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VOLUME V.
FLORA, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1917
NUMBER 50
Louisville
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Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Williamson were
Ivisitlnif if. the northern   parlr of  the state last week.
R. M. Smith of Songer Tp., was in |town on business, Monday.
Ix>uis Sundermyer of Centralia, was [here looking: after business Monday.
Dennis Weber from Bogota, was in [town Saturday with the crowd.
Manuel Ruerster, of Nobiej was in the crowd here Saturday.
Atty. Jas. H. Smitii and family have moved to Urbana, III., to make that city their future home. Many people in this community regret tlie circum¬ stances tliat have influenced this ciianu^e. and sincerely wish this family may nnd their new home a pleasant and happy one.
Miss Bertha Holaday has gone to Xenia to resume her work as teaciier In tliat city.
Mrs. J. W. Tliomason and children returned home Saturday night from several days' visit with relatives in iJoy, 111.
Esq. James M. Dean, an old soldier of Xenla. attended Saturday's picnic.
Miss Bernice Owens of Pana, who hat^ been visiting her grandmother, Martha Foster, has returned home.
The recital given by Mrs. Geo. W. Campbell's music class Friday even¬ ing, was well attended.
Mrs. C. A. Stelnbruck, of St. Louis, came Monday afternoon to spend a few days with Mrs. Martha McCollum.
Miss Virginia Owens, of Olney, re¬ turned home Saturday after spending several days here visiting relatives.
Miss Faye Stanford is able to be back to her work at the Central office, after s9veral days' absence.
D. C. Burrow, of Cowden, 111., Is here visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harry Kincaid.
Mrs. Paul Murvin and little son de¬ parted last week for their home In Florida, after several weeks' visit here with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Harry Stanford and children spent the latter part of last week In Flora wtth her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam'l James.
Mrs. Rena Woods, of Xenla, Is here visiting her mother, Mrs. J. W. Sul¬ ly van, Sr.
Mrs. Strole and daughters left for their home Tuesday, after several days' visit with Mrs. Strole's mother, Mrs. Goble.
The Professor liired here for the school term has resigned, and Miss Anna Rider, of Flora, Is here substl Tttlng.
Miss Murray, of Centralia, is teacli¬ ing In high school.
Col. Crouse, Miss McEndree. Miss (roughan. Miss Kenley and Mrs. Kr.ink Farrell are the same teachers we liad last year.
The Sew-a-BIt Club entertained their husbands to a picnic supper Monday evening at tlie home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McCollum. The oc¬ casion was given in honor of Rex Mc¬ Collum, who is to be one of Uncle Sam's Soldiers.
A Basket dinner was given to tlie soldiers of Clay County at the Tanner Grove, Saturday. There were people from all over the countv. Company "L" of Olney was over. Old and young gathered on the streets to see the drill by tlie Company in tlie after¬ noon.
Several of the LoulsvlUe boys and girls are attending Flora Higli Sohool.
MAKKIAOK LICB.VSKS
I>pwey Hall. Huron. Ind... Malx-l Lewli. Huron, Ind.
...   21 ...   18
tlEAL KSTATE TRANSFBRS
Laura AjidRfJon to IVniides W. Anierion 10 aercs In gonjrr Tp.
F. M. Anderson lo Laura  M. Antlerson.  20 acres In Sonirer Tp. HOO
Hcrlwrt F. Burt to H. C, Chaffln. «) acrei In Stanford Tp, MOOO.
Lola M. Houfh lo F. M. Dlckerson. et al. Und In Harter Tp. llJOO.
Katherina Harmon U> Annetta McKinney, 40 acres in PUley T. IISOO.
Annetta McKlnney to  Elizabetli Buerater. 40 acres in Pixley Tp, 12000. /
Manuel Buerster to Dennis Wel>er. 4« acres In PIxley Tp.UTtO.
(irover Krutalnler to Wabash B, k. L.. lot HO of .1. C. Bibles Add to Louisville. Kt).
Kernandes W. Anderson to lieo. C. Davis. 50 acres in Songer Tp, RtOO.
