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. . A Par-allot. ln‘the article of the last week’s. issue oi the Ntws-Lmn headed, “la the Mayor. One or Three," we criticised the mayor’s decision' on the matter, of public printing. We' find a parallel to our complaint'in the municipal aflairs of our sister city Evanston. and, by the way, it might be interesting and instructive to the people of Highland Park in- stead of hurrying through the filter- bed to watch the investigations be- ing made in a city several times larger than Our own and where am - questionably there are some stronger reasons for needing a filter than in Highland Park. But, bethat as it may, the main point just now is the decision of Mayor Bates on the vote of last Tuesday night in the Evans- tan council, which stood 7 to 6 in favor of the installation of the Wormser Filter Plate Company’s'fil- . tors in the private residences of their city. The whole number of alder- ‘men elected in Evanston iii-fourteen, but Alderman Ryan .0! the fifth ward died, leaving only thirteen members. The mayor decided the abovehmentioned vote as carried, just as in the recent case in our council where the vote stood a tie on a similar question, and Mayor Cobb gave the casting vote. The people of Evans- ton at once made a very vigOrous protest against the mayor’s ruling, and incidentally against the filter question. _ We understand that’Mayor Bates has called a special. meeting, and has announced that he will veto the resolution on the ground that he ,was in error in , his decision, the de. cis‘ion being not only contrary to the statutes of Illinois, as We suggested in last week’s" issue, :but had also been decided adversely by the su-_ preme court of the state. We as- sume that our own mayor will be equally broad [minded and frankly admit that he was in error. .“To err is hnm'anfidbut to persist in error may be in‘ some cases, even criminal. Dr. J. 0010 , reside Clark. Mr. Lawrence R. van Allen, son of Dr. J. ‘Rosa ~van Allen of Denier, Colo. , h'aa come to Highland Path to reside. with his uncle, Mr. Frank‘C'. Clarklwith whom he is'engaged in business in Chicago. THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWSâ€"LETTER. ' ‘ ' 3. m Ava“; The special committee on St. Johns avenue improvemenp appointed by the council and m Hm v unwil chum. her Thursday mum.“ ‘ V ' w! llw property 0‘ foimulatwi meat of Mr and High! was carrlu. entire hum the repre-wn owners in m ation, and in ('1 ' MIM- not unreamunhlc- in My :1 [v «Minn. The plan as mluptml “m unani- mously satisfactory. ‘A [min-r was drawn up and signed by the prop. erty owners present. and the ‘ chair- mimic! the committee took it in chaigeto secure the signatures of the other panic! ihterested. As the others had already expressed them- selves verbally in harmony with the plan adopted it will without doubt be endorsed by them, and if the council accept it .-the knotty problem of paving that street will be solved and the street improved as soon as the spring opens. ' Mr. Alonzo Thompson of Fuller- ton, Nah, épent Sunday and Mon- day here' with his son. a fine ‘cadet in the military academy. He im- préesed the people whom he met as a very able business man. as well as most a pmo‘lical philanthropist. He said One of his favorite liobbys is the building of good homes for peo ple of small means, so they could have cynvenieoc'e and comfort 'at v'ery moderate rates. There is room for such practical business philan thrOpists in this section as well as went. 0f the “Big Muddy.’ Mr. Thompson and his son attended church Sunday. The “Jolly Six Club’T met on March 1' at the home of Miss Eleaâ€" nor Swanson. The" meeting was Called to orglernt 4 o’clock. The following olfioera were elected: Pres ident. Mina Eleanor Swanson; secre tary,. Miss Alice Evans’: tragmner, Miss Ida Rudolph. The club was organized for charitable purposes. The'patient public is waiting for mother of those young men’s minâ€" am] shows. HM All Inn-weed. . The late President Cheater A. At- thur's father. the Rev. Winhm, In a Baptist mini-tat, of Scotch-Irish (it-scent, with the combined wit and lngiv of both recon. 1111880,.“ inllmvizlg years, he wan settled» in \ ‘ u‘tll Fairiield, Vt.‘. where the wee- tum was bow. The ebotch de- lulml m ordain loot new demons, uni when the selected candidates. Hw pastors and delegate- from the vhurches of all that wide region had ussvlnbled in the big brick meeting house. “Elder” All!!!" Crone in the high pulpit and said with great no- "lemuity: ”Brethren, when you went to make an ax halve. you go‘ to the timber lot and select any kind of wood vou nentébickory, ‘aeh, oak, ironwood‘. or my thing nine, but when it comes to making deacon- if the church. has nothing but been- wood, you are obliged to one base wood,” {and thone. new deeoonn were ever sitter known as the “basswood ‘ deacous.” The point or moral of 'this’ little story’lieth here. 'If you think this issue of the NEWS has 9 pretty pro uounced hickorymtghat is, a kind of “@ough" flavor or fibre, it is because our friends of the “oombinatioh’? were unusually active, and have left a good deal of‘ “hickory” in the sanctum for our use this week. Nfixt week we presume the “basswood” flavor or fibre Will be more promi n'ent But it will be what lumber- men and farmers style “green” basa- wood; none of your dry. rotten, _spnlty, brittle stuff, for the psalmiat ‘said, “The trees of the Lord are full of sap,” and you have to take timber, men and events as. :they. come and when they come in this world, or as Ruskin said of opportunities, “Seize them in their paeaing.’ ‘ D. M. Braking ‘ 00;, agents for Miss McCartney, this week closed the sale of house and lot corner Laurel avenuevand Second street tu Fritz Bah-r, our popular florist. The property is only one brook west of depot, and-is considered a good purchaoa. ‘ ’ ’ . Mnndays “(Thur-days. Fen) [3:31 any Charlotte M. Petesch, Teacher 0( Mnndolln and Guitar. LAKE FOREST.