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VOLUME IX
FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1920
NUMBER 13
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FDIO.-A GREAT MOVE
JoIb the "WeTe Not V^oivottMi Oak*
¦ad MakcMk ChrtotaMM CHft ta
l>iMa>Iiid HoroM of tbe
CMat War.
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itajNon ASKa ii<oR saoA>eo.oo
Tha^ Croat winter driTe,  lannctted br Illlnola' flcbtlng eons la on!
Zero hour haa Bounded on the aao-, tor of Flora and Clay coanty!
The Flora Raeord makes Itt aSP^al
today Id behalf of the hundreda of
diaabled veteranB of the World war
' who RtUI lie in aeoraa of hoapiula
over the atata.
Brlnx these wrecked Uvea out ot tbe trenchea of despair by Christ mas! R«stoT« their faith In the brotherhood of man. Send thara word that they have npt been tor- Kotten In this glorious land of pedee and plenty.
The great )60,ft«0 drtte, moat worthy of worthy, la apoasored by tho'Illinois atate department of tha Amarloan Uiglon. At the head Of the hoaU aiarai WillUm R. MeCatil' ey, department Commander, and Wil- llap Q. aetUtfe, department adjnt- Anerlcan Legion. kattoBs will be recalred by ea', and the donor daly throofh these eolamns for - Me checks will then be tar- onee to the American Lailaa offices, S14 South Sixth atraat, Springfield, nilnois.
Oar good American Legion friend H. D. Friend, handed the editor a eheek for $10.00 for tka soldiehi' Xnna fund. We trust t^iata win be others respond before rilttlt&nce it made to atate Legion headquarters.
ROTAL NraOHBOR OAMPa eStMCt
OOVBRNiaEin' TO INCntKASB p. o. BOX RBNTAIiS. -
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Fbatmaster WlneUnd has been hi- ¦trwtad by the poetoffiee departmeat to Increase box rents at this offiaa, CQmlaenclng January Ist. The new ratea per quarter will be 60 cents fpr the «;mall and 76 cents for the large bozaa and |1.00 for the drawers, |n- stoa^ of 46, to and 75 cants, as pt praa^t. These prices are uniform throashout the country and are regu- latad bv the reeaipts at the office.
Ut. Wlaalaad states that the busi- neaa'tMd receipts af this office hate ineraSaed more.thaa.dS par coat ta the laat six yean, tha phatal rsTenue thia rtar helag over tl>.*00.
Th|i law regalatlag the ¦establish- lag 4V free carrier serrtca ta'^iltiaa, stipalales that the ^peetal • l«e«(pu maat-'ba at lewM tia.OM, and. whea thto^ai atUlned and a f«* otkar min¬ or votatiMMata are complied with, thia aiaat eoavenienee can be seenr- ed wMilevar the eitlaensjra«nast it.
Thia Is something Flora should haTS aa#t1in8 put it in a «>asa with our neMUiaiteg cities af Olney, Sa¬ lem and Fairfield.
WoMK^ctr HKcrarmABT.
o'clock tn C. Rlttar, a prosperous farmer iMng on his farm thtee miles south and one mile west of Flora, discovered his barn on fire. The dis¬ covery was made soon after the flames devtioved. which no doubt caased him to awaken. With assiat- aSeo ib. Bitter was able to aave sev- eaial liaad of stock and vehleles that ware in the building. He lost five handred bushels of com and seveni i of farming machinery.   An ia^
taae of |1,700 whs carried on the biildnig aad grain, with the Security laannnse Co;
No donbt the fire was the work of an Ipceadiary.
CHRISTMUUi
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Un,. G. V. Baker waa haattas to the BMmben of "The JoHy Twelve" Clab on last Thataday iiftemoon at har home on Beveath straet. Daring the afternoon gaaies ware played and Christmas gtfu anhamM ay the memben. In tha oSmm «ie. Ray asaad «ibaon raeaivad tfw fatse.
Rafreakmeata .at 4}ktmmma trait eaadlaa, wafan aad edtfae rtata aerv- ad by Mn. Bakar. A moat onJoynMe tiase was spent.
