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FORMAL OPENING OF NEW PUBLIC SERVICE C0. BULDING SET FOR NEXT SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 VOLUME XXXVI----NUMBER 46. Finest Office and BUSINE@SS Basketball on the again. Both are well known to all our people, and are welcomed again to the mercantile field. The east entrance of the arcade opens directly into the court yard b us i n e s s houses. Country-- Side Motors . will occupy the large room located in the northeast corner of the building. This store faces en-- tirely on Church street. Immediate ly to the west of this store is an en-- trance from Church street to a stair-- way to the second floor. The north-- west eorner space, fronting on both streets will be occupied by the sales and display room of the Public Ser-- ¥ice Company. This space will con-- sist of a large display and sales A court yard decorated by a sun-- ken garden wih vari--colored elec-- tric lights, shrubbery and electric-- @&lly lighted lanterns and interspersed by red granite covered walks and marked by entrances on each s.de is located immediately. to the east of the building and occupies the remain-- ing ground of the property not used by the building itsel{. There is one street entrance to the court yard and this is from Church street on the mnorth. The court yard and garden may be reached from any of the en-- trances from the east side of the building and was designed for the convenience and comfort of the apartment people. The front of the building has been decorated in madern unique style and the whole »resents a very at-- tractive appearance. The main floor will be devoted entirely to stores and On the north side of the arcade, at the east end of the building, will be located the Lindroth Millinery, Jew-- elry and Gift Shop. Mr. Lindroth will continue his watch repair bus'-- ness and in addition will have a full line of jewelry. * 'The millinery store of Mrs. Lin-- droth will be located in the same room as the jewelry store. Mr. 'and Mrs. Lindroth dis»osed of their bus-- mess a year or so ago, after hav'ng conducted a millinery store in Lib ertyville for many years. They have decided to embark in the same line and garden w'i'b:--;ést entrance of the grcade is surmounted by a tower, on which a large Seth Thomas clock has been new quarters and all plans ready for the opening of business. . The building :s located in the southern onart of the business sec-- tion of Libertyville and presages the extension of the business district south to-- the North Shore depot. The strueture occupies a {rontage on Milwaukee avenue of 170 feet and an 80--foot frontage on Church street. The display wWindows of ~Business houses on the main floor will occupy this frontage and face on these two streets their doors opening onto a ten foot wide sidewalk. The build-- ing is a two story structure with full basement an is placed on a area of ground 167 by 190 feet. ' The space directly south of the bank will be occupied by a drug store, owned and operated by Harry Taylor, who has -- been connected with the F. B. Lovell Drug Co. of Libertyvyille for more than thirteen The next roeom south will be occu-- pied by the Frock Shop, having .win-- dow space on Milwaukee avenue and in the arcade. room, a display kitchen, a lounge and & w o m & n's rest room. The Libertyville Trust and Savings Bank hbhave moved into their quarters locat-- ed directly south of the Public Serv-- ice store. The bank has equipped and decorated the rooms with modern, upto--date banking house fixtures. In the rear will be logcated the safes and vaults supplied by the York Lock & Safe Company, of Chicago. under construction corner of the inrter: kee avenue and C Libertyville for th« is rapid'ly nearing pletion and Satur will see the various and office renters new quarters and for the opening of H. B, Yon Holst, Chicago archi-- tect, drew up the plans for the entire u'lcture with court yard and gar-- den to the east. The building is of cement and brick construction with reenforced cement foundation. The Interior is trimmed with birch and finished with hardwood floors. * Public Service Company of Northern lIllinois and Libertyville Trust and Savings Co. to Hold Reception to Celebrate Completion of New Home--Firms Located in the New Building to Join in Welcoming Folks to Their Beautiful New Home. Building to be Dedicated Saturday. e new day of th uoVe H1 LIBERTYVILLE INDEPENDENT LAKE COUNTY INDEPENDENT N ! O W e , Anotker feature is an uptodate gar-- bage incinerator, which will take | care of all garbage from the apart-- | ments. + | The building is heated by two ! American Rad'ator boilers, located 'in the basement under the rooms of |\ the Countryside Motors, ~.Chrysler Lrepresentdtivee. | o Other offices are occuvied by the Boylan and Talbot Company, exca-- vators. This firm did the excavating for the new building. . They are also extensively engaged in grading and | other work of like nature in this part | of the state. Attorney Will's A.,] Overholzer and A. R. Schnaebele, the ' well known Realtor, also are located | here. f ' A statrway from the second floor to the court yard is located at the extreme squth end of the building. This stairway was built for the use' of reldents living in the apartments.