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Deneen, Republican candidate for United States senirtbr, is scheduled to speak at Woodstock at 3:30 this (Thursday) afternoon. jThe business committee of the Chi- 4t|go Association of Commerce held Its regular monthly meeting at the Crystal Lake Country club last Thursday afternoon. 'Producing bond in the sum of $100,- •<#o. Ernest Fontana, charged with "talking part in the Rondout mail rob-| bery, was released from the Kane i county jail at Geneva, 111., last Friday. A ^The motorcycle officers, who have * tWen patroling Lake county roads * aiyice spring, are Very likely to be laid off the first of October. The $6,000 appropriation will be exhausted at that time. Frank Kirchman, owner and operator of the Perfect bakery at Crystal Lake, has disposed of his business to llr. and Mrs. Frank Arnold of Pontiac, . the new owners having already taken • giosse^sipn. Tht Oliver typewriter factory re- ;Nmed operations last week with a fair sized crew. It is being riynored about the county seat that the big plant may soon start to manufacture general office appliances , r Several thousand dollars worth of .^articles were stolen from cottages abound Rpund Lake during the recent cold and wet spell, when many of the fsorters left their summer homes for licago. The robbwtes were disoov- («red last week. Fifteen thousand small fish from ie Spring Grove hatchery were imped into the waters of Crystal like last week. The planting of the £sh was made possible thru the efforts M H. C. Reed, a member of the Crys- :.v^il Lake lodge. ^ The plant of the Burlington Cereal products company, located at Burlingijpn, Wis., is to be padlocked under the Volstead act for illicit brewing. The i ; plant last spring was purchased from r„"f. ..the Finke-Uhen Brewing company, *#nce which time it has been operated ":%y C. A. Dahn. Rev. Joseph Lonergan of Durand, r. •;Hi-, was elected national chaplain of - the American Legion at their national ; fonvention as held at St. Paul, Minn., Ipst week. Father Lonergan at one * ' time was in charge of the Catholic church at Cary and while stationed in IL that village made frequent visits to «. •" JWcHenry^ where he is well and * f favorably known. " Milburn Bros., cement road builders, have completed the stretch between Big Foot and Oak Grove and now at work on the uncompleted three mile stretch on route No. 19 laying between Woodstock and Harvard. They hope » An adjourned meeting of the city council was held on the 17th day of September, 1924. The mayor called the council to order and upon roll call the following members were present: Doherty, Frisby, Goodell, Overton, Perkins. Absent: Justen. It was moved by Perkins, seconded by Frisby, that, owing to the absence of the city e'erk, C. W, Goodell act as said city clerk and take the minutes of the meeting. Motion carried. It was moved by Goodell, seconded by Perkins, that the city council purchase the Oberchain Bayer fire apparatus with commerce chassis and 25 type pump, type C, as per advertised specifications. Upon roll call the members voted as follows: Doherty, nay; Frisby, nay; Goodell, aye", Overton, aye; Perkins, aye. Th6 vote be ing three to two in favor of said mo tion the mayor declared said motion iuly carried. • It was moved by Goodell, seconded by Perkins, that the mayor appoint a committee to prepare quarters in the rear of the city hall to house the new fire equipment. Motion carried. The mayor appointed on this committee Goodell, Perkins and Overton. Motion by Overton, seconded by Doherty to adjourn. Motfon carried. Mil SOflM CASE CONDEMNATION CASE CARRIED TO SUPREME COURT , ACTION WILL PROBABLY KfiEP LOCAL SITUATION TIED UP FOR LONG TIME TO £OME McHenry's hopes of a,n early settlement of the road situation "were given an awful jolt last Thursday when it was learned that Otto F. Sohm had taken an appeal from the McHenry county circuit ctfurt to that of the supreme court. * The case was first started last spring when local officials, with the aid of officers from Woodstock and members of the Illinois department of public works and buildings sought to secure the right-of-way from the river bank, over Charles street, to the main highway via condemnation pro ceedings. After more or less agitation and ALGONQUIN INDIANS WILL - AGAIN INVADE McHENRt BOY SCOUT NOTES All of the boys are anxious to get new members. _ We want more older boys in our organization. Most of them seem to think that they are too old, but they are not. Some men sixty years old are Boy Scouts. The scout drive is coming along fine. At the last meeting on Monday night seven more boys applied for memberships. They were Charles Dowe, Louis Oertel, Ira Dowell, Orval Granger, Donald Granger, Alvan Rothermel and James Powers. We new have a full troop of scouts and three extras, that is, thirty-five boys. As soon as we get about fifteen more members troop No. 2 of McHenry will be started. The two troops will then have a scout master each and will meet at separate places. We scouts are planning to get money for our next camping trip, which will be bigger and better. We do not intend to ask for donations, BUILDING AND HELP ARE TWO FACTORS THAT