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Pnymll 'ml nova (N a “03- | ”doth. mat my can b:- intrn-uunx. ls I my 'n'ua Imm u: onUn-ry U. 8 ”bar’- po‘nt of vuvw 0f lhr few dip-Hem m- utually (0 Hum. Our H in to in“ plug Aha-cl. grin or run- Af W (NI Iih- it. that 55 our pnvalt-m- (km from cover to rover v-w-n ”u- “A I enjoy the lcllrm 'rom Hu- hyl In the Inn/lea. but. I wand" why you publuh my a! min In I do not ”Our Ir. Stu“: I lull meived two oopic-u a! 1hr Down-mu Grove Repom-r. I am I'- nyn (In! to mivv lhom. um] 1 null ADOLPH WINTER LETTER TOUCHES HEART STRINGS [HIIRS fROM MWNIRS GROVE S0lD|fR BOYS “And The Star Spangled Banner Form-er Shall Wave. O’er The Land of The Free and The Home of The Brave.”- bhl'ed at the Downers Grow I’m-l ()fl‘irr as med class mail matter. Advertising rates made known upon appliraliun. Suhwription ram-s SL7?) per year. Single copies 5c. Med every Fridly morning from tho olfico of the Downers Grove l’uhliahing Company, 37 North Main Stu-0t, Imwm‘m Grove. Illinois. 1139 Four Downers Grove Reporter I I mv‘m') A over w, *h. assoc! (Hummus in Benin”. ,rg. (krmmny. This village on thv bank) nnd we can hand of Cormany from hem. five sommhat be“! in this ham ww- a {Aw “G n Mills" nicknan them Y. M. C n :1 ram-.- muM buy a drink. mk up .~ [My hours of th- w» I.“ ‘ lit-(an ’1 mhind civili In pick av h forgo min 9‘. r Want Ads bring eon vn [he habit of at- val rat to sleep on. The is um. i am improving I will [notably loan be 9 company. I am in a Mr lads, and even with‘ In, Mn. we I" want to ' we am. patiently waitâ€" clmrmod words "Home- Wiahing you the best m New Var. :uwr‘ uni. ' in Hm. best place I've I n~riu~d in France. It tal. l grunts I have tn for it (Did Jerry Issued If mustard gas to us an Past ion-4y jobs. and now - lega- and hands wrapped eakfwl in bed. and 0'! as. not half cooked slum-l 'Nt- January 18th, I9l9. Bonk-when: in Luu-mburg. h..-," Thry'ro our .,u not low-(M than 1 wave "No Man's .1 11am rntor "so ,ru Z saw Minx: ”In! (mu-d. mal townx. um! um! women and Hm'u Luv!" is fist r’)"" and I pay God Adolph Winter may mm rough i-m, What 10w Ow" u are“. and "In "N "All I"- do i! ll m'vrr (M a Go‘- I \gvmrw favorite. C. H. STAATS. EDITOR is a room on we left of the court. The kitcho‘n is reached by going on Him the court and out a tunnel on a bark street mow the street. We go over and get our mess and bring it back to the billet to eat on a table by the store. Alwyn have a fire now to keep the dampness out. The sun is shining today but not much‘ gets in here only thru the court. How ever we have electric lights. which are convenient. I sent the Sara and Stripes regular while in the hospital for we were given a copy each week. but here we have to get them fmln a town about 15 miles away so I may not get the chance anymore There has been some zood thim The main billet whey-r I am is eviâ€" dmtly part of an old castle for on coming in wv outer an arch and thvu a tunnel into an open court and ours I am sorry to lwnr that -‘”ank"}into tlw mountainyl l I am standing you mine post mnls Rusthmonn did. I know Mr wry lm‘" He “.3 . nicv follow [on "showing some of tho wonderful places hvlimr- all tho follows liked him forth"? 3"“ than when l 89'- home I luv um- : good milt-r will Ml you all about them. I look 20 minutrs for dinner just ("’9' Bl" 'l '5 M". '1’ I“ "P l" m“ and I 0010M a v...