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There was a big first class and thoroughly successful picnic Wed- nesday afternoon down on the grounds of the Railroad Men‘s Home in ldlewild. Somewhere from 35 to '50 came down on the noon train from Waukegan and way and some 125 to 150 from Chicago, the North- western kindly stopped its train to let the people off against the Home. Dr. Ingalls, the superintendent, had a dance platform and piano in the grove well shaded. Temporary ta- bles were built for the lunch basâ€" kets and little side parties arranged themselves here and there so that it was the truest kind of a picnic and everybody was happy. There _Ed. lngalls, of,“thug"-engine fame, with two or three helpers, worked like :1 Trojan in the carriage house making ice cream, Mrs. Ingalls compounding it so her husband could not adulter- ate it, while some fellow stood at a table and sold it like hot cakes at 11) cents a dish and still the cry was constant for more, and it was after 4 o’clock when We Were there. We have long known E'l. Ingalls could repair a bicycle; We now know he can make first-class cream. There were lots of gmnes. croquet, foot hull. base hull, (luncing‘ etc. Railroad men wem as tliivk as bees on nuclm'er patch in July, but an in‘ telligent. quiet, nmnly (qruwd. Thun- Werv some womvn \vliom- nohlv Work for the disabled will plzu-v them in the front rank of modern heroines. We met Mr. Ziegenfus, an (‘xrlocw motive engineer on the C. . N. W., of Clinton, Iowa, who knows our old friend “Dave De Gram,“ of the B., C. N. at Cedar Rapids, with whmn we once rodemll day in his cab from Emumtshurg‘to the Rapids. Aim, We met. Dr. Valentine, of Chicago, a consulting physician and trustecn We were gr aatly pleased t0 find that many of these mun wish to make this place their pnrnmnent home, uf~ tar they retireflmm the service, and so have :1 railroad (-nlnny. Right VOL II Highland Park News. RAILROAD MEN’S PICNIC. HIGHLAND PARK, ILL., JULY- 30, 18972 here "on the lake 18, “they sayxan iii'éal place. Altogether it was a great success. Have another, Doctor. , The three meat markets of this city have agreed that hereafter all bills must be settled on or before the 10th of each month, and to those who fail to do this, supplies will be stopped. At first sight this may seem a little brash, but on second sober thought it will appear difl’erâ€" ently. These men have to pay for their meat supplies promptly every week or their supplies are cut off at once, the puckers don t dally at all. Now as they have to pay‘ evé‘ry week it is no more than just and fair that they be paid every month, hence this rule of prompt payment by the 10th. Then by having their money in hand every month, they can sell closer, and givé their honest, paying patrons better bargains. As it _. is now, every paying, purchaser not only pays for his own meats, but has to pay enough more to make up for the losses of the dead-beats. This new system will ask each man to pay his own bill and no more. Third The last. but not the least benefit of this new rule will he to Weed out the (load lwats the first of month. instead of letting them run up a $30 to $75 meat hill. and then not pay. The (lead-heats will soon be all these men’s bucks, and thvn they will have to live on u vaemhln diet after the 10th, or go fishing or pay up. Stick to it. meat men. and choke off the dead-heats. Mrs. Sarah Anna Houghton (nee Tattlor) died July 25th, at the home of her daughter and sou-imlaw, Mrs. W. Ruhr, and interred on Monday in the Libertyville VG‘emetery beside the remains of her husband. She was born in England April 1st,,1833, came to America in IS“ and mar» rim] in 1332. The family was MRS. HOUGHTON. A WISE M OVE. bléfi'edswith'iour child? 3,: oily two of whom are now living. The other daughter lives' 11) Dakota and could not, 8be here. The age of Mrs. Houghton is 64 years, 3 months and 24 days old. Dr. Thoren, pas- tor of the First United Evangelical church, conducted the funeral ser- VlCe. Wednesday evening about 6:30 Mr. and Mrs. Lukin, colored people of Glencoe, witn two children, start~ ed for home from M. Moses store, having purchased a woven wire springs and a matress loaded on their wsgnn‘ .aTheehildren and Mrs. Lu- kin, who is qulte fleshy; were up In the wagOu and on the mattress, and as Mr. Lukin started to get in, the lines someway caught the front dash or end board pulling it out and upon the horse’s hind legs, and taking one rein from Mr. Lukin‘s hand. The horse was frightened, of course and ran east across the track, soon leaving Mr. Luk‘in, and as it turned down St. Johns avenue in front of Cummings’ drug store M Lukin was thrown full weight from the matress on which she was sitting, to the ground, inflicting bruises on her face, and severely cut up and down the side of the neck, just back of her left ear, besides producing tempor- ary concussion of the brain. Dr. Haskin was called and dressed the wounds and she was sent home an hour later. After leaving the woman the children slipped off on St. Johns while the horse ran down Prospect till caught by Mr. Miller, next Dr. Haskinw So far as we learned there were no bones broken or internal in- juries, though her left arm 'was very sore and lame. ()ur Champion of England peas stand 6 feet high in many places and are yielding handsomely. The two varieties for family use are Nott’s Excelsior, for early dwarfs and the Champiun‘lor later use, bush 6 to 8 {not and watvr freely. A RUNAWAY. NO 9