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Lake County Register (1922), 16 Aug 1922, p. 1

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The biggest crowd in the history | of Diamond Lake was present at' tae Farm Bureau picnic Tuesday.} 'The weather was ideal for a picnic day and families gathered there| from all parts of the county. The | co--operation of the business men of | Libertyvélle and Area by closing' their places of business and joining the Farm Bureau in the picnic was | largely responsible for the large[ crowd. They shup up shop completely t z?th. day and took tneir !amiliel' the outing at the lake resort. About 50 cars and fioats met at the Citizens Bank, Area in the morn-- ing and formed a parade to Diamond | Lake headed by the Libertyville band, The prizes awarded to winners in the parade are as follows: Hoitein Freisin Ass'n. _ float, special prize. A. J. Glover, editor of Hoard's| Dairyman spoke on co--operation by | farmers and dwelt particularly on the milk situation which is es-- pecially interesting to the farmers of this community. He said it was fallacy for the producer to endeavor to fix the price of milk, he said the law of supply and demand would Tog of war won by the farmers. Ladies backward race, Esther Perry. Fat men's face, Dr. M. A. Crane. Married Indies race, Faye Rouse. _ Drawing contest-- 1st, Mrs. Joe Largest family. 1st. O, A, Rocken-- hqummmw Znd. Nrs. 8. Towner, 8 all : at en Apsrmhtlad say "of be. m ,.| _ Memuvers of the local posts of the h:.lt'l:l:':xor:tn:d S;inh;}ll"a: Bme"ef}ranu .-\;m_y o!pot:: Republic will \leave _ their headquarter: FuBr::ultc;'t':::d tzr'?c&k. wlx.l:.onmz Thursiay morning at 9 o'clock for Ohn; * the forty--fourth annuat reunion 9! w' lookin 1st. Oftp Met ithe Lake County Soldiers and Sail-- ler; ';' g° N'wk.. st. *"|ors association. A number of the er;. a1ni. ybe Novk )\ members will make the trip out _ Largest crowd in touring C&r, 18t.| Wenesdav night. to ° attend the Both men boosted the Fair and asked the co--operation of all the farmers in Lake county. Miss Marga Haugh talked to the women in the dance pavilion and spoke on Home Economics, She out-- lined the part the women should | carry out in cc--operation with t.heirl husbands in Farm Bureau work. The ball game attracted a large and enthusiastie crowd in view of the rivalry between the two teams. The Diamond Lakers won out by de-- feating the Area team 8 to 2. Largest crowd in touring car, 1st. Mary Rouse and Viola Wells, 30 in Best decorated float with children, Mary Rouse and Viola Wells. Bureso will take up later. Clarence W. Diver and Represent-- joyed the dances and the fireworks. the day stayed for the evening and many dther tame for the eventacs| INJUNCTION CASE entertainment. It is estimated that | woae__---- 2500 people were at the celebration| Attorney Alex Beaubien, counsel and the affair was a big success. _ |for the village of Lake Zurich, to-- Following is a list of prize win-- day declared that the village will ners for the various activities: start suit against John Young to Indoor baseball game--Single men, | collect damages for what they claim Deibert Rouse, Capt. |\ was the securing of an injunction Horseshoe Tournament--Leo Fen--| without due cause. Following is a list of prize win-- ners for the various activities: Indoor baseball game--Single men, Delbert Rouse, Capt. Horseshoe Tournament--Leo Fen-- lon and Chas. Bradske winners of Farm Bureau prize. Julins Bradske and John Traut winners of prize for non--members. Boys' Races. 14 to 16, Irving Sheldon. Girls Race, 14 to 16, Mildred Gul-- 100--yd, dash. ist. Waiter Sim-- mons; 2nd. Harden Rouse Ladies 50--yd. dash. C. GPragan, Towner; 2nd. Donald Poulton 4 Three IAOQ:':'M. girls over 14. at Area; 2nd. Gladys Gfll:'flbenyvflh-. Girls under 14. 1st. Pearl Ray; 2nd. Mary Riley. Obstacle Race No. 1. Raiph Rouse. Obstacle "tace No. 2. Dr. M. A. Pie eating contest. 