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'DOWNERS GROVE REPORTE ‘ t VOL. XXXVI. N0. 50 This is the good old Illinois coal which needs no introduction to the people of Downers Grove who have been getting heating satisfaction with it for years. yGooda. Groceries and General Merck-due 88-80 South Mala Sine! 'I‘wo Phones 177-178 ALL SIZES OF PURITY COAL Lehmann Michel 656v? "iii-fins HELP YOU. iinONE us AND WE WILL SEND THE GOODS. Do not put ofl' another minute those final pur- chases which are becomfing a worry to you. If you are puzzled out just what to get, come in 9nd sclqct _-___ _ __-__ ‘__-_._ ..___ _-_- _- _ The strike of the miners is over. Production in nearly every mine in Illinois has been started and very soon now we will have a full supply of FOR FATHER HAN DKERCHIEFS~SILK, COTTON LINEN UMBRELLASâ€"GLOVESâ€"HOUSE SLIPPERS FLANN EL GOWNS NECKWEAR AND SUSPENDERS SWEATER COATS OR HOUSE COATS SUIT CASES AND TRAVELING BAGS SOX, IN COTTON. SILK AND LISLE CAI’S AND HATS, ETC. WHAT SHALL I GIVE ? FOR MOTHER HOUSE SLIPPERS AND GLOVES HAN DKERCHIEFS AN HOSIERY TABLE DAMASKS AND NAPKINS TABLE SETS OF CLOTHS AND NAPKINS PETTICOATSâ€"SILK AND SATEEN STATIONARYâ€"BLANKETSâ€"UMBRELLAS FLAN N EL GOWN Sâ€"-MUSLIN GOWN S CAMISOLESâ€"HANDBAGS, ETC. The Christmas Store _ THE CORNER GROCERY J. W. NASH Pha find”!- Phone Day 20 Illinois’ Mines Are Working! Lord Lamb” ' company GET YOUR ORDERS IN NOW SO THAT WHEN THE COAL IS ON THE SIDETRACK WE WILL BE ABLE TO FILL THEM IN SHORT ORDER. filly» (Enrnrr @rnrrrg Wiahw Em: (fine anh All A 1%er Glhriatmaa Phone after 6 P. M. 142 J Phone No. 8 DOWNERS GROVE, DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIfi, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1919 Suvhemt. who Marv-d in (BmMMun' Mam show“! pmmiso of Incoming a {Mum slur AM should he a [mi help to lhc team hrfom 0.0 m in MN. Already mmo of the kflrr mu of last year are looking anxiously his noon llw Int membrr of tho im- wrinl llvo nhownl M m still in 00:- nmnin. anal nhoulcl slop due attempt: ul' manv aspiring «gamut-Ms. 'Aluuou n. um Able to pull on a lot of mmingly impunihlo «hm AM In ml up over at «It-fem. H. (:mmhauu was not pmont Fun. «by human of injurin- mcolvnl in locum" but will hv hark If!" Un- holidays. llurh. who played mum again-cl 0w Armin-my. In m'nr'v In good .1 «MN u in mm! to b1- 3! forward and didn't Nu- up (0 Mn nirkmme c! " ”radio's." ~ The follow» looked In good u they ever did last year and while they luve not ywt rounded into mid-scum: form yet xhoulol be at their heal. by Fr!- dny. Shunt 1-15" whim hi: speed and ubillly to uhoot baa-hut slaw he had hard luck Friday, The team shows up ax a winner and with nnv support at all HIIouhl come III-u the season which is unusually uiflicull. with few if any defeats. The boy: so lo Glen Ellyn Friday and a hot lime is expected, Glen El- lyn inn’t bit-sued "with a fine gym. but in spite of this hlmlicap the how would wln. In a fast game last Friday after- noon the Academy of Northwestern College of ancn'ille defeated the lo~ ml team 19 to 1!. The playing was unusually faxt {or the first game of the season. The nupcrior weight of Napcrville was partlally balanced by the speed of the High School defend- All who doubt that Glen Ellyn is strong would do well to mmcmber their record in football last fall and realize that the stars of that game also play basket ball. It will be a game worth watching. Following is the D. G. H. S, sche- dule of games for this season: Dec. 12â€".Nonhwcstem A., here. Dec. 19â€"AGltn Ellyn, there Jan. l9â€"â€"Elmhulst, here. Jan. l6â€"Napc *rvnlle. there Jan. 23â€"Hinsdale, hole. Jun. 30â€"Dul’age Co. Tournament. Feb. 6â€"West Chicago. here. Feb. 13â€"--Hin5¢lale, there. Feb. 20â€"Napervillc. here. Feb. 27â€"District Tournament. Mar. 5â€"-Glen Ellyn. here. Mar. lZâ€"Elmhumt there. Mar. 17â€"Open. COME IN AND TALK IT OVER Farmer’s and Merchant’s Bank owe-1 Bank In now-en Grove In the first important basket ball game