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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1898
Page
5
News notes from Oak Park and Austin detail the Oaks club opening reception on October 25 and a flurry of visits, travel, and community events. Residents, guests from Chicago and Aurora, and local clubs host gatherings, with social calendars, travel plans, and local honors featured.
Miss Hattie Ballard Hobart and Mr Morgan Weston Price were married at high noon on Wednesday in St Pauls Episcopal Church with Rev Luther Pardee officiating. Attendant Katherine Schlecht wore tan broadcloth. best man Ed Reiterman stood with the groom. A wedding lunch followed at the bride’s sister Mrs Netherecote’s home and the couple will reside at 6507 Lexington Avenue Chicago after October 15.
Miss Jessie Edgecomb and Mr. Harold J. Littledale of St. Louis wed at St. Pauls Episcopal Church on September 28. The bride wore white satin with liberty satin trim, sister Belle Edgecomb as maid of honor, bridesmaids Florence Riley and Jessie Brown of Chicago. Best man William Littledale of Maplewood, ushers Norman Littledale and Wyble Valentine of Chicago. Ceremony by Rev Luther Pardee followed by reception at the bride’s home 54837 Rice Street. The couple plans a Wisconsin honeymoon and will reside in St. Louis.
The marriage will be solemnized this Friday at 8 o'clock in the First Baptist church. A supper and reception will follow at the bride's parents home.
The wedding occurred at 6 PM on Wednesday at the Geittman home. Rev. W L Demorest officiated before about thirty relatives and friends. After a wedding supper the couple departed for New York and will reside at 122 Journey street Chicago.
Miss Jennie P Magnuson of Austin married Charles Benson of Oak Park on September 24 at the Swedish Baptist church.
Miss Fannie Baker of Kanapolis and Mr. Harry TL Rice of Elsworth Kansas married at home by the Rev M W Satterfield Tuesday evening. Rice is a cousin of Mrs J H McGee of Indiana street. They plan a two month Eastern honeymoon before returning to their Kansas home.
At the Third Illinois W C T district convention in Oak Park September 12 14 nine teen unions debated the Temple as a department. Delegates 37 vote ten for dropping and 27 for retaining the Temple. Amanda Perkins elected Temple Superintendent for the coming year. A motion to secure controlling interest for temperance supporters was unanimously adopted. Mrs E E Searles recording secretary Austin Union.
A farewell reception for Dr. Wherry and his daughter Nellie is set at First Presbyterian Church River Forest this Friday evening. Wherry served 21 years as a missionary in India and will resume work there mid October. Nellie will accompany him and teach at a school. Another sendoff is planned for Monday at Past Commander Cribbens’s Oak Park home.
A daytime blaze at 217 North Park Avenue sent residents fleeing as a man ran from the scene. Abraham Epstein, tailor owner, was arrested. accomplices Berliner and Goldstein were later detained. Police traced tips from Chicago and recovered suspects near the scene. Bail was set and an examination scheduled for September 30.
Edward J. Klug, a Maywood native and Baptist Church trustee, was laid to rest in Forest Home cemetery after a Thursday funeral. The community shared in the sorrow, with many tributes of sympathy reflecting the young man’s untimely death.
Solomon Forrest aged four died at his residence 489 N Park Avenue on the 27th. Rev M W Satterfield led the funeral at the Methodist church on Thursday the 29th. Interment at Traceland. Forrest was an old respected citizen who once served as justice of the peace. The P O S A had charge of the funeral service.
The Cedar Rapids free public library gains notice for Miss Virginia Dodge librarian and speaker candidate for a library congress talk on the relation of the library to public school work in Omaha. Her innovative bulletins emphasize authors, portraits, and book lists to engage children.
The Oaks Culture Club held a business meeting at the clubhouse parlors on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Annetta Crafts presiding. New officers were elected for the ensuing year including President Mrs Wil Ray and several vice-presidents. The first reception is planned for Tuesday afternoon Oct 18.
The Home and Education department met Tuesday to discuss The Value of Music in the Public Schools from a Teacher's Standpoint and Art in the Public Schools with a member debate. The History and Travel department closed its season with Mrs Ostrander hosting a French history study on Wednesday at 2 pm. Next regular club meeting set for October 0 in the clubrooms.