1st. Eugene Smith; 2nd. Chas,. Muschott _ _ PICNIC DRAWS LARGE CROWD Best decorated float with flowers elén and Liboy Mills . _ The prize for the three best rea Wheelbarrow Race. 1st. Russell ~SECOND that was there daring NO. 62 | The hearing of the objectors to the Milwaukee avenue cement im-- D provement through the village of Lib-- ertyville was neld in the county court before Judge Persons Monday. |\The day was spent in hearing a mass Y | of technical objections 'by the law-- 3t |yers. Several objectors testified that 'Y-- ) the improvement on -- Milwaukee 4C | avenue wou') not be a direct benefit **!to the property on adjoining streets B€| and that th> method of the last Of | assessment roll was wTrong. re Lake ECmunty Renister | sons "Why Every Lake County Farmer Should Belong to the Farm Bureau" will be awarded as soon as i1.he many reasons are looked over "by a committee,. Winners and their | reasons will be published later. Cement Road Hearing Cont'd. The hearing was continued until Thursday morning at 9 o'clock when further wstimony. will be beard. Confu:i~~ of time eaused many ob-- jectors to be late on Monday. It should be born in mind that the hearing i-- called for 8 o'clock stand-- ard time. lows: Frank Johnson Ray Bros. .. Tom Ruswell . Martin Hanse LAKE ZURICH TO SEEK DAMAGES IN INJUNCTION CASE members will make the Wrip out Wednesday night, to ° attend the camp fire program. Following is the program of the two day reunion. ' Camp Fire--Wednesday Evening Selection--Male Quartet. Talk--A. V. Smith, Trombone solo -- Clarence E. Wright. Tulk--Judge Swanson. Talks--By Old Veterans. Trombone solo -- Clarence E. Wright. Young secured a temporary in-- junction against the village %e-- straining them from collecting a tax on the sale of ice cream and soft cdrinks. When the matter was called for hearing in the circuit court, the injunction was denied, and the city was allowed to collect the tax. GRAYSLAKE PROGBAM FOR VETERANS MEET Music--Great Lakes Naval Band. Speech--John W. Gorby. Music--Liberty Fife and Drum Corps. Dept. Com. G. A. R. Star Spangled -- Banner--Great Lakes Naval Band. Taps. Mr. Schick was as a boy an eye witness of the Battle of Gettysburg and heard President Lincoln make his famous address. Baseball game, 2 p. m. Dancing on grounds during after-- noon and evening. Lake County Register ...... . $5.00 Libertyville Independent . . . $5.00 Earl Corlett ..... ...$5.00 in trade Wilson & Ohm, Spotlight and foot _ Thursday Forencon Registration, 9 a. m. Standard Corrected list of doners is as fol Speech ---- Edward P. Bartiett, 10.00 mwent with the other building trades not to deliver materal to non--union jobs. At the same time it was learned that work on the walls of the new Victory Memorial hospital will stop because of the nom-- arrival of a carload of brick, believed to be William Wolf, business agent of the teamsters' local, said today that the teamsters were willing in all cases to deliver to small johs where a man is building a home for him-- self. In several cases of this na-- ture union men working on the jobs have agreed to allow the man himself to go to the yards and get materials for their use, although they will not use materials deliv-- ered by non--union drivers. refuse to deliver materials to jobs employing non--union men, their of-- ficers announced following a ballot taken Saturday night. The union Building prospects in Waukegan were given a jolt Monday when local Bongard and Peterson, contrac-- tors at the hospital, and M. H. Hussey and Company are making frantic efforts to get the brick to the city in time to forestall a shut-- down. Prospects, -- however, are that work will have to be stopped until more brick can be sent here from the yards over a different route, or the missing car . found and its cargo brought here by motor truck. At present there is voted 22 to 9 to stick to their agreement with the other building trades and refuse to deliver ma-- terials to non--umion jobs. trades and refuse to deliver ma--| Occurred _ in _ February, _ Mrs. terials to non--umion jobs. Combs has hesrd from a woman in The ballot was secret, but ma--| Chicago who