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-4 1 St -o Fred Owens of Jenkins, was in De- Attorney t. E. Stone returned from eattir Monday on business. The fine nuns Saturday was the one thins that everybody wanted. reia-j Attorney Stone went to Topeka, Wednesday on legal business.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Daisy Mills to Owen Enos, in Maddens addition to Clinton 3125 Oi. Alva Schroder to Jos. FTeudenstoin. 60 acres in DeWitt township, 310,600,. H.

A Clifton to John Craig, property in Southwest part of Clintoiv. 31600. GONE TO DENVER John Hendrix, wife and daughter left Saturday for their future home in Denver Colo their goods having been shipped the first of the week. Mr. Hendrix was in the shoe business here with bis father until they sold to the present firm of S.

E. Murray Son, and John is now in the same business with his brother at Denver. The family will be missed here by their many Wends. Yt ftieres nothing small about the Ford except its purchase price and cost to keep. In number of cars, in world-wide use, in quality of service to owners and in its daily performance it is the biggest car in the world.

530, 000 users will testify to these facts. Five hundred "dollars is the price ot the Ford runabout; the touring caf is five fifty; the town car seven fifty all o. b. Detroit, complete with equipment Get catalog and particulars from O. L.

LANGELLIER East Main Street, Clinton, 111. Phone 35 Dr and Mrs. J. M. Wilcox are entertaining Mrs.

Jennie Humphrey of Marshfield, Mo. Mrs. Bert Whiteman, who visited the family of her mother, Mrs. Margaret Stewart returned to her home Joseph Cohn has returned to his home in Chicago after an extended visit here with his daughter, Mrs. Jacob Tick.

Miss Eleanor Sawyer, a student at Rockford, is home to spend the summer vacation with her parents, Henry Sawyer and wife. Greene, of" Wapella Is preparing- to build a two-story residence in that town. He is a member of the grain firm of J. M. Greene Co.

The jgis of the Sunday slhocl class of Mrs. C. F. Eeck of the Christian church enjoyed an all-day picnic at South Salt Creek Wednesday. They reported a joyous time, George D.

Hedges and Abigail Pilcher of Brownstown wqre married in thin City Wednesday, Mary I. Phares performing the ceremony. They will reside near Brownstown. The- entertainment given under the auspices of the order of Moose Tuesday night will be repeated at the air-dome tonight for the benefit of the members of the company and the directors. The first band concert of the season will be given on the public square to-morrow night, beginning at eight oclock, The concert billed for last! Saturday was postponed on account of rain.

Mrs. Milton Moore, who had been lere" several weeks superintending the packing and shipment of her house hold goods, has gone to her future home in South Dakota. S. E. Murray and family will occupy the Moore Mrs.

James A. Barnett of Danville, wife of Rev. A Barnett, and a daughter of Mrs. Margaret Stewart of this city, was one of the speakers at the sixth annual convention of the Illinois Christian Missionary societies of the Churches of Christ at Sullivan yesterday. Ben Gardner, an itinerant vender of laces, was arrested yesterday by Amos Bordner for peddling without a IP cense.

When taken before magistrate Stone he had but 35 in his possession. This sum was appropriated toward the fine of 327.80 and. the man left town. Paul Hart of this city was one or the 800 graluates of the University of Illinois, receiving his diploma as a graduate of electrical engineering and bachelor of science, Paul has practttaRy worked his way through college and is deserving of the honor he has won. Lestei Langdon of Wapella, a graduate of the Clinton high school in the class of 10, is home for his summer vacation which he will spend with his mother.

He is taking a course of study at the Western Maryland college at Westminister. Mr. Langdon is a member of the Clinton band aud was here for practice this week as well as to visit former friends. A farmer from the neighborhood of Cisco was found by some parties Wednesday in a dilapidated condition. He was lying beside the road, and his auto, in which he had started home from Mt Pulaski, was on the opposite side also in a dilapidated condition and the owner attributed the condition of both to a trip to the Mount.

He said his wife was In Mississippi, which he considered one streak of good' luck. PINTO CANNED PINEAPPLE an a an Big hunch Of old newspapers five cents at Register office. C. H. Matthews visited over Sunday with his brother, G.

Matthews. H. Dufner and wife are entertaining H. Hampton and wife of Fenir more, Wisconsin. Mrs, H.

C. Pennington has return- ed from a visit at Clranito City' with her daughter, Mrs. John RudasiU. -Mrs. Geo.

H. Gray of South' Monroe visited Mrs. Edwin Felts in Mt. Pulaski Monday and Tuesday. Mrs.

Margaret Steward who spent a month with her daughter, Mrs. Jt. A. Barnett in Danville, returned home. G.

