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FORECAST —Tonight cloudy, rain. Thursday fair, local WEA Ttl .„uihern Louisiana colder. m «uettc ^ Äurnan ® tin % .MORGAN CITY, LA., WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29, 19! G *«* *i- ❖ *><- 4- 4- +» > 4- 4- *> <• -t- 4 -<• 4g THANKSGIVING DAY be Will give yen at least, one joy to grate f ul for il vmir dinner includes STONE'S DELICIOUS CAKES Made of material of guaranteed purity A plain package but a perfect varietiei dellCli >li: al wavs cents t ; cn || || cake s ahva\ 10 STONE'S In 1 RICH FRUIT" CARE T lb. Cartoons and Handsome 4 ibs. 40 CENTS PER POUND It is absolutely impossible to give you any idea of th, quality, flavor and richness of STONE'S "RICH FRUIT" CAKE through the medium of paper and ink. We could easily use a column in telling you about the materials that go into it—Pineapples from Hawaii, Al monds from Spain, Pecans from Texas, Cherries from I**-California, and so on through the list of twelve fruits that a re used _but what good does it do to name them over, when the deliciousness is only half in the materials, the other half being the art and skill with which they are combined to make the perfect FRUIT CAKE. DYER-LEHMANN COMPANY, LIMITED THE FAIR AND SQUARE STORE +*+<H * >+ »:• ■> ->-f ■ ;• * F* ***** >:***v***-i I-+!•*❖+** b »V bÀÂAlA . P rrT"vTT ***tt*-i n $ YOUR FRUIT CAKE NOW Or Phone Your Order For Thanksnivine and the Holiday Season. Nothing nicer than Mrs. King's Old Fashion Home Made REOLE FRUIT CAKE All Its Ingredients Being of the Finest Qualitv SIXTY CENTS A POUND GROCERY STORE PH ? XE )NEER WAA AAAAAAAAAAAA< s The First National Bank S r <>*<' MORGAN CITY, L.\ ÿlï HOME OF SAFETY Al rH 11 ; I Responsibility in Ban SERVICE King ■UfaI und , nut ail und a lion rc and - The banker renders many incid special services to Ids customer these must rest, upon the solid f 6f ühancfal resp nsibilitv. . The First National Bank has capii t*1irpl(is of SlOi',000; resource', over $;H)0,000. Its affairs are const rvatively managed, Deposits of customers aie safe-guarded. Council and advice cheerfully given. Let os serve you. Open An Account With Us r* . _. .. Herbert M. S m * ™ rr - Vice-President, [*. E.Normao. Vice-President. Cotten, President, . K. R Hood. OaSMer. ' V. .. I,yneli, Asst. Cashier. AAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA iIVER BOURGEOIS PAINTER AND DECORATOR Phone 128 . Morgan City, La. ;ws, F. i Ï: VV. DREIHHOLZ. Vice-Presdi Bank ot Morgan City *I*ST ON THE ROLL OF HONOR M®8j^rg er deposits, surplus and resources 10 proportion to capital than anv Bank in Parish of St, Mary. t0 protect v °ur valuable papers; we ask 'y . thi« Bank and we will be pleased to show deposit boxes. . .Vour property, or a life insurance policy, H nr ** 38e an< ^ tax reCe 'P* s are worthy <>1 a sale boxes are in a steel vault and can only the key that we give vou. We rent vou for $L 00 per year. $25,000.08 SHrpiOS $52,000.00 sSfeßi Wt , _ x • taiarras $3(0,000.90 A. B. G'BKIE.N, Asst. Cashier j i ! | j BIG BENEFIT FUNNED FOB REVIEW BOIL AND TOY FUND Manager Sol Loeli ol the Evangeline to Put on Feature Program on Hecember Eisihlh Tiri Sol By Banta Everybody wants to do som.-thing for the poor kiddies. If them there little, bitsy old tots dont s'-t right up and biink their eyes at tht Troc wh i eh T h e Re vie w King's Daughters and oh and a hundred others are going to give to 'em on December Al.d it'll be because they wont be there to see ! it Just look at the list. $63.oO up to , now, and scores of good Indians like j them good old hicks, Hennery Lobe, Joe Dier, 'Gene Ffarr, Aug. Soup : midlian, H. Rows, Earrnest Ditch, I Mawruee Channon, Isadoor Green wall, and a hundred and some others i just waiting to surprise us with their unexpected bits. Do you think ftiat them goodfellows would ever pass up a chance like this to slip a bit of joy to a gang of greasy, little, old alley-rats what , is looking up to them in wide-eyed expectancy, with little, old grimy hands just itchin to , . jrrab off a doll or toy of some sort, » 1 , » and little, old mouths all set to g:ob !, , 9 _ . . _ , ! ble down a few bits of candv or J and jNourman, Joy some other such trash. Not so you could notice it. You take a party of noble souls like them enumerated dd to 'em a few such as ME Prohousky, A. F. Sturms, F. Chappmen, M. P. Patmir and six hundred others I could name right off the reel and when there's anything to boost you find 'em right where the boost will do good. So, when you consider i class of citizens in this richly blessed .city, honest, it looks good for the 1 kiddoes. I Who should just jump into spotlight with a proposition m °st the the that : looks good but that cagey guy, Old Sol, himself? Right off the bat he puts up a proposition that is bound 1 to net the Toy fund a hefty hand-j out. He proposes that he give a real, I live, up-to-the-minute benefit for the Doll and Toy Fund. He'll do That long, tall, tolorable good looking gink will just exactly do as he's promised. So ladies, gents, and offsprings keep your eye peeled $5 In Gold Will be given to the one who first suggests a name for TkE NEW THEATRE The name will be chosen from the sucrcrestinns made name will be chosen from the suggestions . by a set of impartial judges. For the name selected as second best. The New Theatre will give (if suggested by a lady) a ßeautiful Broach. If won by gentleman a Handsome Smoking Set This tontest Starts Today and 'Closes Night of Dec. 22 \\ ith everv ticket sold to every performance during this conte.