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LIBERTYVILLE INDEPENDENT _ _ WILLE O°'CONNOR _ ~ FOUND DEAD; BAD _ | BOOZE IS BLAMED /} «m , ' Well Known Waukegan: Char-- !*~ ~acter Found Dead in Ditch +¥ VOLUME XXXIL.--NUMBER 18. --*= Y ULAJIMIL A/MALIL, CA NR/SNRRPRAR® 5 N " v i ¥ it '. f s d ® ',: " 4 h K % _ + w l f § i. t a gs i $ [ I e n £ t% n + ; f # %g o x % % J * $ | 4 ; f :Tz,m & fi' i i: % e ' L * Kp ¥ i¢ * * 4 / > % Ey f x 'é # . 4 f m ® :}% i C3 % > ¥+ 0_ ¥3 x & 2: C -- aommmmmmmmmnmsmmmsemmmmmmmnmmnmememetmmenmmmmmemens: -- : ' M 1 y 1 e n mmecnentnpnerencemmentiintienmntnmemmnmnommettenteminnnivtiinmntettimetemmmmmmmemes _.__________-----==-----___=-'----W== msssaeeeetieeaneeeeem wewenmonsemgingsnmisgtentsngerimans 5ol ag is ':*~;" . being built and then succombed u:z the effects. l°' bad liquor while on th 'gcauf' ' I 1 s body was found lying huddled in a ditch along Belvidere .. Road, near Milwaukee avenue. He had removed his o¥erceat which he khad spread upon the ground as a blanket. :A few feet" away lay an empty pidt bottle. The label which years old, residing in Spring street. Waukegan, claimant for the record of having been 'arrested more times for drunkenness than any man in Lake County, 'with the possible exception of ° his brother, Eddie "Nubbins" O'Connor and his crony, Hughie Leon-- ard, was found dead Saturday morn-- ing, just as the police often had: pre-- dicted he would--from exposure fol-- lowing the drinking of b,d l'l_quor. In fact two.men who had known him for years positively identified bim as Eddie. This identification . was not shaken until Eddie appeared on the street in Waukegan .about 9 o'clock Baturday. morning. M _ First reports were to the effect that it was Eddie O'Connor who was dead. It was Hughie Leonard who sup Pplied the Waukegan police with the information that the, dead man was Willie O'Connor. He'is said to have spent much.of Friday with O'Connor. Leonard expresses the opinion that Connor must have walked west of gukonn to a new goK club that is being built and then succombed u:z the effects. l°' bad liquor while on th home. : 30--«', s body was found lying huddled in a ditch along Belvidere Road, near Milwaukee avenue. He had removed his o¥erceat which he khad spread upon the ground as '.1 blanket. :A few feet" away lay an empty pidt bottle. The label which contained the skull and cross bones showed that it had contained dena-- tured alcohol. The victim's hbat had William * -A}bm Klarkowski of Waukegan, drove by the spot Friday night about eight o'clock and saw a man stagger Mem@ s io m t nc g and fall into a ditch, Wanen he re turned later he could find no one. He now believed that the man must have been O'Connor. ; A man namea Harris, of Waucon-- | da, appears to have been the first to discover the body Saturday morn ing. He reported his find to Coroner Taylor of Libertyvile at fve--thirty | o'clock. Several others reported the | incident later. James Fallon of Wau-- kegan, a state highway motorcycle officer, was notified about six o'clock .and took charge of the case until the remains were removed to the Trep-- tow undertaking plaec at Libertyville 'where the inquest was held. -- Fallon was unable, to find any trace of foul _play.> Coroner Taylor also examined the body carefully but was unable to find any bruiges or wounds that might have caused death. / The two _O'Connors and Leonnd| often have been arrested on a charge of drinking "camned heat," denatur-- | ed alcohol and even wood alcohol. The O'Connmor brothers were released from the city jail on Easter Sunday after serving a sentence for 'drunk-- enness and were told that they. would get a sixty day stretch if they were arrested again. The police have v\nod them repeatedly that sooner or'later their dead bodjes would be picked up in a ditch if they did not reform an stop drinking booze. _ The verdict at the inquest was that ' O'Connor had died from the effects of drinking dénatured alcohol. _ An '"" topsy was held by Coroner Taylor. O'Conmmor's mother and sister were | in Libertyville Monday and made ar-- rangements for burying O'Connor, the funeral béing held Tuesday afternoon, With interment in Lakeside. CANVASS SHOWS DENEEN THE WINNER BY 6,436 MAJORITY em sixteen precinots 9,595, a gain of. almo the unofficial returns. Henator -- McCormick' ~plurality was 