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is * t4» HURLBUT ACCUSED INDIRECTLY THRU DICK'S VERDICT Zion Man Bound to Grand Jury Without Bonds by Wauke-- gan Justice. Clarence Hurlbut of Zion with murder of Charles Jr., of Lake Villa, was the grand jury without | Justice Hervey Coulson late Hurlbut did not testify. Clarence mended to jury by a vestigated B. Dix. Jr Clarence -- Hurlbut was . recom-- mended to be bound to the zrand jury by a coroner's jury that in-- vestigated the death of -- Charles B. Dix. Jr.. of Lake Vila, in the town hal of that village Saturaay. The verdict was not a surprise. Hurlbut is alleged to have made a eonfession to the states attorney, and to the sheriff implicating him in the death of the Lake -- Villa man. The full text of the verdict, re turned by Foreman W. T. Hardie of Waukegan, follows. "Charles B. Dicks, Jr., came to his death from hemorrhages and in-- fection due to injuries caused by external violence. . From the evi-- dence -- submitted © the -- jury--recom-- mends that one Clarence Hurlbut, of Zion, Lake County, IIl., be bound ever to the next grand jury of the circuit court of Lake County, I!l., upon the charge of murder." Bert McDermott, court reporter, appeared as a witness for the state attorney. He -- testified _ to statements _ credited _ to _ Hurlbut that he had done the stabbing. The farmer, to whom Hurlbut and Mrs. Adeline Farnik, the wo-- man in the case, visited after the affair, stated that a man had come to him and said. "If you ind a dead man around here I'm the man who did it." Mrs. Farnik had told the sheriff previously that she and -- Hurlbut had taken refuge at the home--of a farmer, but that be refused them mid. ~She said they had gone there fearing an attack. The aceident that led to death ; occured about three weeks lgo.! Dicks, three friends, and Hurlbut and the woman had been at Trevor | during the evening. Dicks, Hurl-' but and Mrs. Franik drove along| the Channel Lake road early in the ; morning, according ot the stories} from the three people. | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 &4 4 % % % % % % % % Louis Holtjie of Wheeling and his mother, Mrs. H. H. Holtje, left Sunday for Montana, to spend about three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knedler. ' Mrs. Struckman, Mrs. Timpke and daughter, Martha, also Miss Smith, all eof Elmhurst, spent Saturday and Sun-- day with Grandma Brockman. Hurlbut claimed that t h ree: friends of Dicks halted their car| and enticed him away from it.' Mrs. Farnik left the car with Dicks, mecording to a story she is said | to have told the sheriff. | # %4 * % * 4 4 % 4 4 % % % % % % % Dicks lived about one week, dy-- ing from a knife thrust in the right lung, where an infection set in. Mr. and Mrs. Art Voss and son of Palatine, were callers at the Math Herschberger home Sunday. When Hurlbut returned he claim-- ed hbe found Dicks launching an attack on the woman. It is then that the alleged attempt at Dick's life was made, it is said. -- Mrs. Gilman and children, Russell ard La Verve, spent Tuesday at Lin-- coln Park. Charles Voss, Jr., is spending his vacation with his parents, Mr. and | Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rotermund and son of Maywood spent Sunday with Grandma Brockman. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Priess entertain-- ed their daughter and her husband, of Chicago, over Sunday. Charles Herschberger, Sr., of Long Grove spent Sunday at the Fred Brock-- man home. Mr. and Mrs. C. Gilman And children spent Sunday at Wheeling with Mrs. Gilman's parents. Charles Moline of Chicago is spend-- ing a few days with his sister, Mrs. L. L. Maether. Miss Corrine Epp of Libertyville vis-- ited Monday with her aunt here. William Brockman and daughter, Helen, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Stoerp. Arthur Herschberger of Chicago vis-- ited over the week end with his par-- ents here. Mrs. Lewis Holtje and son of Wheel-- ing; Mrs. Wilson of Chicago, and Miss NastyPoaches CENOL P R A IRJIE V IE W Stop their invasions--aet death--trap for them witl.\ geath--trap for them with CENOL &)ACH DESTROY-- &Mtfioly kills ro;'clno. s to use. oney back if it ,ollo. Bold by _ F. 8. LOVELL co Cenol Agency wilhdul bonds _ by oulson late Saturday testify. , charged B. Dicks, bound _ to h':rl | Illinois spring pig crop is 20 per cent' éun- less than a year ago, according to re-- | lturna from the special pig survey re--. )n of cently completed by the Agricultural ; Math and postal departments, just received 'by the Lake County Farm Bureau, For usse]1| the Corn Belt states, numbers have ) ; Lin.