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<*Jl NTY U XILIAKY MEETINQ, The meeting1 of the County Council of the American Legion Auxiliary will bt held at Huntley on Friday evening, September.Hit 8:3<>. jk.. m. D.S.T., ' • >-*t ' *X4 vt'/-:r' LEAGUE HOLDS ANNUAL DANCE The Lily Lake Ladies' league held their annual dance at the Jewel Tower Saturday night. Frank Spavero's orchestra furnished the music and the balloon dance was enjoyed by, all. About 200 Were in attendance. * C. D. OF A. MEETING C. D. of A. will hold their regular T«einess meeting on the second Monday of the month as usual, which is Sept. 10th. The social party meetings will begin again for the fatt and winter months. A committee has been named to take care of the first one aftei vacation;' )#ihicjr be on the, fourth Monday, as usual, which will Jtw&pt. 24. EASTERN STAR NOTES; ' ^ffcHenry Chapter, O. E. S,, wilr observe Advanced Officers' Slight on Sept. 10. The McHenry officers will fill the stations, "arid there will lae a program and a social hour followed by lunch. Oin October 8, Friends' Night will be observed, Mrs. Corinne Clark, worthy matron bf Bethel Chapter, Elgin, in the east. . . ' - - .• . FAMILY REUNION ^ A family reunion was held at the home of George Meyers last Friday afteirnoon and evening. Forty-five members were present for the happv* an(j beautiful scenery adding to the gathering. Needless to say, Grandpa enjoyment of the trip. TOWNSENDS RETURN FROM WESTERN TRIP • Mi. and Mrs. Harry Townsend and little son, Henry James, arrived home Thursday evening from a trip to Mitchell', S. D., where they went in the interest of their property and also to visit relatives and friends. ^ The ten-day trip, in whicjj more than 1,600 miles were covered, was a most delightful one with good roads ENTERTAIN FOR SISTER Mr«.,M. J. Walsh and,Miss Ellen jDoherty entertained a party of friends Saturday afternoon in honor of their sister, Mrs. Stacia Malone, who returned ,44 ^ier home in Elgin Tuesday after a visit here. Three tables of five hundred were in play with the |>rize for high scor£~-merited by Mrs. W. F. Burke. Mrs. Etta Cooney of Cleveland. 0-, received the guest prize. « FAMILY REUNION f A family reunion was* held at the • ihome of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A% Frear.d Sunday when members of Mrs. - Freund's family gathered to spend the day together. Those present -- were: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kennebeck, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kennebeck, Jr.. Mrs. Henry Kennebeck and family, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Kennebeck of this vicinity and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wienke of Irving Park with their respective families. Meyers was happy with his t family around him. Later in the evening a ^flashlight picture was taken so each member will have a memento of that memorable da*. ,. Those pre«ez$ wqfefe: Victor Meyers of Los Angeles, Audrey Meyers of Bakersfield, CaL; Gail Meyers of Hollywood, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. George Meyers and family of Woodstock; Mr. and Mrs. John Montgomery* and family of Forest Park, 111 ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Egan and son of Chicago;; Marcellus Meyer* and daughter of Chicago; Joyce and Arnold Chestnut of West Chicago; Paul Meyers ami family, Mrs. Agnes Marshall and family, -Mr. and. Mrs, Phil famili al! of McHenry. * «• »4 *•{• i*<• ••»»•»•»»»»»•• Among the Sick » » • » •»•»••<»» • • • • <• I' «• Mary Erickson had her tonsils removed at Harvard last week Wednesday.' George, the two-year-old son of Mrand Mrs. Fred Nickels fractured two ribs when he fell from the landing of the second story flat, in the Hunter building on Green street, where they reside, to the yard below. He is recovering from his injuries nicely. Mrs. Lee Kercher underwent an operation for adhesions at St. Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, Friday morning. She is recovering nicely. Mrs. Joe Nimsgern underwent an operation for appendicitis at St. Theresa* s hospital, Waukegan, Saturday. The journey to South Dakota was made by way of Route 20 to Dubuque and through Iowa and the return trip was through Minnesota, where the crops looked good and the fields and pastures were green. South Dakota*- however, was a desolate looking place and* the farther west the motorists went the worse conditions appeared. With one rain in May, which was the only one in two yeaffe, this state is literally dried up with not a spear of grass in sights and ho crops and no pastures to feed the stock. The trees are bare of leaves and eveQrwhere there is dirt and dust which blows in the high winds. ,; The farmers are selling their stock as they have no feed and the man 'who rents Mr. Townsend's farm is selling." 