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Sheridan Road News-Letter (1889), 7 Nov 1902, p. 6

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The special committee on the purification of the Water ampply made an elaborate report and asked for further time before rén- avaiagc ‘meigrt The It shall be unlawful to drive, con~ duct, or lead any horses, or cattle, throvgu any of the_ qtreets of the city of Highland Park, unless un- der the immediate control and managemént of of some person, or persons by the'ané of a line, rope, reins, straps. ~halter or si‘milagde- vice under penalty of a fine of not less than 35. 00 or exceeding >250”. Among other proceedings an ordinance [waged the council changing the name - of Green street to that of Green Bay road. Another ordinance was passed amending an ordinance entitled an ordinance revising and consolidat- ing the ordinance of- the city of Highland Park. Chapter 23, of said ordinance is amended by sub- stituting in lieu thereof as follows: The mljuurued meeting of the cih council was held in the city council was held in the city hall Thprsday evening,” Newark: 6, with the full board present less Alderman Brand. council fully éoncurred' and ex- tended the time as requested. The finance dommittee reporth favorably on the reenmmendationsl of the city 'clerk on October 1,2 which dealt‘ with sundriesmcéouuts g and tax assessments. . , i Two tqmrts Mire submitted by Cit y Attorney Smoot ahdapp‘rqved by the councilf 'The first was’ in relation to F iret street from Elm Inspect to Vine avenue, regarding the ncc9ptanl‘e of the plat. Thr- second in rvlation to the John A. Roche sub-division, the vacatimi of plat of plug-k N9. 15. An analysis of the cit) WM?! supply, signed by Dr. Gehrmnnn, showing water to he of a usable sanitary quality, Was submitted to thv council. . Which they;will deliver to tli‘éI'r Customers on short notice and at Lowest Market Prices é Coa‘lmhâ€"fid Wodd - Telephone 34. CITY COUNCIL. RAFFEN Gt SON Have In Stock all Kinds of ” YARDS: 5T. JOHNs AVE" NORTH OF ELM PL. gbazaar held in the village hall last} iweek Last Dtooration Day 10031 tiny Chrysanthemum plants WBTGL distributed arming the ladies Ofl gauxiliary to be raised by them and exhibited at their annual flower ishow The judges awarded the‘ :first prize for the best single lwplnnt and second prize for the-l 9best bush plant to Mrs. 0. Li l()leaon, and Mrs. F. D. Fritschf carried OR the honors for the best bush plant the second prize beingi [awarded to Mrs. Ernest Gail. 10116 of the most enjoyable features of the musical program, Fridayl evening, and one that was greatly appreciawl, was the delightful‘ icornet duet, rendered by Mr! ‘Wood. and Mr. Jockorsen, withl ,Mrs. O. L. Oleson as accompanist. g There's a gull time coming. Slwridan Lodge, No. 1362. Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows: will give nigrand masquerade by“ at Fort Sheridan Park, Saturday evening, November 22. The ladies of the auxiliary wish to express their gratitp’qg and ap- preciation to all tlmse who so generausly donated articles aud'in so many ways contributed toward the sucéess of the bazaar. Mrs. George White will be hostess at a dinner party given at her home this evening in honor of her guests, Mr. and Mrs. H. Cou- 0y. ,Cover-s will be laid for twelve, and the table decorations will be American bounty roses and fetus. The beautiiul yellow chryaan- themump donatqd to the bazaar lust Week 'by Thom'as Brulter weft- very much appreciated by 'the ladies ofthe (iuxiliary, and by the visitors too, judging from ,the rapidity, with which they were sold ofl'. ‘ fl The HighWood M. E church has every reason to be prOud of its enthusiastic and wide- awake auxiliary. Over $100 was cleared m tlmflghgysanthemuLnthow and HIGH WOOD. THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWS-LETTER. E Min Addams' "gm-lent in sub- 3mm nu that the “playmate! Ecbildreu in tummy or .hop. which i. Eula technical running of child' labor. iii the want poo-ibis investment for ‘pooterity. physically, mentally, mor- Eully