Lake Street Elevation Extends West to Oak Park Line
Lake Street Elevated plans an extension one mile from its western terminus to the Austin Oak Park line. Bid of 230000 dollars approved for the extension with 150000 in treasury and 80000 to be borrowed from Chicago banks. Electrification costs about 300000 dollars and operation shifts to electricity within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Street
Chicago
Yerkes
Austin
Oak Park
New York
Chicago & Northern Pacific
North Chicago Electric
West Chicago Street Railroad
Western Avenue
Graduating Week in Oak Park Marks Largest Class Yet
The Oak Park high school celebrates its twentieth annual commencement with 36 graduates, 21 women and 15 men, the largest class on record. The baccalaureate sermon at First Congregational Church was delivered by Rev. W A Bartlett, urging a life guided by Christian ethics and scholarly pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
First Congregational Church
W. A. Bartlett
Second Church
Bartlett
Sisera
Christiaans
Ladies Night by Royal Arcanum Draws Warm Attendance
The Royal Arcanum hosted a Ladies Night on Friday June 5 despite a hot evening. Entertainment included a piano solo Isabel Trask a vocal duet Ralph Hebert Ernest Pither and reader Mary Karr with orator G Charles Griffiths. About 150 attendees praised the event and the committee's refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arcanum
Arcanum
George Plumbe
Isabel Trask
Ralph Hebert
Ernest Pither
Mary Karr
G. Charles Griffiths
Two Lives Saved by Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs Phoebe Thomas of Junction City Illinois was told she had consumption with no hope, but two bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and saved her life. Thomas Eggers of 139 Florida Street San Francisco suffered a dreadful cold and near consumption, tried everything, bought one bottle and was cured in two weeks. Free trial bottles available at L M Lovett Oak Park and Dr H Trail Austin. Regular size five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Thomas
Junction City
L. M. Lovett
Oak Park
BR. H. Trail
Austin
Cicero’s Precincts and Oak Park Community Notes
A roundup of Oak Park and Cicero items includes a high school manual training exhibition, local travel notes, new business openings at Avenue Bakery and The Enterprise millinery sale, post office unclaimed letters, society events, club meetings, and upcoming excursions to Lake Geneva with detailed schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannot
Rav
Unity Church
Portland
Maine
Cicero
Albert Burgess
Lake Street
Oak Park
Avenue Bakery
North Boulevard
M. T. Cole
Batavia
N.Y
Caron
Oscar
Conway
Bro. J
Dodge
O. R
Dardenelle
Mre
M. I
Folkerts
Frederick
Feather
Emil
Grimm
F.E
Lake
Rob
Martin
M. E
Mcllugh
Jnc
Ross
Sherrie
Anton Schirck
Louis
Sutton
Chast Wallace
F. R
Albert
W. Giles
P. M
Fitzgerald
H. J. Hittorff
A Fairhead
Chicago
Real Estate Transfers Noted for May and June
A long list of property transfers is recorded from May to June, detailing buyers, sellers, and property descriptors across blocks, additions, and subdivisions in Berwyn, Oak Park, and surrounding areas. Notable entries include Austin Weights to A M Toad in YEE OO Oak Park and Master in Chancery transfers in Berwyn and Clyde areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VL M. Harper
Berwyn
Lot H
Equitable Savings, Loan & Building Associatter da Chancery
Inter State Lawn & Investment Association
Fountain
T. F. Burns
Bressler
Janel
Gustafson
Dot
Garaees & Piper
Erwin
Welch
HF. Fleming
D. Molonquist
J. E. Valtson
Clyde
Wilson's
North West
Binas Many
Iock
F. B. Clyde
S.A. Hogan
Andrews Cle. Piper
N. Tlolt
EL Gi
Austin
Lot
Central Addition
GTR
Lenny Cee Uwe
Eeyle
Mas
J.A. Williams
TR. Paul
Cicero News from Austin as Lake Geneva excursion and local notices
Local items include a Chicago and North Western excursion to Lake Geneva on June 20, real estate ads for near Chicago avenue, and upcoming elections at The Oaks club. Police and boulevard ordinances prompt arrests, while endorsements praise the Oakdale hotel and local businesses. Community events include a five mile road race by the Cicero wheelmen and a tennis club season opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Zander
North Park Avenas
Austin
Lake Geneva
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Oaks” Club
Chicago Avenue
Washington Boulevard
Cicero Wheelmen’s Club
Harlem Avenue
Albert Burgess
Geo. Nordenbolt
Oak Park
Chas. S. Drechsler
Atreat
Lake Street
Tel
Nick Whales
North Park Avenue
Zimmerman & Roath Co
Freer Greenhouse Impresses with Flora and Gardens
Reporter tours N M Freer’s Linden Linden corner greenhouse and outside plots revealing jars vases and beds of developing plants. An elegant fountain and fish pool enhance the display as Freer notes flowers at Oak Park church and Scoville Place high school events. Open Saturdays for visitors with peak blooms later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Freer
Linden Avenue
Superior Street
Freer
First Congregational Church
Oak Park
Scoville Place
Bartlett
Cicero Advertisements Highlight Town and Villages
The Vindicator publishes official advertisements for the Town of Cicero and the villages of River Forest and Harlem, detailing public notices, local postings, and civic announcements for residents and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
River Forest
Harlem
Local group forms with Decker and Garner to plan
A temporary organization names J E Decker as chairman and J P Garner as secretary while discussing proposed building sites. A drafting committee includes Mersie Cutting Gilbert and Dr Jones to prepare a constitution and bylaws for board review.
