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'.V; . ^ i \ , %* '**•: • :"Tsr*' THE McHEHRY PLAtitoEALEK w- i X " / ' 3 . . ,>v * • % ' !t i?j . * • - -- • . . , . -,4 •,< •?? MS> -; f ,* J. B- CLUB jper. Jack Cooper, Gordon Clark and me J. R. Club mot Friday afternoon Lillian Nordin made up the committee at the home of Mrs. E. R. Sutton. Prises in cards were received by Mrs. .Albert Vales and Mrs. E. R. Sutton. * ;•- - m • •/ - v LADIES' AID SOCIETY IPhe Ladies' Aid Society will meet in charge of the meeting The next meeting fs in charge of Glenn and Eugene Eppel and Yvonne Benwell. Three members of the clnb won ribbons at the county achievement at next Thursday afternoon with Mrs.! Marengo. Winifred Benwell's poster IKTERESM r NEARBY NEWS TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES COMMUNITY HIGH PUPILS REGISTER PRECEDING WEEK (Continued from Page One) grade school building has been painted outside, the basement has been painted, two new floors have been put in and all of the floors have been refinished. Elmer Etling, Crystal Lake, suffer- u At th® high school the floors have ed a broken collar bone recently while!. en re ed an" other necessary playing softball at the hig& schoolj lmP^ove™ents made. . veld. The accident happened when1 The school buildings have Undergone three players chasing a ball collided. Ian extensive program of repairs and Sunday, Dr. H. P. Gleisten suffered * improvements during the past few •#' Ifcurwiay,. August 19, ->'• ' i . -.• " •mm "C /V„ C__ I .. ttarry Collins at. Ringwood^ Anyone on outdoOr meais won first place and dislocation of the bone in one finger *'ear? <*nd are A-V condition, sur who wishes to ride should notify the president, Mrs. Lester Ba6on. - ENTERTAINS CARD CLUB Mrs. E. H. Nickels entertained mem- "bers of her card club Friday evening. Two tables of bridge were in play and will go to the Illinois State fair. Second and third place ribbons were won by Eleanor Clark and Ruth Pieper. » * • ~ MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER Miss Loi^-aine Whiting, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Whiting of high honors were won by Mrs. Chas. j Lake Geneva, vtfas guest of honor Sun- Mertes, while the consolatiofi Went to day afternoon at a miscellaneous shower at the home of a friend, Miss Betty Blackwood, at Lake Geneva. Miss Whiting will become the bride MrsrifrB. "Schaefer. • * * - EMERALD BRIDGE CLtJB Mrs. V. Martin was hostess to the of Dr. William Nye of this city on members of the Emerald Bridge Club Sept. ,16. Thursday afternoon. Prizes were mer- j About thirty-five guests were presited by Mrs. Ben Dietz, Mrs. E. R. ent to enjoy the afternoon in games, Sutton and Mrs. Albert Krause; [for which prizes were awahied. Mrs, 'Tie next mating will be Mrs. N. J. Nye was among tfte prixe winners. ;" The home was attractively decorated with bouquets of cut flowers for &. R. Sutton in two weeks. • • » LINEN SHOWER t rare View at the Elsbury and McMillan farms where visitors may see how elctricity does many important chores about the farms and in the homes. Left to right: Mrs. Elsbury in her electric kitchen; Mr. I Elsbury drawing water from the electric dairy water heater; Part McMillan at the special eleetric pump < he rigged up on the McMillan fa rm. . linen show'er was given to' Miss the occasion. 'Mane Steirisdoerfer by Mrs. Dorothy Those from McHenry who attended. -f • . , . . . Hughes, at the home of Miss Steins- the shower were Mrs. N. E. Barbian, Wauconda, wafe struck by lightning at :*'£• *n$ there is always doetfer at Griswold Lake, Sunday aft- Mrs. Albert Barbian, Mrs. George 7:00 -Wrfnp^v e me devoted discussion ernoon. The honored guest will be a Barbian, Mrs. Dick Overton, Mrs. N. J. bride on Sept. 4. About twenty-five Nye and Mrs. Walter Carey. guests were present. A delicious CELEBRATES 80th BIRTHDAY The home of Joseph J. Frett on Riverside Drive the of happy luncheon was served and the guest of honor received many useful gifts. m * 9 CHANGE CARD PARTY DATE while playing ball j passing many schools in cities of this Robert Stubbindick, 8-year-old son h"lz® for ®W*"ent and co,lditionof the John Stubbindicks, tenants on | . c- H* Duk*r has completed an the Franklin Walsh farm, Hebron,! eight-week summer course at Northwas severely trampled by a cow he> w?s!