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*"** PUBLIC OPINION *AND CRIME LEONARD A. BARRETT .,s4»- ^ •OX McHENBT PLAINDEAIja Thursday, Jebraarjr, 27| 199 111 come in and pay you for thia drink and charge another." Pete didn't have "no sense of hutnor" and »beat the tar out of the fallow. Ah, yes, them WAS the days. One <if our titles wltli a population j j LET'S \ISIT a hot it fifty thousand persons was j- St.; Paul, Minn.. Feb. 10. , j dominated in Its J Things are prosperous and looking municipal life by . Up forHhe Old Timers' Club.» Today the influence of we .have twentytwo members and the crime. The in'U»i>'y Timers are being convinced that Our. the politicians page is not a "flash in the pan," but shut?" (Say, Joe Engeln, did I hear you say,.one time, that John Niesen fished that way once ?) And, says he, "do you remember where.the best and largest-thorn apples grew?" Scoopum," old pal, it seems but yesterday. If your Old Timer is spared; say thirty-years, maybe he will catch up on the fun, foibles and frolic of those Good Old Times. « < M -FRANK BENNETT. of held by g.-uigster aim! - vote. Condi tii>ns wore su<,*h that <i i .istic measures had to Se evoked •o safeguard not HAPPIEST HOURS IN McHENRY University «Statio», - « • Enid, Okla. ih^ir notions " L. £ *. '• . • i 1 Margaret McDonald, your letter in _ . .. Feb. 13.. viHne of tle a PcrmanentJL eat"re' earned on year;the Plaindealer perkea U8 up a whole Editor Plaindealer and "ff t r vpar The-i»la.nd«ater has done ,ot m HoweJ, himself< buUt the vil.j Old1 Timers Club, After McHenry, 111. , after year. The Plaindealer 'ln rxf ".if | something that no other paper has l ever succeeded in doing and that is to | have a Visiting Club. People, as they grow older, either sour or become complacent, but not oniv the" rights of 6° with MtHcfnryites. This page has property but the lived long enough now to have demonlives of the people.-Crated that a person can be in their Public' sentiment sixties, seventies or eighties'and still was aroused. Information,, the. result have a keen^eager mentality and take A bunch of us raided JohhClaxton's „Of fearless and thorough investigatidn, a happjf- jri'tef^>in; ••lijPp,; paOT'-and melon pitch (at night, of course) ? wis disseminated at large,mass meet- present. ^ | ' t I got there first and-imitated Mi-. lets. The public registered its right-" ' j ClaxtOn, as I yelled at them to "get eous indlgatirtn sat the next Election, have wondered if you Were still, aliVft! the h--out before I start shooting.' As the result of the vote, the gang*ier an(j going strong. Remember when!The gang got out, all right, all right, ( relatives of mine and in the later lists rule was brokei), and ^he/vacant of- y0U sang, "Where is My Wandering j and a few of: them ran into a barbed afe relatives and school friends. We were filled will/ftipn of ^harHiier g0y Tonight," in that rich tenor of j wire' fence and when the hoax was j didn't have a large modern building good reputation. Thus- was tbp j yours ? J^t's see, now, you .wore a : discovered, nothing else but long legs j then, , but went to school in the v^lty '.saved: >-v'Vollar and necktie," didfi't you? Re-1 savjed my sweet life. ,-In those days,.] buildirtg more recently Used, as a" pa- " Tbie most critjeai: .Social tlisease" Jn Member how we rolled driedcorn, silk wh°n I really ran, all that could be r'^hial school. Frank Jackman was la of five cottages up the river the graduation in 1896 he left word at| Dear Friends:--When the Plainthe postoffice that he wanted to see dealer of Jan. 16, 1936, arrived me so I rowed up there. He advised through the kindness of Mrs. Linus me to be a lawyer and get into poli-1 Newman, I was much interested in tics. Thanks be, as the Irish say, 11 the improvements of the town mendid not follow his advice "and I am tioned in it and especially in the acstill "going straight." tivities of your schools. I found very few names in today's happenings with which I am familiar. But when I turned to "The Old Timers' Club," I recognized many narhes---most of those mentioned by Mrs. Grannis, some of whom were our fair land Is hot the breakdown of j cigarettes and from that to tailor ..oar morale due to the depression, nor mad<j »Sweet Caporals"? I quit the the crime resulting from the nun on , cigarettes when the tassel supply ran type in our civilization, l.