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Newspaper

Oak Park Vindicator

Location

Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1895

Page

7

Ciceros Seat and Vacation Notes From Austin

A list of local notices including travels, vacations, store ads, church events, and club activities. Mentions Willie Fields in Denver, Andrew Reider visiting Mrs. W. Easton, and Miss Lon McFarland returning from Lake Bluff. Also notes Rogers milk bottles, lamp chimneys, sermons at churches, and upcoming excursions to Lake Geneva.

Henry Pillinger Willie Fields Denver Colo Boenjamin F. Mirch Oregon Antery Zimmerman & Roath Gengs Luther Michigan Andrew Reider W. Easton Iowa Street Lon McFarland Lake Bluff Mollie Kennedy Raven Lake Geneva Tru Raven Imnerman & Roath James Goorheese Winter Emma

Excursion to Devil's Lake Run by C N W Ry Co

The only excursion of the year to Devil's Lake on Thursday August 15 departs at 6 50 from Avenue and stops at Oak Park River Forest Maywood with a 12 o clock arrival. Round trip is 1 50. Return departs Devil's Lake at 7 pm. Tickets sold by station agents. Strictly fired class excursion with no delays or car changes and no crowded cars.

Venar Thuresday Litden Park Lake Street Austin Ridgeland Oak Park Maywood Melrose Part Lake Geneva Williams Bay Avenue Sharp River Forest Devil's Lake Devil’s Lak Ticke Station Igents

Harlem track to open next Thursday despite pool betting impasse

The Harlem race track plans to open its grounds next Thursday regardless of whether the Legislature passes a pool selling bill. If the bill passes, purses may rise, but without it betting will shift to telegraphic orders from Covington Kentucky pool rooms. Free admission will be reduced and purse money may be cut, yet owners expect to enter strong horses for decent racing.

Harlem Chicago Covington Roc 12A Western Union Pist Boraemen

Presbyterians Remodel Austin Church for Use by November

The Austin Presbyterian church, started sixteen months ago, is being completely remodeled by Pillinger Brothers and Ford Wood & Co. The north wall shifts ten feet, rear extends forty five feet, and a self supporting steep roof will crown a stone front gable. The tower rises fifty eight feet, auditorium seats sixty four feet, with pulpit organ and choir in the northwest corner. A rear upstairs hosts class rooms. Sunday School rooms and parlors occupy the rear. Last year’s work cost 3800 and the new phase 14000. Congregation plans to finish by November and worship temporarily at Library in the interim.

Austin Pillinger Brothers Ford, Wood & Co Pee Con Gasgation Library All

Thief Steals Jewelry From Home on South Willow Avenue

After daylight last Sunday morning a thief entered the home of A. B. Devew at 423 South Willow avenue while the family slept. He stole about $200 in jewelry and watches then fled in a buggy leaving his shoes behind to avoid waking occupants. police pursuit followed toward Washington boulevard but the thief vanished.

A. B. Devew South Willow Avenue Mr. Devew Ife Willow Avenue Washington Boulevard

Prolific Maywood News At Welch's Drug Store

Local tidbits from Maywood and Oak Park detail visits, travels, and social events. Highlights include Mr. David Ballard returning from Boston, Miss Emmy Tate visiting Elgin, Rev. Francis Rowley at Union service, and charitable events for Chicago’s Charity Hospital.

Wolch's David Ballard Boston

Larson closes out dirt vests and underwear at cut rates

Local retailer B D Larson & Co teases a storewide closeout to make room for Lake Street extension work and more stock. Burglars steal carpenter tools from A Kistenbicker on Desplaines Ave. Negligee shirts and Noxall lines reduced to 85 cents with all $1 items on sale. An Elgin Harlem Tarn Verein prize list error omits Rudolph Werz. the misprint is corrected. Norton’s Band picnic at Garden’s Grove features large attendance and strong music. Grading crews along the Desplaines river push low price projects in Forest Home.

B. D. Larson & Co Lake Street Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Larson Desplaines Avenue E. Roos Rudolph A.werz Harlem Tarnverein Elgin Wenz Norton Gaden'sa Grove Displaines Forest Home Cemetery

Local notes spread across city and western division updates

Recaps of visits and travels to Wisconsin, New York and Ohio. new births and marriages. contractions in building and meat supply. church services and temperance events. road work and streetcar timing. local businesses and saloons. and civic notes from West Division on parks, elections, and infrastructure.

Local stores advertise bargains and rail accident fatality

B D Larson & Co offers clean seasonable goods at modest prices and notes open evenings. William Kohrback, twelve, was killed on the Alton Railroad near the Belt Line after a fall from a car. Various local notices report debtor store openings, trolley and street repairs, fires, weddings, and community events in Brighton and Moreland neighborhoods.

