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The bridge of the railroad now crosses the spot Wham the old rlivin‘Jog lays sunk 1nd fergot. And I stray down the banks whnre the trees! ust to herâ€"â€" But never again will they’re shade skater me! And I wish in my sorrow I could strip to the soul, And dive at! in my gun like the old swimmin'-hole. AT THE DICKE THEATRE Afll 7th and 0th Oh! the old swimmin'-hole! When I last saw the fine, The scenes was a" changed. like the change in my face: Thar-e N19 bquâ€"ushos gmwcd, and the uttails so In". And the «unshim‘ and shadder to" over it, all; And it mottled the worter with amber and gnld Tel the glad lilivs rocked in the n'p- pins that rollbd; um the snakr-foedcr’s four gauzy wings fluttored by Like the ghost of a daisy dropped out of the sky. Or a woundml apple~blossom in the breeze’s control. As it cut acmst some orchnd to’rds the old swimmin‘-hole. Uh! Hw 0M urimmin'-h0|0! In the long, lazy day.- Wlwn "w humâ€"drum of school made an many mum-ways. Hnw pleasant “3‘ the jurmy down {be "M «lusty lam. Wham tho harks of out bare feet waa all primal so plam You rim“! to" by tho dent 0f the hN‘l and lht} =0!!- l'hey wa: Ink 0' fun on hands at the 0M swimmin‘-hde. Rut (ho lost joys is past! Let your tvari in cormw m" Like the rain (hm ust to dapple up the old utimmiN-holfi. 0h! tho 0M nwimmin'J‘ule! In the happy day:- 0! yom. When I ust to Iran nbovo it on the old xidmmortu 0M It show-d mo u fam in its warm Iunny link Hut gated bank at mt- «) guy and gloriflni. It mmk- mo lmr m) w”, :b‘ l banal (n rnrv'nu My nhaddrr smvlin‘ up at mr with girh andrrvms. : Ru! them «lays in "as! and gum, and old Time's (mi his toll 1‘ From ”in "M man come back In NH" 0M suimmiv'holr. (This is the full text of the poem un which the pictum ts bued.) Oh! the old uwimnfin'-hole! Wham the trick so um and deep Looked like u baby-river that wu flying hall MIN-p, And the xurxle o! the wont-r mm! the drill 5M! below Scandal hire flu- lnugh of ”nothing we onc‘t nut to know Below. wr could n-mcmhcr anything but the eye): Of (My numb: looldn' out u we It?"i I‘Iradin; not. the merry any: of Youth is he. yml our roull’o'. And W3 hard to part fc-nwr with ”It old s\t'lmmin'-holv. We wish to take Ibis opportunity to thank the dear friends and neigh- bors for the many acts of kindness shown us in our late bemu'ement. The standing of the teams followzs Team W L Ripon ................. 9 0 Maroons ............... 8 2 Knox .................. 7 3 Yale ................... 6 4 Ranger. ................ 5 5 Purdue ................. 4 5 Badgers ............... 3 6 West Point ............ 2 7 Northerners ............ l 8 Dartmouth ............. 0 9 A gmat interest has been shown in all these games and many are sor- ry the season has clased. The teams which have been com testing consist, of four eight grade snaps, Ripon, Maroons, Badgers and Purdue. three~ seventh grade groups, Knox, Yale and West Point, and three sixth grade groups, Dartmouth and Rangers from the south school and Northerners from the north side school. ‘ The local grade basketball tourna- ment which has been running since January, came to a close last Satur- day morning, March 26th. Gm Their Series With! I Dem: “Maroona’ ’Second W‘itll “RIPON” WINS GRADE BASKET BALL TOURNEY Mrs. Maria. and Anna Thompson. THE OLD SWIMMIN' HOLE CARD 0F THANKS By June: White‘s-h Riky Rev. Burton is one o! the great orators of his nee, has a large, fine church just south of the negro belt in Chicago, and his lecture on the conditions, advancement and needs 0! his race will be highly instructive. An especiul imitation has been to the men as the information receiv- ed from the Hociety is to the effect that his talk will particularly inwr-l cut them The Rev. C. W. Burton, a promi- nent young Negro minister 0! Chi- cago, will speak in the Congregation. al Church tonight, Friday. April lat, at 8 o'clock under the auspices of the anen's Missionary Society. Rev. C. W. Burton to Tell Needs of "is Race Under Auspices NEGRO MINISTER SPEAKS A'I‘ CONG’L CHURCH TONIGHT Those present were Ruth Geissert. Margaret Kolm. Grace Bailey, Peggy Weinheimer. Betty Mitchell, Eleanore Waples, Ruth Henderson, Irene Tank, Horace -Waples, Robert McClure. James Mitchell. Richard Mitchell,‘ William Ray, Donald Towsley and Wilbur Coleman . Dainty refreshments were then served. after which' dancing was enâ€" joyed. Every one had a pleasant time and on leaving, wished their host many more happy birthdays. A merry crowd of fifteen young people gathered at the home of Richard Rumbaugh, on Monday cv- ening to help him celebrate his fif- teenth hinhday. The greater pan of the evening was spent in pro-j guessive gums, head prizes in these} going to Peggy Weinheimer and H04 race Waples and consolation to Wilv‘ bur Coleman. 