Oak Park notes on clubs and shops in Cicero precincts
Balsh attends Washington C E Convention then returns to Pennsylvania. Prairie Club expands with new members and events at Avenue Bakery and Schoening’s shops. Oak Park Chess Club meets at Walter Herrick home. local repairs, new mail box, and tire services advertised. Public notices include unclaimed letters and security updates amid urban improvements on Harlem and Chicago avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Club
Oak Park
Avenue Akery
H. J. Groffman
E. 8. Beineck
J. W. Schoening
Marion Street
F. H. Lombard
South Kenilworth Avenue
Minnesota
Avenue Bakery
North Boulevard
Chess Club
Walter Herrick
North Oak Park Avenue
Schoening
Clara Anderson
Anna Barrett
J. P. Carson
E. P. Douglass
Roxa Martin
Christ Mining
W. J. Pitman
Carl Soellner
Albert W. Gives
Cicero
Albert Burgess
Lake Street
Enterprise
Euclid Avenue
J. W. Schoening’s
Uncle Sam
Harlem Avenue
Johannot
Unity Church
Fiddelke
Nortonark
Austin Park Social Club Plans July Picnic
Miss Mather, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Tage, returned to Chicago. The Watson residence shows a fresh coat of light green paint. A picnic will be held by the Austin Park Improvement and Social club at Pottowat tomie Park on July 21 with trains from Chicago Grand Central at 9 40 and Austin Park at 10 a m. Christian Endeavorers officers met at the Tage residence Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Tage took a boat to Milwaukee to attend the B P U convention. Sunday worship followed Sunday school with Rev. Thus Westerdale of Austin preaching and a choir from his church providing excellent singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mather
The
Christian Endeavorers
BE. C. Tage
E. OC. Tage
Milwaukee
Westerdale of
Austin
Ridgeland notes and local moves from Ridgeland area
Local items include Butterfield contemplating moving his family to Ridgeland. Frederick’s office transferred to Ridgeland power house. Oak Park agents and businesses changing hands. Miss Mathilda Bedard returning to her father’s office. a weekly nut coffee cake giveaway. families preparing summer trips to Duluth and Green Lake. Chautauqua attendance by D E Brink and Mrs Hinsdale. home painting at Ridgeland Avenue. temporary residence changes by A T Hemingway. and a July 9 burglary at 301 South Austin Avenue with $500 stolen and no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Butterfield
Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Co
Ridgeland
Butterfield
Chicago
Frederick
West Madison Street
Columbia Bicycles
Wright Elsom, Jr
Oak Park
Allen
Peterson
Mathilda Bedard
Canada
Albert Burgess
Geo. Nordenholt
E. A. Cummings
Duluth
Green Lake
Cummings
D. E. Brink
Taylor Avenue
O. A. Hinsdale
Elgin
Dixon
F. G. Ensign
Ridgeland Avenue
Calvine & Davis
A. T. Hemingway
Ontario Street
Thomas R. Tinsley
South
Austin Avenue
Tramps Foiled by Children At Mrs Bettys Home
Two disheveled men called at Mrs Bettys Chicago avenue home Monday seeking entry. A little girl blocked them, neighbors aided, and the youths with a toy pistol forced the men to flee, dropping a hat a chisel and a screwdriver as they hid in lilac bushes before police were alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Chicago Avenue
Near collision averted at DesPlaines crossing
A Wisconsin Central and Northwestern train narrowly avoided a wreck near Des Plaines when a towerman used a pneumatic switch to derail the Northwestern engine just before collision. Passengers rushed forward as the derailed engine stopped. another locomotive was found and the trains proceeded on the east-bound track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Central
Desplaines
Northwestern
Janesville
Officer Pursued on a Bicycle Over Blocks Theft
Austin police learned a wagonload of paving blocks was stolen from Prairie avenue. Officer Kruger borrowed a bicycle to pursue the thief, sighted him near Harlem and North avenues, and detained him after he refused to return. The suspect, Michael Martin of the Kingkade farm north of Oak Park, was compelled to go with officers after Oak Park assistance arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Prairie Avenue
Kruger
Chicago Avenue
Harlem
North Avenues
Oak Park
Michael Martin
Kingkade Farm
What Might Have Caused That Switch Accident
Epirvorn VINDICATOR presents a letter from Er. B Austin dated 14 July 1896 arguing railway switches or points could fail if a stone slipped at the heel or if robbers planned the accident. The writer suggests operator Einskern’s negligence may not be sole cause and favors cautious blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epirvorn
Sir Havine
England
Cole
Einskern
Austin
Electric Bitters Ad Promises Quick Tonic Relief
Electric Bitters is a seasonable medicine for languor liver torpor and debility. It claims to avert bilious fevers and counter malarial poison. It treats headache indigestion constipation dizziness and is sold for 50 cents and 1.00 per bottle at L. M. Lovett Oak Park and R. H. Traill Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Lovett
Oak Park
R. H. Traill
Austin
Cicero's Seat and Austin Notes in 1896
Local Austin and Cicero items compile social visits, real estate offers, business ads, and small-town anecdotes. Notable mentions include Mrs. J. P. Garner visiting DeKalb, Bass Lake Park land sales, camp meetings at Des Plaines, and the Austin Woman's Club incorporation with plans for a public library and scheduled speakers.
