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There's nothing like the. holiday eason to get one off the stride of v«ryday routine. -IMonday seems lik* Sunday and yoa •j ^jytaay wind up with Saturday seeming > like a new day added to the week. • Anyhow, it's all right. Our spirit •- * lifts high, our pocketbooks open be* ond limitations and our general atitude toward our fellow men is more v; Wholesome. --i-- j The holidays seem to> provide an ^opportune lapse in our skirmish for livelihood.: - ;-V We wish tnst fellow stftgfiftehrall -\'ihe best in our hearts at this glorious Monday -- C. O. F. - r - Tuesday Afternoon--I sift--. . Tuesday -- K. of C. < .1 " Wednesday -- Fox Lake. J, * "Thursday--Commercial League^' - Friday -- Open bowling. ISrORTS EDITOR IS IN 1939 Dorothy Schaefer bowled a 568 aeries this week--just three pins short of the 571 high mark for the alleys set by Fanny Freund. Peter Koob keeps hitttn' \ a 268 game in open bowling. Had Tfie song Is over, but lingers on! So it goes as your sport page closes out 1939 and welcomes in a fresh new year. Sports activity in this community are on the upgrade. Everybody and The Johnsbcrg Reds changed their juune to Tigers. TlkA A M/l/iMaAn f awilmi iAAni 1 #1 >11 ll The McHenry Rifle Club elected Sidney Frye as their new president. "S. I. H." was organizing a Y. M. M. P. A. (Young Married Men's Protective Association) with Roy (Farmer's melody | Mill) Milieu as a charter member. "Red" Winkel and Jack Thies won the C. 0. F. doubles match. Benny FreuiuJ fwas known as A "money bowler"rail season. Herman Steffes was hotter than • fire cracker as he hung up a 725 ser- Here's consistent bowling. Ed Sutton's series in the K. C. group was 189-188-190. / his brother shows interest in various ies for the boys to shoot at. sports as one season coasts into the. Wally Smith turned in a 279 game next. Summer, winter, spring and fall in a 667 series at Schaefer's. all have their moments in our sportsminded community. Your sports department tries to H. Weber's 528 and VtenMm PMuiul's ] cover as many events as possible dur- Ull topped the C. O. F. Canadieaes. - fceasbn. ^ What harm if 'we do lag or bog -«lown through the year? We don't iystajr pitched high in any other phase ppf li ving. --1~ It might be said that we indulge ftfreely in the spirit of good will at Christmas time. «$§ • I--. • , ' ' That still seems all right . Don't fwe indulge too freely eating turkey, t|duck or chicken during the holidays? °'i|And don't we bog down to hamburger *z~ and bologna soon after? • -• j I-- Another year whirls irtr Wlhope that we won't have to wheel it eat -- % broken-down wreck. --I-- ' Which reminds us that we joined a merry crowd in welcoming in the new year. C. O. F. Ouaditas R. Justen. 460; C. Weingart, 446; E. Steinsdoerfers 436; J. Weber, 4«6. Total--1807. Vic Freund, 364; C. Althoff, 348; E. Vogt, 379; V. Freund, 511; Handicap, 78. Total--1680. G. Frisby, 475; Fr. Paul, 372; B. Frisby, 436; I!. Weber, 523; Handicap, 12. Total--1818. C. Dowe, 392; O. Freund ,388 Weber, 423; E. Tonyan, 491; Handicap, 15. Total--1714. ; \ K. of C. * M. Walsh, 406; A. P. Fretxnd, 988; Yanda, 378; Regner, 466; J. Frisby, Total--2058. E. Sutton, 567; J. Walsh, 880; P. Schaefer, 417; Art Tonyan, 495; W. Sutton, 482. Total--2341. G. Frisby, 451; Murphy, 375; Blake, 431; Schmitt, 421; Conway, 561. Total--2239. Nye, 462; 6. Miner, 410; J. Miller, 435; Whiting, 450; Winkel, 567. Total-- 2324. ing the year. Your co-operation in reporting events has been appreciated. Joe Jackson hurled a 3-hit game for [the Johnsburg Colts to beat the Shamrocks. | Harrison Gaaes I«to Crystal I Vernie Harrison gazed in the crystal ball and came up with predictions Your continued help can lift our covering all sports for the year. He ITaleei 8IXTY YEARS AGO The mud has frozen up and travel ing is somewhat better than last week only a little rough. With this weather, however, the wheeling will be good in a few days. Our street commissioner is laying a new walk in front of the school house to the cemetery. Chas. Kuhnert has received the ap- Page 1|| fa. 88*^ I" ••••;• -*4 BOWLING NOTES "SO I HEAR SCHAEFER'S ALLEYS m EARL WALSH OFFJfc SttRES-*«C*u ter proportions. Tig*™ M ft. i <* '• W. Freond. » We give you below a few items in youn^ Colts 7 to 2 i signed. This is a good appointment, review of the past year: , Bowling hit new highs during the!