November 20, 1903
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PALATINE.
Football Saturday.
C.D. Taylor shipped about six hundred squabs from this place last Tuesday.
Mrs. G.H. Arps has been acting as station agent in the sbacne of her husband.
I.M. Kuebler was home a couple of days this week getting ready for cold weather.
Remember the Ladies’ Aid society bazaar in the Methodist church December 3 and 4.
Monday was visiting day for all the teachers of the public schools except the high school instructors.
Township Sunday School convention in the Methodist church Saturday night. Everybody invited.
Mrs. Warren Taylor of Chicago has been here over a week assisting in the care of her mother, who has been seriously ill.
The amusement committee of the Athletic club is arranging an evening’s pleasure for Thanksgiving Eve in the club rooms.
A private road for Henry Wildhagen and Mr. Meyer will be laid out in Plum Grove. This will make the trip to Palatine two miles shorter for Henry.
G.H. Arps went to Springfield Tuesday to attend the Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. as representative of Palatine Lodge No. 708.
Mrs. Lyman Peck has been seriously ill the past two weeks, but is now improving. Mrs. Warren Taylor and Mrs Wm. Nason have been caring for her.
All of Mr. Boyles’ horses were sold at auction in the stock yards Monday. Capt. Cobert sold for $600 and Colbert for $1,700, while the colts sold from $200 to $500 each.
We understand that Charlie Dean contemplates renting the Oliver farm and keeping a string of fast horses. Charlie is one of the best drivers in the country and is a good judge of horses. He would doubtless make a success of such an undertaking.
There will be two games of football on Nason’s field Thanksgiving day. In the morning Palatine will meet the Mortons of Chicago, one of the strongest teams in the city. In the afternoon the HIgh School team will play the Victors of Chicago.
The Palatine Township Sunday schools will hold a convention in the Methodist church next Saturday night at 7:45 o’clock. Every Sunday school in the township is expected to be present, and all are welcome. There will be good speaking and singing. E.A. Fox, state secretary of the Kentucky Sunday School association, will deliver an address.
The Northwestern university academy team came out to play the Palatine High School team on Nason’s field Saturday. They had arranged a game with the second team of the academy, but found that they were to play the first team. Although averaging about twice the high school boys’ weight they were given a game, and only succeeded in making 23 points against the high school team. They boys made a splendid showing against heavy odds.
WAUCONDA.
C.L. Pratt transacted business in Chicago Monday.
Harry Graham of Barrington spent Sunday with his parents.
Miss Emma Welsh is reported seriously ill at present writing.
Mrs. M.A. Price visited with relatives in Chicago the first of the week.
Born-Tuesday, November 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Steinsteffer, a son.
H.T Fuller and R.R. Kimberly transacted business in Chicago on Wednesday.
Harry Green and family of Chicago spent Sunday with his parents in our village Sunday.
About fifteen of our people left for South Dakota this week, where they will take up land claims.
Mrs. Wm. Baseley is spending the week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.A. North, at Wheaton.
L.A. Jones returned from Clinton, Ill., Saturday, where he was called by the serious illness of his mother.
J.S. Haas returned from Mudlavia, Ind., last Thursday, where he has been taking treatment, He left Monday for a brief visit with relatives at Dubuque, Iowa. He hopes to return shortly completely restored in health.
The Lakeside hotel is now vacant owing to the removal of G.W. Pratt and family to the house recently vacated by Will Harris. Rumor has it that Dennis Murphy of Highland Park, who purchased the Lakeside, will erect a three-story brick hotel on the present site in the spring.
A chicken pie supper was given by the King’s Daughters in the M.W.A. hall Saturday evening. A fine program was rendered the feature of which was a debate: “Resolved, That the mental power of woman is equal to that of man.” The Misses Maggie Duers and Grace Fuller did the honors for the affirmative, while Masters Floyd Carr and Earl Roberts officiated for the negative. The school people handled the subject so ably and well as to make the discussion interesting as well as highly amusing. The judges’ decision was in favor of the negative side. On the whole, the evening was a decided success.
CARPENTERSVILLE.
Miss Josie Gullickson is spending a week at Geneva.
Hosea Smith has returned from Los Angeles, Ca.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodd of Algonquin were here Sunday.
Mrs. Andrew Oleson of Geneva and her son, Arthur, were visitors here Sunday.
The Woman’s Guild held its meeting at the residence of Mrs. Fred Dahlbum Wednesday.
H.T. Abbott and Miss Netta Lomabrd of Barrington and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Miller were guests at the home of Robert Moon Sunday.
Dundee Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 190 gave a reception in honor of the initiation of its 100th member - Asbury Smith - Wednesday evening.
The fair and supper of the Woman’s Guild will occur December 3 instead of December 4 as announced last week. Supper from 5:30 on until all have been served.
Mrs. Sarah Williams accidentally set fire to her clothing Saturday afternoon about 5 o’clock and died at 11 from the effects of the burns. Mrs. Williams was aged 89 years. The funeral was held Sunday.
LAKE ZURICH.
Tuesday the thermometer registered 10 degrees above zero.
A coal strike is threatened. Get your winter’s supply.
Charles H. Seip called on friends in this vicinity Monday.
E.G. Scheider transacted business at Barrington Wednesday.
Charles Kohl and Charles Scholz visited Chicago Wednesday.
The local telephone men are busy in this vicinity repairing the line.
Misses Emma and Edith Seip of Chicago visited their parents Sunday.
E.S. Bruce is making repairs on his ice house getting ready for the new crop.
Miss Hannah Scholz attended the teachers’ meeting at Wauconda Saturday.
Rev. Mr. Kraft of Chicago delivered a sermon at the church on Tuesday evening.
The lake having frozen out forty feet from shore, it looks like an early ice crop.
E.A. Ficke has leased his house at the lake front for a term of years to Wm. Ritchie of Chicago.
Charles Klepper, having rented the upper floors of his house on Lake avenue to E.C. Snyder, it looks as though the young man intends housekeeping.
BARRINGTON.
Miss Lizze Grether is on the sick list.
Mrs. Wm. Frazer is suffering from rheumatism.
Miss Amelia Krueger was a Chicago visitor Wednesday.
Ralph Colby began work Monday as clerk in Meyer’s store.
E.L. Wilmer of the “Dolan Special” is enjoying a day-off.
Mr. and Mrs. John Naggatz attended a wedding at Woodstock Wednesday.
Mrs. Dr. D.H. Richardson and Miss Jennie Landwer spent Sunday in Chicago.
M.C. McIntosh, who has been in Minnesota on business, returned home Tuesday.
Miss Grace Young spent Saturday and Sunday here with her father, Wm. Young.
Matthew Richmond and family of Palatine spent Sunday at the Heise home.
Frank and John Wolf of Chicago spent Sunday with their brother, Fred Wolf.
George Farnsworth of Chicago spent Thursday with his grandmother, Mrs. Regan.
Richard Dalton of Wilmette was here Saturday in the interest of the Dalton Excavator company.
Miss Liilan Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Smith, who has been quite ill, is improving.
Miss Ethel Wilmer, who has been on the sick list the past week, is slowly improving.
Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Donnelly of Grosse, Neb., are spending several weeks here with Mrs. Donnelly’s mother, Mrs. Mary Regan.
Miss Robie Brockway, H.K. Brockway and family visited Sunday in Waukegan at the home of their brother, Lewis Brockway.,
Miss Hattie Dunklee of De Smet, S.D., is visiting her sister, Miss M. Dunklee. She expects to spend most of the winter in Barrington and vicinity.
Edward Magee and I.B. Fox attended the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Illinois I.O.O.F. at Springfield this week, representing Barrington Lodge No. 856.