The Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 7

SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, DECATUR Many of Them Loading Middle Division. oo SOME HEADED THIS WAY, May Be Set for Unloading Tbis Morning. On the Middle division of the Wabash 276 cars of coal were loaded, yesterday. This is considered a good day's business and ils above the average. It is expected that Monday the mines will be running to their full capacity and over 300 cars a day will be loaded.

Coal cars there are in abundance. If grain cars were as abundant the cup of joy of the car distributers would be full to the brim. As a matter of fact the question of tracks for storage of empty coal cars so that they would bQ in comparatively easy reach of the mines was disturbing the officials a little. SOME FOR DECATUR. Four cars of coal for Decatur dealer were on their way to Decatur via the Wabash last night and it is expected that they will be 'here this morning.

One of the cars will be set for unloading this morning and will probably be unloaded and 'delivered today. FRED S. SOLLKTT Made Wabash Special Agent, on Omaha Division. Fred S. Solicit has been appointed special agent for the Wabash on the Omaha division, and has been assigned to the territory between Omaha and Brunswick, Mo.

He left on train No, this 1 morning for Ms new position. His family will remain in Decatur for the present. He will shortly move to Omaha which will be his headquarters. Mr Sollett has been in Decatur for three years as special watchman for the Wabash under Special Agent Grainger and previous to this was located for seven years on the Eastern division in the same capacity. It is said of him by those who are familiar with his work in Decatur that he has been one of the most valuable men in his capacity that the company has ever had here.

His advancement Is regarded as a proper appreciation of his ability and faithfulness. PASSES ON ERIE. Western railroad men will not have to pay a railroad fare or ride the bumpers when they go to the seaside resorts next summer. The pass compact between the eastern trunk lines has been broken and there is rejoicins in western railroad circles. The Eric railroad was the first to kick over the traces and Erie passes good for the year IMS have been distributed among western roads.

The deflection of the Erie makes two trunk lines on which western officials can reach the coast without paying fare, the Grand Trunk not being a party to the agreement. It is almost certain that other rads will be forced to follow the lead of the Erie. The Railway Age has compiled from its weekly records a statement showing isat during the year 1902 orders have been placed for the building of 185,000 freight cars, 4,700 locomstives and 2,709 passenger equipment cars of the various classes, including baggage, mail and express. A corresponding record for 1901 showed totals of 193000 freight cars. 4,340 locomotives and 2,879 passenger cars.

WILL BE A TYPICAL Flail ULUlllli When your DOLLARS will have additional purchasing power. A DAY OF CHANCES. Prudent buyers will readily appreciate an event in which every department of tHe store participates and every section contributes its "quota." S3.000 DWELLING. S. X.

Markwell, superintendent bridges Rnd buildings for the Vandalia, with a force of carpemers, left Decatur Friday morning to begin the erection of a dwelling for the coal shoveler at Dora. New coal docks were erected at Dora a few months ago, but owing to the fact that there is not a dwelling at the place the company has found it impossible to keep a man there. It has been determined to overcome this difficulty by, erecting- dwelling handsome enough to be in itself an attraction and a $3.000 structure is underway. SLUMP IN BUSINESS. Ticket agents would have 'died of ennui yesterday if it had not been for the usual and frequent question about the time of the train to Whistlevilie, or Knights, cr Green's Switch.

Business has taken such a slump since the holidays that half or two-thirds of the ticket clerks might as well take their summer vacation now. Slippery rails made late trains and this brings about an accumulation of passengers in the stations. Many passengers make many questions, and these will not allow the clerks to go to sleep. THEATRICAL BUSINESS. The Wabash handled the Madam Duse company from St.

Louis to York on train No. 4 yesterday, furnishing them a special sleeper "The Fiddle Dee Dee" company will over the Wabash on train No. 2 tonight from Kansas City to Toungstown, in a special sleeper. Monday morning the New Washburn Jockey club theatrical company will go through Decatur on Wabash train No. 6 en route from St.

Louis to Toledo, O. This company will have a special sleeping car. The "Way Down East" company will come from Springfield to Decatur Monday morning on train No. 16 The "Thoroughbred Tramp'' company will go from St. Charles.

to Taylor- vllle on Wabash train 21 Monday morning. The "Si Perkins" company in their own private car will use the Wabash from Pontiac to Fairbury Tuesday morning and on the following morning will go from Fairbury to Gibson. The Grace Hayward people go from here to Jacksonville on train 19 this morningr. The Hiley Woods Theatrical company went from Chicago to St. Louis on Wabash train 18 this morning.

