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This will also be a homecoming for all old settlers and their descendants • and former residents who are invited to attend this three-day celebration which promises to be an outstanding event in the history of McHenry. In addition to the roast barbecue which will be a feature of the Homecomer's picnic on Saturday, Aug. 1, there will be many other colorful events, including ia pageant on all three nights of the celebration, preceded by band concerts, the crowning of the Centennial queen, the big parade with its floats depicting the history and events of the century, an address by a competent speaker, displays of antiques and historical relics, memorial services, and a water program of boat races and other events, The tentative program, which may be subject to necessary changes as » vpftins progress, is as follows: ; McHenry Day Friday, July 31, 1986 George Johnson, Chairman ; t:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m--Registra- •'" lion At City Hall. ' 8:80 a. m.--Golf, McHenry Country Club. . flowing or swimming, Fox River. lEtaat trip to lakes and lotus beds. i&:00 a. m.--Official opening of Centennial. Bells, fire siren. •;..v ."JitOO a. m. to 6:0 p. m.--Visitation of historical and antique exhibits. 1:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m.--Open House. Visitation of places of interest. 1:00 p. m.--City Hall--Informal wel- • • come by Mayor and City Officials. 1:30 p. m.--New sewer plant. 2:00 p. m.--Grade School. 2:30 p. m.--Horsepulling contest. 3:00 p. m.--High School. 4:00 p. m.--St. Mary's School. . 4j80 p. m.--Visits to places of interest, including Contry Club, old trbin, Everything is in readiness for the hobby and handicraft exhibit to be held at the Community High School gym this Friday afternoon and even-. »**£• The display will be the finest and largest ever shown here and many extremely beautiful and interesting artidles will be displayed., Among other things there will be a stamp collection which took the prize at the world's fair. j. F. Claxton will display his telescope and violins he has made. In the large assortment of lovely quilts there will be at least one prize winner at. the world's fair The collection of knit and crochet dresses and articles, including afghans and bedspreads, will he out-J Saturday standing, as well as other work too numerous to mention. Among the pictures there will fce a collection of snapshots taken by Herman Ellis, music * teacher in the local schools, showing the wild life in the north woods. Pictures of the timid moose and deer are hard to ge and weeks LEGION ELEVENTH DIST. CONVENTION AT CRYSTAL LAKE MRS ANNA AICHER SUFFERS FATAL HEART ATTACK ON MONDAY LEGION AUXILIARY JOINS JN PROGRAM : A fuir day's program of Imports, greetings to present and past officers, .presentation of "awards in junior activities, and an evening review of drum and bugle corps and marching units* was enjoyed by several hundred delegates to the annual Eleventh district convention of American Le- • gion and Auxiliary at Crystal Lake, iturday. * I The irorning session of the Auxil- ! iary, to which Mrs. Lester Bacon, Mrs. Fred Schoewer and Mrs. Charles * Mertes went as delegates, opened at 10 o'clock, with the following projgram: advance of colors, pledge of ' allegiance, national anthem, invocaoften times a blind is set for tio"' Preamble, presenUtion of guests before the wild animals ven-I T E^mg' PrmclPal ture near enough for a0 picture. Mr. o.f the h.ig, h ,s ch->o ol', and welcome for A ... Ellis h.s some clo»e-up views, with of "!« Aux.li.rj-, Mr,. on. anim.1 only .si, Ll from the Goodwm who w.s .11, spoken 7 ,by Miss Olga Ekelund, presentation Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Aicher left Monday morning for Washburn, 111., where they were called by the death of the doctor's mother, Mrs Anna Aicher, which occurred early Monday morning. Mrs. Aicher had been ill with a severe heart attack imd Dr and Mrs. Aicher and Mrs. Josephine Heimer had visited her a week ago Sunday. Mrs. Aicher, who had lived in the home of her son here for the past year, went to Washburn a few Weeks ago to visit in the home of her sonin- law, where she planned an enjoyable visit, with all her relatives