Hawthorne notices mix of local events and town life
South Cicero reports a string of Hawthorne items: new fire department member elected, grand ball planned, a baby born on Forty-eighth Street, and a Polish prince's christening. town projects include sidewalk crossings, a new fire alarm system, and gas talks. club news covers fishing society, Junior baseball, and Good Templars festival with local church, theater, and business updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Wagner
Forty-eighth Street
George Commerford
Lady Foresters
Harenza
Kapela
Trapp
Hawthorne Indians
Duke Bakery
Ogden Avenue
Hammel
Berlin
Pye& Kane
Auditorium Company
Ambrose Ifede
Qg. P. Nanert
Charles Irkenswick
Meine
Matt. Mergen
Adam Trapp
Connors
Citizens and Fire Department
Traill
Justice McDonald
Hawthorne
River Fritz
Frank McDermott
George Lee
G. J. Nauert
Weaver's
Schoenhofen
Pye
Clyde area notes and upcoming events in May
Clyde J Corneil shows a big ice boom while his son suffers illness. The school board now includes three Berwyn men and others from Clyde Verine Morton Park. A Miller moves to the old Bartlet stand, newly painted. Clyde Military band of 26 plays for the First Regiment in Chicago. May 6 meeting notes and committee appointments issued. May 10 board discusses commencement mid June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Clyde
Louis Boeckley
Berwyn
Lit Verine
Clyde
Morton Park
A. Miller
Grocer Bartlet
K.ool P
Chicago
Lodge No
Berwyn Drugeist Mead Moves to New Home
Berwyn Drugeist Mead occupies a new residence at 8801 Eliott Ave. A sick child of Mr. Berestrom on Carol Avenue suffers from diphtheria and Andrew Anderson's son is also ill. Department Assessor Matt visited May 11 to discuss personal property tax. Mr. Hewitt of the C B & Q tower is reassigned to Riverside. Henry Brenan and Billy Meyers start an express business under Melville Smith. Frank Noyes and Miss Eva Swan wed May 8 at the bride’s home. The little daughter of Mr and Mrs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drugeist Mead Poe
Eliott Ave
Berestrom
Carol Avenue
Andrew Anderson
Matt
Hewitt
Better than wealth of the Indies Poem by Helen Wilkard
A poem written for the Vindicator extols virtue over wealth. It contrasts honesty, pure thoughts, and domestic virtue with riches and social status, celebrating daily honest labor and a loving home as true blessings. Dated May 1897 and attributed to Helen L. Wilkard.
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Indies
Helen L. Wilkard
May social notes and moves around Chicago area
Mrs Clemenson shows off repaired home in light yellow paint. Frank Simmons moved two households within Chicago and Linden Park to new addresses. Stella Thomas married Charles Gallup at home with Rev Bartlett officiating. Mr and Mrs Ringer celebrated their eighteenth anniversary with friends. Alma Social Club held a May meeting with euchre games and refreshments. plans for a stag party next Tuesday were announced.
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Frank Simmons
Lake Street
J. Lilly
N. Homan Avenue
Chicago
N. Pifty-third Street
Linden Park
O. A
Seminary Avenue
Clark Street
Mrs. Brown
N. Thirty-Second Avenue
Sacramento
Walnut Streets
Stella Thomas
Alma Street
Chas
Gallup
J. J. Bartlett
The
Baptist Church
Ringer
Fifty-first Street Court
Alma Social Club
Eclub Rooms
N. Robinson Avenue
Jin
L. L. Filstrup
A. Korkow
F. W. Schulz
The Oaks Club Directors Election Slates Announced
The Oaks Club faces a director and officer election with caucuses forming a slate. Current ticket lists Seigel Crafts as president and J E Thorndyke and R R Jampolis in vice presidential and treasurer roles, with H H Rearden as secretary. A rival ticket hints Castle and Gardner in top roles with Norton Davis Walser and Houston as directors, and more names expected.
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The
Oaks Club
Seigel J. Crafts
J. E. Thorndyke
R. R. Jampolis
E. D. Robinson
H. H. Rearden
Alex. Lendrum
George Murray
C. 8. Castle
J.S. Thorndyke
H. M. Gardner
L. A. Norton
Geo. M. Davis
J. J. Walser
Phil W. Huston
Local Families Head Abroad for Summer
Mrs. Luther Conant, Miss Cole and the Misses Conant departed Monday afternoon for Europe to be away all summer. Mr. Conant saw them off in New York. Mrs. Thos. H. Gale left Tuesday for a three week visit to her childhood home in Port Huron Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Conant
Miss Cole
Misses Conant
Europe
Mr. Conant
New York
Thos. H. Gale
Port Huron
Mich
Religious and Benevolent Activities Highlight Oak Park
A large attending mothers’ meeting with a 500 turnout was noted. Mrs. Townsend read a paper. a Free Parliamentary drill meets Wednesdays at 10 am. The Boys’ club contributed 5 dollars to Armenian orphans. Various church groups held lunches for dozens of guests and prepared programs. A mission at St Catherine’s Church begins May 16 with Frs Durches and Lambert. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of Oak Park plans its annual Thank-offering on May 16 with Emma Mind Lacy speaking on China.
