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3&4S S^ '^-w1 -\?> r *>.•,' •THE McHENBY PLA1NDEALE8 rndmmm '<0umm !• Park. General's Home On 'See Illinois Now" Prograiji j#S * •.:•• v I Illinois Now." The program is '•' » l*®re Marquette state park in sponsored by the Division of De- |f «i*ey county on State Route ! partment of reports with the ;jlOO ii the largest of all the re- j cooperation of the Division of , .treational areas in Illinois' vast; Parks and MemoiHals and the Network of parks. j Departments of Safety and Pub- The wooded "hills which extend | l»c Woiks and Buildings. ;'?%atfar as the eye can reach cover! Boasting a rambling rustic *#n area of more than 5.000 acres, lodge which is considered one of • l^ocated near the point where .the finest >n the n.ition plus a }M*»e Iliihois liver enters the Mis- number of stone cottages. Pel* : flfeissippi, the park marks the spot ,• Marquette state park affords ,.<fkrl>ere the first white men enter- considerable accommodations for Grant's Home at Galena, in Jo £>aviess cotinty is preserved as it state memorial to President Ulysses S. Grant, who was regarded as the most successful of the generals of the Union Armies. Tlie squat 0 brick house #• Ha >' ' $ , » 4 v -\ Thursday, June 24J.95*| % ifr Twice Told Tales 4U30aBQQ0Q2fc*QQa«taQaQaB i l > » Health Talks v vv v v • •KX1 down the nerve and may originate from any point along its course. The nerve roots lta/e the vertebral or spinal column in the area known as the fourth lumbar vertabra to the third sacrum. Outside the vertebral column these nerve roots join to Twenty-Five Years Ago Mrs. J; J. Marshall, Mrs. James _ . . Beavis and Mi s. F. M. Ensign was given the General on 1 s re- ; atten(je(j the annual district turn to Galena at the close o > meeting: of the American Legion the war. It contains many 0i t le | auxjnary( which was held at original furnishings in addition , p,alnfie,d on Saturday. to a large arm chair that was 1 . . . Btore fo th General Grant's favorite Meat in * } * * suddenly and unexpectedly follow-1 the foot. In addition, it supplies the White House, military tro- ; .. Sunday At the 9 i mg S°me slight exertlon' the edu" i sensation to the outer border of phies and the carriage used' in .. . st phiiomena'*!cational committee of the Illinois. the leg below the knee to the Fort Creve Coeur memorial is High Mass under the direction of Sciatica The term sciatica" is -dommonly used to describe a pain down the J form the big sciatic nerve which back of the leg. Actually the (supplies motor power to the condition stems from a variety, muscles of the back of the thigh of causes, the attacks coming on 1 and over the ankle joint and in 4w, • vV'" Hd the Illinois country in 1673. It was in the autumn- of that jjyear that Father Jacques Martiuette, Louis Jolliet and five .... companions turned their canoes /lip tfce Illinois river. -A majestic region of the in a health talk. 1 bUttock Any motion requiring extra The commonest of sciatica is _ w . pressure to push or pull may j the Herniated or "slipped disc." visitors desiringto remain over- J bu1lt jn jj,e Jatp 17 th century by) In the early dawn of a beauti- 1 bl^n® ^ disc is a cushion-like or spon- ~~ gy material between each vertalocated south of Peoria and - Mr. Charles F. Pich. with Sister martcs the site of a French Fort I M. Stanislaus at the'organ. night or to J»pend entile vacation periods. Advance reservations a.re suggested, however. Visits to Fox Ridge state park near Charleston. Grant's Home /*, // jLaSalle as a base'for proposed j ful June day an impressive wedexploiMion and eventual coloni- j ding took place at Johnsburg (ration of the Mississippi Valley. | when Miss Rose Klappeiich, It was the second French fort to j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry be built in the west and was j. K Klapperich of Johnsburg, GENERAL GPANT$ HOME <rALENA / / 5 *€> TOeTCSBECOEUfc PEOKlA - . » %imO* mUOH Of iMOKtt 5^; SEE ILLINOIS NOW--Visit your scenic and historic Illinois -State Parks ami Memorials. No. 1, Grant Honje, at Galena*, is th* Home given to General Ulysserf S. Grant when' hie returned from the Civil War. No. 2, Pere Marquette State Park-, in Jersey county* is 'Mined for Father Jacques Marquette, who wac V member of the fthit party of white men to explore Iliihois. No. ."5, Fort Creve Coeur, near Peoria, is. the site of the fort built by LaSalle in I860.' No. i, Y!