The Weekly Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • 5

THE VVEEK Lf PANT AGRA PH SEPTEMBER iJji BLOOMINGTON NEWS won two games at Rock Sunday Mrs 8 Marks and two children arc home from Cleveland Gus Krag manager of the Palmer Darnall Co left for Columbus on a business trip Messrs Ernest Martons and Martin Homuth and Miss Minnie Dauel will spend Bunday in Jacksonville Pyne of reeport has ar rived In the city to make this her future home Jesse Clark of Champaign is a guest of Mr Gage at the home of Capt Burnham Rose night operator at Bellflower left on Tuesday to attend cologe at Peru II Rev Hertzler pastor of the German church of this city is home from conference which was held in St Louis He was returned to the charge here and will serve another year Two games were played Monday In Bloomington one In the morning and the ether in the afternoon The morning game went ot Decatur by a score of 8 to 3 and the afternoon game to Bloom ington the score being 4 to 1 Third National bank people are row occupying their remodeled home The building hae been completely re modeled Inside and out and handsomely furnished In a dark cherry colored furni ture It has a massive and substantial appearance The Latham Coal Company of Lin coln received the contract for supplying coal to the Soldiers Orphans Home for the coming winter The company will furnish 3000 tons coal screened through six inch screen $224 mine lump $204 screened over one and a half inch screen 214 Wemyss Smith rector of St Episcopal church for the past five years handed In his resignation on Sunday and the announcement created much sorrow for his congregation Mr Smith expects to begin his duties as pas tor of the Episcopal church in Norwalk Conn in October Bloomington took two games from Decatur on the home ground Tuesday Mr Robert Johnson and Miss Mattle Walden were mairied September 1 at the home of the bride on West Monroe street Rev Lloyd officiating The couple left for a trip to Chicago but returning will live on a farm south of the city sheriff Mahoney arrested Emil ry of near Gridley for the theft of a coat ta'cen from a passenger aboard A train The officer made a lint chase In a rig after his man He was bound over to the grand jury under S200 bond on a charge of grand larceny hut after three hours in jail was released Hon Coyle of Gridley said that he would stand responsible for any sized bond or fine DEATH MRS HOWARD Mrs Jxuise died at 3:30 XX ed nesduy morning at the home of her daughter Mrs 8 Robinson 6u3 West Washington street Ixnilse Jamison was born August 1 IS15 near St Louis She was married in 1838 to Howard at New Lon don Missouri Nine children were born nix of whom survive They are rame Toledo Richard A of Pern Indianalames of Tipton Ind Mrs Buser of Snvder Oklahoma Mrs 8 Robinson of Bloomington Mrs Krum of Chicago and Mrs Henry Van Buskirk of uim city Mr Howard died In 1880 Mrs Howard has made her home for many years with Mrs Robinson She was a member of the Baptist church There are no brothers or sisters or any near relatives except the children David Allen death of David Allen a pioneer rmplovo of the A occurred at fl: lo Wednesday morning at his home 1212 Norih Paik street He had been in poor health for the past two years fol lowing ft stroke of paralysis and for the last two weeks had been at the point of death botng unconscious since Sun day night He was a native of Ireland being born there almost 83 years ago He would have been 83 years of age had he nrvived until next month He came across the water when a young man and followed the occupation of bridge build er in New York state points He was married In New York in 186" to Miss Wager who survives him There Is also one son Wallle Allen an em ploye of Humphreys A Co The couple came to Bloomington in 1868 and have since resided here Mrs Belle MacLean Lynch was received hero Wednesday of the death of Mrs Belle Maclean Lynch wife of Capt A Lynch of the United States army which occurred on September 5 In San rancisco No details of her last illness Aia deceived and it Is understood that the Interment took place at San rancisco The deceased lived for many years In Bloomington she being the daughter of the late Rev John MacLean who was pastor of the irst Presbyterian church good many years agd ARM HOUSE BURNED 4 and 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the residence on the farm of MrsWesley Htffe fiv? miles west and one mile south of Bloomington was dis covered to be in flames and before it was possible to bring means for putting out the fire the house was entirely consumed The house was occupied by the family of Mr ran Hill who Is a son of the owner and the latter made her home with him The family was away from home at the time of the Are end the flames had such a good start before the neighbors discovered It that It was im possible to learn what was the origin of the blase It may have been fired by tramps though no one was seen In the vicinity previous to the outbreak To gether with the house or quite the contents were consumed The house was valued at about 11800 and the fur niture at several hundred dollars more There was some Insurance on the property but not enough to cover the teae The Grand Jury The grand jury will meet Monday and their work la ready tor them at the pres ent time There much speculation at to certain Indictments that may or may hot be forthcoming and th returns from their deliberations may bring forth plenty of material for the Judge and jury The case of George Wilkinson for the kflllng of Dr Chapin nf Saybrook will be considered by the grand jury no doubt and 1 quits probable that In dictment will be returned It is said that tn case Wilkinson