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DAYLIGHT SAVING TO BE VOTED ON .i Put DAIRY FARMEflS WILL NOT PROMOTE STRIKE on your thinking caps, folks, ind decide how you want to vote at the city election in April for the question of daylight saving time will appear on the ballot this year and it will be up to the citizens of McHenry to decide whether or hot they will ,3m?e Chicago daylight saving time <htting the coming summer season. A. petition . was presented at the Fe$«raary meeting of the city council ^asking that the question of daylight .saving time be placed upon the ballot* at the coming election and that voters have an opportunity to express themselves in this way. The petition was accepted by the eity council and it was voted to put the proposition on the ballots. This question has always created «ons»lerabie interest in McHenry atUxe it was tried out several seasons •go. It is being considered by neighboring cities more seriously-jifis year because of the Century 01 Progress -exposition in Chicago and a uniform time schedule is favored by some comjpuinities. § : Legislature Changes Law • City and township elections are about to become a topic of general discussion as the time draws near for the township elections on the first Tuesday in April ana municipal elections which take place two weeks toter. The legislature since the last biennial township and municipal elections lias changed the law respecting the filing of: petitions by candidates seeking office. Petitions were previously required to be filed two weeks before the election, at which the candidate sought office- .The new provision lr. the election law for township offices sets Feb. 3 as the first day on which to file petitions and Feb. 28 as the last day to file with the town clerk. Candidates seeking city offices are required to file petitions thirty days "before the election at which they are candidates instead of fifteen days as was the requirement in yeats past. These petitions are filed with the city clerk.- . Supervisors in one-half the townships of McHenry county will be elected the ensuing April, at wh^ph Representatives of 18,000 dairy farmers in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, meeting at the Auditorium hotel in Chicago, Tuesday, icjecteu a proposal for a strike of dairy farmers supplying milk to Chicago and suburbs. Instead the farmers voted to adopt a policy of taking steps to increase their memberships, which had been advocated by Arthur Hartman of Hampshire, recently elected a director for the Kane county branch of the association. Thirty days hence the organized farmers are planning to make an effort to effect an increase in the retail price of milk. It had been hoped to bring about an increast from 9 to 10 cents a quart in CVhcago. A resolution was also adopted by the representatives Tuesday opposing a ratification of the St.{ Lawrence waterway project between the U. S and Canada. AJDOLFB IBSCH, 7* f . f . SUDDENLY ;• v Adoiph Ibsch, 76 years old, died unexpectedly of heart disease at his home in this city shortly before 9 o'clock Thursday evening, February 9, 1933. Mr. Ibsch went to the barn during the evening and his long absence alarmed the family. A^f investigation resulted in finding him dead in the snow between the ban! and the house. Mr. Ibsch was born in Posen, Germany, on Jan. 13, 1857, and came to this country in 1884. He came first ttf Chicago and then settled in this vicinity where he has always lived and became well known. For fortyone years Mr. Ibsch followed the trade of blacksmith and sold his business to Louis Althoff seven years ago. Al- ; HITS 35 BELOW ZERO (OLDEST WEATHER IN 34 YEAR* 'ISuiHer'"by the coldest Weather in thirty-four years which touched 35 below aero last week, McHenry was given relief when the temperature climbed to 15 and; 20 above at the first of the week. The weather forecaster warned not to throw snow shovels away, however, as more snow was expected this week. A year ago was the warmest Fel> ruary 11 in Chicago's history with a maximum of 64, considerably different! Jto attend