The Semi-Weekly Advocate from Belleville, Illinois • 5

PAGE FIVE McAFEE HENRY FINK Special Excursion to Canyon City Randall County Texas Tuesday February 15 1910 On this excursion we will refund the total cost of your trip if you buy as much as 160 acres of land Our land is the best to be obtained and on account of our having bought large tracts before the great advance in prices we arc able to sell at a much lower price than other firms Why don't you buy direct from the OWiNElRlS and therefore save Agents' commission? I Our lands are located in Randall Swisher Castro and Deaf Smith Counties and none of them more than fifteen miles from Railroad THE STATE IS NOW BUILDING THE WEST TEXAS (STATE NORMAL AT A COST OF NEARLY $25000000 AT CANYON CITY and now is the time to buy a farm near that place where you can educate your children at home Come around to our office and talk the matter over fully with as You will not be disappointed and we feel that you will be vastly benefited Remember the date February 15th FINK McAFEE Penn Building Belleville Illinois AUTOMOBILE FEVER The Summers College of Commerce IS hi BECOMING i'i't i'niNi VERY PREVALENT Main and Broadway East St Louis III- Southern Illinois National Bank Building GOVERNOR HUliHES TO RETIRE The announcement that Governor Charles 10 Hughes of New York will retire to private life at the close of his present term means a distinct loss to the public service of the nation as well as to the Empire state In his short career as executive of New York Mr Hughes has become a national figure His efforts in behalf of clean government and for higher ideals in the the public service have brought concrete legislative results in his own state and have had a salutary influence on legislation in many states He has been progressive without being radical and forceful without being dictatorial He went into office with no political machine at his back and he did not bend to tne wishes of the political bosses either in his appointments to office or in his recommendations for legislator No chief executive of New York Modern Automobile and Garage Company Helps Epidemic Along by Placing a Fetching Advertisment James A Freeman visited home folks at Trenton 111 Friday night and a part of Saturday returning Saturday night on the late train Samuel Ejaenmeier a bunker of Trenton and Lebanon accompanied him back and was his guest over Sunday Mr Eiseumeier superintended the erection of our electric light plant here a few years ago and this is the first time since he left that he has had the opportunity of visiting our town The I uncial of Mrs Mary Rouse was held at the Baptist church Friday afternoon Rev I) Hawker officiating The pupils' recital was given in the Colcge chapel Monday evening February 1th Blind Boone will give a concert in the church February 21 Shrcve Tuesday was duly celebrated the streets in the evening were gay with liiasqueraders numerous parties of grown people and children made merry until a late hour Judge Sohaeffer wife and daughter of Belleville spent Sunday in Lebanon The Women's Bible Study class have begun the study of the prophetical books Dr Weeks will cave for ichita Kansas where he will take charge of the Kansas Magazine The Cemetery Association will meel Monday February II at the city hall Arrangements will bo made for any changes desired for the coming year Oldest Business School in St Clair County Established Fifteen Years POSITIONS GUARANTEED TO ALL (ib'ADUATES OR MONEY REFUNDED Special Inducements to Pupils Living at a Distance We teach Shorthand Bookkeeping Typewriting Penmanship Business Correspondence Banking Commercial Law Commercial Arithmetic Spelling Punctuation Composition Newspaper Work Printing Advertising Writing and ALL ENGLISH mWNCHES We make a Specialty of Coaching Young Men for Civil Service Examinations Enrol Now in the February Classes Phonos Kinloeh St Clair 7G7 Kinloeh St Hair 1449 Bell East 1035 since Mr Tildcn ha-s impressed his individuality on the nation a has Mr Hughes In the last Presiden tial campaign his speaking tour of the West was a continuous ovation Mrs Louden has been visiting His keen and lawyer-like analyses Louden The Kensington Club was enter of the Bryan panaceas won the the Republican national ticket thou sands of votes strong Democratic Mis 0 A Whjttakcr visited o'l allon relatives last