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July 22, 1927 WIL'METTE LIFE 3 PERMITS FOR HOMES APPROACH HIGH MARK Ambitious Development in Pine Crest Subdivision Boosts July Records at Hall Huildi ng permit s iss ue·d in \\'ilmctt e t hi:-- lll OIIt h for ten $1-l.OOO res id ences \\·l1i ch );'icl ~ Bu ck and compan y, o f 3123 );' onh Clark street, Chicago, arc buildin g in . the Pin e Cres t subdivi sion n11 Ridge ;t H nue. a ided Jllat erially in 111aki ng ;1 micl -s unlln cr month total. ,,·it h y et a \Y ec k to go. of $227,900.. P erm it, for seve nt ee n new residei1ces in \Vilm ctt e haYe been issued ,inrt· .I u!Y 1. a nd it i ~ said th e closing \\'t't·k \'·ill w it nc~s a materi a l in cre a..;e. );'i~.·J, Bu ck a nd compa ny announ ce tl la t tilt~· L·xpcrt to take out at least f>~ur mort· per mit :; f t) r the -..a mt tv ne of r t' :- j d~' 11 C L·' j 11 p i 11 C (' r \.'..; t ~ \1 b di ~· i S i ~ II, th~tt an· rtp rese ntc d in th e li st of t en building, ,,·hich th e,· now ha\' e under \Lty and ·,j wh ich ; more detail ed acr"'l1lt " ·ill ht in und el..;e ,Y here 111 this Issue Other Permits ;tddi ti on tr· t he It'll t>t nni b Children Vie for Honors in Annual Pet Show I ~------- I I Little Dorothy Davi s, 171j Hi ghland avenue, carried away first honors in the annual P et show conducted at the Vattman park playground last Friday. Dorothy did nothing hut show up v;ith two perfectly congenial playmates as pi·c tured at the left. Strange combination , you'll say, but Dorothy allows they'll ;always fight for but never with each other. ).!arian Clay of 520 Park avenue brought along her good dog Tray and annexed second award. James Hoffman came in for third award with his dove of peace. The judging was a precarious task as any one may r eadily ima gin e from a glanc e at the g roup of hon orable mention s depitted below. I ..... I f,1 fn r r,·,idenrt- in tlw Pin e Crest suhdi \ i,i.ttl. huilditH! ) .rrant-> haH' al ..;o been j,, ~~·d t!1i, mo t1t h t n R. ~p i es . for a rt·-idcliL't· at ~14 E ig hth . trec t, costing ~11.~00: t,, H. J. Sell\\nll. (location 11· · 1!i\l·n1 i1or Si.OOO: t il I. D. \\.ilki n. itl :t lt ri rk \'t'lll'L' r r:., id ence a t ~_?,, ( 'ent raJ · an.·n ue ro-.. ti ng ~ 12 .000: to I> . h:'nll llln. i.1r a n ~ I R.OOO r es id ence a t .?.?·· Lamvl an-n ut·: tn C. E. Rlog ret' n t· ·r · 1 hril·k \' t·JH·~.·r r t's id enrt· at ~O S h~.:lllvvnth ,trn·t. t'll !'nst :310.000 : to l ·~. 1~. B,,,tfll1l\, iura re-,i dt·nce at .112 C \.' 11 t r; tl P a r k ;w t·n u t' . t o co "t ~R 000 : t 11 d o . \ . ~ . (' Ia r k. i :-> r a S 12.000 r e ·' i!),.,,,·~· :tt L"·! ..? ('Jt' r l' la11d ~ t ree t . 1\·nnit, ior re111n deli n!.! j,1 h ~ and :..· : t r a C!·t·' h a r t 1 )(' 1·n i":- u e cl sin r e Tu h- 1 :ti1 1n untin!.! t·· S7. i00. · · · Harrowing ··r ~ Tale of Horrors ~---. - - -.- - - , - ..----: . .--H ---\"S ___ d _G_'_'- - in JV T C h. Reconditioning of Fire Baptist Parish to ear top an 0 ar- orn tna Engine Almost Complete Prof. ·E. J. Chave Sunday ~, Lights. at Busy -~ ftrr '- p<: nclin g several month s in Chm a ~ ncl the Far East and going Reconditioning . of fire en~inc numProi. E. J. Chan:. professor of re - ! corner Are 0. K. 1 Te(l.~ thr nugh : : ome of the mo:; t violent and · · f 1. t ur I>llH! cxpen ence s o the revolulion th ere. ).f r s. Ralph G. T C"l . · nhan srn of 0 1 ..., 1cndan r oad. Glencoe. has re0 ·..., 1 turn e<l to th e north shore . _ -\n ea stern ·syndicate ha s contracted f or t I1e ex-c I tts1ve publication of a complete diary which Mrs . . Johansen kept of her experiences. tog-etiH~ r with photograt)hs which she took in connection with th e commentan·. Tt is said that some of her experiences and t.he scene s she witnessed seem hardly po:; sihle to the average American accu~tome d to the higher plane of lh·ing. Jf r s. .T ohan sen has spoken hefore ,·arious clubs regarding the Chinese situation at different cities at which she stopped on her return trip. She wa s accompanied on· the trip by her oldest 5011 · Ralph. Jr. Mrs. Johansen spent her time in both the interior towns and in the various seaports. ( 1:' her 1 ha s practically been completed, ligiou s educati on in th e Divinity school , . ,, · .. . . . . . . . . . I 1 he recent~\' mstalled stop am1 go it was announced by Ftre Chtef \\alter o t the 'Cn1Hrs1ty ot l h1cago wt 11 oc. · . . Z'bbl · wee·. k Tl1c ne~\, f en d e r~ - and cuJH' . . s1gnal s at aiH 1 . 