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_ _ nAilllTI/ K. W. FL. IUUNI I .. • •<*.. CONVENTION HELD IIY RIVERVIEW CAMP ON ri-- WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23 FURST-MICHELS NUPTIALS WEDNESDAY kc nAifviPivni! , HELD IN CHICAGO ! (J | World Series Fans Not All in Ball Park | [J f »«r itt m 0AI1AX uum'ttAUTUK SUMMONED SUNDAY Hiss Celestine Furst, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Furst, of Crystal Lake, and Mr. Frank Michels of Johnsburg, were united in, marriage J at St. Thomas' church' Crystal Lake,; The centennial of the Rock River Methodist conference will be observed at its session which convenes October 4 to October 11 at the Chicago temple at 77 West Washington street. at 9 o clock Wti»e d.n esd» a„y „m orn•i ngs Bish.o1p^ Edwin Hu®g\h es of Chica*go will Sept. 30, with Father McCormick-* Prfsi eofficiating at the Nuptial High Mass. The couple were attended by Misa Leona Furst, a niece of the bride, who acted as bridesmaid and Arnold Michels, a brother of the bridegroom, who served as best man. The bride wore a wedding gown of white satin, floor length, with tulle 'veil trimmed with lace and carried a bouquet of white roses and lilies-of the valley, , "the bridesmaid, Leoria FurSt, wore a floor length gown of green satin, with hat and slippers to match and' * n s a • The sixteenth annual convention of " .the Royal Neighbors of America was lield under the auspices of Riverview <Jamp, No. 6818, at Stoffel's hall on v.lpredRe^day, Sept. 23, and was a most .successful and inspiring one. ? •" Although no supreme officer was -present this year the enthusiasm of .'"^lose present was inspired by the .. prtstT.t*'of the district deputy, Mrs. . Jfethfctine"'Bfrriton, ;of Chicago, who jgresided. Sit the school of instruction and kept the. delegates interested by aest arid active interest in-, every r^'jart of the program. " ' • r The ha]l was beautifully decorated ^for the occasion in the colors of the ^ purple and white, with floor ,-: f lamps, plants and many baskets of ^ cut flowers adding to the attractive ^ Appearance of the large room while 4the windows wore curtained with crepe paper in the prevailing colors. . The decorations, as well as the plans cfor the day, showed much time and -5;*))ffort ..given by the members of Riverview Camp to make the conven- • tiop the great success that it was. 200 Members Present Although the afternoon session was •veil attended with about 150 delegates and visitors present, the larg casjon for a happy gathering of rela- «st number of visitors was present AW>] of + V» Vl A1Y1A Kol* Not. only clergy and lay delegates to the executive sessions of northern Illinois will be OTvtertained there, but also the temple's own friends and members and record Attendance . is predicted. , In connection with the dedication of the old First church in 1831, Dr. Thompson, pastor, recalls a story told j by* earlier settler^ who participated t)n the afternoon set aside for the | laying of .the-cornerstone,'a bear was j killed where the federal building now wolf was shot on the i carried a bouquet of rose.. j E^lT' *. Mowing the ceremony Hughw Vfll delivtt- hl5 eonwas held at the home of the bride s ,f address on Wednesdav mornbrother, Fred Furst, where dinner ffrence address on /'ediieMay morn was served to about forty guests. The home was decorated for the occasion in green and white with bouquets of cut .flowers. 1 •» . Mr. «and Mrs. MicheTS will live at Johnsburg, where he is employed as a landscapes The bride has been employed at Rasmus6en>.,£e» teem, at Crystal Lake. " *?l<- --•" 1" Celebrates 83rd Birthday The eighty-third birthday anniversary of Mrs. Mary Sabel was the ocfor the evening session with more -."ihan 200 members there to witness / «$he ritualistic work in the initiation " C|f several candidates. Members were •resent from Woodstock, Crystal if "Sake* Scion Mills, Richmond, Harvard, . : IJluntley, Algonquin and West Mc- 7Td0enry, with only three camps in _the bounty being without representation, '-^arengo, Cary and Ridgefield. m The convention was called to order - ' «t the afternoon session by the counvoracle, Mrs. Florence Cobb, and ,>j|evotions were led by the county Chancellor, Mrs. Ella ~Gans, of McHenry- The other county officers in charge «f the meeting were Lovina Thomas •f Woodstock, past oracle; Lillian " • Igayler of West McHenry, vice-presi- .. .^ent; Barbara Krause, recorder; Clara /i/tiarson of Woodstock, assistant recorder; Edna Pflaum of Algonquin as •/- feceiver; Mary Janbrin of Harvard, f lecond vice-president, was not present *#md her place was filled by Etta <}rasher of Harvard. J The flag .was presented by Annie . ^ .