Southern Illinois Record

              The Southern Illinois Record
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VOLUME VII.
FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 14. 1918
NUMBER 8
CLOSE OF GREATEST WAR IN HISTORY
Motorcycle couriers tore along the highroads of France last Monday, shouting, "Its over, I boys!" said a news dispatch of that day to the daily papers.
JUNOTHER INDEPEN¬ DENCE DAY
~**Feke Frenzy" Tekes Possession •of the People ot Flora, and the AVorld's Independence is Cele¬ brated in "Orderly Fashion."
We thought it a big jubilee—an 'enthusiastic overflow of joy In Klora last Thursday niglit when our people let themselves go in their gladness over the good news that peace iiad come to tlie world, but it was only a mild bree/.e before the storm com¬ pared with what happened In Klora Monday night, wlien all doubt as to peace being declared was assured. With unanimous accord everybody joined in tiie jublilee and rejoiced that the end of the war had been readied in a complete and overwlieim- Ing victory for the forces of right and justice.
At 3 o'clock a. m., mill and factory whistles begun blowing forth tlie glad tidings, the church bells joining, and thus everybody In P'iora was awalcened with the news of peace and victory. There was no more sleep In Flora that morning, and we doubt if any one wanted to sleep any more. The news brought so much of glad¬ ness and Joy to us and all the World that no one wanted to miss one moment of tlie glorious thrill.
Early in the forenoon a meeting was called at the Prince l>rug Sture and a program wa.s arranged to have all the people in Klora and the sur¬ rounding country join in one big parade and jubilee of victory that night-and Cliey came by thousands, and at 7 o'clock North Avenue was packed wltli the largest and liappiest crowd of IOO per cent. Americans ever brought to this city at any one time.
The parade was formed at the East School House on North Ave. at ":30 o'clock. "(JId Glory," borne by John Porter, a Spanish-A merlcan war vet- «ran, led the iiappy procession. He was followed by old Civil War vet- erarrs, members of the City Couucil, Chaney's Hand, mothers and wives ot men in military service, railroad em¬ ployees, Sexton Manufacturing Co. employees, and everybody. The march was west on North Ave. to the railroad, thence nortli to Second street, thence east to Sveninore,thence south to North Ave., thence west to .Main street and thence north to the