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Ir. Rogers had in preparation at- ticle! telling of the old “Plow Boys" who toured the country in the in- tend of the andlducy of Abe Lin- col- for the Presidency; of the bund- inalflnuflmdndofthehter wmmamum. It is with a regret which we can not voice that we here write the word FINIS tn this intemsting series of articles on the old days of the vil- as Levi, the head of the prosperous firm of Mel-t: Mochel of Downers Grove. 0f Levi, I need not say anything further as everybody knows him still I will here state that the mother of Levi is still living in the State of Oklahoma. having reached the venenble age of 99 years and bids fair to reach the century mark. One of the principal events in the neighborhood in the year of "348, happened in the family of Edward Hertz. who had recently purchased the adjoining farm on the north side of the Plank Road from Willanl Ly- man, a relative of Walter Lyman. still residing here. All of a sudden the news spread throughout the neighborhood that there was a new baby boy at tht Hertz home and the next thing in on} (let was the selection of a suitable} name for the new boy and after many consultations of the family. the name of Levi was decided on. It was {mm the windows of this home that he watched the building of the Plank Road and the large number of oxen and horse teams which passed by dnily until six years later when the farm was sold to Charles Vennrd and is still the home of the grandson, Charles Venard. mnntonnuwuiuuewm part a! the township of Down (have and ion by Wimb. who the m a mall «on. This mate in now owned by In. Mice hear. With the announcement that the oldroulistobelheCnnnonBall Tu" and surf-cad with cement, I look for it to become mote famous than it wn in the Mues back in the palmy days of the old Plank Road. ' The next one 7.8 at Bmh Hm. I»! Pallet-shun. and was hpt by I m Mined Hansen. m known not only for the flue mal- but ulna (or the panic: ”at run given there. The dancing was? hp‘ up until a. sun rose In the morning. Everyone In tho mull] how Ink Bunnie» and he «an wunmrinthepomksoftho from .1! over the mum: part a! the auto would Im the tall I! Nap"- vlfla And follow I! Into Chim- l- the Whips a! Downer- Gme Ind “all. then van lhm toll [It-H The m m: Hum-ville m but by Kari Bowbkn. He ulna hop! 1 I well remember the droves o! hog-u which were driven over this road to tho market In Chicago and the draws a! long horned Tens cattle also on flair way to Chicago. 11501! In tho och" direction "to long lines o! ox “an on their In to the mt mo‘ an]. on government land. Before the building of the road there were these hotels or taverns on the route. The first was at Lyons. kept by a man named Doty and a!- merWanl by William Lunn. who later kept a hotel at Silver Len! Grove al- lo known as the three mile house-.1 The next one was kept and owned at Bmh Hill by Benjamin Puller. The next plnee west. we»: kept. by Horace Aldrich in the early days at what was ham; an Prospect Hill. Mr. Aldrich km this hotel from 1834 to 1888. He vu a veteran of the wnr of 1812. T he building of the old “Plank" road from Chicago to Naperville, is as fresh in my memory as though it were yesterday. My brother, Theo- dore S., was one of those who worked on the road and a. number of the men engaged in building it boarded at our house. I It was cqnstructcd of oak planks from Naperville to Lyons and of pine planks from Lyons to Chicago. The last article from his pen about the building of the Plank Road is printed below. He hud‘othurs in the course of preparation and we can only say that the present generation is the loser by not being- ablc to get the fund of information of the early days which Mr. Rogers had stored in his memory. During the past year Frank A. Ro- gers, one of the earliest settleré of this township, has been writing an:- ticles for THE REPORTER on the early days of a the community. His death last Fn'giay night came as a shock to the host of friends he has in‘ the county. During the Darvon: M farmer: REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS The Building of the Plank [Madâ€"â€" Lu! Article me the Pen of Frank A. Rogers. BY FRANK A. ROGERS TN Vim... A vital «than tell. a! In nu! ma- In Mon “um"! nut-nucleation! by n rhnnflnr. who mm spank! lwny.‘ \"c- haro om- m mmlnn n M which «as "w nanruHom [urnâ€"nus. um Transcript. of our community no! we In sum the future will see . mun growth in the motion of that two or- noiufiom whose aim and ow: unugbninmwcmbndmr "mm with the Boy Scout "mp: 3M and direction. but It not: he thmgh proper channels. We train colts to run wild la the Mum. These animals In mks until they an tallied. This «mutation In that does the business. ”The pm”!- direction. super-vim and Ruining of the gaming men- uon Judge Amok! pot-(«l out. In Ilse 3mm m (or good emu»- M59 in the country. in; good work} 'An Juan Arnold “ya-”The boy: he «Iceland. “answer: the guesth- of whether "an hon' org-tinde- is do- Judge Victor P. Amnld of the Juve- nilc Court, Chicago. recently made the statement In ulclmulng I group of the Scout» that in Ms five years experience In the Juvonm Court. where In in: «Inn with twenty-five Ihouuad (28.000) delinquent boy-'2 anon. that but the Boy Scam have (need him new the beach. “That; It in the Legion? oamcst desire that the Scouts know We are keenly intervened in their splendid work, that we want thorn to feel that we um I: big brother organization to them. and proud of tho stalwart Amoriuninm which they on promoting. The Boy Scout movement is one of the most important organizations toward the making of good citizen- ship. It deserves and will receive-l the warm hearted support of the Amâ€" erican Legion in all its activities, for lthis organization of the wouth of ourl land is proving one of the most po‘ tentlal means in inculcnting and de~ veloping those awrling qualities of character -â€" honesty. loyalty, obedi- ence. courage. helpfulness, love of country together with physical train- ing that creates clean minds and clean vigorous bodies. summer months. . , - We have students enrolled from 12 different states. Peace time patriotism will call up- on each post to do all it can to pro- 'mote the common welfare, stimulate good citizenship by example and pre- cept, and strengthen the power of in- dividuals and organizations that are working to the same end. He states: “American Legion mem- \bers, “ith their soldier expcriéuce and with the actual “ar record \\ hich many of them lime, are hemes to the bays growing up in their respective communities. and it it up to them, more than to any other group of peo- ple, to say what kind of citizens these boys shall grow up to be. The rising: generation will 0;". out of their hand.‘ It will be for themflo decide what} kind of moral sustenance it shall rc- ceivo.” ‘ Downers: Grove Pop! of the Mud. Letter Writing NOTE: A_spegial 311m Bookkeeping Commercial Law Penmanship Touch Typewriting Dictaphone Comptometer Shorthand Banking f Mr. Joseph Lee, President of Com- munity Service, has pointed out one of the fundamental reasons why the American Legion is called upon to serve and why it cannot escape its responsibility for a large share in the promotion of activities which count in the training of America's future citizens. i La Grange Seven Instructors. Following are Subjects Taught. Big Summer School THE LEGION AND , . THE BOY scours at i’aterson Business Institute DOWNERS GROVE Rm: 1" Dom anon ILLINOIS English Multigraphing Common school branches Business Arithmetic Business Practice Punctuation Spelling Rapid Calculation magnum ammo-I In print- hub I Muuhhlimdflm This beach till: a long felt want in this vicinity. It is much Muller to roach than the Chicago benches and tlou not make web A long and hot trip. One can jump on the truck of an evening in their old clothes. the whole family, chihlu-n and Ill, In fact and in a short time can be enjoflng the “Nov and be back ln‘ time for moderately early "tiring. A large number of homo folks Irv taking advantage of thin opportunity. Pll'flih. Bertolin '1 Erick-on are running a now now Are truck. fitted with mhlon not». am! In trylu to orange with tho management of the beach to hove oll chums included In the fun. The truck nun on . usu- llr «Mule [out any: o rook Iml can duo ho hired for undo! 0ch- lion. Romeo is situated between Lamont and Lockport. and is drawing people from the surrounding- territory to bathe in its cool waters. An olnl 1quarry. it has been fitted up as a modern bathing beach, filled with clear, cool water as it is, makes a d0< lightful place to take a plunge. Even lockers have been put in for the pat- rons