1 These are all members of the troupe of "Cheyenne Bill's Big Wild West;" there is also a film which is part of the show and Slim Allen explains about broncho busting, and awe!- bulldogging and riding wild buffaloes, while the pictures show the members of the troupe in action. Matinee at 3:00. Eve-in: It 7:30 and 9:00. Admission. Adlltl, Moâ€"Cllildrell, 22c. Slim Allen is champion steer bulldogger and all around cowboy and has tamed many wild horses and won many steer roping contests. Pascale Perry is a champion shooter and rope twirler. He shoots out candles one after another way across the stage; shoots with his back to the target looking into mirror; shoots the pipe out of a. man's mouth; and buttons from between a man’s fingers without ever touching the fingers. Chief Red Feather is a full blooded Iroquois Indian Chief, and he will dance a war dance in full costumg. He is also a champion bareback rider. Prairie Lilly is the world's champion woman bucking broncho buster. She will ride any horse in the country. She is also cham- pion trick rider. There in Buck Homer. the stage coach driver who can drive a swinging coach with four or eight horses up and down the mounhin trails and never lose a trunk swaying on top or upset the ”swingers. Buck is also a bucking horse rider. Buck will drive the stage coach arouml town so you can have a good look at him before you get to the theatre. Ton Allis is an Australian whip manipulator, and with his whip he will knock the ashes MY the end of a cigarette ir a man’s mouth and never move the cigarelw, and he will snap a piece of paper all a man’s head and hardly rufi’le his hair, and he picks pieces of paper 011’ the floor with a single snap of his whip, and lots of other stunts of this kind. is showing here. Curliss Theatre Saturday, April 2d Matinee Evening TRE. SATURUAY, APRIL 2d. Cowboys and mwgirla. lariat throwers, mpe twirlvrs, champion sl‘mt‘,‘ri, and whip ‘napperx will be soon at the Cl'RTlSS THEA- BIRTHDAY PARTY at Mission-1'7 Stu-it!!!~ DOWNERS GROVE “ENHE ”OWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS when “Chop-chm Bill's Wild Wes!" : in Los Angeles, California. The fol- ‘ lowing were present from Chicago. Mrs. H. Llcht, Mrs. E. Pagers. Mrs. W. Bruster and son and from the Grove, Mr. and Mrs. E. Engstnom and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. But-ll nnd family. Altogether nineteen en- joyed a good dinner It being 3 mm- ‘lnr family reunion and all ware cer- uuinly my glad to have them home A homecoming dinner 'm given by Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. F. Hecht, on Tuesday evening, March 29th. in honor of the return of the Monti-ah family from their six Months' stay This banner, in the Junior High School colors, Maroon and White, now hangs in a very prominent place in the upper hall. It is thirty inches wide and sixty inches long and is the first trophy the Downers Grove grades have ever won to decorate their halls. The members of the basketball team. which had helped win the ban- nor were called upon the stage. Supt. Snapp then came forward and in a fitting speech presented the banner to the association. Arnold Klein, captain of the team, received this token for the association. The banner which Downers Grove Eighth Grade won at. the County Grade 'nournameut at Hinsdale, March 12th. was received last week. It was presented to the Junior Ath- letic Association, at a special meet- ing, called for this purpose, Wed- nesday evening, after school. .111: meeting was in the nature of a sur- prise, not one of the children having the slightest idea of what was to; take place. 1 Supt. Supp Makes Presentation School on Wednesday-â€" Hang in Hall. GRAMMAR GRADE ATHLETIC ASS’N. RECEIVE BANNER HOMECOMING DINNER ADVERTISE! 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