The Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 12

Page Twelve. THE DECATUR KEVIEW Wednesday Evening, December ft, Spans to Be Made Smaller For Other Use. TRAVEL IS DELAYED Forty Homeseekers Braved the Storm Tuesday. The old Wabash iron brldce. span- nine the Sangamon river east of town, is to be torn down.

The work of demolition was started Tuesday Foreman Thompson and his men. It will a month or six weeks to wreck the bridge and load the material on cars for routing to the Toledo branch of the American Bridge company, wl.o are to convert the present spans into smaUer spans for on the'Springfield division of the Wabash. UBS TO BH MADE. The present bridge of one 168-foot span and two 116-foot spans. They are to be taken down piece by piece and shipped to Toledo, where the company above mentioned will convert the long span Into a 114-foot npan.

and the two smaller spans into 87-focrt 8par.ii. The present Intention is to use the longer span and one of the shorter spans to replace the 150-foot pile trestle between Niantlc and Illlopolls, known technically as bridge No. 138. The other short span will also be placed somewhere on the Springfield division. It Is a big Job to tear down the ola bridge.

AH the nuts are so rusted that they will have to be split, no small Job in Itself: then the structure will have to be taken down piece by piece and loaded. About twenty men will be employed In the work. FUT THERE IN 1885. The old bridge was long a landmark in this section. It was put In In 1885 replacing a Howe truss bridge, which In Its turn had replaced wooden bridge.

Flnley B. Boby, for years at the bridge, rnmembers that the Howe truss bridge was torn down In the winter time and that there twenty Inches of ice on the river As a result the old trusses were dropped sixty feet to the Ice below, but did not even break through. The present bridge was abandoned a couple of years ago, when the mag nlficent concrete bridge to the north was completed. Since then It has been allowed to rust. The stone piers and stone abutments will probably be al lowed to stand as they are.

as they would cost more to tear down than Ihoy are worth. egard for the road's earning power 19090 and the year succeeding it. can now appreciated. After providing for the gnar- ntee of the above charges the plan Imposed farther obligation on the Baltimore Ohio, but Issued to satisfy the 115.000,000 oteholders, who were forced tt bear the runt of the reorganization, a general mort- age bond upon which t6 per cent interest payment contingent During the 1810 and 811 fIseal years security 1 merely an ncome bond upon which interest Is paid only earned and even thin only at the diicre- lon of the company's board of directors. As he not shows above is about 9100.000 over bllgatory charges.

It will be seen that on arnlngs of the past three months the road ould pay only 3-8 of 1 per cent on a 114,000,009 Issue. TOWN WITH TWO NAMES. Effort to Have Berlin Either Oae Tblag the Other. Any resident of a town with two names ought to be satisfied, but not so the of New Berlin, over est of Springfield on the Wabash. As a result there Is considerable agitation In the town tor a change of cognomen, or, falling that, one definite name, either Berlin or New Berlin, not both.

NEITHER GAVE IX. The multiplicity of cognomens came about In this way. When the old Northern Cross, later the Wabash, was run through the section, the father of Marlon Yates, the great war governor of Illinois, persuaded the railroad officials to locate a townslte on land donated for the purpose. His plan in doing this was to get the Inhabl tants of a small settlement about four miles north, called Berlin, to move Aovrn to the railroad. Perfectly confident that this could be done the ra.il- road dubbed Berlin.

But new town likewise the Inhabitants of the Old Berlin refused to move. NOT TWO BERLINS. This left two towns of the name of Berlin within three miles of each each other. This didn't suit the post- office authorities, so they in turn dubbed the new town New Berlin. As a result while the railroad folders glv.e the town's name as Berlin, the government calls It New Berlin.

It Is now hoped by the inhabitants of the town that either the government or the Wabash can be persuaded to give the town a new name, or else make It officially New Berlin for all to come. Their primary reason for this desire Is the simple one that the maM of the residents of the railroad town gets confused with that of the people In the old town to the north. CAUSES AH Passenger Tralnn Late and Many Wlresi Are Oown. Late trains and Interrupted telegraph communications are some of the trials visited upon the railroads as a result of this cold snap. All passenRer trains, with very few exceptions, are late, their lateness varying from two and hours.

