Flora Record

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VOLVME IX
FLORA. ILJUINOIS, THUR3|>AY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1920
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Mra. Uta Dyer  OaaaabeU  Sea*eaee4 "^aA KaatovUle forllarder of Was. CSanphell     	
TRIAL CONSUMED   TWO   DAYS
The tcUl of Mra. Amy Lou Camp- _MU IMT ..JMOlas har haohaad, Wn.^ , OaatphdV at tfealr hotaa aaar Xaala, ni., OB tha alght ot Aotust SI, 1920. -Waa broaght to a eonelnsion at LouU- yUla Taeatity attaraooa. Tha dafead- aat' was taaad gallty by the jury and aeutaaiaed to a tarm ot twenty yaara la tka paaltalttlary. The proeeeatlod tntb'tmr eoadnctad by H. W. shriner aaet^aiaat B. siattk, Mr. Shriner aUiklag a atraog appeal as proseeut- tag attaraay toe eaatWiiloa tvoa 'tha law and avMaaaa, Kalarriag taallag- ly to tha faet tftat tkla would be th* ...last tinw ka waai4 tffAt appear be- '4ora a Sart ta Qliiy County as tha ktosaoatlas attatwy and he wished Mr aothlag bat Jastlce and the vIn- dleatlon ot the Uw.
The defense was represented ably by Rose and McCollum, making a pljpa that the defendant was insane add not responsible tor ber acts. The opinion of those who heard the trial seamed to be that the dectoion was loatlce tempered wtth mercy.
COURT   NEWS
> A suit in the CIreult Court this Jana that has attracted umasnal at- tttttlaa aad Interast la thU eounty aad the Masonic fraternity ot Illl¬ noU, wss that ot Dr. Frank Camp- hell against.C. C. Morris, both ot XebU. Dr. CampheU setae Mr. Mor¬ rU tor slander, cUimlng damagee of yi'O.aoo The defense appeared ready iter trial, but npon a sUtement by 3a)>Aa A. M. Hose, attorney for Dr. Caatpbeii, the trial ot the case was IptptUued until the next term ot «0||rt in Mareh.
gnsBNOrV-FOURTH DISTRICT ^^ V<m OOIiBSBY TIOKIST
In the Republlpan state primary I election this district, the 24th, gavd InaJorlties for the Oglesby ticket, iMeKlnley and Oglesby carrying six laf the eleven counties and eacb hav ling a majority ot the popular vote. iTba baUiice of the state tlclCet also Irecelved majorities.
. The Rodebburg, or Bast St. Louis
¦district, aad the Uennison or Cairo
*fc<tiasks. ss sm dletetoli^
fact,  all  tpnr  southetta   Illinois
¦k^^reeslonar districts, war* cari'ted
the state admlntotratlon  eandi-
s. Thus Egypt has repudiated the
made by the Chicago orgaai-
I that they would carry South-
^lUlnois. Plgdres Show tnht three
hem     Illlnoto    counties—Kane,
ikakee    and    Will,    gave    Smsll
Jcally all the majorities of any
iuence he received down state.
all oarired 16 downstate counties
Oglesby  85.      Oglesby's down-
Kte majority to  87,S<4, he having
srried every downstate cimgrasslon-
distriet save one.'
tflHTH GRADB PUPILS
HAVB WEINEB RO.\ST
' The eighth > grade eUss ot public
loois  enjoyed  a  Jolly  evening  at
hpick   grove    Tuesday   evening.
I^ove bas   long   out-grown   its
e,   the    sapling    maples   bavins
im io spreading   trees   has   been
scene of many a happy gathering
d to still a pppQiar retVeat.    Tba
lis wore   chaperoned   by   Misses
mithel Combs and Edith Shumaker
eaU were   great,   consisting   of
,e4 weiners, sandwiches, pickles
marshmallows.
Ehe
tA COUPLE HARRIED
IN  VINCENNES
. Tl)e pwrrUge of Pearl Whltt. of Ulb^, and MUs Rutb Bans, of Flora, a solemnised in Vincennes Sept. . The bride to tbe daaghter ot Mn. if tmt and has lived in Ftora her Uta, Their many friends wish Ihem all happiness.
CUloss Sha waafcrlied iMrdi af TralB.
by
lasst week we gave an account of Qrlesbash talliac from a B. -O. passenger train near   the   C. B. I. depot. At that time we bad company's    aide    of    the    case. Ktar we had the opportunity ot ia- ervlewUS Mr.  S.  Inriesboch.  father t ydtihg lady and he tells an en- Bly dtHerent story as to how tbe lent  happened.    Sbe    had    pur- sd a ticket U St. Louis for Flora ting to return from Flora get- to Salem in the afternoon rather to wait   tor  a  Uter train  and here   on   the   accommodation She suggeatad to the con that it the train should stop ,. aastara passenger, that she ot would  get   ott   at    Salem ^'.tha   train   reached   Salem   it down  considerably  and   she it sras goUg to stop, young  man  was  oorrylng   her and in passing into the ear t eaglae Ineredsed tt speed, aaddenly with a Jerk, the iba trata, aad MUs Dries- thrown baekwanb oft ot ot the ear, 4awB  lata
atnnoiJuj ttafviaeoASt
VOW or CTiA¥ OOUNTY
BOOSTER DAY
kN FOND MBMORV
OF OUB «>NV
i43raat Event for fflaaa   ood   Caatmaatty.
Uaatypa   Operator
Balow wa give tha Clay tSouaty re- »._» ~.::.  ... .. »^ «.
¦Mtt la the Bapahtieaa primair of "*** ISKT'jS   „ Tnaaday, Sapt'ISth. It will he aoted ****   "°   "
(Wkt the Ogleahy ticket carried the ._™ .„„ „^^  ™..-.™.„
r hy saai aiaoA majorities.      ,       AmW-AWB UO FEATURE
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S77      BvarythUc to mavlag alaas  fine Hla was to be a "eomebaak," tor had tor the his Booster Day  In  Flora ha aot tor lo, theaa nuuiy sMwths.
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Sodth ..,   _..: 5S0
iMpartmi — 4S4
For OMtoaor.
I Came a young awn one day to Flara. Fall of the iay ot llTing was ha; aad many were the pUaa he Uld
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Satarday of this weak. The airplane ha«a In the mountains of southwest haa daftnllteiy.^beea pmaitaed.   the Miaeouri, rMovering from s severe
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«arr   666
For Saptame Court Clerk.
Van   .n:..„ 740—SIS
Sehaeldar  Z _. 436
ButU   S16
For Congressman-at-Larga.
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Oa tha balaaee ot tha ticket there was no opposition and many people did aot rote. The total Republican Toia cast In tha eoanty was 1761.
¦aaea,  tha oommttattrvaMPW. alii    Rtghc fiihtened VlrgUU real at ali^t. tbaHMtype
dU   he   pouikd   the
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saU- day harSaUs by the aafchaats ttt|e, and lila woa a sWaet soag. Days —aUcdoAlaa to make it a hlf day.;o»tead ba went bUghtly on hto stay. ^  -'-     —     - - spreading sanshlna hera and tkwra.
Catne thiin another ¦ day, when again his old troable pouaeed on hfan. No more did he slag at his iwoifk. No ttmger was his bright and chaisrfui smile a thing'of Joy to ha- fhold. Today, Jnst nve inetiths from the time this young msn came to Flora, he must leave.
It has been said that  onee  a   per¬ son   drinks   ol   the   spring   ot   the Oaarks, to that place will   a   person rbturn.    Aad so It is in tbis case. Esq. James Dean ot XanU, sutfer-l„ Now,   Instead   of   sitting   at    the
K««staic«r to Spaeli Saaator Harold Kaaslager has been aaoarad as the Repabllcan speaker tor the day, but tha Dsmacratl^ .SBeater has aot yet bean onaonaead; i Sanatar Keasinger ts an exeeptton* al o^tot, we know, tor tbe editor ot The Reoord has heard him.
Tha fatee ara wide open.    Coma aad enjoy youraeivy
/AS.  DBAN  SERIOUSLY   IN/IRED
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ed a painful and possibly serious ac¬ cident traveling  to LoutoviUe   MoS^f
day ipomlng, where he expected ta ' serve as a Court bailiff. A wheel of .' the car he was traveling in suddaaly.
dropped Into a dep quagmire Or iwi-**'*^' »**'''"* •>•• ••*•' health.    Some
wtth sueh force as to nearly dlsl< eate the Squire's back. Re was brought on to Lonisville and was Whare laedlcal aid was given him. where nedlcl aid was given him. Yesterday hevivas able to be return¬ ed home.
