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Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • 3

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MONDAY APRIL 24 1922 Kimono Department I SPECIAL SALE or $149 and rom $198 to $800 Pe Alsoan attractive assortment of you to the latest rom $895 to $2500 of gup Actual Committee Say it with Ink RKAn THE JOITRNAt STANnAR DUTCH RHONE SLAIN 593 VALVEINHEAD CIGAR A 20 WEST EMPIRE STREET MOTOR CARS Moderate in price it is big in transportation and will 'M'u LmiHtuiHiumiiHHiHiitf niitotintiHtitiimtiittiiiHiinii and service count long as talking The grandstand size making It three cattlo and 30x60 feet one the colony served four the Wisconsin legislature many other public offices he was president of the Si 96500 2000 REV BEUSCHER woimio OAK AVE CHURCH SENIORS QUARREL ABOUT CARRYING CANES AT 1 W'ife of orwier I Engineer Re mains Interred in Chicago We have an office at 20 West Empire street Here you may see lexotlle floors kitchen sttiks and table In differ ent Rhat have been in constant use for 10 years and upwards Complete returns from the six counties of the 13th congressiona' district show that Oscar St ne o' reeport was elected democrat! stato contfal committeeman by i plurality of 40 In the six countii Mr Stine received 96 votes Tkiugla Pattisojt of reeport 66 Cha alta of Lee county received 20 votes and John Blacker of White side county 8 rank Sheehan of Jo Daviess county received 4 votes In his home aty Galena Mr Ham lyn of Ogle county received 6 votes and there were four others who received 1 vote each STINE CHOSEN COMMITTEMAN BY PLURALITY 40 LEADERS BADGER STATE SWISS COLONISTS DIES MRS? ADA SWARTWOUT 69 ORMER RELPORTER DIES AT JACKSONVILLE LORIDA Robert Bacon 10c Cigar Good thru and thru UM IVA LVJL AZ JLV DRUG STORE A REGULAR $3f00 VALUE We have a wonderful assortment of Serpen'" Crepe lowered Kimonos in all colors Seven Shap Sixes 10c 2 for 25c 1 98000 3500 it at ihc A In this collection we have beau tiful materials In plain colors' and flowered crepe Urbana HI April The Uni versity of Illinois campus Is again in an uproar Common every day walking sticks are causing tho most heated dlscussl ns among jnembers of this senior class The charge flying around include copy ing fraud and other nilqor crimes Tho trouble start cd when members of the soniof class searching tor some distinguishing mark decided a smart walking stlrck would fill the bill exactly The decision brought spirited protests form senior mem bers of tho university law club Law seniors it appears have long since adopted the cane as a tradition and It Is said arc attempting to geta mandamus to restrict tho use of canes by settlors other than mem bers of the College of Law A beautiful collection of Silk Kimonos and Breakfast Coats Original Patterns and Attractive Designs thing 1 want as I said on Saturday and knowing that you I havo concluded to put for Saturday afternoons 1 THE' REEPORT JOURNAL STANDAKD' 4 3 A wa Pecatonica Apr The County air association Is making extensive plans for the enlargement of the grounds and for new buildings and work will soon begin on the improve ments to be made will be doubled in 192 feet in length horse barns each hog barn 38x128 feet one sheep barn 30x60 feet an art exhibit hall 30x60 feet and another soft drink stand 22x40 will lie erected The track will be fenced on the inside and other Improvements made The grounds have been enlarged by nd addition of 80 acres on the west 1 Mr Ada Swartwout of Vero lorids formerly a resident of ree port passed away at Riverside Hos pital Jacksonville ig April 20 1922 following an operation from which she never rallied Mrs Swnrt wout was born fYi' Massa chusaetts May 22 1832 and moved to Chicago with her jaarents in the year 1864 Shi was married to John Swartwout Dec 16 1868 The family resided In reeport from 1887 to 1891 and then moved to Rockford where they lived until 1916 when they moved to Vero la their present home Those who survive are the hus band John Swartwout who was employed by the Illinois Central railroad company as locomotive en gineer for 42 years and who was tlrcd from service June 1 1916 daughter Hazel Swartwout as slstant cashier of armers' Bank of Vero an adopted granddaughter Geraldine Miller Swarwout all of Vero: a grandson Theodore Millen of Janesville Wis: a daugh ter in law Emma Swartwoiit and grandson Jack Swartwout of Chi cagot Mr Swartwout nd Miss Hazel Swartwout left for Chicago with the Itody which will be la'd to rest In Graceland cemetery this afternoon they 'call expanded metatMathb' i expect you to remember 'the name metal but I will tell you it is steel or irpn'nd It burn AU of' the horfcS In reepott are plastered bn wooden lathefyou know what that Is but this lathe Is iron Now on top of the roef there' Is asbestos roofing' Asbestos looks like paper you canven wrlto on It JUst the same ts paper Vou can cut it like paper it 13 almost fho same as paper' btjt It Isn't paper it Is a mineral it burn You can do anything to it that yop can to paper excjeQt you can't burn ft So you aoewo can't have a fire start on tho roof1 or the celling or in th baaenienLXAn4 far ar fire Is concerned: you are safer hero than in your wrv home or In any building used 'toKany purpose In reeport Yet fomsome reason there may be' ros scare someone may think that there is fire or there may be panics I mean that people will get 'scared Now ft sue' a thing should happen and if any of you are Im thlg 'theatre just re lember that there arp eight big exits places to get out and if you will walk to them and not run every 4y can get out of here In less than five minutes and there is no dangci 4n falling down the stairat such a time because there are no stairs i steps (Mr Dittman told a Journal Stand ard reporter this morning that he and Assistant Chief Police McCool timed the audience last night and with over 1200 people in the house It Was emptied in exactly 3' 4 minutes) "Now these are th things I want yoi( to try to remember as I remembered about the machine "Another come her? afternoons like serials on a serial or It will be an added attractionnd will not cost you kids anything extra It is the story of Robinson Cruso and I expect to start it two weeks from today In conclusion I want you ail to leave a good time I hope you will like tho or more than 10 years we have In the lxotilo bust ness and have yet to report a customer dissatisfied with lexotlle floors laid by us We refer you to' our clients who ere willing to have you inspect their floor If you are inely interested PECATONICA AIR GROUND IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED INTEREST TO BUILDERS OR HE AND REMOD ELED ROMES AND BUILDINGS DITTMAN HOSUO CHILDREN Al HIS' WMISE 1c Sale will make your Pennies look like Ppllan Thursday riday and Saturday April 27 28 Smoke Robert Bacoi 10c Cigar Good thru and thru BaiehalliuppEes Har Ben Cigar store tf4 We want to tell you about lefotlle if you 'do not already know about it If you are interested phone 3Iain 59C and we will give you detailed information and pricew on work In considering a hew floor covering: tor any part of your residence flat building store or factory do not overlook thes jointless lexotlle floor It th absolutely sanitary easy to keep 'clean and lasts indefinitely The ideal floor coverlng for offices bath rooms kitehens halls etc and second to none Gives complete satisfaction Harrison H'J Stelllrtg Humboldt Gronewald Ixne ilJ J'TCeckhoefer I Schweitier Norwood Gronewald un der supervision jt Humboldt Park IL South To be supplied Wisconsin St Ossse Downers A Nansen Jordan 4 lorence Degen kdlb II Slemson Beuscher? Marth" Highland Student supply II Shadle Hooppole A Render Oak Rilling Pearl City Blaser Perkins IL Kasch Prairie View and North Northfield A Koten Robertsdale irst Powell Villa Grote Naperyille Peoria District J' Schaefer Presiding elder Aurora To be supplied BatdVia Jesse Iwig' Chatsworth and Charlotte Giese and Paul Sch 'ab Dwight Baufcrle Grand Beuscher Kreil Granville Lyman Light Greymont A Good Jollet vQ Willmlng Kankakee Keiser LaSalle Schwartz Lockport A Schweitzer Ixiw Point Widmer Niebergall Mason Under supervision oft orla irst Mendota WEngelter Meriden Student supply William Remboldt Nebraska Naperville Schloerh Oswego Prairie Kesselring Oswego Under supervision of Oswego Prairie Ottawa II A Kramer Peoria irst IL Schaefer and Stahl Peoria Grace VaubeJ VV Doede Moehl Ransom Wunderlich Richland Student suppin Oestrelcher Canada Red Oak lapp Joop Spring Bay Under supervision Peoria irst Ebert Streator Schwab Washington Burgi Wheatland Schwab BISHOP SEAGER REASSIGNS MAN TO REE PORT CHARGE' 1922 CONERENCE HEW AT MENDOTA ADJOURNS Albrecht To be supplied Chicago churches as follows: Austin Blvd Schmidt East Side A Byas Englewood Schwartz Ratification of Plans to Merge with United Evangelical