Southern Illinois Journal

              THIRTY-EIGHTH Yt£AH.
FLORA, ILi-lNOIS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER    23.    1908
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NUMBER 41
,    A Rodeo
Sheriff Hord qnielly dropped into the city on Tnemlay nnd «ft»r enliottt g th- atslstance of Mtr>bal Qeo MillilHiid and Conatabia Clyjle Monical, begMU m rodeo or ronnd up of bontleggers, Hud for Hl>imt H cnnple nf hours there wns aomethiiig doi g in the neltihborbood of tbe City Unll.
At a resnlt Dave Bnbbt, Jobn Ferd, and "'Red" Westfall hcc mpanied ;ibe Sheriff to LouUville where tbey were aafely lodged in tbe cnoniy jail, and Fred Sapp, Jobn Qrimei, C. S. Hurt and Wm. Collins wera held in bonds of 9100 each for their appearance at Conn wben wL-nted. Chat. Eubanks and aouue two or tbree others, flew the coop for tbe time being. Bnt Uncle Sam will be placed on their trail, as well ns the city and stato anthonties aad th>-y will not be allowed to escspt-. We learn that a similar ronnd op at Xenia and Clay City resulted in i-everMl arresK. We trust we may not be too teveteiy criticized for tantology. Bnt we niosi again lepcat that illegal wblakey telling will not prove a lucrative employment under the present city adminiatration
Mayor   Cnnningham   and   tbe   otber officers of the law are doing everything in their power to suppress the vile traf fie, and shonid and will bave the hearts ' and loyal support of every law abiding citizen.    Flora baa WBver had a Mayor wbo gave more earnest effort to the en forcement   of the law than  Mr. Cnn ninghHm, and bis hands shonid  be np bell) by every lover of tba law.    Critic iam'is heard in some quarters   as to the methods   employed by   the   offl'-ers   in antwittingtlawbieakers   and   catching them in their nefarious schemes.    But there Icritieisms   come   only   from   tbe offender.s   themBelvet!.or   their   tympa- thizers.    And the Mayor may   be   well B^enrfd tlmt his acts are applauded bj «ll|good   citizens.     Another   rodea   it promised in   the   nesr   future.   Let the good work go on.
Latar;—Wm. Caliins wat r«-arree^d OJ a statti's wariant on Thursday and being'nnable to procure the additional ball was taken to jail at Lonisviiie, hnt was later released on bond. Ed (Smooth) Boyd was also arrested on Thursday, but was rejeased on bail. Constable Monlcal went to Kinnundy and arrested Jne^Rayburn, a speller fqr the Plantation (ihow which ployed here during carnivHl week, who waa also taken lojuil ¦¦-^ d-frtnltot bjnd.
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