to finally adjudged In Mne that the indictment by the grand jury would stand against him after bit recovery If he does recover There bu been some speculation to why th1 officers do not inaugurate an Inquiry Intc sanity and ths coming ses sion of the grand jury may WUta the inactivity on this score Hupsnrltors Meet Next Week regular tneettng of the board of supervisors of Melxen county will be gin next Monday at the ecurt honre Routine matters are the only things scheduled to come before the board but the members may be depended upon te have something up thetr eJeeves trass which excitement may be extracted It not out of range ot possfb tittles that the question ef the asphalt resurfacing cf the square may again bob up Like the poor we have that always with us TVTO WEDIMNQK mornlog at o'clock ta the office Jutte Ben Meson oerurrM the marriage of Mr Henry Anoerenn and Miss Laura Walden The bride was but 17 years st aew but her parents ac companied her and gave their emwept WHlinm Strtckland et Lexington was married Wednesday by justice Mam to Miss Ma Caters of Towanda The eerr many was peifor mod at tsM s'riaeifc at tbs cfflce of Janke Masmu AIRBURY ATLANTA ROCK CREEK All Had Good Days Wednesday List of the Premiums end Result of Races the receipts reported by Treas urer Bane and Assistant A Chambers the crowd on the grounds yesterday at the airbury fair must have been around the ten thousand mark as the receipts ex ceeded the amount over last year which was the banner year of the existence over 50 it being close to 1 300 In' loral Hall As usual the ladies enjoy the floral hall and art gallery which are occupied by the following displays being artistically arranged and are the admiration of everyone passing through The art gallery on the east of the floral hall is taken up on the north side with the pictures paintings and everything pertaining to art while the south end Is taken up by the and young fancy work displays and the center of the art gallery contaihs the floral display On the south side of the north wing of the floral hall Nape! Bros have their dis play of carriage and horse equipments on the north the women have arranged their fancy work while the center of floral ball is filled with the public school ex hibit and the Walton Company have displays of their various depart ments in the north and west wings Payne Bartlett have also a display of stoves while Westervelt Company make an elaborate display of groceries and the south wdng is taken up by musi cal Instrument displays by II Thad Kayser of airbury and Jansen Joos ten of Pontiac Stock Awards Among the premium takers in horse and cattle rings shown yesterday were the following: rank Besgrove airbury two first and one second on agricultural purpose and rench coach horses Avaco Horse Company airbury one first on Coach horse one first on sweep stakes one first showing five colts James Hornbeck airbury first team mules George Nlmmo first on jack rank Barnes airbury one first two second agricultural purpose horses THE DAY AT ATLANTA Wednesday was a big day at the At lanta fair All the numerous exhibits were in place and made an excellent snowing Stock Awards ollowing are some of the awards on stock: Horse draft colt Ewing Tavenner first and second More 4 years old and over irst A Booker second Ewing Tavenner Mare 1 year old and under 2 irst Ewing Tavenner second Ross Mare draft irst Ewing Taven ner Brood mare offspring shown with mare to show' breeding irst and sec ond Ewing Tavenner Roadster stallion 4 years and irst Phillips second Scott Roadster stallion 3 years and under 4 irst A Johnston Roadster stallion 2 years and under 3 irst A Johnston second II Splain Roadster stallion 1 year and under Hist Judy Roadster colt under 1 year irst James Armstrong second Dan McDonald Roadster mare 4 years and irst A Johnston second Gardner Roadster mare 3 years and under 4 irst A McKinnon second Gardner Roadster 2 years and under irst Elliott second A Johnston Roadster mare 1 year and under 2 irst A McKinnon second Dan Me i Donald Roadster mare colt irst Gard ner second James Armstrong Short horn Cattle Bull 3 years and over irst A Robinson Son Bull 1 year and under 2 irst Ewing Bull irst A Robinson Son Cow 3 years and over irst A Rob inson Bon second Ewing Cow 2 years and under 3 irst and sec ond A Robinson Son Cow 1 year and under 3 irst A Robinson Son second Ewing Heifer irst and second A Robinson Son AIR AT ROCK CREEK Increasing Interest In ths Real Article of Agricultural Exhibit is really wonderful that a fair away out In the country miles distant from any town or village should attract the crowds that the Rock Creek fair does Officers of the air The following are the officers of this fair: President Ewins vice pres ident Moore secretary John Popple treasurer Levi Johnson The advisory committee are Messrs 1 Skaggs IL A Carlock and Culbert son A Prohibition Address Wednesday to 1:45 was given up to the Prohibitionists The Cheney Sisters ot Saybrook were there and sang several selections which pleased their listeners They are charming young ladles and excellent singers being the same who were heard at the Bloomington Chautauqua this summer Mr rank Gaston ot Normal spoke briefly and Introduced Mr I A Vasey of Leroy Prohibition candidate for state senator who spoke for a few minutes Mr William Allin of McLean made the principal address of the occasion and received much applause i Some Items of Interest Joseph Wltoon of Danvers took first and second premiums on 3 year old cow ot grade beef breed The Lilly orchard Company show six teen varieties of apples and seven kinds of pears all grown on their own trees This afternoon will occur the regular annual election