I the funeral with the exception of ?eib aoout Uv L ,Freund 0f Hope, N. D., who recently had a leg amputated and was unable. to make the trip- The other NICK L. FREUND IS BURIED AT JOHNSBURG Nick L. Freund, 78 years old, died at his home at Cando. No. Dak^ on Wednesday, Feb- 8, 1933. He was born at Johnsburg in61855 and was raised in this vicinity, where lie is remembered by many old friends and relatives. -In the spring of 1906 he left for Cando, No. Dak., where he since made his home, retiring from farming about four years ago. About five years, ago, Mr. and Mrs. Freund celebrated their golden wedding with very few anniversaries remaining for them to enjoy together as Mrs. Freurid passed away, about three years ago. Mr. Freund is survived by nine normal for this time of year 25 above zero. Only four times; in the sixty-two years of the weather bureau's existence in Chicago has a lower temperature than 19 below b£en recorded; It was 23 below on Dec. 24, 1872; 20 below on Jan. 9, 1875, and Jan. 25, 1897, and 21 below on Feb. 9, 1899. From 1899 until 1933 the champion cold day was Feb. 13, 1905, when the low was 18 below. It was with difficulty that the highways were kept passable following the blizzard of last week as the high winds whklh continued to blow over the week-end kept the roads drifted full, despite the efforts of snow plows and additional help employed to clear away the drifts. Snow Provides Employment in various parts of McHenry several men were given employment in clearing away the snow and the main streets of the business sections are cleared Completely from curb to curb. On the country roads, also, men have j children are: John P., Chicago j Mrs. Frank . doodman, Custer Parte, 111.; Mrs. Henry. Nessinger, Mrs. Albert Fashingbaur and Mrs. Bert Huyer of Chicago; Joe H., Cando, N. D.; Mrs. John Kelly, Denver, Colo.; George, Cando. N. D- He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. N. J. Justen of McHenry and Mrs. Christina Marquardt of Chicago. The body arrived at the home of Mrs. N. J. Justen Sunday moirtng, from where it was taken to St. John's church, Johnsburg, Monday morning, where services were held at 10 o'clock. Burial was in Johnsburg cemetery. MANIAC ATTEMPTS TO KILL ROOSEVELT LOCAL TALENT IN MINSTREL SHOW THURSDAY AND FBI?AY OF NEXT WEEK The McHenry high school auditorium is expected to be packed with two' happy audiences on Thursday and Friday nights of next week, Feb. 23 and 24, when the Darktown Minstrels will put on a laughable program, the proceeds to, go toward the building fund of the new Catholic school. Here is an opportunity to see a veal high-class performance for a small admission and at the same time b*lp a worthy cause. OUTLOOK MEETING TO BE REPEATED Many flwraa people in McHenry and neighboring counties will be interested to know that the outlook meeting will he rpp**ted rtn Tuesday.. February 21, beginning at 10 a. m., in the assembly room at the Farm Bureau office at Woodstock. This meeting was originally scheduled and held Wednesday, Feb. 8. At this particular time practically all the roads were blocked with snow and only a limited number of people were able to be present. On account of so many expressing disappointment at being unable to attend, Prof. Paul E. Johnston, of the University of Illinois, has agreed to repeat the- program ; on Tuesday, Feb 21. An invitation is extended to afcy- Rehearsals have toeen ,fe progress | one in the county who inay be inter for several weeks a»d it 'la reported ested in attending. There will be repthat the show will be all ready for resentatives from Winnebago, Boone, production by the time the curtain Cook, Kane and Lake counties. rises on next Thursday night. The show is under the direction of Chas. F. Pich, who has had considerable .experience in this line. The following program speaks for itself. Tickets are being sold and two capacity houses are anticipated, so you had better get your tickets early. \ LiUUlS AUllUU SC'Cll Jvaio ogvt **•* i _ . , _ • • v ! ways industrious, he was active to the ; been employe^d .n shovehng through y()R qERMAK; INJURED last and enjoyed helping Mr. Althoff the worst of the snow. - about the shoo and in working about! The schools of McHenry were closed his home and" his sudden death came ®?» Friday as the extreme cold and as a great shock to his loved ones. On Sept-. 