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w wa uPn Nail wgo ... Reverse Charges on Business Calls |Howard was the Gurnee star S ut -- MGHLAND PARKERS * SPEND $2,500,000 ON IMPROVEMENTS "bp) ® More than two and a half miluons of dollars worth of building improve-- ments in Higbhland Park during the first 11 months of 1923 is the tre-- mendous record of growth of this €ity in a material way during the present year. This includes . the erection of 161 residences, besides business blocks, public .buildings and nunmierous lesser improvements. This total far exceeds that of any s"flonl year and indicates the rap-- growth of Highland Park as a residence _ suburb. a city of fine hbomes, as by far the greater part of the total represents money expended in the building of residences within the city limits, according to the records kept by Building Inspector Fdward M Laing. The total number All Building Records in High-- land Panfk Broken for 11 f Months in 1923. FRED GRABBE AUCTIONEERING .: Why delay in solving your heating problems? Right now is the most economical time to install a & -_L\nnnairfixmace. Don'twait\mtilflnFaflRmhwmu.widrbig}:hborwuandadvandngm ..~.. CHICAGO OFFICE: -- 1820 W. Harrison St. -- . ~~Phone Secley 0463 _A SPECIALTY 547 NORTH, COUNTY ST. WAUKEGAN, ILLINOHS Res. Phone 2588: Office 344 . ANNOUNCE the opening of their new under-- ... taking establishment at Niles Center; Phone > 'Niles Center 27--J. --Mr. Ray W. Haben in charge f at Niles Center, will, when occasion requires, -- _ _*._ bhave at his command the facilities of one of Chi-- cagoa's largest and best equipped organizations SCHANCK HARDWARE CO. FARM AND STOCK SALES Tdephone 39 Having bought a quantity of Rudy Furnaces at a low point in the market, we can quote you the finest furnace job on the market at a very reasonable price. The Rudy has the smoothest, best fitting castings, and is excelled by none in point of fuel economy. A Rudy will save you money every year you operate it. Avail yourself of the Rudy Heating Engine ering service--without any obligation. BRADLEY & HABEN Undertakers & Funeral Directors PREPARE NOW . .. DON'T SHIVER NEXT WINTER We also Specialize in Sheet Metal«Work Rudy says: "It didn't look like nilfia Noak built the Ark." We Bought to Your Advantage 5e "Ins Fou 40 tor es $1Q -- U these 26 m in November, lor an total vaiue of $225,000 represented. Record Unequaled It is believed that this building record for 1923 is naot <+qualieds by any North Shore city of anywhere near the sizte of Highiand Park, And it goes to show that the activity of real estalte and the numerous new subdivasions being platled, this city will in a very few years more than double in population at the present rate of increase. Constance and Robert Winter start ed to school last week. 'The Misses Beatrice and Agnes Car-- olan left for California last Thursday, where lhey wiil visit their sister, Mrs. Charles Moran. The Everett school held their har-- vest sale in St. Patrick's hall Wednes. day, Dec. 5th. Mr Simpson was there with slides on Switzerland and while hbe showed the pictures the children gave talks. describing the different scenes. After that we held our auc tion sale. M J. Conway was the auc-- tioneer. We sold poultry, rabbits, a gunea pig, frufft, grain and. fancy work, alumnium dish pén, a roaster, and a:-- set of dishes. -- We cleared $77. After the sale a light lunch of @ke, sundwiches and coffee was served. The Grayslake American Legion basketball out'it won a hard game Saturday night 'when they deefated the strong Gurnee town team 21 to 16. The Festéer brothers did the big starring work for Grayslake, pir-- ing in a number of baskets and get-- ting. a good lead on the visitors. GRAYSLAKE DEFEATS GURNEE EVERETT SCHOOL _ JAMES S. BRADLEY RAY W. HABEN Model, owned <by Earl M. Dixon, won the first blue ribbon of the even-- "ing, taking the honors in the pony harness class. George A. Heyl's en-- trv, Liewellyn's Dainty Lady, was se-- lected