Mattoon Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 1

U- A. LTOL3, rillDAY, JULY 3, 1BC3. HO. la ANOTHER ICE FACTORY. douttlcis ttrouzti fear some cce mirht FIRE ON THE FLATS.

rr cf asl 11 1 2 I. ee; Is pray for relief I li ow be alia to captcre the crook and get the reward he stuck it ia bis pocket and said nothing to other members of the force. Either that or his proverbial ignorance failed to enlizhten him as to Its proper disposition. The same thing happened again with in a few days when the Decatur police wanted a man and sent a notification the force of. this city.

He was here a day or two and could have been cap tured a dozen times, bat unfortunately cone of the waking officers knew anything of the facts. 7 Worthamas a police officer is a dis mal failure. RAILROAD MEETING. Dsclded Interest Taken by Mattoon Citizens In the Projected Road. Within the past week several meet ings have been held by men and other persons interested in the pro posed Danville andfUattooa railroad.

Right recently a portion of the line has been surveyed and there la good reason to think that the road may be built. be meetings show that Mattoon busi ness men are taking more than usual interest in the enterprise. 4 An adjourned meeting was held, Mon day night, over one hundred persons bo ng present Talks on the subject were made by C. M. Dole, W.

B. Danlap, B. Hinkle, D. T. Mclntyre, L.

L. Leh man, C. Wilson, Jamea II. Clark, rank Kern and W. Craig.

An ex ecutive committee of fifty members waa ppointed and a sub-committee of ten to secure right of way. The directors of the road are W. B. Dunlap.J.F. Hughes, J.

W. Craig, C. M. Dole and D.T. Mclntyre.

A Successful Officer. -No street superintendent has done more to keep the highways in good con dition than the present incumbent. Mr. Soolthley's Idea has not been to hire half-dozen horses and with a scraper and three or four yelling patriots tear up a street end then ft few' days later tear it up again, but copying after ideas set by Harve Sinsabaugh years ago be has taken two or three men with hoes and spades, and whenever he found a wet place drained it. The result has been, in spite of the heavy and almost ncessant rains of the past few weeks.

within a few hours after any heavy fail of water the average street has dried up and been in ft travelable condition. is not always the loudest cackler which lays the most eggs, and the same holds true with street superintendents. Noah Smithley has proved himself ft success as a street superintendent A Younp Man Held Up. Wednesday evening the patrolmen on the police force rounded np a gang of tramps, and removed from their number ft young man who had the appearance of being considerable above bis quea tionable surrounding. The tramps were placed In the cooler and the ex ception turned loose, tie had some money and started north on the Illinois Central, but just as he reached the Champaign street crossing two high waymen held htm up and relieved him of several dollars, his all.

He Immedi ately gave the alarm but the theives were too far gone to be captured. Soon to be in Operation The Mattoon Ice and Cold Storage Co. expect to be making ice for to morrow and had they not been delayed getting the supply of water required, the plant would be turning out ice ere this. They have one good well at the works and have leased the city well at the factory and It the two wells do not sup ply a sufficient amount of water, the Clear Water will be called on. In the manufacture of Ice great deal of water, which though used, really gets Into the waste pipe.

No Celebration Here. There will be no celebration in Mat toon this year and our citizens will seek other less-favored localities. Areola with ft game of base-ball, Shelbyvllle with ft prohibition celebration, Charles ton with Majah Connelly at Decker's Springs, and Sullivan and Terre Haute with barbecues, offer attractions to our wandering patriots. Sunday will be a good day la which to rest. Misused a Hatchet.

Lawrence Riddle, the ten year old son of Harvey Riddle, accldently chop ped bla foot with ft hatchet, Wednes day, necessitating the attention of a surgeon. Dr. Cleaves Bennett sewed the foot up but the lad. will be laid up for some days. J3ectrleDUters.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season, but perhaps more generally needed when the languid, exhausted feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need of a tonic and alterative Is felt. A prompt use of this medicine has often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine will act more surely in counteracting and treeing th? system from the malarial poison. indication, constipation. yield to Klectrio Hitters.

