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"n*e Western thread factory at El- ; 1 gin will resume full time operation jrfter the Fourth of July holiday va- «ition. ;; -; A oemi-annttai divldend pf tims per <tot will be paid to the stock holders > of the First State bank of Barring" ton on July 1. ^ .; Mai^engo stores are now closed on f * ®iursday afternoon of each week in order to give the owners and their » employes weekly half holidays. &Z That the open air concerts by the Richmond band in that village are be- \ tag appreciated is being evidenced by f . • tile large crowds in attendance. W. D. Weter will start a milk route 8V 1$ Hebron tomorrow (Friday). Milk \ Will be delivered for 12c per single ^jbart or tm quarts for a $1.00. The task of Measuring streets and * icunbering of houses at Marengo id lA>out half completed and it is hoped Hat free city mail delivery wiH be instituted there in August. The pickle sheds and vats as well * || the 5 stock yird sheds at Belden, ' v Bear Richmond, were destroyed by fee on Monday of last week. The Origin ~af the fire is unknown. . At a recent meeting on the mat- •.ita', a permit was given to change a Mad on the south side of Crystal like, which will give Grafton townd> ip a park on the southwest end of |)l« lake. ! ^ Four quarts of whiskey, were found V.";' a young nan who claimed Belvi- * ' dere a* his home city when arrested at Marengo one day last week. He Was charged with being drunk and ^^sorderly when arrested. • ; ^ John Richardson^ who 'for many ' Years conducted a grocery store at Yolo, and during recent years a resident of Grayslake, is now confined in Ipi county hospital at Waukegan. 1 Ho has been in poor health for some •lime past. v If ^ Lou Pellet of Hebron has been V. tgMrarded the contract for the building jti new sidewalks at Richmond, ti -lkis bid being lower than has been presented to the village board at Richmond for sidewalk building in the past ten years * The Yerkes observatory at Lake V 4#eneva, Wis., is again open to visitors every Saturday afternoon froin $:80 to 4:80. Admission by card only, • #hich are obtained by mailing a ref quest to the observatory with a self " ^"Sl(ddressed stamped envelope. M. F. Walsh, one of the owners and ^v-^ditors of the Harvard Herald at harvard; has just been reappointed It'-i member of the Illinois state civil Iter vice commission, which carries P^ith it a salary of f3,000 per year •Congratulations, Brother Walsh. ' The members of the Norge Ski (glub of Chicago, together with mem Iters of their families and friends, are taking turns in camping out on the till near Cary. Many tents are pitched, while tee beaches along the ghore of the Fox river afford excellent bathing facilities " A two-year-old daughter of Walter i$enne, who resides on a farm south jff Woodstock, came very near losing fker life by drowning one day last week • irhen she fell into a water tank on *«|he place. The child was found very fhortly after the accident and with '{he aid of a pulmotor was revived, jkhe has since fully recovered. Parishioners and visitors of St. Patrick's Catholic church obtained their first view of the new church planned for the parish from a perspective which was hanging in the vestibule on last Sunday. The picture shows the church from the front and foreshadows a building of great attractiveness. Announcement was made that an entertainment and social would be held on Saturday evening, July 2, on the lawn of Mrs. D. C. Kelley, opposite the village square, and that the proceeds would be devoted to the building fund. The Hughes trio of Chicago and McHenry will supply the musical portion of the program with readings given by Miss Larkin of Elgin. In addition Mr. Albert Wexel of Chicago is to give an illustrated lecture on our Lady of Lourdes. Mr. Wexel, while on service in France, visited the shrine (ft Lourdes and has written and published an excellent story of the event. Ice cream and other refreshments will be served and an evening of enjoyment and profit intellectual as well as financial is expected. Another Garage For MlHw J , The big malt house, a part of the old McHenry brewery property, and which stands just east of the main building on Pearl street, is now undergoing changes which will soon transform the building into a modern garage. Arthur Smith, a brother of the Smith Bros., who conduct a general mercantile business in McHenry, will be the proprietor of the new garage, which will open this week. Mr. Smith, since his discharge from the army, has followed the garage business in the South and only recently removed to this