Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 9

'Saturday, March 14, 1914. THE DECATUR DAILY HERALD Mrs. H. H. Brockman returned afternoon tr, v.

FIRE TAKES HOME Iliam Bailey began work morning as painters' helper. Henry Mills, engine cleaner, is off for a few days. PIATT COUNTY MS CLINTON AND DEWITT COUNTY The CllDtoa brameh of The BeraM located In rooms 4 and ajv staira. iBrtlifMt corner of the square. Ptmt 380.

she has been employed as trimmer in a millinery store. Miss Lorette Corkins returned to her home in fet. Anne Thursday after a visit, with her sister, Mrs. Orr Conard and other relatives. Mr.

and Mrs. J. C. Llewellyn of Lagrange, 111., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.

W. E. Smith the first, of Miss Caroline Bowen of Bement, probation officer for Piatt county, was in Monticello Friday. Attorney Charles Pirke of Mansfield was in Friday. The Rtbekah lodge gave a surprise Thursday evening at the lodge room to Mrs.

Bertha Foster. Mrs. Maude fchumaker and Mrs. Lulu Royce, who-are going away. Refreshments were served.

IN IN CLINTON after a week's visit with her fa- "Uncle Jim" Prin nit; lCKiin neighborhood, was very low again last Indianapolis Live Stock INDIANAPOLIS LIVE STOCK INDIANAPOLIS. March Friday. 4.600 hogs. 700 cattle. 200 calves and 100 sheep, against 5,991 hogs, 702 cattle.

442 calves ana 317 sheep a week ago and 5.063 hogs. 1,005 cattle, 370 calves and 330 sheep a year ago. Cattle. STEERS Good to choice steers, 1,300 8 6099 60 Common to medium steer' 9 1.U0 to 1,250 lbs 7 (O0g 00 Good to choice steers, 960 to 1,100 Ibs 7 358 00 Common to medium steers. 900 to 1.100 lbs.

,5,3,7 j5 i.xtra choice feeding steers. 900 to 1,100 lbs 7 607 75 Good feeding steers, 900 to 1.000 lbs. 7 35 97 50 Medium feeding steers. 800 to 900 lbs 7507 HEIFERS bCSt stockori' 00' Good to choice heifers 7 00g7 75 air to medium heifers 6 75 Common to light heifers 5 5006 25 trood to choice cows 6 007 25 Fair to medium cows 5 25 5 75 Lanners and cutters 3 50 tt 5 00 Good to choice cows and calve 60 00 030 00 common to medium cows and calves 4g 00855 00 BULLS AND CALVES Good to prime export 7 00 7 60 Good tQ choice butcher 6 75 7 25 Common to fair culls 5 50 6 60 Common to best veal 7 0011 00 Common to good heavy 5 OOz) 9 75 llogg. Best heavies, 800 lbs and up 8 99 0 Medium and mixed, 190 lbs.

and upward 858 95 Good to choice lights, 160 to 180 lbs 909 00 Common to good lights, 120 to 160 lbs 858 95 RouShs 7 758 35 Best pigs 7 75g 00 Light pigs 007 60 Bulk of sales 8 90 9 00 Sheep. Good to choice yearlings 00 6 50 Common to medium 5 005 76 Good to choice eheep 5 26 6 00 Culls to medium sheep 3 505 00 Bucks, a hundred pounds 4 00 4 50 Spring lambs 5 007 75 CENTRALI A SEEKING PYTHIAN CONVENTION Claim That Southern Section of State Has Never Been Honored by Grand Lodge. Centralia is after the 1915 state meeting of Knights of Pythias and has made arrangements for a district meeting to be conducted April 14 for the purpose of pushing their claims. The counties of Bond, Fayette, Effingham, Clay and Marion are included in this district. Centralia men assert that no state convention ot the order has ever been held in southern Illinois.

