Southern Illinois Record

              The Southern Illinois Record
A  Good  New8pnper  in a   I'owor  in   tlu'   ll.» no.  .St!iit«»|.  Stato mid   Nation
VOLUME IV.
FLORA, ILLINOIS. THURSD vY, JUN.C 29, 1916
NUMBER 40
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BALTIMORE & OHIO    I BASEBALL dope!
proprlated out of any  money  In  tbe
treasurj nol   otlierwlse appropriatetl
to b3 expendetl tinder dirccllon oftlie
secretary of war antl under such rules
i and regulations as  be iiwy   prescribe
ifor the purptise  of maintaining  at a
.-...„ [cost of not more than  .'ill a month the
LUl'lJ I family   of each   cnllsteii ni.nii   oftlie
! national guard called or draftcti   into
the service of tbe rnlteti SlatPs until
Defeats Smoky City By a Score af j J''^ f'-^^^S^ lliercfrtim. which  fa,,,- ' I ily during Hie term of service of said
jenlisletl men has no other income ex¬ cept his pay adequate for the support of said fainily; and Hie   word   family I sliall include  w.ife, depentlent  moth¬ ers, lathers, and sislers,   as  well   as
FLORA    WINS    FROM   ST.
S to 0.    A  Good Crowd  At¬ tends the  Game
Klora  ^lackel.^ up another   viclory Saturday afternoon at the fairground by defeating St, L-iuis  by a  score tif .") lo 0. Tlie St. Louis team seeing tliat it was Impossible to defeat   Klora,   look  ex¬ ceptions    til  practically  all   tiie   tle- cisions of the iiuipires and linally  af¬ ter the seventii inning on a pretentied wrong   decision    of   Empire    Diet/.. : walUetl   oir   tbe    diamond,    lliercliy; forfeiting the game to Klora. |
The weatlier eondlllons were good I for tlie game Saturday afternoon ami a good crowd was in altendaiu Those pre.sent had the pleasure of seeing an liitertvstliig .seven-Inning game. Tiie most sensational feature tif the game was Ikemlre stealing home, and It was d:ine so nice that tlie St. Louis players didn't realize llic gravity of Hie situation until il was all over but alas loo late.
Owing to a liltle niisuiiderslanding regarillng .some of liie players .Mr. IIopUIlis resigned as manager of the leam. C. E. Krancis suceeded him. It Is hopad Hlll -Mr. Krancis will con¬ tinue to maintain a winning team as we are all inlerestctl in Hie Klora team and the Klora fans aro lo .king for tiie Divisioii cliainplonsliip kept at Klora. The Kiora team lost but o:ie game out of six tinder the mai.- ageiiienl of Mr. Hopkins, wining twti from E. St. Louis, one froin Sl, Louis, lieing one witli St, Louis ami winning one from Wasliington.
Hopple when interviewed as to wliy lie gave up tbe uianageinent stated there were ttio many to please and as be coultln't seem to .satisfy anyone but iiiuiscir lie resigned. We hope Mr. Krancis will be ab'e to satisfy all conceriicti antl have no more split ups.
NOTK.S tIK TllK tlA.MK
Cherry has anotlier victory added to ills list. Struck out eight men in seven innings.
Jiiiinile Suiclscr recuperated suf- licient from Iiis accldeat last week to till ills regular position Saturday. Kiora can't will wiliioul Jimmie in center.
Hogan got two bits. Who was it said he couldn't connect with the ball.
Hlngo made bis usual error by let- ling a nice little easy grounder go tlirough Iliui.
Klora team bail the best outtield ot the season but as Clierry kepi Hie few scattered lilts un the Intield and tlte oul fielders had nothing to do but look on.
Jetr played an errorle.ss game al sbort. He liatl some hot ones to take care of to.
Ex-managir Hopkins was very nuicli In evidence.    II  Is  urtlerstotxi
brolhers under the age of 14 years.
Continued on page .1.
