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But more numerous and important than all of these are the many election days which assail us daring this month of promise with scarcely a week passing by without some question of interest to the citiaens of this community being decided at a public election. f Boyle Re-Elected The month started out Mil with Tuesday, April 3, as the date set for the annual town election at which one town clerk, one assessor and one commissioner of highways were" elected. A big vote was cast at this election with a hot contest being waged between John Boyle and Jos. J. Freund for commissioner of highways. /The other Harmsen for Schmitt for WAUKEGAN BUS DESTROYED BY FIRE Vehicle Takes Fir* Sunday Afternoon and Barns Before Fire Tracks Ruck Scene. While making its regular trip between Woodstock and Waukegan a big bus on the North Shore Line caught fire and was completely destroyed Sunday afternoon. The bus left Woodstock about 1 o'clock and when it was about hatf way between that city and -McHenry, near the home of Joe Paul, it caught fire and the flames had gained such headway before assistance arrived that the bus was destroyed. Both of the fire trucks from Woodstock and McHenry were called but were unable to be of any assistance. Besides the driver there were four passengers in the bus, two of them being from Woodstock, Mrs. Elizabeth Krause, who was coming to this city to visit relatives, and Don Prouty of Woodstock. Smoke was discovered by the passengers and as they arose to leave the bus the floor broke into flames and the vehicle burned rapidly. The cause of the fire was not known although defective wiring was given as a probable cause. Although the bus was not one of the newer type models it means quite a loss to the company. All that was left of the bus was taken to Waukegan while the passengers were brought to this city in a car. Several from this city were at the scene of the fire. LOCAL SCOUTS MAKING SPLENDID PROGRESS The members of Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts of America, held their regular meeting at the high school gymnasium on Monday evening with their Scoutmaster, F. E. Covalt, and Assistant Scoutmaster, Howard Ensign, present. The nev Boy Scout handbooks were received at this meeting and while they are different from the old hand books, they are gotten up in a more compact style and much better j ranged. These books are most interesting for anyone to peruse, as they take up the requirements for a tenderfoot, second class and first class Scout, merit badge progress, and then additional Scoutcraft. It brings to the boys of America gleanings of the things other boys have discovered across the centuries. Life is as big as we make it. , (Scouting is a happy trail with "good turns" around which are big things. candidates, Charles B. town clerk and Jos. N. assessor were elected without opposition. When the ballots were counted it was found that John Boyle had won the election by 72 votes. The vote in the three precincts was, as follows: First Precinct Harmsen .. .... ............ 231 Schmitt ........... „ 389 Boyle .... .............. 238 Freund , 281 . Second Precinct Harmsen ........ .,}UM. 325 Schmitt 285 Boyle ...... ................ ........ 315 Freund ;. 148 Third Precinct Harmsen 285 Schmitt 365 Boyle « .......... ...... 216 Freund f..„ --r-- ...... 323 Total Veto Harmsen ...., ........ ..841 Schmitt 1087 Boyle •« 769 Freund 697 Primaries. Tuesday, April 10 The next election, of course, will be tile big primaries on Tuesday, Aj>ril 10, with ballots more than a yard long. McHenry will have two candidates for representative in this election, Mayor Peter W. Fertt having his name on the Republican ballot and Thomas Bolger on the Democratic ballot. School Election, April 14 Again for the second time that week McHlenryites should go to the polls and vote at school election on Saturday, April 14. At this time the election will be held for the members of both the grade and Community high school. The term of J. W. Freund, on tiie Community high school board, expires this year while on the grade school board the terms of Charles B. Harmsen and Math Steffes expire this spring, with another probable vacancy caused by the moving away of J. E. Pufahl, president of the grade board. Joe W. Freund has filed his petition for re-election as member of the Community high school board and Charles B. Harmsen and Math Steffes for the grade board. R. I. Overtone's petition also has been filed to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Pufohl's leav , ing the district* BIRTHS The members of the high school *n? Mrs- Emil Herdrich welboard of education at the present! come<l a little son to their farm home, time are A. E. Nye, J. W. Freund, E. I southwest of this city, Thursday, Sutton, E. E. Bassett, and John A. inarch Millei. while the grade board iscom- ^r- an^ Mrs- Philip Meyers an- JOYCE KILMER PLAYERS HERE EASTER SUWDAY The Altar and Rosary Sodality of St. Patrick's church will sponsor a four-act play, given by the Joyce Kilmer players of Chicago on Easter; Sunday night, April 8. All proceeds will go for the benefit of St. Patrick's church. The play wfll be given at the high school auditorium. Tickets on sale at A. E. Nye's Jewelry Store, M. J. Walsh, Carey Electric Shop, Ray McGee and Bolger's Drug Store. Tickets, 50 cents. 