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THE DAILY COURIER GAZETTE, MeKINNEY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1924.
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Your Dollars Grow in a Savings Account
KEEPING UP WITH
Now is the time to plant
your seeds for the future. A
dollar set in a Savings Ac-
count today will look many
times its size in a few
years. Accumulated interest
does the trick.
You’re invited to join with
our many contented custom
ers.
ITKINNEY
NEWS EVENTS OF
TODA
Work % progressing nicely on Lee
I Ledgeoxe & Son's new buildings on
South Tennessee street.
W. W. Pruett, owner of the W.
W. Pruett Monument Works has just
completed extensive improvements at
his place of business on East Vir-
Central State Bank 1
A Guaranty Fund Bank E. O. SNEAD, Cashier. 1
.-. m working room where the monuments
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ginia street. He has extended the
are finished nnil added new equip
ment.
APEX WALL PAPER TO BEAUTIFY
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• Kinney physician, returned Thursday
■ morning folloimgha ten days visit
in the North and East. Among
YOUR HOME
Selecting the proper Wall Paper for your home is as
much a matter of art as selecting the correct paintings
to hang on your walls. You must clroose the proper color-
ings to blend correctly, and at the same thnale you must
keep the decorative features above criticism.
And remember we also feature LOWE BROS. Paints.
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other places he visited Mayo Brotli-
ers Hospital and Clinic at Roches-
ter. Minn. He also visited several
other cities la that section of the
United States.
OK
The Best Dry
Cleaning
Service In
F*
unney
give us a chance to prove it
W. M. SHIPLEY
Best Clothes—Least Money.
Phone 49.
LYON-GRAY LUMBER CO.
Phone 281. J
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Personal Mention
WHO DID IT?
Mrs. W. H. Jackson is in Dallas
spending several days with friends.
Hon. L J. Truett was in Sherman
Thursday morning on legat®busines •
H. R. Chaddick is home from a
two weeks sojourn at Sulphur,
Okla.
‘llon. John Doyle transacted legal
business in Sherman Thursday
. morning.
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John’W. McKinney, a mighty fine
fellow from Anna, was here Wed-
nesday. TA
John K. Wilson, prominent busi-
ness man from Princeton, was here
Thursday.
Mrs. E. A. Howard left Thursday
morning for Dallas, where she spend
a few days.
Isaac Griffin, winner for this county
In the district declamation contest,
left Thursday morning for Austin to
enter the state contest.
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Mrs. H. 1X Mouson and daughter.
. Miss Dorothy, left Thursday morning
for Austin, where the latter will en-
ter the state declamation contest.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Lamb of Dallas
are here to spend a week with the
latter’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. 11. 1.
Hare.
Who put
funeral service on
present high standard
county., and at' such
for
the
Collin
reasonable
charges?
Are we worthy of being your Fam-
By Undertaker?
Are we due any credit for estab-
lishing unexcelled funeral scivice
here for your benefit?
CLARENCE C. HARRIS
Funeral Director and Embalmer.
Phone 36 or 37. Fox Bldg., McKinney.
Prompt Ambulance Service.
Mrs. Henry Warden is spending
Thursday with friends in Dallas.
Mrs. J. J. Shelton went to Dallas
Thursday morning to visit friends for
the next few days.
Mrs. C. M. Duvall, wife of Prof.
Duvall of the High school faculty is
ill, to the regret of her many friends.
The Rotary Club will meet l'ri-
day, May 2nd, at the First Chris-
tian church at noon. Tirs will be the
first meeting of the new Rotary year,
and the new president, Tom M. Scott,
will be installed. Gibson Caldwell.
the president for the past year, will
■ to
retire. Every Rotarian
be present.
is urged
NO ACCOUNT
GENERALLY
C. T. Derrick orders his address of
the
Weekly Democrat-Gazette
changed ‘fronf Noodle, Texas, to Mer-
kel, Texas. ...
Commissioner Will J, Rhea will re-
turn in the morning from San An-
tonio, where he has been attending
the Grand Knight Templar conclave.
Charles R. Scott, well-known brick
mason of this city, and Contractor-
E. Cooper, were in Farmersville Wed-
. nesday. Mr. Cooper received the sad
news of the death of his wife while in
Farmersville and he and Mr. Scott
hurried home.
