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> ; % • : - « * « r , : p » « W , # r r > £ $ r « « V ; « ^ ivu. v.. .->.. it^A ! ***» . i .*_ J" " f * * * f ^' •_ T Pfa!PN?lfiPPP»|!W!!ii-». • l,!W i>npvvm *v-w:f zr'Wsm < >%' 'r|^: ::VA1^ :. I v •• J •-•• "f; ': ! jp^' *.W ';i£&. VOLUME 52 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DEC 16, 1926 No. 28 SOCIAL AND CLUB ^t? DOINGS Of WEEK rl;,!.'.:."/. v. '?;•LODGES ELECT OFFICERS L FOR YEAR Star, Modern Woodmen and Reyal Neighbors C1m>o^*', .-a> Their Leaders I R. N. Ac Election ! Riverview Camp, R. N. A., held election of officers at their regular steeting Tuesday night and the following officers were elected for the new year: Oracle--Mrs. Gertrude Ritter. Vice-Oracle--Mrs. Calla Perkins. Past Oracle--Mrs. Susie Bishop. Chancellor--Mrs. Ella Gans. Recorder--Mrs. Florence Cobb. Receiver--Mrs. Kathrine Schreiner. Marshal--Miss Gertrude Weber. Inner Sentinel--Mrs. Kathrine Meyers. Outer Sentinel--Mrs. Mary Simon. Physician--Dr. D. G. Wells. Musician--Mrs- Gertrude Schaeffer. With the new corps of officers the ibers of Riverview Camp look forto another big year in 1927. On account of the weather the attendance at this meeting was small but cards and bunco were enjoyed and lunch was served. High honors at bunco and cards were won by Mrs, George Bohr and Mir*. Kathrine Schreiner. * New Woodmen Officers t the meeting of Camp No. 97, Modern Woodmen of America, held last Wednesday evening, the following officers were elected for the com' ing year: Consul--L. F. Newman. __ Past Consul-*-'Wm. J. WefclL. Adviser--Robt. J. Frisby. Banker--Geo. F. Kunstman. Clerk--E. E. Bassett. Escort--Glenn Peterson. Trustees--Martin N. May, one year; James N. Sayler, two years; F. H. Wattles, three years. Watchman--Job F. Vasey. Sentry--Fred Miller. Physicians--D. G. Wells and A. I. Froehlich. > O. E. S. Elects Officers Section of officers was held at the regular meeting of the Eastern Star at the Masonic hall Monday evening. The officers elected for the new year are as follows: Worthy Matron -Hit. Ony Wheeler. Worthy Patron--Clayton Harrison. Associate Matron--Mrs. Belle Henkermeyer. Secretary--Mrs. Emma Fay. Treasurer--Mrs. Jennie Eddy. Conductress--Miss Arline Harrison. Associate Conductress--Miss Harriet Bobb. The remaining offices are appointive and will be filled by the worthy matron. Initiation will be observed at the next regular meeting, Monday, Dec. 27. ARMED GUARDS LESSEN ROBBERY OF BANKS Bankers' Association Quotes Figures Showing a Saving of M any Thousands of Dollars That it costs less to fight bandits with armed guards than to suffer their depredations has been demonstrated by Illinois banks.' Figures made public today by the IHinois Bankers association, with headquarters in Chicago, revealed that the total bank losses resulting from bandit raids in Illinois so far this year are but $45,811, during 1924 the total losses were $347,945. At! the present time 65 counties !n Illinois have town guard organizations equipped with high powered rifles, plenty of ammunition, and serving under the direction of the local sheriff. The expense of furnishing firearms and ammunition is in the neighborhood of $1,000 a county. Adding to this sum the expenditures of the Illinois Bankers association in carrying on organization and education work, the total expense of bringing this organization about reaches close to $250,000. This is $100,004 less than it cost the bankers of Illinois to suffer bandit depredations in 1924 and is $50,- 000 less than the total losses for 1925. In fact, the losses of Illinois bankers during January, February, and March of last year totaled $241,000; in April 1925, the tQwn guard system was put into effect throughout the state, and bandit losses during the entire nine remaining months of the year were only $61,034. The money invested in town guard organization is, of course, not an annual expense, while the saving effect is an annual economy. Officials of the bankers association declare that the comparatively few gun fights which the town guards have had with bandits have been responsible for the great lessening of robberies, as the bank bandit is careful to pick out unprotected communities for hfs depredations and avoids all those where there is likelihood of organized resistance. During 1924 there were 72 armed attacks on Illinois banks. In 1925 there. were but 40. So far this year