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form, :clean heat Ull:rewdfiu or this sale. wance of $12.50 ing it possible for nstalled to care heAdlfornitht. of Duaitey Shates for Over a eaking of conscripting wealth for purposes, if Uncle Sum ever gets dollats whenever ‘he no@4® it in the country thgs Pu the cornhusks, whilatin $he}jities prodigal sons are eatip@#" thi,) RobeySt., Chicago, U. S. A_ rould ‘have them. If fer -m-ndu'dts aims to ‘bring abou coâ€"opâ€" m@““? World‘s Best." can enjoy perfect sDAY, DECEMBER 2, 109s "~or "‘Winner‘" S LIANCES THE â€" SKATES YOUAEBU\ most popular of all skims over the ice wace. The secret of to freeze and ber 24 monthly payâ€" Co. by choosing P WARE C€CO. T & SONS, A / | 6 Total ..............«.s..~.< 0000096 "Add to this, say six dolh*! for board, and thus for $61.50° or. about eleven pounds sterling â€" not counting our labor â€" we got tip a pretty comâ€" modius building. Still it was only a shell and on the approach of winter required to be lathed and plastered inside which cost $15 more." ; Search fails to reveal the exact year of John Regan‘s arrival in Ilinois. The book is apparently the result ‘ofâ€" a number of years of experience. Probâ€" ably he came sometime in the 1840‘s or even before that. . . _ In one place it is recorded, in 1851, while he speaks of the Oregon and Californian gold fever, that:| "Our farm wages are from 60 to 80 dollars per half year with board and washâ€" ing. t H Pioneer Market Quotations "Markets of late have been high for most articles: t s Wheat, per bu. ...................$1.00 Castor beans, do. ................_... 1.50 He tries to point out how they can do it. One chapter devotes to the building of his house. I quote; Cost of Building House | ‘I will now give a statement of the entire cost of the structure, 18 feet long, 14 feet wide and 8 feet from ficoor to f Motorbusl* { ‘ a nice little garret, and back‘room eight feet by elenâ€" | | "Two days hewing .................$1.50 Carying timbers to ground ... .50 600 feet studding, 4 in. sq. .... 6.00 200 do scantling ................... 2.00 400 do oak sheeting for |â€"4.00 2,000 black walnut shingles 10.00 1,000 feet black walnut lumâ€" : John Regan, who brought his bride with him, settled on the Spoon river near Ellisville. The book is mlly-'s plea to the people of England> and Scotland to break away from m conâ€" ditions which held them in poverty, alâ€" most in bondage, and start anew in the new world. f a w.C. Rlllln. of Wfl. his grandson, loaned me a « | book John Regan, "late ""“"‘X"N&W now of Illinois,‘ authored far enough back so that the "gecond , e apngey 'l:-hmuam Edinburgh in 1859 d * mu!t’::n Wilds of Ammm k deals almost exclusi Tilinois. exclusively with Until: recently I supposed in writing these stories, “mfi::lw Ilinois," I was doing som origâ€" inal. Now I find that I am very late about it. 'John Regan did much the same thing something like t ‘quarâ€" ters of a century ago. . \ P THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1926 2 doors, black walnut, inch ANC I BME ............cccotesf vinibpenber 2 pair hinges, 35¢â€"screw HQIRE, LBC .â€"....... +0 +m treress rolir Smoked bacon, 1b. Butter, do. ........... Sugar, per lb. ... Coffee, do. â€".......... Kice, do. :......___._«_. ing, HOOFS .....:..}:â€"â€"me4e percorenes 2% pairs window sashes ...... 30 panes of glass at 4¢c ea..... Lime for building chimney .. Nails, 20 lbs., at 4¢ Ib, .......... 1500 bricks for chimney and DEF,) SIERHE |~.....0.¢â€"â€" ols eiinivw 600 feet cottonwood plankâ€" Buite 4 H. P. State Bank Bilds. 