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Organic heart trouble was found to 'be the cause of death by the eoroner's jury, which held an inquest over the body Friday,. _ -- Charles Stephens, 52, of 237 Long Ave., Chicago, dropped dead Friday morning at 8 o'clock at the gate of his cottage in Fox Lake where he hbad been living for the past nine BStephens and his brother owned the cottage. The deceased, a bach elor, had been taking care of car penter work about the place and was fixing it up. He had arisen early today and was returning to the cottage when neighbors saw him drop at the gate. Mrs. Arthur Jones, who lived next door to the place, ran to his assistance, and called in other neigh-- borg. Dr. Rollins reported that the man was dead when he arrived there a few minutes later. 4 4 4 % % 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 % 4 4 Tools with which he had been working, were still clutched in his hand when the doctor arrived. James King, of Waukegan is a guest at the William Walker home. Mr. Walker and Mr. Gratz drove to Sa-- lem, Wis., the first of the week. COTTAGER DROPS DEAD AT GATE OF HOME ERIDAY Stephens was well known around Fox Lake as hbhe hbhad been coming to that community for three years. H. G. Atwell and family were in Chicago Saturday. -- Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Walker Jr., Tuesday an eleven pound girl The baby died the following afternoon and was brought to the Sand Lake céme-- tery for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Walker have many friends who extend their sympathy. 4 *". ~ Fox Lake Man Stricken Sud-- denly by Heart Trouble This Mrs. Louis Faber was taken to a hospital in Chicago one day last week in an ambulance. She is very ill. William Sheehan and wife drove to Volo Monday. us t © Mr. and Mrs. John Shimberg of Wau kegan were guests of Mrs. E. Thayer Bunday. Wc . Rev. and Mrs. Wentworth were in town one day last week.. en ul ~-- Mr. and Mrs. W. B. ABmith of Wau kegan called on friends and at the Avery home Sunday. _ _ . _ _ her grondson are visiting in Chicago. Mrs. William Becker has been in Chicago for the past two weeks caring for her daughter, who is quite ill. E. J. Lehmann and family were out over Sunday. o e in Waukegan Wednesday to see Mrs. Walker, who is at the Victory Me morial hospital. W _ Mrs. Joe Pester is entertaining her mother, Mrs. Louis Hurd, this week. Mr. Hurd has gone to Harvard for a ¥visit with his son. He will also visit a daughter he has not seen for some yeat before he returns. _ Mrs. William Walker, Mrs Will Miller and William Walker, Jr., were _ i snbper was given at Mrs. Potter's for the benefit of the church last Fri-- day evening. It was w:ell_!.ttended. Rev. and Mrs. Wm. L. Manney are well liked here and we are glad to see a good attendance at church services. Mr.: and Mrs. James Leonard enter-- tained company Saturday and Sunday. Harry Stratton's house on Bonnett avenue has been repainted white with chocolate brown trimmings and green lattice work. It makes a very fine appearance. * . appearance. > . Ummratlnn. Sermon by the pastor. Mrs. McClure is home from Wauke--| Subject, "TE'e Tragedy of Exile." ' gan, where she went for treatment.| Further announcements of the act-- mother, Mrs. George Beshel, who has ivities of the Lake Villa church will been caring for the family, will returniappoar in these columns. to Woodstock this week. She was| mmmonnrnnmnmane oo mm Kitty McAndrews before her marriage to Mr. Beshell and reminded Mrs. FILE Two slo mo Lois Avery that they attended the _ 9 ® same school at one time. It had been ¢ a number of years since they had meto DAMAfiE SU[TS The bunco and 500 card party held at the home of Mrs. George Pitman was well attended. A pleasant after-- noon was bad by all Mrs. Bert Gal lager won first prize, Mrs. Harry Stratton second. Mrs. Paul Avery got the 'booby prize. Next party wil be held at Mrs. Al Maifser's Nov. 6th. ° _ Walter Palmer of Antioch visited her sister, Mrs. Hurd Tuesday. Another accident happeoned at the Four Corners, near John Nadr's last Baturday. A car occupied by Sheriff Ablstrom and his bother of Waukegan on their way to Fox Lake, collided with a car coming from tThe other di-- rection. Both cars had to be taken to a garage for repairs. ~ We are glad to report that Mrs. Frank Richards is again able to be out, after an illness lasting most of the summer. --"lr-l'._ Louis 7K'oppen had her tonsils removed recently at a hospital in Waukegan. -- Henry Atwell is improving his sub-- division by the addition of a fine fence and entrance; also bulding a road to reach all lots conveniently. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cook.entértained friends from the city from Friday till SBunday. e Mrs. Clayton Dizon df Union Grove spent Sunday with Hér sister, Mra. Val Wabet, and attended chutch. Mr. and Mrs. Weber of Boston, who apent a few woeksa with their brother, Wm. Woeber, and family, at Sand Lake have returned to thelir home. _ Tom vBrompton is having his bunga-- low painted. e _ Charlie McFarland visited in Trey or, Wis., recently. _ * _ 4 Next Friday afternoon at the church at the rogular moseting of the Mothers Association will be held. A good pro-- Mrs. Edith Keeley was in Waukegan I A KE VIL L A Junior Kophein Mr. Madsen ?nf"m a well at the parsonage, as old one was very 'upsatisfactory. -- Mr. Potter will see Mrs. Louise Taber went to a Chi-- cago hospital last week. Mrs. Taber has been il1 for some time and it was thought best that she, be treated in the hospital Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Douglas had. as guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lar-- son and daughter of Kenosha and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Larson of Waukegan. James Kerr is installing a furnace at the parsonage, a much needed in-- provement, and the supper at H. Pot-- ter's last Friday will help a good way towards paying for it.© The official board wish to thank all for their pat-- ronage. The Ladies'® Aid Society last fall earned the money for the eccava tion for the furnace. 5 E. J. Lehmann and party of friends have been north on a hunting trip. Mr. Lehmann is having an extensive addition built on his beautiful home you if you care to contribute to this fund, which already has a number of subscribers. Miss Belle Richards, Mrs. A. How-- ard, Mrs. H. J. Nelson and Mrs. C. B. Hamlin attended the Lake Co. 8. 8. conventio nat Lake Forest Thursday, and Miss Richards spent Friday with relatives at Area. The Ladies' Aid Society will hold an all day meeting and serve picnic dinner at Mrs. Madsen's Wednesday, Nov. 12th There is a longer time than usual between meetings this time but because of other meetings it was deemed best to have it at this time. Making comforters and sewing is the order of the day. Visitors are very welcome at any of these meetings. : gram is being prepared and an inter-- esting meeting will be held, Ou Sat urday afternoon the cradle roll, be ginners and primary pupiis of the AA. will have a party at the church, and their mothers are invited. Miss Bax-- ter will attend both these meetings, which insure stheir success. Miss Manny is spending some time visiting friends in the city. . Earl Potter and famly of Hubbard Woods spent Sunday at H. Potter's and Master Wayne remained for a week or so. Wilbur Madson entertained a num-- ber of friends at his home Saturday evening, in honor of his birthday. Miss Elizabeth Jarvis has gone to the city for the winter, having a posi-- tion in an office. . * Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wegner of Chi-- cago spent the week end with rela-- tives at Band Lake. -- New Life in the Lake Villa Church The new conference year for all Methodist churches in this part of the country began on October 6th. The new year has brought new life to the Lake Villa church A pile of dirt at the side of the parsonage proclaims that the basement is being enlarged, a cement floor laid, and a furnace in-- stalled for the comfort of the parson-- age family. A well digging crew is at work driving a new well for the par-- sonage. In addition to these changes the Official Board has voted a $200 increase in the pastor's salary. The Busy Bees are doing their part by lay-- a pnew linoleum on 'the kitchen floor. There are other signs of life. Church attendance is increasing, and interest in Christian work is growing. The new minister is the Rev. William L. Manny, a deacon of the Rock FRiver Conference. Mr-- Manny is a gradua-- tee of the University of Illinois, and is now finishing the--third year in Gar-- rett Biblical Institute, the Methodist Theological Seminary at Evanston. Mrs. Manny and a 13 months old daughter, Clara Elizabeth, complete the family of the manse. The program for Sunday, November 2nd, is as follows: -- Sunday Sehool at 10 a. m. Morning worship at 11. Sermon by thr pastor-- Subject "Extending the Kingdom." Young people's meeting at 6:3N