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• - • . *.• V/4, ^r.^-g.:-.:.-/\• -*,,.:\y. ...v ;_j >»i>jWiii|iA c m/-:-:) %0-m. ; '-'J}^- 3 >,' ^ "•' <f.r ^ ~ t < ; . - ; • • . - ' . • . >1 . " ,#•* <w# *, I », ' • - *"* ~v ' J *\ - - * 5 V - .X !**„.* / *•• . ' jflSdw;' Vl<i- • * ' . ft* \ • • ; > " ; . '\4. Volume 58 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1933 NO. 40 f OBSERVE LENT ASH WEDNESDAY, MAR. 1; EASTER APRIL 16 LADIES'AID HONORS -»• PAST PRESIDENTS The Ladies' Aid society met at the home of "Mrs. C; W. Klontz Thursday afternoon with large attendance of more than twenty ladies present to enjoy the afternoon. Following the business meeting which was conducted by'.the vice, president, Mrs. C. H. Duker, an interesting program in charge of Mrs. L. H. Bratiain Was given in honor of the past presidents pf the society- of. whom there were | seven present. Everyone joined in "Mystery" Bomber of the United States Ar Wednesday, the opening day of ;liei#C, Was* observedin local Catholic churches on March 1 with special services.; , "';;;• • :"- Instituted by the apostle? in memory of the forty days of Our Lord's j singing'several of the old songs, there fasting, Lent extends from "Ash Wed-' Was scripture reading of the love nesday to Easter Sunday: ; chapter ICor: 13, a history of the Three great thoughts fill allthe society Was read by Mrs. Charles X»enten liturgy. The church In the j Ensign and violin selections were first place proposes to her children's pjayg^ by Charlotte Erickson, accommeditation the drama of the Passion of Jesus Christ; each week shg follows step by step the development of the deicidal conspiracy And then Jj&Bt was to those who were aspirants lor baptism the last preparation and the okl and new testament furnished lessons intended to explain the grandear of the blessing they were to/it-. oerre. Besides this the public penitents became also during the holy season the object of the maternal solicitude of the church. Special services will be observed at many of the local churches during, the Lenten season. St. Patrick's Church •Services at St. Patrick's church opened on Ash Wednesday with Mass and distribution of ashes at 7:30 a. m., distribution of ashes again at 4 p. m. and at 7:30 p.- m. with stations of the Oces. During the forty days of Lent St. Patrick's church will hold services j Besley, every Tuesday and Friday evening •with the stations of the Cross every Tuesday and a sermon every Friday night followed by benediction. Every Friday Fr. O'Rourke, pastor panied by Mrs. :C. W. GoodelL Amusement was furnished in an exhibit of pictures of the past presidents drawn by others of the guests which also served as a guessing;; contest. Refreshments were served at the close of the afternoon. The next meeting will be with Mrs. C. H. Duker next Thursday afternoon. All are invited to attend. According to the history of the society read by Mrs. Ensign, the Ladies Aid society was organized March 4, 1889 with a charter membership of mesdames Osborne, M. E. Howe, Smith, Evanson, Isaac Wentworth, Charles Colby, Mayes, Besley, C. E. Cobb, Overaker, Burger, Miss Hattie Mead, now Mrs. Dalton, and Miss Mary Wentworth, now Mrs. C. E. Lamphere. Mrs. Dalton and Mrs. Lamphere of Elgin are the only surviving members of this charter. Mrs. «i:5s^;5#s S&t-Si'&S £i:i.'«KTSii DARKTOWN MINSTRELS &IVE SPLENDID SHOW The "Flying Whale." Ml) all-metal plane, which It-is retractable landing sear, carries 2,000 pounds.. o& bo tuba and "ha* a speedof2W nule* an l*our, llyiiiK over Wright iteW. Dayton. Ohio, in a test flight. BILL PROVIDES MILKCONTROL WOULD PLACE IT UNDER COMMISSION "The mflk situation has reached a serious crisis in the territory around . . . . x - j ^ « C h i c a g o a n d t h e f a r m e r w h o r e c e i v e s Osborne was the first president, Mrs. ,ess than tw0 cents a quart for hh vice-president: Mrs. Overaker secretary and Mrs. Howo, treasurer. milk is very dissatisfied." This assertion was made by State Representative Frank A. McCarthy, of fclgin, of St. Patrick's church, will exchange | jQW ag fifteen cents. The attendancej pulpits with one of six other priests from neighboring towns. He will speak on "Sin and Its Consequences" at Spring Grove on March 3, at Richmond on March 10, at Harvard on March 17, at Hartland on March 24, at Woodstock on March 31 and at Cary on April 