The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-11-01
LOCAL ITEMS
&C. B. W.


Zion tabernacle in Racine, Wisconsin. with
Elder Thomas H. Nelson in CHARGE was
held on Thursday night October %. Music
was furnished by Zion Band and a few
singers from Zion Choir. A REGULAR dedi-
cation service will be held later. The tab
ernacle, which is 4Ox6O feet. was built in
- hours complete, the walls consisting of
sections which can be readily set up and
fastened together, or taken down. Ser
vices now are being held every night through
the week except Saturday night; also on
Lords Day forenoons and evenings.
Mr.. Charles Lewis has moved from
Webb, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Zion
City. About year ago. Mr.. Patrick Nc
Intosh, of this city, while on a business trim
TO his old home in Saskatchewan, met Mr.
Lewis one day in the road and gave him
copy of Leaves of Healing. Mr.. Lewis
was smoking at the time, and Mr.. Nc
lntosh explained to him from the Scrip
lures that it was wrong to def1e the BODY
with tobacco. Mr.. Lewis afterward gave
up the habit. With the exception of one
letter, Mr.. Mcintosh had heard no more of
him until he arrived in Zion City few
days ago.
Deaconesses Buhmann and Schelhorn. in
Detro1t, sold 700 copies of the issue of
Leoves Of Healing containing the testimony
OF the swanson family and the choir sup
plement. They now are selling 800 Leaves
OF HeaIlmg week regularly, but they ex-
ceeded this 100 last week.
From October, 1918, to September. 1910
the people of The Bethel sent out 8.443
copies of Leaves of Healing. as free 1itera-
ture; also 1884 copies of Apostle Tordan's
Theocrats
Mr.. and Mrs Knudson and two children
have moved to Zion CITY from Montana
and are staying for the present with Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Klawonn Mr.. Knudson
is photographer by trade.
Miss Gladys Hart1e who recently moved
here from Garrett Indiana. and IS LIVING
with her aunts at 2913 Enoch avenue has
taken position with Zion Office Supp1v as
billing clerk
MIR. and Mrs. George W. Lambert have
exchanged their tract on Milwaukee Road
with the Zion Estate for a 5-acre tract
ana fVe-room residence on west Twenty
ninth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wamsley have re-
turned from their wedding trip, and Mr..
Wamsley is again in his old position as
cashier in the General Office, Administra-
ton Building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ofner have re-
turned from their wedding trip throuoh the
West Mr.. Offner is resuming his old nos;-
ton in the General Office. ADMINISTRATOR
Building.
Mr. w. Banes has arrived in Zion CITY
from chalmers, Indiana, for the winter.
ana IS staying with his sister, Mrs Elizabeth
Fosher, of 2618 Elisha avenue.
Mr.. Arthur Harder, of Oak Park. Illinois
spent the weekend with his uncle. Mr.
Henry Schleter, and family and other re-
latives in Zion City.
Mr.. William H. Southwick of Williams
Bay, wisconsin, visited over Lords Day
with his cousin, Deacon w. o. Ruby. and
wife of 22O4 Gilead avenue.
Zion Office Supply had the heaviest vol
ume OF business, during the months of
September and October, in the history of
that institution.
Mrs. Agnes Extrum of Benton Harbor
Michigan, was guest of Mr. and Mrs. E.
l.. Schreffler of 2617 Elizabeth avenue.
over Lords Day.
Mr.. Olaf Gas, who recently arrived in
Zion City from California, spent the past
week in Chicago in the interests of Zion
Garage
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schleter have moved
from Iwenty-seventh street and Emmaus
avenue into their property at 2612 Gilboa
avenue.
Mr.. George LaBelle of Wisconsin is
visiting his mother, Mrs. William LaBelle
OF 29lo Enoch avenue, and other relatives
in Zion City,
.Deaconess Anna Stendal, of St. Paul, was
IN Zion City on business trip last week and
purchased residence property from the
Zion Estate
Mr.. Alfred Butler, who moved here re-
Gently from Minneapolis, has taken employ
ment as travelling salesman for Zion Of
flee Supply.
Mr.. Hugo Gunther, of Medford, Oregon,
and Herbert WOLF, of Blue Island, Illinois.
visited over Lords Day with Mrs. David
Kemman, Sr, of 24OO Elisha Avenue.