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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1897
Page
2
A Cicero resident who never ordered the Staats Zeitung was billed after the paper was regularly left at his home. The publisher Hessing sued and won 880 for ten years of implied subscription under common law, establishing a citizen's obligation to pay after regular delivery.
The Oak Park Branch Office of the Vindicator has moved to the Dunlop Boole building basement at the corner of Marlon Street and North Boulevard. Open nights.
Trustee Attridge appears pale and flushed as editorial notes discuss milk temperature and relief over Cicero’s elevated railroad prospect and a five cent fare. The piece conveys elation about transit plans and affordable fares without detailing any physical altercation.
A Cicero town board meeting sparked consternation over Fred Hill s thousand dollar check to ordinances but soon settled into unity and prosperity. Oak Park residents favor a surface road over an elevated line through their town while Cicero looks toward equal transportation with northern and southern suburbs. John Porter GA R veteran and Cicero figure dies June 27.
The senate floor has seen fewer ex senators due to Hale's resolution limiting floor privileges for ex senators involved in lobbying. In Cicero the Suburban Line will run with track privileges on Hawthorne Avenue Twenty second Street Robinson Avenue and Harrison Street. The proposed three cent town fare had been dropped.
The Lake Street L has gained possession of the richest tributary to its main line in Cook County. The acquisition happened with surprising ease, prompting comparisons to Cicero growing like the famed mango tree of Indian magicians.
Senator Barris of Kansas presented figures showing that allowing the proposed reorganization would lead to about 25 million dollars in losses for the government and substantial losses for other creditors. The town board meetings drew a spectacle with coatless officials, fans, water breaks, and a tense atmosphere as important visitors observed a hurried session.
Critics opposing the treaty work to maintain quiet influence as the plan for Hawaii annexation faces scrutiny. They aim to limit public exposure and delay heated rhetoric, hoping to shape outcomes through discreet campaigns and restrained public statements.
A statement urges abandoning the plan to push the treaty to a later session and instead ratifying it before the current session adjourns. The remark emphasizes timely action by lawmakers to finalize the accord.
At a special meeting last Thursday Cicero & Proviso stockholders voted to enlarge the company’s powers to supply gas and electricity for heating lighting and other uses. Oak Park’s R. Ainslie heads the reorganized Chicago & Northern Pacific railroad successor as general manager and president as the old line was turned over to the reorganized firm at midnight.
The upcoming Fourth of July is described with loud sounds and rising displays, as flags and fireworks are prepared. Heat and weather forecasters suggest a heavy day ahead while communities consider city events, with Cicero canceling public demonstrations and questions raised about Frank Race.
The town notes Capt. W. J. Meredith has been appointed to lead the bureau of engraving and printing under President Harrison. He currently serves as superintendent of the Western Bank Note company in Chicago and will move his family to Washington soon, with warm congratulations from the community.
Gemsters discuss a humorous request to Vice President Elobart to raise his voice during senate sessions. Hebart is described as a capable presiding officer, though his soft delivery makes it hard for attendees in front rows to hear decisions on points of order and other senate business.
Senator Clarris offers a resolution to decline the government’s action and redeem the Union Pacific railroad from price liens, then foreclose its mortgage. An amendment by Senator Morgan to suspend proceedings on the alleged sale of US interests in the railroad and sinking fund was favorably reported to the Senate.
Over the last two weeks eight patent attorneys, from New York and other states, were debarred from practice before the Patent Office. Commissioner Butterworth ordered John Wedderburn & Co to show cause why they should not be debarred for fraudulent and deceptive searches designed to defraud clients and injure the patent office.
A stranger at the capitol would know the tariff debate is ending as senators show good nature. The bill will pass this week with many pleased by proximity to completion. If conference delays persist, tariffs could be enacted by July 15 and Congress may adjourn by then with no other legislation expected this session.
