The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 17

For rntjrph Claaiif iJ AJi Phoni 2460 rms section TEN PAGES. fcr BLOOMINGTON, ILL, SATUKDAY MOHNING, AUGUST 27, VJ2Z I'CKINAW ALL READY I "Snowbirds," Pioneers of Mackinaw, to Whom Tribute Will Be Paid This Week Life Nearly Spanned Mackinaw's Century OF TAZEVELL IN 1827 i T' 1 1 i1 1 Su rounding Towns. to Help i Mackinaw Held Honor for Two Fuhin' Food Mackinaw Observe Hun-dredth Birthday. Only Two Years; Log Courthouse Built. i "if La Wall folks, here I am asm.

I ha4 Xprrted to spend niV million down at ilrii.ti Cmtrr. but I sot a biter auat Crmatat i. klnaw III. Anil ol'i lokitiaw, Aug. Z9 When 'drnia of Maikin4 will i I I ,1...

.1 aHlll. i- i i i T' -a-- i 1 a 1.1 1 1 1 i i'f Mackinaw liuii'li ll li was suggested many montha iim uil-rra of Ilia committee never r' IO" ill'" of Ilia tillage a aa n.iiiity of T.t'-we! nullity, an iiiimr whuli It lo-ld fr My to fiom Mia Imtea town at Ml. filer, w.ntln' ma 1 come down her and help rum feed a l.t of nungry n.h down Crick. Well, hun ti Tah is my l-r ii, 1 1 in For-11m Mission Work. I ilia celebration would rriirh It ha.

They started I i pjire I I ii: J. 4T-. iWr L. 1 'larnill n.uniy waa fnt hv of n.i.iture J. ill II.

1-iUtoliillea t.t lh time rti.nilrd far i.roxnl liloe Cnutiiv roinmiewloiiera lomiwli alait to I a eiiital'i" it a iimiiiIv at and Ilia re It.iw atilfla the i.f Ala. km in waa tmel ri'litrnl'V rated In the 1 tie pint wan iivetrd and laid off Into whl. wero at piililli" am tn.n mm. irw-i 'MaIS. A Well, result waa that I loin.mcd ride with a felirr tha! wanted lira hla automobile littla -r and when I got trier" Mik out several can of fl.il worm that ha had "cold-packed" laat fall and THOMAS A.

(HAW. in a mechanical ay and out led la another, on Mr eug-, I another, until Ilia wlpd rum. and even other rointnillee ii i miia Involved. i4 pmlMid thai wlu-n I li big i In. next Thursday.

Sept. 1, I. ln.ilion will on of tha rwr held iii thin pint u( ilia Inili toiniiiltlci a have fa-I i hard lr montha in arranging More lniMii l.nil there bus The closest cooperation aiming -i. mill organizations. Hitlory of Canlury.

Thursduy. down Mackinaw's i streets, Hill ee In rvvlew. onlnti. ie-riiaetlng history of immunity lor Ilia at 100 1 1 parudo haa heen p. aimed II at puna from to I1 .1 1 li.t.

mad ready f.jr lh Journey down tt camp Crick. We rude Mike For4 down there. Mik wanted hi to take Mra. fliiiiiui along but dldnt. I told Mik.

that taain' feller wire rtahm' Is (1st Ilk takin' ham sandwich to banquet. Mike rter felt th earn) way about It but I found out neat nmrnln' who doe the hoaain at Mike houao beraua Mike wire) Hldrat man In Marklnaw, who will iij f.ira old Itifpmlar II. II will enjny tha renti-nnlal telel.ratlon Thutailay. dm woman of Mjcklnaw la older, Aunt Kanny llerndon, IT. Stories of Lincoln Foe "Refreshments.

