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YOU SHOULD READ THE RECOKD—^THE
SlfST N£WSPAi»ER III CLAY COUNTY
VOLUME VUL
FLORA. ILLINOIS.
AY. AUGUST 19. 1920
NUMBER 48
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TO Picnic FRIDAY
Former Wayae Ooanty ReeMents to
WEM>BO
SITNDAV:
Have Baaket Ftelr
at Flora
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Sevenl former Wayne County realdenta held a meeting a taw days ago In Flora and coaelnded It wonld be a fine thing to get together all men and women, with the ehUdren,
who  had ,'f9rwriy")'iT«d  In W««n|«4""l
County, It'ina tonnd that there trUial about   lOO lamHlee   now liTlng   In' 'nan AM ti^itr vho at one QWd* Iteed hi Wejnhni.   -        -   .
Thoee at the meeting dseided to
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FKODIAV     IMP' VHM
Angnat- SOth, aad Mtag weU-fUled baaketa and haTe an oid-faahloned baaket dinner at the NOON JIOTTR. Atter dinner. It ia planned to have a aoeial time, gettiag reaegualnted-. and aiap to term a pensaaent or- gahlaatien,. looktmr to the holding of these ^lenles every summer.
It to iwped that all former Wayne- ites will attend and enjoy a few houn at thto nunlon.
BntTHDAlr FARTY
Hn. Alrah Henninger gare a party Tuesday attemoon in honor of her little daughter Rowena's fifth Mrthdajt. Games wen played on the lawn Inclnding a peanut hunt^whioh eanaed great tnn and egcltement, Aaother contest, ever ihtenstlng. whs pluiM; taila to the einslve card- heard dpakey. A gnat teatun of the party was the detictous ice cream and cake serred by Hn. Hen¬ ninger. Thoee preeent wen little Misses Mildnd Parrlsh, fKTynena Hebninger, Ruth And Hasei Aken. Rath Drake, Maxine and San Duff. Margaret Songer, Ruth and Nellie Hunter, Orace Whttmore, Lucia He- Bride, Junior Cunnlngbam, Frankle Aketa, John Tibbs. Catherine Tibba, Richard and Lawnnce Hunter, Paul McBrlde, Irrln, Fnncea, Rowena and Patricia Henninger.
CbUdlHMd  Romance  OwtanlaMea  ha llisrrla«e ef.lIlM Rndt Bmrngh te
LoVe and romdnce that culmlaataa In matieea rowa, howerer well an laid the plana for aeereey, an ann to e^eatuhily caat their fragnaee to the throhcg aa* to commit ihe ttnth to
So It wsa when fcterette tJolcU
ann and   Miaa   Bath   Renngh  wen
¦to the' greatet liXge in
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thnhttielhvanate: hhd thedaarrtnge' eenWMir taaa pertormad Jn the pna- enoe 4fTl,Tbw immedl^td nUtlres.
i%e i«lrly-weds lett. non on the honenMM speelal for.a trtp to St. Lbtga, #kM« they will spend a few d«y» ylMtlllK friends and nlatiyes, after triii^hey #111 nturn to Florg, wherb VHay wUI eonttniie to make their hfttM.
Thebflde Is the daaghter ot Mr. and MM. K. S. C. Reaugh of Flora. She to the able aastotant tn her fath- er'a law ottiee, and has held the po- altljM an kieclal tas collector for the citf ot Finn for two yean.
The trenm to the son of Hn. Nel- IM OoHlaadte. of thto eity. He waa ealled tA aamea during the world < war aad tpant .aerenl montha over¬ seas ns a mnsieian. Sinee hto ntnrn hd ha* hemtAa^yai as clerk la th«
TbtSteSS^itiaata wiu wtoh them nothing httt the best of luck akd hap¬ piness to the limit. I
MBBTING OF THB AliUMNI OF THB K-S. T.
