The Weekly Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • 8

8 MR AND MRS LEECH CELEBRATE REV A BYERLY IS DEAD religion He and of the Baptist PnrtU school Married In Lexington Unit Mrs iftieth Anniversary Mr nttd Mrs Owen of this city celebrated their fiftieth a edging anniversary Wednesday The faiuiio of Mrs Owen's suns A Hcrug Ing uf Lexington and 11 Scrogln of this city gathered to aralst tnein on the culmination of this happy event A mag nificent banquet was provided by those who came and a happy aortal time joyed There are remarkable facta con cerning the event that are seldom ever realized Mr Owen I 83 yearn of age and hfs wife la 85 Roth were married before find by the first marriage Mr Owen had three children and by her first marriage Mrs had two children These children Are nil living Air and Mrs Owen are in fair health for iH'oplc of advanced age A Chenoa Wedding Chrnoa A very pretty wed ding occurred last evening at 6 o'clock at the home of Mr and Mrs John Wight man wl en the Ilves of their daughter Mrs Henrietta Groesbeck atij Mr Maurice Monroe were united Rev Hoke pet formed the ceremony Mr and Mrs Monroe are among the most highly respected cltlsens of Chenoa bring Identi fied with church social and business tn Mr Monroe has been vice presi dent and cashier of the bank for several years They will continue to reft'd in this cuy where they bare a howt of friends who wish them every happiness Vertflst for a Thousand Chrteiton SrhmalfieM tecelved a idkt of 1 from the Jury that heard I1k et1dnc In his salt for tlfiMM realist the Peoria rafirmd The suit was 1rught to secure damages the doth of the wife of the plain tiff and was the second suit tried fol lowing the accident of ebruary 2 IftftP Mr rhmalfieta received a verdict far in juries to hlmselffand that css has been appealed The finding of the Jury Satur day wns fcDowrd by a nrorLm for a new trtal Now Trial in Gowld Weich Casa Judge Harris Saiurdry afiowed new trial In the suit brought by ritoa Gmfll against John Welch A verdict for the plaintiff for IM was st the trial vl the case The suit was tronght to coUect romtnfaricn for negmtarirg a property sale Lucy Rider went Chicago on the Denver Wednesday and was married the same day tfi Mr Harry Rider Mrs John Muf fler Is a daughter of the bride The groom owns a fine place In the city which win he their future home The Unit Journal extends congratulations and 'good wishes Aged Couple Receive riends Saturday In Commemoration of Golden Wedding and Mrs Robt Leech Saturday celebrated their golden wedding anniver sary at their residence 607 East Jefferson street The hours were from 2 to 4 4 to 6 and 7 to 0 Their aon John Leech who will undoubtedly be restored to the position of public printer was present at the celebration Robert Leech both In point of ad vanced years and duration of residence one of the oldest citizen of Bloomington which has been his home nearly half a century is now passing his sunset period tn the seclusion of the family circle the object of unfeigned respect and warm regard of a wide circle of friends Mr Leech is a native of the state of Pennsylvania where he was born In McKeesport September 2 1830 a son of James and Dorcas McKee) Leech being one of a family of nine children James Leech was also a Pennsylvanian by hirth the home of his childhood being In the vicinity of McKeesport His was in Indiana county Penn rjlvanla Both spent their entire lives In that state the occupation of James Leech being that of a farmer Politically he was an advocate of the principles of the Republican party In religion he and hl wife were adherents of the Baptist faith Robert Teech wag reared on his father's farm obtaining his education in the common schools In early manhood lie followed fanning but at a later period learned the trade of a mason and lias been engaged In that occupation during th greater part of his life In 1861 he settled in McLean county Illinois taking up his residence at Bloomington where he worked nt his trade for many years Mr' Leech was a anldb'P In the civil war having enllted August 1862 1n Com pany Nlnety foyrth reelment Illinois volunteer Infantry with which ho served until th close of thewar His mmpanv commander was Capt Denison and under ilm he look part in the battles cf Gor don Grove Vicksburg nrd lorida On March 1859 Loch was unit ex' with EHibeth Mikel who wf born in Ohl a daughter William and CathrlMn Warner) Mikel In 1861 th I apolar jn Mc Lean county on a farm consisting of 160 acres Before the death of William Mikel he had idded nearly 1000 acres to the nl purchase Ho died In 1879 nt the acre of CG yoarr His widow suivlved until IRSV had a faijlly pf thirteen chil dren ive children have been born to Mr and Mrs Leech as follows: Lenna Nor na James (deceased) John and (deceased) i In 'ollllc Mr Leech has been a sto lfasl Republican and Is still an ac tive 'member of the Grand Army of the Republic He and wife are communi cants of the Baptist church Mr Joeeh Is th owner of the' house and lot nt 607 East Jefferson street Where after nn extended btisv and useful life he Is now passing his days in comfortable retire ment He Is in receipt of a suitable pen sion from the government whlchhe gal 1antb fought to sustain and' tnjoVs the respect confidence inp good (wll of all classes In the community of which he has bo longbeen a member' 1 Mr and Mrs Masters and daugh ter Miss Edith of Petersburg have ar rived to attend the golden wedding anni versary of Mrs parents Th'elr son John 8 Leech of Washington arrived yesterday noon and for the first time In many years the