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Between the hour! of 1 end 9 o’clock on Fridey therein hie eon- eumed the home of Mn. 1', Leta, together with it: contents. The origin of the fire could not he eeoer- teined. The huildi . which in situated et the corner 0 Bloom end Clerk etreete. wee e fume structure, uite old, end burned like tinder: he compute, Prefeeeor end In. Duohltlne, had herely time toeeeepe before the roof fell in, end none of their furniture, some of it recently pufoheeed, wee sued. ' Mr. Dnehatine is a mfeeeor of Latin and Gnok in C ioago. and recently rented and moved from the eity‘into the house in the hope that the change would benefit the health of Mn. Dnohatine, which of late years ha- been poor. The furniture moved 'ftoni Chicago was inanred, but the oivner bad negleaed to in- sure quite a quantity, holnding a piano, urchased since coming to the Par. The building also wan insured. . '~ The New Hotel. Wednesday ground was broken for the new $150, 000 hotel to be erected by Mr. Cashing on his tract of lend on Port Clinton avenue. The main building will be 266 x 45 feet in dimensions with a wing 40 x 70 feet. It will have about 125 sleep ing rooms. 50 bath rooms, a dining- hall which will seat 300 people, sev- eral private dining rooms; numerous parlors, observatoriee, etc. E. A. Mayo of Chicago isthe architect. It is unnecessary to state that that the building will be fitmdwith all mod- ern improvements. , The tract of land on which the new hotel will stand comprises 13 acres 'of land in qne of the choicest locations in Highland Park. Much money will be expended in beauti- (fging the Surrpundings, building riveways, resorts and outbuild- ings. It is expected the building will " be ready for occupancy On June 1, 1900. It may not be generally known thatJamee H. Shields has, with R. - W. Patton and bin brother and the McCormaekfi purchased the Chicago Hardware company’s plant at North Chimfie and will soon tare poeeeesion. Mr. S ielde being the largeet stools”. holder has been elected president and general manager of the concern. The company manufacture- a fine line of goods whiehvflndie ready ale. Meantime Mr. Shielch give- hie per? Bun-nod to the Ground. Acquire BI; Punt. THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWfiLETTEB. eonal attention to the supervision of the construction of the Presbyterian manee. â€"Son. A well attended card party was held by the Lady Maccabees on Wednesday evening ‘ Mr; Frederick Fischer hu_sold the property described an lot. 2 and east 50 feet of lot 3, in. block 29‘, and southeasterly front on Belle place of 200 feet, to Mr. Charles Smith. Consideration,’$l5,000. Mrs. Scétt of SHer idan Road eq- tertai'ned at a reception onThuraday. Mr. Barry Mills is erecting a home on his lot at the corner of Green Bay road and Elm place. Mr, F.»P. Hawkins...ia putting in a new cement sidewalk ‘on his St. Johns avenue frontage. The local Royal Arcanumites, to the number of about twenty ,Rhead- edby Regent L. 0. Van1 attended a banquet of the 30? . motto order at that place Monday evening. They report a pleasant evenin v Mr 8.003311, president of the Railro Men’s Home association, Wedn visited the Home; and later wentto Wankegan , where he ptid the balance due on the Poig e gop'uty, recently acquired by the mo. Ill!!- With cunt. re Inforcina yet on W I to memncxeglmai con-:1. 'l‘hun‘mvfll Why!“ cotseubre kl Ne mood: umbenncomgonnbfi- gt}: ”angina to m I, .l. M. PEIL. WM. , anus ANDERSON. uk- PM , .. ' A. A. noses. WM. n. K. maven. M / ‘0 mm. am. AllP.N. Corsets have Cat-k Protected Clasps. ‘i‘heuv '17.?" " M-“mifi’ifébiéfi” V mmmsmn. 189w- Con: homun CLun. which me In, every pair a! P. N. - Court-a. plenum-month» undergarments“ bea In; no“ Inu‘plhble are unable to the m. 7% 52$}; .JJLJJ 72m. " " “35%;: “.me dub-n WED AND GUARANTEE Elmer, son of ex-Mayor‘ Evans,“ with a painful accident Thursday evening. Elmer had gone to North Chicago with 'hil 'brOther Arthurmho is night operator at the power house of the electric railway situated there During the evening, while looking about the place the young man walk ed through a sort of alleyway be- tween two swiwhboards. and what is technically called a breaker and is need to indicate the point of a break in a trolly wire along the line, flew out from one! the awitehboards and struck him on the arm. The burns, while quite painful, are not serious. ANTED- SEVERAL BRIGHT n nt :1 L 1-.an M'fll‘nfl ‘A unnnA Mr. 0. H. Baum, conductor on the Mexican Central Railway, was a visimr at. the Railroad Men’ 3 Home one day of ibis week. Mr. A. Robertson has indld the westerly part of the lot, in the rear of his home, to the Elecuic railway. Price paid, $400. _ , and honest persons to topm- sent us as managers in this and close by counties. Salary 8900 a yam-and expenses. Straight, bonafide, no more, no less salary. Position por- manent. Our reference; any bank in any tOWn. It is mainly ~office work conducted at home, Reference Enclose self-dddrmed stamped on velope. Tn Dalmou Gown", Dept. 8, Chicago.