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IIS. GEO. FRET DIES FOLLOWING YEAR ILLNESS SEVERAL OLD BURIED TIMERS LET CONTRACTS FQR COUNTY ROAD JOBS Mrs. George Frey, who had been ill f for the past two years at her home in _• the Golf Course subdivision just south of McHenry, died Monday morning, # April 14, 1941, at the age of 70 years ; ^ i and 24 days. $0$ Mrs. Prey was bonr Sarah Jane , - " * Walters on March 21, 1871, the daughv ter of the late Isaac and Elisabeth Watters, at Solon Mills, 111. When fourteen years of age she moved with her parents to Springfield, 111., where she met George Prey and became hto bride on January 22, 1890. To thia union one child was bom, Charlea Isaac Frey. Besides her husband and her son, ^she leaves to mourn her passing the latter's wife, Vera, and two grandchildren, Jean and Herbert, as well as many relatives. The Charles Frey® reside in Blue Island, HI. A brother, James Henry Watters, preceded her in death. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Solon Mills church at two o'clock, with interment in Solon Mills cemetery. Mrs. Maud Barber Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, April 16, at 2 p.m. at the Peter M. J us ten funeral home in McHenry for Mrs. Maud B. Barber of Chicago who passed away in a Chicago hospital early Easter morning, April 14, 1941. Interment was in Woodland cemetery. She was born in Chicago on July 13, 1873, and attended Chicago schools and Hyde Park High school. In 1891 she was married to Harry G. Wickwire who passed away in 1920. She re-married in 1924 to Harry S. Barber" who survives. She also leaves a daughter, Mrs. Margaret J. Strick of Chicago and a ^brother, Chester M. Goodman, of tins city. A son, Harry Wickwire, preceded her in death in 1936. Mrs. Barber spent the greater portion of her lifetime in Chicago, with the exception of eighteen years spent in Logansport, Ind. She frequently came to McHenry to visit her mother, - Mrs. Margaret J. Goodman, who died nine months ago at the age of ninety years, having been the oldest resident in McHenry previous to her death. Mrs. Nellie McOmber Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10:30 at St. Patrick's church, McHenry, for Mrs. Joseph M. McOmber, who died this past week at her home at 4131 West Congress .street, Chicago. Burial was in Woodland cemetery. Mrs. McOmber, who was born Nellie Golden, was the wife of an old time resident of McHenry, who survives her. She also leaves a daughter, Marion E. McOmber, at »ome, and a brother, James F. Golden. Jacob Haupria Mrs. Jacob Schaefer of McHenry •was saddened this week by the death of her brother, Jacob Haupris, 71 years old, who passed away Monday • morning, April 14, 1941, at six o'clock, at his home at 415 South Madison street, Woodstock. He had been seriously ill the past two weeks, following a general decline in health cover- • ing a period of three years. Mr. Haupris was born in McHenry Auust 11, 1869, the son of Phillip and Rose Haupris, early pioneers in this city. He worked on farms in the vicinity during his youth and after his marriage to Miss Lydia Bush of, Woodstock on June 1, 1893, continued to live here for a few years. lister , they moved to Woodstock where he „ received employment in the Oliver Typewriter company. He spent twenty years at the latter place and for the next ten years he was employed at the Jewel Tea company plant at Barrington. He retired two years ago because of ill health. Woodstock had been the home of Mr. and Mrs. Haupris for the past thirty-one years. Besides his widow, he leaves three children, Ralph, Helen &pencer and Laura Myles, and a grandson, John Newman. Funeral services were conducted • this Thursday morning at St. Mary's Catholic church, Woodstock, with burial in Calvary cemetery in that city. Lester Boone Lester H. Boone, 43 yfears old, of Harvard, was electrocuted Sunday afternoon at 1:20 while at work as a lineman for the Northern Illinois Utilities company. He was doing some repair work during the electrical ytorm on a pole on Division street near the Harvard High school when he r:* . either received a terrific jolt from the power lines or w*s struck by lightning. H Legionnaires and others worked ' over him for about eight hours before giving up hope that he might be revived. He was pronounced dead about 8:30 p.m. Sunday night. Mr. Boone was a world war veteran, having seen much active service n France. At the time of his death Ihe was junior vice-commander of the Harvard Legion. Besides his wife he leaves two children, Thomas Lester and Betty Jean, his father, L. C. Boone, of Woodstock, m brother, Stanley, and a sister, Mrs. Mae Baker, both of Woodstock. A