The Fairbury Blade from Fairbury, Illinois (2024)

April 24, 1914

Publication:

The Fairbury Bladei

Location:

Fairbury, Illinois

Issue Date:

Friday, April 24, 1914

Page:

6

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'S' LOOKING BACKWARD (The 'tri the writ gj CLASSIIES ALL POSITIONS i sdndird for at this ta axle AROUND HOME Dowel I way to Other limitation are fixed when I3AHA3 nl 72831 47959 59364 IM II ii tl ii In spite of its age it is remark well preserved and could easily for a cucumber of only a few on the ballot alleging that the peti tion was not irt his possession and be at fit 6 Mies6 Bruce Wrey a $5 to $10 per month on 40 acres (an rerms it preterred) making it lO'fl most anv mnn vuhn iq is Id nil pel beeesi ilig I usi Mis the in our automobiles and shown new lands adjoining neighborhoods of de veloped farms as good as those back home MY NEXT PRIVATE CAR EXCUR SION will be Tuesday" May 5 by the leaving my Chicago offices at 11:30 a are $830 round trip from Chicago to Wellston my Michigan headquarters rebated on purchase You get back to Chi cago 7:20 a Thursday or riday of the same week Automobiles and guides free 5564 32843 148823 22674 96055 44935 possi Di me' Mr guild Pi Mr son I in st I MG Th it brWI 29 5 Brunskill I 25 ii We are building silos to increase stock rais ing Dairying is getting a hold here and pigs and poultry are being raised more and more Ten acres of a 40 acre farm developed into a commer cial orchard of apples cherries to be as reasonable as lands any where CIVIL SERVICE BOARD IS EMPLOY MENT BUREAU OR ALL OICES nice tbini resit died folic with old Civ: jea I Hist A DIVORCE YOURSEL rom Dirt Dust and Drudgery Using acta About the Examination System Are Given for the Benefit of Appllcante Seeking Em "ployment ter air and oil pressure gauges four position light twitch and small itor age compartments: Klaxet horn foot extra demountable riot with car rier and complete tool and tire equipment ind Th SiW tf for Gill edn too' I 01 the we mon port hm produce a price Two of the: a demonstrated success ARMERS GENERALLY "are farm ing too much land for the amount of capital they have and most farms are therefore not as fully worked as they should be Grain farming re quires large acreage That means an investment beyond the means of most people who want to acquire farms as well as an investment that is not as well justified by returns as other branches of farming We ad vocate smaller farms of 40 to 120 acres well tilled and with greater diversity of crops and crop rotation and farming with live stock The slogan in our part of Michigan is armer for Every Our sales units of 40 acres rightly farmed make a living with some to spare for any family We encourage no one to buy less land than will support his family and enable him to get i ahead nor more land than he can easily pay for and propertly handle SEVERAL HUNDRED MEN are working with us in colonizing the lands in the Swigart Tract These 1 men are customers a great many of 1 Oh of the largest employers In Illi nois is the state government It is constantly hiring men and wotnen at good pay for dignified honorable work Until 1905 the employes were chosen by the elected officers and by their appointees without any specified test ot fitness They could employ whom they wished and were generally guided In their selection by political considerations In 1905 the first state civil service law wae passed applying only to em ployes of the charitable institutions and in 1911 an amendment extended the law to most ot the other position in the state service The law says the civil service commission shall act a an employment bureau for the state and that state positions are open to all citizens no matter what their poli tic or influence who can demonstrate their fitness to do the work What Classification Means The positions in the service are classified This means a study is made of the duties performed by each employe and the qualifications prop erly demanded of the applicants for each place Then all the places which have substantially the same duties and qualifications are given the same civil service title and said to be in the same grade Thus the whole service is divided In to grades and for each grade a differ ent examination must be held becausethe duties and qualifications in each are different from other grades grades include only one place ot em ployment which is the only position of its kind in the service Some grades Include many places in different de partments for example: Stenogra pher Grade II Though in different departments and handling different subjects the stenographers do sub stantially the same work viz: Taking and transcribing notes So the same