| fallen off 17 per cent and lndlcatedi idecrease for the entire United States »-- mi, is about 20 per cent. | _';;:; The funeral service was held Wed-- ' | nesday, July 9, at Long Grove Evan-- e e!gelical church, the Rev. Mr. Stadler car| officiating. He was laid to rest in the it 'Diamond Lake cemetery. . ~ks' Who knows how near my end may be, ;al é , Time speeds away and death comes on How swiftly! Ah, how suddenly im | May death be here and life be gone. an |\ My God, for Jesus' sake, I pray .""|Thy peace may bless my dying day. Mr. and Mrs Wm. Klepper spent Bunda ywith their son and daughter. Mrs. Uhrig of Chicago spent Mon-- day with Mrs. Brockman. Mrs. Dyer returned with her. Mrs. Math Herschberger was on sia list Monday. © o _ Mrs. C. A. Koten returned home from Joliet last Tuesday. She spent several --weeks visiting relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tulley spent Monday evening with Mrs. C.T.Mason. Erma Ritzenthaler are spending the wee kwit htheir parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ritzenthaler. A. G. Macther entertained his cous-- in and family from Wauconda, also friends from Chicago, Saturday. _ _-- Grandma Stancliff of Chicago is spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. L L. Maether. Mrs. Lena Holst called at the J Wells home Sunday evening. GeorgeUmpbden of Des Plaines is spenaing this week with Russell Gil-- man ! He reached the age of 40 years,; 8. 'months and 14 days. He is mourned | by his deeply grieved widow and chil-- {dren; two brothers, Henry, of Long 'Grove, and William, of Palatine, and 'many other relatives and friends. A number fro mhere attended the ball game at Everett last Sunday. Mrs. J. A. Mason and Helen Mason returned from Chicago Tuesday after-- noon, where they spent the week vis-- iting with Mrs. Mason's relatives. Ernest Hertel of Half Day was a business caller here Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Noet of Fairfietd were callers here Saturday afternoon. Mac Mason was a Waukegan and Lake Villa visitor Saturday.> Mrs. Frank Holtje and daughter spent Saturday in XDhicago. OBITUARY ; FRED STELLING Fred Stelling was born Oct. 21, 1883, in Ela township, Lake county, Illinois. He was christened and confirmed at the Evangelical church, Long Grove, and spent his early life in that vicin-- ity. He worked at different places, and for highly respected farmers as Mr. Ed Brockman, of Palatine, on whose farm he was at the time of his death, He was accidentally kicked by a horse June 28, 1924, and was removed to the Palatine hospital in an effort to save his life. His injuries--were--too serious, however, and he passed away Saturday, July 5, 1924, at 10:45 p. m., his wife and brothers being at his bedside. . s On May 19, 1915, he chose fomhis life companion: Miss Lillian Racker, with whom he lived happily for nine years. This union was blessed with five chil dren, two daughters and threoe sons. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to tie many friends and neigh-- bors who so kindly gave tseir sympa-- thy and help during qur recent be-- reavement; also to those for the beau-- tiful floral tokens. Their kindness shall long be remembered by us. Mrs. Fred Stelling and Children. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stelling, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stelling. ILLINOIS HOG NUMBERS ARE NOW DOWN TO AVERAGE ' The present slump in the hog lndus-i try is general in important hog produc-- ~ing states, due to the continued ad--, |verse cornmhog ratio, -- Record break--' \ ing market receipts of Illinois hogs during the past year have reduced | 'numbers fro mthe unusually large sup-- ' plies on farms in 1922 and 1923 to| iabout the average number for the | three years, 1919 to 1921. Hog re--| 'ceipts at public stockyards from Illi-- | nois for the seven--months' period No--, vember to May, were 4,140,000 against | '3$.750,000 head for the same period a | year ago. This increase of $90,000 'head, of 10.4 per cent in market re--. ! ceipts, with a 20 per cent reduction n'&P the size of the pig crop this spring, sets forth very strikingly the rapid de-- cline which is faking place in Ilinois: hog numbers. The present outlook is that hog numbers for both Iilinois and ' the United States will drop to the' threeyear average (1919--1921) and may go below that figure before the' close of the year unless there