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_ the death in Chicago last night at _ %he home of a nephew, John Whalen, ~_. _ of Miss Bridget Hoolahan, at the age i »nome uime." thies Hooinkan was bork #=--* was %&l but had spent many years yose -- £ life in Waukegan where she * well known. She lived -- there up _ _ to three years ago, her home being \_-- with a sister on South West street. brought to their feet continually by Hinshes of brilliant paying. A good ecrowd attended the game, and it fooks as If the high school team will get the Of Waukegan is Dead Antioch hearvyweights triumphed over the Libertyville hearyweights by thie score of 23 to 19 in the high school symnasium Tuesday night. The visit ors were victorious over the locals be-- eanso of their ability to keep a fow during the entire game. The contest points ahead of the Maroon and White was about even throughout, but An-- "mwummm team. Seldom did any of their ers take long or erratic shots at the baskets. Instead by good team work, they were able to get the ball down underneath the basket, where it was Lake County man's share. it is Lg-- ured, will --be between $50,000 and $60,000. J. H. McCarthy died without hay-- ing made a will and under the laws of lowa one--halt of his estate auto-- matically goes to the widow. The rest is divided equally between the an easy matter to drop it thru for the added two points. The game was fast thy, owner of a little m"&mhmmt'. finds himselt a wealthy man. He is to receive one--fourth interest in the $219,000 estate of his brother, J. H. McCarthy of Des Moines, lowa&. The ,mm.w'gmnfin" ured, will be between $50,000 and $60,000. J. H. McCarthy died without har-- ing made a will and under the laws of lowa one--halt of his estate auto-- matically goes to the widow. The rest is divided equally between the blood relations In this case the Lake county man and a brother, D. L. McCarthy of Des Moines are the Antioch Beats Local William McCarthy, Struggling Lake Villa Farmer, Inherits Nearty $60,000. VOLUME XXXIV--NUMBER 51. BECOMES WEALTHY ALMOST OVERNIGHT EC ts m e es s i t d n 2 ue n e lc¥ es C onl ant h: w t s --" lfi % A C ks < en e : ) 'éf.;':*:' + seenet C 4. t o &9 se ho ioge :2 o c mds s f...;.f Sned R 24 * oi 5s * , les her brother, Patrick Hoola-- Waukegan the deceased leaves t, Mrs. Earl Raiden otf Wauke overnight MeCar-- ' and Aubrey Wells, as "Sir Arthur 'Choke," was the perfect Englishman --don't cha. know. John Speliman as -np:m."mswu"m Chumley Choke." Charles Kerry: as "John Enlow" and Rowena Grandy as "Hortense Enlow" all acted their parts awdmirably and were appreciatéd by A four piece orchastra furnished music during the intermissions be-- tween acts, which were too long and a little tiring. It would be a good idea to daughter at all. A well bred young man comes to the community with a in three acts by Sheldon Parmer, is laid for the most part in the home and have in their custody an untamed girl of tifteen years, whois really not their acts so that the five and tan minute periods would not.seem so long. > The following students helped ma-- terially in the production of the play. Al are seniore with the class of '27: Advertising manager, Adelbert Morse; Teverett, crowds that pack the auditorium to the last seat at the two and three per-- formances and wait in expectation for the 'following year, when someone's Each year these home talent plays are eagerly and cordially received by the parents and friends of>the students. Townsveople--and <others swell the hb n FOR WAVS KE COUNTY INDEPENDENT -- LGke:County's Big Weekly WAUKEGAN WEEKLY SUN f away to RTYVILLE INDE who Augusta Haley Shares In the Hucker Estate EKAdward Hanni, minor, Zion. Report ot> execution of. mortgage filed and approved. , *mended inventory ap proved. John Louis Roder. Report of die-- tribution approved. . > Judge Martin C. Decker in the pro-- bate court, Thursday. authorized the treasurer to pay Augusta Hucker Haley her share of the estate. 'The proceedings were as follows: Albertine Eggenab, Lake Forest. In-- Charles Koppelman. Inventory, waiver of widow's award and final re-- port approved. Estate closed: Adoiph Kraus, North Chicago. Let-- ters of Administration issued to Meta Kraus. Bond of $5,000. Proof of 'heir-- ship taken. Appraisers appointed. Isabella Haatbauer, minor, Wauke-- gan. Final report approved. Estate Poor of the County Cost People $1,962.00 Theodore Jajoinbarske, insane, Lib ertyville. Resignation of Lyell H. Mor-- letters of conservatorship lssued to John J. Jaeger. Bond of $1,000. Cbarles Coulthard, insane, Zion. in-- ~ Philip Bensinger, Libertyville. Ap-- praigsers andn% f *. Irene J.