Landed Another Bit Contrnct.
The Journal lias just t-losedanotber big advertising contract with Liggett & Meyers Toiiacco Co. The contract calls for a period of two years and the price is flfty per ceM higher than any other paper In the county gels for similar business. The Journal ia the Monarch of advertising weeklies in tills territory.    Soulhern 111. .lournal.
The Soutliern 111. Record has the same advertisement as the Journal refers to above and we will bet dol¬ lars to doughnuts that the Record .se¬ cured jusl as gfKid a contract as did our competitor. Prices have changed under the new management, Hro, Max¬ ey, and tbe present editor liasbeen in the harness too long to take ads, for a song.
Victim of Hail Storm Dies.
Andrew McLuskie, aScottsboro mer¬ chant, who was one tif the four men Injured there In the big hall storm of June second, died Tuesday night at his home in Scoltsboro as a result of injuries received. As far as Is known tills Is the tirst death ever caused in Southern Illinois by hall.
Nation To Help Soldier FamiliM.
Washington, June 'U—(^hairman Hay of the military committee oi the Ilouite has secured the (lassage uf a law, nne ImiKirtiint section of which reads as follows:
The sum of ll,00(),OiXi Is hereby ap-
WANTS TO ENLIST TO FIGHT MEXICO
John  Lauderback First to Offer His Services in Flora
.lolm Lauderback wants to bccniie a siiiilior and istlie liist young man in Kloia that has come to tbe front to oiler Ills services to tight for his tlag ami wants to go to Mexico. He Is a strong young man, full of life ami woultl make an ideal soltll -r,
111 the event that a militiacoiiipany might be organizetl in Klora John was tokl that lie coulil become a« meiiibcr of tbe conipany here but be said no, lie wanted to go right away and J, Howman of Ihiscity wrotea letter to Etiwartl Scholller Capt, MrstCav, I. X, G, al Sprlngtield recommending the young man, I''ollowing is there- ply to bis letter:
Ca;iip Lincoln, 111,. June 24, I'.iMi, Jly Dear Mr. Howman:
The Kirst Cavalry Is pretty well till¬ ed up. However, I believe if your frieiui was to come to camp he woultl be given an opportunity to enlist, Vour former captain was in camp yesterday and looketi for me. It hap¬ pened I was at drill and did not gel lo see him.
With ijest wishes I am. Respectfully
EllW, .ScilOTTI.Kl!,
Capt. Ist Cav. 111. N. G.
Later Since writing Hie above John's feet has became cold and lie li;is decitled to remain at liome and thinks tiiree year's enllstnient is loo long a time to dotlge Mexican bullets.
New Political Party.
Out in Kansas ti.ey are organizing a new political party to be known as the Greal American parly, and one of Its deinantis is tlial the national capital be removed from Wasliington to Kort Rlley. Kansas. Persons who have tired of throwing away their voles by inalntainlng iiieiniiersblp Willi tbe I'roiiiiiition, Socialist, Pop¬ ulists or Social Lalxir parly may ffiid il to their advantage to join this new pa/ty. The probabilities are it will prove itself charmingly harmles.s.
Five Miles of Paving.
J. C. Carlyle, manager of the Albion Vltrltled Brick Co. was In Klora Thursday evening of last week and while In the city was a pie sant call¬ er at tbe Rectird olllce. Mr. Carlyle speaks very highly of the little town of Albion. Willi a population of I^iim people and says tbat Ids town can boa.st of of more paving than any otb¬ er city of Its size In Southern Illinois, having tive miles laid with VitrlHeti brick.
Kicked ky • Horae.
Everett Tolllver, who lives with Thurman Smith six miles southeast of Klora. was kicked iiy a horse Satur¬ day noon and received serious Inju¬ ries across the abtioineii and hips. He was In a liox stall with the animal when a hen Hew up which scared the lior.se, tlius causing Hie at'cident. Dr. N. W, Bowman called antl attended Everett's injuries.
