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8|)”.an a paper in the true same in no act of charity. Your local m is worth my time: out It: to you; Are you really supportâ€" ‘gbâ€"or do you merely take it? ' help In other ways. It means that you help to make the paper newsier. ll you know any Stuns of news, you are supporting the taper when you‘ hand them in. If you agree with the movements the paper is encouraging. M an support the paper by com- mflng favorably upon the paper's Support means a great «Ira! more than merely taking the paper. It means paying for it in advance, for paying whenever it is most com-en- iem works a distinct hardship on the publisher and actually hinders him from doing his but with and by the ”pet. And. again. support means] Occasionally you hnar somebody as- sert that he “supports" his home pa- per. meaning that ho subscribes to i2. SI'PPORTIXG THE HOME PAPER Why nnt alnng-idz- Um Republican sand Democratir Party randhlagm. an AMERICAN LEGION PARTY Can- didate. for r‘H‘ly amt-n in this l'nitei States. at Hm biz OIN‘Unn tn comp nfl' nr-Vt Nmnmll-"v’, WP‘I‘I‘ fm‘ it. Those arr a low of thc- masons why a great mzmy nwmhers of the legion and somu "-0va in no way conmtod Wild it want in .400 the M- service men and \mmr-n start a poli- l-s'ral party. Nine mm of Ira of (he ex-mldiers Ind sailors have :n ideal of smvk“ that (he culinary man on "w acme! knows nothing about 3 hey haw am- Mtions tn su- this country run a: they think i‘ should be. fair for er- oryono. Thr)‘ an» mow anxious to .‘W Um pmsml polmral systom. with its hn'bou, its ward hmlrrs, it“ cor- ruption, and it.‘ spoils. «tom» mm; with in tho {'m'zml S'atns. just out brunch for inst-nee the Rur- nu of Wu RM Imam-a. In Mn dealing-a with the olk-inls and unit subordinates, the ox-wn'im man has found how rainy noun: 1’: the ml. ministntive branch. No om Inflow- hucr than me up Lenin man the vuy this gowrnmonk u run. During his stay in the army or navy tad finer his discham. lu- hul «Salim may of (Mm. wflh It npprnrr. to (luv cmunl ubM‘I'H-I that both 0! tho oh! panne- nn- du- tcriomling. Thu. hwy haw played poliliu m long Ind hum tho admin- utrnu’w bum-hon of "w gowmmvnt no hallnl up with red lap" and um bunmxu-like methods that It is time for a new tlul in tho (ornament of "MI country. The them is the slogan 0! "w Am- nricnn Loflon. That it nhoukl be changed. is the opinion of many. both in the 141mm mnku and oulmclu- u! it. Advertising rates made known upon ,1' application. Subscription rate; 82.00 _ per your. Single copies 6c. Inbred at the Downers Grove Post Office as second dun nail matter. “WW “v.7- W“, __ ~_V_ -_ fined «my Ffldarmomin from the nixié. "it 3n” have no nighbony also of tin Dow-cu Grove Pubfl-h- spirit. it my lack many other ‘unngs In Company. 8'! Nora: lain «not but with all its mum don‘t knock, Owners Grove. Illinois. “POLICIES NWT POLITN‘S" C. B. STAA‘I‘S. EDITOR MICKIE SAYS ‘ I 1 D01)... of Public Alum ...... 8 515.30 8 9 152.29 3 392.9! ‘ [but of Accounts Fin-11m 377.“ 13.00 306.89 23.71 11!. of Health 5 Satay 1078.92 .15 “5.81 ma lit-pt. of Stu-eta and Pub. Imp. 972.06 5.30 453.28 524.” D" L of Public Proper” 1393.48 4997.92 4048.71 2342.60 l‘u 1c Library .............. 541m 17712:. 304,68 [Public Benefit ............... 246.10 246.10 ’lnkerest Fund .............. 2944.07 19.73 (moo 2813.80 Sinking Fund ,. ............ 3807.72 3871.72 I'l'otul ...................... “1937.04 $ 5036.10 3 5724.23 "1248.!" '“uecial Aswumonb ......... 12173091 177.68 1148.98 “201.71: jam-1.1 Total ................. 524110.12 3 132121.711 311873.21 322150.69 I do Mnhy su‘car to the hrst of my kmlod , this re H to be tmv ,ianrl "NM. C. Fmrl vis, Vilage Trensurvr. I Subscribml and sworn In brforo 1110 this 8th day of March. 1920. Chas. 11. 11mm. Noun- 1mm. HARDWARE 36 S. Main Street Telephone No. 29 Fund: ’lo the Council of the Vlllm “of Downer: Grove (mnllrnrn: The following is my mpg-t _!