--Grimo . Round Lake. Ad-- ministrator authorized to make partial distribution. » treasurer authorized to pay Augusta Hucker Hatey hber distributive share of estate. * Franklyn R. Mulier, Lake Bluff. Bill Biere in Jail; To Face the Grand Jury port of Lyell H. Morris approved. New face the grand jury in March alone on --a serious statutory .charge as a wummmq'gn'gg Poor claims for all the townships in the county with the exception of Waukegan, . Shields © and Deerfleld, amount to $1,962 the board of super-- visors were notified Friday. The three excluded townships, for the last quar ter, had claims in excess of $7,000. Each township paid out during the quarter as followse: Benton $741.27; Newport $293.27; Antioch $131,82; Lake Villa $152.13; Avon $182%%5; Wauconda $62.96; ~Cuba $158; El $6.50; Libertyville $133.52%; West Deerfield $100.57, and Warren, none. ventory William Biere, of Libertyville, LIBERTYVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1926. on Hucker, Lake Villa. County claims, HAPPINESS--IS KNOCKING LA Cirenlation Greater than other Weeklies in County Combined Hntered at the Postoffitce at Libertyvilie, Illinois, as Second Class Mail Matter. * It is said that the meeting in ques: tion will be the 'most important of its <kind ever held in the county in that a very insistent demand will be made on the assessors to change theii method of operation in order that more money car be secured for the county stssmients be equalized.and raised to a fair basis in Lake County and upon the boards request, County Treasurer Bracher, is ealid to have sent , out notices to all the assessors of various them to a formal meeting in Wauke-- gan to discuss a radical change where-- by the income from property through: out Lake County will have been not only equalized but raised considerably duri~s3 the coming year. x Accordingly to the theory of the supe ~visors as a result of the extens ive subdivision movement in the coun-- ty and the greatly ennanced vaine of farm | property, the basis of assessing Treasurer Bracher, Responding practice has been for assesors to take one half the real value of the property t en cut that in haif and base their as sessments thereon. According to cter-- tain officials there is no reason for pot at least assessing on the basis of one half rather than on one half of in order to carry on the rapidly ex-- panding business. to be called together to discuss with the treasurer, and probably the ~fin-- ancte committee of th8 supervisors, a method for proceding on this readjust-- ment plan. "Aysf According to 'this theory it is con-- tended that in many of the subdivis-- lons vk:nool:t-as .hoobldt:.t a raluation from a $°. to $2, assessment to d . : has probably been on the basis of eomething like $50.00 or $75.00. This plan is not fair to those who are paying a higher rate for real values that 'have been fixed. & It is said that this condition where-- by lots are assessed at n ridiculous valuk._prevails not only in Waukegan and other north shore territory but also in western Lake County around farm land has been selling for from $500 to $700 anh acre up to the present tin . it is salid the valuation have been retained on the old basis, mere'ly of farm lands, Whereas the contention of supervisors is that the valuation should be changed in accordance with the actual walue rather than on the valuations for farm property. developed residential section where RAISE VALUES OF LAKE CO..PROPERTY to Supervisors' Request, Summons Tax Fixers. shonuld have Local Basketball Team Winner in First Game weight teams celebrateg the opening of the NorthWest high school confer-- ence deague season by coming from behind in teh last quarter of the game with Barrington in the auditoritim here last Thursday night to win by the <lose ecore of 19 to 18. Both teams were about evenly matched and went along nip and tuck until teh last quarter, when some stel-- lar performing by Duba just before the whistle sounded allowed the local boys