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Highland Park Press, 1 Apr 1926, p. 17

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iff‘s Office W ‘ } ! ;:1 ul Uf Winnetka‘s new village hall, dediâ€" cated last week amid impressive cereâ€" monies, was constructed without tax levy ormime. Revenue from the el light and power provided the resifients by the village took care of a m”rtion of the cost of the ucture. The balance was taken from mh#ipal savings. â€" The total investment‘ was approximately $250,â€" 000. | f Ti / 1 The Ilinois state play will come earlier this season and will open at the Skokie Country Club, Glencoe, on June 28. This tourney being on clay, the stars of the nation want to mi:b;vnueurlyupwdble» that they can go east and begin work on grass for later tournaments. Mauâ€" rice Miller, in charge of net affairs at the Skokie"club, will‘again do his work. the last three years the Skokie nt has been second only to the national singles in importâ€" ande. _ (W.ij0..)â€" ~C* olA From sivincs TIlinois Tourney Comes Earlier This Year;Ab;&er In Charge® n Men ‘of: vision see a tremendous population coming "to the Mundeleinâ€" Libertyyille grea, and it is believed the speedy completion of %Skokle Valley line along with the building of. the new muuc:l:?flqn at Munâ€" delein will greatly aid/in caring for the transportation needs of hundreds of chonun(h; ‘of people visiting the International Eucharistic congress, to be held at Mundelein in June. . STATE TENNIS MEET _ AT SKOKIE JUNE 28 Have Shown Speed inâ€" the construction. of â€" the Skokie Valley line is the result, perâ€" :;"h'at the demminhtii:u ,:f officials that to furnish in the quickest possible time a fast through service from Milwaukee to Chicago with few intermediate stops. It also will give fast through service from Libertyville to Chicago‘s loop. a few (an;;ter The: swift compleâ€" tion of the Skokie Valley line is anâ€" other eyeâ€"opener of what great reâ€" sources, when properly directed, can monyiuh. , ases said it would never be done, but trains 1 run on scheduled time, and passenger service started It will serve as a reminder of the event of the qpening of the Niles Cenâ€" ter line from Howard to the Dempster street terr 1. > The Doubting Thom. This didn‘t seem a physical possiâ€" bility, Bqt wofixden neve;'| cease, o‘; seems, |¢ y where the hand Samuel m wields> its* powerful influencte for progress. Mr. Arnold said he meant what he said, and it will be Puio a miracle if one single train is run over the division on the early date mentioned. Those at the celebration over thi bmkmot ground for the new fiut:t delein passenger station fairly graspâ€" ed with astonishment when B. W. Arnold, assistant gencral manager of the North Shoreline, declared traing would l? ‘tuin over the division about April 15. A 1 Progress Made Indicates May Be In Operation bout Middle of Next â€"~â€"â€"Month, Report AHEAD OF SCHELUDE SKOKIE LINE TRAINS TO START IN APRLL YOLUME XVI PART 2 2 PARTS SWys 4 5. f 14 f | \ E+ 1e © © 7 se rvrnion. ww h : i 1 poast oz "C Bou." Wt 1e i. fls Aeniak is + 1 t. i > + ; | .-91% s 2 . 4 t C ¢.c> $ "' C ;"; td 4 ds @ k /. e . ¢ in j & E } S k -‘ ?E’ & ha t 4 | f T./ § 3 f hk 0 ues e Wilson who had bee rking in Milwaukee was on his to Chicaâ€" go. He watmkinc t by walkâ€" ing â€"and stealing rideqg . freight traing.) | o Although struck and thrown many feet by a fast train ov} Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Pa ilroad, at Rondout, at 11 o‘clock Sunday night, Otto Wilson, aged 24 years, of Des Moines, Towa, a restatirant waiter, sustained only a bnfin arm ‘and bruises. A ' Richard Washburn , diplomat, will ‘be one of the a .. Among the others will be Wise of Topéka and <Merle â€" editor of The