^oley, color bearer of Riverview -Camp, and two vocal solos were giv- _ . *n by Mrs. Lillian Cox, an officer of ftiverview Camp. - The address of welcome was given by Supt. C. H. Duker and the response V' juras made by the past oracle, Lovina Thomas. Much of the session was de- V -voted to the transaction of business 'Including the reading of the, minutes <t»f the previous convention, roll call >f county officers, roll call and reports of camps, election of officers • and the selection of a place for the next convention. \ The reports of the various camps * disclosed some interesting points and ' ' , ahowed the effects of the past year's f- Repression with Riverview Camp be- ^ng the only one in the county to j ^initiate new members during the year ' ^rith the exception of the transfer of Juvenile members. Next Meeting at Harvard ' An invitation was extended from 1 Harvard Camp to hold the next contention in that city and the following officers were elected County Harvard. Past Oracle--Florence Cobb, McHenry. Vice-President--Etta Grasher, Har- -vard. Secofid Vice-President -- Florence Ahrens, Huntleyv _ Chancellor--Cora "Basset, West Mc- Henry. ; Recoiii(i>>-(iertnrii Dalian, Ha»- . Vard. i Assistant & Recorder ---. Barbara Krause, McHenry. Receiver--Irene Beden, Crystal Lake. The afternoon session was carried it in an interesting manner accord- Vg to the program, interspersed with Oracle--Vanzetta .^Frazc, tives and friends at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. J. Wagner, at Round Lake on Thursday afternoon. The party was a surprise to Mrs. Sabel, who soon recovered from the shock, however, and spent several happy hours with her guests. The day was made especially happy for the honored womsm by the presence of her only sister, Mrs. John Kantenberger, 80 years old, of Kenosha, Wis., as well as several of her daughters. Mrs. Sabel, who is in very good health despite her ' advanced age, came to this country when she was eighteen years odd; and has since made her home in this vicinity, where she is well known. A delightful afternoon was spent ing, October 7, and will also speak on various topics on following mornings. Approximately thirty new appointments, including many parish charge?, will be made public during the last days of the conference. - ---- Rev. Windham Bonham, pastor of the McHenry M. E. church, will be-in attendance at this conference and tt is'expected he will be re-appointed to his charge here for another year; ASKS APPROPRIATION BE USED AT ONOE pm oar- MtNRY POST fLECTSOrnCERS PETER A. NEISS IS NEW COMMANDER R MISS GLADYS RIETESEL AN AUTUMN BRIDE A pretty;' early autumn wedding of The. annual election of officers for McHenry Post, American Legion, was held Tuesday night of last week when Peter A. Neiss was elected commander to succeed William Bickler, who has served the past year. The past year has been a most successful one for the local post of the American Legion, which is now composed of sixty-five members. It was the first post in the county to go 100 per cent in the membership drive for which a silver cup given by County Commander McCabe was received. The post has sponsored the Boy ScoUts of McHenry and the Junior baseball league, both of which ha\e There .h as a,ls o .b een some *taYlt,kr :I b„e enyVery successful. In the recent Bov S0c ou.t d, ri.v e .fo r *fu. nd, s .th. e sul,> - A meeting of the Fox Rivei\ Improvement association was held in the village hall at Cary on Sunday. Ralph Powers of Cary is president and George Boomer, secretary of the association. C Resolutions were adopted demanding that the $25,000 appropriated by the Illinois general assembly for the improvement of Fox river be spent at once to rehabilitate the stream between Burton's bridge and McHenry. According to authorities the plan may include the dredging of the river bed. of levees to hold the river into a narrow channel. The association also at^'cards'with'pjtaes"iiL.Ave hundre^!^^ being awarded to Mrs. Wm- Perkin-1 continuous flow, especially in the son of Chicago, Mrs. H- B. Schaefer and Mrs. Joe Justen, after which a delicious three-course .