9, 1892, he was united in marriage to Bertha Feltz, who preceded him in death seventeen years ago. He is survived by five children, Mrs. MIAMI An attempt was made upon the life of President-elect Roosevelt last night at Miami, Fla., whep an anarchist, drifted roads made it impossible for many of the students to reach the school buildings. Many homeless men Were allowed to . .. find shelter in the city hall during the i Giuseppe Zanfrara, said to hail from - .w .^„i j i New Jersey, fired several shots. The He live , merchants I president-elect was not hit, but Mayor Earl Brown, Mrs. Henry Miller and 2®. cTzensS' Anton J. Cermak, of Chicago, who Emma. Ibsch of McYer.ry, Ella Ibsch other generous-hearted citizens of, - - Interlocutor Mr. Leo Heimer Endmen Tambo--Harold Patzke Sambo--Leo Meyer .Tambo--Earl Conway Bones--Herman Steffes Moans--Edward Thennes Groans--A. P. Freund • McHenry Melodists Anthony Schneider, Tenor Elmer Meyer--2nd Tenor Albert Vales--Baritone William Vales--Bass Program Opening Chorus--Mr. Earl and Company. A. R. FRYER OF NO. DAKOTA VISITS SISTER A. R. Fryer, of Doland, No. Dak-, has been a visitor tne past week in the home of his sister, Mrs. J. F. Claxton, and family, leaving this week for a visit with friends at Woodstock before his return home, -j <] Although born in New York state, Mr. Fryer is a former resident of this vicinity where he came with hjs parents to live and later went with them to make his home in North Dakota, where the early settlers lived in sod shanties and experienced many hardships with loss of crops and suffering from prairie fever, bringing discouragement. Mrs. Claxton, the oldest of the family, remained in Illinois, but the other brothers and sisters are in the Dakotas with the exception of Conway Ed. pryer, now in Belleview, Fla- • ' Times have changed, however, from Stay In lour Own Back Yard "-- the olden days and now Mr. Fryer has McHenry Melodists. , o. ... • . {modern homes on the 900 acres which "Gwine to Heaben"--Mrs. Arthur] owns j„ North Dakota with cold Krause and Company. 'artesian wells and his own lighting Clog Dance -- Evelyn Schaefer and 1 TTprirv ^eneroUS "* 1 was greeting the president at the of Chicago, and Leonard of McHen- Local y gRrapes were fiUed with cars time was seriously injured when Stored in warm quarters to make struck! by one of the bullets. He was starting easier while cars in cold ga- j kfn to a hospital, where doctors rages refused to start during the cold sai(* his condition w*s grave ry; three sisters and two brothers in Germany and three grandchildren, Maureen and John Henry Miller and Hasnrr-.ieett*t BBrroowwnn oofl MMccHHeennrryy . , weather did not af-| though he is expected to eventually Funeral services were held Sunday! ,p , e to,u ; recover afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Lutheran new model Ford, however, election also will be elected town! church, with Rev. Meyer officiating. clerks, assessors, justices of the peace and constables in most of the town- City election to be held the third Tnesday in April will choose in each Municipality a mayor, city clerk, city -t»asurer and aldermen. HcHenry will be called on to elect fl jmayor, clerk and treasurer as well MB one alderman for each ward. The way to reach the voters if you are a candidate for an elective office ia through your local newspaper by formal announcement of candidacy. In no other way can the aspirant for public office reach as many people and as easily as by the printed word. Burial was in Woodland cemetery. Those from out of town who attended the funeral Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. John Sumwalt, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wolfe and daughter, Mr. and vhich arrived last week and which has been kept busy in demonstrations since its arrival. Rural