family will bo reunited today Relatives are also ex pected from Downs Springfield Decatur ami other joints Mf and Mrs A Marteeny and Mrs Agas tyaeoh Horton of Chicago have arrived ns Tictve also Miss Hatfield of South Dakota and Mr George Baker of Leon la where Mr and Mrs Leech were married Mrs Susan Baker mother of Mr Baker who Is here nnd Mrs Givens of Iowa are both advanced In years and unable to make the journey Roth were present at the wedding of Miss Mikel and Mr Leech fifty years ago today One ig now fiO years old end the other 70 ck 4 won twelve games and lost four Ing are the games played this year game was forfeited by Gibson: Games at Home' Colfax 68 Delavan 22 Colfax 22' Lexington 29 olfax 31 Eureka 25 Colfax 80 Colfax 44 City 11' Colfax 13 airbury 8 Colfax 2 Gibson0 Garnet Away rom Home Colfax 47 Cooksville z2 Colfax 48 Gibson 14 Colfax 18 Piper City 9 Colfax 62 ChntBwortii 12 44 Colfax 29 Lexington 42 Colfax 88 Danvers 11 Colfax 30 Mt Sterling 21 Colfax 9 Bloomington 35 Colfax 28 Pontiac AC Basket Ball Record The Colfax high school basket ball tram has just finished a very successful season In basket ball having ollow One Parents of ft 8y Mr and Mm 3 ItaftL of Rendcipbre the panmcft of boy bom Sututay morning Mra Rod wee farmrHy Mtaa Camp a teaewrr at naymann Ji jiu i After Three Months Illness End Came at Other Mortu ary Matters Rev A Byerly' a graduate of the Wesleyan university and a minister well known among the Methodists of Bloom ington and thruotit the Illinois confer ene died In Sprfngfield Saturday even ing at the home of his daughter Mrs Russell Johnson His death resulted from a three Illness with catarrh nf the stom ach and gallstones He Is survived hy his wife two daughters Mrs Russell Johnson arc! Miss Julia Byerly both of Springfield and ono son Lawrence By erly of Clinton III Born In 1846 in Johnhoti county In dlnna Alexander Clny Byerly came to this stata while very young At the ago of 13 he enlisted for service In the war of the rebellion At that time January 1 1S64 man were needed In the Mississippi marine brigade and he stationed for duty on the gunboat John Rain This boat piled the Mississippi going up and dowh In con tinual search of the enemy 'The life hard and the enemy treacherous but never was Byerly known to complain In the winter of 1365 66 in a little chimb called chapel In Wilson township DeWitt county named iftcr the minister Rev iluvker who had led him Inio the fold young Byrrly publicly proclaimed himself a Christian man rom then on his wmk was a steadv growth in working fnr God and the church nnd joined the Methodist persuasinn and so to complete hl edu cation he naturally rhnse a Methodist college md In the spring of 1867 he en tered th: IHtnola Wesleyan In Blooming His purree in life now was to be come a minister of th gospel and he ed hard to make himself proficient In all things necessary for this while In college In the spring nf 1871 he receive! his degree cf A and three years later was given that nf A Earl In his ministerial service he was chosen on of the conference trustees a noltton of great honor and trust In 1904 he was a delegate to the highest tribunal of th Methodist church the general conference held that year In Los Angelas C1 He was presiding elder of two different districts that of Champaign and of Springfield His first pastorate was In Twin Grove 111 rom the church there he went to Covel and then to Gibson City McLean Green Valley Tolono Virden Urbana and then w'as given the well known Vin cent street church In Quincy rom Quincy he went to Springfield He was transferred from that city to Lin coln and from Lincoln to Delavan which wax his last charge Rpv A Byerly was married three times Ills first wife was Miss Julia Moore daughter of Rev II Moors of the Illinois conference To this union were born three children Mrs Russell Johnson and Miss Julia Byerly of Springfield and lAwrenco Ryerly of Clinton This wife dld In 1898 In 1900 the Rev Mr Byerly married Miss Alice Sudduth who died in 1904 at Citronelle Ala On December 6 1996 he was mar ried to Mu' Anna Giberson of Car linville who survives him Death of Wilson Houser in this city have received word of the death of Mr Wilson Houser at his home In Los Angeles Cal Mr Houser has not been a resident of Me Iican county for the past twenty years but has a large number of friends and relatives here who will remember him and will regret to hear of his death The 1 ist letter received from him was to the effect that he was In good health and the message staling that he was dead was a Rhcck No particulars of the death were given deceased was In his 71st year and was the son nf Jonathnn find Susnn Houser who were early settlers in Ran dolph township Here Wilson Hnucer grew to manhood nnd for a good many years lived on farm near the old fam ily place He went' wst some twenty years ngo nnd while away wns success ful as a business man In the year 1R61 Mr Houser was vnltel in marriage to Miss Sarah 8townrt who was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Hanley Stew art Mth well known residents of Bloom ington Mrs Houser dbd In 1903 Tn June 1908 Mr Houser married again taking for his wife Mrs Isabella Rucker who survives No children were born to either unions The deceased was a brother of the Into unk of this cltv Mr Houser is survived two brothers John of Tks Angeles and Anderson whose home is In Bellingham Wash Mrs Belle Rector a sister lives In Los Angela and there Is also an adopted daughter Alba Mr Harrison Mouser nf Randolph Is a cousin of the decnel COLAX COUPLE ELOPES Departure cf Mrs