Southern Illinois Record

              The Southern Illinois Record
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VOLUME IV.
FLORA.  ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1916
NUMBER 24
TWENTYNINTB
ANNrVERSARY
On Tuesilay evening, March 15th.. Masonic Hall was the scene of a most enjoyable social funclliin. the occa¬ sion Iieing the celebration of the twenty-ninth anniversary of Riid- iant Cliapter No, 10,-, o, E. S, The enlerlainment was opened in a pleas¬ ing and perfect manner by the iillle folks, Ltirine I'arlon gave a song and a recitation and Eugenia tiillott two recitations, Tiiese were followeti by ton very beautiful euibiomatic pic¬ tures illuslraling in elaburate and appropriate coslumes, the biblcai characters from who.se lives the les¬ sons of the order aro drawn.
.\ delicious two course luncheon was served in a graceful antl gener¬ ous manner, Tho remainder of the evening was spenl in conferring sitle d':gees antl engaging in games of a mirthful nature,
A coiiiiiiitlee of ladies and geiillc- mcn with Mrs. Linnie KIpley iischair- niiiii, having prepared refresiiments, ail formeti in line and letl liy Miss Emma Siiadwell and Col. B. Suiith. the only charter members present marched to the dining room. The tables were prettily decorated with roses, ferns anti ilghled candles.
Harned--Crickinan
On Saturtlay evening. Marcii 4, al oiglit o'clock al the liome of .Mr, and Mrs, Cal Crickman occurred the mar¬ riage of their daugiiler, Mlss Lula lo Thaddius Harned, They were at¬ tended by Miss .ItLsephiiio Harned, a aister of tlie groom and Silas Shriner 111' Klora, The bridal chorus was played by Mnss Opal Crickman. Tlie ceremony was performed by Kev. C. E. Norls paslor of tiie M. E. Church of Clay City. The bride was allired ill chiiron over silk, trimmed in lace and rose buds. Tne xroom wore liie convontitinai Iilack. The liridesiiiaid was daiiilily dressed ill wiiile voile, trimmed in pale blue velvel. The best man wore blue serge.
Immedialely aflor the ceremony thoy were led to the dining room, liere an elalior.ile liiree course tiin¬ ner was served, Xliily the Immediate family witiioss-jd llio ceremony, .Many beautiful and useful presents were received. At a lato hour tlie guests departed, wishing the couple a long and happy life, '•
The nexl day, Sunday, tiie parents of llie groom, Mr. and .Mrs, VV, C, Harned linlshed the happy event by enlertalning llie same company lo a much enjoyed dinner.
Big Horse Deals
King Ullom shippmi a car •>( liorses from Mt, Vernon to Klora Kriday lasl, Mr. I'llom informs us that since com¬ ing to Klora live monlhs ago he has purcliased tive hundred head of horses. These lior.ses are purchased for llie English. Krencli, Ualian and Holglum governments . His purclia.sos aro made throughout the .southern part of tiie slato. shipped to Klora each i''riday, put in shape and with other liorses he buys at i'lora each Satur¬ day are siiipped to East St. Louis for transportation across tiio ocean. He and C, K, Hrown are in parlnorsliip, Mr, rilom doing the buying through the country and Mr, Hrown looking after tlie East St, Louis business,
Henry C. Cupp Visits Flora
Henry C. Cupp of (,fuincy spenl lasl week in Kiora vlsiling ids diiugliter, Mrs, V. W, Sapp, Mr. Cupp is tlie owner of the "Diamond '(" Krult Ranch" of Adams county, Ilis apple orchard consists of Itio acres, ail In a high state of cultivation, and is one of the tinest orchards in the stale.
Mr, Cupp was a personal friend of (^¦overnor .lohn II, Tanner and was one of the four original Tanner men in Adams county. He has been promi¬ nent in the agricultural and horti¬ cultural interests of Adams county for many years and also idenlilieil Willi llie business interest of (Quincy and prominent In tlie affairs of our state. He left Monday morning for •Quincy.
Visited in Arkansas
.1, B, Gahan, who witii Mrs. Gahan, have been visiting tlieir daugliter Mrs. Kerdlnand Tonney of Swifton. Ark., tiie past two weeks, returned home Monday. Mrs. Gahan will re¬ main as tlie guest of her daughter for another morilli. Mr. Gahan reports a rapid development going on in Swifton and Jackson county, A large main drainage ditcli is being tipened through the county with lat¬ eral ditqhes for each section of land, which will give a perfect system of drainage and greatly enhance the value of land   in that vicinity.
