June 6, 1902
LAKE ZURICH.
Gustav Fieddeler is on the sick list.
Angust Froelich was in Waukegan Monday.
Fred Shutt and family were in Dundee Saturday.
Dr. Moffat made a professional call here Sunday.
Mrs. J. Dymond and family were here last week.
John Forbes made a trip to Belvedere Wednesday.
Jack Roney of Fremont called on friends here Monday.
Lake Zurich was well represented at Barrington Decoration day.
Gus Stoxen and Ray Kimberly of Wauconda were here Monday.
Chas. Patten was looking after his factory interests here Monday.
Our local fishermen are catching large strings of fish this season.
Don’t forget the ball game tomorrow. Game called at 2:30 sharp.
H. Hartman and family of Dundee were here for an outing Monday.
Chas. Sholtz of Chicago spent Decoration day with his parents here.
Mr. Hogan of the Consumers Co. of Chicago was here Decoration day.
Fred Seip and family have moved here to spend the summer months.
Walter Helmuth has been assisting Gus Fieddeler in the butcher shop for a few days.
Our hotels and boarding houses were well filled with city folks Saturday and Sunday.
Lute Clifford and John Ebberson made a flying trip to Fox river Saturday. Time, 2:40.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Bram of Nunda visited their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Forbes, Saturday and Sunday.
Henry Branding, Wm Bicknase, H. Seip and Chas. Steffins made a trip to the county seat Thursday.
Nick Linden, David Loefner, Henry Pepper and Peter Meyer were in Waukegan Monday on legal business.
A. M. Walsh of Chicago and Miss May Walsh and Mrs. N. Jordan were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Sunday.
Our city fathers, when putting in cross walks, should use stone, as it will last forever and can be raised to street level at any time.
Louise Ficke has returned from Libertyville where he has been employed in a creamery for the past two years. Lou will work in the creamery here.
The funeral of Ed Quentin jr., who was killed Sunday morning by a North Clark street car in Chicago, was held at Long Grove Tuesday afternoon. It was the largest funeral held there for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Robertson were here Monday getting their cottage on the lake shore in shape for the summer. Mr. Robertson has a new light running automobile that comes nearest to comfort of any we have seen yet.
The Grayslake base ball team will cross bats with the Americans at the Oak Park grounds tomorrow. Grayslake is considered one of the best in the county this season and the Americans have taken in new players, including a new battery. The opening game will be a good one.
WAUCONDA.
Ball game today at Bangs’ ball park. Cary vs. Wauconda.
Geo. Zimmer and Christy Thomas of Long Grove were pleasant callers in our village Friday.
Miss Vera Geary and aunt, Miss Sarah Geary, spent Wednesday and Thursday with relatives in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hill have again returned to our village, where they will make they home during the summer months.
Mrs. Carrie Hill returned to her home in Chicago Saturday, after a week’s visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Hill.
Miss Hattie Wells of Glens Falls, N. Y., is a guest of Albert Baseley and sister, with whom she will spend the summer months.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Whitcomb returned to their home in Chicago Sunday, after spending a few days with Mr. Harrison and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Kimberly are now residents of our village and have moved into the rooms in the Harrison dwelling, recently vacated by Mrs. J. W. Torrance.
Perle and Ed Pratt and Miss Nina Pratt returned to Chicago Sunday.
Miss Lottie Held of Chicago, accompanied by Miss Lulu Ames of Fremont, who has just returned from school at Wheaton, called on friends in our village Saturday.
Memorial day was fittingly observed here Friday. In the morning the old soldiers went to the Catholic cemetery and with flowers covered the graves of dead comrades. In the afternoon the procession formed in front of G. A. R. hall, led by Wauconda Martial band, and school children, after which the members of the post and Relief Corps fell in line and marched to the cemetery, where the graves of the fallen heroes were covered with flowers and the ceremonies were held. After this the procession marched to the Oakland hall, where a fine Memorial program was rendered, concluding with an address by Col. Davidson of Chicago, the speaker of the day. A large crowd was in attendance, which shows the patriotic spirit of our citizens and we hope that it will continue from year to year.
LANGENHEIM.
Mrs. P. Beck spent Wednesday in Chicago.
James McGraw has purchased a fine driving team.
Mark Riley of Chicago spent Sunday with E. W. Riley.
Miss Reba Peckham visited friends in Barrington last week.
Miss Obee of Highland Park visited Mrs. J. Welch, Saturday.
Mrs. J. Welch and Mrs. E. W. RIley spent Wednesday in Chicago.
Mrs. J. McGraw visited with her sister, Mrs. E. W. Riley, Monday.
The Flint Creek school will give an entertainment and basket social Friday evening, June 13. All are invited.
The Kelsey school closed for the summer Thursday and the teacher, Miss Donlea, arranged a very nice program with a picnic in the woods.
CARPENTERSVILLE.
Mrs. James Congdon continues quite ill.
Will Noonan of McHenry was a visitor Sunday.
Mrs. John Neilson of Racine, Wis., was a recent visitor.
Mrs. Hemb was at Algonquin Saturday, the guest of her neice, Mrs. R. Shufeldt.
Robert Yornack and family have moved to the Isaac Wilburn house, on Wisconsin avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Lord of Elgin attended the concert at the Congregational church here Memorial evening.
Miss Minnie Peterson and Emil Sharto were married at the German church Wednesday evening. They will reside in the Chris Nitzband house.
The services which were held by the W R. C. around the soldier’s monument Memorial day at Dundee were very appropriate and the most solemn and befitting of anything of the kind ever held at the cemetery before.
Kelsey’s Corners was at the scene of quite a collision Friday night, when a steel tired and a rubber tired buggy collided. The bouncing couple happened to be in the steel tired rig and they were bounced out. Lunley Horn of Cary, the bouncee, was very much surprised when he found himself in the ditch, and something quite different from a smile was on his face.
QUENTIN’S CORNERS.
Our teacher went to Zion City Decoration day.
Jacob Sturm, sr., will rebuild his barn at once and has the lumber on the ground.
P. Young entertained Miss Deffehl of Waukegan and a party of friends from Chicago, Sunday.
Miss Alma Quentin of Maple Glen, Minn., formerly of this place, attended the funeral of her brother, Tuesday.
This community was sadly shocked to learn by telephone Saturday morning of the death of Edward Quentin, son of C. J. Quentin, deceased. He was just in the prime of life, being 27 years of age. His death was caused by a manhole being left open by workmen, and, it being before daylight, he stepped into it. Before he could get out a cable car ran over him and killed him almost instantly.