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It has long been the (desire :fi the Business Men‘s Asfociation illuminate the busginess district, and is in front of their offices on Elm Place. l&h a massive iron post on which is mounted allarge pearshapâ€" ed globe with a 400 candle power light. As soon as possible they will have on display one of the concrete tings, to represent the ‘city, invite the public to inspect and pass judgâ€" ment upon the sample lamp posts which have ‘been installed by the North Shore Gas company and the Public Service company. The Gas company have installed two beauâ€" tiful concrete posts of boulevard type at the corner of St. Johns and Laurel avenues. â€" They are equipped with ‘gas arcs of 150 candle power. As yet the Public Service company have only one post installed, which (September |9, 1915) â€" | The | Street . Lighting Committee of ‘the Highland Park Business Asâ€" sociation and the Lighting Comâ€" mittee appointed by Mayor Hasâ€" Public Invited to Inspect Lights and Pass Jldt-en;‘ on Them. | Hope to Have Work Udfln Way Soon ; "Sample" ‘Concrete Posts Installed Business District Built in 1852 on the southwest cbrher of eC NPWA 2000 ., oi ns mews w PAGCE FOURTEEN THE OLD| ELM PLACE SCHOOL to, Be Iiluminated | THE HIGHLAND PARK HOTEL This photograph was taken on Highland Park Day, 1922 t $s 2 ho( CA druiy 1 Oe t\ . i On Friday evening at 6:30. 0 ” k Mr. Elisha Morgan will take (@ mc tion picture of city officials, ] CH sions and employées x the ’t building. All departiments have feen notified to be present and wi 'lp- pear in the picture in thp%fol{o Â¥ing _order: | Mayor Hastings, "‘(A,‘ isâ€" sioners Bahr, Hitchcock, Huber lWnd Willetts; Commissions: Franc Mse, publicity, city . beautiful, sn "; €, building code, historical and bioâ€" graphical, on past mayots, ligh " business district md police. ‘PQlice department, city 1 employes, l.) = ‘ter works employes, water deyp A A ment emiployes and equipment, lnd street employes and equipment,. ho picture. will also include the pkesâ€" ent city 'Zuildinz. together | with 'fi "new city building" as it. will liKpâ€" pear in 1917. As soon as the #ilm _be made it will be shown in the m:-mnd Park Theatre. W l,_in »doing ‘so the comniittees|have | thecity beautiful scheme ‘evér‘ in mind. : They solicit the opinidHs of the public, after seeing the s§#inple posts now installed. The dilérict to be| covered with thege post@ inâ€" dludes Central avenue, St. ‘bnsf avenue, First street and Sheridan road to Park avenue. | / 4 CITY OrFICIALS | _ ___ & ~‘ TO BE IN MOY THE HIGHLAND PABK PRESS ntral Avenite and First 5 t Een eet. 1 EY thoyloo s en Pn ie n on Three tons of my, feed and tiwo sets| of ‘harnessâ€"t} v(pro rty of Mr. Haak jand Mr. Goldbersg, neither of! whom, carried M isurance, the barn and team of mulbs. owned §y Mr. Goldberg. ‘The Gepry bakery, south: of the burned building, was ‘d:.razefd to the extent of a $150, partialâ€" ly co Qd by i nte and there is, a ismall loss thrgagh broker winâ€" dows~ bu parches " on the buildings to the nbrth. | and Wintred Zimméer succeeded, in getting out two horses and a cow beâ€" longing to Mr, Haak, who used the tbarn asa stable, but were unable to get, t;'tfig miule§ in time to save them, | Gis Kru er and fireman Lindmnm pulled the two tricks from the station to the scene of the fire and succeeded ikl getting / one lead of ‘hose in play before the arâ€" rival of the firrmen who, in ‘spite of the fact that this) is a city and not a backwood. vi lage, still depend on the‘ telephone dgnd‘ personal calls forL news jof a fire,; fter ‘their |arrival) the men, as usu'nl',bd xeellent work. E The property o i£~’ts l}n!ldws:fl 54 ‘November #21, 1912 . | ’ Fire, breaking out in a barn ownâ€" ed Philip,Goldberg aand situated in : rear of the puilding occupied by ;hT Palace Market|and the Geâ€" miner|and Gipp grocery, destroyed the barn ‘and contents, caused the death of a ‘valuable pair of mules ‘and | threatened) all the ‘business houses in the ; district Saturday nighlf. Before the arrival of the fire Jeplrtmen â€"the ‘porches in rtho" rear of | the building on the jcorner ~of | West Central rve:fo[ and ond â€" street â€" were n flames and thh barn beyond savâ€" ing. | The â€" depgrtmient, â€" responded promptly to the| alarm which was turned in about ten o‘clock after the fire lwas |discovejed by the Misses O’Dorlnell‘,ano{' lan who ‘reported it to| tbe:,k}nnloa:esi of the Palace market. Mr., Haak, James Taylor All Business Hqguses on Youth Side ~~df West al Aven‘fe in | Dln’(ex: turday Night LOul / |. ) Novimber 14 1E â€" | |;/ our new ;‘a;'cs, of the same type as thos¢ now in place on the ‘Sheridam road side of ‘the North Shore Trust Gompany ‘property, are ‘being placed on East Cexitral avenue, one in front of the rsl:&e bank, &ne in front of the ;Mq‘Gniie ‘"and Orr buleinxg and fwo at the Trust Comâ€" pa ltuildi They will mikej an attractive aprearance 2nd may ‘reâ€" vive the question of li hts for the entire businegs (district, once disâ€" cussed