In the cases of through trains, to fifteen and twenty In the case of local trains. All sorts of trouble is being had, as iistial, on the Chicago terminals. The snow -blocks switches and otherwise puts interlocking operations the bad. one man returning last night from Chicago that a Rock Island train took two hours to get from Knglewood to the uptown station. The Wabash Banner Limited wae also two hours late into Chicago Tuesday, time being lost all the way up.

North of Mt. Pulaskl on the Illinois Central, telegraphic communication Is entirely shut off, owing to wires being down. Other wire trouble Is reported, though the Mt. Pulaskl trouble Is the only case of communication being entirely crippled. TIMELY TRANSFER.

C. Hi D. Road Ha. Been Making Moaer the B. O.

Only few have passed since the Baltimore Ohio took over the C. H. yet already evident that the transfer of the property was most opportune and the road Is unlikely to prove the white elephant on It's new owner's that been to Since July 1, the C. H. ft has been every dollar necessary to meet charges, thereby precluding any possibility o2 the Baltimore Ohio being called on to settle.

It PER CENT INCREASE. C. H. gross earnings in the flriit quarter of the current fiscal year amounted to $2,450,628, an Increase of LEG IS BROKEN. Ton Box Skidded nnd Injure.

C. H. D. Freight Agent. Nathan M.

Llpscomb, freight agent for the C. H. had his left leg broken between the hip and knee shortly after 3 o'clock Monday after noon by a one-ton box skidding and falling on it. Mr. Llpscomb is now laid up at his home and another man will probaJbly have to be brought here to take charge of the freight work, as Mir.

Llpscomb will be out of service for some months. Mr. Lipscomb was assisting In the freight house men to get a box uring about ten feet square and two feet thick into a car by means skids when the box, which was up ended, slipped and toppled over, catch ng Mr. Llpscomb between the box nd the car. He was thrown down am he heavy box fell on his leg, breaking Luclklly the box when it fell rest n'g on a two-by-four timber and as saved from crushing Mr.

Lip comb's leg to Jelly. or more than fourteen cent over the same quarter of per last year. Maintenance in the same period Increased now shipment ad' ded 121,000 to this amount. Transportation cost consumed only 38.9 per cent of gross as against 38.9 per cent in the same quarter of last year. The net after taxes and entirely available was therefore $642,162, an Increase ov cr last year of $100,000.

MORGAN'S AGREEMENT. Under agreement with 3. P. Morgan the Baltimore Ohio Is bound to meet the following charges annual ly and quarterly. An- 8 mas.

nually. portion $23,869,425 underlying bonds and equipment trusts $1,075,113 111,677,000 purchase money 4s $12,600,000 first refunding 4s 500,000 Total $2,037,308 The above $12,600,000 4s $266.77. 155.651 $609,33 were no until late In October and as charge they do not enter Into opera the quarter, but a the largely replaced other funded or float they may be In ctttded'ln thta calculation. AtL. ni tt.

Hamilton with a aloes OF MUSIC NAMED Miss Minerva C. Hall Is Already Here to Take Up Work. Scraps of News Mies Minerva C. Hall of Eseanaba, has been, appointed supervisor of music In the Deoatur succeeding Miss Mary J. Clark, resigned.

Miss Hell will take up new duties immediately following the Christmas, holidays. She Is now In Decatur for a two days' While here she Is the guest of Elizabeth. Howes, the high school teacher, who is a cousin. MUCH EXPERIENCE. Miss Hall is a graduate of a high school In Boston, and of the public school music course of the New England Conservatory of Music.

This was followed by a year'e work In the American Institute' of Normal Methods dn Music at Evanaton, III. She has also two years' work In the summer school of music conducted by the American Book company. In all she 4ms bad four years of training In piano work, four years In voice, and nine years In violin methods. As a violinist she has received much praise. TAUGHT FIVE TEARS.

Miss Hall's teaching experience Includes one year at Beldlng, two years at Plymouth, and two years as supervisor of music at Escanaba, Mich. There were scores applicants for the vacancy here, but the choice soon simmered down to a half dozen, all, with the exception of Miss Hall, known to the members of tihe board of education. Owing to Miss Hall's splendid foowever, she was called here for a conference, which resulted in her acceptance. IT IS HENRY JOHNSON. The name of the record keeper elected by the Knights of the Maccabees on Monday night as reported Tuesday should have read Henry Johnson Instead of Charles Johnson.

