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The Improvement no“: _ Mood” night In given upto‘n iii- ouuion of the gum question. Mr. 000 spoke of the $33de of being on the 00ka of I city and the higher taxes thptwould III" to be paid without coupons-ting bouefiia. He pro-gated hit lid. of the case in aoonvincing mnhw. Mr; Hill took the affirm-cm. Pmidant Boomer gave the following, wflioh was supposed to be I clipping from the Sunuml Row NM+Lmn at April 10, 194,91 ' “The sale of a piece of lsndnt the corner of the Sheridan drive and the Midway, a street called in olden times, Roger Wflliamsavenue, to his lordship the Count of Salisbury‘ at the price of 85,000 a front foot, pla4 cos the last piece of land downkthere into the hands of the lord.‘1'hey used tocnll the place Bavinis on all count of the many ravines ntthat time rhnning through the territory. Fifty years ago acres sold in Ravinin liar less than 8500.1'heplace (ream. pied by n lot of ensy-going,_ sleepy peeple. who thought thst sunshine” and fresh air in the forest ”are worth more than money. A number of Chi’ cngo capitalists, attracted by the low price, bought all the land they could and m order to than raise the price proposed to annex to Highland Park, they wanted the Park people to help them "make money.‘ For their end they needed the signaturee'of a meâ€" ‘U.O§O.CWUCDWIIC m- fifiibnlmifiiu. U 3‘ Ravinin was annexed, Inn]! prog- erty ownere' of Highland Park lost their holdings, being unnble hound the amenta. Streets werepued. cement sidewalks lgid. But in the meantime a great change had men obtain them they soon found people who could be hired for the jab A number of men invaded the place; equipped with paper and pen and i bottle of ink and a larger bottle that contained something that looked like ~gingerale. The agents were very successful; me people smiled be- cause they would show their ability to write, others signed because they were promised lower taxes. ~ «146‘»; ‘uviniq THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWS-LETTER. placate thswssttrsde and in- My 13”..“ mtddlsclasa, a. mailman! manufacturer had disappeared. they had been devour. ed hythegreatishas. thstrnsts and department stores. The working men had W into plebeiana. They had lost their right to vote. not taking cares! that franchise. ‘They had sold out for a mess of beans. Ravinia, with all modern improve-y meats, had no inhabitants. The place was becoming a wilderness. worse than after the panic of 1873. Then it happened that the city of Chicago needed a dumping place for tin cans and other refuse that filled its streets and/alleys. Refuse matter was carted out tofill up the ravines. Ravinis was made into a sort of Con- ey Island aflair At that time Roger Williams avenue became the midway Where "now are the streets of Cairo used to be Brother Hoody's prop. erty. The beauty show ison the lot where the church used to stand, the school house is occupied by the cannibal islanders. The blufl's over looking the lake arcadorned with the statues of Russell Sage, Yerkes and other Knights of the Golden Calf. The service of the N ickel Piste Roed‘to New'York city and Boston is a demonstrated suoeees The de- anode of the traveling public are met by providing three peerless fast ex; press trainsin‘emh direction daily. These trains are oompomd of modem that nines'day meshes; elegant mu. baled sleeping cars between Chicago, New Yank and Boston, and .tmexcell- nr‘ Abfing' m1": ’Snfifl throwing-h trains, between Cfiiolgosnd News York have uniformeq colored porters in charge of day coaches, whme services a're placed at the “disposal of passengers. If you want to travel comfortably, economically andsafely, see that your ticket is' routed via the Nickel Plate After an}: week. Mr. T. E. Pierson- will be prepared to do your upholster- ing, repairing, and etc. ., at th'e old stand over Ralen Bakers coal oflce. Subscribe for the Saunas Rom NIV‘:-L:tfllâ€"-31.50 per year. ANNOUNCEHENT. w "' Sawyer-Mann wmmmmmum Yog want than! ‘ We have them I H. P. Electric Light co. Grading, Sodding Lawns, " * EXcavating, Gcn'l Teaming thy,uw,'oodmlflmm~ m 4 hnnmu Avn “1th Put W. Bernard, MGnyCrunhmua. William Bernard, The Florist. MISS E L. ERSKINE. Mllllnefy, Dry Goods, Funcy Goods. ' mm»: near”. 01.00 per hundred' e‘xm long stems magma»; Malice. “The Eddies! of All"-â€" «pink and white um long mm. _ WILLIAM TILLMAN‘ ‘ mum Block; . ‘ Highland Park; WNMMW His ned his mug: an .033; attendant of e mu V for the Exmoor ‘olf Club, fin‘ ntdcr to be able to devote his entitle attention tu his Imelnd Increasing business of ~ [amps First- clam wmk (can; teed In every“ cm fBor sale In Manure and {Effie quality Alive}: on Telephone 45. Highlami hrk. '00..