is a marked improvement in the corn-hol' ratio balance. This report is based on reports collected by rural mail carriers from 123,000 individual farms in all parts of the United States, of vhtch' 70,000 were in the corn Belt. During the past two years the number of hogs ' marketed bas agreed very well with the size of the pig crop previously in--. dicated by the number of sows fartow-- If lilinois farmers carry out their present plans the reduction in the fall pig crop will also be heavy. This re-- port indicates that there will be about 18 per cent less sows bred to farrow next fall than actually farrowed last fall. The reported intentions of the Corn Belt indicates an 11 per cent de-- crease for the United States a 6 per pent decrease in fall farrowings. _ ed in the pig surveys HALF DAY MAN FINED $200; VIOLATED THE PROHI LAW Otto Kranz, of Half Day, who was arrested last week on a charge of violation of the prohibitory laws; was Aned $100 by Justice of the Peace,. Wilfred Hall Kranz paid the fine spent Mr. Nadclihoffer is a son of Mr. and Mrs Jonn Nadelhoffer, who reside o»--¥ iarm northwestof Gurnee. POSTMISTRESS OF GRAYSLAKE IS CUPID'S VICTIM Messages of love with postage stamps en them were handled daily by Miss Liola White, assistant post-- mistress of Grayslake, and many a swain and lass confided to her their aspirations when they came to call for the missives thaf "~meant s0o much." But when George Nadelhof-- fer started to call at the window he didn't receive any written messages. He had thhe greater experience of learning to read the message of love in the eyes of Miss White. The consumation of it all was the wedding of Migs White to Mr, Na-- delhoffer Tuesday morning at the Round Lake Catholic church, Father Smith performing the cermony. Miss White has been assistant postmistress--at Grayslake-- for--several years. Her father is John White, who is in the m« busin'ss in Grays .ar e. * % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % *# _ HALF DAY * Miss Liola White Weds George Nadelhoffer of Gurnee Tuesday Morning. . The couple will reside at Grays-- lake. The Women's q:ristinn Temper-- ance Union will meet at the home of Mrs. J. G. Cook on Friday, July 25, at 1:30 p. m., standard time. The county president will be present as woli as district deputies. This is to be a pub-- lic meeting, and everyone is welcome. This is also the time of year when dues are to be paid, and all members are expected to be present, and many new ores in addition 4 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Mrs. Ernest Schrosder and children tave been visiting rela ives in "Cbi-- cago the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Wells are the proud owner#* of a brand new Dodge sedan. That's it, Frank; be in style. You can well afford it, and 'we are only living in this old world but one time. The Lake County Young People's convention will be held at Gage's Lake Wednesday, July 30, beginning at 9 a. m., standard time. An excelient program is being prepared, and ours church and community should'be rep-- resented by at least 25 people. We understand the term "young people" applies to all between the ages of 12 and 99. (Of course, it takes a sprink-- ling of the older folks to keep the dig-- nity of tue younger ones, anyway. Ev-- ery community is to bring enough bas-- ket lunch for dinner and supper, u.qd then it is all to be consolidated and served on tables by several women, In this manner the people should mix ar.d make friengs, instead of the individual groups sticking together. Each one attending is expected to pay 25 seuts registration fee. Plan to attend. The Vernon Cemetery Assuciation wishes to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Reuse for permittiug the use of his spur track for unloading our car of screenings; also to Mr. Peden and the Tripp Lumber: Co. for donat-- ing a truck and man; as well as to Jack Kuek for the use of his truck in getting it hauled. 