An i.l.l l.it.ry the lo Il.it II ia hV toe roiililv 1 1 "iiinii-Ki'Oii ra for entrrtaiiiimnt of, who i.inie to the f'r il mkma Ill-key I hi. the reri.rili' "H1.11UI not luio lovlli'd till. to rmne Irom roanv mih-a Iiuili eiluiiillon.il and beautiful, I to Mi" Ijlilnl pi 11 without i parade will he h'id in the Not in Any History Told at Mackinaw I um und will aliuw "una hundred of In transportation. i Friday la In rharge. First I a hand of I lid In on horse then will come the old cttlcr wagon with an ox team.

t.nin hn heen hired for two iii. ,1.. A ri.tirtlinu'.e wna ri'iitrui pri-ti ntioua fm thoan itaa. Ita a -1 ifn iili.nia inn': "The InMly to la- of li. no l.ii;.

et nit. II f'-i Willi one iiturv and one-h hiKh, nine fM to the utory. Tile ronf to of Joint ahlriKh-a. 'l laid on. Tha iliH.m to he of Mark walnut The linu" to Imi well eninchd (mil iuIh-iI, ith the rorni ra man .1 daw n.

tili-a wlmloua wrre'nn rxtiaordl-naiy fiat ure Had Boundaries Changed. Kor two yiaia Marklnaw thrivrd aa county aeat. Then, an the old M-ttlora (II. realdi-nta of I', kill rovetid county eat hotmra and thru went along. aiao aome other mart and Ma wif.

Hut along about It clock whan our atuniacha started lap our backbone to sleep, we wet dern glad we took tba immen. Won derful cook, them wimmen. First thing wlun we got to th crick. said to "Throw yoiiT lin right In that llttl eddy there, I eaufihl a red bora there tuther day" Hut I told Mike I was nt so crazy about rej horses and I bel.eved I would throw my line In Just abov th eddy and maybe I could a roan or a dapplo gray. About th tlm wo got ti flahln right good we heard a couple of do Mah barkln' and wa ran up th cricW om distance and there sura enu.T them dg flih had treed a big cat liah.

Mike climbed th t.ee and caught the cat flat- and then we went back to our lines agin. I fished out a few fish and fed a lot of poor hungry flh a whole can tC Mikes nice worm. Then 1 openeil up a nuther ran of worms and start 1 Staff C.p-.iMr.a.-a I Mackinaw. A ig. 21 Tho Abraham l.inioln spen' two winters nc-ar Mi.kitiaw splitting logs for Ms bo, ii.

no mention Is made of It In any of the many hl.tor.es written about h.m. The facta have been dug up by Hi Sparks, of M.v.Mnaw, historian. It 111 in about that Lincoln spent the winter at the Elijah Sargent home that formerly stood aouth- a rout of Willi an added of transportation from tlia lii-m Illinois town. Mr. Friday inrrmlned to get an ox team, I id he not heen able to hire one.

i.i. 1 to huy tw atrrra and break to drive. will he three covered wagon i i pioneer In dirt of the time, outfit will ha drawn hv mule 1 the otliera hy hordes. One old iLc.n will he on with silld wood in wooden aplndle Instead of i How of an old time wagon, hy I.ouls Vawter In hla barn, nlo he used. Dcturea of early rraldcnts of Mackinaw taken In 1S88.

With, the panning yean, not all of those In Ihu picture ran llnt Iflod. Tlif photo la uid thru I ho tourlrny of the I'eorla Star. Left to right, top row: 0. J. A.

Rail-bach, Philip Raitbach, Wrtion Richmond. Center ro: Jowat Hittle (great great grandfather of Carlyle Hlttle, Peoria); David Judy, Joiiah Lindsay, Matilda Lind.ay, Mrs Frank L. Robinson, Tremont; Mrs. Martha Owens, Tremont. Lower row: Mr.

Ramsey, Trtmont; Mr. Hodton, Tremont; Aunt Hannah Johns, Influence ith the li from 1 east of tha Smith place. Lln- Tremont; Mrs. Emily J. Menard, Tremont; and PLAN 10 SHIP MORE ed to feed on long one, emaciated coin, as a hoy then, waa so poor, so awkward and In need of clothe, they felt sorry for him.

