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VOI* VI. NO. U. Phone WUroette 1*40. WILMETTE. ILLINOIS, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY S. 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS ITH VILLAGE Retirement of Daniel McAr- thur as Postmaster After 14 Yean of Service Regretted. D THE OFFICE m His First and Last Thought Always Was Concerning By Granville O. Hall. Last Saturday Daniel McArthur re- tired aa Glencoe postmaster, after fourteen ««*â- *? R«rvin«. having suc- ceeded Kathertne Sieber (now Mrs. Richards) on Fab. 1, 1901. Holding four successive commis- sions under three presidents is a Unction few postmasters above the grade of fourth class can claim. His first wear; from President McKlsley, next two from President Roosevelt, and the teat from President Taft, which latter does not expire until May 17. 1916. From a small fourth-class ofllce serving leas than 800 people, to a population of 3,000 with city delivery . service, the growth of this poatofflce is an IndtoaHoe of the progress of Glencoe during the teat fourteen years. Its First Location. The first location was where Schweiger's restaurant is now locat- ed; next, for additional space, to what is now Lorenx's store building, then to the store next to Wienecke Hard- ware. The boom was now fast adding new residents, continuous moving was monotonous and want of sufficient; floor space a detriment to the service, but Washington did not rent beyond $20 per month. "Rao" took the situation to the first assist- ant postmaster-general, and with mapa and "prospects," and the assistance of Congressman Foss, secured per. mission to lease the present office, less the north room taken over last October. This new office in the Zles- Ing block was the envy of all near villages and contributed more than anything else to the establishment of well-equlppetf poatofAcea on the north shore. . :} With the passing of the old-timer will go the great mental directory of former residents to whom malt still comeS addressed. A residence In the village for twenty-five years made every name- famlpar to him, and through the assistance of some other long resident, mall could be dis- posed of satisfactorily, a sample being a letter recently addressed to Miss Marie Garside, for the last twenty- five years lira. Charles M. Dennis; another to John R. James, formerly (twenty-five years ago) village clerk, but long since dead. Regret His Departure. since it became definitely known mat a change would be made in the postofflce, messages and letters by the score bate been sent Mr. Mc Arthur, regretting his departure from the office, and wishihg him success In whatever business he might enter. On Monday, February 1. Mr. Ralph fate, the Democratic appointee, will take charge under general orders of the postmaster-general that "Effi- ciency" shall be the watchword and "merit" the basis of appointment, ell of which, of course, baa been consid- ered In the case of Mr..Pate. In leaving the office. Mr. Mc Arthur eays be realises the truth of a remark made by Mr. George Gooch. nbW de- ceased, formerly president of the vil- lage, that two hanpy days in one's life are the oneHST Which he takes office and the other tbe dey ba to re- leased. v!t'"" On Monday next the I* C. Smith Typewriter company will have one of the original salea force again at his desk In the Chicago office, where he spent many pleasant years, and that will be "Mac," then ex-postmaster, full of joy to prospect of again having and S dls- bered, of a reliable directory became apparent and Robert Fergus reprinted the names of those he found In tbe old "Laws and Ordinances." and added from his own recollections a large number of names that bad been overlooked by the print- er referred to. This was published un- der the title of "The Chicago Directory of IMS." It tela tela directory that we find the name of Alexander McDan- iel. Sonfe readers may remind tbe writer of this article that there was a _^â„¢*JsSBS^8feCK 1871. but the fact remains that the old directory of 1839, as reconstructed by Robert Fergus, is virtually tbe first one, and la of the greatest value and assistance to the historian. In his ta- ble Saturday free tot the tackle and boat on or stream. Sundays with his fishing nearby lake op to the mark, his sincere To tl ported him the Glencoe h, trtsj thanks, atoo for the office force and ~, whom have worked In harmony with the one object of a good service. Mr. McArtknr kindly, at our re- noted down a mssaorandum at hi. loaj master, and these we bare triad to summarise to the lataajetog the Wilmette's First Postmaster's Life Sketched by J. Seymour Carrey Alexander McDaniel Became Office Was Established in 1870, and He Served 1or Hineteen Yean. ^ - »' â- . MADE MONEY EN CALIFORNIA GOLD FIELDS m£±. •y