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U PAGES e Flora Journal-Recor 'T 'V YOU SHOULD READ THE JOURNAL-RECORD ^THE NEWSIEST NEWSPAPER IN CLAY COUNTY PART ons; # VOLUME XIV THE toviaiAh, vet tta no, ar FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JULY 1. 1926 fOJMBER 42 BROTKR ACCIDENTALLY KILLS MIS SISTER Clydene Stanford Flre* Vetmi Shot Praia "Unloaded Shotipin" at Home Sonthcost of Flora Wedneeday Mor«li«. \7Sifi *- ffef-. -T, OOnONBR SPEAKS HELD INQUEST A most deplorable tragedy occurred Wednesday morning at 9:30, at tbe home of Mr. and Mn. Jesse Stantord In the Mt. Zlon nelgnborhood, about eU oad one-half mUes southeast ot Plora, U SUnford township, wben Clydene SUnford, son of Jesse Stan¬ ford, ocddently shot ood kllUd hU *Utor, Ruby. From Frank Bissey, who wos in town Wednesday ofternoon. and, be¬ ing o neighbor, woo ot the scene of the shooting within flft**a minnt**, ond who olso aerved on the coroner's Jnry, we obuined the following story of the tragedy: Mr. ond Mn. SUnford hore four fChUdran and they were trading In •Flora, having along one of the child¬ ren. Clydene, wbo Is 14 ysan old. and Ruby, 12 yeara old, were play¬ ing in the house, like children wtll, «nd Ruby hod closed the door of a room and placed a choir ogolnst the dodr. Clydene noticed a shot gun honglng over the door, securing It, ond supposing it to be empty, he pUced tbe muzzle at the key bole of the door and pulled the trigger. The chorge entered the little girl's ob- domen and produced a fatal wound, ahe shortly passing away. Coroner Pearl Speaks was notifled nnd during the doy held an Inquest, with o verdict by tbe jury of oc¬ cidental death In accord wllh the the above story of tbe tragedy. It U the old story enacted once again of the "unloaded gun" and Its terrible consequences. The funeral will be held at the 'Olive church Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Burial will be made at Mt. Zlon cemetery . I''ORD TRUCK CARAVAN IN FLORA TUESDAr Led by E. A. Medley, in a new Ford coupe, the St. Louis Ford Truck Caravan came Into Flora with a din of noises Tuesday afternoon and porked in tbe straet ;iist west of the city pa,-k. They remained here from 4:00 to 8:00 o'cloek, when they left for CIsne and Falrfleld. The Coravan conslsU of 30 Ford chassis direct trom the Ford Motor Co. 'of St. Louis. Each chassis is equipped with a different type ot truck body, the bodies being present¬ ed by St. Louis ona local territorial truck body manufacturers. The trucks sUrted from St. JU>uIb June 7th and ore visiting almost all the towns in Illinois and Missouri, o total of over 197 towns, or more than 2000 miles. The outsUndlng feotufe of the caravan is o Ford truck especUUy ' equipped with o new Brunswick Ponotrape, which was unanimously aelected as the official musical In¬ strument of the caravan and furaish- ed music at oil stops. The Pnaotrope Is the world's flrat purely •toetrlcal ToproducUg musical instrument and Is furnished tbe caravan by courtesy of the Brnnswick-Balke-CeUMdar Co. of St. Louis. It Is under Im per¬ sonal supervision of R. N. Mctjewulck of the St. Louis office. A ainslcal program was given before a Urge crowd of highly enthu1«d lUtenen. V. B. Prince is the local Brnnswica dUtributor. Fraak H. Merritt U In ehorge et the coravan. From here the coravoa liroeeeded to Cisne and then to Polr- Seld, whera they stopped over Tnes¬ day night. It will disband U St. Ix>ul* Jnly ISth. AN BBOBtOENOT OPERATION Several day* ogo, Mn. Ellaobetb Combs was Uken Ul ot her home In this city, 220 East Third street. Showing no improvement, she wss re¬ moved to the Flora hospital Monday as a medlcol patient. Her two dougbtora, Mra Oertrude Hale ond Mn. Irvin Hooker of St. LouU, wera railed home, and Miss Tonthel, who hod gone over to tbe city to rUlt her sisten, also retura¬ ed. At 0 consultation of the relatives, otter pbyslcUns had held out no hope for recovery. It was decided to oper¬ ate as a last chance of saving ber life. The operation was performed Wednesday, ond It was found that the gall bladder had bursted and the odds are greatly agalnat tbe patient's recovery. Flfty.|nlne gall atonee were found In the badly diseased gall bladder. B. P. WINELAND BUYS RE8IDBNCB Lost week B. P. Wlnelond bonght the Fred Bennett pUce. 810 Boat Seeond street Mr. Wlnedand has hod the pUce teased for some time and haa been living there, and now heeomee owner of the property. FIRST noatS A SON Mondoy, Jnne tlst, ot their home la Plora, o oon woo horn to Mr, and tir*. Hubert SnUth. Mr. SatUh to • *on of P. N. SmUh of LonUvlUe, WhUe Mn. Smith, until her marrUge, -wo* MU* Rnby, danghtor of Mr. and Mr*. Chaa. Stewart of tU* elty. WBST-TAVIiOR NUPTIALS Mias Lesle Taylor Becomes Bride of Harmon Weet ia Impreoslve June Ceremony... ^.^ . The twenty-ninth day of Jape, the beantlful month of brides, was chosen as the wedding day of one of Flora's most popular young loaies. The cere¬ mony took place at Mt. Carmel. 111., where the parsonage of the M. E. church wos tbe scene of a very charm¬ ing wedding at one o'eiock Tuesday wben Miss Lesle C. Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taylor, became the bride of Mr. A. Harmon West, son of Mr. and Mra. S. J. West ot Wash¬ ington Court House. Ohio. The home was prettily decorated with numerous baskets ot larkspur ond llllea. The Impressive ceremony wos performed before on olUr, with on effective background of fernery and daisies. Rev. M. C. Folts read tbe solemn vows, using the ring ceremony of the Methodist Episcopal church. The bride was attired In a gown of creom date crepe, fashioned with simplicity. The groom wore the conventional black. The winsome bride, popular In Flo¬ ra social circles and especially among tbe younger set, was graduated from the H. S. T. H. S. in 1920, after which shs attended Word-Belmont College ot Nashville, Tenn.. and Is o member of the Anti-Pandora Club of that college. The bridegroom was graduoted from the Washington C. H. high school. He is popular and well-liked among the young men of this city. Immediately following the wedding ceremony the happy couple left on a motor trip. Tbey will visit several cities, after which they will be at home at Washington C. H., Ohio, nntll the flrst of September, wben Mr. West will enter tbe Oblo North¬ ern University at Ada, Oblo, where be will study pharmacy. Guests at the wedding were: Mrs. T'red Taylor, mother of the bride, and Mias Maude Wilson, both ot Flora, 111.; Misg Bernetta Montleth of St. Louis, Mo., and the members of the Foltz family. MINIHTREI. SHOW FRIDAY NIOHT The Sexton Loyalty Club of Fair- Held, will give their Famous Mlnslrel Show In Flora Friday night. July 2nd, 8:00 p. m. at tbe Orpheum Theatre. The entire cast of the Sexton Loy¬ alty Club Minstrel Show Is composed of employees of the Sexton Mfg. Co., PntrtlMd.'111. The prlnelpal -nrative In promotln.