Flora Journal-Record

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VOLUME X THK jroURNAL, Vol. B2.   No. 8
FLORA. ILUNOIS. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1922
.NUMBER 20
B. & 0. TRAINS IN
HEADiN COLLISION
No. 62 and No. 97 Co^e Together Tuesday
Night About Ten OXlock at Noble
Causing $20,000 Damage
ENGINEER SHALLEY AND FIRENAN LUCAS KILLEB
The worst wreck on the west dl- Tttsion of this B. & O. railroad since the death of engineer Rea Robinson aboi'.it five years ago, occurred at Noble Tuesday ntght about 10:15. when east bound passenger train No. 62, running from St. Louis to VIn¬ cennes collided head-on with No, 97, fast freight, west bonnd.
Engineer Wm. Smalley of Wash¬ ington,' Ind., and Albent Lucas, of Washington, manning the engine of No. 62, were kflled In the engine cab, their bodies being horribly mangled and scalded.
Engineer Bert O. Chattln and his fireman on No. 97 saved thetr lives by Jumping, Chattln receiving se- Tere Injuries to one of hfs bands.
The two engines came together •with great force, as No. 62 was run¬ ning at a very fast clip, while No. 97 was making about 16 mlles per hour. The engines were turned facing goil'h after coming together.
Wrecking crews from Washington and Flora, atded by tbe C. B. & Q. wrecker from Centralla^ worked Tuesday ntght and all day Wednes-. day clearing up the wreckage. The -express car was left standing on end over the tender and the baggage car was a twisted mass. Express mes¬ senger Raymond Weber, bad bU nlothlng torn, but was not Injured. Eixpressman Henry Leonard of Flora, who was going for his n%xt day run, '^as In (the car and had a severe cut
on his bead. Baggageman L. C. Slover was not hurt. No passengers were hurt, although they were shak¬ en badly
Canst- Unknown
"The cause of tbe wreck will prob¬ ably always be a mystery. Conduc¬ tor Harry Smith had charge of No. C2. At Flora orders were given the crew to take the west siding at Noble for No. 97, but for some uinaccouut- able reason. No. 62 kept pn the main track. When' engineer Smalley arrived at Flora he complained of be¬ ing 111, but there was no one to re¬ lieve htm here so he'continued the run. It ts possible he might have become worse and have overlooked part of his orders.
Smalley bad been an engineer tor tbe B, & O. for 22 years and was rated one of thetr best men. He was born tn Bonpas township, RKehland county, 47 years ago, and married Lena Williams of Sumner_ 29 years ago. The wife and two sons and one daugbter survive. He also leaves three brothers and three sisters. He was a Mason and member of tbe En¬ gineers' Brotherhood
Fireman Albert Lucas lived at Washington, was 37 years old and leaves a mother, wife, five brothers and three slaters. His orfglnal home was Brownstown, Ind., where the body was taken for burial. He was a member of the M, E. church and of tbe Locomotive Firemen.
O. 1* nOXNER IS DfcAD;
\VIII|i BE GREATLY  MISSEl>
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One of Flora's Most HiKhly Respect¬ ed Young t'ltl7«ns Is Claimed by Death
ChOIR SOCIAIi
On last Friday evening the mem¬ bers of the M. E. choir enjoyed * an evening of merrymaking after tbe usual practice hour. They had been told by the director, Mrs. Terhune, to "be on time" and an eventhg of pleas¬ ure would follow.
There were contributions of apples, crackerjack and home-made canAes from various members, and welch rarebit wag made in chafing dishes and served wtth salads and coffee.
Mixed wtth all these good thtngs were lots of fun and laughter making the occasion one long to be remem¬ bered by tbe chotr members and their guests.
NOTICE
All members of the Flora Commer¬ cial Club and others tnterested tn ¦eeurtng a speedy letting by the state tor construction of six miles of hard road on the Midland Trail west of yiora, to be completed this year_ are requested to meet at the city hall in Flora MONDAY, FEB. 6th, at 2:00 o'clock p. m. This Is Important and aotton must be taken at once.
RANDOLPH  SMITH,  Pres.
L. M. WOOD, Secretary.
BOUGHT FARM IN
STANFORD   TOWNSHIP
C. A. Robertson, of Rosiclare, sold what Is known as the B. T. Atherton farm fn Stanford township to Sher¬ man Dunnigan on Tuesday. Mr. Dnnnlgan's home In South Flora was taken part payment.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunnigan will soon move and Intend to convert thetr new farm Into a modern chicken ranch.
MR.
HOLDER AND MISS DAVIS
UNITED IX MARRIAGE
Mlss Katherlne Davis and Henry L. Holder, both of thts city, were united tn marriage on Thursday, Jan. 12, 1922, at the court house In Olney, Rev. McCarty officiated at the wed¬ ding.
The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Davis, she is a stenog¬ rapher and Is quite popular with ber friends.
The groom ts | nthe B. & O. rail¬ road service ^s fireman on the pas¬ senger runs between Flora and Shawneetown and is an industrious young man.
Mr. and Mrs. Holder wtll make tbelr bome in thts city.
