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L & CO. me Pest ned Letters Highland Park, IIL tters of foreign origin, ending, Aug. m post office in 8. Alex Uski wish to 6xâ€" ppreciation for the kindâ€" ipathy shown them and iful floral offerings sent reécent bereavement. â€" _ KER DIES IN . AUKEE, SATURDAY this city died Friday at ollowing a brief illness: tices were held .fi ent in Memorial @ ilwauk this c ollowin nett‘s . store, Aug. 9 ug suits and kimonds. JLATE, || FRUIT |_ REAM [|â€" This Week o Layer Brick er Resident Here; Fuâ€" id Monday in Memâ€" . Park Cemetery NOW t graduate of the Elm ~and Deerfield Shields and all who knew het Elise had many friends Park and their deepest extended to the Baker it bereavement. < A numâ€" ind Park pecple attendâ€" F‘on Monday. morth of Deerfleld, 2 F L. SCHNEIDER, P. ofstro > roz Liquid lytox f s+" y evening in vicinity DAY, AUGUST 13 OF THANKS TO CLASSIFY CIAL || RAVINIA Phone 2300 y two year old L Mrs. Charles Wis., lied P white * FINED FOR GONG â€" Band was being unloaded from Treight cars as a foundation for the thute, and he was in one of the cars superintending the operations. The sand was being lifted by a huge §eo0p, known as a "clam 5‘“’“-"}""- tending : from a ‘ hoisting machine mounted on a nearby car. He was killed when the scoop was gddown in his car to take out a f of sand. By some mishap the Beoop toppled over and crushed him Against the side of the car. His skull Was fracturedâ€" by the blow, and he Was dead when other workers reachâ€" ed him. ies 3k "y, * Apparently the scoop toppled over because of "slack" in the cable operâ€" :&wmd it rested solidly '§3 the A ver, the trqdy would not _ Mr, Ranson was 47 and unmarried. :‘bcdy was removed to Joliet after an inquest disclosed he died from a fractured skull and broken neck. FOREMAN IS KILLED . â€"~BY SCOOP SHOVEL Railroad Workman Is Crushed OnlfiakOncBetl;llee%i Railway ** Against Freight Car by . es er Time Beâ€" *~ _ Loaditig Machine | â€"â€"_=... tween Terminals â€" Crushed agains? <the ~gide of a freight car by a 4400â€"pound scoop, Riley Ransom, foreman of the bridge and building departmer%fio_f the E. J. & E. railroad was killed instantly lite Monday afternoon near the roundhouse at the foot of ‘Belvidere street in Waukegan. ~Mr. Ransom, whose home was in Joliet, was directing the construction M# aâ€"50â€"ton coal shute about 200 feet‘ north of the roundhouse. He had been engaged on the work about two Former Emplove Found Prowâ€" _ ling About Special Chemiâ€" vals Company Office ‘George H. Guildersleeve, 541 Oakâ€" wood avenue,‘ a former employe of the Special Chemicals Co., was fined $100 and costs on a charge of disâ€" Orderly conduct ; in Justice A. E. Smith‘s ccurt Monday morning. . The fine was suspended for one year, howâ€" “"r..mdiw good behavior. â€" Guildersleeve had been :employed :b.“'e Special Chemicals > Co. as an ;lbr. but had been discharged July A 'LI‘OO‘I thnimdm' Aug. 4, he was discovered in the comâ€" & office. He had obtained enâ€" trance by using a duplicate key. The man was taken to the police station *'fclb'iu morning. § .. *.. MASONIC TEMPLE â€" ) "~; 23NSheridan Rd _ Hightond Park III. Tclcph?m HQI67 The office of the city nurse has :_"Imdlmm,thecityh‘lltptb 1E Wl it cmtueind on Aupieny at. conducted on * fernoons between the hours ofâ€"three and four o‘c! _ Open Evening qHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, Come in before or after the show and énjp? some , § refreshments. I North Shore Trust Company General Bankin § sODAS . . |~> |: sANDWICHES | _ SALADS ~â€" |> . beGeeen @Y Tea Potr Sheridan Road and Central Avenue NGâ€"NURSB / ./ > OFFICE IN HOSPITAL Personal Accounts Solicitet BACK ON OLD JOB (A State Bank) The Chicago North Shore and Milâ€" waukee raitway is nu among the three speediest interurban railâ€" road lines in the cou . The Chiâ€" cago, Aurora, and Elgin railway and the Galvestonâ€"Houstor Electric railâ€" way are the other two. - These awards have j nounced #e;; Electric formal entations to the fortheoming . conv American Electric + Rail tion. $1. rap The Galvestonâ€"Houston