December 29, 1900
WAUCONDA.
A happy new year to all.
Old Folks dance next Tuesday night.
Otto Waelti was a Chicago visitor Monday.
E.W. Brooks spent Thursday at Waukegan.
Dr. T.H. Rath, dentist. Office over Churchill’s drug store.
George C. Roberts transacted business in Chicago Wednesday.
Carl Eriksen went to Chicago Tuesday to spend Christmas with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Cook and son Glenn spent Christmas with relatives at Cary.
H.L. Brooks went to Chicago Wednesday, where he is taking treatment for his eyes.
Miss Jennie Green is spending a week’s vacation with friends and relatives at Pekin.
Miss Mae Spencer, who it attending school at Avondale, is spending her Christmas vacation at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taggart of Waukegan are spending the week with relatives and friends in our village.
Frank Murray, who is attending school at Valparaiso, Ind., came home to spend Christmas with his parents.
Mrs. John Zimmer and son and Miss Schubiger of Long Grove called on friends and relatives in our village on Friday.
C.A. Golding, who is in the employ of the Remington Typewriter Co. at Dubuque, Ia., is home for a week’s vacation.
Dr. L.E. Hughes returned to his home in Dixon Thursday, after a short visit with relatives and friends in our village.
Clarence Hill returned to Chicago Wednesday, after spending a few days with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Hill.
Myron Olcott remembered his wife and family this year by presenting them with a fine new Crown organ for a Christmas present.
The funeral of Mrs. F.H. Oaks was held at the M.E. church at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. D.C. Dutton officiating, after which the remains were interred in the Wauconda cemetery. Alice Camp of Royal Neighbors, of which the deceased was an associated member, holding the ceremonies at the grave. Mrs. Oaks has been a resident of our village for a number of years and will be greatly missed by her relatives and friends. She leaves a husband to mourn her loss.
The Christmas dance at the Oakland hall Tuesday evening was attended by eighty-eight couple and a most pleasant time is reported. The prize waltz eas danced at 12 o’clock and the winners were Miss Franckie White of Long Lake and Charles Thom of our village. The prize for each being a fine collar, cuff and handkerchief box. The judges were as follows: J.W. Cook, Wauconda; C. Edwards, Grayslake; E.J. Tomisky, Cary; Robert Matthews, Barreville and C. Purcell, Barrington.
An Old Folks’ dance is to be given at the Oakland hall next Tuesday evening, January 1. The floor committee is composed of H. Werden, E. Phillip, Slocum’s Lake; G. Foreman, Barrington; C. Thomas and Delos Ames, Fremont; J. Zimmer, Long Grove; P. Freund, McHenry; J. McCabe, Volo; H. Burdick and T. King, Rockefeller; G. Fitch, Grayslake; G. Simes, Big Hollow; W. Welch, Griswold’s Lake; H. Seip, Lake Zurich; A. Oaks, Wauconda; Ben Wagner, Lily Lake; Osman Hale, Nunda. Tickets 50 cents, supper extra.
LAKE ZURICH.
Louis Seip visited in Chicago Christmas.
William Hogan spent the Christmas day in Chicago.
Otto Ficke transacted business in Palatine Thursday.
For window glass, all sizes, go to J.D. Lamey & Co’s.
Dr. T.H. Rath, dentist. Office over Churchill’s drugstore.
The creamery paid an average of $1.00 during November.
C.H. Patten of Palatine transacted business here Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Buesching are visiting with friends in Chicago.
J.C. Meyer and Frank McWeeney visited friends and relatives here over Christmas.
Roney & Carr shipped a fine consignment of hogs to the Chicago market Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Ficke were visitors in Chicago Christmas.
Kohl has just received a new stock of lined gloves. Your choice 10c and up.
A grand masquerade ball is announced to take place at Ficke’s hall New Year’s night.
John Hodge of Rockefeller us enjoying his holiday vacation with Lake Zurich friends.
The annual business meeting of the Lake Zurich church will be held on Tuesday at 2 o’clock p.m.
Farm for Rent - The Higley and Hawley farm, compromising about 300 acres, will be rented for a term of years to responsible tenants. Inquire of Fred Hobein, Barrington.
The exercises and Christmas tree at the church Christmas night proved a grand success and there was a large attendance. A great many useful and handsome gifts were distributed.