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TBX MoHWTBY PIAINBEALKS Tntcrsaay, TeDfaary 28,1835 •:;r: * * . BOY SCOUT ANNIVERSARY By LEONARD A. BARRETT. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Boy Scout movement in America was recently celebrated in every city of our country. It was a notable event when oh the evening of February 8th, the President of our country, flanked by a guard of honor composed of boys f r o m t h e S c o u t m o v e m e n t , d e l l v - ered a brief address to the Scouts of America. Prominent among - the traits of character which Lht Boy Scout qiovement Deaths Mrs. Meta Schumacher Mrs. Meta Shcumacher, 86 years old/ died in St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin, Friday. She had been in failing .health since last summer. She was buried in Woodland cemetery, McHenry, Sunday afternoon. ^ Mrs. Schumacher, who observed her eighty-sixth birthday the day before she died, had made her home with a nephew in Oak Pferk. She was at one time a resident of McHenry. She is survived by a son, George, of Crystal Lake. Another son, Frank, preceded her in death. Mrs. Mary A. Sehmitt v Mrs. Mary A. Sehmitt, 71 years old, died at the home of her daughter, tried-to jineulcate Into the developing -Mrs- Nick Freund, on T^sday, Feb, life of th'e -boys of our, cou* ntry >s per 19, at 4:15 p. m. Although Mrs. iristence to overcome obstacles, which again is reflected in the oath .which every boy takes wheir he joins the ,or- -ganiMttion; "Tot keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight"We • can well imagine tb*t Lincoln .was" In. spirit . at" least a real Scout. The principles of the Scout oath dominated his life. By obedience to them he. rose from the rjmks of poverty to the highest position in our country. Since Lincoln's day, other men of our age have followed the same Scout, principle. Woodrow Wilson rose from the humble home of a country parson to become President of a great university, governor of * the state of New Jersey, and then President of the United States. Charles Augustus Lindbergh, whose mother taught in the public schools of Detroit, overcame by the Scout spirit the limitations of financial-income, and made for himself an heroic place in the history of our coiifitry. Obstacles created Sehmitt had not been well, her death came as a great shock to her, loved ones who considered that she was improving. She suffered a sudden turn for the worse on Monday when stricken with two strokes which caused her death the following day. Mary Schumaker Was one.of a fapiily of eight children of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schumaker and was born at Johnsburg on March 20, 1863. Her sisters and brothers have all preceded her in death. - After her marriage to Martin 3. Sehmitt at St Patrick's church in McHenry, she and her husband went to live on a farm near Wonder Lake, where they remained ten years. They then moved to the_Mike Justen farm at Pistakee Bay, where they lived for seven years, when they bought the •Casper Adams farm at- Johnsburg, living there for fourteen - years. Here, Mr. Sehmitt died fourteen years ago. Remaining on the farm for two by hardships such as limited incomes, jvears after the death of her husband, physical handicaps, can be" overcome. ! Mrs. Sehmitt then moved to her home Instead of being a curse, they may be- .conae a blessing. We apprecfate something when we have to sacrifice for it much more, than when it is handed to "WPon a silver platter. ; • -j.~: •• Long live the Scout movement' Its rugged life and high ideals have In them the making of true Americans. It is a magnificent sight to visualize a million boys daily doing a good turn, and bfeing trained under expert leadership for the future citizenship of our .country, r ©^Western Newspaper; Union. I Se3 ; tf> the Eresiafftt SC3 I- "None are more apt to boast than those of the least worth." MARCH 5--Merry Widow Hatt roaks ... their first appearance . 1907. €^-Ring Lardner, humorist . and writer, born 1885. 