Gibson City Courier from Gibson City, Illinois • 2

NEIGHBORHOOD CORRESPONDENCE THE CONQUERER The one remedy that successfully vanquishes coughs and colds. Cherry Bark Cough Syrup Is safe and sure no narcotics, no stimulants. It soothes the Inflamed tissues and relieves that tickling sen ANNOUNCEMENT The Red Flag Sales Co. has decided to continue the Thompson Clothing Store, and have leased the building. The store will be known as the "Thompson Clothing The principle of the store will be to treat our customers right.

YOU WILL TAKE NO RISK IN TRADING HERE for we are always willing to right our error or cheerfully refund your money if your purchase is not entirely satisfactory. We will appreciate the privilege of showing you everything you wish to see. Very truly yours, THE THOMPSON CLOTHING STORE H. KRAMEN, Owner and Proprietor (sessor to w. mmtm) Were met bV the Aral Warmer' STIa- FISHER HARPSTER John Hammond returned borne Wednesday from an extended' visit with relatives in Decatur Arthur Miller and wife got back from Chicago Friday.

Art says they sure had some snow In Chicago. Frank Edmunds, while going to his borne near Saybrook from Arthur Miller's Friday, severely froae his face. We understand that Frank Edmund, will mnv. tn HnrnAta will occupy the section men's new quarters Mrs. Roy Dosler went to Saybrook' II U.

DUB U. IKV UJ TIBIA. bliuard has extended her. visit foi a lunger perioa. This community has been snow hound tnr a aw iIava huf am A-pAdnallv getting scooped out Most of the scads win oe openea oy me miauie.oi tne A hunch, from HVwuil.nd wm h.r.' Monday, coming with' Mr.

-Davis, our rurai mail earner, to clear ina roaas for his trip with mail. Ha made his first mail trln Tnaadev but didn't aet over all his route. an enjoyable evening- was spent at tha home of Mr. and Mrs. Wlll.rit RnhAAAB aliAi iAniA Tinlllu of the neighborhood came in and the evening was spent in ganies.

guessing contests and jolly chat Light menu were served neiore the ioiKsae-parted at a tafe hour for their homes. ThftaA HMUHf Waaa tliA fa Ulna nt Charles Hammond, John Burnham and vTea nicu. nucn gatnenngs neip break tha monotony of ft cod ud snowy winter. SIBLEY 0 Mn TfAnrV "Flltah aiiIamaIiia1 Via Ladies' Thimble Club Thursday after noon. linn tlAVA hAAfll huav fha tarn days shoveling snow and clearing the roads.

Miss Ethel Koehler and sousln. Miss Faust, called on Mrs. John Brans Constance, the youngest child of Mr. end Mrs. Clark Fannin, ts on the sick list.

Mrs. Henry Rudolph of Strawn spent the first of the week with her parents, ur. ana Mrs. a. a.

ADsner. D. W. Conger of Lexington. 111., re turned home Friday after a' weeks' visltwith his sister, Mrs.

WT R. Hel- mick. aflever.l nf fhn Haria rliiAprl man of dibson City were in Sibley Sunday nigni, naving scooped their way through the snow banks and were waiting for a train south. LaFountaln and John Thomas of Gibson City, who were doing some work for C. G.

Rohrer were unable to get home until late Sunday nignt, were being no trains from Fr-day afternoon until Sunday evening. Orin Jnhmurn: Mm Phaa lIlhruiiA and Mrs. Fred Skinner left last week tor uicnneia, called there by the illness of their sister, Mrs. W. J.

Brown. Kenneth Brown, who has been visiting here the past few months, returnea nome with them. SALEM Dorothy Begolka is sick with heavv cold. Elsie Schroeder visited Emma Be goisa jwonaay eiternoon. Frank Vielhnk'a naalatA Mr a Weaver's with butchering ieuan Collins has been visiting her aunt Mrs.

R. the past week. Alma.Stlna hu hAAn nn tha list the past week but is soma better again. I.PO Ijint Anil MArtM UilJ our ana Mary Elizabeth, from Normal, TlHILetl JAI17fintlPa.A"A ThnMrill Miss Pearl Jones went to 8aybrook FT1QBT VMT11 (T Anil AfflAnt day With her dlater Mr. Wllhur ruK iwt.

a. Augspurger was called to usurers on inuasaay on account of IUR HlHlfll llinAAA AT hla IdthAri Mrs. H. Hanson, who bas been visiting at Fred Hanson's, -went to P. Hanson's to assist Mra.