R. Lane is entertaining C. N. Gate and wife of Quincy. Mrs.

Gale is a daughter of the late Tillmou Lane. Thos. Henneberry and daughter Mary are visiting at Storm Lake, with the former's daughter, Mrs. J. P.

Dougherty. Neal Arnold visited over Sunday at Argenta with his family who are visiting at the home of her parents. Win. Dillon and wife. Mrs.

A. J. Brown who was in Indianapolis several, months returned home, accompanied by, her daughter, Mrs. Hoover, who will be here several weeks. Cecil Phares of Weldon was aken to the Brokaw hospital at Bloomington to be operated on for appendicitis.

His father. Grant Phares, visited him Monday. DeWitt Clinton chapter, D. A held the annual picnic on the grounds of the old C. H.

Moore home Saturday afternoon. A business meeting was called at 2:30. Mrs. Wm. Behring, who had been visiting her parents, Jacob Fisher and wife, at White Heath, stopped off here and visited friends while en-route to her home in Freeport.

Hal Dean Harp of Harp township has filed a certificate of moral good character with Judge Hill. Mr. Harp recently graduated In the law department at the Wesleyan University. Ten members of the Royal Neighbors were entertained by Mrs. Robert Arnold Friday afternoon.

The time was spent in making new badges. Ice cream and cake were served and a social good time was enjoyed. Miss Carrie Bryant, who was office girl for Dr. Aldora Tyler when the latter waa practicing medicine here, is visiting her at her home in Chicago, Dr, Tyler has been dangerously ill but is now on the way to Should the high tension power from the great Keokuk dam be run through Clinton would the same crowd get together which several years ago threatened to level the poles carry ing the Interurban high tension wire? Mrs. G.

S. Packard of LosAngeles, is visiting here with Mesdames Lee Ely, John Reeling, J. A Sullivan and other relatives. On her return trip she expects to view the wonders of Yellowstone' Park, the greatest natural park in the world. The first band concert of the sea son, billed for last Saturday evening, was not "pulled off owing to the big rain, as it was patent to all that fanners and their families could hot get to town.

Better to give an extra concert later on that all may enjoy it. The selection of the man to succeed J. R. Morgan as postmaster at Maroa having been left to a vote of the citizens of that city, R. D.

Bolen was chosen, but a protest from some one was at once sent in to Washington against the appointment, also an indorsement of Bolen from other parties. The matter has been referred back to Congressman Borchers. Mrs. Mart Pollock entertained a number of her lady, friends at her borne at the end of West Main street Tuesday afternoon. The occasion was the birthday anniversary of Mrs.

Pollock. Each guest took with her an article of some kind for needle work and it is supposed that a social and general conversation was accompanied by strenuous labor but they report a good time just the same. Dr, W. V. Sims of Vinto, 111.

who preach id triaC sermons at the Presbyterian church in this city some time ago, and who gave universal satisfaction to the members at the time, has declined the call extended to him, much to the regret of the Presbyterians of Clinton. Dr, Sims has given such satisfaction to the people of Vinton that the, church there i jfuses to give him upland the satisfaction ap- Miss Cecil Craven is visiting tivea in Chicago. Is canned from naturally ripened Hawaiian Pines the finest flavored Pineapples grown and better than you can possibly put up at home Kansas City today. Miss Lottie Hitcher is entertaining Miss Gene Leach of Pana. Mrs.

Steven Pollock entertained Mrs. Cora Bauman of Decatur. Mrs. Fred Musson went to Spring' field to visit relatives awhile. Elmyne Cardiff viBited in Farmer City Sunday with her cousin, Mrs, J.

T. Kendall. i i Mrs. John Abrell and Mrs. Cal Taylor are visiting in Chicago with Mis, C.

H. Lawson. Lloyd Cuqua of Montlcello -visited here Sunday wih his parents, Fred Cnqua and wife. Mike Green of Maroa and Miss Anna Stoil of Forsyth, were married the first of the week. Mrs, Wm.

McDonald of Independence, is visiting here with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Thain. Mrs.

J. W. Burchfield of Taylorville visited here Sunday with her, son Glenn Burchfield and wife. Mrs. Fred Fleming and daugher Irene have returned from a visit with the formers parents at Mexico, Mo.

Frank Fults and wife of Wayues-vllle visited here Sunday with the Lifters parents, J. Sprague and wire. Miss Nina Hilton of Hillsboro has accepted a position as stenographer in the office of City Attorney W. F. Gray.

Aaron McDeed of Weldon was here Saturday to visit his wife, who has been ill and confined to the hospital for some Mrs. Mae Porter of Urbana is here at the bedside of her mother, who is confined to the hospital on account of a fractured limb. Miss May Crum, teacher in the high school at Goshen, is here Jo spend her vacation with her mother, Mrs. Julia A Crum. E.

