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gentlv to, the river, four tal boni- bardv poplars throwing their sliadows across the river with a tiîîi' boat * floating idly at the foot of the. xalk, is the scene of the first ýWhite mweddingS in Chicago. Here on Sunday, Julv 20. 1823, the 16-vearrold Ellen Marion Kinzie married Dr., Alexander \Vol- * cett, the 'United States Indian. agent stationed at Chica~o .No wedding. belis announced the m arriairc'for theére were no churches in- Chicago which at that tume %vas described bv avisitor'as, "consisti ng.. of a f ew huts." John Haniuin. justice Of the' peace of Fulton 'county, per- *formed the niarriage cerernony, the guests; if such there were, coming on horseback and by wagon f roni the neiàhboring country. \\'e likè, to. think that John Kinzie. ,the father * Played his fiddle t1hat ail might,-have a chance . to dance with the ,brde. Alexander Wolcot. then 33 years oId, was1 a gentleman "commniding respect. by his manners, judgment and intelligence." The f air Ellen had no rivals for she was the only youing white girl for miles aroutid. but had there been' others. she .surely wouJd have out.shone them ail as she %yas said to have been %,ery. beautliul. John, Kinzie, the -iather, was. a silversmith. 'The India ns -r-lied hit Shaw-nee-aw-kee or silve r mari. He %vrought'-and degli in ýsilver trinkets. I sivrbroîoches, rings, bands. Crosses and other gewgaws loved by the. lu-ý dians. Prohably his wedding gitt to his daughter was sorne beautiftllvý .ýrughit silver piece. The wvedding jourriev was not far-- across the river to Ft. DearbQrn f romi which the' garrison. had beeniwt drawln and which had been placed in *charge of Dr. Wolcott. Their horme p was to be in one 'of the lhouses-erectecl for officers quarters xithit the -white- jwashed* palisades of the fort., It 'was 1..,onlv'a brief wedded if e for Dr.Xol cott died in 1830. ýTeils,,of Interest Earned on -State Cash Collection Announcement is made bv 'Willliam J. Stratton, Illinois secretary of state,> that $3.935.l0 hâs been earned in in-, june perîod in 1931 mar in tme same period a year ago, as shown in the estimated tonnage figures. .J-une sales, expressed in tons, were 454,26-9 this year, compared with 392,099 in june 1930. This is a gain in quantity of mnerchandise sold of 62,169 tons,. or 15.85 p'ercent. Avera ge weekly sales in june were $20,212,675 conipared' with $20,730,298 in. 1930, a decrease of $517,623., Av- erage weekly tonnage sales' were 11,57 omardwith 98,Q25 in june 1930, an increase ýof 15,542. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. SERVICES "Lifé" wiIl. be the su bject at the services in the- First. Church of Christ, Scientigt, in \Vilmette -> Sun- day môrninig, July .19; at' Il o'clock. Sunday school convenes at 9.45.. The get (oil.burning) white irners Norh Aerian f12 Sow4IiAmerlcan provide everything that appuis to those who know the art of, living wel,. Social TAXI OVER FREE Couic over ini a cab at our, cx pene froin:ailv point ini the .Loop q'), the Norti-, zwcstcrit Railroad Stationi. F RE E 'A RKiNG W'R0 Coffee top, ni 24 x.24: inches1 UGHT iron Table-glass etal flowers. ýx$17 Ligh 1- BAR HARBOR Arni-, chair made of wil- low. An un- .7 usual value at are ?ai- OiAS 1 . du t.-Ci >clure- gf at ny44 in..long ncy-or . . in OPEN MONDAY. AND SATURDAY UNTIL 10 P. M. 110 W. Adms St