-.t the power , out and never cared for those hiade of gangster rule which* In many, cen- ^ tobacco. ters of population dominates politics <tnd Influences the judiciary. A continuance of this vicious power means. In final analysis, the overthrow of accredited government, culminating in anarchy and in revolution. Such is the testimony of history. What is the' remedy? public sentimei^ r Yes. public indignation c»mes be public enlightenment. Many years ago, I asked a successful business man if he ever used tobacco and he said, "No, never could afford it." I failed to "get" the an- Bwer right away, but soon " figured that what he meant was that he could not afford it on account of what it Would takeout of him. I Asahel, young fella, let's go-back to July, 1895, when Roy Colby and seen of me was from the hips.up. An aroused |mt before tfhere must Jtfie public , --utttSt. know the fac ts, iffis is the ' J'ou to6k a ca'tch-as-catch-can trip out: pain.you are resting \jp and enjoying "fear" of the gangster rule, .'rile"press into Iowa. I know you got as far as j1"6 "parade" through the cold and is the gangster s worst enemy. He will ; Cedar Rapids, because H<*vb and I j s^o\\, from youi Cozy home, bed and • try "to bump off" the editor whose ' were hot on your trail and inquiry at j chair. Here is how, "Scoopum," good fearless citation of truth has exposed ! the posteffice there shtfwed^there was boy. principal, my sister, Elsie Gage, taught the primary and I believe Clara Wightman then taught the intermediate room. Some of those who were in school then were Amy Owen, Mary Wentworth, Dora Besley, Belle Whiting, Anna Nordquist, Guy Clemens, Archie Eldridge and Ed Granger. Clara Wightman surprised me a short time ago with a card from Flor- Charles Block did have an injured j ^ did not know she had gone to that beautiful state. How about the plans for the <Jtentenniat. All froze uj> and snowed in, I'm thinking. . At the Centennial, the Old- Timers' Club is going to have "a PICNIC all their own. Better join us. leg and is convalescing nicely and laid jip seven weeks. The club would offer. condolences, Charley, if we had not, bet $4 that, outside of the severe Lew Owen was the catcher and redheaded Fred McOmber was the pitchthe criminal schemes of the gangster rule. Exposure-of crime Is absolutely necessary to Jts overthrow, no matter what price that exposure demands. Almost invariably, the moral order of the universe can be depended upon, in Its response. The "right" is bound to win, but It cannot win in an isolated vacuum of inaction. " Why do we have crime? Because we tolerate it What is the power that can abolish its rule?' The public vote. Who controls the vote?. Here is the crucial social enigma! The balance of power is in the hands of> our rlghtminded citizenship. Will the gangster continue to rule While the majority of "good citizens" assume an attitude of lackadaisical indifference? In our American democracy will the vote control the political ' bja^ pipe long enough to say, "Come racketeer or the racketeer control the 9 W«atern Newspaper Union. unclaimed mail there for you. I have never seen you since. v What ever became of Roy? We are all interested. You went to work in the Wire Works , in Waukegan and when I heard from you in 1926 you' pals. Bill was possessed of keen busiwere still with them. ness talent and the advice of Ad was Do* you remember way back when'a large factor in their success. Bill Ad and Bill MusgroVe were handsome, attractive beau briimmels ? It was a fact. Bill was the brains of the combination and the two were The mention of McCollujn's Lake brought back t© mind the beautiful lilies and arilsful of ether wild flowers my cousins and I gathered there and along the railroad track before the ice house was built. I have been II1C LUC in many places since-then, but some' davs that °f my happiest hours were spent' there. • ice, and long icicles hanging from lus mustache, making him look more like came to us. I may be wrong, but I have always thought that every scholar in school liked Strayer. One thing sure, he was a pal to we boys; organized an English? club for one thing. We met at members' homes, learned and liked it. Strayer > ia , , ... . . State Senator in Oregon- has been ers longr for Protect#>n against the for twenty years, and the last four IcoId and blizzards. In olden days a walrus than anything else. Remember the old expression: Great weather for women and, cats,, but h-- on men and horses." Those sturdy pion,eers just had to wear their whiskterms has had no opposition. People out thei-e like him, too, evidently. He made a hurried trip to Chicago last- September. Wanted to get to McHenry, but ju%t could not arrange to, time was so short. ' He married after leaving McHenry, has a daughter and a