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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1896
Page
7
In Oak Park Cicero area news covers church services and sermons on patriotism, union gatherings at churches, excursions to Milwaukee and Lake Geneva, sales at Avenue Bakery and J W Schoening, repairs at 109 Marion, new buildings and furniture, local illnesses and hospitalizations, and July Fourth fire and mischief incidents with local responses and upcoming events.
Austin Park events include a Potawatomi Park picnic by the Austin Park Improvement and Social club, a semiannual officers election for the Austin Park Christian Endeavor society, andTemple Builders hosting the Austin Baptist group. Local residents entertainments feature Miss Mamie Watson hosting, Rev Westerdale preaching July 12, and The King's Daughters circle hosting Quir Park union with Mr Potthoff returning from King's Daughters event.
Ridgeland druggist C Koentz plans a move to Alabama with goods. Fred H Blase expands Lake Street market with a full line of groceries. Miss Alice Ensign and Miss Irvine return from Mackinaw. A daughter arrives for Mr and Mrs Warren on the Fourth of July. Mrs A Bedard and daughter Matilda return from Canada healthier. Pitkin family expected home from Mackinaw later this week. Mrs J Whaplea and family head to Lake Geneva for four months with Mr Farbreck. Columbia bicycles promoted through Oak Park agent Wright Elsom Jr. Mrs Harold Sayles suffers tonsillitis. Ridgeland ball club loses to Illinois Steel 8 to 4 on the Fourth. Edward Willard arrest status clarified. reports differ.
A group of under two year olds hosted a 1:30 celebration for Miss Lila Wood Ruggles on Tuesday. Guests arrived in horseless carriages with their mothers, presented bouquets, then enjoyed a playful afternoon of rattles, hair pulling, and shrieking contests. Attendees included Alice Ellen Thomson, Helen Virginia Hancock, Eva Emily Bullard, Edith Maud Crawford, Arthur Hofford Bennett, Homer Goodrich Joneson, Peter Holmes, and Arther Elmer Soffel.
Mrs. Ludwig Zimmerman of 34 Franklin Street Harlem accidentally shot her eleven year old niece on the Fourth. An old revolver not used for six months fired when the trigger was pulled. A loaded cartridge in the chamber struck the girl in the right hip. Doctors were unable to locate the ball. she was taken to the hospital Tuesday.
The Proviso Township Bimetallic Union convened Tuesday evening June 30 to elect officers and organize. Officers named include Dr. Clendenin president Henry Soffie vice president Samuel Fox secretary Charles E. Fitcher treasurer and Lucien S. Oliver lecturer with an executive committee. The next meeting is July 13 at Henry Sofie’s office, with subsequent sessions on the second and fourth Mondays each month. A small books library was created to promote bimetalism.
Beaversville NL druggist G Caillouette credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving a life after La Grippe resistant to other physicians. He reports quick improvement from the first dose and recovery after three bottles. Free trial offered at L M Lovett Oak Park and R H Trail Austin drug stores.
Bucklen Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. For sale by L. M. Lovett Oak Park and R. H. Traill Austin price two pence per box.
The new 3:10 service over the Lehigh Valley Railroad via Chicago and Grand Trunk promises superior comfort at no extra charge. Passengers are assured the best travel experience on this route.
Local items report finances from F H Zanpun loans, church services by Dr. Jackson and M W Satterfield, and social notices in Austin Cicero including visits, travels, sales at Cicero Printing and Denniston Co. Ads announce hay, groceries, ice cream, shoes, paving progress, and new street developments with names like Mary Potwin Kerr K Satterfield Enstrom Barr and Robt Roath.
Linden Park Sunday school will be closed until September 1. Judge Pottes stops with C. E. Champlin. Citizens attended neighboring village celebrations on the Fourth. Some went to Moreland or Austin. others witnessed a collision. A home firecracker incident caused no injuries. Lake Street elevated traffic declined due to Northern Pacific competition and a recent fatal train accident. Williams & Moffatt market dozen patent bicycle lockers behind their real estate office. A new cigar and tobacco case appears at West Side billiard hall. C. S. Clapp & Son opened a drug store on Lake Street at Fifty Third. St. W. Clapp runs it, formerly a clerk for James Thompson. George H. Brown urges customers to try fresh berries and produce daily. Tech Golden Rule Dairy Co. opens at 107 Robinson Avenue managed by N Garner delivering milk and cream in bottles. Garner recently moved from Moreland. Mr. Simmons, a feed dealer, leaves the Great Chicago circus to start a Linden Park to Chicago business express line. Carr of Fifteenth Street, injured in the Lake Street accident, slowly recovers. Champlin Printing Co. is printing a 175 page novel.
Evening activities include a Cobweb chain game and a forthcoming Children’s Day program at the Salvation Army with recitations solos and dances. Upcoming church picnics naval militia drill and Knights of Pythias officers’ installation also appear with details for transport and attendees.
Epworth League and M E Sunday school adop t resolutions dated July 6 1896 praising Mrs Hattie Blake as a Christian worker and guide to youth. They express sympathy to her husband family and note copies for the league records and newspapers.
A large crowd witnessed River Forest fireworks with about 1300 present. Several residents and visitors are named, including Judge E. E. Dunn, Hon. E. L. Carey, Col. L. H. Whitney, Mrs. J. S. Goodman, and Miss Conly. The issue notes temperance drinks by Chambers & Sons, a Sabbath-school picnic planned for next Thursday, and a reception for Rev. J. N. Boyd. Some residents are listed as ill or moved, with local social updates and a description of a special passenger carrier used in the Fourth of July parade.
Trade card-style note promoting pure soda water and ice cream by the quart. Encourages calling for a refreshing drink at any time and affordable price.
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