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• •"-:* A„ * \ V ? : * r v - » ' v * » - - s * v - - - ' * > ( . ; » » • . * * & v * , . - \ :$ i^ra: 5$r^V _ ... .'*T Vv>-^ ^*5 ic *3u- V'^'v. M,J' -v^ /. VOLUME XLVTII MoHKNRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 31. 1922 NO. 12 WBULY EXCMWCE ITEMS ^ TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OP OUR EXCHANGES FORM NEW ASSOCIATION Miscellaneous Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For Busy ^ People The home property of the late A. J. Olson -at Woodstock is to be platted and the lots sold at public auction. Several automobile drivers have been arrested near Marengo of. late for driving on oncored cement highways. The nine miles of new pavement between Marengo and the Coon creek bridge were opened op to travel last Thursday. Three boys, all in their teens, were arrested by a game warden near Waukegan last Sunday for shooting protective birds. Lake county is anxiously awaiting a return from the' state for the Belvidere road so that it may go ahead with other road plans. The total receipts f>t a three days' carnival recently held by the Knights of Columbus at Harvard were $7,700. Over $4,000 was cleared. There are now 247.free tourists' camp sites in the state of Wisconsin. Last year there were but 100. Evidently these camps are proving a very |bod thing. Doty's flats at Belvidere have been filled in and in the future will be used for a market square as well as parking space for automobiles and othei* vehicles. Miss Eloise Jenks, who for many years has conducted an" ice cream parlor and candy shop at Wauconda, passed away at her late home in that village on August 18. G. F. Stiefenhoefer A Co. of Barrington, manufacturers of auto truck cabs and bodies as well as Ideal camp cars, will have an exhibit at the Palatine fair next week. A train load of sheep arrived at Marshall Bros.' yards at Belvidere last week. The shipment, which 'totaled 6,240 head, was made in twenty-four double deck cars. The good roads boosters of Fox River Grove and Gary feel very much encouraged over the prospects of route 19, the proposed new hard road, being routed thru their municipalities. . Beginning next Thursday the stores of Marengo will again be open on Thursday afternoons. Business men of that city took a vacation on Thursday afternoons during the summer months. Ignatz Potz, recently sentenced to life imprisonment at Joliet for the tilurder of a motorcycle policeman at Winthrop Harbor, is learning the shoemakers' trade at the state penitentiary. The motor bus line between Lake Geneva and Kenosha, Wis., is now in operation and it looks as if the venture is going to pay. The line was opened by the Chicago & North Shore Electric Co. The grade school building at Wauconda, built in 1854, and which has been in use ever since, will be sold at public auction on Sept 30. The district recently voted IK favor of a new building. A. M. Shelton, McHenry county superintendent of schools, is about to resign from that office. The board of supervisors, which is vested with the power of naming his successor, will very likely place MLs Hattie Dake in office. A large warehouse, owned by William Bicknase at Lake Zurich, was destroyed by fire, about three o'clock Monday morning of this week. Altho $700 insurance was carried on the place, the loss is estimated at *1,500. m * Walter M. Jhars and his nephew, Roy Sears, of Barrington narrowly escaped being killed when their automobile was struck by la Chicago & Northwestern passenger train on the state aid road crossing in the heart of £hat village last Saturday morning. Mr. Sears is at the head of the Sears School of Music at Barrington and is very well known thruout this section of McHenry icouqfy After an all summer fight on the part of the street and alley committee of the village of Antioch to get the Public Service and Telephone companies to remove their poles and wires from their main thorofare, three of the property owners, who from the offset had been in favor of the improvement, now ffefuse to sign the necessary document. According to reports from Antioch such an improvement would cost the two companies something like $8,000. Seven new arrests, charging em- , bezzlement and the conversion of bank funds, were served on William G. Schlecht, defaulting cashier of the Silverlake State bank, when he appeared in court at Kenosha recently for his preliminary hearing on four similar warrants sworn out several week* ago. The shortages have jumped from $9,000 to $29,950. Schlecht's relatives are attempting to raise funds to cover the shortages. The new warrants brought a two weeks' postponement of the hearing to give the defaulting banker an oppoi iptpMH 'pi Hisertua 0--th of McH&ry Permanent Organisation Farm 'Some Greeks past summer L iesorters residing along the east shore of Fox river south of McHenry have been getting together and talking over matters that would improve their holdings and also give them a few of the conveniences now being enjoyed by their neighbors up stream. These meetings have finally resulted in a permanent organization, which was' effected at the home of E. R. Sutton at Emerald Park last Sunday morning, nearly forty interested people being present on that occasion. After it had been moved and seconded that a permanent organisation should he launched, election of