p.m. Evening service at 7:30. Song and inspiration. Sermon by the pastor. Rosie Hudzick Aled a $10.000 suit against the Chicago & Northwestern railroad company, alleging that the train started before she had time to get off the coach in North Chicago, throwing her to the ground, resulting in serious injuries to her. -- Schreiner, McHepry, II!. Phone 9:} Two suits for $10,000 each were filed late Monday in circult court. _ John McCann, administrator of the estate of Miss Jennic Hayes, filed sult for $10,000 against Joseph Ste famnc, whose automobile fatally in-- fured Miss Hayes. tion sale, eith8# farm or household goods, telephone or write William G. WHEN YOU HAYE THE NEXT AUVC Carried In Stock and for Sale By J. C. JEPSON, _ ANTIOCH, ILL. 391f "I saw daddy pour something out of a bottle into a glass," she told the officers. "Then he went to the sink. poured some water® into the glass, and drank it." The police received a call at 6:20, o'clock that Burns, armed with a razor, had chased everyone out of the house, and had locked all the doors. Policemen Frank Herod and Edward Mihic responded first, fol-- lowed shortly afterward by Captain Thomas Kennedy. DRAWS RAZOR ON MAN Frank: Woodward, who with his wife, had been keeping house for Burns and his three small children since his wife died a month ago. told the officers that he had pleaded with Burns to stop drinking. Finally he sald Burns drew a razor and chased him out of the house.. He next chased his children out of the house and boited the doors. Roy Burns, 35 years old, a former special officer in the employ of "the E. J. and E. railroad in the Wauke gan yards, committed suicide Wednes day nicht at his home, 414=Fourth strast 'aking strychnine. He had bhee n :" ring of melancholia ana hagd been drinking heavily of late, ac cording to friends. The body was re moved to the White and Tobin es tablishment where the inquest was set for today. The oldest child, a girl of eight. had peered through the window after being sent out of doors. Officers gained entrance to the bouse by removing a screen. They found Burns sitting on a davenport. a razor in ome hand and a knife in the othér. He was talking to his dog.\ w ROY BURNS DIES > A SUICIDE; POISON CAUSES DEATH TRIED TO POISON DOG. "Come on, old fellow," he was say-- ing. "You are the only real pal 1 ever had--you might as well die with me." From his actions the officers be-- came cofvinced that he was very ill and summoned Dr. M. J. Kave. Burns was suffering from _ conmvulsions. hrought on by the action of the poi-- «on,. and died a few minutes later and hefore --the physician cor!ld arrive. In his pocket the officers found an eighth ounce bottle of strychnine sul-- phate powder. A cons!de!:ble amount had been taken. There was no note to explain why Burns had killed him-- self. To a neighbor however. he is said to have made the statement in the morning that he was going over town to pay some bills. "I want to get straightened up for I won't .be with you long," he is said to have re-- marked. -- . ARRESTED TUESDAY NIGHT Burns was arrested by the police Tuesday night about 11 o'clock on a charge of drunkeness. He spent the night in the city jail He was > ar-- raigned in police court Wednesday morning but was discharged after the police had asked him to make an effort to "straighten up" and leave liquor alone. ¥4 "I've tried but it doesn't seem : to be any use,'" Burns replied as he hung his head dejectedly. _ > 30 Days FREE Proof €"" nW us Cotipeh Now Needed ~-- * aninestes with pliers, Adapted to any THE INDEPENDENT u* COUPON Dictionary £* in Home. Let us put an Alemite Gas--Co--Lator on your car. It filters gas as you drive. Removes both dirt and water. Drive 30 days. See how it ends pop-- and water it removes. Money back i#f not satisfied. _ That This Ends Carburetor Troubles MAIN GARAGE Of late he had been employed at the Johns-- Manville company. The death of his wife a month ago is said to have weighed heavily on him and he had brooded much. 