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Not the least taken nlmck. Barnum gracefully nrknmv'pdged me Introduc- Vi‘afi, Ind bowmg m Hw nssemblnp (and fiarnum to me nssrmbingo u The Wizard of (he Nurlh " Aadermn lurell Barnum to a dinner at which both were strangers. and thinqug to have 1: "mo fun, Intro- One day he nm a man named An- lenon who mm H magician nnd billed Mum-l! as "Tim Wimrd of the North.” Turning Hu- jakn tun-k on the other (aim was n arm" mm! for Barnum, au- (‘in-ns king, um! row-u": an 905806. a! hill tam «:1 England. PM. Lady: $2.00 Theatre Tickots: donated by the Dick» Theatm; Mrs. Lester Gerwig. The music for the evesine was fur- nished by the Downers Grove Jazz Boy: who are making a mputation for themseh-ea playing :2 local dan- Comical Lady: Box Chocolates: do- nated by Wm. Bellow; Mrs. Henry Tank. Fcuow Dim. Who thought to H». Joke on Shcwman Found the Tables Turned. Dude; Necktie; donatvd by J. W. Nuh; O. E. Prim of Namrfllle. Comictl Mun; $2.” Cas-h donate! by E. Hoohn; Edwin! Lindorf Small”! Girl; not Writing Pap"; alomtn‘l by Pufler Mummy; Frances Woinhold, HONORS WERE WITH BARNUI Fat Man: Box, Oman; donated h)‘ Phil. Mochel; Ed. Karish. J-panoso Cid; Silk How donate-J by chlisbr’s Ira. Jam Gngn'w. Clown Girl. 32.00 Judinl'fi‘ donated 57 J. D. Gillrspo'v- E Co. Min Lillian Winder. Flower Girl; We Perfume; donat- ed by Zindt'u Pharmacy. In. W. G. hark): Brut. Lydh Hon-rip Clown, $2.50 Shin banked by Len. inn 5 Michel. (horn Dumber”. Trump. Box Cdpnl mud by 801* “(In t Blobcn. P. Rum-L Btu Dina-d Gent. $3.00 lumen dun-N by V. MI. Wm. Bonn-n. Punt-r, $8.50 Overdue- donuod by North Shoo 80". 1. ll. Klaus. Pun-V'- Wife. “.50 Garvin; Set. {Io-nut! by Ham ‘ loci-cl In. H. 'Ludle- nnd gar-Homo". all you know, h Wizarl M Hm Nurth‘ gives MI fl' M Monday Mum and as you upturn my (Month. I would like to V M nee-opt gnu-mm to nee tho . m'formnnce," and he began _ pal-ea .1 fall as he could. But Dmaod 1M1. $2.20 8!]! Host. W by Lehman- ‘ Itch! In. Thou duo-en wrm: l M Group. 810.00. donated by 1hr" Hm Dew-t. Red Cm. Girl: the It” Elsie “ml. Grace "num- ur and In Lemma. Unlil alter clemn the “(nuts of the mmmlcr’n kept the spectator»: in an uproar of minh. The many pleas- lnc and uricd costumes 01 the dan- oon pve the judge: I hm] job when h an to I’M-Irinav out the prize win- It is an alarm device which Henry Dicke, Chief of the local Fin: Dep- artment hopes to get the village to intsall. The muufactumm claim it’s sound carries four miles and as our present whisun cannot be heanl very well when a strong wind is blow- ing, Mr. Dicke is going to woman! the installat on of a new one ( Annual Fire-en's Mauqumde Iluly dancers m-ndwl the annual masquerade of thc‘Domwrs Grow- Fire Department held in [Hckc'x lunl'.‘ , Chard: Belu‘mug 0m Tidings 11m The electric sireh. which was blown early in the evening to give it a try out, excited the curiogxity of all who aid not know it was going to be blown. NW. Hm. «baud by J I. Swear- ” [taut Barry. Added to the screetch of this was the fire whiqtle the signals of engines in the yards and church bells where wail}; night services were being held. Firearms, horns and in fact anything capable of making a noise were used by local people. One in particular, an electric lineng which Henry Dicks chief of the fin: department had installed especially for the occasion. was heard for miles mund. Downers Grove gave little 1920 a right royal welcome at 12:01 a. m. yesterday morning. The predominat- ing noise making devices heaul above all others were the whistles. m “and [t .3 I003 u to 3" mm. mm "mm of h“- (.meth fibMqu-wudeb New Whistle Hunts Curiosity ; a pound:- of Coflorz «hunted by mcoMtSl’Z" wnn wmsms The Old Yea: Had Died and New One Wu Here Md hr Mum. scmum In Bum am» trying to do- mum ml am mum in mum- unmu sum-rd a! "mum and pur- ll: for run... 11.. when mm. nf in was an no only moo wisdom In: In not 'NIU' than mu- tm that 000 did not now â€"Chm. Any citiu‘n ink-natal in scouting Ix invited to lunch with mmbcru of the district council which meets every Thursday at the