44-fjp AMONG THE SICK Mrs. Will Harris went to a hospital in Chicago on Monday, where she had her tonsils removed. Friends of Mrs. Jessie Dumser of Elgin will be glad to hear that she is now at home after undergoing a serious operation at Sherman hospital several weeks ago. She was installed as worthy scribe of Sharon Shrine at their installation of officers on Tuesday of last week. Miss Charmayne Cleary of 264}Villa street, Elgin, underwent a tonsil and adenoid operation at St. Joseph's hospital Monday. Her friends here hope for a speedy recovery. Mrs. Ray Conway is quite ill at her home on Riverside Drive. posed of the following members: J. E. Pufahl, Geo. H. Johnson, F. E. Bogei, H. E. Buch, S. H. Freund, Charl s B. Harmsen and Math Steffts. Three New Aldermen Tuesday, April 17, is the date for teh election of city officers and from Mil reports, the election will be a quiet one this year with only one ticket in the field. Thiee aldermen are to be elected, one in each of the three wards, and With each of the aldermen whose term expires refusing to hold office Again there will be three new faces at the city council meetngs this year. Monday, April 2, was the last day in which petitions.could be filed for city officers and at this time three petitions were filed with the city clerk, R. F. Conway. In the first ward the candidate for alderman will be William Bonslett, •econ 1 ward, Walter Gorman, and third ward, John R. Knox. These men Jgre a:l well known citizens of McHenry, s< me of them having had previous expei jence in city affairs, being former numbers of the elty council. The retiring aldermen are R. I. Overton in the first ward, R. L. Howard i:i the second ward and John Thennes in the third ward, nounce the arrival of a little daugh ter at their home in this city on Thursday, March 29. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Douglas are thep roud parents of a 7*4 pound baby daughter, born at the Waukegan hospital on Monday, April 2. DANCE The Catholic Daughters of America will sponsor a dance at Stoffel's Hall, West McHenry, on Saturday, April 14. Save the date. 42-2-fp Now is the time to select your field garden and flower seeds. Erickson's Store, West McHenry, has just received a full line. Prices are right. McHenry County Has a Real Issue in the Contest for Governor of Illinois Fifteen of the seventeen townships ill McHenry county have a direct interest in the building of the Bond Issue highways on the present program. This program includes twenty miles of pavement in the east part of the county now under construction and eighty miles throughout the county not yet under contract. RICHMOND township has Route 61 now under construction, while 1 RICHMOND and BURTON want Route 173 which will pass east and west through these townships. RICHMOND and BURTON are also interested in Route 60, which will pass through these two townships, serving Richmond, Solon Mills and Spring Grove. Each of these villages is now in the mud. McHENRY township now has Route 20, with three fine bridges completed in the city of McHenry. Route 61 is now under construction, serving both McHenry and Ringwood. McHenry appreciates these benefits and will loyally support Gov. Small. NUNDA township now has Route 61 under construction and also wants Route 176, coming from Wauconda over Burton's Bridge to a connection with Route 61. It is sincerely to be regretted that a few people at Crystal Lake are threatening to punish Gov. Small because the State Highway Department has not agreed with them on the exact location of the junction of Route 176 with Route 61. They have been promised a rehearing after the primaries and should now help themselves by helping win out on the big issue. The issue' is whether or not we get these roads at all. Crystal Lake is also interested in a direct connection with Route 61. ALGONQUIN township is interested in Route 62, which when built, will give the village of Algonquin a direct highway to Chicago. This will