They say East St. Louis once entertained the state convention, but that can not be credited to Southern Illinois. The state grand officers and about 100 delegates are expected to attend the district meeting. You, of course, consider the ballot sacred?" "Sure. Why shouldn't I've almost made my livin' out of it ever since I was old enough to vote." Chicago Record Herald.

to that effect issued. A door plate with the words, "Standard School," is aiso issued fiom the state office. Besides the 23 one room schools, the schools in Farmer City and Weldon are also on the standard list. The buildings at Weldon have been approved by state Superintendent Blair, but the efficiency of the teaching staff has not yet been passed on by the supervisor of village schools. Uuya Motor Truck.

A. H. Meadows, wholesale oil dealer In DeWitt county, has just purchased a three ton "motor truck for use in delivering his oil to the small towns throughout the county. The truck will be the first in Clinton. The truck will handle as much oil as could be hauled with three teams and Mr.

Meadows has been compelled to use thai many at times when the roads were unusually bad. The operating cost will be lower, however, than if ouly one team were used. Republican Caucus. The Republicans of Clintonia township will hold their caucus Tuesday, March 17, at 7:30 o'clock p. m.

to nominate candidates for the township olfices which will fall vacant this year. Candidates will be placed in the field for town clerk, assessor, collector, and commissioner of highways. Sherman Hull leaves. Sherman Hull will leave Monday for Bloomington, where he will accept a good position with the Bonnett Drug company. Mr.

Hull has been In the drug business in Clinton for over 20 years and only recently sold to S. L. Rogers who is now conducting the business in the Masonic building. For the present Mr. Hull's family will remain In Clinton.

Clinton Briefs. Fred Jackson, who returned from Chicago Thursday where he had been ill since Christmas, will leave within a few days for Oklahoma City, Okla. He goes west on. account of his health. Dr.

O. B. Edmonson was a Chicago visitor yesterday. R. H.

Kdmiston, who has been engaged in business In Clinton for several yoars and William Stover, who has been conducting an upholstery business in this city for several months, have formed a partnership and will do upholstering work and run a second-hand store In the Edmiston building in East Main street. The sheriff's force had a comparatively quiet week till yesterday, when they arrested Jake HI dreth on a charge of intoxication. The chare is a ocunty one and if proved the line will be larger tnan the usual $5.2) which is assessed by a police magistrate. Paul Lauber, a fireman on the Illinois Central, who submitted to an operation in the Warner hospital several days ago, has fully decovered and was discharged from the hospital Thursday evening. Miss Susie Martin is visiting relatives In Farmer City for a few days.

The Cosmopolitan club met yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the home of Mrs. Morris March. The Clintonia township Sunday school convention will be held in the Christian church in this city Sunday afternoon. A good program has been prepared. Railroad Nte.

Night Roundhouse Foreman Al Davidson has returned to work after being off for four days on account of illness W. A. Master and Christopher Taylor are out of the service. Master has resigned, but Taylor is only laying off lor a few days. Several freight crews have been laid off on account of the slackness in business which has been apparent for the past few days.

Brakeman C. C. Wheeler is visiting with friends in Patoka for a few days. BURNED BY POLISH Uncle Rodney Hill Blackening Stove When Can Explodes: and Starts Fire. HARROLD WILL RETIRE Rev.

Arthur McDavitt, of Univer-salist Church, Announces Special Topics. CLINTON', March 14. While blacking a stove at his home in West Van Buren Btreet yesterday morning ehort-lv before noon, Uncle Rodney Hill was seriouslv burned by the stove polish which Ignited. The polish contained a liberal amount ot gasoline and as it was well smeared over his hands, cuticle on both of them was burni to a crisp. Hr Hill was holding the can of blacking in one hand and the rag in the other and when the blaze started dropped, setting lire to a linoleum, Mrs.

Minnie Hill, his daughter-in-law. with a broom smothered the fire on the floor. Mr. Hill rushed to the kitchen with the polish on his hands still ablaae and there it was extinguished, Dr. 8.

A. Graham immediately was called and found that both hands were burned severely with the right one in a much worse condition. At a late hour last night Mr. Hill was resting easy, considering the seriousness of thu iburns. Little damage was done, to tile house or furniture.

Taylor Saeceeda. Frank E. Harrold yesterday his interest in the Harrold-Tay-lor Abstract company to the junior partner, Koyal C. Taylor. The business will hereafter be conducted by Mr.

