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VOLUME VII.
FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1918
NUMBER 6
tOUNTY CLERK JEN¬ KINS UNCOVERED
|:eport of the Republican County
Central Committee
At a   meeting of the  Republican
lunty  Central Committee held   at
ouisvllle   on October  Uth  a com-
Ittee   was appointed to  ascertain
le facts relative to recent demiK^ratlc
alms   of  economy.   The following
port was received and adopted on
on4ay, October 28th, 1918:
Mr.   E.  E.   Jenkins,   the   present
lunty  Clerk,   together    with    the
mocratic press and democratic.poli-
ians,   are   making quite a howl
pXiut what a great saving  to  the
funty    has  been  made   under Mr.
tnklns' management.
jWhy do not Mr. Jenkins,  the Clay
'lunty Democrat, and  Mr. Jenkins'
an, "Friday," tell   the voters how
e Increase of receipts came about?
[by   do   they not explain  to the
iters that the fees of the office have
many cases been doubled since Mr.
,nkins   went Into offlce:  tliat the
iaount allowed  for the extension of
ties Is being paid him, wiien it was
|>t paid to other clerks, and that he
¦ ts the use of this money for six
ontlis before he returns It back Into
j^e treasury; that   the  earnings for
l.ls work heretofore were not paid to
le clerk?
.Does Mr. Jenkins wantcredit forthe crease in fees that come into lils jce'f Does lie tliink it would make ,iy difference who was clerk in tlie |aount taken in on settlement of Vtates wliere costs are taxed up ac- # rding to the statute ?
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Mr. Jenkins' advertisement states that during his term he has paid out S44.00 atxive his salary, while in the previous term there was paid out $75.00, etc. Now let's see how this matter really stands. Mr. Jenkins haa really not thotight about the matter seriously, or he would have remembered that S. A. Stanford did not have a Janitor to do his work; that he moved twice during his term when the court house was being built; that Sam had not only to do his own sweeping, carrying coal, .scrubbing, cleaning cuspidors, etc., etc., while Mr. Jenkins has nothing of the kind to do, as there Is kept a man on a good salary to do these things for him.
Why not be fair and truthful In this contest? The democratic com¬ mittee, supposed to represent all their candidates, in their report of their meeting held In Louisville a few days ago, urges tiie voters to support the democratic candidates, and virtually states that unless you do so, you are not patriotic: that you must be a democrat to be loyal. The facts are tliat if you will compare the amount donated to tlie Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., and tlie amouut of bonds subscribed for, you will flnd that tlie greater part of It has come from republicans.
Tliese claims are just as unreasona¬ ble and unfair as Mr. Jenkins'claim to have saved so mucli for Clay County. The records sliow that for the tirst year of Mr. Jenkins' term he was al¬ lowed $15;i2.59 for extending the taxes; the second year he was allowed $1,519.80, and for the third year $1611.f50.
Under the old law a clerk was al¬ lowed 50c for taking proof of will and under  the  new  law   he Is allowed
tiiree dollars. In addition to that he is allowed 75c for each notice of pro¬ bate and copy of petition. Under the old law the clerk was allowed 75c for Issuing lettersof administration, etc., while under the new law he Is al¬ lowed S.IOO. Under the old law a clerk was not allowed anything for petition for sale of real estate, while under the new law he is allowed J>'> t^'.
For letters of conservatorship the clerk is allowed from 95.00 to «6 ("o, while tinder the old law no fee was taxable. The above are only a few Items showing the change In the law and how It effects the receipts of the County Clerk's office.
Mr. Jenkins also claims credit for having the ballots printed for less than was formerly paid for this work, when In fact he tried to get a bill through for almostdouble the amount allowed, which was opposed by James McGregor, a memlier of tlie board of supervisors, and the bill was reduced according to Mr. McGregor's sug¬ gestion.
He compares the bills for printing tiallots with former elections, but he does not show that In the primary elections he refers to tliere were live ballots to print, while in tills one there are only three ballots. When the whole thing Is summed up, tiiere Is not one single item that Mr. Jenkins can in all fairness take credit for as a personal act of his.
It Is simply a change In the law In taxing up fees, and whoever the clerk may be, he is simply doing no more than his duty when he turns over tlie surplus taken In above Ills salary and expenses of his offlce.
J. L. bERRY, Ciiairman, WM. LINDSEY, Secretary, County Central Com.
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GEORGE W. BREWER,
REPUBUCAN CAI^IDATE FOR
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Solicits Your Vote Next Tuesday, November Bth.
