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VOLUME VIIL
TAC-HEHBERSmP DAY
Satar-
ter mtkAtt TraU Driva, fcT,  Dae. aOtpi
^ At a maaUiKof Hldlaad TMI road
¥¦'. iMoataia bafdlh thie cMy Wadaaaday alght, l» araa HMdOad to pat ea a big anailaT dllTa laf ¦tTnti- n *^ at- iiHSStoa. Satafday, DacWb, vrill ba tag'^aaaabaiatMp day for Ftora and vietdoTf HKt a oommittee of GO will rn that day for memben at «l.<»aaab.
FoUowtof ara oamaa of tba GO com¬ mittee:
^J. Bowman, Frank Medley, Logan ^bilO;i. B. Keitb, F. H. Slmpeon, B.IXObaffln, A. B. Medley, W. A. gKaar, JayValbert, D. F. Hodges, *. iTAIIen. T. J. Frieod, Alvah Hyera, J. C. Scudamore, Franklin Valbert, Jeaae B. Harrison, N. B. Prince, B. B. Henry, Ed Ginder. Wm. E. Froat, Samuel Walton, Thoa. Patton, John Tlhba, Bobart Kitleyr Bobart M. Smith, Bd Owokela, Thurmaa Bmitb, Praston Stonford, J. Maek rraoaer, C. F. B(a«n, Moaea Biaok- wBlt, M. T. lareal.n vis Golden, C. A. Luak, B. A. Stontenbarg, ..Lloyd MoQloal, John Tatman, Ohite Bggln- too. Stephen Parker, F. B. BobaHnn, LaaHa Brlaaendan, Chas. ClaeknAn. Harry Smith, Chaa. W. MoTeigb, IL a. Pixley, Jno. H. Thi-ogmortob, Br. J. M. Boylee, E. W. Bryan, A. J. Xlaln, B. A. Ewen.
4|ile8fa Gata RafuHieaii    Caa-
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The Bepnbllcao National commit- taa haa aelacted Cbicago and Jane Mb aajtime aai|placa of holding tlia oaUorial oonvaaMon neat year.
Adayt diah Srrtiaa
The Albkm Jonrnal-Begtator  liaa aboouaped adoption of taa aaah-iO' advaoea attbaarlptioa a|M»iai begin aitag^aB.lst. '^^
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FLORA, ILUNOIS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1919
NUMBER 12
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Thurfday moifilM •dalliea oontalO' ed the good ne«a mA ttia atrike of MO.00O coal mttiUii^Mloh laated for Bve weeks, ba^ 'baanvpalted ofl. Tlie minera met hi ladtanapolia and oooaldered Preridaat Wtlaoa'a oSat ot 14 per cent looaaaaa. aad a dom- ntaaion of three J^-atudy Working ooodtUons aad watr raport to ba Snal. Aftor a ammy aeaalon. tba Proaldaot'a praMUina vraa aooepted, aad tba mioanwa^lp ratum to work at ooo^ paodtiif Ual ad]uatment.
cb«i81m;|III oomino
ika until Ohriat-
ta are deeorat-
^bwiaylng many
preaenta.    Tou
t aa an appro-
for the loved
to Flora.
Only two more^^i Flora m{ ing their atorea uaeful and can get what prlate  rememl onea If you wi]  iM
Ha
Waak
Laat week wiaiaeedltor'a moving week. We mo^M.<rrora Sumaer to Flora, flodlug winter quartera at the W. J. Cunnlnjdiam residenoe. Fifth aad Loooat. Thiaooeupled the firet of the waak. Friday aod Saturday the Beoord olHce waa moved from the uiMtein room over the Bich furniture atora, to the Mra. Shriver building, aouth side North Ajvanua. two doora weat of Flora National Bank, wbera wa invito the public to oall aod aee ua.
