. £. S MLS OFFICERS HBKSMONIES SATURDAY ^:c: >vENiNo^^pa '••. A t>eautif<ll and % the history of McHenry chapter, jfo. 547, Order of the Eastern Star, JmK place Saturday evening, Jan. 10, the Masonic hall wan opened for liemberti and friends at the public %>st&liatior< of the officers of the chap- .-•fdr. About 150 members and invited tiests were present to enjoy the cereonies. f The hall waa vary prettily decorated the five colors of the order and -presented an attractive scene, with the varicolored gowns of the officers -adding the needed touch of color and beauty to the scene. The lights were -ahaded with streamers and crepe -paper garlands formed the decorations .About the hall with the colors of the gjKfcr, blue, yellow, white, green and fled, being in evidence throughout^ Before the ceremonies of the even- LOCAL QAJKYMXM IK ANBTJAL KKXTINO EL A. Thoana la Re-elected President af McHenry luteal at Meeting Here libit Week The third annual Meeting of the McHtnry local of the Pure Milk as- HB8. JOHN &ELIHA2T FOUND DEAD JAN. 9l January Thaw MISS LAURA MICHELS A JANUARY BRIDE Dcatk of Life-Tine Mcfleary Resident Is Shock To' Many Rdatives and Friends Friends and relatives were shocked and saddened by the sudden death of sociation was held at the city hall; Mrs. Bridget Relihan at her home in Thnasday afternoon wit* election of j this city on Friday, Jan. 9, 1931. No officers as the nxftin business of the Illness was apparent when she was day. Anyone seeing the large attendance of farmers at these meetings will realize that they consider the organization an important one where many vital'question? discussed and explained. E. A. ^Thomas was again elected as president of the association, with Mat Blake elected as vice-president in place of E. R. Sutton, Lester Sherman as secretary and Gerald Carey as treasurer. Mat Blake andF. H. Wattles were elected as delegates to the aitnual meeting to be held in Chicago some time in March. An interesting talk was given by Mr. Krahl of the publicity department of the Pure Milk association and he explained the reason of the recent cut -fhg the guests were entertained with .in ^ t he pprrliccee. ?of "mIi1l'k* aannSd ddildd much Xx iyss. > S^*elWecHtinorn,«s npiinaxff/berdt hbvy a«nn orchestra, ! towards making those present •composed of young people who were #ons, daughters and brothers of " "lastern Star members. They were 5 directed by Miss Elsie Vycital and ac- . •Jiompanied on the piano by Mrs. Geo. i-k : 7.^ jjohnson and their music was much : jCnjoyed and appreciated by everyone - 'i^^resent. ••^7^7 Mrs. Asiine Pearson, Retiring wwrv- -i*,it!hy matron, was escorted to the east reconciled to the big cut which has just been given them. last seen by her relatives and when her lifeless body was found by her brother the shock was' indeed a sad one. Mrs. Relihan was a lifetime resident of this community having been born in McHenry county on July 15, 1854, and living most of the time In this vicinity. Bridget Frisby, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Thomas Frisby, was united in marriage to John Relihan on October 22, 1882 at fit. Patrick's church, McHenry, with father O'Neil officiating. ..After their marriage they lived on farms in this vicinity until they purchased their own farm south of McHenry where Mrs. Relihan lived until about seven years ago when she moved to this city to make her home, more 1 Her husband preceded her In death f OR BETTER HEALTH Vaccinations were given in the School "Nurse's office at the conMtttinity high school on Monday, Jan. 12. Ninety vaccinations were given and the following report is offerqtj ^Jy Clayton Harrison, inviting worthy! High school students--21. ; " > 5 J>atron; where they assumed their ! Public grade students--15, 4, v hairs and welcomed the members and St. Mary's students--26." . ": guests. The worthy matron appointed j Adults--9. ' ^ Jlenry Stephenson, George Johnson j Pre-school children, ages 1 19. C. W. Goodell as escorts for the ~ Installing officers, who? retired and H * ifscorted them into the chapter room. W T h e i n s t a l l i n g o f f i c e r s , M r s . E m i r i a grand lecturer and past worthy H>»atron of Woodstock chapter, as in- ;'-s*'3|taHing officer, Mrs. Ony Wheeler, fr -i,*ast matron of McHenry chapter as j Grade III--1 unvaccinated. ' . Installing chaplain, and Mrs. Belle! Grade IV--2 unvaccinated. ' ^/tflankermeyer, past matron of McHen- Grade V--5 unvaccinated. !ii;.;:3^ty chapter, as installing marshal, Grade VI--100% vaccinated.!