Local Society Notes From Austin in December 1901
Miss Helen Kester of Hebron Hebron Newfoundland visits cousin Miss Lucie Amerson. Mrs A E Compton convalescing from bronchitis. Mr Frank Bosworth of Olivet Michigan visits L Hollenbeck. Robert B Harrison of Massillon Ohio visiting sister Mrs L E Yager. Louis Reiterman welcomed a son born December 3. Mary Kane enjoys Harvard Yale football game. Prof Kennard Barradell to sing Scotch ballads December 16. Marie Moore teaching at Dundee Newfoundland visits father W S Moore. Rev George A Campbell leads Moose-day services at Willard hall. South End Euchre club at Mrs A B Johnsons. prizes to Johnson Gleason Collins. Dufour of Marshall Field Co marries Elnor Cadman. residence 5423 Frinks. Pastor White to lecture December 16 On Sir Walter Scott. Tickets at Clement and Hill. Sheridan Tent Daughters of Veterans host card party December 11 at Odd Fellows hall. Beethoven Club to sell Messiah seats December 9. Ladies Aid apron sale and turkey dinner December 10. Solomon's Temple illustrated lecture at First Baptist. Hazel Green injured on ice, cut hand. St Martins Episcopal bazaar December 11 10 cent admission. Mrs Golden dies at 85 after stove fire. Mrs Richard Wachtmuth returns from Germany with husband Capt Wachtmuth. Young Men's Bible class hosts banquet for Young Ladies Bible class. Continues on fifth page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kester
Hebron
Lucie Amerson
A. E. Compton
North Central Avenue
Frank Bosworth
Olivet
Mich
L. Hollenbeck
South Waller Avenue
Robert B. Harrison
Massillon
L. E. Yager
North Pine Avenue
Louis Reiterman
Mary Kane
Boston
Kennard Barradell
Pastor White
Marie Moore
Dundee
W. S. Moore
George A. Campbell
The
Christian Church
Willard Hall
Woman’s Temple
South End
North Park Avenue
Sheridan
Daughters of Veterans
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Beethoven Club
Messiah
Garver’s Drug Store
Holy City
First Baptist Church
Austin
Hazel Green
Hamiston
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
Waller Avenue
Midway
Library Hall
Golden
Martin Clark
Richard Wachtmuth
Mic. Nissen
Germany
Capt
Wachtmuth
Navy
Fifty-Second Avenue , Presbyterian Church
S. B. Denison
Carrie Sparks
Oak Park Euchre and Club Meetings Report
The Fortnightly Euchre club met at Mrs J D Stacy's home with prizes won by Mrs J E Simpson Mrs Silas McDonald Mr J E Simpson and Mr J J Quinlan The South Side club elected D L Hall president and S J Christley secretary at its November 30 meeting Lectures by Mr Goss on Life As a Fine Art are set for December 19 at the Second Congregational church Adult tickets 25 cents children 20 cents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euchre Club
J. D. Stacy
J. E. Simpson
Silas McDonald
J. J. Quinlan
South Side Club
Oak Park
Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
D. L. Hall
S. J. Christley
David Carson
Mr. Goss
Second Congregational Church
Goss
Various Oak Park Personal Notes and Local Events
Euclid avenue physician travels to Denver for health reasons. Hutchinson visits Oak Park amid Live Stock convention. Thanksgiving party draws large Oak Park Club crowd. Monologue reading of The Sky Pilot set for Dec 10 at First M. E. church. Miss Edith H. Loucks hosts studio reception December 13–14. Miss Blanch Lawrence to wed Edward E. Johnson December 12 at Euclid Avenue church. Mrs. H. Farson dies at 76 in Chicago after illness. buried in Champlain Illinois. mother of six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Kane
Havana National Bank
F. Low
Wesley Avenue
Chicago
Grace Episcopal
W. A. Hutchinson
Cinch Club
Dr. Beebe
South Oak Park Avenue
S. C. Postelwait
Daisy Brubaker
Dixon
Ill
Oak Park Club
Lula Tyler Gates
M. E. Church
Edith H. Loucks
Humphrey Avenue
Blanch Lawrence
Edward E. Johnson
Euclid Avenue
Clayton Yonker
Johnson
H. Farson
John Farson
Oak Park
Evangelist Duke Farson
Warren, Avenue
Champlain
Messiah to Be Sung in Austin by Beethoven Club
The Beethoven Club Chorus of Austin adds its voice to Christmas preparations with over a hundred members led by Charles Knorr. The Messiah will be performed December 20 at First Presbyterian Church with soloists Lola Gailey Chace Maud Earl Burdette Frank Minot Coffin Frank H. Collings and Dr Louis Falk organ. Advance seats go on sale December 9 at Garner's drug store. 50 cent tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Clu Chorus
Austin
Charles Knorr
B. C
First Presbyterian Church
Lola Gailey Chace
Maud Earl Burdette
Frank Minot Coffin
Frank H. Collings
Louis Falk
Minnie E. Post
Isabel Trask
Mary Wood Griffiths
Clara Ongawa
C. E. Jones
F. I. Newell
Garner’s Drug Store
Grace Episcopal Ladies Bazaar At Oak Park Draws Crowds