Church eature of Meeting The 18th annual Illinois confer ence of the Evangelical Association was closed at Mendota Illinois on Sunday April 23rd In addition to forward steps In providing for the erecting of new churches the con ference voted 73 0 for the proposed basis of union with the United Evan gelical church Bishop "Seager's reappointment of Rev Philip IL Beuscher as pastor: of Oak Avenue Evangelical church was learned of with much satisfaction by Mr parishioners as well os by his 'many friends outside his own church He has done very effective work in reeport and the church' has progressed wonderfully under his direction Mr Beuscher worked hard to secure the 1923 con ference for reeport and was re warded with success this city hav ing been awarded the next annual conference Changes in Northern Illinois Tho Rev Grote who has served orreston church very acct vi ably the past four years has been transferred to Villa Park and will be succeeded at orreston by the Rev Roy Slemson a graduate of Northwestern College and Evan gelleal Seminary' This young man has been preaching during the past two years and is regarded as one of the coming men of the conference Rev eucht who has been stationed at Pearl City is to be suc ceeded there by Rev John Blaser tho latter being Washington III given charge of Ashton 111 Bishop II Seager of Naperville announced the following appoint ments for the coming year: Cliieago rceport District Klingbeil Presiding eider Diener Ashton and eucht and A Batierman Barrington: To be supplied Bensenville Bischof and transferred from Mr eucht is the church at Rout Beef largo cans full 2 lbs net weight of the finest beef obtainable good served hot or O7f cold 2 lb cans I Large cans sliced 1 hear syrup Ixrge cans Calif Peaches or Apricots in syrup 55c Extra quality Crepe Toilet per largo rolls Itc' 07 value 4 for fcl Mid Week Specials Tues Wed Thur ApriJ 25th 26th 27th Prices of Buick Special Delivery Ja 1 ancy Wis ull Cgeam Cheese lb mV ancy Wb Brick1 iOftk Cheese (full brick) ib fcUV Pure Home Rendered Lard Breakfast Coats These coat comb In dainty Dotted Swiss Dimities Crepes ENTERTAINS ABOUT 2000 KID DIES WITH REE PERORM ANCES AT LINDO SATURDAY I 4 Johp Dlttmhn was host to the' children of recp rt at his new I house The Lindo on Saturday after I poon Long before the time set for I the opening of the theatre the little People begah lining up outside the entrance and when the doors swung Liepen they rushed in with squeals Within a very tew minutes ell of the 1200 seats were filled aijd lfr DIttmaji then had the tiniest of hie guests sit two in seat until Lb' finally about 1600 had been thus ac commodated But there were hun dreds of others who could not obtaineats and the good hearted theatre jnnn then toid them he would run aeoond show for them and he did With about 600 In the audience Al together there must havo been 2000 I who spw the picture pro gram and enjoyed the delightful xnuslc as Manager Dittman's guests Baturdny It was a fine treat and One that every little kid appreciated The audience included all of the little folks of St Vincent's orphan Before tho show commenced Mr Dittman addressed tho children as follows: Is the biggest party that' T' 'have ever had and I believe it Is go fag to be the finest Do you know Why I Invited you here I atre a lot of men out of work right Jjow there are children whose as cannot afford to give them money to go to any shows And there are a lot of bhlldren who any papas but I wanted child In the eky of reeport to see this beautiful theatre and from the looks of things every child fa here for there are a lot of kiddies "tnitslfle who couldn't get in but I Mm going to give a second show for them "In my printed advertisement I hsked that you do not bring peanuts popcorn or chewing gum into tho theatre Tho sacks and the peanuthells make a terrible dirt and ew tng gum cannot bo taken out of the Carpets with any chemical and has ft to be cut out Now I know you are always going to help me keep this Csce nice and clean and will not ing peanuts pop corn or chewing gum intq the house "Now I want to tell you another Jaaaon for inviting you here When was a little boy about 8 or 9 years we have any motion pic ture theatres there any Automobiles and there any phonographs Weft one day a man brought a phonograph here to ree port He called It a talking ma chine He gave a special show for Children and charged five cents to