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The Southern Ilunois Record
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VOLUME V.
FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER II. 1917
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GREAT FIRE AT
BIBLE GROVE
The S.  n.  Dailey General   Mer-
chandise Store and Other
Property  Destroyed
Ceorfe David Consumed in Flames
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About 4:.'iO last Monday evening the entire upper floor of the big store building occupied by S. M. Dailey ¦with a stock of general merchandise at Bible Grove was discovered to be in flames. Citizens of the village turned out en masse almost at once, and with buckets and bare hands worked valiantly to curb the contia- gration and save the property, but despite their ellorts, unaided by any¬ thing like a tire apparatus of any kind, the building was (niickly con¬ sumed, together with a great deal of the Dalley stock.
The building was the property of Kincaid Hros., and unless It carried insurance. Is a total loss. So much of Mr. Dalley's stock was mislaid,carried olT, and lost during the excitement incident to tlie tire that Mr. Dailey was unable as late as Tuesday to give out any reliable Information con¬ cerning his loss.
A tragic feature of the tire was the death of George David. He was employed by Mr. Dalley alwut the .store. Soon after the fire was dis¬ covered he and Mr. Dalley and an¬ other helper hurried to a shed at¬ tached to tiie building to release a lot of cooped up chickens. When the heat grew too Intense to risk re¬ maining longer Mr. Dailey gave or¬ ders to leave, and followed by the other man, and as he supposed by Mr. David, also, he tied to safer ground. A little later, though. David's body was found where It had dropped In the shed, burned and distigured so badly as to be scarcely recognizable. Mr. David was a man past 00 years of age, and liad been in poor health, owing to a stroke of paralysis about one year ago. It is thought that Inasmucli as he had ample time after the warn¬ ing to leave tjie building that he must have again been strickefl and at once lapsed into unconsciousness.
Dr. I'ark, ,lr., of this city, accompa¬ nied by tiie exemption board's sten¬ ographer. C. D. Ru.ssell, motored to Hlble Grove Tuesday morning and held an Inijuest, at which time the facts, as above stated, were deduced from the evidence.
Mr. David's home was in Louis¬ ville, and the remains were buried there Tuesday evening in the pres¬ ence of a very large assembly of rela¬ tives and friends. A wile, and one son, I'earl David, and one daughter, Vida, survive.
The tire is l)elleved to have orig¬ inated from a defective Hue.
The Gorden restaurant, situated across tlie alley from the Kincaid building, was also destroyed.
were just as determined that we shouldn't, and when, after a splendid, long run by Mallnskl and a line plunge the ball crossed the goal line—but— Flora was called otT side and were pentallzed tive yards, and in a few moments the game was over. Our boys are contident that when the L. T. H. School comes to Flora the score will be large in our favor. Our team played good clean foot ball, and if they keep on working, and Rogers brings oul some of the plays lie knows. Van Cleve's bunch will be "out of luck."
Flora's whole team played good ball, but expect to do better next Saturday, Oct. 13tii, wlien Carmi comes to Flora. Why not encourage the boys by a large crowd? It will be worth your money to see the spirit of tlie team, saying nothing of the en¬ joyment of the game.
From Camp Taylor
De.\k Editok The   twenty-three
Clay County boys reached Camp Taylor, Ky., al 11:05 p. m. the day we left Flora, and were soon put to Ijed, just where all of us wanted to be. The next day we lookod up the boys that came before us, and soon found them. They were all well, except for a few sore arms in the buncli, for they had just taken their second "shot." But all Clay County boys here now are well. We stood our tirst "shot" tine.
On our way here the good people of Shoals, Ind.. supplied us with several of their large line Indiana water¬ melons, and we did justice to tliem.
Sam Hemphill and Karl Dykins, of Flora, are visiting us today—trying camp life. We were glad to see them.
Our visiting days are Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. No visitors allowed In camp on other days.
We haven't been assigned lo a com¬ pany yet,' but expect to soon. We spend most of our spare time in the Y. M. C. A., which is the most home¬ like place In the camp. There is something doing tliere all the time. Free moving pictures two nights each week.
All the t>oys wish to thank the Commercial Club and the ladles of Flora for the splendid lunch we re¬ ceived before leaving. They also want to thank the Red Cross ladies for tlie pillows. We get real comfort from them every night.
Most all of the boys are looking at the various places of interest in the camp today.
Clay county will be proud when It learns that her boys were the l)est behaved of all counties on the train i frum Flora to Camp Taylor.
