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f¥ 1 v»f voi. v, NQ. 8. Phones 585-586-587. tmmSBAY^JArlUARY I. 1KU. 526 Davis Street price five cem mu ruiAinTnil PRESENTS Howard & Cole, Who Formerly Llwd at 100ft Greenwood BdulSaFot Buys 600Aefr~ TractorHis Wifer^1 ARE VISITING IN -CHICAGO Purchase of Florham Park as Christ- mas Present to Wife Reveals Remark«Wriusine$f tofeer of Former Evanstonian, 1--_jjp, Howard Cote; who formerly re- sided at 1008 Greenwood boulevard, Evanston, arrived in Chicago Satur- day with his wife, who was formerly Mrs. Jarvto-liunt, well known in Chi- cago and north shore society as a so- claTieadar and'horsewoman "befOrO her divorce from the prominent archi- tect. They will;»ake a short visit in ' Evanston before solog to Madison, N. J,; to take pOBsession of Plorhani parkr one of the widest-known country show places :ii| Aiiierica, wjiich the iormer Evanstonian bought for hte wife as f a Chrlstinsj: present. Florham park is an estate of COO acres, and was .founded by the late i Dr/Leslle P. "Ward, one of the organ- izers and- first vicie-president' of -the v- Prudential Insurance company. Ward ^'is said to have spent upward of $1,006,000^in^utiaing ahd; furais>iii$ the thirty-room mansion and an equal sum on the grounds, stables, garages and other bullduigs. Owing to the de-; sire of the Ward administrators to Z^iapbse^>t3hft3a^^Mr^CoJe^wajien abled to purchase it at approximately one-tenth of its cast bivf^oOiOOQ. .He ; estimates that US; upkeep will amount to about $50,000 a year, or at the rate - of about ITtinff yVeelt. It 19 the intention of his wife, and himself, Co^r says, to continue ■ a\' Florham»vpafk«^e^rtetiiIlfeV which they faaWr)jeTclisifice their departure from Chicago. They will do little so- cial entertaining in their now home, and will de>61e? themselves to out-of- " door^ pursuttjI^-They will purchase a string of thoroughbred harses and a kennel of pedigreed dogs, and also at- tempt scientific? agriculture and stock raising, Mrs- COl*; Baying that she will milk tbVcpws and^timiierJjw]nJiutr ter, as well as manage her household __oh the latest domestic1 principles. One unique feature planned by her~is an aviary'J^L^^^J^^l^L:^^ A Romance of Business. - The way ;i»hich led Cole to a posi-' tion to buy one of the fine country places of the united- States is -a-re- markable romance of business. Fif- teen years ago, at the age of 30. he left his home in Farkersburg. W. Va., $36,00O^JUi debtiand with. flQO:in cash and a gold watch as his only posses- coming Involved In oil speculations, : which:he admlte now he knew:;nothihg about.-- '""■•: ■'• '■■ -Z ■■'■.'- ~ '.■ He went to |fcri Worth,, Tex., and passed through a period of hardships, during which he often went .hungry and more than once found it necessary to pawn his watch. His fortune turned when he persuaded ~ several wealthy men to form a real estate loan company; and employ bim, on a commission of ft lla. share, to sell stock. He made $500 and went to _ Houston to repeat the operation. In HI aljfew months he saved $2,500,^and with thw sum Was able to seize npon an opportunity^^rwhleh beckonedJJilni " to "Louisiana, " ^ Reserving 81,500 for expenses, Cole bought from the, levee board options upon 4,000 acres of wild land at 25 cents an acre, His first customer was ^^TTiorthernftainkerr^ Louisiana ina private carsMd^who paid him; li.5%a» J|eie. fet h|fj^PP°nftr The profits were at once invested In ~ . other options which; :virere-ns--quickly -:£. sold.-- ,, ^i.•,-';:;,',.■ :■ :.. .Z~.<./.;,...:..L3-±u Louisiana becoming too small for him after a few years, he found a new world to conquer in agricultural lands in Florida, where his biggest transaction was one involving 900,0^0 acres. Then he teokHap^timber Jands in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Ten- ^ nessee and Texas, following them with deals on the same huge scale in ^-^tish^oIunibUw--He rarely made less than $100,000 a year, and today estimateshe Is worth $l,25$00fc-^-Ia, 1909 he opened a main office in- St. -■-"■ Louis. "■"Vy^'v-^-r -- ■■ ---•-•-•■-.