132. Practically. complete tabulation® of theyote canvassed by the Board of election Commissioners in Chicago shows former Governor Charles 8.' Deneen won the Republican nomina-- tion for United States senator from United Sttes senator from Senator Medill McCormick by 6163. The Deneen; plurality in Cook vounty, with the yote from all ex-- omllxtun precinots canvassed, is # a sgain of, almost 2,500 over io -- eP eE O C rmng caces Senator McCormick's . downstate plurality was $.132. Preparations® for the filing of a petition for a recount of the Cook mmhtmwmm iday to be going forward in Ahe en d L# oAacoutalsts -- &A# Saturday Morning off and was lying the ground as a set: away. lay an The label which 1 and cross bones d contained dena--| -- ) victim's bat had s . lying beside the O'Connor, 42 Aille e board of ghpervisors Saturday lion voted unanimously the reappointment foul of Dr. Charles Lieber as superinten m.dldent 'of the Lake couhty _.General e to Hospital and as county physician. ight The board accepted the recommen-- dation of the hospital committee. The commitee urged the reappoint-- | nard | ment, stating that he has> given arge | complete satisfaction and hagy co--op ature [ erated in every possible way to keep ohol." up. the standard of efficiency,> and ased , attended county patients in a very' nday | creditable manner. -nnk-' The committee was authorized to rould enter into a new contract with Dr. were Liecber at the same salary, $4,000. have| While there had been some TUM: oner | ors that others would apply for the d b.lpo-mon no mention of any other i aa+ | candidates reached the board. DR. CHAS. LIEBER _ |2>: IS RE--APPOINTED . 23. CoUNTY PHYSICIAN * Board of Supervisors Vote! Unanimously'to Employ Him ! for Another Year. | MEMORIAL DAY THIS YEAR . TO BE OBSERVED IN VILLAGE Daughters of the G. A. R., American lLegion, Legion AuxiHiary, Woman's Club, -- Libertyville Club and -- the schools of the village met last Bunday to plan for the observance of Memor-- ial day in Libertyville. _____ a ia| day in Libertyville. | , HOuLh AEROELIO® . P0 MRaWME Cl M SW wC C un ud old s The committee is planning early m grandchildren and a cousin, Mrs. | cmmmmmmimmmmadicmmmnpeiitatintaiieifnimemmcues | this year, that a particularly fine|Lincoin Bissell, of Chicago. orator may be obtained, and steps &r®| | 'The tuneral services were held at RO AD BUlmlNfi m being taken to have a program at m"m residence at 1580 Wednesday aft» , oJ vablgmary yer 1ore o in faiee. | 000 pastor of "the Plrat Prosbyter: y A Toh aul us . Aoaenk Th f SWING tery, which w mmmmmb'mmh, The Brotherhood of Loco-- | COUNTYIN c interesting to 'the p':odph :t hfl'-mt.mfin fngineers u':::u ritualistic | & A makle quartet & fenort No | service at the house, at Lakesid® | _ ~<o,structing of" road paving 0n 'hno been obtained for the day, and ,mry m«&':fi- Lodge A. F. & the. county highways is swinging it is hoped it will be possible to bring | a, M. had charge. * under way. ring of concreté some instrumenta) music to the vil-- Ale e it t will be started before the .end of lage for the day. ' will _ UnG ® , this week on the Prairie avenue (&rh. T oiny . dotes. h s Sixtden counties in' IMnois turnm | road west of Bgvou. it was an a the many duties which have|,, 'MCrs than $100,000 in automo--| nounced Monday by Chas, E. Russell been botne for nearly half & C@BtUTY | yij, "jjeense fées into the . stato| county nmun'm ot a_vm wmvmummmmmn Mmfifilfi"flfewfih dut mw-mw-dmm '"""&.. "m".mumm It %fl"&mnn% # \g-m 5~ oft that villago officials gnd all eivic and| "peoria county was sécond with ..'."&.."'%- Siealim the coust Siont mcfeces wih be officianly rep-- resented at the ceremonios. . _ '|§'jii'ifl Kane county-- TOut"" Adjutant Koohn, of the American | with $199,250, Lake county turned in Representatives of the G. A. -- ember 13, 1 ' the G. A. R.,.|\months and A. R., American |of his deat iHary, Woman's| Emma Irlin Club and : the|this union w met last Sunday | Warren W. wance of Memor--|and George AN ACT THAT NEVER FLIVVERS grave markers, which will be on hand and puc&at the graves of the vet-- erans of world war, who andr ing in the Libertyville God's The graves of all veterans of the Civil war will be decorated with flags |and flowers, as is the custom gach |RESPECTED CITIZEN OF THIS _\ Girls Tell Story of Auto Ride, | VILLAGE DIED LAST MONDAY| Trip to Saloon and Drink , t t i n i. ioi + | that Dazed Them. Another of Lipertyville's older reat-- dents was taken by death last Mon-- day, April 28th, when Frank G. Cleve land passed away at the Washington Park Boulevard\ hospital in Chicago, where he had gone the latter part of last week for treatment. l His death,came as & great shock to his many ffiends. wnileyhis health had been poor for some his con dition was not generally known to be serious. 