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‘uttempts made,/ Epflot;apnr'houi us all we‘!still MARCH 5, 1936 M ellg ns For example, Efl Invitations gre orly $5:90; Election t0\the unty Cofoner. N l Ts lg. the magt ng, the newspaâ€" al AYLOR Tay 2 # at +<Ca y MILITARY ACADEMY . â€" DESTROYED BY FIRE Will Not Rebuild in Highland Park Students Leave for, Lake Geneva wmu-an‘-na-”mn Be Located. Loss Estimated at, $75,000 of the former fire, November first,| 1888. The iking coincidence /Of | ( the disaster is, the time of | the breaking forth| of the flames,| a northbound trtllt;wcnz through | town, the same tra that whistled| in the alarm of the former |fire,| which like the ent disaster was |. eaused by : a ective : flue, ‘The | fire mr,ied{l‘n't‘:rnorth end :of the dormitory which was built in the summer of , and raged iudly.i' reducing the Dbuilding to ruin soon after fire was disâ€" covered.. Efforts of the‘ Highland Park Fire Department and that of Lake Forest succeeded in stopping the: fire before it reached the ofâ€" fices, and ballroom. The loss by fire was ap $75,000, the students and: irs losing pracâ€" tically all their ns and Col. and Mrs. R. P. |Davidson loging mny)nlicsnd rophies which can never be: rep .. Many of the teachers were. in | Chicago; owing to the fact {ht ‘Saturday was a half l'qvlidu"'lnti had they been able/to reach the gcene earlier than they did, they nuy have been able. to save a few of their things.. 'nnTAudmy t?:ndim were inâ€" sured for $90,000 but since a part of the dormitory and other buildâ€" ings remained standingâ€"there may be some difficulty in getting the insurance adj No one was :injured, and no ammunition was stored in the buildings,; two (very false reports, which .were mm‘o_d ; t (May 6, 19158) ; e Caprice has deait slyly in the deâ€" struction of ‘the property of the Northwestern Mili and â€" Naval Academy, both e former: fire, and that whidg.; now fills many hearts with regret. The recent fire broke out on Saturday, May first, at twelve fifteen, just exactly twentyâ€"seven years and six months from the time of the breaking out 4MES "P'o“;"" oitnnde PelicoMiso o --f--ti; mut’ s (f faculty and gh;t for L’.nko| Geneva, finishing up their Highâ€" land Park ‘career, forever, as the plans now mfz sell : the former site and build, this summer <at Lake Geneva. faculty and caâ€" dets, much appreciated the generâ€" osity shown by the public and. ofâ€" ficials at Fort iheridsn. in their ready aid, and, this fact, coupled with ;l:e many klndneiml and Aaâ€" vors shown during their entire stay ‘iq"tbiis eity, n'::kes them "memt leavingâ€"Higlland _Park.â€"â€" | ‘â€" :.uficmumrt-aéd Marshall . | (Thursday, June 8. 1911) | The many friends of John denelt are ¢éongratulating. him. apon his apointed, by _ Mapor Oliver â€" as city marshall. MÂ¥. Genest has servâ€" ed the city in the capacity ‘P:& liceman for nearly nine is. well dmrvl* of the tion. | /‘ 3 I f The Highland Park Business Men‘s Association ND $ECTION THE FIRST PAGE OF The Highland Park Pregs â€" he Highlant Park Press mcosL N0 ra®® fLuNolk. wEDNESDAY MAKGt GOOD SCHEME ; â€"| ; .| WORKED BY FIREMEN (Thursday, December 38, 1911) , / A fjght\between;-_two;”esb d? ers over ‘ their position in \line ‘the depot (for which: one of <paid a‘three dollar fine) the cxhifitm of another driver: who attempted to drive over two)citizens and was arrested by. night Policeman Louâ€" verance after a scrap in wh h a window in the cab was demolished, the number of complaints ived at this office as to the va of charges made by the drivers and the unclean condition of 1e of their cabs asâ€"reported by of Police Genest, is ample reason why lthe city should have a umdrdi- nance providing a license for each and a schedule of fares for yarâ€" ious distances.. , . _j . With such an ordinance, the unâ€" desirable element| could be out and the drivers who | proâ€" vide clean carriages for \fares and charge & nyona.bh nba for their services, protested. i EASTERN STAR Lene [ CHAPTER FOR CITY | March 14, 1912 :) j}.._} _: \‘Twentyâ€"five persons> were