uiiramaiil VOL XXVIII, NO. K. FARMER CITY. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 1.
1899. SUBSCRIPTION I Mrrl .11 ptTrHftortrH. Wisegarver Homestead Scorched. Last Tuesday at noon the tenant house on the Wisegarver place, between this city and DeLand, took fire from a defective flue while the tenant and his family were at dinner. When discovered the flames had made such progress that nothing could be done and the house was totally consumed.
With it went a new'granery containing 2,000 bushels of oats on which there was insurance, corncrlbs containing 2,000 bushels of old corn which was not insured, a hay-barn full of hay and several straw stacks. The blaze crossed the road to the old brick homestead and large barn, both of which were on fire several times but were saved by the fortunate circ*mstance of a convenient tank of water. Smith Wisegarver, who was running the place and owned the grain, was at Mansfield with his family, but Mr. and Mrs. G.
W. Wisegarver were at home. This is a cut of tho Hamilton Brown celebrated $2.60 shoe, St. Louis. The manufacturers make OOO pairs daily in their factory.
To more fully introduce this shoe in Farmer City, we are putting it out at $2.00 per pair, every pair warranted, either black or tan. Ladies' Shoes. Dont fail to see our $2.00 Silk Vesting Top Shoe. Soldj at $2.50 everywhere. J.
BEAN SON. SPECIAL THIS WEEK Built Roasted GoTTee, for Loyal SonS to Picnic. i At their meeting on Tuesday night the Loyal Sons of America decided to hold a picnic Ju Farmer City some time during this month. The date is to be decided upon by Worthy President H. L.
Williams, Vice-President C. C. Covey and Treasurer H. P. Averitt, and they will probably select Tuesday, the 19th.
It Is Intended to Invite ail other subordinate colonies to participate, and the general public will also be made welcome. The following committees were appointed: Finance S. B. Garver, H. P.
Aver-it, D. F. Spratt, John Haffner. General Arrangements S. B.
Garver, H. Littlejohn, F. R. Bean, John Berry, F. Spratt.
There is no doubt that this picnic will be a success, as the city has had almost nothing in the way of public recreation all summer and the people are In the right humor to bear a hand and assist the order with financial and other kinds of aid. Merry Woodmen. Several hundred people went from Farmer City to the Modern Woodmen picnic at Mansfield on Tuesday. The local camp was represented by a decorated wagon filled with uniformed foresters. The picnic was the biggest success of the season.
Over eight thousand people were there and every promised feature was carried out in good style. Guy Sabin took part in the 100-yard foot-race and carried off first prize, a box of The parties to the wedding which took place on the speakers stand in the evening were Mr. Asa Thompson, who has been working for F. P. Jones, south of the city, and Miss Hattie Hall, daughter of J.
A. Hall, living southwest of the city. They received a handsome bedroom suit and the applause of the multitude. Injured. J.
R. Robinson met with a bad accident on Tuesday at his place of business, and the curious part of it is he does not know how it happened. He was at work on his coal sheds along the Big Four railroad when he lost track of events and the next thing he knew he was at home in bed. He was found wandering aimlessly about the lnpaber yard by D. C.
Robison with a pad bruise on the right side of his face and one leg very lame. Mr. Robison helped him into a wagon and he was brought to his hlbme. He thinks he may have been overcome by heat and fallen to the track, or a board maj have pulled loose and thrown him from the scaffold and as he lay stunned on the ground the heat may have made him delirious. He was able to be out next day.
New Style of Money Order. Postmaster Weedman has received samples of the new money order form adopted by the government. The order and advice are on separate sheets bound alternately In a book. In writing the order a sheet of carbon paper under it places the same record on the advice and a stub on the order is detached and retained by the sender as a receipt. No marginal figures are used.
The new form appears to be much more convenient and quicker than the old one. However, Mr, Weedman has over two hundred of the old kind which he must use up before beginning on the new. Was a False Report. There was a rumor afloat-in the city yesterday that several cases of what was thought to be small-pox had developed in Leroy and that, the Leroy fair was postponed on that account. Dr.
A. W. Smith was in Leroy lashevening and brought back the news that the rumor is entirely without foundation. The physicians of that town are all willing to make affidavit that there is not a case of small-pox there and the officers of the fair had no intention of postponing the exhibition, which will be held next week according to the original program. Mrs.
