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Thursday, Feb. 12, 1931 BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM LAKE COUNTY Some of the trials of a county clerk were disclosed last week when it was discovered that County Clerk Lew A. Hendee had three drunken couples ap- ply for marriage licenses over the week-end. Happenings About This Section of North Shore', Doings at County Seat Dr. Thomas P. Gallahuo. county veterinarian for the past three yea“. last week entered into a contract with committees of the county board of supervisors for another year of serv- it-ns. The salary was Med at $3.500. The state convention of the Illinois Tuberculosis association was awarded to Waukegan at a” conference held last week in Chicano. 7 i Iego Alfred .Mnother. former Vernon township supervisor and well-known bake county resident, last week ob. tained a marriage license in the coun- ty clerk’s offlee to marry Mrs. Maude Knoll, Vernon township clerk. Both new their home address as Priairio View. Loot estimated at $1.100 was takdn last week by three bandits who held up and robbed John "Piekles" An. draeki's soft drink parlor at 145 Fourteenth street, North Chieatro, and escaped in a dark colored sedan. Mrs. Amanda Graff, tured'ii7, n resident nCLake county for eighty- six years. died recently at the home of her daughter,, Mrs. Arthur E. Stripe, of 142 South Jarksnn street. Waukegan, with whom she had made her home for the hast fnrtymve years. . Destruction of many fino large oak trons and smallvr plant life. svriously affecting tho ht-nuty of the North Flats, North of Waukezan. by van- dals. has been disclosed by ofrteitils of the Izaak W.alton league. who with the Chit-ago Title and Truet company is now Stu-king those responsible for the damage. Wilbur Glenn aniva. (worm-or nf Zion. will return from his world trip March ll, almost 90 (lays earlier than he had 'planned originally, it was learned yqsterday from Apostle Michael J. Mintern. overseer pro tom. The overseer. loft 1351: fall on his trip that took him west to the Pa, cific crrakt and theme rm to the Orient. Autamohilo and truck licenses to- tWing 1.638.260 wow issued during 1930 from the offietm of‘the state de. partment. accordinz tn the fittures of Sewn-law of State William J. Stratton, The future in 23,000 greater than that of the previous year. seer. loft 1351: fall on his took him west to the Pa, and thenee nn to the Orient. Vuliva. overs-oar of from his world trip 90 days earner than originally, it was eet, Instead the quartet of Wanderers mule separated and started picking over five the various articles on counters in the store. Umbdenstock was jumping about to keep his two eyes on four oak people at one time. When the gypsics uslv left the cash register was short just mi. forty dollars. I The mean iemperature last month was 20A degrees; a year ago it was i 17.7 degrees. Last month there were 12 clear days, 6 cloudy days and 18 partly cloudy days. In January last year there were 9 clear days, 9 cloudy days and 18 partly cloudy days. The snowfall last month amounted to 6.1 inches. In January last your it wa~ 13.2 inches. The total precipitation last month was .69 inches as compared to 1.65 inches in January last year. i The prevailing winds for last lmonth as well as the same month last year were frnm the southwest. Snow remained on the ground 17 days last month as compared to 18 days in the er,rrespnttdittit month a year ago. . January Warmest and Driest on Record Here, Official Observer Says Last month was both the wnrmelt and driest January on record at Wou- Koran, accordlng to John o. Lnux, offirial government weather recorder for this district. The month, accord- ine to Mr. Laux. averaged 12 degrees warmer' than the same month in“ The maximum temperature Int month was 47 degrees on the 24th, In compared to 49 degrees on January 6 and 7, 1930. The minimum temperature last month was 3 below zero on the 21st. The coldest weather in "nuary last year was 21 below zero on the' Igth Long Grove Man Has First Encounter with Gypsies, Is Short $40 Wm. Umbdenatoek of Long Grove had his first experience with gypaies last week and it cost him $40 to learn his lesson, according to a report made to the sheriff's office. Business had not been overly brisk in the Umbdemstoek store during the morning hours and when tour gypsien came in he decided that a sale was in the (Ming. Deputy sheriffs tried to get a truce of the quartet who were in I Chrys- ler sedan with an Ohio license plate but were unsuccessful although Luke Forest police were close on the trail at one time. The an do sar Want-ad job nlone. Nine out trt ten people here read it. The Press Want-Ads Highland Park Press for results THE PRESS It cost New York City {21,016 to clean up from the city “men, the confetti and torn piper showered on the parade when the Byrd polar tot. pedition returned. SPECIMEN BALLOT Police Magistrate of the City of Highland Park at the Primary Election . Candidates for Nomination for EARL H. PURDY HERMAN SCHWERY Primary Election TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1931 FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE City of Highland Park Lake County, Illinois (Vote for One) The Chinese Ginseng plum. takes six year: to mature. In Erie, Pretrtrrixtnia, school chil- dren earryimr,strhoo1 books ride free on 'street an. City lork n