^*, jlvere escorted into the room, intro-1 Grade VII--1009; vaccinated, . «• ^luced and escorted to their chairs in I Grade VIII--1 unvaccinated. - PUBLIC GRADE SCHOGt Total number of children in each of the grades who have never been vaccinated, nor within a five-year period: ST. MART'S SCHOOL Grade I--8 unvaccinated. . ';7 Grade II--4 unvaccinated. 7* ... - "|he east. Mrs. Mabel Johnson, past ^ i vsf '^jivorthy matron of McHenry chapter, /i^as installing orgafiist find Mrs. Lil- V'r%" s.|ian Cox, a member of McHenry ^ ' Chapter, was soloist for the evening. The officers for the new year were f*i '*ti'i)jshered into the chapter room by the •. *N "^Installing marshal, where they form- "•d a semi-circle at the west side of "^X ."the altar. The colors were presented « 1>y Lloyd ^Lockwood, nephew of the i n. irorthy matron elect, Mrs. Calla Per- 1 j^^Jdns, and after the singing of the . • " f'Star Spangled Banner" the ode to , - $he flag was given by Marguerite '"Johnson. The officers who were installed 4verp: .Worthy Matron--Mrs. Cada Par- --• .* jx .'JaM. .. " < Worthy Patron--R. CL Chamberlin. r Associate Matron--Mrs. Jennie Eddy. , Secretary--Mrs. Emma Fay.~" Treasurer--Mrs. Alice Lindsaffe^* Conductress--Elsie Vycitfcl. Associate Conductress--Frances Vycital. Chaplain--Mrs. Minnie Miller. Marshal--Mrs. Arline Pearson. Organist--Mrs. Gretta GoodalL Adah--Mrs., Minnie Martin. ; Ruth--Miss Floribel Bassett. ^ ^ Esther--Miss Adeline PerkiaB^T Martha--Mrs. Lulu Klontz. " Electa--Mrs. Alice Beavis. S;- Warder--Mrs. Emma Smith."* ^ Sentinel--Lisle Bassett. An impressive scene was presented the worthy matron elect, Mrs. Calla 'erkins, knelt at the altar and repeather obligation, after which the soloist sang, "Calm As The Night, «."«< The Knights Templar, with their ^^hining swords and plumed hats, es- -r ported the worthy matron to her sta- ^i°n ^ eaat and s^e passed jbeneath the arch formed by their : glistening swords, carrying a beauti- -Jui basket of red roses, she was , .^traeted by the retiring worthy ma- 4 .. " tfron, introduced by the installing of- :- licer, and given the grand honors by members present. V The worthy matron received many |>eautiful gifts from friends and "Cwro her officers of the year. - * Z.S *^,e Kmghts Templar also served . *n escort for the worthy patron, R. G. Chamberlin, who is also one ^ ^ v their members. The escort of . • . jblumed Knights was composed of ^ focal men, who are members of Cai commandery of Woodstock, com- ^toanded by Hadley Thompson of >•/- • / Woodstock and presented an impres- -^2.iMve and admirable sight. After the officers were installed in ;"vri "their respective stations the eere- • were concluded with talks by j ^ #everal of the officers of the evening. The worthy matron thanked her , Committees and officers of the even- ' and other talks were given by the installing officer, worthy patron retiring worthy matron. The firing worthy matron was * J>rescnted with a gift from the chap- <.^v'Ster as well as one from her officers tand the installing officer was pre- 1 * ^ Rented with a gift from the chapter. / T The officers of last year each ref Reived a gift from their worthy mat- : Jtron, Mrs. Arline Pearson. '0Following the installati<m a sele^- ^^n* entitled "The Star Is Brightly -T "-IPhining," was rendered by a trio, Itfrs. Lillian Cox and Misses Elsie and 1 Frances Vycital. Refreshments were : fcatul and a sarial hov aaa enjoyed. •A." ' iT Kindergarten--2 unvaccinated. Grade I--3 unvaccinated. ; Grade II--1 unvaccinated. Grade TV--2 unvaccinated. Grade V--1 unvaccinated. Grade VI--•2 unvaccinated. Grade VII--100% vaccinated*. Grade VIII--2 unvaccinated. -* In the high school the enrollment is 193; of thtese 27 are unvaccinated. In the public .grade school the enrollment is 186; of these 21 are unvaccinated^ ^ In St. Mary's school the enrollment is 165;*of these 21 are unvaccinatei. In view of the fact that we have had no case of smallpox in McHenry this record is worthy of note. How much better it is to be vaccinated of one's own free will than to wait* until fc case develops in our midst, and be compelled for the protection of ourselves and fellow citizens to resort to preventive measures. I wish to thank the local doctors, the members of the Boards of Education, the teachers and parents for their splendid co-operation in the promotion of a "Better Health" program 'A our schools. It is only by friendly co-operation that the best results may' be obtained. 