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VOL VII. New Express Ottlce. True to its promise the American Express Company opened its; new 0800 in‘ the Banye block the first of the month. It is a very neat omce all finished in hard oiled Georgia pine, with the olfiee in front while the baggage and parcel rooms are in the rear. .The desk and counter run across the room, with antique mesh railing on top, behind which you will find the genial and experienced agent, W. T. Bowers, selected from the Company’s large stall of com~ petem and trained men. He will tell you the expense, only very slight, of sending a parcél to Chicago or Manila; or will fill out a money order for any amount with neatness and dispatch, as well as attend all the other duties of his position. There, too, you will find, when not out with his delivery wagon, our old and tried friend, Francis J. Smith, so well known use popular employee of the Northwestern railway oomp_any. ‘ LAKE FOREST. HIGHWOOD. . The “Company has put'oo a,“bran new" first class «leliVery wagon made especially for this local service by our former fellow towusman. once I neighbor, Hugh McFarlane, who builds all this Company’s wagons. Then a pair of fine well trained Nor- mah horses, complete the outfit. With "Mr. Bowers a perfect master of the business and Mr. Smith knowing the town “like a book” your goods FORT SHERIDAN. HIGHLAND PARK, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1900. will he delivered at your dohr almost as soon as they land at "the depot. By and by when they get on their special express trains every afternoon from Chicago, your purchases in Chicago can reach your home in‘ the Park almost .aseqon as you can. The only thing mded is a phone, the people in this city live Jargely by phone. " Anti-Saloon Meeting. The annual meeting 'wae held in the Baptist meeting house Sunday - evening with a [air sized audience. The local clergy and "Dr. a“Parkhurat occupied the platform, the congrega; tion sung'und the Doctor delivered a 41') minute address. We were espe- cially interested in his historic (level- opment of the anti saloon sentiment of the country. Emphasizing in'their order the Waehingtonian m0vement, which swept the country like a prairieki fire, in which reformed drunkai'lis Were the prominent figures and very eflective ones too. Then flame Re- chehites, the first of the sem‘ieecret organisations, followed as one after the other either died out or fell‘ into a state of innocuous deenetlide,‘ by the Sons of Temperance, and Good Templars’; the last one we‘ joined nearly forty years ago. . He then discussed- the essential- nature a? “madman, itaenviromente and its effects, in a strong and vigor- oua manner. As a whole h‘ia add resa ' RAVINIA. GLENCOE, [2. was above the average and although the theme is a hit threadbare he handled it successfully and elfective- ly. This city needs that kind of work and needs it now. It was un- fortunate that “‘the meeting was not better advertised; our west side pastors had their arrangements all madeaweek in advance and were net present. But we must “keep at it”, for although a saloon may be a Military necessity at Higbwood. it would be a come here, not only to our young men, but in driving from us our summer residents. Finan- cially we. can‘t afierd to sacrifice 810, 000 for the sake of gaining $1,000 from a saloon lieense. High School. There is a lively oontost on in High school 'circles. Dr. Turner or his friends want him to succeedJudge Penna. The dissatisfaction with the High school as now run is quite. ex: tenxled, Some people don’t quite Vliliehthe present Principal. many more are disgusted over paying the present "high salary, and just now these disgusted Ones show a disposi- sition to “go for." Mr. Pease. _ They say he voted for that uncall ed for Increase of salary; tooka high build in the mattér of the new school building; kept himself at home when the town ufiicials met to appoint town collectdrrâ€"hnd so all the sins of the board seem to fall on his’ head. Now fellow citizens, you pay the bills,v0te for the marl you want. WINNETKA, . LAKESIDE h 21