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Then then- in a In! of talk about a swamp sun-Mr. I don't know if all of it is true but If ho is nm- half as bad an the .«lnyowr «mug my. he in A terrible manner. I was frightvmwl at firs! u l hnnl thrm 14-" how lu- chuted the smuls nml bnvluwl nml Knil After men's Mr. Burnt-:4 introduced; all the membcrx o! the stuff. They included Eagle scout lh‘gnei'y who drives tlr: Elgin, Eagle scout "rud- bury whom they call Joe and Ma partner Joe Winkleholcr who looks after the boat». Joe. the second, midi that the only thing that they did lu- u- on an empty stomach “as «at. I; think that in right a» “0 how all \u- want and uome more. We haw milk; to drink. ice cream, nwnt and war-i tables. I am sum no scout is hungry here. In addition to the tlmm- we met at the train is Mr. llrintol. :1 ml nature man. He knows lotn n- bout the trees. nowm and thlnu. We take hlltes In the wood»: with him and learn that evorywhere 1m! friend: it. we only know them. 3 Mr. Barnes looked us over and gave us a very good command. It was “All those with no mint-outs or pouches mount the truck." I was one of them and I think 1 was first on the truck. Then about twelve of the others were packed into the Elgin that the Elgin Motor Corporation gave the camp. Mr. Barnes says that is not an Elgin Six as the plate in front says but that it is an Elgin sixteen, because it holds about six-‘ teen scouts. The Elgin made about six trips to the crossing and at the regular time we were at the moss hull. Oh yes, when we arrived at camp we found a r-pare tent had been not up and n stove with a fire in it was ready to dry off all the wet clothes. Only a few needed it but I think that it “an 0 good idea to lune Iendy. Somebody is thinking of our needs all the time. . It was mining when we got 011' the train at the crossing where it made a special stop. Again the way thing's“ weIe anangmi it “as like dmk \IoIk. We stepped off the [Iain \IIUI oul baggage put it in :I tIuck and then fell in on the side of the mud. as if everything was cut and dried it went so smooth. On the train out we were given a yellow card that had a place for our name, address, tele- phone number, what father did, his. office; phoné, and if you were to be home all the time we Were at camp. I do not know why they wanted all that information as nothing will hapâ€" pen because tlu- men are about all tlw time. Then we won- asfignod to our tents and all the details of tho ramp were completed. we have in our meetings; It sgemed LAST PERIOD At my scour CAMP sums MONDAY Telephone 3494 RIDGWAY-QUEST CO’S. PAINTS â€"- VARNISHES â€" ENAMELS ARE THE BEST! Strictly Pure House Paint, per gal ........... Combination House Paint, per gal ........... Flat Wall Paint, per gal. .................... Floor Varnish, 'per gal. .................... High Gloss White Enamel, per gal. .......... Porcelain Finish White Enamel, per gal ....... Auto and Carriage Top Dressing Special Automobile Spar Varnish BARGAINS AT GARFIELD PIANO (‘0. l MANDOLIN, ........................... S I 1 New Cleartone Cornet ............. I] 1 Gold Plated York Trumpet ............. . ll 2 Clarinets ............................... 2 1 Lyon}; Healy Banjo ................... 2 l Uéed Kimball Uprigfit Piano 1 Used Arion Upright Piano. 1 Davis Victrola ............ NEW AND l'SED PLAYER PIANOS AND VlCTROl..-\S CASH 0R EASY PAYMENTS Player Rolls. Recon. Shoot Musir. New and l'sed Band Instruments Fianna Tuned and Repaired MI'SIC SCHOOL â€"~ ALI, INSTRI’MENTS TAI‘GHT Harry Walker Phone 191-R (Continued fmm Page 2) WALKER DICKE P A I N 'l‘ I N G Decorating Paper Hanging Estimates on all work cheerfully furnished Garfield Piano Co. RIGHT QUALITY H. L. DAWSON 13 West Railroad Street ............. .................. .................. PIANOS AND VICTIM Then the- scout craft ~school mmv nml l dill not know before that tho couts can dig in ms thm do lu-w. “0 para mom tests than all the rest a! the )var tngvtlwr. W0 thop (lam: the big «la-ml tun-s. Nu leul scout “ill cltt a live trm- in this camp. ’l‘ln-rv nru luts of big oaks horn uml I .«m 'muny little pines that the m‘outs my ‘Mr. Burnt-s. Scoutmnxter King and ‘two xmuts so! in the Wootln. Tlll> will ban womlorlul place when they are big. But It in now. There In a special rlusn Sn swimming every morning. 11w ttrnt two periods {-2 wants Ionmml to swim. We all swim lhm- tl-m-~ a day . It is [neat fun. I «luclu (I name of the #mutu and they «luclu-«l mt. 'l‘lu-re in n trnt of wont: hero whn haw been in amp .Iomtg tlnu- nml they thought that "my could clean up all the rmt of the camp in n swimmlug mot no "my posted a challenge. It took an only I: fvw min- utrs tn nrrrpt (won if lt llmkml llh‘ an up hill job. Well tw- ltml the mot-t aml rlonnml up on tlwm. l-‘or m. .\'ml "mm“ mad:- I pull": "rnry Waning. 2: Allen King. f1: Ralph King. In; Nmflnn Newmith, 5; fill. (‘oliuapn 7 am] wo alm won Un- “'an we left the mess hall we went to our tents and made our cots: A member of the stall' came to cvety tent and shma'ed us how to do it so that we would not kick our blankets all" in the night. Then the bugle blow and every tentlewler sent a scout to the kitchen to get a pull 01' hot water. We, who Inul w-vt feet, stuck them into hut water anal went to hml. Taps sounded, then “'0 repeated the Louis I‘ruyet; and in no time were asleep. It was :mimuneml that Mr. Barnes slept at one end at the parade gruunll and I have 501'“ u luntmn burning them all night. If we need anything: we are tn g0 there will wake him. We do nut have guards us they think we need the sleep. The first I know I hemwl a bugle sound. I did not know what it was but .mmenne in our tent said that it \Yil." liwt eat] and l silot:h|,ge~t up. Sn 1 «IM. lt was raining but we all wann- nut in hunt nl‘ out tents while itlu: American flag was rnisml. \Ve jthon gave the pledge of Allegienco to the American flag. Then it started tu‘ min. We went into the tents and“ washed for bmukfast. N0 senut can go in thv mess hull who has not been washed. Ynu know mother that a scout is clean. We hatl a fine break- fast and went back into our tents which we cleaned Ourselves. We ll” not have anyone here to clean up for us. I think I will try to keep my! room in outer when I get home. l know how to make our beds. l at them but Mr. Barnes $aid that he is something like a bear and he never comex out of his den after retreat. I don't just see how that makes any «lifl'emnw but all the scouts; say that Mr. Bamvs tells the truth. 221 S. Fairmount Ave. Henry Dicke Phone 123-12 3 10.00 35.00 1 l 0.00 25.00 25.00 1 25.00 225.00 1M 43-1 but we tx-nts W 90me (movl‘s' mm nowmms GROVE, ILLINOIS Iclay race. The tent that challengedlglutt he came here for two \Iceks. tlIc rest of the camp got 3;! to our Well these two (lhisions played buscv 03 points. ThoiI winners “ere Ellis, bull and the east siIlc won. 'lonight 7; Stoukey, 25; Symonds, 2. Whilelthv >tutl‘ played a five inning game this “IL-2 going on I went to the finish ‘ with the winner fora waternwlun and ut' the 100 yard swim and saw a snake it was a tit! when the game was. callâ€" nwulluw II toad. 1 called MI: Barnes >(tl on account of IlquIIuss'. it was a and he said it was unusual as thwy grout ~huck fur the Jail {on they liked frogs thn best. flwrv xix runs in the hunt at thu beg- lmst night the camp “a: IliIiIchl'iIIniII;c of the lust inning. into um parts under the hudcaship; I almost forgot tn tell you of the of Scoutmustm Dumlam ll of ’l‘mnp ligwut combination in the kitchen. It n1 lit’t'W)" and Mr. Hanson II fIivnIl i thv JiIII- John puiI Inf dusky cooks. IIl‘ Sttluill\ilr«tt'l l‘IIkmnn ut lump 1 (if: “my malt" me It things to out \Iith ltiwmido. llI- came to ramp I-III- wzmk thv gmul him! that Mr. Harm-r: pro- and lilit‘tl it >n \\-‘(l lu- lam“ lIaI-k tn \i.h-.~:"l‘III lhvm tn rank. ‘ .