The Ladies Guild of Grace Episcopal church Oak Park held its annual bazaar and supper at the Masonic building. Booths offered holiday goods dolls candy and toilet articles. Highlights included a mystic maize and a Turkish room for men who could relax with a smoke. Mrs J E Tristram president and others managed the event. The Unity church also ran a successful bazaar and luncheon during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Guild
Grace Episcopal Church of
Oak Park
Masonic
J. E. Tristram
Guild
R. B. Wallace
T. G. O'Connor
the Unity Church
Grand Banquet for Ladies Aid by Austin M E Church Trustees
Trustees of the Austin M. E. church hosted a banquet for the Ladies' Aid society last Tuesday evening to honor their service. The meal was prepared and served by the men and music followed with toasts on Methodism Our Ladies and Our Church led by Henry Date H A Emerson and Rev A M White with Mr A H Clement as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin M. E. Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Henry Date
Our Ladies
H. A. Emerson
Our Church
Rev
A. M. White
A. H. Clement
Oak Park Magazine Club Meeting Notes
The Oak Park Magazine Club met Monday evening December 2 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. At ridge. Robison of Oak Park High School gave an address on the Evolution of Man with music and light refreshments. The next meeting is set for December 16 at the Fassett home 118 South Scoville with Robt Quayle speaking on the Motive Power of Running a Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magazine
Atridge
Robison
Oak Park High School
Fassett
South Scoville
Robt. Quayle
H. L. Fassett
Austin Woman's Club Delivers Talk on School Health
The December 2 meeting led by Lizzie W. Charles featured Prof. C. C. Krauskopf of Chicago public schools presenting charts on pupil height weight and grip and their link to school standing. He urged physical culture and practical arts in schools and noted the impact of physical conditions on mental stature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Home and Education
Lizzie W. Charles
Compton
C. C. Krauskopf
Department of Child Study
Chicago Public Schools
Ohio Street
Department of Music, Art and Literature
Rogers candidate for president and Daily News manager
Rogers, business manager of the Daily News, is a leading newspaper man in the United States. He sits on the Board of Education and resides at Scoville avenue and Pleasant street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Daily News
United States
Board of Education
Scoville Avenue
Pleasant Street
Fred B. Magkinnon for Clerk Candidate
Fred B. Magkinnon runs for clerk, residing at 316 Ontario Street. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1894 and served three years as secretary there before moving to Chicago in 1895. In Chicago he worked in Werner Publishing Company offices and now engages in railway coating and railway contract financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred B. Magkinnon
Ontario Street
University of Kansas
Chicago
Werner Publishing Company
Chas D Richards Seeks Trustee Post
Chas D Richards, attorney and real estate associate of Ogden and Sheldon, seeks trustee by residence at the corner of Elmwood Avenue and Washington Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. D. Richards
Elmwood Avenue
Washington Boulevard
Ogden & Sheldon
Albert H Adams Candidate for Oak Park Trustee
Albert H Adams of Wesley avenue near Randolph street is a patent attorney with Bond and Adams. He is described as a fine business man capable of holding any office trusted by Oak Park voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Adams
Wesley Avenue
Randolph Street
Bond & Adams
Oak Park
H R Hamilton Aimed Trustee Bid From Oak Park
H R Hamilton files for trustee in Oak Park and is listed as 320 Lake Street resident. He leads Nubian Paint Company and is active in local business and social clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Hamilton
Lake Street
Oak Park
Nubian Paint Company
George Eckart Pioneer Oak Park Trustee Candidate
George Eckart is a longtime Oak Park resident, retired businessman, and veteran who is widely known as a public spirited figure in the community running for trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eckart
Oak Park
Pitkin Candidate for Trustee Leads Local Ties
BE H PITKIN a senior member of Pit kin Brooks a major Chicago firm has long resided in Oak Park and is described as eminently fitted to represent community interests. His home is at the corner of Mast avenue and Ontario street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. H. Pitkin
Pitkin & Brooks
Chicago
Oak Park
Mast Avenue
Ontario ‘Street
A. W. Pebbles Candidate for Trustee
