The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Southern Hlinois Town Is Home of the White Squirrel The following article appeared in a recent issue of the "Olney Daily Mail" a newspaper printed in Olney, Illinois : Olney‘s White Squirrels | White mice"are a more or less common form of pet, nor are white elephants unknown, either in Siam and India where the animals are given royal protection, or in this country where they form the stock of goods at most rummage sales. But white squirrels are extremely rare, it having been estimated that on the average for u@ puillion uirrels born only one is pure Shlu. Yet in Olney there are five ‘br six hundred of them to be found in the parks and in the trees of the residential districts. The origin goes back thirtyâ€"five years to a day in 1902 when William Stroup, a farmer, shot into a nest while hunting. Two tiny, frightâ€" ened snow white animals fell to the ground uninjuried. They were the rt white squirrels Stroup had ever n and he carried them .to his home. Fed skimmed milk.â€"from a spoon the little bundles of white fur thrived and soon became household One day Stroup took them to O1â€" ney to show them to.his friends. A saloon keeper, who &ttracted cusâ€" tomers by displaying different forms of wild life in his.show windows, persuaded Stroup to loan the squirâ€" suaded Stroup to loan the squirâ€" :’:ll:‘to him to place M other exhibits. The â€"squirrels attractedâ€" considerâ€" able attention as well as pm‘;t,. from those who to caging of wild -'nim» then donated them to the city, turning them loose in the city park. =~ As their numbers increased so did their fame and people from all over the country have stopped in Olney to see them. Each little neighborâ€" hood has its two or three squirrels which are fud by the residents â€"and become comparatively tame. . They are pmtectefly Taw ibut occasionâ€" ally one is accidentally killed and when this happens the body is taken to.aâ€"taxidermist and mounted. It is said that theâ€"white squirrels of Olney are not true albinos. Howâ€" ever, although pairs . have been taken to other nearby towns and even as far away as to Louisiana and\ the Pacific Coast, they have riever been known to reproduce white squirrels after leaving their home environment. Olney, thereâ€" fore, can lay undisputed claim to the title "Home of the White Squirâ€" nL!l Richland »wAs. formed in 184 from 'g:n‘%,“ part of Lawâ€" rance county and the east part of Clay county.. It was named for Richland county, Ohio, which had been the home of Rev. J. H. Reed. who took an active part in organizâ€" ing the new county. Olney was incorporated in 1841 and named for Nathan Olney, a Lawrenceville banker. In its early days it was referred to as "the painted town" because the odd New England settlers . painted their houses. Twoâ€"horse stages were put on the road in 1824. The stage lines were operated until the Ohio and Missisâ€" sippi railroad was opened to traffic in 1855. Olney‘s <Main street is the old trace ludingj;om Bear Grass now Louisville, Ky., through Vincennes to Cahokia, opposite St. Louis. In 1858 Stephen Douglas madeâ€"a speech in what was called Lilly‘s Grove in Olney. Lincoln arrived in town on the same day and asked permission to follow Douglas on the platform. This was refused. Linâ€" coln then returned to the business district and the word was passed mround that he would deliver a talk. When a crowd had assembled, Lincoln mounted a dry goods box placed at the corner of Whittle ave. mand Main st. (U. S..50) and deâ€" livered his reply to Douglas. Stringtown, a small settlement in German Township in the northeast part of the county, was so called from the fret that the houses of the first settlers were strung along the edge of the prairie. Before the construction of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad the business district of Claremont was located on the Vincemnesâ€"St. Louis trail where Jacob May operated one of the largest stores in Southern Illinois. A larql printed hand bill dated Nov. 21, 1850 listing many of the innumerable articles carried "As for prices I can and will sell lower than any other merchant in this or adjoining countiés, as I live harder, work harder, sléep less, and -;-uh-mmun.mvm. se more goodsâ€"price or no priceâ€" ‘ll-?ofiunehwinm Tilinois. view was the original name of the CaThoun post office. Bonpas Creck and Township were named from the prairie which the early French called Bon Pas, meanâ€" ing "good walk." m en akeones ney, has a number of clippings and Mb.' And premnt, day Mintery of and its residents, have in stock ended with the following paragraph : * hmc.lh-hrflhrym.:ezl Hugh Calhoun, a relative iMustrious John C. Calhoun. Fairâ€" ,AUGUST 19, 1987 assembled in a large number of wi:rhh and albums which are drug store library, Pracâ€" tically all the information on Richâ€" land county used in this issue was obtained from these volumes.. Mr. Bower donated to Dr. Rigway ten of the original eighteen meres comâ€" prising Bird Haven. © Incidentally, the Bower Drug store will be able to celebrate in 1945 its 100th year of operation. Highland Park Playground Notes Sammy Rexford and Bunny Bonâ€" amarte, cousins, have made a perâ€" fect attendance record on the playâ€" grounds this summer; they haven‘t missed either an afternoon or mornâ€" ing. . . . Billy Peddle has quite a time playing on the baseball team and taking care of his small brother at the same time. . . . Doris Anderâ€" son, Shirley Jones, and Angeline Chagois are all smiles; their picâ€" ture was taken for one of the Chiâ€" _mso 1| ryach CLEANSER | | SOUPr . Unexcelled â€" for Just Like All Scouring © ’_'7:?;_-0”:45“ 20 cans $1 10 cans 81 LEMON CREAM SANDWICH COOKIES A yearâ€"‘round favorite with e . The perâ€" fect cookie to â€"serve with ice the gmmcr months. Special this â€"end, 3‘ Silver Cup Unsweetenedâ€" GRAPEFRUIT JVICE Crigp, _ fresh . English style Sandâ€" wiched with ml-non wile was filling. The whole family will love TThid "artFictive box ‘Contaihs m T is onar io Animaines 20e VANILLA WAFERS 18 bars 1 l.).lhr yo-“r.h favorite vors at special price! 4 Ravions"**® Smorerm ." 400 CLUB BEVERAGES 13..z:z. $1 For $1 Day Pep OLIVILO SOAP For Toilet and Bath KITCHENET ASSORTMENT _ l Up Your Cookie Jarst Paradise Soda Crackers or YHS Butter Crackers Chicken and Egg Noodies, 16 ox. size . . | % gans $1 9 ... 81 Paul Schulze Biscuit Co.‘s No. 2 Size Cans Bremner Bros. Specials! eago papers the other day. . . . Tony Chagois won the badminton tournament at Sunset last week. . . . Charles Hamilton u:flmuu- ton spent an entire for the races held on Pm Day. . . . Louis Santi â€" and Bob Schwall had trouble staying out of the way of pitched balls the other day, both were hit and got a walk to first base,‘ . . . Ruth Bowden deâ€" Criep, flaky Paradise crackers. Deâ€" licious _ with shrimps, sal« adsand soups cided that swimming in E pool would be just as much fun with all her clothes on; she did. . . . Jay and Mill Martin and Harold Sheahen hold the toothless champiouship at the present time. . . . Jimmy Engâ€" dah! and Eddie Sheahen have been on the sick list the past week. 10 cans $1 Ok, So Tasty! Large 22 Oz. Cans SsILVER CUP TOMATO Francis Mason and her cousin EXTRAORDINARY â€" I I Our Special Weekâ€"End $1 Bargains DOLLAR VALUES aâ€" _ H. T. Bakke Grocety & Market Mnl.'m Kumquat, tuffe Burr®, Plain Burrs and Orange _ Slices. Your cholce, 3 glass jars $1. 19¢ 3 ... 81 FOODS PICKLES TOMATO JUICE 9 ... 