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THE FLORA RECORD
A Good Newspaper i« a Pawer in jthe Hftfjie. SchooL State and Nation
VOLUME VHL
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FLORA. ILLINOIS, THUI^DAY. raBRUARY 19, 1920
NUMBER 22
LonsviLLB osansa bbadt
FOR Tne STATE HIOHWAT
At tbe meetUg ot the Town Board Monday nigbt a rwMlution waa paa¬ sed imthorislng the Preaident to en •ter into a contract' with Mr. C. A. Stanfleld to prepaiw plaaa aad apecl- fieattona tor the paving ot tbe De- •ot road aad aUo ta the iron brMga.
Mf. nujafleld U the Mgteaer who r'Sat-thtaaSh pcaetleaUy all ot the pavement at Flora and U an exj^er- leneed muaieipal engUeer.
The Board ezpeeU to pnah the two paving propoattlims tkrongh ae sooii as possible;
Oar neighboring eity ot Loaisvllle, it will be seen by the above clipping trom the Clay County Democrat, U setting ready tor the aUU highway now located and to be Coastracted Irom Bttingliam to LottUttUe, then io Flora and on to FiArtieid. Towns through whicb theee roads paaa must pave the streeU, designated by tbe atate surveyors as part of the high ¦way. Flora, fortunately,' ha^ all of North avenue that will be a part ot thU road now paved with good bard brick, exeept a few bloeks on east Korth avenue, aad ttds work will be «ompleta^ U ample time,
MARRIBD
Fraak Maan and MUa Irredeli Perkina, popuUr and well-known yoang peopU ot Flora, were married at the M. B. parsonage Ust Tburs dar evenUg, Feb. It. Dr. W. C. Ma¬ curdy, pastor, otticiatlng.
The brtde is a daughter of Mra. L. S. Umbenhour ot weat Flora.
The groom U a aon ot Mr. and Mrs. James Hann ot thU city and U an employee ot the Baltimore A Ohio ' railroad company.
The happy couple have guie to house beeping in a eottege on'West Third street.
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DISnNCHJISHBD VIBTrOB HBRB
COI. JToltn T. Stewart of St. Paul, Mtan., viattad trom Frtday until Sunday wttb Mr,4i»/|,.Jtoa.,Af CVt^ ^r a£Am^^)^^0tm^ Maa\ -WHh W&i mi| a|d ,tantviy at Hapg- lag Bare.'
<)ol.'Steiii%ri U a eonata ot Mra. Porter aad Mrs. Kiag.
FOr eleven ^eara yjb tfaa civil an- glaeer dii the Qyotoglcal Sarvay tor the government and traveled Over ev¬ ery, atete in the union exeept threet^ He aerved aa a lieutoaant-eoldael ot engtaeera la the war with Oermany.
Laat Satarday evening, at the Fark hotiB. in Salem, a meetiag was hem ot tbe IllUoU orsaniaation "of tba Hlilaad Trail.
yi«a-jn(aaUeat Bei^ S. Marray, ot Oltier; Caminisaloner A. L. Haxwell, ot Lawreaoevilto; Ooiamiaaieaei^ CoL J. |Iack Tanner, of Flora; Commis- alMOr C. W. Varaeir. ot SaUm, and BaCrete'ryJtreaaarer, L.,M. Wood, ot Hara, ware preeent.
Vk aditttjaa tajthajaaa. la^e sUte orgaalaatiaa, there ware preeeat Col. Haadolph Smith of F&ra, aad W. P. Morru, c. B. HoD, L. K. Kagei', Sa* C, Martin. JUn It. tadth. J. R. Vawter, B. BTVandevoort and Repreeenutive'C. L. McMackln, ot Skteu: -
There Waa an opea meettag atter enp»er, at which tbe Satem maa were Sreeeat, Before aupper, the atete or- gaaliatlon men telked over waya and atoaad ot furthering early conatruc¬ tion dt tbe Midland Trail under the sixty mlllUn bond isana. It waa tbe sense ot tbe offtcUU that the idea ot a apeeUl train to Springdeld be Ihdetthitely pobtponed aad that in lie ataad a aitecUI trip be made to Springfleld by rapresentetive Mld- idad Trail boosters)along the line ot road. '
A committee of three, compoeed ot Preaident Mnrray. Repreaentative VIee, dad; OomiaUaioneT Taaner,
Sera-eeleeted .tc^'artaage a date wtth 10 atate highway authorities ^r a Uaetlng In" Springdeld at an early date.
The atete organization ottfcUls will so to Springfleld whoa tko date Is arranged, and the stete sajuAors and represenutlvea' in the con'aties alottg tbe Midland .i/rrali are eepe->- Ully-htvlted to aocdUpany the atete ottleiala. Bach locpl MidUnd Trail orSaaisailon along the touto U also atatbbrlsed to send'/delegatea to the SprinJcSeld meetingfi''-notice ot date to be sent by President Murray.
