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VOLUME vni.
FLORA, ILUNOIS. THURSDAY. MARCH 25, 1920
NUMBER 27
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FRUIT GROWEKS     ^
ASSOCiATIOll NEETDIG
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The Baatem nUnols Pmit Growers'
Aaaociatkm Met ac the Camegie
Kilbnary March lS-19
An unusually Interesting meeting of the fruit growers waa held here In the Camegie Library taat Thuraday and Friday, March 18th and 19th.
The jSastem IlUnois Fruit Grow¬ ers' Aasooiatlon hela their annual meeting.' 'This aasoelation ts compos¬ ed of the leading fpitram from Clay, Richland, Lawrence. Jaaper and Mar ion countiea, with a fair repreaenta¬ tive trom Union, Johnson and Oatttln countiea.
To one Intereeted tn fruit grow¬ ing these meetings are an opportun¬ ity to get the most practical and lat¬ est information along these tines, for thay are more or leaa in the nature of an experience meeting ot the p.'vc- tlcal growers,'' together with repre- aenUtlves of tba Horttenltural cM- partment of the SUU IJniv^alty.
Mr. W. S. Perrlne of Centralia, 111., apoke to ua on <'The Control of Ajj pie Blotch" and this apple blotch Is one of the most, aerlous pesU con¬ fronting the apple growers of sou¬ thern  Illinois.      I
Col. J. Mack Tanner spoke on "The Control of Brown Rot on Peaches," and he haa had several years' ex¬ perience along this line.
Mr. Blackbum, County Adviaer ot Marion County, gave a very InUreat- Ing talk on "Necessity tor Organi¬ sation and Need of Co-o^rmtlon ot the Orowers In a Oood Live Organt- xatlon."
Mr. Steve Parker gave his experi¬ ence In handling the dust spray for control of scab.
Mr. Wllmer Poff of Olney, who is 'developing a 40-acre peach orchard, told ot bla taandllilic hla orehard in the way of pruning, cultivating an4 aprdylng.   •
Mr. Rolla Henry opened np a dis¬ cussion on Apple Aphis and IU con¬ trol, which brought out the descrip¬ tion ot tbla Insect, the nature o( Its :;irork and tha time for applying tte tBtaek Leat 40, that la neconuiy to eontrol It.
Mr. Barl Byera, Supt. of the Dun¬ lap orchards, gave tbe growers a Ulk on thetr spraying program for 1V20.
Mr. R. lA. Simpson of Vineennea, Ind.,~ was Wable to attend, bis bro¬ ther H. O.^lmpaon, brought b.'s pa¬ per on "Tha Seating and Carit.g for a Tonng Orehaird." Thia pap«r was nnnaually (0^-and our a8sni:i.it.Ti ordered It sent to the secr«U>7 of the sUte aaaociation tor prtatlng in their annnal report'.
Pr^f. B. S. PiOkett ot th. SUte Unirafaity was unable to be with us, but trot. W. S. Brock, who Is tn ac¬ tive charge of tbe sUte expert [ann¬ ul work, gave a synopsis of tbe var¬ ious experiplenU tbat are being car¬ ried bn and the reaulta and conclus- iom, in BO far as they have been reached, as to the proper methods of controUng various fungus diseases and Insect pesU.
Senator H. M. Dunlap of Savoy, 111., ulked en "Tbe Cider Apple Proa pecU for the Future as Has Been De¬ veloped Under Existing Pure Food Laws and Prohibition." Tbe older apple question is oai ot great tnUrest to all orchard growers.
Mr. Perrlne of, Centralia, III., on the topic of "Tractor on Farm Or¬ chard" gave his experience In the iise ot the tractor and said the time had come when one could not afford to ie without a tractor trom an ecoio- mtc atand point.  ° \
Round table talka or dlacuastons were held upon the following topics:
Mutch system as compared with cultivation In  bearing oroharda.
NItraU of aoda aa compacad with bam yard ferUUaer.