son. The son isj his partner in law business at Baker, Oregop. I have in an old scra^book a clipping from the McHenry Plaindealer, headed "Class Prophecy," written by Frank Bennett, and orj the same page Luttie Lincoln's original manuscript of an article, "George Washington, many - old .timers would just wear beards in the winter time. They would quit shaving about the first of December. They could tell by their beards just what kind of winter was ahead of them. If their beards grew quickly and tough and like bristles, it was a sure sign of vety cold weather and many blizzards. Ybu young fellows will notice that you had to shave oftener and your bristles were tougher even a£ early as last fall. Sure sign, just watch your whiskers. * Remember the old rule of 3--7--21, a cold snap that goes over three days will go to ANNOUNCEMENT I hereby announce myself as a Re publican Candidate for re-election the Office of Clerk of the Circuit ' * Court and ex-officio Recorder of Mc Henry County and will appreciate th support of my friends at the prima: election on April' 14, 1936. 37-tf WILL T. CONN. Stomach Gas One dose of ADLERIKA quickly ret: lieves gas bloating, cleans out BOTIt: upper and lower bowels, allows you ty> eat and sleep good. Quick, thorough action, yet entirely gentle and safe. Thomas P. Bolger, Druggist,--in Ringwood by S. W. Brown, Druggist.' ADLERIKA . -•• the Man." Frank spoke recently of MVen days: " ov", ",Ten d»ys " wiu T O t r . . . * O P r t Ia fnnmfir-AMA /latva F. K. Granger's big grey runner that wa^. That was "iZamore." He also owned "Luther" and "Kitty G" runners and "McHenry," a trotter, son of "George O," wasn't he "Steve"? go to twenty-one days, etc. Remember the record snow of 1881? We suppose the young folks expect to see that record shattered. Well, if we get a lot more snow from Speaking of sports, McHenry used 1 ?°1?r °T it may be that record -will n'. , . to have a top-notch baseball team t 'alV -5s of snOW means gx>0<1 That was back when the cuWe ball ?00d crops mean good times. We became known. But you trv to tell ca" how high th^ water Hank Wightman that anyone could ! wl! ^ II1 J river- should make a ball go any way but straight, --6 g00d fish,ng* when thrown, and. see how ..far you would get.. Anyway, Lew Owen, catcher; Charlie Granger, pitcher; "Hardy" Knox, 1st; Linus Newman, ^nd-; and here. I find a. leak in my memory dyke. Hey, Lew Owen, finish that nine out, please. That Ed Goldsworthy person, of whom Frank) spoke recently, did have spells, sure enough bad ones. The : 0I.A,0 • , „ last one I knew of was when he left ard a m one lon»' swift 8llde* town of a sudden, leaving my horse and milk wagon in the barn. Customers waiting for milk and no word as to where or why. I may be wrong, Hurrah for the Centennial. HERBERT "Stretcher" BENNETTREMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- We had to feed the birds all through the winter months to keep them from starving?. We could slide, on * sled, on the sidewalk from Wentworth's to How- We used to skate for miles up or down Fox river with skate-sails? but I think that that was" McHenry's fll^ Uf^d ^ ?£e&r _ first reo-niAr t* ; turtles through the ice at the north big snapping Very sincerely, , JOSIE GAGE KNOWfclSS. Mrs. F. E. Knowles, 2010 E. Randolph, Enid, Okla. had many admirers among the pretty girls of his day, and both boys were er. Lew, you will never forget the j excellent dancers. Ad worshipped foul tips that you absorbed and was. Bill, although when under the inbadly hurt. Say, do ylou take thejfluence of whiskey they may have Plaindealer or are you too busy read-1 scrapped. Their mother made Bill ing postal cards. We would all turn hand-springs if' you would just say "Hello, Folks, tahts is Lew Owen, postmaster at Cushing, Okla., greeting you." Will Gallaher could lay down liis promise to take care of Ad, so Bill never married, fearing that a wife would not put up with his brother. Whiskey was the undoing of otherwise fine men. 1 Gmby Q ERTIE on and I'll swat:you some high flies." Will Mead wrote in the 60th anniversary edition that he could tell us some stuff about the Lower Rio Grande Valley that we "wouldn't believe." Try us out, Mr. Mead, we are having a lot of fun. A couple of weeks ago I called on Maud Parsons Swenson and her moth* er in Minneapolis. It was just like calling on my own folks and we had dinner (ham and potatoes in casserole) and talked over old times around Sherman's Hill. Mighty fine people, the Shermans. f And then there was that nice letter from Mrs. Wr. E. Colby in Waukegan, telling us