claims to be Combs' terial dealers charged today that| Arst wife, saying that she is' still from a "grapevine" source they had| married to him. Combs was ar-- learned that all of the votes in| rested yesterday When he appeared favor of making deliveries to non--| at the home 0/' Mrs. Combs' par-- union jobs were cast by former ents in North 'w and tried to drivers for the material firms, and|effect a reconciliation. that the majority against the| Miss Bury and Combs were mar-- proposition was piled up by team ried last Febary and left imme-- owners, who are not affected finan--| diately for hi> home in the blue-- cially by the lockout. The dealers| Krass countr). Just before they are free in their charges that if it| reached Hazar), Mrs. Combs claims, were left to the men who were ae--| Combs confes=»d to her that he al-- tually laid off, the union would vote| ready had a wife lMving in Chicago. to handle materials for all jobs. hey were met lt_ the train by his . A :ry for c::y mother, Sather, Wnndecing Boy Fonight." pl--2.~4 hardly sufficient to last on the Elgin, Joliet PUBLISHED TEWICE WEEKLY LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOI. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1922 "IHE OLDP ¥iIsHIN' HOLE" in February. F Yesterday Combs came to the Bury home i~ North Chicago and #ried to effect a ®econciliation. In-- stead of forriving him, Mrs. Combs had him arrested MAd taken before CONFESSES BIGAMY auto accident between Ed. Brockman of Palating and Jacob Thum of Prairie View. Further investigation shows that was in mo way responsible for accident, in fact he saw Mr. Thum coming at a good sp@ed and tried The seven cccupants of both ma-- chines fortunately escaped with a good shaking up and were not ser-- fjously injured as first reported. Adjustment of damages was made between the two drivers, Mr. Thum paying for the damage done to the Brockman machine, fession of her husband that he al-- ready had one wife, and an accusa-- tion of the same nature from his father upon their @rrival at the old homestead in Hazard, Ky., was told Saturday by Mrs. Hilda Bury Combs, 2024 Hervey avenue, North Chicago, who had her husband, Lawrence Com'hs, brought before Justice Nelsor to get out of his way, but was struck on the side by the Thun ma-- How her honeym@an trip to Ken-- cky was brokem up by the con-- Nelso the The hearing was MAN IS HELD which The report of Auditor Simms on the books and accounts of Dr. A. E. Brown, formerly of the Lake Coun-- ty General hospital was accepted at Friday'-- special meeting of the wul committee of the -- Lake ecounty boar! 6f supervisors. Not a discrepancy was found in any of the purse of Paul Classman, Area. The latter has doubled the amount asked by the girl and promises $2,000 if he fills the bill as hus-- band. "M. A. C.," as the girl is the books Dr. Brow at the ho ing of t} One hun|red and seventy--five ru-- ral school teachers will attend the institute for county teachers to be held in Central school, Waukegan, beginning Monday, August 28, it wus announced by T. A. / Simp-- Won, superintendent of _ county wehools. Mr. Simpson is busy ar-- Sontinued ten days and . Combs held on bonds of $8,000. As he was unable to furnish bond, he was eanfined in the county jail, RURAL TEACHERS TO ATTEND INSTITUTE known, réceived this news from Glassman a few days ago after her offer "had been given publicity : But comes the news on top of this offer that Glassman may be compelled to withdraw his proposal. For, it is said, the girl's father, a Canadian carpenter and chauffeur, crossed the border with his wife and their eight children, removing by his journey the need of the '1:4'« M. A. C. still holids her offer not yet been ascertained. Glassman's proposal to take her as his wife and care for her family still holds over all previous offers of assistance from prospective hus-- bands of the Boston miss. Slurs of Former County Physician's Foes Not Backed up by Auditor Boston girl who will wed a for $1,000 to save her debt-- "I can give your mother $2,000| and give you a grand home. And' I am not too tall or not too fat! and hope I can fill the bill." Glass--| man is a day laborer ground Area.) noon to make : with Dr. Brow r accounts. nty is still indebted to for $750 for work done ital, and a special meet-- entire board of super-- called for Monday after-- s final settlement |County taxes 12 were overraled and | 4 sustained. Decision Delay To Tax Sale Despie the fact that Attorney Arthur Bulkley, special counsel for the county in the figat against ob-- jectors to the tax levy, won a com-- plete vietory in five out of every six of the objections, no sule of de-- linquent tax property will be held in Lake county until next spring. Judge Perrty L. Persons on Mon-- day read a lengthy decision on the tax trial started several weeks ago, and both sides, the objectors, and the county, will appeal to the su-- preme court on the points they limauent tax broverty will be held it Three people were removed to. linquent tax property \\11I' be held in Oak Park hospital in " Lake county until next spring. lance Monday noon "l '""&. R Judge Perry L. Persons on Mon--| of an automo)bile collision at day read a lengthy decision on the man avenue and Waul f tax trial started several weeks .9'1 directly in front of Rev. J. ' and both sides, the objectors, and Buescher's home. One man had MW@ the county, will appeal to the su-'l stitches !:ake:x m h)' foreb '* preme court on the points they | one of his arms crusfed; one n lost. Both the . objections sus-- nweived deep cuts in h'cl k tained and the -- objections over-' side, and another wl l ruled will oe reviewe.i by 'heluw'rvely cut and bruised about the supreme court and « decision, head. 'Tae driver of the ; which will probably be returned i * F. E. Brockob "% early in the spring, will decide B * st.reet escaped' © whether delinguent | tax propeny! tch, but' the 'M_: ;A will be sold. machine m wrecked. The other car, a The court's decision in the tu'hm' Mr. and .'n. i matters follaw by the numbers 0f}Carison of Chicago, was p the objections: lmm and the occupants unhurt Objections one and two were to | except that Mrs. Carlson the validity of the 30 per cent in--\ her nose. 15 crease in valuation in Lake Fomstf Reverend Buescher was sitting on and Highland Park. The court sus-- | the front porch reading and was the tained the objectio::n? the ground | first to reach the scene. » n that the increase ted in a tax| q large truck was going in upon the property out of propor--| p, Waukegan road, behind it tion to that levied upon other prop-- | tw cars, a touring car and. the erty in the county. V¥hinks sudu« WTha ammeinm wuule k preme court on the points they lost. Both the . objections sus-- tained and tre objections over-- ruled will oe reviewei by the supreme court and « decision, which will probably be returned early in the spring, will decide whether delinguent tax property will be sold. Objection three is an objection to a levy by the County of a lump sum of $25,000 for roads and bridges and was conceded by the petitioners. Objection 4--leyy by County of $40,000 for Miscellaneous claims was overruled and the tax held le-- gal. Objection 5 is the County Tax of $45,000 for maintenance of State aid roads was overruled. Tax good. Objection 6. To the validity of the $1,000,000°road bond issue: was 0 led. the levies for pa of principal 9th to the raising of funds for road bonds for the reason that the State had refunded money out 'Ufilgi-h, ould be paid w kn +E "Couee _"sf__. ,:T"' * c 1 to a . portlan "Of #ounty taxes above 50 1 valuation sustained. ait o 4C 13. Objections to of 50 cents for Deerfleld road and The important matters were the 80 per cent increase on Lake Forest and Highland Park real estate, the 10th objection rélating to limit of county levy, the levy of $40,000 for miscellaneous claims, the validity of the $1,000,000 road bond issue, the $45,000 levy for maintenance of State aid roads, the levy for the payment and prineipal upon bonds. Upon these, the objectors lost all but 2. Reducing it still further the most important objections . were tho:» to the 80 per cent increase in Hishland Park and Lake Forest, the $1,000,000 road bond issue; the $10,000 miscellaneous levy; the $45,-- 000 levy for maintenance of state aid roads, the 10th objection as the limit of the county levy, the levy for interest and prineipal on bonds. Of these the objectors won 2, the éounty 4. 