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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 21 Oct 1922, p. 11

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il 1 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1922 Gift Shop Pleases Patrons _ At the meeting the council furthered | have some good music. Refreshments Harold Loses Car; '0 "ent Thi Ww k its plans for a card and Bunco party | Will be included with the admission . . ; at 'Opening 1S VVeekK | to be held the lost days of November, |Drice. No R. A. speeches will be made Grace ForbesFr ocks Misses Fire: What Miss Herbst, proprietor of what is prapatly dhe 28th, for the benefit ol on snsining to advertise the R. A. 3 : I a : (our basketball and indoor teams | but we want a jolly time for all pres- . a Sunday Morning! gharntierized as A Gift Shop that 181 Which are now in the field together | ent. Making Different," enjoyed an encouraging ith the bowling team. A large group : day Wednesday of this week upon the | of brothers are taking active part and Remodeling IF--after you had acquired a brand new Ford "Coop" and affixed thereto all the known accessories and experi- mental devices dear to the heart of the motor bug; and, IF--for lack of garage space, you then placed the duly acquired and "fluently" bedecked motor buggy right beneath your window casement, with- in a few feet of your downy couch, so that none might come and molest: If you had accomplished all these things and you were suddenly awak- ened by the fire gong, and being a volunteer fireman, leaped out of the open window to find--that your dear possession was GONE. We ask you, what would you do? Harold Bohnen, superintendent of Water and Light distribution in Win- netka, experienced the aforementioned and what he has been doing about it would make the inconsiderate pilferer wish he'd taken up some honest pro- fession. Harold is out with gun and powder horn and he's determined to pick out his car from among the myriad representatives of the Ford family of buzz wagons. Harold bought his "Coop" last Fri- day. It looked like the proverbial million dollars, what with spot light, stop light, accellerator, patent lock, automatic wind shield cleaner, bump- ers front and rear (he's a pessimist) snubbers and other accoutrement; He parked the treasure near his home, right under his bedroom window. At four o'clock he was roused from deep slumber by the fire siren. One leap and he was in his "bunkers," another jump and he landed alongside of-- empty space. The car had been stolen, automatic lock and everything. Yes, he didn't get to the fire. The Little Symphony Orchestra of occasion of the formal opening of the shop at 554 Lincoln avenue. Attractive gifts in surprising var- igty greeted the visitors and first patrons of the shop and it was the consensus of opinion that the Shop filled a distinct need in the village. Royal Arcanum News Last Monday we conducted a snappy and enjoyable meeting. The meeting was run through snappy and games, song and refreshments which followed made us all feel we had a good time, The meeting was marked by the re- turn of a number of our old bros. to the fold. As per our usual custom in order to be indipendent of our council fund for our little refresh- ment end of the program, we raffled a dollar and Bro. Martin proved to be the lucky one. MLLLID TOURS. AN EUROPE --- MEDITERRANEAN ' Crulse-Tourawe? to 132 D. : Sailings in Nov., , Jan. an Feb. The most complete land and water tour ever offered the American traveler SOUTH AMERICA Cruise-Tours=65 to 95 Days Sailings in Nov., Jan. and Feb. Covering everything really worth-while in the "Continent of Opportunity." All Sailings Under the American Flag cruises Around the World and to the Far Et Tours to California rola, Mexico, Florida and Chicago will give the first of a series T. & S. TOURS COMPANY ; of concerts on November 14, at New 83 W. Jacigear BI, Chicago, Ill. Trier high school. arridoh At all First class Grocers natured babies. macaroons, rate! S10 CHICAGO AVENUE Evanston, Ill. like Macaroons? They are as univer- sally popular as fine weather and good- In offering you, thru your grocer, our we believe that we are meeting a demand for a real, flavory macaroon at a reasonable price. That's what our sales seem to indicate, at any Who Doesn't The Home of | Good Baking PHONE EVANSTON 1200 FAMOUS FOR MACAROONS & LADY FINGERS distance telephone! relieved and your loved ones are cheered by the sound of your voice. ""Station-to-station" vice,developed recently by the Bell System, meets situations of this kind exactly. Just | call your home by number and tell the oper- ator you will talk to any one who answers. When the call is answered, the "station- rate, which is about twenty per cent lower than the "person-to-person' rate, applies. You can then talk to all the | members of your family, one after another, on the one call, if you wish. to-station"' Words of Cheer and Comfort If wife, mother or daughter is ill and you are obliged to be absent, what a comfort it 1s to talk home every evening by long Your own anxiety is long distance ser- Evening rates on "station-to-station" calls, which are about one-half the day rates, become effective at 8:30 p.m. After midnight the night rate, about one-fourth the day rate, applies. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY pledging their support to make the af- fair a success For benefit of all, the affair will be public and all are in- vited. Reserve the night and we promise a good time for all, young and old. Those who wish to dance will have the floor and we plan to AUBURN BEAUTY-SIX 7-R. Continental Motor $1695 F. O. B., FACTORY C. H. BRIGGS Evanston 140 1549 Sherman Avenue Exclusive Models Room 217 Hoyburn Bldg. Davis Street, Evanston Tel. Ev. 7467 Don't Fail! to see the Autumn Closed Car Show---The Latest in Lexington and Gardner Closed Cars--- Good Music-----Cars of exclusive features. LEXINGTON-CHICAGO CO. 1008 DAVIS STREET, EVANSTON $442. Touring Runabout Sedan Coupe Chassis Truck Tractor, Touring Runabout Chassis 412.09 652.33 584.73 370.88 422 425.00 WITHOUT STARTER---NO DEMOUNTABLES $343.45 Cash $103.26 Down 313.29" 2535) + Place Your Order Now for Reasonably Prompt Delivery 25 Cash 120.48 186.75 170.70 103.16 03 " 13397 93.33 15.12 iE? 113 [1 13 é¢ & 113 INEW PRICES Lowest In History of Ford Motor Co. Ford Cars with Starter, Electric Lights and Demountable Wheels DELIVERED IN EVANSTON $130.41 Down $32.00 Mo. 30.00 4700 " 42.00 " 26.00 " 26.00 " $25.00 Mo. 23.00 " 19.50 © REeuasie S DepenpasLE Cars and you can ""bank" on any car you get here R. D. CUNNINGHAM 810 CHURCH STREET, EVANSTON M. P. LOUEN, Sales Mgr. At Post Office Pho ne Evanston 4884-6949 Ty 2 qm

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