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..t tH* K'HENKY PLAIHD TflE 1VTHENRY PLAINDEALER ^^PaUMM every Thursday at McDimy, 111, If Charles F. Bmieb. second-class matter at the postoffiee at McHenqr, BL, the act of May 8, 1879. Year ^ Montiu ...*2.00 A. H. MOSHER, Editor and Manager SPRING GROVE There will be a public card party "tfonday evening, April 19, at St. ' liter's church hall. Cards and refreshments. Everyone welcome. Mrs. Rose Hoff and Bertha Roepke of Waukegan were Friday callers • bare. The latter remained for the Week-end with her father. . Easter guests at the Nick Freund borne were Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Frett and son of Johnsbui^g, Mr. and Mrs. George Freund and child of Fox River 42^-ove and their daughter, Martha lipid husband of Chicago. /•' Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Richardson ' Were callers at McHenry Monday. May Keefe of Elgin spent the ••week-end at home here. ' • Mr. and Mrs. Nebgan and family ' '*®f Chicago spent Sunday and Monday •: with the latter's sister, Mrs. Math Nimsgern and family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gabe and son <rf"Chicago were week-end guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Wagner. On Saturday evening a few friends surprised Mrs. Glen Cole at her home north of town, in honor of her birthday anniversary. Five hundred was played and prizes were won by Mrs. Loretta Madden, Mark Pierce, Ada Carr and Chet Stevens. Lunch was served. Mrs. Frank Wagner was hostess to her card club Tuesday afternoon. Euchre was played and prizes were won by Mrs. Johns, Mrs. F. Wagner, Mrs. P. M. May and Mrs. M. Nimsgern. Refreshments were served. Mr. and Krs. H. C. Sweet and Mr. Mrs. Reed Carr motored to Rockford Sunday. Victor Siegler of Springfield enjoyed his Easter vacation with his parents here. , ] Alice Wagner entertained the members of her card club at her home ^Tuesday. Refreshments were served. The Country Womans club met at t)ie home of Mrs. Mike Rauen Wednesday of last" week. The subject Was Africa, by * Mrs. Edward Keefe. - A luncheon was served and the next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. 'Davy. - ^ The many friends of Mrs. John Young, who is at the Waukegan hos- . fatal, will be glad to hear that she is hn Important Advantages of Well Planned* Garden The farm garden can be made to produce more than $300 worth of vegetables each season, according to specialists in vegetable gardening of the Ohio State university. The farm garden produces vegetables for immediate consumption, and also for storage and for canning. One of the most important advantages of such a garden, however, is the fact that It will yield vegetables for immediate use, at the time when they are at their best Planning the garden Is a most Important phase of its management. One-fifth of an acre, properly planned and managed, will supply the needs of the average farm family. It is suggested that the garden be arranged in straight rows running north and south, and far enough apart to permit the 'use of a horse-drawn cultivator. Each plant in a north and south row receives the maximum of sunlight. The rows should be arranged in the order of the dates of their planting so that on the maturing of tyi early season crop It ftiay be replaced with another crop, and the entire garden kept la production throughout the season* SLOCUM'S LAKH Want Ads LOCAL FOR SALS ,'5vP FOR SALE--Early Yellow Dent seed corn. M. P. Meyer. Two miles north of Johnsburg on rive* ifvwL FWfte. iUCtiti triii y w<* 4t -«4 -vT 4 FOR SALE--Essex coach, good condition. Tel. 134-R, McHenry. *45 FOR SALE--Four used team harness. All in A-l condition. Call Ringwood Service Station Route U. S. 12, Ringwood, 111. Phone Richmond 686. 45 FOR SALE--Evergreens of 60 different varities, shade trees and shrubs of all kinds. Apple, cherry and pear trees. Asparagus roots, strawberry plants, grape vines and currant bushes. The Westman Evergreen Nursery, one-half mile west of Woodstock, 111., Tel. Woodstock 232-R. , 45-8 FOR SALE--7-room h"ouse and garage, located in Spring Grove. Very reasonable. Inquire of Adams, Ringwood, 111. Frank L. S7tf BEFORE YOU BUY SHOES see our bargain counter. B. Popp. Expert shoemaker and repair shop. Main street. Phone 162. 88-tf FOR SALE--Rag rugs. Frank Gustafson. "W. McHenry, corner of Center and John streets. 85-tf TOR SALE--Well secured 7% First Mortgages on McHenry Residence Property. Inquire at Flalndeatec office. 19-tf nprovmg. khi'i Superiority highest form of animal man. He can do more kicking with ro legs than the centipede with s adretf.