Abe slept with Sargent a trundle bed and hla long lg extended out ever the edge of the bed. The atorr goes that Lincoln was thought to be lazy because he cared more for sitting -ip and reading In the I cht of the fire, and It waa hard to get him up In the morning. One day Governor Reynolda and I Manf Floats Planned i nan that bad been hit purty hard by the famine. 1 gist keep feed in' that long boy until he got drowsy and turned In for a nap and then I tuu my tiub and went down and bant Night Time in Mackinaw Like Old Fashioned Revel I By Staff Cerriiponatat Marklnaw. Aug.

i Out of lighted doorwaa In downtown Macklnew during tin l-a-1 few evenings have nine aouiela of d.miing and revelry. Strangers have brig surprise when the old wasona, coma the him on the head and dragged him out and all huainoaa houaca ot i. kmaw have BiTaliBed to he repre- tha district, aiicceded In having the L'cncml assembly at Its lH-'li session so change the county boundaries as to pl.ue Mukinnw n-ar tha county line. 1'eklii wna designated ns temporary county seal and records were transferred there, pekln'a glory waa short bled when Tremont aa made county sent, but eventually tho coun-tv neat was again transferred to I'ekin. An unusual method of selecting th county treasurer waa resorted to 111 nn emergency while Mackinaw wna the eoun'y seat, the ofllclal rutin tv records show.

The county treasurer, nftia- turning over to the county orders for H.M'i and (15 In fines, resigned on short notice. The own-niis-ioncrs put their heads together nnd din -tiled to sell the olfli-e to the lowest bidd r. The rolnmlssloner proceeded to let out to the lowest bidder the 1 1 dice of county treasurer for on the bank. I caught anuthcr cut Xhraa floats will feature aome Inpnient In aarlculture. Iwilve nei.lihoi'lnn towna.

In- What Has Been Waste Material Seemingly Turned to Useful Product. Great Fishing Industry Once Flourished There; Few Men Still in the Game. Tckin. Mi tiler. uchitiBton.

Characters in Mackinaw Event Taken from Com "munity's History. iKer reek, Morton. Kul l'coria. Dan- Ti-emont. AniiltiKton.

Ilopediue rl will send floata lor they found as many aa five of these partlea fco.ng on within few blocks. Inquiry brlnga the information that these d.fferrtit group, arc piacticing hard for the pageant. They are practicing Virginia nets, quadrilles and oile dancea lo lie given Thursday night, and, while having aome fun, are working at their parts 1 Morton will cloae up hla party wna to come to" visit the Sargenta and a UU scurry started In getting rea ly to entertain the groap In the thre-room house. Mrs. Par-gent remembered that Lincoln had only one pair of Jeana and they were dirty, so she had him go to bed while she washed his pants that he might make good appearance before the governor.

Lincoln nlso spent one winter with Joe De.in. nortlu nat of Mackinaw, where he split rails. After Lincoln became a lawyer and rode tho circuit on horseback he often stopped In Mackinaw- at the Inn or Hahir hotel. little Mah. little fish with a girlish figure.

When I found out tr truth and that her nam waa really "Mlnnia" I lelt so bad about It that I threw hr bark In th water. We hadn't been fUhiu' vrv Ions; until the flsh got pretty well fed up and we couldn't catch 'em ao good. They spent moat of there time flop-pin' around In tbe water. Guesa they must been takin' their baths, get tin' ready for an afternoon nap. 84 I says to Mik we have got to get these flail Interested In what wo aio Iryln' to do or we will never put over this campaign for "More ant Better Flh." I suggested to Mike, that he herd them up to one end of the Crick and I would ait on tha whu li was purchased by Issac I (Bf Surf CirranonatM.) SI monk.

