The Clinton Register from Clinton, Illinois • 5

'-r 1TTT" J- -5-3-4 3T CITY AND COUNTY M. Smith visited relatives in, Chicago. 4 DOLLARS ii DAYS COUNiED BY TENS '-T (Concluded from page 1) Estate Transfers Master in Chancery to Sertlda kali, -139 acres la Texas township 17125. JZ7Z ZTZZ E. B.

Mitchell to llolLe pttiiuck, let in Clintcn, Effie Hcwaid to Sarah L. Howard, acres in, Creek townsiiip. Fannie Eppsttm to D. Epp-stem, lots 7 and block 8 ia Farm-er City. was considered strong, there is little hope et a new total.

The wili be" fixedly the Court, a it-ir lrr air 'suclTeasesr The case against- Pr Jiipes.whd bought Creekmur's place, was next ch deckel, but he is sick at his come, in Wapella, the case against Mm. Sheehan was taken up. It said the evidence will be8nniiar te that in the-Crang case, G. Miller farmer. Harp, C.

Hunt, farmer. De WittT" This Today is one of the1 finest days of tho winter. -The two youngest children of Supt Wampler have the jr Mollie Pollock to Sarah 1. Sam- TUItBs Mra IB Clinton. w(Jl yJ, F.

B. Kemper Decatur Visited-hia jan(j Harp township, 7fl3 Jas. Eugene Thorpe, fanner. Creek. C.

1 L. Black, farmer, Texas. William Williams, butcher. Way nesviHe. v- E.

C. Murphy, fanner, Santa Anna. Each side was given twenty minutes fter present -the case, John, Fuller for the state and A. F. Miller for the defense, The first witness was A.

G. Tennant, town clerk, to show this is anti-saloon, territory, Frank Cummins, a detective test! fled in the Crang Hs said he Mrs, Lehman, in-Clmtoh. Bean to N. C. Bean et al, land Rev.

F. H. Fulton went to Danville I game township, $2550. Sushn where ho lectured that-night, Jung C. lrr Rev.

Albert Schwarts has taken I township, $510. rooms At the heme of F. Hughes, Cornelius to C. B. D.

rail- Miss Ida Starke of Chicago has been! way, land in Chntoma township, visiting her aunt, Mrs. N. E. Swam, $700. same Wake your up for a few days? We are going to sell Woik.on securing a jury was begun yesterday morning at 9 oclock and last night the following had been accepted, by both sides: Rufus Mil son, Ezra Bailey, Emqry Thorpe, C.

Hunt, Mr. JLemlng, U. G. MU ler. Tboibefis accepted Ibis morning are, C.

N. MerrifieM, R. Watson, Robert Smoot, E. C. Murphy, E.

Helmick, C. Crum. The first witness was called soon after II oclock. This morning Chas. Stewart plead fHfflTlo'jnaiSounta.

and Judge Smith fined him $500 and gave him ten days in jail. If the fine is paid ten days he wUi be released at the end of that time; if not paid he will remain In jail at least ninety days. In Clinton. L. B.

Williams is sick at his home -fa-. the -southWest Part -of the city. I. C. R.

to C. B. D. R. It, land in Wapalla toWbhip, $700.

2 Margaret Green to fiJB. land in Clintunia township, $1000. W. J. Carter to R.

H. Humphrey, property In Kemiey, $2600. Bessie McCall to R. Swearingen, property in Weldon, $500. 5 Mamie Bartley to JasTTT Barnett, Flour had been, a well digger, had worked In a saloon, and had been in, jail ip Sangamon county.

He was now In the employ of H. L. Sheldon, who has charge of the detective branch of the anti-saloon league. He said he came to Clinton Oct 18, and that he bought ten bottles of beer in Crangs place and that seven of them he drank, keeping three for Crang" was in: Dakota at that time and the beer was sold to At $1.50 He i3 about 75 years old, J. Davis moved from the Merrl man House which was bought by SN K.

Carter, and will be moved. Mrs. Eliza Reed, who visited her Barente Uwlfl Campbell and wife, land ln Barnett'towna'wp. lArr Mannaw fnw ia Kawis a A A I David E. Bartley to Mamie Bart-Hey, 10 acres in Barnett township, daughter oflyzso.