1 e t1 11s the pulp1t ot. the \VJ!m ettc B ap - traffic · . the \Vtlmette . runni 1 w hoards ha . \'c arnvcd and ha\' e . · L' d . J 1 21 Central avenue tntersectwn arc oper!"> d . . , f , tt st c1 1urc1 1 >:"ttn ay mornmg. u y -t, · · · . ~ ~een put on an a nC\\ t y l~t o c1 1em - 1 . · . . . . . , .· . .. ; atmg sattsfactonly, accordmg to Erncal hose bodv has heen mstalled to 1 ··t the 11 o clock st:n tee:-. H1::1 top. c C C · f h ·s 1 · · · h . ,, est . aze 1. c1 1atrman o t e treets replace the old basket wtth whtch t e \\'tll be "I he Breadth and I\arrmvness d All ·u of the Village 0 truck was <;>riginally ~quipp~d . The I of A Man . He will preach in the place I~~arcl eys c mmt ee new basket 1s located unmcd1ately he- . , · _ . · neath the regular hose body in a po- o t Dr. A. C. Baker. who was to have Trustee Cazel in.tormed. the boar~t sition where it is more ea sih· procured. takt·n th<.· Baptist pulpit for the sum - members that the automatic traffic dt' Since the installation of · the pneu- lller. but who is unable to serve the recting ·device was proving ~o be a atic tires it has been discovered that 1 f . . . suffered in complete sttcce ss at the busy tntersec· 1 111 1 1 ' · · · 1 pans )ecause 0 ltlJUnes tion greater speed \Vtth les s Joltmg to ' an accident recentlv. · equipment and firemen, can be ob· ).1 r. Cazel refnred to the hoard aretained, which will result in the longer quest from various Chestnut avenue life of the tnick with a smaller cost of Woman and Child Hurt home-owners for the insta11ation of maintainance, it is said. The truck I·n Truck-Car Crash "stou and go" lights at the intersection is now an equal in equipment and conof that street with Sheridan road. The clition to any of the hest of city fire enMrs. Edna Golden and her three- matter was referred to the Streets and gines of a corresponding type and year old daughter, Mary, of 1721 Lake Alleys comm1ttee for consideration. places the local fire department. in a avenue, Wilmette, were slightly inposition to render the best servtce of j jured in an automobile accident at Pine ECONOMY SHOP S. 0. S. its history. street and Wald~n road, Winnetka, last Come to our rescue! Saturday morning. They were in a Send us something to sell! truck driven by Mrs. Golden's sevenWilmette Garden Club to Refer Rezoning Petition Our stock is about gone and we teen-year-old son, Forest Golden, when Meet at Deerfield Home to Zoning ·Commissioners the truck, collided with a car owned 1ave customers asking for things and driven by R. G. Lester, of Chicago, o wear. The \Vilmette Garden cluh meeting, scheduled for July 15, has been postThe· proposition to rezone the so- according to Winnetka police. Store is open from 12 :30 to 5 :30 paned to August 19. called Dempsey property at the northp. m. Thursdays atl day. Mrs. B. L. Davis of Deerfield will en- ern extremitY of the village immedil147 Greenleaf ave., Ph. \IVil. 154-t REJECT RESURFACING BIDS tertain and a visit to gardens in Deer- atelv west of the Chicago and North M rs-: I. R. Adkins chairman. Bids received recently by the \.ilfield will be followed by a picnic \Ve~tern railwaY for commercial usage, Editor's Note: }ijconomy ghop ' i~ luncheon at Mrs. Davis' home. -;uhmitted to tl~e Village board by the lage board in connection with the reronducted by the Wilmette 'Voman's The early July meeting of the club owners of the property, has been re- surfacing of several streets in the vilclub. Proceeds from the sale of conwas held at the home of Mrs. James fcn·ed for consideration to a special lage were all rejected by action of the tributed articles are dirt>cted Into board at its meeting Tuesday of this S. ).!oore. 2024 Orrington avenue, Ev- zoning commission comprised of the rha rity coffers. 1 anston. Village hoard of appeals on zoning. week.