-- I-on Aneeles Times - ' • - ,Jr i* - Woodstock's Beautiful Play House Jflrtww gpn.-Wed.-Sat. 2:30 Evening* .7-9 vJKUB8DA7*niMT &, ' Ruth Chatterton Paul Lukas - •The tight to iMf Comedy and Movietone News * SATURDAY GUEST NITE Two Will Be Admitted For 50c "Fan and Hattie" featuring Leon Errol Mitzi Green Zasu Pitts The hilarious adventures of Donald Ogden Stewart's funfamous family, the Haddocks. ^ also Comedy and Movietone News SUNDAY-MONDAY Special 50o FAMILY MATINEE Sunday I Glaudette Colbert Frederick March in "Honor Among Lovers" with Charles Ruggles Ginger Rogers Also Comedy and f Movietone News TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Ray Dowell and daughter, Dorothy, were callers at Libertyville Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary were callers at McHenry Saturday evening. Dan Nellis was a caller at McHenry Friday. Frank Mullholland of Chicago •spent last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and I||rs. Wm. Fosb. Dan Gilli and son, Junior, of Bar- I rington were Monday callers at the i home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler. Mrs. John R. Knox and Mrs. H. J. Schaffer of McHenry spent Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geary. . Roy Winkler and Miss Catherine Fleming of Chicago spent the weekend at the home of the former's par ents at Ardelou farms. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Nellis callefl at the home of their daughter, Mrs Blanche Mead, at Crystal Lake. Miss Helen Bernier of Chicago spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Jack Geary. Mrs. Mary Dowell and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and daughter were Monday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Lusk near Volo. Leslie Foss spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Foss at Libertyville. Mr. and Mrs. Main of Chicago spent Saturday evening at the home of M(. and Mrs. Earl Converse. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping and Mr. and Mrs. Harry R&tthews and sons spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews at Cxystal Lake. Miss Pearl Foss of Libertyville and Wm. Berg of the Flats were Easter Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Foss. Mr», Emmett Geary of Waucohda spent last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Geary. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder ailu son of Grayslake spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler. Mrs. John Blomgren spent Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lundgren at Wauconda. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Maiman of Wauconda and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Zknmer and daughter, Joan, of Barrington spent Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H^nry Geary. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks were callers at McHenry Friday morning. Mr. and M rs. John Blomgren were callers at Long Grove last Friday. ' Misses Althea Coss, Orissa Brown and Geraldine Coss and Mrs. Martha Osgood of Wauconda were callers at the W. E. Brooks home Thursday. Wm. Landweer of Lake Zurich was a caller at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ziehm of Chicago were callers at the W. E. Brooks home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk of near Round Lake, Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren, Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Crystal Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell were entertained qt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eftping Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Heiple of Crystal Lake were callers at the home of Mrs. Clara Smith Monday. Harry Matthews attended a Farm Bureau meeting at Grayslake Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams and son of Crystal Lake were Sunday guests at the home of Mrs. Clara Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Haas of Wauconda were Monday callers at the home of Mrs. Clara Smith. DAIRY COWS--Will have another load of coWs at my bam at Cary, Thursday, April 9, about . one-half fresh, balance close springers. All these cows are reds, roans, Jerseys and Guernseys, bought in the country in Wisconsin; no stockyard cows; all accredited and abortion tested. Can go anywhere, need no test for one year ; all high producing, high testing* of good size and type. Highest prices paid for beef cows. Joe Kvidera. Cary, 111. Phone Cary 37-J. 45 (OFFICIAL PUBLICATION) Report of the condition ot West McfTtniji' State Bank Loctfed at tfilfairy, (P. O. West McHenry) State of Illinois, at the close of business on the 25th day of March, 1221, nuuls to the Audifrnr nt PnMw Accisstj of ths StStt of Illinois, pursuant to law. RJ§SP*JRCES Cash, Other C4&i Resources and Duf frou^^anks ..f 57,418.80 U. S. Government Investments 10,776.47 Other Bonds and Securities 80,582.22 Loans on Collateral Security -- Other Loans Loans on Real Estate ....... Overdrafts Other Real Estfcte - Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures 01,168.98 367,104.81 «f,750.00 120.06 23,196.52 21,971.62 Total Resources -- ..