Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 108, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 September 1927 — Page 8

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FIGHT PLANNED ON SNAKEROOT Poisonous Weed Threatens Stock of County. County and State agricultural ' agefits today planned extermination of white snakeroot, which la making its appearance in Indiana. Snakeroot grows in pastures and meadows. It is poisonous to cattle and horses, producing a disease know* as trembles or milk Sickness. The weed also is dangerous to persons drinking milk from a cow th£t has eaten it. T.arence Henry, county agricultural agent, said three horses have died of the disease in Marlon County within a month. Authorities will use a chemical jsolutlon of sodium arsenate of calcium chloride, which will kill all Vegetation in the surrounding area |to stamp out the weed. The area along Eagle Creek is thickly grown with the weed, Henry Bald. Snakeroot may be recognized by roots, fibrous and matted, growing on the ground surface; leaves opposite, thin and under surface with a slight luster, as compared with the upper surface; each leaf has three stems, conspicuous on the under side; flower clusters are white and the plant stands two to four feet high. REALTORS TO MEETING Relegation of 100 Leaves Here for Michigan City. About 100 Indianapolis realtors left on a special train today to attend the Indiana Real Estate Association convention at Michigan City. The local delegation will back the candidacy for State president of Henley T. Hottel, Washington Bank and Trust Company real estate manager, an former executive secretary of the Indiana board.

Greater Than Ever —Pettis Semi-Annual Rug Sale Selling for $25,000! Saving You 25% to 40%

g. This “MASTER STROKE” of Buying The greatest single purchase of fine rugs, we 'V' believe, ever made in Indiana Makes Pettis mm Semi-Annual Rug Sale of Greater-Than-Ever Service To our p tro * 'fllfl From one of the largest Bug mills in the world (whose name we can not advertise) come these beautiful new Rugs. A small proportion are classed as seconds by a very expert technical inspection at this extremely particular mill on account of some trifling misweave. To all appearances they are ALL perfect Rugs. It would take a microscope to prove them otherwise. A Feature of This Sale is the. great variety of smaller-than-9x12 sizes which are so mu<J h desired and not often found in a sale event. You can get. a rug of every wanted size for every room at a big Buy on Pettis Payment Plan Bettis Deferred Payment Plan Was Espedally Designed for Yotir Cohvenienc You buy at SALE prices—you pay in convenient amounts from your income instead of your savings. y You can have several new Rugs for less i ly than one would* cost if tents Are Easily Arranged > Have Any Ka Whatever Buying New igs This Fall BY ALL MEANS Attend This ' —P.ttl. Ruflc, Third Floor.

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Parents Hunt for Boy, Vanished Mysteriously

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When a bad little boy runs away, police usually have some Idea as to where to start looking for hip, but when a boy, who though a husky, regular chap, always has been obedient and Interested in the normal healthy activities of childhood leaves a pretty home and good parents, the search becomes a real job. This Is what police faced today

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when Ward Hughes, 3007 Graceland Ave., reported that his son, Ward Jr., 11, has not been seen since 3 p. m. Monday when he left home to deliver papers. He did not call at the substation for his papers and said nothing about running away to two playmates who met him soon after he left home. “He was always so prompt to re-

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turn home, after he carried his route,” said the father, “and I have no idea where he could be now. He was simply wild to start to school Monday and take up his wood work in the schodl shop. He was always Interested in airplanes and aut> mobiles. / “Ward has been so good to his mother, who has not been in the best of health,” said Hughes. When last seen the boy was wearing dark brown tennis shoes, dark grey knickers, a blue shirt and no c*p. He weighed ninty-six pounds, was four fee\ six inches tall, and had light halt and brown eyes. MRS. WARD ASKS DECREE Failure to Suppott Is Charged by Baking Magnate’s Wife. RENO, Nev., £pt. 14.—Rum-rs that Mrs. Walter 8. Ward of the Ward Baking Company family was living here and Intended to ask a divorce were confirmed with filing of the petition la> Tuesday. The bill submitted by 1 Mrs. Beyrl Curtis Ward complains of failure to support her.

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Expert Shoe Rebuilding „ fVN n- Reasonable &ran ' ' Ohio Shoe Repsiring Service 45 WEST OHIO STREET .

