Thibodaux commercial journal., May 04, 1910, English, Image 1

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Think not lightly of never so weak an arm which strikes with the Sword of Justice.
VOL. 7.
THIBODAUX, LA. MAY 4th, igio.
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Looks Like
More Than Talk
Statements regarding proposed electric
railway from Donaldsonrille to Lock
port jteem serious.
This bonanza and more than safe invest
mont daily assuming shape and reliable
parties back of talk.
Intention not only to furnish transpor
tation. but supply all towns on bayou
with electricity.
The frequent talk this country
has received regarding electric
lines shooting out in all direo
tions has almost made our peu
pie skeptics or at least suspicious
every time the talk was renewed
This time we are given to under
stand that it will not stop at talk
Capitalists from New Orleans
and bankers prominent in the
financial world of America now
have the matter in hand and re
suits aro promised. Prom what
we understand,the proposition is
to run the line from Donaldson
ville to the Gulf with the main
power house somewhere between
the two points, and later to ruu
Other line# from the bayou to in
terior points. The intention of
the company is also to furnish
all towns along the bayou with
current, electricity, at a figure
below what ii could supply itself
with the power by building its
own municipal plants.
The matter is an important
one and deserves the special and
immediate attention of the people.
If there cau be anything this
town can derive from the carry
ing out of the project then it
should get into the tight early
and get it, no matter what the
sacrifice might be, at the sama
time assuring its citizens of cur
rent at a rate no higher than cur
rent isat presentfurnished them.
-ThAjQuestion should not be al
lowea to take care of itself but
the city "fathers should more
than meet half it w ay.
the high cost of living
increases ihe price of many :»e
canities without improving the
quality. Foley 's Honey and Tar
maiutaius its high standard of t*x
cellence and its great curative
qualities without any increase in
cost. It is the bej *t remedy for
coughs, colds, croap, whooping
cough and all ailments of the
throat, chest aim lungs. The gen*
uine is in a yellow package. Refuse
substitutes. -Lafourche Dru g store
K» , Squire's Daughter.
The Squire's Daughter, a dra
ma in three acts, presented Ity
the Junior Dramatic Cl u b at the
local play house last Sunday eve
ning was well received by a fair
nadience. The youug people, who
«re all in their t» «us deserved bet
ter patronage, particularly since
the cause to which the funds were
donated is such a good one, the
ftt. Viucent De Paul Society. The
cast is a small one and to specialize
would he doing some of them an
injustice. Mr. Stephen Thiberville j
in tho role of the squire knew his |
lines well and was excellent in his
stage work, the samu can just bft
said of Mr. Camille Morvant, as
Dudley, who made the best of his
character. Mr Robert Legendre
handled bis difficult role very
pleasantly and creditably, while
Mr. Leouee Blanchard, in the fire
headed Irish butler made good. O d
Farmer Brown as interpreted by
Mr. Gaston Braud was not arnax
teurisb, wheu one takes everything
iuto consideration and he deserved
the compliments he received, being
perfectly at home onthe stage. The
character of Lela interpreted by
Aliss Mabel Toups was an agree*
able surprise to say the least and
«he will be a wonder some day if
she improves, ae she must by her
participation in amateur theatric
cals. Miss Alice Lefort as Stelia
was capable and very familiar
with the lines entrusted to her, as
was Miss Mamie Lefort, iu the dif
ficult role of the bossy wife, she
looked the part in her make up
and carried the role with proper
jjignity. To Prof. William Luck
mdoJi credit is du« for having train»
ed thd club to tuakesuch an excel
lent sbowjng.
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The sheriffs of the state are .
meeting in Opelousas this week, :
simultaneously with the press ■
convention. We go to press too i
early to learn what the object is, I
but it is evidently for some pur
pose that will crop out at the ap* j
^»roaching session of the Legis.
lafcuT e * Besides the sheriffs
there ^re politicians of every
type in Opelousas and something
as bound to happen. The press j
seems to be growing^ more and
.more attractive year"after year
•and there are always a number
•of outsiders who see where they
•might profit politically to mix (
sip.