Aug. With 30 carloads cf ahale ahipprd out from the Sutton mine here In the past few mouths and plana being made to ship more aa aoon aa loading facilities can he iSr Staff CocrtiStndtn! I Havana. A K. IC of the Illinois riV'-r a 1014 here acrrii quiet now to those who renumber the tremendous shlnx in. lastly that was carried on here drill to 20 years at ims at fi.S7-s.

r.ir inn it.iv and help her rielKhbor 1 1 li lu iti- The parade ill be ev-1 Ml iiiiVs An old couch from Peoria the wagona. Thi there ill I'litus turri.iKee anil auloa from en ln-t to the luteat. Two hamls I'vorU and the J'ekin laind, aent by tho I'l'in Aioiimion of Commerce, will i-e in line. towna are planning en crmlinB large dtdegationa. Governor To Speak, i Or surf Mackinaw.

Aug. 2. Memories of pioneers of Mackinaw will be revered in the pageant to be, given part of the centennial program Thursday nlyht in the field north of the Illinois Traction System station, when names of those pioneers will bo taken as characters. The parts aill be played. Oregon bo'h parties applying for a marriage Herns- mil.

nut lo a phHciil examination. ago. Tho there urn still two risli I markets on tli river front, there Is no longer the activity, the bringing Installed. It seems that tho seemingly worthlra shale, has some value. The Sand.isky Cement company of Dlxen has tested the particular alie that comes out of the Sutton mine Improved of the small mines.

It la almost entirety electrified, 'with three lucomotives in the pit pulling In airings of coal i ars to the loot of the shalt. Like clock work, one empty car is shoved olf the elevator at the bottom when another loaded of great catches of fiiii, the acuriy- i bank and catch them as they went by. But this plan failed because) Itig of bjyers In III for local and out Old Log Cabin Still a Residence in many cases ny sons, gianusons and KianildHiiKhti'i'S and even t. great great crandi hlldren. direct de At 1 o'clock a concert will be nivcn this will be followed hy an ad-iIumi hy Ciov.

fcimull who will he acemlanta of these pioneers. Nearly side use, as of former years. About the time the fish industry rearheil lis peak, eight years ago, 3S carloads of the f.nny trlic weiel loaded out of Havana in one month, besides liu-e amounts stilt out by 1 i'Olt will take liart. introduced hy Senator Den L. Smith one is shove.

1 on and automatically tripped, a whistlu signal, the two 150 h. p. strum motors operate the bit; drum that speeds the cage to the top of the tipple, the cur dumps In the shaker without human hands touching It and in an instant another The Harmony Warblers will sing am The characti ra ere chosen from the times In which they lived, and the event is mid to be ono of the Unre will he reniinincent apecchea iv old reslilcnta. The history of express and thousands of pounds aold on the markets hero daily for local mid use in the community. most tinlniie of its kind ever held In i' kinaw ill also be read.

central Illinois, for this fact. The and has found a use for it. What that use Is, has not been divulged but It coata that company about fl a ton to have this shule shipped and handled and this Is many times the cost of certain materials that go to make up cement. May Be Potash. One theory hus been advanced that it may be potash the shale contains that makes It useful.

Potash Is valuable in manufacture of cement and aa fertilizer. Great amounts of potash have been found in certain shales or "soapatones." Getting out the potash alone la too costly for Mayor William T. Elliff will be liaueant will be staged on one of the Send Out Carload- fh.nirman of the program. Chamber beauty sputa of Illinois and will be i.iiifs comic (I or, a Ire act. lias been These old day.

wire recalled here lighted hv the Illinois Power and a few days ago when the first car provided by Mackinaw. There will an old fiddlcra content and other Light corporation, for the occasion. load of fish to be s. lit out this year Members of the Woman'a club of "id time amusements, contests and waa loaded. They wero mostly enrp, car Is on Its way to the top.

thus two cars a minute are hoisted. The mine now has 190 small coal cars and 130 more are being built. In a large blacksmith shop near the tipple, four blncksmlths are cm-ployed at nil times, busy with tools and metal work. Six hundred props. 4'i feet are used In the mine each day.

