November 7, 1902
LAKE ZURICH.
E.S. Bruce was a Joliet visitor last Tuesday.
George Klepper was a Long Grove visitor Thursday.
Wm. Hogan of Chicago spent Sunday with Zurich friends.
Wm. McDowell of Lakes Corners was here the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Goldberg were Barrington visitors Thursday.
John Zimmer, sr., of Long Grove was a pleasant caller here Monday.
Wm. Bicknase and Henry Branding were visitors at the county seat Thursday.
John Cnmee of Chicago was here looking after his farm interests Wednesday.
Ray Kimberly and August Fisher of Wauconda were pleasant visitors here Tuesday.
Take a case of Prima, a fine table beer, for family use, at the Exchange, on the corner.
Aug. Wickman of Dundee has the contract for building the foundation of David Loefner’s house.
T.W. Dailey of River Bend and Miss Mate Hayes of Chicago were pleasant callers in Zurich, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Koffen attended the funeral of the Schutt boys, who were killed by the milk train Saturday night at Algonquin.
John Scholz, James Givens, Charles Norberg and Marsh Underwood have resigned their positions at the Consumers ice plant, and left Wednesday evening for Northern Michigan, where they intend to work in the woods this winter.
The Quaker Concert Co. that is billed here for this week in village hall is an advertising medicine company and have a nice clean show. They give their big show this evening, in which they will introduce a change of program. Admission 10 cents.
Chas. Olson of Cary arrived Sunday. He started in to celebrate and was having fine success until he came in contact with Marshal Prehm, who thought he was getting too loud and placed him in the cooler. Monday he was released and given a warning to leave town.
The election held here Tuesday was an unusually quiet one. A very light vote was cast, the only interest that was taken for county treasurer, there being 148 votes cast, Seip receiving 95 and Price 53. Henry says he is satisfied and that it shows he stands pretty well at home.
Hallow’een was celebrated here in a quiet manner, with the exception of a few low tricks that was played on parties who don’t seem to know that the pranks of Hallow’een are to be harmless jokes instead of destroying property. Marshal Prehm happens to be somewhat of a detective and he called on a few of the boys the next day and had the fix up the damage, with a warning to be more careful in the future when they go out to celebrate.
WAUCONDA.
Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Carr were Chicago visitors Monday.
John Welsh was a Des Plaines and Chicago visitor last Saturday and Sunday.
Fred Wynkoop of Woodstock spent Sunday with his parents in our village.
Miss Mamie Maiman visited with relatives and friends at Des Plaines Saturday and Sunday.
Henry Herbes of Chicago spent the first of the week with Mr. and Mrs. H. Maiman and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wicke of Des Plaines were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maiman Wednesday and Thursday.
The proposed electric line from Chicago, which is to run on Main street in our village, was granted a franchise by the village board Monday evening.
Frank Murray and Howard O’Neil of Chicago are spending the week with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Murray. Frank, who has been working in Chicago for the past year, comes home preparatory to starting out for school at Dixon, Ill.
G.W. Pratt and family are moving into the Lakeside hotel again this week, which they vacated about two years ago, H.C. Schendorf renting it for a term of three years. Mr. Pratt will conduct it on the same lines as heretofore and we hope to see him prosper.
Messrs. Arthur Cooke and James Murray attended a meeting of the village board at Des Plaines last Friday, where the subject of the new proposed electric line was discussed.
Another burglary is reported in our village as having occurred last Sunday evening, W.A. Putnam & Son’s hardware store being robbed and 3 razors, 4 or 5 knives, 22-calibre rifle and a large amount of ammunition was taken. In all, about $30 worth of goods was pilfered.
The election Tuesday did not prove as exciting as had been predicted, only 190 votes being cast out of a registration of 314. There were only 77 straight ballots cast, 65 republican and 12 democrats. Of the men of whom we were mostly interested, the vote was as follows: L.C. Price 133, Henry Seip 36, A.K. Stearns 211, G.R. Lyon 150, E.D. Shartleff 100 ½, Geo. A. Mawman 33. There were so many scratched tickets that the board did not conclude work until 8 o’clock.
Farewell Reception.
The citizens of Wauconda gathered in the Odd Fellows hall, Wednesday evening, November 5th, and tendered Rev. C.D. Mayhew of Barrington, a farewell reception. Rev. Mayhew has supplied the pulpit of the Baptist church here during the past summer, holding service Sunday afternoons, and has made many friends among our people, all of whom regret his departure and loss of his services.
CARPENTERSVILLE.
Gilmore Eddy of Woodstock was a visitor Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Henry and children spent several days at Algonquin.
The Woman’s Guild met Friday at the home of Mrs. E.J. Smith, to sew.
Eugene Rollins has been elected organist at the Congregational church.
Rev. W.H. Fuller, of the Baptist church, was unable to preach Sunday evening.
Mrs. D. Bailey will spend several days in Chicago with her mother, Mrs. Alfred Johnson.
Mrs. Kate Runyan recently spent several days at Wauconda, the guest of Mrs. Kate Gilbert.
Mr. Johnson of Batavia occupied the pulpit of the Congregational church Sunday evening.
The Rebecca lodge held a very interesting and, financially speaking, a profitable bazaar here last week.
Chas. Harvey, who has secured the position of superintendent in a milk condensing factory at monroe, Wis., removed his family and household effects there this week. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey will be much missed in society and church circles.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell gave them a farewell reception on Friday evening at the church parlors. The worthy couple was presented with a handsome parlor clock and a dinner set, with the best wishes of all present. Refreshments were served and a good time had by all.