Miss Pudor Joins Miss Gill in Millinery Trade
News of the town notes Miss Pudor has joined Miss Gill in the millinery business amid a snowy season. It lists local social events, church notices, travels, and small-town happenings from Oak Park and vicinity with multiple personal references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pudor
Miss Gill
Peg Top
First Congregational Church
W. F. Furbeck
Florida
W. J. McDonald
Kenilworth Avenue
California
M. S. Borthwick
Clinton Avenue
W. C. Jones
South Boulevard
Cicero Town Board Debates Extension Ordinance and Finances
Citizens filled the town hall as the board discussed extension ordinances. Berwyn Improvement Club protests led to referrals to the special assessments committee. Rebates issued to several residents and firms. Warrant exchanges and a railroad track relocation petition referred to committees. Supplemental assessment requested to cover Oak Park avenue sewer vouchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee
Sarah Gribe
A. J. Betaque
E. A. Cummings
S. S. Savage
Frank C. O'Day
M. B. McCoy
Bratt & Pruden
Robinson Avenue
Madison Street
E. A. Cummings & Co
Oak Park Avenue
Austin Business Men’s Assoc Pushes Modern Depot Plan
The Austin Business Men's Association urges officials to secure better accommodation rates and a new Northwestern road depot in Austin. They argue a modern station will dispel the town’s fossil impression and align Austin with suburbs that already boast handsome stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Business Men's Association
Austin
Northwestern Road
Association Con
City Board Approves Street Railway Franchise Extensions
The Cicero and Proviso Street Railway and Lake Street Elevated franchises were extended after a committee review. An amendment for strict peak-hour service and staged revenue shares was proposed but failed. Some trustees pressed for a 5 cent fare, citing South Side demand, while others accepted the revised terms.
Town approves electrician booth near engine house corner
Trustees adopt mounting a police alarm box at No 1 engine house site near Madison street and Park avenue and erect a booth. They also approve issuing a warrant to A Q Butler treasurer for 3556 80 to cover county tax collection and disbursement costs and his commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Electrician Anuv
Madison Street
Park Avenue
Cheney
A. QO. Butler
Oak Park Firemen Banquet At Engine House No 8
Oak Park Volunteer Fire Company members host an elaborate banquet at Engine House No 8 on Tuesday January 25 1898 after Fitz Geralds orchestra performances. Eighteen menu cards and covers indicate a formal yet informal gathering with honorary members assisting. Foods include green turtle blue points woodcock canape and plum pudding with wines, fruit and cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Oak Park
Yueaday
REBEKAH INSTALLATION AT OAK PARK LODGE 428
Rebekah Degree Lodge No 428 I O O F installed officers in public at Odd Fellows hall last Friday. Noble Grand Sister Mrs A Z Churchill presided with Sisters Hillock Pier son Kelly from Elite Lodge Chicago assisting. Officers named include Sarah A Morris as Noble Grand and Florence Valdincourt as Vice Grand. Three Maywood visitors applied for membership as city members were thanked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Degree Lodge No. 428
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Noble Grand
A. Z. Churchill
Hillock
Pierson, Kelly
Elite Lodge of
Chicago
Noble
Sarah A. Morris
Florence Valdincourt
A. Heuermann
H. R. Lakin
R. Anders
Halley
Churchill
Order
Maywood
Sentencing for Ex-Watchman in Forgery Case
Herbert Dickerson once a watchman was sentenced this week by Judge Chetlain in Joliet for uttering forged checks in Oak Park and Austin. The judgment gives an indeterminate sentence likely tied to his criminal acts and prior history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Dickerson
Oak Park
Austin
Chetlain
Committee Named To Seek Lower Fare On Northwestern Line
At a Thursday meeting in Il H Hartless store President J P Garner was authorized to appoint a three member committee to press railway officials for lower fares. The group will confer with other associations to urge a reduced rate for commuters and backed town board efforts for a 5 cent fare to Wabash avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Il’. H
Parker Elected Captain and Lunsford Reappointed Manager
