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Miss Mabel Brand has taken a position as cashier and bookkeeper at Gieser Bros. Tony Race, 21 Chicago contractor and builder, has the caspenter work on the White house near Sylvan Dells. The price of flour has gone up from $4. ()0 to $6. 50 per barrel~â€"all for the benefit of the poor boarding house keeper. It is rumored that Hugh McFarl lune will reconstruct his old home dowry“, Pocket “B." 1’31;th Hugh Junior will reside there. ' If ice-bound Clondike could have a slice or two 0f_our first of Septem- ber climate; it would give that re. gion a tremendous boom. W. P. Lucas has the contract for redonstructing the just completed, reconstructed house of A. G. Pop< plebauln near Edgar S. Boynton’s. C. C. Whitacre was called home from Prescott, Arizona, Monday by telegram on account of the serious illness of Colonel Harlow, his wife’s father. There were 45 male and 40 female babies born in Chicago yesterday. .18 it any wonder Chicago forges ahead of New York in her increase of population. Mechanics are figuring on the es- timates for contracts for Lawyer Schumacher’s new house, on the lake shore on Laurel' avenue.just east of Henry C. Street‘s. The Misses Chapman, Misses Brown, Misses Yoe and others had a delightful little picnic Monday afternoon in the grove down the Sheridan road. They went down in wagonettes. ate their hard-boiled eggs, sandwiches, cakes and ices in the Shade of the old forest oaks and returned in the soft mellow light of the full moon. We say it with profound satisfae tion that our city council will not surrender our proud claim to over 3000 inhabitants. The census re~ porters said we had. 3010 in July; the council has voted we have 3010. Ergo we have that number! Is not that logic? Alderman Phillips styles it our “technical" population. What he means by technical we don't know, but we do know we have 3000 inhabitants. “Do you believe in Calvinism?" said a fallenfrom-grace Armenian. “Yes. sir; I do," was the reply. “Well, why? " said his non<predestinnrian friend. “Because John Calvin said so, and l guem he knew." Hence our faith. The cen- sus taker says it is over 3000; Phil- lips says-1 says it's H0: the council voted it wanrso-sâ€"it in so. ABOUT TOWN. LAKE COUNTY FAIR “HAPPY :10th THE“ GUIDELESSWNBER THE HIGI-{LAND PARK NEWS. POLO! RACES! BASE BALL! THE 0NWENTSIA POLO CLUB, LAKE FOREST, BASE BALL - GAMES EVERY AFTERNO0N BICYCLE RACE FRIDAY, SEPT. 17th, The exhibits of stock and agricultural products will be great and promise to outclass all former events. . A large field of horses in every race and four races each day. Your Old friends will be there» in fact everybody will attend The Great Lake COunty Fair Leave Waukegan at 9:40 A. M. and 12:40 P. 31.. connecting with C. N. W. trains 9:25 A. M and 12:25 P. M. from the south and 9:10 A. M. and 12:15 P. M. from the north. Leave Lilwrtyville after the races. Ask your local agent for rates. the Smith Premier Cvpcwmcr. the Smith Premier Cvpewmer $0., Don't I!" to see (his great gamcby the best players In the; country. Will play an exhibition game at the fair Sept. 16th, at ll o‘clock A. M. The game will be played in the inner field, where it can be seen by all who come early Thursday, Sept. 16 Will be at the Fair“ Sept; 1-5, m and 17;”5‘nd give an exhi bition each day. He has a record of 2:09. Greatest attraction of the age. first In lmpmvemenls. llmsl bonslrucllon and all High-grade Typewrlter Essentials. . v . Best Value Wriling Machine. \F‘; S. aai3§5§§3§§§§5Â¥6€6ۤ5§ At 11 o'clock a. In. Some good riders are entered. Libertyville, Sept. 14 to 17. Branch Office: 154 Monro: Sh, Chicago, [\IT Ififlflhlfl' I‘IBIE. TRAIN SERVICE--E. J. 6: E. RAILWAY. AT THE 44TH ANNUAL FOR GOOD PURSES. TO BE HELD AT "hm-IMMU ammo." . . ’1‘ fl.‘ :1! u