Mo ami 11.00 per bottle att'erwJ Becker's dru? store. Tr-Q Mattoon Refrigerator Company Has Commenced Work on Its New Plant. Tuei 'iy noon, almost without warn-zx cur citizens, the Mattooa Refrig erator -any, a firm consisting of C. W. Nazel, Harrison" Smith aad Go.

O. Todd, of Terre Haute, commence! the work of putting in an ice manufactory and cold storage warehouse ia ths McClure poultry house en North 11 road and and a visit Weicsslay morning revealed not cs thaa twenty men at work under the iuperlnteadd-ca ct Col. Geo. O. Todd, aa expert of cany year's experience in tte Ice maklng business.

Thus is ad- to our business enterprises another stltution which comes here from out cf town and will be built up entirely ith outside capital. The gentlemen interested la this new concern were tnose who came here a faw weeks since and tried to interest local capital. This was a failure for obvious reasons, but the visitors were so impressed with the city that enlisting some additional Indiana capital it was decided to locate' here anyway, and a location was quietly hunted. Mr. Todd moved here about three weeks ago and Tuesday received orders to go ahead and push the work; that the machinery had been shipped, and no time must be lost.

In the meantime ft water supply had been provided, and nothing remained In the way of preliminary The plant When completed will have a capacity of 25 tons of Ice ft day and In addition, with ample room and capital, a large cold storage warehouse will be erected, or a portion of the present building utilized, as may be deemed ex pedient. The latter will be great convenience to our citizens, and will doubtless be liberally patronized. The gentlemen interested in this new enterprise represent considerable capita), and their Investment of $25,000 in this city shows the faith they have in it's future growth and prosperity. They Will wholesale only and have already the assurance of sufficient patronage to take their daily product. The Gazette Is glad to welcome the Mattoon Refrigerating Company to our midst, and trusts it will bave the suc cess Its proprietors anticipate-and more.

Knows Why Ho Is a Republican. A railroad man whose wages for May as paid last week were about $58 less than for the corresponding month in 1892, said the other day: "Now I know why I anr a republican." And be Is hut one of many. All through the campaign of 1892 the Gazette tried to especially Impress up on the employ es of the railroads entering here, that with democratic success their wages, although nominally not protected, would be the first to feel the hard times sure to follow Cleve land election. That this paper was believed was shown by the republican plurality in this city which was the largest since war times. And all know what followed.

The first great cut In wages made in this country was that ordered for Septem ber, 1893, on the Big Four system. In July, after' the triumphant inaugura tion of Cleveland, came the crashing Ing banks; lines were drawn close in every direction and none felt it Quicker than the railroad boys who were unprotected. The Gazette's pre diction was unfortunately fulfilled to the letter. Yet In spite of this there are ft few so either Ignorantly or because they will not acknowledge their mis take, who claim that the upturning of the republican Idea of protection was not the cause of the disastrous times they are feeling. One reason after another In turn have been given, and now It is an alleged demonetization of silver which Is charged a) the cause of the hard times.

That this cause is specious goes without saying; that there is but one remedy Is equally true; and that is the election of McKinley in November and a congress in sympathy with pro tection, but with ft currency that will make the purchasing powers of the money In which their wages are paid aa great la Europe as In this country worm iw cenis on ine aouar. Wortham's Worthlessness. The wortblessnessv of City Marshal Wortham as a polite officer grows with the days of bJs service. The latest in stances are these: Wednesday afternoon, Tuscola's city marshal came down to attend the prac tice shoot of the gun club, and in ft con venation with one of the police Officers remarked that "it was too bad you fel lows could not catch that fellow." In quiry was made as to who was wanted and the visiting ofHoer mentioned the crook's name. "Why," said the Mat toon policeman, "that fellow was here three or four days last week." Said the Tuscola officer: "I sent telegram to the city marshal! offering ft reward Of $20 for his capture, for I thought he had gone to Mattoon." And so It was.

The dispatch was sent to Wortham but Richmond's Addition the Scene of a Disastrous Conflagration. Last Siturday night, a little before midnight, the two-story resldecca owned aad occupied by J. M. Hart, ca Union street, in Richmond's addition. waa discovered by B.B.

