Fag* Four C^'1" ' " v * *'i •" » • <\ *, I *Vft% „^'-A tb« auonntT nand»r, '<4r 4 tMi THE M'HENRY PLAINDEALER | LIFE IS LIKE THIS CLEAN, ANYWAY fBblMwi mry Thursday at McHenry, Hi, by Charles F. Kwkli. Bstered as second-claw matter at the postofflce at McHanry, BL, IT theact of May 8, 1879. > .<£ Om Year Months ..S2.06 .#1.00 * A. H. H06HER, Editor and Mi»|«r Lillian Sayier, Local Editor -- -- -- -- Telephone 197 SLOCUM'S LAKE ORCHESTRA MAT LOCATE HERE Max Hoover's lS-piece orchestra Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nordmeyer and , has been in McHenry for the past daughter, Beatrice, and Misses Alma (several days where they have furand Edna Volling of Fairfield spent nished music for dancing at the Fox Thursday at Waukegan. Mr. and Mrs, Earl Converse and pavilion. Their engagement here extends through July 7, but they may daughter wer^ business callers at t decide to stay here permanently if *f"Henry Monday (they can procure other engagements Mr .nd Mrs. t»* Uri<m <* ,h™Ueh 1,kc ,ntt resort region. Maple Park were Monday afternoon' Max Hoover, who came originally and supper guests at the home °' started his own band at Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. j:00,* Island in 1927 and played at Mr. and Mrs. John Wirt* and Freeport, Janesville, Beof M^in j day evening at the home "of Mr. and working Louisiana, Texog and Geor 7?.V &•' ' -Mr. Wanmd; Mrs. AA ugusIt ^of Glenview . ^turnin« north' again in April 0| :^is ye^r •> . J ^jailed on the Uttefs awit, Mrs. Wil- j _ ' nrptul^ ^ "Vcago spent the week-end at the home 1of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks. r ; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gossell and sons of Wauconda were callers Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nordmeyer. Mrs. W. E. Brooks and son, Chesney, were callers at Elgin last Wednesday morning. 1 Merry-Go-Round club at Akrcra, | coming there recently from the Gulf of Mexico, where they toured | from New Orleans to Brownsville, Tex. For six months they had an 1 engagement at the Plaza hotel at 'San Antonio. Max Hoover features two of the orchestra members, Miss Dorothy Mr. and Mrs. Pete Anderson and Lewis, rhythm singer, and Clarenca three children of Cary spent last , Stone, pianist. Members of the or- Wednesday evening at the home of, chestra are from various parts of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. jthe country, some coming from the Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren were south, while the saxophone player, among th« guests entertained at; who also plays the violin, came from dinner and supper at the home of, Budapest, Hungary. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Larson at Maple I Members of the orchestra are Park. rooming at the home of Anna Fris- Fred Dehne of Glenview and | by where they enjoy the pleasant Charles Durkee of LosAngeles, Cal., lawn during the few hours when it spent Friday at the home of Mr. and.- is not raining. Mrs. H.^L. Brooks. J Not to be forgotten is a very well Mrs. !Lee Brown of Wauconda behaved jet black Scottie, also -accalled at the home of Mr. and Mrs Thinking well doesn't eooat Mlm you act well. . ' Pen-name: what we call our tow* tain-pen when It leaks. Talk of spirits at a seance Is listened to with rapped attention. Women never criticise the grammar of men who pay.them compliments. Don't think because a judge Is small that he isn't a fine-Imposing man. It doesn't improve the conduct of a caterpillar, to turn over a. new leaf. A singer was assaulted recently in a London theater, Another musical hit Celery is not raised in a cellar, but the prtca is sometimes raised by the seller. u Some people do well out of farming. So would others if . they could keep out of It. Time isn't exactly money/ but some people spend one just as foolishly at the other. vVA man is only half a man until he gets married--and then he's just about a quarter, , . v . It's a wise woman who knows half what she would like to know about her neighbors.--Answer* Magazine. FOB SALE FOR SALE OR RENT--Perry house on Richmond road, near St. Mary's churchy Modern, newly decorated inside and Steam heat, double garage. Call Mrs. John R. Knox, Phone 17. , • ' 43tf SHORT FURROWS H. L. Brooks last Thursday. Mr. and M!rs. Ray DevU and daughter and Mr. Altringer were ' callers Saturday -evening at Woodstock ( • Miss Dolores Dowell entertained several little friends Sunday in honor of her sixth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dowell and three children and Miss Ada Dowell comparing this group of interesting musicians, who will be glad to greet local people at the Fox over the Fourth. NEW ROAD TO BE OPEN JULY FOURTH (By Rita KieUy) Although the weather conditions of Roseville, Willard Darrell, Elmer fiave been a decided hindrance to Esping, Mr. and- Mrs. Harry Matth- its progress, the federal, aid project ews and sons, Robert and Lyle, and road, Section 362A-Route 20, being Dorr Crenum of Lake Zurich attend- made from the highway, Route'20, ed the Lake-DeKalb Co. Farm Bureau to the Johnsburg bridge, will be baseball game at Sycamore, iSatur opened to the Fourth of July traffic, day. Lake Co. lost a score of 5-0. it has been announced. This is the first loss of the season., ^ road ig of stabililed Alter the game Mr and Mrs. compowd mostly of a mixtu^ of Matthews and sons motored to Hill- c] and j form , firm f side and spent the remainder of the dation Caldum cMoride a ]ied to week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. the top mftkes a ^ Mr. and MMrr*s. HHaaiZrrvy • Matthews 1 in TthhieS "no rttHhe, fiaTn8td irsO IMa l c°ofm ibtSin aktiino^n Mr. »nd Mrs. Elmer Espir^ atteded of thfi Qf ^ ^ ^ the wedding of Henrietta Dahms of have ^ built by the government Wauconda and Harold fVycital of ill other sections of the country. McHenry at the Federated church at Wauconda, Friday evening. Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mrs. Elmer Esping were among the officers of the O. E. S. of Mayflower chapter entertained at a and bridge party at the Crystal Lake country club last Wednesday. The contractor for this project is George Welch, Dundee, and the state engineer is E. D. Dickerman. Most of the help employed since the lunrhZan ^S'nning of the road building in luncheon the first part of April has boen local men. rO&MZK RESIDENT IS MARRIED IN CHICAGO A pretty wedding was solemnized on June 22 at Saint Anthony's church, Chicago, when Miss Dorothy Kohlmann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kohlmann, was united in marriage to Mr. Louis Oertel, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Oertel and the late Louis Oertel. The ceremony took place at 9 o'clock with Father Leasuro, pastor of St. Anthony's church hearing the marriage vows. The scene was an impressive one MISS LENORE COBB WEDS CHICAGO MAN Friends here will be interested to learn of the marriage of" Miss Lenore Cobb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Cobb, of 1416 Bryn Mawr avenue, Chicago, to Mr. John Peterson of Chicago, the ceremony taking place at the bride's home a* 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The home was decorated for the occasion in the colors of the bride and her bridesmaid, pink and blue, and the ceremony took place under as the bridl escorted by her father, ^ ^ who gave her away, proceeded down given in marnaare bv hor the_ aisle where she met the bridegroom at the altar. Attendants were Miss Marie Oertel, sister of the groom, and Miss Eliza-? beth Kohlman, sister of the bridt. given in marriage by hur father. The wedding march was played =is a violin solo by Richard Stenger of Waukegan. The bride was charming in a Both served as bridesmaids while Er- floor gown of pink mouBseline nie Di Silvestro, friend of the groom's de soie with hat and accessories to sister, and John Kohlman, brother of match- ^ carried a bouquet of the bride, were groomsmen. ' i white roses and valley lilies. The bride wore a gown of white sat- The bridesmaid, "Mi^» June Carin, with a lace cap and a long tulle rey' a cousin of the bride, wore blue veil. She carried a bouquet of white moussfline de^ soie with hat and across and lilies of the valley. , cessories to match and also carried Miss Oertel was attired in a yellow ,r°^' , lace gown with accessories to match .. V® groom attended by