Y. H. C. A. from I to 2 o'clock p. m. I. m Ham 1:0. The chap UM follow: the “flu I. usually bound with II- m chug Tum"... A London couple «mum-Md their two “cycle. by Iron rrnul "New mnylu . long In: and mu- nun-mun m. up ll, u! u“. llw Mum" vhllcl'eu to tho National Scout Sunday will occur on l-‘eburary 8th. lnlormation and aid will be given to any pastors or rhumhcs deniring to unnum- (or tic-out services or sermons. The general inspection of all the Downers Grove troops which was des- ignated for January 5th has been postponed on account of the inability of Scout Exeéutive Barnes to be pres- ent. A subsequent date will be an- nounced . The annual meeting for the eleo tion of ofl'icera reports of committees and so forth of the West Suburban District, Boy Scout Councils was held at LaGrange. Monday evening Dec- ember 29th. Among the officers elected were: C. '1‘. Lamb Hinsdale. Pmsident. ; F'. N. Davis, Downers Glove Viceâ€"i President. . H. S. Paine, Downers Grove. AudLl tor 1 E. H Huntington J12. Downers 1 (Emma Member of the District! Council. 1 It “as the largest and most cnthu-l siastie meeting ever held in the dis-' trict nnd_seems to imTicate that the men along the “Q" now have the welfare of the boys at heart. L. Paul l'rickeu has been appoint- «l assistant. scout master of troop No. You’ll save foodâ€"timeâ€"fussâ€"moneyâ€"wlth a new upâ€"to-the-minute Gas Range on the job. You’ll marvel at the ease with which you can cook on one of the new Ranges~at the uniform excel- lence of the dishes you prepareâ€"at the simplicity of construction of the Range itself. If you are still cooking on an old sty muss- making cook stove, or if your present G Range is out of date, decide today to banish cooking troublesâ€"to have a bright, shiny porcelain finish- ed Cabinet Gas Range in your kitchen. A New Cabinet Gas Range wan mm El..- “ ECTED' T0 PLACE 0N scom' BOARD Diurict Council Met at La Gran“ an . Monday Evening Fur the Annual Senion ’ Cook the Easy Reliable Way on West U fled m eggmzmgz; {i2 in the CLASSIFIED Column in the Clauified Column ol The Reporter if you melt to buy anything. tell anything. vent anything, find any- thing. bite help or just to let folks know you're dill alive and on the job. The” “Inky ads" ate tend evety week by thousands at people in and around Downers Grove. Fot Sure Results ADVERTISE For the New Year ADVERTISE «In no I “All (In mm a "In.” All ’00 one people lop! upon the mm «on. Hull. 0.” Lacuna. TM and workm- mtu but. I. m- mid in one for lulu-rin- at loan. which ummnlaln «.000 m I [out dealer: an m "wax in ahlpmnu of llllnmn cod which is and almost univcmlly in the fur- nace: of Ihe village and shipments of bud cool {mm the out are com- ing In on time. Coming M It doe- nlur Hu- coal ”like bu been actual 030 cold waw has not my com" (or u'-. I The law“ cold ape" came in with: ithe New Your when it was flu- bc-‘ ‘lnw. This morning's mean! however.’ has yesterday brain: as it wu almozrt fifteen below at seven o’clock. It. modvrutetl a little .t nine (never RN" Ung chow u-ro howmr) and at 12; o'clock it wu five elm-(mi colder than] at ten Cold weather is with us again. A After the sunny days and mild “on I can thcr of the past two weeks. we Il'L‘v llsl ngah enjoying (2) some of that well "I" known brand of winter with the mr- ’ """ cury in the thermometers nnywhon- f”. from five to fifteen below zero. ."m ' W. H. Beiqlelman and Earl Single- terry attended a New Year's enterv ltainment given by the Knight Temp- glars at-‘Medinah Temple Chicago on ZNew Year's «Eve. An excellent time I'm" had by the young men. 3 Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Mahoney and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tizzani encor- taincd at a watch night card party at the Mahoney home on Forest avenue ' ’Vednesday evening. Mercury Drops Below Zero ts Noise: Making Devices Tell of Ar- I rival of the New Year ' COLD WEATHER COMES IN WITH ONE N IN E TWO 0 Mrs. B. E. Balczynski entertained the members of the Camp Fires Girls of which she is the guardian; at a New Year's luncheon on Wednesday. ‘ The Misses Dorothy Towsley and Kathryn Davis visited Miss Marie Pnhl at her home in Chicago 83m- (lay. Miss Elma Kelly spent New Year’s with Miss Maurine Marseilles at her home in‘Chicago. I'm" t‘nn- I'rmon. :- mum glom woml 4H. Inn-hm! lm-u v. w luulnl In (he? F'nn n PM! In nu :IIu» \\‘~|-~u .I‘flc'u’v|‘ In Ilu- oInrk n uurgc-um .