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Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 6

Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 6

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OCTOBER 21, 1916, BIG DRIVE BY REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS PLAN TO BRING CAMPAIGN TO CLOSE IN SPECTACULAR WAY. BOTHSPEAKINNEW YORK Wilson and Hughes to Wind Up Their Fight by Speech at Madison Square Garden, International News Service. New York, Oct. for the big drive which the Republicans and Democrats will make up to the very eve of the election were announced here today. The fortnight immediately preceding the election will be a strenuous time for both President Wilson and Charles E.

Hughes, the Re publican nominee. Interest at Fever Heat. Interest in the campaign throughout the country is growing to fever beat, advices received here show. At both Democratic and Republican tional' headquarters, it was said today that the demands for speakers cannot be met. While a terrific fight will be waged in Ohio up to the very last minute of the campaign, the other areas in which the heaviest artillery of both sides will be at work, are New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana.

Hughes at Madison Square. On the night of November 4, Mr. Hughes will bring his campaign to a close with a final oratorical effort! in Madison Square Garden, this city. President Wilson will bring his campaign to a finish on November 4, when Home Day will observed at Shadow Lawn. Big Rally by Democrats.

1 October 28 will be New York Day at the summer capitol. On November the President will speak at Buffalo and on the following day he will deliver an address at Madison Square Garden, when the greatest Democratic rally of the campaign will be held here. REPORT IS AUSTRIAN PREMIERHAS BEEN SHOT (BULLETIN.) Oct. report was received that the Austrian premier has been shot, The above report may refer to Baron Carl Stuerogki, who was. premier of Austro-Hungary until about a year ago.

A successor to him has never been named. A later report said that the man who shot the Austrian premier is Aller, and that the latter is the publisher of a Vienna newspaper. 1916 CORN GOES TO THE 75C MARK TODAY B. H. Lawson sold his 1910 corn crop on Friday at Etna, receiving seventy cents a bushel, He estimates his crop at 5,000 bushels.

Corn of the 1916 crop today is bringing seventy-five cents a bushel, BLACK SEA PORT OF TUZLA TAKEN BY GERMAN GENERAL International News Service. Berlin, Oct. Roumanian: Black Sea port, Tuzla, twelve miles south of Constanza, has fallen to the army of Field Marshal von Mackensen, the war office announced afternoon. The left wing of von Mackensen's army co operating with the right, which took Tuzla, broke through the Russo Romanian lines south of the Danube city of Rosava. MRS.

LIZZIE INGRAM Special to Journai-Gazette. Charleston, Oct. Lizzie Ingram, aged seventy died Thursday at her Diona, following a rupture of a blood vessel in the head. Burial was made in St. Elmo.

Surviving are four daughters by her frat husband. Photo shows a French armored the side of the armored motor are dom does a photo show as many sides PERSONAL PERSONAL Ask your grocer for Big 4 graham flour, made from select whole wheat. 10-7tt Dr. A. K.

Ratcliffe will spend Sunday with friends and relatives in Olney. John G. Thode is in Joliet and Chicago for a few days' visit with friends. Fresh supply of Mrs. Snyder's candy at Snider's News Co.

today. 10-21 Mrs. Calvin Moore spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Moore in John Wamsley has been spending the past few days with friends in Sullivan.

Do you want to get well? See Dr. Elliott, Chiropractor, Buck bldg. 10-26 Miss Nita Thomas of Shelbyville returned home Thursday after a visit in the city. Loyal Epperson, a son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. F. Epperson, 2820 Richmond avenue, is ill. J. A.

Hendrix of Indianapolis was guest of his mother, Mrs. Alice Hendrix, today. Get a box of Mrs. Snyder's candy today at Snider's News Co. 10-21 Mrs.

George S. Anderson has gone to Springfield for a visit with her son, Alban Anderson. Mrs. Patrick O'Connor will go St. Louis in a few days for a visit with relatives and friends.

Mrs. Verne Starbuck and son, Starbuck, are over Sunday guests, of friends and relatives in Peoria. Mrs. F. B.

Oren and Miss Aldora Mautz of St. Elmo are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. N.

Lenhart. Mrs. Homer John of Peoria will be a guest next week of Mrs. J. 0.

McClelland. Mrs. M. D. Oblinger, Miss Emily Oblinger and Miss Frances Dole are home from a week's visit in Chicago.

