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' ' • '• • '!- :• * ; ' r';"/ - • ,:j' * ' ' J> _• . - •• VOL. 61 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH, 5, 1936 Bet 41 FARMERS' MILK PRICE CUT 20 CENTS MARCH 1 i ANNUAL MEETING \Local Couple Observe Qolden Wedding Anniversary flF PWA WILL BE 5® HELD MARCH 10 KLPBCT ATTENDANCE OF 2,500 and delegates from Mc- ' Henry will attend the eleventh annual meeting of the Pure Milk association at the Auditorium in Chicago on March 10 and will be included in ' the 2,600 delegates and members expected to be present. City consumers, L milk distributors and dairy farmers [•' are looking forward with interest and ^ speculation* as to what the future policies of this powerful dairy co-operative will be. Faced with a change in management through the resignation of Don N. Geyer, and a highly competitive marketing situation,which occasioned a recent cut in the price paid dairy farmers for milk, it is problematical what the delegates from the 132 lo- ^ -cal organizations of the , association will recommend. F°Don Geyer Leaves This year's session will also mark leave-taking of the colorful secretary- manager of the association, Don N. Geyer, who has been with the t organization since it started, helped it grow from a loosely-knit group of a few thousand men to the largest and strongest dairy co-operative in the middle west. The annual meeting will be conducted on Central standard time, k The morning session will begin at 9 a. mi., with registration of delegates ! representing the 14,500 members of the association. Election of directors will at the morning i: Scenes and Persons in the Current News ? ?*. NEARBY NEWS TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Fire caused by sparks igniting the roof destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Franft Caspar, Sutton road, Bajrington township, Thursday morning of last week. Loss was complete, the value placed at $2,500. Mr. Dougherty of Marengo slipped on the icy sidewalk last week Monday, a littli^north of Kel$ey Bros, garage, and fell backward. The fall dazed him somewhat, but he was able to go on to the store and open the place for the business of the day. Shortly afterward he was taken to the doctor where it was necessary to take four stitches to close, the wound which was five inches long. * "Sonny" Ingold, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Ingold of Gages Corners, fell from the top of a high snow bank last week Saturday and fraptured his leg in two places. Considerable difficulty is being met in the bankruptcy proceedings of the 'Huntley Bfewing*. Co., Inc., according to reports from the organization in charge of the liquidation. U. S. Marshals have been unable to locate Terry Dugan to make service on them for questioning: in regard to the case and so far it has been impossible to sell the real estate at Huntley. Creditors have been advised that at least 60 days more will elapse before there is any hope of payment on accounts. ENJOY DAY WITH FAMILY, BULLET FROM? BOY'S RIFLE S ' v ! ' *#&! MRS. KATHRYN WOUNDED SATURDA BARBIAN "URDAY MR. AND MRS. JOHN KINO MARRIED IN 1886 Shrove Tuesday, a day of feasting and making merry, which precedes Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season, which this year fell on February 25, was a most appropriate day for the celebration of the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John King, Ae observance of which will linger as a pleasant memory for the honored couple as well as for the members of their | the shop. family for many years hence. . One bullet went 'through the plast- Mrs. Kathryn of a dress shop on Green street, was accidentally shot and wounded Saturday night by a .22 caliber bullet fired from a repeating rifle by Eugene Nielsen 15- year-old son of Henry Nielsen, proprietor of the bakery just across the alley froxp. the dress shop. _ Nielsen had gone away for the day and h is son wa$. attending to business at the bakery and amused himself by target practice in the back room of With their children and their families gathered around t^nv. Mr. and Mrs. King also held opm house during the afternoon with many old friends and neighbors calling to extend congratulations, and best wishes. Telephone calls and cards of greeting I ered board wall of the bakery shattered a window in the dress' shop. Mrs. Barbian fras waiting on custcmers when this shot crashed through her window about 6 p. m., Saturday and after completing her work she stepped out the rear door to investi- 1--Students rioting In the streets of Cairo, Egypt, against British control. 