7. Those who will deliver the sermons on Friday nights at St. Patrick's church in McHenry are as follows: March 3--Fr. Kilderry of Cary, whose sermon will be on -"Divinity of Christ." March 10---Fr. Vogt of Woodstock •will talk on "Sacramentals." Many times during the first year^ author of a bm now pending. in the only three and four members attended ^, leffi8lature> designed to place the meetings and collections were «s 'the sale atl(i distribution of milk unattendance der the scrutiny of the niinois Oomit reached imerce commission • , , , , .. ^ , Another bill, sponsored by William ship totaled 50, while this year, tenl M Carroll of Woodstock, would reincreased, however, until its peak in 1923 when the memberyears later, the society has a bership of 27. VIRGINIA ENGELN WINS CHICAGO TRIBUNE PRIZE Readers of the Sunday Chicago Tribune were surprised and pleased as they scanned the photographs of ten charming girls in the picture section to find one from McHenry jf°r £as» electricity whom they recognized as the likeness: He states that the only way to break March 17--Fr. O'Brien of Hartland!of Miss Virginia Engeln. j the power of tlje milk dealers trust, quire special licenses for the importers of milk from states adjoining Illinois. In the opinion of Rep. McCarthy his bill would place the power of controling the price paid to the farmer and the price paid to users of the milk, entirely in the hands of the commerce commission, and the price would be regulated the same as that ar.d telephones. will talk on "What Think You of Christ?" March 24--Fr. Keenan of Harvard will speak on "The Christian Family." March 81--Fr. Crotty of Richmond wfll talk on "Prayer." April 7--Fr. Neehan of Spring Grove will speak on "The Blessed Sacrament." St. Mary's Chnrch At St. Mary's church there will be services twice a week during Lent. On Wednesday evening there will be a sermon and on Friday evening stations of the Cross. St. John's Church At St. Jolrn's church, Johnsburg, Photos of ten girls are being'who purchase the milk from our dairy printed each week with each girl re-1 ^®ri)iers» *s to Place it under the jurisceiving an award of $100 and also' diction of the commerce commission being elegible to receive one of threo kill is now filed with the legislative committee on public utilities. Not Against Association Mr. McCarthy stated that he wanted it understood that he is not against grand prizes. Fifty-one of the girls will be chosen to serve as the queen and her court to dedicate the Century of Progress, . . International exposition at Chicago, I the Pure Milk association, ®ut that and Miss Engeln may alfo be chosen !he wants to help them for the farmto receive added honors. |ers must maintain an organization for Judgement is based upon charm,! their protection. However, he says loveliness and personality and the there ar.e some abuses going on m the judges are all prominent people in- association that must be corrected, if the farmer is going to be protected "tin the first place the dealers put over the base production plan which eluding Mrs. Robert R. McCormick and John T. McCutcheon. Miss Engeln is the daughter of M r . . . . t and Mrs. John Engeln and is well, enables them to buy the surplus at there will be three Lenten services, known in McHenry, where she grad-1 b"tter fftt prices, and most of the sur- ^ach week, on Wednesday, Friday and]uated last year from high school. | P'"8 g?*s l"to the regular fluid milk " " This attractive young woman is to ichanneL The dealer pays *L45 for be complimented upon being selected ase m ® ^ cen . °.^ , K surplus, and sells the most of it for ly evenings. M. E. Church On Sunday evening, Marelt S, at 8 o'clock the M. E. church will hold special services with a sacred drama, 'The Challenge of the Cross." Given as it is at the beginning of the Lenten season this drama is a fiting preparation for the Easter services. The pnblic is invited to this service. The program follows: Opening Singing at 8 o'clock by the congregation. Prayer by the Pastor, Rev. L. H. Brattain. Offertory. • "I Want Hy life Tel! for Jesus," t>y Male Quartet. Bob Peterson, Glen Peterson, Guy Duker, C. H. Duker. "Scripture Reading. Duet--"The Old Rugged -Cross. as one of the charming girls ia the Tribune contest. , .; COMMENCEMENT DATE IS JUNE 5 9 cents a quart. This leaves about 2 Cents a quart for the farmer to pay for his cows, his rent, his feed and his labor. The dealer has 7 cents and only has the cost of pasteurization and delivery to take care of. Another element that enters into the present trouble is that many farmers in Illinois have no marketer Members of the cooking class entertained some of the teachers after school Tuesday. Coach Orr entertained the boys of their milk. They cannot join the Pure the basket ball teams at a party Tues-' Milk association because they have no day night at his home with Mr. and; base and the only way they can get Mrs- John Stilling. jone is to buy out another farmer who The Seniors are now selecting their, has a base, by paying a big price for commencement invitations and are, it. The Chicago Dealers association making plans for the close of school, agrees not to purchase milk from Commencement exercises will take anyone not belonging to the Pure place on June 2 and a very fine! Milk. association. As a result from jpeaker has been engaged to give the 60 to 65 per cent of the milk used "Sacred Drama, "The "Challenge of the address. The speaker this year will in Chicago comes from other states." Cross. First Disciple, Mrs. Ger-I^e Major Emrie from Culver Military Officials Take Issue ^ . aid Newman; second disciple, Ar-1 Academy and is an unusually talented Officials of the Pure Milk associa- *T.;|een Bacon; third disciple, Mrs.: speaker, making many fine points; tion recently took issue against Mr. --Clarence Douglas; fourth disciple, during his discourse, which is also' McCarthy in his statements on the * "ifrs. H- B. Schaefer; fifth disciple, fil!ed with humor. | milk question. D. N. Geyer, sec re- Marian Mathews; sixth disciple, The Senior class is composed of tary, has declared that his association Mrs. William Green; the Evangel, about thirty-four members and it is! controlled less than half of the milk Mrs. L. H. Brattain. (expected that most of this number under inspection and available for These characters will be assisted j will graduate, although it is a little' Chicago consumption. He said huna mixed quartet composed of Ber-Iearly to make a definite statement asjdreds of producers in Illinois are sellnlce Ferwerda, Mrs. C. H. Duker. Bob to the exact number. This is a milk to Chicago buyers without «- Peterson and Guy Duker. smaller class than will occur again 'interference from the association-^He for some years as the Juniors number j added that the present low price paid fifty-four this year, the Sophomore^: farmers could be traced largely to the fifty-nine, and the Freshmen sixty, j fact that the independent farmers art "Last year there were forty-five grai-1 selling at low prices, making no, uf HfltPQ tno 1Q TWflof i AA/t I ^ai4 •a AA«ifv/k1 AMONG THE SICK |4rs. Freund is ill at the home of * daughter, Mrs. Peter Neiss. « -- „-- . i Mrs. Catherine Young is improving oates' th.e ,ar?est number since 1926, j fort to control surplus production and slowly from injuries received in when thirty-six graduates received enabling some dealers to cut price?. fall Christmas morning. George Jackson, ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ford Jackson, has been 111 with the flu but is improving. y Mrs. Theresa Culver, who is at St. iWresa's hospital, Waukegan, recovering from injuries received in a fall Christmas Day, is improving slowly. Lorraine Thennes underwent an operation for ruptured appendix at St. Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, Monday. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Turner 0 of Johnsburg is-tff~l5t. "Theresa's hospital, Waukegan. The baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wohlert is -seriously ill with „«(»vulsions. " v . . wf FREE DUCtf< SUPPKR Free duck supper at Nell's White House, one mile east of McHenry, on Route 20, Saturday, March 4. ^fp^ Chicago. their diplomas. Mary Adams is a new member of the Freshman class, eomfng here from Crystal Lake and the residence changes in the vicinity are making some changes in the school. FORM ASSOCIATION U A. Erickson of McHenry wa« elected first vice-president of the Associated Independent Grocers of McHenry County at a meeting held in -- j McHenry on February 20. Forty-six MARK CONLEY DIES AT ! crocers from over the county met at HOME EAST OF RlVEK( McHenry and perfected their organi Mark Conley died Saturday after- j nation with thiifty-six firms signed as noon about 5 o'clock at his home east! charter members. SENATOR THOMAS WALSH IS DEAD Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, who had been selected by President- elect Roosevelt to take the post of attorney-general in the new cabinet, dropped dead on a train as it was going through North Carolina early this morning, A heart attack is given as the cause. Mr. Walsh and' his bride of but a few days were on their way to Washington for the inaugural ceremonies. He was married a short time ago to a wealthy Cuban widow in Havana. They came to Florida by air, and the senator suffered an illness while at Daytona Beach. Mrs. Walsh discovered her husband on the floor of the drawing room of the car but he was dead before medical assistance could be secured. The senator was abbut 72 years old and was veil known throughout the whole country. He was chairman of the Democratic convention held in Chicago last year. The death of Senator Walsh makes it necessary for President-ele?t Roosevelt ,to make another selection for attorney-general in his cabinet- CANDIDATES FILE fORJLECTION TUESDAY WAS LAST DAY FOR TILING Song and laughter were features ef the Darktown Minstrel show given at, the high school auditorium on Thursday and Friday, February 23 and 24, with a cast of local people who might compete favorably with pror fessional players, so well did they fill their respective imrts;">„; Proceeds from the show wilt go toward^ » bwrfding fund for a new Catholic school in McHenry ami judging from the large-audiences that packed the auditorium on both nights, the fund will be -enlarged 'considerably.' -V ' '. V . V. U'pflK the opening r.tght" greet ihgs were received from Father Nix, who is n,ow in Florida, expre^sfrig his regret at not being present and wishing the audience and cast a pleasant evening. Rehearsals for the ministrel show have been in progress for several weeks, under the direction of Chjis. F Pich, and much time and work was given by the director and actors in perfecting their parts. Both performances went over big with the audience, generous in applause of the musical numbers and showing their appreciation of the jokes by many a hearty laugh. The program gave evidence of much - talent among the members 6f the cast who were all blacked and in appropriate negro costume with the exception of the interlocutor, Leo Heimer, who also filled his role perfectly. Opening numbers and accompani- McHenry will be on the direct;ments were played by an orchestra highway to-the Century of Progress i posed of ten pieces. exposition in Chicago'this summer.! ^ the opening night the feature This has been ascertained by McHen-' receiving the most applause was a ry's representative, R. I. Overton, ap--tap dance given by F. S. Orr and WEEKLY EXCHANGE HEMS Of INTEREST TAKEN FROM OF QUR EXCHANGES COLUMNS M1NRY WILL BE ON FAIR ROUTE WORLD'S FAIR OFFICIALS SO STATE pointed by the mayor to investigate this question in the interest of our city. , On Thursday evening of last week Harold Patzke, ' these two young men bringing the house down with enthusiasm over their number. . Due to the absence of Mr. Orr on the Mr. Overton, with Mayor Peter Do-1 sec6Tid night a substitution was mad herty, Supervisor S. H. Freund | an accordian player from Chicago. Ray Conway, went to Richmond, who also made a big hit with his where they met with the Richmond j audience. Mr. Orr, coach of the Community club apd representatives -basket ball team, accompanied the from Lak$ Qeneva, Genoa City and Elkhovo. Other towns along U. S. Route 12 team to Woodstock Friday night. At the close of the last performance members of the cast and . orchestra of the river. He was a brother of J. F. Conley of Woodstock. Funeral services were held from St. Mary's church, Woodstock, Monday Regular meeting* of the association will be held once a month at different cities in the county. They plan to enlarge gradually and take in morning with burial in Woodstock; members outside of the county-, cemetery. . ^ Mr. Conley lived with his grandson |uid had been in > falling health for aome time. He had been a resident of McHenry but a short time, moving here from ST. PATRICK'S DANCE The Altar and Rosary Sodality will sponsor a dance and card party at Stoffel^s hall, Friday evening, March 17. Admission 35 cents. Everybody wefcenw:, *4Q-3-j£p, With February 28 as