of the season to be played this evening the Purple squad will tackle the stmng representatives of Glen El- lyn in the latters gynasium. Checking Accounts PURPLE BASKET TOSSERS TO PLAY AT GLEN ELLYN Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. F eb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mm. This bank is particularly desirous of having the Checking Accounts of small firms and small manufacturers. We are glad to grant loans for the le- gitimate demands of such concerns and to give financial information and ad- vice free of charge. A A! a mung of (he hurt mm MN on Than-35y lA-Roy m-lps was uln- M captain of ”w It)!" Purple Ind nnilr Mam. Phelps will b:- a juniar no“ pun- nnd ‘ill play his thin! season for D. G. H. 8. le followlng boyn haw bI‘d'lI I- wunlnl lrurn- ln foollnll: Richmond Sham lit-um“. Allison In I'Zkhelmnn Tnl Sin Merry Arthur Mills lA-Ro l' rlpu Arthur Tvlor ll I. Crumhmn Guthrie "non llnuv Rush Rum" Stephan.- H) Conch Van Antwerp isn't saying muvh but looks haw-v whenever uk- vd what he think» our chance» an nu" foil". Downers Grave's quota of lhul Cmss Christmas Seals is 30,000. Buy them early and bpy mom often. ’l‘ho)‘ fight the great white plague. way. The Committee on the Sunday night service. Mr. 0. B. l‘lumley Chairman- is to be congratulated upon their suc- cess in securing this Chautauqua Lea- tuner and Gospel l’macher of nation- .il reputation. Don't miss this upportunity to heal this man at the Mothmlist church next Sunday night that you would gladly pay a dollar anywhere to listen to up- on lhc Chautauqua platform. Remember the service begins at 7: 2.0 sharp. Special music by the Roe~ Michel quartcuc. The people of Downers Grove who do not won-shin clscwhcrf will never roan-t an cvcnimr spent with Dr. Eat- (n. Dr. Eaton is one of the most poplh lar and eloquent pulpit ox‘atom upon the American platform. He is a thor- ough scholar and master of his sub- Jcct. The ,ushcrs are preparing to care for In large crowd. Next Sunday evening at 7:30 Rev. E. L. Eaton, D. D., of Cambridge. Mama. will deliver his famous loctum- sermon, “The Science of Mental Heal- ing," at the M. E. church. FORMER CHAUTAU- QUA LECTURER AT M. E. SUNDAY EVE. F's"! Ihmwp miml- "Mair, Shur'v 'I'lm limnup: c.’ Himm- G. Joulln l-‘. an ..... F. Granlman Nor" ...... C. You: Em-.. ----- Trush-v‘ fur H. of E GROVE LODGE K. 0|" P. ELECTS NEW OFFICERS "upk- Gmwm lull:- Nu, 52') K a! l rlnlal (hr {allowing "Morn um “(Mn-min)- lmmlwr 17th. mm (.(7. Jnhnfioflxm V. 1'. .A,. .." I'Z, Amfi'vum l‘rrlnhv . V V \\‘. “Y flan; M‘ of W. . ....... V. Wu" K‘ nf ll. 6 S. . .H. F. ltmmhauwn Commlmimr Muller mowvl to M- joum lo the nut n-guhr Inc-«Um. «Inu- lkwmhrr and. now. 0» m" tall (‘mmméuiom'n- Auntin "lyn- llulk‘r. "null and Mayor "Blhfl'l‘ \ol- HI A99. lel "our. Molina rurn‘wl. Hun. H. "nu-h. Villngr ('lmk. 0n roll all Commiuuimu-m lit-ant. Auutin. Bryce. "filter and Mayor Ilnr- bru- vuwvl Ayr. Nay»; none. Motion curried. W. C. Barber ............... 10. C .l‘onl Davis ............... lb. Dept. of Sin-Mu I'IIhlir. Imp. S. lhulzik. Salary .......... $38. Dept. of Public Property. W. Cummings Salary ...... $ 62, (Non Elliott. Salary ..... .. m. Extra time. 52 lulu-m 4 Extra time. 36 hours 25. A. Hammond. Salary ........ 1“. Fred Nelson. Salary ........ (.2, Frank Allen. Salary ........ 87, J 00 60 50 60 .46 92 'II 00 r ll. It. {am ....... I". 1'1. Rulpblns, 1 day Commisxiunrr “our“ presented the semi-monthly pay roll for the period from December ls! t0 Dvu‘mlnrr 15th. 1919, and moved to approvv mum and haw warrants «lruwn for ”It' xm-vml :nnounts, as follows: Department of Accounts -l-‘inunceu. Chas. M. Hitch. Salary ...... $62.50 M. Vcnard .................. 50.00 J. McMahon ................ 50.00 A. H. Snow .................. 7.50 Delbert Austin .............. atlfi H. W. Bryce ................ 4.16 Chas. Hallor ................ 4.16 I. G. Mount ................ 4.“: W. (.3. Barber ............... 104;: C .Fonl Davis ............... 