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Highland Park News (1874), 12 Aug 1898, p. 4

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gar orchards in the state, ham 3” x 00 with good basémeut, house 30 x 40 anti wood sheglâ€"and all for $909 or $9.le an acre for the land and the buildings “thrown in." 0313 of our neighbors took us to task for saying we believed one per- son a year was iburied alive from Highland Park. Perhaps it was a little strong, but you have to hit some people very hard to wake them up. He further said the late Dr. Baker never really suspected but one case in this town. Very Well, Dr. Baker was a very careful, cautious and con servative man. but he was not infal- lible. Two physicians. and one of them twice positively pronounce] the Chicago women dead. who arose in her coffin just as the funeral ser vices were to begin and asked what Do you want a farm and home in the country cheap ‘3 Here is one for you in Pomfret, Vermont. the old town where our iriend Captain Mil. ler, when: so many pleasantly remem- ber, was born and whence Congress- man Morrill sent him to West Point. It is 5 miles from the depot, 2 miles from the village church, post office. etc. up on the hills. pure air, run- ning soft water to house and barn. ‘109 acres of land. tillage pasture and woodland, one of the best maple su- “Section 7 of the act provides that if any person or persons shall make, sign or issue any instrument, docu- it all meant. We have great 1“65W“ 1 and the farm buildings and general for doctors, so much SO \w'seldom ’appointments of farm life. indicated employ them. but the) are liable to l thrift and general prosper-in The err. Did “Qt the Old Latin reader} stone- mason “ails under the barns 5“.“ “EH3” 95‘ bumanum V We 3 was an exact re production of the don't want doctors or anvbodv else thrifty farm life of \‘ew England, ‘0 bi“? folks alive: do )0“ hear {especially that in V.ermont though young inan 3' lwind mills are more numerous than â€"~ A - lwere found in the east at the time 0i TMGRAMS ND STAMPS lour residence there Though over AS a 800d “13“" 0f ourpeople send I the road many times a dozen years telegraph messages, bl“ d0“ t seen] i ago we never noticed as me did Sat- tO know that it ‘3 a misdemeanor and l urda} the unmistakable eiidences of 50 “117190“ the sender to 3 “0m :higinland lakes once scattered all smart fine, if he fails L Put a one alon" the track ofthe Milnaukee and Tm: Audubon society is trying to stir up the women ofthe land to stop buying and using birds and their wings for head gear ornaments. It is a right move. Such Chicago wo- men as Mesdaunes Emmous Blaine, John G. Shorthall. Chas. L. Hutch- inwn, C. H. McCormick, Byron L. Smith, Frank Gorton, Gen. McClurg. Martin A. Ryerson, Samuel Allerton and the like are interested in it. \Viiat say the ladies of the Park? TBLEGR AM; AND STAMPS.- As a good many of our people send telegraph messages, but don't seem to know that it is a misdemeanor and so subjects the sender to a “right smart' fine, if he fails to put a one cent stamp on his message and can- cels the stamp before he delivers it” to the telegraph operator, and the. operator himself is liable to a fine if he takes and sends the messagewith- out the stamp. Read these official rulings of the Internal Revenue de partment and then obey the law. Adéerush‘ nus and. known on uppllauon n this olflce. szxs B. HUBBARD, A. E. Euss, - E Tm: real and only thing for the Council to do Tuesday evening is to act on that ordinance about widen- ing the double track from tho Elect- ric Light house to ‘the Military Acad- emy; the $10,000 or $50,000 business can wait. as moiit sinners wait. “till a more convenient season." Entered in the posroflicc :1 Highland Plrk, 111., as second class matwr‘ Editbr's Residence, - - No. 8. Business and News Office, No. 92. Tcnns, “.00 per year, 50 cents months, 30 cents for three months. Published in the Interats of Highland Park, Highwood Ind aninit, every Friday afternoon by .0ffice: in News Building. 255 Central Avenue, Highltnd Park. Illinois. The Highland Park News. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 EVANS FORRBT. TELEPHONES -. >, - â€" EDITOR. Brsmzss MANAGER. for 11x )fl‘diiaon branch of the Northwest- ern, some of them of large extent. and some still only a little above the general water level. Those old lake beds will sometime prove wonder- fully productive, when sufficiently drained to let the acids out of the soil, and the fertilizers now held, be- come available for plant food. They are partially made prairies. on a small scale in the process ofooustruc- We‘conl’esfl it looked ominous for the Park when we saw his honor. the mayor, the city clerk, the police judge. the night police. the two eon- stables and “Tommie" Edwards. to- gether with many other more or lesw prominent citizens, board that train, leuVing the city "like Tara's Halls. deserted." But someway we suppow the town wagged along in a business wuquhile social life of course was as dull as unold maids' quilting and tea party. The road bed was perâ€" fect; we did not know the Northwest ern had expended so much labor and money in lmllasting and otherwise perfecting its tracks Jwyond Mil- waukee. The country was liéautiful the grain harvest being at its height and the farm buildings and general appointments of farm life. indicated The Northwestern is giving thim‘l North Shore an excursion nearly l every Week. Last Saturday it had one from all points between Wilmette and Kenosha. inclusive. a distance of 36 miles. to Madison. Wis, for the round trip fare of “'50 "ad" The ‘ affair we know of‘ We could not “"8“" distance for the excursionistsl have been more courteously treated from their homes ‘0 Madimn was: had we been a noted hiatorian. emi- about HO miles, makinga total round l trip of 280 miles for $1.50.arnazing ' ly cheap riding. The train left here ity; chiefly the former. As is well and widely known, Wisconsin has one of the finest historical librarieq in this country. second only to Mam- acliusetta. and it is the most perfect ly arranged and wisely managed nent librarian orpopnlar author We spent over two hours looking over itn treasures. rn’anv verv rare. anll then at 8:15‘ a few minutes late. and 1 went to the new library building. reached Madison at l 01.10““ about ‘ which will cost when done. a )‘ear an hour late on account of being side 4 hence. 0‘.” $400,000, “my being ”“0de several times. Kenilworth erected by Harry .lohnmn. an Ulnahu contributed tl. Ravinia 1, Highland contractor. “'inconsilris proud of Park 30. Higi-wood and Fort Sheri- its Historical library and m. l'niver dan none, Lake Forest 2. Waukegan sitv and my“. to” over '3“, Benton 1. Kenmhaover 100, __. .7- -7 , , in all about ‘27."). in 7 coaches with ABOUT THAT L'T'OAT'ON baggage car for lunch baskets, bicy- ‘ “'9 reported apiece of “Litigation Cl“, etc: “0 baggage master. “Cl! l Extraordinary" last week. and are one looks 0‘“ for Mr“ 0“" Slllfl- About now informed that the defendant in t a dozen 0f the kenosha crowd 100k said cases swore out a change of their wheels along. “0 charge {0" , venue in both of them. but did not freight, and rode over the town. The sign an “(fidayn in u“. mum]. \t‘,. day was perfect and the crowd ad- i do not suppose a man ie obliged to mirably behaved- We did not ht‘m’gsign an affidavit if i... call~ :m ;. one objectionable word during ”Wichange. though mu“. justicm exact 9'1“” "lP‘ and “'9 “id“ in “"9"” l one, as they can charge up 3;: eenh different cars; the train men were I am in that case, and only five mum courteous. and all the tletaila of the? {mime 51mph. mm). A»; “H. ”Hm” excursion were for the safety. comfort ‘ was reported to "a. the “,5” m.” and pleasure 0‘ the excursionists. l set one for three and one foI four 149‘"ng Madison at “All We reach- o'clock. The first case was called on 9d home at 10:4; having him“ most timehthe change taken. and the de- satisfactory and (lellglltfl‘l day in; fendant and his attorney left before every way. We got a 8““ dinner l the hour set for calling the second for 25 cents. though most people took i case. If that was the way it happen. their lUUCll baskets “'9” fillVl and Eed. how could the defendant HWt‘flr brought them 1’0”” “WW“ A5“?! out a change for it 3' We know Very from 01” fare. the trip CU-‘l ”S 7") C‘ i well that justice courts have wonder As to who shall put on the stamp the Department says “this duty de- volves upon the person who makes. signs or issues the message.