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- 926 february 5, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE ' 27 SKOKIE VALLEY ROUTE NOW NEARS COMPLETION May 111 :>st be :15 1 Set as Date When West Route Will Be Opened to North Shore Traffic h l' il :> r. r] .... lJ(J \ l n· 1. ( ). The new Skokie Valley route of the hicago, North Shore and Milwauke e rai lroad-th e North Shore lin e-is rapidly nearing completion, with Mav 1 as the contemplated opening dat~ ! Inaugu ration of this additional North ' ~hore line service will give direct high-. pecd elect l""ified railroad transportation between Chicago, 1fundclein ancl Libertyvill e, a lso reducing the present running time between Chicago, :Milwaukee and intermediate points. The L. F.. 'Meye r s company, general contractors, have completed their work in connection with the general con s truction of the Skokie Vallry routtand have withdrawn th eir force '). Th ,· r emaining work, which is of a hi~hh· , ' f><:cial natu r e, will largely be clone by r l· ~ ular Xorth Shorr Line force . und t:r th e ~ upcn· ision of D. H. Howard. en~incer nf construction. The ftnal rai-.e in balla st on the new litll ' " ·ill prol>aldy he d fcrr d unti'l _i q . . t lH'iorl' tlH· npen ing of the R o ut · t u raffic, to in..,un· better ridin ("T co n - I di iiJ th at that time. M Start on Substations T h t·n · n ·main . ; t 1 he complctrd. al-. c1, 1ht· f:\'(· P(J\\vr -. 111> --.,tation l>u; ' l i n ~ -. .. tttcl t lt rt·v intl· r l<>rkin " tll \\ t·r-.. \t·J ~ rr11 r i(J n r.i.; atinn and r o:t d\\'aY lnlilcl :! -> an d t h l' il'nrin ~· CJ i th~· p.ru pe r h· . " ' i ( · : !1<~ , I 1\ ~ · 11 i 11 1·r () ~ r t ... ! ' q· · l · \ l · r .t WHAT SHALL IT AVAIL OUR CHURCHES To erect fine places of worshipIf the pews rematn empty. To train eloquent preachersIf people will not listen. To interest the parentsIf children wander from the fold. To evangelize the worldIf our own country remarns unchristian . ? · 1\'len, \\ otnen and Children of Wilmette it's up to you! The answer is: · ~ I : . CO~ IE 1"'0 CHURCH SUNDAY * Goocl Preaching, Good !'\ , ~1ttsic J~ · Good Fellowship Morning Worship at 11 i' :1 t o! '1 ], · ····· Directorv of Chttrches: Wilmette English Lutheran Church 70 3 Greenlelf Avenue REV. WILLIAM GUISE F: , ( · 31 t· - ut Fi M. Portenhauser Painting Decorating Estimates given without obligation Phone Wilmette 2764 1030 Greenleaf AYe. ~ The Wilmette Baptist Church R EV. FRANCIS C. STIFLER Forest and Wilmette Avenues St. John's Lutheran Church Wilmette and Park Avenues REV. HERMAN W. MEYER ~ [:i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ First Congregational Church Lake and Wilmette Avenues REV. STEPHEN A. LLOYD The First Presbyterian Church Ninth Street and Greenleaf Avenue REV. GEORGE P. MAGl~L .::: ~ ~ ~ .::: ~ St. Augustine's Episcopal Church 1140 Wilmette Avenue REV. HUBERT CARLTON The Firat Methodist Church Lake and Wilmette Avenues REV. GILBERT STANSELL ~ WILMETTE .. ~ ~ ~ Published by the Interchurch Advertising Committtt, Wilmette Church Council 1111 \1lflllJU \1111 UIU UIU ~11"11 \1111 \Ill'I UIU \11fl " ' " \111'1 \ll'fl