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After a few had been read Mr. Walters brought up his bill of $135 for preliminary field work concerning the proposed sewer repairs extending from the end of Riverside Drive towards the disposal tank. Mr. Walters informed the board that he understood that James Anderson St Son, engineers, were to pay him for this work, providing the city makes the necessary recommended repairs. He also stated that this work was done last November and that he had nothing ~to do with the Anderson Engineering Co., and that his dealings were with the city board and he would appreciate it if they would pay it at once. Alderman Knox suggested that City Attorney Cowlin prepare a motion in proper manner so that the Anderson Engineering company might give Mr. Walters an order on the city of McHenry which might be deducted from proceeds of special assessment to be levied soon. The matter was allowed to rest at that point. M. J. Kent was present and rfequested the matter of water taps for the subdivision on Route 61 be taken up. Bonslett asked why the? city did not live up to its agreement^ Knox said: "If they are getting rebates for their water taps, I want one." M!r. Kent said to the city board, ""You gentlemen took our money when you thought you were making money. Now you are losing on your own proposition and you are crawfishing about it." Mr. Knox asked: "Who is the waterworks committee anyway? If Kent is rebated I want to be rebated." The matter was referred to the waterworks committee. The bills were ordered paid as OK'd by the finance committee. Doh- «rty suggested that all old bills which had been allowed and ordered paid when finances would permit be paid, also, at this time. Knox Object* to Using $3,45* Knox said: "I am against paying any bills that may come out of the $3,450 illegally collected from the taxpayers and turned over to the treasurer (illegal because the bond issue bonds were not issued for which the tax levy was to pay). You folks have been paying out of wrong funds and you are not going to get my head in any noose so I <rill not vote for paying anything which may tie up any of this $3,450 in any way, and if necessary I will get out an injunction to atop this board from using a single cent of that $3,450." The clerk's report of delinquent water users was read, among them being the names of Pete Engeln and his landlord as to which one was to pay Jhe bill. Also the matter of water meters at the Barbian building occupied by Unti, Freund and Masquelet came up for discussion and it was decided to hold the landlord responsible for all water bills where tenants do not pay. The collection report was accepted aa read, also the treasurer's and clerk's report. Knox called for the report of the finance committee on the Brown bill for filling. Doherty replied: "Why saddle this bill on one or two; it is for the whole board." Discuss Brown Bill It was the opinion of Attorney Cowlin that the city board could not pay anything on the contract that he saw. Aid. Knox: "Then we can't legally pay this bill; what answer are we going to give the Brown family?" Doherty said that the state had given us a beautiful river bridge besides a wonderful bridge across the mill pond, worth many thousands of dollars to the city as well as a very nice bridge across Boone Creek, west of town, that the city could not reasonably expect the state to pay for the filling and that he was of the opinion •tint-, the city ought to pay for the filling if it could legally do so. Knox said, "Brown is entitled to an answer whether the 'city intends to pay the bill or not." Motion by Kreutzer, seconded by Frisby, that the bill for filling rendered by Mrs. Brown, under a supposed contract, be turned down under advice of counsel. Motion was carried. A motion by Knox, seconded by Frisby, that the bill of Anton Freund for $100 for filling at river bridge be referred to Attorney Cowlin. Motion carried. Petition For Paving A petition to the state, signed by *11 the property owners along Route €1, from Elm street to the city limits, calling for a 9-fdot paving and 1 foot, 6 inch curb and gutter on each side of the present slab was read, approved and accepted. Also the motion by Knox and seconded by Frisby that dedication to the right-of-way for Route 61 within the city limits be recorded. *rhe matter of copy of new ordinances that have been passed from tiiwA to time and been corrected by pencil should be straightened up and the ordinance committee instructed to straighten out the ordinance books. Bonslett said there should be a fireproof safe for the city collector and treasurer in their homes, as each had too valuable records to be lost. It was suggested that the city collector have regular hours at the city hall on certain days of the week when she could accept payments and