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^Ms* • •-^•"•t~, • i«-i«-.»--V" - ii-s^ «jjf*, -; A!:T,--r * e4 **.•**< "*'* VOLUME 53 ' in -- McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ^ 1927 No. 22 '*. CARROLLAPPOINTED ' DEFENSE ATTORNEY iCHUMACHER HEARING IS HELDSATURDAY ^i^rind Jury Returns Indictment On Monday Against Son Who J Killed Father The McHenry county circuit court room was filled to capacity before 10 "o'clock Saturday morning, awaiting the coming of Judge E. D. Shurtleff, Who had set this time for the hearing Of the plea of William Schumacher, the 29-year-old young man from near McHenry, who had confessed to the «*)ld-bloodbd murder of his 54-year- ' old father, on Thursday evening, Oct. tO, about 7 o'clock, in the cow barn 4m his farm, by shooting him from behind with a shotgun. In a lengthy confession secured by -- -Sheriff Sanford and his deputy, M. J. ' vandrack, the young man admitted that he fired the fatal shot, giving as Jits excuse that the old man had been cruel to the mother and children for years .and that he (William) had lirooded over this for seven yearB, ffnalty deriding to put the elder Shumacher out of the way, so that his :mother co ild have some peace in life. „. , i The old court room, which has been CHICAGO BANKER AND WIFE KILLED Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mitchell Crushed In Auto Accident Saturday Near Libertyville Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Bradley of Ringwood, in company with MV. and Mrs. Rauen of Elgin, attended the funeral services of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mitchell in Chicago Wednesday. Mr. Bradlgy was the driver of the Lincoln car in which Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell were returning to Chicago from their summer home at Lake Geneva, Wis., on Saturday morning, at which time the fatal accident occurred when Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell were almost instantly killed. The driver escaped with a few scratches and a badly wrenched back but suffered a great deal from the intense shock of the accident. The fatal accident occurred about two miles north of Libertyville as the big car swept up an incline and was about to dip into a depression through which the road ran when Bradley saw a crowd directly in front of him with two automobiles in the ditch and a hayrack on the road. Knowing that he would strike them and probably kill many if he went on he turned out onto the shoulder of the road beleiving it would hold the car. When he put on the brakes the rear wheels skidded on the wet gravel and the end of the car veered down into the ditch. As the open car lurched Mr. and Mrs. Miitchell were hurled to SOCIAL AND CLUB DOINGS OT WEEK HALLOWEEN PARTIES ARE NUMEROUS "f(ie scene of cases of traged'y hearfogs in the long period of years that . . A .. II has been in existence, was quiet be- !ts ri*ht fide and as the car plunged lore court opened, all the spectators1"1** the ditch it turned on that side, Sitting with gazes fixed toward the1 crushing them. The driver being on ' front, their hands folded, with now ™»e left side was thrown clear of the "* ind then glances toward the main 4oor, waiting for, the prisoner to be brought in by his jailer. The case had been given such great publicity jtn the metropolitan and local press - {hat all were anxious to get a look it this unusual young man, car probably escaping death. Sell Two River Lots ' Although the summer season is over for. thi« year, two river lots in the Owen, Stenger, Allen subdivision who were sold by Kent & Co. last Sunday could commit such a horrible deedi^0 ^ Hobin of Chicago. Mr. Hobin and yet show no remorse for his act!1 intends to erect a summer home on Ghosts, Witches, Jllack Cats, Etc., Help To Celebrate Autumn's Nfeht of Fun A Hallowe'en party, in which all of the popular stunts of that season were presented in a novel way, was given Saturday night by Miss Hazel Bacon at her home on Center street. As the guests arrived they were greeted by a witch who led them on a ghost walk through the dark and unknown regions of the basement where they met ghosts and encountered many surprising and startling hindrances to their journey which finally brought them back to the lighted rooms which were prettily decorated with Hallowe'en black cats and witches. Hallowe'en games and stunts were then played and Arleen Bacon won a prize bobbing for apples, Florence Trent won the prize in the smelling contest and Anita Bacon won a prize for finding the greatest number of hidden candies. A lunch, consisting of goodies appropriate to the season, was served. The boys and girls at the party were: Leroy Kamholz, Raymond