195 head of stock, 22 horses, hogs and chickens as he has no f^d for the winter. Mrs. Townsend says that the people are cheerful and friendly, however, and are hopeful of better times coming. Other states which they passed through presented much more favorable impressions, however, and people in this region haV6 yet much to be thankful for. „ ^ HEAVY RAINS WILL * BENEFIT FARMERS PRE-NUPTTAL SHOWER MUs Celia Thennea was guest of honor at a pre-nuptial shower given by Miss Alvina Freund on Tuesday evening of last week, when she was ; presented with a beautiful linen tablecloth and napkins. About twenty guests were present and the evening was spent in playing five hundred with the prices awarded to Mrs.i; Henry Weber, Mrs. Jesse Wormley and Miss Alvina Freund. Refreshments were served with table decorations in pink and green. PREPARE FOR CONVENTION Fta River Valley Camp, R. N. A-, met in regular session Tuesday "evening with Mrs. O. Bratzler, district deputy, present. The officers practiced for the convention to be held at Algonquin, Sept. 25. All officers are urged to be present at the next meeting for practice. POST-NUPTIAL SHOWER V Between forty and fifty guests attended the post-nuptial shower and surprise party given in honor <5f Mrs. Laurence T. McChesney at, the homs of her parents, Mr.' and Mrs. John Keg, Saturday night. Mrs. McChesney, formerly Miss Jaunita Keg, who had given her friends ^ big surprise by announcing her marriage which took place last April, was equally as surprised when, old schoolmates, neighbors and old friends walked in on her Saturday night, bringing her many beautiiul gifts in honor of the ocgf sion. Among local friends there were also guests from Waukegan, Chicago, Evanston and other nearby cities. A pleasant evening was spent by the guests Who were first entertained with a mock wedding. In this comedy Mrs. Frank Rosing took the part of the blushing bride, who was led to ; the altar by Mrs. John Engeln as the bridegroom. Appropriate music was played by Miss Shirley Johnson and Bob Peterson sang, "I Love You Truly." Music daring the Arening was furnished by Charles Coles on the piano accordian. Intermittent showers and downpours, whieh-b£gan Saturday and continued throughout Sunday and Labor Day, lasting over until Wednesday, was the heaviest rain, or series of rains, in more than a year, accounting for nearly three inches of rainfall in this vicinity. Although the rains spoiled many a Labor Day celebration and holiday cuting, they were providential and will replace in the subsoil great quantities of wate^ that was taken by the hungry plants and crop roots during the summer drouth. It will also put the ground in shape for fall plbwing and has already started the growth of pastures and lawns, whild the still growing corn and hay will be aided greatly. Fox river, that has be#n unusually low this year, has risen somewhat and little creeks that have. been dry all summer are flowing again. Although unestimated, the benefit to farmers will be great in this vicinity. PARTY AT LILY LAKE TTie home of Mr. and Mrs. Fast at Lily Lake was a scene of merriment Sunday evening when they entertained a party of friends. Cards and dancing were enjoyed and refreshments served and all voted Mr. and Mrs. Fast royal entertainers. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harder, Mr. and Mrs. Faber, Mr. and Mrs. J. Glinn, Mr. and Mrs, Peter Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dosch, Louise Gannon, Mrs. Brans ford, Mr. and Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. Gallager, Mr. Roos, G. S. Shelton, Mr. and Mrs. G. Wegener, Mr. and Mrs. J. Taylor, Stanley Hlaracek, Mr. end Mrs. Fast appreciated the won- . derful serenade by Mr. Goetter. National Holiday* Contrary to the common Impres- •lon, there are no legal national holidays In the United States--not even the Fourth of July. The legal holidays, says Literary Digest, are fixed by the statutes of the several states, and these holidays are not altogether uniform. The annual proclamation of the President calling for the" observance bf Thanksgiving dqy is actually effective only in the District of Columbia, but Is observed by common consent by all states upon proclamations by the respective governors. Other holidays observed by all states are New Year's day, Washington's birthday, Independence day, Labor day, and Christmas. Speed of SM EUpfcAttt Despite the fact that the sea elephant is an exceedingly