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Fairbury Blade Published by The Blade Publishing Co. PATTERSON, Editor CORA EVANS HARRIS FRANK PHELPS
JAIL DOOR CLICKS ON CLICK FOR TEN DAYS The Watseka Republican of this week has the following article regarding John Click, who at one time barbered John Click, 40, Onarga barber of inagain-out-again fame, was again arrested during the wee small hours on Saturday morning by police officer Tom Sweeney, Gilman. He was brought before Judge John H. Gillan in the county court later the same morning and was sentenced to pay a fine of $110 and serve 10 days in the county jail when he pleaded guilty to a charge of drivin ga car while intoxicated. He's in the jail house now.
Either losing his footing or partially overcome by the excessive heat Friday morning, Chester Minard, 15year-old Crescent City youth, fell off a truck on which he had been riding while working on the hard road near Kansas, and was almost instantly killed when the heavy wheels of the cart passed over his chest and abdomen. News of the boy's death was conveyed to his father, who had also been working on the road. Coroner James Lewis, of Edgar county, held the inquest the same day and the body was removed to the home at Crescent City that evening. Chester was on the platform of Streicht six-yard dump wagon. There were two of these wagons being hauled by tractor and Chester was on the second one, his duty being to operate the lever that dumps the trucks. In some way he lost his balance and fell over, the wheel of the truck crushing his chest and he died within five minutes.
JUST KIDS Cake Day.
FEED OWN GROUND GRAINS One of our subscribers handed us a trade journal containing an article which he believes would be of interest to the farmers. The following are excerpts: When we get down to plain horse sense reasoning we know that there are only two primary factors which are responsible for wide-spread depression such as is upon us at the present time. These factors or causes of business are as follows: First is the law of supply and demand. When production exceeds consumption of merchandise or of farm products, the producer has more than he can sell and to stimulate consumption the price must come down. Second is price control. When the country is in a prosperous condition and the consumption of food and general merchandise is sufficiently active to keep our mills and factories running and give employment to everybody who wants to work, prices begin to go up and it is then that manufacturers show a disposition to control prices. It is no longer a theory but a literal fact that the farmer is manufacturer of food products. He is producing or converting grain and hay into meat, butter, milk and eggs. He is the only manufacturer who can produce all his raw material and convert it into finished food products for immediate consumption. Only a small proptrtion of the hay and grain produced on the farm is shipped to the primary markets of the country. Probably 75 per cent of this raw material is retained on the farm for feeding livestock and poultry and this raw material should be processed or prepared in a way that will reduce the obst of producing the finished products of the farm. However, the farmer has but small chance to reduce his production costs if he continues to depend upon someone at a distance to do the job that he can handle much better for himself and at far lower cost. His grain and hay should be processed and properly prepared in his own community. In this way the farmer can make meat, milk, butter and eggs at a much lower cost than he pays and he will earn satisfactory profit on his operations. The farmer brings in his hay and grain and for small charge he has it properly ground and mixed. He can have molasses put into his feed by a new cold process which forces the molasses into the fiber of the feed without heating. We know that heat destroys the vitamins in the raw grain. A good rural producing can save and keep at home $15,000 per year for each 1,000 tons of feed consumed by its livestock by providing its own grain to be ground and processed for stock and poultry feeding.
In the estate of Edward Roeder the final account and report of Arthur W. Gray, of Forrest, administrator, has been filed. It was ordered that the administrator the balance on hand according to the report and upon filing final receipts he with his bond discharged and the estate closed.
Obtains Judgments.
James A. Williams, receiver of the Farmers' National bank of Strawn, has obtained a judgment by confession against John M. Quinn in the amount of $1,862.03 in the circuit court of Judge S. R. Baker. An immediate execution was awarded. R. M. Crichton, receiver for the Commercial National bank of Chatsworth, obtained judgment by confession against Clara A. M. Brayton in the sum of $2,581.99 in the circuit court of Judge S. R. Baker. An immediate execution was awarded.
Pontiac Man Held in Stabbing Case. Elmer Roe, Earl McDonald and Eddie Schall, more familiarly known as Eddie Six, all of Pontiac, are being held by Sheriff J. R. Scarratt following an assault on Sunday afternoon which it is asserted was made by Roe on the person of Eddie Schall in which Schall received a deep cut with a knife in the back of the head, and Roe was slashed over the heart. The story told by police officers concerning the case that Roe, McDonald and a girl, Ollie Shockey, were driving down the lane into the property known as the Old Country Club along the Vermilion river when they were approached by Schall, who says he has been acting as overseer for the property, Schall asking the party leave the promises. From this it is reported that an altercation arose which resulted in the stabbing of Schall by Roe, the latter during the fray falling on the knife used, cutting a deep gash over Roe's heart Roe, after receiving medical attention, was reported to have gone to the baseball field in the Play park, where he was scheduled as one of the players in the Sunday ball game, but did not play.
At the hearing held Monday afternoon in the justice court of E. A. Jamison at Pontiac, Sheriff Scarratt read a warrant for the arrest Roe charging assault on the person of Edward Schall with a deadly weapon. Asked by Justice Jamison what he had to say for himself, Roe said, "Guilty, I guess. was too drunk to know.' The defendant was then held over to the action of the October grand jury under $2,000, which it was expected he would arrange. Schall and McDonald were instructed to appear before the grand jury as material witnesses in the case.
MARKETS. (Corrected Thursday, July 17, 1930.) Hogs (Chicago market) $9.70 Wheat, No. Corn, white, No. 2 .74 Corn, yellow, No. 2 .70 Oats, No. .29 Oats, new, No. 3 Barley .40 Eggs, fresh .16