Owing to the recent rales whi^h fall Sunday, the Ahimni of the.Ubi S. T. H. S. was unable to have tfea plan c on the banka of the Wahga^ pnvlousty planned, but Monday ev4t nlng occurred the dedication ol ihe beavUtnt gitt to the scbool, the "Memertol Light," presented by tlM- ciaaa of itl7. »••'''
Attar the dedlentlon speech ~ Vi*' Preteeaor  r. W. Cos reports wnnf
iWMtativn baaaUm-.emMm-mttf^-at^ •MUStton  oC tfte   atanthl   et -^the
\ .Wto liRrtj|iiM^'d«Bti|ed'' to t«* aN«tMga-«M»'>asnr.-eai# nt the. heslgatag of the neheel yeSr aarm other at the cloeing. Ooosmtttelia: wen chosen to make arraagenMht* for the eemlng eveftta and Ih tbA.ta*. tnn make the atamnt a great4r.Ahr< tor In making the H.-S.,T. H. ^a larger aad hotter school In all wljrs. Talka along thto line were glveh' hy W. A. Katr. presideat of the Ikoktd, aad H. W, Jrvia, elerk. <
Adinamttg to the gym. officen for tha coming   year were   chosen,! thay being fnsldent W. S. Oreentow, secretary   Charles   C.   Snyder,
aaai
treasunr Hiss Edna Hanhall
Atter a tew houn ot merriment, music by the victrola aad partaking ot  delleions eake and  punch,   tie alumni party cloeed hoping to again in the near tutnn.
cmr SCHOOIiS TO OPEN
POIili TAX NOTICE
All Poll Taxes now due and mast be paid to Thos. Patton, supervisor, on or before Se;>teraber first. A num¬ ber are dellnqdent. It Is my duty .un¬ der the law to collect these taxea, ai^d I must perlorm this duty, how- evCf dtaagreeable. even If coata an added. WUI be placed in handa ot Justice of the Peace on September first.
8AM  WALTON, 41      Commis4|<gaier of Highways
.., |l^]^AH8 INSTAU^ v."
TuMday night nf last .week the Re¬ bekah iSdge of Flora maUlled the following officen: NoMe Orand, Hn. Chas. ScKnmerborn: vice ' grand, MlasJEIeiiaOlU; recording seonUry, W. W. Yeck. Mn. J. U Bn«ey wasi deputir gnnd master and Hn. B. A. Medley waa vloa, grand master. Mtos Mine Uratm was eleeted delegate to the state meeting at SpringfteldMWxt November.
Mn: LMr Ann Stebleton passed away at the home of her daughter, Mn. Wm. Loch in Virden. III.. Aug. 14, iftd, ated tig raaH, 11 months The deceased was hem in Peansyl- vahla, mOlHbg from that state to Ohid, thence to Illlnoto. Sbk, with her hnshann, wen among the oldest realdehta ot. Flora. After Mr. Steble- ton's dsath she remained tn Flora for a number ot years, going with ber dM(iit#r to California, when thay rfflSiaed about two years. Atter her^VWrB-te this state, she and her daiiHhtgr moved to Virden. '
eEa Maves three chiidnn, Mn. Cal Harwood, and Mn. Wm. Loch, of Virden. and one son. A. Stebleton. of Springfield.
FunenI services were beld from the Loch bome In Virden Snnday aft¬ ernoon, conducted ay Rev, Belton, •fpdtttlfwtVe Baptlsl church in that city. On' Monday n<tti^ing the nmains wen hrenght to Flon ahd Interment aras nmde tn Blifjfwood eemetery At the eemetery Rev. Jones Barl Cor¬ win. pastor of the Flon Bapttot chunh, conducted the,services.
The nmains of the ag«|| mother were accompanied to Flora by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Loch, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harwood of Virden, 111., and Mr. and Mn. Abe Stebleton, of Sprldgfield, HI.