R«fr«ah th« Hlnd—Reat the BmIt
Realizing the depressing efTect of tlie world's problem at this time, and especially our local part in it last week and the coming weeks, the cur¬ rent Opera program is designed to amuse and refresh.
The management lias seen to It that every Evening is worth while, but probably tha leader for the week is dear little Margurete Clark in a de¬ lightful girls' school farce, "Miss George Washington."
Don't fall to see It.
Details of Opera program on local page.
Mrs. J. S. Gill has just returned from a week's visit with her iiusband in Charleston, III. Jonas GUI will probably remain at Charleston until cold weather, where a great army of raen are rushing things rebuilding that cyclone-swept city.
Fall and Winter
Millinery
at
Popular Prices Delia Gill
^ Business As ^ Usual
The policy of this store is to give our custoiHers the very best HARDWARE for the least money possible accompan¬ ied with good service.
This we are doing every day regardless of th^ breaks which may go against us.
When it's "Hardware" Look us up Phone 211
Bowman's Hardware Store
Good Service.    Flora, Illinois
BOTH PHONES FREE DELIVERY
Farewell Banquet To Soldier Boys
JOINING THE COLORS
County Seat Does Itself Proud Enter¬ taining Enlisted Men
Last Saturday was both a joyful and a sad day for many people In Clay County. It was the day tixed upon by the people of Louisville to honor tlie boys of tills county wlio are soon to take their places in the great Na¬ tional army of tlie Tnited States, now l>elng assembled in the many training camps, where they will be drilled, hardened and prepared for active and serious lighting against the best organized army of soldiers in the world. It was the day fixed by the people of Louisville to give thera a last banquet before going away—some of them forever—to cheer and hearten them for the great task tliat is be¬ fore tliem—to wish them God-speed and a safe return. Butbeneath all tlie merriment and cheer and badinage there was the aching heart of the mother and sister and young wife, the tear withheld from view, the pang of parting tiiat had to be subdued. Over all and everywhere the red, white and blue colors of our country floated, bidding the boys to go out and tight that the freedom those col¬ ors represent may forever be ours; everywhere and in everybody's faces shown a spirit of patriotism—tlie spirit of 'T« and '61 - butja visitor from Mars, suddenly dropped down into the crowd, would have been excused had lie judged he was among people wlio had been celebrating a bountiful harvest, or a local lioliday. Only the occasional low and grave tone betray¬ ed what was underneath—only the choked expression of a face now and then told the solemn story.
To generously feed tliese boys, (over one hundred and eighteen of them, together with a few young volunteers from Co. "L" at Olney,) and show them special favor, was the assumed task of the good people of Louisville, and they performed the task to the delight of tiielr guests and the ap¬ proval of the mighty crowd of fath¬ ers and mothers and friends gatliered from the four quarters of the county, i Each township, town and community In Clay County was largely represen¬ ted by the relatives and friends of our' new soldiery. Tliey were there in autos, carriages, buggies and wagons, thousands of them. In sliort the crowd is estimated to have been be¬ tween J30I) and 4000. It was the larg¬ est number of people assembled at tlie county seat since the great John R. Tanner rally of '96.
The dinner was spread in the beau¬ tiful Tanner Grove, east of town, and a feast was partaken of that has nev¬ er been surpassed In the county. Special tables had been arranged for the soldier boys, and for one hour there was little apparent ooncern of war and Its frightfulness—only the hospitable thought of feeding on the good things in view and the kindly, neighborly feelings that auch occa¬ sions inspire.
Olney BusIimm C*U«t«
The Colleife that gvu unusual results wid govemBent iMMltions for its graduates wfll open for New Classes—8eul. 17. The last year of MwMks has placed a dozen rounir persons in ffurcrnment service at salaries from 11000 to lljdo. It has more Stenotyplsts In thf Furii MotorCo.. at Detroit. Mich., than any other Collece In the world. Their salaries are more than IIWD per annum eaclu
Thi*»chiKiI teaches hoth pencil and machine shortiusnil. though no pencil stentjffrapher can hope to win in competition with the machine, as all International contests are now won by the machine.