_or 035 month of "binary ”20. MERTZ é, MOCHEL 1' BENHJ'TION 1 RESOLVED. THAT. THE Vinfljfw (‘mmrll of the Villain n! Duwnmw 1mve. extend I vol:- of thanks to m‘ tiring Comminioner. Mr. Drlbtm Pullln. for NH faithful and valuable- wnlcm nndoml to the (‘ounril u! tho Village of Downers vac, dulw‘ ('ommiuxiolwr Bryce puma-Inn! the lollnwing rmolution and mow-d for it» paw-mgr: 0n mll all Commiuéonera Bryce "aller and Mayor Barber you-cl Ayn Nnyu mm. lhmignntion nmbtlwl. COAL and FEED Of course, in burying the hammer " it is not to be inferred that. the right 't to Just criticism is to be abriged, but " when criticizing. produce that some- “ thing which is better than the exist- ing order. . VILLAGE COUNCfl, APPOINTS W. BEN- DER C'MMISSION'R V Andha‘member it carts no more to roost than knock. Go around and talk wlvcrtising to .him (one thing on earth that will al- lways win) and what does he say. "Oh what's the use of advertising in this town. there isn't any business here: it’s (leader than (lead. I’m go» ing to move west where they have some push and pep." or words to that ofl'ect. Anfi’ all the time he isi tniking his store looks like the very ‘d~ , his stock isn't arranged at in" attractively, he doesn't, wait on the trade right and he continues to knock. The trouble is himself. not the town. And the quicker the town gets rid of “business" people of this kind. the better is the town. 8:00 P. M. SPECW SERVICE FOR TIHF BOYS 0!- “OWNERS G ROVE. THE REV. K. O. CROSBV DIRFT TOR Ol- LAVV'RFNf P HA”. AND 1}”. (HR AhO HOMES FOR ROVS WILL BF TH!" V‘lSlTth SPEAKFR One of the worst things on earth to bump into is a business man who knocks the town in which he is lo~ outed. We have right here at home. ser- ‘eml good knockers, and right among the buxiness people. too. True, they amn‘t very big business peoplc‘ they can't be and still knock the town in which they are doing business. When criticizing remember that there are any number of material things in which our town outranks many other. One is, its wellâ€"kept condition. There are very few towns anywhere up and down the line who can show the neat. healthy. wellkept appearance that we can. WEDNESDAY, ,\l‘\R('H I'llh. l920. H!‘.\'l).\ Y. MARCH Hill. ‘92.. THE REV. GARDNER A. MACWHORTER OF CHICAGO WILL PREM‘H AT THE ”:00 AND 5200 O'CLOCK SERVICES. bury the hammer and resolve to be one in doing your best. Our town my have any number of (Continued from Page II S. Andrew’s Church ' POULTRY AND LAWN FENSING Full Line Of ’ PAINTS, OILS, CALSOMINE; ETC. Garden and “Field Seeds RUBY Till HAMMER TREASI 7 RBR’S REPORT ’ flutteport hit in?“ to} _0n_ hurl . Mlpfi :ifipciilfm'b'gl C. Van! Dam Vin?!” Tnuumr Int. Ran-Inn Commissioner "all" mawd to ad- fioum lo the out rrmnlnr mung ‘n'nlv March mm. mm 0n rSFI‘e'aI Communion-Ion Muller. llrycu- ml Mayor Barter \‘Mnl Ayr. Nayr mom. Motion ranked. Nays: none. Motion carried. (bmvnlmiomr llalltr moved "Ir appointment of William [lender to fill the unrxpiml term of ('Tommisulonm Delbert Austin. Iwimml. 0!: roll call Cmnminsiom-m Bryn. Heller and Mayor Barber wotml Ayn. NI)" MM. Motion curried. KM; his four years of service In Tm:- lce and Comminsionor of this \’il~ Iago. and that thix rmaolution lu- npmnd upon tht- rucm-Js. 0» roll call Commivinm’m Bryce Hullor and Mayor Barbm- \oml Ay- Nuya none. Motion curriml. in View of the suggestion thth' faun- ers may reuse growing the m‘l‘t‘xsur)’ food to support the nation. the crops {produced in the Farm Journal's Prize Crop Contest, are a! grout slgnlilvanue. These remarkable yields were obtain- ed under field conditions. the llguros given being the average per acre 0! u five-acre field. The first prize winner in each crop received a Gold Medal and :I_000.00. the net-0nd prize. a Sil- n-r Medal and 8500.00 and the third. :I llmuze Medal and $250.00. This seems to Indicate that among other Props Illinois can misc alfalfa. Mk In the summer of 1918 The Farm Journal of Philadelphia an- nounced that It would give a gold med- al and 81000.00. 