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Libertyville Independent, 15 Dec 1927, p. 1

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A K.A % : .46 t ts -- C Nn * ' * 420 Seul Cooanirs ces in xi Cld ie P C d 2 a w 4 Th ~ 0 L bu 3 [ T * 7 Ned w M $ + i ~ILAL UEL#Z L. C _ s e J * . y d on l 3 i Te y C« P € <p l ; * ohgf is . e s ap 22y eoan . . . i t 3 4P JA P g Grinnell, 'losing no tme, AarOU8@UG farmers to his cause. The state then notified the bodrd of supervisors that VOLUME XXxV--NUMBER 50. On the eve of a thorough investi-- gation into the county farm institute committee of the board of supervis-- ors that tendered Dr. D. C. Grinnell, county veterinarian a two years con-- tract at $4,100 aunuaily, members of fi-haidrm-'rwfln advised that the state had pulled out six of their men who were testing STATE WITHDRAWS SUPPORT TESTING CATTLE IN COONTY be held up. The matter was left with the Farm Institute committee composed of SBup-- mug-r.mo-s nge; Matt ', Waukegan, and Bdéd-- ward Mawman, Lake Blutf. A month ago this committee ten-- dered Grinnell a new two years con-- tract. DMiger and Mawman concur-- red on this. McCullough wrote a dis-- senting opinion and refused to affic Ahis signature to the contract. He was chairman of the committee. He held that as long as Grinnell was not accredited by the state that #t would be weak business to appoint Bupervisor Ray Paddock, Wanconda presented the matter to board Tuses-- day. Hoe stated that when he moved role of "co--operating counties." ter from D. W. Robingon, superin-- tendent of the.state agricultural de partment. f ' Some of the members of the board are inclined to sympathize with the farmers, who stand to lose consider-- able financially, while others express-- ed elation pointing out that they would pay dearly for their deep in-- terest in influencing a committee in-- to doing something against the wish-- es of the board. < Jt Farmers Due to Lose on Dairy Herds Thru Reappointment of Dr. Grinnell. briefly as follows: Grinnell's contract expired last November. -- The state aftticlals had charged that be was he thought that the motion and ac-- tion of the board had been clear. He then stated, he repeated Tuesday, that Grinnell had been ingubordinate, that he had hindered the testing of eattle in the county when the state wished to help at a crucial time, and that his removal from the accredited Ust would place the farmers in jeop ardy should he be granted a new con-- The matter was set to be argaod m*---u bhe will have a number of farmers in to state ed lHst of veterinarians which meant that he was not approved in any of the 102 counties in the state and that power to act several weeks ago that that, "I am giad ths always play a part." The letter from Robinson was re-- seived Tuesday and read before the bouard. It was couched in np uncer-- tain terms and when it stated that Lake county had failed to cooperate and that the state expected to return regular czar. 'They couldnt afford to take any other stand involved as they were. "It is just a few members of the farm bureéan back of the move. "It is a pity that such an action has er, had an insight on affairs," Nabor declared. e Paddock, who has waged the fight against Grinnell since the beginning, is going to continue. _ "* can't see, though," he stated, "but what they will have themselves to thank for the situation. 1 hope by passion in any problem before the board, expressed the fear that if the contract had been signed that the trouble might be permanent. "We must go into it carefully, We nam"t ernas our own tracks." he de ~Phat this is serious is sensed thru the statement of Nabor who deciared that Grinnell had done nothing for report, however, in which he showed $35 herds tested numbering 7,334 cat-- tie --of which 299 had been reactors, Reactors would be listed, it is under-- stovd, amrihe 'contemned_ meat" or which the has been reimbursing i fas y s ies a *( zon 3* out of the sizx state in-- MeCullough, s a the tone bore more Mrs, Leslie Acox Has Leg Broken in Accident The holidays for the Leslie Acox family will not be as merry as in former yeare, on account of an acci-- dent that befell Mhs. Acox in Roches-- Mr. and Mrs. Acox went to Rochester where the former was to enter the Mayo Bros. hospital--for observation and probably a major operation. They took rooms at 207 Third street in that city. ~On Wednesday, Dec. Tth, Mr. and Mrs, Acoxr were on the way to the hospital when the taxi in which they were riding was in collission with another taxi. The car in which the Acox's: were riding was demolished, and the oceupants thrown out. Mrs. Acox's right leg: was broken in two places, and she was also badly bruised. Mr. Acox suffered only minor cuts and bruises. + . The injured woman was rushed to the Colonial hospital in Rochester, and for a time was in a serious condition. Word from her this week, however, was M'z m'mro well as hrfl.' is not M.mm will return to their home in this village. Mr. Acox has decided to postpone going to the hospital for his operation until his wite recovers. placed on the market as one of the steps in the closing ot the estate, it was shown Thursday in the probate court when Judge P. L. Persons en-- tered an order to that effect. Judge Persons was sittins for Judge Martin C. Decker, who was hearing a case in the county court. Proceedings for the day Included the following: Robert H. McElwee, Lake Forest-- Executors authorized to sell securi M'ELWEE SECURITY LIST TO BE PUT ON THE MARKET Securities of the late Robert H. Mc-- KMiwee, wealthy Lake Forest lumber-- Mary Lehman Jorn, Waukegan ---- Letters of administration issued to Al bert Jorn. Bond of $400. (Proof of heirship taken. Mary Scott, Town of Benton -- In-- ventory approved. William Rettig, alleged to be incom-- Estate of Wealthy Lake Forest Lumberman to be Sold in Order to Distribute. petent, Highland Park--Petition -- for mbutdcanmwr dismiss ed on motion of peti % Amelia Helmuth, Lake Zurich ---- Will admitted to probate. All of estate estimated to be worth $500 of person-- al property given to adopted son, Wal-- ter Helmuth. Hearing as to heirehip. Bond of executor fixed .at $1,000. Ap-- agner, sister, ente --*R&kppeal bond in re claim of Theo-- After a month of searching Sheriftf Tawrence Doolittle December 7-- was * e $ buulizs.. : t c Wihss taind ades to arrange for board and care of ward James M: Hart, Highland Park ---- at Libertyville, Sept 6. -- Arthington had been sought, the sheriff thought, by the chief of police and sheriff at Clinton: He had sent the warrant there and had written eeveral times but recefved no reply. with reckless driving by Otto F. Bald-- win, Libertyville, in a warrant issued Deputy Edward Dunne after the man. Dunne thought he would do a little hunting on his own part without both, ering the peace officers at Clinton. In a phone directory he found Arth-- ington's name and from a drug clerk he learned that an Arthington was a proprietor of a Hiling station. Going to the gas station he pur-- chased five gallons of gasoline. Casu-- ally he asked if he were Arthington. An affirmative response brought forth ARRESTED ALTHOUGH HE'S KIN OF COPPER Deputy Goes to Clinton, III., to io maike Ime win l that he wasn't going to settle. Dunne told him with equal emphasie that that little matter didn't 'bother 'him and that his only duty was ,to bring uhzwuhemqnlntmh With that the gas station man seur-- l omrvims Tept declared -- emphatically Madill Bartlett W. L :Cordes, 35, justice of the peace of Ela township, who resides in LOng Grove Tuesday was arrested by Deputy Charles Krueger on --a charge of malfeasance in office. Tat:" wpnily Toa: Sommimionse Grimm, eommissioner . who charged that Justice Cordes had failed to turn over fines to the road and bridge fund as demanded by law. The exact amount involved is $63. Cordes, in a statement to the sheriff's office, declared that the money had been turned over to Supervisor Emil JUSTICE JAILED --Robert Carr, 17, and Norman Ho-- muth, 19, two Waukegan youth; who stole a car belonsing to D..M. Kup-- perman, Genesee