about her father having had the first kerosene lamp in ' Sam McDonald was a man, the meeting of whom left pleasant memories t I can see him now, blueteyed genrously frank and kindly. God never made a better man and when I get Over There, I am going to look him up and we are going to have a splendid visit. Sam was street commissioner and on special occasions a policeman. His son, Henry, died several years ago and Margaret is a member of the Old Timers' Club, which has brought cheer into the lives of many. Greetings, Margaret. Another letter is expected. , John Swift was a familiar personality about town? One Fourth of July the boys failed to take Mr. Swift seriously and tied him up as a joke. John McHenry. Has anyone written to got so mad that he nearly h$d a "The almighty dollar probatly refert ihg and primping." My Neighbor her? I arfT right now. Hello, Mrs Colby, I'll be seeing you at the Centennial and^ if you are not there I shall calLmr^ou at your home.- -- The rother night I phoned the Rev. BrattaiV in Minneapolis and when he answered, I said, "This is Frank Bennett." "Oh, hello, Frank," he came back at me, "I've been going to call you." Nice and heart-warming, don't you think ' Come ohj lets visit. . ; FRANK BENNETT. stroke.- dum. Turn de dum dum, turn de -John Neiss was a paper hanger and painter?'His work was so satisfctory that, likely, some of the houses have not been painted since. • : ; " Ike Wentworth, as president of the school board, inspected everything that went into the 18^4 school house? The material and workmanship of that structure is of the best. regular milk route. It was, however, short-lived. That was in 1897. There was one job that afforded me the greatest of all pleasures those was to. drive a buckboard Fox Lake* or Pistaqua (I insist) Bay end of the mill pond, and stun fish through the ice by smacking the ice with a fence post? "DIVIDENDS ALREADY" ; Waukegan, 111., Feb. 16, 79&6. The McHenry Plaindpaloy. Old Timers' Club, McHenry, Illinois. Greetings: Dividends already, Now, in this era, when stocks are way down With the red in the thermometer, I pick a winner. George "Steve" Owens' water witch story; Maggie McDonald's lettr. Frank's regular, Clara and Herbert (Stretch's) contributions, real dividends, so many pleasant moments of reminiscence with friends. The one outstanding change for the better in the old home town is, I think, is the elimination of the old mill pond. The residents must miss that nauseating stench that it provided during the summer months, that, with the help of its mosquito raising ability and its hazard to children, as was Ben Buss, Jr.'s experience. The transformation has been great But we who used to fish, skate, trap mushrats and enjoy ice boating, we will always hold those memories dear James Perry, Jr., and W. Wentworth T v if1,1" ,Ce boats' ^ McOmber, Arch Eldredge, Charlie Going, Allen Walsh and other fancy skaters, and Ding Thelan Rothermel, the speed models, and I recall with pleasure a school gn-1 friend that was <a crackerjack of a skating partner. "Myrt" olimpm. There were always those that would shovel and sweep snow so that, with places cleared by the Knickerbocker Ice Co., we had places to skate, also »n sJ *1 Tu by the old clover d*yev and the toboggan near or at where the water tower now stands. y?U rmTber" He,'bert, the day mntkh i tec[ backward into the muckhole over by Christy's hog pens? Finally got home and mother made The8"^6 l--S in the wo°dshed. clay holes? March came along with sub-zero weather and plenty of ice. . 'I-ther" wte pronounced' "Either" ? HERBERT "Stretcher" BENNETT. about town ? • It had been circulated among the "wags" that John Faar had bought a young pig (which was We had, an "open winter" with ploughing of land in January; and Drive up to Ben Buss'.old long plat- | t°?r . co'de u st weather in form, big as life, spot stranger^, then March? Late m February the small do your darndgst to lure them to your , ^e-houfes wwe-flMed with 6-,nch rce rig. We had oOr regulars. Of course, 'from clay holes? March came alon£? some of the finest--Henry Hertz, Wm. Lorimer, .the Seng family, Olson and many others,-and a trip up meant a chance to eat at Ben Stilling's. How Ben' and the- Mrs. could prepare a meal and serve it, I know. . By the way, turning this sheet reminded me that I'd better "buzz off," so, for now, at least, "Thanks for Listening." A. G. STEVENS. REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- If you could get a chance to go butchering with R. A. Howard, Robt. or Butch, they would give you the heart and liver of