Buya a Paper.
Dewey Ilagan of the Louisville Re¬ publican, leaves tbe last uf litis week for Milroy. Ind., where he has pur¬ cha.sed an independent paper and will takecharge July ,'!. Dewey started Ills newspaper career wilh the Rec¬ ord and is a worthy young man and has a host of friends In Clay county who wish him success in bis new un¬ dertaking.
BeauUfy the Park.
wall but very lilHe effort Hie li¬ brary park could be made a beautiful place and with a few bcnt-hes placed therein It would be just the place for recreation, -a much better place than on tbe streets. The cost of the upkeep of this liltle park would be small but wortli the while.
Photo by Amcriciin I'r.'ss .\.:... ;.i;i -ii
Guard Relief Among the State Militia
In actual warfare giiiinl and sentry duty hi vituIIjT Importaut.   The state troops ure fully Iniiiicil iu tills line of duty.
DAIRY DAY
AT HARRISBURG
A CHANGE IN
THE WAR CLOUD
Given  a Strong   Boost—Big  Pc- President Wilson's Demand Com¬ rade, Speeches, Etc. plied With
Dairy fariiiiiig In .Southern Illinois wasgiven another strong boost at the cell bralion of "Dairy Day" at Har¬ rlsburg last Saturtlay. Many distin¬ guished speakers were on the pro¬ gram, antl a iiig parade, speeches, con¬ tests, ami the awaiilor prlz?s kept tbe big crowd interested, •
True to its name It was a realdalry day Willi inllklng contests, cow-jiitlg- iiig contests, ami a big parade of line dairy cattle inclutlliig ttwibulls dona- tett by the HIg Kour Route fortlie use of farmers in that section,
Moiintt;d on a bane' ii a section of tlie main street tliat batl been roped olT for the cattle, .lohii M, Ciebs, chairman of Hie Dairy.anti Agricul¬ tural Cominltlee of Hie Illinois Hank¬ ers' Association, called out the num¬ bers of liigbgrade cows pun-iiasetl by the four Icinks of Il.urlsburg to be allotted lolhe farmers d that sec¬ llon on an easy p;iyniL'iit plan to en¬ courage them to begin dairying.
Eight bands incliitiing tlelegalions froin Chicago, St. Louis, aud Evans¬ ville. Intl., were in the line of march.
LOST BUGGY IS FOUND IN PASTURE
Kl Paso, Tex.. June L'H. President Wilson's peremptory demand on Gen. Carranza for tlic release of the .Vmer¬ lcan prisoners held In Chiuaha I'cnl- itentiary today met witli compliance.
Lale Ibis afternoon it was announc¬ ed from Hie coiniiiantlancia at Juarez tiial a message iiati been t ransinllleti uver the Mexican telegraph, which stated that the 2;! negroes of the Tenth Cavalry captured at Carrlzal with L-im II, Splllsbiiry, .Mormon scout, had been rciiioveii from pri.son.
Tiie message added that tlie men, Willi their arms and accoul reiiicnts, untier Iie:ivy gtiarii, liad lieen placctl un a Mexiian Central train iiouiiti for .liiarez'where they are expeclcil to arrive to-morrow morning,
Mexican ottlclals were happy tiver tlte turn In events. They tleclar- )ed tills woultl niiMii a ' lt's,senlng of Hie tension of Hie last few days. Gen, Krancist-o Gonzales, .luare/ com¬ mander, and Andres Garcia, Mexican Consul at Elpaso, imth declaretl tliem¬ selves optimistic of Hie future.
"Tills sliows that we don't want war unless it is forced upon us." saltl .Mr. Garcia.
Seth   Devore   Finds   Vehicle   in Frank Valbert's Pasture.
Seth Devore. who hid bis buggy stolen about twu inontbs ago, and which was advertlsetl in the Record at the lime, was discoveretl liy Mr. Devore Monday In Krank Valbert's wotxls pa.sture.