street merchant, on Oct. 11, and drove it to Dixon, IIL, MMm"mwmnd guilty to the ufl'h&o circuit court and were released on probation by Judge C. C,. ERdwards. € Carr is also out on probation for stealing a car in Kenoshs. Police were there -- ready to testify against the pair with whom they bhave pcmmuu..mommw A.utchhtm. States Attorney Smith was in favor of the rélease of the youths. A forger, John Pete, also pleaded gluity to signing a $35 check with the lth':':bmmm.to get in with Grimm, Together they laid the matter before States Attorney Smith who authorized the W. L. Co Grove, TWO CAR THIEVES PAROLED; FORGER GETS NEW CHANCE en &d--m' inirn.do' it out on P?. basis of one week's whereas Pep-- William Drummond, Round Lake, and Edward J. Walther, Round Lake, charged with embezzling $1,600 from name of William --Pepper, a Edward Luby, Round Lake, save bonds Tor $3,000 each for their appear -- Raymond Jansz, charged with con-- spiracy to commit arson, also gave Bill for injunction was wmn,v.mztnugfi (J arr, on ProDation rrom. nen osha For Theft, is Let Out on Plea of Guilty Here. LIBERTYVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1927. ~ ASKED IN COURT $63 IS INVOLVED Watch Your Step, Young Fellow . He had stol-- Hntered at the Poouw ho e M M ie | ie . uie _ . M > * "eeemee o0 0 > .. m o. R . Aeemmmeemaeeniy e e :; o c cajee 4@ m:' "Ceeeemeeeneeeny . Rmmi CeRAARIOPWRaP m * 99 4 ""'""):5:" het s ae Anre ol V > e e #2* $ *\ ks $ 9 6 m § % ¢ * * 7 C n M o Sesemenem emnene _ ue l lt Coomitett f Pie N. 4. e <,:L%'&,{ hests ' i ®: Sn $ 3 ¥ * . : * l * : rme.. _ s' )c » & P (@p io 3050 % * § P : J.", hh d #, NV # ) * F 4 s $ & ' & * e f C ME IEV J DN , e ue s it > d aia o y 5e e o. c C . C 7+ . "eee t t y Pbnpmafioctionr ._.%a;x n s c uar. _4 Bhs... L G I G 1||| l d 8 F « & *# J ! SUN Real Estate Board Not in Favor of Co. Farm Bond Issue Wednekday night -- at -- the Frederick home, the members went on record as bein~ opposed to the 'proposition to issue +250,000 in bonds, for the purpose of erecting new buildings on the Lake county farm. The sentiment seemed to be Ahat the county should either L new site or locate the build-- ings the west side of <the county farm, as not hinder the growth of Libertyville to teh north. A commit-- mittee was appointed to secure a com-- plet#@ record of the proveedings of the board of supervisors, in the matter of submitting to the voters at the elec-- naire was filled out with the assist-- ance of several members. . The resignation of A. E. Suter as a director-- of the board was accepted, and A. R. Schnaebele was appointed to fill the unexvired term of Mr. Suter. This was the regular meeting for the election of officers, and the {o}-- mmmt e President--R. F'. Roune. Vice President--R. J. Lyons. Vice President--B. H. Miller. BecretaryJ--KR. G. Kaping. Treasurer--A. E. Suter. Directors--John Rouseée and Roy meeting. 'The next regular meeting will be on January 4th, 1928. bour when the machine turned over, She told him that she had noti¢ed that the pavement.was trifle alippery but she had-- thought little of it. When she felt the car skidding she is not certain that-- she stepped on the brake but she believes that it is highly possible that was what she did as the car 'shot around to the ditch and turned over. ' 'The accident happened about 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon when<an jcy rain and sleet was driving out of the With her ribs crushed and shoul-- der broken Mrs. Mary Downey, 60, of 1188 Prospect avenue, Milwaukee Sun-- burned to death underneath a car in which she and hoer danghter, Mary, #$2%, were driving to Milwaukee. : The car had turned turtle on Green Bay road at the intersection of Wads-- worth road with the mother being thrown almost clear of the wreckage with the exception that her legs were plonioned underneath the frame of the car. J * wWOMAN IS PINNED _ CAR: IS RESCUED ic solr Ts Pn Accident on Green Bay Rd. Fortunately several young men halted their machine and assisted the woman from the flaming machine. They hurried Mrse. Downey and her daughter to the Lake County General hospital where Dr. L. G. Brackett at-- tended them, f 'The daughter was. unhurt. \ The mother, besides the crushed robs and fractured shoulder, was badly bruised. The young men who brought them in refused --to give their names.. -- --~ Sheriff Lawrence Doolittle, who talked to Miss Downey, learned that she was driving about 35 miles an unty farm. 