mail carriers are traveling many extra miles to cover their routes traversing roadways, across fields, Mrs. Herman Kamholtz of Cary^Mr. through fences and shoveling through ; HEAR NOTED SPEAKER , "teishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf, of the Chicago area of the Methodist Episcopal church, was the speaker at a meeting of the Community Brotherhood of the First M. E. church at Elgin, Sunday afternoon. Dr. Francis J. Thomas, pastor of the church* and .Rev. W. Li Collin, district superintendent of the Rockford district, participated in the program. i -The organist of the church opened the program with the prelude, "Pilgrim's Chorus," by Wagner, and during the offertory she played the "Ave Maria," by Schubert. The male chorus of Epworth Methodist Brother- "hood favored with selections. -; Those from McHenry who attended Were: Rev. L. H. Brattain, L." V. Adams, Eugene Sayler, Bob Peterson iffagruder. • «:< and Mrs. C- L. Tryon. Mrs. C. Van- Dean, Mr. and Mrs. William Rossman, Woodstock; Mr. and Mrs. John Rossman, Belvidere. Card of Thanks In this manner We wish to express our appreciation and sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for the beautiful floral offerings, expressions of sympathy and act. -kindness extended to us during our recent bereavement. We also thank donors of cars and those who acted as pallbearers. Mrs. Earl Brown, Mrs. Henfy Miller, v s Emma, Elia and Leonid -- - Ibsch. snowdrifts to deliver' their mail. Frost-bitten ears, fingers and toe« are quite ihe common thing these days and severe suffering has been experienced from frozen members. Motor Club Issue* Warning The Chicago Motor club has issued recover. The gunman was captured. 'When asked if he had intended to kill the president-eleot, he replied, "Yes, and I would be glad if I had killed him." "Don't you like our president, elect ?? he was asked- The reply was "I like Roosevelt, personally, but I don't like presidents." Four others were wounded by bujlets from the anarchist's gun. One wojnan is not expected to recover. • Mr. Roosevelt had just returned from his trip to the Bahamas and a crowd was" welcoming him baek. Kathleen Justen., The | Harmonica Solo--Mr. Wm. Althoff, Mrs. Wm. Althoff, Accompanist. "Little Alabama Coon" -- iieHenry Melodists. Soprano Solo--"Sleepy Time Down South"--Mrs. John Stilling. "Any Place in Dixie"--Mrs. John Kilday and Company Tap Dance-- "Sidewalks of New York"--Messrs. Patzke and Orr. "Girl of Twilight Dreams"Jlr. Albert Vales and Company. "Little Cotton Dolly'^--McHenry Melodists. "Back to Tennessee"--Miss Gans and Company. al- JAMES KIRWIN DIES AT HOME IN VOLO James Kir win died at his home at Volo Sunday night, having been in poor health for some time. He was a blacksmith at Wauconda until a few years ago when he retired arid went to Volo to live. active closing rounds. He is survived by his wife, wjjo For the time in many months was formerly Grace Compton. pork loins sold above a year ago. A Funeral services were held at the! year top light loins brought 8 warnings to motorists to refrain from ----*- inter-city driving because, though RETURN FROM many roads are reported open ,most TEXAS VISIT of'them are far from safe and onej * lane is all that is open in numerous system and other comforts. « He does envy us our trees, however, for the luxuriant foliage, and shade in this part of the country cannot be grown there. It is extremely dry in the Dakotas with no snow or rain and it has been five years since there has been a crop because of the drought. Farmers do Well to raise enough crops for their own use and in many cases whore money is needed the government makes loans on the crops. Taxes are higher there than in this part of the country and the unimproved land is taxed just the same as the improved Mildred (iand. This condition is leading to many WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OFJNTEREST TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES A Are at Loon Lake Monday night of last week destroyed the Frank Merrick cottage valued at about $400. It has not been