and Chester Howard, Loren Miller, Gordon Engeln, William Bacon, Audrey McDonald, Anita and Maxine Bacon, Norma Turner, Agnes Mishke, Florence Trent and Marguerite Johnson. Prisoner Is Stoical He had' steadfastly stood by his confession and decided to accept his fete, whatever it might be, without asking for counsel. As the judge announced the case of the State of Illi- . Hois vs. William Schumacher, charg- • fog murder, the young man was • brought in from a side room. He stood before the bar of justice and faced the court without a flinch. Judge Shurtleff announced that he these Jots early next year. Notice • The Not>by Style Shop will remain open in the evening only on Wednesday and Saturday nights from now on JUitil the holiday season starts. Mesdames Barbian and Freund. A moderate down payment will secure a lot in Sha-li-Mar, the supersubdivision on Fox river. Plenty of was not sitting at this time as a cir-jtime to pay the balance. Let us excuit judge but just as an examining | plain the plan. Kent & Cb., McHenry. magistrate. j Phone 8. fp "Do you want an examination and| testimony taken on this subject at in his own confession, if they are this time?" asked the court. found to be true. The reply of the prisoner was that Sympathy Favors Prisoner he did, but apparently not seeming to After reading William's story of his understand just what was meant b^ life and the life which he says the fathe question. ther forced the wife and children to "All right, call the first witness," endure, the sympathy of the public said the magistrate. lis heard from all sides. The prisoner Attorney V. S. Lumley, who had been ^ admits his guilt--the greatest guilt appointed special prosecutor for this, that can be possible, that of murder, case, due to the continued absence of|He must be punished and he expects State's Attorney Pouse, called the sher- , showed this by his answers to iff, Cyrus Sanford. who took the stand, [the court's questions Saturday morn- Prosecutor Lumley began by asking ing. COUNTRY CLUB CUPS AND MEDALS AWARDED The members of St. Mary's Court of the Lady Foresters enjoyed a costume party in the nature of a Hallowe'en party at the church hall on Wednesday evening of last week. About sixty-five ladies were present and all were dressed in costumes appropriate to the occasion with comical outfits of every description, which afforded much merriment. The hall was artistically decorated for the occasion with autumn leaves, shocks of corn and Hallowe'en decorations, including all of the customary black cats, witches and jack-o-lanterns. The usual Hallowe'en games and stunts were indulged in and a short program was given which consisted of comedy from beginning to end, including much of the good of the order. In the various games a prize was won by Mrs. Louis Stoffel while Mrs. M. J. Freund received the prize for the most comically dressed person. An appropriate lunch was served for which favors were sold. Each of the four corners of the room were prettily decorated with shocks of corn, etc., and a journey was made around the roojn to each corner before the lunch was complete. Final Events of Season Took Place at Clubhouse on Sunday, October 80. The final events of the season took place at the McHenry Country Clubhouse on Sunday forenoon, Oct. 30. At this time the prizes, consisting of the cups and medals won in the various tournaments during the summer, were presented by the president of the organization, Richard B.' Walsh. The day brought to a close a most successful season for the McHenry Country club in which many visitors as well as members have taken advantage of the exceptionally fine golf course of which the club can now boast, and which is in excellent Condition. The first event of the season was the C. N. Owen cup competition which was 72 holes medal play with full handicap allowance. "Hie first eighteen holes were played on Sunday, Mlay 8, with the final eighteen holes being played on Sunday, May 29. The Cup was won by Elmer Galitz as was also the golf medal for first prize. The winner's name will be engraved on the cup and it will become the property of the member winning it three times. The gold medal also was engraved with the winner's name and the event and this medal as well as all of the medals awarded in the different events were beautiful ones of which the winners might well be proud. The second prize, consisting of a silver medal suitably engraved, was won by Dr. Johnson and the third prize, which was a bronze medal was won by E. E. Bassett. These men were all present to receive the trophies which were presented to them by the president, Richard B. Walsh, in a few well chosen words. Elmer Galitz seemed to be the