7 v- Very sincerely, JOANNE RULIEN, 'U i School Nurse. ONLY TWO SATURDAY ^ * HOLIDAYS IW 1931 Two week-end holidays in addition to the usual Labor day week-end are among the gifts of 1931, a survey of the calendar of the new year indicates. Independence day (falls on Saturday, and Memorial day comes on the same day of the week, May 30. Days during January will lengthen considerably, for between Jan. 1 and Feb. 1, the length of the day will gain approximately three-fourths of an hoar. The spring season begins on March 21, when there will be 12 hours and 11 minute* of daylight, as compared to-9 hours and 7 minutes on Thursday, Jan. 1. Easter this year will coma on April 5, two weeks earlier thyn in 1930, when it fell on April 20. Palm Simday will be on March 29, and Good Friday on April 3. Labor day, the first Monday of September, will fall on September 7. Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 26, and Christmas on Friday, Dec. 25. Five eclipses are *on the calendar for the year, but none of them will be visible here. On April 2 and 9 there will be a partial eclipse of the moon; on April 17 and 18 a partial eclipse of the sun; on Sept 26 and 27, a total eclipse of the moon; and on Oct. 11 a partial eclipse of the sun. There will be no generally recognized holidays until Memorial^ day. ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the McHenry Country club will be held at the 'city hall in McHenry Sunday, Jan. 18, 1931, at 9:46 a. m. S2-fp-2 The first meeting of the year for McHenry chapter, in which the newly installed officers filled their chairs was held Monday evening at Masonic hall. Committees were appointed by the worthy matron and plans were mada ftf *ha ; nine years ago. x The deceased was a member of St. Patrick's church and of the Altar and Rosary sodality and had many friends who will miss her presence and her kindly words of greeting. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Carey of McHenry and Mrs. John Bolger of W,oodstock and her brother, John M. Phalin, of McHenry She was preceded in death by her sisters, Mrs. Stacia Kane and Kathrine Frisby, and her brother, George. Fbneral services were held at St. Patrick's church at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning with Rex. William O'Rourke officiating. Burial was in St. Patrick's cemetery. Among those from out-of-town who 'attended the funeral, of Mrs. John Relihan Monday were:- Mr. and Mrs. John Bolger, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. James Hanrahan, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Garry, Mr. .and Mrs. G. C. Pet^», Mr. and Mra. W. P. Woodburn, Mr. and • Mrs. John Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gorman and Matt Pitzsimmons of Woodstock; Thomas Phalin of Tuscaloosa, Ala., John Relihan of Superior, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. A1 Woll, Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Foley and Mrs. Mary Foley of Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. David Rosencrans, Mrs. Harold Whiting, Mrs. Ellen Biggy, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mahoney and family and Mrs. Mary McCabe of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. John Aylward, Miss. Minnie Conway, Mrs. Costello, Mrs. Mary Carey and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Rohles and Mrs. Ed Malone of Elgin; Mrs. Emil Feffer, Mr. and Mrs. Will White, Bfrs. Richard White, Mrs. John Purvey of Crystal Lake; Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Peck of Ridgefield; Mr. Mid Mrs. Thomas Doherty of Ringwood. MRS. GEORGE DONAVIN DIES AT ST. ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL Mrs. George Donavin, 30 years old, died at St. Anthony s hospital, Chicago, about 11 o'clock Tuesday night, Jan. 13, after an illness of almost three weeks of leukemia. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10:80 o'clock from St. Patrick's church. Obituary will appear in next week's Plaindealer. COURT CQfBRATfS 25TH ANNIVERSARY w. 0. O. F. ORGANIZED IN YEAR 1906 DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO TWO FIRE ALARMS Married At St. Mary's Church, Mc- Heary, Saturday, Jan. I§, to Mr. Ray VanHeirseele A pretty wedding was solemnized at T3t. Mary's church on Saturday, Jan. 10, when Miss Laura Michels, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Michels of McHenry and Mr. Ray VanHeirseele of Waukegan were united in marriage. The nuptial 'High Mass was solemnized at 10 o'clock, with 'Rev. Charles Nix officiating, and the bride on the arm of her father, and other members of the bridal