The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-17

city lot at Emmaus Avenue and 31st
street; to Mr.. Fred HILL a city lot at Gilboa
Avenue and 18th street.
The holiday business of Zion Candy Fac
tory, for the month of December. was high
ly satisfactory being about triple that of the
corresponding month year ago. In fact,
it is no trouble to sell Zion candies after
they are once introduced The great diff
Guilty is to fill the orders as fast as they
come in, although the factory ran day and
night during the holiday season. AS an in
stance of the way Zion Pure Candies are
appreciated, gentleman in one of the larg
est banks in Chicago made an individual
purchase OF 500 pounds to distribute among
the employees, remarking that it was superior
to any candy he could get on the market.
we desire to warn people against pouring
kerosene from, can into a stove to start
the fire. Nothing could possibly be more
dangerous. 1t is a common thing to read
OF people meeting their death in this wav or
at least being burned seriouslv-and vet
lot OF people, either thoughtlessly or igno-
rantly, do this. If there is the slightest
spark left in the ashes from the night be-
tore, the blaze instantly flashes UP, very like
ly setting fire to the oil in the can and caus-
ing an explosion We understand that
lady met with an accident of this kind in
Zion City recently.
Over 50 cars, most of them in transit
from the Nash factory at Kenosha, were
tied up in Zion City over Monday night. the
wind of the day before having drifted snow
at places in Sheridan Road between this citv
and Waukegan and Kenosha, blocking
travel. This was very unusual as the snow
was only about 2 or inches deep on the
level. A lot of the drivers and passengers
stopped overnight at Zion Home, filling
every spare guest room. Zion Confection
cry Department opened TIP after closing
hours at night and supplied many of them
with meals.
| Mrs. Gean Shippey, sister of Deaconess
Louise Zweizig, with her little son, Forrest.
of Dalton, Pa, has taken rooms at the
Bethel. She was forced to come here and
place her boy in the Zion Schools because
OF the compulsory vaccination laws where
| she lived. She refused to allow the child
to be vacc1nated; consequently he was sent
home from school and the father threatened
to be fined every three days unless they
would comply.
One can get an idea of the way coal is
arriving at the Zion Fuel Yards these davs
when we state that nineteen carloads arrived
last week. These consisted chiefly of soft
coal, although there was some hard coal and
coke. There is such demand for the fuel
that it is being taken out of the yards almost
as fast as it comes in.
All patrons of Zion Bank should call at
the Bank window and get copy of the free
booklet, entitled, "What Everybody Should
| Know About Banking" This little booklet
imparts much valuable information in nnt-
shell which it would be well for evervone
carrying a checking or savings account. or
doing banking business in any wav. shane
or form, to know
Miss Frances Murphy of 2o14 Gabriel
Avenue, received a visit, one day last week
from her brother, Rev. George Murphy Of
| Columbus, Indiana; also from her nephew
Mr. Ralph Alexander and her sister. Mrs
Alexander, both of New York CITY.
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