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MflSST t e ' f f i 5' I^W:' < 'Mfefe: &• fgg*- l' '$• b*r\ ; ¥*$ t ti\' m l"i)V ' - '• ifc I?4<' Sterir-'; ;->C AS FWFFLD UP BY PLAWDEALER MMM DURING WEEK WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING W1 THIS CITY AND IMMEDIATE VICINITY Miss Esther Felts is a new employee •t the L. A. Erickson store on Main street. More miles and more smiles if you use Mohawk tires. Walter Freund, West McHenry. Have you property for sale or rent ? If so list same with N. H. Petesch, realtor. Phone 121-R. Big selling out sale now on. My entire stock now going at cost and below. M. M. Niesen. Progress grocery and market delivers to all parts of the city. Fresh fish Fridays. Phone 172. Miss Kathryn King is enjoying a week's vacation from her duties at the National Tea company store. A ten-pound baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Sutton, who reside south of this city, last Saturday. We have a few bags of soy beans left. Soy beans planted with corn make, splendid silage. Erickson's Dept. store. Only one more week to take advantage of the many bargains to be found at M. M. Niesen's. Everything being sold at cost and below. Going out of business. Our citizens have been putting up bravely with the dust nuisance during the past two weeks. The street oil has been ordered, we are told, and should arrive shortly. The water hydrants about town were flushed this week. The city will also have the stand-pipe cleaned in the near future. The stand-pipe should not only be cleaned but the water tested as well. The McGucken Vander Heyden Construction company of Milwaukee, the contractors who are putting in the paving in this city, have established headquarters in the room occupied by the town of McHenry and located in the Schiessle block. Several from this city attended the Knights of Columbus picnic as held at Lord's park, Elgin, last Sunday afternoon. The picnic was attended by about five hundred people and those from here who drove down report an exceptionally fine time. < Frank Freund, local carpenter and contractor who entered the Oak Park hospital about two weeks ago for treatment, was able to return to his home last week. The treatments apparently have done him much good and hope is being entertained by his family that he will be able to again take up work within the course of the next few months, Anna Mueller night will be observed by McHenry chapter, No. 547, O. E. S., at a regular meeting Monday evening, May 25, at Masonic hall. A banquet will be served at six o'clock at Riverside hotel to guests and members. All of the offices will be filled by officers of the grand chapter of O. E. S. of Illinois, and grand lecturers from Chicago, Arlington Heights, Elgin and Woodstock. McHenry is being considered as a possible site for a Boy Scout camp to be established somewhere out of Chicago the coming summer. A message asking whether a loaation near this city could be rented for the season was received by Station Agent Chas. W. Goodell this week. The message was turned over to A. E. Nye, president of the McHenry Community club. From eight to ten acres of land will bs required. An order to squash the evidence against Fred Weinschenker of this city is very likely to be entered by the McHenry county court according to reports from Woodstock. Weinschenker's warehouse was raided here recently and a quantity of near beer and some alcohol taken. The McHenry man last year carried a case against him to the supreme court after the McHenry county circuit court had found him guilty of liquor violations. His attorneys were success m >;}• FIRST COMMUNION CLASS CLASS OF 35 BOYS AND GIRLS AT ST. MARY'S SUNDAY - A class of thirty-five little boys and girls were accorded the great honor of receiving their first holy communion at the eight o'clock mass at St. Mary's Catholic church in this city last Sunday morning. The members of the class were: JBernard Harold Bauer, Dorothy Agnes Althoff, Wilfred Mathew Blake, Mary Isabelle Blake, Catherine Elizabeth Bishop, Margaret Louise Bishop, Isabelle Freund, Carmen Marie Freund, Elizabeth Bernice Freund, Delphine Peter Freund, Isadore Grasser, Francis Grasser, Helen Jeanette Bishop, John Theodore Herdrick, Helen Marie Harrer, Joseph John Harrer, Beatrice Eileen Jorgensen, Joseph Peter Justen, Marian Frances Kaelin, Elmer George Kennebeck, Almeta Lezotte, Chester Alexander Lezotte, Jeanette Adeline Lindsay, Victor Anthony Miller, Frederick Meyer, Robert Charles Martin, Harold Henry Pfannenstill, Lore!) Stephen