-■----.•• -. ;. ■ -' By cutting up 100 acres in Florham park into city lots he expects" to re- coup the entire purchase price Of the ^1 testate/ and $111 have C00 acres left as his residence. Hit Third Wife. Mrs. Cole is Cole*s third wife. They -1have:TOt««^re^ a childhood sweetheart, who died at the birth of their second. «oil«s ^ boy. IS TWICE ARRESTED Artist R. H/penike, After Passing Out jpigars to ■ Coppers, Is Arrested. % The unlucky experience of being ar- retted twice within two' weeks after he had acted as Santa Claus the morn- ing before Christmas to a number of crossing; policemen caused - Rr~ H. Palensker an- artist residing at 32C Tenth" street, Wilmette, to declare that hereafter he probably would choose another route and dodge Evanston in his daily trips to and from Chicago to his suburban home. Palenske was fined $5 and costs Fri- day night by Police Magistrate Beyer for passing a street car while passen- gers .»'e re being discharged. However, the; payment: of the fine anid cbits was suspended after an explanation was giyen that the gears in the auto were not working properly and the passing of the car was unavoidable. Makes Friends Quickly. Jj£aleo8ke,jaBeJoMM^ experience with the Chicago American and other Hearst publications, has a faculty of. making friends wherever he goes, particularly among the police, But 8onie_way he cannot make good ^^fi:ThT~Evanston coppers._iry. asTSe may. Two weeks ago he was arrest- ed by Patrolman Leo Larkln on a speeding charge. On Wednesday even- ing he was taken fii1iu^oa7~by^HTcer William Lanning for passing a street car at Main street while passengers were being discharged. On that morn- ing he had distributed r packages of perfectly good 10-cent cigars to all the crossing watchmen between here and the loop. Then on his 'return trip, for ah unavoidable accident, he was taken in custody by-fcannlng;-- ; - Didn't Wcrry Him. But the sketch artist was not the least perturbed Or ruffled ever his ex- perience and, after being released in Justice Boyer's court, went Into the police station and; drew a splendid pencil sketch ■ of Sergt. - Dennis Mc- Enery. Two weeks ago, following the payment of a fine for speeding, Palenske made""a, sketch of Larkln. Five persons narrowly escaped death in a disastrous fire which de- stroyed the three two^story buildings containing the grocery, men's furnish. ing and dry goods departments of the Winnetka Merchandise company, Elm street and Railroad avenue, Winnetka, 'Tuesdiiur^0fnlngT~^ire9~ot the per- sons, who resided in flats over the stores, were rescued by Francis Dun- ^n^^news^agenti-af ter--they- werer partially overcome by smoke. ;; 1 ■■■•_■ Loos Totals $35,000. The loss to the Winnetka 'Merchan- dising company -will aggregate -about $35,000, it is estimated, which is fully covered by insurance. The two fami- lies residing in the flats lost all of their household furniture, partly cov- ered by Insurance, and are homeless as a result of the conflagration. They ah Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Adams and Mrs. Hannah Nelson and son, Mag- nus.- Mr. Adams was formerly pest* master in Winnetka. Miss Elizabeth Smith, 18 years of age, who lives with the Adams, family, was rescued^by; Duncan as were Mrs. Nelson and her son. ;:••■■' The fire wap dlscovered^^o'clock; mitn-fping i,n t;*t-^n gQ"^ spanktng 1 by Arthur Linar manawroFtlierstore terms with this Evanston police de- partment or stop coming through here." said Palenske. "Probably if 1 sketch every member of the force 1 may win their friendship. I get all the, Way from'$10 up for such sketches, so you might Bay I am giving a pretty good fee after alh" BODYOFWAUKEGAH MAN FOUND AT GLENGOE Identify Body Foundrat tooHf Barber. -, The body of Joseph Clapham, a Waukegan barber, was found on the 4ake^shbre-at tite foot of South ave- nue, iSlencoe, early Frldaynmorhlng rfohs? ^iaoebtt^weraouelo his^^ ployed by Charles H. Hermann. Lake- side terrace, Glencoe.'Not until late Friday evening was the body Identi- fied, following the inquest held at the GleneOe village -hall^^ -.