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9. p ®% $ rvadl w , 7 * /.% « # y $ # < i e * J 44 A yal * VOLUME XXXII--NUMBER 52. _ -- OVERHEAD PLAN _ _ _ ATLAKEVILLA TO O _ COST $100,000 ;.;,, E::o --a formal step s that -- stretch of c es on of an over _ : at Lake Villa It is be 2. &uw' of the land .. vy Is .not feasible . . _. . the only method is Ske Mr. Smith's letter to .~.._ _ SeHows: es Decem}t _ 0= .'.@hartes E. Russell, ° + ~Imquiry shows that the raliroad _--._ gompany has not yet expressed it . a" on the plans prepared for an over-- * head crossing and that for that rea-- %'*' son the matter has been dormant be-- =. dore the Illinois Commerce Cormmis-- %\_;mm,un * x _ as a result of the board's re-- E the matter has been taken up \_-- _ aasd the letter below to Sunt. of High-- _ /. wmys Russell by Commissioner W. J. /.. @mith of the Iilinois Commerce Com--. . _ "~melesion shows the status of the mat-- . ger and indicates that early spring poe :: see a formal step toward com-- pe C that stretch of bighway by (Pige erection of an overhead crossing --_ / M Lake Villa. It is because of the < 3 &as of the land there that a %}W'vly is not feasible and therefore _ '__. the only method is the overhead ~_* At its recent na'h the board of . eupervisors passed resolution --re-- :.;.rflll the Lake County member of . She Ilinois Commerc»e Commission to . mssist in getting action on the grade erossing elimination plan at ' Lake * over the Soo Line rallroad, an pleted stretch on route 21. run-- ¥. porth to Antioch. * 2. * 9 relati! 5 Vilia ¢ : slon on July Department of grades. 14,200. How prosecution Highway D before the ( trom the you why nc Burman of me that th Shows that Plans for 21 at Lake Villa are Now Ready. " ~LAKE COUNTY INDEPENDENT: December 18, 1924 the rallroad 1 Mr. Russell BERTYVILLE INDEPENDENT : BERTYVILLE IN C _ f g s s c 1 oo sn c Pollx 2. at ««rrrRE"! t#' Om . |-- es to FI 4 Cla : ~ In order e the status . Lake cou! _ | to the co a involving ,. | more tha , | guns in A U abkAav d BIG BATTLE 1O _ _ DECIDE FOREVER -- SWAMP LANDS HERE County Starts Digging Trench-- es to Fight Out $2,000,000 Claims Thru Court. . ° in order to determine for all time the status of the swamp lands o! Lake county, whether tliey belong to the county or to the squatterge inwolving property valued at possibly more than $2,000,000, the opening guns in the . big battle were fired 'Mohday in circuft court. 0010 c _l_lan le tm aBUOT PNIe i PmR oitt & The much mooted question is to |] be fougnt to final decision through the case of Frank W. Hatch against the County of Lake, in which Hatch tlaims title to several hundred acres of land in the region of Grasse Lake, Hatch claims title by right of ho# tile possession for 'more than 60 years, during which time he and others have paid --thkes: thereon. Atty. S. H. Block, asgistant states attorney, and, Arthur Bulkley, sp¢ clal . assistfht to States _ Attorney Smith, have been authorized to £#0 into the case fully enough so that the "Mnal decision in the Hatch case will serfe as a test, and that it will establish a precedent for all | othéer claims not 'only in this but \the other counties of the lut'_d. . CC 14 _ L. uA aaw More than 70 years ago iNn® BV9" . ernment ceded the swamp lands to the state, and then the state passed it on to" the counties. The entire proposiion was left.yague and Indef-- inite, and for that rémson the ll(&t in the Hatch case will be an luremng one" trom . a . legal stand: point in the establishment of the s L8 C omitoon, hh ind ues vill establish a prec@Uu@nk .""* ""04 . ther claims not 'only in this but No sooner had Mras: Susle E. Hobbs, | the he other counties of the staté. . _ | of Highland Park and North Chica@®, villa More than 70 years ago the gov obtained her freedom from Benlamin | fran rnment ceded the swamp lands t0| Hobbs, than she got herselt another | «hot he state, and then the state passed | hnsband. He: is George L. Rich, of |' mos t on to" the counties. The entire| Waureaen. The marr'ace I'cense was \mn.