Rowetobein flames and an alarm Immediately turned in. With the assistance of neighbors and other late birds the household ef fects were about all removed a building was completely destroyed. even a portion of the foundation giving way before the stream of water was finally turned on. The fire department started all ritt for the scene of the fire, but a part missed connection. One cart went down Union street and became stalled In the mud, where It remained until a team could be raised to take It on.

a'he near est water plug was about 1600 feet from the burning building, and with spare hose It" was necessary to throw water through about 1800 feet, or 1000 more than practicable. Then, too, two or three lengths burst on account of the heavy pressure and great friction, and. to cap the climax a P. D. E.

freight train, not being flagged, ran over and cut out piece about aix feet long. But the boys finally saved a portion of the foundation and the dog house. Had the water-works company com plied with the order of the council to extend its mains down First street three months since, the fire could have been easily extinguished with small lOSS. Mr. sod Mrs.

Hart were absent from borne at the time of the fire, and its ex act origin is unknown; but presumably from a defective flue. The loss is fully covered by insurance, the Etna having $1400 on house and $300 on contents. POPULISTS. They Hold Their County ton- vennon in Mattoon. The populists of Coles county met in this city last Saturday to nominate ft county ticket and select delegates to the various conventions.

The following county ticket was nomi nated; '1 8tto' Attorney 3. Radimn, of Oakland. Cireait Clerk Adam Wkiitmrr llarabolt. 8arrrorBn Hamilton, of Nr.it.xm. CoroDor Joph A.

Davie, of Citarltwton. The following delegates to the Na tional, state and senatorial conventions were chosen: Nationl-H. M. Brooks. A.

t. Maxwell. tttato-Wm. rirrant. W.

H. Honknr. Hn Rim- llton. B. W.

W. iiantington, A. Whitmer, J. Hadaoa. ConiTMaloDal J.

P. Harmh. R. Ash mora. J.

H. Tat. Alex Shafer. J. Parker.

H. M. n.ad- wlok, W. B. Cor, Robert Edman, Charles Ward, 8.

Crabtree, Wfn. Bhrsdor, Wm. Bryant, m. earns, A. Alford, Adam Whitaer, Lamp, here.

Heaa'orial-W. E. Hmith. eland Howrton. George Thoda, Joba Bio.

K. Chadman. li. A. jure.

a The following is the county central committee: A. Whitmer. chairman, of Hnmholt: W. W- Hontlnjrton, aecretary, Charleston; H. at.

Chad wick. Aahmore: 1. J. Hudson. Oakland: W.

K- Cox, Hotton: L. f. Montgomery, Lafayette; John Mock, Morgan; H. A- right, Uatiooa. Next Year's Teachers.

The school board of thia district, after much work and tribulation, has elected the following corps of teachers for the city schools: Superintendent B. F. Armitaire. Hiuh School Principal. Kate Cannon i as sistant.

Sirs. Angie liitter, 8. V. Bmyser, (jeo. U.

Boott. Urammer Schools Marietta, Neel. DrluciDaJ: Mary C. O'Connoi, aaaistant West Bide School Nellie Shea, principal and Eighth sud Seventh grade; Kate Keeley. Hixtb grade; Nellie Voiirt, Fifth grade: (irace Chan, man A Fourth grade; Carrie huidla, Foarili and Third: Sarah Barr, Third grade; Emms (iraham, second grade: xUttia Jennings and Anna Kiddle, irst grade, Culnmhia School Kate McCarty, principal and fourth and fifth arradest Katrine Mor n.

Third and Vpnrth; I lore, Parrlsh, Seoond; ne rhiiiips, rirst vratie. flttnlk nm. Wnuli runpth. M.la. Emilie Wright, Third; Ilia Portly, 8xud grade and principal; Loo Marker, k'irst grada.

Central B-noot Anna rape, pnnnimi ami a Eishth and Seventh arades: Hat lie ThorniJt-rry. Seventh and Sixth; Kate Itesoall, -h; 1 na Becker, i if th! alary a. UeUernan. grade, nnaMigned. nonn oonooi Anna iieni, iimna arii; Adele Walker.

Third: Mrs. Olive brim. Bwcoud grade and principal: Anna Johnson, i irst. Hraeden school i.ta uarrett. Unaaaigned-Mand Breaee.

