Southern Illinois Journal

              THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
FLORA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER   20, 1907.
NUMBER 36
The Cbanlauqui Meellog.
' TllH CbaiitiinqaB committee baa jnat closeil n oontract with the Lincoln Teuipemnc* ChaatHoqiia Aaaeinbly for an eight duy chautaaqna next finmiDer. Tbe dHtp ia not yet definitely deter¬ mined, bnt will probably be not earlier than the tirKt of Angust.
Thia change will donbtleaa be ot ma¬ terial advantage to tbe farming eom¬ mnnity.
The talent for next seaaon will be en¬ tirely new and the moat poeltlve aasar- •nce ia given that it will be ot a mnch higher qniility. In addition the plan now ia to anpplement the regalar pro¬ gram with nt leaat three high claaa en- tertaliimenta which will occupy thfij tent oo the Monday evening preceeding and the Hunday and Snnday evening followiag tbe regalar coarae. The eolectlon of this talent will be leTt' to the local committee and it ia the in¬ tention tn Meroife the greatest care ao tbat nn illsappointment may lie in store. »« H. F. Pixley has again lipen aelfctcd aa preaidhut of the Ioc«l aMHctubly and B. M. Maxey secretary ami treasurer. The pe eral committee having vliarge of the arrangements are :    H. K. Pixley,
B. MMixey, Frank b. Medley, C. E. Dnncao, i'. C. HcuiUinorp. N. W. Bnw- man. N F, Prince. A. E Shinn. W. Harvey DulT. and A. U. (laddia.
Tbe (•¦.)Tinnlttee on sain of tickets—X. W. Bnwnmn, Franli L Medley and W. Harvey Dnff.
Advurtisina; Commiltei' -C. C, Scada- more, O. E. Dnncan and A. E. Shinn.
Grounds Committee,—B. M. Maxey, W. Harvey Duff and C C, Scudamore, ¦ Entertaintnent Committee, -A. O. Gaddia, N. E.   Prince  and A. E. Shinn.
Mnsic   Committee—C.    E.    Dnncan,
C. E. Hemphill, Mre. J. A. Davis, Misa Avaline Boynton and Mij^s Clara Rider.
The selection ot the above committees «saarea a anccesafnl meeting. Ewing Presbytery. Ewing Presbytery was in aessien in thia city Tneaday and Wednesday of thia week. Some thirty ministers and prob ably about the aamo nnuiber of laymen were preeeat and matlera of^,interest were disposed of. Following Is the pro¬ gram ¦.
ROCKET.
1—Sermon.
2- Heading Enabling Act. ;j-Bo11 Call. —  4—Presbytery Cohatitoted. .T—EiTOtinn of Moderator. 6—Report of Joint Committees. 7—Receaa.
WEDNESDAY,   8EPTEM11EH   III.
t—Devotional. 2—Completion ot Rnll. »—Reading of Minntea. 4—Election of Clerks. .'»—Announcement  ot  StandiTip  Com¬ mittee.
Bills and Overtures.
Judicial Husiness.
Leave of Absence.
Finance.
Minntea of Qeneral Assembly.
Resolutions. -Reports of former Treasurers and
«. C.
7—Election o( Delegates to Synod.
8—Report of 3, S. Missionary.
9—Report of Chairman and Treasurer H. M. Committee.
1»—Miacellaneona Buaineaa.
Evening—Popular Meeting.
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nilllnery Oppnlns.
Miaa   E.   Lain   Park  will   bave opening   Tnesday,   Sept.
her
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bava beantiful hata of the latest styles and most reasonable prices. Miss Read of Indianapolia ia a fine trimmer and will be pleased to meet tbe ladlea and give ber personal attention to special ordera.