village, where the family has taken up its abode. His experience in the army as well as after his discharge qualifies him 'for his new undertaking and his many friends wish him success. For the present he will be content to do repair work only, but later on, no doubt, he will handle supplies and probably take over an agency. N New Summer SerVkea at St Mary's In accordance with numerous requests for an earlier mass on Sundays during the summer, a new order begins next Sunday in St. Mary's church. Early mass, 7:00 X m.; special mass, 9:00 a. m., in charge of the Paulist fathers of Chicago; late low mass, 10:15 a. m. Thru the courtesy of the Paulist fathers, who have kindly consented to take charge of the extra nine o'clock mass, this new summer order was made possible. Resorter: and town people will therefore be debted to these fathers for the grea conveniences which this new arrange' ment hopes to give. m-- - Law violators appear to be taking r % particular delight in visiting Richmond of late. Last week a man was placed under arrest there who was Ranted in Lake county on a charge %f larceny, kidnapping and a few ^ther charges. The arrest was made |>y the Richmond marshal, who was .forced to pull his "fire-arms" before the stranger was subdued. ^ > Hie Salvation Army has taken an f\ option on the 333-acre Busse farm at ^•? £ jFox Lake and plans to operate there In the near future, providing the deal £*• goes thru, a children's home where '*,V ^Jboys and girl? can be cared for Iitaught farming, housekeeping, etc |\ I'-There are now six similar farms in the United States which are under the , jurisdiction of the Salvation Army, || v J- (Gene) Barber, former Ma j^y rengo attorney, has been released on parole freoa the state penitentiary at 1^,-SjjJoliet, wkm he has served one year -Tof an indeterminate term given him ' . \^jn the McHenry county court, where Ihe was convicted of embezzlement The former attorney has been paroled to Charles H. Petto* of Elgin, ^ ^ second cousin, with whom he is now ^^making his home. Under the terms ri" of liis pardon, Barber must "go |pf^-straight" for a year and is also pro- | tj^hibited from returning tft McHenry i';- ^county. Following his commitment to the state penitentiary his wife ' ...divorced him and proceedings were ,started to have him disbarred from & ^practicing law in Dlinoie. Ha has %aen disbaared from practicing law in -- -- m AUTO WHEN TRUCK TURNS OVER ON ROAD NEAR THIS VILLAGE I- RAIN STOPS PICNIC Gfran Wf Dairymen at Conva^l Pail Last Saturday ers 2 Killed Senate Bill 444 ';r" Senate bill 444, known" as trust bill, was so drafted that if passed and enforced would completely prohibit the operation of farmers' co-operative marketing organizations. After the senate had passed the bill, an amendment, drafted by the Illinois Agricultural association, which exempted farmers' co-operative organizatk* ns from the act, was adopted in the house. The bill went back to the conference committee of the senate, where it was killed because, the amendment had been inserted^ Dances it Nell'a . The management of Nell's dancing pavilion at Columbia park, near the river bridge at Johnsburg, announces three dances to be held there on the evenings of Saturday, Sunday and Monday, July 2, 3 and 4. Fred Hankele's casino orchestra of White City, Chicago, will furnish the music and the patrons of this popular resort are assured of something out of the ordinary in the way of music on these three nights. Danee tickets, $1-00; war tax, 10 cents. A eordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend. Erect Two Large Sign Boards The Lakeside Posters Advertising company of Lake Geneva, Wis., has this week caused to have erected here two large sign boards. One occupies a site just across the river bridge and the second on the Herbes property at the foot of Main street. We are informed that the company has already closed a number of contracts for the use of these boards by some of the country's largest advertisers. Boards are being erected in fourteen cities and towns in this, the Fox Lake district. . • ' , • mu BniU Nrw WaMB|£|% New cement walks are to be constructed around our public school building during the vacation months. The present walks, which for some years past have been in very bad condition, have served their purpose ever since the construction of the school building in 1894. ^ngene Page Tfcsmaa x Eugene Page Thomas is the name of fa bright baby boy bora to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thomas * at St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin, last Thursday morning. The mother