Flora Record

              THE  FLORA  RECORD
A Godd Newapaper i« a Power in the^ Home. School, State and Nation
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VOLUME VIU.
FLORA. ILUNOIS. TlfURSPAY. JANUARY 2». 1920
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LAST FRIDAT MORNINO
*-       Bower's drug stM*. (or 66 yffwa a landmark o( Olney's bftatoess sec- "nlon,  was totaUy  deatroyad  by  fire discovered at 2:46 a. ». Friday.
•The burning of the contenU of the ataik was complete. Hardly a veeir tlge of stock and fixtures rematos within the Walla, which stIU sUnd.
The lire swept-elt the aeeond (loor
-«( the Owens vaiwly atora, aaxt eaat
to Bowofa and wiped 90* tbb atoelM
ot tobaeeo and e«nipaMBt at Cbarta*
Britt c^ar uanntfctory.
Sweei^g #eM td th* Baeharaeb hulldtag. th* (ir* at 6 a. m. lodgad In the root, where highly ;e(tectlv* work by the (iremen atQMa^ i^ QTO- gross. At 8 a. m. fir*, tboagbt to bave eome thru airgates from the basement of the Bower baUdtog, .^ . . lulled  in"'the     flrst  floor  of    tba, idktlon to the dlt(lcnUl«s confroat-
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aotty-Ata (Utooto eonatles were repiiBaitated at tbe annual meeting ot the Illinois Hlgbi^y Improvement assoetotion held/fit Bprtogfleld Tues¬ day of tbtorweslk.
Tbe miMtUg waa ealled tt> order by WilUaat' O. Eden, president, at 10 o'ettMb'tor a geberal dtoeuaaioa «('tbe'|iO<^ roads coastruettoa pre- lAAaA tStamAat tba^laty mUUon dol- toi% baatLtfsKb.- >•
Lanah*]^ w|n s*rv*d at 18: so to oT*r.t)^rMh''\n^red repreaenutlvea. After ah SMress by Chairman Eden, Qo^aOlOl^Lowdan at>ake for thirty mtoataa ahd gave aasnranee that the syatOin o( kard ro*4a aa out-lined by tba liigtolatur* woultt aiL be con- atruetod aad th* sfbrf Jhished as rapIdiV $A »ossible,'^ Iwt^telled  aV
mebaraeb building and the Wllboyt Bros, atore waa flooded with water.
Dr> Solon Eaglaaoa had reaioved bto equipment from the aaeoad floofc o( l:he Bacharach buildtaig. J   - A Stream of water was kept on\he ruins aU    day and . frequently ^ the __ (lames  broke    ont  where    it   was
N     thoajiH^t there could be' no tlral • Fire-inters Great  W<N-k
Th* savtog of the whoto end of the block weat o( the Bo^rer building «aB be attributed to tha grim and w^Mlraetad work ot tb*«flre-flght- eiK'Th* men staek to the job until it was flntohed, aad natfovMedly sav¬ ed tba Ba«bar«ab bniMlak. tb* OU n«r Tlmea of ftoe,'tb*>^«rfa7 ^ Sonf hardssare stpre attd tbe bniMlagallil, tb* Mock faolag Whittle av«ns«.<' Sosaa oK tbe LoaaOs
The Bower loaa la the totgeat. The stoek ta Jnly was sold 4b W. a, Thomls of Danville, for fS6,000. It to stated that, the Insurance agtre- .emAi about 930,000. .    ..
'Tne Bower building was owned by 'William JBower. .His insuranee was only t7,e00. Pliably half what a reconstrnetion '^outd cost.
.'Tbe noxt torgest loss will itrObably be by Wllhoyt Bros, whose entire stock Of clothing Is damaged eltber by flro or water.
The losses in the Owens store was more by water than (ire, but trie en¬ tire stock appears to be damaged.