Hsnann. mhn ui very sick. Aj Annnnrmt. mi ana. Vernon and Mr.

HAhax. 'to Danvers Tuesday to attend the fun eral or sir. Augspurger's father, J. Augspurger, which Is to be held Wed- MELVIN (From the Motor. Jan.

11 Herman Slmmnna lAft TiiaaAaw fnw a short visit In Columbus, Ind. Max Ackert and sister left Thurs- aay tor an extended visit in the west Wm. H. Bowman nf rimn m. vummura uie remain, nf KAinn ra1t to thl.

Htv RUDOLPH DISTRICT Ell Rriinka. In ftlhann rriaay on Dusiness. W. R. Helmick took dinner with Henry Wright and family Sunday.

Walleea tlraanwaoAi nallaH nn Mrs. Fred Zander Friday afternoon. Mian I ha Nnl. wan rial inanr flun- day with tier friend, Mlnnit Wright flflhlnv RllilAlnk eiruin ThnHil.i evening with the Leenerman brothers. Elke and 8am Bunting, were transacting business in Paxton Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. P. 1. LMnerman called on relallvM in Bloamlnrton Thursday.

Jim Wright spent Wednesday with Henry Wrle-hr and famllv halntna. with butchering. Arthur Tmwap ind famflv iiwiit several days during the past week with reiauves near rana. Miaann Slhvl anri t.athA NnhwinJo spent Wednesday afternoon with their 1 1 iiicuu, Bimn wngni, Miss Amelia Faust of Cullom spent sereral days of th nut wal- at tha home of Charles Franks. Fred Zander, Fred Pretslof and WallaC OrAAnwrwwl untruw' in Pavtnn Friday, attending to business matters.

ana mrs. Aioert mum, ana Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sebmann called on Harry Koehler and family Tuesday evening. Misses Antena and Elisabeth Banting and their cousin.

Rdna WnlnnH nf Farmdale, spent Wednesday after noon with Mae Nelswander of Oarber. Wm. Becker attended tha funeral of Mr. Gettler in Fairburr Prlda afternoon. Mr.

RArkar waa innvhnniiH In Forrest and was not able to return noma until Sunday afternoon. iss Hazel Nelswander of Buckley end Mae NelswanitAr' nf A.rhar irmi Tuesday and Tuesday evening with their cousins, Sibyl and Latha Nelswander. Lloyd Shoemaker and John Nelswander were TiiAariav Ava iling visitors mere. P1CKETTSV1LLE Dwlght Day has purchased a new rum. ttaipn Jordan has purchased a new Ford.

E. W. Walker called at Ralph Tar-vln'a "Monday. Wm. Caryer was a Gibson visitor ibsi weanesaay.

--Ira Cook and John Hemrick were Elliott vlaltnra MnnHav Mrs. S. Anderson was a Blooming-ton visitor last Wednesday. James Natteratad anK, Beacher oruinera were Billon visitors Monday. Miss Mabel Thompson of near Gibson Is visiting at the home of Alva Osman.

Mr. and Mrs. Axel Palmberg and children spent Sunday with Mr. and sirs, uus raimmirg. Mr.

and Mrs. Peter Tweet and Charlotte spent Monday wfth Mr. and mrs. nans Thompson. Mrs.

Alva Osman underwent an operation last Thursday. She is getting along as well as can be expected Ca.1. RnhArt. raturnAri from ifAit. tueky last week, where be has been visiting relatives snd friends a few weeks, i BLACKFORD Born, to Mr.

and Mrs. Tom Thomp son, Jan. a son. Mrs. Corbey Parker spent Wednes day with Mrs.

Hathaway. Chas. Elevander was a caller -at J. B. 8awyer's on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hanson were visitors on Monday. Pearl Sawyer and Philip Happen were Dewey visitors on Tuesday. Miss Lavon Sawyer was absent from school on Monday on account of sicaness.

Zeke Hathawar and familv anil Mr. and Mrs. Corbey Parker were cinoii visitors on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Ferris are the nappy parents of a son, born on Mon day. Mrs. Ferris was Miss Lulu Sawyer. Elbert Sawyer Is staying In Gibson this Week and at.fAniUnff hla-h uhnnl He has been driflng to school from home all fall. Mr.

and Mrs. Rolla Sawyer took ainner witn Raymond Kannebarger'i last Thursday. Mr. Sawyer and Mr Rannebarger atteaded a sale east of Elliott About 90 different kinds of Pocket Memorandums. That's all! Dar Bonkn.jAnrn.1tf Tjulnpi in sioca ai ine uoonry.

Classified ad vs. get results TURKBULL PHO.A YARDS lO STCWART 4383 HVO( Mm 4SI2 WM CI 2 CENTER "-Johh Edmunson df Elliott helped Andrew uoe to outcner on -mursaay. A family has moved In Oulletfs old house. They moved from the south by wagon. Mrs.

Jack Shuts and sons of Elliott and Carl Braduu visited the weekend at Jess Davis'. Mr. Jnhn H.nfuin nf MlnnAontA has been visiting her brother, Luther aamueison, ana lamuy in svrmersviiie. I TV-J 1 aumji xmn. ceturuvu i uurswi from Peoria, where be had been visit ing nis aaugnter ana son since cnrist- mas.

--As there wss ho school on Tuesday, Richard Patten and W. played with the Bartelson brothers in the morning. Commissioner Donovan of Blackford looked 'over the roads Sunday and Monday after the men got through scooping snow. Mrs. J.

E. Bartelson and son Wilson spent Thursday, evening at the uume oi jesse i uavrs, wnue tne rest of ttie family had a slehrhrlda to C. La Anderson's. Th mM wava wllh A Ma aiiata. storm 'started Friday 'and continued till RntnrHa hlnolrlnr thA v'nAila In different places where the fields were upen.

un aionaay tne rarmers were scooping snow. Four years ago next February 22 the snow started at 3 o'clock and continued all night and next day. completely Milockinc the roads in ell directions, ami It took several days to scoop the snow. ANCHOR TOWNSHIP rferman Stroh went to. Blooming-ton the latter part of last week on business The Luther League of St John's church wfll meet next Sunday, Jan.

20, at 7 p. m. No school could be held In Fair-view school last Monday on account of snow blockades. --Will Hensen of American Falls, Idaho, is- visiting "with relatives and friends aronnd Harry Hoffmann has bought a' farm one mile east of Garber, and -will move to that place next spring. There were no services In St, John's church last Sunday on account of the high snow drifts blockading the roads.

There will be church again' next Sunday, beginning at the usual Julte a few. people who went to Bloomlngton latter part of last week could not return home until Monday evening, -as -the snow drifts were so deep that the train could not get through sooner. O. Tjarks bought the farm' owned by Aug. Suntken near the Salem church, to which place his son will move next spring.

Max Begolka, who lives there now, will move to near Shirley, where he has rented a farm. ROBERTS (From the Herald. Jan. 9.) The son of Mrs. Julia Zlck broke his lea Thnnd Born, Friday, January 4, to Mr.

and Mm xj ma- 111 1- ai. miuvu, a Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Big Jammr. a inn Born, to Mr.

and Mrs. George Still- Wall Cl I. i iuoj, aanuBry a son, "xf- Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Friday, January 4, a daughter.

Born, to and Mrs. James Phipps Tuesday, January 8 a son. Born, to Mr. and Mrs William DBnew monaay. December daugh ter.

P. H. flafir ahH ifanaMap MAI1. uHian.a.vi liUVIIV spent Saturday with relatives at 016-snn fHtv EImer Huttenberg lost a Valuable ueaaay. Droke its 4eg in a snow bank.

Twe naw llchf a. pinai a nun rilU nmg is giving very satisfactory 'ire i nere are' a lew defects yet to be remedied but they will be attended to aoon. one of these 1s the poor service from ih. hAfiAAio. i- rf.

V. III IUC early morning. Thl will soon be arranged so an tn ho Mnsa complaints. Betk Atom Hertie, Adam HnrtlA AiA i.a hAM. tt.

son. Andrew. Tnt-Mifav TannsN ioio 1 1 A (7 AO. aged 71 years, 6 months and 18 days rTlces wl be held at the CathoMc church In Roberts, Thursday. Jannarr in ioia 6 AW.W DCIOCK, A-niuor ncnunen omclating.

Interment in St. Mary's cemetery, Rob- Edwia L. WnAllAaanK EdWln UlTMfA a-AAlaMuuM uuimuL, wit, pn of Mrs. Rebecca Woolsoncroft, died at tha- Colonial- Hn.nlt.1 I- n' aia nwonur, J-' J- "here he went early in ir weatmeni lor goitre. He auccessmiiy through one operation, and seemed tn Ka imnn.

