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The Gazette-Herald from Kenney, Illinois • 1

The Gazette-Herald from Kenney, Illinois • 1

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Tr4i i t) i jj A Observe Decoration Djr yln Kenney We have1 another Convulsion This Week eejMt BE-. r- GINS IN JUNE HELP KENNEY WIN! S. S. ATT, COLL. MEN TOTAL OR, TOT.

MT. PULASKI: 220 1225 17 1462 10311 KENNEY 207. 13.44 37 1588 1244 Ar WHAT KENNEY CHURCHS ARE DOING AJei fatireTe Start Jane 1 2, 1914. Tell Us What You.Think It. 'A- Beginning with our Issue of June I2 we will Introduce our feeders soother staff aroist who will furnish us with a series of articles.

His name Is Pokelielmer. Maybe you know him. 'Maybe you do not. Anyway yon soon -Wilt: Pokehelmers first tale will be his experlenoe with motorcycle. Then he gets mixed tip with a vacuum cleaner, demo! islies hfs new auto by tunning Into" a bitching post, takes sfHp to Mare via the dynamite route end has numerous other small worries.

1 The series will run through several Issues. You will not want to miss a one after you read the first Installment. for it. We Now Have Some of The NEWEST STYLES IN OXFORDS for Men, Women and Children Never Before Have We Had Such a Fine Line of CHILDRENS OXFORDS ESTELLA S. CANTRELL Up Si v- Lf FltE ISKCSlf nos TO (IFIRE THIS MONTH 1 Only five subscriptions to the Gazette-Herald expire with this Issue (the last In May.) Tills' is so unusual an occurrence-for so few to run out in one.

month that we are moved to make this mentloq of the fact. Incidentally, we believe every one. of these wiir reoeW, their subscriptions; one or two have already done so. We take this opportunity of reminding our subscribers thst all yearly subscriptions taken from the first to (die tenth day of each will expire with the list day pi the PRECEDING month. All taken from the eleventh to the thirty.

first --day of each month will expire with the -jrr-J4t day.Tthat-montlj. ALL ebb scflptlons expire on the LAbT day bf 'some month, and are discontinued at 1 (hat time unless we receive yoor renewal according to terms which "Are printed at the topof.the first column on Page Four in every lesde of the Gazette-Herald. We make no exceptions from this rule. 1 Real Spring Poetry A subscriber hands us the following verse on spring. It ought to any one feel like grabbing a spade end rake and dig up his garden as soon as he finishes reading It.

Hold your breath: Ab, me ah, me! How sweet to see -i -The leaflet budding on the tree! The buzzing, busy bumble bee5 the gamboling lamblet on' the lea Ah, me ah, me! Oh, tunesome frog! Oh, pollywog! Oh, snapping turtle on a log In safe retreat from boy and frog! Chime on, spring songsters of the bog! i I frog! Oh, wog! 'The onion lean, The spronting corn (yon gardens queen) And cabbage plant will soon be seen What wonder that my muse be 3' Oh', onion! tosh! MUIIQUE DI1PUT H. W. Harms has bad displayed In his window the past week the new suits for the Kenney base ball club-He had two of them fitted on boys size dumwlts and one of these had 6n an Indian face and was labeled Big Chief, 'the Captain, the other labeled Bloody. And we must say that they hadome resemblance to Levi Williams and Frank Randall. The shirts and panto a re of gray material with narrow blue stripes running through them and the letter on the lapels of the collar.

The sox and Caps are black with white stripes. They are quite nobby nd will be-wornfor, the first on Decoration Day. 1-' FIRM LOANS We have money, to loan on farms in amounts of $500 00 to $25,000.00 We are in position to give you the lowest possible rates of interest and advantageous prepayment privileges. If you need money, we solicit your patronage. The Farm Loan Trust Company, Clinton, III.

1 William Booth, President Adv W. B. Bentley, Secretary niKTUTiiTiTnintT. The Kenney Auto StationJR. Kent Logan, proprietor hisTbton kept busy the past week repairing cars.

It has been necessary tolemploy fore help to keep up with tflb wor fend Mes sre. N- Borgard of ylbjgag and Byrne of Decatur have been secured. Both these meu age experienced jav chinlsts and are doing good work. Mrs. S.

B. Watson returned Sunday, from several weeks visit In Missouri. "7" vk vh Ju Of Oi Ui ih iki Of Of Uj Oi tti ih Uf ih SC 35c 75C' to A BIG DAY FOR KENNEY Decoratios Day Ball Game, Field Meet and Dance Given by the Kenney Ball Club. Be Present. Kenney will have a big Saturday, Miy 30, 1914, commencing at 2:30 fn the afternoon with a ball game between Mt.