Will , BRIlta NEW INDUSTRY arguments between officials and pqpp erty owners on the east sHore of the i for the money received from the peoifc The Algonquin Indians will invade McHenry for the last of the season's five-game series 'between these two rivals next Sunday afternoon. Algonquin has already won the series by winning three out of the four games played, but as per agreement the fifth game will be played. Davison is confident that he can trim the Algonquin outfit as is every member of the McHenry team and the fans may rest assured of witnessing a regular ball game in McHenry next Sunday afternoon. The game should attract an unusually large crowd as fans thruout the entire county always like to see these two teams opposing each other. Every man on the McHenry team is going to give his very best services, while Davisort is preparing himself &nd hopes to be in the best river, proceedings were finally started in the, McHenry county circuit court against Chas. Rietesel and Otto F. Sohm. The case was continued over a period of a few weeks before all of the evidence had been turned in. Judge Shurtleif, after carefully weighing all evidence, dtecided that the property should be turned over to the state for highway purposes for certain considerations. At the time of the decision everyone believed the matter to be settled f&r all time to come and that road construction and the building of bridges over Fox river and the mill pond would be started without delay. However, as days and Weeks passed by, the public began to wonder whether the condemnation case had been real or merely a h age nightmare. Scarcely a meeting of the McHenry Community club was held since that time without some argument coming up about this road matter. During the past few weeks, however, the question has been discussed but little, many of the citizens evidently having lost all interest and hope of ever securing the cement road thru this city. Mr. Sohm's last step will, quite naturally, start a new flame in the breasts of the supporters for the road over the proposed route and it will probably mean that all of these arguple of McHenry last year gave us a fine start. We intend to bring to McHenry a good moving picture .show and give with it a large scouting act, showing what the scouts really can do, and also some scout vaudeville. McHENRY BOY SCOUt®. FRANK WARD QUITE PAINFULLY INJURED IN FALL condition in which he has been seen this year. Rain checks as issued forj ments must be gone over again the Labor day game will be honored next Sunday afternoon. Game called at 2:30 o'clock sharp. MARRIED AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH LAST EVENING TV to complete this stretch within the of the next three weeks, which will complete a continuous cement toad bed from Crystal Lake to the Wisconsin state line. County Judge Charles P. Barnes last week refused to admit the will of the late Etta J. Kettle of Crystal Lake to probate. When the will was first presented for probate one of the witnesses testified that she did not consider Miss Kettle of sound and disposing memory at the time she made her will. This leaves the estate in the . same condition as it would be had no #will been made at all. "Jerry" Morrison, who recently entered a p'ea of guilty to a charge of conducting a house of ill fame in the McHenry court, was given a sentence of one year in jail and a $200 fine by Judge Edward D. Shurtleff in the McHenry county circuit court on Monday morning of this week. The woman will not be asked to serve the jail sentence at this time and is out on probation. The first complaint that she is operating in this county will send her to jail. Before her recent arrest she was conducting a place between Spring Grove and Grass Lake. George Krein, a farm hand of Hartland township, put in one wild night at Huntley last Sunday. He and two companions were on their way home from Dundee and were said to have been under the influence of liquor. At Huntley their car ran into a ditch. Krein's two companions deserted the wreck, while the driver ran and jumped into a machine which stood in front of the village hall at the time and which proved to be the property of Postmaster Clanton. Krein was successful in starting the car, but didn't get far, the machine turning over while rounding a-corner. ° The Hartland man was arrested and locked up In the village bastile. On Monday he was given a hearing at WqfNUteck mmi r»ite«nrt oa bond. Joseph Justen and Mrs. Emma Sherfick were united in marriage at St. Mary's Catholic church at eight o'clock last evening. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Chas. S. Nix, while the witnesses were Mrs. George Bohr and Jacob F. Justen, the latter a son of the groom. Immediately after the ceremony the bridal couple went to the home of Mr. Justen on Green street, where a sumptuous supper was partaken of, followed by a reception, which was attended by the immediate families. Mr. Justen is one of McHenry's most highly respected residents and has resided in this community for many years. Mrs. Justin came to McHenry from Morlin, Utah, about three months ago, since which time she has made her home with her brother, George Bohr. The couple are occupying Mr. Justen's homfe, where they are now receiving the congratulations of their friends. "* Those who appear better posted on the matter than others are of the opinion that the higher court will sustain the decision of Judge Shurtleff in the McHenry county circuit court, but just how long we will be obliged to wait for a decision from the upper court no one seems to be in a position to venture a guess. ----- Since the appeal by Mr. Sohm, supporters for the Pearl street route have taken on new hopes. Carrying a case to the upper courts, generally means a long wait for a debision and some of the more interested citizens are already beginning to wonder if the whole matter will not be held up to delay action on building thruout the entire coming year, "GREBE- TURNS OUT NEW RADIO RECEIVING SET Frank Ward; an employe at the plant of the American Terra Cotta & Ceramic Co. at Terra Cotta, met with quite a painful accident there shortly after eleven o'clock last Saturday morning. Mr.'Ward was walking past one of the work benches in the plant when he tripped on a wire and fell to the cement floor. He reached for the table to prevent the fall and while his presence of mind probably broke the fall to some extent he was unable to hold to the work bench and he fell, his chin striking the cement floor with sufficient force to render the victim helpless. Fellow workmen rushed to his assistance and led him to the laboratory, where he was given first aid and thence brought to McHenry via automobile. On his arrival here he was taken to the office of Dr. D. G. Wells, the company's McHenry physician, where the injuries were dressed. While no bones were broken Mr. Ward received a badly lacerated chin, a cut underneath his upper lip and a wrenched right hand. The' injuries, especially that of the chin, proved quite painful for a day of two, but at this writing he is again on the road to recovery. He was able to REDPATM LYCEUM COURSE WILL OPEN AT ST. PATRICK'S HALL ON OCTOBER U McHENRY HAS NOTHING SUITABLE IN WAY OF BUILDING-- --WANTS 10,000 SQ. FT. Mr, Nathan"of the Marathan Underwear company of Chicago^ made his third visit to this city on Tuesday evening of this week, at which time he met and explained his proposition to a gathering of about twenty McHenry business men at the K. of C. hall. The visitor, after explaining his proposition, declared himself as very anxious for an answer from McHenry as other towns were also making proposals for the location of the plant. Mr. Nathan went on to sa^jr that his company had decided to leave Chicago and it didn't make much difference to them where they located just so that they keep their location within the Chicago territory. Other towns, hav ing heard of \heir decision to leave the city, have corresponded with the officials of the firm for the purpose of inducing them to come to their community. Among the very latest propositions, according to Mr. Nathan, ih Grayslake. Grayslake has a real live and going I community club and the members | thereof are losing no opportunity toj help their village and community and unless McHenry gets busy at once and without more delay the Marathan people will tire of waiting and choose some other point for their factory. McHenry, unfortunately, hasn't a suitable building to offer the company and for this reason it will be necessary to construct & factory in order to land the Marathan concern. According to the company's representative, a building with 10,000 square feet of flour space would fill their requirements for a start, altho it was freely predicted that according to present indications a plant double that; Amounts to but 50 cents a number The annual fall and winter event, under the auspices of the pastor of St. Patrick's church of this city, the Redpath lyceum course, will open in St. Patrick's hall on Tuesday evening, Oct. 14. This year's course is an advance on previous years as the plan has been steadily followed of having a higher priced course each succeeding year. So far no financial loss has been experienced, altho no profit financially has been made. The community has, however, been the better for the high order of entertainment that has been provided. -Aside from the interest in general for the public, the American Legion should be particularly interested in the current year's course for one of the outstanding numbers will be Privat Peat, international known figure of the World war. When considering the engagement of a course that would strain the efforts of season ticket sellers to successfully carry through without financial loss to the guarantor the name of Private Peat was depended on to accompligh the result. However, Private Peat is by no means the only worthy attraction of fered, for the opening number brings the master cartoonist, Alton Packard. Later numbers of equal excellence are the Faubel entertainers, the Betty Booth Concert company and the Troubadour male quartet. The course is the highest priced course of any that have appeared in McHenry, amounting in exact figures to $630. It is a fair sample of confidence of the guarantor in the good taste of the people in McHenry and vicinity that he has undertaken to bring so high