The Mattoon Commercial from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 15

THE COMMERCIAL: MaTTOON. THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 11)06. DRAINAGE NOTICE. PLAY WELL GIVEN. MT 'WANT ELECTION IS QUIET.

Tuesday's Vote for the City Results in Democratic Gain. "David Garrick" Excellently Presented by the Columbus Dramatic Club. Joe O'Brien as "Garrick" Supported by Fine Cast Makes Hit. Miss Margaret Youts and Miss Edna Spitz Score Triumph as Soloists. for COMFORT is Plain toe JOJJETS with rubber i i ii.ni heels for women, and black WIL-LIFRERS made with elastic sides David Garrick O'Brien Simon Ingot.

F. Kenny Squire Chivy John Malone Mr. John Daugherty for mn. Found At A. I.

RHUO 1 2011 Western Avenue, Mattoon, 111. M. 1LAHEY Dealer in Wines, Liquors and Cigars 1811 MATTOON, LAHY at his well known buffet for gentlemen and scholars, Liberal liquid equivalent renders in return for your nickels, dimes and dollars; A fine stock of old Kentucky Whiskey- Bourbon, Sour Mash and Eye, High-grade Gin, Rum and Brandy brace you when you're dry; Excellent California and Imported Wines Claret, Port and Sherry, Tfou'll find here to brace your courage and make you gay and merry; 'Superior bottled goods and Reisch's Springfield Beer, Build up your system with elements of hearty cheer: And when you would a choice Cigar or fluid refreshment en joy Remember M. Lahey, 1811 Broadway, Mattoon, Illinois. To All Persons Interested: You are hereby notified that the Commissioners of the Kickapoo Drainage upon the application of A.

C. tiiat they construct an a-Mitk-ial drain In the sai.i Drainage District have made their special report in ifcf trence thereto in which has been shown the plans, profiles, specifications and die estimate of the costs of Mich additional work, and naid sperhil report was (I'od by he Commissioners in the County Court of Coles County on the 12th day of April. A. D. and that the hear- inS ot' sllPh report will be had before the County Court of Coles County, at tho April Term, 19(16, thereof, at nine o'clock in the forenoon of the 30th day of April A.

D. 1906, at the County Court room in the Court House at Charleston, Ilinois, at which time the Commissioners will appear and ask said Court for a confirmation of such special report, and upon confirmation thereof by the Court a special assessment of benefits and damages will be made upon the particular lands benefitted by the proposed work and like proceedings shall be had therein as in other cases of benefits and damages provided by the Drainage Act. Dated this 12th day of April, A. D. 1906.

GEORGE P. WILSON. GEORGE IT. KVDY, T. M.

LYNCH. Drainage Commissioners of the Kick-apoo Drainage District. SAMUEL RARDIN, Clerk of the County Court of Coles County. DRAINAGE NOTICE. To All Persons Interested: You.

are hereby notified that the Commissioners of Kickapoo Drainage District have made, under the order and directions of the County Court of Coles County, an assessment of benefits on the lands added to and annexed to the said Kickapoo Drainage District by the order of the County Court of Coles County entered on the' 5th day of April, A. D. 1906, and have assessed the said lands as other lands therein contained. ana tnai me assessment and filed in the Clerk's office of the Coles County Court 011 the 12th day of April, A. D.

1906; that the Commissioners will attend before the County Court of Coles County at the April Term, 1906, thereof, at nine o'clock in the forenoon of the 30th day of April, A. D. 1906, at the County Court room in the Court House at Charleston, Illinois, and then and there hold a meeting, the object of such meeting is for the correction of their said assessment roll, as to the said lands so annexed to the said Drainage District, at which time and placed so fixed by them they will hear any and all objections to said assessment roll. Dated this 12tli day of April, A. D.

