News of the Town highlights from Oak Park and surroundings
Local notes report Miss Grace Gosa visiting Manteno Ill and Miss Belle Scannell headed Dakota for summer plans. Many residents travel, visit relatives, or attend church events as schools end and summer plans begin. illnesses and entertainments fill the town pages with names, locations, and upcoming weddings and travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Gosa
Manteno
Ill
Belle Scannell
Dakota
David Brown
Michigan
I. Furman
Windsor Park
Wm. Amerson
Camp Austin
Alden
L. A. Hall
Silver Lake
Wis
John Duryea
Ontario Street
Cicero Town Board Minutes June 7 1899
The Cicero Town Board met June 7 1899 at the town hall in Austin with President Lewis and six trustees present. Minutes from May 29 were approved. Numerous communications were read and referred on topics including police appointments for Oak Park, water and electric light contracts, railroad train regulation, sidewalk repairs in Berwyn, street grading near the depot, outfall sewer petitions, pole removal near Willow avenue, lighting requests, and water main installation on South Taylor avenue. An ordinance for a nine inch pipe sewer in South terrace was adopted. (Continued on page .)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Town of
Cicero
Town Hall
Austin
Lewis
Attridge
Frink
Hafner
MacDonald
Traill
Utley
Linn
John Lewis
Oak Park
Edward Czmock
John Schwass
Yeas
Ways
B. L. Dodge
Cicero Water, Gas and Electric Light Company
C. 8
Culling
C. J. Linden
Berwyn
Eens MacDonald
D. Fitzgerald
Hawthorne
Charles H. Baldwin
Baldwin Avenue
Committee On
R. A. Carpenter
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
William Dilley
Berwyn Improvement Club
T. N. Vallins
Harlem
Willow Avenue
C&s
H. M. Horton
Drexel
37Th Street
53D Avenue
36Th Street
Rebecca Street
EB. A. Cummings
Ridgeland
Committee of
Committee of the Whole
H. K. Misenhimer
South Taylor Avenue
Harrison Street
Fillmore Street
Committee On Fire and Water
South Boulevard
64Th Avenue
East Avenue
Cook County
Ilinois
Mrs. Fannie Castle Obituary in Austin Rites Held
Mrs. Fannie Church Castle died June 3 at 303 North Central avenue after years of illness. Born 1860 in Waterbury Connecticut she moved west with her parents and spent life in Austin. Survived by husband Charles S. Castle and two sons funeral held Sunday 2 30 p m Rev A M White at family residence pallbearers C S Cutting H F Frink F R Schock H Elliott George Thompson George Chapell burial Forest Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. I. Lyon
South Park Avenue
Kate Thurber
S. W. Silsbee
Robert H. Brown
Vermont
Bert Wheeler
Freemont
Neb
Old Austin
T. J. Sullivan
South Waller Avenue
Feen
St. Louis
Mary Smith
J. F. Cremin
New York
E. R. Cooling
Harry E. Cooling
South Pine Avenue
W. T. Goss
Howard Avenue
Della G. Amerson
Ada McGuffin
Geneva
St. Charles
Batavia
Elmer Robinson
Windemere Club
St. Catherine’s Academy
St. Catherine's Hall
Helen H. Furman
North Park Avenue
David Brown
Buffalo
N. Y
Brown
Baptist
Garfield Park
Lou Schlecht
The
Oaks Culture Club
Will Rossiter
South Central Avenue
Fremont
Samuel Silsbee
Cincinnati
J. C. Freeman
Chicago
Lusk
Fond du Lac
Wis
Austin
George Denniston
Sara Etta Arnold
A.E. Christianson
Lillian Howey
Annie McEwan
Mabel Matthews
Francis J. Rogers
Ida F. Sellye
Winfield Stockman
Charles S. Castle
North Central Avenue
A. M. White
C. S. Cutting
H. F. Frink
F. R. Schock
H. Elliott
George Thompson
George Chapell
Forest Home
Funeral rites for Miss Fidelia Dorchester at Ripon Episcopal Church
Funeral services were held last Saturday at the Episcopal Church in Ripon Wisconsin for Miss Fidelia C Dorchester born in Ripley New York who lived in Chicago with her sister Mrs T J Mapes and in Austin in recent years Her death occurred June 1 at the Chicago Homeopathic Hospital after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelia C. Dorchester
Episcopal Church
Ripon
Wis
Miss Dorchester
Ripley
N. Y
T. J. Mapes
Chicago
Austin
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert H Lay
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. at No 215 North Taylor avenue for Mrs. Robert H Lay who died after a stroke. A Ridgewood resident for years she had many friends who mourn her passing. Interment followed at Forest Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Lay
North Taylor Avenue
Lay
Forest Home
Critical Friend Says Use Manuscript for Fuel
A dialogue between a Friendly Tip and a Critical Friend suggests burning the manuscript to heat other projects. The exchange playfully casts doubt on publication prospects while stressing ongoing writing endeavors.
