The Jacksonville Daily Journal from Jacksonville, Illinois • Page 2

VAtTDM At would think that Peorians mount In the ordinary VsUKPIAL would have some reluctance In run of such unhappy home the world that the bank conditions. desertion, cruelty, everr nrnmtnv clearings for their city this year drunkenness and worse charges show a gain of $20,000,000 and are made. You inny feel sytnpa- deposits on increase of for the husband or wife, 000,000. Peorin about the you realize that they are not to W. PAY.

saddest city In the whole I'nlted blame for the unhappy situation. n.Tr9 States when the realization came But your deeper sympathy goes (IV. that prohibition would before out to the children as you think nifty. per week ...........16 many months become a fact, of the difference that these court r-arner, per 50 Many pe0rans were in the slough proceedings may bring into their jal church oi Jacksonville i part of A fiiu for ks and months lives. the greater contribution of the and were very sure that the city Then I tu tho life of the nation.

llli- was on the toboggan. Now they court onlooker is impressed with jr a1 have the answer to their misgiv- the unfitness of either parent for the care and custody of their boys and girls of i today who are to bo the citizens Pilgrim Memorial The heritage of the Carl B. Chairman of tlie CAPT. J. T.

CALLED BY DEATH; BURIAL SATURDAY Kitty. Entered at the postoffiee tn Jack- second-class mall matter. Member the ASSOCIATED PRF.88. Ings The Assoc mid Press is exclusively the for repuhllcation iniiiri i i imhit of all news dispatches to it 1.1.1.« lltll or not otiierwine credited to tills paper. a thing mat local busl- tomorrow.

It is consideration -----ness men are undertaking a Good of 8Urh Certainly that was a gracefully Fellowship program for this worded telegram that Gov. Cox Christmas season. It means that education, of recreation and social activities as related to child ltte. comparison with these sent to President-elect Harding each man Who takes part in this fylng holiday program will give point Mr. Willis senator from Christmas dinner and some toys ltv Oho Just soon as desired Cos has the good judgtne honor the office to which his late opponent was elected and lMV a gratifying wish for co- gjnce there are even more bless-; rhis is, of course, a operative effort to better govern- giving than in receiving, statement, for not all adults Gov.

to a needy family. The plan is things, others are really of! minor ent to not merely to give money or to late Sr.nd gifts but take and present the'Christmas offering in person, i characters been shaped and nuntal it is easy to understand the big whose conduct falls short of what LAND OF that this program will have expected of them are in its contribution of Christmas wlth chU Iren and young people It is different. With right influences, with the proper kind of surroundings wonders can be accomplished. It is one of the most hopeful signs of the growing recognition of the value of directing the thought and activities of child life. It Is a work that prom- FEATCRING KILF.KN FKRTV A screen farce that will chase the blues so far they'll never come back.

If you wver laughed in your life before got a howl coming in Land of a great comedy BREAKING INTO SOCIETY CO LA CCII See Sunday Paper Connie Talmadge in a Clever Comedy Triumph The Perfect Woman victory over saves life and wins love of frigid Uo- SOME picture Watch Sunday WMmmmmmmm COCNTY PROBLEMS. i Figures presented on the Morgan county home and tuberculosis sanatorium are quite well worthy of consideration. The reduction In the number of inmates at the county home thru the years is not jiVeiTinuch real Value can- greatly of line with what has not measured until the taken place generally in such in- (Jj. COinjng years are compiled. stitutions.

Locally several causes i have been listed as bringing about I nois 1ms received of the leadership ot tliix church and indeed tho history of state tan not be written without the inclusion of tho influence of this New England congregation. It is htting that in tills year of the Tercentenary the landing the Pilgrim Fathers that the people of the Pilgrim faith should not only talk of their gloriotu history but make another contribution to the life of the community in which they find themselves. If there has been an out standing feature of the work of the Congregntioual chu.eh Hoard of hymn No. Dedication Sermon- Rev. Austin Richards, I), pastor ot the Congregational Church, Winiiet- ka.

Dedication Offering. Service of Dedication--(The Congregational Standing and i'articipat- F. S. Hayden, D. D.

Prayer ot It. O. Post, D. Hymn Dedication No. HH.

Benediction. Organ Postlude. Sunday Afternoon. December 12 At 3 Organ Voluntary. Hymn.

Hail the Power Xante- No. 87. Scripture F. M. Rule, D.

D. Prayer Rev. A. A. Todd, First Had Been In Poor Health For Several a Jacksonville Citizen.

Captain John T. Bowen, veteran of the civil war and a long time resident of Jacksonville, passed away at Friday morning at his residence, Kdgehill road. The aged veteran had not been in the best of health for nearly ten years, and was forced to cease his occupation as a broom lie was bedfast for conflict lasted some time and the I Mo. 13 nt ww to wvere I ELECTED OFFICERS May 22 the command joined tieneral forces after a campaign of three months which it endured severe and some losses. June fifth thei regiment moved up the river to Lake Chicot, went ashore and engaged in a battle with General Marmaduke, whose command was completely i routed.

In this fight there were eleven killed and a yood many wounded. The command then moved to Memphis and accompanied General A. J. Smith to Tupelo, with the exception of the veterans who had re enlisted. These were granted furloughs for home visit nfter which they returned to service and were with another regiment, second 47th, and were sent a period ol twoj through Arkansas and thence Inttf Missouri to attack the rebel, Selected Off hers for the Knsuing or in at Regular Meeting Friday Sum Netted From Market and Bawir.

Jacksonville Kebekah Lodge No. 13 held its election of officers at the regular meeting Friday evening. There was a large attendance of members and plans for the coming winter months were discussed. The committee In charge of the recent market and bazar reported $6:5.15 had bren cleared, The new officers are: Noble A. Olds.

Vice Grand Minnie Linderman. Recording Secretary Amelia Carlson. Financial Secretary Verna of which Ima impivssctl itself on the minds and luaits ef the Ann'iican Baptist church. peopleit has la'en th. ir interest in; Address- Hev.

W. H. Mar bach, education. They yavc to the Nation Street Presbyterian church, its first college, its first co-cduca-; Solo, Beautiful Upon the tioiml coll. ge, its tirst system ot W.

Barr tommon school education, they have Brown. in the new fields belted! Address Rev. T. H. Tull, Grace the Gulf of Mexico with schools so i Methodist church.

that the freedmeu might also he in telligeiit men. Three lines of colleges have gone out through the west and in these days when Christian men and women are thinking in Solo, the Gates of the Knapp Mrs. Helen Brown Read. Address Rev. M.

L. Pontius, Central Christian Church. the change. Insane poor have been sent to insane hospitals; the establishment of local option some years before the days of prohibition, the larger business prosperity, and fourthly, the fast that the Social Service league has so directed its work that many' Fm waxing old, I ve reached persons who would otlierwiae be gloaming, the night cared for by the county are now shadowr flings; and hero 1 sit, either self-supporting or cared i whiskers combing, and mor- for by their own relatives. alizing on all things.

The youug Tin tuberculosis sanatorium is go by, the dancers, laugherp, the Rippling Rhymes By Walt Mason Sunset of Life. in a difficult financial situation and unless funds are raised by taxaton of otherwise the institution must remain impotent. The causes leading to this situation are not as much a matter of concern as the situation itself and singers of morhing hymn; and Fm unlike some other for envy makes their eyes grow dim. Some greybeards watch the youug in sorrow', and long to tread their shinlflg ways, and sigh, always has to the problem that confronts it is morrow' but age has only yester- to put the sanatorium Into work- The dusk seems order and have it meet the rather tragic, but 1 would cry, need of many persons in this nay, my dear," If some county who are known as tuber-j kind fairy, with her magic, cular. would take me back to yester- vear.