J. i: G. CLUB
Miss Esther Lewis very pleasantly entertained the members of the J. U. G. Club at her home on North Are. Monday evening. An enjoyable even¬ tng was spent. The hostess delight¬ ed her guests with dainty refresh¬ ments. Those present: Mrs. Robert Stanford, Mrs, Jas. Handiey, Mrs. R. Bunnell, Mrs. Arlo Mallnsky, Misses Marguerite Kacherofske, Lots Zink, Ruth Wolfe, Thelma Harwood, Lora Sabln, Kathleen Meyer, Viola Tltton.
SPEAKER ENGAGED POR HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
N, E. Prince informs us tbat the H.-S. H. S. board has secucred U. S. Senator Jones of Washington, to de¬ liver the commencement address at the exercises which wtll be held some time In May. Senator Jones Is an orator of great ability and a rare treat awaits Flora people.
Oscar L. Bonner, a highly esteem¬ ed citizen of Flora, died at hts home on VIncennes avenue on Wednesday evening at eight o'clock, after an Illness of two weeks' duration. Tbe deceased Viras a son of the late Thos.. Bonner and spent his entire life In Stanford township and tn this city. He was married some years ago to Mlss Clara Bayler, since wbtch time he has made his home ait the Bayler residence on VIncennes avenue.
He was an exemplary cftlzen and his loss will be mourned by the en¬ tire community. He is survived by bis wife, htg mother Mrs. Phoebe Bonner, nnd thrpe sisters.
The funeral services will be held at the residence Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, conducted by Rev. W. I. Terhune,. pastor of the Meth¬ odist church. Burial ^t Elmwood cemetery. Flora.
BEING TRIED FOR
iuKA BANK ROBBERV
At ^on on Wednesday the trial of Ed and Lex Hall, charged with the robbery of tbe luka State Bank, on Dec 20, began at Salem. At this writing, Thursday afternoon, the Jury to try the case has not been complet¬ ed. The regular venire for the term was exbai«sted before six o'clock on Wednesday afternoon and bailiffs were sent Into the country wtth sum¬ monses for a special venire.
More than 75 witnesses from Clay county had been subpoenaed for Tuesday morning and most of them have been In Salem since that time. It 18 expected the jury wtll be Im¬ paneled before adjournment tbls af¬ ternoon and the hearing will begin Friday morning. The trial will cer¬ tainly last all day Friday and prob¬ ably two days.
Harry Smith and James Long, of Flora were also arrested an ^Monday for complicity in the robbery and were taken first to Salem and filter to Mt. Vernon for Incarceration there being Insufficient room In the Jail at Salem. Tbey are held In bonds of »16,000,
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY
' TO   MRS.   ALLIE   D.WIS
FALL OF RONE A PIKER COMPARED TO THIS
"Stainless   Banner"   Now   Somewhat
Dappled. Result of liast Week's
Throo-Ply   Defeat   of  Tenm
BIFK: BOOM! BANG! IX » PLACES
The flood buinpod all the natives off In early days, B. C,
And Rome wag forced to take the count Ih four, five, ftve, A. D,
These two were mtghty tumbles and are hard to match we know—
But they can both be equalled If to trouble one will go.
Cornwallis quit at Yorktown, seven¬ teen and eighty-one.
"There's scads of other tumbles, V\e only just begun.
Bill Kaiser ran for Holland, there was nothing else to do.
But Flora fell the hardest. In nine¬ teen twenty-two.
On Friday night of this week the locals will show at Olney. A special train has been secured for the game to enable all the Flora fans ito see the game. The train will leave here at 6:30 and will return soon after the close of the battle. Olney Is con¬ fident of winning the game by a big score hnd we aren't putting out a thtng In the way of prognostications or forecasts.
On Saturday night Mt. Carmel will be here for a game and ithe locals vow positively to wallop them In re¬ turn for the beating received at their hands last Friday night. Mt, Carmel plays Hutsonvllle on Friday night and wfll doubtlegg be a Ilttle tucker¬ ed oul from that game, as will our gang from the Olney sotto. A largo crowd will be In evidence at tho Mt. Curmel game here ag the team tl a favorite with Flora fans. I
THE LADIES READIXG
CI.UII (ELKIIRATKS
After an Illness of several days of Influenza and neuritis, Mrs, Mae Davts, wife of Allte E. Davis, passed away at her home southeast of Flora, on Monday night Jan. 30, about ten o'clock.
The deceaed waa the daughter of the late John W. and Elizabeth Creek, and th6 younger of seven children. She Is survived by her husbahd, two sons, four sisters, Mrs. Jerusha Lynn, Nancy J. Nelson, Charlotte Lynn, Orace B. Loveland, and two brothers, Charles and Rob¬ ert Creek.
Mrs. Davis had spent her entire llfe'tn Flora and vicinity and was highly thought of by all who knew her.
Funeral services were held at the First Bapttst church tn thts city on Thursday afternoon ait 2:00 o'clock, conducted by Rev. G. W. Zink, pas¬ tor of tbe Flora Christian churo*. Interment at Elmwood cemetery
PUPILS OF PUBUC SCHOOLS TO OIVE OPERETTA
An evening of pleasant entertain¬ ment l8 promised the publl