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LOCAL Arrucflfoiaé. If no 2-.“ reach the out of tho about. Oahu-h I: I Ion! (the: Inn'- c-g‘ constitutions] c LL' I A HEDICINB will 8'. sum; cu taken Internally IM «to “W the mood on the Mum Burt man. HALL'S CATARRH 1|“!le hm of some of the but lama km ngM_ with 09m. of {no but ' yflygm mu Mon-um ,eepYbur Phone 212-W-2 HARRY H. MARTIN Cord Wood Sawed By the Day or Hour Thr hirkv leutm wouM appmi- do i: if paxvrnls would :rml "wi- rhilvinm (v -r4~ 1h = pron: pidurv erlmsn‘m « - .nning or Thursday mai- 'm 5M (how-h)" n nko morv- mom for Mill" Thurs‘lay turning. WE“. DEF. 2M! ‘ THURS... "EC. 250. MARY I‘H’KFORI) in “fiBART 0' THE mLm" MI prnmm- «InMnx On (air "w "- mimi‘nn Ihnuld mun- hI-nh and Mn "Mr "split-lion- M an" in smir- to allow Chm- fur "N- auru-My cor- ncfl‘om AM to nnnnm- fur tho M- amimtim. An own competitive examination under Um mm o! the L'. 8. Civil Ser- vice Commission for thv position of Clerk-Carrier In the pass! oflico It Down" Grove. will be held in the haiku». on January IN)». 1920. Ap- rlicalion mun! hr- mncL- on Ihv pl"- nflbcd farm which will: nut-wary infirm-Hom- mmt h- obtnlnnl {mm lhr Contm§nion'n Inn! mpnwnmliw‘. Harry ll. lliflurhrv‘ fi-rrrlnry o! "w Board of Lon! Examine” at 01c Board of Lora! Esmpfimrn at Mm": Grun- ponl of'irr. O CLERK-CARRIER EXAMINATION TO B E HELD HERE We cannot. have too much Chris- :ianil" in this (luv and am- and if mu minislern can pn‘ach n sermon in type which will roach the hearts of but a few, the “for! will be \\'lll worth while. a day of gift giving and recviving. of a bi" holidav dinner and visits with friends and relatives. The spiritual side of the day, its real significance. has almost. been lost sight of in the commercialization of the m-ason. Each pastor of a local church has been invited by The Reporter to write ‘a Christmas message for uublication next week. This plan was followed two and three years ago and the-pub- lic enjoved reading the sentiments ex- pressed regarding the Christmas sea- x'l‘o too many of us Christmas is only LOCAL PASTORS ASKED TO WRITE __ X M A S MESSAGES Our onlyre regret is that we didn’t think of this first. {o “hive to run all over hell looking {or the people who owed him two (lol- ars. ’ ;-g:1y yat onoé because he \muld “hate ave to run all overAhell look_in_g Many alleged jokes and a few rc- gular ones m reference to the (lay and» its consequences brightened up the pages of papers throughout the country. The best one of which has come to our notice was a little an- nouncement run last week in an Ida- ho weekly in which the editor asked all who owethhim fog subsqrjgtions CaurrhCuudBQCIted DICKE THEATRE feepYouFESQâ€"s' “an _ (‘IA‘_ .4 u‘-nA-_‘o fine in} Fright ind early prepared for eventualities. halos all shined up and waging f0}: the_ 39191110115. _ \ The morning of December 17th. touted by some hitherto unheard of «dentist as the da on which this old world of ours woud go up in smoke dawned clear and cold. People gener- ally paid but lime attention to the Â¥redictiom but hem and there wen: onnd a few who believed. These folks Downers Grove R. R. l huh“ adieu-leani- " W 2 In 3“th The éct miiiiat" ALL’I CATARRIE 31M Q minczl 0N ITS ORBIT MAIN WARREN Vukn Patch. 81‘00 ... Tire Cover, up from Wind Guards Spark Plugs Vul Tex. 65c ‘ The Lezion wishes to go on mmnl that it had nothing to do with the football Games played last full. It is true that a majority of the players ‘.‘.’(‘l‘(' also members of the local post, and that some of them played bo- tauso the" were under the impression that the post would reap the hnn'csl. Every motorist who drives in winter will bless the giver of a pnir of these cold weather NECESSITIES. They fasten to the wheel and no matter how cold the weather the driver’s hands are always warm. The price is low. After‘Mr. Jones ’talk a general (ii:- cussion followed reganling the enlist- ment of members of the Legion in the organization. As one of the first clauses ni the Legion's constitution expressly forbids anv post taking part in any military organization whatso- ever, no action could be taken by the local post. However each individual can decide for himself whether or not“ to enlist in the l. R. M. Last Fall's Football. One of the members brought up the matter‘of the football games which were played here last fall. He xaid the impression had gone forth the} the local Lewion post was sponsoringr the games and that the profits from them would be tumed over to the post. He also said that money hadi been collected from the business nn-n‘ of the village for the support of the team on the above assumption. i Every Car Owner needs one»- Tells just how much pressure in 6.00 and up. tubes .......... ".5. l 32.00 Khxton and Spartan Makes. Stewlrt 1nd Van Skimâ€"4".” ’6.