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MREE TEAMS TIE FOR LEAD Uf LOCAL BOWLING fcS&GUfe IS TIGHTENING^ ;J •,v Standing of Teams k • W. L. Pet. ffexalls ...... ...13 . 8 .619 Fords 1$ ':g .619 Dtfende^';^. IS § .619 Buicks ................11 10 .524 Leghorns . . . . 1 , . . . 9 12 .429 Ob Henrys ..4,/.,... 5 16 .238 The race in the local bqwling league tills tightened up very considerably "faring the past week and the standing, after the close of the games last Friday night, witnessed the Rexalls, Fcrds and Defenders tied for first place honors, while the Buicks $re pressing the leaders quite hard. One of the big features of the week was the sudden outburst of the Oh Henrys, who ever ; ince the start of the season have been handicapped by a hoodoo. Last Wednesday night, however, tilings seemed to take a change and as a result the candy makers laced the Leghorns three straight. Vogt ..... .171 169 172 602 167 Fords C. Bun L. Bacon Weinschenker 167 E. Buss 150 Justen . . . . . . . 174 858 '1st ..133 ..158 796 807 2461 820 2nd 3rd Total Av. 170 207 510 170 162 146 116 128 125 168 143 161 466 411 443 478 155 137 148 159 782 716 810 2308 769 AN ESSAY CONTEST TO BE CONDUCTED BY MASTER PLUMBERS OF ILLINOIS Oh Henrys vs. Leghorn* The Oh Henrys came into their own on Wednesday evening of last week by licking the Leghorns three straight. Paul Meyers, of the winning quintet, carried the leading role by compiling a total of 581 pins, lirhile Ray Page, one of his team mates, registered a 511 score. C. W. Stenger led the losing outfit with a total of 461. The scores: S. Leghorns 1st 2nd 3rd Total Av. Qenway 185 132 138 455 152 Stenger .151 164 146 461 154 Heimer . . . . . .143 150 152 445 148 Bolger 140 140 140 420 140 SteOen .155 124 168 447 149 , 7 7 4 7 1 0 7 4 4 2 2 2 8 7 4 3 Oh Henffa 1st 2nd 3rd Total Av. Smith ........ 150 134 178 462 154 Weber ,.-....158 104 154 416 139 R. Patztflr- .... 193 161 157 511 170 Thies .. ......13? 152 101 385 128 P. Meyers ... .223 180 178 581 194 856 731 768 2355 785 Defenders vs. Buicks Tli* Buicks took two out of three games from the Defenders last Thursday evening, thus stifengthening their standing for the season*. A. Meyers, of the Defenders, was liigh man of the ^evening with & teta'l of 616, he getting a 247 in th# last - gaiqe. A. Patfcke lad 'the Buicksi- with a total of 520, L. Page, of the same team, fol- *!§\v4d ' him closely With 5001 : The scores?-^' J . Det#ndef» '•* '1st 2nd 3rd Total Av. Whiting ......159 160 142 416 154 Thoihps<rilr ....160 148 189 497 166 Kno* 115 133 139 387 129 Richardson ...122 166 161 449 150 A. Meyers .... 192 177 247 616 205 748 784 878 2416 804 Bilicks 1st 2nd 3rd Total Av. A. Patzlce ....148 172 200 520 173 L. Page 160 184 156 500 167 Kreutzer .,...188 138 168 494 165 W. Fatzlp ... .140 160 169 469 156 Laures ,...,..160 188 151 499 166 1 796 842 844 2482 827 Recalls vs. Fords fords dropped two out of three £«mes to the Rexalls last Friday eVening, the Rexalls takihg the first tiro and then dropping the third by only three pins. Spurling of the Rexalls proved the big man of the setto with a total of 558. C. Buss led the Fords with 510. The scores: Rexalls 1st 2nd 3rd Total Av. Spurling ... ..181 178 199 558 186 Rossman .....152 152 164 468 156 Boley ........177 137 122 436 145 Bickler „U77 170 150 497 166 One of the most interesting educational campaigns ever conducted in Illinois and which is of much interest here among the seventh and eighth grade school children and students in the high school is now in progress under the auspices of the Illinois Master Plumbers' association, of which Wm. G. Bergner of the Bergner Plumbing, Heating and Supply company is president. The campaign, which is state-wide, is one in which an essay contest is being conducted, and which deals with the subject. "The Value of Frequent Bathing." Twenty-two awards are to 'be made on January 24, next, at Peoria, to the winners in the contest. The contest is open to pupils in the high school and seventh and eighth grades here as well as in all parts of the state. Thru the efforts of the state association and the co-operation of the school authorities thruout Illinois, many school districts have adopted as supplementary reading the booklet entitled "The Story of the Bath." This story deals with "the history of bathing from the early Roman periods to the present day and is written so as to create the thought in the school children's mind that "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." Full instructions and rules in connection with the essay contest are as follows: * Essay not to exceed 300 words. -^Contestants to be pupils of the seventh and eighth grades