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To _ Merely -- Advance + THE INDEPENDENT----ONLY $1.50 YEAR > THE LAKE CoUNnTY NATIONAL BANK is not sufficient. One It requires daily effort to climb to success. Well directed persistent effort, plus the assistance of a bank acount, has caused many to advance successfully. ~(erry Christmas fe x' (T€ _ S. L. TRIPP LUMBER COMPANY FORREST FLAGG OWEN, Agent > _ _ Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. . _ W. W. Carroll & Son Co. no obligation asking information or advice I am always glad to be of service Yulstide CGreetings 18 "The Bank of Service" 29 NX »-- NBMN TS NO W'S must be certain of advancing along (Pay a fopous Cbristmas Season bappy and prosperous is out wish for you. usber in a Rew Dear Cordialy yours, WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OP-- PORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION OF YOUR PATRONAGE DURING THE PAST YEAR. wE TRUST THAT THE SERVICE WE HAVE RENDERED YOU HAS MET WITH YOUR APPROV-- AL.ANDASSUREYOU'IHATITISOURAIMTO IMWOVE UmN r[ m_fl.m. «#"1° nI PeC MH FEV V k WB NUEY N TT P C S Seer a erat n HOPINC THAT YOU MAY ENJOY THE BLESS INGS OF HEALTHANDPROSPmmmefliE COMING YEAR: * sls ~ ¥. K. Seliers made a business trip| William Carr, of Deerfield, the pop-- to Naperville Tuesday. 'nlu C. M. & St. P. conductor, has pur-- ( chased a new Hudson coach from ~/L$. N. Bernard was a Chicago bUS! Main Garage, Libertyville. e ness caller on Tuesday. * Mrs. B. R. Prosser was a Waukegan visitor on Tuesday of this week. Miss Helen Honeywell was a Chica-- go business caller on Saturday of last Miss Lucy Spelliman, of Lake Bluff, visited her sister, Mrs. B. R. Prosser one day last week. "Bill Legate left Sunday for Arkan-- sas, where he will spend the holidays with relatives. E. D. Hubard made a business mp" LeB: to Chicago Tuesday, in the lntereluls"ur d Of J. B. Morse & Co. | Mrs. B Mr. and Mrs. Verne Corley of Wau-- ployed kegan, spent Tuesday at the home of Autom Mr. and Mrs. 6. P. Evilsizor. | ters in Local and Personal H. Knizgge of Deerfleld was here on Monday visiting at the home of his son, Claude Knigge, and family. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Porteous and son, Dean, left the first of the week for Pasadena, Calift., where they will re-- main until spring. . Christmas trade with the merchants of Libertyville, while slow to start this wear. was brisk Monday, Tuesday and The Ferguson home in Texas isn't the only one in this country where you gould find a woman governor. P hh uc es oms en n te> We ciapy t aiin +4 Wednesday of this week. J. N. Bernard, of the Libertyville arage, made a business trip to Chi go Tuesday. PHONE 306 g;" Items of Especial Interest to Libertyvi Hours 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. | LeBar Just, of Chicago, : |Saturday visiting his parents | Mrs. Frank H. Just. 'He is The Misses May and . Elizabeth Schanck left the first of the week for Fairhope, Ala.. where lhoy_!m spend :h:";;;{ér-m----o;lti;.--fbey will will also visit other points in the south. Some popular author who has been writing adventure stories of Western frontier life in the old lawless days, might well write a hair--raiser of Chi-- cago of Chicago in the present day. We listened to a Libertyville man express himself the other evening ,tf- word puzzles. ly, and then for the first time We UD--|not so fortunately situated. Mr. Blank derstood why they are called €r088 | goes not know this item is to be print-- ployed as a salesman Automobile company, ters in Evanston. All are cordialiy InVRCU MJ ""*~ 2°° 0 ices on Christmas day at St. Law-- rence's Episcopal church. _ The sery-- vices will be at 8 and 10 &. m., both 'services of the Holy Eucharist. There will be music at the later service. Miss Lorraine Hubbard arrived ln'u Libertyville Tuesday morning from | a Phoenix, Arizona, to spend the holiday | & season with her father, E. D. Hubard. i 1 She will return to Arizona teh first of |'« the year. Her sister, Miss Elinore | , Hubbard, is