Jr. and Mrs. Wm. Sharker of N. otha Barnett to Chas.

Barnett, -Grantvemir-wttstmrtedth-trtorn-ftandim-'Bajmelt'toHhsHIp: Ing. Joseph Thorpe of Creek township sold 120 acres to Geo. Bennett for $175 an acre, and mayp move to Clinton. Frank McKinney, -hurt in the Illinois Central wreck at Parnell four Son tbs ago, settled with the company for $3,375. Color Conditions For sometime theie has 'been a difference between Prof.

Browning, principal of the high school, and the boys of the junior class as to the class colors The first of this week the boys of the class, about 20, a me Winter Meeting The annual. winter teachers instl-tuteT onveD-l. esterday morning -4a tke higlu stiii ol building With about a hundred trachera in, attendance. The actual work of the session consists of addimea both by local and foreign educators. Yesterday morning 'Buy JI.

toLuson spoke pert-Inentlj of "Things Pertinenrand aud Suit. PT Randle of Muitocn tan- a very helpful-talk on Reading in Intermediate and Gram mar Grades. In the afternoon Lola PL Stotts discussed tpat important problem, The Small Country School, au Interesting exercises closing with an address by Randle. The patrons' meeting in the evening at the high school building was an anomaly in that It was meeting almost without patrons those for whom the meeting tod been planned, -Hundreds of Invitations Were sent to the patrons of the district kindly asking toem to be present and lend their influence to our schools, yet outside bf the officers of the association ail the patrons present could have been numbered on the fingers of one hand with some to spare. The address cf Mrs Edmund OConnell of Blooinlngtcn on this occasion "was a 'hibet Interesting "One aud eveiy patron-of toe) sehooie won have been, benefited and encouraged by hearing it Such important facts relating to the work uf education and so concisely and convincingly expressed has been rarely listened to In Clinton With not a word that etuid have been left out nor one that did not do its full duty, toe address commanded the deepest attention.

and evinced carefur study and observation along educational Hues, and ought to awaken Increased in terest in practical school work. In the forenoon today J. Wil sons subject was The Ninety and Nine, and was as unique and suggestive as the title of his address, The Value of Nature Study In Our Schools was fascinatingly presented by Miss Llvona Curl, and Frances Fell discoursed Interestingly on The Correlation of Ancient and Modern History." Mr. Adkins had for his theme, "The Moral Problem, and gave it toe serious and deep atten tloa Its importance deserves. Hon.

Joseph Carter of Champaign University awakened much interest ip Agriculture In Our Schools and coming from such an, able source will have a lasting impression. This afternoon Prof. Staymates elec trified his hearers by his able and forceful remarks on Humane Instruction which will do a world of good in that neglected side of the childs moral (raining. The Teachers Voluntary W01 fortoe Welfare of His Pupils" convinced all present that it Is an Important factor In ft Jessie. Mr Cime handled her topic, Grade Work as a Basis tor English, in an able way, and the session was closed by an address by Hon.

Mr Carter on Per Sack. We are doing this to make room for another car coming in soon. This is a bargain you dont find every day. big red neckties to school, and, at the Bert Foist, charged with selling I older of the principal, removed them liquor, was surrendered tp the sheriff Next morning the class colors were Wednesday by his bondsmen and was floating from the top of the smoke Latest Reports Different There has been much said this week 'Merckanr 'TdltcemairE: Spink. Thera.

report that be had attempted to take liberties with Miss Lizzie a night Salter at the In terurban Lunch Room, and that she had scratched his face. Later reports show that the published reports were exaggerated The facts as given are as follows Mr. Spink had often joked Miss Foster as she had him. Sunday morning a-bout i oclock he was in. ton lunch room, and in a little scuffle she broke his watch chain.

Elmer Lucas, toe baker, was present at this time. Later he was in the place, and jokingly told her she ought to apologize for breaking his watch chain. She seemed to be out of humor, and did scratch his face. Geo Sage, the nightman, at the place, was present at this time. So that the report that there was no one there except Mr.