MAM!   A   KNIQHT
Tuesdsy night Flora ICof P. lodge eharged Harold L. Williams, ot t«utoville. in the high and chivalric rank of Knight. There was a torge turnout of the Knights. Congress¬ man Williams was down to see the boy ftntoh the work. Betreehmenta ot iream and cake were served aft¬ er tbe degree.
WITHDRAWS  FROM  RACE
' Dr. F. C. Campbell, of Xenia. wbo had filed a petition tar ranomination aa stat^ senator in the Democntlc priman^ haa withdrawn from the rae^. Dr. Campbell made n god rec¬ ord aa a niember of the Legtolatun. Oee. I. Oanka, of Bdgewood, will he the Demoeratic nominee.
CLAY CITY CHIUBTIAN CHinSCH SIBirOK BY UOBTNINO
ITediiaisday night of last week dur¬ ing the storm, lightning striiek the Clay C!lty ChrtotUn ehnnh and it waa hnmed. .
ThnhrtWrng la qaltn » Mia to tlw( eoagngatlon. it was loeated abent ta'o bbttka weat af the M. B. Church.
BMfOt^ATS NOT BAOBR
Only one petition haa been filed lor the Clay eonnty DemeenMe pri¬ mary on September 15, for oennty ot¬ tiee, that of Coroner. Not very at¬ tractive to the diectplea of Wllaon, Coz andtfCo,
BUY ridON STREET FBOPOITY
Wm. bnrland haa panhased from Mn. Bva M. Robert* her residence property oa Second and Main atieets. It to a nice onp-story frame with hnrge lot aad gond bara. Mr. atti Mn. Xtarland will raalde tbara.
TBlr POVNO CORL
Last Friday a tine le-ponnd girl
by was born to Mr and Mn. Ouy
jith, nnd this aeeonnts «9r the big
Bile oA Gor'a face aa ke haattss ez-
aronnd at the Bi gnd O.
TkAfieam» iNfirtmrrB
rax FOR sAXi^
Sises from 12 inch to 4 inch. Write
eall on Tile Mill Mfg '^     	
boato. 111. •
FORMBB MmiA RBSIDENT
MBS AT VnWBN HOMH
FH7NIC AtSB OCTtJiO
An atterahn outing waa enjoyed by two Snnday school claases ot tbi Methodist chanh at the Burtoa grove north of the ctty Wedneaday afternoon. The picnic waa given by their teachers, Urs. B. B. Jenkins and Mn. Chas Rtckett. comptiment^ ary to two of thfelr tittle puplto, Mla* Joaie Linn, "Who wtll leave aoon to make her home In Colorado, and Mias Lorena Ricketts. who will leave with her pannta."Mr. and Mrs. Chas Rlekettg tor thett new home in Vir¬ den. Ill,, next week.
The crowd took thetr lunch with them and thoroughly enjoyed the picnic and outing.
WANTBD! aiRLB ANp WOMBN
Oiria tiiat are 16 or more yeara old to opente power sewing ma¬ chines in -oar factory at Flora, 111.
Many glrto, atter learning, earn ftom tlt.OO to «18.0« per week. We board and room out-of-town girls tn our modern ateam-heated Boarding Home for f 3.00 per week. We alao haaa a Matron ia the Home, whm looka after thn weMgn of each glH. • ^
Beard,-room and vBtnn guaranteed eatdi girl whUe ieatiMiE
One-half  Holldar'
Saturday IMM
aflernoea. Apply to Sezton Mfg. Cor, Flora, Dllttoto.
ENTERTAINED FOR GUEST
Mn. Lena Hang Jones, of 11406 Oarfield ave ,CleveIaad, O., gave a thimble party August It tn tumor ot her gnest. Mtos Cecil McOrew of Ftora. ni.
Then wen fourteea guests pres¬ ent aqd after a very pleaaaat eve¬ ning spent to rartoTis ways, refresh¬ ments were served and the guests de¬ parted at a Ute hour.
A. S. Schets went to Olney Wed¬ needay, wlmra he was Initiatad Into the BIM lodge.
jfOPtA^ >OB VUIXOBS
WedtiSsday evening ot last week Mra. Chaa. Chiekedants entertained U heaH»r of her gneeta, Mlassa Marie Sehnek and Lena Bogus, both ot WaaklwD|en, Ind. Tng eventaig waa pleaaaaqy • spent   ta. daneing,
*¦• **y-J'» eenversatloa.      Refnnh- ) Clur mifaty. teacher ia^tnte J&g^jptb atrtai nnd the evwainr* A «**¦ iMeaKM «t LehSrUle mUSiuail hmtad «gm a late how* Moaday.   Quite  a  numlier  went The yonng ladles lett laat Thursday nm Flora. mornteg tor St. Lonto. when ilMr
vtellld foTseveral^ya. ^
ilkrotci  Laae and  Fay  Keltb  left MtU.Ttidbday «n No. 12 for Detroit, Mich., 48-Sl*    Ito^pend their vaeatloa.
The IftO-l»81 term of theCUjr' sehoeto wUl begia Monday, Angnet tSth. A full corps of teachen has been employed and asslgaed tn the tollewlng poBltioas: O. O. IjtiiH^ City Superintendent; E. C. Jaeeha. principal; Mary Ulto, supervisor of music aad dnwing. E C. Jacobs. Wm. HasUngs, Tonthel Combs and Cnara Shumaker will have charge of the departmental work in the sev enth and eighth grades; Rochelle Bnrdlck and Heien Brock, sixth grade; Lura Shnmaker, Ethel Huff and Ora Boyd. Fifth grade; Affa Myera and Una Wlnten. fourth grade: Inne White, third grade; Bdith Lamp, second grade, and Ruby Berry, flnt grade, main building
west Side Sehool—Second and third grade. Cleo Outhrie; flnt grade, Mary Blankenship.
South Side School—Bute Winters second and third grades; SteHa Hig gason. tint grade.
The Board of Education has adopt¬ ed the uniform list of' text books rec¬ ommended by the Oennty Snperta tepdent. of Schooto tor use in the pnhtic Schools ot the county. ¦ Theae books will be on exchange at Caa" nbigham'* Book Store on and after Ancaat so Tuition pnpUs will ..be reealved at IS.OO per month, payable gumtbly in advance. Parentg and pa- ifllB will, we hope, reeognise thn im¬ portance of a pnmpt attendance on the tint day of the term, so that as- algattenta of claases may be pnper-
Kraty effort to betng put forth to ika the aebool  effideat  in every
ItEPtrBLICAN    MBETINO
Congressman T.  S.  WUItoms  will opea   the   Repabllcan   Campaign   In Oay  Coanty  nt   Loutoville- Monday night;    Angnst    23.    at   Kemmer's l^eeaia Hoase.
- Bverybody eordially Invi^ to feme oat and hear the vital Issues .M HUs eampatsa distnaeed from the RepMMcan BMiiMpoint.
Mualc by Uakivllle Cornet Band.
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MEDIiBY'S ATTMNDIWO
INSCR4XCE CONVENTION
Frank L. Medley, district manager
olj lUinoto  Life  Insurance  Co.,  ac-
oc nfpaaied  by Hrs.  Medley and two
dddlrbtera.  Mary Catherine and  Ba-
Virginto, left Thursday' evening
Chicago, to attend the One Hun-
d  Thousand  Club  Conyentlon  of
company, bf which he Is a mem-
r, on Saturday, August 14. From there the company has arranged for a special train to convey the Club members and families ,to Beaton, Mass.. for an outing. They are to re¬ turn via New York City. Philadelphia [Washington and other points of in- teJU-est. making stops wherever de¬ sired. -
The company paya all ezpenses. as MiK-xMedtny. to Mtt of the Urg^ pro- MtetOi'aa yoa remember he Is presi¬ dent e< Ike Oreen Signal Club of the compaay for the year 19S0.
