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October, 1904

from the pages of the Waukegan Daily Gazette 5 October 1904
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strang and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stewart and Carrie Bater returned Friday from the St. Louis Fair, all well pleased.

Byron Bates of Chicago spent Sunday at A. H. Stewart's.

C. E. business meeting will be held at the parsonage Friday night.

Ed Gilling's sale was last Wednesday. He moves to Waukegan this week.

Mrs. Joan Trotter Hughes of New Cambra, Mo., is visiting in Evanston and is expected here soon.

Twenty-four ladies and gentlemen attended Nellie McDougall's missionary tea.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee are in the city attending a church meeting.

There was a fine song service in the church Sunday evening.


from the pages of the Waukegan Daily Sun 5 October 1904
Miss Dale, of Kenosha, visited last week with Miss Mabelle and Sadie Irving.

Mrs. Pantall visited with her daughter, Mrs. Adams, of Chicago Lawn for a few days.

Miss K. L. Smith, Mr. F. T. Lee and Geo. Gerrity were Chicago visitors last week.

Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Strang, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart and Miss Carrie Bater went to the St. Louis exposition last Thursday.

Song service Sunday evening, October 2.

Mrs. Laura Brigham spent last week with Mrs. Pantall.

Miss Mabelle Irving will entertain the Jolly Workers club on Saturday in Masonic Hall, Sept 30.

Bear in mind the Autumn Festival afternoon, October 8.


from the pages of the Waukegan Daily Sun 6 October 1904
Listen for the wedding bells in the near future.

Mrs. Pantall returned from Chicago, Friday.

Mrs. John Eichelberger visited Mrs. Gerrity, of Waukegan, on last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Strang and Carrie Bater returned Thursday from Chicago, while there they spent an afternoon with Mrs. D. B. Taylor.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerrity visited with Mr. Sippie last Tuesday in Chicago.

Miss Lucy Spafford spent a few days in Chicago.

Mr. Kimball and family have returned to Oak Park.

Mr. Frank Sage, of Chicago, formerly of this vicinity is in a very critical condition.

Mrs. F. T. Lee is spending the week in Evanston.

C. E. Topic, October 9-Helping one another.

The C. E. business meeting will meet at the parsonage on Friday evening, October 7.

Mrs. Murrie, of Russell is visiting with Mrs. John Bonner.


Antioch News6 October 1904
AUCTION SALES
The undersigned will sell at public auction on the M. H. Sage farm, 2 miles south of Millburn on Saturday, October 15, at 10 o'clock a. m, the following property:
6 cows, with calves by side; 8 cows, coming in before winter; 6 cows, coming in during winter; 2 heifers, coming in during winter; 1 short horn bull, 1 year old; 1 bay mare, 1300 lbs; 1 black mare, 3/4 Clyde, 1600 lbs; 1 brown Clyde mare, 3 years old; 1 brown Clyde mare, 2 years old; 6 brood sows, with pigs; 1 Poland China boar, 1 year old; 1 corn binder, 1 oat binder (nearly new), 1 Rock Island hay loader (new), 1 sulky plow, 1 land roller, 1 seeder, 1 new corn sheller, 1 stone boat, 1 wheelbarrow, 1 grind stone, 8 milk cans, 6 cooling cans and vat, 1 butcher's derrick, 1 set 800-lbs, scales, 3 dozen grain bags, 1 grass seed sower, several 100-ft. belting, 2 sets double harness, 1 single harness, several new collars, 3 fly nets, 2 stubble plows, 2 sod plows, 2 two-horse cultivators, 2 single cultivators, 1 two-horse harrow, 1 three-horse harrow, 1 pulverizer, 1 set bob sleighs, 1 cutter, 1 narrow wheel wagon with top box and whiffletrees, 1 faning mill, 1 Pitts jack, 1 scalding kettle, 1 self rake harvester, 1 buggy pole, 1 Silo feed cutter (complete), 2 Hero feed grinders (nearly new), Climax 8-horse power, 2 acres corn in shock, 600 bu. oats, 12 tons tame hay, 12 tons wild hay, 3 cider barrels, 3 20-gal. meat jars, 1 wood heating stove, 50 loads unsawed wood in pile, several chains, 1 15 gal. barrel churn, rakes, forks, hoes, old iron, and the usual amount of small articles too numerous to mention. Free lunch at noon. Terms as usual.
M. H. Sage, Prop.
George Vogel, Auctioneer.

Mrs. Pantall returned form Chicago on Friday.

Mrs. A. H. Stewart entertained her nephew, Byron Bates, Sunday.

Mrs. Eichinger visited with Mrs. Gerrity, of Waukegan, Last Friday.

Miss Lucy Spafford spent a few days in Chicago.

Ed. Gillings had a sale last Wednesday and will soon move to Waukegan.

Miss Nellie McDougall entertained the missionary society at tea last Wednesday.

Mrs. Lee is spending the week in Chicago.

Listen for wedding bells in the near future.

Mr. Frank Sage, of Chicago, formerly of this vicinity, is in a very critical condition.

The C. E. business meeting will meet at the parsonage on Friday evening, Oct. 7.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerrity visited with Mr. Sippie in Chicago Tuesday.

C. E. Topic, Oct. 9-"Helping One Another"

Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Strang, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stewart and Miss Carrie Bater returned Thursday from the St. Louis Fair. While there they visited with Mrs. D. B. Taylor.


from the pages of the Waukegan Daily Gazette 12 October 1904
Come to Millburn and see the potatoes. Elmer Cannon has one on the sample table that weights five pounds and three ounces. Horace Tower has one that weighs three pounds and nine ounces, also one that weighs two pounds and eleven ounces. Beat that if you can.

Report comes that Libbie Jamieson was married last Wednesday in Chicago to Albert Padgett, of Kansas City, and has gone there to live.

Mrs. Alice Mathews Clark, of Nealy, Neb., was here last week and had a fine monuent set up on her cemetery lot.

They have another, little son at J. O'Hare's.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spafford and their daughter Isabelle are visiting at the Spafford home.

Ernest White returned from the far north last Saturday after two months' absence. He gained forty pounds.

George Stone and family will move from the John Williamson farm to Geo. Millers's farm and occupy the old Ben Gardiner house.

Mrs. Geo. Strang and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stewart visited in Lake Forest a few days, returning Monday.

Miss Margaret Watson, of Chicago, came Monday to visit her mothers and sisters.

Miss Lucy Trotter has engaged with Miss Kittie Smith for the fall and winter.

Mrs. John Bonner fell two weeks ago and hurt herself quite seriously. Her sister Elizabeth is staying with her.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. White went to Michigan City Saturday to visit their son Loyd.

Mrs. Robert Vose, recently from Los Angeles, Cal., visited Mrs. Elizabeth Tower a few days last week. Mrs. Mathews was invited over to record her California experience.

Mrs. Smith who fell early in the summer and sustained serious injuries, is now able to be up all day.

Mrs. Wm. Hughes, formerly Juan Trotter, is here visiting her Trotter friends and others. Mrs. Hughes lives in New Cambria, Missouri.

Mrs. J. M. Strang is in the city for a few days.

Mr. Pantall went to Chicago Lawn with little Mabel Adams Monday morning.

The Millburn girls sent boxes of flowers to the city hospitals.


Antioch News13 October 1904
Lottie Hoffman is on the sick list.

Earnest White has returned from the wilds of Dakota.

Mrs. Lawrence is visiting her sister Mrs. Low, of Waukegan.

Mrs. Clark is having a monument put up the cemetery; also Peter Strang.

Mabel Adams is visiting with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pantall.

Mr. Arthur Spafford and family are visiting with his mother, Mrs. Spafford.

Miss Millspaugh, of Connecticut, is visiting with Mrs. F. T. Lee.

C. E. Topic, Oct. 16--The power of Personal influence.

Mr. and Mrs. John Galligher are rejoicing over the arrival of twin girls, born Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor's little child has been quite sick but at present a little better.

While shingling the roof of John Bonner's barn last Wednesday morning the staging broke and two of the men fell. Fred Haddle escaped without injury, but a Dane from Summers' had his wrist broke.


Antioch News20 October 1904
Mr. and Mrs. Gorham, of Waukegan, were visiting John Bonner's last Thursday.

Mrs. Wm. Mitchell is visiting with her mother, Mrs. Spafford.

Mrs. Lawrence has returned from Waukegan, where she has been visiting with her sister, Mrs. Low.

C. E. Topic, Oct. 23-"How can we enlarge and improve our work?" H. D. Minto, leader.

The Jolly Workers will meet next Saturday afternoon, Oct. 22, with Miss Ethel McGuire.

