August 22, 1902
WAUCONDA.
G.C. Roberts was reported on the sick list a few days this week.
H.T Fuller and H. Maiman transacted business in Chicago the first of the week.
Miss Eloise Jenks returned home Thursday, after a week’s visit at Devil’s Lake, Wis.
Mr. and Mrs. John Amann of Waukegan were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Maiman Monday.
Miss Irene Goulding returned home Monday, after a week’s visit with friends in Chicago.
Robert Hand of Chicago is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Segar at their summer home.
Albert Murray of Chicago is spending the week here, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Murray.
Miss Kitty Carroll returned to her home in Chicago Tuesday, after a visit with Miss Nettie Murray.
Miss Loretta Burns of Chicago is spending the week at Meadow View, the guest of Miss Mary Glynch.
Mrs. Etta Neville, son and daughter returned to our village Tuesday, after a few week’s visit with relatives in Chicago.
Mr. Kavanaugh of Chicago, state agent for the Insurance Co. of North America, spent a few days in our village this week.
The harvest party at Oakland hall Friday evening was not very largely attended, although a very pleasant time is reported.
Miss Ida Ladd and Martin Thalen of Chicago were the guests of the former’s mother, Mrs. Mary Ladd, Saturday and Sunday.
The ball game last Saturday afternoon at Turnbull’s park, Libertyville vs. Wauconda, resulted in a victory for the former. The score was 12 to 9.
Mrs. Wm. Basely left for Stanley, Wis., Sunday, called there by the serious illness of her father, J.M. West, who died Sunday evening, before her arrival.
James Barnes of Grayslake has purchased the interests of A.L. Mullen in the Lakeside livery and will conduct the same in partnership with J. Mullen.
We will soon have a new lighting system, the village board having made appropriation for the purchase of fifteen searchlight pressure lights, 500 candle power and is making preparations to install them as soon as the poles arrive. This will give us a light surpassed by very few villages in the state and, once installed, will be much cheaper than electricity.
The funeral of Mrs. Blackburn of Chicago was held from the Methodist church here Wednesday at 2 o’clock, Rev. Lapham officiating, after which the remains were interred in the Wauconda cemetery. Mrs. Blackburn was the mother of George Broughton of our village and a sister of Mrs. W. Brooks. She has been in poor health for several years and death came as a relief to her long sufferings.
QUENTIN’S CORNERS.
Miss Tillie Quentin called here Sunday for a short visit.
Our factory paid a dividend of 77c per cwt. For milk last month.
D. Sturm and family were at Aptisick Sunday, calling on relatives.
Albert Bear and family of Chicago are spending the week at Fred Fulletti’s.
P. Young and wife were at Waukegan Sunday, calling on friends and sight-seeing.
Chas. Froelich is building a new home at Palatine, where he will make his future home.
John Witt and H.L. Bockelman were at Prairie View for a load of fine butter salt Monday.
Born, to Herman Junker and wife, a young son. Herman is all smiles now and buying cigars for the boys.
The farmers have the much-dreaded anthrax on the go again around here. Karl Landan had the misfortune to loose nine out of a flock of fifteen head, Earnest Pahlman has lost four head and quite a few more have lost one each.
Wm. Ahlgrim has just returned from the Phillipine Islands, where he served three years in the army. Wm. says they can sneer at Uncle Sam’s boys, but when it comes to the rub they are all o.k. He will go to the state of Washington to look up a home in the near future.
Fred Kleinsmith has bought the George Baker farm near Wauconda for a consideration of $3,000 - about $52 an acre.
Henry Faulstick of Logan Square, Chicago, was here calling on relatives and friends. He was a resident here twenty-five years ago.
The electric road promoters say the road will surely be built, as this is a direct route from Chicago to the lake region, and Chicago will furnish the traffic.
CARPENTERSVILLE.
Miss Ethel Sawyer has been visiting at Evansville, Ind.
Fred Baldwin’s and wife of Slocum’s Lake were here lately.
Ed Eddy of Woodstock was a recent visitor at J. Mitchell’s.
Mrs. Faxton Foster and Mrs. H.B. Willis of Elgin were visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Emma Grimolby of Colorado Springs was a guest of relatives here Saturday.
Arved Taylor of Cary was a visitor here this week. He rode over on his new wheel.
Mrs. and Mrs. Duncan Livingston, who have been confined at home by illness, are better.
Rev. E.D. Wykoff, of the Congregational church, preached at the Dundee church Sunday.
Marie Nightingale of Elgin is the guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Sawyer.
W.P. St. Clair and wife of Nunda visited their daughter, Mrs. A.E. Arvedson, Sunday.
Rev. Fluck of Dundee was quite ill last week. Rev. Tomkin, of the Bolt Co., occupied his pulpit.
The little girls of the Band of Mercy cleared $25 at their entertainment and bazaar, which they will use for charitable purposes.
Mrs. May Pettybridge and son Frank who spent several weeks at D. Livingston’s, returned to their home at Clinton, Iowa, last Saturday.