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SM -i«?.-•> » -e ? -'S W"h VOLUMB 51 «%£ ter Your JlMBf Today in Tin Plainil6a1ef,» Big Cont©st--Two Cars Given A1 MoHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, JULY 23. 1925 NO. 7 ASH TWO DOOR SEDAN AND FORD' TOURING CAR TO M GIVEN AWAY Addition to Grand Prizes There Will be Two Awards in Each of the Two Districts Created lor McHenry i Plaindealer Subscription i ' & - C o n t e s t - - • 4, . ' . k It has finally arrived. That which aroused the curiosity and interest of the people all over McHenry bounty for the past week, and has #aused much speculation and calcula jjjions, to what it might be all about, |f}as finally presented itself. It is ^mounted on the golden pedestal of opg^ ortunity and is presented to those really desire to take advantage of ,£{!* The McHenry Plaindealer is offerl |ig this golden opportunity to the peoof this county and section of the •tate. They are going to put on the ^posts gigantic circulation campaign Jjver attempted in this section. They lire giving to every man, woman boy : «r girl an opportunity that has never fcefwe been equaled or will be equaled fbr years to come. This paper will tflffer the energetic people an opportunity to make their spare hours eayi them more than they could at regular Work. $170.00 a week average for eight . greeks. It will not be a raffle or gamllle where you stake your time and win •11 or nothing. Everyone who avails themselves of this chance will win as There Are No Losers. Two Autimobilea For the mutual benifit of the public, t$ie advertisers and the paper; the publishers have decided to give away with • ';-§it any strings tied to the offer, $3,000 jh Automobiles, prizes and cash. : The First Grand Prize will be a 1925 feodel Nash two door sedan, comple- tly epuipped with balloon tires and sc wheels. This is one of the most popular six-cylinder cars and today i its first appearance before the pubic and witl be one that the, fortunate jjjrinner will be justly proud of. It is Valued at 1,375.00. The second Grand Prize will be a Ford Touring Car valued at $425.00. This car is easily the 'fliost popular and appreciated of the Ifcaller cars on the market today and #ill be worth striving for. Districts and District Prises The territory has been divided into tyvo districts all the territory within |he limits of the cities of #fcHenry j|nd West McHenry will^comprise Disfeist No. 1. and all other territory If ill make up District No. 2. These ||istrict£ are made purely for the jqual distribution of the district prizes to the candidates are not restricted to work in any one district. The district prizes will Consist of 9 console type talking machine, valued ||t $150.00 as first and second prize in lieich district. These machines are tjeautiful in tone quality and appearance and would make nice additions to Spy home. The District prizes will fee awarded after the two Grand Prizes have been disposed of, and no candidate will be given more than one price. In case of a tie, the management will furnish those candidates with identical prizes. Commission Given I Those who are not fortunate enough to win prizes will be amply repaid for their efforts. They will be given a twenty per cent commission on all the money they collect on new subscriptions to this paper. There are no strings to this offer and it assures everyone of a prize of some kind. The contest is open to all. It is an opportunity worth taking advantage of as each candidate will have nothing to lose and everything to gain. You will be permitted to sell the paper any place you desire regardless of what district you live in. Just clip out the entry coupon which entitles you to 10,000 votes and mail it to the Contest Department of this newspaper. A representative will then call and explain the whole thing to you or if possible, phone or call in person to the newspaper office and the Contest Manager or one of his representatives will be glad to go over the matter with you. While you are debating whether to enter, remember that you really owe yourself a chance to this opportunity and that it is worth making a try for. While you are debating, other more enterprizing candidates will be calling on your friends and getting votes<hat you could get yourself had been first. This is the time for action-- obey that impulse at once. Most Energetic Gets Most The candidates will be permited to secure renewals of old subscriptions as well as new ones. They will count for the same number of votes. When these subscriptions are turned in, votes will.be issued and ^pndida^es will be permitted to ballot these votes from time to time. Each week the number of votes given cn each subscription will decrease so that it will be a good policy to get busy at once and secure your subscriptions while they count the most. Candidates can receive subscriptions from one to five years duration. As one can easily see this opportunity is a bona fide business proposition with the element of chance or luck left out. The first«prize will