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Newspaper

Oak Park Vindicator

Location

Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1897

Page

7

Ridgeland Community Notes Homes Travel and Events

Mrs. R McElhany spends summer in Gatewood and Mr. and Mrs. Ames head to Michigan for the season. Residents journey to Paris and Switzerland while local clubs meet. Ridgeland Hotel reports thriving business as many go to Chicago for the parade and Logan monument unveiling, leaving the town looking deserted.

R. McElhany Gatewood Edgar Carne Louisville L. Crook William Keighin North Cuyler Avenue Rowe A. Scholl North Ogden Avenue Augusta Street Oak Park Wanderer C. L. Ames Ogden Avenue Michigan Straits of Mackinac Ridgeland Chicago Logan Monument

Assessment totals show rise led by personal property values

Assessor Vastine finishes the books and reports total assessed valuation at 3,971,278 with 3,776,608 in real estate and 194,670 in personal property. Increased figures mainly reflect higher personal property values and new improvements, noting Suburban Electric Company is not a Cicero assessable street railroad but a rail line under state board assessment.

Vastine Suburban Electric Company Railroad and Warehouse Act Cicero State Board

For Sale 8800 eight room house Chicago listing

For sale a new eight room house with bathroom furnace gas electric grit screens gas range. Terms 00 cash and six percent interest a month. Located on South FE corner East avenue and South boulevard. Inspect at 84 La Salle street Chicago room 702 Thos H Gale.

S. FE East Avenue South Boulevard Thos. H. Gale la Salle Street Chicago

Cicero's Seat and Local Notices in Austin

Local column reports money to loan from F H Zander and Austin Building and Loan, real estate ads, shop and trades in Austin and Oak Park. Updates include births, deaths, illness, travel, crime court dismissals, a wheel accident, and public sales notices with vendors and addresses across Austin streets.

Jowest F.H. Zander North Park Ave Austin

Cicero Taxpayers Urged to File Written Appeals

Notices of appeal from township assessments have been presented to the county board and referred to the finance committee. Complainants must file sworn statements with legal property descriptions, street addresses, assessed values, and two comparable parcels, noting over and under assessment. Appeals to be considered Tuesday, July 27 at the courthouse.

Cicero County Board Finance Committee Court House

Resignation Accepted at Austin Congregational Church

The Austin Congregational church voted 50 to 30 to accept Rev. Thomas Westerdale's resignation, effective December 31. Trustees say no charge exists against him though opponents claim a conspiracy drove him out. he cites perceived underhand tactics amid a growing church and debt clearance. Rev. J. Bugbee of Marysville is expected to receive a call.

Austin Congregational Church Thomas Westerdale Westerdale W. C. Matthews Rev J. Bugbee Marysville

Death by tetanus from nail wound in boot

An inquest into the death of George Wood aged 32 of North Kensington England found he developed a punctured foot from a nail in a boot six weeks earlier. He suffered hoarseness jaw lock and spasms leading to asphyxia from tetanus and died after admission to the infirmary.

George Wood North Kensington England HL. P. Potter

Sunday bicycle checkquestion prompts stalled crowd

The president of the Christian citizens' reform league asks how to check Sunday bicycles, while a commercial tourist offers a curt comparison to trunk checks, entering a scene of casual crowd observation.

Christian Citizens’ Reform League Trunks

Presbyterian picnic announced at Douglass Park today

Long local column reports on a Presbyterian picnic at Douglass Park and lists guests visiting from Chicago and nearby towns. It notes residents at Park Avenue, Thatcher Avenue, and Cape Cod vacations, plus church visitors and a Desplaines camp meeting attendance.

Douglass Park Lottie Gilson Chicago Shearburn Forest Avenue McDonald Park Avenue Lakes Warren Yalding Laing Racine F. J. Watson Tatcher Avenue Lake Owonomowoc Wis Fawcett Lake Street Thatcher Avenue Desplaines L. Chambers DeKalb E. Hopping Keystone Avenue C. ©. Collins Barr & Collins Kelly Lake R. C. Brown Franklin Grove Blank Oak Keystone Avenues Everham Earlville St. Charles Road Maywood Oshkosh F. PD. Butler Ashland Avenue

Harlem News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events

Harlem notes show visits by J J Morrisey and Mrs Phoebe Miller, a progress report on cable car injuries, and Judge Lehman handling Chicago cases. Socials include the Home club picnic at Gaden's grove with 500 attendees, Harlem orchestra debut, Lena Troost’s eighteenth birthday, and Turnverein ladies planning a July 26 picnic. The electric light franchise issue and a debt question between Harrison and Cleveland prompts public interest. Traveling and local business updates cover new shop at 140 Madison street and residents’ travels to Niles Michigan and Ravenswood.

Kraft Desplaines J. J. Morrisey Rochelle Iil Il. K. Morrisey Phoebe Miller Desplaines Avenue Byron Anthony Scherer Lehman Harlem Chicago Jed Richter San Jose Cal Thode D. Yonker Adams Street J. P. Straub Madison Street Finn John Cahill Niles Mich Wolverine State Martha Gaden Ravenswood Martha Hankle Gaden Harlem Avenue Gaden’s Grove Harlem Orchestra Gaden's Grove Lena Troost Electric Light Harrison Cleveland Harlem Turnverein Turner Park Jolly Five Henry Troost

Maywood notices and social items drift through town

Maywood residents report illnesses and visits as daily life fills the town scene. names like Munton Naylor Bohlander Wishart and Hohlbein appear among social calls picnics at Altenheim Grove and Lake Zurich trips to Milwaukee. The Maywood Herald notes foresters meeting and local businesses promoting products and services.

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