was formerly Miss ITMIR ' Erie Liadberg of Elgin Loaoo life While Roy Riding With Htm Saves Hi*am4f By Jumping. ' Eric Lindberg of Elgin, an employe of the Co-operative Milk Marketing company, lost his life near this village on Wednesday morning of this week when a big Garford truck, loaded with empty milk cans, turned on its side, burying1 the driver beneath the car The unfortunate accident occurred on the main traveled road just opposite the Wm. Cossman farm, about one and one-half miles wast of this village. Albert Oergel, a fifteen-yearold fHgin lad, who accompanied the driver "just for the ride" as he expressed it at the inquest, saved himself by jumping, escaping the accident without as much as a scratch. According to information as given a reporter for The Plaindealer, the unfortunate victim of the accident left Elgin about seven o'clock with a load of empty milk cans, which were to have been delivered to the company's plant at Delavan, Wis. At the point where the fatality occurred the road is not only quite narrow, but has a turnpike with a drop of about three feet. According to witnesses, who were in the immediate vicinity when the machine went over, the car was traveling at a very moderate rate of speed. The truck was going west Arthur Hoppe, aged fourteen years, whose parents conduct a farm west of this village, was driving towards McHenry with a team of horses, when the animals became frightened at the approaching machine. Using every precaution to avert a collision with the wagon, Lindberg turned to the right too far, with the result that the big track turned on its side. Young Hoppe drove down the road a short distance, tied his team to the fence and returned to give whatever assistance he was able to render. In the immediate vicinity of the accident were, at the time, John Degen, Martin Clintworth, Wm. Simes, Otto Jung and L. E. Murphy.. The former two are farmers residing west of this village, while the other three just happened along in machines. Mr. Cossman and his sons were also on the scene shortly after the machine went over. After working for several minutes and with the aid of an auto jack provided by Mr. Murphy the men were able to raise the cab of the overturned truck high enough to allow them to pull the victim from beneath the machine. There being no visible wounds about the man's body the rescuers first thought that the man had been drowned, as his head lay in a small pool of water. While the form was being rolled on one of the milk cans Dr. D. G. Wells of this village was summoned, the latter arriving a few minute/ after receiving the message. The victim was then carried to the home of Wm. Cossman, where he passed away a few minutes later with out regaining consciousness. Deputy Coroner Dr. C. H. Fegers was then notified, who hnpanaled a jury and held the inquest at the Cossman home about one o'clock Tuesday afternoon, after which the body was taken to the N. J. Justen & Son morgue in this village and later taken to his late home at Elgin. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the victim had come to his death by being crushed beneath an auto track. Mr. Lindberg Was been an employe of the Co-operative Milk Marketing company during the past several months and was thirty-eight years of age. His wife, who was formerly Edith Smith, is an employe at the Elgin national watch factory. Some Fine Winter Wheat Jacob H. Adams, whose farm is located north of Johnsburg, on Wednesday afternoon of this week sent to this office a sample of winter wheat which was pronounced tha finest ever harvested in this locality. .Not only was the wheat the heaviest, but a June harvest was never before known, not even to the oldest of our farmers. Winter wheat in general thruout this entire section is of very fine quality. George Meyer* Rights Truck George Meyers of this village, after about an hour's work, righted the big truck which went into the ditch near the Cossman farm on Tuesday. The machine wasn't damaged in the least and was able to be driven tack to Elgin under its own power. Closing Out Summer Hats Owing to the fact that I have no room for storage, I will close out my entile stock of summer hats on Friday and Saturday, July 1 nnd 2. The line will be sold out at ridiculously low prices. Mrs. Karl Bradley. WINXCYVSY BACK I0NE Entertained Jolly Sixteen Mrs. Anton Schneider entertained the members of the Jolly Sixteen club at the home of Mrs. Fr«l Schneider one evening last week as a farewell before her departure for her . new home in Wisconsin. Cards were refreshments served. The storm which came up between three and