254 St. Johns Ave. Dr. B. A. HAMILTON 10.00 1.87% .10 .08 .06 .10 .05 .50 18 "How so? True for you. I have wrought hard since I came west and I know that the night dews and the bad airs from the damp grounds are hurtful; but what could I do ?" s Indian‘s Advice "The white man has a warm heart, He works hard for ‘his squaw . and children. The Great Spirit. sees it and is pleased. But the things that This story must go far back for the Pottawatomies‘ were all swept out about 1833. One day Naughâ€"a chooâ€" ma came to ch&:urphy ~home, looked at the family t steadily for about ten minutes and then broke out: "White man, have you been sick?" "Yes, very." | "Have your children been sick?" "Yes, we have all been very bad." "The white man complains â€" let him blame himself." $ The author records. his amazement when he came into this new country to find how well the settlers lived. Their tables were loaded with jellies and jams, many kinds of meats, game, pies, butter without stint, fats and greases and gravies. . Tables literâ€" ally groaned and there was cider and other drin)uâ€"-w:kh leads to the story of Patrick Murphy andâ€" Naughâ€"alchooâ€" ma, medicine man of the Pottawatomâ€" les. F i ‘Good cows when John Regan arâ€" rived, and for some years thereafter, had a standard value of $10 each. He puts down that when he went out among his neighbors to buy his first pigs he was surprised to find them in the same category with kittens. They were not sold to new settlers, but givâ€" en away. Eggs wer:“t&(u cents a dozen in the store at ville and neighbors scorned to c a newâ€" comer for settings. So he found himâ€" self soon in the hog and poultry i« ness, 1 ; X Farm prices apparently fluctuated a great deal. A chapter apparently written in 1846 records that, "The farmers being in general men of small capital, an immense amount of grain is thrown upon the market immediâ€" ately after harvest; and then, as a necessary result, the price rules low. A shilling for wheat, sixpence for oats, fourpence for Indian corn are common prices then; whereas in Ocâ€" tober, February, March, April, May and June, when navigation is open, the prices invariably rise and those who are able to hold on until then are sure to obtain a good return." Any Sort of Girl * ‘My wife wishes you to bring girls who will go out to work. They are much needed in this country and, as you know, secure good wages. Do try to bring her one. You need not be particular about her looks for if she is goodâ€"looking she will be ~no time with us as they all get married. If she squints, or wants an eye, no matter â€"bring a ‘girl." _ . Molasses, Ne ies on reammmges > m Whiskey, d‘:.“ rerienesieaipiainan s sBgt t Comment is made that among the nearby settlers there is very little drinking as public sentiment is against it. . Apparently there was a servant girl problem even then. William Leighton, of Knoxville, Knox count{. in 1851 wrote & letter to a friend in Scotland who proposed emigration in which he said: + All work guaranteed. Charges Reasonal 15 Years‘‘ Experience Phone: OFFICE 1 THE Service rendered our Policy Holders has made this the Agency of Insurance for this comâ€" munity. | _ ; a PIANO TUNER x Telephone 574 â€" 1046 4 Room 3, State Bark Bldg. Highland Park, I!l. Central Insuranc PIANO TUIl H. F. PAHNKE 85 S. St. Johns Ave. Highland Park, Illinois Office Hours: Daily 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. When better insurance is written we will wrlte it. National Association Phone: OFFICE HIGHLAND PARK 2048 \ _A lady in England wrote John Reâ€" gan to what the women in Illiâ€" nois did to aqmuse themselves. He reminded her that it was a. "joy to see the graze and the lambs suck; to ‘the hens cackle and the ducks " and spoke of "a celeâ€" brated piano with one ‘string called the spining wheel that hummed a right p! int roundelay, a notable organ with some stops called a loom" and he f | "After |a quilting is over, then the young . pour in â€" the Addle squ the crockery is judiciously laid away, as being unfitted for the occasion â€" and, though Iâ€"will not say with Davy Crockett, that the next morning you might gather up handâ€" fuls of toeâ€"nails, I have no doubt but that the fiddler‘s elbow and the young folks‘ heels and the old folks‘ sides are all a little worse for wear . . . .. of coursq I have not