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VOI~V.NO 17. PhoneWilmette 1640. WILMETTE. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1914. Room 2, Brown Building. FUNKHOUSER TO TALK IN WILMETTE SUNDAY TOWNSHIP (S jOiVitiair^epBtjF^aper ^.nn^rp^n^ r^n n â- â-  dent i>f Police,ln Chicago to SNIDERY PLAN -a??- Retiring Supervisor of Wil- mette Suggests That Modern Business Methods Be Adopted in New Trier. Maj M. L. C. Funkhouser, Chicago's Second Deputy superintendent of Po- lice, will be the speaker before the Commonwealth, class at the Wilmette r Congregational church Sunday, March ' 8, at 5 p. m. Maj. Funkhouser, as is j well known, has as lils particular work ! the supervision of matters that relate . __' : â-  •;â-  â- â- ' ";" . â- "-- - j to the morals of a great city. /He i n AontiCU 1 VirciPC^isupermten^3thC! censorship over thea- WOULD ABUU^" 2 UrrlLCJLtArQ, ^yfng pt^i'»«n, dance halls, and .."â- â€¢ '•' -'.....'â- -". â-  •â- â€¢' ""r other places of amusement, and is con- ,. Vâ€"7^ ,. e V"-^-ljr'4^TOialltr engaged in a struggle with LoCll Druggist Outlines Scheme to [tough saloons and the agents of vice. His talk will deal with his experiences jia this difficult and dangerous field, ! and he may have a few things to say j that wilt be of benefit to Wilmette in j Us. efforts to ensure proper, moving picture shows. The Commonwealth class has af- forded to-Wilmette the opportunity to hear some notable speakers this year, including Raymond Robins, Jenkln Combine Supervisor and High- way Commissioner Duties Under One Head.: A manager for New Trier township. That is the suggestion which is made this wejek by H. K. Snider, who, -afterserving one term, wUl^retire Ui|s sprtag^^upervisor-from Oils ^^^^^^r^^^t yam^ .ship. From observattons and personal MUuenbach, Joel D. Hunter; and F, S. experience gained while acting as a Munro* township official, Mr. Snider Is fuHy convinced that the affairs of the town- Others are to come; Miss Mary, McDowell, head of the Univers- ity of Chicago settlement at the stock- ship should bennder the direction oj t^ &j| prom,sea to-be ^ speaker o well ^ that the results which would be ob-' tained, wpulii equal any efficiency test that could be suggested. Pay la Too Small.â€",â€"____ One of principle reasons that Mr. Snider suggests that a toyfnship man-] . â-  ager should named for NewTrier S i»" v township, is that the duties which ^"CHILDREN'S HAYS ARE ^ilpoFa^sulper^^ g^WOeLyOSOU O lii;UBU HliUlL the recompense. Only 91.50 a day is j allowed" for services, while acting 1 again invites the people of Wilmette to attend its meetings, and the com- mittee in charge will welcome sugges- tions as to how its work can be made more effective. ~ PLANNED AT RAVINIA within the boundary of.Jbe township [ and$ 2.50 a dayfor eachdayihat-onl-i^. _..,... ... clal puts-in working-outside of the • Governing Board UeCld<31 township The totai^mount of *e«8| ofon t<i Givp "Kiddies1' Dai/ Mr. Snider will draw^rom the^own^W^^f^W1^ "a? ship for. bis work: for the last year, | Each Weefc f hlS-Summer* will be About/faBO/. !^e absurdity bf| *,„ . j ', 1 A dayrset^aslde forthechildren Of thew^jjjM^i^^ and recreation advantages at Ravinia park each week during the coming .season, was decided upon in the meet. ]Ing of the governing"board Friday such compensation for a capable and competent official, who has 'devoted faiy tfiu^^gifiucd at" luauy iiin«r^tl|e amount the state law allows, is im- practicable and ; inonjr ^Rliehs have lpttg sihcU7'rejUiBeof' iHs^&cu c Mr. Snider was Induced by friends last j morning in Chicago. The same day ~sprlhg~Wbe arc^^te^^ of supervisor without even consider-!da* ***f â„¢*^â„¢J^S!