J. W. Dean, ot St. Ansgar. has baaa called home on aeocunt ot bto fath¬ er's condition.
OBITUARY'
'r^Mrs. 3.  F.   Maxwell
STATE PRIMARY RESULTS
Tha rsault of the Republican state primary of Tuesday.  Sept.  1 Sth,  is
ao Oloia that the official count may Isaac T. and Roxclna Brock, was ODtaSa aomlnees. It Is certain that, born Feb. 22nd,1871, near Jetterson- a mixed ticket will be winner. For,Ville, Wayne county. Illinois. U. S. flhpator Mei^inley seems to* She was the seventh child in a have daiiated Frank L. Smith. For family of eight children;4 boys and govelraof the race is very close, witb 4 girls; D. M. Brock of Oeft, III., Smalt UNMtng Oglesby by a few thou Mrs. R. A. Mullnax, Ctoae, III. Mrs. sanda. Inller, on the Thompson tick- Q. M. Brown, of Fairfield, 111., H. D. at^BT atate treasurer, has probably Brook, ot Oeff. 111., W. L. Brock, of dalMta' ""
Bfflma  Leota  Brock,  daughter  of [    CONVERT THEM INTO   SILAGE
Roger Pettljohn, ot Stantord township, brought to the Record of¬ fice Tuesday a sunflower bead that measured across the top 19 1-2 in. and 47 in. In circumference. Mr. Pettljohn Will harvest 18 acres of stthtlowers. The farmers of Marlon ,eoaaty are beginning the harveet of their sunflowera and converting them Into silage.
The best time to put sunflowers In the silo Is wben the yellow petals around the outaide or the head are beginning to turn brown on half or more of the stalk.  Sunflowers ripen
itad Keys. The race is close on Ctone. 111., and Mrs. S S. Lappln, of attoraay general,wlth Brundage hav- Bedford. Barclay Marion, the fath- Ing an advantage over Barr of the er and mother preceded her to the Thompsim slate. Emmerson for sec- bome not built by bands, retary ot state. Starling for lleutan-1 She united with tne fetaurch at the aat governor. Russel tor auditor, ail age of 11 years at Pleaaant Orove in on the Oglesby ticket, are nominated. Wayne   county.
Masonuid Yates on the Tboinpsou      She was married Oct. $t)|, 189f,ta4rdy|mr Jiineyeit. and qi^e   i»nns)t   valt tjaWTTBre nomtn«ed for <reh^ss-"XT. Maxwell.' " To thrs  union   wesaf tor allof them to get In the proper men at Urge.  McMackln, of Salem, born  eleven    children.    Bessie    add to   aomlltatad    for   the    legislature.  Edwards passed on to tba great b«- Lager  and  Phillips  are  tbe   Demo- yond and were tbere to meet her. emtio  nominees  tor  the  leslsUture      When we say of the departed sis- Tram thto district. ter, she was a good christton, we ssy.
——— '—      ' she was   a   good    mother,  "a   good
BIRTHDAY    DINNER i neighbor, a good companion to her
i husband and a good friend to all the
The  home of  Uta.   Emily  Slover chlMran ot  the neighborhood waa the scene of a happy gathering)     She loved the boys and girls and last    Saturday. Forty    reUtives they wera always welcome   on   her
gathered at ber home on Hill street porch and lawn, she shared their at the noon hour and a sumptuous Joys and sorrows aad always bad a dinner was enjoyed by these peopte. word ot praise or comfort for them/. Thto pleasure was pUnned and ear-j Sister Maxwell was very active in out by her children and was  a com-'all the branches of the church work
plete surprise.the occasion being in honor ot ber 67th birthday. Sept. 16. Sbe received several nice pres- eata.
Mrs.    Slover's    two   stolen,   Mra. Nancy Shipley and  Mrs.   Mary   Pbil-
i«j;hiul and diligent In the work for the   Mabter.
She wsfi a meml>er ot the Aid So¬ ciety also a member ot tbe Auxiliary to tbe C. W. B. M. wblcb sbe attend¬ ed   last   Thursday   in   the    church
lips were present and spent a most, when the time came to pay the enjoyable time. These three estim-1 dues she said, "1 w^nt to -gay my able ladies are pioneer-residenta ot dues and ramata a member it I can-
our city.