$709,078.98 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Surplus Undivided Pro£$s city council in regular sesAgricultural Squibs sion Monday evwalngw with Mayor Knox presiding. Aldttmen present at roll call; Doherty, Kreutzer, Overton, Wattles. Alderman Schaefer came in shortly after. Motion by Kreutzer, seconded by Wattles, that the, minutes of the previous meeting be approved as read. Motion carried. Motion by Overton, seconded by Kreutzer, that the treasurer's report be approved as read, showing a balance of $4,480.39. Motion carried. Motion by Doherty, seconded by Schaefer, that collector's report be accepted as read. Motion carried,. Motion by Overton, seconded by Kreutzer, that the clerk's report be accepted as read. Motion carried. Motion by Wattles, seconded by Overton, that the following bills be paid, as OK'd by the finance committee. Motion carried. John Walsh, March salary $185.00 W. C. Feltz, March salary 100.00 M. M. Niesen, March salary .... 60.00 Mayme Buss, water rents, etc. 37.17 John Pint, bolts, repairs .......... .L25 * * x x x x <*k x *«*»•**** » « frtt With the drought In- mind provide a better watering system this year. A weU-grown chinchilla rabbit will weigh four pounds when eight weeks old. • » » - . $ Is a waste of time to plant trees or shrubs without fencing Die plant* ings to keep out live stock* • • • ••• In most parts of the country there is great need for increasing the acreage of the leguminous crops.. * • • • ~ ' Cultivation to be effective against quack * grass must be thorough, frequent, persistent, and property timed. * * * Dig enough parsnips or oyster plants the first thaw to last for some time. It may freeze selld when you want them again. decoration distinguished by a ftgCa* sion of meanJftgifl«8 but often delicately executed ornaments in Imitatioir of rock work, shells, foliage, and scrolls massed together: prevalent lit Europe during the Seventeenth and;- Eighteenth centuries; hence, anything*/ thnt te w»rontrfr. ?$'- Cud !s srt c? pro*-*, nounced ro-ko'ko--first and third o'^; as In obey, second o as in go; the c's pronoifaced as fc.--Literary DigB# ^ Tht Right Pitch new motor horn has been vented which makes a sound Ilka chord on a harp." What's the idealO* Giving the pedestrian the pitch?--Kan» ; .aaa ^tyStar. . f „ .. ( v •• 'i ^ "Life Is jast a long, weary Journey.^ says a correspondent. Not If you be^ ,yj-. gin each mile with an "s." Reserve Accounts Demand Deposits Time Deposits 16,593.08 10,000.00 246,999.84 345,486.06 Total- Liabilities .^........*709,078.98 I, Gerald J. Carey, Cashier of the West McHenry. State Bank, do solenyiiy swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge And belief, and that the items and amounts shown above correspond with the items and amounts shown in the report -made to the Auditor of Public Accounts, State of Illinois, pur suant to law. GERALD 3. CAREY, Cashier. State of Illinois, County of McHenry. ss. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th' day of April, 1931. HAROLD J. BACON, (SEAL) Notary Pubiie. FOUND FOUND--Automobile tire. Owner can get same by proving property and paying for this ad. Call at Plaindealer office. 45 FOR RENT FOR RENT--Four furnished rooms All conveniences. Mrs. B. Joos. Tel. 135-M. 44-tf HOUSE FOR RENT--On Main street West McHenry. Inquire at. West McHenry State Bank. 42-tf FLAT FOR RENT--Reasonable. H. C. Kamholz, West McHenry. 36-tf WANTED WANTED--Position in clerical work in office or store. Experienced bookkeeper and typist. Phone McHenry 13. *45 HORSE WANTED--A good farm chunk, around 1300 pounds, 5 to 7 years old? E. J. "" Fellows. Phone 622-M-2. " ~ *45 WANTED--Man to deliver, house to house; must furnish own truck. Good proposition to right man. McHenry Bakery. Jim Marshall. 40-tf FARM LOANS--First* mortgage loans on farms, -low interest. Now taking applications for 1931 loans. R. M. Fritz, 2nd Fl., Harvard State Bank Bldg., Harvard, HI. Phene 147- 29-tf MISCELLANEOUS SEWING MACHINES REPAIRED ^ Bag Rugs Made to Order 'All Work Guaranteed B. POPP Phone 1$2 Main St. McHenry 11-tf JOE KVIDERA, CART, ILL. Livestock Dealer Dairy Cows a Specialty Satisfaction Guaranteed Phone. Cary 37-J •V CUTEST NITE Tuesday Two will be admitted ^ for 50c ' i£>". „ "June Hooa" omedj • Movietone News Kiad«r(«rt*a Popular i The practice of sending children to kindergarten is so general in the United States that the number of children in kindergartens is about the same as the number in third grades. Evolutioa "We all use the alphabet," inquirer, "but how did It come into being?" The English from the Latin and the Latin from the Greek. The Greeks Improved it from the Phoenicians, who adapted it from many crude symbols. (OFFICIAL PUBLICATION) rr~1lpeport of the condition of ^Peoples State Bank of McHenry Located at McHenry, State of Illinois, at the close of business "on the 25th day of March, 1931, as made to the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Illinois, pursuant RESOURCES :/ T Cash, Other Cash Resources and Due from Banks ....$ 22,119.75 U. S. Government Investments Other Bonds and Securities Loans on Collateral Security Other Loans Loans on Real Estate Overdrafts Banking House, Furniture. and Fixtures Other Resources w $ 50,000.00 40,000.00 McHenry Plaindealer, printing and supplies Carey Electric Shop, replacing light post Alexander Lumber Co., coal and wood Illinois Bell Tel. Co., service .... H. E. Buch, repairing hydrant S. G. Adams Co., dog tags ......' McHenry Lumber Co., coal .... John Stilling Tire Shop, storage, etc ...... Public Service" Co., power, - pumping at sewer ftft ........ Public Service Co., regular' street lights 148.25 Public Service Co., street lights 124.71 Public Service Co., city hall lights, 2 months ---. Public Service Co., pumping at city hall, 2 months Special Assessment No. 9 Special Assessment No. 10 .... Special Assessment No. U .... Special Assessment No. 13 .... Special Assessment No. 16 .... Special Assessment No. 21 .... McHenry Fire Department, services, Burke premises ..t. 8.00 Motion by Overton, seconded by Kreutzer, that the city renew the public property damage, and public liability insurance on the fire truck. Motion carried. Motion by Overton, seconded by Wattles, that the annual meeting of the city council be held Monday evening, April 27th. Motion carried. Motion by Kreutzer, seconded by Schaefer, to adjourn. Motion carried. JOHN R. KNOX,, Mayor. PETER A. NEISS, City Clerk. 28.75 .49,00 20.87 #.50 12.15 2.87 9.38 Jf.72 8.64 4.42 68.40 350.00 350.00 200.00 200.00 800.00 100.00 1,530.00 10,468.75 10,163.00 54,113.65 7,800.00 156.31 12,021.57 1,870.04 Total Resources ^...^....$127^243.07 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 26,000.00f Surplus Undivided Profits .............. Dexiand Deposits Time Deposits Due to Bank* 1,000.00 1,437.78 67,467.93 22,337.36 10,000.00 Virginia'* Infancy When the Mayflower reached Plymouth In 1820 there were between 1,250 and 2,200 English In Virginia, according to various estimates. Paul Wilstach. In his "Tidewater Virginia." says the 1,250 estimate is probably much nearer correct. ' ; J Coaapariaon of Weights flftroy onnce weighs 480 grains, while an avoirdupois ounce weighs 437^4 grains. The weight of the grain in troy, avoirdupois and apothecaries' weight is the same. An avoirdupois pound is heavier than a troy pound. Y The undersigned proposes to erect a new, modern build- ^ in# at the corner of Elm Street (State Route No. 20) and Court Street in the city of McHenry and desires to ••• communicate with prospective g|ores ^ or kitehenette apartments. - f . You will be assured all oommuiications will be kept strictly confidential. ^ This building will accommodate five stores, an auto- ^ mobile show room, a service department, storage for A cars and a gas station. Four of the store rooms will be small and very suitable for either a BEAUTY SALON, • TAILOR SHOP, DELICATESSEN, SHOE STORE, GENTS' FURNISHING, OR HABERDASHERY, £ SODA FOUNTAIN OR LIGHT LUNCH and many A other uses, while the large one win nicely accommodate * Grocery and Market v ^' The Kitchenette apartments will be strictly modern ^ and will be heated the same as the business places. • This building can b*ready toj^enpan^ t&Jpe 1, 1931. \ \ The location in the lieatt of the business dil- X trict, on a state highway. Y Anyone interested is asked to communicate at once w*$h --Ben J. Dietz Te!.