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' & ' "! ^ *1 ig|N^ ^w; SEVERAL MCHENRY PEOPLE ENJOYING WARMER CLIMATE COLDER WEATHER, WITH SNOW AND ICE, MAKES DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS •4^: ®i®: ABOUT 1,400 BOOKS NOW ON SHELVES i OF PUBLIC LIBRARY -MARRIES) 47 YEARS Surprised by their children and families in, honor of their forty-seventh wedding anniversary, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J.~~Michels of Johnsburj? enjoyed a pleasant day and received many pleasing gifts in honor of the The public library, sponsored by the, occasion. Cards and games served as -.".'i-i%&• Preceded by temperatures as low tea eight degrees below zero the last of the week, snow arrived Sunday with a three to four inch fall covering the Country throughout the day. * Mothers Club, continues to grow, both • entertainment for those present and '^Viiii'i in in 11 ii T*r i t a t tvaditt a I In Chicago it was said that five in. popularity and size, and now has supper was served. •s.WlNTBK IN 'OAUrUKniA.. inches' of snow fell to slow up traffic over 400 subscribers who enjoy its lit- Mr. and Mrs. Michels were married AND FLORIDA and make work for^ a hundred snowjerature. ;at 9t John's church, Johnsburg, and i, ----- sweepers. • ; The library now contains about l,400 li»ve always made their home fin that As the winter season approaches its ,. snow <^me from th6 w^t a^d^voiumes for adults and children and, vicinity. ' .iflAftk, anow, ice and chilly winds in- V.a vfSj books are added every few monthsf Those present were Sirs. Rena Smith fioenCe increasing numbers to seek the Stoimy winds and dull skies presage a6 funds al-e available. In this way »«d family and Joe M. Freund of Mcsunny warmth of the southlands. m°re_ snow for this localaty with the the rea(jers are given an opportunity j Henry; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Michels, of Many residents of this Vicinity have weathef Recast, also, predicting & tb enj the late books and l^est fi6- Crystal Lake; Lonnie Michels, Mr: •lready made the trek to the land off'n™ storm of major importance. 1tfon.- and Mrs. Peter Oeffling, Mr. and Mrs. sunshine and are numbered among the tHe ^ek^nd^he'h^hwayr we™pass-' Subscriptions to several of the bestj0*01^ and their fam,lies- BOY SCOUT COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING AT i ROCKFORD, JANUARY 27 v™is itojr s anvdi tem11 porary res.i de. n_ts ..i.na ble and generally clear as the light magazines have also been taken and Florida, while others are enjoying the i5 ., ,, snow ^ swept aside by passing cars> i among those available at the library scenes and temperatures in California, j "Some seek various amusements, all •jK interested in sightseeing and othenjoy resting, swimriiing and ftsh-| ing. Nedther the music of the swinging reel nor the thrill of the fisherman . jare Good Housekeeping, Geographic, SPEINO GROVE HAS I ™ ^ LOWEST TAX RATE Home and Parents, for adults, and American Boy, St- Nicholas and Child by Spring Grove will have the lowest Life for the Juveniles. who breaks a world record is sweeter tax rate for municipalities 4n the, a recent donation of fvfty dollars to the expert angler than is that thrill county, with a rate of $2.87 as com-. vt&s ma(je to the library by the city of the amateur fisherman's first catch, pared to $2.79 last year. j council and this has been used to pur- Among the McHenry residents who I1®* ra^e ^or the city of Mc-. chase new books, among them being Ve now well established in Florida are Henry ris $4.14, ten cents lower than the followine: Dr and Mrs. N. J. Nye and Mr. and the™te f°r 1936 which was $4.24. Mrs. Eugene Nye, who returned again ls. rate the lowest of any of tbis year to spend the winter at tha Cltl€s ^ the county, although the Miami. They are living in their trail- *ax ra^s u for the villages of Spring er in the southern city, where they Grove, Richmond and Huntley are lowhave many wonderful friends. Rela- er" , tives here report that Dr. Nye ds in W^>dstock, with a tax quite good health and able to