-_•._^.LT_v.._ - Considerable mystery was attached to a visit made to the Glencoe village ball by a couple claiming to be from iihicag?; early: in the afternoon Fri- day. After viewing the body this couple declared thatTlt was their son and asked the Glencoe authorities to send the" body to 3T4 Webster street, Chicago; They; did -not leave^thelr name. About 4:30 o'clock a telephone message was received from members gTthe Clapham family in Gurnee, ill., aiid anv:t hour later '■'■ brotners Of the dead man:arrived in Glfchcoe andposV tively identified th^^bo^y;: Nothing further has been heard from the Chl- cago couple who laid first claim to the body.. •■■-" -.•*■•■-;. Clapham^; ha^^eten missings from Waukegan since Nov.: 15.......The body showed that it had7^eim"in1iKe~water fori mm& ~ tlma^:lB*ery indication pointed to suicide, although an open :VevdIct' was returaen^^byrUieHsoroner's* ^jnryi-T- ..... . ' •-■ -- ^';Vm--- The blblr^ajBd-: an. elder child? arrglrl, live in Atlanta, Ga. After his wife's death Cole married ^er~si8terr^h^~nnIon proved un- happy, and In December, 1909, she ob- Mrs.. Hunt divorced her husband, an* to January, 1910, married Cole at Jacksonville. " 7^" --'■"-;-:'■•u."-" -- .: The second M^sTnCole soonFafter^ ward-brought suit" in Kansas City against her successor for $250,000, al- leging the alienation of Cole's affec- tions. The suit was dismissed in March, 1911. It was understood that Ccis^et aside $100-000 for the anpporf of his second wife and his c4!Ud»apL Mrs. Cole was Miss Louise Coleman, daughter of Mr- and Mrs. J. D. Cole- man of Chicago, and is wealthy in her owarright. . Big Blaze in North Shore Sub- -urif" Destroys Three Tym- ^tory Buildings atioss of $35,000 Tuesday. TWO FAMILIES HOMELESS Former Postmaster of Village and One Other Family Lose Furni* ture irFCoroHssration--Local Firemen GiveiAioV I^ ptarted from the steam heating plant in the basement, At 6:43 o'clock Lips stated .that he was In the base- •mettt-^and'^^a^^ign"^^-^-1?^ fifteen miuutca later when he went to attend to the firo in the heating plant, he 'discovered the basement ablaze. Simultaneously with the discovery byXTpg, ^ranei^Dunca7»rTn^^ ka news agent, noticed smokejpmTrr Ing from the basement of the store. He rushed to the flats On the second floor-, and awakened . the Adams ~ and Nelson families. Trie - Smith girl in the. Nelson flat could not be aroused and she was carried from the burning Jmlidlng^ZiJpjmcan night clothes. Both Mrs. Nelson„ajr<Fe6n ^ereipartlailynovercomeHljy^moke-and had to he assisted from the building. . Evanston Firemen Respond. - Tner-1 Winnetka::^Are department quickly responded. Realizing^ the dan- ger to the business section of the vil- lage/ equipment from the Evanston fire department was suinm^pned^TThe automobile -flre^truek„-nnder the dl. rection Of PIre Marshal Harrison of this city, and a number of firemen, were sent. A record-breaking run was made to the suburb, the distance being mado in exactlyjtwelve minutes after'the call was: received here. Af- ter working for almost four and one- half hours, the blaze was controlled but; not until three of the store build- ings were gutted. The ^Winnetka Merchandise com- pahy: (s^^ thcorpbrated.; ^Mt^RTMeyer; who formed the company, also oper- ates a private bank and a hardware store~1ir~eonnectlOn- -with-- the -other lines of buslhessi^ -Neither-tie-builds ing In which the bank is located nor the b^nk was attacked by the