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October, 1927

Antioch News6 October 1927
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christy and daughter spent Sunday with the Grovesnor family.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Olson returned Sunday from a two week's auto trip to Colorado Springs and other points, and will be at home to their many friends on the Olson farm at Rosecrans.

Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Stewart and daughters, and Charles Marshall of Morgan Park spent Sunday at J. H. Bonner's.

Mr. and Mrs. Kaluf of Druces Lake spent Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Frank Edwards.

Mrs. Earl Edwards and children of River Forest spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Webb.

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bonner and Mr. McGuire spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Newall of Waukegan.

Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Denman and children spent Sunday with W. S. Denman of Waukegan.

The Christian Endeavor business meeting will be held at the home of Miss Helen Niehaus, Friday evening, October 7.

Word reached here Tuesday morning of the death of little Virginia Wells, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wells, who was operated on for appendicitis at Victory Memorial Hospital last Friday. The entire community extended their sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Wells in their great loss.

The P. T. A. held its first meeting for the year at the school house Tuesday evening.


Antioch News13 October 1927
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hook of Waukegan spent Sunday at Warren Hook's.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner and sons spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Beaumont at Kansasville, Wisconsin.

Mrs. J. M. Lahey of Wadsworth is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. Will Reilly, since leaving Victory Memorial Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Tebbins of Waukegan spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Strang.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crawford of Waukegan visited at John Crawford's Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bonner and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bonner and children visited at the home of their uncle, R. G. Murrie, at Russell Sunday.

The Ladies Aid met today at the home of Mrs. J. H. Bonner. Dinner was served at noon. The annual bazaar is to held Nov. 4th.

Several from this vicinity attended the opening of the Farm Bureau office, Saturday night. The occasion was the formal opening of the office which has been changed from Libertyville to Grayslake.


Antioch News20 October 1927
Miss Viola Altshaus was operated on for appendicitis last Wednesday at Victory Memorial hospital and at present she is reported to be making a good recovery.

Mrs. W. B. Stewart of Waukegan spent Thursday with Mrs. J. H. Bonner and attended the ladies aid meeting.

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Hook and Mrs. Cora Studer of Gurnee spent Friday with Mrs. W. M. Bonner.

The basket social held at the hall Friday evening was well attended and over $30 was realized for the 1928 fund for Tower Hill.

Misses Alta Metcalf and Muriel Potter of Gurnee and Misses Marguerite Manzer and Myrtle Daube of Lake Villa spent the week end with Miss Doris Jamison.

Miss Marguerite Gilbert of Waukegan and William Findley of Chicago spent the week end at J. H. Bonner's.

Miss Jessie Lowe went to Chicago Thursday where she will spend the week with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garby and daughter spent Sunday at Robert Bonners'. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rountree and children, Mrs. Hattie Willey and Miss Alice Willey of Rochester, Wisconsin were also Sunday callers there.

Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Minto and family and Mrs. Anna Lamb, and Mrs. Jennie Smith of Los Angeles, Cal., were entertained for dinner at the J. S. Denman home on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bonner and Jean, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy of Hickory, motored to Racine Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Ward Ban.

Mr. and Mrs. John Kaluf of Druces Lake, spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Edwards.

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. McNair were entertained at the home of Dr. Jamieson over Sunday. Mr. McNair conducted the services at the church.

Miss Josephine Dodge of Detroit, Michigan, called on her cousins, the Bonner brothers, on Sunday afternoon while enroute to Peoria.

Mr. and Mrs. Strohal and Lillian spent Tuesday in Chicago.

Miss Mary Eichinger entertained company from Woodstock on Sunday.


Antioch News27 October 1927
Ira Stephens attended the National Dairy Exposition at Memphis, Tenn. the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. McNair were entertained at the home of Dr. Jamison over the week end. Mr. McNair has accepted the call to be pastor of the church, and they expect to be located at the parsonage soon.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crawford and Lucille of Waukegan spent last Sunday at J. T. Crawford's.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner and sons, and Miss Olson, spent Sunday with Mrs. Bonner's parents at Kansasville, Wisconsin.

Miss Sheehan and several of her eighth grade girls attended the show, "The Cat and the Canary," at Waukegan last Saturday.

A large number from Millburn attended the Warren Cemetery association bazaar at Gurnee last Friday night.

Mrs. C. E. Denman and Mrs. W. S. Denman of Waukegan transacted business at McHenry last Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bonner and Miss Vivian Bonner were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Ames of Gurnee for dinner Sunday.

Mrs. Annie Lamb and Mrs. Jennie Smith of Los Angeles, California, left Wednesday for their home after several months spent at the home of their nephew, D. H. Minto.

The Woman's Missionary society will meet at the home of Mrs. J. S. Denman Thursday for a short business session, which will be followed by a talk by Miss Minto. The annual thank-offering will be taken, and refreshments will be served.

Misses Dee Pettit and Lucy Dodge motored from Peoria to Millburn on Monday, and Miss Dodge will remain for a week's visit with her cousins, the Bonner families.

Miss Viola Altshaus, who has been at Victory Memorial hospital following an operation for appendicitis, returned to her home on Sunday.

The annual church bazaar will be held at the church Friday evening, November 4, 1927. A roast chicken supper will be served from 5:30 o'clock until all are served. Any donations for the different tables, will be very acceptable. Also bring ten cent articles for the fish pond. A short program will be given at eight o'clock.

Word was received Saturday of the death of Mrs. Alfred Meade of California, who is well known in this vicinity. Her funeral will be held at Millburn church on Friday with interment at Millburn cemetery.

Mr. and Mrs. James Kerr and Mrs. Wm. Weber, Jr., spent a few days over the week end with the Edgar Kerr family at Bloomington.

Former Lake County Woman
to Be Buried At Millburn Friday
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Tweed Meade of Los Angeles, California, and formerly of Millburn will be held at Millburn church Friday, October 28th. The obsequies will be under the direction of the Order of Eastern Star.
Mrs. Meade, who died at Los Angeles where she has made her home for the past four years, was 60 years of age and was a native of Lake county, having been born and spent her girlhood at Fox Lake. She and her family lived for many years on a farm near Wadsworth.
She is survived by her husband, Alfred Meade of Los Angeles, and two daughters. Four sisters also survive. They are Miss Margaret Tweed of Ingleside, Mrs. L. J. Lobdell and Mrs. Charles Hucker of Grayslake, and Mrs. John Dalziel of Antioch.
Interment will be made in the Millburn Cemetery.
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