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the the Page Eight: THE DECATUR REFI Saturday, Evening, April 27, 1912. NABASH FAST MAIL JUMPS FROM TRACK Spreading Rails Blamed For of No. 9. Four persons were seriously injured and eight others slightly injured when the three rear cars of westbound fast mall train No. 5 went on the ground and turned over, due to spreadcast of the Indiana- -Ohio thereto line, raila, at Woodburn.

miles about 4:45 p. Friday. The Injured are: Law, Napoleon, 0. Dr. W.

O. Wells, Wayne, J. B. Yates, Toledo, mail Charles M. Sarbor, 'Argos, All were taken to Ft.

Wayne hospitals. The nature of their several inJurles, and how sustained are facts not known. here. as the accident occur. red Bern, Because of the accident which is due in here at.

10:55 Friday, did not get in here until 7:40 a. Saturday. ONLY ONE COACH. The wrecked train is a mail train in every sense of the term, carrying but one coach and that a day coach. The rest 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 same place last winter, In Superintendent J. C. Sullivan, C. E. Wells.

and Road Foreman' of Engines Al King of the Peru 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 himself one-time Wabash dispatcher, has been named superintendent of the Springfield division of the Illinois Traction system, effective May 1. The Springfield division includes the lines from Springfield to Peoria, Peoria to Bloomington, Bloomington to Decatur, and Decatur to Springfield. Mr.

Ferritor began his railroad career as a telegraph operator the Wabash at Marysville. and at oral one time night chief dispatcher at Stansberry. Mo. Later he was chief dispatcher for the Queen Crescent at Birmingham, Ala. Two months ago he came to the Illinois Traction system as chief clerk to General Superintendent C.

F. Handshy. SPECIAL OVER THE VANDALIA Peoria Division Getting Its Annual Fire G. A. Cellar, superintendent of telegraph of the Pennsylvania Lines, W.

Grafton, signal engineer for the same lines, and C. C. Davis, chief lineman for the Vandalia, had a special train over the Peoria Saturday, on the regular spring Inspection of fire 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. Young Loree is learning railroad from the ground up. At prosent he is acting as assistant to Mr. Grafton. The special.

made up of four Pennsylvania private cars. left Peoria 5:50 a. arrived in Decatur about 9:9 a 111 Superintendent F. L. Campbeil and Trainmaster B.

C. Cooper of the Proria division accompanied the special over the division. H. C. Johnson, the division engineer, mistook the time the special was to leave Peoria, and got left.

Messrs. Cellar and Grafton make their headquarters in Pittsburgh. Mr. Davis has his headquarters in Terre Haute. Engine No.

311 handled the special over the Peoria division. Conductor Court Hanna and Engineer A. A. Harding were in charge. E.

L. Gamble at Stockton. E. L. Gamble, one time agent for the Wabash at Stonington, has just been appointed agent for the Western Pacitic at Stockton, Cal.

Stocken is a over 30.000 people and the position 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 1896.. The past ten or twelve vears he has been in the service of various western railroads. Geod Businens.

Local ticket agents say that passenger receipts for April show general Increases over April, 1911. and wiil go a long way towards counteracting the February decline in receipts. Conductors Want Changes. C. F.

Bishop is still in St. Louls representing Wabash conductors in their conference with General Superintendent S. E. Cotter. and Eugene Terry 13 on big runs.

The Wabash conductors want certain runs on salary basis placed- on the mileage basis and taln -other runs placed on the salary basis of the mileage basis. They are also anxious for a reinterpretation of some passages in the schedule. Poles Down. The Wabash. had forty-five poles blown down between Springfield and Markham, a distance of miles, In.

the storm Practically all of the damage is now repaired. Contract Let. The grading contract for the Wabash's second track work from Fairmount and Tilton will probably be let shortly. The surveys for this work were completed some time back and bids on the grading have been received. The second track work between Fairmount and Tilton will cost about 000.