officers took place. The officers' elected are as follows: President, P. S. Lynch; vice president, Geo. Frazer, secretary, William Sutton; treasurer, Chas. M. Friesenecker. A board of directors of six members was also named and selected from men representing the various subdivisions along that shore. These are: Wm. Blum, representing Emerald Park; Edw. R. Sutton, Fair Oaks; Robert Clement, Clement Lodge; Frank Baer, Mineral Springs; Sam Frazer, Edgewater; Geo. Detterbeck, Sunnyside. Fourteen members were signed up at Sunday's meeting and a membership soliciting committee is to go to work at once in an endeavor to get every resident and property owner along that stretch of the river into the organization, which in the future is to be known as the South Fox River Improvement association of McHenry. One of the improvements which the newly organized body is going after immediately is the extension of the electric light and power service from McHenry to that point. According to present plans the association will erect their own line and hope to have same completed some time this fall. In fact, bids for the construction of the improvement are expected to be opened at the next meeting of the organization, which is to take place next Sunday morning. MARLOW'S "MINSTRELS MttYHEB HET SATWMY PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY SPEAK TO GATHERING Gcpieg to the Empire Theatre day Evening, Sej4T 8 ^ The first big road show of the season will be offered at the Empire theatre on Tuesday evening, Sept. 5, when the well known Marlow all white minstrels will appear for one night. With Mr. Marlow this season are some well known minstrel stars, including some 'feminine talent. The band and orchestra are a feature and the usual free concert will he given at 7:00 p. m. Seats should be reserved well in advance for this attraction, which numbers twenty-six people. A car of scenic effects is carried this year and as usual all the latest music, songs and dances will be welcome. The mysterious Reno, Doll trio, Lloyd sisters, Cramer .and Hall, Craft and Roy and others make up th» jrip. olio program. After New Traflfc Peete Mayor Simon Stoffel is now In communication with the Dunlap, Pike corporation of Rockford in an endeavor to get these people to install traffic posto in this village. He concern has just recently completed the installation of such posts in the city of Woodstock and those from this village who have seen the silent policemen declare them to be just the thing for any town. According to our information the Rockford concern installs and maintains these posts entirely free of all cost to the city or village, they deriving their jpvenue thru advertising which appears on than. Whether or not Mayor Stoffel will be successful in his efforts to induce the company to install the posts here remains to be seen. Here's hoping that he is. Sunday School Qonferenee^ Next week, on Friday afternoon and evening, Sept. 8, Miss Lucy Markley, superintendent- of Sunday school work among Universalists, will be in McHenry to meet the children and adults of the Universalist church. In the afternoon there will be games and stories for the children and every child is invited to -spend Friday afternoon with Miss Markley at the church. In the evening there will be a program for the adults at the church. Miss Markley and Mr. Grimes will give brief addresses on Sunday school work. A most cordial welcome is assured. Holiday Danceo at the Vm On account of the holidays, Sauces at the Fox dance pavilion near this village will be conducted on the evenings of Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Sept. 1, 2, S and 4. Lieut. Jimmie's orchestra wiU tarnish Jbe music. Thee. A. Bolger Is Elected President of McHenry Local of Milk Producers' Association A most interesting as well as profitable meeting of the McHenry unit of the Milk Producers' association was held at Woodman hall here last Saturday evening and as a result of same new officers were elected and a renewed interest shown. Affair representation of dairymen of the McHenry district was' on hand to listen to the addresses of President Frank Holt and Secretary E. C. Rockwell. A delegation from the Crystal Lake unit, headed by W. A. Goodwin, was also on hand, Both Of the speakers went over the present milk situation at length and it was nearly midnight before the meeting was finally adjourned. The speakers both expressed delight at the splendid turnout accorded them as also for the spirit displayed by the dairymen in signing up with the association. It will be remembered that a campaign for membership was put over here some weeks ago, at which time the canvassers were successful in obtaining the signatures of a trifle over one hundred members out of a possible 120 in the McHenry district. The Milk Marketing company, as was only natural to expect, also came in for some discussion and from the attitude of those present at the meeting the new Sapirg contract doesn't seem to interest them much. Secretary Ro^Kvell, it will be remembered, was ohe of the Milk Marketing company's chief supporters at the time that this organfzation first came into existence, but, like others, he has left that body and is now devoting all of his time towards the reorganization of the milk producers thruout this Chicago district. After taking the floor Mr. Rockwell