September 19, 1902
WAUCONDA.
Supervisor John Golding was an Antioch visitor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Burdick are spending the week in Chicago.
Frank Harrison of Chicago is spending a week vacation at his home in our village.
Mrs. W.D. Wentworth of McHenry called on friends in our village Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Anderson and Mrs. S.O. Darrell were Chicago visitors last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hill of Chicago spent Sunday with friends and relatives in our village.
Miss Frances Sennott returned home Thursday after a week’s visit with relatives in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Hapke and family moved Monday into the residence recently vacated by J.W. Gilbert.
Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Fitch, Willam Acker and William England of Grayslake were guests of Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Powers Sunday.
Last week a mistake occurred in the Wauconda items. We stated that J.W. Turnbull had moved to Union, it should have been J.W. Gilbert.
J.C. Price went to Michigan last Friday, where he spent a few day’s outing, returning home Tuesday evening. He reports a very pleasant trip.
C.E. Jenks has his cider mill thoroughly equipped and is now prepared to make the genuine article. If you have a lot of good apples, give him a call.
Will Underwood, who has been working in Lake Zurich during the summer months, returned to our village Tuesday, and has again entered the employ of Ed. Ham.
The fire company came out for drill Monday evening. Captain Golding, of the engine company, seemed to have serious trouble in making his company understand his commands and bad connections resulted.
Mr. and Mrs. Huson of Chicago are spending the week with relatives and friends in our village and vicinity. George has a good position as engineer in the city and, having a week’s vacation, resolved to spend it with Wauconda friends.
The Odd Fellows and Rebeccas held a reception at their hall on Tuesday evening. The evening was pleasantly spent at various social games and amusements, concluding with a grand relay of refreshments. A jovial, good time is reported.
The carpenters are kept busy these days, every available man being pressed into service. G.C. Roberts has his new house pretty well along and Thad Seymour has his new house ready for plastering. Henry Maiman has just started a new house on his north lot, which will be occupied by Chas. Rawson as soon as completed.
Mr. Baldwin, representing Northern Illinois Traction Co., with a party of four other men were in town this week surveying for the new proposed electric railway from Chicago, running through Oak Park, Des Plaines, Palatine and Lake Zurich. He says the road will surely be built but it will be some time to get all in readiness, and work will perhaps not be commenced before next spring.
Twelve girl friends gathered at the home of Miss May Maiman last Saturday afternoon, September 13th, to assist her to celebrate her eleventh birthday and presented her with several pretty presents. Song, games and various girlish amusements were the order of the afternoon. Supper was served at 5 o’clock, of which all heartily partook, and at 5:30 departed homeward, having spent a most enjoyable afternoon. Those present were as follows: Dora Hapke, Lea Waelti, Minnie Hapke, Yvonne Haas, Bessie Clough, Nellie Zuelsdorf, Coyla Ehninger, Nellie Baseley, Minnie Golding, Viola Jaynes, Celia Freund and Lilah Jaynes.
CARPENTERSVILLE.
H. Unwin is again quite ill.
Dea Curtis entertained his son and family from Chicago Saturday and Sunday.
There was a Thanks-offering meeting at the Congregational church Friday afternoon.
The family who lived in S.Dahlborn’s house, on Wisconsin avenue, have moved to Belvidere.
The Barthold family, who occupied the Will Smith house on Wisconsin avenue, have moved to Barrington.
J. Holtz, who has been quite ill, is again at work at the bolt works.
Mrs. Edward Dodson has moved from Dundee to a farm near here.
Miss Maggie Fredrickson is teaching in the school here, instead of Dundee, this year.
Several ladies from here attended a W.C.T.U meeting at Dundee Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Eda Smith, late of the Normal school at DeKalb, is teaching at the Dundee public school.
The Button family are occupying the S. Dahlborn house, on Wisconsin avenue, vacated by Mr. Oleson.
LAKE ZURICH.
Miss Wild made a trip to Chicago Friday.
Dance in the pavilion this Saturday evening.
E.S. Bruce was a Chicago visitor Tuesday.
Chas. Givens made a trip to Palatine Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyer are visiting at Joliet this week.
Herman Maiman of Wauconda was here Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Nuna were callers here Tuesday.
Miss May Walsh visited at the home of John Forbes Sunday.
Price Bros. of Wauconda sold two cars of feed here this week.
Thos. Geary and family of Lakes Corners visited here Thursday.
Frank Carr and wife of Wauconda were pleasant callers here Wednesday.
Aug. Fisher of Wauconda made an extended visit with Zurich friends the past week.
Fred Kuckuck and Mrs. Depmeier returned Tuesday from an extended trip in Indiana.
Mrs. E.A. Eicke returned home last Tuesday after a week’s visit with relatives in Chicago.
Mrs. H. Behan of Fox River, who has been visiting with J.H. Forbes and wife, returned home Friday.
Fred Stupe and Chas. Murphy of Chicago Lawn, who have been spending their vacation here, returned home Monday.
Sunday afternoon Marshal Prehm placed Chas. Olson in the calaboose. Monday morning he was given his choice either to shake the dust of Zurich off his heels or go to the county jail for disorderly conduct and vagrancy. He accepted the former proposition and left for new fields.
The ball game played here Sunday between the Americans and Chicago Lawns was won by the former by a score of 17 to 1. The features was the fielding by Hutchinson and the double plays by Brewer and Slade and Filbert and Sherring. Fearing pitched an errorless game. Sunday, September 28, the Americans will play Elgin Giffords. It will be a good game.