Spink and Miss Foster, was not true, and makes it lain that Mr. -Spink had no such intention as charged to him. him by Jos. Kello, who was in charge of the place. One of the bottles was taken to Prof.

R. O. Graham of Bloomington" for" analysis, and the three bottles were used as evidence ip the trial. He said he worker under a detective, E. M.

Baker, receiving $5 a day and expenses, Baker -was the next witness." He was to' Clinton three or four days in October, leaving on the 20th. He said be and Cummins bought beer at Crangs; that It would intoxicate and that they were both partly drunk when they left Clinton. He thought he diank ten or twelve bottles day 1 Clinton, and believed it was lager beer, E. Hoyt, iuterui ban agent at Clinton, testified as to amount of wet goods received by Ed Crang. Shipments Were usually bottles, five barrels at a time, some being from Peoria, and somo were in cases.

Lovejoy Enos, who has been In Jail sometime. he was brought from jail to testify. He said he bought beer in Ed Crang's place, and thought It, was lager beer. He had seen people drunk there, and that he had several times had whiskey la his pocket when he went in. He first denied being talked to about what he would stack of the building once used for an electric light plant This resulted in the boys of the class being suspended from school by Prof.

Browning. The boys called on Dr. Graham, president of the school board, that day, and he took time to investigate. Wednesday night he met the boys a-gain and requested them to return to school and submit to the rules of the school, Including punishi for what they had done. As there was no school yesterday and today on account of teachers meeting, what the boys will do will not be known till Monday, taken to jail.

Thoe Spencer, south west of Clinton, returned Saturday near Nevada, where he visited two of his sons, who live on fame. Harry Lawrence stored his household goods, and he and his family will go to California to remain several months, perhaps permanently P. T. Allen went to GreencastJe Ind. Sunday where his father, W.

H. Allen, died that day, aged 65. Is survived by his wife and six children. Mell Edwards of Bloomington, a Central engineer, fell at Amboy and broke bis hip and is confined to bis home. He formerly lived in Clinton.

Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Lafferty left on Tuesday for an extended tour of the Watts Grocery Co.

LcaJ 'k' Found Dead In Bam John N. Wheeler, one of the old and swear to, but later admitted he had principal cities of the South. They I highly esteemed residents of McLean He had never seen whiskey sold at Former Clinton Man Dies Monday news of the death of Frank Taylor at Wichita, Kansas, was received- here. He was Sd years id and his health had baen failing for the last two or three years. Deceased was a brother of F.

C. Taylor and uncle of Walter Taylor and lived here till about 25 years ago when he moved to Red Cloud, and then to Wichita a few years later, wnere he had since lived. By Badly Hurt BUSINES8 COLUMN 1 4-4 4 DR. A E. PRINCE spends the last Tueeday in each month in expect to return about the first of April.

Arthur Spratt, who has been. In jail because he Is charged with beat ing a board bill and stealing cloth ing, will have a hearing before Roy Lane tomorrow. "Chas; Waghef" as' been, ing on the SneU farm, just north of Clinton, will soon, move near Bloomington, and J. W. Jordan of jatoellajKlll.

occupy JhELfann FOR SALE Plenty- of apples, Five miles southeast or XT'Moitow." -FRUIT AND DAIRY FARK FOR SALE OR TRADE. Yates Mlchell, county, was found dead in his bam Crangs place. at his home in Belleflower yester- Prof. R. O.

Graham and his assist-day morning. The deceased arose at ant testified to their analysis of the usual hour and tod gone out to tipi beer delivered to them by Baker, feed the stock. When breakfast had It contained a little more than five been prepared he was called, but per cent alchol and said it would there was no response, and a jsearch I intoxicate. The amount of alcohol was made and hs was fonnd stretchedrnsnaiy -tn lager ''rour per out In the hay loft He was lying on cent They said 'less than two per his back and his arms were folded cent would not intoxicate. across his breast and be had-evidentijl SheriffCampbelI 'testified to see- no indications a -struggle.