BAULKOAD GOSSIP. "HanK" Ballou, for twenty-three years a conductor on the- C. B. is dead. Heart trouble was the cause of his death 'Be is a brother of Heck Ballou, superintendent, of -terminals' for the Wabash at Chicago, and another brother is Louis Ballou.

a C. B. I. passenger conductor. A box car ia tte Extras For Monday $1 PEE $1.25 PEE PAIE 25c EACH For Bed Pillow.1 made of A.

C. A. Ticking, filled with renovated feathers, weigh full 5 pounds to pair. For Bed Pillows made of Fancy. Art Denims, large size, filled- with extra quality feathers.

Fancy colored! Saxony Fascinators, medium sizes, any one of this assortment worth to 39e each. 25c A PAIR Ladies' fancy embroidered and plain colored CottonHose all sizes, values worth to pair. A PAIR Children's jersey heavyweight Hose, expressly for school wear, kind, all gJ7.PS. 25c A PAIE Ladies' extra toeavy jersey ribbed "Woolen Hose, French heel and toe. all sizes, ia gray only.

iOc Lakes' fancy Elastic Garters, with jlasp, trimmed with ribbon, all colors, values. PRE-INVEHTORY SALE of TOWELING and TABLE LINEN Crash Union Crash, full IS inches wide, day; grade, Mon- 5c Bleached Crashes Stevens' celebrated make--full 22 Inches wide, bordered sides, worth regular to 15c SOD Bleached Damask M-inch bleached 'Damask, tclccp borders, 25c fancy patterns, Sac values Corset Specials One lot--broken sizes and assorted makes of Corsets in all shapes and sizes --garments that have sold up to each, all made with non- rustable stays, trimmed i embroidery and edging; each-- Towels Large assortment Pure Linen Towels, with fancy borders, Jargre size; also a few fancy bordered Bleached Damask Towels, with knotted fringes, values worth to ISc each I UC Steven's Crash Pure Linen Crash, full 20 inches wide, bordered edges, grades Damask Towels Large size, 22x54, fancy "borders blue and red, knotted, fringed eredB. worth to 39c; our price 25c Colored Damasks 'Konfrew paltrn, in fancy puttenrs, turkey red Table Damask, full GO inches wide, large assortment of figures and designs; Me values; Monday 33c Outing Flannels ONE LOT assorted colorings in light; and dark Outing: Flannels, full 30 inches wide, some slightly soiled, worth up to 7c; Monday HOUSEHOLD Outing Flannels in fancy checks and stripes, some plaids, expressly for waists, wrappers and kimonas, delicate shades; IOc value for, IVlondav FANCY CHECKED Out4ng and Domestic Flannels, CO inches wide, dark colorings, for linings; Monday, per pair BLANKETS For Monday's Selling COTTON BLANKETS--100 pairs full 10-4 Cotton Blankets, heavy weight, gray and ecru, fancy borders, J1.25 kind, Gushard's price J9c WHITE BLA'NKETS--A fall 11-4 size white Cotton Blanket--fancy harder of pink awd! blue, bound ends, Monday, per pair 98c ROB-ROY Checked.Cotton Blankets, full 10-4 size, in blue and white effect's, only $2 values, special for ff QfJ worth sale price Damask Table Linen Table Linen in oil red and blue, large assortment, fancy floral patterns; also checks to select from; always sell at 39c; Monday Reed's Damask 25c Pure bleached and CO Inches wide, deep borders; Bow-knot Floral and' Standard designs; 50c grades, our price 39c Monday Cloak Special. LOT 1 Ladies' and 27-Inch Jackets, made of Melton cloth, some trimmed, others a i lined and unlined, have sold up to 55 each, Monday $1.98 LOTT 3--75 Jackets for ladies, in colors and black, all warranted, sizes from 32 to 24 inches long, others 21, lined throughout; must bo seen to be appreciated; worth up to our price Extras For Monday 49c EACH 25c A YARD 49c Garment 49c EACH $2.98 $1.49 EACH Couch Covers and Slumber Robes in brown, gray, pink and tan figured, special for Monday, STRICTLY CASH. Remnants of "fancy Elastics, in all wanted colorings, embroidered effect.

and get the wonderful little ROSALIND Long Waist Adjuster--shirt waist adjusted in a minute without pin- nin Green Trad ing Stamps. Three for IOc One Price. 98c EACH Main's dark colored Work Shirte, all sizes, 76c kind, all wanted sizes, special for Monday. Choice of a larga assortment of Fancy Ribbons for neckwear, four and five inches -wide, Per garment for Men's Underwear--; Drawers and Shirts -all sizes, eome wool goods in the lot, others fleece 1 Inedjcotton. Boys' and! Men's Sweaters, all sizes ind colors; they won't last lone at this price Monday.

