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THE DAILY PANTAGRAPH, BLOOMINGTON, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, iyb. Query corner Conducted by Mr. A motor road to the ton of West Side Notes II. H. Argo.

mountain where will he erected $100,000 hotel, ia planned in minutes, the train reaching Chicago un time. Instruction On New Yards, DANVERS BODIES HOLD MEETINGS Ish Columbia. In the Railway World Closing prayer. Library Association Elects. The annual meeting and election of the Danvers Library association J.

J. Butler, assistant superintend "Stand Pat" for If YOU PAJlGAPH MISSES If Blsomis.te city aufeftcrtbara wtioia Ptntafngh thoulfl fail Hvry. will Mil Till Plnts.rspli offlct, 2460, betora I 'leek, tn eo mliro ty iDMltl csrrltr. H.oon sny tillurt In Salivary 1rt 9 e'olock- pleas. At meant esmel teavei attice tl that Sour ttr Salivary ot that which have keen repartee ent, has issued some additional in was held at th library from 2 to 4 NIGHT COUGHS STOPPED HUiiction to Southern division i out of Chicago tonlpht.

It waa de 'CAR LOADINGS IN 15 MINUTES Irritating alee dlnturbln nlnl.t Parent-Teachers, W. C. T. U. and Missionary Society Announce Programs.

freight crew on account of the change in terminals from Springfield to Hldgley on Feb. 15. Commencing with that date, all freight reachim? Springfield will register at the Hldgley engine house office. Instead of in Springlield. The Peoria SHOW DECREASE cided to citrate train i in two sections.

It Is expected to have eight cars on thn second, which will be turned over to the Mobile Ohio for movement to Cairo, the excursionists there transferrin to the Second Division There has been considerable argument among Chicago Alton employes of late regarding the Second division In the World war. and which was recently given exploitation In some moving pictures, entitled, "The Big Parnde." The Morgan brothers, topped elniost iiuumtlr. Ons swallow i Thmlne does the work. Different bjtiiim. Acli on new p.

m. Saturday. The following directors were elected: Mrs. Louis Strehle, Mrs. I.

M. Artls, L. E. Kkaggi and C. R.

Stuckey, all ot whom were elected to succeed themselves. The board of directors Is composed of even members, the other being E. M. Minnlck, Kath-erine Funk and Mr. J.

A. Hodge. Officers of th aoclatlon are: President. E. M.

Mlnnick; secretary, Mrs. Louis Strehle: treasurer. L. E. within.

fc.iuiilly efftH-tlv in nr line motor cars will register in Springfield a In the past. The yard-masters at Ridgley and Springlield LIBRARY ELECTS DIRECTORS No chloroform or other liamirm ilni' Pleasant-taste. 3Se, aik- and $1 mi baek If not lailaflpd at Moore's Drug' Kid other P'(o(l driii; stores. Slump in Freight Traffic on the Alton Evinced During January. will keep informed by telephone of the movement of passenger train.

Skaggs. A meeting for the purpose of reorganization of the board will Local Notices E. E. Sovern. 619 N.

Wain. Furniture prices drop to the bot. 'torn ilurinc our l-Yluiiary sale. Iuv "Pt Stern'. as you enrti.

j04-tt S. Main it. Lr. A. K.

Prime of Sprlnsfiuld. Siciallty Cataract) will ee his ese, ear. nose and throat patients Tt the Arlington hotel the second Thursday of each month Operating days. Prince sanitarium. iSprirsflcld Jil, Monday.

WedntMjay and rriuay Wqolen Mill Store. On Monthly Tour. G. W. Seldel, superintendent of Meetings of various organization of Danvera are to be held during the be held on March 6.

Msn'a Clate Give Program. Th men' clan of th Presby Cape Girardeau, a Mississippi rlvtr steamer, for New Orleans, and which will leave Cairo Tuesday morning. This tour to the Crescent City Is being given a tryout and should the business Justify It, will likely be made A permanent feature. Conductor Lester Polite and Engineer Hurress handled tho theatrical special St. Louis to Kansas City, Saturday nlKht.

Two companies were handled, requiting seven cars. No. 3 brought down an extra sleep-er for S'pringtleld which moves north on No. 76 this morning, carrying 110 member of the Knight of Cohimhus degree team to Chicago. Fireman Craig and Rrakemnn Frin-cls were all Identified with this organization, which left the United States on January 10, 1918, following the First division, which sailed the preceding June.

