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AL ESTATE 'BUYS A IS PER itmest In chojce real rented and dtfcfmbl Tneo NOT [proved Bv- le, always tents. Phone 4tf MTED--T0 BUY -tO PURCHASE BEFORE 1, house or bungalow, 6 bed- is; terms tMO^mth, balance |W monthly aWlntejfci at rate 5 per cent; not 3Vtr fUgf; must be bargain. Adstests W^80S, Lalce Shore News. <6a srvaastoa llat Bnennan-av. MOHEY FOR EVAN TON C\tf employee hod no reason lor not haying a Merry Christmas this year, inasmuch as the special emer genet payroll, which the city council authorised to be paid by the may or and comptroller, was made out last Sat- urday and the men who work on the streets, in the sewers and in the vari IHI departmental buildings, as well as the officials sad clerks in the city hall, drew their December pay, amounting insfl to between $12,500 and $18,000. This is a happy custom which has 'prevailed in the city hall for a num Hr ot years and It is made a point by the council each season to see to it that every city employe who has money coming to him has sufficient funds for nu usual Christmas shop- py m «WSh'> 5r:.'â-  • â- -â-  â- â-  â-  •â-  »â-  _ -" â-  H: The desire for a little liquid re* wr* caused the temporary loss to John Pangiea, who lives near Nilee Center, of a horse and buggy* which be left in front of the saloon of H. B^brecht of that place. When he re- j^ed be |bund his conveyance miss- ing The property was recovered by r aw Branston policeman who noticed two men driving south on Davis street at Lake street in a rather hi* I PH wnsit* ' >-:^'";i :.^^^%^-^'4fih^f'^TmmT-':^-U-' â-  -â-  â- â€¢**9*w> â-  â- _£.*â- â-  iHMflt'WHO U1S xornw *«â- Â»â€¢â™¦ * ."Wt' ^w^-rtmd ttm>tm*Nfc t |& f pjef*tt^ i^ihe boas lnf' inquired the^nan in OtJpm9mMt^^a^ *rmm&M home oartam thlWbf XJ^^Si torn ftfr1f&**$ at private sale. Mr. ***v ^, tuOu^St of m ouTiuSs nouf^ ^^^ tnederav wlthoat tafc- ..___râ€"M bas recently returned conversely matters that occurred tg •«-1^ syen off the space. ^Wffl M to Evanston after an absence of »• hito at night would escape his mittjlt tnf^SL -^Xl ***««-♦». \Ahn\vmA th* yeaW (resi&nce ^ mwrnli*^^ collection larious condition. The men were taken into custody and gave their names as Hm. Sullivan, 22 years old, SOIS Aubert avenue, Chicago, and Che*. Gallagher, 1« years old, 4265 Lincoln avenue, Chica%o. Finding a IMS calendar of the saloonkeeper's in the rig, the police called up H. Egl- brecht at Nllea Center, and the owner was ~;:lsja»dVi§li/ ^ ~~_ -r~r ~^?Â¥^^?s#^ 4ft mpf$ :ffjsjk' Sarah J. Meeker. mit**'^iMMaab- X Meeker, widow Dewey aveimevjEvaiiston, at 7 â- af doe*Tuesday nlghi aged 75 years. ^»l» Bar. ,sU I* Mtetay #'-.:â- #«* ** ***** thews' condncted tto funeral service money and an end of the case. |a* the residence Wednesday iti&m ZZ Z L «w -" the bodr betas; taken tol MEW8 WANT AQg BRIWO WCSULtS _.._ m^mmtm^^Mm^mm^m "--------â€"----- and es>J bringing with him a 1 of old Jerwolryf and Jecta gathered d neys in Kurop pertludgmen genuine, and lng taste which' m interest, lad especsfDy so to those who travej most It includes many lovely plAes of old jewelry, rings, necklets, brooches, chains, etc, some fine bronzes, old Italian carv- ings and candelabra, metal work, curious time pieces, old glass, ... v^£p£ rosaries and other religious em- blems, Egyptian and Etruscan ob- jects, and ornaments of great an- tiquity, old embroideries and vest- ments, some Flemish paintings of 17th century and drawing^ W masters. Visitors cordially wei- >me from S till 6 pr m., or evenings "by appointment Telephone Bvans- ton 430, or by mall to Win. T^fl|jjp herd, 1724 Chicago-av„ jtm^jjM- . '...v.;;/.-,/. ,â- ':.â- > â- . .:â- . ^.,/:^§*te FOR RENT LOST IiOST#WHITB isBQi^ isiah" concert, either* in church tor or between cn#on and street 4jBr. Mrs. F.J, iUebardson, 2712 Harrison. mm ltc Sycamore, 111., for buriaL Mrs. Meeker was ono of the oldest residents of Evanston, having lived here for over forty years. MEN'S CLUB OF ST. MATTHIW'S A non-sectarian organization, to be known as the Men*s Club of 8t. Mat- thew's church, Evanston, has been formed by the men of the North End. Two smokers have been held, the'more recent one last Tuesday evening, when a permanent organisation was effect- ed and officers elected. ~ President, W. D. Chapman, Jr.; first vice-president, Henry A. Apper; sec- ond vice-president, P. W. Orvis; sec- retary, C. M, Fajrchild; treasurer, S. If. Doty; directors, Wm. Simpson, A. V. Coffman, W. J. Sonnen, A. JU. Jfo- Leon