Taylor on the same lines as the eld business has been run. Mr. Taylor is a well known young man of this city and has been engaged in the abstract, business for several years. During this time the abstract company has built up a good patronage throughout IeWitt and surrounding counties. Srrmnns Anoonnccil, Eev.

Arthur McDavitt, pastor of he St. Paul's Universalist church commencing Sunday, will deliver a eerrea of sermons dealing with the fundament tal principles of his creed. The sermons will he: "A Sensible God." Sensible Heaven," "A Sensible Hell," "A Sensible Bible," and he will finish Easter Sunday with the masterpieei "A Sensible Savior." He has boen in Ciinton only a fftw months, but during his pastorate lure has built up a large circle of friends: Schools Are Good. DeWitt county has 23 schools on the "standard list." The playgrounds, buildings and stats are all in good condition and the outbuildings are well kept and widely separated. The tea cher also must have the equivalent of a high school education.

When these with other have been reached the school is declared to be "standard," and a certificate Old Phono 172. Supervisors Request That Hard State Aid Portion be Placed One Side of Highway. MONTICELLO, March 14. The following, resolution was presented by Supervisor O. N.

East at the last meeting of the board: "Resolved, That we feel that we express the sentiments of nine-tenths of the taxpayers of this county when we l'especnully recommend to the favorable consideration of the engineer of the state highway commission the building of he concrete or brick portion of state aid roads on one side of the highway, leaving the other side a natural dirt road to be improved and kept in condition for travel whenever the weather will permit, and that these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this meeting and a copy of the same be mailed to the engineer of the state highway commission." This resolution was made as in the construction of state roads it is the intention of the engineer of the state highway commission to build the concrete or brick portion of said state aid roads in the middle of the highwav, and people now using them prefer when possible to drive on the dirt portion, thereby eliminating noise as well as wear and tear on horses and vehicles and the hard portion of the highway Itself. Personals. Mrs. Oscar Royce will leave Saturday for Dexter, where she will make an extended visit. Mrs.

James Foster left Friday for their new home in Decatur. Mrs. Lutie Myer returned to McDowell Thursday after a short stay at home. Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Bear and children visited the past week with her parents in Springfield. The Allerton public library In Monti-cello will be closed Saturday morning during the funeral services of the late Samuel W. Allerton. Miss Hilda Creech entertained Miss Margaret Sheehan of Decatur this week. Miss Iona Brady will go to Chicago the first of the week to assist the trimmer.

Miss Nellie Darr, to purchase the millinery stock for the H. P. Martin department store. E. A.

Thorpe has sold his residence on West Bridge street to Marquiss Orrison; consideration, $1,200. Attorney Carl S. Reed of this city has been selected to deliver the Decoration day address and Rev. H. J.

Hostetler of the Christian church will deliver the Memorial sermon. Mias Harriett Conrad entertained about 25 young people at her home on East Main street Wednesday evening In honor of Miss Lorette Corktns of St. Anne and Mrs. Orr Conrad. The evening was passed in music and games and refreshments were served.

Mrs, William Kschelman has been appointed as delegate to the R. N. A. convention to be held In Bloomington March 17 and 18. Edward Geoggle and daughter, Miss Anna, and Jacob Goeggle were in Decatur Friday to attend the funeral of J.

C. Ammann, Harry J. Evans, accompanied by his wife and daughter and Dr. J. D.

Knott, went to Chicago Thursday, where Mr. Evans will enter a hospital for treatment. Mr. Evans haa been suffering for the past ten days with stricture of the bowels. F.

E. Rorer of Alvin, 111., is the new Illinois Central cgent. He and his family are occupying the Heath property on West William street. Charles H. Piatt, who has been passing the winter in Mississippi, returned home Thursday.

Miss Etta Sackrlter will leave the first of the week for Sidney, 111., where OWEY Bell Phone 4644. 25c CANDY 3 pound Boxes 5 pound Boxes. $1.00 $1.50 Both Phones CERRO GORDO WOMEN LEARN ABOUT VOTING Mrs. J. M.