The Second division went Into the line before Cerdun In March, 1918, and the first artillery fire was concentrated on Easter Sunday. The division wa composed of the Fifth and Sixth marines, the only American marine who saw action In that campaign: the Ninth and Twen OTHER RAILWAY NEWS motive power and hi staff of mechanical official, depart on No. 77 this morning for Venice the first leg in the monthly tour of all terminals week and Interesting programs have been prepared. The firt will be the meeting of the Parent-Teacher association at the school house thi evening, when a number of talk on the subject of patriotism will giv torlnn church gave an Interesting iM-no-mm iat night In observance of to conduct an inspection. The, party moves to Roodliouse tonight and to i the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

Rev. James Fisher, pastor of the church, gave the month rf the Alton handled 37 i'65 ir.t.; ao the Western division Tuesday. en by local citizens. The assocla Cr The Western Union linemen, en tlon 1 observing "Fathers' Night." the address of the evening on the Following 1 th program: subject, "Th Religion or ADranam Lincoln." and other numbers con mailed cars aa conipared witii 4 II during the name month of IfCa. Th.s is a decrease of D.Si.iO, or 70 tra ns of EH cars each.

The major portion of this decrease Is credited Singing by the audience Led bj gaged here lor several weem installing the cable In the pump log conduit system and also making new ty-third infantry; the Twelfth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth field artillery, and the Second Engineers, with their ambulance and ammunition trains. The next engagement was at Belleau Wood, where the marines sisted of congregational singing; Miss Agle. Business meeting. connections with the telegraph and telephone wire to various point In prayer, Fro stappenoecK; eoieo-tlon bv a auartet, "Our Natlv to the ded nn tn the coal trade, due Folk dances By members of till Unusual Movement. Tim Chicago Alton on Sunday handled a solid train of 45 cars of Puick cars, brought Into Chicago on the Grand Trunk and billed over the Alton and Frisco to Lo Angelc.

Itloomlngton snd Normal, compietea muic, string quartet: made history by their bravery. The the blft Job Saturday and left for tbleux, "What a Friend We Hav next engagement wa at Solssons, In tableaux, "Camp Fir starting In June. 191S: St. MlhleL southern Illinois to tart upon a urn-liar assignment. third and fourth grades.

Tslk. "A Patriotic Person" Lyl Stuckey. Talk, "Patriotism In the Church" R. J. Williams.

Saxophone duet Virginia Otto and Helen Springer. This fine shipment wa handled aa muilc. trln quartet: ong, Plane Mont and Meuse-Argonne. Tha Faith of Our oneatc- division ha a record unsurpassed second and was In charge of Con ductor Keogh and Engineer White tlon Other Railway Not. Receiver W.

O. Blerd and wifa, being 133 day on the firing line and 86 day In actual battle, suffering house. The total value of thta train who have been gueat of John Og- was estimated at and close Not of th City. Th Woman' Union of th Bp watch was kept of Its movements, New lot lad es' bloomers. Princes )lils.

step-ins, towns, all at our Jiopular prices. Victor ana Brunswick Records Released Daily. carry a lull and complete i tock. Come heie tu select your thole Cat'ie i'mno 22 Mi in Ph" JLast Honors Paid To Willis Davis The ftinei.il for V. M.

"'Jiavie were lield from the residence. North East street, Saturday unrniiK at o'clock. With Kev. F. V.

Yot.t ii. 1'ii-tor ot tlit! Grace K. church, and liuv. Guy Z. Moore i.t the Normal M.

K. church in rhaice. t-sley Owen pune" "The 1-ord is My Shepherd" and "The Land Where the 11 sen Never l.idc. playing her own on the Uarp. The pa I it-caret were William J.

tiahhert. Mursh tlt church met Friday afternoon at It was desired to give It expeditious handling and have It on the Frisco the horn of Mr. O. B. Dunlap.

to the mild temperature. The reasons for the decrease otherwise cannot be accurately told. Coal loe dines for Saturday reached 800, while for the month todate the total is 1.SS0 asainst 1.700 for the openmw week of February a year nun. The outlook for the remainder (if the month Is not encuniK-it'C. iiiih ss there is colder eather.

The Midland Is to take possession of the ChieaRo. I'eoria fit. l.ouis this week ai-cordine to report, and. It I feared, will move considerable of Hie Uo( Island coal to Peoria that formerly went over the Alton's rnils. Just how much the Alton will lose will not he known until the Mid-lard starts tn funct onine The Alton will not five up nny of Its business without flRht and with the advantage of low trade and fast han- Mrs.

Henry Oldham, who has more casualties than any otner American command and reclaimed more territory. The generals In command Included J. O. Har-bord, Gen. Omar Btinflv and Gen.

John Lejuene. Hanford McNlder, former commander of the American Legion, was one of the officers In a regular army regiment. rails bv noon today. The train of scrap off the Chicago, been 111 tha past week, Is better. Peoria ti St.

TiOuls wa brought to Cercle Modern club will Plooiiiiiiglon from Springlield Sat Talk. "A Patriotic School" Prof. Rer. Jame Fisher, pastor of the Presbyterian church. W.

C. T. U. Meeting. A meeting of the W.

C. V. will be held at the horn of Mr. W. A.

Co at 2: SO o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The program will be as follow: Devotion Mr. W. B. Weaver.

Roll call, clippings from th lift of France Wlllard. Reading of minutes Miss Ella Lander. Vocal solo (selection by request) Mr Frank Rusmlsell. meet Wednesday afternoon at the horn of Ml Maud Harris. ttrday by Conductor Prescott and Enuinoer Alsene.

while It wn taken lesby at Oglehurst In Elkhart ror several day, move to St. Louis on No. 7 this morning, Mr. Blerd to attend a conference of executive of the western lines No. 3 wa held SO minute at Springlield Saturday, due to heavy mall unloading, a large proportion being catalogue from Chicago mall order houses.

No. 3 wa given a 50-mlnute tab at Chicago yesterday morning, due to a derailment of a Burlington train on the joint tracks. Train 40 wa given IS minutes delay for the same reason. It ws necessary to detour tho former train over the Burlington Mr. and Mrs.

Wlllard Toder to Chicago hv Conductor Veatch and tha parent of a seven and one-half pound son. bom Saturday morning Engineer Prewer. There were 45 loads of waste material, bound for the Junk vards. while 11 old eed at their home In Danvers. Th Thimble club will meet on cars, which will be Junked, coin ouirht to be able to show up Thursday afternoon at tha horn of With th Enginemen.

Fireman Barney Bardwell. who was so badly Injured In the accident at Lambert a year and a half ago, returned home Saturday evening after spending three weeks In a Chicago hospital, where another operation upon his head and Injured arm wa performed. Fireman Pierce, of the Eldred branch run with Tefft, I off duty, due to sickness Mr. C. R.

Ewln. Idetetl the odd train. Two Work Train. Instrumental solo Mis Viola Tha Ladle' Aid oe1ety of th 1 alFMprRtTfNCo. Ill track to Brighton Pnrk.

There will be a work train on the Nafzlger. Special number on th Vlctrol. Th program I given In com Zlon Lutheran church will meet at th horn of Mrs. Rassbach Thurs the competitive 1 ne into Teoria with Its lack of power and cars, rundown roadbed snd crades. T'ltltnately the Midland plans to make 'ir' class nil Iron out of the old P.

P. A- Ft. but until that day come, the Alton onsht to be able to reta most of the business It now handle in lr 'I memoratlnn of France Wlllard and day afternoon. an offering will he taken for th Ladies of th Raptlt church Wallace. Trof.

t'liff Giiil.l. E. aiid V. Stover. The funeral tmrty went to pirontur.

foL lowinc the servtre where a ervlce i held at L1 o'clock troni the Long Chei M. E. diuri li. cast of that city, with Hey Mr. Yoiine: tn charre.

Interment was made tn Long I'reek Local Musicians Given Big Ovation are making plan for th 'annual France Wlllard memorial fund. Woman' Missionary Sooiaty. Fireman C. W. Short I on th Hummer north with Fuller.

In place of Rich, laving off. and E. S. Grave Washington birthday supper to be Peoria line today and It will likely be lu service for several day. The pile driver will be In operation at Van Wood Tuesday and two extra brakeinen will be sent up from Hprlngftcld to flag the outfit.

It is planned to resume operation on the Hlverdale bridge on the (lod-fiey line today. Concrete worker move there on No 11 ajid the cium hell I expected to be In lervlce tomorrow picking up old material and neia at tn church parlors Monday, George Goforth and his Gold Band renruary zz. I on the fast mall north with Nelson, In place of Swahoda. Invlng off. Mra.

W. A. Co will be hogtes to the Missionary oclety of the Presbyterian church, which will be held at her horn o'clock on LanEhofT ha reported for the Bucharest will hav a broadcasting superior service if i in p. o-ot'on to furnish. NothlnR has been heard of late concerning the eu'enslvi of t' Northwestern to St l.o'i Th's pew rond If 1 anticipated, vill lo nffeet the Alton tn om extent, as the Viter c.mpmv row handles muih t'cnace out of Fnst Pt.

Ixm's mall outh with C. Johnson. muon witnin tn next year. Friday afternoon. The program will have returned from Chlcao, where they helped WLS put on the biggest night In the history of the station on Saturday night, the band's seventh appearance before the "mike." Purlin the evening there were M9 telegram and 4nu telephone calls re constat of th following number Engineer Volnev Anderson, of th Carllnvllle pusher, I off dutv.

and Frl Bandv was sent down to hand! the Job. Mulc. devotion. In chart of Maiquerade Party Tonight. The Kffie r.

Hsrhord auxiliary of iha Bpantsh War Veteran will have mas(iuerad'1 tirty for meinhers n1 their families thin eveninr in the M( Harnea hiilldinc Members sro to (ring their own sandwich and tie committee will erve Ice cream. cuke nod supplies. Two extra brakemen will be on duty while the clam shell I In ervlre to give it flag protection. Mr. Jame Fisher.

Roll call and business Mr. John T. Ayers. Tonic. "Chosen." With th Conductor.

Pasenger Conductor Ed Taylor ll off duty, due to sickness, end Ed Psper. "Higher F.durattnn for that mav be diverted tn the North-nentem when the litter 1 ne procures 'ts entrance lnt( the Psl. sippl river metropol1. Etr Passenger TraHic. Owlm: to unexpectedly larre ritisl-ness on the M.irdl (llus encursloli Women Choen" Mr.

C. With th Power. Switch engine wa started out of Venice Maturday evening for plooimiiKton shops In charge of Engineer liletx. The wiglne begun to run warm and gave the crew Gravette. ceived, ror one hour and 4a minute telegram were received at the rate of one a minute.

Telegram were received from Montreal. Canada: New York. Santa Monica, and from Florida. A message wa received from Gene Hlser. at Saraota, Fla.

The Gold Band In said to have made the big. rest hit In the history of the sta Mere than jnn Unit unemployed wo'kern of Poland bine heen rf stered hy the covernment. Song Mrs. Frank Rusmlsell. Paper.

"The Sheer Fun of Srr Ire" Mr. Metta Imhorr. Tonic. "Th American much ileluv that It wa necessary to set It out at Ijiwndale and deadhead home, clue to the It hour law- An extra north. Conductor "shorn and "Flv Issue in Indian Affairs" Welch was deadheaded to Chicago on No.

4 tn come out on No. i In place of Taylor. Conductor Coffnian Is handling the car of I'ave Harris In the west end pod. Conductor Pan Pohl Is laying off snd Harry Kummer caught the car In the north end pool. Conductor Thornton of the run out of Peoria.

I off duty and Moses caught the car. Conductor L. J. Wllmoth of the runs out of ltnndhntis. as up Pun- tion.

Mr R. M. MlnnlcV. "Experience of Chllcat Oeorg" Mr. W.

A. Cos. Engineer Erlckson picked the engtne up. and towed It to th hop. Switch engine 4 recently brought to Iiloomlngton for repair, return to Alton thi morning and relieve the 127 which will be taken to the Venice yards.

The Hi. which ha len In tnr. Recovering From Operation. Clarence Reynolds, of 704 West Monroe street, returned to hi home yesterday from Rrnkaw hospital, here be submitted tn ma lor op-eratlon weew go. le I Improving nicely.

ia Am nut nn the run. Rrakeman ft. E. Gardner waa dead headed to Chicago Saturday morning on 7 to com out a baggageman day to spend the dav with hi broth, er. Passenger Conductor John Wllmoth.

With th Tra nmin, Hat Blocking on No. with Ii. In rlae of Georce Balrd. called to Missouri to wa sent Its tit to the Cedar City, Mo. branch, being taken to Ruodhou by Engineer Stmey.

