The Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 8

1 1 A i Saturday, Evening, April 27, 1912. mm FIST MAIL JUMPS FBI Spreading RaiU Blamed For -Wreck of No. 9. Four persons were seriously injured debt others slightly Injured when three rear cars of Wabash westbound tut mall train No. 5 went on ground turned over, due to spread- Ing ralU," Woodburn.

three miles Wit of the Indiana-Ohio state line, 4:45 p. Friday. Tbe-serloualy Injured are: Cfctiter Law. Napoleon, O. W.

O. Wells, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Charles M. Sarhor, Argos, Ind.

J. B. Yates. Toledo. mall clerk.

All taken to Ft. hoa- pltalr The nature of their several in- Jurlei and how sustained facts Bet known here, as the accident occur on the Peru division. of the accident No. 5. which Is due in here 10:55 a.

Friday, did not get in until 7:40 a. Saturday. ONLY ONE COACH. The wrecked train Is a mail train in of the term, carrying but one coach and that a day coach. The tfMt of the train Is made up of mail and express cars.

The accident Friday afternoon was nearly a duplicate of an accident at practically the place last'winter, 'in which Superintendent J. C. Sullivan, C. E. Wells, and Road Foreman of Engines Al King of the division were all more or less injured.

J. C. FERRITOR NOW HEAD OF DIVISION J. C. Ferritor, brother of L.

J. Ferritor, formerly of the Wabash, and i self a one-time Wabash dispatcher, has been named -as superintendent of the Springfield division of the Illinois Traction sys'tem. effective May 1. The Springfield division includes the lines from Springfield to Peoria, Peoria to Bloomington. Bloominston to Decatur.

and Decatur to Springfield. Mr. Ferritor began his railroad career as a telegraph operator for the Wabash at Marysvllle. and was at one time night chief dispatcher at Stansbcrry. Mo.

he was chief dispatcher for the Queen Crescent at Birmingham. Ala. Two months ago he came ty the Illinois Traction system as chief ulerk to General Superintendent C. F. Handshy.

SPECIAL OVER THE VANDALIA Peorta Anmial DtviMloit ttetilapr Its Fire Inspection. G. A. Cellar, superintendent of telegraph of the Pennsylvania Lines. W.

McC. Grafton. signal engineer for the same lines, and C. C. Davis, chief lineman for the Vandalia, had a special train over the Peoria division, Saturday, on the regular spring inspection of insurance, interlocking plants and telephone lines.

Tabor Loree, son of L. F. Loree, chairman of the board of the Kansas City Southern and president of the Delaware Hudson railroad, was also a member of the party. Loree is learning railroad from the ground up. At prea- ont he is acting as assistant to Mr.

Grafton. Tiie special, made up of four Pennsylvania private cars, left Peoria at 5:50 a. arrived in Decatur about a in Superintendent F. L. Campi i i Trainmaster B.

C. Cooper of oria division accompanied the special over the division. H. C. Johnson.

the division engineer, mistook the tinif the special was to leave Peoria, jiml Cellar and Grafton make their heutlijUiirtevs in Pittsburgh. Mr. Davis iii.s li.eadtiuarters In Terre Haute. Kngine No. oil handled the special over the- Peoria division.

Conductor Court Hanna and Engineer A. A. Harding were in charge. be! the K. L.

Gamble at Stockton. K. L. Gamble, one time agent for the Wabash at Stonington, has just been appointed agent for the Western'Pa- cifiu at Stockton, Cal. Stocken a city over 30.UOO people and the posi- tion'of agent there Is an Important one.

Mr. Gamble will probably be remembered only by a few of the present Wabash men, as he left the service of the company about 1S96. The past ten or twelve years he has been in the service of various western railroads. Local ticket agents say that passenger receipts for April show general increases uver April, 1911. and will go a.

long way towards counteracting the February decline in receipts. Want C. E. Bishop is still In St. Louis representing Wabash conductors in their conference with General Superintendent S.

E. Cotter, and Eugene Terry Ig on hl8 runs. The Wabash conductors want certain runs on the salary basis placed-on the mileage basis and certain other runs placed on the salary basis Instead- of the mileage basis. They-are also- anxious for a relnterpre- ta'Uon-of some passages in the schedule. Forty-five Down.