line garâ€" nered first prize with an average speed of 40.3 miles an hour between terminals® on the basis of elapsed time. Second place went to the North Shore with an average kpeed of 89.7 miles an hour, while the | Chicago, ‘Auâ€" rora and Elgin â€"was third with an avâ€" erage speed of 38.3 miles an hour. â€" Electric â€" Tractions sreed contest was inaugurated in the fall of 1924, in the belief that faster schedules could, on many interurbans, bring inâ€" creased revenues and eliminate comâ€" petition from the private automobile and the bus. This belief has now been fully corroborated in th¢ actual operâ€" ating experiences of a|dozen or. so interurban lines which have continued to ~attract increased |patronage in spite of all competitive transportaâ€" tion. NORTH SHORE LINB _ ONE OF THE FASTEST YOUTHEFUL mxsgs : STOP HERE MONDAY Abe Levine and Motri ,Blnmkin,] youthful hikers, f _ nx, N.\Y. stopped in Highland , Monday on their way to California. They left their home town Su , August 2, arriving> in Elizabeth, |N. J. where arriving in Mlizabeth, |N. J. where they remained all Monday. Tuesday they left Elizabeth for York, Pa., going from there to. mbersberg stopping at Gettysburg.| From there they went to Canton, Ohio, to Akron through Cleveland to Tolpdo and Wauâ€" secn, and on to Chicago. | During their trip they were picked by motorists a number of times, the longest ride they had being over 300 |miles. From Highland Park they left for Milwauâ€" kee> where they will t â€" Morris Blumkin‘s uncle. They will then leave for the west coast. i se Abe Levine and Morris Blumkin «_ _of Bronx are Enroute to ~_ ‘California > DELTA SIGMA B%%A \ MVE DANCE AUG. 25 Lloeu‘. Sigma® Beta Sorority will ve a dance Tuesday ing, August 25 at Sunset/Park. ridan‘s, Melâ€" rose orchestra has been procured and the) girls promise a ectly glorâ€" fous evening." The public is invites to attend. ; f ist been anâ€" action, with be made at ition of the vay associaâ€" |FATHER KILLS SON; * po] DAZED BY LIQUOR 7. +. »telen, automatic windshield wiper. : ; f , North Shore Buick Co., John Fitzâ€" gibbons, "Thru the Windshield" spotâ€" light with trigger switch. |St. Claire filling station, 5 gal. Moâ€" biloil. | \Pratt‘s United cigar star, 2 lbs. qn':i:y'l_' A.L" s 700 4% - wl {Picchietti Bros., fruit store, 3 lbs. coffee. â€" 4 |Sweetland‘s pharmacy, 1 doll. f (Louis Smolinski, 1 pair men‘s rubâ€" bégheelg.“ ' f Harry M. Butler, qrder for pair tennis shoes. & k Bowman Dairy company, Mr. Witt, manager, $5.00 cash. : ~Consumers, 10 lbs. sugar. > [Edw. Hires Lumber company, Mr. Dennet, manager, $5.00 cash: â€" . \Christ‘s bakery, anniversary cake. Meierhoff _ hardware, _ aluminum roaster. § .He shot from a bedroom window after he and Ralph, who had arrived that night with his wife from Chicaâ€" go, had quarreled in the yard. The only witness was another. brother, MHerbert, 27. â€" fed f Vencel Musik, set two safety razors, cream and brush. NU ol Highland Park State bank, $5.00 cash. ~. . : : i?. H. Nemeroff, order for solid gold ring.. _ | ish. ~A. & P. Tea ‘Co., Mr. Weise, manâ€" ager, 1 sack flour. /‘ tas . ~\Greco Bros., Highwood fruit marâ€" ket, 25 lbs. potatoes. * 4 ols | Highland Park and Highwood morâ€" chants who donated to the picnic are as follows: f , spotlt J & L. garage, inner tube. â€" 8 | Springer & Person, inner tube. ; McPherson <‘& Son, gal. Mobiloil, auto grease,â€"two sets Ford auto dimâ€" mers. 5 \Larson Bros., 1 can Mobiloil. ; Becker garage, 2 cans auto polish. [Earl W. Gsell & Co., 1 camera,.