Eugene Wharf, who was toast- aaaater at the lUinoto baaquet here tost November, ancceeded ia gaining tbe presidency ef tbto convention.
Two  men from  the same agency winning the highest honon the com pany could bestow upan them   the same  year,   speaks   pretty   well   for Sonthern IlUnois.
department aad we earaeetl^ asit the ration ef tbe parents aiid.j»H> onr great'nadertaldng, O. O. LEWIS. City Siipt.
ROMANCE ENDED IN  MARRIAGB IN     SWEDEN
Hrs. 8. P. Hill has received a cable message announcing tbe marriage Of her aon, Robert Eari HUl. to Mtaa Marguerite Melln at Ootenburg. Birj^aa. Aut. 3. i»20.
The bride to a native of Sprlng- tldid. lit, ahe aalled from New York aiileat July 16. to join Mr. HHi in Sweden.
The groom holda the poaitltm of Port Repreaentative. United SUtee Shipping Board at Ootenburg. Dur¬ ing the world war he waa la the aviation aervice overaeaa, aad re¬ ceived aevenl badgea of honor and dtotinetion for bto bravery.
The Record Joins a bost of triaads frem the States in wishing them un¬ limited success in their far-awat home.
8>LUMMiR   PARTY
. Several nt tha Uttla frieads ed Oentthr Wood, daaghter of Hr. aa4 Mia. W- B. WeadMipyed a slnasbe
ley alght. Mn
iaftejhuMJum.
Mn.
antra ptoyed. bnt about 10:00 or II:M o'eloek tbe "sand man" starb- ed on hto round and soon the happy lUtle group of glrto wen In slumber toad. ...tn-.T '
Present were:—•Mary iSmtth.Doni. na aad Dorothy Tibbs. Margerlte BeWmah. Harjory Oolden, Lydto Cummins, Ernesteln Freeman, Mar¬ jory Chiekedants, and Dorothy Wood. >     *
PROPOSAL FOR SEALED BIBB
Sealed bids wttl be received by tbe Beard of Directors Of School Dtatrlct Me. 71 nntU Auguat 81, 1»S0, for eimati noting a achpal bnlldtog, to be kaowa> aa "Fareet HIII School." Plans, apecifleationa, form of eon- traet' and other information can he had from C. R. Headenon. Ctork, Ctov City, lUtaieta. R. F.  D.  No.  5.
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EUBBRTA PEACHES FOR SAUBi
Mr Wlharto paaehse wlH be leaiily to pick arodwhly Friday ef thto waak tme aam the firat ot the week fM- lewtaig. WiU aell entira crop here. Beat grade $8.25 Mcked or. 88.00 without baaket. Other grades for leas. Tanner onhard, I mile east of Flen.
IN HONOR OF CHICAGO VISITOR
At their home on Fifth street Ang. II, Mr. aad Mn. R. J. Cvnnlnghaita enterUined a few friends in honor of Mtos Dorothy Harrison ot Chicago. A pleaaant evening was spent tn the usual happy way of this Jolly com¬ pany. The hoateas aerved a dainty lunch. Thoae pnsent included tbe honor guest. Mtss Harrison, the bost and hoateaa, Ur. and Mrs. John Hewes, Mr. and Mn. Harold Hogan, Mr. and M/-3. Luke Pixley. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Lane, Mr. and Mn. C. D. Ruasel. Hr. Barl Dykins.
ANNOUNCES WEDDING
Annonnoements have been received tn Flora of tbe marrtoge of Hiss Hyrtle Margery Heavlll to Hr. Harry Harrison Stevick at Denver, Colo., August 1. 1880.