be up fte °f J4®3' f]"le F®x ?iver G/0^« and about, resting when tired and en- has ?? h«he + St tox rat.e .of an7 of the joying the warmth and sunshine. They J®untys thirteen municipalities with enjoyed a pleasant Christmas and * ' * many here received cards of greeting ™e wide dlfferehce jn rates laes in (1 .the tax for municipal and school purzrtini tnem. \ poses. In Spring Grove the village tery and adventure stories e j- A: - « 7^ tax is 67 cents, the high school rate been censored by the state library ex- Spending their first seM(« tn*nor- 62 centg( and the grade school rate 38, tension division. id. we Mr and Mrs. C U.t>, with Fox Elver Grov. resi- " ^ -)«»'» wi» +T »1 02 Per »100 „ vil-l following: "Imperial City," by Rice. "The Rains Came," Bromftdd. "Katrina," Sally Salminen. 'TThe Lost Wagon Train," Grey. "An American Doctors Odyssey,' Heiser. "Singing In the Rain," MoOrM. "So Victoria," Wilkins. "The Citadel," Crpnin. " "iFair as the Moon," Temple Bailey. ffe!o, now nicely situated .t Daytoia , $1ior ^ , d nCCinCDO Beach. The family resides in the $1 u {Qr d . . * UrrlULnO Szold apartments and Angelo ds at- The Ux ^ f#r ia HM;\ jjp tending high school there, while •« Harvard, $4.98, f and Crystal Ldte,' enjoy the delightful beach. At Groveland $4.78. Mr.^and^Mrs. JViHiam JPries, who MA|LCIA AKN OOOLEY. AG* 5, DIES APTBi •m after Christmas for Florida, are now nicely situated at Groveland in Lake county, not far from Orlando. His year they have their own place in Which they are very interested and will, no doubt, be busy with its improvement. Although they report the weather as rather eool it is none the less delightful. Jacksonville " Mr. and Mrs. Ray Conway left Sun- 4ay on a motor trip to Jacksonville, Fla., where they will visit Mr. Conwaysister, Mrs. John Meehan. They plan to spend from three weeks to a month in the south, where they will visit points of interest. Lake Worth -Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ferwerda are ww in Florida, where they are visiting friends at Lake Worth. They left McHenry last week Wednesday, making the trip by train to the southern city, where they will rest and enjoy {be beautiful scenery. Pensacola Miss Rose Huemann left some time ago to again spend the winter at Pensacola, Fla., and Mrs. Elizabeth Michels plans to leave next Monday, Jan. 17, to be a neighbor of Miss Huemann's at -Pensacola. She will make the trip with her ancle, Msgr. Sfchmitt, of Aurora. Orlando Mr. and Mrs. Will Cowen oft Har- -mrd left last week to spend some time at Orland, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Jones of Galesburg have returned after a Visit at 'hie home at Orlando, Fla. Mrs. Jones, 1 A sweet Mttle girl went to her heavformerly Miss Gwendolyn Overton, enly home, to live with God, when has previously spent several seasons Marcia Ann Cooley, five-year-old in the south. (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cool- Belleview ' ey, passed away about 5 a. m., Satur- Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Martin and day, January 8, 1938, after a short illchildren are at Belleview, Fla., where ness. Marcia was taken sick Wednesthey are visiting Mrs. Martin's moth- day afternoon and, despite the loving •r and other relatives and friends sad care of fond parents, the little life attending to business matters. : went out as if from a gust of air with- Fort Meyers tin a friendly room. : Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nell and fam- Born at Auburn, Ind., on Sept. 3, Qjr who closed their White House tav- 1932, the baby came to McHenry with em here a few weeks ago to go to her parents to make her home and BANK ARE RE-ELECTED All have k^e, near Wauconda, owned by H. F. Straw. At the Simpson residence, which was just recently closed for the winter, the marauders took a collection of shotguns, valued at more than $5,000, three oriental rugs, a suit of clothes and a pair of shoes belonging to Mr. Simpson, and several cartons of cigarettes. Not content with the loot, the prowlers shattered eight panel doors, broke shelves, pulled down draperies and smashed mirrors, caus- '•* |dng damage estimated at $3,000. The fbtal figures in the year's business ^ burglary occurred some time Tuesday A BRIEF ILLNESS °* the West McHenry State bank have night, as workmen were in the house increased $100,000 over those of last j until 2 o'clock that afternoon, and El year, according to the annual report mer Styfke, the caretaker, made his of the bank found elsewhere in the1 !