The vehicle bad been newly painted and new sbalves added all tif whicli Mr. Devore is truly thankful for. Tlie weeds bad grown up around It which is i|uite evident that the party who stole it liati placed it there Iliinking lliat il would never be discoveretl. The buggy is in much lietter shape tban when It was stolen and Mr. De¬ vore would like to meet the aforesaid gentleman who purloined his vehicle and give iiim the glad hand fur his kindness In fnrnisiiing the outflt with repairs ami a fresh coat of paint.
Nre. Sarah Higgason Injured.
A team of mules tirlven by Albert Carroll became frightened at a baby buggy crossing the street Saturday evening and started lo run away at the corner of Second and Elm streels, bnt were halted when the driver guided them luto a tree. .Mrs, .Sarah Higgason, une uf the occupants was thrown out of the wagon and suffered a broken ilollar bone, Dr, W, K. Kalrchlld attended lier Inju¬ ries. __^	
Everett Colelasure was a visitor In Sailor Springs Thursday  and Kriday,
Successful Lot Sale.
Walton & Taylor Hros big auction lot sale belli Monday afternoon was a decided succe.s.s. Hefore the sale Uxik place Chaney's band rentlered some choice selections of mule antl then niarciieil to the grounds where the lot sale wis to be lielti. Kifty- Iwti luts were suld.
Miss Klora Marshall won the t') gold piece for Hie liest name to be given tbe addition, wliicli was "Kalr¬ view," Tills Is a prelty addition, be¬ ing just outside the city limits, west of Klora, and a very desirable place tu b'.illd a home.
Messrs, Walton & Taylor are clever gentlemen and have made many friends in Klora during their stay,
.Messrs, Walton & Taylor Informed the Record that they have Imuglil the Steve Golden property in the r?ortIiwest part of Klora wbicli will lie divldett into lots and small tracts fur farmers and truck ral.sers. There is a house on this property which will also be .sold on the day of sale whicli will be lieid the week of August n.
Illustrated Scene*
In looking over Hie Illinois High¬ ways, the ortlcial publication of the state highway tleparlment, we noticed several illustratetl ,scenes of good roads days In Clay county. The pic¬ ture uf the work being tlone at Kox Creek Bottom was especially no¬ tlcable and looked i|uite natural.
C^hurcli, at the parsonage In this cli.i, I at 2 o'clock Sunday afteriiioii, .lune 11, In the presence of relalives antl frientls of the brltle and groom, Tlie young couple left for Denver on Iheir iioneymoon, on Hie Short Line p,is~- enger tiaiii. to return lhe latter end of Hie week lo the houie preparetl foi their reception on N'ortliTliiril SUeet,
.\ clipping from a \'ictiir, Coloratlo, paper,
Valoris .\, Goltlen was formerly a Klora boy. Hie oltlesl son tif .Mr. antl Mrs. ,Iohn A. Golden.
STi NFO:iD TOWNSHIP GOOD ROADS DAY
Electing a President.
Eighteen ;irllclcs ilcsciililii); inler¬ esling prcsltieiilial elections of Hie past will lie publislied in the Record, one cacli week, unlll all li:ivc appc:ir- ed,
j THE BIG CELEBRA¬ TION AT FLORA
I
Get Busy and be Ready  for  the Occasion.
Say, Hill, hati you hearii anylliing 'bout tliat Iiigcelebratloii llit-yr'egoln' to have in Klora':'
No, Si, 1 hadn't, Wliat's tlolii-^ Well Hill there's goin' to be tbc gol darntlst time tiicrc you ever iic:irii lell of. There'll be big dolus' from morning till night. Heller put on your gootl diitls ami bring out yer liest gal. An' say, vou want lo watch for that big auteriiiobile paratlc, Tliat's goln' lo be a tianily. An' whal's more there's goln' to be plenty of red lemonade, creani cantly. and peanuts. Now, Si, you want to get up iirlgiit antl early antl gel yer.self a big Iniiich of shootln' crackers antl start tbp Kourtli oil riglit. He palriolic, ami tlon't forget the big tlay is absolutely free.
