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Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 2

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Most of her life was spent in Piatt county. She was a member of the Methodist church. five The family Decatur years ago. She leaves her husband and six sons: Wilbur A. Markland, Detroit; Wayne C.

Markland, Monticello; James B. Markland, Chicago; Webster B. Markland, Lynn T. Markland and Francis M. Markland, all of Decatur.

There are four grandchildren. She also leaves a brother, C. Ater, Milmine, and four James sisters. Miss Stella E. Ater, Seattle, Mrs.

G. A. Drum, Tolono; Mrs. Frank Powell, Alberta, Canada; Mrs. A.

R. Peterson, Houston, The body was taken to the Tex. Moran Sons funeral home, where friends may call after 9:30 a. m. Tuesday.

Services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the Methodist church in Monticello. Six sons will act a pallbearers. Burial will be in Monticello cemetery.

GRANT DELAY BRADSHAW SUIT MONDAY Wife Too Ill to Appear in Case; $29,000 in Bonds Sought NO DATE SET Trial of a suit by John R. Bradshaw against A. Bradshaw, to receivbiaverife, ed from the sale of Kentucky real estate was indefinitely postponed Monday in circuit court. The continuance was asked by attorneys for Mrs. Bradshaw, who submitted an affidavit of Dr.

A. J. Weigen, Chicago physician, that he had examined Mrs. Bradshaw July 5 and found her to be suffering from nervous exhaustion. The affidavit recommended that she be allowed from three to six months complete rest.

and stated trial of the case at would be harmful to her t'hicatime Converted Into Bonds In his suit filed several months ago, Mr. Bradshaw, long time Decatur auctioneer, claimed the Kentucky real estate was sold with the understanding, that the proceeds would be used to retire $28,000 in mortgages on 400 acres of Bradshaw land in Macon county. After the sale, the money was converted into government bonds, which Mrs. Bradshaw now holds in a lock box in the Millikin National bank and refuses to surrender. Attorney James S.

Baldwin, who is associated with C. E. Stenning, Chicago lawyer, as counsel for Mrs. Bradshaw, also filed Monday a statement setting out what Mrs. Bradshaw expects to prove in the trial.

The statement said Mrs. Bradshaw will testify that the time of their marriage she put up $1,000 in cash, and that Mr. Bradshaw agreed to share equally with her all profits of their joint enterprise. The defeadant will further testify that the proceeds from the Kentucky land constituted her share of "profits" and that she is within her legal rights in holding it. Mrs.

Bradshaw will deny, Attorney Baldwin's statement continued. that she signed any agreement to turn over the money to retire the mortgages. The claim that such an agreement had been made, and then ignored by Mrs. Bradshaw, was made by her husband in the original suit. Attorney Baldwin's formal motion asked that the trial be delayed until late August or early September.

In allowing a continuance, Judge C. Y. Miller set no definite date for the hearing. Doyle, Dieterich Confer On U.S. Job; Appointment Expected to Be Made Soon Belief that Rep.

Howard L. Doyle will be appointed asS. district. attorney at sistingfield was heightened Monday when Decatur legislator conferred in Springfield with U. S.

Senator W. H. Dieterich. Both Mr. Dieterich and Senator James Hamilton Lewis were understood yesterday to have approved the appointment.

Close friends of Mr. Doyle expected the official announcement will be made within a few days. BEGIN SECOND PAVING JOB Ornamental Light Standards Removed on East William Street Contractors File Collins began preliminary work Monday on repaving East William street between Main and Broadway, by removing ornamental light standards. Wornout curbs and sidewalks will be torn out Tuesday, after which construction of the new brick pavement will be started. It was estimated the preliminary work will require a week to 10 days.

File Collins, who also hold contracts for repaving North and South Park streets, will delay these projects until the new Water street pavement has reached the intersections in order to keep the streets open to traffic as long as possible. Completion of concrete surfacing of Franklin street between East Main and Eldorado will be the last of the city street improvements to be placed under construction, the city having requested that this street be left open to relieve north and south traffic congestion through the business section. The Krigbaum Electric Co. is installing new conduits for ornamental lights on Water and William streets. Metal pipe is being buried in the curbings to carry the current cables, so that it will be necessary to tear out a section of curbing and sidewalks to make future repairs.

FILES DIVORCE SUIT. Mrs. Katherine Weitzel filed suit Monday for divorce from Henry Weitzel The Monday in circuit court alleging day at desertion. They were married October. 1930, and separated in street, July, 1932.

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TINS 33 STALEY'S SYRUP Blue Red or Label TIN 10 GRAPE- NUTS FLAKES 2 AGES PACK- 19 NEW COBBLER POTATOES PECK 15-POUND 25c LARGE. CLEAN NEW APPLES 4 POUNDS 23 LARGE, YELLOW DRY ONIONS 3 POUNDS 13 -IN OUR MARKETS YOUNG BRANDED BEEF CHUCK CHUCK FRESH GROUND ROAST BEEF Pound 13c Pound 15c Pound 9c ARMOUR'S REPEAT BACON Sliced POUND 22 CONSOLIDATE JOB OFFICES Free Employment Bureaus to Be Part of Federal System Consolidation of all Illinois Free offices with those of employment other states into a federal system of bureaus is being efemployment fected this week, W. K. Wayland, of the Decatur branch ofdirector fice, said Monday. Instructions in the use of new of which go to forms, part Washington as daily reports on employment conditions throughout the given directors of country, were Central Illinois, bureau offices in Springfield Sunday.

Under the federal system, a statwill be employed in each ofistician fice as district assistants. Civil service examinations for the selection of statisticians are now being givthe state director of the buen by Present employes unable to reau. required tests will be replaced. Appointment of the Decatur statistician is expected to be made Aug. 1, Mr.

Wayland said. by Since June 1 a total of between 400 and 500 persons has been given jobs through the Decatur office, most of them temporary ones, Mr. Wayland said. Water street paving project and various highway jobs furnished employment for 150 Decatur men last week. Purchase of Tractor Approved by Council Final approval of a contract with Tractor Equipment comof Chicago for purchase of a pany tractor for the city street department, was given by the city council Monday.

The ordinance authorizing the contract had been filed for a week for public inspection. Cost of the tractor delivered in Decatur is $2,485. Canada, where Mr. Burleigh is superintendent of the Mueller plant. Besides his wife and his sister, Mr.

Madden leaves three sons and a daughter. Skin Torment Itching. roughness. Cracking. easily relieved and improved with soothing Thinking About FURNITURE SEE Weilepp Stuckey's 329 North Main Street.

OF THE IT TAKES A MAN her to a speed of 60 300 FEET OF PIPE FOR SEWER REPAIR PROJECT ORDERED Instead of the 150 feet of sewer he announced last week would pipe ordered for repairing the Canbe street sewer, Commissioner A. trell McNabb said Monday he has orL. dered 300 feet for shipment from Champaign. As soon as the pipe arrives, installation will be started at points between Jackson street and the Illinois Central railroad where the sewer was 1 found to have collapsed. About 200 feet of the sewer east from Franklin street will completely rebuilt, Mr.

McNabb said. The rest of the pipe will be used in repairing three breaks west of Franklin. Mrs. Lota Markland Dies in Hospital Here Mrs. Lota H.

Markland, 61, wife of Joseph S. Markland, 339 North Calhoun street, died at 12:30 a. m. Monday in St. Mary's hospital.

Her death was caused by kidney disorder and followed an illness of two months. Mrs. Markland's maiden name was Lota H. Ater. She was a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Aaron H. Ater and was born three miles north of Milmine in Piatt county, June 13. 1873. She and J.

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Decatur, Ill. RACE! -and then he Smoked a Camel! like "Bill" Horn, who won the Gold Cup in to 70 miles 1932, to a big racing hydroplane up to 3000 r.p.m. and hold wind per mile after mile. And when he's tired Camels quickly increase his vim and energy. YOU'LL LL LIKE this on" delightful flow of way of "turning your energy York research laboratory reveals Horn, winner of the gruelling Gold Cup race, a Camel produces a definite in- refers to his experience in these words: flow of natural energy.

The effect "The man who drives a Gold Cup winner completely natural. needs the last ounce of energy he's After got. a have learned of this "energiz- championship race I break out' my pack of Camels for themselves. "Bill" Camels quickly, believe me! In no time at all I CAMELS Costlier never your WHEN 'SKEETERS' BITE Or ready. chiggers, or insects of of any kind, be bothered disagreeable, with insect painful, bites they are nos Apply soothing OIL SALT.

Don't only OIL SALT is the but dangerous of wonderful for sure Quick Relief. soothes Equally and comforts almost Sunburn, it cools, relieves Satisfaction pain quickly. Guaranteed. 50c At All Druggista, instantly- A vacancy on the staff of District Attorney Frank K. Lemon, Republican, was caused recently by the resignation of Frank M.

Hillsboro, who campaigning for election to Congress on the Republican ticket in the 21st district. If the Doyle appointment materializes, he will serve as assistant until next spring when he is slated for appointment as district attorney to succeed Mr. Lemon. PWA WATERWORKS AGREEMENT FORMS RECEIVED BY CITY Forms of an agreement with the federal PWA under which the city will get a $27,000 government grant for the $95,000 Decatur waterworks received improvement project were Monday by Mayor O. W.

Smith. Corporation Counsel W. J. Carey said he will prepare, for city council action Thursday, a resolution formally authorizing the improvements, which include two new boilers, a new smokestack, and automatic coal handling equipment. The city's estimated share of the program is $71,000, to be paid out of the $20,000 early waterworks maintenance appropriation.

Deaths SAMUEL GOODRICH Samuel E. Goodrich, 75, of 1326 North Illinois street, died at 12:20 a. m. Monday in the Wabash Employes hospital. His death was caused by heart disease and followed an illness of one year.

Mr. Goodrich was born in Louisville, Aug. 25, 1859. He lived in Charleston before coming to De 42 years ago. He was employed by the Illinois Traction System before entering the Wabash service 14 years ago.

He was a member of the Free Methodist church. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Eliza J. Goodrich, and three children: John Henry Goodrich, Mrs. Bessie Saleney and Homer E.

Goodrich, all of Decatur. The body was taken to the Moran Sons funeral home, where friends may call. The funeral will be held at 1 p. m. Tuesday in Moran Sons chapel.

ROGER MADDEN Roger Sunday, cancer, Madden, 50, of Richmond. died in the hospital there following an operation for according to word received by Dr. William H. Bell. funeral will be held Tuesthe home of his sister, Mrs.

Hoff, 1638 North Eighth Terre Haute. Madden was a former resiof Decatur. While here he connected with the People's company. His wife was Miss Verna Burleigh, of Mr. and Mrs.

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