8TRAW VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
The 8000 . ^biaW drug stores in the U. S. ara now taking straw votes On the presidency. The Prince store has the ballot tn Flora,
Retuma for lUlnols  up  to Tues¬ day wera: Men—Harding ...........S663
Cox- 1014
,Women—^Harding 8677
Cox 1414
Retbraa for Flora and vicinity np to Wednesday wera:
Men—Hardiag 8>
Cox.   SS
Women—^Harding 38
<3ox.....~  7
LOOSES SlOm OP  BiOHT   BYE
not attend  often."
Sbe was faithful to the last. Aa the woman of old, sne did what <ihe could. Sbe gave tbe best and most ot her life to the cause of Christ.
To the world and for the uplift ot hamanlty and to bless the hoimpa that she haa Just seen started she has. given tonr daughtera; Mrs. I.eota Wood, ot Flora , 111.. Mrs. Jostae Brlseenden, of Flora, 111., Mra. Dorris Prieet, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Franeto Brentlinger, of Chicago, 111.
Brock, VlrglnU, Lenore, Rymer an4 Lucile remain with the father in the home she has Just left to go to the haase where sorrow never comes aad twrtlngs. ara no more.. Sbe also leaves two grand-children, &Iartha and Walter A. Wood, Jr.
She was a member of The Wo- ,auui's Club sad aUo a member of the Roaua Beauty Camp ot R. N. ut A.
The Ust year and a half her tail¬ ing health prevented her being U the ehureh worahip and elub aad lodge work wbere ahe wss misaed so mach.    She   was   always so   pattont
Olen Stanford whlU workiag la Clendeaea, West Vs., tor a taak eompaay, had the mtotortane o( gat- ting a sliver ot steel embedded in hto tight eye ball. He was given medi¬ cal attention in   that   city   and   his,	
father, 3. L. Stanford, brought him | and eheerful during her illness, so to Dr.Batler at Cincinnati and had! glad to know ot the eueeee of the an X-Ray taken ot the eye and;church work. The MVI^ Mii^e so the sight tound to be destroyed, but peacefully and she fell asleep In the eye ball may not haive tit be re- Jesns.
moved. A elttse observation is be-1 We know not where Hto islands lift ing kept ot both the Kood   and   bad Their fronded palms in air
eye for tear ot sympathetic trouble. ATTEND  SOLDIER  ENCAMPMENT
R B. Weiler, of our city, and Samuel Howell, ot Stantord town¬ ship, s^ier boys ot 1861-66, are at- tendins the annual eneampment of the O. A. R. being held hi Indianap¬ olis thto week. E. M. Salyard and C. W. Hall, two mora soldier boys are 'tihere also. Mr. Salyard was aceom-< tended the serviees panled hy hto wife. B. H. Maxwell. Denver. Colo.. Mra,
  O. M. Broom, Mra Ira Brown, Mrs,
Bryaa Advises   Progreaslve   Sapport, Nettie TromUy.  ot   Fairftald,   Mra.
.    t   BlU Mulllaax. Mr   LeU   Keens,   Mr.'
^ la bia newspaper. The Oommooer,; aad Mrs. H. D. Brack, Mr. and Mra. "etya. J, Bryan advises voten to sap- W. L. Broek. Mr  aad   Mra.   D.   L.
W^ only know we ean not drift Beyond  His love and care.
The funeral services were held at the First Christian Church Wednes¬ day afternoon'^ at 2:00 o'clock,. Bldar D. S. Johnson pastor . conducted Uie services. Intarinent at Blmwfijd cemetary. Flora. The floral trthntas wera profnae.
Tha tollowiag were the oat-of- town raUtives aad friends who   at-
; oa tha staps a»de hy the
^nCiDpen, aad naturally pmrt progresblvea and drys (n the Brock, Miss Oladys BroU,Mn Mary iUl thMtagh the <»iealag tdaetloa of November Sad, regard-1 Broek Mn. Otto SptfiBS. ot Clsae ad.    Tlba U kar atory as teas ot their party affiliations. Mn. CUra Lappa!, Baft^. Ind., Mr
the   aOMdaat  haMMlttad,  — 'and Mn. L. F. FrlMt, of Ciacinaati
I she to ahle to piwv«this'    Mr. aad Mrs. Walter Bassett were Ohio, Mr. aad Mra. A.  K.   Biwaatn     _, _ ^ ..   ,. -   ..      ..