party marched to the altar to the strains of the wedding march played by the church organist. The church choir sang the mass and the "Ave Maria" and the ceremony was a beautiful and impresive one. The couple was attended by Mi3s Hilda VanHeirseele, a sister of the groom, who acted as bridesmaid and Mr. Edwin Michels, a brother of the bride, who filled the role of best man. Miss Michels, the bride, was lovely in a gown of white satin with a veil worn cap effect and held in place with orange blossoms. £he carried a shower bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. The bridesmaid, Miss VanHeirseel", wore a gown of peach color taffeta with hat and slippers to match and CLYDE THOMAS DIES AT FRANKLnnriLUS ' Clyde Thomas, well known black fcmith and auto repairman of Frankiinville, passed away at his home Sat •urday evening. Mr. Thomas had been seriously ill for several weeks and suffered a stroke a few days before his death. He was a man of many friends and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. Funeral services were held from the home at 1:16 and from the Franklinville church at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Among those who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. C. Draper, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Thomas, Mrs. Fred Kamholz and Will Detmore of McHenry and Mr. and Mrs. George Kam= hols at Chicago. FARM BUREAU MEETING • At the annual meeting of the county Farm bureau held at Woodstock Friday, William E. Whiting of McHenry and K. E. Cristy of Ringwood were reelected as members of the board. Cand Club Meets Mrs. Mat Blake entertained 'the ladies of her card club at her home Friday afternoon. Two tables of five hundred were played and high honors were won by Mrs. Joe Frett and the consolation went to Mrs. D. A. Whiting. The guests were Mrs. Ed Whit- 'ing, Mrs. D. A. Whiting, Mrs. Joe Frett, Mrs. Josephine Frett, 'Mrs. Ford Jackson, Mrs. Ferdinand Frett and Mrs. Louis and Albert Wilbrandt. Birthday Anniversary A few friends surprised Arthur Kennebeck at his home on Riverside Drive Thursday evening in honOr of his birthday anniversary. Cards were played and lunch was served at the dose of the evening. ' 1#i: PUBLIC CARD PARTY The Eastern Star will hold a pub' lic<wcard party at their hall Saturday jdfcfct im. High Chief Ranger and Vice of Chicago Are the Guests of the Evening St< Clara's Court, No. 669, W. C. O. F., celebrated its silver anniversary at St. Mary's hall Thursday evening of last week. A chicken dinner was served, followed by cards and a program. • The hall was decorated iq silver and white, with the color scheme also carried out at the tables, with a threetier birthday cake adorned with twenty- five candles. About 100 guests were present, including Mrs. Anna R. Downes, High Chief Ranger, and Mrs. Murphy, High Vide-Chief Ranger, both of Chicago. The following program was given: Selections by the orchestra, under the direction of Miss Elsie Vycital. Reading--Miss Elsie Vycital. Vocal Duet, with ukulele accompaniment-- Misses Theodora and Marian Kaelin. ^ Vocal Duet--Mrs. Barbara Krause and Mrs. Maud Rothermel, accompanied on violin and piano by Miss Marian Krause and Mrs. Vera Purvey. Songs set to the tunes of "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here," "On Wisconsin," "Springtime In the Rockies," were sung in unison. Words were composed by Mrs, Vera Purvey and Mrs. Barbara Krause. The poem composed by Mrs.'Krause was one of the,features of the program. Mrs. Downs was presented with » gift and flowers and Mrs. Murphy was also presented a bouquet. Organized in 1906 The court was organized by lftt, John H. Miller and Mrs. Catherine Schneider on Jan. 4, 1906, and had twenty charter members. At present it has a membership of 180, with Mrs. Katherine Worts a> Chief Ranger. Interesting talks were given by Father Nix, the High Chief Ranger. Anna Downs, and the High Vice-Chief Ranger, Mary Murphy. Mrs. Catherine Schneider, one of the organizers of the court, gave an interesting history of their work and progress from the time twenty-five years ago when they commenced with twenty charter members, to the present, when they are a happy and growing organization. Of the twenty charter members, thirteen are still living and eleven were present at the anniversary meeting. Mrs. Katherine Worts, the present Chief Ranger, very ably filled the role of toastmistress and called upon the past Chief Rangers, Mrs. Katherine Freund, Mrs. Catherine Schneider and Mrs. Emma Miller, for