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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 29 Dec 1928, p. 26

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im 4 December 29, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 25 Francis Lackner, Noted Lawyer, Is Dead at Age of §8 Francis Lackner, former president of the Chicago Bar association, died last Thursday, December 20, at Pasadena, Cal, folowing an operation. Mr. Lackner was 88 years old. He had been an attorney practicing law in Chicago for 56 years, and had lived in Kenilworth for 15 years prior to 1920. Born in Detroit, Mr. Lackner was educated in Milwaukee where he began his career as a lawyer. When the civil war started, he enlisted in the 26th Wisconsin infantry and also served on the staff of Gen. Carl Schurz and Gen. -Daniel Butterfield. He entered the service as a second lieutenant and was made a lieutenant colonel before the war ended. In 1866 Mr. Lackner was admitted to the Illinois bar and became the senior member of the firm of Lackner, Butz and Miller in Chicago. He was hon- orary member of the University and Union league clubs Mr. Lackner is survived by his wid- ow, Mrs. Nannie Jussen Lackner; one son, Francis A. Lackner. of 339 Lin- den avenue, Winnetk. and four daughters, Mrs. Charles S. Kennedy, of 369 Ridge avenue, Winnetka, Mrs. Franklin N. Corbin, of Chicago, Mrs. J. H. Booge, of San Pedro, Cal, and Mrs. George Reinecke, of Pasadena. Edmund M. Keil Summoned by Death; Ill 3 Months Edmund M. Keil, 1201 Ridge avenue, Wilmette, died Friday, December 21, at the Evanston hospital. Mr. Keil was a Public Service company employe and was 30 years of age. He had been ill for three months, and went to the hos- pital three weeks before he died. Sur- viving him are his mother, Mrs. Mary Keil of Wilmette; three sisters, Mrs. Pauline Falkenberg and Mrs. Marie Steinhoff, both of Wilmette, and Mrs. Elizabeth Stradford of Highland Park; and four brothers, Math, Peter, Charles, and Anthony, all of Wilmette. Funeral services were held Monday morning, December 24, from the resi- dence. Burial was at St. Joseph's. HOME FOR HOLIDAYS John Wallace is home from Cornell spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Wallace, 815 Mount Pleasant road. Mrs. Wallace has had word that her daughter, Mrs. W. Hinchman, and her husband are spending the holidays with Miss Ashton Wilson of Fayetteville, S. C. Miss Wil- son was Mrs. Hinchman's maid of hon- or at her recent wedding. HOLDS OPEN HOUSE Miss Marion Suits, Warwick road, Kenilworth, held open house Sunday . afternoon from 4 until 6. Mrs. A. A. Beebe and her daughter, of 25 Indian Hill road, and Mrs. M. K. Valentine left Monday, December 24, to spend the winter at the Raymond hotel, Pasadena. They will be gone until the first of April. : -- Mrs. Bentley McCloud, 338 Kenil- worth avenue, has as her guests, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Olmstead of Omaha, and her brother and his wife and family, from Mil- waukee. eo Py Victor Harding, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Harding, Burr avenue, Hubbard Woods, arrived home last Saturday from Harvard for the holidays. --C-- John T. Clore, 654 Cherry street, came home for a few days this week from Elgin Military academy. REDUCTIONS in the Evanston Ntore Winter apparel for infants, girls, boys, petite misses and misses is now drastically reduced to allow a com-~ plete assemblage of smart new clothes. for infants, 1 to 6 A wide assortment of winter coats in three price groups: $7.50, $10.75, $15.75 .. . dras~ tically reduced. Cloth hats and an assortment of frocks are also marked down for imme~ diate clearance. for girls, to 16 A smart variety of winter coats greatly re~ duced because of oversupply, $13.75 up. Silk and wool dresses also drastically reduced, $4, $7.50 and up. for boys, 4 to 16 A broken assortment of correct young coais and suits, drastically reduced for clearance before the new year. for the petite miss and miss Sportswear coats, street coats, sport and dress frocks attractively reduced. Exceptional values. Marshall Field & Company THE EVANSTON STORE 620 CHURCH STREET

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