ' I A llue -tu was yesteraay l age was umuea to me aoor casing,
Congressman W. C.Hawley ial""wscu m, ponce court upon at. la mattress, a rew articles or tur-
to bo the . flnpakpr t th noon I e cuurge oi speeding i niture 1 and several articles or
luncheon -of the Salem Rotary club I Pw fn8t. b,m Saturdar nignt clothing.
WPrineArtav nVutn If via a annfttiniS ' uuwtius.
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Plant Given Medal
Presentation of 'a 10-year con
stant service - medal to Sergeant
Harry Plant, Company: F, 162nd
Infantry, by Captain Paul Hen
' d ticks j; was a feature of the regu
lar drill 'last night. Sergeant
Plant Berved'pn the Mexican bor
der in" 1916 and later with the
: 165nd Infantry overseas, spend
ing 18 months In France. '
Oregoa Packing Company-
Will commence packing , pears
Tuesday. August 11. 9 a. m. All
' former employees and others bav
Ing worked, in peats, come pre
pared to work. . . all
Drunken Woman Identified
Upon sobering up in the city
Jail Sunday, the young woman
picked up on the Pacific highway
north fdf .Salem the day before,
'was identified as Misa Frances
Alcorn. 29. of Seattle. She was
releasee! upon depositing- tf bail
The woman is said to have been on
br way to Salem to visit.; When
found , by two passing motorists
she was taking up a considerable
portion ; ot the highway and had
narrowly escaped being ran over
enre or twice. She was in an ad
vanced atate of intoxication when
she .was left- at the police station.
Used Dfches-1. ' '
And . cooking i utensils. Stiffs
lUsed Furniture ; Store. all
Two Are Fined- !
Conviction on; a charge of false
registration cost Hugh Shepard
and Hal Chester! fines of $10 each
Time to Can Salmon-
Fine fat deep sea troll fish at
Pitts Market. 26tf
Fire Does Small Damage
A fire, that started in a closet
in a residence at 2164 Maple
avenue did damage amounting to
i less than a hundred dollars last
night before it was extinguished
by the fire department. ; The dam
Despite the fact that premiums
have been reduced, the horse show
at the state fair this, year; prom-
OLYMPIA. Aug. 10. (By As- wes to exceed all others In point
sociated Press.) Motor vehicle of entries and variety. More
operators who had their drivers' I horsemen than ever before have
licenses ausnended dnrinr the fcl-1 notified the management that
anninm mi i,-.n4 nnmKarat a I their entries will be Dresented in
. . Juv ---ii : . . .
Charles R. Maybury. director of tne stadium on each evening or
licenses, announced today. In ad-1 the fair. i
dition there were 432 blue or first Interest in the horse show has
warninc notices issued, and 10 Increased greatly within the, last
second warnings issued during the J two years and is now considered
two-year neriod Durina July this one of the greatest Crawing cards
year" there were 37 driversVI of the fair. Stables from all west-.
licenses suspended and - six first em states and Canada are repre-
warnines issued. I tented by some of 'the best fancy
OBITUARY
ed yesterday. .; The' Oregon con
gressman has a wide range of in
formation that) is of public inter
est . and he is i to be allowed to
choose his own subject. Mem
bers have been asked to appear
promptly on time to allow i f uU
time for the program. " !
Dr. J. E. Albrich .
Announces the opening of his
dental office in the Oregon build
ing, rooms 427-42 8, phone 2216,
tor the general practice ot dentistry.,-.'
. ! . all
We Rent Tents , ;
Stiff's L'sed Furniture Store.
( . ' , ' : all
; Sohn
James Alexander Sohn died at
,ZeTa, Sunday morning, August 9.
gauea norses in me worm.
Prospects for an extraordinary
good racing program are also in
view; more-entries having been
received than for last year. ;Tb!s
year,, v instead of -confining! -the
best events to Thursday and' Fri-
He. is survived by. four sons.