The Wabash Jiad forty-five polfis Mown down between Springfield and ark ham, a distance of forty-one miles. In the storm Practically all of the damage is now repaired. Contract Let. The grading contract for Wa- hajsh'B second track work from FaJr- mount and Tilton will probably be let shortly. The.

surveys for this work were some time back and bids'on the grading have been received. second track work between'Fair- mount and Tilton will cost about $143,000. Local Notices. SOMETHING NEW --Chocolate covered Mtple Marsh- maliowa iOc. Try them.

Brodeas Co. Sc CRYSTAL THEATER-- 5c. a good Coolest ind cliancst In town. DAHOB SATURDAY NIGHT. Rlckard'a orcfaM- 1nv(ted.

Good order. For better cigar try DOLLY MADISON, oc at your dealer's. --LEWIS' Single Binder straight 5c cigar. You pay lOc for cigara not BO good. We Cnrtf Wabash' officials say that talk a spring" is subsiding and the probabilities are that there wlll.be no new.

time card. Ensinenwn J. Grady of the Tiantoul dfitrlct has been 'given favorable mention In the discipline record of the Springfield "vWlalon of Illinois Discovering reporting rail jtBe east house track at Rantoul. Conductor A. S.

Waldrey Is given mention for discovering: a under car No. 32,433 at Gibson City Agent 3. 3 Gardner of Flanagan re- mention" for, observing that Illi ar No 87,433. shown in official lUts ai a thirtj -six foot, capacity car. waa atencll- puctag A Classes and assemblies Tuesday and Friday nights.

Private lessons by appointment. Pupils entered for half ticket or single lesson. GIVEN AWAY FREE AT BIJOU TONIGHT A ROOM FULL OF FURNITURE. as a i i foot, 60,000 city car. to Conrentlon.

H. Snyder, section foreman for the Illinois Central at Montlcello, and Lester Miller, section laborer at Dalton City, were two of the i students In track and signal work who were sent to the maintenance of way convention at Chicago by the Illinois entrat Educational bureau. Back on Head. F. Maacher, who has been road fore man of engines of the Indiana division of the Illinois Central, has returned to bis old position as engineer on trains Kos.

21 and 22, the position of road foreman of engines having been ahoJ- shed. Four Otl Elytra Hoard. engineers, instead of three, as was first announced, will be taken off the Wabash north end extra board. The fourth man is C. D.

Tegtmyer, who i return to passenger service as a fireman. Grain Cars In Demand. The demand for grain cars is on the ncrease. The Illinois Central has orders Tor i on i at Decatur. Twenty go to Pekin for starch loading; the others are nearly all for elevator loading and the destination in rieariy every case la Kvansville.

Qnlck Trip to St. Louta. "Winslow S. Pierce, counsel for the Equitable "Trust company mid chairman of the Wabash reorganization commit tee. made a rAord trip from Xew York to St.

Louis and return Friday, in the matter of the application of the Wah receivers to issue additional receivers' certi flcates. Mr. Pierce arrived in St. Louia at 3:30 p. m.

from New York, appeared before Judge Adams in the federal court chambers at 4 p. and at 5 p. m. boarded the twenty-four hour train at Washington avenue for the return to New York. Mr.

Pierce's presence was necessary St. Louis as a representative of the trustee of the mortgage. BALLKOAD GOSSIP. Fireman Paul Stern is with Engineer Robert Kern in the Wabash south end mssenger service while Thomas Wakey is on the vacation Hat. Fireman John Daech of the Wabash aouth end paeaengrer service is on the vacation list and -Frank Touts is with Engineer J.

C. Judge. Oscar Smith, trucker for the Illinois Central, is visiting in Shelbyville. Charles B. Rouse, day clerk at the Railroad Y.