The Oak Park Base Ball Club elected Dr. Harley Parker captain replacing A. C. Field. Todd Lunsford withdrew his resignation to again direct the team as manager for the 1898 season. Allan S. Ray organized a players banquet and business meeting to discuss the schedule and roster, with one new player joining the squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park Club
Todd Lunsford
Lunsford
Chicago Athletic Association
Allan S. Ray
A. C. Field
Harley Parker
Ed Johnson
John Adams
J. P. Andrews
Fred Hamlin
Hayden Jones
Charles O’connor
Oak Park
Ray
Vice Field
Bert” Alward
Sudden Death of 16 Year Old Miss Lizzie Johnson
Miss Lizzie Johnson a Swed ish worker at T C Head 5935 Midway Park died in her sleep early Monday groans heard at 2 30 am she died shortly after Dr Kearsley attended coroner's inquest at Kampps undertaking rooms North Park avenue verdict death from mitral stenosis with inflamed heart sac funeral held from cousin Charlie Hangan s corner Forty seventh avenue and Ontario street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Crofoot
Peoria
Austin
Chicago
St. Paul’s Church
Birdie Hobart
East Orange
N. J
Nethercott
Cicero
P. O. Lloyd
North Park Avenue
D. E. Lloyd
Kenosha County
Wis
Ethel McCallum
Ohio Street
Ss. J. Crafts
Davis
Finois
Presbyterian Church
Hoaglandy
Jane Pither
Randolph Street
Thomas Hall
Galesburg
Betsy J. Case
N. Fifty-second Avenue
Jas. Robinson
Indiana Street
Case
Kate Robinson
Jones
A. H. Loomis
Patterson
Charles J. Leeroth
A. KR. Parish
Ruthe Rodgers
A. B. Thayer
L. H. O'Conor
Cole
Union League Club
Clayton E. Crafts
Bennett
Stanley C. Crafts
St. Catharine
Lizzie Johnson
T. C. Head
Midway Park
Kearsley
Kampp
Charlie Hangan
Forty-seventh Avenue
Ontario Street
Listing of The Ten Best Short Stories in Senville Institute Library
The Senville Institute library includes ten noted works by Hale Harte Hawthorne Poe Stockton Irving Poe Irving Page Aldrich Wilkins. The collection features Man Without a Country Luck of Roaring Camp Great Stone Face Snow Image Gold Bug Murderers in the Rue Morgue Lady of the Tiger Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle Marie Chan Marjorie Daw Revolt of Mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Harte
Hawthorne
Poe
Rue Morgue
Stockton
Sleepy Hollow
Irving
Rip van Winkle
Marie Chan
Page
Marjorie Daw
Aldrich
Mother
Wilkins
Senville Institute Library
Children Dress Up in Masquerade Cotillion at Oaks Club
Monday night at the Oaks Club featured a masquerade and cotillion for children. The ballroom buzzed with costumes from Yellow Kid to Queen of the Night as W Allan Rourke guided a lively program. A supper by Tobey’s staff followed the dances, with patronesses listed and many children named among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Oaks Club
Yellow Kid
Hogan's Alley
George
Lady Washington
Carmencita
Buffalo Bill
Satan
E. D. Robinson
D. R. McAulay
F. A. Hill
E. O. Baker
A. C. Bartelme
W. H. Bennett
J. Crafts
A. Lendrum
L. A. Norton
C. C. Abbott
J. J. Walser
C. H. Bonney
E. C. Marriott
J. T. Thorndyke
Ida Marriott
Arthur Marriott
Alfred Hill
Grace Hill
George Hunter
Robbie Sullivan
Ruth Walser
Harry Kreis
Carl Dorlan
Cassie McAulay
Edwina Abbott
Ellis Bonney
Harry Walker
Hamilton Stone
Clara Thorndyke
Marie Bartelme
Bertine Robinson
Clifford Crafts
Everett Thorndyke
Hazel Ballard
Marguerite Ray
Phil Greenwood
Chester Dorlan
Belle McAulay
Howard Dorlan
Beethoven Club Delivers Impressive Chamber Concert
A Washington boulevard reception featured a chamber program led by D. R. McAulay with Miss Matilda Schaff and Miss Jones. Performers included De Salle, Mrs Falk, Miss Stallwood, Miss Hayes, Miss Phillips, and Hawaiian songs by Mrs Virgil Titus and Mrs Howard, highlighting the Beethoven club's strong local influence and leadership under Mrs Ongawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Beethoven Club
Clayton Crafts
Washington Boulevard
D. R. McAulay
Matilda Schaff
Jones
Virgil Titus
Mrs. Howard
Honolulu
Chicago and Desplaines Valley Electric Railway formed
A new Chicago and Desplaines Valley Electric Railway company was incorporated in Springfield with capital of 100000. Chicago men Henry G. Foreman Clayton I Crafts and Charles D Evans join Maywood residents Philip H Gray and William M Hulbert as incorporators. The plan is to build an electric line between Lemont and Wheeling in Cook County. exact route and length are not yet decided. The five year completion window begins after incorporation, with the company aiming for earlier operation but specifics to be finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Chicago and Desplaines Valley Electric Railway Company
