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a a a a Friday, Nov. 29, 1912. THE DECATUR DAILY HERALD. DEWITT COUNTY OFFICERS READY Metz, Who Succeeds Harrold As Circuit Clerk, Has Not Named Deputies. COURT OPENS MONDAY Judge Solon Philbrick Will be On Bench In Two Cases Coming First.

CLINTON, Nov. 28-At least three changes will be made in the courthouse officials Monday morning, December that being the day in which the newly elected officers begin their duties. Additional changes in the deputies may be made, but no definite information is given. Present Deputy Circuit Clerk Elmer Metz, who succa.ds Frank E. Harrold AS circuit clerk, volunteers infor-.

mation regarding his first deputy. Several applications have been received and popular gossip speaks of Frank Harrold exchanging places with Mr. Metz. Mr. Harrold has been acting eircult clerk for twelve years and at the close of his term will be the oldest official in service in the county.

maining force of deputies the office of the circuit clerk will probably remain. State's Attorney-elect L. O. Williams has already taken the oath of office and will assume his duties at the reconvening of circuit court Monday morning. Mr.

Williams will not remove his office quarters to the courthouse, and will only use the office provided by the county during the sessions of court. The cramped quarters of the state's attorneys office in the courthouse does not afford room for the l1- brary of Mr. Williams and he will continue to maintain an office in the building occupied by John Fuller. He will thus be enabled to in his regalar practice when not busy with the county affairs. Vernel.e F.

Browne, retiring state's attorney, will move to Bloomington, where ne will enter into a partnership with a law ti.m. this mother 1s located that city. Coroner -elect H. A. Moore has received his papers from Governor Deneen, and is prepared to begin the duties of his office.

The offices of the county are now evenly divided between the Democrats and Republicans. The Democrats control the offices of state's attorney, county, clerk and coroner, while the Republicans control the offices of circuit clerk, sheriff and superintendent of schools. Circuit Court. Circuit court will reconvene Monday morning. December 2, probably with Judge Solon Philbrick on the bench.

He will remain through two cases, one entitled Meadors against the Illinois Central and the other Knight against the Illinois Central. Both are damage cases and will be tried by Judge Philbrick because they were started in his W. G. Cochran will then completed the docket which is not a very long one. The criminal docket will probably be reserved to the last.

The grand jury has not yet made its report, but is thought to have returned six bills of indictment. The following petit jurors will serve: Oscar E. Henderson. James Brothers D. H.

Lahr and Wallace White. Tunbridge township: Walter Andrews, Texas; John Lisenby, Creek; A. H. Montgomery, Nixon: Fred Willson, Louis Cowan. De Witt; Mat Hallihan.

Harp: Theodore Nicholson, H. M. Gleadell, S. M. Pollock, Charles Zanies Terman Querfield.

William Sword, Lewis Choat and John Ives. Clintonia; J. Evans. Barnett: John Hoffman. Raymond Tudor, Waynesville; Frank Connors.

J. T. Greene, T. J. Liming.

Wapella; J. C. Wilson, Mike Flaherty. Wilson: H. L.

Williams, F. E. Houser, C. L. Shelley, L.

W. Weedman, Santa Anna. Clinton Briefs. Leon Myers, instructor of mathematies in the Savannah high school, and Thomas Myers, instructor of English in the Bellvidere high school, are nere passing Thanksgiving with their ents, Dr. and Mrs.

J. C. Myers in their home, 302 West Main street. They attended the laying of the cornerstone of the hospital in Decatur Thursday and afterwards the football game. They are both graduates of the James Millikin University in the class of 1912.

Louie Whitehead of Texas township and Lucile Works Kenney were married Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Haines, West Marietta street, Decatur. Rev. Eugene Smith performed the ceremony.

Mr. Whitehead is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Whitehead of Texas township and Mrs.

Whitehead is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Works of Kenney. They will begin housekeeping in a short time in Texas township, one west of Craig. The Masonic club room was opened Thanksgiving Day in the second floor of the Masonic building.