in her old home. Arrangements for the funeral which will take place at Washburn, are not known here. GEORGE OWEN, SO, M'HENRY NATIVE; DIES IN ELGIN, ILL camera. Do not fail to see the many interesting articles made by local people. It is expected that "the Home Bureau will have a fable and there will be a display of Boy Scout work. To cover expenses there will be an of past distinguished members and directors of the district, minutes oV semi-annual convention, report of treasurer and county reports of Du- Page, Kane, Will and McHenry read. Greetings were extended by J. B. WAS MEMBER OF TIMERS' CLUB OLD admission charge of 20 cents for Murphy, department commander and adults and 10 cents for children. Ice ^ Leste,r Peacock' eleventh district cream and cake will also be sold./ SUMMER PEOPLE ARRIVING HERE commander. An address was given by Mrs. Pauline Rinaker, national executive committeewoman, and a Memorial service held. In ti»e afternoon Mrs. Marie Sothers,' department president, spoke. Mrs. Marian" Thompson of Dundee was elected district director and Mrs. Wanda Todd of Richmond, district alternate. y . Legion Program at 1 :S6 Lester T. Peacock of Harvard. Eleventh district commander, presided at the Legion program called to iat 1:30 p. m. in Legion club M'HENRY POST TO ACT AS HOST Invitations have been sent out to about 4,000 families to attend the big carnival and celebration, sponsored by McHenry Post, No. 941, American Legion, on July 3, 4 and 5. The committees are all pepped up more than ever before, which is a sure sign that the event this year is going to be really "bigger and better." One of the main attractions plan- ' lib#- ranks of the Old Timers' dub" are broken and its supporters saddened at the passing of the first one of its members. George Owen, 80" years old; who died at his home at 603 Center street, Elgin, Wednesday morning, June 24. He was born in McHenry on August 4, 1855, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Owen, pioneers of this vicinity. Mr. Owen lived in McHenry until, . , , ,. 1894, when he moved to Elgin to where he had smce made his make his home. FRANK HERDRICH DIES AT HOSPITAL, AFTER EMERGENCY OPERATION Relatives and friends were shocked and saddened at the news of the death of Frank Herdrich, 38 years old, a farmer in this vicinity, which occurred at St. Therese?s hospital, Waukegan, about, 12:30 a. m., Tuesday, following an emergency operation a few hours previous. Mr. Herdrich worked a* usual making hay until Monday noon when he complained of severe pain and as he grew steadily worse he was taken, to the hospital later in the day. Because of the serious ihtestinal trouble which developed, an operation was performed about 6:30 p. m., Monday, but the patient never recovered from the anesthetic. i v > ' u Born in Rust, Germany, Mr, Herdrich came to America at the age of fifteen years at the request of his brother, Charles, joiningf him at Mc- He is survived by a son, N. C. Owen of San Francisco, Cal., and a daughter, Mrs. Edwin Perry, Elgin; three brothers, Edwin W., Oakland, Cal.; Charles S., Glencoe, 111.; Lewis H., of Cushing, Okla.; and two sisters Mrs. F. A. Schnorr, Spencer, la.; and Mrs. C. C Chapell, Ardmore, Okla Funeral services will home On April 15, 1917, he was united in marriage to Cora Felmeten, who survives him. Besides his wife he is survived by three children, Dorothy, Henrietta and William; his brothers, Charles MR. AND MRS. J. C. THIES CELEBRATE GOLOENWEDDING MARRIED IN CHICAGO ON "v:M JOHB16; 1886 • A memorable occasion occurred in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Thies ; Sunday when they celebrated t thei? golden wedding anniversary" home on Center street. , * 1^ With their children and grandchildren gathered around them, the day was a happy one icr this esteemed couple, who, though young in mind and spirit, have weathered together many milestones in the fifty years of . sun and shadow, which have passef; lightly over their heads. A five o'clock dinner was served to about thirty relatives from McHenry and Chicago Sunday afternoon, with the table beautifully decorated in gold and nut cUps, place cards and candles and even cloth and napkins carrying Otot the attractive color . ' K ' ' P . "•& •'-3. and Emil, oil McHenry, and Anton of Chicago; his father, two sisters an<^ scheme.' brothers at Rust, Germany. j . , J, . » be held at. tiawirini, fumilv have' A large, tiered wedding cake dec- 2:30 p. m.-, Friday at the White-Ross-1 • „ . f :n orated with roses and golden letter- Allanson chapel, Elgin, with burial inj*®sl e ~ on . ing and wedding rings, served as an Woodland Cenietery, MeJIenry. . ; ,°^r held thi8 '.tfactive center-pi^'for the. From the big overshot'w.W wMi Thursday mornint .t 10 o'clock at | Mr. and Mrs. Thie„ wer. presented 7 * of the first grist mill built in ili-jSt. M.ry's church, with buri.1 in; .St,, »«h many lovely gifts, including .rt- Henry in 1851 by the Owens, to the j Mary s cemetery. loftv fifth floor, George Owen and! With the official opening of summer on June 21 and the arrival of pleasant June days, although chilly winds prevail, many Chicagoans are seeking summer homes a^ay from the noise and hurry of the 'city and are order coming to McHenry in search of rooms. homes for the summer. | Past national officers presented Now that the Chicago schools are were J. B. Murphy, department comclosed, there ia no longer anything to mander; L. R. Benston, service officer; deter the trek to the country and the Hayes Kennedy, Second-division cornmany beautiful spots in this locality, mander; James Cassidy, second disthe population of this locality is rap- trict commander. "* Hunter's Boat Factory, West Mc-jidly increasing. | McHenry county is over the top in Henry State Bank, Spencer's Flour j Over the weekend the city was lit- membership, having passed the 755 Mill, St. Mary's Church, St. Pat- erally crowded with peoplo and park- mark set jast year. The district also rick's Church, Universalist Church, J ing space was at a premium. passed its last year's membership. Methodist Church and Lutheran, Many new names and faces are Charles D ghick, 84 years old, past noted for the first time in McHenry tment commander, gave a talk this year and give evidence of the fact , ned is the mammoth fireworks display: his brothers roamed at will as they to be staged Saturday night, July 4.; grew to manhood here^ ^ _ An expert pyrotechnist, who spends! His fhthei, E. M. Owen, was born all his time arranging and firing «n -Sangerfield, N Y., and came with huge fireworks displays, will be sent, his parents, Daniel and Laura Owen, here by the Thearle-Duffie company, rto McHenry in 1838. Here his fathtr the largest producers of fireworks dis-| engaged « farm.nR and ™ng « plays and spectacles in the world, and.saw-ni.ll until%18ol when he and^his he, with his assistants, will handle all j ^ ibuilt H. N., and the gristmill O. W. Owen, McHenry, at INTERESTING NEARRY NEWS Edward Bartosch, 48, of as taken to the Ross emergency enjoyed jicles of gold, and money. They also . received cards, letters and telegrams .of greetings and many friends called 'durirfg the day to extend congratulaijtions. • :> i A feature of the occasion was thetakings of moving pictures of those present, both outside on «*he lawn and , seated at the table, which will be pleasured as years go by. Chicago Cards, games and visiting were during the evening as the the county.J hospital in Wauconda Sunday of last snx children and fourteen grandchil- Church. 7:00 p. m.--Crowningr Queen. Band* Concert. 8:15 p. m.--First performance of Pageant. Home-coming T Saturday, August*l Ray McGee, Chairman Marshal of the Day, Gilbert Howard. 9 a. m. to 12 M.--Registration at City Hall, Centennial Headquarters. If a. m. to 6 p. m.--Historical and <ritique exhibits open. 10 a. m.--Parade, led by Marshall of the day, McHenry Band and Boy Scouts. 12, noon--Old Settler's Picnic--City Park. Ox barbecue. 1:3C p. m.