Linden Park Community Notes Highlight Local Moves
Alfred Stallwood spends months in Europe returns to Robinson avenue. Mrs. Patterson, elderly Linden Park resident, is ill at home. Numerous building projects unfold in Linden Park, including two story flats on Simms avenue and Lake street residences. Marguerite Macartney of Fifty-first court graduates from West Division High School class of 96 on June 25 at the Auditorium. A wedding at 123 Robinson avenue unites Miss Agnes Riediger and William Ralph with Judge Amerson officiating.
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J. W. Schoening
Marion Street
Flinn
Maple Avenue
Merrill
Wis
Frank B. Williams
The
Plaza
Europe
Enterprise
Mary E. Hood
E. W. Pratt
Plazi
Randall Bakery
South Boulevard
Oak Park
Mr. Hoyt
New York
Boston
Elizabeth McCartney
Alberti]Morgan
Amerson
Zimmerman & Roath Co
Honor Oi
G. N. Seymour
Oakdale
Lake Street
Seymourr
Lake Geneva
Linden Park
Austin
Ridgeland
Avenue
River Forest
Maywood
Melrose Park
Williams Bay
Austin Athletic Association
Messrs. Biggs & Son
J. EB. Decker
J. P. Garner
Mersie. Cutting
Gilbert
Dr. Jones
J. E. Decker
R. H. Traill
Clayton E. Crafta
CO. S. Cutting
W. W. McFarland
J. J. Walser
N. D. Gilbert
United Churches of
Albert Burgess
Geo. Nordenholt
J. J. McCarthy
March- Davis Cycle Company
Carter
Inze Vent Concern
C. C. Murray
Cycle Company
Chicago National Bank
J.J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Murray
William W. Bryant
Melba
Harry Wilderness
Superior Street
Forest Home S'riday
Alfred Stallwood
Robinson Avenue
London
England
Clarence Furay
Edward L. Furay
Fucay
Purdue University
Flora
Fifty- Second Avenue
Marguerite Macartney
Fifty- First Court
West Division High School
Lobeau
Simms Avenue
Christianson
Nelson
C. B. Williams
Liurel Avenue
P. A. Thompson
North Fifty-third Street
Gardner
Rudolph Pope
Pottenberger
Fifty First Street
Chicago Avenus
Cedar Malls
Iowa
Patterson
Robinson Avenus
O' Brian
Chicago Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Agies Riediger
Fritz Riediger
William Ralph
Judge Amerson
Junior Reception by Maywood Juniors Delights Guests
The Maywood High School Juniors hosted a well received reception for the Class of 1896 in Opera hall. Miss Eda Kendall cut the cake as Mr. H P Nichols and Mrs Reynolds assisted with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Rh. Barney
O. Westcott
Josie Scott
Helen Green
Mae Benjamin
Eda Kendall
H. P. Nichols
Board of Education
Eva Kemp
Nellie Benson
May Johnson
Hattie Walker
Anna Reynolds
Lizzie Scott
Lydia Bishop
Helena Soffel
Carrie Flynn
Senny Kemp
Louise Jackson
Lucy Hurt
David Ballard
Vernon Ferris
H. A. Thomson
Trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery offered
Rev John Burgus of Keokuk Iowa lauds Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs after fifty years in the ministry. Trial bottles are free at L M Lovett Oak Park and R A Tradl Austin with price 25c per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burgus
Keokuk
Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Townshut? of Provso notices and local happenings
Community notes list injuries from a bite incident and medical care for Mr. Elliott, social visits between local residents, fishing hauls and typhoid sickness, graduates preparing dresses, a sprinkler installation, travel plans for Miss Bode, and various church and social events. A pipe organ addition, revival services, an organ recital, and announcements of engagements accompany brief local updates. A cable from George Wilson Sr reports his arrival in Scotland.
