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a farmer’s son into the church. By and by he fitted for college, though some wise folks said he never Would amount to anything because he was a farmer’s boy. But he persevered, went‘ through college, studied for the ministry, has had pastorates in Castile, N. Y., Jackson, Mich., and is now one ef theuleading pastors of Milwaukee. He has baptized into the church he has served 1000 per- sons, with years of service still be fore him. Let us have more such farmers” sons. IN 1888 we settled In a quiet Ver- mont town and among others received a farmer’s son into the church. By 1 . handsome girls cbuld do if‘ we oulv had "our street cars. Hurry up that electric road; five are losing money all the time. THE handsome young women of Joliet cleared $1000 one day [last week by acting as conductors 0n the streetcars, for the benefit of their hospital fund. Just see what our IN Burlington, Iowa, all vehicles carrying one and one half tons m\1_St nave zfireéâ€" inch tires; tfiree tons, fiv_e inch tires. Dubuque makes all dray wagons use three inch tires The way to prevent ruts is to broad- en the tires. WACKEGAN is having a popular voting contest to settle the highly important question as to who 18 the handsomest or‘best looking girl in the city. The Park has no such dif- ficulty as thatâ€"ours are all - the handsomest. ' Published in the interests of Highland Park, Uighwood and Ravinig, every Friday afternoon by H. F. A. E. Evans. k“ Advertising at 1M5 qlflce. 'Lsmfiz. 'itifligxgb; H. F. EVANS, L E Entered at the post-office at Highland Park, 11L, as second class matter. Office: in News Building, Avenue, Highland Park. Illinois 'l‘erms, $1.00 per year, 50 cams for six months, 30 cents for three months. The Highland Park Nekws. FRIDAY, JULY 23 rates made known on nppllmlon ), M « - EDITOR. BUSINESS MANAGER. 255 (Emmi Perhaps the most pressing need in this city now is the iiiiprovemcnt of St. Johns avenue, from the Sheri~ clan road to Vine, and that is being pushed along, with courts, citizens and conflicting interests to harmon~ ize and concilinte. Next to that, if not equal or superior to it, as a lo- 'al need, is the improvement, en» largcment and proper equipment of the city building. Err-Alderman Andrew Bock has drawn plans and made some specifications forsuch an enlargement, which provides for all the needs of the city at this time and for many years to come. His WON'T the city fathers, the city attorney, the county court und‘the St.,J.9hns aYPJlU'tVl'PfidHN? be"); up that street improvement scheme? The latest is to push it through from the Sheridan road, down at the viaduct by Elder 'Wrenn’s up to‘ Vine, so the golf players from Chi- cago can drive up from that city all the way on a paved street. After the golfers » have expended from $30,000 to $40,000 on the grounds and buildings they are entitled to ask for and have these streets leading to their grounds put into good shape. So, gentlemen, please don’t wait any longer. \ on an elegant steel cantilever bridge. - Here, We own a first class city, with six aldermen and more to fullow and ' all we have to show for our electric railroad are the stakes set for a depot near Fred. Schumacher s (lrug store ’Pears t6 us it is time for this boom- ing western Mtown-“to;;get "pr 11nd" hustle. THEE}: 1s a littlefiu .une how ”- 40m} m. A. Q . . ~ W -n if“"Ԥpr1nghgl(f by name, that has an electric railroad over to Claremont, N. H., crossing the river his family supplies cost him from $3 00 to $0 ()0 per week mot than they do now. THE great and glorious tariff bill has passed, and now look out for the return of prosperity. Perhaps the workingmau may get 25 cents a day or $1.50 per week increase in wages when he can get work.» But how that is going to benefit him we fail to see when the tariff will make THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS A PRESSING NEED. east through a door where the win- dow now is by Atiorney Smoot’s and Alderman Davidson's desks, into the council chamber. Back of the stairâ€" way, on the second floor as on the first. thorn would lw wutq'r olospts, ()n the second floor, in the addi- tion over’ the hose cart and hook and ladder room 17x40 feet would be a room the same size for the public li- brary, well lighted and convenient, a fine big room for :1 library. Over the new hallway would be a hall and stairway landing, from which you would go west into the library and I Then , for‘the addition and enlargeâ€" ‘1 ment, his plan is to build an addi- ‘ tion on the west side of the present building 40 feet long, north and south, 28 feet wide, but projecting ”bill; in front offlie present front line of the old building some 10 feet. This addition would be divided into two parts, above and below, one l?,x{0,fcetron the "west or 3.39:1}; for ladder and hose carts, etc., and the other or east side 10x40 feet, for a vestibule, hall and stairway 1n the front, with a big vault 6x8 feet 1n- side measurement, back of and un- derneath the stairs and landing and against the present vault, So a'door; way could be cut through between them. Then back. of this fire-prmif vault would be a hose tower, water closets, etg. . The present doors to city clerk‘s office and council rooms would be bricked up and made over into windows, and the west window of the clerk’s otlice. cut down fora doorway into the new front hall above described. I plans would take the present build- ! ing, leave the jail essentially as it is, i make the present library room into 7 . . ‘ a committee and police court room, take‘out the present stairway, above and below; and below throw‘ that space into ,the clerk’s ofiice, and abovéififiut it into the u enuncil them- her, taking out that chimney. He would then take the back ‘chamher over the jail, and put it into the council room, floored and seated for :citize‘fre-wamhwmwdwfinv 'éil meetings. Of course‘there'Would be changes of some of the windows, etc.,rbut it would dieposeof the old building economically and admir- ably. ‘