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The Methodist mid soelety had a Mating In the ehureh par- WaSaaaday afteraooa. The hoatasaaa Cor the meeting wen Mn. C. a MItehall, Bffle Hogan, 0. B. HamphiU aad Jno. Price.
• Tha legnlar December meeting coming so aear Christmas, It waa tbougM baat to teva the Deeaoibar moaUak a week earlier in the month. The aid aoelaty raaliaad $141.*0 on their DSeaBher aafataria.
iBdependeM Camp.
On last Friday ereninS the mem¬ ben of Independent Camp ot Rt^raJ MMthbors of America held their an- aaai election and elected the follow- laS officers for the ensuing year:
Onele, Mrs. Ada Tibbs.
Viae Oncle, Mrs. Amelia Ward
Past Oracle, Mra. Clara Onr.
Chahcellor. Mrs. Maggie Sloan. '
Raaasder, Mm. Mary Bro>wa; >
Raaaiver, Yonthel Combs.
Manhal. Mn. Aan« Andeiioa.
Aaat. Manhal, Mra. Sadio Oraen- woa4..
Ii)a«r Guard. Mi*. Myrtla dMdaa.
Outer Ouard. Mn. Bliaaheth Trago.
Managers. Mn. Julia Shroyer and Mia. May Tolliver.
Physicians, Dr. Pairchlld and Dr. Finch.
Delegate to State Convention, Mra. Ada TIbbs.
Alternate, Mn. Anna Anderson.
Attar initiation and the hiariness aasaioa, nice lap refreshments were served,' consisting of aandwlchea phiklai. pie and coffee. At Christ- taai time the meml>era of this eamp exehaaga Christmas glfu. Packages are numbered and the number dnim eorrai^eondlng with the anmber on praaaata. Bveryone seemed td ba plahaM with what they received and a good time was enjoyed by all pres- aat    ;,.-¦;-
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Mra. T. 1.  Friend was hosteas to
  , the Woman's Club at her beautiful
! home on Fourth street Tuesday af- A special trahi bearing a number temoon. Thirty-five ladles were In of Baltimore A Ohio offfcials arrlv- attendance. Mrs. Friend's mother, ed in Flora about one o'clock p. m. Mra. Downes. of. Chicago, was the Tuwday and rBawlned tor a short guesfr of honor. After the lagular ttaiei flwtrata left St. Louts Tues- hu^iQesa of the day was dispatched, day morning to make an Inspection a gguMt InteresUng Christmas pro¬ of  the  entire _sottthwestern  dlvtstoi^ i gram    arranged    by    Mra.    K.     S.
of the road.    1^ following offlcora wera cm the traia:     > ¦ ^ •
RaiaHM Beaatf Oansp.
Oa Monday evening the membera ot Roman. Beauty Camp held their aattuat election and the following ot- fleen were elected to serve for the afctaW^g yaa^
Olaeie, Mn. Miranda Valbert.
Vice Oracle, Mn. Hattle Irvia.
Paat Oracle, Mn. Frances Shriner.
Ohaneellor, Mra. Malme Oolden.
Reeorder, Mn. Elisabeth WIIsob.
Raeeiver, Hiss Msrrtle DIokeraoa.
Manhal, Mre. Martha Wood.
Aaat. Manhal  MTs. Flora Medley.
Inner Guard, Mra. Clara Schermer- hom.
Outer Guard, Mra. Margaret. Pol¬ and,
Manager, Mra. Margarat MlUer.
Phylleian, Dr. W. F. FairahUd.
DRILUNG HAS liEBN DSXiATBD.
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The commencement of drilling op¬ erations on the test well on the Jesse Curry farm has been delayed on ac¬ count of the Inability of the contrae- torh to secure car for shipment of their ^Is trom Ollfiald, tlllnols. word, eras reeslved Maaday that a car bad been secured-and would he loaded ready for shipment Wednea¬ day. The car ahonld arrive at Flota the tint at aext week.