examination serves to test the fitness ot all applicants tor this klndot em ployment in all the departments How to Make Application If you wish to work for the state write to the state civil service com mission Springfield Ill asking for an application blank and information ro gardlng examinations if you havo not already a definite position in mind tell the nature of your training and experience Information will be sent you as to positions which you might be qualified to fill you will be told the general nature of the examination for each place and application blank will be furnished you This application should be sent at once to the Springfield office properly and completely filled out It must be there not less than ten days before the date set for your examination It will be returned if it is not made out in proper form When received it iz placed with the applications of others who are watting tor the same examine tlon Where Examination Are Held As soon as a definite date Is set for the test arrangements are made for holding the examination at each of the state hospitals for the Insane at Anna Jacksonville South Bartonville orla) Kankakee Elgin Watertown and Dunning (Chicago) and at other cities conveniently located usually Chicago Springfield Lincoln Golcon da Mt Vernon Marion Harrisburg Murphysboro Edwardsville and Quin cy Shortly before the examination day a card of admission is sent to each ap pllcanL telling him where and when to appear The persons in charge at each place have orders to admit no one who has not his card of admission About Age Limits Etc Ordinarily the minimum age limit for men is twenty one years and for women eighteen Sometimes it Is ad visable to fix maximum limits also Swch limit are always announced be fore the examination Male hospital attendants must be between twenty one and fifty years of age not less than five feet four inches Mgh and ot not less than 135 pounds weight emale attendants add domestic muit be between the ages of eighteen and fifty yean not less than five feet high and 115 pounds weights 1 Laborers must be over nineteen 1 years with the weight and height the I been waiting broken mu were two muratas nothing much mon woman' mue ow leg elimb stiler If the both Now the licevy car is doomed It costs' too much to run TheQ lioht car the hidi oradc cut the car of comfort quality and speed will take place The Jeffery is here ignition Rayfiell car rdur equipment includes' I tnn co er riin vision windhiel! electric lighted dash with Warner speedometer amtne cqunty jail awaiting the action of the grand jury on the charge of grand larceny being held under $1000 bond It is alleged that Knott stole a quan tity of lumber the property of the Wabash Railroad Company Patrick i Conley of the same village is also in thecounty jpil being held to the i county court on the charge of being drunk on a passenger train on the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad He was held under $200 bonds and being unable to furnish it went to jail That the women can vote that they do vote that they know how to vote and that they vote for the best interest of tho whole people was made manifest by last Tues election Their vote killed the graft measures promoted by the grafters in Chicago instituted order at the polls and enforced re spectability in public officials Read the record Strawn "dry Pontiac dry Chatsworth dry Gilman dry Es sex dry Campus dry Decatur dry Bloomington dry and thus on and on through the state No dry town voted vet and all the gam is clear gain A few more years and the young peo ple of Illinois will be free from the curse of booze and we older people will have to ship it' into the state or we ourselves go dry Sibley Journal Miss Mabel Smith of Urbana for merly music instructor in the Gibson public schools and Miss Helen Whit ney of Chicago both now teachers in the Arcola public schools were dis missed by the board of education of that city last week because they were with pupils of the school and violating the code rf the board The action has thrown the town in an uproar The teachers re fused to accept the notice of dismissal and presented themselves at the school for teaching on the advice of an attorney They were refused ad mittance The board declared they had repeatedly warned the yohng women of the? Areola code for teach 1 1 'istriiiutive runu 1 Dr 1923 inpR frnm John Zimmerman June 30 ines from rank Ortman state's at torney 4 1913 bines from Bartholic (March 25 1914 Interest on the state School und March 25 State School Tax und 'James Lander met with a serious accident Wednesday afternoon and one in wnicn iv is almost a miracle that he escaped with his life Mr Lander works in the elevator for