the animal? Yep, give it to you. Milk was five cents per quart, but not gone modern, had * thick rich skUm on top? Stacy Clerk could saw two cords of wood a day? Harry and Larry CNeil would startthrough town about half a block apart and Wilson Gates would run out on his mother barefoot because she hid his shoes to keep him home? John I. Story, at the Riverside,.own-* ed Big and Little Jack, two fine dogs? • George Curtis owned "West," "the first dog that ever .killed Bonslett's cat?" Charley Fldredge had a pet coon ? The Wilbur Lumber Co., forwarded your lumber via Big Jim, the mule, with Charley Nichols, pilot? V Welley Ford, of the Riverside, owned "White Stockings," a running horse? Never stretch pie crust to fit a plater Dough shrinks when baking. • • • Use an egg beater instead of a spoon when beatfng fudge. It makes It creamier. > ^ A porterhouse Steak is much, easier to serve if the boue is irfeppvwl, hefo^i •steak Is broiled. 1 , To determine when a custard is done put a silver knife into the' center. If knifeout clean custard is baked. '. There were no radios and a person could have and hold a consecutive line , of ( thought and arrive at a definite conclusion? Of course, I am an old j true). Some one told Faar that it' jcrab, and I do get peeved, but what's wa^ understood that he had brought 'the use. You know! Turn, turn, turn, home two pigs, having stolen one. I turn, do you hear that ,, bottle say, iThe scene; John Buss was teasing glick, glick, glick,", etc. ^ Faar about, to the amusement of the • • spectators*. I think Mr. Stoffel was Harry Kennedy, "Hobtite"" Bishop | just across the street, taking it all and "Scoopum" mistook a case of(in.) Faar was raving mad, as Pat bluing for sour wine at the Howe I Conway innocently joined the group block fire that burned the jail and En-4"How many pigs did Faar have in the geln's saloon? Hobbie spit his out bag, Conway?" asked Buss, holding of his bedroom window and it went j up two fingers. "Bejasusu, he had all down the' side of~their newly . two says Conway, walking up to Faar. painted house (white). Do you wish I Smack, the .hard knuckles of-Faar's a detailed story of that fire, which led! fist caught Pat on.the jaw and down to McHenry having city water? All,he went. The boys grabbed"Faar as t-. Granhlatea sugar sifted over the top of sponge cake before putting it into the oven gives it a rich brown crusf when "baked. . right, join the OTC and we will go through the "files" for you. -- "Scoopum" Block left McHenry to Conway picked himself ,up. "Them •was the Happy Days." There was an old dead horse over seek his fortune? It is one of the in Owen's woods? "I dhe it," "I two unexplainable things, why the girls let him .slip away. Had a letter from that young fellow today, and hg, says, . - , ; < says he, "Frank, do you remember Always rinse chamois and doeskia the time you sprained your neck loadgloves ln soap water and dry where ing ice in a box car at McCollum's heat is not Intense^ you wish to keep Lake?" And, says he, "do you regloves in good condition I member the logs and snags under the " © A*»ocl*te<J Newspapers.--WNU Swvlc*, I:.!! v_-, . t. z? i. it," "I three it,"- "I four it," etc. POTPOURRI U. S. Imported Fish The carp, a fresh water fish, Is originally a native of Asia. Today it is numerous in the Mississippi and its tributaries as a result of the Importation of them by the United States fish commission in 1877. In' Europe the carp is pi ized as a delicacy and commands a fancy price. The specie* i.' closely related to the goldfish. -^Western New*p«;p«*T.Union, Peter Engeln tended bar for his father? One winter a stranger came in and ordered a drink from Pete and downed it. Pete sjiys, "10 cents, please." The stranger leaned on the bar and talked thusly. "I have rentirdn- bridge, that we caught our fish-i ed an acre of ground up the river hooks on?" And, says he, "the way I that, in the spring, I am going to also dry now and the creek or race S1,- to supply waterpower for Hanly's Mill; that was quite a spot for a number of we btfys, Lutie Lin- UVi'f £ Laniphere, Lou. Howard, Walter Evanson, Harry Eldredge, George and Harry Hanly, Walter* Besley. I do not recall of Harry Wightman ever being there with us, he was a more industrious kid at that age than the rest of us. I wonder how many of the kids that started school in that little onecylinder school on the west side, when Howard Perry was teacher, will read this item. That was in 1882. Those days, Grandfather Gage had a pasture with its entrance gate right west of the school grounds and residents