eventually include a beautiful new bridge over the Fox river at Algonquin. The north part of Algonquin township is also to receive a direct connection between Routes 19, 22 and 61, with a high bridge over the Northwestern tracks, just north of the junction of these three routes. HEBRON township is now down in the mud, but anxiously looking forward to the building of both Routes 47 and 17.3, one north and south and the other east and west, with the junction in Hebron village. The completion ofthese two routes will bring a prosperity to Hebron village which it has never seen before. GREENWOOD, DORR and GRAFTON townships want Route 47. The building of this route north and south through the canter of McHenry county means thousands of dollars of benefit to the townships named. Huntley is now in the mud and like Hebron, Richmond and several other townships would remain in the mud had not Governor Small brought forth the Second Bond Issue program four years ago. MARENGO, CORAL and SENECA want Route 67, designated from Marengo to Woodstock. Union is now in the mud, but will be taken care of when this route is built. Union can depend on Gov. Small's promise to connect every city and village with the bond issue system. CHEMUNG, DUNHAM and ALDEN are very much interested in the building of Route 173, which route when completed will cross east and west the entire north tier of townships. The building of this route will be of tremendous value to the farmers of these townships. NO DIRECT TAXATION The building of these routes, a total of 100 miles, including the twenty miles now under construction, without one dollar of direct taxation, means thousands of dollars in benefits to the people of McHenry county each year. It will relieve a large burden of local taxes now spent in a fruitless effort to maintain ^the dirt and gravel roads. It will bring all of the towns and villages in McHenry county in closer contact with each other through a network of cement roads connecting every city and village and bringing every farm house within a short distance of some highway. < The saving in gasoline, tires and wear and tear on automobiles will run into an enormous sum each year. The building of the roads will mean the expenditure of two and one-half million dollars in the county alone, without one dollar of local taxation. These roads will be built if McHenrycounty at the primary on April 10 shows by its vote that we want them. Are we going to vote for our own best interests or are we going to vote against ourselves? There is only money enough in sight at Springfield to build about one half of the program over the entire state of Illinois. Gov. Small has given his pledge that if re-elected he will use every energy he can exert to build all of these roads. He will get the additional money needed through a new gasoline tax or by some other method. His exact words are, "If I am re-elected Governor, I shall devote all of my energies to the completion of the 12,000 miles of roads provided for in the bond issue system, and required to connect every city and village with the system of paved roads." Gov. Small will still be in office nine months of his present term between the April primaries and next January. He can and probably will let contracts for every dollar of roads that the money available will build in that space of time. By an adverse vote are we going to say to him that the people of McHenry county don't want these roads? Let's think it over carefully before we vote against ourselves. Mr. Emmerson has made no pledge to raise more funds to carry the program to completion. He cannot make such a pledge because his chief supporters in Chicago are opposed to the gasoline tax or any other form of raising more money in which the city of Chicago must pay a part. There is no other issue in this campaign in McHenry county. In the campaign four years ago our readers will remember Gov. Small was charged with so many offenses and disgraces that we can't remember them all Today the charges of four yean ago are forgotten. Nobody mentions them seriously any more, although thousands of good citizens at that time were mislead by those falpt issues. In this campaign the cry is extravagance, but. the records of the United States government prove the falsehood of this charge. The cost of running the business of the State of Illinois is the fewest of any state in the Union except four. Gov. Small's opponents are practically without an issue. Mr. Emmerson is a fine gentleman and a good citizen. He has held the second most important office in Illinois for twelve years or three terms. He has enjoyed the honor, emoluments and benefits of the great office of