tor second place. John R. Thompson of Liberty-- ville Also Comes in for Blue Ribbon Prizes. & The biggest crowd <of the week were in attendance last evening. at the' Horse Show in the International Amphitheatre. -- «. f In the pairs 'of ponles in the har-- ne«s division Cedar Crest Farms with Pall Mall and Seakam Star were the victors, while Gorham & Simpson took second,. their nomoinations be-- ing Whitegate Princess and Berkeley Reauty. Lehman Wins Again. Otto W. Lehmann added . to his string of victories by winning -- the blue ribbon in the ladies' driving class with Ppincess Mary. Sporting Extra of the John R. Thompson sta-- bles was second. 1 The combined entry of Highland Farm ard George H. Calvert brought home the prize in the riding team class with Choice Gold and Ruth Ann. Happy Choice and Thornton Empress, a combined entry of Mrs. A. . C. Thompson and Duffiéld Faypms, were selected for second mapey. A double victory was scored by George Peak of Winchester, I!l., by his entrvy of Douglass Pendle getting first and St. Mesrob second -- in the trotting horse class. 5 _ Thompson Entry Best. The tandem class resulted in a vie-- tory fop Leading Article and Sporting Extra, owned by John R. Thompson. Princess Mary and Prince Peterboro of the Otto W. Lehmann stables came in for second prize. 5 O. H. Gray of Minneapolis, Minn.,| the. won the five--gaited gelding class with chur his entry of The Rajah. Second prize . M was awarded to Eimay, owned by -- mov Elias Mayer. f home Governor:--Small and former Mayor ling. Thompson were visitors at the In-- _ y ternational Live Stock Show yester-- Wes day and they particularly were inter for ( ested in the Boys and Girls' club:and : w the work it is doing. week with his son, Earl, and family, at Hubbard. Woods. Joe Koelstra and family and Henry Atwell and family were Waukegan vis-- itors Saturday.. / ' Philip Simpson attended the sto'::é show at Chicago Frid&y evening Saturday. x Harold Dixon opened-- his markel and grocery for business Saturday. He and his family will. live in the rooms Elizabeth Jarvis was a Waukegan visitor last Thursday. Features MHenry Potter spent a few days last 'avy, 1l1rsaAa n g ul Grates, removable in 30 seconds. 5--Gallon Water: Pan With a Self--Cleaning Section with Double LAEE "!!LL A , T ria n PRIZES IN SHOW at the In-- -- 'The aartment house which Chester February next, 1924, when and where wl persons having claims against said estate aro notified and requested to t the same for adjudi¢ation. 4 COLBURN 8. FOULDS, YA Admintstrator. Mr. Advertisor:. More people read the INDEPENDENT ADBS than any other pagper in Lake County. the subscriber <«Administrator of the estate of Frank W. Foulds, deceased, Will attend the Probate Court of Lake County, at a term thereof to be holden at the Court nomu Waukegan, in said County, on the first Monday of , Young people's and adults' service lcomtlned at 7;30 p. m. The pastor will give.the striking story sermon of "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde." 4 Mrsa. Clarence Huhn entertained her olub Woednesday afternoon. Mrs. R. H. Pettis was hostess to the Young Matrons Club Wednesday aft-- ---- The Aid Society met with Mrs. Hen-- ry Meyoer last Thu#day, and Mrs. Phil. ip Rommel will be the hostess for the meeting on January 3rd. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Frost announce the birth.of a son on Saturday, Dec-- ember 8th. 'ula very t.ll :u:t appendicitis :3 was operated on at a hospital there. Bhe is doing nicely. Mrs. A. J. Parsons sepnt several days at the home of her on, Fred Par. sons, in Austin. |_'W»>dnesday aftérnoon the members of the cradle roll and their mothers will be entertained at the Presbyterian 'church. . Mrse. C. T .Fehr ot Genosee, II1., has moved to Déerfileld and will make her 'home with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Weas-- Mrs. Anoa Sherman was the week end guest of her son, Clarence Sher-- man, in Chicago. -- ~ Misses Carrie and Louise Kist, of Highland Park, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.. W. H. Kist Thursday. The 'gl'"qurtm:{ mlcmu of the year held parsonage on Saturday evneing, and the new district suverintendent, Dr.