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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
FLORA, ILUNOIS. FRIDAY. JUNE   14,  1907.
NUMBER 22I
CHAUTAUQUA.
Successful  Series of Entertain¬ ments Closed Sunday Nigbt.
the pstrensge can be doubled next sea¬ son.    .
It is the fnll determination to raake the chautamians hu annual event with tbe hope that they may grow In interest and populsrity.
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Tbe'Lincoln Cbantanqna Assemoly closed Snnday night after a very sue- cessfnl week. The people of Flora are to be congratnlated on the snpport they gave to tbe Cbantanqna. Tbe visitors feel that Flora hae given more loysl support to the enterprise than any otber town in Sontbern Illinois wbere they | have been this treason with one excep¬ tion.
Thnrsday wiis one of the best days of the week from tlie standpoint of enter¬ tainment and protit to tbe audience. Eugene W. Cbiitln of Chicago, lecturer, bad a pleasing address und a ^reat store boose of interesting f«ct« on bis lec¬ tnre snbjects, , "The Progress of the Temperance Reform" and "Ai)raham Lincoln, the Man of Sorrows." Prof. Alviii W. Thatcher of Boston has a wonderfnl bass voice and captivated his audience each time he appeared
Friday the attraction wan James Rob ert Berkley, cartoonist, of lows, who gave chalk talkij in the arternoon and evening.
Saturday and Snnday Mrs. Mxe Onthrie TonKier ot Los Angeles. Calif., and tbe King's Danghterx Qnartet, of Strentor, 111., were bere. Mre. Tongier ia one of tbe most gifted speakers who bas appeared in Flora recently, and hor leotnres wery delightfully refreshing. She 'Is an intelligent, ardent advcK^ate ot the temperance reform and hev ad dresses also rank high from a literary standpoint. The singing by tbe King's Danghters qnartet was heartily ap planded at tbeir euery appearance. *¦ "S^aturally some dissappointinent *was mairtfmte44fl OPrtaln quarters, because the list of attractions did not embrace a Snake Cbsrmer; a Fortune Teller, and some High Kicking French Haids from Oay Parse. Hut moet people in this section, thank tbe Lo'd, have paised that fltape of deveiopinent. And if they hiivenot .rtiiiiied tl) any high .Ipgree of cnltnre a% yet, they have iit least rrached that uplifting stage of earnest desire for the purer and the better and tbs nobler. -
As an evidence of this we have only to cite tbe interest and enthusiasm of the crowds in attendance, notwithstand¬ ing the inclement weather.
It is a source of gratiticatlon to tbe local committee to be able tn say that tbe patronage bas been sufficient to de¬ fray all expenses and leavn a surplus of some fifty dollars, whlcb will be nsed in promoting similar enterprises in tbe fntnre. And tbe committee is encouraged to believe tbst a better Chautauqua can be bad next season. Tbe experience derived this season will enable those having It in cliargejto pro¬ ceed more Intelligently next season. The weaker nambera can be weeded ont and stronger numbers snbstitated. A more favorable seaaon for securing tbe attendance of tbe farming commun¬ ity can be selected. While gratifying resnlts bave been obtained, it is felt_that
terrifying indeed.   To loss the auper visor and ths editor both   on  tha aame day,—tba thonght is too horrifying.
Mldewalli Taxea Net Celleetablr.
At the hearing before Judge Tolliver at Louisville on Satarday in the matter of the delinquent sidewalk tsx, growing ont of the rotten cement sidewalks bnilt in this city last season, judgment was rendered sgainst the city. In every case which was contested tbe contention of tba property owners was that the walks were practically worth¬ less, and lo tbis contention tbey were supported by the preponderance of tbe evidence.
The only rsconrse left open to tbe oity now seems to be an action on tbe con - tractor, Mr. Reiser's ;bond. But as tbis bond seems to cover only about one- fonrth of cost of tbe walks, and as Mr. j Reiser and his ^odsmen are none of them residents of this county, the ont- looi for the recovery of the damage is not promising. •
This muddle, it will be recalled, ie one of tbe I>ril1iant achievements of the last city administration. An attempt has been made to saddle this tronble with other legaiies on the present ad- ministratinn. Bnt the attitude Mayor Cnnningham assumes is that be could not consls-tently ask'the property own¬ ers to pay a dabt which he would him¬ self restdt if in their position, and hence declines to have anything whatever to do wilh the collection of the ttx.
The remains of tbe wife of tbe late Oov. John R. Tanner, which have re¬ posed in the city cemetery at this placp for several years, were exhumed r ii Tuesday and removed to Spriogllelil where tbey will rest beside those of her distinguished hnsband. Tbe removal was made by the direction of tbe aon and daughter of the deceased. Col. 3. Maek Tanner of SpringHeld and Hrs. John A. Barnes of Chicago.