Laat Frtday and Saturday Birl Wood aod Loyal Wabtt, of Brhigeport. aad Boy B. Wood aad wife of Sum¬
nar, wera ovar aod the down and i>ut ua>.^ I>ic newpaper	
boya took Babcock
Tba Flora Basord waa la raoalpt of a letter from MM.MaiyOunoiagham, of Badlands G»l- Moa^y oontelning a ottack to MpaiMl bar aubaorlpUoo a year.     ___J________
W. A. Katr waa «t Palrfield Tbnra¬ day. on boatOf||.
Commenting oa the boaater meet¬ iag of MidluA Trail held at Cartirta laat Thnraday hight.
Dae. 4. th« Oteey pally MaU at Sth inataat aald:
"The Rlehlaa# idea of a Midland TraU aaaaHattaa tooli atontly at tbe CarlyM aaeeUng etery man at the big meeting the aaaociation and pledged othera.
Attorney J. H. Smith, ot Ftora, «a» plained at length the alma aiM| methods to be put In practice to aa^ cure the building of the Midland Trail.
Otto Rink waa eleeted preaident of the Clinton couaty asaoelation, Frddj advertising Heltmelr  was   made  aeeretary   anft Theo. Gross treaaurer.
A delegation from Flora and Salem was preaent. President Ben Murray, Connty Road Supt Phllllpa, Oeorge W. McOahey, Dan Z. Vernor. D. F; Moore and Henry Oaaamann trat^ tha Olney men at Carlyle. ' '
It was decided at ttae Carlyle meet* Ing that the general meeting of Mid*- land Trail booatera would be held la Olney in the nezt week or two.
A atoto organiaatloa for the Mid¬ land Trail will then be formed and plana for united aetton laid.
Yesterday (Wedneaday.) afternoon ahig beetlng waa held ia Olaey. dialling attention to tbla meeting and the preaence at our own Jim Smitb aa tho apeakbr of tbe ocoaalon the Olney Daily MaU ot the Cth aaid:
^Attorney  Jim   Smith,  ot  Floca. known hew to talk aad has rabog- niaed the hlg poaalbUitiea of the MJd^ land VyM, will speak In Olney tmti Wedaaalay afternoon.
Tha oecaaioa will be a meeting of the   BksMand   ROfd   Booatera,   tka
Everybody   \
THE BIGGEST STOCK
OF XMAS GIFTS
FOR
& EVERY ONE
Your purchases placed in reserve and delivered at your convenience
W    OPEN EVERY NIGHT UNTIL XMAS
lUDWARE STORE
FLORA, n.L
Phona 2n
Phona 211
tJCEAH TO OC»Alf
'' MDOilTABT BOAl>
People AU Ala«« the Boato A' lag to Ito ImportaBce and Ofaat
PoesibOUlea.    .Bntbashmtie '
ing at Carlyto.
piSSCHiOTION NOnCB
Notiee la hereby givea that the eo- partnerahip heretotore aalating be¬ tweea E. B. Oorrell. C. S. Brwin aad Baiadolph Smith, aa ownera ot the Soathorn Illinoia Reoord, of Flora, liUnola. haa by mutual eonaent aad agreenwat been diaaolved;
- AU aeeounta due the Srm, up to and iaeludlag November SO. \^tt, eaeapt unpaid aubeeriptioaa. la due and payable to the nadendgned. All debta owing by aaid Ann, ap to the above mentioned date win be paid at thei oSee of .Randolph Smith, bove the Rieh Fumityra Stora, lora, nilnola. upon preaentation of 'proper atatementa.
The Ftora Record Publlahtng Com¬ pany will continue to aehd.the Rec¬ ord to all aubaertbera for'the full time paid In advance, aad alao com¬ plete all unflnlahed job work and contracts.
(Signed) E. B. OORRELL, C. S. ERWIN, RANDOLPH SMITH.
nidland Trail Haat at (Haay
Wednesday attomoon JamM H. Smith, of thta city, addreaaed an en- thualaatlo Midland Tiait road meet¬ ing at Olney, and mada a "hit" with the Olneyltes, who ara "on their toea" wlth^"pep" for the Trail.
The dato for the big TraU meeting of aU the oounUea from Vincennee aaroaa intaota waaaet for Jan. tod, lo tba«lty at Oiney.
ated to tha eiteni ot the law,
ahooUng on public higtiway ad-
Mntng aaMlaod will be pnaacuted.
