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,v-s£.f.!.>;^ v-r^f •«*;•' 4 •/•Jill V-' ' v, -&•• -I ' V :i**';^ ^*.'# f *$•»?' .:«.•<V> -": £- * •% - ** z?'~ - sS- A - ->'*- ' * * ' ;v? i **«• - -«* 4 r 4 >•* - , * 5 : ^ ( ; ~ ^ * ; r A**-* W*v-V *^'-**5*$$ ^ **3#* ' ' " ** v \ «•»-' ' -?'%?. - >"••' ' . V • ' » • •f*f. THE MCHENRY ?£»fcS* |a^£s .•^v" (^^-.'V" r-'T *•' • t p VOLUME 53 Br^ M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1928 No. SI JOHN H. MILLEE MOTHERS' NIGHT OBSERVED AT KIWANIS CCUB DINNER John H. Miller, an old settler of IfljeHenry and one of its most respected citizens, died at his home on Green street on Thursday, May 10, 1928, at the age of 63 years, following an illness of five weeks' duration. The death of Mr. Miller marks the passing of another of McHenry's successful business men, he having prac tically spent his lifetime in the monu mental works through which he had become so well known throughout the surrounding territory. As a young man he grew up in the business with his father until about thirty-two years ago, when his father turned the business over to him. About five years ago Mr. Miller took Ilia son, Henry J. Miller, into partnership with him and since then they have operated under the name of J. H. Miller and Son. Mr. Miller has always been known as a prosperous and successful business man, never happier than when at i*>rk in his shop or about his pleasant borne, which was his chief enjoyment. John H. Miller was the son of Henry and Katherine Miller and was born «t Johnsburg on May 13, 1865. Early in "his life they came to McHenry •where he has since made his home. On April 21, 1891, he was married to Miss Emma Huff and to this union Ifcree children were bora, Elizabeth, Clara and Henry. He is survived by his wife, his three children, two K^cWdren, Maureen and John Henry Miller, a seven sisters, Mrs. Katherine Althoff of Kenosha, Wis.; Mrs. Joseph Mertes, of Pistakee Bay ; Mrs. Eva Stembach, Kenosha, Wis.; Mks. Stephen Heimer, McHenry; Mrs. Louis Seiger» Kenosha, Wis.; Mrs. George L-Chamberlain, Milwaukee, Wis., and Mrs. C. M. Bickler of Chicago. One sister, Elizabeth, preceded him m death. The deceased was a member of St. Patrick's church and of the fourth degree Knights of Columbus, the Catholic Order of Foresters and the Holy Name Society, of which he was an interested and active member. Mir. Miller has always taken a keen Interest in the astivities of the community and the welfare of the cifcr, serving the people city as well as filling the office of jri German at different tunes. He was prominently identified with some o the earlier improvements ^ and always showed, a progressi •ftirit in its development. Death came to him miietly as he was surrounded by his Mved ones in the home where _he 1sad - «pent so many happy hours and where^ he had always proven himself to be a kind, considerate and loving husha "puSeml services wer« h«l<l Sunday •"T f§L: Uary's cemetery. The funeral of *'• Miller was one of the largest Jeld in McHenry with the 8?acl®"J , church filled to its utmost caPa^^ an^ »any standing outside. of Columbus marched in a body a m& the societies of which he was a member were all well represented. The myriads of beautiful flowers and " floral pieces which covered his final resting place as well as the large attendance of relatives and friends gave evidence of the love and esteem which felt for the decease* m w» community. ^ 1 Card of AppreciaCon ' MW j H. Miller and family desire thank Mayor Frett and the mem- '* hers of the city board for their cour- * tesy in establishing a zone of quiet I -during the recent illness of W- J- n * Miller. _ \ MRS. JOHN CHA!*A « McHenry relatives and friends were deeply grieved upon hearingJ1"*** mws of the death of Mrs. John Cha 4a of Havana, N. D., who passed away at a hospital at Bntton, N. D., m Friday morning, May 18, following ft serious operation * day* '°Mrs. Chada wai formerly Miss Celia Frisby of this city, and was born and faised in this vicinity where she has ftiany friends. ~ She was born at Ringwood on September 8, 1884 being 43 y«»rt old at ' ker untimely death. She was of a happy, sweet disposition and was a Hind and loving mother to her family •f six children. . Because of her intense suffering she . was ready to depart this life her only regret being that she must leave her .; children. Her two sisters who. reside t fci South Dakota were with her durher illness. . Besides her husband she leaves to mourn six children, Walter, Thomas, JfJary, Florence, Albert and Eleanor; • T tier aged mother, Mrs. Anna Frisby of 1 JicHenry, and eight sisters and broth- I ^rs Mrs. Dan Curley of Tea, S. D., 4 firs. Fred McOmber of Sioux Falls Jfc. D., Mlrs. H. M. Jensen of Wood- -toCk Joe E. of Chicago, Thomas L | «f Oak Park, Walter J., of Sioux Falls, . j'(- jp D., Michael A., of Doland, S. D., •%'i/^A Robert J. of McHenry. % Her father, two sisters and f®r preceded her in death. ' *' Funeral services and burial -place in the west. Shell Gas Station Completed The new Shell gas and service station located just west of the railroad -tracks is now completed and open to serve the public with gas and oil. Everything will be done to give customers satisfaction and service. Bauer ft Bauer are the