Bazaar at River Forest aids St Luke’s Catholic Church
A Baziar in aid of St Luke's Catholic church of River Forest opened Tuesday evening in the Opera hall with Father Dunn and ran through Wednesday and Thursday. Six booths offered cigars, fancy articles, flowers, donations, lemonade, and refreshments attracting a large audience. Prizes donated included a lemonade set and silver items. the bazaar was well patronized and expected to raise a handsome sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Forest
Father Dunn
Miss Cleary
Mesdames J. A. Limbert
Larkin
Miss Kroninbitter
Mesdames A. Hearn
J. O'Neal
River Forest Notices and Community Plans
Mr J M Chambers hosts a large family reunion with ten children present. A Bible club foundation is proposed for teachers. Mrs Florence K R Togalla reports on the Confederated Women's clubs meeting in Louisville. The Methodist Ladies' society plans charitable work. Rev G L Larash shares impressions from Cleveland and wheat conditions in St Louis. Mrs M M Herriman departs for Michigan. A philanthropic Women’s club picnic will aid sixty Chicago waifs arriving by special car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Chambers
Florence KR. Togalla
Confederated Women’s Clubs
Louisville
Methodist Ladies’ Society
G. L. Larash
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Louis
M. M. Herriman
Michigan
the Women's Club
Chicago
River Forest
Local notices and community events in Oak Park and nearby towns
The column notes Mr J M Chambers recovering at home with family from Kansas City and Lincoln Neb. a new cement road being laid along Waller residence. Women’s club picnic to Schiller Park and Danning with all returning by 6 pm. Church events include children-led services at Presbyterian River Forest, Baylar at St Luke’s Maywood, and St. Luke’s garden plan. Flag Day plant gifts and Children’s Day observances. River Forest Bible school to lead Fourth Commandment services with short sermons and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Chambers
Schiller Park
Danning
Albert Burgess
Lake Street
Oak Park
Avenue Bakery
North Boulevard
Presbyterian Church
St. Luke's Catholic Church
Opera Hall
Maywood
First Presbyterian Church of
River Forest
Bible School
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Methodist Church
Henry W. Meyer
John L. Sievert
Illinois
Wisconsin
Jaweler
Turgeland
William’s Bay
Williams’ Bay
Geneva
W. C
T. U
Harper & Buttendorff
Mason
Dunlop’s Bank
W.S. Smith
GW. J
G. Adamson
Philadelphia
Chua
Drechsler
Miss Smith
Cicero W., G.& E. L. Co
Northern Pacific
Ada Turner
Super School of Oratory
Oak Park High School
Blackstone
W. Johnson
Steele
KR. Standish
Haven
Robertson
Hyman
J. June
James Ward
L. Ensign
Ward
Rockwell
Tomlinson
June
Sawyer
Ensign
Carl Godeo F
Quk Park
Gcoville Place School
P. Hart
Webb
Franklin St
Snyder
Father Robbins
M. King
Crosby
South Willow Avenue
Graceland Cemetery
Nesday
Anderson
King
California
Austin Avenue
Oak Park Tennis Club
Baldwin
Bennett
Gale
Misa Hilton
Stockwell
Wes
Proviso
Hertel
Fowler
Potter
BOM
M. Deman
O. Hirsch
Deven Ates Saa
Madison Street
RE. Smith
BK. V. Musselwhite
Cee Dunlop
F. Comstock
M.D. Cross
Riverside
Lot 407
Block
G. W. Cass
N.P. Swanson
Leyden
Franklin Park
Ll. Franklin
FOWL
Clcero
S. M. Barr's
Mr. Williams
Walnut and
Adams Streets
M. Barr
S. J. Noble & Co
Fifty-second Street
Central Avenue
Henry Rainey
Boulevard
Power's Lake
George Kretzienger
Franklin
Arizona
Datillo & Comella
South Side
Tusley Bros
Jim Crafts
Chas
Waller and
Chicago Avenues
Dare
Stewart
Chicago Electric Line
LaMena , Co
Prairie Avenues
Mr. Olson
Miss Swanson
L. H. O’conon
Lenox Tennis Club
North Central Avenue
Price's
MR. Freer’s
F. J. Switzer & CO
Forty-Eighth St
Doors N
Lake St
Moreland
Glaass
Gilder
W. Madison Sr
Mr. Elliott
Chesterford Park
Elliott
B. O. Kimball
J. C. Kimball
Ann Arbor
Mich
C. Bullard
Dean Huntoon
Fort Wayne
Tad
J. Bohlander
Wilson
South Ninth Avenue
Providence
Misa Bessie Bode
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Street
Hattie Morrill
Bessie Bode
Maywood Hotel
Mr. Bode
Fannie Albertson
Mr. Grimes
Congregational Church
Otis
Dr. Bloomingston
Dr. Spurling
G. H. Kemp
May ‘Vood
William Hatch
Toe
11. A. Oram
Jennie Adams
Eneters
Ibert
Gao
Nordenholt
Oak Penh
C. Ross Clark
Oak Pars
Albert Burgesa
George Wilson Sr
Scotland
Catholi Busaar
Michael J. Welch
Henry Stevers
Chicago Ave
Mrs. Wheeler
Ohio ST
Ainslie
Northern Pacific Road
Thatcher
Tuck Child
Epworth League
Hawthornegien
Glen
Bolles Letters Society
Diamond Lake
Young People’s Literary Society
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