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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Apr 1927, p. 8

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April 22, 1927 aided than the workers were at it again like beavers. Lady Baltimore Cake Offered as a Saturday Special A lovely white layer cake filled and iced with a lucious icing containing cherries} Around the Town on Election Day pineapple, and other delicious· fruits. This cake upholds the high standard of quality and tastiness . which all WILSON'S Cakes possess. Better advise us immediately .. so that we will be sure .to reserve one for you. SPECIAL FoR TOMORROW A wonderful honey-top Coffee Cake. The Wilson Bakery HThe Home. of Everthing Good that's Bal}ed" The People's party headquarters was as busy as a bee hive in apple blossom time throughout the day on Tuesday, while the Home party bailiwick also maintained a steady hum of activity. Automobiles were scurrying about in Village Treasurer Harrv W. Miller, nup1bers aQd ·i t is estimated that more who was fighting for the People's parvoters rode to the polls in this election ty cause in the vicinity of the Village than on any previous balloting day. hall, emoloyed a nearby automobile as Eighty-eight cars were on special a depository for his topcoat and umelection duty under tb, People's party brella, only to have the chauffeur drive management, every car having been away with coat, umbrella and all. The poaseuions were returned in l!Ood orgiven into service without charge. der, but on.y after the driver bad conThe Linden avenue "L" terminal sec- veyed th4;m on a general tour of the tion did a lively voting business early village. Tuesday morning. Both parties were Andrew J. Mouat, George F. Iliff. well represented by workers. and ] ohn F. Wiedlin of the Home ladicationa of a neck-and-neck race party · were among the first to congraat the Laurel avenue school polling tulate President Orner upon his vicplace kept veritable .brigades of work- tory. They arrived at Mr. Orner's ofera on ..uty every minute of the day fice in the North Western station in · until the &nal ballot had been cast. the mid~t of an impromptu People's When the ballots had been counted the party rally of victory. precinct revealed the only even-up count in the village. The first incomplete retums were received from the polling place in the It was estimated that approximately Village &re station. They proved to be 3,600 ballots had been cast before 1 an accurate indicator of the ultimate o'clock in the afternoon. result an~ was the . signal for a wild demonstration by People's. party adThe terrific downpour of rain shortly herent& who had crowded into the after noon failed to curtail the heavy headquarters to bear the anticipated voting. No sooner had the storm sub- gladsome tidings. The Village council chamber was crowded to the doors at the meeting of the Village board Tuesday night. President Orner was accorded an ova tion that continued for several minutes. The T>oard session was adjourned to Thursday nig-ht of this v·cek when the official vote vvas tu be catwassed. be~ng The People's party workers converted the "baggage smasher" epithet applied to President Orner by a Home party speaker last Thursday night into a battle cry of their own cause. "Smash through to victory with the 'baggage smash.er'" became the election day watchword. T I -~ 1162 Wilmette Ave. · Phone 414 Leaders of the People's party were con~ratulated at every band Tuesday night upon what was said to have been the . cleanest and moat constructive election campaign ever conducted in Wilmette. uw e resolved at the very out.~et of the campaign to keep it clean and to adhere faithfully to the genuine issues involved," de clared one of the campaign chairmen. Every piece of literature issued from our headquarters bears elouent testimony to the sincerity of our purpose. SELL WILMETTE RESIDENCE W. G. Stacey & Co., north shore real estate brokers, report the sale through their Wilmette office of the B. C. Davison residence at 1441 Forest avenue, to E. E. Eldredge, of Washington avenue, Wilmette. The same firm has also leased the residence at 1734 Wilmette avenue for Joseph Wagner to Mr. Davison. This Sign Gu~rantees A Prectse and £"-pert Job Better Construction: Economy in the Long Run, and Lasting Satisfaction . M. LL£R . . t & }AlLL~~ Equals ..,.._L....___ .--._........ . . . . . _NCOJimr ~(Q)mJ& llfl(O)· ko Builders of Better Homes WILMETTE. ILL. Chicago Office -First National Bank Bldg. Phones Wilmette 2417- Randolph 1438 ForYcna ( ( ·'aintenance Motor Sa\es of Wi\m.ette . )6 Rtpalt Dep . Phone V.ll\. 6 ~~Equipment lVJ 5\5 4th sueet

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