lucky man this year as he copped" two cups in consecutive tournaments. The second event of the season was the A. H. Pouse cup tournament and Elmer Galitz was pre-sented with the cup at this time. The rounds for this cup were played from May 28 to June 21, inclusive, the finals being 36 holes. Louis Smith, one of the two local golfers to receive a cup this season, was presented with the C. W. Stenger cup on Sunday and will retain possession of it for one year and have his name engraved upon it as well. The WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OF INTEREST i TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Misses Loretta Steffes and Charlotte Frett entertained a group of friends at a Hallowe'en hard-time _ , . , . _ party in the home of the latter on the sheriff about knowing Christophery From the prisoner's actions at the1 Saturday night. The rooms were Schumacher the murdered raan. bu t,me of the crime and afterward, a|decorated with the eolors of the sea_ had put only th^ ^ 8tuJy f°'the case ^ ^son and with autumn leaves. Bunco when he was halted by Judge Shurt- believe that there ma; be a serious' »n;nlr tn Mnrv leff- Turning towrd young Sch-! douht „ t0 hls „„ ^mlu; He™„ macher, the judge asked: Carroll To I>ef«pd "Have you an attorney?" "No.", "Have you tried to get one?" "No." "Do you want the court to appoint someone to represent you this morning?" "No." • "Well, I am going to appoint At 4 u ». V . . . . . . . ' l B r e f e l d , C e c i l i a T h e n n e s , that he has brooded ove^ his troubles Steffes and Rose. Singing for seven years which could very;&nd { also seryed to the easily cause a breakdown of the brain! eveni At a ^ w refreshments cells. After shooting his own father. he went to Barrington and witnessed were served. Those present were: Misses Henrietta and Cecilia Unger a movie show leaving there with his q{ CJcero Miss Vernia Frett of Chi. cago, Miss Helen Freund of Glencoe, Leslie Barnes of Melrose Park, Raymond Rose of North Prairie, Wis., Anthony Frett of Chicago, Misses Cecilia Thennes, Mary Brefeld, Verna sweetheart and' driving to the scene of the killing. He gazed upon his victim in the undertaker's room with rever a quiver. He voluntarily sat in the front row at the inquest by the torney Carroll to advise with the de-' aide of his weeping mother and never _ , , „ f»_„i fendant." ! showed the lean emotion. He listen-1 fand FloydH0PPer,Pa^Bre- Mr. Carroll followed the orders of; e<? to the story of his 15-year-old *eld' ^eI7ntn f ™ 'nr!iTJL? Tnrthe court, arose from his seat at the brother, who stood by the old man in ®r" ar S,' r., , .. p A «ide of the court room and walked ov-!the cow barn and saw him fall. Yet etta Steffes and Charlotte Frett. |ir to the chair beside the defendant, | the elder son was the same as a pertalked with him for a fraction of a, feet stranger through the whole pro- !ceeding. Question of Sanity minute and then said: "The defendant waives examination. "Do vou want to waive examination j at thi= time?" "Yes, sir." Mr. and Mrs. Will Freund entertained several of their friends at a Hallowe'en 1 party at their home on Schumacher later made an addition Saturday evening. The home was very I tc his original confession, saying that prettily decorated and appeared most j his foster brother va^ the one who (appropriate for the Hallowe'en sea- "Very well/you May. The defendant instigated the deed, planned the whole • son. £ive hundred was played during will be bound over to the grand jury. affair and even took him to the barn; the evening and the first prize for without bail and committed to the sheriff of McHenry county." Audience Is Disappointed Looks of disappointment could be distinguished on the faces of the audi- unusual young man sane or not?" ence. They had come to the court hoQse prepared to listen to a lenthy Session of court, which might be tilled with some interesting admissions by the defendant or some startling testimoney from witnesses in the hearing The shortness of the session was quite a surprise to all and it was over before many had time to realize it. When Schumacher was brought into court there probably was not a single person in the room who did not recognize him, as his picture had been printed in the nespapers in most every conceivable pose, among them J>eing with his arms around his intended wife, holding the gun with Which he did the shooting, listening to le sheriff reading his confession, etc. William does not look like a real murderer. His actions In the court room were more those of a cultured young man, well dressed, wearing tortoise shelled glasses, hair pompadour. A stranger in the court room could rnd showed him when and where to