00 TO WORK. Uniform Rank, No. of Pythias, go to Bement on the 8 o'clock car Tuesday evening to participate in second and third degree work there. All members are requested to be present and to take their side arms. KEPT THEM BUST.

Men were engaged Tuesday In cleaning snow from the roofs of new buildings in the burnt district. The snow was so heavy that It was feared It migiht strain the roofs. OYSTER WEATHER. The cold weather to whet the oyster appetite of a good many people. The demand for the 1 bivalves was- so great yesterday that some dealers exhausted their supplies early In the day, BEMENT PEOPLE HERE.

Charles Knapp, Richard Fleming, Howard Higby, Laurence Radford, Mrs. I. P. daughter. Miss Dorothy, and the Misses Mary McNamee and Josephine Conaghan, all of.

Bement, saw Mrs. FIske In "Salvation Nell" Monday evening. CHRISTMAS COMING. The first Christmas trees were shown In front of several grocery stores Tues- MISS MINERVA. C.

HALL. Formerly of Escanata, who succeeds Miss Mary J. Clark as supervisor of music hi th public schools. held up In the Wabaoh yards at Tilton Monday afternoon and robbed of his coat. Dunsmore and three negroes were warming themselves around a fire, when suddenly one of them pulled out a revolver and demanded Dunsmore's coat.

Dunentore thought he was fooling-, but the negro reinforced his threat with a good sound kick, BO Dunsmore "shelled." As soon the negro had got the coat he disappeared up the track towards 'Danville. Dunamore immediately hastened to a telephone and Informed the Danville police ot the thett. On Investigation It was learned that twp negroes had walked up the railroad to Ihe Vermltllon river bridge, when they climbed from the grade and took to the brush. USING SLEDS. The snow has given the baggagemen at the local passenger stations an opportunity to let their sleds In service, which they have done, and as a result Decatur Is treated to the exceptional spectacle of mail and baggage being handled on sleds.

LEE WETZ SUCCEEDS. Official notice of the appointment of Lee Wetz to succeed Warren D. Fogwell as road foreman of engines for the ninth and thirteenth districts of the Wabash, was received Wednesday. These notices should have been received last Saturday, but were lost In the mall. RAILROAD GOSSIP.

LAND TO THE BUYER. That the Plan of Boom Company With Exhibit Car Here. Bringing the land (o the buyer is th bjeot of the Sadler Investment com any, representatives of which arrived ere Tuesday with an. elaborately fit ed up car. which is to be stationed fo be next ten days on the stub track ust west of the Morgan street crossing the Wabash.

Ten representatives of the compan accompanied the car and they will de ote their energies the next week to Interesting Investors in Osage City, the coming metropolis of northern Oklahoma, situated In the rich Osage nation, recently put on the mar- cet. The car In which they travel Is a 78-foot combination Pullman, buf- et, office and exhibit car, costing $20,00. About 2,000. miles will be covered by the car on this, Its first trip, vlslt- ng the middle west and south. Forty Homeseeken.

The horoeieekers' sales at the local icket offices Tuesday totaled forty, ibout equally divided between the Wabash and Illinois Central offices. Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri ana xralslana, In the order named, drew 90 per cent of the travel. Five were 'ound, however, who were willing to brave the rigors of the north. Following are a few of the late travelers: W. S.

Newklrk, via Wabash. Mrs. M. E. Francis daughter, WInfleld, Kan.

A. L. Cantrall, Greenville, Miss. I. C.

Up. The Illinois Central railroad Tuesday paid Into the state treasury the sum of $589,361.82, being 7 per cent, of the gross income for the six months ending Oct. SI, 1909, on certain of Us lines In Illinois, which under the charter of the twad pays to the state In lieu of taxes. The largest sum pre- viausly paid Into the state treasury by the road for six months was $642,325.84 for the six months ending Oct. 81, 1907.

Engineer "Cappy" Jenklnson and Fireman Workman of the Wabash north end arc both on the sick list. --i-Daniel McCaaiurn, assistant chief dispatcher for the Wabash, has gone to t. Thomas, called there by the death of a nephew. Wabash passenger train No. 15 was thirty ralnutev late Into Decatur Tuesday afternoon, due to the snow blockade on the Chicago terminals.