M. C. is visiting in Pe- cin and James H. Ratchford, the membership secretary, is working in his Brakeman W. J.

Wilkinson of the Wabash north end freight service has resumed work. Conductor C. W. Reubart of the Wabash south end freight service has resumed "work. BASEBALL PLAYERS CLINCH ON STREET ROT Sherer Kmrl Jahnmn on the A bunch of baseball players was standing in front of the Decatur ho- ei Saturday morning, apparently waiting for a car.

Suddenly one of them, near the curbstone, said to one near the building: what are you saying these hings all the time for? 1 At that he walked over and struck Johnson. Johnson struck hack, and hen they sparred hard for a few seconds, then clinched, separated, sparred, and clinched nga.in, this time in a desperate struggle. By that time the other pla.yers about legan to try to separate them. Officer Scroggin came up Just as they were separated-and took both before Justice of the Peace Saxron, who fined them oth the same amount, the fine and amounting to $7.30. Roy Pherer the name of one and Earl Johnson the name of the other.

Both are baseball players. In Probate Court. J. M. Baker has been appointed administrator of the estate of Ceora K.

Baker, and filed his bond in the sum oE Tjilck H. Thomas has been appointed executrix of the will of Charles W. Thomas, and filed her bond in the sum of MARRIED. Two WeddliiBii, Judge O. W.

Smith had two weddings a the court house Saturday. The first George Klser and Miss Olive Jones, both of Champaign, were married at and the second couple, Charles Brannock and Miss Margaret Morrison, both of Blue Mound township, came in In time to act as witnesses for the first, couple who In turn waited to witness the ceremony i i the lives of the second couple. It was the fim time the two couples had'ever, met. DEEDS RECORDED. M.

L. beck to P. Thatcher, north Vi of lot 2, M. Deck's adHitlon. C.

H. Downey to Jennie E. Gourley lot 12. B. F.

Sholley'8 addition, Marcam Becker to D. U. Brlcker. lot 14, block 3, Homestead Place, $340 W. F.

PcnnlwcM tb'T. B. Jack! lot 14 and 15, block 6. Place, (1,000. Margaret, Becker to Brlcker.

lot IS. block 3. Homestead Place Hirrjr to P. Shall lota 4 and S. block 1.

Crowdcr ft addition, ewcpt 45 off north end K50 Hoitetler to Grtawold lot block S. f. F. HoacH'i ladditlon; JS.OOO. Boss of Commodores Has a Badly Injured Ankle.

COUCHMAN IS NAMED Will Pitch Opening Game Against Bloomington. Because turn the worse taken by Chic Fraser's injured, ankle, the Decatur baseball club may be without a manager for a week or more. After his return from Springfield Friday night Frnser's ankle swelled to twice i i a size and the Commodore boss was forced to remain In bed all day Saturday. BY BATTED BALL. Fraser's injury was caused by a bat ted ball in Thursday's game against the University Illinois tnellsibles.

Traveling about a mile a minute, the sphere struck Fraser just above his 'right an kle. He was able to get around with the aid of a cane Friday," but if he gets out at all next week it will probably be on crutches, MANY SORE ARMS, "It's too early yet for the fans to get discouraged over the showing of the ball club," remarked Fraser, propped up on pillows In his bed today. "True, the team has looked a bit weak In some of the practice games, but there Is a hefny reason for that. Every twlrl- er on the club except Bob Couchman and myself has a sore arm." COUCHMAN FOR FIRST GAME. Manager Fraser declares that most of tlie twlrlers will bo In form by the opening of the season next week.

Be cause of the fact that his i ap paratus seems to be in corking good shape, Bob Couchman will probably be selected to perform in the opening game against Bloomers. CLINTON AND OTTUMWA. Clinton of the Illinois-Missouri league here for a game with the- Commodores this afternoon. Ottumwa of the Central association will play here Sunday ana Monday afternoons. Mrs.

Jane Cassell Stricken as She Was Drying Dishes. Mrs. Jane for many years a resident of Niantlc, dropped dead at her home' In that town early Friday afternoon. DRYING DISHES. While standing at the kitchen table drying dishes she suddenly fell back ward.