Smith Weedman and daughter Jessie, of Harris, left at noon today for a visit with relatives at Prairie City and Goodhope, in the northwest part of the state. Mrs. Sol Thornbury and mother, of Decatur, arrived in the city last evening to visit friends. Mrs. C.
E. Robison went to Chicago last evening to visit Miss Mary Staley several days. Miss Belle Webb, of Mansfield, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C.
L. Lowry. C. E. Crumbaugh has fitted up his lunch counter in shape to serve short Orders.
Mrs. W. C. Crabtree is spending the week with friends on Blue Ridge. W.
A. Keller is very sick at his home on South Prairie. Tune Farmer was in Decatur A. T. Kincaid, J.
H. McCord and E. C. Swigart were selected by the Good Roads Executive committee in session at Clinton Monday to represent Santa Anna township in the Thirteenth District Good Roads convention at Bloomington on September 19. Three committeemen were selected in each township.
The object of this movement is not to agitate or recommend hard roads, but only to discuss the methods of how to improve our present highways by better utility of the means at hand. J. E. Montgomery and wife and family drove down from Lee Center, Lee county, arriving here on Saturday. They will spend a couple of weeks with relatives, among whom are included their respective mothers, Mrs.
Belinda Montgomery and Mrs. Jacob West, who came up from the neighborhood of Olney a few days ago. Mr. Montgomery is entirely satisfied with things as they exist in Lee county, which has been his home since the spring of 1898. The Anderson Theater Co.
has been meeting with fair patronage this week. The plays are mostly of the kind which introduce a great deal of mechanical effect and special scenery, such as rafts, boats, railroad trains, etc. The company is a very good one. Tonight the bill is The Little Detective and a matinee will be given tomorrow afternoon at 2. The lawn social held at the home of Elijah Campbell, south of the city, last Wednesday evening was a success, both socially and financially.
The church of this place wishes to thank Brother and Sister Campbell for the use of their home and for the material assistance which they rendered; also the neighborhood for their liberal patronage. Walter Johnson, who went from Leroy to West Point to enter the United States military academy, is at home pgain, having failed to pass the physical examination. On the way therehe caught a severe cold which prevented his chest expansion reaching the required figure, and he was also eight pounds too light in weight. Our police force went out into the brush along the creek Wednesday night and arrested Frank Grooms, who was camped there with an outfit of questionable character. Next day officers- came and took him to Mansfield, where he was wanted for reckless driving on Woodman day.
Mrs. B. F. Wasson and two sons will go to Atlanta Saturday to visit the formers parents. From there Mrs.
Wasson will go to Springfield where she is on the program of the 7th district convention of the W. C. T. U. that meets there September 6-8.
B. F. Wasson, superintendent of the Farm and City Telephone has accepted a place on the program of the farmers institute to be held in Lincoln December 6, 7 and 8. Subject, A farmers telephone system and how to obtain it. Frof.
W. A. Wetzeli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wetzeli, of this city, who has been superintendent of the Portland, schools, has resigned position to accept the chair of English literature in the Salt Lake City, Utah, high school.
The hot, dry and dusty weather that has prevailed in this locality for three weeks is responsible for a great deal of sickness among the people. Almost every person you meet has some complaint to make on the score of health. Miss Yinnie Wetzeli writes to her parents here that almost' the entire month of August was so cold in Portland, as to make heavy clothiag and artificial heat necessary. Quite a different state of affairs existed here. J.
E. Douglas, of Ashton, Lee county, arrived here last evening on a business visit. He expects to remain until Monday. He says the weather is about the same there as here very hot and dry. L.
S. Mathes was up from Spring-field Sunday to accompany his family to the capitol city, their new jjome. Len is doing plumbing while he waits for something better which is promised. Mrs. Fannie Snyder, who had been visiting here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Keefer, departed for her home in Des Moines, on Monday. 1 Miss Sydnia Fristoe, of Melvin, visited Tuesday with her aunts, Mrs. Mary Coffman and Mrs. F.