'We now have all the drives inside the comotery gales covered with screenings and looking pretty. We now htink we have the finest burial place in the county. The Association is contemplating to cover the 'driveway from the avenue to the gates with stone, which will complete ! MrF. and Mrs. W. H. Meyer, who |started for California some time ago 'and returr ed on account of Mr. Mey-- er's health, have again started, and | this time will complete the trip. They the will te gone a couple of months 4 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % } * A P T A K1SIC * * % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % The hay crop in this vicinity is ex-- ceptionally heavy this year and the outlook for a bumper crop of oats is promising. Some fields of oats in this locality are nearly five feet high. _ Al and Alice Sunton motored to Lib ertyville Fridey night. _ _ _ Clarence Biusch was a business call-- er in Libertyville one night last week. _ Al mntofx, Jr., E. Geest and Mrs. Caroline Busch motored to Libertyvilie Thursday night. Do t _ Mrs. Ed Giss entertained the Ladies Aid Society Thursday afternoon. . Grandma used to stay in out of the rain on account of her rheumatism. No wshe stays in on account of her permanent wave. _ Mr. and Mrs. Al Bunton were busi-- ness callers in Libertyvilie Thursday night. Max Miller and family have again taken up their abode in Libertyville, after a two weeks stay' during the convalescence of Emil Geest. The dance given by the Jolly Four at Half Day Saturday night was a grand success. A large crowd enjoy-- ed themselve. Another will be given next Saturda ynight. | _ _ Lawrence Gloden and family were visitors at Mary Leikam's Thursday night. 0 C --_"Ts said few flappers now have leaky attics, as they get their roofs shingled every week or. so. . Leo Bunton, of Kankakee, met her sister, Mrsa. Al Shroder, from her work at the macaroni factory, and they mo-- tored to her home in Waukegan. Leo Intends to take up work there. The Chicago party who now owns the Matt Wickersheim farm, is again offering it for sala. o k _ Andrew Hulsinger and family in town Tuesday night. _ The dance at Maple Park SBunday night was well attended. Bmart's or-- .-- THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1924 chestra furnished splendid music for the occasion. Next Bunday night an old time dance will be held at that place, with walts and two step and other dances of yore, 'The Wheeling base ball team was defeated Bunday by the Tigers of Ey-- at Ray Busch's Saturday night. Fred Obenauft and family of Fremont were visitors at the G. M. Weidner home Sunday. * Mrs. Matousek, To mand Jim, all from the city, spent Sunday at the N. F. Busch home. Al Bunton, Jr., was a Libertyville and Diamond Lake caller Wednesday. G. M. Weidner and family motored to Fremont Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Priess of Prairie View were callers at the Caroline Busch and E. Geest homes Tuesday evening. _George Weimer of Chicago spent last Tuesday i nthis vicinity. « STATE BONUS PAYMENTS TO WORLD WAR VETS NEAR END Emil Geest is again able to be out. He noto:ec.l.m' Whoeun' Bunday to Leo Bunton of Kankakee was a call-- at the N. F. Busch home and Crest-- more farm Tuesday. Springfield, Il., July 14. --Payment of the Illinois soldier's vonus is near-- ing ~completion and thes forte of ex-- service men who have been handling the bonus claims is being reduced. Thirty of the workers had been re-- leased up to today and more were ex-- pected to complete their tasks within a few weeks. -- A total of approximately 220,000, 11-- linois veterans have been awarded bonus for their war time -- services. About 270,000 claims have been filed, leaving 50,000 which have not yet been paid. Of these probably 2,000 have been finally disapproved, according to bonus board officials. Between 10,000 and 15,000 are clear claims which will be paid as rapidly as they can be handled and the balance are claims about which theré is some dispute. The bonus workers are now turning their attention more to these disputed claims, which <(must> be investigated thoroughly before they are paid or dis-- approved. The board is {ery careful not to pay any unjust claims and just as careful not to turn down any appli-- cant who really .has a claim for the state bonus, officials point out. In-- vestigations are revealing numbers of attempts to obtain bonus money fraud-- ulently, they say, some men applying for the Illinois bonus as residents of Illinois after they have collected a bonus from another state. & CORN LAND THROUGH STATE . is BEING TAKEN B¥ WEEDS As the remaining claims are acted upon, the number of bgnm board workers will be reduced from the pres-- ent figure of about one hundred but it is estimated that it will be more than a year before the #ork is com-- plétely wound up. The fifty--five mil-- lion dollar bond issue authorized to pay the bonus will be sufficient to weet all the claims, it appears cer-- tain. Urbana, I!I., July 11.