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ILLINOIS State News By the suspension of the Merchants' and Farmers' State bank of Sullivan, the fortune of Mrs. Mary Hunt and Mrs. Clara Anderson, both of Arkansas City, Kans., aggregating $50,000. is dissipated. They are nieces of the late James A. Steele, who was cashier of the bank and died intestate, his property and possessions otherwise all going to the two nieces, his only relatives. He left 82 shares of the bank stock and a cash deposit of $33,000. The failure of the bank voided the stock and it is now practically worthless, while the deposits to the credit of the two nieces, will have to go to make up the liability of the bank to the depositors who are not stockholders. Veterans of the World war who are buried in cemeteries through the state will not be forgotten on Memorial day, for officials of the American Legion are planning to decorate each grave with an evergreen wreath and an American flag, besides holding appropriate exercises and programs. Each post in the state that has a cemetery in its district was instructed by William R. McCauley, state commander, to take charge of this work and to formulate plans. Delegations will visit the graves in the morning and after caring for their former comrades will assist the Grand Army of the Republic in its exercises. Miss Gladys Phelps has been awarded a judgment in the Circuit court of Wayne county in a suit brought by her against School District No. 109, in which she sought to recover payment for two months of school which she was compelled to miss on account of the school being closed by order of the state board of health, due to an epidemic of the "flu." It is said this is the first case in which this question was ever raised in a court of review in Illinois, and unless the Supreme court should reverse this decision, this law will govern in Illinois upon this question. Illinois farmers may soon be wearing suits and overcoats made of virgin wool from their own flocks. The live stock marketing department of the Illinois Agricultural association is having a number of sample suits made for members and will extend the service directly to farmers through their county bureaus should the project prove successful. The live stock marketing department of the Illinois Agricultural association recently sent 100,000 pounds of wool to the mills to be made into blankets and auto robes for farmers. Plans for carrying out in Illinois Forest Fire Prevention week, May 22 to 28, designated by President Harding, are being considered by State Forester B. M. Miller, he announced. Illinois' efforts should center in educational work in schools, clubs and associations to awaken people to the necessity of protecting the future timber supply of the country, he said. The state miners' examining board will hold an examination in the state arsenal in Springfield May 10. Other examinations announced by the board are: May 2, Collinsville; May 3, Harrisburg; May 4, Herrin; May 5, West Frankfort; May 6, Duquoin; May 7. i Staunton; May 9, Carlinville; May 12, e Taylorville; May 13, Danville; May 20, Peoria, and May 21, Canton. At the municipal election held in West Frankfort, Rev. J. E. Story, pastor of the First Christian church I of that city, was elected mayor without opposition and is believed to be n the first preacher-mayor in the state. Every county in the state is represented in the student body of the Uni S versity of Illinois, The smallest repa resentation is that of Pope county t which has but one. The largest is 1 Cook with 1,934.