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I l The perfection of the telephone, the who“, the railroad train, the in- nation of the automobile, the wire- the einhips of vurious kinds. submarine, the large caliber guns, the talking machine, the moving pic? tun, the linotype; we might go at in column after column and then flutpmneout. Theuluhmory,the dine in the political bonnet-m, the country has just died. Look a- round you today. Go east to the city of Chicago. see on every hand the wonders of this age, then think back only 86 years and see the marvelous changes, improvements, and wonders which have been accomplished in that; Just think of that, the first white child to be bot-n in this section of Mr. Famr was born on what is now Maple avenue, July 24, 1835. This was 86 years ago. and he was the first: white child to be born in what is now DuPage County. Eugene W. Farrar, called ”GENE" by everyone who knew him, has pas- sed away. His passing should make us stop just a moment and consider whlt is possible of achievement in the span of one life time. There in. in this appeal for funds to impruw stliool conditions, an appeal which touches on the lives of the children. That's why it should and why it will receive hearty support. That the improve-moat» cited nmf male-l la unquestional. Why «loanf not tho uhool board provhlo ml my? Mouse they haven't It and. how no way of getting it. ‘ Downers Grow: schoolu. like than. of N-prn‘lllr. and many. many othorz communitle- of the ntnte. In ham-i petal by loch of fumk. Nat only; that but they haw- . lam imkMed-' nan. mm of it going back ”WWII- ynu. That is tho mason tin Bond: of Education cannot. at this tlm. put the schools in the condition the)" should be for the owning of schoolfi which is not far away. ‘ Local people um ever on the look- out. it seems. to do a good turn. Dur. ing the war it WM the appeal for the entrrtaimnent of the soldier. for the relief of the (listnsml, rather than the sale of government securF tin. which met with the reached m- poune. The reason was that the for. nor touched the heart string: and the latter, looking at it from on ill- vestment standpoint. the business N330”. of the people. Nn-or in the Maury o! Downer: Gmo have the pvuplr Ion unanswer- ed any 19ml mule In "In sum of on locnl school; Incl school children. ll 5! to he hrlk-vml that they will reu- pond cheerfully In \he pml in- There Is I mowmcnt on foot. .1 an be won from another part of this vuk'r Reporter. to provide several necessary thinzu in a sanitary way for locul u'hoolr by private subscrip- tlon. Downers time limiter had every Friday morning from the dice of the Downers Glove Publish fl Company, 3'! North Main street. Downers Grove, Illinois. htered at the Duwneu‘s Grove Post Mice as second class mail matter. Advertising rates made known upon application. Subscriptidn rates $2.00 per year. Single copies 5c.. ”OWNERS GROVE M‘uomx IN THE SPAN OF ONE LIFE TIME C. H. STAATS. EDITOR MICKIE SAYS E I sketch my original «rho-n. rom- menl nfloonly upon them. commit immedy. Mug my peculim nnil origi- nal noon, and preach in little, with :3 view Aside from the fun and Im- =|ic. In inspiring American mm. :mornl Iml puln‘olic filo-In in I way No make them nick. Pic-mm can of- ,un do this hum than amh. I knew.- Hunt the sustaining ml: mum: of pour paper '5" uphold Im- in "Ii! impoflunl pquow. both be. More Ind after m) \MI I belong to in.» ancient «Ider of "1“ ‘paper mm. men and hmc n In" appreciation of the shength (and also the weighu‘ of columns of type I For Our Driver ”GRANGE STEAM DYE I wish you would and the enclosed, mm comment with its unusually strong. superlative sum-menu. ml mu you have witnessed my new- tion, I hope yau can say u Caesar sum lo the high .achml puplls. "I came. I sun-El concurred." Lee‘s make 2 hi; success of the last LeI‘s make‘ program. reasons and we'll tell you about them from week to week. The success of n Chautauqua. like: that of a play. a speech or n mulc.’ depends much on a flu-l clas conclu-' anon. So I keenly fuel lho tlckllnhz mmmlblllly of my mentions ponl-l Hon at the and of the program. and I want to make a flaming MIN?” 0! it. I usually create a good deal of laughter. Sometimes I do :hln un- lntentloully. But let! you uhouhlf harbor the mlmppwhenulon that! frlvolom and almlgu folly in all that, I hau- to u. to the all and of the. Chautauqua. l with to “I!!! that I will not be to funny that nobody can? «and it. nor no solemn that nobody; can undenkul it. Two reasons why you shank! have your Cleqing, Dyeing and Puss- ing done by us. There are other upper. It is «lenimble that the final oxplmion should be a large and a brilliant onef After an excellent pre- iuile by Groebecker's Swiss Yodlerx, I will open aml will stay open for an hour or so. I always like to shut up before people begin to throw things into my opening. but I think u suc- cessful execution should be about an hour long. the great wars, the great mforms. When one stops to think what can be accomplished in the span of one life it is almost unbelievable“ v: ‘v u“. VVVVV _ luml in your midst at that time. As the midst is one of the tenderest i-pots to land in, it seems only fair to fully advise you beforehand. 