John Bobinaon'a show brought a large crowd to town on Satarday. The weather was ideal and every one aeemed to enjoy the day. The show people were gentUmen and ladies and conducted tbemaelvea aa auch.   Aaide   from   the
i \ flogging of one Senters,  by one of the negro canvaaa men, and which the by-
•   itandera   nnanimoualy    declared    waa fully jaatlfied, the day paaaed OS without any serions troable.   Doo. Waddell, the veteran    press    representative,     made thing*   particnlarly' pleaaant   for   the newspaper   traternity.   Like   all good newspaper men, Mr.  Waddell is ot   a \ religione tnrn pf roind and aa toon aa the seaaon closes in tbe ahow baaineas, he oontemplaUs engaging in evangeliatio work.   Bfti years of rtperience In the ahow bnslneas a« well as bla prevlooa «xperienco aa a nawapaper man baa »f fordlijDecnllar oppoctooltiea for atody log hflfeaa eharacter, Its folbler and fol lies.   He la aa orator ot do mean fe nown aud hte friends antldpate for him a brilliant career In his new Held  ot
labor.	
What might have proven • serioa* If not fatal accident was only prevented on Sunday afternoon by the pntenoe of mind and bravery of Frai Smith. CUarUy Brow* »iiM dttving a iplriteil
team along North Avenne at a pretty good clip when the pole atrap broke al¬ lowing tbe pole to drop to Ibe gronnd. The team became frightened and began rearing and plunging like mad. Mr. Brown waa absolutely unable to control them from his poaitioo in tbe carriage. At this moment Fred Smith ran to the middle of the atreet caught one of the horses by the bit and in aplte of deaperato efforts on the- part of tbe horse to get away and in spite of some pretty severe bruises, he held on until tbe team waa stopped, which was only ac¬ complished after Mr. Smith bad been dragged iiOme distance. Besides Mr. Brown, there were in the carriage, Mra. Blown, and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. box and Mias Kllen Finty ot Xenia, wbo probably owe their escape from serioas injury to Mr. Smith's fortitude.
Rev. L. W. Thrall left last Monday to attend llie annual conference of tbe Methodist Episcopal chnrch ut Mt. Car¬ mel. Dr. Thrall appears on the confer¬ ence progr.im Tnesday nixht for a paper "The Making of a Sermon." It is at this conference tbat the bishop ia charge makes ministerial appointments for the next conference year. The local con¬ gregation have officially reqnested Dr. ThraUs retnrn to Flora for aoQther year.
Jatn^s McfJre;^r»r is building a feed yard just east nf his livery barn. This will till a long felt want. Many farm- era are averse ttj allowing their teams tn stand nut in all kinds of weather, and will glad'v take advantage of an npper- tnnity to drive them into a shelter where they can stand to feed. Few towns of any size anywhere but are sup¬ plied with this convenience and Flora ia but keeping pace witb her neighbors. New Barsaln Mat. 2IH1 acres improved, near Magnolia and Magnesia Springs, Ark. Cotton Belt R. R. Stocked and supplied with itnplementa. For sale, exchange or rent. No better (;hance than thia any¬ where.
The Clay County Farmers Institntw will b** held this year at Xenia on (.)rtn- ber twenty-third and twentyfonrth The eriterprising citizens ot tbat enter- imsinir community are arranging for a suci-es.fnl meeting. A timely sngues- tinn haa b'*en made that all Clay Connty exldlilts at the State Fair should be carefnily preaeived and returned hers for exhibition at Xenia All ahonld take a ]irid.' and an Interi-st In theae aimni'l insiitntci. and our HctinMin^anr,. with Xenia people justifies us in promia- ing all visitors a royal welcome.
A divorce case with somewhat sensational details was tried in Circuit Court last week and drew the usual crowded honse. And this reminds us that it is about timo that a law sboulrl be psssed retiniring all such cases to be tried behind closed dnora, and tbat newspapers be prohibited from printlog more than the bare out¬ lines of such hearings. The insatiate greed tor the sentationai and tbe vile on tbe part of a great many people ahould not be gratified. We have in mind a case that was tried in a justice court in Flora a few years ago, in which the justice accommodatingly adjourned court to the City Park to give all wbo cared to listen a favorable opportunity to hear the disgasting details, and it wae on Sanday too. And to the ever¬ lasting shame of thoae who attended we doubt it all the chnrchea in Flora together would bave held the crowd.
