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WEISS SO ADVISES AT MEETING INK Mms Meeting Is Held at IHgh WmI Here O* Sitardty - '•,/">: Evening % •*-yf& " tiaiss meeting was held t^VtSS Community high school auditorium Saturday evening to protest against •he building of the pre posed new dam :';4t Nippersink Lake. over which the J^eople of McHenry and residents ;- tlong the river are very much up in ^ ms against. That the question is e cf vital interest to the large teritory affected was evident by the i^rge crowi in attendance and the "• jieveral talks that were made. . \ The sentiment expressed by one 'v ---.'Speaker seemed to be universal ' throughout the assembly and that » -,i?|fas that the Fox River Valley js "^fow the garden spot of Illinois and fhat the residents must all stand together and fight to the finish to »eep it so. Several were present from Elgin who said that the build- |ng tof the dam would affect the gowns all along the river, including ::i)undee and Elgin, and they were all Interested and ready to stand by Mc- '.• flenry. The meeting was opened by ;--fhe president of the Fox River Comiiunity Protective association, Mayor : jPeter W. Frett, who gave in detail |tn account of taskwork and the of- ^icials he had seen in the several >- jays in which he had been at Chicago v-'jbid Springfield in the interests of \ fhe proposition and conditions are be- / finning to appear somewhat brighter for our cause than they have heretofore. Frett Makes Report Rgp. Roy Stewart, and Director William Stratton were taken to the present dam and shown the reason for the low water by Mayor Frett and he received the assurance of both that they were with him and understood the conditions. Mayor Frett called on Senator Deneen in Chicago and Tom Curran, chairman of the appropriations committee, while in Springfield and in Chicago received assurance fronj<p J. Scott Matthews and other Pi^takee Bay residents that they were with us. The only one who appeared unfriendly to the cause was the head of the state waterways department, Mulvahill, who insists that the new dam will be built and no money will be spent on the present dam below McHenry, even though the state legislature at its last session appropriated $10,000 for repairs on the came. Governor Small Interested Mayor Frett received a telephone call from Governor Small Friday, in which the governor said he would be away from his office for ten days or two weeks, but when he returned a committee should call and bring the petition, to which it is hdped to obtain 2,000 signers, he would give the matter his attention and do all he could for us. He also said that the state was not building dams for pastime and if the present dam could be repaired that was the thing to do. Charles Kennedy of Woodstock was present at the meeting as a representative of Congressman Reid, who had left for Washington Saturday night. He voiced the opinion prevalent throughout the evening, that an organization be formed, and one committee be appointed with _ . power to act and he brought the assurance that the congressman was "with us." The promoters of this unnecessary dam, which the clause in the omnibus bill says is to be built in Fox River at a point in or near Nippersink Lake must first secure a permit from the war department before it can be installed, according to an act of March. 1899. The matter must be taken up with the war department and a public hearing held, and as the first date that congress can act upon it is December 6, it is plainly evident that the snow will be flying before anything can be decided. By that time it is expected that the present dam will be repaired and that it will provide all the water necessary for the entire region and show everyone concerned that the dfcm at the upper lake is ont needed. Old Dam Neglected By State If the state had made use of the yearly appropriation of $7,500 for the upkeep of the da"m, saying nothing of the $10,000 which is now available for repairs, the present conditions would never have existed and the people at Fox Lake would have all the water they need. That the fctate department has been sadly negligent in this respect is very evident but the people along the river have at last become awake and some of that money is going to be spent or they intend to know the reason why. The man who introduced this clause in the omnibus bill and who Was responsible for getting the bill passed by the state legislature was Rep. William F. Weiss of this dis1- trict. He was present at the meeting and was the principal speaker. That the representative from Lake county was a bit worried was evident from the fact that he had come from Waukegaii, uninvited, to attend the meeting and endeavored to explain in his most convincing manner, the facts of the case to the satisfaction of the assembly. In his effort to explain "that lie had never solicited votes in • McHenry county he no less made it evident that he needed votes over CONTRIBUTIONS FOR LEGION FIRE FUND The dance for the benefit of the American Legion Fire fund that was held at the Fox pavilion, Friday, July 22, was well attedned. Entertainment was furnished by "Billie" Lundt who had! just completed an engagement at the State-Lake theatre, Frank Belasco, the "Boy Tenor" exclusive WQJ radio station artist, Miss Betty Hahn, dancer, and Harry Lawrence of the West Side K. C. club, Chicago. It was apparent that everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and all were sorry to call it a night and leave at midnight. The first prize of the Worth-Niesen contest was awarded to Miss I^one Regner, who closed with a standing of $845.50, the second prize to Miss Dorothy Matthews with a standing of $478.00. All of the committees engaged in the drive have not reported and a complete list of contributions and ticket sales is not yet available. Committee reports received to date are as follows: Robert Duda - $10.00 Ray McGee ' 25.00 Nobby Style Shop 10.00 John Brda 10.00 Smith-Bros 10.00 Thomas P. Bclger 26.00 Jacob Justen ft Sons 10.00 John Karls .: 25.00 Niesen's Cafe 10.00 James Halpin ........ - 10.00 A1 Barbian 15.00 John Mycital ........................-- 10.00 Emil Geier 5.00 Mike Wlorts 26.00 MlcHenry Plaindealer 25.00 Marshall's Bakery 10.00 W. P. Woodburn 10,00 Consumers Shoe Store 5.00 Agatha Shop 6.00 Unti Brothers 25.00 Carey Electric Shop 10.00 Walter Carey 1(M>0 Fox River Valley State Bank.. 25.00 N. H. Ptetesch .........--............. 10.00 Dr. N. J. Nye .„. 16.00 Peter Neiss 3.00 Anton Blake 2.00 Mort Ritt 2.00 W. L. Howell & Co. --; 10.00 Fred Ferwerda George Fraser ........................ J. Kuch ..................... Fred! Justen ............. Joe Engeln Heimer's Restaurant Jos. J. Miller -- Kent & Co. ................... Bishop A Olson ............. G. A. Stilling Garage .......... Father O'Rourke Albert Krause -- Sonny Steilen John Knox ..... Hunter Boat Co. Alice Knox Dave Knapp - Charles F. Lasch .... Dr. C. Mielles Henry Frase Arthur L. Michel ••••• John Weber .................. William Meyers Susanne A. Wood C. J. Norager ..... H. W. Rapp Gordon A Klein ........... John A. Arado ........... Carl Mladsen r....... N. J. Becker Dohms -- Riplingor R. P. Allen Mrs. Wm. Strove J. Peters J. C. Cope .....-- Becker .... G. Blaeltner H. J. Baugh Philip Sanig ... ... 10.00 ... 1.00 ... 5.00 ... 25.00 ... 10.00 ... 16.00 ... 5.00 ... 10.00 ... 6.00 ... 10.00 6.00 .... 5.00 ... 2.00 ... 85.00 85.00 .... 5.00 .... 25.00 .... 10.00 .... 5.00 .... 6.00 .... 6.00 ... 3.00 ... 6.00 „. 26.00 ... 5.00 " 5.00 ... 6.00 ... 6.00 ... 5:00 ... 2.00 ... 2.00 ... 2.00 ... 6.00 ... 2.00 5.00 ... 6.00 ... 1.00 ... 1.00 .:. 2.00 10.00 (Continued on last page) here and he hastened to explain that on a rainy day at the request of Fred Lundin of Fox Lake he had gone with him and his engineer, received the assurance of two men that the new proposed dam was the only thing for the lakes and river and that it would meet with the approval of the people along the river. He evidently did not give much thought to the wild scheme for without further investigation and upon the recommendation of Fred Lundin and his engineer, went to Springfield and had appropriated the sum of $175,- 000 for the completion of the project. Mjr. Weiss went on to recall in his behalf that it was he who had obtained the yearly appropriation of $7,500 for the maintenance of the dam when it was taken over by the state a few years ago, "also that he had always given his best interests for McHenry county relative to road and bridge questions and in the cow testing of a year ago. Will Go After $10,000 For Repairs He made no apologies but admitted that he now saw his mistake and was just as ready to do all that he could to repair this error as he had been in obtaining the appropriation. His final message was that a committee be appointed with full power to act and when the time came to decide upon the location of the new dam th<; statement would be made that the location had been changed and that the $175,000 would then be used to build a new, electrically rontrolled dam wherever the people along the river decided. Mr. Wleiss was supported by Rep. Frank McCarthy of Elgin, who brought the message from the gover nor that not a thing would be done to hurt the interests