Lamoreaux Inkster Bros and of the large belts in the eleva ytor came oft and he at once turned off the engine then hurried back to put the belt on again before theengine had entirely stopped He succeeded thus far and just when he was ready to put on the belt ov'the latter caught in the wheel and unfortunately the belt caught Mr fey Lander by the heel of the foot In jls than a second he was off hisBli4Nlr'DA tJw'linixup he received a broken leg He managed to crawl iasXout and up to the driveway where he called for help Men hurried to aid and he was soon carried to Kellis home where his injuries were Melvin Motor nice to look around you KsMV? feel that a king that deeming home at evening K'amke 'your joyous 1 subjects sing! reau some wen ly cnajnr Gibbon dope on Rome and Sow what human bliss is in humble little home! There is fiethipg better "in the way of fyMias than to toddle home ssing and to get a welcome the kids who truii Bulky is coi and the man the 'cheap coming to th comfort 'd because they are entrenched in the low priced field Some could not do it for at least eighteen months Ah others could hardly hope to accomplish it lack ing capital equipment and experience That 'dealers were quick to recognize these facts is shown by their contract ing for over 6000 Jeffery cars in 60 days That the public welcomed the car built to answer their cry for econ omy is plainly shown by scores of tele grams from dealers reporting hitherto unheard of business for this season and demanding immediate shipment in ad vance of their schedules Good me chanics knew that it must be so but they did not expect this ultimate type of car to come so soon duBdlng ty Herbert in account with the Township II Lannon rihiif i vu I Township 29 7 Clark (Township 30 7 Smith 25 00 Township 25 8 A Ruppel (Township 2G 8 A Walter Township 27 8 Thos Iahey 7100 Township 28 8 II Stein I man 300 Township 29 8 Taylor I Township 30 8 EWalsh 42102 Combination PneumaticSweepr Rdeaie from broom from the drain of and hftiag furniture and Itrom the dangerous scatterwf of dust and germs that are raised by the use of the and the old fashioned carpet sweeper can be attained by the use of the Duntlcy Combination Pneuinabc I Sweopor which although easily operated by MJ creates powerful auction force which draws out all and dust found in vour rugs and carpets an at the time the revolving brush picks up aft lint pins thresh raveling etc IHE BUNHin SWtM ve made in ihrroua "J1 under a rigid guarantee for one year You may fry aUust ley your own home for 10 days ree of Ch9 or mors detailed Information write TODA 1 IVIILIGAIN airbury Illinois towm SIHE 60HHI airbury market this week "They are1 ren cents a pint boxes Eppards Point township has voted to levy a tax of $1009 to pay the rail April roau uent uue next year i Several light'frosts this week 'but Punc' it is believed that no damage to the I fruit blossoms has resulted as vet Joe Werling is building a large barn Sept in tne year ot ijis butcher shop He is also making some improvements on his residence place Walter Amsbary has been making' alterations upon the interior of his confectionery and has added a court ter on which to dispense of summer beverages The young ladies of the Methodist church are making aranvas for one dollar subscriptions with which to purchase a new church organ Walton Bros creamery is turning out about 100 pounds of butter daily now Mr Rex says the butter season will open about May 1st and then a marked increase will be made Last season they turned out about 3500 pounds daily Births: To Mr and Mrs Shook Sunday April 14 a to Tiw jQiicry hour is tno nrst nign grade light weight 'qvaHtyear oLcom fort produced 'in toSyfi at $1550 The typeiofcar has been sold bcf re 't 25 inere It is tlfSTar ifmbterwiselhirope Tbe 79 PROANITY AMI I LGAlun 40859 Many ignorant men are profane and 94543 vulgar because they think it makes 548o0 them appear smart All the profanity and vulgarity used in connection with 101414 the English language can be learned 43149 by a man with a common school edu 49770 cation in one day so after all oaths G7472 38477 4G172 312349 43012 38889 25422 the Car for one knows this better than the expert mechanic at youc garage been expecting this sweeping change automobile construction Tie knows that the demand for economy has been growing and grow ing because lie hears the constant protest and complaint of owners of heavy cars with motors Ten Years Ago Blade riday April 22 1904) The city election passed off very quietly Tuesday the Busines ticket being victorious in the irst and Third wards and the Anti License ticket winning in the Second ward ollowing are the votes cast for ai dermen: Henry Weber B'137 Scott