the ladies was won by Mrs. Jensen, shoot, a story which the authorities second, Mrs. Nick Kennebeck while have refused to believe. Summing all (the booby went to Mrs. E. J. Buss, •his up brings the question, "Is this The first prize for the men was won by George Schaid, second by Peter There nas not been the slightest Weber and the consolation went to indication rhat the defendant will rely' Nick Freund. Those present were: on an insanity plea, in fact, so far he j Messrs. and Mesdames Peter Weber, l'as not shown that he will make any George Young, Nick Freund and children, Peter Freund, Jensen, Ed. J. Buss, Peter A. Freund, Nick Kennebeck and son, Peter Weingart and defense whatever. To Be Arraigned Nov 14. The grand jury met in special ses sion on Mlonday afternoon and re-1 George Schaid. turned an indictment against Schumacher, charging murder Miss Lorraine Blake entertained bill was signed by Special P^osecutor ^j of her friend# at Hallowe'en Lumley. He will be arraigned before Judge Shurtleff on . Monday, Nov. 14. According to reports Lumley has furnished the amusement for indicated that a plea of guilty of man-, ^ which passed al, party at her home on Friday evening of last week. Bunco and Hallowe'en too slaughter will be acceptable to the • qu.ic k.l.y f-o r .t,h e merry guests. The home was prettily decorated in Hallowe'en colors and carried out the state, which would mean that young Schumacher will receive a sentence of from one to fourteen years in the . .. , .. „ 1 Joliet penitentiary, I 8Pmt of *eason- . ^J^t Besides returning a true bill against we.re won by t e gues ... R, , Schumacher the grind jury retwned I pr"f,e ln.buiK0 '„ i w, tru. bill, against Harry Blunt, for1 e th. eon-obuon went to Luc, ^ _ j. j I , *"«*»>•, | *r p_up tn the games prizes were attempted larceny and carrying Jon-j ^abe. ln and Laura cealed weapons. Miller and Blunt' . y . , easily have mistaken h|m for one of j tried to steal an automobile from 1 ^ delicious un _ the young attorneys, as he walked Carlton Robb at Marengo a short jat the close .°Lucv McCabe Leone steadily straight to the rail, standing j while ago and were apprehended in E,reSen, W£ 6i^. Florence ere« before the ]oa5e „ho m., event- ] the .ct by Officer H. Null, of Mar- j Btato. ually pass sentence upon him, even to engo. % is reported that Miller has I t •, ni L nuke Anna and Ihe death penalty, although the lat-! a police record in Lake county and has I , He^/ ter is not very probable, due to the ex- \ been in trouble cm numerous occasions, i K-"*fg]h* f"' p:° hems is in Zion City. (Continued to page 6) Assortment of Newsy Items la ,a Condensed Form For Busy People Miss Leota Ehom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ehorn of Richmond sustained cuts aljout the head and other bruises when the car in which she was riding was struck by a train near one of the suburban stations near Chicago recently. Her companion and driver of the car, escaped with but slight injuries. John L. Horan, member of the Antioch American Legion post, was chosen as Assistant Adjutant of the county at the meeting at Highland Park Friday of last week. Leonard Blank, of Fox Lake, was arrested by deputies on a charge of assault and battery on a warrant that had been issued out of the court of Justice Hervey Coulson recently. The complaint had been signed by Ernest Youngnickle, Fox Lake, who accused Blank of beating him. Charles S. Sumner, mayor of Delavan, Wis., world war veteran and member of the Walworth county bar, succumbed to a brief illness at his home Sunday night, Oct. 23. The afternoon previous he was stricken by paraylsis while attending a football game in his home city. Thereafter he remained in a state of coma until the end came. Property loss of $2,300 was sustained by John W. Phalen, owner of the Phalen drug store business block at Harvard as it is known in that city, in a fire outbreak. The fire had its origin on the third floor which the American Legion uses for lodge and club rooms. Whether the outbreak was due to defective wiring or from a box of magazines and other material in the vestibule off the club room kitchen, no one seems to know to a certainty. Mrs. Albert Glickley, a resident on the south shore of Crystal lake, caught what is thought to be one of the largest bass fish ever taken from Crystal Lake, when she landed one three SCOUTS COMPETE FOR COUNTY HONORS Harvard Takes First Place In Meet MMl Huntley Wins Bicycle Race Again Two events in which every Scout in McHenry was much interested took place at Woodstock on Friday and Saturday of last week. The first event was , the Court of Honor which was held at the Court House on Friday evening. This was the first Court