apologized for the part he had taken in getting members into the Milk Marketing company, but assured his listeners that it was his sincere belief at the time that the marketing company was the thing for the dairymen. Like others, he has changed his mind since then. The speaker also paid a very high compliment to Thos. A. Bolger, one of the few dairy farmers thruout this section who has always been opposed to the Milk Marketing company and wasn't afraid to say so. When it came time for the election of officers the assemblage voted Mr. Bolger as their president and F. H. Wattles as secretary. This is the first election that has taken place in about two years. Agents for the Milk Producers' Cooperative Marketing company have been working hard thruout McHenry county during the past few weeks in an endeavor to secure members. This marketing company is out to sign up 6,000 members by the first of September and, while very encouraging reports are being sent out by canvassers of this organization, many daifymen thruout the McHenry territory feel that their goal will not be reached. However, tonight will tell the story. Temporary School Quart Mm'. The new school building, VfilCtl is to serve as temporary recitation rooms and library until the completion of the new community high school, is rapidly qearing completion and should be ready for the opening of school next Monday morning. The walls and roof are all up, while the work of laying the hardwood floors is now under way. It is not likely that the Seating system will be in by the opening day, but students as well as patrons may itest assured that this equipment will be intalled long before needed. Very good progress is also being made on the new toilets being installed in the basement of the grade school building. W. J. Donavin, who has the contract for this job, is pushing this work with all possible speed so as to complete same by the end of the weeki Rushing Work at New Chare* Work at the new St. Patrick's church is n<*w being rushed with all possible speed, the contractor being anxious to get the structure under roof before the advent of cold weather. It is the hope of the contractor to have the walls up in another three weeks and unless delayed by bad weather the roof should be completed shortly thereafter. Chicagoane Attend Sunday School Junior, Ada Mae and Charles Gansz and Charles Ruehling, guests at the H. C. Perl cottage; Evelyn Burghardt, Ethel Schumacher, Dorothea Pearson, guests at the Draheim cottage; Vera and Norman Draheim, Arthur and William Schultz, all of Chicago, attended the McHenry Methodist Sunday school last Sunday morning. Food Sale SepteWber 2. STORM DOES GREAT DAMAGE Nnariber of Residents Are Given Fright By Burning of Fuse Bona Hunter Boat Lino Regular trips to the lotus beds every day at 9:00 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. Special boats at any hour. For further information call McHenry No. 7 m " 1ftie Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. churph will hold a food sale at the village'hall on Saturday, September 2. Food, aprons and fancy articles made by the ladies will be on sale all One of the most severe as well as damaging.storms which 1ms visited this section in recent years passed over McHenry between three and four o'clock last Thursday afternoon and after the storm clouds had once more cleared the skies it was found that considerable damage had been done. While a nuiuber of trees and innumerable branches were scattered about all over the village, the Illinois Bell Telephone and Public Service companies suffered the greatest dam* age by having a number of its lines «ind poles torn down. Two severe breaks In the electric service lines, one at the foot of Waukegan street and the other on Maple avenue, caused a great fright to property and especially home owners along those thorofares. In botft instances fuse boxes were burned out in every home using the service at these two points. Women and children left their homes when frightened by the smoke, they thinking their places had been set afire. In one instance, the home owned by Mrs. Mary Carey and occupied by J. E. Hauswirth, the entire lighting system was destroyed, while molten wire set fire and damaged beyond repair a large rug as well as a baby crib. Had the family not been there at the time to extinguish the blaze a bad fire would surely have been the result. At the home of John F. Freund on Maple avenue Paul Meyers came very near receiving fatal injuries when he came in contact with a hot wire. Smoke, caused from the burning of the fuse box there, attracted Mr. Meyers to the %cene. Altho the contact knocked him to the ground and quite severely burned his fingers of his right hand, he suffered no ill effects as the result of his narrow escape. ^ A large branch of a chestnut tree on the H. H. Fay property on Maple avenue fell across and broke down the electric light wires, which caused the short and the burning out of the fuse boxes along that street. Two of the poles, carrying the electric light wires and located farther north on Maple avenue, were carried to the ground and the wonder is that no one was injured by the sparkling wires before the "juice" was turned off. Men from the district office at Crystal Lake were rushed to McHenry immediately after the storm and by nine o'clock that night service, with the exception