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meeting will be held in the church. Several
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Some Of the workmen employed upon the new
school building were recently injured very &C.
verely by fall.
Tho Sunday-schools Of the town OF Milton
have effected Al organization for the purpose OF
more efficiently carrying on their work, which
will be auxiliary to the county organization. The
officers are E. D. Bailey, President; P ". Stacy
and N. E. Gary, Vice-Presidents; J. Russell
Smith, Secretary. Committees have been sp-
pointed TO visit the different schools in the town.
meeting of the organization will be held Fri
day evening
Republican mas8-meeting WAS held at the
CouttHouse Thursday evening. The Hon. Sid
ney Smith WAS present and made an address.
Other speakers we're present, and general good
time was had. Tho political excitement in Du-
page County seems to contro upon the election
didates, Walter s. Wilson, Republican John
Kline, Opposition; and Robert Tator, 1nde-
pendent. Each candidate thinks his chances for
election best.
1t is thought that the business men Of Wheaton
wou:a need only about two ordinary 70 oons in
which to transact tue entire business of Chicago.
As an example OF their economy OF loom the
room known as the Post Office is an excellent
one. In it is bank. q book STORE news-depot,
brokers office, Justices Office, = notary
b doctors Office, drugstore, q real
estate agency, and last, but not least. Post
Office. In this Same room. TOO, are gotten up all
sorts OF caucuaes, meetings, and schemes. It
might be thought that this room is full enough,
and that in it can be found everything to maize
life desirable and pleasant; but no. There is q
gloom about it. = something that engeudors at
once feeling that something il wrong, that
something is wanted to make up complete
world The editor Of the local paper seems to
think that he has discovered what that aome-
thing is, and has made application for room for
his printing-of1ice-
The first quarterly meeting OF the Wealeyan
II. E. Church commenced yesterday at 2 p. m.
There will bo services to-day At 1880 r. N. .nd
at 1880 p. m.
u. c. Hazard conducted Bible-reading at
the Wesleyan II. E. Church Friday evening.
The trial Of Matt Hickart, for illegally selling
intoxicating liquors, has been DELAYED until the
4th inst on account OF Ar. Rickart's i'll health.
A musical concert will soon be given by homo
talent: These concerts have, in the past, bsen
lberally p.tronized, and will doubtless receive
the encouragement which they deserve.
E. J. Gary, Of Westside, H.. is visiting rela-
tiyes and friends at Wheaton.
Mrs. }. II. Goodell has returned from her tour
to Omahs and thinks her health has been i'm
proved.
A meeting OF the Lake Trustees Was held in
tho Town-Hall, yesterday afternoon, with all the
members present except Coltnan and Tabor. In
the continued absence Of President Tabor, Mz.
Montgomery was nRain called to the chair. After
reading aud approving the minutes, allowing
several bills amounting in Ill 70 1854, the report
of the Committee on Water and Gas, 10 whom
was referred Hequenbourg's dtth estimate, was
asked for, but, as Colnan, who is Chairman Of
the COMMITTEES, Was absent, they were allowed
further time to report.
On motion, tie bids for water-pipes Is adyer-
yertised we're opened. The bids IS opened are
as follows: For water-plpe, per ton, Harrington
j. Branch, $75.5:; Cha.les G. Webster, S57; R.
L. Abbott, $50 F. s. Wood, SEQ: G. E. Heluem-
bourg: 369. IS: E. Mason. $50; 4. Lake, $50. 4
bid was also submitted from the Northwestern
Gas aud Water Pipe Company, offering the
Wyckon wooden pipe as follows; finch at so
cents per lineai foot; 6-inch at IS cents, and 8
inch nt $1.l0.
For the laying OF pipe IS per specification, the
bids we're ~ follows; harrington i Branch,
32H cents; Charles G. Wooster, 379z cents; 4.
AAboott, % cents c. E. Hequemoou1s ,35 cents;
4. Holstein, 20 cents; E. Mason. 32I cents
A. Lake, Is. On motion, the bids we're iefetTsd.
The bids for several other improvements we're
also opened and referred. A lot Of minor busi~
ness was then transacted, after which the Board
adjourned
In connection With bids opened, "a reported in
the above meeting, it would be veil to compare
the prices Hoquembourg ia at present getting
same work for in his bid submitted yesterday.
In this BID he offered to furnish pipe for SG9.75
per ton. which, alongside tho sums lie has been
getting allowing ~ far ,on ave5aSe re-; is at at
ground or simply delivered about $40 per ton
overdouble ths amount asked for yesserday show
ing that competition is q good thing. Hequem-
buurg claims that the price Of iron WAS higher
when the contract MAS signed than it is now, bui
we1l-known i1on-dealers say It ls not 80. Let
the people ponder on this. and blame all to the
old Board The new OF the present. Board net
rightly in letting contracts, and are not in favor
OF allowing contractors twice the worth OF job.
The 6re-aarm telegraph line has finally been
started, aud by smother weak it ia expected it
will be 10 condition for the trausaction Of the
business it is intended for. The contract FOR the
line Was let to the American Fire Alarm
aud Police Telegraph Company Of New
York and Chicago, the cost to be $l60 per
mile OF single wire, and 5210 per mile OF double
cago, will be furnished at $3.50 esch- The fol-
loving places will be supplied with the alarm
boxes, but as yet no definite system OF numbers
has been adopted: Town-Ha4l; Wallace and
Forty-third stteets State street, near Fortleth;
Forty-seyenth and State streets Fifty-tirst and
Wentworth svenuo; Flfty-ninth and Wentworth
avenue; Sixtleth and Wentworth avenue !;
Wright and sixty-drst streets, and near the Nor
NAL School.
A meeting Of the Republicans was held last
night at the car-shops. The meeting was I'D
dressed by tho Hon. Sol Hopkins, member Of
tue State Legislature from that district, George
H. Bogue, the would-be member, and several
oIhers. Another meeting Of the Bame party will
be held At Englewood tomorrow evening, at
which, in addition to Hopkins and Bogue, the |
Lake voters will listen to Sidney Smith, the Con-
eressioual candidate from the First Congression-
ii District. The Oppostionists held their meet
ing last night at Heury Schoare's Ten-Mhe |
House.
In the 6tock-Yards Precinct over 300 names
arc registered, and that in addition to the Gy0 |
which Englauood has managed to get On its |
books, will make times lively in Lake Tuesday. !
It is generally asserted that the number Of votes
cast will not be less than l.500, as it is known |
that large number Of citizens, either through |
negligence or ignorance, have failed to register.
The 0ppostionists claim that their ticket will be
carried oy large majority at the 5tock-Yards.-
enough, they say, to counterba1ance any najori-
tY Englewood may add to the Republicans. It |
is only matter Of conjecture, however, and
there ia very little doubt but what there will be |
considerable scratching.
The loug-promised 3ater test will At last take
place. Ff1day is the day set for the DISPLAY OF |
the powers OF the Holly system Of water-works, |
and the Stock Yards is the place. This il not
rartaintv Observation-Disclosures never aaY5