Kicked By A Horse
Dollieil Hiirtly son of Mr, and Mrs, .lonali Hardy of near t^iay City was severely injured wiien kicked by a horse Sunday lasl, Holh bones In his left leg were hroken below tlie knee, IIo was almut a iiuarter of a milo from liome when tiie accident occurrotl and afler taking off his shoe, lie crawled on his hands and knees to tiio lionse Ihrough the tieep mud. He was badly chilled and exhausleti. but medical iiid was summoned from Clay C'lty by phone and prompt at¬ tention given him.
, .Mr. Iiardy was in town Monday antl stated that his son liad a high fever and .some lears were foil that pneu¬ monia miglit develop as a result of the exposure and strain he endured in ills efforts to reach his liome.
Clay County Apple Growers
neeting March 16-17th
The meeling of the (lay County .Vpple (irowers in Klora, Tiiursdiiy and I'riday, March Uilh antl ITlli will lie as Important as that of the Slate Society ju;lgoiI from tho stanilpoinl of the ability of those on the program of the meeting.
Here is a chance lo get the latest Informalion from the be.st experts In the stale and pratical orchard men, with no expense except tlie lime.
Villi cannot alTorii to miss this meeting. You are specially invited, Hring the ladies al.so, they are as much interested in your success in apple growing as you are anti will help you rememlier what is said.
So come and brtiuj tiie ladies.
H. n. Dunlap Urged To Old Registery Book of
Run For The Senate | Flora Marriages Found
l"Oi-!     Willie tearing down Uie old   M,   K. cliurch  building  recently  purcliased
New Firm in Flora
Doctors I'. II. Hayles and II. W. Lane have openeil joint dental oillces in liie front rooms In the second Moor of the Thomas building. liolh of lliese genllemcn are graiinates id' the St. Louis Denial I'nUersily, Dr. Lane in the class of litl4 and Dr, Hayles In the cla.ss of llU.-i, Dr, Bayles' olllce has been at ids residence since coming lo Klora,* Dr. Lane recenlly came to Klora from Sandoval, both hiive fami¬ lies and have come to Klora as perma¬ nent resitienls. Their otiices are lilted up with the latest anti best eiiuip¬ ment and tlieialesl iiiiproved methotls will be applied in their practice. Tliose genlleiiien and their families will be welcomed to Klora by our peoplo who wisli for lliem abundiinl success.
Twelfth Anniversary
The Kurt Nighlly Club celebraled their twelfth anniversary on Kriday evening. March .'!, IIHG at the home of Mr, and Mrs, .1, Itowman,
Promptly al .seven o'clock tlieguests and members of the club were seated al small tables and a most elaborate three course tiinner was served. Iiantl painted place cards assisletl each one in linding places. Violet, Iieing the color of llio club the Iiouse was tastefully decorated in that color,
M K.v V Kruil Cocktail Wafers
Cream Cliicken in   pallios
Kaslied potatoes     Escolloped oysters
Spring salail
Strawberry pre,servos
Hot rolls Coffee Sailed mils
Hrick Cream Wliile cake
Cream Mints
Afler the dinner iiour the gontle- uieii reiired to tlie smoker and tlie ladies "chatted liieir usual chat" while the cooks ale a biteCi')
The evening was spent In playing the club game "Somerset " and all en¬ joyed Ihemsolves until a lale hour,
Tliii.se present were Messrs. and Mesdames C. E, Duncan, 11, K, I'ixley, II, C, Mlchels. C, S, Cunningiiam, A. E, (iolden, K. II. Simpson, N, VV, Bowman, .1, Bowijian,
Mestiames E, D, Veck, W, L. Selby, C, C, Ripley, Cass Weller, C, K. Brown, Mary E. Cunningham.
Mr. C. E. Ilemphill.
Misses E. Lulu I'ark, Chrlstaliel Mllcliell, Doris Simpson, Ruth and Marjorie Golden. Thelma Vanilaveer, Mary. Martha and Marguerite Bow¬ man,
Refresliment committee—Mesdiinies Mary E, Cunningham, chairman: C, K, Brown, A, E, Golden, J.   Bowman,
Sect,
Birthday Dinner
A pleas.int family parly was iield at the home of I'rof, and Mrs, T. B. Greenlaw Sunday and an elegant din¬ ner was served by Mrs, Greenlaw in iionor of I'rof. Greenlaw's birthday. Mrs. R, G, Morrlsof Olney, Mr, antl Mrs, Rex Cunningham of Klora, and Messrs, Lowell Greenlaw of Clilcago, and Krank Greenlaw of Kansas City were present.
j .V pelilion signetl by over twi dred prominent and subslunlial clli- /,eiis of Cliampaign county has been presented lo Hon. II. >I, Dunlap of Savoy urging him lo be a cantiidiite for Senator in that district before lhe Uepubliean primary, Tiiey assured ilim thai ho was the choice uf the district and couid have tiio nomina¬ tion   by consenting to run.
