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THB LAKE "â- â€¢^»^l Sf^^^f^^^^^^^ ^ ^*^^^^**^* • ^^^1 •^â- â€¢â€¢s Y YEARS, NOT SICK A DAY of UrbanaPro- fessor Attract Attention of Montgomery Ward r , **^S^ff^**^^ '*'***iw^ Mr -1" » gag Wed the Lady of His Choice Some T(me This 11 .& â-  1/ Virtue brings Its own roward. Prof. Morge Enfield Prater, jrto loBt his " at the University of Illinois, be- ne was going to marry the iter of the president, Miss Helen a former Evanston girl, has a Job at an Increased salary. He All a very Important position In auditing department of Montgom* Ward & Co. Ke is to bo on- to special research work. At wis be was comptroller. Tbe Job not of bis ssasjlng, The story of professor's dilemma and his dec!* was read by J. I. Zook, treasurer Montgomery Ward * Co. admired the young pedagogue's of action. He sympathised his predicament. Although ho • had ntst Mr. Frazer, he wrote a letter offering him a position. comptroller originally had Intend- to remain at the Institution until is, but tba offer was so promising decided to resign at ones. W. R. Befleld, efficiency expert for he company, said hs was not st lib- to stats what salary Prof. Fraser ill receive, but intimated it would be [higher than that hs received ss comp- â- trailer of the university sad professor [of public accounting. Important Position. "The position Is a very important ! esc," said Mr. Bsfleld. "It will occupy ! the professor largely in research work which is expected to be of great valuo Id advancing the company's welfare." It was rumored that Mr. Frater Is ited to become assistant treasurer. logon J. Thome, vice-president, ply paid, however, that Mr. " was working In the auditing depart mem President James lias decided views on nepotism When he learned Prof. Frazer wished to marry his daughter lie declared he would be very proud to have the professor for a son-in-law, but that he would have no relative by blood or marriage on the faculty of which he was president. evil of Nepotism. hi. uttjni lo an unmitigated oil," hi said. "No man is a fair Judge of th«> abilities or services of his own children or relatives. He is liable to overvalue them, or, In his attempt to be just, he may lean backward and do them an Injustice. 'Prof. Frazer Is a most competent tnan in a responsible position in tbe administration of university affairs, but bis new relation to the president makes bis retention impossible If the largest Interests of the university are to be served." The wedding will take place some time tnls summer. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Decker cele- brated their fiftieth wedding anniver- sary February 13 at tho homo of their daughter, Mrs. Fred Lapp, 2C44 West Railroad avenue, as sound and halo and hearty as when they were married, the celebration was par- ticipated to by their eight married daughters and one eon, moat of them residents of Evanatpn. When they cams hero some thirty years ago they lived for a time on ths site of GlJGNCOE VILLAGE HALL BURNS h. n«> K Escape for the Hafl Repairs Were Being Made. utter part of last week work- i. . 11 % are engaged repairing ths furni- it iv a.id cleaning the walls and wood- w»rk lo the council chamber In ths village hall. Saturday night, the clerk's office adjoining was put iu preparation to undergo a similar over- hauling. Soma time In the night Offi- cer Krecr discovered tbst the office wa* on fire. The floor was ablaze about the middle of ths room; A few tuckets of water quickly put an end to ths firs, ant not until ths floor bad beea homed through. It is the belief cf the workmen that the fire resulted from spontaneous combostion lo s •mall pile of cotton waste well sat- urated with oil, which had beeo In we in the council room. Jt was a close call for the "White PARENTS' CLUS DATES. Marsh i. Mundsj nnsflssaa it the masting will bare as a feature a Paper on "Teacblog Courtesy to UNION CAMPAIGN OF WILMETTE CHURCHES â- ff. am Kcnilworth, end liter moved to their present homo Just west of wiimette. The one son lives In Kcnilworth, as doea one daughter, and all but one of tbe other married daughters la Evanston. They hsvo thirty-three grandchildren and six groat grand- children, and they never have had a ssrious Illness In any of the families, a record which should be brought to the i attention of Roosevelt. Mr. Becker has always been a strong Re- Starts March 7, Ends March 14â€"Dr. Eaton of Madi- son To Preach. Ths Wiimette Ministerial associa- tion has decided to carry through a union campaign of Wiimette churches. The following churcheB will take