The bride to a granddaughter ot Un. F. M. McVeigh, of oar city, and the daughter of Mn. Jeanette Mc¬ Veigh ReavUI. Her parents reside la Denver, v
VISITINa  RBLATIVES IN  EAST
Mtr. and Mn. Joha Hewae and danghten left BTeAnesdny for Meyers- date, Peoa., te s»e*d a moath with relatives and ttMnds tn their old home town.
80MB   SPUDS
A baaket of apuds are attracting conai^erable notice at N. P. Shep- hard'n ston thto week. These pota¬ toes were raiaadiby >Chas Creek on his farm, and Mxty>tt<^e potatoes fill a bushel Imsketc > .-^ -
Two   Big   Days
Sunday school convention at Louts ville, August 84-S(. 1*20. Big pro¬ gram, good speakera. iaspiring mu¬ sic, ttasket dtnnen. In basement of chunh.    We ara Invited.    Let's go.
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WANTBD! OntLS ANb WOMBN
Olrto that are IS or more yearg old to operate power sewing machines In onr factory at flora   HI.   ^
Maay girls, after' learaing earn ffat|a.f 12.00 to 118.00 per week. Wal tKmrd gnd room ont-of-town glrta i^ our' modera steam-lieated Boarding Home tar %tMt pev week. We alee bave a Matron' in tlM' Home, who looks attsr tha mKars at ewh girl. ' Boaiil; ragU tMtimta Kaaranteed each girt «rhlle laarnhig.
One4Mlt fiiHidar eacb Saturday aftarhetm. Ap»ir to Sexton Mfg. Co., FIoM. Illiaoto.
OH, YB TILLERS OF tIBB SOltt.
Prepare to attend Farmen' Insti¬ tute and baek evdry. movement fon the advancement of better education^ better community apirit. farm bnrean organlsatioa. mon profitable pent try, larger returna from the milk cow. and way's to Improve our roads. Alao diaeasee of animato. how to treat' tham and their cauaea. No oth«{H meeting ao important to Ihe farmor-
Speaken ot actual ezperieace ata scheduled to be with ua and funtol^ jatBraatlaa t^bat might.-mean, aa^f aaj doubt wUl mean mor^ prattt In our' haeiheas. No wMe awaka Ihrmer ead atlerd to mlaa aaeh an opitortualty LontovlUe, September I, t and 8.
N. F. BMef, of SnIIhe Oanaty, wt)l} make an address on education. Let'a support him on thts great subject by betng pneent and on time.
You should hear Prof. H. B. Pipei^l ot Olney, on Community Building. It you are Interested In the making of a better community, you wUI be there. If not then, we will thke It that you an not Intereeted.
It you want n farm bureau In Clayl. County and an advtoor, you shouM attead on moralng of Septeasber. t. Dr. O. N, Coffey, state leader In farm advtoory work. Will he with ns aad show what organiaatloa has] done, and what we wlil kave to do In order to form one In onr county. We mnst have jronr loyalaupport or eUe no organlsatioa eaa be formed.
Thoee Intereeted In poultry tor profit aheald hear Prof. J. Gilbert, of Carbondale, SeptemlMcJ^^ nt 1:30 9. at. '      .JS >¦.»
R you thiak we needb«4(t(er roads in Clay County, you should'hear. J. E, Scott, of the State HMiway De¬ partment. '
.The Honaehold Seienee Depart¬ meat wUl hold their meetinga in eovrthonee for one day aeasloa only, Sept. 8. Oood apeaken. timely sub- Jecta.
Community singing on the evenips of September 2 wltl be well worth your time. Following the stntiat<WtU an addreaa by Miss Margaret be an addreas by Miss Margard Brooks. Subject: "True Meaning of Economy:"
Bveryone who mUks a cow should hear Carleton Trimble, of Crawford County, talk on "Dairying," Sbpt. 1.; In the morning.
No Farmera' Institute can be held without a aet of officen, and they' muat be elected by Inatitute. Thts election will be held Friday, Sept. 8, a.m. Also place for next year's Insti¬ tute. Please be present and assist in the election.