of Honor to be held in the county but it will probably be followed by one every three months which is as often as one can *be held. At this time the merit badges and first class badges Were given out by the chairman, F. E. Covalt, of this city. Several of the boys from the McHenry troop were present at the meeting and Arthur Cox received his first class badge at this time. On Saturday morning the Field Day was run off in the yard of the Central school at Woodstock and was attended by Scouts from aw over the county. ' Several of_th& boys from the McHenry troop attended the meet and took part in the knot tying contest, string-burning, signalling and pony express. The MicHenry boys won first place in knot-tying and third place in string-burning contest. Harvard won first place in the entire meet and Huntley won the bicycle race again this year. Huntley won the cup last year and were out to win it again this year as three wins means permanent possession. The race was run over the same course as last year and was a total of eight miles. The course led west on South street following the road to Marengo as far as the four corners north of Franklinville and return. All of the events were true Scouting and brought out keen competition. Wall scaling over a nine foot wall, knot-tying, signalling, fire by friction and relay races were some of the events of the day. M'liENRV RECEIVES " NEW FIRE TRUCK, HAS 70-HP MOTOR AND 500 GALLON PUMP Committee Purchases $6,500 Equipment From Peter Persch Company Residents of Kenosha and ORCHESTRA PROGRAM NEXT THURSDAY High School Players of Crystal Lake and McHenry to Give Concert at McHenry Auditorium The following program will be given at the high school auditorium on Thursday evening, Nov* 10 at 8:15 o'clock. There are a wide variety of weighing five pounds and ounces late Tuesday afternoon of last j i ne i week. It was a beautiful fish and numbers, from ensemble work by the first round of this match was played many are of the opinion that is the , IqIo. efc Bovs' from August 6 to August 9, inclusive,- largest bass fish ever taken out of | Henry_^duets^solos,je_tc._ The Boys while the finals, which were 36 holes, the lake. were played during the last week of August. N. H. Petesch, also a local golfer, received the President's cup, which i Monday afternoon when it leaped out he will place upon tits mantle for one! from a bunch of bananas that w-as vear. This tournament was played j being carried into the building. Ed during the month of July and was a | Hall, manager of the store, captured match play with two-thirds difference j the insect after he had struck and in handicap. All of these cups, which j disabled it with a pail. The creature, were on display at the A. E. Nye; which had fangs about a quarter of Jewelry store for a short time, are, an inch long, has two parts to its most attractive ones. ! body, the front part being covered The thirty-six hole medal play prize J with short hair, while the back part tournament for the club championship has coarse reddish bristles Glee club, which underwent A large tarantula measuring more! pletely new organization this fall, is than two inches long, was captured in | expected to make a crijqitable showthe A. £ P. store at Grayslake last 'n£ The tickets for the performance are „ _ property 'owners of McHenry may now1 feel more secure in the knowledge t'aat we are once more well taken care of in the matter of fire protection. The new, up-to-date fire truck which the committee purchased from the Peter Persch company of Kenosha, arrived in town last Week and is a truck of which we may well be proud, with the appearance of being equipped to meet every emergency. The Peter Persch outfit is very similar to the preceding fire truck, which encountered some real service in the big fire at West McHenry and the equally dangerous fire on Green street, as well as many minor blazes, and which met its fate when it plunged into the railing of the Fox river bridge a shoit time ago, wreck- - ing the truck and injuring three at the firemen. Since then we have been supplied by a much smaller truck which fortunately, did not have much call for service. The new fire truck was purchased by the committee after much investigation and is one of the best on the market. It is equipped with a 500- gallcn pumper and booster tanks, making it ready to meet any emergency. The engine is a 70-horse power Continental motor with dual ignition. The fire truck has already gone through a twelve-hour test and on Wednesday it will be given another three-hour test by the Illinois* Underwriters. The fact that it was purchased from a company as near to us as Kenosha, has several advantages, the main „ ones being that when repairs are : needed it will only take a few hours to reach the factory and obtain the necessary parts or repairs with a siting of much time and expense. , The new outfit was purchased at V price of $6,500, with $1,500 being allowed in trade for the old fire truck. The members of the local American Legion did a great deal in the raising | of funds for the Peter Persch outfit, which is a necessity that we cannot be without. ; J The very able committee In charged, of the purchasing of the fire truckw;",^ • ^ was composed of the following men: C. J. Reihansperger, Dr. F. W Cannon, ' ready for sale. They are 50 cents for j William Spencer. N. H. Petesch, D. A.\ was played during the montl| of Sept. with the low groes score being won by H. Rempke. The gold medal was awarded to the winner of the club championship whose name was also engraved on the clubhouse shield. The gold medal was won by Elmer Galitz and the silver medal was won by H. Rempke. Other events, also, took place during the season, including the driving contest, flag tournament, blind bogey, putting contest, and the Harry Morris competition. The genial "pro" at the golf club, Harry Morris, returned to the city this week and affairs are growing quiet at the country club. RIVER CLEANUP PLANS WILL BE DISCUSSED Representatives of Fox River Communities Are Invited to Banquet at Aurora, Nov. 15 The dredging of the channel across Round Lake Beach subdivision wis started a few days ago and the work is progressing very rapidly. More than 1.000 lineal feet had been com-j pleted to date. In order to hasten the; work a second dredge will be started at once. Both dredges are operating 24 hours each day in order to complete the entire contract by Dec. 1st. More than thirty thousand cubic yards of dirt is to be removed and spread along the banks of the cut. By the end of the year the Mayfair track elevation project of the Wisconsin division of the C. & N. W. railroad will be completed, it is stated at the company's office. This improvement, estimated to cost $3,261,765, will save about five minutes in the runiing time of suburban trains between Chicago and Barrington. Two lives were forfeited in an explosion of the Pleasant Prairie plant of the Hercules Powder Works of the E. I. DuPont De Nerrfbuirs corporation recently. The dead are Harry adults and 35 cents for children, PROGRAM March, "Flambeaux" Scotson Clark Overture, "Reception" R.Schleppegrell March, "Peace on Earth" Lincoln Orchestra Cornet Duet Selected Howard Ernst, Charles Lawley Violin Quartette..Minuet by Beethoven Marie Niesen, Elmer Freund, Mae Justen, Bernice Weber Granger. James Perkins, Peter Doherty, Ray Howard and Peter W. Frett. LOCAL FANS WITNESS ILLINI-MICHIGAN GAME , >1 A number of MicHenry people drove. to Champaign last Saturday to wit-« ness the Illini-Michigan football game:,;,.?,, and to take part in the annual homecoming celebration. Only 65.000- peoole saw the game and participated 'Can't Yo' Heah Me Callin' Caroline"! in the cheering as the Illini defeated' ,..*..Caro Roma Michigan. It was a real victory and ' "Gypsy Love Song" V. Herbert Boys' Glee Club Overture, "Mignonette"...... ...J. Baumann Mar^h, the Illini deserved to win. The scene was a most colorful one with the huge stadium, with its pillars dedicated to the Illini boys who lost Peerless" Will Huff | their lives in the world war, packed Orchestra ! to canacity and th« band, marching Piano Duet .Selected | with military precision, drawn up in Mae Justen, Anna Popp | lines of six deep, stretching almost Violin Solo Selected j the length of the gridiron. Following Margaret Schubbe I are some of the local fans who saw Marimba Duet«.."Mighty Lak A Rose';the Illini-Michiean eame Saturday: Medley Favorite Melodies t |fr> and Mrs. Theodore Schiessle in Miss Geist, Mr. Koerner company with Mr. and Mrs. George Waltz, "Daughter of Love"....Bennett Sullivan of Woodstock, Miss Floribel The first annual banquet of the Fox j Haile and Arnold Newyear, both of Valley federation, made up of civic pieasant prairie. The explosion in and municipal organizations of the|the 'let mil, at 1;30 jn the after- Fox river valley, will be held Tuesday, noQn was cauged by damaged mach- November 15, at 6:30 o'clock at the Masonic temple, in Aurora, according to an announcement made by W. H. Blencoe, of Geneva, president of the federation. The banquet, which will be made an annual event, will be held not only to celebrate the accomplishments of the federation, chief among which is the establishing of the Fox river conservancy district, but to gather impetus and inspiration for future work as well. "The Fox Valley federation, during the little more than three