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E Breakfast Sets thought mur Privet for ; 30,000 Other Shrubs sthy of it right sell off the stock. This unday‘s i and it nnials Today Highland Park, M, URSD ELER 6 E. N N. La Salle St. Coralberry Honeysackle Frpoebel‘s Spirea Sumach Weigela Slip Covers AY k r Allâ€"the world knows Aurora, â€" All the world knows ‘ that <a couple of times each year the fastest horses in America foregather here for a rattling of hoofs and a flashing nf-i‘lflh:,rn& ning races, the sport of millionaires! Pretty much all the world knows Aurora as a place where fists and shins are wont to mingle. is the spot in the central west vfin the *leather pushers" mmi'tnd mill, ; It‘s the premier "box fight" town of Iliâ€" Aurora is especially famed for someâ€" thing l«Ime. Thousands of pcm::uko annual pilgrimage to another Aurora eventâ€"the Central States Fair and Exposition, one of the greatest counâ€" trvy fairs in America. ; This fair groynd, with its mile track, stands on a level: platean looking down upon the Fox river. The plant repreâ€" sents an investment of about $1,250,â€" 600â€"which gives some idea of the story of that. ~Such is the popular birdseye view of A ‘ ; o Other Features |_â€" I have just‘ visited Aurora to make brief inventory of the things Aurora has which the world does not generalâ€" ty know about. So another picture: â€" Aurora is a vigorous Illinois city dl 45,000 people. : It lies 38 miles west and slightly south of Chicago‘s m loop district. It is partly on the wes bank and partly on the east bank of the picturesque Fox river with a goodâ€" ly part of its business district on ln‘ island in midstream. . t Two short dams, one on either side of the island, form a latge reservoir or millpond upstream. In fact, it was about ‘this twoâ€"part dam that Auro was built. } e td T the picturegque Fox river with a goodâ€" | * J m“rgutunl Fox river, within lypartoftu‘bminefidi:h'ietonln'u‘h’:“ w'maumfl' island in midstream. . : . =~~> |Mere the Loyal Order of has Two short dams, one on either side | poured in more than $10,000,000 in of the island, form a latge reservoir | cash to bugd an institutional home for or millpond upstream. In fact, it was | children of members. It is on a hill was built. . ; â€" > 3 ' \‘| Such hills, ‘green fields, such valâ€" History has it that Chief Waubon> | leys and such a stream. .‘ sie, head of a soapless tagâ€"end band Concrete roads lead into this fair the Pottawattomie tribe, ruled over @| yalley .m}n;”h year new hundreds straggling teepee down at this point|come to build themselves homes, And when Joseph McCarthy, a New Engâ€"| that is the Fox River valley and that land: 480 acres divided by the stream | Aupora. < > 6 1834. + txs +3 P ronnrmmiermmeameaatnatnes THU He stopped to make survey of the spot. He found the island, a swift rush of clear water over hard, rocks. It was a naural crossing, a dxe site for dam and water power. Here Inâ€" dian tribes had long come to trade and barter. A likely spot. | _ > So the McCarthys stopped.. Squatâ€" ters they were and they laid claim to lands; 480 acres divided by the stream and they made it stick.. On the spot where the original mill stood, stands a mill today. Sunk in the concréete sidetalk in front of the anchntmmmtbetwqmlzlmlmm- stones used, the bronze plate says, by Samue!l McCarthy when he built the The Mel ys, Yankee of Irish deâ€"| scent, got in ‘lwinkabudi.tlm great New England invasion which had this of the country settled before the 30‘s were over. Aurora still shows the imprint of its New England origin. It is sturdy, businesslike, subâ€" stantial; built for usage. :‘ > | first mill there in 1886. Â¥et Aurorg is devoted to music and art and the better things. It is a town that has more than its share of good oil paintings, some ‘of them rare. Yon find on the walls of public buildings, (They are hung with markâ€" ed respect. ‘James Cowan, one of nation‘s foremost eowu a..;:.'