Wednesday and Miss Alice Whittakcr went over to OT'allon Saturday to spend Sunday with her grandmother Mrs Katie Ettling win- of neighbor Peter Ettling who had died so suddenly on Thursday was buried Sunday evening about I in The funeral was one of the largest ever scon here Rev Dexheimer olbciuted The pallbearers were Messrs Theodore Horn IJobert Dippel Lonifl Scheid Fred Weisse Fred Rtthng and A Webber Ivy the second youngest daughter id' Police Magistrate Henry Williams was arrested yesterday Tuesday on a charge of law-breaking Iffl Fred Sold who died suddenly at I o'clock Saturday evening last was interred at Bbowood cemetery at 3 o'clock Tuesday The funeral took place from Mr Void's residence here to the Lutheran church thence to the cem territory Every step he has since Now i- the time when the various and sundry automobile agents take prospective buyers of innumerable joy rides The honk of the 1910 auto i- abroad in the land and the auto germ is in the bloodl of many who can and some who cannot afford a car Along with this line of talk it might be well to call the readers' attention to the advertisement of the Modern Automobile and Parage company of 504 Bast Main street which apepars in this issue of the Advocate This is one ot the best InMwn Automobile agencies in the city and handle the White Steamers and Gasoline Cars and the Famous Bnieks The White Gasoline car is a departure from the usual White Steamer made by the sanio company which still makes their famous steamers Samples of the latest models of all these cars may be seen at the company's garage and those who contemplate who even have a faint suspicion of buying a car will bo shown the po-sibilities (f either make to their heart's content Buicks and Whites have won many a prize and the cars at the local agency will shine along with any of them tained by Mrs Silverlicrg Tuesday evening Mr- Julll Keith of Milwaukee Wis i visiting Mrs lane Wil-loughby Mrs Parkin Stark of St Loots has been visiting relatives here Branch Schools at Granite City and Collinsville III Summers College of Commerce MAIN AND BROADWAY EAST 8T LOUI6 taken has increased his hold on the admiration of the country Even his political opponents agree that in talents and character ho is second to no man in public life The announced reason for the retirement of Governor Hughes is that he desires to return to his profession in order to provide acompe- RE-ELECT OLD OFFICERS tenc for his famik He is not a The MODERN AUTOMOBILE and GARAGE COMPANY At a mee ting of the directors of the First National Bank the old officers were re-elected unanimously The officers arc Col Cas-iniir Audi I president Henry Reig Sr vice president Phil Gas9 i eehier etery Rev Dexheimer conduct- ed the obsequies Many and beautiful were the ilorul gifts the grae fairly groaned beneath 'a wilderness of (lowers Mr Nold has the svin- put by of a host of friends in hie iiereaveinent "Eternal rest grant to her lird! and let iieriictiial Belleville Illinois 504 East Main Street Misses Polly and Tillic Braeu-tigam and Clara Becherer of Scheel street and Richard and John Braeutigam and John Meyer hove returned from a visit in New-Memphis 111 light shine on her" DO NOT negiet TOOT eyes have then examined and accurately fitted with the proper glasses Satisfaction guaranteed WALTER fJBOB Graduate Optician 210 Fast Main Street 1 he hiMband in the anguish of wealthy man and the duties of his high ollice have made it necessary for him to draw on his private fortune Doubtless many public spirited ciiizriix uf New York would bo only too glad to raise a fund to provide an ample future income for the governor's family but it rocs without saying that tin- surest jn would find no favor with the New York executive Gov Hughes is still a young man and if he keep his health and strength his retirement from the governorship will not close his career a a public official A year or so hence the Republican party will be in search of leader to take up the Roosevelt and Tuft policies and it is not at all impossible that the men of thought and strength in that party will look to Hughes as a man in every way fit by training temperament ex peri once and ability to uphold the party standard in the campaign of his smil may well say: hirewHl dear but not forever There will lie a glorious dawn We shall meet to part no never! On the