Suburban News From Austin A Busy Social Week
Geo Gale of Barlow North Dakota visits Austin friends this week. Miss Edith Wallace spends Sunday with Aurora friends. F W Schultz and wife vacation at Fox Lake. Mrs John Price summers at Barr Lake. Born to Mr and Mrs H F Griffith a boy July 8. Many residents visit Milwaukee Chicago Green Lake Mason City and Ohio for summer. The A N I and L I Z Y picnic in Lincoln Park. Austin Circle G A R meeting postponed to August 1 due to picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Gale
Barlow
N. D
Austin
Edith Wallace
Aurora
F. W. Schultz
North 52d Avenue
Fox Lake
John Price
North 53d Avenue
Barr Lake
H. F. Griffith
Ethel
Pearl McCallum
Ohio Street
Milwaukee
Mabel Mader
Chicago
Alta McGrath
Indiana Street
J. J. McCarthy
Green Lake
Wis
Fred J. Phillips
Cleveland
Olive McCord
Michigan
M. L. Moler
Columbus
Daugher
C. J. Gibson
Midway Park
Sophie Ladova
Rosalie M. Ladova
North Pine Avenue
Mabel McConaughey
Irving Park
J. 8
Cleverdon
Danny
Sarah Gorham
Gorham
Kan
Ss. H. Heath
Emma Hammond
A. F. Barron
North Central Avenue
Antony Rud
Gertrude Decker
J. S. Decker
Mason City
Albert T. Ponce
Springfield
Signal Corps
W. F. Young
Chauncey Hill
Belvidere
Bass Lake
Mich
Arthur Webber
Claire Morris
Fargo
M. C
Leo Coulson
Ill
Coulson
G. W. Lamson
North
Waller Avenue
Marie Cline
Thayer Cline
Cedar Street
Ohio
Lincoln Park
Mildred
Frances Frinks
Lincoln Vant
Maude Horton
South Central Avenue
Illinois
Petosky
Sherburne Frink
Harry Frink
Harry Walker
Sinclair Pole
White Lake
Austin Circle
Oak Park Notes and Local Happenings
Community updates from Oak Park include a band concert attendance, Frederick Barnard’s Florida coast trip, a Scoville Auditorium meeting on village government, Judge Kendall’s trip to Buffalo and Judge Walker handling cases, library repairs closures, a funeral for Mrs. R L Boyd from 623 Forest Ave, injuries from the Norton Missouri rail wreck, Ira J. Owen returning from Cornell for mechanical engineering study, heat wave weather across several states, and Madame Ashleman and daughter sailing to Europe for summer studies with Miss Josephine Ashleman returning from Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Barnard
Florida
Scoville Auditorium
A. J. Kendall
Bufalo
Walker
Judge Kendall
R. L. Boyd
Forest Avenue
Alton Ry
Norton
Anne Morrison
Ora S. Tallman
D. J. Moore
Wisconsin Avenue
Ira J. Owen
Cornell
New York
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Tennessee
Missouri
Madame Ashleman
Austin
Mlle. Ashleman
Chicago Institute
Europe
France
Switzerland
Josephine Ashleman
Oak Park
Organist Keeps Cool During Buffalo Exposition Storm
Dr Louis Falk of Chicago played the grand organ as a fierce storm struck the Buffalo exposition on July 6. Lights failed, crowds surged, yet Falk improvised and never left the keyboard while Robert F Burton sang. The pair calmed the Temple of Music with Star-Spangled Banner and selections amid darkness and thunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Exposition
Buffalo Newsays
Temple of Music
Louis Falk
Chicago
Falk
Robert F. Burton
Mr. Falk
Mr. Burton
Samson
Handel
Coastline Measurements of Canadian Seacoasts
The eastern Canadian seacoast from the Bay of Friday to the straits of Belle Isle spans about 6,000 miles. British Columbia's coast features numerous bays and islands, totaling about 7,180 miles, with a salt water inshore area around 1,500 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay of Friday
Straits of
Belle Isle
British Columbia
Leaving at Eight in the Morning and Returning at Six
The note states a departure at 8 a.m. and planned return at 6 p.m. It provides a simple schedule without additional details or context.