enrolled as ‘charter mem of Campbell chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, which was organized at the resiâ€" dence of Samuel Levin on Friday night. Nearly, all those present have been membe{s of the E&nston and Waukegan chapters. Ml*. Levâ€" A CECUIT ADGt Te i ie aak ce 1 c To us on 22 t 2 > in, was elected to the office of worâ€" thy: matronâ€"havihg he}d'thqt <:1Pce bers will be a City Needs Cab Ordinance THE, FIRST ISSUE en undanmnmmivaaiee 4 ram cuscory HICHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS® THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1986 Vah 1 f"l‘hree gizl ;l‘ifiets and Many i. â€"~| Ind dent‘ Candidates WARM WAVE DUE â€" ON REBCTION DAY Highlan one: of t many, year in sight. Candidates to|Fight of ‘us, £anâ€" didates to) left.[@f us, volley and. thunder. Vierbs,‘ WH verbs, adjectives, nouns and |pronoMns, principally the latter, tumble| ghibut ‘the editor‘s eats until| he c@®m only say as he sends his paper|Mto press, "Here‘s to the winne ! e‘s a good man whoever i;i‘ j ‘ Here is a listDf those: filing peâ€" titions: : Mayor, R. G. g;:y %ptomeyl City asuré “Wjdermrn Frfl B.â€"Sleeman. | | | Mean Bell. “Mdermin ‘Alderman Raabe. | | .l FORr (First Ward, and Frank M; â€"| Second War hart, \ |}. > |â€" Doty. _ :)\ | To All vaca . Wourth Wa burning | alcoh@} into the GOCOT 6. f£ and se ‘!:: A br;ln'c ; him: j !‘omtnt:éy lpr. Ingalls was An his uffice, dirgetly opposite that of r, Watson, alld responded at once to the call. With the assistance of Drs. Sheldon ahd Harkness, the inâ€" fnries were properly dressed and it {'ufios were proper}y ~ believed the mbout his wo in t week or two. Third Ward, PROGRE (Thui raday, ile lay, April 6, 1911) | ; is experienc ?:iat elections and (Whe end is not o set *m,t Ward. Roulth Ward, John N Sechpd Ward, John S. itions Jos L. Fearing. $y Slorcks the doctor will be in the course of & ln 'tem: n‘h" H' . CITIZENS ET l > te, Dale Sweetâ€" VAR® : 1. [is)0ll+ eorge A. Muoli Herman : Denzel. Ward, Thomas LAND PARK IN 1922 doetor‘s e him n et WILLIAM M. DOOLEY _ ( SEEKS REâ€"ELECTION I * f or Rumor of His Candidacy | . __] »(Thursday, March 18, 1911) _ || To the Editor of the, Highland Park Press: 1 | order that the citizen‘s of Highâ€" | \Park may be"correctly informâ€" ed, regarding my political aspi tion§ at the coming city ol,qctim, may I akk the favor .of a little coqi ner in ‘your excellent paper where may announce my intention of beâ€" coming a candidate for reâ€"election‘ to the office of Mayor.. : £, No one has been given authority to use my name as a candidate for (i:y Clerk or for any other office than . Mayor, rumors to the conâ€" trary notwithstanding.. . ~Ltrust that I shall not be aecused | of egotismwhen I say that I feel| al deep sense of pride in some things ttat have been: qecompliahed d'\l;- ihg the past two years, ! }LOthor' important propositions th ve ‘had. their beginning during the present adminiltnfion and are w <waiting . final fd}lfillment aré the 80 foot viaduct under the C. & . W. R. R. at Laurel avenue, the million gallon pump at the waterâ€" otks and the magnificent driveâ€" 4y down Ravine. avenue to ‘the lake and perhaps ‘my ambition to rn-m actively â€" interested" until ey are completed will be generâ€" qusly. pardoned. ; @4 Whatever the outcome of the elecâ€" dn. may be ‘I. shall \never forget he debt of gratitude I owe to the ple of Highland Park for the ?ny l:in(hu:ssesI tll::y l;a‘e ‘l;how- id on me, and, pe nevâ€" wu guilty of any act t‘t will cause their friendship and t.l‘ieir 'PIGHLAND PARK PRESS | OFFICIAL PAPER &NM“.)