flames. The buildingsi destroyed occupied one of the most prominent locations in the viliage^ "'•'---.. I..":. , - More than 2,000 persons "gathered to watch the big blaze; The explosion of several canaof fruit in the grocery do- partment: caused manyLJB?reons^ to be- lieve thst-ft-iiuantlty^ot powder in the hardware department had been lg- nited^____. '. '.:. . HOW MANY DOE3 THIS MAKEf Two bicycles' were reported stolen to the Evanston -police Monday. An- thony KramCTr tOM; Sherman avenuei was the first to report his /wheel, val- ued at- $8, to be missing from hi3f home. At 9. o'clock Monday night a taiaed a 'divorce; Ih the. same month- report was made from Le fling well's drug store in Dempster street that a bicycle used by a delivery boy. there had been stolen: 7 It was valued at $10.-- -- -- ::•- -^---,-^--------■ N. 6. Dally, electrical contractor of Winnetka, was orreated and fined $5 and costs Monday night for passing . a street car is »»£ aaten10!^r*1***6 iassaasefa^-JKCw33|eingj ofeeharged. Upon payment of costs, the fine was remitted. Mr, Dally was one of the winners la The Newa adtomobUe con- test held recently.* WARD'S MILLIONS TO WIDOW AND DAUGHTER HighlanfJ^fkfounder of Vast House Names WliMais Trustee! Making o disposition of- property estimated at $5,000,000, the will of A. Montgomery Ward, the .originator of the mail order business and for half a century one of Chicago's best known merchants, who died Dec. 7, was probated in the Lake county court t'rl. day :or Sat^rday^- Mrs. Elizabeth J. WanMhe widow, is named as executrix witiiout bond. In the event Mrs. Ward declines to act as executrix and trustee, the Instrument names Charles H. Thome and George A, Thome, nephews; Attorney George P. Merrick, 1322 Hinmah avenue, and the American Trust and Savings bank executors and trustees. It was de- clared, however, Mrs. Ward undoubt- edly would qualify as executrix and serve"astrustee. : Aided Charities in Life. The widow afid Miss Marjorie War i. enly child,, jure* left1 the bulk at the estate. Mr. Ward had given largely to the poor during his life, and other than a contingent;bequest, the) will Ten years ago Tuesday Chicago was the scene of a Are catastrophe that shocked the ,whole civilized world--- the burning of the new Iroquois thea- ter, iu which C52 persons, mostly makes no provision for charitable pur -women and children, lost their llyes. poses. Certain blocks of stock in Mont- gomery Ward & Co. are given to the nephews; William <j. Thome, Charles H. Theme, James Ward Thome, Geo A. Thome and Robert J. Theme, who are how in charge of the business of the mall order house. Mrs. Hannah M. Keyser, a sister living in Phila- delphia, Is left $35,000. __ The daughter, Miss Marjorie Ward is left they.Income, of life insurance policies, and, after remembering numerous other members of the fam- ily, a two-thirds part of the. residue Of the estate is left to the widow and the remaining one-third to Eliza- beth J. Ward, trustee, for the benefit of Marjorie Ward for life, withrpowei of. testamentary disposition. Many Relatives Remembered. In case'of default of testamentary disposition Or default of .issue of Mar Jorle Ward It goes to! the trustee for the estabhshittint anff malntenance^jf a home for worthy poor working girls Other bequests are: ■ ;-r Harry Guild, nephev, Hecla,_SrH., Vajm: 'r .. ' .„ ';■;;':,. " Gensvleve "•■:^JOtovm? ".Vialece, Niles, Mich., $5,000. ■ /■ ,- ' " V Cora Hans Faurote, niece, Detroit, Mich., |5,000. ;% ._%0: Lester Guild, nephew, Ilecla, S. Dii ^6,000. On Tuesday a large proportion of the city's population paused In the pur- suit of their usual occupations teu pay tribute to the memory of the dead. Hundreds of persona joined in the, program of memorial services held:ait die Iroquois Memorial .Emergency hospital this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Similar services were held in a num- ber of churches. In the downtown district.the flags on many buildings were at half mast. Silent, pilgrim- ages were made to the various ceme- teries, where wreaths were laid on the graves of the victims of the dis- aster. - ,,.,:.;' ,;..;'... .