of the people in this district or to sacrifice the interests of anyone, that survey will be made, the people will be given a chance to study the survey and a full and fair hearing trill be gtvaa to all along the river. GRAYSLAKE GIRL INSTANTLY OARS OOULIDE NEAR LtLY LAKE Theatre Bhaltoa »f McHmry hjarel 1» Sum Crash--Two Kille4 Near Antiech 1%ree motoriststs were killed, two at Lake Villa and one near McHenry and two were injured in antomobile accidents which occurred near here over the week-end. Miss Agnes Sorenson, 18 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sorenson of Grayslake, lost her life near Lily Lake. The Ford coupe in which she was riding accompanied by Kenneth Reed, 19 years old, and an employee of the Illinois Bell Telephone company, collided with a Dodge car driven by Theodore Shelton of this city on the cement road just east of Lily Lake near the Peter Brown farm. Head-en Collision The accident occurred about 9:30 o'clock Saturday evening when Reed and Miss Sorenson were on their way to the Fox pavilion at McHenry. They were driving west and Shelton was traveling east when the two cars crashed in the head-on collision without a moment's warning, resulting in a terrible tragedy. Hie ;crash, according to Chief Deputy Fred Brown and Dr. Herbert Struthers, of Grayslake, came when the two cars, which were approaching each other, were thrown together by a third car that had cut between them shutting off their vision of the road and causing the unavoidable accident." Hie girl met instant death. She was thrown and caught beneath the wreckage of the cars which crushed her body and fractured both legs and according to those who were first to arrive at the scene of the accident, she was instantly killed. The body was taken to Grayslake, and the sad news of the accident was conveyed to her parents. Kenneth Reed was rendered unconscious by the terrific impact of the cars and suffered severe lacerations and bruises about the head and arms and later complained of a very severe pain in one leg. His condition is serious, although it is expected that he will live. He was taken to the home of his brother, Harold Reed, at Grayslake where it wlil take him some time to recuperate. McHenry Man Injured Theodore Shelton was also badly bruised and cut, receiving severe cuts about the head and arms with bruises about the obdy. He was hurried to his home in this city where a physician attended him. It was considered a n.tracte by eye witnesses that any of the parties concerned in the accident escaped alive. The cars were utterly demolished and pieces were strewn over the pavement like kindling wood. The sheriff of Lake county soon arrived at the scene and took charge of the removal of the cars which were cleaned up as well as possible and taken to a garage at Volo. The deceased left besides her parents, a brother, Albert, and two sisters, MSargaret and Helen. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Grayslake. Kenneth Reed is a grandson of William Simes of this city. Marmon Hits Tree The other acident occurred the same night at Loon Lake when a Marmon touring car driven by Jack' O. Shilvock and accompanied by Esther Koetke, 19 years old, • and George Smith, all of Chicago crashed into an oak tree, after careening off the side of the road,, traveling at a rate of sixty-five miles an hour. The drive shaft of the car was driven eight inches into the free. Smith met death instantaneously and the girl was taken to the Lake county general hospital «where she died the next day. Shilvock is also at the hospital where he has a slight chance to live. ARTHUR D. HUNTER ' TAKES BRIDE JULY 12 WeftkKneWn McHenry Man Mwiirl !• Miss Mary Coddington at Indianapolis Announcement is made of the mar* riage of Miss Mary V. Coddington, daughter Of the late Mir. and Mrs. Addison E. Coddington, former residents of Danville, to Arthur D. Hunter of McHenry, 111., which ceremony took place Tuesday afternoon. July 12, in Indianapolis, Ind., at the St. Paul's Episcopal church. The bride and her sister, Miss Helen Coddington have been residing in Oakland, Calif., for the past few years but the former chose Indianapolis in which to be married as she has a brother, A. E. Coddington, residing in that city. Rev. Lewis Brown, rector, officiated at the ceremony. The altar lighted with cathedral candles, was banked with garden flowers, delphinium, snapdragons and daisies. Preceding the ceremony Clarence Carson, organist, played a program of bridal airs and during the ceremony he played, "To a Wild Rose." The bride was attended by her sister, Misg Helen Coddington, of Oakland Calif., as maid of