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wmx. i&i^-kaE%m " PTYy**' v- -.^; Wjw*V^ *S * wm $***» VOL.0MIC 50 f MoHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAYt APRIL 23. 1925 iW¥* N0.4A WEEKLY EXCHANGES + , M TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES 4 THE JOYCE KILMER PLAYERS TO PRESENT PLAY AT EMPIRE THEATRE ON MAY 27 [' ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY A ^PEOPLE , f' Hoover^ Log Cabin, located on the Rand road between Wauconda and Lake Zurich, opened for the summer season last Saturday evening. % Most of the North Shore cities and towns will adopt the daylight saving time schedule starting ,next Sunday, April 26, and continuing until the last Sunday In September. Camp Roosevelt, the summer school for boys which is operated by the Chicago board of education, will open at Port Sheridan on June 29. Preparations for the opening are now going on. Lewis H. Symons, who has been ordered to take a rest from his duties at the Elgin National Watch^iactory, has been employed^at that institution continuously for a period of forty-two years. Petitions for calling an election to establish the proposed community high school district are now being circulated among voters at Grayslake, Lake Villa and Fox Lake. The date for the holding of the election has not as yet been set Fifteen young men of Wauconda have organized a volunteer fire department. It has been proposed by the boosters of the department to raise $6,000 with which to purchase a fire truck and the necessary equipment. One of the boats, owned fcnd operated thru the summer season by the Wisconsin Transportation company, has been placed into commission. The others are how being prepared for the season's business and will be set afloat May 1. Atty. E. M. Runyard of Waukegan has opened a branch law office at Antioch, having rented quarters in the new King building on Main street. Atty. William R. Behanna, who is associated with Mr. Runyard, will be in charge of the Antioch office and will be there two days each week. Forty automobiles carrying a large delegation of members, both men and women, of the Ku Klux Klan, passed thru the towns of Walworth, Alden and Jlebron one evening last week, on their way to Woodstock where a meeting was held. The run was made from the Klavern at Darien, Wis., and according to reports, such a run is to be made to nearby towns quite- re'gularly in the future. E. L. Bailie, a motorcycle cop at Zion City, was arrested at Waukegan about 1:20 last Saturday morning for speeding. Motorcycle Policeman Ben True made the arrest. According to a Waukegan paper the Zion City official has been picking numerous Waukegan motorists for speeding, therefore the Waukegan cop's idea of giving Bailie a little taste of his own medicine. This may help the situation but we fail to see it. George Hull Porter, a member ot the Crystal Lake Country club and a former president of the Illinois Athletic club of Chicago has arranged for the bringing to Crystal Lake on Saturday, July 11, the world's greatest swimming team. The team will consist of half a dozen or more champion swimmers and fancy divers of the world. Included in the team will be Johnny Weissmuller, Robert Skelton, Miss Ethel Lackie, Miss Sybil Bauer and others. A Nineteen, girls" who arrived at the association house camp at Druce Lake on Tuesday evening of last week saved the cottages from destruction by fire. It seems that some one in the neighborhood had been burning brush and dry leaves and when a strong wind came up about 6:30 o'clock that evening, the burning leaves were blown in every direction with the result that fire spread rapidly. The young ladies, who had just arrived at camp for a few days' stay, worked furiously for several minutes before they succeeded in extinguishing the blaze and thereby probably saved much property loss. Fire of an undetermined origin burned to the ground a six car garage, damaged trees, destroyed two automobiles and threatened the J*V»nson hotel and many summer homes on Deep Lake, near Lake Villa, on Tuesday afternoon of last week. The fire broke out in the garage where three automobiles were stored and before it was noticed the entire structure was a mass ot flames. The owner of a Ford coupe, which had been stored in the building, was successful in saving his machine but the other cars were a total loss. The cottages as well as the Johnson hotel were threatened when the trees nearby started to burn. Three storage tanks of gasoline exploded and scattered fire over a wide area, but fortunately no one was injured. It took the combined efforts of fire fighters from Lake Villa, Antioch and Fox Lake to bring the blaze under control. The building was valued at (500 and the loss of the two cars brought the total damage to approxf- ' mately $2,600. The reading and thinking public has recently been startled by the publication of books and articles from the pens of eminent scientific and literary men in which the claim is made that reliable communications are being received from the spirits of the. dead and that these communications are of such a character that they Way be regarded as "a new Revelatioh." Around this theme two Chicago writers, William Roedei and A. E Bradley, have written an intensely interesting play. '^The Watcher at