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Dr \l h \I \l "’Rhland Park, In, ff tz-n‘it-rt-d a «215 m .1 fvew of her afternoon, At hm- ~21 Alderman Phillips introduced the ordinance re-dividing the city into four wards. providing for the division of the city exactly as outlined in the an3 two weeks ago. that the railroad track and Central avenue be the dividing linee. Ward one. will be north of Central avenue and west of the track, ward two, east of the track and north of Central avenue: ward three, south of Central and east of the track, and ward four. west of track and south of Central. That is Mayor Evans and Marshal Sheahen live in ward one: alderman Phillips and clerk Finney in ward two; ald- ermen Cusliman, Cobb and Davidson in ward three, alderman Oboe and treasurer Greenslade in ward four. According to this division there will b13186 voters in ward one; 1533 in ward two; 163 in ward three. and 146 in ward four. Col. Davidson said he thought ‘it was fair. and as near equitable as possible. 'Alder- man Cobb said he believed the last city census was fair and correct and that the city had many more than the 3,000 required by law. The div- ision (if the wards-x is as fair and just The joint report of the comâ€" mittees couceruinga condenser at the water works was read and sug- gests the postponement of the mat" ter till the city decides whether to use the money for that or for water mains extension or fitting the station for an electric liuht giant, if the city sees fit to adopt auchapolicy.1'he auditinfl com mittee have audited the clerk and Comptroller's books from May 1 to Dec. 31, 1897. The committee speak in the highest terms of the ueatness. 3\'('1ll‘1\(‘.V and business. like manner in which the. book: are kept. Also that there h in the treasurer's hands the sumof $8.36 5.; 98, Bills were nrderd paid amounting: to $353.56. The treasurer‘s commu- nication and his hills were referred to the finance committee. Mr. Eritsch repwted respecting John Rndolph‘s claim for a rebate on his lot for the (-ed-u' block pavement. and finds that he is entitled to $7.72. Alderman ()hee wanted a teminch water main laid on Linden from Central tn Hazel avenues. It went to the fire and water committee. ue paving. They claim a rebate of nearlv $2,000 for the entire 35‘ sessment. Alderman Cushman sug- gested that” 5.5 one of the signers of that paper inns the chairman of the street, and alley committee at the time certain repairs were made. and largely under his direction. some of its features were not germane. A letter was read from the city treasurer about interest on city funds on deposit in the banks in Chicago or elsewhere. Promptly at1eight o‘clock‘ the mayor’s gavel called to order and business began. 'l‘lw. records were read and approved. A communiâ€" cation was read from Nathan 0. Moore about the ”bulb" of an in- candescent ligllg at his corner and it was place'loa file: it ought to have gone to the committee on ubulbs." Aleuer from John ,R. “Walsh of Chicago calling, for the correction of the water works spec- ial on the lot Where W. R. Kenney resides was also read. Messrs. C. B. Rice. H. H. Chandler-and Ledge- mere club ask for a. rebate on :he Highland, Dean and Vinton :wen- VOL 111. CITY COUNCIL. The second ward alderman was so eloquent he was {filmed per-sued led" to be a Christian said alderman (Cushman 1n sotto men) but Mr Phil :; lips relied on his friend's second sober lthought for a final decision. He went ion to Show tl at the statute requires ;this division into four wards and we Ecannot escape it. As to a possib‘ e ierror in the census invalidating. the iwork of the council, it is all a sham iand a spectre, not. real. Instead of ithis division emphasizing the “east" :‘and “west” sides. it will wipe it out. iWe‘ wantto make our city 11 ~ better i and greater city. Col. Davidson said jihe needed light about that census, lwhy‘it was taken and when it was iand alderman Phillips explained how land why it was done; because the icouncil was compelled to act at a certain date, on the appropriations Qand tax levy and the census was nec- 1essaxy to say whether the council icould raise that $1,000 for the lib rary. Unfortunatély aldermun‘Cush- i men and Davidson were out of the icity and the other aldertnem had to decide the whole question. Alder man Cushman was Gone nearly all summer. The ordinance was then Eput to a vote. First to see whether the council would postpone the w hole :n1atter, and it voted “no” .' Then to , see if it would pass the ordinance as iread, and the council voted “yes." and so the. city is divided into four wards as above stated; at 10:45 p. m the council adjourned. Alderman zPhilIips lighted a cigar and all went i home happy over a good nights “ark .. . "'"h"'J r...v-. .