| The professional offices include two dentists, and consist of an oper-- ating room, waiting room, lavatory and rest room. One is occupied by Dr. Q. H. Betzer, who moved from the second floor of the Walrond building. Since locating in Liberty-- ville Dr. Betzer has built up an ex-- tensive practice, and in .order to bet-- ter care for his natients, he moved to this modern building. The other dentist is Dr. J. S. Dayis another battery of six lights on a wh> is moving héere from Lowell | standard erected on the Masonic lot Indiana, for the practice of his prO-- / across Church streets to the north, fession. . Dr. NDavis is having his bathes the new building in vari--col-- office fitted up in the most apPrOV--jored light at night, presentifg a ed manner, and is ready to l"'"'""'lmost beautiful and striking appear-- patients. . ance. These lights are to remain The Vanity Fair Beauty ShopPP®»,| permanently and will be turned on owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. B"'"'ieach night. nan has been equipped with @ll| Work on the excavating for the the latest appliances demanded bY | structure was started May 3 and. it milady for facial treatments, care Of"s expected that the building will be the hair, etc. Mr. and Mrs. Brennan |complete to the last detail by next are not strangers) to Libertyville | Saturday. as they have lived in this vicinity| So far as practicable local labor for some time. Mrs. Brennan form--| has been employed on the new bui a-- erly conducted a beauty shoppe in ing, and most of the material enter-- Chicago. ing into construction has been su»-- Other offices are occuvied by the | plied by L bertyville firms. Follow-- Boylan and Talbot Company, exc@A-- |ing are firms who havre been em-- vators. This firm did the excavating | ployed in various phases of the work for the new building. They are also | during the course of construction: The kitchenette apartments _ are equipped with electric refrigeration, electric range, insa--door bed_ and bath, with shower, . The four--room apartments _ also have electric refrigeration,. gas range, fire place and bath with the shower. All of these apartments have a Milwaukee avemue address. found in any city. Th's makes two stores to be operated by this large concern in lsibertywille. The store at the corner of Milwaukee avenue and Sehool street, will continue to be operated The National has made many friends and customers in our village, by their policy of selling only first class foodstuffs. Their policy is to offer "A Comulete Variety of Well Known Quality Groceries, Al-- ways at Money--Saving Prices." south of_the National will be the Model Cash Market, owned by Leon ard C. Blank. Mr.{Blank was form-- erly in the same busness here. He sold his market in Fox lake la<t summer, and after taking a trip to Europe, returns to Libertyville.: He has fitted a market second to none, »quip'%d with all the latest furniture and appliances, and pro-- poses to handle only ;'ho best of everything in his I'ne. Hawill move his famil)' to l:jb%'l'fl\"{i"" in the near toar--room anartments, one . five--reoom apartment. filhe offices, besides an office to be dccupi¢d by the manag ing officers of the--building. as wel as a directors' room to be used by the banking officials of the Liberty ville Trust and Savings Bank. This room is connected with the bank on the first floor.by a private stairway. :&--'b-attery of twelve floodlights lo-- | _ Excavating, Boylan & Talbott Co.; | Plumbing and Sewerage, J.~T. Mc-- ((}ralh: Sand and Gravel,-- North ' shore Materials Co.; Brick and Tile. \ National Brick Co.; Thomas Mould-- 'ing Co.; Astrid Ros'ng, Inc.; Cast Stone, Hydro . Stone Corporation; i Lumber and other Building Material, JW. F. Franzen, Jr., and the Liberty-- | ville Lumber Co.; Mill Wonrk, Rock-- | well Mfg. Co., represented by H. W. \ Robbins; Slate Roof and Sheet Met-- al, J. Smith & Co.; Painting, Her man Olsen Co.; Composition Roof, George H. M'lIl & Co.; Structural Steel and Ornamen.a1 1ron, McKin-- ney Steel & Sales Co.; Electric Wir-- ing, Titus Bros., L;bertyvme: Ce-- ment, Marquette an Universal Port-- land Cement Co.;; Heating, Schanck Hardware Co.. Libertyville. cated on the Kennedy building, and > another battery of six lights on a standard erected on the Masonic lotl across Church streets to the north,| bathes the new building in vari--col-- ored light at night, presentifg a most beautiful and striking appeAr--, ance. These lights are to remain permanently and w'll be turned on each night. -- I Football Season Ends ; Thirteen years ago W. F. Franzen Jr., started in the luniber, coal and feed business in Libertyville, with very little equ pment, three employes and an abundance of energy and am bition. Thé company went along for a year or two and did as well as any new business is expected to do. In the first few years the company was getting organized. It was securing that firm basis that wins the good will of the people whom it serves and was preparing for the expansion that was to come in the near future. Football at thea Libertyville Town-- ship high school ended officially on Monday.afternoon, at the conclusion of the game with Ant och, in which Libertyville won by a «core of 6 to 0 and thereby copped the champion-- ship title of the Northwest Confer-- ence league. For the past two months, everything at the high school has been football and more football. The fiffy or mor men who plaved on one or other af the firmt. itorium,. and on the basketbuall courts of schooels of the ~North | west Conference. Practice in earnest | started on the basketball courts on , Wednesdar nite and if one is, t0o j judge from the earnest manner in | which the candidages are setting to the tasks of learning the finer points / of tue sgame. L bertyville will have. basketball teams this year that will ; be a match for the best of the teams | of the schools in the Conterence. t I, M. Crawford will handle lightweight team this year, while heavyweights will be under the rection of Jaek Mart'n, heavywe football cogh. 5 The basketball schedule is as game h low s SV V . F. Franzen, Jr., Makes Signal Success CO Barrington, Marct Palatine. March 2 <trict Tournament sto week in Marct LIBERTYVLLE, LA KE COUNTY, ILLNOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1928. i =, HeTP: nt (tentative en teams on their footbal} get about foo torget all es nad Way H« | " e irm has enjb+l & gracual but 'sure expansion, until today nine peo-- pie gre emploeyea at the local plant to take care of the cverincreasing trage The buiid nys «f the company 'cerer most of tite properiy site, and another few years Will sor more lund | acqvired ,more buidinus Lreeted in 'the quest to reader the bisrt possible servi.ce to the raw custoimers and the Lew trado whyt comes in every 'd;.y. This firm ias keDt stcp with | 1@ giowth of L berryville and is on \tauce wert to w a the goodwill of the ré» people settlirig in ty zerryvi 'e. and the. surrouuniiing tornitory with |\{urm they uave i been cleauing .or | tue past several years. A better Chrysler display and ser-- vice is the slogan of the Countryside Motors, who on Nov. 1 moved into their new quarters in the Public Ser-- vice building. Their space in the new building embodies~one of the f net sales and disvlay rooms for automo-- bikes to be found in Lake county. The Countryside Motors was or-- ganized in November, 1927, and during its first year of business it has enjoyed great success. Accord-- ing to A. J. fiqbeod and C. M. Pow-- ell, off cial of te company, their purpose at the start was to build up a business 3n the goodwill of the people whom they serve. That this goodwill mas been forthcoming and Cbook avenue, midway in the block between Milwaukeg avenue and t e old depot, were togn down and new, larger and more gmodern build ngs, warehouses and lumber sheds were erected. | That was;the first big step forward. . Bécause: of the increased trade that was coming in, due to square dealing and sound business principles, Mr. Franzen was obliged to increase the personnel of the or-- ganization and toradd many new fea-- tures that were warranted by the large amount of|new business that was com ng to the company. In 1918 three new 'cement elevators were erected just soyth of the switch tracks on the Franzen property as the major feature :of a modern coal handling plant. These auge couil res-- ervoirs exvedite the handling of coal thereby saving much time and LW In 1916 all the old buildings were located on the south s Cbok% avenue. midway in the an expansion necessary because of | t increased business. | ~1 Circulation Greater than otker Weeklies in County CGembincd Entered at the Postoffice at Libertyville, Illinois, as Second Class Matter NEW PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY BUILDING ountryside Motors Renders Real Service Lake County's Big Weekly _ WAUKEGAN WEEKLY SUN When Libertyville people . want bu'lding material, lumber and coal, »robably the first thing they think of is the old rellable Lib@rtyvillel Iumber Company, "down by the o'd | depot, been there 20 years" Thprel is probably not aresident in Liber-- tyy lle and Mundelein, or a rarmer| within trading distance, who has not' heard of this Libertyville firm, at present under the able management : of 0. A. Newsom, with W. A. 