Mr, Dunlap served his dislrict in the Illinois Senate for Iweiily years, and made sudi a clean, gotxi record and capable iiiember. inarkod Ihrougli- oul Willi close attention to iliity and a high order of leglslativo aliilily, liis people are urging that he shall servo them again. Senator Dunlap is well knowu in this counly, is prominenliy itienlilietl with our greal liorticultu- ral interest and we express the wisli of a large circle of his frionds in Clay counly wlien we say that all liope he will accept the call lu duly and again be one of our slate senators. Such men aro neetied in lliat body and by tlie poople ot the enlirc .stale of Illi¬ nois.
Five Hundred Club  Celebrates
'I'he annual baniiuet of the Kive Hundred Club was huid al the home of Mr. antl Mrs, VVm. McDonald Mon¬ day evening, .Mar, ll, at seven Ihlrly o'clock. The giivsts were ,soated al seven sniall tables aiida elegant three course tiinner wasservetl by the ladles of the Molhodlst church wliicli wa.-. th'iroughly enjoyed liy all pre.senl. The color sclieme of green and white was carried out in the decoraliiiii of the tables and through out the oiitiro menu. The game of Klve Hundretl was the pasl time for llie remainder of the ovening al the clo,so of which Mrs, .lack Maher and Mr, Carol Stev¬ ens were found lo have won the most games. 'J'he colnmittee in charge were .Mrs. Clem Barman, Mr.s. Carol Steven and Mrs, C'has, Ilolatlay,
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Kricil Chii'ken        Escalloped tiyslors
.Mii-.lieil I'otiitoes       Gravy Ilnl  Hisciiil Mini ,lelly
Waldorf Salad Coffee (?ake Brick Ice ('rciiin .Minis
Tliose pre.senl: Mr. and .Mrs. Win. McDonald, Mr, and .Mrs. (,'arol Stev¬ ens. Mr, and Mrs. R. E. Weliftr Mr and Mrs. R. E. Cooper. Dr. and Mr.s. (lias. Iloladay, Mrs, White, Mrs, Cass Weller .Mrs, Luke I'ixley. Mrs Mc¬ Elroy, .Mrs, I'earl Kiplcy,-Mrs, kalcli- rofski, .Vlrs. Clem Bariiiiin. Mrs. L. Seiliy, .Vlrs. .lack Maher, Miss I'^irk, .Miss Simpson, .Miss Dora Ritier, Mi.ss Clara Rider, Dr, William.s, Miss .len¬ nie Welier and Dr Will Ilolatlay, Dr ,lohn Throgmorton, ,Mr, Devaney,
Little Virginia Sulli¬ van Meets Death
Virginia Sullivan, llie three year old tiaugliler of Mr, anti .Mrs. Elmer Sullivan of soulheasl Klora wasstruck by Baltimore & Ohio pa.ssenger train No, 1 at Mill street crossing anil In¬ stantly killed Montlay evening lasl at ^iit,-! o'clock p. 111. She had lefl home lo meet her sislers on their return from school iind evidently failed lo nollce the approach of the train wlien starting lo cro.ss the track; her head was Iiadly crushed on one side, re¬ sulting in in,slaiil death.
Doctor Hryan, counly coroner of .Kenla was notilied and held an in¬ iiuest Tuesday at one o'clock. The jury composed of C, E, Smith, Lon West, .lames Mc(jregor, R, A, Ewen. Henry West and Kretl Monical, ren¬ deretl a verdict, "Thai death was caused about .i:4i'i p. m, Monday, Mar, Oth, liiiti al the .Mill street crossing In Klora bj* lialtinioro& I'a.ssenger trilii No, 1,"
Hancock & Keith
Buy Out Christy
Glenn Hancock and II. C. Keitii have purclia.setl the" pressing and cleaning oiiltit also the Koh-l-.Noor Steam Laundry from .lolin 1. Christy and look possessl'iii of tiie business management Saturtlay last under the llllil name of Hancock & Kellh. This well eslaWished business will be con¬ tinued al the old stand by the almve tirm, composed of two of Klora's well known progressive young business men. The Ue.'ortl wishes for them abundant success.
Mr. Chrisly will probably accept a positlrm as traveling salesman for a large clotiiing iiouse, wliicti has been offered him.
II. S. Richwine has purchased a new Empress player piano and is now giving ills customers choice selections of lligh class music while tiiey eat.
by II. M, lliirrisoii, Charles Noblett found stored away in Hie I'asttir's study on tho secontl lloor a registery of marriages in Klora dalliig back lo I>