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dend for 1914 . Its last annual report, Feb- 
ruary 1 , 1914 , shows $ 140,140 outstanding 
capital stock and surplus of $91,935. The; 
report of the superintendent stated that 
'‘the number of funerals showed a good 
increase over the preceding year.” Last 
year the company paid 4 per cent on its 
$100,000 of original stock and interest at 
the rate of 4 per cent a year on accounts 
received during the year for new stock 
sold. 
The old cemetery lying along the T., P. 
& W. Railroad, just east of Weston, 111., 
is to be opened up again, after having been 
The new cemetery at Youngstown, Ohio, 
known as Lake Park Cemetery, will soon 
be ready for interments. Work is being 
carried on under the supervision of Mr. 
Kelly. 
A short time ago the residents of Hel- 
ena, Mont., held a meeting for the pur- 
pose of organizing a committee to take 
charge of the improvements to be made in 
the old Catholic Cemetery of that city. 
At a recent meeting of the Commission 
Council of Oshkosh, Wis., it was proposed 
that forty acres of land be purchased for a 
new cemetery. 
Schaad recently inspected St. John’s Lu- 
theran Cemetery of Beardstown, 111., with 
a view to making plans for improvements 
in the burial ground. 
Negotiations are under way for the pur- 
chase of a farm just east of the Case sub- 
division of Elmhurst, 111., for cemetery 
purposes. Residents of this district, how- 
ever, oppose the project, as they believe it 
will prevent the growth of the city in this 
direction. 
The Elm Lawn Cemetery Co., of Elm- 
hurst, 111., has improved its grounds by the 
addition of several ornamental stone 
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practically deserted for a number of years. 
Linwood Cemetery Association, of Gales- 
burg, 111., has recalled the contract for the 
cement curbing and gutters in this ceme- 
tery, owing to a misunderstanding of the 
specifications. 
New Cemeteries and Improvements. 
The Edgewood Cemetery Co., of Green- 
wood, S. C., was recently incorporated with 
a capital of $5,000. W. V. Blyth is presi- 
dent of the company. 
Cottage Hill Cemetery Association, of 
Austin, Tex., was recently incorporated by 
E. A. Guynn, S. M. Francis and J. F. 
Wester. 
A company was recently incorporated at 
Columbus, Ohio, with $75,000 capital stock, 
by Dr. J. Van Fossen, for the purpose of 
establishing a new cemetery, to be called. 
Woodland Park. Plans of the grounds 
were prepared by Mr. Hickey, of Detroit. 
The normal expense of maintaining the 
City Cemetery of Alton, 111., so far exceeds 
the yearly income that unless the citizens 
raise funds the old burial place is in dan- 
ger of being abandoned. A committee has 
been organized to investigate whether or 
not an assessment could legally be levied 
on the lot owners. 
Work has been commenced on the con- 
struction of a new fence around the cem- 
etery at Freeport, 111. 
The citizens of West Monroe, La., will 
organize a cemetery association for the 
purpose of carrying on the Hasley Ceme- 
tery movement. Every individual contrib- 
utor is considered a member of this asso- 
ciation. 
The Union Cemetery Association, of 
Uniontown. Pa., recently let the contract 
for two imposing entrances to Oak Grove 
Cemetery on West Main street and an iron 
fence around the cemetery to McDonnell 
& Sons, of Buffalo, N. Y. The improve- 
ments will cost about $5, COO when com- 
pleted. 
Sexton G. D. Swain has commenced 
work on changing Pleasant View Cemetery 
of Kewanee, 111., so that about sixty-two 
new lots will be available. The cost of the 
work will be about $100. 
A fund of $50 is being raised by the 
“Favorite,” - of Bonham, Tex., to improve 
Inglish Cemetery. 
The Cleveland Cyclone Fence Co., of 
Cleveland, Ohio, was awarded the contract 
for the construction of a fence around the 
Rockport City Cemetery. 
John Diehl, Fred Schleuter and John 
bridges and an artificial lily pond. The 
construction of rest houses located in vari- 
ous places of the cemetery is about to be 
begun. 
A number of the ladies of Carrollton, 111., 
have organized a committee to clean up old 
Maberry Cemetery. 
A new wire fence and other repairs are 
being made to the Catholic Cemetery, 
southwest of Silver City, N. Mex. Jose 
Montez and a crew of men are in charge 
of the improvements. 
The grading work for the extensive im- 
provements to be made at Oakwood Cem- 
etery, upper Alton, 111., will soon be com- 
pleted, after which the concrete work on 
the driveways will be commenced. 
Waverly Glenwood Cemetery Co. has 
been incorporated at Albany N. Y., with a 
capital of $5,000 by J. M. Lyford, Barry 
W. Knapp and F. E. Lyford, of Waverly. 
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees 
of the Hinman Cemetery and Cemetery 
Association, of Griggsville, 111., it was 
voted to raise an endowment fund of 
$1,000, the income from this fund to be 
used for the general keeping of the ceme- 
tery. Mrs. M. Y. McMahon, Mrs. Mary 
Strother, Mrs. E. M. Orr and C. F. Ca- 