--Home Comers Program. Music by Old Timers--J. F. Claxton, M. A. Conway, Will Quinn. Frank Bennett, Master of Ceremon- -7--- ies. . - - --•" Invocation--Rev. R. W. Pinnell. Welcome--Peter J. Doherty, Mayor v of McHenry. Seng, "Illinois"--Audience. , Roll call of registrations, introduction of guests. Representatives ftom neighboring towns called on. A toast to the McHenry of Today and Yesterday, Centennial Queen. Combined Chorus. Fun In the Old the necessary firing. . , , ... . The carnival grounds will beright ^ ^ mill "and*at"the samel week, suffering from a bullet wound dren of the honored couple celebrated in the center of McHenry with en- . ^^Tj^r.latore under] in his left thigh. The wound was in- the occasion with them. -V trances op Green street and U. S. 1 ^ ^ Brothers tillifiicted when Bartosch and a compan- Those who listened to the radio ,on with plenty of free parking' "P • lg58 when E M bought 0- W.'s in-1 ion were shooting gophers near Bur- Sunday morning heard the announce- Rows of booths, games terest. In 1872 H. N. died and the I ton's Bridge with a .22 calibre rifle, ment of the anniversary celebration ' mill was sold to Richard Bishop. l and the companions aim proved er- oyer the air. The mill supplied a necessary want ; ratic. w * Although the exact date of the wedin the vicinity. Before its building! George Goette of Crystal Lake was ding was June 16, the celebration was wheat was carried by wagon to Wau-1 injured Tuesday of last week at postponed a few days until Sunday ine w«e*e„u, kegan and Chicago over rough, dirt;Huntley while working on Route 47. that everyone might be present;:,?/^ ending Sunday, with the Fourth B (He was digging post holes and put- Married In Chicago ^ - ... t The iill dam was built by primi- ting up guard rails, when an oil Mr. and Mrs Thies, who have been many other things to attract IOIK mfethods with hand shovels an.l : track, which services the state trucks residents of McHenry for thirteen to Mc* J* cCLinC k.nfino. hnnf i wheelbarrows taking the place of land machinery, ran into him, the yeais, were married at Holy Nam? Country Club, nahing, bathing boat- ^team shovels and was reinforc-: driver being blinded by a cloud of church in Chicago on June 16, 188K. rides, etc. No other locaht> has more, ^ ^ks brQUght jn stone!dust Goette's knees were injured and They lived in the city until July, 1923. to "offer than McHenry to those wn boats from 'nearby territory. jhe suffered bruises. when they moved to McHenry to make; With visions of the old mill pond! Shortly after returning from work their home, spending a previous sumand rides have been arranged for, so there 'will be something of interest going on. all.the time. It's going to be a real celebration ever the weekend, starting on Friday and of July in the middle. are seeking a round of pleasure over the Fourth of July weekend. Plan to be the guests of McHenry Post on these dates. that newcomers are being attracted to the beauty and advantages of this locality, giving evidence of a rapidly (growing population. These summer residents patronize local stores and amusement centers and hire many local employes . Every available girl and woman is engaged in housework or the care of children and at the present time it is difficult to find a man in McHenry who is unemployed. Among the newcomers at Pistakee Bay are E. L. Bernard, H. J. Curran and the Rommelt family. Dr. Car- | roll Johnson, who was at Howell's A lovely June wedding of interest Villa last year, has changed to the to many friends in this vicinity was on national defense. A district commander will be elect-1 ed at the annual state convention to, be held in Danville. Two candidate? are in the field, Augie Mier of Batavi* and Archie McDonald of Aurora. In the parade Jerry Hielveka of Fox Lake, the nation's first and only one- The West McHienry State Bank will man drum corps, marched at the head ; handle the tickets for the pageant to of the McHenry coynty delegation TICKETS FOR PAGEANT READY FOR SALE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 27 :§H come memories of the Owen fathily, members of which were closely asand was a feature of the occasion. ST. PATRICK'S SCENE OF LOVELY WEDDING last week Thursday evening, William ir.er here in a cottage on Fox river. Huson of Round Lake dropped dead For thirty years Mr. Thies wa* sociated with it and lived near it for jn his home, stricken with a heart foreman of the Northern Miehiga-i many years. \ ' attack. ' He had suffered an attack of Tansportation Company in Chicago. There was no spillway in the dam j influenza about one month ^go and when he resigned to come to McHenat first and the outlet for the water; never fully regained his vitality from ry to go into the wholesale candy was through the race to the mill and, that illness, although