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vwyw* *?! \•|. i¥ vrr,-p -" '•* Jk *'•'?• • ^ •.•- "rf'j$'~*^**'/£•".•:_• • ' ^ / ' ^ i h f ' ; > | ' *s:. pi fe.'M--:V" Ho. 27 iwr^'i'.v'; „..J19 172 •Jh*u*M140 .~AM iv'..'fc :* •'.** ;> *7-v£"^t *•••'.:% VOLUME 54 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1928 TAPS SOUNDED FOR RICHARD THOMPSON •••$ss.. LAST LOCAL O. A. ft. MAS CALLED •*iS(ME^V«l«w» Pim & IHnBiqw Thursday, NOT. Aged:,' . ;V^*U , . 82 Years | TTaps sounded for the last 6rte of | McHenry's Civil War veterans when | Richard Thompson answered the final summons to his home in the Great T[ Beyond on Thursday morning, Nov. 29, 1923, after a short illness at his S| home on Weukegan street, McHenry. • .£« Richard Thompson was born at ,;i>. Greenwood Aug. 24, 1846, and Jived in t* -H? this vicinity for the eighty-two year* " *' of his life, where he counted every "man as his friend and was one of \ McHenry county's oldest and most ne- ^spected inhabitants. His parents, Robert and Mary Thompson, were born in Yorkshire, England, and came to this country with three small children, John, Thom- I | a* and Libble, in 1845. They settled am. a farm near Greenwood and it was at this place that three other children were born, Richard, Jane Amelia, and Charles, Richard being the first child bom to them after their arrival in America. Enlists At .Age of 16 His boyhood was spent on the farm hot when the sound of the bugle called the first recruits to service in the Civil War he was anxious to enlist and finally in 1864, when only 16 years of age, he entered the Civil War service and served for a period of three months. During all the long, dark months he watched with keenest interest the progress of the-great conflict and was proud to be one of the1 2,633 men furnished by McHenry county in the war. To the everlasting glory of the county there was never any necessity for a draft among the citizens of the county due to the loyalty and pa-j_' triotisrn of such/men as Mr. Thompson. He was a member of Company K in the 141st regiment, which was mustered into service .for 100 days on June 16, 1864, and mustered out Oct. 10, 1864. The colonel was Stephen Broftson of Milton and among the commissioned officers were the following from McHenry county: Jacob D. Lansing, Marengo, lieutenant colonel; Harmon A. Bock, Marengo, surgeon; and F. W. Watson, Marengo, second assistant surgeon. Company K contained twenty-twe McHenry county men. Flag Beare* ef Local Post He was a» member of the G. A. R. and attended many of the encampments of his regiment and took great interest in attending special services, and public occasions. He was the flagbearer of the local G. A. R. and was always proud to carry the colon. He Counted it a great privilege to head a procession carrying the flag he loved, for to him the flag wfw an emblem of glory. "Oh, flag of a resolute nation, Oh, flag of the strong and the free, The cherished of true hearted millions, We hallow thy colors three." Richard Thompson was marrisd to Laura L. Whiting on Dec. 12, 1872. To them one son, Raj C., wiis born June 20, 1884, who lived but a short while and fell asleep July 16 1887. His wife, Laura L., passed away on June 15, 1921. After the war Mr. Thompson settled on a farm near McHenry where he resided until Nov. 80, 1926, at which time he moved to McHenry. Since the death of hii wife his sister, Mrs. Jane Amelia Carr, has lived with him, on the farm and in McHenry, caring for him and nutking his home Ijfigh&and cheery. / About t>irf>t years ago he had * paralytic stroke that left his right side partially paralyzed. This was a serious handicap to him but despite this fact he was able to carry on many of his activities. The deceased leaves to mourn his departure his sister, Mrs. Jane Amelia Carr, his brother, Charles Thompson of Greenwood, and five nieces, Mrs. Will McCar.non of Ringwood, Mrt. A. J. Schneider of McHenry, Mrs^ M Cruickshank of Elgin, Mrs.' Hugh White of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Lloyd Gratton of Woodstock, aH> one nephew, Floyd R. Carr, of