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mm! wm& tM-JL f •$£$!$£ RINGWOOD ^ }. <sr?.iari *. •••$.?* •.r* dtAMm V-. - \ I " I ' ,• < „ • S. , -) •>.*:. atMMih Mr. and Mrs. Burt Wainright and family of Elgin spent Sunday after noon in the Frank Wiedrich home. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kelley and daughter of Crystal Lake spent Sun day afternoon in Ringwood. Mr. and Mrs. Aromery and family of Paddock's Lake spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dick and family, Mesdames Frank Hitchens, Thomas Kane and G. A. Stevens attended Bridge party at the home of Mrs. Foster in Richmond, Thursday evening. , Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harrison and Mrs. G. A. Stevens attended an Eastern Star meeting at Crystal Lake Friday evening. « Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jepson and family spent Sunday with relative^ at Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Arnold of Woodstock spent Saturday night and ttight. held | Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Monday at the home of her sister, j Thomas and family. "Mrs. Kerwin, at Volo, at 1 o'clock, i ^rs q a. Stevens spent the weekvwith burial at Volo. en(j jn Chicago. She returned on Sun- ! The chicken dinner and bazaar was ^ an<j was accompanied by Mrs. Well attended. One hundred seventy i Affnes jencks and daughter, Mary, Ijbllars was taken in. The ladies wy,0 spent Sunday in, the Stevens ;J^rish to thank each and every one who y,ome other guests were Mr. and helped to make this event a success, j charies Stevens artd family of Miss Nellie McDonald and Thomas j£enosha. * l&empsey of Chicago spent Sunday in Among those from Ringwood to atttie John McDonald home near K'ey- j ten<| the funeral of Mrs. Cossman at ; Jlttone. : •• ^ | volo Monday afternoon were: Mr. and Andrew Hawley spefittl»'w«^-TOdj ^rs jj Stephenson, Mrs. Rillah .With Chicago friends. I Foss, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Beatty, •fJi'J Clay Rager 'and daughter, Mae, Mr., QMgy Tabor, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis >4lnd Mrs. Frank Fay, Mrs. William hawley, Mrs. E. C. Hawley, Mrs. Del •-K EM'HENRY PLAIKDEALER, THURSDAY, NOV. 28/1929 ' Mrs. George Adams entertained a 'ttew friends Thursday afternoon. Bunco was played with prizes going Id Mrs. Nick Adams, first; Mrs. Ed. Thompson, second; Mrs. Otto Johnson, third, and Mrs. George Miller the con- •«blation. A dainty luncheon was served after the games. ^ This community was! saddened by the sudden death of Mrs. Jennie Coss- Hian, who passed away Friday evenfrig at the home of her sister, Mrs. Eerwin. in Volo. Mrs. Cossman had "taken care of Mr. Chase for the past fjrve years and had won the entire Community as her friends by her kind iSnd sunny disposition. Mrs. Cossman Was taken ill on Thursday night and #as taken to the home of her sister Friday noon, passing away about mid- The funeral services were held ftelley and daughter, Wynne, and Racon" g w. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. tors. Phillips attended a birthday j LeRoy' Neai, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Walkparty for Rev. C. J. Balfe at Wil- j ;npton and Mrs. C. J. Jepson. s Bay Saturday evening. | Mrs Edgar Thomas and children Mrs. Leslie Olsen of McHenry as- j and William McCannon were in Brown's drug store Monday, j Woodstock visitors Saturday morning. Mrs. Robert Schuetze of j,. Wis., is visiting her parents, Monroe, Dr. and fltrs. William Hepburn. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr spent Wednesday afternoon at Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krohn and Mrs. Ray Merchant-were Woodstock visitors Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dodge attended the funeral of their uncle at Wood- Miss Tillie Miller spent the week- j stock Monday morning. $nd with her psn-gnts. Mrs. Henry 'Hubert and daughter fetid Miss Arline Merchant of Solon - Mills spent Saturday afternoon in the Fred Wiedrich home. Miss Mina. Laurence is spending tite week with relatives at Crystal I*ke. Mr. and Mrs. Issac Butler and daughter of Elgin spent Sunday in Ike F. A. Hitchens home. Carl Fay of Chicago spent Sunday his mother, Mrs; Hiram. LWiMiamsoiuiv .1-1 V V'ift { That the Illinois Con^russ of Parents and Te$clierb tfil' aid the Mate department of neSith t«» the fullest extent possible/in carrying out the,latter's health program, was indicated when the executive committee of the congress, holding « three-day session in Springfield, called on Dr. Andy HalU. head of the state department, and Ojffored its services. The congress will stress safety education, physical examinations, and immunization against diphtheria i. id -jail pox. Dr. Mall urged attention also to social diseases and tuberculosis. The congress committee endowed the plan of dental societies for examinations of hildren and of education in dental hygiene. Rodney H. Brandon, director of the state department of welfare. Was principal spealer at the banquet. He said that schools, churches and homes are the three avenues through which solution >f the crime problem in the United States must be approached. The state council of P. T. A. differs from the welfare director in the way it states the solution, contending that the influence of the home is greater than that of the two other institutions and should represent the first approach. • , • "> Telephone statistics for Illinois. Just compiled, reveal some Interesting facta. The Bell company, 1t is shown, controls 412,181 company-owned stations outside of Chicago, as compared with 371,107 owned and operated by Independents. Associated Telephone Utili ties company eff Chicago operate* approximately lOOflOO of the latter. ^ With 7 $ng. % Mrs. Brefeld was called to Kenosha jft-iday, owing to the death of her * .-brother. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr and son 7. ltd Mrs. Frankie Stephenson left for 'Kalamazoo, Mich., Saturday for a •isit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Butler and daughter spent Sunday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Henzie of Crystal Lake spent Sunday in the 0. Harrison home. Miss Dorothy Peet of Woodstock spent Sunday with her parents. Miss Edna Peet is visiting relatives in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Carlson were Chicago visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Clay Rager, with her neice and, Jennie Spaul- j nephew, was a Waukegan visitor Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beatty and Elmer Olsen attended the funeral of W. J. Boyd at Greenwood Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Shepard were McHeriry visitors Thursday morning. , Aifions major problems to be considered by the annual rivers and harbors conference, to meet in Washington, December 11-12, It is expected will be prorosed completion by the federal government of the Illinois waterway, link in the Lakes-to-Gulf project. Gov. Louis L. Emmerson has appointed approximate^ 200 delegates, including Senators Charles S. Deneen and Otis F. Glenn, Congressnien-ati large Ruth Hanna McCormick and Richard Yates, and other members of the state congressional delegation. It is now estimated that $6,000,000 will be required to complete all phases of the Illinois waterway, on which $20,- 000,000 has teen expended % the state. -- According to information from the Illinois Coal Sales association, a state wide organization, the "Buy Illinois Coal" campaign is spreading through the state and is gradually producing results, as indicated by the. estimated? increase in production of nine million tons over 1928. Every organized influence In the state is heartily boost' Ing Illinois coal, it Is rejMirted. "When;. I lie consumer buys Illinois coal," says| association publicity, "he buys a quality product, obtainable at a just price, with quick deliveries and low transporfi tation costs, because of the short haul. It nids prosperity in the mining' coin-, muni ties and Is reflected ;tn;gpnerul prosperity of the state." ^ "Uacb TqbiV* £«Ma The remuins of the original Uncle Ton's log cabin stand near the old General Kennedy home, nine mites from Lancaster, Ky. A room on tbe upper floor of the Kennedy mansion Is said to have been occupied by Harriet Beecher Stowe during the time she was In Kentucky gathering ma terial for the story. The oirt slave hlock from which Uncle Tom and many other slaves were sold is to be seen at Washington. Ky. Central Garage JOHNSBUIIC fRED J. SMITH, Give us a caU when in trouble EXPERT WELDING AND CYLINDER REBOR1NG Day Phone 200-J Night Phone 640-J-2 , 'fcj V*|: T*. i. . " 'r. pvnedl' ED VOGEL GENERAL ' AUCTIONEES farm Sales a Specialty P. O. Solon Mills, III. Tel. Richmond 264 Reference Past Sales SATISFACTION GUARANTEED What's ao Auctioneer? A good talker. And must be a good judge of values. He is the man who sells your property accumulation that took you many years to acquire, in a few hours. His mistakes would cost you money. When " you employ an auctioneer it will cost you no more to hire the experienced and the best and it will be cheaper in the long run. The sale season is now at hand. I have n number of sales already booked and if jA>u are planning to have a sale, I will be glad to call and make arrangements with you. My experience of 30 years as an auctioneer will be of value to you in selling your personal property. My ^telephone number' is 478 f Woodstock. You can write or phone. CHAS. LEONARD PHONE 478 WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS •A barred Plymouth Uock hen, ow by Mrs. Charles Coultas. of Auburn, laying 311 eggs during the year, took; rirst place in the 1928-29 contest between individual layers of American, Asiatic and English breeds, conducted;, by the state department of agriculture., A White Leghorn, owned by Cds^nbs poultry farms, Sedgwick, Kan., with aj record of 312, won the grand championship for the year. In the Mediter-| 1'uneun class, a pen of five White Leg-| .horns, owned by Harry Wisdom of^j Beardstown, laid 1,218 eggs. All classes showed improvement because of 1m-' proved breeding, better tare and im-^ proved rations, said Director Clarence^ F. Buck of the agricultural depart " ment. The department now has 75 li censed inspectors for the use of commercial hatcheries at the latters' ex->j?' pense. Ill . . ,i »H;i!pk!-; j GS "SUP5?nv:r A"J7H0RITY u r- £• r WEBSTER'S HEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY --THE MERRIAM WEBSTER Because Hundreds of Supreme Court Judges concur in highest praise of the work as their AutKoritj. The Presidents of all leading Universities, Colleges, and Normal Schools give their hearty indorsement. AH States that have adopted a large dictionary as standard have selected Webster's New International. T&e Schoolbooks of the Country adhere to the Merriam-Web^tcr system of diacritical marks. The Government Printing Office at Washington uses it as authority. WRITE for a samp!; page of New Words, specimen of Regular and India Papers, FREE. Mrs. Del Bacon (and Mrs. Henry Henzie were visitors at Ringwood Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. C- D. Bacon, Mrs. Nelissa Gould and daughter and Geo. Bacon attended the funeral of W. J. Boyd Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fay entertained relatives from New York Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Max Beth of Chicago were visitors in Ringwood Wednesday. Mrs. Coe of Woodstock was a visitor at school Friday. The Nick Freund children 1n quarantine with scarlet fever. Mrs. Fred Wiedrich was a visitor in the home of her brother, Elijah Coates, at Crystal Lake Thursday. Kirk Schroeder, Dave Hodges, Adrian Thomas, Ray Merchant, Frank Dick, and Byron Hitches attended the hockey game at the Coliseum in Chicago Thursday evening. Henry Olsen of Chicago is spending a few days in the Elmer Olsen home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carr attended the funeral of W. J. Boyd at Greenwood Thursday. Mrs. Viola Low and children and Mrs. Charles Bacon were Woodstock visitors Saturday afternoon. y Mr. and Mrs. Nick Young^spent Friday afternoon in the Matlf Nimsgern home at Spring Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weber and son of McHenry spent Sunday in the Nick Young home. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Shepard and family spent Sunday with McHenry relatives.( Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Schroeder and daughter attended the show at Crystal Lake Sunday evening. The rural teachers attended institute at Elgin three days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawley of Chicago spent Sunday in the E. C. Hawley home. Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Butler entertained a few friends at five hundred Monday evening it being Mrs. Butler's birthday. Prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cristy first, and Mrs. Jay Cristy and George Young the consolations. At the close refreshments were served. Those that made up the happy party were Messrs. and Mes- •dames F. A. Hitchens, Ray Peters, Lyle Hopper, George Shepard, George Young, Jay Cristy, Kenneth Cristy and Bruno Butler. Edward Thompson of Chicago spent Wednesday and Thursday with his parents. Chauncey Jepson and daughters spent Tuesday at Mt. Morris. They were accompanied home by Miss Mildred Jepson, who will spend the Thanksgiving with her parents. Mrs. Moriarty and Mrs. Hartley of Chicago, Mrs. Paul Meyers and Mrs. George Worts of McHenry spent Sunday in the Ed Thompson home. Mr. and Mrs. Burton Bull and daughter of Hunter spent Wednesday evening in the Ray Peters home. Mrs. Bull and daughter remained until Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Adams of McHenry spent Sunday in the Ed Thompson home. Mrs. Ed Thompson and Mrs. Nick Adams were Woodstock visitors Monday. Walter Olson of Knox county, Illinois, for the -econd consecutive year, won the national corn-husking championship, November 1.1, at Platte City. Mo„ In competition with 12 other contestants froo Middle Western states. Harold Holmes of Woodhull, III., who defeated Olson in the Illinois state contest, placed second in the national. C. Tague of Iowa was third. Olsen netted 25.27 bushels. Holmes 24.74 bushels. Tlie record Qf 35.8 bushels, set in 1925 by Elmer Williams. praying and milk-drinking Illinois husker, remains unshattered by national entrants. Reports that convicts In the Joliet state penitentiary had planned a mutiny, have caused little alarm to state officials. It was the se ond rumor of the kind thatr had few* «Ur«ulated within six weeks. , ^ ! Three new employees wTtt add to the service and efficiency of the Illinois state museum in the capitol group at Springfield--an assistant curator of zoology, an assistant curator of art, and a stenographer. The assistant In zoology, just appointed by Governor Emmerson, is Miss Barbara Tracy coming from the east. The assistant in-art is Miss Frances Summers, of Springfield. They are Well grounded in their special departments of science and art, says the announcement. Illinois now has more diphtheria than any other large state in the Union, according to Dr. Andy Hall, state health chief. Case reports have been coming In at the rate of more than 200 per week, says the doctor, and prevalence of the malady in this state has more than doubled in the last two months. He advises antitoxic in adequate dosage the first day. To give it after the third day has little influence, he warns. ; ' , Illinois collected $638,628 In license fees and admission taxes from the six race tracks in operation during 1929, according to recent announcement by Clarence F. Buck, who as director of agriculture administers state racing regulations. The increase of $24,459 over last year comes from more paid admission taxes of 20 cents each, for license fees fell $3,500 below last year. The annual reunion of. the Thirty-^ third Division War Veterans' associa-,- tion was held at Chicago, November! 23, with, ceremonies completed the following day. Tlie Thirty-third was com- * posed entirely of Illinois troops. The?!®4," committee in charge of the reunion included: Col. Walter J. Fisher, chair- : man; Maj. Charles Schott, rice chairman ; Thomas G. Burns, Rev. N. B., Clinch, Lieut. Edward Rosengren, Capt. William M. Wilson, Maj. Ernest V.V Dickson. Maj. Herbert E. Algeo. Col. Charles Roth (chairman of publicity),; John Plattner, Thomas Killoranr Maj. Frqnk O. Wood, Lieut. Byron Br Nel-; son, George J. Miller, Bmmett Harrington, Ben W. Lawless, Capt. Herman H. W^lmer, George E. Clarke. V cu Dr. John M. Robinson, ninety-four,' major in the Union army who ministered to Abraham Lincoln as staff physician, died recently at the veter-* an's home at Yountville, Calif. Doctor^ Robinson witnessed the assassiiyition and was present at the President's side-i when the President lay on ids dekth-, bed. The veteran physician retired to* California thirty years agow 4 "I Holiday Showing of amps HERB--at Lamp Headqug^* tets--you're sure to find just ; , v the one you've been wantinjf; ^ to add a note of newness to your living room or bed- »fooin .... Our large and attractively priced assortment; includes models with newest parchment shade* and antique brass bases. Lkmps make charming Christmas gifts. ^$2all in and see them todayf^r ; PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS E. J LARK IN, Dist. Mgr -r ~ 101 Williams St., Crystal Lak# Tel. Crystal Lake 280 ; s i s , :v>,: •#« L' -1 Charles .VL Vail, clerk Of tfce tKF preme court. Tias just issued the calendar of cases for the December term. The total of cases undbr advisement isdecreasing in size with appointment of commissioners who are working on. the older cases, and is expected to be reduced to normal within the next few months. The call of civil docket for5 the December term is such as will enable the court to adjourn on December 1& &<£ "hU:|!|r':-| M Harrington Clanahan, for • many! years chief clerk to Secretary of State James A. Rose, has been appointed, clerk of the free employment agency for East St. Louis by Governor Emmerson. With Mr. Clanahan's eiperi-* ence in state affairs, he will make an excellent clerk for the free employment agency. _ ? It is indicated by information from the internal revenue bureau of the^J, treasury department that more rigid, enforcement of the time limit for filing income tax returns will be put in eitect. Extension of time will be| granted when •necessary, but use of the privilege,as a mere convenience will not be permitted. G. &C ftierriam Co., trig Muss. 7. t Best! Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peters spent Sunday at Belvidere and Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. Will Beck of Dundee entertained a few Ringwood friends at a bridge party at their home Saturday evening. The annual report of the Illinois Society for Prevention of Blindness, just issued, tells of accomplishments during the past year. William G. Thon Chicago, member of the advisory board of the society, introduced in the general assembly in 1915 the bill which became law, whereby the state furnishes, free of charge to all doctors and midwlves in the state, nitrate of silver solution to be used In the eyes of new-born babies, to prevent infection and resulting blindness. The federal Department pt Commerce .reports that more Illinois coal is being used by steel mills and gas works In the northern Illinois-Indiana industrial region. This area is the site of 16 steel plants and 31 coal gas plants. Attorney Paul W. Cotdoa, son«Xt^ r Judge J. W. Gordon of Oquawka, anc|j ell known in the state, has been apwanted private secretary to .ludgq I'aul Samuell, member of the state Supreme court who succeeds the latfl^,3 Justice Cyrus E. Dletz. Mr. Gordon, has been associated with Brown, Hajfy & Stevens, law firm oi Springfield. Illinois leads the nation In meal" packing and slaughtering, which is tb** principal industry In the state, accord* ing to a statement of the Illinois Man: ufacturers' association based on ao analysis of the federal census buread:^ statistics for 1927. The value of th^f output of this industry in Illinois ia. that year was $60T.,054.31G, which was approached nearest by Kansas, wher$,' the products of the industry in the same year were valued at $249,465,635. The present year will break .all records m use of limestone and ground rock phosphate by- Illinois farmers, says J. R. Bent, director of^that department of Illinois Agricultural assoclat| on'ji service to farm bureau members. "L Significance of Cross The cross now used as signature by "Illiterates was once used even by those who could write, as an attestation of the good (£ltb of signing. ; ' r;:;, Approximately ?2,BOO,000 is the loti^t*; of gasoline tax collected during October under the new three-cent law, ao* cording to figures compiled by this,, state finance department. This amount Is practically the same as In Aftgust and In September, Indicating that th®1 state will have more than $25,000,00© annually to expend >m hart! roads,, provided the gas tax suits nre withdrawn or the 1929 U-.w is sustained. \Figures furnished by the division of highways as of November 14 give the total of paving constructed during week ns 4.43 miles. i We will have the largest display of toys this year# that we have ever shown. Althoff Hardware. West McHenry. - f % Character Everything Character must stand behind and fcack up everything--the sermon, the poem, the picture, the play. None of tHem Is worth a straw without It-- Highest la A.U«gb«nios The highest point in the Alieghenief is Mount Mitchell, N. Q. ^t hafe i elevation of 6.711 feet. CHICHESTER S PILLS V TUB DIAMOND BRAND. A ' iCfhtdl-lcnkMl A-tbrUr i y Uoulrn Domadfl rBzUrtu f bPolxltees . taK Rikedd *wnitdh WBloul«d mRlebtablcl DIAMOND IIRAND PlUAIbtll ymn known at B«t, StfMt Always RcUlbtt IV FYTOTWini 0 time •5