Bennett A 28 Second ward Powell 133 Bane A 137 Third ward John Woods 100 McDowell A 93 The' school election last Saturday afternoon" created a great deal of ex citement as there were two tickets in the field ollowing is the vdte cast: or McDow ell 313) A Beach 222 or mem Perlee 360 A Presler 353 A Agard 186 Hen derson 163 James Armstrong died very sud denly at 5 Saturday morning April 16 Urban Streeper died at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs A Streeper last Saturday evening after 1 a brief illness Mrs Josephine Langabeer an old and respected citizen passed away at her home in this city Thursday morn ing April 21 aged 66 years 7 months and 29 days John Dailey departed this life on Thursday evening at 8 He had been a resident of airbury for forty four years The past winter has been a very I severe one and the present spring is the coldest in many years Ethel Keeley little daughter of Mr I and Mrs James Keeley died last Sun day morning of brain fever aged six years Robert Harris raised the at the new west shaft Thursday It is the heaviest piefe of frame work in the county without doubt being four 12x12 timbers 60 feet in length Miss Gertrude Shook entertained her young lady friends last Thursday evening that being her fifteenth birth day Prizes were awarded Josephine McKee Bessie Phelps Vern Thatcher and Zella Crouch Refreshments were served We have been having pretty cool nights and last Tuesday night April 19 there was a slight freeze freezing' ice an eighth of an inch Harry Laubenheimer came home from owler Ind Tuesday to vote He is getting along nicely in the groc ery business The members of the Eastern Star will go to Chatsworth this evening where they will assist the Grand Worthy Matron in instituting a Chap terof that order orchestra will their second and last concert of the rea son at the opera house May 6th The Debonair Club gave a party at the home of Mr and Mrs Marshall Gordon last riday evening inviting their husbands and gentlemen friends Twenty Years Ago (The Blade Saturday April 21 1894) When the vote was counted out last Tuesday and the result known a good many people were surprised The peo ple who favored license were sur prised the most but the greater pro portion of the anti license people were not expecting what happened When the fact that airbury had finally became known there was of course exultation on the one side and much bitter disappointment on the other or president of the board Beers on the anti license ticket received 65 majority over Brownson on the Business ticket Mrs Emma Younger Abbey wife of Abbey of Saunemin died riday April 13 in the 22nd year of her age Mrs Hattie DeMotte died at air bury Tuesday April 17 after an ill ness of only five days A terrible accident last Saturday af ternoon resulted in the death of the six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Weitchel living in the south west part of town The child with some other children was playing near a bonfire when her clothing caught fire and she received burns from which she died six hours later Births: To Mr and Mrs William Williams Saturday April 14 a son Reported by Dr Lewis The board of trustees has ordered the purchase of 200 feet more hose for the fire company Just the right thing to do The high wind of Wednesday night blew down the unfinished barn of Rob ert' Abbey in Belle Prairie township some eight miles south of airbury and also a com crib on an adjoining farm Harry Amsbary Dr Rayburn and Miss Nellie Scouler attended the wedding of Miss Georgia Dunavan and Lono Snyder at orrest Wed nesday evening red Householder delivered to Car ter Goslin last week a car load of fine hogs Jerry Sullivan has gone to orrest to work for John Reis in the tailor business Oliver Ross once a prominent citizen of airbury died at Denver last Wednesday He was the father of Mrs Isaac Kerr Rev Sharpless and Elder Wm Lytle attended the meeting of the Bloomington Presbytery at Danville this week the close of the year which was'April 1st the Presbyterian church in airbury had a membership of 120 a Sunday school of 140 mem bers and last year the collections for all church purposes in cluding pastors salary amounted $229330 Drinking fountains soon to placed in the Court House square Pontiac Now if they had some water to drink it would be all right A picnic party went out to ford northwest of town last Tuesday and had a splendid time taking both dinner and supper Those going were rank Veatch Miss Ella Cumpston Arthur arr Miss Ethel Slaughter Miss May Huntoon John Hoker Miss Goldie Cook Twenty five Years Ago (The Blade Saturday April 20 1889) Nice strawberries appeared on the i f' tv 'vniiaiiiu Mr and Mrs Lee Bentley Thursday Township 30 