Can Makers Strike at Norton Bros Can Works
Eight hundred Norton Bros can workers at Maywood walked out after Ray Norton refused to reinstate 23 heat-affected workers and to recognize a union committee. The walkout aims to force recognition of the canmakers' union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton Bros
Maywood
Ray Norton
Maywood Hall
Thomas Ryan
Joseph Robar
Henry Redigar
James Arnold
Howard Behling
Philip Woolf
Hyde Park High School Graduates Entertained By Vailes
Professor and Mrs.ARRY Vaille of Maywood hosted thirty five Hyde Park High School graduates with a woods outing along the Desplaines river. Evening reception featured music by Elizabeth E. Dunlop and Reginal De Koven selection sung by Eva V. Armstrong amid Chicago and Oak Park guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arry Vaille
Maywood
Hyde Park High School
Prof. Vaille
Desplaines River
Elizabeth E. Dunlop
Chicago
A. B. Bernays
London
Regina
Oak Parkers
Wm. T. Hatch
E. O. Vaille
Florence Vaille
T. P. Geddings
E. H. Cheney
M. R. Borthwick
Household Soap Costs in Queen’s Residence Revealed
A historical note shows the queen’s household spends about £500 yearly on soap and related cleaning supplies. The figure reflects maintenance costs across the royal household and highlights the scale of daily domestic operations.
Oriental Carnival coming to Austin in mid June
A portable theater show named Oriental Carnival arrives in Austin June 15 to 17 at the southeast corner of Lake street and Central avenue with two performances daily. It features the Destorelles European comedians and Edison’s Polyphone among other novelties and is headed by General Manager Mons G Laurent Grenier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
France
Destorelles
Mons
G. Laurent Grenier
Edison
Lake Street
Central Avenue
Social notes and local elections loom in Melrose Park
Families travel for summer residences and abroad. Mrs. Sydney Strong sails to London from Montreal on June 4. Rev. Dr. Sydney Strong to be away in Europe. Rev. W. A. Bartlett to preach in his absence. Melrose Park officials report a village board vacancy filled by Richard Robbins and a forthcoming school trustees race with candidates Elliott, Lamb, Simonson, and Harseigh. independents include John Hodgson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Strong
Montreal
London
W. P. Winslow
Wesley Avenue
Mazie Prall
Fair Oaks Avenue
Carthage
Elizabeth Baker
Congregational Ministers’ Association
C. H. Clague
N. Scoville Avenue
Chamberlain
Cassie E. Buckley
Europe
W. A. Bartlett
Lowell
Second Congregational Church
Bartlett
Bicknell
Hallie Merill
Boston
T. Erving
South Seventh Avenue
Lyda Stiff
San Coulee
Irene Stiff
Michigan
Fred von Holster
Seventh Avenue
Wm. J. McSweeney
Oak Park
Lake Street
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
W. H. Jennison
Jamesville
Percie Minard
Fourth Avenue
Sixth Street
Baptist Church
Maywood
Jennie B. Brown
Melrose Park
Richard Robbins
BE. D. Lamb
I. Simonson
August Harseigh
Board of
EK. T. Hughes
Oliver J. Wescott
John Hodgson
Mr. Hodgson
Hughes
Local Notices and Social Roundup from River Forest
The week brings a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. J. Boag. Mrs. Gordorf of Baraboo or visits Mrs. Harvey Williams. Miss Efla Thatcher entertains the Yalding Barbour bridal party. Mable Bennett heads to New York for the summer. A special children’s day service is planned at the Methodist Church. Rev. Samuel Freuder spoke on Hebrew religion. Mrs. John W. Broughton hosts dinner for Edith Yalding and J. H. Barbour nuptials. Mrs. Leonard Moore and Miss Griffen honor Edith Yalding. about fifty young people attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Carey
