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Fred W. Schumzlcher who want to Michigan last week has been heard from; he is enjuying his 'ucation. Rev. S. M. Johnson closes his official pastoral relations with the Presbyterian church next Sunday, though he may supply the- pulpit Presbyterian church next Sunday, though he may supply the- pulpit after that tiuw. One of our neighlmrs ruporta measuring the depth of amnu of the drouth cracks in the. garden a fmv days ago and thrust a yard-stick dirwrr-ZVZ“ inches without wdifiicu’lty. City Attorney Smoot had been on his prmnises last Fridayw about lif- teen minutes when he had a large pile of Weeds and u ‘hontire to pre- vent their seeding down‘ his garden. Miss Daily at Ravinook and Mr. and Mrs. Roberts at Mrs. WilA ford H. Hall's on proapact avenue returned to , Chicago this week and l thoseplacvs are now like “Tara’SI hall. deserted. ~ l An alarm of fire was rung in onv . day while we were in \Vaukegan and in just one minute after the alarm i the horses and outfit Were galloping, down'Ganesvv street at the top of ”their speed. Their hook {mg ladder trucks and general outfit are mag“ ‘ niiicent compared with ours and they have a place to keep tlwm. There was an amateur vaudeville vntvrtainment at the Cassard‘s Sat. urday evening. Of course it was largely for" tho entartainnwnt of the performers. T hose who participated or enjoyed the sight, ware de ightod with the complete success of the affair. Being so near tlwclose of the season, it left. as was evidently designed, a sort of weird jaclvtfâ€" lantern light, nwmory of the svamn in the minds‘ of pvrfurnwrs and lxL holdars. Some- yuars ago we wont to live in" a (lllli't litllv va England village: and remember 21 bright active little- lmy in tlu- family of one 0f nur ,3:li nuighlmrs. After we left he fitted l'ur vollvgv. graduated at Brown; Ll‘nivvrsily. studied-law‘zmd Monday “1- met him. mm. of the pmmismg young nttnrnvys Lof lmlw (-mudy. lo (um-d in Wnukvgun. nnv of “our lmys" in \\‘lmm wv lukv 2m lmnvst pride'. Smuenf our noighlmrs. \W‘ son. ill‘t‘ up to tln-ir old ways. of burning up le-zn'ns. It is all wrung for NH re-ns» um: lirst it is 2! sin 10 lmrn lmvvs any way. Hwy almuld Iw composted and put hack on tlw l:|\\'n-'; svmmd. it is wry d‘luguruu" tn start \Vlllll‘ wvn-rytlling ire as dry as it has lwc'u for smnv wm'ks. it puts in pnril M'm‘y lde in tlw nvighlmrlmud. OF LOCAL INTEREST. THE Miss Mary Murphy «if was in thc- city Wmiiwsduy of Mrs. Hihhiml. Why is Spain like Highl: Bvculme tho ministry has There to save \lwir necks. 1 their bacon. James; Dufl'y thh‘ it was all right , for John to get marl‘ied, but the next 1 time; there is a wedding in the family, ‘ he will insist on some more help in 1 the office: it's no sclumllmy play tu‘1 run the Nurthwvstvrn railroad. Win Ellis has rvturnmi to the Park from Wisconsin, whemwhe has spent the summer playing ball with Fond du Lac, West Bend and _ She- ruuu uu u..-, . imygan teams, being last connected ‘ with the latter team. and ”helping to win the pennant and champion- ship of the state of Wisconsin. They have sheep-shearing ma- chines out west, which sheared over 16.000 sheep in three weeks in Mon- tana lately. They shear “lambs" by the score. in the Chicago grain pits every day without any machinery whatever. The tools are not all (lead ‘ yet and the knaves have not all gone to the Klondike. ' Charles H. Baker left Tuesday night for a two weeks' trip to the ‘ ranch of John T. Rufien in Patrick, \uu... -\ .. l nighi for a two weeks' trip to the l ranch of John T. Ration in Patrick, | Wyoming. As it is 40 miles from the 1 nearest railrond'stmion, he will walk l afoot, ride his-z bike or a mule. HP l will devote. his energies to shooting l antelope. riding bronchus and eating l venison and other frontier delicacies. The first load of rails for the elec. tric railroad came into town Tuesday morning. They are boss'mils. stretch- ing over two flat bottom cars. The depot has not yet beenlocuted, though some holes are dug in front of the postolfice. It will probably be finally located in from of Hibbanl's grout real eatatv office. as that will be the point whvrv every body will want, to stop. and while pater familins is buy ing :1 house and lot, the wife and chii (lrvn :m» gutting ice cream and Hmlzl in m l’rml Schnmnvhvr‘s. Rm". Dr. (ialnsha Andvrsun preached for llw Baptists Sunday in a grand sizml (‘nngré-xgation. allwit they have had no morning survives fur tlmw months. 'l‘lw Doctor said ln- fPll as tlmngli lie was getting home again. an pleasant were his former ri-latiuns to this penple. 'l‘lw services wvrufi'vry much enjoyed by all proa uni. and lu- will lw lwrv in ”w future as ultmi as lw van. Next Sunday Dr. A, P. Small. tln- head of tho (luliarr meat of Sociology. will preach. H0 was lurnwrly priwiilnnt (if (‘ulhy l'ni l Varsity and is mu- ()l tln- loading 1 nwn in liis‘ linv‘ in ilH‘ (‘Ulll\ll'_\'. HIGHLAND PARK NEWS ighlnud l’urk‘.’ hue-1 resigned. rks. hvre to get uy. Chicago the guest A mllirsr m ‘. Electrical Electric Light, Electric Bell. Burglar Alarm, Fire Alarm. Private Telephones , and Speaking Tubes. Highland Park Electric Light Co. G'IESER BROS, W. Central Ave" I J .Henry Ewart, Blacksmith.... oM'e are nuw prepared to do F 1mm a) ( unslrluliuu w urk Central Avenue and Second Street. «3.3.33.3 Tin Sheet Iron and Copper Work done to your order lug,5\1ch: Stove and Furnace The Leading Market, ()ur workmen are expert, best unfit-nu) and uur pm )5 vmmsu-nt wnh gum] w POULTRY, FISH, BUTTER AND EGGS. Horseshoeing a specialty. . Driscoll, Opera HE IIH TELEPHONE 42- ESTIMATES“ FREE men are expert. we use only the nu) and our [mm-s uru as 10w as rut with gum] wnrk. Cons'truCtion. DEALERS IN €lll..\Nli PARK. 1],]. and ‘ . HIGHLAND PARK~ florseshoer. lu do .xll kindsnf 1 work und repair- Highland Park. Ill. Block,