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&'v 5 f j? \' w•ammoct WiwrttrRw) vr Public CO. JUNE 15-21 . Preliminary plans have been made " Y^"' If the Public Service company of Ndrtkern Illinois for an "Open House Weak," June 15-20, when the public wffl be invited to visit the company's JpUnts and offices in the various districts and learn how it conducts the ;?t business of supplying gas and electricity for use of approximately a |»iliion persons. To the average individual, gas and Hslectricity means little more than ^ something to cook with or read by. They know scarcely anything of the j ,, manufacture of these wonder workers Jv or of the enormity of the job of supplying them over a widely diversified wea. | s To give the public an insight into p %e intricate details in the operation of Its plants, offices, and in fact of its entire business, the company arranged ?*y.. %)pen House Week." « v ^ . Some may be of the opinion that in- • i|>ection of a gas or electric generating plant, a meter shop, or a substation, Would be an uninteresting venture, opposite is true. There is much . ^romance in the manufacture of gas ••;;V»^ifid electricity and in practically all "if the details that go with it arifi the eompany's visitors during the week are certain to be fascinated. They will -come to understand to a certain ex» tbnt the enthusiasm of the men who have devoted their lives to the development of these esssential utility serv- V. -Ites. -S. - , All of the gas and electric plants . %ill be in operation and visitors will | quantity production by huge gent prating units that are the last word i V #v modern utility equipment. They r :i^ill learn how and why electricity, cre- §ted by huge generators, can be sent >ng distances and delivered to the customer cheaper than it can be manu " Jactured by a smaller generator lo ; c |(ated in the customer's town. "/l._ > Guides, qualified to discuss every l^hase of the company's operation, will *v Conduct the visitors through the V Alanta, offices, and other places of in- Jerest that will be thrown open during 4he week. Transportation to and from " i the plants, etc., will be furnished by Jhe company. 4'" v * Invitations will be extended to the ^ general public, schools, colleges, civic / ^%lubs, churches and other organizalions. j& At this time the company is doing 1 considerable construction work in a number of the plants and visitors will >see how the company is constantly im- "p^y-^TOving facilities to keep ahead of the ^,-^demand for gas and electricity and at same time effect economies that v! will be reflected in the dividend checks IS vf>f its stockholder family which now * ^umbers more than 25,000 persons. V, McHENRY TO BATTLE - • UNION HERE SUNDAY LOCAL KNIGHTS AT HARVARD LARGE CLASS INITIATED THERE t 5 SUNDAY AFTERNOOJ^ / J Twenty-four candidates, who have since then been enrolled in the McHenry council, Knights of Columbus, were included in a class of more than eighty which were given the second and third degrees in the order at a big initiation held at Harvard last Sunday afternoon. The initiation proved the largest, both in point of new members taken in and also; attendance, that has taken place in McHenry county in anumber of years and the big delegation from this city who made the trip to Harvard report a very fine time and excellent treatment ^t the' hands of the home council. The degree work was in charge of a team from Chicago and was exemplified in a most beautiftil manner. Those from this city and vicinity who were included in the class were: Wm. Quinii, Merlvin Kent, T. E. Kaelin, Alexander Adams, Paul Weber, Wagner, Daniel McCabe, Ben Hiller. Aloysius Dietz, John j. Buch, John W. Wortz, Frank Pitzen, John J. Wagner, Albert Rosing, Irwin Molidor, Anthony Wegener, T. P. Wilson, Jos. F. Lenzen, Earl Walsh, LeRoy Conway, Albert Stilling, Lewis Young, Joe Buch and Bernard Freund. The initiation took place at Saunder's hall and was followed by an elaborate banquet served by the ladies of St. Joseph's parish, at St. Joseph's school hall. Atty. Paul J. Donavin of Harvard acted as toastmaster at the banquet while Quinn O'Brien of Chicago was the evening's principal speaker. Two entertainers of Chicago also added much to the enjoyment of the evening by appearing in a number of well chosen selections. The addition to the membership of the local council makes it one of tht largest and strongest in the Chicago territory, outside of the larger cities. It is easily the largest council in McHenry county. BENEFIT BARN DANCE GIVEN BY MILK PRODUCERS AT DUNDEE, JUNE 5 I i _ l: if • *I: : r McHenry will have as their opponents next Sunday afternoon, on the f"fiome grounds, the strong Union team % ' ^which is said to be one of the best amateur outfits in this section of the r state. Union, thus far this season, has 'been going good and according to the "• "dope" as is being circulated by baseball fans McHenry will have to go ', : $ome to win. As a special inducement ; ; to bring the ladies out to see this and coming ball games in McHenry, the management has set out to give away a number of ladies' hats and silk hose. Next Sundy afternoon six ladies' hats are to be given away to six ladies in attendance. Tickets, entitling the holder to free admission to the ground and a chance to win one of the hats, have been distributed by local business houses during the past two weeks. : Those tickets, quite naturally, have ^ > |>een distributed among the ladies and |f those holding tickets issued for last li, _ Sunday's game are advised to hold' life- them as they will be honored at the illf5" gate next Sunday afternoon and will also entitle the holder to a chance of : » winning a hat or a pair of silk hose, six ' J*?, pairs of which are to be given away. £'[ The idea of giving away these hats - and hose is to create a baseball inter- . lest among the ladies of this community and the McHenry baseball management feels quite confident