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r-rw ' • 7-j»*w>.\ iy>< wm HP? ^ssSaSp5e( ZEKE" BACON mnntr, rttBkUAXY ilins U%; W' ^ *ss^*"l '" Woodstock's Pfeifer Drugs trimmed the Clem Smoke Shop five of Elgin 46-38 in a free scoring contest Sunday- The Woodstock five is once more regaining the reputation that it once bad aa a result of victories over some of the leading teams in this region. The MAACS home schedule has reached a termination and it is doubtful whether more home contests will be played. Fans have diminished in number until it is costing the management money every time they The team will con-. HARVABD TOMS MAACS LIGHTS WIN 2418 Harford literally pushed the MAACS off their feet in the first half to gain a 30-9 advantage at the intermission and. therein lies the story of the 43-30 trimming that the MAACS took in their last regular home game this season. The Hawk-Schulte combination proved to be too strong for the best that the locals could put on the floor and the score was run to 12 to 0 before the MAACS broke the ice and then .they" could score but nine points during the first twenty minutes of play. j,. During the second half Harvard inserted their 'irregulars' and the locals began to, show some of their old time class. Dutch Leonard was the whole show for the winners in this half schedule a game. | scoring four baskets during the short tinue to book out of town games and ®o „aBU, will probably appear at Woodstock ip the near future: ' v< >• The Forester league is Witnessing : " /the closest race in year? efpi though Che Henry M.' Weber quintet is now drawing away to a safe load. The other three fives are bunched in the race for second place with Charlie Freund, Ed Smith and George Weber doing their utmost to rally their respective teams. Maybe Charlie or George could hire a 'Gas' to compete with Etb The Waukegan Recreation parlors had a grand re-opening last Tuesday night. It will be remembered that the Lake county alleys suffered a $70,- 000 loss by fire late last fall. All new equipment has been installed and business will again go on as usual in this popular recreation center. Joe Lama, well known to many lo£al bowlers, is one of the proprietors. Those rampagous Bolgenr liave crept up until they are within one game of second place in the KC bowling league. Since the acquisition of Weber the team has taken on new life and have not lost a series in their last eight matches. Before that winning streak they 'boasted' a 3 won and 18 lost standing, but their revival now finds them with a standing <*£ 19 won and 24 lost. time he was in the game. The game was very rough throughout though the box score doesn't show it- Flagrant violations were noticeable on both sides, . Ponies Triumph > McHenry Ponies took the helm with a fine 24-18 victory over the troublesome Harvard lights in the preliminary. Many missed free throws kept them from piling up a commanding lead and marred what would have LARGE CROWD APPLAUDS SCHOOL BOXING 8B0W A packed house greeted the advent of boxing at the community high school Tuesday evening and were rewarded by witnessing one of the scrappiest events that has ever been put 011 anywhere. Every single match from the first one, with Jackie Hesa losing to Harold Taxman, to the big windup of the evening, with Chuck Peterson ekeing out a victory over Ray Howard, was packed with action and the thrills given the crowd were many- Of course, there was some BOWLING bloodshed but no serious harm was /\«I « TTTAT T /\T» AT T* done any of the boys and after all, * ^ALL0P 0LD TIMERS BY 387 PINS R- Covmm Stilling Smith j:-.:.. • * '•-* Ss|L - : • _ -y BOLGERS-- Green Weber N. Freund- A. Freund 151 166 154 113 138 1&3., lTftw.. alH I nti» rfcw>f>w 143 14<>-- 4831 The character "*'* la «t combination 171 168-- 556 pf the tetters **£ t" of. the Latin "et" meaning and of which it Is the manus<* rtpt form. r S.-;* 943 816 772--25S1 155 204 174 189 198 176-- 482 20ft-- 560 148-- 476 180-- 482 190-- 527 713 920 894--2527 FORESTER LEAGUE Standing Hie Knights of Columbus bowling • Heimer H. M. Webers G. Webers Freunds Smiths SMITHS-- what's a little blood? Jimmy Fay was In the ring with the lads but the services of a referee ^ were hardly needed as there were, but!league hooked up in & unique match the ! with the entire personnel of the Old | G' Freund ! 81 17 22 26 22 26 21 27 6441 .459! .459! .436 orgiwmU* Sim" The Brahmin code lists four great •Ins--to oppress a suppliant, to desert a wifer to rob a Brahmin, and to betray a friend. And for. the last, there can be no forgiveness. :T't-Spare the Hair It Is foolish to tear one's hair, 'tugthough sorrow wouldJbe- made less bj baldness.--Glcero. ' Hi PUata N«t Hayarfal .. _ . B»« old theory that the keeping ' pl*nts in bedrooms Is harmful t# sleeping human beingffr-, no foundatlon in fact, since plants give off oxygen and take In carbon dioxide--the exact opposite process to that which takes place during the respiration of animals. Therefore, If plants are not so numerous as to cause a heaviness in the air with their odor, they wotid be beneficial rather ttuui otherwise in a bedroom. BoddUit Rearjr Rosary l eads have been traced ft • : the earliest Bnddhfstsr 4-. " i few clinches and the hitting clinches was not of the dangerous j Timers' league and came out on top type. Larry Dale, coach of Wood- j with a margin of 387 ^ins and therestock, Superintendent Marsh of He-jby are entitled to a free feed to b6 bron, and Stamets of Woodstock were furnished in the near future by the the judges and gave very fair decis-! losers. Picked to win by a large ions in all cases, It ts true there was | margin%he KC's came through in exsome very unsportsmanlike booing Ly jpected style to merit 'the victory ' some members of the partisan crowd] Granger's five of the Old Timers at one or two decisions but the judges j Was their only team" to come out on were in the best position to see what;top and they did so in every imprespunches landed and what didn't ahd jsive style with the high series of the knew best how to pick the winners.'match having a grand '.totf i. of..,.2629 be^n rBeaWxhibition""Anderaon"and Fans, s^ld that a boxing pins,' Da^in with a 617 count. v ; Gas Freund led his team to this greatest single margin of any group, picking up 289 pins as their share of Whiting carried the play while in the game and handled it very advantageously. McHenry led at the half 16-12 but subs failed to hold this advantage and Harvard megged ahead op the third period, leading 18-17 at the start of the last quarter. With Whiting and , . , Vderson back in the game the tide, tolhea^ for 69-pounders. 1 Trent the decision ov match looks different from each position and the judges were situated* on three sides of the ring. . Taxman and Hess started the show turned and Harvard was held scoreless throughout the final period; HARVARD-- off in impressive fashion with an ag- the spoils. Gus had a 623 count for gressive exhibition which went to j the high honors of the ^rening and Taxman when Hess tired in the late1 also had high single game of 258 pins, rounds. These eight ounce gloves are, Billy Meyers was second with a 256 j game. fS-eund's- bunch also had high over Joe Mc- j game with 982, one of the highest McCraoken's men have but one' game scheduled for them this week-end but that is an all-important contest with the Richmond team, co-occupants of the cellar in the county conference. Coach Gunderson's men will be slightly unfamiliar with the floor but he has several men on the squad that are dangerous shots and will beai: close watching, a department in which McHenry is well drilled. It should be 8 very interesting and scrappy battle rKrausej g with the teams evenly matched. , Woodstock's classy high school five that seems well on its way to another county championship was unexpectedly defeated by Waukegan Saturday night at St. Mary's. Coach Dale's boys dropped the . decision by two points, 27-25 and in doing so they missed four free throws in the last two minutes of play. Larry ha^.been in hopes that the trimming; Will do them more good than harm. The cold snap has furnished the ambitious