^$& • I present plan under qnn«i«ii»r^Hnii hy fe-^ ing the pay or the large amoum 01 r^ meWb^sTof^hVboird is carried time the duties would require. ^utt no admission to the park will be It is the suggestion of Supervisor j charged the children on tliat day. Snider that a township manager be!Special programs will be arranged for chosenat a good salary, to administer jthe Hftle tots. the affalrfiuofjthe township and thus^ A chudrcn's flower fete, to be plan- eliminaTe^eelectlon^FTshp^rv^isor h^niuWafWirthe ^^jWrfX and also a commissioner of public given last summer.also pro bably wUl ut-e-----â€"â- srâ€"itâ€"i------irr r> !Lki be arranged this summer. Mrs. An^ highways fortbe township, Combine netteR7joneB-and Mrs. William S. the duties, of the two offices and give [crosby^wereâ€" named-members-of a the township manager full power and j committee to make detail' arrange- authority to conduct the duties of the ments for such a fete, same, and Mr. Snider declares an affi- Mrs. Frank R. McMuilin of Lake cient manager of affairs will result. â-  •! Forest was homed chairman of Jthe Report to oard. -"'~r_~-â€"publicity ^omimtteer^^ A governing body, Mr. Snider sug- -gests-^hpuldbe^^uthoHty-to-judge the work of the manager, nut that day meeting. The other members are Mrs. Wallace L. DeWolf of Lake For- Louis est, first vice chairman; Mrs Hj^p^ntsT^Eeksteinr^eeond-viceHChairman^-Miss a systematic accounting to; Marian Steever and Miss. Katherine such a board could be made by the j Steever, of Wlhnetka.^ / 'â- â- â- " - ' . Jngnag^^nalthus a detailed account1 Another meeting of the boardTwIir of-the^work donercould-brrfurnishedi beheld in Chicago Match-9 at 41 a. ro. the tax payers After this jrear, the. supervisor of New Trier township will be in charge of the 'funds- formerly j â€"looked after by the commission of j highways. This added duty will make the work of that official burdensome and no increase in pay will be allowed. In recommending the township man- ager plan, Mr. Snider realizes that cer- â€"tain restrictions of the state law govr erning the township offices, may block any proposed change or abolishment of any one office. However, he hopes GERMAN PROGRAM TO BEClVEMtUESDAY Music Study Class to Give Se- lections by German Coiffc posersat^ uhuk run iu Proposed Ordinance to Reduce r% of VillageJClerk Orner and Change Treasurer^-= Selection Dropped. SHOWPLOWING" IS COSTLY Bill jot Robert SiiftpiML and Others For Cleaning Streets of Snow Totallinf $181 Is Allowed By Trustees. Th|B plan to decrease the salary of the village clerk or Wilmette to $100 per year, as contained in an ordinance proposed before the village trustees recehtlyr^vas-dropped^Tuesday night in the regular sessibn of the Ipcal solons when Tnistee J." .I^Stqne entered a motion just before an ad- journment was taken, to withdraw tha proposed ordinance for- the present. He stated^ 'that inasmuch^ as insuflfc cient publicity had been given the plan, It Was deemed advisable to with- draw ther matter from / the board Just now. â- '.-" - '• ,.' l„.