^;j ; " An? Appalling Disaster. The burning of the Iroquois thea-' ter was the most appalling disaster of it.s kind in the history of,America, and will; long be remembered by hun- dreds or families who lost one or more of their:..members -in the catastrophe. The lire originated on the stage of D.r ~-Jniittr Guild,- niece, Heela,- St ♦yoo. Altamont Ward, nephew, Leaton, Mich., 15,000. ^ :- v Mrs. Anna Hoitt, sister-in-law, Oak Park; .III'.," $5,000; Mrs. Cora-W^trd Hammond, sister, Nlles, vMlch^$40,i»00 Intrdst. ■~ Mrs^_ h.^R:ll: Brown, sister. Nlles. Mich., $30,000 in trust Elizabeth GulIoTlflsterrTIeclarSrlX; $30,000 In trust. S. I. Ward, brother, Northvllle. MJchJ, |30j000 Jtt trust. r Attorney- Merrick declared thafao estimate has'-'^W':m~ade^f.^lre~stock left to the Thome nephews in Mont- gomery JVard-j&r^Do.--- '-, iiiiil^ l-r. - VON KLEIN SENTENCED TO SHORT PRISON TERM Sentenced tdthe Oregon state peni- tentiary for an indeterminate period of frontone^to-four years,. Edmund. E. C^WaJKlein, termer Evanston dia- mottd broker ahd-jfiorseman, accepted Bs fate calmly Saturday when Judge Kavanaugh In a Portland, Ore., court pronounced the sentence. When tak- en from his cell Into court, Von Klein feigned Illness* Howeverr he dhLnot collapse nor pretend fainting when the sentence waa*i*ead. When the verdict of guilty to lining Irolygamously with Ethel ffewebmb jkaareturned last-Week byia Jury Von Klein fainted. Since that time he has feigned illness but the authorities de- clare that it nasVbeehior effect, yon IfJela's^attonuiy jwas^ given flfteen days following; the^ vera'tet'last weebv to make a plea.for a ne^ trial.---- - - Special Notice Chicago's^ nfsoftfc '.,----.-■,. 4 , '•':-. .',..:.:-V:. ;';;•. . prominent Teach- ers of Mii$|c and Dramatic^ Art in this issue. Great Gatastrpphe W fr i crh Cau^d^Usst)fLjife^f^ ; People, Started During Matinee at Theatre. EVANSTON PEOPLE I0ST Tuesday Afternoon at Iroquois Mem- orial Emergency Hospital a Program Was Given in Memory of the Dead, i A number of Evanston young people were among those loat. the theater during, the matinee per- formance'.".of pecT 30,;i903,~a't;"a7tinie when every part of the house .was crowded with the.-usual holiday audi- ence of women: and children. The theater was practically now, having been opened onty a few weeks previ- ous to the fire. It was-a-playhouse of -- llre~llrBt-cIaBB and was of so-called flreproof" construction: - Aa sr^matter of fact, the house, itself suffered com- paratively little damage from the fl**- The- ofllclal Investigation showed that the great loss of life was the result of a panic among the spectators. How Fire Started. ^The_ attraction at the theater on the fatal day was the Christmas spectacle of "Bluebeard," which had beenTTUtt' uing at the Iroquois since the open- ing of the theater. It was the. general belief that: sparks from one oTTTfie spotlights stationed in'""the VyrtngB Of the stage ignited some of tho flimsy piec,es_of:::eoeneTy: and ttiBE^R^^ imjttts-^e^laze^p^ead-upward^^^^ to-- ward themes. Some of the actors and employes tried to beat out the flames, but did not succeed,: and the signal was given to lower the fireproof curtain, Owing to the fact that a rope, with which, the aerial ballot was manipulated, had been so fastened that it obstruct- ed the movement of the curtain, the latter could not be lowered for some timer;--.