Her granddaughter. Lena Pet, was with her and ran to the store on the back of the lot and summoned help, but Mrs. Cassell was dead before she could be placed on a bed. She had been complaining for three or four days of pains in her chest and of being dizzy, but she seemed to be In good-health and ate a good dinner: Coroner Biixton' held the inquest at 5 o'clock and the verdict was that death was due to organic The jury was composed of Enoch Martin. Patrick Loftus, Albert Cross, i i Uenebery, M.

B. Lockhart and A Prltchett. HER LIFE. Mrs. Cassell was-well known in Nl- antic and vicinity.

Her maiden name was Jane Grider. She was born April 7, 1837, near Ramsey, Fayettc county, Illinois. She was married during the livll war to W. H. Pcttus, near Mt.

Auburn. To this union were born two sons, William, of Decatur, and George Pettus of Mt. Auburn. There are ten grandchildren three grcat-grand- c(illdreri. Mr.

Pettus died in 1569. On April 29, 1S8G, she'was married to John Cassell and has lived continuously since that time In the same house in which she was married In Niantlc. On April 7, 1912, Mrs. Cassell celebrated ler seventy-third birthday by giving a dinner to several friends, Besides ler two sons, she leaves her aged hus- land, band, John Cassell, who Is eighty-three years old and very feeble. Funeral arrangements are not yet made, but since she had been from girlhood a member of the Christian church the funeral will perhaps 'be held from that church.

Rev. R. E. Henry will conduct trie pervlcp.s. DEATHS.

John A. Lee tiled at 10 o'clock Saturday i at the a i residence, 16 South Hsworth avenue. His death was caused by a i He was 'orty-Blx years old. He Is survived by his wife and two sisters, hut. no children.

The funeral will he at Monday afternoon at the B. church. The cervices will tie" conducted by Rev. H. W.

Jamison. The interment will be In Greenwood. BARNEY MORRISON. Barney Morrison, a well known and highly respected cltljen of near Atwood, died at 2 o'clock Saturday morn- njat at St. Mary's hospital.

He was slffhty years old. He had lived near Atwood for thirty-one years. He was a native of Ireland, coming to America 1856. death was due -to di'opsi- cal trouble. He had been lit the hospital since last November.

He Is survived by one soni Thomas MorrlFon. and 'Ive step-children. The body was. re- to undertaking estab- "Ishment and prepared for burial. FUNERALS.

JOHN' The funeral of Bbland will be icld at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at he residence': of lElmer B. Morthland. 945 South Broadway. Interment will Gree.ng3od Porter and Wife Leave De catur in Hurry. Information'was filed in court Saturday morning against James Porter and wife and Sarah Graven, colored, charging them with keeping disorderly houses.

Porter and wife left town before they could be arrested, but Deputy Sheriff Dan Sullivan got Mrs, Graves and she gave bond in the county court In the sum of $5QO, with P. K. Albert and W. H. Snyder as mi re-ties for next Wednesday.

State's Attorney Redmon says that John R. Dougherty has furnished him with a list of nOfi west enders who have been frequenting those places on East Cerro Gordo street: He also says that a good many people are now getting new numbers for their automobiles. (Continued from Page One.) Hy and the keepers and inmates have paid fines. CHIEF ASD DOUGHERTY. Former Axkn Nunr of Officer Who Miide Ohrdieare Statement.

Regarding his to John R. Dougherty Friday' evening. i Police Koeppe Saturday morning: "'L Dougherty like a man andjasked him If he would me the name of the officer who made that remark about the officers not being expected to enforce the orders given them, and he refused to tell me. 'You Just want to know who he ia so you can discharge said Dougherty. 1 said that I didn't think that a man on the department who would make that remark ought to be allowed to work.

Dougherty refused to tell me the man's name, but he said that If it came to an Investigation he would tell. Then I said. 'All right, Mr. Dougherty, I'll remember "'I suppose that means that If I do anything out of the way you'll arrest he replied. Then I aaid, 'No, I don't take.spite out on anyone In that "I never tohl any officer, in the office or on the outside to be lenient I enforcing my orders.

Whenever I issue an order I expect it to he carried out, and I would discharge any officer that I thought would not obey orders or who i cfused to do DOUGHERTY'S STATEMENT. "Chief Koeppe called on me Friday evening and gave me a plain a i to," said John R. Dougherty Saturday. "Ho told me that I didn't what I was. talking about and that I was liable to get in bad.