Tho Viee-Preaideat and Secretary- Treasurer ware authjirtsed to draft a set ot by-laws tor ko^rament of the Midlahd Trail "orgahUatlons In
ttjiM also vote^ to levy 16 pea cemHiflhe money tn. hands of each local orgatalaatlon to*'be paid into the tredaury ot the state organisation, to be aaed In atate ^nd national or¬ ganisation work in getting speedy hctlon towards eenstruotlon of 'this traaso'ontlnenUI Mghway through tbajtoto «t minou trow .Vlaeoaass rioBart St. Louia. ^ . .
ItW S. MtRRAT, Free. 1,. M. WOOD.. Bafc'y-Treaa.
SdTPEBIBrrBNDElIT
^ STAvkNS IS ILL
Laat week C. 0^ Stevens ot this eity, supertetendent ot IIIUoU dI¬ vUion ot tba Baltimore * Ohio waa to OUey and the Dra. Weber ot flie eanatostam tm-ta him a thorongb ex¬ amination. They fonad that he waa bothered with high, blood pressure, registering above ttO. They advlaed him to return to hU home and re¬ main there tor two or tbree weeks un til relieved. On Monday treatment and reat bad reduced tha preasure to 18S and he U getting along nicely.
His mother, Mrs. T. M. St'ivims of Sumner, came over Thuraday, tft to- mate for awhile. \ '^
^ OLNET AFTEB SHOE FAOIXHtY
The Brown Shoe Co. ot St. LouU, bave made Olney people a propoal¬ tlon to eaUbHab a braneh tectory U that city, to employ about tOO men, women and girU and Olney busUesa men are now pulIUg for tbe factory. A committee of Olney eitisena were at St. LouU tha Utter part of laat week, cohfeultlttg with tbe Brown Co. • ottleUU. .,.'
BNUMERATINfl FINISHED
The oeiMtia ennmw^tora tor CUy county bav«| con^pUted tbe oenaua aad the l^ks h%ve been turned ov¬ er to Unele. Sam.
Bveryone will ^>anxioaa to know Jnat wbat the popuUtlon of the towaa, vilUgea and connty ai«, but the SgafOB will not be avaiUble nntil Uaele Sam sees tit to give them out far pnbUeatfaiB.
To Whom it May eosMwra:—I wUI aot bd leaiawum^ tor aAjr dobU ta earred bf AtyA Amy jMMaa at aajr- UaM.
R. B.41QLDBK. '
HIDLANl) TRAIL OBOANttAWBai BIKETINO
A OOBiMENDABLB ACT
Mra. J. T. ftoed. affUteat saperta- tendent of the Croat''WHaga Metho¬ dUt Orphanage aecoamaAled two Ut¬ tle oblldren, brother aad sUter, who were ot that institution to Flora Thursday. TBBy were met by Mr. aad Mra. Otto Johnaon, wbo bad previona ly'arraaged to give them benefit ot loving care In a good home. Eugene te a huaky little lad eight yeara of age and Lena a lovable Ilttie MUa pf fonr yeara. It is a moat commen¬ dable ^t of kindness and Ohrtotian- ity to give a homO to any child de¬ prived ot home ymtorte and par¬ antel love. ^
, AN VliVeiSkt^WeBKCAKV'
February, 19tO, U aaaaaal ta more ways than one. Of Courae tbe young Udiea all know by thU time that this U leap year aad February haa 89 days. But the month also has Itva Snadays, coming In on Sunday and eedUg on Sundiqr. Some one" flg- nred out aht It wlU bo tS yaars be¬ tore February again haa five Snn¬ daya.
ZERO WBATRUB
The sudden cliange ot wheather Saturday night brought saro weather Sunday moming aad the cold north- wsft wind caused many to atay In¬ doors all day, eonaequently Sunday scbool and ehnreb servic& in Flora wefe poorly attended. Moadaj mom¬ tng waa still very cold, bat. the ther¬ mometer has heen cUmbtag ataee then.
NOAt^ HIGH SCHI
;ooL
ASSURED
CitiaoBii ot the Comninnlty High school dUtrtct at Noble got under the vote for a boildtag and bond U- Siie fOMl gave the boada a maiority of '94 Uat Saturday, ¦ 1110 voto wiii proirlde f tO,000 tor a aMf and baildtaip
RAILROAD
CAIXBD OFF
The etrike caUed Mht "Ataada^, Fab 17th. by toe,AO*aid)atenahea,ot way
iMapteyeea at tho ratfaroada of flu V.