and economically. ‘ .She relented to the factory fwurken of Yorkshire, England. for Ewhooe children, just exactly 1(1) gyean ago. . parliament passed “no lam child labor law lurbidding lcliildron under niim years of age w lwork all night. and whose decend- ‘auts to this day show a physlcal de- l terioyation produced by this Incestry !or ébild laborers. \ On Thundiy “m at the regal-r meeting of tho 0.9“ club, Iliad Jana Adda... M a." How, npokn to a' lugs and outta-indie audience on the subject 0! “Th. Social Waste 0! Child Labor.” Miss Addams. aim added many instances from her own observation as well as quoted modern authorities to substantiate he: amnion. that child labor stunugyomh. ‘ In the shame manner; the mental and moral fibre weakens; alter the dull routine of factory wprk come the craving for excitement and stim- ulant and an early distaste for work. Thu street gamin, alert and active, is a‘ more wholesolne and hopeful product to society than the mean turely worn out factory or shop em~ ployed child: Comparisons were made betwéen bricklayers find 18::- tileworkers to Show the advantages of the hon-employment of women had children to a trade. " Whereas someth'm‘g like 97 per cent of bricklayers support their, families without the paid help of wives and children under 16, among 33 per cent of workers in the textile trades, the combined efforts of the whole family do not produce so nrmd‘ an innnmn anthn hrinklnv'ur Nor do these child laborers have the compensation of having léafnéd a made for Organized trades dd not “bother” with children under 16. , F th your job piinting done oi the l NIWI-L‘lflll. The terrible situation in some states of the south where no factory laws exist and where today are re. enacted the scehes in Yorkshire of 100 years agd, is pqrhapa not so im- mediately mm by us as the fact that child labor in Illinois is on the increase. The aim of Miss Addama’ speech was to arouée public opinion to the far-reaching evil efleota of child labor upon the future public wel- fare of the citizens of Iliinoiv, and the amenity of better Iowa and ‘to the We! then. ‘ .1 “ ' T-WI'E‘" Dr. H. L. Brown visited friends at the Post on Wedneulay. Dr. J. B. Marrow left Sundly for Fort Brady, Mich" to be absent two weeks. Lipugepaut B Guthrie leaves today for St Louis on a two weeks' leave uf absence. 0 The 20th Infantry Social club gave its first grand military ball in the men hall Thursday night. Lieutenant J. L. DeWitt has returned from n_ “(0 wet-hf visit with relatives in Wuhibitfiifi‘bfl. Mr. and Mrs. William Andi-awe wen: made very, happy this week by the arrival of a little song" Monday. Owing to a counter attraction in Highlapd Park lash-Friday evening the regular military hop was [mtponéd until Saturday'- night. . ‘ '“V ,Mias Jeannette Wood, who. is attending schéol at Kemper Hall, Keuosha, spent Sunday at the Post with her family. ' Captain and. Mrs. H. H. Hale were the guésts of 'honoi’at a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs..E. C. Morton, in Winnetka, St’mday. Mrs. W. S. McCukey r'eturned Wednesday from an enjoyable visit of ted days with friends in Detroit, Mich, ~ Lieutenant Randolph, who has been visiting in New York for the past monthfihi'le rejoined his com- pany at the‘ Post. Miss Jessie Ecker, who has just returned from the Philippines, where she has been spending the past year, was the guest’of friends While on, duty'laat Tuesday evening, Carl McManus, of the 20th Infantry, observed a man in military prisoner’s unifor m, stealthily making his way toward the barracks’ stable.“ Keeping" olose watch he discovered the man intended stealing a horse. The man refused to obey orders, whérenpon the gentry fired, ‘ the culprit fled into the- adjoining moods, leaving a bloody trail b9- ‘hind him. McManna is confident ltbut the thief was none other than George A. Wernclitfe, a military Lprisoner', who recently deéerted h‘ Pk" nun} Rnnrln‘v and éac‘aped. FORT SHERIDAN. JDI PRIIIIIG AT THE IEWS-lEflER

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