and carried a colonial bouquet of A brother as best man. . yellow tea roses: p About - thirty-five guests were Miss Kohlman was attired in a blue Present at the ceremony and to the gown with accessories to match and dinner which was served after the , also carried a colonial bouquet of yellow tea roses. ceremony. , The bride is a former McHenry The men of the bridal party wore £""1 and has many friends here, wjhite flannels and dark coats.. * ) Guests from McHenry and former The bride's brother rendered two McHenryites present were: Mrs. beautiful songs, namely the' "Ave Lester Page, Mrs. George Lindsay, Mana" and "Because". I Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Schaefer, Mrs. Following the ceremony a reception ' Martha Page, Mr. and Mrs. Richard There is a mushroom farm under the streets of Paris. There are <M»0 men in ths llra 4*^ partment of New Tork city. The city workhouse in Louisville, Ky., is located on. Pain street. -- * • Officers of the Soviet army have been commanded, to take dancing lessons. Eskimos in Greenland are modernizing their,snow huts In Installing skylights. ^ Spokane, Wash., has acquired 48 parks and playgrounds, covering 3,7$} acres, since 1891. //•': Native dentistry in (%iha Is far from jjainless. They work In the streets tad use no anesthetics. A Kansas farmer drove his cows to a pasture 25 miles away. Next day the animals were back home, having made the trip In 80 hours. Deaths from carbon monoxide gas are increasing out of all proportion to' other forms of accidental death, warns the national safety council. Bear Valley, Calif., was found to be without bears, so the state game department stocked it with six of the adult black California variety. FOR SALE--Beagle hound pups Lester Bacon, Grand Ave,, McHenry. Tel. 222-R. 2-4 HOME FOR SALE--Oh Riverside Drive, McHenry. Mt*dern. Reasonble price. Inquire at Plaindeal^v,, 5-2 WANTED ELECTRICAL FLOOR SANDING will make all floors like new. Prompt and satisfactory service guaranteed. Estimates cliMijfuhy given. NEWMAN BiMgr #4 Seminary Ave., Woodstock. 2-tf WILL PAY CASH FOR FARM IF PRICED RIGHT. THEODORE F. FREEMAN, J8508 Prairie Ave. Ev anston, IlliOnKfe *3-8 WANTED TO BUY--Baby Buggy --used, Gdod Condition, Reasonable. Inquire Plaindealer. 6 The customer finished his meal and «ailed the waiter. M1 would lik* to speak to the manager," hesaid. The manager came a few moments later and bowed politely. "You wished to speak to Ine, dif he said. "Tea," said the customer. "You must have a remarkably clean kitchen In this restaurant." "That's very nice of you, sir," he said. "Generally it's complaints I have to listen to. But what makes you think we have such a clean kitchen?" "Well, practically everything tastes of soap," said the customer aoldtfr--. Stray Stories Magazine. 7 EXPERIENCED MAN wants farm work. Address P. O. 818, McHenry. - »e LOST LOST--Friday night, silver meshrag. Finder return to Anna Howard, Green NEAR AND FAR Wheels were first used on airplanes in the United 8tates in 1910. Attendance at greyhound races In England in the last six JfU?, totaled more than 90,000,000. Radio telephone service Ui been established between all parts1 of Palestine and the outalde world. The very old, the young and . the disabled have been exempted from New Zealand's unemployment *»» . The death rate from accidents in the United States is far hlgfc^r than that In France, Bngland, Germany or Italy. • There are aboqt 4,000 weather ob servers on ships, who Mpd their observations regularly to Jreather stations. "Dude ranches" of Montana and Wyoming are estimated to have brought $18,830,000 into the two states last season. , ~ Photographers and artfsts have been forbidden to take photographs or make pictures within six miles of Frendi military barracks, Game authorities estimate twifc are 15,000,000 sportsmen in the United States who spend $750,000,000 annually in hunting and fishing. SIDE SLIPS The record price paid for a polo pony Is $22,000. It is estimated rats cause an annual damage of $6,000,000 in Chicago/ One buckeffuT of water may breed enough -mosquitoes to infest a community. -- -w^rt*ield at the home of the bride The Rroom having lived in McHenry in his younger years is well known here In 1926 he left with his parents for Sheboygan, Mich., where he Vooo "e1" thl death of his father in l»/8. bmce then he has lived in Chicago where he met his bride. Mr. and Mrs. Oertel have an apartment on the south side where he is employed with a beverage company. Those from out of town who attended the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. George Michels and children of Johnsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Oertel of Woodstock. Miss Margaret Aylward of Chicago spent Sunday here. Jean Warner of Elgin is visiting her aunt, Miss Anna Frisby. . Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thomas of Woodstock were callers Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and E, Thoppi, Stenger, Waukegan, and Mrs. Dana McKnight, Western Springs. BLIMP SOARS OVER CITY A Goodyear blimp flew over McHenry this morning on a pre-fourtb of July air cruise. The blimp probably was from the Pa}waukee airport where the Goodyear company maintains two of these ships. M. E. CHURCH .Y°u invited to attend services at the M. E. church every Sunday. Combined Sunday school and church ^rvice at 10 a. m. Mr. and Mrs. William Spencer were Chicago business visitors Monday. Mr. and MCrs. Fred Baiejj of Woodstock called on C. W. Gibbs, Sunday. Mrs. William Borftflett spent last ytal* *»hl**ysa in SiraQstoD. Almost a third of the walnuts imported into the United States come from China. The insurance bill for United States motorists totals approximately $300,- 000,000 annually. . Probably the first public library ^o establish a bureau for the guidance of people attending movie theaters is the one in Los Angeles. All bqt extinct s few years ag<v»elk are multiplying rapidly in sortie sec tlons of Virginia--one , county,. tflles having a herd of 200. v -i St. Reward. 6 MISCELLANEOUS WE FAY FOR DEAD aniIiais MIDWEST REMOVAL €0. PHONE DUNDEE 19 Re^ntrse Charges I PAY CA£B AND QUICK REMOVAL OF DEAD AND CRIPPLED COWS AND HORSES. Call Axel Bolvig, Woodstock 1645-W-2 and verse charges. *46-26 I WILL PAY $4.00 to $14.00 for old and disabled horses. They must be able to walk. Call or write FRANK M. JAYNE. Phone Woodstock 209. 47-18 ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE with your sewing machine ? If so, call McHenry 162. We repair them, no matter, what the trouble may be. Popp, West McHenry. 87-tf FARMERS!--I have just installed a new machine for the sharpening of your sickles. I have also sections or any parts for your mowers. Otto Mueller, across from McHenry City hall. 4-11 True Ghost Stories By FamouM Pcopt* Oopjrrirht ky Pnblla Mnr, laa-' ' wnuswti* .• «< BIDS WANTED : ; The Board of Education of the grade school will receive bids for reroofing the school building. Any contractor living in District 15 can get specifications from the Secretary. All bids must be filed with the Secretary by July 15. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.. - ; - Board of Education, Dist. 15., ff Edward H. Nickels, 8ec. By EP WYNN CMifctflan. TN MY play. Hie Perfect Fool,' a 1 few years §pf, I performed what the public Mils a mind-reading stunt "Before I began tty act, I always made sure to teU the audience that I did aot believe la mind reading, that my act was the remit of Jour year* study and ssental training. I had to memorize, to develop a code with my assistant, of 2,100 words, and to know the names of all fiuaous generals, thf capitals^ of all countries, the names of steamships, etc. "One evening after 1, blindfolded, had been reading the numbers on bills for people, I heard, In the creaky tones of an old gentleman's voice, some one challenging roe defiantly. "'You can't tell me what I have In my pocket'". " 'An elderly gentleman in the audience says I cannot tell what he has in his pocket' I repeated. "*How do you' VnoW I am elderly T he retorted. "'You, sir,' I began in a portentous voice, 'have in your pocket a passport to Europe . . . Yobr name Is W. L. Cowen; you are sailing late tonight on the steamship--' 'In the meantime, I was receiving by code, from my assistant in the aisle, the word Skythla. I knew that there had been some ettor, that there was no steamship by ' that name. As I groped for the right word, there flashed through my mind the headlines of the morning papers: "Steamship Skythla makes maiden voyage today.' "I finished the sentence, Tou are sailing on the steamship Scythla.' "Because I was annoyed at the maifa antagonism to my work, 1 added: " 'Moreover, you are going to have a bad voyage and you will never make another trip to Europe.' . "Four weeks later I received a letter from England. It read: " TVe, the undersigned, take the privilege of writing to you. We believe this to be a matter of world Importance. • *We were in the audience the night youJold a man that his name was W. L. Cowen and that he was sailing for Europe on the steamship Scythla. We, too, were sailing on the Scythla; we were being sent to England to do psychic research for the University of Pennsylvania. " 'After your performance, we went see If there was a Mr. Cowen on the bjoat's passenger list We found there was not but the next morning we saw his name on the additional list That evening, we wanted to speak with him to discuss your reading; but he was sitting at the captain's table, and we decided to wait for a more opportune time. The following morning he was foiind dead In his cabin. , "'We want to know If you had a psychic message that he would never take another trip to Europe. "I put the letter down. To this day, any time I hear of anyone sailing to Europe, the thought of that coincidence comee to aoe and npke* me shudder." » Loved for Their Return Itonny and Tommy had been playing football against their mother's instructions. "I say. Tommy," said Ronny, "it's nearly six o'clock. Don't you think we ought to go home?" Tommy looked thoughtful. "No fear, Ron," he said, artfully, "If we go home now we'll be smacked for playing football. If wc stay out till eight o'clock we'll get hugged and kissed for not be- <*ng hurt" -- • r HOURS AND HOURS > "Where do you spend your leisure hours?" IS* : * "Out with the boys." "Don't you ever stay home with your wife?" "Oh, yes, only I don't call ihose leisure hours." Satisfactory Sfcfrfh had bought an article from a cheap shop, but finding it unsatisfactory took It back and demanded the returta of his money. The shopkeeper demurred, however. "But yonr_ advertlse^eat says 'Money returns if not satisfactory,'** expostulated Smith. "i know," replied the shopkeeper, "but your money was satisfactory.* Whoa? Little Ronald had th® promise of many things from his Uncle Elmer "when his ship comes In." The other day he had been playing hard and was dirty and tired. His uncle told him he should get. some clean clothes on. "When your ship comes In Pll get some clean clothes," responded the child.--Indianapolis News. Aa Idea? "What's the difference between a Communist and a radical?" asked the colleague. "My friend," rejoined Senator Sorghum, "you've chanced upon a splendid idea! Let's quit this quarreling and fighting and ask one another conundrums." ,. OLD SMARTY1 Mrs. Newlywed--Our grocer tried to sell me some horse rsdlsh today. Friend--Well? Mrs. Newlywed--When I told him we didn't have a horse he laughed In my face. A Good Provider "Well, Dinah, I hear yoii are marrled." "Yassum, rse done g^t sse a man now." , "Is he a good provider?" "Yassum^ He's a mighty good pervider, but I'se powerful skeered he's gwlne ter git cetched at It." : Dictatorship "Some people say you want to be a dictator." * "I do," answered Senator Sorghum. "But have you made ^ a practical start?" "Yes. I have secured a stenographer who takes my dictation patiently and, Incidentally,' corrects my grammar." . Mialed Schtmpf--What's the argument* Fuenpf--Those two couples claim they are. gyped. Jake's dog accidentally knocked a table over, three waiters dropped their trays, and the people thought it was a new jazz tune and got up to dance. Jut PnldiiBml Mr. Blowfish--Does your father object to my staying so lite? Miss Cutting--No; daddy says It serves me. right for being In when you call. Prnd Graadparoato . "Congratulate us! 1 have become a grandfather and my lilfl • jpiuidmother." ' ' V "Really 1 Twins?" • JOHN W. MILLER, 78, DIES NEAR JOHNSBURG Funeral