brother, Verle, of Pamona, Calif., also isurvives. Last rites were held Wednesday afternoon with burial at Harvard*^ - The Illinois Division of Highways announced Monday the approval of two contracts totaling $35,244 for 4.23 miles of paving in McHenry county. The two contracts were awarded to the Suburban Oil Company of Oak Park. One for 2.53 miles of 19-foot bituminous surfacing on State Aid route 4A and 4A extension and on State Aid roi)te 5B extension from Spring Grove easterly to the Lake county line, at a cost of 14,534, and the other for 1.7 miles on State Aid route 1, Aldan road from State Aid route 17 northerly through Alden, *10,710. AROUND THE COURTHOUSE tflLES FOR DIVORCE Ethel Courtette filed suit for divorce against Donald Courtette in Woodstock Friday. They were married in Woodstock on December 23, 1939. Desertion is charged in the complaint. RELEASED ON BOND Henry H. Schrader of Arlington Heights was released from custody Friday on bonds of $150. He is charged with driving while intoxicated. Schrader was taken to Woodstock last Friday morning from Fox River Grove after failure to post a $150 bond in the magistrate court of E, LeGroe. The. complaint was signed by Dr. Charles O. Elvanston of Elmhurst. Sheriff Lester Edinger said that he was informed by Orville Bohman, Fox River Grove police chief, that Schrader posed as an officer and tried to arrest Evanston. A fight followed and Schrader was then placed in custody. 8th ANNUAL NEATEST DAIRY FARM CONTEST ^ TO OPEN MAY FIRST 5n*cagoland's Neatest Dairy Farm contest, sponsored by Pure Milk association, Chicago, will get under way May 1, a month earlier than in other years, association officials announce. This is the eighth year PMA has held this contest in which several hundred members compete each year for prizes and for the coveted title of Grand Champion Neat Fanner of Chicagoland. This year the contest is timed to coincide with the cle&n-up, fix-up urge that everyone feels in early summer, and also to give a longer time during the summer for visitors to see the winning farms. Pure Milk members can enter the contest any time beginning May first and will haxe the entire months of May "and June to do an extra special job of sprucing up before the juding, which will be conducted early in July. A new pattern in silverware; one in tune with modern decorating trends VAUGHN JONES NEW MAGISTRATE BY WRITEJN VOTE STAGE CITY ELECTIONS TUESDAY, APEIL 15 Since there were no contests in the city elections which were held Tuesday, April 15, 1941, in McHenry, very little interest was shown at the polls. However, the fact that the police magistrate was to be elected by a write-in, created a little enthusiasm which resulted in the election of Vaughn Jones. In Ward No. 1, which held its polls in the City Hall on Green street, R. I. Overton, running for re-election as Mayor of McHenry, received 32 votes. Earl R. Walsh, seeking re-election to the office of City Clerk, received 31 i votes and Gerald J. Carey, running and with heavier silver plating, will be for Cit T^nsurer, also chalked up miran aa mimkao fn*> • _ * r given as district prizes for the three highest seoring farms in each of FMA's fifteen district, and the grand champion prize will be, as heretofore, 4" vacation trip for the winner and- his wife. Rules for the contest are the same 31 votes. Joseph M. Regner was reelected to the position as Alderman in the ward, receiving 30 votes. The voters in Ward No. 2, who voted in the Stoffel building in West McHenry, gave Mayor Overton 37 ... . ,. ... votes, Earl R. Walsh 34 votes and as heretofore Any active, shipping G«nld j. Carey S3 votes. Alderman member of the association may com- ^ E Nye was elected to that office ESTATE CASE HEARD Hearing Friday on what is thought to be the first case of its kind to be filed in the circuit court brought out some interesting facts. The case in question is the will of Gerhard H. Hillebrand, who died January 27 in the county hospital. Witnesses said they did not sign the will until 1939 although it is dated December 31, 1936. Hearing was fceld in attempt to establish validity c^the will, and James Roxburgh of Terra Cotta, one of the signers, said in his estimation the will was bulkier in size, and left the estate to the Masonic order for establishment of an old people's home. Attorney David R. Joslyn, appeared for Judge Cowlin. He said he uhderstood that Judge Cowlin intended to renounce the legacy, asking that twenty- five per cent be given to the Masonic lodge and seventy-five per cent to legal heirs. Heirs at law are d sister, Miss Johanna, living in Holland, and two brothers, A. Hillebrand of Chicago and Gerrit Hillebrand of