No New Card Likely, Wabash: officials say that the talk of a spring timecard is subsiding and the probabilities are that there will be no new. time card. Favorable 'Mention. J. Grady of the Rantoul district has been 'given favorable mention in the discipline record of the Springfield diVision of the Illinois Central for discovering and reporting broken rail' in ithe east house track at Rantoul.

Conductor A. S. Waldrey is given mention for discovering broken wheel under car No. 32,489 at Gibson Agent J. J.

Gardner of Flanagan TOcelves for observing that Illi. pols Central car No. 27,433, shown the official an a thirty-six foot, 20.000 pound capacity car: was stencil- Local Notices. SOMETHING -Chocolate covered Maple Marshmallowi-10c. Try them.

Brodess Co. -5c CRYSTAL THEATER-5c. good show. Coolest and cleanest place. in town.

DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT. -Guards' Rickard's orches. tra, Everybody invited. Good order. I -For.

a better cigar try DOLLY MADISON, 5c at your dealer's. -LEWIS Single Binder. straight 5c cigar. You pay 10c for cigars not 80 good. Cassell'a Dancing Academy.

-Classes and assemblies Tuesday and Friday nights. Private lessons appointment. Puptis entered for half single lesson. GIVEN AWAY FREE AT BIJOU TONIGHT A ROOM FULL OF FURNITURE. led as a thirty-five foot, 60,000 capacity car.

Sent to. Convention. Willam H. Snyder, section foreman for the Illinois Central at Monticello, and Lester Miller. section laborer at Dalton City.

were two of the five students In track and signal work who were sent to the maintenance of way convention at Chicago by the Illinois Central Educational burcau. Back en Road. F. Mascher, who has been road man of engines of the Indiana division of the Illinois Central, has returned to bis old position as engincer on trains Nos. 21 and 22.

the position of road foreman of engines having been abolished. Four Off Extra Hoard. Four engineers, instead of three. as was first announced, will be taken off the Wabash north end extra board. fourth man is C.

D. Tegtmyer, who will return to passenger a fireman. Grain Cara In Demand. The demand for grain cars is on the increase. The Illinols Central has orders for fifty on file at Decatur.

Twenty go to Pekin for starch loading: the others are nearly all for elevator loading and the destination in nearly every case Is Evansville. Quick Trip to St. Louis. Winslow S. Pierce, counsel for the Equitable Trust company and chairman of the Wabash reorganization committee, made a record trip from New York to St.

Louis and return Friday, in the matter of the application of the Wabash. receivers to issue additional recelvers' certificates. Mr. Pierce arrived in St. Louis at m.

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

Pierce's presence was necessary in St. Louis as a representative of the trustee the mortgage. RAILROAD GOSSIP. Fireman Paul Stern is with Engineer Robert Kern in the Wabash south end passenger service while Thomas Wakely is on the vacation list. Fireman John Daech of the Wabash south end passenger service is on the vacation list and Youts is with Engineer Judge.

Oscar Smith, trucker for the Illinois Central, is visiting in Shelbyville. Charles B. Rouse, day clerk at the Railroad Y. M. is visiting in Pekin 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 Roy Sherer Hita Earl Johnson on the Head. A bunch of. baseball players WAS standing in front of the Decatur hotel Saturday morning. apparently waiting for a car.

Suddenly one of them. near the curb. stone, said to one near the building: "Johnson, what are you saying these things all the time for?" At that he walked over and struck Johnson. Johnson struck back. and they sparred hard for a few secondg, then clinched, separated, sparred, and clinched again, this time In a desperate struggle.

By that time the other players about began to separate them. Officer Scroggin cante up just as were separated took both before Justice of the Peace Saxton, who fined them both the same amount, the fine and coats amounting to $7.30. Roy Sherer was 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 hond in the sum of $1,000. Luck H.