- proposiion: was left .yague and Inde!--| {sgyed to Mrs.. Hobbs and Rich in, and inite, and for that rémson the ll":t Wa is ¢ *;.. « in the Hatch: case will be an "bride last week obtained a di--] Dle teresting. -- one 'trom : n . legal stand: | yofce from Hobbs. on a charvre that ' don point in the establishment of the | ho was affilcted with a d'sonse that a&ro exact statug of the swamp land OWn | made 1t impossible for her to live n's ergship. *' daus ..' '| with h'm. . The evidence alto showed fou H.:,ch"nlfi "th;'.lll't %& that Hobbs left her May 39, of this be! coun roug a W . y PE 5o tw \| t county -- Hlluet > 01 -m s nwarat Hatba'. ware marrled in D_?gbln Hatch filed the sull AgATUS!, v county through bis. at a.>B. N. Orvis. Buikley and Blosk answaered the complaint, and took -- ex« ception: The court Monday gave the defendants (leave 'to withdraw their «nswer and file a spécial demufrer \m matter .will be beard tfurther on Wednesday of this week. RoW SIGNING OFF > epygooY GoopNighT G@N\GI'IEV\ L 15 e lMerry Ghristmas 3: 1924\ in helps one's s course in wronam en .. WO MONT New Broadcaster Awaits.'"' Prot. C. B. Rhode, of the University | of Iilinois Dairy Department, will boi h Libertyville to meet the dairymen | of Lake county next Tuesday, Dec. 30, , 2L C C ol c mM hsny' oL amo MAE CCC O 0 1 at 1:30 p. m. Mr. Rhode is well known to many dairymen of Lake county, and has not been here for some wn:. FZ _ CuILLL 1. hava & 1 2..20 0k cctnliicnds AnchnlP" Gertr eR N P The farm Bureau hopes to have ni large attendange that UHay at Lberty| ville and the samerevening at Wauke-- gan. There are many important prob-- lems before fibgifildrymen and breed-' ers of northern Inols. It will pay us to get together on them, Mr-.{Bboda' has something to bay that all dairy--| 'lmen will want to hear. If the roadl' are such as to send the Ford into thet |d|tch, use skates; or, if the snow \banks are fence high, come on skis-- \ but at any rate, COMB! . SUSIE E. HOBBS, ' DIVORCED LAST o WEEK, REWEDS Highland Park Woman Takes George L. Rich of Waukegan Today as Bridegroom. l'e;:":.f 'iifi.%slh MHabbsa was A #alle or eat . 'At that time thay Uved m en. The netit'on for divoree" alter®d. that he assnciat-- ed with other women. y P95 L Nes nc nith Wc LIBERTYVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, o4 0 i lc hi althc--dcio y is : se ced nrn. Hobbs in her b!l! stated that has been a reaident oft ~Lake county for 13 years. with other women. on on m rrl. Hobbs in her b!l! stated that | "Then we have a good fira doapart-- has been a reaident of Lakea ment. One mator engine and an oll wnty for 13 fi angine, the Iatter for emorsency use. : "ate in this veesis Inde | bur Terl bat 'minsis. 110 fwon' vt $ minute, 1, "%'WM tt':. ,":.( tor the tallest build-- Entered at the Postoffice at Libertyville, » . 5 *A y y 2o Lake County's Big Week}, WAUKEGAN WEEKLY SUN _/ oeaftica at Libertyvville. lilinois, as Second Class Mail Matter. Lo i **,, iRobert C. Kent Tells How His \ Home Town Keeps Down | Fires and Accidents. "Any fire." accidents. robberies?" asked a Sun reporter today when he saw the towering form of Justice of the Pedce Robert C. Kent of Waw cond@. darken the corridors at the rourthouse. j "Naw:" replied Justice Kent, "we haven't had a serious fire out our way ing, two pressure tanks with 7.000 gallons capacity each. , " "The head of the department is Itis W. Potter. Therg are 24 volun-- teer fremen.: They receive 50 cents a meéting and a like amount tor each emergency call. & 2 2o cdocu< d 4h wanta CnFelmented CCC "The last big fire occurred 19 years t ago. when Spencer's old grist mill was destroyed. That probably could | ;, have been saved but for the fact that | n the department was not called unt!il | ; a large lot of sorehum réfuse In the | ; basement got beyond control." t Suppervisor Ray Paddock has always | , eontended that Wauconda is one of the most