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Monday, May 5, 1913. THE DECATUR DAILY HERALD. SCHOOL ADDITION IS NOW ASSURED St. Johannes' oCngregation Definitely Decides to Undertake Improvement. COST TOTALS $9,000 Structure Will Be of Brick 38 by 72 Feet in Bottom Diminsons.

It is now certain thateht etaoin ecaeretete It is now certain that the addition will be built to the school building of St. Johannes' German Lutheran church this summer. At a special meeting of the voting members of the congregation held after the regular morning service in the church. Sunday. plans and specifications were decided upon and the building committee authorIzed to proceed with work.

The cost of the addition will be about. $9.000. The bullding will brick constructIon. the same as present school buildIng. The uper story will have two school rooms.

The second story will be used by the Young People's society of the church, for its hall. This room will have a plattorm, and several small anti-rooms. The present Young People's hall is in the basement of the church building. There will also be a large basement. This will be used later.

In connection with the Foung People's hall, there will be two small rooms One will be used as a kitchen, and the other for a library for members of the Young People's society. The size of the addition will be 38by72 feet. It will be partly on the old school grounds, and on the lot just west of the school building, which was bought by the congregation last year. QUINCY VISITORS ALL NIGHT COMING Fifth Regiment Received Many Compliments Because of its Fine Showing. Quincy's delegation to the Federated German Societies Convention here Sunday was one of the largest, eclipsed only by Springheld's.

From the Mississippi town a crowd estimated at 400 came 01L a special train. leaving Quincy at 11 o'clock Saturday night and arriving in Decatur at 6 o'clock Sunday morning. The delegation showed up remarksoly well considering its long ride, and the Fifth Regiment band received many compliments on its work. Springfield's delegation came in two specal trains on the I. T.

S. one of five coaches and engine and the other of four coaches and engine, the two largest interurban speclal trains that have brought crowds into Deratur in many months. This delegation was estimated by several and placed in figures running from 400 to 500 persons. Not all of these was represented in the parade, for many of the Springfield visitors were women and children and none of these marched, because of the wet pavements. TODAY'S PROGRAM.

In the meeting this morning. which begins at 8 o'clock with solemn high mass of thanksgiving in St. James church. business covering recommendations of the executive committee, reports of special committees, standing committees and referring of new business to special committees will take up much time. afternoon will be the reports of special and standIng committees and action on the various questions and motions reported Out of committee.

MILLER-LUSK. Carl G. Miller and Miss Glenn Lusk. both P' Decatur were married Sunday evening at n'elock by Rev. E.

M. Smith, pastor of First Christian church, in the home of Mr. Wagoner. 540 East Leafland avenue. The Couple will gO to housekeeping at once in 1400 block North Morgan street, Statistical DEEDS RECORDED.

Roy Wilson to A. B. Champaion, a lot in Mt. Zion, $1. William B.

Hunter to George H. Roberts, Jots 44 and 48. block 18. Elson Heights, 8560 Susan Cloker to Joseph O. Clark, lot 84.

block Elson Heights. $250. Gabriel G. Anderson to Harry C. White.

a tract 40 feet strip off of the south side lot 2. block 6. May Bros. Tavers' adEition to Decatur, $2. Charles O.

Hughes to Joseph O. Clark, lot block Eison Heights, $200. William A. Webster to J. H.

Harris, lot block 8. Urban piace addition to Decatur, 1100. Predita Carroll to Roy Gourley. lot 18, block 2, Carver's addition to Decatur, $600. Laura E.

Peters to John N. Watson, lot 5, Laura E. Peter's first addition to Decatur, F30. Delbert H. Chaffee to Arthur F.

and Etla M. Waddele, lot block 4, Urban place, 8900. W. G. Wright to Charles Wykoff.

the porth half 3. block 1. Michl. HarpMrite and Shlaudeman's addition to Decatur. $1.

Josiah M. Clokey to B. A. Crown, the West half of lot 29. all of lot 30.

block 3, Riverside place: also lot 24. block 2. Northtide Park addition to Decatur. $1.400. George Robb to Flossie Kirkwood, lot 1, In T.

