December 4, 1903


WAUCONDA.

A.D. Loomis, of McHenry, was a Wednesday caller.

Harry T. Fuller transacted business in the city Tuesday.

Orbon Hubbard, of Chicago, spent Thanksgiving at home.

Jos. and Hill Baseley, of Union, spent Thursday at home.

Several of our citizens transacted business at Libertyville Wednesday.

Frank Harrison, of Chicago, spent Sunday with his mother and sister.

Harry Graham, of Barrington, spent Sunday with his parents in our village.

Jos. Waelti went to Chicago, Thursday where he has secured employment.

Geo. E. Ford of Chicago, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J.L. Hobbs at present writing.

Mrs. Waelti and daughter Hilda, visited with relatives and friends at Elgin Wednesday and Thursday.

Will Shaw, of Woodstock, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Roberts and family the first of the week.

Miss Gertrude Coyle was most pleasantly surprised by a number of her young friends Monday evening. A most enjoyable evening is reported by all.

A serious accident befell little May Fuller Saturday. While playing on the ice, she fell and broke both the ulna and radius of her right arm. Dr. Hobbs set the broken bones, and the child is reported on the gain.

PALATINE.

Foot ball dance Saturday, Dec. 12th.

Albert Behling has rented the first flat of Charlie Seip’s house.

Mr. Weird’s horse dropped dead west of the village Tuesday.

Philip Matthei is moving into his new house in the subdivision.

Gilbert Shaddle was a guest of Miss Kean at Evanston last Sunday.

H.P.K. Bicknase has been sick all week and confined to the house.

Will Mosser has moved into Mrs. Storck’s house on Chicago avenue.

Henry F. Mundhenk died at his home in this place last Thursday morning after a brief illness.

Mrs. D. Schweitzer started for California last Monday, where she will spend the winter with her daughter.

Chas. Seip has moved into his place formerly occupied by him and, expects to open a saloon in a short time.

In the list of Republicans club officers last week we failed to insert the name of C.E. Julian, who was elected secretary.

Richard Taylor visited relatives in Lockport over Sunday. Miss Clara returned with him and reports a very enjoyable visit.

Miss Mary Hoffmeister has secured a teachers certificate in Cook County and also in Stephenson County. She says the examination in the latter county was harder and the required average is larger.

The foot ball team is arranging for a dance to be given in Battermann hall on Saturday evening Dec. 12th. They hope to make enough to clear themselves on expenses of the games here this fall.

LAKE ZURICH.

Very best of ice weather.

E. Bruce and John Stephens visited in Chicago Monday.

Geo. Eichman is now employed at W.C. Ritche’s home.

George Spunner of Barrington was transacting business here Saturday.

W.C. Bicknase was attending to business matters in Chicago Tuesday.

W.C. Ritche and family have taken possession of their new home on the lake front.

R.M. Lovett and family have returned to Chicago after a week’s visit in our village.

Watch for the fine stock of holiday goods to arrive soon at the store of Chas. Scholz & Co.

A number of people from this vicinity have attended the Fat Stock show at Chicago this week.

The Knickerbocker Ice company has completed the shipment of ice from their storage houses here and given their employees a vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tonnie, Misses Minnie Busching, Rose Scholz, Emma NOrtmeyer, Hannah Scholz and Messrs. Frank Scholz and Chas. Weiwitzer visited Chicago Monday evening to witness the opera “Old Heidelberg.”

CARPENTERSVILLE.

Harry Huber, on account of ill health, has moved to Elgin, having resigned his position at the Bolt Co’s works.

Fred Tuttle of Woodstock visited here last week.

Edward Lumm of Battle Creek, Mich., visited his sister, Mrs. Ray Harrison, lately.

Mrs. J. Lumm of Slocum’s Lake was here lately.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Harrison attended the wedding of a cousin at Batavia last week.

The annual supper and fair of the Woman’s Guild occurred yesterday.

Mrs. Margaret Matthews has been quite ill of an attack of pneumonia.

Ed Burney of Racine, Wis., was here lately to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. Susan Birney.

Henry Davis of Wauconda visited here Monday.

The M.E. society gave a supper and fair to a large crowd Wednesday evening.

BARRINGTON.

Miss Nellie Gray visited in Chicago Tuesday.

Mrs. B.H. Sodt visited her son F.B. Sodt, at Berwyn, Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Winter visited friends at Evanston this week.

Charles Church of Rogers, Iowa, is the guest of his brother, Delos Church.

Mr. and Mrs. P.D. Johnson of Nunda spent Thanksgiving at L.D. Castle.

Mrs. John Jahnke and daughter, Miss Emma, visited in Chicago Wednesday.

Mrs. Ira J. Chase of Peoria, Ill., will spend the winter months at the L.D. Castle home.

Mrs. Ralph Colby was in Chicago Tuesday purchasing fancy articles for the holiday trade.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Miller have given up their residence in Chicago and will make their home here.

Peter Jacobson, who has been confined to his home by illness the past ten days, improves slowly.

Mrs. Etta Mason, of Chicago is visiting her mother, Mrs. H. Wichman, and brothers Edward and August Wichman.

Charles Naggatz and bride have returned from their wedding trip and started housekeeping in the Meiner’s dwelling on Garfield avenue.

Miles T. Lamey and wife are at Monmoth, Iowa, where they went yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Philips, an aunt of Mr. Lamey.

D.F. Lamey was in Chicago this week selecting a stock of merchandise which he will open for public approval in the remodeled Sodt building, about Dec. 7.

Mr. and Mrs. William Howarth have issued elaborate invitations to attend the celebration of their golden wedding, Friday evening January 1, at eight o’clock.

Fred Brandt and bride of Fennimore, Wis., are enjoying a visit at the home of W.H. Brandt uncle of the groom. Mrs. Brandt was Miss Cora Marston, daughter of Thomas Marston one of the wealthy farmers in the vicinity of Fennimore. After their visit here and at Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Brandt will return to Wisconsin where they will make their future home on one of the finest and best stocked farms in that productive state.