^ tbe mlnlstrel show is to provide funds to support the Sextou baseball club. This show has made two appear¬ ances In Falrfleld and one In Oray¬ ville. On both occasions tbe minstrel show has evoked Intense enthusiasm and extraordinary praise. Profes- rlonal theatrical personages who have seen this show bave declared It fine enough to place on a flrst-class circuit. PICNIC SUPPER AT HOLLYWOOD BEACH The following enjoyed o picnic supper at Hollywood Beacb Tues¬ day evening: Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Horaley and daughter. Miss Marcella; Mrs. Leon Coll and sons,-Harold and John Robert ond daughter Mortho Lou; Mr. and Mra. Ed CoH and daughter Virginia and son, John Edward, Mre. J. W. Clark, Walter CoU, Mrs. M. S. Chandler and sons, William, Charles, Howard and daugh¬ ter, Lucy of Pueblo, Colo.; Mra. Anna Anderson, Miss Ida Blackburn, Mn. Solly Ho^reU. MRS. E. W. BRYAN HOSTESS The Criterion Club was dellgbt- tallr entertained Friday afternoon by Mn. B. W. Bry^n at ber home on VIncennes avenue. The hostess serv¬ ed refreshments opproprUte to the seoson. UuesU present, Mn. Edward Oor- rlson, Mn. Corl McLaughlin, Mrs. CUra Bonner. Club membera pres¬ ent, Mesdames Bryan, R. H. Orant. A. C. McDannel, Paul Noney, J. F. Rich. Pearl Keith, E. H. Arbuthnot, Roy Meyer, Wm. Llndsey. ANNUAL BOUtJUET DAY N. E. Prince held his annual Bou¬ quet Day lost Saturday with o Urge number of bouquets competing for honors at tbe drug store. Miss Marjorie Oolden won flnt pUce with No. 11, Miss EtU Noel second with No. 14 and Mrs. Wm. Stanford third wltb No. 2. Nice gifts wore awarded theae three by the Prince Drug Store. NKW ROAD SIGNS The flrat of tbe week new rood signs were placed ot tbe bonk oornen in Flora, giving mileage from Flora to Solem. Effingham, Olney and Falr¬ fleld. The old signs gave Kankakee, Bast St. Lonls ond VIncennes dls- Uncee. UBAVE POR WESTERN HOMB Mr. ond Mn. Sou B. Moora lap lost Fridoy for their home In Soliaa*. Collf., after o few weekr vUU wKh Mn. Moora'* father. Moyor Oeo. J, Priee ond Mr. and Mra. A: L CornaT' SHntTLEPP tOMB CU7B The ShnrtleP College Olee Clnb will give o free entertainment ot tk* Flora Baptist chnrch Tneeday night. Jnly tth. Everybody Uvlted. STORES TO CLOSE MONDAY The Fourth of July coming on Sun¬ day this year most places are cele¬ brating the day on Monday, the flfth. Tbe business bouses of Flora will be closed all day except o few like the garages and fllllng stations and the drug stores wtll probably close at noon. CIsne, Olney, Mt. Carmel and Bridgeport are celebrating the day with appropriate programs and Flora people who do not Intend to go vUlt¬ lng or picnicking, will probably be found at one of the above named places. Ingraham, Mt. Vernon and Toledo are celebrating on Saturday with trade days as tbe feature. Tbls Is tbe 150th annlvereary of the signing of the Declaration of In¬ dependence, and all who can should observe tbe day. Purchase enough groceries, meats, etc., to last two days, paok up your picnic basket, and go some place, even If It Is only th* back yard. Fifty years trom now we who ore still alive may see another big cele¬ bration like the one in PhlladelpbU now, as aunli celebrations only com'f every years. That is one reason for observing tbe day this year of oil years. HOSI'ITAL NOTES Mra. Etna Caldwell, wlte of Chas. Caldwell of this city, with her small daughter, was able to leove the hos¬ pital for her bOme tbls week. Le Vorre Howard, son of Jerome Howard, of Xenia, was on operative patient lost week. Delbert Brown of XenU, was oper¬ ated on on June 24. Miss Lorene Woodrow of Flora, underwent an operation lost week. Mra. Jewell Atkinson, daugbter of Wm. Bradley of Flora, Is on operative paslent ot this time. Mrs. Elisabeth Combs of this city Is on operative patient this week. Wesley Rogers,,son of Paul Rogera of XenU, underwent on operation on Monday afternoon of tbls week. PIONEER'S BIRTHDAY DINNBB Dudley Baker was born In Orange county, Ind., June 26th, 1860. He moved to Cloy county. 111.. In 1863, and has lived here ever since. HU children, grandchildren and great children all gathered at the old home to help celebrate hts 76th birthday. Tbe table was loaded down with oil kind of good eaU. Tboee present were Alden Baker and wife and daughter, Chariea Frye and family, Olenn Baker and family, Barl Slade and family, Mr .and Mra. Wm. Frye and Mr. and Mrs. Alderson. The day will >ong be remembered by all wbo were preaent. COUNTRY CLUB BEINO ORGANIZED A meeting of several Flora citisens was recently held for tbe purpose of organizing o Conntry Club. Several sites are being considered and flnol decision probably mode in the next few days. BABY BOY Mr. ond Mn. Prank O. Headlee ore tbe proud parents of a son born June 6, 1826, at tbe home of the latter's porenU, Mr. ond Mra. J. W. Hargls on Weet Sth ¦tr*et. Tbe lit¬ tle fellow ho* heen noUed^ John Franklin. WILL TEACH IN JjOVtHt/UIM HIOH Miss Rnth Martin, danghtar of R*t. and Mn. J. H. Moytln oC this city, ho* heen employed as on instructor In the high school at LonlsvlUe. Miss Mortin woo graduoted from the ShnrtUff college at Alton tn 1928. 