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VOLUME IX
FLORA. ILLINOIS. TifURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 1920
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DEATH CALLS
NRS.A.H.REED
Oood Ohristkui W< ' asoaed to 8or hart Rest Tkars> day, NovemHer IB.
One of Flora's oldest and beloved reaMento is dead. Mra. A. H. Reed pasabd away at her home on Vincen-
^aea avenne   Thnrsday evening, Nov.
* It, aboat t:Oe o'ekiek. Ske kad been in poor kealtk tor some time bnt had
- nHlg kssa *anfln*d to ker room al>ont
Mra. Reed was a groat reader and waa one ot the toundan of the Flora Hbttry and waa aaslga*d thO^ task of kslplag select daidr&kie boOka and llteiatura. Tlie VIon Ubrary in ISOS became tiie Carnogle library.
Riogra»hical Sketch.
May B. Reed was born in Alton, IlllnoU. Dec. 11. 18S4. departed thi? life Nov. IS, ISie. Mra. Reed was tho daughter of Col. J. C. Ketcham. At |h* age of fifteen Mra. Reed unit¬ ed with the St. Paul Episcopal ehurah at Alton. In 1S7S Col. Ketcham came with his family to Flora. Mra. Rend attended the Dr. Warren School in tkla dty, located oa the earner of Thlad and Bpeamora .streets, the bnikllnc nOw beioir Oeonpled by B. D. Maaaaak. In ifg* ake was united in «a#ag*-tO A. R. Bited in St Lonis brmaa.,mAry,latmar paolarot tke MetlHdbt eknraa la Flora.
like funeral 1 Seraicea wera held from the tamily raddeaee, on Vin- eenaas avaane, i Saatfay attaraooa at >:|* o'eloek. .Tka'4Bpiseopal burial 80Tti«e was raad ky Rev. W. I, Ter- hna*. paator of tk* lf«(kodlat Ms- eopgl eknrak. HUorassat tn Elm- wood eoBsoUty. Xbe tlardl trikotes wera nHwy and kaaatltnt
Tke deceased is awrvited by a son. O. H. R*«d, aad wife, and a sister, Mrs. Anna C. Bowmaa, of thia city.
"BI*ss*d are they that live, and die in tk* Lord for tkey shall see Him in Bisj^ory."
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Tl>. OiiAT OOUNTV FARMSRH.
Tk* temporary orgulaatlOBa'tfaat ara to ppt over a farm bureau for Ciay county .are about completed. The campaign for membera will start in a sho^t time. If every townskip will get: tke quota of memken that wss agrasd upon at tlw meeting held In Lonteyuie, Clay eonnty will aoon have a tam kurean and a eoaaty agent at work.
Soaie^otter tke argaasaat tkat onr iorefathora did not   kave   a   tarm
SUPPORT THE
ASSOCIATION
BIO DRIVB FOR COUNTT FARM BUREAU.
BUITKbAT AXNIVER8ARIBS.
Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Wisehart.en¬ tertalaed a tew frienda at their h*me In lola Wednesday evening of last week. Nov. 17. that belag-the 7ltk MrtMay ot Mra. Wisokai^ Mr ¥naahart was 78 yeara oK'Tta«sday
ot tkis wa*k.   Their dangkter, Mra. ¦	
J. A. Sakiai ot Sulliran, arrived in -The temporary committee appoint- lola qk tke Kth to spend a tew days ed to push the work of organising a wltk Mr pateata. She and her broth- tarm baraau for (Hay county kave er aati wit*, Mr. and Mra. Harrison deeMed to put on the big member- Wlsafcart dacided to celebrate l>oth ship drive for December Sth to 16th oaatT«tsarl«s on the eame day by Tka eammitte* to composed of Cliat giyialg a dfiiner in honor of theii Logan, praaident; F. W. Reita, secra- paraats. fUacie" Oeoj-ge and "Aunt" tary. aad L. F, Brtaeenden. H. F. GlUoy, as they ara oalled hy * host of Harrlaon, R. B. Henry and H. C. ntlgkbon and tM****. *ata«*d tnto GkatRa.
tk* spirit at thp oecaaioa. An ele-' Impotna and plans tor tke drive gant alx o'clock dtaner Was spread wera focnsod at a moetiag kaM at otd taskUntfd gam*s *wr» played dur- LonlsvlUe. attended by about 60 lag tko flVaang ua^ a late honr j wMo-awake tarmen, and J. C. Splt- jrhatt prasent wera Mrs, J. A. Sabln ler, ot Btfingham, aaad C. F. Eaater- 'ttx. and Mrs. Harrison Wisehart and day, ot Carbondale, sUte workers in six tin* Httle childran, aad Col.' organisation, the latter rapresenting Raa4oIphi Smith, a couain of Mra. the Illinois Agrienltnral Association WiaahaH. Mr. and Hra. C. A. Rob- into which the Clay county bnrean Inson ealled dnring the evening to ex- has i>een voted. tsn4 ooagratulationa. I     Llteratnra la this week betng sent
Mr. aad Mra. Wisehart located on to 2,60* Clay county farmera and it a tatki iMar lola in 1868 whera they is hoped everyone will read the mes- ramalkdd until a year ago, when they sage and Joki the organisation, leased tk* farm and moved to lola. The drive will be for 500 mem- Tlwy ara loved and respected by all l>era. apportioned as follows by town- wko know them aad number their ships:
TUBUTE m OBITUAIY   YOUNG FOLKS
TO nm noNTsoR     connuNnY club
trHmds by the thonsands. In August next ik«y win hav* been married fif¬ ty yakta aad their childran ara plan¬ ning td amet with them and celebrate tkair gold** wedding aanlversaryt'
Tk* R*ei>rd Joins witk tkeir large etral* otirlends and wish for Mr. and Mra. WlS^krt many mora years of happy aiatHed Ufe.
Xenia   .^.
Songer    -
Ositalooaa .... Larkinburg
BUir 	
Bible Orove
 SO
 40
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 so
.40
soiJiMciur OiiiOrolB Hokmoix- WkAh BociRTT uaemfo.
Lonisville  : _ 601
Harter    .^. 100
Stanford  „  „ 40
OUy iMty ......„•.;„-  40
Pixley .— —.40
Hoosier    80
TttSsday and Wednesday the OOavuaOEinMKT fO MRS. SII,AS soatkara   nunoto   Hortiealtaral  8o-| smnnm.
cMtJr k*M tta aannal meeUag at 11- —"-k—
brWT kail Ik Flora. I     At the home of Mn. Chaa. Oraen-
Taore kras an out-of-town attend- wood bn North avedue Monday even- aac* ot about 36 horticulturists and ing, eccurrad on* of the most enjoy- tke llMClaai was a good, praktieal able soeial attain ot tke season when one, add tall of valuable information Mn. Harald Hogan entertained with td all In attendance. a  mlseellaneona Shower for one  of
Tk* oMMen wera re-«l*et*d ex- Flora's popalar bridea. Mn. Kllas oept tho sscratary, H. O. Bikekiey, Shriner,, wlwae marriage took place ot Alata, -oa^eeedlng 8. P. Cooper, o( in tke early fall. The gnest of hon- Riekvlew, la this office. or waa not apprised of the appranch
Another one of the older reaidents ot Clay county haa been called by death. Peter Thompaon paaaed away auddenly at his home at Rifle Tues¬ day moralng of laat week. Mr. Thompaon waa a highly respected olUaan and waa widely kaowa, a kind, indulging^ huaband and father, al¬ ways of 'cheerful diapoeition. He kad lived In the neighborhood whera he died, hia entira Ufe and hla death will ite moilraed by many.
He was poatraaster at Rifle for twenty yean, until the rural free delivery raute waa established and the poetoffiee waa disoontinued at that village. Afterwards he devoted his time to hto work at kto stftra. Ha was flagman at Rifle for yeara and waa well known among the railroad employes to whom he was a trae friend.
