Highland Park Public Library Local Newspapers Site

Highland Park Press, 18 Dec 1930, p. 33

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Thursday, Dec. 18, 1930 BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM LAKE COUNTY Hap%enings About this Part of orth Shore; Doing at A delay in the construction of a $175,000 industrial building to be addâ€" ed soon to the campus of the Waukeâ€" gan high school was voted last week by the members of the board of eduâ€" cation. Electign of Norman O. Geyer, for many years an officer of the People‘s National Bank and Trust company of Chicago, as president of the Waukeâ€" gan State bank has been announced. Louise M. Palmer, widow of the late Joseph P. Palmer, died last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Hall of 508 West Madison st., Waukegan. Charles Biggerstaff, 62 years old, of 1713 Lincoln street, North Chicaâ€" go, last week committed suicide by inâ€" haling gas after his family had left the home. Benjamin L. Dahl of Libertyville, was unanimously elected president of the Libertyvilleâ€"Mundelein real estate board last week, at the annual meetâ€" ing for the election of officers. His body crushed beneath a movâ€" ing freight car in the Racine yards of the North Shore line, John Wesâ€" ley Crosby, 45, of Stewart avenue and _ Twentyâ€"second â€" street, North Chicago, a brakeman, was instantly killed last week. Plans to form a Lake county proâ€" tective organization against thefts of cattle, poultry, grains, and produce, which have been most prevalent reâ€" cently, will be brought before farmâ€" ers in this territory on Dec. 30 at Grayslake. Carl Carlson and Walter Martin, two Chicagoans who confessed to stealing a boat in Lake Bluff, today pleaded guilty before Circuit Judge Ralph J. Dady and were placed or probation. Lake county farmers this year have received $41,430.70 to indemnify catâ€" tle slain for bovine tuberculosis, Dr. Thomas P. Gallahue told the county board of supervisors last week. Of $15.00 to $200.00 FITTED CASES waw vors EoT 1889 €mCado County Seat Photographs of Cave Man‘s Drawings Are Exhibited in Museum Fie‘d Museum of Natural History now possesses photographs, the first ever taken, of paintings and drawings made in the fascinating "Trois Freâ€" res" cave in the south of France by prehistoric artists who lived more than 25,000 years ago. The cave picâ€" tures were.discovered by Count Beâ€" gouen and his three sons. "One of the most interesting drawâ€" ings," writes Henry Field, assistant curator of physical anthropology in the current (September) issue of Field Museum News published for the 6,000 members of the museum, "shows two small owls which had been scratched by the artist on the wall of one of the large galleries inside the cave, which goes deep into a mountain side. _ These two . little birds are depicted sitting on the limb of a tree looking with wide open eyes at him who dares to break the ageâ€" long silence and awaken them from their centuries of total darkness within the cave. "The prehistoric artists only rarely drew or painted birds within their magicoâ€"religious sanctuaries, and this is one of. the most important examâ€" ples yet discovered." # The photographs were made by the Marshall Field Archaeological Expeâ€" dition to Europe, which was led by Henry Field, for use in connection with the reconstruction of such scenes in the museum‘s projected Hall of Prehistoric Man. In thg report of Oscar Nelson, auâ€" ditor of public accounts of the state of Illinois, the town of Zion was last week established following action of the board of supervisors. At the September meeting of the board, Zion was separated from Benton township and made a new town. The first township election will be held on April Town of Zion Is Now Legally Established this amount $17,664.20 was in salâ€" vage and $23,766.20 in indemnities. Lake county lost another of its pioneers last week when Horace Bulkâ€" ley, 79, of 905 North Milwaukee avâ€" enue, Libertyville, died at his home. He had been ill since Thanksgiving day and death was not unexpected. 11. Fashioned and Shaped l Haircuts Prices surprisingly moderate ‘Privacy you‘ll enjoy" Facials and Scalp Treatments by M. Rene de Tourville w4 ToUur NAIRDRESSER" HOURS 9:00 to 6:30 THE PRESS Hard Road Construction Hard road construction in Illinois Lenmmntemmmsermmmemmmeee passed the 1,000 mile m;r 1:; tl;e Illinois State Fair in present season on November 27, ofâ€" ugus ficials of the Department of Public l”l'_A___ t 22 to 20 Works and Buildings announced toâ€"| August 22 to August 29 are the day. Plans provide to continue}dates selected for the 1931 Illinois work as long as weather condlfiomlsute Fair. These eight days were permit. decided upon at a recent conference In summarizing road construction|attended by Gov. Louis L. Emmerson, completed this year, the department| Director Stuart E. Pierson of the deâ€" report stated that a total of 1,003.37| partment of agriculture; Homer J. In summarizing road construction completed this year, the department report stated that a total of 1,003.37 miles of state bond issue and state aid roads have been built this year. The work has been financed by motor licenses, federal aid and gasoline tax collections, â€"The state bond issue system of paved roads has been extended in State in 1930 Passes 1,000 Mile Mark, Report e 8300 Block Sheridan Road on the Lake â€"» CHICAGO 200â€"CAR GARAGE IN THE HOTEL IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR CAR 733 GLENCOE AVENUE Telephone Hhh‘nd Park 263 M. D. MURPHY WEST SIDE SHOE STORE A NEW AND MODERN SHOE STORE 533 Central Ave. A complete line of ENDICOTTâ€"JOHNSON‘8 and BOB SMART MEN‘S SHOES none higher than $5.00 Onyour way homeafter the Theatre »â€" DANCE Marine Dining Room flms# _ Monday Nights â€" â€" Celebrity Night Hot Water, Vapor, High or Low Pressure Steam Estimates on New and Remodeling Work â€" Repair Work a Bpecialty EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL and dancing till 2 in the morning. Other week nights dancing til} 18. FRIDAYSâ€"FRATERNITY NITEâ€"TILL 1:00 BATURDAYSâ€"FORMALâ€"TILL 2:00 A. M. SUNDAYBâ€"CONCERTâ€"5 TO # PM. MURPHY & SCHWALL HEATING CONTRACTORS Neat and efficient at moderate cost Work done while you wait. Stars of Stage and Screen will entertain you REBUILDERS PHIL SPITALNY‘s MUSIC AND REBUILDERS and 784.44 miles during the season, and the state aid roads, built by counâ€" ties primarily from gas tax funds, and under state supervision total 218.83 miles. * Tice, chairman of the state fair board; Milton E. Jones, general manâ€" ager of the fair, and Walter O,. Ireâ€" land, racing superintendent. The dates assure the Illinois fair of a great number of livestock entries, and an excellent racing program. ventilators, cornices and all kinds of plain and fancy tin and sheet metal work skillfully made and fixed on short notice. We are specialists in jobs of this kind, using only the best materials and a‘pplyinl good . work» manship that insures satisfaction. No job too small and none too large. Henry G. Winter 80 CLIFTON AVENUE 48 North First Street ‘Phone 635 Tolephone Highland Park 2288 J. A. SCHWALL FURNACE Phone H. P. 1803 PIPING

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy