Flora Journal-Record

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The Ft^Bva Journal-Record
PART ONE
YOU SHOULD REAP THE JOURNAL-RECOiO) ^THE NEWSIEST NIWSPAPIR IN CLAY COUNTY
VOLUME X
THE JOVHHAL, VoL BS.   No. IS
fiORAl ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 10. 1822
irumA CHAIlfAUQCA
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The Hutuol-Morgaa Chaatanqaa ,^. I will be held tn Flora for five days from Tharodoy. August 17th, to Moa- aay, August list. Admission for adalta for the five days: Adalt asaaoa tjekeU 12.00, children 11.00
Tha opening night will be "The Shepherd of the Hilh" ploy. At Folr¬ fleld, where the oaffle Chautauqua U aow ploytng, tbe papers speok la the klgheat  terms  of  tbe  play.
Oa another pace -at the Jonrnal- Raeord will be tound Information regarding the chaalauqna.
OBPF HOUSE PARTT,
SPECIAL MBBTINO OF
U>GA^ BOOSTERS A meeting of the 44 peraona who aigned the chontouquo gn%roBtee and oil those who sabsi- .u for tlekets lost year will be held la the director'^ room of the Floro Notlon- ol Bonk next Honday night, August 14th, ot 7:30 o'clock. All ore urged to he preaent. I
W. I. TBRHUNB, President MERYL L. OAHAN,  SecreUry.
OOMMERCIAIi CLUB MEETINa .
Wednesdoy night at the regular meeting of Flora Commerciai Club efveral Important matters were acted apoa. -
Agricultural Agent Hurley of the B. A O. trom Clnetnaatl, ond Co. Tarm Advison Hart ezplolned the B. A O. state poultry show to be held ta Flora on Tuesday, Wednesday oad Thhrsdoy, Dec. 19-20ySl. The Com¬ mercial Clnb has agreed to furnish a suitable room for the sbow and to cooperate to make the show o success Tlie county B. A O. show will be held at tbe same time and If there is ' interest ehougb shown, there will ol- So be held at tfie same time a show tor Clay and northern Wayne couti- ties.
On Tuesday, August 22nd. at 8:00 o'clock Hon. Henry R. Rathbone of Chicago, will address the Commercial Club and citizens generally on a non¬ partisan theme, further announca- BlMttr   of which will be made    next
STOPPED  BT  MASKED MEN
Lost Saturday night    about    9:30
?>'elook, C. H. Creagor, B. & O. road Oreman of engines, with headquort- era ot Washington. Ind., but who has been assisting In the shops here since the shopmen's strike, was on hia woy to the shops from down town, and when Jnst east of the Jones kotel, four inen emerged" tront--two. ears parked on North Avenue.
The men came toward Mr. Crea({- er, having their faces masked with IU^dket«hlefs and revolvers in bond. Oreogor pointed his gun at the ad¬ vancing masked men, wbo told falm ihiy had eome to get him, ond warned .tbem to advance no further er he would shoot, as he would not ke token. The men tben > retreeterl to the cars and drove off. ' So far as we hove leamed, there Is no clew to tlfe Identity of the men.
FIRB AT J.-R. OFFICE
On Wedneploy morning o gasoline Stove used In o small building in the rear ot the Journal-Record of¬ flee, fCot scontankerous, settipg tire to the bunding and giving the em¬ ployeee quite o scare. The fire alorm was sounded but the fire wus * ezttngnished with buckets by tbe time the department arrived—and they mode o record run of it, too.
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SHOOTINO   AT  ?IBNIA
Tuesday a report come from Xento thot Jomes Tally, o promfnent mer- ekont of that village, hod been shot Mondoy night by Mrs. Bertha Hen¬ derson. No details ot the matter were obtainable. Mr. Tully was ' taken to the Olney sonltorlum for treotment. ^
Tnaaday evening a merry erowd of glris inelading Misses Mory iind Martha Bowmon, Virgtaio Honn, Lola Bradford, Froneee Stonford. CaUa Tlbba got oboord the train tor Oett the home of their bostess, Mlss Mory Cammins. who took them to her pretty bome where the eventng was spent tolking over old times. On Wedneaday the party drove to Fairfleld and attended a theatre party. On Thnrsday a^ plcalc was planned—the porty driving to Beach Bluff near Ooldea Oote where swlm- aiTng woo the day's pleasure. On Thuradoy evening a dinner porty was given In their honor at the, Cuur mlas* home. Hisses Pheobe ~ am Charlotte Bestow were also guests. Later they took tn "OeWltt's Circus. On returning they tound a bond of Arenaders ready to charm them w'hh their songs. Frtday they- left for Flora corrylng with them many anopshots and mementos of the happy days spent wtth their charming hosteas.  t
HIGH SCHOOL TO
OPBN  SEPTEMBER  IITH
In this Issue of the Journal-Rec¬ ord appears on ad for the Harter- Stanford Township High School, giv¬ ing the opening date of the term for Monday, Sept.  llth.
Thio aehool Is o fully accredited, recognised high school, but for the post few years has been handicapped by laek of room for more papils. However, the $48,000 extension to the building is now being ere