Ephriam of Amity, Jess, James day,-each, card will be featured by
Visit Rtlfrn . '
Used Furniture Store on High
street. . ."' ; " all
Yacht Designer In Pen- i
That Charles Swift; who ctaimf
to have assisted John B. Herres-
hoff In designing-yachts that hare
competed against Sir Thomas Lip-
ton's famous craft, is an inmate
of the state prison, became known
yesterday 'when he sent to the
governors office a replica Of at
American yacht - that ... had i been
made with a pen knife and a pis
for drilling the necessary holes
He was received from Klamath
county to serve two sentences for
Torgery, one for three anil the
other for one year. His sentence
began -June 20, 1923. Swift
claims to be a Harvard gradu
ate. -
fohnson Store Robbed
Burglars broke into the center
ihow case In . front of the O. W.
Johnson St. Co. store on Stale
ttreet some time Saturday night
md made away with between 20
nd 25 pairs of women's hosiery.
Paul Johnson, member of the firm
reported to police- Sunday mo ra
ng. Johnson is chairman of the
police committee. .
Two Homes Planned . ,
C. A. Morris will build two
homes on Marion, according to an
nouncement yesterday .when he
was issued building permits by
City Recorder Poulsen. -The first
Is to be built at 1275 Marion at a
cost of $3000. and the second at
1265 Marion lo cost $4000.
and Ralph ; of Salem and five
daughters. Jenni Crowley of Tide
water, Rebecca McKlnley of Am
ity,; Ethel. Latourell, Viola Mills
and Wllma Sohn-of Salem, one
brother, Lynn Sohn of Redding.
Cal.. and a iHterL Lydia Moore of
Redding. ! The funeral services
will be held this morning at 10
a fast trot or pace. More running
rtrer-than-Tiruar"mri"Bttiedtiled
foy the six-day program '
4 - mm ! in i i .iifc i m T
INDIAN FIGHTER RIE.- I
Ton Telephone TJa, 110
We'll deliver lt. no matter how
I small the item. Capital Drug.
J22tf
-1 DULUTHr Minn.. Aug; liir( By
Associated Press.) Vic D. Smith,
aged 76, frontiersm'ah,scout and
Indian fighter anil. rlfTeTexpert
o'clock at the Hopewell church RooseTelt al4lB5 th,iMerioa
ana , . cioo ineoa .or Tneodore
his first. Buffalo hunt in the
with interment In a Ideal ceme
tery Rlgdon mortuary In charge.
Three Hikes Found !
Three bicycles found
minus
Forgery; I. -4 Charge
Ronald Robert Hughes of Sa-
JJght Six Studebaker Bargain;
AtjCertlfledV Public Motor Car
Mkt. I ThU is a 1924 model tour
ing,' original paint, looks like new,
good tires and car has' been driv
en only a few thousand miles. See
this one or phone -for demonstra
tion. .',tt. a4
Two Licenses IsmeV
"U. G. Boyr. Marion county
clerk, issued two marriage licenses
yesterday. :. They yrere applied for
by Otto "Lehman., shipping clerk.
Fourteenth and Wilber streets, Sa
lem, and Florence K. fininTerson.
524 South Fourteenth street, Sa
lem; Walter B. Grttzer, truck driv
er, .and Lillie Edna. Koeing, both
of Aurora. . i . - :
'.heir owners were taken to police I leni was arrested yesterday on a
headquarters Over the week-end I charge of forging a signature to
lo await identification. At 2:15 a check written out to himself.
. m. Officer Smart brourht onelHurhes waived nrellmlnarv hear-
to the station, that he found near I ing in Justice court and was bound
shatter's drug store. Sunday night I over to the grand Jury. He was
red frame bike was brought in I arrested by Deputy Sheriff B. Jt.
by Officer .Thompson, and Officer I Smith.
Tames was responsible for the
thinl which was brought in from I Typo Elect Secretary
place- near the Norton Electric I. The -local Typographical union
shop. ' ' elected M. D. Pilkenton. who re
tired ' as president, as secretarv to
Scotch Picnic - succeed Roy Blodgett. who re-
Fairgrounds, 1 o'clock Thurs-1 cently moved to Bend. Until an
! day. All . Scotch folks , invited, I election is held to fill the nresl-
seventles, died here, yesterday.!
j J-PREMIER IS IXJl-RED - ,
LISBO.V, Portugal. Aug. 10.