On The Water
Wagon Now,
Thibodaux is not prohibition, but the
water wagou is being driven all over
town.
Street Commissioner BobNaquin is now
receiving the choicest blessings of most
of the ladies un til they coat their skirts.
Jupiter Pluvius would not treat us right
so artificial rain to maku mud was or
dered.
Thibodaux is not on the pro
hibition list, but the town now
owns its water wagon, which
was put into service this week to
sprinkle the streets, so as to
settle the dust. Whether a
water wagon is the precursor of
prohibition or not remains to be
seen. Street Commissioner Bob
Naquin ordered the wagon some
few weeks ago, but it did not ar
rive until last week
was needed the most it was
away, but if it does nothing else
it may serve to bring rain, as
every ttfne attention is paid the
streets in this town the rain usu
ally |l)llowsj and it may follow in
the wake of the wagon, if it has
not already done so before this
reaches the eyes of our readers.
The' wagon has not been given
sufficient service for one to say
whether it will answer the pur
pose or not, but in the event
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W uen it i
that it does not there is no doubt
that it can be easily remedied.
It appears that it is necessary
to go over a block several times
in order to lay the dust, time
can be saved by having the
prinklers expel more water.
The move is a good one and tbei
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greatest comforts and convenien
ces the town has *gr afforded [
the public iu a long wTiile. The j
ust had never been worse than !
1 was here during the drouth-:
upiter Pluvius having n- glected '
for quite h while the city
fathers 111 deciding to purchase
rain maker acted wisely. ]
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The Catholics at Lake Charles
will substitute the church which
was destroyed by fire last week
with a structure to cost one bun- of
dred thousand dollars.
OUR DEPOSITS EXCEED
those of a year ago by about
One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
This means satisfied customers and many new ones.
The Bank of Thibodaux
THIBODAUX, LA.
Good Game Sunday.
Next Sunday a good game of
bali is promised the lovers of the
sport in this section. Lafourche,
through its managemant has
been fortunate in securing the
Ford team out of New Orleans.
This aggregation of ball players
has already played ten games
this season and we are informed
that they won every one, Voegle
will do the twirling for the visi
tors, while Harry Vitter will be
the reliable back stop. The local
as usual will depend on Sidney
Knobloch to lead them to victory
and Dome Knobloch to hold the
horse hide in his mitten, as well
as to tag the runners on second
if per chance they should reach
first.The locals were disaprjin-
ted last Sunday in not having a
game. Agreement had been made
with Jeanerette, Mr. Cleveland
Long tells us and at the eleventh
hour, after the game was adver
tised the Jeanerette team advised
that it was impossible to be here,
Next Sunday the locals have the
best assurance that such willnot
be the case and the rooters are
invited to be present and to
bring all their ginger out with
them to encourage the locals on
to victory. A good game is as
sured and a big crowd is expec
ted. Both teams want to win
and a good game is but natural.
Mexican Warms
Up At Lockport,
His fire soon extinguished by placing him
under arrest and locking him up in jail
here as all bad oues should be.
Threatened to murder individual who,
discharged him as well as burn his
homo.
Now behind bars waitiog trial for
threats of attempted arson and murder
with no clew to his identity.
Lockport had some excitement
last week, other than organizing a
bank. An unidentified Mexican
created a sensation there by making
threats that implied earnestness as
revenge against a former employer.
He was employed by Mr.- W. R.
Forehand,section boss for the South
ern Pacific Railroad at that place (
and sought to revenge himself
' against him after he had lost his
i j Q b a report to the Picayune last
week, says that the Mexican had
threatened to kill Mr. Forehand,
as well as burn his home- A short
interval after the threats were made
the barn on the property was set a
fire and two horses in an adjoining
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stable were totally*incineratod. The
Mexican was found on the fore
, hand premises armed with a knife
j and is then alleged t<> have again
! threatened to kill his former em
I ployer for having lest his job.
i The proper affidavits are said to
i have been made against thestranger,
1 who was unidentified, outside of
1 knowing that he was a Mexican,
j and he was placed under arrest and
transported to this town and in
carcerated in the parish jail. There
is no telling what might have hap
prompt action securing
I his arrest had not been taken.