Lime stone and IU naa from an orehard atand eatat.
Many valuable polnU were brought ont on theae anbiacta, mattera t'oat are of valne to every one' InUr.-^sted.
The attendance was good, espee- laUy from out side poinU. It is too "1»a tbat onr loeal people do not ahow a greater tnteraat in these moettngs aa they cover things that are prac- llcal and et vlUI InUreat to one ot the leading induatrtea ot this connty and thia aectioa.
The next meeting will be held In Fehmanr, 1»«1, probably here at Flora.
The officers eleeted tor the cn- anlng year were:
F. H. Simpson, Preaident.
Wllmer H. Poff, Vice- Preal-lent.
B   Byera, SecreUry.
Rolla Henry, Treaaurer.
Those that attended th*~nieetlng trom out ol town, were:
R H. Hale,-Omaha, IU.; J. D. Fos¬ ter. "Lawrencevllle; T. J. Cavanaugh. Washington, Ind.; W. A. Stein, Vin¬ eennea, Ind.; L. A. Ebner, Vincennes, Ind.; F. R. Landenberger, Olney; Lee Wilson, Olney; Mr. Strelftler. Alta¬ mont; Frank Cooper, Edgawood; J. D. Freeman, Benton, Harbor, Mich.; C. B. Thompson, Xenia; W. A. Dra¬ per, Rlnard; A. J. DunUp, Oalva; Mr. Ooudy. Olhey; 8. H. Burton, Waahington. Ind.; Harry Rothkopp. XenU; A. P. Holt, Parkersburg; and othera.
RACK VBOU IKK SOUTH
Mr. anA Uia. » r. mxfayr^tra- ad Frldar ¦Mrnlhg (rom diftarwtt sointo ^ nmrlda and {.oolalana. where th«rjr ha^e |mmi *'«• ^Pf* month. TAayaaym.*^Uiata thin -aaa tifa. *irJw ttwtf |t«ar. *
The Ladiea' Reading club wna roy¬ ally MiUrUlned at the beautitui home ot Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Brown on the evening of Mareh 17th.
,This being St. Patrick's day, the decorations ware green and whito and the favors were Shamrocka. Promptly at 7:0» o'clock tha gueaU were aef ted at tablea and were aerv¬ ed by the yonng ladiea, daughtara of tb|k*M>b«ra ot tMa club.
I^rtaltowtog U*a Il»|,»t the ihsnu "VojOtay, 4r sas Ing, cnmarry Jelly BtaaiiM poUtoea, gravy, bot rolla, bnttar, coffee, pineapple salad, white and green brick cream, and cake. Daring dinner wit and .jokea ot the day caused much weirliasnt and good cheer.
4 Patriek contest tn which Mra. Wilson carried off the prlae. A pota¬ to raee, won by Mrs. Carney, wtth Hl^. Brown a close second. This lead up to the old time charades, all took -part and indulged In this old game until a Ute honr.
The out-of-town gnests were Mrs. Frank Oraham, of Los Angeles, Cal.; jAta. T. A. Wilson, East St. Louis; itlta Clara Hanna and mother, Fair- tlalA, and many notables followers ot the Patron St., who In the com- ¦notlon ot being seated at dinner wa. tailed to get their namea.
Altogether this thirty-fourth an¬ niveraary had been postponed on ac- c<>unt ot sickness, yet would not down bnt was an exceedingly pleaa¬ ant attalr, tha'nks to Mr. and Mrs. Srown   aiid   the  eommlttees.