•Hariy Smitli
countr organisation ol townahip ieflb* «*jJ*J[',?"''** eteta.   B» combination with thia vHB     «•»«•"« be a meeting ot the Richland Mid* laid Trail aaaoeiatlon
ConvaaUon hall sbould be fllled to hear Jhn Smith."
lula and paaalng througb JaV-   .'i.>
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WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO?
Start, a checking account and deposit regularly. Pay all your bills by check and form a com|)lete re¬ cord for your future reference. By this plan you audit your accounts and count yout
"THE PEOPLE'S BANK." »
The Flora National Bank,
ILL.
DANGBB AHEAD
Commenting on the poeatbltUiaa of the peoiia.Hiaag along tbo routa,ag the old LlMBOin 'l^tl—the bond ias(q( route • -¦ - horded St. Loula
renceville, Olney, Flora, 8alem\ Car¬ lyle, 'etc.—loalng their rlrhtt- In an equitable dlvialon of the )SO,I)<)0,000 bond issue voted by the people of Ill¬ inois for'a system of, hard roads throughput the atate,^ the Olney Times of the tth instint editorially says'
'The people llvlag In the counties along the Midland "tSraU are thor¬ oughly arouaed. Tbey are organlt- Ing In every county. Over four hun¬ dred have jolaed the Eaatern DIv. of the Midland Trail Association In tbli county to date, and somebody will have to sit up and take notice; Tbat a thouaand membera will aooa have been enrolled In thia 'county alane there ia no queatlon.
There aeema no doubt but that the Aaiaoclation wiU have at least tea thouaand membera In tbe ten coun¬ tiea through whieh the road paaaea tn Southern niinoia. Aa aooa aa thia orgapiaation is pompleted draatle aa¬ tion will be token to detemUae the righta of the people. reaiding' along the MidUnd TraU in thta part of the atoto.    .
When the votera ot Illinota at a ro> oent Aaetlon voted tor a aixty mil- Itoa dollar bond laane, one ot the rontea atlpuiated on the ballot waa ronte Nnmber It whieh ia popniarly known as the Ltneoln Trail or the Midland  Trail.
Throngh aome ho<4i or erook It la now propoaed to hpead tbe aixty mil- Uea on other reada to the-stato and if there ia any toft thea a«ttte No. It may gat aome of It. M^a eopipet- eat to lodge aay "there won't-be any aara" and Bonto No. It wiU get^otb- tog from the atoto bead tMue,
Thia ia neither fair or light. Ev¬ eryone of the deaiggaatad routes ahould get ita ahare. If there la enengh money to build aU of tliem well aad good, but it there ia not enpngb, then the funda ahoiild be ap¬ portioned and eaeh ronto get a part. The Midland Trail la the oldeat and moat direct route acroaa the atate«of lUinoia (rom Waablngton, D. C. to San Franeiaco.
Before Cbieago or any ether city in Illinoia waa known. It waa a high¬ way acroaa the atata beeauae Itw aa a direct pasaage from the Baat to the Weat.
St. Lonia waa the gatevray to the West aad all travel from the Baat to tho Weat waa thrangh Vineannaa. The road haa naver loat itajmport- aaee aad abduld nat be Ignored now aad if we mbtake not. the temper ot tba ftanple Itanac-ia iha. miuitias thraagh whieh Itpittnea tt win idt. Plaaa ara (onnnlatiaa tp'snt «nt aa tolvaetton to atop the expenditure of the $6«.eo0.000 naleaa the Midland TmU people :tti «a«|(MMni nitaola ara reeognised. Am^a fanda are avail' able te furtber the project aad U will be determinad tt. tha Oaarta aa to «rh«ther a tfm aatwailpg aoiiitelann' aaar aide traek the rlgMa of the pao-. pie ef ten eountlea in thhi SUte.'^
BaaHTM "
S^aiaaooAay the Olav bounty board taamr^Aata tiadoa tbaqnaatton of looattng alto for the oounty tubercu- loats aanltarium, and adjiMimed to meet aaat Monday, Dec Iftth.