's. waa eaUMrott, .Mta aaion agrae- -tac to ayatt-ysaflt «Mfea eoatereaee WMh PrftMUJit iriMoa-of W ^ railrbad maplharkoaaiL;' ' ^'¦¦^^'-'
nUBB mA6TOR DBMONSTRAnpJI
, Tbe free tractor screen demonstra¬ tion given by Bd Ginder, our Flora agent, at the opera house Tneaday attemoon attracted a large numbar of tarmera, who fame, aaw and convinced that tbe old methoda ot terming must aoon be replaced by tbe aew and better w|ky.
Tha lecture given by B. jL Ikerd at ladlaaapolU, hsd., at the Peeper Farming ladUaa Taastor <X. oa aoB^ cultivation waa iaetmetivo aad amde a deep iwpreeeloa
V. A. Hoaee at South Bead, lad., of the Oliver Chilled Plow Work*, apoke on soil and aeed prepara¬ tion and hte auggaatloaa were maehj appreciated.
Clinton Logan, of th^ Farm Bur¬ eau, made a sbort -talk urging those present to become members of the County Farm Bureau.'Mr. Logan im¬ pressed upon the farmera the neeea- slty of organisation and co-opera¬ tion.
One pleasing feature ot the meet¬ ing waa the preeence ot a larga num^ ber ot younger tanne^' boya, who, gave the aloeeet 'attention \ to talks ^d tractor demonatratioa.
kveryone attending Uiis meeting could not help but be deeply liar pressed- wKh the wonderful poesibil- itiee of farming ia the future, not only aa a profiteble bualneea bqt with less drud|ory and hardshlpa.
Qood roads, tractora and scientif¬ ic farming means greater produo-, tlon andean Ideal life for yonng and old, who engage in this, the worid'a most Important and greatest Indus-: try.
wera|MUees
a^mfwax
NBBD LITTLE MORE PEP
What's-'the matter with Floral! Lonisville baa Jnat Voted to have a community high school, CUy CItJr and Xenta/ are pUnnIng to do the same. There can »a i;o objection tO these towns dotag thU, It abowa a commendable public and community spirit. But where, wtll (bU leave Haa- ter-Staaford high aehoal. wtthJUtel smalleat territory of any ot tbem.i Will tre told our arms aad do.notk< tag until all tbe available territory te takea? Be lett out ta the eold tor all time. What haa become at uar Commercial ClubT U it dead or-only sleeplngT Flora cannot atend still, it will either go backwarda or-forwards
The Record has no Ught to make against ether towns aad commuaitlea having community achoola, la Mfitb we thtak every boy or girl< ta oar coupty should have the best poealbU advantege ot such schools and that every acre of Und -ta the eounty should be'tadnded in ine (.'. these schooU. Now U tbe time tor the H. S. T. H. S. to Bocare additional ter¬ ritory, but it vnatt ba done at once If at all.
Let'a wake up aad get buay.
DONT INTERFBRB, LETS GOI
We are Intormed that an effort Is betag made to Jwve a new bearing before the State Highway Confmis- slonrs for the purpose ot urging some cliangee ta the routing of the Stete Highway from Bffli^gham to Fairtield. lii^ Record hopea tbe mat ter will not be preeasd. A deUy now would deter tbe construction ot tbU road for an tadettatto time. ThU Itae U now loeated practically all ansvaired. and haa beea placed apoa the Ittl roads for coastrnctlon.
MAT CHANGE UGHT CITBaraiT
An electrical engineer from St. LouU waa In Flora Ust Saturday, flguring with the city council on waya and means ot'-taereasing onr light and power aervice, Tbay hre now contempUting ebhhCttg trom direct to altoraatlng ourraat aad the engineer waa getttag date tor esti¬ mates aa to eoet. ^
APPOfNTBD cocnrrr
CHAIBBCAN Mra. R. B. Buacb of thU'clty, has been appointed-eounty chairman ot the Republican Woman'a organlsa¬ tioa ot tha ttth' Congreaatenal DU¬ trict. Mrs. Bunch ^liU organise the republican wooMa of Clay eounty for tiM coming caaMialga. ^
BBRiovs aemj^patt ,*
Mfa. H. F- Bnsan, t^arwaat a enr tktJt oparhiiea lor the reauwaf JjiaU 'ibiaaa'at her ..homa oa --^
i BNGAOKMBNT ANllDVNCBD
One of the moat dellghtfud aoeUI aBairs of the seaaon waa given Feb Id. when Mrs>. T. J. Friend aad dan ghtera. Mrs. Walter Fagan and the Soe and Billie Frlead enter- talivad In their uaual'gracidua man- aar. The houae preeented >a gala seeao with aitprqprUte decmtions, tadeed so ataajr sly euplda. pierced paper haarta. and various emblems at Daa CvvM, that it waa eonjec* tared with loaay. a smite and nod, that a dart troai Dan'a qatvar bad oiiterM Boaie aaalden's heart. ' X tact which caused the greateat edrthsKy waa the abaeniee ot one ot tl|e elrcte ot. girla. whteh no Ona wSttId or did divulge, it waa hint¬ ed the was shopping In St. LouU, bit would arrtve on evening train. Ill the iheantlme gamea and coptesU were entered into happily.', One stunt Was the writing and readtag of an .original valentine by eaeh gtrl. Mlaa Bllile Friend read a otever rhyme ot great importance, wherein waa dteclosed the engagement and ^rly j^rrlage of Miss VioU Smith and ~ d L. Vermillion ot Cleveland, :i|!>hl6. No sboner waa this great piece ot news announced than through tbe door Aay atopped the tair brtds)>^ to-be. She had been having a lUtU game at hide-and-go-aeek all alone What waa fun aad gaiety betora becataa^hllarrtoua frolic at her appeal^ ance. That the great diaeloaure waa i^ot a coifipUto Burpriae waa avH fenced by showers of rtee tallini ^|>ia evafy directton.