there have been but eight bank holdups and six attempts at bank burglary in the state. Only one of these 14 attacks occurrcd in a town having a town guard organization and that was frustrated, the bandits getting nothing. BANK ROBBERS ,. PLEAD GUILTY • / • ; TAKEN TO JOLIEt PUT SATURDAY George Nelson and John Sack, Who Rcfcbed Spring Grove Bank, Gel Three to Twenty Years DEFECTIVE STEEL PLATE FOUND IN OAS BALL Ladies' Aid Basaar The annual bazaar and chicken dinner given by the Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church at the K. C. hall on Saturday, Dec. 11, was well attended and proved a splendid success. The net proceeds were $255, a result'steel plates which are three fourths most gratifying to the ladies who of an inch thick and are held together Crew Brought Back From Harvard To Make Replacement Before Testing Oat Work on the large gas ball south of Mchenry has been prolonged somewhat because of a defective piece of steel which did not test out according to requirements. All of the men were called back from Harvard where they had been transferred to construct a similar gas tank, and were set to work to perfect the huge ball befor^ it will be possible to fill it with gas. TTie defective steel plate will be replaced with a new one and in order to do this about 460 rivets will have to be removed. The huge ball, which is forty-five feet in diameter, is made up of these One month from the day they rob*- bed the Spring Grove bank of $2,000, John Such, 20, and George Nelson, 36, were taken to the state penitentiary at Jollet to serve a sentence of from three to twenty years. Both men pleaded guilty to the charge in the circuit court Saturday morning and were sentenced by Judge E. D. Shurtleff. , It was a dramatic ending to a case that caused considerable excitement around the little town of Spring Grove situated on the eastern border of McHenry county. Sobbing as though her heart would break, Mrs. Nelson, wife of the older member of the robber duo, took the witness stand Saturday morning and told how her husband had been good to her. She begged" the court for leniency, inasmuch as it was the first time her husband had ever been arrested. Another heartbreaking sight took place when Nelson'B five-year-old daughter, a sweet little fair-haired miss, cried for her "Daddy" throughout the brief hearing. \ Nelson himself, when summoned Jto take the stand to make his plea\flinost bioke down and in a weak sobbing voice said that he was guilty. His partner in crime, namely John Such, was more cool and had very little to say other than he was guilty. He showed no visible emotion over his crime and took his sentence as if it were a regular routine of his life. After a lengthy conference between Judge Shurtleff, E. A. Crumb of Harvard, chairman of the McHenry county bankers feeration, the court passed sentence. Nelson is an ex-service man and his discharge from the army shows considerable active service during the world war. He was in most of the big offensive drives and was wounded during the last few weeks of the war. Both men were facing court for the first time in their lives. They were not the hard shelled type ot criminals that generally perform in the capa city of bank robbers, but two young men who were broke and destitute and took as their last chance an easy way of getting some money that would tide them through an easy winter. It didn't take 8heriff Cy Sanford long to get rid of the two prisoners after sentence was pronounced. The court passed sentence shortly after noon and at 4:15 thQ. two men were turned over to the Warden at the Joliet penitentiary. Deputy Sheriff Joe Waudrack, Homer Mann and Bd White accompanied the sheriff on the trip to Joliet. Joe Bonnock, sentenced last week for robbery of the Theo. Schlessel soft drink parlor at McHenry, was taken to Joliet at the same time. He has a sentence of from one to ten JW* hanging over his head. LOCALS WIN FIRST GAME OF BASKETBALL 8EASON Huntley First Victim In One-Bided Contest Which Ends With Score of Sl-t ' ' ' „ Our local basketball team opened the season last Friday evening in a spirited but one-sided game with Huntley. James Fay dropped in the first basket of the game a few seconds after the first whistle blew. Following close upon this came baskets by John Fay and Bernie Kinsala. The Orange and Black piled up a 20-1 lend in the first half. Captain "Marty" Conway did some stellar guarding as well as skillful maneuvering with his men in a co-operative game that certainly deserves much praise. Throughout the second half of the game McHenry, although never in danger, kept piling up basket after basket. Kinsala was the star shooter of the game, making a total of eight baskets. / N. Nelson on the Huntley quintet did some fine work as center for his team. A return game with the Huntley quintet is not as yet assured. Following is the lineup on the two teams: -- - -1^' McHenry-- B F John Fay, it ........................ 