NEWS OF THE TOWN BRIEFS AND PERSONAL NOTES
Miss Mebel Charles visits her brother Prof. Fred L. Charles in De Kalb and many Austin residents travel or host relatives from Fort Wayne Richmond Lake Geneva Toronto Oswego Joliet and Cleveland. Social events include W T U meeting announcements and a Nakama Club cinch party as well as upcoming weddings and school graduation news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mebel Charles
Prof
Fred L. Charles
de Kalb
Thomas Duncan
N. Central Avenue
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wm. E. Gross
Richmond
North Central Avenue
Charles S. Carpenter
Austin
Town Street
Isabella Gould Wilson
Ottawa
Kan
St. Cloud
Marie Moore
Olney
Charles W. Dunfee
Robert Buell
Lake Geneva
Wis
Edith Hollenbeck
J.A. Greaves
South Wailer Avenue
B. Carten
Toronto
Ontario
Chicago
A. G. Bagley
F. R. Bagley
A. T. Bagley
E. Mincer
Allison
Woodman
F. Fagley
B. Baird
Jane K. Moore
George Sinnamon
Oswego
N. Y
H. C. Manny
Bass Lake
Mich
Announcement of Warren Furbeck & Co. taking over coal business
The firm announces it has acquired GEORGE WARREN FURBECK & CO. Inc. in Chicago Austin and Oak Park and will continue handling Coxe Bros. & Co. Cross Creek Lehigh Coal Castner Curran Bullitt Pocahontas Coal and other coal and wood products. Addresses listed in Chicago Austin and Oak Park offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Warren Furbeck & CO. (Inc
Chicago
Austin
Coxe Bros. & Co
Cross Creek Lehigh
Curran & Bullitt
Pocahontas
Local Phone Directory Fragments Include City Listings
Readable fragments show Chicago office numbers for Harrison 368 and Austin office 1072 plus Austin Yard 11 and Oak Park office 37. Listings suggest a small town directory section with multiple city contact references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harrison
Austin
Austin Yard
Oak Park
Cicero Town Board Meets in Regular Session
Cicero Town Board met on June 7 1900 at 122 North Oak Park Avenue. President Jones and five trustees present with Hafner Utley absent. Minutes from May 24 were approved as read. They discussed water pipes on Paulina Street, street lamp at Oak Park and Thirtieth, and several referrals to committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Town of
Cicero
North Oak Park Avenue
Ferdinand Loyrer
Paulina Street
Hafner
Chicago Suburban Water and Light Co
Marion Street
Harlem Avenue
Yeas
Attridge
Cole
Dutton
Norton
Waters
Utley
William Lagergren
Oak Park Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Robert F. Stevens
William Osterhout
Clair D. Vallette
Calvin F. Taylor
Special Assessment Committee
Commencement Exercises at Austin High School
The Austin public schools hold Class Day and graduating exercises on June 21 at First Presbyterian Church. The program includes addresses by Walter P. Hoagland and alumni, music by the Kinder Orchestra and quartet, diploma presentation, and the planting of ivy. The graduating class roll lists twenty eight names including Fannie Eccles Barnett, Myrtle Stanley, Gisella Kurtz, Louise Carey, and J Roscoe McCord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin High School
Public Schools of
Austin
Walter P. Hoagland
Percyness
David Meadows
Myrtle Stanley
Louise Carey
Grace Hills
Larshee Oha
Hithylee Andrus
Gisella Kurtz
Florence Patermil
Mendelssohn Fannie Eccles -Barnett
Clarence Dryden Barker Kinder Orchestra
J. Roscoe McCord Music cc
Cays Tees Canes Niente
Rollie Cleverdon
Evidax
Evigs Ag
First Presbyterian Church
Franz Abt
Newell D. Gilbert
Pinsuit Quartet
Rudyard Kipling
Schucker
Bessie Lay
Ida Belle Freeman
Geo, Pither
F. H. Collins
Ferris L. Bradley
J . Alfred S. Adams
Lucie Harriet Amerson
Eihylle Percy Andrus
Fannie Eccles Barnett
Alice F. Bassett
Lowell Hammond Beach
Alice Nathalie Black
Vivian E. Church
Rollie R. Cleverdon
Charles Henry Demorest
Margaret Grace Evans
Lottie Emmagene Fitch
Carl M. Frink
Luella Dee Gage
Grace Allena Hills
Agnes H. Hohlbein
Mable Irene Kershaw
Evelyn Seymour Murray
J. Roscoe McCord
Gilbert L. Price
Florence Lillian Pummill
Oak Park High School Commencement Begins with Sermon
The Oak Park High School commencement began Sunday evening June 10 with a baccalaureate sermon by Dr. Henry Irving Rasmus at the First Congregational Church. The auditorium was filled to capacity and students were inspired by his guidance toward higher thought and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park High School
Henry Irving Rasmus
First Congregational Church
Bentley Niles Wedding Unites Lotie Maude Bentley Frederic Niles
The wedding of Lotie Maude Bentley and Frederic Smith Niles took place Tuesday June 11 at 221 North Scoville Avenue. Rev. Jas Tompkins officiated before 100 guests with Adeline Bedard as maid of honor and J Thornton Gilbert as best man. They will reside at 121 Park Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter G. Bentley
North
Scoville Avenue
Lotie Maude
Frederic Smith Niles
Park Place
Jas. Tompkins
Adeline Bedard
J. Thornton Gilbert
Edward Lovett
Gertrude Hilton
Mendelssohn
Mary Pratt
Laottie Bentley
Frederick S. Niles
Misses Bentley
Mamie Kingsbury
Nellie
Jessie Scott
George Cook
Chicago
William Tompkins
Peoria
Edward Church Memorial Fountain Unveiled in Austin
The Edward Church memorial fountain was unveiled at the south front of the new M. E. Church in Austin. Rev. A. M. White led the ceremony attended by many townspeople near the town hall park. Master Ward and Sidney Castle, grandsons of Mr. Church, unveiled the silvered fountain as a lasting tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Austin
Lillian E. Bent
Sayer D. Harger
Ferris Bradley
A. M. White
Fred Francis
J. F. Harger
Alanson M. Bent
Harger
Edward Church
M. E
Town Hall Park
White
Master Ward
Sidney Castle
Church
There Is No Place Like Home for Austin Business
Representative Austin urges residents to spend locally to keep wealth in the district. He argues home trading boosts neighborhood prosperity, quality, and value, and warns against sending money away. Advertisements from local merchants are recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Various River Forest Social Notes and Local Incidents
Evanston resident Mr. Kinder visits Mr. John Furlong. several families plan summer trips to Lake Mills Davenport and Oregon. Commencement at Rockford College. multiple departures for Freeport Chicago and Denver visits noted. A wedding trip to northern Michigan. bridge and euchre clubs host events. street repairs and a dangerous flagpole issue cited. Church events announce Children’s Day and a sermon on Changes in the Discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinder
Evanston
John Furlong
F. G. Ensign
Lake Mills
Wis
Nelly Cummings
North Lombard Avenue
Rockford College
Katherine Carr
Freeport
John Hunt
Oregon
River Forest
Milliken
Park and Birchwood Avenues
Lamar Hunt
Michigan -Michigan
Lake Street
Thatcher Avenue
First Picnic of the Season At Bergmans Grove
The First Congregational Church and Sunday School hold their annual basket picnic on Saturday June 16 at Bergmans Grove near Riverside. Suburban Electric Line provides car service from Randolph Street Station Park and Waller avenues to the grounds with 8:30 am departure and 6 pm return. Tickets cover car fare and ice cream at 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. The grounds are prepared for a wide range of games and prizes from local businesses to ensure a lively day for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Bergman's Grove
Riverside
Randolph Street
Park
Waller Avenues
Grove
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Cooling
Traibs & Cooling
Central Ave
South Boulevard
Lithia
Congress
News OF the Town
Austin W
Cigarette” Fame
Austin M. E
Swift
Connecticut
Jones
South Euclia Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Boston
Mass
Margaret McGregor
North Grove Avenue
New York
A. W. Wood
Minneapolis
la Grange
Lydia Mary Naden
Roy le Mont Reynolds
Mrs. Quick
Harris
Hyman
Nakama Club
Kenilworth Hall
D. D. Brown
Wall & Brown
Syneider & Meyers
Bangor
Maine
Lewis
Maple Avenue
Sleep
C. N. Bishop
South Grove Avenue
Jesse Strobridge
Forest Avenue
Elgin High School
Mr. Sessions
Monadnock Block
Oak Park Ave
Chicago & Great Western Railway
Harrison Street
Central Avenue
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
William Street
Delos Hull & CO
Cicero Town Board
H. H. Hewes
J. N. Dahm
Arthur B. Cody Neeces
Eliza J. Jaques
Annie W. Stanwood
A. A. Wood Reay
George H Verrill
F. B. Pease
Robert C. Handing
Sewer Ew
T. Cc
Will C. O. Hatch
J. A. Greenfield
J. R. Smith
N. A. Nelson
Ewes
James T. Ford
A. J. Boal
Fred Ballard
C. A. Sawyer
Agt
J. A. Brown
F. B
E. H. Merwin Seer
Dibblee & Manierre
A. J. Boal Can
F. B. Pease Eee
Giles Hubbard Soneve
Fred W. Fonda
W. S. Gerts
Wwe
Board of Education
J. A. Mervers
Taf
F. Bucholzeneee Ae
W. R. Hildebrand
Attridge, Cole
Dutton, Norton and Waters
Utle
Olson and Bromstad
NL Borden
Borden
Milk and
Ream
W. van Buren St
Monroe
Bent and
Bentley-Niles
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Vicunas
Vicuna
Oxford
Putnam Clothing House
Clark Street
Madison St
C. M. Babbitt
Prop
Hart
Chaffner & Marx
East Oak Park
Iowa
Ferrie
George Timberlake
Bride
Lafayette
Miss Timberlake
Jackson
Harry Dunmore
North Harvey Avenue
Bessie Bevington
Brooks
Edgar Goodwillie
North Side Euchre Club
Alborn
Blair’s Tea Store
N. Park Ave
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