V. Gault, and her cousin, Miss Florence Gault. A desk phone has been added to the equipment of Herrick Herrick's law office. It is connected with the Farm and City line. Charles Washburn, living west of the-clty, presented the Journal with a gallon of prime cider this morning.
Col. E. H. Wilson took dinner in Bloomington yesterday. personal parafirapba.
Friday, September 1, 1899 School books at Garvers. Best 5-cent soda at Half s. Hiram Page visited with M. B. Kincaid Wednesday.
Raymond Cook was over from Champaign Wednesday. T. Z. Chick was in Champaign Wednesday on business. Holmes Holmes sell Defiance gang and sulky plows, the best.
School books at Garvers. Mrs. C. M. Frank is spending the week with her folks at Minier.
J. R. Neal went to Chicago last Friday and remained until today. William L. Drybread returned on Saturday from a visit in Indiana.
Grapes, wholesale or retail, at lowest market price. J. J. Haas. Will Smith, of Minier, is spending the week here with his brother-in-law, C.
M. Frank. School books at Garvers. W. P.
Clearwater and family spent Saturday land Sunday with relatives near Heyworth. Camera supplies at Huds. Mrs. Laura Rayhill, of Newpoint, is visiting here with her sister, Mrs. Clara Wetzeli.
William Kirbys condition has taken a change for the worse and he is not now expected to live. A car-load of Bain wagone just arrived direct from the factory at Kenosha, Wis. H. P. Averitt.
Stensel the undertakers, have bought four dozen folding chairs for use on funeral occasions. School books at Garvers. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dickerson and children, of Leroy, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Page. Latest periodicals at Huds.
Hon. S. B. Garver was in Bloomington the first of the week visiting his brother who is sick. Bernard Sparrow, a South Prairie young man, departed last evening for Oregon to make his future home.
Mrs. Ida Mitchell, of Toledo, arrived last Friday to visit her brother, Dr. A. L. Norris, and family.
Up-to-date stationery at Huds. Cecil Erickson has received his certificate from Platt county and is now prepared to teach in that county. Charles W. Lindsey and Miss Angie Carr went to Paris Wednesday to visit until today with Herbert Carr. Old reliable Peter Scbuttler and Troy wagons; big lot coming.
Holmes Holmes. Charles Rayhill, Pana, spent Sunday in the city with Mrs. Clara Wetzeli and his cousin, Miss Laura Rayhill. Dr. A.
C. Staley came down from Chicago Sunday morning and visited until last evening with relatives and friends. Huds big line of school tablets has arrived. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Mason and Miss Mary Rutledge, of Heyworth, spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Kincaid.
School books at Garvers. Mrs. M. Calvert, of Danville, visited from Wednesday of last week until Monday with Mr. and Mrs.
M. P. Griffith, of this city. One carriage and four buggies to close out at near-cost prices. Holmes Holmes.
Samuel Elder and family and Miss Dora Bunyard, of this vicinity, were guests of C. W. Murphy and family at Champaign over Sunday. Mrs. C.
Martin and son Boyd arrived last evening from Indianapolis to spend a few days with Mrs. Mar-tlhs folks in this vicinity. Mrs. E. G.
Colly er and children left Thursday for their home in Quincy, after a visit of several weeks here with Mrs. Collyers parents. B. F. Garver was the successful one In the raffle forF.
J. Weedmans fawns yesterday afternoon. His ticket was number 4. He sold them in a few hours to Jacob Swlgart for $25. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Croskey, northwest of the city, who were visiting their son in Glenwood, Missouri, arrived home Thursday evening. Hud will open a complete line of school books next Week. Messrs. Coffey and Stoddard, of Le-, roy, played in the band concert here Wednesday evening, Mr.
Coffey taking the place of Director Mitchell, who was sick. Miss Grace Monroe, of Leroy, visited with Mr. and Mrs. M. P.
Griffith on Monday evening. She was accompanied home by Mra. M. Calvert for an extended visit. You caif not match this Coffee elsewhere thing like this price.
It a splendid Bargain price. Come in and see it. Whole grain, dirt and We can suit you on Coffee. Our line is well selected and kept constantly fresh every week. J.