2--View during the Lincoln birth day ceremonies at the Uncoln memorial In Washington which 1'reRtdent Roosevelt attended. 3--Gun crews of the Italian Alpine forces operating under Are on the northern front In At noon, C. F. Deyseuroth, interna- SEVERE COLD PROVES EXPENSIVE A car driven by Mrs. Adrian Mick FOR McHENRY I us, 19, of Waukegan, crashed into the i tkmally prominent authority on milk .tailed car of William Volk of Chansales production, will address 500 wo- nej Lake last week Tuesday at 3:30 men at their annual luncheon in the p. m. at the entrance to the Griess- Congreee hotel. Pfleger Tanning Co., Waukegan. The . 20-Cent Cut Laker's car had become stuck in a A twenty cents per hundred pounds 8n0w bank after driving from the reduction in the price paid producers company's parking space. While for Grade *A" milk was announced Volk's car was stalled, Mrs. Mickus by th<» Pure Milk association, became rammed into it as she was driving effective March 1. north in Sand st., outside the com- An abnormally high butter market,1 pony's entrance. Fenders on both caused by cold weather and low pro- (cars were accordian pleated by the duetion, couplcd with & highly com*1 cr&sk. petitave situation with independent I a n in Chedron . mung village the evening of February U5ed in thawing'out water mains was The high butter market raised dis-'?1' Mr' and Mrs" L" A„ Dou^,a;ss>! purchased by the city and the bill intributors' costs to the point where *£nant.S' ^ e"™ute to Harvard for cluded among the regular bills. The, they claimed insufficient margin to|?eir T I fi Iy *** **** Simil&r «luiPment to 1 operate. With competitive milk sell-' Commiinity high school, when the fire. thaw out two frozen mains at a cost ing very near condensary prices, the:broke °"t\ D^.covery °f the fla™es of *20- Per 3ob was deemed a desire fpr these dealers to buy com- ^ "V"1* by ®,dwi? 9?^' ^e,^bor mattei1 of economy to make the purpetitive mik was very tempting. il was att™cted to the^wel in^* | chase. The equipment has more than • During th^past two weeks, three I ^ fo"°Vs t>*rkuig of the Douglass paid for itself in rental fees saved, meetings of milk producer represent- i^g' • j16 SCfve « peenng The March meeting of the city atives from all groups in the Chicago I uf the window, the fire was ob-| councii was a short; session with all milk shed were held. These meetings I «erV^ a"j ~ larm sp^ead" Th® I mtembers present with the exception were for the purpose of discussing jfire bu.rned ^ the roof fnd t™**? Alderman Overtoil who is sojourn- TTie winter's snow and extreme cold cost the city of McHenry over $500 fw clearing the streets of the heavy snow, in addition to expenses incurred in thawing out frozen water mains during the extremely cold weather, it was learned at the March meeting of the city council held Monday evening at the city hall. Payment of bills tor labor in shoveling snow will be delayed until an estimate is approved by the state department so that soihe of the gas tax due the city can be used for this purpose. Electrical equipment costing $268.00 price stabilization. The milk commit- 6UPP^8 on the "PP£ ^ the tee of the Ohicago farmers sponsored'™1" fl°or reaped with less fire harm. these meetings At the most recent meeting, held Feb. 28, no agreement was reached. . - „ . , , The stabilization meeting closed baU'the Water'A^sl\bl°cks Water to conquer the flames was ob-, fairied at the Dean Milk-Co. plant, , , whence mUks cans were utilized to ^n^of ^,2^.81, the city collector ing in Florida". At the beginning of the meeting balance^ in the treasurer1*- with an undei-standing that furthef ^ attempts would be made to bring all producer groups together. "The Pure Milk Assn., stands ready to go all the way with independent groups of producers in working out this stabilization program," Pres. John P. Case declared, "and when the ' actual producers of milk understand t