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• '• ; Trrsjr^v^ft i / * i ' i * *\ Volume 53 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1927 wmm W OTlf FIRE TICK - STRIKES BRIDGE MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED WORTHY GRAND MATRON VISITS LOCAL CHAPTER **"- Carl and W/Slliam Bickler and Louis * Stoffel Victims of Crash-- Truck Badly Damaged h.' V ^ . Three men were seriously injured k ^Wednesday afternoon when the Mo Henry fire truck jcrashed into the Wiling on the side of the Fox River * bridge, just escaping a plunge into flie water below. / In answer to the fire alarm turned ny ill about 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the truck manned by three the members of the fire department Louis Stoffel, William and Carl i jlickler, was being hurried to the it- .Jlcene of the fixe across the river. •/. Traveling at a good rate of speed " • i|ie truck started to cross the narrow It was found that Louis Stoffel and tiouth side of the structure, bending • ^ Jt almost to the breaking point, Wrecking the truck and throwing the * fien to the ground almost in an instant's time. Many spectators who . Were watching the progress of the • fire truck saw the accident and heard ihe impact and rushed to the scene fcurriedly extricating the men who Were carried into the Heimer soft k ' irink parlor on the corner. -J Physicians were summoned and the fiver was searched for bodies which 4 might possibly have been thrown from the truck into the water [ The men, f who were rendered ttnfonscious by the shock of the accident, Were revived and examined and given first aid by the attending physicians, fn addition to several cuts and bruises It was found that Lewis Stoffel and • . William Bickler had both suffered bad compound fractures of the arm. The condition of Carl Bickler appeared to be the most serious as he * • remained unconscious and did not ' respond to medical treatment, mak ing it impossible to determine the nature of his injuries. He was moved to a bed in the building while the other two men were taken to the Woodstock hospital for a more thorough examination. •*"--V _ Later in the evening Carl was also r) ' ^ itaken to the Woodstock hospital. c ~ •"Word from the hospital this (Thursday) noon was to the effect that Mr Bickler was responding nicely to treatment and his condition was clearing up satisfactorily. He suffered r concussion of the brain, but wiH pull through all right, according to attending physicians. The fire which was the cause of the accident proved to be only a grass fire and was extinguished by a few small boys. ' At the west end of the old bridge >•* the approach is very rough. It is 1 believed that when the heavy truck, traveling at high speed, struck this bumpy piece, the driver was ^unable to control it and it swerved to the right, the wheel running up the slanting fr%me work which caused the machine to turn over upside down on the bridge. The truck weighs 14,000 pounds. William Bickler was riding with , the driver and his brother, Carl, was standing on the left running board. Although the injuries received are serious, all three of the men had a miraculous escape from being killed. 1 The fire truck, which cost about $8,000, was badly* wrecked, but it is thought it can be repaired at an expense of from $1,000 to $2,000. The' insurance carried on it did not con- - tain collision so that the damage is " not covered. An emergency meeting of the city council was called by Mayor Peter Frett Wednesday evening to plan for providing some means for temporary fire protection. The mayor got in i touch with the Peter Pirsch company in Kenosha who manufacture this kind of equipment and a truck with pumping apparatus was secured. Mayor Frett, Arthur Smith and James Perkins made a trip to the factory last evening to bring back the machine which will be used until the big truck can again be put in condition. The water pressure in McHenry • has been very low for several days, due to a shortage of water in the wells. Workmen have been sinking i a new well but up to Wednesday afternoon had not succeeded in getting an adequate supply. A pump is being brought from Aurora today to be put on the 10-inch well to try and increase the supply. State OCficials Gveats of Hoaor at Mostitog Held Tuesday . t Evening Mrs. Ida M. Stacy, Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, And John P. Garner, Worthy Grand Patron of the Order, were guests of honor at the local chapter of this order on Monday evening. The official visit of these heads of the order is always looked forward to with much interest and real enjoyment by Star members^ and[ every effort is put forth to make the occasion