honor, who wore a gown of flesh colored georgette crepe with a cream colored lace hat. She carried an arm bouquet of pink lillies and delphinium. Frederick L. Barnhill, of Los Angeles was best man. The bride who was given in marriage by her brother, A. E. Coddington, wore her mother's bridal gown of white faille, fashioned with basque waist with a Mledici collar of rose point lace and puff sleeves of the lace. The skirt, in period style, had a front panel of brocaded velvet, which was caught with a bunch of ostrich tips at one side. She wore a court train and tulle veil, arranged with a coronet of rose point lace with a cluster of orange blossoms at either side and carried an old fashioned buoquet of Bride roses and lilies of the valley. A bridal dinner at the Marott hotel followed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter left for a wedding trip, the bride traveling in a navy blue crepe faille with hat to match. They will be at home at McHenry after September. , Out-of-town guests were Mir. and Mrs. Everett Hunter, McHenry, and Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Barohill, of Los Angeles. Mr. Hunter has many friends in this city where he was raised and attended school. He also attended the University of Illinois and is a member of the Theta Chi fraternity. PRIZES OFFERED TO SOLVERS OF "WHO'S WHO' Better hurry, folks. The opportu nity to cash in on your "Who's Who' ability is fast slipping away. Today saw the start of the third series of The McHenry Plaindealer's $200 "Who's Who" contest -- and there's but few weeks left to go. Better try for a prize in this one. All you have to do is turn to page six, read over the rules carefully and start. Seven persorts must win the Weekly rewards, "You" can be among them. Card of Thanks I desire to thank all the people who so kindly helped me during the contest in the sale of tickets for the Legion Fire Fund dance, in which I was successful in winning one of the prises. DOROTHY MATTHEWS. Club Pcinic The Johns burg Community club will "give a picnic on Sunday, July 31, in the Peter S. Freund woods. Ladies and gentlemen and children ares cordially invited to attend. McHenry Rifle CWb . The McHenry Rifle club sponsored its second rifle meet Sunday, July 25, on its rifle range between the hours of 8:15 and 11:15 a. m. Bruce Nickels, formerly a rifle coach in the U. S. Marines, and Lester Bacon, who was an infantry sergeant in the army, are now the instructors of all the meets. The officers of the organization are very well satisfied with the progress of the club thus far. The next meet will be during the same hours, Sunday, Aug. 7. GRAYS DEFEAT ELGIN CARDINALS SUNDAY The McHenry Grays were the victors in a hard fought game last Sunday, winning by a 10 to 9 score. Bohr of the Grays fanned eleven men. Durrenberger made nine take the strike-out route. The McHenry pitch er secured one three-bagg«yr. , Make Geei Catch J. D. Lodtz, Crystal Lake tatter, and MiSs Frances Steinsdoerfer report that on Tuesday morning, near McHenry they succeed pi in landing three nice 'black bass, .'the largest weighing 5 pounds and the others 3Vi and 2% pounds. We know they had 'em, because they were brought into the Plaindtealer office for inspection. Paste Pot Philosophy Weekly Clippings From the Jokeaters' Columns If Lindberg wants to test his popularity in France, he ought to fly back over there with a dunning letter from Mr. Mellon.--Southern Lumber- "Pa, what's a family tie?" "Mine, everytime "I want It -JS kids are wearing it/'--Oil Weekly. Those famous chocolate sodas, made with Chapell's made-to-please Im cream--at Bolger's. • / ... - If a cup is the same as a mug and that is the same as a face, my girl has one of the prettiest loving cups you ever saw.--London Opinion. . Landlady: "A professor formerly occupied this room, sir. He invented an explosive." New Roomer: Ahl I suppose those spots on the ceiling are the explosive ? Landlady: "No, that's the professor sir."--Recruiter. In these Volsteadian days, the aviators Appear to be enjoying all the hops)--Shoe and Leather Reporter "Don't you think my suit is a perfect fit?" '• "Yes, indeed; it's almost a convulsion."-- Oil Weekly. I sent my boy to college. With'a pat upon his back. I spent $50,000 * And got a quarter back. --Brooklyn law. "'It d £o be the fire department that displayed the most hose, but-- well, it's different now.--Sample Case The man who jay-walks takes a grave chance.