Nation‘s Business NARROW ESCAP EN ... _T BY â€"F. TRAIN Rotary International will be repreâ€" sentedâ€" by Carl Faust of Jackson, Miss., Harry F. Kelly, of wa, III., goyernor of the distridt, will be the presiding officer. io ' s | +New Trier high sc%l';vsecond anâ€" nual educational tour ashington, D. C., and historic‘ in the east, has been\ called off use of the many reservations which iwere cancelâ€" led because of sickness. tour was scheduled to start la turday, and to extend over the Easter vaâ€" cation.. â€"Approximately .100 ~pupils were to have depar turday on the special train provided for them. The decision to cancel the trip was made by Principal Frederick E. Clerk late last.week, when lit ame eviâ€" dent that the prevailing influenza epiâ€" demic would prevent & large number of the pupils from gol The tour last year was very suceessful and the demand for another ont this year was ‘so great that it is thought the: trip will be made an annual event. One thousand or m Rotarians are expected to be in Evanston for the fortieth ‘district cornifetrence of Roâ€" tary International which will be held there April 19 and 20. | Evanston Roâ€" tarians are now busy| preparing for the event.. Rotary clubs in the northern . half of Illinois, including Chicago and its ’“b‘i{o, will send representatives to the‘ tonference. ROTARIAN CONFERENCE AT EVANs'rong N APRIL New Trier Student$‘ Trip to ~ Washington Called Off By Principal Clerk lic events, including éonmmunity holiâ€" day celebrations, and |for regular coneprt service duri f summer. TOUR IS CANCELLED â€".Members of. the ‘chamber of comâ€" merce also point out! the many‘ reaâ€" sons ‘why Winnetka d have a Pand that would be available for pubâ€" @ "For the welfare innetka, and as a matter of civic pride, we recomâ€" mend that you vote fo a municipal band on Tuesday, Anwil |6, by placing the word ‘"Yes" opposite the band proposition on tbagl .‘ reads an appeal sent out thi k.\ lage, | The qupwion,ito be placed on the ballot at the antju village elecâ€" tion on April 6, has| occasioned genâ€" eral interest through the village and the merchants &nd professional people â€" _ who: have "beén sponsoring a band through the mpdium of the chansber of commercé are anxious that the entire community get behind guch a"civic enterprise. } ~The Winnetka chamber of comâ€" merce has:come 1 _ with a definite appeal to the voters| of the communâ€" ity to ress favor for the plan to eshblisfl m\micipni nd in the vilâ€" Chamber of Appeals For Public Sup in Ew tion April 6th WINNETKA MER BECAUSE OF EPIDEMIC ARE Boogting sinp, REVENUE STAMPS The home of L, B, Sinclair, Dale avenue, was entered Saturday nl‘t while the family were out and three watches and articles of clothing were taken, Valuable:| sterling silverware was not touched. Chief of police Ed Moroney believes that the burglar was a young fellow with a "sheba" to cloth. . One watch was 30 years old and a gamily treasure, while the secâ€" ond was a wrist watch. Entry was probably gained through an unlocked window.,. No‘clues were left. o ‘ ‘ The sessions are held each afterâ€" noon under the direction of Coach Thistlethwaite and a number of aids, Tim Lowry, captain of last fall‘s team, will help his former chief in conditioning the men. Lowry will have charge of the candidates for a center position. This job is expected to be one of the big problems for the Purple next fall. â€" | : Enthusiasm for football continues to run high at Northwestern, followâ€" ing the successful showing of the team last fall. eCs eR HOME HERE ROBBED * ON sUNDAY NIGHT One hundred football men reported Monday for spring practice at Northâ€" western university. Every man who expects to try out for the team next fall was asked to participate in the spring