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Highland Park News (1874), 24 Sep 1897, p. 9

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After a summer’s absence from the county cupitul Judge Hibberd spent half of Monday up there. After climlr ing the steps from the depot he stopâ€" ped and gazed on the scene, that new bank and lighter, graded street in place of that old eternal hill. Then on the summit he stopped again and examined the finely paved Sheridan Road (nee State street) and the brick paving up Washington street and thought of the days when empty drays used to get set there. He cal- led on the newspaper offices of course mdjqund them grinding out news as of yore. Mr. Hall, the new man on the Gazette impressed him favor- ably, as a practical. genial man, up to-date as a journalist; about forty years old and a hustler. Brother Du’nn was smiling over‘the pleasure of the young Women whom he sent to Niagara Falls and wondering what he would do next. He has thought of taking Messrs. Hall and Dunn in. to his confidence and give them a small chunk of his wholesome paren- Druggist Fwd \V. Svhumuchur has had to adopt the wearing of sin-c. tzlcles. Soino men look well with “specs" on and some do not; Fred does. He :42in he has looked so sharp after his bills, thut it may have in- juriously affected his eyv sight. Some folks don't do that vay‘, they let their bills take mm of thmnsvlvvs und tlu-n tlw lnmiiibw “busts." le only way to snout-ml those times is to look sharp to your business. own if you have to wuur “HINTS." tal advice. Business is (lull in Wau- kegan, more so than here, for we have some new ‘houses on the docket and several pieces of plank sidewalk are to be repaired. Up there he saw nothing of the kind. they have houses enough, sidewalks are all laid, and they will soon have (300 feet of their harbor docked. The court house basement is being improved, some say in anticipation of the court Which will open a Week from Monday. Mr. Hibbard learned with delight that Griffin Strow, the great Lake Coun- ty undertakers will bury people with all decent celerity for $25.00 so that poor but respectable people can now afford to die. Tile two things which surprised him most Were tn see Clarence Murray as l’rmtmaster, and that big Badger lmulder set up on end, in the (in-pot yard, as Columbus set up the egg. Cnionel Bradbury vas btu revising his subscription list against the cam- paign of IUUU, Picturvs, finv china. furniture and pianos curvfully pavkml and mow-d. I’ic-rsnn's. WAUKEOAN RE-VISITED. THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS. Arthur E. Mevlger Jr. has acwpted the position of choir master, of the Trinity Parish boy choir. The next bride of Highland Park will be Miss Louise Enmark, a bright and Winsome young lady. . ~ Pierson does fine upholstering. Try him. Edward Campbgli has sold his two cows and plans to spend the winter west of the‘ Mississippi river. Colonel Davidson’s cadets are coming in at a most gratifying rate. At our latest report the number stood at 55 and more to follow. Mrs. Dr. Canfield is having a de~ lightful time on her eastern trip. Carpet and mattress renovating, window shades, repairing, refurnish- ing, enumeling, etc. ‘Phone 27. Pierson. New telephones have been installed in W. W. Boyington’s home, at the Military academy and at the Gray Electric works. City Attorn'ey Sinoot spent Sunday and the fore part of the Week with his happy family in the rustic beauty and freedom of the wilds of Wiscon- BID. The weather man says our Satur- day and Sunday breezes. about 44 degrees Fahrenheit, camedown from the Hudson Bay territory, without paying any attention to the Dingley protective tariff, Henry Ditmor linislwd the fuun (lution for l\lr.A\V'h_i_tv‘sd new house, down by Sylvan Dells. It is 40 x 59 feet ground (linmnsion. and sets well back from tlw short in line with the Sylvan house. It is a very fine job. solid l2 llll‘ll walls, with plenty of windows, all iron barred. S. W. James decided to experi» ment in “digging" before he started for the Kloudyke, so he dug up about half his lawn, and now George Brown, the lapdscupe gardener, is putting it down for une of the finest lawns of the town. Tuesday afternoon three of the steamship Virginia‘s great, six~horse coaches went through the city on their way to Chicago. They made the ordinary road cart look like u wheullmrrow beside a mogul locomo- five. Mrfi. Wilford H. Hall. on Prospect avenue, gave a wry dvlightful chaf- ing dish party Monday evening. Among the guests war» the Rubia and Ashton fmnilivs, Mr. and Mrs. Rulwrts. and Mrs. White. tlw Missvs White- :iml thvir guest, Miss-1 String- follow. For a quiet. humvlike affair. it. was one of thv choicest little s00» in! flint-titans nf tlw season. CITY BREVITIES. LEVANS = 31205., Electrical St. Johns Ave. Electric Light, Electric Bell, Burglar Alarm, ‘ Fire Alarm, Highland Park ~ Electric Light C0. Private Telephones and Speaking Tubes. Fancy firoceries,‘ Tea; and Coffee. Fresh and Salt Meats, W- Central Ave., ’Fruit‘s‘and Vegetables. GIESER BROS, The Leading Market, We are now prepared In (in all kinds of Electrical Construction work and repair- ing. such as ()ur workmen are exper‘, we use only flu“ best material and our prices arr as luw as )5 consistent With good work. POULTRY, FISH, BUTTER AND EGGS. Havin sorurvd the agency of thc (1- vhrzm-d Chasv 8: Han- hnrn Cufl'm- we are prepared m sell it w you in any quantity. All gradcsnf Flour. Hay. Fad. ()ats. Bran. Cnrn Meal. (vluttn Mm”. Middlings and Straw TELEPHONE 42 DEALERS IN DEALERS IN Construction. Highland Park, Ill. Talcphonc 46. ",vunmvm’wm

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