Tbe toss of Charles Brltt to very heavy.'^It IS said he had in his Ware rooms a two-years supply,of tobae^ stock,, which was destroyed.     -^
The Bo^er building will be re- bnlltf during    the  summer.-^'i-Olney
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MABBIiPJt i^  VIKCBKNHS.
Pearl Eilafikbiai'n and Mtss Nornaa wrade of thto city, were married In vtocMnes, tak., Monday. The bride to the daughter Of Mr. and Mra. Chas. Wade of^xth street, and to a asember of the Senior claaa o( ibe H. S." T. *. S.
Tbe istidm ta amploired as machin¬ ist betoar to tb* Baltimore A Ohio railroad abopa to this city. lUr to an ex-aoldi*r Md wbl)* in tb* army aaw sanrlee tanTrane*.
Th* happy eouple are spending thelrj, hoaeymoon the gnesto ot an annt of tae bride in DaaviUe.
CHANGES IN CABINET MADE
JWashington, Jan. 27.—President 'Wilson this attemoon sent to the Senate the nomination of David Hona on to be secretory of the treaaary to succeed Secretory Olass, totely elect¬ ed  senator from  'Virgtola.
Edwin T. Meredith waa nominated to aneeeed HooMon aa bead o( the agriculture  depbrtoMmt. '
Dr. Hngh Qummfawa   waa   named
baad o( the - Unitad Stot*B    paMto
h*aUh servic*. to saeeaad Dr. Rupert
.Sin*, whoa* term had exirtred.
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The (la epidemie -ia-th* eitia* to apreadtog, arlth mn^ pnenmoato. In Chicago tit died and 210» were striek*^ to the 84 hoprs taM Tuesday, In New Tork City th«« w«re 4083 eaaes that day, white 8L Lmito had SS deaths (riiai pneaaioa- to aad 4^ (rom (in tbe aam* «ay.
In ^ra «ttlt« a nuaiber have had the dlaeaae dartog tne paat (ew days Vat the caae* «s*B mild aad ao one. ao far, to aertaaaly Ul.
Wll^ SALBM BANK BOBBED^
The First Katkmaf Baak Saleuuwas robbed a tewjAi and a.beot $i8,0i)0 tolran. mostly (rom -the safety daposib boxes. Otto T*rry, ah Olney man^ Itoa been ar- restlpd as a anapeet.
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ASSOCIATIOX
INSTAIiL OPFICBBS
idg iba sUte at thia time, owing to riHimctM tradsportatlon, the scar- atf 4H( t«*d Utotartol a^A labor. He atatpC'that wbll* over Sve hnndred tuUu Ot bard roads were planned (or ISIS on|y 162 miles had. beenr com- inated beeanae of theae conditions. On* tbauaabd ajiles are planned (or ISMt'KVbnr mile of theseTbads will be citopleisd unless prevented by the reasaa's stated-
Illiaoto It seems Is ahead of the otber Stataa In coaatriiMtlon during the yeah 1018. Cblet I^gta«er Clif- iord Oldai' aUtad tbit surveys of Atary ravtt oot«iutod by tbe legisto- ttite aaaaaaaat wonld be made as rafidly a* poaslbto, permanently lo- oauak WUb read ,for the Informa- tl(tl9 : of counties and construction. Tito .wnrk on iOOO miles for iStO would be iitbrted aa soon as th*  #««ther  conations  permitted.
AU the represObtattVea from the slxty-tlve countlest-'#ere muih pleas¬ ed i^th the ittfotinatlon given and cam*' itVay feeliif^ assured that Il¬ linois would within a few years be '^pulled out of tb* mud" and have a hard roacf sysftan^ that would be a credit to the ata,te.
PASSlpi AWAY' LAHX KRlDAV   '
iMwr JiBdicott'was '>orn in Posefr- vil||,-ilnd^. May 7th. 1S8», died ia Flora, III., Jan.  SSrd,  1920.
