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u Have you, in the last few week, taken a walk around the various new sub-divisions on the edge of Down- m Grove? If not. take a few hours some evening or Sunday afternoon. Walk through the anigar tracts in the north woods, and south of the Village; through the Bunme tract on the west end of Maple avenue and than east through the McIntosh land“ “Welunont.” Here you will get a vision of the future Downers Grove. Houses, bungalows, shacks, cot- tltu, all are being erected at: fast at Me. In five years there will ‘0 nah i transfomntion that an old Talwn from the mow-Ly “Do I get my money‘s worth?" angie. the Chautauqua is a good thing. Where else can you got flu- entertainment hem- and sew the things you do for that price of on1y 23¢ a pvrformance? We know of no nthvr plam than the chautauqua. Why Um play. "Noth‘ ing But the Truth" alum. was worth the price of the enmw- soasnn ticket. ‘ We mngratulate the peoplv who were instrumenta! in making up the defies: from thi; ye-ur'. program and also those who signal 1hr contract Tuesday Pvening \'.hl(’h assures us that ncxt year Downr-rs Grove will have the opportunity of 'again attend- ing a Redpath program. The «a; dixinterested people cum 'to the rescue of (he Amvrican Legion: when that body was 1'3er with I de-T fldt of about $300. was a thing 'Mcm made even (he Chautauqua oflichlsv open their eyes in wonder. And the: my the pledge cards for sou-m tic-' lets rolled into the hands of the col- lectors «13 an assurance that local, 'penple want the Chautauqua and want, it badly. ! 'mcr the last night of the praAi [mm 015a )ur Dmsm-r Crow people domomtmted again that Uwir punt-g ntringn can ah“): he open"! to thaw in financial trouhlr. wr am mom: proud than PN‘I‘ that wr are mum“: hot"! among "to.“ “1)!» ca" Dmrners' Grove. “Mom." 5 With lhcu- (humus in mind we are hlppy that max! ycnr Downers Grove will haw another Chautauqua, bring- ing to the village men and women who have (hit powrr which makes lift more Worth-whiny which makes us harm our tmuhton and rare» and which Ivmm. in “.4 walu‘ nothing bu‘ That the Chautauqua brings to a community an uplifting program an- not be denied. That it leaves in its wake people who are more ready to (ace the bottles of life with n'lc~ med courage, cannot that) he denied. m it would be 3 ml thing I! ev- ery man, woman and child. in the villas» could (“land every warden, by also a mum-m which we dvfy ans} one to runhadict. utored at the Duwnerfl Grove Post Mice as second class mail matter. Advertising rates made known upon .pplication. Subscliuhon rates $2.00 per year. Single cupios Sc. WH.\T OF THE l'lTTl'RE? bind every Friday morning from the ‘1“ of the Downers Grove Publish h Company, 37 North Main street, Downers Grove, Illinois. Downers Grove Reporter C. ll STAMPS. EDITOR ('HAI'TAUQUA MICKIE SAYS 3 \fi i “(mull "R om: ow” l 0n the other hand. a man may hr- ;lime the world l9 going all wrong with dually hmhn ahead, and Mill ml)‘ or may not can enough to inter- Impl its course. The two loam. (ham-- four ,hnn- no fl‘llllon ol‘ rnannrnn- :to a man‘s usefulness. It i; difficult «Murine. Juan. to understand your :lvindfll lack of plum. We on ex- Eruw; the pmleumat crowd who“ «I- -ucnlion is gleaned fmm 'nowupnpon land movies, {at having lml the taste .for aml the power to lhlnk. But a {man of your lnining. Jmlgo. mmht Ho know that the man. who ronlites ”hat the world is growing worse. ls .mme apt to do homolhing to save it, fthan the man who goes Imuml with :an amiable smile believing and ”- Parting that everflhing is lowly. And in these trying cimps when divorceu. ’theft. and graft. are the most huge iin xolume, most bmun of type. and :moat common of occumnce. in all the Work“ hislory~in a time like thisj rl‘or you to assure the public that :everything is may and beautiful,‘ malt“ it exceedingly haul for us“ po==imifls to have patience with you..‘ 1:»). Judge. A” the prnpiwta of the Old Testa- mnnt YOPV‘OV‘NI the people. Imagine “amt, or Isaiah. nr J-‘remiah or John Baptid nr Jesm. zeiiing thp peopk everything was im-uij: and crying waste when them 2" no peace. Why, Jnligt’. the “'nv'ld is going vim-n hill in Pwtry. All. Philosophy and Character. Th9 new; stands can no! =9" a serious magazine or book today. Even baseball is shot to pieces with commercialism and ML .‘yfi'y and crookednex'A. The Sovereign Stan: of Illinois: never was in such .‘lmz truly. nu om- lm-os n pessi- mist-vfor the name wamm that no om- “.Icmm-n tlu- nnw-on's knlfif. (XL-\erthek-sa. Judw. as one of that eccentric minority Ii“) whom you Wham no potiunce," l herewith sub- Imil a brief ode to prxsimism Con- Iran tn popular nation wither opto- ‘mhm nor pessimism implies b) defl- union nnv «Ron thr to mnko the 'wmld honor or not to make it but- tvr. A man may helm-v the world h “min. fine and w! may or may not bu intonmml in making it [0 any finer. In his address before the Union meeting of churches of Dowuers Grove last Sumluy evening, Judge Gemmil declared he had no patience lwith pessimism. Very well, Judge, you’ie playing safe. Faithful to the attitude that keeps politicians in ofâ€"] fl'ce. you haverhoseu the line of least insistence. The vast human haul are \iith you. The people hurrah for dazo zling colors even at the expense of truth. Sometimes they will even tolâ€" crate informationmrovided such inâ€" formation is altogether pleasant. Fur- tiwrmom, if there is no pleasant in- formation of importance to give. just fill '01" up with nus-information ~â€" anvl if it i:- lwavily sugar-mated. ancli l vloc< nut rcquim them to think, they will chasi- their heads off to vote for you at the next t-li-ction. In short, if ”I" object of life is to be popular, you lmve hit the: right trail. Juulgl‘. AN ODE TO PESSIMISM Several members of that body have requested that we publish some ac- knowledgement of the debt they owe Downers Grove people this week. More official action will be taken. we am: told, at the next meeting. Alexander Bradley Burns I'ost, No. *0, American Legion, hasthe backing 01' local people, This but“ been de- nwnstrateil time and timo again, but never more forcibly than Tuesday vvening at the Chautauqua. Hem, in spite of the statement of (I Legion mpresentative that the ex-sen‘ice man; wanted no help in paying the less of! this year's program, that loss was made up in a few minutes solicitation. Downers Grove has a future. We prmlict that when the next census is taken it will be the largest. town in the county and will also be (what it has ever been) the best place to make a homo. a personal talk with most of those building this type of dwelling we find that in nine cases out of ten, these are only temporary. If labor condi- tions were better. better houses would be built right now. 32 S. Mnin Street Downers Grove. Ill. Tennis and Outing Shoes MORRIS SHOE STORE On all odds and ends. Come in and see the bar- gains we have. Big Reduction BACKING THE LEGIDN DOWNERS GROVEREPORIER, DQWNERS GROVE. ILIJNOIB u lnzgc crowd was pmsent. 'l'hcl Huge urtintx were hamlicappcd. per-} forming under difficult conditions as tho min panned profusely on (M cams» tour. Despite- chow conuliv Jinn: the play was a huge nun-end Allho n commlv. it's truth: wcm' manifold. Alton l’mluml, the fumouu armour! int nml numeral (un- maker and “But-I ter-l'p" mun of tho rhnuuuqulllon- ml this mcumslul writ" of alumni"- mom on Tumulay Monlng. "Daddy"! (:mberkw'n Swiss lelonv porfnmml‘ in the nhomomu very pin-and). l Tlu-lr rrlinuo ls wholly Swiss, nor“ farming in fining autumn and wing? only Swim- longs sml lym Aflm_ I prolmlo in the owning they paw way Io that ofl'rrvemnt Mr. I‘m-k- art! In his "Big Joy Night." Fun. marrimm! and frivolity. interspersed with licl hm of sorenity, tom-«l Pack- With Um White Hussars on Satur- day the courxc hit its apex and on- thusiasm was high. These groups of. artists favored a tent full with in~ xtruuu-ntnl pint-u as well as song. “Nothing But the Truth" far csceecfâ€" («I our natulul suppoxélioms. Altho the skies pmm-tl forth a nevdod min, LAGRANGE STEAM DYE WORKS Two reasons why you should have your Cleaning, Dyeing and Prem- ing done by us. There are other reasons and we'll tell you about them from week to week. UPLIFTING PROGRAM CHAUTAUQUA WEEK DELIGHTED MANY T R A C T 0 R PLOWIN G DISCIN G BASEMENT EXCA VATING [e12 Those am the heroes of whom ;our day is in dire need. A bugle horn may stir the peoples' emotions to serve the politicians purposes,â€" or own (hive the poor slaves to murâ€" der each other in the sacred name of patriotism. But when you want; any constructive building done, you will need the man with the hammer. And how can we improve the situ- ation. Turn on the light. Don't thiow dust. in our eyes and yell love- ly. That's what the big thieves want. They want just such men of station and. influence like yourself to keep right on crying, LOVELY, LOVELY. That‘s optimism. But in the pessi- mist lies the hope of improving the world. The pessimist and the knock-1 (Some again, Judgn, but cdmo pro- pamil to tell us why the biggest and finest crop of lemons ever raised were allowed to rot in California while we now pay 80:: per dozen and things: like that. « ' The world today has not a philo‘ gopher to compare with Aristotle, not an orator to rival Demosthenes or Cicero, not a pact to class with ”Olllt'l' or Virgil, no historian to compare to Herodotus. and not artists to cumpau- with Angelo of ancient. timcs.â€"and so on through the whole list of man’s expression of his own real wm-tli. disgrace as it is today. Who are the hemes of today? Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth and the leading movie ac» tress. TW'O DAY SERVICE PRE-WAR PRICES Lyman Avenue (Continued from page one) W. S. Hamblin Phone 213-R-2 PHON E 90-R For Our Driver AND F. J. MILNES. ! Those who were fortunate enough to hear the Rev. ankenfeld will long remember his eloquent address. “is talk was by far the must ex- quiiile yet heard at the Sunday oven- iug services. Being well versed in Scripture. as well as the practical ~~i¢lu of Clu'ixtlnnity and It's (Iiverst- problems, he was enabled to bring‘ tn his audience many uplifting nml1 xtn-ngtlwning truth.» ' i The speaker of the evening was the ‘Rev..Fled l-‘rankenfeld. pastor of the 1largest; church in the Evangelical Symxl at Rochester, New York. The Rev. ankenfeld captivated his au- dience by his subject “We Would See‘ Jesus." Few are the sermons heanl‘ in the Grove which have sumnssedl this wonderful work for the benefit' of humanity and Chn‘stiam‘ty. l Maple East Grove Ave. R. F. D. No. l (Continued from page one) uals, which up to the present time an: ranked as among our best folk songs. Mr. Parker is a member of the Mendolsohn Club of Chicago, and has sung as soloist with several of the largest choruses in Chicago. These who cumi- into personal con- tact with the chuutauquu officials haw nothing but. praise for their work. "Bill" Wright, the Supt., is \vmthy of much praise for the smooth way in which he handled afl'uirs amL uidmi those in charge. His Activities were never ceasing to benefit those attending and to see that the chalk. tuuqua wax 11 success from all angles. REV. R. W. SCHLOERB FORMER ARMY CHAP- LAIN T0 SPEAK HERE land’s unexcelled ruptures of mirth ‘and profound ecstasy. Packard is a real artist, in both the literal sense and otherwise. As a cartoonist he ranks with the foremost. His pro- gram was an extraordinary fitting rlimax to the great week of outer-‘ nwnt. I! is only to be regretted lllilt‘ the rain kept away 5:: many who} would have profited by the womlcrful program of the last two days. The dresses in this lot are very desirable both from the standpoint of style and materials. Our original low prices are now greatly reduced. it is. an ex- ccllent chance to pick up an extra dress for very little. Following our established policy of not carrying merchandise over from one season to another, all stocks of summer apparel and merchandise are now pri- ced at final reductions” Particularly important are Wash Dresses. Wash Shirts and (‘hildrcm Wash Clothes which are oli‘ered at extraordinary san'ngs. Skirts of that practical sort that give excellent service most any time of the year have been greatly cut in price be- cause they represent the last of our summer stock which must be closed out right away. Skins Worth $1.5M $5.95 Others $4.95, $2.95, 5150 POULTRY FEED A. J. WOLF At A Saving H. E. McAllister Co. Final Clean-up of All Summer Merchandise Wash Skirts 01m Diesses worth $30.00 at $19.50 We Dresses worth $12.50 at $1.95 Gingham Dresses wont $6.50 at $3.48 Womens Wash Dresses The aban- our mistake should have» I Mr. William Barber, father of Dr.i ‘W. C. Ember. who passed away at‘ his home in West Curtiss street. De-. coration Day, nine years ago, had the; horn» of hm’ng the first white childI (0 mm the light of (lay in Dul’age' (‘uumsy a: he was bum September; 9m, 1832, in Napen'ille, being al grandson of Capt. John Steal-us, one} of the oldest settlers in the County? HARDWARE“. 36 SpMaln Street Telephone No.29 Franklin Co. Illinois Coal Pocahontas 8'. Hard Coal CAN ATTEN D T0 ORDERS PROMPTLY NOW! MERTZ 6 MOCHEL WHILE PRICES ARE THE LOWEST AND ALI. KINDS ARE OB’I'AINABLE BEG YOUR PARDON Phone 8 ARE A PART OF THE NEW STORE SPECIALLY LINES Vanilla Macaroons,‘ per ound ............. 28c Can you at it? Every other Sunshine Biscuit in proportion, both in quality and in price. If you are not a consumer of Sunshine quality goods now is the time to begin. Order Your Coal Sunshine Biscuits” speaks for itself. It is untimely. The obituary cowl, “The filst white WE HAVE ALL SIZES OF J. W. NASH In this final clean up, you will find real bargains in childrens wash dresses, boys romper and play suits of all kinds. All have been reduced. Prices Range From 95: $1.95 Childrens Wash Clothes child born in Downers Grove tom» ship." Primary -â€" April 11, 1922 soucn‘s YOUR vow FOR S H E R I F F Candidate For Sheriff Lawgence Hattendorf CHIEF DEPUTY SHERIFF 21 8. Man St. All;