Spangler's addition to Decatur, $1. Abe Martin. Ez Pash gits up early ever' mornin' see if President Wilson has appointed anybuddy he ever heard o' belore A feller may be too proud t' beg but he's never too proud beat La' corner grocer. HARRY H. EYMAN IS DEAD, AGED 69 Fruit Grower of Tampico, Mexico, Passes Away in Brother's Home at Harristown.

H. Eyman. 68 years old of Harry Tampico, Mexico, died in the home of his brother, Jerome Eyman, in Harristown at 10 o'clock Sunday morning of stomach trouble. Mr. and Mrs.

Eyman were on a visit to Harristown, and he became ill while there He was born in Belleville, Ill. March was married to Miss Sue Holmes of Harristown; October 19, 1876. He has held diferent positions in several states, holding a military clerkship before he went to Mexico to engage in the fruit business. He leaves a widow and Mrs. Maybelle M.

one of San daughter, Campbell Antonio, two brothers, James Eyman and Jerome Eyman of Harristown one sister, Mrs. Ella Everett of Harristown. Funeral service will be conducted in Harristown this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Burial will be in Harristown cemetery. He was a member of the Christian church.

FILMORE D. GARVER. Funeral service for Filmore D. Garver was conducted at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the home, 405 East Center street, Rev. J.

W. McDonald, pastor of Second Presbyterian church officiating. Service was in charge of Macon Lodge. No. 8.

A. F. A. M. Music was furnished by Miss Helen Mills and Miss Ila Wright.

Bearers were George Hoeffer, F. M. Killen, I. R. Smith, E.

L. Harris, H. F. Ward and J. H.

Howard. two special interurban cars. Monticello MaThe funeral la party went to Monticello in sons escorted the body to the cemetery. MRS. ANNA COSTELLO.

Funeral service for Mrs. Anna Costello was conducted at 11 o'clock Sunday morning in North Fork church, Rev. Edgar Smith of the university officiating. The service was largely attended. Music was furnished by Joseph Myers, Lawrence Myers, Flowers Martin Myers and Edward Davis.

were in charge of the Misses Lillian, Anna, Bernice and Josie Berry, Bearers were Owen Meritt, Louis Myers, Ray Fulk, Gus Beech, John Beech Ira Fulk. Burial was in North Fork cemetery. MRS. F. C.

BROCKWAY. Mrs. F. C. Brockway, 38 years old, died at 1:15 o'clock Sunday morning in St.

Mary's hospital of paralysis and heart trouble. She wag taken to the ho hospital Friday noon. She leaves a daughter, Maude Brockway and a son, Fred C. Brockway, also two sisters. Mrs.

J. W. Wilson of Memphis, and Mrs. J. H.

Wendall of Springfield. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the home, 437 East King street. Rev. E. M.

Smith, pastor of First Christian church officiating. Burial will be made in Greenwood cemetery. ERICH KELCH. Funera: service for Erich Kelch will be conducted in the home. 1359 East Orchard street, at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Rev.

H. J. Pannwitt, pastor of the German Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. MABLE DICKSON.

Mable Dickson, three days old daughter Mr. and Mrs. Homer Dickson, and onehalf miles northwest of Decatur, died in the home at noon, Sunday. Funeral service will be conducted at 4 o'clock this afternoon. n.

Burial will be made in Greenwood cemetery. H. TAY. Funeral service for H. Tay will be conducted some time Wednesday, a definite hour not having been fixed.

MOELLER THIRD OF AMERICAN BATTERS Eddie Collins still is going great guns in the American Baseball league batting averages and in twelve games has compiled a an average of .551, with twenty-three hits in forty-five at bat. Speaker comes second to the Athletics' second baseman, with .468, while Moeller of the Senators is third, with 415. Chicago's White Sox have suffered through their recent batting slump and Borton, Collins and Schalk are the only members the squad who have stuck in the .300 list. Meyers Starts Heavy. John Meyers, New York Giant catchthe New York baseball club, has started his 1913 season by batting heavily.

