Oak Park Club Socials Had Broad Town Turnout
Oak Park residents attended numerous gatherings this week. Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Jing hosted meals. The Nakama club staged a vaudeville show and a library and art events continued at Seoville Institute.
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1898
Page
7
Yerkes Plums Cut Fares on Madison and Chicago Lines
City board approves ordinances cutting fares on Madison street and Chicago avenue lines effective immediately. Elevated extension to Lake street to Austin avenue to Harlem avenue slated with 5 cent fare from Harlem or Wisconsin to loop. Bonding, foundations by April 15, and stock sale via Lake Street L arrangement planned. work to start at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Street
South Boulevard
Austin Avenue
Taylor Avenue
Harlem Avenue
Central
Austin Avenues
Sixty-fourth
East
Oak Park
Wisconsin Avenues
Cicero and Harlem Railway Company
Lake Street Company
Harlem
Wisconsin Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Madison Street
Hawthorne Cement Works Fire Destroys Hawthorne Plant
Fire swept the Chicago Portland cement works in Hawthorne early Sunday destroying the south end plant. Origin undetermined, flames erupted between 4 and 5 am as residents slept except ball attendees at Authorium hall. Insured for 25,000 with plans to rebuild on the site at four times capacity, delivering new jobs for locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Portland
Hawthorne
Authorium Hall
Parson’s Athletic Record
A brief classroom vignette shows a teacher asking Robert to subtract two from seven to count seven boys wanting to play football while two were restricted. Robert answers seven, showing puzzled but eager participation in a simple arithmetic problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Cubans Win The Victory At Library Hall Game
Last Monday night at Library hall the Cuban team defeated Spaniards 28 to 21 in a lively skirmish. The crowd enjoyed the humor, costumes, and antics as Perce Garner and Dick Traill delivered notable plays and Ed Sox took a nose hit. The event boosted funds for the Austin Business Men's Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Hall
Percy Garner
Dick Traill
Jo Kamppn
Ed Sox
Doc Stanfield
Dick” Traill
Abe” Thayer
Harry Cooling
Austin Business Men's Association
Moody Bound Over in Embezzlement Case
W O Moody waived examination in Justice Underwood's court and was bound over to the grand jury under $5,000 bond for alleged embezzlement of $29,000 from the Oak Park Building and Loan Association. Moody, a former bookkeeper for Dunlop Bros, allegedly diverted funds to bucket shops and bogus mining schemes. Dunlop reimbursed the shortage to protect the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Moods
Oak Park Building and Loan Association
Moody
Dunlop
Blind Pig Unearthed in Twohey Case Probe
Police discover a hidden grog shop behind John Twohey’s store at corner Chicago and Austin. A stock of wines and liquors was seized and moved to town hall for disposal. Capt. Hansberg and three others led the appraisal of Twohey’s merchandise as authorities pursue graver charges. Two officers tied to the place were retired after the discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Twohey
Twohey
Capt. Hansberg
J. J. Rouser
W. D. Gilbert
G. E. Elsworth
Chicago
Austin Avenues
Halley Declares Candidacy for Austin Postmaster
William Halley announces his bid for the Austin postmastership. He says he applied to the president over a year ago, the matter was favorably referred to the postmaster general, and his petition will circulate again in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
William Halley
Austin Women Minstrels Set to Dazzle Austin Tonight
Austin’s Oaks Club presents its first women’s minstrel show next Tuesday night led by H H Rearden. Featured performers include Mrs V P Vitus interlocutor and end men Mesdames Beeson Baker Robinson Denniston Hood with a burlesque on modern fads, cake walk by Miss Mona Trail and Master Brackett Denniston, and a Darktown Culture Club reception with a cake walk and quarte tte finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Rearden
Henry W. Brown
Austin
Vitus
Mesdames I. C. Beeson
KE. O. Baker
Alice Geddis
Elizabeth Gardner
Clara
Kate
Dollie Schlecht
Mona Trail
Bracket Denniston
Wabash
Ada Kidston
C. Beeson
South Carolina
J. R. Denniston
R. H. Traill
D. R. McAuley
Baker
Mammy
Francisca Mark
G. R. Denniston Winale
Darkies
Paree
Mesdames Beeson
Robinson, Hood
Traill
Denniston
Master Brackett Denniston
Lady Love
The
Scorcher Girls
Miss Geddis
Miss Falk
Miss Schlecht
Miss Baker
Laura Morgan
Hey Banjo
Darktown Culture Club
Mona Traill
Darktown
Mesdames McAuley
Kidston
Titus
Cinderella
Meeting to honor ward officials for railroad removal work
Residents of the Twenty-Eighth Ward are invited to Morrison's Academy on Saturday evening February 19 1898 to greet Alder man McCarthy and the ward rector for their work removing railroad tracks on Fifty second avenue. The program includes music speeches by Jno M Harlan and others with refreshments at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-Eighth Ward
Morrison's Academy
Fifty-second Avenue
Lake Street
McCarthy
Jno
M. Harlan
Ye E, Thompson
W. Harrington
I L. Leffingwel
Health of Underground Workers in London
London officials declare underground railway workers enjoy the best health of England lines. The atmosphere is said to have cured quinsy and bronchitis and aided lung ailments among workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Oak Park Republican Club Holds Quarterly Meeting
The Oak Park Republican Club met at Temperance Hall on Tuesday evening with about thirty members. President W M Wood presided. Officers elected: President W H Wood First VP R P Parker Second VP George Hafner Secretary Channing Taylor Treasurer W A Hutchinson. A postal savings banks bill favored. An executive committee was named with minor substitutions due to time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park Republican Club