«X Ridge, in Coles county, is a heavily wooded tract on rolling hills tisi^ig frojp th^ banlfa of the Embarrass river. named after a fr»rt in the Netherlands. The memorial pccupies a 14-acre area ovwiookijig the; Illinois river. SUNSHINE 4 The weather bureau reports that there were only thirteen* days during April which were suitable for field work in northern Illinois. Years ago such a condition might have been disastrous, but today we think but little of it. With thirteen days in which to work, most farmers can do all that needs to be done during the month of April. A man with a good tractor, drawing a tandem disk and a section harrow, does twice as much work in a day as three men and eleven horses used to do. Furthermore, he can work around the cl^k if necessary. Given a reasonable amount of good weather, farmers can prepare the ground and plant crops pretty much on schedule. In a spring like this, when rain was so badly needed to build up reserve subsoil 1 moisture, farm folks were delighted to have the rainy spells in between the good days. was united in marriage to Albert Weber of Stacyville, Iowa, at 6:40 Saturday, June 22. A group of about sixty-five relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. Jacob Smith at Johnsburg 1 Sunday evening to celebrate the j fifteenth anniversary of the first f mass read by her son, Fr. Nicholas Schmitt, of Oklahoma. After twenty years of happy married life, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith of Johnsburg celebrated again their wedding anniversary Thursday, June 20, 1929. Miss SUice Miller, only daughter of Mrs. Minnie Miller of this city, was united in marriage to Dr. Charles Leppert of West Virginia at the home Of the bride's mother at 4 o'clock Jyne 23. Oil. PRODUCTION The average daily production Of 184,000 barrels of oil from the Illinois field attained during May is the highest recorded felnce September. 1949. according to the monthly report of the state geological survey. Drilling activities dufing May resulted in the discovery of two new oil pools and the extension of seven pools. lone cross serves as-, an- ipnpres- !sive memorial to the • member^ of 'this little group. * ' ; ' From the top of the highest hills in Pere Marqafette state park it fs possible to see the u Illinois and Mississippi rivers .and sometimes the tftfctant waters of the Missouri . rivpf also -can be pointed . - : - if A visij to PeVe Marquettp fltate pafrk is «MggeptJd wftiis week in connection with the j>rqj(jj£m r designed to encourage f-esidentsi of fhe /state to "See at Galena, and Fori. Creve Coeur memorial south of Peoria are also suggested this week in the "See Illinois Now" program. Fox Ridge state pdrk is in Coles county, south of Charleston and near State Route 130. It is a popular camping area because of the wjldness of the natural sutTouhdings. and the excellent 'fishing for crappies and large mouth bass. The 3tate Natural j History Survey maintains an ex* j perimental area in Ridge Lake for the study of fish and aquatic I life. • MS MRI6UAIM gives you ^APPLIANCES W 1. Holme* Nash Sales which may persist and ibegin to travel down the back of one leg. The pain in the spine may disappear, while that in the back of 'the leg will continue. Other persons have sciatica in which the history is entirely different. The pain comes on gradually over a period of weeks and disc until it finally gives way and the nerve is compressed. The attacks of pain may *1)6 constant, but frequently they are intermittent. Examination will reveal a stiff, sore back and the pulling over to one side. A variety of tests is required to determine the specific cause of the sciatica. Because of the many factors, x-ray films are requi.ed to aid in the diagnosis. If a tumor is suspected, a fluoroscopic examination of the spine after a radiopaque oil is injected is necessary. The film obtained through this process is called a myelogram^ A complete pelvic examination to rule out the possibility of * corOf pressed nerve in this area. When sciatica stems from •* jierniated disc, surgery is very often necessary tq correct tne condition. . Sciatica is a painful and incapacitating condition, but after the specific source of the nerve injury is established, there are many procedures available which lead to recovery. - is essential t HARDEST ^ busiest ?*< cirtA¥®ir WORKERS IN TOWN! PI^UNDEALER WANT AI>S bra and is composed of an outside ling of strong fibrous tissue and the inner semifluid elastic structure known as the nucleus pulposus. When the disc herniates, the spongy material, which oozes into the spinal canal, may pinch the neive root as it leaves may finally involve bqth legs, j the j spinal column. Since the with or without pain in the iniall I nerve centers in this area form of the back The condition, of course, involves the sciatic nerve, Which is complex and composed of five parts or roots serving different segments of the lower leg. Painful irritation of any one of the parts or roots will produce pain part of the sciatic nerve, the condition called sciatica develops. Sciatica produced in this way is the result of repeated minor injuries to the intervertebral AMERICA'S GREATEST VALUE! 4 HITS Complete, full length ' 78 & 45 RPM ON EVERY RECORD Dealers 0# tftt Bdrtttfcftf Economical, Continental Styled trooic aimmusic at half the pnet! On Green Street McHENRY. ILL. Take It Easy- Take A Cab! Wften the weather's bad . .When you want to reach your destination In a hurry . . 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