the Gate," in whicH they take the stand that these theories are not at all new but are merely a revival of practices and beliefs which have been characteristic to pagan civilization at all times and which were condemned in the pld and new testament. The play does not deny the possibility of spirit communication but aims to show that spirit identity has never been establishted and that these communicating intelligences are not at all the souls of those whom they represent themselves to be but are evil spirits bent on de ceiving and misleading those poor mortals who dabble in spiritism. This startling play "The Joyce Kil mer Players" Chicago's" foremost Catholic dramatic guild will bring to the Empire theatre for one special performance on Wednesday, May 27, and judging by the interest that is being shown in their coming they will no doubt play to a capacity house. CROSS WORD PUZZLE BOOK aw IN DISCUSSION MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE HOLD ATTENTION Of MEMBERS PUWJSHED BY THREE YOUNG MEN OP THIS CITY The first edition of a Cross Word puzzle book, as published by Wssett. Richardson and Weber of this city made its appearance at book stores on Monday morning of this weefe. The book, very neatly and attrac tively printed, contains fifteen cross word puzzles, enough to keep the average individual busy for at least a day or two. The book is the' work of Robert L. Weber of this city, a graduate of the McHenry high school and who has also put in two seasons at the Illinois State university. Each and eVery one of the fifteen puzzles was first designed and then worked out by this young man and if there .is any one who believes this to have been a small achievement, we would ask them to sit down and try to work out fifteen puzzles equally as good. A. H. Fassett and Alfred J. Richardson, the two other gentlemen associated with Mr. Weber in publishing the book, are handling the printing and marketing of same. Almost everyone nowadays is a cross word puzzle fan and it looks to ub as if the book should meet with a ready sale. NORTHWESTERN WILL IMPROVE TRAIN SERVICE Altho no definite statement has been issued by thp officials of the road, patrons of the Chicago & Northwestern railway company may confidently expect an improved train service between this city and Chicago during the coming summer months. Among the changes now being considered by the company is to shorten the running time for the Lake Geneva flyer between this city and Chicago and also a later train service between the two* points on Sunday evenings. The latter change, we believe, will be welcomed by many of our summer re sorters and week end guests whose only complaint with the service in the past has been ihat they are not given a longer day in which to enjoy the natural beauties and comforts of our summer resort district. It has been suggested to operate a train between Lake Geneva and Chicago that would leave the B^cHenry station at about 3:30 on Sunday evenings, arriving in Chicago about ten o'clock. If the plans of the company are carried out the improved service will undoubtedly start on Decoration Day. GAS COMPANY CHAN0ING THEIR MAIN STREET SYSTEM The Wester United Gas & Eleotric company, which serves the. city of McHenry with artificial gas for cooking and lighting, has a gang of men at work in changing their system on Main street and will also make some changes in other sections which are to be improved with paving. It is the desire of the gas company to keep their pipes out from underneath the paving as much as possible. Their pipes in other cities where paving has been installed have been buried beneath the tree banks, and this same rule will undoubtedly be followed out here. Hie curbing gang on Main street is making very satisfactory progress and it now looks like their work in this district will have been completed within the course of the next two weeks, after which they will move down on Riverside Drive. The grading gang is now •t work on Riverside Drive CLUB FAVORS ORNAMENTAL LIGHTS, WELCOME SIGNS AND TOURIST CAMP Between thirty and forty members and friends of the organization attended an interesting meeting of the McHenry community club at the high school auditorium last Friday evening and as a result of this the officials of the club are quite confident that a most constructive program may be carried out during the balance of the year. A, number of matters of friore or less importance to the city and community as a whole were gone over quite tersely during the meeting and at its close the president expressed himself as very much pleased with the spirit as displayed by those in attendance and that with the co-operation of eveiy business and professional man in the city mighty fine things might and yrould be accomplished- thru the organisation. The evening's first business action was the calling for a report from the Business Methods committee to which F. E. Covalt responded by giving the gathering an outline as to what had already been accomplished in the way of providing for an ornamental lighting system for the three business sections of the city. It was evident from his remarks that he and the other members of the committee had given considerable of their time towards the proposed improvement. Blue prints of the proposed plan were