ungainly creature on land It la able to bob along on a level surface faster than a man can walk," although pauses for rest are made at short Intervals. "Their mode of progression has been well likened to that of an inchworm," says National Geographic of these animals, "yet when in a hurry they arch the spine and Jerk forward the pectoral flippers wltlr such rapidity that their resultlng galt mlgh£ almost be called a gallop," ; t: ' Sword Pa*s« • Swards were indispensable tb' the early Roman soldiers and* to the knights of Arthurian legend and medieval times. They played an important part In the battles of the last century, although the tragedy of the gallant Light Brigade that rode against the guns at Balaclava perhaps presaged the end. The weapon of antiquity Is not adapted to the machine age. LOCAL FARMERS HAVE TOMATO CONTRACTS HOLD UP FOX LAKE TAVERN Three armed men Saturday night held up the owner and nine patrons of the Mineola Hotel tavern, on Fox Lake; escaping with $480. The robbers, who pretended to be customers, ordered a round of drinks before compelling the owner, William Thompson, to raise his hands. They then herded the patrons, one of whom was a woman, into a rear room and took their money. Thompson gave up a total of $280 and his customers $200. The • bandits escaped in an automobile, LADIES' AID SOCIETY Twelve members and friends of the Ladies' Aid society met at^he home of Mrs. William Bacon Thursday where the aft^noon was spent in sewing. In the absence of the president, Mrs. Lillian Cox, the business session was conducted by Mrs. John Fay. The pleasant afternoon drew to a close with the serving of a pot-luck lunch. * 'A^least three farmers in this vicinity have contracts with the Campbell Tomato Soup company fot all the tomatoes they can raise on a specified acreage, this year. Mr." and Mrs. Peter A. Freund have eleven acres planted to tomatoes and expect to begin delivering to the Chicago concern possibly next week, the rapidity with which the tomatoes ripen depending largely on the weather. The crop is 'a little late this year it was necessary to replant it several times on account of the hail storms and drouth. Peter Weingart has about five acres in tomatoes and John Wegener has about an acre. • Those who are under contract with the Campbell Company cannot sell to anyone else until their contract expires. If your tomato soup tastes extra good this winter the reason will be that somewhere there are some homegrown tomatoes 1n jt. CAMP CAR MAKES TRIP A PLEASURE Flying Doctor of the Far North J Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hughes returned home Tuesday night irom a fishing trip at Okee, Wis. They were, also, joined by Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stephenson of Ringwood, who returned home Monday. The two McWenry couples left Friday in the camp car made by Mrv Hughes, which is a miniature house on wheelest of the trailer type. The car is not too heavy to slow up the speed of the caf pulling it arid travel is comfortable at about 40 miles ap hour. - The interior is nicely furnished in % finely varnished birch and is complete with cupboards, clothes closets and beds., There is a stove, sink and table and a complete outfit of dishes and cooking utensils while the windows are attractively curtained with chintz hangings. Vacationing becomes a greater pleasure when trips can be taken in an outfit of this kind. SINCLAIR FILLING STATION ROBBED Here Is Dr. Vance Murray, the "llying doctor of the North" recently appointed medical director for the Alaskan Indian territorv. Ileplans to make fcis rounds of a vast region of the Arctic by plane, thus eliminating the traditional dog sled. The plane, especially equipped for northern flying weather was Ifcoded by Doctor Murray on the newly leveled army lafidlng field at Juneau The Sinclair filling station, owned by Mrs. John R. Knox, ?y.d located on Route U. S. 12 in McHenry was robbed of $570 in cash some time between midnight and 5 o'clock Tuesday morning. " «e- i The money, which is kept in a steel, fireproof locker in the washroom at the filling station, was put. away about 12:20 by one of "'the employes and the theft was not detected until one of the boys went to clean up the washroom at 5 o'clock that morning. / The bolt had been pried off the Yale lock by someone who came in during the early morning hours and the money carried away without the suspicion of the attendant being aroused. T lhtcttrU LIT* Million Y«M* Bacteria can live for 1,000,000 years In a dormant condition embedded In .rocks or coal or eyen meteora.. , Strang* Tongue* and Race* The little country of Dagestan occupies most of the Andiisk range tucked away In the upper corner of the Caucasian Isthmus on the shore of the Caspian sea. Many varied tribes of strange tongues and races live In the fertile valleys, or In ancient stone villages known as "auls," which cling to the mountain sides. V . Scotland Owns Sit# A club In London has been found to stand on land owned by Scotland, the site havipg befen given by a Saxon king to a Scottish king, so that the lastrnamed could build his palace there for his yearly pilgrimage of homage to the crown of England. Fly Ha* Fivo Ejres A fly has five eyes. Two ar^compound, each made up of mor«r than 4,000 eye units. Three are single, situated In the form of a triangle with Its sharpest point downward, In the space above and between the compound eyes, Burial Socialist Burial societies are generally Insurance companies which sell only small policies large enough to cover the cost of burial, usually Including the undertaker's services, casket and delivery of body, to cemetery. V And H« Comes > Among the Talrona Indians of Northern Columbia,, husband and wife live In separate huts. At meal time, the wife places the food at the door of her own hut and shoutR, "Come and get It." - * Tip* In Berlin A unique custom In Berlin -requires that the well-bred guest leave a tip of one mark under the dessert plate at dinner. The maid at a tea or cocktall party Is also slipped 50 pfennigs. Canal*, Bridge* in Venic* There are about 150 canals, dividing the city of Venice into 117 large and small Islands, and about 380 bridges, three of which, including the famous Rlalto, span the Grand canal. Mr. and MJrs. Wilbrandt visited relatives" at Algonquin Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Fay, Kenneth Boley and Eugene Sayler ,-were Champaign visitors Wednesday. -Misses Rosina and Genevieve Glosson, with Harold Rolfs and A1 Ameo of Kenosha, Wis., spent Labor Day at their home here. Mrs. Will Glosson, who has been employed at Janesville, Wis., has joined her husband at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Math Glosson. Miss Carolyn Regner, R. N., of Chicago spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Regner. J. C. Debrecht and Alfred Debrecht of Chicago visited Mr. and Mrs. William HL Althoff, Labor Day. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Townsend and son, Henry James, visited at Janes-, ville, Wis., Tuesday. Mr. and. Mrs. Albert Purvey Were Waukegan visitors Labor Day. ^ 5 Mr, and Mrs. L> V. Adams visited at Barrington over the weekend. James Marshall went to Champaign Wednesday. Mrs. Alfred Johannsen and children, Marion and Shertnari, of Evanston were Thursday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson. Miss Evelyn Vogel returned to her home at Richmond Tuesday, after a week's visit with her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs; Henry Vogel.. On Monday she will begin her teaching duties at Elmhurst for another year. Miss Louise Regner, daughter of ll.r and Mrs. John Regner, has entered the Chicago Masters College, where she is taking a professional course i'i dress designing and fashion illustration. Sunday guests in the home, of Mrs. Anna Karls were Mr. and Mrs. Wallbilling, Dr. Preusker,, Alvin and Frederick Preusker and Melba Churney. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wienke and family of Irving Park spent -the weekend with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Frajnk Hughes returned home Thursday from a week's vacation trip in Wisconsin, where they visited relatives and friends. Miss Evelyn Freund, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Freund, left Tuesday for Waukegan, where she will enter training at St. Theresa's hospital. Her sister, Leone, is also in training at this hospital wtfere she has another year. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson and son of Chicago spent the first of last week in the home of her. mother, Mrs. Fred Karls. Miss Lois Bacon visited friends at Mendota over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. William Perkinson and daughter of Chicago spent the weekend in the T. W. Winkel home and attended the Thennes-Winkel wedding Saturday. Miss Inez Bacon of Elgin spent Monday night and Tuesday at her home here. ^ Weekend guests in the home of MJrs. Fred Karls were Mr. and Mrs. Mat Karls and son, Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Senten and son and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Moeller of Chicago. Mrs. Etta Cooney of Cleveland, O., who has been a guest in the home of her sister, Mrs. W. F. Burke, attend- Whit* Elephant* There are <albtnos among elephants as among other animals. In these the coloring matter In the skin is deficient, but the result Is not a pure white. Sediment in Micsittippi Rlrer While the Mississippi Is not entirely clear above the Missouri, the greater part of the sediment in the lower tlver enters it from the Missouri. A Dead Opal The colors In an opal vary with climate and temperature, and sometimes disappear permanently, the opal then being called "dead." " : Preferred for Posterity , . The" English village of Wyconbe, which dates almost entirely from mare than 200 years ago, Is to be preserved; for posterity. Tent Mausoleum The mausoleum In which Sir BLch. ard Burton, Britain's fapious orientalist and explorer, lies, Is an Arab tent of marble- Mistakes Made by All ' . > "DC best of men make mistakes," said Uncle IDben. "De trouble comes when de worst of men take advantage of "em." >. / Far East Women'Belittled In the Far East women are not considered capable of. absorbing the wisdoin qf. the Koran. Sun at the Meridian Only four: times a year does the Sun reach thg. meridian at--exactly 12 O'clock. Desertas Islands The' Desertas islands are a group of four rocky Islets lp the Atlantic, 90 miles southeast of Madeira, and forming part of the Madeira group, named Bugio, Des( rta Grande, Chaco and Sail Rock. They have no permanent inhabitants. » • June Held Lucky (or Wedding June was believed to be a lucky month for marriages as far back as the Romao dsyf. . ed the funeral of a relative, Sister Marie Degusman at Sinsinawa, Wis., Friday. Mrs. Anna Webster of Chicago has been the guest of Mrs. T. W. Winkel for the past two weeks. Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin, with Mr. and Mrs. Westlake of Spring Grove, and Mr. and MJs. Earl Whiting,, left Friday on a week's trip to Minnesota, where some good lake with plenty of fishing is their destination. Mrs. Grval Bratzler of Elgin, Royal Neighbor deputy, is in town this week. Misses Gladys Gaulke and Helen Welch of Woodstock were weekend guests in the M. J. Walsh home. Mr. and Mrs. George Bohr, with Mr. and Mrs. William Pries of Waukegan, left Thursday on a trip to Wisconsin. Mr. and Mr. John Koeny of children of Kenosha spent, the weekend with relatives here;. Marjory Phalin of Chicago spent the weekend at her home. Leroy Conway of Chicago is spending his vacation at his home here. M!rs. Paul Weber and her sister, Miss Margaret Walsh, returned to Chicago Monday, after spending the summer at Orchard Beach. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burns have been on a trip north. Miss Lily Brey«r of "Milwaukee fpent the weekend here. Weekend guests in the B. J. Brefeld home were their daughters, Mary, Olga and Theresa, and Herbert Hageman of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brefeld and family of Chicago spent Sunday there. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Holle of Chicago spent the weekend here- John Long of Chicago- called Sat- Jirday on Mayor and Mrs. Doherty. Mrs. Thomas Rafter of Woodstock visited Mrs. Ella Wheeler Tuesday afternoon. " Miss Mildred Callahan, James Burke' aWd sister of Chicago and the Gene Zoia children of Woodstock visited in the Peter Doherty home Sunday. „ William Lee of Chicago spent Sunday here.? Mr. and Mrs. George Corney and ^ons, Elmer and Donald, and daughter, Emily, of Brimfield visited their son here over the weekend. Mrs. Richard J. Gebel of Chicago spetit a few days this week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Schoewer. Weekend visitors at Mrs. H. Bitter's home were Mr. and Mrsi J. A. Ritter and son, Raymond, and friend, Margaret Gurtenrich, Mr- and Mrs. i E. McClanahan and daughter, Pollie, and friend, Frank Kaye, Mrs. J. HSckey, Mr. and Mrs. W- Sehultx; daughter and son, all from Chicago;1 Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kurxholx, son, Bob, Mr. and Mrs. Sanborn from Elmhurst; Mr. and Mrs Harry Wrath, soiv JjMnes, from DeaPlaines. RESIDENCE CHANGES ; Mr. and M#s. Paul Patzke have moved from the Hendgfks place on Center street "to the Vogt house on Main street. f Mr. and Mrs. Arnold J. Lauen have moved from the Wentwort^ home on the river to the Mrs. Hickey residence on the corner of Broad and Green streets, formerly occupied by Mrs. Rulien. 4* "i-*v r": For Sale MILK FED BROILERS : • -" • -IJ to 3 U>s. JULIUS KEQ " Phone 285 DEPOSITS INSURED The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( WASHINGTON, D.C. • $5000 FOR'EACH 'DEPOSITOR $5000 West McHenry, Illinois We Sell Tire Performance NOT CLAIMS You can't get tire performance out of advertising claims. 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