progress!ve and 3nt1ful 1 villages in Lake county, @ this | . frank . statement of Justice Kent| shonld be anMcient to convince the most pessim'stle that It is Iindeed a \ most feairahle plack to Iive, comfort ' and nratenrtion considered. In 19 vyear. And accidants--our peo-- \ple are driving an carefully they just \ Aan't happen. Why outr tavicab man --Arove it from Chicago -- the other ) n'ght, and he was a0 caretul he took | --four hours to maka the trin, the roads : ; being so ley that if he had attemptail . x'tn_arivq taster the wind would have > | blown him oft the road. l-| . "Nearly everyhody out our way ¢ 'owns the nronarty they oceupy and i theay ate naturally a little more care« t-- | ful abovut avolding fAQres, and seliminat-- 'M hasards. t\ _"Then we have a rood fire depart THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1924. \ tneir umuRri®®t t 100C O COO! D FmE 'er man and that they were much sur-- prised over the entire affair. They , discugsed the situation with an at-- lN 19 ARS\ torney relative to the possibilities of RY | naving the marriage annulled. i. L L0 on o s amar A | WEALTHY KENOSHA | REALTY MANELOPES _ Robert A. Wiison. wealthy Kenosha ; sure L AnpEa ee e Lsnt real estate wan, who has been mnch' Before the sale they were judged, in the limelight in Kenosha because the placings being made by H. H. Alp, of his domestic troubles and his love fof the Quaker -- Oats Experimental Lpflairs. launched again on the sea of | Farm, near Libertyville. 'Mr. Alp also 'mntflmony and he chose Waukegan &J\ldsed the dressed poultry. His talk as the site for his fAight. Wilson and | on poultry and culling was full of in--. | Miss Lillian Willems the | sixteen. teresting poifts and Yad well received. year--old daughter of,/ Mr. and Mrs. 'M questions were asked by those \John A. Willems, 703 Edward street, attending concerning poultry diseasés Kenosha, married by Justice Louis |and feeding. otm o C Fhksirand on Dec. 19th. Wilson gave|_ 'The' Blatchford Company and the his age as 56 and the girl swore she | Hales and hunter Company of Chi-- was 19 although her parents declare | cago, who manufacture < Der Comb se was but 16. The fact that she is Mash, gave the prizes tor dressed alleged to have sworn falsely to her | poultry. ' f s age leads to the report that her par-- |, W. J. Chinn, of Antioch, ""n: ents, if they can find her, may seek to | services free of charge. Both annul the merriage. '{| erels and dressed poultry sold very ' According to Kenosha reports. the | well and altogether was & profitable couple are now enroute to Jackson-- } Aay for those who attended. n ville. Florida, on their honeymoon. commmnnmntisantmenstomazin men mt en One report declared that they had ' x & planned to stay a few weeks in Jack-- M J D ¢ 'S! sonville, and then sail for Hawail, re-- TAE KHIMEICR kl0¢k,. turning to Kenoshe in the spring. _ , ' Tok This, however, could 'not be confirm-- EST A"\E 14 3. Waukegan Again the Scene of a Marriage Which Stirs the Whole City of Kenosha. According to Kenosha couple are now enroute ville, Florida, on their h One report declared t! planned to stay &A fev.v" :rl ©u. 1 The elopment. had been. kept a close {aecret'for several days, wot even the bride's parents learning' df it until late Friday afternoon.' > . . Friday afternoon when Lillian could not be found her mother started a search which resulted in the disclos fire of the elopement. After the wed-- ding at Waukegan, the couple had re-- | turned to Kenogha and the bride had | cone to her parents' home. On Thurs dav she had gone to her work as us ual; on Friday the mother, who was also working that day. had left the home. Upon hber return late in the afternoon. she discovered that the daughter had not been home through-- out the day. Investigation of various | rumors brought out the story otf the | marriage. The parents were vory much -- per-- turbed 'by the elopement. They de clared that they knew nothing of their daughter's