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VOLUME XI
THE iCAJUKAIj, VAL BA.     No. 14  '^-
FLORA. ILUNOIS. THURSDAY. APRIL 5. 192J
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nDUIID TRAIL lARD
ROADCOlimCT
To Be liCt by State   Highway   Oom- Mission on Friday, Ai^ll SOth
•diST AND RICHIWiND  OOVNTIKB
Tbe glad news was received here Prlday that the SUte Highway Dept. bad listed concrete paving on two «aetions tn Clay and Riehland eoaa¬ tiea tor Prlday, April SOtb.
InaMded In thte letting 1> S.B4 miles east from Flora and 4.6 mllea troos Olaey to Noble, together with iMldges on the latter section. Thara. win also be an overhead crossing pnt In about 900 feet eaat ot the present B. * O. grade crossing on the corporation line.
The mileage east of Flora te that promised the Flora delegation at Sprtligfieid recently by Qov. Small, and shows the Oovernor Is alive to the importance of construction of the ItidlaMPrrail during 1923-34.
Tbe^aey Dal^y Mall gives the fol- . lowing additional    information    re¬ garding the proposed Impravement: FOUR BRIDGES
The state asks for bids on four bridges on the Richland county atrip. Threa of these are to be 44-foot bridges and one 40 feet. The known bridges will be over Fox, Sugar Creek and at Charlie Noe's phice. The amoant of concrete Involved In these bridges Is 730 cubte yarda. \ * FEDERAIi  AID  ROUTE
While the Midland Trail te known «ttlctelly as SUte Bond Issue Roufe No. 12 and the section to be paved in Richland Is Section No. 6, the pro¬ ject o^'*'klch a contract is to be let Is known to the federal authorities aa Projept 70, Illlnote.
8.54  MILES AT FliORA
Bast of Flora bids will be opened for'§.84 miles of pavement. This Is In the path of theJiJIdland Trail and win be a part of It. It Is also on Roate«26 from Champaign to Fair- field and for state purpoaea the con¬ struction is a section of Route 25.
The 8.6 miles in ftichland and 3.64 miles eastvof Flora are all the Mid¬ land Trail paving now under way to aontracts.
SCHOOL   BOARD   NOMINATIONS
A petition haa Been circulated In tha Flora grade school district for members ot iba board of education, R. S .C. Reaugh for president, and E.
B. Allen and F. L .Medley for mem¬ bera. All three are now members of the board.
A petition has been fllled for the Hartor-Stanford Township High gchool board as follows: President W. W. Yeek; members, Bd Mann and      Brnest      Taylor.    President
C. S. Mitchell and members J. C. Sendamore and Henry Irvln were not candidates to    succeed    themselves,
. hence the new na^nes.
Both elections are to be held Sat¬ urday, April 14th .
PIANO   RECITAL   DELIGHTS
LARQJir Al'DIENCR
A capacity house of representa¬ tive people greeted the participants in Miss Clara Rider's reciUl at the Library Hall, Thursday evening. Mrs. Ben Reaugh and Mlss Bsther - Lewis proved themselves most pro¬ ficient in duo-pUno selections as well as solos. All the numbers were rendered trom memory. The dra- > matlc readings by Mlss Marjorle Ir¬ rin were entertaining. Hiss Rider and her papils wera showered with words of appreciatioa which they Justly merited. Mrs. Reaagh and Miss Lewis were reciplente of lovely roses and carnations.
THE BBPUBLldsN'S
PINK   EDITION
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LaA' week the Loulsvllle Republi¬ can Issued iH^B-psK-e pink "wander¬ ers' edition," one section of which was filled with letters from tormer residents of Clay county. • This style of annual editions, began more than a qaarter of a century ago by D. W. Barkley of the Fairfleld Press hava grown In popularity untii sev¬ eral other papers have adopted the ideas, which is very interesting read¬ ing, especially to the %ld-timers.
HEADUCB-GOLDEN
John B. Headlee, of Iioulsville, and Miss Nellie B. Oolden, of North J of Flora, were marrlett here by the pastor of the M. B. church. Rev. W. I. Terhune Friday afternoon. The bride's mother, Mrs. Hattle Ham¬ phrey,   accompanied   them.
Both of the young    people    come ~~   from highly respected families    and tbeir Inany friends wteh them a has; pjT^^d prosperons married life. V
CORTRAOT TO BCILD
FILUNO STATION
Bryden a Hoover have the contract to bnild the gaaollne filling ^Utlon for the Standard Oil Co. on the air- dome lot, and material la being plaeed on ^he groand for the work.
ANNUAL BANQUET
Flora Commercial Clab, to  be  Held Friday, AprU SOth
FALSE ALABM AT SALTARDS
Tnesday night about 9:00 o'clock
the city (ire department was^ csllsd
^ to the E .M. Salnrds home In^north-
eaat Flora, bnt (onnd only a burning
flna^ ^
At a meeting ofthe apeclal com¬ mittee to arrange (or the anniuU Commercial Club banquet, held Mon¬ day, the date waa voted (or Friday night, April 20th.
Tbe banquet ptetes will cost 75 cents each. The refreshment eom¬ mlttae, ot which Brneat Taylor te chairman, will handle the deUlto' ol the baaqaet sapper.
The antairUinment commlttaa. of which Walter Maaa te chairman, will arrange tor the music and program.