There were orders for 400 grain cars on the hook in the Wabash dispatchers' office Wed- nenday morning. Grain loading Is steadily Increasing. The coal traffic, however, has not yet felt the reviving touch of the winter Guy Winters Is a new conductor on tho ninth and thirteenth districts of the Wabaeh Laving been promoted Tuesday from a posi- lon as brakenmn for Ed Perry on the De- local to a conductorshlp. ICE MACHfNERY CONTRACT FRIDAY Many Send and the new Polar Ice and Storage company will probably be awarded Friday. About a dozen bidders on this contract are to be here Friday to look over the plans and consult General Manager F.

C. Gllham and his associates. The contract Is a large one and Is of Interest to a number of concerns that make ice machinery. Didn't Stop at Blnffs, For the first time since it was put on, years ago, Wabash mail train No, 9 last Sunday went over the road without stopping at Bluffs. That stop, as well as a number of was discontinued last Sunday when the new time card went Into effect.

When engineer A. F. Eaton pulled past the Bluffs last Sunday at thirty miles an hour, the whole town was down to see the double attraction of the passing up of the town and the largest engine ever run west out of Decatur, No. 662, lately assigned to the mail runs west out of here. a F.

Prenty, Be a Lawyer for the past three years railway mall clerk on trains 2 and 5 between Toledo and St. Louis, has his- petition and will open a law of fjcV In Cleveland, O. Mr. Prenty has been studying- lav during his spare moments for past four years and some time ago pasted the UM" examination. His Coat.

of about eighteen .1 fijfrtaffleia as his home, GIRL GETS ALIEN'S $1 She Has Three More Letters in Her Name Than Champion. RECEPTION TO SPEAKER FIRST Annual Presbyterian Endeavor Banquet Elaborate. Arrangements for the annual banquet of the Christian Endeavor society of the First Presbyterian church hava been completed. The banquet will be held Thursday evening. It will be preceded by a reception to Andrew Stevenson of Chicago, who Is to be the prln- No Explanation to Be Had of the Action.

NOT WORKING TODAY Have Charges Been Made Against Him? clpal speaker, served at 7. The banquet will te John Allen is beginning to think that ihls offer of $1 for a name of two letters longer than Ottomar Schmachtenberger was a little bit rash. His offer was taken up quicker than a wink, and the $1 prize was won by a young woman at Maroa, and the Stoutenboroughs are again in the lead. Wednesday morning he received the following leitter: John Allen, Decatur, 111. Dear Sir--I see by the Dally Heview ot Tuesday afternoon that you offer a premium for a longer name than that of Ottomar Schmachtenberger.

I send you my correct name: MARGUERITE STOUGHTENBOHOUGH Box 97, Maroa, Illinois. Her name does not appear on any of the instruments filed for record Mr Allen's office, but she Is three letters ahead' of Mr. Schmachtenberger, ao Mr. Allen forwarded her the dollar Wednesday Want Big Order. The contract for the machinery of Advent for Advent services will be held this evening at St.

Johannes German Lutheran church. Rev. William Heyne will preach. Two Pair Would Part. David Bell has filed a bill for divorce from Nellie Bell.

They were rled Oct. 23, ISO'S, and lived together till Oct. 9, 1907, when she deserted him. Gertrude Althlzer has filed a bill for divorce from Otis Althlzer. They were married January 21, 1900, and lived together until Oct.

20, 1909. She charg- SECRET SOCIETIES ELECT FOR YEAR MENU. The menu will be: first course, oyster cocktail, wafers, pickles; second course, roast trkey with cranberry jelly, ress- ing, gravy, potatoes, peas, hot' rolls, olives; third course, fruit salad; fourth course, orange Ice, cake, candy and coffee. PROGRAM. The program will be 'as follows: time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things.

Of sealing wax and chewing gum, Of cabbages and kinds." "Our Christian Drlnkall. "The Young People and Their Work" --Andrew Stevenson, Chicago. The speaker will be Introduced by Dr. aW. H.

Penhallegon, who has known him for some years. Stevenson is also known to some ot the members of the society. He was in the city a number of years ago. Covers will be laid for $125. day.

These combined with the coming of the snow and cold weatner made it seem more and more like Christmas was not so far away. TO LEAVE DANVILLE. Miss Bessie Warren is visiting her elster, Mrs. H. Lablsky.

In Danville this week. Mr. and Mrs. Lablsky will be in Decatur over Sunday at the Warren home. They are moving next week to South Milwaukee, where Mr.

Labisky takes a position as assistant purchasing agent for the Bucyrus company. BACK FROM FUNERAL. Mrs. M. Maloy, 709 North College street, has just returned from Chicago, where she attended the funeral of her daughter, Mrs.

William French, who was killed a week ago Saturday by falling from the back porch of her flat. POT IT OFF. On account of the storm the meeting of the Anna B. Mllllkin Home board which was to have been held this morning, was postponed Indefinitely SOMETHING TO EAT. County Treasurer Tandy and State's Attorney Redmon returned Monday night from Spring Lake, where they were hunting ducks.

They did not have very good luck, but each brought home enough for several square meals. RAIN, SHINE OR SNOW. Members of the West End Rain or Shine club are having an all day meeting today at the home of Mrs. Florence Davis on West Wood street. HE'S STILL" ILL.

Mrs. H. B. Lewis returned Tuesday evening from Columbus, where she was called by the Illness of her brother. He is still dangerously 111.

STILL 'DIPHTHERIA. A case of diphtheria is reported in the family of Thomas Miller, 428 East Condit street. Mayor Borchers just before leaving Decatur this morning told that he had suspended Officer Oecar Cross. The mayor announced that he would take up the matter upon his return, which means tomorrow. Officer Cross not working today.

The mayor said very little about the matter and just now It is Impossible to learn just what wrong. It is not even known whether he to make charges against Oscar Cross, or whether he merely haa In mind to Investigate some charges that have been made. Mr. Cross himself has no further knowledge In the matter. MAY BE ALL SETTLED.

All that is certain Is that Oscar Cross is not working today and that be Is not because the mayor directed that he be suspended. It may be that final action will not be taken until the mayor has made an Investigation, or It may be that Mayor Borchers now tooa it in mind to remove him from the force. Any further information In this matter Is in the possession of the mayor and can't be had here until he returns. IN PLAIN CLOTHES. Chief of Police Roy Bendure on Tuesday evening promoted Officer Manse Park from patrolman to plain clothes man.

Mr. Park was appointed a member of the police department to succeed J. J. Pearse, and he had been working only a few weeks. But he made good and from now on will use his detective skill In ferreting out lawbreakers.

Mrs. Margaret Love will cater. ROYAL ARCH MASONS. Macnn chapter, 21, R. A.

M. elected the following officers Tuesday night: Excellent high priest--J. C. Shaw. Kins Lemuel M.

Strain. Scribe--James W. Morrison. Treasurer--George W. Bright.

Secretary--J. H. Howard. The other officers will be appointed between now and the time' of the Installation of officers. COLORED MASONS.

Officers were elected Tuesday night by Deoatur lodge, 17, A. F. A. as follown: W. W.

McGavock. S. J. Jackson. Treasurer--R.

R. Rbgan. Secretary--Dr. H. C.

Oanaway. Tyler--W. 0. King. Chaiptaln--Thomas, Miller.

S. W. Moore. J. White.

S. S--S. Kemp. .7. W.

Walter. Gray, S. W. Walker, and J. T.

Turnbrook. THINK OF SLUSH AND BUY RUBBERS These Are the Days When Clerks Keep on the Jump. The shoe dealers all reonrt a good business In rubbers. Nearly all day Tuesday and Wednesday the shoe stores were crowded) and a large per cent of the customers bought rubbers and boots. Gaiters are selling fairly well to those who want to wear their low- cuts a while longer.

Gloves and mdttens are selling at the local clothing stores like the proverbial hot cakes, and so it Is with mufflers. Most of the stores In the business eeotl-on of the city are crowded at the present time and will be so until after Christmas. Already the different stores have extra clerks working for the holt- day trade. The cift flower demand at the present Is so great that the demand can not be supplied. es him and repeated cruelty and says that he IB now a fugitive from justice, having shot at two men at their former home In Pearl, 111.