Pulaski and Kenney. Kenney has beaten Mt. Pulaski pn one game this 6eas0n, and are out to take the-next one. Mt. Pulaski Is figuring on different results, las the report that they secured two or three extra men to help them, but oh, well, we should worry! After thq ball game wl'l come the track meet, with some, competition, as Atlanta, Mb.

Pulaski, Clinton, Waynesville and. Kenney will have entries. Seme of our Kenney High School track team boys liave been training for tlte s'prints and, the jumps. So watch out for some fast work In the meet. In the evening the ball team will give a big dance, with good music and the best of order.

The home boys will for the first time appear upon the dlambnd in their new bajl suits and coats, which cost them qutte'a sum of money; so they are giving the ball-game, field meet and dance to help pay for them. Lets everybody help the home boys The business houses of the "town will close from 2 to this will give everybody a chance to go. Dont fall. There will be doing from the ttme.tbq bal) -gatpe until the dance is out. The picture show will start after the game and field meet, to come prepared to enjoy yourself and make it a half- holiday.

LE6ISL1TIVE VOTERS IE160E REPORT, Tli6 Illinois legislative voters league have Issued their bl-ennial report on the out-going members of the 48th General Assembly. The object of tliis association Is to scan the record of candidates for the state legislature, regardless of politics, and then print this record; especially do they refer to members who have served one 6r more terms and wfll likely be out for re-election. The purpose of the league is to len prove the personnel of the Assembly And legislative conditions, andstand for clean men. With regard to the members from this district they say: TWENTy-EIGHTH IpISTRICT (Counties of Logan, DeWItt'and Ma- V- I con) WILLIAM McGIBLEY, repre sentatlve lawyer, Decatur, III. Ending his first term A man with the courage of his convictions, honest and aggressive; not always in sympathy with advanced political Ideas.

Mad a good voting record. CYRUS J. TUCKER, represents tive(Dem merchant, Decatur, III. Ending his second term. A clean legislator who-veted for measures he believed would advance the publics Interest- "WILLIAM W.

MCCORMICK, representative (Dem firmer' and Emden, III. Ending his first term. A hall-fejlow, well-met; but should remain at home. One of the properties in best located residence Kenney for sale at a McKennan Jo The Public On June 1 I win begin to sell for casb. Conditions are such that I am compelled to do this.

Hoping that my friends will be governed accordingly and continue to come and business me, will try and treat everyone alike. Those that are Indebted to can settle with me at my place nntll June 15, After that date my books will ba turned over' jor collection. Youre3PjbKrxft Weekly Report Sent In by Cburcb Correspondents. Many Items of In- -terest to Readers. CHRIS1I1I CHURCH REVS.

Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Communion Preaching 11: Junior Endeavor p. m. Christian Endeavor 7:30 p.

m. Preaching- :00 Botes Sunday May 24, was mens day at Sunday School and we bad 37 men present. Our Asst. upt Miss Jennie Rowe, visited the Mt. Pulaski Sun day School last Sunday.

A Childrens Day program will be given on Sunday evening, June 7, at 8:00 pm. The Christian Reapers will meet with Mrs. Dave Black on Thursday afternoon, May ,28. "Meet at the home of Mrs Frank Stoutenborough at 1 Sunday School has a new song entitled Help Kenney Win Everybody comd next Sunday and help Kenney win. E.

CHURCH David H. Munson Sunday, May 24. 10:00 Sunday School: Supt: Bed Warrick. Aset. Supt Jas.

Duncan. 11:00 Bo services at tills hour for this Sunday. Ep worth League: Leader, Stella Lord. Theme: Builders of Methodism. Francis Asbury, the Wilderness Apostle.

8.00 Sermon-lecture: Enoch Ar den The third In the series of Christ In Literature. 2:30 Junior League: Thursday. Supt: Mrs. Estella S. Cantrell, Asst.

Faye Glazebrook. Teacher Training class Friday night' at oclock at M. Mc-Elhineys. Roy Lowe returned home last week from Detroit, Michigan, where he has been working fn the Ford factory. On the way he visited his sister, 5rs.

Ermil Benson, at Story City, Iowa. Dietricb-Cassel Married, at the home of the brides father, Mr. Joseph Dietrich, in Kenney, Mr. Louis B. Cassel, of Decatur, and Miss Amelia C.

Dietrich, Thursday, May 20, at 11:30 a. Rev. F. Welton performing the ceremony. Only a few immediate relatives were present.

They left on tne afternoon train for Chicago on a wedding trip. Mr. Cassel is a lawyer and real estate man In Decatur and most of his time Is engaged in the latter business. Mrs. Cassel Is the youngest child of Mr.