offered by Mr Covalt and left with the president who, in turn, invited the assemblage to look them over. Because of the fact that the business section of Main street will be \he first to be improved with cement, the committee felt it their duty to take care of this section first and as a result of the excellent work that had been performed, Covalt was able to report that the underground wiring for the proposed ornamental lighting system for Main street had been disposed of in a very satisfactory manner. The contract for the work, he added,* had been awarded to the Carey Electric company of this city. He ^cohipleted his remarks by urging the business men of Riverside Drive to get together and thus make provisions for the installation of the same sort of a system in their end of the city. The Centerville section was not so urgent, he stated, because of the fact that it had not as yet been established whether or not that thorofare is to be improved with cement paving this year. However, he also urged these business men to get busy so as to be ready for action just as soon as it has been determined that paving will go in. Mr. Covalt offered his assistance to the gentlemen of the other business sections, other than Main street, in bringing about the desired end, that of an ornamental lighting system in each of the three business sections in the city. The report of the Publicity committee was made by C. W. Stenger who, during his remarks, told the listeners that his committee recommended the purchase and erection of welcome signs, the printing and circa lating of "booster" folders and the elimination of metropolitan newspaper advertising. This conlmittee, thru its spokesman, also favored the continuance of the free tourist camp. Wm. Spencer, representing the committee to investigate a recent factory proposition, reported that his committee had first visited the local manufacturer, Jos. N, Miller, who is now engaged in the manufacture of fly swatters, fish hooks and fish lines. He spoke very highly of the articles which Miller was making and urged everyone in McHenry to give him at least their moral support. Mr. Stenger also expressed himself in a like manner. Wm. Spencer also related his committee's report on the two Chicago gentlemen who were in McHenry some weeks ago on*a mission of interesting local people in several articles which they were about to manufacture and for which they were seeking a site and plant. Mr. Spencer, after closing his report, stated that his committee had no recommendations to make. No action was taken on the matter and it looks as if the proposition is a closed incident. Jos. N. Miller was next called upon to show and explain a little advertising scheme which he had worked out and which the inventor believed could be used to very good advantage by almost every business concern in McHenry. A model of the system was exhibited and by it Mr. Miller was able to explain its use and advantages. The adoption of the system was left with the advertising committee. The matter of a special sales day for McHenry was also brought up for quite a lengthy discussion. This matter has been talked up among the business men for two weeks or more and it looks like the committee will soon have an important announcement OPENING GAME HERE SUNDAY AURORA TO OPPOSE LOCALS HERE IN SEASON'S OPENER Play ball. This familiar cry which is always sweet music to the dyed-in the-wool fans of this city and community will once more be heard, wea ther permitting, at the local ball yard next Sunday afternoon. The McHenry management will spare no expense nor pains to make the opening game a most auspicious oc casion and with this very thing in mind arrangements have been made whereby the grounds will be placed in first-class playing conditions and everything will be set for the go which is scheduled for 2:30 p. m. sharp. The McHenfy band will be out *to assist in making the occasion one of unusual festivities. In booking Aurora as the opening attraction, the McHenry management has picked a most worthy foe. These two teams met but once lastseason at which time the Aurora outfit was declared the winners by a count of 4 to 0. The game was staged at Aurora and fans down there will tell you that it was one of the best games that they had been privileged to witness on their home grounds all last season. McHenry will do its level best next Sunday to avenge this defeat. * Aurora's line-up this year is about the same as last. Chas. Roth, who does the backstopping for the down river aggregation and who has a reputation as a long-distance hitter, was at one time on the pay-roll of the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League. Ollie Voight, who will this season carry the pitching burdens for the visitors, was a member of the St. Louis Browns of the American League up to June 15 of last year when he was "farmed" out to the Tulsa, Okla., club of the Western League. Bud *Croake, first base, came from the Southern League; Cy Wright is a graduate from the . Mid Western League; Bobbie Lee, third base; has had several years of semi-pro baseball experience and has now been a member of the Aurora team for three seasons; Dutch Durant, a former Illinois university star, covers second base; Arthur Wyatt left field "and Muggles center field. McHenry's