‘&“M““’B"‘ 2 V Of Local Improvements Ki Friday Evening | _ The Highland Park Press named the official publication f the Board of Local Improvements at ‘their meeting Friday. evening; and will publish all legal ma pertaining to the board. Charles Russell was reappointed city engin 1 pertaining to the board. Charlu'& Russell was reappointed city engif eer to serve per diem heretofore. A number of citizens from Ra were present and expressed wishes to the board relative to bridges in south end. % City Clerk Untrue; Elecâ€" o Lion April 18, 1911 _ nfidence , in m s ME w3 C May 20, 1915 me to grow cold. Elks Lodze;Orzcnlfid d in Highland Park . __) (Thursday, | August °8, 1911) : 'Re corner stone of ‘the new Highland Park Presbyterian church ‘building will be laid vm; approâ€" priate I,erexinonles' on Friday of this \\week at 3:30 o‘clock, The pastor; R. t(‘i:lvin l)u;’n, R:Lill I;‘ ‘:i;fwd in the exercises by Rev. : ray | Boyle, D.D. of Lake __Fkn'_e_‘t:_ _and ¢ (April 24, 1919) .. ‘ ‘The organization of .an lodge in Highland Park marks a feaâ€" ture in the city‘s develop The organization ceremonies, uc by State Grand Exalted Ruler Webâ€" ster H. Rapp, began on Mopday aftâ€" ernoon, and were followed by a banâ€" "act and initiations. "| ¢ This new lodge will meet regularâ€" 1y twice a month in the Witten buildâ€" ing. :'l‘heoflefl:mu‘follmEx. alted Ruler, John, O‘Keefe; Esteemed Leading Knight, William Witten; Esteemed Loyal Knight, Otis S. Gooch; Esteemed g Knight, Thomas E. Welsh; Secret@ry, Alexâ€" ander J. Smith; ‘Treasurer, George F. afiak‘ .Board of Trustwes, Howâ€" ard Huber, George Bo and Elâ€" mer L. Clavey; Tiler, PWul: Woh!â€" bruck." | .. xk \ LAY CORNERSTONE OR . ‘â€" PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH cago. filling and placing of fhe| corner stone in the edifice will} mark anâ€" other step of progress ifim many improvements going on in Highland MBR dNewy . C RETCY bectase ind t d L d stt A Ocats e President James G. K. McClure, D.D., of MeCormick Semiiary, Chiâ€" Park CARD OF THANKS TO . TOWNSHIP YVOTERS £ > ‘April 4, um; 14. 1 ‘Through the columnms of this paâ€". per 1 desire to thank ‘hb. voters of. this township for the support which re?ulted in my election to the office of town collector. â€"I :gi endeavor to repay them for their efforts‘ in my behalf and justify the confidence expressed by caréfully and consciâ€" entiously fulflling the duties ‘of the office The service will be brigf, and the Left to ri!fht: R. H. Guts! Osborne Hjelte, Francis P Gallagher, John Petery, a1 The old Highland Park Styles in bathing suits have chs KT C M. LJFE SAVING CREWâ€" 1921 THIRTEEN YEARS AGO CBNTRAL AVENUE BEACH and Fred Gallagher ster, F. Siljestrom, George Bolan, Stanley Carr, P. oRhr. A?-tl_lpr McCaffrey, Roland m. John aWter Works and Fol the benefit of a number of our subscribéers who have written and telephoned asking information as to when the. paving under the Laurel avenue viaduct will beâ€"comâ€" pleted and for those who are comâ€" plaining as to the condition of the roadway: at the present timeâ€"and nearly all who have occasion to use it are among the| latterâ€"we give the following !information. . We | understand that the City Council will, next Tuesday, night, ‘ree‘ive‘u letter from City Attorney Gail stating that it is, \mecortling to | the| statutes of the State of Tilinois ‘the absolute duty of all railroads, | to uild and maintain all crossings, | whether grade or subway and that, |\ this being the ease, he believes that ‘| the Chicago and‘ Nonthwestern railâ€" road should be forced to perform |its duty, according to the statutes, ‘ and build and maintain the Laurel | avenue pavement, whic!z_ .vu_to'fll THE LAUREL AVENUE _ PAVEMENT MATTIER City Attorney. Believes That up to permit the building of the viaduct, regardless of the contract between the city and the railroad compsiny, which the present City Attorney believes to be illegal. _ e(“Sm:la a pmali:m undoubtâ€" y ve t’ & hl- h amroings e rmies of the pavement for some time, but as the saving to the city will be considerable, we believe that the public should bear with the present éonditions until the case is decided. $5,000 Verdict (Thursday, June 8 1911) "The Superion‘ Court of Cook County awarded Martin Kimble a verdict of $5,000 damages in his suit against the C. & N. W. K.‘R. Mr. Kimble‘s wife was killed, at Central . avenue crossing by a Northwestern train in January 1910, Ernest 8. Gail was attorney for Mr. Kimble NOR CRPCWOLT~ for Paving P.y since this pic Central Avenue Beach NUMBER 1 re was taken