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• ' *• - ' • - > . . . . w 1 » r -- r V - r *.* ^ v. ^ » . -i * * > 1 *. - -,'. •*«**•.«-,. i **&.--*- ^ '#** * ^ * ** » i.** 41 » J* + f :• A Y * I f i V ."*1 '•'y w&m% t '•;. 3*,* ; e,/ - ' - /*•' •» » - . ,, ••' •". :• «,' *-: A' * » • ' ' i-\* *$>•':; " ' f j - « Volume 64 McHENRY, DULINOIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1939 MoJW CARROLL CANDIDATE FOR CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP MUENRY ESCAPES HOLD LAST RITES FOR SYLVESTER McGEE AT WOODSTOCK OF MONDAY CHICAGO IN PATH NEARLY 15 INCHES OF SNOW IN CITY Funeral services for Sylvester McGee, 89 years old, life-long resident of Hartland township, who passed away Saturday morning, January 28, 1939, | at 9:15 o'clock in the Harvard hospit-( ial, were held Monday morning at ten o'clock in St. Mary's Catholic church I at Woodstock.. He was the last of I thirteen children born to Sylvester-and ... „ ' Mary McGee, who settled in HtcHenry v-*ciH«ry ™ prpu^ly coo/ n 1841 by the paralyzing bluzaoiwhich wfcip-| - d ^ November ped across thirteen states Monday, •1 ne aeceasea was Dorn _«ovemDer burying Chicago under one of the 13, 1849 on « farm ne« Woodstock. he^iert snowfalls on record. *"<">« '•»' «ve™' he h»f "H,de _ . . his home at Harvard Community hos- The stonn was worst m northern where he died at 9;30 0>cl0ck and central Illinois, northern Saturday morning. and southern Michigan but spread rapidly northeastward into Penn.,Irani. The body was.remold tothe^home \ XT v , Cf_4.- of a nephew, John McGee, near Woodand New York State hom< „f Bj,lvester Mc Northeast winds of moderate gale _ The deceased was an uncle of Ray McGee, Mrs. Eleanor Nye- and Mrs. Anna Sutton of this city, MILK LARGEST SINGLE SOURCE OF FARM CASH PRODUCERS STUDY LAW FOR CONTROL RECEIVES INJURIES IN AUTO COLLISION , David Segel, West McHenry fruit ind vegetable dealer, received injuries in an automobile accident which occurred on the Wonder Lake road near the' P. H. Adams home last Thursday . morning at about 9:30 STELLE SIGNS STATE SALES TAX proportions with gusts fa high as 60 miles an hour whirled the falling snow. x Traffic betweei. Wlauconda and Chi cago was at a standstill. Several local Milk led all products as the largest single source of farm cash income in 1938 with a total of $1,430,000,000. This was onty 6.5 per cent less than the 1987 figure of $1,530,000,000 according to the Milk Industry Foundation. ' "All farm cash income dropped 12.9 per cent, government reports show, from $8,280,000,000 in 1937 to $7,150,- 000,000 in 1938, excluding government payments," the statement said. "These figures show the importance of milk as a mainstay of farm purchasing power. They are particularly o'clqck. Segel's car collided with an automobile driven by Miss Caryl Walkington of Greenwood, Who was on her way to classes at the Woodstock high school. Mr. Segel received bruises about the face, chest and leg. He also had several teeth knocked out by the impact. Miss Walkington was absent from school several days because Of bruises received about the head, faee and legs. VaH? W vtrlVvllU f W Civ oiiv •» w ^ j • , unable to return to McHenry in time and Mrs. E. R. Sutton, Miss Marie caro was a, a 8H.„uSu., Among those from here who attend- impressive because milk production was high school students, in Chicago for ed the funeral were: Mrs. Eleanor estimated to be from 4 to 5 per cent 2?weekend, were "snowbound" and Nye, Mr. and.M.. Ray 4% per cent from 1937. "Milk delivered to homes and stores in bottles, which brings fanners the •nrk pttd a t animrif* highest price, probably * would have TO RURAL SvllDOL suffered greater consumption declines LIBRARY IN McHENRY .but for determined efforts by milk | ' distributors to push sales. Mrs. Ethel C. Coe, McHenry County I "Cash income from milk is also im for Monday's classes. Highways in the Vales and Arthur Martin. near vicinity remained open, although ____ -- drifted country roads necessitated a OFFICIALS PAY VISIT little shoveling on the part of auto-, ists who were first to break tracks The storm left its usual trail of. trouble, tragedy and near disasters.' Andrew