line-up, with possibly two exceptions, will be the same as last year. Davison will carry the brunt of the pitching responsibilities; Kir.gsley will be at the receiving end of the battery. For the present Carroll will be seen at first; Kern at second and "Joey" Gross at third. Who will fill the short-stop position we have not been able to learn up to the time of going to press but the fans may rest assured that a capable man will "be holding down the job. next Sunday. The garden positions will be left in the care of Kosier in left, Repas at center, Rogers or "Ping" Bodie in right. The team will also be fortified with a relief pitcher, probably Ehninger. The opening game, as also all the home games will start promptly at 2:30 o'clock. Ah association umpire will officiate. Every fan should turn out and assist in making the season's opener a real event. J. & ROTNOUR PLAYERS ^ AT EMPIRE TWO NIGHTS J. B. Rotnour and his popular players will be the attraction at the Empire for two nights, next Monday and Tuesday evenings. Mr. Rotnour needs no introduction to the theatre goers of the mid-west an<f north. He assures his n^any friends in McHenry and vicinity better plays and vaudeville than he has ever offered. There are ten people in the cast. The open ing play will be "Little Miss Light Finger," by the same author of Spooks now running at the Play house. It is a novel play, with intense dramatic situations and thrilling comedy. Main Street Fo^ks will be the bill Tuesday evening, by the famous author, E. M. Paul. Mr. Rotnour has leased these two plays for his territory and is very proud of being able to offer them to his patrons. Between acts there will be vaudeville introduced by Miss Janet Griffiths, Miss Ethel Castle, Ted Osborn, Mr. Harry Cransdalle, and Johnnie Philliber. Mr. Philliber is a recognized musical comedy radio broadcaster, while Ted Osborn has been heard by millions, via air. Popular prices will prevail both nights. Get your seats at the Empire Box Office any time. ONLY TWENTY-TWO VOTES WERE CAST SATURDAY WAHLES IS ELECTED DEFEATED JOHN STOFFEL , MAYOR TUESDAY FOR H. C. HUGHES WINS OFER PETER W. FRETT FOR SECOND WARD ALDERMAN * That at least one third of McHenry's voting population showed very little or no interest in the annual city election as held on Tuesday of this week is plainly evidenced by the small vote as cast. Only 40ft. voters visited the polls this year as against last year. F; IT. Wattles, who conducted his campaign on a progressive platform and who promised the voters, if elected, to carry out the progressive pror -am as instituted here a few year's back, was elected to the office of mayor over John Stoffel by a vote of 283 to 121, considerably mare than two to one: The other' contest waged between H. C. Hughes and Peter W. Frett for alderman of the second ward, proved a close and spirited fight, the former winning the race by a count of 87 to 78. This proved the closest aldermanic contest staged here in many a day. M. J. Kent was elected to the office of police magistrate with 37 votes to his credit. For this office it became necessary for the voters to'write in the name of Iheir choice, there having been no candidate to file for the position prior to the election. Albert Purvey ran second with 17 votes, John J. liuch and Jack Walsh, were given 8 votes each/ Albert Krause 6 and E. Gorman, 3. There were several other i:»imes written into this blank who received one ami two votes each. Peter J. Dohertyand Robert J. Frisby were re-elected as aldermen in th*> first and third wards, respectively. The former was given 85 votes and the latter 93. Ray F. Conway was re-elected as city clerk, going in without opposition. " The vote given him totaled 302. The same is true of N, H. Petesch who was re-elected as city treasurer. He received a total of 290 votes. As stated in last week's issue of The Plaindealer, this year's campaign preceding the election and the election itself proved one of the most quiet affairs of the kind held in this city in many years. No one seems to be able to account for this condition. - The election, howeverT~bnce more brought out the fact that the big majority of voters of the city stand for and want improvements and will expect the newly elected mayor to follow out the program as started here a few years a^o. Mr. Wattles, we are certain, will do this. Tuesday's tabulated vote follows': - FOR MAYOR 1st 2nd 3rd total F. H. Wattles .. . ; 86 109 89 283 John Stoffel ... > . . . . . 40 69 22 121 FOR ALDERMEN Peter J. Doherty .... .86 H. C. Hughes ' 87 Peter W. Frett ....... 78 Robert J. Frisby .."... FOR CITY CLERK Ray F. Conway ......94 120 88 802 FOR CITY TREASURER N. H. Petesch ...88 111 91 290 FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE M. J. Kent 12 19 6 Albert Purvey ....... 6 Jack Walsh .......... 4 Albert Krause John J. Buch ....... E. Gorman ..... . . . • • 37 11 2 2 6 8 17 8 6 S 84 MAIN STREET PAVING TO BE EXTENDED T (Continued MI last page) Only twenty-two votes were cast at the annual comimunity high school election as held la.