- When the wild tempest of a great Mi? of Alderman Cobb grigf bursts over us, when we are, are going to keep in the ( tossed and buffeted about by the? Mrs. Paul Smith We foaming, raging waves of u unantywhh propounded a series sorrow, we cannot think, We cannoti‘cut searching and pract. feel. We cannot men consc1011§lvi,lons in the: line of every( pray All we can do Is to cling, and i musical talent, and them to cling with the blind, instinctive. ieuforoed practice on t desperate gripioi a drowning man whang banging. to the to “the Rock of Ages" and that the famih and neighbors thank God is faith Miss Alicw * (wreen sm {as it could be made. Alderman Phil- lips said everybody regarded these as the natural division lines. Alder. man Cushuian was sorry he felt corn- pelled to oppose this measure. His first objection was a doubt as to wheth- er we have 3,000 inhabitants and detailed the history of last summer's census. He said he did not want to disturb that 51,000 for the library and so he was between the “devil and the deep see.” He said we could not take another census within three years according to law. He hooted from Webster, to show what consti- tutes an “inhabitant” and also from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, and from Judge Cooley‘s treatise. He thought we were emphasizing thalidea of the “east“nnd “west" side. i Each side will then claim “we. are the saints.” and "you.“the other sideware the sin- ners.” In number of voters and on geogm'phical lines. the division was fair and just. He looked forward to a population‘of 15.000 to .20,(m,aud this ridge on the west side Will be the finest residence property iii» this city or on this north shore, and he wanted this Whole business indefin- itely postponed. Mr. Colibcontend- ed for the proposed division. claimed that it was rim; remarkably so. Mr. Phillips saidfor Mr. Cushmun he had heartfelt commiserution. that he stood between the devil and the deep sea._and it was clear that he was in the sea, and ou'iht to be gram- ful he had‘ escaped the de’vil. THE "ROCK 0F AGES." HIGHLAND PARK, 1L1... JANUARY) 1393 i Then came another number by {Miss Carpenter and Mrs. Tiffany, with a very vigorous encore foriMiss iCarpenter, which she neetly acknowâ€" ledged with a bow and a smile of appreciative gratitude. This was ,follovied bya lively and decidely ipractical discussion by several ladies us follows, if we got their names might: Mrs. Daniel Cobb opened. ‘ Home means more than ‘a place toy’get three meals a day and sleep ,at night (applause). Some music ishould be taught every child. Prof. fHuxlcy insisted on this, especially : for the working people, where other lq-levating amusements are none too gnulneroun." She cited the success of the experiment in Liverpool. Mrs Cobb made lots of good points clearly and cogently stated and gthoroughly practical. She is the 1 wife of Alderman Cobb. whom we r are going to keep in the city council. If Mrs. Paul Smith, We think she éwas, propounded a series of clean ;cut _se‘archiug and practical quest- ions in the line of every (hild having iuiusiml talent, and the waseltss and ieuforeed practice on the piano, wrhang-baugingJo the disgust. of l Yesterday afternoon was regular meeting day, and at 3:30 of the clock tvork began, with-Mrs. Dr. Newman, president, in the chair and Miss; Van Schaick, secretary. at her post. The formal opening - exercises were refreshingly brietand sensible. Miss Van Sohaick has fallen into her niche: she has the requsite talent for that kind of work; the majority of the people. haVe it‘ not” Mrs. New. man comes to her duties well equipâ€" ped with native abilitvlof the right kird. well trained and then she does what is so often not done by presid- ing ofiicers.â€"â€"â€"she has her work each driy Well in hand, knows just what is to be done, when. an'l how; hence everything moves along 'like clock work. She is a first class presiding officer. The attendance , was large and only a few tardy ones: they will yet learn that half past three is just thirty minutes past, not forty five or fifty. The topicrof the day was“Mu- sic." and before the essay was a ren- dering: by Miss Carpehter of Chic- ago. on her violin. with Mrs. Tiffany at the piano. People here know Miss Carpenter and she was up to the mark yesterday. The street gamin who once heard Ole Bull. made this la~ conic comment, “golly can’t he play." That. \vaslour 'sentimlent yesterday. ' 'Miss Van Scliuick read Mrs. Chas. F. Everett‘s paper on “Music,” one of broad historic acope, great and critical familiarity with her subject on its theoretical and practical sides, large' inowlege at a pupil and per ’ former, and a fullness of reading, biographical and critical, which realâ€" ly surprised us. Of course We are not competent to criticiee such a paper, but we enjoyed it» -it was full of in formation and what seemed to us disâ€" criminating criticism. Its chief value. from our standpoint, was its history of musical development, especially of harmony. and its brief, concise and clear sketches of some of the great masters. us Bach, Beethoven. and Mendelssohn. To use the printer's nomenclature, they were models. set in nonpareil, fourteen lines to, the inch. A brief resume of the art of to-day closed the paper.