Enter an up-to-date ACCKEDITED school and show your loyalty to the government by working for It. The College funilshes ail ma¬ chines free.
At 1:30 Capt. Culbertson, a veteran of the civil war, called the people to the speakers' stand and Rev. Kretzer of the Haptlst Cliurcli, led In prayer. '•America," directed by Mrs. Geo. W. Campbell, was sung with enthusiastic spirit. Capt. CullMrtson then an¬ nounced that the people of Louisville had called this meeting together as a county meeting in Iionor of the boys who would soon leave for the war, and that therefore he was directed by the-coinmittee to say that Col. Ran¬ dolph Smith had been selected to give the address of welcome and pre¬ side over the assembly.
The writer was not present, but we feel stire the Colonel delivered the right |ort of message. He lias been In toueh.with Uiese boys for the past two Inaonths. He knew tliem—some of them from babyhood-and he has known their parents and friends be¬ fore them for many years. Oneof his sons is in the army, and many of the son* of ills closest friends. He must have felt tlie gravity of the occasion: and he must have somehow expressed It. He must have pointed the way, and holding the banner of Lexington, Lundy's Lane, Cliapultepee and Get¬ tysburg before them, lie must have encouraged them to presson and prove themselves pi be worthy sons of their glorious sires, that victory may come to our arms, and that the world at last may be at peace. Tlils he must have said and much more, for he could not have said less.
The program thai followed was: Music by a quartette; reading, 'The' Flag Goes By," by Mrs. Geo. W. Campbell; address by Judge Albert Watson, of Mt. Vernon: music; ad¬ dress on the Cause of War and Red Cross work by Col. J. Mack Tanner; address by Rev. G. W. Sheppard, of Sumner, III.; address by siex. Mc¬ Collum, wlio will lie among the Hrst of the enlisted ones to leave for the training camp. Rex spoke for him¬ self and his comrades, and every word he uttered breathed tlie patriotic American spirit.
Eighteen enlisted men of Co. "L" at Olney were present, under the command of Sergeant Clayton, sixteen of whom are Clay County volunteers.
A drill, witnessed by hundreds of people and calling fortii favorable comment, was given on the public square of the old town in the after¬ noon.
Altogether the occasion was solemn¬ ly Important and Impressive, and In the history of our county and in the hearts, of her people It will become a new Memorial Day.
You have called liefore. (rBugles. and we did nut fall you then. j
The blood u( natrioU was spilleil upon the trampled aod.
And   now old  spirits waken and cry to-day to
Kor our Hag aad our freedom and our (ifKl.
Off for Camp Taylor
Uol)ert R. McCollum ("Rex") and Steplien R. Barker of Loul.svllle, and Charles J Farrls of Bible Grove en¬ trained at Louisville yesterday (Wednesd.iy, at 10:40 a. m. for Klora. They were joined liere by Harlan I). Friend and Arlington L. Johnson and at 11:40 the tlveyoungsoldiersIxiarded No. 24 for Carap Taylor, Ky.
These txiys represent tive per cent, of Clay County's (juota of T'ncle Sam's new army of ,"W2,0i>i men. They reached Louisville, Ky., barring any delay, at about 7 o'clock last evening, wliere, by arrangements previously made, they should have lieen met by olflcers from the camp and escorted to lieadiiuarters for the night. This (Tliursday) morning tliey should re¬ ceive tlieir uniforms, arms, etc., and Immediately enter upon tlie strenu¬ ous work of active training for tlie Ille of a soldier.
Robert R. Mc(.Vlluiii w;is selected by tlie ICxemption Board to take charge of the squad.
So far as is now known40 per cent, of the county's c|uotawlll leavefor Camp Taylor, Sept. 19, another 40 per cent will entrain Oct. ,td, and tlie remain Ing 15 per cent, at some later date not yet tixed.
