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VOLUIif£ XIII
THK 30vailAU Vol 55     No. aS
Ft^RA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 13. 1925
NUMBER 4^
WBL J. CUNNINGHAM ANSWERS
FINAL  SUMMONS
Win. J. Cunnitt(ham paaaed away •t hia home on Fifth and L«ciut iftreeu Tneaday et Z: 20 a. m. Tho la feeble bealtb tor tonr yaars tals death waa a" ahock to his many friends. Hia condition became crit¬ ical Sunday bla atrength failed notleahly nntll death aa a bleaaed re- laaae
Mr. Cunnlnghaai was one ot Store's moat reapected and aubatan- tlal citisena where he had realded for 4B yeara. He la aarrWed by Uls wife, one son, Fred, ot Miami, Fla., OAt one daughter, Hra. R. B. Chaney. ot fayetteville. Ark. The body was talvn to the Hancock funeral home to lis In state until Friday morning.
Funeral services will be conducted tfom First M. B. ehurch Friday af¬ ternoon.
9AP8 SOUNDED fi'OR S. W^	
BIRCH,   WAR   VETERAN
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iDtowB Realdent Pasaed Away Mopday Aftemoon
Aftei" an illneaa of a few days 8. W. Birch, age 82 years, died at the Shadwell home on eaat North Ave., August 10, 192S, where he re¬ sided with bis niece and nephew, Miaa Emma and Oeorge Shadwell.
He was one of the oldest citisens In Flora and had apent moat of his
'•ntire life In thla vicinity. He waa another ot the Civil War veterans who taps sounded after a brief lll¬ aeaa. His death recorda the paaaing Of pne who lett thta city during the jrar of 1861. He waa in the 98tb 111-
i inois Reg. and with the famous Wllder's brigade.
The fact tbat he was a eonatant realdent of this city made him one ot the hest known veterana here and bis acquaintance among those in and out of the ranks was very extensive. He was a member of the Methodist Eplacopal ehurch for a half century. The services marking the final cere¬ moniea over the remalna of the well known veteran were held from the Shadwell home Wednesday afternoon conducted by Rev. J. B. Johnson, paator of the First M. E. church. Burial in Elmwood cemetery.
A number of  bis  aged  comrades attended the ceremoniea.
H. W. SHRINER DEAD
State'a Attorney H. W. Shriner Maaed away at his home In east Tlora Wedneaday morning at 1:30, after a lingering Uineaa.
Funeral aerrlees are being held thla (Thursday) atternoon at 8:00 o'clock from the Christian church, with interment In the city eemetery.
Mr. Shrlner suffered a paralytic atroke more than a year agto and haa not been In good health slnee that time. He aerved aeveral terms us atate's attorney and was known ovar this section ot Illinois.
In our next Issue we will have a biographical sketch.
ASSISTANT -AT FIjORA HOSPITAIi
Dr. Oeo. W. Campbell haa aecured Dr. H. B. DMman ot Lonlarllle, to aaaiat.hfan witk his practice and growing hospital work. Dr. Dillm