150 YEARS AOO The Decloratlon of Independence was signed In PhlladelpbU 160-years ago. PhlludelphIa today is celebrat¬ ing with the Sesql-Centennlal Cele¬ bration, tbe birthday of this event, which Is In reollty the birthday of the United States. WhUe some peo¬ ple do not care to observe daya of thla sort In honor of the nation, most people do and Flora citizens will be found in some fltting manner cele¬ brating the day Monday. Tbe birth of Christ and the birthday of our nation are two ot the moat Important days In our lives and should be ob¬ served as such. It Is not the desire for a holiday that should prevail so much OS the honoring of a National Dal. KXCITRMRNT IN WEST PLORA Quite a bit of excitement was caused In Flora lost Thuraday after¬ noon when a high powered cor con¬ taining two men stopped at the home of Chas. Chandler on West North Ave. and succeeded In enducing one of two boya playing there to enter the machine. They, tried to force the other boy to enter but were unable to and tben drove off at a high rote of spe*d. "The boys are tbe sons of Mra. Kay Chandler-Bernard, wbo came here from Carutberavllle, Mo., sev¬ eral weeks ago to moke tbelr homo. Their parents bave been separated for some time, and It Is presumed from sUtements of the older boy, aged 12, who escaped, tbat tbe father of the boys, Walter Bernard, and another man were tbe occupants of the cor. The younger son, aged 10, hod no chance to get away after entering the cor . Mra. Bernard Is making diligent search for tbe boy and her husband In the hopes of locating tbe son ond arranging for bis return. . SHOPS FOB I. C. CUT OPP The Register-News of Mount Ver¬ non says that M. L. Bledsoe has been awarded the contract for hauling all the moterUI to be nsed In the con¬ struction of the Illinois Central shops at Bluford. Mr. Bledsoe also se¬ cured tbe unloading contract and will transport all the building mater¬ ial from the Bluford depot of the Southern railroad to the shop slto, o mile and o half north of town. There will be six hundred car-loads of brick, lumber, steel, gravel and concrete shipped to Blueford for the work, and to transport these to the building site, Mr. Bledsoe will employ twelve trucks and from flfteen to twenty teams and wagons. This Is one of the largest hauling contracU ever placed In Southern Illi¬ nois. Wagons and trucks began the work lost Monday and will continue until the middle of November. Constru:;tlon of the big modern roUrood shops will begin next week. JUNE WEDDING Miss Ado Harrison Becomee Bride ot Weher J. Bryan. Both Prominent V- t Yonng People Cords have been received by friends In Flora, from Mr. ond Mra. Herbert F. Harrison. %naoanetng the recent marriage ot their dinghter. Miss Ada Caroline, to Weber J. Bryan. Tbls Is the culmination of o romance begun In school days when both wera stud¬ ents of H. S .T .H. S. The bride claims o Urge cirele of friends among the young peop)|e of Flora and vicinity and holds very dear the love and respect of o great num¬ ber of older people. She was o mem¬ ber of the cUas of 1920, after grodu- ottng, resumed her studies as s post graduate, took a commercial coune, thus better fltting heraelf for the busi¬ ness ocUvltles of her father's ext«a- slve ogrlcnltural and hortlcultttrol In- tereeU, ot Lone Thorne form north-, west of Flora. The groom is the youngest of slk sons of the Ute W. I. Bryan and wife of Ingraham, o grandson ot Oldeon Bryan, one of Cloy county's ploneen, and a brother of EL W. Bryon of Flora. The young man. baa a host of friends wherever he.U. He (pent two years tn the H. S. T. H. S. after which be enlisted In tbe U. 8. Morine corps, and spent two yeon—one yeor being with the famous Second Divis¬ ion in France and Oermany where he wos •ngoged In three of the hardest fought battles namely—Champaign, St. Mtcheol and the Argonne. After the war he attended the Palmer School of Chiropractic ond was grad¬ uated in 1922 and had o successful practice 1 nhls home town for two years, tben felt strongly the call of his former occupation of agriculture and is now with his bride at Lone Thorne where the happy young people will make their bome, rejoicing In the good wishes for a life ot happiness, extended to them by their many friends. THB WHIPPET • The Bollard Motor Co. received o Whippet Wednesday of tbls week di¬ rect from the factory. The Whippet, ao ealled because of IU speed and general slmllsrlty to tbe racing dog coUed Whippet, U o beautiful cor. Built with a European motor and with o combination of the best motor lines of American and European manufactnran. It ho* 4-wh*el brakes, quick plck-np, ond U well flnUhed. Mr. Bollard U bnsy show¬ ing the model received. OVaniB FBOM SOUTH If yon hara something to **!!> why auk* a *eerat ot UT Mra. A. J. KerB*t*ln »a* pleased to bora tor Ka**t* loot weeh Un. Poul Kenwtetn, her eon'* vMe, and Mn. Jalltw Schroeder of Amerten*, Oo. Tb* ladle* wera enronto trom Chi¬ cago to their home, after ottendlng BnehorUtle Congr***. MARRIAGE AT PRINCETON The marriage of Waltei' Offfinan, ot Flora, III., formerly of Washing¬ ton, aon of Peter J. Orannan of this city to Miss Augusta May Crane, daughter of John Crane of Prince¬ ton, Ind., wtll take place In Prince ton, Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock ot the Catholic church. A sister ot the bride and James Orannan ,of Terre Houte, brother of the groom, will be the attendonU. The young couple will make their home In Flora Illinois, where Mr. Orannon Is em¬ ployed aa a machinist for the Balti¬ more and Oblo railroad.