J. Ssyanenr Currey. In tbe Chicago directory of 1139. two years after the city was incorpo- rated, there to recorded tbe esse of Alexander McDaniel, who later became one of Eyimeton's pioneers. The di- rectory gives the name with the occu- pation, namely that of "teamster." with residence en Michigan avenue. At that time there did not appear any street numbers except a few on Lake and Clark streets, the name of tbe street being deemed sufficient for pur- poses of establishing tbe location. It is a curious fact that this first directory of Chicago was not formally printed as a directory until thirty- seven years later than tbe date as- signed to it. In Che latter year Robert Fergus, of blessed memory to all historians, took an old list of names set down from a printer's memory, added to It the names that he remem- and printed It with suitable ex plahatlona In 1878. In th» origin stance, that ordinances dered prln of Chicago, there were space white! der to mi er size, fl space with sens aa he Work setting years n 1839, the tows and had been or- on council finding that six pages of b« filled in or- et to a prou- der of the Chicago citt- ern while at type. When In later began fa give signs of ment to office In tbe Baptist church, he waa knows aa "Deacon." Went to Gold Fields. In 1850 McDaniel Joined a party of about thirty persona who left Gross Point for the gold fields of California, taking their route across the plains In wagons.' He was gone about two years and waa quite successful In gold min- ing, having sent home at various times during his absence some $2,700 to bis wife, who faJtb^ufaJ carried on the farm during his absence. While he was in California be worked a claim which he called "Gross Point Gulch," from which he wrote letters, copies of which are in the possession of the Evanftton Historical society. He was very meth- odical and kept a diary of bis dally life which is also preserved In a copy In the collection of the society. * 'Indeed, there is enough material In the Mc- Daniel papers to fill a volume, com- "j T* ;| priming most interesting details of life ^n the "Golden West. sudden rise and unexampled prosper- ity of Chicago have created a curiosity in regard to its early history," and un- der these circumstances he offers no apologies "to those who are acquainted with the difficulties In the way of pre- paring tbe first directory of the city." Teamsters Were In Demand. Alexander McDaniel had been a resident of Chicago for some years be- fore the date of the directory giving his name as above mentioned. About the time of McDanlel'a arrival In Chi- cago tbe Indians were being removed to their reservations in northern Wis- consin and western Iowa, and the serv- ices of teamsters were greatly in de- mand; for it was a part of the govern- ment's responsibility to furnish trans* portation to them to their new homes. In the fall of 1885 there was a diligent search for conveyances for the pur- pose, as the Intention waa to take ad- vantage of the winter season to carry the Indians In sleighs over the long distances across tbe country, and among others McDaniel was asked to provide a sleigh for a load of passen- gers. A government agent by the name of Heman Bond, it to related, came to McDaniel wbila be was at work mak- ing a Sleigh and asked him what he would take for it He said he did not want to sell it, but Bond came later and hitched up to it and drove off without permission, in spite of McDan- iel's positive refusal. When McDaniel found that the sleigh waa gone be pro- cured a constable and followed Bond with his load of Indians as far as Lit- tle Fori, aa Waukegan was then called, but did not succeed la overtak- ing him. At that point the constable advised him not to go farther, and the pursuit waa abandoned. Afterwards Bond came to McDaniel in Chicago and quietly asked him how much he owed hint, to which McDaniel replied twelve dollars." which amount waa paid and the Incident dosed- McDaniel came to Gross Point as a resident stejot 1840. andengaged to the occupation of farmer and wood em> 'tor." tbe plains during the Journey Kroiii aoiiiC- Oi iuCUaiiiei'5 1 following quotations are made, glimpses of the daily life of a gold digger in California. One letter, ad- dressed to bis wife, is dated Sept. 27, 1850. "I take the present opportu- nity," ho writes, "to inform yob that I am well and doing very wall. You must excuse me for not writing often- er, for this to the first leisure hour I importance have had since I wrote the first Of August tost. I am as hearty and tough as a gristly bear and hare not been sick a minute since I left home. Osro and Charles Grain are with me a mile south of Georgetown in Greenhorn Csnyon, which is sixty miles northeast of Sacramento. It contains a popu- lation £>t about 200 inhabitants, includ- ing gamblers, blacklegs, thieves, preachers, miners and gentlemen, the first named being the most numerous. Tbe second week' after arriving we r took out 814.80- a day. tbe next week miMmikCMa.:Jto--9&'nJ». the $5.00, the nest $28.00, and the claim bids Mir to continue paying Well. Cal- ifornia gold la not so plenty and easy to get as Is represented In the States. There are thousands of men here that making enough to pay their board, and I would not recommend any man to come expecting to make his pllo In a few months, for ho might fall a great way short of his ex- pectations." He naturally made the acquatnt- . of the settlers coming into the region about thst time, and among others of tbe Huntoons. who were here in the early forties, A daughter of the to McDaniel in Mai ford per f ormi ng the cere- mony at bis house on Ridge aniens. this being the second marriage cere- EV** esse performed In his ty as a Justice of the peace. It will ho resssmbered. as related in « The "California Widows." Many of tbe men who crossed the plains to California were men of fam- ily gad the wives they left behind them were often Jocularly referred to as "California widows." The term thus used was applied in somewhat differ- ing fashion at the time of the Franco- Prussian war In 1870. when, during the stage of Parts, the wives of great numbers of the citizens were sent off to Brittany for safety, while the men who remained were known aa "siege widowers." In a letter to d business friend to Cfcjcago, McDaniel says that In the first three months of gold digging be cleared about $1,500. He gives the re- sults day by day for a week, as fol- lows: "Monday, I took out $6.25; Tuesday, wet and rainy, did nothing; Wednesday, helped hunt all day for a young man from Milwaukee, who was sick and had strayed from hto cabin in the night naked, did not find him; Thursday, I made $49.00; Fri- day, $17.00; Saturday. I sunk a hole twelve feet deep and took out the whole sum of 50 cents." Gold misers provided themselves with small pocket scales to weigh the gold, and thus kept accurate account of their win- nings. When they bad accumulated Bond several hundred dollars' worth of the precious metal (If they were an for- tunate) It waa sent by some reliable messenger to San Francisco and de- posited to the mint. The proceeds were then converted Into a draft and sent back to the "States" by Wells, Fargo ft Co.'s express, which even at that early time operated their business w|th great success and certainty. McDaniel returned to Gross Point (now Cranston) after an absence of something more than two years, cleared un sense tonohlsdnsss on hto farm and bought more land, eventu- ally becoming one of ou itltsSas When the post office at Wil- mette waa established to 117*. Mc- Daniel waa appointed neatsaaater. a ooaltlon he retained for nineteen years. wee so called in worthy old pioneer. SUNDAY MUSIC PBOOBAM. " ~%m music for the service at the Glencoe Union win be as follows: JtojH Offertory......... to Lord". BOUNDARY UF Dividing Line Between Glen- coe and Winnetka Is in the Process of Being Settled at Last. MOVE IT NORTHWARD Tax Payers Have Had Hard Time Telling in .Which Village They Belonged. The question of a new boundary line between fnjasQits and Winnetka. which has been suspended in mld-alr for a long time, Is In process of being settled; The houses on Edson ave- nue, facing south, have been occupied by people who. could. If they chose, when the taxes come to town, refuse ttsHwni to tjae-Oloaooe callers sitting on their front porch and the Winnetka visitors by hying to the back one. Jfteny discussions have token place of or the rights of either village, and neither was getting Its taxes paid to^pejjN and quiet Met to Disease Questions. At a special mooting called recent- ly at the villageI 1st members or the village board TaTjtswmees met repre- sentatives sent from Glencoe to thresh the boundary question to a finish. Tbe result ws» #; eOtotton a© prac- tical it bids fair to prove acceptable when posted for approval. The. new line Is approximately 119.6 test north of tbe present boundary Una, brings it to the rear of the lots south on Edson avenue. It goes on the east property line of street 1W.6 feet to the rear pr Una, thence It travels east to the west property line of JUluden avenue end south by east to the present north the yiuegjSf arum were iv line to the center of Green Bey road and then north to a point 1S7.76 feet north of the north property lino of Glen wood avenue. Then it tacks east by north 772.2 feet along the north Estate addition and east 293.7 feet to the shore of Lake Michigan. - The new linn will throw all the houses that have been divided by the old boundary line into the precincts of Winnetka and put a stop to the lively