Local items span fire damage sales and saloon permit

The report notes a bakery blaze causing 350 damage at Geo Wittmans last Friday and a Sunday fire at Peter Bohlanders store that filled the shop with smoke. E C Latham and F E Dannebecke sold five houses last week. The Indies Aid Society of the M E Church plans a concert and social next Thursday for the pastor. The Village Board granted a saloon license to Henry Stagstetter on Railroad and Ninth Avenues. The lines run between Melose Park and Maywood.

Geo. Wittman E. C. Latham F. E. Dannebecke Indies’ Aid Society M. E. Church Henry Stagstetter Railroad Ninth Avenues Melose Park Maywood Peter Bohlander

Cicero and Proviso Railway Upgrades Progress Report

The Lake Street and Chicago avenue lines are being equipped with new switches and crossings at Lake street and Harlem avenue. When completed and the crossing at Northwestern is installed, Chicago avenue cars will reach Madison street. River Forest extension material arrives and will start once Harlem avenue opens. A new 180 foot stack at the power house begins, with boilers, dynamos, and engines to be added.

Lake Street Chicago Avenue Cicero and Proviso Street Railway Harlem Avenue Northwestern Madison Street River Forest Desplaines River Power House Chicago

Community Notes From Joliet And Nearby

Miss Bessie Todd visits friends in Joliet while Dr Mrs J T Brooks of Huron Street visits in Wisconsin. Charles Oberheart returns home improving rapidly from the hospital. Mrs Chas Hall visits her mother Mrs Thos Warren in Park Avenue. A daughter was born July 27 to Mr and Mrs Priest of Washington Boulevard and Forty third Street. The IT Will Society met at Miss Willie Schmidt on Lake Street. Mrs Nelson of Park Avenue travels to Galva Ill for two weeks. Mise Gregory of Crete Neb attends city college and plans to stay there. Mrs John Todd entertains Mrs Joho Les and her children from Joliet this week. Mrs Stebbins and daughter Jannie return from Benton Harbor Mich. Mrs George Boam and children visit Clinton Town and will go to Heligh Neb for the summer. The foundation of the new Catholic Church is completed and work progresses with Cnas Duhommel & Brother as contractors. Miss Carrie Kroeter hosts a picnic for her Sunday School class at Garfield Park this Saturday. Seven month old Margarie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Davis, dies July 25. funeral at 12 North Fairfield Avenue, Rev S C Haskin officiating. interment Forest Home. Miss Effie Jones moves to the North Side to live with Mrs Rob Coleman, regretted by friends. Mr and Mrs Patterson of Algona Town visit W O Parmalee on Park Avenue after Boston trip. Edith Davidson returns home with them. Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational Church holds meeting Thursday afternoon August 1 at the parsonage 1491 Park Avenue. supper served for fifteen cents to help build the fund.

E. P. Dowse Grey's Lake Wis Maude Wella Morrel Mea Frank Smith South Franklin Avenue Delevan Lake Rogers North Park Avenue Austin B. W. Bowen W. M. H. Deony Poplar Avenue Ann Arbor Chicago H. P. Gray Faith Mission Michigan John L. Southerland Library Hall Mr. Hill Tthe Presbyterian Church Paw Paw Lake Gormaley South Austin Avenue Rockford E. C. Martin Saginaw Mich F. A. Weller Iowa Street Bb. R. Patrick Chicago University Baptist Church May Della Amerson Jennie Dunfeé Maud Desker Geo. W. Cone North Central Avenue New York Boston Henry Treat Miss Wood Garner James B. Farrelly South Prairie Avenue Forest Home Burke Bippus & McCoy Moreland Coal and Wood Dealers Osk Park Geo. Koch & Co’s. Drug Store Linden Park West 220 James Wilson L Button Ohio Street Woaterdale Congregational Church Christ Jexgo Leatherman Whiting Welch’s Notting Sanford George Wilson Scotland Emmy Tate Elgin J. E. Hamilton Perry Episcopal Church Des Plaines Lincoln Park Ohio Robert Heron Lake St M. FE Mary Earle Oak Park Maywood Robison Jennie Merritt Ilinois Charles Bullard Salvation Army Band Lanch Kate Williams John Porter Adams E. Snell Lowell Mass Francis Rowley Union H. B. Patton New Brunswick N.d N. S. Patton Albert Burgesa Geo. Nordenholt Tale of Wight Express England Maywood Congregational Church Geo. H. Kemp Maywood Church Gentleman Newport Castlehold Presbyterian Church St. Lute's Church E Nert Micklish Burlington Pebbles Salvation Army G. B. Townsend W. J. Reuter Thatcher's Park Waukesha Rgular Ladies’ Auxiliary Women's Christian Temperance Union MacKellar Temperance Hospital Townsend Franklin C. Wells Orient Wells Beyrout Syria Kedzie Avenue Sixty Third Street South Side Company Joe Butler Thirty-eighth Street Green Northrup Dr. Mills Patrick J. Maney Ellen A. Forbes Brighton Park Coraher St. Agnes’ Church Fred Hammond Western Avenue Wm. Holtz Thirty-eighth Kinzie William Kohrback Alton Railroad Gillette Good Friend Ladies' Relief Corp Brighton Thore Thomas Torphy McLaughlin John Geo. Rogers James O'Neill Henry Meehan Thirty Eighth Street Lia Archer Avenue Thirty-fifth Thirty Sixth Meehan St. Joseph's French Church St. Jean Baptist Court Westpham Archers Avenue Liriey W. I. Bown Kirzie Men’s League Lena Anderson Mount Olivet Cemetery Indiana Street Jalmar Peterson Forest Home Cemetery Ohio Atreat Florence Read Sre William Read Thomas Wainwright Christian Endeavor Society of Illinois Fred W. Dreckman Moreland Presbyterian Sunday School Foster's Grove Cragin L’ory-Seventh Kinzie Streets Harry Grass Milton Ott Robt, McPherson Emil Geyer Bert C. Holth Oscar Norland Louis Larson Wm. Burke Wm. Conway Geo. Patterson Chicago Directory August Bladorn Weet Forty-seventh Street P. O. Lindstrom Society Hadget The Angels and Johnson’s News Springs Bessie Todd Joliet J.T. Brooks Huron Street Wisconsin Charles Oberheart Chas, Hall City Thos. Warren Park Avenue Priest Washington Boulevard Forty-third Street Willie Schmidt Lake Street Nelson Galva Ill Mise Gregory Crete Neb John Todd Forty-second Lake Streets Joho Les Joliet, IL Stebbins Jannie Benton Harbor George Boam Clinton Town Heligh, Neb Cnas, Duhommel & Brother Carrie Kroeter Garfield Park Margarie Davis North Fairfield Avenue North Fairfield Avenue, Saturday, Rev. 8. C. Haskin

