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LOCAL BREVITIES. ‘IPI‘I‘V Christmas! Insure your plopmty with I). M. Erskine, Jr. 82 Cu. Remember l’luw‘s and AlIn-gre-tti's candies at Sclvnfimachurs. Mom-y ()rdLr busists 010595 at 1'» P. M. daily at Our Post ()fficv. V Thvy haw slvighing in Milwau- kw, but tlwy don't haw the NEWS at $1 per ummm. as you do. n We trust the-re are 110 “hard time». where Santa Claus. comes fmm‘ s0 n We trust the-re are no “hard time». where Santa Claus. comes from‘ so vvvfy stocking may be filled. Render, did you over givu your (lays and nights to “John Halifax. (‘wutlmuuui"' W011. then. you huvv u follow fwling for us. Hiuc illm‘ luchrvuuw! The rv is n (1011 of complaint about town ow-r tho Into turning on of the) vlvctric'lhdntw. I’ooplv low from 17» lo 3“ minutes 0 wluluy hum-nu du} limlrt anddurk \thn tle murht to lmw the Iiyhtu. ‘VOL I “('V. S. Brvukwvll of Higlnwmd. finding a lot nfvurtridgvs in one uf his (-hznnbvrs which had lwvn «x-(‘upicd by an A‘XASUIdiPI‘. [)Inh'flmm in thv stuw. 'l‘hc- film-1y prt-wm-r- of n frivnd Min-(l him and his stun frum u gvnvml Mow up. Mrs. Buuk‘s (Ivliw'ry wagons :u‘v tlw cleaners! in Hw city. The-y Iouk us tlmugh they \wrc- wusln-(l vwry morning " lu-fm‘v breakfast. 'l‘imt slums Hw prmtimll wisdom nf \vumzm‘ grow-r. [Ir-r dvlivvry clerks (ltnl'1 snmkv 0111 pipes or ('ulflmgt- h-.1hi«mmun flu 1r mntvs (‘lmmliâ€" m-ss ('UIIIHH‘. Haurgv Kt‘nmam. tlw Hilwrinn fruv vie-r. whnsu [211110 is m-cmul ”My tn that 01' anry M. Stunh-y 0f thv English “(lllfit'nf (Hunnmns. lm-turml thmlny night _lw1‘m‘1- thv Highland Park Club. Tho-n- was u Inrgv in 1t‘udum-4- Hm] (-n-ryunv was 1mm- plq-im-zl. Hv is full of humor which Hwy rnjnyn'l as qu-h as his sturia-s Hf Silwv‘iun «wilv Iifv and its hm‘rmw. \Vv wirdn Hw Ht-vrvtur)’ wnuld inform Hr" HI the-‘1‘ things in Hd\'illl('~‘. Highland Park N ews. did you over gnu: your nights to “John Halifax. "" W011. then. yuu haw n ling for us. Hiuc ilhw I-HGI-flANDWPARK' ILL, DEC. .25, 1896. - If‘ you want, muwthiug nvnt. rich and elegant for u Xmas pun-40m. look over Schunmc’hvr's stm-k of Perfumes. ‘ Nearly every grade in thv schools llt‘ld sepuratv vxercisvs Wednesday afternoon. Hu'h mom being decoratâ€" Ml according to (hp fancy or tnstvhf its m-cupums. Thursday last was a rod letter (lay in the natal (-alvndar of““tlw Park. In the morning a son came to 7gladden the home of «lohn Nelson down on Second street. - In the MIL niug a “daughter put in her joyful umwaranco in tho hulnv of Fritz Bahr, the lloriat. Mr. Bahr ovi- (lvntly lwlivw-s in having plants in his household as Well as in his gram» housvw Some) of his host of friends wvrv greatly surprised to learn that our ustwemml neighbor. Thomas Hudson. is an old uxporh-nct-d Sunday school vxpvrt. When we pvmu-fl the para! graph which (-nusvduflu-ir surprisv wv hm] C. W. thson of .Wnukvgzm in. mind. Bl as it prvsumuhly fitâ€" tm] our nvigxhor so well. wv hnvv “(‘“T‘r (‘TPHHHWI H ('Urrfi'film IH‘('I’S~ ENVY. The- ()fimli (Huh will not haw Hll~ uthvr mellllng till ultm' tln- holidays. untl pc-nplv rvmn'c-r from this hrit-l' se-nmn uf (lvprvwiun 21ml (lissipzxfiun. whe-n thv gnml ludivs will giw- tha-m- svlvm lvl).lllll)llll‘l‘ 5(‘HSUH of litvm- lurv. :n't mul lift-l Thv ()ssuli is um- ul' llw Purl: institulluns uf which all of us whu klmw Hf it mul its work hau'v :1 bit ul‘ whnlvsumv prirlv. Hun? yuu sew-n l’u-tvr ])uulv)"s Hun“? H is Hu‘ hrightoy't. ('(Hiust. IIth-Ht-trilmm‘tl stnn- in town. Th:- nrtistic usv of r‘\'(‘l';{l‘t‘(‘l]S is album pvrfr‘m tin-r0. It is m-ll wm‘Hu gm ing uvvr “1911' to mm. and when the-rv jllfit 100k «we-r Mr. DUUIt-y's shwk of lmnjns. nmmiulins. guitars um] "tid (Ht-3%..~ all frvxh from ”I" ('Hhh‘fll nmrknts. If \‘(m \vilL tvusv him iuw you More"? It is m-utc-st-trilm artistic usv ‘ 2.2.x: 7.. ,1: _._:.< v.3: 13:... A; 252., CE. :5 :::i_ 2:: :EF. :3 527.22.: H.231 :_ 53:. 1.4.13 If )0uhflmn0t zllreudV bought vuut Christmqs undies. step in at Sclm~ machér's and buy a lmx of I’low‘s or Allé-gretti‘m. Don‘t forget that the- era of “Prev Sample Copivs" ends withthis issuv. Hurry up and subscribe so as not tn miss :1 number. The mule-ts of the Military Acmle my left \wdrwsday morning for their home- holiday vacation. But janitor John and his whip- 1121;: Mr still with ()ur friend Cole. of the Lake Fur- ostvrmdwrtises his back numbvrs at 27) (-t-uts per hundred, when tlw havk nundwrs of the Nun'sarescarce. so great has been the» dmnand, and tlwy readily sell at 3 cents each. (iret a ’ark editor to put ginger and pvmwr into your paper. Brother Culv. and it will lmmu with a bound. We have just read ()f a Baptist Chum-h in Massachusetts which raisadflits pastor's salary $3M), whih- he- was off tn Washington getting married. 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