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Newspaper

Oak Park Vindicator

Location

Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1897

Page

7

Cicero's Seat and Austin News Items

Austin and Cicero notes include money to loan from Austin Building and Loan, local bidders, and social events. Mentions people like John D. Maclean, Bryant Bros, L. K. Magrath, Julia Stenen, and J. J. Krick among many residents. local churches, clubs, and schools host meetings, fundraisers, lectures, and recitals. Yanke e Row to be demolished for new buildings.

RIDGELAND SOCIAL NOTES AND OBSERVANCES

Activities across Ridgeland include Woman's Benevolent Society meetings with Mrs. Bentley and Mrs. Dalley, the Ridgeland Social Club meeting at Mrs. Foschiniour's, and a large Second Congregational Church communion planned. Local youths, birthdays, and social events feature Grandm a Cummings turning 86, Mrs. Carman's upcoming 87th, and a witch party hosted by Mrs. Lindop with cream-pumpkin lanterns and themed refreshments.

Fred H Lombardiavenue Woman's Benevolent Society Ofast Oak Park Dalley Fair Oaks Avenue Second Congregational Church Edward Sweet Ridgeland Avenue Ridgeland Sidney Strong Williams Frank Ballard Second Congregational Church of Svanston Maximilian Dick Bratnoyard Georgiella Lay Janesville Wis

Oak Park Policeman Injured in Street Accident

Policeman George Wall of Oak Park was run down by a Nie Hopt milk wagon at North boulevard and Marion street. The wagon pole struck his side and chin, his tongue was cut severely requiring stitches, but no bones were broken and his injuries are not expected to be serious though very painful.

George Wall Oak Park Nie Hopt North Boulevard Marion Street Burgess HO Lake Street John T. Bailey Chicago Bailey Bryant Bros Scoville Institute Albert Burgess Lake Street N. Boulevard Scoville Institute Library G. D. van Viiet Washington Boulevard Austin River Forest Thos TL Gale Ian Salte Unity Church Johannet Cicero Proviso Harlem Tts Eivor Rex Paternosky Frank Parnell Justice Davidson Melrose Park Village Burgoyne Methodist Church J. Cookingham L. Williams Williams RE. A M. Barker Chicago & Northwestern Railway Fifteenth Avenue Melrose Park

Great Music Offer for Piano and Organ Enthusiasts

Advertises a mail order music deal offering ten sheet pieces for ten cents. Names and actresses of three or more performers are requested, with payment in silver or postage. Items include popular songs and waltzes ringed for piano and organ. Address Popular Music Pur, Col, Indianapolis, The.

Indianapolis Tne

Free Life Pills Offer From H E Bucklen Co

Free trial box of Dr King s New Life Pills advertised by H E Bucklen Co Chicago. Claims include relief for constipation sick headache malaria and liver troubles with no deleterious substances and pure vegetable ingredients. Regular 25c per box sold by Lovell s drug store Oak Park and Traill s drug store Austin.

H. E. Bucklen & Co Chicago Dr. King Lovell’s Drug Store Oak Park Traill’s Austin

Oak Park and Cicero Community Notes and Events

Oak Park area updates discuss club entertainments and meetings, new businesses, weddings, church activities, and renovations. Articles highlight Mrs S D Attridge hosting the Magazine Club, art store openings, chess circles, church events, and material ads for lumber, groceries, and catering.

Proviso town notes relay social and civic items

Proviso community news records residents traveling between Wisconsin and Illinois towns Maywood and Joliet. The Proviso indoor basketball team is organized. students held oyster suppers and dances to fund new navy blue uniforms. Local improvements are stalled. village board discusses South Second avenue petition. April to October events include tea, visits, and a confirmation at Maywood Episcopal Church.

Henry F. Aiken Wisconsin H. J. Arnold Maywood Rock Island N. Robinson A. Bowen H. D. Crockett Bingham Chicago J. Mullen Carter Ferguson Clyde Barrett Edna Scott South Second Avenue Emery Carl A. Kellogg Marie Hulbert Henrietta Martens Pearl Waite Gretchen Gray Della Dent Julia Kapke Millie Rafferty Anna Stearns Susie Mberdt Beatrice Hughes Mabel Whitney

Melrose Park Village News and Plans Update

Melrose Park reports progress on village platting within thirty days and notes the well depth surpassing two hundred feet. Local church changes include Rev J Cookingham moving from Chicago and Evangelist James Watts announcing a second coming lecture at Opera Hall.

Melrose Park J. Cookingham Dr. Greer Chicago Maywood Nineteenth Avenue J. J. McMahon Peoria Pythian Pascal Skemp S. P. Dunlap W. Tf. Jennison Congregational Church of H Eganston James Watts Opera Hall E. Bennett South Fourth Avenue Eighth Street J. Decker South Highth Avenue Ninth Street

Oaks Club Dancing Class Opening Event

The Oaks Club hosts an opening reception for its dancing class Monday evening November 1 under popular instructor W Allan Rourke. Five hundred complimentary cards were distributed to members, and many will likely attend the 8 30 program. Rourke’s children’s class draws about a hundred pupils, with graceful dances and precise timing praised by parents.

Oaks Club W. Allan Rourke Auistin

Dancelog Class Opens At Oak Park Club

A gay company thronged the Oak Park club parlors Thursday evening as the dancing class opened for the season. Over 100 members expected to receive instruction from W. A. Rourke of Chicago. Between 9 and 11 a catillion was held with about fifty couples. The next dance will be Tuesday evening.

Chicago Manual Training School Austin High School Austin George Dilcher A. Evans Fr. Harkensie Henry T. Small Frank Wallace L. H. O’conor P. M van Hook Austin Presbyterian Church Persia I. W. Tong Fifty-second Avenue Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Congregational Church McCutloch South Pine Avenue J. J. Krick Laurel Avenue Emma Koch Willow Springs Lizzie Kramer Orland Ill Bryant Bros Wimber Dealers Oak Park Melrose Park C. W. Hatch Waller Avenue Berthel Hoy HY N. Park Avenue Comus Euchre Club Unity Church H. W. Bassett Oliver E. Gale California Miss Crounse Whittier Gale Oak Park Club Oberammergan J. Lewis Cicero John P. Lenox Home Avenue D. J. Kennedy C. E. Roberts Kalamazoo W. A. Rourke Chicago

Wanted trustworthy travelers for established Illinois house

Advert seeks active individuals to travel for a reputable Illinois house with monthly 865 dollars and expenses. Position immediate. Include self addressed stamped envelope to The Dominion Company Dept YT Chicago.

Illinois the Dominion Company Chicago

Bucklen's Ahnica Salve advertised for skin ailments

An old billhead style advertisement touts Bucklen's Ahnica Salve as a universal remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands and piles. It promises perfect satisfaction or money back, priced at 25 cents per box, sold by Lovell's drug store Oak Park and Tralli's Drug Store Austin.

Lovell Oak Park Tralli Austin

River Forest Village Board Adjourns and Local Work Progresses

An adjourned River Forest Village board meeting notes progress on sidewalk ordinances and new utilities. Community groups including the River Forest Woman's Club and the Belles Letters Society organize auxiliaries to support local institutions. Nearby football games and charity efforts continue as Oak Park and River Forest teams prepare for a Saturday match at River Forest.

River Forest Village Board Aoc Cost O River Forest River Forest and Ridgeland School Belles Lettres Society W. T. Barbours River Forest Woman's Club J. G. McMurphy Conway Park

Also Mentioned on This Page

Austin Building and Loan Association Sec'y la Salle St J. R. Bower Minnesota A. A. Dean Joliet H. D Minneapolis George Eisler Bros I. M. Isgiig Missouri Houston Beane Milwaukee Nissen North Central Avenue H. Traill Luie le Beau Mantino T. J. Sullivan A. Hill Fay Nashville Fe Park Fey Whelpley West Madfreet L. K. Magrath Tyrrell Denniston Washingtevard Woman's Auxiliary Upworth League Austin 1St Church Soman Circle F. J Iftyi Lake Nike Austin Progressive Whist Club F. _A. Hill Franklin Avenue North Park Avenue M. Matthews Berthel Hoys N. Park Avenue C. M. Hunt Fifty-third Avenue Mr. Blakely A. Christensen Howard Avenue John D. Maclean Lasalle Street Niles Washington,d. C Meredith Louis E. Yager South Waller Auvenue Mothers’ Round Table Porter Order of the Eastern Star Sarah B. Haggard Library Hall Elizabeth Shipman Waller ‘Avenue J. A. McCann Chicago Avenue Newman Circle F. R. Smith Nellie Fitzgerald Caroline Schaaf J’. A. Blatherwick Frank Mary O’brien Wiftieth Street Laurence A. Norton Miss Norton Austin Methodist Church Epworth League Goethe Charles Price Robinson Ave Young People's Society of Christian Ihndeavor M. O'Neil A. S. Greenwood West Lake Street Greenwood Berwyn Riverside Thorse Alice Dayton North Willow Avenue Blanche Pathean Ethel Stillwell Edna Crum Rock River Conference Young Men's Association Austin Baptist Church Temple Builders Presbyterian Church Taylor Lynn Wilcox Rilbert Buck Forward Movement of Cora Mel Patten Chicago Reader Bertha G. Crozier Sadie Grumbling Ada Williams Young Ladies’ Missionary Society The Ladies’ Aid Society Campbell Haythorne Grant Houghton Lovejoy Zander Samuel Silsbee W. Silsbee North Walter Street Graceland Cemetery New York Cincinnati William Gerard Central Avenue David Manny Helen Grant Mae Zimmerman Miss Patton Lois Crary M. Burkholder Earl Kingsbury Allen Reynolds Crimin Kenny Wright Sullivan Mahaffy Burns Pray & Son N. Park Av J. F. Bartlett Pilgrim's Progress Bartlett Pilgrim’s Progress Strait Gate Yankee Row J. B. Abbott Austin W. c. T. U Union Cummings E. A. Cummings Carman Frank Lindop Cicero Precincts Puzzle S. D. Attridge Magazine Club Ira M. Borwell Iowa Melancthon Smith Feben Bf. Roberts New Hampshire Warriett EM. Merrill A. W. Giles Kenilworth Avenue Chess Ciuic John Budlong Rockford Bryant Cr Elgin Creamery Mo Lake Street General Grant Council Royal Arcanum Frank Wadsworth William Chase Art Institute Oak Park Methodist Church H. M. Towle North Oak Park Avenue Homer Lafarge Thayer J. ‘J. Halls Ashland Boulevard William Haffner O. J. Pierce Phoebe Shaffer Gray Anna Shaffer Brown Manchester England A. W. Shaffer B. F. Stout Tabula Oak Park High School Frank Haysman William Beye Barton Patrick Cora Fidelia Crounse S. H. Crounse Greenleaf Whittier Gale Crounse Gale California Street Pasadena Cal J. W. Barker Linden Avenue Lake Ontario Superior Barker Siloam Commandery Knights Templar Cook County Nakama Hall Hugh Sprett John Winch Harrison Street Sprett Finch Pleasant Street John Farson Farson Mayer Dade Park C. T. Norman Norman Charles Dobbins H. Fricke Denmark Rank Meyer Helen Parry William Snyder W. C. Bevington Proviso Land Association Maywood Subdivision W. H. Hl. Storey Fifth Avenue J. White McLaren Maywood Episcopal Church Welch's F. Dunnebecke Henry Bevington Louis Seeman Fourth Avenue North Fourth Street Maywood Public School Miss Kittle Welch Boss Parrish Témima Willian Peterson H M. Pulley Como Lake Mro Gentre Beldhouse Myrtle Beldhouse Charles Croker M. Dusendorf Jessie Gaynor Antomina Jaisnke Antony Leskorkey Parker, Porter Sadie Sofield Charles Sturman Irwin Watson Anna Woodley William L. Brown Ibner Brown Denver Col Boston Maywood Methodist Church M. Barnes William G. Nellis B. Roberts W. H. Mayers H. D. Kiltz O. J.ginet John Seeman R. S. Redcliff the Oaks Bucklen Mugze Graham Bros West Washington Street
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