The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-05-18
LOCAL ITEMS
&C. B. W.

There are now AZ women agents of the,
government Department of Agriculture, To-
Gated in as many states, to encourage the pro-
duction of cottage cheese on farms; also to
stimulate it's use in homes Experiments
have shown cottage cheese to be equal in food
value to meat. Zion Creamery makes large
supply of cottage cheese almost every day
and sells a lot of it, not only in Zion City but
in Waukegan.
Mr.. Stanley Gilbert, who has held posi-
ton for several years with the American
Brass Works at Kenosha, Wisconsin, has
been engaged as manager of Zion Electrical
Department, taking the place vacated by Mr.
Ralph ScharH, recently called to service in
the national army. The duties of Mr.. Gil
bert will include looking after all motors in
the Zion Institutions and Industries.
: MIR. Earl w. Casperson, who is an expert
enced Oxy-Acetylene welder, has taken en-
ployment with Zion Garage. This gives that
institution the advantage in being able to do
this class of work, being the only garage in
this section of the North Shore so equipped.
Welding of wrought iron is comparatively
simple NATTER but welding of castings is a
difficult process.
Deacon Detienne, manager of Zion Fuel
Department, informs us that many families
have needed the governments warning to lay
in their next winters supply of coal, more
fuel having been bought at the present time
than had been purchased last year at the
beginning of August.
w. E. Watkins, County Agricultural Adj
wiser, says that "any man who knowingly
sells seed corn that is unfit for seed purposes,
to further his own personal gain, is absolute
ly selfish, unpatriotic, and an ideal ally of the
kaiser"
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Wamsley and family,
who recently moved to Zion City from Gin
cinnati, have located in Zion Home. Their
son, Floyd, has taken position in the Gen
eral Office, Administration Building. Their
daughter, Eunice, has taken employment in
Zion Candy Factory
Mr.. Harold w. Smith and family, have
moved from Cincinnati TO Zion City, ar
irving on Monday. They disposed of all their
property in that city before coming. This
makes nine families which have moved to
Zion City from the Cincinnati Branch with
in about two years.
Mrs. Cunliffe- Owen, with her daughter
Thelma, and two younger children, has
moved to Zion City from Calgary, Alberta,
Canada, locating at Zion Home Her hus-
band, who holds position in the offices of
the Canadian Pacific Railway, at Calgary,
hopes to follow later.
Mr.. t. H. Hollingshead has taken a con-
tract to erect an all-concrete building at Wal
nut, Illinois, for Major Tolman of Chicago,
this being the third building of the kind
which he has erected for him.
Zion Sheet Metal and Plumbing Depart
ment has moved into it's new quarters = the
brick building just north of Zion Depart
ment stores. The telephone number of this
department has been changed from 81 to
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Oscar Bennewaite, one of the Zion boys
who has been stationed at Camp Grant, I'LL
nois, for several months, has been transferred
to Camp Robinson, Sparta, wisconsin. He
also has been promoted to the rank of cor
poral.
The four Zion boys, Paul Short, Henry Off
ner, Floyd Bennewaite and Henry DeJonge,
who recently were called into the national
army and stationed at Jefferson Barracks,
near st. Louis, have been transferred to
Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texas.
Mrs. Anna J. PHIL of 1915 Enoch Avenue,
was visited for several days last week by her
father, Mr.. Mons Munson, and her sister,
Mrs. L. Harrisville, both of Chicago.
Miss Clara Peters of Chicago visited Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Reimers of 2819 Elisha
Avenue over Saturday and Lords Day; also
other friends and relatives in Zion City.
w. A. Barton made tour of Paducah,
Kentucky, Cairo, Illinois, and st. Louis,
Missouri, last week, while on business trip
in the interests of Zion Baking Industry.