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Newspaper

Oak Park Vindicator

Location

Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1896

Page

7

Oak Park Items Chronicle Local News and Events

Oak Park notes list precinct judges and elections, social calls, church services, a hunting trip, new construction, a wedding, and community updates. Readers learn about hay prices, a restoration of a store, a lecture series, club meetings, and a burglar alarm test with a horn alert system.

Cicero area notes cover local visits and business ads

Local items report Kansas City visitors Mrs Pettijohn and Bonita at H C Biddison, California and Minnesota guests at Rev Satterfield, and multiple business notices from Zimmerman Roath Co and M Barr. Obituary for William H Rounds at Forest Home cemetery with Episcopal service.

F. H. Zander North Park Avenue Austin Pettijohn Bonita Kansas City H. C. Biddison Major Woodcock California Mrs. Avery Minnesota M. W. Satterfield

India Curio Exhibition by Ivy Leaf Lodge at Oak Park

On Monday evening November 30 Ivy Leaf Rebekah Lodge No 428 holds an India Curio exhibition at Odd Fellows Hall Oak Park. Dr Marion Steling owner of curio collection will speak on their origin from her 25 years in India with many pieces a gift from natives. Proceeds go to the Aged and Indigent Odd Fellows Home. Admission 25 cents.

J. FE. Davis Oak Park New York Albert Burgess Hemmingway Bride Lake Geneva Racine Deane Grace Norton Ivy Club Celia Churchill Ivy Leaf Lodge George H. Huxham N. G Cicero Lodge Fund For Odd Fellows Ivy Leaf Rebekah Lodge India Odd Fellows’ Hall Marion Steling Odd Fellows Home

Poll notes long beard urged for Populist leader in Pulaski

Pulaski county Missouri patterns a candidate for the Populists leadership described as a man with a beard nearly five feet long. President Krueger is reported to be increasingly deaf, with medical advisers attributing the loss to heavy smoking.

Pulaski County Missouri Krueger

Linden Park notices and building updates mix with social events

Linden Park reports a porch and two story house under construction at Alma and Ohio streets with contractors Miller and Russell and a Dec finish. Local residents plan a grocery and bakery opening on Alma, while Misses Price and Brown host visitors and a Chicago packing worker prepares projects citywide. Community clubs hold games, rallies, and talks as the Alma Social Club, Goldenrod club, and Williams hall gatherings unfold amid political and charitable activities. Dr King’s New Discovery advertised for coughs and chest ailments with local trial offers.

Linden Park Horace Blood Alma Street Charles Owen John Price Fifty-third Street Davis Chicago Benjamin F. Hyde Ohio Street Miller & Russell C. Anderson George H. Brown Robinson and Chicago Avenues Monson Chomphie Robinson Avenue Forty-eighth Street Fred Beth Austin Beth Austin Packing Company Joy Fred Lake Civero Walter Madison Street Alma Social Club Chicago Avenue George Corderman Fifty-second Street Western Avenue Lake Street Godfrey Weitzel Old Ladies Williams’ Hall Moreland James MecWlligot McEngott Goldenrod Club Geo. H. Brown Mmes, Allen and Clemenson Mmes. Hendrick and Hartigan Mmes Freeman Sarrar

Maywood Village Social and Forthcoming Events

Maywood society notes report dancing classes at Miss Irwin's and Maywood hall Friday meetings. Church talks by Rev Jackman and Rev Tate praise English worship. Milk depot opened by Messia D A and F C Smith. residents discuss sewer odors and new choral union. Weddings at Episcopal and Methodist churches. social clubs plan biweekly gatherings and a New Year meeting. Community notices include fairs, lectures, and local visits.

River Poucst Bible Study and Local Meetings

Last evening the Bible study class met with Mrs. Townsend. Mr. Morehead and family have moved to High Point North Carolina. The ladies of the Presbyterian church met last Friday to work for the poor. The Belles Lettres society meet with Mrs. Strubel on Forest avenue on Monday evening next. will meet on Friday the 30th Adal day session. The sermons of Dr. W Fawcett are greatly enjoyed by the Methodist congregation. Rev J N Boyd has been attending the synod this week and Mrs Plumbson ably filled his place at the prayer meeting on Wednesday evening.

