Cicero Town Board Set For April Installation and Appointments
The new Cicero town board is to be installed Saturday evening, April 24, and will create the office of commissioner of public works. Thomas Hunter joins several council committees including streets and alleys west. President-elect J J Jones faces multiple applicants for town attorney, led by Ross J Hall and William Ritchie with Ritchie favored. An ordinance seeks amicable settlement with the water company, covering town obligations and lowering rates.
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Cicero Town Board
Commissioner of Public Works
Thomas Hunter
J. J. Jones
Cicero
Ross J. Hall
Wm. Ritchie
John Lewis
Ritchie
Board of
Cheero
Water Company
Pledge Broken as Council Organizes Non-Partisan Committees
Before the election the Municipal Voters League accused bias against the Republican aldermanic nominee. At the first council meeting the committees were chosen by a Republican caucus with support from some Democrats, violating pledges and angering the mayor. Badenoch defended keeping promises. others broke theirs and risked the ward’s support.
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Municipal Voters’ League
Johnny” Powers
League
Harrison
Badenoch
Chicago
Municipal Voters' League
New Gang
Week of Special Services at First Congregational Oak Park
The Oak Park First Congregational Church held a Passion week program with nightly talks and music. Notable contributions included Dr Hoyt on Christ in the Temple, Miss Jessie Warner’s contralto, and Prof Chamberlain on Christ in the Home and in Prayer. Other evenings featured Mr A R Thorn and Dr Barton with choir accompaniment.
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First Congregational Church
Oak Park
Hoyt
the Temple
Hansel
Dy, Conley
the Baptist Church
Christ
Jessie Warner
Chamberlain
Sue Harrington Furbeck
A. R. Thorn
Grace Hall Flemingway
Barton
Falk
Regnar Church
Dana Stannard
Cedar Street
Rapid City
George Stannard
Austin
Stannard
Chicago Homeopathic Medical College
Sophie Weisser
Denver
Col
Mary E. Mather
Pine Avenue
William Kimball Ziegfeld
Chicago Musical College
Aiegfeld Club
Louis Falk
Carl Ziegfeld
Smiley
W. Ll. Demorest
Elgin
D. Ll. Demorest
Aurora
W C T U Third District Conference Set for Austin
The semi annual conference of the third district Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet Tuesday April 17 1900 at the Baptist church on Pine avenue Austin. Ladies bring lunch tea and coffee served in the afternoon a full program both sessions with a silver medal contest in the evening all are cordially invited.
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Third District Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pril
Austin
Bapist
Pine Avenue
Hiring Call at Norton Brothers Maywood
A factory advertises night shift staffing and seeks many boys for employment. Interested applicants should call or visit the Employment Office at Norton Brothers in Maywood Illinois.
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Norton Brothers
Maywood, Ill
Ten Things That Make a Man Happy Not What He Wordlessly Desires
A concise reflection contrasts happiness from possessions with the relief found in desire unfulfilled, suggesting fulfillment comes less from what one owns and more from what one declines to chase.
Methodist Notes and Church Improvements Schedule
The church adds a pulpit furniture design by Alfred Lindsey of Boston, with A. H. Andrews Company handling the order. Sidewalk work around Ohio Street and Central Avenue to Albert Anderson of Austin costs about $600. A $2,000 local subscription is urged to boost property values and support a first class walk and temple. Library Hall hosts Is There a Life Beyond, and a Easter missionary concert by the Junior Epworth League. The program includes readings, music, and a short sermon by Pastor J Mitchell Howard. 50 cent admission. all invited.
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Alfred Lindsey
Boston
White
A. H. Andrews Company
Albert Anderson
Austin
Ohio Street
Central Avenue
North Central Avenue
Library Hall
Epworth League
Warren White
Resurrection Plant
Easter Services at First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church plans elaborate Easter services with morning worship at 10 30 featuring a sermon Some Therefore s of the Resurrection and a 3 o clock Sabbath school session. An evening Easter Musical Service includes Mediation Spring Song Alleluia and Easter carols with organ violin and choral selections.
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First Presbyterian Church
J. Cor
Voleckman
Lansing
Grainer
Berwald
Jesus
Schuecker
Barnes
Mendelssohn
Easter Party for Children at Second Congregational Church
Teachers and officers of the Second Congregational Church host a Saturday April 14 Easter party for children and mothers. The unique program features songs, games, stories, and handout flower seeds to plant and share blossoms with Chicago’s poor districts. Two large plaster eggs with small ducks and bon-bons serve as souvenirs.