four o'clock last Saturday afternoon brought a sudden end to the annual picnic as sponsored by the McHenry County Milk Producers' association, which gave promise of terminating into one of the most enjoyable ever held by the association. The storm clouds gathered while W. J. Kittle, secretary and manager of tfye Co-operative Milk Marketing company, was in the m?dst of one of his characteristic and powerful addresses and therefore his speedt had to be cut short. Farmers from all sections of our own county as well as quite a few from our neighboring county of Lake, making up a crowd estimated to be between two and three hundred people, gathered at Conway's park between the hours of eleyen and twelve and at the noon hour well laden picnic baskets were in evidence every where. After everyone had partaken of their picnic dinner Walter J. Walsh, acting as chairman of the day, began the afternoon's speaking program by introducing D. O. Thompson of Urbana. Mr. Thompson was followed by Mrs.' Mary B. Dalbey of Woodstock, advisor for the McHenry County Home Bureau; Mrs. Joanna Downs of Chicago, president of the Women's Auxiliary of the Milk Producers' association and W. J. Kittle. The key note of each of the four speakers'* addresses was co-operation and each of them unfolded much valuable food for thought. Mr. Thompson handled the agricultural subject in an intelligent and convincing manner. Mrs. Mary B. Dalbey of Woodstock, appearing in the interest of the McHenry County Home Bureau, told of the work that is being done thru this agency. During her entire talk she applied humor in bringing out her points and, while her advice was taken in the same spirit that it was given, an attentive listener could not help but feel that "many a truth is told in a joke." The year's program, the co-operation that the bureau is giving the farmer by advising the liberal use of farm products and more especially milk brought the speaker many rounds of applause at the conclusion of her address. Mrs. Joanna I*»wns of Chicago, talking in the interest of the Woman's Auxiliary, made a very fine impression upon the assemblage and gave her audience the facts as she saw them straight from the shoulder." During the course of her address she told of how the auxiliary is benefitting the dairymen and urged the farmers to stick with their organization as every thing would work out satisfactorily in the end. She was also roundly applauded. Mr. Kittle's talk was on the present situation of the milk industry, the fifty per cent spread and the future plans of the milk marketing organization. He advised the dairymen to stick together and see this thing thru and had plenty of figures with which to back up his arguments. The applause tendered the speaker seemed to indicate that the greater number of those assembled were of the same frame of mind. Hie McHenry brass band furnished a number of highly appreciated selections before the speaking started and between talks. ( On account of the rain the concessions on the ground.i did little or no business, but everything was set for a big day and this would have surely developed had the rain not interferred. Chicago Mams Here Sunday One hundred and sixty-eight members of the Logan Square lodge of Masons of Chicago enjoyed an auto run to this village last Sunday morning, stopping at the Justen hotel, where a sumptuous dinner waa served them. The visitors arrived in McHenry about nine ojclock, while the dinner was served at 11:00. After dinner five boats, which had previously been chartered from the Hunter boat line, carried the delegation on an excursion trip .up Fox river and thence thru the lakes, the boats returning to the hotel landing late - in the afternoon. A group picture of the visitors was take at the Justen hotel in the morning by the local ifhotographer, H. C. Bobb. Attends Faaeral of Ant# Victim Mrs. Jack Nicholls attended the funeral of the five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mr. Frank Ziemet at Barrington on Tuesday afternoon of this week. The child was killed by an auto on the street near her home at Barrington last Saturday evening. The family will be favorably remembered by many of our readers as they at one time resided on the old Walmsley farm southeast of this village. McHenry friends extend to the parents their most heartfelt sympathy. and Son Complete Froaa Ottarfa, I1L, AFTER LONG TRIP UP FOX FROM OTTAWA, ILL. x Carlta* Pmrty Trip By Boat fco McHenry Dear Mr. Editor--The staunch craft Water Gypsy once more lies at her dock at Binkie lodge, with her bright paint of two weeks ago dulled by Illinois river