1906. GEORGE D. WILSON, T. M. LYNCH, GEORGE II.

Drainage Commissioners of Kickapoo Drainage District. PUBLIC NOTICE IN CHANCERY. Affidavit having been filed in this office of the non-residence of the State of Illinois of Alva Clark Morgan, Leonard Morgan, James W. and Etta Thomas, Y. Walter and Bertha Thomas, Jacob H.

and Belle Thomas, Nettie G. Thomas, and Mary J. and Jacob Osborne. You and each of you nonresidents are hereby notified that Frank Bailey bas filed his bill in Chancery in the Cir cuit Court of Coles county, Illinois, against Mary Thomas, Frank Thomas, Lillie J. McPherson, Grant S.

McPherson, Thomas W. Morgan, Laura Morgan, Charles N. Morgan, Jesse D. Morgan, Charles O. Morgan, Minnie May Morgan, Mellie V.

Morgan, Flora J. Morgan, Alva Clark Morgan, Leonard Morgan, James W. Etta Thomas, Y. Walter Thomas, Bertha Thomas, Jacob H. Thomas, Belle Thomas, Nettle G.

Thomas, Mary J. Osborne and Jacob B. Osborne, upon which bill a summons in chancery has been issued against yon to tho sheriff of Coles County, Illinois, returnable to the April term, of said court for the year 1906, to be begun and held on the third Monday of said month, at the courthouse in Charleston, in said county, at which time and place you can appear and answer said bill if you desire to do so. FRED MORE, Clerk of said Court. Dated.

March 15, 1906, Mattoon, 111. J. F. HUGHES, 4wks. Complainant's Solicitor.

JEWELS OF VAST ANTIQUITY. Discoveries Made at the Capital of Ancient Persia. Remarkable discoveries have been made in the ruins of the temples at Susa, the ancient capital of Persia, where marvels of jewelry have been brought to light, the earliest examples over known of that country. The jewels of gold and silver are the first of those countries and those ages which have come down td the present day. In this they present a great interest.

Unfortunately, It is not possible t6 assign a precise date to each of -them. As the cylinders and seals which form a part of the finds belong to all periods from the' fonielh or fiftieth century B. C. down to date of foundation, so It Is with the jewels. There are some of every age.

The rings of filigree work and the scepter with the lion's head seem to be more recent than the statuettes of gold and silver, which have a frankly archaic appearance, but one can not be sure of this appreciation. Have the discoverers not been surprised by finding rings which, if their origin had not been certain, would be attributed by the most acute connoisseurs to the Greek or Etruscan epochs? Before the discoveries at Dashur nothing was known of the Egyptian Jewelry. The opening of the tombs of the princes of the twelfth dynasty was a revelation. It Is the same now regard Elam. In tho city election Tuesday keen Interest was manifested in several wards, especially in Ward One where C.

T. Welch and his co-workers put up a stiff fight against Dr. W. W. Williams and no small amount of election Influence was brought to bear by Welch for a seat In the citv council.

In Ward Seven also a battle royal was waged. This was between William White and J. F. Nelms, The fight here was incepted by the controversy over the proposed north side drainage flitch, the former being defeated on account of "his stand against it, which would indicate that the majority of voters are favorable to the drainage. A close contest was that between S.

D. Hitt and S. Geary in Ward Three. Notwithstanding the ward is overwhelmingly republican Hitt, the independent candidate lacked only a few votes of carying the day, Geary's majority being but thirty. The result of the election shows a democratic gain the personnel of the council now standing eight republicans to six democrats.

When the polls closed the returns showed the results as follows: Ward One. W. W. Williams 134 Charles T. Welch, D.

14? Ward Two. H. W. Smith, R. 11 J.

A. Putter, D. T. J. White, 38 Ward Three.

S. D. Geary, .115 S. D. Hitt, 85 A.

C. Ealy, 137 Ward Four. G. H. Russell.

96 C. Bruner, non par 6' B. Ward Five. J. H.

Taylor, 105 G. M. Custer, Ind 95 Ward Six. L. Bennet, no opposition 130 Ward Seven.