of the homes where the greatest damage had been effected, had been restored. Since then all damage, with the exception of that sustained in the Carey house, has been repaired and perfect service restored. The storm also put out of commission a number of telephone lines leading into this village, but like the lighting service the damage was repaired and service restored that evening and the next day or two. In the country the corn suffered the greatest damage, altho a number of silos pB well as windmills were blown down by the terrific wind. While the corn damage is great, the crop, according to farmers hereabouts, will not be a total loss. A portable summer cottage under construction on Fox river near this village was torn from its foundation and destroyed. Old timers inform us that the wind was the strongest experienced here in a great many years. Imperial Japs Here Next Snnday Next Sunday, Sept. 3, the McHenry baseball team will -meet the Alohas on the McHenry grounds. The Alohas are tfie only all Japanese baseball team in the United States and are under the jurisdiction of the Mikado's Imperial Japanese Consul, from whom permission must be obtained to play outside games. The Japs, known to be leaders in athletics, are fast baseball players and are out for a reputation and the fans may rest assured that the visitors will put up a fast exhibition when they appear here next Sunday. Being a distinct novelty, fans should turn out enmasses next Sunday. Game called promptly at 2;30 o'clock. Admission for this special occasion, 50 cents. That Sewerage Matter A number of those vitally interested in the sewerage matters have asked the writer whether or not the hearing would come up at Woodstock next Monday as advertised. We have been reliably informed that there will be very little doing on the matter at the county seat Monday, altho attorneys for both sides will very likely appear. We feel safe in stating that it will be a waste of time for anyone outside of the attorneys to make the trip to Woodstock on Monday. Broke Bone In Wriet Joe May, employed, by the local draying firm of Schaefer Bros., is laid up with a broken bone in his right wrist, sustained last Friday morning while in the act of cranking a car he was driving. A back-fire caused the accident. It will pfrobably be some weeks before the victim will ho able to resume work. SCIOOL OPENING MONDAY BKr ENROLLMENT EXPfiCVBD IN HIGH SCHOOL VT* Lower Grades Will Again Occupy Quarters on First Floor--Teachers' Meeting Saturday Next Monday morning will mark the opening of another school year at the community high as well as the public school and parents are especially urged to-see to it that every child of school age be present on the opening day The hour of opening "will be nine o'clock. The forenoon will be given over to registration and organization of the classes, while the afternoon will be used by teachers and pupils to prepare for active work on Tuesday. The grade pupils will assemble in their respective ro6ms on the opening morning, where the teachers will, after a short opening exercise, secure the enrollment and assign each pupil to a seat. The teacher will next give the names of the books needed and assign the lessons foj the next day. After this the grades, will be dismissed and the pupils will spend the remainder of the day in securing the necessary books and in studying the lessons for the. next day. The high school pupils will alae assemble at the appointed hour and after tl\e general announcements have been made will go to their respective session rooms, where they will choose the subjects they desire to carry this semester. The teachers will be present to assist in a decision of the best subjects for each pupil. After the enrollment has been completed the students will go thru an entire day's program in short periods. As they meet with the teachers they will secure the names of their books and the assignments for the next day. The two school boards, the community high and grade, have made a large number of changes in the building arrangements this summer. The gymnasium, which during thel past two years has been used by the community high as an assembly room, has been emptied of its seats and willr again be used for the purposes for which it was originally intended. This is to allow physical culture, which is to be introduced into the grades. The temporary building, located just east of the present school building, and which is rapidly nearing completion, will be used by the community high school as class rooms. The first three grades have been removed from the second to the These are the same quarters as occupied by these grades before the change of two years ago. This change was made to avoid making the younger pupils climb the stairways several times oach day. It is expected that all of these changes will be completed and the entire building made ready for use on Monday. The upper grades will be departmentalized this year as far as the size of the school will allow. At least music, art and physical training in all grades from the fourth to the eighth will be conducted according to this method, which allows greater specialized instruction. Each teacher is able to and will do better work by devoting more of her time to one subject Miss Mary Kinney will have charge of the physical training, Miss Mary Bonslett the music