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-^ 1l«i^1,HP, ^*, w ^ «.-«vui» 'v www«<* W wwi^.' jijj^-" J« i :vw,««w.v'ifstn^i".' fy.7-9.ww^T*,^%T nw p'l • " y % J s . * " * > * * • ' ' f * n * - • ' v v : 1 ,,r j* " * • ^f>LJr-^..--.^.v --^^r W'if fei '. v '• 'to; **«4. * 1 ,1 tjjSMHi# •;;; ^VM&*-z*«* '"""\ 4,-Ki mk^ VOLUME 50 MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 21. 1924 NO. 11 WEEKLYJXCHANGES AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FDR BUSY * I'EOPLE *Mystic Workers of Lake county will hold a picnic at Gage's lake, Grays- Uke, next Saturday, AUK- 23. .. 'Adjustment cases are being dis- .Pteed of at the rate of a dozen or more • day by the McHenry county board of review. •The Vosburgh Hardware company At Genoa City is selling out its stock of goods and will retire from the mercantile field. Harry Grantham of Wauconda is " tile possessor of a white gopher, which ho captured in a woods near that village one day recently. A cow, owned by a farmer near Arlington Heights, died recently from hydrophobia, said to have been caused from the bite of a skunk. The new addition to the Odd .Fellows' building at Elgin was formally dedicated last Saturday. The structure is one of the finest of its kind in this section of the state. Edward Froelich, of the Willis Inn at Fox Lake, was sentenced last Saturday to serve ninety days in the Lake county jail for violating an injunction restraining him from selling or keeping liquor on his premises. Huntley's new community high school building is to be erected on a tract of land adjoining the old school property, for which a price of $8,600 was paid. Bids for the new building to cost $75,000 will be received up to -Aftgust 29. tPhe body of Carl Rodine of Chicago, wlio lost his life in Fox river near Fox River Grove a week ago last Sunday, was found near Algonquin the following Wednesday, where it had been carried by the swift currents of the stream. The very latest census figures as 'released by the United States census bureau last week give the city' of Rockford a population of 74,353 or an increase over the 1920 census of 8,702. Marengo's census is given as 1875, an increase of 117 since 1920. Two watches, stolen from the jewelry store of E. O. Rowe & Son of Hebron on the night of July 10, were found in" pawnshops in Chicago last week. On the night of the theft the jewelry store was robbed of nearly fl ,000 worth of merchandise. Posing as man and wife, Glenn Malsch, fifteen, and Helen Farley, fourteen, both of Lake Geneva, Wis., were placed under arrest at Rockford Monday of last week, where they were . found living together in a rooming house. The children had been missing from Lake Geneva for four days. The two were brought back to their homes «t Lake Geneva. Miss Hattie Dake, McHenry county superintendent of schools, who was recovering from a recent illness, suffered a relapse last week and her con- . dition became such that a Chicago specialist was called into consultation . with Dr. N. L. Seelye, under whose care she had been. A professional afrse of Woodstock has also been called on the case. . Max Heiderreich, Antioch farmer, committed suicide by hanging himself to a rafter in his barn last Thursday evening. The man worried a great deal of late on account of poor crops and is also said to have been in poor health. His lifeless form was discovered by his wife about an hour after the rash act had been committed. The family has resided near Antioch for many years. < % Mrs. C. R. Wells, aged sixty-six, !§Sfe of Dr. Wells of Wauconda, was one of the first to take a ride in an aeroplane which made flights during a Igt sale near Wauconda one day re cently. Not satisfied with just the ordinary flight, she had the driver of the machine go thru several fancy Stunts, including to nose dive, and after landing declared the experience •h have been a real treat. . ^ Colletta and Thomas Ringwald, aged •jjprelve and six, children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ringwald of Chicago, lost their lives by drowning in Channel . lake on Monday morning of last week, children, wearing their bathing suits, had been playing around the jier near the cottage occupied by the ifemily and the supposition is that the younger of the two ventured too far from shore and went down into deep ;}v*ater and that the sister was drowned While in an attempt to save her brother's life. No one witnessed the tragedy. William Orvis, more familiarly known as "Skunk" Orvis, who resides in the old pop factory at Monaville, • Lake county, was hauled