Illinois News Index

Highland Park News (1874), 24 Sep 1897, p. 13

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Hal Lighthall is very sick. Fred Sales is visiting his uncle. W. C. Barrett. Mrs. Van Loan is visiting her sis (er, in Chicago. Mrs. C. D. (jail returned lust Thurs day. from her visit to Lincoln. Ill. The Rebeocus held an anniversary party at Hogan’s hall last Monday evening. A» A - .uv-A. [II Miss l3GraceE. Smy the, of Hitt [11. is spending the week with Mrs F. E Woodrufl’. E L. Harvey and wife. of Evans ton, spent the week “ 1th his brother, H L Harvey. Misu Niné Bell intends to spend Sunday with Miss Florence Skidmore. at Ravenswood. A. J. McKenzie, of Anderson, 1nd,, viuited the local lodge I. O. Ur. T. last Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Westlake are staying over Sunday. with Nelson Mowers and family. Charles E. Dingle had an auction of his iiousahoid goods last Monday. He left for Canada Tuesday. Dr. George W. Turner and wife will start next week for Canada, to visit his relatives and fit’iends. Louis Schetzley, owing to the re- markable increase of his appetite. has built a new kitchen on the rear of his house. W. C. Blick, not appreciating the free ride in the Bohl house while it was being moved, packed up his fur» uiture and moved to Goldberg’s opera block, Highland Park. Harry Brownley, having fought a lot frqm J‘ S. Prall, opposite C. E. Dingles, is moving his house from its old location on Waukegan avenue. to its new site on Highwogd avenue. At, the regular lmard‘ine'eting last Tuesday evening, after the apprqval of the minutes, and payment of bills and salaries. including H. G. Grude~ vant‘s bill for $l00 for architectural services on tire city hall, the clerk was instructed m prolong the time for receiving bids on the old Wash- ington avenue sidewalk fur‘twu week's longer. There are 33 girls and 32 boys in . schoulnvhich is a departure from the usual rule of three girls to mm boy in a high school. There is a pussibility that a (lass in Greek will be started. in a high school. Arthur E. Meakor. Jr. and his choir Qur rooms have been freshly calci. boys are in Chicago today seeing mined nud'tin‘te‘d and otherwise inn :sights. Among other things they proved, so that we have more plezm I will see 'how neWSpapers are made in nnl schuol mums than vver before. i the Her-(ml and News plants. HIGHWOOD HAPPENINGS. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. 1t iu.not probable that a foot-ball team_will be organized this season. MiLIs Ethel Aldridge, who was ab- sent for a few days on account of a sprained back, has returned. received rand plum posit ion as the limited space would allow. Our high school opens with an at- tendance of (55, the largest in its his» tory, being an increase over the last term of 17). Misses Covey and Edith 0rdway, of Waukegan, visited friends here last Saturday and Sunday. Mr.- Milton Hardacre and a friend from Eng lewood made a brief visit at Judge Comstock’ a this week Mr. lnmau has moved back to Chicago, having rented his house to Mr. Gross, the new school teacher. J. C. Coe has returned from a long trip and has started 03 again, this time it is to the State Fair at Spring. field. Mr. Kline and family have moved back to the city. It is with regret thatwe see such good neighbors move away. The Ep worth League held its an nual meeting Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. W P Lucas. c’The sociable was the main feature of the evening. Some one has forseen trouble for the village and been thoughtful enough to replace a number‘ of de‘ cayed‘ planks in the footbridge on Railroad avenue. ------ Uluvnunlla valu- It is regretted that the burnt walk 5 has not yet been renewad. The fire 1 was started by sparks from a looomo- 1 fen: tive. and it is expected that. the Rail- ‘; road Compaug‘should renew all prop a Wagons and Bani“ Made to Order. arty so damaged. Repairing, Painting, Etc, Ptomptly Done. ‘1‘ ”W AV..--A ..__J \l..L7...n.:n Lurn Messrs Grant and McKenzie have about completed their job of boring a well on the school lot. The well is now H96 feet and 10 inches in depth, and we are assured that the well will yield 100 barrels a day. Through an ; error in the items of three weeks ago . the impression was given that the work on the well had come to a stand- still. It should have been that work was delayed as part of the apparatus became lodged in the hole. The men in charge have since renewed their efl'orts and the result is that the district has a first class well. - -wwn.’ m-q _ v WEST CENTRAL AVE” HIGHLAND PARK. ILL. 3 Highland Park Laundry, A. 0. ORTLUND. Hunger. 1 First Class Work At Reasonable Prices. The new seats ordeyed. huge E. HIGHLAND PARK NEWS RAVINIA ITEHS. PITTS 8L GENEST. florseshoers/ Blacksmiths. TELEPHONE 26 Goods sent for and deliverml \to all parts of the city. Orders by post or telephone promptly attended to.

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