mud and slime and her sides and bottom dented and scratched by the rocks and ledges of the lower Fox. Her captain, and crew are at Winnetka, nursing bruised knees and chafed feet and rubbing cold cream on sunburned arms and backs. But the Gypsy has navigated the Fox from Ottawa to McHenry. Without entering into details of no interest to Plaindealer readers, I will say that on Sunday morning, June 19, my eleven year old son, Richard, and I carried Gypsy and her cargo of camping supplies from the Illinois and Michigan canal at Ottawa down to the Fox river, which there empties into the Illinois, and launched the boat for its one hundred and odd mile journey back to my cottage. At once we noticed the clear, bright water of the Fox, so different from the muddy Illinois, polluted as it is by the Chicago drainage canal. The water of our river is clear, but pitifully scant in quantity. The Fox is like many individuals--long on style, but short on means. It has banks, bed and valley, but very little water. For the first ten miles above its mouth, or as far as Wedron, the Fox flows over and around rocks and limestone ledges, and the rock persists to some extent as far as Yorkville, a distance of thirty-six miles. After that the land is forest, interspersed with stretches of prairie, as in this vicinity. The river itself, up to Wedron, is a series of rapids and riffles, in many places not over six inches deep in dry weather, with here and there a deep pool. In spite of the fact that the loaded draft of the Water Gypsy is but seven inches, we at once found it necessary to partially undress and step overboard and haul at the painter in order to get the boat thru the riffles. At the rapids and stony ledgee we had to lift her over, and sometimes unload and carry around. The deeper stretches- and pools were negotiated by means of the pushpaddle. In fact, until we reached the deep water above the big dam at Batavia we had no use for the oars. Thus we marched along the ufver bed for many weary miles, wet to the thighs, dragging our boat, with an occasional chance to embark and push thru some deep spot, but it was above Wedron, ten miles above the mouth, that the going began to improve. In reality, the riffles predominated over the pools until we reached Sheridan, McHENRY CO. FARM BUREAU Bliaait Agricultural Aaaft. Waal Pool All Sold Beginning on the first of July the wool growers of McHenry County Farm Bureau, who were among the 7,313 wool growers in eighty-nine Illinois counties contributing to the 1920 I. A. A. wool pool, will receive checks to cover the amounts of wool they pooled. All accounts will have been settled by August 1 at the latest. The last 20,000 pounds of the million and a half pounds in the pool were sold last week. Most grades of the pools were sold several, months ago, but the checks could not be sent out until the entire pool was sold and the money prorated among the growers according to the amounts they pooled. Growers whose wool was sold several months ago will receive interest on their money. In McHenry county fifty per cent of the entire county wool production was pooled. About sixty-three per cent of the wool production in the leading forty-nine pneducing counties of the state went into the pool. 100,000 pounds of the pooled wool went into blankets for farmers. Twothirds of the wool in the pool was sold at from 25 to 31 cents a pound. McHenry county farmers who did not pool their wool still have same on hand or sold TOTE CMHBHTY SCBOL NEW SCHOOL TO BE PUT UP TO THE VOTERS ) Community High School Bawd 1M^ imously Votes to Sufemfe *N»«illaa to People of District At a meeting of the community high school board held in the dir»"»ctors* room at the school building on Toesday evening of this week it was unanimously "voted to give the voters of the district an opportunity, to exptoss themselves on the maq^r' of a new building and grounds. Just how soon the proposition will be brought to a vote depends on the length, of time it will require to execute the preliminary work which must be done in order that the question may be put up to the voters in an intelligent and lawful manner. No sooner had the vote been taken on the proposition for a new school before the preliminaries had begun and the secretary of the board was instructed to get in touch with the county superintendent of schools, an architect and a lawyer who* is particularly well posted on matters of this sort. On invitation of Dr. A. I. Froehlkh, president of the community high school board, a number of McHenry's citizens were in attendance at the meeting and on being called