Retrashment Oommittee,'^ Mrs. Hl^ha, Mrs. Mltcl^lt and Mrs. Mc- HaKta; ent^rtatninent committee. Hta. Miehels, Mrs. Hemphill. Mrs. Park, and last bnt not least the yonng'lil4|%a, wbc,aerved us all eo graoiously. .,  ^.,
Mm nu TUESDAY
Th. mrleh Bulldiag,    Occapied by Mr. aad Mrs. Hogan Waa Dam¬ aged By Fi^ Tnesday
—-r*— The old- ITIrleh ^Udlng, a land Inark ot Flora's bminees section waa damaged by ftre Tuesday moming. tlie lower rooms oeenpUd by Sun- ford * Chandler cleaning and praaa-
Cmt EWTERTABIED
The i:<adl«a> Reading Clnb Were De- "   llShttiaUy EMerUined By Mra. C. P. Brown. March 17th
DISTRICT mm. FOR ILUmHSUFCNER
A Big Dtener Waa Given for the nit¬ nois Lite Men Last Priday Eve- atayi—Seventeen  Attemled
Lasi Friday evening a dinner waa given at the Chas. Oreenwood home, the menu being furnished by Mra. Oreenwood, which Is a guarantee that* it was a moat excellent repaat. The function waa tmder auspices ot the Illinois Lita Insnranee Co., of Illinois, and was primarily tor the agenU of the company in thia dia¬ triet.
Tbat trrepresatble bunch ot en ergy. Frank L. Medley, who baa charge of this district,, waa tiie real mover In this get-togfther meeting. You know Medley, he dreams, Ulks, schemes, works and writes tniuranea lust as natural as the mass of hu¬ manity eat three a^are meals datly.
There were just sOventeen who put their teet under the table, after be¬ tng served with punch. Rev. W. C. Macurdy. pastor of the M. B. church gave thanks, and then the bunch pro¬ ceeded to ahow their appreciation of the  splendid  eats  set  l>efore  tbem.
Most of those In attendance wttre agents of the company, but a tew Ftora business and professional peo¬ ple were Invited gueaU.
Atter supper Bugene Wharf of Vineennea, ahowed some pictures and then the agenU Ulked life Inaurance, the latter portion ot the session be¬ ing held at the Flrat National Bank building.
Those present at tlie dinner were: E. C. Wharf and Mr. Jonee, ot Vlai* cennea; Mr. Re^^ford and Henry' Sterohl, of Olney; J. A. Bateiqan,.'fM CUy City; Lon Bames, ot Loutsvillat- P. 3. Weidner, of Iota; C. Roy Rndr olph, ot Oeff; Arthur Hunt< of Ciane; C. E. Itomphill, D. M. Casaidy, J. G: Scudamore, C. W. Venable, Frank L. Madlily. Rev. W. C. Macurdy,'Abe NobUt, anci L. M. Wood, all ot Flor%.
I^AaET BAIL DJUfgUET
IW H. 8. T. H. a Facalty Givea Ban-
qoet to tbe Nine Boys of the
Baaket Ball S^uad
Last Wedneaday ove'ntng, March 17th, the members ot the H. S. T. H. S. faculty gave a banauet ^ the nine boxa of the basket ball squad, thetr gin friends and Mr. and Mrs. Oale. It was a St. Patrick's Oay ban- qaet throughout, the Aienu, decora¬ tions, muale, toasts and att. being aSPropriate to tbat day.
The tablea were aet In tha gym- naaluni and were ai^latlcally deco- rnUd In green and white, amoAg tha UHqne deeorationa being a mlnlA- t«ra Irish cotUge wtth lu thatched root, a tiny take, and rigbt tn front Of Mr. Dale's place, a huge birthday eake with (?) candiea on It. The tnteresting-looking favora, which, npon being opened, were found to contain a ttasue paper bat and some trinket, such as a ring, a'balloon, or al whistle, afforded conalderable amusement at the beginning of the banquet.
The following menu, tor 'Which Miss Park and her cooking class deserve the credit, was served:
St. Patrick's CockUll, "And It was Irish too' (Roast Pork;) "Prat- l«a. Creamed POas, Rolls. Olives, Pickles, Shamrock Salad, Irish De¬ light, Cake, Coffee and  "Swatea."