\, - / 7~ln^a^dttt!pnUto= the bi^Inance^a±re^ duce ViUage Clerk Orner's pay, an- other proposed code, which stipulated that the office of village treasurer be made an appointive office, instead- of elective, was also before the council. Likewise, consideration of this or- dinance was dropped for the present. BUkan conflict financial aid in feated and en sands' of Greeks occupations in raised a voice of tending their c< the most enthi defender of his the north shore head clerk in fectiohery.in And ^IdStr TBipK completely offset Greek soldiers treatment of the Recently he attei Current Events cl tional chprch in woman speaker Tilea for the "do; John waited paw - - Stone Questions BIH. z _ A bill for SlQ fortypewriting wprlc for Health Commissioner E. E. Moore, presented by Miss Claudia Cox, an employe In the village hall, was held up temporarily when an objection was raised by Trpstee-J^R-Stone^-_;T-he^ bill was read along^with other bills In?-Jtne. : regular'....• monthly budget. Trustee- Stone asked if the services performed by. Miss = Cox could. not have been done during the hours she asked, about the same. â-  ^ • Miss Cox is employed in the office of "Commissioner Forrester and "ftrls said the typewriting work she turned out for. Health Commissioner Moore took much of her extra time after she finished^er Tegular-work-in-tne vil^ lage office. However, Trustee Stone wantedâ€" informationâ€"onâ€" theâ€"subject. He did not question the-statement of Miss^pxriiOTndid h^r^imt^t-itrh^ irregular but thought economy might be.practiced in the matter. ~^~-.r Snowplowing Expensive. "â- -.râ€" Snowplowlng and cleaning of the sidewalks in Wilmette during the re- cent prolonged winter weather has been quite expensive^ to-ihe-viUage, accordlng^o_aJWilIsubmitted„by^RQbi ert J. Simpson and others in the board meeting. For the sidewalk cleaning Simpson and^otherst were~^ldwed-I5: total of "$181.S0._____ -â- ,-"_ An amendment to the fire limits, the ordinance providing for a fire limits district in the vicinity of the Northwestern elevated terminal at Linden avenue and Fourth street, where five new store buildings are being erected, was passed by the trustees.' The matter was discussed and practically agreed upon at the imeetlhg last month. Must Give Bond. In Spite of the fact that officers of the H. J. McNichols Construction company, who have the- contract for "to promoteThe"ideatb such an exten|t. that an investigation may be con- ducted and a full legal opinion given on the Bubjoct, ' ' A program of miislc by German composers will be^giyen by the Music study class of theJWilmette^Wdman'r club next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.â€"Mrs. D.JVicior^LWebster 'will "I am the first person to suggest jbe in charge c^therpfog the township manager plan, I believe," j j.niB following ; program explained wilt be Mr,lj8nlderLjl'and I have j givfen?; great confidence in it working out to!piano. Duetto. _a_good advantage in New^Tjrier town-1. ;. â- â- : MFs. A. N^ Page. 1 Violin, Selected rXSKnaelsltoTin Mrs. J. M. Brown. _8hip._ ^None__realizes, nnless-he.^ijas+VbcaVSeTectieff ^pne^Jthrflugh the-^inaillH-the-^onerous I duties which devolve upon a sufter- visor of tcJs-townshlpr-Whyj-tlJihk of paying an official a fee of $1.50 a day ^0fZthe_ume-iie putslnlâ€"-That's-much less than the ordinary laborer draws. I ette' I dbh't~see how the public-can hope f::~ to get efficient officials at such a ludl-! Vocal, Mrs. D. B: Macaulcyi-----. .â- â- ":;•_, Piano; (a) Abend Slatte. .Hugo Kauh (bt lst-^lovemehtr€lf<IuIs-Sllhou- Schuet... T.:.:.!..... T.......... Mrs. Rathbone. •With Verdure Clad". Hayden Mrs F: N. Willtams. crous fee___..... \ - "I want to go oh record," he contin-^1 nr»t~"ga^mr »rTgiri*T frKriu^^r XTiKHmm~'lz- Br-Rofasrt* Miscellaneous program in charge of township manager plan, and" I hope | Paper, The Church Musie of Russia to see New Trier citizens adopt it." j and its Inauences,..