Another Replevin Suit, The case of Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds, who replevlhed some cows and hogs that her husband had sold came up in Justice J. H. McCoy's court Wednesday morning. It drew almost as large a crowd as the Brown bird dog replev- in case and promises to be almost as long.

Two Spilled Ont of Sleigh. George Francis and a woman while driving In a sleigh last evening about o'clock, caught one of the runners in the street car track and the sleigh tipped both occupants heavily on the The horse "was not stopped until about 8 o'clock: Mr. Francis was, hurt slightly about the body. The woman was picked up and taken ijtto the candy store, where a physician was called. She was not hurt seriously.

A carriage was called and the woman was taken to her home. FUNERALS. ISOM STOVALL. The funeral of Isom Stovall will be held at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon at the A. M.

B. services will be conducted by'. Rev. J. T.

Morrow. The Interment will be at Greenwood. JT. J. Templeton.

The funeral of D. Templeton was held at 2:80 Wednesday afternoon at the Monson Wllcox chapel oh North.Maln street. The services were, conducted by Rev. George P. Hosier, rector of St.

John's Episcopal church. There Was a large attendance of old friends. The members of Macon lodge No. 8, A. F.

A. M. attended in a body and conducted their ritualistic 'and acted as an escort. The paUbearers were M. Leas, E.

H. Shlmer, M. H. Kurd, W. Augustine, Earl Venters and Amos Wheeler.

The interment waa at Greenwood. READY WITH ELEVATOR. The machinery for the elevator In the new Citizens Trust Building was delivered Wednesday morning. DOUBLY WANTED. J.

W. Fritz of Granite City was arrested by Officers Wilson and Park for drunkenness. He is wanted at Mt. Pulaski on a charge of larceny and the description of him had Just been received a short time before the officers brought him In. THEY'RE COMIN IN.

The cold weather is driving in the tourists. Twelve lodgers registered at police headquarters Monday night and nine Tuesday night. Tuesday was most too cold for them to venture out. SCARLET FEVER. A case of scarlet fever Is reported in the family of Sam Bradshaw, 570 South Oakland avenue.

HOW LONG FOR Question Not Settled la Court, Bat Aa- grr Patron Escapes Chicago--What Is a "reasonable length of time" when you are waiting in a restaurant for an order of ham and eggs? Annoyed by the long delay In the preparation of his order, William C. Plumbe, claiming to be a magaxlne writer ot New York City, arose from his table in a restaurant at 80S West Madison street Monday evening and attempted to leave. Ambrose Arnold, his waiter, insisted that Plumbe pay for his meal, and upon his refusal to do so had him arrested. In the Desplaines street court yesterday Plumbe was asked how long he waited. He didn't know but it was a long time, he said.

Judge Newcomer appealed to Assistant State's Attorney PurCell as to what he considered a reasonable length of time to wait for an order of ham and eggs. Mr. Purcell expressed the opinion, unofficially, that he could frame up one in ten minutes. The court merely remarked that, although he believed Mr. Plumbe waited a reasonable lengt hot time he would not attempt to decide what a able time might be.

Flumbe was charged. Snow Out. George Tuttle, on Sawyer street, was out with a snow plow Tuesday and cleaned the 'walks from his residence on Sawyer street to. Monroe and south on Monroe as far as 'nhe Pugh school. There was also a snow plow out on West Cerro Gordb street cleaning the walks.

i MEET THURSDAY TO MAKE PLANS All Y. W. C. A. Girls to Attend Meet.

at New BoUdlng. A meeting of all the women belonging to the Young Women's Christian association, will 'be held on Thursday night In the new building and at that meeting there will 'be a discussion of the menrbersihlp campaign which starts Thursday night and closes' on spoon rush day during dedication It had been the plan to have a gymnasium rally that night at the new building but the two meetings have'heen combined and the girls will all meet together. will be floor games of all kinds and basketball games also, besides the planning ot the membership, campaign. Already members of the association are working for new meberrs and renewals and it Is expected that a large number of girls will take part In the campaign. Any member of the association may take part in the campaign and by securing, five new members or renewals may a silver Y.

