The Franklin County observer. (Washington, Mo.), 1908-09-25

              m He I l4 Observer If its in the OBSERVER Its true. All The Timet Xr J WASHINGTON, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MO., SEPT. 25, 1908. -ft VOL. NUMBER 16 CouirtV 'iiiinniii tm I All The News. Freiklin ...... It "Where Cai I Get the Best Value in Quatfo for the Money I can Spend on fny Clothes?" 1 Ask yourself that question and satisfy yourself that you are getting that value before you make your purchase. I You will be surprised at the value, the perfect tailoring, and desirability of our SINCERITY CLOTHES. You know them, at least by reputation, if you read the newspapers and magazines. Their great feature aside from perfect fit, is the manner in which needlework gives permanent style and shape to these garments. f $i$ will buy a suit or overcoat that is guaranteed in every respect.1 You can bank on the quality of our $15 Clothes, and for every additional dollar there will be a dollar's worth of quality added. 1 1 Hemtroeter Mra. M. H. North of Boone-ville, is .spending the week the guest of Mrs. Walter Ringe. Chas. Bryan and son, of New York are the guest of Mr. Bryan's mother, at this place for several weeks. J. W. Hoffmann, editor of the Osage County Enterprise at Chamoise, was a caller in our city Monday. J Miss Ada Boley returned to her home in New Haven Saturday after a weeks visit to her brother, J. W. Boley and family. There will be a big dance at the S. M. L. Club Hall on Saturday evening Sept. 26th O. H. Thia's furnishes music. Everybody welcome. Hermann Maschmann, who has been working in St. Louis tor the past three years was the guest of his homefolks Suuday. He is the same old "Gummy." Miss M. Menkhaus was in St. Louis the first of the week buying new Fall Hats for her Millinery opening Friday and Saturday this week. Don't fail to see her display. . Stephan Voss of Clover Botton, the Rhode Island Red Chicken man paid this office a welcome visit Saturday morning. Mr. Voss intends to have a first-class poultry farm by next spring and raise nothing but the best breeds. Little Miss Gertrude Steinhaus celebrated her 5th birthday anniversary IsstSsturday afternoon from 8 to 6 o'clock. The following little folks were entertained. Rosa Mauntel, Florence and Josephine Pues, Clara Jasper, Helen Pues, Grace and Blanohe Dettmann, Oneta Tamm, Mary, Luoile and Matilda Droege, Clothilda Peitz, Helen and Mary Wieneke, Myrtle, Clara and May Nothstine, Mary, Willie and Mary Terschluse, Louisa and Elsie Brix, Pauline Otto, Elsie Reese.Elaa Freese, Esther Bleck-mann, Madeline Huppert, Evy-len Schulte Henry Bleckmann and J. O. Strutz spent Wednesday in St. Louis. Don't fail to attend the dance at the S. M. L. Club hall Saturday night. Wanted, good girl for general housework. Enquire of Mrs. V. J. Bleckmann. Mrs. Robt. Voss, of Chicago is the gu est of her daughter Mrs. Wm. Brix this week. Walter Koch has returned to St. Louis from a visit to his mother and grand-ma. Miss Barbara Brandt of Jeff City spent the first of the week with relatives and friends here. R. W. Stumpe of the Franklin Bank, St. Louis, is spending a vaoation here with homefolks. Hermann Gierts, who is now workintr in St. Louis spent Sun day here the guest of his wife who is visiting here. J. G. Copeland, of Union, candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, passed through here Monday evening enroute to Pacific. Ladies are cordially invited to attend the millinery opening at Mrs. Clara Heining Evans on Friday and Saturday. Sent. 25 and 26. Ed.Nally and wife, of Colorado Springs, who have been visiting friends here the past week left Monday for Boles to visit relatives and friends. Mra. H. Michel has returned home from a visit to her son, Henry who is under a specialist's care m st.Louis. We are triad to report Henry is recovering nicely. Judge Schaper went to St. Louis Tuesday in behalf of the city to confer with the water works people and feels confident now that the oompany and the city will soon get together on a satisfactory proposition. We trust that such may be the case and that everything can be settled in an amicable way. J. C. S. Fosa visited in Alton Sunday. Dr. 8. T. Adams spent Tuesday in 8t. Louis. Mies HatUe North of St. Louis, visited Mrs. Lizzie Buchanan several days last week. Misses Nellie Trail and Lucile Trail of New Haven visited friends here Tuesday. Prof. F. W. Jenny and Ed Soph, of Union, transacted business in Washington Saturday. Vic Tesson, who has been employed at the Shoe Factory here, has returned to his home in St. Louis. The Shoe Factory received another new and up-to-date crimping machine for the stitohing room last Saturday. Miss Rosa Klenk of Hermann, returned to her home Friday last, from a week's visit to M ias Marie Brockhausen. Telephone 