May 12, 1900
WAUCONDA.
Gustav Fiedler transacted business in the city the first of the week.
C.F. Wright of Libertyville, transacted business in our village Tuesday.
Will Dillon of Chicago, visited with friends in our village Saturday and Sunday.
John Marrill and Harly Handy of Grays Lake, were callers in our village Sunday.
Mrs. Fiedler, who has been quite ill for the past two weeks is reported on the gain.
L. Howard and Eugene Mathews of McHenry, were callers in our village Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Powers spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Acker at Grays Lake.
Messrs. K.V. Warden and A. Cook transacted business at the county seat last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hart of Minneapolis, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Gilbert the first of the week.
Mrs. Farnsworth returned to the city Tuesday, after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Hubbard.
A few of our young people attended the dance at Barrington last Friday evening, and all report a splendid time.
Mrs. August Hapke and son John returned to their home in Waukegan Monday, after a few days visit with relatives in our village.
Misses Lucy and May Spencer returned to the city Sunday, after a week’s visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer.
Messrs. Wood and Gleason, representatives of the Waukegan Sun, were pleasant callers in our village Wednesday, soliciting ads for the fair book.
E.W. Brooks attended the Republican Congressional Convention at Chicago last Friday, and gave his assistance toward the renomination of Congressman Foss.
G.C. Roberts and M.S. Ford attended the annual meeting of the Lake county M.W.A. Picnic Association, which was held at Libertyville last Thursday, with hopes of gaining the picnic for our village this year. They offered good inducements, but Ivanhoe proved the lucky camp and consequently we must wait another year.
WAUCONDA, Apr. 28, 1900. Board of village trustees met on call of president. Members present: trustees Neville, Roberts, Cook, Brooks, Fuller and Jenks. Minutes of last two meetings read and upon motion of Roberts approved as read. The following bills were presented for approval and referred to finance committee:
Wilbur Lumber Co., lumber………………………………
$52.40
Fuller & Wentworth, supplies…………………………….
$13.26
The Leader, publishing and printing……………………..
$12.50
G.C. Roberts, 1 sponge…………………………………...
.30
M.S. Ford, carting………………………………………….
4.00
J.W. Gilbert, repairing street lamps and coal……………
5.15
Homer Cook, carting and labor……………………………
3.44
F. Garland, scraping walks…………………………………
.75
W. Lamphere, carting……………………………………….
1.50
A.L. Mullen, carting………………………………………….
2.42
Moved by Roberts, seconded by Cook, that bills be allowed as approved by finance committee and orders drawn on village treasurer for payment of same. Motion carried.
The president then appointed trustees Roberts, Fuller and Brooks to canvass votes of election held April 17, 1900. After canvassing votes by said committee, it was found that Arthur Cook received 26 votes for president of the village; E.W. Brooks 26 votes for village trustee; J.M. Fuller 26 votes for village trustee; J.W. Cook 25 votes for village trustee; K.V. Werden 27 votes for village clerk. It was then moved and carried that the following named persons be declared elected to the respective village offices: Arthur Cook, president of the village 1 year; E.W. Brooks, village trustee 2 years; J.M. Fuller, village trustee 2 years; J.W. Cook, village trustee 2 years; K.V. Warden, village clerk 1 year. Moved by Cook, seconded by Jenks that the clerk be authorized to draw orders on village treasurer to pay salaries of village officers for the past year, also the judges and clerks of election held April 17, 1900, and that the clerk receive $25 as salary for past year. Motion carried. Moved by Roberts that the president appoint a committee to draft an ordinance to name street to be opened running from Bagg’s street to Slocum’s Lake road in village of Wauconda. Brooks, Jenks and Fuller were appointed. It was then moved and carried that the investigating committee on opening street, consisting of Roberts, Brooks and Jenks, be allowed $5 each for time and expenses to Waukegan. The finance committee examined the report of village treasurer and found that a balance of $864.24 still remains in the treasury. The report was accepted. It was then moved and carried to adjourn sine die.
Wauconda, Apr. 28, 1900. Board of village trustees met with all members present. Minutes of last meeting were read and on motion of J. Fuller approved as read. A bill of E.R. Sensor for 32 hours labor for $4.80, was presented for approval and ordered paid. The following applications were presented for appointment of village constable: One by J. Blanck and one by E.J. Reilly; a vote being taken on the appointment of same resulted in 2 votes for J. Blanck and 4 votes for E.J. Reilly as village constable. Vote on confirmation of same being Neville, Fuller, Brooks, Cook, J.M. Fuller and C.E. Jenks. Vote carried. The president then appointed Henry Maiman as village treasurer. Vote on confirmation of same resulted in 6 votes in the affirmative. The president then appointed the following committees for the ensuing year: Roads and bridges, Jenks, Neville and Cook; sidewalks, Jenks, Brooks and J.M. Fuller; lights and buildings, J.M. Fuller, Neville and H.T. Fuller; fire and water, Cook, J.M. Fuller and H.T. Fuller; finance, Brooks, H.T. Fuller and Jenks; board of health, H. T. Fuller, Neville, Cooke, Drs. Wells and Dawson.The president then appointed E.A. Golding as fire marshal. Vote on confirmation of same being 6 votes in affirmative. Moved by H.T. Fuller, seconded by J.M. Fuller, that the president appoint a committee to investigate and get prices on a sprinkling apparatus and report at next meeting. Motion carried. An ordinance to amend section number 2 of ordinance number 2, entitled an ordinance relating to the officers of the village of Wauconda, was read and laid over until next regular meeting for second reading. Moved by Brooks, seconded by Cook that all persons in the village liable to a poll tax be assessed $1.50 or one day’s work. Motion carried. Moved and carried to adjourn,
QUENTIN’S CORNERS.
The farmers are busy now getting ready to plant corn.
N. Baker of Barrington made a trip to the Corners Sunday.
Henry Berghorn shipped a car-load of stock to Chicago last week.
H.C. Bockleman, our cheesemaker, has purchased a new carriage horse.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schoppe visited with Wm. Stokel and family last Sunday.
August Schroeder of Chicago visited with his brother Henry and family a few days this week.
Mrs. Fulletto, sr., is quite sick with lung fever at present writing. Dr. Muffat of Palatine is treating her.
Miss Bertha Sturm of Normal Park came home Sunday for a visit with her folks. She returned the same day.
Our road commissioners have been looking around for some good gravel. They intend to do considerable graveling this year.
Miss Emma Knigge has gone to Chicago, where she has secured a position. Her sister, Alma, has gone to Irving Park for the summer.
Wm. Wiehredt and daughter Martha left for Germany, where they will spend three months with relatives and see his old home again. We wish them a pleasant journey.