-- Odgers, will be present.. It i sdesired that all inter-- ested will attend. Mr. and Mr. W. J. Hamilton left last Monday for St. Petersburg, Fla., to spend the winter. E. H. Willman, who has been laid up for several days, is able to be out again. ----_Mys. Mary Koeblin has returned trofi Warren, Pa., where she visited friends for several woeeks. 'James Atwell is having a well drill-- ed, and W. G. Hucker is doing the THE CHURCH ON THE HILL B. F. Wentworth, Pastor. The church school at 10 a. m. Cnd%bll class at 11 a. m. f Mornt worship at 11 a. 'm. Ser-- mon, *"The Christmas Home." Can there ever be a home l'ke that Naza reth home? . Young peopldé's social hour at 5:30 p. m. A place to go Sunday afternoon. Bring ten cents for refreshments. _Mr. and Mrs, James Kerr received word last week that Mrs. Ray Kerr, who, with her butaxr®swwas visiting at The Boy Scouts are selling calen-- dars for a upblic library: for Lake Villa. Buy a good calendar and help a good cause. Miss Beatrice and Agres Carolan left 'rhursday for Pasadena Ca'if., where they will soend the winter with their sister, Mrs. Chas. Moran. | Word has been--received tl;pm D. E. Gibbons and family, who left several weeks--ago by auto {fo+f Los--Angeles, Calif., that they are well and ready to receive their friends a% their new apartment. Earl Frost and family, who have sold their farm (the Wilmot farm), will occupy the D. E. Gibbons bome, near Everett, for the winter. Herman Frost has sold his cencrate block business to his btother, Earl ~--Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Vant were the guests of Mrs. W. H. Wilmo: at Wau: kegan Friday. ue The pleasanc. weathos [ las: Thur«-- day imade it possible for the bazaar in charse o; the Doreas S3ac:»ty io be a decided success. ; Miss Amelia Peterson who has been at a Chicago hosp'tal for several months, is at home aga'in, very much improved in health. _ _ 1 sunday evening, Dec. 16, E.'warpd J. trundas. . attorney gereral nf Hlinots, wi't spevrk on "Law Faiorcement" at ite P.osbyteriun church. > The ladies of the United Evangelical ehurch held a kitchen shower Tuesday afternoon at the church, to furnish the kitchen of their new bungalow church on Rosemary Terrace. _ _ Mr. and Mrs: F. H. Meyer and Ray-- mond were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neal of North Chicago Sunday. 4 Wessling is (building is about ready for cccupancy. _: 'Mr. and Mrs. C#1 Anderson have moved into their new home, which has just been completed. William : ot Highland Park, is a brick garage for R. R. Knask on the--lot --where --the-- com-- munity house stood, on -- Waukegan road. 'The building will be ?0x85 feet: Aifred Jensen, whose wife died in a Chicago hospital on Nov. 27th, abs moved to Chicago, where his children will be cared for by relatives. -- Waukegan, I11., Mov. 26, 1983. _ _ Mo. 9. Nov., 29, Desa. 6 18 rnd Park, was the week end guest of er parents, Mr. and Mrs. ¥.C. Bied-- -- Mrs. A. N. Gunkel of Galesburg, is visiting her sons, Ray and Vernon Gunckel. 'The fire department was called out Monday forencon to extinguish a fire which had started on the roof of the Meyer restaurant. But for the timely aid of the depaPment the building would have been destroyed _ . Public notice As hereby given that Miss Isabelle Biederstadt of High-- ADJUDICATION NOTICE The mystery of the life of Mrs. Emily Strong, Grays Lake, who was burned to death in her home two weeks ago Friday was virtually solv-- From this developed. the rumor that she was in reality the daughter of a titled Englishman, who had dis owned her because she hag married his coachman. This rumor has been exploded. For uuutL years she and her hus-- band lived the little Lake county village. When she died the resi-- dents suddenly realized that while they knew