The otticen ot the Aml>er Oil a ChM Co. Khleh to to drUI this watt, raport about 9t,(leS.oe worth ot stoek nnsoM, whieh la being ottered' at tXtMa per share.
Certltlcatee tit atock are beinc mailed out this week to those who alraady purchased stock.
DEATH CLAIMS MRS. CLEMBNTS.
Mrs. Edward A. Clements died at her home in South Flora Sunday morning, after an Illness ot short duration.
Mra. , Nancy Clement was bora August 83, 1876, and passed away Decembel- 12, 1920. Her husband, Edward A. Clements, preceded her to the great beyond September 6, 1920.
Funeral services wera held from the Presbyterian chnreh Tuesday af¬ ternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. W. I. Terhune, pastor ot the Methodist church. Interment at Elmwood cemetery.
AG«D LADY PASaBS AWAY.
Mn. ^ry Pearee aaswared the final summons Tuesday at the home of her son, Alliaoa, near Harmony church. Deceased had lived rtail be¬ yond the alloted age of thrae scora and ten. The greater part ot her long lite wns paased In Stanford toiraahlp. She was the wife ot the late Richard Pearee. who preceded her In death soma twenty yeara ago. She ts annrivad by five, sons: Nel¬ son. Hany. Alfred. ilUlson and Rich¬ ard. She was tha gnadmother of the late Roy Peadoe. ot the V. 8, army, whose body waa recently brought ban from Franca.
BMOTAnac TOCB AT THB CVL- BBRTSOIT HOMB.
rUBirACB CAOSBD TROCBLB.
Oaa day laat weak ¦Ota tarnaee ia taa Stiat Matkmal Baak halldtag "haatad" aad tha parte imd to he daat to St. Loala. ta ba waMad. In aoasaeaaaea tha baak aad the up- ataim tcaaata wara kept warm by aoal aad oil atovaa—thaa kavlag a paaettaal daeMiaatratlait e« haw ta edaveatant it ta to ocaafy a baaiaaaa baOdihc aot modera.
joDTs ABaarr.
Frank Ooldaby. Jr., haa faitatad ta thh U. S. A. radio serviee. While ta- route from Jafterson Barraaka to the" eastern coast he stopped over hara Tuesday tor a feif days' visit with his parents, P. B. Ooldsby and wife.
Mr. and Mra. M. O. Dariaad and Mr. and Mn. W. J: Gnnalngham, Mn. JulU Taylor. Mn. Sarah-BeU enjoyed a sumptuous six o'eloefc din¬ ner nt tha home of Capt. and Mra. T. W. Cttlbertson In LouisvUle, Wed- naaday evaaing. Tha hoapttable home of tha Oulbertaoa's ia a rani place ot enjoyment for their many triaads.
H. R. Lewis, freight traffic man¬ ager, Cineinhatl. O.; Bd Hart, Jr., general traight agent, St. Loula, Mo.; O. W. Squiggins, general paasenSer agent, Cincinnati, O.; O. H. Aahar, coal.(raight agent, Cinoinnnti, O.: O. W. Arnold, Indastrlal agent, Cincin¬ nati, O.; C. H. qpmm, aaaistant gen¬ eral freight agent, Claeianatl. O.; J. W.  Lindsay, diviatoa freight agent.
Pritchett waa rendered, aa follows Seng, "Joy to the World," follow¬ ed  bv- "The Other Wise  Man,"  by Henry  Vandyke and  ably given  by Mre. J. 1.. Bradley.
Mrs. W. I. Terhune and Mra F. Tonney sang a beautiful duet with accompaniment by Miss Dorothy Cox. MvH. Douglas Naney delighted all with a talk and poem on an "Old Time Southern Christmas," followed by s solo by Miss Dorothy Wood Jest a Wearyin' for You," Mra. B.
Flora. III.; J. C. Miller, traight tariff Bunch at the pidno,
agent,  Cincinnati,  O.:   A.  C.  Todd,I     a round table discussion on phil
seeratary to freight traffic manager,! anthropy, lad by Clnb Prdkldent Mn
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RAIUIOAD NOTBB
Cineiaokti, O.
Traaapsrtatloa Pspai laieat.
F. D. MItehell, general superinten¬ dent, Cincinnati, O.; C. O. Stevens naparlataadent. Flora,. III.; J Hughes, Jr., division engineor. Flora
Earl Hansboroafh^ rallef^|ent^ Reaugh. J. A. Mann, Chas. Schermer- ¦'"""¦     " '" ¦      horn, Paul Naney, B. B. Pritchett.
A most enjdyable afternoon was passed. The hostaait waa kar aaaal gracious self. Cordiality aad good¬ will, as befits the Christmas aeaaon, pravatled as shtfwn by the happy faces of the guests.
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Flora. III.; H. E. Coffey, snpervhiag agent. Flora, III.; P. J. Brinkt^aa, secretary to general anperintandent, Cincinnati, O.
During the offlelal brief sUy In Flora a few of oar bnalneas men had a conferance with them and suggest¬ ed that they visit Flora In the near futura tor a longer stay and be the guests of tSe Flora Commercial Club. This suggestion met the ap¬ proval of the offieen present and it is h^ped that aometimo in February a meeting'Of this kind can be held snd matten of the company and com¬ munity Interest can be considered.
Risgle, proved very Interysting.
A social hour followed, daring which a delicious luncheon ot sand- wtehes. Waldorf salad., eotfee and white cake wera served by the to! lowing ladles:.   Mesdames R. 8.  C.
OUR mOBEB HAVB A REAL HOIy. IDAY APPEARAKCE.
Window shoppen are qnlte num- C!raus in Flora now. The appearanCa ot decorated Christmas, treea with holiday coloring and many. articlee. sultahle for Santa Clans to hava In his pack ChrlBtmas eve, are sho' the store windows of oorwidi merchantd. A prettily di window is a big and pleaaani tlon. Several of these displays' serve special mention.
The marchaats aay th^s holiday trade haa atartad oat very gtonenius.
DiscrimlnBting buyers will watch the advertisements In this paper and follow them. OhrintaMs Is. Just around the corner and coming this way rapidly. Ther* ara several rea- soas why It is an advnntage to shop early. In the first place there is al¬ ways a better choice If you go l>e- fore the most attractive articles ara taken. Also the clerks have time to show their lines and assist In the selection when the shoppers wish. I>o yon realise it Is near—8 days off to a day.
FLORA BI7SINRS8 H008BS TO CLOSE PART or XMAS DAY.
We,   the   undenlgned   merchants, agree to close our business houses at 10 a.  m. on Dec.  25tir and remain closed the nst of the day: Oahan Bros.
D. F. Hodges Mercantile Co. N. P. Shepard. W. E. Wood. J. F. RIeh. - Dale Mann a Co. Flora Cash Stora. McQueen Moot a Grocery Co. Lawrence Qulnn. '  C. .L Bdwarda.
C. McCanlajp. .,
Bryan.   „¦¦,¦¦":. *¦ ¦ '..-^ ' . ^
Meyer.        ¦' -   ;...C; V',.- ,\'
Jdeyer. , ;,,
Scudamore. .,;
J. B. Oahan. SohaetraBakaft^' C. O. Stanford.:« H. Newman. J. Bowman. James tt Llndsey.
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CHRISTIAN CHVRCH.
oiFrra soR "rHK ciiu4>re\ at
THB tmPHANAGK.
C. B. Hemphill Snnday school class held its ragular monthly meet¬ ing Dec. sth. In the parlora of tbe M. E. church. The annual election of oftieera was held. Miss Mary Major being elected president; Mra. EMhel Tonney, vice president; Miss Minnie B. Cole, secratary-treasurar.
It' was decided to send a Christmas box  to  the  Creal  Springs,   III. phanage, as a part of the good f( ship .work at the elass.
This being a business meefihg thera waa no ragular hosteas. Haw- aver, a generous supply af candy, fruit and popcorn waa provided for by those present, and a delightful evening was spent.
MINNIE E. COLE, Secretary-Traasarar.
INSANB MAN BBTCRWEP TO KBNTVOKY.
At the Flora Christian ehureh laat Sunday moming aad evening. Dean Moora, of EInraka college, preaehad two masterful sermons to splandld audiences. The morning subject was "The gtrangth of Christ," and the evening subject was "Christ and the Intellect." Prof. Moora filled the pulpit for the new pastor. Eld. Zlnk. He«lso made a nice talk to the men's class. The Sanday sehool had 3S0 attendance and mora than f^.OO eo1> lection.
Next Sunday Eld. Gilbert W. Zlnk win be here and preach both morning and evening, having closed his wark at Mt. Pulaski last Sunday. He Is moving his family a'nd .household goods here this week.
All membera of the chnreh and all others are invited to Sunday school and to church services next Sunday.
AANUAL CHRISTMAS DRAwftiO.
Friday evening, Dec, 10. was the date set for the distribution of names for the Christmas ramembranees from one club member to another at the meeting of the Alpha Beta Clab at the home of Mra. R. D. Finch, on Seventh street. A few years ago this plan was originated by the memben and has been continued each year and it proves to be a happy event, much  merriment  being caused over
Last Friday Sheriff McElyea was '''tJ?™*!?^— «f »««,.i..>.«>. h. in Flora and iant to his former home, ,u J^* ."S. '^"S .^SffhSS !,™' at Louisville, Ky., George Loa«,^baifil '"**2f 'i^ w^KnfiJh. Ji. .' Sad become insane over the ^ that *,SL. ^-^filf "*'^'»''* ^' * the wwnaa he loved had lataaed to ¦"••* "' '"* *'¦"* marry him. He waa Uviag aaar Ln- eloda aad the sharitt Veat vp there aad Sfaaght him bare td ahA> back to oM KOitok. Sheriff McBlyea, af¬ ter aeeing the woman Mr. Long tranted to awrry. aays be could not he blamed ao rary much, as she waa a swell looker.
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taB^ ¦¦¦iiw.i.. Of the Rebekah LodcOMt Taaaday evaaiac at whlah ttasa na aannal eloetioa of ottteara oeearrad;
Noble Oraad. Mlaa Delia OIU.
Vlea Oiaad, Mias O^dya Bakar.
Raeardiac Sacy.. W. W. Taek.
Fiaaaea. Mlaa Cora Mayar.
Traaaarer. Mn. Flora Hadlay.
WIMV.J. a. TVOKBB Buva yiBB
'^Hom.
Iia< aad Mn. 3. Q. Tneker have bonght Bd J. Honaer'a fine home on Pair street and hava taken poaaea- aion. This property is one ot tha ttnaat in Olney. It is atatad the eoa ¦Idaratlon in the laat deal ia near |t.S0e.00—Olney Tlmea.
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Bny only Christmas Seals of the National Tubercnlosia Association.
Citlaens of Flora have in the paat waak purckasod seals with the ballet that they ware aUtag the work ot tha aat<aaal, atata and oonnty tah- araaloala aaaoelatibn.
Wbaa yoa ba)r, aaals see that thay bear tba toUawtef intprlat ot the davbia Bad Or«a
.   The aaUlaf ot theae seals Is cpn daetad ap^ST'-.tlM dlraetloa  of th« Clay   Ocoattr   Tdharculosis   Assooia tlon.
SBOOHB BOY BABY.
Monday our good-aatured travel ing man, Sam Spongier, iras elatad over the tact that a hoy babr bias been born t« hY and Mra. Spaaglar on Sanday night—their second son'snd child.
Mr. Spangler has been bothered daring the tfast several 4aya witb aelatic rhaumatlsm, bat ba aha able to come up town, after bOini^kddy again.
Harry Burns, of the Springfield yards, was a Flora visitor one day last week.
Mrs. C. B. Wright and daughter, Oeraldine, are visiting ralatives at Whiting. Ind.
Mr. and Mra. C. R. Mann were Opi lag Hold shoppen last Saturday,
Mra. IS. J. Blotter and daughtera. Esther and Mable. wera week-end visiton at West Salem.