Between courses and after the ban quel tbe foltowlng program ot mu¬ sic and toaaU were 4(iven. Mr. Cox acting at toast-mastei':
Vocal  solo Olfve Meneley
.piano  aolo..: Mary Cummins
,*<JI?oarln' of the Green"	
v*.  ...  Clara  Borgelt
iHano aolo ~. .......Haael  Morey
A "Wake" w-_ Lealie Young
Faculty   Tri0..,~ 	
'ttlalUgan" - ^'-Fanrley  Lusk
•JBiamey" — Rfex  Dale
Piano solo Mary Cummlna
;lflora   Loyalty , Alt
^11 who were privileged to be prei ent declared it a most delightful and anjoyable occasion and one long to Ita remembered.
I.One toast, "The Wearin' of the •nen," on aceonnt ot Ifs real worth for the whole sehool, U by raqueat given below: >
*"At thts particular time, with all these decorations about us, we are all thinking more or less about
1^. CORFERERds MERE
District Conference SUte    Faitoers*
Instttnta To Be Held in Plora
WaAsnsday. Biarch St
Clint Logan, president of the CUy cbunty farmera' instituU. has rabeiv^J^the green' and^^he things it stgnl Wd word frOpi H. B. Tonng. aeorewry Vta. But at almoat any other ttme
a Sraen  to all ot us  means  the
the second, of the State Farmers' Inatltnta, Jhat WJ sraen to alt ot us floor waa occupied by Mr. and Mral tk«"eo»»»"'*»«« '" *•»• Utbaaagraalfa^jfM^ and bine, and to you boya Harold Hogan as their living roonu-   , ...,..„, „, ..      ^.
The are waa probably cauaed by Jonea hotel In Flom, on WedneeAr. a detoettve flue. March list, at 10:W o'clock a. u.
The  diatriet la eompoeed  of tho
ThU building, and other bnfldlngal on North avenue ware, wlthont a doubt, aaved from being daetroyed by our plusky volunteer tire Oghters, as the wind was blowing like a burrl cane at tbe time the aUrm waa given. The new tire hose worted to perfec¬ tion and a stream ot water waa kept on the building until every vestige ot  fire waa extinguished..
The owner of the Ulrlch bahrting carried an Insuranee also Stintord A Chandler.
Mr. and Mrs. Hogan had no In¬ snranee on their furalture, and ttoir tnraiture was the only fixtures damaged by the tire, as It waa all on the roof or uppeii story ot the binlJ- ing. Their damage at that was caus¬ ed more by water and amoke rhan by ftre. , "   ,
B. * O. OPPICIAW HAVB       /
MEBTtNGHBRE
slonal dUtrict will be  heid at tAtf wl^k have been so actively engaged
tn ntlilatlea practleally all the year It meana the orange aad blue as they are combined     In  the    monograms
Last Thuraday a meating waa heid of B. A O. offictala, under direction ot Trainmaater K. S. Pritchett, the gathering being In the intereat ot waya and maaiu of rednclng to a mln Imntn the claims tot loesea in freight shipmenta.
Thia cUlma committee hold month¬ ly meetings, usually at East St. LonU AgenU'along the B. * O. and train¬ man were in attendaitce. Agent O. . H. Singer ot Baat St. LonU. preaided )aaA Agent Kelly ot Vineennea, was secreUry.
J. F. Maxwell and T. J. Priend, wholesale grocera ot this city, were heard as to the shippers' aide of the atory as to how beat reduee losaee In tmnait. From information hi onght out it appeara that tUs most common aourcei| of losses are improper mark¬ ings, rough handling by crews and "kicking" ol freight cars by engine- men.
U«BI|  CONTROL  OP  CAH
P. L. Medley, while driving his daughters. Mary and Esther, to school Thursday morning' In some manner lost control of tbe steering wheel. Tbe car veered from Its way east on "North aVenne and headed Into the Medley-Camey Co. gange striking the wall ot the building Wltlit.-ft burriflc foree, throwing little lEstlief ^ur of the auto onto the con¬ crete drive-way. How she' eacaped serious Injuries la a great wonder, bnt aside from a shaking up waa soon able to go o^.to aehoid.
