Community briefs note church project and social visits
Town residents report plans to templates for building a church while several locals travel and host guests. Numerous names appear with moving between Buffalo Niagara Falls Paris Vancouver and Indiana as summer plans and visits are described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
C. E. Gerloff
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Belle Bulkins
Paris
Europe
L. J. Talmage
South
L. 8. Bryning
Ontario Street
Sophie Weisser
South Waller Avenue
Chebanse
Announcement of Furbeck & Co Coal Firm Expansion
The firm GEORGE WARREN FURBECK & CO. announces its successful acquisition of the business and will continue handling Coxe Bros. & Co. Lehigh Coal Castner Curran Bullitt Pocahontas Coal and other coals. Offices and yards listed in Chicago Austin and Oak Park. Patronage solicited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Warren Furbeck & CO. (Inc
Chicago
Austin
Coxe Bros. & Co
Cross Creek Lehigh
Curran & Bullitt
Pocahontas
Chicago & Great Western Railway
Harrison Street
Central Avenue
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
William Street
Oak Park
Local Office Directory Extract
Listing of Chicago Harris 588 Austin 1072 Austin Yard 11 Oak Park 37 with office and yard references in a compact telecommunication directory style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harrison
Austin
Austin Yard
Oak Park
Cicero Town Board Minutes June 14 1900 Regular Session
Cicero trustees meet at 122 North Oak Park on June 14 1900 at 7 30 pm with President Jones and six trustees present. Appointments for patrolmen and a relief fireman are confirmed. various communications and petitions are referred to committees. warrants totaling 1021 05 ordered paid. finance and committee reports noted and meetings set for first and third Thursdays at 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Garrett Ross
Twelfth Street
Nicholas Mongreig
Benjamin Nelson
Yeas
Attridge, Cole, Dutton, Hafner and
Waters
Norton and Utley
Jones
Delos Hull & Co
Berwyn Water Works
Bowman Dairy Company
Randolph Street
Wisconsin Avenue
Maple Avenue
A. E. Berry
William A. Lesch
James Lovell
Home Avenue
Harrison
Lexington
A. J. Redmond
C. P. Jepson
Chicago Suburban Water and Light Company
H. S. Rich
Andrews
Piper
Berwyn
Orion C.scott
Avenue State Bank
W. P. Utley
E. M. Cole
Utley
Attridge
Cole
Dutton
Hafner
Norton
Chris F. Hafner
B. B. Button
M. Cole
S. D. Attridge
W. W. Waters
Bishop Fallows to Speak on Industry and Trade at Austin Center
By invitation of Rev. A M White Bishop Fallows will lecture next Tuesday evening June 26 at the M E Church lecture room. His topic is The Trend of Our Present Industrial and Commercial System. Admission is free and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. White
Bishop Fallows
Austin Center of the Economic League
M. E. Church
Chicago
Samuel Fallows
Prof. Buck
Ames M. Pierce
R. H. Traill
J. W. Wilson
H. W. McFarlane
Tribute to Mary H Warder at Woman's Club memorial
At a Thursday meeting the Woman's Club unanimously endorsed a memorial for Mary H Warder, a cherished former officer and longtime member. Fellow officers Lizzie Charles Mary Bartlett Mary A Page R Abbie Carr Ida P Wilson note her generous Christian character and lasting club influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Traincera
Mary H. Warder
Warder
Lizzie W. Charles
Mary Bartlett
Mary A. Page
R. Abbie Carr
Ida P. Wilson
Congregational Picnic at Bergmans Grove a Success
The First Congregational Sunday School held a Saturday picnic at Bergman's Grove Riverside with large attendance. Adults and children enjoyed races and prizes donated by local merchants and transportation arranged by Suburban Transit Co. executives L B Owsley and Whitsell oversaw trains and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational
Bergman’s Grove
Riverside
L. 8
Owsley
Suburban Transit Company
Whitsell
Frank Hill
Phinney's United States Band to Play Oak Park July 3
Arrangements set for Phinney's United States band to appear every other week starting July 3 at Scoville place Oak Park for July. Plans underway to extend traction to Austin alternating with Oak Park. The Austin project began at the Oaks last Saturday night with substantial subscriptions raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phinney
United States
Austin Bowlers Triumph In Bowling Match
The Austin bowling team defeated Bruns wick Burke in a three game match at North Side alley on Wednesday night. Austin's players posted averages W Kenyon 1822-3 Wm Forsythe 1641-3 E Fitch 1591-3 Jno Wait 147 Geo Calcutt 1271-3. The venue was crowded as Austin plans a next match against McClurgh team.