training. Coach Thistlethwaite insists that men who hope to have a chance in the fall must report now. Under the new law real estate men will not only be able to assure their clients savings of dollars which run into the hundreds on large trgngacâ€" tions, but they can also assure. them that the considerations in such deals can now be kept secret if the seller or purchaser so desires it, Under the old law presence of stamps on every deal afforded those interested enough to check up on amounts involved in sales an easy method of computation. It was only necessary to determine the amount of value of the stamps.. REPORT FOR SPRING | â€" .FOOTBALL AT N. U. The change while it will regult in a ‘large decrease in revenue for the government, nevertheless is being anticipated with no small amount of exultation on the part of local real estate men. NPd Under the"law which was in effect until the 29th, it was compulsory: to attach a $1 revenue stamp to a deed for every $1,000 in money involved in the sale of the property. A 50 cent stamp was attached for every $500 fraction thereof. f & . Abolishntent of the internal revenâ€" k'ue stamp as a necessary attachment to deeds filed for record, which beâ€" came effective: in the office of the jcounty recorder of Lake county on March (29, simultancous with similar action in all such offices in the United States, will mean savings: of hunâ€" dreds of thousands of dollars to purâ€" chasers and sellers of land in . the county during the next few years, local real estate men declare. * Abandonmentâ€"of the rule which was brought about under the new revenue law comes at a time when Lake counâ€" ty is entering into its greatest era of change of ownership in its lands. Records in sale of Lake county propâ€" erty wc’n.be made this year and each succeéeding year will see increases, in sales, it is predicted. o) ON DEEDS OF TRANSFER New Law Eliminates This Ta: and Means Great Saving; Also _ Will Prevent Publicity As ..A Prices Paid _â€" â€" * HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, APRI ARE NOT REQUIRED Bik ~â€"As the sheep will soon be getting ! sheared, some of our old vtinz‘xfl_ nhgh; | well consider the advisability of vis~ | iting the barber, Cuxru tS ut y Li s ‘The people who were always q;podJ posâ€" ed to the League of Nations, believe that it is now on its last legs, _ _ ‘The \deceased man was a l!ddir“ employe of the Chicago postoffite and was also & veteran of the Spanishâ€" American war. He had. been coming to ~Grgyslake where he had mainâ€" tained |a summer home, for many years. | â€" | + Dlaks i Popuneiiibs | |William, M. Collins, aged 72 ; a wel} kn‘vm resident of énm was found dead in his small home on the shore of Grayslake, by relatives Sunday afternoon. Coroner‘s jury fol> lowing an inquest Monday morning returned ‘a verdict finding that the aged man had come to his death from (organic heart disease, ; ive | A syndicate of Chicagoans has purâ€" chased 200 acres | near cfih Pm property, but has announced no plans for its development. 1, uoys s ~13¢ $ f 5. ns GRAYSLAKE MAN IS j _ _FOUND DEAD SUNDAY Two natural lakes on thfime s which had been tile drained by the farmers cultivating the land, will be restoredto their natural ‘state and will be beautified and developed so as| to provide a natural pla ‘Afor the community. it iowrane.. \ Mr, «Pick» last fall pufiued 523 acres sevéeral miles southeagt of Wauâ€" conda. | Thus his total mg in the vicinity. is nearly 1,000 acres. .