Ma forflieriy lived at Vo/rls Olty, but for - the past eight yours has made hto home with hto son, W. C. Bndlcott, and familf
Ha -was the father of' nlne'cbll- drM, (eiu of whom., are living. Mhi. BetlM'tMba and Strar Otto Jebnsort ot Norrto City, Oeorge of McLeans¬ boro and W, C." ot Flora, and one brother, Calvert- Bndlcott. of Oran¬ lte City, "rb* wlto and five, rhiliiren preceded him.
He was a member of .the Priml- Uv* Bapttot ebareb aa^ reallved the end was near and told hto loved ones that he was ceaAy to go.  . ^
All that loving hapda afid tho<tcht- ful care cduld do wai done, but to bo avail and hts spirit weat to the Ood who gave it. ,
'Fonerat eondnetaff by mi. V. a. Johnson Saturday at the reaiaen-j* of hto son, W. C. Badteoto, with bur- tol at Norris City.
BOOARD-MANIFBli:
"Vhe marr^ge of Holland Bogard to Htos Otodys Manifee took place Janaarr 1st, at the bbm* ot the brtde In Hooston, Teaas. The wsddtog waa a qul«t home, affair, tne mintoter of thn Baptiat ehurcb offlctottog. The, bride Is a verjr lovely And ac- c*9tp}tob*d yc/«tng<lady and an aetive worker in the Bapttot ebareb. The tr»iim Is an Qtoey b<qr -a gradnato of the- Olaey high ' sehool class of Itll, and alao of Chleago unlver- slty^ a* has baaa'employed aa.pbar m^etot by. Sebaaider, Caswell Drug Co., at Wllmott*, Ul., (or several yaara. He ealtotead to an eariy call (or volunteera and retnmed (rom overaeaa toat June. Hr. and Mrs. Bo¬ gard wOl raalde In Wilmette, III.— Olnay Advocate.
TMI Crpom to a nephew o( Frank Bogard aad Mrs. Charles Hkrter ot near
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HOUSKKKBPaa DTAinNED
A woauw who to looking (or a yermaaeat^ ptoce to tak* (uU 4;barge
, «( a modera bnagalosr. Haat. bot and •Iwld water, etoetrte Itgbts, vacnnia,
j^lrott. tta., te a taaiOy ot two, when; «* «thbr belp ta'kapt. ^ages ta a«4
%',tord to service given. In the eonn¬ tiy two mltos from.Salllvan, III. 4d- fraaa Clyd^'O. Pattarson. Snlllvan.
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WSD AT^kpONSiOUTH
dbaa. F. Dariaad ba* bean nieeted to tb* oinee at ataa praaident o( the Oitoago Haal SMate Beard. He also contteuea ta br a mambhr o( the Cook County Real Estata Board. .Mr. Durtoad to aa otd Flora boy, and to oae of th'e many of our boys who bare been aneceastui to theto bnstaiss^aSbtirs. The Record with a boat o( old baae (riead* heartily cob gratatotrUMi ki having thto bonor .bestowed apoa btm.-
Oa Novatober 16, ISlf. Mr.^O. F. Baaa aad HIsa Anda RouU (aa^ Qoop •«r) were united to marriage at Mon- - moath.
Mr. Bass was tOraMrty trom luka >ad Mfta Koatt tWMtt StoBf0f4 town- -^btp:-.''    '        .,     ¦¦.
All loto la wtoblBK tbem a M(i uriM aroageroas Joamiay tkr
Tb*y ariH reside fa Ohio.
The ofllcors ot Roman Beauty camp No. 697, Royal Neighbors ot America for the ensuing, term, wore installed Monday night, by District Deputy, Mrs. Bva'O'Donnell of Ol¬ ney and Ceremonial. Marshal, Mra. E. A. Medley o( Flora.