Miss Eva Tompkins of Kerrville ar-
rived here Wednesday foe a visit of a
few weeks,with-her-sister-Mrs—Bert
Hodge at Princeton. Miss Tompkins
is a trained nurse at the Kerrville
hospital. During the war she was in
the Red Cross service.
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SPECIAL -PITTED PRUNES
(Ferndell)
GALLON CANS
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65c
Only G%c Per Pound.
We are Exclusive Agents. :
C. 8 T. GROCERY
“Providers of Everything Good to Eat."
Cash or Credit. Phones 485 and 486. Wo Deliver
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The Daily Courier-Gazette 60c per month delivered to your door
Classified Advertisements
. LOST.
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LOST—Will Wright will be
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given a
Elaborate plans are being made for
the District Epworth League Confer-
ence which will be held with the
League at Wylie, beginning May 9,
to continue for three days. The
program is now. being prepared. It
Is expected some prominent Epworth
League workers in the state will at-
tend to deliver addresses.
Numerous improvements have Just
been completed at the Biggest Lit-
tie Store on the West Side of the
‘square. The tailoring room has been
remodeled, newly painted and put in
“first class condition. J. Webb Nelson,
one of the proprietors of the store
announces that this department of
the store will, hereafter be in charge
of Arthur McGee.
R. N. Koonce is back in Mekin-
my after spending several months ut
Sweetwater and other points in the
west. He traveled over a consider-
able portion of West Texas and some
of the western states and declared
that he found nothing better than
Collin county and McKinney. "Me-
Kinney is the best town in Texas,"
he said. -
H. S. Munroe, formerly connected
with the North Side Drug Store, who
'several months ago went to Denison,
returned to McKinney Thursday
morning and has accepted his former
position at the North Hide Drug
Sture. He has disposed of his interest
in Denison and will make MeKinney
his home. Mrs. Munroe arrived the
first, of the week.
Mrs. P. D. Nelson, of Lake Charles.
Lat., writes. "It was a long time be-
tore we found out what was the mut-
ter. 1 wanted to sleep all the time suf-
rered with my eyes, Imeknele and
heads he. 'Had no energy and was no
account generaly."
Doctor examined me and said I had
Brights Disease, but could do me no
good. 1 took Hobo Kidney and Blad-
der Remedy and was healed."
The Hobo Medic Ine Company,
Beaumont, Texas, guarantees a treat-
ment of six bottles to give entire sat-
isfaction or they will refund the $6.00.
Price $1.20 per bottle, or six bottles
lor $6.00.
A
EPISCOPAL TEA.
free ticket to the R. & R. Theatre If
lie will call at the office of the Daily
Courier-Gazette for ticket.
FOUND.
FOUND—On West Louisiana
street,
chillis white dress trimmed in tatting.
Owner phone 348 and pay for this a 1.
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FOUND—Miss Nettie Davis will be
given a free tiele t, to the R. & R.
Theatre if she will call at the office
of the Daily Courier-Gazette for
ticket.
Better Homes Week will be ob-
served during the week of May 1 to
18. Placards calling attention to the
observance of the week have been
placed in many business houses and
public buildings of the city, calling
attention to the week. Among these
prominent placards are drawings Of
the home of John Howard Payne,
which It is said Inspired the writing
of "Home Sweet Home." •
Concrete for the foundation of the
new Coffey Building on East Vir-
ginia street is being poured and rap-
id progress is being made toward
the completion -of the foundation
work. Robert II. Brown has the
contract. The building is being
erected by S. P. Coffey for the Har-
Appointed Receiver Of Tea-
pot Dome Property
COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD a UNDERWOOD. N. v.1
A. E. Watts, vice president of the
Sinclair Oil Company, who has
been appointed a receiver, jointly
with Rear-Admiral Joseph Strauss,
U. S. N., of the land leased in the
Teapot Dome (W. ».) Naval Oil
Reserve to the Mammoth (Sinclair)
- Oil Company, pending settlement of
the Government’s suit to annul the
lease.
VINEY GROVE NO, 1.
ROOMS.
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FOR RENT — Two unfurnished
rooms. Apply 407 West Davis.
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FOR RENT—Two furnished light-
house keeping rooms. Close in.
Phone 435.
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FOR RENT-Three nice unfurnish-
ed rooms for man and wife. 500
South Wilcox Street.
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FOR RENT—Three ■ Unfurnished
rooms. All conveniences. Phone
1012.