H. Porter and wife have returned from a visit with relatives at Bucklin, Mo. They will leave shortly for their future home at Ottawa. Miss Lizzie Spencer has been engaged as teacher of the Burr Oak school for the coming term at a salary of 350 per month. A small wreck occurred in the Central yards In the north part of town Wednesday when four freight cars went off the track, slightly damaging a switch engine.

Tomorrow Judge Hill will hear arguments on the motion for a new trial in the case of Minnie Wilson vs. Joe Miller, the attorneys having been given until that time to file their briefs. Rev, and Mrs. Callaway are attending the district meeting of the Missionary society of the Christian church in Sullivan. They will return tomorrow.

Their sons are visiting the'r grandmother in HoopestoD. Mrs. Lucy J. Barnett, formerly of this city visited here a couple of days before returning to her home in where she lives with her son Ira. She had just returned from a visit of 4 months in' Florida with her daughter, Sylvia, who holds a responsible position as stenographer, C.

H. Longbrake received a letter from his brother. Rev. E. H.

Long-brake, who visited here with his family two years ago. At that time he was pastor of a Chicago church, but later was transferred to Goldendale, Wash, on account of his health, which he has since regained and is now pastor of the M. E. church of the above city. That the late W.

E. Tuggle was held in high esteem by his acquaintances was demonstrated Saturday, when a large number of his former neighbors came to the city, in heavy downpour of rain to attend the funeral. The services were held at the Universalist church, Rev. Arthur McDavitt, the pastor, officiating. Burial was in Wood-lawn.

Tuesday Geo. H. Gray received a message from England conveying the sad intelligence of the death of his father, Samuel Gray, which occurred at Enfield, following an unsuccessful surgical operation. Mr. Gray and family visited his parents a few years ago, and at the time he said he never expected to megt them again this side of the grave.

A special meeting of the board of supervisors was called Saturday for the purpose of selecting a committee to confer with attorney L. R. Herrick in regard to employing additional leg al talent to assist States Attorney Williams In the -prosecution of Carl B. Person, who is to be tried for the alleged murder of Antone Musser. The trial will be probably held either in Champaign or Decatur next September.

Judge Hill was called to Blooming ton Saturday to hear a case on trial for insanity. Judge Hall, being buy with boot-legging cases. Clinton is different in this line from Bloomington and other cities of the state. When a judge in some other county, even if he be as tar away, as Lake Michigan, is called upon to try a DeWitt county ease ha dees not come here, but the defendant, attorney, witnesses, sher-IX at al, are bundled to the scene of the trUl at the the county Tk exxmtaia wont Mahomet, I'; net fttitlt Ktrontaifl. Mr.

and Mrs. E. A. Gilliland of Normal visited Mr. and Mrs.

Ed Aliya. Miss Florence Wodetzky entertained her sister, Miss Ella Wodetzky' of Lincoln Fred Kirk, wife and boh Royal, vis Ited here with the formers parents, J. Kfrk and wife. If your subscription to the legist iS not paid, pay it this month to avoto getting Miss Marguerite Sprague returned from a several months visit with reia tives at Los Angeles, Cal. Dr.

and Mrs. "Fred Blome are the parents of a boy, born Monday night. He has been christened Frederick. The Register will soon get activet in collecting subscriptions that are duo. Dont wait for notices if you are in arrears.

L. G. Hagan and wife of Miami, are in the city to spend the summer with the latters parents, Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Harrold. Mrs.

Titus Hinchcliff and daughter, Miss Lorain, who went to Glendale, to visit R. J. Hinchciur, will remain three 'months, Mr. Proffenberg, proprietor of a printing plant in Peoria, visited his cousin, Ed Hildreth, of Barnett tow ship the first of this week. Next week Mrs.

Nancy Davis wilt entertain ber daughter, Mrs. George McKenna and children of Mattoon, who formerly resided here. S. E. Murray of the Murray Shoe returned from Jamaica, 111.

Tuesday, where he had been two weeks looking after his store in that place. Wm. Belford and wife, who had been living at Peoria for the paBt year have returned to Clinton and the former has resumed work at Conants bakery. M. G.

Cadwalader of Texas towu-sbip was in Clinton yesterday with one shoe off and one shoe on. A horse stepped on his right Mot the day before. Mrs. Max Cypen and her baby boy aged three weeks have arrived here from Chicago and the family will occupy the Jacob Tick property on East Johnson street, Edward Pollock, a clerk in the Central shops, left Tuesday for a vacation trip to Niagara Falls, New York, Boston and other Eastern points. Before his return he will visit relatives at Waddy, Ky.