OracIo-^Mrs. Miranda Valbert. Past Oracle—Mra. Francos Shriner Vlee Oracle—Mra. Nona Brown, . Chancellor—Mrs.; Masma- QoM^: Reeorder—Mrs.- SU|Hi|Mtll Wilson. R^lcelvar—Mtas Myrtle- Dtekersoar Marsbai—-Mra. Martha WooA Aaa't.  Maraba^-^Mrs.   Flora Med-
luT^at Sentinal—Mrs. Clara Sher¬ merhorn.
Otttor Sentinel—Mra. Hattle Irwta
Manager—Mrs.   Hasel   Brjran.
Phyalfitoa—Dr. ntlrchlld.
Faith—Mrs.  Haael  Bryan. >
Modestr-'Mrs. Slisabeth Bunch.
Bndarance—Mra. Rena Klnaamaa.
Unseiflshneas—Mrs.  Leota  Wood.
Courage—Mrs. Mae Davto.
There ^Ing a large number o^ visitors the doors were opened aad tbe Instaltotlon made publl^. "*
Refreshmento of sandwicbes, pie-' kles and Ootta/a .were aerved, and a social time was ealoyed by all prea* ent.
UlOipHT  HBRB  FOa BURMI*
Mrs. Sarab Jane Wheeler, wKe ot the tote Baqaire Thomaa 'Wbaeblf passed away at the home of her nap- hew,   F.   H.   Logan  In  Oreenabung,
Ind., last Suaday of eerabral hemma^ri^ ..<...,       ... ..      v.
rage, age 77 years. 9 mo4ths and t% »»trnetlons and likely will be.able days. Mr. Wheeler died at bto homef ta re«ume duties .Wednesday. Thto Is
In this city about ton yeara ago.
The remalna Were bronght ta Flora Sunday afternoon, accompan¬ ied by her nephew, Mr, Logan aind
brother, Richard Simmons of Mun- cle, Ind,i Bunday anemoon and th* interment occurred in -the family lot la Elmwood cemetery. '       \.
HIPPLE COMPANY
RAIUtOAD NOTES
Mr. and Mra. Ray Aggas ware eal¬ led to luka last waek, owing to Ill¬ ness of Mrs. Aggas' mother.
B. J. Blatter was ott a faw days laat vreek aad visltad with tba bome boys at Olney. ,     ^
W. W. Wood", our popular-sontb end brakeman, took rbis son to Ol¬ ney one day laat- week ,to aee lir. Oeo. Weber at the Olney aanatorinm.
Federal manager'a special and hto j|taff was otl onr raito laat Friday on tour of Inspection. They were ae- Mtoipanied by Superintendent C. O. Stevens from St. Louis to Flora. Masars. Mowry aad Don Ctork wera th* train er*w.
Several aasea Of fltt ainong the ra^lreaid boya/ C. H. Creager'a little glri, Joe Loag and family, W. F. CtoidweU and (amlly, C. VS. Leonard, also onr own s^lt snagged' an ag¬ gravated caae of flu. W* stuck to the job until tbree p. m. Friday, weat helme, put onr feet In a bowl, (larga fl4e) of bot water, pnt cayenne pep- p«ir poda in th» water, soaked onr fott. lungs and back with Vloks Vap- or^b, then called Dr. Finch. Doek says good work young maa you re¬ main to bad until Honday. He came aiiain isnnday and I, good patient, w^s still In the "hayl". Oot up at 9 k.  m.   Monday  without am ache or
n  and  rematoed  tadoora as  per
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I bav* too baMoto of good aoand Joaalbatt. Applea which I srHI sell Satarday. Jan. /lat, lOSO,' at the noM Seed and Millku wmpany mUl at $«,•• Rof'^barriM at fS.OO gar buahel. Pbone yaar order^ br com* and as* (or yourseU. All lipples de¬ livered to yoar>4aBa.»nMMM 44. L. B.jJKelth. L. R„Kn*4, Saieajlan- ager. ¦
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a. L. Oibba, -eaahtor at (ba^ C1m.1t CKy Baaktac 0D..-^«as a Msipeaa visitor iU' rioH, WeAaaaday.' -
Eari H. Hippie "wtoard o( tba xyldphone," is the manager >('tb* Hippie Concert company which is'to appear here at Library HaU, Monday evening; February 3nd.