^rn University. He took an adwas helping the men drive, Tuesday j ™niStrati°n course to apply towards morning of last week. He was bruis- 9" degree. Miss Margaret ed and a deep gash cut in his cheek, i 5^®™' a teacher in the local high A physician dressed the injuries. 18ch°o1' ^°ok a »ummer c^rse in music Mrs. John A. Swanson, wife of, *t rr NortfwesteiTJudge Swanson, was injured Satur-1 Tw° former MoHenry teachers also day morning of last week. The acci-j ?"ended the University this summer. dent occurred at the family summer They were Mildred Minnich, who will home on Gages Lake, as Mrs. Swan-! ^eac in> Chicago, and Gertrude Kisch, son was leaving the house. Some rc-'?f.te®c^er jn Evanston. Both Miss: ______ ...s pair work was in progress, and Mrs.' ?Jinn * • Kisch received their j electricity to erstwhile tiresome tasks, milking period to assure lowering the Swanson stepped into a space left by ' de®:Tee. summer. j need not envy their city cousins as temperature quickly; an electric clipthe removal of a stair tread. The re-' . u - ^^ker tells us that he was trie far as comfort and convenience art per "barbers" the cows; and a set of suiting fall broke two bones in her; ^ y T?n.e m .*us C~8S seventeen at concerned. j power-driven tools, in a useful workankle, j^nd she also received minor: mversity who could report 100 An outstanding example of how one shop, keeps farm machinery in tipbruises. |per cent co-operation from has local j northern Illinois farmer has eliminat-, top shape. Evfen Mr. McMillan's shav- The Carr home on North Main he^sPaPef- *t seems that publicity is ed much of the labor from farm life ing is done with one of the new etecstreet, owned by Mrs. Lizzie Carr, is seen in the McMillan place, south of. trie dry shavers. ' , McHenry on U. S. 12. I The farmhouse, too, thoroughly en- According to Henry McMillan, own-1 joys the benefits of electricity. Mr3. er of this 110 acre farm, many of the j McMillan's home is as completely old tedious, time-taking jobs are now) equipped as. are those of her urban are - ,: r • w* :#§f Farmers of tod*^# tHrongh use of supples deep well water for milk coo!- ' W light -better sight^ Imps Ugfct modern machinery and the adaption of ing and also stirs new milk during the the house. *'• o'clock last Wednesday night.! j ^ ™ aevotea to its diss The bolt hit the chimney, damaging it du"n* *he term. Two lectures on pubto such an extent it will have to be*e-' hc'ty *ere ^iven to Mr Duker's class MIW w U1 built. Furnishings and decorating in . a .were vo^®d to its merely a matter of throwing a switch, friends. In her "electric kitchen" the living room of the house were also S , I3C"s"1<)n- [For example, he says, a milking ma- (range, refrigerator, mixer, toaster, damaged. | r. uvtoer states that the other su-rchine almost automatically perforins coffee-maker, roaster,, and portable crsiue i/nve was uie scene ui a nappy Zook< 28> of Chicago, suffered ?i!.™ ,, PrmclPals m his its twice-daily chore; a heater pro-, ventilator. Her laundry is electrified vtlAiMiiri vAivU r AKl I Li A1 Cj ggaattnheenrirni|gf Souurnidaaayy,, AAuugg.. 1150,, wwnhcenn hniissi a cvovmui|p/wouunimd fracture oufi tuhiee nnuobsee Souunn*- ' nnnni1A aaQmf _ . variou.s,r d,e, gr.e e.s o.f (vides water for sanitary dairy pur- with washer, ironer, and iron. Elect v TBie date of the next and last party children and their families gathered of last week, when he was struck Dr „_ «OTVlp Sf>, t tu*1* °Ca in the face by a bat while playing ball stating that they were at the Wieck picnic grounds on Slocum! fl \ S?®Ce thfir. paper' wh,lle Zook was taken to the office of ]f»nnd/ ttLhe^nW chleTckT tih.e m overT to s *ee^ 1th*a1t in the card tournament sponsored by to spend several hours with him, in the Altar and Rosary sodality of St. honor of his eightieth birthday. Patrick's church has been changed ( Supper was served and the after- '^m Wednesday to Thursday after- noon and evening was spent in visit- • noon of next week. The party will be ing and a general good time. Many held at the home of Mrs. Jack Mc-' friends called during the afternoon to Laughlin at Ringwood. I extend congratulations and good Anyone who wishes to ride should Wishes to the genial host. be at St. Patrick's church 1at 1:45 p.1 Mr. Frett, who was ill for some Lake a physician for repairs. k,- where cars will call for thepi. • * » ~ EIGHTY-TWO YEARS OLD time, is again in good health, and enjoys his home, family