Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 10

Tuesday, September 6, 10 THE DECATUR DAILY HERALD ufion the lines of the system. Power PON WIRES LEAVE PURCHASE circuits were greatly interfered with and the early morning cars had a hard SPOILED time-maintaining schedules. CITY NEWS Owing to the fact that, power for FRESHMAN CLASS 3JVIS1S some of the line has to be sent out NOVE UJ HOfiTB! STORM JOY OUTINGS NEWS IN BRIEF -VOU PAV A LITTLE MORE rOB CLOTHES THAT DEJVZ MAKES, BUTV-, MAIENTHAL BROS, TAILORS. over great distances, damp and electrical weather causes the transmission power of the conduits 1 to be greatly lessened, and the voltage is therefore low. A 'number of the poles were struck by lightning, causing the wires to sag and ground.

The damage was almost repaired last night and the cars were running on time. (toniinunication With Tpjvns Cut Incessant Rain Continued to Number of New Comers in High Country Club Holds Meeting and Decides to Let Land Ac-V quirement Rest. Off, Bloomington Trunk Line Still "Off." School a Surprise to Teachers. Drown Aspirations of Many Holiday Enthusiasts. Chas.

W. Marvel, furniture stock sale at Monticello Sept. 8, 9. 10, should have read $5,000 stock in last Saturday's issue bf the Herald. RECORD OF DHl.VKS.

First Mouth 94 2 0 303 Sept. JO log 07 OS 00 IB THREE BURGLARIES BUT NONE SERIOUS The board of directors of the Coun-ery club hold the September meeting at the club and the EIGHTH GRADE DELAYED UMBRELLAS EVERYWHERE Mr. R. G. Phlell from Cottage Grove.

is here visiting her parents on South Broadway on account of Illness of hep father, J. B. Slewers. STREET FLUSHER BREAKS ENGINE Out of Commission Since Last Wednesday but Kept Secret. Expert Arrives.

usual amoufft of routine matters will come up for consideration. Dawson Family Gather and Elect Ai far as known the directors will not consider the proposed purchase Gain in Attendance Over Last Year Shown By All Schools. by the club of the grounds, action on Officers, While Printers Get Seasick. this to be allowed to go over until Three unsuccessful burglaries were attempted-- early Monday morning in the western part of the city. The home of Mrs.

Mary TVheeJer, 313 West Main street, was ransacked, but nothing 'of any value was fftund missing. The residence at. 304 West Main was also entered, but nothing taken. A desk in the secretary's room of the Y. C.

A. was broken into and 15 cents in money taken. The thief entered the office of the building through a window. It is thought that the work is that of an amateur, probably local talent. SEVEN DRUNKS WERE ARRESTED YESTERDAY the annual meeting in November.

And It rained again. The ambition: It Is not, perhaps, generally known that Macon county experienced quite a severe electrical storm early yesterday morning, severe to a point where telegraph and telephone lines were placed hors de combat and while the damage was not etreme, some of the lines have not been placed Into full working order. Particularly is this true iof the Bloominton Automatic phone-trunk line. The Automatic suffered worse than the Bell, and for a while connection with Springfield. Bloomington.

Be-ment and Cerro Gordo was out of the question. However, most of the damage, had been repaired up to mirr3ght last night and at last reports the service, had been resumed. The storm was not near so heavy in Decatur as out in the rural districts and but little if any damage was done to the city sevice. Sevaral months were "dead" for a fewipurs early yesterday morning but the damage was trivial. The Illinois Traction company has good reason to respect the storm for a portion of its fury was expended 2 4 1 4 Sept.

.1 .1 J4 Sept 4 1 1 Sept. 5 1 I 5 CHANGE STUDIES IN SUNDAY SCHOOL The teachers and officers "rf the Sunday school of the Kirt -Taptlst church, at a meeting last evening, decided to adopt the graded system, of lessons for the primary department, and as many- of the other departments as possible. This is an important change, as up to this time the little tots and the old people all studied the same lesson. Now the lessons will be mre suited to the ones who study. All the different departments will have a lesson to The first Sunday in October is to be set apart for a Sunday school Rally day.

All the services of the day will be for the benefit of the Sun- day school. Next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock a junior B. Y. P. U.

will be organized. of thousands of holiday seekers for i food time were given a douche of na ture's pattering music yesterday in ac Following the absence of the new street flusher on the streets for nearly a week, discovery was made yesterday that the new $1000 street cleaning machine was up for repairs after less cordance with the precedents that have been established since the be The rains of the last ten days have done much to improve the natural appearance of the property, and to all appearances the attractiveness of the home of the organization is now greater than ever before, judging by the average daily attendance. Miller Released From Jnll. George Miller, who was arrested a few weeks ago on a charge burglary and larceny. was released from- the county jail yesterday under bond of $500 to await the action of the grand jury.