**t inspection trip at 7 o'clock that columns of this issue of The Plain*. evening. Linen, bath towels, blankets, dealer. | silverware, and 24 bottles of choice At the thirty-second meeting held at liquor were taken from the Straw cotthe bank Tuesday forenoon, Jan. 11,! tage, according to the report to the 1938, the directors and officers for an-! sheriff's office. The theft occurred other year, with Simon Stoffel, pres-j during the holiday weekend. ident; C. J. Reihansperger, vice- pres- Mrs. Katrina Dietz, Mundelein, was ddent; William Carroll, chairman of painfully burned Tuesday morning The 14th annual meeting of the Blackhawlc Council, Boy Scouts • "of America, will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 27, in the >Fauet Hotel, | at St. John's church, Johnsburg, and Rockford, it,was announced today by Leo Stilling, chairman of our , local Boy Scout Committee arid member of the Blackhawlc Coiineil. \ • Hiarold M. Wilkie, president of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin. Madison, will be the principal speaker. Mr. Wilkie is an outstanding attorney practicing before the Supreme Court of the United States, chairman of the 6oy Scout Board at Madison, holder of the Silver Beaver Award for outstanding service to boyhood through Scouting, and an enthusiastic speaker well versed in Scouting ideals and council operations. All Boy Scouts in the Blackhawk Council who have reached t^e high rank of Eagle during 1937, will be the guests of the Council and placed in a conspicuous location at the meeting, known as the "Eagle's Nest." Annual reports will be made of the Scouting program throughout the Blackhavdk area, including our local community. It is expected that not only all men in Scouting will attend this meeting with .their ladies, but many parents of Scouts and friends of Scouting will also attend. Ladies are especially invited. Th,ose who will probably attend from our district include, among others, the following Scout leaders and their ladies:. Prof. C. H. Duker, G. F. Peterson, D. R Fyfe, George Stilling, Ray McGee, M. L Schoenholtz, Leo Stilling, and others here and throughout the INTERESTING NEARBY NEWS ; I TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Joseph Koske, 41, of Fox Lake, sue cumbed Tuesday of last week to injuries sustained when he fell down the Stairs of his home New Year's night. Koske was rushed to St. Therese hospital where dt was learned he had received a skull fracture. Burglars have been active through- Out the lake region recently, and a number of places were entered and pilfered. Among them was the sum- There are also many new books for ^ homeof James Simpson, Jr., at the juveniles among them being mys- Wadsworth and a cottage at Davis the board of directors; Gerald Carey, cashier, and Robert Weber, assistant cashier. Other directors are Jos. W. Freund and Dr. N. J. Nye. Condition of the bank is most encouraging, with deposits showing a marked increase each year from a total of $331,614.48 at the close of the year 1933 to $793,539.58 at the close of 1937. FIRE DESTROYS December 28, when a fire broke out in the kitchen of her home. She is in Condell Memorial hospital, Liberty* ville. The ftre was started when hte bottom fell out of a can of stain which Frank Dfietz was heating on the gas stove and the fluid ignited. The kitchen was badly burned. Mr. and Mrs. Leo &blls of Stillman Valley now have charge of the Richmond Exchange of the Farmers New Era Telephone Co. Mr. Aulls i* mant>* Y COTTAfiE1 a£er the exchange and repair and installation work in the Richmond ter- HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TAKE