Wm. H. Hatch Forest Avenue A. B. Malville Albert Burgess Lake Street N. Boulevard Taffey Bourrht Major Cole O. B. Barker S. Grove Avenue Krogmann Bros Irvine Business Men's Association of Oak Park Avenue Hall A. Burges Elgin Creamery H. G. Fiddelke Prairie Avenue Forty Eighth Street Chicago W. J. Neebex JD. O. Fraith Fostoria Ohio Chicago Avenue James Harner Burgoyne Saratoga George Rogers Clark Daughters of the American Revolution W. A. Hutchinson Clinton Avenue James H. Walker Yorktown Wm. Beye Herbert Chambers Charles Sampson Mamie Luchtman M. D. Smith Marion Street North S Boulevard Fort Madison Iowa Henry Fred Soechtig Smith Will H. Smith Bellfort Avenue M. Barr William H. Rounds Midway Forest Home Cemetery Episcopal Church Mandel Dry Goods House Davis Austin Maywood Zimmerman & Roath Co Ohio Street South Boulevard Central Avenue Cicero Lumber Company Cicero Light, Heat and Power Company Denniston Co N. Park Avenue James T. Greenacre Salvation Army Greenacre Michael McGrath South Austin Avenue Calvary Cemetery Pierce W. C State Street Austin Senate J. W. Dutton G. Charles Griffiths C. W. Stanfield William Preston James Monroe J. W. Wilson Square Jenny Kneller Buffalo N. Y A. Decker St. Catherine’s Guild Herkenhoff Park Avenue Library Hall Mary Teague Zimmerman & Routh Co Solomon Richard Traill Indiana Anderson Alma Street Stanley Crafts S. H. Woodbury G. R. Denniston C. E. Bonney Virgil Titus Walter Beeson Earle Smith H. Pillinger & Co N. W Mesdames C. W F. C. Hutchins White Pigeon Mich Jennie Hutchins Ferry Hall Lake Forest Wilson Matt Larkin Norton Tin Department Fourth Avenue Madison Street London C. Hh. Adams Oak Park Division Christian Endeavor Moreland Presbyterian Church H. C. Buehl Ridgeway Presbyterian Church McCurrens Maywood Presbyterian Church J. C. Hill D. D Austin Congregational Church H. H. Spooner North Side 5. H. Woodbury R. Barney G. Benson W. Westcott W. Hughes W. Jeimson Amanda Sturm Krouka Melrose Park Methodist Church Leonard Opera King’s Daughters Soffel Block Bode Fannie Albertson Charles Grimes Julia Newcomb C. Tate Edwards Roland H. Curtis Peterson BE. T. Cramp Philadelphia John Keefer Macomb Horner Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church Broughton Thatcher Avenue Persia John I. Barrett River Forest Board of Trade Chambers & Son R. A. and C. E. Marble Altgeld Gaden’s Hall Harlem Federation of Women’s Clubs Springfield Mesdames Goodman Herriman Emma Warner Rogers Evanston Eugene Field

Harlem notices and events around Oct headlines

Harlem reports a diphtheria tragedy involving a six year old girl on Oct 19. buildings rise on Circle and Desplaines avenues. Oct 27 Republican rally at Godens hall with speaker Tlon Guenther. Oct 17 school bonds voted thirty six to eight. silver meeting, dances at Schwass hall. births at 47 Madison street. Omar Otto Marks marries Alice Murphy. local gossip on a night switchman and moonlit cemetery strolls. Harlem police praised for crime suppression and civic activity.