*"d ?ne wiU *ive universal sat- MCHS cage team toured th* south . .39 winter sea80n Some scores j 18{™Uorl to the Patrons of that offiw. during Christmas vacation, travelling not previously mentioned included DarL if JanuRry •«*•*** 01 tl»e Cir«mt as far south as Pensacola, Florida. GGrraannggeerr 's 706 series and Herb Simon'* ^ Court commenced on Monday at Wood- The boys spoke highly of southern That's great bowling on any hosp;:a!ity. Our boys played the best man's alley. ' teams along the way. Couldn't win "Red" Winkel turned In a 194 a•- any games. 1 erage in the Forester league. You "S. I. H.'s,* "S. B. C." came through don't miss many spares with that kino with a honey of a "Looking Back- of an average. ward" column to help the boy along. Ed Smith's 278 held single game A report came in that Alderman honors at the Palace. Buss was home for a quiet evening Sargeant Bacon led the Old Timers New Year's Eve/ (We don't know w|th a 184 average. about 1940.) ' j Rovena Marshall topped the ladies' Much talk about the weather, but scores with a 169 average for the sea-1 Frank Schreiner settled everything son. j . with hi, observation that i. ™..Hy Over .« 3oh«fer'« 'KippV Prim., W. fc.w»n~ ,n « oan .Ton* mo rolled an Pf w- Owen, a f<?w days since, Yoa should have seen both odr Ed- ^Stor and Publisher in those funny, hats! "Ma" Renich, Mrs. Mose and -U e" the Spencers were in their group. We planned to keep a watchful eye oO them, but relaxed when we saw thai Bill Spencer was chaperoning- We'd make special mention right" mow of Mrs. Ray McGee or Mrs. Ger» «ld Carey if we could determine which one threw that sack of confetti over our plate of turkey, masked potato, etc. PALACE ALLEYS W But, we had a good time--and anyhow, confetti a-la-mush is a new dish. My! How time do fly--or tempus "do fugit. It seems like only yester- __dav that little Freddie Meyers was carrying little "Tinkie" Rothermel's books home from school. --I-- The call of the golf course has taken .Billy Pries' mind off his school work. This seems like an off season for golf, but a few hardy individuals •can be found on the fairways regardless of weather. --I--~ . For a long time we have worried and wondered- why churches dont * have check rooms for heavy overcoats and hats. How many times has your !hat landed on the floor? -- And how many times have you sweltered in a heavy overcoat? --I-- : George Barbian's famous dance was right up to par as the New Year broke loose. It's f. tricky little num- . ber that no artist can copy. --I-- From the way Southern California's ^football team can gain ground through opposinr linos, we wonder why they ever resort to a passing game. --ILitUe Finland 1s again proving that the size of the fight in the dog means move than the sisa dog in tha fight. We hear that the little Tdwn '6f He bron went wild with joy following their basketball team's win in the County toufnament last week. --lilt was quite noticeable at the tournament that the Hebron team has many admirers throughout the coun- ;»• . .-- Hebron has been on top enough now to have somebody start a movement to break 'em up. Watch out, Hebron! Look what happened to tne, Yankees in the American League. --IWe have noted and mentioned that the Hebron boys are a gentlemanly lot. Fans like them. A team that looked classy was the Harvard outfit. They look better than . rated. Crystal Lake deserved much credit for the scrap they put up in the finals. Hebron seemed to hold the edge, but the Lake bunch stayed right in there. Their man, Etiiaflt leaks like the real McCoy. --•-- ' * In the Crystal Lake game, TTebron used a circle defense that looked pretty. Their center shifted positions with Ryan, a guard, aftar tfae center jump. f ^ I Close observers felt that had Crystal Lake used a fast break from the start that they might hgye caused more trouble. We dunna. --I-- The next home game on Meffenry*' schedule is set for January 16, when St. Mary's comes to town. On January 12, McHenry goes to Zkm. The following night they play in. the Wauconda gym. --IJust like the plumber! The colored preacher had just finished his sermon about free salvation and asked a Brother to take up the collection. At this, a member of the congregation rose and protested: "Pahson, Ah thought you said salvation was free -- free as the water