The Library Annual. 1 From the annual report of the librari an of the free city Mbrary, it Is learned that during the past year there were 747 volumes added, making a total of 1804 on band. The circulation during the year waa 22,709 with an average monthly circulation of 1900. During the year 642 new cards were Issued, making 1420 now outstanding. The success of the library Is pbenomenol and no small share Is due to Miss Jen nings, the retiring librarian.

It baa been the means of keeping many a child off the streets at unseasonable hours, and has accomplished in other ways almost inestimable good. Treachery. Two young ladies of Mattoon took advantage of leap year, last Tuesday, and came up and captured two of our young men and led them away. Of course boys are not scarce in I on, but the girls wanted something and of course mustcome to HuuA llumbolt Cor. Areola KecorJ.

"Wake up. Jacob, day lslrr Early -t the man who hal i i i liver. C. T. is anlt! 3 board hare juradlctlca ia tie EiltST.

L. U. for the kit four years a professor ia tie Minnesota school. Is for a few days with old frienia ia Coles county. Ut.

ess of the rising educitors tta country, and bis success Is joyed ty all Coles county people, ratronsor tne Gazette appreciate the fact that it represents ths best engraving house in Chicago and are takir advantage of the opportunity to secure the nicest and most up-to datecallicj cards that come to Mattoon, and that too at the most reasonable prices. It would be hard to convince a maa suffering from bilious colic that bis agony Is due to a microbe with an un pronouncable name. But dosecf De Witt's Colic Cholera Cure will convince him of its power to afford Instant relief. It kills rain. C.

T. Fearan. Blood purifiers, though gradual, are radical la their effect. Ayer's Sarsap-arilla Is intended as a medicine only and not a stimulant, excitant, or beverage. mmediate results may not always fol low Its use; but after a reasonable time.

permanent benefit is certain to be real ized. When we consider that the intes tines are about five times as long as the body, we can realize the Intense suffer ing experienced when they become In flamed. Witt's: Colic and Cholera Cure subdues inflammation It once and completely removes the difficulty. T. Lieutenant Robertson, TJ.

8. has been ordered to Montevideo, South America, with the probability of remaining absent for three years at least bis la our Ashmore friend's ex tended cruise. He bad been offered ft ucrative position with the coast survey but preferred ft three years' cruise in 'orelgn parts. Boulware Gochenour bave leased the room on the north side of the street, formerly occupied by the Kllner drug store, and are this week moving their grocery stock thence. Ever since the erection of, that block the room in question has been occupied by this drug store, and its change now to a grocery will be an Innovation.

In this issue appears the so-called "Scavenger which was passed by the city council the ldth of May, but which for various reasons waa held up until this week. The law was traduced and championed by Alder man James and from present indications is destined to accomplish much good. will repay a careful reading. The board of education of this eity has had printed In pamplet form with In the last few days the coarse of study and list of text books adopted for the ensuing school year. This is a decided improvement, and one which should have been Inaugurated years ago.

It will explain many things to patrons of the public schools not now understood. Considerable delay Is experienced by our merchant with delayed ship ments over the Big Four. Freight trains are only run where there are enough loaded cars to make up ft train, and this makes shipments very uncertain. It la about time, by the way. for President Ingalls to make another talk on the subject, "Prosperity Near af Hand." Ingalls could give Mark Tapely polntera.

Home grown peaches have sold this week at 75 cents and $1.00 a bushel, One apples for 40 cents and blackberries for almost what any one would give, ranging from 75 cents to $1.00 a crate and first-class. Something like two bushels of home grown apricots bave also been placed on the market. The vegetable crop has fairly glutted the market and the buyer could get for ft dime about all he could cany off, -Ell Hill, Lumber City, "I have been suffering from Piles for twenty-five years and thought my case Incurable. DeWitt'a Witch, Hazel Salve was recommended to me as a pile cure, so I bought ft box and It perform ed a permanent cure." This Is only one of thousands of similar cases. Eczema, sores and skin diseases yield quickly when It Is used.

C. T. Feagan. Mrs. Knight, mother of the Knight boys, died at her home In the west part of the city, early Monday morning, of typhoid fever after an Illness of about three weeks.