Goden's Hall Tlon Guenther Goden’'s Hall Messrs. Black and Reed Harlem Schwass’ Hall Mathias Buchler Madison Street Emil Blossy Thomas Street Clendenin Maywood Aug Webmeyer Lippe-Detmoe Germany Otto Marks North Circle Avenue Chicago Alice Murphy Otto Ernest Schuelke Wm. Pries John Huemmer Old Country George Krueger North Elgin Street Cary Mont Clair

Ontario street school to open and 250 pupils expected

Miss Marian Mitchell and Miss C A Farle will transfer their two primary classes to the new Ontario street school. The building, costing $24,000 with seven classrooms, opens next Monday October 25 to educate nearly 250 young pupils east of West avenue. Principal Minnie Whetham and seven teachers will staff the school.

Marian Mitchell Misa C. A. Farle Ontario Street Edyth Sweet Miss Sweet J. G. Dirks Episcopal Church Austin Avenue Austin Ontario Street School West Avenue Minnie Whetham Grace Maud Millard Katherine Bessett Lilly Parker Grace Smith Alma Lindeblad Charlotte Erie Patton & Fisher

St Catherine’s Festival At St Catherine’s Church Austin

St Catherine’s church in Austin hosts a week long festival starting Monday Oct 26 with a candy booth fish pond and stage entertainments every evening at eight led by Mrs F J Sullivan and auctioneer Wim Kruesmeier Proceeds fund church improvements with an apron sale paper of parishioner poems and a bright midway attractively organized by many volunteers including Miss Minnie Callaghan Miss Alice Johnson and Mrs A T Morrison.

St. Catherine’s Church Austin Minnie Callaghan McGivern Dolan Smith Alice Johnson Miss Johnson Misses Reiley Nellie Grace Gass Herkenhoff Callaghan Hallinan Cremin Mullen Moffit Knippe Sweeney Ford Schmidt Hall Hurley Woodwerd Knuntzner Shock Reegan Goss Wallace Kelley Brown Lin Reardon Scully Berkley Kretzinger Miss Bulkins Wim. Kruesmeier F. J. Sullivan M. C. Courtwright

Luminous inks enable dark display signs in Paris

Zinc salts and calcium are the mediums used to print signs visible in the dark. At least 200 horse butcher shops operate in Paris, with the first opening on July 1, 1866 and consumption rising steadily since.

Paris

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Clceru Messrs. McFadden McDaniel and Miller J. H. Howard South Middleton Mass Board of Education Hatch Andrew P. Blackstone Hitchcock, S. D Rollin Furbeck East Will Gray Maud Towle N. Oak Park Avenue Cicero Rebekas R. B. Kennedy B. D. Lee J. Knap M. J. Miller Anna Middleton Jennie Morehouse Miss Manrtcher Kate Szelwicz Anna Thompson C. H. Wood Ella Wonser Albert W. Giles P. M Francis Hemington Oak Park Avenue Messrs George Nordenholt August Einfeldt Wisconsin Dakotas Rockies Plains Chicago Commons North Union Street Graham Taylor Chicago Seminary William B. Chamberlain Jane Addams Hullhouse Clerks of the Butchers’ and Grocers’ Association Zacharias William S. van Bergen Fair Oaks Avenue van Bergen Cicero Carpenter Lathrop C. C Eaton Glynn Ellen West Fifty-third Lavigne Thomas S. M Travers Roy Price Charles L.N. O'Connor Oak Park School of Music Straus Music Co Wabash Avenue Frederick Hemington Austin Woman’s Club Cody Block Clara Kretzinger Dr. King Lovell Traill Cleveland Capt. Jennings Tom Reed Sadie Coupland Shinn Congregational Church J. Merrill Marthe Jones Silver Club Kritz Mriebers North Marengo Street Richard Otto Circle Avenue Justice Klimmer Desplaines Avenue Kridgul Henry Buenger Maywood Opera Hall Cora Mel Patten Nelle J. Fine The Super School of Oratory Powny Vantemime Mixsson Finch Patten Soper School of Oratory Maywood Branch Oratory Maywood Hotel Finch and St. Catherine's Festival
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