and the ytfqpg man who St.^^tovWton Mbaday. isar.ol OUeaso. IRdar J 8. Bhaa. of p?*?*  ••"•"^,"  ««^ii*«*  fj*
-'--  -        ¦ Itn.  PanTNanay aad Faal,   Jr.. L«Ma»llto. Mr. aad Mra. W. I. Brint i flol^ag prieea $ 8-d per a«kt aooord
u J. .     •,•  .        _ . A     _x>  • _ ' 6iK^      a-<k      ¦ II ¦! ¦ ¦¦* s^ Mi* a     m^a^aa^Aat^a^^^
linotype maehlne, pounding out little slugs that contain the news of the eonnty, this person must seek the graat outdoors, perchance to ride over tbe mountain   trail   on   horse
day, it may be that he will visit the town ot Flora, and for Aaid Lang Syne renew the friendships It was his pleasura to cultivate. It Is hard to leave such a wealth ot triends but it is so.
And so. once again Anthony 8. Sehwata. our linotype operator, bids adieu to Flora, and to hto many triends.
Ia the fullness   of   time,   he   will come back, but not till he has   com Qletely recovered from his Illness.   '
RAISE   SUNFLOWERS   AND
stafe.
G., O. P. CONVENTION
MEETS AND ADJOURNS
Springftold, Sept. 21....The repub¬ lican state convention, adjourned trom Ust Hay, reconvened and was In session only 18 seconds. Adjourn¬ ment was taken until Tnesday, Sept. 28, when the result for governor will l>e known.
Tbe constitutloiMil convention, which reconvened today, also ad- Joaraed untH atter the election, be- aause It was thought unwise to con¬ sider deiiherations during the heat ot a campaign.
HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Following is the schedule tor the H. S. T. H. S. fooftbaa tor the coming season:—
Sept 26,    Fslrfleld i^t Flora.
Oct. 2.    Bribgeport at Flora.
Oct. 0,    Harrtoburg at Harrtoburg
oet. 16, Fairfield at Fairtield.
Oct. 28, Bribgeport at Bribge¬ port.
Oet.  SO.    Olney at Flora.
Nov.  6,    Olney at Olney.
Nov IS, Benton at Flora.
Nov. 26, (Thanksgiving) Law¬ rencevllle at  Flora.
RE\'.  HIATT   RE-APPOINTED
Rev. A B. HUtt returaed from Bloomington Monday night where he has/been attending annual confer- eaee ol the Uaited Brethren*.
Rev. Hiatt has been re-appointed ta tha Fleca Cirenit—Mt. Ztan, Har¬ mony and Woodlawn. «
Tho kcyaote adopted for the year by the entira state conterence is "Bout WiiuriaK."
OUR   CE.VTER   OF    POPULATION
Who knows without looking it up Wbere our center ot poputotion is? Just as often as our census is taken tha Ooverament caicuUtes Just where thto paint is, and there to no litaccuraey in the statement wben given out. For some time the cen¬ ter has been moving toward the west st the rate of 60 miles every ten yeara. When the flnt calculation was made in 1790, it was Just 23 miles east of Baltimore, Md.
During the next 10 yean the cen¬ ter of population moved westward Just 40 miles. Just before the Civil war that to in 1860, it bad traveled as far as Ohio, and was 20 miles aofth pt Chlllicothe. At thto time it Is JiMkiad slow progress across the stato of IndUna. It has traveled wastward about 60o miles tp 180 iktita. Tbera to no teiliag whera It 'Wtl be at the end of the next ten yaan U paaple oontUue to surge Uy wiad'tha.Mehls ot Alaska looklag tor not oaly gold but oaal aad atber eommodltis ot tbst rich territory.
FOOD PRIOBS USWIBR
Qdiiilc the month of August fapd
Once, whsn a young man weat to Horace Orealey,'seeking advice, that saga replied. "Oo West, yoaag man, go west." Since that time many man trom the Bast have gone to var¬ toaa parta o the Weat. seeking their fortnae.
Hara In Flora, one Roy L. Medoalfe worked at the acoount- aat's oftlce la the B. and O. bead- qoartara. At aiitht, attar hU day's wark, ha played the organ at ths old eastho. After a tlms ha moved to OallfarnU. it was there, he was tthnled to MUs Xlmana' Smitb daashter of Col. Randolph Smith ot thto dty.
Today, as a. resalt of hto pluck and paraervaace. ha Is one of the beet organtota In Calttoraia, aad is in demaad on all occasions. Recent¬ ly a new organ was ipstalled In one of the theaten at Ontario, Cal., and Mr. Medcalfe was ealled on to play, tor the opening waek there.