said anything of loveâ€"adventures." ‘ hi ‘Oh, all| you gray haired ones, who shake wi ?nd worried heads at the gay yout?of‘ today and call them jazzâ€" mad! I onaer and wonder. f The coming real benefactor of the human is the fellow who can inâ€" vent a se ~d)lin¢ automobile tire. 4 Some kettlers doubted the lasting qualities | of pise but others thought houses made of it might â€"last 300 years. me must have erred. Pise houses s¢em gone. } "Amusements" in Early Days \_A lady in England wrote John Reâ€" gan to 1 what the women in Illiâ€" nois did to amuse themselves. He reminded her that it was a. "joy to see the ewes graze and the lambs suck; to ‘the hens cackle and the ducks : " and spoke of "a celeâ€" brated p : with one ‘string called the spi ‘wheel that hummed a right pl it roundelay, a notable organ with some stops called a loom" men knew | onions pretty wel after al Nm-&chqo-ua't advice will cost you nothing and save exâ€" penses if you want to try it. Mrs, Murphy} it is recorded, smoked a corncob |pipe with a clay stem. â€" Peoria Principal Town $ Peoria seems to have been one of the main towns in the time of John Regan‘s researches. He mentions Chiâ€" cago once or twice as a promising vilâ€" lage. But when he devotes space to the salaries paid "artizans" he quotes the Peoria rate. Here are samples: Bricklayers, per ‘day, $2.00 to $2.50. Plasterers, do., $2.00 to $3.00. Housepainters, do., $1.75 to $2.50. Joiners, per month,.$386. Wagonmakers, do., $1.25 to $1.50. Cabinetmakers, do., .$1.25. Blacksmiths, per mo., $25 to $40. Founders (foulders), do., $40 to $50. Coopers, do., $18. + % Shopmen, per year $360 to $800. Steamboat engineers, per mo. $60. Steamboat hands, do., $18 to $22. Canal men, do., $14 to $18. Farm servants, do, $14 to 416. | Some kpace is devoted in the book to the byilding of "pise houses." Pise was a brick mage by ramming earth into a mpld and drying it in the sun. Pise houses were more or less common in Illinois, apparently, in the prairie districts |where other materials were lacking. | harm him most are now on that table." }:‘.Go ; Naughâ€"aâ€"chooâ€"ma; tell me what‘s 99 f And the Indian medicine man, to speak in the language of today, told him to thuck out the jellies and jams and sp foods, to eat potatoes and meat and live on plain stuffs and they‘d gll be well. _ They did, and were thy and happy. THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS NING le. Estimates Free e Service W. A. Noerenberg Co. CEMENT WORK CONTRACTORS 614 Glenview Avenue f Highland Park Complete line of Furniture . and Floor Coverings PHONE HIGHWOOD 1826 f Cement Work & Grading Contractor Céement Sidewalks, Cement Floors and every: fil-ill:‘ficc-ntbb-.tlhn-w on vating. All kinds of Grading. 217 North Green Bay Road~ . . RICHARD O‘CONNOR Waukegan Ave. W o e t Te Philco Diamend fi“nub TEL H. P. 266 11 8. SECOND 8T. PHONE H. P. 1128 DEERFTIEI r West of Briergate Station Tel. K. P. 2714 â€" ) _ Highland Park Radiator and Fender Repair Shop ; 518 ELM PLACE ... Highland Park Drive your car in and get estimate Central & Second St.â€". Tel. H. P. 949 Phone M. P. 391 %5 8. SECOND 8T. Battéries Recharged, Rented and Repaired flN.F{,r’QLS:..M".Ed.H.P.Im LARSON BROS. Haak‘s A uU to Supply Co Classified L. Stanger CARPENTER CONTRACTOR ; AND BUILDER AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICIANS JOSEPH J. BERUBE Highwood Fuel, Feed â€"~~ Hardware Co. Telephone Highland Park 57 Lake Shore Creamery C. B. Hanses BUTTER â€" EGGS © HOME DRESSED POULTRY 685 Central Avenue MOTOR CAR ELECTRIC SERVICE PAINTING AND DECORATING Paints, Wall Paper, Glass Window Shades, Auto Glass C Painters‘ Supplies s COAL â€" WOOD â€" BLACK DIRT HAULING, EXCAVATING Cinders â€" Gravel â€" Torpedo Sand \ Highwood & Palmer Ave. â€" ° Telephone Highland Park 828â€"R Carpenter & Builder Contractor Estimates Furnished No Job Too Large or Too Small 818 North Green Bay Road Automobile Painting Telephone Highland Park 2180 Percent