'This committee is com-- sed of Jay Cairns, B. H. Miller and ul MacGuffin. j The annual farm survey questiOn of the board of supervisors Tuesday author-- ized a $250,000 bond issue for purpose of constructing adequate buillding on the county poor farm at Libertyville. The resolution had been presented by Supervisor Charles E. Harbaugh, of Highland Park, head of the poor farm committee. The matter now rests with the pub-- lic. ~At an election set for April 10, with the polls opening at 6 o'clock in the morning -->and closing # 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the voters will have the right to approve such an issue or vote it down. Elects Officers for Year _ --~An enjoyable stag dinner was servy-- ed to members of-- the Libertyville Club at the club rooms in the village hall bulding last Tuesday night. About 85 members ere present. . This was the date for hte annual election of officers, and the following Wwere chosen: A -- President--Martin J. Casey. ~Vice President--Ross 8. Triggs. _ Treasurer--Dr. L. E. Golding. _ ~Secretary--Harry C. Meyer. f t Mmtlyun-dulunwm. _The hold over directors are Henry Lo.«:- (3 years) and,George Ives (1 ~The following committees were ap-- poin'ed to have charge of the vario# vities of the club for the ensuing ELECTION DAY IS SET FOR $250,000 COUNTY POOR FARM Ccasirman:; Ross Triggs, Lyon Murric, Kenneth Lovell, Lee J. Andrus Jay Cairns, H. E. Underbrink, J. R. Rob cgnth.Bomn._. embership--Frank J. Wright, Geo. A. Eaton and Julian Woolf. & Playground and Recreation--W. C. Hubbell and E. H. Waterhouse. House----Ross Triggs, G. A. Eaton Bports and Games--Ted Helfer, W. property, all of it, or the present site. April 10 Set ba Board Unani-- mously For to Vote Bonds to Build Structure. gurnee, were arrested Tuesday by Con 'stable George Doyle, of Wadsworth, _ Publicity--Chas. D. Nalley and T. F. ~-- Condell Memorial -- Hospital--J. .R. Roberts, chairman. (The other mem-- :uh:r this oonmitf.u are to be nam-- HUSBAND ACCUSES WIFF AND L. F. HOOK _ Mrs. Frances Dyvliss, Gurnee, and L. F. Hook, a cattle bnver living near Without one word of dissention the and W. H. D € who pleaded guilty, eight not guilty and capiases were issued the order of Judge C. C. Edwards in the cireuit court for ten who did not appear for arraignment. * . Paul Kalnas, 23, Waukegan, who stole money and clothing from Dude Babich, Waukegan, admitted ~the theft and stated lack of work had Buster Alston, 19, Waukegan negro, was sentenced to serve from one year to life for burglary. He was caught several weeks ago by --Patrolman James Leckie as he sought to break into a south side home. Alston of-- SEND TWO TO PEN ~AND PAROLE PAIR INCIRCUIT COURT caused him to steal.-- He was sen-- tenced to serve from one year to life In Joliet in view of the fact that his past record showed numerous arrests and impr ' Free Attempt Rapist. An anticipated imprisonment for William Revoy, 24, Zion, who attempt-- ed to rape Mary, Anne and Elizabeth Seys, Zion, in Zion a month ago, was given his freedom on probation to Chief --of Police Conrad Brune, Zion, who protested against the man being madmmnocuuomo!the down and stated that his orig-- inal intention had been to attack them but he was stayed in his assault for some unknown reason. ~Since being jailed he has become intensely religious. From the witness stand he taliked more religion than bhe did facts of the case. Father of Family. He is married and has a child born since he went to jail. -- Judge Edwards took the position that Revoy would have to spend from seven to eight years in the peniten-- tiary under thée ordinary sentence which would