use for which tho usual small‘ amount ls charged. The beach is‘ graduated and life lines have'bcon set out. Life guards are also emâ€" ployed so that. everyone can go in the water in safety . Mud-W ”KW”. Downers Grove people am enjoying one of the finest rucromion spots in 11111» part of the county during the frpvll of hot weather. When the per:- ?pirntiun begins streaming from your [brow and you feel like laying on a Echunk of ice and your breath comes {111 short gasps, “(Io to Romeo,” is lthe slogan of local folks, young and MM, girls and buys. men and women, gum! take u dip in the cool, clear mi: 1101' of that now rather prominentl ,Ioasis in the desert. E If you do not own a car, why, there is anoflwr way of getting [then- without walking. Three enterprising young men of the Village have pro- \‘idml the way out of just such a pro~ Alicamvnt. They have equipped km Ace truck and for a nominal charge will take you to this mm-caâ€"Romco.‘ Ml“ MARY FLUCK , PRACTICAL NURSE T. J. Grotefeld Downeni Grove People Taking Ad- vantage of Fine Bathing Beach Reached by Truck ROMEOâ€"MECCA OF LOCAL FOLK T H l S SUMMER 94 w. Carlin Street Downers Grove. Illinois EXPERT AUTO REPAIRING When Marl: Twain. in his early days, was editor of a Missouri paper, a superstitious :ubnriber wrote to him saying that he had found a spi- der In hi.- paper, and ulting him President Gallup of thé \‘illngr- Boxml appointed the following offi- cers {m- the year: J. W. Rugers, Leas; V. Simonson. Collector; M. Slussor, Att’omoy; J. D. Fowler, Supt. of Waterworks; W. H. Mom. Street Com. and Pound Master; Geo. Holl'ort. Police Constable and Health Officer: C. F. Davis. Fin.- Marshal: Louis Klein, A'Fst. Fire Marshal. WHY THE SPIDER WAS THERE Mrs. A. R. Hocknmn of Rogers Park has been visiting in Downers Grove this week. Edward M. Dicnor (-f Dowm‘rs Grow, graduated from the commer- cial departmem of the Nonhwosu-m College at Napcrvillo, last week. PHONE Ill ‘3 8. MAIN 81'. Miss Caroline Huling of Chicago, spent Sunday with the family of her brother. J. B. Hulinr. Intern-thou Train: and Fu- l-m. o! All Kinds. The following delegation from the Grove attended the laying- of the cor~ ner stone for the addition of the County Pour House at Wheaton last Saturday: Messrs. and Mesdames Edwards, \Vorley, E. 0. Stanley, Bm-tle, Palmer, \V. W. Poet, John Stanley, Naramore; Mrs. C. B. Blad- gclt. Hun-y Blodgctt and J. A. Rich- :mls. .1 W. S. Carpenter has installed one of" (hose concert gmmaphnnos in his drug store for the pkusum of his music loving patrons. TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO IN THE REPORTER PHONE 647 Automobile Painting, Trimming and Auto Body Repairing Our Specialties KASTORY MANUFACTURING COMPANY Basement Excavating and Grading We wish to announce that on June lst. we secured the agency for the “Badger De Luxe All Season Tops” From the‘ issue at June 29, 1899. WILLIAM FERNS R. C. ELLIOTT mru-zuam Damn These tops are made to fit most any make of car. We will have some “BADGER DE LUKE TOS" in our DISPLAY ROOM within the next thirty days. we mm: 0mm now FOR FALL mummy 470oY-4 NOTICE! “Old Subscriber: Finding 9 spider in your paper was neither good luck nor had luck for you. The spider was mewly looking over our paper to see which merchant is not advertising. whether that w“ a sign of good luck or had. The humorist wrote him this answer and printed it: ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Present-day business conditions de- mand that all reasonable economics be practiced. The long-distance telephone service oflen rapid, sure and econom- ical communicationâ€"and you don't have to wait for an answer. By using Bell long-distance telephone line: you can do in minutes what it would require hours or days to accom- plish by other means of communication. Apply by writing only. Address P. O. Box 577 . A woman with ability as office manager and book- keeper, this position is open with a local establishment and willpay good wages. Gdaqndntdwkhthomnddfln mu"mmm"m SERVICE Time Is Money Call “Long Distance" WANTED Even at Night Bird. um The eyes of the birds that fly In light are usually nearly double the size of those that an abroad Ii! d". so that he can go to that “on, spin his web across the door and lead I life of undisturbed peace evér alter- ward. LA GRANGE, ILL. FIRST Fridah 1mm