Goode Barren Township High School - Tatler Yearbook (Sesser, IL)

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T H E C H I E F 37 IllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIllllllllllllllllllllllllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllIllllIllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIllllllIllllllllllllllllIllIlllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIHIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIllllllllllIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllIII disappearing. Mr. Carr gives him all of his, money to keep for him and all the rest of the family tell him the whereabouts of their valuables. Just when Nell and Jack have gotten everything that is of value and are ready to make their get-a-Way , Mr. Jamison arrives and de- mands certain stocks which he has given Mr. Carr as collateral for a loan he is now ready to repay. The stocks can't be found. The money is stolen by Nell. Mrf Jamison leaves, threatening everyone with punishment, and brings in the officers with a Warrant. Doogan steals the warrant' and places it in the pocket of the absent minded Mr. Carr. ACT III.-Now here's Where the fun begins, when the officer hold the whole family at the point of his colt, While Waiting for another warrant to appear. Meanwhile the thieves are trying to escape. At last the bonds are recovered and the money is found in the minister's pocket. The minister recovers With, I wish Ihad a drink of whiskey. Jack then holds up the whole party at the point of a pistol and the absent minded Carr returns with all the booty which he has recovered. Jack and Nell promise to lead honorable lives henceforth and are therefore forgiven. Then for a grand conclusion there is a triple Wed- ding and everybody is happy and gay. Velma E. Moore, Class '24. IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIlIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIllIIIIIIIIIllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIllIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIllllllllllllllllIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllll

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36 T H E C H I E F unmnnnlmimlvun1mlmlmy11111in11311amulin1in1sm1in1anIInImlnnImmmmu1minmmim1H111111nuIin1InIinImlIInIIIuuuIluluumuulnulnlnnnmumnuIInIlmlmIummIlmIInIIn1nlIml1In1ul:IsmmlIul1anulluullluuummmm THE SENIGR PLAY i..-O-.1- Stop Thief , which was 'written by Carlyle Moore, was selected for the play to be presented by the Seniors of '24, being coached by Miss Haynes. THE CAST Jack Doogan, the thief ...,.,...,.,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.. ,..,,.,,,,,,.,,.,,,,.,.,,,, H al Stoelzle Nellie Jones, the lady's maid, alais, the feminine thief ........ Velma Moore William Carr, the absent-minded parent ,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,,,,,,,,.. Audra Geeky-um Mrs. CaI'I', the head of the family ...,...,,,,,, ,.,,,,, V irginia Butler Joan Carr, the daughter .,....,.....,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,.,,,..,, L gig, Hartley Caroline Carr, the youngest daughter ,.,..,,,, ,,,,,,, N ellie Ravenstein Madge Carr, to be married ..........,,.....,,,. ,..,,,,,, P earl Oglesby James Cluney, the groom-to-be ......,............ ,,,,,,, W illiam M001-e Dr. Willoughsby, a friend of the family ,.,,,. ...,,..,, H ovvard Farmer Rev. Mr. Spelain, the new minister ........... .....,,... I sadore Basso Joe Thompson, the detective .............. ..., , ..,. E verett Hutson Mr. Jamison, a stock broker ........ ......., R ussel Ramsay Police Sergeant ...................... ........... L yle Moore Police O'Malley ........ ......,.. F rank Gelch Police Clancey ...... ........... E ugene Huie Chauffeur ........... ..................... ...... W i lliam Schettler SYNOPSIS ACT I.--Takes place at the Carr home at Providence, R. I., on the eve of the wedding of Madge Carr, the daughter of William Carr, an absent minded man, to a youth, James Cluney, who is troubled with fits of kleptomania. A new lady's maid, Nellie Jones, is introduced into the house. Dr. Willoughsby knows Cluney is a kleptomaniac and is trying to keep the secret. Mrs. Carr also knows that Mr. Carr has the same fault and is trying to keep her secret. The lady's maid hap- pens to be advance agent for a thief, Jack Doogan, the man she is to marry. He arrives, unknown to anyone but Nellie, and together they lay plans for relieving the house of the burden of the wedding presents. ACT II.-Dr. Willoughsby is caught at the safe, trying to re- place the bonds, which the family think has been stolen. Meanwhile Doogan finds it easy going. Cluney believes Doogan to be the detective he has sent for, and accuses him of removing the valuables that are lllllllllllllllllIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIlIllllllllllllllllllllllIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllIIllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

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38 T H E C H I E F IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIllllllllIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIllllllllllllllllIIIIIlllllllllllllI1IIIIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllll HISTCRY OF SESSER ....0- The City of Sesser was laid off in July, 1905, by John Sesser, an official of the C. B. and Q. railway, from whom it received its name. Another official of this railroad, John C. Elliot, sold the first lots in Sesser. The site was only four blocks square, extending from the depot on the east, and from Charlie Gualdoni's residence on the north to the street south of the High School. The first business building was where Otrich's Drug Store is at the present time. The first grocery store was owned by John Bates in 1905 and afterwards sold to W. A. Willis. Mr. Willis was appointed postmaster in 1906 and had his office in a corner of the store. He held this position for eight years. Mr. W. D. Moore occupied the first building in Sesser. Mr. McCollum and Mr. C. B. Lewis built the next two buildings here. Sesser Bates was the first boy born in Sesser, Viva Harrison the first girl. V In December, 1905, there were only 17 people in Sesser, in March 1906, there were five or six hundred people, some living in huts, tents, and other convenient places. The 1920 census showed that the population of Sesser was 3400. In 1906 the sinking of Keller Coal Mine was begun, and in five months they were hoisting coal. Mr. Keller was the first owner of the mine, and under his ownership it worked constantly for eight years. The mine is 648 feet deep, and extends I mile around the base. There are about 600 men employed when the mine works, and about 3000 tons of coal are hoisted every day. Mr. Buchanan is now president and Mr. Dougherty is mine manager. The machinery of this mine is all modern electrical equipment, and is said to be the best in the United States. The other mine in Sesser was sunk by the Modern Coal Corp. The Work was begun by Avis and Jones. Five hundred and fifty men are employed there when it is working, and 3500 tons of coal is the average tonnage. Later the mine was sold to the Southern Gem Coal Corporation. Jesse Dimond is president and B. Schettler is superin- tendent. This mine has a lower death rate than the average mine. Elza Angle was the first man killed in it. Sesser was incorporated in October and November of 1906, Andrew Webb being the first Mayor. R. D. Webb was the first treasur- er and held this ofiice for thirteen years. B. A. Murray was the first clerk. The present mayor is Neal Gilliam, and Glenn Malone is clerk and Lloyd Martin is treasurer. IIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllIllIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllll