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November, 1905

Antioch News2 November 1905
Our Village is Keeping Pace With
Other Towns in Lake County in Last 2 Years
Following are some figures in regard to the population of the various towns and cities of Lake county as supplied by F. K. Bumstead, the directory man, taken from the names that he has gathered for the directory that he is about to publish.
North Chicago    1903    1,702      1905    2,775
Lake Bluff,      1903      318      1905      502
Lake Forest      1903    2,000      1905    2,050
Highwood         1903      892      1905    1,055
Highland Park    1903    3,717      1905    3,975
Winthrop Harbor  1903      307      1905      327
Deerfield        1903      300      1905      362
Everett                             1905      202
Gurnee           1903      130      1905      136
Wadsworth        1903      132      1905      327
Russell          1903      112      1905      140
Rosecrans        1903       67      1905       67
Millburn         1903      150      1905      142
Antioch	      1903      790      1905      825
Lake Villa       1903      255      1905      252
Grayslake        1903      652      1905      712
Rockefeller      1903      207      1905      215
Hainesville      1903      105      1905       95
Volo             1903      292      1905      280
Diamond Lake     1903       92      1905       95
Ingleside        1903      187      1905      195
Round Lake       1903      145      1905      195
Fox Lake         1903      300      1905      300
Ivanhoe          1903      152      1905      295
Rondout          1903      140      1905      155
Taylors Grove                       1905       75
The names in the Libertyville portion of the directory are not yet counted and will not be for some days. There is much interest in the figures for the population of this important and thriving city, and they will be announced as soon as received.
Neither are the rural routes counted yet, so that figures cannot be given for the entire county population.

Miss Carrie Bater returned from Antioch last Friday.

G. H. Harris' mother of Chicago is here visiting.

Mrs. Cropley of Antioch was visiting with Mrs. Dodge last week.

Mrs. Starkweather of Rockford was here for a few days last week visiting old friends.

Mrs. Jeanette Mathews returned Friday from Kenosha where she has been visiting with relatives and friends.

The monthly song service will be Sunday evening, Nov. 5. A good turnout is expected.

The marriage of Miss Alice E. Dodge, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Dodge, to Clarence Bock took place on Thursday, Oct. 26, the ceremony being performed by Rev. F. T. Lee of Maywood, assisted by Rev. A. W. Safford of Millburn. Miss Vera Worden acted as bridesmaid and Mr. Allen Bock of Libertyville as best man. Only the immediate relatives were present. The out of town visitors were Mr. and Mrs. John Buss, Mrs. Axtell and Mrs. Leslie Kamper of Rochester, Wis., Mrs. Tukey and daughter of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. David White, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Minto and Bertha White of Loon Lake, and Miss Emma White of Michigan. They received many pretty and useful presents. Mr. and Mrs. Bock went on a short wedding trip and are at home to their friends at Mrs. Sarah Dodge's. Congratulations.


from the pages of the Waukegan Daily Sun 8 November 1905
Song service Sunday evening, November 5.

Miss Carrie Bater returned from Antioch last Friday.

Mrs. Cropley of Antioch spent a few days with Mrs. Dodge last week.

Mrs. Starkweather of Rockefeller spent a few days last week with old friends and neighbors.

Mrs. Jeanette Mathews returned Friday from Kenosha, where she has been visiting with relatives and friends the past month.

Mrs. John Buss and little son returned home Monday.

At the home of Mrs. Sarah Dodge Thursday, Oct. 26, 2 p. m. occurred the marriage of her daughter, Alice E. Dodge to Mr. Clarence Bock.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. F. T. Lee, of Maywood and assisted by Rev. A. W. Safford.
Miss Vera Worden acted as brides' maid and Allen Bock, of Libertyville as best man. Only the immediate relatives were present. The out of town visitors were Mr. and Mrs. John Buss, and Leslie Kemper, of Rochester, Wis., Mrs. Tukey and daughter, of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. David White and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Minto, of Loon Lake, and Miss Emma White of Michigan. They received many pretty and useful presents.
Mr. and Mrs. Bock went on a short wedding tour and are at home to their friends at Mrs. Sarah Dodge's. Congratulations.


Antioch News9 November 1905
The Jolly Workers presented the Millburn Sunday School with a new bookcase.

Listen for wedding bells in the near future.

Bills are out for W. J. White's auction, Nov. 14. Remember the date.

Mrs. J. H. Strang and Mrs. Geo. Strang will return this week from Kansas.

Mrs. Denman's mother Mrs. A. E. Stewart, has returned to Washington, D. C.

The C. E. Business meeting will be held Friday, Nov. 10, at the home of Mrs. W. J. White. Everyone come.

C. E. topic--The dangers of indulgence. A temperence meeting. Leader, Bell Irving.

Mr. Starkweather, of Rockford, is again in our midst, looking after his usual business, selling pianos.

Mrs. Pantell visited with Mrs. Dr. Tombaugh, of Waukegan, the past week, and also visited in Chicago.

Mrs. Starkweather, who has been spending a week here visiting friends, has returned to Rockford.