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Austin
Brunswick Burke
North Side Alley
Austin Boys
W. Kenyon
Wm. Forsythe
E. Fitch
Jno. C. Wait
Geo. Calcutt
McClurgh
Fifty-second Avenue Congregational Church Buys Corner Lot
The Fifty-second Avenue Congregational Church of Austin purchased the Case lot at the northwest corner of Fifty-second Avenue and Indiana for $2,000 cash. The new edifice will rise soon to serve a 65-member congregation. Rev. H. M. Lyman leads the work, and Rev. Dr. Armstrong will preach at 40 North Fifty-second Avenue next Sunday, June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifty-second Avenue Congregational Church of
Austin
Fifty-second Avenue
Indiana
H. M. Lyman
Piano Recital Highlights Miss Alton Students
Miss Gertrude Alton of 332 Lake Street presented a piano recital for her younger and advanced pupils. The younger class included Irma Fowler Mildred Jones Elvira Charl ton Virginia Worthington Annie Dunlap Madaline Briggs Helen Jackson Dorothy Webb Rachel Jones Blanch Banks. The advanced class featured Hazel Wallace Dorothy Charlton Grace Conrad Helen Jones Marie Hayes and Stella Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Alton
Lake Street
Irma Fowler
Mildred Jones
Elvira Charlton
Virginia Worthington
Annie Dunlap
Madaline Briggs
Helen Jackson
Dorothy Webb
Rachel Jones
Blanch Banks
Misses Hazel
Wallace
Dorothy Charlton
Grace Conrad
Helen Jones
Marie Hayes
Stella Rogers
Annual election of Provident Knights officers
The Provident Knights held their annual election at the hall on Wednesday night naming Admiral John Price Commodore H S Newman Paymaster R C S Wray Purser D C Blair Purser s Sergeant Geo A Dean Boatswain S S L Austin Inner Guard Arthur Cummings Outer Guard C B Patrick The supreme officer visited and the losing side paid for the banquet There are about seventy five resident members and fifty out of town members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provident Knights
John Price
H. S. Newman
R. C
Juting for Children of Chicago Commons Dinner Drive
The Woman's Club of Austin will host about 125 Chicago Commons children and their mothers Tuesday night June 26. Food donors bring supplies to the town hall at 10 a.m. Carriage volunteers respond at 2 p.m. at the town hall. The committee appeals for generous carriage offerings for the special outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Austin
Chicago Commons
Town Hall
Reception for Rev. A M White in Austin
Friends of Rev. A M White of the M E church hosted a reception in Austin on Tuesday evening June 19. Speeches and refreshments followed, celebrating his upcoming two month Europe voyage slated to begin around June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. White
M. E. Church
Austin
The Chicago Times-Herald Promises All-People News
The Chicago Times-Herald pledges comprehensive coverage of public interest items from civic, national, and international activity. A statement of reliability and exhaustiveness notes a world-spanning staff delivering the news for daily readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
Chicago
Times-Herald
The Man Who Tries and Succeeds a Hero
A reflection on perseverance contrasting success with effort. It honors the determination of individuals who pursue growth despite outcomes. The message treats steady effort as noble, comparing triumph and ongoing striving as equally commendable.
