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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1899
Page
5
Miss Mabel Clapp returns from Madison. Many residents report visits to Silver Lake, Lake Geneva, Batavia, Paw Paw Lake, and Ottawa. Local families plan trips, homes are sold or built, and two autumn weddings announced for Oak Park avenues.
Cicero Town Board convened at Town Hall in Austin with President Lewis and seven trustees present. Minutes of June 26 and July 17 sessions approved. Numerous communications referred to committees, including Hawthorne race track closure funding, street lighting contracts, police officer appointment, fire company needs, warrants and warrants cancellation, and a lamp installation petition.
Dudley S Stone of Austin died in a wreck one and a half miles west of Boone Iowa at the Kate Shelly Curve. The fast mail train derailed killing Stone and several crew including the engineer and fireman. Stone aged thirty five was a former post clerk and chief clerk at the time of death. He was married nine years to Florence Lamcaster and they have a nine month old son named Dudley C. The community extends sympathy to his wife and family with funeral services held at the Baptist church conducted by Reverend White and Reverend Satterfield.
About 8 oclock Saturday evening H K H Frang was struck while crossing the Fifty-Third street crossing on his wheel by the eastbound Colorado Special. The engineer reversed after impact and workers removed the crushed remains. Frang, 54, of 330 Fifty-First Avenue, leaves a widow and six children. An inquest at Kamp's found death accidental. jurors named were J A Rush Earl Holland Frank Browser Nat Spandfard and Charles Hitchcock. The crossing is noted as dangerous due to lack of sufficient lighting from the elevated structure.
Pallbearers were F Keith C H Burras C W Dunfee C H Zimmerman E D Dunlap and Albert Davidson. Burial at Forest Home cemetery.
D C Vandewolff was struck with a brick by two Chicago youths, Green 19 and Prisco 17, as he walked home. They were caught near Fifty-Third Avenue by Officers Kruger and Andrews, charged with assault and battery. Green was fined 100 dollars and costs. Prisco pleaded guilty and paid 10 dollars plus costs.
A civic federation movement forms in Austin with a Friday Giles Hall meeting where committees are to report. An audience previously attended and more citizens interested in civic and moral welfare are urged to join and support enforcement of laws and ordinances.
A baby boy was born to C C Roberts of the South Cicero Advocate. The report describes the birth under favorable circumstances and notes an exemplary father and a home in the Riverside suburb. The new arrival is expected to have a successful future.
The article notes the funeral proceeding passing a home on Tuesday afternoon, obscured by the rumbling overhead trains and distant bells or whistles. It emphasizes the difficulty of hearing the event due to the noise.
Austin Lodge No 208 Mystic Workers of the World formed July 20 at the National Union hall with Deputy Supreme Master Wm Kuebker and James Vanplew presiding. Officers installed include Cornelius Norris master and M J Clark secretary. neat steeling slated for Aug 8. Charter left open for joiners via Norris and Clark at listed addresses.
A large July meeting at First Baptist Church of Austin unanimously called Rev E S Stucker to the pastorate beginning Sept 1. He serves as district secretary for the American Baptist Publication Society and has past chapel car experience. Known as a strong preacher and Christian gentleman, he is well regarded among Western Baptists.
A man posing as a Belden Bros Silk Co representative tours Austin and Oak Park selling inferior silk. He carries a sample box bearing the company name and spins a long story about a friend recommending his wares.
Mrs Alfred Chamberlain hosts her sister from the South and many locals visit relatives in Lake Geneva Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Bloomington Miss Loy of Waterloo lectures piano in Chautauqua series Miss Georgiella Loy returns from Waterloo while Miss Stella Branch visits Cedar Rapids Mrs Julia Hamilton dies in Bloomington N J after appendix operation Several residents travel to Des Plaines Pueblo Denver and Mayville plus a small gasoline stove fire at Franklin Avenue and the Bazar Sewing Circle forms with local women.
Sam Dunfee of Koonz Indiana died August 3 from consumption. Funeral is set for August 5 with burial at Forest Home Cemetery beside his second wife, who died on Christmas Day last year. Dunfee previously ran a long time business in Austin before moving to Indiana.
A concise reflection on aging noting that the body ages while the mind remains capable. The quote traces the shift from body as instrument of development to obstacle to usefulness, attributed to Rey and Lyman Abbott.
Maywood reports an eleven-pound boy born to Mr and Mrs John Holmer of Oak Park Tuesday morning. The Jenson family at 121 Fifteenth Avenue welcomes a son born last Sunday. A Scotch picnic at Burlington Park was attended by Miss Myrtle Rowan. A lawn social at Mrs Ewing’s North Seventh Avenue was postponed to next Thursday. Ethel Skemp celebrated her ninth birthday with a Lifth Avenue party. Ida Mae Bywater of Des Moines IA gave an elocution recital under the Epworth League at the First M B Church with local talent assisting.
Six pickpockets were arrested at Luetgert's funeral. Paul Goodenswager reported a $35 gold watch stolen at Williams' pavilion. Doc Miller and Lentzinger were jailed for drunkenness at Rieve's saloon. Louis Schwartz faced charges for keeping open after midnight. A barn fire at Emil Blossey’s property destroyed the structure before extinguishment.
The speaker urges adopting Good’s view of those among whom we live and daily interact, noting gentleness patience earnestness in good works and kindness, and a strong aversion to anything that could offend others.
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