It is alleged that Miller was implicated In the theft of several sacks of mill feed from a Wabash freight car. ginning of the month. The murky. than 10 days working. ler gray-hued alembic of the weath man's imagination was given a re On last Wednesday a part in the engine of the flusher broke and no mechanical genius in Decatur could be A total of seven drunks were all that were rounded up by the police yesterday despite the fact that Labor day was celebrated.

While this is a good-sized list for a week day it does not compare with other holidays or circus days for the number of arrests of the bibulous. sentful unwelcome. The day was a study In drizzle. It was unsafe tb leave the house without an umbrella, as the sky was filled with promises of descending oripa, and at inopportune moments sucu i mospheric pledges were fulfilled. As a result, outings were precariou: Thd desires of fisher "More tuition pupils are registered in the High school this year than in any previous year," said Principal S.

W. Ehrman yesterday afternoon. Most -of these are from the country schools, and in almost every case that means a pupil who will stand high in his studies. The High school will not have as many pupils this year as last, but the number will not be very far behind." Last year at the end of the first day between 670 and 675 students had been registered, at the coresponding time this year between 625 and 630 were registered. Of course there are always some who are slow and do not get In the classes until a few days late! By the time those in this class are all in the building will be about as crowded as ever.

Xew Class Surpasses Expectation. Because of the eighth grade opening this year it was thought that there would' not be enough freshmen to make more than one good sized class, instead of this there will be at least three. They are about equally divided in the choosing of the Latin and the English courses. In almost every case, though, the pupil will want some one of the languages, if they do not choose Latin they will take German. French seems popular 'this year, also.

This study is not given every year, only when enough choose it to form -agood class, there are now twenty-five persons registered for the French class. The largest class in trigonometry in the history of the High school is the one for this year. There will be between fifteen and men were dampened, the bravery of t.f, en.amr.orl "Picnickers W'hO ift- sisted on getting their dues were kept busy ambling for cover. ana toa'Ti tonnis and other games on the green carpet of Mother Earth were little better than swimming maicnes. Labor day, then, was a day of labor to keep dry.

llnivinii Tt II 11 i tl. When rain interferes with your pleasure, cut the pleasures This old adage, which appears, unde a Waterloo date line, under the signa rt Mnah r-niTlA in ETOOd time For School Girls and Boys (aWsssssMsssssBnsiMBBsssssXBssssBssssssssssssSssssssB Honest Footwear Such As Parents Are Glad To Find found who could make the repairs. While the breakdown in the expensive street cleaning apparatus has not been kept an absolute secret, few persons knew of the cause of its disappearance from the streets. Questions have been numerous during the last few days concerning the re-appearance of the time worn sprinklers and street-sweeping machines by persons interested in cleaner streets in Decat-tur. "Why don't they use the flusher and discard the dusty sweepers?" was the chief query but no one volunteered an answer.

Thanks to the rainy weather, the dust has been kept down with the sweepers in use. The flusher has been out of commission since last Wednesday. The next day rained and it has rained every day since. As a last resort the Studebaker factory was notified of the break in the flusher engine, and H. Is.

Gore, the special representative arrived in Decatur yesterday, supposedly to make the repair. However he denied yesterday that his visit to Decatur was in any way connected with the flusher. bijouItIT sixth season Finest Kind of Vaudeville Is Offered and 2800 Persons Attend. terday. for It helped the members of the Dawson family, wno picKmcKeu and reuuioned at Fairvlew park, to bear their burden of water, and martf a big dinner suffice in place of vfat was to have been a big day.

The organization was to have held its fourth annual reunion at the park, but had to dispense with the greater eighteen in the class. This is usually considered the bug-bear of the course. is always fought shy of by mosrl students, but "trig" is really one of the easier subjects. Our New Location Plumbing Delays Eighth Grade. The eighth grade will not be ready for active work until next Monday.

Some of the plumbing is not completed part of what would nave proveu an interesting was served on the grass, but hardly had the feast commenced before the clouds collected over the park, and then cried a little. The effect was such that the picnickers had to seek the shelter house, and i ihai. i-omained there, not and the building cannot be used. The pupils were just given the study lists and assigned to classes yesterday. All the teachers were in their places excepting three.

Miss Alice Mead, principal of the Sangamon incirai.ci having courage to proceed with the regular program. However, the usual routine business strict school will not be able to take up her duties until next week. Miss Eunice Viox substituted in her place. was transacted, and the loiiowing officers were elected to serve for the Miss Flora Lane. seventhB of the Warren school, has not arrlved in Shoes For Service CIIOOL children are nearly all alike in one respect they are hard to keep in shoes.

But shoes have heen improved upon. The better class of shoe manufacturers are giving much more attention to the grade of leather and the kind of workmanship that goes into their 'children's footwear. We have been successful in securing this better grade of footwear and we can assure 'you 'thoroughly satisfactory wear in every pair. Parents who have to buy carefully appreciate this feature. Decatur.

Her mother is ill and she take great, pride in welcoming you to our new and improved shoe, sectiffn. The su ess of our shoe business made a move necessary and you will now find us in a new and enlarged department just, inside our new Water street entrance. We have more than ou bled the room better light, and better vice. We want, all the school children to visit us today and secure a- dandy souvenir as mentioned beloiy. could not leave home.

She is expected ensuing year: airs. Bert iiostetier, president, Lovington; Mrs. O. F. Cochran, vice president.

Decatur; W. Dawson. secretary. Lovington-; Mrs W. E.

Dawson, treasurer, Lovington. committees were ap to arrive Wednesday. Miss Kirk has chaige of the seventh during the absence of Miss Lane. Miss Evelyn Schudel will be in Decatur next weeK, pointed to arrange for the reunion of she has not yet returned from her western trip. Miss Mary Sterrett will 1911.

which will be nem at illusion, the last Thursday in August: Transportation John Aubert. Tom H. Pen- take her place this week. Miss Nora Dappert of the Jasper was out yes niwell and Bert Wallace ol uemiui Music Frank Wallace. A.

N. Dawson, D.in-aii and Miss Minnie Sut- terday, but will be on hand today. JVearly 5,000 School Pupils. All the schools show a gain in the i.r nf Decatur: Program Mrs. Ada iv.iio.

xtr Cora Penniwell. Mrs. attendance over last year. The following is the list of schools with the number of pupils for this year: High school 525 Eighth grade 154 X. Bricker.

Miss Alta Dawson also of Decatur. Judge W. G. Cochran was to hav .1 rtllt TirPSSinS E. A.

Gastman 404 ueiivwitfu mi business, as well as the inclement Wood 24)j Jackson 32 weather, made his prolonged presence impossible. About 100 of the family Riverside 174 were at the park. H. B. Durfee 321 Jasper 350 525 PRINTERS LEMONADE AND Free Tuesday Rainbow Buzzers for each Boy and Girl who visits our New Shoe Section Today.

Free Tuesday Rainbow Buzzers" for all the School Children who visit our New Shoe Section Tuesday. Sangamon 201 Marietta 249 Oakland stiS Roach 172 EAT AT FAIRVIEW PARK Poor typos! Labor day comes but once a year, and they planned to have a big time, at Fairvlew park, but the Jones 3 Total .4,704 Muse Hits Him While in Decatur School Shoes lor Children, Misses and Little Men Two houses greeted the openinK bill of the sixth vaudeville season at the Bijou yesterday despite the inclement weather. In fact, all records of attendance were broken in the years history of the well known vaudeville theatre and hundreds were turned away at both performances. The capacity of the vaudeville play house is 1,350 and with the extra seats provided yesterday It is estimated more than 2,800 persons attended the matinee and night performances. the opening bill is a standard or the variety programs to be offered by the management of the Bijou this reason, vaudeville patrons will witness class offerings than have been seen in Decatur during the six seasons of the play house.

With bright sim'kling comedy, sprinkled in with niilty. dancing, and singing acts, not a n.mK!omus turn has a place on the prcprr.m. From the opening of the show with a equilibrist ladder art until the close with the two well known comiques, Ausrin the feature, act. not a ill moment is found in the two hours' pi ogram. Austin Brothers with nonsenlcal comedy, are billed as the headlines, bur judging from the applause given the other ac ts yesterday it would be hard to pirk the.

stellar attraction. Si vied as the "Two American Beauties'- the duo in clown-like comedy keep the audience in an uproar of with their antius. Their ri'i i.lr.y line of talk is also different from most ecrentric comedy. In Reiff. Clayton and Relff, a refined singing and dancing trio.

Manager Sigfried has secured an act the equal of which has never been seen in Decatur. The trio consists of two men and a woman, who sing many of the popular song hits taken from musical comedy successes, while doing clover dancing. The act is full of ginger and life, and the dancing of many different and difficult steps is fascinating. A feature of the act i u- imitation given of a "rube" ilnr t.v the trio. Another hit of the ning hill yesterday was the skit if Wilson Wilson.

As a comedian Wilson is clever In messenger boy imedv. He is also a violinist of talent. The petite and dainty Miss Wilson sings several popular songs. The team were required to respond to three encores at the night performance. Cook and Oaks in a talking act termed "the Bag Professor and the College Hick." also proved a good comedy number.

The eccentric dancing of the nlmhle Oaks imitating George M. Cohan is the climax of the act. The rapid-fire conversation Is full of new-puns, all of which yesterday's audiences could not catch. Brothers with nonsensical a novelty ladder act. furnishes new entertainment in this class of varietv acts.

