October 17, 1902
WAUCONDA.
Elmer Wheelock of Elgin was a caller in our village Thursday.
Misses Estella and Florence Grace were Chicago visitors Saturday.
Miss Marian Freeman will leave for New York City Monday, where she will attend college.
Miss Vera Geary spent Saturday and Sunday at Long Grove, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Zimmer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Zimmer and son Leo of Long Grove were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geary and family Friday.
Lester Burdick and Elmer Ford and Mrs. Sadie Burdick and Lida Ford are spending the week with relatives in Chicago.
Frank Murray and sister, Miss Nettie Murray, of Chicago, spent Saturday and Sunday with their parents in our village.
H.T.Fuller returned home Friday, after spending the week in Chicago attending a meeting of the Masonic grand lodge.
Fred Taggert of Waukegan was in our village the first of the weel to see his father, who has been seriously ill for the past month.
Mrs. and Mrs. James Murray went to Chicago Tuesday to see the former’s sister, Mrs. Rafters, who was seriously hurt by an electric car last week.
Clarence Hill, who has been employed in Chicago for several years, left for the City of Mexico Wednesday, where he has secured employment in a railroad office.
Mr. and Mrs. Tekampe, who have been making their home in Waukegan for the past year, have returned to our village and are occupying rooms in Mrs. Poile’s residence.
Mrs. Ruggles, who has been visiting with her daughter in Dakota for the past three months, returned to our village last week and is making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Green.
Did you register last Tuesday? The registration board, consisting of Supervision J. Golding, A.P. Raught and V.W. Martin, met at the engine house Tuesday afternoon and 304 voters were registered. Tuesday, October 28, is the last day of registration and all new residents in the town should call on the board that day and see that their names are duly registered.
M.W. Hughes’ store was the scene of a burglary last Saturday night and as a result a shot gun, three revolvers, a few knives, four razors and loaded shells are missing. The thief entered the store from the rear basement window and the robbery was not discovered until Sunday evening, when Mr. Hughes, upon opening the front door, noticed a draft. He went down in the basement, and finding the window open, thought it something strange,and upon looking around saw some tools were lying outside. He picked them up and decided to investigate, whereupon he found the above mentioned articles missing. More may have been taken but this is all he can account for. This is the second time mr. Hughes has been the victim of a robbery; about a year ago a window being broken in the front of his store and a rifle taken at 10:30 o’clock in the evening.
LAKE ZURICH.
E.S. Bruce was a Chicago visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Wm. Bicknase was a Chicago visitor Tuesday.
Gus Fieddeler was a Barrington visitor Wednesday.
Nick Werner of Irving Park is here this week hunting.
Emil Frank transacted business in Barrington Monday.
John Collen of Cary was a pleasant caller in our burg Sunday.
Mrs. Louisa Ficke and son Ted were Chicago visitors Thursday.
Louis Knigge of Wheeling was calling on friends here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Jensen of Cary were calling on friends here Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Schaffer and daughter Mary were Barrington visitors Wednesday.
John Forbes and wife visited at Crystal Lake Friday and Saturday of last week.
R.R. Kimberly and James Barnes of Wauconda were pleasant callers in Zurich Tuesday.
Lipofsky Bros. & Goldberg have some great bargains in winter underwear and mittens.
Sam Lipofsky returned Tuesday, after a week’s visit with friends in Chicago and vicinity.
Ernst Potts and wife have moved in to the room upstairs in the Klepper house on the Lake Shore.
A.J. Raymond of Volo and Frank Roney of Wauconda attended the sale on the Briggs place Tuesday.
The ball game played here Sunday between the single and married men was won by the former by a score of 8 to 11.
Mrs. Wm. Prehm and sister, Mrs. Johnholtz, were called to Wheaton Wednesday as witnesses in the DuPage county circuit court.
The auction held here last Saturday in the old Mill building by Henry Seip was well attended. He sold over 400 pairs of boots and shoes and he has some good bargains left, which he has moved to his office, near the depot. He will be glad to meet his old customers that are in need of boots and shoes.
Married, at Joliet, by Rev. Gardner, Miss Emma Ficke to Edward Meyer of Cincinnati, O. Miss Ficke is a daughter of Mrs. Louise Ficke of this village and Mr. Meyer is a prominent young business man of Cincinnati, O., where they will make their future home after November 1. Thier Lake Zurich friends wish them a happy and prosperous married life.
CARPENTERSVILLE.
Dexter Brown of Cary was a visitor Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Caldwell of Elgin were visitors Sunday.
Miss Ella Matthews was at Silver Lake Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Warner of Nunda visited Mrs. Letitia Clark Saturday.
Attorney Clark McIntosh and wife of Barrington were here Saturday on business.
The Barthold family, who lately moved to Barrington, have moved here again, and are at home in the Rollins house on the north side.
Norman Tolvstad was given a party Friday afternoon in honor of her 4th birthday. He was the recipient of many gifts from his little friends.
Miss Clara Reidesel was tendered a kitchen shower by her friends Monday evening, preceding her marriage to Will Noonan, which occurred Wednesday evening of this week.
Miss Minnie Carter, formerly of this place, and Otto Maha, both of Algonquin, were united in marriage at the bride’s home, Wednesday, October 15, Rev. I.N. Arian of Huntley officiating.
QUENTIN’S CORNERS.
Wm. Schumacher has moved to Palatine.
H. L. Bockelman and son Will were in Chicago Friday.
Henry Meyer has rented the George Baker farm for a term of years.
Denison Huntington made a pleasant call at the Corners Monday on business.
At Chas. Meyer’s auction all stock, farming tools and grain sold at fairly good prices.
Chris Shumacher has sold his farm to Wm. Pepper for a consideration of $75 per acre.
George Baker will sell his farming property and will try Chicago for a change of luck.
Fred Feddeler of Lakes Corners is now assisting H. L. Bockelman in the cheese factory.
Reports have it that the wedding bells will song ring in this vicinity. It will be a double affair.
Died, on October 3rd, Mrs. Mary Schmidt, aged 83 years. Interment took place at Long Grove. She was an old and respected settler of this vicinity.
The electric road men are not dead, but still on deck and working. It seems that it is a very good route and lots of business could be had in this territory.
Wm. Quentin was at the county seat in Waukegan last week as a grand juror. The grand jury gave orders for a padded cell to be put in the jail for insane patients. They found all affairs in good order.