‘ _ | A new ‘suburban and country home center near Wauconda, the center of Lake county‘s latest land boom, is planned by Albert Pick, who has just purchased |four | tracts â€" a, ting 452 gcres oneâ€"half a milest the village limits of Wauconda, it | Superintendent Russell said, howâ€" ever, that it would be at least a Y& and }erhups two years, however, fore the roads to be built out of reâ€" fund moriey can be sta He said it w*ll simply méan that as soon as the money is received, work. can start on the roads provided for‘?fi the resoâ€" lution, without delay. s o Large Tract Purchased By Alâ€" | bgrt Pick _ to Be%try . _Home Center, Report s MORE DEVELOPMENT | | ~ / wWAUCONDA REGION [ ong the roads to be built from tb:rv{m)ds is a lti'etab:}a Rockland road fro:l Green Bay road .to Sbbffii- dan jroad. . Thisâ€" road was originally !nclqded in the resolution for the btud issue project, but had to be taken out as it does not connect with a sta aid road, so could not bg.uncfim by the state highway c ssion, .‘ Chag.. E, Russell gounty highways. jof the people, the Lake ¢ounty boa jof : supervisors last" week | p: janother niceasure to build 21 m leg of lroad from ‘refunds received from thr #tut‘é in the :1oo;ooo,ooog§.d pro It is estimated that Lake county will :reu;ve About $800,000 in refunds ind the system of roads to be trhetâ€" ed tpon receipt of the \money‘ cost, argund $600,000,â€" according to THegt ya Ape/ 40 \ ONE £ How MiEES TROM NO . . A ‘can‘t WHEeREâ€" Nice PpACE _| \ OUTA Hg ~fO SETTLE DOWN WITR )\ TÂ¥A BeAt t AHE RESTâ€"OF THE 20. y After\ passing a‘ resolution provid> ing for submitting of a $730,000 hard rogd bond issue proposition to a 1,’ ?" fi"ifi'ck‘m'}‘ s § , {AD" trgon t mt Pa ) .4 h “l"d W U 7’; ol *4 Referendum on This Project Is To Be Taken; Supervisors . ..Also Expect to Get . ~â€"~*‘~Some Refunds ; WILL SUBMIT BOND ISSUE COUNTY BOARD PLANS _ norTH & MORE ROAD BUILDING _T‘F IL 1, 1926 SU perintendent of ;. F“her rorey ,mngke Foarost:; ng| Our Lady 6f #tâ€". at ole' A ,meDon b wl enna,; gop®# of‘oi imn! -A'r o Dianie States A "A. V. Smith, in the | nexed: ter last issue ~Anu:riu'n Issue, :a | considered dry paper|p n | Westerville,| ~At an. Ohio, is prhiséd for the work he has | village be carried out in‘ Lake county. The paâ€" Yopp pres per cites the A01.14 collected in | tive plat o liquor fines|anf 160 men sent to jail | erty he ow for violation ‘of the prohibitory act. of section: "The count state can never pay the *Â¥ the debt that they owe that kind of 1 ing~ a home def .‘ the Ameri¢an Issue| Yopp was states, (@ea Cve Conne m tenls DRY on'bAP PRAISES , A. V. SMITH‘S RECORD Fort Shgridan athletes, beside win-li;;k;fi?t;'t‘ it aba : m ning the Basketball championship of | ing at 208 w-mg S for staâ€" the sixth l;l area of the United mfl Wfl”:;' irmg â€" tht : of States Atimy, annexed the championâ€" work excavatin j ‘driving ship | in liund wrestling in the muutolfflq propo#é8 ~Security big athletic meet at the fort last | bank building because of U supposed week. Su A few hangâ€"over bouts | Weakened eon“l- of 4 * were run %Mwmmm“m‘ 8 another men hung up a 3â€"point victory over hatmnkr terminal ; Chanute Id that tookâ€"second place. f Total nts are as follows: . Gmm MAY n \ Kort Shbridan .â€".....l0.08 [ .\ NEW 140â€"AGRE PLOT anute} Fipld .......................=@46 m . A Jefferso rracks .___._._.._19 | Village Board & & m‘ Selfrid CLQ ... ..... o o tsnM vision of Land FORT 8 IDAN WINS IY ATHLETIC MEET Chanute! Field Is Second and .?enfl“le Barracks Third In ig Contest of Arabia motor transport to Bagâ€" dad. :Thepee they go to all parts of Persia. rip will occupy between three and| four â€"months, ; Archibdld | MacLeish, son of ‘Kr.l and â€" M ndrew MacLeish, 459 Longwood avenue, Glencoe, is on his way to Pers] umutarytol‘re;l; eric Delaso, Formerly of Chicago w is being kent by the League of Naâ€" tions to lhelp Persia in her efforts to sgubstitute some other crops in place of the poppy which is now raisâ€" ed for. oplum, 4 o x Mr. Delang is taking with him