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Mr. Brewer was chosen by the voters of this county in the primaries as the choice of the county for Superintendent of the Public Schools. His major¬ ity was substantial. He is now asking you to ratify that nomination at the gen¬ eral election next Tuesday. He is not unmindful of the great responsibilities of the office. The position is one that enters the homes of all, affecting the future advancement and prosperity of the county. Nevertheless, so far as his qualifica¬ tions and capabilities for the office are concerned he is willing to be judged by the people.
He has taught six country schools, has been principal of the schools at Louisville. Bible Grove and Clay City, and is today one of the leading school men of the county—in fact, he has devoted all his life to school work.
Mr. Brewer pledges himself that should the people of the county elect him their County Superintendent, he will devote all his energies to giving both the teachers and the patrons fair and impartial treatment—and that's all any¬ body can do.    Vote for him.
APPLES!
AS LONG AS THEY LAST WILL SELL
BEN   DAVIS   AND   GANO
Bulk and No. 2 Grades GOOD   FOR   WINTER   USE   AT   ONLY
91.00 BUSHEL 91.00
AT   THE   SEAMAN    ORCHARD
2 Miles North and 1 Mile East of Flora
ARTHUR HUNT, Manager.
Telephone 311—3
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APPLES!
Buried in France With military Honors
Roy Lyle Pearce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allison I'earce, of Stanfurd Tp., died in France, Sept. 21, of pneumo¬ nia, superinduced by Intluenza. He was tlie eldest of Mr. and Mrs. Pearce's three children, two sons and one daughter, and at tlie time of his death was 24 years, H months and II days of age.
Roy spent Ills boyliood years on the farm pear tills city. He entered tlie government service from Tama Co., Iowa, July 24 last, wliere he had spent the past four years. He was tirst sent to Camp Gordon, Ua. Soon after he was transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. With Ills comrades he reached France on the i.ltli of September, and within a few days tliereafter he was stricken with Intluenza. (Chaplain Alleyne C. Howell, transmitting tlie news to the parents and family in this county, wrote: "After the body had been lowered Into the grave, a volfey was tired, taps sounded, and al¬ most everyone present, American and French, tiirew in a flower in recogni¬ tion of Ills services and wortli.
Private Pearce's deatii Is the tirst to be recorded from his iiome church at Harmony, and also lie is the tirst to be called frum his old school at East Seminary, and liis will be the tirst gold star in their service Hag.
The family and relatives have the sympathy of many friends.
Death ot Two Prominent Brothers
Walter K. Rlnehart, member of the Elllngliam bar and three times a democrat member of the Illinois legis¬ lature from this tiie Forty-second sen¬ atorial district, died at Ills home in Etllngliam last Wednesday, Oct. '2:kl, of Spanisli influenza.
The following day D. B. Rlnehart, a brother, fell a victim to the same dreadful malady. "Dan" was well- known throughout tills Judicial dis¬ trict, and was very popular with all tlie court otllcials of the territory In wliich lie served. We regret his death.
Regrets He Had Not Nine Lives to Give His Country
Sergeant Frank Lester Gill died of wounds received in battle In France, Oct. 4.
In the last letter Lester wrote his father before giving iiis life—all he had to give-fighting with tlie 124tli Fleld Artillery,he said: "I wish I had nine lives, like a cat, to give lighting for my country and my loved ones so far away from  me."
Lester was the eldest son of Frank Gill, now of East St. Louis, hut for¬ merly a wel^known railroad man and resident of Flora. Hewas the nephew of Mrs. Margaret Miller and Alliert Gill, of tills city. He volunteered at PJast St. Louis and was stationed at (/'amp Logan, Houston, Texa.s, for several montlis before being sent overseas.
Influenza Toll
The following is a partial list of the deaths from Spanish influenxa in and near Flora which have occurred during the week, and are not else¬ where noted in this Record:
Itenjamin Sparlln;
Fred Jenkins, employed in railroad work;
Emory Compton. little child;
Roscoe Sparlln, lialiy;
Noble Ho.skin.s, baby;
Archie McCracken, baby;
Noma McCJarroll;
Jesse Wolf, brakeman  on  railroad;
Jos. Tolllver, son of John Tolllver;
Mrs. John Hradley, taken to Shaw¬ neetown for burial:
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