into the jus- ,-£jce court at Antioch one day last , j|preek on complaint of his neighbor, 1'^fens Sorensen, who saw Orvis kill a iiorse on the highway near his place. •ieOrvis, it is said, has been mistreating Itf animals for some time past. At the f hearing at Antioch he was placed un- | der bond for a year and warned to ji^Jake better care of his animals or he - v*%ould be taken to the county court at JVaukegan. ' PETER MILLER DIED SUNDAY HAD MADE HIS HOME IN THIS FOR THIRTY YEAM Peter Miller, for thirty years a highly esteemed citizen and one of McHenry's oldest residents, passed away at the home of his son, Jos. N. Miller, on Pearl street at 5:45 o'clock last Sunday afternoon following a stroke of paralysis he suffered about a month ago. The deceased was born at Kreis Daun, Regbea-, Trier, Germany, Feb. 22, 1834, and was in his ninety-first year at the time of his death. He grew to young manhood in his native country and at the age of eighteen, inspired by the stories of opportunities which this country afforded, he, with some friends, set sail for America. After the usual eventful voyage across the great Atlantic, he landed in this country and at once came to this section. Not long after his arrival here he v.:ent to Wisconsin, where he was employed in lumber camps in the vicinity if Chippawa Falls. Returning to McHenry township he v. as united in marriage to Eva Schimels, the ceremony having been performed in the old frame church in Johnsburg in March, 1863. After his marriage the couple moved to Volo, where for a time they made their home in the flat over a f tore then conducted by the late Henry llogers. Later they moved to the ILenry Rogers farm, located about two miles north of Volo. From here they moved to the Simon Brown farm, about four miles east of this city, where they continued to make their home until about thirty years ago, when the deceased gave up active farm life and came to McHenry to leside and where Mr. Miller has made his home continuously up to the time of his death. Mrs. Miller passed away in this city on Oct. 6, 1917, when her husband took up his home with his son and where he has resided since. Three children were born to the union, Mathias J., who passed away at Waukegan on Sept. 14, 1892; Mrs. Ben Stilling and Jos. N. Miller of this city, who, with eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, are left to survive. During the many years in which the deceased made his home in this city he proved himself a good citizen. Quiet and unassuming in manner, he found most enjoyment within the family circle, altho he always displayed a great interest in his old friends whom he had known for years. Even during the declining years of his life and up until a short time before his last illness he visited these friends occasionally and at these times he found a lot of satisfaction in recalling events that had occurred in the days Wg^inee passed by. The funeral took place from St. Mary's Catholic church at 9:30 o'clock on Wednesday morning of this week, with interment in the family lot in St. Mary's cemetery. McHENRY YOUNG PEOPLE IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT THREE DAYFtSTIVAL ST. MARY'S PARISH TO STAGE BIG OUT DOOR EVENT C. W. STENGER VOTED PRESIDENT WAS SO HONORED AT MEETING OP BANK DIRECTORS Louis Ehle, Arthur; Krause and iss Ida Reynolds of this city luckily escaped serious injury Monday evening of this week when a Ford sedan in which they were riding turned com pletely over. The three young people were on their way to attend a movie show at Woodstock and were driving along at a point near Schneider's hill when the wishbone suddenly became disconnected and rammed into the wheels, thus causing the driver, Arthur Krause, to lose control of the machine, with the result as mentioned above. All of the passengers were able to extricate themselves after the accident, altho young Ehle complained of a pain in his side and hips. He sat down on the grass for awhile, but when he went to regain his feet he found that he was unable to get up. A telephone message was sent to a Woodstock doctor, who called and took the lad to the Woodstock hospital, where it was found he had suffered three cracked ribs, an injured hip and several body bruises. However, he was able to return to his home here on Tuesday evening. Mr. Krause and Miss Reynolds escaped with only a few bruises. The machine w^s badly damaged. COL. A, A. SPRAGUE WILL BE HERE TOMORROW Col. A. A. Sprague, Democratic candidate for United States senator, in his tour of McHenry and Lake counties, will