H. Bean Son, Prairie Chicken Domesticated. A prairie chicken has taken up its residence with the domestic poultry on the Edmond Maloney farm at the north edge of the city. On Friday night Mrs. Maloney went to the hennery to select a likely fowl for next days slaughter and happened to pick out the prairie chicken.
On bringing it to the light and discovering the state of affairs she weighed it, finding that it weighed over two pounds, and returned it to the roost. It has since kept about the place, roosting with the other fowls at night and staying with them by day. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith and son Morris made quite an excursion on their wheels, starting last Thursday.
Their first stopping place was Say-brook, where they spent a day at the fair. From there they went to Ur-bana, where they attended, the Chautauqua and visited friends until Monday, then started toward home. On Tuesday, while coasting down a hill between Mahomet and Mansfield, Mr. Smiths wheel struck a corner-stone hidden in the dust and he was thrown violently, receiving bruises which kept him in the house several days after his arrival home. Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. M. Hoffman, of Monarch, started fnm here today to make a visit at their childhood home at Summerville, N.
J. They were accompanied by their brother-in-law, James Dunlap, of Leroy. Before returning they will view the beauties of Niagara Falls and will be in New York City on the 28th to help welcome Dewey home, should he arrive on that day. James Jackson, of Chicago, came up from Decatur last evening and will stop several days in this city. Miss Fuller returned last evening from a visit at Clinton, accompanied by Miss Louise Davis.
Volautie Newland entertained young friends Wednesday evening in honor of visiting cousins. Joseph Myers departed yesterday for St. Louis to resume his studies in dantistry. Mrs. II.
P. Averitt received lady friends yesterday afternoon from 3 to 5. Ora Mittau is h6me from Mason City, where he spent the summer. One of the Attorney Owens, of Leroy, was in the city yesterday. E.
W. Dunham and family drove to Clinton yesterday afternoon. Millinery Still Lower. I am now giving SO per cent, discount on all millinery; fancy articles and other goods in proportion. Frankie E.
Hirst. For Sale. An elegant modern residence near business part of city, splendid location. For full particulars, price, etc see F. L.
Crosby. For Sale. Four nice spring shoats, will weigh from 75 to 100 pounds. L. Picard, Kumler, 111.
For Sale. Poland China pigs. Buy now if yon want first choice. Dan Hallowell, Farmer City. Top Buggy, Second-hand, for'sale cheap if taken at once.
J. D. Mitchell. See Dunham for farm loans. Go to the opera house Monday night.
Wanted. White corn, at Enterprise Mill. Dunham has money to loan on farms at lowest rates. Dunhams farm loans may be prepaid at any interest-paying date. Do yon know what an amortizement farm loan is? See Dunham; he will explain.
If yon think of making a farm loan see Dunham before doing ao, at he can make yon very best terms. g. My new fall and winter samples are ready for you. Come and select a suit or overcoat. M.
J. Gabtlat.d. Wanted to buy cheap A good second-hand corn binder, either a McCormick or Deering. Write, stating price, to J. V.
Smith, Leroy. TO at any at our free from burnt berries. lb lb Mr lb ib ib ib ib ib lb ib ib Mi lb lb Ml lb lb Mi SCHOOL? NO, GOING TO ill Of iii iii ill ii Hi ill ill III III li Hi III III ill III III li li ii ARE YOU GOING I AM BACH ib OAK FOB SCHOOL KINCAIDS HALL ib A SUIT. Notice to Breeders. My imported Norman horse, Satin, end standard bred trotting horse, Don Cossack will make the fall season at my 314 miles north of Weed-man.
Terms 48.00 to insure colt to stand and snok. C. L. Hoffman. Hoyt dc Maguire Give a nice photo button with each one dozen platino cabinets.
My new FsU and Winter Samples are now on hand and ready for your inspection. Metz, the Tailob. Hoyt A Maguire make a specialty of Platino finish. 8ee them before giiry elsewhere. Seed Rye for Sale.
I have about 200 bushels of good 8 rye for sale at 50 cents per boshel. Cant Andrew, Parnell, II Have a Cigar? Always call for the Bertha and yon will never, be diaappotr- is a home-made cigar that to s' by those who nee it to be is any sold in the eity. At the Jonrnxl Nice, well-mais I cents each. Lr I and ainlxLtc s--'t r'i.