Natiea
Wa the Qodaraigned beraty gtve noyuoe that all treepaaaiag on land or eontr<4ed   fay va will
loila Henry ^
AmM MoDanlel
Laatia hriaaanden
WUl Froat
Lew Keith
J. Mack Tanoar
Geo. Liua
John liuaa <
Dr. J. M. Roylto.
Any farmer dealrlng
y hand their name 9oe at 25c per name.
to
X
BIG CAMPAIGN FOR SALVATIOW ARMY
Oriva Starts Pbttanrbif Hanstar lttadaT<   Bvary WiUkaOaavasMd.- «aaH»f4.0P0
Clay Ooooty will atart Ito Boma Sefvloe campaiga to ralaa •(.OUO taf ttoa Saivattuo Army witb a mooatar maaa meetlog iu tiie flora Opera Houae at tdlTp. m., Sunday, Dee. It, wlth^an array uf apeakera tliat will he worth going aome diatonce to hear.
Dr. C. A. Wheeler, of Chicago, fe- oently raturned from France will gtve aome tint hand information as to Salvation Aripx work in war time Dr. Wheeler la a apeaker of national nvutation and while nut a member of tbe Salvation Array liaa a rkMwledge at thia great work that la euaiuiva.
' taon. Truman T. Pletaon, orgaalur at the Illinois Stoto Chamber of Com- ttierae. active in Chamber of Com¬ merce and organization work and who repteaento the Illinois Stato Commlt¬ tae and who haaa knowledge bf Salva¬ tion Army work covering many jraara IB every-atoto on the Mf ~*-^' rtver, will toll of what the ¦tao of Aaierlea think of t tOKtltntioa that Mao highly btr avery aotdiar who aerved aad oame into eontaet wttb tratlon Arpay workera.
No mon popular apeaker< MO dioeen than Mra. AdJi
Cbeeham, of St. Loula, fi JMover    and   San   FrancI aweet faoed chriatian woipi jradtatee bapptoaair aod geodi
'barevenanNeand baa
Ima great
alM Mlla a itory
raat orgaalaation aU of- ...   .     that nooi
r life abould
All lo all It la ao lotonamiog pro- cram that Oaoaral Cbairmaa Kroaat Tiylor, TraMurar Slmpeoo aSdaacra- >VAty Fraak Medley 4wve vraoaad. All former aarvlea men an •paoially Ufvltad aod tlw gaaeral pubito la as- pacted to attood to large numben. SMolal muale aM dedoratloiu hava baea aaraogad aad Flora la goli}g to aae to it that the Salvation Army, oaaof tba laaat popular weifara or- giOUMitlona that Mrved In tha worid'a aqw, la proitatly aupported. No mora tbe 4«aervliig eauM Ip batora tlie Ameri¬ can people toda/' than tlia Salvation
Army. AcoordlagtotlieonmmitteatB cliaryte of tba Clay county campataa aad Olay oobnty  In  her thoroagMy Aataridab aod geoaroub way la gotaf ovar tha top for tha Sslvat^o Anii aa a GtariaHoaa praaant to tboea ooMa mab aodawttaa whomada a Ufa atorit of iMlplM tttoea who ara do#n aad out. aiUMMgb the Salvaitoa Army vtow of It ta that "A nan nay ba dowa bnt lia'a haver out."  StMan- era baartrit thia popular stagaa ara pottad la Marly avpry atora to. towa. Ojaoaral Cbalriaaa Taylor haa aamed ttia foiiowlag vtaa ebairaaan to ba r»> aaOMlblatiir their  resnedMva towir- antpato ratalog tlie quota aaatgaed to C^ay oountt> Bible Orove—Alfred Specht, Blalr—Hanry McKnelly, Clay City-Ohas. Miila, Jr.. Hartor-C. B. Hemphill, Hoosier—Dr. SparJiQg, Larklnsbur|f>»Krwth Owens, Loulavtlle.-b. Beard, '
Qakalao8a-X;iiarlea HcCulley, . Pixley-Opal Bunn, Songar—Doug Middleton, 8tonford_C. O. Clark, Xanla-(^ 0. Morria.
