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John C. Duffy, township collector, has received his tax books, and is al- ready installed upstairs in J udge Holmes office. He husoawfully la~ carded the way. so you can’t Yose yourself. ‘ Mrs. Julia M. Gerry’s new hotel down on Sheridan Road in Ravinia, is under way. John Mooney, we l understand, is hauling the brick. That hotel will Glitch all the cyclists from qgjgago. ‘It will be :1 large. from Q icago. ‘It will be a large. comm ' ions modern stylehotel. , The merhbers of the City Council uredesirous of meeting the citizens who are interested in the subject, at the council chamber tomorrow (Sat. urday) evening, at 8 o’clock; for the purpose of conferring with them over the proposed ordinance grant- ing right of way to the Bluif City Electric railway company for their line over certain streets of Highland Park. As the council have an ad- journed meeting on Monday evening, to pass upon the ordinance now pending. this will‘he the only oppor- ing TightYOf way to the Bluif City i RoyalP. Davidson recentlyreturn. Electric railway company {0‘ their ‘ ed from his pine apple farm in Flor- line OVer certain streets of Highland 1 ida. ' He showed us some fine large Park. AS the council have an ad- : pineapples which he. brought home journed meeting 0“ Monday evening, 1 with him. He will gather about to P333 “PUD the ordinance flow 1 15,000 this year. He also showed pending. this will‘be the only 0PPOT' us a sweet potato as large as one’s tunity for a general conference with i head. HOW many that size would our citizens previous to the meetingmmghere be in a peck? NOTICE ~' TO HOUSEHOLD? .AfiHaIl’s Gold and Silver Plating Worksafi TARNISHED GOLD OR DIAMOND JEWELRY RESTORE!) OR RE- COLORED SAME AS NEW AT A TRIFLING COSTgJJNJJJ LOCAL AFFAIRS. You ‘can have your Silverware, Silver-Plated or" refinished equal to new (but to wear longer) at the trade price by dealing direct with the factory. A Special DISCOUNT will-A be given to our early High- land Park and vicinity customers. 78-82 STATE STREET, CHICAGO. THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS. Sulxscribe for the NEWS; $1 per year. Fred Schuumcher is having an un- usual run on “Frog-imyour-throut" these days. Just stop and see his window display. The great University of Chicago reported a deficit of $48,000 the last fiscal year.- If i_t goes (‘m at that 11323311 year.- If it goes 011 at that rate, it will soon become the leading institution of the country Rev. J. Q. A. Henry, a Baptist divine of Chicago, discussed the question last. Sunday: ‘18 the Devil Dead?” For a manrwho has spent one week in that city‘ and seen its morning papers once or tw1ce, to ask that question suggests umque freshness and Acadian innocence If the wily, wicked fellow is not at the same old stand. he has rarely successful imitators. J‘J‘J‘J‘J‘J‘J‘é‘ On Monday the board of managers ‘ met at the Railroad Men’s home for l the election of Officers and other im. i portant business. The outlook seems very flattering, for a new and elegant Home, which will be of great credit to the railroad fraterni~ ty, and a blessing to the unfortunate ones, who are inmates, and others ! who may hereafter come. f When our :ex-inayor, Col. Turnley, _g was a West Point; cadet he and four “other cadets formed at “Pine {fig 1 Club” for the purpose of bein§bur4 ! ied each in a plain, cheap pine cofâ€" E fin, and the colonel was to make the ' coffins and send to each of his old classmates before they were wanted. So after he located up here on the i lake shore be fitted up a shop and it made the five coflins, painted white l on the inside and frosted oak leaf i on the outside, and shipped one to i each of his old chums. Gen. George . Stoneman of California was one of them, and he was buried in his. ! The colonel has his, own ready in ] his loft. They cost, ready for use, 1 about $4.50 each. “Great men all Neat and artistic job printing 3‘ this office at reasonable rates. remind us,” etc. A POSTAL ADDR'mD TO c. F. HALL. Box 96. HIGHLAND PROMPT ATTENTIONJJJIJ