romance with th: old-- PCOR LCIDOCOROEGLOS senctoule ~WHHNG ed. lwr'-, e€EePeECE TCO 00 having the marriage annulled. : l Wilson is widely known among the business men of Kenosha, having con« ducted a large real estate business in Ithll city for several years. He is the owner of a large block : of business property on Howland avenue. . He has been much in the lHmelight here because of his domestic troubles and romances. Several years agO he was divorced from his firzt wite, now | residing in Kenosha. H broke into | print again months later. when Miss Marion . Wons. claiming that she was disappointed because Wilson had not + | married ber, went to his ' apartments ; | on Howland avenue and attempted ) suicide by drinking & quantity of ver-- onal, : She recovered and has since been married to another. V U 1l.la eanatvredt d'. TO WED GIRL OF 16 surCrI®® H2 CCC O 0000 I onal, ; She recovered and been married to another. No message has been 1 rectly from Mr. and -- M since they left Kenosha. parents this morning start to locate their daughte1 that she is now enroute t * CouD 0 ahutke Ab '.:dfllvorcuu EPW OTOC OS d »siding in Kenosha: Hd broke into | . n John Batz, ToWYN " "*""" '~" rina rint again months later. when Mlssl > p 4 ( farion Wons, claiming that she was ':; °'t"d°:,: :wn&d':rprol;::a Final i e Sf' Isappointed because Wilson had not g{orb "DK Ke " : '°':| '1. * e warried her, went to his apartments 'v" 4 A: F"I'opl et al., "°"'°d°g ; * * omm n Howland avenue and attem pted | 2, temIO:'od nal report approved. Several Nther ulcide by drinking a quantity of ver-- 8 .We closell. mobpgriaght 3 mnal, ; She recovered and hbas since illiam D. Steil, Lake Zurich. In-- w as-- een married to another. ventory and appraisement bill &ap g m y""'"' No message has been received d proved. 5 im rectly from Mr. and -- Mrs. Wilson Christina Coulthard, incompetent.| . willain .,, mince they left Kenosha. 'The bride's | TO"" of Benton. Last account 200 T5 | poaa l J'& parents this morning started a search | P°T! approved. Onl'w" art, to to locate their daughter, felleving | _ Wastel Sobastion Stipe, Highland | | ) proadbedb i that ahe ts now Qnroute to nofl". 'P"k. |n'0'w" and lpmmt m " " '. C '..,"_,',, . A report of the girl's disappearance approved. ridag~ 'T. h EW together with the rumor that Wilson | _ Keene H. Addington, Lake Forest|"") L unpep pf. had disappeared at the same time and Special real estate sale approved." _ 5 sh that they were reported to have been | _ Frank Richardson, Waukegan. Hear-- pleas on charges married in Waukegan was made to | ing on petition tor appointment of con-- law. _ _ the police and an oficial search for servator. Bond fixed at $25,000. ElsM the couple was started. . * | _ Thomas George. Curley, wood. ded "not gu Waukegan officials, deciare Ken hflm of administration 1 to | Frank Srachtm : sha reports evidently had co--operated ichael F. Curley. Bond of gye. | for. $2,000«.» _ _ _ _ with the newlyweds in keeping the tate consists of claim of death by aw--|. lam. . Has wedding a secret as an efftort to ga'in tomobile accident. Order to bd By. . lnform':mn from the county clerk's | cleam for $200. Boya * ofice there this morning resulted in Alvine Wolbing, Ingleside.. Letters _ by . NH securing a statement from an attend-- |of administration issued to Fred Wol % %. A l ant that there "was no such applica-- 'blng. Proot of Heirship taken. Esta aun € tion on record." Later County Clerk 'mnlhu of 42 acres of land at Woos-- tered a> .,;,,_i. a | Hendee stated that auch a Ifcense had \ter lake. Inventory . approved. ----_ | pefeased on 2o . ces e asaduy s eutth ts _,_.___.'.'_ # * I a oo Tess o Wls ditle oi fi nVvVViiVVV | Chicago, M Adam C. Cliffe .