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. | â€" Deerfield News _ wround the lake into . Wisconsin, up between the Red River and the Missinâ€" sippi river, in their travels over the United States. Mr. Ott learned his geography well, both by study of his book as a child, and by observation hmn‘-a-lh-n‘flt- a welt lesson. & ::â€"-?umw:. ® up a few shovels full of dirt, Samue! could change the course of the little stream so that it ran toward Deer: held on its way to Niagara Falls, or Continued from page 5 and logs were laid across each slough. This road ran through the present Plagge farm and made a shorter cut to Whecling where trading was done before a store was started in Deerâ€" field. There is still a small wooden bridge meross the slough over which the Supple family came to Deerficld. The Cerwell land bordered the Wilâ€" mot lund at the west slough. “~“hfwz¢b C many times, diâ€" v&.m&.l-l-'flfl :‘MMMH“ through the Kennicott grove on the ;:o“'.AMn-l s to strikes Milwaukee avenue, through Niles (which is "Dutchman‘s Point") and west of Chicago about ten miles, the Indians for thousands of years walkâ€" ed ‘through the thick timber, and wore a deep track in the ground. Without crossing a deep river, the Indians could make a trip from the Atlantic to ‘the Pacific, by following the water sbed. ‘The pioneers followâ€" south of the present Deerfield road, on the east bank of the east slough about 1840, would carry 20 dozen eggs on ber hend to Wheeling, where she c?hlwmrin, A log was meress the slough, and the little old woman balanced her basket as she made her way across the danâ€" gerous crossing â€"over the Cadwell in the kettle. A black iron "spider" was placed on an iron sawbuck in the Lorenz Ott had the first store, first| kerosene oil lamp, and first crude| wooden washing machine, (made in Libertyville}, in the colony. Previâ€"| ous to stoves, cooking was done .ini the fire place. A big iton kettle about | six inches deep and eight inches | across was placed on coals made of| hickorywood, and bread was baked The Ott families came from Balâ€"| denheim Alsace in 1832 and settled in | Warren, Pent. Thiir sailing v(euel‘ took 40 days in crossing, and their{ hay wagon and rack, which was balâ€" | last on the boat, was used as a movâ€"| ing wagon when they moved to the| bank of the Alleghany river. After| four years‘ residence in Wurren.} Jacob Ott, the oldest son, came west with the Luther family, and married| Magdaiena Luther and settled on‘ Saunders road â€""In the following year the mtinf Ott family came to Decrfield, where| they found a strong family clan ol‘ loyal, dependable Illinois citizens., The spot where the Ott family loâ€" cated was considered a Garden of Eden. Speculators had bought the land at first, remained but a short time, and then sold to the German farmers. They settled in the timber, and fruit of all kinds was plentiful. More than ten different kinds of plums, erabapples, hickory nuts of all sizes, berries, blackberries, raspberâ€" ries, gooseberries, cherries, choke cherries, garden cherries, walnuts, butternuts, bitternuts (like hickory}, for the settlers, and acorns to fatâ€" tem hogs, abounded in profusion. w In 1836 andâ€"4837 ten log houses stood in a row on the edge of the natâ€" ural timber on a road two miles west: of Deerfield corners. This road wu(‘ then unnamed, but later was called Saunders road, fot a man in Cook: county. In the group of houses were the homes of the families of the Duf-[ fy, Dose, Stewart, Martin Luther, Jacob Luther, Lorenz Ott, John Jacob Ott, John Jacob