the deadline for filing petitions of candidates for township offices-there is enough rivalry in the various townships in the county to make this year's election one of the most interesting and exciting for many years. In McHenry township, although there will be no election for supervisor this year, there will be some activity in the race for town clerk as Peter M. Justen, present incumbent of the office, and Ray McGee, Green street clothier, have announced their candidacies for the office. Both of these men are well known and highly respected citizens of the township and the contest will, no doubt, bring out a large vote. Joe N. Schmitt, assessor of McHenry township for several years, is again a candidate for that office aivl will have some opposition this yeaj^ with Raymond Hall of Ringwood announcing that he will be a candidate for the office Gf assessor, also. Mr. Hall is well known ip and around Ringwood and, no doaot, this content will be an interesting one, also. LoUis Schroeder of Ringwood will be a candidate for constable as will also Jack Walsh of .McHenry and William J. Welch will seek re-election as justice of the peace. In Door township there will be three candidates for assessor, being Charles T. Forrest, present assessor, E. C- Kappler and Elmer Sahs. Supervisor Fights In our neighboring township of Greenwood reports say at least two candidates will seek the supervisorship, John E. rHarrison, veteran member of the ^ board, will seek re-election and J- Ray Beard, Greenwood township farmer, started his petition in circulation last week. En Richmond township Frank B. McConnell, present supervisor and bank president, will be a candidate for re-election. Two other candidates have filed, being J. G. Stevens and Edward Austin. Reports from Nunda township indicate Supervisor A. H. Hale will be opposed for re-election by Nels Pearl. It is said a full ticket will be placed in the field against the present township officers of Nunda. It is claimed the newly organized taxpayers' organization will back the ticket against the present office holders. The township election will h* held on April 4. in Wisconsin had already organized w®re invited to the store of Mrs and seemed to be working for their on ^'vers'de Drive, where sandown interests without having talked j wishes coffee, ice cream an<f cake with headquarters in Chicago to find j enjoyed as a treat from the business out just what the conditions really tmen Riverside Drive. were. ' | It was decided at the Richmond MINNICH RESIGNS meeting to appoint a committee of vpawtapat cadaat one from each city to go to Chicago, xaUfll liUV/Aii Ot/XlUOL confer with the Century of Progress rofficials and ascertain just what the j Students of the McHenry high conditions were regarding the routes • school, as well as their parents and leading to the exposition. patrols of the school, were surprised With Mr. Wolcott of Lake Geneva,]and saddened when they received ii- Mr. Robinson of Genoa City and Mr. j formation this week that Miss Mil- Gray of Richmond, Mr. Overton went j di ed Minnich, teacher of mathematics to Chicago on Monday of this week j and music in the high school, was and conferred with Major E. J. Ervine j leaving for a better position in a Chiof the traffic division of the Century of Progress exposition at the administration building. cago school. Miss Minnich received wofti Saturday that the position was open for The committee was turned over to her and, although she disliked leaving Mr. Taylor, who has charge of all. McHenry as much as local people reroulings outside of Chicago, who to'd j gretted to see her go, yet th^ position the members of the committee that was such an advancement over her plans have already been completed j present one that she felt it to be her and U. S. 12 has been set as the di-j opportunity. Miss Minnich will teach rect exposition route leading from | mathematics in her position where she Wisconsin and the northwest to Chicago. This route upon which McHenry is situated will be known as the "Railroad Route" and will fee marked by an emblem of a locomotive. He stated that several delegations from Woodstock, Harvard and Janesville had been to see him concerning their Route No. 10, but that no change could be made because plans are all drawn up for the maps, all commenced work Tuesday morrting and where she is only a short