priced and so excellent a series of entertainjnents to McHenry. The season tickets will sell for $2.50. Since there are five numbers ITEMS- OFJNTEREST AS PICKED UP BY PIAINDEAIER REPORTERS DURING WEEK size would be necessary to house all units of their two factories now in operation in Chicago. The Marathan Underwear company has been in business in Chicago during the past fourteen years and is supplying such stores as Marshall Field & Co., Mandel Bros., Davis Dry Goods Co., Montgomery Ward & Co., Sears Roebuck A Co. and a number of jobbers and dealers in St. Paul, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and New York City. ' Their company, according to Mr. Nathan, is really the pioneer in that particular style of underwear in the city of Chicago. At the present Single admissions will be 25 cents higher, so it would be wise to procure season tickets. WILL BROADCAST FROM WOODSTOCK MONDAY NIGHT WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING Df THIS CITY AND IMMEDIATE VICINITY V Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kennebeck, Jr., welcomed a baby boy into their heme last Sunday. Mrs. J. E. FreUnd will have her milliiftry display at the Mrs. Ella Robertson shop until Oct. 1. Miss RoVena Marshall is a new employe at the local exchange of the Illinois Bell Telephone company. Miss Kathryn King is enjoying a two weeks' vacation from her duties at the Central meat market and grocery. % I expect a car of peaches and other fruit either Saturday or Monday for sure. I. Levinsoq, West McHenry. Phone 119-R. Clever styles of latest fall millinery. Large, small and medium hats, moderately priced, $3.00 to $8.00. Phone 123-R. Blake Sisters' millinery. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stringer and family have moved from across the river to the new bungalow only recently erected by Andrew Miller on Broad street. The next meeting of the Ladies' Aid 'society of the M. E. church will take p'.ace at the home of Mrs. Geo. Kuhn on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2, starting at 2:30 o'clock. James Halpin is again at his familiar post as telegraph operator at the C. & N. W. station. He has rented the Henry Degen house on John street, where the family will make their future home. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hughes are' Hour enjoying their comfortable new home on Center street, having moved in last w eek. Their other cottage, just north of the new one, is now occupied by C. L. Carlson and family. The carpenter work on the new house under construction for George Worts on Riverside Drive was completed on Tuesday noon. It is now ready for the plasterers, after which will come the hardwood finish. The place, it is expected, will be rmdy tor occupancy soon. The practice of dumping garbage and rubbish along the highway in the vicinity of the chapel, on the Pistakee Bay road, has brought forth many complaints among residents in that vicinity, especially re sorters at Howell's Villas. The nuisance should be •lit- MRS. FRANK HATCH KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT walk down town on Tuesday afternoon time approximately ninety P<* <*nt of the underwear as handled by Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago is being manuand hopes to be able to resume his post at the factory where he is employed within the course of the next week or so. HIGH SCHOOL ELEVEN TO MARENGO SATURDAY Mrs. Frank Hatch, whose home is located east of Spring Grove, was killed and her brother-in-law, Fred Hatch, was quite seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon of last week when an automobile in which they were rid' ing skidded and went into a ditch near _ _ _ Normal, 111. Other occupants of the J markable clearness, machine at the time of the tragedy were Frank Hatch, husband of the woman killed, his daughter, Laura, and Miss Ellen Baker of Richmond. The party left Richmond on the morning of the accident bound for Springfield, where they had planned to take in the state fair. The funeral of the unfortunate victim took place at two o'clock last Friday afternoon. W. L. Howell A Co. are this week using a large display space in which they tell of the new "Super Synchrophase," the latest thing in radio as now being produced by the "Grebe people. It was the writer's privilege and pleasure to listen in on one of the outfits at the home of Mr. Howell last Saturday evening and, while we are not sufficiently posted on radio to go into details regarding the merits of this wonderful set, we werp very agreeably surprised at the wonderful results experienced on that night, when conditions were anything but perfect for such a demonstration. Programs as broadcasted from stations in New York, St. Louis, Kansas City and other points came in with re- Mr. Howell will be pleased at any time to explain in detail the merits of this latest improved set and also make demonstrations to those interested. MR. AND MRS. PAGE ARB TENDERED SURPRISE Mr: and Mrs. Ray Page were tendered" a. very agreeable surprise, on Tuesday evening of this week when a company of friends called at their home very unexpectedly and without invitation. The victims soon recovered from the