January 20, 1900
LAKE ZURICH.
When do the ice men smile a smile?
Louis Seip transacted business in Chicago Wednesday.
Luth. Clifford and Bert Seip were Barrington callers Sunday.
A number from here will take in the masquerade at Palatine this evening.
Stop your buggy wheels from rattling by using the Pollock tire tightener.
Frank Roney and Henry Hillman each shipped a car-load of live stock to Chicago this week.
Harris & Foley will soon be connected with the outside world by a long distance telephone.
John Kohl, who recently had the misfortune of having his arm broken, is getting alone as well as can be expected.
The building known as the Slocum storage building on Paine street is for sale, also a large water tank cheap. Inquire at Zurich House.
John Forbes of Wauconda was in town Friday. We hear that he has sold his place of business at Wauconda to Arthur Kirwin.
Grand masque ball at Ficke’s hall on Saturday evening, January 27. Genuine “coon” cake walkers of Chicago will be present. See posters for particulars.
A meeting was held in the village hall Sunday for the purpose of declining when the new church will be built. A number have offered to subscribe a few hundred dollars each and Henry Pepper offered an acre of land which would be a favorable site.
The Consumers’ Ice company, Chicago, has purchased Harris & Foley’s ice plant and took possession on Thursday. This is one of the largest companies in the West and manufacture an immense quantity of artificial ice. It is said that Attorney Wood and other members of the Lake Zurich Golf club are interested in the deal.
With this issue of THE REVIEW the engagement of the present correspondent comes to a close, as I have become a non-resident. There has been an elapse of some years since my first letter was written and have many pleasant memories of the kindness of the editor as well as the public. I have agitated for the improvement and growth of our village since our youth and will take a small share of the credit due for keeping Zurich before the world and hope the enterprising citizens will train the same spirit by giving the town a wide space on the map. In saying farewell, I wish THE REVIEW and its many readers happiness and prosperity and hope to read all the happenings of Zurich as will be furnished by the new pen pusher each week. Al R. Ficke.
WAUCONDA.
J.E. Pratt of McHenry was a caller in our village Sunday.
J.H. Forbes transacted business at Crystal Lake the first of the week.
Ole Baseley of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday in our village with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Derry of Waukegan were guests at the Lakeside the first of the week.
Samuel taggert of Red Log, Minn., arrived in our village Monday after an absence of many years.
This wet, rainy weather may help those in need of water, but it is not much benefit otherwise.
Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Maiman of Waukegan spent Sunday in our village with Mr. and Mrs. H. Maiman.
Mr. and Mrs. George Meyers and family of McHenry spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hapke.
Mr. Kauffmann, of Singer Manufacturing company, Chicago, was a caller in our village Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Laura Harrison, who has been spending the past week with Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Stevens at Waukegan, returned home Monday.
The sample room, until recently conducted by J.H. Forbes, has changed hands. Arthur Kirwin, the new proprietor, took possession Monday. Mr. Forbes will remain a resident of our village for the present.
Prof. Bennett, who has been conducting a violin class in our village for the past few weeks, reports his pupils doing fine and progressing nicely. Mr. Bennett is certainly an able instructor and anyone contemplating taking instructions upon the violin should consult him at once.
A mock trial is on the docket for Friday evening, February 2, at the Slocum Lake school house. Most of our leading attorneys and professional men have promised to lend their assistance and the present outlook is that it will be the best and most interesting entertainment given in this section for many years. Further particulars later.
Price Bros. are remodeling the top floor of their store building, tearing away the inside stairway which will be replaced on the outside, taking out the partitions and overhauling it generally. WHen finished it will make a hall 22 feet wide and 50 feet long, which has already. Been rented by the Odd Fellows, who will remove from the Woodmen hall.
The masquerade ball at the Oakland hall last Thursday evening was attended by about 60 couples. Music was furnished by Wm. Hardin’s orchestra of Clinton Junction, Wis., and it was simply fine. Miss Maybelle Mullen received the prize for the best represented lady costume, being disguised as a Gypsy beggar. Harry Fuller captured the prize for having the best gentlemen’s costume, being disguised as a Gypsy hobo, and he certainly acted the hobo in every sense of the word. A fine time is the verdict of all present.
Fred Baseley had quite a novel experience Thursday of last week and it will no doubt be fresh on his memory for years to come. As he left home at noon his mother instructed him to go to school, but on arriving up town, it being a little after 1 o’clock, decided that the afternoon could be well spent at skating and started for the lake, strapped on his skates and was soon skimming about in a joyful manner, when suddenly he struck a piece of new ice and before he could stop was sprawling in the ice cold water. His calls for help were heard by his father, Wm. Baseley, who was cutting ice near by, and grabbing a pike pole hurried to the rescue. He reached the acne just as his son was sinking for the second time and, reaching out the pole, called for him to grab hold and with a last effort he did so. Dripping wet and half frozen he was taken out onto the solid ice. This is a serious lesson for Fred, but he will remember hereafter that to obey his parents is the best policy.