CoA Snow & Co of Washington thank for aiding in stopping mendacious swindling in a field they know well. They cite press fraud targeting the public with Worthless paper and misled readers who lose from $20 to $50 to fake schemes, noting that official action will soon prove their warning correct.
The notice directs readers to page three for full details of town board proceedings. It references the May movings and June weddings as past, the upcoming Fourth of July and summer resorts, and ends with a wry remark about enduring misery while grinding our newspaper to placate others.
The five-cent fare to Chicago on the Northern Pacific ends as Suburban cars lose access to Grand Central depot. The lowest current fare is 80 cents for a ten-ride from Austin to Chicago Union Depot on Chicago & Northwestern. On Cicero's south side the C B and Q shows a similar rate, while electric and Madison Street lines offer ten-cent fares. It is expected the five-cent Lake Street fare will extend to Madison Street cable when implemented.
City planners favor elevated transit as the preferred route, arguing it offers higher capacity and fewer surface disruptions. Critics warn of cost, visual impact, and potential community displacement as debates continue.
The Cicero town board held a week of activity with a full board of review Monday, committee work in the afternoon and evening, a committee of the whole Tuesday, and a regular session that ran until 12:30. An adjournment moved to Wednesday night and lasted to midnight, with substantial progress reported.
New state laws, effective this week, require majority consent of abutting property owners for railroad franchises and majority consent of property owners in each city block for municipal improvements. The changes will add cost and delay, explaining the surge of ordinances passed by the town board Monday night as rushed bills before the force day.
After court challenges the town withdrew its assessment plan for Oak Park Avenue outfall sewer. Judge Hodson cited defects ensuring all drainage district property could use the sewer, unsigned president signature, and mislabelled estimates. A revised ordinance was approved to meet July first deadline under new assessment law requiring majority frontage.
Cicero forms a new gas company and a new electric light company by town citizens. The street railway system transfers its rights to Lake Street Elevated Railroad Co in exchange for a five cent fare to Chicago. Franchises run fifty years with gas rates up to 1.10 per 1000 cubic feet for lighting and 1.00 for fuel. Electric franchise mirrors gas but replaces two subscribers with Alex A. Strom and Geo H. Park. Jay D. Miller of Oak Park receives commendation for leading municipal planning.
Cicero grants sixty miles of streets to Lake Street Elevated for a continuous line from Fifty-second Street to Harlem Avenue with elevated and surface sections and a five cent fare. Suburban Electric gets an eight cent fare to Chicago and an incline at Harrison and Forty-eighth to loop around the east side. Tracks laid on Robinson Avenue connect to the Lake Street system while Cicero’s electric lines may substitute for new routes, aligning with Yerkes interests and promising notable transport upgrades.
Advertising copy proclaims Bucklen's Arriva Salve as a universal remedy for a wide range of skin conditions including bruises sores ulcers and fever sores. It guarantees a full refund if not effective and lists Lovell's drug store and Trails Dray Store as outlets.
The Nation's Day event features races at Merrick Park on Monday July 5 with Austin Business Men's Association in charge.
Austin plans Monday July 5 holiday celebrations under the Business Men's Association. The program runs 1 to 6 pm with events including ball games, races, greased pig, and varied prizes funded by about fifty dollars in purses. Entries may be submitted to E. D. Robinson for events, and the second annual picnic is slated July 29 at Laurelwood Park with round trip tickets 50 cents over the C. & N. W. line.
Clyde Illinois hosts a July Fourth celebration with a morning five inning ball game between Mandeélls and Clydes, a daytime dinner, speeches by Rev Stranahan, E Hart, Mrs W W Carnes, Prof W W Carnes, Dr J G Bemis, R H Muir, A B Whitney, multiple races, bicycle contests, an evening fireworks display, and music. Entries for the five mile bike race due at Seegert's store by Friday.