Mrs. Alelia Cahill and daughter returned today to their, home in Chicago after a visit with Mrs. Patrick Cahill. Mr. and Mrs C.

L. Stone of Salem, have returned to their home after a visit with and Mrs. Albert T. Summers. Mrs.

Snyder's candy in today at Snider's News Co. 10-21 Miss Benetta Capen and her guest, Miss Ida Reek Baldwin of Mt. Carmel, are visiting in Charleston, with Miss Olive Boulware. Rev. and Mrs.

C. L. MacKay have returned home from Springfield where they were in attendance the Illinois Synod in session there. Bulbs--Tulips, hyacinths, jonquils and daffodils, all colors. King's Greenhouse.

Phone 381. 10-14 Mrs. D. T. McIntyre has returned home from Springfield, where she was in attendance at the meeting of the Illinois Synodical Society.

Mr. and Mrs. Harley Caton are home from a trip through the east, including a visit to New York, Niagara Falls and other interesting points. Mrs. Inez Chilton Fuller and child- $490.00 F.

0. FACTORY What Would A Broken Arm Mean To You? That's what frequently happens when cranking a car. The Chevrolet 490, with a dependable lighting and starting system, is in a class by itself. Roomy, easy riding, with pleasing body lines that you will like, a staunch little craft, with no ill-fitting fenders and doors to rattle. Its ability to hold the road at high speed and take the bills on "high," and its wonderful mileage on gasoline, will be a revelation to you.

Let us demonstrate its merits to you, and explain our winter buying plan. WILLIAMS AMS CO. 1906 Western Avenue. Phone 606 THIS SHOWS WAR'S DESOLATION motor car near Guillant on the French English officers and a chaplain, Back of war as this one. ren of Muskogee, who are visiting in Charleston with relatives, were Friday guests of relatives in Sthis city.

F. N. Henley will pass Sunday on his farm near Neoga. Try Mrs. Snyder's candy.

It's different and more delicious than anything you have ever tasted. Snider News Co. 10-21 Mrs. Harry Perryman returned 1 to her home in Chicago today after a visit with her mother, Mrs. F.

M. Bundy, for the past two weeks. Hiram Roland, a member of the colony at the old soldiers' home at Danville, is here on a visit with comrades. He has been to Atchison, Kan. Mrs.

G. W. Tomlinson and baby of Chicago, who were visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.

H. Bruner, are guests of her sister, Miss Mary Bruner, in Champaign, Miss Jessie Myers of Charleston, who was visiting friends in the city, has returned home. She was accompanied by Miss Alta Junkins, who will visit there over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

George VanNess of Alexandria, and Mrs. Emma Spellman of Granville, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. D.

Geary. Mr. VanNess and Mrs. Spellman are brother and sister of Mrs. Geary.

"Woman's Right to the Ballot" is the subject for discussion at the Sunday Evening Forum of the First Congregational Church Sunday evening. Miss Margaret B. Dobyne, of Chicago will speak. The meeting will be in charge of the young women of the congregation. Mrs.

Herman Neal will preside. Mesdames Cantlonr Fletcher, Kiger and Truax will act as ushers. 10-21, Mrs. W. O.

Dunlavy departed on Friday afternoon for her home in Indianapolis after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brown.

She was enroute home from Pana, where she was called by the death of her sister, Mrs. A. La. Blythe. Mrs.

W. M. Calhoun has returned; home from Mechanicsburg, where she was called by the death of friend. She also visited in Springfeld with la her daughter, Mrs. C.

L. Kyle, and other relatives, The past week she has been in attendance at the Pythian Sisters convention in Decatur. ANOTHER CHARGE OF BOOTLEGGING PREFERRED Claud Anderson, broom maker living at 520 North Twenty-third street, was arrested this afternoon on city charge of bootlegging preferred against him by Chief of Police Law. son. Anderson was unable to give bond in the sum of $300 and is being held in jail.

Anderson is the sixth man charged with bootlegging who has been arrestled since late on Friday afternoon. All the alleged bootleggers excepting Anderson and James Spurling have given bond. HUSBAND GETS DIVORCE. Special to Journal Charleston, Oct. W.

Cobb was given a decree of divorce today from his wife, Sarah F. Cobb, the charge being desertion. Cobb lives in Cooks Mills. Mrs. Cobb is now re-1 siding at Iola, Clay county.

