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'"-Y^/OT^ LELAND PIERSON CALLEDBYDEATH Popular Township Clerk Vic- tim of Long Illness Leland V. Pierson, member of the law firm of Hamlin, Clark & Pierson, and New Trier Township clerk, died at his home 931 Twelfth street, Friday -afternoon, August 31, "following an illness of more than a year's duration. Mr. Pierson was born in Wilmette October 29, 1893, and was a graduate of New Trier high school, Northwest- ern university and Northwestern University Law school. He was ad- mitted to the bar in 1917. He was a Phi Beta Kappa, JPhi Delta Phi, Beta Theta Pi, and was a member of the Masonic lodge in Wilmette and the Chicago Bar association. In November, 1920, he married Miss Margaret Scheidenhelm who survives him, together with two children, Nan- cy and Peggy. ^_______ â€"Funeralâ€"services were hetd Mon- day afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence. Rev. Stephen A. Lloyd of the First Congregational church of Wilmette officiated. Burial was at Memorial Park. â€"Honorary pallbearers appointed by William H. Sexton, president of the Chicago Bar association, included: R. E. Brown, H. J. Clark, John R Coch- ran, F. R. De Young, H. F. Hamlin, C. H. Jackson, MT A. James, W. G. Lodwick, Hayes McKinney, A. H. Meads, A. O. Olson, R. D. Shanessy, C. L. Smith^Whitman Taylor, A. C. Wenban. Mr. Pierson, though still a young man, was prominent in New Trier af- fairs, holding the office of township clerk several terms. He was a con- scientious worker and commanded the high regard of his associates on the township board, as well as a hostr of friends throughout New Trier. -^ He Is Selling Eden Washing Machines By the Car-Load John C. Welter, proprietor of the North Shore Electric shop at Winnetka, set a new record for dealers in electric washing machines, when he received a shipment of a solid car-load of ; Eden Washing machines last^^te^This is- said to be the largest shipment of elec- trical washers ever received byf any . north shore dealer. About seven years, ago „Mr. ^Wetter started" the North Shore Electric shop and at that time the sale of a washing machine was an event; now we are told of the -purchase.-of- an entire -car-load which shows the rapid and healthy growth the North Shore Electric shop has enjoyed under the able manage- ment of Mr. Welter. He represents the progressive type of business man and has by dint of hard work and sensible and consistently progressive business methods developed the business into one of the largest and best equipped electrical sup- ply shops on the north shore. "Only the best of Everything Electrical," is a silent motto, adhered to religiously by Mr. Welter.-----------~ UP-TO-DATE We do more than REPAIP your shoes â€"We practically REBUILD th^ £TheyfweaY twice as IbngT Only the most up-to-date methods and the most modern machinery are used in our shop That's why we can GUARAN- TEE that each job will Vbeâ€"aâ€" SUCCE^$S-~&urje to, please you. Hillers' Shoe Store We are reasonably certain that you will be completely satisfied if you will ":.;*?&? OUR SERVICE A. J. Woodcock, Proprietor 35 Years' Experience 513 FOURTH ST. Phone Wilmette 1304 eterm ♦+♦+*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*+*♦♦+♦♦*+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< + + * ♦ * UM Wilmette If you generally eat at home â€"try Welch's for a change. If you generally eat out, eat at Welch's all the time. 1129 Central Ave. ♦♦♦♦♦♦•ft********************************************* .-__Uâ€". NoticeiorStockholders: Public Service Company OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS } ADDmONAE ISSUE OF COMMON STOCKS ^i^t^-^:>,^^*r^ > This additional issue of 52,980 shares of Common Stock, witHoiit par value, is offered to^stockholders of record August 20, 1923, at $91 per share the ratio of 20 per cent of their holdings of both Common and Preferred Stock. Tlje present market price is about 101& This stockisoij a parity in all respects with the present outstanding Common Stock. The present dividend f 9**f rate is $7 per share per annum. The privilege of subscription to tkisUfocM:i^t^!' expires. September ]S\ 1923. ...... .7___________--------,\:\ , .^7 ^w.^^y 7^- '.^wi^iM'B -iMi& iiliSilliil BfJSlNES&AND TERRITORY. The Company is one of the largest utilities supplying uiectricit^ and &as in jthe United States. The territory served embraces 6000 square miles, including 180 cities, towns and smaller communities of the most prosperous and rapidly growing section of Northern Illinois. Statistics compiled for the Metropolitan Planning Conference show that, during the last decade, the population in the territory outside Chicago, and within ten miles of the city limits, the very heart of the territory served by the_ Company, increased more 1;han three times faster than that of Chicago itself; PURPOSE OF ISSUE: The7proceeds from the present issue will provide ind^ Jbr^plant-extensions^ neeessary^to enable the Goiripany to meet the require- ments of a constant increase in business. A steam turbine generating plant is under construction at Waukegan, Illinois, and, when completed, will be amorig~^the| largest in the world. Anotherjrjaportant development, necessitated by constantly^ increasing demands for electrical power, is a large addition to the Company's gen- erating station at Joliet, the capacity of which is being more than doubled, apjs SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGES: To provide for the steady increase in busi-J ness, the Company is constantly increasing its plant and distribution facilities. The present ritfht of stockholders to subscribe for shares of this issue at $94 is one of^ *sm:'t: ife- --------thenopportunities afforded them, from time to time7 to increase their holdings at ^y^prices considerably under the market. 7-^'-:S^fe:'^l'.i:V!i. DIVIDEND RECORD: The recent dividend, paid on August 1,192^ was the 47th consecutive quarterly payment paid by the Company to its common and preferred stockholders. Taking also into consideration the 39 dividend payments made by one of its predecessor companies, a total of 86 consecutive dividends has been paid over a continuous period of 21 years. - ":-n^|-L-^~,^~j||f Stockholders now holding subscription warrants are invited to make use of 77 7 the facilities of the Company's offices named below in making their sub- i||7 scriptions. These offices are equipped to supply additional warrants at -| Jf current market prices to subscribers who desire to add to their subscrip- |7 7 tion rights, or to purchase warrants from those desiring to sell themv #1( itpfftl >tiPi iStl^ ~^H<"??&$ $:'5â„¢& Public OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Wi :.M$0£, f mm f Serving 6,000 square miles including ISO cities, towns and smaller communities ' ' ";^77"4;-;:-â- â€¢";.â-  '^Kk 777: '--^ â- â€¢â- -.%:'â-  ;:.W;7v;:- ^Itv- â- :','i7..;,i7 Evwistott?'|:f f iTPCT 7LaGrange " â-  'Park Ridjgelr" May wood Pontiac7 7 7 Momence Streator -^ - """"^Waukegaii' JJT^ Blue Island Chicago Heights Chillicothe Gicero Harvey: Highland Park ^loliet 7 Crystal Lake -^MoTjrts -J-----â€"Kaiikakee;.; General Offices: JTS| West Adams Street, Chiaago, Illinois Oak Park Ottawa Wilmette isssSss ^1 W&&V0 g.imm'-r^fW -Wis:*- KlatMgr ts!liiiiS77S7ii'^^s