this thoroughly, stabilization will be K brought about." " the fire scene. An interesting incident in connection with the fire was an act of the junior of the three Douglass girls. The lass, calling on a neighbor* hurried to the scene and endeavored to phone the presence of the fire outbreak, but being unable to do so. fled from the house with the dog, one of the pets of the household. had taken in approximately $1,000 while the city clerk had* received $424.56.' These reports were approved as read. The board spent considerable time in making fcn estimate of the season's J work to be covered by the city's share of the gasoline tax funds. j The regular bills, including the lab-1 or on frozen water mains amounting The first store in Antioch was to more than $1400 wet* ordered paid , opened on Wednesday, October 3.! as OK'd by the finance committee. j 1855. This was diwo-vered recently I The remainder of the short session while Mrs. Chase Wel^ was investi-' was spent in discussion of certain de- j LE(*H)N HAS 609 v Igating old documents and relics that I linquent water bills MEMBERS IN COUNTY have been store3 for years in the i building that houses the Chasa Webb ""The'McHenry Post of the American ' s*;ore-• ^rst store, the original. Legion now has a membership of books of the firm disclose, was on the «*- WARNING! There is a city ordinance prohibiting the use of any variety of fierarms or guns, air guns or sling shots within the city limits |>f McHenry, anw this law will now be enforced in McHenry to the fullest extent. Anyone found with a gun is liable to punishment and the weapon will be confiscated. Mayor Doherty has instructed the marshals to enforce this law at all times and anyone seeing a child or an adult with a gun is asked to notify the police. Parents are asked to co-operate with local authorities and avoid possibilities of a fatal accident which would bring suffering and trouble, not only to the victim, but to the perpetrator of the deed. If your boy wants to shoot sparrows take him to the country or to some farm for the day where human lives wilt not be endangered. - Many coiftplaints have been registered in the past about boys trespassing in yards of local residents, shooting birds artiT squirrels and many windows have been broken in this practice which has been allowed to ^ continue by local authorities. This practice must stop--All shooting within the limits of the city must end. now, permanently- If parents do not co-operate with local authorities in the enforcement of this law they will suffer with their children in punishment f«r, their disobedience. . -.'V'. PETER M. KELLY, 47, - SUMMER RESIDENT, DIES IN CHICAGO were-also received as well as bemiti- gate when a second bullet struck her. ful gifts, plants, flowers and other | Badly frightened Mrs. Barbian ran remembrances. Linto Regner's grbcery and market The home was prettily decorated ' next door and she was taken to a for the occasion in gold and white | doctor's officy for first aid treatment, after which she was taken to St. Theresa's hospital at Waukegan. Operate Monday Mrs. Barbian was allowed to rest and recover from the shock Sunday and on Monday morning an operation crepe paper streamers and the color scheme was again carried out in the beautiful large wedding cake, which bore the inscription "golden anniversary." A dinner was served at 5 o'clock to the relatives and guests assembled,1 was performed to remove th« bullet. Peter McClory Kelly, 47 years old, Cook county commissioner and a summer resident of McHenry, died at 7:20 Saturday night at Henrotin hospital, Chicago. eH had been ill since December, when he was operated upon for a ruptured gall bladder and intestinal cancer. Apparently recovering, he suffered who remained for a pleasant evening Ojf visiting and entertainment. Married At Johnsburg Mr. and Mm. King wer* married on February 25, 1886, at St. John's^ church. Johnsburg. Mrs. King, who is 74 years old, is active and happy, always re*dy with a friendly" word of greeting for everyone she meets, whether it be on her early morning shopping tours at local stores or her regular trips to attend mass at the church of her ffith. Before her marriage Mrs. King was Barh«ra Huff, who was borft Sept 4, 1862 at Richmond. She