He is leading the Nashville league at present with an average of 385. He has competed in ten games. been twenty-six times at bat and hit safely ten times. His hitting "has cashed." many runs, but he has crossed the plate only twice. Larry Doyle of the Giants is second.

and Heine Zimmerman of the Chicago teamn, is best of the league, considering the greater number of games he has played in. He has batted them out in sixteen mills and has a batting averof .355, made on -two hits age in sixty-two times at bat. Bates of Cincinnatti. is leading home hitter, with three to his credit in run fourteen matches. SKIFF IS UPSET AND THREE DROWN CINCINNATI, Ohio.

May and a man were drowned in the women here Sunday and the fourth Ohio occupant of the skift in which they river had a narrow escape from were rowing fate. The dead ar: the same MRS. ANDIE HERTZMAN. THOMAS SULLIVAN, all of MRS. LILLIAN HYSELL.

Nwport, BAPTIST BOOSTERS IMPROVE BUILDING Bible class of East Park The Young church, better known as "Baptist Men's Baptist making and planning considerBoosters" is on the church building. able improvements be painted. and the The outside is now the woodwork varnished, to inside papered and of the class. As soon this at the cost intends to exall finished, the class of as this is which will be used for cavate the class hold a socbasement, purposs. The social lal May 15.

BISHOP OSBORN TO COME ON THURSDAY Springfield will Osborn of Bishop Episcopal church, visit St. John's 7:30 o'clock he evening. At Thursday large class. The public will confirm a is invited. vestry of St.

John's meeting held in the rector's of the church evening at 8 o'clock. will be study Tuesday District Baptist church will Meeting. District No. 4 aftrenoon wits Sirs. Walter of First meet West Decatur street.

Wednesday Hutchin, 1410 BIG CONFERENCE OPENS THURSDAY First Session at 2:30 in Afternoon, Address by Bishop Weakley of Kansas City. SHAW LECTURES FRIDAY Special Train From Dayton, Ohio, Will Arrive Early Tomorrow Morning. Official opening of the general conference of the United Brethren church will take place Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when the opening address will be delivered in the First United Brethren church in Decatur by Bishop Weakley of Kansas City. Bishop G. M.

Matthews of Chicago will preside. A special train, carrying a delegation from Ohio, the general officers of United Brethren church, home and foreign missions boards, church election boards, and other boards of the church, who have offices in Dayton, will arrive in Decatur Tuesday morning, about 6 o'clock. Between this time and Thursday afternoon. the various officers wili be busy getting ready for the convention, SO that everything may start off smoothly. Shell to Preside, At Tuesday morning, the educational board will meet, with Prof.

Shell, president of York college of York, presiding. All of the meetings will be held in First United Brethren church. The only meetings elsewhere will the lecture course numbers which will be held in the auditorium of First Methodist church. Dr. Huff, secretary of the foreign mission board, will preside at the meeting of foreign missionaries, Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.

Dr. Huff recently returned from a tour of foreign countries, visiting the missions. At 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the foreign mission board meets, with Bishop Bell of Los Angeles presiding. E. H.

Shuey of Decatur is a member of this board. Public Invited. On Tuesday evening. an open meeting will be held in First United Brethren church, to which the public is invited. Foreign missionaries will be speakers.

Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. the church erection board meets, with Bishop Weakley presiding. The home mission board also will have a meeting that day. Wednesday evening, another open meeting will be held, which will be the interest of home missions. Dr.

Whitley of Dayton, is secretary of home missions. Thursday afternoon. the conference opens, at which all delegates are expected to be present. Thursday evening. formal welcome addresses will made.

E. H. Shuey of Decatur, presiding elder of Northern Illinois conference, will deliver an address welcoming them In this conference. Dan F. Dinneen, mayor, will deliver an address in behalf of the city.

J. F. Mills, pastor of First Baptist church, will speak in behalf of the Decatur Ministerial association and S. Edward Long, pastor of First United Brethren church, will speak in behalf of the United Brethren churches of Decatur. These will be followed by responses from officers and delegates.

Shaw Friday Night. The first number of the lecture course will be given Friday evening this week in First Methodist church. Dr. John Balcolm Shaw of Chicago be the speaker. The subject will be "Six Recent Egyptian Discoveries." The meeting opens at 8 o'clock.