Louisville, Kentucky. The deceased was a resident of Crystal Lake for many years. He was a civil engineer in South Africa in his younger days. He came to America in 1880. Hearing on the will was continued. pete for an Award of Merit plaqu a senior award if his farm scores ninety per cent or higher; a junior award if his farm scores between eighty and eighty-nine per cent. Grand championship winners in previous contests are barred from prizes other than plaques, and no district winner in a previous contest may win the Mime prise a second time. First place winners in other years may compete for the grand championship if their scores with a total of 32 votes. The polls for Ward No. S were held in the Buch building on Riverside Drive. In this ward, Mayor Overton received 47 votes, Earl R. Walsh 48 votes and Gerald J. Carey 45 votes. George P. Freund was again elected to the post as Alderman with 46 votes. <y Thus Mayor R. I. Overton was reelected with a total of 116 votes, Earl equal the score of the 1941 district Walsh was re-elected as City Clerk winner. Second and third place dis- by 113 voters, and Gerald J. Carey trict winners may compete only for the next higher award. Neatness and cleanliness alone are stressed in the contest and scoring is on the basis of: fifty per cent for allaround neatness and appearance of farm buildings; twenty per cent for neatness and cleanliness of the dairy barn inside; 20 per cent for neatness and cleanliness of milk house inside and equipment; five per cent for in will take over the position as City Treasurer having received 109 votes. As a result of the write-in for Police Magistrate, Vaughn Jones received 8 votes, while LaVerne Harrison ran a close second with 5 votes. Others receiving one or more votes for the position were Fred Miller, Louis Baker, David Payne, Frank Schreiner, William Sullivan, George Steilen, Math Laures, Phil Guinto, 17 REPUBLICANS TAKE OVER STATE ROAD JOBS IN COUNTY WEDNESDAY side condition of other buildings; five Dowell and Roy Miller, per cent for appearance of dairy herd. Entry blanks for the contest will be available May 1 from association field service men and local officers. An appliation will also appear in the April issue of the PMA publication, "Pure Milk." I LETTERS ISSUED ' . Letters of administration WOPS issued to Frank J. Mack of Marengo in the $3,500 estate of Anton Mack who died at Marengo on March 27. Other heirs listed include Joseph, Julius, Felix and Nelvina Mack of Marengo, Charles Mack of Bejyidere and John Mack of Rockford. Emma Pinnow of Crystal Lake was named administratrix of the $18,000 estate of her husband, Charles J. Pinnow who died April 1, by terms of the will probated Monday. Letters of administration were issued to the widow. COMING EVENT! April 17 " " O. E. S. Cafeteria Supper -- O.E.S. Hall. Woman's Society -- Regular Moating. C. D. of A.--Regular Meeting. April 18 Mothers' Club--Mrs. Peter M. Justen. Rural School Musical --High School Auditorium. Evening Bridge--Mrs. Howard Wattles. April 19 Bi-Weekly Fire Hundred -- Herbert Simon. April n Five Hundred Club--Mrs. Anna Geier. April 23 Mid-Week--Mrs. George Lindsay. April 24 W. C.O. F.--Banquet and Installation ' of Officers. April 25 Evening Contract Bridge--Clara Miller. High School Choral Concert--High School Auditorium. April 2t Public Card Party--K. of C. Hall-- Sponsored by C. D. of A. NANCY NIELSEN. 6 YEARS, PASSES AWAY THIS MORNING Little Nancy Nielsen, the six-yearold daughter of Mrs. Betty Nielsen, passed away this Thursday morning, April 17, 1941, at 5:45 a.m. a{ her home on Riverside Drive after a short illness. Besides her mother, she is survived by her sister, Betty Annette Nielsen, who resides at home. She was born April 29, 1934. Private funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon, Friday, at the Peter M. Justen funeral home in West McHenry at one o'clock, with burial in Woodland cemetery. A lovely line of sport hat* fe all colors. Elisabeth Pteh, Green St 48-fp HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS TO PRESENT ANNUAL PROGRAM, APRIL 25 Lily Lake Elecfign- Lily Lake staged a comparatively quiet election on Tuesday of this week in so far as there were no riots to mar the quietude of McHenry county's youngest village. Competition ran high, however, as three parties were seeking the positions, the same being, the Citizens party, who elected a president and two trustees to office, On Wednesday of this week seventeen Republicans took over state highway positions in McHenry county. This occurred after more than three and a half months of Republican rule in the state during which time Democrats continued to hold state jobs in the county. Since