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Notice ia hereby, giren that the Prealdent and Board ot Tnuteea of tke Vllla«a of XeaU, Clay County, Ililnote, will aell to the higheat and beat bidder for caah in hand at eight (8) o'clock, p. m. on the thirteenth (It) day of October, A. D., l*tS, at tke Village HaU In aaid Village, the following deacribed real eatate, to¬ wlt:
Lot number fonr (4) la bloek nnm¬ ber aix ((), in Songer and Co's. ad dition  to  Xenia,  In  the  Village  of Xenia, Clay County, Illinoto.
Known aa the old Calabooae Lot and now not uaed for any purpoae and te idle and racant and te not neceaaary or uaeful for any Vlllage purpoae.
The sale will be conducted and conveyance made subject and in atrlct conformity to the Law and the terma and conditions, contained In the following Village Ordinance paaaed and approred aa'ahown therein.
All bids will be opened October thirteen (13), 1925, at eight (S) o'clock P. M. All bide muat be in aealed enrelope addressed to the President of the Village Board, and must be marked "Bid for Calabooae Lot". And will be receired up to two (2) o'clock P. M. Octobr.r thirteenth (13), 1925.
J.  C.  BANDY, President of    Board of    Truateea ot
Village of Xenia, Illinois. 4«-8w Attest:
WILL MILLER, City Clerk.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Corry of Youngs¬ town, Ohio, left for their home Fri¬ day morning after visiting two weeks ¦with the latter's mother, Mrs. M. f. Bosley. and other relatives and (riends in and near Xenia and Flora. They drove thru in their WiUys- Knlgbt car. passing thru some beauti¬ ful country and reported crops in general as being fine.
Jir. and Mrs. Corry left Xenia about six years ago and settled in Youngstown. where Joe. as he is bet¬ ter known, has a paying position in one of the leading steel mills, for which Youngstown is so well known. Tbey expectea Mrs. Bosley to ac¬ company them home, but as she has been making her home with Aunt Mary Parmenter of Xenia. for the past year as companion and house¬ keeper. Aunt Mary felt as If she would )»' unable to fill her place, so
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For the sale of Vlllage Real Eatatu Known as the old Calaboose Lot, being Lot number four (4), in block number sixteen (16), In Songer and Co's. Addition to the Village of Xenia In the Vlllage ot Xenia, Clay County, Illinois.
Whereas, Lot number four (4), In block number sixteen (16), In Son¬ ger and Co's. Addition to the Vlllai^e of Xenia, In the Village ot Xenia, Clay County, Illinois, Is no longjr necessary, appropriated or required for the use of said vlllage and Is no longer profltable to, and its reten¬ tion Is not for the best Interests ot the said Village, the same being va¬ cant, the building being rempved therefrom and the Lot la remainiun Idle;
Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees ot the Village ot Xenia, Clay County, Illinois.
Section One (1), That Lot num¬ ber four (4), in block number six¬ teen (16), In Songer and Co's. Ad¬ dition to the Vlllage of Xenia, In Xenia, Clay County, Illinois, now being wholly unused for any purpose and remaining Idle and vacant and being wholly unnecessary for the use ot the said Village of Xenia, the Calaboose having been removel therefrom, be sold for Cash In hand In strict conformity to the law auth- orl7.inK such Sale.
Section two (2), That notice of such sale and this Ordinance shall be put)lished in the f-lora Journal- Uecord, a weekly newspaper ot kou- erai circulation in this state, county. and thi' VillaKe. (no newspaper beiiiK iiul)li8hc(i in the said viilaKe uf Xenia t and said newspaper being llio only npwspa|)er published in tin- state of Illinois nearest lo the salil Viiliine of Xenia for the poriod of sixty days (60) before said sale. which saiii 4ii>tii'e shall eiintain ai. Accurate Description of said Lot .i.s above In Seotion One (1 ) hereof set out and tiie statement that the same Is idle and vacant and is not used fo-.- any purpose and th,. date of regular meeting at which all bids shall be opened and considered.
Section three (3), All bids shall be opened and considered at the regular meeting of the board to be held at the Vlllage Hall In Xenia Illlnola, at eight (8) o'clock P. M. on Tuesday, October thirteenth (13), 1926.
