November 6, 1903
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PALATINE.
Grinnell Concert Company at M.E. church Tuesday night.
Emil Dahms, of Chicago, visited relatives here over Sunday.
The Athletic club hold their annual election and banquet to-night.
Mr. Devoe has moved from the Gueske house into the brick block.
A number of Odd Fellows attended lodge at Barrington Thursday night.
Misses Millie and Annie Kunz visited friends in Arlington Heights Monday.
Mr. Ball, of the Northern Illinois Traction Co., was in town on business Tuesday.
Ray Fox and wife drove from Irving Park Saturday to visit relatives here Sunday.
Hollowe’en was quiet in Palatine as extra police kept a strict tab on mischief makers.
The Ladies’ Aid society will hold their biennial bazaar in the Methodist church on Dec. 3d and 4th.
Mrs. D.J. Holmes gave a party at his home last Saturday evening in honor of Miss Agnes Danielsen.
The Mannerchor are rehearsing for an entertainment which they are to give at Long Grove in a few weeks.
E.F. Schenning has gone into business at Lake Zurich, and moved his household goods from here last Tuesday.
A number of members of the Relief Corps went to Wauconda Thursday to meet with the Corps there. They had a splendid time.
Mrs. Solon Johnson is very ill with pneumonia at the home of R.M. Putnam. Her daughter May and a trained nurse are caring for her.
Mrs. Stroker has a new line of all kinds of bakery goods, having changed firms for her supplies. Call and see the excellent goods she is now selling.
Miss Ella Langhorst of Palatine and Mr. W.G. Meyer were married at the home of the groom’s parents in Arlington Heights last Sunday afternoon.
W.C. Williams, who sold his printing establishment here to H.C. Paddock a few years ago and started an office at Jefferson Park, has sold out owing to imparied health.
For Sale - A good stock farm, by John Biggs, Paris, MOnroe Co., Mo., 130 acres, price $45 per acre. Good buildings, plenty of fruit trees, and a few acres of timber on east side of farm. Mrs. Flora I. Biggs, Palatine.
The first of the five entertainments will be given by the Grinnell Concert company in the Methodist church next Tuesday evening. This company comes highly spoken of by the press. Tickets are going fast and it now looks as though the series were to be well attended. Tickets now on sale.
The Oak Park Concert company was greeted by a large audience at the Methodist church last Friday night. The company is a church choir under the direction of Mr. George C. Spelman. The choir is composed of young people and they presented a good program. Mr. Spelman made a decidedly favorable impression with his rich baritone singing. He has an exceptionally good voice and is well trained. He sang several difficult selections in a pleasing manner and graciously responded to hearty encores. Mrs. Ray Wilson added much to the program with two readings and encores. The concert ended with a chorus by the company, “The Last Chord,” which was well rendered.
WAUCONDA.
Mrs. Harrison returned home Monday after a week’s visit with relatives at Woodstock.
Mrs. Grosvenor, of Oak Park, spent Saturday with relatives and friends in our village and vicinity.
Tracey Baseley went to Waukegan Monday, where he has secured employment in the starch works.
The frame work of the Catholic parsonage is now up, and present indications point to a completed residence in about three weeks.
The ladies of the Baptist church will hold a chicken pie sociable in the Woodman hall. Saturday evening, Nov. 1. Supper will be served from six to nine. A program will be rendered. Everyone welcome.
The King’s Daughters gave a dime social in the M.W.A. hall last Saturday evening. A fine program was rendered, after which supper was served to about 135 guests, the net proceeds being about $11.
G.C. Roberts went to Chicago Wednesday to complete his optical course. This will require about three weeks and then he will be a full-fledged optician and ready to attend to the wants of all those afflicted with failing eyesight.
Our village is now without a meat market, owing to the closing of the shop by W.W. Welch, who has accepted a position in a market at Barrington. While this will leave us without meat for a time, we do not think that it will be long before another butcher opens a shop for us.
Tuesday afternoon, at 2:30 o’clock, Mr. Arthur Powers, of Wauconda, and Miss Avis Cooke, also of this place, were united in marriage by Rev. A.J. Whipple, at the M.E. parsonage, at Waukegan, John P. Blanck acting as best man and Miss Della Hammond taking the part of bridesmaid. The young couple remained in Waukegan Tuesday and went to Chicago Wednesday. On Thursday they returned to our village and in the evening a reception was given them at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cooke. We join their many friends in wishing them a happy and prosperous journey through life.
LAKE ZURICH.