keep all records in the safe at the city hall. Public Service Franchise Mr. Shabeck was present concerning the franchise which the Public Service company hopes to secure. He stated that he had been in this city several times, being here last Thursday evening and spent several hours in explanation and that he would appreciate the courtesy of the city council in extending the franchise to him. Bonslett said that Evanston had no franchise. Frisby said: "The Public Service Co. is lighting the city hall and fire engine room at Crystal Lake gratis, so why should not we get equal privileges here? Furthermore, why should we give a franchise for fifty years?" • > Mr. Shabeck said that they have franchises from twenty-five years up to perpetual franchises. Bonslett stated that Park Ridge would not give franchise for more than twenty years and that was too long. He gave a description of what Evanston is planning to do at the present time in the nature of unifying their system and distributing the juice themselves, purchasing the same from some public utility company and having their system constructed so they can build their own power houses at any time they wish. Doherty asked what the cost of unifying the system at Evanston would be. Mr. Shabeck said he did not know; .it was outside his territory. Some one asked Mr. Shabeck why the Public Service Co. did not extend the same courtesy to McHenry as they were extending to some neighboring cities. He stated that free lights were done away with as free passes were done away with on the railroad. Bonslett said: "We must pay for our lights and the Public Service Co. should pay for their franchise." Mir. Shabeck said the Public Service Co. must look way ahead, that they had just built a high tension line costing millions of dollars and although they seemingly were making rapid strides in variations their upkeep was enormous. Mayor Frett said: "Gentlemen, what is your opinion of this franchise as it is?" Frisby said he never would agree to a fifty-year franchise. Doherty said he knew nothing about the free stuff, but if we are getting the same franchise and benefits as our neighboring cities he would be willing to sign a franchise for twenty-five years. Object To More Than 29 Team Motion by Frisby, seconded by Doherty, that the Public Service Co., prepare a franchise for twenty years, giving the same privileges as are extended other cities and present the same to the next board meeting. Knox asked if there would be any difference between the new franchise drawn up and the present one, with the exception of time. Mr. Shabeck said that he knew of no reason or of no change which he could make; that as fast as different franchises in different localities were expiring they were all being offered the same proposition as we are offering McHenry. Crystal Lake's* franchise expires in about two years and then they will have no more free lights. Stoffel said that he saw no reason why we should saddle the second generation from us under a binding contract of which no one could foresee the importance. Twenty years would be the longest he would consider and he thought that altogether .too long, ten years being long enough. Mr. Shabeck informed the council that the public Service Co. had voluntarily decreased the rates from the holding contract whereby the city was benefitted several hundred dollars a year which the company was entitled to collect if it wished, but when they made those reductions in other cities they gave McHenry the benefit of reductions, also. Bonslett has given this franchise matter much study and has the rates of different municipalities, cost of production and advisibility of cityowned plants all at his finger tips and is wholly opposed to the city granting any term franchise without proper remuneration from the Public Service Co. He does not feel that a franchise is necessary as municipalities and the company can get along very nicely under short contract periods, especially after pole lines are established. !Mr. Shabeck said that he saw no reason for delaying the franchise; if necessary the time could be changed in this contract and have the matter closed. Frisby said: "You had better take the franchise along to the office with you and you may think of some concessions to put therein." Mr. Shabeck said he knew of no such concessions. Again Frisby said that Shabeck had better take the franchise along, fix i£ up for twenty years or less and extend all courtesies to the city that were extended to any other village, city or municipality and they would give it further consideration at the next regular board meeting. Bonslett and Stoffel voted "no," M'HtMBY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 5,1928 JACK WALSH CAP HIRES Jill THIEF IN AOT or HELPING HIMSELF MONDAY NIGHT Jade Nicholson Again in Jail--Says H* Was