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Nearby Notes Of Recent Days In Paragraphs Big Yield of Corn C. A. Gaudette, manager of the Mrs. P. L. Crawford farm adjoining Saunemin, reports that the Canadia corn which he planted last spring went 120 bushels to the acre. He just raised one-half an acre of this kind of corn. His seven acres of corn averaged better than 90 bushels to the acre. He claims the reason for the big yield is the upbuilding plan he has put into operation the past several years. Chickens Burned at Strawn A lighted lantern which was acci dentally overturned in the tool shed at the A. Whitlow farm, two and half miles east of Strawn, set fire and destroyed the building and chicken house with 200 chickens at about 7:30 p. m., Friday A binder and several other pieces of machinery were also burned. Some insur ance is carried on the tools. All the contents of the Whitlow house were taken out when the fire en dangered the residence, but the ef forts of neighbors, who organized bucket brigade, saved it from catching. Made Bank Receiver A. E. English of Kankakee, has been appointed receiver of the Cit zens State Bank of Herscher, which closed its doors August 25, 1931. by State Auditor Oscar Nelson Mr. English is former assistant cashier of the First Trust & Savings Bank of Kankakee, and served for eight years as Administrative Auditor during the two administrations of former Governor Small. Begins Prison Sentence Eula Chandler, Dwight, is spending the first week of a 50-year sen tence in the state penitentiary at Joliet following his conviction of the murder of John Bates of Coal City on Aug. 3. 1931. He was tried and found guilty by a jury in the circuit court at Morris, Grundy county The sentence was pronounced by Judge Frank Hayes, Friday. Horse Falls Into Well A horse belonging to Paul Munz was found dead yesterday in a well on the Munz farm near the sandpit. Its neck had been broken by the fall. The body of the dead animal was discovered by Dave Munz, who happened to be walking by and looked into the well. There was no water in the well. The well which was eight feet square was put down by the city of Fairbury a year or so ago with the idea of testing it out for city use. The project has never gone through, although it furnished an abundance of water. The eight-feet square part was dug down some twelve feet, and in the center of this a round hole was sunk and in this hole the pump was located -Fairbury Blade.