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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES In Probate Court In the estate of Edward Roeder the final account and report of Arthur W. Gray, of Forrest. administrator, has been filed. It was dered the balance on hand according and filing final the report upon receipts, he with his bond. discharged and the estate closed. Cashing Bogus Money Orders Warning has been issued by authorities advising merchants and others to refuse to cash any postal money orders unless they know the person presenting them. Cashing of bogus money orders which are forgeries, using blanks stolen from post offices, have been reported in nearby cities and it is matter of precaution to decline to cash the orders for strangers. Visited Son's Grave in France Mrs. Albert Grotevant, of Pasa dena, California, now visiting in Pontiac, has just returned from pilgrimage to France visit the grave of her son, Earl Grotevant, of the One hundred and company, Illinois guards, buried in the Oiseanse cemetery near Soissons Mrs. Grotevant sailed from New on June with 226 other gold mothers from California and has pressed her appreciation of the tire trip. Trying to Locate Hidden Ore Within the next week or there will be between 20 and 30 drilling crews with derricks operating in Kankakee county in an attempt to locate the hidden lake of oil which geologists claim exists there Hallbearg, vice president, and other officials of the Hughes oil company now in the the first derrick having been set up southwest of Momence. Mr. Hallbearg stated that about 100 landowners have signed over leases to the Hughes company to permit that corporation to drill their land. There are about 000 acres under lease for three years. In the event that oil is found in the drilling operations the Hughes company plans to build million dollar refinery at Momence and construct pipe lines costing from $300.to $400,000. Claudon Claim Adjusted In the county court of Judge Ray Sesler, claim in the case of the linois State Savings bank, as receiver, against the estate of B. Claudon, Jr., deceased, of which Robert Henning, Fairbury, is administrator. has been allowed by the court in the amount of $66,484.32. The claim as originally filed set forth 18 forgeries and other items totaling which, after deductions not allowed by the court or otherwise adjusted had been duced to the amount allowed, namely The claim. which is in the sixth class, has been estimated by attorneys in charge of the estate as being worth in the neighborhood of five or six cents on the dollar or less. Trying to Reorganize Fairbury Bank The inventory and appraisement of the affairs of the Fairbury bank were completed last week and forwarded to the auditor's office in Springfield. By arrangement with the auditor committee of the directors met with him Wednesday when he indicated the required conditions preliminary to a reorganization of the bank. He expressed his willingness and desire to cooperate in any plans leading to this end the same time safeguarding the interests of depositors and stockholders. Steps are being taken to meet these conditions without unnecessary delay. The committee of citizens appointed some days ago are conferring with view of making definite plans toward organization of bank to take over the lines that may be business on by the proved