'Friends say he had tried to drown his sorrows in Hquor. »llk O To uc promising to go home. LIVED MHERE SEVERAL YEARS Burns had made bhis home in Wau kegan several years Up to a year ago he had been employed as special oficer for the E. J. and E. railroad. Several times, it is said, the Froad warned him that unless hbe quit drinking he would lose his position. The break came, according to the po-- lice, when he drove his family out of the house at the point of a revolver while under the infuence of liquor. The jury found that Burns had come to his death by swallowing polson with suicidal intent, and that he was in a state of melancholia from the death of his wite, which had occurred six weeks previous. Woodward testified that Burns had summoned his children into the house to kiss them good--bye. The oldest and youngest child, responded, while the third youngest held back through fear of the father. Witnesses called included Frank Woodward, Dr. M. J. Kaye, and two policemen, Frank Herod and Edward Mihic. Members of the jury, who knew the man, described him as silent and unwilling to be engaged in a conver-- sation. They found him "queer," they said: would try agiin and left the station, WAUKEGAN GIRL TO VOTE BY AIR MAIL; 'The great silent vote which has al-- ways been a puzzle to politicians may have a close competitor in the fiying vote at the general election this year. County Clerk Tew E. Hendee, has re ceive a 'number of requests for ab-- sentee ballots which he -- has been asked to forward to varions parts of the United States by air--mail. Miss Florence Bouton of North Sheridan Road, to Send Bal-- lot from California. A number of the prospective vot-- ers reside so <far away that they would be unable to return the bnllol{ before eleotion time if the air--mail service had not been established. The latest applicant is Miss Florence Bou-- ton, daughter of Mrs. W. C. Bouton, of 1011 No. Sheridan Road who is at-- tending school at Claremont, Calif. Clerk Hendee sent the ballot out to-- day by airmail and 'Miss Bouton will return it the same way and therefore will have sufficient time to get it into the hands of the clerks and judges of election, Nov. 4. Sam Steinberg, of Highwood, ar-- rested more than a week ago by the sponge squad after they had searched his place and found liquor, pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly con-- duct Thursday before Juctice Hervey Coulson and paid a fine of $200 and costs. HIGHWOOD MAN . _ GETS $200 FINE LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. IS NEW PLAN SANDS HEADS LAKE €0. SUNDAY SCHOOL The Fifty--fourth Ansual Conuven-- tion of the Lake County Sunday School Association closed at Lake Forest Friday afternoon with the election of officers, R. G. SBands of Waukegan being chosen as president. Commissioner Louis J. Yager, of Waukegan, 'was elected vice presi-- dent, and Frank &. Sherwood of Lake Villa, was chosen secretary and treas-- urer. Mr. Sherwood has heli 'his position for seven years, filling it so ably that he has been permitted to shift it to other shoulders. . The retiring president, H. D Fazx-- on of Highland Park, has held the position five years. kKesolutions were adopted to the memory of W. iI. Lichty, Judge V. V. Barnes and Fred J. Hancock. all cf Zion City, who died recently. All three of these imen were unusually active in Sunday school and church work tor many years. Department officers elected > were as follows: Mrs. Samuel Simmonds, Lake For-- est, Children's department. The convention was most success-- ful and helpful, there being about 250 in attendance, and a large num-- ber of special speakers gave inter-- esting addresses for the advance-- meri of Sunday school work Mrs. Jennie Just. Waukegan. Aduit department. John Ballentine, Zion City, Admin istrative department. Rev. Mark Penoyer, Russell; \oung People's department. W. E. Bletsch, Highland Park, Ed-- ucational department. The Happy Six theld a Hallowe'en party at Wadsworth last night in the Wadsworth hall with more than 50 couples in attendance. The place was decorated in or;?ge and black and the guests wore*" Hallowe'en~ decora-- tions. Following the --evenings pro-- gram a midnight dinner was served. Louis J. Yager, Vice President; Frank Sherwood Re--elected for Seventh Time. WADSWORTH HOLDS HALLOWE'EN PARTY prita ue + m LEN SMALL Illinois' "Good Roads" Governor ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1924 ~RE--ELECT ASSOCIA TION a (we ># To reach the livestock and imple-- ment buyers of. Lake County, advertise your Auction Sale in The Libertyville Independent. L aue U 4 , :h 5:{'.&:&&" u"'&' h Lifting Yourself Out of the Renter's Class W. F. FRANZEN, Jr. Secure an ideal enviroment for your family--and that means a Home that is your own. We'll beyglad to show you the way 'without any obligation on your p'rt. € That is what you will do when you buy or build Your Own Home. 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