Ott, Jr., and Caspcr: Ott, and that of a bachelor nunedf Jennings. Jennings‘ land was later| sold to Echwingel, Schiey and then Kellogg. â€" While not set down in chronologâ€" ical order, the reminiscenes of a beâ€" nign patriarch of 86 years of age may interest the reader of pioneer life in Deexfleld, as seen and rememâ€" bered by a man who spent his boyâ€" hood with his relatives who are also now octogenarions in Deerfield, Mrs. Henry Wessling and George Rockenâ€" CAME TO AMERICA IN 1836 Reminigcences of Pioneer Life in Deerfield; Samuel Ott Atâ€" tended Wilmot School In 1847 SAMUEL OTT AMONG FIRST SEyTLERS Her® PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS | _ A: number of members attended the | ketureâ€" by Dr. Pillsbury, a noted { botanist, at the Hotel Sherman, Satâ€" { urday afternoon, where slow motion | pictures were shown to illustrate the } Life and, History of a Flower. |__And a number also went to the | Waukegan (‘"flats" > with Jesse L. | Smith, Wednesday, to see the flora { peculiar to that district, ! The officers this year are, presiâ€"‘ | dent, Mrs. C. E. Piper, Jr.; vice pr“\‘ l ident, Mrs. W. W. Geary; secretaries, | Mrs. W. B. Metcalf and Miss Sadie| | Galloway; treasurer, Mrs. R. L. Johnâ€"‘ son. Committee chairmen, program,| | Mrs. E. B. Jorgan; membership, Mrs.. | A. R. Warner; civic, Mrs. C. N. Boyle| and Mrs. E. J. Ginter. |__ The next meeting of the Garden; \ club will be beld at the home of Mrs. ! “ Ginter on Wilmot road, which is part | ; of the Mailfeld farm.. RESPOND TO FALSE + Crossin: â€"=______ ALARM FIRE CALL The Deerfield fire department anâ€" awered a false alarm fire call Tuesâ€" day afternootf, when the hottest Sepâ€" tember day in history made the heat in a farm house, west of so in« l‘“h_mtu hib-.:.fln. flc._.-&“t’ The club has improved the nounds} of the members with definite plans | of gardening, and encouraged n? scheme of planting for the village;| improved the school grounds, and comâ€"| pletely _ transformed â€" a trianzular, piece of land called Journal Park, at| the intersection of Waukegan road | | and Journal place; enticed and preâ€"| | served the bird life in the vicinity,| | and exhibited at local and ‘district \ garden shows. | school Friday night and gained enâ€" trante to the locked office by stand~ ing on the victrola and breaking the ers cashed pay checks are frequentâ€" age made a second run for the fire engine, in one day. = THIEVES BRAKE INTO DEERFIELD SCHOOL ransscked but as far as Mr. Bates could determine, but ten dollars was taken from bis desk in his office. hlt‘.ocuflutmcung. broke half of the windows on the north side of the school by throwing stoncs. The school is subject to at least one robbery a year. Money obtained from the children for milk, and teachâ€" The dangerous ‘crossing on C. M. and St. Paul railway on the new Half Day concrete road was discussed, also the old crossing on Telegraph road Gooder, Bert Nichol, Alex Willman, Mark Moutray, Elmer Clavey and J. A. Reichelt, Jr. The committee also discussed reâ€" questing the Public Service company to present bills the first of the month instead of at irregular times, in orâ€" der that all bills may be paid togethâ€" Many firms are donating supplies for the tea room at the Better Amerâ€" fean Homes exposition. A good lunchâ€" eon will be served at noon, also dinâ€" ner in the evening. er before the tenth of the month. Deerfield ‘members of the civic committee of the Highland Park Woman‘s club who met at the home of Mrs. Willard E. Ericson on North Sheridan road, Friday afternoon, to plan