Pollard Playa She la Blind and Tivo Judges Mark Ballot for Her. CERRO GORDO. March 14. Thursday night the final school of instruction for women voters was held in the Methodist Episcopal church, the three tickets nominated on Friday night of last week being voted for. The voting was spirited, the men acting as judges and clerks of election.

Mrs. J. M. Pollard played that she was blind, and was led by Mrs. Phillips to the election Judges, two of whom marked her tir-k.

et as if she were -really blind. It was a test to see it tne women knew what to do in case one of their number was unable to mark her ticket. After the result of the election was announced, the women then performed the duties of judges and clerk of the election, with Mrs. Huff for chief of police to preserve order while the men voted, which she did by striking and hustling several pretended obstreperous men with a shillelah. A great deal of fun was mixed with the teaching.

Cerro Gordo Briefs. Mrs. Bert Benton, about six miles northwest of Cerro Gordo on the road to Argenta, died Monday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.

George W. Wallace, six miles southeast of Cerro Gordo. Monday morning. A. M.

Sites had loaded his household goods, three horses and two cars in a Wabash freight car, Thursday, when a freigth train ran in on the side track, and bunted the car so hard as to knock down the animals, crippling one of his horses badly and damaging the other animals. He expects to move to Ney, Ohio. The Cerro Gordo Telephone company has just issued a new directory. The sixty-eighth anniversary of Mrs. Elizabeth Groce's birthday was celebrated Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

W. O. Peck, Tuesday, who prepared a banquet. The Mothers' club held a meeting in the home of Mrs. Charles Blickens-derfer, Thursday afternoon.

On account of it being "guests day" a special program was given. George R. Shriver, Republican candidate for tax collector for Long Creek township, Macon county, was a visitor in Cerro Gordo, Tuesday. The Odd Fellows of Milmine have moved into their new two-story brick building. They are now advertising their old two-story frame building, occupied by a general store and their former lodge room, for sale at public auction on March 20.

Pcrttonals. Mrs. W. C. Whaley returned Tuesday from a visit among friends at Assumption and Tower Hill, where she had been visiting for a week.

Miss Fleta Evans of Tower Hill, accompanied her to Cerro Gordo and will visit over Sunday. W. J. Huff of Decatur was a guest Wednesday of his brother, B. F.

Huff, the local lumber merchant. H. C. Roberts, manager of the Illio-polis farmers' elevator. Mrs.

S. E. Huff of Urbana will visit relatives in Cerro Gordo Saturday. Charles DeVault and family of" Oakley, were the guests Wednesday of Isaac Henricks and family of this city. Mrs.

John Carver and Mrs. John Reed, both of Decatur, were guests of friends in Cerro Gordo Wednesday. LOST IN TAYLORVILLE Officers Try to Locate Relatives of Feeble Traveler, 81, Whose Mind is Wandering. TAYLORVILLE, March 14. A little old woman, 81 years of age, once of stout build, now stooped and feeble, arrived in Taylorville Wednesday from Sedalia, and until noon Friday had been waiting around the Wabash station, without food, for her son, John Davidson, of Ponca City, 111.

Supervisor John McClughan took her to the hospital Friday afternoon after Chief of Police Link had reported the case to him. She is lost and, because of her advanced age, her mind is wandering. Mr. McClughan is trying in every way to locate her relatives. She protested vigorously against going to the poor farm and disliked very much to be taken to the hospital.

She says she has six sons and that they are all blacksmiths. This statement she has varied as to the number of sons. She says she came to visit John Davidson and then contradicts herself by saying that he is to meet her. She sometimes calls him her son and then again calls him her cousin. Ralph Lord Threatened.

Death is threatening Ralph Lord, who a year ago last summer married Miss Florence Brockelsby of Edinburg. Mr. and Mrs. Lord live on the Lord farm between Edinburg and Brecken-ridge. Lord has been receiving anonymous letters warning him to send his wife back to her folks and for him to return to his or suffer the penalty of death.