Apnl 18 a irirl to Mr and ny Thursday Aped 18 a giri Re Towns 2'G mT Dorted hv Dr C4 I tl I nowcll The nuptials of Miss Hattie Earn Townshin 07 heart dauirhter of Mr nnH 7 1 Earnheart and Mr A Chandler: of fohi Chicago were solmnized in a quiet Township 30 fihp way at the Earnheart residence in To wn 27 this city Thursday morning at 10:30 eron Cam 7(77' opiating Township 26 7 Grote The elegant mansion of Dom vant iny was the scene Wednesday evening t' of a pretty home weddino Iloilo? trading parties were Miss Lizzie II Dominy daughter of Mr and Mrs Dominy and Mr Will Bane of Waynesburg Pa The sisters Misses Jennie and Jessie presided at the piano and were assisted bv Pro fessor Bane brother of the i groom with the guitar RPV Wilson of the Streator church! performed the ceremony M'Do'vell will makl another! trip to Englimd about June 1st to buy i more English Shire stock i The Baptist church' of this city has tendered a call to the Rev Mr Nev man of Morgan Park to preach f7 them the coming six months wh call has been accepted and Rev Ne man enters at once upon his wori COUNTY SUPERIN report To APril 15 To the presidents of the boards of trustees and district of Liv ingston County: In compliance with law you are hereby notified that the following are the aments received and a and tl LivinPton County dicat 3 tS the aW0Un in bf0W Were maied to townslnp treasurers on March 25 riding in automobiles no visiting'for about a month later although the home more than monthly no in bd a meeti wd em company with pupils (ployed a clerk pro tern When a vil Cal Berry successfully devoured 14 ag9 derk wa3 appointed hft r(rused oranges on a wager at Hubers res to print the wet and drv ition fnnvnnf TiiasHov meyhr nnn nrrorozi tn bet he could eat a dozen more but had no takers Will Huber paid for not been medjthe office of a dozen extra oranges as a result the clerk within the meaning of the of misguaging Mr Berry fruit cap statuter Jud U3taind lhe acity Saunemin Headlight contention of the village clerk and Richard Gooch has a pig that spent hi3 attorneys and refused to order I VaLlUIl in UI1C Udj bU) U1 LCl w' and foul words are no indications of intelligence on the contrary the more knowledge one has the less likely he is to use objectionable lang uage A profane and vulgar man usually thinks that he has the right to use such language as pleases him but this is not true No one will rlnirta nni mnn hnQ rifffat t0 143051 inflict a foul odor upon and 35866 upon the same theory no man 42874 any right to force the sounds of his 90008 foully spoken words in any other 43424 ears I Many ignorant persons are neither 43699 profane nor vulgar but nearly vulgar and profane person is ignorant 95230 As a rule the man who is vulgar and profane looks more like an ape than a human Total $2080772 2028110 HERBERT County Superintendent ot senoou MASTERSON airbury Illinois Total lownship red Township Litchfield Township Allen Township Defen baugh Township Balbach Township A A Burcky Township 29 4 Lish ness Township Hoobkr Township Wagner Township 5 Smith i ownsnip What Colonizing Means WE BELIEVE that selling and colonizing lands' carry as much obligation of service as the furnishing of any other commodity to the public The furnishing of gas electricity water tele phone and telegraph service police protection etc is regulated by laws and ordinances which are the expression of public opin ion Laws will some time be enacted for better regulation of land projects But in the meantime th'ere is the safety value ofpublic opinion which no project without merit can long with stand IN THE 18 YEARS HISTORY of $5 to $10 per month on 40 acres (an the Swigart Tract we have seen hun nual terms if preferred) making it dreds of land projects ii all parts of possible for almost any man who is the country bob up and quickly dis earning wages to buy and the price appear because their plans were not of the lands from $10 to $35 per well founded What people want is acre and a large part of the tract service that amounts to more than now $17 and $18 per acre are known cimnlv rr i mon Lt i i inwu piece of land The selling of new lands we believe is a complete work 1T IS WELL KNOWN rthat our counties Mason Manistee Lake and Wexford have transportation mar kets soil conditions climate water religious and educational facilities good roads etc equal to similar ad vantages in other states Readers of our advertising are probably in formed as to the liberal features of our the insurance feature that gives a "deed further payments to a family in case of his death the privilege of exchange etc But having satisfied yourself that our plan of gradual acquirement is logical method for one of av ec'Hc Jighling