able to resume business with his son. sometimes over the dam. ; his work, as a carpenter. / 1 Mrs. Thies, who before her mar- Dam Went Out In 1874 j Work of grading the road from "age was Margaret Sheridan, was Just as clearly as old residents re- South Main street in Crystal Lake to born in Dublin, Ire., on July 13, 1863. member George Owen and his father | U. iS. 14 has started and will be push- ®°d came to join an aunt in Chicago be given three nights during the and brothers and sisters do they re-:ed along as rapidly as pcssible by the when quite small. Of six sisters and Centennial July 30, Aug. 1 and 2, any- j cajj ^he spring of 1874 when the dam j George Welch company. The contract one brcthet, Mrs. Thies now has only one wishing to tryfl or the cash priz-j -went out for the first time. The last for paving the road was let for $33^- ( on® sister, Mrs. Mary Campbell, of es of $15, $10 and $5, which will be^jme the dam gave out was on June|9i3.20. Chicago, left. . given to individuals selling the most.24, 1898, after heavy rains had flood-1 The highway between Marengo and Mr. Thies, who was the son of Pettickets, are asked to apply at the I ed tributaries, wrecking the j Woodstock, known as the Franklin- and Mary Thies was born in Chibank any time after Friday, June 26. bridge on Green street. A larger ville Road, which is now gravelled cago 011 Jan. 14, 1863-, where he liv- Bay this year. H. J. O'Shea, who was at the Bay last year, is now a resi dent at Woodlawn Park. solemnized at St. Patrick's church at 10 o'clock Saturday morning when Miss Catherine Walsh, daughter of The greatest number of tickets sold by one person will determine the winner of first prize and the greatest number of votes received by one cangroup. • Combined Chorus. .Address. Combined Chorus--Songs from 1836 to 1936. Stories of Pioneer Life; Written by Historical Committee and read by descendants of the first settlers. Community Singing, Led by Combined Chorus. Benediction--Fr. Wm. A. O'Rourke. 6:00 p. m.---Old Timers' Ball Game-- : A nanged! by L. F. Newman and ' ^Committee. p. m.--Band Concert, 8:15 p. m.--Pageant. Church Day Sunday, August 2, 1936 JttO© a- m. to 5:00 p. mi--Registration r at City Hall. 10:00 a. m. to 12 M.--Historical . aTtd Antique exhibits open. "7" ®{00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m.--Church. ^ i 1;3C p. m.--Memorial Service in City 3 Park. Mrs. J. E Wheeler, chairi •" man. •* . 1:00 p. m.--Boat Parade, Atty. W, * G. French, chairman. • Boat races and water stunts. 8:15 p. m.--Pageant. It is the recommendation of the program committee that programs and events be run on time and as H "nearly as possible according to schedule, * Boy Scouts of McHenry Troop 162, in uniform will act as guides and special police during the three days of Centennial, assisted by the Girl Henry A . Piper, of the popular Mrs. Jack Walsh of McHenry, and Mr.^idate Ur qUoen wi" deteTmme the bread company, by that name, is George Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Centennial queen. spending his first season at a cottage Charles Miller of Chicago, were unit- #The one receiving the second largest in the Country club subdivision, where ed in marriage. Father William A. vote will be the princess and other Dr. Arthur Lind is also a new resi- O'Rourke, pastor of the church, of-; ca,ndidates will be members of her dent. ficiated at the ceremony and at the court. James Louis Smith, manager of the Nuptial High Mass sung by the choir LaSalle hotel in Chicago, has a sum- Mrs . Carl Weber played Lohenmer home on the east shore of Fox grin's wedding march as the bride, river. Dr. Vaughn is a resident at Qn the arm of her brother, ~ spillway was built after this and iast-1 fr0m Woodstock to Rt. 47, may be before coming to McHenry. He ed until the dam was taken out in black topped soon! The McHenry has three brothers and three sisters, 1929. j County Board of Supervisors, at its living in Chicago with the excep- Years ago when George Owen was'meeting held last week, unanimously ^on a 8ls^ei' in Newark. N. J-;. small bey a saw-mill was situated voted to ask the State of Illinois to Among the relatives present jrere^ bla^k top this highway. This is to the^six children of Mr. and MfsrTfires, serve