"He also accused me of lying, but I kept my head and told him. he would see shortly whether I had been lying or not. He wanted to know who told me some of those things about the inside workings of the police, but he didn't Bet much satisfaction. "I had about i felephone calls this morning on this subject. A good many people called me up to tell me to stick to It.

Others called up to tell me I didn't have enough sense to come In out of the rain." OPINIO.VS. An East Ender said Saturday mornIng: 'I do not approve of the unkind things that have been said atiout Chief Koeppe and Commissioner Shade and -I do not i citizens generally approve of such, language, i am one who signed the petition asking for the abatement of the nuisances on Cerro Gordo street. 1 do approve of the abatement of the nuisances and I felt a by presenting the petition the city council would take action and would act according to their judgment. It Is necessary for them to Investigate conditions before acting, then they will not need to take anyone's word for it. But I wish to say that I tlo not approve of the unkind things that arc being Paid." Public Market Has Best Day of Spring.

Decatur's-public 'market' today couk only be 'described adjective, "great" In the booths, the cases for meats and fish gave the market a clean, businesslike appear ance. The excellent quality" o( everything in the of dealers present and the large crowd that was patronizing the market made everybody enthusiastic over it. Business there -today, increased a jump, and if IK plain to be seen that the market is going to be a great 'success this summer. COUNTERS INSTALLED. An improvement long.

needed, and bound to prove Itself of great'benefit is the installation of broad, substantial counters In every These counters are symmetrical, and goods shown on them added greatly to the general appearance of me market today. The counters are high enough to be convenient for handling They are built the entire, length of the market shed, and similar counters of the same width are built between every booth. The dealer In the booth gets half of the counters along the sides. These counters are painted green to harmonize with the rest of the build ing. The counters-add much to the business aspect of 'the place and the' result was best to be noted with the market stuffs displayed upon them.

They are very substantial, and. In addition to increasing the convenience of handling goods, brace the shed, and help it to withstand the tendency to upset, sev eral times noted in windstorms. NO BOXES OR TABLES. 7 The practice of bringing boxes or tables to the market by dealers is now to be done away with; Dealers have been bringing the Boxes to tire mar ket. and not taking them away, leaving the market' master to clean them up.

Dealers may bring these things, but they will have to guarantee that they wijl take them.away with them. The crowd In" the market Saturday was the largest, and had more money than any crowds that have patronized the market since last fall. Dealers were more than pleased with the trade, and the trade was more than pleased with the prices, goods and general, sanitary appearance. OLD DEALERS BACK. Several of the old dealers were back again for the first time since Novem her.

Among'them was G. of Hallville, who a has come for the summer and fall months. He promises to he in the every Thursday and Saturday. Mi. and Mrs.

P. T. Perkins, residing four miles west of town had the most interesting booth of any In' today's market. Two baskets, each holding fif ty lively week old chickens, every one black, were centers of attraction. While many admired them, not many were sold.

The price was 10 cents each. The chickens were raised In an incubator. PRICES. Eggs were at the usual price. 18 and 20 cents a dozen.

Butter was 33 and 35 cents. Rhubarb, onions and lettuce sold at two bunches each for 5 cents, and asparagus sold at 5 cents a bunch. Potatoes sold at 11.30 a bushel. Three Men Are Arrested Charged With Fraud. E.

of Dr, C. E. hambers and O. C. Barlclnj ofiKansaa City were arrested 'In Springfield Tuesday on warrants sworn out by citizens of Lincoln and vicinity, charging them with perpetrating, land frauds In the sale of Florida, lands In the Everglade section at $65 an acre, (10 down and 510 a month until paid for.

The three men were taken back to Lincoln and after being In a few hours were released on bonds of J200 each signed jy James J. Davis. INDIGNATION. Ten or fifteen purchasers of land this agency 'met at the New Lincoln hotel Tuesday for a were indignant over the deception practiced on threats of violence were freely made. Dr.