THEMARKETS Chicago, Oct. 21. 9:30 10:30 11:30 Close WHEATDec. May 170 July 140 139 CORNDec. 85 84 87 May 86 July 86 OATSDec: May LIVESTOCK.

Cattle 1000, steady, Sheep 3000, steady, Hogs 14,000, 10c higher, Light Mixed Heavy $9.65 10.40, Estimates for Monday- Hogs, 45, 0001 cattle, abeen, 81,000. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure Made from Cream of Tartar NO ALUM NO PHOSPHATE DRAWS NAMES OF JURORS FOR CITY COURT TERM T. M. Lytle, clerk of the Mattoon city court, went this afternoon to Charleston to draw the names of the Jurors for the December term of that court. A number of cases that were to have been tried during the September term of the city court have been held over for trial during the December term.

Among the cases to be set for trial is that of the Farmers' Grain Company Dorans versus the Illinois Central Railroad Company. This case was taken to the appellate and was remanded to the lower court for retrial. SCHOOL MISMANAGEMENT. Charleston News: Dr. Kinkade says there is some school mismanagement in making school children stay outside in the cold until five minutes before school time.

He suggests that the teachers also stay outside and try it so the school board will take some action, A NEW DISEASE. Charleston News: A Charleston doo tor advertises in an Oakland paper that he can cure Pinhook denizens suffering from "gorter." Maybe it is a new disease, but Webster tails to note it. MAN JUMPS ON -WILSON'S AUTO Pittsburg, 'Oot. Cullen, 23, a machinist, who was taken into custody after attempting to jump on the running board of an automobile in which President Wilson was riding, was examined by physicians and ordered sent to the eity home Mayview for further observation regarding his sanity, Cullen denied that he intended harming the president, saying he was not satiatied with the administration's foreign policy, and just wanted to talk to The thumb print as a means of idenis used in a new English time recording machine for workmen. The larger part of Mexico consists of an elevated plateau, with mountains on the east and west.

This plateau 18 of volcanic origin. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY, WANTED A base burner, in good condition. Phone 990. 10-27 MARRIAGE DESIRED- widow, worth $20,000. Messenger, Box 684, Los Angeles, Cal.

1141 WANTED -Men travelers; experience unnecessary; salary, commission and expense allowance to right man. J. E. McBrady, Chicago, 10-21 FOR SALE- Florence heater, No: 58, in first -class condition; cheap if taken at once. Address 1504 Champaign avenue.

Phone 918. 10-27 LOST- -A 34x4 tire chain. Finder please phone 523. or 723, or leave at 1807 Broadway. F.

E. Bishop. 10-27 WANTED--A girl for general housework and cooking; either to go home nights or room on place; please do not answer unless you can cook; good wages. Address care The Journal-Gazette. 10-27 You must actually see Fashion Park Suit to appreciate not only its superior quality, but the many details of style which are 50 necessary to every man who values his appearance.

T. L. HILSABECK THE NEW STORE Corner 16th and Broadway front. By the roadside are the French and British wounded. Standing by of them is an ambulance.

The countryside is torn by shell fire. Very sel- SOCIAL AFFAIRS HALLOWEEN PARTYMiss Bernadine Freeman has issued invitations for a halloween party for the evening of October 27 at her home, 1308 Charleston avenue. JAMES-STEINLeRoy James and Miss Lillian Stein, both of this were married on Monday, October 2, at East St. Louis by the Christian church minister of that city. Mr.

and Mrs. James have returned to Mattoon and are keeping house at 314 South Eighteenth street. Mr. James is son of Mrs. W.

M. Calhoun, 709 Marshall avenue, and is 8. well known young man of the city. He is employed as a brakeman on the Big Four. His bride is a daughter of Mrs.

Anna Elliott, who resides seven miles south of Neoga. DINNER PARTYSunday, October. 15, at their home southwest of Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. A.

F. Givin entertained a number of guests at dinner. Mrs. was formerly Miss Jessie Gott of this city: Those who enjoyed their hospitality were Mr. and Mrs.

C. F. Rinebart, Miss Ina Rinebart, Miss Beulah Gwin and Messrs. G. W.

Bashor, Charlmers and Harold Rinehart and How. ard and Richard Thompson, all of Modesto, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.