Secretary of State all of these years. He has a laudable ambition to be Governor. In Republican politics Gov. Small Secretary Emmerson have been associated together for years. They have swapped stories, praised each other's records and campaigned together year after year. There is no real issue between them, except one of personal ambition. But the people of McHenry county have an issue. It is one of direct interest to every person in the county, every taxpayer, every farmer, every city or village resident, every automobile owner. It means thousands of dollars to the people of this county--the building of eighty miles of cement highways in McHenry county within the next few yearg or their postponement until the years to come--who knows how long. Are we going to vote for QJr.«y£ainst ourselves at the April primaries f POLITICS TALKED AT JOHNSBURG MEETING Local Speakers Endorse Record of Gov. Small on Roads and Waterways Projects. Another one of Johnsburg's big community club meetings was held on Monday evening with an enthusiastic attendance of about seventy-five members and guests present to enjoy the evening. Short talks were given by many of the visitors present, all being relative to politics and the different candidates in line for office. An interesting talk Was made by Rudolph Johnson of Bald Knob, endorsing Ray Paddock for state senator and John Engelen of this city also talked in favor of Ray Paddock. Mr. Paddock had planned to be present at the meeting but at the last minute it became necessary for him to attend a meeting at Waukegan. Mr. Paddock is a resident of Wauconda and is president of the Wauconda Trust and Savings Bank. He was born and grew to manhood on a farm in Lake county. 1 Stephen H. Freuna made a strong talk in favor of Governor Small, bringing out many of the facts in regard to the governor's fine record and policy in his road program and his stand on the gas tax. William H. Althoff was also present and supported Governor Small in his speech, referring to the deep waterways and endorsing the governor along the lines in which he is most interested. William Carroll of Woodstock was present and pleased the guests with a few remarks. William R. Cairns of Woodstock, a candidate for clerk of the circuit court, was present and became acquainted with all present while the local candidates, Joseph J. Freund and Joseph N. Schmitt were present and shook hands with the guests. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OF INTEREST TAKEN7 FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES At the regular election a proposition will also be votc^l, being for a one mill tax for a municipal band. The tax is a minimum one and it is hoped that the propositon will carry at the election. The last time this month that the people will be called upon to go to the polls will be on Saturday, April 21, at which time the question of the bond issue for this city will again be voted upon. Tkking it all in all the affairs of our city, state and nation ought to be R. L. Howard was elected last year j pretty well taken care of for another :ik> fill the vacancy caused by the '•flection of, an alderman, Belter W. 'Frett, as mayor. V Ja. • year, if the candidates will carry out only a part of their promises made before election. CADILLAC CAFE NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS^ Mrs. Forrest, Mrs. Dunham and | \ Mrs. Guinto, owners of the newly opened cafe in the John Euch building, Riverside Drive and Pearl streets, announce that the "Cadillac" is now oppn for business and ready to serve meals. A 35-cent plate lunch will be served between the hours of 11 and 2 daily. Watch for date of formal opening dinner party. 42-fp-tf Club Meets at Engeln Home 4 • Mrs. John Engeln entertained the members of her card club at her home on Wednesday afternoon of last week. Five hundred was played during the afternoon and the first prize was won by Mrs. Frank Hironimus, the second prize by Mrs. John Karls, the third prize by Mrs. Joe Freund, while the consolation went to Mrs. Joe Lenzen A pleasant afternoon was concluded with the serving of refreshments. Notice AHx^vho have clothing in the tailor shop of the late Robert Duda will please call for same immediately. The shop will be open from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. this week only. 44-fp JOHN DUDA SENIOR CLASS PLAT TOBE GIVEN APRIL 19 y -- v "The Patsy" Is a Rollicking Fanee To Be Enacted by Members of Class of '28 The Senior Class of McHenry Community high school announces the presentation of "The Patsy" for April 19. Those who saw the brilliant work of the members of this class last year will be eager to see them in an even better play. "The Patsy" is a rollicking farce that will keep its hearers doubled Up with laughter" all evening. The cast is already hard at work preparing for the public the best play .