has five Just what a narrow escape from a fatal injury Mrs. Barbian had experienced was not realized until the bullet was located and it was found that i^ had struck the breast bone and then glanced to the! right side and towards the back, without piercing the hings or other vital organ*. ! On Tuesday Mrs. Barbian Was able to sit up for a short time and it was expected that she would be able to return home in a few days. Her niece, Mrs. Lenore Cooley, is in charge of her shop during her aba relapse two weeks ago and WSTSl Chvl«"f New operation Thursday. Peritonitis developed on Saturday and Dr. Karl Placed Under Bond Marshal Wirtz was called to inMunster, Wis., August of Spring, vestigate the accident an<j th^ a % . . ,, . . , Grove, John of Johnsburg and JJich- was put unoe'r oond signed by ...* was a matter of jae, of Chicag0 and two sisters, Mrs. ^ i#ther. was badly frightened when he learned of the trouble his bullet had caused and regretted exceedingly that he had injured Mrs. Barbian. who has been kind to ham and whom he w A A y. •* /-i. ,\LAnna Burner and Mrs. John Miller. t- w vX? !?TL -' ChrisT\Mr Kin*> wh0 is in his ei*htyl m m" and (the,r seven fi\C year, was bom on Sept. 29, 1855, children Mary, Rita, Peter M„ Jr., • at \hnsbunr. one brother> John, Catherine, Therese and Patricia, j pet^r Mr. Kelly was born in Ireland on March 14 1888. He came to Chicago, when a boy and was educated in the ; '£tter their marriage Mr. and Mrs. grammar schools, business college and! went to live on a farm near an embalming college. | Johnsburg until twenty-one years His father was the late Peter M. j a*°\ when they retired from active Kelly, police captain and veteran of i wol'k ar,d came to McHenry to make the Haymarket riot. He entered the' borne. Resided Here 21 Years has assisted in work on various occasions. , Eugene, who is a Freshman at the local hitfh school, is a good boy and helps his father with work at the bakery and, he, no doubt, fully realizes, now, the danger resulting from the use of a gun in the crowded confines of a city. That the accident did not undertaking' business in 1908 and six They are both in good health and (resuit in more serious complications years later moved to 238 S. Cicero1 quite active. Mr. and Mrs. King are the parents I : is fortunate for all concerned. BROWN DIES AT VOLO HOME Ave., where he had his business and -home - until his death.- ---- • Mf- Kelly had been chairman of | tTO,'t*ook county hospital and emer-, gency relief committees and vicechairman of the finance committee. j Through his efforts it became pos-. | siblo to add more beds to the hospital' I and to acquire services of extra physicians and surgeons. He was a)#b Mrs. .Joe King and children, Mabel, wannng. instrumental in having two unfinished Leo, Eleanor and Sally, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Brown, wh(se children lived floors of the hospital finished through ! John Bohnen and son, Jackie, of Chi- near her and visitwl and assisted her the Civil Works and relief administra-> c*g°. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Steffes and often, preferred to live alone and had tion at a saving to Cook county of daughters, Florence, Lucille and Em- been able to take care of herself most from $75,000" to $100,000. ily, Mr. and Mrs. George Kinp and now living and who were all present at the anniversary celebration. Their twenty grandchildren were also all j --* present to make the event a most Mrs- Anna Marie Brown 82 years happy one. , old, died suddenly at her home at Volo Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. a^°ut ,r> o'clock Saturday 'afternoon. J. C. Thjjes and son, Jackie, Mr. and death coming with only a slight of the time. She felt as well as usual £ twemty-nine veterans included in the s'te °f King's drug store and was total membership of 609 for the operated by Ring and Lincoln. Encounty, it was reported at the month- tries of accounts in the books gave I"*"* ly meetine: of the McHenry County many names identified with pioncerchaptt r of the American Legion which history ofl Antioch and many was held at Harvard Thursday night items we're rrarked as follows: "Paid . with representatives from all of the wheat," "Paid by corn," "Paid by I twelve posts