'Nich-- olasas assistant. For a town with a population of 4,000 this firm car-- ries an amaz'ng large amount of stock in the line of lumber, coal and | feed. Many of the buildirigs in and | around Libertyville for a consider-' able distance all have in their make--, up lumber, cement and other build-- ing material furnished by this lIVe,' going Libertyville concern. . ' To those who are contemplating a home, they have experts waiting to help with the various problems. They also put their customers in touch with reliable contractors who will take care of the complete conktruc-- tion --of homes. a The ~Libertyville Lumber Com-- pany is located at 412 First: street, just south of the St. Paul freight Libertyville Lumber Co. Old Landmark To a great extent the 'swecess of the company has depended upon Max Crowell, salesmanager of the com-- pany, whose knoyled&e. and 'sales-- manship of the Chrysler product is unsurpassed. According to 'officiais of the .company, Mr. Crowell is a master in his field and because of his close attention to business the organization has in a lareg measlure been a going concern from the start. The service extended by this com-- pany has been proven the best in the county. Th s has been brought about by the uffusual ability and management of Anig Gonyea, service manager, who is filling his position with the comyany with ability and satis'action. In connection with the service department a general renair shop is operated to take care of an'}' repairs included in the automobile field. y that the business has gEr nroven when the official the time was ripe to exp; business, and they dec'de space in the new building : to Libertyyville and the su: territory the best there is ler display and service. busine o rent depot Lbas been marked in Liberts bring | tille, tor many years; because of th inding #tructures of the l'im'brr company Chrys-- and the railroad, which are regarded '&s the oldest landmark® in the vil-- s com-- lasze. Of course, the 1)"!1(11'1);!5 of the est in | ¢ompany are not theé sgine"as 'they rought | were~20 years ago. E}r wth and ex-- y and[{}ans on has followed@ a successful ervice | Business, and today uptodate ware-- isition ihous«s. lumber sheds, garages and y and }offices make the site appear almost th the'lhke a village in itsdlf, Two years revair | ago the main offices were remodeled of ane' into a modern buzinegs office and dis mobile | play room, 'fronting on 'First street. u* The main feature of{the new office ess of | is the sales and display proom, fitting-- n Max" ly furnished, where one may sit and _COmMm--{inspect the numerous, samuwles of 'saleg-lsm(-k carried by the company.. \ Three years and agne month ago, on Sept. 14, 1925, a bank to be 'known as the Libertyville Trust & Savings Bank, was founded in Libertyville, and took un t«mpor:}'ry quarters in the northeast room af the Kennedy building at the cor,net- of Milwaukee avenue and Church street. New Home of Bank Has All Conveniences \The climb of this bfmk toward suc-- ¢tess has been swiftiar.d sure. No @ne can dispute the rule that suc-- gess arises from hard work, common gsense and sound bus'ness. All these attribute can be applied to the officials and directors of this bank, who have seen it grow and expand gso tremendously under their direc-- tion and management. Jt has taken But three years to show, what close gttention to Business, to details, to rendering something &) l'ttle better than good service, will do for any institution that can earh --the respect, oodwill and regard of the people of 'community, as the Libertyville rust & Savings Bank has done in this neighborhood. . |© Lhuw | The Libertyville Lamber deserves the success achieved, for it renders gervices. to its customers and builds good will. & ! The same bank reached a high mark in its career lt:t week when it opened for business" in new lux-- yrious quarters in tfle new <Public Service 'building, acrtoss the street from its more humble quarters in the Kennedy building. genger dep the lumber Every feature of the modern bank iC K n fom 1 | reg AI irOU O the fleld, but were unalje to plerce the oppenents' wall and punted. An-- tioch recpived on their 25 yard line and immediately started a march to 'the Libertyville goal. line. On three tries the scarlet and gray backs ' made 14 yards and on two more at-- tempts they added § yards more. An-- tioch endeavored to wass and an orange and black warrior intercept-- led it A f t e r two unsuceessful ' tries, Libertyville punted to Antioch |who received on their 40 yard line. (The scarlet and gray got going and [ Sheehan ripped off 20 yards around right end. On two more tries Stein-- inger and Sheehan made 10 yards a piece. Libertyyille suffered a five yard penalty for being offside at this period. and the ball rested on their ten yard line in the possession of the scarlet and gray. On four tries Antioch gained nothing and the batl wen't to Libertyville and Gr mes immediately punted out of danger. There are many advantages of havy-- ing a trust department of a bank act as the executor of an estate, rather than an individual, and such an in-- stitution can work to & far better advantage than can an individual. 