Mr. and Mrs. George Gerrity gave a dinner last Sunday in honor of the twin's fourth birthday, James and Louise.

Miss Kate Gerrity, of Waukegan, is out for a few weeks visiting her brother and other relatives.

The many friends of Miss K. L. Smith will be pleased to learn that she is steadily gaining.

Husking corn in the field will soon be a thing of the past. The shredder has taken the place of all that work.

The Millburn Congregational church will give an entertainment of home talent, assisted by Mr. N. D. Pratt, for Thanksgiving.


Antioch News16 November 1905
Ed Wells has purchased the George Dodge farm, south of Millburn, containing one hundred and ten acres.

Good farm of two hundred acres for rent at Millburn, this county. For information concerning it inquire of R. Pantall, Millburn, or at this office.


from the pages of the Waukegan Daily Sun 22 November 1905
MINNETTA DENMAN WEDS W. G. McGUIRE, AT MILLBURN
Miss Minnetta Denman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Denman and W. Eug. McGuire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McGuire were quietly married at High noon Wednesday, November 15, 1905 at the home of the bride's parents at Millburn, Rev. A. W. Safford officiating.
Miss Ethel McGuire acted as bride's maid and Jesse Stewart Denman acted as best man. Only the parents of the contracting parties being present. After congratulations all sat down to a fine luncheon. Many beautiful and useful present were received.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Guy McGuire will be at home to their friends after December first at Millburn.
Antioch News23 November 1905
C. B. Cummings was a Millburn visitor last Wednesday.

Ernest White is home for a week's visit from the west.

The many friends of Miss Kittie Smith will be sorry to learn that she is not so well.

N. D. Pratt came out Saturday and returned to his home in Evanston on Sunday.

Dr. and Mrs. Tombaugh of Waukegan were out last Sunday to W. B. Stewart's.

Mrs. Mary Yule spent last Thursday with her daughter, Mrs. Gerry, in Waukegan.

Mrs. George Strang and Mrs. John A. Strang have returned from their visit in Kansas.

Mrs. Frank Yule of Somers, Wis., has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Jas. Thom.

Mrs. Robert Strang clebrated her 86th birthday on Friday, Nov. 10 All her children were with her.

Mrs. Adams and daughter Bae of Chicago were visiting with Mrs. Pantell this week.

John Trotter and Miss Lucy Spafford attended the funeral of their cousin, George Junson, in Evanston last week.

C. E. Topic, Nov. 26--God's wonderful works. Thanksgiving service, to be led by Junior committee.

The regular missionary meeting will meet at the home of Mrs. Robert Strang on Friday, Nov. 24.

Mrs. Hughes of Lake Villa has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Emma Strang.

Mr. Burns of Rochester, Wis., was here visiting with Geo. Dodge the latter part of last week.

Mrs. Ralph Taylor and little son Glenn, of Lily Lake, are spending a weeks at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stewart.

Mr. and Mrs. Newton Leroy and children of Burlington were here Saturday and Sunday visiting with Mrs. Leroy's father and his sister, Mr. Etta Wienecke.

The C. E. society will give a box social in the church on Friday evening, Nov. 24. Everybody come and bring a box with lunch for two.

A Grand Ethopian concert troup will give an entertainment at Millburn Thanksgiving night. Leader Mr. Nicodemus Daniel Pratt of Evanston.

George Judson, son of Mrs. Trotter Judson, of Evanston, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, of tubercolocus at the home of his mother. Mr. Judson was a cousin of the Trotters and Mrs. A. K. Bain.

Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Safford are to spend a few days in Boumanville this week. He has been invited to take part in the ordination of a new minister who is his successor at that church. The church here sent Mrs. Safford as a delegate.

George Dodge and Clarence Bock have bought land in western Canada and will make that their home. We are sorry to lose them as friends and neighbors, but all wish them well in their new possessions.

Miss Minnetta Denman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Denman, and W. Guy McGuire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McGuire, were quietly married at the home of the bride's parents on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at high noon, Rev. A. W. Safford officiating. Miss Ethel McGuire, sister of the groom, served as bridesmaid and Jesse Stewart Denman was best man. Only the parents of the contracting parties were present. Many beautiful and useful presents were received. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire will make their future home in Millburn and will be at home to their friends after December 1. Congratulations.


Antioch News30 November 1905
Percy Bock, of Libertyville, spent Sunday here with his brother, Clarence Bock.

C. E. topic, Dec 3--"Our one excuse." Jeppe Jeppeson, leader.

Miss Carrie Bater returned from Gurnee last Friday.

Mrs. Ralph Taylor and son Glenn, of Lily Lake, returned to their home on Friday.

Ole, Pearl and Rubie Cleveland, Helen Safford, Margaret White and Leslie Cannon, are at home this week.

Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stewart attended the wedding of her brother Mr. James Corrin and Miss Olive Spence, of Hyde Park, on Saturday, Nov. 25.

Miss Blanche Loveridge, of Waukegan, who is the county secretary and treasurer, visited our Sunday school last Sunday in the interest of county work.

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