4 He made a trip. to Florida during the winter, and returned home only & few weeks ago. ® Mr. Cleveland had followed the vy0O-- cation of railroading . practically allt the working years of his life, and was one of --the oldest locomotive engineers in the employ of the Chicago, Milwau-- kee and ft_ Paul railroad. His name was rd from the top of the oldest engineers of that great nflrvnI%'ays- tem. and was highly regarded all hnsd Mh, mecertiihadreredient'ts *n e BP id his associates He was a courteous gentleman and a loyal friend. _ . E Entered ammuwwmu-pom-wm:m c Bt. COlair county third with LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MAY d, 1924. Grculation Greatér than othes WeekSies in County Combined Lake County's Big Weekly _ WAUKEGAN WEEKLY SUN SHERIFF SEEKS THREE MEN WHO Investigation of a story by the school girls that, they were taken to a saloon in an automobile by ' men, given something to drink that made them unconscious, and' then attacked |is %m today by Sheriff Edwin _ Ablstrom, and the Warren Ave, Werren AYC, PUINSEs The girls are Naomi Clarkson, aged 14, of 3145 W. Madison=street, her sister, Lois aged 1%, and Grace Stan-- ley, 13, of 3101 West Monroe street, Chicago. All are 'npu- of the John Marshall school ran away from home u" uo.'.".!' e In / s ans were taken to a sa@IOOn Al. TD Buren and Campbell Aw they-- say they were igven thing to drink that made them unconsctous. They declare that th have # faint recollection that xir'.'vm driven to a wood west of ood.' where the men attacked them, beat them and forced them out oft the car. A < description of the men : was given Sheriff Ahbistrom who has been ;rornnge ?n e:lh. unh.m two dnyll. t is Neov that . t are in hiding in the lakes n& of this eounty. . # The Chicago./police are working on a clue which may lead to the apprebension of the three men. the county hmnyn is swinging under way. ring of concrete will be started before the end of this week on the Prairie avenue road west of algvood. it was an-- nm:;d Ioldl{' "S(\':.'l. Russel!l, coun superin ways. This stretch is about y.nanfiu *oo" werl gity "hiails O tmat . in trafoate & Nok to the Chicago & Northwostern Ttai are opening up ATTACKED 3 GIRLS girls told the police that they that, they were . taken| ° _"~ an automobile by mnw' for . 1 mething to drink: that ; memb anconscious, -- and' then oi ve * way w 4 * .Mfli.m. and --the nalliae. * se o w CHAIRMEN OF THE _ COUNTY BOARD ARE Waukegan Members of Board Given Fine Consideration by Chairman Kirschner. The Board of Supervision met Saturday and -- Chairman + Kirsch-- ner named the standing committees for 1924. ~A number of changes were made . in the important . chairman-- ships over last year. : f Chairman Kirschner was consider ate of the Waukegan. supervisors this year in naming" the committee, illustrated by the tact that he gave 'the chairman of the Purchasing commitee , one, of the desirable po-- initlou. to'supervisors Hoban of Wau-- Ob 4L4 c ntcn We enc Arebdindirer c tvictiinen o h i kegan. The chairmanship was held by Supervisor Thompson of Zion last year. . And 'Supervisor Holdridge of Waukegan was given the chntrm-- ship of the roads and bridges =-- mittee over Supervisor Eger, whose retirement by sickness followed-- by his death brought about a change |LAKE CO, BOOSTERS ' BACK FAIR WITH \ UNIQUE IDEA NAMED SATURDAY To A group of mren have organized the Lake County Boosters for the pur' pose of making the county fair at Libertyville this fall the biggest suc-- cess in its history. It is the purpose of the Boosters to make such attrac» tive award offers that tnousands @/ persons not*only from Lake county but from adjoining states will pur-- chase season tickets to the fair which L i __a2ctaa' Awew will run ®Us It is belleved that through this plan the fair association will be able to wipe oul its indebtedness . of $18,000. The principal award will be neighborhood of $25,000 _ or Other awsrds will total _ @ LOyECCY The principal award will be in the nelighborhood of $25,000 or _ more. Other awsards will total between $5,000 and $10,000 and wil} include a number of fine antomobiles. Hun-- dreds of miscellaneous awardd will also be offered, including radio seta, sewing machines, 'electric washing machines, and similar articles. The Booster have not as yet work-- ed out all the details of their proposi-- tian but will make further announce-- o Give Away $50,000 in Special Plan to Wipt Out $18,000 Indebtedness. ' , D 6 @ 6 ® . . _._!'