81 In 16 Oz. Bottles suLvE® co# SWEET RELISH TOWN CRIER FLOUR .. CENTRELLA RED MARASCHINO CHERRIES SILVER CUP SWEET PICKLES... SWEET MIXED PICKLES DARK RED KIDNEY BEANS.. . INORY SOAP.. IÂ¥VORY SOAP.. CEXTRELLA DICED CARROTS.. WwE RECOMMEXD SILYER CUP CENTRELLA HEART‘S DELIGHT $$$ "Don‘t Nizzs the Dollar Day. Bargaina and. Week â€"£nd. Specials at Your Centrella Stow!" §§$§ APRICOT NECTAR.... VE THE PRE8S8 8 Osz. Cellophane Phgs. This Sale for August 19, 20 and 21 10,...81 21¢ ha All Four II 14 North Sheridan Rd. . Phone {"“‘ â€" _ I#ems Only Highwood Grocery & Market = + . . Nine more members of the Raâ€" vinia swimming classes have passed their beginners test; they are, Betty Ann Jinkens, Marjorie Pfisâ€" ter, Howard Jacobs, Kenneth Benâ€" net, Jim Thompson, Patricia Goodâ€" rich, Bob Lake, Dalora Scheenmakâ€" Bill Craig practicing thiir ten nho!m;:'vinhvputhleoum er, and Don Heinrihks. . . . Howard Wilson, Dorothy Chulnnus, and .:Nhr‘hy Forest have joined the swimâ€" classes from Lincoln. . . . The Drama club from <Lincoln playâ€" ground under the direction of Billy Carnahan has been entertaining with a series of short plays. . . . The cast included Gertrude Sassdorf, Patsy and Peggy Kedzie, Dickie Baum, Alâ€" vin Singer; and Kay Faulkner. . . . This is the last week of the playâ€" ground season; no more now until next summer. EPITAPH With Violet cuddling in his arms, He drove his Fordâ€"poor silly. Where once he held his Violet, There now is clasped a lily. *** * No. 3 size + + ++ + * + +«Medium size * bars * * * * §â€"0z. bottle «++ *‘ *** Large size 4 bars SCOT%COMBINATI_ON SALE * 12â€"08, size ++ ++ §â€"0z. bottle + + * + 6â€"0z. bottle + ** 24â€"1b. bag ++ +** * * 3â€"0%. bottle ScotTissue . . , soft as old linen . ; . 9 rolls for your bathrooms. ScotTowels . . . soft and absorbent . .. 4 rolls for your kitchen, basement lavatory and garage. An economical value at 13 for $1. 6 9 ROLLS TISSUE â€" 4 ROLLS TOWELS Â¥ ALL 13 for 190 *A The Lake College of Commerce of Whaukegan has purchased new typeâ€" writers for the fall opening, Séptemâ€" ber 7. In order to have an &qual amount of typewriters of the five major companies, the machines have been purchased from the Underâ€" wood, Woodstock, and Royal conâ€" cerns. â€" In addition to theseâ€"purâ€" chases, every available piece of maâ€" chinery, such as other typewriters, eomptometers, calculators, dictaâ€" phones, etc., will be given a thorâ€" ough readjustment. Lake College of Commerce Adds New Equipment The management of the Lake Colâ€" lege of Commerce states that the September enrollment has been exâ€" ceptionally good. With the compleâ€" tion of .two additional rooms the school will be able to handle a much larger enrollment than in the past. ‘The Employment Department has had a recordâ€"breaking year. The calls for graduates from business 95¢ 10¢ 19¢ 19¢ 10¢ *28 Railway Ave. Phone Highwood 1006 B. Winter, Inc _ = COOKED RATION @ DOC FOOD M x 13. 81 * POTATOES . .10b 23¢ RED RIPE TOMATOES . baskee 1 9¢ CUCUMBERS . 2 io: 1 9¢ ALL PURPOSE LONG GREEN NEW COOK (Limit 3 Deals to a Customer) French Dressing 1000 Island Dressing * Mayonnaise Tartare Sauce The World‘s Finest Salad ‘Dressings Old Monk Old Monk _ ; Stuffed Olives Ripe Olives Queens, 9 oz. Glass Colossal, Pints This Sale for August 19, 20 and 21 OLD MONK 3(0:’! PUREST AND BEST Your Choice BEWARE of Inferior Substitutes! We cannot overâ€"emphasize the imâ€" portance of this value. Thrifty folks will not hesitate to lay in a supply for months to come. > and professional men exceed the supply at the time. There is a perâ€" sistent demand for young men, In last week‘s honor roll tests, the following students made their speed of 60 words or better 'm minutes on the typewriter: Hancock of North Chicago, Helen Wolfe and Lois Kutz of Zion, and Elizabeth Iwanski and Dorothy Herâ€" rick of Widsworth. DOG FOODS Evans Feed Store $10 Central Ave. / _ Tel. H. P. 134 3 for ’l ArNoLD C. BRrEmer TELEPHONE H. P. 1988 LER BRUSH on sale at PAGE THREE