shock, however, and soon everyone was seated at tables where five hundred was played. At a late hour refreshments, which the ladies had so thoughtfully prepared and brought with them, were served. The couple was presented with a very beautiful gift. A most delightful time v was spent by all. When you are contemplating building of any kind call on or phone 93-R, Wm. G. Sehreiner for McHenry, I1L ELLSWORTH PAROLED FROM JOL1ET STATE PRISON EM* Ellsworth, former Woodstock man, has been paroled from the Joliet state prison after serving twenty-one years in that institution. Ellsworth, many Plaindealer readers will remember, was sentenced in 1902 after he had been found guilty of killing his parents and Amos W. Anderson, a roomer in the home. The triple killing took place at Woodstock. He was only nineteen years of age at the time of the shooting and is jpow 3 man of forty-one. ; , j KNIGHTSOF COLUMBUH, TO ELECT THIS EVENING Coach Gordon Stringer will escort his high school foot ball eleven to Marengo next Saturday afternoon, where they are scheduled to do battle with the highs of that city. The candidates for this year's local team have been under training for about three weeks and, while the boys still have plenty to learn about the game, they are going to Marengo with the expectation of doing their best. The local coach has some exceptionally good material with which to build up his team. but whether or not he will be able to tiach the squad a sufficient amount of foot ball this year to make them real contenders for the county honors remains to be seen. The material is there and it is up to the coach to develop the boys. COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION NOV. 7 A radio broadcasting outfit from station WDAP, Edgewater Beach, Chicago, will be brought to Woodstock next Monday evening, from which city a radio program will be broadcasted starting at eight o'clock. The Zenith Radio corporation, who will make the I stopped immediately. demonstration, is seeking a location! The highway,* starting at the four within the Chicago territory for their corners north of the Nicholas Weber factored by the Marathan company. Since the birth of the business, the Marathan plant has operated very steadily, having lost less than a month's time at any one time in the fourteen years of their existence. Gitfs and women employed in the plant are earning all the way from $15 to $22.50 per week, while a few exceptionally good workers are making as high as $28.00 per week. Their working week in Chicago is forty-four hours, which means eight hours each day excepting Saturdays, when the plant closes down at noon. The wages of course are for piece work only and not straight time. The Plaindealer last week issued an appeal to young ladies and women who were willing to accept positions in the plant, provided arrangements were completed for its removal to this city, to telephone or mail their names to The Plaindealer. As a result of this appeal we are in receipt of a dozen names, which are about one-half of the number to be employed at the factory at the outset. The plant, if induced to locate in McHenry, will start out with twentyfive women and girls and this number would be gradually increased until £he company's entire output would be produced in this city, .which would eventually bring the number of employes to. 100 or more. TWO AUTO ACCIDENTS ' NEAR VOLO SUNDAY McHenfy council, Knights of Columbus, will hold election of officers at a meeting to be held at their hall this (Thursday) evening. A special feature of the meeting will be a program by J. Emerson Nye, the chautauqua insurance. I entertainer. All members are kindly I requested to be present) station and these tests are being made in an endeavor to' pick a location that will suit best the purpose. The outfit, encased ih glass, is mounted on a truck, thus giving the audience a clear view of the instruments as used- The program is to be broadcasted from the public park and most of the numbers will be provided by local talent. farm, on the McHenry-Pistakee Bay road, north is being graded and widened and otherwise prepared for new gravel. This stretch of road has been in particularly bad condition during the past several months. Miss Mary Bonslett, who recently underwent a serious operation at the Cottage hospital at Harvard, was able Among the numbers to be provided by I t0 return to her home here last week. Woodstock people will be numbers by the Woodstock band, violin and vocal selections. With favorable weather conditions the park at Woodstock will be packed to overflowing. McHenry, no doubt, will send over a large delegation. RETU1 I ED FROM 1,000 1ILE AUTO TRIP SUNDAY Sunday schools of McHenry county will hold their annual convention in Woodstock on November 7. They are to be especially favored this year in the presence of Mr. Geo. N. Burnie, general secretary of the State Sunday School association, and Mr. Leon Tyler, state superintendent of young people's work. It is not often that more than one of the state workers appear in the same convention, since nearly a hundred such conventions are held in the various counties every year. The coming of these two leaders assures the