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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1897
Page
2
The Vindicator publisher asks subscribers who do not receive the Saturday paper by carrier to report to the post office and pick up their copies. He notes many complaints and seeks to stop them by directing readers to obtain papers at the office.
Oak Park residents complain about incandescent lamps while Berwyn voices streetcar line woes. A powerhouse is under construction at Thartent avenue and Twenty second street. Sewer ordinances pass for Prospect and Evite avenues and an alley. The Chicago Telephone Company reports 1896 net earnings of 205 with expenditures at 1850. Series of disputes over street poles Cicero contracts and contractor extras dominate town board notes.
Captain Hansberry presented the annual police report noting 34 officers, 600 arrests, 73 burglaries and 11 fatal accidents with $61 685 in property losses mostly in the southern town. The Cicero board also discussed elevated railway plans, lighting bids, water works ownership, and new service schedules for electric lines and street lighting. The Oak Park Chicago League Club contributed to the Chicago relief fund with a $1 000 pledge and a committee was formed to collect further donations.
The text notes Major McWindles tendering the Wey portfolio de Lyman wh Gage on Thursday and accepting the trust. It claims broad approval in Washington and signals a near complete cabinet with names for State, Treasury, Interior, Navy, War, and Agriculture, including Joha Sherman, tayanaaya, Cage, dholar, Hasselt, Al Ader, Joseph Mi Rona, and fiommes A. Wilson.
Rumors claim a Republican slate for Oak Park and Austin divided by last Saturdays split on the fighting issue. Listed are Traill of Austin for President Town RR and other roles including Pierce Oak Park and Beanson Austin. Attridge Oak Park seeks trustee, Retreat Berwyar town clerk, with possible Ry Scombs substitution and internal party maneuvering noted.
Brother Walley of Vine Dicator reports on Maywood Lodge No. 246 Odd Fellows seventh annual reception at Maywood hall. Funds raised aid the needy during distress with performances by Watt Hillyer Hartdegan Boddy Evans Barker and Burgoyne. The hall closed with dancing and a strong push for charitable relief.
A historic Odd Fellows address extols the order as a guardian of charity and brotherhood. It praises courage in plague times, emphasizes benevolence, social bonds, and moral living, and invites villagers to join the Oak Park derived lodge with its Rebekah and encampment branches.
The article details the Oak Park reading room run by the Willing Workers Learning League or similar group. It describes nightly access, active youth clubs studying civil government and history, and benevolent fundraising efforts including donations to a Cuban hospital and Salvation Army work. Financial strain threatens continuation. pledges cover only half of monthly needs. The board appeals to readers for donations, noting a possible closure would harm many youths who treat the space as home. A February 1 program by the W C T U is announced at Sco Ville.
An Oak Park Prairie Club circular from 1847 by chairman Wim C. Hunter and secretary George E. Thal invites local residents to provide names of eligible young men. The goal is to recruit 100 new members that year and expand the club’s membership with endorsed applications.
A succinct reflection on the balance of perception and empathy. It emphasizes clear sight and sincere understanding as essential for grasping what is seen. The line urges readers to cultivate discernment and compassion in daily life.
In January a small audience at First Presbyterian Church Austin heard the inaugural organ concert by Walter S. Coburn & Co of Chicago. Dr Louis Falk and soprano Genevra Johnston-Bishop led a program featuring Guilmant Bargues and Gounod with organ accompaniment. A controversial Oak Park lighting vote followed, debating street lights and municipal power contracts amid petitions and council debate.
The Cicero town board discusses and approves a bid from Cicero Water Gas and Electric for incandescent lights at 20 candle power in a defined area. A conditional plan would upgrade to 1200 candle power at $60 per light within two years if required, with penalties if the company fails to upgrade. Trustee Castle criticizes last minute changes and municipal ownership advocates push for town ownership of a lighting plant.
A local campaign urges support for Lake Street reading rooms run by the WCGTU, noting 252 young men connected to the Oak Park field. Last year 10,844 people visited, 89 books were issued, and 21 deaths occurred in 119 families. The effort includes mothers and youth groups, fundraisers at Scoville Institute, and a piano musical program to aid the work.
A fragment suggests a figure named Way Jer once aimed to seize items but now plans to hem them in somewhere, creating speculation about movement and intent. No dates or places are provided in the readable text.
In a Saturday afternoon bridge match, 34 Oak Park and 34 Oaks of Austin players faced 34 Chicago players. Chicago won by forty seven tricks with Holden and Wakeman scoring ten tricks east-west and Wood and Roth nine. Oak Park and Van Vliet led visitors with nine tricks east-west.
The Oaks of Austin edged Ashlands in a heated indoor contest. New Ashland players appeared, while C. Todd Owens McFarland Or phantom Hollis and McNiven did batting and Barsaloux Fairman and M. Todd starred in the field. Owens struck out fourteen. Hillis and McFarland excelled in catching and throwing. Score:
The Austin high school indoor ball team defeated the Evanstons in Austin by a decisive margin in the opening High School League game played there. Few notable highlights were recorded as the match concluded.
Lake Views defeated North Divisions in a one sided game. Key players included Boyd Spangenburg and Porter with two base hits from Johnson Purcell and Porter. Final score appears misrecorded in OCR but indicates a Lake Views win over North Divisions with multiple errors in lineups and statistics.
The Oaks beat the Chicago Cycling club 8 to 3 in a Midwinter league game Tuesday night. Clark and Owen both struck out fifteen as Mel Todd caught well.
Monday evening February 1 at Scoville Institute features a charitable program for the WCTU of Oak Park. The bill includes mandolin and violin solos, readings such as The Baptizement of the Bairn and The Revolt of Mother, vocal solos and a vocal duet, with performers Miss Nellie Howes Miss Anna Hansel Mr J Harri.
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