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211 by a in Crate 6 THE PANTAGRAPH, BLOOMINGTON, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1916. FATAL QUARREL OF BROTHERS-IN-LAW Almer C. Mikel of Downs Killed by Crushed Skull in Fall Caused By Blow From Floyd Craig's Hand, Following Dispute. Both Parties to Tragedy Highly Esteemed Residents of the VillageCraig Recently Returned From -Life of the Victim. -Fate draped a somber mantle about the quiet village of Downs yesterday forenoon about 9:30 o'clock, when death came to Almer C.

Mikel, a prominent resident of that place as the result of a fall on the sidewalk, occasioned by a blow struck by Floyd Craig, his brother-in-law. The skull of the unfortunate man was crushed and death was instantaneous. What, at the outset, appeared to be a fistic encounter of the ordinary type, terminated fatally, and last night while a grief stricken young man peered from behind barred doors and gazed upon cold gray prison walls. a sorrowing widow and six small children were held in that subtle spell which follows in the death of those they loved. But One Blow Struck.

It appears that the brothers-In-law had not been on friendly terms for some time and there seems to have existed a sort of family enmity, concerning which no one seems to be reliably informed. It is known, however, that only a few days ago they had an argument and that since that time, more trouble had been expected by the relatives of the men. Floyd Craig, who has the reputation of being a peaceful young man, and one possessed of excellent habits, returned about four weeks ago from Arkansas. He found employment at once at McConnell' garage. "A1." Mikel, as he is familiarly known, also bears A good reputation and so a8 is known, has never been in trouble.

He, of late, has been buying and kept his horses in a barn on the opposite of the alley and a little to the rear of McConnells' garage. Engage in Encounter. Mikel came out of the livery barn just to the rear of Brown's barber shop and across the alley from the gArage, carrying a couple of buckets of water for his horses. Craig stepped out of the garage about this time and FLOYD CRAIG. the men Indulged in an argument.

Mikel, so the story goes, backed away from Craig toward the west and ward the entrance of the alley. Just as he wag a few feet away from the sidewalk at the mouth of the alley, Craig, it stated, struck him in the face with him fist. This was the only blow struck. but it staggered Stikel, and he fell backward, Head Struck Walk. The back of Mikel's head struck the edge of the concrete walk and him skull was crushed.

Dr. E. C. WIthe scene, but lama wan soon on hurried examination revealed the fact that death WIN almost instantaneous, Craig. It In related, stooped down and looked into Mikel's face and then to Dr.

Williams, snid: turning there any chance for him Being swered in the negative, Craig started to walk toward the street, when Constable Dryer appeared on the scene, gave himself up and was broucht to Bloominaton and placed in ROTARIANS INVITED TO DECATUR FEST CITIES IN GATHERING FIVE Convention at Orlando Hotel to Include Decatur, Coming in Decatur Bloomington, Peoria, field and Danville. -A decision to -Decatur Review: convention was de. have five-elty last action at the elded on as the meeting of the utar every-other-week Greider's Monday, This Rotary Club at be attended by convention would members from Peoria, Springfield, Hitoomington, Danville and Decatur. and may be invited to come Galesburg Invited may not be one of the citten The expectation in that represented. be thirty or forty there will elty.

The session tativen from each held at night nt the Hotel will he within the nest month. lando elty he expected to probably Each would nish twenty minutes of the program. would be on subjects The program connected with Rotarian principles. Committee in Charge. to have the convention The decision made at the rungestion of the enwas committee and all are tertainment including date, invitarangementa, ete, were put in the hands of tion, that committee, which is composed C.

5, J. county Jail, awaiting the action of the coroner's Jury today. Saw Him Fall. Mr. Forest Cole, a business man of Downs, says that he saw Mikel fall; saw his head strike the walk, but did not see the blow struck.

lie states ALMER C. MIKEL. be PANTAGRAPH GIVES RETURNS Results of the Election Today Will Be Given to the Public as Fast as Received. -In accordance with its custom at every election Pantagraph has made arrangements for receiving and giving to the public free cost the returng from the election today. of The main interest locally will center in the result of the vote on the saloon issue in the township of the city of Bloomington.

will close at 4 o'clock this afternoon, but that does not mean that the result wall be known by 4:05. The public will be given the figures as quickly as they can be received and compiled, but there will be nothing gained by inquiry immediately at the closing of the polls, for it requires a reasonable amount of time for the judges to do their work and transmit the results to the newspapers. The Pantagraph will display the figures on the bulletin boards outside of the office, and will also give out results, as usual, to inquirers at the office telephone or otherwise. Just how soon the total vote on the saloon question will be known will depend upon the swiftness of the work of the election judges, but it may reasonably be supposed to be known by 5 o'clock or 30. The election commissioners have instructed the judges to count the saloon vote first, and then the Vote on the township officers.

