LARDNER, RING W

(1885), an}bird American writer, 6. at Niles, Mich.,| emits 3. Of Henry and Lena Bogardus Phillips | Lardner. He was educated at Niles|and High School and at Armour Inst. Tech.,|to Chicago. He was a reporter for the South Bend, Ind. Times 1905-7 after], which he was a sporting writer for town, various leading American newspapers | PoP. ncluding the Chicago Tribune, 1913-19 and then became a writer for the Bell] town, syndicate. Author You Know Me Al, L., 1915; Gullible’s Travels, 1917; Treat Fim Rough, The Real Dope and My Four Weeks in France, 1918; The Young] immigrunts, 1919 and Symptoms of} vania, Being $5, and The Big Town, 1921.’ railroads pened a city of Texas, in Webb It is mining ee to County seat, L6.is terests n the International and Great Northern, he Mexican Central and other railroads, mining. 53 miles W. of San Antonio. It is the rade center for the region bordering he Rio Grande River. It is in the great Chas am, tio Grande coal belt. Its rarified years a es it a pee Beals editorial rae or victims of lung trouble. | peing t is the seat of Laredo Seminary and it} 72, as two hospitals. Its industries in-] op lude the manufacture of lumber and|for igars. In the neighborhood are deposits | Ryffalo f coal, iron, lead, zinc and copper. Literature redo has an extensive trade with Talks fexico. During the troubles on the Centuries, — le was one of the Lea ne uarters for eri lean troops. OOps. op. FOP.) 920, 22,710. household