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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
FLORA. ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, MAY  3,  1907
NUMBER 16
XENIA NEWS.
Interesting items  Gleaned by our Correspondent at that Plact.
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Recent Csndidates for Mayor  Bury the Hatchet.
Very hesvy rain sll Mondsy after¬ noon.
A. B.   Cox  and wife snd Mlsd Ella Finty retarned home from Florida Sun¬ dsy.   Miss Ella says there la no plsce ,   Uke Xenia for her.
Mrs. Joseph Mattox, better known as Qranny Msttoi died last week snd wss laid ,to rest by the side of ber husband lu the I. O. O  F. cemetery.
Jsmes McBride snd his sister, Lncy, were the gnests of their sister, Mrs Chester Edwards last Sonday
Mrs. George Mouser of Ssndovsl came over on the excnrslon Isst Sunday lo visit with ber daughter, Mre. Bert Qshau.
* Ed 'v Jams Is fixing np   the   Old   HW boilding to be occupied as s saloon.
^    ^6r. Bohannon msde his regnlar pro- feseionaltrip bere Monday.
A. W. Crongban who bas not been in good health for several weeks, was tak¬ en with a headache and dizzy spell Honda} and fell sgainst the stove, breaking his thumb and bmlsed his head, bleeding freely. His father went to bis aid and waa ulckpncd at the blood and overcoaiK with sympH'hy and fainted Physicians?«nd frienls gave assistance and the two were conveyed to thetr homes. »^ The Odd Frllowa hiivo reci-Ivwi their L   aew staS robes and tbey are beauties.
~—*rTrWilcox of Efllaghsm. a travel¬ ing salesman. Is gohig with  Mr.  ZIm-
' merman to near lodlanapolH,   Ind.,  to
' learn how to rnn a creamery. Ue will tind Mr. Zimiuerman an expert teacher.
Xenia creamery will soon have a' new buttermaker.      Mr.   timinermsn  will
'¦¦ go to Indiana to start a new creamery for Mr. Cotter. - - |
Mr. A. L. Songer has received several i applications   from   parties who  would like to learn the jeweliy   business.    He says no unsteady   young   man   or   one wbo boozes can get a place   with   him.
, If every bnainess man wonld adopt tbe same rule it wonld go a lona way on the road towards sobriety.
*' Miss Ella says tbat perbsps that wts a way of popping the question by a ,^ faint hearted yonng man when>e con- ') t«yed a ring to Cells, done np in a 5. bundle of papera. However Celia fe- k tnrned tha ring and now it is not $  known whether tha young man regards
* it ae ablnfll or as agraclous favor.
I »1200 is the price to be paid for the
I privilege   of  making   people  drnnk in
X thia town for the   next year.   If  you
'i: don't want to help refund that tax stay
I out of the salooti.
^ T. M. Cox wbo|h'ae been   sojonrning
t with   friends   in   St.   Louis   for   some
I weeks is at home again,
t J. E. Tully has the contract for fnr-
I nlsblng ice for the creamary again tbis
L year at 25 centa a hnndred delivered.
|> N. C. Qibson, Mavor, and J. M. May-
I Held, the- wanted to   be   Mayor,   have
^ Varied the  political   hatchet  and  tbe
"baking powder" episode Is closed. It Is tbe belief of political wire pullers that If tbe preacbrrs and others wbo made themselves so oSensive In theit perslstense that the Citisens ticket was a license ticket and that a vote caflt for it wss a vote cast in favor of saloons, had been more moderate In their meth¬ ods of electioneering, the antl-llceBFe ticket would bave carried. Abnslve argument does not convince. It Is tbe spondullx tbat connts among tbat class wbo havs no fixed purpoae.
Dick Bryan and danghter of St. Louts were the gueets cf T. W. Ed¬ wards laat Sunday.
Clinton Colclatqre who attempted to l>oard a moving freight train last Sun¬ day evening and waa jerked under tbe wheels had about balf of his left foot and heel cut off and received bruises abont the head. Be was taken to Dr. Thompson's office wbere his wonnds were dressed and then removed to the homa of hit brother, Emmet. Dr. Weber of Olney came over Mi n lay and held a conenltatlon with onr local pbyelclana aud decided tbat it was not neceisiry to ampntale the foot aa vas at flrat thought the case required.