A specUl speakers' committee was' selected as (ollows: F. H. Simpson, J. C. Scudamore, L.' M. Wood.
Baaqaet ticket committee: N. B. Prince, B. A. Medley, L. E". Pixley.
All members of tne Commeretel Club, their wives or sweethearts, are cordially Invited to this annaal ban¬ quet.
It is hoped to have at least two out-of-town speakers.
GRADE  SCHOOL  TOURNAMENT
^The Flora grade, school tourna¬ ment was held Thursday and Friday, March 29th and SOth, at grade build¬ ing after school hours and at the high school gym in the evenings. The games were well , attended and enough money realized to ~ pay tor basket ball'equipment. Oames were clean and were referee^ by Prof. Rex W. Dale .
In the preliminary at the 4rada gym, rooma 6-6, 6-6 and 8-2 seeond teams were eliminated.
Thursday night at high school gym 7-7 defeated 7-3 by 11 to 10 s^re, and 8-4 defeated 7-1 score 18 to 1.
Friday night 8-2 defeated 8-4 score 16 to 6 first game. After the volley ball game 8-2 played 7-7 In the flgal, winning by score 22 to 6.
All-s^ar teams picked by Dale and CullyWe:
First  Team
F-Knowles, 8-4; F-Haycock, 8-2; .C-Sparilng, 8-2; F. O-Donat, 7-7; B. O.-Hinman, 8-2.
Second   Team
F-Payne. 7-7; F-McMahan, 8-4 ;C- O. Smith, 7-3; F. G-Hogan, 8-2; B. O-Landgraf,  7-7.
BIG RAISE ni mm
RATES BY CONNERaAL
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Telephone Co.  Anaouaced   on   Mon¬ day, Applying  to  Flora   aad   All Other System Bxchaages
MANY PHONES BEING REMOVED
A bomb waa exploded in our city last Monday when patrpns of the Commercial Telephone Co. were In¬ formed that, beginning with Sunday, April 1st, there had been a raise In phone ratea.
As Plora and other towna affected had won a fight hefore the aUte utll- tles board laat year. It was a myatery Its to the authority for the order to raise rates. However, It has been learned that Mr. Knipe, president of the Company had appeared in Feder¬ al court and secured a temporary in¬ junction, restraining Attorney Oener¬ al Brundage and the Illlnote Com- mdfce Commission from Interfering with the rate raise, and immediately the new rates were ordered.
By iong distance phone from the office of the Commerce Commission at Springfleld.Thursday afternoon the Journal-Record editor obtained information from the Commiasion secretary that the hearing on the in¬ junction would be before Judge En¬ glish at Cairo on next Monday at 10:00 o'clock, and that Wm. B. Trautman of the Attorney General's o/fice, bad marfe of'the case for the SUte and the people.
By the new rates businesa phones are raised from $2.00 and - 32.60 per month to $3.60, and residence phones from 91.26 to $2.26. Two-party lines from $1.50 to $1.76, and coun¬ try phones from 35c to 50c per month.
MAiy phones in Flora have been ordered out, and we undersUnd the east country line toward Harmony has voted to cut out the service en¬ tirely.
After tbe hearing next Monday, we will know more clearly what course to pursue as a permanent ^filicy.
APRIL   MEETING
DR. J. L. YOUNG'S HOME
8CE;NE   O^   FESHVITIEH
On Wednesday evening, March 28, the ladies of the.StiUh and Chat¬ ter Club celebrated their anniver¬ sary at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Young, each member bringing a guest, and It waa a gala affair. The color scheme of yellow and green was used thro'out the rooms. Table decorations were sweet peaa and ferns. Place cards were daintv Baster baskets filled with minU. A six-o'clock dinner was served from charmingly appointed tables. The menu—baked chicken with dressing, creamed /poUtoes, candied sweet-po¬ tatoes, spring salad, hot roils, ice creara, white cake, coffee. After the banquet was tboroly enjoyed, music and contests were the even¬ ing's entertanment.
Present: Dr. and Mrs. Youn*g, Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Pritchett, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Oibson, Mr and Mrs. W. H. Duff, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Hancock, Sr., Dr. Tnd Mrs. P. H. Bayles, Mrs. Fred Taylor, Mrs. Plora Oolden, Mrs. J. B. Gahan, Mrs. M. O. Durland,, Mrs. M. B. Judy, Mrs. W. C. McCaully, Mrs. Robt. Hancock, Mrs. B. O. Bry- deb
IN HONOR OF MISS McCAULLY
The Misses Mary and Martha Bowman entertained a number of friends Thursday evening in honor of Miss Pauline McCaully, who left Saturday for her new home in Okla¬ homa. The honor guest is a popuUr member of a congenUl group who regret her departure. After a so¬ cial evening of music and conversa¬ tion a dainty lunch was aerved. Those present: The Misses McCaub ly. Loia Bradford, Celia Tibbs, Bva and Iva Lusk, Frances Stanford, Mary Cummins, Virginia Mann, Mary and Martha Bowman all mem¬ bers of the W. I. T. Y. club. Several of the members were  out-of-town.
PARENTS OF FINB BOY BABY
Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Davis are rejoicing over the arrival of a little son, bom Thursday, March 29, 1923. Mrs. Davis is at the home of her par¬ ents, Hr. and Hrs. Bn^prir Compton, in this city. The boy weighed 9 1-2 pounds and has been named Bmory Alien Davlg.
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