and M. A. Root. Mr. Harry Wells gave a lecture on eblor photograph?, illustrating his talk with a large number of lantern slides, all of them intensely interest- ing and many of them surpassingly beautlfut Refreshments were served after the lecture. These meetings will be held month- ly. First-class talent will be secured to furnish the entertainment and everything possible win be done to make the evenings attractive to the members and their friends. • Tk KIDNAPPED CIRL WITH HERfATHIR Margaret Houghton has been found. She Is with her father, John Hough- ton^ in Cliicago. This slx-yeaiM)ld girl, who was induVed to go away with a strange woman while on her way to school ha» had quite an adventure. [ Since her mother died .two years ago she has been living with Oeorge Hinch- ciiffe and ^^ito'.l^'^Bnuislsni' the arrangement being that her f*tfcer was to pay net board, ^nen p» HlnchcUnVa wished to adopt her, the father would not give bis consent* al- . though according to Hinchclilfe he baa never paid board. For some time there has been wrangling about the girt ttMr*3te** S> Meeker, widow of â„¢ J^£ wSsS^TLTLtL^* (Partes Meeker, died at bar home,â- â- J*** to Houghtons threat to get her anyway. He was successful and ; now there ixacsa2a^i|BajB') s >""â- .' i \."^^â„¢m^tr'• • â- *,;'-'" w^~ â- â- â- Â»â- . ~~'.w .. w -,---. „, â- tm art obi snooaialftli ime«iods oi memory ^on|t* toany 3o^ w>stalet^ % |he^|to Af oth^r jlace ^om which evil he happened to be In at .the moment Thus the last mall !vel alone would bring tc the house one or more ofrsje cards with s%eb a memo, scrawled upon ltt "Remind Mrs. S. to giv» my coat to cleaner/' and vice versa thj* first mail downtown would hff> mind himi9"See j. t. W,|n re. thou- sand lot. umbrella. canet." For a time thU served the purpose. 'lisitinfiBWn^ farse^ lug mind began to afaticipate Snd work more and more in advance, sp that on a Monday night he would mail a card 'from home saying; "Be ,aniov^to send card from -office tojaoj: row to remind yourself of dinner fn- gagement l^^t Then he got to jotting down appointments on postal cards a whole weeh ahead, sending other cards to #*m himself when to drop, them in the letter box, and final- ly his harassed brain refused to work ^any longer on such a strain. . v: â-  One evening hjs^ wife:-( asked him whether he had; fought to attend, to the season,tickets for the opera, and he replied with a sheepish attempt at laughter: "I suppose that was dn th]e. pile of cards on mr de"sk this morn- ing. I saw the postman bring them, but I forgot to*'turn them over and see what they said.',- i , V tlro^'JWs^'tWJF^ â-  Off ahoreâ€"there was neither bey nor bight in the even line of surf^-a deserted brigantine at anchor dipped slowly with the lpng Pacific swells, its yards and decks wbltea Hke a leper from the unmoles<-id frigate birds and sea fowl that made'it home. B#'udVl here and there, a p^atcWsd sell of no particular site or shape was barely filled by the lightest of breezes; occa- sionally as one crept m^Bt the outfit developed into a raft on the after part of which raised a rough, platform of palm oh which was housed the Indian fisherman and his crew or family. A fair abandoned square tinsâ€"the watt, known export tins of Rockefelieiw beld the drinking water, an earthen pot their food, and on this flimsy con- trapUon they would put out miles; to oca. In beating tp windward a loose board or peace from a packing case Is poked through the crevices to act as a centerboard:â€"Outing. ? j NEW8 WANT AD8 BRiNQ RESULTS bVback after dinner r inquired the man. <*l«opa»^ yawned th* *'" -thafs what he went out for.-^i sas City Star.. / jjLl__ -â- "»â- '- â-  - â- ---------------â€" >:"â- â€¢ ' V isoOk Annoyed Hlm.^ *>£V ^Ob, please do away with thai book!? wan tlWtr^iar* of iJf^J ><i K->Afy\>*&»â-  gxpsctartt. .•",n:Z'. «% man slightly under the inn^enat m M«noy atroUad Into the art i*llfry, wandered about aimlessly for a while and sUtionedT&ttfoJffiJ** painting of several mermaids halt sub- picture intently fdr pwbaps a half hour. Then he walked over to-an a^ tendant and said; ^»hay, ole fellow. what, time dofsh ,tlde |fO P^ W" ;#Syy.,-,y r{-^f^y^<#$tâ-  ;-.-£>ft â- â- â- â- :â- ':â-  Advloe* Have something to work for-Und $mi>»thtmproHnbybuyi*t> thin work for tt. m s I â- ;*â- &'. "i'ir â- â- -*) â-  -i. .!4"!.V -'V;.;l.». 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