youngfolk with plenty of a* musement this week. The old mill race has been the scene of many a gay skating party recently with the skaters trying to make full use of the ice while it lasts. Several ice boats have made their appearance being of the motor driven type with single and double propellors to furnish the momentum. Brings back the days of the handy old mill pond and the saildriven ice boats to which every group of boys was anxious to claim ©wner- ^ s h i p - . . . The married men have "been IftaSdng use of the gym on Monday nights of late, many of them gathering there to get their much needed exercise in order to try and keep down their fast growing waist lines. Volley ball and basketball prove the main attractions and many old stars are beginning to find out that things aren't as thoy used to was. Take Bowlie Miller for instance- Bowlie used to be a tall slender lad and a mainstay of the high school five back in the days that used to be. Well, you'd ought to see him in a suit now. Hawk, f' ..... ; 3 3 1 Olson, f » 1 1 Strain, t 0 0 1 Schulte, „c .................. 1........ * 8 0 1 Barter, |f ,..,....6 0 0 Leonard/ g ............ 4 0 1 Wurtz, g .0 1 1 Steussy, g I 0 1 1 ' • '• - 19 5'"" 7 Patzke, f 8 0 1 Anderson, f 0 0 (T Bacon, f 2 1 -0 Whiting, c .......5 1 1 Fay, g 0 2 Wegenet, • |f 2 0 1 Conway, ........0 0 2 14 - 7 McHENRY PONIES-- Whitinjr, f €* 2 Schreiner, f ........0 0 0 Green, f ....1,.,....., 1 0 0 T. Anderson, c 3 4 0 Jirause, ^ 1. 0 2 Conway, g ..........i,;,....;....... 0 0 Q Sthoenhpltz, g .-.,....1 1 1 A. Anderson, g ..,....,0 1 1 ••• • ; -y'x-.tf' , 9 6 6 HARVARD LIGTHS-- CrOak, f ........0 1 4 Murphy, f ........0 <f 0 Kennedy, f 0 0 4 Hayes, t .......a 1 1 n Witt, c 2 0 0 Palmer, g ........2 0* 2 yiereck, g ........0 2 2 Kimball, g .2 0 4 4 16 Perkins Goodell ....... Johnson ..... A. Barbian . J. Schaefer 763 OF C., NO. 1-- .. 163 . 163 „ 154 ,155 i 142 got \ Andrews with a nice attack that planted too many blows for the scrappy Irishman to evade. They fought at 78 pounds; Melvin Whiting outweighed O'Brien by three pounds but weight made very little difference as Whiting took the bout on sheer speed and aggressiveness. It was all Irish throughout and a nice battle. Peterson shook Vandenboom with plenty of snappy rushes to gain the decision at 97 pounds- Vandenboon weighed 104 and had plenty left at the finish. His longer reach pothered the lighter lad but Peterson's scrap got him the favor of the judges. Meyers and Duker fought to a Buss three-round draw at 156 pounds With; Brittain .. the former having t-he edge. It re- j Stilling .... mained for Duker to start things and, Freund his primary blows counted enough for4 Bacon him to earn m draw ^though Meyers seemed to have the better of the boxing. Howard's superior weight told in his battle with Tonjr Wolf and won the ^ Schaefer ...... decision. Tony, the "people's favorite^! Hugties has plenty of ambition and as soon aa .Adams he finds how best to utilize it he will ] Granger cause plenty of trouble for the best ol them. Howard weighed 143 and Wolf 132. Lockwood gained a questionable decision over Schaefer in a nice exhibition. Both boys were flashy "with the gloves and weren't timid about mixing in the early rounds but tired in the third round and lagged a bit. Locky had a 10-pound margin weighting in at 131. Bacon's aggressiveness won him the battle with Lay, the possessor of a troublesome left jab- Lay refused to!"*- Schmitt mix it but was content with counter! Sayler games rolled on the alleys this year. It is the highest in the leagues.. The leaders of the two leagues have had quite a time getting the forty men together and Should be commended for their efforts in putting on this big match. It was all for fun and fun for all, but the fun isn't over. OLD TIMERS, NO. 1-- 106 187 155 138 177 145 176 148 185 179 112-- CT. 146-- 509 146-- 419 166t- 4SO 134-- 490 833 704--2300 160 173 199 258 192 142-- 465 157-- 403 148-- 501 210-- 623 173-- 507 777 982 830--258$ > OLD TIMERS, NO. 2-- Bickler 162 148 214 163 145 173 164 224 167 179 171-- 481 160--- 537 172-- 490 173-- 504 214-- 617 ,--T 909 NO. 2-- Boiger 168 N. Freund 178 E. Smith 199 E. Conway ^...,. 