Lena Townsend
Missouri
C. Rowell
New York
O. S. Bailey
South Oak Park Avenue
Ed Detrick
Grand Rapids
Mich
A. Austin
Maple Avenue
Elizabeth Mills
Racine
Wis
B. L. Case
Marion Street
The
Odd Fellows
Oak Park
Riverside
Evra Moore
Bloomington
Ill
Scoville
Marvin
de Gale
Gale Homestead
Nakama Club
Progressive Cinch
Mesdames Patch
Thompson and Pierce
Chicago Avenue
A. T. Hemingway
Messrs
Geo. H
Frank M. Teter
John York Dry Goods Co
W. Twelfth Street
Chicago
Hamilton Club
Ravenswood
Ravenswoods
Arthur Sickles
J. Boag
Gordorf
Baraboo
Harvey Williams
Efla Thatcher
Keystone Avenue
Yalding Barbour
Mable Bennett
Edgewater Park
Methodist Church
Samuel Freuder
John W. Broughton
Thatcher Avenue
Edith Yalding
J. H. Barbour
California
School Board Rehires Teachers and Plans New Room
At the last board meeting all teachers for the coming year were rehired at the same salaries with four exceptions. Crowded primary and intermediate rooms may require a new room if enrollment grows. Concerts for room recitals are scheduled for June 22 and June 23. May school report lists top students by year with scores ranging from 80 to 97.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannie Sellar
Gertrude Collins
Willie Bosch
Benjamin Nelson
Harry Belmont
Oscar Dink
Bertha Larson
Katie Erls
Benny Gourley
Harlem Plans Excursion and School Events
The Harlem Mannerchor schedules a Fox River trip to St Charles on July 10. Harlem public schools close June 29 with high school class performances. A delivery team accident injures Frank Schultz. the annual school picnic is set for June 30 at Altenheim Park with about 600 children and $100 raised by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin High School
Oak Park High School
Oak Park
Lottie Becker
Fred Becker
Franklin Street
M. J. Stuebe
E. Donker Advertising Co
Harlem Mannerchor
St. Charles
Fox River
Harlem
Gaden’s Hall
Iawn Shros
Desplaines Avenue
Frank Schultz
Altenheim Park
Oaks Election At Club House June 10
The Oaks annual election will be held at the club house Saturday evening June 10 from 7 to 10 o clock. Ticket includes President H H Rearden First Vice President G A Kries Second Vice President J P Garner Director candidates J J Walser J A Martin H E Strickler W A Mitchell W H Wright J L Price C W Stanfield G H Parks W S Dorland. A meeting of The Oaks Cycling Club will follow at close of the club meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Oaks
H. Rearden
G. A. Kries
J. P. Garner
J. B. Thompson
C. B. Moore
H. M. Gardner
E. Modine
S. J. Whitlock
J. B. Oliphant
J. J. Walser
J. A. Martin
H. E. Strickler
W. A. Mitchell
W. H. Wright
J. L. Price
C. W. Stanfield
G. H. Parks
Dorland
the Oaks Cycling Club
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Northwestern Station
Key West
News OF the Town
Lottie Mather
Philadelphia
Clarence E. Fox
Home Avenue
Prof
McKenzie
Jean Meredith Sleep
St.Louis, Mo
Walter Gale
South East Avenue
van Sands
Colorado
Edith Cook
George Hale
Nev. N. W. Stough
Third Congregational Church
Euclid Avenue
M. E. Church
Washington Boulevard
Ladies’ Aid Society
Phillip Miller
Charles P. Miller
Cicero Town Board
Chas
Castle
Norton
Orien
Locding Dry
Cor
Hiram Coombs
Cuyler Avenue
Gray’s Lake, Ill
Wm. L. Davis
N. Fifth Avenue
S. Seventh Avenue
River Forest
Leonard Moore
Alice Griffen
Moore
Gale Avenue