The vein Is 3 feet In depth and enough shale is removed to make a 4'j foot Mike didn know how to herd fish. Then we lingered on bendln' tha Crick Into a sort of ftgura and) run Hi em around the loop until thry gut dizzy and then gist walk In ami pick 'em up. But It was glttin purty late and Mike said by the time we got the Crick bent up In that shape it would be too dark to aee th4 fish. Camp Crick runs into the Illinois) river, except durln' tha rainy season, and then th Illinois river runs into Camp Crick and backs up over thf countryside until there is a lake or a series of lakes about six mile wide and ten or fifteen mllea long. It la one of the best countries for Baptists I have ever seen, or saw.

which la It? Baptists giat must have plenty of water. Well Mike and I had a lovely time fishin'. Anuther nice thing waa that Mike's wife never got mud and never sassed him one bit. But Mike waa nice to her, too. He minded her and that kept peace in the family and probably kept her from gitten mad Mackinaw sponsoring the pageant ga rnea.

Time when eastern flinis kept liavo been laboring hard on the png buyers In Havana to supply llu The evening; program will start at fi iili musical number and will be needs. Then came tho blow. emit. A great deal of work is involved in carrying out all plans and details. There are 41 members of the huge levee was'liuilt Just above Ha present methods but it may be produced successfully as a by product for Some believe that Illi followed by tho pageant at 7:15, Historic Places, Woman's club with Mrs.

K. K. Kilhy, 7., i i vana on the opposite side of the river and the prized fishing grounds of the nver weia lost. Then came president, und Mrs. C.

(5. Sparks, 'ilia historic place In Mackinaw stiinds today aa It did when built In 115. It is the l'endergabt Inn now nois may have great amounts of pot ash that may mean much to agrl culture. vice-president. Mis.

M. H. Hood of pollution, ihe river men say, and l'coria Is directing the pageant. made the tiso sick of their sur A special chute will be built, at tbe Prububly those from farthest away uTHea ns a dwelling by Misa Ida ''Mililiell. An older place, built In rounding or else they died.

At any Sutton mine soon and then two car passage. Costs of Operation, In discussing the mining industry, W. G. Sutton mentions some of the costs that operators must stand. Timbeis alone for his mine cost 115,000 a year.

Insurance on the men amounts to 15 to 18 cents a ton on mine run coal. Electric power for the event arc. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice IJalyer, Hollywood, who but remodeled several times Is loads of shale will be shipped to rate the fish markets, six of whom had done i great business during James; Genseal home In the ceil DUnn each day.

The shale has al those yuirs, lilt one after another, came Thursday Airs, unartes n. Phipps of Kmporia. Kan. They are former residents, have many relatives ways heen considered nuisance since it cost heavily in time and 't of town. This waa the Mackinaw Inn and In the basement now are Krc.it heavy oak Joists 10 to 12 inches and takin' my Jlsli all away from me.

until now only two remain. The fishermen have scattered to better fields. 11 It ho there are still many of here and will take part in the pag money to move It. Wherever possible It is left In certain fills Inside ai.uncter. The ends fit perfectly eant.

Jesse 8. Wilson of Hamilton into notches In great sills. The burr When we got ready to start home Mike's wife said, "Well, vou boil the older ones who are out of the the mine. former mayor of Mackinaw. nK logs still have the bark on.

Thlc also arrived Thursday and will take A Busy Mine. AfcWivV 1 had better hurry up now. for by tha time you git all them sardines strung- part in the pageant. The Sutton mine, Just at the game. The two local fish markets employ several men Just now.

With the flood waters of the past two years, flshlnc has Improved to some northern edge of Minonk, is one of Cast of Character. Those who will take part in the costs J'luO to Jsuu a month besides what is generated at the plant: minor and miscellaneous costs add 15 to 20 cents a ton to expenses. Tills cost can hardly be chalked up against the best lump coal, Mr. Sutton says, as hardly anyone wants screenings, which consists of about 30 percent of the production. Prices of the lump coal must be higher therefore to make up this difference By Staff Phetoirasaer.

Mrs. Mary Deine and Her og Cabin at tdge of Lilly, it will be dark. It was a tedious Job stringin' them fish. They had sicit little gills we could hardly git tha the busiest mines in Illinois, Just now. It has been working fur some extent nnd there is even some fairly pageant and the characters they will good hook and line fishing again represent, are: I'rologue.

of time under the old wage agreement (Br Owrupond.nt.) Some idea of 'tow many fish were Hiatory," Hev. It. M. Hutchinson; stringer thru them. But I caught good mess.

