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Wednesday, February 8, 1950. THE DECATUR REVIEW; PAGE THREE No Indictments ABRAHAM LINCOLN SHRINES IN CLINTON Traffic Group By Piatt Grand Jury Clinton Has Lincoln Shrine Lincoln, Douglas Tried Case in Old Courthouse Monticello, Feb. 8 (Staff) Grand jury for the February term of Piatt county circuit court adjourned at noon Monday after a brief session in which no indict Clinton, Feb. 8 (Staff) A shabby frame building with Mrs. Minnie Ingham, 622 North Monroe street, is highly treasured because it came from "the room of the long bed" in the old Barnett Inn, in, Clinton, and was used by ments were returned.

Palla Bate-man, Mansfield, served as foreman patched Walls and a saggy roof, located at the end of East Wood-lawn avenue, may be an important Abraham Lincoln shrine, Clinton residents believe, Lincoln. of the grand jury. When the Barnett Inn was closed In its 'routine inspection of the and the fittings sold, this chair be county jail, the grand jury recom came the property of John J. Mc mended that two corridors in the jail building be painted and the Graw. broken window panes be replaced.

He paid $2.50 for it Next the chair became the property of Billy Booth for the consideration of $3.50. Gives Parking Plan Approval The "corporation plan" lor providing Decatur with- parking lots was approved by the lull city traffic-parking commission yesterday afternoon. And a meeting with the retail council of the trade development committee'' of the' Association of Commerce was planned for Friday nocn in the Decatur Club. The purpose of the meeting will be to outline the off-street parking plan to the retailers and seek their support. NEXT TUESDAY the commission will meet again to evaluate the reaction of the retailers and to plan future sessions with downtown professional men and property owners, the other two groups which the commission feels must support the program so that it may succeed.

Mayor James A. Hedrick sug After Mr. Booth's death his widow, BOTTLE Jessie Parker Booth, offered to APARTMENT GAS RANGE the late Leonard W. Ingham, Clin That is also the belief of Henry Ford's Lincoln lore agents who once visited in Clinton. The- building, now.

used as a workshop of Elmer Leinweber, was the Dewitt county courthouse from 1840 to 1850 and it was in this building that Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln collaborated in successfully defending a man named Spencer Turner 'who was charged -with murder. This was Dewitt's first murder trial. THIS IS SAID to be the only time that Douglas and' Lincoln col HOOKED-TJP WITH TWO ton attorney, and friend of the SIZE GAS RANGE 100 LB. DRUMS family, his choice of anything in Mr.

Booth's office as a keepsake. Bottle 30-inch 119 79 Gas Mr. Ingham chose the chair, Size knowing its past associations, and until his death a few years ago wis ttt Reg. S379 KISTLER, the Plumber, SEZ: O. K.

Lady, step right in Now everything is fine, The plumbing is in good repair And done, in record time! No time we do the best work in the shortest amount of time. Our prices are all our work Phone 4797 KISTLER'S it was part of his office furnishings. COMBINATION SINK DISH WASHER MR. INGHAM told of refusing to LESTER SPINET PIANO with $OQC Bench WIW laborated on a case. Douglas re Clothes Washer sell the chair to a representative of ceived $200 for his work and Lincoln got a horse.

Henry Ford, who came to dicker THOR Now 259 for if Old records stored away in to After looking over the chair, the day's county building show that man ottered "lour nrty lor it, Will Buy Regular $13.95 ELECTRIC HEATERS 5.95 gested that any preliminary com and thinking in terms of the orig the contract for this building was let at the May term of court in mittees to start the plan should inal sums connected with its come irom these three groups. 1839. Res. I PYCoHee- OC $4.95 JlkCA Maker 79 various changes of ownership, Mr. The-record states, "Ordered that They would have the assurance of any cooperation the city council could give them, he said.

Ingham said he guessed he wouldn't "bother to sell." there be a letting to the lowest have important Lincoln shrines and the belief is also shared by Lincoln lore authorities. Plumbing OFF On All Popu'ar Make Food Mixers, 10 3 A. It was weeks later when O. L. now the Marr residence, at 138 South Railroad avenue.

This house was built in 1842. Clinton residents believe that' they When in Clinton on court business 100 years ago, Abraham Lincoln was frequently a guest in the Alex Argo home, bidder a courthouse on the third day of next June dimension one story high, 20 by 36 feet, finished Langellier, Clinton, now of Lin Briefly, the plan for easing the parking burden in the city calls for creation; of a private corpora coln, remonstrated with the law Heating 940 North in an ordinary manner. LIKE NEW ESTATE GAS RANGE TABLE TOP yer for trying to "noia up Mr. Ford" that Mr. Ingham learned THE RECORD shows that Henry Van Dyke the man meant $450, not $4.50.

tion which would be underwritten by merchants, professional men and property owners. ONE OF THE duties of a pre Dishon took the contract by bid $0095 Street WITH GRILL-HAS TO BE SEEN TO REALIZE WHAT A VAMIE ding $604. The building" when ready News From the Sick for inspection of the court the fol liminary committee would be that of determining the basis on which lowing September-was found to be Mrs. Lawrence Abraham, Pana, underwent surgery Monday in St. without hardware and the court $99 Reg: shareholders would be asked to account reads, "to accept the Mary's hospital.

subscribe to the program. Volume house of Dishon's on the express of business may be one criterion QUAKER OIL HEATERS ffU MAY HAVE 1 VUU PIN-WORMS I condition the said Dishon's purchas LIKE NEW ELECTRIC RANGE Sold New $547.50 Fall SUe Used 5 $100 Months 137 in' determining the latio, it was in Mrs. Harry J. Severns, 1407 North Edward street, a surgery patient in Decatur and Macon' County hospital, may have visitors. ing and on two of the doors common knobs, locks and a latch A Real i-50 dicated.

A nine-member board of directors would be elected to head operations of the corporatipn. and bolt to the remaining door, Buy! Of NO other rub acts faster in and bolts to all the windows." An additional court order entered ALL COFFEEMAKER PARTS ff ANU WUI ANUn II! Fidsretioff.nose-pickinsandator. mcntinjf rectal itch are often tell-Q tale tiRns of Pin- Worms ugly parasites that medical experts say infest one out of every three per-V cons examined. Entire families The amount of money needed to purchase downtown lots for park at the same time instructed, "John ing has not been determined, but J. McGraw to make a contract with some suitable persons to underpin the traffic-parking commission has (SIL)S indicated it will be a substantial the courthouse, and build a chimney for the accommodation of two H-A-N-S-E-N'S HOME APPLIANCES 449 NO.

WATER sum. j10? to rata coughs aching mtsde! I stoves." Unless the corporation purchases lots in a desirable location, the ad A WORN, SHABBY chair, now I 1 ditional parking will have little ef stored in the attic of the home of IBBBaBnBMnBnBnBnBnBnnannn 1 fect on the downtown problem, it was said, and downtown lots are may be victims ana not Know it. To get rid of Pin-Worms, these pests must not only be killed, bat killed in the large intestine where they live and multiply. That's exactly what Jayne's P-W tablets do and here's how they do it FintA scientific coating carries the tablets into the bowels before they dissolve. Then Jayne's modern, medically-approved ingredient goes right to work fctUs Fin-Worms quickly and easily.

Don't take chances with this dangerous, highly contagious condition. At the first sign of Pin-Worms, ask your druggist for oenuine Jayne's P-W Vermifuge the small, easy-to-take tablets per in1 I II A This chair now stored expensive. E. H. commission fending lawyers in the county's first murder trial.

Their client Swas acquitted and for the work Douglas received $200 and Lincoln got a horse. In this now shabby building, built in 1839 as Dewitt county's first courthouse, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas collaborated, as de member, said yesterday he be lieves "parking will provide an ex cellent return on the investment, and urged the commission to have the attic at the home of Mrs. Minnie Ingham, 633 North' Monroe' street, Clinton, Was used by Abraham Lincoln and came originally from the "room of the long bed" in the old Barnett Inn where Lincoln frequently stayed during the period of 1840 to 1850. details of the value of panting SDace in relation sales volume fected by famous Dr. L.

Jayne Son, specialists in worm remedii when it appears before the retail for over 100 years. Tower Hill Votes Bonds School Thefts Not Insured ers on Friday. jiwriE'sgg? I forPin-oiUjis One "rule of thumb" provides that a city should have approxi Burglaries in public schools last mately 100 parking spaces for eacn one million dollars in retail business it does annually, he said. The Decatur retail volume was Tower Hill, Feb. 8 (Staff Voters here yesterday authorized week end were not covered by in surance, 5upt.

ol bcnoois w. k. the issuance of an additional $24,000 pegged at about 100 million dollars a vear. Under the yardstick, the in general obligation bonds for the Mcintosh told the board of education yesterday. city should offer about 10,000 park construction of a municipal water He said he will caution all prin ing SDaces.

both on and off-street. works system in Tower Hill. cipals again that petty cash should Th ritv falls far short of that The vote was 198 for and 85 not be kept in schools overnight. against. A report from the school district's insurance committee showed Tlrillini- nf tpst -j7flls is exnected mark now.

Mayor Hedrick suggested the city itself might help underwrite the proposed program with a "Public share." to start soon. In addition to the general obligation bonds the village most school robbery protection is from holdups, either in the schools Pulling bargains your May just like a magnet, you'll find that you're attracted to these special bargains at BELL'S where you can "attract" extra savings and some "magic" for your budget balancing. You'll discover we're pulling for you and your budget by offering outstanding buys in everyday drug needs everyday. or oi messengers xasing scnuui board can issue up a maximum of $82,000 in water revenue bonds. I I TISSUE funds to a bank.

The committee estimated broad for the project estimated to cost $106,000. HE SAID HE has asked Corpora-' tion Counsel Byron Merris for an opinion on the legality of city participation in the project. Dr. P. A.

Steele, city commissioner, asked whether the city could exercise its right of eminent coverage of schools on other types of burglaries would cost around $400 annually. Board members AMMONIATED TOOTH POWDER 4-Oz. COLGATE Snyder, Wolford and McLellan of Hillsboro, are consulting engineers for the project which will include a standpipe of capacity. doubted the expense is justified if aged I money is removed from the schools 50c Bottle HAND LOTION JERGENS Efforts will now be made to sign each night. Five schools were entered over up zuu suDscriDers io me waier FOR COUGHS 8-Oz.

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R. John -Oz. Bottle domain to help the corporation secure parking lots. An opinion on that question also wiil be sought. The planners stressed that when they talked of a "private" corporation to handle the off-street parking puzzle, they were talking of a program with enlisted every retailer, professional man and property owner who is interested in the future of Decatur.

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