7--Firit telephone patent it issued to Bell, 1S7& . #--First bridge over Niagara River is opened, 18SS. in Johnsburg, which she later sold and moved to McHenry. He^e she purchased the Mrs. Herman Brooks, house on Court street, where she had since made her home. Fof the past fiye weeks she had been with her daughter; Mrs. Nick Freund. Mrs. Sehmitt, who belonged to the Christian Mothers, had many friends in this vicinity who mourn her death. She is survived by five children, M. jj. of St. Louis, Mrs. Simon Michels, Mrs. Nick Freund, John R„ and Irwin Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Friday friorning at St. Marys church with Father Stinler officiating and assisted b/ Father Laymann ol Aurora. Her nephews served as pallbearers and honarary pall-bearers in eluded her neighbors at - Johnsburg and McHenry. Burial was at Johnsburg. Among those from out-of-town who attended the funeral Friday were: Mr. and Mrs. John Fuch, Humphrey, Nebr., Mr. and Mrs. Nick Sehmitt. St. Charles, Minn; Peter Sehmitt, Win- «na, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Nick Heins, Anthony Heing, Mrs. Mayme Wagner, Mr. Bengun, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bertrang, Aurora; Mrs. Katherine Low, "Mrs. Christine Miller, Chicago; Mrs. Regina McCollari, Ed Michels, Wnukepan; Joseph Sehmitt, Beloit; Mr. imd Mrs. Ray VanHeirseele, North Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schultz ©f Kenosha. 9r-Famed battle of Monitor Merrimac, 1862. 10--Germany declares war os,. Portugal at last, 1916. " ' --Start of great three-day bliixard, New York, 1888. MOVE TO FORCE BONUS LEGISLATION Corn Stover Low Protein Feed and Needs Balance The loss in dry matter In corn stover'approximates 24 per cent while the loss in ensiling corn need not be more than 10 per cent. This emphasizes the value of ensiling in so far as possible this year, says Hoard's Dairyman. However, bright corn stover that has been properly shocked can be made a valuable part of the ration this winter. Shredding, grinding, or cutting may be advisable in order to get the cows to eat the entire plant. Also the conservative use of molasses mixed with water and sprinkled over this roughage may add to its palatability and feeding value slightly. Corn stover Is a low protein feed and to balance it we must feed a high protein grain mixture. We recommend I to 2 per cent of the grain mixture be ground limestone, marl; oyster shell, or special steamed bone meal. Bone meal apd salt mixed half and half and fed as salt alone is usually fed, will also give the necessary mineral protection. The analysis of corn stover la 2.1 per cent digestlbl^crude protein; 46.1 per cent total digestible nutrients. QABBY QERTIE "No kid wants to wash every time he gets a dirty look." F'frtaer S*3e toys It must be a pleas ure to have a lot of smart children ahd note „the different ways in which they become famous, Then, truly, Is life worth living. POTPOURRI . Carborundum Carborundum, a hardy substance need in place of emery and sandpaper for polishing, Is a manufactured product Proper proportions •f soke, sand, sanddust, and a little aare mixed together and sub- I »o Intense heat for hours. It *Mbes from the furnace as coarse «rjwtals which are then ground to 9«w4Br. •. Wmmm Mnwn•« IWw Washington, Feb. 23--Illinoi5» Republican congressmen have their support to move launched Friday to force bonus legislation out of the committee loom at an early date. While signing "the petition circulated by supporters | of the Patman bill, Illinois G. Or P. ! members remain^ free to vote for ; whatever measure or amendments | that may be presented once the way cleared for consideration of bonus legislation. The petition now being circulated asks that the Ways'and Means committee be discharged from further consideration of the Patman bill, and if signed by 218 members •within six legislative days, Representative Patman will win the right to call up his bill for consideration on either March 11 or 25. In that event it is the opinion in some quarters that the Ways and Means committee will report out the Vinson bill, which has The support of the American Legion, or that advocates of that measure will offer it on the floor as a substitute for the Patman bill. Congressmen Issue Statement Congresman Buckbee of the 12th* district, Reed of the 11th district, and Arends of the 17th district joined in issuing the following statement Saturday: " "We members of the Illinois Republican delegation agree with many other House members of all the parties that the time has come to do something to giet bonus legislation before the House. The sentiment ol the American people is overwhelmingly in favor of immediate cash payment of the bonus in full and we shall vote for the m/easure or such amendments as will accomplish this end. The first step is to get this legislation before the House." Pass War Department Appropriation The House on Friday passed without a record vote the 1936 War Department appropriation bill calling for a total of $318,131,862.00, an increase of $48,000,000 over the 1935 budget About two-fifths of this increase is for the Army Air Corps to which was allotted $45,600,444. as against $26,376,490. in 1935. The extra money is for expansion in various directions but largely for the purchase of 547 new