Greenwood, and also many friends of other days as well as more recent acquaintances. Funeral Held Saturday Funeral services were held at the late home at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Dec. 1, with Rev. Hoover of Greenwood officiating. Burial wap at Ringwood cemetery. The flag-draped casket was borne to its final resting place through an escort of members of the American Legion who gathered to pay their last tribute to a comrade ahd the services at the grave were concluded with the call of taps by the bugler. "A comrade fallen, break the rank! While we bear his body on, Nor stand to mourn around his bier For our brother who has gone. "He bore the stress for many a year The stress of storm and rain. He knew the cruel stinging pangs Of suffering and pain. 'He bravely lived and carried on, While those of younger year# Left tasks unfinished all behind And fell midst youths hot te«fs» "Kis body tired, worn and weak Oft sighed for rest and peace, , 1 His spirit longed for another wftfld ; Where suffering would cease. "Today we come to honor Our>brother who is at rest, . We bow in reverence and love To God who knoweth best." *>/'v:*j Card of Thanks We wish in this way to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to relatives, neighbors and friends for sympathy and floral offerings extended us in our Recent bereavement. Also those who so kindly aided in the ceremonies and those who furnished own. Mrs. Jane Amelia Carr Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thompson pCftfieees and Nephew. ^ RINQWOOft Guests entertained at the home.of George Adams of Ringwood on Thanksgiving Dayr were Mrs. Katherine Adams and family and Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Adams and son of Elgin, Ed Conway and son, Dick, Sister Mary St. Hilda and Sister Mary Celine of Chicago, Patrick Conway and. son, Robert, and Mrs. Fred Kunc. Patrick Conway and daughters, Sister Mary St. Hilda and Sister Mary Celine of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. George Adams called on relatives at Wilmot Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ooherty called on relatives in Wilmot Sunday after noon. NEW C0U» SCKRES . P IK BATUMI orating the bathroom in color has become the general practice in the newer homes and apartments," said Mr. Bolger, of Illinois Finest Drug Store at McHenry, local agent for du Pont PainW and Duco. "Some of the more recent color schemes are very striking. "Ohe bathroom, redecorated recently, has walls done in a mixture of green and ivory Interior Gloss Paint with the woodwork of the same color --which is a delightfully aoft green. The baseboards have a border of black along their tops. The plumbing fixtures are done in green, a tone deeper than the walls, with a black trim at the base of the spigots and brackets. "Another bathroom has walls of Interior Gloss ivory stippled with orange, blue and gray--a very fine close stipple. The woodwork is in French gray and the floor in gray jaspe linoleum. "These interior gftws paints harden overnight with an enamel-like gloss and, while not recommended for furniture, are being used with success for walls and woodwork where ivory, gray, green, buff, tan, light blue or white offer a range of colors for varied decorative schemes." BOWLING LEAGUES The Studebakers and Schaefer's Carpenters were tied in their last game of the evening in the Business Men's bowling league at the Palace Alleys on Friday evening, Nov. 30. after two other hotly contested games in which the Studebakers were victorious. On the same evening the Matthews-Tonyan team bowled Rothermel's Carpenters and succeeded in winning two games, although one of them being by the narrow margin of one point, all of the games being closely contested. They were: -4. A. Justen.......... D. Huck.. ... E. \ Freund W. Richardson.. «. ....168 182 ...148 168 >«*!' •»•1 81 170 1*4 177 284 178 174 171 198 162 170 B* H--npeonim »<»« .....170 188 168 Kails' R. Page... -- F. Zoelsdorf. -.. Average Average Average 795 Cafe 121 JL..146 141 126 .126 902 886 184 142 147 126 126 162 189 146 126 126 723 687 RJngwoodN D. Hodges. 