Later in the evenihg Mrs. Friend aaiisted by her daughters, ^served daiaty Ices, cake and coffee.
Those present Including the ho»> tees and honor gueet were: Mrs. Wal t^ Fagan, Harold' Hogan, Misses ZOe and Blllte Frtend, Hary Oould, beUa am, Harie Kieth, Doris Simp¬ son, Jean Southwiek, Mamie Chaney, SylvU Riggle, Ruth Reaugh, Mary Kacherotski, Haael Conner,
RAILROAD NOTES
trficvRBS BKAVB Avrovmnvt
*-'—- - ¦-:.; -. ¦ ri La^t ..Saturday' Ih Coayersatioi with I OoL J. Mack Tanner; memb« of the eeaatitoUanal convention froni thU distriet, we were tatormed by Col. Taaaer that he had secured af appotatmeot for Cof. S. M. Maxeyi publteber of the Flora Journal, ap aa aaeUUat sergeanfat-arma (door¬ keeper) duriag the sessions of the eoaveatlon now being held ta Spring Sold. . > '
rthe eoaVeallea/wlll probably be In aeislOB tor three or four months more and Mr. Maxey's attendance will be required at tbe stete capital abontftbree or four days each week, or aa' many days bach weeli: as the eoa vent lon Is in. session. For hU ser¬ vices be U to draw t^tS per month saUry.
BASKET BALL NEWS '
Referees for tbe dUtrict touraa- men^t to be held in Olney bave been selected. They are Storm 6t Shelby- vlIU, aad n<rillUma of tbe University of IlUnoU. >
The drawing ofV^eama for poai¬ tloa will not be made until abont a waak betore the touraament.
Flora pUyed Salem at Salem Sat¬ urday night; acore tO 10 in tevor of H. S. T. H. S.
Bridgeport pUyed H. S. T. H. S. on tba home floor Saturday night, score.17 to II. Flora team winning.
Our local' team will pUy Lawrence rille Frtday nlgbt at Lawranceville. Thu U not a scheduled game.
VlSmNO IN THB SOUTH
Mr. and Mra.^. F. Pixley lett Tuesday for a few weeks visit In the south. They wfll Iteve St. LouU Thursday for NeW Orleana, La., after spendtag IL tew days ta that city they will IJO to Daytona, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Pixley do not seek a sunny^ climate on aceount ot ill health, but go tor a pleasure trip. This being Mr. PUIey's first vaca¬ tion trom business affairs since tbe begtanlng of the World War.
lOBW 8ALBS BOCM Laat Saturday was the opening of tbe aaw automobite aalea room in tbf 'MllUcan bulUtag on Nortb are- aIndHrFaul Clark,' who U agc^t tor ;lhe ,«|Wt SU. Sayre aad dbo oth¬ er wjiii'leii ' . - ¦ -. ^ >-i :¦
flr:'(^lh«k, aeeotatUdled by Mrs. Clark, ai« la'St. LdnU thU week at- teadlav tha tStS' 'annual ain)>nM>bile Mldir^ifelty.
DUpatehar M. B. Judy waa a Sum¬ aer vtaitor Tharaday ot Uat weak.
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Mr. aad Mrs. Henry Johasoa re¬ turned last Thursday from Oen¬ tralia where tbey had been called owing to death of Mr. Johaaoa'a sis¬ ter.
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Hoet of our road men who have been-ott oa aeoount ot flu have re¬ sumed their duties. .
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Crsaioii D. Judy waa a Carlyto vis¬ itor Tueeday ot laat week.
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Mra. Uoyd Thomaa aad danghter Pauline were week-end vUltoff ta St. LouU.
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Mrs. Jaaale OlUmore who bas been visltlifg friends at Hidalgo, retnm¬ ed to Flora laet Tuesday and waa called to Bdgewood owing to Illneaa of an aunt.