Henry G. Foreman
Clayton I. Crafts
Charles D. Evans
Chicago
Philip H. Gray
William M. Hulbert
Maywood
Lemont
Wheeling
Cook County
Mr. Crafts
Unfavorable Five Cent Fare Hopes Fade as Board Rejects Measures
The town board will retry after voting down last Saturday's ordinances on streetcar fares and extension. The five cent fare measure faces rejection due to overly broad restrictions, while the Ogden street railway franchise is discarded. Local speakers argued for affordable fares and municipal benefit, with full proceedings to appear in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othere
J. D. Miller
Oak Park
Miller
Yerkes
S. W. Packard
Miler
A. T. Hemingway
New Books at Scoville Institute
A list of new library acquisitions at Scoville Institute includes works by Barr, Blackmore, Crockett, Davis, Fiske, Fox, Harrison, Hallis, Kipling, Murfree, Stockton, Stowe, Wyckoff, and others. Notable titles range from classics like Huckleberry Finn and Juggler to science texts and juvenile volumes, with authors such as Clemens, Lang, Meadowcroft, Stoddard, Weed, and Wesselhoeft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Clemens
Lang—Puck
Meadowcroft
Stoddard
Wesselhoeft
First of the Season Accident on Prairie Avenue
Tom Hatch and Miss Libbie McMasters narrowly escaped injury after a sleigh accident on Prairie Avenue. Their light cutter slid onto a snow bank, overturned, and the horse dashed toward Lake Street and East Avenue where it struck a street car, killing the horse and wrecking the cutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom'’ Hatch
Libbie Mce- Masters
Prairie Avenue
Lake Street
Oak Park
East Avenue
Smokers at the Oaks Vaudeville Program
A vaudeville show arranged by H. H. Rearden attracted many Oaks members to the club house last night. The Library hall arrangement offered better views, with chairs in the center and long side tables. The varied program featured J. P. Conway monologue, Prof. William Rahn zither solos, Ora Mueller dances, Charien V. Richie sleight of hand, and a popular quartet, plus supper up to the limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Rearden
the Oaks
Library
J. P. Conway
Prof
William Rahn
Little Ora Mueller
Charien V. Richie
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF the Town
Robert Manny
Holly Court
O. W. Roberts
Maple Avenue
Dunlap
Iowa
E. C. Glover
Miss Beard
North
Epworth League
M. E
Mayo Fessler
H. N. Hoyt
Sacramento
Cal
Boston
E. B. Morrell
Cicero Gas Co
Kansas City
R. H. Salter
South Oak Park Avenue
Scoville Institue
Harper's Magazine
G. P. Upton
FE. A. Heilemann
Warder Bros
Douglas Park
Nakama Club
George Warren Furbeck
North Euclid Avenue
Lulu Peters
Winifred Nightingale
Mabel Aspinwall
Maude Towle
Lilly Waller
Ralph H. Hobart
Harry Nightingale
Jerry Harrison
Albert Hebert
Guy Chase
Katherine F. White
B. L. Dodge
North Boulevard
Farlin Q. Ball
George Clapp
Daughters of the Revolution
George M. Davidson
C. D. Marsh
A. H. Adams
W. R. Vosburg
H. C. Worthington
H. P. Richardson
C. P. Marsh
Dramatic Corps
Japan
Messrs
W. H. Shuey
John E. Wilkie
Mrs. A. S. Ray
Dad
Comedy Stock Co
Beatrice Tonneson
John Farson
C. P. Anderson
Grace Episcopal Church
Kenilworth Hall
Mr. Farnham
Mr. Giles
Pierce
T. N. Morrison
Thomas
Mandolin Muals
St. Agnes Guild
Edith Horton
F. Schnitzius
Kings Daughters
Hazel Graves
S. Park Avenue
Massillon
Ohio
Yages
George Horton
Celia P. Woolley
Newman Circle
D. R. McAuley
Ibsen
Peer Gynt
Clara Page Ungowa
Miss Maud Jones
McAuley
A. B. Johnson
Mesdames Ballargeon
Stenworth, Dennis, Thompson
Goss, Sullivan, Branston
Howard
Nellie Goss
O'Brien
Chicago Avenue
L. Clemenson
E. Farrar
H. C. Filstrup
Geo. H. Brown
Clemenson
Ve. aéContington
Cicero Town Board
Ogden
Loe Forest
Berwyn
ICERO
NDW
Ogden Street Railway
West Chicago Street Railway
William Ritchie
Committee of
Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Company
Lake Street Elevated
AHL
Attridge
McDonald
South Side
Ogden Street Company
M. E. Bourne
Dolese & Shepard
Ossian Guthrie
Finance Committee
George D. Elderkin
Ridgeland
J.A. Brophy
Fire Boys
Ita
Green
Olives
Amontillado
Genoise
Rebekah
Oak Park Lodge Heights
Joliet
Parker
WHS
Critte
the Oaks Club
South End
Cicero & Proviso
Atridge
Scoville Institute
Scoville
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