Hired by Junk Deatir at Barringtea There are many and varied ways of making a living in this ever changing old world of ours, but the latest thing in McHenry and perhaps the most unusual method of obtaining a livelihood is that of stealing junk. Of course, many have been the incidents when jewels, money and valuable articles have been stolen, in fact, the papers are full of such cases every day, but when it comes to stealing junk, well, that really is the limit and this last word in the line of an occupation. Such was the case, however, when Jack Nicholson, a questionable character, was caught stealing junk from the former blacksmith shop owned by Adam Ibech on Monday night of this week. Since Mr. Ibsch has discontinued his work at the shop, which is located just west of the railroad tracks, the place has been rented by a Jewish junk dealer and used as a storehouse for the various materials collected by him. It would often contain a valuable amount of iron, aluminum, copper, etc., much of which was obtained from old cars. The owner of the contents of the building has known for some time that much of his stuff was being stolen but he could not seem to find any trace of the one who was doing the dirty work until Monday night when Marshal Jack Walsh received a tip that the thief was at work in the shop at the time and that conditions looked rather suspicious. Arming himself with a double barrel shot gun, Marshal Walsh accompanied by a few others went at once to the store house where they found Nicholson busily throwing the pieces of junk through a window onto a Ford truck which was standing just outside. When Marshal Walsh arrived on the scene there was already about fifty dollars worth of stuff on the truck. Turning the lights of a car full into the window he commanded Nicholson to put .up his hands. This Nicholson did, at the same time dodging his head below the level of the window as though in fear of being shot. He was then taken into custody by the police and taken to the city jail where he spent the night. The sheriff Came over Tuesday morning and obtained a full confes sion from the prisoner who sAid that he was hired to do this sort of work by a junk peddler at Barrington. He was tidcen back to the Woodstock jail by the sheriff whose next move will be, no doubt, to look up the man at Barrington who is at the head of the work. Nicholson is quits well known in this region, having lived around Burton's Bridge, Wauconda and McHenry for some time, and worked for Merrick here at one time. This is not the first offense of Nicholson. He stole a car a few years ago and was the guest of the sheriff in Woodstock at that time and he has been rather a suspicious character in this part of the country for a long time. He was recognized by the sheriff at once, who remembered him as figuring in several encounters with the police, previous to this one. f \6piat© Captures Car Thie«M Pnfl Guinto, state highway pdTfce, caught five men in a stolen car early Wednesday morning. The quintette were travelling on Route 61 north of Ringwood when about two o'clock Wednesday morning the Buick sedan which they were driving tipped over into the ditch. Instead of trying to get the car baclt into condition the men were seen to at once walk away and leave it. Word was sent to policeman Guinto who at once went to the scene and searched the surrounding territory for the men. He finally found them and upon discovering that the Buick was a stolen car the men were taken to Woodstock to the county jail where they will be turned over to the Chicago police department. RACING DRIVER KILLED AT WOODSTOCK SUNDAY Member of Hinck's Flying Cirov Meet® Death During Motorcycle Race Samuel Mocartis, 26 years old, a member of the Hinck's flying circus, which showed in Woodstock Sunday, was killed in the afternoon's day, was killed in the afternoon's show at the fair grounds while taking part In one of the motorcycle races on the program. Mocartis was making the north end curve of the Half mile track at the fair grounds when his machine skidded and crashed. He received fractured skull, broken neck and other injuries. He was rushed to the hospital, but died shortly after arriving there. The victim of the accident was an expert motorcycle rider and had been with the Hinck's show for several years. His home is in Racine, Wis., where Us mother and three brothers live. An Inquest was held at the Slavin Merwin and Pierce undertaking parlors Monday morning with Coroner E. H. Cook of Huntley in charge. A verdict of accidental death caused in a motor race was returned. The accident was witnessed by a large crowd of people. As Mocartis was making the north curve his machine skidded on the track. Three other riders were in the race. It was a three mile race and the riders were making the fourth lap, having two more to go. Spectators