ot officer William IL Ayers of Danvers shows sweet pumpkin that weighs forty nine pounds When the specimen was about as biff as a base ball Mr Ayers scratched words for Teddy" on the surface Now these words stand out hi relief and can be read twenty feet away loral ball is filled as never before Tnere are thirteen entries In corn: twen ty seven In potatoes seven In carrots five in beets thirteen In squashes five In pumpkin twenty hi apples in jellies ferty eighl tn jams thirty five in pickle and forty four In fruit butters Poultry Is alwan by Clinton Calhoun cf Danvers EQ Webb of Danvers Pearly ry ot Carlock Mrs John Engel of Danvers and Joseph Rupp of Danvers Premium on Mute The followtng awards were made on ffiuJes: Jack years rid Alfred Thompaoa of Danvers Mala 8 years bJ4 Arnold ot Merna Mula ta barneea ArcokL of Maraa first and Ed A Klntlngaf of Danvers second Pram lu ms on Horses Att werk stallion 4 years aid Zehr ot Denver BtaUloa cett Ayers A Bon Denver All work mare 4 rears old IxmH Betg a Cariuck first and second All work mare 3 years rid Jsrob fr Yoder of Carlork first and EdL A Kinringer of Danv secund Mere 2 years oML Eli Stahley of Da vera Mare 1 years old Etaualwr ef Canvers AU wflTk mark crit John Teder Carlock BraL and Emory Cariark at Carkick amnd AH work brood mare any with Uvea at be: Jrim Toder of Carlock first and Emory Carlock of Carlock second All work gelding Yoder ry of Car lock first and second arm team Yoder ty first and A Berg second BIG CROWDS PRESENT YESTERDAY Record Breaking igures at Rock Creek 1 Atlanta and The Program Weather conditions looked rather dis couraging Thursday morning and the management of the Atlanta fair saw their hopes for a big day fading away in the fog that hung low' over the city It was cloudy and threatening until about 10 when the sun broke forth and the sky cleared rapidly and ideal fair weather prevailed for the rest of the day The crowds began to pour in about noon and the crowd was estimated at figures rang ing from 7000 to 9000 Much interest is being manifested In the voting contest in which a diamond ring is to be awarded to the handsomest young lady between the aftes of 18 and 25 years in the four counties comprising the fair association when the voting closed today the figures were as follows: Miss Anna Curry 1213 Miss Glenna Crawford 546 Miss Lida Lane 50 Miss Maude Bernard 100 Miss aye Martin 201 Stock Awards ollowing are some of the awards on stock Sheep Long wool buck any age first and second Gardner Long wool ewe any age irst find sec ond Gardner Middle wool buck any tge irst Blue second A Booker Middle wool ewre any irst Gardner second A Booker ine wool buck any irst Blue ine wool ewe any age irst Blue Long wool flock irst Gardner Middle wool flock irst Gardner second A Booker Poland China boar 1 year irst 8 Crawford second Mont Pol lock Boar 6 months and under irst 8 Crawford Sow over 1 irst and second Montgomery Sow 6 Vontlfs and Under 12 irst Crawford second Mont Pollock Sow' with five sucking pigs irst 8 Crawford second Mont Pollock Pair pigs under 6 irst 8 Crawford second XV Montgomery Chester Whites boar over 1 year irst XV Morphis Sow over 6 months and under irst Curry with five sucking pigs irst Pair pigs under 6 months irst Curry Jersey Reds Boar over 1 year irst Bfue Boar over 6 months and under irst Crawford second XV Blue Sow over 1 year old irst XV Blue Sow over 4 months and under irst 8 8 Crawford: second Blue Sow with five sucking pigs irst Blue Pair pigs under 6 months irst Crawford second XV Blue Sow any age or irst Montgomery second Mont Pouock Boar any age or irst Mont Pollocx second XX Blue Horses English draft Stallion 4 years and over irst Ewing A Tavener sec ond Mountjoy Stallion 3 years and under 4 irst Mountjoy Stallion 2 years and under irst Ewing Tavener Mare 4 years and irst Mount joy Mare 2 years and under 3 irst Mountjny Mare 1 year and under 2 irst Mountjny second Ewing Tavener Stallion with three of his get irst Mountjoy second Ewing Tavener 7000 AT ROCK CREEK Immense Turn Out at the air Yesterday Awards Made Yesterday was a record breaker for the Rock Creek fair both In attendance and in amount of gate receipts Although the price of tickets is but 25 cents for adults and all children under 12 are free yt the gats receipts yesterday were over900 the largest ever There were 7000 persons present and the reputation of the fair as a big picnic fair as a place where much good stock can be seen and where the people congregate by the thousands was full? kept up Every passenger train on the Iake Erie took out people from Bloomington and fully 200 attended from this city yesterday Election of Officers Yesterday afternoon occurred the regu lar annual election ot officers which re sulted as follows: IL Ewlns resldent Moore Secretary John 8 Popple Stephenson Advisory EL Skaggs A Carlock Culbertson Some Awards on Horses Among the awards made yesterday on horses were ths following: Norman stallion 4 years Daniel Augtistin Carlock Norman stallion 3 years Christian Ze hr Danvers Norman stallion 1 year rank Skaggs Denver Those Who Took the Cake Best yeast bread Lulu Shrrtx Dan vers best salt rising bread Mrs Wllltama Danvers best graham bread Mr Twining Danvers best corn bread Mrs Elisabeth Elkins Danvers beat mils Lulu Sheets Denvers brat soda biscuits Mra Skaggs Dan vers brat Jelly cake Mra rank Cooper Danvers best fruit rake Mrs T1 Wick Carlock best chocolate cake Mm Lulu Salsman Danvers best soft ginger bread Mrs XVlllUm hnrthose Denma best cookies Mr Maggie Stutamnn Cariork: beat butttr Mra Wlftum Short hose Some Premium on poultry premiums on poultry were gtven to the following: Mrs Carr Slrffine Carlock Clinton