distributors of this fammig motor fueL Mothers' Night as observed at the regular meeting of the Kiwanis club at Niesen's cafe last Thursday evening. Several wives and mothers were present to enjoy the evening which proved to be a very pleasant one. Through'the courtesy of the president, A. E. Nye, music was furnished by the orchestrope, a new musical instrument which gives three and one-half hours of music without repeating. It is a record reproducing instrument through three stages of amplification and is automatic and con. tinuous with fifty-six different selections. / Mrs. A. E. Nye gave some very pleasing vocal solos, accompaning herself on the guitar. After much persuasion Mr. Duker also favored the gathering with a solo. Rev. Charles Nix gave a tribute to mothers in his appropriate address of the evening. COL* A. V. SMITH HERE DECORATION DAY \Attead K. C. Ceovetatton. i EarT Wialsh, grand knight local Knights of Columbus lodge, and N. C. Klein, past grand knight of the local lodge, are attending the annual state convention of the Knights of Columbus at Springfield this week. Over 400 delegates will be present from the various lodges in the state for the three-day session which opened on Tuesday. Many Schools Close Most of the rural schools in the county have already closed for the summer vacation. The Ring wood school closed last week as did also the Lily Lake school. Sherman Hill school closed Thursday and the Clemens school closed on Friday. Most of the schools enjoy a picnic on the closing day. Services Will Be in Charge of the Legion Post at the Community High School Wednesday, May SO, is Mta^orial day and on this day we pause to remember and do honor to the memory of the departed heroes of the several wars in which this country has been engaged. - The Memorial day services will be in charge of the American Legion Post of McHenry and this organization is completing plans for a most appropriate program to be given at the Community high school auditorsum on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. The committee in charge of the program feel very fortunate in having obtained Col. A. V. Smith, state's attorney of Lake county as the speaker of the day and they feel that this very able speaker will bring a message worthy of the time and attention of everyone and they hope that he will be welcomed at the auditorium with a large attendance. The program will open with musical selections by the high school band, followed by a memorial for the departed comrades of the G. A. R. given by several of the Daughters of the G. A. R. of the local James B. Perry fortress. An address will be given by Col. A. V. Smith, speaker of the day and this will be followed by another short service by the Daughters of the G. A. R. At this time one of the Daughters of the G. A. R. will present a flag to each one of the grades of the grade school and also they will present a flag to the Community high school. These will be received by representatives from each grade. The program will be concluded with musical selection by the band, after which a line of march will be formed to visit the three cemeteries where flowers will be strewn upon the graves of the soldiers, , taps will be blown bjr the bugler and appropriate services held in memory of the honored dead. The parade to the cemeteries will be composed of members r>f the American Legion, the high school band, the Boy Scouts, a drum corps, and the pupils of the grade school and of St. Mlary's parochial school, with flowers to scatter* upon the graves. JOHNSBURG WINS OPENING GAME Fox Lake Team Defeated by Score of 7 o 1 at Johnsburg Last Sunday The MScHenry County Amatuer League baseball season was officially opened at Johnsburg last Sunday when the home boys were successful in handing Fox Lake a 7 to 1 drubbing. One of the outstanding features of the game was the pitching of the vet eran, Frank Freund. The Fox Lake team was successful in getting three scattered hits and Mr. Freund had tea strike-outs to his credit. The other big feature of the game was the hitting of Bollman. With five trips to the plate he made four singles and a triple. The entire Johnsborg team played steller ball and gave their pitcher wonderful support. Next Sunday the boys journey to Algonquin for their second league game. The Algonquin Indians are supposed to be one of the best teams in the league and it looks as if it will be a tough game for Johnsburg, but if they display the same brand of baseball this coming Sunday as they did against Fox Lake, they are going to make a lot of trouble for the Indians "FOX" TO OPEN SATURDAY EVENING Popular Dance Pavilion Starts 1928 Season This Week With Royal Blue Orchestra The "Fox" Pavilion, located east of the Fox River near McHenry will open its 1928 season Saturday night, May 26, and will have dances every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer months. Special Decoration Day dances will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 29 and SO. Bob Peary and his Royal Blue orchestra (Benson Unit) has been engaged to furnish the music. This announcement will bring joy to the hearts of the young people in this district who always look forward to the opening date of this popular pavilion. ^ ASK TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES FOR IDENTIFICATION CARDS The arrest a few days ago in Chicago of a man who had robbed a number of houses after obtaining admission by posing as a telephone installer has prompted the Illinois Bell Telephone Company to issue a warning to the public not to admit to their homes persons claiming to be telephone employees unless they show identification cards. Every employee of the Illinois Bell Telephone Company, who in'the course of his work is required to enter a telephone subscriber's home, is provided with an identification card bearing his photograph, and the company urges householders to require persons claiming to be telephone employees to show this card before being admitted. Noisy Soup-Inbiber (in restaurant): "Whatcha lookin' at?" The Other: "Sorry, thought you'd fallen in."---Wright Engine Builder. Vote Saturday on Daylight Saving. SNEAKTHIEVES ENTER GOLF CLUBHOUSE Robbers Escape Tuesday Night With About $50 Worth of Plunder--Cross Fairway and Damage Tree The clubhouse at the golf course of the McHenry Country club was the scene of a robbery on Tuesday night of this week, at which time about $50 worth of merchandise was stolen by the thieves. The robbery occurred abouf midnight when a car without lights drove down to the clubhouse and its occupants, evidently being acquainted with the place, smashed a window glass, thus being able to get their hands through and unlock the window from the inside. As the window swung open it struck a ball marker on a table nearby and the crash of the falling marker and of the breaking glass attracted the attention of a neighbor who sent out the alarm and would, no Everyone Urged to Attend Meeting There will be a meeting Monday evening, Mky 28, at 8 o'clock, at Par ish hall, Johnsburg, for the purpose of organizing a volunteer fire department. Everyone is urged to attend this meeting. At the preliminary meeting which was held last Monday evening, May 21, a very liberal subscription was made toward financing the proposed organization. The committee would like to have everyone of Johnsburg community present on next Monday night. Have you heard the one about the chink who named his son One Long Hop after , Lindy ! --Lock Haven Express. another appro&ching car had not frightened them away. As it was the robbers gained entrance to the building and looted the place of about $50 worth of golf balls and hurriedly made their get-away, driving over the fairway and badly damaging a troe in their haste to es- 40-FOOT PAVEMENT ON PART OF ROUTE «I State Highway Department Decides To Widen Ringwood Road Betweem Elm and Pearl Streets Mayor Peter W. Frett was the najjji* senger of wonderful news as he imparted to a Plaindealer scribe yesterday that the State Highway depart^ ment had decided to build over 500 feit of 40-foot pavement on Route 61 through the city of McHenry. The widened slab will extend froMk Elm street to Pearl street and will he a very practical and most welcome improvement for the city. It is due to the efforts of Mayor Frett, who is ever most zealous in working for the welfare of our city, that the 40-foot pavement is obtained, for Mayor Frett has been corresponding with members of the State Highway department for some time in an endeavor to get the wide slab which will prove to be of great benefit to the city, and which the department has finally consented to grant us. Mayor Frett as well as the citixens of MicHenry feel grateful to the State Highway department for the granting of the request for we have already received a great deal in the way of improvements and new roads in this, ^vicinity. Route 61, which is being watched with interest as it nears completion^ promises to be a very popular highway and with the increased traffic that will take advantage of this direct route to Lake Geneva and other northern lakes and resorts, the 40-foot dab will be greatly appreciated by toariflte and residents alike. M i The average policeman, we are told, walks about ten miles a day when on his beat. Even when standing, he covers a lot of ground.--"Stone Cutfava Tnnmal Vote Saturday on Daylight Saving. \l :<• 3 , broth, took Basement to Roof These Merchants and Mechanics will supply the material and labor, or the lot, insurance, etc., for your new home, saving you time and money on the job. In other pages of this issue their individual ads will be found, which tell their story. !Be sure to read each one of them. MSXAMDER MJMBEK 00. "Building Material Merchants" gdnpber, Millwork, Lime, Cement* Brick; Tile, Eta THOMAS P. BOLGER Authorized Agent for DuPont'* Paints, Varnishes and Duoo JOHN J. VYCITAL Builders' Hardware and Sheet Metal Work KENT & COMPANY Lots and Insurance 8. H. FREUND Building Contractor M'HENRY GRAVEL ft EXCAVATING CO. Washed Sand or Gravel MATTHEW TONY AN COMPANY General Contractors 11 TT^r===il==ir===it==iraaft 0AREY ELECTRIC SHOP G. |S. Wiring and Fixtures JOHN BRDA Hardware, Paints, Sheet Metal and Furnace Work H. E. BUCH Plumbing, Heating and Electrical Work JOHN P. WEBER Contractor and Builder M'HENRY LUMBER COMPANY Material to Build Your Home From Cellar to Garret WILLIAM ALTHOFF HARDWARE Hardware, Sheet Metal Work, Paints and Protane Bottled Gas JOE W. ROTHERMEL Building Contractor I i 'W }$(&$•