^dinner was served at six o'clock. The house was decorated with bouquets of garden flowers. Mrs. Sabel received many beautiful gifts, which were accompanied by the best wishes of everyone present. Those present were her sister, Mrs. John Kanteriberger of Kenosha, Wis.; Mrs. George Bohr, Mrs. Joe Justen, Mrs. T. W. Winkel, Mrs. H. B. Schaefer of McHenry; Mrs. E. C- Schneider of Gray slake; Mrs. Mat Artner Of Morton Grove; Virginia Sabel, Mrs. Art Riser and Mrs. S. J. Wagner, Round Lake; Mrs. George Vasey, Wankegan. « summer, when little rain falls. EASTERN STAR HAS BUSY MONTH AHEAP ! C. D. of A. -Party - Mrs. Vera Purvey, Grand ftegent of Court Joyce Kilmer, Catholic Daughters of America, was hostess to the members of the society at their meeting held at the K. of C. hall, Monday evening- The early part of the evening was devoted to the regular meeting at which four new members, Mrs. Henry Heimer, Sr., Lillian Kortendick, Helen McDonald and Carolyn Bauer, were initiated by the officers after which cards and bunco were enjoyed and refreshments served. Fifty-three members were present. Prizes in five hundred were won by Mrs .Emily Lawson and Mrs. Anna October is a busy month for the officers of the Order of the Eastern Star and for the worthy matron in particular, who has many appointments for the month. Mrs. James Perkins, worthy matron of McHenry chapter, will go to Woodstock this Friday night, Oct. 2. where j commander before next Tuesday night scription went over the quota required for McHenry. New Officer* s The officers who have been elected for the coming year and who will be installed1" next Tuesday night are as follows: Commander--Peter A. Neiat* Past Commander--William Bidder. Vice-Commander--Howard Cairns. Sergeant-at-Arms--Arthur Patzke. Finance Officer--John A. Bolger. Historian--James< J. Marshall. Chaplain--John Dreymiller. The other officers of the post are appointive and will be chosen by the she will act as associate conductress. On Ott. 19 she will be secretary at Lounsberry chapter, Barrington, Oct. 21 will find her at Sorosis chapter, at which time installation will 'be held. . , The installation will take' place in Legion hall at 8 p m. Tuesday even- Grayslake, where she will fill " the,'1^ at an open meeting. All ex-serchair of Ruth, Oct. 29 she will be' v'ce men are urged to be present, Electa at Libertyville and on Novem- j whether they belong to the Legion ber 9 she will be associate matron at I or not- Refreshments will be served. Richmond chapter- McHenry chapter will observe Advanced Officers' night on Oct. 12 when the associate mat*6% Mrs. Jennie Eddy, will be in the east and visiting associate matrons will fill many of the stations. The members of McHenry chapter are invited to attend the official visit of This is the one night of the year set aside by the Legion post for play and a good time. ™ s RESIDENCE CHANGE# and Mrs. Floyd Foss have moved from the bank building on Green street to the upper flat in the the worthy grand matron at Wauke- j new house on Main street near the gan chapter this (Thursday) evening j Community high school. Mr. and Mrs. and are also invited to attend past Howard Cairns are occupying the flat matrons' and patrons' night at Waukegan on Oct. 15- One or two members of McHenry chapter plan to attend the fiftyseventh annual session of the Grand Howard, prizes in bridge were award- chapter of Illinois, O. E. S., at Meed to Mrs. Richard Fleming and Mrs. J dinah Temple, Chiago, on Oct. 6, 7 and Clarence Martin, and in bunco prizes; g The three days will consist mainwent to Marie Mert^anji_ Eleanor Mayi- A family gathering was held at the stallation of the newly-elected grand officer on Thursday evening. This is always a most lovely pageant of beauty and color with the seating cahome of Mr. and Mrs. Will Justen! pacity of 4,200 people of the Medinah in the bank building. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins, Watkins salesman, have moved from Woodstock to the Carey house on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Patzke and children, who occupied the house, have moved to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs, Joe May have moved ly of business sessions with the in- 'from Fox Lake to the John R. Knox house on Rirhmond Road. Mr. and Mrs. L- Baker have moved from Michigan to the flat oftr the Barbian market and grocery. ~ "Har/ard Camp No. 298 in which the , members who have died during the year were remembered and honored •and flowers laid upon the altar in Iheir memory. - School of Instruction The school of instruction wa« •onducted by the district deputy, Katharine Benton, and the formal entry •was shown by North Crystal Lake . camp, balloting by Algonquin camp, password drill by Richmond camp, the ritualistic work was shown by Woodstock camp and the retiring march » was very.