Roll of Honor
Those wlio have paid their suli¬ scriptions since onr last Issue and new ones that have been atltletl tothe list:
Dewey Hagan, Milroy,  Ind.
.Mrs. S. C. Sheridan, Klora.
W. A. Thing, Arrowsiiiilh.
K. E. Jenkins, Loulsvllle.
L   P. Toomes, Klora,
I!, N. Kllllili, I'lora,
Mrs. Rulh Matthews. Klora.
G. W. Hrown, Klora,
W   O, Hryan, Leatl, South   Dakota.
Miss Hazel KorsyHie, Peora, lil.
EVERYBODY  WORKJJ BUT FATHER
Nerchants    and    Farmers    Uso
Shovel and Pick and Show
Nuch Enthusiasm
Sl;iiilord township diti iierself proud Tburstliy, June-'¦_'. liiat lieing good roatis tlay at the point leatling .south from Hie Wm. Crtiss Hill, This stretch of roatl Is saitI to have lK>en a terror tollio.se having Iravclctl Hand Is known lis the worst spot in the townslilp.
.\s per .schedule the fanners and iiicrchanls Interested In the gisid roatis niovcmciil were on hand bright ami early with tc:ims, ,shovels and picks and by night hati the ro;itI in good contllllon.
Golden-La rtigue.
Miss LouLse Lartlgue one of Victor's most popular girl graduates of the High Scliotii, and former pupil of the High School at Golden, Colo., and Valoris A. Gulden of this city, were united in marriage by Rev. J. W. IludII)erg of the   Kirst  I'resbyterian
Sustains Painful Injury.
Willie using mm ciiicry wlitx'l Tues¬ day, .lames Uiisscll siistalnetl a pain¬ ful injury to bis riglit haml. He was sharpening somtMools ami bis haml came In contact wilii the wheel, sev¬ ering an artery. Wiiile Hie Injury is not serious. .Mr. Ru.ssell wlllbeiinable to work for a few tiays.
NURSES VOLUN¬ TEER FOR WAR
Graduates of Peoria  State   Hoh- pital Willing to Go to Nexico
Kifteen nurses, every inemljcr of the l!)l(l graduating class of the I'eorla Slate huspltal, have volunteereil for service in event of war with Mexico. This announcement was made at the graduating exercLses last evening.
Ninety-Hve nurses were graduated from Illinois stale hospitals this year and Peoria's class was one of tbe largest. Three of the girls from the local Institution ranked the highest of any In our graduating class.
Kive out of Hie llfleen of the class are Clay county girls. The clipping was sent to the Record from .Miss Hazel Korsythe, of I'eorla, Kollowing are the names of the C'lay county girls:
Susie Ammerman, (Jura McKnIght, Hazel f'orsytlie, Bernle Robblns, Ha¬ zel Robbins, Goltia Hune, Lily H, ('a- rcy, Regciila Higler, Krances Harlon, Monta A. Hall, Edna P, McKlnley, Edyth G. White, Gladys Gooden, Es¬ sie Neeley. Ruth /.ugler.
Off for Canada
Prof. J. M. Hell, principal of tile Sumner scIukiIs, accompanied by his estimable wife, are taking a six weeks' vacation, and will visit Moose Jaw, Canada, via Glacier, Montreal and Vellow Stone Park. I'rof. Hell Is an old Klora Ixiy and has a host of friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge Gilllland were guests of relatives In .Xenia  Sunday.