As I passed the butcher shop I bought seven pounds of nica Lilly, Aub- 26. A dear old lady and getting out 450 tons of coal a (lay. Miners of this group are more formerly shipptd out of Havana may Courage, Lenore Williams; vision, Flgrcnce little Industry, Hazel Stent; Cooperation. Viletta, Stephen lives In a quaint log cabin, tho oldest like one big family. W.

G. Sutton tender Bull Neck to garnish the) be gained by estimating the number of fish to the carload. Shippers say pi is so old that it was remodeled bv John S. h'nell as a hotel In 1833. rtlier old pieces are the Rallwback "lore and now occupied by 'e Illinois Power and Light remodeled home of Krnest Speer-'V where a school was held In "'e Huff.

Fesler, Carberry and Por-lr houses. Among the older residents of Mackinaw are, Aunt Kannie Herndon. 87. 'iiw in very poor health; Aunt Amy "ller, 84, but resided in Mackinaw Intiger than any other person, 79 and Thomas Shaw. 95.

alter Porter is chairman of the wntonnial homo in the vicinity, at the north platter around my catch. If your and in order to pay out wages. Tremendous Investment and Interest have not been mentioned. operator, believes the men have a square deal coming and expects a an average of 20,000 fish could be ever want to go flahln' gist Inquiia son; Heralds, xneouore Aleuier, Tommy Lindesay. edge of Lilly.

She Is Mrs. Mary placed In a car. Thirty-eight car square deal from them. There has for Mike Bates. Mike and I are Deane.

82 years old. She has a home As proof that operating a mine Is 1790, Indian village of Mackinaw loads would mean 760,000 fish were been no tie up in this field for many, that is a real page from the past and not as easy ns it might he, Mr. Sut goln' fishin' again next year, and here's promlsln' somebody I don't Chief Mackina, Harry Morgan; In sent out in the month. Since almost To this main part, has been added a small kitchen on the north end. New flooring has been laid over the rough oak boards that once waa the floor.

A windstorm several months ago, blew a lurge tree down on the kitchen and has necessitated some repair. Though alone, Mrs. Deane was little frightened at the storm. These floors have been scrubbed and scrubbed until they show white. The little home Is unusually clean and Mrs.

Deane herself Is very neat in appearance. Though getting along In years, she does all her own work, makes garden, feeds her chickens, does her own washing and Ironing. many years. since she has lived there for nearly dians. Carl Richards, Ora Smith.

ton points to the long list of mines in this territory who have gone out With the double elevator shaft, this amount wus sent out month after month, this fish soon ran Into the half century, it Is more than a home Walter Kle. Ivan Lindsay, Walter two cars of coal a minute can be care much "Who" that, there ia) goln' to be a flsh famine about a week after we get In action. to her. of business, three at Spring Valley, Vlemont, William Roaugh Lyie millions. Indicating the vast supply lifted out of the 550 foot shaft.

Peak From three sides, the little home Vanville, Cedar Point. Ladd. two at of fish onca In the Illinois river. Oarst. George Stormer, John Stormer, John McAlister, Oren White; Squaws, has the appearance of a modern home South Wilmington.

Toluca, Rutland, since tho Iocs have been covered witn Barry, Standard. Wenona and Roa Kliz.ibcth Windsor, Mary Freitag, Went to Camp Meetin' noke. Within the past three years siding to make it warm. But on tho west sido. a coating of cement is 230 mines, large and small, have New Reports on Corn Borer Hulda Elliff.

Elsie Trimble, Carrie Hoffman, Nellie Stillman, Maud Burton, Delia Irvine; PapooRe, Junior Stillman; Scouts, John Allensworth, Unusual Collection of Heirlooms, Relics, .1 1 nf 1 all that was put over the rough loga been abandoned In the state. and a few places this cement lias broken these old logs show thru. 'Kiddle Parks," containing Ferris John Genseal. Abner Smith, Paul production, with about 200 men in the mine, will bring out 500 to 600 tons of coal a day. There sre about 170 men working In the mine now and, some time later this number may be increased.

