September 15, 1900
WAUCONDA.
J.E. Pratt of McHenry was a caller in our village Sunday.
Mrs. White of Iowa is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Hubbard.
M.W. Hughes and Geo. Broughton transacted business in Chicago Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wicke of Des Plaines were the guests of C.A. Hapke Wednesday.
Mr. Lake of Nebraska is visiting with relatives and friends in this village and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock of Chicago are visiting a few days with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Dixon.
Messrs. McAlister, Underwood, Belt and Laroe of Ravenswood spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in our village.
Work has begun on the new M.E. parsonage cellar, the starting point, and the frame structure will soon follow.
Miss Daisy Grosvenor returned Monday after spending a few weeks with friends and relatives at Des Plaines and Barrington.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taggart returned home Sunday after spending a few days with friends and relatives in our village and vicinity.
Fred Burritt of Delta, Colo., arrived here the first of the week and will spend a month as guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Burritt.
C.W. Sowles is now clerking in the drug store for G.C. Roberts, H.T. Graham having resigned his position to take a short vacation before returning to school this fall.
L.E. Golding, who has been clerking for Golding Bros., the past summer, has resigned his position and will take a month's vacation before returning to school in October.
The ball game last Saturday, Wauconda Juniors vs. Libertyville, resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 28 to 7. The team has been considerably weakened by the loss of Hanlon and Seeger, but nevertheless the boys put up a good game and very easily defeated their opponents.
The death of Mrs. Addie F. Loomis occurred at her home, about two miles east of this village, Monday evening, September 10. She had been sickly for some time but her case was not considered serious until death came to her relief. The funeral was held from the M.E. church, Wednesday, at 2 o’clock, Rev. D.C. Dutton officiating, the remains being interred in the Wauconda cemetery. Mrs. Loomis was born at Smyrna, Chenango county N.Y., July 1, 1858. For 42 years she was spared to do her work, which she faithfully tried to do. She was united in marriage to A.D. Loomis, Nov. 16, 1875, in New York state. In 1885 they moved west and settled at Gilmer. In 1892, she, with her companion, united with the Fairfield Methodist church in which faith she lived and died. She was the mother of seven children, six of whom are left to cheer the bereaved father to whom sincere sympathy is extended.
Village Board Proceedings.
Board of Village Trustees met September 3, President A. Cook in the chair, present Trustees Neville, Fuller, Jenks, Cook, H.T. Fuller and Brooks. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. The following bills were presented and referred to the finance committee:
Price Bros, 100 gals of oil at 10c., Sprinkling streets 1 month, 1 box matches
$25.00
J.W. Gilbert, mdse
$ 3.25
A.B. Tutus, raising wind mill
$20.00
C.E. Jenks, carting stone
$ 2.00
L.H. Todd, damage to use of lot while erecting windmill
$ 5.00
F. Garland, 20 hrs. Work on windmill
$ 3.00
Wm. Baseley, work on water tower
$ .75
Fuller & Wentworth, 4 load of stone and 1 police club
$ 3.15
Lute Dixon, work on engine and hose
$ 1.50
W.C. Baseley
$ 1.50
K.J. Reilly, salary as village constable
$35.00
Moved by Trustee Jenks and seconded by Trustee Neville to allow the bills as read and orders be drawn on village treasurer for payment of the same. Carried. An ordinance for licensing of billiard and pool tables in the village was read and laid over until the next meeting.
LAKE ZURICH.
Buy paints at J.D. Lamey & Co’s.
School has commenced with an attendance of forty pupils.
Frank Meyer is enjoying a visit at his mother’s for a few days.
Don’t forget to attend the big show at Barrington next Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will are happy over the arrival of a ten pound boy.
Willie Smith, four years of age, died last Friday of cholera infantum.
The E.J. & E. Ry. crew have begun the work of grading for a new scaletrack.