4 1 B. Kinsala, c 8 James Fay, lg 3 t E. Conway, rg ....L 9 0 J. Barbian, If 0 worked so hard and they wish to publickly thank each and everyone who in any way assisted in making the event such a genuine success. The fine display of aprons, towels and fancy articles was sold out before the evening was over. The pair of down pillows which were donated by William Hoeft of Chicago enriched the; treasury by $27 and went to Mrs. Jfta Wober. Christmas Party^ Mrs. Ted Kalin entertained the members of the Card club at a Christmas party at her homp Wednesday afternoon. The home was prettily decorated and a Xmas tree was the center of attraction. Each one present received from the tree a gift with a number corresponding to the one that was found on each score card. Five hundred was played and first by 12,000 rivets, each- one and oneeighth inches in diameter. These large rivets are driven by 135 pounds of compressed air and reinforce the tank so that it will stand 100 pounds pressure to the square inch, being tested to withstand seventy pounds to the square inch. When filled this gas ball will contain 150,000 cubic feet of gas. The work will probably be finished in another week. M'EHNRY MUSICIANS ASSIST MOOSE BAND Take Part In Program Daring Big Moose Legion Meeting at -Crystal Lake Seven musicians from McHenry, members of the Loyal Order of Moose band directed by W. N. Sears, attended the big Moose Legion meetprise was won by Mrs. Simon Michels, j ing at Crystal Lake Sunday aftersecond prize by Mrs. Ray McGee third prize by Mrs. N. Barbian and consolation by Miss Rose Huemann. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. R. Fleming. Christmas Program The Juveniles of Riverview Chnp, R. N. A., will put on a Christmas program this week Saturday afternoon at 2:30 sharp at the K. C. hall. The public is invited and admission will be 15 cents. Every mother who comes or sends children must see that there is a small gift worth not more than 25 cents under the tree. These packages will be taken in at the door. Don't miss this program. Santa Claus will be there. All who take part in this program are requested to meet at the home of Mrs. Florence Cobb Friday afternoon after school ami to be at the hall promptly at one o dbek Saturday. Bunco Clnb >®h® members of the Bunco club tret* entertained at the home of Mrs. Mat Laures on Monday evening. First prise at bunco was won by Mrs. N. J. Justen, second prize by Mrs. Mayme Harrison and consolation by Mrs. Gertie Thurwell. Refreshments were served at the done of a pleasant evening. noon and evening, where they took part in the musical program. They are Joseph J. Miller, Nick Nett, John E. Freund, A. P. Freund, Henry J. Schaeffer, Henry M. Schaeffer and John Schaeffer. About 100 candidates were initiated into the Legion, which is the second degree in the Moose order. In the evening Rodney H. Brandon of Moosehart, who has just returned from Europe, gave a most interesting talk on Welfare work in Europe, especially the work done in France for Orphans and Fondlings. He also spoke of visiting the battlefields at Verdun and the monument erected by France where seventy men were buried alive by an exploding shell, the bayonets of the men are sticking up through the earth just as they were when the men were buried. BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS While doing your Xmas shopping, do not forget your Christmas health seals. These little seals are sold to provide funds to fight the tuberculosis plague. The McHenry County Tuberculosis association is superintending the sale in this county. Mrs. C. W. Goodell is the local chairman. Send remittances to her and the seals will be mailed. Haindealers at Bolgers E. Freund, f .................. R. Thurwell, g «.... ........ Huntley-- Wm. Fyfe, rf H. Anderson, • If ...