Busse, 59 years old, was killed INTERESTING j NEARBY NEWS TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES NEW PRIMARY BILL ALSO SIGNED IS MitittiMi NIECE OF MRS. FRED KAMHOLZ DIED LAST THURSDAY AT OTTAWA Miss Amelia Eibisch, 42 years old. niece of Mrs. Fred Kamholz, died at Ottawa last Thursday, January 26. She ,was a native of Crystal Lake. having been born there September 24, 1896. | -- Surviving are two brothers, Fred. CONVENTION DATE STATE'SATTORNEY TO ASK DELEGATES FOR NOMINATION '•<! l Kiindpd bv the snow he stepped superintendent of schools, with six portant as it is chiefly cash paid county superintendents of monthly to farmers," the Foundation were innumerable fires, in some of schools and one representative of the P°»nts out, "and this is cash that is which firemen could not get near the State Department of Education as WP,J ^ as a photographer, last week visited chandise and supplies.^ The worst accidents of the day oc- the rural school library in the nigh! "The "li1^. "^ustry is a huge buyer cuirneed wono rtsht e aeclecvaaet ed lines .in Chicago, sRcphhooooll aanndd s«e?evveprraali »«ff tthhee rruurraall ssccnnoooollss . a^n ^ milk dis^tribu tors and producers account f one of which were swamped with passengers. Mrs. Coe selected to visit the Mc- , , . sinele outlavs for cars and There were three elevattd crashes, Hertry rural library because in her tAr ucks, feed, oil, gas, tire, groceries causing injuries to thirty-six persons, opinion it is one of the best rural- li- . SuDDlies Sflii x o_ fm tihl em were sMeArwioiiMusiollyif khtuivrft . ' in fka y»Aii«ftr Diivinw tka narf » * Wlaukegan Hard Hit braries in the county. During the past, ' six or seven years, under the capable Study Control Law Members of the Illinois Milk Pro- A building prog-ram, which would provide construction of a number of four-apartment houses, is being considered for Crystal Lake. Last week, the Zoning Board of Appeals was asked to call a meeting to hear the request that a certain area of residential property be changed to include apartment home construction. Mrs, George Washington Childs, Highland Park, can thank the quick work of her husband and an unnamed guest for saving her from serious burns at a wedding in Evanston Saturday night of last week. At a wedding ceremony for Miss Katherine Kittleman and Donald M. Wood Jr., Mrs. Childs' dress caught on fire, apparently from a discarded cigaret butt, A<$ing Governor John Stelle Monday night signed the Bidwill bill allowing Chicago voters to take either a Republican or a Democratic ballot at the mayoral primaries on February 28. The acting executive added his signature a few minutes after the state senate concurred in minor house amendments to the measure. Given large majorities in each legislative chamber, this bill had the support of organized Chicago Republicans and Democrats, as well as down state senators and representatives. Leaders of each party believe its enactment into law will enhance the prospects o! their favorite candidates. Both Parties Satisfied and George of Crystal Lake, and four sisters, Mrs. George Legal and Mrs. Peter Nelson of Crystal Lake, Mrs. Earl Baker of Freeport and Mrs. Victor Aubert of Cruaco, Peru, South America- Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Peter Nelson, with burial in Union cemetery. GIDEONS TQ HOLD COUNTY MEETING AT WOODSTOCK SUNDAY APRIL 15 WILLIAM M. CARROLL bile as they were walking home from a high school program, Mrs. Violet conda were seriously injured last Wednesday night. The driver of the car, whose name was given as Bud Granthem, 24 years old, of Wauconda, was , j . . a,. . „ , „ - i. . xnemoers ot tne Illinois jhuk ito- Waukegan, too, was hard hit by the supervision of Mrs. Coe, the county . association Mondav discussed blizzard which left in its wake, snow- schools have merited'an unusual high ^ draft of a proposed milk control' par^'y ext'nfcu'shed the flames, while bound automobiles, exploding steam rating. | iaw under which a of five would' another guest grasped the huge punch boilers and dangling electric wires. The rural teachers in this territory ^ empowered to Tegulate the Illinois1 bowl and