Mra. L"vi Annis fell from a scaffold on which sbe wss papering and broke her arm.
Frank Paine is the owner of a canvas snbraarinen) boat. He took it to the pond ons day last week to try it. It Is said that it performed admirably, tha Is, it submemed Frsnk from the top o his head up to the soles of his feet. He of course sent up a petition to tbe pow¬ ers that be co-icerning wbat might be done to the craft, and now all that ho lacks ot being one of the professloniats Is to bave bis name registered.
It la whimpered aronnd that Frank Paine did not catch tbat big bass bnt sent to the city for it. He bas been trying to induce hia brother, Al. to come ont from Nsw. York and go ang¬ ling, representing the piscatorial op¬ portunities as something enormona, so It was necessary to make good his na- sertions.
Q,ur school directors desire applies, tions from teachers as follows: One first class principal, ons experienced primary taacher. and two for Intermed¬ iate grades. Address Dr. K. C. Camp¬ bell, president, or A. S. Jeesop, secre¬ tary of board by May 15tb, stating terini aod sending recommendations.
Ths Xenia Independent ia nov on its way to tbe Conuty Capital. Had tbe proprietors of that paper gdt right down to buaineaa, let democracy, ac- claliam, and even repabllcaniam, alone, need more energy in working home news and bnslneas Interests, and if tbe senior editor bad devoted his time in the direction of his press instead of chasing socialistic phantoms thronghont tbs west, we have no donbt bnt it wonld have succeeded here. We are sorry to see any enterpris* leave onr town 'Wnd especially a newspaper for ws belieW Xenia la an excellent location for a live local paper. It takes time to eatabllah a newapaper patronage and we believe tbe Independent was beginning to reap some of the fruits oftbe first hsrvest. However, we wish tbem fnture success in their new field.
TEACHERS' BAY IS NEXT TUESDAY
Mav 7 Is Opening Oay of the Clay
County Teaehersirralning
School.
LEARN  HOW TO TEACH
Twelve   Weeks   Among   Ibe   Comnoo Brincbes and Sciences Under Di¬ rection aad Traial«{ ol Experi- cnced Ediicatori Will Ckiofe and Enioble Vour WerK and life.
> DEERE DISC HARROWS
Daar* Medal B
The only flexible Disc Harrow. Note the third lever, and the apring yoke wbicb bolda the gangs down and makea them cut full depth the (nil length and.insnres thorongh cultiva¬ tion. Either oscillating or flexible sta¬ tionary scraper.   Strongest made.
OUTLIVE and OUTWORK THEM ALL
All Deere Disc Harrowi are very substantially bnilt. They have double angling levers, amallbnmp- ers, oil-soaked hardwood liearlngs, steel shanks, heavy gange discs, low hitch, direct draft and will last a lifetime and do good work all the time. Sizes 4 to 8 feet. All barrows fnmiahed with stnb pole.
RDERS & KEITH
Daara Medal H
A lighter harrow tban the Mi
but ampiv etrong.     Has oscil ,
scrapers, high frame, donble angling levera, pressed steel weight boxes and tha otber good featnres of the Deere line of Disc Harrows. Write lor eirea- lars before yon bny. HeoUoa this i
Married.
Miss Eva Dobbs of Qillett, Ark., formerly of Flora, III., and Mr. William T. Christine of Oillett, Ark., were mar¬ ried April 21, 1907 at the home of the bride's parenta, Mr. and Mrs. Joaeph Dohbs. Quite a nnmber of friends and relatives were present. Many nsaf ol and valnable preeents were received by the happy conple. They will make their bome In OlUett. The Journal joins a host of Clay Connty friends In heartiest congratulations. A nuBNO.
"There is no Excellence wlthont great Labor." TeacherH who are qualified are very acarce. Wagea ^re|j^ going higher. Directors and people are asking for higher qualifications lu those who instruct tbelr oblldren. An ignorant, poorly prepared teacher la the enemy of progress In the pnblic school. He de¬ frauds tbe children ont cf their yonth— the one time to get an education—he teaches many errors—he gets his money under false pretenses or without giving adequate valne for his wages. There is no -Koysl Koad to Excellence in teaching except by gre-it labor and study. But men, women and cbildred love und honor the fithful, conscienclous. w