Thomas has been appointed executrix of the will of Charles W. Thomas, and filed her bond in the sum of $3,000. MARRIED. Tiro Weddings, fudge 0. W.

Smith had two weddings at. the court house Saturday. The first couple, George Kiser and Mias Olive Jones. both of Champaign, were married at 12:15. 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 walted to witness the ceremony uniting the lives of the second couple. It was first time the two couples had ever. met.

DEEDS RECORDED. M. L. Deck to C. P.

Thatcher, north of lot 2, M. L. Deck's addition. $600. H.

Downey to Jennie E. Gourley, lot 22.. D. F. Sholley's $1,500, Margaret Becker U.

Bricker, lot 14, block 3, Homestead Place, $340. W. F. Penniwell B. Jack.

lot 14 and 15, block 6, Place, $1,000. Margaret. Becker to D. U. Bricker, lot '15, block 3, Homestead Place, $340.

M. L. to- -F. R. Shull, lots 4 and 5, block Crowder Cornthwalte's addition.

except 45 -feet the north end. $650. F. Hostetler to H. R.

Griswold. lot 1, block 2. P. RoacH's addition; $2,000, MANAGER FRASER FLAT ON BACK of Commodores Has a Badly Injured Ankle. COUCHMAN IS NAMED Will Pitch Opening Game Against Bloomington.

Because of a turn for the worse tak-. en by Chic Fraser's injured ankle, the Decatur baseball club may be without a manager for a week or. more. After from Springfield Friday night Fraser's ankle swelled to twice its ordinary size and the Commodore boss wag forced to remain in bed all day Saturday, BY BATTED BALL. Fraser's Injury was caused by a batted ball in Thursday's game against the University of Illinois ineligibles.

eling about a mile a minute, the sphere struck Fraser just above his right ankle. He 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 some of the practice games, but there is a hefty reason for that.

Every twirler on the club except Bob Couchman and myself has a sore arm." COUCHMAN FOR FIRST Manager. Fraser. declares that most of the twirlers will be in form by the opening of the season next week. Because of the fact that his hurling apparatus seems to he in corking good shape, Bob Couchman will probably be selected to perform in the opening game against the Bloomers. CLINTON AND OTTUMWA.

Clinton of the Illinois- Missouri league is here for a game with the Commodores this afternoon. Ottumwa of the Central association will play here Sunday and Monday afternoons. WOMAN DROPPED DEAD Mrs. Jane Cassell Stricken as She Was Drying Dishes. Mrs.

Jane Cassell, for many years a resident of Niantic, dropped dead at her. home in that town early Friday af. ternoon. DRYING DISHES. While standing at the kitchen table drying dishes she suddenly fell backward, Her granddaughter, Lena Pettus, 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 Friday and ate a good dinnor: Coroner Buxton' held the inquest at 5 o'clock and the verdict was that death was due to organic heart disease. The jury was composed of Enoch Martin. Patrick Lotus, Albert Cross, Philip Henebery, M. D.

Lockhart and Arthur Pritchett. HER LIFE. Mra. Cassell was -well known. in NIantic and vicinity.

Her maiden name was Jane Grider. She was born April 7, 1837, near Ramsey, Fayette county, Illinois, She was married during the Civil war to W. H. Pettus, near Mt. Au.

burn. To this union were born two. 80n8, William, of Decatur, and GeorgePettus of Mt. Auburn. There are ten grandchildren three children.

Mr. Pettus died 1869.. On 1886, she WAR married to John Cassell and has lived continuously since that time in the same house in which she was married in Niantic. On April 7, 1912, Mrs. Cassell celebrated her seventy-third birthday by giving a dinner to several friends.

Besides her two sons, she leaves her aged husband, band, John Cassell, who is eighty-three years old and very feeble. Funeral arrangements a.re not yet made, but since she had been from girlhood a member of the Christian church the funeral will perhaps 'be held that church. Rev. R. E.