Tout of Crangs plae and named some The deceased had been ia poor I toem. He was the last 'witness health for soma time and about a year for state, ago was taken to Bartonville where I Tbls dosed he received treatment for a mental the states evidence and after a conference of the de Monday afternoon whlte" exercising in the gymnasium hi the Lincoln school building a casting broke and Jesse Perryman sott-ot J. w. Perry- He was badly hurt and was at once taken to his home two blocks away. He is said to be the best in athe-letic sports of anyone to that school SALESMAN WANTED to look" after pur interest in De Witt and adjacent counties.

Salary or Address Lincoln Oil 0.. Cleveland, Ohio. derangement resulting from physical enan bis attorneys, Marvel, and encouraged the teachers The weather has been of the best, the attendance large And much interest manifested and Supt Wampler has reason to feel well pleased with his laboia ln placing the schools of De Witt county on the high plane of usefulness and efficiency they now occupy. Ed Harriott, son of H. A.

Harriott, and Miss Jennie Adams, daughter of the late J. W. Adams, were married, and will live on the Moore farm southwest of Clinton. -Both are worthy young people. Alex.

Campbell, who had been conducting a furniture store In Petersburg, sold his business; and will locate In the west He was formerly In business to, Clinton, his boyhood home. Ray Parker, who went to, Denver to engage in business, and returned to Clinton a week ago on account" of Being sick, was able to be out on Wednesday. He will return to Denver recove: soon as he fully LOANS: Farm and city loans at lowest Interest rates with beet of prepayment privilege. William J. Carter, 121 Main Street SGtf lnfinnitied, Ha soop recovered bis full mental powers and sine returning home several months ago; had shown no signs of his former affliction.

Aside from his city property, Mr. Wheeler owned a fine farm of 100 acres near Belleflower and also 480 acres in Kansas, and he was to be classed with the wealthiest and most successful farmers of that section of the country, Banquet And Ball The Eagles gave a fine banquet and ball to the K. P. hall Wednesday night Delegates were present from Bloomington and Hayworth, and several toasts were given. Dr.

G. S. Edmonson was toastmaster and short toasts were given by Col. Heffernan, Chris. Braum, S.

H. Cooper of Bloomington, 7 m. Donahue, B. Marvel, K. Lemon, Prof.

Browning. All made happy talks. About! 275 were present After the banquet a dance was given to, the Eagles hall, a Bloom ington orchestra furnishing music. Miller and Frank Lemon, the defendant testified. He said to had ver sold intoxicating drinks since to had run a soft drink place, and that he had not sold any kind of drink to Baker and Cummins as he was not to Clinton when they were.

He also said Lovejoy Enos and others who had gone in, his place drunk, had been put" out, and that they had it in for him on that account He said he did not allow drunk men to stay to his place. He had seen Enos and others who had been seen there drunk have bottles of whiskey when they came to. He said the beer he bad sold was Brew- Walter Liming of Clinton will moyv on the Smith -farm of Kenney, the farm on which he was raised. It now belongs to a son of Mrs. Wm.

Garland of Clinton, grandson of Mrs. J. F. Smith, deceased. Mr.

Liming is an I. C. engineer. TO PLANO OWNERS: it your piano needs timing or repairing call on Wm. Edmlston, tuner and repairer.

S2Q South Madison Street Phone 316, Clinton, IHiaoIa. (Otf Johnson Sparks arrived here the first of the week to visit his father. He moved to Mountain- Park, MONEY TO, LOAN: Money on all kinds of personal and chattel security in any amount the borrower wishes. See Arthur Miller ia court kmtM.fro I to any day, Letter List Following is the list of letters re-IillnolB. poBtofflee, Jail.

28, 1910: U2fB888L asBP S2JCJ. malniog uncalled for in the Clinton, LADIES Dulwage, Mlsa lva A. Lee, Miss M. Putnam, Mrs. E.

B. Reynolds, Mrs. N. R. VaughlC Miss Frances GENTLEMEN X.

Bowman, S. COAL: We have a nice stock "of well cleaned dry coal. Our delivery system Is the best and every order has oar especial attention. Yon will make no mietnka If you give your next order for coal to E. KENT A CO.