Joseph Dietrich, of Kenney, and Is a young woman of estimable quality of character and accomplishments. Mr. Cassel Is building a home In Decatur, where they will reside as soon as It is completed. In the meantime Mrs. Cassel will remain with her father.

Lest We Forget Another year has rolled around and the time is here when the tlilnnld line of Blue marches with halting tread to honor the Boys that have gone to the last roll call. of the gallant Boys of 61 and 85 are still with us The big majority have gone to the Great Commander In honor of those that have gooe and those that are still with us, we run In this Issue of the Gazette-Herald in appropriate article on Memorial Day that Is well worth reading. lo not fall to read this special Illustrate feature. You will lb. enjoy 1 .1 I Ilf LT (ITERUIIS.

MfsJ- Safly entertained her Sunday School Thursday of lai country liome eluding the mot children who wei mother, there were tendance A fine time was had by all, amjjletklous refreshments were seived by Mrs, Safly, to which all did justice. trip to and from Kenney was made In "the Safly and W. II. Stewart Xutos, each one making several Nesbitt and wife visited John Weckle and wife St Mt. Pulaski over Sunday.

The Person Case Called In the circuit court Monday attorneys for Carl E. Person, accused of the murder qf Tony Musser, Decern ber 30, 1913, made a motion to quash the indictment, which motion was overruled by Judge Cochran. The attorneys then asked for 'a change of venue, to some other county. Tuesday the judge allowed them until June 15 to present affidavits and States Attorne) Williams will then have until June 29 to present counter affidavits, showing why he should be tried in DeWItt county The attempt to secure bailor the prisoner has been unsuccessful so far because Attorney Williams would not hear to ball given In any amount. A motion was made to dissolve the attachment against the prpperty of Person in the damage suit brought by the administrator of the estate for Krs.

Tony Musser. The motion was not allowed by Judge Cochran and the plaintiff was given leave to file a new bond on motion of A'tor-ney L. R. Herrick representing the administrator. Court Is now adjourned until June 29, when tne criminal docket will be the first disposed of Blank notes for sale at the Gazette News Stand I0TICE To Whom It May Concern-Notice Is hereby given that any parties doing road dragging In the future shall notify a Commissioner before commencing snch Work and shall Immediately report the time actually consumed in doing work.

Frank Webb George Meadows Herbert Ballew Com. of Highways. Adv. 10 TRESPASS SIGHS We have printed a number of Bo Tresspassing signs In large letters, for tacking up on your farm. Each algn is dipped In parafine, making them waterproof and they will withstand the rain and weather for two or three seasons.

Price 5c each or 9 for 25c at the Gazette-Herald office. Cn for Stomach Disorder Disorders of the etomaib may be avoided by the use ofChamberlaijis Tablets. Many very remarkable cures have been effected by these tablets. For sale Gy Tbos. Gessner and all dealers.

Adv. A CAR ON THE ROAD IS WORTH ANY NUriBER IN THE GARAGE Abig reason for iord popularity is. FORD DEPENDABILITY. Kenney Auto Station I)t SHis (ctycleVs (21 paci 31et Notice To Savers A postal card request Will, without My 'obligation on your part, bring you important, conservative ana carefully prepared information. Showing how to increase the earning power of your funds to with sound First.

Mortgage Security on the highest standard real -estate, possessing every possible safeguard, being transferable from one person to another and easily converted into cash, under ordinary conditions. Double the Interest on your surplus, whether it is large or small or in monthly sums. Write today for our large, illustrated book-of general information, issued under Government Copyright W. N. MACQUEEN CO.

BANKERS 10 S. La Sails Street WISE AND OTHERWISE Swat the potato bug. Some men drink imported booze to drown domestic troubles. 1 The loudest political farmer has the tallest weeds io his cornfield. Just because a mao obeys bis wife is no sign that be is stuck on bis job.

Occasionally a couple tnarry and live happily ever after they are divorced. It doesnt pay to keep as friends, those who love you for themselves a loan. A patcbed-OD reputation is liable to tbow the stitches at the most ATTD -The Staff of Life S( We sell, good, Hour Northwestern, $, made In Alinneapolis. the home of good', mills, I and good flour. TRY US.

EVERY BAG WARRANTED. NEW DRY GOODS Good standard prints for 'm 6 spools of best thread A newline Wabash stripe overalls go at Our stock of dress and work shirts Is hard beat at- 50c, 7SC and $1.00 59 The best Is cheap. Sugar is mighty cheap at Jj9 5c for eastern cane. -We have canned vegetables at old prices, not- withstanding the, general advance. 5 Our Peaberry and Old Reliable mighty hard to beat.

A good salmon only THE BURFORD CO. First Cuss Repairing I 1 undesirable, time. 'I S' A v. i -1 i.

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