Etoch ot the other three members of the conJkpaby to thoroughly exper¬ ienced In concert work.
The company^S program, as uaual'^ ly given, to both classical and DRP- utor to character,although a strict¬ ly claaalcal program will ,b* gli^ 00 reqi^esti,
The members of'the HIppte Oon- cer(-company bave earned a fpleadid reputotlon as enterUtaers. Enthus¬ iastic words of commendation hav* been written concerning them' to all parto ot the United Stotea.        ^
Tbe'^rsobnel' o( tbe company to as (oUowa;
Barl H. Hippie manager, xylo¬ phone, sblotot, tro^1>onlst, drums, traps ai>d noveltlea.'
Asel A. Osborne, violin soloist and saxaphone.
Mrs. tiarl |^ Hippie, ptono sololsti planologues.    xylophone    and phone. ^
Chrtot Knudsoa, flue eololst and comettot.     .'
Program Earl HIppte Ooaeert Com' »aay. Library Hall, Moafar/ February Seeoad Pride of thosTaakee, bavy Mareh
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sansUne  and. Flo'wer*.   Overture
.  •.....'.. .—.. P. Haaa Flath
Encore, Dmmology (Noaab^ drum number)
Flate Solo—La Travlata.... Popp
By CbylBt Kbudaon
Eneore,^ Polk*. Tksoaph the Air
— J.—~  Damm
or Vtolln Solo, Mlunirka peCon- .
 .........^^ Vueta
Ltebatftand... K>a^*i
Huatlag Seeaie ..~ .^...i^oalaaai
amaata   The. WbtotWr .A'-Hto
Dag' —«..^L^...u.wv.'.»-.«.t..i...' Pryor Light CavalrMDverture.— Sappe
Bacore,  TIg7 Rag. aongs of the Sunny Sontb Lampe
Encore—TeU Me ytf(g. Ptono Solo, OrffV ^^lga.,j^..aaratata
Ltost's   12th  RfaAi;^^^.
Eaeore, Ptonologs-^4oap. When I Ato't Oot You—Mrs. HIppte. Orpheus' Overture  <)Sattbaoh
Encore—Annie litnrto. 8a*aphone Quaretta	
    Litstyiel-Keler Bela
Baeore—Slldus  Trombonns. Bobemton Oirl Selection  Balfe
Eneore—I'm Forever BIbwtag Bub blaa. Flnt*—Trombone-Plaao  Trio. TItl's  Serenade.
Baeore—^Beantlfni Ohio. Xylophone aolo, Ltostba AtoAaA Rhap
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Enc^r*—Tb* Koaary ' (IVitb taar Miftato)' .....J......:... tbrt HIppte
Battto «( San Taaa um. » JMjtnr"-  Polka tor eonet solo NMPSpo ber used by  Mr. Sktaaer. BUtar^Ai^bara. Obi1>ry't!!base Tears (or Trombone.
a Jfttte good advise (or others, "It yba (eel It coming on' do as I 'did aa^^ you will be O. K."