Discharged From the Service
Flora Wins
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The Flora H. S. foot ball team ourneyed to Lawrenceville and played .he L. T. H. S. In a hard and rough ;ame Saturday, Oct. 6th. The score, vhlch was 0 to 0, Indicates the loseness of the game. However, If he soore does Indicate otherwise, 'lora, and other town.s, feel as If the ame was won by our Orange and '•lue warriors. The ball was kept in he center section of tlie Held for bout the Urst half, after which Flora egan to show the L. T. H. S. a few lings about the game of which tliey ad never dreamed. It seems as tho le referee and umpire were afraid lora would score, for every time lora got near the goal line they were lied off side and pentlized so as to se possession of the ball, and Law- ncevlUe punted back toward the nter of the tield. In the last quar- r the hardest of the game was *yed. Flora determined to score. .1 alas! the opponents  and  officials
Leonard Kellums and Earl Hall have iieen returned home from Camp Taylor, honorably discharged. Young Kellums was discharged liecause of defective liearlng, and Earl Hall failed to pass the physical examina¬ tion each man is required to pass af¬ ter lie reaches a military camp. Leonard Kellums since his return has begun a course of treatment for ills malady, but it will recjulre a trial of several weeks to determine his case With these two exceptions all of the boys of tills county who underwent examination before the local board up to this date have proven physical¬ ly Ht, and we feel sure tliat in all other respects they will make splen¬ did soldiers.
Leonard reports the boys from Clay County now in Camp Taylor in ex¬ cellent spirits and health, and work¬ ing hard at the drilling exercises. Leonard is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Kellums of this city.
Mesdames   K.   S.     I'rltchett    and
Frank S. Nichols attended  a   confer-
j ence of  the  Woman's Committee of
itlieCouncil of National Defense held
(at Centralia last Friday and Saturday.
I The meeting was  an   Important one.
Plans  were dl.scussed  and a  line  of
policy was adopted whereby  the wn-
I m'en of our state will  be able to   ex-
I tend llielr work and render more aid
. to our Nation during the war.
Federal Judge Would Like to Shoot Disloyal United States Senators
JUDGE WALLER R. BURNS, of the United States District Court, in charging the grand jury after calling by name Senators Stone of Missouri. Hardwick of Georgia. Vardaman of Mississippi. Gronna of North Dakota, Gore of Oklahoma and La Follette of Wisconsin, said:
"If I had my wish. I would that you men had jurisdiction to return bills of indictment against these men. They ought to be tried promptly and fairly and I believe this court could administer the law fairly; but I have a conviction as strong as life that this country should stand them up against an adobe wall tomorrow and give thera what they deserve.
"If any man deserves death it is a traitor. I wish that I could pay for the ammunition. I would like to attend the execution and if I were in the firing squad I would not want to to be the marksman who had the blank shell."
FLORA'S NEW POST- OFFICE BUILDING
Erection   of the New Structure
Awarded by the Department
to H. F. Pixley
Flora's   Postoffice   Given   New Importance
Flora's postotlice lias been made the central or accounting postotllce for Clay County. This new order of the Department at Washington adds Im¬ portance to the Flora postotlice. It also creates new duties for the oflice force and Increases the responsibility of the postmaster, Mr. Ben WIneland, wlille at the same time it must be ac¬ cepted as another step by tlie depart¬ ment In the line of efliciency and economy.
Under tlie new regulations, wliich went into etTect on the first of October, tlie oflice at Flora is made the Central Accounting Ortice for Clay County, and the remaining ortlces of the county—eight In all-are made and are to be designated district ofllces. Once every three months the distrlcl ortlces are required to tile their state¬ ments of business with the central ortlce. All their remittances, also, are to be made to the central ortlce and their orders for supplies must Ije made through the central ortlce. Furthermore Postmaster WIneland is made responsible for the accounting and checking of all the district ofllces of the county.
This new ruling, or order, applies to all the postottices of the United States, one oflice in each county In all the states being created as the central ortlce In all counties where there are tirst and second-class ortlces.
Summer Tourists
As the Lincoln Trail passes tlirough our city, we see many odd travelers' outfits. The most unique was that of a little girl wlio started to walk from New York to California, w here tlie Doctor had said health might be found for baby brother. He was packed with a dug and their small be¬ longings In a baby buggy. It was a touching sight. We later learn slie wag materially aided by wealthy autoists, and even by tramps—all keeping the little pilgrims on the way and In "The Right Direction."
Vivian Martin was the name of the pretty little girl and Jack White was the baby boy.
See this delightful, entertaining comedy drama at tiie Opera, Tuesday.
"Another County Heard From**
Sam Hemphill and Earl Dykins, who run down to Camp Taylor last Sunday and spent the day with the boys, came back wilh the following good "dope":
If you want to get cured of the blues, go to Camp Taylor. If you want to see 30,0)0 blue-blooded Amer¬ icans all working for one great ob¬ ject, go to Camp Taylor. Camp Taylor Is a place for work, and believe me, for fun, with Uncle Sam always on the job with the hash. All the l)oys have recovered from their 'shots", and they are contented, tickled to death with their new jobs, and during the re.st periods having the greatest times of their lives. They are well pleased wllh the accommodations, and ab