' Summons Comes , to James Snyder What's Two T M Trims

** 9 m PART 1. « 'jfiji; V ; >v , * . «»30?*% k'9Hr(Dw'■' . u 'jt' i d■ l u Jr . riy»,TiiaMPnMi CJjatewottl) IJlatiidealev sion^ fIFTIETH YEAR CHATSWORTH, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1923 12 Pages Today. NUMBER 21 WHY TRAINS DON'T PAY. Just recently a delegation of citi- ‘ SUMMONS COMES sens living along the Wabash rail A D ifficult N eighborhood to Police TWO T M TRIMS road north of Forrest met with of ficials of the railroad in Chicago in , TO JAMES SNYDER an effort to get the railroad to give M il BE TIIEI OFF better train service for the people. Well Known Chatsworth Man Dies Among other things the people ask MIbs Velma Gerhracht was hostess Railroad Superintendent Bays Pi Suddenly at His Home Mon ed that two trains be restored tha' Wednesday evening to the N. B. B. O senger Trains Are Not Paying day Night'at 0:80. had been taken off during the coal "600' club. PriZes were awarder to E xpenses oof O perating. shortage. Miss Teresa Storr for the best score The railroad officials put up the and to Mrs. H. H. Gerbracht, conso This community was shocked and The following Is a copy of a cli plea that the trains had not paid lation. The guests of the club were V. ' grieved Monday night when the lar letter received this week by and therefore the public could not Mrs. W. P. Turner and Mrs. H. H. news of the sudden death of James tlon Agent Warner, of the T. expect them to be continued. Very Gerbracht. A dainty lunch was gSnyder became known. W. railroad: well and good but here’s a good Mr. Snyder passed away sudden sorted. \ ^ sample of why passenger trains on Peoria, III., February 3. 1983 ly at his home in the village about All Agents—Effner-Forrest: the Wabash do not pay. Friday The annual banQuet of tbe Chats 9:30 p. m. from heart failure. While On account of our passenger morning of last week two Chats worth Household Science club was he had been confined to his home for trains not being patroniZed enough worth men had occasion to get into held Wedneeday evening at 6:30 in to justify our running the number several days by illness he had eaten Je to fit Chicago early in the day sb motor the M. W. A. hall. Covers were laid we are now between Forrest and Ef fner, 1 wish you would canvass the perfectly ed to Forrest to catch the 5:05 pas for 72, a number of members boing situation thoroughly with all your senger. The roads were bad and A detained by sickness. community, both in town and in the and pat- when they arrived at the Btatlon at The hall probably never looked country, as much as possible and let Forrest the train was standing there. prettier than on this occasion. It me know as soon as you can what they think about again discontinu One of the men hurried to the ticket was really a valentine party and the ing No. 6 and 7. office while the other ran up to two decorations were in keeping with This, of course, will give you pas t hort, we men standing beside the train and this idea. Festoons of crepe paper1 of senger trains in the uftrenoons only. who proved to be the conductor and red and white were strung from th e No. 4 and No. 1. , because W hile w e do not desire to reduce brakeman. Addressing the men the ceiling and these were intertwined the paaeenger service, we cannot Chatsworth man, asked them If the with hearts.and kewpies. The table keep on losing money on these trains train would be held a moment while covers were white with a red stripe as we are at present and something the other man was procuring tickets. running down the center and the must be done. Therefore, I would itbook to like th e opinion of your people. Neither man answered. The Ques place cards and nut cups were a com F. H. SCKARD, tion was again addressed to them bination of the club colors— red and Superintendent. and they were told that the parties white. \ The Plaiadealei* believes it voices King and had driven thru the mud to catch' Prof. H. W. McCulloch presided the sentiment of everyone In th is the train and could not get there as toast master. He has a wealth of com m unity th a t th e y strongly o bject sooner. The brakeman finally nod good stories and a fitting introduc to eliminating these trains from th e ded towar^ the other railroad man tion for each speaker, that adds schedule. While no one one reason and said, that was the conductor W. W. U.) much to any such occasion over ably expect the railroad company to > 5 0 ^ on and it was up to hint. The conduc MHIIIilllMIIIS CSSmiiSSSIM liMIllillSIllllltlllllltMli which he presides. operate any trains at a loss, the road n for our J tor, in a very surly manner, replied: LAW ENFORCEMENT ERRED STRAWN COEPLE WEDS The menu" consisted of: owes its patrons some consideration. We are going Just as soon as the Tomato bouillon The 1‘laindealer believes that If the engineer climbs on his engine,” and Representative Cltixens Meet at Pon- WHAT’S Miss Amm Hornlckel and iLsrry Celery Salted crackers T. P. & W. would pay a little more ho was then getting on the engine. tluc to Discuss Question. KuntZ Married In Gibson. attention to train connections at It so happened that the ticket win Mashed potatoes Brown gravy Jap Sixty representative citiZens from Miss Anna Hornlckle, of Gerrnan- other points outside of the A lton a t dow was closed und the fellow who anese salad ? various parts of the county Interest ville township and Harry J. KuntZ, Chenoa that it would help th o ir p a t was trying to get the tickets came Baked spiced ham ed In law enforcement were banQuet of Strawn, were married at the Cath ronage. For example: The connec JAMES SNYDER toward the train. His companion Asparagus on toast GlaZed sweet E>WIN, ed at the First Methodist Episcopal Short News Items Gleaned From olic rectory In Gibson City Wednes tion in the morning at Chatsworth called to him to run for it as the potatoes a good supper and had planned what church Friday evening by the Liv Exchanges and Other Sources day morning at 9:30 o'clock. with the Illinois Centralis so close train was not going to wait. By this Olive relish »YS he was going to do the following ingston County Law Enforcement The bride's wedding gown was and so little attention paid to h o ld time the train was in motion. The Told In a Paragraph. Bread and butter day. Both he and Mrs. Snyder had league. brown silk canton crepe, over drape ing the train for connections that conductor and brakeman climbed on retired for the night and she was The gathering was in the form of of Spanish lace, with hat to match. few passengers are able to make it w ithout aa much as telling the Mr. and Mrs. James Rudd, of For Valentine Ice cream Assorted wafers aroused by tho heavy breathing of get-together meeting for the pur She carried a bouQuet of pink roses. and as a result many otherwise pa would-be passengers to get on. Both rest, Quietly celebrated their golden Coffee After dinner candy her husband. He complained of his pose of creating a better understand The bridesmaid was Miss Mamie trons resort to the automobile for passengers climbed aboard while the wedding anniversary at their home At the conclusion of the feast a heart and lapsed into unconscious ing of the work of the league. KuntZ and the beet man. Albert conveyance. The afternoon east train was going but that fat conduc there on Tuesday. short program of toasts and music ness and soon passed away. Following the excellent dinner, KuntZ, nephew and nice, of both the bound passenger makes so close con- tor was so unconcerned whether he Dr. R. C. Culkin, veterinarian at was given. Every number on this He was born In Franklin county, William Wilson, of this city, acting bride and groom. nectioon at Forrest that one c a n n o t •4 had two more passengers for the Falrbury has sold his practice there program was of exceptional merit. It New York, Oct. 1849. At the age as toastmaster, introduced the speak Both the bride and groom are figure on coming down from C hicago company that It was no fault of his to his competitor. Dr. J. E. Sargeant included: Selection by an orchestra of 16 he came west to LaSalle coun era of the evening. Herbert H well known in the vicinity of Strawn and getting east without motoring. that the Wabash was saved $6.68 in who now has the field to himself. composed of Mrs. E. It. Stoutemyer, ty, Illinois and In 1869 moved to a Hood, of Chicago, representing the and their many friends will wish We are told that Gilman and other fares. He would gladly have left Dr. Culkin announces his intention piano; Mrs. C. F. Shafer, cello; Mrs. division point connections are Just farm near Forrest. He was married Anti-Saloon league of Illinois, spoke them bon voyage on their matrimon the two passengers standing on the of giving up his profession and going Harry Felt, violin; Vernon Sfote- Jan.

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