‘ Prof. Gray sat an interested listener to his daughter’s paper. THE OSSOLI CLUB. Green spok» in her Jno. Booth'starts school next week Miss Dora Kline. who left school a year ago, has returned. After thanks to Mrs Shields for; her beautiful and delightful recep- , tion last week and Mrs. Tiffany, and' announcing a special meeting Thurs 5 day, the 13th, at 2 o’clock, to heart' Miss Florence Kellyd the club adâ€"g journed for a good cup of tau, crull~l GLS, etc. ‘ Miss fiertrude Jones of Marseilles high school joined our school last Tuesday'. Prof. Wilson has enrolled the names at three new students on the high school register. ,The class which studied book-keep- ing last térm. have taken up the study of arithmetic fur the rest of the term. The President asked Miss Carpen- ter if she knew she was a genius while she was studying music". and she protested her innocence of the great fact. ‘ (‘FH of complex business. Well, Mrs. Mil-3.. Schnufiiler‘s speoohwas inn. same broad, common sense ’kiud b'f [ talk; every word told, and gregti nuggets of truth fell from her lips, from first to last. She scouts the. idea of any lofty enrichment in mus- 1 io or anything else without lots 5nyE and lpng-cbntinued hard work. She? told of the natural musical institute“ of her boys, and then how her par 1 ems trained her to lme the best of: literature; they read in the family and did not allow the children to read the cheap trash. Mrs. McQueston of the Fort; spoke briefly, but forcibly, of good and bad music in their effects on children. Mrs. Winchester spoke about a dozen woids, to the intent that it does pay to catch a boy and make him practice on the piano. She tried it once and now has arson who thanks her for her heroic devotion to mater- nal duty. (More applause.) Too many mothers don’t catch their boys and make them practice music. or any other virtue: she leaves them for the devil to catch. and he does it. Pres. Newman suggested that the Club might have to take up this matter of music in the public schools and ‘give it no airing: It sorely needs it. Miss Coleman thought a change from school work to music might_be restful; it was a change, and that is the essential of rest. You can buy all kinds of amateur photographic supplies at Schumach- Mrs. Schauflier spoke by request We used to go to the office of her father, Alex Manvel, when he was general manager of “Jim" Hi_ll"a railroad, in St. Paul, of a hot stim- mer's dayand see him sit there in his shirt sleeves and dispatch a world mother’s place, and though the Club was sorry over Mrs. Green’s alimeuce. they did not regret hearing Miss Alice. She thought many children have no talent for music. any more than for mathematics. She said her mother would plead for music, and more music in our public schools. If the schools taught as much about. music as of fighting generals, etc‘, it might produce as good results. “Think of our boys and girls going to the Olympic or other cheap thea- tre, instead of to Theodore Thomas orchestra, just because they have not been taught in our public schools to appreciate good things." (applause) HIGH SCHOOL. The old historic city hall and jail which so long has done its duty as a meeting place for the city lathem. an well an a sobering up place for UN)??? why broke the peace, has been advert tiaed for sale. Cily clerk Evans has posted uoticvs, though the board of trustees will receive sealad bids {or the 01d structure. which will be open ed Feb, 8th. The building must I»- moved before April lat. If you want to see the finest barn in this town. go down to Mr. R. W. Patton‘s. We have seen more pre- tentious affairs and larger ones, but, for real service it is complete, the carriage room is large and lighted on thei north Side. celled in beaded Georgia pine. The stalls are fiVh feet wide éeiled in ‘ the. ,.same. the floors are of oak properly grooved. with iron gutterat the rear of the “law Tip-5‘ door th‘tbe» box chills HIGHWOOD HAPPENINGS. Mrs. C. D Gail is visiting Min» Currie Bowman, in Chicago. The Noflhwwwm line has improvA ed the mail service considerably, by putting 'Bighwood mail on the 9:14 from Chicago, and sending it in on the 9:28. Mrs. H. L. Harvey left Wednesday nightj'for Jacksonville. Fla.. in com- pény Hitb her sister, where she will stay fbr three months. returning thy first of April. I swings on nickel plated hinges. The minute pit is beneath, not exposed to rains.etc., well ventilated: The grain bins are above with automatic supply chute. The harness room is large. a'coes'sible alike from stable and carriage rooms. Everything in first clwssaud it is painted “fire red." Just. at the south end of the barn is the bridge over the ravine to his house, 126 feet long and 41 feet above the; bed of the ravine. It is perhaps the finest bridge in the city. built in a most thorough ' manner. Midway across it are two extended platforms, mic on either side of the carriage way, with large easy seats. for places of resort when mosquitoes abound. or a place to sit and read. Mr. Clow is doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. (hatter of Chicago. spent New Year’q with Mr. and Mrs. W. T‘ Ward. '66! Chase Sauhoru’s Urlofl. Formosa ()ollung and Orange kavne Wu:- at Evalw (Bros‘. Mr. Pun} Gieser was elected a trustee- for five years. The sale of one lot, by the trustees was authorized and confirmed. Plans are consider» ed to take down the steeple of the- Bethany church. move the building upon the parsonage lot, near the new church 0n Green street, and build additionsto it, and rearrange ”w house for a parsonage. Regular revival services will be heid every evening for several weeks beginning with Sunday evening. D. Fritsch. secretary: Wm. Tillman treasurer; C. Streiber. librarian The report bf the Sunday school trea aux-er shoved 598.895" the freasury The school, with the home clams has 140 scholars. tlm average attend- zmce for"1897 was 87. Bible verses learned, 4102. At the annual muetmg of the Uni- ted Evangelical church and Sunday school, the. following officers werv elected: A} J, Noreulwrg, superin- tendent; C. A. _Kuist. assistant; F. FIR. PATTON’S BARN. ELECTED OFFICERS. NO 6.