9x12-Ft. Regular $42.50 a am Seamless Axminster Rugs $ 4L ¥ ®*if/ ENTIRELY WITHOUT A SEAM—as are J H M all the rugs in the sale. Here is splendid rug beauty and quality. Color, COLOR — and MORE Color marks this lot of rugs as especially desirable. Tones and blendings of unusual beauty. Two-tone border effects; gray and taupe grounds. Figures largely In the Chinese effects in which oriental art is unsurpassed. Patters In such great variety that you will surely find those to look best with your furnishings. 8%x10%.R. Size $0Q.50 I 7V£x9-Ft. Size $0,4.50 Regularly $39.75 £tv— Regularly $32.50 a = 6x9-Foot Size *4 £) w/i 36x63-Inch *m n - Regularly $29.50 V f Regularly $6.95 $/l 95 Sale Price | Sale Price JL i i f *9 9C on the 9x12-ft. size; balance deferred payPJ.£J V/dMI menta. Terma in proportion on other sizes. ' 9x12-Ft. Regular $52.50 w-a. E?f\ Seamless Axminster Rugs \v >c I An astonishing value, indeed! Rugs of the ¥ JB SB g| \X same grade sell in regular stock for $52.50. M Imagine a deepest rose field filled with Chinese floral designs cleverly woven in the border and well Interspersed through the field. Place this rug In your dining room for a superb richness! Another uses green tones in a gorgeous man, ner to dominate in the border and field; other colors are Jn pleasing harmony. Unusual for the sunroom! Other patterns, all rich and beautiful, in great variety. Bi/ 4 x10y 2 -Ft. Size $9C.50 7%x9-Ft. Size SOiO SO Regularly $47.50 Regularly $38.50 0 — 6x9-Foot Size a|\A sa 36x70-Inch Size .iri A[! Regularly $31.50 *P / J / Regularly $8.95 $ Sale Price mm Sale Price \3 —~ d*o QC on the 9x12-ft. size; balance convenient payipO.oO VaSu menta. On other sizes, terms In proportion. $64.75 Velvet Rugs , A TTjY $62.50 Axminster Rugs $ / j(/ 9x12-Foot SEAMLESS highest-grade Ax- 1 M minsters, 'deep all-wool pile; soft, luxurious to the smßim Bk l tread; patterns in great range of artistic beauty*, jungle patterns; a riot of color, sibdued tapestries, Chinese effects. 9x12-Foot SEAMLESS Velvet Rugs of the heaviest grade; their color beauty recommends them for any room; patterns copies of higher-priced Wiltons after the Chinese. Finished with double knotted fringe. 8!4x10y2-Foot Velvets * m A 7 1 /ax9-Ft. Velvets *OO Regularly $61.75 P/I /I ■ M and Axminsters * < Sale Price X A Regularly $43.75 t/V 6x9-Ft. Axminsters aAM ha i 36x63-In. Velvets qc Regularly $37.50 *P F / 36x70-In. Axminsters Sale Price §m m T Regular $10.75 and $9.75 p27x54-Inch Velvets, Regularly $7.50 $ s e 27x54-Inch Axminsters, Regularly $5.95 4^— d*4 Pack on 9x12 ~ze’ ,3a * ance deferred payments. Vaoll On other sizes, terms In proportion.

SHIFT HEALTH OFFICIALS Dr. Mogrsn Takes Duties of City Child Hygiene Director. With the assistance of Miss Glenn Burton, supervisor of nursing, Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health secretary, has assumed the duties of Paul Kirby, who resigned as citychild hygiene director. Kirby accepted a position at 0- ■ .

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Washington. The city health board placed Dr. Morgan in charge of the work Monday night, Dr. E. E. Padgett, board president, announced. Miss Burton for several years was chief nurse at city dispensary. For two years she has b£en a nurse in the children’s division. The division directs twelve baby clinics, four pre-natal clinics and thirty-four dental clinics.

Pettis Dry Goods Cos. THE NEW YORK STORE—SINCE 1853 Basement, 1,000 Towels V* Mi Cotton Huck and Bath Towels Full bleached; plain or ccflored mp #l2Oll borders; in various sizes. WITlw 9_ X School ® # X Dresses bF ./ *1 Excellent valws; good so- /jlljjyy lection of popular print*; • dainty Bght or practical dark colors; >Td R well made and at- lLm tractive. Sizes nfl M 7to 14 years. J4sl New If Si] \ A Value That Mothers Will FrOCXS % Appredate —Petti*, thrift basement. % Made of Guaranteed (g “Sol” Satin J) Tailored in slim one-piece % styles with interesting ■HBP new trimming details; £ \ you will like the V 1 long tailored \\ sleeves and R JjjA neat pockets. L /Silk Navy H ‘ nna S HOSe Green £ rsß -29 \(^V\ —Pettla, I IH/l thrift JR \ vnijL] basement. \ \\ wj|a # Tanbark, Gunmetal, I • Pearl, Flesh, Cham- \ I • pagne, French nude, grey. \7 B P “Pettis Special;” first qual- nfll £ ity, service weight silk hose; • full fashioned. \ Children's \ HOSE Odd \ 15* W A A Jh Full length hose) ribbed Lgllf; eg and pineapple weave; very durable for Bloomers % # \ stir • Os crepe or colors; •- good durable quality; wen reinforced; broken sizes. I —Pettla, Thrift Basement.

35c Dress Foulards A highly mercerized fabric that fashions into pretty frocks. Lovely printed floral and conventional designs on tan and navy grounds. 36 inches wide

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