ilti the early SO's there whs prgan- Ixed a local lodge of Brotherhood at Railway Trainmen. Thto lodge aiijfi formally dedicate and as a char- jidf was given tbe number 320 I. L. Pprlltigame In honor ' ot tbe then tqiiDraaster, who has since we think al present Oeneral Bupertntendent of the .Great Terminal R. R. assocla- tu>n of St. Louto- The lodge pros¬ pered all these years nnder the name of I. L. Burllngame and when the world's cfuel 'i^ar broke ont. their roster was depoleted eighteen good and true men who lett their horaes, friends and occupations ia order to make tb* world aafe (or daniaeraeyr Th*q there were 18 red Hktaits bbng upon the wall to tedi¬ cate the' mlsalng ones who were over ther*^^ w*re In oamps, bravely ai^ltlag the call. Then eame the sad newa aad up went a gold ator. Bro¬ ther Max H., Summer, a tonk gun¬ ner bad paid the supreme saeriflee. 80. finally all the boys from the 320 retui^ed and as a fitting memory to their dead brothera add comrade th* lodge name to now lifi M. Sum¬ mer «. of R. T. 880. Aad If ta the !fitUire neceastty aarivea and It Is neoessary tq again (ight the Hun may the boys again emaulate tl^em lamented brother and cqmrade M. M. Summer. Just a line or two more in'iagard to the .1. Iu: B,urllngame lodge we (tod one charter mem¬ ber James. Cntrter a cbnductor on C. B. A O. yet paying dues to 880 as tralasman. Also C. E. Hendricks a member sine* 1886 ot the B. ot R. T. although not a eharter member o( tbto  lodge.
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MBTHODIST  CHVRCH
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,Ood Itranalatee    and crowns workers,  but    H* 'calrries on work.    ^ I -     •  i
A gr4at Improvemeat Is being made In our Central Christian Adv vocate though It haa been one ot the beat church papfrs frabMabed by aafy denomination. Four .pages -of church news and Centenary information each week and a speelal Issue once a month, wtt{i 18 pages of thts spec¬ ial material, will be added to the already exeeltent papar. The thrill: Ing atory of what Is being done with the Centenary money and the reporU ot aueeeaa In the campaign for a mil¬ lion aouto between now and Jnne 1st, will maka Inapiring readVac for tbe people. A copy ought to he tonnd In every Methodist bome In the land. All of the tolent of our Centenary leaders will' be thrown into tbit at¬ tort- ,      '
Some folks can get to church on Sunday when the walks are ley, mud dy or good. Neither «ala nor edid,' bad reada or good roads ean keep them ayifiy. Tkey work aa hard as tbelr neighbors, but are bot too tirad' to get ont ot bed Sunday miming. They worabip Ood Instead of snoose on -the' LorrKjs day. They' feel rest¬ ed . on Monday momiag and theh^ eyea are lifted to the innllt hllto. They get aomethtag out of thto world and tbla world g^to aomethtag out of them. They ar* b«tter oft than tb*y wonld be l( they trle<^to draw themselves within ttaemselvaa and then pull what waa lett of themsel¬ ves ta atter them. - Some of our beat Simday school scliolars are patching the churoh-go- Ing habit.
Come next Sunday-
W, C. MACURDY,   . ' Pastor.
DEATH OF JAS. ARMSTftONO
James Armstrong dtod at the bom* ot his nieee, Mrs. Benton Hoard In West Flora, Snnday night, after an iUpeaa of about ten days. The body waa iwmovad te tb* Haaooelii under- taklag pajriors on Third and Locust street to await the arrival of. rato¬ tlves from Wyoming.
Funeral servtees will be held at Beutoh church Friday at 11:00 a. m. Interment will be mad* ta J*aklns cemetery.
NOTICB QF PUBUCA.
TION—CIHANCERY
Suta of Illtaois, Ctoy County, ss: In the Circuit Court. March, 1020.
Otonn Oull*|t vs. Orac* Oultott ta Chancery.