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B. B. Mulligan was called to,T*y- lortllle last Tuesday on account of the deatb ot bU brother Burl. Mr. Mulligan waa a prominent businees man at Taylortille.
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Mra. O. L. Ortttia and ^ughter Martha, were Sumner aad St. Loula vUltora thU and laat week. , • • • ¦
Mrs. J. W. Moaieal waa aa <Maey vlaitor thU week.
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Mrs. C.-F. Baker and son Chariee, Jr., and daughtera Ina aad OjUdya-, were Washington, Ind., vialta^ this week. ' J ^
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Come on you R. R. boy, all who do not Uke the Record, drop lu to th^ Record and leava^a dollar and fifty cents or bee me, I will teke your subscription, so you can gat a good home paper full of new].
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Yard conductor J. C. LewU ot E^ St. LouU, apent a tew. daya'Uat week in.Flora vtoiting bU family. ,' • • • '
Mrs. W. v. Kndleott aad ohiidren were, wdek-ead vUuora la i Non-U
cnn^ my':
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Mrs. W, F. Caldwell aad children apent a tew daya laat week vialting reUt^'vee ta Norrta City.
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W. O: Rughea waa eall^ to hUi home InPrtaceton, Ind., owing to sick neen ot reUtlvee,
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Ur. aad Ifrs. J. A. Speaea were St. LonU shoppers Monday.
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Rex Olll departed for Toledo, Ohio, last Friday night where he will spend a few days vUittag.
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S. B. Pearee waa in Olney Satur¬ day Visiting bU . tather-ln-Uw, Mr. Frank Valbert, wbo la Uking treat¬ ment at Weber saaatortop,
Mr. and Mra. Paul Clarlr httended the big automobile show ta St Louis. Tuesday nigbt.
• • • '' Charley Rogera, a former B. A O.
brakeman, and now witb the Wabasb at Keoknk, la., waa ealled to Flora last week on account of sUkneas of hU sister, Mrs. L. AlvU.
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Bd Vail, one ot onr moat popuUr paasenger brakemen, died ai hU home ta St. LouU laat Taaeday. Mr. Vail waa one ot our o|deat paasen¬ ger brakemen on throngh mns trom point of service. He was well known by the traveltag public trom Ctaeln¬ nati to St. Louis. He waa also held in high esteem by offlcUU as well as by all ^bo knew him and will be greatly missed by bU many railroad trtends.
Twenty-two years ago Sunday, rtb Kth, Spain pushed the bntton that wrecked tha battle ship Maine. Then there waa no "watehtui waiting." President McKlnley called for vol¬ unteers. He got tbem and ten tlmea more than waa needed. No^exeses Uxea pnt on tbe common poopte. All arranged so those able to do so paid tbe war debt. Twenty-one years ago Feb. 16tb, we vUlted tbe wreok of the Maine, also the houae whUh the wires were located that btow ap our gallant ahip.
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SpITORIAVS
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PARENTS OF A BABT OPAt' itr. and Mra. Doae Torfc of thia
eity, ara tbe proud pareaU oC-a'^aj
AM ABitmo FtfACB
At the oloee ot the World Wat— a moat ftafaadoBa aUugbter of ka- mah,,^be|Bf8 at aa a|)palltag tlaaa* ;UI doat. tUb word waat utliitlwa all aaUaaa vata Ured ot wai[ aad ea- hattftad ta ^emk pow«r audi Qiteaee. AAd now wodid come redaattoa at burdenaoma tasaa' by way ot dto- armament. Now what U the trath. Some taw daya since we noticed that tho tJ. 8. government waa plaaaia* tbe greatest navy eter knows ta oar history aad already had S40 wai^ ships,, three tinlbe aa many aa be¬ fore the .great war. Thus do peaea dreamers di^th and nation* prepare tor fntura wara. And Congress Is ba- tag bombarded with bilU tar coat- pnlsory military traUtag tor att youdg men.
PRBSIDBNT AVD SBCRBVART
MSSOBVE PARTNBRSHIP
Saturday #dd Sunday tha dalliea were tlllfd itltb tbe trodbU betwaok Prealdaat Wllaon Wd Secretary at Stato Laaslalt. The ttaal reault waa Laaalag'a faaigaatioa, vhrtaaUy ra- «oeeted by thf PreaMeat. Tha aea- retary'a attAAtb waa In oallbtg madb- taift at tbb "babtaet offlcera durtac^ the p^ideaVa Iltaeaa, but the dla> agi^aieat raallr datee fi«m thi) peace treaty meeting laat year la, ParU. Laatlof had been eeereterr since Bryan's resignation at begta- alng pt war. While In theory we hava a RepablUfnaiorm ot government, ba reality we seem to be drtftUg ewltt> ly toward-one>man centraliaed pow¬ er, a^d power U power, whether ex¬ ercised by a king, emperor, dictator* or president.
