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SFfPBFw! *»;»> fiam-, h: •?**\*i m&$ • in r^,jn; i&V-m ii: M."y •' J*| v • "I ,u , • -,; ',1SrW. *Vi ' -""W ,,:sS VOLUME 55 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5,1929 No. *7 SOCIAL AND CLUB OOiNGSOf WEEK ; V0L0T30UPLB OKLEB&ATB f ANNIVERSARY \ - 1 ftt River Valley Camp Elects Ofleem For Coming Year Witii Hr& El»ip As Oracle | Kr. and Mrs. G. A. Vasey, who re- ! side near Volo, were pleasantly surprised by a party of friends, who in- 1 vaded their home Saturday evening to 1 <io honor to their thirty-fourth wed- ; ding anniversary as well as to the fifty- seventh birthday anniversary of Mr. Vasey. About thirty-five guests were present and enjoyed an evening! , at cards. Refreshments were served, including two cakes, a birthday cake with fifty-seven candles and an annivensry cake. The couple received a gift from their children. Mrs. Vasey was formerly Miss Etta Wright of this vicinity, where both she and her husband are well known. They were married at Woodstock on Dec. 2, 1895, and went to live in Lake CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS MEET IN CHICAGO OaeHuadred Twenty-five C andidates Aife Initiated at Meeting •> ' At Palmer House Five hundred members were present at the big meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America held at the Palmer House in Chicago on Sunday. One hundred and twenty-five candidates were initiated during the afternoon, the ceremony taking place in the Red Lasquer room of the hotel, after which a banquet was served fet 6:30 o'clock in the grand ball room. All of the courts of Northern Illinois were represented, as well as the twenty courts in Chicago, and the offices for the day were filled by the visiting officers of the various courts. All of the grand regents and Nicegrand regents sat in their respective stations and the scene was truly a beautiful and imposing one as the initiation ceremonies were exemplified in this beautiful room. Mrs. Vera Purvey, grand regent of Court Joyce Kilmer of MeHenry, wes among the v grand regents- who filled their stations and the local court was county, where they have always en- ^or^d by having an officer, gaged in fanning with the exception! MM™d Kl"8aif' cho^T. to *ct « of about two y^ars when they lived momto[. a"d Eleanor K.nsata to act - - - x as sentinel. Mrs. Marge Kelly waa the presiding officer for the day. CITY C01CIL IN DECEMBER MEETING SHORT SESSION IS HELD BY BOARD AMermam Bonslett Objects To Hiring an Assistant For the City Collector in Crystal Lake. They have four children, all of whom were present at the party, Mrs. L. C. Benwell of MeHenry, Mrs. Herman Dunker of Wauconda, Vera, a senior at the University of Illinois, and Walter, at home. They also have four grandchildren. They received the congratulations of their many friend*. Married Forty Tears Mr. and Mrs. Warren Thomas of Woods_tock, former residents of this •icinity, were honor guests at a party given on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 23, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Belcher at Woodstock. The occasion -was the fortieth wedding anniversary of the couple and the affair was planned by their son, Emil Thomas, of Aurora, their niece, Mrs. Hazel Belcher of Woodstock and. their nephew, E. A. Thomas, of MeHenry. A three-course dinner was served to about sixty relatives, ipany being present who attended the wedding forty years ago. The tables were beautifully decorated with rosea and ferns. Mrs. Thomas, the bride of forty years, wore the brown velvet dress •he wore at her wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were presented with forty dollars in gold and with a basket of forty American beauty roses. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Thomas of MeHenry attended the affair. - -Wj, OAR CRASHES INTO KNOX FILLING STATION - V ifV ! ..