and Miss Alice Knox the art work in these grades. It is expected that the community high school will have the largest enrollment in the history of McHenry. Fifty-eight scholars graduated from schools within the jurisdiction of the McHenry high school district last pring. All of these may attend high school without paying tuition. It is expected that practically all of these will be in attendance. As only fourteen seniors graduated last spring, number of freshmen will greatly increase the total enrollment There will probably be about thirty-two sophomores, twenty-five juniors and sixteen seniors. " With the above mentioned changes in the school building, which once more gives the students a gymnasium, it is quite likely that indoor athletics will be resumed this year. This, however, will depend entirely upon the attitude of the pupils. We are told that Mr. Stringer, who has been engaged as the language teacher, is an excellent coach and if there is enough material and the .students want it one or more basket ball teams will be developed. On Saturday afternoon of this week, at 2:30 o'clock, there will be a meeting of the teachers at the schdol building for the purpose of organizing and getting ready for Monday's work. It is hoped that every teacher will be present at the meeting. Parents and patrons of the two schools should extend to the school boards as well as the school faculties every co-operation at their eommand and if this spirit once more prevails we are sure that our schools will go thru a very successful year. A beautiful line of fall millinery ready for inspection. Come in and see. Blake Sisters, West McHenry, DL ST. PATRICK'S FESTIVAL To Be Held Here Next Sunday and Mbndty Preparations for, th» U'idit ftave been under way for some time pest and with the various committees doing everything within their power to make the occasion a success it looks as if the people of this community as well as the scores of visitors, who are sure to come to McHenry on these two days, are in for most pleasant time ' A big chicken dinner to be served by the ladies of the parish at the Knights of Columbus hall on Sunday noon will mark the opening of the event Serving will begin at eleven o'clock and continue until all those wishing to take advantage of this big feast have been waited on. A charge of <50 cents per plate will be made. The afternoon aifcl evening festivi ties as well as those of the following day Will take place at the McHenry park. All of the attractions which so greatly assisted in bringing the first summer festival to such a successful conclusion will be there, which means plenty of entertainment for both young and old. Volunteer workers will start the erection of the .various stands at the park on Saturday morning of this week and by evening the place should represent a miniature county fair. The Ret proceeds of the occasion will be placed into the new church ftind. A very worthy cause and one which is deserving of liberal patronage. Don't forget the place and* dates. Invite your out-of-town friends and thus lend your assistance in making this year's festival equally as successful as that of last One of the big features of the Occasion will be the giving away of a fully equipped Buick touring car. The winner will be announced at the picnic grounds Monday night. You may be the winner, so bfe on'hand to drive home the price. MAY CREATE FIRE DEPARTMENT ITEMS OF LOCAL AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDBJ^UB REPORTERS DURING Two Ipj^irtant Proposed Ordinances to Be Discuaeed ,,x 0 Two important ordinances will come up for discussion and possible passage at the next regular meeting of the village council, which is scheduled to take place next Tuesday night The first of1 the two ordinances provides for the establishment of a regularly manned and equipped fire department, while the second calls first floor. | for the collection of a two per cent tax from the various insurance companies now doing business in our municipality. Mayor Stoffel has been working on these two matters for some months, during which time he has collected a sufficient amount of data and information as to enable him and the board to act on these questions in an intelligent manner. The mayor, thru these columns, wishes to extend to the public an invitation to attend next Tuesday evening's meeting and there acquaint themselves with the proposed ordinances and give expression, if they so see fit, as to their feeling towards same. He would also be pleased to have a good representation of young men who would be willing to become members of the proposed fire department. - A fire department, unless property manned and equipped, doesn't mean a thing. Therefore the mayor's desire to have everyone interested in a local fire department present at the coming meeting. Cary Man In Narrow Escape C. W. Smith, Cary calf buyer, missed death by only a few inches at the C. A N. W. railroad crossing at Ringwood early last Monday morning. Driving along in his Ford truck he was almost upon the crossing before he discovered that the fast Chicago flyer '*as almost upon him. He turned his machine to drive along side of the tracks when he struck an embankment and overturned. When the big locomotive pulling the train was brought to a stop Smith's head lay within two inches of the massive wheels The machine was