--. Haines, If ...........t....... Johnson, If ...................... N. Kalson, c A. Wehrle, rg .................... A. Kalson, lg 0 0 B . 1 0 , 0 . 1 . 1 . 0 . 0 p 0 0 f 1 1 1 0 "NOT GUILTY" IS VERDICT JUSTEN IS ACQUITTED FRIDAY Jnry Takes But One Ballot and Retarns Decision in Fifteen Minute* One ballot, which took leas than fifteen minutes, decided the fate of Fred Justen of McHenry on trial Friday in the circuit court on a charge of violation of the prohibition law. The verdict was "not guilty." The verdict was a duplicate of the one rendered in the Corr and Schneider case on the previous day. Attorney Floyd E. Eckert represented Mr. Justen while Assistant State's Attorney J. J. McCauley had charge of the state's side of the case. A. C. Manley, prominent Harvard business man, was again the feature witness as in the case of Bubbling Over on the previous day. He testified to buying some liquid at the Justen Hotel and after putting it into a glass fruit jar he had it tested by a Chicago chemist. Mrs. Theo. Goodknecht of Harvard, a member of Mr. Manley's party on the night that the raiding evidence party took place, took the stand Friday afternoon and testified that the beer bought in the Justen place was more than five per cent. When asked by Attorney Eckert M'HENRY COUNTY HAS 78 STUDENTS AT "U" Woodcock Leads With 28; Coital take Next With 16, WMt*V McHenry Has Five URBANA, 111., Nov. 12--Oxclustve of those attending the Chicago departments of the University, there are 77 students from McHenry county attending the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign this semester, It was announced here today. The total registration tor both the Urbana and Chicago departments was 11,810 on Nov. 1, the announcement said, 1,126 of whom are enrolled in the professional schools at Chicago and the remaining 10,684 are at Urbana. Every county in the state except one is represented in the group that go to school at Urbana-Champaign, Calhoun county having none there this year. The two counties having the MERCHANTS AWAIT •XMAS SHOPPERS STOCKS ARE COMPLETl FOR HOLIDAYS "* jfi 1 * ' 'W Do Year Christmas Sharping in H»>' Henry; Many Aanovnceraents Found in This Issue With this issue of the McHewiy Plaindealer this newspaper's annual "i Christmas edition of sixteen pages goes to it« readers. Over 2,000 copies;9 of this issue have been printed ani " are being sent to nearly every honw in this territory. " J Our readers will find several pag«lt®«! ; devoted exclusively to Christmas *«§••"• "• vertising and Christmas reading They are asked to carefully look ov«sc smallest number registered are John-j the announcements of the McHenr^r son and iPope, there being two from merchants. In them will be found each of these. Cook oounty of course hundreds of items and" suggestion* V for the holiday trade. .. " { ILLINOIS HARD ROADS Tltihois now as 5,966.82 miles of completed hard roads in the state's highway system, according to reports receive4 by the Chicago Motor club from the state highway department. * In addition, there arc 1,947.22 miles of grading completed roads that will be paved next year, and 1,759 bridges have been built. Now under contract for paving in Officials--McLean and Resek of Elgin. A curtain raiser was played between the McHenry lights and the Alumni, the result being a 36-14 victory for the Alumni. The lights gained a 6-2 lead in the first quarter of the game, but after the entrance of Gus Freund in the second quarter into the Alumni quintet, lost the lead and did not succeed in reaching a high score again. Between Gus and "Red" Winkle the baskets kept adding up a high score for the Alumni. Zeke Bacon, William Green and Bernie Newman completed the men on the opposing quintet, while Kirk Schroeder, Eddie Frett and L. Harrison did some very good work for the lights. They were ably assisted by the other men on the team. A very large crowd was in attendance at the game and to all appearances the local boys will be backed as heartily this year as they were last in this form of athletics. A plan is being considered for the erection of a balcony to accommodate the large overflow of fans. ' Crystal Lake travels to McHenry tomorrow night. Everybody come. It will be a thriller.. BIRTHS . Mr. and Mrs, Carl Nelson of Elgin are the parents of a baby girl, born Nov. 23. Mrs. Nelson was formerly Miss Elsie Wolff of this city. Ray Page, one of the rural letter carriers from the McHenry postoffice, is wearing a smile these days because of the arrival of a daughter, Bonnie Frances, on Tues'day, Dec. 14. Grandma Going, too, is happy. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Schaefer are the proud parents of a baby boy, born Wednesday, Dec. 8. , Residence* Changes Mrs. W. D. Wentworth has moved her household goods from her home on WauMgran street to her cottage on the east side of Fox River. E. G. Peterson is making some repairs and improvements on the cottage, which Mr. and Mrs. Samson.. __ will be occupied by Mrs. Wentworth 1927 are 256.15 miles, as well as 39.33 ;after the holidays. Her house on miles of grading and forty-five Wauke?an street is now occupied by bridges. In the six years, from Jaq. 1, 1921, to Dec. 1, 1926, there has been 4,760.95 \ miles of paving laid, 1,246.83 miles of grading work completed and 1,016 bridges constructed. Multipl« SystMB _ Kent & Company, local realtors, have adopted a new system of selling property. This is known as the Multiple System, by which property listed with them for sale is listed automatically with approximately 1,200 real estate brokers in Chicago and surrounding territories. This system, which was adopted Dec. 1, has already fihown its results by the sale of the Rover farm and several small pieces of property around town. Mr. Kent will be pleased to explain the system to anyone who is interested in selling their property and invites everyone to come into his office and make his office their office. No additional charge is added and the results speak for themselves. Boy Scouts Troop No. 1 of McHenry had a regular meeting Thursday night at 7:30 at the high school and held a court of honor. Seventeen boys passed their tenderfoot test and received their badges. Several of the committeemen were present and the troop received their knot board, . -m? 'Target Shook , A target shoot will be held at Kempfer's place in Johnsburg, Sunday, Dec. 19, beginning at 2 o'clock. Plenty of shells on the ground. Docks will be given away as prizes. Former Resident 111, Phil Peterson of Marengo, who formerly resided in this vicinity, has been quite ill at the hospital in Sahridere. Santy at Althoff's Santa Claus made his headquarters at the Wm. H. Althoff hardware store on Saturday, when lie made many "kiddies" happy with promises of gifts they would receive on Christmas morning. The store was decorated in keeping with the season while a prettily lighted Christmas tree adorned one of the windows. A bicycle was given away and was awarded to Richard Thompson. '~~ Cold Wa*» The mercury came down with a frigid thud last Monday night as zero blasts, fresh from Alaska, gripped the Mississippi River valley. Weather observers report a drop of fifty degrees in temperature in twenty-four hours with the thermometer registering seven degrees below zero Tuesday morning. Undergoes Operation Miss Ellen Walsh underwent an operation at the hospital at South Bend, Ind., on Wednesday of last week. Her mother, Mrs. Jack Walsh, is with her and latest reports are that she is doing as well as can be expected. On Radio Tonight Friends of Fd L. Hayes, a forther MoHenry resident, will be permitted to hear his voice over the radio tonight at 6:15, by tuning in on Station WLS. Mr. Hayes will give a "Turkey Talk." Beg Pardon 4 ' In honor roll for the grade school, which was published in last week's issue of The Plaindealer, one name was omitted, being tfeajr# Shirley Covalt in GrndTiT^ ^fe " • ' • X ' - how she could tell what per cent the'A g DIANIS beer was she replied that thirty years' ago when she first entered the W. C. T. U. work that she tasted some beer that her brother had, and he said that it was five per cent and that the beer she drank at McHenry tasted just like the beer she, drank thirty years ago. * The only other witness in the case was the chemist. The state rested its case about 4 o'clock and after an hour was spent in arguing the case it was given to the jury. The following men made "up the leads all others, the total enrollment from there being 2,696. Woodstock leads MoHenry county county towns with twenty-seven students. Crystal Lake is second. Following are those from McHenry county: Algonquin-- GEORGE WILLtAM liOWB RAYMOND FRANCIS DVORAK LYMAN BRATZLER MILDRED E. BRATZLER FRED WILLIAM NELSON Cary- HEBER WALDO JONES ELDON BERNETT WEAVWI Chemung-- ARTHUR TODD BURROUGHS Crystal Lake-- ROBERT BURTON BBLL0WB OTTO W. BERG FRANK