Gilbert Wilson and Lew Shaw Created Sensation When It Was Learned town of Cnlfnx was fulf of ex citement Inst riday when It became public that Mrs Gilbert Wilson of that place had left hr hone: and family and had departed for the south itcnnipanlcd hy two grips and Uw Rhaw a man who had been poring some attention to Mrs Wilson for rnn weeks past Che hue band of "tin woman stated riday that hU wife had slgiud his nttn to check fr LMI which she had cashed nt th Colfax bank and that she had fa a girl to care lor the three small children and had then packed her clothing and departed Mr Wilson raid that Shaw was hta companion fa the Journey which was commenced Honda evening Mr and Mrs Wilson were until recently residents of this cft During the camp meeting fast sumni'r Mrs Wilson claimed fa have had an unpleasant experience which letl to the arrest of known man of this citv on ft criminal charge There an Indictment found against the nun hut this was litsr nobed The Wilsons moved to Colfax last fill and during tre recent nwlvnbi there Mrs Wil son was converted and 'joined the cbureii She Is a goal Inching wman 2S or 30 years old Mr WHson formerly eonduefar on the street rars In this city and now works for Garner a dairy man living south of Coif ix Shaw former resident Cdfax Ims lt auay for some Ume returning there about throe weeks ago is about 25 yrats old and has never been a credit to the city IS MADE ARCI1PEACOX i Rew Mf Arewn ermrtyof Thie City Accept Pdticn a ArchtUacon ef North CaroHn Word hcTn reertvea that Rev Mr Are tora ereetor at SI Mat thew chinch iMKlMen mad vtthilepcon nf North Carehreu Acc watlnz to In SHre of araco ehurrh and Dr luut Imtcn of tit ThuMf both of Nw Vrti C11 who dfe th voali'on watcepts the nrKI i of the meot premlnrhl oulrtdo of Now Tortc HI rrany friend loth In nd out of Uw church nlll td the rot nurprtaed thnt man of Mr Areeon ahnitv hoM thrre be rrensmlW Parent of a Girt and J' VftinnNer of South Mtn atreet tn Normal are th parent of a hem Rnnday morning Near Death in Big Pond It IhriUlna upwhrr io Mr Ida Bore On toee dreth year aerm lor rouble me IMenae ruf fertnd" be "and eerml ttmea rrerli catreed me reth AU renredlre failed ar4 doetm mM wu laeureblr Then Kirf Nrw Dtreorerr brcuaM qUelt rettrf and permanent ut have not been trended la tenrtre Mr Sopef ttre In Bt und ft work wndm tn Cornrt and Cot Lur liemorrtacra UCrtH Aettraa Croup Wboorted Conth and ehlaJ affection Me and 1 Trial bot tle Ide Guaranteed hr Haeey Clem Moore Dn Store A Rinehart BbartbeM JX ji XK ttseM THE WEEKLY PANTAGRAPn MARCH 29 1909 THE TOWNSHIP NOMINATIONS Republicans and Democrats at Different Points Held Primaries and Caucuses Completing Nominations for the Election April 6 Last Saturday township nominations were made in those tvwnshlps that hud not previously filed tickets Selections made subject to the consideration of voters at tho regular township election on Tuesday April are as follows Dale Township Republican Supervisor George Park assessor Thomas Nicol cc ilector Charles Subke commissioner of highways EJnlow justice of the peace (two to elect) Jake Sholty and Wilson constables (two to elect) Charles Hotch kiss and Louie Peutsch school trustee Pulaski McSee Democratic Supervisor Hough am clerk Edwin Barclay assessor Quinn collector IL Million mad commissioner Johnson justice tjie peace A Benjamin Hutchison constables Hill A Givens school trustee Kaufman Gridley Township Clerk William Niergarth assessor Milton flown collector Austin King highway commissioners John Nicholson George Snenr justices of the peace Joe Walker I Clayton Clerk Huston as sessor AV Mauker collector Henry Blcssman highway commissioners Reeves Mat Dooley justices of the peace Thoma? Moate William Reeves constables A Sedektim Jay Andrews Hudson Township Republican Supervisor Ensign collector George Blumme assessor Ramsey er clerk Ramsey jus tices of the peace William Bllvey I Myers constables II Cox Peter Bai try cnn'missimer rran iiinnuaw School trhistee A Abrams pound master Clark Wallace Supervisor Ray craft clerk Condon assessor Blough collector May high way commissioner Henry Grove jus tices of the peace Gastnuin AV JI Shiner school trustee Barris ern stables Thomas Stephens fl Thomas poundmaster Christ Meredith Blue Mound Townchip Rcpuhllcan Assessor1 AV Smith roHeetor Vincent road red Zable school trustee AVIlsan sr constable Guy Walker justices of the peace A Grady William Laus terer A Brown Assessor John Steward collector John road com missioner Mike Kerber school trustee Sutter constable Wesley Downey justice of the peace A Grady clerk George AArlssniil1er Money Creek Township Republican Supervisor Joseph Hef ner clerk Orville Roseman: assessor A lesher collector Buzard high way commissioner Hamlow shool trustee AV Hellers: just Ices of the peace A Mainline and Jesse Haworth constable John Botkin Whte Oak Township Supervisor George Hinshaw collector Zook clerk rommlssouers of highways Ju cob Schad and ri Stutzman: constables Clyde rntloek and Mlles Haysllp assessor Jacob Ropp justices of the peace II llostrttler and Moore Supervisor Maurer assessor A Carlock highway eon mlssioner Ellis MeCrelght 'and Walter Rtpp justices of th epeace Esh and II Sumpter cnnrtabh Clyde Car lock ckrk Lcwta Schwartz Bellflower Township Supervisor Hough sm: collector It Jenkins assessor Walter commissioner Hatch lint justice of the peace II ful ler: constable AV Siegmund clerk Rob ert McIntyre Supervisor I Rine hart: collector AV Hill: assessor Ed AVIlllams Mayo Golden Justice of th peace Perne A Burnett clerk fl Tnni i Arrowsmith