Section four (4), The board of Trustees may, by a majority vote, re¬ ject any Bid.
Section tive (K), Upon the Accep¬ tance ot any bid by a vote of three- fourths of the members of the Board ot Trustees, the President and the Clerk of said Board shall execute good and sufficient conveyance therefor under the Village seal.
Section six (6), All bids shall be contained In a sealed envelope and accompanied by a certified check lo the amount ot twenty-flve ($25) dollars as a Guarantee of Payment upon the Execution of the Convey¬ ance by the Village and shall be ad¬ dressed to the Prealdent of Board Trustees Village of Xenia and sha'.l have marked on envelope "Bid for Calaboose Lot", Said envelope shall not be opened until the regular meeting herein appointed for that purpose.
Section seven (7), It shall require a vote of three-fourths ot the mem¬ bers ot the Board of Trustees to pass the Ordinance and also to ac¬ cept any bid.
Section eight (8), This Ordinance and Notice of Sale ot said Lot shall be published by the Vlllage Clerk of the Board in the first Issue of the said newspaper above selected for the publication thereof to be issued or published after the passage and approval hereof and in each Usue thereof until the day appointed tor the opening of said bids.
Section nine (9), Bids will be re¬ ceived up to and including two (2), o'clock in the afternoon ot the day above appointed for the opening thereof and no Bid will be received thereafter.
Pasaed July 21, 1926. Approved July 21, 1925. Published August 13, 1925. Approved this 21 day ot July 1925.
J. C.  BANDY, President of Board of Tmateea. Atteat:—WILL MILLBR, Village Clerk ot Board ot Truateea. 48-8 weeka
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Mr. and Mra. Rolte Belber of Stewardaon were Sunday gueata at the home of her parenta, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Songer.
Mr. and Mra. Delbert O. Modlin, of Ft. Worth, Texaa, are yteltlng at the homes of Bernard and Mra. Hat¬ tie Modlin. They hare heen on a  aeatioB In Florida and are now en¬ ronte back to rt. Worth rla Xenia.
Mr. and    Mra.    Robert    Rose    ot
Oranlte City, spent the week-end and
oyer Sunday with retetlTea ia Xenia.
Mr. and Mra. John R. Bumgarner
of Taylorrllle, are Xenia  vlsitora.
Mrrf. June Weigle and son Darwin, of E. St. Loula, and Mrs. Lon Hanks of Farina, were week-end gueaU with relatlTee and frienda here.
Mra. Nellie Martin and daughters, of Flora, are visiting at the home of I. C. Colelaaure.
Mra. Carman Leathera te apendlng tbe week at the reunion at Zenith.
Cteud Higgaaon waa a Mt. Vernon viaitor Sunday last.
Mra. Natalia Harrell and son, John Robert, are Tlsltlng at the home ot her sister, Mra. William Todd in Chebanse.
Dave Morris of St. Loute, apent Sunday with relatives In Xenia.
Mr. and Mrs. Xon Zlmera and children of Marlon, visited over Sun¬ day with the family of her parenta, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Blackburn.
Harry Rothkopf and family of Salem, visited friends in Xenia Fri¬ day evening.
Frank Campbell, Jr., attended the funeral ot Mlsa Mary McDonald at Flora,  on  Monday.
Mrs. Mary Songer and Mrs. Nellie Moore pleasantly enterUined the W. F. M. S. at the M. E. church Wednes¬ day afternoon.
Mrs. Mayme Hargraves accom- palned her daughter, Mildred, to Marlon last Sunday. Mrs. Har¬ graves will visit a week In Marlon, while Mildred will enter high school there to take up the third years' work.
Mrs. Rena Pierce Johnson is visit¬ ing relatives In Xenia.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Moore of Ben ton. called on friends In Xeflla Sun¬ day last.
Mr. and Mrs. Herschell Holstlaw of luka. visited her mother, Mrs, Fanny Tully. Sunday.
Mr. and Mra. Hugh Higgason and son, Billie, were Centralla visitors Sunday last.
Mesdames Ada Mae Higgason and Irene Higgason, Misses Faye Songer and Owendolyn Smith spent Wed¬ neaday afternoon al Rose Lake. luka.