It has not yet been entirely completed. There are to be two rooms in the club and only one has been completed ready for occupancy. The other will be opened in a short time. Several citizens were in Farmer City Wednesday afternoon and evening attending the dedication of the new pavement. An invitation from John Kendall, mayor of Farmer City was received by Mayor Edmonson and head before the members of the council Monday evening.

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H. BROWN, 22 Quincy Chicago. Next visit to Decatur at Decatur Hotel Thursday, Dec. 5. 8 a.

m. to 5 P. m. Lawrence of University of Illinois; William Young, H. De Harp and French Lane of Wesley Hardin and Irene Fields of Millikin, and ElRoy Wampler and Harwood Young of.

Knox. banquet this evening in the Gem gave cafe The Del I Phi Epsilon boys a of which their guests were their lady friends. The party met in the home of William Smith, East Johnson street, and proceeded to the banquet at nine o'clock after which they returned to the home of Milton Miller, East Washington street, where the evening was passed. Music games were the feature of the evening. Fred Zeigler, John Kissack and Claude Thorpe, composing the executive committee of the Farmers' Institute, held a meeting Wednesday with County Superintendent John L.

Costly. Arrangements were made for the speakers in the institute which will be held in December. Constable and Mrs. A. H.

Morlin attended a Thanksgiving dinner given by their daughter, Mrs. George Brown and husband of Heyworth. Miss Mildred Palmer, a student in the Metropolitan Business College of Chicago is here to pass Thanksgiving. DE LAND HAS NEW $8000 LIBRARY Dedication Will Be Held Saturday With Special Program and Inspection. DELAND, Nov.

28-Saturday will be an event for history with the people of DeLand and Goose Creek when they dedicate the handsome $8000 township Carnegie library. This is the first Carnegle library in the county and the only one within many miles. The building will be formally turned over to the public Saturday afternoon, but will not be open for -public use until Tuesday afternoon: The regular hours will be, open every atternoon except Sunday and Monday, from 1 to 5:30, and on Wednesday and Saturday evenings, at present until 8:30 p. but during the spring and summer until 6 p. m.

and 9 p. m. The hours of openng may be changed from time to time. The dedication service will be held Saturday afternoon, Nov. 30, at 2 p.

m. in the Methodist church, during which time the business places will close from 2 to 4 p. m. Following the services at the church, the public inspection of library will take place. The following is the complete and official program: Chairman--W.

T. McConnell. Music--Under direction of D. B. Troxel.

Song. Rev. J. H. Stambaugh.

Quartet, "Crossing the Bar, N. Catheart. D. B. Troxel, Bickel, H.

E. Bickel. Welcoming Address -Rev. C. F.

Juvinall. Talk. "The School and the Library" -Charles S. McIntosh, county superintendent of schools. Solo.

"The Lord is Loving Unto Every -D. B. Troxel. Address, "What Is a Library" George B. Utley, secretary of American Library association.

Formal transfer of building committee and acceptance by library board. Music. "Illinois'-Male quartet. Benediction--Rev. C.

F. Juvinall. Adjournment and public inspection 01 the building, Highway avenue and Second street. DeLand Briefs. The proceeds of the box social held in the Warner school Saturday night amounted to nearly $40.

Fred Sparks was the auctioneer. Frank Sievers of. Harris, a former townsman, recently purchased a 160- acre farm near Fisher. Mr. Severs sold his 80 acres north of Mansfield to William and a Harry Bateman.

The State bank has received its annual supply of calendars for its cus tomers and they will be distributed about December 1. Porter Brothers received a car load of hard coal the latter part of last week and at present the residents who use anthracite are pretty well supplied. With the close of this week most of the farmers in this vicinity will have completed the gathering of the corn crop. Mrs. W.

H. Seimer of Davenport, came Wednesday for a few weeks' visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.

Cobb. Mr. and Mrs. H. Cobb will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Monday, December.

