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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1898
Page
5
Miss Edith Eliott hosts out of town guests as Austin schools close for midweek. Local society lists visits from Miss Hardiman of Elgin and many distant guests. Airy notes cover trips to Chicago, Milwaukee, Nashville, and Madison street incidents. A Belgian violinist visit, weddings, a Japanese wedding planned, and club events outline a busy social week.
Residents and visitors from Wisconsin to Ontario are reported in a series of social notes and official items. The piece lists gatherings at churches, hosting of guests, and ongoing public works debates including street lighting, sidewalk placements, and water rates amid Cicero council proceedings and a possible court settlement.
The town board held its regular meeting with all trustees present. Water rates were cut by thirty three percent after a committee discussion. Officials reviewed petitions about street name changes and a street name adjustment. The August report showed a balance due to the town of 87.90. The engineer stated Standard Paving owed 3638.64 for Oak Park avenue work. Rebates through October 15 1898 were presented and accepted.
The Cicero Board of Trustees voted to slash private water charges from 30 to 20 cents per 1 000 gallons at their last meeting. The change marks a substantial reduction and shifts water from a basic utility toward a more limited-access service.
William Sweenie an employee of the Northwestern car shops vanished Saturday night on his payday and his whereabouts remain a mystery as a search continues.
Town life in Maywood includes new houses in a subdivision and a near term lecture by Prof. Geo D Heron at a union meeting. Several residents travel to Chicago for federation activities while others host and visit family members. Harvest Sunday and a Nashville Exposition lecture drew large audiences despite rain.
Harlem was well represented at the jubilee. A grand hall will be given at Schank's Hall Oct. 22. A new three story frame building has been added to Je W Bernstein's place on Harlem avenue. Our hundred dollars was cleared at the fair given by the Turn Verein. It was a very successful affair.
Suburban and city congregations joined in jubilee services, with choirs and organ music praising peace and national duties. Speakers reflected on expansion, destiny, and Christianizing oppressed masses, while honoring army, navy, and government. Patriotism and divine guidance framed the addresses.
Late Wednesday an oncoming Chicago street car struck a buggy at Lathrop Avenue and Lake Street River Forest. The buggy driver did not ring a warning bell and the motorman could not stop. Neither the buggy driver nor the horse were injured while a passing team of horses bolted and damaged their wagon.
Last Saturday Oak Park and Northwest Division High School football teams played to a 45 to 45 tie. The match was evenly contested with a well matched effort from both sides. Oak Park full back kicked a seat from the field during the game.
A mass meeting opposing annexation is set for Wednesday evening October 26 at the Library hall in Austin. Principal speakers include G. W. Kretzinger and C. S. Cutting. Citizens are urged to attend and hear the discussion on this important issue.
Nora Ross welcomed a daughter at 263 Thatcher Avenue. Mr and Mrs Robert Qdell enjoy a fishing trip at Diamond Lake Michigan. William Morrison convalesces after fever. Miss Jally Howser visited G F Howser in Lathrop Avenue. Wm J Stinson visited sister Mrs George Clark on Keystone Avenue. Rose Barton and Robin LeRoy White married at Presbyterian church last Tuesday October 18 with Rev Walter Reynolds officiating. The couple are Riv er Purest residents.
Miss Edith Geddes and Miss Alice Geddes wed Mr Charles I Pither and Mr Walter J Gunthorp in a Wednesday evening ceremony at St Pauls Episcopal Church. Rev S L Mitchell officiated with Lohengrin and Oh Promise Me playing. Attendants included Clara Schlatt, Edith Horton, Harold Rossiter, and others. The couple will reside in Berwyn and Chicago. post wedding reception planned for Pine Avenue. Out of town guests included Madeline Dewar Paris Ontario and Boston area couples.
Oak Park authorities raided a Williams Street Harlem Avenue gambling den early this week. Five men Chas Zedeke P Cruikshank Henr Zimmerman C G Anderson and Andrew Kelly keeper were taken before Justice TL Mena of Austin and allowed to bond at 500 each. The shock undercuts quiet life and spurs calls for an anti gambling crackdown.
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