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int. TltrNTT-OVX reaVfail Will Open Memorial Day Scrvlco Fairbury Group Finds Pre-Historic Skeleton MASON CITY. v.cr1 mr-fl st 19 r. (CST) at lie C-ra- A ra t.J a tf a at I iv t-v tee-m--jt t.e rr- ef tnr-r r-y svrl f.J..r-v Tie 1 mci fsra at at I r. ra.

tCSTl. Hold Rites For Buckley War Casualty BUCKLEY. (PNS) Grave Rreakfait for servkrmen terved at the Legion hU Me- rvrul day after t-ey side military rite for Private It. Kietiman, son of Mrs. Louisa A Kletrman of Buckley, was Tuesday, at Taston, with the He E.

M. CoHerrnann, traitor of St John's Evangelical Lutheran in." I. church obviating. The body arrived at 12 41 (CST) at Rankin arJ was escort el to the Paxton cemetery fcy i detachment from Lett Tire tt of the American I jet. on.

pai Commander Paul ceo ducted the military rites. Pvt. Kletrman was killed In ac tion In France r-n June 24. IIu tvlr Interre-I In Lurh remelery In France. He was II at l.

He was tern Aurost 15. 19Z2. He trvliKied into service Pec. 19z. and was sent to Carr.p Grant ant later to Camp Kntin4rt, Aik where he received his tic training.

He emharfee1 lll'MAN HON IIS and Indian rtlfarU Inrludinc at, arrvtc bads and hoe wrre all found In and around a burial mound. with his unit for England. In Pcb ruary of lU. 7 He Is survived by Ms mother, four brothers and seven sutert was buried In a flex position. Hold Wiener Roast knees drawn up to the chest, and They are: Omlle, radrefarra DEER CHEEK (PNS Twenty i Kenneth, Lcxla: Dortall Cham- faced southwest.

There was a members of young peoples club palm: Charles, at home: Mr. He! typical scarcity of "grave en lUack. Champaign: Vtr. of St Patrick parish of Washing DAY WIXXS freabar frwa Our loaaticj vrrag to rout UUet Get the erSis! Caen Mother KnowsBest! The mound yielded one flint ar ,1 Hethke. Puckley.

Mrs. Lola v'- -B ton were entertained at a wiener rowhead and a broken drill over Ilrown. lieiiSomer. Calif Mr roost at the John Hose home on -T. -frig'- the right forearm.

Under the Malme rewman, Rankin: and Thursday evening. They wrrr ac torso was buried a five inch, split bone awl made from the sharp Shirley, Ruth and Mary at rxsrre companied by the Hew Henry Schubert. Those from iH-er Creek His father preceded him ened and polished ulna bone ox a were Jack and Ilette He. Mar death and a inter Louise deer. All of these, Mr.

Zonk says t.1 7 1 i Html i i-- Iloland and Johnnie Hesnltng. 'May 13. 197 at Itantul. were customary practices of Indians of the Woodland culture. FAIHBl'RV Edgar Zook, with other member of the' Fairbury Archapolotlcal aoclcty, Suntlay un-roTfrrd a well prpseired skeleton of an Indian.

The croup was digging six miles north of here. According to Mr. Zook, this Is the only burial mound known In the vicinity. The local organlza SJCfr TOUT PJBBB A by they would dig the holes and found his spade in contact with tion, however. Is continually ditch for septic tanks and sewer what appeared to be a human searching for new holes to dig.

House Covered Ancient Mound For Many Years Sundav's expedition included skull. Working as quickly as they could with whisk brooms and hand tools, the group finally un Marion Knott. Willis Harris. Clinton Harris, Don Merrill and Guy Slater, all of Fairbury. line in exchange for anything of interest they might find burled.

It was a good deal for the archaeology enthusiasts. They had had the site spotted for a long, long time. It's situated at the junction of Indian creek and a covered the complete skeleton. mm To an archaeologist who has seen an Indian skeleton lying in BY STANLEY LANTZ. PanUcraph SUff Writer.