Bashor, Miss Irene and Miss Eva Bashor of Lamont, Alberta, Canada, Dr. E. G. Bashor of Los Angeles and 0. E.

Bashor of Polson, Mont, TACKY PARTY- Miss Vivian Gano, 2904 Prairie avenue, celebrated her birthday anniversary on Friday by entertaining a number of her girl friends and school mates at a tacky party in the evening. Dancing and games were the eve ning's diversions, after which refreshments were served by' the hostess and! her mother, Mrs. H. A. Gano.

In honor of her anniversary the hostess was presented with a number of pretty gifts, Those present were Misses Margaret Burtschi, Mildred Bell, Neomi Eaton, Harriett Gruver, Bumeda Roberson, Gertrude Tuttle, Irene Adler, Elinor Kenny, Cordelia Moore, Lucile Merkle, Helen Tudor, Bernadine Freeman, Freda Berkowitz and Martha King. LUNCHEON-BRIDGEMrs. G. R. Truax was hostess to a number of her friends at a delightful luncheon-bridge party at her 1 home, 416 South Fifteenth street, this afternoon.

A three course luncheon was served at 1:30, Mrs. C. N. Lenhart, I Mrs. D.

R. Truax, Mrs. Harry Wood, and Mrs. Ben Lurie assisting the hostess in serving. The decorations were bouquets of pink and lavender garden flowers, which were artistically arranged.

The guests were Mrs. Graham of Charleston, Mrs. C. D. Ewer of Chicago, Mrs.

Jean Bristol of Rockford, Mrs. 1 Leon Schlesinger of Chicago, Mrs. F. B. Oren and Miss Aldora Mautz of St.

Elmo, Miss Allen of Chicago, Mrs. Wright of Taylorville, Mrs. James S. Brownell of Waterbury, Mrs. Chester A.

Morse, Mrs. Lyle W. Thompson, Mrs. W. C.

Lumpkin, Mrs. Emery Andrews, Mrs. R. E. Kleckner, Mrs.

J. B. Stone, Mrs. J. A.

McFall, Mrs. Lloyd Fouts, Mrs. Earl Menke, Mrs. G. W.

Hamilton, Mrs. C. E. Wilson, Mrs. Henry M.

Brooks, Mrs. J. W. Shrader, Mrs. Louis Katz, Mrs.

S. M. Katz, Mrs. T. O.

Freeman, Mrs. A. H. Adler, Mrs. G.

F. Corley, Mrs. D. B. McDonald, Mrs.

M. J. Casey, Mrs. Bryan H. Tivnen, Mrs.

G. H. Cokendolpher, Mrs. P. N.

Kelly, Mrs. R. A. Owings, Mrs. Harry Wood, Mrs.

D. R. Truax, Mrs. C. N.

Lenhart, Mrs. B. J. Lurie, Mrs. G.

E. Colson, Miss Louise Pearson and Miss Mae Miller. ANOTHER GASS SALE. The corn and millet of W. D.

Gass, farmer in Moultrie county, will be offered for sale on Saturday, November The crops are to be sold to satisfy a number of executions now in the hands of the sheriff. Among those having claims against Gass are a number of Mattoon business men. SMITH MURDER TRIAL TO COME UP MONDAY Charleston Young Man to Be Placed on Trial for the Slaying of Delmar Hill of Mattoon. Special to Journal Charleston, Oct. Monday morning at, 8:30 o'clock the case of Roy Smith, a young man of this city, charged with the murder of Delmar Hill of Mattoon, a Big Four fireman, will come' up for hearing before Judge Brewer in the circuit court.

It is stated that the attorneys for the state and the defense are ready for the trial to begin, and that all reports of a continuance are without any foundation whatever. Smith has been in the county Jail here since the commission 'of the crime, having been arrested the night, Hill was killed at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Smith. Mr.

Smith, the father, passed away a few weeks ago. A special venire of 100 men has been selected, out of which an effort is to be made to obtain a jury of twelve men to try the case. The attorneys for both sides believe they will exper fence but little difficulty in obtaining a jury. What the line of defense will be has not been given out, and whether State's Attorney Hammond will ask for the death penalty also has not been revealed. CORN YIELD SAID TO BE DISAPPOINTING Some of the farmers who have begun shucking corn assert that they have found the yield disappointing.

