. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. MAKCH 20, 191!). The Floiiste^ Review. Peter W. Mackley. J'oter W. Mackley, manager for the Mujestic rioral Co., Texarkana, Ark., ^vas shot twice and instantly killed at Ills place of business in the Foreman bloik at 4 p. m., March 8. One bullet end red the breast and the other the l);a ;. His wife also was shot twice, once ill ; Ik; breast and once in the hip, but her wounds are not considered danger- ous. Their 5-year-old daughter was in the .store and saw her parents shot down, bur was herself untouched. J. D. Hines was arrested a few min- utes


. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. MAKCH 20, 191!). The Floiiste^ Review. Peter W. Mackley. J'oter W. Mackley, manager for the Mujestic rioral Co., Texarkana, Ark., ^vas shot twice and instantly killed at Ills place of business in the Foreman bloik at 4 p. m., March 8. One bullet end red the breast and the other the l);a ;. His wife also was shot twice, once ill ; Ik; breast and once in the hip, but her wounds are not considered danger- ous. Their 5-year-old daughter was in the .store and saw her parents shot down, bur was herself untouched. J. D. Hines was arrested a few min- utes later and lodged in jail charged witli the shooting. He is driver of a Wells-Fargo Express wagon and told the officers the trouble had come up over the refusal of Mackley to pay a bill of 60 {•ents on a package of flowers damaged iu transit. Adolph Schwerin. Adolph Schwerin, of Schwerin Bros., who conduct a nursery in Visitacion, Cal., south of San Francisco, died March 8 as a result of injuries sustained a few (lays before in a street car collision. He was a native of San Francisco, aged 56 years, and had a host of friends who mourn his sudden passing. He is sur- vived by his widow, four sisters and three brothers. Of late, the deceased liad made the rounds of the trade in !San Francisco and his visits were al- ways welcome, as he had a sunny dis- position which reflected good cheer wherever he went. Many florists and nurservmen attended the funeral, which was held March 10. W. M. Mrs. A. L. Glaser. Mrs. A. L. Glaser, widow of one of the most widely known florists of the middle west, died at her home at Dubuque, la., March 13, after a pro- tracted illness. Mr. Glaser pre-deceased her by a number of months. The funeral was held March 15. EVANSVILLE, IND. The Market. business continues extremely heavy, lioth vtholesale and retail. Stock is plen- tiful and generally of good quality, tliough sweet peas are beginning to show the effects of the warm weather. f^pring weather has ar


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