and friends. Mrs. Margaret Fitzgerald is his He is one Mr. Duker told fIw Tnnr «i?, * , tre frf a The Plaindealer believes that whatca « Sin, 1 -° ^"ever concerns the children of the comhavt »n 12 "r bem« maie to munity is of vital interest to the par- Pirsch ^"ee! F°i m Pft i er ients and we believe that our readers . .. within thp P f T t0.Grays,a^e d0 not tire reading about the proof the old within the next few days, to give the gress of our schools. Also, we are firemen detailed instructions regarding proud of our local schools and we be- TnKn A, r that they, and the instructors, John Aug Crystal Lake, was sev- are worthy of .mention. Here's suc- , rely bruised but escaped without any cess to them in the coming year! broken bones Monday morning of last week, when a combine fell on him at •fViday, the thirteenth, held no fears housekeeper. for Mrs. T. J. Walsh, who observed timers of McHenry and recalls many her eighty-second birthday on that interesting episodes in the early hisdate. She spent the day quietly at tory of this vicinity. her pleasant home on Elm street,1 Among those who enjoyed the day where she received calls from many of with Mr. Fretl, were his children, Mr. her friends. jand Mrs. A. J. Frett, Wheaton; Mr. Mrs. Walsh, who is one of Mc- and Mrs. C. E. Frett, of Springfield,! the Anderson farm, east of Crystal Henry's oldest residents, has never Mo.; Mrs. John B. Dent and son, of j Lake. The machine had been jacked fully recovered from her automobile Toledo, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. up and Aug was working under it accident, but gets about the house and Stucker, Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs.'when in some manner the heavy maoit the porch with the help of a crutch. F. J. Frett and family of Hobart, Ind.,j chine fell from the props. Three men and Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Connolly and lifted the machine off him. A large family, McHenry. Miss Anrt Healy! protruding bolt barely missed his of Chicago was also a guest. Two bod/.. Had he been under this hf Toads Moat Swallow Air Toads cannot breathe in air like most creatures, but must swallow it, hence the constant motion seen in their throats. poses a small motor with pump jack, 1 trie clocks tell time, and modern "bet- Lonely Island Every two years ships visit Tristan da Cunha, biggest of a group of five islands lying between the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn. Community church, which serves 181 islanders, is built of volcanic rock, like the other buildings. Islander^, raise livestock and potatoes, but can't grow wheat because of a plague of rats which came from a shipwreck. 1 <_ .Czars Crowned Themselves Although most monarchs of Christian countries have been crowned by the highest ecclesiastical head of their church, the czars of Russia always crowned themselves because they believed that no other mortal was worthy of the honor, says Collier's Weekly^ Among and Amongst Among and amongst are two words that are practically interchangeable. Wfc use the more euphonious or the easier to say. Some writers, always use amongst where there is movement: "He travelled amongst native tribes," but "He lay among the daisies." The foregoing applies also to amid and amidst. V. Planting New Truths Schopenhauer, the German philosopher, said: "It is not so difficult a task to plant new truths as to root out old errors, for there is this paradox in men--they run after that which is new, but are prejudiced in favor of that which is o l d . " • . • • • s - • For those who want to see how this * '4 1 practical farmer has applied electri- : city and modern .methods to farmi^ig, arrangements have been made by the rif'T,/;*-1! Public Service Company to permit visitors to inspect his farm daily (except Sunday) between 1 and 5:30 p. m. Officials of the company point'o&t that the McMillan place is no way an ii/A experiment. Privately owned and operated, it is an average well-run farm whose owner has taken advantage of the extension of electric service through northern Illinois' farmland. Another farm near Gurnee, east of the U. & 45 on Grand Avenue, is the Elsbury farm, similarly electrified. This farm is also open to visitors. 