Most every farmer has had stck' steek aad very often a little informa¬ tion from one who has studied dis¬ eases of animato could easily teU Where the trouble is aad tbe cause. Dr. A. T. Peten, State Veterinarian.! will be wtth ua, and talk on the sub-i Ject "Animal Diseases."
Don't miss Institute. Come, come. I pray. Bring tha folka and tUy all day. Mr. Hay Seed and Mr. Qnart o' Milk an iavited, Everybody'a going. Be on time.
CLINT LOGAN. Preaident Farmers' Institute,
aUUHMD NOti
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C. ^. cnacar laaumettr daUe* last week after a two weeks' vaeatloa.
Mr. and Mrt. B. B- Oner ai»d aoa an vMltlnt Mr. Greer's aothef^at ParaflOttld, Ark.
' D. B. Soott Is oft on a motor trip, to the lakea ta Miehlsaa.      .
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l^g>j«atliee At
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,• WejaiMJM a card laat waek from
e. C. RiMMr at Buffalo, K Y. Bavtog
d   fine   trip,   motored   to   Magam
faila. Took dinner tn Caaada. Speed
iilatalhm 80 mttea per honr, ae ma>-
imum.
Mr. and Mra. Meryl Baker ot In- (Paaapoita spent a tew dura toat week in Flora, vtoitiai Mr. Bakar'a watat^ta. ur. aad MnTTxjr. Baker.
B. B. lt4NhaU reWtSHlil dntlea Sunday aMSr A tw»^reok»f«iwatlon. Bi a«»a It WM trem t l^C>ia f per eeat teoier t^ara he wai^^kan at Flora.- '<''r.'
B 0. Bryden departed tfik^iOata- lead. O., laat Satarday, erhiM. he WUl saedd the week gi^tthi M»- nnalnwa - With    hto    ae#; ^raailr
Attar ••i^UMr <
men At* WMttlB tJ _^
rlanjw Oaiineton r. ttkOIMr. J. Hart. t. A, lUdd, C Pnttla ha< B. A. \ of aa# MoeiMads heade ati 4iil how U la tha RiSli! a< TMf aet Mgue to i,hwM« hnlMBgtt'B euensee fc tour, iir groett-lse aad ^t ag .ij|,i!SW«M««ft
spentTl
ptoln how ha is to pay
sum ot Ill.Stt Also how
iri.iTNow
)ae Bo
PEOPLE APPBBCIATB
rtm.m
of US who have torger get by on |.d> tor twa
the proflteon yell aad aaf, an all right now, you got^ Yes. we got two ratowe, a •¦Ml and a big one tn «ost of llvnJS, where will It sad tor usT
Harold Smith. Ouy and Itay'lBraA^ foiHl departed Tuesday on' A^.lpMiiir trip to Waseca, Minn. "•'<
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Caldtrtll gad shildnn wen week-end tkionat Omaha. ,^... ///A'
last Fflddy.     ^   ¦ -        ' WJ/i "¦-
Mn. Ray Berry Was*<fc',4» vlHtor toat week. ¦'< >>¦
Mrs. G. R. Aggas waa a shopper this week.
Mrs. Chas. Bdmohd 'day trom aevenl-daya'
Victor Kentho waa called laat Wedneeday, owlag te' i cousin.
Mr. aad Mn. Fred Olaaferd •»•
ItHtaed laat Wednesday from a visit dt dIb Mataes, la.
BfONIC AND RBUNION
If the publlshen of The Flora Rec¬ ord has ever eatertalned a doubt that tlieir efforts to publish a newsy paper were being aprpeeiated by peo¬ ple of Flora and Clay County—ae well as former residents, that doubt would now be dtopelled by tbe ex¬ periences of tbe past six wesks.