an agricultu xpert and various enâ€" gineers. hey spent four days at| Geneva, pettling ‘their in from the} League of ‘Nations, then sailed‘ from (Trieste, Italy, stopping for a day at Alexandria and two days at Jerusalem, where they outfitted for the ‘journky {across the great desert GLEN MAN GOES TO ‘ tsu FOR LEAGUE Arehii MacLeish Will Aid P Afiricnltunl Reâ€" £ 0 ovement Don stion, ‘tenor, (and Lois| inp ‘inner W Kenna, and, provided & program | deck out the main stree of musid af the mecting: + of boulevard lights. Ouilmétle council is to send allarge| _ e delegati Lake Forest, April 8,| / Rarly wd to participate in a joint meeting with | son on Lak Kenoshaf Waukegan, and Lake Forâ€" this section of e est countils| â€" State Deputy Edward| pected by “fi'«‘ Houlihanis ito be the guest of honor | are preparing for a ree upon that occasion. $ ; &w.‘l’ im '~¢"‘1 GLENCGOERE MAN GOKS TO |will result in its early guests were Father Rubey, assistant pastor of St. Joseph‘s dmuL Father Neuma stor . of | 81.;‘50009!:'1:; Father ness, formerly of St. Francis er church; Father Burg, pastor e Morton ‘Grove church ; Father Magner, %ly ~of | the St, Francis iér, and at present pu’lwrj of ~St. dames church at Highwood; Father y of St. Mary‘s Church, LakeF 3 an(ll-piatbor Schmidt of Our Perpetual ‘Help: Parish Fort Wayne Well members of the Roman Catholia clergy in this vicinity were guests ilmette Council, Knights of Col s, at that organization‘s meéeting) y of last week in Odd Fellow‘ , Wilmette. Among the 0ui13$t Entertains; Will Send : tes to Lake Forâ€" zQ%:flMMhz DC HORE CLERGY E cursts or x. c. DRIEF NEWS :,.,..,.‘ 6 o ol o LL NEVE considered for subdivisior At â€" an .adjourned : mee! village board: last ~week Yopppreaenudtotlnhq tive plat of a ‘subdivision erty he owns in the north of section 12 and a smal the forty acres Yopp was re to TÂ¥ for examination and repo A tract of land of abou lying south of Dundee rt west of the former villa Glencoe, but within the nexed: territory, it is sai Village Board Consi vision of Land S« of Limits Officials of the North Shore â€"and â€" Milwaukee ‘decided to abide by the wishes city of Waukegan that it buildâ€" ing at 208 Washington for staâ€" tion purposes during of the work of excavating driving of piling for the ‘Becurity bank building because of supposed weakened condition of 8 Orville St. Peter, r of the Green Mill Cleaners, blisâ€" tered his hands and | . in fightâ€" ing a fire which : the dry cleaning room last when a quantity of naphtha fire. The fire department was but the blaze had been beâ€" fore their arrival. An ploye of the place was partly 0 by the fumes but was revived Â¥. Arthur Klein, Cook man, ~who shot and Christopher, of Highl lowing the latter‘s refc car on Klein‘s order weeks nfo.aulved hea dn s trnents yt, in k .A to the grand jury in b He furnished bonds. : ‘Because they locked small babies, both $ them alone in their hours, Mr. and Mrs., of Waukegan, were pla rect on charges of fl neglect of children. ) T raigned in Justice H. court where Fletcher w and costs. | ~ . mer the the week Henry Peppi Lake Zurich tate Interesting â€" Happe This Part of N. and Vicinity; Seant Doi NEIGHBORHOOD. : JOTTINXGS res TY FROM ncer 8t‘ a ge of Anti r assured | irst move ive citizen C the: 221 r, located â€"bÂ¥ a C were AGCAIN WP piar NUMBER 5 ity police» d ~Samuel hok hait r /last week ace Harry was bound un it} COUNTY re fine rty acres and just limits of traffic seaâ€" p-dnlly.in gan is exâ€" lines, who re ntly anâ€" re being irposes. ty : of the awrence a tentaâ€" he propâ€" quarter rtion of in the by Mr. their two then left for many Fletcher, under r â€" to in were Shore nty the weather earance. r€ About 000 O(

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