.--!'.-!.'mgn_ P Cee @ INDEPENDENT readers are ai @ ways sure of the latest news all tion but will make Turine ments from time to time. 9 o0b 0 c 0o 00e o ® 0e ® three days, beginning Aug b aving | bequests wo versity, Chic kegan | Washington, > this w for C irman pital | at Ar. cago; Socie tees as | Of Georgla; to the|and. a_ sCC I prep |lows: Henr: f the| Ethel A. ""_3. _i Manth | Chi Four Parcels of Property at Corner of Milwaukee and Park Avenues Sold Tuesday; Also Two Tracts South of Electric Railroad; Con-- -- sideration More Than $100,000. SUIT TO BREAK ~-- --MILLIONAIRE COPE-- Heirs of Libertyvillé Eccentric Claim He Was in Dotage : When He Made Will. _ Suit to break the will of Charles C. : Copeland, . eceentric millionaire who died at Libertyville last sum-- mer, and who left larze amounts 'to Chicago and other charitable insti-- tutions in many parts of the United States, was filed this week against Henry Copeland, a nephew, and many other-- beneficiaries, in the cir culit court at Waukegan. The will was executed: on Oct. 14, 1914, an" was admitt--d 'to record Oct. 1, last year, and it is charged %'t Copeland was in his dotage at the time .he made it . . ... .> The complainants are Amy J. Cope-- land Powell, Frances Copeland and the bencficiaries of the estate of CAnV EPORE C RDOARTRACUCE .12 FZF George .H. Copeland, : deceased. George Copeland was the father of the defendant, Henry Copeland, and a half brother of Charles Copsland, maker of the purported will. It is charged that Atty. Raliph J. Dady of Waukegan, named executor, who was also named as a doflgjant. ' is collecting rents,» interest, " divi-- dends and other incomes and the complainants demand an accounting and ask that the will be get aside. \A;nong the defendants to whom large bequests were made are: Loyola uni-- versity, Chicago; Catholic university, Washington, D. C.; St. Joseph's So-- m for Colored © Missions; Mercy pital -- and . Mercy Asyluni, -- Cbt cago; Society of African Missions of Georgia; YVillage of Libertyville @nd. a_ score of relatives as fol-- lows: Henry Cepeland, Frank C. and Ethel A. Smack, Eleanor 8. De-- \Mouth, Charles C Russell, Carrie Chapin Howe, Luther Chapin, Mary \and Florence Goff, Helen Conrick. ,| Helen . Campbell, Luln. Mattocks, ,| Mrs. Judd Moore, Mrs. Nellie and '| Blanche Kimball, John F. Cunneen, ) | Mrs. S. B. WilQur, Mary Wilbur, Mrs. Mary and Julia Dod and John Under the terms of the will the waukee and Park AveNHUA® / T5 06 village of Libertyville was to receiv©e removed at the end of the year. fi a large number of interesting and| Nothing definite can be ned as valuable curios from many lands.'to what. disposition is to ie 'af The bequests to the Catholic univer thig '";"m:o;m M ications sity consiste of a farm on' uxlvuu-'m that a new business district will kee avenue, Libertyville, an the\b. bailt in the village. P <iam one to Loyola university consiste 0\ Bdwin Austin: was the local m a farm on Rockland road, also nD€A" ;n agj} the deals. Options were taken C 10 T Raill o a o dn EPWORTH LEAGUE DISTRICT ; RALLY IS TO BE HELD HERE the village. Libertyville has. been chosen by the Northern District Epworth League as the place for holding the spring rally and election of officers for 1924. Be-- tween 700 and 800 young people from Chicago and other places along the North Shore will attend this meeting, m&h will be held on Saturday, May tenth. @Bpecial trains will be chartered OY®T the North Shore Line, to leave the Wabash and Adams statton, stopping at the following stations: Randolph and Wells, Wilson Avenue, Church St. Evanston, Central St., Linden Avenue and Wilmette. ia The business session of the rally will be held in the First Methodist church, The Ladies' Aid