~-’In~u<l his twu wvoh: mention lu‘l‘t'.; 'l‘hI-I'c- :II'I- :muw ol‘ [ltt' M'nuts got-i “0 is :I I'I-g'ular i'I'llmv anal \\'(' III‘o‘linn things. l’mm homo but Mr Harm-s relay race. The tent that challenged the res-t of the camp got. 3;! to our 53 points. Their winners Were Ellis, 7; Smokey, 25; Symonds, 2. While this “as going on I went to the finish of the 100 yard swim and saw a snake nwulluw a loud. 1 called Mr. Barnes and he mid it was unusual as [hwy “kt-d frogs thn best. 32 South Main Street All Shoes on Sale are from Our Regular Stock Remember â€"â€" we do not buy cheap shoes for our sale like the department stores and mail order houses. We cut the price of our regular stock. Comparing the Quality, our prices are marked lower by 20 per cent than large city stores. Our reduction will give you an exceptional opportunity to buy your footwear at 30, 35 and 45 per cent less than you can purchase them anywhere at regular prices. One lot of tennis shoes and slippers for boys and children at just .................... HALF PRICE Boys’ School Shoes, button and lace, gnml, sturdy shoes, well constructed. Will withstand the hill'df‘St wxzn' and are :1 bargain. 4.50 to 5.50 value, Sale Price, 82. l to 2, $3.40 Same, sizes 29’, to 5 3 ............... $3.65 Boys’ Dress Shoes in the ever popular English walk- ing style. This is a regular value. All Ladies Dress Shoes. Highest (in-ado, 9 inch (up in Russian Calf. Havana Brown Kid, Black Kid, and two tone. The newest styles. plain and stitched tmr in high heels. All Ludios’ Oxfords. Pumps, Thou Tics. Straps in blacks, tans, (lzu'k lmm us. Lute-st stuck and mmlvls. $7.50 to SIOJW Values, Sale l’rice.. . . 36.15 Same, $6.00 to $7.00 values, Sale Price, 5.25 Will be a Real Money Saving Event " \ Begins Friday, Aug. 12th: Ends Saturday, Aug. 20th SHOE SALE M aKe Selections Early Ladies’ Dress Shoes $1.50 value. Sale Price ...... $10.00 10 $12.00 \alues, Sale l‘licc. VI '1' Ladies’ Low Cuts Morris Shoe Store Boys’ Shoes Our Ninth Annual August- All Ladios’ Oxfords, Pumps, Culoniuls, 'l‘hco 'l‘ivs, Black, liruwn and White l’mnps in high heel. Latest Stock and Models. Ladies’ Oxfords, Pumps ........ $3.45 $7 to $10 values, Sale Price, $4.95 $5 to $6.50 values at . . . . .$3.65 'l'hm'o am a lot 01‘ vugle scouts out bore. You know mnthor that an Eagle Scout is tlw {tight-st {hr-re is. I would like so much to be mm and ('uuhl if I xtuymt :lnnthm hm wot-ks. l spulm tn Mr. Hurnm~ and In- mid that I luul ln-ou a ru-nulur vmut, the kind [In “km and hx- \nmhi ilk“ tu lmn- me how next lmiml. I Ilu lu'ts said that the Doctor said that every scout what came to the huspitu! had 11 box of cuts from home the day be» fare. I would like to have some on" your good cake but yuu nerd nut wad it. I think that the hospit xl \Tidl its elecuic Iights,stcrili1m., in. hununh and bottlw is a gum! plzue to keep away 1mm. in addition to all the bargains we offer, we will put on sale our entire stock of from $12,000 to $13,000 worth of high grade footwear. Every high shoe in the store, also tennis shoes, rubbers, rubber boots for men, women, misses ,boys and children. Plenty of sizes to fit the whole family at- a reduction of Sn numm'nns urn the Home could not ({nunwmtc thmn 10 PER CENT FROM THE REGULAR PRICE We also have a large number of high and low shoes. nxfnrds and pumps in hrulu-n lots and mluls and ends and which “'0 are «lasing out at u pricv ymn will not soc for many years In rmno. High gnulv, well made, we have put them in three lnts as fullmvs: Lot Lot Lot Z2? Zn: 3.2;... 2.: 2:; 5:17 5.: 53:. 3232â€"7... Everything Reduced Extreme Low Prices No. I. Value from SUN) to $6.00. . N0. 2. Value from $6.00 In $8.00. No. 3. “duo from $8.00 to SHLOO. Formerly suld for $9.00, Sale Price. .325 $7.35 Values. Sale Price ............. SM?» Downers Grove, Ill. Men’s Oxfords wo lmw un sale all hem Your Loving Son. Ilium (u Sis and Bud. l'. S. 'l‘vll 11w other feliows in our r(mop “ho dial nut came that they sure ‘mixsu-«i it and that (In? last period z-ltll'laz Angry-Isl lfnh so they better get £|lrr=n7 vim Q'l'mm tlh-ir parents and lmmv lu-rv for hm weeks good time. It“ huh; abuut, the camp and 1 am a tcunuauiw. chlarday I was oflicer :uf ch: day. I wally think ,that he nwn' 1m: here :1 lot more than he 13:: :3le you bow-r send me the fee at. once so he will not have to run LIN (an [i without me. I would like m conn- home but 1 can do that when ,Uu- ump I’USCS. Write mun. Fridag,_August 12, 1921’ that we . $3.95