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June 18, 1927 WINNETKA TALK BUILDING ACTIVITY SHOWS SLIGHT SLUMP Unusually Cool Weather Appears to Have Deleterious Effect in Early June Building activities on the north shore during the first fifteen days of June, proved something akin to the season--a little backward, and especi- ally when compared with the splendid showing made in May. Forty--seven permits were issued in the four villages of Wilmette, Win- netka, Glencoe and Kenilworth up to and including June 15. The total val- uation was $465,533. Winnetka, with 18, leads in the num- ber of permits, while Wilmette, with only one less, leads in total valuations with $131,580. Winnetka's 18 permits amounted to $125800; Glencoe's 9, totaled $115,353 and Kenilworth's 3 totaled $92,800. In Winnetka Six permits for residences in Win- netka totaled $117,000; 3 were for al- terations and remodeling jobs amount- ing to $5,000; 8 were for garages, to- taling $3,600 and one was for a frame summer house costing $200. Permits for the residences issued to Joseph Wolf for a story frame residence at 1083 street, costing $9,000. To John Brown, for a two story frame residence at 1186 Spruce street, costing $14,000. To C. Leipold, for a two and one- half story frame and brick veneer residence at 1000 Willow road, costing $8,000. To S. M. Roberts, for a two story brick residence and attached garage at 247 Chestnut street, costing $25,000. To Chester H. Walcott, for a two and one-half story frame and brick veneer residence at Locust and De- Windt private roads, costing $21,000. To Vernon Welsh, for a two and one-half story frame and stucco resi- dence at 1160 Westmoor road, costing $40,000. were two Elm In Glencoe The four permits for residences in Glencoe totaled $63,000: two were fog commercial buildings amounting to $47,000, one of these being the new telephone exchange building and the other the Rudolph Kurschner garage building at 724 Vernon avenue; three were for private garages amounting to $5.353; The permits for the four new resi- dences were issued to Mrs. S. Cowan, for a two-story frame and stucco resi- dence at 245 Greenwood avenue, cost- ing $20,000. To T. I. Simpson, for a two-story brick and stucco residence and garage at 974 Eastwood road, costing $19,000. To F. W. Hill for a frame residence at 690 Bluff street, costing $10,000. To Frank Huebner, for a two-story frame and brick residence at 448 Greenwood avenue, costing $14,000. In Wilmette In Wilmette, six of the permits were for new residences, totaling $102,750: four were for remodeling jobs amount- ing to $10,100; one was for a com- mercial building, costing $16,000 and six were for garages costing $2,730. The permits for residences were issued to William Neetz for a brick veneer residence at 2016 Seeger street costing $6,000. One to R. A. Fiske, for a frame and stucco residence at 134 Seventeenth street, costing $6,000. To Kemper K. Knapp for a resi- dence of tile and stucco, including garage and chauffeur's quarters, in the Indian Hills subdivision, costing $43,750. To Hartmann Brothers, for a brick residence and garage at 218 Dupee | place, costing $14,000. To Mathew Zakowski, for a brick veneer residence and garage at 845 Michigan avenue, costing $25,000. To Gustave Kroschel, for a brick residence costing $8,000. In Kenilworth : l Two of the three permits issued in Kenilworth were for residences, total- ling $91,000, the third permit being for | a garage costing $1,800. Permits for the residences were is- sued to C. E. Blowgren, Jr., for a two- story frame and brick veneer residence and attached garage, at 531 Coventry road, costing $16,000. The other was to C. W. Rosenthal | for a two-story residence and attached garage of tile and brick to be erected for D. F. Peak, at 145 Oxford road The North Shore Line has recently placed in service three passenger coaches equipped with the new-type "bucket" seats, the most recent and most comfortable seat that has been developed for a railroad coach. It is interesting to note that on several vecesions, passengers have offered the con.uctor an extra fare for riding in these cars, thinking them parlor cars. No extra fare is charged. The North Shore Line takes pride in constantly aiming to give its customers the best that is procurable. In the" > Lake Geneva Twin Lakes Powers Lake Take North Shore Line trains to Kenosha, and North Shore Line Motor Coaches from there on regular schedule. Through tickets. ood ILLINOIS Antioch Channel Lake Loon Lake Round Lake Lake Villa Fox Lake District Grays Lake Volo -- McHenry Take North Shore Line trains to Waukegan or Libertyville; North Shore Line Motor Coaches from thereon regularschedule to these ooints. Through tickets ll Ludington Manistee Hamlin Lake Portage Lake Onekema Take North Shore Line to Mil- kee; Pere M te night steamer from there; arrive Michigan next morning. Sa tick ets. Sheboygan Port Washington Elkhart Lake Cedar Lake Crystal Lake Take North Shore Line to Mil- waukee; connections at door of our Milwaukee terminal with Milwaukee Northern trains for these points. Baggage Checked Por sthadules; fures and other information, inquire at i a 400 Sonar Building, phone Grand Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee | Railroad Company The Road of Service WINNETKA PASSENGER STATION Tel. Winnetka 963 office, West M St., phone Central 82 'B sone ¢ 990 or Grand 2762. WISCONSIN Oconomowoc Nashotah Lakes |X, x, Nehmabin Lakes = Silver Lake L5 Delafield 4 Waukesha Beach |B 'ny Nagawicka Lake |JESE Pewaukee Lake Fad} Take North Shore Line to Mil- "251 waukee--step into T.M.ER.&L. |G H . trains at door of our Milwaukee |JPE} terminal, for these points. Through tickets. ILLINOIS Libertyville Mundelein Plan an early visit to St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Every- one should see this magnificent work costing ten million dol- lars. A mile-long lake within the 1,000-acre grounds. Hills, flowers, trees, inspiring archi- tecture and Swely landscape work, Scores 3 wond things to see and enjoy. Best reached bythe NorthShoreLine. Baggage Checked e