short talks, also giving an interesting talk herself. Mrs. Katherine Schaefer, who acted as auditor of the court for twenty-four years, gave a talk and a most interesting and enjoyable meeting marked the anniversary celebration. Called Out Twice on Monday, Once East of River and To Farm South of the City Tho McHenry fire department was rr--- -- called out twice on Monday, tho j carried a bouquet of pink roses held alarms being the first ones of the new year. On Monday afternoon the small cottage occupied by Will Conway on the M. A. Conway property, east of the river, caught fire from an overheated stove and was badly damaged before the flames were extinguished by the fire department and volunteer workers. About 6:30 Monday evening the second alarm was sent in, when the home of Mrs. James Larkin, south of McHenry, was the scene of the fire. The shingles on the roof caught fire from the chimney and with a strong wind blowing some quick and effective work was done by the neighbors to extinguish the blaze, which was under control when the fire department arrived. with a bow of peach color tulle. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents on Riverside Drive, where dinner was served to about seventyfive guests. The home was decorated for the occasion in colors of peach and white and a large wedding cake adorned the bridal table. Mr. and Mrs. VanHeirseele left on a honeymoon trip, not disclosing their plans or destination, after which they will reside at Washington Park street, *Waukegan. The bride has been employed at Waukegan for the past few years where the groom is also employed as a plumber. Many guests were. present from Waukegan and Aurora, in addition to local relatives and friends. CENTENNIAL OF REAPER WILL BE OBSERVED With the advent of 1931 the International Harvester company will observe the centennial of the reaper and pay homage to the memory of the inventor of the machine that ushered in a new era of agriculture of progress and of freedom from the age-long enslavement to the soil. The centennial will be observed in all parts of the country at mt tings .of farmers; by addresses on agricul- Aural topics, and by exhibits of replicas of the 1831 McCormick reaper. The centennary of the reaper will be observed in McHenry Tuesday, Jan. 20, in an all-day program to be staged at Math Freund's on Pearl street, local representative of the International' harvester company, potion pictures will be shown. 7 AMONG THE SICK 7 ^ 1' Mrs. Leah Brown had the misfortune to break her shoulder when she slipped and fell in the yard of her home on Route 20, Monday aftaniooa. PUBLIC CARD PARTY Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A., will hold a public card party at the Woodman hall Tuesday evening, Jan. at S Vdaqjk. . 88*fp MAACS TO MEET PREHN*S COLLEGIANS WED., JAN. 21 Sunday afternoon, Jan. 18, the Elgin Spiess Specials. Don't make plans for Wednesday night unless it's to g) to the high school gym where you will see one of the best teams in the country, composed of the outstanding players from Universities. The lineup is in this paper. Last, but not least, this team is under the able management of Paul Prehn, who i« now the wrestling coach of the "Big Ten" and was- a boxing commissioner latel$. MANY BARGAINS IN THIS WEEK'S ADS Attention is called again this week to the fact that prices are down on good merchandise to be purchased from McHenry merchants, as shown in several ads appearing in this week's Plaindealer columns. The Nobby Style Shop, located on Green street, advertises a January WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OF INTEREST TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Mrs* Louise Lentz, 61, was burned f 7| to death and her husband, Erik, 62./. ^ was seriously burned Jan. 6, when fire destroyed their home at Geneva,;^ at an estimated loss of $15,000.. A ^ son dragged the father from tha?75J flames but was unsuccessful in his at-* #1 tempts to reach his mother.* ~ ^ Miss Clarice EII13, aged 21, was., V. found dead in bed at her home at7,7| Beloit early Friday morning, Jan. 2^. v; by her father. The young woman had§p*. committed suicide by swallowing part'/,-; of the contents of a bottle of strych- 7v nine, the partially empty glass con- f tainer being found beside the bed.? Her motive for taking her life is nofc-Y/ known. In the arrest of two Aurora youths*- a Jack Sallie and Jack Delaney, at Rock-'- t ford by two detectives on Sunday of?!§7 last week, police believe they have 1 * broken up a gang of apartment holiserv A robbers wfio during the past several!®^ 3 months have made off with loot total-? rH Ing thousands of dollars. The Auro4. J ra pair was arrested after they had^fti been watched for a week and are beingsji held in jail. Mrs. Harvey J. Skiff, who bore the distinction of being one of the last | survivors of the Sioux Indian Mass-•• acre, led by Sitting Bull at Spirit Lake, la., during the Civil War, pass- ;7 ed away at the home of her son, Ear4^ -i at Petite Lake, recently, at the age o|^.- 93 years, thus bringing to a close adt eventful life, during which she ha$- - witnessed and taken part in nearly a_; ' century of Aiherican ~ history progress. , ' . 7? Five hundred sixteen marriage licenses were issued in McHenry coun# • ty in 1930 against 494 in 1929. Seven#^, teen of Dan Cupid's licenses, however j ^ were not used. Deducting the 17 li«"' censes ther»were 499 weddings in th« county or five more than the previous^ % year. June the traditional month of ' brides, with 66 licenses issued and' -' led all, other months. August came ^ second with 57 while November witlfc^ 50 was third. , , J The horror of insanity is believed to have driven Charles Babcoek, aged j 72 years, to commit suicide by hang- | ing himself at the home of his brother J at Belvidere, where he was mdHfing J hia home. The body of the aged man s was found dangling from the end of the rope by the brother on Wednesday of last week. Thirty years aqft clearance sale. Ladies' and children'st Babcock saw flv# ,y oun„g rp eople killed dresses and coats are being sold at outright in a grade crossing accident greatly reduced prices. Ray McGee also advertises Januarv This is a rare opportunity to have bargains on boys'suits and overeoats. been able to schedule the Prehn's Collegians and we hope you will show your appreciation by being there. This on ,has a record throughout the country and it's tip "to you ta help tjhe MAACS to doipp them. Sunday afternoon, Jan. 18, 4h« high school gym the MAACS will battle the Elgin Spiess Special*. It is not necessary to introduce this team to our fans, as this team is right on the top with the other leading teams. McHenry is out to trounce them! Be there and see this battle. RESIDENCE CHANGES Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Schoewer, who sold their home some time ago, have moved into their house on John street. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wagner moved from this house to a house in the north end of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Freund, who moved last week into the Diedrich house on Richmond road, moved again on Tuesday to the Pepping farm at Spring Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Freund have rented the farm. The house vacated by them is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kennebeck, who moved on Wednesday from I^verside Drive. Now would be a good time to outfit your boy. Erickson's Department Store again quotes prices this week in its January clearance sale ad. This sale^ends on January 24. Select the items you •need in dry goods, groceries, etc. You can Have' buying now. Tires are down in pt,'*"»Twa^al0,SI\. If you need a tire get it now. Waiter J. Freund advertises his Goodyears and Buss-Page Motor Sales quote reductions on Firestones. John Stoffel over on Main street •ays "Lower Prices and Better Qualities." He names thirteen necessities at a great reduction. Check on them. In tfie ad of Regner's Grocery and Market will be found quotations on meats at prices anyone can afford. Don't miss this one. Look over the bargains this week and you will be sure to realize that it villpay to trade in McHanry. - , r, | .-J"; . % . ^ SCOUT MEETING i ^ The meeting was opened with "tTie two buglers playing Call to the Colors. Twenty-five Scouts and four officials were present. The committeemen present were A. E. Nye, C. H. Duker, Ray McGee, Charles Reihansperger, Fred Schoewer and George Johnson. Each one gave a talk to the boys. Mr. Schoenholtz told the men about Scout Anniversary this year. He said SIGNS OF SPRING The fine spring weather, which was enjoyed by everyone in this vicinity last week, brought forth some real Igio Con^ess^'Tassed'^biirfor tte n n n a f i d p * * * < • « > / i i * * • more convi was reported that robins and dande lions had been seen by some of our residents. While at work upon his land on " . . , i congress passeo roe out ior u» s'gns of spring and seemed ^ movement ^ ^ Scouting i nvincing than ever when it now t^y.