present. .potatoes," -"Paid by note or cash." [ The total for the county is 146 Mrs. Webb likewise uncovered many • short of the total number signed up in antique farm imp! -ments which were 1936. j brought from New York in 1843 by JOSEPH JUSTEN, 86, ANSWERS SUMMONS MRS. CHARLES THOMPSON DIES AT GREENWOOD Membership by posts is: Wood. grandfather of the late Chase I ^e loving care given him stock, 214; Algonquin, 24; Carv. 16; ;Webb. Among the imblements is an Crystal Lake, 66; Fox River Grove,'ox yoke, a cradle, and a flail which 24; Harvard, 97; Hebron, 32; Hunt- j Mrs. Webb has donated to the Anley, 15; Marengo, 29; 4McHenry, 29;,t5och Township high school. Richmond, 47; Union, 16. , G. Kuhlman^of Barrinjton, who is The puest speaker at the meeting j employed by Westinghouse Electric wis Matthew Murphy, senior vice-1 company in Chicago, was injured recomrrander of the Illinois Legion andj'cently when he was caught in an a member of the Chicago Police post, [ automobile conveyor lift. He was one of the largest posts in the na-! rushed to St. Lukes hospital iriimedtional department. He explained, iately by ambulance and given medivarkws activities of the Legion as a cal attention. Mr. Kuhlman was whole in coi. lection wiih the program! working about the lift and had just I Universalist church, is a candidate for -- I Mrs. Charles Thompson, 70 '.years Joseph Justen, 86 year:) eld, on? of.^ pid, died at her home at Greenwood the pioneer residents or this commun- |cn Saturday^ Feb. 29. - ity^and highly respected citizen of Emil Bennett was born at South McHenry, died at his home on Green Haven, Mich., on May 1, 1865, and street about 4 o clock Sunday after-! wag married to, Charles'Thompson on noon^ Mareh 1 after an illneKs of : Dec; 9> lg91 She had ,ived in heart trouble. He had been m poor Greenwood for the past thirty-eight health for two years and was confined yeara Her husband died four years ago. ' ®he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Gratten of Woodstock, Funeral services were held Wed- He was active in Democratic poli- 'children, Marie, Annette, Buddy and tics of the Thirtieth ward for years Edna. Mrs. Steve King and son, Eubefore his election in 1930 as a mem-j gene. John King. Mr. and Mrs. Will ber of. the board of County commis-' Meyers and children, Laura, Evelyn, sionersl He was re-elected for "anoth- Butldie, LeRoy, Elmer and Annabelle. er four years in 1934. | Besides his wife and children two LACK OF OXYQEN brothers, John and Stephen, survive. | KILLS MANY FISH During the summer Mr. Kelly and,! his family lived at their summer home ' at Howell's Villa on Fox river. They have made many friends here who ex- | tend sympathy. Saturday morning, but during the afternoon she began to feel ill and about 4 o'clock her daughter, who had been with her, went home for an hour, promising to return at 5 o'clock, whew they would summon a doctor. Returning as she had agreed the daughtter found the aged w» man lyinir oji the floor, dead, having fallen from the-, chair where she had been sitting. Born January 4. „ 1854. on a farm near Johnsburg, Anna Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Plake. in bed for the past eight months, growing gradually weaker, despite Funeral services were held at 10 >I^edn^day t. m0rn D in«. , with | nesd"av afternoon from"the Meth^ist Father Miller officiating. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. Obituary will appear in next Week'.1 issue of The Plaindealer. M'HENRY. FORMERLY OF M'HENRY, A church at Greenwood. Those from McHenry and Ringwood who attended the services were Mr. lind Mi's. Robert Thompson, and A. J. Schneider and mother of McHenry, J. V. Buckland, Howard Buckland, Miss CANDIDATE Taylor and Mrs. Will McCannon of Ringwood. * It is reported that thousands of fish iJtre dying in northern Illinois-rivers : and lakes because the thick covering Funeral services were held Wednes-1 oflJfe /ut ®ff ^ ox>'^n supply.-: spent her entire lifetime in this cohida moming from the home at 238 S.', T|1,S I " fcund J? J? true »n McCo)* .Cioero Ato, with mass in Resurrec- lur" s u lakf new McHenry where it is About twenty-five - ye«rs ago . tion church, 5082 W. Jackson Blvd.,'sa hundreds of dead fish are being Brown and her husband retired from at 10 a. m. Burial was in All Saints /oun^ a'0r,p the east shore of |he lake active work and rrove«l to V'olo where cemetery. * I as melts away. . t she had since made her home. A son. '.