--Thousands of acres of productive Illinois lands are growing only weeds this year as the resutlt of one of the latest sea-- gons in recent years, according to J. C. Hackleman, crops extension ex-- pert of the University of lllinois. Hackleman is advising farm(rs what they can plant this late in the year and still get a crop. " N. F. Busch and family were callers "Although the season is unusually late,' 'he said, "There are,t:fll some crops that have a chance to make seed. as well as a number that can be <used as forage or fed whole, either as bay, fodder or as silagt "Among the crops which still have. a chance to mature a crop of seed are buckwheat, sunflowers, Sudan grass and very early corn--North western Dent and Minnesota A3 Buckwheat should mature if planted up to July 20, the sunflower and Sudan grass should m!ture seed if they can be planted by July 15, while the early corns should at deas!t be ready to hog off before severe frosts come. In case frosts are de layed this year these early corns should mature a seed crop in 80 to 85 days. _ _ -- 0 Pake / _ > M their special jobs W A S the vital parts of your car are tempered to withstand shocks and jars of hardest use, so is this cil tempered to fight the heat and friction that constantly assail your motor's life. | _ QT dha f 4 ocms n should be your single choice. Call on us. We have the correct weight for your car, truck or tractor. Ree Motor Co. Libertyville, Illinois jW. I. WOODIN SAYS I ARMY WORMS HAVE INVCADED HIS FARM Hay that Has Been Stacked in His Barn is Full of The hay That he has stored in his barn, he says, contains many cocoons which he is convinced wili hatch out into army worgs, There now is a big doubt in his mind as to whether or not the worms will eat all the hay when they hatch out. "I don't know as it makes much difference," Mr. Woodin said. "If theworms don't eat the hay the cows will and we' don't get Anything for our milk anyway." According to Mr. Woodin there are other farms in the same vicinity where the arftuy worm has created considerable damage. The farm bu-- reau, he says, has advised the use of poison to exterminate the pests and this is being tried by some of the farmers. * * 4 * % % % 4 % 4 % % % 4 *4 % iA * _ GRAYSLAKE . * # * 4 4 * % 4 % % 4 % % % % % % ¥% The Rev. H. R. Flower of Antioch called on friends here TBQursday. -- > Mr. and Mrs. Filoyd Swansirom speni the past week at their home in Sioux City, lowa. Recently the statement was made that the army worm had invaded the county but official denial was made as it was claimed that the worms that were entering the county in large armies were the "painted lady" worms, being of whe harmless variety. »iss Kathleen Edwards returngd on Thursday from a few days 'visit with relatives at Lake Forest. Mrs. D..G. White and daughter, Miss Mary Jane, motored to Madison, Wis., and spent over Sunday at the home of Mrs. Asa Groves. From the statement of Mr. Woodin it would appear that Lake County farmers are confronted with a reai menace if the--army worm continues to spread over the entire county. Misses .Leone Wightman, Kathleen Edwards And Marjorie Churchill are camping at Lily Lake, Wis., with a number of Y. W. C. A. girls from Warpran. Th-- Rev. Howard E. Ganster of Waukegan was a caller here Monday. E. J. Murie of Lake Villa was a bus-- iness visitor here Monday. * 09j . Mr. Thompson, principal of the Gur-- nee high school, was a business vis-- itor here Thugseday. _ 8. _ . Mrs. Orson Washburn and daugh-- ter, Isablee, and a friend of Chicago, spent Sunday here with relatives. -- _Miss Theo Smith spent Tuesday in Antioch with relatives. § Mrs. George Sullivan and son of Highland Lake left Tuesday for Des Plaines, where they will spend several days at the camp "meeting. i Mr. Wilson died Saturday at . the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Hersch-- berger, after a short illness. The fun-- eral was held Monday at the Metho dist church.. Mr. Wilson was a highly respected citizen and will be greatly missed by hig many frieuds. CHICAGO GIRL BADLY HURT _ AT GAGE'S LAKE SUNDAY A 15-yenr-ol& Chicago girl, who was picnicing at Gage's Lake, Sunday, with a group of persons from an Eastern Star Chapter of that city, was seriously injured w\}len she div-- ed off a plier. A youth dived at about the same time and his shoul-- der struck the girl on the neck. She was Kflnlyzed and it was believed that her neck was broken. Dr. J. O. H., Lussman, of Wauke-- gan, nve(.the girl first aid, but did not obtain' her name. She was taken to Chicago in an ambulance. Cocoons. 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