0n the closing night of your Chau- tauqun. I am to be the official lum- upper. It is (Icuimblu that the final oxplmlon should be a large and a brilliant one: After an excellent pre- Then look forwanl to tlw future.: If these things have been done in the‘ past, and most of them an: compar-l atively recent, what can we expect1 from the future? Those of us who cxpcct to liv\e another 40 m- 50 years, and that includes alluf us (because we expect to whether we do or not) will see things more mmal'kable than those of the past. And when they come we will just take them for granted as we now do the telephone, riding in cars, pressing a button and getting light or heat. j reading the news when it is just a few hours old ‘uml so on. or to the Chautauqua, ALTON. PACKARD, THE CARTOONIST, IS TO CLOSE CHAUTAUQUA If the individual will take a few of these things, study them, think of the thousands and thousands of years it has taken to bring man to a state where he can accomplish the wonders of today, he will have a smaller con- ception of himself as an individual inhabitant of this earth and a grea- ter awe, respect and love for the Diety responsible for the wonders of the universe. T R A C T O R PLOWING DISCING BASEMENT EXCAVATING TWO DAY SERVICE FEE-WAR PRICES (Continued mm page one) W. S. Hamblin Phone 21341-2 Lyman Avenue PHONE 90-R Cordially you rs. AND Alton Pacinrd. DOWNERS GROVEEEPORTEK DOWNERS GROVE. ILLINOIS to I ".‘lcl'horson’s Island." in the Fox iriver, oppom'u- l'ottnwuuumie l'mk, 1mm the mecca for many Downer, Grove folks hm Sunday. When "Mrs won- counted it was found that nearly In hunulrul were there t-njuyinw the tlt" flights or the bathing. The funny pun :wux that outshlo of two fumilir-. nom- km-w the othmu- \\‘(‘l't‘ plnnuim: on making the trip. The "lslanl" inns in local name rmm thu fact that ;lt is part of the farm which Mr 'l’herson Brothel-u. former local hm... tare occupying. REBEKAH’S ENTER- I TAIN ODD FELLOWS I“ L A S T SATURDAY d llluohird llobokuh Lodge of Do‘wn- ers (More. colubratml its first anni- versary last Saturday evening with u moonlight party at the Victor Hundsrhug home south of the \‘il. Iago. Members of tho local Odd Fel- lmvs and tlu-lr fwnilies were gum-ls. for the occasion and a fine time was enjoyed by all privileged to attend. The mounds about the house had been decorated with Japanese lan’ terns and tables spread under the trees. Automobiles were in waiting at the depot to carry the guests out and at sevenw'clock a huunteous sup- pvr was served followed by an even- ing of hilarity. Many games were indulged in during the remainder of the evening. McPHERSON “ISLAND” MECCA FOR LOCAL F0 L K S SUNDAY Firsi Anniversary (Tehbyaled With Moonlight Picnic at \‘iclor- \ Hundschuu Home. In the .Vhort space of time sinco the Roboknhs were instituted they have made rapid strides. They haw :1 «Mil team already noted for the cxcvnonce 01' its work and the mem- bers are all enthusiastic in the or- “or which is growing rapidly in membenhip. Many Milton-d to St. Charles lo lin- joy ”flights of Fox River Swimming “Hole." $195 H.E.McAllisterCo. Ladies pure glove silk vests, Bodice top, just the right weight, here is indeed a value on have not seen for some time if ever before. e are ofl‘erâ€" ing them at the low price of Special price while they last .Girls White Middies made of good serviceable material of the regular V neck middy style trim. med with Black, these are easily worth $1.50â€" These are the kind of Jumper Drms that have been selling on State Street for $2.89 to $23.19. We have 'ust received a nice assortment including sizes mm 16 to 44 in colorsâ€"Rose, Pink, Copen, Lavender, Green and White. These will go quick at the low price of $2.50 Girls Middie .98c THE CORNER GROCERY J. W. NASH P In addition to the numerous special iterss adver- tised in last week's Reporter. we are offering some few values that you can not afford to over- look. And there are numerous other items in the store marked at big reductions that are in too small lots to be advertised but are of a marked money saving value for those who come for them. Tl") “MO" “FANS “MG \‘.\I.l'l".." Till-2 “NINE" MEANS Tl": MONTHS OR YEARS YOI‘ WILL ENJOY THEM! NOTHING lll‘T Till". BEST CANVAS. MORSE HIDE. AN" Ill'lfllfill GOES INTO TNESI‘Z SHOES AND \'Ol' WI”. (381‘ NOTHING lll'T COMFORT AND SERVICE (“'1' OF THE“! SEE THEM IN Till". “INOOW AT MAKE YOUR FEET POCKETBOOK GLAD WITH A PAIR OF “BIG NINES“ Glove Silk Vests $1.95 I!!! m DRESSES $2.50 SPECIALS TIII'I SI'MMI’IR Slinl’. One who was there remembers see‘ 'ing the following: MI. and Mrs. Heib. Miller and chil- :dren; Mr. and Mr.s M. A. Sullivan and daughter; Mr. and M15. Hurry Suuct and clIildIcII; Mr. and Mm. H. - Ululllhuus and chilIlI':un MI'. and Mrs. A. Uiumlzaus and children; Mr. mull Alla. JuIIIcs Nelson and children; Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder and children; Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Dexter; Mr. and Mm. H. L. Dickerson; Mr. and Mrs. Black- ' burn; Olive, Emma, Walter and Otto Schumaker; the Missy‘s Marion Dex- ‘ Icr, Ethel Raynei, Mable Striker, ‘ Clara Steffen, Freda Selig, and Elsie ‘ WiIth. Edmund Stevens, Ray Moi- iganson, “alter Striker. Albeit Selig, Albeit Schultt. Albeit Rm ner, Taylo: ’ Schindler, William Conler and FIank : Hugcrman. if any lIIfoImatlon is desired on .how to heme the island call on Mr. . Desk-I He knowz< ho“ to get ofl' ’ without using any gas. views. Now, that» woman has ob- tained the long sought for sufl'ragv, she must make use of it, and that wisely. Each woman has her plgce as a rotor because the male side is in- volved in the financial and physical xide of governmental activity while woman ever attentive to the home and the humanitarian side of ufl'nirs must we that her home ideals un- carried on with good and wise regularity. :‘ClTIZEN SHIP” T 0 P I C O F G O O D SPEAKER TUESDAY Maple 8: East Grove Ave. R. F. D. No. l (Continued from page one) POULTRY FEED At A Saving A. J. W 0 I. F PHONE 8 Among other things she urged all women voters, as well as men, to‘pah ticipate in primary elections as these an: fundamenml to a good and effi- cient party machine. -Mrs. Mathes' strong [Saint "was naval disarmament and she told in van 3- choice words. of the results of om plement plan of naml competi- tion. A xcsolution was passed, to be sent to l’wsident Harding, Secretary of State Hughes, and Secretary of Commerce Hoover, to discuss openly and above board, all the things. trans-1 pin-lug at the coming conference of allies In November and urging them to take 1: stand for naval disarma- ment. Mrs. Mame-5’ talk was inspirational and her uudience was fully apprecia- five of her etl’urts. On Tuesday af- ternoon, August 9th, another meet- ing is called at Library Hall for the purpose of completing the organiza- tion work. Another interesting speaker will be present and a large number of women should take advan- tage of so great an opportunity to South Main 'Street Klein’s Market Leg 0’ Lamb, per‘pourid ....... - ......... 36c Pot Roast. per pound .................. 22c Pork Butts, per pound .................. 22c Chickens (stewing) per pound .......... 32c Veal Pocket (for stuffing) per pound . .12'/zc Veal Shoulder, per pound .............. 26c Plate Corned Beef, per pound .......... 12c HOME MADE CORNED BEEF AND VEAL DOAF Snowdrift . . . Armour-s Genuine Potted and Deviled Meats. For the picnic, per can ................ Mammoth Olives, quart jars ....... A Final Cleanup All Pancake 6: Buckwheat Flour American Familv Soap Chips, for the washing ma- chine, etc. Large size, 25c; small ......... 10c 1m ported Extra Fancy Nomeigian Sardines "N. B. Brand 2 fox .................... Prefet Sardines, Extra Fancy Packed in Tomato Sauce 8 fish in a can, thoroughly cleaned. .25c American Family Soap, 10 bars for . . . . Phlmolive. Fairy and Lifehuoy Soapâ€"â€"These three popular soaps we will sell assorted-3 for ..... 25c HARDWARE 36 S. Main Street Telephone No.29 ' Franklin Co. Illinois Coal Pocahontas Hard Coal . CAN ATTEND T0 ORDERS PROMPTLY NOW! Klein’s Cash Market MERTZ é MOCHEL WHILE PRICES ARE THE LOWEST AND ALL KINDS ARE OBTAINABLE On all odds and ends. Come in and see the bar. gains we have. 32 S. Main Street Downers Grove. Ill. Tennis and Outing Shoes MORRIS SHOE STORE SOME VERY A'I'I'RAC'I'IVE BARGAINS AT Big Reduction Order Your Coal WE HAVE ALL SIZES OF 15capk8» THIS WEEK ........................ 21c fit themselves as intelligent and just voters. We wish to‘ express our most. heart‘- felt thanks to our neighbors and fliends {on their helpful kindness and sympathy extended to us during the sickness and at the death dud tun- eral of our beloved husband and fa- t her. uuuuuuu S H 'E R I F F Primary â€"- April 11,1922 Candidate For Sheriff Lawrence Hattendo‘rf CfllEF DEPUTY SHERIFF SOLICITS YOUR VOTE FOR CARD 0F THANKS Mrs. E. W. Telephone 279 Farrar and Family. July729, 1921