who saw the accident say the riders were going at a fast rate of speed and were giving the large crowd some real entertainment. The management of the show was heartbroken over the accident, as he claims it was the first tragedy to occur in his long career as a show leader. HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSES DAMAGE FOLLOWS PERIOD *#OD WEATHER 0? (Continued an Last Fsga) • ^ MUENRY COUNTRY CLUB Sunday was the best day for golf this season and a large crowd of players were on hand at the McHenry Country club to take advantage of the fine weather as well as the excellent eighteen hole course which is now in very good condition. The first round in the President's cup tournament was played from June 30 to July 3 inclusive and the results were as follows: Granger defeated Burns 4 and 3; Maierhofer defeated Sayler 3 and 1; L. Smith defeated W. Galitz 4 and 3; E. Galitz defeated Remke 1 up; Johnson,- defeated Hoeft 3 and 1; Page WW^ted A. Smith 6 and 5; E. Smith defeated W. Smith 6 and 5; Mayer defeated Bassett 6 and 4. The second round of the match will be played July 7 to 10 inclusive when Maierhofer Will play D. Granger, Louis Smith will play E. Galitz, Johnson will play Page and E. Smith will play Mayer. Among those who attended the booster meeting of the Modern Woodmen at Hebron Friday night were Fred Nickels, Will Meyers and Mat Smith of this vicinity. Candidates from all over the county were present for initiation and a good time was enjoyed by the large number of mem- TRUCK DRIVER KILLED AT FOX RIVER OltOVE Isador Tusznski, SO, NUes Center Pole, was fatally injured Saturday morning when he lost control of his Chevrolet truck on State Highway No. 19, one mile east of Fox River Grove. The truck swerved off the road, struck a deep rut and overturned, pinning the driver beneath. Tusznski suffered a fractured skull and crushed chest and died without regaining consciousness. The truck driver had been engaged Friday afternoon collecting crates of eggs throughout the Woodstock and Harvard region and was returning to Chicago with the consignment of produce when the accident occurred. Tussynskl was born in Chicago June 10, 1898 and had resided in Nlles Center for the past several years, where he was -the proprietor of a thriving gasoline service station busness, doing trucking as a side line. He was unmarried. Coroner E. H. Cook conducted the inquest in the Ftox Rive Grove city hall Saturday and a verdict of accidental death was returned. Chief of Police Joseph Bonman of Fox River Grove, told of being notified by a party of motorists of the accident and declared that he immediately rushed to the scene and brought the dying man to town, where imlHil aid proved futile. CELEBRATES EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY A pleasant family gathering was held at the Richard Thompson home on Waukegan street on Sunday afternoon and evening when relatives surprised Mrs. Jane A. Carr, in honor of her eightieth birthday anniversary. Delightful hours were spent in conversation with the honored hostess receiving many beautiful gifts, cards and remembrances accompanied ft>y good wishes upon the occasion of her birthday. A delicious supper was served with the good things being brought by the guests, who were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLain, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ercanbrack and Newton Ward of Woodstock; Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison and daughter, Laura, and Mr. and Mrs. William McCannon and Mrs. Merchant of Ringwood; Mr. Treon of Crystal Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Medlar andi daughter, Muriel, and Mr. and Mrs. George Mentzer and daughter, Muriel, of Woodstock; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carr of Dundee; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh White of Detroit; Mr. and Mirs. Reed Carr and Mrs. Fannie Carr of Grayslake; Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Cruickshank and Virginia Lee of Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Carr of Greenwood and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Schneider of McHenry. July Festival Many people from McHenry attended th# annual July festival given by the Crystal Lake Legion at Crystal Lake during the five days just past, Including the Fourth of July. A splendid program was arranged which was attended by people from all parts of the county. AMONG THE SICK Mrs. W. C. Besley of Woodstock, who has been seriously ill at her home in that city, was taken to the Victory Memorial hospital at Waukegan on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Besley is well known in this city where • her many friends hope for a speedy recovery. Bake Sale All kinds of good things to at the Home Baking sale given by the Eastern Star at the city