Calhoun Danvers Dillard Car lock rarioek Eli Webb Twin Grove Mra John Engel Cariork: Jnaeph Rupp Carlock Mrs IL Wick Cai lock Awards en Cattle The following wtre the a wards madem cattle yesterday: Short bom bull 3 years A Klnslnget Danvers Snort born bull 2 years John Yoder Danvers Rhort hotn cow 3 yrara Jovih Wilson Danvers first ahd second Cow 2 years old cow 1 rear old avd heifor John Yod Denver Polled Angus hull 1 year 0 3 years rid cow years old cow 1 year rid atd heifer Dunlap Bro Van ver 2rsde dairy cattle buU calf cjw 3 years rid roe 2 years rid and brifrf calf Tcriec 4b ry Cariock Grade beef eoer 3 yecs rid 1 yesro old and eow 1 year rid Joseph Wftgm Dm ver Bef rattle herd Joseph WTlacri firsL awd Iraala Rm emal Awards ea gwfoe and Shoes Priand Trina hear over 4 asoaths and trader OiMrit Calbee Darner riend China bear wrir 4 1 Ott Deaver mri Chine vnw i CalUua Ijnrveo: month Verri Trta sal five WleTi Danvers IuDwJrwy tamr 2 years rid ae rte month smr prat 1 year pew under nwbe and sow and Ors 4'ary IMrphen CatiualL fwrapetakee haer ey ago er Weed Cttrten Catttram Deaver wri rise Urit vwwpetabr on aow rif any agro st breed Jxvg wwd shetpx riMdwefd IL Wick Csrtbrtr sari srirp ftswwri £aiw Danvers who also took sweepstakes on bucK and on ewe English Yorkshire swine Alfred Thompson Danvers AT THE AIRBURY AIR Wery Large Crowds Turned Out Yester The Premiums of the greatest Thursdays in the history of the airbury fair was that of yesterday there being 10000 people pres ent and the gate receipts were 12000 The Awards on Stock Premium takers yesterday were as fol hows: Wessels Bros airbury ten first foursecond Shorthorn cattle and first on best onground Cl'arles Thompson airbury one first Abe rdeen Angus cattle one first on year ling colt same colt was awarded sweep stakes Hatfield Normal 6 first 3 sec ond Jersey cattle six first two second Chester White hogs two first three sec ond middle and long wool sh vp JM Ietzer airbury three fust three second Duroc Jerey hogs Log Travis airbury one first on I Logs George Powell McDpwell one first on IXiroc Jeisry hogs James airbury four first on Poland China hogs Taylor airbury two seconds on Poland Chinn hogs five first four second Hsmpshlrvdown sheep benj Cumpatun 'airbury four first two second Berkshire hogs I It Newburn Rutland three first two second Cotswold sheep eighteen first four second poultry 1 Dana six first five second poultry Avon Horse Company two seconds draft horse Vank Besgrove airbury four first one second Percheron horses DOMESTIC SCIENCE MEETING Prooram for Institute Session Girls Recommended for Mrs Rhodes' Cake Recipe The September meeting of the Mc Lean County Association of Domestic Science at Miller park in the form of an open air gathering with picnic supper was a particularly enjoyable affair The discussions were animated and Mrs Hoierman's paper on Selection of Meat In the Market Best XVay of Cook ing Each Cut" was carefully prepared and much enjoyed by those present Mrs Rhoads brought a cake with recipe for same The program committee reported that Mira Mack ond Miss Elizabeth McClure had been secured for the afternoon ses sion of the farmers' institute Misses Ropp and Lantz will furnish music or the evening session Miss Bevier of th6 University of Illinois will be present and Mrs 8 Noble King president of the state association will preside Recommended for Scholarships The following young ladles have been recommended by the McLean county club as candidates for scholarships In the de partment of household science at Cham paign: Miss Nina Crlgier and Miss Bessie Dillon of Normal Miss Myrtle McCain and Mins Ethel Thompson of Bloomington Tlie October meeting will be held in the rest room at th0 court house and a very Interesting program Is arranged A num ber of picnics have been enjoyed during the summer months but during the fall and winter the regular meetings will he held in the court house All interested are: welcome: Mrs Chocolate Cake level tablespoOTsful cold butter 114 cups granulated sugar pour three sauarea melted chm o1a of the creamed butter and sugar and three eggs one at a tme beat the mature thoroughly cup sweet mlk 3H level tenspnonsful baking powder 1H cups nrir one ten spoonful vanilla or the flllhig melt one square of chocolate add five tablespoons ful boiling water pinch of salt three cups conf sugar and one ten spoonful vanilla Real Estate Transfers IT Mason to Kunce for $1200 property In Stanford Caroline Hames to Amos Bourquln for l00 property In Colfax Charles Arnold to Alexander os sett for $250 property In Koclisvllle James Moore to Benjamin alken ham for $1000 property In eleventh addi tion to Normal Heirs of Samuel Marcellus to Eliza Whitaker for $2500 lota 3 4 5 and 6 In the town of Downs Kllza Ixjngworth to Thomas Tyson for $2000 lot and 10 In block 10 Mc Lean Lydia Larrlck to rederick Blum for $5700 property situated east of the city on the I eroy road Henry 8 Dooley to Mary Clark for $1800 lot 1 block 7 Bell's addition to Bloomington Mary Clark to Henry Dooley for $2800 lots In Bell's addition Herman Schwulst to John Boecher for $4500 lot 13 In Hodler's addition to Bloomington Augustine Company Nursery to Hen ry Augustine for $2000 lots 12 and 13 block 13 Normal Elisabeth A Myers to George Champion tor $3000 lot 11 block 12 ell Park plnee addition to Normal Eretnont Miller to Oscar Mandel for $0000 lot 4 block 38 Allln Gridley and Prickett's addition to Bloomington Oacsr Mandel to Sutherland for $4000 lot 12 block 4 Walnut HIU ad dition to Bloomington Claim They Shot Chlckene Constable Nicol was In El Paso Wed nesday serving warrants upon William Dellaven and A Shlnk ot thst place Complaint we made before Squire Hen dmc by Phillip Troehler a farmer re sbtlng at the north edga of Mclan coun ty tliat the two men while riding past his farm shot some of his chickens which he valued at $1 each The defendants rent back $100 In cash for their appearance next Monday when the case will be heard NEWS IN BRIE UNERAL AT The fll neral rorvlees o( tbs lotv James MKln nex wevs fetid at the iL church In Baynric Thvrsdsy st con ducted by Rev Mr Glick TUe scrvfari' in Charge nf ibe Mssuns and A ft of whkh he Limmat member Ttw sftcietlH! prrwdad the hesraenl iferir ctlore reached Per one Lkxk The funral wus one of the la rarrat er hdd at Suybruck DEATH of CHENOA A trle was JecrlV' by August Etrtnirrr in chrttca Werfnday night which an noutwM the drath of brother Jrseph at Neb No raws of death was gjvn and up to Thursday evening no jrtAculara of Us death bad hero rv cwtvwri by tbs relatives la Chenoa A was fredved from him by bl sla ter ta Chews on Tuesday Io which be he was fee I Inc ril and Lad a grows fwaMttae and the suppusltten that hln taaih wuil have been accidental Tba rematae will be browwbt to Chenoa tor burtaL but no plana for tb funeral have smnred The was horn la Cfcrrna July and was 12 year oXA Oral with the exception of tb past mon th which time tr has been In the baa lived ta rhrrns He to wwVived ly tan brother Jfhn ef rtai and Aegwd Elrixwrr of anl fmar Maws of Chenoa ri Inuniani Mary ri Mrtaronr anti amml ri Cbiragw OOLD MEDAL COM TcnMht at MrihriRat tburrti at Arewwemiih wWm bMI a medal vwitei under lire auatpfrr ot 1J frio1nr will rake part: Atfrttta (Tsrtr Gru' Carle Wirt Mmdc win be fwrsririw by a nri quartet METHODIST AAIRS Presiding Elder Sixth Annual Report Summary of His Term cf Office Rev Taylor presiding elder of Bloomington district read at the Illinois conference in Springfield yesterday his sixth annual report this being also his final one his term of office having ex pired The salient paragraphs of the report were as follows: Upon assuming the work I found twenty three pastoral charges Ihiring the term two Clinton and Weldon have been attached from the Champaign district and two Easton and Middletown have been detached and added to the Jacksonville district There are now twen ty six charges Pfstora began their work early and with vigor after the adjournment of conference No changes have occurred in the personnel of the district during the year EVANGELISM Evangelistic effort was systematic and gen eral Visilile results were not as gratifying as in other years though more than ikN con ictsions were reported Arrowsmith McLean Hopedale Saybrook WapAla irst Gue and Lncn'tii churches Blooniington en joy'! the largest ingatherings The most nom tde revivals were at Saybrook 85 conversions Wapella 77 irst church 75 Grace 60 Hope dale 25 and Lucretia 23 CHRCH PROPERTIES New churches were completed and dedicated free of debt at Sabina coating $1700 Arrow smith $3O3 Beason on Lincoln circuit $7000 A new $30(W church is toady fur dedication at Hartsburg on the Hopedale charge At Hope dale the ehorch building will be thoroughly re modeled and modernised at a cost of $2000 the year Lucictia chapel Iwnight and paid for a $3000 lot in a most eligible location in Bloomington and next year will build thereon church costing not less than Say brnrfc will remodel and enlarge the church building New parsonage enterprises are in hand at Lincoln where $5000 will be invested in a beautiful and modern home and at San Jose where the contract has been let tor a house coating between $2500 and $8000 It will be modem throughout including a hot water hear ing plant Mason City has provided for its parsonage debt of long standing and beautified the Interior and exterior of the building Other church and parsonage properties have been im proved nt Saybrook Clinton Wnpallea Mt Olive Layman chapel Zion and Ebenerer OCR YONQ I'nder the enthusiastic leadership of District Epworth League President James Loar and the cooperation of pastors this has been a year of achievement among our young people Work was emphasised in three directions irst rally days for religious inspiration method study and membership growth Second mercy and help Third a missionary campaign in which the support of twenty native preachers at a cost of 41000 was successfully undertaken Pres Ident Loar has been promoted to the head of the state league work Rev A Chapman is his successor In the district Sunday schools have grown In numbers Inter est and efficiency Cradle rolls home depart ments and other sneclal features extend the field and usefulness of this department of church work BENEVOIENT OERINGS Every year of the five preceding has marked a creditable advance In the offerings to the benevolent enterprises of our church This year is no exception There is reported for mission an increase of $550 A layman within the bounds of the district proposes to give the proceeds of the sale of a quarter section of land conservatively estimated to he worth $17600 9 soon as sold to the Missionary So ciety for the training school for preachers at Lucknow India The land has been placed on the market To prevent hte purpose being defeated and tn secure the society in th? event nf his death pending the disposition of the land the brother consented to and executed a will in prevme nf pastor and presiding elder covering Hie same which bequest will be cashed upon the sale being effected This gift is only the beginning ot yet larger gifts by this generous brother to the work Pastors salaries were advanced $500 over last year Nearly if not quite even' dollar will be paid I fear a alight deficiency in two or three localities THE OLD GUARD Our superannuates are men of faith and pond works Dr Shaw made a trip to Jerusalem and the Holy In1 last spring He appears to have renewed his youth At present he is greutiv in terested in ratahllshlng a Methodist mission in the Holy Oity IDs rrapnna? to calls for service are always cordial Brother has enjoyed fair health thia xrar and has per formed excellent sendee for presiding eMem and pastors both in and nut of this iis(rict Brother Read in business In Normal answer promptly to every call for service ILLINOIS In some respects this year frr the Institution has been an improvement Th? tone of the school character the student body and na ture of the work done has been excellent Apeeial feature of the year was series uf evangelistic services arranged fey Dr Smith in which he was assisted hr A McCarty Danrey Everhart and Tobi There were several conversions and the re ligious life of th? student was deepenei The benefits were felt throughout the year By the merging of the academv Intn the college the office nf principal wan abolished and Prof air child returns tn the pastorate Dr Lyon of chair of sociology and economics algned and has anked for work in the confer ence Other details will be reported by the eduratlonal committee The health nf th? pastors and other Inmates of the parsonage has been genenllv good A great bereavement exncrienei by Brother and Sister Willard In the Weldon parsonage August 4 Their only snn Albert Burr a bright and lovable boy of 5 yean after a brief illness left them SUMMARY OR SIX TEARS I 1904 Increase Membership gflfn Missions $251 $5Mfl Church extension 124 800 140 Aid 185 gns 2fi Conference claim 84 Bishop ISA 275 110 Pastor' support $1847 23 Public eviration 143 625 SD) Over converrions have 1een reported 1n me during th? term 1 have traveled over 8A(W miles by 11 sort of methods of transportation horseback lumber wagon carriage hand car automobile steam and electric car The district la compact and rrote in th heart of nsrsdlse Oir poop intelligent and prraresalv Their hospitality has been ge emus and their response to the claims of the church creditable One nf the delightful feature of the term 'hat been th? femrhlp with choir spirit To have served th? district has not onlv Iieen bn honor but a pleasum which shall hold in most graceful remembrance Lemon Tree Much Attention was attracted here Wed neMlay to the garden of the Central engine house whloh has been made beautiful by the firemen at that house by the addition of a pew plant oelng a fine lemon tree which was donated to the department by Mr Philip 8lrii 4 ho pure) teed the tree tn Heyworth Hanging from the sturdy little tree was ten largo green lemons throe Iveing extra large three ni' dlum and four perhaps the largest would weigh from I 1 2 to 2 pounds It seemed that the weight ot the fruit would brean the tree down hut ft Is six yeans rid and sturdy Th? tree was placet in the ertr of the garden On a and makes in intrnitfng study The fire boys are proud of their tew loMiesnlon Building our Libraries John Rees of tjils city is en aed tn th? contracts of erecting: slrnul tanmnriy four Carnegie lihrartea In as many different titles of Illinois They are nt Greenup Greegvllls Uuhfirid and Mendota Esch building to cost about S1VJQ9 rxretrt nw at 1 Jtchfield which will eost The to the farthest aieng in construction the in terior being row ready for the lathers The pthcr three ars aiwntt half done so far as the store work Is concerned All the bufldlng will ready for oecspancy by January Martin Poptjoy Dead drath ri Martin Ihgvejoy occurred at Crnpaey o'clock XX'ednaaday morn kg after an fQnres of about si months He was In to flrih yar and had lived for a number years In Crcpeey and vktn ty It lent re 1 wife and the following eon si dangMera Alt grown and tnr rlrd Hvtijy Jrin Albert Mra Kt era rd Idundy ari MrtU Ira WaDer These all Hve la xcept Aiurt who livre hp th rid pto'4' four lafbs aorthwot of that town Breach of Premiss Caso Mt Mamte Hanufiand cf Mlnfr ha a taeack ri prvrotoe suit af Pekin against I aiert Dover at Stanford ud trk fcr kaaMa la Uto aam ri THE BLOOMINGTON MARKETS Movement of Grain Not So Pronounced Gossip of the Produce and Garden Stuff in the local market have dropped to 2SX6 cents and 29 cents for white 27 cents for mixed and the small price has resulted in no sales those who did not sell at the previous high figure holding for another advance The old corn is about cleaned up and but very little is left In the cribs Experts say that they nave never known a time as early as this when the old corn was so thoroughly out of the hands XX'hlte and mixed corn la worth 48 while yellows is worth 50 The high price has resulted in record breaking deliveries to the Chicago market So far this month 1700 cars aggregating 7000000 bushels nave been hauled into Chicago In the same period of September last year but 2000000 bush els were delivered XVlth neither com or oats moving the iocral grain dealers have but little to do The packing house reported 1000 re ceipts for the week which is light for this time of ear The price is advanced the quotation of yesterday being $450 to $550 The pi ice of spring chickens remains about the same and the condition favor lower prices In the near future Yester day the prices paid were springs 9 and 10 hens 7 and ducks 7 cents are on the market the whole salers asking 30 to 40 cents a quart for them Home grown grapes are coming in in large quantities and are much cheaper retailing at 2 cents a pound Virginia sweet potatoes are selling at 35 cents and Jerseys are cheaper than they were last week The second crop of wax beans are now on the market The quality is excellent and the grocers are selling them at 40 cents a peck Apples are