“ and up. and up. If you really wish to please your car owning friend give him something for “the old bus." Nothing he gets will give him greater pleasure. At a regular meeting of the Amer~ icnn Legion held at their club rooms on Monday evening the question of the local Reserve Militia company ocâ€" cupied most of the time. Howard P. Jones, a member of Co. ‘H, was present at the invitation of the boys and gave a talk on why the‘ militia should be reâ€"recruitel at this time. He told of talks he had with the "higher ups" of the 2nd regiment of which Co. H is a unit and the pro- bable hours of drill and “formations." Every Motorist Will Welcome Something For His Car Kidwell Garage Co. ’Ihe GIFT SPOTLIGHTS HORNS STEERWARMS 315.0. 1.50 5 gallon cans ......... 5.00 Skid Chains, a necessity. Radiator Covers, up from 4.00 Anti-Freeze Soiution. gal. 1.50 Mobiloils gal. eons ...... 1.10 ARTHUR Rr BEIDELMAN are executed from a variety 0! u- republe design- and every detail it looked ulcer by experts. 1‘qu is why our monuments slur-ya app“! (0 good late. I! you plnn I memorial in your plot n will thaw you g (ml “day of denim to choou (nu. Our Monuments Other Dul’age County posts arcgiv- [ing this wonderful show next week. Ht ix an official picture of the war lukt-n by the Signal Corps of tho or: my and has no love story. does not exploit anything or anyone. but is a real ropmcluction of things as they happened. The 42ml Division. tlw l’ruiriv (334!) the Blackhuwk, (86th) and other Illinois units aro seen in‘ action in training and coming home.‘ N .\ PER VILLE. as hard and in as many games as any member of the team. he. was entit- led, to the money. Big Movie Monday. l The tickets for the big Legion ‘show, "Through Hell and Back With the Boys of Illinois." which will be :vhown at the Dirlie Theatre next Monâ€" day, December 22nd. were distributed to the mm‘ebers present. Those «le-l siring tickets to see this great film‘ can secure them from any Legion member. at lhe'Klein Market. [’ufl'el' Pharmacy or Clarke’s Cleaning 1101150.! Money which was left after the season has been divided up among those who plaved. _ Twenty-Five Dollars Wanted. A letter was received from the Re‘ creation Association asking ‘the boys for a donation of twentyâ€"five dollars to go toward the payment of debts“ contracted in fixing up the athletic field which the legion used for its ball games last summer. Gail Washâ€" burn. to show the spirit of the mem- 1’hers; ofl'ered his share of the foot- ball money to \ boward'this donaâ€" tion. He was very kindly thanked for his oll'er but the members con- sidered that seeing he was the only one who had come forward with such an oll‘er and seeing he had played SPEEDOMETERS TELEPHONE 284 TIRE GUAGE 37. 5. Your co-oporation will be appreciat- ml. Thank You! Next week The Reporter will be printed earlier ni the week than ever before in th memory of the oldest in- habitant. We go ,to piess Tuesday afternoon and the papers will be in the post office for the Village and rural routes .on Wednesday morning,‘ the (lay before ’Christmas. We are doing this because Christ- mas comes on Thursday. our busy day, and'if We do not publish before it is almost an impossibility to get the papers into the office before Sal- urday morning. “COPY EARLY NEXT WEEK” IS OUR PLEA Next Meeting in Jlnuiry. The next meeting of the local post will be held in the club rooms on Mon- day evenin~ January 5th. Business which was crowded out at Monday’8 meeting, and which is important, will be brought up at that time for dis- cussion. to the thutn the both:- the said Two shows will be given. ut 7:30 and 9:15. (My Name) (1) Deanne you know me, enter my name for THE Coumnv Glam”: hr me m and charge the cost. $1.00. to me. Gcn flemen .- Farmers’ 1mg Merchants’ Bank Capt“! $100.00.... Tie COUNTR’ " ' YJGENTLEMAN‘ (2) Here'u mydollar. [wan TH: COUNTRY GIN'I’LnlAN. Send it tom: the copy Our bank is not merely a place to keep money. The best part of our duty is the free giving of such every-day advice as our 'ustomers need. We should like to see Writ y for every farmer in this neighborhood. And be- cause we believe that the in- spiration, the help, to be found weekly in THE COUNTRY GEN- TLEMAN will lead every farmer- reader into money-making ways. that Great National Farm Weekly in every farm home. It you have an account with us, instruct us to charge you $1. 00 for a year‘s subscription. If you keep your money elsewhere. come in. get acquainted, and learn more about THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. The next 52‘ big weekly issues may easily Show you how to make in the coming year an extra $100.00! What l ' john Holbrook. a good farmer. was stuck with 3 $2000 worth of wildcat oil stock. ”Help me to get out." he begged. “It‘s too late." his banker replied. “If you had asked me at first I would gladly have advised you; now your money is gone." . . . This bank seeks always to advise the farmers of our county so they will make money. In a broader way. such advice is given weekly by recommend the placing of Ask Your Bank’s Advice! l Warm Footwear For All! i MORRIS SHOE ST ORE’ LEVI MERTZ. President IAcbeptzible Christina;w A Pair of House Slippers and Shoes for the Whole Family! Christmas Boots for Boys :-: and Girls-«All Sizes :-: The Most Practical Gifts " 64- South Main Street. 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