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Reports of the Federal Reserve Bank, Mr. White said, indicate that Middle Western farmers have been able to save money, thereby showing they are making money on farming. national farmer income nvrngâ€"e u; $2,350. most states at least. Weather Conditions Weather conditions this spring have, on the whole, been better in the maâ€" jority of communities than those of a year ago, and there is evidence that the corn farmer at least can look forâ€" ward to better crops than a year ago. And the farmers are busyâ€"too busy to go to conventions and protest meetâ€" ings as was evidenced by the lack of attendance at the much advertised demonstrations at Kansas City and Houston. F. Edson White, president of Armâ€" our and Company, declared in a recent statement that a careful survey of farm conditions indicated to him that the Middle Western agriculturist is now more prosperous than at any time since the World War period, says the National Republic.â€" A great deal of the farm agitation, he declared, was put forth not by the farmer himâ€" + self but by the farm politician. Average Income i The average income of the Middle Western farmer, Mr.. White d«lnm,] averages on the whole higher than: the income of farmers in other secâ€" tions of the country. The average income in Nebraska is $4,010, he said, in South Dakota, $3.356; in lowa, $4,â€" 180, and in Kansas, $3,020, while the of Armous & Co. Remedâ€" _ | suffered and that he is still suffering ies Suggested in many instances, and it is just and muhhdâ€"fl“d mupu- solving‘ his We have heard a great deal during & agriculâ€" mmh-‘.uhmw-fldhfibh.!fih of the Middle Western farmer and{to demand and there is little doubt what would happen to him unless| that he will get it. In the meantime this or that plan of farm relief was|little can be gained by soâ€"called calamâ€" enacted into law. There is no arguâ€" ww-.hhm‘ been passing through a bad period| The best way to ruin a business is due to deflation of land values and|t° tell everyone it is no good and other troubles which beset him folâ€"| °U&ht not be followed. Everyone loses lowing and during the liquidation of | ©OBfidence in it and depression naturâ€" the World War. But it is good to note| 2!Y results. Better and more careful that the signs for the future are deâ€"| farming, together with sound marketâ€" Mmmumglw-flhryvmnnmw conditions are much improved over|°Ut Of the hole and it is encouraging this or that plan of farm relief was enacted into law. There is no arguâ€" been passing through a period due to deflation of land values and other troubles which beset him folâ€" lowing and during the liquidation of the World War. But it is good to note J. SMITH 60 N. First St. Highland Park TELEPHONE 410 THE | HIGHLAND PARK HOSPITAL We have already been the recipien ts of some bequests that have gone into our endowment fund. Theineomofmndomtspmiduoppomfitylortberefief of much suffering. MkLmamestionMouthr&hyofsefiom We gnkigfo_rg:‘gd that others have made similar provisions in or three years ago, in Telephone Highland Park 2550 care to discuss this question, drop a personal note to | _ An average of $229.00 was spent | by each motorist in the United States \during 1927 in the operation and mainâ€" tenance of his car, according to figâ€" ures compiled by the American Moâ€" | torists association, in coâ€"operation | with The Automobile club of Mlinois. Of this sum $101.00, or 44 per cent, was expended for fuel and fubricants, ABOUT $229 EACH IN 1927 to know that his situation is steac AVERACGE EXPENSE OF MOTORISTS N U. S. amount of deposits have increased in -:-u- :‘"-â€"ub' and coâ€" ols parbating dliructed to ns The number of | Phone 2048 17 Years Experience COAL and SOLVAY COKE 1205 Deerfield Road at Blodgett Telephone 335 istics Show That This Sum as Spent on Average By Car Owners Last Year; Figures Given Building Material Highland Park Fuel Company * PIANO TUNING PROFESSION A L Work Guaranteed, Estimates Free Do you know that we will build, acâ€" cording to your needs, anything in tin or sheet metal? Special garbage cans, ash cans, drip pans, smoke canâ€" opies, boxes for any purpose, ete. Let us figure with you and show samples. SHEET METAL ARTICLES MADE TO ORDER Yielding Romance Yesterday‘s â€" romantic | sentiments and attachments must give way to today‘s necessity.