hall, Satur Ida?, Juljr 7. Streams Near McHenry Are Carrying Fulfr Capacity of Water and Much Land Is Flooded The people of this territory enjoyed a real treat on Sunday which turned out to be the first real summer Sunday of the season. Coming as it did after several weeks of cool rainy weather the day was much enjoyed by people everywhere and throngs of city people accepted nature's invitation and spent the day in the country. The temperature hovered around 85 degrees throughout the afternoon and because of the previous below normal temperatures the day proved to be somewhat of a shock. McHenry was indeed a busy place over the week-end and many mer chants report record-breaking sales during that time. Thousands of automobiles passed through this city on Saturday and Sunday and Chicago people flocked to the lakes and river, happy that they could again enjoy the sports and amusements of the country. Those who were not motoring found pleasure in fishing, boating or in playing golf and the many golf grounds in this region all entertained hundreds of visitors as it was the first real Sunday for golf this season. Swimming also helped to add to the comforts of the day. Cloudburst Hits District On Monday the heat became even more oppressive, but it was broken during the night, when a severe storm hit McHenry and vicinity. The storm was a veritable cloudburst accompanied by a spectacular display of lightning and hearlded by rushing of wind much like the sound of an approaching cyclone. The wind proved to be most variable during the atorm, bringing the clouds from the northwest, it traveled east, southeast and south, beating the rain from all of these directions. It was, no doubt, the heaviest rain of the year, which is saying a good deal, for the rains ithis season have been torrential ones, j Although heavy enough in this lo- I cality the full force of the storm went I around us and spent its force on the surrounding territory. Much damage to crops and property in general has been done by the recent rains, climaxed by the storm Monday night, which beat down fields of grain and left cornfields appearing like miniture lakes. The Fox River, Nippers ink and other streams that had already risen to their full capacity were caused to overflow and as the smaller tributaries continue to drain the water from the surrounding country the rivers and streams continue to rise. The piers on Fox river at McHenry, as well as up and down the river and on the lakes are nearly all under water, with many lawns at summer homes Jalong Jthe river submerged, with rowboats parked at the front door of the cottages. William Schaeffer, the mail man, who delivers mail via the water route, reports that cottages have been forced to raise their mail boxes and in many instances either had to wade out to them to get their mail or go in row boats, Tuesday morning, as the river had already risen a great deal since the storm. A large house under construction at Riverdale was totally wrecked by the wind with the large framework being blown down. Boats, minnow boxes and numerous and variable articles can be seen floating down the river, as the river rises and sweeps everything before it. Th Fox river, which is usually such a beautiful and peaceful body of water, is now changed into a turbulent mass of swirling water as its muddy waters sweep over its banks onto the shores on each side. The river rises far up in Wisconsin where as a tiny stream, it winds its way through countryside and towns, being fed by many crystal brooks and inlets that cause it to increase in size until it flows through Grass lake and Pistakee lake and comes to us the beautiful river that it is, a beautiful garden spot of/ ^orthern Illinois. Boards Reftioved From Dim The boards have all been taken out of the dam and as the water rushes over the cement work there is now only a drop of about «three inches, whereas the normal fall over the dam is about four feet. The Nippersink, also, which is usually a pretty creek, winding peacefullybetween its steep banks through a great part of the country west of here, has now risen until all of the surrounding land is inundated and it sweeps out bridges and destroys property on its mad rush to the river. The road in the vicinity of the Nippersink between Smith's corners and Greenwood, was covered with water on Tuesday, which came over the running boards of cars passing that way. The bridge near the Henry Vogel farm was in an unsafe condition, making a detour necessary, while the bridge near the Charles Thompson farm was washed out entirely. In almost every direction out of McHenry these same conditions exist with cars stuck in the mud and roads under water. In the vicinity of Pistakee Bay telars down and every jslough and low piece of land is filled With water. ' The creek which runs through the golf course at