years of its history, has accomplished much," Blencoe said. "It was directly an accomplishment of the federation that came into being. The bill enabling the organization of such districts was written by the federation and its officers, and after much effort on the part of the federation and local legislators, becomes a law. Just what has been accomplished by the conservancy district is hard for the public to conceive. This will be told at the banquet N$v. 15. * » On the program. Mrs. Ward, Rodney Brandon, Sen. Harold Kessinger, Robert Kineery, of the Chicago Regional Planning association and others noted for their interest in the development of the Fox river valley, will apr pftgfs Plaindealers at Bolgers inery which set off 75 kegs. of powder. It was not accompanied by any noise and the first indication that workers in other departments had of the accident was when the victims staggered forth from the room badly burned. Notice Second Liebrty Loan bonds have been called for redemption on Nov. 15, 1927, and will cease to bear interest after that date. These bonds should be presented on or prior to Nov. 15. The West McHenry State Bank will be pleased to handle the sale or exchange of these bonds for anyone desiring it to do so. 20-4-fp Overture, '^Silver Bell' R. Schleppergrell March, "Spirit of Minstrelsy"....Kin? Orchestra ANTIOCH FIREMEN TO HOLD Bassett, Lisle Bassett, Theodore Millar and Leo Winkle. Change in Train Time On Monday there was a slight change in the train time on the North Western line. The train from the ARMISTICE NIGHT MASK BALL - ^ formerly >t The Antioch fire department, noted, ^ 8;33 a. jj». new arrives somewhat for it's putting over big events I earlier, reaching here at 8:04 a. m. on November 11, at tftie Antioch jj. a}so arrjVes here later in the even- Palace, hold their annual dance in the i and now meets the train from the form of a mj»~k ball. The firemen are. ^ this station at 5:26 p. 01* going the limit in making arrange-1 ; ments to make it one to be talked of for some time. They have hired an eleven-piece orchestra, former radio broadcasters, and noted for their splendid harmony. Prizes of every kind to the amount of $300 are to be awarded. Other features will be on hand to amuse the crowd that will Notice Beginning Saturday, Nov. 5, the custom of sounding the fire alarm siren at 12 o'clock Saturday will be resumed. P. W. FRETT, Mayor. Lincoln DiWer 7 funeral services for Lincoln Dttfer, who passed away at his home at Woodstock on Jf^nday, October 17, 1927, were held Thursday afternoon, Oct. 20, from the Methodist church at Woodstock. Mr. Dibler was the father i ! of Mrs. Edward H. Nickels, of this gather at this time of the year. The j cjty wh0 spent much of the ti-ne durproprietor of the Antioch Palace .has, j„g the last few weeks with her parjust installed and put into service a j ent£ at Woodstock. - ; big heater system for the winter sea-1 son. Parking space will be handled by the firemen and there is plenty. Do not stay away from this big event BIG CARNIVAL NEXT .WEEK AT WOODSTOCK Among The Sick sad InJaiW Mrs. Charles Newman of Chicago underwent an operation at the Columbus hospital at Chicago on Tuesday. She is recovering as well as can be expected. The sixH. annual fall carnival While playing football Saturday sponsored b\J Peter Umathum Post j afternoon Orville Granger had the No 412, American Legion, will be held j misfortune to break his leg. at the Woodstock Armory, on Thurs-1 While working at the R»«tori*lT»» day, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10, | Frank Walsh slipped on a ladder and 11 and 12. Music by the Fox River j fell, receiving cuts on his head. Five for dancing each evening. Thej M. H. Merrick had the misfortune to The most beautiful subdivision on ladies of the Auxiliary will be in j have the end of a finger cut off in Fox river! That's what they say of i charge of a booth. Admission to the j machinery while at work one day last Sha-li-mar. We have a number of! Armory will be free. This annual i week. N s desirable lots still for sale. A wonder-1 event is looked forward to each jyrear| William Wolfe, son of Mr. and Mrs. ful place to establish a summer home, j by hundreds who know that it means i Louis Wolf, is in the hospital at Kent ft Co., McHenry. Phone 8. fp'one grand time. "Fun for All--All j Woodstock, recovering from an opera-*- ^ j for Fun" is the slogan of the Post and tion for appendicitis. T' Christmas Cards * ) it means just what the words convey. Mrs. Albert Rossman was operated Get your Christmas cards at Mort Don't miss this chance for one won-l upon Tuesday for goiter at Sherman •til M Ritfs Jewelry Shop. 21-4 derful time. [hospital^ Elgi^.