42 for your groceries and you will get prompt delivery. E. J. Spaunhorst's Store. Oscar Reed left Thursday morning for St. Louis to take up the course of Dentistry in the Washington University. Bob. Wave and Tom Curlv spent Sunday in St. Louis visiting their friend Dago Mullen, who is seriously ill with pleurisy. John Fildmuller and Ben Ball-mann, of Dundee, went to 8t. Louis last Tuesday morning on the boat with a lot of hogs. Misses Edna Mayle and Mildred Hinkle remained in town Friday night to join the crowd of school girls on their hay-ride to Union. Misses Ella and Kffie Schuh-macher of New Haven, passed through Washington Saturday from a week's visit, as guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Eckey of Union. Miss Acfele Stumoe left Satur day morning for Lawrence, K'an., to visit ner cousin, Miss Nell Wilhelmi who will be married on Sent. 26th. Miss Stumne will be one of the eight bridesmaids for ner cousin. Don't forget the millinery opening of Mrs. Clara Heining Evans store on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 26. New stock of up-to-date goods now arriving daily and must be seen to be ap preciated. Louis Steutermann. living 1 1-2 miles south-east of town, in one of the few farmers of Franklin County who raised a big crop of tobacco this season. A sample left at this office shows that he knows how to raise the best. He has same for sale in anv nimnHf.v He has been very successful .in curing it up nicely. We are sorrv to learn of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth lunette Datweiler, who died at her home in South Point last Fridav. acred 54 years, 6 months and 3 days. Death was the result of a complication of diseases. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon from the familv resi. dence to the St. Peters ceme tery. lA. Kahmann's new oloak rhere in this issue. Calvin has entered - 'Tern the -coming state fair us. bber the Odeon st its I, the old Bihr Millinery ftvy night. ) member the Odeon st its nd, the old Bihr Millin- re every light. rsohroedtr ieJt tat- few days vftA fhjMfcJs, kttves in UUflW forget the to oloak at A. KahasM's Store iav. Oct. flth. . Mssss, traveling freight for the Illinois Central. f here on business Tuesday . raw Wood snd family bsve led from a visit to friends relatives in lows snd 111. sjAltheide snd family of New fen. spent Sunday here the t of Fred Wilson and family. Missouri State R. R. Com- ohtrs passed through here day on s special traia on sn ting tour. fits Lulu Sollars left Friday rning for her home at War- sburg after a pleasant visit Miss Blanche Dickbrader. .J. Bleokmann and Everet mann went to St. Louis Wed nesday to arrange for costumes aqd music for a negro minstrel to-be given by the Knights of Columbus at this place in the nar future. ,A. Kahmsnn, G. Wstkins, C. Bendheim and L. F. Pues left Thursday morning forthe home of Dave Peters on the Burbois to spend s few days of rest from the strenuous life. After the trip is over Mr. Peters can tell you about their eating and fishing. Qon't forget the Latimore .and (smiuiiM BVBry njjriiF next week, commencing Sunday night. This show has visited Washington twice before and is one of the best on the road. They are assured of a cordial welcome. Our theatre-going people will be glad to know that the Latimore & Leigh Theatrical Co. are booked for another engagement in Washington. Beginning Sunday night they will be here an entire week. They have an entire change of program every night. Misses Blanche and Luella Dickbrader very pleasantly entertained friends on Monday evening at Euchre in honor of Miss Barbara Brandt of Jefferson City. Miss Amy Arcularius won the ladies' first prize and Mr. Alfred Backer the gentlemens' prizes Miss Brandt was presented with a book as guest prize. The guests were: Messrs. and Mesd nines P. Zu in wait, R. Mc-Elwain, 0. W. Arcularius, C. Hoffmann and W. Arcularius, Misses Clara and Paula Hoffmann, Lugenia Busch, Lily Busch and Amy Arcularius, Messrs. G. Watkins, E. Backer, L. Hoff-mannn, J. Purves, W. Kahmann, A. Backer, T. Stahlman, 0. Stegmaier and V. Mauntel. EVERY DAY We are demonstrating to the people of Washington and vicinity the great advantages to be obtained by purchasing of us their requirements in the House Furnishing' Line. Perhaps in no other line of wsrs, if it so essential that you should have just the sort of things to creste the nice ef-feots we strive so hsrd to obtain. No matter how much you pay for Furniture, Carpets and Draperies your expenditure is bad unless it makes home attractive, inviting and in good taste. WE ARE SPECIALTIES in our lino and our entire time is given to development of new-Idea and good effects. It Is not necessary for you to upend large sums of money to obtain those effects which show good taste. House Furnishing