we-uns drink." "Salvation is free, Brother," replied .the parson. It's free and water is free, but when we pipes it to you -- you have to pay for the pipfag* Sunday -- ©pen bowling. Monday---tidies' Leagna. Tuesday -- City League. Wednesday -- Old Timer*. Thursday -- K. of C. Friday -- C. O. F. Now and then one of our bowling alley proprietors goes to town--just to set the pace. Herman Steffes was out im front in the K. C. league the past week in a series that was up, down and way up -- 208-156-266 -- 612. Bob Martin's 571 series ItHNRS right up there in the same league. Cristy had a 220 game in the Old Timers, group. In closing out the old year, LeRoy Conway blasted the maples for a 625 series. It might be well to add that Marion Krause bowled a 224 game at the mom time. - • " mmSir- Old Tiatflfcs . Giants -- Wattles, 486; Sayler, 384; Perkins, 513; Meyers, 567; Rogers, 516. Total--2416. Yankees -- Karls, 396; J. Schaefer, 495; Covalt, 487; Freund, 472; Adams, 548. Total--2398. White Sox -- Schmitt, 483; Carlson, 404; M. Schaefer, 505; Hughes, 460; Smith, 547. Total--2399. Cubs -- Goodell, 422; Wilson, 511; Cristy, 545: Barbian, 495; Page, 649. Total--2521. LrfC DePaul -- Unti, 608; Thompson, 433; E. Marshall, 493; B. Marshall, 325; Green, 516. Total--2275. ^ Notre Dame -- Fits, 441; Freuna, 462; Knox. 375; Schreiner, 641; Steffes, 612. Total--2431. Loyola -- McGee, 426; Weldt, 426; Regner, 454; Martin, 571; Kinsala, 520. Total--2895. Fordham -- Weber, 462; 'Larkin, 417; Guffey, 419; Tonyan, 414; Stilling, 510. Total--2212. CARROLL ANNOUNCES HE WILL AGAIN RUN FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY stock. The Jurors from this town are Edson Bresee and Isaac Jecks on the Grand Jury, and Charles C. Colbft Petit Jury. FIFTY YEARG& AGO One hundred and three couples at-j tended the New Year's party at the, Riverside House on the 1st, and about1 ninety couples at the Parker House. The weather and roads were simply irrible. We happened in at the. Jewelry store turns cold in the winter. bowled a 290 game. (He rolled an, . ana f . . One hundred and three points were extra ball and had 300. That is, | ^®re B0™e^hat. ast°nished 1° scored in a basketball game as Ander- you forget the fvrst ball.) son's Service team beat Phillips "66" , Fanny Freund's top series of 571 As per a request from "Bruce" 0vated their clubhouse and made readj Sike^:.«r.i°rt.o,<,wrh^ •>» red! !sity of Illinois golf team. Years n,Kht" The sport page carried a picture of t xhe cjty council joined forces with the "McHenry Greens," baseball stars both schools to provide a playground of about 1900. Mrs. Henry Dowe dug pro^ram for the summer months. up the picture. ! "Mac" McCracken was in charge snd Our high school cage squad beat j a great job. Richmond and lost to Ela. I Marie Johnson sent in a nice let- Anderson's Service beat Richmond ter giving "S. I. H." a break and also and lost to Walt-Meek of Elgin in an j boosting old Pistakee a bit. Mane overtime game. ; thought that "Mose" ought to put a Jerry Miller scored 22 points in the tagged fish in the river. McHenry win over Richmond. "Dukes" , L^ter Night at the high school Knox scored 21 as we lost to went over big with Father OTtourk* " " in fine form as toastmaster. Mayor Overton Takes A Ride Mayor Overton was seen riding a bicycle through town, The high school completed new ce take a'mainspring from-a watch that was broken into twenty-one pieces. The many friends of John M. Smith now of Osborne, Kansas, will be sorry to learn that his store, with its entire con- The Washington Ice company are now shipping ice from their ice house in this-village. FORTY YEAR8 AGO Clarence Anderson lefl the Service team to a win over St. John's of El-, ' Qtore Teeth On the Loose Mike Daley lost his store teeth and the whole West Side was buzzing with ment tennis courts and the sport was excitement. No fewer than seventeen popular all summer. plates were mailed to Mike by the Clarence Anderson twirled McHenjokesters. J ry to a 2 to 1 win over Algonquin. Billy Pries bowled a 259 game and, The Tigers won a double header 868 series at the Palace ; from Ringwood. Hebron H. S. hoopsters came from n,e shamrocks nosed out Bull Vaibehind to beat McHenry. ley 6 to 5 in a 21-inning thriller. Leo Meyer had a new mustache. j "Mose" and hi* Mrs. went to AJas- Julia McLaughlin celebrated her --and didn't see an Eskimo! . birthday at the Palace as the girls The Bull Valley nine beat Crystal vocalized "Happy Birthday" each time 6 to 4. ^ Julia stood up to roll the ball down McHenry put on its first Soap Box the alley. , ] Derby. . t1 The giade school five showed prom-1 The Johnburg Colts scored 81 runs Ise as they beat Dundee 23 to 11. I on 39 hits--all in one game! Anderson's beat Arlington Furni- j Changes in the State of ulinois ture for eleventh win of season. 