L. WILTBERGEft HAMILTON OR IN' HALERALPH BERTRAM JOHNSON ANNA ALIDA JOHNSON s MARY ELIZABETH KING" FREDERICK RICHARD MATHI8 STANLEY EDWARD PIERSON McHenry merchants have prepare1! ' their stores to accommodatei the &hop>- ^ pers and their stocks are more complete than ever before. There are b<£ a few days left now before Christmas and buyers will do well to do their shopping early while tfffr stocks a*ft--~ complete. The weather at present looks lik» we are going to have a real old-fashioned Christmas this year. It is suck as to create a splendid holiday spirit. The snow and ice that now covers tlfta ground, coupled with the decorations put on by the peojfle , themselves, makes it look like Santa Claus wffl soon be putting in his appearance. « No better place can be found anjp* * where to make Xmas purchases thaft - right here in our little city of Me- Henry. The merchants are all set to show the holiday goods, they are •reliable and ask for your patronage. • ;jj. ... • CROSSING SMASHtTP % 5 RESULTS FATALLY jury: Robert Kolls, Harvard; J. A. Voorhes, Harvard; Thos. Postlewaite,I^EOROE R. RADKE Thos. Green, Woodstock; G. B. Lake,'A LUCILE RAUE Algonquin; Edgar Pierce, Hartland; ARNOLD ELMER RITT , William Teeple, Alden; Clyde Coar-;HAROLD PAUL SOHAEPttl son, Marengo; H. C. Frick, Crystal R S. SHELTON Lake; John Schaid, McHenry; Chas. Williams, Harvard, and Irwin Bottlemy, Alden. After retiring to the jury room the jurors took one ballot which was unanimously in favor of the "not guilty" verdict. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY DRAWS FULL HOUSE "Hiidbanda On Approval" Goes Over Big at Auditorium Last Thursday Evening On Thursday evening, Dec. 9, the Junior Class of the McHenry Community high school presented a threeact comedy, "Husbands on Approval," by W. M. Blatt, at the high school auditorium. This play was presented to the largest audience ever in attendance at the auditorium, every seat being sold out before the evening of the performance. Each one of the ten characters in the play filled their role in a very able manner and cannot be overpraised for their excellent stage work which showed ability and faithful work. Rosalind Nye, as Nancy Glover, the heroine, had a theory that a girl should know more about a man before she becomes engaged to him, so she invites four of her admirers to spend a month as guests in her family, so that she might study them at all times. One becomes engaged to WANDA S. SHELTON FLORENCE IRENE BMI^ 1 Fox Rive Grove-- ANTON DONALD OtPATRNY Garden Prairie-- HAROLD EMERSON BDWAtUM Harvard-- 1 DOROTHY AGNES BUT*® HUGH A. DENEEN ; 5 ? JOHN HENRY MANLEY - • „ 1 GEORGE OTIS MINOT JOHN HERBERT ORR MARION FRANCES HEXDfUdttt " RALPH B. WALKER Hebron-- THOMAS ARTHUR WISEMAN Huntley-- GEORGE MARMADUKB HOT McHenry-- CHARLES RUDORFORD FENWBRDA CAROLYN MARIE STEFFBS ALICE R. MILLER WILLIAM ALBERT NYE RICHARD LOUISE PBTBSOH Marengo-- ABE KLEIN ANNA KLEIN LAWRENCE IRVING PERKINS CONSTANCE ROSABELLA USBORN® JOHN OTIS WERNHAM . Richmond-- 8IGNE WALBORG PETERSON RlRdgefleld-- SYLVIA BELLE RICHARDSON West McHenry-- ELIZABETH M. VIQT her sister, another to the housemaid,, _Woodstock-- r. T a third to her mother, but she man-1 ages to save the fourth for herself. Miss Geist directed the play and was presented with a bouquet during the evening. The program was opened with three selections by the orchestra which were much enjoyed. In addition to the orchestra there were three special num-jAR,rHUR WARDEN DRILL bers which added much to the enjoy-; EDWARD A. FIELD : • ment of the evening. Miss Anna Popp 'MARGIE ELIZABETH FHANC|| gave a group of readings, Earl Con- RUTH ETTA GEJJRS 2 way played a trombone solo and Mr. JAMES R. GREEN Koerner and Albert Vales gave a sax- ELMER DUANE GRBOOKt DONALD EDWIN BODENSCHAf* HELEN LUCILLE BOLGER JAMES FERDINAND BRINK FRANK CORSON ARNOLD CHRISTENSEN GRACE MARION THOMPSON MARY ELIZABETH DOOLITTLE ap^one duet. BANKERS TO MEET TO DECIDE REWARD "The McHenry County Bankers' Fedstation meet in Woodstock Friday to make an award in the capture of the Spring Grove bank robbers. The $1,000 reward will probably be split three ways the same going to the three young fellows that were instrumental in the capture of John Such and George Nelson, the two robbers who were captured and convicted of robbing the bank. 1«6 PUPILS ENROLLED i ' : AT THE GRADE SCHOOL A noticeable increase in the enrollment