^ver given by the high school. • Card Party and Dance The Daughters of the G. A. R. will fponsor a card party and dance to be given at the Lilymoor clubhouse on Saturday evening, April 21. Admission, 50 cents a person. Bridge, five hundred and bunco will be played from 8 until 10 o'clock after which dancing will be enjoyed. The proceeds from this party will be used to purchase flags for the school. Everyone is invited to attend this party. Dinner Party - Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Klontz delightfully entertained a party of friends at a six o'clock dinner at their home Thursday evening. Dinner was served at an attractively appointed table with decorations carrying out the idea of the Easter season. A pleasant evening followed, with cards, music and a social good time furnishing the entertainment for the guests. C. D. of A. Dance April 14 The Catholic Daughters of America will sponsor a dance at Stoffel's hall, West McHenry, on Saturday evening, April 14° liie Sundodgers 6-piece orchestra will furnish the music. This promises to be an interesting event for those who enjoy an evening of dancing. Tickets will be SO cents per person. Save this date. 43-3-fp VIGORA--Specially prepared plant food for lawns, gardens, flowers, shrubbery and trees, for sale by Alexander Lumber Company, West McHenry. 44-fp Latest sheet music, Victor records and piano rolls at Nye's Music and Radio Shop, West McHenry. 4ifp Assortment of Newsy Items In a Condensed Form For •• BWT People ;• f With the arrival of two truckloads of machinery recently, the Alemite Die Casting company launched its first step in equipping the former Oliver * plant at W oodstock for operation. Among the equipment that has already arrived are lathes and blower hoods. That more machinery will follow in a short while is certain. Mrs. Louisa Gartner, 77 years old, found dead in the cistern of her home in DesPlaines, last Monday morning, is believed by police to have committed suicide. Years of ill health was given as the motive for the act. Her body was discovered in the cistern after an early morning search by Police Officers Kasbohm and Fritz and neighbors. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Annie Werhane, with whom she lived, awoke at 4 o'clock in the morning and seeing that Mrs. Gartner was not in bed, began to look for her. After an unsuccessful search through the house, Mrs. Werhane notified the police who continued the search with the aid of flashlights. It was finally noticed that th« cistern cover had been removed. The body was found in four feet of water. An unidentified man, carrying a Cook cohnty deputy sheriff's star In his pocket, met instantaneous death on Belvidere road at the Chicago & Northwestern railway crossing, near Waukegan last Friday noon, when his Chrysler slammed into the wigwag post at the crossing. There were no eye witnesses to the crash. Jack Dorsey, who lives nearby, heard the collision and ran to the machine. The driver was dead then, crumpled in the I seat of his wrecked car. The Express Body Corporation of Crystal Lake is now manufacturing a number of pieces of the modern type of furniture, which they are making from mahogany and which has created much interest both in the New York and the Chicago market. A few small samples of the plant's product , in this line are being shown in the I window of the Corner Shop in Crysj tal Lake and have created considerable comment. This new furniture is sold in the unfinished state for personal finishing 1n the new color* to harmonize with the individual home color scheme, but is manufactured from the better furniture woods. Burglars, equipped with an acetylene torch, broke into the DeKalb postoffice last Friday night and escaped with $1,555.88 in stamps and money. The yeggs made no attempt to open the large vault which contained the real money but were content with the so-called chicken feed of the smaller safe. It is believed they were frightened away before finishing their work. Inspector Olsoa of Rockford was called but to data no clues leading to the arrest of the MB engaged have been found. Several Woodstock people have received checks for stock held in the old Oliver Typewriter company. Stock that sold for $150 per share at one time is being disposed of at $4.50 per share. One person in particular showed a check for $13.50, a reward or souvenir for three shares of stock held in the company. Sighting three robbers as they were lifting dresses from the show window