learned whether the cottage was insured. ,.!' A fire in the Lake Villa Emergency Hospital last week Monday forenoon, called out the fire truck .The fire was extinguished without any damage being done to tho building. The fire had caught in some straw in the bas«* .. cases. The club pointed out thai, if a motorist became stalled on the open road in such weather, there would be genuine danger of freezing to death. Snow storms and sub-zero weathei1 Mrs. F. O. Gans, son, Frank, and daughter, Mildred, arrived home last Wednesday evening, along with the snow storm and extreme freezing temperatures from a three weeks' visit with the former's daughter and over much of the country contributed!husband' Mr- and Mrs- -Edward Dowl to the impetus of the advancing hogj"1^' ^ ^a"as> Texas. market the last of the week. Avail- The change in temperature was esable supplies were reduced at all lead- PeciaI1y noticeable to these travelers ing distributing centers and hogs atiw^° ^iat' been enjoying summer Chicago sold as fast as they arrived weather in Texas, where roses were on the market. Gains ranged from!,r! bioom and fruit trees were bud- 15 cents at the opening to 40 cents rn They first saw the snow ati Buck and Wing Dance--t&Um Mary i bankrupt sales. Durland. Mr. Fryer believes in education and "Oh, How I'm Longing For You"--, has made a praiseworthy record for Miss Wanda Boyke and Company, j himself in sending all of his ten chil- Finale--By the Company. idren through college, the last one to These numbers will be interspersed | graduate this year. All of the chilwith plenty of pungent jokes to make,dren attended the South Dakota State you forget your troubles, therefore. College at Brookings and several fin- Come and en.ioy many a good laugh, ished., their courses at various other The Company 'colleges," *" Sopranos--Wanda Boyke, Catherirt^i All of his daughters have been Hii'fiup, r.runa, Miiurr ij teachers, two girls teaching in Hono- Gans, Jane Heimer, Hazel Heimer, | lulu, whare they married and are con- Mrs. Albert Krause, Clarice Miller, Mrs. John Stilling, Cecelia Thennes, Alvera Weingart. tlitt'ing to teach, two daughters ar in the state Washington and one lives at Lead in the Black Hills- His Altoa--Elvera Blake, Margaret Bish-! sons also have done well and among op, Alma Justen, Mrs. John Kilday, them are a pharmacist at Butte, Jacob Justen & Sons undertaking, parlors at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with burial in Grant cemetery, cents while now the latest gain raised the price to 10 % cents. Louise Kilday, Ruth Nye, Agnes Steffes. Tenors--Ear! Conway, Elmer Meyer, Leo Meyer, Harold Patzke, Anthony Schneider. Basses--Wm. Althoff, A. P. Freund, Peter A. Freund, Wm. Vales, Joseph Miller, Herman Steffes, Edward Thennes, Albert Vales, Mont., and air electrical engineer at Los Angeles, Cal. : STATE JOBS CHANGE HANDS Word was received on Monday by several state appointees that their services with the state would end on Feb. 15. - T «.r ** " , •. .. . . i * . " ... ^ .1 Lester Bacon of McHenry is to re- Joplm, Mo and it continued to grow Orchestra-Dorothy Knox, Piano; El-ipi^e John Grant of Richmond deeper and the weather to grow1 ---- J ~ |r colder as they progressed on their homeward trip until the worst of the snow was found from St. Louis to Bloomington, where drifts were higher morning at Sherman hospital. Elgin,!moss in an leaver to keep the roots '] Part °f the country and, no doubt, following several days of illness. The'0* V"5 trees from iniure^ by the the fruit and flowers - --1 -• .f Among1 the Sicl^Hs-•. ^^^ss femily-^^toffef is recovering "Arom an attack of pneumonia. ifrs- Herbert Simon is recovering jHlHn* T from an illness at her home on Pearl infant £°r" 30. Sur-| ^"? Jr^^ T street. vivmg him besides the parents is a: C brother, Donald, and the grandparents, Mrs. Mary Grabbe of Crystal Lake and Newell Colby of McHenry. Funeral seWices were held at 2 The cold weather is reaching over | than the car. The cold spell- has been the entire country as Tetters received j Quite general over the entire