Township Clerk McClure as sessor John Manahnn: collector AV Rrown: constables IT Greenfield niul Howard justice of the peace AV Elclwr ur AV AA Line road com missioner A nullta school trustee I Curtis Democratic Clerk Caldwell as sessor Iewift Lnurltsnn collector AV1I llam A fleott: constables II Naco nnd Ernest Kinney justices of tho peace Ashby and AV J5 Kirkpatrick road commissioner A Keller school trus tee A Bane Martin Township Clerk A Slagner1J0l assessor Robert Btnlln 104 collector Edward Downry 21 Scott Phillips 8n Rud Wotnlward 12: highway commis sioner fl lnchan fifi Ralph Hutch inson 6S school trustee Pratt 102: justice of thopence Burna 100 constable i Drown SI rank Teag ler 63 Randolph Township Supervianr Charles Allen: clerk Brown assessor Jasper An drews collector AAllUam Myers com mlsBioncr of highways Scott Rohs jus tices of the peace Munson and Grunt Tory constable Leo Thompson Hnpervta John A ree man rt rk AVIIbur Iseminger asses sor William Cunninsbam collector A Ball highway commissfamT A Riley justices of the peace AVIlsan Scott and Benjamin Rust constables Draper and Inger Mr Alien Republican nomine for su pervisor is the present Incumbent Mr roemsn the Democratic candidate far the same office Is the aon fa law cf the late iMvis ho was supervisor far so many years Danvers Township Supervisor Levi Jhn ston: chrk Oscar Sebastian aeejMmr Arnold Untlekr collector Llojd liad rline commissioner of highways Anton Dirks justice of th peace A Naff x1gr and rank Simpson conUbls It Dunlap and Skaggs povrdmnsVT Talias Dehner 1 Chenoa Township 4 Supervisor crogln fawn clerk A Htatlcr assesenr IL Rcrogfa: collector David Whlteakfa hlga trgy eommlealcner Thomae rioter justice of the pence two orney potfar ronstataea AVlnklrpleck Yeltft ffapervlaor erd Jontry town clerk rits RamMorf asseefsnr Dltfan collector Michael Clonney highway rommlasfaner tleorge Engle justices nt the peace two Quinn and A Rupp enmuiNe two Dadd Rncxhart and John Powers nchoo! trustee Henry 1 IHe Quite a control was wared on the Donfaeratle tfaket for highway vtaner aM a targe nwe cut Tho IfapuNIrars had quhn a largo vote out hut there teas no particular con trot orney and Porter who received the ncmfaaifarw for justice of tho peace have aVhdrott their name from the th kct Jsroh MnaebH th orroent puper tdwr who I'M bHd the office for throe trim rofurod to be a candidate agntn Rest EMteTrnfeTt Awwj tbe Banml dwd Tlesd for rventd alttrffsy wxto the taLwwfag: Sarah Davis fa CbarWft WWh for 414ft east hsU of tat 5 tiock first odditfaa to Archer rank Rytaaaw to Jacob Baker fvr acres fa sectton Downs tomnMr Wtttm Man License ProscX wek at the UHweie ewtfarroce erf th KvaagHk ti ehvrob bHd in BL tvw sro Mcenr tn proed the amnwt nthero testa Mr Jolp Mwmn PASSING WELL KNOWN RESI DENTS James Gravette Sabina Sackett and James Brock All Old Residents and Mrg Mary Zimmerman Are Mourned It Tamna 1 (IravOttA ADR Of tllC older residents of McLean county died Sunday at tho residence of his daugh ter Mrs James AValters two and a half miles north of Danvers In Dry Grove township aged 83 years The end came following an illness of two months due to the general debilities of old age Mr Gravette was born November 4 1825 In Clark county Ky and came to McLean county in 1880 He resided on a farm north of Carlock until about twelve years ago when he went to live with his daughter Mrs James AValters He was the father of two children Mrs Walters and a son who died eleven years ago He was a member of the Christian church of East Wnlte Oak uneral of Mrs Mary Zimmerman The funeral of Mrs Mary Gilder sleeve Zimmerman whd died riday after noon at her home five miles southwest Of Gridley was held on Sunday after noon at 1 at the church in Hudson conducted by Rev Mr Lord The service was very impressive and the au dience was one of the largest ever seen at a funeral in that place The musio was furnished by a chorus choir The in terment was in Hudson cemetery the following bearing the casket to the grave: Messrs II Cox Jarno Hinthorn James Keller II A Ensign Joseph all and Archibald Tho deceased was a member of the well known Gildersleeve family of Hud son and moved from there to the farm in the vicinity of Gridley a year ago Sns bad bn suffering for several years with a complication of ailments but was able to attend to her household duties until last Christmas when she was tqken very sick and had been in exceedingly poor health ever since The deceased was but 34 years of age and' had lived in the vicinity of Hudson all her life Mrs Zim merman was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Isaac Glidersleeve She was born in Hudson June 2 1875 was married to Harry Zimmerman April 4 1894 To this union was born three children Ethel May 14 years lorence Marie 12 years Gladys Jane 10 years Mr and Mrs Zimmerman and daughter Ethel united with Hudson church ebruary 190S She is survived by her husband three daughters 'her parents also two brothers Joseph and Charles A and two sisters Mrs Grace Hin shaw of Hudson and Mrs Eva Trimmer or Booneville Mo Sabina Sackett Is Dead Mr Sabina Sackett another of the pioneers of this county passed away in death riday night at 10:30 at his homo near Arrowsmith aged 80 years Alton he bad been in poor health for some time his final illness was only of two days duration the end being direct ly due to a stroke of apoplexy which he suffered Thursday The cedent was born In Delaware county March 22 1828 and his boy hood days were passed in that locality At the age of 23 he came with his parents to Illinois making the trip in a wagon