doused her with the contents. Fishermen predicted a "three-day have been making special efforts this industry fix prices and impose Struck down by a passing automoblow" and ail fishing craft stayed in year to make their library one of the sanitary requirements. the harbor Monday. Several boats finest, and in comparison with other, ^ proposed bill was drafted by were reported to have parted lines dur- libraries, it must be said, they have the legal staff of the Illinois Agriculmg the night while riding out the accomplished their aim. It has more turai association at the producers' regale. The city experienced a snow volumes than other rural libraries, is queat It was considered probable that fall of six inches. •, „ more accessible to rural teachers and such a bill may ^ presented to the Lake county farmers heralded tne has more volumes in circulation. legislature Tiext week. snow as needed for crops. They said Mrs. Coe explained to her compan-| The producers met Monday in conthat it would be of considerable bene- ions the purpose of the library and its nection with the twenty-fourth annual ftt provided it did not melt all at once method of operation. I convention of the agricultural associand flood the fields. A quick runoff The photographer took pictures of atioil| which opened a three-day sesof ^water would spoil the potential the library and also several of the flag sion in the Stevens hotel. More than good the snow brought. f outside. Thp American flag is dis- 2,000 farmer delegates were at the 'Monday^ storm intensified mans played on the huge flagpole in front convention. never ending struggle with nature 0f the high school whenever weather, Under the milk bill the governor and human nature, as the following permits as part of a patriotic move- would name two producers and two story will testify. ment. Catherine Preston, a teacher in the Lake Bluff school, is convinced that PARENT chivalry must be dead and buried Her husband tore off his coat and 1 nor Stelle also signed, was drawn to A county meeting has been planned by the Gideons, in co-operation with the McHenry County Ministerial Association, to be held at the Woodstock Presbyterian church Sunday evening, Re(tablicans, for example, think that! February 5, at 8 o'clock. an open primary will draw more than This is the beginning of a new de- 100,000 /j. O. P. voters back into their i parture for the Gideons. According to own primaries--after an excursion in-' their information, they have already to the Democratic county a year ago.1 supplied 1,500,000 Bibles to hotels andi The feeling of most of the Chicago hospitals to practically every country | Democrats is that they do not want of-the world. Now they have offered] the Republicans participating in their to supply to any school which applies quarrel on February 28. for it, a copy of the Bible. I William M. Carroll, present state's Thus each party is satisfied. The j Requests have been received by the attorney of McHenry county, informs senate, apparently, also was satisfied, Gideons association for Bibles from the Plaindealer that he will submit his for the vote on'concurrence in the mariy of the schools of McHenry coun- name to the McHenry county Repubhouse amendments was 45 to 1. Sen-jty, so many that they have planned hca^central i»^ th^ ator Earl B. Searcy (R., Springfield) this public dedication for them. Fol- the committee to the people of the was the sole dissenter. I lowing is the program for Sunday Seventeenth Judical circuit as a can- C/•* oncurrence w^a s also given to ' pevvpenniiiMnTg fainndd ecvvGerfyvoonnec is imnvviitieeda to didftv©^ ftoQr ^on ©fiU oedf the j^ud ^jsuhdikpisa io fe ltence. amendments to another primary bill tend.. _ , , . T engineered to passage bv Senator Har- Orchestra Prelude--Two numbrs by tion next June. the Woodstock Community .Sigh The judicial election will be held School Orchestra. jon the first Monday in June, 1939, ut Opening Hymn--Choir and Congrega- which time three judges will be election. ! ed to serve this district for a six-year old G. Ward (D., Chicago), Mayor Kelly's legislative spokesman. This measure which acting gover provide a method of voting for per"-, Invocation Prayer-Rev. Wm. J^Du- term. ^ sons whose permanent registration Bourdieu, President of McHenry. The present judges of tnis circuit cards are not found in the precinct1 C?unty Ministerial1 Ass^iation• 'are Arthur E. Fisher of Rockford, binder. These voters may receive & Reading-Rev C.W. Kerr, Ra^h j. Dady of Waukegan and Wilbailot if their names are found on thei President of Woodstock Ministerial iiam L. Pierce of Belvidere. The lata oviiwi rlvKia*iM »*ib« * ivivi j ppirreCcliinlvcvt DPvoillliinnigf liiibsvt<si«, a»nndu tvwwwo ovtwhvc** !