- J.“ u: n uro- Ilium I.) II»- lumen-nu mm. clrowiln‘ II» Duh Slmmumlc Inm k "I Ina. Imu-m IM‘WIN‘“ In" In Svmlnaukt‘.’ Bum England. a ulna-Hum mum at? ”in"! IWPFFIIIIIK Wm JIun-erwl II Ifl'flll'hwl In mm tInIxI-w wrvam: nu] vmw Malls TM- lrmk. w‘lvn' 4. MM. I {I’ll «mm! .1! h‘wIalImI “thi mm «who-nun: \I'Iun- Mun-Mun... momrln "an"! and nun-mu. unto] m DINO"!!! '1‘ M m "I“. II ‘1 Incurred "u! 300 mum A main mum; of 61-h lhan all] m Hr" In um worm. An otpcdluoo In! by n» ”ml-n mum:- m: M rum "WNW 'm m and "mum. rh- an... Inn, glrn In aban- M I'Ilrnm‘ an-"kl. A dumMo-dflod munch-v «m. mu m nuke. Mk1". Hm mu! -- m-p Moral on. m mum «mu- amm'l‘ R. C. Briggs. who owns the house, gives the fin-men a“ the credit “for" 1he says. “with the lfigh wind that was lswoeping acrom the prairie, the house :would have bumml lo the ground. if ‘quick action wasn‘t taken. It seemed i1ha' xhc whindc hazl juz~t ’hluwn." he ,‘wntinuml. "when Um Lwn arrived ywith the chemicuL" Freak: of Nature. A cm Hm! hnrkwl Iikc- u dug m- n-nlly 0:!“th m Ihmun tops the list «I munennw frank»: :llm-uvu-n-d In ! [bl-n mumry. [hm-um <uy~ my 06! The prompt arrival of the firemen with a chemical soon rented the flames and the (hugger was over. i The fire alarm was put in and nei- ghbors living in the vicinity started carrying out the furniture as it seemâ€" ed that the blnzzc might be a scriou:.: me I The shrill alarm of the fire whistle interrupted many holiday dinilcis yes- :tenlay afternoon calling the (lcpurl- mont to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kuipcr on Prince avenue and Lincoln streets. The family were just enjoying their dinner when someone smelled smoke and it was discovered that the wall between the dining room and kitchen was burning. ‘ Holiday Dinners Interrupted by the Call of the Fire Whistle Yes- terday A flcrnoon FIRE CALLS OUT DEPARTMENT 0N N EW YEAR’S DAY DOWNERS GROVE. 'n.Lm918. Farmers and Merchants Bank Capital $100,000.00 LEVI MERTZ, President Telcph (1) Bemneywhowm.mmymebrmcwmlrolunlumfuoummd ”hmtlflowome. or (2) Hee’cnyddht. Immcoumnomnmi Manama. on, an...) ' - . « Goad-man: 5f Where Is ,. 1., Your Money? In the January 3 issue of the Great National Farm Weekly. J. M. Henderson, Jr., a farmer- stockman-banker of California. discusses “ The Banker as a Farm Leader." We’re interested in that article and a good many of the same sort to follow. and We’d like to have every farmer hereabouts follow them with us. Fifty-two big issues of this leadâ€" Is it hidden in a sock under the mattress? Is it buried in an old tomato can under the butternut tree? Or is it safely deposited in our bank. drawing interest and as- tablishing credit for you? Wise farmers use our bankâ€"â€" progressive farmers who read wisely and well, and. who know how to follow the good advice they find in Costs Only $1.00; May Save $100.00! ‘M’e COUNTRY GEN TLEMAN I01 South Main St. REPAIRS REASONABLE. CONSISTENT WITH PRICE OF MATERIAL USED. Harness Shop. We have a nice line of Tapestries and Velours on hand. TO HAVE YOUR FURNITURE REPAIRED During the slack season, January and Febru- ary. we will allow you 10 per cent discount on all jobs over $5.00. flinsdale Furniture Upholstering Shop no“? mnow mun ow NOESAWAY! Steam Heating - Sewer Building Gas Fitting Phone us or drop a postal ALL WORK GUARANTEED NOW 15 THE TIME C. PENNER Fred D. Heinke PLU M BING you new ideas for your farm, and we believe they will help you to make and to save more money‘ Come in to see usâ€"and subscribe today. ing agricultural weekly will cost you only $1.00, which we’ll gladly charge to your account if you say so. And it will pay you t to invest the dollar. We know the big coming issues will give Phone Hinsdale 635 Telephone 53- Downers Grow, Ill. Telephone 12