Southern Illinois Journal

              thirty-seve;nth year.
FLORA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER   18, 1907
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NUMBER 88
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BOARD OF REVIEW.
Computet   EqualiutlM md AdiMinB.
Labor*
SMALL CHANGES.
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K« KtMird Of B«vicw of Aim««m»nt« completed tbeir Ubora iMt BatnrdKjr and (djonmed tine dine.
Below will ^be fonnd the resnlt of their labors In tabnUted form ihowlnfc the lucrcMM end decrexea in erery township. It wtn'be noted that none of tba changes ar* as radical as kad been •igjected, and as no qoestioa bas baen nriaad as to tbe |intaBtion of the Board to do abeolnt* jnatice to all taipayers, th* resnlt will no donbt be accepted aa fair to all interests. Tbe labors of the Board bare been ardoons, espsciallr so, in Tiew of tbe fact that all real estate assefisments most stand for tonr Tears.
Tbe highest iooreaaa, it will be noted, is twenty-five par ceat on lots in Bible Grove, while the largest deerssse is tweatj per cent decrease on lands in Xenia. This adjastment is in marked contrast to tbat of oar neighboring eonnty of Wayne in which the land ralne* wer* raised in every townahip in the ooanty, the increases ranging from thirty five to one hnndrvd and fifty per cant.
In Barter {township it wili ba noted the assessment of lands waa increased tea per cent, lots five per cent and per¬ sonal property fifteen per cent. Tbese inereases are probably fair as com pared with asseeaments in other tuwn ¦hips, and no serioas pmteat has been haard against them. In Stanford as wall as Xenia. it will ;be noted that the land assessment has been lowered, while in Clay City it has baen raised.
¦•WMBB SrawlBC Wall they eertalnly did come from tha noilh, soath, east aad west and from the siae of th* crowd some of tliam mnst bare ooiaa from abqrs. Ws mean the crowd at J. Bowman's tr*e drawing Isst Satarday. Tbe price offered was a Laarel Steel Range. The tickets for th* drawing had been distriboted abso¬ lntely free to every ons, tb* only con¬ dition being tbst aot more than two nnmber* shoald go to a family. For weeks tbe event bad been looked for¬ ward to and at an early hour tbe crowds began to gather. For mor* than sn honr before the drawing tbe street in front of tbe bnilding was practically impassable. The band belonging to Bradshaw's Players had been engaged for ths occasion and not withstandinir tbe intense best kept tbe orowd in good hnmor. The ladies of the H. E. charch serred bot biscnits and coffs* all day also absolntsly free, Hr. Bowman pay. ing all bills. Promptly at two o'oloek the drawing took place and 416 was the lacky nnmber. 8. M. Morrison, a farmer, living abont fonr miles weet of the city, held the lacky nnmber snd was awarded tbe prise. While there were some three thonsand disappointed hold¬ ers of nnlncky numbers yet everyone rejoiced in Mr. Morrison's go*d lack as he Is - a very worthy aad somewhat needy farmer. Tbea* big daya are oer - tainly a good thing for a town. While Mr BoitBan enjoyed a tremendoas trade, yet every other merchant in ths city profited by his enterprise.
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Lets
Stand as assseseed
20 x>er cent decreased
12                 decreased
6      '*       decreased
7       "         decreased
Stand as assessed
22 per oent increaiied
BtMid aaaaaaaeed
5 *er eent iacreased
M               daareued
5      **        decreased
15      "        increased
io                 increased
6      "        inereased
4      '*        decreased
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Stand aa asaeaaed
2 per eent deoreaaed
SO      **        increased
l!      *'        Inoreafted
8       ''         deereesed
Stand aa asiiessed
1 V«r oent decreased
Stand as a^itesiied
fl per oeot decreased
i per eent decreasefl
M      "        decreased
2      '*        ineraased
20      "        Inoreased
12      '*        increased
S      "        decreased
2                 deereasad
Stand as asaessed
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A nnmber of important changes will be made this week in railroad circles. .John B. Stanford of Washington, Ind.. ista* Dew trainmaster of the niinols division ia plscs of J. Donahne. wbo goes to th* Indians division with headqnar- ters at Seymonr. L. E. Wood, wbo was transferred to Washington some months ago. will retnrn to Flors as trainmaster of the SpringHeld division.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood will be made heartily weleome by their frienda in Flora, ss will, no donbt,' Hr. Stanford and bis family.
Other important' changes which w* are not st liberty to publish, ara rnm- br'd. son.e of which will be of material interest to Flora.
The Bret session of Ewing Presbytery palace the union of the Cnmbarlarfd and Old School Presbyterian oborches will beheld in this city nszt week. Sessions will begin on Tuesday morning and cloae on Wednesday evening. Some Iforty ialegates are expected to be present and arrangements are being made to] care for them at tbe homes of oar citizens.