Plans are now being made by the local boosters of the general conference for a men's rally to be held Sunday, May 18, to which all men's classes of Decatur churches will be invited. Two laymen will speak, H. C. Cridland of Dayton, and N. D.

Mon.m of Shelby, Ohio. Dr. C. W. Recard of Canton, Ohio.

will. be the other speaker. Music will be furnished by the Arien quartet and by a men's chorus which is now being organized. OPERATION A SUCCESS. David Patterson is in Prince sanitarium in Springfield, where he went a week ago to.

undergo operations for the removal of cataracts from both his eves. Last Monday surgeons removed the cataract from one eye and the operation proved wholly successful. Reports from the hospital last night were that his condition is greatly improved. MUNICIPAL DEBT OF DECATUR, SPRINGFIELD AND PEORIA SHOWN Capital City's Obligations Total Five Times Greater Than This City's While Peoria's Outstanding Indebtedness is About Twice as Much. From the census bureau in Washington has just been issued some interesting figures on the cost of municipal government in cities of more than 30,000 population in 1911.

Comparison of these figures for cities in Central Illinois shows that Decatur operates its municipal government about the same. if not a little better than other cities of comparative size. Bloomington, not having a population of more than 30,000, is not shown in the list. Springfield and Peoria have been compared with Decatur. Peoria, with a population more than twice as large as Decatur, shows figures of equal comparison, or twice as large as Decatur.

Springfield, twothirds larger than Decatur, has figures that do not bare the same relation in comparison to the population. It will be seen that Springfield's total receipts are twice as large as Decatur's, but Springfield's cost of government is thousand more than Decatur's. while Peoria's cost of government is twice a's large as Decatur's Springfield's indebtedness at the close of 1911 was five times larger than Decatur's and Peoria's was twice as large. Springfield and Decatur made a better showing than did Peoria in payment on debts. Other figures for comparison are given in the table as folows: Decatur Springfield Peoria Statistics Population, for 1910 31,140 51,678 66,950 1911.

Revenue receipts, total 331.290 $1.147,586 $1.289.271 From the general property tax. 331.115 700,048 788,882 From public service enterprises 50.156 143.298 3,838 From other revenues 170.019 304,240 496,491 Payments costs of government, 763,871 842,683 $1,461,323 Expenses for costs of current operaions), total 326.592 623.311 927.836 Expenses of public service 43,465 54.743 5,176 Other expenses 283.127 568,568 922.660 Interest 28,357 61,883 53,534 Outlays (or costs of permanent properties and public 108,922 157,489 479,893 Indebedtedness (without deductions for sinking funds): Amount outstanding at close of 719:069 4.101,653 1,152,287 Amount incured during year 181,968 395,039 411.735 Amount discharged during year 89,781 564,414 362,143 MOOSE SCHEDULE TO BE APPROVED Trolley League Chart Offered for Inspection With Season May 11 to Sept. 14. Copies of the proposed Moose league baseball schedule were mailed out for inspection from Decatur Sunday morning. The chart as it now stands allows each team six games with each other team, 18 in all and opens the season May 11, closing Sept.

14. The opening dates are: Decatur at Springfield Lincoln at Clinton. Because of the league dates in Springfield and Decatur the following Sunday the return dates for the opening are not played until May 26. The schedule is subject to revision and not for publication. Four big Moose double headers.

one in each city are included in the chart. boost for the league in all the towns. making it, possible to produce a big Decatur's doubleheader according to the proposed chart will be played August 3, Springfield playing Decatur and Clinton playing Lincoln. On these dates all the clubs play in one city. The other dates for doubleheaders are July 20 at Clinton, July 27 at Springfield and August 24 at Lincoln.

The season closes Sept. 14 with coln at Decatur and Clinton at Springfield. All the games are arranged so as to avoid the Three Sunday dates in Decatur and Springfield and the Illinois-Missouri Sunday dates in Lincoln. WABASH TO SPEND $800.000 FOR CARS Additional Equipment Greatly Needed Because of Increase of Business. Reports in Railway Age Gazette of last week mention that the Wabash: railroad is making inquiries for 1,000 box cars.