W. T. McConnell. G. R.

Trenchard, G. R. Hursh, T. G. Wisegarver, J.

E. and H. E. Bickel, J. B.

Souders and Dave Harshbarger attended the dedication of Farmer City's new pavement Wednesday afternoon. RACE HORSES BRING HIGH PRICES AT SALE NEW YORK. Nov. number of race horses brought high prices at the continuation of the eighteenth annual Old Glory sale today. Dave Halle, 2:061, champion four year old trotter of 1912.

was sold by Abe H. Frank of Memphis, to J. W. Armstrong of this city for $6,000. Mundy was sold by S.

J. Fleming and Son, Terre Haute, to T. W. Murphy, Poughkeepsie, N. for.

$4.400. W. J. Robinson of this city bought Bracegirdle. from Dr.

B. Batten. Lexington. for $2.800. C.

A. Canfield, Los Angeles. sold Don ham, to C. C. Evans, Buffalo, for $1.550.

Several other horses brought more than $1,000 each. BURGLARS STEAL $15 AT POINT OF REVOLVER ST. LOUIS. Nov. Mrs.

W. C. NEW Sunday Train Service Two Trains in Each Division Every Sunday Morning and Evening. BETWEEN DECATUR AND INDIANAPOLIS EAST--Leave Decatur 6:30 a. arrive Indianapolis 11:25 a.

m. WEST- Arrive Decatur 11:59 a. m. (noon) and 10:15 p. m.

TICKETS SOLD AT REGULAR FARES TO ALL STATIONS. J. S. FERRIS, T. P.

Decatur, Ill. Rollman was kneeling at the oven of her range putting the finishing toucnes on her Thanksgiving turkey, two negroes entered the kitchen and at the point of a revolver forced her to remain half an hour on her knees before the hot oven wh'le one of the intruders ransacked the house, obtaining $15. Mrs. Rollman's four year old son, who was watching the operations on the turkey, was forced to kneel beside his mother. Two suspects were arrested.

LEAVES FUNERAL TO WED COUPLE Rev. E. M. Smith Had Busy Two Hours Wednesday Afternoon. Rev.

E. M. Smith, pastor of First Christian church was kept busy for two hours Wednesday afternoon with a funeral and two marriages. Mr. Smith conducted a funeral in the church at 2 o'clock and was just passing out when he was notified that a couple was waiting to be married in his home, 345 West Packard street.

An automobile was waiting in front of the church and he was whisked away at once to his home and married the couple. The funeral procession was then on its way to the cemetery. The automobile was again put into use and the minister was hurried to the cemetery arriving before the others. Here he conducted the services at the grave and at once departed for the home of Mr. and Mrs.

William T. Haines, 543 West Marietta street, where another couple was waiting to be married. Rev. Mr. Smith said it was the greatest mixup of marriages and funeral services he had ever experienced, but with the aid of an automobile he was able to fill all.

engagements. The couple married at 3:15 in the Miss Edna Perrine, both of Kenney. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. pastor's home was a Roy Gandy and George Perrine, father and mother of the bride, Miss Ruth Perrine, sister of the bride.

Mr. and Mrs. James Baker! of Kenney. who had been married in the morning in Clinton. and Mr.

and Mrs. C. W. McCurdy of Kenney. Several of the party motored to Decatur.

The couple married at 4 o'clock was Louis Whitehead of Craig and Miss Lucile Works of Kenney. They were attended by D. Otis Miller and Miss Bessie Gephart. The ceremony was performed in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

William T. Haines, 543 West Marietta street, Mrs. Haines being a sister of then the bridegroom. parties there were five persons from Kenney who married yesterday, four in the first, and one in PANA YOUNG MAN STABBED IN NECK PANA, Nov. 28-Jack Stollets was attacked last evening by an unknown assailant, and stabbed in the neck, following his marriage, the bride being Miss Angle Muro.