< Association. ^jyy M 'Mfnj|.• .ai.la m t«e««r w• as elected i•n December, .1 9, 37, ,t o Carr and Mr#. Neva Stubbins of Wau- voters certify that they live in the Anthem--Choir of First rreaDyterian fUj the unexpired term caused by the • Church of Woodstock. i death of the late Edward D. Shurtleff Address--Mr. John H. Lee, Speak- Df Marengo. precinct. Extend S-Cent Sales Tax Three bills extending the S-cent er, Rockford Gideon Camp. them. Doris Emerick, 19, senior at the Barrington high school, packed bag and baggage and left Barrington last Tuesday, night without notifying her dealers to the control board, subject j parents. They were attending the to senate approval. The state direc-iTown Warming meeting at the time, tor of agriculture would be chairman. She took a taxicab from home and the Candidates for circuit judge are sesale's"' tax "until" July""l%ece!ve<Tthe Hymn--Choir and Congregation. Ilected by both major parties, Repubnot held. The women were walking in i final legislative approval when the Bible Presentation--Mr fc. K. New- lican and Democrat, in party conventhe road, since sidewalks had not been [senate concurred in amendments to burg, Trustee, Nationa i eon - tions, the delegates to which are namcleared of snow, when Grantham, par- them adopted by the house. ! sociation. . u. .' ^y the Republican or Democratic tially blinded by flying snow, ran into Although th»>sales levy will run Music--Woodstock Community Mign central committees of each county. '-mm TEACHERS* ASSN. - - , Members of the Parent - Teachers' The board would license dealers and j North Western to Chicago. Her fath- The Lake Bluff school was closed association held their regular meeting distributors and require them to be er, Everett Emerick, went to Chicago Monday because of the storm, so Miss at St. Mary - St. Patrick school hall, bonded. It would require them to keep and north shore towns the following Preston loaded the children who had Wednesday afternoon with fifty mem-1 records, which might be subpenaed for (day in a futile search for her. They arrived for classes into her <»r to ta e bers present. Ihearings. It would fix minimum prices]now believe she went to Minnesota to them home. Her car stalled in a snow- At the business meeting plans were' pa;d to producers. It could investigate | visit friends. She had about $25 in drift near the east end of Center ave. made for a public card party to be production costs, processing, distribu- cash when she left. She jockeyed the car back and forth held for the benefit of the school li- j tion, and other matters. In case of! Ralph Colliander, farmhand employbut couldn't get out. brary on Sunday evening, Feb. 12. price wars or excessive prices the! d in Rarrington township, narrowly esuntil July 1, these measures provide School Orchestoa. „ Judge Fisher Retires that the present $3,900,000 monthly Response--Mrs. Ethei C. Coe, McHen-1 it has already been announced that the state contributes for relief shali ry County Superintendent of Schools jud€re Fisher of Rockford will not be extend only until July 1. Much of it Benediction-Rev. Bruce GiUis, Fas- * candidate for re-election, and the is gathered through the collections! tor. H°st Church, the First Pres. Rep Ub][lcan party leaders of Winnefrom the third cent of the tax. | by ter lan Church of Woodstock. jbago county are canvassing the situ- House Republicans hope that by Organ Postlude--Mrs. Glenn Thom-1 .tion for the purpose of deciding on a May 1 it will be found that the relief | as. ______ load can be reduced. Accordingly, a _ ,,. ,„1„T, nrannrKm hill appointing a senate-house com- BHD-WINTER