arrive in McHenry tomorrow (Friday) morning and will be pleased to meet the voters of this community at the city hall, where he will stop for about an hour. According to schedule he will arrive in McHenry about eleven o'clock. He will be particularly pleased to .meet the ex-service men of McHenry and vicinity. $500 REWARD J will pay $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who stole the meat and other eatables at the Paulist day nursery; last Saturday night. Geo. J. Sayer. SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY, AUG. 30, 31, AND SEPT. 1 ARE DATES SET "ASIDE The parishioners of St. Mary's Catholic church of this city will sponsor a huge open air festival to be staged in the Pearl street park on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Aug. 30 and 31, and Sept. 1. This will be St. Mary's "first attempt at holding an out-door festival in a number of years, but the pastor and the members of the parish feel certain, that the event, with favorable weather conditions, can and will be made a big social and financial success. St. Mary's church still carries quite a burden of indebtedness and the festival was planned in the hope of raising funds with which to liquidate at least a portion of the outstanding indebtedness. All of the-features that go to make up an event of this nature will be there in great abundance and the public is therefore assured of three days of pleasing entertainment. The committees appointed are as follows: Executive committee--Stephen H. Freund, Jos. W. Freund, Jacob Freund, Jr., Nick Weingart,. John Thennes, Peter M. Justen. Purchasing committee--Chas. J. Reihansperger, Wm. H. Althoff, Peter M. Justen, Peter W. Frett. Trucking committee--A m brose Schaefer, Herman Schaefer. Electrician--H. E. Buch. Soft drink stand--M. Heimer, cH&irman; Jos* F. Weber, Jacob Stef fes, Wm. Heimer, G. C. Boley, Simon Michels, George Young, George C. 'Steilen, Edward Smith, Theo. Schiessle, Jr. Blanket stand--George P. Freund, chairman; Arthur Smith, Albert Barbian, Jos. J. Miller, Arthur Krause, Anton P. Freund, Jos. W. Rothermel, Harvey Nye, Walter Kasch, Misses Mathilda Freund, Dorothy Matthews, Florence Kinsala, Lillian Baur, Mrs. C. M. Bickler, Mrs. Simon Michels. Umbrella and lamp stand--Wm. G. Schreiner, chairman; Wm. Smith, Louis Oertel, Nick Steilen, Anton Blake, Carl Bickler, Misses Gertrude M. Weber, Lillian Freund, A. E. Nye, Jos. Williams, Edward Freund. Country store concession--Peter W. Frett, chairman; Leo Heimer, Peter J. Schaefer, Louis Smith, H. E. Buch, Chas. Reihansperger, Martin. B. Schmitt, John C. Thies, Wm. Schneider, Walter Kasch, Mrs. Annabel Aicher, Mrs. Henry J. Schaffer, Mrs. Albert Purvey, Mrs. Delia Matthews, Miss Mildred Kinsala. Aluminum stand--Wm. H. Althoff, chairman; Chas. J. Freund, Herbert H. Freund, Ernst Barbian, George Barbian, Frank May, Gerald P. Newman, Leo Stilling, Misses Lillian Stilling, Marguerite Overton, Mary Walsh, Cornelia Freund, Kathryn King, Rosalie Stilling, Laura Weber. Jingle board stand--Jos. N. Miller and Ben Stilling, chairmen; Henry M. Weber, George Weber, Peter Heimer, John W. Bonslett, C. M. Bickler, Henry Schuenemann, Henry J. Miller, Bernard Smith, Geo. J. Freund. Committee on order--John Meyer, chairman; Henry G. Weber, Martin J. Weber, Mathias J. Steffes, John Walsh, Peter M. Freund. Building committee--Mathias Weber, chairman; John P. Weber, Jake Schaefer, Henry Schaefer, Peter Neiss, Nick F. Freund, Wm. Klapperich, Jos. F. Weber, Frank J. Freund, Frank Stoffel, John Stock, Henry Freund, Arthur Boger, Henry J. Freund. Lunch stand--Mrs. Helen Freund, chairman; Mrs. John S. Freund, Mrs. Anton Schneider, Mrs. Jos Schneider, Mrs Jos. Heimer, Mrs. Ben Hiller, Mrs. M. J. Freund, Mrs. J. W. Freund, Mrs. Theo. Schiessle, Mrs. Geo. Bohr, Mrs. A1 Krause, Mrs. Ben Laures, Mrs. Nick Justen, Mrs. Elizabeth Rothermel, Mrs.' Nick Barbian, Mrs. Fred Schneider, Mrs. Lawrence Baer, Mrs. John King, Mrs. Geo. Steilen, Mrs. Henry Meyers, Mrs. John Meyer, Miss Catherine Weber, Mrs. S. H. Freund. Mrs. Homer, Mrs. Wm. Bishop, Mrs. Simon Michels, Mrs. Emma Miller. At a meeting of the directors of the West McHenry State bank, as held at the directors' room of that institution on Monday evening of this week, Carl W. Stenger was unanimously voted president of the bank to succeed the late Dr. C. H. Fegers, who, prior to his death, served in that capacity for a number of years in a manner which' reflected .great credit upon himself as well as to the utmost satisfaction of his co-workers and stockholders. The honor thus