—Washing¬ ton, Ind., Democrat, June 28. C. C. RIPLEY GROWS REMINISCENT Our old-time B. ft O. railroad friend, C. C. Ripley, came into the Journal-Record office Monday and re¬ newed for another yeor. Orowing reminiscent, Mr. Ripley sold that 67 yean ago, on June 28th, the B. ft O. laid the flrat rails on the branch, be¬ ginning at Pana and loylng to Bearda¬ town, then laying from Shawneetown to Flora and from Flora to Peno. The rood was the the Ohio ft Mississ¬ ippi. VISITS OLD HOME TOWN Geo. W. Turaer, genersi freight agent Kansas City Terminal R. R. ot Kansas City, Mo., who attended the fralght claim agents convention ot Norfolk, Vo., stopped over In Flora Tuesday and woo busy greeting friends of days of auld long syne. He moved from Ploya 80 yesrs ago. .Mr. Turner while In the east visited many bUtoricol ploees. He also spent several days In New York City visiting hla daugbter, Sally Turner, who Is a well-known ottorney-at-Uw In New York City. OADDIS-PARCEL Old newspopera tor *oI* ot th* Jonraal-Reeord otfice. - Mr. and Mn. A. O. Ooddls hsve received tbe announcement of the marriage of their nephew, Lieut. John WlUUm Oaddis of Ft. Tbomas, Ky., son of Mr. and' Mra. Chos. O. Gaddis of Olney. and Miss Kathrtne Parcel ot Casey. June 26. The young couple's acquaintance began wblle they were students ot University of Illinois. Following their marriage they Im mediately left by motor for Ft. Tho¬ mas. OIBBS-STALKY Miss Ells SUley. donghter of Mr. and Mra. Elmer Stal«y of SUnford township and Carroll Olbbs. son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Olbbs of Rinard wera marrted last Thursday by Rev, J. C. Fowler, pastor of the United Brethren chnrch In this city, ot the paraonage. a A O. BUYING MODBRN BQUIPMBHlP All C. S. railroads ora now go through o period of readjust* . owing to. the locol passenger tm freight business having been rrnaffr reduced by tbe hard roads, with oda* sequent bus* line and truck caia- petltlon. On account of this cob> dttton of affaira, oil railroads aee/- studying methods of reducing op*r«-. otlng costs In order to show net la«' comes on their capitalizations. The B. ft O. railroad's problont* ore closely allied with the tnteraato of cities along the rights-of-way. for anything that'reduces gross rev¬ enues naturally causes cutting dowa of labor employed and tbis vltoUy , affects every elty, but mora so thona who are locotad on oross roods or division polnta An official ot the B. ft O. ot Wook- Ington, Ind., hoa brought to Flora Information that the Company hoa purchased sereral gos-electro englaes for use molnly on the Beardstown- Sprtngfleid - Ploro - Showneetowa bronch line and when these ore ploeed In operation thera will be occoaloa to use lees workmen in the ubal shop* becouse these modern-typeTUi gines win not need so many megi ta keep tbem In shops. However, t^ha reductions In foree* will be gradaal and wtll be accomplUhed with as Ilttia Inconvenience os possible. Several ot th* fast fralghU or* now running throngh from St. Lonl* to Washington, Ind., and raturn, and It has been dsmonatrated thot thto con be done. The B. ft O. recently acquired a lesser rood running from Hamilton. O., to Sprlngfleld, and It aeem* oa though the amaller roada are desMMd to be token over by the larger^y*- tems, so that cities along the llaea Should espeot changes. It Is toe much to expect expansion In the rail¬ road business nnder present eoa- ditions, and naturally contraction win be the rule. The Illinois Supreme Court o teir days ago decided that the EgyptUa bus company should not hove a fran¬ chise from the Illinois Commerea Commission until after the rallrooda had flrst opportunity to give addition¬ al service, and now the matter is "up in the air," to us* * «l*ng expression. REPORT FROM JUNE 1, lOaS TO JUNE 1, II Books tn the Library June 1, 1928 2,960 TOL Added during th* year ."J>'TS Withdrawn and lost 1* Booka In Library June 1, 1926..4,020 Volumea loaned 616a Perlodlcala loaned 826 New borrowore during year 16i We have 20 monthly magazine* and 7 weekly magaslnes and 2 dolly and our local paper, the Journal- Record on our reading tables. Reoden tn reading room during yeor 6662; Attendance for the yeor llt« 884. The above Is o report handed to tba Mayor and Commtsstonera and think¬ ing It would be of Interest to onr- cttlzena and that they might becoma more Interested In our Library I ont having It published. I wont to Uke thU ocooaion tq, sap' we have on our raoding table* 27 magazines and 2 dally papera (tha Ute edition of tbe Olobe and tha Illinois sute Journal). We hova maga{lnes for the farmer, the salea¬ man, the teacher, in fact for oil raod- en. We hove "How to Sell." "Tha Nation's Buslnees," the Chamber oC Commerce mogoilne—papers ea politics. For our boya and girls w* hove Popular Mechanics, Amerlcoa Boy, Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas. We have crop reports from our unlveralty and reports from Ped- eral Reserve Banks. One of the usea of the Library Is a reat and raodlav pl^ce for people wbo ore woltlas over for trolns and many take ad- vantoge of It. I wish to thank o number of onr citizens, who hove In the post yeor, donated magazines and books. Wa could uae many more, espeeioUp children's books. If you' hove soaM tn your home not being used, tha children potrona of the Library wUI appreciate them. Reepectfnlly submitted, MART L. HANNA, LlbrarloB ONB YEAR OLD, JUNE SB BTANPORJ) ASSESSMENT LIST In this Issue of the Journal-Record wUI be fonnd the personal property ¦**e**ment list of Stanford town¬ ship. R*ad tbe lUt and tben you will know how the township hoa been a*****ed for the y*ar. TBOnr BAVX A PAVGHTER Plora ralatlVBe here reeelved th* Intereatlng new* ot the birth ot a donghter to Attorney and Hn. 3. L. Boylee, ot their home In '.Woa- kegon. Their fomlly U now compos¬ ed ot two son* aad three donghtera. Mn. B. H. Korr entertained a party of flve little folks at her homa on Bast Third street Friday after¬ noon In honor of her son William Herbert, who joyfully celebrated hU flrat birthday annlveraary on June 26. He was omosed at bis many pretty gifts. No one enjoyed th* occasion to a greater extent than dIA William Herbert. MIAMI, PLA., RESIDENTS Mr. and Mra. Wm. M. Durland oad soa. Wm. Jr., arrived In Flora by motor rouU Saturday evening from MUml, Flo., for o visit with hU por- ents, Mr. ond Mn. W. R. Dnrlaad find otber reUtlves ond friend*. Mr. Duriand remorked thot noU' paved roods ore about the i he ever sow. BIO RED ARROW ttguk^ii Lost Saturdoy there voa crowd In Flora ottaadins tl|%J more Bros, big Rod Arraw i is a big tuittf aaok atoath many mllee troaa kara. '•j!