Three Altenheim Victims Buried
Three victims of the Altenheim disaster on the Wisconsin Central railroad were buried Wednesday. Miss Mary Arnold's funeral was at Lutheran church at Twenty-fifth Street and Wentworth Avenue with Rev. K Kraft and a choir of thirty. interment at Waldheim. Father Fisher held Mass for Miss Lena Huber at St Anthony's on Twenty-fourth and South Canal. burial at St Mary Cemetery. Mass also held for Frank Koch at his home on Canal Street. interment at Waldheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altenheim
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Mary Arnold
Arnica Salve Deemed Best Cure For Skin Ailments
Buelklews Arnica Salve is advertised as the best salve for bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. Sold by L M Lovett Oak Park and R H Traill Austin at 200 per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Lovett
Oak Park
R. H. Traill
Austin
Linden Park Disturbance and Local News Highlights
A Linden Park brawl near Lake and Fifty second streets ended with no serious injuries as Loomis and associates confronted ten cent drinkers. Loomis was arrested after the melee. the case was dismissed when plaintiffs failed to appear. Also noted are a death in the Bortree family at Robinson avenue, town business updates, and local housing activity. Milk prices dip to five cents a quart amid dealer competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
National Photographers’ Association
Mesdames Salisbury
Lyman
Messrs
Porter
Webb
Cole
Horton
Wheeler
Dr. Peak
Oak Park
C. T. Norman
George Loomis
Lake
Moreland
Loomis
Northwestern
Amerson
Howard Bugg
Pickett
Fifty-second Street
Robinson Avenue
E. C. Datin
A. I. Burbank
Ir. O’harra
Rnworth
Wisconsin
Linden Park
M. R. Bortree
E. L. Bortree
Dunning
F. C. Bortree
Jost
Fatal Train Collision Kills Mrs. Schultz in Austin
Mrs Augusta Schultz, aged 78, was struck by an east bound train on the Chicago Northwestern Railway at 1 30 pm Tuesday July 7 while crossing Willow avenue. The Freeport express, traveling fast, dragged her body 200 feet after impact as witnesses describe a paralyzed retreat. Conductor J Ed Norris and engineer John Wendall were aboard the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Schultz
Chicago Northwestern Railway
Willow Avenue
Freeport
Robinson Avenue
Ape
J. Ed. Norris
John Wendall
Dennis Cleary's Ditching Machine Digs Through Austin Streets
Dennis Cleary's ditching machine progresses from Mud Lake to Madison street on Central avenue for a large sewer project. The 9 by 15 foot trench advances about 200 feet daily with a steam powered scoop lifting nearly half a wagon load every 30 seconds. About 100 men work under a timber supported engine house that moves on rollers. Connections near Madison street and Central avenue by Nash and Dowdle will finish this week. inspector Wm Norris praises the brick sewer, predicting a century of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Cleary
Lake Street
Park Avenue
Prairie Avenue
Anatin Avenue
Prairie Ave
Park, Waller, Franklin
Austin Avenues
George B. Vastine
Cicero
Central Avenue
Mud Lake
Thirty-sixth Street
Madison Street
Austin
Nash & Dowdle
Wm. Norris
Burglar Flees After Confrontation On Fair Oaks Avenue
When Will Van Bergen returned home at 632 Fair Oaks avenue he found signs of a burglary and alerted neighbors. He pursued a thief on bicycle along Chicago avenue to Augusta street and Euclid Avenue, where the man knocked him unconscious with a revolver butt before escaping toward Kenilworth. police searched the area but found no trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will van Bergen
Fair Oaks Avenue
I. B. Tucker
Mrs. Tucker
Chicago Avenue
van Bergen
Augusta Street
Euclid Avenue
Lawrence
George Carter
Kenilworth Avenue
Court Cicero installs officers in annual session