Chambers asked the buyers to turn contracts over to him and give him time to sell the' lands to other parties, demanded their money the meeting adjourn- it was learned that the men were at the statln ready to take the train or Springfield, so John H. Parke hastened to Justice Rosenthal and swore out the warrants and the men were caught in Springfield and taken to jtncoln. SENT A COMMITTEE. The Lincoln Morning Star, says several tracts were sold. Becoming suspicious a committee was sent to look at the land and It In said the committee returned and reported the land under water and the section uninhabited.

It is said same men have sold land- to Jecatur people. MEETINGS. MASONIC Ionic Lodge No 311. A ft A --Special tonight ANOTHER ARREST OF W. R.

GROSSMAN Jielfthberi Still Co AfcMt Fro Grossman Friday Officer Price for maintaining a nuisance and he again pleaded guilty in Justice McCoy's court and was fined J3.30. This is die second time within a week that he has been' arrested and fined for maintaining- a nuisance by feeding slop to his Neighbors complained bad. odors from the slop. Mr. Grossman was told that he would be arrested every week if he didn't abate the nuisance, and.

he said that a would -feed hay and grain to his stock. T. Williams and Will Davidson were arrested by Officers Pound, -Price, Lynch and Lcwschlnskl for fighting. They pleaded guilty and Justice fined them $7:30 each. Henry Tate, Oscar McBride and James Henderson, colored, arrested by Officer Brumfleld 'loitering and were in the county jail.

The will of J. Alexander was filed for probate Fr'oday and the hearing is set for May 22. To the son, Joseph H. Alexander. Is left 'the south west quarter, of section 37, township IT.

range 2 cast, durjnc; his life, and at his death It goes it hfs children. To the son, Edgar H. Alexander, is left the southeast quarter of section 36, township 17, range 2 east, during his life, and at his death it goes to his children. To the daughter. Ottie F.

Hays. Is left the southwest quarter of section 31, township 17, range -1 east during her life, and she also gets the household goods. At her death the property goes to her children. J'. F.

Roach is named us executor. Filed. Emma Jackson has filed bill for divorce from William B. Jackson. They were married Nov.

29, 1906, and lived together till Dec. 1, 1911. when she drove-hlm-away from home on account of his habitual drunkenness. Citizens' National bank has filed suit against Chester A. Hanes for It is a'suit to recover on a note.

Milton Johnson. 'has flle.d suit against Pansy Dot Hege to foreclose on a mortgage of 11,500. Lois E. Marshall has filed a bill for divorce from William B. Marshall.

They were married Nov. 16. '3907, and lived together till March f. nil: She charges him with habitual drunkenness and infidelity, and asks that her maiden name, Lois E. LaRash, be restored to her.

Formally Exfatence. The' Decatur Harrow Works: will formally pass out of existence May 29. The company wan organized In '1903 by C. P. Thatcher.

C. A. Wilson and O. K. Oppen.

The manufacture of harrows was abandoned several years ago and since then the building, known as the shoe factory building, on East Eldorado street, has been occupied by the Improvement company. The building was Bold last summer to L. W. C. P.

Thatcher and C. A. Wilson are now the only members- of the old firm. BORN. To Mr.

and 51 Jem Tade, 144? North Milrfittefct, Saturday. 'April 27. ion. To Mr MM A 720 Sprlni avenue. Thiindar.

daughter. 8 6a us Bg'g re 000008860080066606 a a a a Editor the following as an appropriate name for the new park: Sign your name on this line. a 0 0 a 0 Jacob Dumond Foresaw the Value of Moultrie Land. Lovlngton. A i will of the late Jacob Dumond filed for probate a few days ago.

disposes of over l.UOO acres of land and considerable prop erty In Sullivan and Lovingl'm. The bulk of the land lies in this county and Is all valuable Fifty years ago Mr. Dumond lived in a rented log house on the Chase a adjoining: Lovinston and was worth only a few dollars. He was a good farmer and had a i in Moultrie county land and acquired large tracts when the price was low. The estate is distributed, by a will executed in 1893; was witnessed by Judge Cochran and Henry Shrader and H.