of a Chicago dress shop in Oak Park Good Response To Invitation recently, Patrolman Fremont Nestor, Louis H. Eisenmenger, manager of, formeriy 0f Woodstock, riddled a nothe McHenry Quality Market, which , torious Chicago gangster with bullets, had its opening last Saturday in the The Kangster. Jerry Pargoni, 2S, a new Walsh building, on Green street, brother of patsy Pargoni, leader of states that the croud which responded ' the not0rious "42 gang" until he was to his invitation to the opening was sentenced to twenty-five years in the much larger than expected. The (penitentiary a few months ago, died supply of some kinds of meats was at gt Anthony's hospital. Oak Park, exhausted before all orders could be sh0rtly after the shooting. Pargani's filled, but Mr. Eisenmenger promises rjgj,t *arm had been shot almost off that this will not happen again. The, an<j j,is chest was punctured in ®ve results were accomplished through piaCes. J Plaindealer advertising as this was, gale of 100 shares of cumulative the only means used to make the an- preferred stock at $20 a share to the nouncements. j general public is being carried out by . a syndicate of Chicago bankers in a Mothers' Club I movement to aid in giving boys out- The Mothers' club will not meet at jngs 0f two weeks' duration at Camp Wooster near Round Lake in Lake county. Each share sold provides for an outing at the camp for a boy. Miss Lillian Conley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Conley of Woodstock, has been appointed superm- VARIETY PROGRAM WELL ATTENDED THURSDAY The Variety Program put on by: the Ladies' Aid Society at the high school auditorium on last Thursday evening was quite well attended and was enjoyed by those who were present. The family album proved to be a most interesting part of the program with the life-size pictures shown and commented upon by Miss Adeline Perkins. Portraits were shown of ma and pa and all the members of the family, including the twins, as weir as the more distant relatives and friends, all of which proved to be most amusing. Every number on the program proved to be most interesting and the carpenter's special was, also, an interesting and novel feature of the program given by Mr. Koerner, who has never been handed anything yet that he could not get music out of, even to a saw, which he played most effectively. The program was concluded with three readings by Miss Edna Geist, which were much enjoyed by the listeners. The committee in charge of the program desires to express its thanks for the co-operation of thoqe who helped to make this program a success. BOWLING LEAGUES Although some of the bowling leagues have completed their series, the bowling season is not over at the Palace Alleys. Leo Winkle was the winner of the five dollar gold piece last week, having the high score of 256 for a single game. Mrs. John P. Weber won the ladies' prize, consisting of a twopound box of candy, with the high score of 168 for a single game. their usdal time this week but the meeting will be postponed until Friday, April 13, when they will meet at the home of Mrs. Henry Foss. A good attendance is desired at this meeting as plans will be completed to procure Dr. Ball from the state tendent of Comptometer schools. Miss health department at Springfield to speak here on April 23. Correction . In last week's issue of The Plaindealer the number of votes cast In the first ward for the bond issue was left blank. This should h*»» been 29. We have been authorized by the county treasurer to receive taxes. Your paying them at this bank will be appreciated. Fox River Valley State Bank. <1--tf , VIGORA--Specially prepared plant food for lawns, gardens, flowers, shrubbery and trees, for sale by Alexander Lumber Company, West McHenry. 44-fp Leave your orders for Easter special ice cream at Uhti Bro. 44-fp Easter ice mam specials at Unti Bros. 4* Conley has been head of the Chicago school for the past six years and because of her good services, has been given the general supervision of all their educational work. The Felt 4 Tarrant Manufacturing company are makers of the comptometer and ope' • ate 150 schools throughout this country. Miss Conley was at one time one of the Woodstock public school teachers. Capt. Faye A. Moon, former Camp Grant chaplain, for several years pastor at the Marengo M. E. church, and one of the most widely known clergymen in the Rock River district, committed suicide last Wednesday afternoon at his quarters in Frot Riley. Kan. Ill health is believed to hare prompted his action. VIGORA--Specially food for lawns, gardens, flowers, shrubbery and trees, for sale by Alexander Lumber Ooaspaar, Wart McHenry.