is our profession and in our inamoth stock you will find better goods at lower prices than any house in Central Missouri. TO PAY the butcher, the baker and the electric light maker, as well as all other bills, issue your check against an account with TRADE MASK. This bank is under Government supervision and inspection and its shareholders are -liable to depositors for twice the amount of its capital. RESPONSIBILITY $50,000. ' Miss Nellie Hinkle was in town Fridsy night. Mr. Olen Oriswold anent Sun day in New Hsven. E. H. Otto msde s business trip to St. Louis Thursday, Everett Kabmann made a business trip to St. LouisWednesday. JitfHto$X&fo& ihe Street fair at Union everyday last week. The circus is gone, next week a big show at the Opera House every night. J. L. Calvin sent his horses, Tempest and Rita E. to the fair at Oran this week. Miss Frankie Brown spent one day last week with her sister, Mrs. B. F. Baily in Dundee. John Detweiler of Dubois, leaves this week for Hannibal, Henry Co. and Texas for a sever-weeks trip. Miss M. Menkhaus is receiving a big stock of millinery goods for the fall trade and is advertis ing her opening days for Friday and Saturday Sept. 25th and 26. The LaMont Bros, overland pony show was a disappointment to a large crowd at this place Wednesday night. In fact the show was "bum." From Wash ington they drove to Pacific. E. Hendrich attended the four day clay pigeon shoot at Macon, Mo., Sept. 14 to 18. He shot at thirty one events and won twenty eight places. He failed to locate the targets in the Urand Mission Handicap, however a chest of seventy-two pieces of solid silver ware valued at two hundred dollars and sixty dollars in cash went to D. J. Holland of Moberly Mo. Llovd E. Gunbv. aced 22 years, of Chillicothe, died at his home in that city on Sept. 18th, of tvnhoid-nneumonia. He was a member of the Senior class in Law at the State University and one of the most popular students of the school. During the past summer he visited friends in Washington who are now deeply grieved over the sad news of his death. Funeral services were conducted from the M. E. Churoh in Chillicothe last Sunday. Miss Amy Arcularius entertained friends on Friday eve ning at 500 in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Arcularius of Joplin. Prizes were won by Miss Luella Dickbrader and Mr. Otto Steinhaus. The guests were: Mess- and Mesdames P. Zumwalt, v,. Arcularius and J. Errtet. Misses Ida and Err ma Stumpe, Clara and Paula Hoffmann, Blanche nnd Luella Dickbrader, Me83rs. Otto Steinhaus and Lon Hoffmann. MILLINERY Opening at Miss Hilda Becker's on Saturday, Sept. 26th. All are invited to attend. ( i. T. Lehuiberg of St. Louis was in town Saturday. Miss Cora Muench visited home- , folks at Dundee the last of the week. Judge Schaper and wife drove over to the County flft ViWsy ami spent, the day with friends. Mr. and Mra. Andrew Glersa re-returned to Maplewood this week, after a visit with Miss Fannie Cleve. Rev. and Mrs. O. L. Washburn and little daughter, Gladys, spent part of the week with Newport friends. Mrs. Walter Aroolarius of Joplin and Miss Amy Arcularius spent Wednesday and Thursday with friends in St. Louis. Edw. Brinker shipped a oar of hogs to St. Louis Wednesday. Miss Pearl Bowers left Monday to visit her uncle at Seattle, Wash. Wm. Nieburg has removed from Kirkwood, to the farm near Campbellton. Hon T. P. Rixey, Labor Commissioner of Missouri, will speak at Sullivan, Sept. 28th, at 7:30. The merry-o-round arrived Thursday morning and fi now being made ready for bi iness at the same old stand. . " ' . J. L. Cslvin carried awa- .honors at the St. Louis County Fair last week. Tempest won first prize in the big free for sll pacing race and Reta E. first prize in the free for all trotting race. While one of the boys were driving F. Thormann's gray delivery horse on 3rd Street Tuesday morning they got into a mud hole. The horse sank to his shoulders and had to be prized out. Henry Holtgrieve, who has been an inmate in the asylum at Fulton, Mo., for several years, died there last Thursday and was shipped here Saturday evening and taken to Jeffriesburg, his old home, for burial. He was 43 years of age. We notice in St. Louis papers this week that Harry B. Ewing, one of the Mo. Pso. freight conductors, who passes here every dsy was arrested for stealing merchandise from cars. Several other Mo. Pso. trainmen have been csugh lately for the same offense. Al Flsoke, who had been boarding at O. F. Schulte's left early Sunday morning for St. Louis. His room-mate, Wm. Brandt, missed $12 from his pocket after he got up that morning and feels sure that Flacke took it and had a warrant sworn out, which was given to Marshal Maschmann, who thinks ha will be . able to have Flacko under arrest in a short time. m 4 V i m a . v