{ of old masters, has . much to popj‘ ularize art in the city. _ | ‘_ | Aurora has fortyâ€"six churches for its 45,000 people and the churches are used. J)to has a library I:qu «approximate; Iy 50,000 books. It | ¢§e college two business colleges and . e,on.ser’v:,k tory of wmusitc; two high schools, four> teen ol ry schools, ‘eight: paro, chial â€"and a Izirll?ramhnr;g thrke hospitals, four theatres and four "It‘s goshamighty number of small manufacturing industries. Tean count 146 factories, places where something or other is made to sell. Only a few of them can be classed as big ones, Almost all of them work from just. a few people up to 400. Of course, there‘s the Burlington shopsâ€"main shops of the systemâ€"employing 2,500 men, but that‘s our big plant." Aoverh Nando l Ather puints that vrora some er i might be mfi "big." Among them is that of the Richardsâ€"Wilcox Mte. Co. vh:zm.m in 16 cities in the United States and three in It specializes in fire doors, safety dow w M} ml.b.:lw hardware, ol n / myl parks,| 8| ich lt Pc3 | ai Mn hok i what, in & ve TA viduliq and He remar edil: }iâ€"f tiy' 6 I ;7" . T omnim..y;hpM;Auronil a center for 'M ebm Here is fomdfl:Lypi lctflg:l:::&fl* Aâ€"Stee ' s Ars Fora Uabinet Works, . fook at the label on your steel ¢M"°g likely you will find an Aurora imprin Aurora is the home of the, Western Wheel Seraper Co. maket of " i. road ‘building machinery; * hensâ€"Adamson Co., conveying equipâ€" :‘nent: the W‘ Works, pumus, and Pneumaâ€" tic Tool Co.‘kh‘ wm ye cors ot mills and a h takes in cotâ€" ton in the Ifli‘m it out as sheeting. . "} }>=~) }>3::" ; AXY. APRII / | . This is the first of its kind in the United States and gives the district All | power to stop pollution of the stream of |\ by either industrial waste or public s in ‘sewage. This task is one of pioneerâ€" ing | ing. It is leading the way. Aurora ‘unâ€"| sees itself first in the work of reâ€" res! | claiming the nation‘s streams from OWs |spoilation. . : <, * and | / But Aurora has ploneered before. It the | was the first city in the United States the|to have municipal electric lighting, It‘s | The experiment was tried in 1881 I1iâ€" when three tall towers with flood lights on. them were erected above the *rY |business district of the cityâ€"making meâ€" | it the‘ birthplace of electric street ake lighting. They called them "beacons" ‘OrR | in those days. |â€" First once ntoreâ€"for the first thirdâ€" {:il electric railroad system, commonâ€" yâ€" known as the Elginâ€"Aurora line, }ms as its furthermost western termâ€" nal this same Aurora. f Sanitary Measure ~Aurora also proudly boasts that it has been the force behind the recent "enabling act," passed: by the state legislature which.has as its purpose the creation of ‘a sanitary district which will take in the entire Fox river between the state line and Ottawa. ‘Aurora also was the birthplace of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney railâ€" road, the first link of that system runâ€" ning from Aurora to Turner Junction. It was completed in 1849. . Last year the Burlington spent $7,000,000 eleâ€" vating its tracks through Aurora. fi+ First City Court f Another Aurora "first,"â€"it had the first city court in Illinois. That court was organized on Feb. 11, 1857, imâ€" mediately after the law making city courts possible was passed in Illinois. Elgin was second to organize a city court, three days later. ts satoge Concreta roads lead into this fair valley nnmach year new hundreds come to b themselves homes, And that is the Fox River valley and that Of cont the League of: Nations has been having a regular cat and dog: time, but at that they haven‘t fussid muL-h’ worse than our wet and dry congressmen. 3 heltt.," rOR DRY CLEANING & DYEING RUG CLEANING & CURTAIN _ .. ; STRETCHING THE RELIABLE LAUNDRY PHONES 178â€"179 without any obligation on your part a book of facts we know you will read with interest. Write or phone to Lake County Engineering Co., 384 Central Avenue, Highland Park, III, ~â€"Phone H. P. 2139 °* We Will Send You FR E E. Distributors A great many people, if asked the question as to which is the most densely populated states in the union would reply that New York bears that distinction. New York indeed has the largest population, but the greatâ€" est density of population. Some of the New England states far ouu:i'l‘t it in the matter of the nearness which the people live to one another. DENSEST POPULATION .____ IN DIST. OF COLUMBIA M ple to Sqv Mile I orfiamlon;m&ons o Rhode Island has a | population of 566 to the square mile and Massaâ€" chusetts has 500 to : square. mile. New York has but people residâ€" ing in each similar uni No New York state, of course, gets its reputation for density of the great number of peo residing in and around New York City, although of course, many of reside in New Jersey and Connecticut, and are not counted in New York City‘s populaâ€" tion. But outside of the metropolitan district there are la sections of New York which are rather sparsely inhabited, and these b the state‘s average density below (that of some of the New England states. . _ The average density of population for the entire country is thirtyâ€"six to the ‘square mile, which of course makes the United States look almost uninhabited when compared with most of the European co . Our greatâ€" est density of population is in the Disâ€" trict of Columbia, if that can be count. ed as, a state, for there it is 7,500 to the mile. Compare this with Wyomâ€" inzwithnnnmm!