DBATH OP U B. BAtmAXD
Word haa be«ii reeeivad In thU city of, the deati) of L.- B. Bayward at L«valand, tSoWAtt. Haylrard waa an oM realdent of Ptara. biatau con- nacted with trke Hayward I^nmber A Milling ttoMpaay tar h number of Ht yanra pHor to making hU homo- In
counties of CUy-rBdwards, Hamilton Wayne and WhlU. The centerence Is held tor the parpoao of promoting Institute work In the connHea and arranse a schedule of meetings. Ev¬ ery institute and household science officer and worker should attend this conference.
LOMBARD ERTERTAIRERS
The Lombard Ent4?rtatni!rH Will A|>- pear at the Library Hall Mon¬ day Evanlng, March it9th
The following program will he given by the Lombard Entertainers, Monday evening, March 29th. at the Library Hall.
Tbla Is the fourth number of a ser¬ ies ot enterUlnmenU and we are sure thia company will pleaae the audience as the other enterUlners have:
Procram
Opera  ,.  Selection
Carmen _ ."Toreador Song"
PagUacel   _ ' "Prologue"
Fanat "Bveh'BraVeat  HearU"
Bohemian Ctlrl...."Hearu Bowed
Down" Fortune Toller...."Oyspy Love Song"
Mikado "Wandering   Mlnatrel."
"Ploarera that Bloom tn the
Spring."
"ling Derry Down Derry"
"Tit Willow."
"IHb Sawn."
Capum ot Plymonfh.	
  "Captain's   Song"
Robla Hood "Armourer's Song"
Mnalcal Connaedlea O. Bor—-"I Never Know Abont You Dear."
Oh, Look "Chaalng Rainbows"
Jack  O'Lantera. .•..."Walt Ttll  the
Cows Coma Homo." Chow Chin Chow...."Cobblers Song"
Wliiard of Ox "SQ|m#r(|w Song"
AU of these are tf,|iUiidH«.
STREET PAVING RS8CMBD
ON STREBTS IN PLORA
OOlondo.
Contractor L. It. Harahman of Snlllvan, who Is doing the street pav¬ ing in the city of Flora, resumed work the latter part ot last week, fin¬ ishing UP the straet inUrsectlon north ot tbe Hodges stora. 'Workmen are now paving the atreet leading eaat trom tbe B. A O. depot, after which Main street trom Seeond street north, will be ttnUhad. AfUr tba street saving Is llniahod there are two blocks of tbe alloy between North avenue and Saeond street to be paved, bnt tUa work haa not yet been aUrted.
Bad weather and failnro to get
nutortal last yoair onnaaH the street
pavtag work t»«o ov«r to thU apriag
nth or alx weafca ot good
ht to soo the atreeU com-
RODGES* STORE
RiffiBERS AT LARGE
Two Toaiw Ble. ot Brldneport Con-
iracted With Saanier RoMiery
—One Canght at St. Lonia
that an but one ot you ara already wearing, and of which all of you wttl hnve another one soon. What do its letters stand tor? H. S. T. H. S.
H for the honors that' thrn ath¬ letics coiAe. To any school or city that boosts such a team.
8 for the standing tbat tor your jic|tool you've won, and makea It known- to all by- witom tts name Is seen. /
T tor the teams, flrst and Ind too. who have worked togethor all the season  througb.
H again    f^r harmony,    without which games are lost. ¦ ,S la for successes, many we can boaat.
. .No doubt there were many ttmes witlle you were practicing out here on tbe foot ball fleld tour or five evienings every week and later when you stayed here nntll 6:20 or 6 o'¬ clock every evening to praotjce bas- kft bail that you probably thought that H mbant hard work and S moant sacrifice. Fbr we all know and renlise that you did work hard and that you gave up pieaaures many tlttea. The T probably stood then for the training that you were aak¬ ed to observe and which often seem¬ ed exacting and hard to keep up. Bnt you know now and will come to. realise more and more that that ts one ot the good things that have come to you through your athletlca. Tk). H meant harmony for without that yon couldn't get the best re- snlta. And ^ meant study, study to keep up the reqairod achoUrship standing. But now thoee thUga am forgotten and let's make H again staad for honor of the team and the selpol, 8 for true sporUmanshlp, T for teamwork and finally H and S for high scholarship." ''
TEAR RUHS AWAY
Tlioa. Cox, a farmer east ot this city, waa painfully Injured Tueeday attomoon wben hts team ot Horses became frightened at an automobile and ran away. The horses were hit¬ ched to a wagon In which Mr. Cox and daughter were riding, bringing their farm produce to market. The animala have been taking life easy tho past winter and were very eplr- ItaA and tbe machine coming up bark otibom, suddenly, startled them. Mr. C09r was unable to control tbe t>^4m aad they raced trom the public scbool baUdteg on North avenne west to Mffl'atreet, wbere tbey collided ivlth a Miiaphone pole, breaking the pole, hnt .topped tho run-away.
Ue. Cox reeoivod a badly Injnred haitt. Bo wma Uken to Dr. Bowman'a atUAaant. givan traatment. The lady, by. « Ulraelo, or aottie other •wk aplrtt of good Inolt escaped tn^tlko eaUmltr withoat an lnjqrr>
WIRS STA1C TOmET
Mt.  VerwM Wod the State'
Ball Tonnunwnt HeM at C
pOICn, Hi.,' Last We^
The (Irat ot the week D. P. Hodges waa tn St. LouU, looking up clewa re- ganllng the peraonv wbo robliod his atom tho night ot Monday, March 14, but dtd not get much added Ih' .formation.
Two men eheeked suit,cases tor No. t./the night ot the robbery, tor St. ^ula. aad theae two men are sup poaod to have earried two other suit cases, aa there were tonr missing trom the store. Two men are known to have carried tour suit eases from tha union sUtlon np 10th street In St. Louis, the moraUg attar the rob¬ bery.
Kaley's store at Sumner waa rob¬ bed Prtday ntght, March 11, and one ot the robbers were caught at St. Louta and haa confessed. Hts name is Robert Drake and tha other young fellow's name U Otto Bopp. Their homee are at Bridge¬ port. The goods they ^ook trom Hal¬ ey'a was found hidden at Bridgeport, where Drake Indicated in hts con¬ fession. There Is a probability that the same bunch may have alao rob¬ bed tbe Hodgea' store.
TRACK * PIBIiD nt WL 6.r.H.tL
The baaket ball aeason being over, the athletes ot H. S. T. H. S. are now turning their atUntlon to tmok and fleld work. The flrat oall tor thts ktnd ot work was Issued by eoaehos Dale and MtUhell, Mareh llnd. About 40 boys anawered the first call tor thin¬ ly dads and received instructions tor early training conditioning and flrat pmctices. Owing to the taotjtet a number of inviuttons to moMs have been received by the local achiMl, the coaches made It plain thnfcj atr^t observance of traUlag rullip would be Inforced.
It is the intention of the coaches to develop a team tn thts line that will compare favorably with the oth¬ er teams ot tbe high scbool and one that will be worthy to represent H. S. T. H. S. tn any meet that tbe teara Is entered.
Invitations to meeU have boon re¬ ceived trom the following: Illinoia University In terse holastio meet. May list and llnd; Illinoia College Ip- teracholaatle, Uar ISta, at.iaekaon- vllte; Sonthera Illinois meot at Har¬ risburg, May 15th; MoKendreo Ooj- lege Inuraeholaatlc, Mgy Sth; Char¬ laaton Normal Intoracholastio, May Sth. A dual meot Is alao bolng plan¬ ned with CentralU and one wtth Car- lyte. All In alt the track team wttl have plenty ot competlon and a good seaaon la ojqtocted.