accorded Mr. Stenger is one. that has been well earned and richly deserved. Mr. Stenger came to McHenry just prior to the birth of the West McHenry State bank in September, 1906, and ever since that time he has served" the institution as its cashier and in which capacity he will continue, along with his duties as president, until the annual meeting of stockholders next January. While Mr. Stenger was given the support of an excellent set of officers and board of directors, a great deal of the credit of building up one of the strongest and best banks in McHenry county belongs to him. It was his ever elert mind coupled with his MET W DEATH JOHN SCHERMANN DIED IN EXPLOSION THURSDAY OONG TIME SUMMER RESIDENT IS VICTIM OF SAD FATALITY AT HOME ON FOX RIVER The Fox river resort region last Thursday night witnessed one of the most tragic deaths that ha£ occurred along this beautiful stream since the inhabitation of this section by summer resorters, which dates back thirty years or "Ihore. ' ' The horrible tragedy; caused the death of John Schermann of Chicago and also destroyed the victim's beautiful summer home, which graced the east shore of the river, just north of Rosedale, and about a half mile north of the McHenry bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Schermann and their daughter, Catherine, had driven out from Chicago late that afternoon, arriving at. their country home shortly after six o'clock, according to a story as related to The Plaindealer by a close friend of the family. Upon reaching the porch leading to their home Mrs. Schermann detected what she believed to be a gas or gasoline miM CHICAGO HOSPITAL MRS. P. C. PETERSEN-PASSED AWAY LAST FRIDAY happy faculty of meeting people which; he gQ an(1 open up the windows. has done so much in bringing the hink 0n account of the recent heavy into the high place it enjoys within jrains the baSement of the home had the banking circles of this section of become flooded with water and knowthe state and especially McHenry odor. Mr. Schermann bade his wife ,a nd• da.u ghte,r to re™flt ein out.s id, e while j fancy; Frances and Kenneth, who with no (ta in and Anon n r* rliti U7inna\1'C I v ' * This week The Plaindealer is once more called upon to chronicle the death of one of our highly esteemed rural residents, Mrs. Peter C. Petersen, whose death occurred at the West Side hospital in Chicago, to which institution she was taken for an operation a trifle more than a month ago, on Friday afternoon of last Week, Aug. 15, 1924. V \ ; The deceased had not been "in the best of health for some time past, but it was not until about six weeks ago that her condition became such as to cause alarm. Upon advice of her family physician she was taken to Chicago, where' it toas hoped an operation would relieve her suffering and restore her former good health. However, this was not to be and she passed peacefully away on the day as stated above. Caroline Colby, daughter of Mr.' and Mrs. Charles C. Colby, (her father now deceased), was born on the old family homestead on Feb. 2, 1876, and has always made her home there. She was united in inarriage to Peter C. Petersen on Jan. 2, 1901, To this union three children were born: Charles C., who passed away in in county. In passing we do not hesitate in stating that this bank probably enjoys the reputation 6f being one of the best organizations to be found in any city, all brought about thru the untiring efforts of a real live-wire cashier. ^ His new official capacity gives him the distinction of being one of the youngest bank presidents in the state of Illinois and The Plaindealer joins his many friends in extending congratulations. •' FACTORY MATTER TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED Further investigation of the proposition was voted at a meeting held at the K. of C. hall on Tuesday evening of this week, at which time ninety of our citizens had gathered to listen to a report of a committee which had investigated a factory which seeks location in McHenry. The committee, consisting of F. E. Covalt, as chairman; C. W. Stenger, Simon Stoffel, Geo. H. Johnson and Peter M. Justen, have visited officials of the concern ing of this condition Mr. Schermann donned a of rubber boots and the last time he was seen alive by the wife and daughter was when he was descending the stairway leading toj the basement. What happened there-' after will probably never be known,' but it remains that a terrific explosion 1 took place shortly after the unfortunate man had disappeared down the stairway. The daughter, who