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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1898
Page
5
Oak Park community reports visits and moves, theatre and church events, school plans, library additions, and social clubs. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Roberts’ Los Angeles trip, chess exhibitions by O W Phillips, and the XIX Century Club fundraising for Women and Children Protection.
Great preacher expected to awaken spirituality among church people of all denominations. D L Moody the noted evangelist will speak at First Congregational church Oak Park Wednesday and Thursday March 30 and 31 both afternoon and evening. Arrangements have been in progress and these special meetings have been looked forward to by all classes of people.
Fragmentary notes list Rev Henry W Stough pastor Edward Payson and Isaac Herr as deacon and other church officers at Forest Ave Congregational Church with mentions of Chas Holdrege and First Congregational Church officials.
Austin friends mourn Mamie Roe wife of Walter Ellis Roe who died at age 21 in Mishawaka Indiana after a five day illness from peritonitis. The couple wed on Christmas Day 1894 and spent early years in Austin before moving two years ago to the Dodge Manufacturing Company plant where Mr Roe was an expert draughtsman.
The Republican convention in Cicero selected its standard bearers with H. Al Emerson leading as presidential choice. The article notes the unanimous vote and the Cicero Republicans’ aim for victory in the forthcoming election.
The Woman's club hosted Mrs. Coonley Ward of Chicago at Mrs. Clara Keitzinger's Franklin Avenue residence. Ward led an informal discussion on reforms focusing on wise child management in the first decade, inviting audience participation.
Mrs Genevieve Wilson leads a refined Austin Philharmonic program at the library hall next Thursday. The club under Dr Coltrin features noted soloists and a strong roster of local musicians including John Skelton on cornet and Maude Jones on violin with prominent players across strings, brass, and percussion.
Dassel A A Tinker W Baldwin Phite Walter Tewksbury lead first clarinet C W Tewksbury second clarinet Albert Craft first cornet Autone Milkie second cornet Ruth Wilson Mora Hayes accompany. Program includes Overtures Italians in Algeria Die Schone Galathe selections from operas and symphonies with Maude Jones at piano and ensembles including Cornet Duet Cheerfulness Saxhorn Quartet Pilgrims Chorus and America.
Mrs Roe was prominent in church work and will be mourned by a wide circle of friends. A sorrowing husband and a baby boy of two summers endure the loss and feel the influence of her life as wife and mother.
B W Bowen a 73 year old Austin pioneer despondent over paralysis shot himself in the head in his Park Avenue jewelry store. He died within an hour after Mrs Bowen found him unconscious. The inquest was held at the residence. Bowen had troubled sons and a long Midland career from Buffalo to Chicago and Joliet before coming to Austin twenty seven years ago. He helped establish the American Clock and Watch Co and ran the Bowen house before opening a jewelry store. A long news report continues with political caucuses and local officials.
A quotation depicts the life of a walking delegate and the notion that some workers are ground down until they become sharp enough to earn a living without constant toil. It reflects labor strain and resilience.
A speaker advises balancing authority and warmth between parent and child, urging that children be treated as confidants and partners in home life. The guidance emphasizes involving children in domestic matters as real factors in home management.
President McKinley has named W. A. Hutchinson for Oak Park and Hf. Robertson for Austin, following Congressman Lorimer’s recommendation. Officials likely to receive papers Saturday or early next week after prior scheduling delays.
notice states F Sheel formerly connected with the Vindicator as reporter has no further connection with the paper in any capacity. It notes that the first grand opera was produced 300 years ago in Florence.
The Cicero Democratic city convention at Giles hall nominated a straight ticket: James A. Bond for president, John C. McPherson for supervisor, Wallace B. Gilbert for assessor, Albert Hancock for clerk, P. Dungan and W. S. Jewelg for justice of the peace, and William Halley as justice of the peace. The platform denounces Republicans, pledges local self government and opposition to unbalanced street railway grants, and demands fair compensation and kept fares.
Mrs. Samuel Furman’s remains were shipped from Parkersburg to Cambridge Springs for interment but the coffin opened at Cambridge revealed the body of Ellsworth. Ellsworth’s coffin had been sent from Sistersville to Erie the same day. The error took days to correct and both families note they had once been neighbors.
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