that the desired result may, in this manner, be attained. Game next Sunday will Btart promptly at 2:30 o'clock with an association umpire officiating. C. E. VOGELSANG SELLS * SUMMER HOME TO GASCON The Milk Producers' association is giving a benefit dance on^Friday evening, June 5, 1925, at the farm of Albert H. Krahrt, known as "Krahn Krest," in his 150 foot barn, just out of Dundee on the Elgin road, route 22. This farm has become somewhat famous for its barn dances, which were held all through the summer season last year, and have started this season. This is to be the fourth dance of this season. This barn has accommodated as many as five hundred couples. The money raised at this dance is to go to the legislative fund of the association to help take care of the legislative work in the three states, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. Tickets are-$1.00 for men and 25c for women. Abbott's six piece orchestra of Sycamore is to furnish the music. Tickets are sent to each and every local of the association and they are requested to sell same and return the funds to E. C. Rockwell, room 706, 9 So. Clinton St., Chicago, 111. The Ladies' Auxiliary will serve refreshments. Come one, come all. If you miss this you miss something worth while. A. H. Krahn, Chairman,* J. F. Sullivan, John Faber, Geo. A. Whipple, Lawrence Olsen, E. J. Fellows, Wm. Read, C. M. Cleveland, H. H Benhart, W. J. Kittle, Committee. COBB GIVEN SIX MONTHS' - .. TERM AT STATE FARM 00UNTY CHARTER RECEIVED--COUNTY 7: EXECUTIVE ENGAGED Tf Real scout activities in. McHenry county are soon to start. Since the successful drive which was put over a short time ago, the boys of our county are in line for scout training of the very best. Ralph M. Tastad of Deltalb has been engaged as county executive and the officials of the McHenry county organization feel that they have been very fortunate in securing his services. Mr. Tastad has devoted several years to this work and comes very highly recommended. Several applicants for the position came to McHenry county" and interviewed members of the county executive board. The board was very careful iir1 making its selection* but was unanimous in their belief -that Mr. Tastad was the best fitted for the position. He will give his fuil time to this work after June 1 and also expects to spend some time during the balance of May getting acquainted with scottt masters and scouts in the various localities where troops are now organized. Several meetings of the county executive board have been held during the past few weeks and there has been a splendid attendance indicating a big interest in this work on the part ot leading men from all over the county. From the amount of enthusiasm displayed there i3 no question but that they are going to see that the boys of McHenry county are given an opportunity to have the benefit of a full schedule of Boy Scout activities. * It has been definitely decided to have a camp this summer and every boy scout who is enrolled now or who becomes enrolled in the near future will have an opportunity to go to this summer camp. The camp will be located somewhere in the county, several sites being under consideration at this time. It is confidently expected that by the end of this year Boy Scout activities in this county will be such that every one who has contributed to the general fund will be satisfied that they have made a contribution to a most worthy project.' There has just been received from the main office of the Boy Scouts of American at New York City a charter for the McHenry county council. This document is very highly prized because it carries the signatures of President Calvin Coolidge, Willam H. Taft and other prominent men of the country. President Coolidge is honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America. PETERSEN PETERSON MRRRIAGE McHENRY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE UNITED SUNDAY MORNING C. E. Vogelsang of Chicago, few a number of years a summer home owner on Fox river, south of this city, and who, with his wife, has been occu pying the place every summer since coming into possession of same, has again sold the property to a Mr. Gascon of Chicago. The deal was put thru by Kent & Green, local realtors. Mr. and Mrs. Vogelsang have been spending the past few winters in Florida and in this manner have become so attached to the southern climate and scenery that they have decided to make the south their permanent place of abode. Mr. Gascon is already in possession of the Fox river property - with his family will enjoy same this summer. 4<pi»es Cobb of Burton's Bridge, who was recently convicted by a jury in the McHenry county court for violation of the prohibition law, was sentenced to serve a six months' term at the state farm at Vandal ia by County Judge C. P. Barnes at Woodstock on Monday morning of this week. Atty. V. S. Lumley, council for Cobb, announced that an appeal will be taken to the appellate court in an effort to secure a reversal of the decision. Cobb was therefore granted a stay of sentenced for 25 days in which to take the appeal on a writ of error. The Burton Bridge resort operator was found guilty on a single count in an information charging him with several violations of the 18th amendment. The one count charged possession of beer that contained mere than the legal alcoholic content. 'WATCHER AT THE GATE" BEST EVER TO VISIT US .