September 11, 1903
PALATINE.
Woodmen meeting tonight.
Reunion Wednesday and Thursday.
For Sale - A good parlor organ for $20. Inquire of A.G. Smith.
Mat Richmond and family returned from Macatawa Park last week.
Mr. Johnson, of Park Ridge, was in town Sunday to figure on new walks.
Miss Mattie Hodgkins is teaching in the Arlington Heights public school.
Miss Lillian Filbert teaches the Mt. Prospect school the coming year, commencing next Monday.
For Sale - A good lot in the Barrington cemetery. Apply to W.H. Babcock, Palatine, Ill.
Miss Ruby Adams, formerly assistant principal in our high school, is living here at present.
A little daughter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Keyes last Saturday, Sept. 5, 1903.
Mr. Friedburg went to the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago this week to have an operation performed.
Hutchins Hart and wife returned from Indianapolis last Tuesday, where they had been visiting relatives.
George Gieske was kicked in the face by one of Boyle’s horses last week and narrowly escaped a serious wound.
Mr. and Mrs. Sears, of Barrington, and Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Smyser, of Des Plaines, visited relatives here Sunday.
Frank Bicknase took the Elgin-Aurora electric line trip from Chicago Tuesday and says it is fast enough for anyone.
Miss Clara Taylor has been teaching the primary room of the public school this week owing to the illness of Miss Emily Snider.
Rev. D.J. Holmes will probably return to the Methodist church as its pastor the coming year, as the board has voted to retain him for another year.
Mrs. Green and family, who have been visiting her father, Julios Lineolm and family, returned to their home in Grand Rapids, Mich., last Thursday.
We forget to mention the return of Miss Selma Torgler from her eastern trip last week. She visited the large cities from Detroit to Niagara Falls and Canada. She came home feeling much refreshed and pleased with her trip.
Henry Heise and Sim snider took a lake trip to Mackinac Island Saturday, returning Monday. They had fine weather and enjoyable and interesting trip.
Misses Lillian and Addie Filbert returned home from New York this week, where they have enjoyed two weeks of sight seeing and visiting their brother, Will.
Mrs. Addelson has started a hat trimming establishment in the Richardson building at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Friedburg. Hats trimmed at reasonable prices.
George Mosser, of Spokane Wash., arrived here Tuesday on a visit with his brothers. George is division passenger and freight agent for the Great Northern railway with headquarters at Spokane.
John Williams returned Wednesday from northern Wisconsin, where he has been enjoying his vacation with a party of friends. They explored considerable of the territory and had a very enjoyable time of it.
Bert Sutherland and Will Ahlgrim returned from the Michigan pineries last Sunday, where they had been two weeks with Jesse Vele, who is living there for his health. They greatly enjoyed the healthful climate, the game dinners and the trout fishing.
WAUCONDA.
Dr. J.L. Hobbs transacted business at Barrington Wednesday.
J. Golding transacted business at Waukegan the first of the week.
Rev. W.H. Pierce, of Chicago, is spending the week in our village.
Harry Hill, of Waukegan, spent Sunday with relatives and friends in our village.
Mrs. H. Maiman left for Lens, Ill., Tuesday, to care for her mother, who is seriously ill.
Mrs. Deudon, of Elgin, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haas and family at present writing.
Mrs. GHeorge Ponsott, of Elgin, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Waelti and family, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Spencer returned Monday from their trip to England. They report a very fine trip and time well spent.
In a base ball game, at the Point, last Sunday, the local team defeated a team picked from Chicago Sundayers in our village by a score of 16 to 8.
Schools opened Monday and the same teachers as last year, viz., can now be found at their posts: Primary department, Miss Ethel Duers; intermediate department, Miss Estella Grace; advanced department, L.K. Fuller. Altogether, there are about 100 pupils enrolled, and we look for a prosperous school year.
The Wauconda Township Sunday school convention will be held in Wauconda next Sunday, Sept. 13. Forenoon session will be held in the Baptist church at 10 o’clock. Afternoon session in the Methodist church at 2 o’clock. Interesting speakers from around the county are expected to be present. All are cordially invited.
We are pleased to say that three of our young teachers have secured schools for the coming year. Miss Katie Freund started teaching last Monday at the Lily Lake school; Miss Gertrude Coyle has been wisely employed to take charge of the Mullen school, while Miss Agnes Geary will teach at the Gould school. All are bright young ladies and we feel sure that they will give good satisfaction at their respective places.
WHEREAS, Good, in His all-wise Providence, has seen fit to remove from our midst, Sister Grace Ham, Be it
RESOLVED, That, by her death, we have lost a faithful friend and an earnest worker, one who was ever ready to answer at duty’s call, and be it further
RESOLVED, That the members of the W.R.C., No. 38, Wauconda, Ill., extend to the bereaved family and friends their heartfelt sympathy in this, their hour of affliction.
MRS. JULIA PLATT, MRS. ALICE BASELY, MRS. EDITH JEPSON, Committee.
LAKE ZURICH.
Gustave Feidler transacted business in Chicago Monday.
Charles Sholtz transacted business in Chicago Tuesday.
J.H. Forbes and Otto Frank drive to Plum Grove Monday.
Mrs. H.P. Behan, of Nunda, visited friends here this week.
Herman Arndt, of Dundee, transacted business here Monday.
Mrs. William Prehm and children are visiting relatives in Joliet this week.
Mrs. William Sank returned home Monday after a visit with relatives in Chicago.
Mrs. E. S. Bruce and son Harland attended the Will County Fair at Joliet last week.
R.R. Kimberly and Marsh Weston, of Wauconda, transacted business here Thursday.
Emil Frank wears a broad smile over the arrival of a 10-pound boy Tuesday morning, Sept. 9.
The Americans of Lake Zurich won the championship in the base ball contest of Lake county at the fair last week, winning from the crack West Ends of Waukegan on Thursday by a score of 4 to 3, and on Friday the game that was to be played in the morning with the Independents was forfeited to the “Ams” on account of the Independents not showing up, and in the afternoon they played the Wuacondas and won by a score of 5 to 11 in favor of Americans, giving first money to Americans and second money to Waucondas.
The village board is having a tool shed built on the lot adjoining the engine house on Paine street.
The village board held their regular monthly meeting MOnday and transacted the usual business.
Mrs. Gustave Feidler is reported as getting along nicely after undergoing an operation for appendicitis.
Henry Shaffer, Otto Holland and Chalres Norbing attended the ball games at Des Plaines Sunday last.
The Ameriscans went down to Des Plaines last Sunday and defeated the Des Plaines Reds by score of 9 to 4.
BARRINGTON.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walterscheid visited in Chicago Monday.
L.H. Bennett attended to legal business in Waukegan Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sizer spent Sunday with Mrs. James Sizer.
Ben A. Beinlach is teaching the school at Orland, Cook county.
Mrs. J.B. Sprouse, of Nunda, is visiting at the home of her father.
Edward Wichman and Edward Ernst visited in Milwaukee Sunday and Monday.
Joseph Allbright, of Michigan City, Ind., visited friends here Sunday.
William Spunner came home from Milwaukee for a few days this week.
Misses Esther and Rhoda Wiseman are visiting friends here this week.
Mrs. D.F. Lamey gave a dinner party for Chicago friends Saturday evening.
Miss Helen Waller of Chicago was the guest of Miss Cora Jahnke Saturday and Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Harry Olcott and child, of Chicago, visited Barrington relatives Sunday.
Hobart Carey has accepted employment at the Wells-Baker Car Works, Michigan City, Ind.
Mrs. Arthur Weichelt is entertaining her sister, Mrs. Lewis Walker, and son, of Chicago.
Mrs. John Schwemm and son Earl returned Friday night from a visit in Arlington Heights.
Rev. Henry Meyer and wife are spending three weeks at the home of their son in Mayfair.
Mrs. P. A. Starck and daughter, of Chicago, was the guest of Miss Margaret Lamey Thursday.
Ben Naedling has gone to Chicago to work and Manford Bennett has taken his place in Schaefer’s market.
George Spunner and family and Miss Amelia Krueger returned Saturday from a three weeks’ visit near Dixon and Rockford.
Miss Hahn, of Freeport, will teach again this year at the Donlea school, and Miss May Daily, of Wauconda, at the Pomeroy school.
Miss Margaret Lamey entertained over Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. John Slack, Mrs. William Slack, Misses Anna Collins and Julia Lamey, of Chicago.