A Seoville Institute in Oak Park hosts an evening gathering to discuss aiding the needy poor. Friendly Visitors William G. Pratt Acker McKachron J L Du Puis Mrs Luther Conant Rev Sydney Strong and Rev H W Stough speak on experiences and Camp Good Will. Charles I Weller and James Minnick outline Oak Park social service group plans for monthly meetings.
Wilmer Swayn a bicycle repairer living at 143 N Park Ave vanished from his Superior Street home two weeks ago this morning and has not been heard from since. Friends know of no reason for his departure. He had no known debts or bad habits. his wife Lena Massmann Swayn is deeply grieving.
Jacob Litt engages Maurice Barrymore to take the leading male role in Shenandoanh on its road tour next season replacing Otis Skinner. The cast will largely mirror the company from the McVicker's engagement.
John Tuohey was acquitted after the Hawthorne race track liquor selling case could not prove his presence. Thomas Tuohey was found guilty by the jury and fined 25 dollars by Judge Price.
Two horses owned by M. Siddons at 441 N Central Avenue were killed by state order after veterinary surgeon Bond found glanders a contagious disease. Siddons will receive one third of the animals' value. One horse had been bought in Chicago and is believed to have carried the disease.
Oak Park library requests specific Vindicator issues to finish binding. Needed are 1891 issues for April and June, 1896 May 4, 1898 all numbers, 194, and February and March issues from 1898.
Mrs J H Merrill returns from Homestead Mich. Ralph O Bates gave a war and prison lecture to Maywood audience. Proviso Land association football team meeting promises strong season. Curfew awareness grows as Maywood local law remains in force. 115th Proviso Home built since Jan 1 with 32 already finished. lawn tennis court and club active. football captain A E Woods. Various residents recoveries and visits noted. New engine house to cost 7000 dollars with brick and brown stone. W J Van Keuren architect. Acquaintance and Day socials honor Rev Sydney Strong and returning members with winter schedule through Thanksgiving and New Year.
Miss Becker visits Thatcher avenue in Whiting Indiana. Mrs John Coleman returns from a northern vacation. Mrs Brashears leaves for a two week New York City trip. Dr Fawcett attends Rock River conference this week. George Clarke and Clyde Barbour begin studies at Lewis Institute. River Forest Maywood football team forms to represent both villages. A Boyce Gilbert delivery horse ran loose toward Concordia cemetery but was captured unharmed and returned to work.
Nele Madaline Brown directs a women’s physical culture club in Austin. Classes begin the first Tuesday in October at the Austin Woman Club rooms with weekly Tuesday morning sessions through winter. The $10 fee covers a program of scientific exercises including Indian club swinging to develop all muscles and improve health. Miss Brown has previously led a two year Austin class with satisfactory results.
Last Friday Mrs. Al Bartelmer of Baird avenue and her Wisconsin visitors were in a collision on Madison street at Sacramento when a cable car struck their carriage. All occupants escaped with minor scrapes except Mrs. Bartelme, who suffered a head cut and dislocated collarbone. Her family in a following carriage was unharmed. Mrs. Bartelme is recovering well and expected to be out soon.
Percy Haythorne, a respected Austin youth, confesses to stealing a railway trunk from the Chicago and Northwestern. The trunk, found at his brother W S Haythorne’s Lake Street home, valued about 3100. The crime allegedly began at Lake Geneva with checks substituted at Chicago.
The Foresters of Melrose Park host a dance at Schank's hall on Saturday night. A big Republican mass meeting with Lorimer and other speakers featured moving pictures. Hettie Kolletehke, 171 Madison street, inherits $25,000 from a late relative, and police locate her. The Girls' Club in Harlem plans a Tuesday library entertainment with notable performers, proceeds to the club, reflecting three years of community work and growing membership.
A jumble of humorous classifieds shows odd phrasing for services and goods. Entries include an organist and boy to blow the same, piano for sale, a boy to stand beside the counter, and a room for two gentlemen.
The text poses a series of provocative questions about marriage strength intellect and social roles. It contrasts stereotypes of wives and husbands with reflections on divorce decrees, gluttony, luck, outlook, love, competition, and the relative ease of losses versus victories.
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