Henry will conduct the services. DEATHS. John A. Lee died at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the family residence. 516 South Haworth avenue.

His death was caused by rheumatism. He was forty years old. He is survived by wife and two sisters, but. no chil-. dren, The funeral will he held.

at 2:30 Monday afternoon. at the A. M. E. church.

The services will be conducted by Rev. W. Jamison. The interment will in Greenwood. BARNEY MORRISON.

Barney Morrison, a well known and highly respected citizen of near Atwood, died at 2 o'clock Saturday mornIng at Mary's hospital. He was eighty years old. lived near Atwood for thirty-one years. He was a native of Ireland, coming to America in 1856. His death was due to dropsical trouble.

He had been in the hospital since last November. He 18 surrived one son, Thomas Morrison, and five step children. The body was. removed undertaking establishment and prepared for FUNERALS. JOHN' The funeral of John Boland will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday: afternoon at 945 Broadway "Interment will the residence of Elmer E.

Morthiand. be in Greenwood cemetery, INFORMATION AGAINST KEEPERS Porter. and Wife Leave Decatur in Hurry. Information was filed in county court Saturday morning against James Porter and wife and Sarah Graves, 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 ga've bond In the county court in the sum of $500, with K. Albert and W. H.

Snyder as aurettes for her. appearance next. Wednesday. State's Attorney Redmon says that John R. Dougherty has furnished him -with a list of 600 west enders who have.

been frequenting those places East Cerro Gordo street. He also says that a good many people are now getting new numbers for their automobiles. SEMI-PUBLIC INQUIRY NEXT (Continued from Page One.) ity and the keepers and inmates have paid fines, CHIEF AND DOUGHERTY. Former Anka of Officer Who Made Obedience Statement. Regarding John R.

Police Koeppe. Saturday Dougherty Friday, evening, Chief' of went to: Dougherty like a man and asked him. if he would tell me the name of officer who made that mark 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 is 80 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 1 said, 'All right, Mr. Dougherty, I'll member suppose that means that if I do anything out of the way you'll arrest he replied. Then I said, 'No, I don't take. spite out on anyone in that "I never told any officer.

in the oflice or on the outside to bc lenient in enforcing my orders. Whenever I issue an order I expect it to be carried out, and I would discharge any officer that I thought would not obey orders or who I refuged to do DOUGHERTY'S STATEMENT. "Chief Koeppe called on me Friday evening and John gave R. me a Dougherty plain talking Saturday. "He told that I didn't know what 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. get much satisfaction. had about fifty telephone calla this morning on this subject.

A good many called me up to tell to stick to it. Others called up to tell me I didn't have enough sense to come in out of the rain." OPINIONS. An East Ender said Saturday morn- ling: do not approve. of the unkind things. that about Chief Koeppe and Commissloner Shade and do not think citizens generally approve of such language, I am one who signed the petition asking for the abatement of the nuisances on Cerro street.

I do approve of the abatement of the nuisances and I felt. that 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 do not approve of the unkind things that are being said." FOR SELLING FLORIDA LAND Three Men Are. Arrested Charged With Fraud.

E. L. Russell. of Dr. C.

E. Chambers and O. C. Barklay of Kansas 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 $10 a month -until paid for.

The three men were taken back Lincoln and after being In jail a few hours a were released on bonds of. $200 each signed by James J. Davis. INDIGNATION. Ten or fifteen purchasers 'of land through this agency 'met at the New Lincoln hotel Tuesday for 8 conference.

They were indignant over the deception practiced on. them and threats violence were: freely made. Dr. Chambers asked the buyers to turn their contracts over to hini and give him time to sell the' lands to other parties, hut they demanded their money Instead. When the meeting adjourned it was learned that the men were at the station ready to take the 'train for Springfield, so John R.

Parke ha8tened to Justice. Rosenthal and swore out the warrants and the men. were caught in Springfield and. taken to Lincoln. SENT A COMMITTEE.