pastured their cows thei'e. Speaking of school, I still have som« of the group pictures. Memory takes me back to Young, Vasey, Berger, Overaker and Strayer. It's great some of the instances that come to mind when one thinks of these different men. A lot of fun until I get down the line to that Overaker perthen I There were from 200 to 250 couples ! at the holiday dances that lasted un- Aido Nadi of Itafy, who is admitted CHAMPLQN FENCER FIRE AUTO INSURANCE EARL R. WALSt " Presenting Reliable Companies WlMo yoa need insurance of any Pfeone 43 or 61-M Plies Bldg. - Phone 49 J. McHenrl^s ; ATTORNEY AT LAW Pries Bldg.; OFFICE HOURS Tuesdays and Fridays ^ Other Days by Appointment McHenry IHineia ALFORD H. POUS| V ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 107 Vi Benton St. Woodstock, I1L Phone Woodstock 191 McHenry 278 .-i-. '. vv.; •••v: Telephone No. SOfr 1 4toffel & Reihanspergtr (aanrance agents for all classes of property in the beat companies. WEST McHENRY ILLINOIS S. H. Freuod & Soo | CONTRACTORS AMD BUILDERS Phone 127-R McHenry Our experience U at Y<mr Se^iee in building Tonr Wants A. P. Frennd Excavating Contractor •Tracking, Hydranlic and Orane Service banquet? A. G. STEVENS^ COLD WEATHER SIGNS ; St. Paul, Minn. Feb. 14, 1936. Dear did Timers: This cold weather Reminds us of some of the .winters of the olden days. Not so many of us can remember the winter of the blue snow, but we can remember when the air was blue. We had unofficial temperature of 42 to 48 below. Once our mercury thermometer burst its bulb. Mercury freezes at minus 42 * degrees. Often the farmers "were marooned for weeks and living like muskrats. with just a channel and tunnel lead ing through the snow to the barn, the drifts of snow coVoiing the windows of the houses. There were no telephones in those days and they were cut off from the rest of the world. Many of the farmers wore buffalo skin coats and when they broke through the drifts and got to town with the bob-sleighs, and the by European authorities to he the 'Avorld's best swordsman, is In the t'nited Sfates demonstrating his skill against the leading American fencers. iN'adi. n'lieutenant of the Italian cavinlr. Vj stands undefeated .in ten years. UJ.s qiiitesis inchiding many affairs pf in wiiich Wlood was, drawn. F!r$t Jews in U. S. The American Hebrew says: In 1654, 34 years after the Mayflower landed the Pilgrim fathers at Plymouth, Mass., the Santa Caterina arrived at New Amsterdam (the present New York) with 23 Jews on. board, who In all likelihood came from Brazil, which country the Jews left when it passed from the possession of the Dutch to the Portuguese. Shortly before the arrival of this band of Jewish pilgrims, the first Jews known to have arrived at New Amsterdam, came on the ship Pear Tree. These were Jacob Barslmson and Jacob Aboab. It is quite likely that evep before this many individual Jews may have found Soad Building Tel 204-M McHenry, HI Downs Motor Express The Pioneer Line Operates daily between McHenry and Chicago Phones: Wabash 7518 McHenry 256 KENT & C0MPAH7 « All Kinda of I N S U R A N C E Placed with the moft reliable ^Xompanie* Coa« in and talk H over "bene McHenry t their way to some portions or others horses, white with frost, they would j °' country. stop in front) of the merchant's store, son, then just automatically duck. As far as I know, he always.took his "setting up" ex^cises with my arm and, after putting heavy wool blan-I Famous Public Hangman gripped in ope of his hands and a kets on the horses, would make fori Jack Ketch, the famous English «S6- cljib in the other. One thing I had j the tall wood-burning stove. If it' cutloner whose nickname was applied „_t p>> _ o o __ to give him credit for was he went at happened to be a real cqld day, it is to his,successors for'nearly two cenwe caught bull-heads in a link of! plant to pickles. If it isn't too hot'that sport in' a whole-hearted man- very likely his nose would be fro3t- turies,was^apnoint«d public hangw"i stovenine with, one end jammed or too dry and I harvest a fair crop, ner. Following him, W. H. Strayer bitten and his whiskers frozen with 'n 1663, historians be ieve. Charlie's Repair Shop Just East of Old Bridge Over Fox River (Rear Schaefer's Tavern) RADIATORS REPAIRED BODIES and FENDERS Straightened Sign Painting . Truck Lettering Acetylene Welding CHARLES RIETESEL Dom't Break the Mirror Breaking a mirror will bring mi* foftvoe. i SUCH IS LIFE By Ourlrt SughiM 'm B0RR0\VEP pr/ vAOU/ ^IU-Y: VOU WtAAT "TV\E ^ \ vow> ITFfcOA/1 TH' ^l£> AJEXT CAM V\E= NOW DOOR GAKtr PtAV • I:.