FARMPR CITY its original burial position, it takes but a few minutes to unravel Mrs. Katherlne Scamehorn re FAIRBURY. The Fairbury branch of the Vermilion river. Such a junction, according to the experts, is an ideal setup for find every mystery about the deceased turned Tuesdav to hr her- Tampa, Fla. She arrived a week except his name.

ing an old Indian village site or This particular ancient, for in Archaeological society, a five year eld organization of hobbyists especially interested in the lore of Indians who lived in the Fairbury neighborhood, scored a scoop Mi iratter Kit you ivrei In rv rr ef UcSocx H-eg fjci. CecTf 9i Cr frfd rSem your AirP Itci. Foe knfy. 3ut-dr art.trt fi'-e4 a tvSi arr Tcr.f r-v kSSg Trm Pluo 0her, rca cl in f.v tei ad itJ ahowl TxJo't stance, was five feet and six burial mound. Prospects Foretold.

aco with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert who returned home after spending the winter In Tampa. inches tall, a farmer, belonged to the Woodland culture and died As a matter of fact, a field trip (Sunday) that may make profes as a result of someone's bashing three years ago by members of the sional archaeologists drool when Illinois State Archaeological so and IlUNTKIfS C(K)KKD. HIIADV TO SKItVE him over the right ear with blunt piece, of stone.

ciety and a geologist from the University of Illinois had already 10 to lG-lh. ate. No renter Edgar Zook, member of the Illi determined a five foot mound that HAMS lb. 59c nois State Archaeological and Historical societies, was on hand fairly cried out for investigation, alicr rrmoted. Half or Whole.

they hear about it. The club uncovered a well preserved skeleton belonging to an Indian who was buried on the spot hundreds of years ago. The event, which seems merely "interesting" to the uninitiated, will be the subject of much writing, photographing and discussion In archaeological circles. Sunday to assist in the project Many artifacts had already been found near the site. They all told Picnlv llaxUpt Me cues the following facts as Mrs.

Ezra Dnlton. Peoria, was a truest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ratliff Sunday and Monday. Mrs.

Myrna Chambers of Washington, D. was a Saturday pucst of Mr. and Mrs. Al Cahal. Mrs.

Chambers was enroute to Ft. Rhafter. Hawaii to Join her husband who is stationed there. Mrs. Inez Dallstrenm.

Mrs. lu-ise Fisher and Mrs. Martha Thor-malen of Chicago visited from Friday until Sunday afternoon with their sister, Mrs. Jamet Tobin and family. proof that the group had hit a the experts that Indians of either Woodland village burial place.

the "Woodland" or "Mississippi' Cooked ready to t-trte i Norwood PICNIC IQa SLICKII HAMS; 1.1 43C I HACCIN; I. ClirCK or AILM CUT iioast: 03 cultures, both pre-historic, had Further Evidence. l'r Variety Sultana Peanut Huttcr Try a of Ann Pace The skeleton, found five feet flourished in the area. This month's discovery proved the Woodland theory, pointing to past below the ground level, was cov Caramel Coated I roil Ileeo. CQ lreh New York Irrrwd jr.

rated IIAKKI) CALI.II1S: Lh.O0c It. QuC ered with shells, stones, baskets Baked Beans 2 Potato Huln.P- Ann and charcoal from old camp fires. occupancy by generations of men who lived in the neighborhood for 33c 35c 35c 29c The bare facts surrounding the discovery start 50 years ago. A man called "Major" Smith started to build a house about six miles north of Fairbury. find Ilurlal Mound.

In digging for a cellar. Smith uncovered a few Indian artifacts (arrow heads, etc.) and some a period of about 1,000 years, be ginning around S0O A. D. Sklnlr Tranka; I.ce. Salad Dressing KvrryNnly Lmr 'Km! Sultana Itlfi cirr-ri niicKr.Ns i.s iw.

IIICKIMS tK 9ft II II 1 (KS Ik. 7Q TaiU; Ii. itJC The group started trenching east Ife'iogrui; 1 52c of the mound to determine the Green Olives r.r floor level of the forgotten village It was found to be just about human bones. A sensitive man, he realized that he was uncovering part of a burial mound and foot below the present ground shop kou Tin: imcnu: noun ay stokks cijnr.n MONOAY, MAY 311. IN OIlSKKVANCi: OP MKMOKIAL IAY level leading to the mound.

Dur ordered the excavation stopped ing this part of the operation they found their first significant arti He did, however, go ahead and MOST ItUTI.AU i a 1 1 (arton J) build his house right on the fact: An eight Inch, unnotched i'rvnh llnUvrn Treat imi ttta ii.m a it. mound. Tastes Beto chip flint spade, proving that an agricultural people had inhabited Two months ago the house (then owned by P. C. James) burned down.

Mr. James made a deal jam: p.mikku POTATO CHIPS 1 79 the villa ce. Skull Discovered. UNOYYKH E2E10 a Mir-MatiL. RYE BREAD 1- 1 One of the diggers suddenly with the Fairbury group where A uLel I DOC I How Almut Wtllrt! V.gsi With Ann Par Mustard 0c PARTY RYE ESUD A Treat Ann Pace Viw lC-a.

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