Affidavit of the non-resldenee of Orao* Oullett, the above defendant, having been filed In the Clerk's of¬ flee of the Circuit Court of said Coun¬ ty, notice is therefore hereby given to tbe said aon-restdent defendanto that tbe comptotoant fllt^ his bill of complaint In said ^^afi,' on the Chancery side thereof. o/^'pM 20th, day of January. 1020, and that there upon a snmmons Issued out of said Court, whereta said suit to now pend- teg, returnable on tb* second' Mon-
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Oltl^and Uv¬ ing aaar Vandalto, were greatly enr- '••' "> "»" "»<»?*•> *>' March next, aa prUad Sunday wben a number of '¦ »»y '»»' require*. Now, unless you tbelr    aelghbors arrived    boaring  *•••    •¦'*> non-r*ald*nt    d*f*ndaato
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OBnnrARY
Ruth Fem, daughter ot Hr. and Mrs. Alfen Ooldei was bora in Far¬ ina. Illlnoto. June 17, 1894. Sha waa edacatbd to th* V^lora public schooto ^dnattag (rom the high sehool ta tbe class of 1012. Sbe later grad¬ uated ta plaao and voice trom.tba Foreat Park university, St. Lobto. Mo. A year later she graduated froaa the KrtMgbr Sehool of Mttalc. St. . Louto.    , • "'"
~At the ag*of IS she professod *1- Mgianca te Christ and waa bapttoad and rofialved Into the First Metho¬ dist Bptocopal eburcb of this olty. by the late'Or. L. W. Thrall. Sbe b»-, gan   plj^ytaf tor  the  primary  elasa / wben only b ehUB and toter for tbe^ Sunday'    aebool  and  then    for tb* church. For toir^iwars she had b**n the ettlolent and.faithful plantot tor the eharoh. It wonld be Impoaaibla to speak too highly ot bar work ia this capaelty. -       . "'¦' •
During a vtolt to Camp Jobnaoa at Jacksonville, Florida, ab* waa marrie4 to Mr. Meryl Lovelao* Oa¬ ban. May T. ISl8, Atter a hoaay- mooa of a weak abe was ealtod ' hoate by the news of tha iltaeaa at^ ber tatk*r, who died July 81, iSlS. Idr. Oaiaa soon after went to Franea In the sertrlee of his eonntry. He ra¬ turnfd froi^ France July 15, ISlf. Their married Ufe was short but beautiful. Mr. Oahan's devotion doc-, ing bU stoy ta Franc* was moat beautiful,
. Ruth had a aunny.and happy dla« position wbleb she retained to th* end. During her very great suffer¬ ing she at^l smiled and manlfeatoA that hippy disposition which bad characterised her throngh Ufa, To know her was to love her. Her mna*. Ical taleiUa so WllUngly used at all times nuld« K*r a great favorite wherever sb* wMt. Her devotion and fatthfhlness to tbe oburch wa* most beautitui hnd endeared her to th* ehureh peopte. Msy her manti* jfall upon' athe'rs.
We oannot undersund why one so iisa^4^d4i;iat hilving antered attyf li^e'aEonld'Ee oalieS away, but we bow in M(binto*lon'to tfca irill oVWln- Father and say. "Thy ariU b^ doa*."
At the ago, pt >6 years, ^moaths and S 4ays, sbe has oaaiA^Lfrom har labora and on tba mora^ of Jaa- aa*r 29. ItSO, ake went td hay eroiwn tag. She toavas a husbaad, mother and stoter b*Bld«a many ra^tjv^ and friends wti<9 mourn her very and- den departura. She haa done ber. work well and bas gone to r*eafv# from her Lord that "Wall dOM, good and toitlifiil sarvant, anter ia- •to tha Joys of thy Lord-"
Funeral serviees ware held at'tb* Methodist Episcopal church at 8:09 o'clock Saturday aftemoon, oonduet-t ed by Rev. M. C. Folts, of Mt. Ver¬ non, frho was pastor of %ba Flora eburch for four yaars, aaslstad by Dr. ,W. C. Macurdy, preaent paator. Th* body was told to rpst by tb* sl^a of her (ather la, the family lot la Elmwood cemetery.
