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11' Ian pleased mm (in! mm mmmu‘wuyausq» or mu m yaw. aid in us- WWWMIW custom of our fmfathm, the $1an coma whit a Wdayahmddboutapafl in which to thank Him who hold: all nations in thohol- low of His hand for the mercies he has voquafod to us. During the century and a quarter of am- nation’: life, we can peoplchwebeu blea- ed beyond. an otlwmaudfor mm» m humble and heartfelt thanks to the dunner ofallbleaingt- The year that has cloud haboenone of peace withinour own borâ€" dersaewcllaebetweenmand allobha- Mk tiom.1'he harvest: have been abundant, and those who work, whether with hand or brain, are pmper'inggreatly- Rewqrd has waited upon honest efi'ort. We have been enabled to do our duty/to ourselves apd to others. Never has there been a time when religious and charitable effort has been more evident- .Mtwh has been given to us, and much will be expected from m. We speak of what htu been done by this nation in no spirit of boastfiilme or vain glory, but with full and reverent realization that our strength is as nothing unless we are halpedfram above. Jifitherto' we have been given the hear-tint strength to :19 W tasks allotted to It's a: they severaly am We are thankful for all that hasbm donefaruc inthcpaahand'wo‘pray thatin Mk0 future we maybodren Md in tho mending struggle to 30 our fem-lead and honestly. with charity and good wil , with respect for ouroelves and with love toward our fellow man. ' ‘ ' Inthie great republic theefl’ort to com- bine‘ nationalstrength with WW1 free- domisbeingtriedonaseale mwe gigantie‘ than ever before tn’the world’s history. Our success will mean much not only for our- selves but for the future of all mankind; arndevery man and womanin our land should feel the grave responsibility resting upon him or her; for in this last analysis, the success must depend upon the high average of our individual citizenship, upon the wa 'ii which each ‘of us'doerhis duty by hi, ,f and his neighbor ' Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, -Pre.s;ident of the United States, do hereby ap- point and set apart Thursday, the twenty- fourth. day of this November, to be observed as a festival and thanksgiving by all the people of the United States, at home and abroad, and do rewmmeud that an that day they cease from their ordinary occupations ambgather in their several, places of worshi p or iiw’their homes. devautly to give‘ thanks unto Almighty God for the benefits He has conferred upon us as imlividuals amt as a nation, and to beseech him that in. future His Dim? M favor may be continued to us. In wane" mm; 1 have hereunto get my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be awed? . Donut Dw City of Wq'alunqton 0M: first day of November. in the year of our Lord one thousand MM hundred and four. and or the independence of the Untied Staten one hundred and twenty-Math. By the Puma John Ray, Seaman of mu. Th‘anksgigiqu; qflgoclamation THEODORE ROOSEVELT HIGfiLAND PARK fifiWSâ€"LETTEK. , 2;; Th; Library Site .. Bl en allude-«damn» "ewe.” ere '. A“? u macaw an, I write ml 4: wquwlwd‘w ”two! the M~MJd§gtde on e. site. “to: ionexlheu-le- MWW;WI‘ the mental mtmvotedtorthe Wee lot. so eelled: thntlnontheeener (“econ-11y heron-tron the depot. The flat cholee 0! two '0! the seven ”when present was the Emmi lot. between In. Bmd‘s end Bread Bros) block. When the matter eune up in the (buncll. ell peeent except Mr. Everett. two eldemen voted min“ the band‘- eelectlon end no deheted the m. nelxvoteewere neceseerytoeu-rylt. Literate semeevenlngthevote wee reconsidered end put over till leter meetings. and by vote of the Counell it wee to come up lat Tneedey evening. Onennnneingthe Limnondllonfime a! the members strongly opposed tom am lot. Mooney I went to Chieeco end new Ir. Pom. the uehitect sired, selected for the new building. end told him of the condition of thin“: how some 6! the nidermenlwnnted the Iinlnlnond lot while some of the Bond oppoeed it. end asked him to come out Tueedoy ofternoon, look the two lots ‘over Wily. end tell on which lot. in his judgment, was the better one to: the lihru-y site. I new neuly oil the members of the Library Board end got their consent thnt I tell the Council thnt the Bonn! would neeept Mr. Pntton’s decision. Tuesday afternoon Mr. Petton come out and we looked nt both iota very awfully. he taking special one to see the Erskine lot from every point 0} View. On going to the Hammond lot, u soon as we passed the Brand block and I pointed out the lot, he spoke insunfly and said, “a fine lot in it. self, but this business block will kill‘the llbrnry building A library building should never be unang business houses, ‘or in the same block". As we looked‘ at the Ersk'ine lot, when we nturnedtrom the Hammond lot and walked down St. Johns ave. to go down to his brother Robert W. Patton, he asked what objection people had to the Erskine lot, and I told him. first it was so low, endseeond, it was so near the trains. and he replied that they were not serious objections at all, the esrth from the necessary excavations wouldfill in all thnt was necessary. and as to the noise end dust, buildings so located in other places showed that it was not a. serious diniculty. ‘ He examind the surroundings with great cure to see how the building,' would “show of" from thetmins. {ram people on the east side of the tracks and the more he looked the more he' spoke in its favor. He thanked me for inviting him out here, for he said, his firm would dislike putting a building