resurrection morn Tho' my darling form lies sleeping Marriage License? In the cold and silent tomb She shall have a glorious waking Agents for the Buick Gasoline Cars and The White Go 's White Steamer and White Gasoline Care When the blessed lrd doth come" Roland Wilhclm was again on the sick li-t last Saturday and Sumla Read the advertisements Sheriffs Sale Notice By virtue of an execution to me dim ted from the 'Circuit (Vnirt of SI Clair County in favor of Highland Brewing Company and against Theodore Frederieh I have tins id da of February levied on all the right title ami interest of the aid Theodore Frederieh in and to the following described real estate to-wit An undivided half interest in the following premises: Beginning one hundred and fifty rods north of the soiithwi-t quarter of Section 1 It 1 theme north thirty rods thence east one hundred but today Tuesday i able to be up akmt the house Room For Rent Up stair at lomer of Main and Charles skects fnl! rt '0 7 Fast Firt trV A iinmistrator's Notn LVtate of George l' Wiskauip Ic cased The undersigned having been ap- Call on us and wo will be pleased to show thorn to yen Mesdaim Hose Itaiuer and Lizzie Kruso (me Strut) are at present the guests of Mr and Mrs Fd Strut Sr and other friends and relatives hero Miss Bessie Carter is going to Belleville Saturday to take the examination for a teacher's certificate I'opold Reichert of New Grand Chain Pulaski county Illinois wa here ill iitteiidaiiee at Mrs Itm Nold's funeral Tuesday On act-omit of her mother's death Mis Klvira Ettling had to stop going to leheoKt INiinted administratrix of the estate 1 1 1 ei rgi Wiskiinip late of tho county of St (lair and state of Illinois deceased hereby gives no-1 1 that I will appear before the BELLEVILLE II Suever lr iWyvillo Minnie Meyer 23 Caseyville Hon Keller St IjouiA Cath Wefheimer St Uouia August Omen 'JT Mdlstadt Annie Opfermann 17 Mdlstadt Chas A Dale Fast St Louis Josephine Widmaycr 31 Los Angeles California 1 Mack 10 Fast St Lmiie Lizzie Mack 'ill Fast Louia Robert Taylor 39 St Louia Agnes McNamara 32 St Louia 0 Plath st buiia A Ward 25 Oklahoma City Herman Thiemann Id S) Maggie Powers Belleville Martin Ftii tiger 23 St laeobs III Fmnwi Widiciis 22 St lcob III Hernial: Rfs 22 St Clair Twp Itosa Stcvkcr IH Stookey III Joseph Feeg 21 Bellev die Louisa Ooltteh Belleville UK and 1PK Wedding Ringi WALTFR I GROB Jeweler 310 East Main trea Patrons failing to receive hp Advocate regularly should' HH this office Call up 43 either phono IS CENTRAL HI Probate Court of St Clair count at the court houe in Bellevdu home in Carlcrville aged about 55 years Tim funeral will bo hold Friday at Oartcrvilla and some of the member of the Incul OOBUBaB den will attend the funeral at the April term on the first Mon CONDUCTOR ID day in April next nt which tiftio ill non- me i limn against sixty rods thence south thirty rod- thence west one hundred sixty rods to the place of beginning containing thirh re- in -e (ion 2 1 'JsPHpnd being part of the southwest quarter and north-eaa quarter of said section 2r in Shiloh Valley town-hip all situated in the county of St (lair and state of Illinois which I will expose to public -ale on the Mb day of March IwLrij! the north front door of tho Court house in the city of Beileviilc in St Clair county Illinois to I In-highest and best bidder for ready money Sale to commence nt in o'clock a HAS OASHEL Sheriff of St tlair County By Ileidinger Deputy Belleville February 1100 I Iir- -Hid tnte arc iiotilicd aid LEBANON' II CARTERV1LLE a i MlNSOHir I 'ARM Charles Mbert Jr of Rent Station has purchased a form quested tn attend for the purHic of having the name adjuted All persona indebted to nid estate are requested to make immediate pny-m nt to the undersigned Dated this ninth day of February A 1910 MARY WIS KAMI Administratrix of said estate Mr- lohn Either hti been entertaining Meslame Rehg and Wolf of Maplewood Mo Orrin Nieuols is visiting hie daughter Mrs William MiKciiie in iSt Com- Mr- Hnetiel of O'Fullon spent Sunday in Mmnon in Saline county Mo and will more there in short time Mr Kdward huab of Sorth Richland street i the gneet of friend in St Low A Dowoll a conductor the Illinois Central who well known hen 'in I who i a member oi Til red Commander)' the local bulge of the Knight Templar died early Thursday morning at bit.