residents of Seneca and Mar- «"h their families; Mr and Mrs. For many/years nothing re-|eng0 Townships. Final approval is Thomas Wilson, sons, John and on the south side of the dam. built in the early days of the pioneer set tiers. _ _ _____ mained of this mill, but when the damjUp to the state, but members of the Thomas, and daughter, Margaiet', and was torn out not many years agu j board believe the project will go her husband, John Milling Mr. and , , , large timbers and bricks were brought; throueh Mrs. J. G. Thies and son Jack. Mrs. Candidates for queen have only^one | up by the steam shovel. . . . . | One of the most t»gii accident* A._ Ga^h and^o^ Jo«ph. more day to register and names Earl; tharf^Friday tf thTweet July^S i George Owen and his J^her, IjJace tate iast week Thursday after E. M. Owen, under th6 name of E. M. the Bay this year and Mrs. Merrill Walsh, approached the altar, where Girls who are eligible and who have \ ^ and gon deaU in aglicultural ^ otherg wcre fatalIy is at Pistakee Bay thw year, after she was given in marriage. Mrs. already registered are Jane Heimer.; j lementg ac!ioss from the old mill in Ured when an automobile left the spending last season at Howell s Villa. Weber rendered Mendelssohn's wed- Ethel Granger, Janet ^Bishop Miriam; ^ amQng Qther things sold pumpS.: J . and era8hed into a tree at Mcpitpa, v dinS march as a recessional and also Sayler. E'^nor Sutton, Mercedes Thug> ffom thj} pjoneer days when M hon curve north o{ Wauconda. A ^ _ RADIO PARTY _ ^ sang the "Ave Marie at the offertory, Hayes, Marguerite Johnson. ! indians roamed the prairies through man was badiy injured but is The. Roosevelt Nominator?, with A. an(j "j Love You Truly", after the There will be three voting places a century of history-making progress, p,vnected to recover The five, all E. Nye as chairman, are sponsoring Mass. , I where judges will count the votes in I threo generations of the Owen family rhica„0 WPA workers employed on ard friends in best uisihes and cona radio party at the K. C. Hall, Sat- Altars of the church were decorat-; the queen contest each week and they have toiled ^nd died until today even ^ Evanston project had been tour- gradations upon this memorable anurday evening, June 27, at 8 o'clock. ^ with June blossoms, presenting a wiu be announced on bulletin boards J those of the third generation, with . th ,ake region on their day 0ff., n,versary- A short program has been arranged beautiful setting for the solemn C€M-i Judges and voting places will be an-!graying hair, answer their summons r and everyone is invited to attend and mony. , nounced next week. 1 listen to President Rooseve* deliver Attendants were Mrs. Harold Bacon Back in the seventies, eighties and louring here in recent years took McHenry; Mr and^ Mrs. Charles Thies ' -- - and daughters, Mary, Connie and Dorothy, Mr and Mrs. H. O'Brien and children, ' Charles, William, - Robert, James, Joan and Jeanne, and William Thies, all of Chicago; and Mrs. Thies' sister, Mis. Mary Campbell of Chicago. The Plaindealer joins with relative* a day of recreation, they were to eternity. enroute to their homes when the May we, who are left to carry on> ;crash occurred. They were riding in ship Roosevelt Nominators Saturday ^ as best man. Harold Bacon of J was held at the horr.e of the bride's jag the djd evening. 5-fp Gary and Thomas Prendergast of mother on Main street, where friends , -- . - , '• . . ' Kankakee acted as ushers. I called to extend best wishes and tele- (JIiYDE B. STARRITT, DANCING CLASSES I The bride was charming in a wed-' grams of congratulations were receiv-1 summer. djng gown of mousselaine de soie, ed. " I simply made with a train, high neck j Mr. and Mrs. Miller left on a dRortj line and long leg-o-mutton sleeves, honeymoon trip, going first to South j the only trimming being fluted ruffles1 Bend, Ind., where they visited the of the same material, which also cov- i bride's sister, Miss Ellen Walsh, at ered the small buttons extending from St. Joseph's hospital, leaving the the neckline to the hem ot the gown, j bride's bouquet with her. as well as Falling in graceful folds from a close a piece of the wedding cake. • fitting cap fell a lovely tulle veil and; The bride travelled in a green knit a shower bouquet of white roses and \ dress with brewn and white acces- Will continue during Classes in all types of dancing, be ginners and advanced students, Wednesday afternoons, Grade School gym. Starting new class for beginners in tap and acrobatic or ballet and toe. Registration at 4 o'clock. 