up on an undesirable site. In some 0! the nearly sixty Cmegie libmry‘ buildings they had erected the people had decided on an unsuit- able site and put the building on it, and after it was too late saw their mistake. and he wanted to save Highland Park, if possible, such a calamity. I asked him no Questions and in no way sought to influence his dicision. I wanted. its I knew the mem: bers of the library board “rented, an honest, un- biessed. judicious opinion of an expert, whose op- inion. from ‘this training and extensive knowledge would be of inestimnble value to us as s city. for this building is to last for years. Thursday evening he went to the council and made his statement. giving his reasons in full for his preference for the Erskine lot, nearly all of which were entirely new to me. After his speech I went with him to the train. and on our way thither he told me his partner. Mr._ Millerr also has been out here many times looking at sites and conferring with the" board, told him just before he left Chicago that the Erskine lot was much thebetter site. thus reenforeing his opinion. I had told the Council be- fore Hr. Patton spoke that most of the Library Board had agreed to accept his dieision, whatever/n it might be. After )lr. Patton left. the Qonncil went homes for the farmer and farm help v up. It is proposed to make the whole into one la e farm. which will be m blooded stoc . and'every thing fixed with the ideas of a gentleman fax-me] enough money to hate things according ideas. Another project of the deal which is way is the changing of the roads. It i to vacate the present Diamond Lake rt the point where it intersects the town from that point run the road straighh town line. Alao to eontinneDeei-path a ,«from its paucntterminna to the road 'I The total transaction embraees 70: $149,000. a fair price to pay for a farm. through in and W m4 350!“ 10.30 o‘clock “in“. With” iflhf’l‘word 0: doing : thing 9w flu “bury; dumb um um: Ind been {W '0 Mum muting, why we ignored u I know not. The“ Market! we on on“. The Librsry Baird u- pedorued m Weenqniredbylnwut W by e’ M “deutheeevennen- hen mtmthelnk!“ Mend nownwnhnthe Walton» City Conn“. The members of the Bond hove mauled their own pet-eons) preferences for the nuke o! nutty end hex-many end for the beet. hum of the entire my. A: honeet then end womaeyemlddonoleee. The Bou'dhnsdone just whet the low specific. u $M duty. and it an do w inlet-“Mum:- mun-woman tor which there'- no provision or penniesion ~ in lsw. n wnlu on the City Council. As soon as the Council nets. the lenry Baud win go forward wttn In work "cording to luv. Service at the Post 0d" 0! legion. Mum ud entertainment: of the fut lnbntty. and lith-uud 21st. Batu-ion Md Artillery u M Sharla-m. 11L. {or the week beginning Slinky morning. November 20th. 1004. Sunday morning Nov. 10th at. 8 o‘clock. service in the Inca- hall of the Poet Hospital for patienta. Subject 0' we aemon.‘:A Royal Thanksgiving' '.and reading of Gov amor‘ a proclamation. Sunday mor- ning. Nov. mum 10 oolock servicein the Post Chapel, In Company “C“ Barracks, to which all are invited. Snbjettmf the sermon, “A Royal Thanh» giving" and. reading of Governor‘s proclamation. Sunday evening. Nov. 30th. at 7.30 o‘clock, aervloe in the meal hall of the Guard home for priaonera. Subject of lecture, “Beyond the Ben" illustrated with views. Tneeday evening Nov. 82nd at 2.“ o‘clock. Thirteenth enter-toluene» and lecture. in the Annulment room in Company “C” quartets, to which an uninvited. 8pm 01%: Park aad Versailles, courtesy otMr.Fm913rf E9112] Gtfltt will present. Indiln [m song: mined Ify members of the bud. Mr. Schngidor wtlll dnfi. Corponl Pritchett will melts. an“ free. Thursday evening. Nov. 24th, st 7 30 o'clock. “The Soldier‘s Thanks- giving’flllmnhed with View: - in the mess hall of lhe animal. _ George 1). Rice. Chaplain 26th Infnqtry. From Lake County Papers , Unclo Andrew Oaks 01' Waconda, was 84 years old menuy, and is in good health. Mr. Oaks, his wife, and his 5ister-imlaw, Au'nt Levina. are three of the oldest pebple in one family in Lake county. The largest single deal in farm propér'ty in the history of the. county was closed last week by John Griffith. Following is the acreage honght and the prices paid for it: Patrick Farrell $0 acres, 84 000. Rich- m1 Kenmdy.~ 80 acres. 340 000. Martin Melody. 323 acres 838 00071110111“ Steele. 80 acres. 834 000. Patrick Bradley.179 acres. 3201“), Patrick Fallen, 40.0.0388, 84.000. The Burns Estate. 40 acres. 36.000] VThencbhfi-acta were all- made to John Griffith. butjhe pea} purchaser_l§_.'l. Ogden “\rinnur‘.‘ The land purchased lies west of the city. and extends west across the (X M. a St. Paul rmlmnd. It is designed by Mr. Armonr for a model 'farm. A large residence for MutA‘nnourWill "Le erected on the rl e near where the home. of Mr. Kenned now stun . and suitable farm buildin a wit homes for the “finer and farm help wil be put up. It is proposed to make the. whole properx into one In e farm. which will be stocked wi blooded stoc . nnd'every thing fixed in keeping with the idea of n gentleman farmer who has gnongh money to haw things according to his own Another project of the den! which is now under way in the changing of the roads. It in to to vmte’ the prenent Diamond Lake west to the point where it intersects the town line. and from that point run the road straight out on the town line. Also to eontinueDeet-path “cum wast dram its pro-cutteminun to the md West. The tot.) tan-action embraces 782 sores for fll‘