Rothermel, Angela Gertrude Steilen, Marie Catherine Steinsdoerfer. Alexander William Wirfs, Ernest Oscar Bohr, William John Amann, Elisabeth Genevieve Conway. Little Rita Freund and Marie Miller acted as flower girls and escorted the members of the class to the foot of the altar where they received their first communion. The sight as the little folks, escorted by the flower girls, marched in fours to the altar and thence back to their respective places in the front row pews, which had been especially reserved for them, proved a most impressive spectacle. The altars were decorated with pink Killearney roses, lilacs and ferns. The floral decorations together with the candles and electrical effects completed a picture which was pleasing, indeed, to behold. Rev. Chas. S. Nix, pastor of St Mary's, preached an excellent sermon in keeping with the occasion, during which he impressed upon the minds of the little fblks the importance of the occasion and what God really expected of them. The recessional, as the procession was leaving th.£ church, was Mozart's "Glorious is Thy Name O' Lord" and beautifully rendered by the choir. FESTIVAL VERY 'LEASING GLEE CLUBS GREETED BY AN ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE The music festival by the Boys' and Girls' Glee clubs of the McHenry community high school and given at the school auditorium on Tuesday evening of this week was'pronounced a great success. The clubs, under the direction of Miss Helen O'Sullivan and Elmer A. Koerner, appeared at their very best, the program being unusually beautiful and well arranged. Both clubs showed results of good work under most capable training. The Forest Dance, by A. B. Targett, was presented by thp Girls' Glee club in a most creditable manner as were the other numbers in which thesl young ladies appeared. Their efforts were roundly applauded. The Boys' Glee club was received very enthusiastically and the members are to be complimented on the spirit which they put into each number. The contributions to the evening's entertainment by the combined clubs were thoroly enjoyed while the accompaniments by the Little Symphony added much to the beauty Of the selections. The playing of "Polonaise" by Miss Augela Petesch showed great skill on the part of tliis young pianist. TCiis number was especially pleasing. This is the first program of this nature to be given by these two clubs and it is the earnest wish of all who were present last Tuesday evening that such festivals will be a regular occurrence during the next school year. The instructors, Miss O'Sullivan and Mr. Koerner, are to be highly compliful in getting a reversal from the I mented for their efforts in making such higher court. It is understood that Weinschenker would again appeal the last case against him, should he be found guilty in the county court. 'CHANGE IN THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS With the change of train schedule, which became effective on May 11, a slight change in the arrival and departure of mails from the two post offices in this city also became effective. Outgoing mails now leave at 6:03 a. m. and 5:05 p. m. while the incoming mails arrive at 7:33 a. m., 10:17 a. m. and 6:10 p. m. Thus it becomes necessary for one who expects his mail to arrive in Chicago in the morning to have their matter in the mail fifteen minutes prior to the departure of the morning and afternoon trains. This means that all outgoing morning mail must be in the office at 5:48 in the morning and at 4:50 in the afternoon. To insure the departure of mail on the early morning mail it would probably be well to post same the evening before. Of course, for the real early risers, the change will make little difference. Up to the time of the change in the running schedule of the C. & N. W. mail was also carried on the 7:33 morning passenger, but this has been discontinued as has the carrying of mail on the train leaving McHenry at 5:05 in the afternoon. All as gathered by the rural letter carriers will go out on the afternoon train. The heavy incoming mails will arrive at 7:88 in the morning and 6:10 in the evening. Heretofore the afternoon mail arrived from the norths at 5:00 o'clock. two excellent clubs possible in the McHenry school. Both of these members of the high school faculty are particularly capable in the instruction of music,and are worthy of all the praise with which they are being showered since the rendition of McHenry's first music festival. Fifteen art now conftttBd fn the l^cHenry