discussions held every year by the property owners as to which vil- lage should receive the benefit or the taxes collected. Tbe new boundary line will be in an alley. Tbe Representatives. Messrs. Housch and McLelsh rep- resented Glencoe, while Messrs. Northrop, Davis, Ostrom and Heller spoke for Winnetka. Mr. \Frank Windea and Robert Fltsgeraid, the village manager, gave active assist- ance In supplying necessary data. It must be understood that the con- clusion reached et this meeting waa but n temporary one, subject to the final decision of the noard of trustees in both villages. At the council meeting held to Win- netka Tuesday evening, a resolution waa Basts* to accept the decision. No formal statement has been re- ceived from Glencoe. ONLY 8MALL DAMAGE. The Glencoe fire department had a call to the residence of W. J. Turnball Green Bay road last Saturday moratog. The blaze wee checked be- fore any great damage wee done WILBUR HBLM TO TALK. Principal Wilbur Helm of the Bv snston academy will address tbe civ- ics class in the Glencoe public school next Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. us/aw HiifXTst' I*!"! VfllfT A Ttffl TO MEET NEXT WEEK 1 Joint Meeting With Physi- ~ dans of Other North Shore Towns. The regular monthly meeting of the Wttmette Physicians* club will beheld next Friday evening at 8 o'clock to the Village ball: This will be a Joint tbe Physicians' clubs of Glencoe, Winnetka am and the use of tbe Village ball wne granted by the village council for use on this evening. The much-telkedof question of "ra- bies" will be the mala theme ot discus- sion of the evening. Dr. Logsrio, head of the Pasteur Institute of Chicago, who is an authority on the subject. and Dr. Campbell of the firm of Camp- bell ft Harvey of Bvanston, who bee treated a great number of cases of rabies the past few months, will ad- dress the physicians. It Is the wish of the Wllmette Physi- cians' club that those who have doubted the real existence of rabies in the community, and have been unable to give this Important matter any se- rious consideration, fled time to at- tend this meeting. A great deal of grumbling and op- DRUMMER AND FIFER PLEASE METHODISTS â- /•^â- >*pâ€"m*m«â- â€"â- â- en* Program Given Monday, With Its Local Color, Enjoyed. swenlng. a fair crowd attead- at the Method- by Major R. H. drummer-boy of the and hto ana. H. a drummer and flier. Both of these men have n reputation as high-class entertainers, and those who had the opportunity of bearing them were wen repaid. A feature of the evening wee the many jokes told on the tonal baatoasa men and residents/ Following to the order of the pro- position regarding the muzzling ordl- Thanks to the audience nance has come to the notice of tbe village authorities. Dr. Campbell says, "If all of the dogs on the north shore ware mutated for sn entire year there would not he aa much suf- fering from the muzzles as one poor dog has to undergo through suffering from rabies." * AGED GLENCOE MAN PLACED ON STAND f Wealthy Real Estate Man It Claimed To Be Inca- pable by Son. When Franklin Newball. the ninety first took the stand to oppose his son's snapped sparkling answers lawyers. He wea just as young as he waa and twice as spry. â€"*VeS^Jdr/' He knew. He could remember. And could tell Tuesday the venerable Mr. Newhall went under fire again, when he took the stand In probate court to Chicago before Judge Gregg. Francis W. Walker, attorney for the son, who contends that the father Is not men- tally able to care for hto $75,000 worth of property, resumed the questioning. "How much land did you sell your son Sylvan?" he was asked. "Forty-three acres." "For how mnchf" "For 1124.000." "You gave different testimony at the hearing, didn't you?" And there the charm waa broken The old man wavered, hesitated, then after e delay, said: "I don't remem- ber." Thto phrase became a frequent re- ply through the remainder of tbe ex- amination. The nonagenarian won- der was no longer a wonderâ€"he was just an uncertain old man. Next Sunday evening, at the serv- ice of the Baptist church to be held to the Woman's club building, Mrs. Augusta M. Post, former Field Work- er of the Womsn's Baptist Home Mis- slonary society. WiU give an address on the Indians, which wIU be lllus- and WILMETTE MINISTERS MEET AT REV. BOWERS9 Union Evangelistic Cam- paign Planned to Be Held Before Easter. -The Wllmette Ministers' Union held a meeting Wedneaday afternoon to Rev. Roy E. Bower's study. Plane I being formulated for a union evange- listic campaign to be held during the two weeks preceding Easter. Opening selection................. .............Gentlemen's Quartette Beading. The Drummer Boy of the BnaBssstaMatali...... ............ Miss Margaret Smurr Introduction of Major Hendershott and ale son..........Roy Kirtland ..Mrs. R. J. Burrows Piano Dust, selected.............. Misses Lucile Drake. May D'Arcy Vocal Selections, selected......... ............ Ladles' Quartette I Night Selections............ Gentlemen's Quartette Aev. T. K. Gate MRS. AUGUSTA M. POST IS SUNDAY SPEAKER Will Give Illustrated Ad- dress on Work Among the Indians. evening, .... the home of Mr. and Mrs. lock, 180 Doyle court. held au AFTERNOON MEETING Parents' Club of Logan School Will Meet Mon- day Afternoon. Owing to the Inclement weather, the meeting of the Parents' club of the Logan school was postponed until next Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Ferris, the third grade teacher, will speak on "The Formation of Habits In Young Children." The ei nlng masting wes hsld es usual last night with an unusually good attend ance. Mr. Frank k. Orover, former president of the Bvanston Historical society, made the address of the eve- ning, his subject being, "The Early History of Wllmette and Vicinity." AUTO OWNERS' LUB FORMED Social Organization for Pro- tection of Interests of UhW of Autos for * JMvateUse. ESTABLISH CLUBROOMS Suitable Quarters Have Re- cently Been Rented in the Brown Block. With the renting of spacious tors In the Brown building, tbe Wll- mette Automobile club baa token ite place aa a recognized organisation of the village. Aa a result of much work and discussion the club baa been formed withe membership of about forty Wit At a recant meeting W. H. son wss chosen president ot the club. W. O. Beyrer. vice-president, B. O. Saner, secretary, A. H. Dann treasurer. Tbe board of managers to composed of C. H. Rush, chairman, and the above officers, together With the following directors: David L. J. PiayiOB, S»- Seyfejft and H.Moore. The club will meet tbe i end third Wednesday la each month, and It to the plan to have the neat meeting in the new quarters. Its Object. The main object in the formation of the Wttmette Automobile ciab to to end Interested to the use of antes, other vehicles for private nee, to serve aa a means for recording experiences of members and 'users of automobiles and to unewssuTW/ .y'* wawuâ„¢s^sse*"w**» *ppp - w^pm» ^r original investigation in the ment of motor carriage -spy tag forming ef IUâ„¢ vowllr eessbe gsBlgP ^glsSvae see 'PlvlsBBBewaw 4 in their by-laws, to to oppose untoat regulations governing tea ese of en* tomobltes, and to co-operate with others Interested in the securing off The club further situs to protest the Interests of owners and users of au- tomobiles, to maintain their lawful righto, and to promote and eneon the improvement of highways, general, the club will be conducted In aa social clubs devoted to bfilsm.- The club room of the new organisa- tion, while not elaborate or preten- tious, will serve most adequately until the membership of tbe club to coastsV erably Increased. Mr. Beyrer when seen there this afternoon by a rep- resentative of the Lake Share News, said that the membership in the dub had been limited for the present to one hundred members, and the waa quite large enough to date thto number. JOHN THOMAS PORTER DIES IN WINNETKA lived at the Home of His Daughter, Mrs. F. T. Richardson. Ratio at Taxation in New Trier Township Townshlo Collector Hort Kinr has prepared a table or a record show- ween the different villages to the township. The tax on personal property Is figured at the following rates on one-third of the ing the ratio off taxation between » leadership or Prof. Me sphere Of activities. waa given at the New . school en January 9. and progress wen repeated at -+ -/ "On . im i ii - - After an Illness ef only a week. John Thomas Porter died early Tues- day morning at the home cf Ma daughter. Mrs. Frederick T. Richard- son. 730 Elm street. Winnetka. Roto survived by four children boaldsa Mrs. casrdsen; Mark and Harry Porter Of Winnetka. Mrs. Dorothy of High- land Park, and William Porter of Bag- HOYT KING WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE Denies Report That Hill Run for President of the Village. r yesterday afternoon at the homo cf Mrs. Blehardaon. The tatermen! at A report has recently rest about Wttmette. that Hoyt will run for village arstilait at I coming election. Mr. King waa at by a representative off the Lake News, said that he usistatood a cuter had been going around area tag hto name, but ho wishes to ees> root this Impression, for be has no tention of betas a candidate, . -I know nothing off Me M**â€"*** said Mr. King. 1 am not a ! sad the thought of running ident off the village has never tcredmyhead. Myosaes collector dose not expire . rear, and Its .duties are ^^mmS^^^gm^-,. ctee*tok«eoa*ea<KUpte«V- MUSIC A L CANTATA IS PLANNED FOR SUNDAY - \, - i I. >ng Service To Be Suniiay Church Choir. A dsMghtrol service to aed by the choir off the