and settling near Twin Grove this county On April 17 1855 MrJ9ackett was mar ried to Miss Martha' Hill and to the union tlx children were born lour of whom survive viz: William IL and Ef fie May both of Bloomington James and Seth of Arrowsmith In December 1865 Mr Sackett moved to a farm near Arrowsmith where he con tinued to live ever afterwards He was me of the first in that vicinity of that town to dear nnd improve his farm and ns far ns known hr was the only old set tler that was living on the farm Ibat he originally improved He Is also sur vived by brother Charles of Greenfield la and five Bistros Josephine Hayward Harah AVIlla Lydia flfaara Marls Barney al! of Jasper Minn nhfl Katherine rox of Iowa: also fourteen grandchildren and two great grandcijRdrem Air Backet was nnflhpnest upright man kind and pbnshjernte Jn his horn and of a jovial 'disposhlon Tt could also he said of him that he was a gnnd citizen or eomeUnfa he had I felt that fils end was approaching nnd recently in convro sntion with membora of his family he ex pressed his readiness far the ftummons Passing nf Jams Brock Brock at his residence In Saturday morning at 6 hflcr a lingering iilhesg dating hick more than year altho he was confined to his bed for only a short time Mr Broca wojb bym In Granger county Tenn January 7 1833 He spent the early part of his Ufa upon farm but began teaching nt 17 years of age and was engaged during the fall and winter far a of eight years and worked on 'the fanjn during his vacations He moved with his family to Illinois In January 1861 locating on a farm four miles southeast of Blooming ton Tho following spring he rented land And for four years farmed in that vicinity Jn 1865 he located on a farm of 110 aroes in West township which he had pur chased Here ho lived until 170 when he sold thia and bought 110 iterrs the large farm he owned for many years nnd he lived until he moved to Jeroy a few years Ago after he had accumulated a competency Ir Brock was married to Miss Rachel Alkin of Granger county Tenn on Janu ary 6 1854 There were four children horn to this fRmlly EmilyMay who died nt 2 years of age and Enoch Brock an at torney of Bloomington Mrs Sarah Ilnrrlnon of Normal and Mrs Rachel Null of Jroy whn together with th wife survive Mr Brock was a man of more than ordinary Intrlfigeneo nnd judg ment a model In his business methods and farmer He was a man uni versally rennrrted for hl Integrity In politics he wns a Democrat and a lend ing man fa the councils of bls party THEIR SILVER WEDDING Twenty ifth Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Jones Interesting event among Alton trainmen circles Saturday was the cele bration nf the 25th wedding annlrorwiry nf Mr and Mr Jone at their home 1207 North Lee street Mr Johns I the veteran switch engine foreman of the Alton yard and is prominent In the brotherhood nf trainman The couple were married In Corning March 20 lt4 They chme to BJoomlngfaTi In 1893 nnd have since rro1dd here The couple have four children lxuts in the navy Major Jr switching in the local yards and Misses Kth1 and Mildred at home Saturday afternoon the Neighbors club were entertntfard by the couple Each person present told of their wedding and gave gn Interesting incident In connec tion A two course luncheon was served Mrs red Beckman assisting Mr A Jones In the eronfag the ladles auxiliary of IL nf were entertained a two rouroe fanebron being served The even ing was delightfully spent sortal di versions and the host ftnj hoftbss were given many handsmne gift testifying to the rotro in which they are M3 The not nf town giet comprised ormer Conductor A rettu and wife now of ifaroln and Mr and Mrs A A Jonea of Chicago alw formerly of this city Real Estat Transfer Therms Rrovo to Karlo Reeve fr tn Serei' in nectfcn 7 unk's Gnno townsbtta' Jchn ML SeLgro fa IL Hanson for acre In aectton 1 Hudaoa towntfa John Orp Ad'itt Psrwroe fap I romth fa frot of r4 bfarit 2L Wrstrro iddtH lC tt Saved Hta Leg Att tfanuttl Tff tone mr tea wrttra A Watertown Wta Tew reero nf rowma that It doctor rooal wH rum had at tat laid me wp Thea BucOrT Arnk a Salva cured ft aoond ssid aroU' lafalULle for kta Eruptions Rrurom all Riruot Boils ever ttorro Both cald Cut and tfak Sta at Harry Mrw Drug Stare A CAPT KANAN DEAD Long Time rlenu of Capt Riebsame Who Is Now Only Survivor of irst Post Capt Rlebsame of this city re ceived a telegram riday announcing the death In Decatur of Capt Kanan an old time friend and army comrade and the last survivor except himself of the organizers of the first Grand Army post in the United States or the past few years there have been but three survivors of this organization Capt Rlebsame Capt Kanan and Mr I Coltrin The last named died some months ago and now with the death of Capt Kanan there is left the Blooming ton man Capt Riebsame as the Only survivor of the Post No 1 A Death Was Sudjtfen The death of Capt Kanan was sudden altho he had not been In good health for some years Three weeks ago hd sur vived what appeared to be an attack of heart failure but when the second ati tack came yesterday morning he expired beforfe the doctors arrived HI Life Story Kanan was born near Troy 71 years ago His ancestors Were Irish He came to Decatur early in the He was a clerk fa a store In his early years in Decatur He enlisted at Decatur in the orty first regiment Col I regiment April 8 1862 he was made captain of Comnahy A After the war he returned to Decatur and went into business becoming con nected with tffe Decatur urniture Com pany first as bookkeeper About 1880 he was made secretary