Object Description
Title | Flora Journal-Record |
Masthead | The Flora Journal Record |
Date | 1926-07-01 |
Month | 07 |
Day | 01 |
Year | 1926 |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 42 |
Decade | 1920-1929 |
Geographic Coverage | United States, Illinois, Clay County, Flora |
Description | An Archive of the Flora Journal-Record Newspaper in Flora, Illinois. Flora Digitial Newspapers Collection. |
Subject | Flora (Ill.) - Newspapers, Clay County (Ill.) - Newspapers |
Rights | The current local was contacted prior to beginning this project. They gave permission to digitize as they had no copyright on the material. To order reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact Flora Public Library, 216 North Main Street, Flora, IL, 62839-1510, (618-662-6553). Email is florapl@florapubliclibrary.org Please cite the item title and collection name. |
Contributing Institution | Flora Public Library |
Source | Microfilm |
Type | Text |
LCCN number | 9054782 |
Collection Name | Flora Digital Newspapers |
Description
Title | Flora Journal-Record |
Masthead | The Flora Journal Record |
Date | 1926-07-01 |
Month | 07 |
Day | 01 |
Year | 1926 |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 42 |
Decade | 1920-1929 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19260701_001.tif |
Date Digital | 2007-07-02 |
Geographic Coverage | United States, Illinois, Clay County, Flora |
Description | An Archive of the Flora Journal-Record Newspaper in Flora, Illinois. Flora Digitial Newspapers Collection. |
Subject | Flora (Ill.) - Newspapers, Clay County (Ill.) - Newspapers |
Rights | The current local was contacted prior to beginning this project. They gave permission to digitize as they had no copyright on the material. To order reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact Flora Public Library, 216 North Main Street, Flora, IL, 62839-1510, (618-662-6553). Email is florapl@florapubliclibrary.org Please cite the item title and collection name. |
Contributing Institution | Flora Public Library |
Source | Microfilm |
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FullText | U PAGES e Flora Journal-Recor 'T 'V YOU SHOULD READ THE JOURNAL-RECORD ^THE NEWSIEST NEWSPAPER IN CLAY COUNTY PART ons; # VOLUME XIV THE toviaiAh, vet tta no, ar FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JULY 1. 1926 fOJMBER 42 BROTKR ACCIDENTALLY KILLS MIS SISTER Clydene Stanford Flre* Vetmi Shot Praia "Unloaded Shotipin" at Home Sonthcost of Flora Wedneeday Mor«li«. \7Sifi *- ffef-. -T, OOnONBR SPEAKS HELD INQUEST A most deplorable tragedy occurred Wednesday morning at 9:30, at tbe home of Mr. and Mn. Jesse Stantord In the Mt. Zlon nelgnborhood, about eU oad one-half mUes southeast ot Plora, U SUnford township, wben Clydene SUnford, son of Jesse Stan¬ ford, ocddently shot ood kllUd hU *Utor, Ruby. From Frank Bissey, who wos in town Wednesday ofternoon. and, be¬ ing o neighbor, woo ot the scene of the shooting within flft**a minnt**, ond who olso aerved on the coroner's Jnry, we obuined the following story of the tragedy: Mr. ond Mn. SUnford hore four fChUdran and they were trading In •Flora, having along one of the child¬ ren. Clydene, wbo Is 14 ysan old. and Ruby, 12 yeara old, were play¬ ing in the house, like children wtll, «nd Ruby hod closed the door of a room and placed a choir ogolnst the dodr. Clydene noticed a shot gun honglng over the door, securing It, ond supposing it to be empty, he pUced tbe muzzle at the key bole of the door and pulled the trigger. The chorge entered the little girl's ob- domen and produced a fatal wound, ahe shortly passing away. Coroner Pearl Speaks was notifled nnd during the doy held an Inquest, with o verdict by tbe jury of oc¬ cidental death In accord wllh the the above story of tbe tragedy. It U the old story enacted once again of the "unloaded gun" and Its terrible consequences. The funeral will be held at the 'Olive church Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Burial will be made at Mt. Zlon cemetery . I''ORD TRUCK CARAVAN IN FLORA TUESDAr Led by E. A. Medley, in a new Ford coupe, the St. Louis Ford Truck Caravan came Into Flora with a din of noises Tuesday afternoon and porked in tbe straet ;iist west of the city pa,-k. They remained here from 4:00 to 8:00 o'cloek, when they left for CIsne and Falrfleld. The Coravan conslsU of 30 Ford chassis direct trom the Ford Motor Co. 'of St. Louis. Each chassis is equipped with a different type ot truck body, the bodies being present¬ ed by St. Louis ona local territorial truck body manufacturers. The trucks sUrted from St. JU>uIb June 7th and ore visiting almost all the towns in Illinois and Missouri, o total of over 197 towns, or more than 2000 miles. The outsUndlng feotufe of the caravan is o Ford truck especUUy ' equipped with o new Brunswick Ponotrape, which was unanimously aelected as the official musical In¬ strument of the caravan and furaish- ed music at oil stops. The Pnaotrope Is the world's flrat purely •toetrlcal ToproducUg musical instrument and Is furnished tbe caravan by courtesy of the Brnnswick-Balke-CeUMdar Co. of St. Louis. It Is under Im per¬ sonal supervision of R. N. Mctjewulck of the St. Louis office. A ainslcal program was given before a Urge crowd of highly enthu1«d lUtenen. V. B. Prince is the local Brnnswica dUtributor. Fraak H. Merritt U In ehorge et the coravan. From here the coravoa liroeeeded to Cisne and then to Polr- Seld, whera they stopped over Tnes¬ day night. It will disband U St. Ix>ul* Jnly ISth. AN BBOBtOENOT OPERATION Several day* ogo, Mn. Ellaobetb Combs was Uken Ul ot her home In this city, 220 East Third street. Showing no improvement, she wss re¬ moved to the Flora hospital Monday as a medlcol patient. Her two dougbtora, Mra Oertrude Hale ond Mn. Irvin Hooker of St. LouU, wera railed home, and Miss Tonthel, who hod gone over to tbe city to rUlt her sisten, also retura¬ ed. At 0 consultation of the relatives, otter pbyslcUns had held out no hope for recovery. It was decided to oper¬ ate as a last chance of saving ber life. The operation was performed Wednesday, ond It was found that the gall bladder had bursted and the odds are greatly agalnat tbe patient's recovery. Flfty.|nlne gall atonee were found In the badly diseased gall bladder. B. P. WINELAND BUYS RE8IDBNCB Lost week B. P. Wlnelond bonght the Fred Bennett pUce. 810 Boat Seeond street Mr. Wlnedand has hod the pUce teased for some time and haa been living there, and now heeomee owner of the property. FIRST noatS A SON Mondoy, Jnne tlst, ot their home la Plora, o oon woo horn to Mr, and tir*. Hubert SnUth. Mr. SatUh to • *on of P. N. SmUh of LonUvlUe, WhUe Mn. Smith, until her marrUge, -wo* MU* Rnby, danghtor of Mr. and Mr*. Chaa. Stewart of tU* elty. WBST-TAVIiOR NUPTIALS Mias Lesle Taylor Becomes Bride of Harmon Weet ia Impreoslve June Ceremony... ^.