^well given by West McHenry camp. The installation of the new county officers completed the afternoon ses- •sion. * . Evening Session The evening session was opened' by ;the officers of Riverview Camp, who also put cn the ritualistic work in the initiation of several candidates. = The work was exemplified perfectly in - a most impressive^ manner and was very much enjoyed by the many members assembled. The officers, in corresponding presses of white with shoulder bows f%f purple ribbon presented an attractive sight as they carried out their Sunday, where about forty relatives gathered to spend a few hours together. A delicious six o'clock dinner was served and games and, visiting were enjoyedwork and put on the intricate drills, songs led by the district deputy. At the opening of the session the -dishe memorial services were imprfl|g- ^trict deputy was formally, presented HivefNf exemplified by members oT" by the Adult and Juvenile Escort Temple taxed to its utmost. At the close of the afternoon session on Thursday, Oct. 8, the temple will be cleared and everyone must leave, the doors tcT reopen at 5:30. The evening session is scheduled to open at 8 o'clock. Election of officers will be held Wednesday morqing. teams with Herald Virginia Engeln. The scene was a beautiful one as the deputy was escorted to her chair by AMONG THE SICK Richard Afillefr, son fcf Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Miller, has been very ill at his home the last few days. the graces of the camp and tiny ! From the latest reports he is on the Juvenile girls wearing purple caps; gain. and carried flowers which were later Mrs. Everett Hunter, Sr., is in the presented to ,the guest of honor. Mayo Brothers hospital at Rochester, The presentation of the flag was Minn., where she recently underwent done by Annie Boley, escorted by Boy Scout trumpeters, in a beautiful scene. Following the ritualistic work, a program of varied numbers was given, including selections by an orchestra composed of five members of the Vycital family. Miss Elsie Vycital act^d as pianist with her four brothers playing other instruments and nleasing the audience with their selections. Other numbers on the program were: Solo by Virginia Engeln. accompaniedf"by Juanita Keg, piano, and Marion Krause, Violin; reading', Miriam Sayler; song and dance by Eleanor Althoff and Evelyn Schaefer: talks by the district deputy and oracle of Riverview Camp, Varina Marshall. The evening, as well as the entire day, was a very interesting and enjoyable one due to the his pi tali ty of Riverview Camp. an operation- Mrs. Ellen Ensign is nursing a carbuncle on her neck. James E. Doherty is. at Speedway hospital, Chicago, for observation. John^oyle, McHenry road commissioner, remains about the same at the Alexian Brothers hospital, Chicago. Mrs. Ella M- Wheeler, who has been ill for several weeks, is improving and able to be up. Mrs. Earl Brown, who has been seripusly ill at St. Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, is somewhat improved. TRAIN TIME CHANGES McHenry residents gained an extra hour .of sleep Sunday morning when the clocks were set back an hour to standard time- _ The train schedule was also chtmged to conform to the change in time and trains to Chicago now leave McHenry at 7:44 a. m., and 4:44 p. m. Trains from Chicago arrive in McHenry at 9:45 a. m. and 5:44 p. m. DOWE AND HAWLEY PARTNERS Herman Dowe and Homer Hawley have " fofmed a partnership business in the garage built by Kent & Company, now owned by E. O- Long of Crystal Lake. They have the agency for Dodge and Plymouth cars and sell Shell gas and oil. They are proficient in automobile repair work and give special attention to storage. Howard Cairns is associated, with them as sales manager. • • interest to many residents of McHenry was solemnized Saturday evening, j September 26, when Miss Gladys Rietesel, dauyhter of Mr. and Mrs- Charles Rietesel, and Mr. Walter E. Fenske, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fenske, of. 2741 Logan Boulevard, Chicago, were united in marriage at the hojne of the bridegroom's parents. The ceremony was read at 5:30 ofitlock Saturday Afternoon by Rev. H. Lambert, pastor of the" church at which the family worship. They were attended^ by the sister of the bride, Miss Pamela Rietesel, as' bridesmaid, and Herbert Fenske, brother of the bridegroom, as best man. The eighty-five guests present included relatives and friends who were entertained just preceding the ceremony by a focal solo, "I Love You Truly," sung by Mrs- Alma Markow. With the strains of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin, played by Miss Louise Fenske, a sister of the bridegroom, the bride with her bridesmaid, descended the stairs to father, proceeding to the parlor <.f the spacious home where they were met by the bridegroom and his best man. With soft music played during the ceremony, the wedding vows were exchanged under a wedding bell of tiny L rosebuds and lilies of the valley before an improvised altar banked With palms, ferns and cut flowers. The bride was lovely in a floor length wedding gown of ivory satin with tulle veil held in place by tiny calla lilies and carried a bouquet of callA lilies. Miss Pamela Rietesel, the bridesmaid. was attired in a gown of French coral satin, floor length, with gloves and slippers to correspond arid carfied a bouquet of Talisman roses. After an informal reception a fivscourse dinner was served by Mr. Bach, well known caterer. Appointments in ivory and French coral added to the attractive appearance of the bride's table which was centered with a four-tier wedding cake, surmounted by a miniature bridal couple. Place cards picturing a bride and groom marked the places for the guests who were all seated at one time at tables beautifully decorated in ferns and American Beauty rosebuds and centered with bouquets of cut flowers. A1 Fenske, a cousin .of the bridegroom, acted as toastmaster, reading the twenty telegrams of congratulations received and calling on several guests for remarks, one of those responding being a former private instructor of the bridegroom. Dancing and music furnished entertainment for the guests and the evening was a gay and happy one. Mr. and Mrs. Fenske left Sunday on a trip through the east and will be at home after November 1 at 4049 North Mozart street, Chicago. The bride has many friends in this vicinity where she gradi^ated from the McHenry high school with the class of 1924, after which she attended the Chicago Normal college, graduating in 1926. She has been a teacher of the third grade in the Peter Reinberg school in Chicago, where she also instructed the boys' harmonica club. The bridegroom is a graduate, of St. John's Military Academy with the class of 1924 and is employed in the office of the Fenske Furniture company in Chicago. Guests from McHenry who attended the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rietesel, son, Carl, Mrs. Minnie Miller, son, Theodore, and daughter, Mrs- Charles Leppert and,Mis3 Leone Givens. Fred Karls, 64 years old, died at his home in McHenry at 6 o'clock Sunday morning, Sept. 27, 1931, after an illness of about two years. He was well known in this locality, where he was born and raised, living for the past thirty-four years, in McHenry, where ' he worked^ as a carpenter-contractor- • • . . He was b6i*n at Johnsburg oh; May 6, 1867, and oji January 22; "1888, he was united in marriage to Anna rGlossefif the ceremony being performed by Ff. Mehring at St» John's; church. , In 1897 they moved to McHenry into the house which they* have since occupied. "•/> -v.""-. ' S ,, Besides his wife, MrS, Anna Karls, he ijs survived by ten Child^h,, John, proprietor of the Kails Cafe, McHenry; Mat, William*. Mrs. Kathrine Coleman, Mrs. Christ irte Senten, Laura and Theresa Karls of Chicago; Mrs. Elizabeth Windmueller of Sacramento, Cal., Paul and Rosina of McHenry; five grandchildren, Evelyn Anna Karls, William Fred Karls, Jr., Katherine Marie Karls, Robert Frederick Karls and Laurence Dewey Senten. One son, Charles, died Nov- 26,1917. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. ITEMS OF HSI TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES _ A '9' ' ' Lightning struck the Fred Kleini barn Saturday,. Sept- 19, near Cary,, starting a fire which gutted the structure, destroying farm machinery/; tools, hay and soy beans. The CrystaL Lake fire department and the Cary * ' V Jire department, , both ' responded calls. The fire had too much head-^r-' sway'to be extinguished, before the , J* property.