The Lincoln Morning Star says several. tracts sold. Becoming suspiclous a committee was sent to look at the land and it is said the committee returned reported the land under water and the section uninhabited. It is said the men have sold land: to Decatur people. MEETINGS.

Ionic Lodge, 312, A. F. A. M. -Specal meeting CROWD BIGGER.

MORE DEALERS PRESENT Public Market Has Best Day of Spring. Decatur's public 'market' today could only be described by the adjective. "great." The new shelves in the booths, the cases for meats and fish gave the market a. clean. businesslike appearance.

The excellent quality of everything in the number of dealers present and the large crowd. that was patronizing market everybody enthusiastic: over it. Business there today. increased with jump, and is plain to be seen that the mar. ket 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 substantial counters in. every booth.

These counters are symmetrical, and goods shown on them added greatly to the general appearance of the market today. The counters are high enough to be 'convenient for handling goods. 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 bulld.

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 them. They are substantial. "and.

addition to increasing the convenlence of handling goods, brace the shed. and help withstand the tendency to upset, severa times noted in windstorms. NO BOXES OR 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 the market. and not them away, leaving the market master to clean up. Dealers may bring these things, but they will have to guarantee that they will take them.

away with them. The crowd In' the market Saturday was largest, and had more money than they 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 Novemher.

Among them was G. A. Barnett of Hallville, who says he has come for the summer and fall. months. He promises to be in the market every Thursday and Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Perkins.

residing four miles west of town 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. White 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 bunches each for 5 cents, and asparagus sold at 6 cents a bunch.

Potatoes sold at $1.50 a bushel. Crossman was arrested again Friday Officer Price for maintaining a nuisance and he again pleaded guilty in Justice McCoy's court and was fined $5.30. This is the second time within a week that he has been' arrested and fined for maintaining a nuisance by feeding slop to' his horses. Neighbors complained about; the bad, odors from the slop, Mr. Crossman was told that he would be arrested every week if he didn't abate the nuisance, and, he said that hereafter.

he would feed hay and grain to his T. Williams Will Davidson were arrested by Officers Pound, Lynch and Lewschinski for. fighting. pleaded guilty and Justice Keeler fined them $7:30 each. Henry Tate, Oscar McBride and James Henderson, colored, arrested by Officer Brumfleld for loitering and were in the county jail.

ANOTHER ARREST OF W. R. CROSSMAN Neighbors Still: Complain Abent Smells From Stable. Property Goes to Children. The will of J.

Alexander was filed for probate Frnday and hearing is set for May 22. To the son, Joseph H. 'Alexander, is left the southwest quarter. of section 37, township 17. range 2 cast, during his life, and at.

his death it goes it his children. To son, Edgar H. Alexander, is. left the southeast quarter of section 36, township 17, east, during his life, and at his death it goes to his children. the quarter of section 31, thoutawehter, Ottie F.

Hays, is left township 17, range 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 as executor. Suits Filed. Emma Jackson has filed a bill vorce from William B. Jackson. They were married Nov.

29, 1906, and lived together till Dec. 1, 1911, when she drove away from home on account of his habitual drunkenness. The Citizens' National' bank has filed suit against Chester A. Hanes for 000. It 1s a suit to recover on note.

Milton. Johnson, filed suit against Pansy Dot Hege to foreclose on of $1,500. divorce from Willtam B. Marshall. on Lols E.

Marshall has filed a bill for They were married Nov. 16. and lived together till March 1: 1911: She charges him with. habitual drunkenness and infidelity. and asks that her maiden name, Lols E.

La Rash, be restored to her. Formally Enda Existence. The' Decatur Harrow Works: will formally pass out' of existence 29. The was organtzed in 1903 by C. P.

Thatcher, Wilson and O. K. Oppen. manufacture of harrows was abandoned several years since then the building, known as the shoe factory on East Eldorado street, has been occupied by the Beall Improvement company, The building was sold last L. W.