go to the most energetic candidate regardless of where he lives. This gives the candidate from the rural district or the smaller towns an equal opportunity as he can call oh just as many people in his spare time as the candidate from the larger towns. Any prize offered is well worth having, but each candidate should enter with the determination to that it will be nothing less than the First Grand Prize Determination to win and persistency of effort is all that it takes to win Get busy and get in touch with us. REPA1RINGJIIURCII MANY IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE AT JOHNSBURG I WORKMEN BUSY PUTTING ST. JOHN'S BIG EDIFICE IN FINE CONDITION J " V "SUNDODGERS" BROADCAST PROGRAM FROM WGE$ Radio fans received a pleasant surprise Sunday evening when the "Sunjiodgers," our local orchestra, broad-' <B»st a musical program from the WGES radio station at Oak Park.. • This was the first time that the or-i ehestra had played over the air. The "Sundodgers" is a seven-piece orchestra, the members being Hubert fchoewer, Carl Weber, Ernest Bar fcian and Miss Dorothy Knox, of our «ity, John Young and Paul Anderson, of Woodstock, and H. McCullah, of Waukegan. They played ten numbers Sunday. The orchestra has been requested to play again soon, but the members are not certain at what date it wfll be ppa sible for them to do so. •4 -- ' :'br LADIES TAKE IN The ladies, who have so kindly over the beautification and upkeep of the McHenry park, report the gross receipts of the ice cream social as held in the park last Thursday evening to have been $34.50. In view of the fact that the weather turned a trifle cool for such an occasion, the result is very satisfactory and gratifying. The net, according to the treasurer, Mrs. Gruenfeld, will be about $18. This money has been placed in the treasury and will be used towards the defraying of expenses incurred in keeping the park in »tspre«- ent very pleasing condition. The ladies are surely to be commended for the fine work they are doing. >M'HENRY GRAYS PLAY ELGIN NEXT SUNDAY The McHenry Grays were rained out at North Chicago last Sunday .afternoon and consequently the f£&me scheduled between them and the home club could not be played. Next Sunday afternoon the Grays will make their second trip of the present season to the Watch City, where they will again tackle Archie Bennett's outfit. These two clubs met on the Elgin diamond on June 28, at which time the Grays were returned the victors by a count of 11 to 7. Elgin has improved its lineup since that encounter and as a natural consequence the Grays are looking for harder competition on their next trip to the city of watches. However McHenry feels that they are equally as strong as the Bennett gang and are going down with plenty of confidence. The team will, no doubt, be accompanied by a large following of supporters. The Social Wheel will be entertained in the Universalist church parlors, Thursday, July 30 "jjroar friends, . Come and bring WIDENING OF WALK IMPROVES #EST SIDE The widening and rebuilding of the walk in the business section of the West Side has greatly improved the appearance of that end of town. The walk on the north side of the street has been widened up to the curbing while the entire south side has been rebuilt. This improvement brings the paving from sidewalk to sidewalk. Now if the telephone and Public Service companies can be induced to re move their poles from this section everyone will be satisfied. Without the removal of the poles the proposed new lighting system will be of little value so far as beautification is concerned. 1 Single copies of The Plaindealer cap he secured atJkfeer'a Drug More. Work of making quite "Xtertslre repairs has beenstarted at St. John's Catholic churcn at Johnsburg and from present indications it will be about four months before the workmen employed will have completed the big contract which will run better than $20,000. Among the alterations and repairs that are to be made include the rebuilding of the entire ceiling vand upper walls, the installation oi a new and more modern electric lighting system and the repairing* of the big pipe organ. The interior of the structure now presents a network of staging from which the four workmen employed are directing their efforts. However, the staging has been so erected as not to interfere with services. Masses, therefore, are being read every morning and twice on Sundays as usual. The church Has been sadly in need of repair for some years past, but the pastor, Rev. Wm. Weber, did not care to go afiead with the "big undertaking until sdkikh time as funds were available. Through the holding of public church functions in the way of socials, dances, and bazaars, the pastor and his faithful flock of parishioners have finally accumulated enough money to warrant the present work without placing the parish in debt, a condition of which many parishes would be mighty proud to boast. The new electric lighting system is being'installed by the Carey Electric Shop of this city and when