-was-'almost, 'completely deS-»* * '>> "*» V troved.'A'loss of $2CK>0 was; reported,» -C- ' ^"4: Adam S, Jung, 54 year? old and "resident of Woodstock, for ' man*. $ *, „ years, died at the Woodstock hospital _ Sunday night, Sepi^ 20, from injuries * V," \ 1 received in ah accident earlier in th-j'\'-\ \ evening. Mr- Jurig was injured when" he walked in front of an automobile. driven by August Schmidt, "als0 of that city, at the crossing at Wpsh-" ington and Dane streets. Schmidt.. w,.r was not held to blame for the acci- ^ dent as it was unavoidable. Three popular Delavan youn<? - people, two bbooyyss aanndd a" ggiirrll;; wertf killed shortly after midnight Sunday Mary's church-,--where Requiem High! morning of last -week when the car <•; Mass was read by Rev. Fr. Charles jn which they were riding left the »\ Nix. .Burial was in St .Mayer's Qem£- highway near Delavan Lake, crashe4 tery. SRADE SCHOOL COMPRISES MANY BOOKS Card Club Meets Mr. and Mrs. Fond Jackson entertained the members pf their card club at their home Tuesda^ evening. Prizes in cards were awarded to Mrs. Joe Frett, George Young, Mrs. P. Freund and Thomas Kane. Refreshments were served at the close of the evenjfng. A CARS COLLIDE an automobile accident occurred near Slocum lake Sunday afternoon when Victor Wood of Chicago, driving south on the pavement, lost control of .his car which catapulted acrosi the road, striking a car driven by Mrs. Lillian Orr, bound for McHenry. Mrs. Orr received a broken leg and other injuries and was taken to the hospital at Libertyville. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. McAssey, Mrs. Marietta Gibbs and Mrs. Gertrude Burger of Richmond were dinfter guests of Mr. and Mrs, H. W. Johonnott, Sunday. The library at the grade school is an interesting place with its well-arranged shelves upon shelves of books j were'"included in the lot* into a boulder, and. then against 3 culvert. The three who lost their live# were Georgianna Baumeister, 17, Francis Morris, 20, driver of the car»^ and Harvey Reed, 17. Funerals^ fof the victims were held Tuesday. ' Fifteen cattle were cremated, anfi farm equipment and grain valued at *. .--1 which are in great demand by • the children of the various grades. There are 1,950 books now on the shelves and new books are added each year, purchased with certain amounts of money set aside for this purpose- Thirty-two new volumes, mostly good fiction, have just been indexed and shelved which were secured from the Illinois Pupils Reading Circle. The reference shelves contain some of the best reference books, including a set of "Americanized Encyclopedia Brittanica," "Books of Knowledge," "Oompton's Pictured Encvclopedia," "The Standard Reference") Work." "!ti storical Encyclopedffes of Illinois," "Home and School Reference," "School library Encyclopedia, "Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable," and books on science and philosophy. The fiction section is composed of high class and well chosen works of well known authors. BELIEVE CAR VICTIM FORMERLY OF M'HENRY McHenry county authorities, who attempted to establish the identity of a man believed to be John Grossman, a former McHenry resident, killed Sunday night by a street car at Reading, Pa., have failed to find any relatives of the man. A man by the same name lived near McHenry, but it is believed that he moved away about ten years ago, and his present whereabouts are unknown. Other members of the family cannot be found. Crossman was struck arid killed by a street car on the highway near Wernersville and papers indicated that ne was from McHenry, 111. According to . reports, a family named Crossman lived near Johnsburg, years ago. of an immense barn, tool shed and ; granary on the farm of Emmet C» Hastings, near Wadsworth, Thursday night. Close to 100 tons 6f hay ani- 1,500 bushels of grain were in th« barn, besides a tractor and general farm machinery, according to Josepllv Dacia, chief of the Gurnee fire d«^ . partment. A small amount ofc insult a ance was carried. The loss is est|» mated at $8,000. Nelson P. Westphal committed suicide in Sharon, Wis., by hanging himself early Friday morning in aft._ outbuilding at. the home of his s°9> - The body was found by Jjis daughtef^ in-law when she returned from ta^S'? ing the children to school. She n#>» ticed the door of the building opeiN and investigated, finding Westphal*!.. lifeless body hanging by a rope fro*' a rafter. Despondency over ill health was believed to have caused the matt to" end his life* He suffered a strokea year ago and had been in poof physical condition since that time. "Chief Ho-Ho," who has bee#v parading in Indian garb and treating patients for various diseases in Rocfeford and Freeport under the claim ol a medicine man, was revealed as Negro at Rockford recently when si*, raigned in county court to answ®p charges against him by the state dji»',^. partment of education and registrar * a tion for violation of the state mediclt act. He is believed to have worn tHtr , Indian garb as an atd in deluding patients. The Negro pleaded guilty ; to the charges, one case being baseil on treatments which he gave to Mist* Theresa Hament at Rockford fo^; arthritis. She is reported to be in H serious