McKINLinr AIINOrNCBS FOR
VNriFBb STATES SENATOR
CaaAmmM,Wf^».Uaia^fAt,^:,. "
O. a.«aplatd« i'iti'^ail^erSeii^ ^.;-| Sherasaat who wiU aot afoK ,ra:fdae-Tn', «•«»••¦ ¦ • '"'" ' ?¦ :..-"..-.. ,«r^-'V
Aa' CbUafo haa the other hate^.i ' ietf It 18 laatiaa to down *t^)^ tHat;^, .iy w« bave tUa baadtor this Ume aa^,: , * we thiak-MeKtaley U tbe man for --. the job.
ttoratmB aa HaM'VAsmam,
• ' rASSBS AWAY
Private servleea tor Mrs. LoU A. Ingersoli, a'bo passed away on Wed¬ neaday at St. Mary's hospital Us Oalesburg, werO held at the hoasa of ber daughter, Mra. E, T. &, Ma¬ son In Oalesburg, at t o'clock, Fair day afteraoon. Dr. L. F. DiauaAtt eoaducted tbe services. On Satarday tbe rematas were Uken to Fartaat CityHiy Hr. and Mrs. Maaon aad CoL and Mrs. J. Macic Tanner ot Flora, and final services were held at tba Metbodiat church in tbat ctty.
Mrs. Ingersoli made her home ta Oalesburg for many years, bnt tor the last twelve years had been Itv- tng with her daughter, Mrs. J. Mack Tanner.
She Is survived by three daugh¬ ters. Mrs, Mason of Oalesbqrg; Mra. Tanner, Flora, and Hrs. J. F. Me Chosney, MUml, FU., and three sons, H. E. lagersoll. Chanute, Kaa.; P. S. Tngersell, Oalesburg, and O. O, Ingersoli, Houston, Texas.
RBVENITB COLLECTOR
^ TO BE
There will be a Deputy Revaan* collector In CUy County at the tot- lowln times and place^
CUy City—March 1st, at Bank.
Xenla—HatCb tnd, at Bank.
Flora—Marcb t, 4, S, aad <tb at First. NaUoaai bank.
LoaUvUle—Mareh 8, 9t^ at Coart House. ~
ENTERTAINS RAINBOW CLCB
Miss Nera Whitman waa hoateea to the girls ot the Ratabow club at her home on east Fifth street, Sat¬ urday aftemoon. Tbla socUl clab.te composed ot tbe members of IVas Martba Parks ^nday tOJuAaX ejUaa of the CkrUtlfn chnreh. Feattttas ot the afteraooa tacluded music, gamea and the ofeaing of Valenthse beat, which ooataldbd cu^tda dataty-mia- aivee, Lato la the afteraoon th^ gh-U enjoyed delloloae refreahmeat»
TAlUDr TO OLNBT
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Object Description
| Title | Flora Record |
| Masthead | The Flora Record |
| Date | 1920-02-19 |
| Month | 02 |
| Day | 19 |
| Year | 1920 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 22 |
| Decade | 1920-1929 |
| Geographic Coverage | United States, Illinois, Clay County, Flora |
| Description | An Archive of the Flora Record Newspaper in Flora, Illinois. Flora Digitial Newspapers Collection. |
| Subject | Flora (Ill.) - Newspapers, Clay County (Ill.) - Newspapers |
| Rights | Digitized with permission from current newspaper publisher. |
| Contributing Institution | Flora Public Library |
| Source | Microfilm |
| Type | Text |
| LCCN number | 9054780 |
Description
| Title | Flora Record |
| Masthead | The Flora Record |
| Date | 1920-02-19 |
| Month | 02 |
| Day | 19 |
| Year | 1920 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 22 |
| Decade | 1920-1929 |
| Sequence | 1 |
| Page | 1 |
| FileName | 19200219_001.tif |
| Date Digital | 2007-06-22 |
| Geographic Coverage | United States, Illinois, Clay County, Flora |
| Description | An Archive of the Flora Record Newspaper in Flora, Illinois. Flora Digitial Newspapers Collection. |
| Subject | Flora (Ill.) - Newspapers, Clay County (Ill.) - Newspapers |
| Rights | Digitized with permission from current newspaper publisher. |
| Contributing Institution | Flora Public Library |
| Source | Microfilm |
| Type | Text |
| LCCN number | 9054780 |
| FullText |