C. A. spoon on spoon rush'day. MARRIED. RBBD-ACKHART.

Thotnat Jefferaon Reed snd Anna Ackhart, of Decatur, -vere married at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Justice B. T. Keeler at hl office. They wore attended by Earl Qleason and Fannie Robin ion. Mr.

snd Reed went to C' lea go for honeymoon. William C. VanHbrn, lAPlace Bessie Chapman, Cerro' Cfordo George Roberts, Watyensburg Carrie Fiancis Warrensburg Thomas J. DecAtur, Anna Ackhart, Decatur MEETINGS. The Dorcaa society will hold an all day quilting; Thursday at the home of Mrs.

Chauncey Deetz, 1015 North College street. Decatur Tfeonien of America-Regular meeting Wednesday evening in G. A. R. hall.

Main and William streets. Election of officers. Decatur Chapter, til. E. meeting Thursday Election of officers.

B. A. Sewine. circle--Meeting Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Harry Joneg, 148 West "William street.

Erection' of officers. -v A. F. A. communication' off Macon lodge.

tonight (or worh. REASONABLE CONCLUSION. Farmer Hirsute--My boy, can you direct me to Kid--Nothln' doin'. boss. De barber shops Is all closed today.

PEORIA EGGS ARE UNDER CLOUD Peoria, 111., Dec. H. W. Wiley, government chemist, with his entire "poison squad," is here for the purpose of testifying In the Kderal court In the case wherein the government Is testing the purity of preserved eggs seized here four months ago. case is the first wherein the government Is seeking to enforce prohibition of poisonous preservatives Jn food stuffs.

Shelbyville OTHER CASES. Final action tn other caaes, so far as this term of court Is concerned, was taken as follows: The Wilkinson company vs. J. W. Desdman, tresspass on settled.

Bessie M. Scblntbler William Raeta, sii; dismissed at plaintiffs oostl. William Hubner vs. H. Woodcock, case; dismissed for want Of prosecution.

Ed Prosier vs. Frank Tun-ell, appeal: settled. The Racine Lumber and Ilarmftoturlnc company vs. Bhelbyvllle Machinery company, assumpsll; suit on note; judgment for amount of Interest. O.

A. Jewel; vi. Sinner Sewing Machine company, appeal; settled and dismissed at plaintiff's costs. Fullerton-Powell Lumber company vs. Shrl- byvllle Machinery company, awumpslt; Judgment on note tor S510.TC.

J. W. Mathenon vs. Banning, appeal: dismissed. William L.

Clark Bra Clark, divorce; dismissed for want of prosecution. Fred L. Whlteslde vs. Julia A. divorce; dismissed for want of prosecution.

Mary C. Jackson va. Henry H. Jackson, divorce; dismissed for want of prosecution. Evangellne Qalster vs.

William J. Oalster. divorce: dismissed for want of prosecution. Emma A. Stevens vs.

divorce; dismissed for want of prosecution. HEDGE POST CASE. In the case In which the highway com- mlsslonera of Ash Orove township had appealed from a decision of a Justice court, concerning some hedge posts, and te wBlek brothers were the other parties, plaintiffs did not appeiir and the court allowed the Muneons to have the disputed pests and anHMd th plaintiffs to pay Hunson Brothers' attorney 1 fees. Minnie Von has guardian of Theodore Von Behren, a flfuej- year old lad, and has filed her bond ta the of with Orls and J. C.

Ptae. The Morgan street chemical responded to a still alarm at the Bismarck lio- tel about noon today." There was a smoking furnace but no fire. BORN. DEEDS ivid Jotosan to John A Henderson, Mi Auburn 84 To Mr and Mrs Emory P. Cartwrlrtt; Marguerite Hilton, Deoatur 34 Bait Leaf land avenue.

Sunday. I S. 4, 8 and I J. RwfcraOer te a E. 1 (Jblock AIM, TRANSFERS.

Real estate trsnsfari have beta recorded at follows: Rey Young (o P. W. Young, lots 10 and 11. block S3. Roundy 1 addition te the village of $100.

John B. Mattox to Joseph Stengw. neH. ne 1 22. 10, 8.

$1.000. Elltabeth Koppen to Thomkc drove, nwtt 20 10. WcuK'i-n Theological Btmlnsrs'. CMcago to William H. Carter, IS.

12, $4M. BUM WhKfleld to John Harmon. feM. neK.ioH 10. or Dry Point town- Thlt made Nov.

r. 80. another aal the jwurtlot. ronveylng iS EWS'PAPER!.