Brakeman P. Herb was a Sunday visitor In lihtst St. Louis with Con- d4|Ktor\ Joe Culllvan. .
Bill Bndlcott says he Is no longer the bean brummOl. as they ara only to be found on the extra board.
K. S. Pritchett aad R. G. Rerrln were business callers at Springfield Monday.
Mra. D. B. Scott and Mn. R. P. Booth wera St. Louis shoppen Moa¬ day.
, Division safety meeting was held at Flora laat Thursday, with the usual memben present,
.Otticen* special was op onr ralla tSIa week with the general supertn- tandeat aad ataff on a tour of In¬ spection.. While In the Springfield district trains were in charge of CoU' dnetora blotter and Biaekbura.
Congreaa haa lowaiad the galea on foreign Immigration tor twelve moaths. Wa think twelve yean wdnid have been better as aow thera ara 2,000,000 Italians trying to get passports, so they can come to Chica¬ go and Join the already large crime squad there. 'i
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HIGH 8CH(X>L NOTBB.
Miss Morria entertalaed a gentle¬ man friend daring the last week-end.
Leslie Wells was pn the sick liat when school reconvened Monday, hat was able to return Wednctsday morning.
Sollcltora for ads tor the Annual wen busy last week and the total now sold is tl44.00. Their goal is $200.00.
Last Thdrsday eventag two baaltet- ball ganiea were played In the VtJt sehool gym. Both games wera be¬ tween teachers and high school stu¬ dents. Although some teaahata dis¬ played that they knew how ta play basketball at one time, yet the high school teams won both gamea by cotntortnble scoraa.
Flora's basketball team played at Salem Friday night and wera defeat¬ ed by a score of 21 to 20. SaturdaOT night' they played Carlyle here and walked away with the game by a score of 37 to 6.
Everyone who wishes one of the 1921 Annuals should give thair snb- scripllon to one ot tbe following as soon as possible: Viola Tiltoa, Oer-. tmde Clay. Ralph Campbell, Blanche Hang or Guy Frast.
On Tuesday aad Wednesday'ot this week, reapeotlvaly, the Seaiora aad Juniora had their pietnraa takaa for the Annual, Individually. Trago is doing the work.
During this week the teachen an conducting a campaign for better English. \ student has been appoint¬ ed in eaeh class to see that students observe the four minimum rules. Those rules are: Do not use (1) Ain't; (2) double negative; (S) done for did; (4) seen for saw.
The Senlora held a successful bene¬ fit show st tbe opera Tnesday evaa¬ ing of this week. .¦,    ... .
AMERICAN LBOION LBA8RD HALL.
Tbe Flora American Legion Post has leased the room In the rear of J. M. Richardson's shoe shop. Val¬ bert building, aad they will fit It np for a lodge room.
MACHINB IMFROVBS APPEAR^ ANCB.
The Louisville Democrat presents a much improved appearance since they have Installed their Intertype maehlae.
R. C.
MEMBERS OF THB O, AirXIUARY.
Mrs. Ed Heath and Mn. C. V. Mawrey, of this city, were initiated lata tke Udles' susiliary of the O. R. C^ in St. Louis last Wednesday.
Clay tTonnty Teachers' Associatloa meeting was held In tha H,-S. T. H. S. at yiora, peoember 9-10, 19J0.
Coaatj^ Superintendent Brawar urged evary taoeher In the eonaty' to be present. AA excellent program had baea arrangad and was a great benefit In the educational work for the one hundred ahd forty-tvra teachen present.  \
PROOICAM.
¦niaiiiaar. 10:00 R. ro.—MhsIC Invocation—Rav. (}orwia. 10:10 —"What    Shan Nowf—L. C. Lo#d.
High Beboal Section. 11:1B—."Bngliah ta Wgb SchooP' —H. G. Paul.
OomblaaA aaetlon. 11:1B —"Orgaslaatlaa.    Oovara- maet aad instruaMaa.'*—U O. Lord. NOON. 1:18—Muale.
1:80—"The  Teacher'a   Vlalon."— H. O. Paul. t:It—Baeaaa,
Ooiablaed Sacttoa. 1:80—"A Modal Rda«Mt Laaaoa." —H.O.Kant. ¦>
Baciaaan 1:80—'^Bb      of TraialnK."—L. O. Lord.
latallectaai.
f:00—Maato.
• :lt—"Tbrae Steps la tba l«l Proaesa."—H. O. Paul. .,lO:l>2.Raees|.
High Sehool Seeaoa. lS:S037ffaaohlM   Bhgllsb   Ooaa- posUion."—tt O. Banl.
Comblaad' saetlon. 10:80—"Symbols"-1.. C. Lord.
NOON. 1:00—Mvalo
1:18—*Wa«te In the RecHatloa." —L. C. Lord.
Combined Section. 8:00—"Oireetlag    Pupils'    Read¬ ing. "—8. O. I^Bl.
Baglnttan' Section. 2:00—"The Taaehar'k Reading"— L, C. LOTd.
REHOliVtlpaBADOPTS^Br OLaT
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Followlac nAolvttons wara adapt¬ ed by Clay eoanty taaahara la aa»> staa M Flora laat "Thnnday aaa Rrt¬ day:
Flora, BL. Dae. 10, !«>•.
Be It Reaolved, That vra. tba taaaM- an of tbe Cjay Coanty Taaokaaa' Aa- soeUtloa, IB ssaaia aaaasaMad, a»-
1.   Oar tbaaks to tba asard Bduoatlon   ot   tba   Haftarritaat _ ^ towaahte btgb aahool MT Uiw uaa Of tbe high sehool batldtSS.    ,
8. Our appreolatiba to tha eaaaty saperlataadaat aad tba anaattva committee for the ylaa of SlrldtaB the aosociatlon lata tbe appropriata sactiaao.
8. Wawlah to commead tba pra- aldlng ottlaer for hla able manner of, condueting tba aaaoolatloa.
4. And we wish ta ttpraaa oar avpraeiation to th« laatrMtara far their strong aad inspiriag addraiaa, and to Totce our appreval af their emphasia upon doing as.well as apoa knawtag.
F. W. COX. M. B.-COPB, f   -.        O. L, W00TER8. ';.?', Co^mlttaa.
WILL REMODEL BU8INB8S HOVSB.
T. WL Maxwell laforms us that ba had aa atehlteet bare Ust weak fia>- ariag on nmodating tbe aualaaaa building BOW need by tha J. P. Mas- well wholesale grocery -house oa North avaaaa, nora. Tba raoaat rapid growth of the huslaeaa haa mode the present bnilding laadoqaata to handle the trade, baaea the dael- slon to build grtatar.
LEAVES F(W^ aaST.
Mre. Qoiiy Elggia left' Tbursdav tor New York City, whara aha wla spend sonta months with her sbn, B. c. Riggle. aind family.
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REANVSnOEMV OT WAOBf.
The wages of 800,000 workan in tba toxtila ladastry ot Naw BngUad ware redncad last waak 88 H per eaat aad tbus piegraaa ia baiag made to pnt the U. 8. A. baek toward normal thaea.
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4i attla aon. daorga. baa jnada aaaaaraai- at tba boma at   _ Bitertatandent, and Mn. Oeorga Btawer. hi Loaipllla, Saadar auMV- ing, Dae. 18, loio.   Tha proiaaaor far busy raealrlaa aoagratateaoaa.
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"• Frsnk LaiHa. ar., at- Staaford township. fita-Ukan to.431nay aaat tarinm rso<Wfly foir aoiliaUtioa , ot the left hand-at the wriat. "rha op. aratlon waa aaeceeatat and the pa¬ tient is doing wall.
Land For Sale!
All af the land owned by Bdward Barrougha, daeeaaad, la now aa tka awrkat, tor aala, at prlvata aala. 170 aeraa adjolaiag tha TlOaca ot Xanla. Ul., wlU aaU altaaatbar, or ia traeta to auit tha parehaaar.   Abstracta and tUia futalahad. y^rka or Baa
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