Mad Much Delay. attend law ault. Cheapnes of draft animals has blocked ef'orts to Introduce truck Into liumatiln. A failure Spa in crop ha caused a crisis in th brrel stav market Braketnan C. M.

Om of th Jollet Flagman 3. M. Imlln of main line passenger with I W. Roberts i off duty, due to sickness, and llrakemn Isentnan wa deadheaded to Chicago local I off duty nd an extra man pei up thi morning to handl th held HO minutes St. Txiul In order tn load theatrical hagguge.

train did not leav that cliy until 1.1:4 on Saturday night. txstilte Paris Cleavers Dyers It car. Engineer Rcrt Kyrer nd Fireman W. I. Haxter.

with the 54 made a vi rv fine run, reaching Spilngtleld at 3: It ami coming tn Itloomlngton In an hour nd IS Wednesday fc For Momday an Exposition of New Spring Silks "y( .1 $4 DOWN SPECIAL! NOW IS THE TIME! JUST THINK! Pay Only Four Dollars Down and Then Only a Small Payment Each Week or Month February 10th Is Dollar Day Look Forward to Our Usual Tremendous Bargains! The Newmarket Never Disappoints Sunlight colors in wondrous weaves will greet you at every turn of the head. They are the 6ilks that will fashion the stylish modes for spring. We should like to have you come in and see them. SHEER GEORGETTES A decided prfrnr for thi cloth baa prompted our slot king it la til th pretty oft ihadei of spring liOT bird. Ikil Ro, Chirtreu, Mud, gnd Phantom Rd among tbera.

40 Inch 4 QQ wld. Th yard 1.30 FLAT CREPE Th mo.t rllbl of th heavier cloth wltb superior lo.tr gad quality. All th dusty pai sbadeg ar la grest de WANTED Experienced Saleswomen. Apply in Office Monday. $2.98 mand aad a plciur to ihnw jro at.

yard Prima Washer and Ncverchush Wringer For a short time only, 1 down puts a Prima in your home and a small amount each week, about the same as you are payinp the laundry, saves you money, time and health. Let Your Laundry Bills Pay for Your Washer Do you realize that $2.00 per week amounts to $101 in one year and in 10 years to $1,0 10? Let Trima save this money for you. CREPE SATIN War Wata, Ifi "aew- acala. prtlr Urla la th tstirti-a that show th rest- Special Housewares Values Monday pet luvr. Tbl oft pur alia 1 Flat VacNura Therm i Klectrle Toaster, mad by tha Vnlrersal Cora- $3.95 rut a to good tdTan'ag QH la.

ldth. Vary apeclal at sfslisiu NEW PRINTS Ilotil, uad by iht llral Com pan 7 95c Th NVeruh WrlpgP will Not Button and Will Wrle tlniternaly Q'f. rlddly dlfterrnt In pattern and rotor combination are (In n' spring prlnta on hey welslit crep rhln. thirty five new iatiern to 0 Cft Urt m. tha yard sJt.dU 0 Cellar Oil Hop 95c Oouln Sterling Ctrpet Seppcr $2.95 Thermal Electric Percolator, i-cop ii.

mad by lb Thrrmag F.I"trW Irona. pound all, mailt by th anal $5.95 $2.98 Adjustable (-iiruia 1 QC Strtcht. ft. 10 fl. 1 .31 I nlra ('mptnjr Company THE PRIMA WASHER Has not only th Wet Wringer, but also the best Tub.

The Douglas Fir Tub is guaranteed for 10 years. 32 super-fcature let as tell you about them. SOLD ON 3 MONTHS APPROVAL UV TMlMfl IV.ICTHICAL AT THt tLICTAIC M0t Complete New Stock of Millinery trary alalia bat remember, aiwt color, uwt trt and all ry raatonably priced. cend Flor. $5 and $6 HEAVY SILK TEDDYS $3.95 APRON DRESSES Smart New Trints 97c Ba.tment.

WHITE SMOCKS for Offlr OlrU. Operator, rwtnr' AMIstanli $1.49 fntf riMP. HOOVER APRONS Excellent Quality. lilt Value $1.39 fag Fleer. rRAY KIMBLE Where Service Count We Win Phone 1829 107 E.

Front St. -Electric Col Always Big Values fo.W3Mt7I7rr S-cLtiKttcti.

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