the inauguration of Dv?ight H. Green as Governor last January there has been considerable unrest in the ranks of the McHenry county Republicans because Democrats continued to man these jobs. The seventeen who received the ap proval of the Governor, employment committee of the McHenry county G. O. P. central committee and representatives of the Green for Governor committee in the primary in the county follow, the first ten being road patrolmen and the next six being skilled mechanics: Antone Gay lord, Woodstock; Rudolph Kramer, Woodstock; Harold Wilcox, Marengo; Walter Zimmerman, Huntley; Roger Griebel, Marengo; Earl (Pink) Gorman, McHenry; Albert Stewart, Richmond; Martin Bohl, Crystal Lake; Walter Schutt, Algonquin; Fred Conley, Chemung. Richard Gay, Dunham; Marshal Lowe, Cary; Lyle Jecks, Cary; Vivian Seaman, Hebron; Frank Long, Alden; Ellis Rehberg, Crystal Lake. Added to the above list is the name of Lyman Backus of Harvard, who will take over the job of landscape foreman. All of the jobs are under the state highway department's jurisdiction. Asked if there would be any more appointments soon, C. Frank Daly, Republican chairman, stated he expected that in due time all of the state jobs in the county now held by Democrats would be taken over by Republicans. Likewise more state highway positions are expected to be filled by Republicans shortly. Republican leaders in the county are confident that jobs now held by Democrats, including state police, and various investigators for state departments, will be taken over by Republians in the near future. RURAL SCHOOL MUSICAL TO BE GIVEN APRIL 18 Mrs. Marie Kingsley, music supervisor of the rural schools in this vicinity, will present a musical entitled "America the Beautiful" on Friday evening, April 18, in the McHenry Community High school auditorium at 8:15 o'clock. The following schools wilj participate in the musical: Ostend, Harrison, Cherry Valley, Clemens, Ringwood, Griswold Lake, Prairie, lily Lake, Lincoln and St. John's parochial school at Johnsburg. Everyone is invited to attend and a small admission charge will be made. HIGH SCHOOL MU8IC STUDENTS TAKE PART IN CONTEST APRIL 19 Next Saturday, April 19, the soloists and ensembles of band instruments who won a first-division rating at the district contest at Elmhurst, two of the first-division twirlers, the string soloists and the string quartet will go to Glen Ellyn to the state con test for both band and orchestra solothe Peoples party who elected one J ists and ensembles. Also one seconddivision winner at the district contest Twenty-two Seniors, together with twenty-six fellow members of the McHenry Community High School Chorus, will present their annual choral program, under the direction of Lucia Rausch, on April 25, at 8:15 In the high school auditorium. A large variety of songs, ranging trustee, and the Independent party, who were defeated. "Hie candidates for the Citizens party and the number of votes received are as follows: Wilbert Swanson, president, 34 votes; Claude will participate. He will do so because his one competitor failed to rate higher than a second division. The contestants are as follows: ElaineLandgren, comet; Martin Baum, baritone; Hazel Sanders and Charlene Krohn, baton; Earl Pomrening, Vachet, trustee, 37 votes; Herman Brown, trustee, 35 votes and Fred Dosch, trustee, 33 votes. All of the j baritone saxophone; saxophone quar above were elected with the exception } tet, Robert Stilling, James Freund, of Fred Dosch, who was defeated by! Agatha Schmitt and Earl Pomrening; from an early English madrigal to Harry Jacobs of the Peoples party, brass quartet, Robert Weideman, Geo. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by JFollowing are the number of votes \ Freund, Gordon Scholle and Martin ome Kern, will make the program-an received by the candidates on the' Baum. interesting one. Betty McKean, so- peoples party: Harry Wise, president, prano, will sing the solo part in 24 votes; Harry Jacobs, trustee, 37; The string soloists consist of the following: Gordon Scholle, violin; "Listen to the Lambs," by R. N. Dett. George Vollmer, trustee , 24, mid | Roman Schmitt, violin; Warren Jones, Gordon SCc/thUo/\Mlle a wwiillll oacMctoAmmpnaannyv Beanu -_ L> ou.is e Gannon Weber, 29. ai * i _ i __ i n i • i tiful Dreamer" with a violin obligate. ^ candidates o{ the Indpendent Some of the numbers will be sung party received the least number of a cappella as there is no separate votes, the results being as follows: a cappella chorus this yean _ ^ LeSiie w. Krieger, president, 12 votes; Besides the chorus, the Boys Octet, Peter Koob trustee, 18 votes, and consisting of V. Peterson, J. Jackson, Ted Budii( ie votes. M- Baum, L. McCannon, D. Weingardt, ^ total of 87 votes were cast in this cello; string quartet, Gordon Scholle, Roman Schmitt, John Shadle and Warren Jones. The state contest offers much stiffer competition than the district contest because all the district winners will compete at the state contest. However, all of these talented young mu N. Harrison, H. Shepard and L. Klint- election. The polls were held in the j sicians have been working very hard. worth, will sing several selections. New, this year, is the Girls' Chorus of twelve voices which will make its first public appearance in McHenry that night: Next Tuesday, the Chorus will go INTERESTING NEARBY NEWS Ww Chieagoans suffered injuries when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into a tractor parked near the roadway at the Edward Underwood farm now tenanted by the Elmer Gottschalk family, in Fremont township, at 11:00 o'clock last Wednesday night. The injured were taken to the emergency hospital, Wauconda, by Mrs. Gottschalk. After treatment, they returned to Chicago. Charged with the crime which years ago created the title "Peeping Tom," Cecil Hammitt, a native of Tennessee, who has been working in the vicinity of Genoa for some time, was caught by Officer Crawford Wednesday evening. April 2, and'placed in jail. After the verbal "third degree," and further investigation it was found that Hammitt had recently served ninety days in the county jail at Belvidere. The death of Dr. George Trevor, 86, pastor of the Methodist church in Whitewater, Wis., about forty years ago, occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ema Dixon, in Hollywood, Calif., last Thursday. He was a lifelong member of the Wisconsin conference of the Methodist church, going from here to the colored institute in Atlanta, Georgia. Three Chicago youths, George Johnson. 15, John Engle, 15, and Philip Louth, 16, are being held by the Lake county sheriff's office following their chase and capture near Lake Zurich Monday night, April 7. A search was instituted for the trio after their car crashed into .a machine operated by George Dieder of Lake Zurich at the intersection of route 22 and Gilmer road Monday night. They are said to have confessed burglarising two cottages at Petite Lake. At the recent International Dog Show, which was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, March 29 and 30, a one-year-old Gordon setter, Lady Katerine Perthshire, owned by Mr. and Mrs. William Zeigler of Round Lake, walked off with several of the most coveted honors in the show. Robert Wesson of Chicago last Thursday sought $10,000 from Ambrose C. Hill of Wauconda for personal injuries suffered in a traffic mishap on Rand road, south of Wauconda last August 5, in a suit started in circuit court by Attorney Gerald C. Snyder. Margaret Jean Cree of 779 Foxdale street, Winnetka, is among the twenty- four young musicians from the Chicago area who has found her name on the honor list from which Leopold Stokowski will choose members of the All-American Youth orchestra, .according to word received last Thursday by Mary Stuart Anderson, state administrator of the National Youth administration. Observance by a crowd of 4,000 persons of Army day at Fort Sheridan Monday, April 7, was marred by the injury of seven children. Six of them village hall. School EUctfoas The school elections which held on Saturday, April 12, caused very little excitement there 1941, since no opposition in any of the Those who won in the district contest suffered bruises when a board of the have had the comments which the | bleachers on the parade ground coljudge made about the way they played j lapsed, throwing them six feet to the to Hebron where it has been invited elections. to sing in return for the fine program ^ Community High school elecwhich Hebron presented here earlier tion Distrkt 166> ^ held in the City in the year. Hall. Two members were re-elected The Chorus members will treeuy ^ ^erre for terms of three years, appreciate your attendance at the£ were J. Froehlich and Ben concert on April 25, so plan to be jUBten, each receiving 30 votes. there. There is no admission price, ^ for the Public Grade and the program promises to be worth achooI ejection, District 15, were lothe diligent effort put forth by »• t the school gymnasium. R. G. students during the year. j'Chamberlin, who was running for (president to serve one year, was reelected with a total of 29 votes. The members who were seeking re-election as members for three year terms, were Frank Meyer, 28 votes, and E. CLEAN-UP WEEK APRIL 30 - MAY 3 Alderman A. E. Nye, chairman of „ the public property committee of the H. Nickels, 27 votes. Both were elect- M c H e n r y c i t y c o u n c i l , h a s s e l e c t e d t h e * d « ^ . . . . days of April 30, Mav 1, 2 and 3, a.| In School District 12, »tJ<Ansburg, Clean-up Week in tills city, and asks William H. Meyers 18 for the co-operation of all the local to be re-elected as a board member to identa , serve a three year term. Clean-up Week has been an annual I Also, as a result of an election held event in McHenry for the past few i last Saturday, Peter Smith received years and the people have entered into , 31 votes which entitles_ h.m tojerve the spirit of the occasion which has •» Township School Trustee, • resulted in great improvement in the looks of the city. _ Watch for further details fa next week's Plaindealer. Today's Thought If we are as near war as they say, Americans are more important than political parties. -- Stockton Herald- News. MA. Margaret Carroll of Newark, N. J., sued her husband for divorce on the grounds that he thought more of Communism than he did of her. Another display of beautiful Fisk hats in window, very youthful and large head Green Street. Elizabeth Pich, 48-ffe three year term. their selections and so have a little advantage over the string soloists and string quartet who did not play in the last contest. -- Earl Pomrening. MeHENRY BUILDERS START "OWN YOUR OWN HOME 'DfclVE SOIL EXPERT Mr. F. F. Baer, soil expert from the Swift Fertilizer Works, Hammond, Ind., will be at the Farmers Mill, West McHenry, all day Friday, April 25th, for the purpose of testing your samples of soiL 48-fp DAIRY STORE OPENS Nell's Dairy Store, one mile east of McHenry on route 120, will open for business tomorrow (Friday, April 18). Strictly fresh dairy products of all kinds. 48-fp Matrons' hats in blue and white and black and white. Large head sizes. Elisabeth Pich, Green Street. 48-fp In this issue of The Plaindealer will be found two pages sponsored by the building material and tradesmen, in an effort to encourage the building of new- homes in and around McHenry. These business men are ready and willing to co-operate with everyone who would like to erect a new home, both in assisting in arranging the financing, help with the planning and give an estimate on the work. "Own Your Own Home" is the slogan for the campaign. Many people have an idea that they cannot own a home of their own, due to lack of necessary funds with which to finance the erection of same, so they just continue to pay rent. Thousands of homes are being built today through the government's FHA plan, which requires but a very small portion of the coet to be provided by the prospective home-owner, monthly payments spread over several years taking care of the balance. Every day inquiries are being made for places to rent, due to someone purchasing the bouse in which they had been residing. There is a great scarcity in this community of desirable homes which are for rent. The solution lies in the "Own Your Own Home" movement. There are many desirable lota to be found both in McHenry and in the numerous subdivisions and around the lakes region at prices to fit any purse. If you would like a home of your own consult the McHenry builders. ground. A confidence man with a sardonic sense of humor forged the name of the Rev. Fred Baldus of the First Baptist church, Waukegan, to a sixteen dollar check and cashed it Monday of last week in the Reliable Market, 35 South Genesee street, Waukegan. The fraudulent check was made payable to Howard L. Davis and bore the forged signature of the Rev. Mr Baldus. A coroner's jury last Thursday- held that Mrs. Leona C. Mandeville, 63, of Lake Bluff, prominent in welfare organizations, "came to her death by leaping in front of a train with suicidal intent while suffering from mental trouble." Mrs. Mandeville died in Alice Home hospital at 5:50 p. m. Saturday, April 5, of injuries suffered about six hours earlier when she was struck by the locomotive of a southbound North Western freight train in the Lake Bluff passenger station. CONSIDER NEW BOLGER DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BILL Daylight saving time would be recognized officially by the legislature under a bill introduced by Rep. Thos. A. Bolger. Democrat of McHenry, but it would be restricted to a period extending from the |ast Sunday in April of each year to the last Sunday in September. The Bolger bill recognises central standard as the official time in Illinois, except that cities, villages and towns may use daylight savings time, if they desire, between the designated dates. Representative Bolger said the bill was intended to prohibit cities from extending daylight saving time past the last Sunday in September. 11m FIRE DESTROYS MUCH PROPERTY "IN PAST WEEK 125,000 CHURCH BURNS AT EAiRTLAND •' "• ' •• • • 'S Fire played havoc in the vicinity and surrounding communities this: past week, causing the loss of an' enormous amount of property. Last Friday afternoon the McHenry". Fire Department was called out about" 4 p. m. to the Peter A. Freund home, about a mile east of McHenry on> route 120, where the dairy barn was on fire. The Freunds, who were husk- J ing corn near the barn, were unaware of the fire until a passing motorist stopped to report that smoke was coming from the roof of the barn. All of the cows were saved except one cow which was tied in the barn' and four heifers. A milking machine, unloader, wagon, tools and some seed and grain were also included in the loss. Since the fire had gained too* much headway, the fire department was unable to save the building. However, they did prevent the blaze from sweeping to a number of smaller'; sheds near the barn. The wind aided them in this pursuit by blowing the; flames away from these. The total loss was estimated at $5,000. The farm is owned by Mrs. Henry Kennebeck and tenanted by the Freunds. i Grass Fire Earlier in* the afternoon, shortly after noon, the local fire department, was called to extinguish a grass fire which had gotten out of bounds along the east side of Boone crepk, jwft north of route 31 in this city. Church Burns A disastrous fire last Thursday morning completely destroyed St. Patrick's church at Hartland. The church - was built and dedicated in 1914 at a cost of some $25,000. The origin of the fire is unknown. Rev. Joseph M. Tully, pastor of the church, celebrated Mass at 8 a. m. on Holy Thursday morning and after. ^ Mass he left for Rockford to receive ; \ holy oil for the sick. Shortly after he left, a passer-by noticed the fire and .» quickly spread the alarm. -- Although the fire had gained much i headway, some of the equipment the church was saved, including vest- Tnents, a small side altar, jdtchen " V equipment, which was located in the - "I; basement, and other articles. •••*$ The Blessed Sacrament had been removed from the main altar to the re- - pository on the side altar on the west side of the church by Father Tully be- 'i fore he left. This was destroyed. The Monstrance was saved from the main " £ altar by Father Walter Dolan, of Woodstock, who rushed to the scene. One of the attractive features of; the church was the series of art *' windows in the nave illustrating the - Seven Sacraments, as well as a large window representing St. Patrick at /,£ Tara, in the facade of the church. These were all destroyed. * , Tavern Destroyed Another conflagration destroyed the Gay Spot tavern, located on the northeast corner of the grade separation of "outes 14 and 31 southeast of Crystal La'-e. S'-^ov night. The causa la undetermined. Residenee Consamed, On Monday afternoon. April 7. the large house on the Eugene Cox farm, near Burton's Bridee, was totally destroyed by fire. The place was tenanted by the James Duggan family. Since they had no telephone, it was necessary, to go to a neighbor to summon the Crystal Lake fire department. Some of the furniture from the first floor was saved, but the loss is estimated at $2,000 It is reported that a defective chimney ws# t* blam*- COUNTY RESIDENTS " RECEIVE TAX BILLS m . * ^ « J - MeHenry county's $1,340,288.62 tax bill went into the mails on Wednesday of this week in the form of 24,600 real estate statements and 10,000 personal property reminders. The 35.000 statements top the number mailed out last year which was 234200 real estate and 10.100 personal property. The books were turned over to County Treasurer C. Frank Daly by County Clerk Raymond D. Woods on March 16 and completed last week, in less than a month. The items with the various taxes to be collected for 1940 follow: County ...$169,12631 Fire ... 8.110JS Town 133,594*7 Road, bridge 114.339.02 Corporations 127.75&81 Park districts 17.754A4 High schools 885.381.00 Non-high .... 8.800.68 Grade school 378.94998 Do? tax ^ --v.... 1 299.00 . Railroads - 49 383.96 Personal property taxes are due upon receipt of bill and are subject to penalty of one per cent per month after June 1 after which date the personal property assessed will be levied upon and sold. Real estate current taxes may he paid in two installments. The Ant S. • installment is due June 1 and the second installment September 1. First installment draws interest after June 1 and the second draws interest after September 1, and will be advertised ^ for non-payment. If you wish to pay both 1940 installments on real estate, send both bills with your remittance jm As treasurer s eft**, v \ ^ 1-