The Independent Order of Foresters plan a grand celebration and picnic on July 5 in Melrose Park. Prizes on view at Mr. Burgoyne’s on Nineteenth avenue include a dozen baseball belts from Mr. Peter Bohlander, fifty pounds of patent flour and wine from Mr. Albert Soffell and Mr. Henry Hebner, cigars from Mr. Lewis Richter, a bicycle lamp from Mr. G H Bohlander, a gold watch and chain from Mr. H Kahn, and a fancy water set from Essery Bros on Twentieth avenue.
A Clyde high school board meeting on June 25 in Clyde uncovers a heated clash over teacher salaries and reappointment. President Goodenough’s ruling to adjourn triggers a hostile outburst led by A B Whitney, accusing the president of stultifying himself and prompting threats of mob action as factions from Clyde and Berwyn clash over Superintendent Spencer and principals.
The Cook county meeting saw heated exchange over salaries for 2000 950 and 850 dollars for Superintendent Spencer Chapman and Church. Whitney urged keeping last year salaries amid hard times arguing for economy and school efficiency, then recalled remarks amid applause. Paul Jones.
A casual visitor recounts a noisy Friday night school board meeting. He mocks the president as a “lightning calculator” who adjourned by a two to three vote while the Quiet One threatened to quit if rules were broken. He cites Springfield parallels and praises the eloquence of the Quiet One.
Sue Allin and George Warren Furbeck were wed Tuesday evening June 29 at the First Congregational church in Oak Park. The ceremony was led by Rev. Dr. Hulbert, with Miss Roberts as maid of honor and Ralph Hobart of Chicago as best man. Bridesmaids wore white organdy over pink, and a reception for 100 guests followed at the groom’s mother’s home with pink decorations.
A solemn ceremony united two young hearts at the Second Congregation church Oak Park. The church was decorated in white and pink with the bride's sister Miss dna as maid of honor and ushers Graham Williams Fearing and Vincent. Miss Pitkin provided the wedding music. A reception and luncheon followed at the bride’s parents home as friends offered congratulations.
A farmer asks about next month's weather and the editor replies with a pun linking unsettled weather to the subscription bill. The farmer ponders the idea before sending a postal note, reflecting newspaper humor from a county paper.
The First Congregational Church of Oak Park voted 209 to 126 to accept the resignation of pastor Rev P S Hulbert effective Sept 1. A second vote 208 to 95 granted salary through year end. later change halted that condition. The meeting drew 800 members, with tension over Unitarian union service and church relations.
Dr W F Stangways of Flint Michigan plans a new 60 by 70 foot three story block on Austin's west side of N Park avenue between Park Avenue hotel and Kampp's undertaking rooms. The building would house stores on the first floor offices on the second and a large acoustically refined hall on the third. Construction would cost thousands and aim for completion this winter if plans succeed.
A six coach special train carried Baptist, Methodist and Unity Sunday School members to Laurelwood Park near Batavia for a day of sport and recreation. The ideal weather, steamer and rowboats kept all ages active with no accidents, leaving participants upbeat and relaxed. First Church of Christ Scientist held services at Avenue hall at 10 45 a.m.
Adolph Sturm, resident north of Maywood, was appointed by Mayor Harrison to succeed Mark L. Crawford as Chicago bridewell superintendent, starting July 1. Austrian-born in 1868, Sturm has been in the lumber trade and owns properties in Leyden near Maywood. He is a Democrat, helped found the German hospital, and serves as director of the German society and member of the German club and Turngemeinde.
Ladies' Aid Society of Austin hosts a six evening summer series in connection with the Congregational church. Topics include Men of Letters, Men of Science, and Statesmen. First evening at J. W. Moreland home 5421 Frank Street. Admission ten cents. All welcome.
Ivy Leaf Rebekah lodge No. 428 of Oak Park elected Mrs. Jessie Lakin N G Miss Addie Willy V G Miss A FE Heuermann secretary Installation of officers will take place July 9 Ice cream and cake will be served All members invited Another member was added to the list at last meeting night
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