-7- - - :When_JLb^^ji^^ ■leased the itiprofc ress on the stage that the employes became panic-stricken and opened the large double door lp the ^fear Of the stage. .This resulted^ in" a terrific draft'"^liaTTcanleirifie^nnbeatoaV.oiiir-; tain ta bttlge-outrinftrthe^auditorium, in a few minutes the curtain tore and fell and an immense volume of smoke and flames poured into th0 house. TT^ -Wlen the curtain-fell4he most of the seats on the orchestra floor had been en»ptied~by the panle-strtckes spectators, and they were crowding through. the ^exits as fast as th^y could. When the smoke and flames poured into the auditorium, sweeping the whole interior, hundreds were overcome. Th^„fell in heaps, at the exits: and were suffocated by :the smoke and heat. .; Ushers Fled*L_ Those on top of tho pile of humanity were!:-scorched beyond recognition. Seepage6 The situation w-as madei worse by the fact that the ushers had fied at the first alarm, without stopping long enough to unlock the safety exits with which every floor was provided. The spectators, finding the safety exits bolted; and Icckedr were com- pelled to seek their -way tot through Che main entrance and lobby: of JLhe theater, . This entrance Immediately became jammed and. hundreds per- ished before they could reach the open lives by'-"^way ofcpiMl^:.sijretched from the upper floors of the theater across an alley to the buildings opposite. The tire was soon under control. RAILROAD TO MAKE PARK IN WILMETTE Chicago and Northwestern Line Remove Old Buildings From Valuable Business Plot. It is seldom that a railroad com- pany dedicates valuable business lots in the very ■ heart^a^uslhess~se<> tion - of a~ village ^or - town -through which its line passes for a beauty spot. JBut Buch la the plan which will. be. completed in Wilmette next spring. ' Between the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric line and the Chicago & North- western railroad, on the north side •of ^Central ; avenue, the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad conuumy owns all of the land which forms' a por- tion of their right of way. Until re- cently, this land was occupied with a number of small, frame structures used as offices and small places of business. ■ These have all been re- moved and next spring the plat will be shaped Into a •'beauty spot" with drives about clusters of flowers and lawn;b^ a landscape gardener. Village Clerk Earl >E. Orner, who is also the busy Wilmette agent for the Northwestern, is responsible for the parking which will bo made. Ho brought the matter to the attention Celling of his early eiperiencea. of the Officials and showed them how It would facilitate the traffic about the freight yards as well as make the Place a "beauty spot." .tojiave dtlvesf built leading to Central ave- nue. Considerable expense is en- tailed lh the" "Improvement," to say^ nothing of the revenue sacrificed in giving the property up from commer- cial use. • MOTHERS' CLUB TO MEET. ■ The -regular-inonthly meeting for January "Of'the'Parente'TJlub "of^ the Logan school, Wilmette, will be held in the school next Monday afternoon, Jan. 6, at 2 o'clock. , An Interesting program has been arranged. All mothers who are patrons of the.school are welcome at the-meeting. On Thurs- day evening, Jan. 8. at 8 o'clock; Howw rd H. Moore of t he North Shore^Juye^ tile Protective association will speak lefbre the Parents' club at Wilmette Logan^school., . • \." NURSE BECOMES BRIDE OF OR GEORGE TYSON Pretty Romance of Well Knowii Evanston Physician Culminr ates IniWBddirigXmasEve. As the culmination or a pretty ro- mance which started when Miss Lulu Woodman, a nurse of Janesvllle, Wis., was called by Dr. George F. Tyson of Evanston iftbout a year ago to puree a eaae, ^^ Tyson and- Miss Woodman w^re married at the latter's home~ in Janesvllle, Christmas eve. They-will reside-•«-Evaastca* ... Different versions are 4rtveu of the physician-nurse romance. Some claim that because of Mrs. Tyson's beauty, it was a case of love at first sight and that it took but a short time for the spark of love to be fanned into a