country from northern Florida tell of the cold ias .r<,Ports received rrom Texas since weather in that region, also, orange! tbeir return home say that the tem- INFANT DIES Dwain Richard Grabbe, infant son , .... - , of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grabbe, of i ^roves were in danger of frost and j mature there was six degrees above Crystal Lake died at 3 o'clock Monday jtrees being ba"ked with S8nd and I zer®» »« Pretty cold for that While shopping last week Saturday evening, Mrs, Agnes Ditch of Ingleside collapsed in front of the National Tea store at Fox Lake. She was carried into Landry's store, where she passed away a few minutes later death being due to a chronic heart ailment. One of the rarest of nature's phenomena, a rainbow In winter, was visible in DesPlaines Wednesday noon of last week. Alert observers, gazing Into the southeastern skies, saw a clear and Well defined arc, a winter phenomenon as rare in Occurrence as once in fifty years. Jim Turner of Hebron tells us that his tulips poked their noses about H inch above the ground February 1. Mr. Turner promptly put them back to bed again, of course so they cannot be glimpsed now/ especially as snow ha.t securely covered them. Last year they put in an appearance March 1. Delrnar Volling, a farmer living southwest of Wauconda, froze his right arm and hand one day last week as he attempted to push his stalled car from drifts on a side road leading to Rand road. He was picked up by another car driver and taken to his home where his arm was treated. Although a local physician of Wauconda could not reach the farm home, he advised by telephone what sort of treatment should be used. One of the freaks of the last faw days cold wave appeared Ttaeftdfy night of last week in the form or a wild Mallard duck which tucked its head under its wing and settled down for a quiet nap in a snow bank, in front of Keulman's Jewelry store in Antioch. The duck was discovered by William Keulman about 6:30 in the evening. Mr. Kuelman called to his son Bill to put on his rubbers and come catch the duck. Ed Garrett happening along at that time joined. the catching party, but the duck, upbn being approached, rose and soared over the buildings heading north. Elkhorn, the home of "Sweet Bya and Bye/' and a city famous for Its music and musical talent, bids fair to gain a reputation as the center of march composition, if the activities of L. H. (Mac) McQueston continue. His new march, composed in this city, is now in the hands of New York publishers. Tr« new march is as "Rooseveltonlan,'f and was written especially for President-Elect Frattklin D. Roosevelt, by the local composer. With tile first score com-' pleted, Mac sent a copy to Gov. Roosevelt and asked permission to publish the song in his name and to dedicate it to him- He received a cordial reply granting permission, and. the music was forwarded immediately to the publishers. Fire, believed to have been caused by a defective chimney destroyed the Arvid Olander family home, a two story frame building, north' of the Chicago and Northwestern depot, Garden Prairie, during the raging blizzard Tuesday night of last we€)t when the mercury was steadily below the sen) mark. The five-room house, ith most of the household goo^s. Miss Lillian Stoffel* has been confined to her home by illness but is improving. „ Mrs. Paul Meyers, who is in poor health/ is in Chicago, where she is rteemng treatment. Mrs. Georgie A. Mieine is finable to «af her right hand because of cuts iU two fingers which wer© injured on * tin can. :|tobert Thompson is confined to his The delicate orange when the temperature irt Florida reaches 40 degrees were injured considerably. The 1,150-mile trip was a most enjoyable one through Texas and Oklaabove and much hard work is required. boma City and Missouri, where the to protect the tfees when a cold spell ifoute led through field after field bearrives. Many of the trees are in! 'nK prepared for the planting of the o'clock Tuesday afternoon from Nor- blossom at^this time and considerable ma5n croP.