The mansolenm wblch baa been erected at Springfield at a cost of twenty thonsand dollars, eoterely by contri- bntions from the friends of th*e lale Qovernor, bas jnst been completed a^d it was deemed fitting and proper tbkt the remains of tbe wife who shared Us early toils and trails, bnt who did not live to enjoy bis fifial triumphs should rest beside him.
This beautiful mausoleum is a flttlOn tribute to their virtues and will be t«e mecca, at least of Clay Connty ^viaitOTk to the state capitol. . i
LOCAL OPTION
Measure of Far Reaching Conse¬ quences.
PASSING OF THE SALOONS
Probably the  End  of Licensed Saloons
in Nearly Every Town  in the
Slate.
ttrhool Enrollment.
Tlie following is the old enrollment of the Flora Pnblic Schools and teacberr as tbey will appear next fall; tbere will be relief to grades 1 and B. Room Retained Pro'ted Total    Teacher
What MIcht Have Been.
On Tuesday morning this eommnnity catne dangerously near snff*»ring an  ir- repsirabie      loss.      Supervisor      John Borders and the editor of the   Journal started for Lonisville in a tiuRgy  behind a   spirted   animal.     From   some unac countable  causs some   portion   of   the harness broke and the "brichin" (tbink that wa4 what they  called it)  dropped down about the   aoiuiars   hinder  feet. Now some   animals would   pay   no at¬ tention to a trltle lik" that  but this one becanii' immediately posi^eseed of an in¬ sane delusion tbat rhe mnst pnt as mucb space l>etween herself and that innocent bit of   harness   as she   could   and that too   in the   shortest  possible length of time.   Hence she proceeded to annihi¬ late distance In a manner to make num¬ ber six or eleven on   tbe  B.&O-  S W. look like they were standing still.   With all her speed however,   she   still   found time to register a few vigorous kicks at the   vile   thing   which    contiaoed     to dangle abont   ber   heels.    Mr.  Borders tugged at the lines with  all bis mi^bt and yelled to the editor to jnmp.    Bnt the editor was a little ont of practice as an athlete and beside ^couldn't see any real soft place to light, «o concluded to stay nntil the show wns   ont.   Bnt   he registered a silent   prayer  that Charley and the girls would get the paper out on time this week even though the next is¬ sne shonld be   published   on] the other side of the river.
However, Mr. Borders is nothing if not strong, and hualiy succeeded in stopping the sSrighted animal and tbe editor songht terxu firma thongh with more haate tlisu grace we fear. Strange to say as ao soon as tbat contrived piece of harness was removed fromjabont the mare's heels, she became as quiet as tbe I proverbial little Iamb which followed Mary to school one day. But tbe thought of the deplorable condition of tbis com - mnnlty it she had never stopped or if in her beadloog and mad race she badjcome in contact with a tree or other obstruc¬ tion and bad stopped all too suddenly is
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Deputy U. S. Marshall Arch Spriiif! came over from 01nt*y on Friday to in¬ vestigate the bootlegging and blind tigt'r busiueas in Flora. As a coons' quence he was accompanied on his re turn by Stephen Uraham, familiarly known as Bible Back. His examination waa held before special commissioner ni) Satnrday, several witneeees from fS^ra' being in attendance. The evidence seemed to justify the commissioner In holding the prisoner In bonds of five hundred dollara to await the action of the U. S. Urand Jury in default of which he wus taken to jail nt Danville. It la uoderHtood tliat quite a niasH of evidence againat other parties was pro¬ cured and a nnmber of arrests are likely to follow.
proval. Hence In all sections of tb» state oDtalde of the larger dtles, tb* sa loon muat surely go. And why oott Not a single legitimate argument cao b» ussd In its favor. We |donbt If cltle» and villages even which bave had the revenue from licensed saloons havp really been beneBtted from a financial standpoint.
Take the city of Flora, for iustaoce, during the last three vears. Flftytwo thousand dollara repressnts tbe revenues of tbe city for Ihat period,—twenty-one thousand from saloon license and thirty one thousand from taxes and otber sources. No falr-mtadaA* individual wonld contend for a monunt that the thirty-one thousand doII«n economical¬ ly expended wonld not have made more and better Improvements than we bave bad from tbe expenditure of ths whole sum. Supposing however that all the license money as well aa other revenues bad been carefnily and economloally expended, let us see bow tbe problem works ont. Tbe men wbo paid seven th