The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-02-01

and seeds will simply lie there and begin to grow
Just as soon as the first days of Spring come.
Mrs. Mitchell has outdoor lettuce planted last
fall, which is beginning to come up.
Did anyone ever see such beautiful winter
as this has been? With the exception Of few
days, we have had no zero weather thus far 1t
is the exact opposite of this time year ago, when
snow drifts were piled many feet high and gen
eral traffic carried on with great difficulty.
Last winter, the troubles of coal dealers multi
piled, but this winter the ice dealers are on the
anxious seat Unless there is change in the
weather, there WILDE very little ice next summer
except that produced by artificial means
The Cement Works of Zion Building Indus
try have been rearranged so that cement products,
such as brick blocks, silo slaves and drain tile,
are being manufactured in large quantities on
very much improved basis. To anyone inter
ested in cement work, visit to this plant would
be well worth their time, while it IS IN opera
ton during the winter months. 1t is located
in the basement of Zion Laundry.
The Manager of Zion Department Store, is in
receipt of letter from young man who was
stationed last summer at Camp Logan, near Zion
City, and who has returned to his home in Mich
igan. He says: II am sending you some shoe
repair work and expect to continue sending work
from time to time. [ trust that you will do as
good work as always" We mention this merely
to show what an outsider thinks.
The bread counter has been moved from the
Confectionery Department Of Zion Department
Store into the large, newly-arranged Grocery
Department. The sales of bread were larger on
last Saturday than on any previous day in the
history of this institution.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Mcintosh and daughter
Jessie, have moved to Zion City from Webb
Saskatchewan, Canada. They are staying at pres
ent with Mr. McIntosh's brother, Patrick McIn-
tosh, and family, of Zion Home, until they secure
a location.
An addition is being erected to the Zion Plan
ing Mill. This will provide enlarged space and
necessary facilities for taking care of the large
amount of mill work done by Zion Building In
dustry, the present quarters being somewhat
cramped.
Mrs. Myrtle Stauffer and little son Bert, who
have been visiting with their aunt, Mrs Mary
Diefenbacher of 21O3 Gabriel Avenue, for the
past four months, left on Monday for their home
in Pennsylvania.
this week by Zion Fuel Yards, making ten cars
in all, received within the past half month The
Fuel Yards are now we'll prepared to supply all
customers with hard coal.
MIN. S. Detienne, of Minnesota, has purchased
a 3Nacre tract on west Twenty seventh street,
from the Zion Estate A good 7-room house
is located on the tract, and Mr.. Detienne is plan
ming to move to Zion City with his family.
Mrs Geo. Hanna and two children, have re-
turned to their home in Nebraska, after a two
weeks visit with Mrs. M. ]. Hanna and family
Of Zion Home
Miss Jennie Gould, teacher in one of the
North Shore City schools, visited her father,
Deacon H. A. Gould, over Lords Day.
Mr.. James Pau1ger has purchased lot on
Hermon avenue from the Zion Estate in addi-
ton to the one bought about two weeks ago.