I once was young and full IT'S THR CHILDREN oI trouble. In trackless wilds I THAT (X)I'NT. wt.nt astray, and every bright If by chance you listen to any proved a bubble, my idols i testimony in a divorce court hear-j all had feet of clay, I had no lug you will come to eves of morning, all day lleve thai It the interests of a weary loud 1 bore; the road husband and wife that are of i was with solemn v.arn- concern. It is the chll- jngs, left there by failure gone dren that make up the i before. Oh, youth Congregational Church and New Addition in Background was full of tcrms of Educatimi it Uymn, Re Tic That not sut pricing that these of Binds." Pilgliui spirit should give their K.

Collins, tlimiglit and attentimi to work of Charaeter building in its ne west aspevts. Building Cesi $46,000. The Pilgiim Memorial wlll a building dedicuted to this pari leu In RIALTO Kk- and 22c PI iik Tax INF.K William S. Hart Charlie Chaplin puas'j of lommunity welfare. The addition will ov iMO.tiiMMiO ami fire and fever, and love was false is to the north of the present and vows askew, and every hope (structure which was built in lfWi).

was a deceiver, and only bitter There are three floors, the first dreams came true. And now I floor or the ground floor, will he used 11ns. git with a valise full of bottled for social purposes and contains a Prayer, grape juice by my side; the clos- large room which will ing hours are calm and peaceful, and slumber comes at eventide. 1 ienedict ion Organ Postlude. Sunday Evening, December 12.

At 7:30 Organ Prelude. Invocation Lords' Prayer. Hymn, Aitih.in, of Karly Hariat. Scripture Lesson Duet, Love Mrs. A.

R. Gregory, and Mr. J. lie born March iO, ora 1 Price, who was raiding the state Ohio, a son of Anthony and Llecta Considerable service of a desolu- Butcher, Bowen. The family came to (0ry character followed until the I Cully.

Illinois when the decedent was a 0f onlistment. Estaque. mere infant. Captniu Bowen had Tims, it will tlrnt the Mary It. Davis, Alice tain's nrmv career was of the most Cummings, Lillie Robinson, Thos.

ardent character, marching, oimping in and unhealthy places, do much fighting and after nearly three of such work Hkl of the been a resident of Jacksonville 42 years. The earlier portions of his life were spent in Livingston county. He served as captain of the 47th III. during the civil war. On decided they didn't want return to Illinois he was united in August as thev might, hut marriage at Falrbury, in 1872, on till their with Rebecca A.

Ramsay. were no more Years ago Captain Bowen con- listen a big special O' Walter Brown. YOU TELL BOY! SATURDAY SPECIALS American Nougat 35c per lb. Peanut Cluster. 33c per lb.

Butter 33c per lb. Peanut 29c per lb. A itrictlv Cocoahut Brittle 29c per lb. tion by socity. But tho principal strictly nome-made work of his life was making brooms, candy containing a big Ilis shop was at his home.

mi jiwixea liOTAL PLANT Two employes of the Railway Light McKenzie ouituy nome-maae mixea OQ ewli onlv fine The aged man was a membe of Kistes 35c per lb. the hrustian church, of the at only DUC ID. PEACOCK INN of Pythias lodge No. 152, and of It will pay you to buy what Post (i. A.

R. you need for Xmai today, I MEN ARK INJURED A I He leaves his wile, an adopted son. IJoyd D. Bowon, and Marla Shutts, of Peoria. WltKKlLAN S.

Funeral services will be held at I Saturday afternoon at a ANK FLIOHTti ARK i and Charlea Onthard in- Gillham funeral home, Rev. M. POSTPONED CNTIL Hl'NRAV. 1 jured at the plant Pont intis officiating. Burial will lie I The airplane Thursday night The men in Diamond Crove cemetery.

to begin today from the r.uck-j oenrchlng for a out fu aptam Bowen had a strenuous pasture east of town by 1 hen there was a rudden flash, army career. 10, be the Robertson Brothers of St. probably the reault of a short was mustered into Co. A. 47th 111.

Louis and Oay Hutson, have been Mr. Conover was the Inf. at Peoria with the rank of or- postponed until Sunday and will derly He rose by aucces-; then continue three days. Mr. hive steps to second and first lieu- Hutson received a phone call Frl- tenant and finally to captain and day night stating that the Rob- served until Oct.

11. 1H04. when he ertson brothers had stuck in the was mustered out. Hia regular term rnud at Brighton. where they of enlistment expired in August.

i had landed for oil and gas, aay- In he saw fit to remain in jnfr thnt to get ont necessitated the service and saw considerable dismantling the plane and tuat It war until the end of his probably would take them about term. 24 hours to get ready to again Not long nftcr tne war the writer 1 take the air for Jacksonville, hut well remembers a gathering of barring further accidents sort at which the gentleman was they would arrive early Sunday present and remarked that there morning, should some kind of a fraternal i more seriously burned of the two and was temporarily blinded by the accident. Both inep sua- burns about the face and were naturally sotaewhat stunned by the occurence. When the accident occurred power was shut off until It could be learned how severely the men w'ere burned. However, the lights werp off for only a few seconds.

While the injuries are painful it Is thought that there will be no serious consequences to either of them. organization veterans LISTEN A BIG SPECIAL the Civil war. It was before the A days of the (irand Army of the Re-iA Strictly nome-made mixed putdic was organized. candy containing a big vari- Captain BowenV regiment had cty at only 25c, and fine mix- at only 50c lb. the fourth re in a in until the war will pay you to buy what Just received Ioa3 b( GENUINE AMEtUCAN FENCE HALL BROTHERS South Main Street NOT VERY HEAVY CORN 1 seat; Hymn, Cod Our Help in over one hundred and fifty, a kitchen The Shrine of Shklow Art COTT THEATRE Park Your Cares Everybody om FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Dees Life Ever Seem Humdrum in This Old Town? Maybe you need a lptle excitement in your And a change of scenery.

Have you ever seriously considered a trip to the gnat Canadian Northwest, io the land of the Yukon, where Nature and uien are both rugged, where 1 and gold are both cheap, but honor and love arecostly? There are thrills a-pleuty in THE LAW OF THE A muter piece of copatrueOtm. A triumph of Photography. Excitement galore. Great fights. Sustained suspense.

Thrilling climaxes. Strong hates. Deep Rugged Folks. Rugged ports and a wealth oi honoat-ro-gooduesa laughs. ADDED ATTRACTION A GOOD COMEDY Music by Ruth Orelieatra Admission 10c and ififc War Tax Saturday, Law of the and Lost City." 29 CENT CANDY SATURDAY SPECIALS Peanut 2Bc ocoanut Brittle Milk Chocolate Cocoanut Butter Christmas AMERICAN CANDY SHOP 208 So.

Main St RKCFJVR VICTORY MEDAL Following its admirable custom, the U. S. government has sent to Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Sooy the medal which would have jbeen the property of their son, Sooy, had he not given his in the world war.

It will be remembered that Earl Sooy, who icame to llllnola College as a student from Murrayville precinct, wan one of those to enlist early frotr. this county in the war. He was In engineering corps and lost hln life I River nwir Attigny. He disappeared after he bad been sent to take certain bridge measurements, and his body was never recovered. For months afterward hopes were entertained that the gallant uier had taken prisoner and that some time in the after war days he might answer roll However, it waa finally established that he died from a German bullet while engaged in his reconnolter- ing work Mr.

and Mrs. Sooy are now fRAND 'THEATER Everybody', The Home of Entertainment Theatre residents of thla city and recently reived iho medal to which shclr was entitled. It is one of the few in thla locality show ing five bars. The campaigns thus indicated are Alsue, Alsne- Majrtie, Meifae-Argonne, St Mill lei anti Defense sector. It without saying that the medal will remain one of the moBt cherished possessions of Mr.

and Mrs. Sooy. and a steam heating plant; the second contains the rooms of the Primary department, tlie home ot the Rhoades Memorial Library, the Church Parlor and the ministers study; the third tlimr will be used exrlnsivelv for class rooms. In addition to this equipment there will be a steam heating plant for the entire building, the auditorium will be relighted and redecorated and new doors placed in the main entrances to the building. Program la Detail.

Sunday mornii'g, Dec-embcr Pith, at o'clock. Mr. Kb Spink, superintendent of Hible School, presiding. Hymn. Tan little (lulu Like Primary 1 president Hyiim.

Ood Our in Ages I 248. Pmv Marian Faiibank. Addi Hymn, of Our Xo. 207. Service of Dedication to Kducation S.

Doane. Prayer ot Dedication--Miss Ruby Seville. Hymn, Is On Side." 13 Sunday Morning. December 12 th At 10:43 Organ Prelude. 1 toxology Invocation and Prayer.

Anthem, Not Responsive Reading. llvmu -No. 247. Scripture Lesson -Huggui 2. Prayer with SttUv -o Itent in the deUsohn -Mrs.

A. R. tircgorv. dr. Presentation of the Lari Spink.

Chairman of the liuildinif Committee. The Acceptance of the Ik. TeiteiiUnary Row Ozo- raoo Davis, D.D.. President Chicago Theological Seminary. Hymn, God Beneath Thy (Juid- ing Benediction.

Oran Postlude. Monday Evening, December 13th At 7:30 Mr. Harry M. Capps, presiding. Hymn.

Master Me Walk With J. R. Harker, President Illinois College. Carl 1C. Robinson.

Edgar E. Crabtree. Mayor of the City. Greetings H. A.

Perrin, Superintendent of Public Schools. Camp Fire Csmj Fire (iirls. Pianoforte Willard Wesner. C. Rammel- kamp.

Prevalent Illinois College. Boy Scout Scout Troop No. H. Hymn, Benedict loo. Tuesday Evening, December 14th 7: SO o'clock.

A. E. of the Springfield presiding llymn, Labor On, Spend and Re C. C. Smith, Alton.

Brief -Rev. H. I. Congregational Church. Spring- Held; Rev.

A. E. Congregational Church. Bennlstown. Lorlnne Deweesc.

Brief Addresses- Rev. J. i is. ConsTagational Church, Hose- mond; Ihr. W.

IT. C. Smith. Congregational Church. Oodfrey.

Hvmn, Churches One Foundation." Benediction. Wednesday Evening, Dec. 15, at 6 O'clock Annual supper and business, meeting of the ehnrch. SALE PRICES Sow on our entire stock ow these celebrated shoes for Men, Young Men and Boys. Those who are acquainted with these long wearing and most nifty looking ahoes will appreciate these reduced prices.

was over. The regiment did duty you need for Xmas today, all along the MisaUsippi river the and save money, at I fall and winter after enlistment, cut MFRQirAN'C well known resident Ot ta9 off the enemy's communications at mtllllluAn 9. county bought of a farmer twd New Madrid and did much other hundred bushels of corn Wat haul Another scene of duty Thotn'is Thompson of Oklo- to husk it Hd and 4 under tieneral command homa City, Oklahoma, was hand repaired to tho field at Farmington, where Lieut, among the business men of Jack- neighbors say tho two SfBMcetX Col. Daniel L. Miles was killed.

An eonvllle yesterday. half a day to get fifteen fensbelsi other engagement at Corinth gave the commnml an opportunity to show bravery. Another battle was at 1 luka under (ienerul Rowcrans, the enemy under command of tieneral Sterling was defeated. At another battle later on near Corinth the regiment lost its brave Colonel Ihrish as he was leading ins command in a charge. In engage- 1 ment thirty-six were killed more thun hundred wounded.

