Flora Journal-Record

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The Flora Journal-Record
PART ONE
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"VOLUME IX THE JOOUtAL. Vol si.      No.   S4
FLORA. ILUNOIS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 25. 1921
NUMBER 49
CONTRACT LET
FOR CONCRETE ROAD
Between lA>al8vllle    aad    Flora,    at Spriagfield oa Ttaeeday
CHICAGO FIRM LOWEST BroOBR
Tfae letting of contract for 145 mlHs Of hard sartaced roads In Illl¬ nola were let at Springfeld on Tues¬ day by the State Highway Commlfl- 8lon.
The seven and one-half miles be¬ tween LonlBvllle and Flora are In duded In the mileage let. The suc¬ cessful bidder was the Lincoln Con¬ struction Co., of Chicago, the price being $166,Te8.40—a IIMle more than )22,000 per mile. There were seven bidders and the two next low bids were: Finnell & Toothacre. $179,980.60: and Hock & Oren, $1*9,458.75.
The Lincoln Construction Co. Is composed of three brothers named Stressenrenter. "At present they are building the big highway bridge across the Little Wabash just nor^h of Loulsvllie. They are well equip¬ ped to handle the work and It Is hoped they will be enabled to build most of the road this fall.
ANTUHALOON
LEAGUG
MAN
HERB
Re*. Leo Howard, superintendent ot the Southern District of the Anti- (Baloon League, comprising 27 coun¬ ties, with headquarters at Mt. Vern¬ on waa In Flora Saturday. Rev. Howard spoke In the Bloom Baptist chilrch Sunday momlng and the Bethel IJ. B. Sunday night.
Tbe Anti-8alo«B lieiwne. Judstaf trom  recent photographs    exhibit^
b^ the superintendent, is    doln^   'a l^aa.
HIGH  SCHOOL  STUDENTS
The Harter-Stanford Township •will open Its doors for registration Thursday, Sept. 1st, at nine o'clock. All students expecting to attend the high school for the coming year are urged to be present at this time. It Is necessary an^ Important (or each individual student to be here at that time, for It Is then tdat the students iconrse of studies and program i* made out. In order to secure the studies tbat he wants and at the time on registration dayptherwise he will He compelled to take what Is left. The program for the. entire school will be made out at this time and cannot be changed to fit some sche¬ dule later. There promises to be a heavy enrollment especially from out of town and to these pupils we would advise that they make their arrange¬ ments for room and board before Sept; Ist. In order to acoramodate. these students Prof. Rex W. Dale bas canvassed the town for suitable places to room and board and this, list is avaliaBle to those that wish to take advantage of It.    To    patrons
tend a welcome to visit us any tim# during the year. We believe that we will have some pleasant surprises for all that visit ua in showing Just what tbe Harter-Stanford high school is doing for tt^ students In -tbe   various   department.
REX, W.  DALE
tine piece of law enforcement woffe throughout his district, partlculadiy In the coal belt, where more than olle>third of the population is for¬ eign-   bom.
From its inception the Anti-Saloon League has been a fighting machine, and the numerous moonshiners and boAtleggers are keeping up a lively warfare to satisfy their appetites tor "firewater".
The I,.eacue has two objectives at this time—Haw enforcem'ent and the organisation necessary to put dry candidates oa the ticket in the pri¬ mary to be held the first Tuesday In April, the change in the primary law from September to April being due to a «iew law recently enacted.
on the way to Flora, Superlnten. dent Howard and his assistant, co¬ operating with the officers of Wil¬ liamson county, lodged In jail at Marlon five prisoners who entered a plea of guilty of manufacturing boose and each were fined $100 and costs, besides assisting the officers in adding tive stills to the fifteen stills they had already collected ' In and ab.out Marlon.
The $500 collected In fines to¬ gether With some $3000 already coU lected by D. L. Duty, the efficient state' attorney, augmented the public school funds of Williamson coiqnty.
Rev. noward says there Is but one federal officer In 52 counties and the burden or law enforcement Is upon the people who are Interested . In a clean community. While here he saw Sheriff McElyea and other en¬ forcement officers who convinced hlm that Clay county is one of the counties In the Southern District.
A   DELIGHTFt'L
EVENING
OF MCSIC
A large assemblage of apprecia¬ tive music lovers filled the spacious auditorium of the First M. E. church Thursday evening, August 18, yrbea tbe music pupils ot Mrs. W. I. "Ter¬ htine gave a recital. The fine ren¬ ditions demonstrated clearly 4hat' Flora has some exceptional musical .taMl|ti(. and well trained voices and (ul fingures on the   organ    and
NEW XENIA   FIRM
The. general merchandise store of John H. Henson, at Xenia, has been reorganised and will be called the Xenla Cash Store. Arthur Mlll^. son-ln-Iaw of Mr. Henson, has re¬ turned  trom Casper,  Wyoming, and
- —^',.--,.:-\    -r   .¦•   has bought an interest in the busi-4
and friends of the high school we ex-  noaa.    He and John • H. Henson and
Mr. Henson's son. Harry, have form¬ ed a partnership and on Sept. 1 they will adopt the cash sy^em. The firm is Henson, Mills & Henson. See their ad In this Issue.