A big dinner was prepared by tho lailles ort Hie grouml donated by Mrs. ,\, I', Goultl ami everyone ate wilb an appellzlng rclisli of tlic good tilings tiic tables contained,
.lolin Wilkinson, on Hie entertaln¬ iiient couimlltec, looketi after the ta¬ bles anti iiiaile the leinonade which was promnincetl line amitlaiitly,
Tbc gootl ro:itIs gatherings In Clay counly are proving iiioie popular witli each succceiling uieetlng and Is the source of much lienclil anti good feel¬ ing among lbe nicrciiaiils amt farm¬ ers,
Tiiose who a,ssl,sletl In thegooii work iirc as follows:
TK.VMS
Martin Snytler, Hert Leonard, J. Howman. ("has, Stanford, W, L, Mc¬ Conl. J. C. Meyer. Elias Stanford, A. Haylor, Geo, Ilarter, Thos, Patton, K, II. Pearce, Jacob Abler, .lobn Sny¬ tler, Krt'il Ilarter, Harry I'earce, ('ol, J, M, Tanner, I, M, Lusk, J, R, Bab¬ cock, M, K. Cui:nlngbam. Jacob Klein, .lames I'nillt, IloWiirii Pierce, Chas. ('I;irk, I'rank ('ooper. Win, Cambron, K. o. Pierce, Kretl Weir, Scutlamore Hros,, Chas. Austin, Jolm Hrainard, Geo. Harter.
I'lfK .wn siiiivKi.
.1. liowinaii, .lessle Curry, Dr. J. M. Itoylts. Illll us .SUinforil, Clarence Mc- Cuinnilns, John McEmlree, Col, Tan¬ ner, Orvlll Lamb, Krank Metlley, Ham Monical, ('hire Ilarter, .lo.sepb Si^ott, .¦\1 Pearce, Dr, Howman. .lobn Lau¬ derback, .N, K. Prince, A. It. Drep¬ partI, Joseph Tatman, Rev, I.iiiden- Mieyer, Leslie ,I ones, Ed HciinctI, Hil¬ ly WIlklM.stiii, E. E, Allen. Ralph Pitt¬ nian, Will Siuilaiiiore, .lolm Tlirog¬ morton, Oral Stanfnrtl. Karl Snyder, (Iaml Siiiith, J. H, WIlkiiLson, llow¬ arti Amlerson, Jno. Cassitiy, Alva Guojatl, y. A. Robinson, S. .1, Cur¬ lee, (Ira Halicock ami others.
Bread Baking Contest.
The bread baking contest lieltl at K. G.Meyer's store Saturtlay was a de- cliied Jsuccuss in every partii-iil»r. Kifty louves of bread vcrc lobe iiaked and sold for 10 cents a loaf, the bread to Im- iiaketl from Aristos Moiir, and till' proceetis to lie divitlett between Hie tlitfereiit ciitin-bes for charitable institutions, Tiie prizes were awar- deti as follows:
.Kirst—Mrs. Lewis Hrissentlen,   one barrel uf tlour.
Second Mrs. Sam Howell, of Stan¬ ford, i»H pounds flour.
Third -Mrs, Jacob Klein, of Harter township, .ill pounds uf flour.
Mrs.J, C, Edmlston uf Klura, 'U!^ pountls of Hour,
Mrs, Krank Reltz, .North Hartar, -Jl,',' pounds of flour.
The Judges were: Mesdames C. T. Wilson, K. S, Pritchelt and A, P. Gould,
Lost Boy.
W, II, Hogan and family went ILsIi- Ing Thursday of last week al Elm Creek and wliile angling for the tinny Irilie Glenr. llogan's pony wandered away. I'pon dIst:overlng the absence of the pony Mr, Hogan and his son (ilenn started out-'o lisjk for the ani¬ mal and In the search Glenn got lost in an orchartl. Huwever he was siKin ItK-ated by his father, who had also found the pony. Hoth boys were iuatlcd un tliL> animal while their father and inolhei^alked home.
George Simerson and family, who have been visiting friends and rela¬ tives In Klora and vicinity for the past week, departed for their Iionne In'Quincy the flrst of the week. They were ai-x.-ompanled by Mrs. Anrdew Williams.