^.......... â€"The balance in the township funds -----4â€" . Mr^- H. M^ Snow. is about tB,OoO. As supervisor, MrJPiano, Sextette from Lucia, Snider has not acceptedrone"centjjgj •'Tanged^for left hand nnly terestrrfrom this-sum-^utâ€"wlll^urnF uch interest Into the towhship fund ar- w Lestchetlzky Mrs." Turck. That was one of the election promises ! Vocal, (a) Chrlstma's Lament.Dvorak made by him m theisiunnalgnJaati^lW^^^^ Speaks springs-.-â€"- ____â€"•--;._ â- â- -_â€"hzâ€";j-r^ttTF.â-  8ehw«rt«^r--r . buildlogMhe-Hh cepting sewer through; Wilmette, pronilsed to be very careful fn mov:- ing their heavy machinery, over-the macadamized b he rid au road, the vil- lage trustees decided to force this company to post a~ certlfled-check for ^500 to cover ~nny damages which nATDiiiTin tvattti rniniunu iuillh DEFENDS John Pappajeltn, Popular Wil- mette Gonfefitionery Clerk Interesting Character. Since many stories of atrocious deeds have been charged to the vic- torious Greek MJIdters iu the recent persona .seeking |erica for the de- Bulgars, the thou- iged in various lis country, have i*est and are de- Irymen. Probably tic and patriotic ltry's name along John Pappajohn, E. Munier's con- Itte." •""" , : • iment galore to charges that the cruel in their Raptured Bulgars. a session of the at the Congrega- .anstou when: a making a fervent redden" Balkans. ly until she con- cluded her remarka^plled with censure for the Greeks; ;«rlHellens, as they are pleased pd<M then he fired qi at her so fast that charges of CTO^t; cians were denied. :__PaPPajohn is w north shore havi three business hi fore coming to fable and courteo host of friends in all of these acqui enthused and ment defensive when any mention; an war. He Is stu and:-applie8 ^altT^' themselves, and in after question iractically all the against the Gre- known along; the forked In, two oir in Evanston be- (ette. Being af- he has made a section, and to tnces he becomes warm in argu- his countrymen made of the Bol- us^and: energetic his spare time to study of affalts|of interaatioaal interest Althoughâ- 'â- Be has; only been in America a^few years, he-biw^eom* pletely mastered; the 'English language and speaks wit^only, a small Grecian accent. -He is *f'iebn8tant reader of ^tlantis, the leading-Greek newspaper, and takes pride in placing the strong editorials published ih that; paper, de- feifdiag~the--yerh||i-attoclua^^ against !Greefe;..i^Krs, ,• before ttie American public. ' Alttiongh.-h^wuti^TO a naturalized cittaen of the United States, Pappajohn remains loyal to hla Pupils in the English department of New Trier towhship high school are to he given an opportunity, beginning this week, to display their aptitude In a literary way, lii a short story con- test which will be conducted the first and third weeks of each month by the L^ke Shore News. Prises will be awarded for the three best stories submitted, The judges In the contest ore .Misses Alice Burchard,_NoralUU- rick and Harriett Lee, all Instructors at New Trier. !"' The story contest Is - the result of benefit work which was; started in the school recently. Shortly before St. ValenUneWday^pupll84^tne-lnstltu^ tlcn entered Ih a verse writing contest which was conducted by_ the English instructors, then after the winners were decided upon, ali~bf "tterverses; written on attractive valentines, were sold at auction. A total of $4.44 was realized from the sale. This money was applied to a fnnd~wblchr^illrlRr used to help pay for the decorating of the school room. Sate Stimulates Contest. The sale of the valentine verses sorved as a sti m ulus i'or the short story Contest which will be conducted by this paper. Some pupil suggested Is employed by the-"viliage. whetrffaiherlandv Despite hla^^-llmlted school the^ flt^S!' ;trustees~could unswer^tlfe Question, it was -decided to withhold payment of the bill until Commis- sioner :Moore and Commissioner of Public Worka ForrfH^T *»""1»"'; *"> advantages, he has acquired a vast amount of : know led ge, especially In history. He never attended^ schopl In America, "all of- theTearning being gained through individual effort.