Two weeks after Lord received the first of these letters, which was dropped unsigned and without a postmark into his mail box, his best horse was shot. Two weeks more paseed and Lord received another letter. On this night, just two weeks after the death of his first horse, a muffled shot was heard in the direction of the barn. Next morning he found another horse dead. The next night, only two weeks ago, Lord awoke to find his barn in flames.

The stock inside was rescued. He still is receiving letters which sav, "Death Is close; there will be no next time." Woman Gets Divorce. In the circuit court Friday afternoon Mrs. Charles Jackson was granted a divorce from her husband. She claims another woman as co-respondent for her seeking a divorce.

Mrs. Clara Clark was granted a divorce from her husband, Forrest Clark, on the ground of desertion. Miner In Injured. Joe Joseph of Taylorville, a miner working in mine No. 8 at Kincaid, was Injured Friday while at work.

He was in the mine and had started to his work and in taking a short cut attempted to climb over a wall. He fell to the bottom of the mine, a distance of six feet. He was brought to this city and taken to St. Vincent's hospital. Drys Organize.

At a second meeting of the local option forces held Friday night In the court house Grover Hoover was elected as permanent president of the organization, W. E. Turner treasurer and Walter Craig secretary. The woman's division of the organization will be organized next week under the supervision of Mrs. Raymond Robins.

Thomas Kilcy Funeral. The funeral of Thomas Kiley, who died last Tuesday in a hospital In St Louis of pneumonia, was held in the home of Mrs. Marion Dickson Friday afternoon. Rev. George H.

Brown, pastor of the Christian church, conducted the funeral. Interment was made in Jak Hill cemetery. Taylor Hie Briefs. The Hyperion lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows gave nine new members the initiatory degree at their hall Friday night. Forty of the Itonington lodge attended the meeting in a body.

The Wabash stopped the train for them. Over 150 Odd Fellows sat down to the oyster stew and banquet after the business meeting Among the speakers of the evening were Judge C. A. Prater, superintendent of schools; H. L.

Fowkes and Luther Chestnut. J. H. Albright, who recently resigned as pastor of the Reformed Church of Stonington lc Thursday night with his family for Portland, where he has accepted a charge. FIND AGED WOMAN AHAM'S Cash Thurman Bennett, South of Ficklin, Saves About Half of Household Goods.

TUSCOLA, March 14 The beautiful little country home of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Bennett, half mile south of Ficklin, was totally destroyed by fire Friday afternoon, and only about naif of their household goods were saved. Mr. and Mrs.

William Bachman of this city, parents ofMrs. Bennett, were with them Friday as both families are preparing to remove soon to Rockford. They were packing, up and It is supposed that they crowded too much rubbish in one of the stoves and the flames originated from an over-heated flue. The first the inmates knew the house was afire was when they saw men from Ficklin running down the road. The roof was then in flame3 and nothing could be done toward saving the house, but as many of the household goods had been packed in cases about half of them were saved.

Mr. Bennett carried J700 insurance and it is estimated that his home cost at least $1500 and could not be rebuilt now for that amount. His family and the Bachmans came to Tuscola last evening at 6': 32 and the former will be quartered temporarily at the home of his father, Morris Bennett In East North Central avenue. Grand Jury Adjourn. The March grand jury adjourned Friday afternoon till tJaturday morning at 10 o'clock, when it will make Us report to Judge W.

G. Cochran, who will come up from Sullivan to hear a motion for a continuance in the Hance-Eversole case, it is said that the grand jury will present less than half a dozen indictments, one of the smallest in this county in years. Tuscola Briefs, Attorney and Mrs. 13. Herman Wamsley returned to Chicago Friday.

Mr. amsley hopes to be able to return to Tuscola to locate about the first of next week, but will not move his family for some time yet. Marriage License Vaughan Hetzler, 22, and Josephine Kerwood, 21, Chestnut. Dr. Gr.

Li. Kennedy of Villa Grove, was the guest of friends in the city Friday. Miss Stella Apperson of Areola, was the guest Friday afternoon of ber father, Walter Apperson. H. T.

Baker was a business visitor in Mattoon Friday afternoon. Mesdames T. H. Ferguson and Fred L. Reat entertained at whist last evening at the home of the former.