The funeral occurred Tuesday, Elder Cannon officiating Thedeceasedwasamost worthy woman and aside from the family who mourn a faithful wife and loving mother, ft wide circle of friends regret her untimely decease. It Is a big thing to say but never theless true, that a great multitude people have crowned Simmons Liver Regulator, the "King of Liver Medt clues." There is nothing like It for Malaria, Rheumatism, Chills and Fever Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Head ache. Indigestion and all troubles aris ing from a sluggish or diseased liver, Simmons Liver Regulator Is the pre- vcnilon and cure for ticse ailrnc-13. C. 7.

3 I i I ac llli sucker. a a 3 a cf v. ci -9 over )z 'ay t. raooa, a tcr i-otter, from male a City Neil Ilenley went to Ft llij and brought home his rr Will, l3 had been braised up In bicycle i Mrs. alien Smith returned to her e.

1 ALt. 1 after a visit witb ter sister, lirs. W.Smythe in this city. These amateur politicians to let the Crals alone. Sumeriln cleaned themjout once, but bis victory, even then, was Dead Sea fruit Pass the good word along the line.

Files can be quickly cured without an operation by simply applying De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. CT. Feran. V. Walls, the gasoline engine man, waa down from Decatur this week superintending the erection of one of his motors In the Kitchen elevator.

-Geo, Scott, of r.antoul, who la to have charge of the department cf math ematics In the Mattoon schools the com ing year, waa In the city last Friday -Miss Minnie Walkup has ben elect ed delegate from the local Rebekab de gree camp to the grand assembly to be held at Springfield one of these days. -Miss Maggie Boyle returned from St. Catherine's -Academy, Springfield, Ky last Friday, to spend ber vacation with ber mother, Mrs. Teresa Boyle. -Measles and mumps, tnose ever present Joys of childhood's happy hours, are compelling many Mattoon young sters to stay in doors these One days Dr.CleaveslBennett will attend promptly medical and surgical calls in the city and country.

Office over post- office, telephone, 231 residence telephone The city baa Riven away for one year the right to use lis wen on me Illinois Central right-of-way. If the well la worth anything it should bave been leased for a price Persona wbo have a coughing spell every night, on ftccount of tickling sensation In the throat, may overcome it at once by ft dose of One Minute Cough Cure. C. T. Feagan.

John Gay has moved bis mother and sister from Decatuf to this city nd they will occupy the residence on West Charleston street lately occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James -Small In size, but great in results. De Witt's Little Early Risers act gently but thoroughly, curing Indigestion, dyspepsia and Small pill, safe pill, best pill. C.

T. Feagan Wednesday was due la Charleston the $78,000 subscribed by its citizens for the new normal school. Ia the mean time the construction of that education al Institution has nearly reached the second story. The Terre Ilaute gentlemen, who will put in ft $23,000 Ice-plant In this city, are having good success la devel oping their wells. Thus far' two good ones have been bored and the drillers are at work on athird.

-Sam nation lal Bank, left Tuesday for Waukesha. where he expects to take bis an- nual outing, returning to Chicago in time to observe the deliberations of the democratic wise heads. -Do not neglect arousing ina; lazy neighbor, to-morrow morning, with the discharge of a half-dozen cannon crack ers. There are two mornings In the year when people must get up early- Christmas and Fourth of July. Messrs.

Raffety Terry haveleased the Arcade market-house and invite the patronage of the public, They will keep the best fresh and salt meats to be found, and will carry poultry, game and flsb In aeason. Give the new firm a call The work or rebuilding the Clark block on First street was commenced Monday morning, aa Indianapolis con 1 tractor having the Job. The Dole House work will probably commence next Monday under supervision of J.F McLean. -Since the location of the Southern Illinois normal school at Carbondale there baa been ft gradual and steady decrease in population. All the better citizens moved to Murphysboro Just aa In a few months the Charleatoneese wl move over beie.

Free 64 page medical reference book giving valuable Information to any man or woman afflicted with any form of delicate disease. Address the leading specialists and physician? of the coun try. Dr. Hathaway Co. 70 Dearborn street, Chicago, 111.