Www ArrlTala
Mr. and Mrs. Quy Farlow,  of Ftora, ara the proud paranto of a babr boy.   The new arrival la ntatohtfd. ^'
Mr, and Mra. Bert Pitman ara tba iwrantacf a baby daughtor, born Sua¬ day morntbg.
Mr. and Mra.Oltnt Logaa, ot Nortlk. Bastor, aw rajolelag over the arrival af a babr.flrl *t ^*" home. Tbnra- day.
8r. tmi Mta. 0. J. Storoamao. ,ot p. wSod atreet. Deertur.m.
^Wfe^^S-ra-g^iSV-^
^0»a'SSriS»M'?. "SS iWrOfO. Wtlay. of tbla oity.
QlaU'DaMMiprM  Bay   KavaiMa
Lait waaktha St.   _   ,    , Damoorat bought tha St. Lottfa
Loula OIcMk
I
 -.-   -    .'£!j.»»!«»fi?
Ito iOOth birthday.  Thia leavee
libltaand thafattar waa diaeo^aafL
'-    Bapublle wia tha oidai* japaa
weat of Iha Mlaatarippl, baYlof ^aaaa.
publ Ttoa
0-D tbe paper.
only 6t.  Loula
tba^^ , moraine
MAABUtlB UOIBKiBS
Itonty. H. Ipardy. Clay Olty tT
AUk Winer. Clhy City;..".; t%
ae
If You Believe That I Am Dishonest
I llli    I I       If        'll III  I     11
You believe that I would deliberately give you short weights or coun¬ tenance the same being done by my Clerks—
\o\x think that I would knowingly add things on your bill that you did not buy—
You honestly thinlc that I would misrepresent goods to you just tc mal^ a sale for Instancib that I would sell you storage eggs for fresh aggs or
Oleomargarine for butter—
If you think that I could pay my clerks enough moaay to be dishonest with you
for my personal gain—
If you think that 1 would UE about my business or conditions connected with the
aame, or that I do not mean literally what I say when I tell you that we will ris-
place any article that ia not satisfactory, such as bad eggs that get by tha cand-.
ler, or Canned Goods that opai^ up spoiled— '
I SAY. if you honestly and truly believe any of these things to be true about me or my he)p or my business. I do not care for your trade, as you would'; never be a satisfied customer. a4|d satis^t^ customeri are the baH witartfawio^t that any business can have.' ; ¦'«^.''/i:- ^--y';--*^>v '.^'..•¦-.nr.<y> :> >¦  j_'-'
ON THE OTHER HAND^
You believe "That to err is human and td forgive divina"
You know that all merchants make mistakes-auch as tbose enumerated .
above, but not intentionally—
You realize that ^bme are a great many trials and tribulations connec- ,
ted with any retail business and that we always do the very beat that we
<!anforyou— »
If you understand that no merchant can sell his goods at cost "lesa exp«D4e" cmd
itay in business—
u you believe that the "Golden Rule" applies to businesi from "both sidaa"^
I SAY, if you are of this broad-minded calibre we art looking for yodr' § buidness and would go out of our way to get it.   One disgruntled^ <Us8ati^ed aiid unscrupulous customer can sometimes bymisTepreaentation poison a whole neigh¬ borhood against a very deserving business. ,    We want your business and we ara intell not have it and keep It imless we ARE ON We s^l everything poasible by weight, from the possibility of mlAakes and misundi measure level full will hold about 12 pounds 1' blow ^bat a legal peck of potatoes is IS poun una give you 13lbs. by wdgbt   WUh four or i |»ut what one will ^ve the measure level full
IF
2ent enough to know that we can-
E^gUARE.
Wf want to get clear away
'ings.   For instance, a peck
toes, but you know and I
^
Vhen you bny a jp0Qk ff^m W irks filliag onlem, who knows
 „       ,_„_ie«therhe«pitup?
Yes, wa toant gour baainess, but we expa^'^^daaefoe It'If we get It and
FLORA CASH STORE
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