the McHenry Country Club overflowed the adjacent greens, as well as the road leading to the cottages on the river. The creek between McHenry and Ringwood overflowed its banks and covering the road, which is unusally high and dry above the small stream. The trains Tuesday morning were delayed because of washouts on the track north of here and were much later than schedule. The first train, which is due here at 6:08 was more than an hour behind time and did not arrive until 7:25, while the second train, due here at 7:34 Was also delayed and arrived at 7:40. The excessive rainfall, coming as it does at this time of year, is most unusual as the rain is more often known to be most abundant in this territory in the spring. * * T> .#>• -> ' •*' % : 7 V-" '.-rS 1 WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS MEREST TAKEN FROM COLUMM OF OUR EXCHANGES CHICAGO MAN DROWNED IN FOX RIVER Reinhoid Hen rich, 27, of Chicago^ Falls in River and Drowns in Shallow Water Among the many casualties over the Fourth of July another life was claimed by the Fox River Wednesday morning, making the second drowning in this vicinity this season. Reinhoid Henrich, of 2432 West 13th street, Chicago, 27 years old, accidently fell into the river while fishing at Sunnyside Beach and was drowned without anyone seeing the accident or being able to account for it in any way. The young man, who often spends his week-ends at Sunnyside Beach, visited at the George Boehm cottage on the fast side of Fox River about a mile south of McHenry and came out Tuesday night to spend the Fourth here. He told the Boehm family Tuesday night that he would arise early the next morning and go fishing from the pier in front of the cottage. He carrie out his plans and was not missed until about ten o'clock Wednesday morning when a search was begun. . The body was found about twelve o'clock when his fish pole was located and upon trying to pull it from the water it was found that the hook was caught in the clothing of the dead man, who was found in about 2% feet of water. A coroner's inquest was held about three o'clock' Wednesday afternoon and a verdict of accidental drowning was given by the jury. The body was taken to Chicago that evening. It is thought the young man must have suffered a fainting spell or heart attack rendering him unconscious and causing him to fall from the pier and making him unable to put forth any effort to escape from the shallow water. Henrich was the only support of an aged mother, being a cloth cutter for a tailoring establishment in the city. Surprise Party Mn. Joseph Bauer was pleasantly surprised by neighbors and friends at her home near Volo Tuesday of last week, it being her birhday anniversary. The victim soon overcame the shock that usually accompanies such events. Cards and music furnished the evening's entertainment. At an appropriate hour refreshments were served. Those present were: Messrs. and Mesdames William Kerchman, Nick Molidor, George Miller, Jake Diedrich and daughters, Rosina, Anna, son, John Henry Schaefer, and Gertrude Stoffel. Mrs. Ben T. Olsen Eutertaias Mrs. Ben T. Olsen of Riverdale «ntained her neighbors by having a bridge and bunco party. Four tables were in play. The prize winners were Miss Mclntyre, first in bridge, Mrs. Swanson second, and Mrs. Ander first in bunco and Miss Hageberg second. After the playing a dainty luncheon was served, the rest of the evening being spent with recitations by Mrs. Olsen, and games, until the wee hours when all went home after having had a most enjoyable time. Return From Eastern Trip Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Peters, grandson, John M. Erickson, who acted as chauffeur, and granddaughter, Jane Erickson, of Chicago, returned to Pistakee Bay Tuesday, June 29, from a trip to North Redding, Mass., near Boston, where they visited with their daughter, Mrs. Hollis B. Wilcox. Mrs. Wilcox returned with the party to the Bay, where she will visit for rhiryf a month. Public Card Puto A public card party will be given by the Christian Mothers in the McHenry city park on Wednesday afternoon, July 11, at 2 o'clocfeBridge five hundred and bunco will be played. Prizes will be given and a lunch served. In case of rain the party will be held in the basement of St. Mary's church. Everybody invited. 