Last Tuesday evening July 1 Court Cicero 105 Independent Order of Florast ern Austin held its semi annual installation of officers Louis Feldman was named Chief Ranger FF Saaby Vice Chief Ranger T Price Recording Secretary A Stallwood Principal Secretary D Washburne Senior Woodward W T L Somerschild Junior Woodward J Thompson Senior Wadle J Keadle B P Peterson Marshal C Norris Chaplain W B Burton Medical Adwiver Dr G P Head Trustees A C Morris H A Reese and C F Bindeman The court reports healthy membership growth and invites new applicants at each meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Cicero
Order of Florastern
Austin
Louis Feldman
FF. Saaby
Keadle
B. P. Peterson
C. Norris
W. B. Burton
G. P. Head
A. C. Morris
H. A. Reese
C.F. Bindeman
Lake Geneva excursion charters first class trip details
Lake Geneva operation offers a strictly first class excursion to a resort on Saturday July 95. Round trip $1.00. Departure from Linden Park at 8 25 a m with stops at Austin Ridgeland Oak Park River Forest Maywood and Williams Bay. Lake Geneva arrival 11 15 a m Williams Bay 11 30 a m return departs Williams Bay 5 40 p m. Arrives Linden Park 9 00 p m. Further details from Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Park
Lake Street
Austin
Austin Ave
Ridgeland
Avenue
Oak Park
River Forest
Maywood
Lake Geneva
Williams’ Bay
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Maywood and Proviso News and Community Events
The town reports a watermelon social at the Baptist church on Tuesday July 21 with music and ten cent admission. Obituary notes George Washington Muir, five days old, funeral at Forest Home with Rev. Kemp. Lawn social at Mrs Coupland’s on North Sixth Avenue promises cake and cream. Socials, visits, and local notices fill the week with parades, bicycle trips to Elgin, and a large trolley party to Lincoln Park. Public works include a brick sewer, widened St Charles road, sidewalks near Sixth Avenue, and street lighting. Library receipts and expenditures listed, dog muzzle rules, and a special assessment on South Fifth Avenue. Various social events, store notices, and upcoming union services and meetings are noted amid multiple personal notices and local civic matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Muir
J.I. Muir
Chicago
Maywood
Forest Home
G. H. Kemp
G. Hancock
Coupland
Cicero
Albert Burgesa
Lake Street
Oak Park
Algo
Avenue Bakery
North Boulevard
Garfield Park
Eva Kemp
Gertrude
Louise Jackson
Sadie Coupland
Messia
Kellogg
Doane
Chas
David Ballard
John Donoghue
M. L. Jackson
New York
W. McGregor
Iowa
P. H. Gray
West Maywood
S. Oliver
Harry Ehrhart
Secatur
Ill
St. Charles Road
Ninth avenue #6
Great Western Railroad Co
Sixth Avenue
First
Second Streets
Tifth Avenue
Tenth Streets
South Second Street
Tenth Avenue
C. W. Steines
Denver
Colo
J. W. Kamphouse
South Fifth Avenue
South First Street
Chicago & Great Western Railroad
Sarah D. Whitnack
Janesville
Wis
A. Kessall
UW St. Charles Road
Ice Cream by the Quart Ad Offered at Reasonable Price
An offer promotes calling for ice cream by the quart available any time at a reasonable price. The message emphasizes pleasant refreshment and affordability for a convenient cold treat.
River Forest Social Notes and Local Visits
Arthur Juergens stays at his father’s Michigan fruit ranch near St Joe with Miss Lillie Juergens visiting next week. Chambers & Sons sell bottled temperance drinks. Mrs McKibbon is ill. friends hope for improvement. Mrs Chas Butler of Forest avenue travels to Milwaukee to visit relatives. Mrs Shields’ new Forest avenue residence is ready. Mrs Crawford and daughter Mrs Griffin visit Mrs K S Ouell. Ladies foreign mission society met Mrs Prof Watson. Leap year hayrack party planned by village girls. Mr F C Smith returns from Northwest trip. Mrs G W Castle hosts an afternoon reception for Chicago visitors. More local notices continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Knox