planes. Other increases ire al- Chinch Bug War Hard Congress In the last session voted an appropriation of a million dollars to halt the ravages of the chinch ^bug in the corn belt and this money was used to build barriers totaling 30,000 miles along which creosote halted the advance of the Insects. The chinch bug, however, has two generations in a single season, the first generation being a crawling insect which can be controlled by the creosote barriers, but the second generation, flying, Is not halted by this form of control. Experts estimate that the million dollars spent on control measures saved at -least $4,- 000,000 worth of corn. "Forgotten Sire" SPRING GROVE Dairy's Drawback Large Group of Young Bulls With Unknown Ability as Breeders. By Ww#, °r*pp, Chief In Dairy OaftWl l*kt- - verslty of Illlnola.--WNU Service. The "forgorten man" has his champions, but too little has been said and done about the "forgotten sires" of dairy herds.' By the "forgotten sires" reference is made to that large, group of young dairy bulls whose breeding ability Is still an unknown quality but whose progeny will wield a potent influence on dairy returns In years to come. These progeny will produce more than 90 per cent of all milk and dairy products consumed in the five years from 1937 to 1941 Inclusive. ,.. Most progressive dairymen would rather use a "proved" sire, as determined by the number of pounds of milk and butterfat the bull's daughters will produce In a year's time. This is as it should be. However, under the present system of proving dairy bulls, only one iu fifty Is likely to becoms a proved sire, and all those not In this select group are "forgotten." More attention needs to be given to the physical appearance of these bulls and to the performance of their dams and sires If the future of the dairy Industry is to be safeguarded. The physical characteristics of the yonng bull should, of course, be considered care.f ully, Ivf .h. e .Is t.o sire the future , ... , , ... . . , producers of the herd. TIn addition t.h. e i. . s p e n d t h e w e e k e n d w i t h f r i e n d s dairyman should investigate the characteristics of the bull's .sire and dam. If obtainable, the records of full brothers and sisters, and even of half brothers and half sisters, will furnish valuable evidence In determining the transmitting ability of a young sire. If a dairyman can find a young bull whose sire has ten or more unselected daughr ters that are highly productive and whose dam has three or more good daughters, he can feel reasonably assured that the young sire will make a •satisfactory breeder. |Plaid Silk Organdi* Mrs. Arthur Kattner and Mrs. Charles Freund motored to McHenry Wednesday night to* attend the Forester meeting at St. Mary's hall. . The ushers of St. Peter's church were entertained by George A. May Thursday night Cards furnished the entertainment. The serving of refreshments concluded a pleasant evening. . * ' , ' Mr. and Mrs. Glen Esh and baby daughter of Bartlett, 111., visited at th£,home»of Mrs. Bertha Esh, Thursday. Mr9. Ni^k Freund left for Chicago Monday to spend a few days with friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Sheets and daughter of Montigue, Mich., spent the weekend with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton May. Lucille Esh spent .Saturday and Sunday, with her uncle, Glen; Esh, at Bartlett, 111. 9 ; . Phyllis ahd Doris Ehrfce of Richmond visited at the home of Chester Stevens over Saturday and Sunday. A 'number of friends gathered at the. home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pierce Saturday night. Four tables of fiye hundred were in play and the prizes were won by Mrs. Loon Van Every and Chester Stevens, Consolation prizes went to Mrs. Rose Winn and Leon Van Every. At .the close of a pleasant evening a delicious lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer motored to Rockford Saturday night lo Victor Blink of Chicago visite<Fat the home of Mr. jand Mrs. /Nick Freund on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freund and Victor Blink motored to Arlington Heights Sunday afternoon to visit at the home of Anton Schaefer. After short visit they went on to Fox River Grove to spend a few hours with . ton;. • -&iorge Frpund. I Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Freund anq family motored to Johnsburg Sunday afternoon to visit at the home of Mr. p,nd Mrs. Jos. Hetterman. • 1 Mr. and' Mrs. Stephen Bower, of Waukegan spent Sunday with the former's mother, Mrs. Margaret Bower. Ellen Baker of Richmond was a caller iji town Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCafferty left for Ohio on Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. McCafferty's nephew. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Sehmitt attended the funeral services of Mrs. Jacob Justen at St. Mary's" church, McHenry, Tuesday. Mrs. Norbert Klaus entertained the members of her club Sunday afternoon., Five hundred was played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Charles Freund, first; Mrs. Stephen Schaefer, second; Mrs. Clarence Amann, consolation. Mrs. George W. May and Miss Regina Kattner, whose birthdays fell in the month of February were presented with gifts. A delicious dinner wa9 served at six o'clock. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Arthur Klein on March 24th. Mrs. Arthur Rauen and Mrs. Margaret Robinson and daughter, Peggy, motored from Chicago to attend the meeting of The Pleasure Seekers Sunday afternoon. Father Daleiden motored to Freeport Sunday afternoon. A Bingo party will be held at St. Peter's hall Sunday night, March 3. The meeting of the Comir^wriity club Monday night was well Attended. The election of officers was held and those Receiving new offices were: Anton Meyer, president; George A. May, vice-president; Ben J. May, secretary; Charles J. Freund, treasurer. After the election, cards were enjoyed by everyone. Refreshments' were served. A plaid silk organdie now adds • gay note to a two-piece frock of crepe. Diagonal tuckings form an all-over design. The felt beret pointed on one side, shows 'a new line.--From jay Thorpe, Cruise and Travel Hit : Amusing "cork-tipped" buttons give H smart individuality to the new cruise and travel hat. The model shown Is In beige felt with brown grosgrain band. It Is being worn in pastel shades the fashionable resorts, and in darker colors for early spring In the north, rr Twice To 1 d Tales Items of Interest Taken From til* Piles of the Plaindealsr of Years Ago FIFTY YEARS AGO S. B. Hanly and wife, of Chicago were calling on friends here on Saturday last. Hon. R. Bishop started again for Springfield on Monday. He was prevented from getting there two weeks ago by the snow blockade. Rev. H, M. Fegers, formerly of Johnsburgh, has been transferred by the' Archbishop of Chicago, from Sublette, 111.* and placed in charge of fcher Germlan church and congregation at Sterling, Whiteside county. Green street and will build himself «« • a new home just north of the dispos* ed property the coming summfer. Mayor F. H. Wattles slipped and fell on an icy surface, sustaining broken collar bdne. i-. TWENTY YEARS AGO Butter on the Elgin board of trade; sold at 30 cents per pound litst Sat*, : urday. The frost is fast coming out of the ground. . George Justen is in Chicago, where he is taking a course in undertaking. : The old ice house,which for many years stood on the Owen propertyi • near the mill pond, was destroyed by fire shortly after ome o'clock last! Sunday afternoon. The building was ~ in a very much decayed condition and 1 the loss therefore is small. The causu of the fire is unknown, although one"' can form his own opinion, as the place was known as a rendezvous for ; juvenile cigarette smokers. \ . ** TEN YEARS AGO FORTY YEARS AGO E, Lamphere, who we last week reported as sick is now very low with typhoid pneumonia, and grave fears are entertained as to the final results. At the McHenry House, on Monday evening, the Masquerade ball wa9 attended by .about ninety couples, and was a quiet and pleasant gathering. What little sleighing we had has departed and we are, now enjoying some regular spring weather. Old croakers are calling it a weather breeder but we are willing to enjoy it while it is heTe and take what follows as a fnatter of course. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. Butter advanced( two cents Monday over the price of last week and sold at 30 cents on the Elgin board of trade. ' * James Sayler has tsfken temporary charge of the Wilbur Lumber Co's yards at Silver Lake, Wis., during the illness of the manager of that yard. We understand that Peter Doherty has disposed of his residence on North Dr. C. Keller OPTOMETRIST Sundays and Mondays *t By Summer Home, Riverside Drivs^ • McHenry, 111. 5^ All Kinds of Repairs, Tel. 211-R John F. Miller, since 1902 a prom* ; ? inent and highly respected citizen ol*'" >2"^" this community, passed away at his|\V- '"'-V late home on Fox River a short dia< " • • tance north of this city last SundSa^v\,'£" afternoon, following an illness of sey/ T* ^ eral months. . V' Work of installing* the new dows at St Mary's Catholic church this city was started last week. Alp V;," should be in place within the course of^ the next few days. The new pool room in the Bonslett building on Green street was opened last Saturday. The tables are new. and the latest type. Wm. Schaefer is the manager in charge. The river is once more almost entirely free from its winter ice coat* ing and with the advent of the first ileal spring weather wte Expect to ' once more see considerable activity along this beautiful stream. . Miss Mattie Weathers of Atlanta is s»uing her grocer for $25,000 because she stepped on his tomcat's tail. She alleges that when she bore down on the feline caudal appendage the animal attacked her, biting and scratching, with the result that she is now a ' nervous wreck. What an adventure life is, keep yourself alert and alive. if you »New Harvard Grid Coach Hops for Fertilizer Hops from a brewery are excellent as a source of introducing humus to the soil. Any form of vegetative growth, even weeds supply this necessary matter. Manure is another form in which humus is supfSTIed. The best time to apply It Is In the fall, digging it into the soil, and |f the soli is a clay loam It can stand heavy applications of such material which will help considerably In keeping the soil more open and spongy and render it less liable to bake and dry out during dry weather. Applications up to 50 tons to the acre may be used.--Montreal Herald. , HEAVY SNOWSTORM HITS MIDDLE WEST Farm Chatter recently passed several l*ws to regulate Its wheat trade. '/•, • • * Germany has fixed maxlmmngraln prices at slightly above those of 193S. • • • The cereals are the most important branch of agriculture in the United States. About * 100,000 farmers, grow sugar beets in the United States. Their annual production is 10,000,000' tons. • • • At average rate of consumption of corn cereals, one year's corn crop would produce enough cereal to last the people . the United Sanies 470; years. V In the years following the last seves drouths, corn production has rises an average of 49 per cent. Acreage has Increased 7 per cent and acrs yields 39 per cent ; ' ; ' McHenry and the middle west again dug their way out of the snow Monday as colder weather followed, sending the mercury down to near the zero mark in this locality. The blinding snow descended on McHenry Sunday night as it drove eastward across six western states, causing deaths and injuries in accidents blamed on the snow. The blinding now and sleet made motoring dangerous and highwaya were blocked-- Monday as the high wind caused the "snow to drift badly. The snowfall in this vicinity was about six inches, in Lake county it was estimated at about eight inches, while it is reported only two inches of snow fell in Aurora and Joliet did not receive any snow, although the highways were in a dangerous condition because of sleet and ice. Dust .®torms and destructive galea raged along the edge of the snow area, which extended from Colorado and Wyoming east through Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. Richard C. (Dick) Harlow, coafli St I'enn State, Colgate and then for nearly the last decade at Western Marjr land, who has been selected as Bar •ard's iwv football mentor. * I Serious Builntii, Marriage "Did your wife's father follow /oil when you eloped?" •'I should say so; he's Uvlng Willi as yet" Equality for All Friend--How's the boy since he cam* 'Jack from college? Man--Fine! Still treats us as equals QABBY QERTIE A story of what appears to be rank ingratitude comes from Gaena, Spain •Manuel PaUlido shot and wounded a cow thfct was goring a farmer's daughter, and was saved..; Now the farmer is suing Paulido for damages saying that "it was none of his business" what the cow did. • War Department and for various pur poses calculated to strenghten the national defense. An Illinois macaroni factory has an installation of eighty electric motors, totalling 270 horsepower, according to an industrial news item, totted among different units of. the which might have added some equally iTownsite Co."" Ras Lindemood, Union County, Tenn., held up work on the TVA project until a method had been devised for him to carry to his new home a fire started by his ancestors more than 100 yea.rs ago and never since extinguished. * i • --> Enterprising morticians should not have overlooked the following want advertisement published in a San Antonio paper: "Wanted--Undertaker in oil boom town. Business will be good in 10 days; £et innew, Pettus "Women don't approve •# fcpaptaf the lid on everywhere.* Frederick G. Richardson, of Watertown, Mass., collects postmarks, and has, letters from Ace, Texas; King, N. C.; Queea K; Jack, Alt.; Joker, Va. interesting information concerning the daily mileage of the output. 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