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Highland Park News (1874), 17 Sep 1897, p. 2

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fatal to recently transplanted trees. The one reinedy is water, not a little each day, but a thorough drenching once a week or ten days. This will keep the soil moist and sav - the trees; nothing else will or can do it. There is a large evaporation through the leaves going on all the time, and this absorbs the sap rapidly, and (lrouth absorbing the moisture from the soil practically chokes the tree to death. All the wild enthuqiiism of golfing for the week has centered in the great closing international games at W hea- ton this week, though our Exmoor Club will he lively enough by Satur~ day night and over Sunday. The days of golf sport for this sermon are about ovcr and the patrons are unk. ing the most of it, Among the over Sunday ‘gilésta-Ii.‘ the Exmoor Club. were Mrs. J. M. Cutter, Herbert Weare, William Tay- lor, Simeon Chapiri, Graeme Stuart, W. J. Louderback, all of Chicago, and J ames Watson of Glencoe. Saturday evening was a very quiet one at the Exmoor, owing to the so- ciety dauw at the Highland Park Club. About week after next there will be a grand social function at the club, with the lâ€"lth Artillery band 111 atten- dance through the. courtesy of Col. Hall Herbert E. Schwarz won the Morris Cassard solid silver cup at the final game Saturday. The cup was offered to bring out the best local player. We repeat our former plea for an enlarged and improved city building. Already material has advanced in price, labor may remain stationary. but every day adds to the cost of these improvements when made, while the rate on money remains about the same. The city building,, must be enlarged at an early date: it is a work anddan expense that can not be avoided It will cost prac- tically just as much to do it without as with a room for the library for the next five to ten years. Hence the library board's plan to buy a lot and put up a building involving a need- less {NUJMU to “5,000 expense" for the city On top of our street. public school and soon to be high school buildings we think in wrong. There was a Caddy match Monday for a gold medal; to run three times. The Alta School opens next \wok, tlw 23rd, we think, in thn Warn-,1; (‘nthlgm Inch-t “B." WITH THE GOLFERS. A friend in our need is a true friend indeed, And pnur Katy beneves n, I Now, For quick the reply toeuch stout “Kutydld”. "Katy didn't ~51“: didn't I know! So the clamoring ('mwd Katy notices nut. When the truth there‘s one friend to declare, And like a true knight bravely taking her pan, [:5 determined her tonnes to uharr. There will be three suits in Judge Hibbard’s court tomorrow afternoon. Dan Sheaheu had a law suit Wednesday morning and liked the fun so well he may have more; un less he gets his pay for his milk and cream. Miss Eva Emmet Wycofi will re ceive pupils at her residence on St. Johns place or at Miss Coleman’ 5 (Alta School) on Tuesday and Friday afternoons Judge Peter F. Dooley's new law oflice and court room is about done. D. C. Purdy has put on a fine steel roof and iron siding outside so that when it is painted you can’t tell it from wood. It will be the beét place in town for courts. When the Ravinia school house well was down 163 feet, ’ 13 feet of which was in solid rock, by some ac- cident the rope was cut, which neces sitates the gripping and pulling out of same. It will be a good job. Miss A. V. Palmer's announcement for the seasons of 189708, for Dunc- ing and Deportment has just been is» sued by the News steam print. Miss Palmer is eminently qualified for her Work and she has something more than qualificatirm, she has native en- dowment, and then she has energy and perseverance. qualities which win. Being a Park young lady, We are interested in her success. Ah. Inc! the wurld mx-r. 'tis easy to Math", While fulschumls like Inuslxruums willgmw; And the friends who are "true" are needed ulwuy 'I‘u wply, "Katy didn't, rknowfl’ The Sylvan Dells has opened with the largest number of boarding pu- pils in it‘s history. The success of this and the Military Academy is proof that the public is slowly learn ing that the best boy’s schools in the wast are. in Highland Park. Since Fred Grabbe took hold of the Libertyville mineral spring enter- prise, the boom has been so great that the town and county have been obliged to order a new steel bridge over the Aux Plain river at that point at an expense of 352,8“), while a pile one like the Highland Park bridges would have cost about $2,500, less than this steel one. THE HHHHAXI) l’AIiK NEWS. THE KATYDID ; or “A FRIEND IN NEED.” CITY BREVITIES. Electrical Electric Light, Electric Bell, Burglar Alarm, Fire Alarm, Private Telephones and Speaking Tubes. Highland Park Electric Light Co. TELEPHONE 5|. ’ Frank Siliestrum, ‘ PURE WISCONSIN ICE. \Ye are now prepared to do all kind“)! hlcdrical Construction work and repair~ ing, such as ()ur workn'wn are expert. we usc only (he bust "mu-nu] and our prices are as low as Is consistent WIN] gum] work. , Construction. HIGHLAND PARK

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