to win by the four point margin. The boys looked good in the initial appearance and showed signs of in-- tensive training in anticipation of the IAbertyville ponles went down to ;qlmmthomtmoottheevo- Ring whien they lost to the Barrington ponles by the close score of 16 ot 15. A 4arge crowd attended the games and there was sapirited rooting and team backing on both sides. Many Yans from Barrington journeyed here team Dbacking on Doln S1005, . MSDZ age and ran a store in Mundelein Yans from Barrington journeyed here for more than 40 years. _ to back their team. :-- The funeral service was beld Tues-- ' % day afternoon, in charge of the Rev. Bankers Think Sentence' Mr. Jerne, pastor of the Mundelein * i ' § urch, bertyville Lodge A ¥F. Too Light for Robbers| a. . nad charge at the grave. Burial out the season. the only sentence Judge -- LEdward Shurtieff had the power to give them, the officers of the Spring Grove state bank, in a letter to the Woodstock Sentinel, which brought out the fol-- lowing article: Officers of the Spring 'Grove State tences . given to the bandits in the eircuit court last Saturday. In a let-- ter to the Daily Sentinel signed by sulted in regard to the sentences of these men, and because of the "per-- sonal danger to the bank emplayes and to the Spring Grove citizens who efected the capture, we are bitterly chance to pitck up a little easy money. Judge Shurtleff sentenced them to three to twenty years in the peniten-- tiary and during the same afternoon Sheriff Cy Sanford brought them to Joliet, where they now are. ww leniency in the sentences of men " The men who attempted to rob the Spring Grove bank were John Such, Nng'ou.ndomnNmmu They pled guilty. The investigation before the court indicated that neither had ever been CPEX UP n he NANE oF Ltove Although the bank bandits received tims of the accident from the ma |«, a chine. The car was righted by a) Woman Has Warren g:oetincma-ommtheukanm T F n ,A' ed rvice garageand the machine s fln dn momr s al sn nae moe on & co on " e in ir * icago train. * | Frank Janssen, p. theff way fo Mhicxgo on & . | was arrested late Friday by Sheriff Mt'.JMWObb > | Thomas Tyrrell, on a charge of mak-- f Dies in Antioch| sserit said made: the compiaint io by olutching ~the . tot close to her breast. s The driver was cut about the head by glass from the shattered --wind-- shield. y * ~. Other motorists assisted-- the vic-- tims of the accident from the ma-- chine. The car was righted by a wrecking crew from the Lake Bluff a' state aid ro'd. ' ; | Com". l ChOil'C of Auto Skids on Roekland| -- Churches in Concert Road; Five are Injured| .. . .. _ ___--_ _ _--_.__ 'The car was being driven at a fair rate of speed when it skidded on ice on the pavement and the.car slid into the ditch, turning over on its top. Beside --Apostlotoulas, his . wile, brother, sisterdin--law and infant son were in the machine. All were thrown violently about in the machine but escaped serious injury. The mother saved the baby from serious injury by colutching the . tot close to her so that the state can give aid on highways running through annexed territory in cities and villages of more than 7500 in population. _ Supervisor H. C. W. Meyer, Fre mont, will ask-- that a-- resolution making the Mundelein--Diamond Lake road be placed under the state aid not to improve the highway until a state aid <~road. f taker, oin Friday morning when he dropped lifeless to the floor of his store was~due to a heart attack, an inquest held by> Dr. J L Taylor, was in Lakeside cemetery Seeks Half Million Refund on Co. Roads many years, for KNIGGE DIED OF HEART DISEASE INQUEST PROVES connecting links on the earlier im provements. -- A resolution, backed by Senator Rodney Swift and-- Representatives William F. Weilss, Roy Stewart and Mundelein Merchant and Un-- dertaker Sufferer of Angina county superintendent of highways, is $500,000 in round numbers. That sum, when collected, would accomplish almost as ng in <t*e way of construction as "the $730,-- 000 bond issue just authorized by the voters ofr the purpose Of build-- ing the secondary system of hard The board of supervisors Thurs day passed a resolution that asks the state assembly to perféect measures for the immediate payment of road refunds now due the county. The amount due the county, ac-- Noyes