services for John W. Miller, 78 years old, were held at St Peter's church, Spring Grove, at 10 a. m., standard time, Wednesday morning, with burial at Spring Grove. Mr. Miller, who lived north of Johnsburg, was born in tljat vicinity, where he had always lived. Mr. and Mrs. John Arado of Chicago aire now permanently located at their home in Orchard Beacfe. CLASSMATES MEET AGAIN ACTEK 28 YEABS Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Nye and family enjoyed the visit of Mrs. Carolyn Merritt, daughter, Charlotte Jean, and a married daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Garner, of Oklahoma^ City, Okla. several days last week. ' Mrs. Merritt and Mrs. Nye were college classmates in southern Indiana and had not' seen each other for twenty-eight years, their ways parting when Mrs. Merritt went south and Mrs. Nye came farther north. The reunion was much enjoyed as the two families became acquainted and enjoyed many hours in music, Mrs. Garner being an accomplished pianist and others of the guests being versed in dramatic art. During their visit here they spent a day in Chicago where they were impressejl with the sights. Comirtg from a part of the country rich in oil and cotton* with wheat as the main crop, they found varying changes in their travels. They left Saturday morning on their homeward trip. 1 » # GEORGE STENGER TAKES BRIDE AT WAUKEGAN (Friends h»re Have received " the news of the marriage of a former McHenry resident, George Stenger of Waukegan, to Miss Mary Mowen of Waukegan on June 16. The ceremony took place at St James church, Chicago, and the couple was accompanied by Mr. Mrs. Richard Stenger of Waqfregan. In Chicago they met the bridegroom's sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs; Harold Smith, and the party had dinner; at the Palmer House. George, who is the son of C. W. Stenger ofU Indianapolis, lad., - is a graduate of the McHenry high school and he has many friends here who are interested in his Welfare.- He is manager of an Atlantic & Pacific Tea store in Waukegan. They are now making their home with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stepger. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis WeatfaU and daughter, Doris, of Chicago wil) be Fourth of July guests in home of her parents, Mr. and M**. Simon Stoffel. Special values for Friday foid Saturday, J$y 5 and 6 BUTTER--Finest 02-93 score sweet cream butter 1-1 b. rolls _ _ 25^ COFFEE--100% Peaberry coffee, an extra quality sweet drinking Santos Coffee, special per lb. 15^ SHORTENING--Swift's Jewel shortening, a vegetable product, per lb. "LBt LEMONS--Extra Jarge 300 siie California lemons, plump and juicy, special per dosen lf}^ CABBAGE--Fancy home grown cabbage, fresh solid, crisp heads, 2 lbs. for ^ NEW POTATOES-^-Faitty *hiti* * potatoes, U. S. No. 1 grade, per peck BROOMS--5-sewed parlor brooms, painted , • Mch ' a . ' .v ""7 , ...s>, 11 • i la • , )( j, l; j .; n j | p SHOE* Children's crepe soled Arabian striped per pair ; Ladies' crepe soled sandals, covered heels, sizes VA-Wt, pair -- Ladies' oxfords and strap slippers, values to 16.00 Per P«jr $198 :v ,.j.,-.- (not all siaes)^ ^ HARVEST HAT» ' ^ - Tropical helmets, sun and harvest hats for men, women and children. ^ ' .. 1: ' Buy For Cash And Save Money Johnsbarg Tavern Joe Hettermann, Prop. SATURDAY NIGHT CHICKEN PLATE DINNER -- 35c ; MUSIC BY NIGHT OWLS * FISH FRY FRIDAY NIGHT" Follow the crowd to the Johnsburg Tavern for your home-cooked meals LONE MAPLE TAVERN River Road, south of McHenry A. H. Watson, Prop. SATURDAY NIGHT--Fried Chicken Dinn«r-45c Music by Ben Thonnesen Orchestra / Mrs. Anna Miller will have charge of .tjie kitchaa Fishery Eveiy Friday. FAMOUS FOB A WONDERFUL TIME Every Saturday NigHt --riHK HARRISON'S at P1SIAKEE BAY - ( Dine and Dance H Fried Chicken Plate Lunch„ 35c Special Dance Wednesday Evening, July 3, 1935 MUSIC by BARBARA HORICK'S ORCHESTRA EAT Win US rat A CHARGE We are not only conducting a tavern but a first class , restaurant as well and we invite' you to come in for dinner^ lunch or a sandwich. You will be pleased and so will we. Fish Dinners All Day Friday. My Green Street Tavern - McHfuy,~HL