^ . The twenty-ninth day of Jape, the beantlful month of brides, was chosen as the wedding day of one of Flora's most popular young loaies. The cere¬ mony took place at Mt. Carmel. 111., where the parsonage of the M. E. church wos tbe scene of a very charm¬ ing wedding at one o'eiock Tuesday wben Miss Lesle C. Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taylor, became the bride of Mr. A. Harmon West, son of Mr. and Mra. S. J. West ot Wash¬ ington Court House. Ohio. The home was prettily decorated with numerous baskets ot larkspur ond llllea. The Impressive ceremony wos performed before on olUr, with on effective background of fernery and daisies. Rev. M. C. Folts read tbe solemn vows, using the ring ceremony of the Methodist Episcopal church. The bride was attired In a gown of creom date crepe, fashioned with simplicity. The groom wore the conventional black. The winsome bride, popular In Flo¬ ra social circles and especially among tbe younger set, was graduated from the H. S. T. H. S. in 1920, after which shs attended Word-Belmont College ot Nashville, Tenn.. and Is o member of the Anti-Pandora Club of that college. The bridegroom was graduoted from the Washington C. H. high school. He is popular and well-liked among the young men of this city. Immediately following the wedding ceremony the happy couple left on a motor trip. Tbey will visit several cities, after which they will be at home at Washington C. H., Ohio, nntll the flrst of September, wben Mr. West will enter tbe Oblo North¬ ern University at Ada, Oblo, where be will study pharmacy. Guests at the wedding were: Mrs. T'red Taylor, mother of the bride, and Mias Maude Wilson, both ot Flora, 111.; Misg Bernetta Montleth of St. Louis, Mo., and the members of the Foltz family. MINIHTREI. SHOW FRIDAY NIOHT The Sexton Loyalty Club of Fair- Held, will give their Famous Mlnslrel Show In Flora Friday night. July 2nd, 8:00 p. m. at tbe Orpheum Theatre. The entire cast of the Sexton Loy¬ alty Club Minstrel Show Is composed of employees of the Sexton Mfg. Co., PntrtlMd.'111. The prlnelpal -nrative In promotln.^ tbe mlnlstrel show is to provide funds to support the Sextou baseball club. This show has made two appear¬ ances In Falrfleld and one In Oray¬ ville. On both occasions tbe minstrel show has evoked Intense enthusiasm and extraordinary praise. Profes- rlonal theatrical personages who have seen this show bave declared It fine enough to place on a flrst-class circuit. PICNIC SUPPER AT HOLLYWOOD BEACH The following enjoyed o picnic supper at Hollywood Beacb Tues¬ day evening: Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Horaley and daughter. Miss Marcella; Mrs. Leon Coll and sons,-Harold and John Robert ond daughter Mortho Lou; Mr. and Mra. Ed CoH and daughter Virginia and son, John Edward, Mre. J. W. Clark, Walter CoU, Mrs. M. S. Chandler and sons, William, Charles, Howard and daugh¬ ter, Lucy of Pueblo, Colo.; Mra. Anna Anderson, Miss Ida Blackburn, Mn. Solly Ho^reU. MRS. E. W. BRYAN HOSTESS The Criterion Club was dellgbt- tallr entertained Friday afternoon by Mn. B. W. Bry^n at ber home on VIncennes avenue. The hostess serv¬ ed refreshments opproprUte to the seoson. UuesU present, Mn. Edward Oor- rlson, Mn. Corl McLaughlin, Mrs. CUra Bonner. Club membera pres¬ ent, Mesdames Bryan, R. H. Orant. A. C. McDannel, Paul Noney, J. F. Rich. Pearl Keith, E. H. Arbuthnot, Roy Meyer, Wm. Llndsey. ANNUAL BOUtJUET DAY N. E. Prince held his annual Bou¬ quet Day lost Saturday with o Urge number of bouquets competing for honors at tbe drug store. Miss Marjorie Oolden won flnt pUce with No. 11, Miss EtU Noel second with No. 14 and Mrs. Wm. Stanford third wltb No. 2. Nice gifts wore awarded theae three by the Prince Drug Store. NKW ROAD SIGNS The flrat of tbe week new rood signs were placed ot tbe bonk oornen in Flora, giving mileage from Flora to Solem. Effingham, Olney and Falr¬ fleld. The old signs gave Kankakee, Bast St. Lonls ond VIncennes dls- Uncee. UBAVE POR WESTERN HOMB Mr. ond Mn. Sou B. Moora lap lost Fridoy for their home In Soliaa*. Collf., after o few weekr vUU wKh Mn. Moora'* father. Moyor Oeo. J, Priee ond Mr. and Mra. A: L CornaT' SHntTLEPP tOMB CU7B The ShnrtleP College Olee Clnb will give o free entertainment ot tk* Flora Baptist chnrch Tneeday night. Jnly tth. Everybody Uvlted. STORES TO CLOSE MONDAY The Fourth of July coming on Sun¬ day this year most places are cele¬ brating the day on Monday, the flfth. Tbe business bouses of Flora will be closed all day except o few like the garages and fllllng stations and the drug stores wtll probably close at noon. CIsne, Olney, Mt. Carmel and Bridgeport are celebrating the day with appropriate programs and Flora people who do not Intend to go vUlt¬ lng or picnicking, will probably be found at one of the above named places. Ingraham, Mt. Vernon and Toledo are celebrating on Saturday with trade days as tbe feature. Tbls Is tbe 150th annlvereary of the signing of the Declaration of In¬ dependence, and all who can should observe tbe day. Purchase enough groceries, meats, etc., to last two days, paok up your picnic basket, and go some place, even If It Is only th* back yard. Fifty years trom now we who ore still alive may see another big cele¬ bration like the one in PhlladelpbU now, as aunli celebrations only com'f every years. That is one reason for observing tbe day this year of oil years. HOSI'ITAL NOTES Mra. Etna Caldwell, wlte of Chas. Caldwell of this city, with her small daughter, was able to leove the hos¬ pital for her bOme tbls week. Le Vorre Howard, son of Jerome Howard, of Xenia, was on operative patient lost week. Delbert Brown of XenU, was oper¬ ated on on June 24. Miss Lorene Woodrow of Flora, underwent an operation lost week. Mra. Jewell Atkinson, daugbter of Wm. Bradley of Flora, Is on operative paslent ot this time. Mrs. Elisabeth Combs of this city Is on operative patient this week. Wesley Rogers,,son of Paul Rogera of XenU, underwent on operation on Monday afternoon of tbls week. PIONEER'S BIRTHDAY DINNBB Dudley Baker was born In Orange county, Ind., June 26th, 1860. He moved to Cloy county. 