distance from her home in Oak Park. Miss Minnich has oeen In McHenry for four and one-half years, coming here in 1928 and has won the admiration and friendship of people in gen eral. She has done much in bringing the musical organiations of the high school up to their present high standard, being a valuable assistant to Mr j Sears. She will be especially missed routes have been marked and book-, by members of the jazz band, who lets will be published this month. have enjoyed their practic with her. It is planned by the World's Fair ) Such seems to be the lot of the! heard the executives to get out maps complete: small schools, however, for when in every detail and to have waiting teacher reaches a certain degree of for the incoming autoist a sj'stem of several major highways, radiating 'n all directions from Chicago as the efficiency they usually find a better position. Miss Helen Schutt, teacher in the Jftred Bfeom of Waacocda has agifi|v proven his skill as a fisherman- This time his prize cateh is a 14-pouhdiv pickerel taken through the- ice oft Bangs lake last Wednesday afternoon. Attorney fftnxy L. Cowlin. af Ctyst&t Lake Tuesday; was appoiiSiN' ed master in clmricery of the Me* Hewry county Circuit court to- suc« - ceed Fred B. Bennett, Woodstock Sawyer who few Id the post six years,. FoX hunting has become a favor- - able sport ia the country adjacent to Woodstock. Several red foxes have been killed during the past few w^eka, and others hare escaped the gun-fire and trapping lures laid by farinen and hunters. ^ Fire of undetermined origin de», stroyed the farm residence proper* ty of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stein, two miles east of Harvard, last week Monday evening. The loss is estimated at $3,000. Insurance coverage ia lesa than one-half the amount, it is re. ported. ^ ° Wm. Stoddard, employed temporarily by the Alexander Lumber company in Crystal Lake, was injurod Wednesday afternoon of last week" while unloading coal when a large chute fell. He suffered a badly wrenched backhand a broken wrist, being taken to the hospital at Woodstock for medical aid. Fifteen chickens were Stolen from the Stachon Poultry Farm, on Route 20, south of Round Lake, last week Monday night. They u ere being kept in a small chicken house across the road from the house, where Mr.. Stachon keeps the fowls he is treating for various diseases. _ Eight of them were all right, but the other sevwa were sick, and were unfit for human consumption. Emmerson Cook, 70, of WaucondA, suffered two fractured ribs, a cut en one hand and was considerably shaken up and shocked, when he was struck by "an automobile while crossing Main street Friday morning of last week. The driver of the car did not stop. Mr. Cook was about to walk across the street at the intersection of Main and Mill streets, and was thrown ten feet by the force of the impact With both of the, cemeteries h» (he city limits of Crystal Laka practically filled, acreage for a third cemetery has been purchased by the Crystal Lake Union Cemetery association. Twenty acres, between Crystal Lake and Ridge field, havebeen acquired from the Wiltberger estate, located across the road from the Ridgefield cemetery. A price - at-. - •. $200 per acre or $4000 was paid. Paul Chase, past commander of the Antioch American Legion poejt. and an active worker for Democratic' candidates in the last election recently was sworn in as state highway policeman. Chase replaces Lvle L. Litweiler, Republican who held the local patrol under the Emmerson administration. Chase's beat is Milwaukee avenue to the state line, route No. 59, Grand Avenue, and alio route 173 in Lake county. Fremont Center has settled back to the usual run of life, contented that the dispute between creditors of Archibald Techner and Mrs. Lillian Litweiler, his housekeeper, had been settled. Techner's creditors seised 13 hogs and sundry fowls on a writ of replevin issued by Justice Walter Dow Wright. Mrs. Litweiler said the pigs arfu chickens belonged to her and not Techner. Justice .Harry Hoyt case last Tuesday on a the ALTAR AND ROSARY PARTY The Altar and Rosary sodality of St. Patrick's church sponsored a prelenten card party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kilday Sunday evening. Prizes in bridge were awarded to Mrs. Thomas Kane and Mildred Kinsala; in five hundred to Mrs. H. J. Schaeffer