«3-W-2 McHenry, 111. Total Liabilities $127,243.07 I, Floyd M. Foss, Cashier of the Peoples State Bank of McHenry, do solemnly swear that the above stated ment is true tp the best of my knowledge and belief, and that the itemsand amounts shown above correspond with the items and amounts shown it| the report made to the Auditor of FXtblic Accounts, State of Illinois, pur-* suant to law. ^ FLOYD M. FOSS, Cashier. f State of Illinois, County of McHenry. ss. 1' Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of April, 1931. - . ROSALIE STILLING, (SEAL) Notary Public. v. UPHOLSTERING--AU kinds of fur niture reupholstered and repaired. Good work guaranteed. Work called for and delivered. Chas. Rasmussen, S. Center St., West McHenry, HI. Tel. 107-M. 12-tf TUNE--and keep your piano tuned. Tuning makes your piano a musical instrument. Phone 274-J or write J. H. DeihL Woodstock, 111. 27-tf Dead Anlmais Dead and Crippled Cows, Horses, Hogs, and old Plugs Prompt Service $1.00 to $10 a head Telephone Harrington 256 Reverse Charges 'if'.', Um for Hair Tons of hair at one time were used for packing between the plates of a certain part of English war vessels. Hair, being very elastic, afforded a «09d |>§cklng to metaL Statement of the Ownership, Manage*: ment, Etc., Required by the Act oi Congress of August 24, 1912, ; Of The McHenry Plaindealer, pub* lished weekly, at McHenry, 111., fo# April 1, 1931. - State of Illinois, - County of McHenry. ' Before me, a rlotary PudIic In and for the State and county aforesaid^ personally appeared A. H. Mosher, who, having been duly sworn accord? ing to law, deposes and says that hf is the managing-editor of the McHenry Plaindealer, and that the following is, to the best gt his knowldege ana belief, a true statement of the ownership, management, eC(fe. of the aforesaid publication foi the above csqallon, of August.24, 1912. to-wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing ed- ^ itor, are: Publisher, Chas. F. Renich, W< stock, 111. Editor, A. H. Mosher, McH Managing Editor, iL H. McHenry, 111. > - / ' a 2. That the owner 1* Cha*. t. Reo> ich, Woodstock, W. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security hold* ers owning or holding 1 per cent oar more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: None. A. H. MOSHER, Managing-Editor. for t) • date shown if requited by the Act Briitcjs you greater comfort and conveniences Z- V'-i?' Conege Girl*' WtrJnW Investigation by the Iowa State col: lege discloses that the average coed •pends $280 a year for Country Home. Cedarixed Moth Proof Garment Bag at Bolgtr's 10c and 25c Typhoid* * Ravages Typhoid fever takes about -a half year out of the active life of a victim when he does recover, and aboflt 10 per cent do not recover, says a state health commissioner. Swer& to and subscribed before vB this 6ui dUqr of April, 1931. ROSALIE STILLING,! (Seal) Notary Public.^ i, •**?& in and in the wind room -• • ^ ' A meal of well-coolod foods quickly and easfly pre^arol ^ fin a cool, comfortable kitchen. - Cooking u t e n s i l s free from the black telltale marks of improper fuels--washed • HaaAa SandwiAWriters are so busy debunking history we may. learn soon that thoee mice followed the Pted Piper because he had a sheese sandwich ia bis hi# pocket.--Kaasy City Ttmesk ; : Settiag II Straight -'•tt* the psrpose of setting the rfe: ord straight, ws hereby set down what was one of Kin Hubbard's best, best** known, and much misquoted, much stolen paragraph: "Tell Binkley ar> rived; at the poorfaouse In his $3,000 limousine too late to see his mother die."--F. P. A. In New . York World: Nui«4 by EagliahsMB Duppa, an Englishman member of an" Irrigation eoapaa gave the settlement of Phosnfr, AiflK, tjts classical name. ^ gjjj pUt away. So easy and so satisfying Comfort before the cosy glow of a Protanfe heater whkl|'> quickly removes the evening chill from the room. Protane Gas, the modern fuel, gives you all the comfojg and convenience ofjpiped gas and more,for^Protane ^ deaner and more efficient. ^ ^, Protane is ia natural gas fuel and burns with a deir* ItQ£ blue flame. It comes to you in " portable containers for use in a - • complete system with the appbance and connections. The system can be installed and ready for use in just a few minutes. The gas is supplied, delivered and connected to the system by us. Two containers with each system assures constant supply. A demonstration, either in your home or in our show room, will l*|gjadly give* 'CaM u^v^ ^ WM- ALTHOFF Hardware •Mm'--: .Ywr» -m: -m m -'v M«« St- Phone 284 lv McHenry, UUnoi* aaMta i-16-