BARTER TWr. RONINEES
Repnblicaas ot Harter Township Met In Conventton Last Saturday,   - Biarch 90th
Last SaHirday afternoon Republi¬ cans ot Harter townahip met in con¬ vention at the ctty hall in FIcHi. Committeeman James Berry railed' the meeting to order and O. O. Lt-wls was aiaeted ehatrman and Harlan Friend secretary. Nominal !oni<i -were made tor town clera, asit-mior end highway commissioner. Logan Oib¬ son and Mort Campbrit ware tellers. Ralph Meyor was nominated by ae- cUmatlon tor town dork. For aa- aearor John Luse rooetvjd il votes lo 1» caat'for L. K. Nett. Fur highway commlsaioner Arthur Klr!>y receivid 59 votes to 18 cast tor Alvah Hin¬ man. The chairman and Mcr^iary ot the convention were authurtzeil to flll aay vacancies that mU'ht 'cci-ur on the ticket.
Following the RepuMloan ccnven- tlon adjournment, the Democrats bt Harter met at the hall ^nd :,omlnat- ed a ticket. Dr. J. M. Boylea wa« rloc- ted chairman of the meettag and Bd Jenklna secreUry. I. H. Alt^M was nominated tor town clerk, iftephcn Oolden for asseaaor and Sam Wal¬ ton   for  highway  commlMt'ioner.
cHARODB inmnjB
"^ Tbe charge la balng made, we are Intormed, tliat Arthur Klrby, tbe Re¬ publican nominee for highway com¬ missioner bt Harter township ob the Republican ticket was a slacker dur¬ ing tlio war. The Record Interviewed a member ot the Exemption Board of this eounty and wair told that this charge is wltbout foundation and false. While Mr. Kirby had depen- denU he waived all claims of ex¬ emption, but the board, under the ruiea, exempted Mr. Klrby.
He was an active war worker, la a clean and capabl^onng man. Let's have clean poltttci.^
HOOSIER NOMINEES
Last Saturday Hooaier Republi¬ cans nominated tbe followtag ticket: For supervisor, S. F. Cook; town clerk, Hubert MeKalght; asaeaoor, A. R. Murphy; highway commissioner, A. J. Baird; Jnstieo^ peace (to fill vacancy,)' Everott Maxwell: school trnetoe, J. H. Wyatt.
Tho DomocraU nominated: For anporviaor. Pearl McCollum; town chvk, Walter Stanley; aaaaMorf John Pttagerald; highway comBlaalonw. Tl|oodoro King; jnatlce peace {to felt tniMUMT.) John PhUllpa; eeh^itl trttatoo, J. B. Saldor.
Southem lUlnols won the lanrel. In athlettoa at Champaign taat wofk when Mt. Veraon was victor la tfto stata basket ball tournament, dtftat- ing Canton by IS to 14. The touMp laatod tbraa daya, Thnraday, Prtdar and aatnrday.
Tho tonUB finished in tha faUovr- ing ordoiTMt Vemon. tirat; OatUttiav second; Uartaa. third; OUey, roar, southern Ullaoia thereby emanilair with throa ol the tour winning tMua.
Capt. Stinwen of Olney. wai^ bi- jured la tho game with Oalaabars and tho Qlnoy team was not IU Mat after that Centralta and RookfOM. doped aa tha two strongest taaata. were defeated betora the ttnala worn reached.
BIgypt did wall on individual soUe- tlons, g«(tlng three ot tho flve plaoOa on the first i^t-sUr team. The tiaSM. as picked by tbe touraey refnrsaa, are as toUwa:
Ptrat lyam
StlltwoHi Olney< center.
R. Millar, Mt. Vemo»r-<CaPt.) tar ward.
Cummins,  Oentralia. forward.
Barry, Canton, guard.
Stmona, Canton, gnard. /,' AAOaaA Teaas
Johnsoni Contralta, center.
Enrtght^ Itoektortf, forward.
Baker,  Itooktord,  forward.
