December 25, 1903
LAKE ZURICH.
Mrs. Davidson is home for the holidays.
Henry Gabelman of Plainfield is visiting here.
Mrs. David Laufner visited in Chicago Tuesday.
W.C. Ritchie received his household goods this week.
All holiday goods one-half price at Charles Scholz’s.
Frank Roney shipped three carloads of cattle this week.
Miss Anna Scholz has returned from her school duties at DeKalb.
Miss Edith Seip, after a short visit at home, has returned to Chicago.
Miss May Daily teacher in the Pomeroy district, called on friends here Friday.
Mrs. Fred Schutt was called to Dundee owing to the death of her mother which occurred Monday morning.
Owing to the large orders for ice the Bruce Ice company is unable to secure cars for their shipments. The shipping capacity is 50 cars daily.
Mr. Shenning, an employee of the Knickerbocker Ice company, was injured by a cake of ice falling upon his leg Tuesday. No bones were broken but the inquiry proved quite painful.
WAUCONDA.
Merry Christmas.
Miss Lort Harrison is visiting in the city at present writing.
Peter Nimsgearn left Tuesday for a visit with relatives in Indiana.
Frank Murray, of Chicago, is spending his Christmas vacation at home.
Mr Roberts reports the optical business flourishing and all prospects of it continuing so.
Chester Golding and Elmer Duers, who are enrolled as students at Beloit Wis., are spending their Christmas vacation at home.
The two bazaar’s held under the auspices of the Ladies Aid society in the M.E. Church parlor, and the King’s Daughters at the home of Miss Eloise Jenks, were both great successes, the receipts at the latter being about $90. At the former, a debate was the order of teh last evening. Earl A. Roberts and Floyd C. Carr on the affirmative and Frank Glynch and Hazel Duers, representing the negative, debated the following question: - “Resolved that the press is greater than the pulpit.” After a very interesting session the victory rested with the negative speakers by three points.
PALATINE.
Mr. Wheeler of Elk Grove was in town Monday to make surveys for private parties.
Have you bought a cook book? Leave orders with A.G. Smith or Mrs. J.A. Burlingame.
Dr. Clausius wishes to announce that he has opened an office in his residence. Hereafter he will hold office hours evenings and Sunday at his residence.
Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Julian and Mr. and Mrs. H. Hart will spend Christmas in Indianapolis. Mr. Hart goes from there to Virginia to purchase peanuts for his Chicago firm.
Mr. J.I. Sears, assisted by Mrs. J. I Sears and Mr. W.N. Sears, will give his annual recital at the M.E. church on Tuesday evening December 28, at 8 o’clock. Admission free.
John Piepenbrink of Crete, Ill., has purchased H.A. Abelmann’s interest in the firms of Battermann, Abelmann’s & Ost. The new firm name will be shortened to H.F. Batterman & Co.
The Wednesday morning mail was badly dilapidated on account of the carelessness of the railway mail clerk. Many Christmas presents were ruined and Chicago morning papers destroyed, only one copy of the many being fit for delivery.
Palatine Camp 6395. M.W.A. elected the following officer last Saturday night: Charles W. Lytle, V.C.; Henry H. Pahlman, W.A.; Geo. D. Stroker, Banker; Wm. Wilson, Cler; Edwin Mundhenk, Escort; Herber L. Filbert, Watchman; Adolph R. Godknecht, Sent; J.L. Black, Physician; G.H. Anderman, Manager.
The Mystic Workers elected the following officers last week Monday: P.H. Matthei, Prefect; Wm. Homeyer Monitor; Charles Paddock, Sec.; O.A. Sawyer, Banker; M.F. Clausius, Physician; C.G. Shaddle, Marshal; T.C. Hart, Warder; Chas. Wente, Sent; John Wente, Supervisor. An installation and banquet will be held at the January meeting.
BARRINGTON.
Charles Seip of Palatine was here on business Tuesday.
Henry Boehmer and family have moved to Wheeling, Ill.
For rent - House on Franklin St. Apply to Miss Margaret Lamey.
Miss Rose VColker is acting as cashier in the store of A.W. Meyer.
George Page, who has been ill for several weeks past, is able to be out again.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Sodt of Berwyn, Ill., Saturday, December 19, a son.
Practice drinking water so that you will know what it tastes like when you swear off.
Several extra clerks have been busy attending the wants of Christmas shoppers at Meyer’s store.
Fred T. Hoffman and son George of Spring Valley, Ill., were guests of C. H. Morrison and family Saturday.
Charles Hutchinson is employed with the Chicago Telephone Co., assisting A.C. Schroeder install telephones.
Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Spunner will spend the holidays with Mrs. Spunner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lane at Lee Center, Ill.
Mrs. Joseph Walterscheid, who has been visiting friends in Chicago, returned home Friday.