W. S. White, 106 J. F. Nelms, 193 New Council.

The members of the new council will be eight republicans and six democrats as follows: Ward One Wm. Chamberlin, C. T. Welch, dem. Ward Two J.

6. Morrison, Henry Smith, rep. Ward Three John Brown.rep., S. D. Geary, dem.

Ward Four Geo. M. Gaddis, A. C. Ealy, rep.

Ward Five R. B. Starbuck, J. H. Taylor, rep.

Ward Six J. W. Tabor, J. L. Bennett rep.

Ward Seven John Welch, J. F. Nelms, dem. MRS. WHITTEMORE WILL LECTURE.

Mrs. Whittemore, founder of the "Door of Hope" mission in New York, a work In which she Is still Interested, will be in Mattoon next Saturday evening and Sunday. She will give four addresses while in the city, speaking three times on Sunday She is one of the most eloquent and earnest of Christian workers and no one should miss this opportunity of hearing her speak. She has accomplished much in her chosen work and has much to tell concerning her experiences with the "submerged tenth" In New York and other cities. She Is an Interesting and entertaining speaker and holds her audiences with the.

force of her oratory and argument. She spoke in Charleston recently and will, if possible, be secured for the Coles county Chautauqua. CHEERFULLY RECOMMENDED For two years I was sick and of no account from nervous debility, stom ach and kidney trouble. Six months ago I consulted Dr. R.

B. Miller, the Chicago Specialist who told me he could cure. I took his treatment and today feel as well as ever. When I began his treatment I had to get up with kidney trouble four or five times every night. Now don't get up at all at night and am a new man.

I cheerfully recommend Dr. Miller's treatment, and you can depend upon what he tells you. B. F. Hagler, Virden, III.

Perhaps It Was True. He was a doctor witness In an Irish murder case, and was very anxious that the court should let him go hom as soon as possible. So he got a frlen of his to plead in his favor. Thii was how the friend did It: "It is this way, your Honor. Mj friend, the doctor, has been for thret years looking after two old ladies.

I yon don't let him go home to-morrow he's afraid the ladies will get And that's why the doctor doesn peak to his friend. "Good-By." ther know not thai' even then they were saying good-by." From Somewhere. Brother, this one thing remember Underneath the arching sky: Known Is every word of greeting. Any word may be good -by! Tears ago In old Pompeii Said a lover, Night Is nigh;" Then the lava seared and covered. And those words were hit good-by! Ah, how many nay "to-morrow!" Flushing cheek and kindled eye.

Touching whom. God's awful finger Of "to-morrow" makes "good-by!" Should we not to those who love ns Gentle be until we dleT Known la every word of greeting. Any word may be good-by! New Orleans Picayune, I a T. W. Robertson's great drama "David Garrick" now being played with phenomenal success by James Willard, was produced at the Mattoon theatre Monday and Tuesday night by the Columbus Dramatic club of the Church of the Immaculate Conception under the direction of Joseph P.

O'Brien, whose untiring energy as actor-manager was given full reward by the splendid and artistic manner in which the drama was produced. From the rising of the curtain at the first act until its fall at the close of the "Trial Scene" from "Robert Em-mett" which formed a fitting climax act, every word, every gesture was the perfection of art, the performance being notable for the absence of that hesitancy and awkwardness which so oftenmarks an amateur theatrical performer. The stage was handsomely and correctly set, the costumes (from Fauger, St. Louis) were rich, elaborate and artistic, every member of the cast was enrapport with his part and the production as a whole would have done credit to some companies now touring under bureau management. The star of the evening was undoubtedly Joe O'Brien, whose hlstron-ic ability was again evidenced in this, perhaps the heaviest dramatic work he has attempted.