°/ Te*asj ris chaple, Elgin, with burial in Bluff J " " ° 4 City cemetery. WORTHY TRIBUTE The Crystal Lake Herlald pays a worthy tribute to the memory of P. damagej wi]l be done to the crop. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. David Steward, Chicago, are the happy parents of a seven pound baby boy, born February 9. foot was put in a cast on Tuesday of|'as^ "tes ^ **• W. Covak having laat week when the break gave way,! been administered, recently, the although the injury was done on the thoughts of .his passing continue to home with an injured foot which is miW- Covalt, father of Floyd E. Covalt! ^other and baby are both progressing a east because of a broken bone. The!of McHenry, when it says, "With the|al°"^ n'c®7" Mrs. Steward is the ' " sister of Mrs. Joseph J. Lukes, who has a summer home in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. "Edward J. Buss are the parents of a daughter, born at their home on Main street, Thursday evening, February 19. Mr. and Mrs. Wates Harvel are the parents of an 8-pound daughter, born Feb. 6. She has been named Betty Jean. preceding Saturday while Mr. Thompson was using a pick at his work at the McHenry Lumber company. * '•<-* BARBECUE TO OPEN and Mrs. John Thompson, proprietors of the barbecue east of the bridge, have returned to McHenry after spending two, months at their home at Terre Haute, Ind. Mrs. Thompson announces that they will ttwir barbecue this Saturday. bring a partg of regret to his many friends. For he. was the friend of intelligent people and the children as well. His was the type of a man of which a community is proud to boast. It takes such men to build good communitiea."': \ ]: K. There C.*S. ATTENTION! will he an open meeting The oil wells, too, were an interesting sight and the different climate and surroundings were round interesting. sT"P8 were made to Fort Worth and also to Galveston, which is a 365- mile journey from Dallas. Galveston is -\ beautiful place with its royal pa m trees and smaller fan-shaped palmetto palms warmed by warm breezes from the gulf, where a jellyfish was seen. Mr. and Mrs. Dowling went to Texas several months ago where he is superintendent and manager of the Hughes Brothers candy factory at Dallaa. mer Freund, 1st Violin; Rose Popp,(state highway policeman. Franki 2nd Violin; Margaret Johnson, 2ndiWeingart wjn succeed Robert FiMB" 1 w Violin; Geo^ Vales, Bass; Herbert in the highway' maintenance depart"-1burned to th« «<oaftd. The Belviderf ment, operating out of McHenry. fire Company? was called but the fire- Other changes among the state cops are: Ambrose Galvin of Harvard in place of Fred Nelson of Marengo; Osmer Olson of Woodstock to succeed Homer Mann of that city. In th® maintenance department Schoewer, Trombone-; Charles Vycital, Eugene Sayler, TVumpets; Stanley Vycital, Clarinet; Alfred Oeffling, Drums. RAY M'GEE CANDIDATE FOR TOWNSHIP CLERK Ray McGee, McHenry clothier, has! George Whipple of Harvard succeeds announced his, intention to become a'Fred Wendt of Woodstock as supercandidate for the office of clerk of Mo-j intendent of the district; Arthur Henry township at the election to be!Freund of Woodstock, truck; Cyrus men confined their efforts i'n s*Tf"f" the Paul Porter pi^perty, about 10 rods away. Orlander was formerly a cabinet maker, employed in a Rockford furniture' factory and moved to Garden Prairie with his wife and little daughter, a year ago when he Sanford, former Republican sheriff, is now a patrolman QUILTING "BEE" ' ftrs. Mary Powers entertained, bers, several friends at a quilting party ot etc. her home Tuesday afternoon. A ing and sewing. HOME BUREAU PARTY Ringwood unit of the Home Bureau Tuesday evening, Feb. 21, 1933, at the| D|'1^1 n^VaJPart^ m ^°°.dman, ha,J' K. C. hall. Entertainment, music, Dlgh u t' Feb; ?