111.. In 1863, and has lived here ever since. HU children, grandchildren and great children all gathered at the old home to help celebrate hts 76th birthday. Tbe table was loaded down with oil kind of good eaU. Tboee present were Alden Baker and wife and daughter, Chariea Frye and family, Olenn Baker and family, Barl Slade and family, Mr .and Mra. Wm. Frye and Mr. and Mrs. Alderson. The day will >ong be remembered by all wbo were preaent. COUNTRY CLUB BEINO ORGANIZED A meeting of several Flora citisens was recently held for tbe purpose of organizing o Conntry Club. Several sites are being considered and flnol decision probably mode in the next few days. BABY BOY Mr. ond Mn. Prank O. Headlee ore tbe proud parents of a son born June 6, 1826, at tbe home of the latter's porenU, Mr. ond Mra. J. W. Hargls on Weet Sth ¦tr*et. Tbe lit¬ tle fellow ho* heen noUed^ John Franklin. WILL TEACH IN JjOVtHt/UIM HIOH Miss Rnth Martin, danghtar of R*t. and Mn. J. H. Moytln oC this city, ho* heen employed as on instructor In the high school at LonlsvlUe. Miss Mortin woo graduoted from the ShnrtUff college at Alton tn 1928. 150 YEARS AOO The Decloratlon of Independence was signed In PhlladelpbU 160-years ago. PhlludelphIa today is celebrat¬ ing with the Sesql-Centennlal Cele¬ bration, tbe birthday of this event, which Is In reollty the birthday of the United States. WhUe some peo¬ ple do not care to observe daya of thla sort In honor of the nation, most people do and Flora citizens will be found in some fltting manner cele¬ brating the day Monday. Tbe birth of Christ and the birthday of our nation are two ot the moat Important days In our lives and should be ob¬ served as such. It Is not the desire for a holiday that should prevail so much OS the honoring of a National Dal. KXCITRMRNT IN WEST PLORA Quite a bit of excitement was caused In Flora lost Thuraday after¬ noon when a high powered cor con¬ taining two men stopped at the home of Chas. Chandler on West North Ave. and succeeded In enducing one of two boya playing there to enter the machine. They, tried to force the other boy to enter but were unable to and tben drove off at a high rote of spe*d. "The boys are tbe sons of Mra. Kay Chandler-Bernard, wbo came here from Carutberavllle, Mo., sev¬ eral weeks ago to moke tbelr homo. Their parents bave been separated for some time, and It Is presumed from sUtements of the older boy, aged 12, who escaped, tbat tbe father of the boys, Walter Bernard, and another man were tbe occupants of the cor. The younger son, aged 10, hod no chance to get away after entering the cor . Mra. Bernard Is making diligent search for tbe boy and her husband In the hopes of locating tbe son ond arranging for bis return. . SHOPS FOB I. C. CUT OPP The Register-News of Mount Ver¬ non says that M. L. Bledsoe has been awarded the contract for hauling all the moterUI to be nsed In the con¬ struction of the Illinois Central shops at Bluford. Mr. Bledsoe also se¬ cured tbe unloading contract and will transport all the building mater¬ ial from the Bluford depot of the Southern railroad to the shop slto, o mile and o half north of town. There will be six hundred car-loads of brick, lumber, steel, gravel and concrete shipped to Blueford for the work, and to transport these to the building site, Mr. Bledsoe will employ twelve trucks and from flfteen to twenty teams and wagons. This Is one of the largest hauling contracU ever placed In Southern Illi¬ nois. Wagons and trucks began the work lost Monday and will continue until the middle of November. Constru:;tlon of the big modern roUrood shops will begin next week. JUNE WEDDING Miss Ado Harrison Becomee Bride ot Weher J. Bryan. Both Prominent V- t Yonng People Cords have been received by friends In Flora, from Mr. ond Mra. Herbert F. Harrison. %naoanetng the recent marriage ot their dinghter. Miss Ada Caroline, to Weber J. Bryan. Tbls Is the culmination of o romance begun In school days when both wera stud¬ ents of H. S .T .H. S. The bride claims o Urge cirele of friends among the young peop)|e of Flora and vicinity and holds very dear the love and respect of o great num¬ ber of older people. She was o mem¬ ber of the cUas of 1920, after grodu- ottng, resumed her studies as s post graduate, took a commercial coune, thus better fltting heraelf for the busi¬ ness ocUvltles of her father's ext«a- slve ogrlcnltural and hortlcultttrol In- tereeU, ot Lone Thorne form north-, west of Flora. The groom is the youngest of slk sons of the Ute W. I. Bryan and wife of Ingraham, o grandson ot Oldeon Bryan, one of Cloy county's ploneen, and a brother of EL W. Bryon of Flora. The young man. baa a host of friends wherever he.U. He (pent two years tn the H. S. T. H. S. after which be enlisted In tbe U. 8. Morine corps, and spent two yeon—one yeor being with the famous Second Divis¬ ion in France and Oermany where he wos •ngoged In three of the hardest fought battles namely—Champaign, St. Mtcheol and the Argonne. After the war he attended the Palmer School of Chiropractic ond was grad¬ uated in 1922 and had o successful practice 1 nhls home town for two years, tben felt strongly the call of his former occupation of agriculture and is now with his bride at Lone Thorne where the happy young people will make their bome, rejoicing In the good wishes for a life ot happiness, extended to them by their many friends. THB WHIPPET • The Bollard Motor Co. received o Whippet Wednesday of tbls week di¬ rect from the factory. The Whippet, ao ealled because of IU speed and general slmllsrlty to tbe racing dog coUed Whippet, U o beautiful cor. Built with a European motor and with o combination of the best motor lines of American and European manufactnran. It ho* 4-wh*el brakes, quick plck-np, ond U well flnUhed. Mr. Bollard U bnsy show¬ ing the model received. OVaniB FBOM SOUTH If yon hara something to **!!> why auk* a *eerat ot UT Mra. A. J. KerB*t*ln »a* pleased to bora tor Ka**t* loot weeh Un. Poul Kenwtetn, her eon'* vMe, and Mn. Jalltw Schroeder of Amerten*, Oo. Tb* ladle* wera enronto trom Chi¬ cago to their home, after ottendlng BnehorUtle Congr***. MARRIAGE AT PRINCETON The marriage of Waltei' Offfinan, ot Flora, III., formerly of Washing¬ ton, aon of Peter J. Orannan of this city to Miss Augusta May Crane, daughter of John Crane of Prince¬ ton, Ind., wtll take place In Prince ton, Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock ot the Catholic church. A sister ot the bride and James Orannan ,of Terre Houte, brother of the groom, will be the attendonU. The young couple will make their home In Flora Illinois, where Mr. Orannon Is em¬ ployed aa a machinist for the Balti¬ more and Oblo railroad.