of the McHenry grade school is reported. At the opening of the school year there were 144 pupils enrolled, while at the present time there are 166 scholars. "Hie increase is due to several families with children of school age moving into the district. SHERIFF GETS TWO SLOT MACHINES Sheriff Cy Sanford raided a Barbecue stand on route 19, about three miles southeast of Crystal Lake yesterday afternoon and confiscated two slot machines. Try our Multiple Uitigf Kant A Co. 88-fp-tf IRWIN ALFRED HECHT MERLIN H. HERDKLOTZ CHARLES EDWIN HEWITT VINCENT RALPH A. HOKAN80N EL WOOD D. HOWTMJ. EARL M. HUGHES ELIZABETH AMELIA JUNG WILLIAM EMIL LEHMAN JOHN WILLIAM McCONNELL HOWARD RUSSELL MILLER HANNAH KATHERINE MILLS , EDWARD ARTHUR PARKER DWIGHT THEODORE STUESSY VERNON WIBERG EL WARD WALTER WIL0ON Train Hits Auto at Crystal Lafci Sunday; One Killed and One la . Seriously Injured 4 ^ The west crossing, known at t|)if Walkup crossing at Crystal Lake was the scene of a terrible accident on Sunday, a short time after the noon hour. *§ Frank Lupo of Milwaukee has ben working at Crystal LaKb driving a gravel truck. His wifi and Ida brother, A. Lupo, and his young IS year old sister, Ada, all of Milwuakss were to visit him on Sunday. Frank Lupo was out in his truck and realising that the ioy roads and heavy fog made driving ^ery danger-' ous was anxious about> his family and not knowing that tlRy had already reached Crystal Lake, waa on his way to call them b/ phone and advise them not to cornel. But the Ford Sedfen Carrying ths brother, wife and sister had leached the crossing, known to Grystal Lake people as a bad crossing. A string of box cars added to th£ danger bgr obstructing the view. The auto coming from the north was struck by a Northwestern train. TheM Sedan was struck back of the center fend whirled iuto the train. Mr. Lupo on his way to telepho^s joined the crowd that gathered at tks crossing only to find his: own loved ones terribly injured. The brother^ A. Lupo, escaped with but minor ilkjuries. The wife and sister were taken at once to the Woqdstock hospital where the young 1) year olff girl died about thirty minutes after reaching the hospital. Mr|. Lupo was given every possible help but her condition is very critical. She has serious internal injuries and also several bone fractures including ft fracture at the base of the skull. According to Crystal Lake 0eop|(fc I he crossing, where the accident took place, has been the scene of other accidents. A man has beet stationed there as guard in the past but *t present the crossing is unguarded. FATHER O'ROURKE TO ) i SPEAK AT BANQUET PUBLIC SERVICE TRUCK SKIDS AND TURNS OYER The icy roas have been the cause of many accidents during 'the last week. The hill on the Crystal Lake road past the Spencer mill has been covered with ice and on Wednesday the Public Service small truck skid- Father William A. OHourke, pas* tor of St. Patrick's church in McHear* ry, will be the speaker of* the evening at the banquet this evening sponsored by the Woodstock Knights sf Columbus for St. Mary's high schotl football team. The banquet will be held in the basement of St. Mary's school at Woodstock. Father OHourke is probably one the best known athletic conchea Is Northern Illinois. For a number ef years he was athletic director at St. Thomas high school of Rockford where he turned out several champion shin teams both in football and basketbaS. ;! • f '•:4i ! M'HENRY BANK ROBBER ON TRIAL FOR MUBDEfe Fear of revenge at the hands sf William "Three Fingered Jack" Whhsy should he vote the death penalty fat White's trial for murder, wrfs expressed by Charles Svadlenka. a litfeded on the ice, striking the edge of: ographer, juror, of Chicago, Tuesday, a culvert. The force of the contact It brought about Svadlenka'b dismissal smashed a wheel, causing the car to | from the jury. turn over into the ditch. Luckliy the1 White is on trial for the slayiitfr two occupants were uninjured and the I of Patrolman Edward Pflaume at damaged car was towed into a gar- j Forest Park in the Mannheim Inn. age for repairs. j Besides being tried for murder he also has a charge of being one of the ganff Bolger Installs Oieen which robbed the West, McHenry bask Thomas P. Bolger, district commander of the American Legion, acted as installing officer at the Post, Tuesday evanittr. on Oct. 24, 1925. Farms for Sale or Bent-^tofM £ Reihansperger. *Mi> .iS! :