Tbe charge at this place] hasl saonred *h* earrlce* of R*v. Mr. Soraggs of Tamaroa for th* insuing year and him¬ self and wife will oeoapy tb* parsonage In this elty n*xt weak. «     -"""
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The Stoptember tarm llirnnit Canrt is ia sMsino at LoaisviUe tbis waek, Jndg* 8. L. Dv^ight of Centralia presiding. Th* Qrsnd jary was impaneled on Taesdsy morning, Samnel Walton ot Barter being selected aa foreman.
At the reqnest of Jndge I>wlght, Proseenting Attom*y R. S. C. R*angh delivered ths instructions to the Jnry. At this writing. Wedneeday, only one indictment has been retnmed. and one common law oase tried, tbat of Bebecca Tnrner of Flora vs the B. Sc O. S-W. K. R. Co.
Tbe esse arose ont of a claim for damages on acoonnt of a trank being broken open in transit. Verdict wss rendered for the defeodsnt. A number of oases have been continned to tbe Uareh term, and a nnmber ar* yet to be tried. A fall acconnt wili appear next week.
Dirt  delivered, thirty cents per load.
Twenty-five   snd A. Medley.
"Wrest iDtereet."
Revival services at the Baptist charch continue with nnabating interest. Largs crowds attending.
EvangeliA Shannon is proclaiming the troth with a plainness that bewilders som* p*ople; bnt thoes who stay with him are made to se* the troth so plainly tbat many ot them are accepting It. and taking Christ as tlieir Savior and Lord Tbe'work will contiaae as long aa soals snrrradsr tbemseir** to the Lord Jesus Christ.
On 'Uonctay night ten persons wsre addad to tbe charch and othera hav* decided.
XENIA.
Tb* w*ath*r is oeld enongh to demand firas and great coats.
Mrs. Ella Cochraa viaited her dangh¬ ter, Blanch, in St. Lonis last Snnday. Mias Blanch ia clerking in Pannjr A Qantle*.
Wm. Pinlgan retnmed to Xenia last Satnrday night. He is stopping with his Bister, Urs. A. V. East.
Cnrt Stoat is back in Xenia after, aa absenoe of several months.
N. T. Pierce is ta cbatKe of the Cm City elaotric light plant. He says thii they have a splendid ontfit and tbat MM reason some paita .of U were not givlag satisfaction waa tbat it was not con¬ nected correctly. If anybody can mak* it go, Nat oan.
Mrs. Hell Pritchett, her daagbter, Mary, and sister, Ura. Collins, bava gone on a visit to friends in Ohio
N. C. aibson and vrifa and J»h) wards and wife visited frisads last Sunday.
Urs. Nona Raley has retaraed from' a visit with friends in St Lonis.
Charley Adams, tbe Ben Hor man, will assemble hia new converts neat Monday nlgbt for organisation.
Miss Ella Finty Is making son* *x, tensive repairs and additions on the laca sooth of har store. When pleted it will be a handsome botae for Mias Nellie Oololasar* who is one of tha popniar Finty clerk*.
Dr. and Mrs. Charley Johnson wen visitors at tbeir parents'. Ur. aad lira. T. O. Pierce one day laat weak.
Sehool baa commenced and tbe Pro¬ fessor says be will famish ns report* regularly of thsir work. Heretofore we have been nnable to find ont mnoh from tbe former teachers. -.i
The Odd Fellows elected tbe followtHs officers last Taesdsy night: Geo. B. Boswell, N. a.; if. W. Crongban, V. 9. and Leo Songer Secretary.
We are ailing this week, conaeqosallf our writ* ap is slfort.
rracnua. Xenia Township Teachers AasociatigB to be held at the Pnblic School BnildU^ Xenia, Ql., Satarday, Sept. Jl, lliOT. Ml 8 o'clock p.m. iTha Basia of Practical Teaohlng, Cbagp-
ters 1-8. Obspters 1-a Prof. HariMM
Chapter 3 Cortis Anderson
LaBalla and ths DUoovsry of tb* gn^
West.   Chapter* 1-4). Chapters 1-2 Miss Uathews
Chaptara a-4 Hiaa Warren
Chaptsrsa-6 J. A. barren
Hiseellaneoaa Sabjecta. What    Is   the greatest; need  of the schoola at preaenll
What is the greateat oljstacle to be overcome?
What will be tbe resnlt ofjtbe preeent tendency to crowd tbe School Cnrrica- InmT
How msy tbis be prevented!
H. A. Woomer, Local Maaagtr.
For Sale—Fonr male and alx female Poland China bogs, eligible to register age sbont ten months. Also fonr Jnne pigs, same breeding.
Q. W. DonoLASS,
88-9t Phone, Foster Line.
Bradshaw's Players closed a week's engagement In a tent on Sonth Main street rather suddenly on 9htarday even¬ ing on aocoant of tbe storm. Thefailnrs to give an entertainment on the last night was a distinct disappointmsot to a great many people. All the previoas performances had|baen exoallent and the tent would not have held tke crowd on Satnrday evening. These people are ladies and gentlemen and made a very favorable impression wbilefhere. Wa tmst they may make a retaro engag- ment nsxt season and they wiil be as- sored of a liberal patronage.
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