very plentiful just now Some good eat ers on the maket yesterday sold for 20 cents Watermelons have dropped in price and the colored lad can have his fill at 10 cents although the price ranges to 20 cents or perhaps more ac cording to size Michigan peaches art selling per basket 35 and 40 cents and per bushel from $140 to $185 The home grown red plums are off the market and they have been substituted by the Mich igan plum retailing at 5 cents a box Muskmelons are lower and may be had at 5 cents and upwards Just at this time many housewives are buying tomatoe converting them Into catsup preserves canning etc It la just the time to get the best pick and the price is down to 50 cents a bushel Salt in sacks of 13 pounds retails at 25 cents Pineapples have been off the market for some little time A now consignment is now on hand and sell at 15 cents Dam son plums are plentiful at 10 cents a quart or $1 a bushel Butter which has been so scare Is more plentiful just now and more ot It la com ing into market The grocers are paying 18 and 20 cents a pound for It Eggs seem to be in large enough quantities to sup ply the demand armers are getting 16 and 17ty cents for them THE HOU6ER HOOVER DILLMAN8 Wedding of Ml Elder and Mr Johnson Other Event in the Social World twenty first annual reunion of the Houser Hoover Dillman families held yesterday at the beautiful home of Hon and Mrs George Stubblefield of North Main street was as usual the occasion for the bringing together of prominent families of this county and Txigan Large flags waved in front of the home while to the north on the lawn the tables were spread with all the delicacies that the season affords Here assembled at noon for dinner about one hundred persons and the remainder of the time was spent in a social way rom the moment that venerable Mr Jefferson Houser the patriarch of the occasion in his 92d year pronounced the blessing the enjoyment ot the occasion began in real earnest and everybody enjoyed the feast which fol lowed At one end of the long table was seated Mr Jefferson Houser the eldest present and at the other a young strip ling of a youth a marked contrast The youngest present was aged 5 months be ing Gladys ay Kogers daughter of Mr and Mrs Kogers of Covel Mr Houser who enme all the way from At lanta says he takes groat delight in these gatherings but doe not expect to he sp nod to attend many more His wife who occupied aK seat besldo him Is 84 years old Mr John Stubblefield father of the host Is also 84 Another old mem ber present was Orendorff aged 79 Mr Houser of Lincoln who is the poet of the family was present In speaking of his ancestry ho says the family originally were Swiss a member of the family being at one time president of the Switzerland republic The family left that country for Germany thence to Baltimore? some ot the families living at Antitem near Hagerstown Md rom there they went to Kentucky leaving twenty five years Ago because of the Institution of slavery Clement wa the next imping ground and from thence to Molzan and DeWitt counties Most of the families have become agricul turists and among the number are doc tors lawyers and professional men One of the most distinguished members of the family is Mr Houser president of JUDGE THORNTON VERY 8ICK Nestor of Illinois Legal raternity In Critical Condition at Shelbyville Georgs Anthony Thornton of hdbyvllle who has been very sick and who was reported as dying yesterday was much better last night and hts family and friends were raged to hoMS for the brat Judge Thornton Is well known in Bloomington where he has delivered ad dresses and where he has a large circle of friends He is 9 years of age and ths only survivor of the 142 members of the Illinois constitutional convention of 1818 He has bexn a leader In Illinois polities fur half century uneral of Mr Harber funeral ri the late Mrs Martha A Hatber was held from the residence of her son Ed 1 Harber on North Main street yesterday morning at Id o'clock There whs ft Isrgw attendance The fn nersl sel vhea were condurtKi by kv (DllllAnd and Kt William Rues Unvd A quarrel composed ot Miss Llaai Baldwin in Hit her wood and Mr and Mra Smith sang a number ot select tons fr which Mm James Reeder furnished tho srcmnrianlmenL The pall bearers were as follows: Mcwrs Bergman XV Ade JDJeonib Peter Whitmer Nance and Mr ITke remains were taken to Eureka for InternunL At Eu reka the funeral was held at the Chris tian rtmrch nt 2 The servtorawi re rondurtel by 11 Radfil in the presence of a large number of the friends of Mrs Harber who was for many years resident ri Eureka To Preasrvs Cartwright Church peojde cf Holder aro placniag to Trmodtl the church so as to pre serve It a Ions as possible as a relic of Cartwright she dedirated It wheel Il was wonted 11 ia au4ood that this rhirrh to th only one now tn ratatrnce In this rouwtv that was dvdlcaleJ by Mr Cartwright The Ha to rt tn first rlat shape and keep tip the repait that the rhureh mav not supc rtedMl far many yraus by a wow one TO WEU RKTT 14TH rtend tn thto rttv bare reratori! tn vttatfcKA to th rorrtage of Miss Dstoy ralhoua and Mr George Hsfrh Ptrf Bril flower on WodneMsy evening Sept llth at I octork krM hasae four mOes north of artaar City TWO COMMITTEES MEET Republican Central Body Got Together Yesterday and Heard Democrats Alto Held Meeting The Republican county central com mittee held a meeting yesterday after noon at Washingtonian hall It was largely attended many of the country members being present Chairman Har vey Hart called the session to order and made a heart to heart talk to the com mitteemen telling them that upon them devolved the responsibility for the suc cessful conduct