- WltL UBCE WIDEIHMO Citizens WilRAsIc ThatuStreet When Paving ii Placed. Representative citizens of Wilmette, many of whom are property; owners in Wilmette avenue, have started a movement which they hope will result in^the widening-nf-that^publlc-thor- ought are at least ten feet. The old macadam pavement^ia worn out and must soon be replaced - with-a-new one. No action has yet been taken by the board of local improvements' in the matter and it is hoped by these in- terested property owners and citizens to procure the street widening, at the same time a new pavement is placed. Tie present width of Wilmette ave- nue is about twenty-seven feet. Be- causeTtris'bne of the principal busi- ness streets of the town. Its present narrowness Is the cause, of much con- gestlon of traffic. It is pointed out by the citizens favoring the Improvement that five feet can be added to each side of the street, especially in the n«th TSbore^mter^Jma11"^^ cover might 5ff"doge to theâ€"village street pavement. .";-'*",. \.. '.";..;' _ ,r". "A-^^eUtiott-^-recelvedâ€"fromâ€"resl- ^jS{s^fif7lhe~"helgTrbofhoo^ of Central avenue,'"^Sheridan road ahf "Third streetT-asking-thit-a-gas-street lamp be placed ln_Centralfavenue:between Sherldan=roadzamt^airdzislHje^^ referrffd^to ther-publlcr"service com- dh*tajtOTTBnof"lhe"Kenltwbrth club, resl-' mittee. : â€"jdents of that village will be given the opportunity tonight of viewing the Plttnor-yalgeâ€"Tri8te,,.^Jean Sibelius jflrst moving picture,shoaito be held to the Chicago ft Northwestern rail road, and nothing will be detracted from the beauty of the^street. .'.;"-'*, It is thought that the matter will be taken up within a short time by the board cf-r local-improvements^ The cost oFlEe proposed widening, it is said, will not be greaV the chief work being in placing ~tbe~~curtT backrfive' feet on each side of the street and the "MOVIES' FOR KENILWORTH. Miss Mary Gates Jtfuch intewst-fav being taken injbjt jiadftj»^regulafcj!hursday^venlngjea thlrCZlarttatflrz^lta^^^^ be given by the Music Study class at the^ Woman's club tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. The artists on the program are Mr. Henry Purmbrt Eames, pianist, assisted by _ Miss ^SyrenaSaUsbuii, Steere, soprano, accompanied by Mrs. Setb B. Roberts. The public TpTTiF vited. The program was published in teat week's- News.------------ in that place. The Picture^ will J>e FOR NEW TRIER U THIS EVENING Youths at the Township High School Given Opportunity v Writing. PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN The Lako Shore STeWs Will Distribute Cash Gifts to Students For WritirilRS Twice Each Month. M. E. Sunday School Class to Stage Benefit Entertainment Saturday Eve., March 14. A genuine old fashioned minstrel > v,,,,' â-  â-  '- • â- " ~ '. show will be given at the Wilmette j _ Woman^ club. ^Jurday evening,iPollo^rsofProgp^jyeJo^ March 14, at 8:15 o'clock by members | â- _.