HAS BEEN SERIOU8LV ILL
BOUGHT  STOLEN  CAR
.. Mllford Fitch ot Flora, who form¬ erly lived near Enterprise, is in bad again. He was arrested at Olney and taken to Franklin county where he had stolen an automoblie.
A restaurant man. James Tomll- Bon, of Oolden Qate piirchased the stolen machine (rom FHch. Mr. Toralison was called upon by the owners who identified the car and took It with them to Franklin coun¬ ty. He had offered the car to parties in Fairfield but was unable to make a sale on accout ot sus¬ picious appearance and story told by the boy.
Moral—I't is best to buy your auto from local dealers, or other persons who  are  responsible.
FORMER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEN CHARGED WITH SWINDLE
Ctalcaxo papers are carrying front page stories regarding the arrest of Charles W. French and John R. Worthlngton, charged with working a big twenty million dollar swindle d«aling In fake securleties. It is claimed many wealthy men over the country have been victimized.
Tbe matter is ot Interest to south- etb Illinois pebple trom the fact that Charles W. French was a former resident of southern Illinois, the French family bOThg residents of Wa¬ bash. Wayne and Lawrence counties.
BIO DINNER AT SUMNER
Last Sunday 57 members' and (riends of Flora V. B. circuit motor¬ ed to Sumner in eleven cars, with well (llled baskets and spread their dinner on the lawn 'at the home of •Rev. H. S. Reese, a former pastor on Itlie circuit here.
Rev. Reese showed appreciation ot the hoBpitallty by treating the crowd to a feast of 15 watermelons after dinner.    All had a big time.
OLAY COUNTY SURVEY FINISHED
The state suryeying party who have been working In Clay county, finished last week and left Saturday for Salem, to start the survey for Marlon county, Sandoval being west line of their territory. . This Is the second and final vey for the Midland Trail, and fron} east to west. Probably first grading will be done on eastern end.
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sur- wns the the
Oounty s. s. convention
On Friday and Saturday. Sept. 2nd ^d 3rd. the Clay, County S. S. eonventlon Is to be held In Flora M. E. church. D. H. Wing, state work¬ er Is the headllner. A special feat¬ ure of the convention Is to be a hig parade on Friday evening, the line of march 10 be announced In tbe Siin¬ day schools next'Sunday.
Robley Stevens, who has been ser¬ iously III with Inflammatory rheuma¬ tism at Detrolt'i Mich, for the past six weeks, arrived here last Satur¬ day, and is at the home of his par. ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Stevens, on Third and Olive streets. He has been employed In ayto work In Detroit, every since jiis discharge from army service In the World war.
The Journal-Record join with his buddies and many friends In wlsh- hlm a speedy recovery.
Mra. Terhune and her students de- scitve great praise tor the (Ine enter¬ tainment   given.
Prelude. Op. 22 No. 5 (Piano). Raahmanino((  Dorothy Lacey
Oreater    and     Deeper.     (Voice).
Croome Byrde Hodges
Violin Obllgato, Miss Btkel Fry.
In Hanging Gardens (Piano). Davles   ...J. lialph   Scott
Roseland, (Vocal), Brice, ....Mary Juanita  Prince
Adagio, WIdor. Prelude, (Organ). Bach   Orace Terhune
Vida, Spanish Walts Song, (Voice) BrIce  Mrs. Orace Scott
Rhodara, Op. 26, (Piano, Devaux, Vesta Jacobs
Fallce, (Voice), Lleurance ...Mrs. Feydlnand   Tonney
BrIIIante Maxurka, (Piano) Heins, Mary  Juanita   Prince.
Soganl. (Voice) F. Schira, Orace Terhune
Aslatlque, Op. 31, (Piano), Carlear Mary CtMnmlns
The Laughter of Love, Raymond, Fellcta, On Golden Wings, (Vocal). Ardlta    Dorothy  Lacey
Bird   Song,   (Vocal),   Smith	
Merlin  Terhune
Fantasle. (Organ and Piano) Dem- arest Orace Terhune. Mary Cum¬ mins.
Accompanist (or^vocal numbers, Mlss Orace Terhune.
ATTRACTIONS FOR LABOR CELEBRATION
DAY
Flora  CIt)' -Park,   Monday,  8eptdiii