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Room 10Office over Farmers Stale 1 nn 1Pho'ie 825DOINGS OF OUR NEIGHBORSInteresting bits of Information Culled from ExchangesDixon—Deputy Sheriff John F. Kennedy, of Lee county, was arrested here Fri’day on a charge o!f transporting, 'possessing, selling and delivering intoxicating liquors. He ‘is charged with being the head of a liquor ring in this county.Olney—Fifteen or twenty employes of the shoe factory walked out 'Monday on account of a cut in wages, it is stated. The matter was finally adjusted and they went back to work but not, however, until the city police were called to the factory to preserve order. Things seem to be moving along about as usual now, but there is said to be some discontent among the employes on account o»f the cut in wages.—Times.Hutsonville—At the meeting of the directors of the bank at Birds, Bernard B. Leggitt, of Robinson, was elected to serve as cashier. Mr. Leggitt is well known (here, having been employed here in the Farmers Merchants iBank as assistant cashier until a few months ago. Mr. Leggitt has had much experience in the banking business and is an honest and accommodating young man and the bank at Birds 'is to be commended on securing such a reliable young man to look after their business.— Herald.Albion—The Marx — Haas Clothing factory started Tuesday morning on the job of making a million and a half pairs of baby or midget pants for samples an'd advertising purposes. To facilitate tliis work a new cutting machine has been installed in the factory and the entire force of about 10 0 women and girls will beOF THE JONES STUDIO of MUSIC and DANCINGVincennes, Indianawill be at the HOTEL LAWRENCEFriday, January 20thto receive and enroll pupils who are interested in music and ball room dancing.Prof. Jones is a noted violinist and bandmaster in this community. Mrs. Jones is known as a successful dancing instructor.Prof. and Mrs. Jones will teach in Lawrenceville every Friday.working steadily on this job alone for the next two months. IMafX Haas evidently believe that advertising pays, for they 'back it up with their good money in this elobrate fashion.—Journal-Register.Flora — Tuesday afternoon the south bound B. O. passenger train ran over and killed Lafe B. Lewis, aged 78 years, who resided on the Frank iGestring farm:, three miles south of Flora. It appears he was walking home from Flora when overtaken, and just at that point there is a hill and it is difficult for trainmen to see a person until they are very close up. The body was brought to Flora on the train and taken to the Hancock undertaking parlors, ifrom which place the funeral 'services were held Friday.—Journal-Record.Springfield—A. B. Munday, county treasurer of Effingham county, died of a bullet wound at his home in Effingham, Thursday night after being unconscious for 24 hours. His death came shortly after Gov. Small had refused to honor requisition papers for the return of his two daughters to stand trial in Ohio courts on charges of grand 'larceny. Mr. Munday, a political and civic leader jDf his county, was found unconscious in his home Wednesday, with a revolver beside him. His friends lay Munday’s action to the trouble the two girls had gotten into. Last October they were charged with keeping an automobile charged to have been the gift o.f a suitor of one of the girls. A iformal charge was lodge against them in Ohio.Herrin—A woman crazed with white mule, caused much excitement in business houses on Cockspur street in Ziegler, Saturday night. She was large and strong as a mule, weighing near 250 pounds. Whenever she entered a place it was almost impossible for the proprietor to control her and by vile talk 5he usually put customers to flight. She entered the Union Cafe about 9 o’clock and proceeded to raise a rough house. She kicked over tables and chairs, put twenty customers to flight and caused a small riot. White mule finally gpt the best of her and she fell to the floor. It required four men to carry her out. She lay in the street until friends came and removed her. But little information could be learned as to who she was. It is claimed this was her first trip to Ziegler and business men hope it will be her last.—
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Lawrenceville Lawrence County News
Lawrenceville, Illinois, US
Wed, Jan 18, 1922
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