-t Saturday afternoon. Quite a contrast from the spirited elections that have been held ever since the establishment of the district. Jos. W. Freund, who was the only candidate to file, was therefore unanimously re-elected as a member of that body. Mr. Freund has served in the capacity as clerk for the district and it is very likely that he will be accorded the same honor when the board meets for organization which will be soon. A representative of the Chicago A, Northwestern railway company was in McHenry on Tuesday of this week at which time he consulted with Mr. Mc- Gucken, head of the construction c6mpany now putting in McHenry's new pavement. The meeting, which had been arranged previously, was for the purpose of going over the proposition of continuing the Main street paving to pass over the railway right of way and lead up to the depot platform. Altho it may now be generally known this stretch of property is owned by the railroad company and is not a public thorofare. As a matter of fact the railroad company at one time seriously considered the proposition of closing the crossing but it is not very likely that this will ever come to pass. That the paving will be extended, however, has been definitely decided by the railroad. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN • LAYING HEAVIER RAILS BETTY BOOTH COMPANY LYCEUM NUMBER AT THE COM- { MUNITY HIGH SCHOOL The Betty Booth Concert company, which will appear here on the Lyceum course this Thursday evening, features on its varied program an original operetta, "A Master's Birthday," based upon sortie striking events in the life of the great composer, Franz Schubert. A birthday anniversary of the composer furnishes the immediate theme for the opening of the operetta, HfNRY MILLER DIES CAME TO AMERICA FROM GE8- . MANY AT AGE OF 20 CONDUCT MONUMENTAL HERE AND AT JOHNSBUtQ FOR MANY YEARS Henry Miller, who passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Chamberlain, at Milwaukee, Wis., on _ _ Sunday, April 12, was born at Maiyen, which takes place in Schubert's studio-' ®ez- Coblenz, Germany, on Octohome. In addition to the operetta, classical instrumental selections, costumed song presentations from favorite light operas and ensemble numbers combining piano, violin and voice make up a notable program. The organizer and director of the company, Miss Betty Booth, is well known to Lyceum and Chautauqua audiences. Recently the Redpath Bureau sent her out on the big Chicago Seven Day Chautauqua circuit at the head of her own company, and she scored an outstanding success. Miss Booth has a rich and vibrant mezzo-contralto voice. She has had the advantage of study in the music centers of Europe, and she appeared for two years with the Imperial Vienna Opera company. Hugo Brandt, Polish pianist and composer of note, is a valued member of the company. He received his training under the best European masters. Many of his compositions have been published in this country. Paul Clark, violinist with the company, has appeared in concert performances in all of the large eastern cities and has had more than five years' successful concert experience. This is the last number of the regular lyceum course for 1924-25. Patrons please note change of hall. PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED PROPOSED CrREEN STREET PAVING DELAYED ONE MONTH The Green street paving proposal set for public hearing at the city hall on Wednesday afternoon of this week, owning to unforeseen circumstances, has been continued for a month. As had been expected, a number of objectors appeared at the meeting but, as near as could be ascertained from their arguments, most of these were opposed to the way that the improvement was proposed. These property owners believed that the job r,hould be done right or not at all. As a matter of fact, the widening of the street and a new bridge appeared to be their chief argument. There were a few of the objectors who stated that they could not afford to pay for the improvement while Messrs. Freund and Bolger, as representatives of the community high school, asked that the paving of Elgin road be deferred until t>uch time as the improvement coulc be carried the entire length of the~*chool property instead of only a portion as the present plan calls for. All told there were six real objectors to the improvement, while two or three others were classed as conditional objectors by the members of the board of local improvements. The members, of the board are of the opinion tha< the differences now existing can be ironed out within the course of the next thirty days se as to place them in position to proceed with the proposed improvement immediately after the continued meeting. SCHMITT-KING CASE IS DENIED RE-HE&RING state supreme court denied a rehearing in the case of Schmitt vs. King oL JQhnsburg. This is the case which came up in McHenry county some months go wherein the title of a certain piece of ground, lying near the Johnsburg bridge and which has a valuable river frontage, Was being disputed. Now that the case has been finally settled, the tract will undoubtedly be subdivided and sold for summer resort sites. It is a particularly pretty spot. ST. PATRICIA COURT "HOLDS INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS ber 4, 1834. Here he was raised and grew to young manhood. He attended the mon school of his time and after pleting his education started as an apprentice as a memorial craftsman, ma art which he completed before coming to this country. At the age of twenty he