1 Games and Fish Code were announc- "Two-Ton-Tony" Karls gave his ^ No more ice fishing. daughter away at the altar and pulled Joe Rothermel pulled a triple ptoy the fanciest skip of the year to miss at the Forester picnic--and he wasn t stepping on the veil. ' even in the game! Anderson's Service handed the j Bruce Klontr started to report news strong "Moose" team from Waukegan of the tennis courts under a heading a 51 to 38 trimming. ___ ! -- "Tennis Racket.'" Ed Smith came through with a 270 game at the Palace. Herman Schaefer rolled a 892 ser- Vernon Freund won the Lions Club tennis trophy. . m Adele Froehlich and Cletus AltholF B won the mixed doubles matches as the McHenry basketeers trimmed North- ( playground Program ended for tbo season. . "Little Eva" wrote to your sports column after a long absence. The Johnsburg Tigers outclassed McHenry in a post season city series. Hank Britz drove in the winning pitching run in the tenth inning as McHenry took a hard game from Barrington, brook. Hebron rolled up 61 points in trimming McHenry. Down The River! Earl \Mhitehill, after fifteen years in the American league, was called in to strengthen the Cub's staff. On the Elgin board of trade last Saturday 78 tubs were offered and 25 sold at 28 cents. Owen A Chapell's prices on cash clearing sale: 20 pounds sugar, $1.00; best navy beans, lb. 3c; fancy mixed i nuts, lb. 9 cents; cranberries, per qt.; 7c; 10 bars Lenox soap, 25 cents; j Lyon coffee, lb. pkg. 9 cents. Mrs. Irene McOmber spent last week in Oak Park, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Earle Mead. Prof, and Mrs. Angevine have returned from a visit with relatives in Dallas City, 111. •Rev. Father Fegers«has returned to his home in Sterling, 111., after a pleasant visit with his brother, Dr C. H. Fegers. THIRTY YHARS The price of butter was quoted at 36 cents on the Elgin Board of Trade Monday. In spite of the severe cold winter that we are having, there is but little frost in the ground. The heavy snow sccounts for this condition. The ice that is being harvested by the Borden people is seventeen inches thick. That's the kinds we hear our grandfathers tell about. Forty years ago butter was selling at 14 cents, eggs at 17 cents, hogs at $2.60, oats at 80 cents and bran at $8.60. TWENTY YEARS AGO The Service team won the McHenry 16 14. County Independent Tournament at. Norb Smith smashed out a long Woodstock, nosing out the Steussy ,-iome run in beating McHenry in extra Monograms 45 to 44 in overtime. | innings. Floyd Covalt posted a 240 game and ; George Larkin hit hard for Mct> 12 series in the Old Timers circuit. I Henry--and tried to steal home U® the Joe Holly expressed wonderment Barrington gamel . . tliat "S. I. H." hadn't been chased out, Itasse RemessehrsI . ,f town for picking on certain people Alderman Busse was the first *sn- The "Mixed Nut" league held a wow of a masquerade at Schaefer's Alleys. Petie Schaefer was a beautiful lady! Dan O'Shea topped the K. of C. k»ague with a 242 game. Marion Krause had a 240 posted at the Palace. erman to go north and come home with proof of his catch. Coach Reed produced one of the strongest football teams In the history jof our school. _ game ( The Tigers beat Ed Linke and his I old teammates of other days st Johns- WM. M. CARROLL f State's Attorney Wm. M. Carroll this week Announced that he will seek renomination at the Republican primaries to be held in April pf this year. Mr. Carroll was elected to the office which he now holds in 1936. In the primary race held that year Carroll defeated V. S. Lumley and James J. McCauley for the nomination. Prior to that time he was a member of the Illinois legislature for six years with a very creditable record. Mr. Carroll served as assistant state's attorney for a number of years, a ad has filled the office of state's attorney for the past three years. He now expresses