D'umbnd and O. T. Atchlson were named as executors. Both these men are now dead and Mrs. Dumond has filed a pe tltlon to be named as executrix.

The will devises the following: To his wife, Lydia Dumond, the home place in Sullivan and 160 acres of Shel- by.county land in fee simple. To Harriet Randolph, a daughter, residing, in White 240 acres of land lying lu Moultrie county during her life, it then to go to her heirs. To Arabella Ellis, a daughter who lives near Lovington, 2SO acres in Moultrie county for Hie and to heirs of her body. To the heirs of H. P.

Dumond, a son, 360 acres of Moultrie county land; also a forty acre tract lying near Sullivan subject to a.fl,000 payment. PROVISION FOR CEMETERY. The will provides that five and three-quarter acres of land be sold and the proceeds be used to beautify the Kellar cemetery. The two brick store rooms in Lovington to be sold within five years and the proceeds to be distributed among the heirs. About 100 acres of land and some city properts 1 was not devised and will be distributed by the court.

The estate is the largest since tli filing of the Stanton Adkins will and he Is. estimated at $300,000. JOHN DOE WARRANT FOR BRUTAL MAN DrWltt Authorities on Track of Criminal Who Attacked Women. Clinton, April John warrant was issued from the court of Justice Lawrence Saturday for the a supposed to have committed the robbery and assault at the home of the Daniels in Green Valley. Friday evening.

He no doubt has been in the neighborhood since the robbery, and many think he knew precisely the conditions of the house which he entered. Yet some are of the opinion that lie is the same man that robbed Miss Johnson last fall near Wapella. Both of the Daniels women are new receiving medical attention in the Warner hospital in this city. They are not as bad as was first predicted but yet are in a serious condition. There was only one man in the robbery instead of two, the second man as the robber said was on the.outside of the house and neither of the women saw him.

The rope thai was tied about Daniels and the club used in the assault on the elder woman are now In the sheriff's office. TOWNSHIP SCHOOL PROBABLY BEATEN Much Active Work Done Agalnat It By Maroa. April at noon today were that the proposition for a new township high school in Maroa township would fail to carry. Considerable interest in the election was shown, and though the election was passing off i much active work was being done by farmers especially. Up to nonn the of voters were farmers.

from town were not i out well. Those favoring proposition were hoping that enough i votes would be got out i afternoon to carry election, hut Is a the a ers, who are opposed to the new ship high school, are in the lead. The polls elope at 6 o'clock tonight. DECATUR BOY FOURTH IN TUSCOLA MEET Emmctt strong In Thought hut Wenk In Delivery. the representative of HIP a high school in the state irellminary oratorical meet to the i erscholastlc.

held Friday i at Ttis- cola. won place. Powers' oration first in thought and romposi- on. but fell far down In delivery. The rank of others In the contest was as follows: First--Carl Johnson, Hoopeston.

Second--Earl Enime. Kankakee. Third--N. n. Thomas.

Danville. Fifth--Elray. Wample. Clinton. Sixth--Carl Hanger, Urbana.

Seventh--Marvel Baker. Tuecola. Eighth--Homer Boggess, George- SEEMS ID BE IE Suggestion Starts Wave of Popular Approval. it Nelson" is the cry now from all parts of i about the new cast side a the one known us the Springer tract. The desire to honor Judge li.

Nelson, who has ueen a resident of this city for considerably over halt a century, seems general. Letters coming even from out of the city asking that the park be named after Judge Nelson. C. F. Turney of Bement writes: "By all means name it Nelson park.

I have known now Judge, Nelson, since 1S3S and have ever known him to be a 'philosopher, philanthropist, and Christian By all means name it Nelson park." uther suggestions are not lacking, but Nelson seems to be much in tlie lead at present. The matter will be discussed more Sunday morning. In the meantime, if you want the park named Nel son or something else, fill put the accompanying coupon and send it to Tlic Review office. The park will be named what the most people want. PICNIC FOR WARREN STREET CHILDREN Dcclnlon At MecduK of warren street Club.