MOTOR TRIP ] ; DURING VACATION I STUDENTS START WORK IN MODERN 3 CLASSROOMS BEING USEi) ARE returning without HaPP^ chiIdre.n jnmped out of cars- eafiy that morning with beaming Richard Justen and Kugene Nielsen enjoyed a trip to Florida during their Christmas vacation, arriving home on Wednesday of last week, after covering 3,840 miles in the- Kielsen's new Buick automobile. * j Tho'boys left McHenry on December ftvi 18 and after covefeng about 100 miles ; .iV they left ice and snow behind and encountered only good roads and fine weather for the remainder of the trip J They had np car trouble and followed *eal ^ f<>rmany of McHenry's little the route easily, mishap. . _ _ They vifeiteel many points of inter-eyes "^d on another big ^ est in the south, with visits to'Jack- ^J'st"iaS P?Sf4 S andi So*t *P>e *te rsburg be.fo re over the snow toward the new Cath- oHc schtKj| r»clu« Miami, where they .mved die9 ,„d other kind donors the third day. Here they spent ai T • j , week, enjoying the swimming and ac- ,. was a thrill indeed to open , the quiring a tan before they left to cross .b'g new door and find yourself in a the state and return northward along "ea tiled vestibule with door mats the coastline. t handy for cleamn^ shoes- At Miami they also saw a football' 'Then to find the proper classroom! game betwean Austin High School of ^ httle ones especially peered in at Chicago and a Miami team, which .re- d,ff®rent dRors u"tl1 they sP'ed a roor" suited in a tie score iw,th sma11 tables and chairs and The boys, who are Juniors at the \h°^h} this must su,r,e'y be ^ them. Community School, spent a night with ^"1° ^ys K1^er t? Vl! Wth ^he m* Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nell at Fort Mey- d'v'dual tables that had so much room er, Fla., on their homeward trip, which for^ook«- «irls ft ^ !a<fie9 was an educational as well as enjoy- on their chairs and fe,t "«ht at home- 'WM, able one. uPPer grades also found new • . : d e s k s a w a i i t i n g t h e m a n d w e r e n o l e s s MANAGEMENT CHANGED pleased with their comfort. Pupils AT RIVEVRSIDE HOTEL tip-toed around on the beauti- '•< i • fully w?axed tiled floors of class room Henry*"2ingen, who has been the and corridor. head of the well known Harry's New Each classroom was visited by Mon- York Bar and Riverside Hotel, Mc- signor Nix and Father Miller, who en- Henry, left Saturday, Jan. 9, for Chi- couraged the pupils to put forth every cago, he having been asked to return effort to keep the building beautiful to Harry's New York bar in the city, as it now is in all its newness. as his services are required there dur- Five Classrooms ing the busy winter season. The many At present five classrooms are being friends Mr. Zingen. has made since used. Grades one to five occupy three Boone-McHeriry district It"!s expect- he has been McHenry will regret to rooms on the first floor while grades see him leave, as he has been a very six, seven and eight use two rooms on capable manager and has a pleasing the second floor. personality, and wish for him the best The young people of the Junior Holy of success. He has asked The Plain- Name Society and St. Therese's Sodealer to express his sincere appreci- dality also enjoyed a pleasant evening ation for the co-operation he received at ping-pong in the spacious meeting from our citizens and hopes the same rooms on the basement floor. will be extended to his successor, Pete Anyone who did not take the oppor- DeVogel, who has been a life-long tunity of inspecting the school Sunday friend and whom he highly recom- is welcome after class hours. mends. j - $75,000 Building Mr. DeVogel has been in the hotel The new l7S fioo u>hno! hutlHimr. and restaurant businesis for a number known as St. Mary's - St. Patrick's of years in Europe, as well as in the school was dedicated on November 7 United States and on the high seas, with Bishop Hoban present for the The new manager and his wife will impressive ceremonies. reside at the hotel. He speaks several As tit neared completion the fjie new languages and