â€"Farm and. Fireside. ures show that last year the cost was five per cent more than during ua,{ when the average operation cost was | $219.00. Comparative figures, between . the two years, however, it is pointed | put by Si. Mayer, president of the Automobile club of Illinois, do not inâ€" dicate that operation costs are necesâ€"| sarily increasing. The difference is‘ explained primarily by greater -ileâ€"} age made by the average motorist in! 1927, which means an increase in not ; only gasoline consumption, but in tires and wear of replacement parts. } Many Surgeons, Too The modern pocketbook, like an inâ€" flamed appendix, has a way of being relieved of its poison. â€" Woman‘s Home Companion. of mechanics in doing repair work, the motorist expending in 1927, for this item, an average of $47.00. His replacement parts cost him $41.00 durâ€" ing the year, and his average tire bill was $40.00 The total operation and maintenance bill of the 23,127,000 motorists of the country last year agâ€" gregated $5,300,000,000.00, the figures depreciation of $136.00 per year. From this figure, plus the average upkeep cost of $229.00 it will be seen that the general average cost of operation of life of a passenger automobile, how» . according to federal government [E:wâ€".h--mmw. average retail price per passenger car in the. United States was $963.00 Comparing the cost of operation in 1927 with 1926, the association‘s figâ€" this being the largest item in the Henry G. Winter Highland Park, Illinois The second largest item on the moâ€" rist‘s maintenance bill is for time 48 North First Street Phone 635 Second Largest Item I Mn PMETE ) used as a l 1 inals until ME 137 years. [J} Convicts 'mmrad s 1 slaves, fro practice w i :‘ ole act in i‘ and was b : Convicts were worked under the ! contract system. being to all effects {slaves, from 1837 to 1871 when the practice was abolished. The first parâ€" ;ole act in lllinois was passed in 1867 is raised in Tilinois and how much of it is exported to foreign countries? Few children above the age of cight still believe in Santa Claus but we know a lot of grown men who beâ€" Nieve in their bootleggers. Dushels of corn in 1927. This is 31 n“dt&mtwu‘u year or 11 per cent of the nation‘s 1917 1918 1919 | e nenne mmz Oâ€"Where is the soâ€"called Mlinois! peach bel:* What time does the crop mGHLAND PARK go on the market and how large it it ? â€"S, A. M., Peoria. | BEVERAGE co. Aâ€"Commercial peach shipping in Manufacturers of Mlinois starts in PujJaski, Massac, Carbonated Beverages Union and Johnson counties. The next | Orde: a case of Highland Club movement comes from the territory _ C Ammediately around Centralia or from filden Spike Ginger Ale toâ€"dss Washington, Jefferson, Clinton and | 420 North First St. . Tel. H. P. 1700 Marion counties. The third point of omncmmommmeemememescmummemmunmmmmmm movement centers around Flora and S n emecen Olney in Clay and Richland counties.| The ecrop for 1928 is estimated at BUTTER AND EGGS about 2.300 car loads. The crop will be marketed between August 5 and | hm====â€"nmemenpmemememmemenmemme probably about August 25. The Illiâ€"‘ 7 . nois peach is generally considered to | GE‘?’I&EREAE‘EEG%‘ER ; be superior to either the Georgia or| Michigan peach. The Hlinois peach FRESH DRFSSED POULTRY industry has been developed on a comâ€"| TO ORDER mercial basi= mostly within the last ; 519 Oakwood ave. Tel. H. P. 1123 ten years. 3“ Qâ€"Was flogging ever practised as‘ 10 C a form of punishment for criminals CEMENT CONTRACTOR in Ilinois*® I have heard that it was. | I cannot believe it. \metenmessemeneennsmmmmmenttimetmmnemme. Qâ€"Can you tell me how much fedâ€" eral aid money has been put into road work in Illinois over a period of e | Men, all other cities, average pay "per week, June, 1927, $28.65; May, 1928, $28.04. 1 i Woman, 14 cities, average pay per | week. June, 1927, $18.49; May, 1928, $17.26. and was based on the British ticketâ€" ofâ€"leave system. The prison parole system in IMlinois was definitely esâ€" tablished in 1891. These figures are from a report | compiled by the bureau of labor statisâ€" / tics of Illinois. | Qâ€"How many rural post offices andr‘ how many miles of rural postal deâ€". livery routes are there in Illinois? â€"C. L. H., Murphysboro. . | Aâ€"Illinois has 2,629 post offices and 1 71,033 miles of rural delivery route.‘ It is apparent, therefore, that rural| mail carriers in Illinois travel a disâ€"| tance of almost three times around| the world cvery day. p $ _ Q@â€"What is the trend of wages in Wilinois for labor? Is it upward or downward? What is the average wage ‘pe'r week for labor in this state? ‘ â€"C. J. J., Cicero. |__Aâ€"A Study of the feading cities of IHinois, including Chicago, shows that the general trend of wages for labor is downward. The comparison shows these figures: Men, 14 cities, average pay per week, June, 1927, $32.13; May, 1928, $31.74. Women, all other cities, average pay, 1928, $14.73. 32 N. First St. Tel. H. P. 1234 Questions and Answers Qâ€"Can you tell me how much corn Doc. Swatelle cured Bill Atterson him. =-h'---& X his money.â€"PFarm and Fireside. :m for expenditm;,’:l;exz GARAGE and CAB SERVICE LARSON BROS. â€"S. J. P., Chicago. first white setlements were â€"R. K., Cairo. are as follows: 3,135,225 3,191,479 3,175,616 2,164,187 2.797,888 Amount Cement Work & Grading Contractor C | Cement Sidewalks. Cement m‘nin.- and every E' NEI‘- l?:-mix::;,.. AR Ling ;'lmw- Dry Cleaning â€" Box 591 Call Deerfeld 269 Central & Second St. "'rd.n_P_m Phone 313 _ _ 18 8 First Atrest U e e e en n ie Autolite Bosch Deleo Remy Dyneto Strombers TEL H. P. 266 §15 LAUREL AVE. Telephone H. P. 2714 §13 Eim Pince Haak‘s Auto Supply Co. Phone M. P. 391 2s 8. SECOND s Batteries Recharged, Rented and Repaired PAINTING AND DECORATING Paints, Wall Paper, Glass Window Shades, Auto Glass I MOTOR CAR ERWIN F. DREISKE ELECTRIC SERVICE | anoswroea es AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICIANS 53 South St. Johns Avenue | Starting â€" Lighting â€" Ignition _ _ | Phone Highland Park 602 Repair or ~Rebuild Any Make of Radiator Takes Bumps and Dents out of Your HIGHLAND PARK Telephone Highland Park 1349 DANIEL A. FAY Telephone Highland Park 1482 HIGHLAND AWNING CO AWNINGS â€" TENTS COVERS Carnival and Camping Tents for Sale or Rent B/A. Maxrwell Wall Paper Px 638 Skokie Avenue Auto Radiator Shop PAINTING â€" DECORATING PAPERKANGING 649 Vine Ave. Phone Highland Park 1261 HIGHLAND PARK, ILL Telephone Highland Park 642 217 North Green Drive your car in and get estimate ROBT. H. HENTHORN JAMES COLLINS ~"Auto Painter Duffy‘s Furniture Bldg.‘ Tel. H. P. 638 BRAND BROS. Authorined Radioia Denjer P TTERING â€" MONOGRAMS High Grade Work 616â€"518 Laure! Avenue P. UGOLINT TIRES Firestone TUBES DECORATORS John Kelly, Prop. _ _ vTHnNe m.actacal Troobhs â€" WeU P Bm BEVERAGES OFESSIONAL and BUSINESS AWNING | Tailoring and Repairing: ‘ Garments called for and deliverec | Tel. H. P. 495 35 S. St. Johns Ave. | General Building Contractor | 622 Railroad Ave. Highwood, NL | _ NICK BRANDONISIO When you are contemplating building or Remodeling, consultâ€" PLASTERING CONTRACTORS PLUMBING and HEATING Phone 219â€"R or 219â€"J Deerfield, IIL. Telephone H. P. 993 Durant Oil Burners 217 Burchell Ave. Highs Railroad Ave. Upholstering, Cabinet Work, Slip Covers, Box Springs, Mattresses, Cushions, Dn‘_lz_oeri_es and Window 388 CENTRAL AVENUE PHONE HIGHLAND PARK Office Phone Highland Park 2750 C. V. NICHOLS, DDS. Contracting and repairing Attractive line of fixtures PHONE HIGHLAND PARK sree "Vetter and Better All the Time" â€" mmflflm Covers and Draperies Will call for and defiver Sewing Machines adjusted and cleaned PLASTERING CONTRACTORS ELECTRIC SERVICE Peter H. K. Grimson Ornamental and" Decorative Piastering Telephone Highland Park 530 RADIO AND ELECTRICAL GENERAL CONTRACTOR Upholstering Shop PLUMBING & HEATING Mrs. Mezzini & Son GUST OSTRAND PLUMBING and HEATING Refinishing Antique Work. Phone Highland Park 2440 OFFICE 363 BLUOM STREET Henry M. Bernard, Jr. T. E. PIERSON "Say It With Flowers" UPHOLSTERING M. A. FRANTZ E. NELSON Black Dirt, EXCAVATING TAILOR Pressing Highwood, Li Highwood, IIL. PAGE NINE