Peter Thompson was born Marah tt. 1864, and died Nov. 1«, 1920. He was uaited ia marriage to Mlaa Matilda Allen in 187S. To this union ten childran wera born, six sons and four daughtera; one son, Samuel, died thlKy yean ago, at the age of nine yeara. The aurviVIng ekildran ail roalde In Clay county. Six aistera and three brothera anr- Tive him, namely: Mn. Joal* Rake- atraw, of Peoria. II.; Mn. Naney Fot- atraw, of Peoria, III.; Mra. Naa«y Fol- «f SlatOH. Minn.; Mra. Lula of Ottowa, Iowa; Mn. McClnra and Mra. Margarat a, of Flora; Slater Patrlea, of Balleviiie, III.; Charles and Bdward Thompson, of Louisville; Wfltlam Thompson, of Flora.
Fuaeral services wera held Thura¬ day morning at 10:00 o'clock from the St. Stephens church at Flora, conducted by Father Oeorge Lohman. Interment in the Catkoiie cemetery.
Among tkose on the program we note Itouator H. M. Dunlap;' ot Sav¬ oy; W^S. Perrine, of Cent^wUa, and Prot. .W. S. Brock, of the nitnolc Univeralty.
ing   gayeties.     Invited   to   spend  a quiet .evening with her friend, invg- in*   her   sarprise   on   entering   the house to find many friends to grest lier witb lutppy oongratuiations.    In a short while she vraa itfvitcid to open a hnge pile of various shaped pack¬ ages.      She   found    most   lieautifal For a faw moments thera was » «lfts of silver, ent glaas. china, Un«n .  bit  bt  okcitemeat   io   front   of   the and  hand work tkat  would _^delight bnrean and ^ky do w* aee4 oae aowt nortk wiadow of the Flora NaUoaai  •¦<!  fl*«l<len  any bride.    Many of wta -- *"-^' nader vwy dittSrantI vLni i^ tht^itr    A man; apTan ^^* exautoit* glfu wera ftom ont-of
was seM work- ^^ triohds.   Tk* kostoss' sparad'nv
COUBAT  EXCITBIfKNT.
W* ara
 blsats tkan our torefathen
1«»' iniket. All bntlasss to orgak- tiM4 and to doing buslnass In an or¬ gaaiaad *ay. jkttlaiJtuxa. tiklek kas tke graateat hivsatnaat of ata bnsl- asaa. haa beea tke last to booMiie or¬ ganised.
Only fonrteen countiea ara left in IlUaota that do aot have a farm bur¬ eau, aad throe of these ara getting ready to pnt on memberakip cam- palgas. Nearly kalf at tke eoantles now Organised kave completed their tirst or soeead three-year term and kave voluatanly reorganised for a tkree or tlvo'yaar period. Farmera do not voluntarily eoattaae work of tkis kind unless It to satisfactory and genuine benefits aro raeeivod.
,.   THE OOMMirrEK.
t«rant  Bjujc taat Saturday
HARRIED IN XElhA.
Mias Ensie Mlsenhlmer and Victor Petit woi^ married in X«nto, 111., Nov. 14. ISSO, at the M. B. paraon- agS, Rev. Simmons, pastor, offieUt-
Tke bride is tke dangkter at Mra. Wiine Miaeahbner. ot near Flora. Sh* to a christtaa aad a ehanalag yonag lady and has aognirad some atupleai talent. .Tk* groom to the eOa of Mr. and Mrs.,J..C. Petit, of ¦ Hon. Bo to employed at the Wells- Faigo lEBtpress Co's otflce and Is In- dnstrloni and highly raspaeted.
Oa WaAccaday a reeeptioa was held in kteor of the newiywoAs 'at th* home of Mn. Mianahimnr.
Tkey will l>e at koara on State street to their frienda-atter Nov. 21
The Record, with a liost of frlMids. wish them snaaass and hap- ptaeaa.      ¦
BraLE CLASS RBOi|0ANIZED.
Laat week tho "9M .Onard" mea'a "~    elass of the nppt  Ckrtatlaa Snnday aekaai pa* loorgaais- «d aa<| tke name "(Hd-rOpasd" was ckaaged to "Boosten."
