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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1898
Page
5
The Oak Park column lists residents returning from trips to Detroit Charlevoix Williams Bay England and Wisconsin. It mentions upcoming weddings unclaimed letters church notices and community meetings plus local club actions and burglaries.
The Cicero town board reviewed Hawthorne race track reopening with a liquor license contest and sent the matter to committee. A mass meeting urged a five cent fare on Lake street L and C P lines, with repairs and contracts tied to street car operators and new routes. The session also approved sewer, police, water, and sidewalk measures and addressed licenses and abatement warrants.
The financial report shows about $100 net after all expenses. Ticket No 101 held by S E Donoghue won first prize a large lamp. W G Davis took second a dozen boxes of cookies. Roy Hartless won third a bottle of perfume. The drawing occurred at the Bank Building.
The Methodist Church in Austin plans a new modern building at the corner of North Central arena and Ohio street. The project aims to add an attractive focal point to the town and reflect progress.
Local residents report visitors and summer plans across Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa. Names include Carrol McCullogh Willie Pratt I W Pringle Miss Elsie Speck Bessie Bevington and Rev Sidney Strong while occurrences feature travel to Paw Paw Lake Green Lake and South Haven and teaching at Rockford Vacation School.
Maywood residents share a series of personal notes from travels and illnesses to plumbing upgrades and town gatherings. Master Jimmy Trench returns from Wisconsin while Roy Donaldson plans a Lake Superior trip and Ed Klug recovers from typhoid. Mrs. Harris and family near return from South Dakota as a courthouse brace causes property damage and a fishers’ outing attracts soldiers and Salvation Army volunteers on a Sunday.
A Cicero grand jury has returned true indictments for violation of state liquor laws. Named defendants include Margaret I. Isgiig of Austin Wm Hankermeyer of Austin John Towhey of Austin and J P Garner of Austin. An alleged sale of Tonica by Garner may be dropped. Some arrests were made on town warrants Friday morning.
River Forest residents return from Brown's Lake gathering while Miss Etta Alexander and Mrs. A. T. Van Alstyn with Zada enjoy a Marquette trip. A 350-person Presbyterian and Methodist picnic occurred at the corner grove. A tramp burglar ransacked E. C. Marble’s home taking rings, a brooch, other jewelry, cash, and clothes as police pursue the suspect.
A cablegram said Daniel A. Stone eldest son of D B Stone died of typhoid fever in trenches before Santiago. He was 6 feet 4 inches tall, 205 pounds, a notable athlete with ties to Chicago Athletic Club and several local clubs. He graduated Oak Park High School in 1891 and held bank positions before joining Company D First Regiment Illinois. He died serving his country and is buried near Santiago. A family mourns: father, mother, and brother.
A powerful storm struck Chicago on Thursday evening, rushing from the southwest. Rain deluged streets while hail averaging an inch in diameter shattered thousands of windows and spooked horses, halting traffic briefly.
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