This report is known to be as local railroad men have known for the last week. The cost of these box cars will be about $800,000. The Wabash at present is in need of more equipment, especially in the box car line. Soon after the road went into the hands of receiv- ers, the latter bought a large number box cars which at the same time were more needed than anything else on the road, but with increasing business, still more are required. Several weeks ago, it was announced that.

the receivers had made application to the United States court for permission to issue more receivers' certificates, to buy cars, and to imroad. This reportwas not correct. POWDER EXPLOSION SHATTERS ROCK MASS ST. LOUIS, May thousand pounds of powder was exploded in one blast near here Saturday, shattering 150.000 tons of rock and smashing 2 steep precipice into a mass of small stones. The blast was set off in a quarry at Fort Bellefontaine and 3,000 carloads of stone now is available where before there was a solid mass of rock.

All the workmen connected with the explosion retired a quarter of a mile from the hill before lighting the fuse. A photographer, however, stood within 600 feet of the rock and while stones were hurled 150 feet above his head, he took a picture of the explosion. Local Markets. LIVE STOCK MARKET. (Corrected Daily by Packing Heavy SOWS $7.75 Pigs $6.00 7.00 Choice hogs $8.00 8.25 Butcher steers 6 00.0 6 VO Heifers $5.00 Sheep $3.00 3.50 5.00 Cows 6.00 Lambs $6.00 700 Veal calves $5.50 GRAIN MARKET (Corrected Dally hy American Hominy Company.) Wheat White Corn Yellow Corn 52c Mixed Corn White Oats Mixed Oats Rye POULTRY MARICET.

Corrected Daily by Mar Atlass. Hens Springs Cocks 70 Young Toms Old Toms Hen Turkeys F. F. Ducks ..110 Geese 7c WHOLESALE BUTTER AND EGGS. Corrected Dally by Max Atlass.

Fresh eggs Packing butter HIDES AND WOOL MARKET. Corrected Dally by Max Horse hides $3 50 Green hides, per lb. Cured hides. per lb 12c Lamb pelts 00802 Choice medium wool. Slight burry wool lb.

14 Hard burry wool. RETAIL, GROCERY MARKET. Corrected Daily by Leading Grocers Potatoes. bu. .60 New potatoes 1b 10c PILGRIMS TO THE FATHERLAND right William Ernst, Left to John Keek and Mr.

Behle Keck, Mrs. week ago seven Decatur people: One to pass the summer left for Germany SIX WOMEN WANTED THIS BABY GIRL It doesn't require much time to give away a good looking baby in Decatur. In Sunday morning's Herald was printed a story to the effect that a family living at 345 South Webster street i had in its charge a two-yearbaby girl, named Virold blue ginia, for which they were seeking a home. Before 9 o'clock Sunday men and women desiring to adopt the pretmiss were calling at that ty little number. Before 3 o'clock in the alternoon more than six applications nad been made.

The family practically has decided where Virginia will be placea, but the name will not be given out. The family, however. lives in Deand is well able to rear the catur, INtle girl properly and give her an excellent education. MUSIC OF FLOWERS PROGRAM THEME Mrs. Barnes and Mrs.

Nicholson Will Lead Meeting in High School. Monday evening will be the next regular meeting of the Decatur Musical Club and a good program has been arranged. Mrs. William Barnes and Mrs. C.

C. Nicholson are to be the leaders of the meeting, which will be held the high school auditorium at o'clock. Main theme of the evening will be birds and flowers and the program 19 arranged to carry out that idea. Following is the program: Duet-'Gay Little Birds in the For est," Max Stange, Misses Barnes. "IC I Were a Bird," Harsett and Papilleus, No.

1. 4. 5, 6, 10, 11, Shumann. Miss Grace Wandel. "Es Hat Die Rosche Sich Beklagt, Robert 'Franz Bird and the Rose," Amy Elsie Hoerocks.

"Thou'rt Like a Flower," Anton Rubenstein, Miss Emily Powers. "Eagle," MacDowell; "Hark, Hark, the Schubert-Liszt; "Birdling." Grieg; "In My Neighbors Nevin; "Phatencs," Philipps, Miss McNabb. "Se Tempo des Roses," Fonteralles; si Ses Fleures Arvient des Missenet; "Red, Red Rose," Cottenet; "The Cuckoo," Liza Lehmann; "Forget Me Not," Rupert Neily, Miss Barnes. ADVISABLE TO STUDY ROUTE WITH CARE Several Decatur automobile owners who expect to attend the races in Indianapolis on May 30, will find it to their advantage to learn something about the best route to take before they start. Many bridges were washed out during the high water and several of the former routes can not be used.