-t a numbered and dated card will he given. Write on the card your own name and the name which you suggest be adopted for the New Theatre. If sev eral people choose the name which is to he finally selected the prizes will he given to the cards showing earliest date of issue. CITY STABLES BEING REMOVED The seven lots in Ditch Annex purchased by the city several weeks ago have been made ready to accom ho date animals and implements be longing to Morgan City and Mayor Shannon is now removing ail the street department property into its new quarters. The barns on the pres ent quarters back of the City Hall will be removed as quickly as possi ble and the City Hall square will then be free from the unsightly building and equipment which have / for the ticket pass among, y and âc and wt onl\ FATTY ill V, I io< YOU TKJ H it <nai ..r Tile \\ ait-rs Bel r I his Liu hi hit of the - ■ ■ i ï w i 1 ! l shown at tin Evanj. i line 'ï n •'riday. Deiem bei 8th, ft >r the inMii fit of the above ni ntioned little brut hers and sisters of the pri spernus f » r which is being det eloped the Doll a nd Toy Fund. In some such language you will hear from Mr. Loeb. Now a tip to you on two points: DONT fail to buy a ticket, and DONT fail to see the show. You're helping a good cause and you're getting more than your money's worth. All funds contributed to The Re view Doll and Toy Fund will be dis bursed by The King's Daughters of j this city. The Peoples State and Sav ings Bank is the place of deposit for the Fund but contributions will be accepted by the banks of Morgan .City and bv a number of the busi ^ ____ ;ness men. Be certain that your name 1 , • and the correct amount you contri bute appear in the colums paper. of thi? DOLL AND TOY FUND MAKE IT GROW King's Daughters ..........$30.00 Morgan City Review ........ 5.00 Bant- of Morgan Citv ....... 2.00 F. D. Winchester ........... . . 50 K. S. Foster .............. 1.00 , p eo pIes State and Saving Bank.2.00 Quincey Smith ..............25 Mildred Foster..............50 I Meredith Foster ..............50 i Corine Foster ................50 I Lewis J. Bass.............. 1.00 j Children's Hour ............ 4.25 ! Little Women .............. 3.00 j C. R. Brownell ............. 2.00 Homer Richard Jolley.........50 Mary Elizabeth Jolley.........50 Miss Bernice Williams....... 1.00 William Mansfield Gotten No.3 1.00 First National Bank......... 3.00 Morgan City Civic League. . . . 5.00 Total to date. .. .$63.50 been an eyesore to the Mayor and Council and citizens generally ever since the beautiful ground have been encumbered with them. The new quarters permit the removal of these things and ample room is pro vided in the Ditch Annex lots for commodious stables and buildings to properly house and safeguard such property. LOST—ONE INITIAL GOLD FOB. FINDER RETURN TO LEWIS J. BASS AND RECEIVE $5.00 REWARD. > ■Et»*K^..*«ÄFScT r Y mr*tm 6 rt Wise Ifishcrhi' (j- Jl i ~ I ■' .... • "At the Sign of Qi V« » iifi nan *<y 5 . .*!<, tr j When you buy It at Fisher's it's a sign of quality. The outfitters of men and young men. A CornpK ie Line of Fall goods await yo..: inspec tion. Let us fit you out today il !• : • si.or.« ' . .j I IN Right". s:!.;.u t<> >ii i : ) tv lints "k : n>, t \ irr ret, " s;| tu yi I; ,t is t ndcnvi a •. 1" diflVrent standard i. .'O v *ntv up If it, iv Neckwear, 'Avo stiine,'' .'() cents •«. y If it is anything for a man, this is the stol e. Ask the Man about Fisher's Men Wear, There must be a reason They are on busy Railroad Avenue What Will Be The Christmas Present? THE NEW CLUB OPENS DECEMBER 1st Make the first deposit yourself and present it to your boy or gin on Christmas A membership card in our next Christmas Savings Club will learn them that important habit of Thrift On December 15th f 1916, this Bank will issue checks that will pay out almost FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS of Christmas Savings for the past year. To this is added the 3è per ci nt interest. Think of how many will have CHRISTM AS money this year, with just a fe x dimes a week saved during the past year. We have a hundred applications for new cards already. Send yours in today. Let us he your SANTA CLAUS. The Peoples State & Savings Bank NEXT TO POSTOFFICE ON BUSY RAILROAD AVE, C.VSCTBMHBH Fire Insurance is the Shield which j-tands between you and loss in the event of your prop erty being destroyed by tire ; and it is a shield that never fails to protect If you have been thinking about taking out a policy don't wait until the fire happens, attend to it to day. We shall be glad to quote you rates. FRANK VAUGHAN Office Belanger Building Telephone No 27 r. Morgan City Livery Co. 4 PARISH AGENTS FOR ) Chevrolet Cars ^ We keep'parts for sittno. Demonstration ^lo<Hy vf*n. Phone U'- 112 < ''A./*' T* -*' Nk ^ ^ ^ ( EXCURSION Every Sunday BETWKKN Ail Stations In Louisiana < »X SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES One Fare Pus llir. Him q Trip. Minliruni Knnul Trip 5fii: Tickets Good On All Regular Trains Limited t> Ret nr:: s Dav. For Illustrated Literature nml "Full Particular* as', uny « i': • l Atf'-nt or write W. H. STAKEIXM. J" -. IIKIIK 1 Iv. I'«". 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