Stollets is 23 years old and his injuries are believed to be serious. Just how the row originated is Lot yet known. Local Markets Poultry. 9c Springs 9c Cocks 6c Toms 13c Turkeys 16c Geese 73c Eggs Grain Millers are offering farmers these prices gRin in wagons. delivered In Decatur Wheat 80c Corn 40c White' Mixed oats Hye Live Stock Market." Heavy SOWS $6 00 Pigs 50 06 50 Choice hogs 50 Butcher steers 001 5 03 Heifers 50 0 05 GO Sheep 00 LORe 90 51 Spring lambs 00 Field Calves 0007 50 Hides and Tallow.

Horse hides Green hides. lb Cured hides. per Ib 13c Lamb pelts 75 Mediurn wool :30 Western Fool 013c Retall Grocers Flour. 50-16 sack $1.40 Potatos bu. 65c Cabbage, head lb 25 Th bag sugar $1 4 poles bushel $1 California grapes.

1b. Sweet: Potatoes, peck 25c Cranberries, qt. 12 Grapefruit 5. 10, 12 Lemons doz. ..40 oranges .40 6 5vc Jysters.

qt Carrots Oyster plant Endive ..100 Wax Beans, lb. Beets 50 Pineapples Mrs. Johnson's Case Mrs. W. Johnston, the wife of Justice W.

Johnston, of W. Kenney, had taken medicine for five years for a dilated stomach and had no hopes aside trom the bulle She was, however, too weak to under go such an operation as was deemed necessary for her and In this condition consulted us as a last resort. We publish Mrs Johnston's letter. Dr. W.

P. Ryan, 145 N. Main and 145 Merchant Decatur. Illinois. Dear Doctor When I first came to your office May 10th, 1908, I had DeCli suffering from stomach trouble five years and was fast losing my grip on this life.

I welghed but 93 pounds and was in constant pain. You deseribed my trouble as dilated stom ach. but refused to promise me a cure on account of my age and the length of time that I had been 111. You also stated to my. daughter that you feared that a cancer might be pres ent and that you could not cure cancer of the stomach You did treat me now ever.

and I began immediately to ex norience relief. My general health at that time was, I had any. miserable, but it also improved. It has constantly Improved since, until I now weigh 139 pounds. which I think is very good for me at fifty years of age.

have good appetite and can eat anything wish and can do as much work as ever could. feel very grateful for the benefit 1 received from your treat ment. for I thought that my time here on this earth was very short. All my neighbors can testify to my condition at the time I first came to you and my present state of health and my gen eral appearance. I shall be glad to recommend you to any one, for I believe you saved my life.

Very truly yours, MRS. W. W. JOHNSTON. Kenner.

Illinols puntry Butter 35c, Creamery Butter SEr Eggs. Eggs. country Wholesale Butter and Eggs 25c Packing butter 20 CLOVER MARKET. (Reported by C. A.

King Co.) TOLEDO, Nov. 28. Low grades clover. No. 2.

No. 3, $10.20 10.35; rejected, $9.50 10.10; N. E. $3.60 9.00. Alsike No.

2, $12.20 12.35; No. 3, rejected, $11.10 11.35; N. E. $6.00 10.80. Timothy, No.

2, $1.65 1.70; No. 3. $1.50 1.60; rejected, $1.30 1.40; N. E. $1.25.

Range of Prices. CLOVER- Yester- Year High Low. CI. day ago Dec. 11.17 11.17 11.17 11.17 12.65 11.17 11.17 11.17 11.17 12.62 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 7.45 DALTON CITY DALTON CITY, Nov.

M. Clark, Mrs. I. Vollmer, Mrs. L.

A. Nihiser, Misses Ethel Fletcher, Goldie Black, Margaret Vollmer, Nannie I. Ellis and Miss Nina Wehmhoff were Decatur visitors Saturday. Mrs. Charles M.

