February 2, 1901
PALATINE.
FOUND - Gold ring. Call at Schoppe Bros.
See Henry Senne’s advertisement in this paper.
Woodmen drama on Friday evening, February 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith visited relatives here Sunday.
The new library is gaining new members nearly every day.
Adolph Garms and Henry Grebe are serving on jury in Chicago.
A new Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine for sale at this office.
Miss Annie Henning came out from Chicago to visit her parents over Sunday.
Miss June Julian visited her sister, Mrs. Fred Smith, as Irving Park Wednesday.
James Carter has been visiting his mother, Mrs. V.V. Vincent, here this week.
Fred Ehlert has a new sign in front of his place. Fred Kunz did the artist’s work.
Nearly every ice house in the village has been filled this week with a good quality of ice.
The Woman’s Foreign Missionary society will meet with Mrs. Foskett next Wednesday.
Herman Rennack has opened up a meat market in Senne’s old stand in Arlington Heights.
Miss Mildred Hicks started for Florida last Thursday, where she will spend the balance of the winter.
Rob Esterbrooks and Tom Hart have gone into the trapping business, but have caught more cold than anything else so far.
Will Brockway, who met with a painful accident two weeks ago while whittling the under side of a door, has completely recovered.
A petition is being circulated to have the water system extended from Al Smith's corner to the St. Paul church corner on Chicago avenue.
Frank Bicknase has arranged for a basket social and general good time at his school in Plum Grove next Thursday evening. All are cordially invited.
Albert Beutler returned from England last Sunday and will go to work in the Chicago shops of the Western Electric Company, for which firm he went to England.
Attorney Willard M. Smith returned from LaSalle Monday, where he has been attending his wife who lately had a stroke of paralysis which has left her in a helpless condition.
FOR SALE - Old established milk business in one of Chicago’s best suburbs, using 20 cans daily. All retail. Address Nippersink Dairy Co., 514 Warner avenue, Ravenswood, Ill.
Mr. Giere has bought an extra fancy milk wagon, costing nearly $170. It is like a milk peddler’s wagon and highly polished. Verily, farming is becoming a vocation of the aristocrats.
Mrs. Charles Went died at her home last Sunday, after a long illness. The funeral services were held in St. Paul’s church Wednesday and a large number of friends were in attendance.
Miss Margaret Bergman entertained over forty of her friends at a party in Knigge's hall last Wednesday night. Dancing and other amusements were enjoyed. A light luncheon was served, to which all did ample justice.
The man who could not get more than 89 votes in his county for county superintendent of schools should not get the political itch in another county, nor should he be setting others onto a person who can beat him two to one for any office.
Henry J. Senne has bought out Hiram Schirding’s meat market and moved his stock from Arlington Heights last week.
WAUCONDA.
H. Golding transacted business in Chicago Thursday.
George Meyer of McHenry was a pleasant caller in our village Tuesday.
A.C. Stoxen and A.G. Fisher transacted business at Waukegan Saturday.
J.N. Freund and daughter Catherine were Waukegan visitors last Friday.
Walter Sensor went to Chicago on Monday, where he has secured employment.
Matthew Freund of Johnsbury was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Freund Wednesday.
August Zueledorf came home from Chicago Tuesday to spend a few weeks vacation with his parents.
Messrs. J.E. Gainer, G.W. Pratt, H.E. Maiman and M.S. Calrk were Chicago visitors Thursday.
Rev. Father Rhode and John Aman of Fremont were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Maiman Thursday of last week.
P.P. Ames of Antioch was a caller in our village Monday, demonstrating the good qualities of the Aurora gas lamp.
Messrs. C.A. Hapke and Geo. Hapke have moved into the McCollum residence, which they have rented for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Ed Sensor is reported seriously ill with pneumonia. Her daughter came home from Waukegan Saturday to take care of her.
The ladies of the M.E. church will give a chicken-pie supper in the church parlors Thursday evening, February 7. A program will be given. Supper will be served from 5:30 until 9:00 o’clock. Proceeds for the benefit of the pastor.
Henry Davis was tendered a pleasant surprise at his home, one mile north of our village, by about thirty of his friends and neighbors Tuesday evening. Various social amusements, concluding with an elegant supper, was the order of the evening and a very pleasant time is reported.
Charles Clark of Chadburn, N.C., is spending a few weeks with friends and relatives in our village. It is three years since he left Wauconda for the South, purchasing a small farm of unimproved timber land, erected himself a house and barn and now has things well under way for a profitable future. He says the weather is fine the year around and they have not the sudden changes to contend with which we experience. He could not be induced to come back to Illinois to live.