of the campaign this county He asked them to send him lists of names of voters to whom he might address literature of a Republican nature He also asked that arrange ments be begun at once for meetings in all quartets of the county and he will do all he can to furnish speakers He read a list of Bloomington Republicans who have vnluntinred their services The list Is as follows: Stone Thomas Tipton Grant rederick II Oglevee leming Huber Light Edmund McKennan 8 Robinson Han son Bnch Church Homer Hall XV Whitmore XV A or ney A Monroe XV ifer Xeino Swartz Mr Hart eft Id that the campaign be ahoii and on that account it my be impossible to always get speakers of na tional or state reputation where they are wanted but he would do the best he could Speeches were also made by Dr Haywood Earl Riddle Edmund Connell and others offering suggestions for the enlivening of the coming weeks in a po litical way It was evident from the spirit manifested at the convention that the campaign will now be anything but a listless one Many country members re mained in the city last night to hear Capt Rowell's speech Democrats Gather A meeting of the McLean county Democratic central committee was held yesterday morning in Red Men's hall The organization was completed by the election of Louis MtzHenry vice presi dent and A Moore sergeant at arma A constitution and by laws were adopted governing organization and de cision of contested primaries This pro vides for ths appointment of an executive committee of eleven membet by ths chairman and also a financial committee of the same number all to bo composed from members of the central committea also the appointment of an advisory board of twenty one members to be ee lected from the Democrats outside the committee The following committees were named: Advisory ommlttee Pitts Normal rank Hulva A Braley John Kunkier Daniel O'Neil Paulcmfwy Lillard Morrison Kunkier Daniel O'Neil Paul innan Luke Wat son jr Bloomington Bright Nor mal: Guy Karr Covel John Davis Heyworth: George Dooley Ieroy John Grimes Ells worth Thomas RaycrafL Hudson James Travis Chenoa Thomas Kennedy Colfax Crigler Say brook Ed Pierce (ex officio) Blooming ton Executive Jacob Marten Anchor Crumbaugh Ieroy 8 Jones Stanford McNemar Gridley Scott Arrowsmith I Donn hne Normal A Moore Normal Ed Holland Heffernan John Alrxnu dr Bloomington Ed Peirce (ex offlelo) Bloomington inances Carmndy Merna James ielding Colfax Jacob Moschell Chenoa John Chick Leroy Levi Johnson Danvers Claggett Lexington lanagan Louis itz Henry A McDermand XV Ulbrlch Ed Peirce (ex officio) Bloomington Headquarters will be established uixl several centrally located halls are being considered The meeting adjourntd after much preparatory business subject to the call of the chairman WILL A8K OR BIDS Actual Construction Work on Springfield Bloomington Interurban to Be Begun interesting bit of news will be the announcement of the meeting yesterday of the directors of the Bloomingtun Sprlngfleld Llncoln Interurban Company at which it was decided to advertise for bids for the construction of the line from Bptingfield to Lincoln The contracts will be awarded September 14 and the line of this distance will be completed by January I of next year The right of way has been secured over this territory mentioned alove and it is expected that the work will be pushed to a rapid com pletion without hindrance of any nature A INE NEW WELL Successful Boring at the Water Works Is About Completed and Piping Will Be Placed In Position expert well digger who has been at Work out at the city water works for a couple of weeks has now about finished the boring of the well which la to be user! in place of th? old ones which will bs abandoned It was found that the sand in the bottom of the latter had filled up the scivcn and it was Impracticable to remedy the mutter so that it was decided to bore a mw well and use the piping of the old In it The new well 1s now down about Wo feet and th digger says that he has struck the finest pocket of sand he has seen chock full of water It would a wise thing to bore a dosen or more such wells think the officials of the city and It may be done If not this year then next The new wril will be sunk about forty feet deeper Supervisor Out Supervisor Evans of the Alton road department who was the victim of such a Arrluus accident al Odell several weeks a to a motor car capslslng was able to Vs at the A A offices yeaterday for the first time One knee to stiff and be aid be lame fr some weeks Otherwise ba to almost rreovered from the mtabafk Charged With Larceny Itopwty Sheriff Al Moore after a bit (d clever deteriive work yesterday rounded up a youth named Harvey lAshk wbe to charged with larceny ot a revriver from the armory the propel of Treagt The weapon was valued at $13 The da fndant waived txatnlnstton before Hein etnsn and was sent jail in default of Looking tar Left Youtn Chief rain baa received a Liter from Mra peter seghan nf OntroU HU aritin him to try and locate her we who is auppeerd to fie tn th etty He I 17 yrars old is 3' fret 7 inches in betohL has blur ryes and when last vran wore suit of brown check cUthra Stolen Horas Recovered inch Brnthets ri Joliet have reravred ths mat wbkh from them thire week agL The sntmal found arm it Cite where the taase thief IL La nt had sold II co a farmer I7k WKMra CoStags Begun ground dimralons the nw eoctaffe to bo erected the Wltteeiu CM3 lari toe' Home were lari out yesterday LOCAL NOTICES Wlfttw GsraJ TKn l1 ttm mr HWY Htl nd wimrf dry rwW rtr MW''41' rt 8 4W8 tak ot tnankMA wrM nnK oot mA rotloft Aaan4 kaf ttr yrM n4 8 it at ia aa wtMr Kvw) tblMt am at oar Ir prloM Cuom and ea Un 'n aa roa wooixx unx.