had entered the j home, shouted to her father as did Mrs. Schermann, but their calls were unanswered, which gives credence to the supposition that Mr. Schermann's death was instantaneous and was caused by the concussion rather than from having been the result of burns. The explosion was heard for some distance, even some of the residents of this city having been attracted to the scene by the noise and" vibration of the earth. According to the wife and daughter and neighbors who rushed to the scene, the entire basement appeared to be a mass of flames almost immediately after the explosion and it was the sorrowing husband and mother are left to survive. She also leaves one brother, Fred T. Colby, of Burlingame, Calif. The deceased was an active member of the Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church, was a fond wife and mother HEMS OMNIEREST AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS DURING WEEK WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING Ht THIS CITY 'AND IMMEDIATE VICINITY $1.00 for your old fountain pen at Nye's. Fancy dishes and glassware at Erickson's. We sell quality merchandise when costs go up. Smith Bros. Vaudeville and pictures at the pire theatre Saturday and Sunday. Williamson furnaces, madie right, installed right. Let us do it now. CaB, write or phone John J. Vycital. A Irnby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nickels, Jr., at their hone on Center street Aug. 1CL The happy "daddy" is all smiles. Mr. and Mrs, Stepherr Adains, who reside on the east side of Fox river, welcomed a baby boy into their home on Wednesday of last week. The Hunter boat line is now operating under its regular season's schedule. Large or small boats may also be rented by the hour, day or week. Call phone No. 7. The annual midsummer basaar of St. Thomas' Catholic church at Crystal Lake is to be held at the grounds of the Crystal Lake Country club on the evenings of Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 28, 29 and 30. Several automobiles, bedecked with banners advertising the Lake county fair at Libertyville, passed thru this city during the noon hour on Monday. and a woman of many exempliary The honking of horns signalled their characteristics. In her passing the! husband has lost a loving wife, the children a kind and indulgent mother and the community an esteemed citizen. ' ' • The funeral took place from her late home at 2:00 o'clock on Monday afternoon with Rev. Ross of Greenwood passing thru and for a few minutes, at least, there was plenty of noise. William Marshall and family of Morton Grove are now residents in this city, having recently taken up their home in the lower flat of the Dietz home on Elm street. Mr. Marshall has accepted a position with the officiating. Mesdames Gerald New- Meyers Ready Roofing company of man and H. C. Bobb sang, while Mrs. this city. desirous of locating in McHenry with considerable difficulty that the both in Chicago and Milwaukee and as a result of these visits they were able to give quite a detailed report. This was presented in an open manner by F. E. Covalt, followed by discus- Jay Schneider^assistant; sion and thence a vote to make further investigation. A committee composed of Peter W. Frett and Chas. Rietesel was appointed and it was further voted to engage the services of Mr. Loosee of Hebron to accompany the McHenry committee to Chicago fow the purpose, of obtaining some sort of an idea as" to the value of the assets of the company and other matters that are of importance. Until this committee - reports its findings it will not be known whether or not our city will be given a new industry. TEACHERS ALL ENGAGED FOR LOCAL SCHOQLS frantic wife was restrained from entering the burning structure. The form of Mr. Schermann could A. C. Reynolds accompanied them on the piano. The pall bearers were Mesdames Martha Page, Frank Cobb, E. E. Bassett, L. A. Erickson, R. G. Chamberlin and Pearl Claxton. Interment was made in the family lot in Woodland cemetery. The sympathy of their many friends thruout this entire community is extended to the. members of the bereaved. family. BIG DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION DINED HERE YESTERDAY Two hunderd and seventy-three members of the old thirty-eighth ward Democratic organization of Chicago drove to this city in a body on Wednesday morning of this week, arriving be seen down in the mass of flames by I at the Polly Prim tavern at about the first arrivals, but efforts to rescue j 10:30 o'clock. The machines, carrying him proved futile, he having evidently j the jolly crowd, drove out from Chi- KNIGHTS INVITED TO ELGIN The members of McHenry council, Knights of Columbus, and their wives have been extended an invitation to attend a grand picnic and jubilee to be sponsored by the Elgin council and to be held at Charles E. Erbstein's estate, Villa Oliva, on the Lake street road near Elgin, next Sunday, Aug. 24. Invitations have also been sent to councils at Woodstock, 'Crystal Lake, Aurora, DeKalb, West Chicago, St. Charles, Geneva, Naperville and Joliet. More than 1,000 Knights and their families are expected to attend the picnic. No doubt McHenry will send a large delegation. r' LOCKERS FOR SCHOOL ARRIVE The lockers for tl« new commu nity high school builcnng arrived the first of the week and are sow being installed. All of the teachers for both the grade and community high schools have been engaged for the 1924-1925 school term. The grade school teachers are as follows: Miss Mary Kinney, eighth grade; Miss Alice Knox, seventh grade; Miss Vena Foulds, sixth grade; Miss Anna Barrow, fifth grade; Miss Nellie Doherty, third and fourth grades; Miss Sheila Crowe, second and third grades; Miss Pearl Claxton, first grade. The community high school faculty will consist of Gordon G. Stringer, languages; Miss Ruth Stockebrand, domestic science; J. Irving Tallmadge, science; Miss Helen O'Sullivan, English; Elmer Koerner, science and mathematics; Miss Nellie Miller, history; Miss Caryl Oates, commercial. C. H. Duker will, ^te7also ofTnumber o7people from been pinned beneath some debris The intention -of the workers was to save the man and when it was realized that this was impossible the flames had gained such headway that the home and its entire contents were also doomed. A call was sent to the Crystal Lake fire department, which arrived on th$ scene about eight o'clock, and after more than an hour's work they succeeded in subduing the flames and cooling off the smouldering ruins to such an extent as to allo^r.t&e workmen to extricate the body front;« mass of debris. The body was removed to the undertaking rooms of Jacob Justen, where the inquest was held that evening. The following morning it was removed to the family's Chicago home. Attracted Large Crowd The explosion and fire attracted a large crowd to the scene, it being estimated that no less than 1,000 people were gathered about the premises during the time that the Crystal Lake fire department was at work. The narrow road heading to the place and the woods on either side were filled with automobiles and it was with considerable difficulty that the way was cleared to allow the big fire truck to pass thru the congestion. The crowd assembled, while composed mostly of McHenry people and resorters, con again act as superintendent. The j neighboring towns. Several machines schools will open on Monday morning, j followed the fire truck to this city Sept. 8. LOCAL CONTRACTORS ASKED TO BID ON SCHOOL Plans tor a new brick schoolhouse to be erected in district No. 10-J will be ready this week for contractors wishing to submit bids on same. The school, as we understand'it, is to be constructed in the Grass Lake district. Plans may be seen and any other information secured by addressing either Ben Watts or Jos. Klaus, Spring Grove or Fox Lake. ADVANCED SHOWING New 1924 fall millinery,, clever styles of lyon's velvet, silk soleil, velour and felt, in the popular black as well as the new fall shades. Large, small and medium hats moderately priced, $3.00' to $8.00. Blake Sisters' Mttliaaty. cago in a procession and after all had been parked it was found that practically every foot of the parking space around the Polly Prim had been taken up. A delicious chicken dinner was served at the noon hour. The hall and tables were prettily decorated with American flags and flowers, while the singing of a number of national airs made up the program. After the noon meal the delegation was loaded into Hunter boat line boats to enjoy a trip up the river and around the lakes. The party returned about 4:30 in the afternoon and after partaking of a light luncheon started, the homeward trip. The gathering was probably one of the liveliest of the kind ever held in the city and to say the least the visitors were very much impressed with the natural beauties of this summer resort region. McHENRY SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNICED AT LAKE GENEVA Forty-one members of the Sunday school and adults enjoyed the First Universalist church Sunday school picnic as held at Lake Geneva, Wis., last