bade his parents, sisters and friends adieu and set sail for what in those early days was referred to as the "new country" arriving on the shores of the United States in May, 1854. He came direct to | McHenry township and settled at Johnsburg. A few years later he sent for his parents and sisters. The first few years of Mr. Mifiert residence in this country saw him employed on farms and doing the ious other work which kept the yc men occupied in those days. Aw* being little or no calling for work hi his line at the time he had to content himself with whatever he could find. However, in the early sixties he deckled that a monumental shop could expect to do some business. He established such a shop at Johnsburg and while there wasn't enough work fn that line to keep him busy, he stuck to it. After a few years his ability both as a workmen and business man became recognized over quite a large tarritory in this section and as the yean passed by, his business showed a steady and substantial growth until at the time of his retirement he was to point to one of the largest establishments of the kind to be in McHenry county. In 1891 he took his son, John H. Miller of this city, into partnership with him and a short time later established a branch in McHenry. In 1893 he disposed of his interest to his son. Henry Miller was united in marriage to Katherine Kaut at Johnaborg on Oct. 25, 1860. To the union eleven children were born, eight of whom are still living, two dying in infancy, and Elizabeth who passed away in this city about four years ago. The children who survive are: Mrs. Katherine Althoff, Mrs. Eva Steinback, Mrs. L. Seiger of Kenosha, Wis., John H. Idler and Mrs. Casper ii.* Bickler ofthis city, Mrs. Jos. J. Mertes of Pistahee Bay, Mrs. Stephen Heimer of Chicago and Mrs. George Chamberlain of Milwaukee, Wis. He,also leaves matteen grandchildren and ten gMg& grandchildren. He left Johnsburg and came to make his home in McHenry about ttrigy years ago at which time he purchased the J. Fitssimmons house, now owned and occupied by Mrs. Mollie Given*. Here he continued to make hia hot until about four years ago when his daughter passed away. He then wmk to Milwaukee, Wis., where be hns lived to the time of hia death. Mr^ Miller was not affiliated with any societies but waa a devout Ronttn Catholic. During the many years In which he made his home in this eeatmunity and conducted is monumental business he was recognized as one of our leading and most highly estoaandf citizens. The funeral took place from 3t. Mary's Catholic church in this city en Wednesday morning with Rev. S. Nix officiating. Interment was in the family lot in St Mary's < tery. ENTERTAINED EPICUREAN CLUB SUNDAY i *'•/> :•$ Heavier rails are being laid over the C. & N. W. right-of-way, between Crystal Lake and the terminal at Williams Bay, Wis. The rails, it is understood, are a forerunner to the improved service which the road expects to establish during the coming summer season. With the institution of the new summer resort at Pell Lake, Wis., the company's business will naturally increase during the coming season and as always been their custom, the company stands ready to give its patrons the best of service. The gang putting in the new rails started work at Crystal Lake and have now reached a point near the McHenry station. The regular monthly meeting of St Patricia Court, W. C. O. F.. took place at St. Patrick's hall here Saturday afternoon. At the business meeting the officers for the ensuing year were instiled, after which a social time was enjoyed by the members and a few guests. Bunco and five hundred were played and refreshments of coffee, sandwiches and doughnut8 were served at the close of a very pleasant afternoon. HOME FROM THE SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Berner, who passed the winter months at Eustis, Fla., arrived home last Thursday evening, since which time the former has re-opened his shoe repair shop and ia' again ready to serve the public. Mr. and Mrs. Berner are very much pleased with their' stay in the south and may, at some future time, decide to take up their nome m sooth. M Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Knox entertain ed the Epicurean club at their beautiful home on Riverside Drive Sunday evening. Five hundred was played with high awards going to Mrs. F. B. Covalt and R. I. Overton. Mrs. A. vey and H. J. Schaffer won prises. A very fine luncheon waa ed followed by music, daneinc and singing. C. W. Stenger and Floyd Covalt ably contributed very fine "vocal numbers. Though Riverside Drive is at the present time, an uninviting thoroughfare, the guests would agnjn brave its dangers to enjoy the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Knox. NEW SIREN BEING INSTALLED ON ROOF OF THE BANK peniunitiy Sf?V-V' I&V.A - • .*V- V -.V.£ -.01^: • M - - The new fixe siren, chased "by the city, arrived the first of the week and is now being installed on the roof of the Fox River Valley Bank building. The siren has been hoisted to its resting place and is now being anchored and wired. The control of the alarm will be in the local exchange of the Illinois Bell Telephone company. Some of these days the siren will be tried so do not bectsw alarmed if you hear a screech that will fairly take yon e 4lv"W