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FOR RENT—Furnished downstair*
apartment. All conveniences phone
273 after 6:30.
POULTRY.
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For SALE—Sitting Lens. Call 442
after 6 o’clock this evening.
. FOR SALE.
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OUR GLASSES give entire satisfac-
tion. Let us fit yours. F. J. WOODS
McKinney, Texas.
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FOR SALE- Extra- fine ' Jersey
grade milch cow; giving six sal-
12.50 for 15 at yard and $3.00 de-Lons-weighedmilk- Calf two weeks
old. E. G. HORN. Phone 507-J.
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ELD. R. C. HORN, breeder of dark
Barred Rocks at 410 South Parker St.
McKinney, Texas. Phone 434, ■ Eggs
livered to purchaser. Five cockerels
the best I have raised, for sale.
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FOR SALE—Rhode Island Red eggs
$1.00 per 15; good layers, and fertile
eggs, a so Light Brahama Eggs $1.00.
Call ut 301 N. Chestnut,or phone 34.
J. L. Todd. *
MAY AND JUNE CHICKrf fine if
properly cared for. We cun take all
FURNITURE AND STOVES, plenty or room.
your custom hatching, now, have
Incubators run un-
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We buy, sell or exchange new furni-
ture for old. Stoves is our specialty
Phone 518 for service. CATHEY
FURNITURE STORE.
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WANTED—Will buy your second
hand furniture, paying best «ash
prices. Also have bargains toryou
In new and second hand furniture
and stoves. Ix M. SMITH FUMNI-
TURE STORE. Phone 156.
- SHOE REPAIRING.
III July 1st.
White Leghorn Chicks.
$12.00 per 100. Write or phone Dr.
R. A. LARGENT, McKinney, Texas.*
WANTED.
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WANTED— Practical nursing. Ex-
perience. Phone 1073.
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WANTED—Miss Henrietta Darnell in
wanted to call at the office of the
- Daily Courier-Gazette and she will be
given a free ticket to the R. & R.
‘ Theatre.
WARREN cons— Firm class shoe
repairing. First door South J. M
Andrews Grocery. Union Shop.
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SHOES repaired while you wait. We
sell second hand shoes. See our shoes
before you buy. Bring us your shoes
and harness for repair. STAR SHOE
AND HARNESS SHOP.
RUGS cleaned, resized and renovat.
ed. Our sanitary process raises the
nap, kills all moths. Wo have a
Picket Smith and family attended
ris Motor Company dealer in Lin- Sunday school at the Dunn .Memorial
coins. Fords and Fordsons. It is to Sunday afternoon. -------------
be the largest garage building in the
city.
Unless hindered by weather or
other handicaps, over which the hu-
man race has no control, the big
building being erected at Virginia
street and the Houston and Texas
Central Railway tracks, will be com-
pleted and ready for occupancy by
June first. The building is being
erected for the Boren-Stewart whole,
sale grocery company, while the
Sunday
afternoon.
It, La Hay of McKinney visited
our Sunday school Sunday afternoon
and delivered seventeen B. Y. P. U.
WATCH, clock, jewelry and spectacle .
repairing. F. J. WOODS McKinney,
Texas.
DESIRABLE residence lot close in on
West Virginia, Paved street. For
quick sale only $1550. Hight & Rus-
sell, phone 260. .
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HAVE a good pair of glasses fitted
and relieve that headache, they will
do IL F. J. WOODS, McKinney Tex-
as.
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FOR-SALE The Daily Courter-Gas
zette, will give Mrs. Sarah Howell a
free ticket to the R. & It. Theatre if
she will call at this office for ticket.
, HAY AND FEED.
FEED AND PRODUCE. Also handle
Celina Mill & Elevator Co. producta.
J. H. HITCHCOCK. Phone 713.
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT— Thre-room apartment,
also bedroom, furnished or unfurnish-
ed: with private bath. Call at 800
West Hunt street or phone 338.
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FURNISHMENT APARTMENT— One
of the best three room furnished
apartments in the city. Within two
blocks of public square in excellent
neighborhood. P. O. BOX 805.
truck in town and will call for work. $24.
All work guaranteed. Phono or suer
CONTRACTING BUILDING
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J. E. MICHAEL, Contractor and
Builder. DEPENDABLE SERVICE.
Let me fgure your job, either large
or small I can interest you. Phone
write Frits Mattress Factory,'■ Sher-
man, Texas.