Huyivilui, lug second operaUon he was unable to sur- u'm tne eperatlng table. Durn in lunsas March 20. 1895. anri I. C7.

ii I no Auaiu. year. He had been a resident nt Dak. tie leaves his mother, two brothers and four sisters. The ws neia at the home Jan.

7, BogarUaHoaa-IaiifL 8at0nIftT-affArfinnalr-rlAr-iKrli-: at the ucioca ton, occurred the marriage of Miss rri," Mr- uaTIa Hoagland, Iter. r. p. Carann mi HOT were accomn.nian v.m. n.

War of the bride and Mr. Marlon oroiner or tha groom. The brlda Ia v. a v. 77.

i. tnr aiiKuirr ut airs. of Loda and la a popular vung iaay or that village. The groom la the son of Thos Hoagland of Rnhan. i.

young man. He teaches schooin; KlllOtt Tha newlvw.il. win i J.rMent mta Mr- Hoagland finishes his term of school. Partlaa denirin an. Bxtn oopiM are in demand VSt the publlahers ivn -a- AAaomHianiaj anipnnr Kntf account of tha am om Ucrr tenud.

the If fttfsHlsf to. VAAMVi tat mr Mm alaa sation. Every Bottle (jaaraateed. Cents for a Liberal Shea Bottle. V.

F. Gill's Pharmacy za? Store Pkeae CITY, ILL OU) JACK JSiOSTS I BV COAL LD Jack Frost is a bluffer. He's mor-' tally afraid of. heat. Especially the kind of heat i when fire is in-t troduced to the high char acter coal we sell.

Order some of our coal to-day. Tell bid Jack Frost to beat it JOHN pierpont! PIkmm 119B GIBSON CITY. ILL MlilMIMMIMUIIlUUr RETAIL FIELD SEEDS New Clover Seed bo. new Aitair Seed 15.00 bo. New Alivke Seed.

16.50 bo. New Sweet Clower Seed 16.50 bo. New Tunothr Seed. 5.00 bo. Buyers of Clorer and Timothy Seed ANNOUNCETJENT I will oar tlie hldieit mar.

ket price for the right kind of my barn is open to the public; also will care for antos. Will continue to hold sales throazh the winter. Pariiu having stock or other property to sell, list them at efice. There is no better place to bay and sell Dronei-tv in' ffli. nois than at this barn.

J. A. SHAW YOUR, CAR -STORED Let ns care for your car this winter and it will be laie, and receive good attention. RICK BROS. GARAGE GBSON CITY, ILL 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 Iff -rV.

TTTTt COURIER CUSSIFED ADVS. i 0 Noble Bros. vators In Illinois and other states. The managers report showed that the company had prospered during 1M7 and a 10 per cent dividend was declared on the capital stock. The old board of directors was re-elected with the exception of J.

J. Teuscher, who declined to serve again. George Jones was elected in Mr. TeUscher's place. The new board members are, Chas.

FalrUeld, Chas. Duvali, L. D. Oliver, George Jones and Dan Zehi. SOUTHEAST D1X Ira Cook was In Elliott on Monday.

Hugh Hedrlck has been suffering with grip. Miss Mabel Ad all returned to her home near Clarence after spending a week with her brother, Ed. Adell, and family. Mr. and Mrs.

Marlon Howard attended the funeral of the former's sister-in-lay, Mrs. B. F. Richmond, In Fisher, on Wednesday. Mrs.

Ed. Adell entertained eighteen young people on Thursday evening in honor of Miss Mabel Adell and the Howard sisters. A number of piano, vocal and culta by the young people, after which re freahments were' served. The guests left at a late hour after having spent a most delightful evening. -ILL Send Them the Courier.

Perhaps you have an absent friend or relative who Is keenly Interested In tha so well covered by the Courier. Your weekly letters cannot begin to do justice to tha local field, interesting though they are, and some weeks you forget to Why not supplement the letter with a copy of the Gibson Courier, which Is eagerly read by every one receiving' Itl The Courier by the year only costs one cent more than tha stamp It takes to send your letter, and it will be appreciated. The Booker serves notice now that St Valentine's Day will be observed In this shop. Love never goes out of style, in peace -or war times. We placed the Valentine order four months ago.

They'll be here sometime this month. Books and supplies for high school, grade school and country i.uuvi iiuuiis at ui uooKery (From (he Reporter, June 11.) Ucrt lielser has resigned his position us elevator man at the Farmers' tiruln Coal and will farm next year, lie is succeeded by John Bate-jnun. Ueorge Crawford and family, who have resided in Oregon for the past two or three years, returned to this place Wednesday, und will again take up llielr residence here. Mrs. Ida Smothers will quit farming, disposing of her stock and implements at public sale, Jan.