Ladles' all wool Shirt a i French back, plaited and plain fronts -any size worth up to I1.SO; Monday special, 25c EACH 250 A Garment Choice of 300 Books that have sold up to Kte a. copy; all Bound Library Edition, Ladles' Underwear Drawers and Vests, some jersey ribbed cotton, others wool mixed, oOc and 69o values. Pears' unscented! Transparent Soap, always sold at 19c by druggists. Castile Soap, Ruby GJycerineSoap.WH- a i Soap, Mountain Violet, Petro Milk Soap. the old coal shaft was cornered and overturned yesterday morning.

The car was considerably damaged but there was slight damage to the Beginning Jan. 1 the Travelers' Insur- anre company of Hartford was given the rights and privileges working on the Wabash in the place of the Continental Casualty company. J. E. Smith, N.

G. Hildebrant, and other agents of the Con. tinental who have been working on the Wabash have transferred 'heir alleglenco to the Travelers. B. L.

Bowtlen, assistant foreman at the Illinois Central house, is lying oft on account of grip. J. S. Ferris, traveling passenger agent for the H- who is confined to his home at 534 North Morgan street with typhoid fever, is reported to be somewhat better. A.

H. Hfn.son, genera the Illinois Central passenger agent has announced that beginning the first of the year the Southern Pacific will use the Union station at New 'Orleans in connection with the Illinois Central, thus avoiding an omnibus transfer for through passengers. Engine 604, which has been broken in on local passenger runs, came out of St. Louis on its regular run last night and will go into regular service. Herbert K.

Mudd, master mechanic for the Cincinnati. Richmond and Muncie railroad, arrived in Decatur on the Wabash Continental Limited last night. Ho for home later in the night. Atlolfs, late section foreman on the Wabash at Alexander, has accepted the offer of a roadmastership on the Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City and is now in the discharge of the duties of his new position. S.

A. Flenner of the upholstery department of the Wabash car shops, accompanied by his wife, left last night for a visit at Toledo. Conductor Frank Baldwin of the Peoria division of the Illinois Central will resume work tomorrow after several days' layoff on of illness. A train of Grand Trunk coal cars, most of them brand new from the shops, went south over the Illinois Central yesterday afternoon on their way to the Pana mines. The Wabash baggage room at Decatur handled 3,000 more pieces of baggage In 1902 than in 1901.

Tha revenue of the office was some more than in 1901, William jLewSs. who left the service of the Wabash several months ago to take a position in Chicago, has been employed as extra fireman on, the Chicago division and went to work yesterday. Word has been received from Howard Gray, who for ten years was employed at the Wabash cast house under W. C. ed to show up in Decatur for regular duty today.

A number of engines will be turned out of the Springfield shops this week. H. C. Miller, agent for the American Express company, is spending Sunday in Freeport. It is reported that IT.

C. Knapp, who has been chief clerk for Superintendent J. J. Cotter on the D. R.

G. at Alamosa, will return to Decatur as soon as his children, who are sick, are able to travel. William Stoy, car inspector at the Wabash passenger station, is away -on a vacation and August Buckart is taking his place. Pacific, express car No. 2ii which was in an eastern wreck, has been repaired in the Decatur shops and has been sent to St.

Louis to go into the through express service. BORN. TO Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boltz, 1310 East Condit street, Saturday, Jan.

3, a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Herman Roucher, 42! East Dccatur street, Friday, Jan. 2, a son.

Deeds Recorded Orie G. Collins to Frederick Parjani, lots 2 and 3 in Powers' subdivision lot in the west half of the southwest'quar- ten of 32, 1C, 2 east; Frederick Parjani to Orie G. Collins, same; William G. Ammann to Mary A. Shorb, lot 17 in block of J.

K. Warren Ninth addition to Decatur; $1,000. MEETINGS. R. N.

OF A. AND M. W. Bay LeaC camp, No. 29, and Decatur camp.