an out standing affair in the annals of the organization. About fifty members and guests enjoyed a most delicious three-course banquet served at the Riverside hotel at 7 o'clock. The tables were decorated in yellow and white with yellow candles and nut cups and maJTy white daisies carrying out the color scheme, A well arranged program at the MJasonic hall followed with the Worthy Grand Matron and Patron escorted and introduced to the assemblage made up of members and guests. Members from many of the surrounding chapters were present to enjoy this official visit and the Worthy Matrons from each of these chapters formed the escort for the Worthy Grand Matron, who was introduced and welcomed by the WoTthy Matron, Mrs. Ony Wheeler and with a song by the soloist, Mrs. Lillian Cox, and presented with flowers and a gift. Mrs. Stacy gave a pleasing talk in which she told of the work at the Home for Incurables at Macon, in which she is much interested and which she has many plans for improving. The hall was beautifully decorated in yellow and white with an abundance of yellow and white daisies adding to Its appearance/ THE McHENRY GfcAYS SCORE TWO WINS GASOLINE TAX DUE AUGUST 1ST HALF TO BE RETpjpSD J SO COUNTIES * Motorists W)ill Pay Two Cents a Gallon Under New Illinois Law On and after August 1 motorists touring the hard roads of Illoinis will pay a tax of two cents a gallon on all gasolian toad. It is estimated this will refcarn a revenue of $13,000,000 annually to be used in the completion of the road systefti of the state. The..prop©sed>Uu, sponsored by the administration- "1$ the most equitable measure which could be suggested to insure a continuation of road building in the state at the pace already fIRK DEMONSTRATION VERY SUCCESSFUL Farmers in Northern Illinois and Wisconsin Organize For Better Protection TTirough the co-operation of Mayor Frett and Fire Chief William Bickler a demonstration of farm and home fire fighting chemicals was given on the Borden lots opposite the picture show Wednesday evening. The fire fighters used a large pine box and kindling drenched with a gallon of gasoline and kerosene and a gallon of inflameable coal tar. After the fire had a roaring start and the flames were leaping 20 to 25 feet high the hand chemical was applied and in a ftw seconds the fire was completely smothered out and under control Farmers and home owners in many counties in northern Illinois and Wis consin have recently organized for WATER LOW; DO NO SPRINKLING JUSUEF IS EXPECTED IN NEAR FUTURE State Asks Council for Wider Right - of-Way On Route 61 Through City The McHenry city council met, in regular session at the city hall Tuesday evening, with Mayor Frett presiding and all the aldermen present. After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, which were accepted, the paying on bills was BIG BENEFIT DANCE FRIDAY, JULY 22ND American Legion Sponsors Event IW Benefit of Injured Firemen and Damaged Trade Through the courtesy of tlje management of the Fox Pavilion »nd John Constantine's Rhythm Kings orchestra and sponsored by the American Legion, a big benefit dance will be held at the Fox Pavilion, Friday evening, July 22. The entire proceeds of this dance will be used in the replacement of the fire truck which was wrecked in the run made July 6 and also for the benefit of the three firemen who were badly injured when answering the fire call on above date. ; Those who are co-operating with J. W. Worth, commander of the Mcset, until the system was completed. homes and farm buil(lin?s and afrree_ ing to help each other in case of fire. Over two hundred farmers in northern McHenry* and southern Walworth counties have recently installed fire chemicals in their buildings and cars. In Dodge county where the chemicals were installed a year ago seven farm buildings have been saved by their use and the co-operation of the neighbors. Just last week Harney Burgett, north of Genoa City, avoided a disastrious fire by the use of chemicals on an oil stove that flared up in his kitchen. A cemical refill station has been taken up, followed by the reading of the monthly report of the treasurer, j Henry post, in this worthy cause, are A communication was read from the Clarence Ni'esen, owner, Fpx Pavilion; director, Rhythm Covalt, presibetter fire protection by installing ^ *>iv™ion of Highways asking .John Constant!