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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1899
Page
6
Town notices reveal social happenings and travel plans with many residents visiting relatives in Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota. The list includes illnesses illness recoveries weddings moves and club events across Oak Park and surrounding areas with December openings and upcoming events.
Cicero trustees meet at No 2 engine house with President Lewis and six trustees present. Vallins resigns as chief of Cicero police effective Dec 10 1899 and a committee is appointed to draft a resolution of appreciation. The board considers repealing privileges for the Cicero and Harlem Railroad and discusses contract termination procedures.
Advertisement for Nissen Brothers at 139 141 North Park Avenue Austin promotes stock and prices to attract careful buyers. Emphasizes experience and business methods with no schemes to benefit trading concerns.
The Austin Woman's Club held a December meeting with reports on Cook County League and department activities. Members moved to focus on decorating Austin schools to foster an art league, instead of pursuing a public library substation. Miss Molar performed a vocal piece and Miss Myrtle Teele delivered The Thanksgiving Story.
On Wednesday evening December 6 relatives gathered at 529 North Central Avenue to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Mr and Mrs Russell Hall. Forty guests enjoyed refreshments, yellow chrysanthemums and ferns, plus gifts of EOL pieces. The celebration wished the couple well on their long marriage.
Oak Park Republicans will hold precinct meetings on Tuesday December 12 at 8 PM to elect precinct chairmen and club officers. Meetings will be at W G Pratt residence Chicago Hafner Allen Lake Fuller Flitcraft Maple Ave Town Hall Bevington residence and urged for all Republicans in Oak Park. Henry D. Pierce and John E. Hunt signed as president and secretary.
The ladies of the Austin Christian Church invite the public to a bazaar at their hall 235 North Park avenue on December 14 and 15. Featured items include household goods decorations needlework paintings hand painted china dolls toys and more. Entertainment includes fish-pond magic lantern pictures and a fortune-teller with refreshments of ice cream cake coffee and sandwiches. Decorations will be green and white.
On Monday Charles Belz of 824 Belford Avenue was arrested for violating the health department quarantine. He refused to obey a quarantine notice amid a diphtheria case in the family, prompting strict enforcement of the ordinance by health authorities.
Ordinance referred to the committee of the whole. Lewis presides as the town considers changing lighting from incandescent to arc lights and delays action on a new contract with Cicero Water Gas and Electric Light Company. A Dec 9 meeting is set with the company to review terms.
Notice for a special Austin Republican Club meeting at Lower Library Hall Monday at 8 p m. to take action on amending the club name. All members and Republican friends invited. Jos A Martin, secretary.
Under the sixty day rule nine former officers are back in service with badge and uniform. The reinstated city policemen are Sam Gaylord, Joe Gunger, Arthur Hale, John Hohman, Charles Kruger, John Hulsebrug, Chas Abbott, Nelse Osterling, and George Andrews.
The first game of the season is set for Friday night at Library Hall with the Oaks facing the YMCA. Game time is 8:30. Oaks lineup includes Owens pitching McFarland catching Brown Alexander Jenkins Morris Webber Davis Oliphant. Admission 25 cents.
Burglars entered the residence of Charles H. Zimmerman at 114 South Franklin Avenue through a rear window early last Thursday evening and stole a gold watch and chain along with other jewelry and silverware before fleeing when he arrived. This marks the third attempt in two months.
Congressman Lorimer pushes the proposal for a new federal building in Oak Park with the post office expected to move there. The measure has strong odds of passage in this session of Congress.
Dr. Herman Spaulding of Chicago arrived in Austin to assist a local doctor with a suspected smallpox case. The patient, Mr. Shepherd, was diagnosed as having a severe chicken pox case with some smallpox symptoms. Medical staff monitor the situation closely.
A new Ridgeland area church building in Oak Park is nearing dedication after summer and fall construction. The Second Congregational Church, grown from a 24 year old Sunday school, will seat 700 in the auditorium and over 1 000 with additional rooms, featuring a large modern Sunday school area, dining and heating systems. The project, valued at more than $50 000, aims for a debt free opening and reflects strong local pride in the east end.
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