and C. W. Gibbs; and in bunco to Helen Kilday. A pillow was awarded to Miss B. Doherty. sic. Friends are wishing sycews for Miss Minnich in her new fleli hub and clearly marked within a ra-j Barrington schools for the last six dius of 100 miies of the city. j years, is now substituting for Mis* As the motorists approach the city j Minnich in mathematics and in a short and as they continue to study their j time Supt. Duker expects to have map and follow their route they will i someone to take her place permafind detailed information as to pavk-jnently in both mathematics artd mu- ItC '4ing space, hotels and other accom- f~i--«i» *._! s « modations. It appears .that McHenry will "get a break" this time and will be on one of the main highways leading to Chicago for the world's fair. According to Mr- Overton, it has been suggested by representatives from other cities along Route 12 that an organization be formed and all work together in advertising and in efforts to attract motorists to use this route. Mr. Taylor of the traffic division] December was about normal ia also stated that probably the Century i temperature, but the excess warmth of Progress would co-operate with of January more thun offset the surchange of venue, and returned property to the housekeeper. Fire of unknown origin caused the complete destruction of a garage and two automobiles early Friday morning of last week at the Bauer farm, northwest of Wauconda. The flam** were discovered at five o'clock in tlw morning; and an alarm was at once sent in for the local fire dtpartjnant. WINTER SETS WARM AND COLD RECORDS A winter of extremes' is coming to close in this vicinity with spring due to arrive in a few weeks. Features of the winter were the warmest January in 53 years and the coldest day, Feb. 10, in 34 years. was ft. mass flames, Jiowever,. when the firefighters arrived at the seine, and all ef&ef was centered on savlrg the house ailJ other buildings on the farnt. This was accomplished sfter a hard struggle. each town along the-routes in advertieing. A. supp«ft Fox River Valley Camp, No. 3251, will serve supper at Woodman hall, West McHenry, on Thursday, March plus cold of February, so that the winter on the whole was slightly milder than normal. Two cold spells, each with subzero readings and snow, kept the winter from being an extremely mild one. The first six days of December 9, from 5 until all are served. Baked! were unusually mild, but a cold wave ham, escalloped potatoes, baked beans,'set in on-the eisrhth and again revegetable salad, deviled eggs, pickles,; turned with a fall of snow. hot rolls, pie and coffee. Adults, 35 j January was the most extraordicents; children, 20 cents, invited. , Everyone 40-fp ENTERTAINS FRIENDS M5ss Anita Bacon entertained a party of friends Saturday evening. They attended the basketball game at Woodstock, after which they returned j cold February. nary month of the winter. The average temperature was 87 degrees, the warmest since 1880. The normal is only 23.7 degrees. For the second time in the history of the government weather bureau, a warm January was followed by a The recent cold spell E. M. DOWNS DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS E. M Downs, about 50 years old, died at his home at Johhsbure Friday 1 morning, following a long illness af cancer. Funeral services in charge of the Odf^Fellow lodge, were held Sunday, the body being taken to Champaign. III., Monday morning for b«rt, ial. He is survived by his-wife aad two grandchildren. ^ ; Mr. and Sirs. Downs have lived ia this vicinity about three 'jffani. ram ing here from Elgin. , ' V ' Y ' DANCE! DANCE! . Guy Lombardo, Wayne King,"-!!*!-^ Kemp and Rudy Valee will not iba able to be present but Frarkte Gam and his orchestra will furnish the sic for dancing at Weber's Hall, Riverside Drive, Friday, March S. Admission 25c, and ladies, 10c *4Q to her home and enjoyed games and i and blizzard can be ea$Hy reraemlunch- Guests were Eleanor Sutton, be red. but with it all over in Rita Freund, Charles Peterson, Ralph February perhaps we are due for an ' *Bouril and Arnold^Miller. (early spring in'March. K. C.*S, ATTENTION! _ The next r e g u l a r meeting"&§ Knights <ef Columbus will take place at the K. C. hall next* Thursday, March 9. AH members are urged be present, as important businew will be brought up at this meetirg