On Wednesday, Oct. 12, occurred the marriage of Miss Ina Cornwall, of Bristol, to Mr. Edwin Thom. They are now in St. Louis.

Mr. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stewart and Miss Nellie McDougall attended the Lake county Sunday School convention at Libertyville.

At the C. E. business Meeting last Tuesday evening the following officers were elected for the next six months: Lucy Spafford, president; Mabel Irving, vice president; Jesse Denman, treasurer; Alice Dodge, secretary; Minnetta Denman and Ethel McGuire, organists.


from the pages of the Waukegan Daily Gazette 27 October 1904
Mrs. Lawrence has gone to Tabor, Iowa, to live with her daughter, Prof. M. I. Lawrence of Tabor College.

Little Ashford Roberts has gone to Chicago to live with his father. He has lived with his Grandmother Jamieson since his own mother's death nine years ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Wheeler of Waukegan called on Mrs. Pantall last Wednesday on their way to Richmond.

Geo. I. Strang of Marshfield, Wis., who was helping his son Frank on his new house in Waukegan, was hastily summoned home on account of his wife's sudden illness.

The Masons gave a supper in their hall last Thursday, neighboring lodges being invited. The rain kept many from coming who otherwise would have attended.

Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stewart went to the city Tuesday.

Herbert Mathews and Will Stewart are on the jury this week.

Arthur Spafford went to St. Louis Friday for the winter.

A correction: It was Horace Tower that raised the big 5 lb, 8 oz potato, not Elmer Cannon. It was our mistake, we are sorry to say, but then others make `em.

Carrie Bates was missed from the choir last Sunday. She is spending the week with Mrs. Jessie Mitchell of Grossdale.

Joseph Jefferson of New York, the great actor, sends to the Millburn butter factory for all his butter; thinks there is none so good. It is a great honor to George Gerrity, the manager and butter maker, that his butter goes to Buzzard Bay, New York, and Florida, or where ever Mr. Jefferson happens to live. We think Mr. Gerrity deserves a gold medal as the gilt edged butter maker. We all eat as good butter as Joe Jefferson.

Frank Lucas and Miss May Odem were married in Waukegan last Sunday. Congratulations are in order.


Antioch News27 October 1904
Mr. Lee was a Chicago visitor on Monday last.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Thom have returned from their wedding trip.

The regular monthly song service will be next Sunday evening.

Mrs. Perry of Milwaukee spent a few days of last week with Mr. Lee's family.

Miss Carrie Bater is spending the week with Mrs. Jessie Mitchell of Grosedale.

Ed Dodge visited with his daughter, Mrs. John Buss, at Rochester, Wis., last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Anderson of Lake Forest visited with Wm. Stewart over Sunday.

Mrs. Esty has been visiting with her daughter Mrs. Wm. McGuire the past week.

Mrs. Elsie Lawrence has gone to Tabor Iowa, to remain with her daughter for the winter.

The Missionary society will meet with Mrs. Robert Strang on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Alice Dodge spent Saturday and Sunday with her cousin Vera Worden who is attending school at Rochester.

It is reported that Libbie Jamieson was married a week ago last Wednesday to Albert Padgett, of Kansas City and has gone there to live.

There are some large potatoes on exhibition at K. L. Smith's store among them are one belonging to Horace Tower, that weights five pounds and ten ounces, and one belonging to Elmer Cannon which weighs four pounds and three ounces. Call and see them.


from the pages of the Waukegan Daily Sun 29 October 1904
Mr. Lee was a Chicago visitor, Monday.

Praise service next Sunday evening, October 30th.

Mrs. Elsie Lawrence has gone to Tabor, Iowa, to remain with her daughter for the winter.

Ed. Dodge visited with his daughter, Mrs. Helen Buss, of Rochester, last week.

Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson, of Lake Forest, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Thom have returned from their wedding trip.

Mr. John Roberts was at James Jamieson's over Sunday.

Alice Dodge spent Saturday and Sunday in Rochester with her cousin, Vera Worden.

Mrs. Lee entertained her friend, Mrs. Pery, of Milwukee, last week.

Carrie Bater is spending a few days with Mrs. Jessie Mitchell, at Grosedale.

There are some large potatoes in K. L. Smith's store, on exhibition. Among them is one large one weighing five pounds and ten oz., belonging to Horace Tower. Elmer Cannon has one that weights four pounds and three oz. They are all worth going to see.

Mrs. Geo. Gerrity was a Chicago visitor last week from Sunday till Wednesday.

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