flame pf considerable proportions. Others declare that the courtship between the two ripened into a love match when the well-known physician began to note the many charming qualities of Miss Woodman. At any rate they were married Christmas ; eve and after a short trip will return to Bv« anston to reside., " Dr. Tyson met his bride just about a year ago when he called her from Chicago to take charge of Raymond Bristow, son of Mr. and Mrs. W- J. Brlstow, 1138 Sherman avenue, who was suffering with a serious Illness. Due td tho tender care given by Miss Woodman, the Brlstow ^chlld recov- ered. Then she nura^ed several cas« for Dr. Tysoa* '- At first it was not thought that the loss of life hadf^neen^greaTTaid^the fiiir^BXtentzafttfe realized until th^*flremen reachedi the balcony and galleries of the house, where they found the dead piled up six or eight feet high. :■■.'■.'■ ■.'■,-'^M^m :';-,"; Decorate Graves. ; The cafcwtirdphe plunged th* Hontfre city In mourning. The police depart- ment tod^charge at-theremoval of the hundreds of bodies and they were taken to the various undertaking es- tablishments and improvised morgues. where they were laid in rows on the bare floors to await Identincatfohv Many of thfl viettma warn so terribly mm® OF WAR Honored Citizen of Winnetk Relates Interesting Story of When^ Water Wa^Sotd By Ihe Barrel. IS ACTIVE AT AGE OF 90 Currency Bill Recalls Time Whe$ "Shinplasters" Were Used as > Money in Chicago--Oldest Harvard Graduate. Stories of the •; vicissitudes early settlers in this section:enced are always Interesting, uel S. Greeley, head of the Greeley- Howard Engineering company of Chi- cago, and honored citizen of Wtnnetr in, who is In his ninetieth year, n one^^^of the pioneers^ho^-de^^*^^S With the: recent passage of the cur. rency bill Mr. Greeley's mind ;rav«fjp to the war times when "ahln-plastera burned that recognition was imposst. bier ManyTl>r"the -bodtea ^sere; not identifled until months.after ttie aster and some of them were Identified.^^ The unidentified the cemeteries and en sac sary their graves are decorated Sowers by the Iroquois Memorial ciety. -Samuel 8. Greeley. and stump-tall" money were the i available denominations. He also n culls the time when water was sol at 10 cents a barrel in Chicago. Oldest Harvard Graduate. Mr. Greeley claims the distil of being one of the oldest sue graduates of "Harvard in the west, and even in the United for that matter. He will "amp: years of. age. Mr. Greeley was graduated Harvard university in 18«. He 1 born in Boston, Mass., Oct 11. It* He came to Chicago in 1853 and we to "S'crk as'a bookks*n^iia^;-flffitfli^'.. at |S0 a month. During the following ! Greeley engaged in surveying am work in that line has involve of some of Chicago's largest 1 including the Auditorium bote was elected city surveyor In 1855 the "know nothing" ticket w Boone for mayor,, re-elected sft ing out a year te.";-18Rt'::-an^l;alifl elected, after a defeat in 185S, for year 1859. SUbsenuea was abolished. -^Tlie^reiftentjcttrrehl called to Mr. Greelef^i rency situation of the tea years." :prec^n«?,iiil !:h; Recalls Stump Tell Money. "There was little re Ing hands in those days," Mr. G ley said. "Peop'.e paid; in. anythhu money. Don't know What stump h money was? Well, this In how « jot tho ,name: "In those days there was a tlllery on the north river. We .had no tions to speak of from theT distillery^ the river; v There :*a* of^..disease :-.8JUi^tho'-^<' against the nuisance. There sewers and the owners of ti lery were in a dilemma ' hit upon a planv "They bought thousands cattle. Then they;buiit and raa through the sh- »rough. The cattle were with their heads over th« then the drainage W** turnet troufjb. The cattle disss*! drainage and there thsy con stand, sever getting cmb int er-nay pasturage. ' the cattle ate nothing r.tll soon the cattle e first sign wai^H