part: Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Oongffegntte^al, At g meeting of the association, bold Tuesday, February 10, It was decided to ask Dr. E. L. of Madison to come hero for =3=3= WM. PANTLE, JR. CAME FEB. 19TH Nine Pound Boy Bom at Home of Win. Pantle-^ All Well and Happy. At this meeting a committee to have charge of the work was also arranged for, to consist of the pastor and two members from each of tho four churches. Ths officers of the Minis- terial association were elected to bold ths sams offices In the general com- mittees. Member* are to be chosen for the following sub-committees: Advertis- ing, music, ushers snd assistants, finance, meetings and devotions. Dr. Eaton was once s pastor In Bv anston, and is not a stranger on the north shore. He is a very sane man in his work, snd not one of those who depend for results on sensationalism. Further details will be announced. As announced In hurt week's Issue, there will be two meetings Thurs- day, March 3, preparatory to the union campaign. One la In .the afternoon at 3 o'clock, and ths other at 8 o'clock. The population of Wiimette has been increased by the arrival of one "Native Son," Wm.( Pantle, Jr., Fif- teenth street and.Gregory avenue. Master Wm. Pantle weighed nine pounds when be arrived, February 19. it took very little time to name him. Just as soon as tho doctor announced that be was "a boy" his mother re- marked that his name was "William Junior;" and so he is. Both he and bis mother are doing well. William Junior has two sisters, Pearl and Marjorie. William's father is with tbe Pyfer & Olsem floral company of Wii- mette. so that be Is an expert on flowers, and he says that the "Native Son" Is "some sweet flower." PUBLIC HEARINGS SET FOR TUESDAY Street Public Hearings in Addition to Regular Business. I Tuesday night, March 2. in addition to the regular business of the village board, public hearings bavo been set for three question*. The matter of Sheridan road, both the north, snd and tho sonth end, will then bo open for Those who tre Interested In the plans for Central avenue, from Eleventh lo Fourth streets, should bo at that time, if they have to offer. FUth street, from Hill street to Sheridan road, la anothsr of tbe ques- hearlng has heeja set far Tossing night. CHA8. HOUGHTON DEAD. Charles Houghton, who had been a resident of Glencoe thirty years, and had been in charge of the village ball as Jsnltor thirteen sry *. following an illness of eight Mr, Houghton was a native of d. Ho came to America about nfty years ago, and to years later. He The interment was at Money's cente- sjgof COMMONWEALTH CLASS. .The next meeting of the Common- wealth class of Wiimette will be held at the Methodist ehurcb on Fobraary 28 at 5 p. m. Rev. Paul Rader, pastor of the Moody church, will speak upon tbe subject. "The Oldest Love Story." This-meeting will be held In connec- tion with the evangelistic meetings In Wiimette. publican and all but ono of tho sons- in-law are Republicans. The son Is Jacob !*~*«r. Jr.. and the daughters are: Mrs. George Kruso of Kcnilworth. Mm. Herman Schmidt, Rsvonswood; Mrs. Fred Lapp, 2644 West Railroad avenue; Mrs. Emll Lapp. 101$ Emerson street; Mrs. Lewis Adams, It80 Jackson avenue; Mrs. William Marion. 1506 Florence avenue; Mra. Henry fltrahs, 2119 nar- row avenue; Mrs. W. 8. Moore, 2006 Grant street. * 'i â- ,â- .:â- â-  i ..... .i-'ii its inoustmss cnangea. Valenciennes Is no longer a lace- making town, engineering, Iron and steel foundries and coal mining hav- ing taken Its place, and the last table of occupations st Valenciennes showed tbst only 86 people In tbe town were employed on textiles of sny kind. Its neighbor, 8t.Quentlu.hus taken place. Where real .Valenciennes is mads I do not know, for St. Quentln claims only to maks Imitation Valen- ciennes.â€" Ooston Transcript. Man's Debt to the Birds. Few of as, perhaps, realise It. but It Is a fact that If there wore no seed* eating birds there would bo few, If sny, berry-making plsntsâ€"ronly, at any rate, such as wore able to attract tbo desire Of fratt'sattng mammals. Honce it is clear that wc owemnora. to the birds for the earth's beamy than generally supposed. < Depth of ths Sea. Tbe average depth of tho eca (all oceans) Is from two to three miles, about 10,600 i to 15.D00 feet. At the mouth of the Rio do la .Plata, half way to the Island of Tristan da Cunha, off the South American coast, the depth of tho Atlantic Is 46,000 feet, or over eight miles. -----------------------------T-% Lawyer's Versatility. 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