treasurer nf that organization and held that position until it went out of business He was mayor from 1885 till ISbl and after that he was setate senator He was president of the Decatur Club one year being elected in 1905 Capt Kanan and Miss Jane McClellan of Decatur were married at Kansas Gftv November 12 1903 Tho widow survive him and is the only near relatvc Cant Kanan was always prominent In tha Republican party and was half a ceh tury one of the most Influential memebrs of this section His administration as mayor Is often snoken as among the best Jn a business way that Decatur ever had Death of Mrs Trlndle death of Mrs Mary PL Trindle occurred riday afternoon at 2 nt the home of her brother Prof Wilbert erguson on North East street Death came ns a result of a long illness with cancer The deceased had been operated upon some months ago at Brokaw hos pital Mrs Trlndle was born at Card ington G2 years ago Her husband has been dead for many years and she has no children She leaves her brother Prof erguson and a half sister Mrs Mildred Hagemann living in Panama She has lived part of the time in Bloom ington for the past five years Mrs Condon's ather Dead Mrs John Condon has gone to Watertown WIs called there by the death of her father Mr Moore of that place Mr and Mrs John Butler accom panied her Mrs Butler being a niece Mr Moore has visited here a number of times He wag a worthy and respected man NORMAL MEN TO ROSEBUD Death of Mrs Joshua Denning Mr and Mrs Watson Celebrate Wedding An niversary Other Normal News Messrs Vanneman and Garst of Normal Monday loaded a car and started fur the Ruse Bud reservation at Dallas 8 where they were award ed claims by the government last fall and they now expect to pick them out and prove up on them The drawing of tne tarms will be by number aa tiey were awarded and it will be necessary far tne mtn to be on the ground for some days before tle drawing commences and get acquainted with lh land and Know what to chouse when their lime comes Tho urawing will begin on the first day of April and each man who drew a number last fall will be given three minutes in which to choose ids J'arm Every night the government will post a list of the farms drawn during that day and it will be necessary for the to chuck thee off and draw from the remainder Mr Vanneman has been notified that Ida time to draw will be un Aptll 7 at 9:40 am and Mr Garst will be called on the 12th of April The men have taken a tent in their car and will live in tills until they draw their farnufthmd as soon ng they get to Dallas andnload they will begin making daily trips across the country locating farms I I Death cf Mrs Joshua Denning morning nt 10:50 o'clock at her home at 210 North School street oc curred th death of Mrs Joshua Denning after an illness of about five week Rhe was taken with the grip about five weeks ago and two weeks later the trouble de veloped Into pleuro pneumonla fihe would not give up to the disease and kept mov ing about the house every day until the latter part of last week when she grew much worse and on Sunday there was a general collapse which ended In her death yesterday Mra Denning wn formerly Miss Martha A Lucas and she was born In Mclean county near Leroy her pa rents being the late James and Mary Luca Her girlhood was spent with her parents who lived for a time fa Bloom ington and then for years on farm which they owned west and southw'eat of the latter city She was married to Mr Den nlng March 3ft 1865 at the home farm of her parents three and a half miles southwest of Bloomington or many years they resided nn section 19 In Normal town ship and 17 years ago they purchased the property at 21) North flchool street In Normal whers she passed away Rhe was ronsclentlous Ctrlsttan woman When a little girl she became a member nf the Baptist church nf Tlocmlngton but after her marriage she went with her husband tn the MethoMst church of which ah was memhe at lhe nf her death She leaves besides her hus band one brother fa the west nnd nn sister who 1ms for years bren a helples Invalid and has made her home with and 1een cared tor by the deceased MISS LENA SASS SETTLES Seofatlonal Broich of Promise Css Close Lose HI Dr Burr Cate Continued settlement ha been reached In the breach of promise suit brought by Mies Lena Sass against George Davison the Chicano Alton engineer By the term of the sett lenient the defendant paid Miss Rasa 33 2M In cash and she dropped the cae The trench Af promiae suit and the de Jis of ihe trial are still fresh tn the memory of the people Miss 8as train dispatcher for the Alton at lawn dale and fthe told the story of wrongs at the hands of George Davison tn a way that paused th jury that heard the evi dence to br ing In a verdkl of 32509 for the phduUff rom thia verdict the defendant asked for a new trial which was denied Ap peal order wer then taken but the set tlement was arranged whereby the de fendant pny 12234 and the appeal Is dropped and the case closed The trial of the Raro Davtsnn case peck ed the rourt room durirg the days that It was heard The fact that the defend ant tad married another woman a cousto of fa Toro the start of (he suit added to ths senmtlcnal interest fa lhe After the testlct MIm as returned tn her work for th Chicago A Alton road bat sinew that time ha taken poellton ia this city Hsffmaw Case Oat of Cowrt At the ek tfce imtt hroagti snrt Ue Traction Company the court instruct ed the jury to find a verdict for the de fendant This is the suit for the killing of horses and the smashing up of the wagon belonging to the plaintiff at a railroad crossing near Danvers Burr Trial ls Continued A continuance was allowed in the trial of Dr A Burr of this city on the indictment for abortion recently found against him This carries the case over until the 'April term' 1 lic Appeal There was filed in circuit court a forci ble detainer suit against George Crist for Crist The plaintiff is Julius reeman and at a recent hearing in Justice court the jury found for the plaintiff for the possession of property in section 16 Downs township WILL DAVID DOUGLASS Realty Is Valued at $60000 and the per sonalty at $10000 will of David Douglass of Colfax was admitted to probate Mon day There is realty to the value Itiuooo and personalty of To the wife Mary Is leit foiwlife only and at her death to the children Donald Dwight I and Emily Douglass one third of the realty To the wile is left a life insurance policy The sum of $2000 is left In trust for the benefit of the church at Colfax this to be held for the term of seven years following the death of th) 'testator and should there not be a new church erected in that time the money is to be returned to the estate Carlisle Scott is named as trustee of the fund To a brother rank Douglass of Morristown is left $500 To the board of missions of the church $2000 The residue of the estate is to be divided among the three children named above The testator wishesto state that he Intends to disinherit Ills daughter Miriam Douglass Moore and that it is his wish she receive nothing from his es tate Donald Douglass and John Barnes are named as executors The will was dated November 9 1908 Will Of Mary Banks The will of Mary Banks of Saybrook was admitted to probate All of the es tate is left In fee simple to the husband Thomas A Banks who is named a ecu tor The will was written 30 1903 and disposes of realty 'of $1000 and personalty Of $100 Michael Colton's Will A petition was filed for the probate of the will of Michael Colton The date for the hearing was fixed for April 20 at 11 am Llpp Munsell Marriage Tuesday 11 Tuesday morning was solemnized the marriage of Miss Stella Munsell and Mr Walter Lipp at th home of th bride's parents Mr and Mrs 'II Munseli 705 East Market street Seventy five guests witnessed the ceremony which was performed in the parlor of the home the couple standing before a bank of potted ferns and palms with an intermingling of pink and white roses and carnations Mrs George Agle jr rendered Mendelssohn's wedding march The ceremony wassJd by IL Mueller of the Unitarian church The bride wore a gown of tan silk and carry bride ol lowing the marriage a wedding dinner was served The young coupl left for a trip to the north and returning will be at home at 618 East Walnut street' after 15 Miss Munsell is the only daughter of Mr and Mm II Mntll end has al ways lived here She al tended lhe High school and is finite talented musician Lipp Is the non of Mrs Mary Lipp and has heun for vcrr years with the Pa nt graph holding a position in tho hnotypo fanartment He Is popular member of the Illinois Cluo and a young mnn of sterling fitnlii i Among the guests frrm nway pro Eva Hat field JU'M1ro Irma Davidson Eureka Mr James Gaff Pontfac! Mr Mrs Hp11 Cooksville Mr Albert Burkhart Chicago: Mrs William Clag gett Lexington Mr and Mrs Samuel Perry Dinvcrs and Mrs Calhoun armer City LOGAN GRIDLEY TO WED (nutations have been rccehcd in this itv for the 'marrhgo Miss Emily Rb'ld'rds and Mr Logan A Gridley tho same to be rofamnlxed at 8 o'clock at St church in Geneva 111 April 14 to be followed by a reception at the home' of the parents Mr Grid is a sen of Mr Albert Gridley and a grandson of the late Gon A Gridley of thia city He Is engaged in the brokerage business In Chicago MAKR1EU IX DECATUR Mis Mamie Crist and Mr John Calhoun Married Wedding a Surprise Miss Mamie Crist and Mr John Cal houn both well known in this city were married last Saturday in Decatur the wedding cnmlng as a surprise to their friends until the day of the event The bride Is the daughter of Mr Mary Crlyt of Normal and until last fall was an op erator for the Kinlocrt BIoomlngton tele phone company for snm time Mr Cal houn Is in the employ of th Cudahy orking company nnd lived with his brother Mr II Calhoun of East Jefferson street his parents being dend Quito a number of tho friend nf tn couple accompanied them to Decatur to witness the ceremony returning home Saturday night over the Interurban Thev will live with the mother of the bride in Normal for the present Real Estate Transfer Tho following warranty deed were filed tor record Monday: Van Ness to George Church for 2oftft lot 10 and part of tot 9 block 6 Mr Loan tot 2 3 and 8 block 15 Dillon A addition tn McLean Henrietta Groesbeck th red ficboenbeck fro $3759 lot 4 nnd part nf lot 3 Scott Humphrey sub division of soennd addition to Chenoa Charles Peirce to ranklin God frey for $75ft0 40 feet off enst side of tot and 30 feet off weat side of tot 22 third addition to Bloomington Caroline Leiulan to Maurice Mc Carthy far $700 part of Jot S3 suLdlvVton southwest quarter section 4 BloomlnMdn township Edwin Bond! to Daisy Denton for3 part of lot 12 sub division of block Hinshaw addition to Bloomington WllihGlte to Kill Wlllholte for 322400 160 acre fa tectlon 2L Mar tin township Lilly I Clark to Tnhn Tailor for 33130 part east half southeast quarter section 10 Mt Hop township LAWNDALE COLLECTIONS Report of tho Tax Gatherer rom That Monty Crttk report from tht township roi teetor continue to come In to the office nf the county treasurer Lawndale and Money Creek were the arrivals ri day and lhe introeatinff