George 58
Channing Taylor
W. A. Hutchinson
J. D. Everett
Elmer PD. Pierce
John J. Lyon
Ff. Hafner
Geo
J. Bliss
Nighth
A. J. Witt
Alex. Austin
Farling, Ball
J. A. Gormley
F. B. Bartlett
Mr. Gormley
Mr. Bartlett
Children's Valentine Party Delights Local Club Members
The Woman's Club hosted a Valentine celebration for members' children on Monday. Recitations and music by young performers, guided by a committee of prominent women, culminated in a unique way to obtain valentines. Tuesday featured a Home and Education reception at the Evans home on Central Avenue with songs by Miss Lindley, Venice talk by Dr. Malloy, and recitations by Mr. and Mrs. O'Neil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Glover
Norh Kenilworth Avenue
George Bekart
North Park Avenue
Nakama Club of
Meyer of
Gibbon, Minn
W. A. Bunge
Ontario Street
Felix T. Evers
Heard
Heard’s Store Lately Occupied By Miss Outhet. Mrs. W. B. Hull
Pleasant Street
Lanark
Sue Harrington-Furbeck
The
Order of American Union
Scoville Institute
Fidelke
Austin
Lowie
Parsons
Salter
Chicago
James Dunlop
Ohio Street
First Congregational Church
I. W. Seadows
M. E. Church
Honeywell
Woman's Guild of
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
A. TL. Evans
Central Avenue
Miss Lindley
Venice
Malloy
O'Neil
Two Austin Officers Discharged for Non-Performance
Captain Hlonsberg dismissed Officers Wall and Houven for similar dereliction of duty. Wall joined in May 1899 and faced a prior police trial board inquiry over a stray dog payoff. the charge was dismissed after explanation. Houven, appointed October 1890 and once Oak Park lieutenant, had been reduced to patrolman last spring before transfer to Austin station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Hlonsberg
Wall
Houven
Police
Houren
Oak Park
Fourth Grade Teachers Meet at Laurel Avenue School
Forty fourth grade teachers from Cook County gather at Laurel Avenue School in Austin to discuss school work and methods under County Superintendent Bright. Miss Goodrow earns praise for her work as the county teachers inspect classroom practices. The forenoon covers regular study. afternoon sessions focus on shared methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Avenue
Cook County
Austin
Goodrow
County Sup
Bright
Burglary at Nissen Bros and Loomis News Depot
Thieves broke into Nissen Bros grocery and A. H. Loomis news depot on Park avenue Sunday night. Entry gained by breaking a transom and back door panel. No losses found. police informed. no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nissen Bros’. Grocery
A. H. Loomis
Park Avenue
Nissen Bros
Through the Southland Bound for Old Mexico
A travel dispatch from Dallas to Austin notes warm winter climate along the route from Kansas City through Oklahoma and Texas. The writer praises Kansas City’s thrift, describes fertile fields, cattle ranches, and promising crops. In Austin the Texas Capitol is lauded as a grand monument, rivaling Washington’s building in beauty and significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Kansas City
Illinois
Chicago
Oklahoma
Texas
Austin
Capitol
Washington
State
Y. Als
Obituary for Mrs Frank Maccoy Austin Community Loss
Mrs Frank Maccoy nee Mary J Stone dies leaving a sorrowing husband and three children. Formerly in Chicago she joined Second Baptist Church and later the First Baptist Church of Austin. Funeral held Friday February 11 with Dr Bartlett tribute and two hymns, Asleep in Jesus and Abide With Me. Interment at Forest Home cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Maccoy
Mary J. Stone
Austin
Chicago
Second Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of Austin
Bartlett
Jesus
Forest Home Cemetery
New Church Organization Forms at Morrison’s Academy
The Christian Church has rented Morrison's Academy hall at Fifty-second Street south of Lake Street and will hold Sunday services at 3 p.m. They plan to unite members from other churches and eventually establish a church home. Next Sunday F G Strickland of Garfield Park church will preach on From What Are We Saved. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal League
Avenue Hall
W. R. Owen
Ashfield
N.C
J. W. Curtis
North Humphrey Avenue
West Side
Holly Club
Jesse A. Baldwin
Norman
California
Oakland
Arthur Gustoff
Cook County
National Union
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Dixon Street
Oak Park
J. J. Catey
William Hatley
Sacramento
Cal
Board of Equalization
Barr & Collins
Lumber and
River Forest
Lake and
Marion Streets
St. John's Lutheran Church
Harlem
Heard’s Hall
August Einfeldt
Marion Street
Lovett
The
Christian Church
Fifty-second Street
Morrison’s Academy
Lake Street
F. G. Strickland
Garfield Park Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF the Town
Oak Park Club
F. D. Webb
Miller Wall
Jing
North Euclid Avenue
J. Hall
Seoville Avenue
Duff
South
Scoville Avenue
John Farson
Bereans
Jenkins
South Euclid Avenue
Edward F. Harper
Congregational Church
A. N. Draper
Oak Park Bank
Missouri
Seoville Institute
Edgar ‘W. Davis
Dorchester Mapes
I. E. Hall
Beethoven Club
Louis Falk
J. A. Norton
New York
Eastern Star
T. Hhunter
Clara Create
T. H. Williams
H. C. Filstrup
Alma Stret
Comus Euchre Club
M. I
Bertha Stone
Boston
Mass
F. MacCo
Thorsen
M. 1
Beaubein
Trail & Robinson's
M. E. Sunday School
Presbyterian Church
Mesdames Towne
White, Morrell and Robertson
FE. W. Stewart
Yerkes
Chicago Portland Cement Works
William Moody
Wunderground den
Austin Women Minstrels
Spectalcles
Republican Club
Woman’s Club
Patrolman Wall of
Austin Busi
Ness
Southland
Taylor A. Snow of
Old Mexico
NEW Church Organization
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