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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1898
Page
5
Local items report dances at the Oak Park club and social events across Austin. Guests include Miss Theresa Jones and Miss Edith Elliott visiting friends, engagements of Miss Alice Miers and Julia Courson McCarthy, and a wave of illnesses improving.
The Committee of Eighteen met in Austin on December 6 and heard a detailed report from a sub committee on forms of government for Cicero. It outlines current town officers and salaries, and compares town, city, village, and township structures including potential elections, offices, and school administration.
The sub committee reports its inquiry into city and village government costs. It contacted Alton Elgin Danville and Springfield and compared their officer salaries and department expenses with those of Cicero town.
A community roundup reports a surprise birthday party for Mr. Griffiths and local notices: births, illness, post office updates, library hours, church light protest, medical supply shop opening, a stere opticon lecture, Republican Club officers, a smoke ordinance petition, typhoid recovery, visitors, a lecture for East End Boys club, cornerstone laying, theater party, a cinch club forming, residents traveling to Washington, engine house hall needs, East End Men’s club event, Ridgeland fire company dedication, and congratulatory visits from surrounding towns.
The Harlem Woman's Club met at Library Hall. The Turner Society arranges a Christmas concert and ball at Ga den's Hall for 25 cents. The Maecnannercher Society hosts a New Year's Eve ball at Thode's Hall. Danish Lutheran confirmation class meets Sundays at 120 Madison street. Mr Harris of Chicago plans a brick block at Desplaines and Madison. German Lutheran church to build a new church on Dixon street near Circle avenue with Wesley Arnold as architect. John Priess injured on Lake street when a plank tipped. Dr Tope treated skull fracture with silver plate. William Ingalls spoke on water birds at the Agazis Club. next meeting features a Nuts paper by Mr Longley. About twenty-five boys attend, learning useful things.
Joaquin Miller the poet of the Sierras will lecture at the First Congregational church in Oak Park on Monday evening December 12. Proceeds benefit the free reading rooms and the local Women's Christian Temperance Union work. Save your car fare to the city to hear him.
A brief quotation from William Blasley of Oak Park Illinois praises the Inland Printer as the most advanced educator for those involved in printing. The note frames it as a vital resource in this era of progress.
A fire started by an overheated furnace at 3013 Wesley Avenue damaged the home of J. J. Nye in Oak Park Friday morning. The house was near a total loss and only partially insured.
Presbyterian ladies sew for Rev. Bagley’s Oklahoma mission family. Five year old Gipe girl recovers from diphtheria. Mr Frederick C Thatcher marries Nettie Thutber in Chicago on Dec 8. Sabra Sargent lectures on William Morris for River Forest Woman’s Club. Village board to discuss water meters for all residents. Harlem already adopting meters. High School and eighth grade plan an evening entertainment at Town Hall with W. W. Chrives. proceeds aid the High School library.
Members are invited to a members only banquet and entertainment at Lower Library Hall on Monday evening December 12 1898. President J P Warner and HL Hartless arrange the event for association members and their ladies.
A Methodist church in Austin, once small a quarter century ago, now uses Library Hall for services due to a large congregation. On Sunday evening Rev. A M White spoke on Moral Heroism to an unusually big crowd including 100 young men with 30 from Chicago. In morning service 26 joined by letter.
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