Three cars are loaded out at a time under the big ahakers. In one car goes screenings, in another egg coal and in another lump coal. Nine or ten big cars can be loaded out in a day. One of Best Improved. The Sutton mine is one of the best she has many flowers and garden vegetables cn the two-acre plot.

Treasures of Yssrs. In this little home are the quaint Just how long ago this old cabin wheels, scenic railways, whips, mer uatnerea, iviacKinaw Barnard. Samuel Judy, Howard Vie mont. ry-go-rounds, airplane swings and was built, seems to oe a question. (S Staff Oorr.ipona.nt.) other devices, all limited to the use treasures that have woven them It was built by a Mr.

McClure and later sold to James Hicks, from whom of children exclusively, are being in Mackinaw. Aug, 2(5, (-One of the 1823, Orendorffs arrive Thomas Orendorff, Harry Kinsey: Mary Orendorff, Leland Peeves; Orendorff Well sir, while I was out tourin' the country, after I got thru with mr fishin' trip, I went to camp meetin one dark and starry night. Had art evangelist on the Job that got sr Xcited that he took off his coatj vest, collar and tie, and I tell you I got mighty nervous for fear he was goln' to throw all his clothes away In the Xcltement. He preach about Nehemlah re-buiidln' the walls around Jerusalem or words to that effet. He said It stalled in large amusement parks of greatest collections of heirlooms and the country, and are patronized by relics in Illinois Is planned as one children, William, George Boucher, the Deanes bought it about 1876.

Some believe the old cabin to be 75 or 80 years old and all agree that it must have been built at least 70 selves into the heart of this aged womnn thru her long life. There is the old fashioned table, an old clock, bureau linens, and many other things that she has kept since she became the wife of James Deane, as a girl thousands of little ones every day. John, George Irvine, Lydia, Porter of the centennial exhibits here Thursday. Mrs. Hartz Puterbnugh is in charge of this department nnd has been working tor weeks and weeks Davidson.

Planting first corn Farmers. Ed years ago. Logs used In its construc gar Boucher, George Boucher. Porter No More Mystery Fires a Wenona of 18. Sir Deane died 20 years ago.

tion were cut from the timber nearby. A deep, heavily wooded ravine gathering In p'eces. Of her four children, only two are An Ohio report iu an east-prn paper conveys tho idoa "'at the government attempts lo control the European corn liorer is virtually a failure, "ml this Is the basis for "failure" headlines and edi' torials In different daily papers. But the Illinois understanding Is somewhat different, end. this matter Is discussed carefully In today's 'arm department of The Daily Pantagraph.

Combine harvesters were lie center of attraction a.t tUe Illinois state fair this week. is adjacent to the two-acre lot on The interior of a log cabin has living, George lives at DeKalb, and Since Drastic Action Was Taken which tho house stands. heen arranged on the first floor of Mrs. Laura Hlcka at Scranton, la I'ntil last winter, Ms. Deane lived the Masonic building on the main A Quaint Cabin.

While tho exterior of the cabin Is in her cabin home thru the winters, street. There will be a fireplace, old door, bedstead, spinning wheel, cradle but her children insisted that she and a long list of almost forgotten disguised in smooth lumber, the-cabin is best seen from the inside. Tha main room was about 18 by 20 feet. spend no more there and so last winter she spent three months with ber utensils used by the pioneers. TIs will be called the historical oom.

There tlu? regular, sturdy logs. took 52 days. I don't know whether they were eight hour days or not." Nehemlah worked night and day; Nehemlah was sure a workin fula accordln' to statistics. I could have told th Reverand Gentleman that we got a lot of fast workers here in Bloomin'ton but most of them prefer-night duty. You would have to hire, a day shift to work with them.