\ the sentence 0| CA 160604 ~atamm heen issued ROUNDOUT BANDIT | _ MUST SERVE TERM mUJd1 JLARYVL lu\m\ a_too! shed on Uith Christliad yasitistint ® \at Five Points, west ofg . Adam C. Cliffe today Nfllfl' to "a"\'.t. Saturday n mmnco o|fu ::.::-n in l-nv':: cago, ..,.,g" made £ prison o or were badly ' l.flofll"y.mdmmfl'fln of water and fire robbery gang. Holliday pleaded gull--| out in the 3 T9 before his trial. Judge Cliffe of| undetermingd of 880 Feror® . T CCoiGke smnsdntce. suiting "" ty betore his trial, JUUA® _ dered him taken into custody M q laat Woednesday she | Hales and hunter COMPARJ 95 " . | _ _ l phuaaday nIg lare | cago, who manufacture Der _ Comb | od inte J HIMSAADAAE! c is | Mash, gave the prizes for dressed en > odl 1t s . par--|, W. J. Chinn, of Antioch, gave his | tramp. probably / 1004 I to | services free of charge. _ Both cock-- | buildins anesaid ds .the | woll and altogether was a profitable | are: perimideU 0) B6 son-- | day for those who attended. _ . The buildink WA" had f A / ce t . > | MURDERED MANS . |«la=e s o. , LALN ) i building as soOB _ C g @po _ |bids will be opens >\ EsTATE CONSISIS | >3 e e l s w en Wws i0 3 anerooth ** POULTRY EXHIBIT AT TOWN HALL AROUSES INTEREST In spite of the extremely 0014""] ther last Saturday, a good crowd gath-- ered at the Libertyville Town Hall to see the exhibit of cockerels and dressed poultry. Forty--one splendid type inspected cockerels were on sale. These had been carefully inspected and culled from some of the best \flocb in the county. Folks who bought were assured of | a superior type of fowl that would be | sure to improve their flocks. -- . _ _ _ l Before the sale they were Jjudged, the placings being made by H. H. Alp, of the Quaker --Oats E®xperimental Farm, near Libertyville. Mr. Alp also §jndsed the dressed poultry. His talk | on mltryondcuum(wumnot in-- \teresting points and was !el_l ?0'3:0'- MURDERED MANS _ ESTATE CONSISTS _ ~~O0F $1,000 CLAM Letters of Administration Is-- sued to Coroner Taylor in Letters of administration wete i# sued Thursday to Coronar J. L Thg in the estate of Joseph Bobesak, ShedadaiiriyGHeLpedie o BCR 1 NP o0 In . €AOC-- @EOHACE CUM T2 CR ceNe teca E ertyville man who was slain with an axe several months ag0, and for whose death Dominik Enrico, his 'roommate, now is awaiting trial. The estate of Sobozak consists of 'u.ooo personal property, reprsenting an account in a bank at Libertyvilie. now 1sS awarinp IUUMT The estate of Sobozak consists of $1,000 personal property, reprsenting an account in a bank at Libertyvilie. Sobcnkhnpoflodwhvo.m tromewhere in Poland, but the address of the heirs are unknown. . Other , estate. were acted . upon in [Proh.to court, as follows: _ , Doris Litchfeld, Libertyville. _ Let-- ters of administration fssued to Mary E. Kern, daughter. Estate consists of personal property valued at $5,000-- Ne en octrghlb ©taken. Inventor?f n Keene H. Addin 4 | Special real estate n |_ Frank Richardso to 'fl' " M'uon '" r | servator. Bond f; L tthrs of mrl'.l y m i ad" mcml F. Curley "" 1/ a anmatlats of ol approved _John C. approved. approved. Ira J. Geer, HIgDIaDG. * MAR . MARR 00 mental inventory: approved. Irving E. Stieglits, Highland Park. Hearing on clatm of Milton Myerson continued to January 15th, 1925. John Batz, Town of Fremont. Waiv-- er of widow's award approved. Final __aart annroved. Estate closed. TOOL SHED BURNS : AT FIVE POINTS of heirship Geer, Highland Park. Dovie, Waukegan. Inventory wWaiver of widow's award y.' Bond of $500. Ee-- claim of death by aw-- a% Order to i2 mvsmv' ' DESTROY SCHOC DAMAGE STAI Wauconda _ School _ B Ground; Prize Stock. Two fires of unknown! ed big losses in the « day night and early | $1.50 A YEAR IN The 'Deviin seb conda, was entirel day hight, and the and dairy t:"' & Jones esta 3 o b' b' . Fe }V f:r 3 a half i ed late probably _will" 'ld '7va- A't conveniences. The stru was, quite iy baras were thr Jones .e# Greenbay the Lake er of t ized by and it well under would not The . Great called also. All the l% stables and Pesuce e se In-- one 'fim department . was in the Mr. Jone# : millfonaire,' * ended . "not u-'w:; P Sn for 32,000. . w rl"wmml T. e -- Jensen, als Teon Brt is b tnow1 the FINED Albert will on s¥ w