Chauncey M. Powers, George W. Erhart. Theron A. Powers and Frank Powers will drive over in C.

M. Powers' Pierce Arrow machine and have reserved a box in the and front row finishing and just at the starting point of the course. Many of the best hotels have all of their rooms reserved and it will be wise for those expecting to attend to make reservation at once. Arrangements are being made to accommodate 150.000 visitors at the Speedway and it is expected that they will have the largest crowd in the history of the Speedway. The Big Four railroad will be able to accommodate 20,000 people an hour and but little trouble is expected in handling the crowd.

NO OVERTIME FOR REGULAR CARRIERS Relative to the new law, now in effect, whereby mail carriers and clerks are required to work eight hours a day within ten consecutive hours, it has been ruled by the comptroller of the treasury' that regular 'carriers and clerks must not be employed overtime in place of carriers and clerks absent without pay. or 011 leave of absence with pay. but that substitutes shoula be employed for such work. there are no substitutes available and no eligibles on the register who will accept appointment for the service required, postmasters are all thorized to nominate any suitable a person between the age of 18 and 45 for appointment as temporary substitute carriers or clerks. the said nominations to be made on the regular forms and forwarded in the usual manner to the district civil service secretary for indorsement and transmission to the department.

FIRST ANNUAL SUPPER OF MYSTERY CLUB Members of the Mystery club will hold the first annual supper in the Y. W. C. A. rooms Thursday evening.

Miss Edith Van Meter. president of the club will be toastmistress. It will be served in three courses. Tables will be decorated in green and white, the club colors. Lilies of the Valley, the club flower will be used.

Menu cards will be of white leather on which will be a gold question mark. The question mark is the club emblem. Eighteen couples are expected to present there being that many young women members of the club. The following toasts have been arranged: Van meter--Miss Edith Van Meter, toastmistress. Gas meter--Miss Elizabeth Terry.

Water meter-Mrs. Otto R. Kyle. Electric meter--Miss Beth Sigier. Club meter--Miss Ethel Kyle.

BIDS WILL BE ASKED THIS WEEK, PROBABLY R. O. Rosen this week will ask for bids on the proposed improvement of the F. H. Pahmever building next to Stewart's dry goods company store in North Water street.

The improvements. it is estimated. will cost about $2.500. Mr. Rosen will let the contracts this week it is expected.

One change in the plans that has been made is the substitution of cast iron columns at each side of the room to support an beam. It has been planned to carry this beam on the party wall. Town Talk. -MAIENTHAL BROS. TAILORS.

-Music St. Nicholas cafe 6 to every evening. NO WORD STILL AS TO SUCCESSOR Filling Capt. R. P.

Lytle's Place in Postoffice Not Easy Problem. SALARY $1,700 YEAR All of Supplies Counted SundayInquest Will Be Held Today. No word has yet been received from Washington by Postmaster W. F. Calhoun relative to the naming of a successor to Capt.

R. P. Lytle, assistant postmaster, who died suddenly of apoplexy at his residence, 521 West William early Sunday morning. Postmaster Calhoun at once wired the first assistant postmaster general Washington apprising him of Capt. Lytle's death and urging the immediate naming of a successor.

Whether the appointment will be made this week, or next week, or will be delayed still longer Mr. Calhoun has no mean of knowing. His views on the subject were summed up tersely in the sentence, "successor must be efficient and honest." In other words, the postmaster meant to convey the information that the Decatur office is an important one and that the assistant postmaster must be a man like Capt. Lytle-one who knows the business. Pays $1,700 Year.

The place pays an annual salary of $1.700. It comes under the civil service, consequently there is no chance of an outsider getting it-the appointee may come from any part of the United States, but he will be a department man. Sunday was an exceedingly busy day for Postmaster Calhoun and two of his helpers. Bright and early they were at the office, in an effort to check up all of Capt. Lytle's accounts re before the office should open for the regular routing of business Monday morning.