-• V" j Ice cutters in Lake county have re- Peter. > now on the old homestead. ported finding dead fish during their Mrs. Brrwn is simived bv eight AT r<r»TTT>T np ______ .work. At Fox Lake and Duck Lake* children. Mrs. Marguerite Wegener. AT COURT OF HONOR many bluegills, black bass and pick- Peter, Matt. Mrs. Barbara Fhedrich ----p-- 1 erel have been found apparently suf- and Mrs Eliabeth Piedrish of Volo, Supt. C. H. Duker, Court of Honor , focated under the ice which was 30 Mrs. Mary .Dowe. McHenry, John of chairman of the county for the Boy | to 40 inches thick. In normal winters Wauconda and Sister Rosamunda of Scouts, will preside at the Court of; the ice coating over the lakes is only Jefferson. Ia!; three brothers. John Honor to be held at Marengo on Mar. from eight to twelve inches in depth. Blake of Kenosha. Wis.. Joseph Blake DUKER TO PRESIDE "A. C. McHenry, Waukegan attorney and former pastor- «f the AlcHenf^ ^both state and national and "also talk-! Pepped cn it when the machine started of the-Boys' State meeting which |ed moving upward, catching his body will be held in Springfield this sum- in the framework. He received lacermer. ations about tl e chin and side of his ^ The payment of the a' usted sert , \\ce certificates was also discussed. I Harvard Leprion will dedicate its • r.ew home with a three-day carni\-al starting tonight. Woo., tock Post will dedkste its new home March 22 when K J. B. Murphy, department commandr «r, will be speaker. face and it is possible several of hH ribs were brokt n also. Fortunately the elevator operator heard or saw Mr.' Kuhlman in time to cut the electric power and stop the lift, thus slaving him from being flushed. Subscribe for The Plaiadaalar. the state's attorneys office <f Lake County on the Democratic ticket. McHenry ran for state's attorney on the Repul iicah ticket four veers ago, being defeated for the nomination by State's Attorney Mason. Two years ago "he ran for county judge on the Democratic ticket and was defeated. This year opponents or the Democratic ticket for state's attorney are Jack Bars tow and Wm. A. Deane. NFW DANCING CLASSES Miss Nelson announces two new tJtp dancing classe.-. will be started next week, Wednesday, one at 4 o'clock and another at 7:45 p. m, at the grade school gym. v, 41-fp McHENRY POST TO MEET MONDAY N1CHT A meeting of McHenry Post, Amer. ican Legion, will be held at the hfcll Monday n^r^t. Bonus applicatiomi will be filled out. 41-fp ED CONWAY, Conn. 9, when Robert Usborne of Troop 163 of Marengo will be made an Eagle Scout. In addition to the Eagle Scout award there will be awards for Star oxygen. It is said the fish might have been of Texas and Chris Blake. McHenry; saved if corn stalks had been stuck thirty-eight grandchildren and twenty through holes in the ice to supply three great-grandchildren. Her husband. John Brown, died sixteen years and Life Scouting and first and second class badges. The Marengo troop will stage an Indian pajreant during the evening.^ On April 10 and 11 a merit badge show will be, held at Woodstock and on April I"? and 26 the University of Scouting program will be held there. Buy Goodyear and - Gillette/Supertraction tires. They really pall through snowr. Walter J. Freuad. 41-fp Dead fi h have, b'en found. in the ago, und two :isters. Mrs. Barbara Fox river to the south of McHenrv. Smith and Mrs. John Heimer. and two •it^s'said, as victims of suffocation. In some places they have been trapped under the ice near the shore, the water then receding 'rom beneath the ice leaving the ffsh stranded. brothers. Matt and Jacob, also preceded her in death. Funeral sf-vices were held'at St. Peter's church at Volo at 10 « 'cloelt Tuesday morning'with Father Sohark •officiating. Burial was at Void. The new 1936 G. E. Refrigerators j are now on displa., New cabinet; We invite you to inspect the nmm styling, new operating coet, S years 1936 GuR refrigerators and appHaato pay and a 5-year g\»u-antee. Carey cea, with 40 per cent^esa cperatiac Electric Co. 41-fp cost. Carey EUetrie Co. ' ' S t a t .