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* } a | Fl ONE STATE SCHOOL, METHODIST PLAN Bishop~ Thomas Nicholson is the chairman of a committee composed of thirty divines of the Methodist Episcopal church in Illinois, which has under consideration the question of combining the colleges fostered by that denomination in this state. These colleges are Illinois Wesleyan at Bloomington, Hedding college at Abingdon; McKendree college at Lebanon; Grand Prairie seminary at Onarga; Illinois Woman's college at Jacksonville, and the Methodist church of the University of Illinois at Champaign. It has been proposed to consolidate these schools at some central point, forming one great school, similar in scope to that of the University of Illinois or University of Chicago. The committee is making an ex- haustive investigation of the question and, if the report is favorable to con- solidation, the state conferences will then solicit bids from eligible cities for the location of such an institu- tion. Bloomington and Springfield are leading candidates and both have made offers. Action will be taken early next year, it is anticipated. Weather Bureau Gives Fire Warnings | "Warnings of weather conditions | favorable to forest fires, issued by | the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture, have been extended to include other! fire-hazard conditions likely to re-| sult in damage or loss in connection | with crops, stock, other foodstuffs, | and all kinds of itiflammable war ma- terial. A number of these warnings | ! « were issued during. the year with beneficial results. A special station ||| has been established at Hampton. Oregon, for carrying = on investiga- | ions in connection with this service. Fried Cakes Every Day "Arbor Day", said the teacher, "is | the day to plant trees. Now, sup-! pose that every member of this class | should plant his or her favorite nut! tree. Let us see how many varieties of nuts we would have. We will be- gin at this end of the class." Walnut, beechnut, chestnut, were named in rapid succession, but when it came Mary's turn she wrinkled her brow and thought for a long minute before she answered: "I believe I'd plant a doughnut tree." --Cleveland Plain Dealer. India Cans by Uncle Sam's Methods Even on "India's coral strand" they are canning, and doing it by the di- rections put out by the United States Department of Agriculture. The missionaries there have been the instigators of the movement. Hun- dreds of men and women have visited the exhibits of the products canned. VILLAGE OF WINNETKA. NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT. Winnetka, Illinois, December 13, 1918. Notice is hereby given that the con- tract for the construction of the follow- ing improvement of ESSEX ROAD; from the north line extended of War- 'wick Avenue north for a distance of ninety=one (91) feet, being the Essex Road frontage of the south ninety-one (01) feet of Lot Thirteen (13) Block One (1) of Tempel's Resubdivision, by excavating, grading, preparing the sub- grade, constructing a Portland cement concrete integral curb, constructing a reinforced Portland cement concrete pavement, joints and edges protected by steel, asphalt felt filled protection wea, in the Village of Winnetka, County of Cook and State of Illinois, said improvement and assessment be- ing otherwise known as Winnetka Sperial Assessment No. 339,467, was awarded on December 10th, 1918, to Paul Reschke, of Winnetka, Illinois, for the sum of Three Hundred Eighty- five and 70/100 Dollars ($385.70). WM. D. McKENZIE, President of the Board of Local Improvements, Village of Winnetka. FREDERICK DICKINSON. Village Attorney. T39-1t ' WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1918 Curing Spice Inequalities in the sense or humor : : cause some domestic infelicity. In the Spice Islands the-cloves are sometimes Puree, by being smoked mm over a wood fire until they assume a . . deep brown color, when the further Re-Decorating Old Furniture drying is accomplished by the sun. Occasionally the buds are scalded be- fore being tried. If bright sunny days prevail artificial heat may be dis- Chas. R.Bakkemo, 887 Ash Street pensed with and the buds sun-dried Phone Winnetka 630 WINNETKA from first to last. The crop loses |} _ There is a great charm about painted furniture. Why not have it done now? WINNETKA TIRE SHOP 720k Strect, Winnetks Vulcanizing - Repairing Hood, Mason and Firestone Tires Monarch Perfection Red Tubes MILLERAD-ON-A-TREAD PUT ON YOUR OLD CASINGS about 60 per cent in drying. rr ---------------------------------- ° . Uncle Eben. Studio of Dancing "A whole lot of whut dey calls sports," said Uncle Eben, "consists in The Gables .. 627 Grove St. gittin' into a powerful fret over sump- MISS ELIZABETH DWIGHT in' dat dey wasn't no particular neces- | | Evanston, Ill. Telephone Evanston 6075 sity fur." I _eather Department We have an unusually fine assort- ment of hand bags. A great many of them were made exclusively for us. They can be had in Velvet, Brocades, Silks or Leather with Sterling Silver or Dutch Silver frames. One of these will make an ideal Christmas gift. . raw Charles E. Graves & Company JEWELERS and SILVERSMITHS | { i MADISON AND WABASH CHICAGO PEST aS A Useful Gift = 5=] Easy Vacuum Washer Only washer with 2 revolv- ing vacuum cups, has gas burner and swinging wringer; 10 sheet capacity, all copper. See this washer before you buy SPECIAL PRICE ON Xmas Tree Cutfits See our display of other useful electric appli- ances, lowest prices. _ | F. A. Darby Electric Shop #1055005 Rati | = Do you expect to trade your car for a new one NEXT SPRING? If so, I wish to warn you that you will be disappointed in USED CAR values at that time, and give the reason for my warning. With the exception of the Oldsmobile, which has reduced its prices $340 on the open and $415 on closed cars, automobiles are still selling at war prices, which naturally enhance USED car values. 810 Church Street To Automobile Owners EEE EEE EEE ERECTOR OSA Within three months prices on all other large cars will undoubtedly be cut from $250 to $350, and used car prices will then drop a great deal more, due to the lower prices on new cars and also because 75 per cent of the car trades are made in the SPRING. . If you intend to trade for a large car, DO IT NOW, and buy a car, the price of which has al- ready been reduced to those prevailing before the war. THEIR gi iii LT (I ABI i hii | [Fora | R.D. CUNNINGHAM [otdsmobitc C. H. BRIGGS, Manager Evanston 4884 a I TNEACTREA To NC he i ETAT and Wonders Upon Wonders |! Toyland is ready as it never was before---ever. Come ye everybody, little folks and grown ups, happy faces and grumpy ones. Peace has come and al' the toys "know it! = Such sights as youll see! ... ¢ CHANDLER'S 255. Excitement! Thrills! Delight, Amazement co. Sdn "Ts oo