“ ment or paper of any description whatsoever, without the name being duly stamped for denoting the tax thereon, the said person or persons shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor, and on conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not more than 3100. Telegraphic deepatchee and messages are enumerated in the act as requir- ing the documentary l-cent stamp." EXCURSION T0 MADISON. g “'9 had I! talk the, other day with I I a boy who is on- his third ymir ser- lvice in a Chicagd lMISlDGSH‘ house, Hc-l heuau on N}. 00 a “(wk has Hum I is faithful worksdiligeuth Hmllonlisi ‘ forward to plenty of hard “ark IIIIIl , ipromotinn. ~lowly climbing from tho 1 bottom rung of the ladder to flu- l‘ top one. There are about 125 rungs: Ein that ladder: he began on No. 1.: :be is or} No. 42 now. nearer the 1(ij ithau formerly. The higher youi ’get the slower the pace and hetterl 5 the pay. ‘ i Major Davidson went to Madison iSaturday. in part to look over the {State University's very fine gymna- isium, for points in the completion iand further equipment of theirs and i that big new swimming hath. vaâ€" ieral Waukegan and Kanoshu folks iwondered “who that m'le marrivd pair" were. when they saw the major iand his wife, who enjoyed the fmi lin‘meusely. case. If that was the way it happen «(1. how could the defendant HWear out a change- for it 3' We know wry well that justice cuurts have wondvr ful. HOlllt‘tilnt‘S astonishing possibili ties: but we confess we had not sup posed that swearing out a chango of venue before a case is called. or Ix- fure tho hour set for ith‘ hearing ur- rives. to henmong its possible achiev- NeWsdealers in Waukugan and Ma dison told us Munsey'e sells the best of the cheap magazines with them: here, it is McClure‘s; in Bos- ton it iswthe Atlantic of course. We are on the ascending scale, but balk ed beans. brown bread and brains are a triplet of qualities inseparably united. menus. \\ hat were the in this extraordinary case Butterick's Patterns for sale at Miss Erskine's. We spent our afternoon. as We de signed to do before leaving home. in the two great state, institutions, the Hiatorical library and the L'nirers. ity; chiefly the former. As is well and widely known, Wisconsin has one of the finest historical librarieq in this country. second only to Mainl- achusetta. and it is the most perfect ly arranged and wisely managed affair we know oL We could not have been more Courteous]! treated had we been a noted hiaturian. emi- nent librarian orpopnlar author We spent o‘er tno hourn looking over itn treasures ni’an} ver} rare. and then went to the ne\\ librar) building. which will cost when done. a )‘ear hence. ()Vt'l‘ $400,000, now being erected by Harry Johnmn. an Ulnaha contractor. “'inconsinis proud of its Historical library and its l'nii'er sit)’, and wisely too, tion; a sort of arrested development. There is a good sized one at Jeffer- son junction, where we were nidu trucked some fifteen minutegaml ullr worthy mayor and many uthers We‘ut nut and cut bunches of “cut tails“ {or the little ones at home. Wiswn- sin is wisely expending. and expend ing very Wisely also. larger sums than most any other state in thc- union, on its agricultural intermta. and the results are everywhere appar- ent. “'th were the exact few Call at Telephone Exchange and inspect new residence 'party line instrument. ! EVANS 131205., gFanCy Groceries, Tea, Coffee g This party line instrument has been used in Chicago with web great satisfaction to the subscribers that it is now to be installed in country exchanges. ST. Johns A venue JAS. H. DUFFY Express, Baggage and Dime Parcel Delivery. OFFICE AND YARD: ST. JOHNS AVENUE. IN LUMBER DISTRICT. TELEPHONE 67 Are responsible for all goods while in our hands. TELEPHONE 36. A. ROBERTSON, Lumber and Building Material ofi’All Kinds. Hard and Soft Coal, Sawed and Split Wood, Kindling. Furniture and Pianos Moved, “Packed arid Shipped. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Goods handled with greatest care. Prompt attention given all orders. 'runks, 25c.; Parcels, 10c; 'oor from any pan of the city. GEORGE B. CUMMINGS, Manager. Hour. thy, Peel. Oats. Dru, Con, Meal. Gluten. Meal lulu-gs and Stray. Chase 521an Tea and Coffee we un- prepare-d a) sell it to you in any quantity. All grudm u! J. H. DUFFY. Manager. TELEPHONE 46. Live \1 l 1 Ia!) 51 114.] “bl ‘rlll , u (0‘ >u w l he! \(H‘ k :u' . A.” .1 )h| HM M H Hi‘ xlll

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