bear It That tho first talking machine builti Ha didn't have round erf flat recotfalike those we have pbw but he' uzed Un foil and he turned a crank passed i ho tin foil through the machine and he talked into a big horn Then ho put the game tin foil back and turned the crank again and the machine actual fcr talked back everything that he gCld into It Well ho had his ma Chine set up on a barrel and some the kids thought that someone inside the barrel doing the talking eo the tnan tnvtted someone pom tho audience' to talk Into the ttionograph There Was a boj gamed Henry Hodyhsteln who went SX "What shall I asked nry "Just say the man said so Henry shouted Into the p'j horn: "Hurrah for Henry Boden and the machine answered tck "Hurrah for JIcnry Boden am telling you this to lef you knew that it made such an Impres adon on me that I forgotten to this ttay and today I Ahi going te tell you some things that may got make as much of an Impression ret I want you to remember what I ay as long as you can and carry ttl message home to your parents "I Want children at the night performances during the week ex rpt on riday and Saturday nights will be glad to gee you all on those 0ght or Saturday afternoon but I CJly think thpt' when the curfew 1 rings that all of you childrenhould be In bed what the rings for thing I hope you will yeri ember for a long long time: vfhen a theatre or any other place built where people gather the architect the contractor and owner have always in mind the safety of the people There Is always danger of or a panic Caused by any toftson A flro always you might my tarts either In the basement or In the attic Now I want you chil dren to know that there Is no base (nent no cellar under this floor And besides the floor Is cement just like the sidewalks and some of the paved streets It wood: It can't burn Now the celling Is plaster on what give typical Buick service (C Dutch Matter Clear I made by Cotuolldetcd Clear Corporation New York HARNISH A BRO JYecport HL REEPORT LEXOTHE CO ILL KUTER MGB Monroe WIs April 23 John Luchsinger 82 leader of the old Swiss colonists who developed dairy ing and chcetse manufacture in southern Wisconsin died here Sun day of pneumonia He was the his torian of trms in and held At death Citizens lank the largest in Green county His last public service was as Judge of' the Probate court to which office he was appointed in 1919 REBEKAHS ARE THANKUL In behalf of Illinois Rebekah Lodge 259 the committee wishes to thank all those who assisted in the successful production of "All and the public for Its lib eral patronage PROMPT REE quite like so so Imported Java and Havana tobac cos seldom combined yi a 10 cent cigar give Dutch Masters Special fine smoking quality Skilled hand work seldom met i with in a 10 cent cigar accounts for its sensible shape and easy draft Dutch Masters Special smokes as? good as it looks No cigar gives the smoker more for his money I VnTTI The 22 4 Special Delivery I A Sturdy Buick Designed for Quick Hau ling Anywhere i Stukenberg and Borchers METROPOLITAN STORE JiVUEH BETlBk AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUI(XWJL BUILP THEM reeport Buick Co 216 East Stephenson St Main 4690 Qflfb (no oil extraei jCif ancy MIn Totatow sound 'good cookery per peck WG While tfaap? tbs best naptha AQr made II bans Highest Prices Paid for resh Eggs PURITY GROCERY "THEHOMi I GOOD COEE? Phone Main 268 28 West Galcna SL rt I YOU ARE LOOKING OR YjOURL MONEY'S WORTH Trade in REEPORT Vi Ci li The powerful Buick valve in i head four cylinder motor and a rugged chassis are the founda tion of this new delivery model Expert engineering and the best of materials have produced in this vehicle a full powered eco nomical and well balanced light commercial car Open Express Dali vsty compfofs 894500 Cuop? Dillnrr compltit trith roll oatitia With ocroon oidot rM Ease Sid Dolirory oomploto with otioipfttolo With rohiooto poaolo odd OAederiM 4 Ws can show you bow to adapt a Btrick Special DsllTsry to your bosinsss A yreuitsr luveimess raonc anu vuiur superior tone of practical these are the principal factors arawmg attention to our 41 4I I 1 4 77 rs "4 r4 4 a 2 'e 1 I 1 nu 14' 't a 4' i 'i'rf tXx XT 4 us 412l1 11 i MASTERS "7 lUI 1 1: I 1 I I Vy" 4 1 1 "7 a 4 a 1 ti 2 1 air 4 i MW IS i'fpw i I II W1 A tf 1 A ft I A A rcHi.

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Pages Available:
300,109
Years Available:
1885-1977