3 silver medal and $500.00. and a bronze medal and $250: [00 for the best three yleld» of six ma- ‘jor crops. which would help to win the war and to feed and clothe the world after the war was over. These crops were corn, wheat. oats. potatoes. al- falfa and cotton. llllnolu takes the‘ silver medal and $500.30 (or the suc- 0de largest ylem of alfalfa in the United States. 8. G. McKinley o! Tllden, llllnols. mm the Farm Journal Sllvor Media and 3500.00 cull wlth Ill average yield on five acres of 6 tons 818A lbs. of alfalfa. and that after lthu all been calculated to a. moisture hula 0t 12% per cent. Thla la a splendid record. and only one more proof of the possl~ bllltles of awfulturo in the great Pralrle State. _ ILLINOIS FAME]! WINS 85.0.00 ‘ AN!) SILVER MEDAL ' FOR ALFALFA (Mn. N. "nth. van...- (fled! 80m CROP RECORDS mnummmom for.“ It. A nun; uprvmlun which mum to be nppllml "la n Hulda: [mum-r m . lam» pmpnrllnu uf uur‘m'tn-mw u get rid; forhmmn I11 upâ€"to-date patterns and colors. 36 inches wide and suitabi? for mens shirts, ladies waists or boys blouses, yard ...................................... 75c All "mm rnuulu m-n- ohuluml without lrflnllon, lrrllallon turn). on I'crv no! allowed to rompvto, ALFALFA The awn-rage production of hay {or a ten year period for the L'nllud Slama in 115 tons per acre. Tho ul‘fullu yields of "W Farm Journal (Imp (.‘on- lou war» as follows: N. W. Miller, China. (73].. 7 man. 748 "ML; 8. G. McKinley, 'I‘Ilden. Ill.. 6 mm, 813 "m; and Edward I'. Mau- lwwn. mumon. Ma. 8 10mm .7117 lbs. per acre. I In Black and colors, yard . . .. In Navy, White, Brown, Green, Tan, Rose, and many other beautiful shades. 36 inches wide. Ideal for Frocks or Blouses, yar’d ...................... $3.25 Alex. McPherson. Prosque hie, Maine. 530.6 bu.: Robert Cleaves. Pres- que Isle. Maine. 529.1 bu: and E. C. Hoyt. Huston. Maine. 526.3 bu. per ncro. Deep Navy and Brown grounds, with all over pat- terns of Tan and lighter shades. 40 inches wide, at per yard .................................... $4.50 The ten year average (or potatoes pmdurml In the l'nlled States. is 96.8 bushels per acre. The average for the state of Maine is 201.0 bushels.. All the prizes in the l-‘arm Journal Crop Contest. went to the state of Maine the productions being as tollows: Jesse Bailey. Monticello. Utah. 107 bu.; James Ray Reynolds. Luna. N. Mex. 92.68 hu.: and John D. llasik. David City. Nebr.. 78.15 bu. per m-rc. Choice of many pleasing colors. This material comes 40 inches wide. OATS The ten year average for out»; pro- duced in the United States. ls 32.2 bushels per acre. The average for the state of ['tah Is 45.6 bushels. The yield of outs in the Farm Journal (‘mp Contest was as follows: Fred Dewnde, Oak Harbor. Wash. 83.96 bu.; John LeSourd. Counevnle. Wash. 81.33 him; and Justus L. Han. cock. Conpeville. Wash, 81.24 bu. per acre. J. R. Shelton. Holden. Mo.. 121.41 bu. per acre. Clarence L. Slick. Pleasant Valley. Ohlo, 121.95 bu.; W. H. Baker. Lyons. indium. 121.88 bu. WHEAT The ten year average (or wheat pro- duced In the United States is 15.8 bushels yer acre. The average (or the slate of Washington ls 25.4 bushels. In the Farm Journal Crop Contest. the following yields were obtained: CORN The ten year avenue for corn pio- duced In the United States In 35.8 bushels per acre. The nvenge tor the state of Ohio was 38.1 bushels. The corn yleldfi or the. 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We’ll get right down to brass tacks and settle your problem in a jiffy. Don’t wait on ceremony. Drop in any time you're down our way. When you have a building A. .u...... :AI. “0‘- ._ .....I For years we have handled lumber, lime, cemeifl, roof- ing, brickâ€"almost every- thing that goes in a build‘ ing except‘the plumbing and furniture. Our job is to please you and satisfy you so well by selling you what is best for your partieular job that you will be a per-’ manenl customer. Phone after 6 P. M. 142 J It's really no trick at all to fashion :1 stylish frock, coat or suit or any other article of apparel when you have such a fine as- sortment of au- thentic patterns to choose from. All the newest and most desir- able modes are presented. 0m Patterns A re Ea s y To Follow