1 • +' - Witchball Used by Indians V If an Indian wanted to be rid of a person without resorting to murdev, he had a witch doctor prepare an extra-special witchball which could be thrown at the undesirable person. While believing this was supposed to result in a fellow Indian's death, says a writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the redskins • were convinced this had no effect on white men and women because of the comparatively large amount of salt they consumed m their diet. Norway's Climate ;• Norway's climate is n^ldl lift moist on the west coast, but cold and dry in the interior and in the north and east sections. R. N. A. OUTING Members of Riverview Camp, R. N. A., will enjoy an outing at Pink Har- sons, Peter W. Frett of Spring Grove, rison's, Pistakee Bay, Tuesday after- and Frank F. JFrett of Beverly Hills, noon, Aug. 24. Cards and bunco in the ^ and their families, were unable to be afternoon will be followed 'by dinner present, because they were away from at 5 , o'clock. Reservations should be' home. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Frett were made with the recorder, Mrs. Maud Jon a trip in the east, and Frank Frett Rothermel, not later than Saturday, was also away. Aug. 21. Members are to meet at the --^ . . ST. MARY'S CHURCH SCENE OF SUMMER WEDDING WEDNESDAY park at 1:30 p. m., where cars will call for those who have no means of conveyance. - 12-2 • • * FAMILY REUNION A* family reunion will be held at JL L. Frey's cottage at McHenry, Sunday. It is the third annual event, called Milwaukee Day, as most of the folks come from there. Expected are: Mr. and Mrs. E. Ertel and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. Schmidt and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. Lorenz and family, and also the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. C. Ertel and Mr. and Mrs. A. Klein, Mr. and Mrs. C. Smith, Oak Park; Mr. and Mrs. J. Frey, Mr. and Mrs. M. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. L. Cromwell of Chicago. • y" UfcRTHDAY PARTY * Marion Louise Gielow celebrated her "twelfth birthday Monday when she entertained a party of Chicago friends art the James Boyle cottage at McCullom Lake, where she is vacationing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal- "ter Gielow. Decorations were in pink and white, ... and a birthday cake was also decor- iwas held at Bickler's Hotel, where a ated-in the same colors. |one o'clock dinner was served to sev- The guests were Marion's grand-' enty rel*tives and friends. Supper for parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cram- \the *anrV*ly wa» served at the home of er, Patsy and Betty Tierney, Betty j groom. Jean Barkling, Jack Irene' _ . ^®dding dance was held at Nell's and Junior Adjoran. Pavilion. • • • After a short wedding trip, the 4-H CLUB ON PICNIC couple will reside on the farm where The Ostend 4-H club, "The Picnic,11,6 8T°°m ig now living. Pals," met Tuesday evening .in the broods on the Ed Nordin farm, where steak roasted over the fire, sweet corn JUBd watermelon made a delicious sup- A 'pretty summer wedding was solemnized at St. Mary's church Wednesday morning, August 18, when Miss Florence Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adams of Ringwood, and Mr. Irvin May of Johnsburg, were united ia marriage. Msgr. Charles S. Nix, pastor of the church, officiated at the ceremony and nuptial mass at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Attendants were Miss Esther May, sister of the groom, who acted as bridesmaid, and Clarence Adams, brother of the bride, as best man. The bride was attractive in a suit of White Congo cloth with satin blouse and white silk turban with a veil. She wore a corsage of gardenias. The bridesmaid, Miss Esther May, wore a suit of beige Congo cloth with brown accessories, including a brown turban and veil. She wore a corsage of pink and yellow roses. Following the ceremony a reception Special Selling Sport "Shirts 1T ; A beautiful assortment of Skipper Shirts In various styles, fine knits and celanese. Colors are canary, fcrown, blue, and white. Regular $1 shirts » while they last > -- 3 for $2.25 I9c each 7 would have been pierced through the middle of his body. Forced off the road by a hit-and-ru(j driver, who had sideswiped hi% autoi* mobile at one o'clock Sunday morn**'" ing of last week on Rand road neafc v Lake Zurich, Edward Grosse, 68, of Chicago, suffered a fractured jaw and -other injuries. Passing mnioristir*- took the injured man toVlife Ross