Cook. C. P. Thatcher and Wilson are now the only members of the old firm. BORN.

To and Jesse' Tade, 1447: North Main attest, Saturday. 'April son. To Mr. and. Mra.

'H. A. White. 720 Spring Thursday, Aprir daughter, Editor Review: -I choose the following as an appropriate name for the new park: Sign your name on this line. 9 9 0 9 09 DUMOND ESTATE VALUED AT $300,000 Jacob Dumond Foresaw the Value of Moultrie Land.

Lovington. April will of the late Jacob Dumond filed for probate a few days ago. disposes of over 1,300 acres of land considerable property in Sullivan and Lovington. 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 farm adjoining Lovington and was worth only a few dollars.

He was a good farmer and had faith 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'umond and O. T.

Atchison were named executors. Both these men are now dead and Mrs. Dumond has filed a petition to be named as executrix. The will devises the following: To his wife, Lydia Dumond, the home by county land landed simple. place in Sullivan 160 acres of ShelTo Harriet Randolph, a daughter, residing.

in White 240 acres of land lying in Moultrle county during her life, it then to go to her heirs. To Arabella Ellis. daughter who lives near Lovington, 280 acres in Moultrie county for life 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 payment. PROVISION FOR CEMETERY. The will further 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 sold within five years and the proceeds to be distributed among the heirs. About 100 acres of land and some city property was not devised and will be distributed by the court.

The estate is the largest since the filing of the Stanton Adkins will and he is, estimated at $300,000. JOHN DOE WARRANT FOR BRUTAL MAN DeWitt Authorities on Track of CrimInal Who Attacked Women. Clinton, April John Doe warrant was issued from the court of Justice Lawrence Murphy Saturday for the man, supposed to have committed the robbery and assault at the home of the Daniels in Green Valley, Friday evenno doubt has been in the neighborhood since the robbery. and many think he precisely conditions of the house which he entered. Yet some are of the opinion that he 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 robhery 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 that was tied about Miss 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 Against It By Farmers, Maroa. April at noon today were that the proposition for a new township high school in Maroa township would fail to carry. Considerable interest the election was shown. though the election was passing off quietly much active work was being done by the farmers especlally, L'p to noon the majority of voters were farmers. Voters from the town were turning out well.

Those favoring the proposition were hoping that enough city votes would be got out this afternoon to carry the election, but it is thought that the farmers, who are opposed to the new township high school, are in the lead. The polls close at 6 o'clock tonight. DECATUR BOY FOURTH IN TUSCOLA MEET Emmett Powers Strong in Thought but Weak In Delivery. Emmett Powers, the representative of the Decatur high school in the state preliminary oratorical meet to the terscholastic, held Friday night at Tuacola, won fourth place. Powers' received first In thought and composition.

but fell far down in delivery. The rank of others in the contest was as follows: First-Carl Johnson, Hoopeston. Second--Earl Emme. Kankakee. Third--N.

R. Thomas. Danville. Fifth -Elray, Wample. Clinton.

Sixth--Carl Hanger, Urbana. Seventh--Marvel Baker. Tuscola. -Homer Boggess, Georgetown. Not Finished The arguments in the Scrosgin 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 morning when the. arguments will be sumed. Smelnley Released. John G.

Smelsley, who was fined $10.85 for cruelty to animals, has given security for the payment of his fine 'and has been released from the county Jail. MARRIAGE LICENSES. George Kiser, 23 Olive Jones, Champaign .21 Charles Brannock, Blue Mound Margaret Morrison; Blue Mound NELSON SEEMS TO BE THE NAME Suggestion Starts Wave of Popular Approval. "Name it Nelson" is the cry now from all parts of the city about the new east side park. the one known as the Springer tract.

The desire to honor Judge W. E. Nelson, who has been a resident of this city for considerably over half a century, seems Letters coming even from. out of the city asking that the park be ed after Judge Nelson. C.