i1 in that city. * & C _ Miss Blanche Triggs and Miss Mary t Just were hostesses to about fifty of their schoolmates at & Party held in '( 'the parish house last Friday night |! The principal diversion of the evening | was dancing, after which suitable re--| | freshments were served. L 'The operators of the Libertyville exchange of the Tilinois Bell Tele | phone Company gave a Christmas par-- ty Tuesday evening in the. rest room of the new building. Games and sing-- irg were enjoyed by all. Gifts were cgs_n;e_d. and luncheon served. W. J. Chinn, of Antioch, was in Lib-- ertyville Saturday, and was the auc |tioneer at the poultry sale held at the town hall that day. Mr. Chinn will lhave a sale of high class household furniture at the Tegard home on No. Genesee St., Waukegan, Saturday, December 27th. ) Marshal Limberry, Gordon Fendick, George Sturm and Frank Stafford were called to Chicago Friday, to tes-- tify at an inquest in that city, on ac-- count of the death of a Mr. Canard, who was injured several weeks ago in & collision with the Fendick car be: ltween here and Grayslake. Postmaster Ellsworth wishes Jo in-- form patrons of the local postoffice that service will be rendered Christ mas morning until 11 o'clock, after which time the office will be closed. The lobby of the office will remain open all day. The rural carriers will Mmake no deliveries on that day. At the Masonic hall last evening the Eastern Star 1 a Christmas party for the the members. A program maa songs. recitations, ett by the children, afiter wWHICM ANDLMETT ments were served. A remembrance was given each child. A letter received from the Rome ; (Georgia) Chamber of Commerce, dat-- | ed Dec. 16th, states that Mr. Elbert --W. . Litchfield and Mr. Harry McDonald, of -- Libertyville, passed through Rome on their way to Miami, Florida. It will be recalled that Al and Mac left here | in the former's town car bound for the 'southern state. The letter states that "they took advantage of the conven-- lences offered at the American Legion Tourist Camp and expressed them-- selves @&s being delighted with the ar-- rangements for tourists." The letter was signed by W. H. Foster, Secre-- tary, and extends an invitation to all tourists from the north to visit Rome. cordially invited to the The Finstad Eat Shoppe | hall last Saturday orn Star lodge gave ; for the children of . program of Christ: tions, ete was given after which refresh-- ed. A remembrance cago, was here arents, Mr. and He is now em-- by the Packard with headquar-- . While you are being gay and eating We wish you great success and cheer On Christmas and through all the year. People GYDA FINST AD, Prop. Each age has deemed the new born year The fittest time for festal cheer And Christmas brings old pleasures nigh Plum puding, turkey, hot mince pie. sery-- ployees, officers and stockholders of the KFoulds Milling Co.. was given at the High School auditorium last Sat-- lw night. Professional entertainers | trom Chicago furnished part of the \amusement. After a bountsous ban-- quet, all present remained until a late 'hou enjoying dancing, music and the other forms of entertainment. ' Byron Smart of Morrocco, Ind, has been here the past several days visit-- 'm his brother, Claire Smart and wife. \Byron has been playing trumpet for 'some time in a large New York dance hall. While here he was a member 'of the orchestra which played at the |annual banguet of the Foulds Milling lComptny at the High School last Sat-- |urday night. ;I.D ';I;o;xi"_zk baskets, each containing a turkey and all the trl}nmlngs needed due him. Mrs. 8. E. Schar of Libertyville has been elected a charter member of "Radio Farmers Democracy'", the na-- tional radio farm organization spons-- oreéd by the Sears--Roebuck Agricul-- tural Foundation. The sole obligation of membership is to give one's best thought toward the solution of the many difficu ties confronting Ameri-- can agriculiture. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kane, of near Diamond Lake, have as their guests this week Mr. and Mrs. George Ost and son and their daughter, Mrs. Leo Schultz and husband, of Tulare, South | Dakota. The Ost family formerly con-- 'ducted a store at Diamond Lake, and Will be remembered by many Lake county folks. They have resided in the west for the past 14 years. , The skating youd, just south of the ' Cook Memorial Library building, put in by the Kiwanis club, was flooded Wednesday by Marshal Limberry, as-- sisted by his deputy. O. E. Lester, Ralph Schellenberger and Elwin Olin. The surface.is frazen over and in fine condition, and will provide a place of easy access for the children on Christ-- mas day. A good feature about this skating place is that it is absolute}y safe for the children, as there is no deep water below. 6. °. f While this story seems improbable, | nevertheless it is --true and --can be . vouched for. Wednesday morning Sam Tobias and his brother were taking a lot of waste paper from the bue-'I ment of The Independent office. They ; were busyily engaged in stacking the t paper into piles, when Sam let out @A | | yel and reached for the heavy coal ; 'shovel. He threshed around for some | time and when the batt e was OVeT, || the casualties were one perfectly good ' _| snake. For the past two months, &A . | 10fse has been noticed in the vicinity \ of the. coal bin, similar to the warning ; | given by a rattle snake we used to see _ | in Southern Indiana. But little atten-- * l :ion was paid to it however. An as-- sortment of frogs were .also dispatch-- . | ed by the Tobias brothers. This is the . |gladsome Christmas timeé, and De:u.l'l'!. | ECECABCIAREERT NIRICIAACCATDACRL cR' Joe Hart, John Ballard nor any of the other members of the gang have any reason to doubt' this story--but they will John Cole is the only one who accepts a story from us. But come in and we' l show that snake. . 1924. With grateful apprecia-- tion of all the favors re-- ceived by, us from you and for that priceless tho intangible asset, your Good Will, which we prize beyond measure we seek to merit your con-- tinued confidence and aim to serve you faith-- fully in the future. Sincerely, + we feel that a lot of credit is G r e e t'in g s HORACE KICK Milk and Cream reception for the em-- Christmas Club Resolve to have some real mioney next Christmas and carry out your resolution by joining our Y this plan you deposit a specified amount B each week for 50 weeks. You can have money for Christmas expenses and a nice fat sum left for persorial needs. ' Bring in your first deposit and join today. You can start with any amount. . Men, Women and Children are invited to come The First National © 20 ACRE CHICKEN FA What the different Clubs amount to in 50 weeks: 1 N e t AVG FROELICH : O neer ; & FARM AND STOCK SALES A SPECIALTY s Phone 41 ' l'b., m " f 531 Milwaukee Ave. 1 cent Club 2 cent Club 5 cent Club 10 cent Club IN 50 WEEKS YOU HAVE o 25 cent Club-- Deposit 25 cents each week $ 12.50 50 cent Club---- Deposit 50 cents each week 25.00 $ 1.00 Clul----Deposit $1.00 each--week 50.00 2.00 Club---- Deposit $2.00 each week 100.00 5.00 .Club-- peposit $5.00 each week 250.00 10.00 Club-- Deposit $10.00 each week 500.00 20.00 Club-- Deposit $20.00 each week -- 1,000.00 50.00 Club-- Deposit $50.00 each week _ 2,500.00 Merry Christmas! Even Amount Club Plan Telephone" 47 Increasing Club Plan Decreasing Club Plan ©$5,000 cash. Will handle balance. _ _ Bartlett Realty. Service You begin with the Largest payment and Decrease each week A Good Resolution Ht the Poliday $eason we express to you our appreciation ol past favors and wish for you a Bappy Cbristmas and a Prosperous -- New ¥Year IN 50 WEEKS YOU HAVE Deposit 1 cent 1st week, 2¢ S_nd week, increase 1c each week. « Deposit 2¢ 1st week, 4 cts. 2nd week, increase 2¢ each week. Deposit 5¢ 1st week, 10 cts. 2nd week, increase 5¢ each week. Deposit 10c ist week, 20¢ 2nd week, increase 10¢ each week. Everybody Welcome MiXciot o n o Ae s nowe A Phones «zuu'w 'u'l $ 12.75 -- 25.50 63.15 ' 127.50 250.00 500.00 1,000.00 2,500.00 147 J% Fe x0