Six tables were occupied. Elaborate refreshments were served. Mrs. Elizabeth Cashford entertained the Fortnigljtlies and three other friends Friday afternoon at cards. Four tables were occupied.

Dainty refreshments were served. Miss Margaret Kruse is here from Chicago for a month's visit with her father. Clause Kruse, and other Tuscola relatives. Chief of Police I. S.

Williams, Chaun-cey Hunt, J. W. Kagey and Mart Jones were among those who attended the Masonic school of instruction at Newman Friday. Ed Simonton was in Garrett Friday morning on official business. F.

C. Bullington went to Decatur Friday noon on business connected with the "Lyric" motion picture show. Mrs. M. C.

Dunn, of Villa Grove, was the guest of old Tuscola friends Friday, morning. District Salesman Chester A. Morse of Mattoon, was here Friday on business for the Central Illinois Public Service company. Mrs. S.

Y. Whitlock is expected home this evening from an extended visit with her father in Marshall. Frank H. Toland, superintendent of the Douglas county farm, is seriously ill. Mrs.

Peter Riner and sister, Mrs. J. P. Gossett of Champaign, returned Friday noon from a ten days' stay at Dodge City, where they had been called by the death of their sister, Mrs. George Hoover.

Mrs. Gossett left for her own home in Champaign this evening. A. A. McKee was in Atwood Friday on insurance business.

Mrs. John Crawford, who had been attending the sessions of the Douglas County W. C. T. U.

returned Friday to her home at Hindsboro. The entire family of Frank Shores is seriously ill of the measues. Dr. G. H.

Damron, one of the leading Republican politicians of Areola, was a county seat visitor Thursday. ft, J. N. Johnson, who was nominated by the Republicans at the city primary Tuesday, has filed his notice of withdrawal with City Clerk O. B.

Atherton. Mrs. William White, of Atwood, was the guest Friday afternoon of her daughters in this city. Mrs. Arthur Hancock was the guest of relatives in Camargo Friday afternoon.

Andy Roller of Newman was a business visitor in the city Friday afternoon. Riley Johnson was in Murdock Friday afternoon on insurance business. The Household Economics Department of the Tuscola Woman's club will meet Saturday afternoon in the home of Mrs. W. D.

Hittie, 27 East Sale street. This will be a demonstration meeting of "The Possibilities of Casserole Cookery," and the following demonstration will be given: "Meat Substitutes," Mrs. Belle Warren, Mrs. Mary Johnson and Mrs. E.

V. McCarty. The meeting will commence promptly at 3 o'clock. The morning hour Sunday at the Methodist church will be devoted to the annual thank offering sermon for the Woman's Foreign Missionary society. Mrs.

Charles Temple is the guest of her mother, Mrs, A. Kitchen in Mattoon. "The Shepherd of the Hills," will be the attraction at the Tuscola opera house the evening of Thursday, March 26. The Tuscola bowling team from Sam Ward's alleys went to Mattoon Friday afternoon for a contest with the bowlers of that city and for the second time met defeat by a small score. Mattoon will probably come here next Tt-estfay evening.

R. H. Logan was the guest of relatives in Charleston Friday afternoon. Colds and Croup in Children. Many people rely upon Chamberlain's Cough Remedy implicitly in cases of colds and croup, and it never disappoints them.

Mrs. E. H. Thomas, Logansport, writes: 1 have found Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to be the best medicine for colds and croup I have ever used, and never tire of recommending It to my neighbors and friends. I have always given it to my children when suffering from croup, and it has never failed to give them prompt For sale by all dealers.

YOUR Best Family Laxative. Beware of constipation. Use New Life Pills and keep well. Mrs. Charles E.

Smith of West Franklin, calls them "Our family laxative." Nothing better for adults or aged. Get them today, 25c Recommended by Bell Drug Decatur Drug Co. Legal Notices There will be art election by the stockholders of the Deoatur Greenwood Cemeterv association Friday, March 20, 1914, at the office of tho secretary. HI East Main street. Decatur, from 8 to 5 p.

m. for the purpose of electing a seoretary and one director of said association for a term of years. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE FOR FINAL, SETTLEMENT. State of Illinois, Macon county, as. Kstata of Anna Barnett, deceased.

To the heirs and legatees of the said estate. You are hereby notified that on Monday, the SSrd day of March, 10H. the executor ol said estate, will present to the County Court of Macon county, at Decatur, Illinois, his final report of his acts and doings as suuh executor, and ask the Court to be cilacharsud from any and all further duties and respon slbilitles connected with said estate, and his administration thereof, at which time and place you may be present and resist such application, it you choose so to do. (Signed) CHARLES 1L BARNETT, Executor. SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of an execution to ma directed and delivered by the clerk of the County Court of Macon County, Illinois, In favor of W. O. Downing, and against Ed. Morford and Mary Morford. I have levied upon the following described property, to-wit: The South-East CJuarter of Section Si (6j, the West Half (H) of the South West Quarter of Section Five (6), the South East Quarter Vi of the North West Quarter 14 of Section Eight (S); and the South-West Quarter of the North-East Quarter CO of Section Eight IS); all In Township Seventeen (17) North, Range Four (4) East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Macoa County, Illinois; taken as property of tha said Ed.

Morford and Mary Morford, which 1 shall offer at publlo sate at the North Door of the Court House in the City of Decatur In Macon County, in said State, on the 20th day of March. A. D. 1814, at two o'clock In the afternoon of said day, for cash in hand to satisfy said execution. This 4th day of February, A.

1914. J. P. NICHOLSON, Sheriff nt Macon County. Illinois, 8tate of Illinois.

Macon County, ss. In the matter of final settlement of estate ot Josuph J. McKirahan, deceased. To the heirs at law devisees and legatees of said deoedenti Take notice that on the 2Sth day of March. A.

D. 1914, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, the umlersifined executor of the last will of said Joseph J. McKirahan will present to the County Court of Macon County, Illinois, at the Court House In said county, his final account as executor of the last will of said Joseph J. McKirahan, and ask that the same be approved and that said estate be declared set, tied and the the undersigned be discharged from his said office, at which time and plat you are notified to be present if you so desire. Dated this 13th day of March, A.

D. 1911; (JEOROE BRICK KR Executor. TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE. Decatur, 111., March 13, mi. To John H.

Baker, the New Home Build? ing and Loan Association, and W. H. Weatherford, and to all persons having any right, claim, or interest in the real estate hereinafter described: You are hereby notified that at a sale of real estate made by the County Treasurer of Macoa county, Illinois, en the Iptn day of June, A. l. 1913, the undersigned pur? chased for general taxes Lot 4, ot M.

Mar-cott's addition to Decatur, at a sale for the taxes, special assessments, interest, penr alties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year A. V. 1911, taxed in the name of W. H. Weatherford', and that the time of redemption will expire on the luth day of June, A.

p. 1914. GILMER MERIWETHER, Owner of Certificate. So far as home-seekers are concerned, your property is not for sale if It is not advertised. "3 Lines 3 Times 3 Dimes, A Herald Want-Ad does the business." Herald Want Ad Rate.

10o per line 2 tlmea. 20o Der line 7 tiroes. 60c per line 30 times. So per line for first insertion; 2c per line for each subsequent consecutive, insertion. No ad accepted for less than ZOo.

Mini mum lines. TELEPHONE ORDERS. Lost and Found LOST NECK HITCH STRAP BETWEEN Shaw Heights and city W. Main road Friday p. m.

Return to 149 E. Main; reward. LOST IN BUSINESS DISTRICT, ROLL OF Homer songs; reward. Finder please call Bell 'phone 417. Mra F.

P. Howari Wanted Position POSITION WANTED BY MAN AND WIFE on farm; no children; can give best of reference. Write or cal 1 639 N. Stone. WANTED POSITION.

SOME HONORABLE employment, by young man of good habits. Address Decatur Herald office. WANTED A POSITION BY G1RX, TO work evenings and Saturday p. oaa give references. Call after 5:30 p.

at eel E. Main. POSITION AS HOUSEKEEPER WITH widower, woman with boy 3 years old; country preferred. Address A. care Herald.