and high school students of all classes. Essay, to deal with the question of wha4 part proper and frequent bath ing has to play with one's success in life. " Words to be spe'led correctly, sentences properly formed and es&ay correctly paragraphed. I>3 Essay must be written in own hand writing. Same must be written and composed by contestants and without outside help. You are privileged to use a dictionary, grammar or spelling book in the preparation of essay. Essay should be written preferably on paper eight by ten inches and pages pinned or clipped together. The prizes will be awarded according to the best thoughts dealing with the subject, composition, spelling and paragraphing. Essay must be placed in mail not later than January 20, 1924, at midnight. Address envelope to Essay Committee, Illinois Master Plumbers' association, Jefferson Hotel, Peoria, 111. Write your name and address on left hand upper corner of envelope. Contestants are requested to read the booklet on "The Story of the Bath," a free copy of which will be presented to you by your local master plumber. If he will not supply one to you, write the following address, enclosing ten cents, and copy will be mailed you immediately--Illinois Master Plumbers' Association, Aurora, Illinois. Judges for this contest are ft) be a prominent health authority, a prominent educational authority Afed a prominent master plumber. Prizes to be awarded and winners announced Thursday night, Jan. f), 1924, at Peoria, HI. Name of writer not to be written on essay. Full name, address to be written together on separate sheet of paper and sent in with essay. Upon receipt of your essay, same will be numbered, your name will be numbered and one set in essay box and name and address placed in other box, which will. be sealed until the winning essays are selected. The names corresponding to winning essay numbers will be drawn from the box. This is done to prevent anyone knowing who the essays belong to until the winners are decided. Auction Sale! Fred Grabbe, AuctioilMSf Starting at 12:00 o'clock on the L. J. Lobdell farm, 2 miles southeast of Ingleside, 2V% miles west of Round Lake and 6 miles east of McHenry, on TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 6 Head of Good Horses Black team mares, wt. 2800; bbek gelding, 5 years old; black mare, wt. 1300, 10 yrs. old; bay mare, wt. 1200, 12 yrs. old; gray colt, wt. 1400, 4 yrs. old. 20 Milk Cows, Poultry, Hogs, Grain Feed Eight fresh milkers, calves by side, 6 springers, 1 bull, 3 brood sows With litters, 6 brood sows, 250 thoro bred Buff Orphington chickens, prize winners for the last ten years; 12 geese, all grain free from foul seed, 25 tons of hay, oats, barley, 250 bu. spring wheat, 15 feet ensilage, mow of good shredded fodder, 200 bu. corn, 700 chick oil burner brooder, new; 8 milk cans all household goods to be sold, all tools and machinery necessary to operate a 160 acre farm, consisting of, 2 pulverizers, 2 hay racks, set dump boards, set bob sleighs, buggy, Studebaker truck, 2 walking cultivators, set of scales, graindstone, 2 sets harness, feed cutter, hog oiler, hay rope, Fairbanks engine, pump jack, water tank, new 8 ft. Deering brain binder, new 16 disc Hoosier grain drill, new corn planter, Oliver sulky plow, Deering hay rake, Deering mower and corn binder, 2-row cultivators, 2 sulky cultivators, 2 sets drags, 2 manure spreaders, hay loader, gang plow, corn sheller, fanning mill, milk wagon, 2 sets truck wagons, heaVy spring wagon, and many other small articles of tools and material usab|p about the farm and too numerous to mention here, i Terms: 6 months at 7 per cent.; KELLER BROflL Chas. Brainard Clerk. ^ CARD OF THANKS We wish at this time to state that the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, thru their local representative, J. N. Sayler; the Modern Woodmen of America, thru the local camp clerk, E. E. Bassett, and the Woodmen Accident Co. of Lincoln, Neb., thru their district representative, Mr. Stuart Barlow of Elgin, all settled the claims of their respective policies on the life of the late Chas. L. Page promptly and entirely satisfactory as soon as the necessary papers were duly executed. We are exceedingly grateful to the above named gentlemen and the companies which they represent and cheerfully recommend to everyone the various kinds of insurance issued by the above named companies. Signed, Mrs. Martha A. Page and Family. Barrington is planning on a $50,000 addition to its present school building to take care of the increased attendance. The new addition, if built, will contain a comprehensive gymnasium and auditorium on the first floor with several class rooms on the second.