This was made necessary because of the fact that Capt. Lytle had charge the stamp, postcard and envelope business of the office. In order to temporarily take charge of Capt. Lytle's work, the postmaster must know precisely what supplies are on hand. It was a long hard day's work but the close the postmaster knew to a penny just how many stamps were on hand, how many post cards and gt on.

both in the main office and in the sub- stations. $350,000 Of Stamps. Roughly speaking the stamp supply in the Decatur office is valued at upwards of $350.000. There are about 300t 000 one and two cent stamps and aboui 15.000 post cards. All of these plies were counted, not once but twice by two men, the two counts tallying exactly.

Capt. Lytle's place will be hard to fill. He was efficient and always on the job. His successor will have come up to a mighty high standard to make good. Inquest Today.

Frank Lytle, son of Captain R. P. Lytle arrived in Decatur from Indianapolis Sun: day afternoon. Harry Lytie, the other son was expected to arrive from Kansas City on an early train this morning. His daughter, Mrs.

Craig Smith, will arrive from Pittsburg at 10:30 this morning. Hi: brother in Waterford, had not been heard from late Sunday evening, but it is expected that word will come from him and that he will be here in time for the funeral. Complete funeral arrangements will not be made until the daughter arrives this morning, although it is thought the service will not be conducted until Wednesday. The G. A.

R. will be In charge of the service. The inquest will be conducted at 8:30 thin morning. ROLLING SCHOOL NEAR MACON HAS CLOSED Rolling, May school, 2. A near dinner Macon, of closed everything good to eat served to about bias 35, by the women of the district.

After the dinner, pupils of the school gave a program which was executed in a manner pleasing to all present. A special feature of the entertainment was the play of Cinderella, composed by pupils of the fourth and fifth grades. Celestia Courthwaite. a second grade, pupil, was chosen "queen of the The program was as follows: Song. "Illinois -school.

Recitation, "The Letter Mary Cullison. "The Story of a Cullison. Song. "In Spring" school. "Selection From the Childhood of Hiawatha" -Clestia Cornthwaite.

Recitation, "Discontent" Dena Schlingman. Song. "The Shell'-pupils of second. fourth and fifth grades. Recitation.

"When Dad Keeps House" -Lizzie Schlingman. Recitation, Cornthwaite. "Wynken, Blynken and Schlingman. Song. "Blue Bells of Scotland" -school.

-Mary Cullison. "My Cullison. "The Mountain and the Squirrel'Boyd Cornthwaite. "The Summerset Folks'-Mae Williams. Song "Flow Gently Sweet Afton'- Josephine Burgess, Florence Burgess.

Edna Schlingman, Alva Schlingman. "Mottoes of the Month'-pupils of second, fourth and fifth grades. Florence Burgess. Uu-to-Date Cinderella' -Clestia Cornthwaite. "Play of Cinderella" Dena Schlingman; sisters of Lizzie Schlingman.

Winifred Burgess: Prince. Merrill Cullison: Officer, Boyd Cornthwaite: Fairy Godmother, Helen Burgess. Miss Bertha Arrington was teacher. SPANISH WAR VETS MEET IN SPRINGFIELD EARLY Plans have been formulated for the annual encampment of the department of Illinois. U.

S. W. to be held at Springfield, June 26-27 and 28, by the council of administration. on tack in true army style. Thera will live in tents and will diet special train over Chicago and Alton road will convey the delegation from Chicago to Springfield on the evening of June 25.

It is expected that at least 2.000 members will attend the encampment. Reunions of various regiments will Ing planned is the members or also be held. Among, reunions beeight army corps, members of which served in the Philippines. Springfield is making extensive preparations for the encampment. On Saturday evening, June 28.

at which time the members will return to their homes a snake festival with a large parade through the city will be held. The session will be conducted with initition of a large number into the Military Order of Serpents. A William Ernst, Mrs. Frank Moser, of Mt. Vernon.

visiting. With them waS Mr. Behter pot Mt. Vermon. The picture was tak- Frank Moser, John Keck, son of John ten just before hey went into the Wabash station..