--Wall Street Journal. PLAY STARTS ON 18 HOLf COURSE UNOFFICIALLY OPENED ON JULY 24 MeHefcry Ceotiy CI oh Will Have Om ef Beat Co«rsea It District The second nine holes of the Me- Country club 18-hole golf course was unofficially opened for play on Sunday, July 24. While the regular grens of the new 9-hole course are not quite ready for play, the temporary greens and fairways were considered to be in very good condition for so new a course, and it goes without saying that all clifb members and guests who played the full 18-hole course for the first time Sunday are wonderfully pleased with the present condition and they foresee that this promises to be one of the most attractive and snappy courses in this territory. The good condition of the course was emphasized by the fact that there were many scores turned in which were only a little over the par of 72. Additional Fifty Acres The additional fifty acres which comprise the second nine holes of the golf course, were purchased last September from Jacob F. Justen and adjoin the original holdings of thf club. An early start on the new greens and fairways was made possible in the hope that they would be ready for play this season and this hope has been realized. A plan for the additional nine holes was worked out by H. H. Kinp, a memebr of the club, assisted by Albert Purvey, who is in charge of the course and is a well known expert in his profession. It was Mr. King who laid out the original nine holes and that his judgment in planning these has met with the approval of the membership, as also hundreds Of Chicago people who have been guests of the club during the last few seasons, will be readily attested to. The tract of land selected for golf purposes possesses the natural facilities for a spelndid 13- hole course. The land is beautifully rolling and provides natural hazards j and other interesting features, with many beautiful oak trees which lend a charm to the surroundings. The scenery is very beautiful and the course commands a view of the Fox river well above the bridge and the city to the nftrth and as fafe as the present much discussed dam to \e south. Activities at the Country club are in full swing and with the entire 18 holes in play the large crowds over the week-end will be most successfully accommodated. Every week brings something new in a tournament or contest to keep the interest of the players. The tournament for the President's cup has just been completed and on August 6 will begin the contest for the C.W. Stenger cup. Blind Bogey Tournament On Sunday, July 24, the first event to be played over the entire 18-hole j course was the Blind Bogey tournament. Some low scores were played i and the prize for low gross w s ( copped by C. N. Owen with a neat j 82 gross. As a prize for this he received golf balls to the value of $8.! The blind bogey nun\f>er drawn was I 94. It was found that no one had j that number but William Hoeft and i E. M. Galitz each had a net of 95. while A.E. Nye had net of 98. The j first three prizes were wooled and [ divided amone the three high scores, | each one receiving golf balls to the I value of $4.75. Fourth and fifth' prizes were pooled and divided be- j tween Louis Smith with a net of 92, and Ray Page with a net of 96." each ! winnincr $2.65 in golf balls. The sixth : to tenth prizes inclusive were pooled and divided between C. S. Owen-with j a net of 97, Harry Barrett with a | net of 97, Ed Smith with a net of i 91, W. E. Galitz with a net of 91,1 and L. E. Hawley with a net of 91. | each man receiving 90 cents in golf balls. First Stenger Cup Match The first match for the C. W. St-» - ger cup tournament will be played August 6 to 9 inclusive. The followiern sixteen low net players qualified in the Blind Bogey tournament of Sunday for the C. W. Stenger cup tournament and were drawn to play the first match as follows: Name Handciap Ray Paee 17 E. E. Bassett Henry Schaefer ......... Dr. Johnson ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR Fox River Valley Protective Association Live Organisation The annual election of officers for the Fox River Valley Improvement and Protective association was held at the MjeHenry home of the sicre tary, Mrs. Francis A. Bear. The meeting was well attended and fourteen new members enrolled. The organization has suspended for sixty days only the regular initiation fee of $5.00 and will accept applications for memberships on payment of one year's dues ($1.00). Applications may be had from the secretary. Any person interested in the preservation and welfare of the Fox River Valley is invited to join. Thus far this organization iwas successful in procuring gas and electrictiy for owners south of the bridge. The organisation tpday is up in arms against the proposed dam at Nippersink and is doing everything possible to bring about