203 L. Winkel 191 830 890--2629 140 136 149 184 169 202-- r>10 129-- 443 169-- 517 179-- 566 148-- 508 , 939 778 OLD .TIMERS, NO. 3-- Beavis 197 135 M. N. Schmitt .. 131 115 . 148 136 . 163 173 Bacon weighed .138 to Lay's Forty men make quite a bowling match and quite a match it was when the Knights of Columbus and the Old Timers finally hookedup in that much talked of squable. Tuesday night was the big night and the alleys were kept hot from seven until after eleven. As expected the Caseys came out on top with a comfortable margin but it wasn't the winning that mattered so much as just getting forty men together to have a good time amongst themselves. And it won't be the last time as these two score are scheduled to assemble again under different circumstances, the date to be announced later. Yes, it's on the losers. thrusts. 147. n • » ttr 1 e > i> Brefeld had all his own way with Provide# Work for Idle Frisby in the 150 pound class. It was a gory battle but the never-say-die, spirit of the lads carried them through ' Meyers 256 160 827--2544 180-- 512 140-- 386 138-- 422 154-- 490 143-- 559 Harrisburg. Pa.--Forest road building Is helping residents In remote mountain settlements, most of whom depend on state forest work for a livelihood, according to Lewis E. Staley, secretary of the state department of forests and waters. In co-operation with the state highway department, the department of forests and waters is pushing new rt>a<i construction in state forests. Nineteen new road projects are un- 895 K. OF C. NO. 3-- J. Frett ............ 177 127 to am active finish. Defense--there! 1^6 was none--but Brefeld swung and con- L^' Conway ...... 164 nected oftener. jG. Barbian „i»n. 171 Johnson's 142 pounds of flashy material was too much for Davis and his long reach. Johnson looked the best of the lot and had Davis missing frequently with his long jabs. Davis weighed 151. 719 755--2369 167 161 124 176 202 144-- 488 137-- 425 160-- 43:) 183-- 523 184-- 557 Boley ..... E, Smith m 196 167 148 221 136 179 153 144 202 136-- 440 153-- 530 114-- 4*4 117-- 409 190-- 613 900 WEBERS--' 193 145 167 146 188 H. M. J„ P. Weber ...... 154 V. Freuhd ....... 145 Weingart 131 E. TbJfilJinjcs ...... 167 H,;»£ ./Web4r 176 ,j ' 773 C, FREUNDS-- 148 173 176 147 .140 214 182 177 180 163 814 712--2426 143-- 490 164-- f 51 151-- 449 133-- 446 201-- 565 A< Baur A. Justen ...... C. Freund , L. Smith H. Schaefer .. 839 792--2404 169-- 490 184--507 126--480 132-- 491 123-- 466° G. WEBERS-- J. Thies J. Thennes . Rotaherm%F G. Weber .. Grfjume'u. 826 874 734--2434 160 173 187 179 175 132 226 135 194 177 13e-^ 428 138-- 537 158-- 480 156-- 529 146-- 498 874 864 734--2472 SPECIAL MATCH C^- Sutton ...... G. Freund Barbian ,.4, Winkel Bacon FIREMEN-- Bickler Kreutzer/ Perkins Smith Granger 186 164 171 173 191 215 137 193 168 166 165-- 566 160-- 461 163-- 527 212-- 553 152-- 509 885 879 852--2616 191 171 155 ,166 186 197 176 128 169 169 169-- 557 166--513 182-- 465 248-- 583 180-- 535 869 839 945--2653 794 830 OLD TIMERS, NO. 4-- Karis 172 119 Page 195 148 M. Freund 148 \ 175 Chuck Peterson and Howard put en der way now, with 300 men at work, j a real bout in the big windup at 166 With completion of these projects; 75 miles of new forest road, and two rebuilt 40-foot span bridges will be available for use. Landilide Moves HOIM* Novara, Italy.--A farmer's home here was moved, without harm, for more than 150 feet by a landslide. When the farmer returned home he foufid his hou^e in an entirely different position. Even the household effects were not injured. Grape VIMS 158 Years Old • Stfia Gabriel, Calif.