Barrett was a Bethany visitor Saturday. Ed Solard and John Cammack passed Saturday in Mattoon. Mr. and Mrs, George Bobbitt and son, Raymond. Mrs.

Charles McCracken, Mrs. P. Vollmer and daughter, Margaret, and Miss Mina Wehmhoft were Decatur visitors Saturday. The body of Mrs. James Connell, of gear Shelbyville was brought here Sunday evning and the funeral services were held Monday morning in the U.

B. church. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Harris of St. Louis, and her husband, James Connelly.

Perry Bobbitt, Ed Soland and John were Decatur visitors Sunday. James Reeder of Decatur was a caller here Sunday and Monday. J. L. Brock and E.

Debruler were business callers here Monday. Mrs. A. Bankson and daughter, Ruth, of Bethany passed Sunday here with her daughter, Mrs. E.

Freeland. Mr. and Mrs. I. A.

Rasley. Mr. and Mrs. C. Layman and daughter.

Alma, Ervin Vollmer, Charles and P. I. Vollmer were Decatur visitors Tuesday. Dr. G.

H. Wilson and family were Decatur visitors Wednesday. Mrs. Tom Pasley and Mrs. C.

A. Gill were Decatur visitors Wednesday. ARCOLA. ARCOLA, Nov. 28.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Page entertained about fifty guests in their home three miles west of Arcola Tuesday evening. Cards and dancing furnished amusement.

C. J. Munson. G. S.

Tarbox and R. J. Moore attended a Knights' Templars meeting in Tuscola Monday night. Mrs. Frances Cox and Mrs.

John M. Cox returned Wednesday from Kenosha, Wis. Mr. Cox, who is there for treatment, is much better. John Haley and family are moving into their new home, Walnut and Jefferson streets.

The union Thanksgiving service was held in the Baptist church Thursday evening and Mr. Rounds of the Christian church preached the sermon oG Seceret of a Contented Life." Miss Minto Miller of Alva, is the guest of Miss Alyce Pope. Mrs. George Munson is visiting in Lincoln, Neb. Mr.

and Mrs. J. B. Quirks and el 1- ren of Champaign are spend.ng Thanksgiving vacation with relatives here. Mrs.

D. A. McFaul Kansas City, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

L. Snyder. Mrs. Sarah Stevens and daughter, Miss Hattie McCabe, left this week for Indianapolis, where they will pass the winter. Miss Cora Heydon and Claude Hill of Sullivan were married today in Sullivan.

Mr. and Mrs. John Record and family of Decatur passed Thanksgiving with relatives here. N. J.

Higginbotham of New York city has arrived for a visit In the home of F. F. Collins. Miss Nellie McConnell of Rantoul is passing Thanksgiving vacation with relatives here. Mrs.

Flossie Groves of St. Louis is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown. Mr.

Mrs. R. L. Smith of Prairietown, are guests of Miss Alyce Pope. Miss Ruth Bell of Charleston normal came home Wednesday to pass Thanks- giving.

Miss Nellie House of Decatur 1s passing Thanksgiving with her parents. Mrs. C. M. Duncan was a Charleston visitor Tuesday.

Miss Hazel Crist was hostess at a masquerade party last evening. Miss Mable Ropp of Chesterville and Roy Glasco of this city were married in Tuscola Tuesday evening. They will make their home in Clay City, Ill. Misses Katie Fitzgerald and Nellie Sullivan passed Thanksgiving in Gillman. The members of the local Eastern Star gave a surprise for Mrs.

Braume Monday evening and presented her with a purse of $30. Mrs. Charles Ruple left Wednesday for a visit in Delavan, Ill. Miss Lucile and Frances Ruple left Wednesday for a visit in Assumption. Misses Lucy Black and Addie Trotter passed Thanksgiving with Mr.

and Mrs. J. Morris in Arthur. Miss Mary Lawyer left Wednesday for a visit in Holland, Ill. Mrs.