THE FLORA RECORD A Good Newspaper i« a Pawer in jthe Hftfjie. SchooL State and Nation VOLUME VHL ^fsags FLORA. ILLINOIS, THUI^DAY. raBRUARY 19, 1920 NUMBER 22 LonsviLLB osansa bbadt FOR Tne STATE HIOHWAT At tbe meetUg ot the Town Board Monday nigbt a rwMlution waa paa¬ sed imthorislng the Preaident to en •ter into a contract' with Mr. C. A. Stanfleld to prepaiw plaaa aad apecl- fieattona tor the paving ot tbe De- •ot road aad aUo ta the iron brMga. Mf. nujafleld U the Mgteaer who r'Sat-thtaaSh pcaetleaUy all ot the pavement at Flora and U an exj^er- leneed muaieipal engUeer. The Board ezpeeU to pnah the two paving propoattlims tkrongh ae sooii as possible; Oar neighboring eity ot Loaisvllle, it will be seen by the above clipping trom the Clay County Democrat, U setting ready tor the aUU highway now located and to be Coastracted Irom Bttingliam to LottUttUe, then io Flora and on to FiArtieid. Towns through whicb theee roads paaa must pave the streeU, designated by tbe atate surveyors as part of the high ¦way. Flora, fortunately,' ha^ all of North avenue that will be a part ot thU road now paved with good bard brick, exeept a few bloeks on east Korth avenue, aad ttds work will be «ompleta^ U ample time, MARRIBD Fraak Maan and MUa Irredeli Perkina, popuUr and well-known yoang peopU ot Flora, were married at the M. B. parsonage Ust Tburs dar evenUg, Feb. It. Dr. W. C. Ma¬ curdy, pastor, otticiatlng. The brtde is a daughter of Mra. L. S. Umbenhour ot weat Flora. The groom U a aon ot Mr. and Mrs. James Hann ot thU city and U an employee ot the Baltimore A Ohio ' railroad company. The happy couple have guie to house beeping in a eottege on'West Third street. u DISnNCHJISHBD VIBTrOB HBRB COI. JToltn T. Stewart of St. Paul, Mtan., viattad trom Frtday until Sunday wttb Mr,4i»/ ,.Jtoa.,Af CVt^ ^r a£Am^^)^^0tm^ Maa\ -WHh W&i mi a d ,tantviy at Hapg- lag Bare.' <)ol.'Steiii%ri U a eonata ot Mra. Porter aad Mrs. Kiag. FOr eleven ^eara yjb tfaa civil an- glaeer dii the Qyotoglcal Sarvay tor the government and traveled Over ev¬ ery, atete in the union exeept threet^ He aerved aa a lieutoaant-eoldael ot engtaeera la the war with Oermany. Laat Satarday evening, at the Fark hotiB. in Salem, a meetiag was hem ot tbe IllUoU orsaniaation "of tba Hlilaad Trail. yi«a-jn(aaUeat Bei^ S. Marray, ot Oltier; Caminisaloner A. L. Haxwell, ot Lawreaoevilto; Ooiamiaaieaei^ CoL J. Iack Tanner, of Flora; Commis- alMOr C. W. Varaeir. ot SaUm, and BaCrete'ryJtreaaarer, L.,M. Wood, ot Hara, ware preeent. Vk aditttjaa tajthajaaa. la^e sUte orgaalaatiaa, there ware preeeat Col. Haadolph Smith of F&ra, aad W. P. Morru, c. B. HoD, L. K. Kagei', Sa* C, Martin. JUn It. tadth. J. R. Vawter, B. BTVandevoort and Repreeenutive'C. L. McMackln, ot Skteu: - There Waa an opea meettag atter enp»er, at which tbe Satem maa were Sreeeat, Before aupper, the atete or- gaaliatlon men telked over waya and atoaad ot furthering early conatruc¬ tion dt tbe Midland Trail under the sixty mlllUn bond isana. It waa tbe sense ot tbe offtcUU that the idea ot a apeeUl train to Springdeld be Ihdetthitely pobtponed aad that in lie ataad a aitecUI trip be made to Springfleld by rapresentetive Mld- idad Trail boosters)along the line ot road. ' A committee of three, compoeed ot Preaident Mnrray. Repreaentative VIee, dad; OomiaUaioneT Taaner, Sera-eeleeted .tc^'artaage a date wtth 10 atate highway authorities ^r a Uaetlng In" Springdeld at an early date. The atete organization ottfcUls will so to Springfleld whoa tko date Is arranged, and the stete sajuAors and represenutlvea' in the con'aties alottg tbe Midland .i/rrali are eepe->- Ully-htvlted to aocdUpany the atete ottleiala. Bach locpl MidUnd Trail orSaaisailon along the touto U also atatbbrlsed to send'/delegatea to the SprinJcSeld meetingfi''-notice ot date to be sent by President Murray. Tho Viee-Preaideat and Secretary- Treasurer ware authjirtsed to draft a set ot by-laws tor ko^rament of the Midlahd Trail "orgahUatlons In ttjiM also vote^ to levy 16 pea cemHiflhe money tn. hands of each local orgatalaatlon to*'be paid into the tredaury ot the state organisation, to be aaed In atate ^nd national or¬ ganisation work in getting speedy hctlon towards eenstruotlon of 'this traaso'ontlnenUI Mghway through tbajtoto «t minou trow .Vlaeoaass rioBart St. Louia. ^ . . ItW S. MtRRAT, Free. 1,. M. WOOD.. Bafc'y-Treaa. SdTPEBIBrrBNDElIT ^ STAvkNS IS ILL Laat week C. 0^ Stevens ot this eity, supertetendent ot IIIUoU dI¬ vUion ot tba Baltimore * Ohio waa to OUey and the Dra. Weber ot flie eanatostam tm-ta him a thorongb ex¬ amination. They fonad that he waa bothered with high, blood pressure, registering above ttO. They advlaed him to return to hU home and re¬ main there tor two or tbree weeks un til relieved. On Monday treatment and reat bad reduced tha preasure to 18S and he U getting along nicely. His mother, Mrs. T. M. St'ivims of Sumner, came over Thuraday, tft to- mate for awhile. \ '^ ^ OLNET AFTEB SHOE FAOIXHtY The Brown Shoe Co. ot St. LouU, bave made Olney people a propoal¬ tlon to eaUbHab a braneh tectory U that city, to employ about tOO men, women and girU and Olney busUesa men are now pulIUg for tbe factory. A committee of Olney eitisena were at St. LouU tha Utter part of laat week, cohfeultlttg with tbe Brown Co. • ottleUU. .,.' BNUMERATINfl FINISHED The oeiMtia ennmw^tora tor CUy county bav« con^pUted tbe oenaua aad the l^ks h%ve been turned ov¬ er to Unele. Sam. Bveryone will ^>anxioaa to know Jnat wbat the popuUtlon of the towaa, vilUgea and connty ai«, but the SgafOB will not be avaiUble nntil Uaele Sam sees tit to give them out far pnbUeatfaiB. To Whom it May eosMwra:—I wUI aot bd leaiawum^ tor aAjr dobU ta earred bf AtyA Amy jMMaa at aajr- UaM. R. B.41QLDBK. ' HIDLANl) TRAIL OBOANttAWBai BIKETINO A OOBiMENDABLB ACT Mra. J. T. ftoed. affUteat saperta- tendent of the Croat''WHaga Metho¬ dUt Orphanage aecoamaAled two Ut¬ tle oblldren, brother aad sUter, who were ot that institution to Flora Thursday. TBBy were met by Mr. aad Mra. Otto Johnaon, wbo bad previona ly'arraaged to give them benefit ot loving care In a good home. Eugene te a huaky little lad eight yeara of age and Lena a lovable Ilttie MUa pf fonr yeara. It is a moat commen¬ dable ^t of kindness and Ohrtotian- ity to give a homO to any child de¬ prived ot home ymtorte and par¬ antel love. ^ , AN VliVeiSkt^WeBKCAKV' February, 19tO, U aaaaaal ta more ways than one. Of Courae tbe young Udiea all know by thU time that this U leap year aad February haa 89 days. But the month also has Itva Snadays, coming In on Sunday and eedUg on Sundiqr. Some one" flg- nred out aht It wlU bo tS yaars be¬ tore February again haa five Snn¬ daya. ZERO WBATRUB The sudden cliange ot wheather Saturday night brought saro weather Sunday moming aad the cold north- wsft wind caused many to atay In¬ doors all day, eonaequently Sunday scbool and ehnreb servic& in Flora wefe poorly attended. Moadaj mom¬ tng waa still very cold, bat. the ther¬ mometer has heen cUmbtag ataee then. NOAt^ HIGH SCHI ;ooL ASSURED CitiaoBii ot the Comninnlty High school dUtrtct at Noble got under the vote for a boildtag and bond U- Siie fOMl gave the boada a maiority of '94 Uat Saturday, ¦ 1110 voto wiii proirlde f tO,000 tor a aMf and baildtaip RAILROAD CAIXBD OFF The etrike caUed Mht "Ataada^, Fab 17th. by toe,AO*aid)atenahea,ot way iMapteyeea at tho ratfaroada of flu V. 's. waa eaUMrott, .Mta aaion agrae- -tac to ayatt-ysaflt «Mfea eoatereaee WMh PrftMUJit iriMoa-of W ^ railrbad maplharkoaaiL;' ' ^'¦¦^^'-' nUBB mA6TOR DBMONSTRAnpJI , Tbe free tractor screen demonstra¬ tion given by Bd Ginder, our Flora agent, at the opera house Tneaday attemoon attracted a large numbar of tarmera, who fame, aaw and convinced that tbe old methoda ot terming must aoon be replaced by tbe aew and better w ky. Tha lecture given by B. jL Ikerd at ladlaaapolU, hsd., at the Peeper Farming ladUaa Taastor |