upon to express themselves on the matter at a great sacrifice, | everyone present declared themselves many selling as low as 15 cents per M in favor of a new community pound for the better grades of wool, Farmers in the county who pooled1 their wool received an average price of 24% cents per pound for all wool,! including the - poorest grade. The following are some of the men who pooled their 1920 wool: Robert Cowan, Crystal Lake; W. J. Barth, Harvard; H. Brackett, Marengo; Charles Holderness, Crystal Lake; J. A. Haverin, McHenry; J. F. Wilson & Son, Marengo; Joslyn & Sleezer, Woodstock; Alferd Peterson, Woodstock; H. F. Echternach, Marengo; A. E. Frost, Marengo; Dewey Sleezer, Marengo; Henry Bremer, Marengo; C. L. Page, McHenry; C. J. Fellingham, McHenry. It is expected that even a larger In order to bring the proposition to a vote it will be necessary to secure at least 500 signatures of voters reding in this district. Petitions for signers will therefore be applied for at once and just as soon as they are obtained the work of securing the GOO signatures will start. The more enthusiastic boosters of the new school who were present at Tuesday night's meeting were of the opinion that the required number of signers could he obtained in very short order. One suggestion offered by a booster was to have one of the petitions in every business house in town. It was also decided that the whole .matter appertaining to a new commupercentage of the state production njty sch00i should be voted and decided may be pooled this year even though i at one jnstea(j 0f four eieotions. The a lower state production is antici-1 four questions to be voted on are an pated. 3,415 sacks were ordered from I foUowg; Xo bund> the site, to por- ,5.256 this the I. A. A. last year, while sacks have bean ordered so year. Lots in Edgewater can be purchased at moderate price and on easy payment plan. Fox Riv^j" Realty Co. chase site and the bond. The question as to the site thaa came up for discussion and, while some were of the opinion that the people should be given two or more sites from which to choose, moat of those attending the meeting and gathering thing very necessary to successful favored the proposition of having the navigation, would prevent all possibil- school board recommend a site. ity of the Fox being navigable, ex-! Among the sites mentioned ware eppt from our own local dam to Wil-, the Herbes property facing Green* mot, and including the lakes. Time street and laying between John and and money spent in keeping our own Waukegan streets as also the Bonslett part of the river clean and deep is' tract on Maple avenue, just south of | wisely and well spent, and persons | Woodland cemetery. That the Herbes and organizations working to that end site was the one favored by the asbe seen and twenty miles from Ottawa. Even at ... . , . . . . that, our f-e et never h, ad, a ch« ance t. o, should bd sidod ftnd sustEiii6d,--*but 86tnbl&i?6 was DlAin to A , a |Bwnoi»ge was _p»in *> get dry, and we waded our last riffle just below the Algonquin dam. From this point pn home we had plenty of water. At Yorkville, thirty-eeven miles up the stream, occurs the first dam, altho ruins of old, washed-out dams obstruct the flow of the current at various points below. These dams,1 My iittle ^ marched in the water by big and little, and sixteen in all, were' my ajde, bore his proportionate share the real problems of the trip. The Lf. ^ burdens and lifted his side of low water often made it difficult to ^ an without a murmer. I not a dollar south of our own dam. People along the river were friendly in the extreme, altho prone to inquire why two people, apparently sane, should leave a comfortable home and eat rough, sleep rougher and push a rowboat up fifteen foot concrete j pupils would fulfill local slopes in the hot sun. This question. for many years to come. The buildnever did get satisfactorily answered. J ing, it was further decided, should provide four departments, gymnasium, arguments that followed in favor at the latter site were well taken indeed. The matter of how large to build also brought forth a very thoro discussion, after which it was decided that a school to accommodate 17S Entertained Merry-Go-Round Mrs. W. F. Vogt acted as hostess to the members of the Merry-Go-Round club at a 1:00 o'clock luncheon at her home on Main street on Wednesday of this week. A delightful afternoon was passed by the ladies. float the Gypsy to the foot of a dam, thus rendering long and difficult portages necessary. At Carpentersville, within sight of home, so as to speak, some thirsty cow