&:mtotho; square mile, New Me with three, Colorado with nine, and even with sunny California which has but twenâ€" tyâ€"two inhabitants to the square mile. It is said that zheb;‘l::lh pipe is rapidly becoming o in India as the natives have all taken up cigâ€" aréette smoking. â€" Thus slowly but su_ni:y. civilization is getting in its WOrK, i f where will you place it? <With the concern that is able to show you the most service at the least cost, will you not? That‘s where we come in. We are willing to stake our reputaâ€" tion on the service we render. Reâ€" charging, repairing, renting. Also new batteries. | xd Motor Car Electric Service 11 South Second St. _ Telephone Highland Park 266 THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Dainty, alluring, irresistible colors for use on breaktfast, bedroom, kitchen, porch and sunparlor furniture, walls, radiators," goâ€"carts, flower boxes, toys, etc., etc. f It is so easy to apply Kolorâ€" Brite that anyone can secure results truly beautiful. Just try a small can in the particâ€" ular color you most desire, and see if you are not more than delighted. _‘ MEIERHOFF HDW. CO.â€" Highland Park © Deerfield ./ Phones: P{ At’b U3 abml‘o-l‘olr-lmc decorative quite new and &h‘b I artistic | f YOUR BATTERY WORK 198 â€" Deerfle Milwaukee, Wisconsin Manicuring Rooms 8â€"9 New State Bank Bldg. Y\ NEWS NOTES k F ‘ d s t' TT HE North Shore Line owns its entire right» * of-waz between Milwaukee and Chicago, except for short distances in a few. towns nsgrefating about three miles. 115 miles, double tracked, casting a vast sum of money are owned and operated by this highspeed electricallyâ€"operated railroad. 20 new steel passenger cars, 3 new ‘dining dd’eccia“ alr;d:l i ator cars are being a to the already extensive equipment of the North Sfiorei Line. Upwards of $800,000 is being spent for this new eqiuipâ€" ment alone in order that we may better serve the patrons of this railroad. TH' ilarity of North Shore Line motor ..E.ggl:‘l?fi tzfiémihn «tsadiluv . 963.503 1‘“["("'!"'"'1 PuChdei~ 1 coaches is gr g steadily. 963,503 motor coach :::urmga- were wflec{so in 1925, an increase of 175,376 over the preâ€" The Highland Park Hospital | Bright, airy rooms, upâ€"toâ€"date equipment. § Painstaking nurses and attendantsâ€"Moderate charges. The Highland Park Hospital is essentially a Highland Park Instiâ€" tution.g The funds fo?’i)t.s erection and maintenance have been su%pliedfalmpst entirely by our own citizens. â€" It is your hospital and well worthy of your support. f Main Entranceâ€"Homewood Avenue, two blocks west of Green Bay Road hP [ 4 Telephone _ 39 â€" Highland Park 102â€"103 : Phone for Appointment .L. MUSTRIC BEAUTY SHOPPE WR cAbout the North Shore Line (0® â€" |MW] The Highland Park Hospital KEENâ€"STEAM OILâ€"PROCESS PERMANENT WAVING Published by Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Co Three Expert Operators Water Waving Hair Dyeing 6 Vhitingfloux"s'DAflz 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. â€" 7 p. m. to 8 p. m. After 6 Haircutting by Appointment For Ladies and Children Only Week of April 19, 1926 ating on regular schedule to the Fox Lake Region, McHenty and places of beauty. /A f T VERYONE recognizes the vital part Whic Emnspomtion'p]aysinthegrowth ' ny territory.: But have you :ever ‘stoppes to think how; in .other ways, a railroad sugh as theNorthShoreunegflna prospetily to the territory it serves? In the last ten years, the North Shore Line has paid $20,73§,035 in salaries tosemilgoya who live and #fend their money in t m&\m ertitory. lnd\enme'g;floddtb has paid $2,000,236 in taxes to communities it serves In MB la five years, it has paid $1,396,927 in dividend® and 213;391.502 inmuuonbog‘:l‘l.m . property ortgages, most w C invemmid‘;qlnmsboum in these and other ways, the North Shore Line furo back the biggest share of its revenues to thewom munities it serves to be reâ€"invested with the bW§ine institutions of North Shore cities and to ns, ces of beauty.~ C y h _\ ; i [3 i w‘”’ c »' s i * iz P VERYONE recognizes the vital part Whic! mnspomdon'p]aytinthegrowth ’ any Titory.â€" But have you :ever ‘stoppes tc ink how; in .other ways, a railroad sufh as eNorthShoreUneLflngs prospetiy tc e territory it serves? In the last ten years Hair Bobbing Shampooing Hours: 8:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. Phone Highland Park 1990 Chicago, Iilinois o ealy Titment PA