her well, they knew no-- thing about her. Through a eousin, Mrs. Daniel Reardon, Michigan City, It was learn-- ed that Mrs. Strong was the daugh-- ter of Joseph Ash, an Irish clergy: man. For four hundred years the family had been in the church. Mrs. Strong was born in Dublin andcame to America as a girl in ber 'teens with her brothers and sisters> after her father died. She came to Chi-- cago and visited her aunt, a Mrs. Martin, who lived on a farm near Waukegan. Thomas Strong was employed as overseer on another 'farm._lurby. The two became ac quainted and their mutual love for 'muic ripened into love for 'each Oother. s They were married at Kenosha. For a time Mrs. Strong taught in St. Mary's Academy for Girls at--that city.. Later they operated a farm near Waukegan and then moved to Gray's Lake. . Mrs. Ed Wagner spent Satuiday in Waukegan. y * The Royal--Neighbors held the an-- n{u:; election of officers last Tuesd#y night. . $s 3 It was necessary to shut o[! the city water several days this week, whilé repairs were being made. ' From a sister, Mrs. Annette Mat-- hews, it was learned that the Ash family, (it, was sometimes spelied Aske) was an ancient Norman fam-- ° Mrs. C. J. Wightman entertained the Cemetery Society at her home Thurs-- day of last wek. west of Round Lake ily that came to England with Wi} MHam the Congueror. One of the an cestors was Sir Oliver D. Esse and the family held large estates in the County of Devon, England in the eleventh century. Several from here attended--the fun-- eral of Mr. Stanford at his late home --THE 'LIDI_RTYYILLE INDEPEN: DENT is the best paper in the county Mrs. Fox of Round Lake is visiting her daughter, Mts. Earl Barron. Mrs. K. Kimball and son of Lincoln, Neb., are visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. Turner. Mrs. E. C. Hook and Mrs. Charles Kapple were Chicago visitors Tuesday. Miss Marjorie Churchill--entertained a number of friends at her home last ds:;nmy evening in honor of her birth Mrs. Charles Edwards spen:; Tues-- day in Chicago. * & Miss (Aldah Loftus is employed in Waukegan during the holiday season. Chas. Kuebker, Jr., attended the big stock show in Chicago Saturday. The members of St. Andrew's Guild were entertained at the home of Mrs. McNamara Wdnesday afternoca. ""PRIDE OFPALAMAR" THAT MRS. STRONG WED NOBLEMAN cusin Comes Frorward an Gives the Life History of ~ Grayslake Woman. Tuesday, Dec. 18th-- # Sunday, Dec. 16th-- Saturday, Dec. 15th-- A Sd.lz"lvfi Post FOX THEATRE Fox Lake, IIL Comedy and News 6 R A T S L A IE Monday 99 The LIBERTYVILLE INDEPENDENT covers more territory and publish _ es more REAL NEWS than any other paper in LAKE COUNTY. And it _ all comes for the small sum of $1.50 a year. JUST THINK OF IT! hnd wel dady agi 0 0 0C * vomon 0 N W. F. FRANZEN, Jr. Pay Rent to Yourself 43 A uc tio northwest of Lake Zurich, 2!/, miles southeast of Wanconda, on fh Rand Road, on : Tuesday, December 18, '23 SECURITY TITLE & TRUST CO. 4 GOoD Yyoung moRses, BAYS, WT. 1400 LBS. EACH 17 PURE--BRED HOLSTEIN t"'o:l& ALL MILKERS aAND * aeRs 2 BULLS 15 POLAND CHINA sHoaATS 2 BROOD sows CHICKENS AND GEESE ABSTRACTS OF THLE ~---- TIT : Capital:~ $125,000.00 VsUAL TERMS WILL BE GIvENn AVUG. F'ROILIQH,. Auctioncer # 'v As. > 4 ed # 'J «~ ' e 4 %22Al Piazen Umnla mar ® 4 12. W M j CC # . | ' f THIS PICTURES an all--too--frequent situation. And the man is thinking just what any of us thinks under like conditions. HERE'S A REAL SUGGESTION! | Make that bird with the rent money fly the other way! Watch the expression change-- wher he--or you--pays rent to himself. ABE SALAGITH;, Prop. The Reliable Laundry Phone Libertyville 67--R Mighiland Park 178 25 Pounds for F. W. Churchill, Seoretary and Manager. TELEPHONE 81 Launderers, Dry Cleaners and Dyers HE A D O F LIVESTOCK WET WA S H COMPLETE LINE OF FaARM. ING IMPLEMENTS, MoST-- LY ALL NEW 25 TONS HAY IN BARN 25 FEET OF SILAGE 400 BU. oF oaTs ' 20 BV:; OF BARLEY MANY OTHER ARTICLES B. Smith, Viee Presideht 43| YA