Stevie Starr, second assistant secretary at the gym, is at Lake Geneva learning to swim and enjoying his vacation. On his return he will act as assistant secretary until the arrival of the physical director. According to the reports of the assessors of the two townships Tunbridge haB just 8 times as many pianos as Nixon, and they are listed at a liltte more than twelve timeB the value each Nixon pianos are 6 and Tunbridge at 372. Mr. and Mrs, Thos.

Reece and daughter Miss Venita left to visit the formers mother in Pueblo, and his brother in Denver. The length of their visit will depend on the health of bis mother, who Is 80 years old, but they will be gone two weeks or more. Mrs. C. C.

Kellogg, accompanied by her grand-daughter, Jessie are visiting the former's daughter, Mrs. William Ely at Findlay, Wis. They will be accompanied home by Mr. Kellogg, who has been at the above place some time making improvements on his farm. Frank Palmer received blank petitions from Roger Sullivan and Harry Wood, both Cook county candidates for the romination for U.

S. Senator, Frank promptly returned the petitions informing the candidates that a down-state man was preferable, and that tbere is good available timber to select from. This week Clinton people have an opportunity to visit the. fourth show, each of which has made a weeks stand, within four weeks. If each of the companies made a profit, with two or three moving picture shows running, surely Clinton people have plenty of money Jo pay for amusements, and that much-talked-about new opera house ought to take visible form soon.

During the three days1 demonstration of cooking with gas at the office of the Clinton Gas Electric the office was filled almost constantly. Saturday afternoon standing room only was at a premium, as the hour was approaching when somebody Vould get an Acorn gas range. Miss Sylvia Jenkins held the number corresponding with the first number called. 1 While the engineer was at bis noon day lunch Monday the Maroa waterworks caught fire from a hole In the fire box where it connects with the flue. Prompt work put out the blaze.

A fire started in the same manner there last Saturday, but each time was quenched before any material damage waa done. June the- 18tb one year ago Maroa Ui a disastrous Mam and the cry a Cr act t- et eat W. Staley, wife and son Kenneth of Decatur visited here Sundays with L. A. Chenoweth and THAN EVER EZFC 52.15 4.25 HULL PHONES 74-91 W.

M. LANE Local Immigration Agent CLINTON, ILL CHEAPER THIS TEAR No. 2 Cans, per dozen, Case, IT. A. 205-207 E.

WASE PETITION IS DENIED School Superinendent Costley was in Kenney Tuesday to attend a meeting la which an appeal was heard by petitioners to change a boundary line between districts 75 and 76 in Tunbridge township. The petition had first been presented to the trustees, but they had refused to grant it and an appeal was taken to the county superintendent The petition asked that the east half of section 3 be trans ferred frond district 75 to district 76. The petitioners were Robt. Win-throp, C. Waller, Fred Wlngo, W.

Hurd, Francis H. Robinson and James H. Chance. Each of the districts had 48 pupite. The half section which it was proposed to transfer has but two pupils, and they are so far from either building that the directors pay their tuition that they may attend a closer school.

The Old Hallsville district would have lost by the change in the boundary line. All things considered the superintendent decided that the change was not necessary and decid id against the petitioners. OLD PEST CHANGES DIET Minneapolis, St Paul Saolt Ste. Marie Railway Co. (SOO LINE) This Company wants farmers to settle along the lines in North Dakota and have listed over 5000 farms at the.

LOCAL MARKET VALUE. The Soo Line is back of this movement, and is bound to see that the buyer gets a square deal. If you want a farm, you can buy one in North Dakota on the Soo Lines plan on VERY EASY, PLANS. i Low Excursion Rates will be in effect Monday commencing on May 11, 1914. Come and see a country of fertile acres, equable climate, good schools and churches, and all modern local improvements.

NOW IS YOUR CHANCE DONT DELAY For rates and full details of the Soo Lines Plan write pears to be mutual. A number of members of the Womans Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. church met at the home of Mrs. T.

A. Hull Monday afternoon and packed a Christmas box for the converted "heathen of the Orient. At a glance it would seem rather early for Christmas offerings, but these boxes go through several bands befot', 4 reaching their destination, first being boxed by local societies, then sent to cffkes. on to Chicago, and to 6 erx.1 where cargo Is ends Farmers in Logan and some of the adjoining counties are complaining of the English sparrow which they say becB harvesting their wheat before it was ready for the sickle. One farmer, tato he has a field of the hr; rleot wheat' he ever saw grow In IT fys the sparrows are so when a gun was fired tr In the field they rose A '1'- appearance of a cloud and tr reaction showed that they 'j devouring the wheat.

J. S. MURPHY Immigration Afeot Soo Line Minneapolis, Minn. it i V-l 3 A k'5 i.