Austin vs Oak Park Picnic Prizes Hit Historic Event
A large 1900s picnic in Austin features 2500 to 3000 attendees with trains arriving by 10. The day includes a baseball game Austin versus Oak Park, multiple prize giveaways from coal to cigars, and contests for kids and adults. Prizes donated by local firms include coal, flour, cigars, and watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Austin VS
Oak Park
Schneider Express Co
Pavilion
Austin
E. C. Hunsinger
W. H. Heegaard & Co
A. D. Hughes
C. P. Muler
A. W. Giles
Harper & Burtendorf
Harper & Burtendor
Chas. Carlson
Chace & Sanborn
Starham
Boyd-Farnham & Co
Sprague, Warner & Co
Cicero Gas ‘Co
J. S. Barclay
A. A. Smith & Co
Chapman, Smith & Co
J. W. Enright & Co
T. S. Brown
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co
Victor Carlson
C. C. Brown
W. H. Briggs
Hibbard
Spencer, Bartlett & Co
D. Brembach
Ben Pupkin
C. Ella Taylor
H. Robertson
Leeding Dry Goods Co
Lowney
Econd Pao
J. W. Enright
F. W. Moore
Sprague
Warner & Co
Thos. M. Hunter
A. Wenter
Ried-Murdock & Co
Bert Russell & Co
McNeill, Higgins & Co
R. I. Ward
J. B. Farewell
J. A. & B. McCann
C. P. Miller
Austin Trading Stamp Co
A. W
S. E
A. Terneak & Co
Bissell
Hoorn & Purnell
Norris & Son
L. Vilton
S. D. Kimbark
W. H. Dreschler
Bullard & Gormley
Anton Roswold
J. A
B. McCann
Oak Park Fair
Hanchett Paper Co
McMahon Biscuit Co
Ian Meselroth
Arbuckle & Co
Policy Home Insurance Co
Frank June
Brunswick-Balke Co
Sidney Shepard Co
Donaldson & Worswick
Brown & Bixby Co
Benjamin Congerton
Chas Rehe
Walter Mayne
Newman, Hershorn & Co
Welsbach
Lowry & Lindhe
W. F. McLaughlin & Co
OAK Park State Bank
Austin State Bank
River Forest Village Board approves power contract and gas ordinance
River Forest notes a picnic at the Glen and an excursion by the Woman's Club to Lake Bluff. The village board met Monday, approved regular reports, signed a contract with Cicero and Proviso Electric for lamps and poles, and passed an ordinance from Cicero Gas Co. A committee was sent to address unsatisfactory Chicago Telephone service, and the water supply expansion was set as a special order for next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen
River Forest Woman's Club
Lake Bluff
Cicero and Proviso Electric Light and Power Co
Cicero Gas Co
Chicago Telephone Company
Struble
Griffen
Harlem Community Notes and Upcoming Local Events
The board meets next Saturday evening. Miss Gertrude Hoffman spends a month at Stephens Point. The Mannerchor picnic is planned for August 12 at Pottawatomie Park. Police remove stray dogs without tags or muzzles. Street railroad grading continues in Maywood and will reach Harlem soon. Ed Williams now works as civil engineer for the Co A W Ry. A wreck occurred at the Great Western crossing with Wisconsin Central, a picnic train with no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Hoffman
Stephens Point
Mannerchor
Pottawatomie Park
New Street
Maywood
Ed Williams
Great Western Railroad
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Death of Joseph K Dunlop in Chicago at 36
Joseph Kettlestrings Dunlop died at Presbyterian hospital Chicago on Monday July 8 at 2 30 pm aged 36 after kidney surgery. Son of Samuel Dunlop and grandson of Oak Park pioneer Joseph Kettle strings he was with Dunlop Bros in banking and real estate. Survived by his wife. Funeral at 435 North Kenilworth avenue Saturday at 2 pm with Forest Home burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph K. Dunlop
Joseph Kettlestrings Dunlop
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
Samuel Dunlop
Joseph Kettlestrings
Oak Park
Simpson
Dunlop Bros
State Bank
Dunlop
Kenilworth Avenue
Forest Home
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Kentucky
Delos Hull & CO
Marion Street
Ae Park
Boulevard
Monadnock Bik
Suburban News
DR. Falk
Canada
Austin and Oak Park
Mill Creek Park
Sim Hess
E. J. Amerson
Frank Fenton
R. H. Trail
R. F. Stevenson
Morrin
J.P. Kampp
Garner
C. W. Stanfield
B. J. McGrath
Adolph Drechsler
USA
D. Hughes
DE Los Hull & CO
Smith
James W. Carter
Chas. Schroeder
Barr & Collins
J. B. A. Kearn
John W. Eckhart
O. Peterson
Armour & Co
Kelley Springfield Tire Co
Frank Hillman
Independent Baking Powder Co
D. C. Blair
H. M. Garretson
McMahon Cracker Co
Kennedy Biscuit Co
C. Mackness
Edwin T. Farrar
W. Lake St
Bugg
River Forest
Harlem
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