(By Aasoeiated -Press.) rThe.pre-mier-of
Portugal, Domingos Pert
eira, .was injured on the head to-
, i i Knutnon
Mr a. Isabelle Knutson died at a
local hospitaf August 9 at the age
of 68 years. She is survived by
her husband. John Knutson: three
sons. Clarence and Qeorce of Sa
lem, and-Lawrence of Montana. M1 wnen h, moter-car was in
Funeral service will he held from j collision with a street car. j
the Webb Funeral parlors Wed
nesday, Aug. 12, at 2 p. m.. Rev.
Koehler officiating. Interment in
the City View cemetery.
Bring your eats. Coffee free.
all
Speeding la Charged .' :
Harry Frazier of 230 South Six
teenth was brought to police head
quarters Saturday night where a
Takes to the Ditch - I charge of speeding was ' booked
Rev.' J. J. Gillespie, while re- aainst E,m by Trarnc Officer Ed-
dency, Frank Evans, vice presi
dent. Is acting president. . Mr.
Pilkenton is employed at the state
printing office and Mr. Evans at
iThe Statesman office. I
turning from a trip1 to the country,
lost control ot his car on account
of a disconnected'or broken steer
ing rod near the Four Corners on
the , Penn road and as ft result
landed in the ditch right side tip
wards. Frazier was charged with
driving his car 35 miles an hour
on Court. . :
TIMRFR Rl A7PQ ARP
-NOW UNDER CONTROL
- (Continued from page 1)
Wlth,Wide L'xperien
The new firm of Woodry
Woodry, ith-tore and office
ZZl L Vim with' li t veara Zx- witn 3t a general shakeup to 0Qt ovost W. R. Mason of Mon- Both caused considerable damage,
comes to Salem witn i years ex-1 i mauth hail e tin han i,. r.nA I k i t.i, i a
. .... . ..I,, i . .,inimsu ana Droaen Hcerme roa suuuuiu ui luiiinui uici ivuni-
Penalized for, Cutout - .
Operating his car with the cut-
Kerry, the' largest in northwestern
Oregon, was under control at last.
C. C. Scott of the forest patrol
association said. He also reported
the Rock creek fire under control.
perience; having handled some of
the biggest purexbred etock sales
in the country. They are satisfied
they can give satisfaction here,
and pvite callers who need their
services. y ' . I'
For Sal
, Six-room modern bungalow,
half block from car line, taken on
foreclosure: will sell' for exact
amount ot mortgage $1950.00.
Terms $250 cash, balance $25
monthly. Ralph H. McCurdy. of
fice over Miller's Store. ' . al3
himself and broken steering rod
and twisted axle to his car.
Dance Tuea. and Friday i
- DuBois' dances. .' Crystal Gar
dens. -, , ,all
Iowa People Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Taylor
and son, Frank, of La Grande, are
visiting their Aunt. Mr. E. S. Tay
lor ot 1587 North Winter street.
Accompanying them, on their mo
tor trip from La Grande were Mr.
and Mrs.v Hill ot Nora Springs,
la., parents of Mrs. Roy Tyler. Mr.
Hill is' a newspaperman and rep
resentative ot his district to the
Speeding Costs $5 .
A$5 fine was Imposed in police
court yesterday by Police Judge
Poulsen upon L. Moore of Salem
after be had pleaded 'guilty to a
charge of speeding. ;
Money' to Lba
; By payment of $12. CO per month
for 110 months a loan ot $1,000
may he retired, principal and in
terest. See Ralph H. McCurdy,
over Miller's store. Phone 96.
althouch nrlnciDallv over lorred
to make appearance In answer to off land, each wiping "but a great
a cnarge booked against him Sat-1 length of railroad trestle and de-
uraay nignt by Traffic Officer Ed- straying , other property. Fire
wards. -i.- , - fls-hters In this district were aided
yesterday by hieh humidity and
rorreita Ban or f 10 .j - ntht winds.
A. Scnupe of Salem forfeited! Southwest Washinrton suffered
bail of $10 In police court yester-jmore disastrously from fires than
uy in-preierence to answering be-1 Oregon
tore roiice Judge Poulsen on a The Fred Pierce sawmill and
cnarge ; of ! drunkenness . filed I the farm home of Fred Thompson,
against him : by police Saturday two miles east of Kalama. were
nigni. -ine arrest was made by
Officers James and Olson.-
Demanda Jury Trlatl- '
B. E. Carpenter of Bakersfleld,
Cal., who was arrested tby police
Saturday ' night and booked on a
charge of possession, of liquor.
will plead not guilty and will de
MfJstrirlc
Mrs. Jullt Mejstrick died at a
local hospital August 9 at the age)
of 25 years. . She Is survived by
her husband. P. J. Mejstrick; one
son. Theodore; ot Jefferson; one
sister, Mrs, Seborwski, of Jeffer
son. Funeral services will be held
from the Catholic church at Jef
ferson, Ore., Wednesday, Aug. 12,
at 10 a. m. 'Interment in the Jef
ferson cemetery, Webb'a Funeral
parlors In charge.
rORTLAMD. OUGOI . .
omrtnl rrlla. atrtd ak-t
aeml tralalas. Oat !)
FOR DfFORMATIOX
ABOUT RAILROAD TRIPS
Phone 727 j
OREGON ELECTRIC
BIcDonald Cleaners
,'-785 HlghhuHl Avenue
' Telephone 221 T , .
Work' called for and delivered
i Painting and Decorating by
Skilled Mechanic
Kennedy Paint Shop
".' Now located at
Gabriel Powder & Supply
j Company
175 South Commercial
Telephone 728
Speeder Is Fined
r Raymond Sanford of 1410 North
Twenty-nrst was assessed a fine
of $10 in police .court yesterday
WOODRY
gtora Baamw nd Kenny Eta,
; Eays Fumitcrs
LADD Cz BUSH, Bdnlzcrb
EstaLU&hed 1SC3 '
General Banian Buiincia
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Office nonrs from 10 a.m. to 8 pan
Woodry & Woodry
"Tay Cash for Fjtare .
RKDl'CF.D , SlhlMKR, RATES
- - TO CALIFORNIA f - ;
' BY riCKWlCKlsTAGES
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Tor InfrmAtJon tmd aMr AUaa ' ;
' ' FbMt S', r cU at i
CENTRAL' STAGE TERMINAL
- . . Salem, Oregon
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For
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Guard Your .
CHILDREN'S
.eyes:
All chUdre'n's eyes should be examined by a
i specialist who understands the eyes thofough
" I ly, to determine their condition and the Xittihs;
j of the right glasses.
I have been practicing over ONE-TIIIRD OF A CEN
! TURY. My experience should be an asset to you ,
; . There is no experimenting on anyone's eyes .
in this office, as I do all the. work myself and-
j . guarantee satisfaction in every respect. ..
I DO NOT BELdNG TO ANY COMBINetHERE-
FORE MY PRICES ARE VERY REASONABLE
Phone for appointment 723 ,
Dr. M. P. Mendelsohn
lT. S. BANK RUILDIxa - .' - !
Second Floor Rooms 210-211
Auctiori Sate
Wednesday Night, 7 p. m.f 'at '
AVoodry's New Auction Market and
' Furnitinre Store - -
Summer and Norway Streets
A HI
F. N. WOODRY, Auctioneer
ReKldenes and Store 1810 Jf. Summer St 111 one SI 1
I Pay Caabi for Used Furniture , . . EtaMlturd:iO10
SmenYou
Are Ready
To Move
... . ,
Call cn cs, for we have psdlcd Var.s crj Ylizzi.
lined covers for your, furniture and piano, First
class piano and furniture ciovera. .
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We also handle Brooder Stoves, Furnace
Coals and Diamond Briquettes
Larmer
Stor
IranGie:;
Co.
PIicn3 CCD
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Iowa state legislature. Mr. and
mand; a jury trial,, it was an-