Tke foUowiag otticen wera elect¬ ed: Praaidoat. H. F. Pixley; vice president, Wm. Lindsay; teacher, L. U. Wood; seetisUiy. R. H. Orant; as¬ sistant secretary. C. E. Wolfe; treas¬ nrar, P. O. Wolf; chairman member¬ ship committee, Claud McDaniel; chairman socUi eoaunittee, E. H Arkuthaot; chalnnaa eommittOe, P. A. Meyer; ehabman flower eommtttoe. E. W. Brown.
lag on the bank's big burgtor prooi Pai°» to make it a delightful affair, Safe. His baek was towards the Her deeorations wen scarlet IndUn street and as the seraw door wae ""ri*"* **'T'*"' kraena and quantl- partly open a paasarhy gHatook tke ^^^^ ot colorful autumn leaves, all in proeoeding aa  a bank rabbery and  keeping with the lovely autumn aoa
was Jnst ready to give the alarm When tke suppoaod aafe blower tura- ed around aid revealed tbe genial anaUtng face of Wllllan Parton, wkc waa thera to laapOct the sate door. Mr. Pnrton is a maekinistj a handy and an esaential eitiaen of Flora. He mlgkt tear up a aofe door or any¬ thing to see how It waa made, bnt is the last man in the worid to commit an act of bargtoiy.
18,000 REFUGKES RED.
aon. For favora the gueats received cunning little tnrkeys. After a time of fun and liappy oonvenation, Mrs. Hogan, assteted by Mre. Oreenwood, served a delectable lunch of sand¬ wiches, salads, pickles and coffee, and punch. Those present were: Mesdames Shriner. Hogan, Oreen- -wood. Warran Smith, Ham Lane. Er¬ nest Chaney; Misses Delia Oill. Jean Southwiek, Marie Keith. Mabel Shriner, Mildrad Miller.
DR.
BOTLEB TO OMOAinXK NEVT CIiITB.
VIBORO,  Finland,—About  18,000' RuBston rafugees in Finland ara be-1 Ing fed dally by the American  Red]     For a long time Dr. J. M. Boyles Croas.    This Is virtually the entire  has been trying to hire someone to
Russtan population in the Vlborg dtetrtct. In addition to feeding these peoplo since Jiue 16, the dtetribution of 84,462 garments and 1.600 paira of shoes has been completed by the Red Ocoss unit.
OHIO TWICE WINNER.
Ohio state people have a way of winning that we muat all admira. That state aeems to have a "cinch" on prasidenta, for we call to mind tonr ainee the Civil war. Now they have gobbled up the football cham- Pionahip by defeating Illlnoto at Urbana laat Saturday by a 7 to 0 score—made the last ton seconds of pkiy.
NEW-nCTCR^ STUDIO.
In this Issna of tko Raoord will be found an ad of Frank L. Trago, a Fltwa boy. w1m> IWs opoaed » studio ppataira in the kailAng over tke Haworth shoe ropaifksg. #hop. ' Mr. Trago r«tnrn*d tram t^ 'west sbout six weeks ngo. He to a. son of Osear Trago. Read the ad, aa hs is making aome apectoi inducemen'ta to cutom- era. '   I
paint the roof of kto big stoek barn, located on Itis farm, north of Flora, but finally despairing of getting the. work done by othera h^reaimied his positloh as prasldent Of "The Nd- Work Club" and went to It himsell Ust Friday and Saturday and In these two days fiatohed the Job and to now feeling fine aad quite inde¬ pendent. Dr. Boyles has held the prasidency of "The No-Work Club" for tke past ten years and made an efficient and capable officer. He is now thinking about organising a new elpb to be known by tke name "Ii you want anything done, do it your' self." We doubf if thto cluk will have as large a membenhlp aa the Old one, but it to worth a trial these times.
Clay  Coaaty  ReaMeat Departs  This
Lifr Ta««dar, Nov. 16th, at
Honse in'Rifle.
Orgaatoatloa of Boya' aad Olrto* Club Started,—Asatouai Btatfei^ab Leader Waa Hei^^^
A naeeting was held at the high school Tuesday night for the purpose of working np interest In the move¬ ment for the organtoatlon of one oi more' boys'- and girls' cIuIm. among the young folks of the community.
H. F. Woltor of the Unlvenity aastotant atata elnb leader, was her«> kwkbig tke field ovor during the day aad ha and Mr. Onsseftleld, rapreaen- tatlve tor ihelllinote Dnroe Breoden' Asaoelation, addrsssad the meeting at night, oxptoining to those present the natura and advantagss of the club work, and outlining tke steps to be taken for tbe actual organisation of tk* einba. Klncaid Brothera. of Louisville, wera also rapresented and tkey kindly offered all poshible as¬ sistance in making the movement a success.
An encouraging numt>er of the young folks were present, and nearly all showed tkeir interest by express¬ ing a deaira to Join one Or mora of tke proposed eluba.
The plan for thto oommunlty Is to undertake tke organisation at the «sarltast poasible moment, of a dairy ealt club and ot a "sow and litter" club with perhaps Ultor a eora elnb.
CARD or THANKS.
We wIsk to thank the kind friends and nelghbora for their asstotance af¬ ter the death of our hnsband and father, Hr. Peter Thompson. Their kindness will never be forgotten.
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Mra.. Peter Tkompson. Mrs. A. B. Myera. William Tkom^on. Mra. Bd Stewart, Bd Thompson. Fred liiompson. Mn. Fred Hammer. Lloyd Thompson. Lawrance "Thompson. Nargarat Thompson.
APPRO^CmNG NtjPtlAl^
Cards ara out for the approaching maraiage of Mr, Oayion H. Bordera of Flora, to Mlaa Bailie Kemmer. Mr B*rd*ra to the popntor manager of the "Strand" theater la Lonlavilie, knd hto bride-to-be is the aceompitoh- ed daughter of Hr. aad Mra Charles Kemmer. of this city. The ceramony will take place ThanlCBglving even¬ ing at the Strand theater in Louia¬ vlUe.
MASONIC  DROREBS  AND  BAN. QUET.
Wednesday afternoon, Iwglnning at 1 o'clock. Flora Masonic lodge will have work in the Master Mason's de¬ gree, and at 6 o'clock a banquet will ho served. Thera will also be a night aeesion for third degree work.
Teama from the lodges at Fair¬ field, Oeff. Cisne, Lonlavilie, Xeaia *a<l CUy City, ara expected to aasist in ,the work, and a big time Is in ston ^r tke brethran.
,Jba Master's degree will be eon tonod on Carl Shrlver, Rex MeCor- mfek. Walter OreenUw, L. S. Stein, O. T. Ooff.
RAILROAD NO^ES
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RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP DRIVB.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 14.— "Without contianed American Red Crosa asstoUnoe next year many thousands of Europaga okiidrea wtll bo reduced to a terrible atate of mia- ery," deciarea a cablegram from Sir David Henderaon, diroetoi^genaral of the League ot Red Crosa soeieties. Ehcprasaing the hope that the Fourth Roll Call ot the American Red Croas will call forth snatained support of tke society. Sir David wired from Ooneva:
"Tke Leagne of Red Cross So¬ cieties oxteada to tke American Red Cross most haarty good wishes foi success ot its memberahip campaign. Knowing from penonal observation the wonderful work already done and now being carried on by the Ameri¬ can Red Cross in various European countries, we ean unhesitatingly and without qualitication ondorae to the fullest extent the value of American Red Cross activities in Siurope.
"We feel contident that without th* aid extended In the past by Amer¬ ican Red Cross ipaoy Mvos w*ttld feAve keen s*errtle«d, espeeUlly chil¬ dran; and we ara equally eonvineed tliat without continued American Red Croas assistane*. aoxt yaar. many thouaand ot children will k* reduced to terrible sUte of misery. W* ekn- not nrge too strongly the nooeasity tor continuance of the rallef work now being carried on by American Red Croas and we slneeraly triMt tkat tbe memlMrahip campaign will ro- ceive the universal support It de¬ serves."
The drive for 1921 m*m)>eMhips in Flora will be put on next week.
OIL WELL EQUIPMENT SHIPPED.
Word has Just Iteen received that the tirat car of oaaing for the oil w^li which the Amber OII A Oas Co. Is going to drill on th* Jesse Curry farm, southeast of Flora, has been Shipped. The rig is being loaded and shonid arriv* in Flora this'wenk, possibly Friday.
Every effort to being iftade to have the work sUrt at the earileat pos- aible date aad the iadieathms arc that the aetual drilling operations will be eommenee din the aoxt two or thrae weeks.
\ J. W. hturray was a week-end vis¬ itor in Pana.
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Mra B. B. Miliigan and okUdran wera Springfield vialtora tkto weak.
Mra O. F. Tolliver wak a St. Lonto shopper this week.
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Orover Shinetield and Chester Braek sMnt last week kunting near Oiane. we know tkey got the bun¬ nies aa we tkaak tkan for lira nice ones.
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Mr. and Mn. Raymond OilMon re¬ turaed Ust week fram Hot Springs, Ark. Ray sura looks much improv¬ ed.
.    ,•    •    • J. N. Valbert, Olann MeOiil and Harold Smt^ saw Ohio def*at lUI- nols   at   Champaign   last   Saturday. Harding aad Ohio can not be beat.
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C. A. Wade, tegiaUtlv* oommitt**- man for B. of R, T. S20, was la Springfield on busihass tor the order Tnesday.
Lawrsaee tSein says it Is a long long way traa tk* boarding kottse to tko north end ot town aad It Is aoia* wear on skoes, and In ordor to eog- s*rv* shoe soles he to **at*a»plailag taking a poraianent rasldsaea la tk* nortk skd.
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Mra. Hugh Lewto, ot Pana, wds a Sanday visitor tn Flora.   ^ ,
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Mr. aad Mra. H. E. steftk>lll do- part tkis wsok tor Donvor.<<lo)o.. ok an extsaded visit. ,(,.'
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C. H. Cr**g*r. R. F.^t^lfe^^M a, book ot nil*s sekool la .
Three aittaront oUssss  	
aU-wo^ well att*M*4 ty/»
men «ho live la WMta as Well as
other points.
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E. B. Skay will depart for Calitor&ia to visit Va ' ara spakdiag tke wlatsr i'
y)
special sttorts to avoid aeeid
A   No-AoBid*nt   Caaip*Uia«j^ wltk
eonduetad oa the B. * O. SMu'm to date from Oet. it to Nov. 1«.- Aad ^Mieh departmaat pnt forth etarr H- fort to avoid aoeldaato. D. L. B*otk pUood ta tko round konao a koanl. wklck Was dgtad aad ovary moratag a raeord pUsM at tk« data tor oaoi day a. loasa tm sign waa us«i. At th* ani ot tkotliB* ll>» Mt eait «¦* ragkltaMd with a\o aeeioonts.    Tni*
rks «*ll tor Onr shop mon wKo earaful to avoid aeoidisats.
There is a heluva lot belag said ia reganu to tbe Japa aaaigvatlgg to tke U. a A. and taktaig up takrt k» CalltoraU. Did any of us o**r stop to think of tke swarms ot kad*sli>- akies landing evary day at Bllto Io- laadT Tho scum in most aasss of Europe. Do we ever read la our pa- pera ot a train or bank WSkkoiy or attempt to wreck a traia knilod off by a Japanese? No Indesd it to th* buneh ot worthlosa ontoast trom tk* otkor side wko pull suck sMkta. TKp Jap is tar snporlor to gay wko kcHa* to onr ports from Bntepa; Wa tUak attention skould b* antiraly tntaos townM Elito IsUttd and kdVMtMiK' don* toward keaping th*Jn(kl>y ak- desirables out.
Bditor L. B. artosom,.of tho Far¬ ina News, msd* ns a frat^raal call .Wedasaday, whUa attsndlagltha ila- sottie BMoting nM fcaag^at. Soil* of; 'tk* hratkran from tk*ro earn* ovor to seo Rex McCormick Uke tk*. Ma*t*r Mason degree. .....';
SPENT DAT IN COUNTRY.
