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sick the put week. There are three cues at Elgin u a meal! of the Iroquois may; Waukegnu won the binding match game played with Fort Sheridaunv Score 2742 to 2435. Mr. slid Mfi. Hakq'i'and c'lfiIBJ’ ten, of Ohiclgh, visited Mrs. J. L. Boyd Sunday. - ‘ The fireman éonvention visited a-city of peace and a city of war, namely Zion City and Fort Sheri- Fire Company 13 was the first to respond to the Iroquois lite. Miss M Fox ha been at feriug with tn attack of grippe. Mrs. T Pagan, of Waukogug, viuited friend's beta for I few duyo last week. " Mrs. F. G. Wesoott has had a second successful operation per formed and is reported doing nicely. . The vNorth Shore Circuit of Odd Fellows met at Efi‘anston last Monday night and report a glor- iously good time. ' Friday evening "Mr. anderm“ John Gartley entertained a'num- her of young people who came down from Waukegan with a sleighride party. Circle report weir Fair of Int not very Incomful financially. The Indie. are to be congratulated on theirgood luck. The; pgooeoda Mrs. Baker; wife';_of Setgeént Baker. hurt 'her- bind very aerious~ ,fy, running a piece of wobd into the flat) and causing extreme pain for several days. A new Free lPublie- Libtm‘y has been established in the Highwand School building. Miss MayglemA.. Yetta-r is the librarian and will serve out the books from 12:45 5‘0 1:00 p. 111. each qohool day. A number of the friends of Miss Louise Baker geve her a pleasant surprise last Wednesday afternoon. Refreshments” were served and the young people thor- oughly enjoyed a delightful after- noon. ~Tho first of the week City Marshal Cbarlps Gordon had a severe ,acci- dent, slipping on the ice and break- iug tvw of his riba. _He is able to be‘around and is doing well. new chili-ch. Tfie Ladieu’ St. Mary's Sewing HIGH WOOD. . J. Gibbs has been quite a bell'for the Next Thursday levening the; ladies of the M. E. Church of! Highwood will give a social and‘ luncheon at the home of B. O. Fritsch. - Everyone is cordially invited The gents are instructed.1 not to forget their dimes and quarters for they will have an op- portuuity to take the ladies to upper. A treat is in-- store for, ‘overyone All are muted ~- Mr. G G. WilliemffifWufif"egan,} is reported as having detected h‘ié" Mia and six children because she. would not accept Dowieism. Mr.‘ Williams _ joined the Christian Catholic Church about four years ago. but his «wife says she is 11 good Baptist and cannot believe Zion’s teaebiugs She' 111 left to the mercy of friends as «she has absolutely no support and believes this is a scheme on her husband’s part to force her to move to Zion She is willing he ‘continue 1n his worship of Dowie. The Epvzqrth League 0! the I E. Church of this place will hold an exchange at the store of Frihch Bros on Saturday eiternoon. Home made cakes. breed and pies mll be on Illa. Everyone is co: dlelly invited to couegird pitch he rho league. It. 0. P. Sic-on, who rmuy halt-his hand trying to an Iii-loo]! [rod a nature {all from the patch of his hon... and thereby breaking} the Ion-figure of the tight hand, "pon- his hand duing nicely, Suing re- moved the cast from it yeotudly. A plinful shoulder was also the molt of the full. Gen. John _0. Block. 6! Chime; Commander of the G. A R. lp~ pear-ed before the senate com- mittee advocating the Dollinr bill which grants 812 per month to all soldiers who served in the Civil War who are 02 yrs old and to-all widows of veterans who were married before 1890. Army red tape baa ensnared Cupid at Font Sheridan‘ao that it is almost impossible for an enlisted man to marry. The private soldiers have drawn up a written complaint to their commander. The private .Who wiehea to marry must first makoa wi-itten application to the captain Tbie ie handedJo the commander of the Fort. If worthy of consideration it ie forwarded to Wuhingtoa and placedjon file at the adjutent merel'e omee. In eeverelinetenoee the delay hee canned epplieente to change their made. The ofioere declare the deeire to many ie due to the “commutation ration” (rented to‘ married print... Thereby the: married man withdrawn {rum general men mean and rec-iron his rations. as do the ofleen. ' 9 The - day previdus two young ladies had called at {Her ‘ pout. to ' see Gosh 'and Hopkins -apd after a long.talk with them had left. ' m mans acne. ' It in reported thattwo long term prinonere and their sentry made I daring eeoape recently from‘ Fort Sheridan, walking out of the south gave of the reservation, boarding I car for Highwood and leaving on I Chicago 81. Northw’eetern train for ChioIgo. _ The men alledged to have escaped were’ John Gosh, sentry, member of Company A, Third In lantry; Wm. Hopkins, who was eerv- ing a two years’ sentence and Will Leonard, vvho was serving 3 three and‘one half yeara’ sentence. They had been put to, work to clear know in front of thee quartermaeter’a quarters and Gosh had been es- pecially detailed to watch Hopkins and Leonard. At 10: 30 Goal: re quested to move his prisonere to a point fnrther aon'lh and on he'ing ordered to do so coolly marchedthem out 'of the reservation in time to catch 'a passing car. men were seen to meet two women answering the description of those seen *at the poet and together they entered a lodging house. The aeutry‘ and prisoners changed their uniforms for citizen’s clothes. Leaving on we train that is due at Highwood shortly after the men disappeared were seen two women and three men, one of whom carried a rifle. ‘ t“Sum-y ml] is waived at 7:31 i. i. and WI‘SHSP‘I- _ ll-dhcloujonfinummeth do- main“. Mail taint strive In ¥ dc South Bound. Roe’d And dispute 9:04 a. m. . “:55 p. I Rm. ec'd- 7 93 nd '46:. DJ Infollmn: «Bound gig E'“ Office open :from 7: Office open from 9 a‘ Arriving ‘at Highwood the X} )9 Phone 54 ‘ West Central A venue E HIGHLAND PARK PUSTOFFIBE .:I7 p. n. :55 p. n. 107215 p. ‘to [01.1 5:36pm- Sun- g General Contractor. Do on know the: Milton,- Pipe end sung sreuehenp n0w_ a they were in R93? Now in the time to put in your heating phat. Estimm cheerfully furnished. ' Sewer ind' Water Main Exten- sions, Concrete “Sidewalks, Walla, AA- - P. 0. Box 442 Ll.m..~'.l m Vh Dub-nu. Wualoo and Alba-t Lu‘ M- Vault-k Night ml- vlth through ”I. Cit. Bola-Wines: nod Fm Inching Chall- Cu. Dining Cat 30M“ um. Maul-tubulall cumulus. EDWARD n. LAING Heating Plum....-.,.. 1mm. 90!.