by the| Business ‘Men‘s assoâ€" ciation. j L se / of NEW LIG THE DLD PORT CLINTON LIGHTHOUSE WILL _ | IEEAUhFY CITY THE PRESS ‘ February 27, 1918 + _\ Petitions are being circulated and will be présented at the next meetâ€" ing of the school board of District 107 requesting|the corner of Green Bay Road and Glenview avenue as a site for the new school in place of the one selected at the election. The Petitioners hold that the site they suggest is nearer the center of population of the district and that! it can be purchased for less money. The regular meeting of the board will be .held the .gm Monday in March, the 10th. * % TJM KE 3 2, 1916 | . $ || : IThe carrying out of the plang for ‘the new $40,000 Masonic building, . which have been under way for sevâ€" eral months past, may soon be realâ€" ized.. Although no dafingu ar ments have been made it is ho by members of the lodge, that work will be begun this fall, the building to be located on the site of) the. ent one. As it is planned, % rooms will occupy the upper portion of the bui‘ding. while either stores: or a modern moving picture theater will occupy the first floor. If a theaâ€" ter is decided upon, it is rumo ‘ that Mr. Pearl, manager of the pfi ent Highland Park theater, will also. direct the new one. @ |}|} _/ NEW MASONIC A large display refrigerator of % very‘latest type has been installed. It has J plate glass front with large mirro ;iaithe back which will reâ€" flect and show up the cut flowers to the best advantage. A large w and store room will be in the rF of the building. ( . . The new shop has alt white fixâ€" tures, is equipped with an upâ€"toâ€"date ~lighting system, and has an a â€" ‘tive blue and white lincleum on the floor. The back of the room is filled in with a _whi?,, lattice work â€" will support a) green vine. All sorts _of baskets of every color and deâ€" scription will be on exhibition and kept in stock. Mr. Bahr will be able ‘to supply any flowers forâ€"any deâ€" mand, a complete ling of cut Rowers being kept in stock" at &ll times, Ferns and/ palms will be placed in the: window, while ‘a center e | holding plants and flowers, which with the walls of a deep brown color and the white fixtures will â€"make a pretty picture. plec wl 4 \ ... Beptember 16, 1915 ral {â€" Mr. Frits Bahr extends a cordial welcome to the general public to atâ€" tend the formal opening of his pew floral shop, in the Fletcher building, next door to the post officé, next urday. . C f sA 4Â¥ FRITZ BAHR TO £ OPEN FLORAL séor The above view BUILDING SOON® td nforadt 25 3s 00 n THE NUCLEUS OF THE HOSPITAI iew of the Highl: the Premt exter § All Highland Parker‘s Whose Comâ€" | TO B NEw _ |" * ing to ‘This City Dates as far HIGH 'PARK*~ _ Back as 1885, Are Invited + Solg mm 1 / o) s P 4B f May 13, 1915 l | 10, 1918 v} A . local chapter of the D.AR.| | The / Hig@W@and Park: Hotel, & is planning to hold a yery interestâ€" | building owfled by Mr. R. G. Evank ing ‘meeting . Monday afternoon, and one offithe old la ks <of â€" June 14, ,at ‘Trinity plrish'%ouie.;ffiizé.flw whith Has been led" There is a jcommittee to gather inâ€" and in its e will spring up, as. formation on all early Highland| absolutely ufâ€"toâ€"date hotel with & Park traditions, and any one m- | stome/ fron and contgining: 2$ ing \such information, no ma r| rooms. | dientire east â€"and how trivial, is -askdio communiâ€" | ground floodiwill be occupied by the cate same to Mrs. Sewall Truax, in Charles: Waltken Dry ( Store writing.. Mrs. Truax is chairman with the e @ption of f of this committee, Assisted by Mrs.| rant which Will be under |a gepar, Frank Green, Mr. D. M. Erskine, ate managenifint from the el and‘ and Mr. William Dooley. The ya-i run on thefEuropean plan. The per of the day in its finished conâ€" proprietor, Mr. Byron J. O dition is to be left or file at the and his fam wm’gnp & j Public Library for the use of futâ€"! front apartni@nt on rcond floor,| ure gengrations, thus it is the duty | and separatdifrom the ‘ of! ever;r early, settleér to form his hotel â€"rooms! have every convenâ€" â€" early experience here @nd take it in | ience and . [bodern â€"impr t writing to the committee. The muâ€" throughout. She main ent <es to! . sical arrangements will be : anâ€" the buildin ‘ be situatef at the neunced. later in‘ The ireu. ;This | east and norf® and the entire strucâ€" ting known as the early settlers‘| ture will be k lled’ho&G} N _.t:z:t.ihg,. is open to all people whose | Block. 1 . \| i K T w# Formerly located at the corner of St D.A.R. PLANS EARLY The North Shore Building now stands on the of this building. yow,zeo:?jrul oi: timer in Highland Park, yo:'on't remember &E Locatet at the of Laure] Avenue a-lu:c% 8t 1 19e "Tow knewn an.the ko preis Sirtch ve add *4 AND ~PARK HOSQITML 18 IN DAYS GONE BYâ€" LMNG GONN THE OLD CATHOLIC GHURCH H vis ELA ML Y ing to, Wighland P s SETFLER‘S DAY | far back adpass. " [ 499 s had bee it HIGHLAND HALL ltoaime ons ic efl 1 1t sÂ¥ Johns Avenugiand Ravine Drive THURSDAY, MARCH 5 one! 4# 4 id