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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1899
Page
5
Local notes report Clarence Dowse visiting Kenosha Wisconsin and numerous residents and guests traveling for holidays and summer stays at South Haven Delavan Lake and Lake Marie. Mentions include picnics at Riverside and a Hodges Foster wedding with July plans, plus club meetings, summer schools, and upcoming band concerts in Oak Park.
Cicero Town Trustees gather at Town Hall Austin on Monday June 26 1899 with President Lewis and six trustees present and one absent. Reports and communications cover water pipe extensions street repairs sidewalk issues outfall sewer interest rebate and fire district petitions. An asphalt paving improvement on Forest avenue and several requests for action are noted.
The Oak Park Tennis Club will host its annual Oak Park championship July 4 to July 8 at the club grounds corner Kenilworth Avenue and Washington Boulevard. Prizes include a Prairie Club silver cup and racquet sets, plus various gear and balls. The event promises strong entries and ample accommodations, with a lawn social and prize presentation to follow. For more information contact Edgar W. Carne, 116 South Grove Avenue, Oak Park.
Prominent Austin and Oak Park residents attended the trial of F. H. Baramm charged with cruelty to animals. Baramm claimed innocence and intoxication, while witness Mrs. J. H. Gormley testified he was drunk. He was discharged after praising his own care for the dog.
Miss Elizabeth Bacon Pickett and Ar Alexander Bruce were married Thursday at 8 PM at the bride’s home 334 Thatcher avenue with Rev C P Anderson officiating. Glen Pickett served as maid of honor and Pierce of Chicago was best man. After a short trip the couple will reside in Madison Wisconsin where Bruce is a University of Wisconsin law professor.
A meeting for ladies interested in forming a Ladies of the G A R circle in Austin will be held at Odd Fellows Hall North Park Avenue Friday July 7 at 2 o clock. All Civil War veterans families are invited including mothers wives daughters sisters and widows. Kilpatrick Post members are especially urged to attend. Mrs White is chairwoman and Mrs Howell the treasurer.
A very large crowd attended the Sunday school picnic on Friday June 23 at Mill Creek Park under four Congregational churches. The day was perfect with games athletics boating and fishing. Entertainment was free to children funded by church members.
At a Wednesday night meeting Austin Baptist church members given letters and withdrew to organize a new independent church named Second Baptist church of Austin. They have rented part of the old Presbyterian church on South boulevard and will hold regular church services and a Sunday school.
Ralph L. Ostrander is back at his Waller avenue home following a recent misfortune. All charges against him have been adjusted and the matter appears resolved.
A sunlit note reports grape fruit thriving in south California, proving more prolific and profitable than oranges. The report highlights rising yields and market appeal for growers, signaling a shift in regional fruit production and commerce.
The group renews as Chicago Driving Club and plans July 4 events with wagons heats and mile heats. Races start 1 30 pm with trotter and pacer divisions. Club expands capital stock from 6 million to 10 million dollars and raises par value to 100 per share Aug 1. Temporary stock will be exchanged for Chicago Driving Club shares.
Strikers halt cars and block seating as disputes persist at Norton shops. A free soup house opens for strikers while Melrose saloons are barred from serving beer in pails. About fifty machinists quit work on Tuesday, amid a hand to hand fight that left foreman Ed Harter accused of assault with intent to kill. Factories run with half staff as new workers are hired.
Cleero Council Number 11 of the Butchers and Grocery Clerks Association of Illinois held a regular meeting. Officers for the term ending January 1900 were elected. Two clerks were admitted under the head of initiation. The group thanks employers for 7 o clock and Thursday afternoon closing. Members urge nonmembers to join for benefits and services.
Mr. Fred Mason of the Washington Laundry has purchased the laundry route of Mr. L. E. Braman and will continue the business.
The American Express Company now offers free express matter delivery. An appreciable departure from prior service, reflecting the output of eighty seven milk-condensing factories in the United States last year valued around 100 million dollars.
Oak Park and adjacent communities share social events, visits, and gatherings. Mrs Charlton travels Benton Harbor while Will Van Berger rests at Lake Mills. Dancing clubs, picnics, birthdays, and reunions fill weekly leisure activities with schools, clubs, and churches hosting events and welcoming guests from Chicago Evanston and New York.
Miss Gillispie sails to Niagara Falls while Mrs. Jakks heads for Wisconsin on a pleasure trip. Mr. Aubrey Hunt returns from Denver after six years away. Miss Vera Townsend rests at home from Oberlin. Miss Walch departs for a Wisconsin summer trip. Officer Wilmeroth battles tramps under trees. William Boyce plans marriage in Waupaca then to reside in Maywood. Fourth of July celebration discussed with public subscription led by M. E. Steward of River Forest Bazaar.
A historical note asserts the Swedish mile as the world’s longest mile, measuring 11,700 yards. The statement presents a numeric target familiar in Swedish measures, inviting comparison with standard miles and other long-distance units.
Harlem arrested E W Bechstein for keeping open after midnight. August Johnson, 102 Elgin St, died Monday at 2 am, age 33, survived by wife and two children. funeral at St Paul’s Lutheran, Waldheim interment. Cicero painters meet July 1 at Goerke’s Hall to finalize charter members. Village board June 24 bans a prohibition district covering Harlem Ave to Wisconsin Central tracks. no saloons currently in the area.
On Thursday night June 22 room 3 held closing exercises with a student program and diplomas awarded by President Squires. Three graduates were Jeannie Sellar Gertrude Collins and Benjamin Nelson. Benjamin won Franklin's Autobiography as top average in room 3 while Lucile Olsen Ruby Wart and Lucile Emry noted for punctuality among 137 primary 61 intermediate and 53 grammar students.
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