---Undoubtedly the finest and best dramatic effort ever presented to a McHenry audience" appeared to be the general verdict of the big audience which packed the Empire theatre last evening to greet the Joyce Kilmer Players in the "Watcher At The Gate." The cast, stage setting, electrical effects and acting were as near to large city theatre performances as the stage Their many friends thruout this e!ty and community were very agreeably surprised last Sunday morning when the news was spread that Miss Frances Petersen and Glenn Peterson, both of this community, had been married that morning. The ceremony was performed by Rev. B. F. Wentworth, pastor of the First Methodist church, at the parsonage on Main street at nine o'clock. The witnesses were Kenneth Petersen, brother to the bride, and Earl Peterson, brother to the grown. The bride was gowned m tan silk crepe. The bride is'the daughter of P. C. Petersen who resides on the McHenry- McCollum's Lake road, northwest of this city. She claims a wide circle of friends thruout this entire community and, for a number of years, ltas been a most enthusiastic worker in the Methodist church. - The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Peterson of this city. He Is employed by his father, who is a carpenter and contractor. He is popular among the young people of the community. The couple have already gone «to housekeeping in the home off the bride's father. McHenry friends extend congratulations. The Genoa City * Business Mert's association is planning on having the Hebron band give weekly band concerts in their city during the summer months. RENTS OAK PARK HOTEL Mrs. Theresa Forst, who has con-1 at the Empire would allow. Never iTeducted a hotel at Pistakee Bay for sev- ^ore has a McHenry audience been* brought to tears during the action of a play given in this city, but this is just what happened during the last act last evening. The company may play a return engagement in this city some time in the future. eral seasons past, has this season rented the Mertes Oak Park hotel. Mrs. Forst took possession of the Oak Park about two weeks ago. She has had considerable experience in that line of business and will conduct the place along the same accommodating lines as Mr. and Mrs. Mertes who conducted Um Meprt during these many years. Mohawks go farther. Not the cheapest but the best. Sold by Walter Freond, West McHenry. ' Use Q4S SCHOOL WORK DISPLAY IB MIKED BY MAHf \ ADtnann. |. Henry J. Schuenemann J Mr. ahd Mrs. D. Igfe- were week end side of the former's day John Schuene- daughter, Sooth Bend, Ind. In keeping with a program that haa[ been followed out during the past four;' years, the annual display of school work was held at St. Mary's parochial!, school last Saturday and Sunday and' to say the least the exhibit proved most? * interesting and gave evidence of th0 s excellent work that the boys and girls! of this school are doing. The work was on display in all ot: the four rooms, starting in the prim ary and continuing on to the eighth grade. The display consisted of note books, charts, posters, free hand work,; designing, sketching and apparatus: which were made or used in connect tion with history, geography, naturej study and art classes. To those unfamiliar with the method of teaching in parochial schools, the: display was indeed a very pleasant!, surprise. The art work, in putting together the various color schemes to? bring about the most desirable effects,; was especially interesting and pleas-f ing as were the drawings used in the study of the bird life. Quite a number of the parishioners took advantage of the opportunity of viewing the work of the students and: many very high compliments were bestowed upon the work as a whole ana the sisters of St. Mary's who are giving such excelleht services. In speaking about the school it may be said that this year's attendance fe the largest in the, history of the instl tution, each of the four rooms being' crowded to its utmost capacity and if this increase continues it will not be long before additional space will be required. Even now some of the rooms are uncomfortably crowded and to obtain the best results more room is needed at this time. The attendance in the four rooms this year totaled 168. , Miss Charlotte Frett spent Sunday afternoon as the guest of Miss Alice Rose at North Prairie, Wis, Mrs. Mary Meyers of Kenosha, Wis., passed several days last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Baron and Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and granddaughter, Rosemary Stoffel, were calling on friends in Hebron last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Sayler and" daughters of Woodstock were Sunday guests in the home of the former's , Mr. aud Mrs. Wm. A. Sayler. 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THE territory served by Publiit Service Company of Northern Illinois is developing vei|f rapidly and to keep abreast of the ra» quirements--gas or electric---of 21# Communities, the company follows |l o£ fWM"tnntly extending, its fhia plan tit widening its fteM taf fervice continually, enables the Con> ||any to bring dependable, effteieifj gentral station service to communf» |es which otherwise might not hav# advantages of such service for years to coma. |>uring the year the Company bui|| M new 132,000 voh, high tensiaaft ansmisaion line, from Chicago eights to Joliet. ^This line, extending over the Con^i . pan/s own right-of-way through Igr fast-developing industrial region not only improves the service throughout that area, but effects an interconnection-- a typical example of the super - power principle --• with the Calumet station of the Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago. The Company also made an interconnection during the year, with the Central Illinois Light Company, aoSth of Rome, DL Five other transmission lines of 33,000 volt capacity were constructed during the year. The Company improved and extended its gas producing and distributing facilities. The total capacity of nine gas manufacturing plants owned arid operated by the Company isjoow 20,509,000 cubic feet per day. or Art* JBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6J000 $qitar* mlet--219 dtk$ amd icwmt---with QM Bectriaty A ^SCHABECK, DIST. MGR^ •* *101 Williams St., Crystal LakeC 111.' Phones Crystal Lake 2M rmifarrri* and Common Stocka of this Compear M* Mated on The Chicago Stock !~ Write fw %*py of1925 Year Book ' ^ v. six'-kttsfc*