Mounted on a common 12-foot vertical ladder, he performs many difficult feats, such as juggling, "cake-walking, etc. Feature motion pictures are shown In the Bijoudrome. including some of the latest subjects. The dime bargains jv.atlnees will prevail as usual each afternoon excepting holidays. rain interfered and spoiled their tun.

Spoiled it all except the big eats and Uiat they did to a baker's turn. The union printers of Decatur laid plans for the biggest outing ever given at Fairview park by any like organization, the day's festivities to include baseball, athletic games of various sorts, dancing maybe, and the big dinner to be furnished by Bryan's cafe. The last mentioned section of the layout was the lone portion which went through as per schedule. The meal was there for a moment only. It was the printers' intention to play ball rain or shine, but a close examination of the diamond revealed the fact that the field -was next to a bayou, and In as much as Park Superintendent Frank Torrence had neglected to furnish the outers with canoes, bathing suits or even life preservers, ball playing was out of the question.

Despite the fact that their fun had been spoiled, the printers and print-resses (cbpyrighted) made the most of their opportunities and really had a large time. Shop talk was tabooed, and an edict issued by High Monkety Monk Louis Underwood placed a damper on "takes," "nonpareil," "slugs" etc. Robbed of their ball game the For Misses and Children, we have the Napoleon boots in gun metal and patent colt with patent trimming. The smaller, sizes have tops with collars. Strictly new lasts at a pair $2.00 to $4.00 For Boys, and Little Men, very strong serviceable shoes in gun metal, box calf or patent leather.

Either button or blueher style and guaranteed for hard wehr a pair $1.25 to For Misses and Children who are hard on their shoes, we have the gun metal and box calf shoes, built for every day service. Both button andblucher style, some with cloth top. All sizes, at a pair $1.35 to, $3.00 would-be ball artists contented themselves with working on the lemonade (honest) barrel and the cloudy sour fluid was very much in demand. The name won't matter, but it is said that one typo drank so much of the liquid that every time he swallowed a solid he heard it splash. New Fall Styles In 1 Sweater Coats alread-v a hav' mand for sweater coats for women and children This indicates strongly that these practical garments are going to be worn even more generally than last year.

Our fall purchases have all arrived and GusHard's wil again be the sweater headquarters rr Decatur, as in seasons past Any color in any size or quality for women as well as little folks can now be secured here at a very reasonable We strongly advise earlv selection as colder weather will cause a rush th sweater business. We mention some special values The dinner served at the shelter house had to make up for the disappointment at not being able to gambol on the green, and the lunch as served by Joe Rucker was fit for a king (plus Queen. Jack, ten and nine for a straight). The beauty of the landscape wr.icn me rain transposed from a fun field to a pasture, was readily apDre- Joseph E. Howard, the actor and composer, while in Decatur yesterday, wr words and music to "Just ciated by the outers, and many of them took home blades of grass to save as souvenirs.

Little Smile." which he will feat ure in his next musical production. Although the experience fell a little Women's Sweaters made in fancv short of being a howling success, the poor overworked typesetters failed to grumble about the conditions, made the most of their opportunities and left the park about sun down, well fed and Joyous(?) Beftvre they left they adonted of imaginary "resolutions, winding un n-lth a 1 1. TAYLOR AND WHITE DRAW IN PEORIA BOUT Misses' Sweaters, made single or double-breasted, high rolling collar, full sleeves with snug fitting cuffs. Cardinal, oxford or white. Two qualities that sell for 50 an(1 -f $1.98 Sweaters for Babies, made in the finest quality of worsted yarn.

Some have belts, others are little poney coats, single or double breasted styles. Plain white and white trimmed in light blue. According to ran ait until next year." iveave, full sleeves and snug fitting turnback cuff. Single breasted neck. All sizes in white, oxford and cardinal.

Special $2.50 Sweaters of Pure Worsted made in? Co-ed style. A pretty coat for college and-high school girls. Made with new stitch and has high collar, trimmed with ocean-pearl buttons. Special value $5.00 Postum Corrects many- aches and ails caused bv coffee "There's a Reason" "Read "The Road to Wellville." in pkgs. Firm Dissolves.

Following a rartnrshir ie standing, the general paving firm of S. A. Tuttle composed of A Tuttle and John 1 "Jt l'KOKIA. Sept. 5.

"Kid" Taylor and Kr.irklo White of Chicago, went ten terrific rounds to a draw this after-roon bf fore the Comet Athletic Club. fighters showed great willingness to mix it. Early in the fifth round Taylor planted a stiff left on Whits's eye. opening an old Wound. In eighth and ninth Taylor went to tha ropes.

solved. The firm will be conducted IlTlHpr tht rr A noma 1 material they range in price froiti 2.50 i- i one or tne best known contracting firms In cenl- to 9c a 4.