--The Trinity vines planted at Mission San Gabriel in 1775, holds the distinction of being the oldest grape-beartog one la- the state. .The branches of the vine cover 9,000 square feet. The crowd that attended the boxing show at the high school Tuesday night and witnessed eleven nice bouts by the grade and high school lads are already clamoring for more. No doubt they will get it as the show was a huge success both financially and from the point of sportsmanship. Maybe a few of the mothers Were worried over the bloodshed but none of the boys were really hurt and everyoiie has. to have a bloody nose once in a while. This boxing promotion/ by the schoola.. is. one of the finest moves made-in quite' a long period as every lad should kno w something of the manly art of self-1 defense. And from the way some of those lads looked they are learning mighty fast- - ' Soaad A^riea ;-~,r "When you get so you can't pi£k.jip • nickel from the floor without risking heart failure or bursting off a back suspender button, lot the nickel lie there," says Veritas Vermilion. .»• v. ' iV. . Prisoner Pleads in Vain for Lash Windsor, Ont--The unusual spectacle of "a prisoner pleading to be flogged was witnessed in Sandwich police court when Magistrate Smith sentenced Clarence Menard, twenty-three, to seven years In the penitentiary for burglary in Amherstburg. -- Menard asked in vain for a shorter sentence, with lashes to make up the difference. "I spent the best years of my lifejso far in Ionia prison," he toljr^he bench. "I am willing to pJiy for this crime, but I do not want to spend the greater part of my life in prison." Magistrate Smith pointed out that Canadian law does not permit imposition of the lash for burglary. pounds. The battle was close until' the last round when Howard tired rapidly and Chuck had all his own way. It was a fight that would have done credit to a worthy pair of amateurs. Wallie Giese furnished the ring fur the fight and it was erected in tha center of the gym floor with the lights suspended in regular fashion which enabled the crowd to witaesa tile bouts in first-class order. Wilson Covalt 144 146 146 135 808--2432 140-- 431 14t-- 4CJ4 153_ 476 137-- 42" 167-- 448 805 K. OF C. NO- 4-- Sutton 140 Weber 170 Worts .....li........ 142 Brefeld 168 Greefrv^v.......... 136 723 788--2206 209 130 127 187 182 165-- 514 1S8-- 438 137--.406 129-- 484 176-- 494 Broker Likes Sea, So He Keeps Suite on Ship New York.--"Uncle Charlie" Jeffries must go down to the seas again-- , and he's going. He's been going now for so long that he can claim .every Sea as home. Uncle Charlie, \Fl16se formal name Is J. T. Jeffries and who was a broker in Philadelphia until the lure of the wide watery spaces pulled him awiij; from his ledgers, came Into port today on the liner Caledonia and-prepared to go right out again. , Tiie I'hiladelphian, known to ail the passengers who sail aboifrd the Anchor line a$ Captain Collie, has become as much a fixture there as the bowsprit and the hold cat. In December he sailed for Glasgow from New York on the Caledonia, intending to make a European tour,, but when the vessel returned he was still aboard, explaining to the officers that he liked nothing'better than sea travel and that the ship suited him perfectly, lie has the best suite aboard. Mid-Winter * BARGAINS! Sale Starts Friday^ Feb, 12 Saturday, Feb. 20 > It may be cold outside, but here are prices that will make it HOT for all the Odd Lots, the Remnants, the Discontinued lines, and the Winter Merchandise that we want to clear away in the next fe^ days. Come! Come early! Let nothing keep you from attending this Great Bargain Event. FLOOR MATS ROASTERS • .. 19# SHELF PAPER J _J2 for PLAIN WHITE CUPS AND SAUCERS , DINNER PLATES ' FOOD CHOPPERS ^ /,/ . • 98c CLOTHE^ASKETS-- Big Value GAS HOT PLATES HOUSE PAINTS--half-gallon cans. MOP WRINGERS ..... ELECTRIC IRONS *r-- 98c $2.79 $1.19 $2.79 $1.00 69e lie SQUARE POINT SHOVELS ... GALVANIZED WATER PAILS--10 quart GASOLINE PRESSURE LAMPS ~$ 5.50 JACK KNIVES • • : 491 John J. Vycital THE ORANGE FRONT STORE Phone 98M McHENRY, ILLINOIS CoIofcUU* D**c«n<Uat» Greatly differing estimates hav« been made as to how many descendants an American settler has at th« tenth generation. Donald L. Jacobus, the New England genealogist, Is of ths opinion that the total number, of descendants of any one Colonist of the period from 1620-1G40 amounts to over 200,000. J. Gardner Bartlett, from examination of 10.000 families in New England, estimates 78,125 descendants in 9igfc|t generations. 756 835 795--23S6 Winkels Barbian Bac^n .. Icelasd Holda Reeor«l / 0 Since 1500 A. D. Iceland has e» coeded allntha^Pf^ions in tba onjppt [ Trorl<h 0( Ifiva from its volcanoes. ^ . V ' " •' - .. ' North America* SquiiTola There are species of North America. . ' v • " V MARRIED MEN S ATHLETIC CLUB On Monday night of this week a 1 Bacons iregrular meeting of the M. M. A. club! Bojg-ers was held, they having organized four {Smiths 8-man teams for volley ball at the BACONShliigh school gym, where they have: Buss ........7;;^", been playing the first, third and fourth ; Brefeld Mondays of each month. *^f5n Monday Brittain night, Feb. 15, at 7:30, Team No. 1 will play Team No. 2 and at about 8 o'clock, Team No. 3 will play No. 4, and then a regular schedule v^ill be followed until the indoor season opens again. ; 1 TEAM NO. 1--Anton Schmitt^ Captain; Ben Schmitt, Albert Justen, Albert Purvey, Joe Williams, C. H, Duker, A. P. Preund, Frank Rosing. TEAM NO. 2--Frank Meyer, Captain; Henry Miller, Jos. Rothermel, George Weber, Bub Sch/efer, Art Kraus^ Dar Granger, Jack Thies. TEAM NO. 3--Louis Smith, Captain; Peter A. Freund, Lester Adams, Paul Gerasch, H. E. Buch, George R. Justen, Joe Weber, Ray Conway. TEAM NO. 4--Jack McCarroll, Cap. tain; Wm. Tqnyan, James Perkins, George P. Freund, John Kilday, Carl J. Freund, Herb Simon, Joe Regner. OF C. LEAGUE Standing .31 11 176 142 146 136 179 20 -- 19 «... 14 170 138 156 171 146 22 23 28 .738 .476 4 .833 185-- 631 153-- 4&1 158-- 460 177-- 484 168-- 4 J.'> 779 781 841--2401 . Trie, wioro . >: . Among the heroes may be classed the man wbo can smile when "paying the p^per."' . .. Exclusively America* The raccoon Is a strictly American animal, native t<y no other part of the j^easet S&dU Good Fti'l Pe&nut shells have been found good fuel material for factory boilers in some places where shells are plentiful. r. Sutton Phalin Worts .' E. Conway. Winkel 161 198 ....w.. 178 169 180 209 135 135 256 214 161-- 531 176-- 509 166-- 479 186-- 611 202-- 596 SMITHS-- Frett Nye -886 949 891--2726 173 188" 184 125 141-- 498 138-- 4£1 Loan Exhort or* The term "Four-Minute Speakers" was coined during the World war. They were men and women who gave their services to the government for the purpose of making speeches in behalf of the Liberty and Victory loans. They were so called because they addressed audiences assembled for other purposes, such as theatrical performances, and their time wes limited to four minutes. Ermine Imitated True ermine comes from a member of the weasel family, the lesser weasel, or stoat, which has an almost purs white coat in the winter time. However, there are a number of inferior furs which are dressed up In imitation of true ermine, the most important of which is the white rabbit. AGAIN! Those famous ISc Chocolate Sodas at BolgerV . for only ~ 5 cents Friday and FEB. 12 and 13 > , Children are more than welcome to come and eat all they can--but we especially invite the growa-up to come and visit us Friday and Saturday. V Land Damaged by Fire - On much of the range land In tht West there Is serious erosion of tli»- soli where overgrazing and fires have thinned out plant growth. Basketball --TWO BIG GAMES-- ,. ^ . 1 4 HIGH SCHOOL GYM _ PRICES REDUCED, Adults 2Sc---Children 10c Beware of Cheap Seed! About this time of the year it is customary for mail order houses and "'peddlers" to offer seed to farmers at Bargain Prices. . • It has. often be«tt found^ State authorities ehelring tip on these bargains that there is something wrong. Often times it is low purity, many times poor germination with noxious weed seed content. Our stock of seeds are" of the highest quality obtainable. May we suggest that you call and inspeet our seed land get our prices before you buyf • Seed prices are the lowest this year they have been in years. Our price list will be out soon. Watch and wait McHenry County Fanners Co-op. Assn. JOHN A, BOLGES, Manager '.&>« J '.•iy's ae <1-