Others have a good crop and will have as much large a yield the usual. in There different la difference in crop localities. In some fields the growth of the corn was retarded by the cool weather of the late spring and then damaged by the scorching weather and drouth of the summer. Some of it was nipped by ah early frost and other fields were flattened by the wind, All in all the crop had a strennous year of it but the corn plant is a hardy one and it stands up and takes a hard grueling. During the week there.

have been many farmers in town looking for corn huskers. Three cents is paid to buskers in this part of the country. In -some cases where the corn is down' three and a half cents is paid. MRS. NORA STUMP GETS A JUDGMENT OF $2250 Special to Journal-Gazette.

Charleston, Oct. 21 Mrs. Nora Stump of this city was given a judgment of $2250 by a fury in the circuit court this morning against the estate of her father, Pennington Rennels. Some time before the death of Rennels, it was claimed by. Mrs.

Stump, the daughter, that he had promised to deed her a residence in this city, but instead he gave her a note for $2,000. After the father's death Mrs. Stump fled this note for probate, and it was opposed by some of the heirs to the estate. A jury in the county court in September gave the plaintiff a judgment for $2200, and the attorneys for the defense took an appeal to the circult court. The case was tried before Judge Brewer on Friday, the jury bringing in a sealed verdict at eight o'clock in the evening.

It was read in open court this morning. It is probable that the case will be taken to. the appellate court by the other heirs of the estate. Rennels was a wealthy retired farmer of this city. BIRTH REPORT.

BIRTH REPORT. To Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mannon of Pendleton, a daughter, Alma Elizabeth. Mrs.

Mannon was forme-ly. Miss Edna Bower of this city. LADY, 25, WORTH $50,000, WOULD marry. Mrs. Kate Warn, Los Anger les, Cal.

11-11 FOR SALE- Ford auto, good condi. tion, $150 cash. Phone 6982. 10-31 FOR RENT- Large, airy, front sleeping room; excellent heat, all modern conveniences. At 1408 Lafayette avenue.

Phone 1507. 10-27. GREAT per acre for the best. 240 acres ever offered at the price. A well-improved, well-located.

productive farm at an old time price, no worthless hills, this is a real farm priced to sell. 200 acres level, good farm land, will grow anything, forty acres of rolling, extra blue grass pass ture with everlasting water. Between $2000 and $3000 of fine saw timber, no I underbrush. Good seven-room house, two barns and many outbuildings, good orchard. One mile to shipping point, four miles to good town, forty two miles to Indianapolis and outrageously cheap.

A home or an investment for a wide awake buyer, good terms. Can be seen any day. Be quick if you mean business, 250 other farms for sale. E. B.

Shortridge, Mooresville, Ind. 10-27 FOR SALE- baby buggy, in good condition. Will sell cheap if taken at once. Phone 1813. x10-23 FOR SALE- House and lot close to Illinois Central freight depot and joining Illinois Central tracks; size, 50x150 feet; desirable building site for warehouse.

Address care The Journal -Gazette. x10-9t0 BIG SACRIFICE SALE on pattern bats; values up to priced while they last; $1.50 to $4. Overstocked and must have the money. Murphy's Millinery, 2200 Prairie avenue. x10-18tf BARGAIN-NON-RESIDENT DESIRES TO SELL COT.

TAGE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN VACANT SINCE OWNER LEFT MATTOON IN 1913. PAYING OVER TEN PER CENT ON INVESTMENT. PAVEMENT, CONCRETE WALKS, CITY WATER, ETC. SMALL AMOUNT OF CASH REQUIRED. AD.

DRESS Y. CARE OF JOURNAL JOURNAL-GAZETTEx10-25 J. W. DAVISON, doctor of optics, will be at Byers' Hotel, October 24. 1 guarantee the best optical work in the state.

x10-231 Our Dry Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressing Is backed by years of practical experience. Office Phone 151 Res. Phone 298 ERMISCH DYEING AND CLEANING COMPANY R. S. EVANS, Agent $25,000.00 Worth of High Grade Pure Food GROCERIES AT LESS THAN CAR LOAD PRICES See this paper Tuesday for announcement of ZELLERS Big Annual PureFood Sale Groceries will be VERY HIGH THIS WINTER.

This your last chance to lay in your winter's supply at OLD TIME PRICES. Invest your savings in Groceries now. It will be the best investment you ever made..

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