“ m mime morning now. the bad feels so ‘lm po'k chop-z {mm}, fried Wâ€" good bm M! can sloop as long Is '0‘ l'nvs spaghotli. tnmalmx and thorax-l '3'“ “'- b‘" than» '3 ‘° much ‘0 ‘99 lhakml pmch awn hmad and mfim. Iom‘ donut want to miss any of the Thal' s nm so Imam is it? dayhght This is a Dfi‘tty [mm but strung; The hold is a womlorful place and all ovor the counlry and only a small I am Intmg "0" "' ”“3 lunch: m“, too. as (a, as mpu’atim “a“. room. Big comfortable chair: ad The main billet whom I am is mâ€" fhirk carpm. again I m hardly ml‘ dmtly part of an old castle for main“ I 3'" "'3'"- We "9 W? m I [ A Mm"! and I had a link job ‘Ihis mnminx over in the- Supply office ‘for hm hnuru. bu! that was nothing. W: In :‘aih‘ng for unkn- to go Dumm- nmr Ind wr can [M out of how in a hurry altrr we got Mom. Wall. I'll say it yill ht- I PM day when I do h-aw her». Not! But "w Inst (Mn. is that l "with! lnn lvn-n- In: "mm and this a. In. th- Rvponrr and mawlm‘s you 21m! lhn-mbor nth. \Vv-ll. wr gut ofl Hu- (min how but 1M- nu! n-vrv on Ihoir way (o M;- mm. about 30 Mill‘s (mm Own-v. Thry new dough boys. Mariam Mn. mm with :hm or four wound:- Ind lhwv whicr Mripm- but still thin! for 3 fr“ now If 1hr rnsr am:- for it. W:- hall 3 ml hm:- nn "w train fur vu- won» m old (Srvman ram mmv' that row ‘nrnnl m-rr as How (arms of flu- armi. .Ilk‘r' I lu-fl the humpilnl yesterday mom- inx nml lvfl. ()rlc-una at 8:54 :1. m. for Unix burg to "join my company. 'l'llerv wax a party of 19 of us um- uuls. W0 changed cars at Vii-non About 20 mlll‘fi from he"- uml we- hall to wail them two hour» for our train lhl «my. I hnvc horn in Vlunon once or twice during my work but l on- joyml n Walk nflrr (llnm-r at the Red (3mm tunlcvn. About llu‘ mum-n. I am «Mlouinx (our flown of (lu- in- lvrlor that will alum" you why I lhink lln- {ml ('msn cannot hr prniml loo: much. Tlu- mnxlon nn- typical vu-ry lmw any of m: uv an American girl nwr lwrv. Thu-y un- all lovely and will; 40 unylhmg fur n noltlu-r who in up, urnimol il. Fur dinnrr (My [are my Murunmi uml th-m'. lomulot- what; a big buwl a! hot mu. ”led rlrv, nml icy-mp. I rah nf rhocolnu'. manna malluvru nml nll tho clnmunu we Wnnll'vl And if n rvllow luu mono-y Hu- prin' n- 21! I‘l‘llln fur the work: and ‘il lw hunn'l my mainly the xlrl urn.’ "'Form‘t II." but um in lunl (a clo‘I alum its the dim-"m bum-n tom-l for! And many, for Irq [M "my ll“ 7‘ ram m‘ luul bmklul. n "w limb" mull for lk'ur Mothvr, Ruth and Ray EDGAR BOYDSTON LIVING IN CASTLE IN LUXEMBURG Jnnuray 22. I...“ DOWNERS GROVE REPORTER, DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS M or mall I! lo glue Dom GROVE REPORTER I1 N. Id- 80. M I” Divorcedâ€" Hnd a fireâ€"- Bmhenleda Left Townâ€" Had I huhâ€"- Sold : farmâ€"â€" Had I var!!â€" ‘ Come to townâ€"- Been arrested â€" Had twins 0! colicâ€"â€" Sold a cow or last an IMO-â€" Laid In a stock of whhkyA Stolen a dag or his Mend'n wifeâ€"â€" “unlined slid“. 0" "I'd"â€" Fallen from an link"? "~- anen Into 1 ml hole orâ€"â€"- Fuller: Into . lent}? Th4- nut day “1- am going to talu- n tfip on donkeys (that is if I can find our big a-nough to ran-y m) up into thv mountaimn Tnmnrmw I nm going to Nico by nutomobilv a dislnmr 0! about 70 kil- amok-rs. Wt- ‘1'" amp at flank» Hull! and Hsit lhv grim! (134”). 'l'hin afternoon wc- him! a horse and carrinn and mm: to Italy. W:- erm- hu-d owr the border and wvu' quite- 'n vmu 5M0 Ital) Junk nu Moon I: 'you rum tho border tho sizus chann- jto llnliun and “w pmplr mm look :difl’rwnl. h‘ look at it. I am staying at om- of tho Ian-gm! howls. lmngilm what it manna to be filW'piflfl in a ma] room with nice both and whih- M0015. Thou our meals in n «lining mom untl um wuilrd 'upnn. 'l'ht- halvl is run h)‘ [In- ru- ‘xular Fn-m-h mun-n4 and unly part of it is nw‘rwd for Amt-7mm uoltlivrw. 'l'hl- wow-mmo-nl pays all our hon-l «apt-mum. En-rylhin. in dum- for our romfm‘l and U10 Y, M, (T A, how in uimply gn'ul, 'l'ht-y hum~ a fin:- plncr and haw won-thing wc- wunt. nrmngr rxcurnkm trip.- for u.- and n‘l' l-nu-minmrnln In thu PVIH‘NIK‘ VNicc- i This is "In most beautiful country I could vvor hnu- imaging-d the grant SAlpx mountains running right down 'to tho svu and town-ring owr our hunch: in sump chi?» and Hull» | can't to!- I . . . you hunlly anything 0| m'uuty fum- for it (alum my breath uwny to own J “'mlnosday. Janual') 2341. ”H”. Unzu‘ Mud and Aunt: “'0“, l llan- h'f'i [he srhuu! and u n no“ l-ujuying wwvn days Iv-uu'. Thu trip down how tank about 36 hours. {I um at Mt-Mon an ill" Modillmuniun 380w It is [war Monte Carlo am! f Don't send me unnhing that I hum.- 1Lu curry long for I'm going crazy Inow with 30 many things. l've gut [clothes for rw-ry occasion under Hu- lrun now lwsidtix a lot of other junk. Fl know that if A were going light Id ’lhmw them away everything but my ion» suit 'und :1. ‘ ankvl. That’s News! T0“ KIDWI‘ LL ‘1' ME\ VTUN AND IS ENJOYIVG LIFE cards of this place as soon as l gettbonses for several days and I sure around In il. l! i$ lot-atoll on a canal ‘um thankful to Uncle _Sam for giv- Iaml is a. pretty place ton. The canal fing me such a wonderful time as l gbaats pulled by mules. the docks thr am now enjoying. ,shady tow path and all maln- a pn-l- l sun-ly am feeling fine and am jty picture. with two boys from Illinois, one from To" Mr. Man-Dougal if you 54-0 him. I liked his piclun- in ‘ho Ropm'u-r. Tho same old scout. This fatigue duty i» only :12. hard “3 I earn 10 nmkv iL will now it im'x very hard. Sn nlun'l \\0I'I"\ about nu killing myrv”. Nun 1'” Haven “‘1'”! Has Any One ih‘aucuups d1 ,QH't‘. Edgar . T I ll 30 D “$335“; 1.3197?!" 61 South Main Street $333311? Rm All Kinds of Duplicate Keys Made on Short Notice! n- Here WI.- cuughl up with the trail -n mew-m and their bugle» wundod a ] cherry command to follow them still «i 'Iurtlu-r. 'I‘lu-n onward thru (onto and .nl'fiold to tho vast and north lill at last ee’wu cann- to Hall. ka which WP (01- ‘1 lrilDWt‘d (or n mile or so youth um! onul d to tho plrnir grounds and xruw-l pit. -- ll um. ll o'clock and "in inward .l' call for chum-r roulil no lolly-r h: . twink-IL A duzon rump firms WI'H' uII -I soon uhlnuu mch mp of mu!» r proud" Ihun the ollu-rx if lhvir fin- ed 0 mmh- lhu- Iva.“ smoke. 'l'hrn lhv rook- n. im: mi. \u-n- lulu-n and many quali~ .; ‘. “NI tut good boilrru uf (allow, "ion 1 ‘ ‘I of bacon and 9mm taunt-n ol innit: lal ‘ or wit-horn. and min-Iv" 0' poulmw. "I I All qualifiml m1 find flu.“ null-n1 «I! | l - food and "unfit-m of [nu-r. A has!) »- call to oulrn n wild fin- and parking â€" u up; thc-n pirtun'n. nimmlling. wnym Tl ‘ upon-ls and dock on the rock. M. I r p. m. thc- sun (or homn m mulc- nlonx the cmk lo the old dam and “ l or" to Hindale. Th0 pedometer to ’ Iallovl l5 miles lhun far. A fur look - (he .'l.0l bark to Dmuwix. lhv moe: ‘ of tho- mun hml limr nml w-m- unm. | and rmw bark "in In! hard milm [CS i afoul. ll was I erfi‘l day In" a Who. hut ll"- litllr hwldu "mm- fI-l! {a no ml as that night whrn llw no"! ‘cmwlnl in In ulmp. Twas . "grand: and glorious fwling," And lhc morn- .- in. aflvr, oh you. slim-nod. Iiml TH Emunclos. and lhr fooling of "urban a: folk-r mods a {nu-ml" Yo! y .i malt 3;“ in Boy Smut and hr will tag. you, . l was a dandy hiko. Ho is mom Mint“ 11 man for llw day‘s exporiom'n. ‘- wears, rostrum! from mat position "I!“ . "7 . . Jim of Fem-um” 3,... is man, 31.“? take pleasure In announcing that we have booked for . . . . l , . . “mm” ”W "' a °°"°K"- '" 9"" the CURTIS.“ Mable Sormand In her wonderful plm‘ â€"- ago. Miss Jessie Brycn, the Assist- - at Librarian. h” hm. ”WM", b, “MlCHEY,” and that it will be exhibited hero. for two the Board as Miss Hugh-3' surrosmrl (lays, March 7th and 8th. Washing Machines of All Kinds Mia: Mmk-lim‘ lluxhos. Librarian m ”In Public Library for ”no past six yum. resign“! {mm that position the Lib! Wi-ilni‘siluy ‘at 5:00 a. mi four liu_\' Scouts lvfl anni-rs Crou- for n si-crvl destination but making,' it trail by locks, arrows. bunches U! grass and hurl-ion sticks as they wvnt. .â€"\L 7' n. m.. «37; Scouts undor lhv Sllpl‘n‘lslull of va. Si'hwub. lull the high school and mun-hml in column 'formulion north along Main Street thnl thi- n-ntu' of town nml to lhv nonh vml of Highland An-nuv Whl‘r'“ [hr trail hogan. 'l'mil finch-rs worv dispatched alumni in ll'flll llu-ir your Hull‘s OVI‘I‘ lhv imliculml Lruii. North of town for thrrw miles. then can! and south lhru woods. lam-s, fields and pastures till 8:30 [hon bmnkfnst 'und a mat. Th“: a whistle and tho plodding but eumer zulvnnur. By 9:30 Pnabocly'a farms and “Th:- Gulf" were touched and mnny is “out vow-cl lo «0an hon.- for swimming and hauling during thl- spring and .sunlmu‘r. I how you and Dad and the rest of the folks an» vnjoying the best of hI-ulth. Low to all. BOY SCOUTS TOOK LONG. LONG HIKE LINCOLN BIRTHD’Y l sun-1y am feeling fine and am with two boys from Illinois, one from (Ihivugo and one from Springfield. They um film follows and they and l haw bm-n together (‘\'('I' ~6mm we wont to take the West l'omt examiâ€" nuliun‘ LIBRARY NOTES J. D. GILLESPIE 6: Co. Tom (Khlw'oll) -“‘ Still another sensation {or the (‘urtlssl On this date we 00' 0“announce the showing: of the great jap in his latest playâ€"- ‘Sessue Hayawaka in Bonds 0! Honor TH URSDA Y. FEBRUA RY 27t h VITAGRM’H’S BIG SPECIAL featuring ALICE JOH'l-I. Alan a Hnmhl lm'd (‘omcdy See the Lion -â€" See the Mouse! “The lion and The Mouse” TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 25th also starting today the New "Big V” special two-reel COIII- edies â€"- the funniest twooreelers ever made. one of then at the Curtis»: every Saturday. Also the Polite News and :3 Acts of Vaudeville. No advance in prices for this spec- ial Holiday Show. Price of Admission. at the Matinee. Children 50. Adults. l0 Night. l0 and 20c “All 0! a Sudden Nomla” IT'S A BIG HOLIDAY ATTRACTION Bessie Barriscale in ('urtiss, Saturday Matinee, 2:30; Night 7:30. Continuous. I Mrs. (. W Houseman hming sold Juvenilr. Fiction 645 ithe Houseman Drug Co.. takes this Non-fiction 83 method of sincerely thanking her This was. an morons“ Of 385 over many patrons for their liberal and the Circulation for January 1918. l , [kindly suppon in the past and the Tim Anwricnn Library Asmiationlmany kindnesses they have shown her has shippvd lu soldivrs overseas more;and 5"“ b"~“P9“k-" {0" he" successor than 2,000,000 hooks. 650.000 of them 'tlw same liberal twatmcnl. sim-u- tlu- signing of the armistice.g Anyone owing tho firm for goods 'l'ln- pvoplv of Downi-rs Grove and l purclmsml in the past will please make (-m'irons hun- svnl 600 volumns thrufimmmliulv puynwm so the ulYairs can lhv local Library. ibo slruightmxvd out satisfactorily. adv. The circulation of books and period‘ icals for the mouth of January 1919. was as follows: Adult. Fiction 866 Nonâ€"fiction 88 Periodicals 178 Juvenilr. Fiction 645 Non-fiction 88 ‘ This was an increasv of 385 ovcrl the circulation for January 1918. l Saturday, February 22nd up with or without gas attachment. We also handle the UpToâ€"Date Washer at $75.00. Both machines are high grade and can be bought on time by reliable people. We have the best in hand power machines at all times. These days most everyone is interested in a washing mach- ine of some kind and we aim to have the best in this line to show you. We are the agents for the Thor El- ectric Washer which sells for $l25 (‘hildrem Sc: Adults. 15c. net Directlon Illlllard Campbell. The Library will be closed Sammy- February22nd, Washington’s birth day. Why-7 Febmarx_2!g,,li'§ NOTICE I)