Town News Sketches a Busy Social Season
Dr and Mrs Louis Falk return from an Eastern trip and many locals report summer visits and family gatherings from Wisconsin to Ontario. Engagements, weddings, and travel plans fill the page as residents share illness, arrivals, and departures around Oak Park and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Falk
Fred C. Beeson
Canada
Millard
Bernice L. Bond
South Dakota
Margaret Dunn
Blake, Ont
Eva Hallinan
Charles Mills
G. W. Blair
South Waller Avenue
Methodist Church Corner Stone Laying in Austin HL
The cornerstone for the Methodist Church of Austin HL will be laid at 2 30 p m on September 4 under Rev C E Mandeville. The completed building will be two structures 85 by 112 feet overall with a 50 by 80 feet chapel. It features pressed brick walls Bedford stone trim a slate roof English Gothic design and a large social hall reading room kitchen cloakrooms and gymnasium. The auditorium is 56 feet square with amphitheatrical seating and a central pulpit alcove for choir and organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church of Austin
C. E. Mandeville
Waukami Tennis Tournament Ends In Close Contests
Excellent weather and strong play capped the Waukami Tennis Club’s last tournament. In singles, Gaston Hebert defeated Maurice Sullivan in a tense final after a 7 5 2 6 6 7 loss sequence. Hebert and Sullivan also won doubles over Kane and Fleming 6 1 6 2 6 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukami’s
Hebert
Kané
Fleming
Sullivan
Ike
Gaston Hebert
Maurice Sullivan
Kane
C. M. Schneider
Maywood
A. W. Walsh
Maurice J
Grand church addition seats 1450 with flexible 650 capacity
The design features two entrances into broad vestibules and a main auditorium with a graceful curved balcony. The combined buildings will seat 1450, with 425 in the church and 35 square foot chapel. A twelve-room Sunday school complex opens into the main space and can expand as needed while remaining under 37 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Missing William H. Condon Left Poorhouse Saturday
William H. Condon, an eccentric lawyer, disappeared after leaving the Dunning institution Saturday with ample means. His friends fear he is mentally unsettled after a July insanity examination before Judge Gilmore, who overturned the jury verdict of sane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Condon
Dunning Institution
Gilmore
Sane
A Good Vacation on a Graham & Morton Boat Ride
A promotional note invites readers to visit Dr. E Roberts at a quiet farm two and a half miles south of St Joseph Michigan. Cottages on the lake are furnished for day or week stays with inviting air touted as higher and healthier. The doctor will meet travelers by telephone to guide them in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham & Morton
St. Joseph
Mich
Whip Symbol Reflects Groom Authority in Swedish Weddings
In Swedish weddings among the middle and lower classes the bridegroom carries a whip as an emblem of his authority within the domestic circle.
Poisoned by the river warning to local boys
River Fors t area youths have suffered a serious skin illness traced to blood poisoning from Des Plaines River swimming. Earl Barteen of Forest Avenue fell ill after river exposure as did Walter Page and Harvey Page and other Edgewater boys, hinting at contaminated water and a malarial fever like illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Forest
Desplaines
Earl Barteen
Forest Avenue
Walter
Harvey Page
Gale Avenue
Lawson
Edgewater
Oak Park Runaway Injures Five in Carriage Accident
A Wednesday Oak Park runaway left Mrs. IE M Robbins, Mrs. Chas Seabury, her daughter and two other ladies injured after they were thrown from a carriage. Robbins suffered a broken right arm. Dr. J W Tope treated the wound. The carriage and horses were badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
IE. M. Robbins
Kenton Flats
Home Avenue
Pleasant Street
Burglary Strikes Hill Family After Lake Delavan Trip
Mr. F. A. Hill and his family returned home Wednesday to find their house burglarized. Goods valued at several hundred dollars were taken while they were away for two weeks at Lake Delavan. The incident darkens what had seemed a wholesome homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Hill
Lake Delavan
Salary Question in Oak Park Trustees Pension Debate
Cc. R. La Men a argues the Republican platform and First precinct stance support John Lewis and Robert Linn Jr on town trustees salaries. He contends $156 yearly or $78 under legislative act are insufficient and urges public or court resolution to settle compensation under the town charter and state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Vindicator
Rowe
Oak Park Times
E.S. Conway
Oak Park
8. D. Attridge
Austin Vindicator
Republican Town Convention
John Lewis
Robert F. Linn, Jr
Chris Hafner
Richard Traill
H. F. Frink
First Precinct
Republican Organization
Linn, Jr
Linn
Legistate
Cc. R. la Mena
Proviso District 7 Names Teachers For 1899 1900
The 1899 1900 Proviso District No 7 teaching roster lists A S Shinn as principal for South Seventh and Etta J Kittle as principal for North Sixth and Seventh. Assignments cover grades from first to eighth with teachers including Carrie Maine Mary A Arens Ida R Hummel Jennie I Adams Lizzie Hilton and Cadets Daisy B Hall Jessie J Scott Hattie Capron Lillie R Irvine and others plus special music and drawing by Georgia L M Covert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
C. W. Drake
Anna Lois Shinn
Mary Hennigan
Mary A. Arens
Isadore Nixon
Carrie Maine
Myrtle M. Liggitt
Carries. Russell
North
Sayings About Women From Historic Figures
A collection of quotations praising women from Confucius to Shakespeare. The lines attribute mastery, influence, virtue, and beauty to women, citing maternal origins, feminine civility, and the enduring power of a woman’s heart and gaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Shakespeare
Luther
Insights on Selfishness and Social Habits
A reflective note on human selfishness and social behavior. It contrasts how proposals resemble surprise parties, the haste of daily tasks, and how people cling to stories and appearances while planning future enjoyment. It observes habits around conversation, leisure, and fashion across ordinary life.
Local notes and obituaries from River Forest area
Miss Maud Stafford returns from Boone Iowa. River Forest schools to open Sept 6. Local residents, including Mr Harrison and daughter Rose, Mr John Coleman family move, Mrs W F Haffner returns from Twin Lake vacation, Mr C R Harrican home on vacation, and many visits among Argus Indiana Maine and Vermont. Mrs Sarah Herrick dies at 57. funeral held and body sent to Vermont. Village board sets Sept 19 election for police magistrate. Radcliff to Joliet to lead Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Shearburn
Lake Street
Mendota
Sarah Herrick
John Broughton
Thatcher Avenue
Vermont
Austin
Oak Park
Mardoff
Chicago
Kate Steiner
North Fifth Avenue
James Otis
Krasukopf
North Seventh Avenue
Indiana
Biglow
Radcliff
Joliet, Ill
Republican
Roman Women Wore Heavy Earrings Causing Ear Ailments
In early Rome women wore large earrings that caused ear soreness and robe tears. Doctors specialized in healing these ear injuries, reflecting a medical niche formed around fashion related distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Dormant Savings Accounts in New York Reach 1.5 Million
Leslie's Weekly reports at a New York State Savings Bank Association meeting that dormant accounts total 1.5 million dollars, with about 700 million held by state banks and some accounts unclaimed for over fifty years. One Albany bank alone shows over 27 thousand dollars in unclaimed funds. Some claimants will appear in time, Carlyle’s quote on selflessness ends the note.
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State Savings’ Bank Association of
New York
Leslie’s Weekly
Empire State
New York State
Albany
Also Mentioned on This Page
BR. H. Trail
Traill & Cooling
Central Ave
South Boulevard
Austin, Ill
News OF the Town
Nellie M. Bond
Walnut Street
Morrison
Stanley C. Crafts
Brown's Lake
Wis
H. E. Rockridge
West
R. R. Jampolis
South Central Avenue
Eagle Lake
C. F. Bonney
Ellis Bonney
California
Fred Hill
Mise Millard
Tate
J. S. Case
John H. Badger
Blanche Peters
North Edgewater
Jay C. Freeman
South Park Avenue
Michigan
Fred Rounds
McCarthy
Wisconsin
J. F. Florentine
Wheaton
Ill
the Oaks
Lady Minstrels
Gale
Samuel Silsbee
S. W. Silsbee
South Pine Avenue
Cincinnati
Ohio
Maud M. Topham
South Haven
Robert O'Hara
Montreal
Percy
Fred Francis
G. D. Kendall
Batavia, Lll
S. H. Woodbury
J. B. Thompson
Ohio Street
Denver
Salt Lake City
Franklin Ray
Frank Wallace
Frank Street
Big Pond
Grand Haven
David Brown
South Walter Avenue
Cleveland
Detroit
E. J. Amerson
George William
North Fifty-second Avenue
Kane- Tales Earlville
Illinois
J. S. Date
Mackinac
William Amerson
Lone Tree Point
Irene Tench
South Willow Avenue
H. S. Hanson
E. Tench
Ernest Blackman
Wesley Avenue
Mary Gerts
George A. Gerts
Tacoma
Wash
Wilber Sleep
Oscar Balch
Ontario Street
Lilian Lewis
Hollycourt
Sandwich
Charles Erwin
Fair Oaks Avenue
Burns
Miss Foster
Aurora
Hamilton
North Grove Avenue
Dodge
Luther Hatch
Marshall
Chauncey Elderkin
Salisbury
Rockford
Joseph Rae
Beth. Gourt
Missouri
Edith Grace Durham
Walter Whittlesey
W. F. Smith
Grosvenor
la Grange
Geneva Lake
George S. Vallette
Wisconsin Avenue
Davies
Hatch
J. W. Smith
West Chicago
Dwight Jackson
Corner Home Avenue
Washington Boulevard
Lake Geneva
Helen Cogshell
William Patterson
Standish Budlong
Dakota
Calhoun
East
Nellie Calhoun
Irma Smith
Ashland Avenue
Hartwell
W. T. Smith
W. J. Davies
Edward C. Davies
A. M. Thorne
City
Jessie Smith
Donald S. Stratton
Dick Atwood
Cicero Gas Company
A. M. Peterson
Methodist Church
Waukami
New Austin Methodist Church
Oak
Justice la Mena
Confucius
Leading Dry Goods CompAny
Cor
Miss Maud Stafford
Boone
Iowa
E. C. Gipe
Franklin, Avenue
Argus
Ind
Judge Dunn
Grove Street
Nellie Clark
J. C. Hotten
Park Uerson
C. R. Harrican
Crane Manufacturing Company
Jean Shearer
Wapaca
W. E. Boyce
James Drumgoold
Joliet
Courtney
Carlyle
Cross Creek
Lehigh
Hocking
Cannes
West Virginia
Sprint
George Warren Furbeck
North Park Ave
Scoville Shins
LA Salle
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