feature of too report are givta: Lawndale Township Stlmeon collector Amount tax levied MLM2 CuRector commission 21 9 Due treasurer IftIWJIft Returned delinquent SM23 iMoney Creek Sanford Barrett collector: Amount tax levied fllM44S rolirrtor rommlroton S12 Due treasurer l4t2 4S Returned 4tt Surprised Him A Esteft Wyandotte Ky hog were so Jck they could not eat and they were all Ecouring very badly 1 them Hog Cholera Kemodv and to tnv it cured them without a loasw Sold by twrC DATES OR TOWNSHIP MEETS Arrangements Completed for the Series of Meetings' In McLean Cmnty dan's for McLean dbunty town ship Sutiday school conventions from twenty nino to thtr ty twof of which uro held in the course of the convention seu Eon between May and November of each year lhe suggestive program for these conventions ard the delegate and alter nates to the Illinois stall convention at Peoria May 25 to have beer decided upon and are as foliow Convention Dates May Hudson Lyon president May 9 Grove Mrs John Stub blefield May 16 Money Creek David Kerr May Allfa Kearby May Danvers A unk May 23 Arrowsmith Perry Smith June Chenoa William Morrow June Dawxm Mrs rank Gassner June Old Town Lott June IS Lexington Downey Juno Date Rogers Juno White Oak McCreight June Blue Mound Cr Wilson Jr July Dry Grove Mrs Howell July 11 Bloomington Engie July 11 Lewis July Randolph Charles Rybum July 25 Empire Rev Spoont August Lawndale Mrs Etta Stlmp son August Grove Dr Stedam August 29 Downs Mlr Ilo Cusey September Bellflower Hatch lint September Gridley rank Kent September Anchor Cropey Kent September Towanda Mra George Regers September Yates Glil September Martin William Gaddis October 3 Normal Johnson October ML Hope Darnell Suggestive Program Morning 9:30 Devotions 10:00 Sunday school lessoh 10:30 Conference The Relation of th 1 Sunday flehool to tho Church 2 Is it an Independent Institution? 2 ppdnr'8 Relation to the Sunday Schnnf 3 Duty to the Sunday Scbcol nnd Church 4 ValuO of Trained Teachers to tfeft Sunday School qnd Church 11:40 Noontide (levotfons i 12:00 Dismissal Afternoon 1:30 Praise and tertimonv meeting 2:00 The Missionary Process op th Why and How of oreign Mission 2:30 The Past Present nnd uture of Our Townshlu 3:00 The Suncny School and the Mod ern Molock 2:30 Adult Bible clames 4:00 Evangelistic service Evening 7:30 Song Service 8:00 The Work of the Modem Sunday School Delegates and Alternates ollowing is th list of delegates ftM alternate th first name being the dele gate and the second the alternate: Rev lrher Bellflower Hatch Hint Bellflower Engle Bloomington Dori ley Down A Jordan Chenoa Rev J3 roe Chenoa Dr AV Smith Bloomington Crawford Say! rook Mrs Tnvenner Normal rank Kent Gridley Rev Wilson Danvers Dnrncll Molzan Murray Leroy Miss Ilo Cusey Heyworth Min Hayward Cooksville Wilson Cooksville A Mnltmiin Saybrork Meek er Crrosev Rv IL Robertson Colfax William Gaddis Colfax MRS AUGUST MUXELD QUNCJ DEAD Jury Brings In Verdict of Heart Death of Mrs Mary Callahan Argust Mnxfold one of tho odst Gorman residents of Bloomington died suddenly it her home comer of Grove and Ailln streets Monday morn ing about 10 the cause of I ep demlo? being heart failure Mn Muxfekl had been washing clothes In th basement of her home during tho morning and as far as outward symptoms wi re concerned was in the best of health About noon her husband who had boon working in tho garden during the morn Ing nnd a daughter Mra Anna Hein fcke came into the bouse and the daughter went Into the basement to see about the washing Thera she found Mrs Muxfeld lying on a hean of Clothes dead A physician was summoned but it was apparent that the deceased had bcn dead for several hours rom Natural Cause The crooner was ctdled and he lm pauelfl jury The only testimony was that of Mra Hetnecke and Dr Meyer the family phyulclin and tho verdict Was reached that "Mr Louisa Muxfeld camo to hro doftlh on th 22d day of March 1999 from heart The maiden rnme nf th deceased was Lrmisa Toheckron and She was bom In Germany in 1953 came to Bloron Ingtcn when about of age and has resided hero since that time Aboutbipty fiy year ago she wxs married to Mr A i thrust Muxf41 who survive her Mrs Mt xfi'ld was well known Iff Blnnm InKton and was on of rihe substantial German citizens of th city She had quite a reputation as i nurse being con sidered one of the most competent here She wo an nvtlve member of the Church of Peace and was a member of Abraham Lincoln lodge of Daughter of Rebekah Her sudden death will come a great sftnek to tier many friends The drooasAl is survived by her hus band Mr August Muxfeld and ths fol lowing cldldron: ordlnmd Muxfeld of Sioux City la Mrs reda Irunsmlth Mra Anna and Mr Walter Mrxfekl nil of Bloomington She leave no 2rotdr stator Death of Mr Caliahan 'i death Of Mr Ma Callahan occurred Monday morning at al her home 142 ell xvenue She had beer 111 lu: ten days with tnenmonta The deevused aa bom In Ireland 1n 1336 and came to thia country when she was a your girl In she wa married to Mr lawrcnce Callahan In phta and four year later the cou ple came to Bloomington Mr Cal lahan riled some yrer ago The droad was a member of Itolr Trinity church and faring ber long resi dence here had mad many friend St? to survived by four children Mr George Callahan Mr Jams Callahan Mr Christopher Callahan and Mia Margaret Cjiflnhfrw Take Place In Office Roy Cheaer studeht at the Wesleyan and who ta also known as the erganiht at tty irst Christian th Jewish synagogue will cat be la eeane next term as he he aorepted a dertcshlp tn the efflee County Treaa ittf ftMt.