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Second Congregational Church
Chicago
Easter Services at First Baptist Church Austin
Easter will be observed at First Baptist Church of Austin with morning and evening sermons by Rev. Clarence Elgine Lapp. A special musical program features a quartet and the choral union performing well known choruses and an anthem. A baptism is planned during the evening service. Flowers and palms decorate the church for the day.
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First Baptist Church of
H. F. Loud
Caleb Simper
Christ
Scott
Buck
Easter Services at Corner Washington and Oak Park Church
At 10 30 a m Easter Sunday the pastor will deliver The Easter Story a Miss Mae Olds will sing with violin obligato by Miss Stella Branch. At noon Sunday school Easter exercises. 3 p m Junior League. 6 45 p m Senior Epworth League 6 45 p m fellowship. 7 30 p m sermon by the pastor. The church will be tastefully decorated and invites all without a regular church home.
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Washington Boulevard
Oak Park
J. Clayton Yonker
Deaths in Austin and Nearby Areas Highlight Local Obituaries
Obituaries note Herman M. Gillett of Austin and Chicago roots, born 1851 in New York, died at home after a long illness. Survived by wife Hattie Orr, daughter Hazel, and father Cyrus Gillett. funeral held by Masons at Forest Home. Also listed: Mrs. J. S. Remage 42, Mrs. W. H. Norris 84, A. R. Branley 70 missing since January, Dorcas McCormac born Tennessee 1818, and related service details in Austin and Oak Park.
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Austin
Herman M. Gillett
Ftowa Street
Hope
Mr. Gillett
New York
Chicago
Hattie Orr
Sandwich
Hazel
Cyrus Gillett
McLeod, Mont
Herman Gillett
Ele
Forest Home
J. S. Remage
Maple Avenue
Oak Park
Rev. Hoyt
W. H. Norris
la Grippe
Oak Park Avenue
Rev
Conley
Delavan
Wis
A. R. Branley
Rose Hill
Rev. Johnson
Dorcas M’cormac
Dwight Case
N. Central Avenue
A. M. White
Tennessee
Indiana
J. H. McCormac
Washington, D
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Hattie B. Gillett
Expresses gratitude to friends for kindness and support after the passing of husband Harry Gillett. Signed by Mrs. Hattie B. Gillett.
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Harry Gillett
Syimnothy
Testimonial Endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
An English testimonial from William Savory of Warrington praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best in the world for bronchitis. He credits it with saving his wife after six years bedridden, noting she is now well. Sold by J.P. Garner & Co. in Austin and George Koch & Co. in Moreland.
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Chamberlain
William Savory
Warrington
England
J.P. Garner & Co
Austin
George Koch & Co
Moreland
Hawthorne council approves licenses and street works
Town trustees authorize payments totaling 1287.59 and approve ordinances for plank walks on Thirtieth and Twenty-ninth streets and Garfield avenue. They adopt plans to buy fire department harness and issue warrants, with a committee report granting Chris Jepson a saloon license for $1,000. The board adjourns to April 12, 1900.
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Frink
Hafner
Linn, MacDonald and Trallt
Nays
Attridge
Utley
F. W. Pringle
D. W. Storrs
Clyde
Clyde Avenue
Ogden Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Robert F. Linn, Jr
Peter MacDonald
MacDonald
Oak Park Avenue
James A. Martin
Card of Thanks from the Stanley Family
Mrs Lois A R Stanley and family express heartfelt thanks for the sympathy and help of neighbors and friends during their bereavement. They thank Rev Johnson for consoling words at the burial.
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Lois A. R. Stanley
Mr. Johnson
Lois
Ai. R
Stanley
Fred P. Stanley
R. B. Stanley
Lost Lively canine with tag 1058 in Oak Park
Missing dog described as liver and white pointer. Collar bears license number 1058. Owner offers reward and asks finder to return to 103 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park.
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Chicago Ave
Oak Park
Street Car Conductor Fined For Overcrowded Car
No Street Car Etrapa Jr. the conductor in Hamburg faces a 60 cent fine for carrying a passenger without a seat in a crowded street car.
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Etrapa Jr
Hamburg
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