On July 1st we announced tbat The Reeord would be IZ.OO per year att¬ er July 16th. Since that lime, and es¬ pecially within the paat two weeks. The Record office has been a busy place handling nnewale for the old home paper and the big bunch of new subscribers wbo have enrolled We bave aow the torgest list of sub- scrtben during 1880 aad much of the credit for tbis happy result is due those whb have spoken a good word for tbe paper among their friends and relatives. Also tbe faithful con- tribnton to the news column eacb week have a share in tae glory—ot wbich there is enough for all.
We thaak yen.
RUNAWAY IN BUSINEHS S^CTIO.V
Wedaeaday eveaiag ef laat week a team hltehed te a wagaa went oa a merry ehaae aear the eity hall. TheT raa aooth e» the paeeaaent, and whaa tbey came.to the freight depot, turn¬ ed east, eomtag to a halt bebind Pat- ton's Feed Store. The wagon strack a buggy during the wild trip, com¬ pletely demolishing tt, and scattering applea all over the street. The baggy belonged to a farmer llvtag four miles west ot Loutoville. Several Ice cream paekera were alao turned over during the atamped^.
On Saturday evening about 6:00 o'clock another runaway t>ccurred on Maple street tn south Flora. The horse beoame frightened, running away; kt<^ng loose from tlie buggy in front of the home of J. D. Oib¬ son. Ttae 'occupants, a man, woman and two children, were uninjured. The horse waa tound a few houn later.
ON VACAnON TRIP
Ouy aad Ray Bradford. Harold Smith and Sam- Hemphill left Flora Wednesday v|a ChevMMet (er Wa¬ seca, Minn. They wtll spend .the ttme In eamp aad eejay out-Aaor Hte.
We ezpect to hear anmerons ftoh stories en theljr retura, heme and na doubt they Will atoo reh^te maay Iggaads of Htowatha, aa Ixwgfel- law's hera enwd hto Journey aear the ^Ito of Minnehaha, aot tar from Mlanaafiolls, Mian.
The anaual plenic ndd rhnnlOa the Stantord family and tbefr I will be  held August  Vt,  \%Ui,      . miles southeast of Flora, at the.'h^a^ of Lewis Staaford. '.',.. ,-,
Alt are iavited and raaaaatat.Je come and bring irell-tilied hhsM^. A good ttme to promised to all. FM^ ty of water and abadO. •  ¦ \
Tbe following program hes hMa arranged:
Song—10:80 a. m.
Invocation—Rev. A. B. Htatt.
Reeitatiqa—Opal Staaford.
Reeitatien Bvsntt Blliatt.
Song—James Stanford's  faailw,.',
Short talk—Ploaeer trtendaiiiF and that of Today, Rev. V. 8. Joha¬ soa
Dinner'
Song—1:30 p, m.
Recitation—Irene Clark.
Recitation—Ruey   Stanfotd. , Solo—CeclK Blllott. '
Instrumental    Music—Zhia (ord.
8h<nt Talk—O. O. Lewta.
Solo—OenelieJBtoaey.
Short Talk—'Aoe. Stanford.
Song.
Bleetioa of offlcera.
Benediction.
I. H. ELLIOTT, Proe. Mm. J. N. BIU.BRS, aSay, FOOT RA47BB
Man over 4S yean old—Good bat. Donated by C. O. Stanford.
Young men over Id yeara old— Pair of shoes choice of hoase. Do* nated by D. F. Hedge Men ett.
Married Ladiea—One pair ' at Ladies' white hose. Donated by Qpo. E. Thomas.
Boys ander 18 year—Necfetla. Do¬ nated by Dale Mean A Co.
Young Ladies—Oae Tifftayring. with birth stone. Donated by W. W. Dale. Jr.. '  '   ¦
Oiria under 18 yean ol4y«4Palr of slUrhoae. donated by P. aZ'**"^--
Three-legged—One  peel Donated by t. Bowman. knHe. Donated hy James
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Stan-
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