14 in levy of Highland M_ofmlorufldnm overruled, part sustained. Waukegan--all} objections as to the taxes of the city of Waukegan (including 80 per cent increase) were overruled and the tax sustain-- ranging the program for the insti tute which will continue a week Tough the program is meant pri-- attend. | privilege can remain in effect. . _ The course will be made up of| mm"."." lectures, academie work and drills resorters, an improved road that used in the rural schools The su--|goes around the estate ¥ perintendent will be alded in the | the distance about work by experienced teachers. He | the resorts, but the will be ready to announce his funibomlyhn-lhuh« program some tims next week. through the estate. 7 Objection 12 as to June sus-- uinodflhhfondhh& land 16 . East ; tained 17 to levy for caretakers by said district, overruled. Additionpal ob-- jection 1, against method used by County Clerk for extending taxes overruled. 2 and 8 additional objections overruled. ranging the program for the insti--| The resorters claim the right of tute which will continue a week. "dominant estate" them Tough the program is meant vrl-lw pass: through, but the marily for begimmers in the work of | heirs, WM? 5 the county rural schools, teachers| Runyard, decinre that course throughout the county district will|\the road has been changed and no The same in additional objections Of the objections reiating to 15 contingency of city of High-- Park .overruled. objection to Highland Park park district for $9410 sus-- |\ property owners from _ passing |\ through the Chariles E. Herman es imuom-homa"hhb *further hearing will be held in the circuit court on Thursday. |_The defendants in the suit, Loait |Forbrick, Mr. and Mrs. 'n-': |\ Kern, Charles Charles -- demn,m&fi*'m | and William Karoffa, all of Chicage, 'bought property on the shores of 'Bluff Lake, and cut through the Herman property following the | practice of a few farmers who were given the right to pass through the 'property. For many years the farmers were permitted to go through the property which has been improved with l-:m home, pergolas, arbors, but -mmum-fim 'the Herman heirs objected to the \ many summer resort people passing \through the estate in their autome« A large truck was going . on Waukegan road, behind it K two cars, a touring car and f Knight sedan, The touring car cut out ahead and passed the truck, the sedan started to follow. Just as it swung out to go ahead the driv saw a south bound touring car in front of him. Trying to avojd car he directedhis machine I Buescher's porch, but the T car was too close and struck it squarely in the side with such a force that three of the people in the helped the people «n to the porch and Dr. E. C. Becker was called and administered first aid. Prior's ambu-- was cut in the buck and side biles today between the warring factions in the Antioch injunction suit which was started by Mrs. Loia E. Wiley to restrain Louis Forbrick and other Cadilliac to Chicago, Thursday, The case comes seturday af-- urnoofibdml.kh 6 -. Joh m.*:* Sand':m, id m_ ies mes omm ind To o just ree _ turned from the hospital and al= though unhurt is in a nervous con« his motoreycle fixed Mfi Knight sedan passed there rapid stride, Mhd Ford, he followed this car and was directly in back of it when the car crashed into the Cadilise. He im« mediately stepped up and handed Mr. Brockob a card to appear faor reckless driving. -- 4 Bruce Blaine, who is employed by Mr. or obstracted . view. $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE AUTO ACCIDENT _ went ENJOINER FICHT _

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