MUBICAL INSTRUMENTS
SIGN-PAINTING.
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R. E.. DUNLAP—Sign Painting of the
better kind. Phene 1083.
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PIANO TUNING—Prompt and effi-
cient service. C. W. HALL at J. T.
Couch Music Store.
CONTRACTOR.
CEMENT PLASTERINNG—On walls.
ALMANAC and Manual of Useful In- cisterns or well, or repairing them:
cement storm houses built or repair-
formation can bis had" free by calling
at the office of the Daily Courier-Ga- ed. All work done under n guarantee,
zette and Weekly Democrat-Gazette.
Prices very reasonable. See MeGAR-
RAH & RUSH.
LIVESTOCK.
JERSEY MILK COWS and two year
PICTURE FRAMING.
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old heifers fresh and heavy springers Expert framing with proper blend.
Tor Bale C. RS XMA Re, MeKinney: “* or moulding with color or ’“;
~L tures. Charges reasonable. Prompt
service. Louis H. Jackson, phone
BOARD.
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A NEW private boarding house will
921. 114 West Virginia
diplomas, and made us a fine talk, be opened in McKinney on Saturday
... building now occupied by this com-
The ladies of the Episcopal Guild
will give a tea at the home of Mrs.
F. Dudley Perkins, North College
street. Friday, May 9, 4 to 7 o’clock
pany will be occupied by the King
wholesale grocer company. It will be
remodeled and made more modern.
KELLER-LARGENT UNDERTAKING CO.
—(Successors to Sam J. Massie Undertaking Co.)
Equipment The Very Best
Office
123
PHONES
Night 123.
498, 14
Gen. B. Keller and Joe E. Largent.
Isaac Crouch Embalmer and Funeral Director.
Mr and Mrs. J. J. Shelton have re-
turned from Carrollton, where they
attended an Epworth League meeting.
They made the trip by automobile and
at Celina were joined by Hershel
Meacham, str t organizer for the
Epworth Leaguuc In Carrollton they
heard a great sermon by the Rev. O.
S; Thomas of Dallas, who is one of the
veteran ministers of the Methodist
Church in the North Texas Confer-
i nce. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton have been
active in Epworth League work for
several years.
It’s A Good, Cheap Place.
We are always glad to have him
with us anytime.
Mr. and Mrs. 8 B. Vermillion and
daughters, Mrs. Willie Brazell and
Mrs. Homer Cates of Altoga, vis-
ited our Sunday school also.
Rev. Clarence Roddin from Semi-
nary. Hill preached at the Dunn
Memorial Saturday night.
—BrotherAmmermnan—of) Seminary.
Hill also was with us Saturday night.
Rev. Shelby filled -ms regular ap-
point mint Sunday morning and Sun-
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bomar left for
their homo in Mexico. They came
here a year ago last April. Mr. and
Mrs. Bomar are fine people and hard
workers. They have 640 acres of
wood land in the West, they have
made by good managing. >
Mrs. Elmer Bomar and Mrs. Jess
Bates visited Mrs. Will Moreland of
Altoga Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lawson, Mr.
and Mrs., Mell Bates attended church
here Sunday morning.
Homer Phillips of Melissa, and
Miss Rhoda Reed of this place, Casey
Henry of Melissa, Miss Mentie Clark-
ston of McKinney, spent Sunday aft-
at noon May 3, at 301 North Chest-
nut.
as the creek swept her way through
the bottom.
Rev. Dickey: will fill his regular
appointment at Bomars Chapel Sun-
day afternoon at a o'clock.
’ Walter Bomar has the measles.
Little ATery Dowell Bomar spent
from Friday until Sunday with his
grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. O.
Henry of Melissa.
Mr. and Mrs.
place entertained
Mantooth of this
the young
folks
with a party last week.
WETSEL.
Demonstration Friday and Saturday, May 2nd and 3rd
Mr. Duke’s Home Made Mayonnaise, Relish and Russian
Dressing—just like you make at home.
GILES McKINNEY
No. 562.- A nice five-room house
on lot 60x200 feet on South Wilcox
street for sale at a bargain. This
property has gas, lights, water and
Is comparatively new. We can sell
some on a close margin. See THE
McKINNEY REALTY COMPANY.
Phone 05.
ernoon
Bomar.
Ernest
with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Henderson of Cleburne
Phone 31 and 32.
