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Highland Park News (1874), 7 Jan 1898, p. 8

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Hutterick patterns {or sale at Miss Erskine's, V Dr. A B. Fernald, for the last two or three years the popular dentist of this city, has given up, for a time at least his profemion of dentist, and gone to firing on a locomotive on the Illinois Central. in the south part of the state. This is in obedience to a lifelongfind overpowering desire to mix a locomotive. He‘has had goodl luck" so far. His machine jumped the track three time the first week! but he escaped without a scratch. I The death of Mr. Tweedie will be regretted by everybody who knew him, as he was of a genial. kind: and happy disposition, very obliging and good hearted. He had been qlerk- ing for A. G. Spaulding 00.. ,Binne leaving here, and was greatly fliked by both the firm and his fellow q‘lerks. Mr. Tweedie was ’26 years of zige. , Hood spirits before Going to bed hav ing written two letters, one to his brother Lawrence, who has made his residence in the Park for some time, and another to Alex Robertson, in which he spoke of feeling first-rate and promising them he would Soon visit. the l’ark. Believing that Mr. Tweedie 'had ovexslept himself, his landlady Went to his room about 9 u ‘cloclg Thurs day morning and knocked at the door several times. but received no reply She then opened the door and found Mr. Tweedie dead in his bed, with the 'roum full of gas, which was mu flowing from a half-open jet; His‘ death was accidental, as he was in; James K. Tweedie, who will be remembered as the young man ybaw ing charge of the grounds at the Golf Club last summer, and who had been residing in Chicago since the golf season closed was asphyxiated by illuminating gas in his room, at 147 Indiana street, Wednesday night. ] strayed. A fancy buggy, the prop» any of M. Gibbs, was gotten out. but not until one sidé of it. had been tb )roughly scorched The barn was insured for $800 with the Home Vcompany of. .\e\\ York, which ’13 Raw than one half its vall‘xe. The 'house is rented to Mr; Franklin by Baird Warner, the real estate men, who are agents for it. The NEWS 'Was told it was insured, but for how much could not be learned gave the alarm and the Highwood hose cart, manned by Messrs. Fritsch and Barrett, was soon on the scene followed by the Highland Park de- partment, which shortly afterward arrived‘ and did good work. How- ever, the barn, which was filled with hay, blazed so that, as a bystander remarked, there wasn't enough water“ in the lake to extinguish it, and the efforts of the department were direct ed to the house south of it. and in keeping the flames from spreading; the latter they did. but the house was almost completely gutted. J. A. Franklim and family had a narrow escape from; being‘ cremated, as none of them were aware of the fire until a Mr. Leghler awoke them. They had barely time to escape and were unable to save any of their household goods. The flames Were discovered by a soldier named Merritt. who was on his way to the Post, and had made considerable headway when he hap~ pened along. Mr. Merritt promptly The iarge barn belonging to Chas. I Umbehauu and the house occupied by J. A E ranklin, on Waukegun ma, were total!) destroyed by fire; at 4:30 this morning. 3 ASPHYXIATED BY GAS. THIS MORNINO’S FIRE f The Baptists of the ’state of Iona, only 40,000 strong, while the Meth- odists “8123000 or oven has jllst x settled a quarrel 0f the location of their state. college and are now just where any unbiased sensible person ‘ has seen, all these thirty years of the lstrife, they must come. During ‘izll ' these three decades, other denomixr ations have grown in Wealth,intluence l and. strength; have founded and I lbuilt up strong flourishing schools. l {while the Baptists have largely waist E ed their energies and resources. ahdI must now begin practically“ at. the; bottom. Oh what a lesson of the E sin and fully, yea wickednoss, before: : God of these internecine religious _I strifes. City Attoriley Smoot reached 111)an Friday night from a two Weeks’ trip )to Denver Sante Fe, Albuquerque I[and other Western and soutbiwstem lpoints. He also took some side trips [into the hi her elevations in New ) ;Mexico. fa finds the trip did him { lots of go ‘ ; it seems to have broken the hold his recent 'sickuess had an 1 him. i 'â€".v A man who can make as good bread, pies, doughnuts and all kinds of cake as he does, min bake first rate crackers. Mr. So‘mervillg, the new baker, says he is‘ doing w‘ellâ€"w he is most certainly doing his: part well. He has a full lihe, his goods are fresh, Well made and carefully cooked. We wish,now that the trust haVe about Zloub'led the price of crackers of all kindsgthat he would bake the more conlmon kinds, and let us hams them freqh and but from the ovén. we were there that afternoon only one was left They are first clans goods. and at bargain prices, too. Go and See for yourself if you think we don’t knolw. . Evans Brothers have introduced “Bargain Tables” in their grocery store. They