March 6, 1903

PALATINE.

Mrs. Diekman and family have gone back to Woodstock to live.

Mrs. Christy, of Blue Island, visited with Mrs. M. Reynolds Wednesday.

The new blacksmith shop next to Rappolt’s saloon is nearly ready for use.

Henry Godknecht has gone to Walnut, Iowa, where he will work at his trade as tinsmith.

The Woodmen will give a dance for members, their families and lady friends in their hall this evening.

The body of Mrs. Van Horn’s brother was brought here from Elgin Wednesday and taken to Ivanhoe for burial the next day.

Taxes are not coming in very fast, but Collector Kublank expects to make a good record this year. Books will be closed next Tuesday.

Mrs. Richard Foreman will sell all the farming implements, crops and stock on her place, two miles northeast of Palartine, on Monday, March 16, 1903, at 10 o’clock. John Hirn, Auctioneer.

The Republicans will hold a party caucus in Knigges’ hall on Saturday, March 21, from 1 to 7 o’clock, for the purpose of nominating candidates for town offices.

Charles Griswold returned home from Cary Wednesday, where he had gone from Cary Wednesday, where he had gone to attend the funeral of his ister, and he has been confined to the house since his return.

A big crop of candidates for the office of town collector have sprung into the field, and among those we know of are Ira W. Frye, Christian Kublank, Paul Hildebrant and Conrad Wienecke.

The Missionary Society met with Mrs. M. Richmond Wednesday afternoon and a nice program was carried out. Eight ladies from Arlington Heights were in attendance.

Twenty freight cars were piled up at Mt. Prospect Wednesday morning owing to spreading of the rails while the train was speeding toward Chicago. The trains going and coming from Chicago were from one to two hours late in consequence.

The Court of Honor had a pleasant time last Saturday night in Woodmen hall when they initiated about twenty new members. The work was nicely done, and after the ceremonies a luncheon was served and a pleasant social evening was spent. Riverview Camp was represented by about ten of its members.

The village board met in regular session last Monday night. Five more of the gasoline arc lamps were ordered for lighting the streets, thus completing the system. Trustee Kuebler presented a skeleton ordinance to change the sidewalks from boards to tar walks. He cited various instances where surrounding villages had adopted these walks and were more than pleased with them. The subject was left to be taken up by the new board after election, if they see fit.

School Notes.
Messrs. Sawyer, Stroker, Beutler and Wildhagen, and Misses Hart and BIgggs were among our visitors the past week.
A large part of the apparatus for the new laboratory has been ordered and it is expected that the class in physiography will devote the remainder of the year in laboratory work.
On Monday, March 23, the primary room will be open for registration for all pupils who are of school age or will be during the ensuing three months and who have not previously entered school.
A set of Roosevelt’s complete works was ordered purchased for the school library by the Library club, and a committee was appointed to expend the remainder of the proceeds of the entertainment in suitable books for the library.

CARPENTERSVILLE.

Henry Baker has been ill.

Mrs. D.C. Bailey has been quite ill.

The Woman’s Guild met Friday evening.

Rose Royo has returned from Burington, Ill.

Will Desbrow has been sick for more than a week.

Hecker concert tonight at Congregational church.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Congdon and daughter Alta has been ill.

Mrs. Button has been caring for a sister at Waukegan who is ill.

Mrs. A. Dahlburn and Mrs. Fred Dahlburn were Chicago visitors Saturday.

Mrs. Edna Miller and Miss Mary Miller, of Barrington, were visitors Tuesday.

Mrs. Johnston, of Chicago, is spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. D. Bailey.

Mrs. Earl Calhoun and sons, Vernon and Deane, returned to their home at Ladd Thursday.
L.D. Wright died at his home in Dundee at 1 o’clock Tuesday morning of heart failure, aged about 70 years. He leaves to mourn his loss a widow and two children, Mr. Henry Kingsley, of Dundee, and L.D. Wright, Jr., of Carpentersville. The funeral was held from his late home Thursday.

WAUCONDA.

H.E. Maiman was a Barrington visitor last Saturday.

J.C. Price transacted business in the city this week.

Frank Barbian, of McHenry, was a caller in our village Wednesday.

Mr. A.C. Gray, of Rockford, was a business caller in our village last Friday.

A.L. Hendee, of Waukegan, was a pleasant caller in our village last Thursday.

Will Shaw went to Union, Ill., last Friday, where he intends to secure employment.

Arthur Powers went to Waukegan Monday, where he was summoned as juryman for the March term of court.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Pratt went to the city the first of the week, where they will spend a few days with relatives and friends.

J.J. Marshall, general manager of the Providence Savings Life Assurance Co., is soliciting insurance in our village this week.

Miss Ruth Smith returned to her home in our village Saturday after a few weeks’ visit with relatives and friends in Chicago.

Norman Granger, who has been working in a logging camp in Wisconsin for the past three months, returned to our village Monday.

The new order, “The Knights and Ladies of Red Cross,” was organized with over 100 members in the M.W. A. hall Thursday evening, March 5.

Rev. Tuttle, of Barrington, and Rev. Dr. Earngy, of Rockford, Ill., attended the conference meeting at the Wauconda M.E. church last Friday.

Messrs. M.W. Hughes, Putnam, M.H. Olcott, E.W. Brooks. C. Griswold and H. Golding went to Waukegan Monday to act as witnesses on the Walter Van Natta case.

Frank Ames, superintendent of the Wauconda mine in the Black Hills, S.D., and wife, who have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Pratt for the past week, went to Chicago Saturday, en route for their home at Lead, S.D.

A basket social was held under the auspices of the Modern Woodmen in their hall Tuesday evening. As the affair was for charity’s sake, the price of the baskets was limited to $1 to enable everyone to assist in this worthy cause. A short program was rendered, after which the baskets were sold, the receipts amounting to about $16.

A sock social for the benefit of the M.E. church will be given at the new home of Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Roberts next Thursday evening, March 12. A program will be rendered, after which refreshments will be served. No price of admission is named, but each person will be provided with a small sock in which to put his contribution which will entitle him to the program and supper. Everybody welcome.

Wednesday evening, Feb. 25, at 9 o’clock, occurred the marriage of Mr. George Jepson to Miss Edith Turnbull, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Turnbull, Rev. Lapham officiating. William Shaw was best man and Miss Lola Turnbull acted as bridesmaid. The ceremony was witnessed by the immediate relatives and a few friends. After the ceremony a fine supper was served. The happy couple will soon leave for a trip to the groom’s home in Vermont, after which they will return to our village and reside with the bride’s parents on the Wm.Clough farm. We wish them a happy and prosperous voyage through life.

LANGENHEIM.

Mrs. Peckham is on the sick list.

Elmer Peckham is on the sick list.

Miss Emma Langenheim is visiting friends here.

Miss Grace Miller, of Chicago, has returned home after a few days’ visit with her cousin, Miss Winnie Smith.

B. Lageschulte was a Chicago visitor Monday.

Aug Meyer moved on the R. Frick farm Monday.

E. W. Riley made a business trip to Chicago Monday.

Matt L. Riley, of Chicago, visited at E.W. Riley’s this week.

Mrs. Rudolph Ringmeyer visited with C. Kraus this week.

Joseph Doyle has recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia.

Christ Schumacher has moved from the Kimberly farm to the Louis Langenheim farm.

Elmer Peckham entertained his cousin, Edward Devens, of Milton Junction, this week.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Kraus and Mrs. Rudolph Ringmeyer visited with August Meyer Monday evening.

Misses Florence McGraw, Julia Wieumuth and Emma Langenheim visited with Nellie Riley Monday.

David Stuart, who visited with James McGraw the past week, returned to his home in Elgin Monday.

Mrs. Otto Zimmerman returned home Sunday after a few days’ visit with her mother, Mrs. Podd, at Algonquin.

LAKE ZURICH.

Frank Courtney is now employed by Spunner Bros.

Henry Seip transacted business in Barrington Wednesday.

Willie Garland, of Waukegan, was a Zurich caller Wednesday.

Charles Sholts is now opened for business at the old Seip stand.

Miss Julia Courtney visited Zurich friends Monday and Tuesday.

Roy Seymore and Homer Fisher, of Volo, were in Zurich Tuesday.

William Bicknase and Henry Branding were Chicago visitors Monday.

Charles Fettler, of Diamond Lake, visited with Zurich friends Tuesday.

C.W. Kohl and Emil Frank attended the sale at Barrington Wednesday.

Charles Steffins and Ernest Pott were visitors at Waukegan Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klepper visited at the home of Henry Baker, at Quinters Corners, Tuesday.

A pleasant surprise was held at the home of Herman Heifer on Tuesday evening, it being his 34th birthday. Everybody reports a good time.

Fred Lohman, while helping Wm. Gerke to saw wood, got his leg caught in one of the belts and broke it. Dr. Clausius, of Palatine, is in attendance.

Henry Golding, of Wauconda, on his way home from Waukegan, where he was a witness before the grand jury in the Van Natta case, called on Zurich friends Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weineke and family, of Butterfield, Minn., are visiting relatives here. Mr. Weineke is a former Zurich boy and is a brother-in-law of C.W. Kohl and Henry Hilman of this place.

A very pretty surprise party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shaffer on Monday evening in honor of Phillie’s ninth birthday. The surprise was planned by 30 of his schoolmates, including his teacher, Miss Friend. The program for the evening consisted of music and games of various kinds, after which a nice lunch was served, and the children departed for their homes with a good opinion of Phillie as an entertainer and wishing him many returns.