F. Turney of Bement writes: "By all means name it Nelson park. have known now Judge, Nelson, since have ever known him to be a 'philosopher, philanthropist, Christian By ali means name it Nelson park." Other suggestions are not lacking, but Nelson seems to be much in the lead at present. The matter will be discussed more fully Sunday morning. In the meantime, if you want the park named Nele son or something else, fill out the companying coupon and send it to The Review office.

The park will be named what the most people want. PICNIC FOR WARREN STREET CHILDREN Decision At Meeting of Warren Street The Mother's club Warren Mothers' 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 Fair. view park and the mothers will furnish the refreshments.

The mothers also decided to furnish the Warren school baseball team with the necessary equipment, including ball, bat, mit and mask. Another thing that will be purchased by the mothers for the school will be an electrical plate for use when entertainments and such affairs are held, About fifty mothers attended the meeting. They came at 1:30 and visited the school until 3 o'clock, when the business session was held. PEOPLE YOU KNOW Miss Marion Longenecker, who has for the last five years been employed in the county abstract office, has signed her position, the resignation to take effect on May 1. John E.

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

of Chicago. a nephew of Mrg. Everett J. Brown, is in the city visiting among friends and relatives for a week. Miss Mabel Van Gundy of Macon is spending Sunday in Decatur with friends.

MAKING PLAT FOR AN ADDITION Bowshier and Smyser Improving Their Tract. William Bowshier and William A. are laying out an addition to de bounded on the. south Lincoln drive, on the east by H. H.

Wise's adnue and on the west by the Wabash dition. on the north by St. Douls avea a a railroad. There will be sixty- five lots in the addition, from forty sixty feet wide and from 135 to 130 feet deep. P.

T. Hicks. county surveyor has finished the survey and will probably have the plat ready to present to the council Monday. The lots will be sold by the same firm that sold High Lawns addition. They will be sold at $5 down and $5 a month.

A sewer will be built through the addition and there will be two north and south streets. ALLENVILLE. Mrs. Mattie Moore visited her daughter Mrs. Witham Lassiter of Decatur, from day unti Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Knott of Terre Haute, are sisiting the latter's father, Samuel Clark. who is seriously HI. Miss Mabel Winchester has returned home from near Sullivan where she has been working.

Mra, E. J. Stewart was in Sullivan Tuesday. Mrs. G.

P. Startin was a Mattoon shopper Monday. Farley Young was in Sullivan Wednesday. Van Roughton of was here Wednesday, Mrs. Daniel Funderburk of near Virginia, Iowa.

is visiting her father, Samuel Mrs. John Hoskins was in Mattoon Tuesday. J. B. Tabor took his mother-in law.

Mrs. Celia Hawkins to Attica, where she is to take treatment. for rheumatism. Miss Hattie Knott. who ts a stenographer in Mattoon.

is spending this week with home tolke, her employer being absent on business. H. 'C. Mieenheimer WAS a Sullivan visitor Thursday. Mrs.

G. P. Martin hag had the old Pettit house moved up town ark. j6, having it remodelled for her millinery Miss Irma Tabor was In, Sullivan Thursday. Misses Fern SicCabe and Agnes Werneing spent Wednesday the latter's sister.

Mrs. Ray Misenheimer in Palmyra Rev M. K. Griffith will preach at the Christian church Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night. John Chaney WaS visitor Thursday, M.

D. Stewart has the inside his new restaurant fixed up and in fine shape for business. Misses Oma and Ella Baker of near van called on friends here Wednesday. OLDEST BOOK SELLER IN WORLD IS DEAD Rockford, April H. Waldo.

said by publishers th the world's oldest book seller, 'died here yesterday, aged eighty- years. He conducted a book store here for -seven years, fifty-three years in the same place: Mr. Waldo WAR president of the Forest City baseball team that invaded the east in 1866. A Image serial: 755034 Image serial: 753034.