Elections are also held today in every township of the county for the choice of local officers. The Kinloch Telephone Company has made special arrangements for gathering and distributing the returns of today's elections, and inquirers of the telephone central office will receive the latest information on the vote, without bothering the newspaper offices, which will have plenty of troubles of their own. New Concern Incorporated. new concern to be known as the National Heating and Cleaning Company was incorporated yesterday at Springfield with a capital stock of $10,000, and will have its headquarters in Bloomington. company will buy and sell al kinds of ventilating equipment and will operate in Illinois and Indiana.

The Incorporators of the new company are P. H. MaGirl, Ben Cones and Charles I. Will. The officers of the new concern are: P.

H. MaGirl, presIdent and treasurer; Charles I. Will, vice-president: Cones, manager; J. D. MaGirl, secretary.

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Quartette, "Come Where My Love Lies Dream- 10. Educational (1) "Little Shoemaker." (2) "Song Foster of Iron." (3) "The Riley-Gaynor Peerless Quartette. Eiste Baker. 2. Baritone, "The Bravest Heart Shall 11.

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Any record in the Victor Catalog played on request 9. Quartette, "Grandfather's Work during concert. Program under direction of Fred Hayden Quartette. T. Ashton.

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Private automobile ambulance, -Vote Maurice LOCAL sessor today. City wall paper cleaner, 3 -Smoky cans, H. S. McCurdy. -Those ball bearing roller skates the children are using on our streets come from W.

B. Read Co. Art in Moving Pictures. -Vachel Lindsay, Wednesday, Apirl 5th, 3 o'clock, Woman's Club. members, 25c.

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Fight San Jose Scale! -The most effective enemy of San Jose scale yet discovered is properly prepared Lime-Sulphur solution. It you are concerned about saving your trees, buy this great scale destroyer at Chris Garver's drug store. We sell any quantity. Southeast corner Front and Main. Bloomington Township Election Notice -Division line is the south line of the township and follows Morris avenue to Six Points then along the Springfield road to city limits.

Those east of these limits vote No. 1 at the ball park and those living on the west side of this division vote in No. 2 at the Corrugated Metal Company building. DATES NAMED FOR COUNTY BABY CONTEST BY CHILD WELFARE TION. Set For May 4-6 Inclusive Open to McLean County Babies Between Six Months and Five YearsCommittee Chairmen Named.

-At a meeting of the McLean County Child's Welfare Association, held in the public library last evening, it was decided that the date for the holding of a baby contest should be set for May 4, 6 and 6, at the Second Presbyterian church. All babies in McLean county between the ages of six months and five years are eligible for entry. Other business transacted at the meeting last night, which WaR attended by about forty of the members, was the naming of chairmen for the various committees, the chairmen having the election of their respective committeemen. Those named are: Executive committee, Dr. Harry La Howell--also president of the association.

Publicity, Mrs. Harry Fleming. Childs welfare, Mra. J. A.

Leys. Judge, D. Cantrell, Finance, DINE. Will Moore, Scoring, Mrs. W.

W. Whitmore. Entries and enrollment, Mrs. Mabel H. Seymour.

As has been previously explained, this is not to be a beauty contest, such as is often staged at church fairs or furmers' institutes. The scoring of the babies is to be alone scientifie lines, including many factors indicated in the general child welfare study sociations thruout the country. The exhibit of little youngsters will doubtless be one of the most interesting affairs ever seen in Bloomington. LAST MEETING OF DRYS. Rally of the Anti- Saloon Forces on South East Street Last Night Was a Quiet Affair.

The last meeting of the campaign by the dry contingent was held last night at the chapel on South East street, now occupied by the denomination called the Church of Christ, which was formerly the Baptist mission. "'he building was well filled, and the meeting was an interesting one. The predieted disturbance which was feared in some quarters yesterday failed to materialize. and altho a police officer was in attendance, the whole occasion was devoid of excitement of any kind. The speakers were Rev.

A. L. Gepford, a pastor of the church, and Harry C. Read and James H. Shaw.

The speeches were all temperate in gauge and all calm in their argument. Mr. Shaw took up the letter from John Gummermann In last evening's Bulletin, and answered some of the statementa made therein. Estectally he drew a contrast between the ing places in Germany and the saloon thin country, saying they were not to be compared with each other, an they are totally different, and Germany has no such thing as in the American saloon, and would not tolerate such a thing. DRESS-UP WEEK BEGINS.

Observance of the Present Week Time For Beautifying Meets With Hearty Response. The observance of dreas-up week in Bloomington was Inaugurated without any formality, but it promises to be one of the most successful occasiona in the business history of the city for the year. The spirit of dress-up week seems to be in the very air, and there will be a general community effort to primp up in person, in the home, In streets and in the city in general. There in nothing to be lost by thin effort, and the spirit of the week 18 very ilkely to last far beyond the next Saturday night. The merchants of the city have made special preparation for the trade of dress- week, and are providing the materials for the adornment of the persons, homes and surroundings of citizens, The fundamental idea of the week in not commercial one, but the observance in undertaken In the spirit of friendly rivalry in Ink the whole environment in which we are living.

Funeral of James Dawson. -The funeral of James A. Dawson was held Monday afternoon at the residence at 406 Houth East street, at 3:30 o'clock. The services were ducted Stev. H.

N. Burch. The pallbearers were Gust Behnke, Claude McLean, Carl Lawrence, C. E. Phelma, George Rector and Fred Jones.

The 1, of R. T. conducted their ritual vices at the grave In Bloomington cemetery, where interment was made. -The fact that virtue is its own ward doesn't influence a man to be a 600d thing. that Mikel did not move a muscle after his head struck the walk.

Messrs. Frank Cowden, M. L. Adams, Charles Fisher, and others who were seated on the opposite side of the street from the scene, saw Mikel lying on the ground and rushed to his side. J.

J. Craig Talks. J. J. Craig, a highly esteemed resident of Downs and the father of Floyd Craig, was seen yesterday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs.

Mikel, by a Pantagraph reporter. He stated that his son is 21 years of age and that the latter had been home from Arkansas but a few weeks. His mother died five years ago. He stated that he knew his son and Mikel had been having some words. said to Floyd this morning, before he went to work," said Mr.

Craig, "Now, Floyd, don't have any trouble with Al. Floyd said to me, 'Don't worry, father, won't bother unless ho compels me -and I know Floyd will do what he added the father and here he paused, a tear glistening in him eye and his voice quavered with emotion. Then, continuing, he added, "I know Floyd intended to do Al. no harm. He didn't strike him bard enough to have killed him.

It was the way he fellhis head struck the walk." Besides the father, there are two brothers, Cheney Craig, of Bloomington. Forest Craig, of Downs, and two minters, Miss Beaste Craig and Mra. Chariton, both of Bloomington. Brief Sketch of Deceased. Almer Mikel was born at Downs December 1861, and har lived there all of his life.

He has been engaged in stock buying and farming for many years. He was married in 1585 to Katie Blue, daughter of Mr. and William Blue, pioneer residents of Bloomington. To this union one child was born. Miss Fern Mikel, of intron.

Mrs. Mikel died in 1890 and on September 1, 1898, he was married to Miss Nettie B. Craig. of Downs, To this union six children were born, follows: Ruth. Rachel, Almer, thy, and twin babies, Howard and Nettie, who are now almost a year old.

He is also survived by his muted mother, Mra. Hannah Mikel, and sister, Stra. Kittie Craig, both of Hudson. and two brothers, Herbert and Edward F. Mikel, of Clinton.

tucky, Inquest This Afternoon. Coroner James F. Hare notified the family that the inquest will held at Downs this forenoon at 9:30 o'eleck. Constable Dryer was busy last Ine summoning the several who konw something of the details of the affair. A traveling salesman who to said to have seen the encounter, left the train which arrived in Downs on few minutes after the encounter.

His identity has not as yet been learned. Robert Stueller, Harry Spayd and Max Hurd. To Cincinnati, Frank Meredith made a surgestion that forty or fifty of the club memhers who have automobiles should take their cars and go to the Cincinnati convention in July. He said he had talked to about twenty different here and everybody was in favor of it and he thought that if the matter was properly pushed a big delegation could be sent to the convention and it would let the 4.000 Rotarians from all over the country know that Decatur was come town. He WAR authorized to keep pushing the project.

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