wrecked. Motor BusLine Seeks Franchise C. E. Thompson, special representative for the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad company, will appear before the village board next Tuesday evening for the purpose of asking the right to operate a motor omnibus service into this village. The railroad company proposes to inaugurate such a service between this village and Waukegan. They have already established such a line between Kenosha, Wis., and Lake Geneva. Just what action, if any, will be taken by the board next Tuesday night remains to be seen. Undergoes Operation Mrs. John Engeln was taken to the Garfield Park hospital, Chicago, on Wednesday of last week, where she underwent quite a serious operation the following day. Reports from her bedside are to the effect that the patient is making a satisfactory recovery, altho it will probably.be at least two weeks before she will able to return to her home here. be What People Are Doing In This Village and the Immediate Vicinity-- --Other Short Paragraphs* School supplies at Erickson's store. G. E. Schoel will take over the India- Tei company rente the first of the week. Special--Self filling fountain pen, 14 K. gold pen point, each $1.B0 at Erickson's store. Miss Lora Smith lias resumed her duties at the Fox River Valley State bank after a two weeks" vacation. Car load Michigan Alberta peaches, $1.90 per bushel, for Friday and Saturday.- I. LeVinson, phone 119-R. , Grinding apples for cider, 6c per gallon. No tax. Mill located ott Wauconda toad near Siocum's lake. Page Smith. Mrs. Fred Justen is driving a handsome new sport model Buick touring car, recently delivered to her by the ' local agents, Overton A Cowen. Our schools open next Monday morning and parents owe it to themselves as well as to their children to see that all enroll «n the opening day. Boosters for the festival, to jfcT staged here Sunday and Monday, art planning on making an automobile run to several of the nearby towns tomorrow afternoon. Following the annual custom, moat of the business houses in McHenry will close at noon n£xt Monday, " Labor day, to remain closed for the balance of the day. A number from tbi* village and community took in the interstate fair ! at Aurora last week and pronounced it one of the biggest and best of the kind that they had ever witnessed. F. W.« Voeltz is having quite extensive improvements made on hie home on Waukegan street. Besides an addition to the rear, a new porch and sun parlor are being added on the front With an abundance of apples, cider mills thruout this section are doing a rushing business these days. Quo mill near Wauconda is turning out as high as 40 gallons of the apple joke per day. Lawrence Baer of Johnsburg, so we are informed, has purchased the Mathias Freund estate house on Maple avenue in this village. We haven't learned how soon he is to be given possession. •" With the consent of the weather man the parishioners of St Patrick's church are looking forward to a big attendance at their festival to be staged in this village next Sunday and Monday, Sept 3 and 4. Less than one vat of pickles have thus far been taken in at the John L. May Pickle company's plant in this village. Quite a contrast from last year, when a single vat holding 500 bushels was filled in a day. You never can tell when an electrical storm is going to raze your barns or home. Better safe guard against such a loss by the installation of lightning rods. Let me give you figures. Wm. Simes, agent, McHenry, 111. McHenry and this Fox river district are looking forward to a big holiday crowd over the week end. In fact, hotel and restaurant owners will be very much disappointed if the Labor day crowd does not surpass that of the Fourth. ' - ^ Gordon Stringer, who has been o»*-^ gaged as the language teacher by thi"'™ McHenry community high school board, moved his household effects to this village from Huntley on Tuesday of this week. The family is occupy- . ing the Mrs. John Young house en . * Park avenue. George Steilen, an employe * at th# * Borden milk bottling plant here, ie taking an enforced vacation from his duties on account of a badly smashed finger, sustained while at work the first of the week. The member was caught in the gears of a machine ' ~ where he was working at the time. O. B. Oberstadt, who returned to McHenry recently from Chicago, where he had been confined in a hoe- , pital, is again able to be up and about and is rapidly regaining his strength. McHenry friends are very pleased to see him with us once more and trust that his former good health will soon, be restored. The week end crowd was noticeoSly smaller than for some weeks poet. The storm of last Thursday, which brought on a few cool days, undoubtedly caused the falling off in the number of visitors and tourists. Hotels in the village as well as along the river and Pistakee bay are beginning to notice that the summer season is almost at its end. .The last of the season's open-air band concerts will take place ait Borden's park tomorrow (Friday) evening and everyone should avail themselves of the opportunity of enjoying the closing program. The band men are to be commended for the public spirit displayed in giving us such a splendid series of entertainments. Each and every concert, we are sore, has been appreciated by those who * have been in tile habit ef tanning ont.