completed, will be one of the biggest and best jobs of its kind in the country. The rebuilding" of the ceiling and walls will be followed by an elaborate decorating job in oil. As a matter of fact the present undertaking, when completed, should do away with any further repair work for many years to come. The big pipe organ, considered one •of the best in tins section of the state, is also to undergo some repairs, included in which will be the adding of several new stops. This organ, according to men who thoroughly understand such instruments, could not be replaced at double its original cost. Although most of the parishioners are well aware of the fact there may be some of our readers who will be interested in knowing that St. John's church is one of the largest and most costly to be found in any coutry community in the United States, if not in the world, and after the present improvements have T>een made the edifice will represent a cost easily estimated at $150,000. The church has a seating capacity of approximately 1,000, mpre than double those of St. Mary's and St. Patrick's churches in this city or more than the two local churches combined. Up until this time Rev. Weber has performed the work unassisted, but attendance during the summer or vacation period has increased to such an extent that an assistant pastor will be required in another vp»r| p«T>fci»||v during the summer season.1 * BAND APPEARS IN OPEN-AIR CONCERT The McHenry band appeared in its first open-air concert of the season at the McHenry park last Thursday eve ning. Although the event had been advertised but little, the attendance was quite large. The program was a very delightful one and from the applause after each number we would take it that the listeners enjoyed every num ber. As stated so many times in these columns in the past, McHenry has a band that is proving a real asset to this city and we are pleased to know that the organization is being backed, both morally and financially, by the good citizens of this city and community. If you have not as yet contributed to the band concert fund, and wish to be numbered among the boosters, hand or mail your contribution to Elmer Koerner or The Plaindealer. The McHenry band put on a concert last night on the streets of West McHenry. Thursday evening of next week they will play in the McHenry Park. , Window cars with a picture of the band and announcements are being prepared and will probably be distributed next week. REV. M'EVOY TO VISIT ROME Rev. M. J. McEvoy, the popular and beloved pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic church of this city, is planning a trip to Rome and'expects to leave the American shores in September to be gone about two months. This will be Father McEvoy's first trip to Rome and will, no doubt, prove a very pleasant and enjoyable one. He also plans a visit to other points in Europe befete lue return to this counter. SIGNAL TOWER IN SERVICE STOP AND GO LIGHTS TURNED ON MONDAY EVENING The newly enfeted signal tower a! the intersection of Elm and Green streets is now doing the service for which it ia intended, the stop and go signal lights hating been turned for the first time Wst Monday evening •and have been in service constantly ever sitae. } £ •' It is interesting^ note that most drivers of automates, as also horsedrawn vehicle haVe been payintr good respect to the "silent officer" and after once our people become used to same, the traffic at this eorner will be han died far more satisfactorily than ever before. Of course there are some who do not approve of the tower and are already condemning same, but when'k is taken into consideration that the post was erected as a safety measure, all should be pleased with the improvement. | The corner is^a particularly dangerous one and fee wonder is that more accidents have not occurred at this point. However, it has not been forgotten that one of our former highly respected citizens was struck by a machine on this corner some years back. His death, which followed shortly afte^ the accident, was attributed to the accident. Let us always bear in mind when driving that the tower has been placed there for our safety and who knows how many accidents can and will be avoided by its presence. RESPECT IT - NYE-CAREY " A f^ry pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday morning, July 17, at 8 o'clock, in the ijoretto chapel of St. Mary's college. South Bend, Ind., when Miss Rosemary Nye, daughter of Dr. N. J. Nye, of this city, became the bride of Mr. Walter Carey, also of McHenry. The bride is a graduate of McHenry high school and of Notre Dame Academy, Ind. The groom also attended school here and a few years ago opened an electric ahop in Centerville. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Mu^jjby. bride, attired in Mond latin Ad wearing a black velvet hat, was attended by Miss Marguerite Overton, dressed in a black and yellow georgette gown. Paul Bonslett acted as best man, who, with the bridesmaid and Miss Mary Walsh and Frank Gans, motored to Indiana Friday afternoon. Sisters Claudia and Leonore, who were two of the bride's instructors during her college course, were also present at the wedding. Coffee was served at the convent and later the wedding breakfast was enjoyed at the LaSalle Hotel, South Bend, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Carey returned to McHenry Wednesday evening. HARRISON-FRISBIE Mr. Ardin F.. Frisbie, of Pine River, Wis., and Miss Mary Belle Harrison, of Ringwood, were married at Woodstock Thursday morning, July 18, by Rev. N. A. Sunderlin. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Harrison. She graduated from the McHenry high school in 1918 and four years later from Beloit college. For the next three years she taught school, the last term being spent at Winona, Minn. The groom is a graduate of an institute at Menominee, Wis., and of the Teachers' Manual Training school at Winona, Minn. The young couple left at once on a motor trip to South Carolina, where they will meet the groom's sister. They will be at home after September IS'ti Winona. PAVINGTOPRflCEED WORK IN NEW DISTRICTS TO iTART SHORTLY' GREEN,, ELGIN ROAD, WAUKE GAN AND PEARL MAY ALL BE PAVED THIS FAL{, , As predicted in SStane time ago it is now reasonably certain that McRenry's paving program is to be continued and before weather conditions put a Stop to the work resi dents along these streets hope to see the paving of Green and Elgin Road. Pearl and Waukegan road completed. At a special meeting of the city council mi Tuesday evening of this week, residents and property owners residing along Elgin Road, from Main street south to the bridge, asked for the paving of this stretch. Their request will undoubtedly be granted. Work on the Green street and Elgin Road district will start very shortly. It is the plan of the contractors to put in the curbing along this thoroughfare soon and thus make it possible to start actual paving there immediately after the close of the busy season, on or about September 1. The contract for the extension of Green street, north of Elm to Washington, as also Pearl street, from Park avenue, west to Maple Avenue, is up for letting early next month. The letting of these contracts will be followed by that of Waukegan street and very likely the extension of Elgin Road as described above. Since the opening of the completed stretches of paving, residents along other streets have come to realize the great benefits to be derived from such an improvement and as a natural result many of those residing along the streets above mentioned are nbt only asking for the improvement but are very anxious for the actua1 letting and construction work to start. Their hopes are to have these streets improved before the advent ef cold weather. According to the contractors all of the contemplated paving cam be completed this fall. ^ - KILLED |N AUTO ACCIDENT MRS. JOHN DALY VICTIM OF SAD ACCIDENT NEAR RINGWOOD Mrs. John A. Daly of West Chicago *>> killed: in an auto accident near Chester Valentine's farm near Ringwood Saturday afternoon, while she and her husband were on their way home after a vacation spent at Powers Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mc- Cabe were the ether members of the party. They wen riding in another car. Mr. and Mrs. Daly were the only occupants of the car which overturned. They were driving behind their sonin- law's car so closely that they were blinded by dust and Mr. Daly did not see a sharp curve ahead until they were right to It.* The son-in-law, Frank McCabe, said he believed the car had turned over twice. The steering wheel W® completely torn off and the car waayute badly demolished. Mr. and In. Daly were both thrown out of the cir and a great deal of the baggage which was in the back landed on Mrs. Daly. This is believed to have been the cause of her death. She was internally injured. The remains were taken to Woodstock and a coroner's inquest held the same afternoon. The coroner's Joy returned the following verdict: "Accidental death caused while riding in an automobile that was unavoidably overturned on a corner near Chester Valentine's farm near Ringwood, 111. DAMAGING OF HYDRANT CUTS OFF WATER StfPPfcY A truck, owned and operated by Christensen A Christensen, bumped into the water hydrant, located at the corner of Green and Elm streets on Wednesday morning of this week. The impact caused the breaking of an inner valve and before the driver could realize what had happened he was caught in a spray of water which for a time thretened serious damage. He succeeded in backing his machine away from the flow after a thorough drenching. It was some time before the water was shut off and the damage repaired. CLEMENS-REGDEN The marriage of Miss Nellie Clejnens to Mr. Duncan Regden, of £(an Francisco, Calif., took place at the home of Rev. N. A. Sunderlin in Woodstock, on Saturday, July 18. The ceremony was witnessed by the immediate family. A wedding supper was served at the home of Robert Thompson of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Regden are motoring te San Francisco^ where they will make their home. HOUfTEiN-FRlESIAN ASSN. HONORS M'HENRY MAN Charles W. Gibbs, one of McHenry's foremost and successful dairy farmers, was signally honored at the annual meeting of the Illinois Holstein- Friesian association, held July 11, by being re-elected as a director of that body. The meeting was held at the Rock River farms, owned by Mrs. Medill McCormick, at Byeon, 111. The first field day staged by the association was held in connection with the annual meeting and a* a whole the gathering proved a highly enjoyable and especially instructive one to the 250 dairymen assembled. HENRY BE&KIRCHER DIES SUDDENLY Henry Birkircher, for many years one of the community's highly respected citizens, passed away at the Woodstock hospital on Wednesday afternoon of this week, to which institution he had been rushed only af short time before his death. Two weeks ago Mr. Berkircher stepped on a nail which penetrated his foot between the toes. Yesterday afternoon it was discovered that tetanus had set in. He was rushed to the Woodstock hospital in an ambulance, but too late to save his life, the end coming soon after he had entered the institution Mr. Berkircher was a carpenter by Jtrade and h+d resided on the east shore of Fox riv^pr, south of this city, for many years. He is survived by his widow. Ammonia Cfuses Painful Burns LIGHT FUND SI.5M COMMITTEE OF BUSINESS MB! MEET LEGION MEMBERS PROPOSED ORNAMENTAL TEM CALLS; OP $8 LIGHTS ' > - . » iiyiijy« • „ SYSThat McHenry may be given her proposed ornamental lighting system much earlier than had been anticipated was brought to light on evening of this week when a coeurittee, made up of business men representing the three business districts of the city, met with a committee composed of three members of the He- Henry post, American Legion. The committee representing titt business men and districts consisted of F. E. Covalt, Wm. Pries and John R. Knox, the former representing the business section on the West Side; Mr. Pries, the Centerville section and Mr. Knox the old town district. The meeting on Monday night was presided over by E. R. McGee, commander oi the McHenry American Legion post, while Thos. P. Bolger was named as secretary. After ^calling the meeting to order, Mr. McGee explained that there was approximately $2,000 available for distribution and as per previous agreement, twentyfive per cent, or $600, was to go into the Legion treasury, while the balance, or $1,500, was to be set aside as a special improvement fund to be used by the business men of "the city as they may see fit. It was quite generally understood, ' even before the Fourth of July carnival had been definitely decided on, that some ways and means must be providing for the raising of funds if McHenry could ever expect to be given a system of ornamental street lights* . ^ such as now illuminate and beautify the main thoroughfares of a number of , , cities in this and adjoining counties.) ' Thus the men who were responsible for the big celebration here, had butt' one thing in mind when planning the!*""' big event, that being to raise the > funds which would eventually givet McHenry a new and more modem •J lighting system in its three business \,i% sections.. '.'-'S In compliance with the wishes ^ the business men of the city the com->: ^ mittee at Monday night's meetings ^ unanimously voted that the money in( the public benefit fund, made possible-**^ by the celebration, be pro-rated ac- Wm^Pries, owner and proprietor of cording to the number of light posts, the Central meat market, is nursing a According to a survey, as previousvery sore left hand since Tuesday af- Jy made by engineers from the Public ternoon of this week when the escape | Service company's office in Chicago, of ammonia caused very painful ancf; the blue prints designate fifty-eight severe burns to the back of his left hand and fingers. Mr. Pries was engaged in replenishing the supply of ammonia at the time of the accident and may be considered fortunate that the charge did not strike his face instead of his hand. The hand was dressed by a local physician. The injury will prevent Mr. Pries from being of any assistance in his shop, so far as meat cutting is concerned, for several days to come. CITIZENS IMPROVE TREE BANKS It is interesting and pleasing to note the pride which is being taken in private and public property by owners and renters in this city. This is especially true along the streets that have recently been improved by the pavement. Most of the tree banks along these streets have been leveled and raked and in a few instances resoded. In other cases grass seed has been sown. Within a very short time all of these tree banks will again be covered with beautiful mantels of green. The public spirit thus evidenced, is to be commended. HP1 I THANK YOUI ; We wish to thank all those wlto helped to make the concert and social a success at the park Thursday evening. All were promptly served with "goodies," thanks to the young ladies COMMITT££. Donald, the 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Justen, underwent a successful operation at the Mercy hospital on Wednesday of last week. The Jolly Brides club will meet with Mrs. T. J. Walsh on Friday, July 24th. Thousands of bargains this week at Erickson's Dept. Store. STILLINCS GARAGE TAKB8 ON NASH MOTOR LINE We wish to announce that we have discontinued the sale of Hudson and Essex cars and that we will in the 'future sell the well known Nash line. When in the market for a new automobile we invite, your inspection and we feel sure you will be as pleased »with them as we are. One of the new Nash cars has been purchased of us by the Plaindealer to be given away as first prize in the subscription contest. This car will be on exhibition in our garage in a short time. To the present Hudson and Essex owners, we want to assure you~"that we appreciate the business you havfe* given us and that you will receive the same high grade service you have been accustomed to. We feel just as much of an interest in you and your cars now as we did before. G. A. STILLING GARAGE. The Plaindealer Want Ad column is the way to get the quickest and best results. . JOHN SCHAID FRACTURES RIBS John Schaid, Jr., who resides on the Martin farm northwest of this city, suffered the fracture of two ribs on Tuesday afternoon of this week, when he fell from a binder he" was operating. The victim did not consider that he had so severely injured himself until later in the afternoon when he attempted to load a milk can upon a wagon. He was driven to the office of a local physician where the extent of his injuries was disclosed. The in' jury will keep him laid up for some time. LAWN SOCIAL The Young Ladies' Sodality will sponsor a lawn social at the M. A. Conway home, east of the river, on Saturday afternoon and evening, July 25. Ice cream, cake and cones will be served. Everyone welco(B§t. 7-lt 4^4 BEG PARDONJ The Plaindealer desires in this way to apologize to a large number of people who have so kindly helped us in securing news items for this issue, as we have been forced to omit several columns on account of a serious breakdown on the linotype machine. Many of these items will appear next week and we hope that such a condition will not arise again. We are making an extra effort to build up and increased our shoe department. We believe that our low prices and good shoes will do it. Erickson's Dept. Store. « Mrs. Elizabeth Greunfelt was agreenbly surprised on Thursday, July l£ the occasion being her birthday. Outof- town guests were her brother, B. Theiss, Mrs. Kollanger, and Mrs. Schucknell, of Chicago. St. Mary's Court No. 594, and St. ohn's Court, No. 96, Catholic Order of Foresters, will give a joint picnic Aug. 2, at Miller's Grove, Johnsburg. Fam ilie# are invited. posts, distributed as follows: Twenty- five for the business section in the west end, thirteen for Centerville and twenty for the business section of the old town. The arrangement is subject to change anytime before the actual letting of contract for the installation of the system. It was also agreed and voted at the meeting that all money be held in present fund until such time as the committee, as a unit, sees fit to let the contract for the installation of at least one-half of the basic number of posts in each particular business district. According to our information the comlnittee feels that before a contract is let the action, of the committee should have the approval of the members of the American Legion post and also the business men in general. The proposed ornamental lighting posts are made up in various designs, height and material. The cost of poles, installed, is given at from $90 to $100 each. Some time next week the committee of six, accompanied by two members of the city council, will make a tour of inspection of lighting systems in various cities and towns in this section so as to place them in a position to choose the type best suitable and serviceable for our city when the time comes for the letting of the McHenry contract. The West Side business section is the only one of the three which is ready for the lights right now. The underground wiring was installed just before the laying of the new cement. Centerville and the old town districts still have the problems before them. However, a committee from the Centerville Business Men's club is now at work in the hope that a sufficient amount of money may be raised among property owners and business men to allow this work to be put in before the cement work. Already about one-quarter of the amount necessary to pay the cost of the underground wiring has been subscribed and the committee, appointed to canvass this district, anticipates little trouble in riling the required amount. Down in the old town district very little, if anything, has been accomplished alow this line, hut the public may rest assured that enterprisii^ business men of that section will net be found lacking in spirit er faads kf the time our citgr gets fir installation of the 1$ -f*'# t¥-'