his desire for rsnoiuinatifin on the Rj^HbUffsn ticket : >• Sargeant Lester Bacon led the Can- burg. iians with a 247 game. The team Felix Unti rolled a 340 series! ad a 1001 total in one game. j The time of shooting pheasants m There was a move on foot to or- self-defense is here at this point. „• anize a new town team. It all came 1 The girls trimmed the boys in bowlaout as the Anderson team trimmed ing too many times. Arlington Heights 71 to 33. Harry j Wattles started serving soup in his Andersdh scored 32 points in that drug store. That made him a first rae class druggist without argument. The new team was to place Captain Rovena Marshall knocked 581 pins John Bolger, Harry Fredricks and for a row ^*8€ri«- . . ^ Harry Durland at forward posts. I Winkel rolled a 255 game fa a 827 "Legs" Dowell and Henry "Boley" j series and there wasn t a sack of flour Miller were slated for center. Henry , up either' Heuser was to take care of all the guarding. ^ . Charlie GoodeR was proud of a 220 Reedmen beat Woodstock 7 to 0 in s spirited football battle. Our school basketball team has been not so hot thus far in the son. Hebron swamped our team in the first game of the County Tournament, then went on to win the meet in a one-point overtime affair with Crystal Lake. Goodbye forever--old *88! And now pin game. George Weber rolled a 686 series in the Forester league. Viola Brefeld topped a previous high game with a 211. "Mose" quit cigarettes during Lent The old nipe caught hell. , „ „ .. ... . . "So I Hear" made a bold prediction --lets dig in with new up in 40. that the Cubs would" win the National - - ~~ League pennant. State P°^e "TT Hottest Bowling News of Year were warned to be on the lookout^f«r Les Adams' 732 series was the hot- a truck load of liquor which had been test bowling news of the season. j hijacked in Sycamore Tuesday, De£ The Service Boys were nipped 38 to 26. The truck was found later a few 31 by Hampshire, bat went to town 1 blocks from the rural restaurant On account of the shortage of newspaper print, the Elgin Courier has been printed on manila envelope stock during the past few issues. L. F. Newman is one of the latest additons to the working force at the Hunter factory here, he having quit his position at the Oliver factory at Woodstock to accept work at home. Overton and Cowen, propretors of the West Side garage, are in receipt of one of the new Overland Four sedans, one of the classiest small cars that has come to our notice in many a day. L. I. Edinger, who during the past few years has been a tenant in the P. B. Freund building in Centerville, is packing up his household effects and he and his estimable family are bidding McHenry adieu. COOK ENTERS RACE FOR RE-NOMINATION AS COUNTY CORONER in beating the High wood Boosters 63 to 39. Vale Adams and Harry Anderson went on a scoring spree. Little Glenny was a star attraction as a waiter at the Methodist Church dinner. Marie GiMH rolled a 868 gaal* where the drivers ate supper. B. H. COOK *' EdwarcT'H. Cook, present coroner of McHenry county, will be a candidate ,for renomination on the Republican The i ticket at the April primaries. This emergency brake had been released, j announcement was made last week by the truck started on its way and stop- j Mr. Cook. ped in a ditch, with no damage. i in the primary race of 1936, Mr. Cook defeated H. L. Ehorn of Rich- Oi*r your Robber Stamps at The and Jfiss C. Pierce of Wood-1 j INDIAN. ISO ; &ai VkVSK-aeio rtswmwA - *fc^|ecWWlEWE THERE ARE 250(1000 AMERICAN \M0UBN BOHlGKS AOG0RHN6 fbeemxTB* ItosmtmNW SM0COTN6 R3RflBZ0S . m 1he. *$00 QUEEN HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKE* ihe 9CWUHG Con6nei&-- Da fibi. 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Wool Union Suits, ail sizes, now r: 46 $2 45 $1-95 98* Medium Weight Cotton Union Suits . - 79* Men's AlTWool Plaid Coats $5 98 Men's Sheep Lined Coats M-98 Men's Part Wool Work Socks, pair 'IOC Silk Dresses, sixes 12 to 52, reg. price $4.85, now $3 &> Ladies' Sweaters, reg. price $1.98, now $1-49 Four Broken Sizes in Ladies' Winter Coats, $7*5 39* to $1 oo -19**29* 79* formerly priced at $10.95. now Men's All Leather House Slippers _ Ladies' Cotton Hose, pair Purses, formerly $1.00, now £ 8Uk Material Drees Lengths, priee $1.98, now $1.39 Atpomplete line of warm footwei^. glovee and for the whole family! :: H