for their day of service at the Bettir American Homes exposition CIVIL COEMI'ITEE . MEMBERS MEET FRIDAY Discusses Dangerous, Railroad The first year books tive creations, the work dan and Mrs. Richards. England, but who had just come to Deerfield from California, after a brief sujournâ€"in Winnetka. The garâ€" den that she made in Deerfield will always be a memorial to her. The charter members of the Garden club were Mesdames A. R. Warner, G. D. Richards, W. A. Woods, J. A. Reiâ€" chelt, Jr., R. B. Patterson, N. B. Metâ€" calf, E. B. Jordan, C. E. Piper, N. J. Galloway, Franc Hempstead, G. H. Newcomb and George Truitt. The first officers were, president, Mrs. G. H. Newcomb; vice president, Mrs. G. D. Richards; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Franc Hempstead; chairmen, membership, Miss Sadie Galloway; program, Mrs. E. B. Jor~f The Garden club of Deerficld was organized in January 1924. The first president was Mrs. Guy Houghton ‘Newcomb, whose birthplace was New RAPIDLY PROGRESSING Was Organized in Deerfield, Jan. GARDEN CLUB JS Only g.Yxi Seems to m"'.fi':"i;fi‘.i"?:r' Amerâ€" ican Home Exposition | ~The Higbland Park Press comb, First President were attrac of Mrs. Jor in the rotogravure sections any time they~want to â€"Woman‘s Home Comâ€" Springfield and of Chicago the presâ€" ent president, Mra. Waiter H. Buhlig. District chairmen will have a meetâ€" ing on September 24 in the office of the Illinois Council of Parentâ€"Teachâ€" er associations in the Woman‘s City club, at the corner of Wacker drive and Michigan boulevard at ten o‘clock in the morning, followed by a lunchâ€" unusual in a family of eight. Today Children" recently became popular in France because the title was so strik~ ing. It was rejected in Sweden beâ€" mumm*m ions will be present. _ Those have accepted are Mesdames B. F. LAf@worthy of Mrs. Reichelt, Jr., is publicity chairman for the nineteenth district. in We have the ‘following new books which our readers will be glad to know : En addition to the list published the | other day of subscribers towards the success of the Deerfield Public libra« ry, the following names are added:! Miss Irene Rockenbock, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Miss Laura Stryker, field Grammar School P. T. A DRERFIELD LIBRARK RECEIVES NEW BOOKS Miss Pence received a cash prize of $250.00, various gifts from the Waukegan merchants and a contract with the Great States theatres. Evelyne first won the title of "Miss Deerfleld" the previous week in Deerâ€" field. She is 5 feet 2 iriches in height, has dark hair and blue eyes. Marchâ€"Visiting day for parents of pupils in second, third and fourth year. Aprilâ€"â€"Open meeting. Mayâ€"Annual meeting. Election «of officers. Report of delegates to anâ€" nual conference of Illinois Council of Parentâ€"Teacher associations, ‘and to the Parentâ€"Teacher section of the Lake Shore division of the Illinois State Teachers‘ association in Oak Park. Program of Deerfieldâ€"Shiclds High School Parentâ€"Teacher â€" association. Thursday, Oct. 6, subject "How to Study," speaker, Mr. R. L. Sandwick: Talks on their departments by teachâ€" ers. Thursday, November 3, visiting day for parents of first year pupils. 