™s dir. Volunteer hand chemicals in their that ^nance be passedI creating_ Rings orchestra; Floyd this community. PULL TO CURB WHEN FIRE SIREN BLOWjB Local Team Trounces Cary and Crystal Lake at Lily Lake Sunday and Monday The local baseball team handed the Tri-city Indians a 9 to 6 defeat at Lily Lake last Sunday and then overwhelmed the Crystal Lake Giants by an 18 to 0 score. In the Cary game the Grays held an early lead but in the fifth inning Car^ went into the lead with a four run rally. However, in the seventh the locals took toe holds and knocked Schoemacker out of the box with five hits and three runs. Schoewer threw good ball and was given sparkling support. In the Monday game the Grays slammed out 25 base hits off of three pitchers for a total of 18 i"un$. In the meantime Bohr and Bonslett tamed the Crystal Lake bats and with the aid of two fast double plays shut out the Giants. A good crowd was on hand each day to witness the games. Next Sunday the aged Edgar and antique Sharkey bring their aggregation to Lily Lake to play the locals. State Line already has one 7 to 3 victory over the locals this year and are confident they can repeat. If the Grays can hit the ball like they have in the last two games, there will be a different ending than there was in the last game with State Liners, Schoewer and Kane are billed as the bfetteries for the locals, with the £ame scheduled for 2:30. was one of the hard legislative battles of the present session. The originit measur# offered in the senate provided for a tax, of. two cents per gallon on all gasoline used by motor vehicles, the entire revenue to be turned into the road fund of the state for the completion and maintenance of the hard road system. This bill was later withdrawn from the senate and a new measure introduced in the house by Representative Otis Arnold, Quincy, providing for a tax of two cents a galfon, but a fifty per cent refund of , the counties production for the construction of secondary roads within their confines. Introduced in the house on April 28 the proposed measuse was recom?- j mended for passage on June 1, being placed on first reading the following ' day and oh the «econd reading on June 8, and the following day advanced to third reading. Passage in the house came on July 14. In the senate the measure was handled with still greater speed. Re-: ported favorable by the committee. on roads, highways and bridges on i June 15 it was placed on first reading ! passed to second reading on the fol- j lowing day, coming up for third read-1 ing on June 17. , j . Throughout the day a bitter fight! was waged against passage of the ; bill. Defeat was announced follow-, ing the vote, but opposition to the j measure failed to make certain their1 victory, and on June 20 a reconsideration was forced, with a final vote favorable to the measure. Under the provisions of the measure refunds made to the counties of production will be based on the number of automobiles registered. Money for turned back to the counties, under the advice of the State Division of High ways. When completed- and accepted by the Division of Highways as a part of the state system the maintainance of these highways will be IDR H p CANNON'S MOTHER taken over by the state. It is also j DIEg IN CALgARy. CANADA provided where counties have issued j bonds for road building the fund may an 80-foot right-of-way on Front St., and Maple avenue (Richmond road) and 100 feet on the stretch connecting the two streets. Blue prints were sent by the state asking for a 40-foot setback from the center of the street on the two first mentioned and a 50-foot setback on the latter. Several property owners were on YOUNG CIIICAGOAN DROWNS JULY 4 LOSES LIFE IN GRISWOLD LAKE Clarence Wessler, 23, Goes Down About 12:30 P. M.--Body Was Recovered Tuesday The north side of Griswold's Lake near Burton's bridge, a few miles south of McHenry, was the scene of an accidental drowning on July 4thr when Clarence Wessler, 3105 North Robey street, Chicago,® lost his life about 12:30 o'clock. The young man, 23 years of age, came out to the lake Saturday to visit with the Raith family, who have ^ cottage there. On Monday Miss Theresa Raith and Mr. Wessler went dent, McHenry Kiwanis club, and P. *n a row dressed in their W. Frett, mayor, City of McHenry bathing suits. Both were expert This is expected to be one of the biggest events ever held in McHenry. Everyone is asked to purchase one or swimmers. After being out for about an hour they decided to go to shore. When ipore tickets, whether they can be about 100 feet from the shore they present at the dance or not. The j b<*h plunged from the boat to swim cause is a worthy one and this is one i *he bank. Miss Raith soon noticed of the quickest means of relief.] that, her companion was having some hand to object to this ordinance and both for the injured firemen and to; trouble and went to his assistance, the council took no action on same at • provide McHenry with the much j was render help and keep the meeting. An adjourned meeting needed fire protection.; The track I a^'oat f°r some time, advising will be held next Wednesday evening j ,s badly damaged and it may be k™. to take easy _and try to float. at which time the matter will again | necessary to purchase a new one. he discussed. The American Legion took the One important feature of the meet- initial steps in the purchase of the established at Smith Bros. Store for i inf waf the question of obtaining an present equipment, putting on adequate water supply for the city. camival or two and turning over However, the weight was too much for the girl and she was forced to release her hold in order to save herself from going under Walter J. Raith, a brother of Theresa, stated that young Wessler ?r ff. ST. .CLARA'S COUHT PUTS 7 ON INITIATORY WORK class of fifteen new members wete initiated into the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters, St. Clara Court, at , St. Mary's hall, Thursday evening, June 30. The ritulistic and degree work was put on by Deputy Organizer Agnes Coppinger of Chicago, assisted by Baibara Krause and i-ena Bohr as guards of honor, whila {Catherine Worts and Mary Freund aoted as conductors^ It is needless to say the floor work was beautiful and was carried out. in a very capable manner. After the initiation several games of bunco wem played and Mrs. Frances Kaelin and her two daughters gave a few selections in singing and dancing in a very charming way It was a well-spent evening and was much enjoyed by those present. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served. CONGRESSMAN RATH BONE ON VISIT TO McHENRY Congressman-at-Large Henry R. Rathbone of Chicago was a visitor among friends in McHenry on Wednesday of this week. The well-known congressman is enjoying a few days' vacation and spending it in meeting his friends in sections of his home state. Congressman Rathbone expects to again be a candidate for re-election next year. He has already served a number of years in Washington and has made for himself an enviable reputation in the House County Clerk Guy E. Still cf Woodstock accompanied the congressman on his visit to this city. The terrible accident which occurred Wednesday afternoon , should serve as a warning to pleasure and curiosity seekers, when you hear the fire siren blow, instead of trying to beat the fire truck to the fire, make this a fixed rule, under penalty sufficient to make it interesting, that unless you pull to the curb and wait until fire truck has passed you and then at no time follow fire truck closer than 500 feet, don't be surprised to find yourself -and machine badly damaged and if such should ever be the case, remember the city of MtHenry has warned you often enough and as a matter of respect to those who so kindly volunteered their services. Let this be a final warning-FIRE SIREN MEANS STOP! (gigned) i. P. W. FRETT, Mayor Mr. McLean, engineer for the Ameri-1 most Gf the proceeds. Now the Le- ... , . . ,. can Well Works of Aurora, was pres- j „jon ;s again coming to the front and ! san'i «>e>ow t"e immediately ent and was called on for his opinion i sponsoring the move for the replace-1 an.^ n®ver cam® UP- The young lady regarding what should be done to j ment. It is hoped that enough money' fa,"ted and was taken into another better the waterworks system of M<!- j can be realized to accomplish this. j Shf v^as .p!nced u"d.er V?.® ca,l® Henry. Everyone in McHenry and surround-! °f a lo^al Phy^an and is still suf- Mr. McLean said he had made a | [ng territory needs fire protection i fe"ng from extreme shock hurried survey of the situation during i an(j should respond to this call for " tar the day and believed that the neces-1 help by purchasing these dance sary needs of the city was a new well; tickets. It means but a small amount of larger dimensions. He stated that j to each individual but in the aggretemporary relief probably could be ] gate represents a large sum. obtained from the present wells in | When you are asked to buy a ticket some way but it would not be per-. just remember that these hoys were manent. j injured while doing volunteer work. Today the American Well Co., will i without pay. Also that you may have occasion to ask for the help of the truck some day. Now is the time to show appreciation. Just buy some of these benefit dance tickets. The use of the Fox Pavilion is being donated and the Rhythm King? are furnishing the music without one cent of expense. ' be used for retirement of these bonds thus offering relief from a direct road tax. Throughout the battle for or against a gasoline tax in Illinois motorists JuP5 ; have been able to buy gasoline at service stations at the lowest price in the past five years The average price has been 16.2 cents per gallon, as compared with 22.2 for the greater part of last season. With a cent tax added to the present price on August 1 the cost to motorists will still be four cents a gallon under the price paid during the greater part of last season. Adoption of a gasoline tax in Illinois leaves New York as the only state in the union without this tax. In some states a* tax as high as four and five cents a gallon is assessed. Dr. H. F. Cannon returned last Thursday from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where he had been called by the unexpected death of his mother, Mrs. J. H, Cannon, who died Sunday, Mrs. Cannon had been operated on the previous Tuesday for appendicitis and was making a very satisfactory recovery until Sunday, when she expired very suddenly from a pulmonary two embolism. The deceased was fifty-six .years and eleven months of age. She was very prominent in her home city of Calgary and the funeral, which was held on Tuesday of last week was attended by hundreds of sorrowing friends. Card of Thanks We desire in this manner to fhink our McHenry friends for the many expressions of sympathy during our recent bereavement - OE. aad MRS. A. F. CANNON. For Mr. and Mrs. Zoia Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dohefty entertained several relatives at a six o'clock dinner Sunday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Zoia of Woodstock, a br.de and groom of recent date. Guests who enjoyed the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Doherty and Mr. and Mrs. Zoia were: Mr. and Mrs. James Callahan and daughters, Mildred and Kathleen, of Chicago, Mlrs. Margaret Gillis and son, Harold, and Mary Zoia of Woodstock, and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lone of Crystal Lake. Salvatiofi Army Drive The Salvation Army drive drew to a close last week with the sum of $157.10 raised in McHenry. The local chairman, Mrs. W. F. Vogt, desires in this way to thank the members of the committee for then splendid work in raising this amount. Cards and card cases to fit at the Bake Sale The Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A., will hold a bake sale at the city hall, Saturday, July 23. Homemade bread, pies, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, etc., for sale. Remember the date. R Miss Mildred Ahrens of McHenry, Russell Stickels and Mr. and ifrs. John Sikes of Grayslake motored to the Dells over the holidays. liiWliijBM THOUSANDS IN McHENRY OVER FOURTH OF The Fourth of July was celebrated! .. # in the usual style in McHenry and H/ICtp A-W rhllOSOfihy vicinity with thousands of visitors A x '/ spending the holidays in this city and* . -- • along the Fox River and lakes. | ... Many special trains on the Chicago, Weekly Clippings From the Jokeoters and Northwestern railroad brought Columns many visitors here to spend the threediy vacation in addition to the many; "I wish, Josephine," said her h«smotorists who filletf the hotels and band, "you would agree not to talk private homes to overflowing. The local Legion post sponsored a when I am driving in traffic.' "We can discuss that as we go six-day carnival which extended over j along, Emile."--Railroad Ttelegraph the Fourth and furnished plenty of|er. amusement and unique entertainment. -- for many who attended. The carnival j 1/ you havent cracked a smile, was well advertised by a truck carry- j you're funny.--Leatherneck. ing the popular orchestra the Melody j ---- Masters who attracted much attention: Mildred: "What could be worse than as well as the airplane which dropped, a man without a country?" dodgers advertising the affair. The post offices and business houses! were closed during the day while the| rural mail carriers ands. everybody in j general forgot their work in celebrating the, greatest holiday of the year. The weather was ideal and added a great deal to the. enjoyment of the holiday, , ;-- NOTICE Several- cases of whooping Cough have not been reported to their family physician or the local health officers for quarantine. If these cases are not reported at once the parents responsible wjll be reported to the State Department at Springfield.! LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS. Olive: "A country without Railroad Telegrapher. "Your name is mud," hissed the raindrops to the dust.--The Sample Case. A Missouri newspaper remarks: /Lot's wife had nothing much on Mrs. Dave Kirk. The former looked back and turned into a pillar of salt; Mrs. Kirk looked back and turned into a telephone pole."--Hardware Age Stalled Motorist: 'Know anything about cars like mine J" Bright Boy: "Yes. Arout 1000 iokes."--Boys Life. Adding machine rolls at the Plain* let office. _• People used to get married when Social Wheel they knew each other thoroughly. The Social Wheel will meet next! Nowadays that s when they get Thursday afternoon, July 14, *t the j divorced.--Vancouver Sun. home of Mrs. George H. Johnson. ! , . _ . | Boys don't care about keeping Savings deposits made on or before | "That School-girl Completion. That s Friday, July 15th will draw interest j why they brush th^ powder off their from July 1st. West McHenry State j coats as soon as they get home.-- Bank. Resources over 5-2 j Fernie Free Press. PjrJK-' " '""~" put a deep well pump on test in the 10-inch well. Two drillings of new wells, one a 6-inch, another an 8-inch, have so far not relieved the shortage {iftid it now appears to Mayor Frett! *and the aldermen that the only solution of the water shortage situation will be a deep well arrangement with power pump. If today's test develops anything we should have plenty of water by Friday noon. However, the public is asked not to take it for granted and before using any water for sprinkling, be sure the test was successful. % Users of water in the city are asked to conserve in every possible way until the supply is brought back f to normal. The use of hose for sprinkling should be entirely discontinued until notice is given to the public. The officials also request that extreme care be used in turning in fire alarms. The fire department should not be cal'^d to extinguish grass fires unless it is plainly evident that surrounding property is in danger. , RIGHTS-OF-WAY ON 60 AND 61 EXPECTED Committee Succeeds In Ironing Out Most of Difficulties on The New Highway Owing to efforts by the right of way committee and cooperating iflrf the state and property owners it begins to appear as th<fugh the remaining rights of way on Routes 69 and 61 may be secured amicably. At the McCannon farm home property near Rjngwood, information is BOY SCOUT CAMP AT PLEASANT LAKE Soon after the accident boats came ! to the assistance of the swimmers and divers made several attempts to reach the body. They were unable to locate it, however, and, although the lake was dragged with hooks, rakes, etc., all night long, the remains of the unfortunate young man were not found until about 6 o'clock Tuesday morning. Two life savers from the beach at Waukegan came over late in the evening of Monday and ' orked until after daylight the next day, when success finally crowned their efforts. The body was found a fe v feet from where it went down, in about 12 or 15 feet of water. The life savers were Phil Tenfer of Lake Bluff and Gar Leaf of Waukegan. Crvus Sanford. sheriff of McHenry county, d ^serves a large amount of credit for his untiring work in assisting in the search. F.e came over from Woodstock late in the even* irar and kept up the search^until 3 o'clock the next morning. The coroner's inquest was held at the N. J, Justen undertaking parlors in West McHenry at 10 o'clock Tuesday forenoon, the jury returning a verdict of accidental drowning, caused by shock and nervous exhaustion. Mr. Wessler leaves to mourn his County Scouts To Again Go To Wisconsin For Summer • Outing The Scout* of Mr Henry county will again go to Wisconsin for their summer's outing. Every T>oy who attended camp last year will be glad to to the effect that the state has j departure his parents. Mr. and Mrs. agreed to move the location about. Arthur Wessler, and one sister, im feet from the buildings which | Lillian. ill give more frontage for lawn, etc. - " ••• • \ " r At the Ames farm near Terra Cotta^ NYE ANNOUNCES LATfJST the farm owners wish a cattle path IN OR'lHOPHONIC MACHINE across the road that livestock may In another column of this issue of cross the pavement without danger, i The Plaindcaler v ill be found an ad- That this difficulty may be ironed j vertisement of the Nye Jewelry, out the state has agreed lo enfarge j Music and Radio Shop, West McHenry, the existing culvert near the property i which Mr. Nye shows the new Orthto allow the passage of cattle thru; aphonic Flectrola-Radiola, said to be it j the very latest in instruments for It is expected that as soon as the] entertainment. dedications are received from the1 This is a comhinaticn flf a radio state showing these changes in the! and Electrola, containing an 8-tube i .. . ,, L.L. *11 1 rieht of wav at the above places it! Radiola Super-Hetrodyne, built oi know that the camping believed that settlements may be'«lopinn panel with concealed direct has been fortunate enough to secure the same thirty acres that was used last year, at Pleasant Lake, nine milps north of Elkhorn, Wis., on Rmite 12. This bit of ground seems made for a Scout camp. The beautiful trees, the hills and valleys are just what goes to ma're an ideal location. Then, there is the lake There is no finer, lake in lower Wisconsin for boating and swimminrr. There are some fish in it also. Samples of the water have been tak«i to be analyzed but the results are not known. They will be published later. The drinking Water will be tested also and the findings put in the press. The water front will be in charge of Mr. Kunz of Elgin, an expert in the water. He has planned ah extensive program and needless to say, the Scouts will enjoy the water activities this year more than ever before. The same strict discipline will be maintained on the water front this year, "One Violation Means no More Water Privileges." This perhaps seems hard but it must be. The activities this year will be in charge of Jesse Armstrong, superintendent of schools, at Algonquin, who has been in the Morgan Park Military Camps a number of seasons. With this experience, it is safe to believe that he will allow no time to hang heavy on the camber's hands. More good news and perhaps the most welcome is the fact that Mrs. Kate Ritfman. who cooked such tasty rwals last yor, will be in charge of 'he kitchen rgain. From what we have heard. sHe certainly knows how to cook dishes that appeal to hungry boys. The McHenry County Council is planning to make this year's camp the best ever and every effort is being put f«rth toward that end. Births " Born to Mr and Mrs. B.!t tfinynard, Terra Co'tta,,a 7 Vi-pound daughter, Thursday morning, July 7. effected at once. I ional built-in loop antenna. The It is also believed that some slight records are played by electric pickchanges may be effected at the Gree-! up amplified through latest type tenley property which may make an i inch cone reproducer. Radio recepeasier settlement of dedications there than expected. Efforts are being made by the right of way committee to have all right of way problems cleared up this week. Rights of way at this time are all complete from Terra Cotta to McHenry and from McHenry to Ripgwood. From William Mueller The following letter was recently received from William Mueller. Adams, Minn.: "Jon* 28, 1®27. "Dear Editor: •' "As my subscription has run out, will again renew. We had a v«ry cold and wet spring up here, but it is getting warmer now. Today it is 90 in the shade with clear sky and south wind. Corn is very backward, at least three weeks. "Say, Editor, the history of Johnsburg just suited me. I was born there in 1852. Left the county fifty-three years ago for the then wild west crossing the Mississippi river at McGregor on a ferry boat when but :> boy. Things have changed since. I am bald-headed, have seven children living thirty-four crrandchildrcn and am now a widower and a lonesome old man. The first child baptised at Johnsburg was my uncle, now living at Jamestown, N. D. "Yours truly, "WM MUELLEL." tion amplified through same cone reproducer. Same electrical current supply operates radio, Electrola and drives motor for turntable. Radio reception or record reproduction may also be had through separate loud speaker. Mr. Nye reports the installation of a number, of these machines, one of which was placed H a home on Pi*-, takee Bay, costing $900. FORMAL OPENING OF COLEMAR COUNTRY CLUB The formal opening of the Colemar Country club, near Spring Grove, will take place Sunday, July 10. The splendid golf course and the clubhouse have been completed, and from all reports this club has one of the best courses in this section. Next Sunday there will be a number of special events on the program, with several professional golfers in attendance. This new club extends an invitation to the public to visit the grounds on that date. Open Sunday Forenoons This market will be open Sunday forenoons and also Monday, Wednes- ANNUAL MEETING OF COUNTY HOME BUREAU The annual meeting of MeHerrv County Home Bureau v ;,1 be held on ^YHay. S a* the Community , high school in Woodstock. The morning session, beginning at 10 o'clock, . v ill be given over to the election of county officers for the coming year, to reports of work done during the past year, and to other business. A picnic lunch will be served at noon,. In the afternoon there will be a pro-, gram of music and one-aet plays a- d Miss M. Attie Souder, Home Manajrev 'T • "'C day, Friday and Saturday evenings. ! ment Specialist from the Univer=i*y The new management invites the buy-'of Illinois, will give an address. Also intr Dublic to test the high quality of • there will be an exhibition during its mciita. 5-fp: day forty-two picture-, from CENTRAL MARKET. I American Art Bureau in Chl.c-jro. . . . . . I