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pany has recently be^run the erection
and is certainly a tribute to the zeal impressive stono front with ample addition to tho city's appearance.
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and activity of the clergy and mem- room for their bank and offices and Is The Kisner Wholesale tiroeery combers
of the congregation who erected one of the imposing landmarks of tho
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city.
of a large addition to their largo w are-
I n v la ;] comes in
McKinley Chapel, the beautiful new The First National Uank building is house and office building.
Presbyterian church which Congress- the largest, antl most expensive busi- Wagner's Twin City Coal company
man McKinley erected in memory of ness building in Champaign , being ot during the summer completed an Im-
————-—--^—— I the late George McKinley on John sculptured stone and five stories in mense storage and warehouse near the
, EXPENSES OF STUDENTS EQUAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS BACK • street in the University district, has height. It cost more than a quarter Illinois Central tracks.
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LARGE SUM.
OF ENTERPRISE. II
been open only a few weeks and is a of a million dollars and few cities the
Manufactories.
\ beautiful structure. It was designed size of Champa ign can boast of a The Textile Fabric company, locat-
Heavy Expenditure of Money From
Vueiness Blocks, Public Buildings,! especially to accommodate the large building equal to it.
ed on South Neil street, near the Illi-
, Transient* * Constant 8ourc« of
hurch Edifices and Other Fear | body of students who belong to the
Business Buildings. nois Central tracks at tho tlrveu street
Prosperity to Twin City
?ures Are Named Among Presbyterian church, and its beauty One of the projected new business intersection, was fairly started during
Merchant*.
Civic Improvements. and modern design make it one of the blocks is the proposed Illinois Trac- tho past year with more than ion em-
pi ettiest and by no means the smalltion building to be at tho corner of ployos, but last Saturday nUht'a lire
Approximately $5,000,000 Is dis-
A casual trip over the city of Chamlest church edifices in Champaign and University and Walnut streets. It destroyed tho entire new brick buildtributed
in tho Twin Cities annually
paign convinces the average visitor j Urbana.
was expected that work would beKin ing, plant and contents, with a heavy
as u result of the operations of Ur-
that the present year has been its I Another proposed improvement on this building this fall ar.d that it loss to the company and to the Chambana's
chief Institution , the University
most prosperous season in point of ' made possible by the generosity of would be a five, story structure largo ber of Commerce, which was behind
of Illinois. Improvements at the unU
residence improvement, and the im- •Mr. McKinley is the new 'Young Wo- enough to accommodate growing bus- the institution. It will prohnhl y re-
veridiy, *uoh as now buildings, alteraprovement
in business buildings is men's Christian Association building iness of the Traction company and sume In temporary quarters and re-
I II. si«. etc. tin* not included In this esmuch
ahead of the average. One can at the comer of Wright and John its allied systems. It is not gener- "build , as the business \
ally known, hut the headquarters of very satisfactorily. | thunie which embraces only what tho
all the big systems with which Mr. The refrigerator factory, lee undent i spend, ttii' salary fund for
McKinley is connected, have Ihoir
i ' !!;> "nbt r* of tho faculty, and tb*>
offices here, some of these being the
ordinary upkeep espouses such as
fuel, li ght , janitor service and (
Des Moines, la., street railwav ond
'tiro
electric lislit company, the Topoka
of grounds.
and Wichita , Kan., street railway and
lu Urbuuu alone six hundred family
electric, light comiy'ieti. The Cairo
members with (hei r families mttl.o
electric system , the 'v.iaw.i and North-
I their permanent home, while npprovl-
¦', ern Internrban syt: m«. the Joliet
lntiiel y half or the student body room
street railway system and rtirhapr.
3 In this city. All of the money needed
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others. Tin proposed building Is ex-
to support, the university Is of course
pected to he at least five stories md
> sent lu from outside, while practically
no doubt will have train sh^ds and
i all that used ny the students origin-
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a new building a block sout'
textile fabric works stiiru':' .t well,
but of late has been i i llunneinl
straits, owins to luck oi cap i tal in
enrrj ing accounts. The mnuagciuout
hope to get matters, ttraishieiiod out
and to show satisfactory results later.
The realty bi£ Industry ot chumpaiftn
is the Homier MnuufafntrinK
Company, which manufactures tools
at their plant at the west end of tin
city. ThiS plant has been obllp.od tc
Countr y Club. j
scarcely select a street corner from f i
which the evidence of new buildings i
or the sound of the hammer and saw 1
cannot be heard. 'With apparently no '
special Incentive for effort, the city '.
has all the general appearance of a
western boom town similar to the
early days of Oklahoma, when pernuv. :
nent cities were builded In a season.
The reason or the excuse or whatever ;
other term may be used for this activity
is really the Chamber of Commerce
of Champaign, which Is- composed
of men who do things and who
are consumed with an unrest which
must be satisfied by seeing new developments
continually. If there is a
more active organization of the kind
in any city in Illinois, please remember
that we are from Missouri and apply
the usual antidote in such cases.
New Residences Everywhere.
When the new Chamber of Commerce
addition was proposed there
were skeptics who feared that building
operations might be slow and a
bonus was offered for the first two or
three who would begin homes there.
This now appears to have been unnecessary,
since buyers of lots took
hold at once and began the erection
of a number of homes, one of the
bonus-getters having been an "Urbana ¦
man. In addition to the improvement
going on in .that addition, it would
appear that the entire south section
of the city was spurred to action and
buildings are going up on both sides
of the Illinois Central from "Wright
street to the southern and western
city limits.
A little more than a year ago West
End park was the boundary between
Champaign and the corn fields, but today
there are continuous blocks of attractive
residences for more than half
a mile west to the factory of the
Bonner Manufacturing company, and
beyond it. That company alone is responsible
for more than half a hundred
new homes, all occupied , in its
immediate neighborhood , and a ride
on the street , cars proves that scores
of others, varying in value from $2,000
io H000, or perhaps more, each, are
being erected in that vicinity.
These particular sections are not
alone the busy building sections. Even
fmong the oldest settled residence districts,
there are many new residences,
flats, apartment houses and improvem«mts
and additions on the buildings
already there. The indications of individual
and civic prosperity are truly
marvelous.
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Public Buildings Going Up.
The new Catholic church in the
western residence portion of Champaign
is a feature which most visitors
miss, owing to the fact that it is not
Passed by street cars and only those
¦*'ho are so fortunate as to own automobiles
or have friends who do, are
^customed to seeing it. It will be
* handsome structure ot vitrified
trick, and about the size of the two
0'her Catholic churches in Champaign
|* nd streets, opposite
Urbana. The building has been
rapidly going up jand at the presenl
*'rae is nearly ready for the interiOT
"^"hing. .It is a handsome structure
¦ the University
grounds and library, and the Young
Men's Christian Association building.
This structure will cost upwards of
550,000, and the old frame bulldihf,which
has .been occupied by the women
has been moved back on the lot
tQjiaJjeiw.ay.ior..it ,\Vork is expected
to begin on the building in a short
time and it is hoped to be ready for
use in time for the 1913 fall opening
of the University.
The Masonic Temple, now under
course of construction near the
Beardsley hotel , will crowd all other
local Miildings for prestige as the
most beautiful building in the. city. It
is to have a white enamel exterior,
and the fittings inside will be worthy
the great order which it represents
and the people of Champaign who are
Individually responsible for it. The
Masonic order in Champaign has been
content for mnay years to share their
building oii Main street with mec- ITT" ' "— ~^-^ .^-.- .,.. .-,
chants beneath and offices on the second
floor, but the new building will
A Few Fraternit y Houses at t he_ University of Illinois.
be an exclusive one, with facilities
for handling all the social, histrionic better accommodations for the trav- •gradually Increase its factory, ma-
and secret work of the various deelers on the I. T. S. Delay on this chinery and force, until It Is now dou-|
grees and to accommodate the mem- building has been for several reasons, ble- the size it was when it started,
bers of the Knights Templar. one of- these being the uncertainty at- and the force of employes numbers
The foundation of the state's new inching to , the crossing at the Illinois about 200.
$100,000 armory at the University has Central tracks. It has been known '• The piano factory In the north end
been laid and workmen will have the for three years that Mr. McKinley of- of the city is operating daily, turn-
new building under way within the fered In the neighborhood of twenty ing out its product and Is one of the
coming week. This happens to be the thousand dollars toward the. construc- substantial concerns in the city. |
only one of the-executive, buildings of tion of a subway which would reduce
the University group actually located the danger of crossing which Is now '
in Champaign , although the state so apparent, but the, ordinance was
agricultural experiment building is vetoed by Mayor TucV.er. who was in
across the line and some of the live- the chair al that lime. Other plans
stock buildings have been there for are now proposed , and the subway
some time. It is only the beginning, may be utlimately secured and with
however, since there are a number oi it a building which will be a distinct
proposed improvements . planned for
the future. The new armory is lo
cated just west of the Agricultural
experiment building, and when finish
ed will connect with the south campus
where the increased size of the Uni
versity regiment has necessitated dril
in order to accommodate the large
body of cadets.
The Athletic Association of th«
University has bought a tract o:
- ground close to the Illinois Centra
I tracks for their practice work, in'or
j der that the Illinois field will not bi
| so congested and that the latter cai
j be always aavilable for intercollegiati
1 games, etc. Auxiliary gymnasiums
l and all the necessary equipment fa
i the- new field will be a necessity am
1 as the new ground belongs to the stu
! dent associations and not to the state
twe may expect the erection of ne'.
j buildings to begin at any time.
The Illinois Title and Trust con:
pany is the last of the Champaig
banks to enter their new and improi
ed home. They have remodeled the.i
old building by placing stone column
! in front and by expending thousand
of dollars in new furniture, decors
i tions and generally overhauling th
i building.
i The Trevitt & Mattis bank is se<
i ond one to actually erect a new buih
• ing for their purpose, and they hav
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occupied it for some time. It is a
. Fountain White Park Champaign.
ates In other communities. As u very
law share of these iiniomitH nccessarlly
goes for food supplies which arc
grown In tho county, it, will bo seen
Uni t the Twin Cities retain permanently
nearly twolhlnl it of Uio live
million dollar* brought here annually
through university Influences.
Credits Are Good.
As the fatuity members havo n
known and steady source of Income,
Defined.
whoso amount Is usually siilllchuil to
"Pa, what's an inscrutable smile?' j met ordinary requirements, mid as
"It's the kind , my son, youi t hose connected with (he university
mother had en h*r face this morn are of ih" hi*!1! type of cltkens, it fol-
in;; wh^n 1 tcl-l ?ier business mlglv lows Mint billf- they contract tiro ex-
Uece me nut late (."jJkM." . ' ceptionally wood accounts, and v«'ry
little money is lost by credit e\U>mled
to any one oMcinlly connected with
the school.
The credit ot the olmlont body as a
whole Is iiIbo high. Most of iho Cralornitles
make It a paint to settle up
everything by tho end ot tho school
year, and lu tho ea»e of the national
fraternities thero 1« little chance of an
ultimate loss, as tho graduate members
would In rnoht oaaoa pay tho
amounts involved Uioi»n»lvt«n. rather
than a'llow any atnln to fall upon their
fraternity.
Student*' Yearly Expenses,
Tho nvonwto oxpennoa of a student
at Illinois Ja lu tho lwlRhborUood of
$G0O. Some Ret along on lem> than
that , and there are a number who tfot
away with a« lilsh aa $1,200 U> $1,800
a pleco a year, and don't aeem to
PANAMA HAT OF COMME RClj
PrU*d HosdQeur Mads From P»tW(
Uave* Grown In C«ntr*l »nd t
South Amtrlea. j
Panama ham arm made from a palrti
of tho "oliandeller-treo M family, wlilahigrown
wild In enormous quMttlltto l»
the northern parts of South Awerl :,rr thf* lubwculoisU patl»»ntB
s-ir^wn al have much to «l»ow for It later, Out ,
for $000 a stiiiloht can parlteliiatt* lu j
the leadliiR event» of unlvorplty Mo, ]
altontl siiveinl formal daticett, ta ke Uis i
lady lu the most, approvoil ntyjo, sou ; i
a half doKon of the hotter ahdwa d»^ j i
ing tho yonr. also huly on mille, go to |
all Urn athletic nventH, ttroin* neatly I
and live comfortably, an d havo a roaa- i
otiahlo amount of spending money. I
The cost of llvlnK In Uift fratoriiltloa '
Is a llttlo higher than outaido, but i
tho llvluir will nvoniKO better, and the '
boneflciiil Inflneno iiM of tho fraternity <
environment tiro easily worth much
more than tho ainall added cowl. At
that there nro n number of «l,udent»
makJn'it their way llimugh uchotil by
Iholr own nffortfi, who aro prominent Why Qlv« 8o Much Thought to Ono'
members of fnitornltloa.
And »o Little Heed to OtherT
Whim wo aro well we «lvo llttlo ' ..;
Tho inorchnnlH havo found by oxi
lioiiRh t U> either tho doctor or th» J'\
I perlmont that very few student* bent tlrujw int. -I-;;"
their bills, and la eonHomjenco almost When wo are slclt we seek ono, - . ->
any atmletit can buy whntovor Jio
needs In either town on IiIh own
' credit. However, a ll«t of "bad ones"
lis iiiiilntaliied and thin eldSH flnda It
JnereasliiKly hard to "slip it over" on
the local imslneMs man ,
CLOSE TO HEART OF NATURE
'»it on. tMflr cr»tH under tho
r-en.. alcoholic and Society
wrecks. or«K St nils, brldgfi flenda and
everybody; that Is, everybody who
can spend the money to como hither
for the foruM. cure. Naturally in Germany,
an In America, folks who have
to work and support families cannot
afford to be cured. They can't even
afford the disease in the first place.
"It la curious how friendly the forests
arc to sick and discouraged people,
The trees reach out their arms to
shelter them- In the atlllnesa of the
morning and through the long nights
they whisper reassuringly to every
ono who listens."
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then tho oUion1 »» pretty ck order.- - .:.
Wo nenomlly know what dootor . . ;¦
wo want; tho druKtrlst '« usually of - v
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secondary consideration , [,.. '
This lu all wronfc for the ilruKKlel ., , 7' Is of cfiuol importance lo ttin doctor . .?,
by reason of the fact that Ifjils'ln- "-' -
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Biructloit B aro not followed to the mlnuieot
detail in tho mater of flllthff , , ' • •'. tho prescription absolutely to tho Jet» " ,.*
tor, and with freiih and pure Inxrod L*
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frits, tho patifitit must tmffor tho eon* '. . ?
neniienciiB, which nro oftlmoo danuer-' ' mis, sometimes fatal . , .
I Why not. therefore, know your • , -v
druggist a« well art your doctor? fou* - - "\V
j havo the decision well fixed in your , -:
mind which doctor In case yon need ,..ono;
why not InvesttRntfl tho rellabll- .#
liy of Homo druggist to whom tho ./ ' ,¦>
' prescription will bo sent and thus don- x
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' lily nssurn yourself Of ilie best possl- ^\
ble results?
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j In till*,'connection, If you will pin ¦ ¦ -;1,
; your faith to tho well known Urbana •> >.,
I drug houHO of Knowlton & Dennett . . J .-
lJ you may at all times feel absolutely ' -V">
! certain us lo the correct compounding . '-\.' ;
' of your doctor's prescriptions. This . •... ¦ ,•$;
' department at Knowlton & Uenhett's J .;- .^
' drug sloro Is commended by every, .. ' .; •:; "
. physician In tho Twin Oitieft because ,;jv
' the doctors know they am safe in so > -J^.
I doing. Prescriptions are, a specialty " . « >';
nt this house and always will be, but .; _\ 'i i' thnt does not mean that It Is not a ' ., '"
. .' most complete dru« store Jn every ";/.'
; other respect, for the firm carries ", !-"
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everything that ono might expect to - ,¦/• ,
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llnd In a latter-day drui? house; "every \-'~^
\ sick room requisite," "every toftot . ';/£
• | comfort." every proprietary remedy ..'?;
. ' that is standard, every specialty that V;'-.
i is worth having—in short, this is a
y^j^ : ' drug store that leads In overy line It l DOCTOR AND DRUGGIST.
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i . handles. -."' -c^
The firm's wall paper and book de- " £ji '
• partment, too, is really worth while,' -„ 'J-[4
• because it always contains goods in . '' ,;t |
1 those lines that attract more than or- -
1 dlnary attention. Truly, this Knowl- , j ^.|f
1 ton & Bennet store is one that does -
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' credit to tho business Interests of the '
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Twin Cities.
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