> \Jesse Sobey, 1 ham. ’ f James Bowden & Son, 1 slab bacon. ‘Sam Fell, neckties, L. R. Rigdon, silk hose. ; . \Green Bay Auto station, R. C, Kelâ€" let, 1 gal. Polarine. *A J. B. Garnett, sweater. @mitty the Barber, 1 bottle cocoaâ€" nut oil shampoo. b{\:m Bernardi, hardware, 1 vacuum tle. f hss egeler Pharmacy, 2 lbs, candy. !Giass dry goods store, 2 bath towâ€" ‘Pennsylvania oil company, : Mr. Craig, manager, 5 gal. oil. MHighwood garage, inner tube. George . Drummond Commits Murder at His Home Northâ€" | east of Grayslake ‘The father, axrested after he threatâ€" elt‘ed to shcot another son and himâ€" self, was held on a charge of murder, H]E was dazed from drinking, but deâ€" clared he did nmnot mean to shoot his son. He is a painter. s ‘The father fled the home, and was arrested several hours later by a posse at the home of his sonâ€"inâ€"law, Thomas Mogg, near Gages. Lake, When ordered to come out he came to the front door: and asked, "How‘s my boy?" ; o Keil‘s grocery, 6 jars pickled onâ€" iofia- * us ‘Later in the county jail he said he shot in a spirit of boast, "I was tryâ€" ing to biuff him," he said.. "I don‘t believe I pulled the trigger." f ‘When. told of his death, the father collapsed, sinking to the ground. _ . | The employes of the Wisconsin diâ€" ‘.ii_:f«m of the Chicago and Northwestâ€" Railway company held their annu» ;‘l picnic at Metzker‘s grove, near Des !lnines, Bunday, Aug. 9. It was well attended and everybody had a good time. â€"The proceeds netted a comifortâ€" .Ele sum which is to be devoted to charitable purposes among the sick and needy employes. ‘ CLOTHIERS TO PLAY POST OFFICE NINE ‘Next 8 y morning at 10 o‘clock Fells Clothiers will play the Post office in an‘ indoor game for a big stake, The battery for the Postoffice will probably be Therrien or Sheahen pitching and Gethin catching. For Fells Clothiers Conrad will pitch and Genest catch. Fred Glader is going to umpire. It is not. tn’;e that the plumbers and bricklayers of this country, are getâ€" tin@â€"arll the people‘s money, because the carpenters and plasterers are getâ€" ting a good deal of it. Employes of C. & N. W. Ry. Enâ€" | joy Affair; Local Merchants j Donate Prizes â€" MANY ATTEND PICNICâ€" _ _ AT DES PLAINES AUCG. 9 (Brand Bros., half gal. liquid wax Swen Swenson, $5.50 meal ticket ‘Weber‘s candy. D. C..Purdy & Sons, 1 gal. Neoâ€"Finâ€" THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS . Steffen, automatic windshield The Highland Park police have reâ€" ceived a â€" notification from Chicago police authorities offering a reward of $7,000 for the arrest of Wasel J. ‘Melnechuck, alias William | Wasel ‘Marks, alias Richard W. Strong, who is wanted for the murder and robbery at the Drake hotel in Chicago. Melâ€" nechuck is described ds follows: Age 23, five feet eight inches tall, weighs 165 pounds, dark chestnut hair and eyes, smooth face, tattoo mark (dagâ€" ger piercing flesh) on left forearm.. The first annual reunion of the varâ€" ious members of the Swan family was held Saturday and Sunday, OJAumut 1 and 2, on the property of Oscar Swan, â€" Central avenue, â€" Highwood. Representatives of different branches of the family were present from Deâ€" troit, Chicago, Oak Park, Highland Park and other cities. T The list ¢f those who appear in the picture is #&s follows: +xj POLICE ASKED TO â€" WATCH FOR THUG Reward Offered for Drake Kilâ€" ler; Inmate Removed from R. R. Men‘s Home â€" Catching â€"Melnechuck. may be a tough job but this one wasn‘t.. Last Thursday night Officers Driscoll and Flinn‘ responded to a call from the Paulson residence, 620 Central aveâ€" nue. They were told that a "drunk" was loitering about the â€" premises, making peculiar noises. The two poâ€" licemen arrived on the scene. post haste and found a lonesome sixâ€"weeksâ€" old pup â€"howling for company. . hospital at Elgin. Joseph Oldham, an inmate at the Railroad Men‘s Home was removed from that institution. Monday by the police, st the request of Supt. O‘Keefe. Oldham was later taken to the state The Highland Park police ltxrce has one of the most interesting and deadâ€" ly collections of mocnshine and other nonâ€"drinkable and ‘highly inflamable liquor in the city. It ranges from chloroform to denatured aleohol. All the bottles in this unique assortment of hootch have been taken from perâ€" sons arrested by the police. > Man may not be descended from a monkey, but he often acts as if he came from a mule. ~ Make Your Opportunities in Such a Way That You Will End Well Wastefulness Means RUITN HIGHLAND PARK STATE BANK Somewhere along the trail of life you are reasonably sure to hit a hard spot â€" A Bank Account Will Help You Over #/ | Keep Thinking Ahead | The Home of Savings Depositors "_In a recent burglary trial the jury was composed of twelve women. It .was the first time in this section that a criminal case was entirely in the keeping of the fair sex. But the deâ€" ‘fense in this hearing was an alibi and . what girls don‘t know abot men‘s alibis is hardly worth listening to.