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Townsend
River Forest
Turkey
Forest Avenue M. E
Oak Park
St. Catherine's Church
Fr. Durches
S. J
St. Ignatius’ College
Fr. Lambert
Woman's Foreign: Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church of
Emma Mind Lacy
China
Real estate transfers listed for Austin area parcels
A long ledger of real estate transfers shows numerous deeds from R A Perkins to J L Moore and many other owners across Berwyn Austin and surrounding streets. The notes mention parcels on Willow Ave High land Ave Park Ave and Willow and Randolph plus plans by J K Decker president of the Austin Packing Co to expand Park Avenue premises with a two story brick warehouse behind the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EK. Decker
Austin Packing Co
Park Avenue
Dr King’s New Discovery Promoted for Coughs Colds
This message promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as the safest most reliable remedy for coughs colds consumption and throat chest and lung affections. It warns against substitutes and offers a trial bottle free at Lovell’s Drug Store Oak Park and Traill’s Drug Store Austin with regular sizes 50 cents and 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Lovell’s Drug Store
Oak Park
Traill
Austin
Harlem Village Board Meeting Bids Awarded and Appointments Made
Harlem village board met Saturday night May 8 with all members present. Minutes approved. A petition sought W E L Griffith as sewer and water engineer. Licenses for patent medicines requested by Kikapoo agent. Pool tables, police positions, and Belvidere street sidewalk petitions filed. Bills 281.26 paid. treasury 4315.56. Sidewalk ordinances discussed and passed for Harlem avenue west side. Appointments confirmed including Griffin as attorney and Griffith as engineer. Bid awarded to Griffith for village improvements. Meeting adjourned to May 10.
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Village Board of
Harlem
Schrode
Meier
W. H. Weeks
W. E L. Griffith
Kikapoo
Belvidere Street
Harlem Avenue
Madison Street
Harrison
Melrose Park Trustees Appoint New Committees May 10 1897
The first regular meeting of Melrose Park's new board of trustees on May 10 1897 approved minutes, appointed committees led by Finance Storey Williams Debus and others, named village officers, and authorized payments and actions including hiring a special night policeman and approving bonds for the village marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
G. F. Gehrke
Storey
Williams
Debus
Benson
Pine
Richter
Peter Bohlander
Richard J. Bailey
Ferdinand Dunnebecke
Felix J. Griffin
W. F. Scott
Henry Beling
Melrose Park
W. Thomas
Twelfth Avenue
Nineteenth Avenue
Lake Street
Chas. R. Sallar
William Leeseberg
Maywood Board Holds May 13 Meeting
Maywood village board convened Thursday evening May 13 with President Bohlander appointing B A Dunlap as village attorney and several men to special police service. Engineer for water works and a few bids for street work were discussed. marshal not confirmed. Lowest sewer bid was $3 701. Meeting adjourned for one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohlander
B. A. Dunlap
Fred Tanton
Mr. Borg
William Dicke
Charles Mittman
George W. Foster
West End
Thatcher & Burke
St. Charles Avenue
Nineteenth Avenue
Cicero Paving Co
Warren Avenue
Bucelen Arnica Salve advertised with guaranteed cures
An 19th century advertisement touts Bucelen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers and more with a money back guarantee. It lists Lovell's drug store Oak Park and Traill's Drug Store Austin as sellers and prices at 25 cents per box. The column also notes a Washington woman’s tombstone engraving about a friend’s sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell’s
Oak Park
Traill
Austin
Cicero Declares May 15 1897 Cleaning Day
The Town of Cicero designates May 15 1897 as Cleaning Day urging all citizens to act vigorously. Adopted by the Board of Trustees at a session on April 24 1897. J R Dreint Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Town of
J.R. Dreint
Harlem seeks bids for sewer and drain construction
Sealed proposals are invited for Tile Pipe Sewer House Drains Manholes Catch Basins in Jackson street Sub Main Sewer District No 6 Harlem Cook County Dunois plans on file in village clerk office See W T Griffith Ft Dearborn bldg corner Monroe and Clark bids May 25 1897 8:00 PM accompanied by 300 certified check payable to Harlem treasurer Right to reject bids reserved May 12 1897 Henry C Meier Village Clerk Harlem Ill
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Jackson Street
Harlem
Cook County
Dunois
W. T. Griffith
Ft. Dearborn
Monroe and
Clark Sts
Board Room
Village Hall
O’cloeck P. m
Village of
Henry C. Meier
Harlem P. O
Oak Park
Harlem village bids for basins at West 74th and 75th
Proposals wanted for basin projects in West 74th place and West 75th street Harlem Cook County Illinois under village ordinance plans profiles specifications on file with village clerk also at W T Griffith Ft Dearborn building corner Monroe and Clark streets payment from special assessment 14 bids due May 25 1897 at 8 pm accompanied by a $300 certified check to the village treasurer right to reject any and all bids Harlem May 12 1897
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Harlem
Cook County
Illinois
Board Room
W. T. Griffith
Dearborn
Monroe and
Clark Sts
Village of
Henry C. Meier
Oak Park
P. O
Ills
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Herman Wanecke
Gen. Kramer
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Phil Vogt
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Chris Lorentz
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August Quandt
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Griffith
Maywood Board
Bucelen
Washington
Hansberry
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Austin, Ill
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West 74Th Place
West 75Th Street
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