-â- ;-â€"-â€"-._, o -^ v of the Ybung Mens class or the wii-; Party to Discuss Candidates mette Methodist church Sunday.; *c li'll fl« school. E. g. Bentley, lecher of the] JrOT yiUage UinCeS class,, has been assisting the young i Tbnlirht men in their rehearsals for the last; iOlugllf»v two weeks and a finished performance j ' - "; â- ' is promised the patrons of the enter-f-.iiV.'i*.. .v.»»-~'^» ^^ «!.i^«... tainment v fMUCH INTEREST IS SHOWN Carlton Gould Is in charge-ot ail of! ,.,; . , â- â- - â- ..:.'; the arrangements and detail work con-j . - â- â€"-;â€" J-•â- .;.-.â- .• - • -y-r^r-r the entertainment. Among the other! young men who will appear-in burnt! cerk are: James Menealy,,. Bruce j -Thayer, Lelahd Pierson, Lyle Smith. Hazen Patterson, Will iam Wlsehart, | __________ Howard Sutler, Donald - Reynolds, r--â€" Staver Moulding and VVHltemV RicJhL__with-a caucus of members of the Mr. Bentley will be interlocutor. \ villagers party meet tonight to deter^ This class of youths, most of whom jmine Wbo wlU be homlnated on that are^oung college men from Wilmette j tlcket for tQe v|llage offlce» in the who are attending Northwestern unl-;, coming-sprlng election, things political! versity, are an interesting group and,! begln to assume shape here Because^ because of thelr^ close^organization, j of the promised activity It Is expected^ have accomplished a^ood wqrk in this; that more interest wUl be taken in^ and other communities. They^^lve|the selectton^f the group o^vlllaga benefit entertainments, ~ baseballj i officlalg th|s g Jng mm ^^^^ ^^ games, etc and /use the funds re.jUon8 except whcn the vniage pre^: celved for charitable purposes. dent: fa Chosen."'""' "~"^T-^"-- 7- â-  â- >' -in addition to tne^ig minstrelenter-1 Thre6 vtllage truafoe8f <wo library tainment. Miss GeRerva Howes """ read "The Littlest Rebet.,i WORK ON NEW SEWER to the school to be used;for the dec orating of the school rooms. , ^^W.ottldnlLitAe-flne l|.we couldj^ some newspaper to conduct the con- test," one enthusiastic pupil declared. No one had thought of tha^ |t atruck an^spon3ive~chord and ln~a chorus the pupils urged that negotiations be made -with some -newspaper. â- -.â- ..- -^ ••; "What .Bewspaper would you sug- gest ?!*__ the Jnstructor oskedL of Jthe pupils. >.-â- â- â- .:. >- "Let's try the Lake Shore; News, that's a live New Trier paper," quickly answered We- bright 'scholar^v The other pupils took to the suggestion and no other publication, was con- sidered.__.^____-_ ,-;'-.â- '. ..... â- - The plan was Immediately placed before the Lake "Shore 7Newsr editor and the contest arranged. The money earned by 'the pupils 'will go into the decorating-fundV -'; A larger list of the stories are pub- lished this week than will be printed in the next issue containing the con- test articles, because the most of the stories this weeJk_are,Jess„Uiaii_200 words in length. Also the names of the winners of this week's contest will not he announcedrruntilj negt week. This M In order to give the; judges ample time to fully consider the respective merits of each story. DODGES FRIENDS AND IS WEDDED IN DIXON C. F. Brandt Leaves Wilmette a Few Days and Returns Thurs- day With a Bride. YOUTHS TO APPEAR IN MINSTREL SHOW urer Will Be Elected This Spring:, Promise Is Given of Much Activity. will trustees,, a village clerk and village ' treasurer are to be elected this spring; j The election will be held Tuesday; 1 April 21. Although more than six weeks j distant, the members of the Villagers i party feel that |t is up to them to ii m '6iS" ^ 0 BhM D frag ^BilSilil[flro tfte flrst 8un *n'- the coming poiiti* IU Uk UinillkU vwwiv [^cai DattleTand will discuss the pofwlble .