5-fp MARGARET NELSON. NOTICE The Green Street Business Men's Association announces that stores on Green Street Will be opened all day and until 9 o'clock in the evening on July 4, instead of a previous statement mttde in the Plaindealer last week. sweet peas completed the costume. The bridesmaid, Mrs. Harold Bacon, wore a pink net go^rn, floor length, trimmed in. narrow bands of silk, and wore a pink hat and other accessories. She carried a bouquet of pink roses and mixed flowers; Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast for the bridal party and members of the immediate families 1 11 1 -- was served at Bickler's hotel. The The address of Home-Coming pro- table was set on the spacious porch gram will be limited to 25 minutes, which was decorated with wedding Historical sketches will be limited to bells and cut flowers in honor of the three and fhrt minutes. occasion. Father O'feourke gave an sories. Upon their return Mr. and Mrs. Miller will reside on Merrill avenue in Chicago, where Mr. Miller is employed in the wholesale meat business. The bride has always lived in this city where she has many friends. She is a graduate of the McHenry Community High School, and attended Rosary College for two years. For the past five years she has taught in the McHenry Grade school. The Plaindealer joins with many frien4f in extending congratulations. TERRA COTTA FARMER DIES AT HOSPITAL McMahon barn. | impact that the auto Clyde Bancroft Starritt, 49 years 'pletely telescoped. •they suddenly curve. Unable to make the curve at iphich they were travelling, the car left the road and crashed head-on •into a giant oak tree close to the So great was the bile was com- AUTOS CRASH SUNDAY EVENING ON U. S. old, a farmer at Terra Cotta, died atj Burns inflicted when the K*s°line 10:30, p. m., Thursday in Sherman [tank of an old automobile exp . e hospital, Elgin, where he underwent caused the death of Rich&id 1 IC e • an operation about a week before. 10-year-old son of Mr. an - '• He was bcrn at Crystal Lake on! Frank Mitchell of Barrington at the March 13, 1887. Sherman hospital m Elgin at 10.4& Survivors are his widow, Ella Tuesday night of last wee . ic a Knaack Starritt^ two sons, Clayton1 was burned when^the gas an ex and Kenneth, a daughter, June, and ploded as he and his ro er. a two brothers, Allan and John. '1a,u* Gordon and Dwig ayn , Funeral services were held Sunday, and Mrs. Noel '/fr' at 3,30 „V,ock « Crystal Lake, the Rev. M. J. A rymple, pastor of the Congregational information given church, officiating.^ Burial was in Union cemetery. According to to E. % Baade. chief of police, the boys had built a small fire in the garage and had pre- I viously dipped twigs in the gas tank Sheet metal work of all kinds. See'*® sat".™te .th!^ 11 J"in^Tt^k 2-fp-tf[that Richard took a glowing stuK from the embers and inserted it into John' Brda, Grpen street. Btbaeribe for 11M (Osatinuad «k last Nick Miller and his brother, Charles, sons of Mrs. Ahha Miller ; on John street, were badly smashed ups about 11 o'clock Sunday evening when their car wa^ run into by an automobile in which two young men'and': two girls from Chicago were riding # The accident occurred on Route (".* S. 12 near the A. W. Krug residence with both cars travelling south when the Chicago car made a quick lefthapd^ turn without giving a signal and smashed into the Miller car, whwh had started tc> pass them. Charles Miller was thrown out onto the pavement and narrowly escaped being run over by passing machines and both young men were scratched and bruised; The Ford coupe owned by the Iccal residents was badly smashed up asd is in the garage for repairs. Nick Miller has had a great deal of experience in driving cars and is a care ful driver, using good judgment wad. according to reports, the driver of the Chicago car gave no signal of any kind before making the left-hand turn. His car also, was a Ford coupo with the four people ridlnf m the seat