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iv^ "TT-rvT^": ?p?:Y~ y- •"* '^v M'HKNRY PLAIKBKALKR, THURSDAY, NOT. », 1929 ^.r.. : T v a " ? ? / " • ? ' j r ^ . v * y " " J " ? : ? « c > ; , ^ 3 ' V « \ to. ' V* V. . t-' ^ ^ t* SLOCUM LAKE ^ HAN* KMNBS, poisniiMs Scores of Women J* Hun* gkry Accused of Murder of Spouses. ? Budaplst.--Further details of tha •. wholesale poisoning of husbands la , the Hungarian province of Szolnok, on the Theiss, 54 miles southeast of here, are causing a sensation In thii • country. More than 50 exhumations in Nagyren and Tlszakurt and neighboring villages have brought the number of , husbands known to have been poisoned , to death up to an even hundred, while g^^lake and Q Mr. and Mrs. Walter scores of widows have been arrested ^n£er w.er® Sun^ay ev^.m^ *uests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary and children spent Saturday evening at Mo Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dowell and daughter were business callers at Woodstock last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren were callers at McHenry last Friday. Mts. Henry Winkler and Mrs. Walter Winkler and Mrs. Charles Snyder of Grayslake were callers at Wankegan last Tuesday. Mr. ahd Mrs. Roy Dowell and children attended a show at Woodstock Wednesday evening. Mr- and Mrs. A. W. Foes of Lihertyville, Miss Pearl Foss of Mundelein and William Berg of Chicago were Friday evening callers at the William Foss home. Mr; and Mrs. Charles Snyder of 0000000000000000000000000( fjff The Badge of Servitude SPRING GROVE By BERTHA McDONALD, (Copyright.) •«TF TITATS the way you feel about * it T charged with murder, or held as suspects, until the causes" of the demise of their husbands can be investigated. ' 'Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and son, Robert, were Sunday guests at „ . . „ . _ . the home of Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt So. f ar <th e , police have traced t,h e.s,e | Ma.t.th. ews a.t „C r.y s.t a,l Lr a,k e^ l\n a1* apai> a nAHAn nf 1 r* 1 v murders 1>ack over period of 15 years--and suspect several of an earlier • date. According to the national police, it has been proved that in the winter of 1914-15, after all >ible-bodied men v^hnd departed for the World war. some of their wives, being lonely. I>egnn to go about with young men below mfll- • tary age, and, first in jest and then . seriously, organized a "war widow cult," which devised ireans to get rid of the husbands who returned from the war. Used Toadstools, Rat Poison. The "cult" has been talked about : jokingly ever since the war, until three of the second husbands died • mysterious deaths and a fourth, feeling that he had been poisoned, told the police. They received his information with incredulity, but an investigation was started, and recently the first arrests were made, confessions of some were "recorded, and the series of exhumations began. According to the con- . . fessions the principal poisons used t were toadstools served as mushrooms, "and rat poison containing arsenic. ' The founders of the "cult," accord- • Ing to the police, are th>ee widows vf who disposed of their husbands in 1 191S, although before the existence of the organization other husbands had died from poisoif, as their exhume] | bodies revealed. Apparently envious cf the facility of the trio in exchanging old mates for %new, other women from time to time k1- followed their example with great success. Only when the alarming percentage of deaths among supposedly . healthy land owners of the province f of Szolnok became the subject of genperil gossip did the police step 1ST ^ 98 Women Arrested. "The official investigation quickly H spread from Tiszakurt and Nagyren to Nagy-Nev and Cje^ske. Of the 'if,, women arrested the evidence result- £f,; ing from exhumations is overwhelming against 51. These and the re- ' mainder under suspicion have been transferred to the prison at Szolnok, capital of the province, lest the men in the region storm the village jail to revenge their brothers and friends who have been done to death. "In the present instance," the po- •V'J r"; lice report sayq, "gossip at Tlszakurt pointed its finger to two midwives. . ' Mmes. Fazekas and Fapal, who in the last ten years were reported to have ;•. amassed sizable fortunes; gossip also - "* 'k said they were addicted to blackmail, and whenever in heed of cash knew f-' t'" how to raise a hundred or so of pen- *vf goes from some widow or other." The two midwives fled before the police could arrest them and hanged themselves from the rafters of a kitchen in a house where they sought asylum. Midwives Offer Service*. From the accusations which followed these dramatic deaths, which also amounted to confessions in the case of almost every persorfSwho made them, the police learned that the two women, as early as 1911, had visited various households where the husbands were either blind, in their dotage or otherwise 'troublesome,' and offered their services. One of the accused widows, who has been more frequently blackmailed by the pair, made us* of them on seven occasions. The mental attitude of these wives of Szolnok is thus analyzed by Father Laszlo Toth, pastor^C Tiszakurt, the whole community o£ which. is Cat vinist: "The peasants hereabouts are mean and grasping, and think only of money and comfort. All the women, who somehow seem stronger than the men, are married two or three times. Spiritually they have no existence, nor yearning for spirituality. My church i» empty, although I' must admit that among the accused are several of my few faithful--women who have been active in. all kinds of parish work." Girl Chases Bear Believing It a Dog . Ashland, Wis.--Mothers caught up their children and fled in terror from a large and decidedly wild black bear which cavorted about Ashland, Wis., for half an hour. Men seized rifles to protect families, but it remained for six-year-old Hilda Anderson to play the role of heroine. Hilda, thinking the bear was a big woolly dog, ran after it. Becoming as frightened as the populace, the bear turned tail and dashed into the woods. Willard and Edward Murray of Chicago spent Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geary. Mr. and Mrs. George Eisner and children of Harrington were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler, Sr. Leslie Foss visited his sister at the Model Estate near Mundelein last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell attended the show at the El Tovar theater at Crystal Lake Sunday evening. 1 v Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Davis and children were Sunday callers at the Paul Raeger home at Cary. - Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks and guests, Mrs. Leon Larabee and son, Carol, were supper and evening guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Brooks at Waukegan Tuesday. Mrs. Clarence Smith accompanied Mrs. Joe Haas to Waukegan last Tuesday. W. E. Brooks was a business caller at Waukegan last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. - Earl Converse and daughter, Frances, were Sunday callers at Libertyville. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks visited friends at Elmhurst last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Case and son, Harry, of Roseville spent last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur, Cook, Mrs. Lillian Tidmarsh and Mrs. Graham were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks. Mrs. Clara Smith was a recent visitor at the home of Miss Lillian Augenstein at Barrington. y Mrs. William Foss and daughter, Pearl; Mrs. A. W. Foss, of Libertyville; Mrs. W. V. Johne and daughter, Gertrude, of Wauconda attended the ElTovar theatre at Crystal Lake on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks and son, Chesney, were Sunday afternoon, callers at Half Day. Sunday afternoon callers at the home of Mrs. Clara Smith were: Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Werden, Mrs. Louise Werden and Lyle Thomas of Wauconda and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Fugh of Woodstock. Sunday evening callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse were: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis and two children, Arthur Wackerow and Mr. and Mrs. Will Harris and daughter, Magdeline, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Higgins of Lake Bluff. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren were callers at McHenry Monday. Chesney Brooks and Miss Neva Toynton of Wauconda attended the football game at Chicago Saturday. G. Lagerlund and two children, Mar- .vour ring a moment longer!" stormed J'eggy Daniels, cl a :?riiig a solitaire from her engageme nt linger and thrusting it into the hand of her astonislfed fiance. "I should see It rs a l>;ul-?e of servitude every time-1 had a look at It!" , With that she d ished Into the house and Clayton 13ifor<i was left standing alone on the porch, feeling very much as though the earth were caving in about him. They had quarreled over such a little thing he could scarcely believe I'egcry would be s»o silly as to end everything between them. And then Peggy decided that she must get away from Norwood ^at once, at least for a time. . \ Hester Sanburn. at whose wedding with Chester Cleveland she and Clay had been attendants three years before, had been clamoring for a visit from Pcgrr.v for some time, and in her emergency the !>e\vild<>red girl looked to the fruit farm the Clevelands called home as a haven of refuge. During alt the lonesome journey she was a prey to her plooni.v thoughts. The years seemed to stretch out before her, empty and desolate without Clay, but better that than life vrtth a man who thought woman's only sphere Was in the home. * To be sure, no otlier thought had entered her; mind during their engagement but that she would be the contented keeper of her beloved's home and the proud mother of his children, hut all this was changed when he Objected so seriously to her speaking at a woman's political meeting. When fhe reached St. Jo she Immediately boarded the trolley which would deposit her at ^tation 25--just opposite the Cleveland place, but when she alighted at station 25 the Cleveland house seemed strangely, Inhospitably quiet. Could i: he that Hester had not received her letter? She hurried up the walk to the door, expecting every moment to be enfolded In Hester's warm welcome. Instead, she discovered an envelope bearing her name hanging from an old mail box. "Peg, dear," She read, "Bobble developed strange symptoms this afternoon, so I hurried him right to the hospital. Find key in envelope--icebox stocked for a full two days. By that time either Cl»et or I or all of us will be back. Be not afraid--no one ever disturbs Peachbfow Farmers.-- Hester.*' What a fiasco! Evidently Hester had forgotten her hari'owing experience with burglars a few years ago. which had left her a nervous prey to fear of being alone at night. Her first impulse was to take the next trolley back to some hotel in St. Jo. but on second thought she decided that was a most inauspicious way to begin a career which was to show her discarded liance what the new woman could do. She let herself la, determined to brave it out. . J Her hunger appeased, she tried to read, but the pages of her magazine seemed filled with Visions' of Clay, and every little noise made her start with terror. Despite the fapt that it was a warm evening she closed all the windows -and turned Ihe catch in the door, then tried to read again. Finally she sat up, every sense instantly alert* A vague foreboding had aropsed her from th^ light sleep'into which she had fallen, and her heart garet and Harold, of Chicago were beat violently. She sat with her brfck Sunday dinner and afternoon guests at the Blomgren home. Mrs. George Scheid of Wanconda and Milton Dowell of Roseville were callers last Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren and guests G. Lagerlund and children were supper and evening guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Lundgren at Wauconda Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren attended the ElTovar theatre at Crystal Lake Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Spunner of Lake Zurich spent Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McMillan and daughter, Elinor, of Crystal Lake were callers at the home of Mr. and iMrs. Reed Carr Sunday. ^ Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cornish were Chicago visitors Thursday. Fred Pepping of Chicago spent the week-end with his parents here. Mjss Genevieve Kattner spent Thursday at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. E. Jackson and Fred Schnorr left Monday for their home in Florida for the winter months. Mr. and Mrs. Leon VanEvory and daughter, Frances, and Miss Viola Roupke motored to Elgin Wednesday. Miss Eleanor Freund Is spending a few weeks in the home of her sister, Mrs. Martha Cassey, in Chicago. Louis Nulk is still quite sick. His many friends are hoping that he will soon be out again. Mrs. Maggie Feltes is spending a few weeks in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fritz at Solon Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Pierce and daughter, Irene, of Richmond were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan Fierce. Paul Weber and Martin Weber of Johnsburg returned Saturday from a four days hunting trip down state. They reported that hunting was not as good as usual but enjoyed the trip. Mrs. James Foulke entertained the ladies aid Wednesday at her home. 'Mrs. Jennie Oxtoby spent Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Arthur Oxtoby. They were joined in the evening by other friends who enjoyed a birthday supper in honor of Mrs.,, Arthur Oxtoby. ^ The town hall was recently painted and is certainly an improvement. Mike Rauen was the painter. Mrs. Math Rauen, who has been confined to her bed for several days, is much improved in health. Mrs. Frank May, Mrs. Martin Butler and Mrs. Math Nlmsgern were" Friday guests of Mrs. Nick Freund. Sunday dinner guests at the N. N. Weber home were Miss Alice Nodland of Chicago, Charles Freund of McHenry and George May. t ' - -- ^ Rare Varieties of Fox " Mere Freaks of Nature The silver fox is not a separate species. It is merely a variety of the red fox, says/the Pathfinder Magazine. The black fox and the so-called cross fox also belong to the same species. Typical silver foxes have a silvery appearance, due to the white tips on many of the hairs. The bushy tail is black with the exception of a white tip. Black, silver and cross foxes are found in the northern part of North America and in Siberia. Totally black specimens of this species are seldom found except in the Far North. As a rule, the fur of the cross fox has a yellowish or orange tone with some silver points and dark cross markinga on the shoulders. Pelts of silver foxes vary in cdlor from black with a slight dusting of silver on the head and shoulders to half black and half silver mixed. AH these varieties are rare in the wild state and it Is believed that they are usually bora In litters of normally red cubs. ~ lUcord Brook Trout The prize specimen of brook trout ' weighed 14% pounds, and was taken in the Nlpison river in Ontario, Stone Revealed History The famous Moablte stone, set up by Mesha, king of Moah, to commemorate his name and his victory over Israel, has thrown light on Bible history. And until not long before the World war, the name of Hezektah outlasted well-nigh twenty-six centuries, unseen and unsuspected, upon the wall of the wonderful tunnel, one-third of mile in length, that he carved through the rock beneath Jerusalem to connect the Virgin's spring with the pool of Siloam within bis city walls. Chains of Habit * Steamboat men say. "Ooce a riverman, always a rlverman." Sailors never are immune to the lure of the sea. Railroad men like to be near the railroads, to smelt the smoke and hear the trains, even after years of retirement. Newspaper men, in the same way, yearn for the smell of printer's ink. The habits of years are not easily broken. The job that has become a' part of one's life is not easily abandoned. ' * to the door, but she could distinctly hear a low, even knock upon it, and suddenly she remembered she had not pulled down one of the shades In front. She extinguished the lights and began creeping stealthily toward it. As she moved, >) man's head outlined Itself against the glass. Then a ray of moonlight disclosed the doorknob turning and the door epenlng slowly. Realizing that she must have turned the catch to open instead of lock the door, she gave a piercing shriek and crumpled into a heap on the floor. In an instant the room wa» flooded with light and the burglar was gathering I'eggy Into his arms. "Peggy!" she heard him say, is in a daze. "I'll never let you go again--new woman or old!" "But Clay," she faltered, when she sensed who It was, "why--why did you follow me when--** I didn't follow yon,-' he interrupted. 1 was so miserable I sent Chet a special the night we quarreled, telling him I was coming here, without the least Idea you would be here, too. I-- I've still got the ring--the ring in my pocket, dear. Won't you let me put it on again?" Her right arm stole gently around his neck while she extended the left for the ring, and she said softly, *'1 think I could even wear a badge of servitude for you. Clay. I've done a lot of thinking since that night, and somehow I'm afraid I'd be an utter failure in any capacity without your protection." At that moment the Clevelands swung breezily in through the open door, and Hester said laughiugly: "How about it? Did we stay away long enough to give you two foolish lovers time to patch things up?" "Oh, yes," answered I'eggy gayly. "You see, I'm wearing my badge of servitude along with the rest of you misguided \v<vn»'-n Or Two CocMWto "Thafs the story in a nutshell," said lman Blithers after talking for than two hours in the town the other night Maybe he meant ' shelL--Farm and Fireside. 4 *. are but lfa what they don't menthat worries us.--Philadelphia to- Time Out The brothers and their families were spending an evening together. Brother A'&Jour-year-old was strutting his stuff. Finally Brother B, remembering that his baby( age two, always called time "8 o'clock," slipped Into the next room, noted the clock said 7:40, and pushed the hand up seventeen or eighteen minutes. Of course the clock soon struck. "What time's that, Junior?" asked Brother B. . "Eight o'clock," cooed the babyf tmws MSUR SPAREROOMS. The cost is small "but-- "RESULTS ARC CERTAIN PHONE US MwrAD'AWY William M. Carroll, Attorney. 5 * ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Estate of Albert M. Frett, Deceased. The undersigned, having been appointed Administrator of the Estate of Albert M. Frett deceased, late of the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, hereby gives no^ce £hat he will appear before the County Court of McHenry County, at the Court House in Woodstock, at the January Term, on the first Monday in January next, at which time all persons having claims against said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested, to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 14th day of November, A. D. 1929. WILLIAM FRETT, Administrator. 25-3 Floyd E. Eflcert, Solicit*.^ State of Illinois, H McHenry County, ss. In the Circuit Court of MieHenrJ Couaty, September Term, A. D. 1929 A n n a K n o x , ' V - : ' - > VS. • ' SV;' Walter J. Walsh,:'*t*ifc.--v-- In Chancery Gen. No. 23929. Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a decree made and entered by the Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois,' in the above entitled cause on the 4th day of November, A. D. 1929, I, Fred B. Bennet, Master in Chancery of said court, will on Saturday, the 30th day of November, A. D. 1929, at the hour of eleven o'clock in the foreooon of said day, at the East door of the courthouse in the city of Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, offer for sale and sell at public vendue to the highest and" best bidder the following described real estate, to-wit:- The Southwest % of the Northeast % of section No. Three (3) in •Township No. 44, North of Range No. 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying and situated in the -County of McHenry And 'State of Illinois. TERMS OF SALE ^ Cash on day of sale at which time a certificate of sale will be issued in accordance with said decree. y Dated this 5th day of November, A. D. 1929. FRED B. 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