When you spend SOc at A. H. Meyer & Sons you not only get your money's worth, but add towards furniabing your home free. Over 1000 presents. Premium catalogue free.
After a vacation of a few months tbe Queer* Esther Circle had a very pleaaant niestiog with Mrs. Wm. McBrida on Wednesday evening. After the nsaal Devotional the following ofiBcers were elected for the coming year: Preaident, Miss Stella Peake; Vice President, Mlaa Edna Blanchard;'Secretary, Misa Jessie Taylor; Cor. Secretary, Mias Mande Russell; Treaanrer, Mlaa Ida Blackburn. Dainty refreshments were aervwd by the hoatesa.
B. M. Hinman left in our office on Tuesday a sample ot new field plant called Pencilaria. From the appearance ot the plant and what ia claimed Tor it, it should be a valuable additlen to plant flire-in thia aection. Ureat claims are made for It as a forage plant and tbe yield is said to be enormous. Hi). Hin¬ man will have some seed for pale to his neiglibors nextlaeason, and we trnst It may be given a thorongh test.       ,
A fistic enconntet on tbe West Side a few days ago. In which a coaple of members of the gentler sax weae partici¬ pants, threatened at one tlm* to iiivolve Justice Dayton's court in turmoil. Bnt a little friendly advice on the part of tbe ooart seemed to have ¦ moUfylng effect, and ths white winged dove ot iwace once again hovers over that region, ¦ghat's   right.     Fight girls   you're
XENIA. Frank Kaaico, wbo haa been working at Madison as a moulder for aoma time will move his family there In tbe near future.
Mr. and Mis. J. A. Vanghn. who have been the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Bradley for the past week have returned to their home in Decatnr. Mra. Ella Chapman and danghter. Hiaa Eva and Mra. Lora Brown wera the gneata ot Mra. Ella Cochran over last Sunday t,
Xenia Rebekah lodge celebrated the anniversary ot tbe order Monday night of thia week with a program of music and refreshments. Tbeir family friends were apecial guests.
We have been requested by one man to leave his naine out of onr items, and we will if be will refrain from' calling repnhlicana thieves In future.
Last Saturday it was our fortune to go up into Cotiner's Prairie to the hcjmc ot Mr. nod Mrs. Frank Moore and try our mechanical skill on a sick orjijan. We ate our fill of n mast splendid country dinner. Mrs Monre is a aplendid cook and from tbe looks of tbe surroundings is also a first class houBekeejiT. We got the instrnment out in the yard in a shady spot and by tbe assiatnnce (»f Mr. Moore soon had the varinus pitrts there¬ of scattered on the lawn. Proceeding with some repairs and a thorcaiph clean¬ ing, we asHonibled the machinery, re¬ stored it to ita proper place in the parlor and departed fur home mnch invigorated by onr tour tbrougli that prosperous vicinity,
H. D. Bradley informs us Uiat him¬ self, T. O Peirce, J. A- Peirce and Mrs. Roberts, Mr. Bradley's mother are tbe four oldest residents in tbe town of Xenia. He says his father waa the first postmaster under the name otf Xenia.
Misa Battle Lowis is teaching her first term ot school at Hosier in the northeaat part of tha county. Hattie i-s a good Kirl and we predict a sncceasfnl term for her.
Curt Jefferies, who ia iu business in St. Louis, is ont on a vifit to his fatbftr and other friends.