164 D. WlaUdngton,, 164 J. (Smith.. .....136 S. Lucas. 169 E. Wkttk»g.~~*~.~. 149 190 167 117 167 180 146 244 11$ 156 162 Hi* Michels ... B. N. Schmitt. M. N. Schmitt M. Jung... L. Schmitt. B. Hiller. S. Sch&effer.. W. J. Meyers^. Hiller.... Smith.... Tonyan.. . Ttanyan.. faraftfr'i m' 159 788 877 860 Schaefer's Carpentem Schneider. -- Jbhnsoiw ....... R. N. A. CARD PARTY Rivervlew Camp, Royal Neighbors of America, sponsored a card party after their regular meeting on Tuesday evening of last week, with a good crowd in attendance. Eight beautiful prises were awarded during the evening for the winners of high scores at cards. These parties are held after the last meeting of every month and each member invites a guestr:" ^ :." * EVENING BRIDGE CLUB The members of the Evening Bridge club motored to Elgin Sunday evening, where they were entertained in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stringer at 34 N. Gifford street. A luncheon was served at 6 o'clock, after which the evening was spent at bridge, with the prizes for high honors going to Mrs. H. C. Hughes and Robert Thompson. ; CHRISTMAS CARDS HfJMS Have you seen the nice box assort ment of Christmas Cards at the Plain dealer office? We print your name right on the card and they cost no more.than other cards. without your nam#. • " v , v . ' Ini V In , 'ilhiW. Mf Cohen: "How did yon rescue your wife from the sea when you can*! swim?" Isaacs: "Ah, Cohen, if you'd seen .167 188 166 .147 112 18* Average 182 124 152 H. Schaefer. 168 164 168 J. Schaefety.t.........„^-.lt>2 142 200 \ 766 726 860 MattWws-Tonyan, W. Smith. 166 187 286 B. Schmitt 172 225 142 E. Tonyan v„.....160 186 136 B. Freund 156 187 189 W. 179 166 184 , 888 799 836 KothermeTa Carpenters A. Kranse 170 146 196 B. Freund 117 186 171 J. Rothermel....^..^. 187 166 179 C. Rothermel 175 160 187 H. 8imoi....... 164 162 178 '-..AiU 768 798 861 On Wednesday night, Nov. 28, the McHenry Lumber company team took three straight games from the Karls Cafe team with their second game with a score of 902 being the Tecord breaker of the evening. On the same evening the Ringwood Nursery team were to bowl the Woodstock A- C.'s, t as the latter team did not appear, game was forfeited to the Ringwood men. : ' ' J ' 7 8 2 7 6 1 i On Monday evening, Nov. 26, the teams of the K C, bowling league played their schedule with the high score for the evening being bowled by Bolger, who had 233 pins to his credit. The games were as foHows: B. Freund 169 176 168 J. Frisby .125 125 126 A . S c h a e f e r . . 8 2 1 0 4 1 0 4 Wl Bidder ... .200 179 192 E. C-onway. .....-- 125 204 158 >, 60i Ck ...181 P. Brefeld ..........186 N. Freund............ 168 E. Sutton. 150 R. ISchasfen....... 142 " 717 9teffes • 194 Conwa|r 134 Overton' 125 Karls ...124 Bolger 10 fj'/V " 767 .144 181 140 ...198 :i68 766 G T'rwttriL..... Green .......... Phalin Buss H. ,Schaefer, ...A & McHenry Umber On. E. Smith..... ..178 147 H. Weber 198 her throw up her arms with a $250|H. Hughes 146 174 bracelet on each!"--Hardware Age. IG. Weber 166 196 788 142 168 129 208 170 812 163 187 126 115 238 828 178 162 147 198 179 859 did 747 177 151 1«0 175 170 853 131 202 125 144 145 G. Schmitt. H. Weber... W. Smith...l Ml Weber.. B. Freund.... W; Smith. &:vvA;,<t28 830 Harry Alexander of Hebron Nick Justen were tied for the priae of five dollars offered last week for the high score bowled at the Palace Air leys. They each bowled 288. 6 Correction Last week's bowling scores stated that on Friday night, Nov. 28, ttiik' Studebakers won two games from the Matthews-Tonyan team. It should have read Schaefer's Contractors a#; Builders won the two games insteadji Thft McHenry Foresters bowl last week as their night came on Thanksgiving so a holiday was declared for the teams for the week. The Johnsburg Foresters bowled on Tuesday night, Nov. 27, with team No. 3 bowling the high score of 907 in their second game for the evening. The games follow: ^ A. Smith. 146 178 195 C. Smith. 198 | Michels 106 172 J. N. 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