As "Garrick" and later as "Robert Emmet" he scored a success, carving both parts with an ease of manner and accuracy of interpretation which alone would stamp him as a master of dramatic art. Therewas not a flaw in his manner not a defect in his accent, not a trace of the novice In his gestures his movements were the impersonation of grace, his voice rich, clear, svmpathet-icand strong, spoke straight to the soul of his hearers and his splendid acting fired the audience with admiration expressed in round after round of applause. Mr. Charles Kenny as the "stern father" In "David Garrick" and as "Lord Norbury, K. in Robert Em-mett" also scored a triumph as did every other member of the cast.

Miss Margaret Youts as "Ada" the heroine of the play Interperted her part admirably and won hearty enconlums by her excellent portrayal of her role. The following was the cast for "David Garlck." MATTOON SCHOOL OF COMMERCE A Talk About Our School. This institution was organized in September, 1906, hence it is nearly ten years old. It has advanced from very small beginnings to a regular enrollment of more than one hundred students each year. It has the confidence of all the leading business men of the city.

Its course of study embraces all the departments usually found in first class business schools, shorthand, type writing bookkeeping, penmanship. commercial law and telegraphy. It also embraces supplementary studies for the benefit of those whose common school education has been neglected. Its typewriter outfit and other equipments are not excelled by any other school outside the largest cities. Its graduates are sought for as stenographers and bookkeepers by railroad officials, manufacturers, merchants and lawyers.

The teachers have all had a thorough preparation and many years' experience in the work they are required to do. A thorough business education is a capital that can be used during life in any part of the civilized world. Our graduates are found occupying responsible and well paying positions, not only in the railroad offices and business houses of Mattoon, but a large number of them in Washington, D. New York, Chicago, Cin cinnati St. Louis, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Lincoln, and other leading cities, also in the Isthmus of Panama and the Phillipplnes.

We also assist those who finish com plete courses of instruction to good paying positions. Personal Mention. Wle are expecting several new en rollments very soon. Mr. Clarence Curry, who has just graduated In all the courses In our school, went to St Louis last Wednes day to accept a position as stenographer.

Miss Ethel McCall writes us from St Louis, stating she baa a fine po sition as stenographer bookkeeper. Mrs. Stacy B. Stewart, a graduate of our school, has accepted a position as stenographer and bookkeeper with the Mattoon Gas Light ft Coke Co. Miss Minnie Coons, who has Just finished her courses of instruction In Mr.

Brown Edward Hayes Mr. Jones. Below Thomas, Ignot's Valet. M. Turbett George, Garrick's H.

Brumlave Ada Ignot Miss Margaret Youts Mrs. Smith Miss Carrie Kunkler Miss Araminta Brown Anna Sullivan Those who took part in the trial scene from "Robert Emmet" were Robert Emmett Joseph O'Brien Lord Norbury, Kings Counsellor F. Kenny Lord Daly John Malone Baron George Dougherty Attorney McNally. M. Turbett Lords Below Ed Hayes Seargeant.

Harry Brumlave A pleasing feature was the specialties, Brady" a solo fromthe "Isle of Spice" sung by little Miss Edna Spitz whose remarkably clear, pure, resonant soprano filled the auditorium withits rich tones and "O'Reilly" from the "Royal Chef" sung with her usual depth and sweetness by Miss Margaret Youts, Mattoon's prided contralto soloist. On Tuesday evening, Mr. Charles Burdick of Peoria sang "My Illinois," delighted the audience with his splendid baritone voice. It Is noteworthy that the majority of the masculine members of the cast are employed at the Big Four shops Mr. O'Brien being-a cabinet worker Mr.

Dougherty, Mr. Turbett and Mr. Hayes, machinists and Mr. Malone, stenographer. Mr.

Below is a painter by trade and Mr. Brumlave is associated with the Heat Light and Power company. Considering the fact that the young men are all employed during the day and have lost litle or no time from their duties for practice or rehearsal their splendid rendition of the excellent drama is indeed worthy of highest compliment and shows also that they have ability far above that possessed by the average amateur. Both nights the house was crow ded and several hundred dollars were cleared by the young people for the defraying of the expenses Incurred by the church in building the gallery ex tension. Music was furnished by the Gibler orchestra.

our school will go to Chicago this week to accept a position as steno grapher. Miss Nina Yarnel writes us from Loogootee, saying sbe bas a position as stenographer there. Mr. William Woldrldge has accept ed a position as stenographer in the freight office of the Big Four R. R.

Mr. Ward Decker is now stenographer in the officer of Supt. Schilling, of the I. C. R.

R. in this city. REV. OSBORNE TOWED Miss Emily Burgess to Become Bride of Eloquent Young Divine. Last Monday announcement was made of the coming marriage of Rev.

Naboth Osborne, pastor of the Congregational church and Miss Emily Burgess, daughter of the late Wm. Burgess who was a pioneer shoe deal er in this city and who, at his death. was one of the wealthiest of our citi zens, the bride-to-be is sole heiress to his valuable estates and a young lady possessing splendid qualities of mind and heart. She has traveled extensively, having spent several years abroad. She Is widely informed, well read and 'popular.

Rev. Mr. Osborne has had a phenom enal career and stands today among the first ministers of the state with an ever rising fame that Is sure to lift him to a rank among the most em inent divines of the country. He is not only a scholarly minister and a deep thinker on religious matters but he is a student of literature and well able to teach this branch of classics and occupy a chair In a college. The wedding will probably not be solemnized until summer and the friends of the young people will look forward to this consummation of fond est hopes with pleasure and delight VERY LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA On account of the Convention at Los Angeles, May 7-10, 1906, of the Imperial Council Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine the Union Pacific has authorized a very low round trip-rate to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Tickets on sale from April 25th to May 5th, 1906. For rates, sleeping car reservations and California literature write to L. B. Townsley, G. 903 Olive St Louis, Mo.

C. A. WELMAN Carpenter and Contractor Residence: 816 S. Sixteenth Street. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO JOB WO RK ILLINOIS MATTOON, ILL.

lis, the knot was tied and the princi pals were well on their way to St. Louis before their friends were aware of their intentions, though many sus- picioned that there was something doing when the Lytle boys, one after the other, mounted the west bound train. The young couple, will spend a(few days with the bride's parents in St. Louis after which they will return to this city to reside. LICENSE IS ISSUE.

Neighboring Towns Take Vote on Saloon Question. Lisence was the issue in a number of the surrounding towns among which the following results are noted: Stewardson went "dry" by 21. Cowden Is "dry" by 22. Tower Hill voted against saloons by 20 majority. Oconee is "wet" by 15.

Findlay went "dry" by 25. Strasburg is. "wet" by 2. Toledostayg "wet" by 35. Moweaqua goes "dry" by 30.

Greenup Is "wet" by 6. Jewett went "dry" by 3. RoseHlll and Newton remain "dry" by small majorities. Areola voted out saloons Tuesday. So did Tuscola.

Shop in the rear of 2008 Western Ave. SUCCESSFUL ELOPEMENT. Young People Elude Friends and Wed at 8helbyville. An- unexpected marriage was that which took place at Shelbyville Tues-day afternoon when Howard Lytle of this city and Miss L. Lurena Tate of St.

Louis were quietly, wedded by Rev. Mr. Albritton at the M. E. parsonage In the Shelby county capital.

The attendants were the groom's brother, Ralph Lytle, of this city and Miss Hannah Marshall of Charleston, a friend of the bride and the wedding, which was in truth an elopement, came as a surprise the many friends of the contracting parties in this city. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Tate of St Louis and a niece of Mesdames Frank Holmes and Henry Olbler of this city where she has spent much of her time for a number of years.

Tuesday she left on No. 19 ostensibly to visit her parents. Mr. Lytle and his brother boarded the train separately to avoid suspicion. Miss Marshall started from Charleston and the party successfully made thetrip to the Shelby county metropo.