'The officers of the Libertyville Trust & Savings Bank are: Presi-- dent, Joseph S. Reuse; Vice Presi-- * dent, A. E. Suter; Cashier, W. E. Larsen. | During this period Antioch looked like a winning team, but they lacked the punch to put the ball over, after having advanced it downr the field. After two line drives! and a pass netted no gain, Antioch punted and Libertyville received on their 45 yard line. The gun sounded and the first quarter was ended. . Both teams looked good, with An-- tioch having a slight edge, although Libertyvillee was passing and punt-- ing better igd »nlaying more as a ma-- chine than the,scarlet and gray. At resumption of play in the second period, -- Iibertyville -- came back strong. ~F. Tromblee made 15 yards on the first play. This Tromblee was the star performer for the has been added from time to time,' . mm until today there is no banking ser An Important addition to local in-- vice, from making a will to deposit stitutions and one which reflects the ing valuables in safety deposit boxes. growth ahead --of Libertyville will be and seeking financial advice, that made when the new Publ'¢c Service this institution, still in its youth, store in the new «building is opened does not embody. oo Saturday of this week. LIBERTYVILLE IS -- WINNER OF CON-- come »rcond. Cconseculive {lim«e to the c pilonship of the Nortluwest School Comference, which incl the s<trongest high schools in Ii}i to the northwest of Chicago. ._The orange and black were in lauvbertyville was only too well aware that the Ant'ioch game would be the crucial test. The great Sheehan and the greater Steininger were both ix} the game performing at their best, but . Libertyville]. 'with their heavy} powerful wall, stopped the mighty fullback of the scarlet and gray, and only 'once or-- twice was the speedy Sheehan able to inspire his team by his galloping, dodg ng runms around For the Second Consecutive Time, Local High ; School Foot Bail Team is Declared Cham-- pion of the Northwest Conference ----Antioch _ _ Goes Down to Defeat in Last Game by the Close Score of 6 to 0. . 12 condit on for this game which ave been pointing for during tire season. Great praise had rom the upcounty school pro-- 1g the excellent performing of zhty Steinin®er and the fast FERENCE HONOR iCl m + ch M W H FTaY Uu es Ali According to Theodore Blech, dis-- trict manager of the Company the new store will embody the very lat-- est improvements for the the com-- fort an dconvenience of customers. | There will be a complete d'splay and stock of the newest practical develop 'ments in electrical appliances, &s ' well as a jlocal office for the conven-- | fence of residents of Libertyville and lnearby towns. -- die. It is the only team in the ten in' the conference which has suffered no defeats in league games. The orange and black defeated Bensen-- ville, Arl ngton Heights, Barrington, Warren, and now Antioch, for clear possession of the championthip title of the conference for the second con-- secutive year. Following is the lineup: Antioch _ Libertyville Masntne LE Rouse Strometz LT Amann Anzinger . ILG Grate McNeal C Thomas Dalziel RG Hendee Murrie RT Foulke Wertz RE Sage Monnier QB (Ctpt) Grimes Bemen LH |~E. Tromblee Sheehan (Capt) RH 8. Tromblee Steininger FB Litchfield Touchdowns, E. Trombleeé. _ Ref-- eree, Morgan , W_F. O. A New Store for the Public Service Co. Because of their vctory over the scarlet and gray, Libertyville lays just claim to the ch: ionship of the Northwest Conferenge. Coach Martin's men-- haye played every game with a spirit that kmever says malcles down the field. time and again, only to be stopped short by the desperate fighting scarlet . and gray. Near the end of the game Lib-- ertyrville advanced deep nto Antioch territory, but when within scoring distance they lacked the pep to put the ball over. and immedfately after Antioch punted out of danger. Coach Martin of Libertyyville was making »nlenty of substitutes at this time. Antioch in a last mighty ef-- fort advanced .part way down the field on a series of line plunges, in-- terspersed with several pasges. The gun barkeq in the middle of this drive to end one of the moet bit-- terly fought ila.;nes in the Noqrthwest Conference t vyear. a 1 Aliek an@d gray tackler dove for the little half back, who slipped," down through the arms of the tackitr and eped on toward the enemy goal line. LLitch'ield, Libertyville halfba¢k, aid --ome excellent blocking when he cléared two Antioch mem fraom the path of the fleet Tromblee. He ran the remaining d stance and »lanted ilil yrhiuut? leall} n the cother. Lib lalcles down the gain, only to be s e desperate fight ray. Near the end rtyville advanced d erritory, but when istabCce they lacked W $1.50 A YEAR il] prem+ (Ctpt) Grimes E. Tromblee 8. Tromblee Litchfield me Litch-- o trres. On es dropped , beautiful m the field little Trom-- Grats Thomas Hendee Foulke i ~called he sail-- sperate