ported snnuirr throughout Spicsr Daimler ksiirercnu pl rear axle tt nimum st nna CNnerieiico turm the United States carcf this quality Tt this would not do it only when united with a good work ing colonization plan The service of greatest value to a land buyer is connecting him up with success on ihut piece of land COLONIZING IS A SERVICE that assures the buyer more reasonable certainty of success We must look with the buyer beyond the mere pur i chase Every season we turn down many sales because intending pur chasers are unable to proceed along practical Hines or want to settle on the land immediately with insuffi Hent means Rut we owe it tn nnr counties and to the 'SSTly settlers ('ruKe means what should concern we have placed on the lands and to mos what is being done and the life and strength of this project wlat can do on tbs lands to dissuade any from buying and go CROP RESULTS in the Swigart ing on the land whom we feel win Tract are fully described in a large not make a success This is a pol (72 page book which shows 115 views icy that loses some business but se of the lands fields lakes cures more and better future busi Streams public institutions towns ness etc Drop a postal card for this book and learn of our success in THE QUESTION NOWADAYS is no growing cover) corn 0at8 rye'eveVh" longer whether or not land investment wheat alfalfa beans cow peas po is gooa or wneiner or not larming as tatoes and all vegetables a business is good That they are good is almost the universal opinion But what people want to know now is what lands locations conditions etc will best suit their particular purposes and their purses farming on the basis recommended is peaches or plums if properly attended to wm give any family a permanent income WE START YOU RIGHT We em ploy a corps of agricultural experts continually on the lands who regu larly visit every farm and advise settlers as to the best result getting methods of growing all crops suitable to our district This service involves considerable expenditure every year but without any cost to settlers or customers Colonizing is seeing the settlers through We are putting a large amount of capital back the development of 'the district in the way of demonstration farms and orchards We planted 4000 apple trees last season and are planting 2000 more this spring and each year will increase the size of our or chards Settlers will be instructed in all the methods pertaining to fruit growing TO MORE ULLY LEARN of the progress being made in this district the new dams that are being built new homes new towns and new farms being developed you will find a trip of inspection an inexpensive one In your two absence whom have already settled many of you be taken out over the lands tnem settling tnere tnis year and in creasing numbers who will go there next year and the year after that All this spring chartered cars of set movables have been arriving at 7 various points in the tract on an av erage of not lessithan a car a day Our sales are made to those who in tend lb occupy the lands PEOPLE ARE SATISIED with our terms and uniform prices to all The terms give seven time by pay ments as low as $10 to $50 down and 1 ull particulars can be had by addressing George Swi gart owner 1249 irst National Bank Building Chicago Ill5: or his agent 7 PATMOR AIRBURY ILLINOIS (otavuicr uuugu xiuuyvi Lflc contention of the village clerk and the past winter in seclusion after the 1 custom of a bear A short time ago he engaged a traction engine to pull over a straw stack in his barnyard and out of the hole in the top of the stack something tumbled out that re sembled the ghost of a last pig It was alive and is now eating well and getting along like any pig It is thought that the animal must have been in the stack about three months as it was about that length of time since the sides of the stack had been cut down to stop the stock from run ning over it Amboy News The Sibley high school was the re cipient last week of a $300 gift from Hiram Sibley of Rochester The gift comes in the sha)fq of two the slides five see saws a merry go round and a May pole All the above pleasure devices for the young people are substantially built and are not only utilized by the pupils of the high school but some of the older people are tramping out the grass around them Of course they do not shoot the chutes We cannot help from extending our respects to any man who remembers the children They claim all too little of public con sideration The gift leads us to think that Mr Sibley appreciates child life and could he hear the words of com mendation from the little folks on the school grounds it would be as gratify ing to him as great wealth The pupils of