Nut coffee cake giveaway weekly at Oak Park

Albert Burgess the successor to Geo Nordenholt in Oak Park promotes a Thursday afternoon drawing. Each 25 blue labels from Burgess’s leaves are eligible for a cake prize.

Albert Burgess Geo. Nordenholt Oak Park

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Cicero C. H. Austin Cleveland W. D Hayes C. L Ribe Richardson Shaw Walter Seales Chas. G L H Conan A. B. Cody Bank F. R. Schock Anon Tinker Poatmadfer Rose Sturtsig MerFarland Tennis Court South Willer Avenue Bert P. Biggs New Presbyterian Church Library Wall David Oliphant Momence Mr. Oliphant Hie Son Oliphant J. E. Howland South Pine Avenue W. B. Howland Randolph Street William W.robinson Emma C. Gilbert South Pine Avenue Robinson Arthur Mabell Simon Hear Ralph Decker George Amerson Jay Decker Graen Lake Devils Lake Harlem Race Tracks Charity Hospital of Chicago H. J. Ullman Delevac Lake Lizzie Hine Whitehall Fifth Avenue Pive Welch Karmpfer Ashley Morn Hermann Knapp Murray Frank J Stater Belle Albert W. Giles Boundry Melrose Park Waldheim Q Lizzie Schoofel Marongo Street Groenlandt Gutherian Church Diechsler Porest Tome Einfeldt Heidelbach F. D. Brook Wisconsin Lakev Stahmers Spiritualista Central Grove W. S. Estell Igle Lake Win F. J. Griffin Chautauqua County Binfeldt Minta Thompson Steubenville, Ohio Stahmer West Division News Father LeSage Kankakee Thompson Chas. Conradi Doorley Grant Avenue Father Hitchcock Iverson Pierson Avenue C. Martin Saginaw, Mich Saginaw, Mich., Are the Guests Mr. M John Meany Jordan Ireland Ed Ward Bridgeport Rolling Mills Farley Bros Piomadon Tom Sayle Twenty-eighth Ward Bigano McKenna Robert Farrell Cincinnati Mary Flaherty St. Agnes’ Parish B. D. Larson & Cos Madison St Morier Qitl Joseph Butler M. L. Ford Thirty-eighth and Gillette & Boucher Hawthorne Berwyn Clyde St. Ann’s O'Connell Joseph Street Kedzie Alfred Anderson Dr. Dalbey Herbert Shipman Maggie Madendorff Indiana Ralph Crissman Englewood Lavinsky Delaware Street Mamie Christopher Maggie Hobble South Chicago Society Alta Bartlett Philadelphia Williams St. Paul Pierce Simms Avenue Elmer Hell Wenona Harry Hererra Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Company Ida Foley James Madison Bert Holth Ouygbt Columbia Club Tupper Antin Avenue S. MM. Mrissman Elenora Moreland Methodist Episcopal Carfield Park Reamer Bat Hicky Forts-eighth Supenor Streets Tarteek Minnie Town Erie Street Plenaura Club Minnie Blackman Erie Street W. J. C. Krasemeier Central Park Midgeland
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