Rhone Na JS 61 ette; a soft drink beer. He got his government license in Bloomington, as the manager of the Val Blatz business there tod told him he should have it bo protect him from suits by Unde Sam," He tod bought liquor for his own use, as he thought he tod a right to do. No' other witness was called, lend the arguments began, about 5 oclock, and occupied eve? twa -hourg. About Jury and did nop agree on a verdict until about In Art i.lla, Texas. This Is his Tint visit here ly about two4 yearn TeffMikelareceived hlsmoney from the Illinois Central R.

R. Co. His' crop of" com was burned last fall, when a spark from an engine set the com on Are. The com was on land just west of ney, This, week Jn Decatur announce-toent was made of the coming marriage of John Arthur and Miss Edith Ry bolt, both of that city. The Hossort, Tommie Brakeman Killed EOT Brakeman W.

C. Musser of Decatur died Thursday afternoon as the result Of Injuries received at Taylorville on Thursday morning. He was standing on the house track living signals to the. engineer of hia train when the local' train, backing BP, struck him and ran over him. One leg ami am Were cut off and his head was bad! crashed.

It was recognized from 'the time of the accident that, he could not recover. leaves wife; -tot as- ehHdrea, A daughter, about four years old, died several months ago. The family has had many misfortunes. The iMfe was In the hospital for six months Veeentiy. Decatur Review.

Deceased 'was abrother of Night Policeman Tony Musser of Clinton, Michaels, Joe Slrila, Chas. BUILDING MATERIAL; We hare a fall line of building materials lumber, Iimet cenient and hard plaster. Agents for Lew Brothers high standard paints. Never a bet- ter time to fix up the old buildings, bqM- that new boowt Do it now. And see KENT A COMPANY, Phong IA 63 4 oclock next mornjog.

It oilu verdict of guilty but several houra were required to determine the number of counts, and six were greed upon, from 7 to 12. No report was made until 10 oclock, as n-i juw west home after "the verdict was agreed upon, and failed to Catch the earlv train Woods, Orvel FOREIGN Jardine, "Frank When nailing for the above letters please say' "advertlsed and give date, 7 F. P. M. latter is n- daughter of the late John Rybojit, ahJ toe grah.ddaugh.ter Tof '-Mrs.

H. C. Rybolt of Revival services are still ln- pro gross at Free church on East Julia street" Revv Guy Kyle of Arthur wlll gsy in services nixt weekT A cordial Invitation is extended to aJL Ewing, pastor. Wr-CCampbeli retgrned-Jfro; FARM LOANS 1 have sol control of an unlimited amount of money place oa farm Ioann at the rate of give the prepayment privilege, and place a larger amount per acre 00 farm 11 I' ifc. adSlSAS No red tape.

No tong delays. CL F. Bryant Office over Bossennaa A PotuTs shoe store. Qlnton. tKE LARGEST MAKER AND RETAILED CF KENS FINE SHOES IN THE WORLD.

SUPERIOR TO OTHER MAKES." I ton worn W. Douglas itiou for tto pact ruu-s, and alwar finit ther ara far aapaHar ta all atharWIgfi grade ahmt Inttitw, mfort and durability." W. Q. JONES, 1 Howmrf Are. Dttea.

H. V. could taka ym tote my large toe-oriea at BraAlMi, .1 hew caretotly Wi L. DoUglaa ahem are jjAyeu woeld realixe why they hold ir ahape fit better, wear longer, and ra of greater vain than aay other maka. sDassssajar-v? imw-- Petersburg last night where he as- tour of Land died, this wbek.

The new in terurban time" bard Effie" Howardfell ather home in Clinton and dialocated her shoulder She haiFbeea sick sometime and her daughter who was sitting at her bed. Went to sleep. Her mother did not want to waken ber, snJ got'out ef bed to get something. Being too weak to walk, she fell to the floor. diet, they Tfre sent back to their room to get It, in proper shape, and did not report again until 1:30 p.

The defense made a motion tor a new trial, and it will be argued after all toe cases of this kind tore been beard. As the rase against Crang sisted In Invoicing the furniture stock of his brothgi'f Alex Campbell, who Bold out He says hls brother does Where ha wfll locate whether he will engage in the same again- seems to suit the people better tlian the old one. i.A- Ben Hammett of. Curryville, formerly of Waynesvllle, is visiting in this county. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

AN CUTER TYPEWRITER of lataet BEN- tt.