emergency hospital at Wauconda f<* treatment. Grosse was alone at the time of the accident. He was drivingi north when he met the other car, the" driver of which pulled over too closer and sideswiped Grosse's machine, sending it into a ditch and against 4U tree. Burns sustained ten days ago cauq* " ed the death of Charles'Brogan, 83, at the Lake county hospital Monday morning of last week. The body was taken to the Strang funeral home itt Antioch, and the coroner's jury sworn in Tuesday left an open verdict at the direction of Coroner Taylor, who stat* " ed that important witnesses had beeft absent at the time of the fatal burn*, ing which 'occurred at Libertyvillo when Brogan's bed caught fire. The burning was accidental. A weekend vacation, which had been planned to include a Sunday afternoon birthday party, came to a tragic entf> late Saturday afternoon of last weekr when Miss Lucille Veeck, 24, and Carl Burkhardt, 24, both of Chicago, were* drowned in the waters of Long Lak<£ About 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon Miss Veeck and Burkhardt went for a boat ride, and as they wore swim* ming suits„evidently intended to have a dip in. the lake while they were out. Some time between 5 and 6 o'clock Mrs. Tascher, who resides near the lake, saw the man in the water and heard what she later realized was a call for help. She then saw the young woman jump from the boat, but there are so many in and on the lake, she thought nothing of the occurrance until news came that the young people had been drowned. It is presumed that Miss Veeck lost her life in a vain at* tempt to aid her companion. , CARD OF THANKS • M this manner we desire to express our thanks and appreciation to neighbors and friends for floral offerings, expressions of sympathy and acts at kindness extended to us during our recent bereavement. We, also, wish to tha|nk donors ajnd drivers of cars, members of Masonic Lodge and all who assisted us in any way. ~ 13 : Mrs. Zena Bacon and Family. Typewriter in 1711 The world's first successful typewriter, Remington's, was made iai this country in 1875; but England has record of a patent taken out by This novel idea for hikers--small I one Henry Mil1. back in 1714, for aa clips which hold plates and saucers I aPParatus "for impressing and attached to a walking stick is the 1 transcrihing or letters singly or RIGHT NOW ;W:; SNACK BY WAYSIDE invention of Mr. Gerhold, a Londoner, and it is patented all over the world The materials for the ideal luncheon table, excepting the walking stick, are conveniently carried m the rucksack. ---- Second Oldest College The college of William and Mary is the second oldest educational in stitution in the United States. - • Geno Poultry Remedies Mi -Wattles Drug Store. , ' 8-pi progressively one after another, so neat and exact as not to be distinguished from print. • WHEN you've got this fleet-heeled* smooth-powered, man-size Buick straight-eight to put a lift into the rest of the summer, why try to squeeze out the last long mile on a car that's already ripe for rstf» ment? Its trade-in value, you know, ian*t getting any greater. And new car prices, a* understand, certainly can't be expected to go down! % Meantime here's this valve-in-head straight-eight Buick. SeAing at the lowest prices ineall its history. Actually delivering, in some models, for less certain sixes. And so jam-packed with stir* ring action and solid worth that others can't hope to match it for value--no matter what they do next! Go aee for yourself! Turn yourself loose in a Buick of today--let it show its wares in its own entrancing way--and ask yourself if you can ever again^ expect to get so very much for so mighty little money! You bet it's a buy! It has been for months. It's a good buy for right now --if only as a hedge against the future ! Call us any time for a test-ride < and we'll prove our words with some lively Buick actioni wskS® ***** * nm lJl^Auuc and . OUTPUT" ttSl* wen j®*toiuGfi!!5VTO,r * "aw * 41iL z*fA*T- " 0H * ln.t. • Pf'tH • blm «- • • s^ YOUR MOfifY OOOFAtfHM IN A OCNMM MOTOftS CAt Finnish Epic The Finnish national epic, the j Kalevala, is many hundreds at years old and is regarded as one of the finest/epic poems in the world. R. I. OVERTON MOTOR SAXES m' m. . " V-v , e t,-,. s \4. Geno Poeltry Remedies at Wattles 4 front Street, West McHenry, *16 Main St., Crystal Lake, DL -s.x: