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<»,.• ^-Mi-; . - • ,•' ,-/,• VOLUME 52 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1927 No. 39 e , . MILL POND BRIDGE NEARS COMPLETION #OOD WEATHER FAVORABLE TO WORK BAND PROPOSAL TO BE PUT ON BALLOT #• ' "i-.'* ; T-"- "Uridge Across Boone Creek On Route 20 is Practically Finished Noif Tke work being accomplished by the different contractors on the new * "bridges being built in this locality is , fpe&t. and the construction work is jprogressing at a good rate of speed. V; The W. E. Ule Co., has a force of ? from ten to twenty men working on i|j»e bridge across the mill pond with , Arthur Beckman superintending the ^ork. The concrete abutments at each end of the bridge are completed And the men are building forms for Hie laying of the concrete floor of Hie bridge. If the weather continues favorable they hope to have the concrete poured, and the floor in by the Ihd of nex+ week. This briige is to be a re-inforced girder bridge with a 60-foot span yind will measure about 52 feet in • «ridth from rail to rail. This meas- "j®remejit includes a walk at each side *^f the bridge. This will be the means «f opening another route through McHenry which will do much to relieve the traffic through our streets, es- "jjecially during the summer months. Another one of the connecting links ' & Route 20, which is the bridge over Boone Creek, is already completed and the forms have been taken away from the cement work. This is, also, a le-infor«ed concrete bridge with a •° -foot span and is al! finished but • the rubb n^, and th«- gravel fill at one end of the abutment is yet to be completed. The work on th«? ' ridge across Fox River is progressing nicely and concrete is continuing to be poured for the piers. Did you say bridges? Oh yes, we have them! BUREAUS' ANNUAL WINTER MCWfC1 Members of the McHenry county Home Bureau and members of the Farm Bureau and other guests enjoyed the fourth annual winter picnic at the Methodist church in Woodstock last Thursday. A bountiful dinner was served cafeteria at 12:30. Then the tables were moved away and the .Home Bureau song was sung after which Mrs. Alford Pouse gave a readin?. • "* - The grand march, led by E. M. Phillips, farm adviser, and Mrs. Robert Stewart, county president of the jlome Bureau, was directed by Mrs. l>an Desmond and Mrs. Claude Jacobs and ended in a circle for a game of "Come Along," which was followed by a spelling match. - The roll call of units by Mrs. Stewart reveti'ed that all of the units were quite well represented, with Coral having: the largest attendance and Nunda second. The most enjoyable feature of the program was the address by Mrs. Maurice H; Lieber, the state chairman of education for the Illinois League of Women Voters. Local Petitioners Would Take Advantage of Illinois Tlu Levy Voters of McHenry are to pass 6n a municipal band proposal at the election in April. This is assured by the filing of a petition at the office of the village clerk, calling for the submission of the question at the polls. The filing of the petition, and the election on the proposal, is made possible by a law passed two years ago by the Illinois legislature enabling municipalities under 500,000 population to vote on a tax levy not to exceed two mills for the maintenance cr employment of a municipal band. The bill was made a law on June 27, 1925, on which date it was signed by Governor Small. According to persons who have gone into the matter, the small tax levy will enable this community to build and provide for a local band which will officially represent the community at patriotic celebrations such as Fourth of July, Decoration Day, and Armistice Day, as well as dedications, community days, etc. The guiding principle behind the law is that the cost of maintaining a community band is shared by all, and this makes the individual cost a matter of a few cents a year. In this way, it is hoped to build up and maintain a. musical organization which the town can be proud of without placing the burden of its support on any one element in the community. This new method of maintaining bands has received the indorsement of numerous business men and organizations throughout Illinois. By this means, a specified sum is made available for band purposes each year. Under the older method, local business men made up an annual purse for the support of the band, on the theory that whatever stimulates community activity reacts to the benefit of business. This arrangement made the financing of a band hard, uncertain and unjust. The new plan is being welcomed in many places as the most equitable, democratic, as well as most practical method. 'MELODY MASTERS" MAKE RADIO DEBUT YOUTHS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY ENTE& SUMMER COTTAGE NEAR JOHNSBURG Walter Bender, 17, and Axel Johnson, 15, Are Inmates of the McHenry County Jail Sheriff Cyrus Sanford added two more prisoners to his county jail roster, Saturday when Walter Bender, age 17 and Axel Johnson, age 15 were apprehended on a charge of breaking into summer cottages on Fox River near Johnsburg. Bender was turned cfver to Sheriff Sanford by Jack Walsh, chief of police at McHenry. Johnson was picked up by Chicago police and Sheriff Sanford in Chicago through the aid of Bender. Reports reached the sheriff's office that between sixteen and eighteen cottages were broken into. The loot captured in the arrest of Bender and Johnson consisted of four rifles, a crystal radio set, compass, razors, search lights and shaVing equipment. Bender is the son of an owner of a summer cottage along the river and it was through the help of cottage owners that Bender was caught. He was in a Ford touring car at the time of his capture., The car was stalled without gas. The loot mentioned was found in the car. Most of the stolen goods were reported to have been taken from the Cradlebaugh cottage, known in the Johnsburg summer colony as the Hermit's place. Cradelbaugh had a mania for collecting old fire arms. The crime was committed early last week. Both boys traveled to Chicago after the deed. Bender returned the latter part of the week and it was tfpon his return that he was picked up. J. Jeffers, who lives along the river near Johnsburg, was instrumental in the capture of the Bender youth. Much trouble has been reported in the past few years of breaking into cottages along the river. Summer reporters who close up their cottages in the winter and return to their homes in Chicago, as a rule, leave much valuable property in their summer homes. ORGANIZE GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION LENTEN SEASON SLOWS | SOCIAL ACTIVITIES j .The beginning of the Lenten season which opened on Ash Wednesday was observed on March 2. Many of the ! festivities of the season have been] discontinued and the card clubs have concluded their meetings until after! Easter, which falls on April 17. I The Popular Twelve has concluded i Its meetings for the season, the Progressive Twelve Card club has dis- J continued its meetings until St. Pat-; rick's Day, the Royal Entertainers will | not continue their parties throughout! Lent and the Jolly Sixteen Card club] liopes to commence their meetings, ~mgain in April, after the Lenten sea SOB, Banco Party Mr. and Mrs. Peter A .Freund entertained several of their friends at a bunco party at their home Tuesday evening. Several games of bunco were played with first prize for the ladies going to Mrs. Nick Jusetn, second prize to Mrs. J. R. Freund and consolation to Eleanor Justen. Henry Kennebeck won first prize for the gents and Thomas Walters received the consolation. Refreshments were served at the close of a pleasant evening. Those present were: Bernice Freund, Orville Freund, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kennebeck, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kennebeck, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Justen and son, Elmer, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Justen and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jo«i Baur and family, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Freund and son, Norman, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Young and daughter, Eleanor. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Freund. Mrs. Henry Kennebeck, Miss Mareella Kennebeck. John Kennebeck and Thomas Walters. Local Musical Organization Plays Over WHT, Chicago, Again ' On Saturday, March 12 '*fl*e McHenry Melody Masters, a comparatively new musical organization in this city, made their debut to -radio fans over WHT, Wrigely building, Chicago, last Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. They played at intervals until 11 o'clock. The numbers rendered were as follows: "In a Little Spanish Town," "Thinking of You," "Bird's Eye View of My Old Kentucky Home," and several other popular numbers. The personell of this orchestra is Anthony Schneider, manager, drums; Miss Helen Pries, piano; William Vales, trombone; Albert Vales, saxaphone; Elmer Meyers, clarinet; Elmer Freund, violin; Chas. Vycital, cornet. This organization is pleased to announce that their services have been retained by WHT for Saturday. March 12. The time will be 10 o'clock in the morning. If the young people appreciated and enjoyed last Saturday's program over WHT, show your sentiment by sending a card or letter to Miss Raugh, care of WHT, Wrigley Building, Chicago. LADY FORESTERS' CARD PARTY WELL ATTENDED The public card party sponsored by the Lady Foresters at St. Mary's hall Sunday evening was well attended by about 125 people, who spert a pleasant evening at cards and bunco. Music furnished by Anthony Schneider and his Melody Masters was enjoyed during the evening and lunch was served. The ladies feel very grateful to all • ho donated for this party. Prizes in fiv% hundred were awarded as follows: 1, Mrs. G. Boley; 2, Edward Wolf: 3, Mrs. Jacob Schaefer: 4, Ben Hil]er; 5 .Edward Grasser; fi. Mm Susie Justqn; 7, Mrs. Christina Joos. In bunco prizes went to: 1, William Young; 2, Mrs. Kate Meyers; 3. Carl Rothermel; 4, Miss Laura Weber; 5 Mrs. Anna Grasser; 6, Alex Justen; 7, Miss Anna Blake. GE&RGE SHAW DIES AT HOME WEST OF McHENRY George Shaw, about 50 years old, died at his home, pbout three miles west of this city ojj^he Woodstock road, on Thursday^reb. 24, 1927. His body was taken to the Slavin, Merwin A Pierce undertaking rooms at Wood stock with funetal services at the M. E. church at Greenwood, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial was at Greenwood. His wife and seven children survive him. IV Linger Longer Bunco Club Mrs. Peter J. Schaefer entertained .the members of the Linger Longer Bunco club on Tuesday afternoon of this week. The prizes were awarded .Jto Miss Lena Stoffel, Mrs. Lester Page and Mrs. Fred Schoewer. A most delicious luncheon was served by the hostess at the close of a very pleasant afternoon. Buys Duroc Jerseys W. E. Whiting attended the Ole Stalheim sale of pure bred Duroc Jersey hogs at Harvard, Thursday of last week. He purchased six head of the nriRfc ; NEW ICE COMPANY IS -- -- FORMED IN McHENRY An announcement appears on an "ther page of this issue by the Mc Henry Artificial Ice Co.. a new business in our city, operated by C. Unti «.nd D. F. Givens. The company will 'have a delivery service in and near McHenry, begin iting Saturday of this week. It will handle artificial and natural ice and proprietors announce that they will be p orietors announce that they will be ®ouipped to give prompt and regular delivery service to patrons in this territory. A. VALES CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vales pleasantly entertained a party of friends at their home Saturday evening in honor of Mr. Vales' birthday anniversary. Several interesting games of five hundred were played with prizes for the ladies being awarded as follows: first pme, Miss Ruth Phalin; second prize, Mrs. George Kuhn, and consolation. Mrs. J. M. Phalin. The first prize for the men was awarded ',o M. A. Sutton, second prize to Edward Sutton and the consolation to George Kuhn. Delicious refreshments were served at a late hour and the eruests departed, leaving with their host many good wishes for his birthday. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Thies, Mrs. Gausden and son. Joseph, of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Phalin and daughter. Ruth, and son, Harold, Mr. and Mrs. George Kuhn. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Monear, Mr. ind Mrs. M. A. Sutton, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sutton and son. Thomas, and Mr. and Mrs William Freund. Im Towns of Fox Lake, Spring Grove, Solon Mills and v., ' Richmond TKo Fox Lake, Spring Grove, Solon Mills, Richmond Good Roads association was born February 21, 1927, at a public meeting of approximately 300 representative citizens of Lake and McHenry Counties held at the town hall in Spring Grove, III. B. Orvis of Spring Grove was chosen to act as chairman while Clyde Parfrey of the same village acted as secretary of the meeting. It was unanimously decided that the organization should work for the cementing of the road known as Route 60 as laid out in the Act providing for the $100,000,000 Road Bond issue, specifically from Route 59 at Willey's Corner, 2*4 miles southeast of Fox Lake, through Fox Lake, across the river westward by Watts Brothers* subdivision, thence northward past the Fox Lake Golf and Country Club to Keefe's Corners, thence westward through Spring Grove and Solon Mills to the C. L. Osborne corner to meet up with Route 61 and that portion of 61 that is supposed to be laid during the year 1927. This portion of Route 60 would run from the C. L. Osborne corner through Richmond to the state line, joining Wisconsin State Highway Route 12. It was decided that a committee of fifteen men, from the respective districts be chosen to go to Springfield to present arguments and data that the road should be cemented as described above. A fund incidental to defray incidental expenses was started February 24, the committee of fifteen, together with interested citizens, met at the town hall of Spring Grove, to report the members chosen from the different districts, namely: Arthur Gardiner to represent Grass Lake. John Foster to represent Wildwood. Earl Rushmore to represent Ingleside and Long Lake, Louis DeProft to represent Fox Lake, H. L. Scott and E. H. White to represent Fox Lake, Wade Sanborn, C. L. Osborn and W. H. Gardner to renresent Solon Mills, Victor Seigler. Frank May, William Harm and Edwin Keefe to represent Serine Grove. Frank McConnell and Charles Eldredge to represent Richmond. The committee of fifteen organized nnd chose as their chairman, E. H. White of Fox Lake, together with Frank May, secretary and F. McConnell. treasurer. A sub-committee of three members, consisting of Frank May, Arthur Gardiner and Wade Sanborn. was appointed by . Chairman White to work on resolutions am maps, which woud outline the route as selected by the committee of fifteen. The meeting adjourned subject to call. The committee went on record as 'svrrine the bill imposing a eras tax and directed that a resolution be drawn exressing the sentiment of the people of the community, sending a npy cf the resolution to the Governor ^nd to each member of the legisalture * om this district. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OFINTEREST TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES HOSPITAL PATIENT)! Miss Elvera Heimor underwent an -•neration for the removal of her tonsils at St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin, on Monday. Louis Block, whfl is also at Elgin :n the Sherman hospital* is resting "omfortcblv after an operation Monte v morning. ( Warry Alexander of Hebron, who is ruitr well known here, is at the Pres- 'iyterian hosnital in Chicago, where '•>e was operated on _ for appendicitis m Monday morning. M M. Niesen. who has been at the Oak Park hospital since last Thursday, underwent an operation Monday. Mrs. Niesen is with him and his 'riends are hoping for a speedy recovery. .. Mrs. Nick Freund is recovering from a sore throat caused by the remcvol of her tonsils on Tuesday of this week. Mrs. Karl M. Bradley of Rin ;wood, •vho was operated on last Thursday at St. Anthony's hospital, Chicago is improving nicely. Dinner and Dance The first anniversary of the Niesen C,»fe. und°r the present management, ••'ill be celebrated Saturday evening, March 12. when an anniversary partv. dinner and dance will be held at the <~"afe. Dinner will be served between «:30 and 12:00 o'clock, during which time dancing can be enjoved to music furnished by a good orchestra. Resovations must be made on or before Wednesday evening, March 9- 12.00 r>er plate. River Lot Sold Kent & company report the opening of the summer season by the jile of a lot on Fox River, south of Mvvenry to Raymond Anderson of Chicago. This lot was formerly owned by Howard Hurwith of Chi- All kinds of canned fish and Lenten dishes can be had from our grocery dept. Ssirlreon Daft. Stwe. - BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Bolger announce the birth of a baby daughter on Tuesday, March 1. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Peterson arc the proud parents of a baby girl, bom Thurs^y, Feb. 24. The 9 cent sale is now oO at Erick- TRUCK DESTROYS FIRE ON HIGHWAY Edward J. Mertes' Machine, Carrying Load of Furniture, Burned on Bay Road Wednesday A Chevrolet truck belonging to E. J. Mertes was burned on the highway "ff>r the electric transformer corner n the Pistakee Bay road, Wednesday •<ft>rnnon of this week, around 5 o'clock. ** The truck was being used to haul n Toed cf-• furniture belinging to Mr. Mertes' brother. Charles, who was >ving from the Bay to McHenry. The t«o brothers were riding in the cab when they were signalled by a mer v Jio was driving some cows n'ong the road. Investigation showed hnt the upper part of the machine was ablaze. It is not known how h" fire originated. • The McHenrv fire truck responded to a call but before the blaze could Se extinguished the furniture and the "mire body of the truck was burned. Mr. Mertes purchased the vehicle about a month aeo. He had insurance >n th« car which will cover the loss but the furniture was a total loss, being worth about $500. TV fire department - was at the scene fr r some time as the grass along the highway and in the field took fire Mid was spreading rapidly. Assortment of Newsy Items lit a Condensed Form For 1 Busy People Hlmer J. Murrie, who recently moved from Lake Villa, where he had made his home for many years, to Libertyville, committed suicide recently by shooting himself in the head with a 38 calibre revolver in the garage at the rear of his home. It is believed that financial worries caused him to commit the act. Burglars broke into the Ford & Stowell store at Long lake some time during the winter, presumably about Christmas time, and carried away loot valued at about $600.00. Among the articles taken were an American slicing machine, Dayton scales, clothing, a raido, a mattress off a bed, and several other articles. The store was closed last September for the winter, and the proprietors have been away during that time. Consequently the robbery was not discovered until on Monday of this past week, when the proprietors went to the store for the first time since they went away. The Presbyterian church at Libertyville early last Sunday morning was damaged by flames that burned the upper portion of the building to such an extent that it is believed beyond repair. Only the lower portion, that contained the Sunday school class rooms, remained after the department, which put up such a valiant fight, had put out the fire. The cause was laid to a loosened stove pipe. Search is being made by Chicago police for. trace of Mrs. Mabel Timmerman, aged 30, of Lake Zurich, who disappeared Tuesday of last week after starting for a shopping tour in the Chicago loop. C. Y. Schaffer has purchased for a syndicate the 120 acre farm of Frank Clark, located on Slocum lake, near Wauconda. The Philip State Bank and Trust company of Cihcago wil] act as trustee of the property. Burglars broke into the club house of the Round Lake Golf club some FRANK KERN MAKING GOOD IN BIG LEAGUE Former McHenry Player Has Joined Chicago Cubs and Receiving Favorable Mention > Frank Kern, who played with the McHenry Grays for two seasons, is gaining considerable publicity on the sport pages of the big newspapers since he joined the Chicago Cubs at their training camp. A sample of this is in the following article taken from the Chicago Evening American, issue of Tuesday, March 1: "Avalon, Cal., March 1.--Young Mr. Kern, lately of Okmulgee, Okla., and Waukegan, 111., has fallen into pleasant ways. He has attracted the attention of Manager Joe McCarthy of the' Cubs and will have more than an ordinary trial with the Bruins during the Spring training period. That was indicated by Marse Joe after the initial practice. "Young Kern is a double-join ted athlete, who toiled both in the in and outfields, according to the mess of statistics compiled by the club officials He is a right hand batter and poled the so-called apple for the respectable total of .347 last season. His fielding mark was .934. " 'I know who can play short,' explained Marse Joe after he spied Kern. MANY RESIDENCE CHANGES REPORTED FAMILIES IN NEW HOMES MARCH 1 Plaindealer Reporter Compiles List of Changes In and Near City of McHenry Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith and family have moved from the John R. Smith farm, near Emerald Park, to the flat in the rear of the Ritt jewelry store on Elm street. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hedrich and family have moved to the John R. Smith farm from the Frank Hutson farm, west of town, where they have lived for several years. Nick Weber has taken up his residence with his daughter, Mrs. Albert Kunz on Riverside Drive. He recently sold his farm to Mike Pitzen of Round Lake, who has now taken possession and is moving to this locality. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brooks are already nicely situated in the P. J. Cleary house on Waukegan street. via having moved ]ast week, as are also But I don't know what Kern can do i Mr. and Mrs Peter Engeln and famat second. Adams can play short and! ily, who now reside on Richmond road so can Jimmy Cloney. Beck is not j in the dwelling formerly occupied by a bad fielder there and we are fam- Dr. A. Muler. iliar with Beck's work at second. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Freund and Therefore I have made up my mind to j family are moving from the flat over spent a lot of time with Kern at the the Nobby Style Shop to the Chris Keystone sack,' which is quite "a long Blake house on the corner of Pearl speech for Mr. McCarthy. "The young man has been turned over to Mickey Doolan, who was a considerable infielder in his own right some years past. Mique is giving him daily lessons and plenty of them. Of course, it is too early in the training period to venture a prediction about any athlete, but when you can attract the boss' attention the first day out, you have accomplished something." THREE GIRLS CONFESS TO 'THEFT" OF COUPE and Green streets, recently vacated by Walter Brooks and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Page are moving from the farm on the Crystal Lake road to the house owned by Mr. Page on the Elgin road. Mrs. Will Howard of Woodstock has rented the flat over the Thomas Bolger drug store, which she will occupy with her little son. Mrs. Howard expects to do various tailor work, repairing, cleaning and pressing as soon as she becomes settled. Mrs. Martin F. Schmitt of Johnsburg has bought from Mrs. Herman Brooks the house on Court street, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers and family. Mrs. Schmitt does not take possession until April 1, however, and until that time she will reside with her dauehter. Mrs. Nick She recently sold her home rs i Waukegan Trio and "Stolen" Car Are Escorted Back to City In Time for Supper An automatic locking device OH an Oakland coupe caused considerable i Fround worry to three young ladies from I Johnsburg to Stephen Heintz and time last Tuesday night and carried Wauk n who motored to McHenrv ; from Wheeling, who are now away one of the rugs that was on the ,a?t Thursday. trio, Miss Laurn j moving. floor. Entrance was gained by break-j ?ete,.s Miss Grare Peters and Mrs.; ^r. and Mrs. Lloyd Benwell are jng a window. Nothing else was ,, S" eehie all emnlovee* in the moving from a farm near Gurnee, III., taken by the intruders The burglary! rffice of James Morrow & Son. Dodge; ^ the sixty-acre farm, west of Mc- Fenry, now owned by Llyod: Benwell. This farm is perhaps better known as the Wilbur Bassett farm or the Gilbert Harris farm. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dowell and famwas discovered the following day by deajer were 9everal hour8 late in A Sorensen, who is caretaker at thefetti wv to their home dt ^ club grounds, when he came to work| ^ to be lowed {n at that | The story goes that one of the young Six Zion youths, arrested more than ,a(Jies haa a sweetheart who OWTIS tht> a week ago by Zion police who charged nbove mentioned coupe. Due to the • i,v are moving from their farm near them with being the gang that had 0f Morrow & Son into their • r,urnee to their farm 0,1 the Crysk*1 stolen automobile accessories, pleaded j new at Wp.uke 'an the ladies i roaf'- recently purchased from guilty to the charge of disorderly -- ,^ informed tint thev need not re-; ^"bard Thompson. conduct before Justice Eric Carey and . ~ w--«. were fined. A ruling by the Railroad commission of Wisconsin makes it obligatory for the Chicago. Harvard and Geneva J the ' owner) "and drive tolhis Lake railroad to continue its electric ;ween Harvard Everything went fine until after K i they had lunch and were ready to . start home, wh<>n they discovered that Barring-ton High school, made an a'- the coupe was iocked and they vere! "v ^ave moved from * farm near tempt to commit suicde recently by Vithout a key. A mechanic was called i J' hnxl'urrr to the farm owned by Mrs. plunging a knife into his chest ju^ but failed to release the locking de-l1'6"8 Bohr, near McCulloms Lake, below^the heart. ^ Latereports j*tate j vjce> so Glen Gunderson, the local, Peter Miller has sold his farm near manage* of the Marrow agency, vol-1 Lily Lake for sub-division purposes, unteered to take his car anil to->-! a-d in fhe future he and his family them to the city hv the lake. Guvlerson sav« he sure had his troubles as the younj? lady driver had street car service and Fontana. John Brasel, 18, port for work until afttr the nocni M'"s- George Kuntsman are I hour. Never having visited the Mor-! moving from the flat on Riverside row salesroom in West McHenry they! Hr'vc> which thty have occupied, to decided to borrow the coupe (without I Bnfavia. 111. Mr. and Mr«. Henry Henrys have recently bought a place at Ridgefield, *• here they will move in the near futuie. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Justen and famthat although seriously wounded, h will recover. Mead A Charles have sold their grocery business in Woodstock to Rupert Eckert and Louis Bending, two well known residents, who have possession this week. This firm is the oldest grocery store in Woodstock v ill reside on the Ferdinand Fhannenstill farm, also near Lily Lake. Jrhn Koerber has sold his farm near never driven a towed car before. buf j Lily Lake and has purchased a farm after untajie-ling th* tow rope several on the Terra Cotta road from Jehn , t'mes he finaUv got them to their: Phalin, where he is moving this week, conducted under one name and °Per* | destination p.bont suoper time. Before j Peter M. Freund and family have ating at the same location for almost • ^ car coll]d ^e returned to its nlace j moved from the Ben Freund farm to twenty-eight years. I jn para!re o^ rier had to be t'm Mrs. John M Frett farm, north Richmond has Itecome the midst °fjft,„nd and confession made, considerable activity so far as mun-1 cios<»s. The young lady icipal and other imomvement projects j fortfjven and we hope they "live are concerned. V, itfi the water andj . forever after." sewc imporvement slated for com-l - pleti-n as soon nossible, gas mains ST JOHN THE BAPTIST'S CHURCH to be laid in the village before the Johnsbnr". Illinois Fire Fire, Fifie! When there's a fire even miles away -ve all hurry there to see if we ca* be of any assistance, and that is the nroper thing to do. When there is a meeting of the K. C. we should al-^ be fired with enough enthusiasm t^ helD make the meetings interesting. The last meeting was very well at •ended, and surelv everyone present "•o^itively ®^ieyed all that transnired ond esoeciallv the snl°ndid talk by Bro. Ed J. Keating of Aurora. At our meeting to be held or T»,Mrsdav Mar^h 10th. a prooositio' ••"ill come un for discission that wl' Se of great interest to all members, s'- -"lease make no date for that night How verv wonderful it would be to h?ve a. hundred per cent meetine. Also -•'ave you secured that candidate for the next dnss? If so, bring annlication to this next meeting, if not kindly try to do so. V. r. KLEIV G. K. EARL WALSH, R. S Don't forget the » cent sal" beginning today at Erickson Dept. Store. first of next December and the probability of cement Routes 60 and '?1 being laid this spring and summer, the next few months promise to be full of activity in Richmond. B. E. Oliver, aged 28 years of Crystal Lake, is in a serious condition in the Lake County hospital at Waukegan, after being struck by an automobile on the Waukegan road on the west limits of Lake Bluff. It is believed that the youne man suffered internal injuries in the accident. ftlWANIANS ENTERTAINED BY SWEDE IMPERSONATOP Members and guests of the Mc Henry Kiwanis club were entertained last Thursday evening at their dinner meeting, held in the Niesen Cafe, by Fred Jacohsrn, known to radio fan; as the "Swede alderman." Mr. .Tacobsen gave several Swedish impersonation?, one of which was ?n impersonation of a court room ^ene. The club meets tr night at Birkler' McHenry Houre and a go^d nrogrn"-- is promised by tht committee. TV meeting starts at 6 "0. All m°mber= are requested to make an effort to be present. Four Years OW Miss Eleanor Donavin celebrated her fourth birthday anniversary with several of her little friends at her home Saturday afternoon. Games were played and the afternoon passed quickly and pleasantly for the little guests. Refreshments were served, the center of attraction being a pretty birthday cake (^ecorated with four lighted candles. Miss Eleanor received severa] pleasing gifts. Rev. Wm. Weber. PastoK Summary of the financial and spiritual condition of the Parish for twe|ve years--1915 to 1927. Total revenue and expenditures; 0\*< ml t • a farm nenr Ringwood. Mr. f .Tohnsbur?. William HiHer fnd family have moved from the Mrs. John Stilling ! f > • m ~oto the former John Freund f fr'-m- n^w owned by John Hiller. Mr. and Mrs. C. Woods and family Have moved frcm the Brown farm, '•est of McHenry, to a farm near •>-*stal Lake. \T,. ar,i Steve Hautzing?r a:e movirg from the Thomas farm at $109,944.99. ^d Mrs. Dol'ell and family from near Of fhe above sum $28,579.67 was ex-j Harrington will occupy the Thomas pended oil church repairs, including .'arm. Emil Herdrich. *ho has recently • -.or, joined by his "*ife and children f<"<m Germany, will run the Honry Dee-en farm, west of town, for • the vea". M' and Mrs. Les'i® Olson of R:ngh «ve purchased the H. C. Hughes redecorating, lighting system, organ etc. In 1925 the church had a savings balance of S8.360.00. In 1^27 the church has a debt of $8,700.00 In 1925 and 1926 the parish paid •j: the church repairs the sum ofi Vinealow on Cent"^ street and expect $19,879.67, besides the running expense's of the church. The spiritual part of the parish for the t--elve years shows: Baptisms. 223: Deaths. 103- Weddings. 51: First Tommunicants. 246; Confirmations, j Smith 226 I wish to express my appreciation fo the member* for their snlendid cooperation. good ""•ill and earnestness during this twelve years of my pas- ^orate at St. John's. "". Sincerely. Rev. Wm. Weber to m-^ve to McHenry some time next '•eek. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hngbe* expect m -»ve s"n.e time soon to Ringwvsl. -h»~e they will occunv the W;ll house. Mrs. Hughes' ©W Mr. . jS^w in *r CRib Meets « Miw fLilian Freund *ntei+s&w*4 th® girls of the sewing club at her home lr st Thursday afternoon. The afternoon passed pleasantly at fancy work ind conversation, after which refresh-1 oaeo to the Clint Hunt farm on the ments were served. Those present, Crystal Lake road. Mr. Tietjon has --ore Helen Schneider, Rnth Kent. Eva i Mr. and Mrs. John Tkken to keep Blak». Genevieve Knox, Dorothy Knoxj ho"s« for him and help with the farm snd Lillian Freund. ! vcrk. ^ and Mrs. Silas Swales •n*-ve the f'rst of next week f~*,*n »V»Jr ^at in fenterville to the Dr. v*vo house on Fr^nt street. Vr md M*-s. Clarence..Martin and family will move soon from th^ir So-s" on Washington street to th-j *»"»i«® b'^st known as the Christy house Waukegan street. Gi^ekunst Brothers have purchased 'he Ben Browp farm, west of town, an^ have a'ready moved there. Nic Tietion has moved from Chi- I The 9 cent sale is now on at Brickson Dept. Store. ^ " Trv our Multiple Listing -- Kent ft CO. tt-tp-tt - ' \v * - ' * * « * J" n;