The Mother's club of the Warren street school at its meeting Friday afternoon decided to have a picnic for the school children later on. It will probably be held the third week in May. The picnic will be held at Fairview park and the mothers will furnish the refreshments. The mothers also decided to furnish the Warren school baseball team with the necessary equipment, Including hall, bat, mit and mask. Another thing that will be purchased by the mothers tor the school will be an electrical plate for use when entertainments and such affairs are held.

A fifty mothers attended Hie meeting. They came at 1:30 and visited the school until 3 o'clock, when the business session was held. PEOPLE YOU KNOtt Miss Marion Longenecker. who has for the last i years been employed iu the county abstract office, has resigned lier position, the resignation in take effect on May 1. John K.

VanCleve and wife of Bluo Mound spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. George P. VanCleve in Decatur. A McDougall.

of Chicago, a nephew of Mrs. Everett J. Brown, is hi the city visiting among friends and relatives for a week. Miss Mabel a of Macon is spending Sunday in Decatur wiili friends. MAKING PLAT FOR AN ADDITION nail Smjuer Improving Their Tract.

William and William A. tmysor are laying out an addition to bf on south by Lincoln Irivp, on the east ly H. H. tt'ise's ad- iition. on the north by St.

Louis avenue and i.in tlie west by the Wabash railroad. There i he sixty-five lots tho addition, from forty to sixty feet widr and fruni 135 to 1.10 feet deep. P. T. Hicks, county surveyor has finished and i probably a the a roariy to present to the council Monday.

The lots will be sold hy the Tirm a sold High Lawns a i i Tliny i he sold at $5 down and A i IM i through the a i i mid i i he two north a otrcfts. Not Flnlnhed Yet. arguments in the Scrogpin partnership case were not finished in the circuit court Friday afternoon. Judge Cochran went home at 4 o'clock. He will return to Decatur Monday morn- nir "when the arguments will be resumed.

Smvlntoy John Smelsley. who was fined 17.0.85 for cruelty to animals, has given security for the payment of his fine and ha been released from the county MARRIAGE LICENSES. George Champaign Olfve Jones, Champaign -1 Charles Brannock Blue Mound Margaret Morrison; Blue Mound twp 27 ALLENVILLE. Mrs a IP Monre visited her daughter Mrs i i a 1 of Decatur, from Monday mini Mr. and Mrs.

Knott of Terre Haute, Ind. ar i i i i (tie Tatter's (father, Samuel Clark, wlio is seriously ill. Miff Mahe! Winchester has returned home from near Sullivan where she been Mrs. Stewart was In Sullivan, Tuci- day. Mrs.

d. P. a i a Mat toon chopper Monday. Farlpy WHMIR wap in Sullivan Wednesday. Van P.

RoiiRliton of Suit Ivan was here Mrs Oanffl Kunderburk of near Virginia, i IIT father, Samuel Mrs. Hoskins was in Mattoon Tues- a B. Tahor look hts mother-tn law. Mrs. Colin a A i a sh" t' lake treatment rheumatism.

a i Knott. who ts a stenographer In Mat toon, is ppendfns thts week with homo tolke, her employer being absent on buelnepF. Mieenheimcr a. Sullivan visitor Thursday. G.

r. Martin hap had the old house movfil up town aiM -is- having It re- modelled for her millinery-shop. Miss Irma Tabor was in. Sullfvan Thure- diiy. Misses Forn and Agnes Wcrnslns Wednesday with the sister.

Mrs. Ray Misenhelmer in -the Palmyra Hev M. K. wilt preach at Christian church Saturday night. Sunday and Sunday i John Chaney was a.

Mattoon visitor or ThuiFday. M. D. Strwart the Inside of restaurant fixed up and la in fine thape for busings. Misses Oma and Ella Baker of near Pullt- van called on friend? here WednenSay OLDEST BOOK SELLER IN WORLD IS DEAD Rockforri, April H.

Waldo, said hy publishers lb be the worM's oldest hook seller, 'died here yesterday. agp'J i years. He conducted a hook store here for flfty.feven ycsrs, Elfty-thrce years In the same place: Mr. was president of the Forest City baseball team that Invaded the east In 1SSS. ilEWS.PAPE.Rr.