More eggs are eaten in the United States every year than in any other country in the world.
Henry and William Reese from Iow are visiting with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reese near Lake Zurich.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Catlow and family of Evanston were here Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wm. Loco.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Frick, who have been living at Otter Lake, Mich. have returned and will make their home here for the present.
Product of the Colonial Salt company is sold by Plagge & Co. Colonial Salt is the finest on the market for dairy and all other purposes.
The marriage of Miss Olga Waller daughter of Mrs. A.L. Waller formerly of this place and Charles Boyd of Chicago took place last week.
It is lucky you do not get hold your Christmas cigars before Christmas and thus get so sour on the world that you refuse to recognize the day.
M.T. Lamey was at Long Lake Monday to meet with committee of supervisors to inspect a new bridge just completed over Squaw creek.
The Elks lodge of Joliet held a carnival this week which attracted large crowds. The proceeds are to be used to keep the poor of that city.
Mr. and Mrs. V.E. Linsley Herbet, Linsley and Mrs. A.E. Dickey of Belle Plaine, Iowa are Christmas guests at the home of L.H. Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alverson and son Lyle are spending Christmas in Janesville. They will also visit relatives in Albany, Wis. returning after New Years.
Modern Woodmen Camp No. 809 will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the birth of the order at their hall Tuesday evening, January 5. A good program will be rendered.
The ditching machine owned by Dalton Excavator Co., has been returned to Barrington and occupies its usual position on the Spunner lot corner Williams and Railroad streets.
Edward Wiseman, who was injured by a belt slipping from the stone crusher in the Wiseman pit last spring, was paid $100 by Henry Brinker in settlement of damages for injuries received.
Presiding Elder Earngey of the Rockford district of the M.E. church will receive a salary or $2,200 after January 1, which is an increase of $200, showing that his efforts in church work are appreciated.
The operators employed by the Chicago & Northwestern railway will receive an increase in wages after January 1, and receive extra pay for Sunday work. The increase will average about $11 per month.
The sixteenth birthday of Miss Emma Hager was celebrated Saturday night at the home of Wm. Hager on West Main street with a surprise party planned by her young friends. An impromptu musical program and readings with various games furnished amusement which was a source of pleasure to all. A luncheon was served. Among those present were: Jennie Lines, Della Elvidge, Florence Jahnke, Hattie Palmer, Florence Miller, Amber Tuttle, Luella Hager, Geo. Froelich, Gertrude Hager, Clarence Miller.
The board of supervisors of McHenry county decided not to build a new court house by a vote of 12 to 2 at a meeting held for the consideration of the matter at Woodstock Wednesday of last week.
Fred Kirschner, commissioner appointed to spread the special assessment for extension of water mains in the Applebee subdivision has completed his work. The estimated cost of the improvement is $908.
The ice companies commenced work cutting ice on the different lakes in Lake county Monday. The ice is from 12 to 15 inches in thickness and is of an unusually fine quality. The Consumers and Bruce Ice company of Lake Zurich have large orders for shipment.
E.W. Parkhurst, treasurer of the Lake County Fair association has declined to honor orders drawn upon him as treasurer pending the decision of the courts as to which one of the two sets of officers recently elected is entitled to sign such orders. President Cater will call the directors together next week to decide upon a line of action. It is also said that President Marsh and directors elected on his ticket are also making arrangements for the fair the coming year.
Some genius down South claims to have invented a machine that will pick as much cotton as twenty-eight ordinary hands. If it proves a success the race issue in the Gulf States will be precipitated into a stage far more acute than that caused by politics and “social equality.” With no cotton for the darkies to pick the labor makret would be worse glutted than a possum in a pawpaw patch.
Last Saturday a suit for $1,500 damages was filed in the circuit $1,500 damages was filed in the circuit court by Messrs. Barnes and Lumley under the title of Chas. A. Lemmers vs. Iverson C. Wells, the action being for trespass on the person of the former in the recent vicious assault on the streets of Woodstock, in which a machine-made justice court entered the minimum fine after the assault has been clearly and fully proved. There is no intention to be vindictive in this action, but it is time that men who are unable to control their passions should be taught the penalty for failure so to do. The case will probably come up for hearing at the January term of the circuit court. - McHenry County Republican.
The American Farmer says while few farmers can be classed as millionaires, there are more of them on “easy street” than any class of men in the nation. There are many reasons for the increased prosperity of our farming element, chief among which are better marketing facilities an improved machinery. It is estimated that forty years ago it cost 35 cents to produce a bushel of corn and required four and one-half hours of labor. Now it can be done at 10 cents with only forty-one minutes of labor. Trolley lines, telephone systems, rural mail delivery, all have aided in increasing the comfort and prosperity of the class who constitute the backbone of the nation and hold things steady, both in bad and good times, like a gigantic Rock of Gibraltar.