having drank up the river, and the bed below the dam being perfectly dry, we were forced to carry our boat and cargo a distance of four hundred yards just to get to the dam itself, and then followed the getting over. At other places the could not have blamed him if he had reported me to the police for cruelty to children. The city man is flocking back to the country. All along the river cottages are going up in swarms. A separate article could be written on the clam fishers, of whom we interviewed many. Fox River Grove, near Cary, promises to become a small city in the near future, and tiie houses fishways--stairways made to assist I anj tents are pushing north of Alfinny folks to pass dams--served aslgonquin If the Fox onjy had a deinclined planes by which the Gypsy, dunnage and crew crawled painfully up and over the big cement obstructions. These fishways were in most cases dry as a bone, which was rather rough on the flsh, if you come to think of it At Aurora, warned by the watermen and canoeists, we chartered a motor truck and carted our outfit to a point just north of the big dam at North Aurora. This trip of four miles avoided four of the sixteen dams at present existing between Ottawa and McHenry, but the remaining twelve we met and conquered unaided. 1 made some written notes of the conditions found at each of the dams we crossed and these are at the disposal of anyone contemplating a similar trip. He will find them very useful, provided his streak of insanity domestic science, manual training and agriculture. Besides the building, thore is alao the ground space which must not ha forgotten. In order that our institution may be as complete as others in McHenry county the site must be amply large to provide for all outdoor' sports, which include baseball, foot ball and all of the various trade events. Other matters mentioned daring til* evening's discussion was the caring for automobiles and a grandstand for the athletic field. In these times many of our high school students (Me to and from their homes in automobiles and a storage place must therefore be provided, while the grandstand is also necessary, where spectators during the athlatie pendable supply of water it might become the chief playground of northern Illinois. It was eight o'clock and past when the Water Gypsy and her belongings j may be crawled inch by inch over our own' events. dam and took to the water for the! While the honorable school board is little stretch to the cottage. Tired as , arranging the matter for a vote it will we were, captain and crew broke into, be well for everyone in the district to song--it was "Home, Sweet Home." give this matter their very If you want to really appreciate a consideration. without by the dough boys. Tendered Farewell Surprise Mrs. Anton Schneider was tendered a very pleasant farewell surprise by neighbors and friends along Riverside persists and he actually starts. Here and now is a good time and have the cream of the Fox river right place to discuss and dismiss the iri-'at our doors. It is the only stretch descent dream of ever rendering the )on the entire stream with a dependentire Fox river "navigable." Locks able supply of water and the onl^ might be put in each and every dam,'part on which it is good policy t« ^ at the expense of millions of dollars, ] spend a dollar for improvement and Drive at ^ borne or.e evening last but until more millions were put in a maintenance. ^ets stick together,! Cards and games were pUyed* series of gigantic new dams in the; back up our own Fox River and Lakes I wyj0 wfr%sshments were served durlower reaches of the stream, so as to j Improvement assocjaUon and let the . ^ back up the water as far as North! remainder of the stream work out its I ^ of water, some-1 own salvation. Carlton Prouty. | Kitchen utansila nt Erinkai^u v'V' '*••4 roof and a bed, go one for two long weeks. Water Gypsy now goes into honorable retirement until next spring, when possibly another northern dash. . will be made at the height of the May !P»rk at Johnsburg whereby they will flood. Meanwhile, she holds the rec-'have several most interesting coaord for being the travellingest little cessions at this point next Saturday, boat on the Fox--Waukesha to Otta- Sunday and Monday. Go to Nells, wa inside of forty-nine days. |from which point you will be able to Folks, from McHenry dam to the;enjoy the water events on the river Wilmot bridge, including the lakes, we |an<* the sam* ^rae entertained Antritaa Legion CaaceeskmB The McHenry post of the American Legion has made arrangements with the management of Neitfa Columbia