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NOTICB
T^ the Tax Fayeds of day Ooaaiiy
baaketa wtth, evefy conceivable good tbtag ta the country larder— and tbe name is legion. The dtaner was eertalnly a triumph and the un*xp*cted hoeto were bnoyaatly happy over this graetoaa axpresalon ol goad wHl. Th* gaesto were Mr. and Mra. WM Gtoagg, Mtoaea Atha and Ina Gregg, Mr. aad 1^. Waltor Roe* and danghter. Alma Fem, Mrs. Hugk Utterback and children. Ve¬ na and Sfllle; Mr. aad Mra. Cleve Butler and daughters Neva, Lucille and VIvton: ki^' and Mrs. Reed Mieebell J. W,"iUd Velma; Mr. and Mri. B. C. WUttita, Miss Ada an4 Edwin Wdfetb; Vr. and Mrs. Colie Oliver and daughter Bthel; Mtoa Hart of Montgomery, gueat of Fof> est Oflyer;   Robert  M'cKee.
Mr. aad Mra. OilUtond have been occuptlnf the Brown (arm tbe past four years and ¦ have made many frienda,. who regret that they are leaving tor Illtaois to remata per¬ manently.—Vandalto, Mo., Leader.
Mr. aad Mrs. Ollliland mdfed from Xenia to Vandalia, Mo., about seven years aia, Mr. OUUtond lo bla letter to tb* R*cord says: "We are always glad t9f*t th* Record, aaw* a|re abl* to fM^ )|irsp|w. (rom bom* tbat we wouldn't VA atlparwiae." .. ll, y^ ' 'I'
Catt',*n; StaaCord and Obai^dtor ¦rbaai jwar BfaChlas a**ds deaalag aad prseabig.
above named, Orac* Oullett, sbaU personally be and appear betore aajd Circuit Court, oa tha flrst day of tbe meat term tbareof, to be holden at Louisville, ta and tor the safd Coan¬ ty. on be second jMottday ta jflareh aaxt, aad ptoad, tJattfat, er domnr to the aald eomptolnant l^lll ot eom¬ piaint. tba aame^d tbe matters and things . therein charged and stoted will bar teken aa contessad, and a de¬ gree entered against you aceording to the prayer of said bill.
¦DWARD McCONNBLL,
Clerk.
Dated at Lontovllle, Illlnoto, thto Sdtb day oC JJui.. 1*20.
SHRINER- A SMITH,
Oompl'to.  Sol. 18-21
CKLEBBATES BIRTHDAY
At the bome on Sixth street, Tue* day-afternoon. Miss Margarat Maba Celebrated bar twelfth birthday. NMe littte schoolmates were her guesto. Thay shewed tbefr friendship by pre¬ senting Mtos Margaret a handsome seal rinlt. .-''-.   •-.
After games and li lolly good tito* utoltoloua refraahmlMnto wer* served
Those present wer* B*rnlc* WH- SOB. BUaan Ntohoto, Audrey Karr. Cal lata MidCawley,    Margarat   PblUps. ^, .. Marguerite Bowman, Vida Harrtspa, !('"•**• Pearl Bowman, Majorie Irwta.
The tax baoka will be eompletad and tnmed bter to me by. Moaday February the Sad, aftar whleb ttm* the taaas will be due aad payabto at my eftie*. When writtag to flad tb* amoaat ot your taxaa, give aa exact dasfriptioa of your proparty. I( poasible, aend ta your laat y*ar* rOeelpt.
' To (aeUltote matters. I have af>- rangei] with tb* dl((*rent bank* of the county to aaalst In the eolteotloa. If you deaire, go to your baak aad flI) In tm deecription ot yatft pro¬ perty oa blaafcs sent froa/tbe > ot¬ dce. Tba btoaks will be folNtiMed to the offtee and we wlU mail tbeai Ml* statement of the amount due. Then you- may pay that amonnt Into tbe baak at my credit, and yonr r*- e*lpt aii; be mailed to you.
I deaire the keart^-cooperatloyi at arary tax pajrer.
A. K. KBlil^nilS,'^ Treaaurer A Coltoctor.
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Laat waak F. H. simpaoa had Bd Otadar mark the MIdtond Tiall tbm Harter .aod Stoaford townships. Tbe offtetol marking to two six In^h strip* of oranga aad one aU Inch strip of
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