Tlie current number of the Review of Reviews devotes several pages to an article describing tlie different camps of tlie country, together with illustrations of the camps. Judging from the Illustrations Oamp Taylor is one of the most beautiful spots se¬ lected by the government for a camp. It Is within a half hour's ride of Louisville.
The KxeiiiptioD Board was again In session on Monday, considering the cases of flve men whose claims for ex¬ emption had expired.
Raymond I). Lewis of Bible Grove, and Walter B. Sanders of Flora, both of whom had filed claims for ex¬ emption on account of dependents, were discliarged.
Orvin P. Cotterell of Louisville, Fred Fader of Bible Grove and Josepli Evans of Flora, had all failed to Ule proof. Tliey were accepted and their cases were certified to the District Board.
Charles B. Reeves, Percy Hilton Brockwell and Arthur Collins, all of whom registered at Flora, and were certified to the District Board at Danville, are the only men sum¬ moned in Clay County wlio failed to appear for examination. Itla hoped they will be able to give the govern¬ ment satisfactory proof for their failure to appear, else they will be treated as deserters.
The Record's best and most earnest wishes are with these boys who are going out to fight their country's bat¬ tles—our hat is olT to them. May they make good soldiers—may they honor the county and state they hall from-may they always keep tlie flag well to the front and follow it; and if Ood spares tliem, may they return to their homes and friends here the glorlQed of all men.
Tho Fair
The Clay County Fair ope
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A Tues- able au-
Col. A. J. Piper and wife, of Sum¬ ner, III., are here attending tlie Fair, and visiting among friends. The Colonel Is also showing some flne Jerseys at the grounds, we under¬ stand.
day  under  the   most   fav spices.
The stoi'k pens are well fliled, the Floral Hall is overflowing with county products and women's liandiwork, the speed-ring is supplying good ex¬ hibitions of trotting, pacing and run¬ ning, and the attendance yesterday (scliool children and soldiers' day) was well up into the thousands.
Some ofthe principal exliibitors ara Dr. Piper, Sumner, and J. W. Barti mus, Brownslon, Jerseys; J. W. Tliomason, Louisville and Billy Kel¬ lums, Bible Grove, Sliort-liorns; Mur¬ ray Bros., Sullivan, Ind., and John ShInn, Johnson City, Holsteins; Bnxiks Bros., SamI Rlnehart and John Hardin, hogs; Stetbacker of Alta¬ mont, sheep; J no. D. Weaver of Edge- wo od and Dr. Bryan of Xenia, horses.
The Fairfleld Band Is furnishing fine music.
Tomorrow (Friday) Is fixed for the big races.
Robt. S. Jones arrived from Chica¬ go Tuesday, after wlilch the Fair's success was assured.
Pearl Beal, uow a citizen of the capital town of Blair, and Geo. Brit¬ ton, from over the river where Uie big channel cats grow, sold their red top seed to the Flora Feed and Mill¬ ing Co. last Saturday. They pulled out for the nortli in time to partake of tlie soldiers picnic al tlie county seat, before returolug home.
Ralph Smitli, one of the younf farmers and stock raisers of our count}' wlio is iielplng to put Stan¬ ford Tp. on the map. transacted busi¬ ness in Flora, Monday. While here he puslied along his subscription to the Becord, and also ordered the paper forwarded to liis friend, James Hayes, at East Scoby, Mont.
Dr. W. R. Dale and wife, of Sum¬ ner, III., are guests uf Mr. and Mrs. Jack Price, on Second St., wlille here attending the Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dailey, of Bible Grove, and Sam's mother, IMrs. Sarah E. Dalley, of Louisville, motored to Flora for a few houre, Monday.
Mrs. Roy L. SeMglit and Baby Ed¬ win, Mrs. T. S. Wiriiuiu.s and daugli¬ ters, Ruth and Alice, and Mrs. S. B. Moore, all of I.KJul.svl|le, spent the day last Friday In thlsclty, guests of Mrs. A. L. Carney.
A. E. Ru.ssell attended the wedding of his brotlier, R. M. Russell, at Her¬ rin. III., last Sundav. Mr. Russell, tlie married one, is tlie former prin¬ cipal of lhe Herrin High School.
