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PVC-hoot mafia-own. Within t5. lat thirty days, if more life thin out before in its his- iory. The nowvolnntoor troops will have to ho "mod, équippod md dtilled. and P06 Budd-n will be udod lathe polo! nobiliution to: all the may about Chiago- The won't cut out in the Bhilippinu next (All had winbr will be 0! a clum- tor to require well-trained soldien. A: {u u pan-iblo veterans of the late Smith war will be selected by the recruiting 06m, ,and hence company and regimental drill: will be easily managed. The fighting in the Philippines is with s semiherheroos eeemy.over rough wintry, end in swamps, so the ‘ regular formation is seldom maintained. The. aim will he to touch the new soldiers the skirmish drill in inmost 1)erth shove in, they will'be put through i emu-en! sprouts in the use of the maintainer) rifle and smokeless powder. The target ranges at Fort Sheridan will echo to the sound of whistling bullets every hour during the dsy, and the recruits gathered at the fort will see plenty of theoretical so.ldiering ’ It no probable the number will far exceed the capacity of the barracks, in which case tents will be pitched on the beautiful 'blulfe overlooking the lake, and the; people of the‘Park will hire {chance to see a regular camp of instruption with all the bustle incident to preparations for actual service. Squads willbedrawn o! from time to time and sent to San Francisco, but the Highland Perk people may look for a rough end tumble boom within the next few weeks, and blue uniforms will ngain‘be in the neighborhood. Colonel Cdrnelius Gardener, will he oomninnding oflloer of the new Thirtieth Infantry, being recruited, with headquarters at Fort Sheridan. He is s Michigsnman,although born in the Netherlands. ,He went to West Point in 1869 and has served with the Nineteenth Infantry ever since except during’ the Spanish war, THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWS-LETTER. whcn he was uppolntul Colonel of of the Thirty-first Michigan Inim- try. His new commandjill he re- cruitcd from Illinois, Wisconsin, and Hiohigau, and his selection was due to the policy of having regular ot- ficcrc command all the new regi- ments, but at the same timc to cclcct men who would he in sympathyjlth the not and file, both - Iron rccl' dance and from ccrvicc with valui- Alnclipcu‘jcdclry at Chicago prlcccttthmko’c. This week’s experienoa ol muddy streets emphcciccc the need of pain St. John’s undo hing Vine tutu r the N“ m tuck- c:d thcrco location 0! the electric rcul at that point. _ chkcpu hoods of its cm isitc harbor and dock. court- The engagement is announced of Miss Hopkins to Mr Butter. The engagement is announced of Mine Millard to Dr. Fisher of Chicage. Mr. Walker of Boston and con- nected with the Pope Mfg. 00., great Sunday with Mr. W. W. [i . nn. , If you with a “wing machine or hue one in need a! min, drop ,' Sowing machine supplies of all kinds at Schmidt» tOooko'n. cardtoSchnoidor Cooke. They will call for, Iinke' repairs, town: and guarantee the same. ’ ' Lient. Robert C. Williams went last ivoek t6 his new station at Wallace, Northern Idaho. Mrs. Williams is spending a couple bf weeks here with her. parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Yoe, but expects to join her husband in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Meade and children have been spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Coale. Their home is at Oak Park, but they are so charmed with Highland Park they intend making it their permanent home in the future» Quite a number of beach parties have been held, lately by the young people. Great quantities of Frankfurters have been con- sumed. The other evening while one of these affairs was in full blast, two sailors in search of the body of Holmes, beached their boat and intimated that they were hungry. The party fed them until they could eat no more. The sailors then embarked, and as their boat left the beach the one in the stern‘turned and, making a ‘Chestetfieldiau bow, said: “Your kindness will never be forgot.” as may no in nvanston; Some idler has tried to start the report that theCit Council Would object to the Next ~Westem mov- ing the old passenger depot ‘1 their vacant lot on the west the track Our alderman may not all be Solons, but they “thinly are not simpletons. They are as much pleased as any one over the new depot and the improvements. Does anyone at sensible men would do each at ing as that after the NortLWestern have begun in mats ere involv- ing an 0N. I of none 350.000! This week’s exparimxce of In uddy Imeb emphasises the need of paving St. John’s undo uiug Vine went node; the EMI Mm tuck- nd the re- location of the elactfic rand at that point. Wnukegon bout. of its factor is, its huhot and dock, court- house cud; jail and lots of other things, but ve have 82,500,000 mom ptoperty than she ha. It id “money that makes the more Mn. Ford Hell leaves soon for Fort Robineon, Nah, where she will make a lengthy at: with he: daughter, Mrs. Lieut. via. The climate of Nehmh has been of great benefit to Mr. Davie, who was in poor health when - last in the Park, having contracted fever while in Cuba. The Woman’s Millionary So- ciety of the First United Evangel- ical __C_hurch fieldwtheh: regular monthly meeting, Thursda Ettor- uoon at the home of Mrs. filoh'erd Tillman. .A fine programme had been arranged and there wen a large Vatténdance. Coffee and cake was served by Mrs. Tillman. Summer residents complsin,snd' with good reason, that our streets are not marked with “guide boards” at the street corners. They say when they inquire where some prominent man lives, and are told it is on Duke avenue, theyein’t fiixd the, street, and if they ask a youngster, all the re- ply is “dunno.” If- we "want summer residents to fill our homes and rent our vacant houses, we certainly should mark our streets, as they do In Evenstou. report that the Cit Council would object to the Nazi -West8rn mov- ing the old passenger depot u their vacant lot on the west 0 the track. Our aldermen may not all be Solons, but they certainly are not simpletons. Tiny m as much pleased as any one over the new depot and the improvements Does anyone on sensible men would do such at ing as that the: the Noflh- Western ple have begun improvements ore involv-