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Wt Tho rmzm mint-d a storm 00‘ pru- Iest throughout Um mnty. not h"- I: sun when at Jam (or the mur- der of Mn Whitâ€"hr. In. I.. C. Brown of Wm. m. a. the calm-«son or on at} an Hanan em in tho and: o! Duran County. An «and W at the 813i» Asylum. when I. Ind In“ sent nMr hem “Jud.“ “- an by {M (bu-tr Court. be In“ Nu wsfe'n pun-nu. his arm- and il- fm «hoghuvr with an Iron but. In!- lowv'nx .m umumufui nut-mp! u a reconciliation Mr and In. 8mm died from "at rflvdu of W luau-l! and Romnum nu“ bound ovrr w W [nod jun Al ”w trial M- m' fmmd guilt) and Du- jun flaw! W. wonky nl hunting , Noun 3. Robinson hut boon um- kmd to Ill“ Mu manning days Intered at the Downers Grove Post Olive :5 second class mail matter. Advertising rates made known upon application. Subscription rates 82.00 per year. Single copies 6c. Telephone Days 30 Med every Friday manning from the aliee of he Downers Grove Publish- lng Company, 37 North Main street, Downers Grove, lliinois. Downers Grove Reporter Pure Four Watch Her Smile on Christmas Morning THE ROBINSON CASS C. H. STAATS. EDITOR MICKIE SAYS: ’anf Saidâ€"Order at Once from 2 Days 30 Telephone Night: 217 Retailers of High Grade Merchandise J. D. Gillespie a: C0. iaml nfvm should he simian-pure nlivrnu'n‘slrd wukkn. with ho In- ,u-rrq m «mm mm, Tim is (M Eun')‘ thing which will save the [amt ih-twnvfi leans "presenting vflluu \\‘«- have Just on mason (0 make for the nut won. Umplm Thom \un just! m dan. In the gum»: with "Judah and Navel-v \mc mum ”mum vu lhm. u I‘ll to be «meted. but not of the \u'll't)’ My“! Be u and to (he "NM of the local play": that they Mal "In: gamma (In every pm- n-Minz. The arm cannot be ‘ald‘ of "w \~illilnrl. 1 Tho put M Ma «km-trawl that WI and football as played wwwmmnumm- cm of the American [AM in very popular mom. Both tum have n- crival' the but!" of the out"! vll- l-n and have had soccer-(m mo : Snulu'r ur law the Main Street wumruvr)’ will be mm’ctl from the spot ill mm‘ hold.» “right down town.” For [yams it has but-n an eyesore to most :ol' tho pmplo of tho village who take ‘priulo in the physical appearance of ‘Llw lu\\'n. ‘ Wu ur“ informed on reliable au- {thm'ity that the time was never mon- gpropitiom than now to stint tho 'umwuu-M which will culminate in giving [lu- people a plot of ground 1in the center of the town for Muni- I'Ulill' buildings at. a low cost. ; The title to the prom-11y on which the Villnm- Hall stands is tlecidmlly risky. according to our informant. In order to clear up the title and ac- quire tha bounce of this ground, an aew of land near the village should he purchased, the bodies moved and in this way Dom“ Grow will ‘chcaply get hold 0! one o! the most desirable pit-cox of property on the Main stunt. One large enough for pn xont and future needu. However Robinson’s attorneys were successful in their plea to set aside the verdict. and hold a new trial. Be- fom the trial a jury in the Circuit Court was impaneled and’judgcd Ro- binson sane, after which a plea .of guilty was entered, accepted, and the murder sentenced to life imprison- ment. H a jury to try his sanity had been called before the first trial, and had found him sane. Robinson would haw gotten his just deserts. r i cause people thought Robinson was innocent or that he should not be punished for‘hie crime. but because of the illegality of the proceedings. ‘He was. to all intents and purposes, insane as a court had so found and he had never been adjudged sane. If the verdict hwd been carried out we believe it would have been a blot on the record of the county. LOCAL ATHLETICS If you would make "Mother" happy-mot only on Christmas morning, but every wash-day for years to come--buy her a THAT CHM E'I‘ERY Thor Electric Washer DOWN“ GROVE REPORTER. DOWNERS GROVE. ILLINOIS m Mn. limb .0! New 70!! Say I About Han. “Trini’sfl "rations (but kill nu. 'sNMtRAT Phflnonlmthu Emanu- dWe n m ruling. M RAT-SNAP because it come.- i-Mndy can, no mixing .m: «that food. You don't have to did) your hulk. W! the host for hmhdd an." Try RAT-SNAP Thm alum”: .‘FA‘. ”16.80” antl‘ ' Mutiny in Down-n Grove. has been film 3 (mt lmpul-o {omni by the mu campaign bf (and: um i:- not ya! complain-l. The Inla- hux «mm but just been my“ and "Ir men who “tended leaned There is but one full time man in tho employ of the Council of the en- tin‘ Distrlct. who is known as the Scout l'lwcutiw. Ho gin-xx his time to the various towns. As there an nine towns (or him to din-ct uml help he must divide hiu tinuI among the men or every town anal his success its mum! by tho man u! and! town who mliu that the Scout» and out" boy: of their town look to than for the excellent kmimhip they an Jive. Thiu winter our "tenure ll holding trawl; comm in Scouting “warms-Mums- forever] Iowa bu been greatly headlined by I The Council consists nl‘ three men from each town. ()nv is tho Dcpun' (.‘nmmisaiunor anal tlw mln-r two arc- the Répn-rcntalives of tIn-ir town on the Council which i: tllv governing body. Then the ('muu-il may and idoo" elect other nu-n In itself. The»- ‘mcn am thosu whu by their interest in the welfare of the boys are of spu-ciul value to the Wm! Suburban Council and still greater value to tho.- hoys of their community. As the month of Docember is the time of holding the Annual Meetings of the Boy Scout Councils it is a busy month. The stt Suburban Council comprising the towns of Bor- m'yn, Riverside, Brouk‘ii‘ld. Congros: ’l’ark, LaGrango, chtm‘n Spring.~.v Hinsdulo. Downers Grow, and Argo was the first local Council composml of several towns to lw organized in the United States. INaperviue. When men from these towns act as officials the general belief is that they do not act “square." No mat~ lter how they may strive to render fair decisions, ‘it will be said by those on the opposing foam that they are favoring the home boys. i ANNUAL MEETING SCOUT COUNCIL HELD SATURDAY Wm. H. Ray Selected as Head of Men Here Who Are Back~ ing the Boys. .7 '5' i V V filth c nocnm. as Hinsdale, Downers and Dowm-b Grun- will be ”presented on tlw (xccutin- committc-v of the West Suburban Council and possibly on tho Camp Cummith‘e. Our dollar per annum or more makes you a member of this Natioml and local organization. Phone 2504 and a card will be sent you if you have not already subscribed. 1 John D. Rockefeller contributed $20,000 to the Boy Scouts organiza- tion. Forty convicts of the Eastern l‘vnitcntiury of Pennsylvania sent $170 to the Philadelphia Council say- ing that they gau- thi- mom-y in the hope that. “through the character building of the Buy Scout movement many bays will be saved from what we an» (00:: " Saturday evening, Nov. 27th, the annual meeting of the Downers Grove local committe'e was held at the high school and the following officers were elected: ‘that they all can help to make Scouting a sumss in Downers Gnve. Tuesday evenings Troops 1 and 3 met at the High School Gymnasium. Troop 1 had the first part of the meeting. Troop 3 took the floor lat- er and were given an excellent drill by Major Wildish who was assisted by Paul Prickott, formerly Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop l. Beautiful drum. may hud- embroider“! ml braided claim. Price: nway don. Call sad so. whether you buy or not. lanky Com! with one your [nan-m. diatom". Hi I: clan min and mu. In all at materialsâ€"with and without Mr. Make out your list-Get out into the bracing air~Come down to our store and select those gifts for friends and loved ones. You shop at Ieisure, and avoigi the terrific last minute rush and “1am.” You assure yourself of prompt de- hvenes. You choose from an almost unlimitâ€" ed variety of novelties, many of which “ill sell quickly and bé un- available later. Rememkr.-Start Today~llecause Tomorrow. Today Will Be Yesterday. The Christmas Goods are ready in this store -~ the stocks are new. the days are bright and the clerks are able to give you undivided attention!! Think of the advantages of early Gift Shopping! You get your PICK of the seasonno hle things. You choose from an almost unlimitâ€" ed variety of novelties, many of which mli sell quickly and be un- And you help the sales-people by easing the strain of the last days. Those who have already done their Christmas shopping report that the store never was quite so pretty and attractive â€"- so brimming over with new and bright and desirable mer- ehandise. Prickel‘ Delegatw 00 Councilâ€"W. 1). Her- rick and F. N. Davis Reduction Sale Presidentâ€"Wm. H. Ray Vice-Presidentâ€"H. S. Paine Secretaryâ€"JP. J. Savage Treasurerâ€"Samuel Curtiss (re-el- ected). ’ Deputy Scout Comâ€"W. W. Heiuu Member Count of Honorâ€"Geo. O. WELL -â€"- NEXT YEAR IS HERE NO\\'!!â€"-ll-' YOU INTEND TO KEEP FAITH WITH YOURSELF. TIS NONE 1‘00 EARLY 1‘0 BEGINâ€"N 0W ! ! â€"-â€"“I'LL SHOP EARIJ NEXT "5.4!! AND :“OID ALI. THE DISCON- FOR’I‘ I'VE EXPERIE\(‘ED THIS SE. \S().\‘!" Eleven Months Ago Today You Said-- All wniutu and mm with 10% SIRS. EMIICII 13 No. Fund A". H. E. McAllister Co. Phone Day 20 Lord Lumber company We have outdone all previous efforts at this season of the year and ham more than done our part toward making this the merriest of Merry Christmases. and Building Material 1n ; Lumber I)ealers Phone after 6 P. ll. “2 J WW