The cold weather has brought good cheer to the ice men and Monday morning found them making preparations to harvest the congealed fluid. J.E. Gainer, who furnishes ice to our inhabitants during the hot summer months had his ice house enlarged last fall and the same being located on the banks of the lake, although three times the size of the other ice houses of our village, was filled in one and one-half days.
The Cuyamaca club dance given at the Oakland hall last friday evening proved one of the most pleasant events of the season. It was supposed to be a 12 o’clock dance but when the midnight hour arrived the majority of the crowd felt that the pleasure had just commenced. A second collection was accordingly taken up and the music hired until 2 o’clock. No supper having been provided, a baker was aroused and pies, cakes and cookies served to still the appetite of the merry throng. The Cuyamaca club is fast becoming one of the popular organizations of our village and its membership is steadily increasing. The club room is a pleasant place to spend a few leisure hours.
LAKE ZURICH.
Wm. Bicknase spent Wednesday in Wauconda.
Mr. Baseley of Waukegan visited in Zurich yesterday.
I.B. Fox took a sleigh ride Thursday to River View.
Fred Hoeft was at Waukegan Saturday on business.
H.Seip and Emil Franks were in Barrington Wednesday.
Wm. Faase and H. Bergman of Palatine were here Thursday.
Arthur Kirwan of Wauconda was here on business Tuesday.
Messrs. Roney and Stoxen of Wauconda were here Thursday.
John Hodge of Rockefeller spent Saturday here with friends.
George Wagner of Barrington was seen on our streets Tuesday.
Herman Arndt of Dundee was a business caller here Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Branding were Barrington visitors Thursday.
J.G. Horstman of Palatine was here transacting business Tuesday.
The Lake Zurich creamery is receiving an average of 13,000 pounds of milk daily.
Frank Hulbert returned here Monday, after spending a few days at Joliet.
It is reported that Otto Ficke will run the Zurich House during the coming season.
The members of St. Peter’s church will build a parsonage for the pastor in the spring.
Mrs. H. Weidenhoefer of Chicago visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Seip, this week.
The ice on the lake is 12 inches in thickness. The ice companies will commence cutting today.
David Laufner and Fred Huntington have purchased lots of Henry HIllman and expect to build in the spring.
BARRINGTON.
Comic valentines at Churchill’s.
Mr. P.A. Starck of Chicago visited her Wednesday.
Joseph Collen of Crystal Lake called on friends here Tuesday.
James Doran of Chicago visited with friends here Sunday.
Charles Downing of Chicago was visiting friends here Monday.
Thomas Fahey of Bradley, Ill., was visiting friends here Tuesday.
Miss May Dempster of Chicago is the guest of Mrs. Leroy Powers.
D.J. Rieger of Falls City, Nebraska, is visiting with relatives and friends here.
Mrs. J. Nate of Chicago is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. M.C. McIntosh.
Mrs. and Mrs. Otto Sodt of Chicago visited with relatives here the first of the week.
Mrs. B. Niemier and son Leslie visited with her father, John Landwer, last Tuesday.
Miss Priscilla Davlin of Wauconda was a guest of Miss Nellie Donlea Saturday and Sunday.
The Chautauqua Reading Circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Fred Hawley Monday evening.
Miss Jennie Farnsworth of Chicago visited with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Regan, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. D.F. Lamey spent a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Crouse at Chicago.
H.C. Schoendorf of Wauconda has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities $26,359; assets $2,500.
Miles T. Lamey attended the annual meeting of the Illinois Press association at Chicago Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lytle have again become residents of this village and are domiciled in the Crabtree residence.
The condition of Geo. H. Comstock is improved and his large circle of friends hope for his speedy restoration to health.
Miss Anna Krahn will sing at Joliey, Wilmington, Rockford and Lamont for two weeks in a play called “Kitty from Cork”.
Rev. D.M. Conn participated in the noonday religious service in Willard Hall, Chicago, Thursday. Mr. Haudenschild also attended.
Henry Brasel went to Chicago Monday to have his foot cauterized. Blood poison resulted from a mere scratch caused by a brass wire around the end of a shoe string.
Mrs. E. Lamey has been confined to her room by illness for some days past. Her condition is not considered serious and she is getting along as as could be expected.
John Cassady, who has served as day operator at the Northwestern station here for the past six months, has been promoted to station agent at Winthrop Harbor and in company with his wife departed for that place Tuesday.