Sunday school workers of an unusually interesting convention program. UNDERGOES THIRD OPERATION AT OAK PARK HOSPITAL Miss Mary Engeln, sister of Mrs. Peter J. Heimer of -this city, underwent a third operation at the Oak Park hospital in Chicago last week and for a few days it looked as if the patient would not survive the ordeal. However, the crisis has now been passed and her relatives and friends here are now entertaining hopes for her complete recovery,; „ LADIES' AID SUPPER The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. (jhurch will hold a supper at the . church this (Thursday) evening, Sept. i bunco a musical program will also De 25. A charge of 50 cents per plate i rendered. Refreshments. Tickets, 25 will be made. All are cordially in- Uents. A cordial invitation is extendvited to attend. „ ed to everyone. • •' ." ' • Leo Hansinan, 829 Aldine St, Chicago, sustained two broken ribs and possible internal injuries and his companion, W. P. Coleman, 140 West Superior St., Chicago, had one hand badly lacerated when an automobile in which they were riding skidded into a ditch at Volo on Sunday. First aid was given by Dr. C. W. Rossdeutscher of Volo. Their car was badly (Jamaged. Another accident occurred about one mile south of Volo on the same day when a couple of machines driven by Chicago men collided. In this accident no one was hurt and the cars were only slightly damaged. PUBLIC CARD PARTY A card and bunco party is to be Wm. Tories, N. H. Petesch, J. E. Pufahl, Jacob Justen and E. R. McGee pullecl into McHenry shortly after three o'clock last Sunday afternoon after a thousand mile automobile trip thru Michigan and Wisconsin. The party left McHenry two weeks ago this (Thursday) morning and during their trip visited many of the beauty spots to be found along the Michigan- Wisconsin border. They passed a few days at Eagle River, Wis., where they tried for big fish, but had to be content to land a few of the smaller specie. On their return trip they stopped at the Dells of Wisconsin and also at Madison. At the latter named place they made a sightseeing toifr of the state building and grounds. The trip was highly enjoyed by all. BIG AUCTION SALE OF HOME SITES AT ANTIpCH Next Sunday, Sept 28, Antioch will be the scene of one of the largest land auction sales ever witnessed in that section. The property to be sold was formerly the Van Patten farm, fronting on the cement highway, route 21, from Chicago to Wisconsin. One of the features of this sale is the possibility that most of this land will border on a natural lake site, now being planned to be completed, making a very beautiful lake in close proximity to Antoch. A FIRE SCARE The burning of a pile of rubbish at the west end of the G. given by the Young Ladies' sodality j garage caused quite a scare on Wedof St. Patrick's Catholic church at St. ] nesday * noon of this week. The Patrick's church hall on Friday even- j prompt action of volunteers saved the ing, Sept. 26. Besides cards and j building and probably averted quite a serious loss to the garage owner. It is believed that the blaze was started by children who had evidently playing with matches. While she is still quite weak from the effects of the operation, she ia showing improvement. Her many friends sincerely hope that her former good health may soon be restored to her. The Valvoline Oil company, of Which John A. Thennes is the local » agent, has just completed the work of . installing another storage tank of. 12,000 gallon capacity. This tank is to be used for the storage of fuel oil, which seems to indicate that oil coming into quite common use as a fuel in this city. Those in McHenry who have given the oil burners a fair trial are satisfied with the new way of heating it seems. Up until Tuesday noon of this week Fred Miller had issued a total at 108 sewer connection permits. Most of these connections have already been made, while it is anticipated by at least one of the contractors that he will be kept busy during the next few months or as long as weather conditions will permit Him to do the work. At this rate most of the connections will have been made within the coarse of the next six months. Nap Lazotte and his men are this week making the sewer connections at St. Patrick's new church. Owing to the fact that the mains in front of the church edifice are higher than the church outlet it has been found necessary to carry the tile down Washington street about 260 feet. The job i» - one of the biggest yet tackled in McHenry by this contractor, but he hopest to have same completed within course of the next day or two. E. E. Bassett, clerk of Valley camp, ^ No. 97, M. W. of A., of this city, is in receipt of a letter from S. S. Tanner, , member of the board of directors of v the camp, which sets forth that the proofs in the claim on the death of Alfred Nicholls have been passed an4 that the claim had been allowed in A.*Stillingi full. The proofs showed that the deceased at the time of his death was 4t| years, 9 months and 13 days old; that he had been a member of the Wood* man lodge for 25 years, 3 months and 2 days; that the amount of the benefit certificate is $1,000 and that a total of , . A ' ,t