WEDDING mission to examine this possibility was approved by the house last .week. • Suddenly there was a blast of an Mrs. Joe Weber and Mrs. Lena Guer- board could declare an emergency and auto horn in back of her. She paid ci0 were named co-chairmen of the! arbitrarily fix prices. HO heed, because there was nothing affair. j : ,sfce could do about it. The horn blasts a social hour followed during which JACK KEENAN, M'HENRY became more impatient. Fr. Paul' showed very interesting pic- ' Finally a man got out of the^car tures he had taken of the school chilbehind. It was one of those big ex- dren last fall. Also pictures taken in Gnsive makes. The man was pretty Washington, D. C. and a colored film ughty. . Do you realise yoo are Mocking traffic?" he asked. DECORATOR. DISPLAYS SKILL IN LOCAL HOME "Yes," answered Miss Preston,' 'but ;^|ere is nothing I can do about.it." 'I'll see if I taken in California. | Jack Keenan, well-known painter After the program, refreshments, and decprator, has just completed decwere served, with Mrs. Carl Freund oration of the interior of the Albert acting as chairman. driven by Mrs. Lottie Miles of Chi cago skidded and struck auttmiobiles j ^de Barbian home on Riverside Drive. This is but one of the many homes in this vicinity which have recently been more beautiful and modern The bathroom in the Barbian home is indicative of his beautiful work. The black mirror ceiling reflects the "Well," said the man, •t&n heip." _ „ ^ He got in his big car. The motor driven by H. Day of Elgin and Theo- through the decorative skill of Mr roared, and Miss Preston's car was dore Heinz at Chicago. Several of the Keenan. jjolted from the rear. It plunged deep- occupants were taken to the Elmhurst : er by a length into the snowdrift. hospital for treatment. The man in the big car backed away, Miss Loretta Kay, 21 years old, and ^ , tmun^r his wheel about, and continued Edward Banish, 22 years old, both °f|modern beauty of the room. Walls .... OO his way. The road was cleared -. . Berwyn, were injured Saturday night jare 0f a rusty brown and the woodj jfor him. when their car skidded into a ditcn i Qf lemon cream. Above the bath- The unusual weather brought forth near Downers Grove. ftub, which is set in an alcove, Mr. afcrange sidelights on human nature Herman Albright of Elgin reported Keenan, now the artist, has painted a Mid also furnished its share of inter* to police Saturday that his car skid- modern scene; bright red flamingoes "THIting Man vs. Weather incidents. ded and struck a sled on which a girl j standing in a pond of deep blue water • ' Firemen Revive Victim was coasting. The girl was uninjured. The fire department inhalator squad Another accident, this one ending in was called to the residence of Charles tragedy, occurred Monday morning Alden at Waukegan Monday evening when Edward Sandner, 60 years old . to revive Mr. Alden. 68 years? old, who of Elmhurst, drove his automobile into had suffered a heart attack from ex- the locomotive of a Chicago and --nartion of shoveling the snow from his Northwestern commuters train at an sidewalks. The men worked for forty E'lmhurst crossing. His son, Richardi Minutes administrating oxygen to him. 16 year old student, died of injuries : He has now recovered from the at- thirty minutes later in the Elmhurst f i(ack. hospital. Another companion was , Many recall the snowfall of 1918 critically injured. . when traffic was stalled for three days While the traffic-crippling snowand old-timers well remember the storm moved eastward accompanied J itorm of 1888 that sent snowdrifts up by zero temperatures, northeastern , to second story windows. Trains from Illinois was digging but from drifts. .Chicago, at that time, were stuck for The worst spots on Route 20 are open twenty-four hours. to one-way traffic and maintenance Enoch Anderson, 66 years old, te« crews throughout the area from the h • tiding near Harvard, was killed when Fox vailey east to Lake Michigan are ^-^kis car skidded into tjne side of a reported widening the "trenches" in caped serious injury and possible death when he escaped the attack of an angered bull Monday of last week. Col- MARY