the Sibley school wish to return to Mr Sibley their heartfelt gratitude Sibley Journal A firm of fire insurance adjusters are holding a fire sale at Piper City and in their advertising they make this astounding announcement: will be remembered that some thng over a year ago the great ship Titanic was lost in mid ocean On this ship was a cargo of flflour Only recently the divers have located and found the flour aboard the ship at the bottom of the ocean and have brought some of it to the surface Tlie result was that even though the flour had been in the ocean for over a year it only wet in to the thickness of one half inch in the sacks We are going to offer the flour for $100 per sack while it As the ocean at the spot where the Titanic sank is only two miles deep of course it was a comparatively simple matter for the divers to reach it And of course this flour was the most valuable thing in the ship and was brought up first leaving the gold and silver and jewels for future trips And to be sure ocean liners are commonly used to bring cargoes of flour from England to America Joe Parker 221 West Pine street is the owner of a large cucumber which will celebrate its thirtieth birthday this summer The old speci men is a curio in more ways than one ably pass summers urthermore it is housed in a small necked bottle The veteran pickle is at least eight inches long and two inches in diameter but the leek of the bottle is scarcely a half inch across Mr Parker discovered old bottle in the basem*nt of his residence in Pine street the middle of week He said that he had put the bottle over the cucumber in its in fancy thirty years ago and that when it had become full grown he had cut he stem and filled the bottle with zinegar Canton Register A Castle postmaster at Wyo ming Ill has been removed from of fice and Colwell a gain man has been named in his stead Mr Castle is charged with opening let ters addressed to two Wyoming men Tohn Smith and Slane Smith was an aspirant for the appoint rnent of postmaster and Slane was one of his strongest supporters Reports from Wyoming are to the effect that Mr Castle in opening the letteis did so purely out of curiosity to dis cover what developments" there were in the postmaster appointment sit uation He is a man of nervous temp erament and worried considerably ov er the political situation A govern ment letter arrived in Wyoming at the same time a government inspec tor did and the inspector was in the postoffice and saw the opened letter There is quite an excitement in the west of Rantoul due to a mad log scare It is reported that a nu In zer of dogs and stock have been tit ten Some of the dogs have been killed but others' are at large A Mr Miller lost eight hogs that had been bitten and there is grave alarm 1 felt for other stock A sharp lookcut being kept on all dogs Coyle of Gridley has taken over the management of the Gridley baseball club and has ordered new uni forms for the team which was ore of fastest in central Illinois last sea son The schedule will open about May'l Jack Ehresman the Wesleyan ditcher will do the bulk of the heav ing During the Gridley chautauquc the team will play every day and Red junkel the University of Illinois twirler has been secured to assist I jn the mound The team will present about the same lineup as last year In the circuit court at Watseku on Monday of last week Judge Hooper denied the application for writ of mandamus to require the village elerk same (or attendants if the village of Cissna Park to liave Penitentiary guards must be be the wet and dry proposition printed tween twenty five and fifty five years on the ballot to be ured at the village of age weigh at ledst 150 pounds and election which was held April 21 The pg aat less than five feet seven Inches statute requires that the petition must tn niea in tne omce oi tne cleric" at least sixty days before the date of thought necessary and the candidate regular election In the Cissna furnished complete information on Park case the village clerk had gone these points had been working as a sales Experts Mske Up Questions man in Nebraska for some time The The civil service commission Itself dry committee went to the place very seldom makes up the questions where he had kept his office to file used in an examinatlon It secures their petition but found no village men who are experts In each particular clerk andno one representing him Hue and who can have no personal 1 iney lert rne neution ana went tneir laraat in results at the test way ao luagv cierg was appointed fe I "7 inT 5 WM A 'wr 1 7 1 a i'ATnTLiL i wt I II 1" j1 ''Wr 'taittnT un bcn dt hr 1 1 boat rr3 bur uiunrsn! 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