have been from one to It was his opinion that the man, under the guidance of Bruno, could go back and live with the family that needed his support and protection. Col. Bmith egreed with him. Phil Vaughn, elderly check passer, who passed a bad check for $20 on Edward J. McGuire, Waukegan, and has been in jail for months, was placed on probation after being een-- enced to serve from one to ten years. Caplases issued. in capilases were issued for the following who failed to appear: Rob ert Schols, charged with issuing bum checks; Sam Rose, charged with re-- ceiving stolen property; Robert Carr nd Norman Homuth, confessed auto hieves; Howard Jones, Raymond Janez: and Stanley Dady, accused of conspiracy to commit arson; Harry Drummond -- and -- Edward Walthers, d with embezzlement, and John Pete, charged with forgery. Robert Vipond, indicted with Jones, Jansz and Dady, appeared and gave bail, as did Warren Schimeall, charg-- gasoline filling 'station on Milwaukee road at the state line, called the Wau-- kegan police Sunday . night at 6 o'clock and reported that he had been the vicitim of a hold--up. He said that six men in a gray Studebaker sedan had held him up and robbed him of '$27) in cash. The men then drove north in Milwaukee road. There was no license plate on their car. The sheriftf's office was notified and Captain Thomas Booth and Detec-- tive Sergeant Willtam -- MacDanald started out in a police car, patrolling the various roads leading into Wau-- not guilty. * Wm. Ainsworth, charged with . at-- tacking his step--daughter, Ethel Titus, make a $10,000 bond. They pleaded county jail without bail. 6 AUTO BANDITS HOLD UP AND ROB FILLING STATION kegan, but none of the officers were able to obtain any trace of the car. _ Likewise the police of cities to the north of Waukegan did not obtain any trace of the bandit car. § robbery is considered one of the bolidest that has taken place in this vicinity in some time.. . -- Robert Anderson of Milwaukee Road is Robbed of $27 in operating an automobile while intox-- icated and its issuance followed an inquest into the death of Davis, held by DPr. J. L Taylor, county coroner at the Wetzel and Poéterson funeral ne, Monday night. : A to the sheriff Mears ap irently had been drinking heavily C he left Waukegan on Sunday ' in .company with Davis to drive to homes at Zion. ple 64. e December grand jury there were Iston Gets 1 to Life; Kainas 1 Out of the twenty--two indicted by to 10; Attempt Rapist is Spared For Family. (> of & check--up of the identification num-- bers on the machine chow it is the car that was stolen in Waukegan Wednesday night, Dec. 7, from Mrs. Brooks of 73 Broadway, North Chi-- ville pulled the car up&p the bank. A 'similar attempt Friday afternoon fail= ed 'when the towing cable broke, al-- lowing the car to slide back into the water. The motor and serial numberse of the machine were obtained Satur-- day morning and these supplied to the Waukegan police who found they belonged to the Dodge sedan that was stolen Wednesday night from Clayton street, west of Genesee street, be-- tween 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. , AUTO SUBMERGED IN GRAVEL PIT WAS Myetery connected with the finding Thursday morning of a Dodge sedan hlnoueonm submerged in the Beliet that the driver of the car might have been ldrowned in the car when it plunged into the water was The four occupants of the machinge boarded a North Shore car at the Knollwood station at 11 o'clock that nigt. -- They informed the conductor they wanted to go to Wilson Avenue, Chicago, and transferred at -- Lake Bluff. How they got to Knollwood is not known, but it presumed they were Knolilwood station at 11 o'clock that | Occurred. eR yory-- nigt. _ They informed the conductor| Noting that Davis was dend they wanted to go to Wilson Avenue, not: disturb the body but Chicago, and transferred at -- Lake| Mears in his car K: Bluff. How they got to Knollwood is | Victory Memorial é not known, but it presumed they were| H. F. Kenna was * fiftth;':wo:e fthoc'lrll.tt'h"t linka 0 May Face Charg time was wrapped in an automobilé| (aftep E ;:'m.w robe, presumably taken from the C&T.