CELINE ADAMS WED TO JOHN WHALEN AT ELGIN. JANUARY 2 candidate to succeed Judge Fisher. Lake county is expected to present the nmae of Judge Dady to succeed SOLEMNIZED AT ST himself, while Boone co. unty, will prob „ . mnTm.lo AiirwAtfnAV ably present Judge Pierce's name for PATRICK'S ON MONDAY election. In the convention a year and a half A pretty mid-winter wedding was McHenry county had no local cansolemnized in St. Patrick's chapel at didate to support for the Shurtleff 7:30 o'clock Monday morning, Janu- vacancy, and Judge Pierce's candidacy ary 30, when Miss Catherine Kunz of received the support of the McHenry A wedding of interest to McHenry McHenry and Mr. Michael Kerrigan, COUnty delegates. residents and vicinity was solemnized also of this city, were united in mar-, Three Names Mentioned liander received a bruised lee and at St. Laurence's Catholic church at riage by the Rev. Wm.-A., O.Kourke. in McHenry county, among many sprained ankle as he made a desperate El^n on Thursday, January 26, when1 Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Fred others, three names have frequently effort to clear a-fence before the am-! Miss Mary Celine Adams, daughter of, Kunz. Following \he ®e.re^ony' a J*" been mentioned as possible aspirants mal could reach him a second time af-1 Mr. and Mrs. George Adams of Mc-jception was held at their home for a for the position of circuit judge. These ^r knockinK^iim tcTthe ground once. iH«ry. b«.n.e the bride of Mr. John few friend, «nd _ a,^ County Judge Henry L. Co- Harold Kellogg, age 16. of Wa u c o n - | N - Whalen. son o\jxf M„*r.os.. Mary Whalen) The bride wore a street-length frock l|n of Crytal Lake, Attorney David R. da, had the misfortune to break on.' of jhe R<*. U«renee C. Pen-, of royal blue crepe *»»«*» " l*rUlU" lee- in three nlaces and dislocate" the dergast officiated at the ceremony. | belt and royal blue accesso s. M. Carroll of Woodstock. other la^ Saturday afternoon^hen he The bride is a graduate of the local shoulder corsage was fashioned of Convention in April was thrown from a bob sled bling high school of the class of 1936. For .white snapdragons. . , The Republican convention for the to"wed "by "an Luto. Hi7brother,"Roy, thep ^ ^ "eleCti°n °f ^ Candidat€S WjU a be held April 15, 1939, at Rockford. The date for the selection of the flecked with white water lilies, against a background of modern palm trees in three shades of gold and a sky of turquoise biue. ILLINOIS STATE TEACHERS' COLLEGE EXTENSION CLASSES Concrete bridge abutment late Satur- anticipation of more snow, day afternoon. The aotident occurred The Chicago Motor club announced m U. S. Route 14, a^Juarter of a mil* ^hat generally main highways^ were ibuth of Harvard. . open in Illinois Indiana, Wisconsin An accident in which eight motor- and Ohio and travel between towns lists were injured occurred Saturday was possible but "conditions were far itfternoon on U. S. Route 20, a mile from normal," there was only one-way wimi a nMchine^ traffic i^i numerous sections. The Northern Illinois State Teachers' College at DeKalb is again offering extension courses to students and teachers of this area. Two extension coures will be offered at the local high school, starting on Tuesday, February 7. 1 . Mathematics 300 will be taught by Mr. Storm at 4:30 and Education 406 will be taught by Mr. Howell at 7. The classes wili start next week and continue on each Tuesday for fifteen weeks. The tuition fee is $7 a course. There is expected to be about twenty- five in each class. Mrs. Ethel Munson, of Richmond, is responsible for organizing both classes. Similar courses are being offered in Elgin and Waukegan. suffered a wrenched back. : P'°Ved a* JL he fro^" is em", "*** . . rarnations rv^_- 17 Mara n!