Society will have charge of the supper. i One of the attractions of the rally will be the athletic events, which will | ASK P ARTl be held at Liberty Fleld. | AVUIV "Three years ago, on April 17, the | 3 Notthern District held its spring rally | VERMN in Libertyville.: That was the date of ; the big April snow storm, md;he" * i atreets were almost impassable. Not--| 3 nithstanding the storm, mare than 500 | rsqights, o maat ied people came to the village. | ctrecuit court t / receive the young people with. open | Yerson. towna arms, and make their stay in the vil= Meyors, g" lago a piéAsant ome. . . _ _ _ _ 'r" i o vard ,,5 THE INDEPENDENT--$1.50 A Yesr the court: 8 0._ LAND'S WHL will be chartered over of the rally $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE One of the biggest real estate deals ever transacted in Libertyville was consummated Tuesday of this week, when several parcels fronting on Milk waukee Avenue, near the North Shore Elocul'c railroad were soid to 't generally supposed the Samuel sull m ow @uperintendent of the * * n l-uwt?'l Farm, owned by Mr. Insull, took title to the following property. The size of the lots is given and also the reported consideration: { 4 3 The W. W. Carrolt residence, at the northwest corner of Milwau» : kee and Park Avenues; 157 feet on Milwaukee Ave. and 237 feet on Park Ave,. Consideration re-- \ _ ported at $25,00¢. s es o kee and Park Avenues; 140 TOoE 2: l on Milwaukee Ave. and 136 feet . . .. on Park Ave. : Consideration re-- e ported at $15,000. f e The Al Litchfield vacant corner . _ . at Milwaukee Ave. and Osborne \ .. St.; 100 feet on Milwaukee Ave. . . . Reported consideration $7,000. 5 The Will Knigge vacant, with a _' _ -- frontage of 99 feet on Milwaukee . _ -- . , Avenue, lyln? just south of the -- _ _ . electric -- railroad. -- Considration 3xR reported at $8,000. o 2e The property owned by Mrs. Nettle _ . Weich, on the east side of Milwaukee . . Ave., upon which the Collins & Doane .. . Monument factory is located, is also . under option, and is expected to be . . closet&at any time. c k y s It is also~ reported that what is . . known as the Mrs. Grimes property at . tbooornerotxnvmkuuduu' a m Avenues, is also under option. 'Otn Dr.C. R. Galloway residence, at southwest : corner of Milwaukese and Park Avenues; 187 feet on Milwaukee Ave. and 257 feet on Park Ave. Consideration $40,000,. on the property last Thursday for ten days, and the options exetcised last \Tuesday. ® 4 4A | It is reported that Mr. Insull fl 'said that ubonyvu:":hpll have population of 15,000 Hve :a Jand the big purchase this week, "credence to the statement. _ * i 2X ECORUPOe y MMZ CEAAA e EOAE CA N s 0 o t Coaine parcels : both on Milwaukee Avenue and Ptrk&venue. are said to be under consideration by the same ntm that made the big purchase !.hh k erty at southeast corner or. #2iD waukge and Park Avenues; 187 feet on. Milwaukese Avenue, and 100 feet on Park Ave. Considera-- tion about $25,000. ! *=@* \~ . The F. R. Stafford residence at the northeast corner of Milwau-- All the parties selling have been granted the privilege of remaining on the property for one year. *4 se It is léarned from reliable y that all buildings at the corner of MH waukee and Park Avenues are to b@ removed at the end of the year. _ _ 1 O Oe esns It is understood that the St. f railroad will establish 46--minute train service from Libertyyille. to ; in the near future. The North Shore Line now has a large force of men & work double tracking the line trom Aréa to Lake Bluff. All these i indicate great things for f _ EKverything within the past yeart Baw borne out the contention of the board in the paving of ® Avenue. The first proposition was 19 widen the pavement from the , ; village limits to the north village U its, In view of the inc x valug of property in the village, W present paving, this plan wOoUun uge doubtedly have been the bott 'i The C. E. Esentrot vacant prop« ASK PARTITION OF VERNON PROBER ed by Mrs. Nottile | ---- side of Milwaukee .. _ e Collins & Doane .. is located, is also % is expected to be . . of. MiIlL O NEREEIEE ie Bs interests: | | _ his week. . _ ave been . aining Om |_ . . . e nnfi ¥i S er of / ~ahe M are to be : --__ ear. * 3 ap s n pasrv e rere taken :. _ w tor u v ;""'f We @t Insun has ;) " / id have & _ five yoauts, . _ tS Sn K * &