September 1, 1900
WAUCONDA.
Market Day next Wednesday Sept. 5.
Harvest party at Oakland hall Friday, September 7.
Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Freund visited with relatives at Johnsburg, Sunday.
J. Bennett jr. of Minnesota was calling on friends in our village Wednesday.
Victor Jordan of Chicago was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Grantham Sunday.
Miss Lettie Held of Chicago was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Brand, Sunday.
Albert Roney of Chicago is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Roney.
James Kirwan attended the democratic senatorial convention at Harvard Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Golding and daughter Irene attended the Woodstock Fair, Thursday.
Harry Fuller and family returned home last Thursday after a two week’s outing at Lake Defiance.
Rev. D.C. Dutton and G.C. Roberts were visitors at Nunda last Monday afternoon and evening.
Miss Irma Copie DeForgemonds of Dijon, Burgundy, France is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maiman.
Mrs. Harrison is entertaining her sister, Mrs. Boyd, of Mars, Pennsylvania, who arrived Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Smith and family of Johnsburg were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Freund Wednesday.
Misses Pearl of Ivanhoe and Leola Stedman of Koshkonog, Wis., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Roberts Tuesday.
Henry Stadtfield, formerly of Waukegan, having recently returned from a trip to Colorado, is now in the employ of J.S. Haas.
Rev. D.C. Dutton left for Belmont, Ill., about 350 miles south of Chicago, Wednesday, where he delivered an oration at a Mystic Worker’s festival.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Felt of Osage, Iowa, were the guests of Albert Baseley Wednesday. Mrs. Felt was formerly Miss Nellie Coggins, a resident of this village.
Patrick Welch of Minnesota, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Welch. Mr. Welch was a former resident of our community and it is many years since he has visited the old homestead.
Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Pratt and family, who have been occupying a part of Mrs. C.L. Pratt’s residence since renting the Lakeside Hotel, moved into the Wm. Marble residence last week.
Jacob Wentworth of Cocksakie, Greene county, N.Y., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Wentworth at present writing. Mr. Wentworth is one of the old veterans of the civil war and came to Chicago to attend the National Encampment.
H.L. Grantham announces a grand harvest ball at the Oakland hall next Friday evening, Sept. 7. Music will be furnished by Barbino’s celebrated orchestra of Chicago, and no pains will be spared to make this the most pleasant event of the season. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
LAKE ZURICH.
Wm. Prehm visited in Joliet this week.
Ted Ficke started for California Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Seip were Chicago visitors this week.
Mr. Cushman was in town on business this week.
Chas. Klepper spent Sunday here with his sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Dettmann spent Monday in Dundee.
Mr. Cary of Joliet was seen on our streets Monday.
The corner stone for the new church will be laid tomorrow.
The recent rains did considerable damage to crops in this neighborhood.
Messrs. Seip and Lohman attended the G.A.R. reunion at Chicago this week.
John Hodge is entertaining his father this week. Mr. Hodge came from New York to attend the G.A.R. reunion.
No services were held in the village hall Sunday owing to the heavy rain. However, quite a number congregated at the church.
Miss Alma Knigge and Mr. William Buesching, jr., were quietly married in Chicago Thursday of last week. They will go to housekeeping at once in the Prehm residence. Mr. and Mrs. Buesching are well known to the people of this vicinity, who wish for them a happy and prosperous journey through life.
Charles Eklund, who was drowned while fishing in Lake Zurich on Sunday, August 19, came up Monday morning after being in the water nine days. The body was brought to shore and Coroner Knight was notified at once. When the coroner arrived a jury was impaneled, which returned a verdict of accidental death. The remains were taken to Joliet for interment.