A. W. Pebbles is the senior member of A. K E. Pebbles & Co. of Oak Park. He has lived in Oak Park forty years and is known as an honest and upright citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Pebbles
A. K E. Pebbles & Co
Oak Park
Ray of Sixth Precinct Nominated for President
Ray, candidate for president, is from the Sixth precinct and born about forty years ago in Oak Park. He is popular and has shown fitness for the office by rising from the bottom to become vice president of the Pioneer Cooperage Company at 187 North Hoyne Avenue, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Ray
Oak Park
Pioneer Cooperage Company
North Hoyne Avenue
Chicago
George M Ambrose Seeks Clerk Post In Local Race
George M Ambrose is described as publisher of the Ar eus and a skilled penman, presenting himself as a highly qualified candidate for the clerk position he pursues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Ambrose
Areus
Dungan Candidate for Trustee From Second Precinct
Cornelius P. Dungan born in Dublin Ireland in 1854 is a Democrat running for trustee from the Second precinct. He earns high regard from neighbors and is manager for the International Silver Plate Company of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius P. Dungan
Dublin
Ireland
Mr. Dungan
International Silver Plate Company of
Chicago
Sperry Seeks Trustee Role From Eighth Precinct
E. P. Sperry, prominent in Masonic and church circles, is a financial agent for a large estate with offices at 115 Monroe Street. He has lived at 704 Maple Avenue for the past ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Sperry
Eighth Precinct
Monroe Street
Maple Avenue
Cuthbertson Candidate for Seventh Precinct Trustee
R R Cuthbertson the Seventh precinct trustee candidate is 33, of Scotch parentage, resident of Oak Park for six years. He attends the Second Congregational Church and has spent fifteen years with J A Fays Co now Maxwell Moore at 2226 South Canal street, dealer in wood and iron working machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Cuthbertson
Oak Park
Second Congregational Church
J. A. Fays & Co
Maxwell Moore
South Canal Street
Walter S. Holden Candidate for Third Precinct Trustee
Walter S. Holden, born in Chicago in 1865, is a Chicago lawyer and trustee candidate from the Third precinct. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1889 and from the Chicago College of Law, admitted to the bar in 1890, with offices at 100 Washington Street. He serves on the Oak Park Club entertainment committee and belongs to the Chicago Bar Association and various lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter 8S. Holden
Chicago
Michigan ‘University
Law University of Michigan
Chicago College of Law
Washington Street
Holden
Oak Park Club
Chicago Bar Association
Frank B. Macomber Nominated for First Precinct Trustee
Frank B. Macomber born in Sterling Whiteside county Illinois in 1869 came to Chicago in 1888. He is a successful business man and currently secretary and treasurer of the Macomber and Whyte Wire Rope Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Macomber
Sterling
Whiteside County
Chicago
Local civic figure linked to Masons and Shrine groups
A thirty second degree Mason and member of the Mystic Shrine is described as a prominent participant in several social clubs and organizations, highlighting his community roles and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Shrine
Local Trustee Candidate From Fourth Precinct
C R M Hugh candidate for trustee from the fourth precinct resides at 627 Forest Avenue. He is a salesman for Sprague Warner Co and has lived in Oak Park for years, highly esteemed by those who know him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. M’hugh
Fourth Precinct
Forest Avenue
Sprague, Warner & Co
Oak Park
Austin Philharmonic Club Opens Season With Local Talent
The first concert of the 1901-02 series in Library hall drew a large crowd despite bad weather. Mrs. Arthur Gillespie from St Catherine's choir sang with repeated encores while Ashley Ballou provided fine piano accompaniment. The club showcases skilled home talent composed largely of local businesspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Hall
Arthur Gillespie
St. Catherine’s Choir
Ashley Ballou
Philharmonic Club
Austin School Notes Highlights Thanksgiving Poem and Dance
Miss Norton read a Thanksgiving poem by J G Holland at Prof Rockwoods request. A Junior dance occurred Friday evening and the English literature class tested on Idylls of the King with more to come next month. A concert is set for Friday evening Dec 6 1901 at the H B S Building with 25 cent admission. Miss Patterson misses school due to illness. A basketball game between Austin and Englewood is planned for Wednesday afternoon at Englewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Rockwood
J. G. Holland
Patterson
Austin Boys
Englewood
Oak Park Man Dies After Window Fall
Charles Apets aged 72 fell from a window at his home 1036 Maple avenue Oak Park at about 5 PM last Friday suffering serious injuries. He had endured several months of facial cancer and officials suspect the pain may have caused mental distress leading to the fatal plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Apets
Maple Avenue
Oak Park
Charles Frederic Goss to Speak at Second Congregational
Oak Park hosts Charles Frederic Goss author of Redemption of David Carson on December 19 at the Second Congregational Church. He will be introduced by Dr. Wm Barton, a noted fiction writer. The event is under the auspices of the Thousand Dollar Girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Charles Frederic Goss
David Carson
Second Congregational Church
Wm. &. Barton
Goss
Thousand Dollar Girls
Dentist as Detective in Paris Snatches and Plaster Trap
A Paris dentist Dr. Rousseau and his wife were robbed by a young man on the Boulevards. The thief later returns for dental work and is captured when the dentist uses a plaster cast to hoist him to the police station. The man complies to avoid the gagged jaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Dr. Rousseau
Rue Des Martyres
Madame
Rousseau
New York Press
Harlem Notes on Local Figures and Club Doings
Adelheid Schrode recovering from diphtheria. Nic Petsch to open a drug store at McHenry. I L E La Force to marry Bertha Coyle of East Dubuque. Harlem Republican club to appoint two township executive members. Mrs H Luetke, mother of mail carriers, dies aged 73 in Avondale. Burial at Forest Home Thursday. Ideal Euchre Club prizes awarded at Miss Clara Lobstein home. Arion Singing Society elects officers and plans a February 2 dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelheid
Geo. Schrode
Nic. Petsch
Harlem Avenue
Madison Street
McHenry
I. L
H. Luetke
Herbert Luetke
Henry Luetke
Ferdinand Avenue
Avondale
Forest Home
Ideal
Clara Lobstein
Migs
Elma Hosler
Frank Klimmer
Anna McCarrell
Arion Singing Society
F. Schultz
James Quail
Wa. Beutel
John Barrick
Frank J. Lange
Five Year Old Suffers Severe Cut From Hatchet Incident
The five year old son of J. D. Tuohy of Oak Park fell with a hatchet in his hand last Sunday morning and cut a deep gash across his throat near the jugular vein. Dr. Hemingway treated and sewed the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Tuohy
Harvard Street
Lyman Avenue
Oak Park
Hemingway
Disqualifying Man for Kinghood in Judges Story
Adoni-bezek is captured by the Jews who maim him by cutting off thumbs and great toes to prevent any bid for the throne. The maimed ruler cannot eat or wage war, illustrating a harsh punishment designed to thwart restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adoni-bezek
Ginseng Cultivation Rumors Stir Growers Debate
The Indianapolis News reports ginseng shows limited money potential despite careful culture. Experts say the plant is a very slow grower, with yearly crops unlikely even after establishment. some experiment stations test it while others avoid it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Rich Nation Wealth Shines In Treasury Report
The United States holds the largest ever national wealth with about 534 million in gold and 493 million in silver. Treasury officials project a yearly surplus of 70 million, averaging nearly 200 thousand dollars per day of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury
Detroit Free Press
Amusing Japanese Bowing Greeting Described
The Penny Magazine recounts a scene in a Japanese town where two acquaintances stop, bow deeply with eyes down, press palms to the knees, and exchange rapid hissing breaths with fluent compliments as their hands rub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Magazine
Alloyed aluminum to rival copper nails and fasteners
An aluminum alloy is developed for nails staples and tacks to compete with copper. The material claims weather resistance and non corrosion making it suitable for roofing tanks and other outdoor uses.
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Cross Creek
Lehigh
Lehigh Region
Delos Hull & CO
Marion St
S. Boul
Monadnock Block
B. F. Stevens
Denver
Colo
Robert Ingalls
New Mexico
F. H. Sheets
Euclid Avenue M. E
Ladies of the First M. E. Church
Clara A. Hendy
J. Adams
Ladies’ Guild Bazar
OAK Park Magazine Club
Austin Woman's Club
People’s Independent
Austin Philharmon C
Austin School Notes
Edwin T. Farrar
Bugg
Ana
Safety Deposit CO
Harlem
R. M. Roath, W. P
M. L. Robison
Sec
Treas
Roath & Robison Co
Ealers
Oak Park Ave
N. Boulevard
Oak Park, Ill
Far East
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