Charley Adama held a prelbniqary organizalkin for a ledge of Ben Hur, Monday ni^ht. The meeting waa held In tbe town hall. Twenty-nine were preaent to take the obligation and secret work. They will meet again in two weeka and expect to have the Flora ataff of that order to come over and e*- einplify tbe work. Mra. J. S. Anderspn waa chosen Chief and A. R. Bas(*en, scribe. The writer and Re^. C. J. Presley could not let a good thing come into town withnut "jiiiin" ao we were there. Bro. .\d«ns is a good solicitor ' and has succeeded where there aeemed to be small hopes for an organization,
Webave Prof. H. A- Wonmsr's »1.00 for tbe Journal for another year Amoa as be ia familiarly called, except by the girla, is one teacher who seeing ia stick in oor achool. He was promoted tbis year as assistant to the principal and justly daserved it, being uot only well educated but having superior skill in telling whst he knows to the best ad¬ vantage. He ia a democrat bnt knows what is healthy reading, hence he takea the Journal.
Mies Ella Finty and her clerks sprung a snrprise on Mrs. Nellie Colclasure last Friday night in the fine little cottage sonth of tbe store. Ice cream, cake and oofllee were aerved. Thla was In recog¬ nition of the high regard the Fintjf es¬ tablishment baa for Nellie, who ia a most efficient aalealady.
Wc want all the news that our readers can hand lu bnt It ia cheeky for soma who do not contribute through ye acritw to expect ns to blow them in a personal manner.
John Meara is now elligible to inlu the "Qreen Corn lodge." He felled, worked up and bnrned the bruah ot a walnut tree that stood before his father- inlaw'a gats, last Friday.
Chester Edwards hn.B got to be a drummer. He will aell flour for the Morris Milling Co. in tbia territory.
Photogrnpha better and cheaper than ever. Everything from penny sisse up. Call at Kepley's gallery.
What has become ot onr Farmer's Street CarnlvaU The "Green Com lodge" seems to have knocked It itfto smithereens.
Rev. Vaodeveere aod wife were here Monday, Hrs, V. delivered a temperance lecture at tfa« M. E. chnrch Baoday night.
U is reported tbat J. L. BraMef has got ao rich keeping hotel that he ««dM to expand and talks of going to St. Loals to try his fortnnes In that tot>n.
{in and as long aa yon conduct your bonU on a side street aad keea It oat of coort we wont aren pabllth th* namM
(?^NOTICE!^*t)
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The Voting Contest for the Most Popular Teacher will be discontinued, owingr to the dissatisfaction of the Teachers.
EAGLE DRUG STORE. Flora, III.
We  Squeeze Out
a wliole lot of pleasure from this business. It does us good to have pleased housekeepers praise oui
Fruits and Vegetables!
And our friends have a lot of satisfaction too. Corae and look at our display of "Nature's" pro¬ ducts and ,vou will know why. The bright fresh¬ ness ot everything here is a temptation to the ap¬ petite and a delight to the eye. No wonder peo¬ ple like to come early and often.
We pay highest prices for all  kinds of Country  produce in  ex¬ change for goods. ¦ '   .  :  i'; ,
Groceries, Fresh and   Salt Meats.
Cunningham & Taylor
f
Phone 47.
FLORA, Illinois.
Ant M Year fl|p am
Oao nlake tboao de'ltcioin lemon, chooolate and cnstard piei ta the |more ezperlanoed cook if sbe niae "Onr-Pie" preparation, wbtoh Is now sold hr nearly all grocers at 10 canti per pack¬ age. Jnst tba proper iagndtontf in eaeh package. tt
SPECIAL NOTICE!
As the time is here to think about
COAL,
Remcniher that Borders! & Keith will handle thQ Best Coal the market affords, Breese, Trenton, Pana, and [Indiana Block as well as the Indiana Lump, which is as fine as silk.
We are building a coal house, to hold ten or twelve cars of ca>s of coal so we will be able to supply all our customers when the famine comes and as many new ones as desire us to serve them.
Prompt delivery at all times. ,  - i;
On SEPTEMBER lOth'^we^will be ready to handle
Red Top, Clovcill Timothy S^ed,
And will pay all the Seed is worth. Phone No. 2. ,    Yours for Business,
Borders & keith.
Flora, Illinois.
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