undoubtedly his arrival building replaced McHenry's oldest in McHenry wiU be an asset to the landmark, the old schoolhouse of half m ' - ed there will be a large attendance from all the six counties served hy the Blackhawk CouncP, Boy Scouts of America. „ CLASS OF '37 PRESENTS FIRE GIFT OF CHINA TO COMMUNITY HI6H SCHOOL 5 ' • v - c , :\ . . r i t o r y c o n n e c t e d t h e r e w i t h , w h i l e M r s . A <S*ta*e <*! the Charles Hollenbach AuHa ig the chief op€rator 4nd ^ estate at Pistakee Bay was destroyed over her duties on January 15. by fire about 6 o clock Tuesday after- jThe Aullg moved lagt Wednesday into noon when the caretaker, HenryDod- {apartment an the telephone exen, and others worked valiantly to j change building. save the building. | George Skinkle was severely injur- Members of the family had spent the ed prjday afternoon about 4 o'clock weekend at the eight-room house and wjien hjs car was crashed into by a it is supposed that the blaze must miik truck near Palatine. He was takhave started from the fireplace, which n ^ a hospital in Palatine where it had been in use over the weekend. | was found he had a broken collar bone, Furniture and rugs were burned in broken ribs and cuts about the the fire which destroyed the house, head. He was unconscious for several although- the flames were choked hours. Mr. Skinkle is a fireman on som-Vhat for a ti f e by the use of fire | North Western railroad from extinguishers. Santa Claus left a very fine gift at the local Community High School just before the Christmas vacation when p set of Pope-Gosser Porcelain China arrived for the Hbme Economics department. The set of china was thegift of the graduating class of 1937 to the hifeh school and the check for more than $100 was presented to Miss Justen, Home Economics teacher, on Class Day. The creaift white dishes 'have a green band and the monogram, "MCHS, '37," in green and are most attractive, as well as specially suited to institutional use. The set of china was the gift of .the enough for 100 covers, and will be Just what is needed at the high school in serving dinners and banquets. Miss Justen states that there is a small amount left from the check and \tfith this she plans to buy silverware for the school. » Y :"«•> •« k i t • * > , community. Is It? IEMTT. PETERSON. 15, DIES AT HOSPITAL Emal Peterson, 75 years old, died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 6, 1938, at! St. Bernard's hospital, Chicago, following an illness of about two months. Since his illness he had jpiade his home with his daughter, Mrs. William Jor century ago, which was razed to j make room for the new, modern build- ' ing. Built in 1859 at a cost of $6,000, :the old district school accommodated , more children of school age than any ! other structure in northern Illinios, * \ not because of its sire, but because of • 'its many years of use as a schooL | Built on the same site as the^|d j building the new school is an imposing: 'structure of modern workmanship asH * 'equipment I The building, which was commenced in the early part of July, is up to 4 date in every respect with steel joists ; ^ j surmounted by concrete, floors of asphalt tile, vestibules of ceramic tile, partitions of gypsum pyrobar tile and steel stairways, making it 90 per cent ; fireproof. | A modem air-conditioning system : keeps the air fresh and pure and a i modern heating plant keep3 the rooms j warm and comfortable. I The two-story brick building covers an area of 54 feet by 98 feet, with a wftig, 18 by 20 feet on the west.. t For the present the basement will be used for recreation purposes until the gymnasium is built. Although this f will not be completed at once the foundation for a gymnasium and auditorium, 50 by 120 feet, has been laid and . Crystal Lake to Williams Bay and had j dan, tin Chicago, and had been in the The McHenry fire department answ- been staving in Richmond at the home hospital only a few days when he. , . -- ^ -- ered a call to the fire, but, according of Ws parents. the Charles Skinkles. passed away. j F, 1 ,f '8 an ^un! '>k kL needs only the super-structure to make to Fire Chief William Bickler, no wat- He was on the way to Chicago to: Born in Sweden on Feb, 25, 1862, heiwee* of a Way Back When baby, it the jar?est assembly hall in Mcer was available and they were help- gpcnd over New Year's with his wife left home at the age .of 11 years andjafed about six months at^the time the Henry jt is estimated that the new less to check the flames. >»«»»»»»>< I ' l UMIIIIMIIII Among the Sick II MHI »»»••••••»••••• when the accident happened. She has a position in the city. Tragedy climaxed a New Year's celebration and brought cjeath to a since made his home. bridegroom of two weeks wh^Vi Ben-. He followed the carpenter trade, jamin C. Vanderwhyst, 25, of Barring-j from which he had been retired for Florida, are now nicely situated at here she attended kindergarten during! George Nickels, son of Mr. and Mrs. ton, was fatally injured and his bride, j several years. Fort Myers. They are now enjoying the past year. 1 Ffed Nickels, went to school Monday, the former Rose Zimmerman of Bar-1 On May 17, 1886, he was united in wj&rm weather although it was raliny She was always a favorite with her after a five weeks' illness. rington, was severely injured as the marriage to Jennie Givens. and cold for two weeks after their ar- playmates, her sweet disposition made John F. Claxtop is improving nicely car in which they were riding collid- j Surviving are his children, Alvin C. rival. This being their first Christmas her a constant comfort to her parents j and is now able to be up each day. j ed with an Illinois Central railroad Peterson of McHenry, Mrs. Frank Hoaway from home they fixed up a tree and she was beloved by all who knewj Mrs. Ben Freund of Johnsburg sus- train at the Rt. 59 crossing south of vat, Elgin, and Mrs. William Jordan, and received many gifts from home, her. Treasured will be found mem-itained a broken leg in a fall down the Barrington early New Year's Day. Mr. j Chicago; seventeen grandchildren and including a turkey which they ate at ories of her innocence and purity, "for j basement stairs at her home last week, and Mrs. Vanderwhyst were enroute to (two great-grandchildren. Hi was New Year's. On New Year's day they such is the kingdom of God." | She was taken to the Woodstock hos- Barrington following a party at his, preceded in death by his wife and two saw speedboat races from Edison Left to mourn her untimely death j pital. i sister's home in St. Charles when the'sons, Victor and Charles. Victor died bridge. jare her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd | Mrs. Peter Weber remains quite ill accident-occurred. There Mr. Nell writes the Wloodstock Sen-! Cooley, and grandparents, Mr. and, at her home on Pearl street. J witnesses to the crash. -- tiftel that they^have a nice place, eight,Mrs. Jos. W. Freund and Mr. and Mrs.| John S. Freund, who has been quite, rooms, on McGregor boulevard, near j Fred Cooley of McHenry as well as ill, is confined to his bed. j LUNCHEON MEETING Henry Ford's place. Hie beach is many relatives and friends. | Ted Schiessle, who had been a pa- Mrs. C. W. Goodell attended a eighteen miles distant from them. Mr. | The public grade school was closed tient at Zace Sanitarium, Winfield, for, luncheon and meeting of the Women's went to sea, but when 17 years old i P^oto was taken. This infant has now building has a seating capacity of at he came to Chicago. A few years lat- j grrown to manhood and is one of our least 350 students. er he came to McHenry, where he|Prominent business men today. Can w j Van der Meer of Aurora was you guess who it might be? The ^ architect and A. J. Mann of Aurwill appear in next weeks ora was general superintendent of the Plaindealer. « construction work. The Tonyan Con- We have discovered that many of struction company of McHenry had the our readers recognized the picture pub- general contract for the work. lished last week, but for^ the benefit The structure of buff-faced brick, of those who did not, here s the answ- backed uj) with common brick and lotd er: The charming child was none oth-.bearine tile, <is an attractive building er than our columnist, Earl R. Walsh, and v^iU be enjoyed by the pupils and better known as "So I Hear." And, by gjsters who hav? been pursuing their the way, he has heard plenty since the, studies in St. Patrick's church baste- Nell states that he has been doing a|as funeral services were held at 10 several months, returned home Friday Club at Woodstock Monday afternoon little fishing but not much luck so a. m.. Monday at St. Mary's church jto spend a few days before leaving j Plans were made to give $1,000 to the far. , with Msgr. Charles S. Nix officiating for New Mexico. He left McHenry j new hospital and plans concerning the service in the World War. Funeral services held at 2 California at the high mass. Many beautiful flor- Wednesday for Holy Cross sanatorium: library were discussed. In California, also, are found Mc-Jal tributes expressed the loving sym- at Holy Cross, N. M., where he will] There was a general discussion of Banry residents who are enjoying the pathy and sorrow of the community* j spend the winter. Mr. Schiessle will the objectives of woman's clubs with WQnderful ckimate, beautiful scenery! The little girl was caYried to her v* ~'~J L * and many sights of interest. I Anal resting place in St. Mary's ceme- Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wattles and tery, by four cousins, Marian and little son have been at Long Beach, I Theodora Kaelin of Aurora and Mary Calif., the past month, where they are Jane Kent, Chicago. living in their trailer. In this suburb Mrs. Goodell as one of the speakers. of Los Angeles, from which it is not «* last Arleen Bacon and friends of Waukegan spent the weekend at the former's be glad to hear from his friends at the above address. Arthur Boger. of Chicago visited rel- Mrs. F. O. Gans, son, Frank, and J a tives here Monday evening. Boger daughter, Mrs. Adrian Thomas, went is field man for the Bowman Dairy to OxfordMille, Wis., Saturday to at- j company and was a business visitor tend the funeral of Mrs. Gans' sister- at Woodstock a few days. in-law, Mrs. Abbie Cole. Burial was' Edwrin Michels of Chicago visited servnees were o'clock Sunday afternoon at his late home in McHenry, with burial in Woodland cemetery. Rev. Minar Gerrard, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated. Six grandsons, who acted as pallbearers were: William and vRichard Jordan, Chicago; Alvin and Arnold Hovat, Elgin; Charles Peterson of Chicago and Melvin Peterson, McHenry. Ray Page, D. I. Granger and X IT. Sayler attended installation of officers at the Crystal Lake Masonic lodge Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. William Berndt of Chicago spent the weekend with her mother, Mr*. Kate FtmmL - Births picture was published! Mr. and Mrs. Henry. Doden are parents of a son, born Sunday morning at St. Therese's hospital, Waukegan. ment, the public grade school and Community High School. The Christmas vacation continued until Monday sible for school to start in the new building. INFANT BAPTIZED The infant daughter of Mr. awl Paul Gerasch was baptized "Barbara Mr. and Mrs. Albert Foley anji fam- Ann" Sunday, with Mrs. George .'P, ily who came here to spend the holi- Freund and Louis Smith as sponsor*, days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Both Mr. and Mrs. George P. Freund J. M. Phalin, and were detained by the and family and Mr. and Mrs. Louis illness of the children, left for their Smith and family were <MnHW home in Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. Gerasch. evening. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Gecrge Phalin, who had Sunday dinner guests of Dr. and spent several weeks here. Mrs. LaHoda at Mundelein were Mr. Guy Crabtree of Crystal Lake was and Mrs. George Schaid, Mr. and Mrs. a local' caller Saturday. Nick Kennebeck and son, Elmer. Jane Miss Ethel Jones was a business Nicholls, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schaid, and in rkiAftffA WAdBftttAftST ftAn Warggn / St. tSte'S^T ' •