FAIR SUNDAY.
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Violet Grove, Woodmen Circle
No, 96, give a fair and festival on
the Opera House Grounds next
Sunday. There will be amuse
ments of all kinds, as well as re
freshments. Good Creole Gumbo
will be made a specialty. The
fundg derived will be expended in
relieving the wants and necessities
of the poor of the community and
vicinity.
Mr. A. B. Ragan.
Mr. Aaron B. Ragan, a uative
of this town and brother of the
late VV. C. Rtgan, Uncle I\jly,
died at his home in New Orlt ^ns
last Sunday morning. He Lad
been* sick tor sometime and his
death was momentarily expected.
He was a long number of years a
resident of this town, and is well
and favorably known here, being
better known as Jack Ragan.
Since leaving here he has always
been iu the wholesale carriage aud
vehicle busing«. At the time of
his death being of the firm of the
Southern Vehicle Co. He leaves
to mourn him, his wife aud several
children, and Dr. J. L. Ragan of
this town, a sou from his first mar
riage. His remains were interred in
New Orleans after services aecor
diugto the rites ofthe Catholic
Chu ret)
The fair given at Mr. Evariste
Morvant's Park last Sunday for the
Bruslee^Guilliot Public School was
a decided success in every particu
lar. There were crowds present all
day and they were seemingly spend I
fng from the reports of the financial |
success ol the undertaking ,
Dr. E. McKowen, charged with !
the murder of Judson, an inmate :
of the Jackson Insane Asylum, j
was found guilty of murder with
out^ capital punishment. The
trial was held m Baton Rouge,on
tbgfofenr~
Forty Third Anni
versary Celebrated
Y. M. B. A. celebrated their forty third :
anniversary last Sunday afternoon I
when a majority of the" membership !
were present.
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Meeting held previous to the banquet at
which important amendments to the
constitution were adopted.
Pleasing feature of evening was présenta
tion to hall of picture of its present and
only president, H. N. Coulon.
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The Young Men's Benevolent
Association of Lafourche célébra
ted its forty third anniversary
last Sunday under most aus
picious circumstances. Previous
to the banquet, a meeting was
held at which amendments to
the constitution were acted up.
on and adopted. -The changes to
the constitution are as follows:
The initiation fee from two dol
lais and half to five dollars, the
price of reinstatement, after ex
pulsion, two dollars and a half,
abolishing the anniversary fee al
together, as well as the célébra
tion of the anniversary, changing
the assessment at each death
from fifty cents to one dollar and
giving the family of the dece\tçd
one hundred and fifty dollars in
stead of fifty dollars as hereto
fore, and requiring that w hen
additional relief is wanted by a
member that it will be given t>v
a two thirds vote of the member
ship present at a meeting, after
previous written notice of ten
days has been given; the form
of initiation was also modified. A
resolution expressing the senti
mçnts of the association qn the
death of Mr. Wash Richard was
also passed, as well as an ap
propriaton to give his family
one hundred and fifty dollars
instead of fifty.
At the conclusion of the meeting
the officers were all reelected as
follows : Hon. H. N. Coulon,
President, Hon. J. Louis Aucoin,
Vice President» C. J. Coulon, Secre
tary, P. F. Legendre. Collector; P.
L. B raud, Treasurer, and Louis
Riviere, Censor. Hon. Thomas A.
A- Badeaux in a few well chosen
remarks eulogized the President and
Mr. P. P. Legendre at the conclu
sion of his remarks walked into
the hall and unveiled a life size
bust protrait of the president,which
was donated to the association to be
hung in the hall to ever remember
its first and only president for forty ,
three years, Mr. Coulon having|
previously Spoken, and being so j
surprised and affeeeted was unable j
to say much, but being unable to j
control his emotions gave way to :
tears which rendered the scene so
affecting that there was not
a dry eye in the hall, but a general
spreading of handkerchiefs with a
wiping of tears followed. After
this association repaired to the
Empire Hotel where a sumptuous
collation was served. Hon.
Thomas A. Badeanx, acting as
toastmastsr, introduced the follow
ing who responded to toasts. Supt.
W. S, Lafargue, "Friendship";
Francis L. Knobloch, ''Fraternity'';
Dr. A. J. Meyer, "Assistance; and
last but not least",Hon. H. N, Cou
lon, who responded to the "Associa
tion".
NEW PLANT.
The Marvel Theatre, moving pic
tures. one ofthe neatest places in
the state, in looks,the most c »mfor
table in convenineces and alwajS
having a tip top program, never
tires in making improvements. Mr.
Nolan has recently installed, in fact
only completed last week the in
stallation of a new engine and dyna
mo, as well as the installation of
electric fans for the comfort of the j
patrons. The place is doing good
business and large crowds are at
tracted nightly. Every patron, pur
chasing a ticket is given a number i
and every Tuesday evening a din-:
ner set consisting of 42 pieces is j
given away to the holder of the
lucky number, if he happens to
in the house. The trouble and '
pains tc which this amusement en j
terprise has gone to, should bespeak j
fer it the continued and liberal pa-1
tronage of our people. The running '
of this theatre on Saturday afternoon
from three o'elock and every
afternoon from four o'clock, serves j
to bring people to town and make ;
things look lively. We congratulate '
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the proprietors and compliment Mr- l
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There wa3an initiation oj the j
Knights of Columbus at Shreve- !
port last Sunday, when a large i
class of candidates were initiated I
into the order. Next Sunday !
there will be an initiation of a j
class of sixty <^r more at Jea s
nerette, The orïter still grows
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;NEW STREET
ASSURED TOWN
The recently Incorporated territory added
to the town will soon offer splendid
building" lots.
New Street will shortly be opened as
well as old ones widened and lengbten
ed.
(Jiurch property will have to be given
lifter permission from the diocesan
head is obtained and a vote of the con
gregation Ulken,
j The new territory recently added
to the town and placed within the
corporate limits wfll soon have im
to
provements in the way of additional
streets, The territory, as already
known, consiste of that stretch lying
beyond St. Charles Street until the
Acadia line, below the Catholic
Church. The idea is to open St
Bridget Street from St- Charles
Street to the Acadia line, giving
another straight road to a point bê
'yond the Catholic Church, as well
3» open streets crossing it, from the
bayou to the RailroatL Threenew
streets or more are assured, one be
tween the Lefort property and the
College property, another between
the properties belonging to Prof,
Choi and the estates of Mr: and
Mrs -MacBourg, and the widening
of St. Joseph Street, now an alley,
There is also a possibility of other
ètFeets being proposed, parellleing
the ones just mentioned. This
w W °P e n Iar ge tracts of land to be
converted into ideal town lots,
among others the old Tetreau park,
the Meculla lane, and the Bourg
woods.
We are reliably informed that
Expropriation will not be neces
fi>tat§d in any case, the people
owning property being only too
glad of this opportunity to en
hance the value of their rcspec
tive lands. In the case of the
church property, Rev. Father
Du bourg, on being informed of
the town's intention, immediate
ly addressed, the diocesan head,
His Grace, Archbishop ßienk,
regarding the matter, in which
he was joined by the trustees
Messrs. A.J. Braud and Thomas
H Roger. It goes without say.
ing that the permission to grant
the concessions demanded by
ihe town will not be refused
'-This being obtained, the congre
o a tion will be called upon to vote
* or or against: In the event
l h at this should result, unfavora
'»ly, which is next to impossible
expropriation suits would then be
ent ered' which would assure the
property for public purpose
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Week longer
Teeth Extracted
And Filled
Without PAIN.
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Dr. M. V.Smith
Painless Dental Specialist
now at
Strangers
Will Remain Until
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Dr. Smith's rooms are uow crow
ded daily with the most nervous
i people in this parish. All will
speak iu highest praise of his mo
j «lern painless method for EX
jTli ACTING AND FILLING
be'TBBTH.
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All wishing work should make
Engagements Early,
Crown and
Bridge Work.
Popalar Prices.
Examination Free.
White People Only.
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Piano tunning, voicing and re
pairing Leave order withs Prof,
E.Choi, Thibodaux and Prof. L.
Breithenmoser, Napoleonville, La.
M QU A VE
State
Convention
In Session.
Louisiana Press Association holding an-1
terday° nVentlt " ^ Opelousas since yes-1
Session to continue throughout the day j
and to-morrow winding up with ban
quet. 1
Side trip
Bunkie,
towns,
to Washington. Crowley
Mçllvijle, and other nearby
Special to Commercial Journal.
Opelousas, La., May 3rd. 1010.
The Louisiana Press Association
is in session here since yesterday
morning. The sessions will con
tinue to-day and to-morrow when
the banquet will wind up all. Presi
dent Edward Gianelloni delivered
an address that was replete with
good things and showed a careful
study of matters of no little impor
tance for the good of the associa
tion and future progress of the
newspapers identified with the
same. A number of the sugges
tions offered by the president at
last year's session werè taken ad
vantage of and created much in
terest this year. The question of,
the government discontinuing the I
printing of return card on stamped
envelopes was received with much I
delight, as the association has been !
very active in its fight against the
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evil and detriment to the job de
partment of the respective news
paper offices. The town is always
improving and the progressive
element runs things here.
The people of Opelousas are
very lavish in their entertainment i
of the delegates and their guests !
and the affair is a very enjoyable
one. The fact that the sheriff's !
meeting here has injected the un- !
pleasantness of politics into the I
social gatherings of the editors has
caused some unpleasant comment
but all are making the best of the
situation. Side trips were taken
and others will be taken including
trips to Eunice, Crowley, Washing
ton, Bunkie, Melville where the
lavishness of the entertainment of
fered could not be excelled.To-mor
row the election of officers will be
held and at night the convention
0U8 banquet^ """ " SUmP ' U
A peculiar contest is promised
at Vivian, near Shreveport,
where a defeated candidate for
election to the mayoralty of the
town is going to contest the elec
tion on the ground that the bal
lots were received in a cigar box
instead of a ballot box, where
friends of the successful candi
date were registered only one
and two days previous to the elec
tion, his friends were refused re
gistration: the proclamation for,
the election was only i ssut .d
three days before the event, the!
There are so many grounds set
forth in this contest that the un
suce is s ! u I candidate should have
a s ho a unless it be that the com
plaints are so common and in
keeping with customs practiced
elsewhere.
W asb P Richard.
Mr. Waslu ..on P. Jw >çd,
aged 63 years ^ied at his **» %
here Sunday after an illness cover
ing a number of months. Several
times had he come next to death's
door, only to recover, but this
time He who knows best ended all
pain and suffering on this earth
and took him from those who loved
him best to a region where pain,
and suffering are unknown. He
had reached the advanced age of
63 years and had lived the most of
it in this parish, being a native. He
had followed the occupation of plan
ting for years and afterwards opera
ted a dray in town, until his health
prevented him from continuing. He
leaves to mourn his loss, his wife,
and several children, among the
number being Messrs. Willie. Jo
seph Paul, John Richard and
Mrs. Edmond Toups, Mrs. Nick
Thorning, all residing here except
the last namedand Mr. Willie Rich,
ard who reside in New Orleans. Be
sides these he had a number of
grandchildren, and other relatives,
and numerous friends. He was a
member of the Young Men's Bene
volent Association, affiliating with
no other association,and a delega
tion from that association attended
his funeral in a body. His re
mains were tenderly laid to rest in
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, after
services at the church
Drink good coffee and tea we
handle the Atlantic and Pacific
Tea Go's coffee's and teas, Dupre's
Grocery Phone 149. Thibodaux
La. Phoi
Subscription Lists
Out For Church.
Sub Commlteoe met last Fridar aft«r
Columbus Hallf l0r ° f th *
All sections of the parish were represen
ted as well as Schriever and the terri
tory adjacent to St. Bridget chapel.
The sub committe of the gen
? ral committee appointed to look
ln ' ot, b e best manner and method
°/ soliciting subscriptions for
L. e benefit of St. Joseph Catho
c t° reimburse for the
® x P en ditures occasioned by the
, a mages that necessitated con
8, derable repairs on the church
M? 6 , 6 . ^ ^eKp'ghts of Columbus
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I ventures m this comm unity, no
matter what the object or pur
I P? se * or which the same was
! glven '^ t was de emed preferable
?. lso to have ladie » circulate the
I Hall last Friday. Chairman Tho
mas H. Roger and all members
were present. It was unani
mously decided that the only
J and safest way to raise a fund
was by subscription lists, as fairs
had long ceased to be paying
lists in preference to men, and
the idea was accordingly carried
out.
The following ladies were ap
pointed at the suggestion of the
gestlemeu on the committee re
Presenting their respective local
lî ies , : . For tlie country. Mrs.
Pau " n Ledet, Mrs. Wallace Le
î° rr ' Mrs - ? hi,i P Ba *>in, Miss
Laura Abadie, Mrs. George Vi
VGS ' ^ iss Cläire Trosclair, Mrs.
Th omas Seely, Mrs. Edgar Mor
S\ nt ' ^ rs - Treviile Daigle, Mrs.
Hubert, and Miss Marie
T(,U P Â - For the town: Mrs.
J"' ,n J. Pierson, Mrs. Emma
Lambert aud Mrs. Sidney Toups.
^he lists are already being cir
culated and will be kept
until Juut^lst, at whish
they will be called in.
open
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Mr. H. J. Brigg ho is em
ployed in Mex ! co, i ?re spend
ing sometime with his famiiy.
; Mrs. W. C. Ragan went to New
; Orleans last week, being called to
i the bedside of her brother-in-law,»
j Mr- Jack Ragan, who died Sunday
1 morning.
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) ter Potion of last week in New
Orleans at the bedsideof his dying
j * at h& r > Mr. Jack Ragan.
\fr ™d Mrs T M u*♦
Orleans, ' "lastSaturday
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where they go to spend some time.
Dr. J. E. Blanchard, formerly
practicing here, but now residing
in New Orleans, was here last Sun
day to attend the Y. M. B. A. cele
bration.
Mr. James Cherault was in
Morgan city last week, where he
visited Dr. Ed ward Cherault, who
had been here the week previous.
Mr. Chaa- Engerran, of Bogalusa,
Mr. and Mrs* Oliver Engerran of
Raceland and Mr. Claude Enger
ran of Garryville visited relatives in
town last Sunday.
Due to Improvements in the
water works plant at New
Iberia the insurance rates were
reduced over 20ojo.
According to report of insurance
adjusters the losses of the insur
ance companies in the fire at
Lake Charles Saturday before
last aggregate $200,825. The
majority were either not insured
or lightly insured, fixing th*
loss something like four times
the above figures.
The Journal extends its thanks to
cypress Camp No. 369 Woodmen of
the World for an invitation to take
part in the unveiling ceremonies of
the monument of Ernest Romagosa
which will take place on Sunday
May 8th, 1910 at St. Joseph ceme
tery at 4 P. M. we are requested
to announee that the public is cor
dially invited to attend.
WHAT EVERYBODY WAXYS
Everybody desires good health
Which is impossible unless the kid
neys are souod and healtby.Foley'g
kidney Remedy should be t»keo at
the first indication of any irrega
larity, and a serious illuess may be
averted. Foley's kiduey remedy
will restore yonr kidneys and blad-