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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 26 Feb 1927, p. 8

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6 WINNETKA TALK February 26, 1927 Reduce Your Light Bill by having a "Power Circuit" Installed. Electricity for power costs one-half of the price of electricity for lighting purposes. 1 ¥ TEE rn nem Washing Machines -- Mangles -- Ice Machines Irons -- Heaters -- Electric Stoves -- Oil Burners ....and other appliances may be run off Power Circuit thereby reducing your electrical bills. Installing Power Circuits is our specialty. NorthShoreElectric Shop O. L. Porter 554 Center Street Phone Winn. 44 Mrs. R. A. Clemen's Father, Arthur Jones, Dies Feb. 21 Arthur B. Jones of Evanston, father of Mrs. Rudolf A. Clemen, of 650 Gar- land avenue, died at his home Mon- day, February 21, after several weeks of illness. Funeral services were held Wednes- day, February 23, from the home, and burial took place at Rosehill cemetery. John S. Pye and William and Florence Pye of 527 Washington avenue, Wil- mette, are cousins of Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones, who was 76 years of age, came to the United States from Wales, his birthplace. In 1875, Mr. Jones en- tered the employ of Marshall and company as Mr. Mr. Field's arrangements, Mr. Jones was made one of the trustees of the estate. At the same time he was made a director of the company and filled the position until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Spear G. Evans of 953 Windes street are being congratu- lated upon the birth of a nine pound son, Tuesday, February 22, at the Ev- anston hospital. ip Mr. and Mrs. John Hindrum 1096 Oak street are entertaining twenty- two guests this evening at a 7 o'clock supper and bridge. The affair is really a house warming, as the Hindrums have come recently to Winnetka from Detroit. Field | Field's private | | secretary, remaining in that capacity | until Mr. Field's death in 1906. Through Beware, When You Buy Roses, Is the Warning Sounded Mrs. John Lind, of 315 Richmond road, a member of the Kenilworth Garden club and the Garden Club of America, in a communication to WiL- METTE LIFE, sounds a timely warning to north shore garden owners to beware of what she terms "bogus rose sales- men," whom she says reap a veritable harvest at this time of the year. Mrs. Lind declares that last year un- scrupulous firms victimised Kenilworth residents out of $1,700 and Winnetka residents out of $3,300 by selling them dried up, broken roses. Mrs. Lind says the practice of sell- ing this class of stock has been taken up with J. Horace McFarland, of the American Rose society, and she says he will be glad to receive any data pertaining to irresponsible dealers that anyone can send him, that the matter may be further investigated and this practice stopped. The Current Events club will meet with Mrs. Fred Gillette Friday, March 4, at 2:30 o'clock at the Monterey ho- tel, 4300 Clarendon avenue. Luncheon at the hotel will precede the meeting. For further information members are asked to call Winnetka 388 or 701. eR, Mr. and Mrs. Morton Maddox, 705 Oak street, announce the birth of a son Thursday, February 17, at the Evanston hospital. ! A EN AR A ras An Entirely New Conception of "Quality at Low Cost" NEW LOW PRICES The Coach ... The Coupe ... Former price $645 $595 Former price $645 $625 The Sedan. . Tie Landes 0TAE The Roadster . . €525 Price includes Bal- Former price $735 eo $695 tw 3525 loon tires and steel disc wheels. loon tires and steel disc wheels. Former price $535 with balloon Former price $535 with balloon tires only. tires only. $715 The Sport Cabriolet . .-. . «. . Fs vw v's 1,-Ton Truck . . $395 Entire new model with rumble seat (Chassis only) 1-Ton Truck .. $405 (Chassis only) Balloon Tires Now Standard Equipment on All Models--All prices F. 0. B. Flint. 726 ELM STREET TRAVEL FARTHER-- BUY FISK! Trade Mark Rey. U.S. Pat. Off. Time to Re-tire? (Buy Fisk) = bY Rolling the miles off the speedometer over a set of FISK TIRES has become second nature with most tire-wise men and women. great majority of these, too, find that a-buy- at-Richardson's insures a guarantee. ™N The RICHARDSON'S GARAGE FRED T. RICHARDSON, JR. PHONE WINNETKA 25

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