No. 144, will hold joint installation for their members and invited friends on Tuesday evening, Jan. at K. of P. hall, Powers block R.

N. of Ollive Branch meeting 7:30 p. m. 1C. P.

hall, block, Monday evening. regular Powers Life's Lighter Hours. IN HONOR OF GUESTS. Misses Henrietta and Marie Hancock entertained friends at hearts on Friday in honor of the Misses Burgett of Newman, at their home, 724 West Macon street. 5 O'CLOCK" TEA.

Edith, the 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Young, of 465 West King street, gave a tea party to a number of her young friends Saturday afternoon. About a dozen were present and a pleasant time was had ENTERTAINED. Mr.

and Mrs. MaMilus Hill of 980 View street entertained ion New Year's day. Mrs. I nearjsgr Rike, that -he has purchased small, The company included Mr, and ranch near Sacramento, and will re- i George Hill and son, of Bethany main there He 'went to California three Mrs. M.

Dillow and Miss Frona Dillow of months ago on account of MB health. Cerro Gordo, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bnnk- Wabash engine 826 came out of and sons, Clyde and Lyle, Mrs. A.

M. the Dillow and Mrs. Annie B. Hopping of Decatur. REFUSED AID To Mrs, Kectro Pending Farther Investigation.

J. W. Weigand, the new overseer of the poor, was asked to investigate a case Saturday. The case was that Mrs. Renfro.

who, with her two children lives on East Cerro Gordo street and who recently had her husband arrested for assaulting and threatening to kill her. Mr. Weigand says that he "went to the house and found the place and the woman and her children in such a filthy condition that he was disgusted. The woman's father is working and the overseer told the family that he must refuse lielp until he had made some further Investigation. SWEET POTATOES.

Monday Mr. Weigand will have about five bushels of sweet potatoes to give away. They were donated by F. M. Young, and will be given, away to those who call Monday at the overseer's office in the court house.

MR. GRIFFITH SEVERS All Connection "With St. John's Episcopal Church. Rev. G.

Taylor Griffith lias severed his connection with St. John's Episcopal church. He is in Decatur as a representative of Bishop Seymour to look after the interests of the Episcopalians of tho city. Mr, Griffith has been officiating at St. John's church Sunday mornings and at All Angels' church In the evening.

The congregation of St. John's church wanted a rector who, could give all his time. Tha position wag offered to Mr. Griffith but he said he could not give up his work at All Angels' church. St.

John's church expects to have a. new rector and after today until a new man is secured the pulpit will be filled by visiting ministers or a lay reader Beginning with next Sunday services will be held -it All Angels' at a. 10:45 a. m. and 3:30 p.

m. Ten Years Ago Today in Decatur WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4, 1903. The members the Waucedah and Macon County Hunting clubs gave a banquet to their friends at the St. Nicholas hotel.

The Master Painters' association rejected the scale of prices of the Painters and Decorators union and the latter decided to open a co-operative paint shop. W. W. Graham got a leg broken at the Wabash shops. Henry Moll and Miss Ethel Smilh were married.

He's Great ot Strength. P. H. Armstrong, the strong man who has been giving exhibitions at the Decatur gun store during the past few days, will go to Urbana today, where he will give a demonstration before the university students. He gave a great exhibition of breaking chains and lifting heavyweights last night.

He lifted Dave Prt- bourg over tils head at arm's length with one hand. Dave 'weighs 170 pounds, almogt as much as Armstrong. He took a nail in his right hand and with one jab drove it through an inch board. A New Tear's Dinner. Mr.

and Mrs. George Trimby ed about twenty of their relatives at dinner New Year's day in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Trimby of Danville, who have been spending the holidays with Mr.

Trimby's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Trimby. Those present were Mr. and Mrs.

Hugh Trimby, Mr. and James Trimby and their children. Uriah, John, Raymond, Dorothy and Baby Hugh Trimby, Mr. and Mrs. George Tiiin- by and daughters, Kate and 'Helen, and Mr.

and Mrs. John A. Trimby and Harold ana Arthur, of Danville. Scovill Annual January CLEARANCE SALE IS NOW ON THROUGHOUT THEIR STORE ADD BASEMEHT. Our prices are bound to effect this clearance.

Real value and cost are secondary questions now. All goods which we do not wish to carry over into the next season, together with all goods which have not been 4upji- cated-odds and ends, must "go regardless of price. This especially opportune to new housekeepers. Scovil! BH The Satisfactory Store. NE WSP.APE.Rr.