<] plovee of the St. Charles Mfg. Co. corsage of red carnations. -- _ -- . ™ • p , 'f DunHpe Mr. and Mrs. Whalen are making Mr. and Mrs. Kerrigan are making McHenry county delegates has not yet t ™7£eS;['b4^Tv . .1." at los Am. il. their home at Cherry Hil, in thi, city. bee„ ,„n„unced by ch,irm>n c. F„„t girl, was severely beaten by •ijeaious Guests present at the reception were Daly. There are three vacancies on suitor Sunday mghtof last week. Her ( »>n. _ ^ ^ ^ Miller> Maude the committee which wiU dovj5tless be is repor^e in mrwrni wv Eiter and August Hansen of Chicago, filled by appointment before the cora- Miss Laura Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Phil mittee meets to select the dele-gates. condft ion , is .reported in the poojc mTVTT TV county hospital, and attending physi- ttfiTI AJn.£i " UO 1 Ij^j I cians now believe she will recover. A Christmas Cactus at the home of George Miller at Crystal Lake is a mass of blossoms. The plant, which twenty year, old, had about 200 blossoms. ~~~-- »•»•» + »»»« H|, Births Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Smith of Ringwood announce the birth of a son born at their home Sunday. < Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cox are parents of a son, bom Monday morning at^ the Woodstock hospital. A daughter was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Renard Blum of Elmw^od Park at a Chicago hospital Friday morning. Mrs. Blum was before her marriage Miss Lucille Hughes of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Tonyan are parents of a son bom last Thursday at the Woodstock hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Errtest Freund are" parents of an 8 lb. 2 oz. daughter, bom, this (Thursday) morning at St. Therese hospital at Waukegan. MAN PRES , Guinto, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kunz and These vacancies were caused by the OF FARM BUREAU Grace, Rosemarie and Robert Kunz of death of members Charles E Kelly of ° McHenry. Marerjgo, R. F. Conway and Herman Arthur Garlieb of Huntley was re- Kreutzer of McHenry. elected president of the Farm Bureau FIREMEN FIGHT FIRE at a meeting of the directors held last Thursday morning. Mr. Garlieb hasj served well as head of the organiza-^ tion and his selection for another term was unanimous on the part of the directors. The complete list of officers, all reelected, and members of the executive committee follow: President--Arthur Garlieb, Huntley. Vice-President--L. Russell Beard, Hebron. Secretary--Ralph Dodge, Genoa. Treasurer--Fred Gay, Dunham. • Executive Committee: Earl Swensen, Spring Grove. L. Rusesll Beard, Hebron. H. R. Kiltz, Woodstock. R. T. Burroughs, Dunham. John Slavin, Hebron. ON THE HIPPLEWAITE T FARM SOUTH OF CITY COMING EVENTS STATIONERY BARGAIN ;.Jfebruary';:l:. The house on the Hipplewaite farm, Meeting--C D. of A. _ U i n lL' mi n I r " ** I vC 1 Ql lll| __ , _ •rf'V "fll' formerly known as the old Kittle farm, Meeting-- W aukegan Chapter O, E. S located about 3% miies south of this Waukegan^* ; city, caught fire Wednesday morning. _ x _ , r"ar7 . T The local fire department was sum- County Council of American Legion moned at about 7:45 a. m., by the pres- Auxihary-Algonquin umt-Algo,- ent tenant, the Loren Pate family, un-; Masonu- Hall. til recently, residents of Marengo. ® m a In spite of the slippery roads, which Mating. ivcni ^ necessitated slow travel, the fire truck Meeting--C.O- • <• Parrived at-the scene of the conflagra- _ .. ' tion shortly after the alarm was turn Meeting--Ladies Aid--Mrs. ed in and the flames, which had ai •C. Duker. ready gained great headway and were Meeting Mothers Club--Mrs. H. Ecoming through the roof, were quickly! Durland extinguished through the valiant ef forts of the firemen. The north side of the building was considerably damaged by the flame*, The Plaindealer is offering a special 'but the exact amount of damage is not Wrtv--Past fTrsffhrt If-- on printed stationery during January known. All the furniture had <*« box of 75 long removed from that section of the I M. otewart g . February 12 Public Card Party--St. M»*y '* Patrick School Hall--Benefit S^tool Library--Parent - Teachers' Assa. February 14 Justice of the Peace C. S. Smith of and February of a Jacksonville, 111., offered free wedding sheets, 75 short sheets and 100 envel-l house when the fire was discovered, ceremonies to couples where the bride- opes, 250 pieces, all for $1.00. Read ^ bp had the proposal h£rself,jfull particulars in ad in this issue. Subscribe for The Plaindealer Need Rubber Stampat Flaindealer. ' *.