1 oi erea s Gn o RReCn oi t Pentradt! Miss Evelyn Pence ’ Mrs. Frank Burrows, speaker. Miss Evelyne Pence, a student at) March 12, 8 p. m. Deerfieldâ€"Shields â€" high school, 'u‘ Program. by 7th and 8th grades. voted as "Miss Lake County" in the Hygiene committee in charge of finals which were held at Wuukeg;n,‘ program. Monday, Sept. 5. uen HIGH SCHOOL P. T. A. PROGRAM FOR 1927â€"28 Thursday, Der. 1, Dr. Soares of the University of Chicago. _ * Januaryâ€"Evening meeting. Februaryâ€"Principal F. E. Clerk of New Trier high school. © HIGH SCHOOL GIRL WINS CO. BEAUTY CONTEST Don Strong Wolf Patrolâ€"Heyliger. Gaunt Grey Wolfâ€"Wallace. Grit ‘A Plentyâ€"Wallace. . Kidnappedâ€"Stevenson. Last of Chiefsâ€"Altsheler. Last of Planesmanâ€"Grey. Lone Bulls Mistakeâ€"Schultz. Ranch on Oxhideâ€"Inman. Storiesâ€" for Boysâ€"O‘Henry. Scouting Daniel Boone.. Scouting Kit Carson. Through College on Nothing a Year Under Boy Scout Colors. At HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, im PARENTAL REWARDS the amnual conference of disâ€" A. CONFERENCE OF â€" | 19TH DISTRICT, OCT. 18 y# «2 to be held Blue of | SPECIALS Jan. 15â€" Open mecting. Time and subject annotinced later. Feb. 12, 2:30 p. m.â€" Program by 3rd and 4th grade puâ€" pils. Subject "Abraham Lincoln" Mrs. Frank Burrows, speaker. Sept. 23, 2:30 p. m.â€" Subject: "The Progress of Girls‘ Education in Relation: to the Home and School." Speaker Mrs. Mary B. Page. Oct. 14, 8 p. m.â€" Program by the 6th grade pupils. Subject "The Boy Problem in the Home." Speaker, Carl E. Bates. Nov. 11, 7:45 p. m.â€" Armistice Day program. svonsored Dec Deerfield G&mmar school, district _l_“ P.‘ T. A. program. GRAMMAR SCHOOL P. T. A. OFFERS GOOD PROGRAM Wisconsin Potatoes, Friday Only, Peck 45¢ | »>~RAPP BROS. === BACON x: OLD MONK LUNCHETTE SANDWICH SPRED, Jar 35c Fresh Little Hams, the b."'_ ARMOUR‘S STAR WILSON‘S CERTIFIED MILLER & HART â€"9, 2:30 p. m.â€" antata by school, Miss Frances Hill, director. NOW READY Will consider your clear vacant Balance like rent! Located at Greenwood & Grand Aves. by American Legion, Deerfield Post No. 738. W. H. Nevelle C T T * CCC CCC September 23rd and 24th LEAVE YOUR ORDER FRIDAY FOR SATURDAY DELIVERY LEG LAMB 1927 Baby Spring Milwaukee Frankfurts or Frying Sausage the pound Phone Deerfield 121â€"W or your own broker DEERFIELD FRESH DRESSED BROILERS Pattlock Homes and Kitchenettes Day program, sponsored °_ ___ 36¢c *‘ ____ 29c the Ib. rooms 19%c 19%c MILLER & HART May 14, 8 p. m.â€" Report of delegate to Illinois Coun cil of Parentâ€"Teacher associa tions. Band concert. Officers: President, Mrs. R. A. Nel WILSON‘S CERTIFIED BACON _ April 16, 2:30 p. m.â€" **"*~___ 3 lbs. for $1.00 National Garden week. Program by 1â€"2â€"5 grades. Election of ofâ€" We give a perfect marcel, swirl, ringlet and round curl permanent. We have Atwo machines. We give a woven two hours, guaranteed to last sixâ€"eight months. . Waukegan National Bank Bldg JUICY QRANGES 3 dozen for MILLER & HART LOUISE M. CLARENCE B. Teacher of Piane EVA_NS Teacher _ of Viotin Accompanist Viola, Ensemble Residence Studio, 820 Ridge Terrace, Evanston. . Tel. Greenleaf 802 FRESH CARTON whole or half, Ib. HOME GROWN CABBAGE THE POWDER PUFF BEAUTY SHOP $1.00 Friday and Saturday the pound 33c 3¢ AND IT DID NOT HURT:! POWDER PUFF WAVE Evelyn, 6 Years Old A most exquisite and natural, is the Waukegan, IH Sifted Earty June Lakeside Peas New pack Tiny Extra Sifted, per can Extra Sifted YELLOW TURNIPS, DRY QONIONS or YAMS Deerfield News CALIFORNIA HAMS the Ib. Committee ° chairmen: _ Program, Mrs. A. R. Warner; membership, Mrs. Earl Frost; hespitality, Mrs. J. A. Stryker; publicity, Mrs. Alex Willâ€" man; finance, Mrs. Wm. Koebelin; byâ€" gitne, Mrs. Harry Muhlke. son; vice president, Mrs. H. G. Cazel; secretary, Mrs. Irving. Brand; treas, urer, Mrs. Leslie Brand. BACON SQUARES TELEPHONE H. P. §57â€"858 6 lbs. for Phone Waukegan 3622 28¢ 23¢ 19¢ E frgs