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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1899
Page
5
Mrs. Frank Spink and Mrs. C A Lusk among social visitors and ill health notes. births, engagements, and family events across Oak Park and Austin with civic club meetings, club entertainments, and upcoming musicales and weddings.
Cicero Town Board of Trustees met at Town Hall Austin on Monday May 22 1899 at 8 p m with President Lewis and eight trustees present. Minutes from May 8 were approved without reading. A notice from Green and Pringle about a claim for injuries to Mrs J R Coffey at 127 North Scoville Avenue due to obstructions on South Harvey Avenue was read and referred to the president.
Mrs. Grace Bulckens Norton wife of Lawrence A Norton died at her home 5809 Ohio Street on Wednesday May 24 at 5 45 p m from pneumonia The community extends sympathy to the husband and four children She was prominent in church and social circles and her loss will be greatly felt Funeral services will be held Saturday with interment at Forest Home Nietzsche
A young woman about 18 was found lying unconscious on Cen. The incident unfolds as investigators probe circumstances, with local authorities reviewing clues and contacting witnesses. Police request any information from residents about the event.
Ralph Ostrander was convicted by a jury after four hours deliberation in Judge Stein's court for receiving a stolen watch and chain valued at $12, knowing it was stolen from Olga Golden. The verdict carries a maximum fine of $1,000 or up to one year in jail. This ended the first of twelve indictments. witnesses J. P. Garner and L. S. Pinney testified to Ostrander's character.
The Globe Light and Heat Company asks renewal consideration noting no payment since August and urging favorable bills. Berwyn Improvement Club seeks ordinance for an outfall sewer and requests discussion with the committee. Fire department No. 5 backs I M Maxwell for relief man, referred to the president. Ballard asks checks on rebates for Specials Nos. 374 and 375, referred to the town clerk. Frys Lie and others urge a five cent fare to Chicago for Grant Works area, committee of the whole. William Rigby highlights Harold avenue sidewalk damage, referred to the town superintendent. Coykendall of the Berwyn Club asks action to remove a small white shanty near Cicero property, associated with Q right of way. A girl found on Thatcher avenue, later identified as Evelina Curran, was taken to hospital with heart trouble and memory loss, later admitted to detention hospital. she worked for Sears Roebuck & Co. until a month ago and fainted frequently. continued on Fifth Page.
Honesty ends witness testimony as S A Trude Otostrander's attorney questions ring value. Barnes asserts Ostrander more dangerous than a thief, noting lack of risk with a revolver and rising cunning with age. Judge Stein instructs jury, who return a guilty verdict.
John Furlong charged assault and battery by Chas Merkel and Chas Smith, railroad employee, for ejecting him from a car at Fifty-second Street after he refused an extra fare to Austin Avenue. Judge LaMena moved venue to Justice Price. Court fined defendants $10 plus costs. appeal bond filed.
Christian Church Tabernacle announces two meetings next Sunday at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Evangelist Scoville’s work grows in interest. Memorial sermon to be preached by Rev. A. M. White at Library Hall at 3 p.m. following the afternoon service cancellation.
President Dr W S Hall and Secretary and Superintendent Orion C Scott head the officers of School District No 8 in a concise roster. The names indicate key leadership roles within the district's governance.
A Cedar Rapids column updates on local residents including illness among the Royal and Vastine families, visits from Mrs. Williams of Omaha, and plans for Mrs. Sydney Strong to sail for Europe. It notes a fire destroying J. F. Linnett’s home, a music study devotee Katherine Condon, a church supper at Second Congregational, a movement to secure a South Humphrey school, and legal actions by S. A. Collins and A. W. Erwin’s choir resignation. It also covers a train incident, choir changes, anniversary celebrations, and a L train dispute aftermath.
Mrs. Woodward dies at 204 Circle Avenue and is buried at Forest Home cemetery. Saloon corner Harlem avenue and Madison street sold to County Commissioner Dave Kellis for 24000 dollars. Schenk may stay in management. Mrs. William Stork, 59, dies at Circle avenue. funeral at home. Forest Home burial. Miss Letetie Kannenberg weds Charles Einfeldt at 516 Marion street. honeymoon in the West. Harlem Baseball Club loses to Drechsler’s Oak Park 24 to 7. Kuntz pitches for Harlem. Drechsler, Kelley and Kastrup for Oak Park. Next game likely next Sunday.
River Forest residents see notable activity with Mr George Whaple on vacation and Prof Maxwell planning a new house on Lincoln Avenue. Miss Jennett Topkins takes a Matron post at Chicago Girls' Industrial School. A T Van Alstyn relocates to Marquette, Michigan for business. May 18 union meeting at Mrs John Morrison’s. high school district directors elected with 90 votes: Burton Moore Brown Heald Griffin. Wedding announced for Holt Barbour and Edith Yalding at the Methodist Episcopal Church on June 6. Barbour serves as Chinese inspector in San Francisco.
A Lake street streetcar on Tuesday evening sidetracked twenty prisoners for refusing to leave seats and stand in the car ahead. Austin residents aboard included W. H. Shurtleff J E Howland J W Kedler Miss Mae Carver and Miss Edna Slocum. Others were from Ridgeland and Oak Park. The group went without supper and did not desert the ship until 9 o'clock.
A thoughtful individual accepts another's right to hold incorrect beliefs. The stance highlights a civic duty to tolerate diverse opinions while upholding open discourse in a plural society.
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