After sickness of any kind, complete and speedy recovery Is Insured by the use of Ayer's Sarsaparllla. It expels all diseass germa which may be lurking In the system, and restores tone and efficiency to every organ of the body. It is the bat sumraar medicine. The city has very sensibly employ ed a number of rnrn to cut grass and wufo alor.g U.o ttrcits and at crossing. of llJ.i Jj vLlUr-g in ry At was la Ec-ara, -lls Tec's Wis la Areola, -Giller a.

will play at Areola on the Fourth. -Friday Weber's rye bread Is the iestla the city. Try Friday Weber'a new bread and cake baker. -James Vause Is recuperating from hrot rn. borne forber vacation.

i -MlssLllliaa Wilson will spend the Fourth, la Areola. -James II. Clark was In Charleston, Monday afternoon. -Bryan Tlvnen spent Saturday and Sunday la Chicago. 'atlves in 1 -l Ulsa liable Hanson la visiting friends la Kansas City.

Iff anil fi-a fnnV ntmas have. a. -Bring your Job work to the Gazette It will be done promptly. The Gazette represent the beat en craving bouse In Chicago, -Go to Friday Weber's for Ice cream and ice cream soda, -Clark Gould la entertaining ft col-- lore friend named Squlrea. Ed C.

Craig made a business Jour ney to Chicago, Saturday last Another revolution In the National tase ball league la threatened. A. ML. Christie baa been In the nor then part of the state this week -Ulsa Lillian Tiley fcai returned borne after a month's visit In Ohio. -Miss Mary E.

IleSernan went to Chicago Tuesday evening for a visit. -Ben Sellers is entertaining bia sis ter, Hiss Amanda Sellers, of Aurora. -Mrs. A. G.

Bergen has gone to r.osiville tor a visit with her parent. -Mrs; Dr. Belt and children are vls- Iting relatives and friends In Lincoln. Miss Grace Ilazelton.of Charleston, Is visitinz at the home of D. D.

James. I Goetz' Military Band will supply the inuslc at Edge water on the -Calling cards printed or orders taken for engraved cards at the Gazette. I -If yon want to keep posted during the campaign, subscribe for the Gazette The Coles County teachers institute will open Aug. I and last ft week, Mrs. W.

E. Hall returned, the first of the week, from vialt In Indian CPOliS Juntgea, of Farle, spent 6undav with Mr. and Mrs. W. M.

-Mlss Itena Cleaves has returned home after a year's study at Chlca co Univeraity. I Supt Starbuck and Master Mechanic Eoblnson, of the 1. Chicago, this -Misses Anna and Mary Romans, of Charleston, visited relatives and friends In the cltf this week. -Miss Nellie. Glenn to I Champaign, last Saturday, after a visit with Mattoon frienda.

I Clara feck and Leila McCamant I were guests of Mrs. Measer at Charles- ton. Monday afternoon. -In the county court, Monday, James II. Clark was appointed conser- vator of John W.

Michael. Always In season, Hopkins' Steam ed Hominy (Hulled Corn), lunch In Milk. Qt. can 10c, Elegant of the Big Four, went to -Chicago, Wednesday, to attend to the gold end of the democrats. Mr.

and Mrs. James Vause have moved into the house they recently pur -chased on East Wabash avenue. The -Gazette acknowledges an en tertaining call from A.J. Funkhouser, of Pleasant Grove, last Saturday. Mr.

aad Mrs. A. oga, spent Monday F. Wilson, of Ne In the city, the guests of Frank Barr and family. Mrs.

C. Fitzgerald, and children, cf Indianapolis, spent Saturday and Sunday with ber parents In this city. The Kllner drug stock has been sold to Sellew Jones, who will box It and hold for a suitable out-of-town sate, A handsome cement walk Is being made on the north side of Charleston street between First and Second streets. Monte Eldrldgo and Miss Florence Van Sickle won the prizes In the waltz contest at thek. plcnlo at Edge water.

-insist on having just what you call for when you go to buy Hood's Sarsap- arllla, the One True Blood rurifler and nerve tonic. Mrs. Martin Annln, of Oakland, visited Mrs. McClure several days this week. This Is her first visit herein thirty years.

We are anxious to do a little good ia this world and can think of no picas' pntcr or better way to do it than by reo turning One TlLuia Cure as to I.