Next the regiment joined tieneral expeditiou Into east Tenues see from which they were tent to icksburg and employed in all kinds I of duty, fighting, fortifying, digging canals and the like. Next they joined command and; participated in the capture of son. Miss. they were leaving the city their colonel, Cromwell, rode back see to some matters pertaining to the command when he was cut off by a rebel squad, and refusing to surrender, was killed The regiment participated in a charge on the rebel works at Yicks- iMtrg May 22 and lost a number of and later at took pan in a successful cn gagement. Later the ment joined the Red river and took iu the capture of Fort v.

U. Atiettnir hard was Btreat Pfcsnw Pleasant Hill, Ajuil 0, ISUL The $5.00 value. $5.75 value. $7.50 value. $8.00 value.

$9.90 value. $12.00 value. $3.00 $3.90 $5.50 $6.45 $7.50 $8.50 $14.95 value. Shoes are Made Out of the Best Leather SHAD1D BROTHERS STOP! Just received load of GENUINE AMERICAN fence I BROTHERS South Main Slreet tion of the number of cluitns for MAGICIAN PLEASES "7. a 5T large audience i tl Ryss.

Terre i Richard Davis, magician, ap- Mr. Smith, Havana, 111., Z. Pey- Hecond in the series ton, Btardstowa, 111., were among oi tfUierttttnments being given by those front out of the city. The KnlghU of Columbus for first two being auoMMtrs. i here and friends dur- were also present nineteen of the winter monlhs force, Wr Specials 5 2 Saturday Dec 11th We Give Stamps; Ask for Them OF AMKKM IVIHKHH KM PM! YEN men and boys clothing.

Davis is regarded as one of we the most noted now ap- See KNOLES for the best pearing before the public in ad Union to his as magician he has supplemented his triokn A very enthuslttatic meeting of the employes of the American r. 11 ro. wus held ut the of 1). Rapp to Knuua Taylor, 1 he large pna i Friday flee of the company, 222 W. pt.

lot Duncan Grove, north- gening was IX'W spel bound by State street last evening The west addition, his urt and the entertainment REAL MTATK THA.NHFKKS. entertaining conversation. Choice Round Steak, lb. 00 Pork Roart Pound Beef Pot Roast 1 Chops Pound 1 DC Pound r. Choice Chuck Roast, lb.

9c I Pork Liver 1 2 Pounds 4 meetlnc wus in charge of Agent! Leona et to ifirovifl most pleasing iu every iH a Kyre and the principal speaker 14 ftlgg, lot i. first ad vtfil wus Johnson, special rep-ldltlon, to Chapin. $1. Follow'ng the entertainment. A UI Lilli resematUe for lui those of tho company who wiahed rs 1 i harvK nf und tiumave For tir see Lanina.

renniinder of the even fra reseniative for the company tbarge of loss und damage Mr. Johnson Is termed the of the express vch utid made a deep Impression on all who heard his re I the remainder of even For I ypewriters see Laning. (Umciut, Uim Ishcd by Duulap's orchestrfi Ut ILINKD LAND. Th? Four Musical Kings NLW PROGRAM TONIGHT 1111,1 "i 1 locat for Typewriters Laning. muiks He made II very plain ut the corner of Finley and the company and the general uut streets 1ms been purebased WANMl.N’OTOX.

pubbllc could no longer tolerate by Dr. A R. land Mrg prank J. lleinl is in Wash. indifferent service to patrons directly across the road u.gtun, D.

CL, representin'? the utid the excessive damage to the Appb-bee farm home. Morgan county chapter of property In trsncit anti resultant claims. For Typewriters sea Laning. The employes pledged their un I divded support to the shlbe of the north V- A 1 lit gt the nstloual convention of the society. Amos Coker of the eunt part ounty made a trip of the couny visited city yeste; day.

(One package to a customer; 3 pounds Quality Meats at Lowest Possible Prices wiegand market 224 East State Street.