1.100 Minutes of the meeting of Decem- ber 8th, 1919 were read and Com~ missioner Hear“ moved to approve same. On roll call Coamnissioncm Auxtin. Bryce, llalllnr, ”earn and Mayor Barber \‘(vh'd Aye. Nays none. Motion ('arrivd‘ l'wsont at roll call Mayor W. C. Barber and Commissioners Bryce, llallor and “cum. Commissioner Austin did not respond tn the roll call but came in later. Downers vao, “L. Doc. 15 1919. Regular meeting of the Council 0f the Villagv of oDwnors Grove. Ill. OFFICIAL PRO- CEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE B O A R D M: 91,19???»in Then when Christmas, 1920, rolls around you will have spending money enough for all your needs. Save this money each week during the year, you will not miss th small amounts. Next December we will pay it all back to you with three per cent added. Pay $5.00, $2.50, $1.00, the first week and de- crease by a small amount each week for fifty weeks. Pay 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, the first week and increase by a like amount each week for the fifty weeks. Pay either a stated amount every week such as 5, 10, 25, 50, $1.00, or more each week for the fifty weeks. _ If you join nm' of our Christmas Savings Clubs starting: Docmnhor 15th, yum will not. be m the p081- tinn you were in this vpur when the festive season rnllml around. You will Have Money Next Chrishnas Chrishnas Savings Clubs Join One Of Our JOIN ONE OR MORE NOW! Ask us to explain this simple saving system. FIRST NATIONAL BANK .,l). J. Milv; .,...,l.l-vi "rd: . , .(k'orxi' "offer. . "his R. Caldwcl'. I'm-d I) "rink! Uvrw puns lmé Mrrh. Dow-enmnflnou. 1M.7l 52,“) 87b" .60 'Hr‘s rimming ”n- IMW maul can think 0' (‘hh'ntnms Ml. we If. for Un- rhiMrr-n. a! Christmas nut mom 6: him! u haul u Chrilfi mu wilhmfl [mun nu. If lkn-mlrr. vo hr as to known it is :- umph- of what lV'rl nf lht- umlrr *5" be. “'l in I-t- a lung. rnMrwpr'l hrfnrv_ up I! :5 a} Ant-r mun- clhrunim the My V‘Ila instructed u: imn- vouch" h h-nrhru I‘m full month OIII “I o! Much Owing m Mum and that “0 {an 0! Un- ynr lo iI-nm- vouch.“ n my two mics. me W. H. ”lodge". mun-flu u"- privilegr of renewing tnuruu polieiy in Maple "rune banding nâ€" Mm“: Jmuury “it. Im. lu-{mml w Vinlm Commit”. Thu nuprrinu-Mrnl mud “at an whoa-h- much. (I'm' on [Dc-comb" IOU! fur two waving Nu furliwr hummu- upped“ on moliun boon! mlfinmmd. Fn~| E. ham-n unwary. [hm-iv“! and check nfernd to 'l’owmhip Tnmum-r. l U hampnign .............. 10. 00 1N. R. P'vuslny same ..... 7.. 15.00 h 0. Pub. (30.. Printing. . 8. 75 Thus. llunninx I'gu-iuht chm. 4.85 lulnitugo 10L (,0, Ken. lcTolls 18.70 ‘Villugt- of l). G. Elm: light . . 48.81 flux. (30.. (km .............. 2.15 U. S. Muclkmxall Hardware 395 Lunl Lbr. Cu. Lumber ...... 810.50 Hertz 6': Morin-l. Coal Sup. 128.01 UmlI-m'oml 'l‘ypv. Co.. Rental 5 machines .............. 24.00 l'um-r Pharmacy. Supplies .. l.“ Eugvnc llnymoml, b lamps .. 1.76 .D. cult-“pie 0 Co Sup. .. ll.“ J. H. b'unnkq-nfltlul Supplieu .. 28. 09 'WlxnclIc-‘rx Salariu m 1128. “80“. 91 Total ................. $8988. 82 Communication from "It Adjutant (:I-ncrul'u olflcc rncloulng check for “6.100 for mnhl for Co. ll, [0" 0e- lohi'l‘ and November I919. The following bills were received and ordered paint all present vofing Aye. Frml C. Witt, Janitor's Her. ..3126.N (lust Johnson, snmr ........ 85. 00 .103. I'fufl' xamt- ........... 85. 00 :uth Hughes. Sub. teacher .. 13. 59 Frwl I'I. Howe, Soc. Mgrvices . 15.00 v. Butler. Ex. w. .' ........ The minutes of the regular session uf November lflth were read andvap- raved. Board of Education, District No. 58. Downers Grove. "1., Dec. 9th 1919. The Board met in regular session at the home of the secretary, owing m hwl watrictions. President J. R. Shaffer presiding. Mcmhvrs present. Mrs. M. H. Prince ll. EJ'l‘ank. W. R. Curtiss and F. E. Dowv. Absent: R. E. Rassweilcr and H. G. Hutlor. OFFICIAL PROCEED- INGS OF BOARD OF EDUCATION 50“ 8 "lift?“ HER WHOLE N0. 1868 -