Local society notes mix births and outings in Austin
Mrs. T. M. Hunter and Mrs. Y. Titus are among the ill and improving. Births reported for Geo. M. MecCaull and David A. McWhirter. Dr. E. Prescott opens in the new Masonic building with Cicero telephone. Socials and visits abound at churches, clubs, and homes. notable movers include Chas. Newman moving to Illinois and J. A. Egleston taking over the Surprise. Unclaimed letters listed for Austin and Oak Park offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Hunter
Y. Titus
Geo. M. Mec-Caull
S. Waller Avenue
David A. McWhirter
E. &. Prescott
Masonic
Cicero
E.D. Robinson
G. D. Kendall
S. J. Whitlock
David Clark
Galena
Austin
Local News Gossips and Incidents in Ridgeland
Ridgeland residents share visits illnesses and plans as the town notes social life and growing development. A fatal gas accident at 309 Maple avenue ends Mrs. Sharp's life, while funeral rites are held for the Chicago instrument dealer’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sharp
J. E. Tristram
Maple Avenue
C. P. Anderson
Grace - Episcopal Church
Cicero Town Board Adopts Ordinances and Officer Hansberry Discharged
At a recent Cicero town board meeting the Cicero and Proviso Cicero and Harlem and Lake Street Elevated roads accepted two ordinances from February 18 and filed $50,000 bonds with trustees. Captain Hansberry was discharged for duty refusal, with charges over misused funds from a widow’s benefit referred to the committee of the whole. A curfew ordinance was introduced by Trustee Vastine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee
F. M. Hankinson
Finance Committee
Dunlop Bros
Carson
Oak Park
Suburban Railroad Company
Robinson Avenue
W. H. Stewart
Clark Avenue
Washington Boulevard
Cicero
Harlem
Lake Street
Hansberry
Wall
Schweig
Committee of the Whole
Untimely Death of Mrs. Lillian Sharp Shocks Oak Park
The Oak Park community mourns Mrs. Lillian Sharp who died unexpectedly from accidental asphyxiation in her Kenton apartment after a gas vent was detected by the building janitor. The loss follows her daily vapor bath routine and her life of public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Sharp
Lillian Sharp
Forest Home Cemetery
Sharp
Elevated railway gains green light in Cicero growth drive
Mr Yerkes accepted the elevated ordinance and began construction for a long hoped railway in Cicero. Board read approval Saturday night and surveyors checked the line Wednesday. The project signals a major growth era with rising real estate prices and rents. a Harlem avenue car to Chicago and the loop may cost five cents in six months. Nearby Proviso area residents stand to benefit from the development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerkes
Cicero
Harlem Avenue
Chicago
Chi
Reverend W L Demorest welcomed to Austin church
Rev W L Demorest receives a warm welcome at the First Congregational church of Austin after being called as pastor. Attendees include Rev S P Dunlap and Rev H T Sell with remarks from church and community leaders. Demorest previously led Plymouth church Oshkosh and other congregations, expressing faith in Congregationalism and hopeful service ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Demorest
First Congregational Church of Austin
Demorest
W. C. Matthews
S. P. Dunlap
First Congregational Church of
Maywood
H. T. Sell
Covenant Congregational Church of
Chicago
R. H. Burke
Dr. Hill
Luther Pardee
Austin
Healy
Chamberlain
J. M. Tompkins
Plymouth Church
Oshkosh
Wis
Grand Island
Neb
Monticello
Blue Island
Independent Candidate W H Stewart Seeks Assessor Support
Austin independent candidate W H Stewart will appeared before the electors this spring as an assessor candidate. His petition is being circulated by supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Stewart
Austin
Hawkins and Mose dispute ends with Mose claiming slight victory
Col Hawkins reports a recent quarrel with his wife, noting Mose claims he won narrowly while Mose hints at proof of his side. The exchange suggests tensions and a possible domestic discord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Hawkins
Mose
Uncle Mose
Pusson
Lake Street elevated transit plan gains acceptance in Chicago area
The acceptance outlines twenty rides for $1 to Chicago and loop travel. Construction from Fifty-second to Fifty-third streets includes elevated tracks on Lake Street and a slope to Taylor Avenue. Stations planned at Central/Austin, with Willow and Prairie later. Trains every ten minutes in peak and all night. Bond set at $50,000 with approved sureties. Existing fare policy unchanged for Lake Street surface line and Chicago/Madison lines offer twelve rides for $1. Certified ordinances available at Vindicator office in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Proviso
John M. Roach
H. G. Foreman
Harlem
H. Louderback
Howard Abel
Lake Street
Chicago
Loop
Fifty-second Street
Fifty-third Street
South Boulevard
Oak Park Avenue
Wisconsin Avenue
Harlem Avenue
Austin Avenue
Taylor Avenue
Central Avenue
Willow Avenue
Prairie Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Madison Street
Vindicator
Austin
Oak Park Annual School Meeting Schedule Set
The board of education appoints Tuesday evening March 29 as the annual meeting time to hear the president report and nominate candidates for president and two members. Terms for N. G. Moore and S. Rogers expire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
N. G. Moore
Rogers
John E Wilkie Named Head of Federal Secret Service