condition. ' Two young Chicago women na**; rowly escaped death Saturday afte*» noon when their automobile plunged; through a bridge railing on SheridaB" road and dropped twenty-five feq< to the bottom of a ravine. The accident occurred just south of Laktf Forest. The driver of the car, Mi$» Marjorie Graham, Chicago, suffered . a compound fracture of the left leg and serious bruises. Her companion. Miss Nellie Clark, was badly bruise# Both were taken to the Alice Horn* The Lal» * • \ X * v : v - : • y - CHICAGO AREA CHAMPION MILKMAID TO ST. LOOS Miss Lorraine Jennings, champion milkmaid for the Chicago area, is up-to-the-minute in her mode of travel. With her chaperone, Miss Martha _ Dunlap of the Pure Milk Association,' h<^pitaj(Lake Forest. she is taking off on a Century Air, porest police who Investigated th# % Lines passenger plane October 11 for 8mashup said that the car skidded oat St. Louis where she is to compete in j of control and smashed through the ' the National Milking contest being t raiiinp. The car was wrecked. . ' .v* 1' conducted by the National Dairy Exposition throughout the following week. Miss Jennings, who is 19 years old. Although burglars who looted tH|A-- Atlantic and Pacific Tea company store at 1005 North ave,, Walukesraa, . Thursday night secured less tiiian $-10 was elected to represent the Pure. jn cash -and K00<j3i property kamasfB Milk association, farmers', tQ the bui]ding and contents will e*»v i ceed $250, a survey repealed. The rolfc. the dairy farmers co-operative furnishing Chicago with its entire supply of fluid milk,, because of the excellent records she has established at district milking contests conducted by the association during the past two years. In August, at the Will County Pure Milk association picnic she milked twenty and one-fourth pounds of milk in three minutes, an exceptional record. ! When Misa Jennings competes in St- Louis she will be striving for some bers sawed a three foot hole in thrife' roof and ceiling "of the - store to gait entrance* lesving the gaping holel^ which allowed rainwater to flood thai store during the heavy rainstprnfcj Plaster in the buildine was ruined bf the water, and groceries stored in tha - rear room were damaged. The robbery was discovered" by the manager, who immediately called police. A checkup was made to determine the exaot -iS;: RESIGNS POSITION • Miss Eleanor May has resigned her position with the McHenry Plaindealer and will go to Chicago, where •she will enroll as a student in the Moler School of Beauty Cultute. The Plaindealer regrets the loss of rthis valued employe, who has been in the office over two years, since her graduation from the McHenry high school. " _0_ guns, with' a total value of several': and hundred dollars, were stolen last weelfc; Entertains Card Club Mrs. A1 Wilbrandt entertained the members of her card club at her home on Wedne^lay afternoon of last week- Five hundred was played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Ed Whiting, Mrs. Thomas Kane and Mrs. Mat worth while prizes The exposition t of ^ loot ulren fey the rob- ;hS, - * has offered $125 and a cup to Amen- berg ' 1 -•* ca's champion; second, $100 and. furniture* and threfe medal; third, $75 and medal; fourth, $50 and medal and fifth, medal. For -the first, three days the p^fy Saturday .night, fro% preliminaries will be held. „ The six tl| home . of g. h, Huntingtaa, highest milkers will then compete m Cub^ township, a^rding to report made to the county officials and Sheriff Lester Tiffany of Waukegan Monday. This is the thinlv the final three days. The contest will be staged twice daily, with three min- | ute milking periods each time. An; attractive brunette, Miss *., •* ' » 'v1 1 , t , , Jenn'n{Ts | 0f three robberies which have beefl was raised on her parents farm near .0fked at the Huntington home, and El wood, Illinois Each., morning and ' discovered by tue family Sunday evening she Imlkseighteencows. <0! ^ n)bberv he U-s that when she goes to St. Louis,' of a 22.calibre a (to^V^barrA milking at top speed in the contest M,;;Ioader and a single barrel will l?e, just another chore to her. B. Popp has a special ad in this issue about shoes. Read it. *18-fp Miss Marjory Murray of Geneva spent Sunday with her aunt and uncle Blake, after which lunch was served, j in the Thomas McLaughlin home. breech loader. .Five parlor chairs, fivfc pillows, bed linen and one ma>le chair also were carried away from thp? building it was reported. Entrance was made through a window whici was smashed itu . Farm Loans- n. 31. Prita, Htn»r4 I