Hy Seip transacted business at Barrington Monday.
Henry Seip received a car of middlings Monday.
Mrs. David Laufher visited at Barrington Tuesday.
The asphalt cross walks in our burg are now complete.
Chas. Scholtz transacted business in Chicago Wednesday.
Mr. Herman Wesdenhaefer visited at William Lohman’s Sunday.
Frank Roney, our local stock buyer, shipped a car of hogs Monday.
Arthur Briggs has been busy the past week selling quarters of beef.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McNurny of Huntley visited at Miss Anna Meyers’ the past week.
Our village marshal, Boehm, is busy nursing an injured leg which secured this week.
The olden times party celebrated at Miss Annie Meyers Friday Eve. was well attended, and all report an enjoyable time.
E.Schenning is now open for business at the corner, where he will be pleased to meet his old time friends and many new.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Boyer visited at Joliet Sunday. While there Mrs. Boyer took sick and was threatened with typhoid, but is recovering.
Mr. Bert Seip and Chas. Bartlet had a narrow escape Monday from being drowned, while after a load of water. They drove in the lake too far, and the damp boards floated away with the barrel, so they swam to shore.
The birthday party Saturday evening given in honor of Miss Emma Nortmeyer, at William Lohman’s hall was well attended, dancing and refreshments being severed. All wandered home after spending an enjoyable evening.
CARPENTERSVILLE.
Miss Ina Taylor commenced work last week in the milk condensing factory.
Mrs. Ray Harrison has been quite ill. Her mother, Mrs. Lumm, of Slocum’s Lake, has been here.
Miss Josie Gullickson, formerly of this place, now of Stoughton, Wis., is a visitor.
Dolph Olesoth and wife, of St. Charles, were recent visitors.
The regular Home Missionary meeting of the Guild will occur next week Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Maggie Matthews was at Huntley this week.
A Jr. C.E. Society was instituted here at the Congregational church Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith of Elgin visited at Chas. Miller’s Sunday.
Henry Unsvin, wife and daughter, Flossie, returned from their trip over the water Saturday evening.
Rev. G.B. McCullom of Dundee will preach at the Congregational church here morning and evening next Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilbern attended the funeral of Mrs. J. Shales, aged 90, at Huntley Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Baldwin of Wauconda were visitors.
BARRINGTON.
B.T. Cling and son Archibald spent Friday in Chicago.
John Schwemm and family are at Schaumburg for a week.
Miss Bertha Jahnke, of Elgin, visited with relatives here Sunday.
Charles Flint of Chicago visited with Mrs. James Sizer Wednesday.
L.H. Bennett was at Waukegan Monday, looking after legal matters.
Mrs. B.L. Cling and son John visited with relatives in Chicago Sunday.
Miss Katherine Gaskin, of Chicago, spent Sunday at the home of Miss Lamey.
Mrs. Albert Suhler and son Gordon, of Quincy, Ill., are visiting relatives here.
Miss Gladys LInes of Chicago spent Friday and Saturday with Miss Lydia Sodt.
Julius Heim left to-day for Erie, Pa., where he will make his home in the future.
Miss Anna Cummings, of Chicago, was the guest of the Dolan family Sunday.
Miss Amy Olcott is at present employed as stenographer in a Chicago law office.
Fred Meister has been at Waukegan this week serving on jury in the circuit court.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Crouse, of Chicago, are spending the week with Barrington relatives.
Miss Amanda Freeman of Palatine is taking a course of dressmaking with Miss Anna Bauman.
Dr. Alonzo Sheffner, of Northwestern Nebraska, was calling on old friend sin this village Tuesday.
Otto Schroeder, of Chicago, visited here Sunday with this brother, Arthur Schroeder of the Telephone Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gibson, of Medford, Wis., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Spunner, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Locks, nee Ida Jacobs, of Marseilles, spent a part of the week here visiting her mother, Mrs. Frank Kalaber.
Miss Mary Ernst has returned from Elgin to her home here to occupy the position of day operator in the Chicago Telephone Company’s office.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stroker of Palatine, and their sons, tow of which are baby twins, were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hager last Sunday afternoon.
N.B. Duers returned Wednesday from the camp of the Wauconda mine near Deadwood, S.D., and reports everything as prosperous with the Wauconda. He has worked there continuously. - Wauconda Leader.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Willmarth of Chicago were here Wednesday. Mr. Willmarth was married to his present wife at St. Louis some two weeks ago. They will in the near future make their home in this village.