The fall term of the Clay County Circuit Court will convene next Mon¬ day, Sept. 10, at Louisville, Judge W. B. Wright uf Etiiingliam un the wool¬ sack.
The Township Auditing Board— Jas. McGregor, J. M. Luse, C. E. Wolfe and Rex Cunningham —held itieir regular semi-annual meeting Tuesday, and transacted townsliip business.
Mrs. Leonard Cllpe Is visiting her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Allen, this week.
Mrs. E. E. Shay and children have returned home from an extended visit witli relatives In Lincoln and Rock Castle Counties, Ky.
Two little strikes for higher wage.'} occurred in Flora at the close of busi¬ ness hours, Saturday. Some of tlio Ebner Ice Plant employes demanded an lncrea.se in wages, and some of tlia local freight employes threatened a walk-out. We understand the differ¬ ences in both cases are about to be adjusted.
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Roy McGrew, late bill clerk for tlie Baltimore tt Ohio freight oflice In tills city, has accepted the chief clerk¬ ship with tlie Ebner Ice and Cold Storage Co. of Flora. Roy is also Flo¬ ra's chief distributor of the world's news, handling tiie Globe-Democrat, the St. Louis Republic, Post-Dispatcii, and the Chicago Tribune and Herald.
Editor O. C. Gaston surprised his friends In Flora by suddenly appear¬ ing among them last Friday, direct from the fertile lands of (^klshoraa. He looks hut little older than he did the day he turned his back upon Clay County and started for the new Soutliwest. some twelve or fifteen vears ago.    And he bears an air  that
suggeste^ood treatment in his adopted state. Mr. Gaston is the proprietor of the Okemah, Okla., Ledger. Ac¬ cepting an| invitation from Judge Rose to ride in his car Mr. Gaston tarried with us but an liour or two and departed for the county seat, whitiier he was bound for a visit at his former home.
A great deal of fall plowing for wheat Is now under wav in this county. It is estimated tlist the acreage tliat will be put to wheat this year will exceed any previous vear in the history of the county. In fact, for a numrjer of years, following tlie clilncli bug scourge some twenty years ago, but little wheat, comparatively, has been grown in Clay County. The present price. 12.20, fixed by the gov¬ ernment, however, and the certain demand for every grain tliat can be thrown on the markel next year. Is proving a great temptation, and not¬ withstanding tlie danger of a return of the cliinch bug, and also of ttie Hessian fly, the acreage, a.s stated alxive. will be greater than ever lie¬ fore. In another part ot this paper will he found a "warning," issued by the U. S. Dept. of Agrii'ulture. whicii we think will t>e read   by   all   wheat
f rowers In this couftty  with beneHt. f heeded.
Mrs. EUhu Comljs and daughters, Youthel arul Katie, visited a fewdays last week with .Mrs, T. J. Hrltton. In Blair Tp.
WATERMELONS j
We have just received a car-load of nice fresh Watermelons that we can olTer to you at IS and 20 cents each. We replace erery green or otherwise Inedible melon, or we will plug them for you In the store. Those who have tried them cla,lm they are the best tasting melons that have l>een In town this snmmer.
POTATO CHIPS
We have arranged to get weekly shipments of MRS. ERWIN'S HOME-MADE POTATO CHIPS that we can sell at 5 snd 10 cents per bag. We buy them In small quantities and often In order to have them always fresh.
WARD CAKES
Don't overlook this filling for your sweet tooth. Like potato ctilps, we get them In small quantities and often and tliay are always strict¬ ly fresh. We offer you the following summer varieties: Silver Queen, Kukuno (or Cocoanut), Fruit Cake, Sunklst Gold and Fairy Sponge. The price is 12 cents each.
Our dally offerings of Apples, Pears, Crab Apples, Green Beans, Obbage, Celery. Green Tomatoes, Ripe Tomatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Turnips, etc., will be of interebt to jou.
OUR HONE KILLED BEEF WILL PLEASE YOU
FLORA CASH STORE