Som 9 o'Clock Towns Comin' home from my tour, passed thru so many little towns, the kind that roll up the sidewalks and pull In the front steps at 9 o'clock. One town had II Inhabitants that daughter. Mrs. Deane was very reluctant to leave her home for the Relics have been gathered up from notched perfectly and forming the Davidson, George Irvine, Kobert Fast, Walter Genseal, Walter McClister, Mortis Morgan, Robert Morgan, John Walter Porter, Owen Simpson, Marian Smith, Louis Tyrrell; Rain, Dorothy Davis. Betty Ewins, Harriet Metzier, Esther Agard, Orvetta Short, Dorothy Hittle, Helen Kuhl, Marian Smith, Josephine Hutchinson, Goldie Warner, Helen Irvine, Esther Rose Steiner: Corn, Yvonne Gillespie, Mary Ellen Viemont, Luclle Smith, Gladys Aldridge, Hazel- Warner, Margaret Bowers, Laura J.

Simpson, Mary Porter, Verna Mae Aldridge, Trcssa Davidson, Virginia Smith, Helen Smith, Gertrude Warner, Marjorie Agard, Nellie Hasty, Ruth Matthews, Kathleen Simpson, Alma Rush, Grace Warner, Elizabeth McClister. Betty- walls are seen. Between the logs, the wide areas. Not only have families of Mackinaw offered treasured heir (an Staff OoiTMpond.nt.) Wenona, Aug. Nerves of Wenona residents have calmed down to some extent with a sudden cessation of mysterious fires.

True there were not many instances reported of suspicious-discoveries but enough that citizens held themselves ready to act at any time. Whether or not boys should have been blamed, the mysterious happenings were blamed on their pranks. Since Is became obvious that citizens intended to put a stop to uch foolishness Immediately and in one case chinks are filled carefully with cement. The ceiling is spanned by looms, but those of other communities aa well. One of the articles is series of round beams that also the floor of his barn one morning a few weeka ago.

For some reason, or luck, the cloth failed to burn or was smothered out by lack of oxygen. It was a narrow escape for the barn. Mr. Beckman knew of no reason why anyone should attempt to burn his barn. Then on another morning, W.

II. Tallyn found smoldering cobs, paper and trash under the driveway of hia big grain elevator along the Chicago and Alton railroad tracks. Bloodhounds were brought from Ottawa but their trails failed to uncover anything. At any rate, the dangerous pranks, malicious mischief or attempts at act aa Joists for the floor above. A Refinements are In evidence and pick-up attachments for handling shocked grain or clover from windows are promised.

This Is another feature of toflay's agricultural news. a spinning wheel ised hy Ben Sparks' great grandmother. Mr. Sparks is secretary of the centennial winter, however, and was glad to come back In the spring. After so many years there, she feels she can not be transplanted.

Mrs. Deane remembers how, In the heavy timber around their home, there was once wild turkey In abundance. Her worst trouble now is that groundhogs insist on taking her chickens. Mrs. Deane is the oldest resident of Lilly.

She wants for nothing and when any help is needed kindly neighbors come to her assistance and call on her each day. steep little stairway, or rough lumber, and moro like a step ladder, leads up thru a small opening, to the room above. The room above is is at night They are out In the' Mrs. C. I.

Martin, of Pekln, will not full height only In the center. bring the paintings of the old court The whole Interior of this main bloodhounds were put on the Job, there have been no more fires or attempted fires. cornfields durln tne daytime. 1 only saw one inhabitant when I was there, sbout 2 o'clock in the afternoon, think he was the night watchman. He was gist gitten ready to get a good night's sleep.

room has been whitewashed so well Pages 6-B, 7-B house and of Governor Tazewell from the historical room at the court house to be placed In the relic room Mae Viemont. Mable Lancaster. LIu-i abeth Woodrum, Margaret Viemont, Dorothy Washburn, Harriet Boucher; on Page 7-B, Col. S.fc that it looks like paint. Any paint Gus Beckman found a kerosene would spoil the effect of quaintness.

centennial day, arson have ceased, soaked pinafore, partly burnedV on.