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mKtmoAv nariiiBL
Last Snaday at tka,.itaaw of Mr. and Mn. L. M. Wlkad, a Mrfkday dinner was given in^kaaor ot tkeir aoa, Eari, it betaig kto Sttk aaniver- sary. Mr. aad lm, Bart Wood and daagktara. Mary Ifalfcarias. aad Lor¬ eaa Marteiu; ot BrMgMOrt, and Mr. aad Mrs. Roy E. Wapi, qf Sumner, worn over for tho nriwalnn.
Mra. K. S. Pritchett. Mn. R- >• Bunch and Mra. Leon Coil motored to the laaaant conntry kome of Mra. devotional Martha Creugkaa |a Mlgeam eonnty, Friday, and spsat a •Wl' enjoyable day. The fine eoantry dtnnor pre¬ pared by the hostess and daughter. Miss Maud, waa hearUly enioyod.
ItETURNED VO FLORA.
Unci* Chas. KlUey aad *rito who g left Flora to reside on a tana a year ~   ago. kara moved into town again and
occupy'tkeir pretty home on Vlneon'
nssroad.
ATTRMpVO GAME.
Prof. F. W^Cox, Prof. .Box Dale Prof. A. D. SIsor, Prot. FogUr, New. ton Knight. Broek MaxOell. Law rence Blotter. OUbert and Jawel Val¬ bert. Oetl Dntt. Harald Smith aad OUnn McGUt, saw the Bllaoto aad Ohio tootban game at Urbaaa Satnr day. ^
genSICKEN  WITH FNWMIONIA-
DHRI8TIA|N OffURl rASftOlt.
CHURCH CXtAM'
Last Snnday moraiag aad eveaUg, Eld. Olibort W. Ziak, of Mt. Paiaoki flilod tke pulpit at tko Flora Ckris¬ tlan okurak. Daring the afternoon the officUI iKwrd met and extended him a call for the Coming year as pastor. At the night service the con¬ gregation endorsed the board's ac¬ tion. Tuesday B. F. WineUnd, sec- reUry of the board, received a mes¬ sage from Eld. Ziak accepting the offer and he will move his family here right away. He haa a wife and two ehildren. one in high school and the other in grade school. He to s graduate of Earaka college and eomso with tha beat of reeommenda- tiona
BD^HRB PARTir.
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
FLORA, ILLINOIS
CONDENI^D REPORT AS MADE TO THE COMPTROLUBt
OF THE CURRENCY AT CLOSE OF BUSINB»S
NOVEMBER IS, 1920
RESOURCES
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Mn W  R. DnrUnd to reported to k« seriously ill with pneumonia-at her   kome   on    Second    a*d atroeU.
The Udias Ot St. Stepheaa chunk gave an enjoyable onekra party la tkt soeUl tooau of tko it*i| sekool knlld- lag Tuesday aftoraoon. Rotresk- maati wera served by tke comssittso.' Mosdamas Burns, l^ck. Fleenor aaift TkoiApsoui
CLASS TO SUPPORT ORPHAN.
Last  Sunday tke- ladies' class ot
tke Flora CkristUn Sunday school
teagkt by. Elmer KUnanuui.-voted to
Main support   aa   o#pkan—a   most   eom-
imendable underUking.   '
.M*0,<*4.84
.   60,ioa.aa
.   i«,o»t.*e
..    tS.tU.M _      t,t6t.00
..    «l.«07.t4 .. ISI.Qtl.lS S.OOO.OO 87S.00 Interest earaed but not eollaetod —       t,04(.>4
Loans and DiscounU —._ -» •—
U. S. Bonds at par  ..—,.,
Liberty Bonds and U. S. Oortitieatos .
Otker Stocks and Bonds	
Stock in Fodoral Resmrvo Bank	
Banking Hons* and Fixtures '.	
CASH AMD BXCHANOE 8I0HT.	
Real Bstats .—i—....-,..——.«-.«,....
tr. S.  8. ....' ¦':	
ToUl   ..- ~ - »84t.00«.M
CaplUl Stoeki   , f 60,000.00
Surplus and FrlMMa, earaed net     TMH.IS
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ClKuUttea DBPOSITS
Intenat e*U*ot*d kut not *an|g4 Otkar LUMltUa* _ :.....
Total
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...      NONE
.;..|84S,008.62