| woarse was taken into cas 'They did not show any indications Of | cnerirs 1. A. Doolittle and 1 Belonged ofto ":l:'. Elizabet Taken Wednesday um" * At nine--thirty o'clock that night, an abttomobile which has been identified as the one stolen from Mrs. Brooks, drove into the Libertyville garage. The occupants had sought shelter from the blinding enowstorm. There were two couples in the machine, two picked up by a passing motorist and left there. One of the girls at that. time was wrapped in an automobile robe, presumably taken from the car. 'They did not show any indications of having been in the water. When Mrs. Brooks reported the theft of the car she told the police there was no license plate on the machine. When the Dodge sedan was pulled out of the gravel pit it was found to have a 1925 license plate on it. Checkup by the Waukegan po-- lice chowed that this license had been issued to E. F. Moran of 423 Hickory street, Waukegan. Moran no longer lives at that address. Consequently the police cannot determine how his old license plate happened to be on the stolen machine. fact that there were no bodies in it have started the engine ruuning and headed the car for the gravel pit, leaping out before it plunged over Falls Dead In Parish House In Waukegan Overexertion from dancing is be-- Heved to have caused the death . of John Karl Baldwin, aged 37 years, an attache of the Great Lakes Naral Training station, who fell dead in the Parish House of Christ Episcopal church in Waukegan Friday night. Friday night of hemmorhage of the Baldwin, who with his wife, bhad gone to the annual dinner and bazaar at the Parish House as the guest of I <C. Bdwards, civilian attache ot vel pit near Rockland road, Liber-- 'e GO0L0 goosTteRr OBRBIG "THG LAM «aTACKE "THE "TRAFPFIG LAWS=1 KHOW "THEY ARE MADE FoR "THE BENEFIT AMO PROTECTION OF R. E. Wilcox Says -- NO. CHICAGO CAR Eric Fosberg, Waukegan----L and co--partnership inventory Andrew Sund, Waukegan -- tory and appraisement bill-- »ham o nema menet re _ Jeremiah Drisooll, Highland Mrs. Elia Dougles, the wie. J Douglas, 505 North Sheridan reedifeft an uut': .;:I;Od at $25,500, m shown. Mo before Judge | C. Decker in the probate bourt> , . Proof of heirship taken. Appraisers She willed that this pr left to her husband with j tion that at hblis Geath 4t grendson, Robert John Dou MRS. R. J. DOUGLAS LEAVES $25,500 mum.pinv&m."; o::':hom of Olga Ma a W P muldc.brlmn. and _ not allowed for §175. «. =~%« a2~~ > real estate, w $500 in personal property. _ . . "me..'iu.hmu were Petition for appointment --Decree for sale of real estate on filed and set for bearing Jan, 5, 1928%. Owned real estate in Lake'county. -- a&l report Specifies it is to go to Granc son at His Death; Mostly in Real Estate. Henry Clarke Coon, Alfred, N. Po'.mtorm¢ foreign bruises, when a Chrysler co which they were riding left the ment on North Sheridan.road a distance north of Waukegsn Hw inlaw of Meats, and-- rowed for the evening It is believed to be a> Great Lakes Naval Training hospital, who was on his way t kegan from the north, 'passe scene of the accident shortly 4 KILLED IN CRASH ON SHERIDAN RD. Floyd George Davis, aged 2# ye of $209 Esra avenue, Zion, was questionine. Sheriff -I% others who were at the sceene : accident states that Mears bhad were notified of the e members of the f to the ecene. The Zion police ABS ed charge of the remains of the tim but the body mht."J over to the Wetzel and neral home in Waukegsn. : 80 years, of 2171 Gabriel avenue, driver of the antomobile, ra Victim's Mother Near-- Zion police burrying to y D home to inform relatives of of his death found Mrs. W. L mother of the victim of the af in a critical condition and Flog:G.Davisonionll When Car Leaves bers of the family have been at. bedside constantly Guring the j Road and Strikes Tree. -- -- NEAR TY PAY $25 IN $1.50 A * 4i¥ Lake Forest --

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