L. Jackson, asking that the Mrs. James --Webb, a resident of atioch for many years, died > at r _home Sunday -- morning -- Death Sudden death of William K. Kaig-- Nee due to. a which she -- of to the sheriff, went into Chicago tonm%l'soemmm: 'been off property for more t a week. He admitted, however, t SEELY GRIDLEY GL CHILDREN ? DAYS W Henry James Cater, 80 years old,' for 12 years a resident of Libertyville township, passed away at his home on the old Cater homestead, one and a half miles north of Libertyvilie, last Saturday night after an iliness which : lasted for several years. | He was born in Chudleigh Nighton, | Devonshire, England, Feb. 5, 1846. At ; the age of sever years, he came to , imsiou I0r sCveral years. ! mum"_' He was born in Chudieigh Nighton, | Td 9i , 10f2 ak street, 0 Devonshire, England, Feb. 5, 1846. M'm&h oA w m'. ed the op the age of sevenr years, he came to , it ""'_"m-" ughters, ue fls t is is es ; Aidith and Boverly. imst Sotumiay MB 1k year hon Aobk ks toemou.onhbusm roceedings this community, and has resided on in o 'The court ar whtukmnmawoba""'mux':' °""- e a short time, when he was in pusiness | to Mr. 'Gridiey Saturday and Sunday & short » | m x hereafter, rirogre; ht 'h'ufl':fl-flhuh"_l_.é e terest, Mr. Cater was for many years Ns €. / woe active in the civic aftairs of the com-- Wflwm- "' munity. Hgm:n*dth'uuo"um" -l'.'-." 20-- State Board of Agriculture for several Gridley's cousin, '.% terms, and also served on the Lake Wwitted making m" .". OountynouflotAmenImbdn:a.m" person,-- ""u" e-- membordmthodywhonth.muent'm mmby,tl.l" Ck-' -- fair grounds were acquired. , :""" m&- court, Hewnmltedhmrrhge,olflu,w'w' mh f Myra 1emianln1874.tndwth:,, being placed M' " union five children were born, police. whom Harry MWé:mad survive. "Mre. Edith Rogers, sister d a Mrs. Cater gled October 25. 1922. tcna-v-m hfin-'-'? Libertyville Pioneer Died Last Saturday Bingers State Board of Agriculture for several terms, and also served on the Lake County Board of Agriculture, being a member of that body when the present fair grounds were acquired. He!;nunuedh-urhce:omu "aive ie Chilree more Disk, of ve whom Harry dwm survive. Mrs. Cater dgled October 2%5, 1922. The funeral was held from the home Tuesday morning, the Episcopal sery-- ite being used, conducted by the Rev. H.. B. Gwynn, of St Lawrence's church. Interment was at Lakeside Mrs. John Barbaras, 88 years old, passed away at 4 o'clock Friday morn-- ing at the home of her son, John, Jr, with whom sbe has 'been lHving for the past several years, about a mile south of Diamond Lake. Mre. Barabaras had been in i health for a number of years, but it was just recently that she contracted pneumonia, to which hbhear death is attributed. -- She was a wéll known resident and an old settler of the was arrested late Friday by Sherif | ADL emP Lawrence Doolittle and Deputy| Y O Y Thomas Tyrrell, on a charge of mak-- | Station ing treats to kill. A woman, the | Limber sheriff said made the complaint to | the thi« To Cnivapo. . tm formites, attording | in the to the sheriff, went into Chicago to | are too She leaves to mourn her loss two 8E2'!nst me in August, 1925, I was vis -um,mmmmrmgmmm}iubztm"mmhfi Sarah Pflaum; a brother, Jacob Hank, | Gridley, personally threatened and 12 nephews and nine nieces. The &A to what I would suffer in the pro-- Mrs. Gridley and Her Relatives Cited on of Contempt of Court--Mr. Gridley N Statement on Proceedings in Florida. Cur . qepengent: : # *A Emma Maciena Hauk was born Nov. is little one can well say. o. 2841 it Whecline. NL, where 5h6 \« repiy to a women who recemid We lired until six and a j 'that Mrs. Gridley sustained in """""wmc""'m'""!mu,m,uurfi . nmu.mmkehrhomeflthler,'."uma % " sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Pfilaum. She or has grown out Of & _ _ meonvertednndjolnodthpm-' "Wlth'm t to what has taken gelical church at Northfield at the } in Lake county, even-- of Age of 15. and fook an active part in those who do not know the facts in the church work. &otnghtinthe'Sm * 5 C i have Jong since day School for 40 years. !MM&.MM" Atterclong.dgvaotmneu,herm ammm mt -- enly home 6 . 3 o e age of 85 years and 25 days. _ "Before charges were laumel attributed. -- She was a wéll known Only on acknowledgement by the court * resident and an old settier of the that the technical procedure in the in . county. -- She was born in Alsaace Stance of the first order of the court . Larain, and when 12 years old came for Mr. Gridley to see his children had | with her parents to this country and been such that it was not within the | settled in the: vicinity of Diamond Jurisdiction of the court to issue the -- Lake, where she has resided ever | Order. Mr. Gridiey appesred in court | since. Her husband preceded her in but was not called as a witness by | death abgut 12 years ago. . Two sons . either side." % andonadughw.beddecanmdd.-' weutscsames Q,: ter, Mrs. Kathryn Schnerring, living in | _ _G. Carroll Gridley, who accompanied -- Springfield, II1, mourn her passing. bi% brother to Florida .three :& The sons are John, 63, and Albert, 45. | ago, returned to Libertyville day _ _ The daughter is Julia, 58. evening. -- He states that Seeley is / The funeral services were helg Sun-- | again in good health, and ex + * > mm e o es as | _ Antmering 2o sit thet tme en se conducted by seid _ the Rev. Mr. Payfer. Burial was in during the past eighteen months rela . Diamond Lake cemetery. |tive to his brother's affaire and his _ Dec. 5, with burial in the Castle Rock (Minn.) cemetery. § 5 -- * Higrget . n | Pes td o it ines from the walls waiting n Rt. Voman-- Has Warren -- jine si. pam aepot sometime last f : > | Thursday night or early Friday mormm-- Twp. Farmer Arrested | mz d made off with not y the Frank Janssen, Warren township. iN machines also. 'The only clew is as arrested late Friday by Sheriff &1 empty milk bottle, s atroue awrence Doolittle .and . Deputy| Y Of wine, found in the depot . homas Tyrrell, on a charge of mak--| Station Agent G. C. Brown. Marsha ig treats to kill A woman, the _., f meriff said made the complaint . to | the thieves or loot has been fow -- Chicago. . His foreman, according | in the robbery, as the gum . the sheriff, went into Chicago to | are too heavy to carry very 1 The Christmas EMYMA MACLENA HAUK 2k § LEALUEAVELEC IOF BOYCIGE D UC TE NO T ce I~ C . is i of Agriculture, being a Gridley's person,--as testified to by . at body when the present Deputy Sheriff Fred Wells, was se . were acquired. |mwum.-t.-n rder-- ited in marriage :o Miss | ¢d to leave St. Petersburg, yen &s in 1874, and to this Alty of being placed in custody of the .. and Winifred survive.| "Mre. Bdith Rogers, sister of Mrs. paper man, who forwaros tne " g ing dispatch: s | _ "J. Becley Gridiey, who last week -- _ | fiked mtumwm'%e;@ Helen M. Gridiey, 1022 \Oak street, Of _ . portunity of seeing bis two wagon and three officers to overcome _ the resistance of Davies and Mrs. Rog-- _ ers to bis compying with the order of-- _ -- the court to procure the children fora ---- a visit with their {father. Mrs. Rogers _ | was acored by the court for e > duct in the --presence of Mrs. N4 children, and for taking away and gA¥v-- _ ; ing ¢to. children on the street two five -- dollar bills that Gridey had given '?' children. Penalty for contempt *A 3 court by Davies, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. _ Gridliey had previously been escaped _ | _*"There is little one can well say in ,ummammmt ie an omneneae : less of the provocation for the injury, county people, by reason of the Intest . phase of the case in the Florida courts .. lagt week. In order to get the truth -- of what happened the Independent got . in touch with a St. Petersburg news-- . ment on what has followed. 'l\'z »ublic has been keen enough to sense the truth in the matter has x amply demonstarted by the loyalty of Séely Gridley's and my Thieves T ake Gum many friends." attorney, all of which have baen con-- clusively disproved and overthrown in the Lake csounty courts. Even pub-- lished statements of happenings in the court room have been false. All these facts in due course became known to the authorities in Florida, and unn:thth-w-htha boofs in icuttaath cintnctectediemts ~ 24 s #. "*Mrs.: has had my 'mfl?:?ym she has l"" in :the way of personal injury.< It 4s ened to cut Gridley's throgt, though 100 feet of the dwelling. The deputy / sefore . charges were lamchned against me in August, 192%5, I was vis ited by a party, closely related to Mre. series of wild, unfounded statements by Mrs. Gridliepy and threats by her $1.50 A for me to. pass e¥ d