Sunday. Automobiles carrying the happy party left the church here at nine o'clock and arrived at Wisconsin's beautiful summer resort about an hour later. Everyone carried their lunch baskets and a picnic dinner was partaken of at the noon hour. At 2:30 in the afternoon the entire party boarded the steamship "Harvard" Another attempt will be made the McHenry band to give an open air concert at the Pearl street park this (Thursday) evening. It is hoped that weather will permit and that a large crowd will turn out to listen to the excellent program which is to be rendered. The members of the McHenry council, Knights of Columbus, will hold a public dance at the Fox pavilion on Wednesday evening, Sept. 10. Jimmie's Society orchestra, which has been furnishing music at the Fox during the past two seasons, has been engaged for this occasion. More particulars later. Advanced styles in early fall millinery. Also a fine line of silk dresses, sizes 36, 38 and 40; and children's school dresses. My prices are very reasonable. Come in and let me show you my line and compare my prices with those of the shops in the larger cities and towns. Mrs. Ella Robertson, McHenry. Chas. Knaack, for many years a successful farmer residing near Barreville, passed away quite suddenly at his home during Tuesday night of this week. The deceased was taken ill during Tuesday afternoon. Heart trouble is said to have been the cause of his death. His wife, who died less than two years ago, also passed away suddenly. The McHenry-Woodstock road was opened up to traffic last Saturday morning and since that time a number of McHenry people have made good use of the new cement highway. Now if the state will only get busy and give us that connecting link thru this city we will all be satisfied. According to reports, the original $60,000,000 road bond issue has now been exhausted, which probably means that there will be no further letting of contracts until after the fall election, when the $100,000,000 road bond issue will come up for a vote. A severe rain and wind storm again visited this section on Tuesday morning of this week, leaving damage in its wake. Here in McHenry branches and limbs of trees were strewn everywhere, while a number of store awnings were also wrecked. The wind appeared to be more severe in the lake region to the north of McHenry, and made the trip around the lake, where considerable property damage from Crystal Lake. Was Beautiful Home The home destroyed was one of the finest along the river and only recently the late owner had expended approximately $1,500 in enlarging and improving the place. The grounds also were very pretty. Was One of Early Resorters Mr. Schermann was one of the early settlers of the Fox river region, first coming here about twenty-eight years ago, and ever since that time he and his family have been enjoying the summers at McHenry, where they had become quite well known and respected. ' " ' ' Son Arrives From Chicago*. The two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Schermann were informed of the tragedy by wire, one of these, Charles, joining (Continued on page four) which, to say the least, proved a real treat. On their return from the boat ride and after a light luncheon the return trip was started, the picnicers arriving in McHenry about seven o'clock. The expenses incurred were paid out of the First Universalist church funds. DIES AT GRASS LAKE Adolph Schuenemann, who had been making his home with his son at Grass Lake, passed away at that point on Wednesday morning of this week. The deceased, with his wife, arrived in this country from Germany only Cashton. Wis./^ gave evidence that about a year and a half ago. His son is operating a small hotel at Grass Lake. The deceased was sixtynine years of age. Announcing new fashione la fall millinery at the C. M. Adams store, Johnsburg. I t, 7 resulted. Up at Pistakee Bay and Lake many of the piers were destroyed, boats thrown up on shore, trees blown down and in one or two instances cottages suffered CMMIHW able damage. A Ford runabout, bearing the license number of A 135-463-Wis., was found standing on Elm street, just north of the Jacob Justen furniture store, on Monday morning of this week. The machine remained there until Tuesday afternoon when it disappeared. A match container, bearing the wording "Eat at Seitx Bros., the machine had traveled a long distance. The identity of the driver was , not learned nor can any one imagine why the machine was left here for nearly two days. Looks very much as if it aught he** beaa *rtar* V -:*4 r ' -