• ' ' 1 "ey will entertain members of the Ringwood Farm Bureau and 4-H club. . speaking, dancing and cards to fol Ladies and gentlemen, grojvnuu furnished friends, prospective membets, j Fathers, bring your wives and; sons and daughters. Lunch DUCK SUPP] free duck supner and served Iiy ffec & D. of j night, Feb. 18, at Nell's White House, ? ATTENTION! An old-fashioned Fastnacht (costune dance) will be held at St. tha local American Legion post." held on Tuesday, April 4. Mr. McGee needs no introduction to the voters of this township, as he has lived here for several years, conduct-; FREE SUNDAE FOR VALENTINES ing a gents furnishing store on Green: Bolger's Drug Store was the scene street and has been active in affairs |of a gala valentine party Tuesday afof McHenry in many ways, although jter 8chooJ when hijfh gchool girls and never having been a candidate for any, b0ys were on hand to claim their free office, He is a former commander of hot fudge sundaes that had been promised them. The McHenry druggist had mailed out real heart-shaped invitations to the young ladies, inviting them to come to the store on valentine day for a free hot fudge sundae and, better yet, each one to bring their boy friend for a treat also. Did the young folks respond to the invitations? Well, you'd say thoy did if you could have seen the happy throng that filled the store which was in read i neks for them with extra tables and/chairs arranged to accom- HOME BUREAU MEETING Ringwood unit of the Home Bureau held an all-day meeting at the home of Mrs. C. J. Jepson on Tuesday. Mrs. Charles Peet and Mrs. W. B. Harrison prepared the lunch, after which an interesting afternoon was spent with the time only half long enough for their instructive talks. The health chairman, Mrs. C. L. Harrison, talked on diphtheria vaccination for children and the clothing, ^ chairman, Mrs- E. A. Thomas, talked, modate the crowd. The genial proon "Growing Popularity of Cotton 1 prietor of th^. Green street pharmacv John's hall. Johnsburg. on Monday j For Dresses." "Hie community inter-i surely made a hit with thayoung evening, Feb. 27, 8 o'clock, with old-jest chairman, Mrs. R. McCannon,j folks that time, fashioned Germanic concertina and j spoke on "Depression," urging her lisbandoneon music. Prizes , will be j teners not to talk about the depresawarded. Refreshments. .ISO cents per person. Admission 38-fp-2 . » „ fp one mile east of McHenry. BANK HOLIDAY, FEB. 22 The McFTenry banks will be closed all day, Wednesday, feb. 22, Washsion so much as it did not help con- PARTY AT RICHMOND Mr. and Mrs. E- E.^Bassett, son, 38-fp ington's birthday. ditions, only making things worse. | Lisle, Roy Mathews and/Mr. and Mrs. The three delegates who attended the Henry Vogel attended a party in the convention at Urbana gave interesting (.W. ft. Toppen home at Richmond Satreports of the meeting and Miss Clarajurday evening. Cards were enjoyed Greaves conducted the lesson on and prizes were won by Henry Vogel "Window Curtains and Draperies." |and Roy Mathews. j lost his position. He has been work* ing at odd jobs as. a carpenter. His cabinet maker's tools Were also destroyed in the fire. ft. D. Lowell, city attorney, and W. H. Wilbur, former president of the United State bank of Crystal were painfully injured in an automobile accident a mile southeast nf Woodstock on Route 19 about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon of last week when they were forced to one side by another motorist, causing their car to crash into the wooden railing. at that point. One^ of the pieces wt timber from ^ the railing crashed through the windshield of the BuMt coupe, oyned and driven by Mr. Wilbur- The flying glass made severti deep cuts in Mr. Lowell's face, several stitches being necessary to close the wounds. Mr. Wilbur was also cut awi bruised and one eye was injured.'Both of the men suffered other injuries in the smashup. If the timber had struck the men in the head, it would no doubt have meant instant death. Aa it was, the timber pierced through tfca windshield and between the two. V/' •' C / . • > i " J ^; • COMPLETE BEAUTY COURSE Miss Marion Krause returned hoiaa Monday fro.m Chicago, where she juai" • Completed a course in beauty cultu"*. Others who completed the course witH. her were Lois Esh and Julia MSts Laughlin. They took their s exams on Wednesday and Thursday of < last week. l