Below we (iva a clipping taken fram one ot the Long Beach papere:
Metcalfe Opens   New Pipe   Oraan at Ontario
That Long Beach possesses an or> gan 1st of tame and remarkable abil¬ ity was evidenced last week when Roy fe. Medcale was again ealled up¬ on to inaugucate a new theatre pipe organ in Southern California Though courtesy ot the Liberty theatre, Mr. Medealte was released for four days to fulfill the hoaor ot opening thd new UMitaadiant iastall- ed in the naw CUUSbuW theatre at Ontario, aad ramalki;!!-throughout the engagement of tha" photoplay se¬ lected for the inauguration ot the lai^ Estay argaa.
Famous as a master of versatility, and an unequalled accompanist to emotions ot the silent art, Mr. Medoalfe has often been ealled upon to preside at many such, occasions. He is Well known In Long Beach for his work st the Liberty, where, with¬ out the use of grand stand methods be maintains a reputation of siiill- tnlly rendering tbe kinds ol melody that the people like to hear.
MORE GOING TO ARKANSAS
Another, group ot Incoming King- do memigrants is making prepara¬ tions to leave Ciane for Ollbert, Ark. soon. The colony has bought a large tract of land there, which Includes a large part of the village of Ollbert. Mr. C. W. Btng, one of their nuuber, says that the number seven figures prominently in all their transactions, as thto is a namber often used in RaveUtloni, the book Of the blMe In wbich they And authority and war¬ rant tor their actions in this •olonl- satlon scheme. He says there were seven trips made down there before the initUI purchase was made; that thera were seven church congrega¬ tions represented In the organisation; that seven men and seven women made up tbe flrst party of emignnis that there were fourteen children, and one grandmother. The colony is starting a church there tha' flnt thing, and also a school. The^a ara at least fifty more who sra preparing sooner or later to go there, Ra*, J. A.* Battenfield Is their leader, but may not go down there for the pres¬ ent, he preterlng to suy here aad do evangelising for the colony.
Those who have already gone there from Cisne neighborhood, are: E. T. Moore and family. Dr. B. E. Roberts and family: Jelfie Long and tamily; Dan Dennis and tamily: Ly¬ man St. Ledger aad wife: Fred Brock and family and C. B. Ctone and tam¬ ily.—Pairileid " Press.
•14S OFF FORD CARS TO
FORCE MATERIAL OUT
Detroit, Sept. 21.—The Ford Com¬ pany today announced prices on all models ot cara will be reduced an average ot 1142, which brings them practically, to pre-war prices.
The compaay deelares it has 146,- 000 unfilled ordera and> cannot get the matarUl to make them. It de¬ clares materials are stored tor high¬ er prices in many parts ot tbe coun¬ try and the only way to force tbem to the market to to slash - pricas.
iMT BBWARfMr snmE
SffffinniAY,  SEPT.  2S,  l»ia»
Oo to Bdwards' for hame-niade bread, plee, cakeo, ehlekens. ete>, tar -your Sunday dlanar prepared and served by the ladies of St. Stephen's parish.
^
UBFT FOR SCHOOl.
Bert Scudamore, Leslie Young have enrolled U the Washington University, St. Louis. Miss Leons Stantord has re-entered the Linden- wood College at St. Charles, Mo., for her second term.
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As I am galag out at baainess, all parties owias me, either ophn ac¬ eonnt or i^ata, are harahy hatlSad to make oei^maat at ttusA,
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ilag to governmaat stattotielaas.
Ed MeWilUams. of   Bible   Orove, jbrpaght Ms  daughters  down  Taea¬ day to edaall In  the eehMto,  MUa tikkda in the H. S. T. H. S. and Miss Vawena in the eighth grade.
BORN AGAIN.
Toe Savior said to' tha .. scholar, Kleademta. la that ail teiTlaw ia did JdMa. "Tls bom atafb.' MfaMlkIng the spirit¬ ual (or tha phyoleal, the surtnrtaad seeker attar kaowlwlae voiced aa- tonlihihaat that ha should oaea more beeome a baba.
