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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
FLORA, ILLINOIS,
BAY, APRIL
1908.
NUMBER 14
Lawns
A Lawn, to look right, must bave the gnaa kept at the proper height None of us like to mow grass with a bum lawn mower. Buy a "Keen Kutter," a mower which is guaranteed to cut grass and cut it «a8y. Your wife or child can use one of these mowers and that's a Kood thing for the man of the house.
Ball  Bearing Reel
Accurate, smooth running with simple adjustment. Five Revolvini Knives on Nigli Wheel Pattern. Close and continuous cut. Lower Rocking Adjustment. Convenient, simple, positive Steel Pin Ratchet: never fails to cut; will not wear out. Steel Bisbed Reel Cog- Large bearing, lessening wear on pinion and axle. All Parts Mechan¬ ically Accarate insuring minimum wear and £^y Sunning. Will cut igrass 7 inches high.
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store J. BOWMAN
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P .S. Our line of "Keen Kutter" Grass Catchers and K. K. Hand Scythes are Complete.
Turner Art Exhibit.
Th* ohftDce of a Uf* time I   To ¦•• ¦how yoar oblldrea tbe mMterpii tb* great paloterf, withoat learlaf Library Ball,  aftarDooaa and aveal April H m,  aoiploee  Pabllo Beh AdmiisioD,   10   and   15 o*oU.   8| mnsioal and literary prorram*. Wedoae* day and Friday eTaningi, adraiiaioD, 10 centa.
If yoa lore art. And bave a heart,
In thi* great work Te take a part,
Com* on*, oome all, Th* fee ia amall,
Art Ezbibit, Libary Hall.
The cloiing (oeaae of tbe great revival in thli Qity can never be pictnred to' those wbo did not witneaa them. The aonoanoement that the meetlag* wonM eertaJDly clos* Banday night helped I* Intenaify the intereat tbronghont th* oity. Evtry evening there were great nnmber* nnable to get Into tbe lietho- dl(t cbarcb. On Tboraday and Friday at 2:30 p.m. tbe Pre*byt*rian eharch was elo**ly flllMl to bear Bro. fiorke on "Providence" and "What Shall I do to be SavedT" Batnrday night Bro. Bark* preached te men only at tbe Methodist eharch and Bro. Hobo* preached to women «t tbe PreebyterUn chareh. Sanday there were five services, lit. Burke preached at the Methodist ohorefi' in th* morning on "Tb* Power of Teeti- mony" and at nigbt on "Tlv Pow*r of Association". At 2:80 be preaohed lo women on "Watch" wbile Mr. Bobb* preached at th* aame honr to men at the Preabyterian cbnrcb on "Tbe cost of not accepting Jesns". At night the overflow meeting was beld at the Preeby- tarian oharcb, bnt both ohorche* failed by some bnodreda to bold the people. Tbers were 47 conrersions at th* night serrlces and orer 70 daring tbe enliN day. ' Tbe nnmber ot pabllo profeseioa* daring tbe series ot meeting is given aa 271 bat ao figore* can repreeent tbe moral nplift tbat has com* to tbis city.
While the revival has reached all cUfseii a remarkable featare la tb* namber of men and especially men of prominence and infloenca in the ooia- mauity who bave aecepted Christ.
Tbe evangelists begin mc.^tinga at Mt. Vitrnoa, 111., aext Hooday.
A lavge crowd of people were at the ' train Honday to bid tbsm goo4byv.   A« tbe train moved ont Bro. Bobbs, stand¬ ing on tbe   platform, was   leading   tba coaapai y in singing tbe revival chemses.
Whatr   Tnrner Art BiUMt.
WhereT   Ubrary Hall.
Waent    April 82 25. .:;;«,*¦
People ot Flera t Show yoor'tMle tn good things, and yonr loyalty t*. yoar schools by visiting tbe Tarnur A|rt Bz- hlbit, April ai-as.
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At Opera Mvaee A»HI •«,
Bon. Wm. E. Mason, caodMato fer United States Senator, snbject lo the repnbiicaa primary election, will ad- dr*as a pnblio meeting at tba Opera Honse at Flora. Ill, Friday afternoon April 24, 1808, at 1:80 o'clock, wbea be will dlsonas qnestions ot natiaDal im- portanee pertinent le tbe pendtaf earn- palgn. A oordlal Invitation ia extended to the public, ladies sspecially, lo at- lend.
Mr. Masoa Is one ef th* moet brUliasO orator* In  the  state.   Tbe  hlgli elSo* ' wbloh   be  haa  held and to wMeh V* again aspires, entitle bim to a  reepect-^ (nl bearing, and.we beapeak   for   bla good crowd, and can   assure his beai ^bey wUl be well enUrtaloed.
Mr. aad Mrs. B. M. Mmxey wsre li Xenia ea Thnrsday attending UMtaaeral •( Captaia T..O. Peirce. .^
for Season of 1908
We bave made the most extensive pre* parations and will be able to give our customers the best service and prompt¬ est delivery eij-er offered in Plora. Two teams constantly employed. Onr feed and meal mill will do custom work for cash or exchange,. The celebrated Shellabarger, Blue Ribbon Flour at wholesate, retail or exchange
Wagons I Buggies^ Surries
Runabouts Harness Gasoline £n(flies
MOIJNE.111^^
Its a Deere
ym
BecaMjeHs
made right, by a force of
akilled plow experts whose equal
cannot be foukid In any other plow the*
tory io tbe world.   Tben are many dillerent
makea ot plowa, each cURming to be the beat, ytt
the tact remain* that thraa John Deere plow* are
In uae to on* ot any other kind.     Tba John Deere Fso.
tory.^e largest in the worid, toma out eveiy year mors
plow* tbao any Ova other ftetocies oasnblned.
SlAidard Of the World For C>ver 60 Years
tlta Floaser Plow Maker, John Deen, laade his flrst sted plow by
band from lha blada eta aaw in 1837.   The flrst slab ot ateel rolled in
the tTnited Btataa waa rolled tor tbe John Deere plows by William
Wooda, ot Pltuburg, in 1846.    And ever alnce thoae early daya
Deera Plowa hava ahown the w»y and maintained tbe lead la thk ,
great national industry.   Is it any wonder Ihat tbe tarmeis of tb*
world express their verdict in the familiar phiaae,—"11 If* ¦
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We make over 1000 style* e