—Washing¬ ton, Ind., Democrat, June 28. C. C. RIPLEY GROWS REMINISCENT Our old-time B. ft O. railroad friend, C. C. Ripley, came into the Journal-Record office Monday and re¬ newed for another yeor. Orowing reminiscent, Mr. Ripley sold that 67 yean ago, on June 28th, the B. ft O. laid the flrat rails on the branch, be¬ ginning at Pana and loylng to Bearda¬ town, then laying from Shawneetown to Flora and from Flora to Peno. The rood was the the Ohio ft Mississ¬ ippi. VISITS OLD HOME TOWN Geo. W. Turaer, genersi freight agent Kansas City Terminal R. R. ot Kansas City, Mo., who attended the fralght claim agents convention ot Norfolk, Vo., stopped over In Flora Tuesday and woo busy greeting friends of days of auld long syne. He moved from Ploya 80 yesrs ago. .Mr. Turner while In the east visited many bUtoricol ploees. He also spent several days In New York City visiting hla daugbter, Sally Turner, who Is a well-known ottorney-at-Uw In New York City. OADDIS-PARCEL Old newspopera tor *oI* ot th* Jonraal-Reeord otfice. - Mr. and Mn. A. O. Ooddls hsve received tbe announcement of the marriage of their nephew, Lieut. John WlUUm Oaddis of Ft. Tbomas, Ky., son of Mr. and' Mra. Chos. O. Gaddis of Olney. and Miss Kathrtne Parcel ot Casey. June 26. The young couple's acquaintance began wblle they were students ot University of Illinois. Following their marriage they Im mediately left by motor for Ft. Tho¬ mas. OIBBS-STALKY Miss Ells SUley. donghter of Mr. and Mra. Elmer Stal«y of SUnford township and Carroll Olbbs. son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Olbbs of Rinard wera marrted last Thursday by Rev, J. C. Fowler, pastor of the United Brethren chnrch In this city, ot the paraonage. a A O. BUYING MODBRN BQUIPMBHlP All C. S. railroads ora now go through o period of readjust* . owing to. the locol passenger tm freight business having been rrnaffr reduced by tbe hard roads, with oda* sequent bus* line and truck caia- petltlon. On account of this cob> dttton of affaira, oil railroads aee/- studying methods of reducing op*r«-. otlng costs In order to show net la«' comes on their capitalizations. The B. ft O. railroad's problont* ore closely allied with the tnteraato of cities along the rights-of-way. for anything that'reduces gross rev¬ enues naturally causes cutting dowa of labor employed and tbis vltoUy , affects every elty, but mora so thona who are locotad on oross roods or division polnta An official ot the B. ft O. ot Wook- Ington, Ind., hoa brought to Flora Information that the Company hoa purchased sereral gos-electro englaes for use molnly on the Beardstown- Sprtngfleid - Ploro - Showneetowa bronch line and when these ore ploeed In operation thera will be occoaloa to use lees workmen in the ubal shop* becouse these modern-typeTUi gines win not need so many megi ta keep tbem In shops. However, t^ha reductions In foree* will be gradaal and wtll be accomplUhed with as Ilttia Inconvenience os possible. Several ot th* fast fralghU or* now running throngh from St. Lonl* to Washington, Ind., and raturn, and It has been dsmonatrated thot thto con be done. The B. ft O. recently acquired a lesser rood running from Hamilton. O., to Sprlngfleld, and It aeem* oa though the amaller roada are desMMd to be token over by the larger^y*- tems, so that cities along the llaea Should espeot changes. It Is toe much to expect expansion In the rail¬ road business nnder present eoa- ditions, and naturally contraction win be the rule. The Illinois Supreme Court o teir days ago decided that the EgyptUa bus company should not hove a fran¬ chise from the Illinois Commerea Commission until after the rallrooda had flrst opportunity to give addition¬ al service, and now the matter is "up in the air," to us* * «l*ng expression. REPORT FROM JUNE 1, lOaS TO JUNE 1, II Books tn the Library June 1, 1928 2,960 TOL Added during th* year ."J>'TS Withdrawn and lost 1* Booka In Library June 1, 1926..4,020 Volumea loaned 616a Perlodlcala loaned 826 New borrowore during year 16i We have 20 monthly magazine* and 7 weekly magaslnes and 2 dolly and our local paper, the Journal- Record on our reading tables. Reoden tn reading room during yeor 6662; Attendance for the yeor llt« 884. The above Is o report handed to tba Mayor and Commtsstonera and think¬ ing It would be of Interest to onr- cttlzena and that they might becoma more Interested In our Library I ont having It published. I wont to Uke thU ocooaion tq, sap' we have on our raoding table* 27 magazines and 2 dally papera (tha Ute edition of tbe Olobe and tha Illinois sute Journal). We hova maga{lnes for the farmer, the salea¬ man, the teacher, in fact for oil raod- en. We hove "How to Sell." "Tha Nation's Buslnees," the Chamber oC Commerce mogoilne—papers ea politics. For our boya and girls w* hove Popular Mechanics, Amerlcoa Boy, Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas. We have crop reports from our unlveralty and reports from Ped- eral Reserve Banks. One of the usea of the Library Is a reat and raodlav pl^ce for people wbo ore woltlas over for trolns and many take ad- vantoge of It. I wish to thank o number of onr citizens, who hove In the post yeor, donated magazines and books. Wa could uae many more, espeeioUp children's books. If you' hove soaM tn your home not being used, tha children potrona of the Library wUI appreciate them. Reepectfnlly submitted, MART L. HANNA, LlbrarloB ONB YEAR OLD, JUNE SB BTANPORJ) ASSESSMENT LIST In this Issue of the Journal-Record wUI be fonnd the personal property ¦**e**ment list of Stanford town¬ ship. R*ad tbe lUt and tben you will know how the township hoa been a*****ed for the y*ar. TBOnr BAVX A PAVGHTER Plora ralatlVBe here reeelved th* Intereatlng new* ot the birth ot a donghter to Attorney and Hn. 3. L. Boylee, ot their home In '.Woa- kegon. Their fomlly U now compos¬ ed ot two son* aad three donghtera. Mn. B. H. Korr entertained a party of flve little folks at her homa on Bast Third street Friday after¬ noon In honor of her son William Herbert, who joyfully celebrated hU flrat birthday annlveraary on June 26. He was omosed at bis many pretty gifts. No one enjoyed th* occasion to a greater extent than dIA William Herbert. MIAMI, PLA., RESIDENTS Mr. and Mra. Wm. M. Durland oad soa. Wm. Jr., arrived In Flora by motor rouU Saturday evening from MUml, Flo., for o visit with hU por- ents, Mr. ond Mn. W. R. Dnrlaad find otber reUtlves ond friend*. Mr. Duriand remorked thot noU' paved roods ore about the i he ever sow. BIO RED ARROW ttguk^ii Lost Saturdoy there voa crowd In Flora ottaadins tl|%J more Bros, big Rod Arraw i is a big tuittf aaok atoath many mllee troaa kara. '•j! |
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