SANITARY GROCERY
Insect powders, liquids and sprays
for flies, bugs, etc., at Westmore-
land’s, to
spent Wednesday night with his sis-
ter. Mrs. Jess Bates and family.
Several from here attended the
party at Mr. and Mrs. Arb Taylors'
at New Hope Wednesday night.
The nice rains Friday means lots
to the farmers. Cotton is coming
right up. Several in our community
were delayed from town Saturday
Singing was held here Sunday
night.
Miss Ruth Compton spent the
day Friday with Edna Grant.
Price and John Strickland attend-
ed singing here Sunday night. ,
C. N. Shipley is enjoying a - new
Gulbransen player piano in his
home now.
Miss Ruby Fondren is recovering
from the measles. ,
Loyd Watson of Lovejoy, attend-
ed singing here Sunday night.
Several here have the measles at
this writing. '
Hubert Shipley of Chico who has
been visiting his brother, C. N. Ship-
ley, has returned home,
Loyd Wood Of Foote, attended
Sunday school and singing here Sun-
day.
Several from Friendship attend-
ed singing here Bu nday night.
Singing will be held at the school
MISCELLANEOUS.
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GLASSES, fitted the right way. F. J.
WOODS. McKinney, Texas.
FREE—Be sure and get the Daily
Courier-Gazette and Weekly Deme,
crat-Gazette alm anac and manual of
useful Information by calling at this
office.* .
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WATCHES and clocks repaired after
all others fall. F. J. WOODS. Mc-
Kinney, Texas.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
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TEXAS COTTON MILL STOCK -For
sale; several shares; reasonable price;
McKinney’s largest Industrial plant:
run by big men. See THE MeKINNEY
REALTY co. Phone 55.
FOR RENT.
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FOR RENT— Nine-room house, close
in.—MORROW & BLAKEMAN.
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TIRES AND VULCANIZING
USED TIRES AND TUBES AND
guaranteed vulcanising. — JERRY
HERNDON, next to Willard Service
Station.
OLD makes swiss watches and chinas
clocks repaired and guaranteed. F.
J. WOODS, McKinney, Texas.______
AUTO FREIGHT LINE.
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MeKINNET DALLAS ‘automobile
freight line, making trips dally beat
of service at a saving worth while to
you Reliable, sure, courteous serve
Ice. MOCKFORD TRANSFER A
STORAGE CO. Phone 462 or reel-
dance phone 688. Will appreciate your
business, large or small.
FOR RE NT—Nice 5-room - bungalow,
newly papered; modern convenience*.
Call 685.
FOR RENT—Nice 5-room bungalow,
newly papered; modern conveniences.
Call 685.
NIYAAMMYAIAIAAAAAAARAAAAN
FOR RENT—We will give D. B.
Boath a free ticket to the R.-& 11.
Theatre if he will call at the office of
the Daily Courier-Gazette for ticket.
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Ms
ACETYLENE WELDING.
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We weld castings of every description,
scores filled and cylinders to fit old
piston. Broken crank cases rebuilt.
Farm implements of all kinds welded.
Made good os new at a moderate
price. McKINNEY WELDING CO.
FIVE room resident, modern con-
veniences. North Kentucky street, $20
vor month.-mGHr—&—RUSSELL,
phone 2G0.
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FOR RENT—Four room bungalow
on South College, gas, lights and
sewerage. See J. L. Todd Or phone
347.
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FOR RENT—After May 1st, five.
room bungalow on North Ohreh
All modern conveniences, garage and
garden. Two. blocks from paved
street. See 1. 1* TODD or phone
347. ,
house every Sunday night. Every-
body come, • 1 •
Wilson Chapel Decoration
Annual decoration of the Wilson
Chapel cemetery will be held Sun-
day, afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, May
4.
DAIRIES.
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FORD'S DAIRY—All cows tuberculin
tested; clean, sanitary equipment.
Purest, best milk 12 l-2c quart. Mile
northeast square. Phone 9027-F4.
MATTRESS FACTORY.
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MATTRESS Renovating of the better
class. Phone 47. MeTEE MAT-
TRESS CO.
Just received barrel of nice, fat
Mackerel, Giles McKinney, Phone
31 and 32.
FURNITURE REFAIRING. ,
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OLD furniture repaired, revirhished
and upholstered, including office fur-
nitue. DICK MORTON, Phone 118.
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