-'""â- ' -," â-  - candidates in the caucus tonight. Were Active Last Spring, - -â-  Wilmette Firm is Awarded Con-1 a wtu be remembered that the v»- i lagers party;^as unusually active in the village election last spring 'and j was successful in /electing thr^etrus- : tees. Dr. William J. Montgomery, Her- : belt C. Arms and Joseph Heinaen, be- sides the two members of the- library board ahd village treasurer. The retiring villa spiting are J. F. Stone. .tract to Supply 1200 Car- loads of Material tor Ditch. Accoi^ih^ to promise^ cers of the McNichols. Construction; company of Chicago, who have the; that ,they ^rlteshort. stort^ f^ mlxe and tt»«a^«rii^ha-n»oney.05^ ^gj^^^ ^n , ,!,%».».» ...« t - "and Mulst hove each served cm«tw®V shore, work will be started within a; wh„e Trusted Ehlllsh. known b* maii^ short time on thabl£ project. A .large^ ^ ^ the council, has ser#tne and spectolly^birilt steam '^^vIIbS vellte eigh ^^^ used In the digging of the ditch Is In | odnaeeutive terms No statement h- transit and Is expected tb arrive short- !.HS£*ii?!^A;XSSEKS ly^Otheri.iimi^ry.-has^ben^^^^^^ dered and JuSt as soon as this e0ulp>^^St5^S^i^ ^1^ mcntisrecelved, work^ill-be-started-lbe "8 c»nâ„¢*tâ„¢ ««,rer«ectton. ., at the-canarhear the Sheridan road I,.'^^Hl»f:^i%^£%£' bridge ••â- 'â- 'tire^permanently following bw loog in cobhefctlon with the starting of i##?9t ^^^»|S*?^gM work oh the new sewer, Wilmette|.>?> ne ^."J* #?61i "* an^S' residents wHl be interested in/toe. mentJ^11"116* ^J?^. ^,t5f- fact that a local concern has been! ^ve Messrs. Stone and Hulst. Aatbn awarded the contract to supply the olde8tjn,emte raaterlatWbe^sed Ihlhe UTrge sew^ Ekllnger & Speldei, dealers in build- * splendid record for the part, he br- ing material and fuel, Is the firm, the I taken in Wilmette vlllage.an>ira «nr bid submitted by^them being the low- '»« the.lost eight years. He naa fre- est tout of a large number of bids sub- moted/many plans that have been a mitted by Chicago concerns. The I S^at benefit to the munlclps|ity. contract calls for the delivery of | Trustees Hulst and Stone both have 1,200 carloads ol__cenrent, sand and j accomplished much for their wards In gravel, to be used In the construction the two years they have been serving of the concrete sewer. ThlB Is prqb-1 as village trustees. / ably^^-the-largest-^rd'ef ever giyen-a4 --Orner a Candidate, concern dealing In building material j Village Clerk Earl, 1% Orher, who outside of Chicago for this section of {has served tour consecutive terms in the country. that posltfoh, will again be a candidate for re-election. yjnaiie^vTrj^ujwrje CONTAGION REPORT AT rect News of Campaign. Slipping away from Wilmette with- out apprising any of his friends of his matrimonial intentions, C. F. Brandt, treasurer of the Edinger & Speidel CMl /company,^^^went-to^^-Dtam._4lLi: last week where on Wednesday be was united In marringo with Miss Emma Schmidt of-â- ebat^^tty. -The ceremoay- was solemnized by Rev, P. I>^ Alt- j-embiaL^of-a-fewlsquai^yards^o^^ crete walk now In place.„.. ~..'