Lake Street
Della
Lucy Amerson
Des Plaines
Cicero Printing Co
North Park Avenue
Garner
W. O. Cline
Ohio
Zimmerman & Roath Co
Pine Avenue
Albert Burgess
Geo. Nordenholt
Oak T’ark
Maggie Ryan
Austin
Lake Corsa
Michigan
Insley Bros
Chicago Avenue
Thayer
Freeport
Ill
Chambers & Sons
Crawford
Griffin
K. S. Ouell
Ladies’ Foreign Missonary Society of the Methodist Church
Prof. Watson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oscar B. Balsh
Washington
Pennsylvania
Davidson
Will Hemingway
Rev
H. B. Stough
Congregational Churches of
National Convention of Christian Endeavorers
Washington, D. C
Hann Bros
Randolphi Street
Frank D. Wintle
Green Bay
John Palmer
U. S
F. B. Williams
Piszt
Vermont
Zimmerman & Reath Co
Hulbert
Kansas
Rudolph Fritzke
P. W. Senne
W. J. Reed
Booth Oyster Co
Fred Reed
Ethel and
Pearl Travel
Wisconsin Avenue
Northwestern Railway Co
C. & J. Street Railway Co
Huarlem Avenue
Oak Park Avenues
Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Company
Wilson and
Thatcher
R. F. Conway
Woodbine Avenue
Thomas Street
Grove Avenue
Iowa Street
Austin Park
Electric Bitters
Mra
J. P. Garner
DeKalb, Til
F. H. Zanpen
North Park Avenas
P. D. Castle
Ridgefield
M. Barr
J. Noble & Co
Sam Higginson
John Livingston
Rock Island
Price's
E. N. Walker
Decker Block
Walker
Herbert
Town Hall
Stuntz
Paul G. Biggs
Cripple Creek
Helen Crafty
Clayton E. Crafts
Fred. W. Job
Jennie Dunfee
Wheaton
Salvation Army
Washington Ice Co
Proviso
Crystal Lake
Geneva Lake
Tel
Austin State Bank
Austin Drug Store
Edward Farrell
C. H. Wiser
South Prairie Avenue
Rochester
N. Y
S. M. Barr
James Gormley
Mary M. Kelly
Louise Kuog
J. D. Mack
Emily G. Sprout
John Wardell
L. H. O’conor
Central Ave
Minnie Post
Cody
Maud M. Wells
Geneva
Zimmerman & Roith Co
Ohio Street
Sam
John Z. White
LaSalle Street
J. G. Ogden
James B. James
UH. A. Wilson
Thirtieth Ward
State Board of Equalization
St. Paul’s
King's Daughters
West Side
Episcopal Church
Col. J. W. Bennett
Austin Senate
Odd Fellows’ Haill
W. G. O'Hara
A. H. R. Atwood
Chas. O. Barras
A. H. Clement
E. R. Dunlop
Basa Lake
Mich
J.M. Hartman and Family
Wm. Wimperney
Wm. A. B. Austin
Thos. Hilva
J. Scanlon
Mrs. Charles
North Central Avenue
Ben Bolt
J. J. Mahoney
Joliet
Bia
Niagara College
Raymond
Finnegan
City
Pp. O. Lloyd
Gilbert & Pray
Edward Ladd
Major Woodcock
Los Angeles
Cal
M. W. Satterfield
N. D. Gilbert
Teachers’ Association
Gilbert
Poplar
Willow Avenues
George Pillinger
Desplaines Tuesaday
Methodist Church Choir
Charles
Henry and
Mortimer Date
John Date
Ed. Field
Fred Francois
MecCord
National Teachers’ Association
Buuffalo
Judaon
Nova Scotia
Ollie Gullickson
North Prairie Avenue
Massmann
Gullickson
Jobhn Nagro
Louis Steffens
Woman's Club of
Laura S. Matthews
Clara W. Kretzinger
Rona C. Smith
Nellie H. Abbott
General Federation of Woman's Clubs
Lydia Avery Coonley
Sarah Hackett Stevenson
Ella ¥, Young
Helen Starrett
Julia Holmes Smith
Marguerite W. Morley
Franklin
Bortree
Maurice R. Bortree
Tia
Newstore
Christian Endeavor Society of the Baptist Church
Fantham
Wilmette
Harry Vaile
Montreal
Thhey
Niagara Faire
J. M. Lackey
W. A. Goodrich
Taylorville
John Yuwell
Springfeld
Lackey
Bey
Lincoln Park
John Yazell
Springfield
Iil
Went
Esplaines River
Grant Norton
2D. Norton
Ebrhart
Mises
Martha Jones
Fuilersburg
Diptheria
Anc
Maywood Central Fire Department
Company A
Thiele’s Grove
Proviso Township
Proviso Land Association
West Maywood Pavilion
Pullman Band
Bimetallic League
Aronday
Henry Setfel
Mr. Crawford
Lienry Loftel
Oliver and
Sandford
W. Furbank
M. Burnet
H. Leathermans
Wren Hazer
America
Jas. S. Barclay
Iggist
AED
Michael J. Welch
Ataywood
Tlls
Maywood Foundry
Campbell
Albert Hansep
Norton’s
Humboldt Park
Peck's Corner
Hansen
Albert Burgens
Geo. Nordenbolt
J. D. Odell
Odell
Methodist
Presbyterian
Central Grove
Coombs
Chicaca
Barton