Austin High School Notes Mix Sport and Studies
Mr Walter P Hoagland spoke on the Philippine question before the high school on Friday June 15. Fred Turner will depart for the East for vacation and return in fall to resume junior work. Claire Loofborrow will hold a tennis tournament for the girls on her court next week. Austin High School unanimously upheld Hyde Park in a protest about umpire decisions and field crowding. Dolly Schlect hosted basketball players on June 14. Mabel Prinz begins senior studies this fall after a strong year. Harry James Gardiner leaves for Fox Lake Illinois to yacht race sailing Patricia. Sid Jampolis has recovered from sickness and resumes duties with the baseball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter P. Hoagland
Fred Turner
East
Claire Loofborrow
Austin High School
Loofborrow
Hyde Park
Dolly Schlect
Mabel Prinz
Prinz
Harry James Gardiner
Fox Lake
Ill
Gardiner
Patricia
Sid Jampolis
Austin
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Harry Cooling
Central Ave
South Boulevard
Lithia
Congress
News OF the Town
R. H. Burke
Miss Mackin
Vancouver
B. C
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Anna Marx
West Lafayette
Ohio
M. E. Mather
Waller Avenue
Walter SN
C. Hi
Franklin Avenue
S. D
F. C. Gerloff
P. J. Minster
United States Assayer
Deadwood
8. D
J. F. Stinson
North Central Avenue
Murrette Wilsworth
Ackley Institute
Grand Haven
Mich
N.A. Lacy
Avis Blair
Hiawatha
Kan
Alfred Barron
Detroit
Andrew F. Barron
Superior Street
James S. Denning
Rice Street
McMurphy
Miss Watson
Central School
Griggsville
N. M. Freer
Colorado Springs
Manitou
F. C. Parker
Marion Street
Minneapolis
John Nelson
South Haven
Hattie Strander
Clinton Avenue
Morrison, Ill
Boehn
Nashville
Tenn
L. H. Jackson
Wesley Avenue
Pennsylvania
Grace Minnis
Wm. Beye
Des Moines
Iowa
J. D. Ross
Woodruff
Wis
W. B. Beck
the Kenton
Spearn-of -Polo
D. L. Goodwillie
Grove Avenue
Escanaba
Carl Holdrege
Linden Avenue
Oshkosh
A. B. Melville
Chicago Avenue
E. W. Pratt
N. A. McCleary
South Grove Avenue
Wheeler
South Kenilworth Avenue
Rockford, IH
Kate Gerts
Hutchinson
Kenton
Hartford
Conn
Smith College
N. Oak Park Ave
Cicero Town Board
William E. Ong
William E. O'Nehd
C. H. Baldwin
B. C. Town
Andrews and Puipoe
Andrews and
Pip
R. Sac Cnb
Fairfield Mor- Paw
Sil Borden
Borden
W. van Buren St
Tel
Monroe
Congregational Picnic
Juting For Children OF
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Vicuna
Oxford
Putnam Clothing House
Clark Street
Madison St
M. Babbitt
Prop
Mart, Schaffner & Mari
East Oak Park
Iredale
Fancher
Evanston
John Furlong
Madame Nichols
Kansas City
Prof
Nichols
Canada
Thomas Butler
N. Taylor Avenue
Lucy Buknell
Saugatuck, Mich
O. L. Bicknell
Olga Kempe
E. W. Ervine
N. Sixty-fourth Avenue
Madline Island
Beloit
Elmer Keeney
St.John’'s Military Academy
Delafield
Howard Grenell
S. Scoville Avenue
Sidney Strong
Inez Darling
Chas. M. Parmelee
Minn
Katherine Condon
Castle Square Opera Company
Perrin Stevens
Buckley
N. Elmwood Avenue
Constantinople
Turkey
Etta Bills
S. East Avenue
Alice Schoff
Faribault, Minn
Elizabeth Bills
Keokuk, Ia
Robert Thompson
Gale Avenue
Lemar Hunt
Michigan
L. E. More
River Forest Public Schools
Adams
Ingalls
Maas
Houser
Woman’s Club
General Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Milwaukee
Mesdames Broughton, Titus
Austin High School Notes
Blair’s Tea Store
N. Park Ave
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