â€"Los Angeles Times. .‘Walter Gagweski, 37, of Chicago, was â€"killed, dying almost instantly and his wife and daughter were inâ€" jured whenâ€"their automobile ran into the ditch at the south end of Graysâ€" laks, on the new concrete road shortly lake, on the new concrete road shortly a ‘clear road ahead and indications wu'el."k that the steering apparatus broke. 34 hascra First Row, left to rightâ€"Charles G., . Swan, Naome Marian Swan, George Swan, David E. A. Swan.: Second Row, left to rightâ€"Mrs. Enok Swan, Yeams Swan, Mrs. Herman Swan, Mrs. Arvid Johnson, Mrs. C. Nelson, Mrs. A. Sandell, Mrs. C. Thar, Mrs. C. Swan, Bernice Louise Swan. ; f ‘ Third â€" Row, left to rightâ€"Wesly Gagweski died from a broken neck. He was an employe of the Western Electric company. < With his wife and daughter, Lillian, he was on his way to Loon lake for a vacation. Ahead of ‘them was another car, also headed for Loon lake. After the accident a motorcycle officer was sent ahead to notify the occupants. a MAN IS KILLED IN : GRAYSLAKE CRASH The car was completely wrecked. Those who observed it said the steerâ€" ing apparatus had apparently broken. Margot Asquith, in \her latest book, says Americans are lacking in a sense of humor.© Perhaps when Lady Asâ€" quith was here the Americans were only too polite to laugh.â€"â€"Louisville Courierâ€"Journal. Another reason why we should like to be the Prince of Wales is because there isn‘t any work for him to do when he comes home from a long trip trip.â€"Dallas News. * The fellow who doesn‘t know much, but knows enough not to let others know that he doesn‘t know, knows more than some of the knowing ones know.â€"â€"Boston Transcript. SWAN FAMILY REUNION â€"» ... | NEW $500,000 WATER dahl, W. J. Schmidt, F. G. Zahole, J. H. Duffy, Leo Haak, A, C..Purdy, gher, Dale Sweetland, William Anderâ€" son, Ernest S. Gail, T. E. Peterson, D. M. Erskine, C. M. Schneider, Fred A. Schumacher, Dr. F. L. Ingalls, and Paul Gieser. > 4 The Business Men‘s association durâ€" ing the past fourteen years has lived up to its early principles. It has alâ€" ways been in the‘ vanguard in any movement toward betterment in the community, and a. good spirit of coâ€" operation has always existed between members. During the past few years the association has annually taken charge of Highland Park Day, and has made this yearly festival the bigâ€" gest thing in the line of municipal celebration along the north shbre. At its own expense the organization inâ€" stalled the system ofâ€" ornamental street lights throughout the business district. ‘The Business Men‘s assoâ€" ciation has contributed generally to charities and to communityâ€" benefit fqnds..ndha{wynn‘ivun'fiod sum of money to the Ravinia Opera. Better Lights Coming .. _ Some time ago the business men petitioned th-dwcwwh- stall lamps of higher power in the business district. ‘ Mayor Hastâ€" ings reported at the mecting Monâ€" day that this was being done, and that in addition the lamp posts waould be inspected carefully and repaired where it is necessary,. Street lamps throughout the city will also be gone over earefully, and all weak bulbs replaced by new ones of greater canâ€" dieâ€"power. â€"_ s . Swan, Roy Swan, Maynard Johnâ€" son, Evans J. B. Swan, Wilby Johnâ€" son, Florence Thar, ~Elsie Marie "Swan, Margaret . Elizabeth Swan, Julia Swan, Violet Thar, Ethel Eveâ€" lyn Swan,â€"Harvey Thar, Karl Thar. Fourth Row, left toâ€"rightâ€"Hilding Swan, Conrad H. Sandell, Conrad Thar, Erick Thar, Enoch Swan, Arâ€" ~ vid Johnson, Oscar Swan, â€"Conrad Swan. William Guyot, 8. A. Stt Pete F¢tur new members were initiated into the Highland Park Chamber: of faliam Guyot, 5, A. 5U PCter, A. . Jcohnson, A. 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