Wanted Male Help WANTED MARRIED MAN TO WORK ON farm. Frank Harpstrite, E. William 2 mllea WANTED llEN TO LEARN THE BAR- ber trade. Thousands have become successful shop owners by our system and send to us for barbers. Prepare now.

Few weeks completes. Tools given. Wages while learning. Particulars mailed free. Write Moler Barber College, Chicago, 111.

CHICAGO MANUFACTURING CORPORA-tloa wants reliable, man to operate 200 gum vending machines through the Capital City Vending of Springfield, 111. Enough money required invested in equipment ana merchandise carried by you to get you vitally interested. Your net Income not less than $126 per month. Investment absolutely secured. Address G.

F. C. care for interview. Representative will be in Decatur Monday, March 18. WANTED EXPERIENCED DRIVER, ONE who has had experience In taking away freight from freight house; apply at once.

Max Atlass. WANTED GOOD ALL-ROUND BLACK-emiih, at ooce. Apply at L. A. Peddy-coart's, Tuscola, III.

JOBS OPEN TO MEN AND Women Thousands of appointments corn-In list of positions free. Fran kilo Institute, Dept. Rochester, N. Y. Wanted Female Help WANTED FIRST CLASS LADY PREISER at once.

Paris Cleaners and Dyers, Paris, lit WANTEDLADY BOOKKEEPER; REFER- ence required. Call Monday afternoon. Jones Penry Fur. 626 N. Water.

WANTED A COOK, PRIVATE BOARDING house. 1225 East Eldorado. WANTED APPRENTICE GIRL FOR MIL-linery department. Apply at department. H.

g. Gebhart Co. Grocery and Market WILL GO FARTHER AT THE Packing House fVlarket 118 East William. Corner Monroe Extra fine Potatoes, per bushel 6 pounds Lard 4 pounds loose Muscatel Raisins 3 pounds Seedless 5 lbs. Jap Rice 2 lbs.

Prunes 25c 25 lbs. Cane Sugar 1 lb. Dried Peaches 10c 3 lb. can Table Peaches lac 3 lb. can Table Apricots 1.5c 3 lb.

can Tablo Pears 10c 3 lb. can Table Plums 13c 3 lb. can Baked Beans 9c 3 lb. can Kidney Beans 9c 3 can 13c 3 lb. can Black Raspberries 3 lb.

can Strawberries 10c 2 cans good Corn 3 can Peas 25c 1 3 lb. can Tomatoes 10c 2 3 lb. can Hominy 15c 3 tall cans Salmon 2oc Best Sugar Cured Bacon Fresh Liver 6c lb, 2 lbs for 10c Choice Lamb Stew. Choice Beef 12c Best Salt 10c Best Pork Shoulder Roasts 12c Leg Spring Lamb. 12ic Fresh Home-Made Pork Sausage llic All Smoked Sausages.

12c Pure Kettle Rendered Lard 11 3-4c 1 ,000 lbs of fine Boiling Beef 9c A Full Line of Fresh and Salt Meats, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, Oranges. Bananas, Grapes, Grape Fruit, Lemons," Tangarines and Apples, Celery, Cabbage, Dry Onions, Green Onions, Lettuce, Radishes, Parsley, and Turnips. Automatic 1510. and Packard 95c 2 lb. can Sliced Pineapple 20c 3 lb.

can Cherries 25c 2 2-lb. cans extra good. Green Beans 25c 3 pkgs. Macaroni 25c 3 pkgs. Spaghetti 25c 2 lbs.

Ginger Snaps 15c 2 lbs. Crackers 15c 1 cake pure Honey 20c 3 cans Lewis Lye 25c Bulk Kraut, per gallon -30o 3 lb. can Beets 10c 3 lb can Kraut 10c Bacon by the side, per lb. Asparagus, per can 15c 5 ibs. Navy Beans 25c Quart jar Pickles 20c 5 i I 3 I SPECBAL SALE SATURDAY You Owe amnVBVBmi Nothing if Not Cured Whipped Cream Chocolates, 40c boxes.

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