Work a Specialty Telephone Highland Park 1482 _ Auto Painter > LETTERING â€" MONOGRAMS *‘ High Grade Work CEMENT CONTRACTOR GARAGE and CAB SERVICE . Automobiles Stored and Repaired AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES FIRST CLASS WORK / Bring in your car and let us make it Telephone Highland Park 542 REPAIR SERVICE Towing, Wrecking, Repairing EARL R. FROST Sievers and Cervi (Not incorporated) §EE S. BERNARDI for COAL, HAY, GRAIN, and F] GENERAL HARDWARE JAMES COLLINS CEMENT PRODUCTS BUTTER AND EGGS 186 North First Street Chicago Motor Club Service Station BRAND BROS. 516â€"518 Laure! Avenue CEMENT BLOCKS A Phone Highwood 1844 P. UGOLINI ‘TIRES Firestone TUBRS DECORATORS Estimates on Request Highwood, Ill. Estimates Furnished Tel. H. P.772â€"J 688 Central Ave. Tel. H. P. 9389â€"2028 688 Central Ave. Tel. H. P. 2443â€"939 _ Boilini & Grandi Mason and Cement Contractors 656 Deerfield Ave. Highland Park ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS \ RADIO AND ELECTRICAL ... ~~. APPLIANCES Railroad Ave. IAterior Decorations, Window Shades #21 North Ave. GENERAL MASON CONTRACTOR ¢ Masonary and Cement Work E4 Estimates on Request 820 North Ave. _ Phone H. P. 2391 j HIGHWOOD, ILL. Tel. H. P. 2832 C. V. NICHOLS, D.D.S. & Hours: 9â€"12; 1.2; 7â€"8 . _ . Sunday and holidays by appointment &5 i i/ 8. m & Patterns t.** 088 Skokie Avenue Retablished in Highland Park since 1908 Tel. H. P. 245 Res. 606 Onwentsia Av. Tel. H. P.924 â€" Estimates Furnished ERNEST H. KUEHNE 81§ Ridgewood Drive Phones Highland Park 2858â€"824â€"J ERWIN F. DREISKE Furniture Painting and Decorating Attractive line ofrm PHONE HIGHLAND PARK 2222 ELECTRIC SERVICE CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER & 1817 Wade Street W. A. Noerenberg Co. MASON CONTRACTORS > GENERAL CONTRACTORS ELECTRICIAN â€" RADIO SHOP .. __ AT . UR â€" DOR 501 GLENVIEW AVENUE DR. GEORGE J. ETU "Vetter and Better AU the Time" INTERIOR DECORATIONS AND FURNISHINGS Office Phone Highland Park, 2750 gAINTING and DECORATING all Paper and W Shade f Samples A INMAN BROTHERS Telephone Highland Perk 2180 Exterior and Interior Painting Decorating and Paper Hanging f w Oun-nd‘lgny :k.w Telephone Highland Park 962 Mrs. Mezzini & Son MASON CONTRACTORS Telephone Highland Park 1286 D. & R. ELECTRIC JACK PETERSEN Telephone Highland Park 1849 7 Av FLORIST | 53 South St. Johns Avenue Phone Highland Park 602 W. B. FREEBERG Joseph Cabonargi 607 GLENVIEW AYVENUE JOE VENTURELLI DANIEL A. FAY SHERIDAN B&L'DING Highland P . "Say It With Flowers" Office Phone H. P. 1780 H. FRIEBELE 614 Glenview Avenue PROFESSIONAL EXCAVATING Tel. H. P. 2371 DENTISTS BUSINESS FLORIST DENTIST Highwood, IIL Highwood, THlinois 4 8. First St. 11 S. Second St. W.B.F‘ria( 688 Central Ave. T P. 2443â€"988 Res. 366 Central Av. _ Tel. H. P. 2164 Tel. H. P. 495 _ 35 S. St. Johns Ave. FUNERAL DIRECTORS § Private A ce * 27 N. Sheridan Rd. H. F. , Mgr, Sewer and Water Contractors : : House t merructies P. O. Box 186, Park, HL 45 PRAIRIE AVE L. G. PONSI & COMPANY PLASTERING CONTRACTORS Tel. H, P. 441 _ 529 8. Geen Bay Rd4. 1M ,eikes xm-.“&#fi EVERGREENS SHRUBS Highland H!m. # Moving Expressing al Haouling 800 Ashland Ave. gmm. Ornamental Iron umm Structural Steel Fabrication Furninhed Directory ‘Telephone Highland ;ull 675 MOVING AND EXPRESSING JAMES VITI & SON Shop in rear 26 N. W. A. Noeren Telephone Highland Park 755â€"M SEWER ANDâ€" AGE *â€"~â€". CONTRACT 7 ORNAMENTAL IRON AND Peter H. K. Grimson PLASTERING COERMROIS Telephone Highland Park 801â€"W PLASTERING cotrnc'rou 614 Glenview Avenue Phones Highland Partk 1435 â€" 91 Telephone Highland Park 2180 United Ornamental Iron Woaorks Telephone Highland Park 209 T‘in, Comr..&cfiu and Furnace W UPHOLSTERING H. M. PRIOR CO. F.D.Clxey : Ravinia Nurseri J. ANY AND ALL LKINDS Dry Cleaning â€" Pressing nllering and Refoirine A. A. ROBERTS OFFICE 364 BLOOM STREET 8. T. REBLING A. E. SODMAN Motor ress UNDERTAKERS MEP.“ NURSE TAILOR SIGNS BAGE SEVEN