fiet out {our big tables filled with select (Farmed and bottletfl goodg Thursdpy morning and when ,,_.J u... "v “u unlu. ' ' ' ‘ “They hornet-vet] all trhgifiurniture in Mr. Baht. who bought out Mn ! the town and fixed up the stage of the K . . little town hall as best they could. Lit {Brown in the green house business ; tle dodgers were printed and scattered some-time since, is nushinu thin 9 over thecountry. It was andouncedon l " g ‘th m1 b‘ll th tth (1" Sn h ;(','- 2-,.'W' ‘oselexaa emnera ‘f r 891.ng tr lde .8 m,“ not yet g would appear in Sullivan for one night seen his houses the wmter. but I on”. making her first and lust appear- understand that he is fully equipped \ ance. That night. the hall Wes peeked for a big business. Don't be too to the doors. .People With theirhair too ? , , _ long and their trousers too short were late With xour plans and orders. sitting on the backs of benches and . ‘ handing in the aisles by seven o'clock. The sharpest thing that has atruck I At eighto'clockSax-ah came and reached the aldermanic intellect for some the stage byabackentrance. Stepping m e was Mr. Moore’fl t r i w "h [to the curtain she pulled one corner n L * b et 8 ’ n h“ laside and peBped out at the crowd. As ‘ he designated 5 the incundescentfshe caught eight of the audience she‘ lamps, which the council substituted 1 dropped the corner of the curtain like‘ ' . ‘ - 'a hot p‘mato. exclalming: ‘Myâ€"lodk fondle arc lamps m many places 11) i at the Indians." , the czty as a "glass bulb.” It evok» ‘ ,. ed audible smiles from the dignified Ci“ “minus 40 cents per dozen '3‘ aldermexrtwice While Clerk Fiuuey Suhunmcher's wag reading it 1 M Miss King, teacher of the third grade at the public school,‘ did not return frumher vacatipn, owing to the serious illness of her mbther. Miss Nellie Rudolphileft this 1fo ternoonfor an extended visit with her aunt in Evanston. Alex Robertstihl and James Bil harz bught )tickiets for Waukegm this morning. A. W. Fletchef visited dWaukeg; Tuesday.‘ Evans Brothers, 3016 Agents; iHIGHLAND PARK, ILL. Chase 4 LOCAL; ITEMS. 3L Sanborn FOR SALE BY 'an fan Robertson Nolan. | We have sold the business and ! good will of the firm of Robert- ‘son 82: Nolan to Robert Law. All accounts and claims due the late firm' are to be paid to Rob- ert Law or his authorized ag't., Alexander Robertson, atthe of-‘ lice of the late firm of Robertson 8: Nolan. Pin! and Lu: ippeuunce at 8:335 ‘ In an Indian. Village. “Did yoga ever henrabout the first. last and only, appearance of Sarah Bernhardt. in Sullivan. Ind.?" asked a thutrienl manager the other day. Sev- eral of his friends who weye chatting with the manger said they hadn‘t and asked for the story. says the Chic‘go Chrbnicle. BERNHARDT IN SULLIVAN. NOTICE. '5 0.. Subscribe for Highland Park News .- FRITZ BAHR, Proprietor. Fioral Decorations, Cut Flowers “and Héwefing Plants l:) HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. 3: flard‘and Soft Coal, Kindling, Wobd, Lumber. Tin. Sheet-[non and Furnace Work Done to Order Fruits and Vegetables Received Dally MRS. fA BUCK," Fancy Groceries, Dry floods and Crockery, BOOTS AND SHOES Goods the Best. Prices are Reasonable. JOHN MIDDLETON, . KUIST, SeWer Pipe, Lime and Cement. Bunaing Material of All Kinds. DEALER TELEPHONE ivo. 32 DEALER IN #4 HARDWARE, Hi hland Park, Illinois. chcphanc 54. Goods Dem/end PM u! “at“. $1 Per Year. "(EULA ND PA RI. lW' M‘ and filled with; a 1 Professor Bournique of the dancing. with V musicians from Ch e‘vérytlling with .4 [and did it all ‘q‘o ni mrce‘éee there wan meat. Everythingr‘ numerous and very whose distribution Snow of Western S » J R. Cummgngfi » presided most In Airs Snow, pawn ‘hostees, were cease} can in their quiet a ." guests of the enu' ~ gratifying to 15¢: ni his inbred such _\ ' A. Kontgmnery and mind fi'ptchl'd flu» _ io'clock refit-khan "be Glut?- ensue! in the dining mom. J $0.. were. all dispe fusion or aoddmc M. Thfimun- ' About sixly infil sued and only three ed-an unusually sl greats. ‘ M'e gums Mi ular. acwrdinggtutm we reached the’ semi the rooms weré br' any desire to tpm fl timely 'inlo the i you“: we do think it}: “in them into the ma mung and old toga: er used '10 say. "()Id sci, young men for I night showed’Mnat 1 do. " style it; Ins been and: mtmgemént of thq 1 and this young clot: mined to have um . if not thof very fin under their q'xflp‘u' Hence’ftheir gi’atifia flower: in every rl‘qu gunning of {pm} 60 Y #130119 from 3m i? It m the‘ childhood its beauty and 3‘93 it ,went to obr 13059 314 it Wu all over. with 13011 and a higher a ‘ Park children. Th ed alsoto see heir m were there no lgéep def eye on their chi! Another thing we size. The “young SHOW, from 7:3) tilt not up in all the on these soeiety matlem use for Ourselves. and one of the most haul have beheld for man} seemed more like hil "spook than rial MI W“ fell}; the young h gucsts Were our own “ boys and girh, just muffled as a! thei school: perfect .iiule‘ a german at the 1 Club hduae Suturdq their little daughter.l Mr. and Mrs. E VOL [11.

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