^ ^ oid Fox river Friday, Ben Dietz heard a robin, and scarcely believing his own ears he hunted the little harbinger of spring until he finally located him and became convinced that his ears and eyes had not deceived him. When disturbed the little fellow flew across to the McHenry Country club subdivision still chirping his gay little song of spring. Also last week a dandelion blossom was picked at the J. F. Clax ton home where it was considered quite an unusual sight in January. Well, of course we know that all signs of spring fail in January, but nevertheless the fine weather was much enjoyed while it lasted and will make the winter seem just that much shorter. FOOT AMPUTATED Theodore Guyser, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Guyser of Chicago, and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. William Oeffling of Johnsburg, had the misfortune to be knocked down by a train in Chicago on Tuesday. He was taken to a Chicago hospital, where it was necessary to amputate one foot above the ankle. Ffcrm Loana. R. M. Frite, Harvard. is the United States Work on the program for Scout -night, Feb. 9, in the High School gymnasium was started. Set aside this night to come and see the Scouts in action. Everybody went down to the gym then and iplayed basketball. (Even the committeemen participated in the game. Some of the business men are pretty good yet when it comes to showing their athletic ability, .v;LOWELL NYE, Reporter. VWW" TRIP TO SOUTH Herman Steffes and Paul Brefeld left Wednesday on a motor trip through Florida- They intend to reach Miami and may spend a few months in the state if they like the surroundings ^ITY VEHICLE TAGS The 1931 city vehicle tags are now ready and can be obtained from the city clerk or at Bolger's or Wattles' drug Stflfaa. 32-2 PSTER A. NEISS, City Ckrk. PUBLIC CARD PARTY The ffome Bureau will hold a public card party at Woodman hall, Ringwood, on Wednesday night, Jan. 21. Bridge, <SQ0" a»d bma*w »3-fp and had brooded continually over the ^ tragic occurrence, it was said, result^ ing in his becoming Unbalanced. Driving at a fast clip in the dens*' fog early Monday morning of last week, three young farm hands wh« reside in the vicinity of Lake Zurich were injured, one of them seriously, when their automobile skidded on aig',.^ icy spot on Route 22 near the Sheldoil * 7 Clarke farm and crashed into a treesc The victims were Carl Priest,. Ray 7 T ittnkie and John Flyhn. The cat *. was deinjlished* and Flynn waa. wedged in th£ Nw^eckage. It waa 7 necessary to tear the car apart to es- , tricate him, and he was still unconscious when a Chicago hospital Wati""* reached. Based on a survey made by the Chi* 1 cago and Northwestern railway, Me- Henry county ranks seventh in land values per acre among the Illinoia counties through which the road opei* ates. Lake county was found to have the highest value per acre with a* average of $287.50, while McHenry county had an estimated average true value of $164 per acre. The land values are based on land sales and | assessments during the period from 1924 to 1930, inclusive, and are com- ; Ruted in accordance with the asseas»;7; ment ratio process used by the ta*.-;. commission of Wisconsin and Minnesota. ^7; Arthur Krueger, Harvard polic# officer, who lost the sight of his left eye when a tear gas bomb explode*! in his hand several weeks ago. ha>> following the refusal of the insurance company to pay his claim, instituted! 77 a suit against The Travelers' Insur* 7J; ance Co., in the McHenry county cir* 7 cuit court. Mr. Krueger, through hi* j attorney, D. T. Smiley, seeks to retet ^ cover $2,500 for the loss of his sight* The insurance company claims that yj the young man was not on duty at th$7;,j| time of the explosion and that there-* fore they are not liable. The city council in session at a regular meet- - ing voiced the opinion of City Attor-> 7g ney Smiley. The city, it was pointed J out, had paid the premium on the insurance policies believing its officers || and employees insured to a full extent whita on duty. , * .' j ATTEND INSTALLATION' f ^ Those who attended the installation, of officers at Richmond chapter Monday evening were: Mrs. E. E."- Bassett, Floribel Bassett, Mrs. H. M. ^Stephenson, Mrs. Clarence Pearson. 'Misses Elsie and Frances Vycital, Mrs. James Perkins. Mrs. F. E. Cobb, Mrs. Andrew Eddy, Mrs. C. W. Klontz, Mrs. George Kramer and Mm. Miania Miller. REMODEL HOME Mr. and Mrs. Mat Glosson have n* mooted their farm home, ant at thil city, and have built on a ft) bathroom and have made