the building of a new dam at the site of the present dam. This organization is not to be confused with a very recent local organization of a similar name. The majority of the members of the organization are summer residents who come from Chicago. They are members of this other new organization and will work in harmony with it. The officers for the coming year are: Julius J. Witte, president; H. P. Johnson, vice-president; Mrs. F. A. Bear, secretary-treasurer. Board of Directors, E. W. Draheim, J. L. Bauer, John Pflueger, Everett Hunter, Sr., Fred Beller, J. U. Frey, William Sporel, B. J. Deitz, H. F. Schubreth, Fred Pagel, Henry F. Curtis, and Albert H. Watson. At this meeting it was voted to donate $50 toward the fire truck fund in appreciation of the services of the fire company. The next meeting of the association will be held August 6 at the home of the secretary, in Mineral Springs Park subdivision at 8 o'clock p. m. (Chicago time). All property owners on the river who are interested in its conservation are invited to attend. '•i; SAVE THE LOTUS: V NO MORE DAMS;: GREAT LOTUS FIELDS A PRICELESS ASSET H» C Benke of Chicago, a FriAri e£ Katare, la Plea Far Om i Nataral Landscape (Written for The McHenry Plaindealer by H. C. Benke, 2043 Northr Wioo«f St., Chicago.) Having just made one of my peri.; - odkal visits like so many other Chi-V cagoans and as I have done for many years past (at times with my camera,? at other times without) to the won-? derful region of Chain o' Lakes, extending from State Line to Crystal- Lake and centering about McHenry,^ it came to my notice that a plan is on? foot for constructing another dam in 3 the river above. | Friend of Nature I a contributor to Field MIIIMIIIIH| Herbarium, Member of Wild Flowe|r Preservation Society, Illinois Society I for Nature Study, etc., and particula-l rly as a "friend of our natural land-| scape" I feel it to be my duty to very! strongly protest against anything that 1 would disturb the natural lake drain-1 age and levels of this magnificient ^|§ region of natural parks. , \ These lake levels, as now stabilized ;i through many years and fairly con- ' stant give the entire region itst. ^ natural aspect and peculiarities of rs lake, bay, swamp, meadow, marsh and ^ J ^ hillside. The very trees have been • evolved to agree with its levels and' ^ , drainage. Here are oaks and v ** , ^ hickory, the elms and ash--* / y* here maples, there dogwoods or*, . „ willows--all suited to present en-4 /? *: vironment and the same is true con-:; cerning wild flowers, ferns, sedges, IV-;* reeds--in fact, all the flora of the -y;; < region. ' "j \ f- For all thesis many years natural - ' forces have been at work to establish. V associations in plant life such as *• 1 those of marsh, moor, fen, or glade; <5 *- depths and levels which cannot be dis- ' ^ turbed by damming or draining with-' *®~ out losing for the region its charm-. and distinction. i- ' '• And last, but by no means least, v ^ we must consider tike priceless assets ; of the region, particularly about- - _ ^ Grass Lake, one of the chain of the^ V-,* lakes--the Lotus, very near relative", ; ^ of the sacred bean or lily of old Egypt and which shoiuld be just ask|; different" N1 Wit McHENRY COUNTY BOY " SCOUTS ARE IN CAMP Boy Scouts in McHenry county, to the number of thirty-seven, from Harvard, Chemung and Marengo, opened the summer camp last Sunday at Pleasant Lake, Wis., north of sacred to us, though in a Elkhorn. Ralph Tastad, Scout ex- sense. v ecutive, is in charge, assisted by three | Would Cripple Lotua * other men, all versed in camp life | These superb flowers are the unique and the handling of boys. 1 wonder of the region, a rarity hard In addition to %the pleasures of to duplicate on the continent. Theyh^ camping, all Scouts receive invaluable are of great scientific Interest. o^r,< instruction in Scouting. The National J wonderful beautf and grandeur andf organization of Boy Scouts insists 011 j the attractive force for thousands of* a rigid system of camp administration! visitors in ever-increasing nuirbersf and every care and comfort is provided the Scouts. Friends of the Scout movement are cordially invited to visit Pleasant Lake. Take Route 12 out of Elkhorn to Lauderdale Lakes golf grounds; make right turn opposite the grounds. The Boy Scouts will welcome you. The week set aside for the boys of McHenry Troop is from August 14 to August 21. Eight or ten of our boys have already made application and at least twenty ex#£Ct to attend from here. * and wider circles. To disturb the natural level of the lakes, especially to raise it appreciably would serious^ ly cripple their growth, indeed* destroy the beds entirely. Ia every way should they be guarded and protected by law and never commercialized. It is surely a crime to take them by armsful, the flowers. buds and leaves and not even in dormant season to leave them at rest but grab up the peculiar ornamental pod's holding the .seeds. The rights of the seeming millions About and those of generations to come--are immeasurably greater than 'those of a few individuals who may wish to have another darn. 7 So here's our slogans--and I think; engineers, too, are likely to Entertained at Round Lake Several McHenry friends were entertained in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin at Round Lake on Wednesday evening of last week. 1 plenty of dams in the Fox River al- Cards furnished the entertainment j ready, take care of those we already for the evening with first prize for have so they can serve the purpose u, 20 ...13 the ladies being won by Miss Genevieve Knox and1 first prize for the men being won by Thomas Phalin. Guests of the evening were M. A. Conway, Rev. Walter Conway, Mr. and Mrs. John Phalin and daughter, Eleanor, MT. and MRI*. Ray Conway, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Phalin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knox, Misses Dorothy and Genevieve Knox and Ed Conway. ;;.T.;.10 Joe McOmber W'. C. Galitz Wm. Hioeft C. N. Owen Ed Smith .... J. N. Sayler L. A. Erickson > E. M. Galitz ... Harry Barrett George Oonin Loias Smith ..... D. I. Granger ... The Flag tournament will be held over the 18-hole course next Sunday, July 31. Ladies may enter this, event and a full handicap plus two strokes will be allowed each player. The object is to plant a flag at the exact spot where your handicap pins two strokes added to the par of 72 brings your ball to rest: A nice line of Dunlop balia. will be given for the prizes. ...„10 .....16 "McHENRY COLLEGIATES" NAME OF NEW BALL TEAM The McHenry Collegiates have won their third successive game. The boys are prepared to give the Crystal Lake team a good trimming. Next Sunday the game will be called at 2:30 o'clock at the Mike Conway baseball park. Come out, look the boys over. Tickets 25 cents, sold at the gate. The lineup of the new team is as follows: "Zukie" Kinsala, 1st; "Torchy" Krause, 2nd; "Colonel" Stoffel, 3rd; *Buji" ITiurwell, ss; Jimmie Fay, c; "Bear" Kreutzer, c, Harold Frett, If; "Paulie" KarUj^ Mike Conway, rf; Jim Geier, rf; lie" Patzke, p. D. A. G. Club Holds Pknic Mbmbers of the D. A. G. club held - picnic Thursday afternon of last to maintain the present equilibrium; preserve the landscape; save the Sacred Lilies; keep the region for park--NO MORE DAMS! H. C. BENKE. '•*> r-*- Mrs. Welch Entertains r M!rs. William J. Welch was to several friends at her home on Main street last Saturday afternoon. Cards and bunco furnished entertainment for the guests with prizes at cards going to Miss Clara Schiessle and Miss Ellen Doherty. At buncu - prizes were awarded to Miss Bridge'. Doherty and i|rs. John Relihan. Delicious refreshments were semed at the close of a pleasant afternoon. Ice Cream Social An ice cream social will be held on the lawn at St. Patrick's Church. Saturday evening, July 30, given by the Young Ladies' Sodality. If the weather is unfavorable it will be held in the basement of the church. Everybody invited. 8-fp MBS. GEORGE BECK WITH Mrs. George Beckwith died at her home east of the river at about 4:30 ^ o'clock Wednesday morning. Al- / though she had not been well for reek at Wing Park in Elgin, where I several weeks her death occurred sudthey enjoyed a broiled beef supper. Louis Erickson proved himself to be the champion in the horseshoe contest. The name of the club, "D.A.G." has become somewhat of a mystery and a prize will be given to anyone guessing what these initials stand for. Send your answers !» C. W. Goodell, secretary. denly. Mrs. Beckwith was an old v resident of this community. SIM , leaves one daughter, Delia. Beat Excursions 9 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. Special boats at any hour. Regular fare,' $1.00 for adults, 50 cents for children. Hunter Boat Line. Tel. McHenry 7 - - .u.„ •••-y Notice The public is hereby warned that K ; s^- Atteadea! the dumping of rubbish on the- 'ft ts tow time for the payment of Brefeld lots in McHenry must cease, dues for the upkeep of lots in the> Prosecutions will ^follow if this warn-j Woodland Cemetery. If you intend^ ing is not heeded. - 8-tp.j to pay your daes this yea- di it now. SHgend JACOB BBBPELJ). {Your contribution will be appreciated*. w Y, v* 'iSiM ;:3-: ' r'tnH^fMAi - n niT^ ' ;