Oak Park resident John E Wilkie of 219 Wisconsin avenue has been appointed by the secretary of the treasury to head the Federal Secret Service. Wilkie rose from journalism to editorial honors, with family ties to The Times and experience in banking and shipping in London. The secretary calls the choice wise and Wilkie is expected to bring ripeness of knowledge and integrity to the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retary Gage
John E. Wilkie
Wisconsin Avenue
Oak Park
Wilkie
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal
Secret Service
Franc B. Wilkie
the Times
London
Farson backs postal savings banks in Washington
John Farson spoke before the House committee handling Lorimer's postal savings bank bills. He credited Lorimer with results and urged passage. Farson argued the plan would benefit the public and that the market would adjust despite concerns it would cut his banking business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Farson
National Capital
House Committee
Lorimer
Congress
Farson
Early Closing Petition Circulated by Illinois Grocers
A petition to shut all grocery and meat markets by 7 pm each weekday and all day Sunday wins support from the Butcher and Grocer Clerk's Association of Illinois. Clerks in Austin and Moreland, many in the Cicero Council, back the measure which includes sick pay and death benefits. The change starts Monday March 7, 1898, with committee chair I. A. Mundt and assistants O. Bb. Jones and A. J. Lawrence overseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Butcher and Grocer Clerk’s Association of Illinois
Austin and Moreland
Cicero Council
I. A. Mundt
O. Bb. Jones
A. J. Lawrence
Rev J H O Smith Coming to Morrison's Academy
Rev. J. H. O. Smith, renowned Chicago pulpit orator and pastor of Union Christian Church, will speak at Morrison's Academy on Fifty Second Street near Lake next Sunday at 3 o'clock. He recently led a revival adding about 250 souls, and his talks attract large audiences. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Timothy Dwight
Mrs. Duck
Mabel Houston
A. Johnson
Bliss Edith Lusk
A. E. Parrish
Saunders
Hilda Skjervik
James Strong
L. H. O’conor
E. F. Abbott
Ray
Cinch
Abbott
W. A. Mitchel
D. Mapes
Clara Create
Miss Howe
Chicago
M. W. Satterfield
Epworth League
Erie Street
M. BE
Bessie Robinson
Baird Avenue
J. A. Egleston
N. Park Avenue
Second National Bank of
Aurora
Park Avenue
Kate Newberry
J. H. O. Smith
Will Spea
Morrison’s Academy
Fifty Second Street
Lake
Rev. Smith
Union Christian Church
People's Institute
Civil Service Exam Postponed to September
The Civil Service Commission of Washington D C orders the clerk carrier examination moved to September with no fixed date. Applications are due by September 1 1898 in complete form. If a special exam is needed earlier, applicants on file will be notified. Apply to local board secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Ira M. Borwell
Oak Park
Quiet Spring Campaign in Cicero Primaries
Local politics show an unusually calm spring with candidates named for Cicero offices. Primary voting is set for March 18 with delegates apportioned by precinct and a list of prospective nominees for president supervisor collector assessor and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Oak Park
Austin
Messrs. Traill
D. Oliphant
Geo. Parks
Geo. M. Davis
J. E. Decker
E. F. Abbott
Lot Brown
Schweig Benefit Paid Reaches Widow Through Local Effort
Edward Bugg reimbursed $310 to Mrs. Schweig from the police benefit fund after Capt. Hansberg misappropriated trust money. The widow had already received $125 from Lieut. Schafer, totaling $435 in relief. Bugg said the payment was to aid the widow and children, not to excuse the captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schweig
Bugg
Harlem Politics Pot Boil in Spring Election
The piece urges Harlem voters to choose presidential and three trustees with integrity. It highlights the Goeke ordinance as pivotal to Harlem’s growth and prosperity and calls for officials who will implement it impartially and uphold obligations to corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goeke
Harlem
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF the Town
Windemere Club
E. O. Baker
Clayton Crafts
California
Fred
Austin Business Men
Oak Park Business Men’s Association
A. H. Clement
Lough
Clement
H. F. Tuttle
Northwestern
Chas. Newman
Nissen Bros
Xenia
Ill
Laura Young
Rice Street
St. Faith
King’s Daughters
St. Paul’s Church
F. C. Filstrup
Alma Street
Brackett Denniston
Chas. O. Boring
Evanston
Methodist Church
Jtundies’ Aid Society
Switzerland of America
Library Hall
Austin Philharmonic Club
R. B. Carmichael
W. H. de Camp
Linden Avenue
A. E. Schroeder
Madison
Union Loop
Forty-eighth Avenue
W. A. Douglass
N. Kenilworth Avenue
Coronado
Cal
Douglass
F. Anderson
Lina Abbott
R. BE. Brown
J. Campbell
Frank Chambers
Ida Duensing
Emma Jones
Grace Jones
Lyln K. Knowlton
M. L. Lippencott
Anna Lunde
R. McGregor
Mary E. Murphy
Annie Peglow
E. T. Bullman
N. Wall
Alvena Westphal
Albert W. Giles
Ariel
Wm. M. Elton
Ridgeland Avenue
Florida
Alfred Chamberlain
Wm. de Armond
N. Humphrey Avenue
Wm. Pierce
Glenett
Hogans
N. Taylor Avenue
N. Humphrey
Women's Benevolent Society
Anna W. Corneau
M. FE. Sanford
J. W. Taylor
A. Gus
Cicero Town Board
Vastine
Dinance
W.el. Demorest
Cage
Sec
Townsman
Washington
Civil Service Examination
Prim
Aries
A. O. Butler
Messrs
H. H. Rearden
W. H. Bennett
Messrs. Vastine
N. Halgren
Wm. Amerson
A. J. Cheney
J. W. Johnson
H. I. Pierce
Edward Bugg
Capt
Hansberg
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