5-fp Stenger-Smitift Miss Margaret Stenger. daughter of C. W. Stenger of Waukegan, and Mr. Harold Smith of Chicago, were married at 9:30 o'clock this Thursday morning, July 5, at St. Ansstasia's church at Waukegan. Netiee Examinations for Teachers' Certificates will be held in the office of the County Superintendent of Schools in the Court House in Wtf>odstock on Thursday and Friday, July 12 aad 13, 1928, beginning at 8:30 a. m. & ETHEL a CQE. Suft. of Schaok.l^«^lock a lyhfon • it of Newsy Itesw - Condensed Form For Busy People Mrs. Eleanor McGrath, who would have been 93 years old next December, died Mkmday evening of last week at her home in Gra.vslake. She had been ill but a short time. The deceased was one of the oldest residents of tho county. At least one place was struck Cy lightning and heavy damage was done in several places by the terrific elee* trical storm that swept over Libertyville and Lake county recently. Moat damage was done at the Weber Duek farm on the west bank of Sand Laka near Lake Villa where a four hundred ton ice house caught fire after being struck by lightning. This occurred about 3:30 p. m. Forty ducks wen killed outright and hundreds of others were stunned and for a time believed to be dead. The ducks were in a building which adjoined the ice houses Mrs. Robert C. Kent, wife of the Mayor of Wauconda, daughter of pioneer residents of this section and prominently known throughout the county for her church, fraternal, society and general uplift and humanitarian movements, died in the Victoty Memorial hospital at Waukegan last Thursday afternoon after an illnnl of nearly six months. « " , James Gavigan, 16, son of Mr. aiflt Mrs. Thomas Gavigan of Gurnea Highlands, and a student at the Gurnee high school, lost hjs life in the Gurnee gravel pit, just south of the village, Wednesday night of last week, shortly after 8 o'clock. . N v Mrs. Anna Klein, 75, of River Foc«> est, was killed instantly recently aad- A three persons received serious injuries when the automobile in which they" . were riding went out of control and crashed through the wooden overhand bridge spanning the Chicago, Milkaukee A St. Paul railway, immediate east of Walworth, Wis., to tfce tacb 30 feet below. * Sale of a track of 40 acres of land unimproved at $1,000 an acre within the last few weeks near Algonquin has stirred the faith of McHmry county land owners in the return of land values, especialy near Chicago Virginia Turney, aged 10, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Turney of Wlaukegan, had a piece of flesh ton out of her lip recently, when she wis attacked by a police dog belonging to W. M. Turner. The dog has been placed under observation and at tha first indication that he is sufferisy 1 from rabies the child will be rushsd to the Pasteur institute in Chicago for treatment. The little Turney girl, who has been ill for the last five weekfe, went to the Turner home to play with the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Turner. Without warning the police dog leaped upon her, catching her lip in his teeth and biting out a r".Tf. 1*f flesh. ' .',W- *4 . * . Emerald Bridge CTub ~ ' Miss Louise Schneider delightfully -J£ entertained the members of the Emec* > aid Bridge club and several friends it Justen's hotel on Thursday afternoon. The party was planned as a surprise for Mrs. N. J. Nye, in honor of h« birthday anniversary, and she received many beautiful gifts from the club: and from friends who were present. Bridge and five hundred furnished this entertained for the lafternoon with the first prize in bridge going to Mrs. Albert Vales, the second to Mrs. Eld Sutton and the third prize to Mtaa Rose Huemann. In five hundred the first prize went to Mrs. V. Martin and the second prize to Mrs. M. J. Walsh. After the games a delicious luncheop was served at a daintily appointed tip ble, decorated with flowers and || birthday cake as a centerpiece. Th* guests who were present at this ei»*v joyable affair were: Mrs. V. Martitji - Mrs. Ed Sutton, Mrs. A. E. Nye, Mrs* * ; Perry Short of Chicago. Mrs. Fred' J us ten, Mrs. Albert Vales, Mrs. M. A* Sutton, Mrs. M. J. Walsh, Miss Rostf Huemann, Mrs. Martha Page, MeS y ^ T. J. Walsh and Mrs. N. J. Nye. " - v ' ________ f' - '.?r Royal Bunco Club T\e members of the Royal Bunosr club surprised Mrs. Math Lauras her home on Main street on Friday evening, the party being in honor sC her birthday anniversary. Three tables of bunco were played and tht first prize was won by Mrs. J^illiaaa Marshall, the second by Mrsf Henrj| Foss and the consolation went to Mrli • y , John Engeln. Mrs. Henr/ Freund r®» ^ ceived the prize for throwing the mosd number of buncos. MVrs. Laures was presented with a lovely floor lamp >M a birthday gift from the members aft the club. A delicious lunch was served and a Yeiy pleasant evening was ei*« joyed." *** • I Pistakee CsCeltOT - The 4-H dub, Pistakee Go-Gettera^ V held a meeting on June 27. The mint* - V < utes of the last meeting were rea& Carolyn Bauer called attention to thv fact that the county leader should ba asked for club pins. The motion was carried and as Miss Greaves was at the meeting she was told about ifc The next two hours was occupied witlt sewing. Carolyn Bauer played a vi*« lin solo, accompanied by Rose Tonyaft. A piano solo was also played by Mi4M Greaves. Games were played and ^ ;