16. She will mote to town into her property recent-fy'purcuaaed from Mrs. Chism. A. H.

Sperling and sister, Mrs. Anna Jones, and son Sperling of Dewey, left last Sunday for South Pasadena, to spend the winter with llielr rather, and A. H. Sperling's family. llemdselniaaj-Jacobs Wedding.

A pretty wedding took place at high noon Wednesday at the residence. of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jacobs, one and one-half miles east of Dewey, when their oldest daughter, Mies Alice, wu united in marriage to Mr.

Marlon Helndnel-man of near Rantoul. About 4U guests were present to witness the ceremony which was performed by Hev. Starr, pastor of the Dewey M. E. Church.

Attar the ceremony and congratulations, a sumptuous Weddlns dinner ni baimtaI afia. dinner the couple departed for Olney," wuere iney win visit with relatives of the groom. They will reside with the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.

HelndHelman, on a farm 3 miles nortlieasf of Rantoul. Farmers' iraln Hen Banquet The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Fisher Farmers' Grain Coal was held Saturday. The elec-! tlou of the board of directors was held at this meeting, which was held over the First State Bank. At noon a banquet was served in llic basement of the Christian church at which the stockholders and farmers and land owners of the vicinity bad been invited. Over one hundred men responded to the Invitations.

Mr. Wm. M. Stlckney or Chicago gave a very interesting address in which he told of the difficulties which FROCK FOR EARLY SPRING This freck Is of dark blue serge with narrow skirt showing cascade of black silk braid at sides. The braid forms the girdle, outlines tha zouave Jacket effect and edges the deep sailor collar.

The U. 8. A. hat has a crown of beige satin and a brim and crown-, band of black soutache braid. To Make Rosettes.

Wind the ribbon around two Angora, the desired distance apart. Then In the center wind and lit with thread-. Tfceo pull loops nptirt and catrti with one or two atlti-his to hold top to-gother to give envct. ri fin's 5 TAT If I( NATIllNAX UANH OllANVIl.t I it FEEDERS AND prTk k. i.

sskv isa. i sav mt ssi a sl ssi ssi a. sal sssav saw a TMDK.W. H. Woodruff and Vera left pTWeilliesday evening for a short visit In UtflA A.k ililiilllllilfc -t.

VIM JaTal tl mM .1 fllllJJil lii KX1 1 1 I k' I 31 g.lH sLTt 56-60 EXCHANGE BUILOING UNION STOCK YARDS. -John Mahood of Buckingham came iuunwy to-aiiena tne nneral of hla mother. Mr. UAhml Mr. and Mr iwa Tiimia'i.

nv ui oAieui, are nere to attend h. funeral PLKglpji 0ecg Harry Back nf r-amn r-iw. it arrived here Wpdnmrfav tend his brother Ralph's funeral w. BtruDDar bas added a stock Of aroceriM In thA started selling them jsst' Saturday. Walter A.

Beck of Camp Dodge arrived here Wednesday morning to attend the flin Aral nf hla B.l.u Mary. Thackeray returned Wednesday fmn, All ULBUUWl Tlslt with. reUtlvx. In nM. ou.

w. OU. that the storm there waa terrible. viaa ocnumacner, who bas been very 111 this week, passed away at her home In thl. funeral services will be held In the uiiaeran cnurcn Monday afternoon at 1:20.

Interment In u.i.i. pivnia wiuv- tery. Mrs. Alexander Mahood died at her home la Oermanvllle township- this week. In her 88th yesr.

She was a native of Panna-lunla IB this neighborhood since 186. Her uusmdo oieo ln 1874. Mra. Mahood I1VM With har rfatiirf.tA im. uwi a mis, Wf aUlfyr Leggate, In Melvtn, from 1894 to 187.

Since then she had made a home for her grandchildren In Oermanvllle, Ilr-Ina with har Haiurhta LDettloff. She survived br twn daughters and two sons. Tha funeral win De held Saturday at the home, women oan look at 2S? mn- knowing look that will make him shiver. SHIPPERS: WHen shipping your car of )ive stock to CHicago, give us a trial, as we are confident we can give you satisfaction. 0 pecialttentionivenJouyingiee on orders.

BACON, PETERSON CO. sfc'00 om iua1o hi".