county jail at Woodstock Rubbish boxes htfve been erected at Crystal Lake thru the activities of the Garden club of that city. The Harvard American Legion post will sponsor an old time home talent fiddlers' contest in that city on th» evening of May 26. ' Chas. P. Brown, seventy-one, veteran Elgin business mart, died at his home in that city last Saturday morning, following a long illness. Building activities at Waukegan took a decided drop last week and from appearances building in that city has passed its peak for the year. John H. Higgins of Woodstock has been appointed the Democratic member of the McHenry County Board of Review, to succeed H. H. Barber. The appointment was made by County Judge C. P. Barnes on Monday of last week. William Perkins, forty-four, a resident of Harvard, was killed last Friday night when he was struck by an automobile three miles nortH of Beloit. The man was walking along the highway when struck and died instantly, his neck having been broken. The Central school at Waukegan has been found to be unsafe and has been ordered closed. The action was taken Saturday by the building committee of thg board of education of the Waukegan city schools after competent engineers had completed a survey of the building and reported it unsafe. Mrs. W. S. Linnell, her three children and a guest escaped from their burning home on the south leg of the old race course, four miles west of Elgin, last Saturday morning, by leaping from the second story windows to the ground. The house was completely gutted by the fire at an estimated loss of more than $5,000. The former was seriously injured in her leap to safety, At a meeting of the board of education of school district No. 217, Dundee community high school, the tax levy was reduced from $95,000 to $80,- 000, saving the tax payers $15,000, it was announced last Saturday morning. A definite program of reduction of taxes to the amount of $10,000 yearly after this year for the next three year* was tentatively adopted by the new board of education of that city. Martin Lavine, 22, paroled imitate of the Green Bay, Wis., reformatory: was arrested with his fourteen-yearold bride, Iva Soper, at Woodstock hotel, Woodstock, last Thursday. The couple arrived at the county seat city that morning and after securing a license -from county clerk, Guy Still, they were married by Justice T. h. Brown. Shortly before noon Sheriff Edinger received a telephone message from the Sheriff at Fond du Lac, Wis., asking him to be on the look-out for the couple as they had eloped from the Wisconsin city. The arrest followed. They were locked up in the county jail where they remained until the arrival of Wisconsin authorities. ADDITIONAL PERSONALS Miss Fern Emrick of Milton Junction, Wis., was a week end guest in the home of Mrs. H.% C. Bobb* Mrs. Arminda Colby, who Has beefi the guest of her son, Fred T. Colby, at Burlingame, Calif., expects to leave for her home here next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Newman anfi children of Chicago passed Sunday as guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Newman. Misses Eleanor and Mildred Kinsala, Esther Feltz, Bertha Schiessle, Arline Harrison and Harriet Bobb spent Sun day as the guest of Miss Gladys Van Natta at Franklin Park and that evening saw "Rose Marie" at the Woods theatre. BANKS TO CLOSE THURSDAYS Starting two weeks from today, June 4, and continuing thruout the months of June, July and August the banks of McHenry county will be closed on Thursday afternoon. The half-day vacation was decided on at a receni meeting of the McHenry County Bankers' federation at which time a resolution was unanimously passed adopting the Thursday afternoon half holiday for the three summer months. Needless to say that officials and employees of the various banks of the county will take full advantage of this, weekly half-day vacation Plaindealer ads bring results (Continued from front page) iroversy should be re-imbttTBed. There is one item of approximately $l,8f>0 which was vouched for by friends of tiie McHenry supervisor in the form of a note and other money has alsc been spent in his effort to secure the Charles street right-of-way. Ml. Freund stated that he would insist upon the re-imbursement of these men. When Anally pressed for an answer as to the old bridge site entrance to the city he stated that he could not do this without first consulting his lawyer on the matter. Former County Judge D. T. Smiley of Harvard was also among those present at the meeting and talked at some length in relation to our controversy. The former McHenry county jurist represents Mr. Sohm. He, like Mr. Hunter, expressed the hope thai the meeting would result in a harmonious. settlement of the road matter and urged everyone to take a broad view of the situation and decide to allow the entry into McHenry via the old bridge site. Several questions were put to Mr. Smiley after the close of his talk and for several minutes quite a lively argument was carried on in which the former judge, Supervisor S. H. Freund and Jos. W. Freund were the chief participants. * Others who had the floor for a short period during the evening were J. C. Bickler, John W. Schaffer, M. J. Walsh, John StofFel, Peter M. Justen, Fred A. Beller and R. I. Overton. Just before the close of the meeting Mr. Hunter arose and made a motion that the chairman appoint a committee of nine, three from the West Side, three from Centerville, and 'three from the east end of town. This committee to meet and see if some sort of an amiable settlement could not be reached between them and then to notify Governor Small that McHenry has finally agreed on a route and to ask for an early completion of the connecting link of route 20 as it passes thru this city. The motion was seconded. P. M. Justen then offered an amendment to th< motion in which the committee would be empowered to get in touch with the governor and the state highway department and ask for the early completion of route 20 from Sherman's hill, thru the city of McHenry and thence to a point at the intersection of Elm street and Riverside Drive, the location of the bridge to be decided later. The amendment was voted on and carried. It is thus kit to j||i^JK|^^^^^^hasl^^^p^atifl^ictionrjijesaOa-j ie chairman, to fied vMppe proposition of a commit- Mid the «QBtfiinissd- pf nine. We have not learned subject to M* m& PIKiher or not this body has been The adjourned. IttKOMd. However, the public may rest Since the meeting fhe Plaindealer [ assurVB that Father Nix will give the matter his best and moat canrfhl thought and name the committee very shortly, if he ha* aatafereadjrdvBe so. The report of this eovuakte be awaited with atoelin* est by the public in j£cpM3fcl. 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MARY'S SCHOOL MAY 23 AND 24 The pupils of the St. Mary's school will exhibit their class work in their respective class rooins on Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24. It will include note books, charts, posters, maps, free hand work, designing, sketching and apparatus which were made or used in connection with their history, geography, nature study or art classes. The exhibits of the class work of the St. Mary's pupils have always met with the approval of the public by attracting hundreds of visitors and they shall be pleased to wel Him- It Makes Cool - Kitchen , Cook with gas because gas stoves are designed in a way that puts the heat directly under the cooking vessel, and not waste it all over the kitchen making the room hot and uncomfortable. Gas is the cool fuel. Use it this summer. Western United Gat and Electric Company C. E. Collin*. DIM. Mgr., Elsin.IlI' |t ffk Johat station pitOttrod mbov* im mam of the momt mMmimnt in the world. The preamntempaciiyof thim ' ' 4# Show Constant Growth PUBLIC SERVlCfe COMPANY of Northern Illinois igf 1924 did the greatest volume of business in its history* The increase in gross operating revenues in 1924 waft 12.42 per cent greater than in 1923 and . after interest charges were met there was available for payment of dividends the sum of $3,205,9&l^an increase of per cent over the previous year. ^ " r ;r : ! ' A study of the year, reflects, and stability. ^ Ytmr Gross Rerenut I»15...-^#6,354,77S 191 6 7,015,559 191 7 7,876,873 191 8 8,424,502 191 9 9,086,226 company s a graphic Year 192*- 1921... 1922 _ 1923\._ 1924 _ gross revenues, year way, careftxi management Gross Rev* $11,415,087 12,213,315 „ 13,712,094 „ 16,014,342 „ 18,003,904 The increase In the volam* of-business and the pMttr efficiency in operation enabled the company to show th« substantial gains In both M gross end nst revenues as set forth aboT* PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Serving 6fi0u square miles--219 cftics and towns--with Gas or J. A. SCHABECK, DIST. MGR* * ^ 101 Williams St., Crystal Lake, 111. Phones Crystal Lake 28* and Ml V Write for copy of the 1925 Year Book ' t- AeSt fciiiWn *daj*rmi*nmd and StodmmtlhUCompnna are HrtaJea Tfce Chicago SiockExchmm' 'I -- '^ i ..t'.il : "J. •• ...