George Gruelle visiting relatives in Indianapolis this week. Miss Lidd Todd was hostess at a Thanksgiving party Thursday evening. YOUNG MAN WINS SULLIVAN BRICE SULLIVAN. Nov. Fleming and Miss Cora Haydon were married Wednesday evening at o'clock in the home of Mr.

and William A. Haydon, South Hamilton street, the parents of the bride. The bridgroom is the son of Mr and Mrs. J. E.

Fleming, south of Allenville. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. B. Hopper, pastor of the Christian church.

in the presence of only the near relatives and a few friends of the bride and groom. The bride is one of Sullivan's most A popular young women. She is a graduate of the Sullivan high school and 8 charter member of the Chattering Chums club, composed of twelve young women. The groom is one of Moultrie county's best school teachers and is now teaching in the country. During his vacation from the school room he holds the position of assistant county treasurer and is a young man of sterling qualities.

Those present at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fleming and family of near Allenville, Miss Bertha Haydon of Decatur, aunt of the bride; Mr.

and Mrs. Charles H. Hoke and little son, all of Sullivan and Bristow and son, Earl; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh relatives of the bride, and Miss Eva Heacock and Carl Hill friends of the bride and groom.

of ceremony and was in charge A weddings supper was served at the close of Miss, Katie McCarthy. The bride and groom left on night Chicago and Eastern Illinois fast passenger train for Chica go, where they will spend their honeymoon. They expect to return to the home of the grom's parents, south of Allenville. by Sunday, when a dinner will be served by the parents of the groom to a large number of guests. MR.

KIRCHER DIES IN SHELBIV.LLE Funeral Services Will Be Held! Friday Afternoon in Lutheran Church. SHELBYVILLE, Nov. Kircher died Wednesday evening after an illness of seven weks of tuberculosis. He was born July 25, 1863. in Rose township, and was the son of Mr.

and Jirs. Jacob Kircher. He married Miss Elizabeth Runkel February 21, 1892, and leaves one son, Floyd Kircher. Two years ago the family moved to town. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.

m. in St. John's Lutheran church. in charge of Rev. A.

Bonnett, pastor of the Lutheran church in Strasburg. Burial will be in Glenwood cemetery. utinois Traction System. THE ROAD GOUD SERVICE U. Trains Leave TerminaL Cora Wood and Water.

EFFECTIVE APRIL 14. 1911 EASTBOUND 00 m. 30 a m. 0.30 p. 30 a 12 30 45 p.

05 1:30 p. m. 80 a. m. 2:30 p.

Parlor cars NORTHBOUND 0:20 a a 4:10 8:20 0001 xx Parlor car for Peoria WESTBOUND. 20 10 a 15 12:01 00 p. m. 25 p. 10 a.

m. 2 25 p. 9:85 a 00 m. 11 16 p. care a Connect with parlor cars for Louis bLimited only 6: Louis sleeper leaves Springfield 2.

Open for occupancy 9:00 J. HATMAKER General gent, Decates QUACKENBITSE Traffic Springfiel All of our Stock of Buggies and Implements For Sale At COST Long time and no interest. See Us Saturday and Monday TENNEY CO. NIGHT OF TERROR. -Few nights are more terrible than that of a mother looking on her child choking and gasping for breath during an attack of croup, and nothing in the house to relieve it.

Many mothers have passed nights of terror in this situation. little fo ethought will ento avoid alt this. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a certain cure for croup and has never been known to fail. Keep it at hand. For sale by all Adv.

Powers' Theatre Friday, Nov. 29 The Parisian Beauties (Burlesque) Prices- 25c, 35c, 50c. Powers' Theatre Sa urday, Nov 30 Matinee and Night. Tully Marshall IN "The Talker" A Gripping Play of Today By Marion Fairfax Direct from its brilliant Season of Two Hundred Nights at the Harsis Theater, New York. PRICES--Matinee, 25c to $1.00.

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