Ktthn, .Btooptington, gnard,
Johnsoa,,  lf|.  Toraoa, knard.' ktvm atOatata
I Joll^, ip- Stfoator, 14.
1 Cantftn,. t(; Peoria, 14.
I Olnor, 41;  C<>nntpatga, 14,
4 Oalaahuirg, IS; ShelbjnrlUo, IS. »,t»ogmf-ir: Marlon. II. < teatfilig.  41;  fto«Kf«|d, 45.
7 JoinWTine, 11; BMU^hifgton, It
8 Bmn. It: Mt. Vot«o«. 15.
9 Joliot, It; Cantoa. tl, Jj.
10 Otauy, IS; Oaleabnrg, 11. .,^
II Marlon. It; Rookfofft, 14. ' ' IS BlOOWington. 14; Btt. VemOB 18 Canton, ST; Olney, IS.
14 Mt. Veraon, 15; Marion, IS.
15 Ht Veraon, 18; Canton, 14.
16 Marlon, 19;  Olney, 10.
PLEAS^r^^SmUSEB
Mra. Joo Day tToa Very Ptoaan^llr Sarprlsed On fAtr Birthday by --eiA.Mamiil»ai$ OAA Prtonda
Mra. JOe' Day waa '«iran the flrsi complete surprise ot ber lite, whon tweaty of hor trionds aad nolgbboro walked la on har ai tOt bome U thia eity, Marek nth, and presentod her with a bonquot of carnations, sweet peas and tfttat ta a token of tholr love and osteom. One groan oama- tton tied with green Tlbt»on waa pinned on the hoateas in memomtlvo of  St.  Patrick.
The evening was spent in a good social time and selections on th. Dhonogrmph  were  much  enjojred.
Ths ^Udlas served pie aad eoftoo. At a late hour the guests departed wishing Mrs, Day many happy ro- turns.
CHRISTIAN  CHITRCH  REVIVAIt
"Over the Top" we went laat Lord'a Day, whan we. had 818 In onr Bible school. It waa certainly a great school with every teacher present Theae nous ware written Tuesday. Sunday niglit many were turaed away boeguao thore was no room toa tbem. Monday ntght the main audi¬ torium was erowded and many stand ing wblta Bro. Cappa saag his lUao- trated song using hts stereoptlcan. I think ho has one ot the best stereop- t leans I have ever seen. Cone aad you  wtll onjoy the service.
Next Sunday will be our closlnc day ot the revival and we are expoet- Ing great crowda and great aerrieea. We are making tbe services gfoat wttb our eholr led by Bro. Cappa. also using the stereoptlcan and hav^ Ug tbe btg orcbostm and the Ooopol sermon, -Priday ntght will bo a aor- vlce especially tor yonng pMple. Th. subject bf sermon will be "He mar¬ ried the Wrong Woman." Come and come early and bring your tainlly. C. S. JOHNSON. Paator.
KMBOHTtl AHD'   tABIES OP
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QinSTLT MARRIED
Bldon Colbom and Miss- Paulino Jones wem united U marriage at Vineennea, Ind,, laat :Jtatttrday. March SO.
The bride ts tbe daughter ot SUte Factory Inspector Robt. S. Jonea of. Evanston, 111. She grew to woman¬ hood in Flora aad has many' friends and mUtlvea here. She has bMa teaching tn the Ingmliam school.i^r- tng the wintor term.
The groom Is a Highly rosp^ted young nun of ingraham andthaa  .',; host  ot trionda and aequaln'Unaoa.
The Baeord vfahea them anoeaaa and ^pptii
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A TOry pleaaant oecaaion was the regniar meetiag.ot the Xnlgbu and LadJM at Soenrity on laat Priday evo nlng at' tbo todgo/toom. After thai mootins;^ a doUciods cafeteria luneh- oon w«g aonrodr''Oames and daaekag »«ro atHaioA ilito with a apirit and a aaoot aaia/b»ia tUne waa had.