-------- churoh, ih the: bride's_-home, Uti South Peoria avenue. Dixon.. TTMr. andTMrBT^Brandt returned to Wilmette^^ Thuraday /^vehlng~ond~at once wont to housekeeping in a newly furnished borne which the bridegroom had prepared at 535 Park avenue. Un- til he appeared in Wilmette Thursday with his bride, only one or two of his many friends here knew of the wed- ding. Mrs. Brandt la the daughter »f Mr, and MeszAibert^ctontdt^i PtaOB. She is well known and popular In church and social circles in that place. Mr. Brandt formerly lived in Dixon. He bus rbeen ar resident of -Wltesstte about-two years. During that tlnle he has been identified with the Edin- ger & Speidel company. He is a prominent member and worker in the Wilmette Presbyterian church. ture at the Club If the^patronage: war- rants it. come. ^Every^vftlager will be wel- M RS. GEORGE BLOSSOM DEAD. -1 Word Jtoabeien^^ed of the death of Mrs. «eorge L. Blossom at Racine, Wis. Rev. Oeorgeg I* Btossbm was the rector of St. Augustbies Episcopal cinrehabouttenyeawago. Harry ~W. Miller, who was elected last spring oh the Villagers* ticket, *ltt? also be a candidate for re-election. Uiir i ruinfirriATm Richard w. Boddingheus*^ «b»ns Ur I. tAAubtflA ! til ma!,y Wilmette c!ti=sa& cell t&s fstl^f .vi I. Minuubiin umv, o( the WUmetto pub^c iibraryv and A, .â- -..' i^.7". Il, Rice are the retiring piemb^rabf «,,. t. d . r â- b»..:j-,-*^lt*l«' library board this spring. It ft Wilmette rarentS 0t OtUdentS; hoped that both men may be induced Havp Fpar<i Allavpfl hv Cor- to »« candidates for rs^lecttda. nave rears «!iay^auy_VW - _ , _ The candidates for village trustees 1 on the Villagers' ticket will be ehos6a, I by the majority vote In: thb cajwusv :â€"â€"xâ€" ^. -y"\ ^j-j-jl;.; â- â- â- â-  -•. ; __i-««-We-do-uot-havt any 'cut and dried* ^Parents of Wilmette students^ ai the I slate for our ticket;" ioM * ^resniac-t University of Illinois, who were wor- [ member of tliat political organiis • rled last week about the scarlet feyer | yesterday. "The choice of th* teen m epidemic reports which emanated ahe caucus will determine who t :o from Champaign concerning the many j candidates will be." students who were stricken with the I Will Womeji Vote, contagion, had these fears allayed this j As in many other cities and towr week when Stanley Petrce, son of Mr8.]inJUlnbi8»^he tolitlclsnabf the village A. P. Pelrce, 1007 Lake avenue, re- jaie In a quandary over;.th«^^ tote of the turned home and declared that the > women of Wilmette th!» sprihir, K-:/ reports were greatly exaggerated. In-'.! maintain that only a small number of .steadLof the scores of cases J>eing pre-lthe fair sex will go tortl^;i^)te_tntco^':' valent as described in'the" telegraphic 5 in'ihs vljlaselelectlbn while others d news reports, MtPeirce slates toatjchire thot_lnter<w* Is seJnW, taken" t only sixteen cajBes were under quar-i the clubwomen^^and others since tl antine when he left Champaign. Only 'have been granted the franchise fc two studehts -have-dled-ofâ€"the-^Hs-| voterand that.:;a^ large number of the ense^urlng^heTepWemtCrâ€"â€" j housewives will cast their initial bat* While a tew of the students are vie- j lot in the village election. fImiTorthe~epldemtcrthe^towhrpeoplet"" ;""""â- -â- 'â- "â- '. ;;.-"i^^* „\Vm.yf- of Otiampalgn^ amt Urbana are rep-1 1 iNTERTAIH T«i/|^OU»*v resented in larger number in ihe^amvi : M«sfears Of'th«~^mb«& asosmli^ iiles where the contagion has"^fPiriad.'.lodge entertained their wive* at ttea None of the university buildings hove! annual ladles' night Tuesday eveaingv closed; on aeronnt of the OPl demlcpeontrary tor°tho aest&=s£$&£ sent buL The theaters and other pub-! lie places have been closed to check j the dangers of contagion >-eveaing was passed In dsnein NEW DENTIST. Dr. W. H. Porter. 463S Northt Racine Asoni^tlser Wlteettei stndents in i:Wvenue^- Chicago, bis leased a suite the state college are Earl Wheelock|ot ^^ w thc rr of Winnetka and Herbert Stafford of ;*" "7*** ^ ^ ^t Hubbard Woods are also students;formerly,conducted an o»ce In Cb> •fthere." I6**0,