Aad la nudeldiBg respoaaa to that Immortal pfiaoiple aaunleatad. hy the Great Master maa aad^-Mlgir ara continually halag hora,'iMi|HiT
IBlsht yean ago thiMwwPfra in the etty of Flora a aaiiBMpI' the Southata" IlliaaU Raewrd whaee spoasara voioed tl)a aaad tor a P<lMi« medium to hspoaM tha eaasa ol Na- publleaa form' ot gofafmaaat ha ad¬ vocated by LBieelB, Oraat,. %t' the lumortal aamea «t «I4' to staad toar-a«uara far tha' ttttloa, the Stara aad Strtpas, law and ordar.
And aow. with the issue of thto waek, th4 flora Raeord ta betag bom again, for the date Una uadar tte big headins will read Votnnlo •, Na. 1. The Raeord Is today hattar eqnlapad thaa ever in ita history aa a prlafta* pUat. to dolnt tka gtaataat voluaia of bustaess ta Jtih prtdtlas and advertising and has a etwh^- advanee suhseriptioa list of 106t naiaas->Hind the rate is |S.M per yaar—and ahaap at tha prlea. No other Clay oouaty paper has a news serviee e«nal to tha Ramml.
Tha i^raahat miMiaiwt.lua baan In eharte tor tan ttMlfea aad haows and affpiaetttas tha laat ttat tha vaa pla of Flpra aad Olay o«aai;y .haiaa loyalty supported tha Paaar had da- abied It to attain Ua high staadtng.
'Wa thank you.
FIBBT    BAITIBT   CHURCH
Wo win have moraine W&tlilp at 10: St a. m. aad the Thame <pur ha "A Naw Name." To he appraelatad it must ba heard.
Sons aanjee at 7:4S p. n. Oaad musie aad Mrmon. Tha Thama-will be "Oood News tor Thinty OiMa.." This akottld ba popular fat a dipy tuwa llk< Flora. All yau thlraty onee come running and taka tha trctat seats.
Mid-weak jervJce on Thursday ev¬ ening at 7:6S o'clock. It will pay to come. Don't try it alone—hrlag some ona one eUe.
J. BARL CORWIN, Minister.
Naw Bkatlac Btak Floor
TbeTlbbe Bros., proprietors of tha- Flora skating rink, have bean ruo- nlntrtmly-part ttoiaforthe peat i*f^-. nights, "they have olrderad mate|4ltf for s new bard pine floor for thartnk, as the uoncrate floor did not prova entirely sitlsfsctory, It maKlhi; tpo much dust and the »kataa cut tl^ apn crete and .the concrete ruffed np tha skates. 'The propfletota an dbtar- mtned to be fully ,aqulppod with a modern rink in every particular.
Bring Samplea to Becbtd Oftlea
The Record would be pleaaad to have any of our farmera brlnf to tha offlee Saturday, Sapt. S»th, "booMer Day" samples of cora, fruit, veg¬ etables, eto. for display la our show window, with the name of the pro¬ ducer. Maof stranxers will ba in Flora that day snd should hava a chance to saa what ('lay county Is producing thlajear, Sample will Jba returned If ealled for.
AiMrahtats Bunk WaU Strsat
One day laat weak a bomb eijgiiodad In Wall Street, near the Morgan banking houaa, Juat at the noon hour, resulting In the Heath of 34 people and injury of many more. Oovarn- ment deteotl vaa have dlacQverad o)Qa)i pointing to a pidt of anarohlsts. One man named Fisher, wbo had sent a warning noto, and later fled to Can¬ ada, has been arrested and brotigbk. hack.  y
WiiMllrMUPrtea
Tha B«>xa1l eantest conduciad Iv the Prince drug store closed Holiday. Miss Polly Parsons won trst plaoa, receiving more than 4000 votes. Sha will release tbe homing pigeons naxt Saturday and also received a toilet set. Mrs. Hazel Conner SdrIIIi rap second. .Sight contastatttstrdbeltad votaa.
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Andrews oa   Robinsoa   Dailr
J. W. Dyer, who has baan with tha Robinson Dally News for tha poat year, lias laaigaod and returned to his home at Mt. Carnal- Tha pUoe baa baen token by H. B. Andt^a, a foriDer pubilshar of tha QKtAs Ad¬ vocate,   w
Cora Batow OoUar Mark
At Kaaaaa Olty 'on Ifonday eora aokl for lose than •LOO par butibel lar the firat time slnea IMT. .^6, pr^a was 97 cento. Tbere Is a0 atKitmous crop maturing. '',
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At tha Tanner nTchatd^ one mile aaa^ at I'lora. Meii to whrk in ^bed and woman sortets. Qood w«|f«a. Apply at ptektaf abad.