*1 . -"-ii j.. West Side Cairi Clufc Mrs. Elizabeth Laures entertained the members of the West Side Card club at her home-* Monday evening. Five hundred was played and the first prise was won by Miss Clara Schiessle, the second prize by Mrs. P. If. Justen and the consolation went to Mrs. Caroline Schiessle. Refreshments were served at the cleee ot the Many notable ^fficers of the order were present, including the national grand regent, Miss Mary C. Duffy, of New York and the state grand regent, Mrs. Emma Vaughn. This was the first time that both of these high officers had ever sat together in .i| meeting and their presence Added much to the interest of the meeting. Following the initiation the members retired to the grand ball room where the banquet was. served and an interesting program given. The invocation was given by Rev. E. J. McGinnis. Hon. John P. Mc- Goorty was present and Mrs. Vaughn opened the program with an address of welcome from the Illinois court Miss Elizabeth O'Brien, president of the Chicago Assembly, spoke for Chicago and remarks were given by Rev. Francis P. Lyons. C. S. P., vocal solos were given by Mrs. Lillian Cribben and Kathrine Madden. Miss Duffy, the national grand regent, spoke for the good Of the order and the state chaplain of Illinois, Rev. George F. McCarthy, gave an interesting talk. Miss Mary Jans of Chicago, the state vice-regent was the general chairman of the affair and the social chairman was Agnes Ryan. Eleven members from the local court attended this memorable meeting. They were: Mrs. A. L. Purvey, Mrs. E. R. Sutton, Miss Anna Stock, Mildred Kinsala, Mrs. Theodore Schiessle, Mtb< F. C. Schoewer, Miss Genevieve Knox, Eleanor Kinsala, Mrs. Lydia Burbaum, Genevieve Knox, Lena Stoffel and Mrs. Edw. Buss. Waumain Bridge Club ifhe first meeting of the Waumain feifdge club for the season was held at the home of Mts. P. H. Weber on Friday evening. Bridge was played during the evening and high honors were awarded to Mrs. Fred*C. Schoewer and the second prize went to Miss Eleanor Kinsala. Refreshments were served at the close of a pleasant evening " m Social Wheel Jack Nicholls waa DUNHAM SUPERVISOR IN ASSEMBLY RACE C. M. Palmer, supervisor of Dun-' ham township, was selected to carry the colors of the MeHenry county farmers in the race for the general assembly next spring. Supervisor Palmer was the unanimous choice of a meeting held at UN court house Saturday afternoon. Several meetings have been held in the past few weeks. A number of prominent farmers have been mentioned but it was not until Saturday afternoon that a candidate was selected. . Much has been sfcidln the past few months about selecting * f'dirt* hostess tottarmer to make the race of the generthe members of the Social Wheel at lMff home Friday afternoon. Four tables of five hundred were played. First prize, Mrs. F. A. Hitchens; second prize, Mrs. H. L. Ritter; third ptixe, Mrs. E. G. Peterson; fourth prize, Mrs. Jecks, and fifth prize, Mrs. Frank Hughes. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. J. J. Rothermel on Dec. 12. .g, Eastern Star : MeHenry Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, observed Homecoming Night at a special meeting Monday evening. The officers of the chapter pot on the initiatory work, after which Wh was served. Mrs. J. J. Marshall was the soloist for the evening. Election of officers will be held next Monday evening. ! Faauly Reunion Mr. and Mrs. Allan Noomb eatertained a group of relatives at a family reunion at their home on Main street on Sunday. A delicious turkey dinner was served and a pleasant day enjoyed. Those present were: Mr. Mrs. Clarence Tuttle and sons, Allan and Edwin, of Dundee; Mr. and Mrs. Will Noonan of Elgin, Amy Noonan of Chicago and Ifee, #•** Noonan and daughter, May. Bon Bon Club Frank Masquelet was hostess iff" the, members of her card club at l*r home on Thursday of last week. A luncheon was served at one o'clock the afternoon was spent in playing five hundred. Mrs. Edward Cook received first prize and Mrs. John Kilday second, while Mrs. Joe Freund received low prize. The club will meet next with Mrs. John Molidor. Hikers CMb Hikers club met at the home of Mrs. James Bouril Tuesday afternoon. Bridge was played and the first prize was won by Mrs, H. L. R'tter and the second prise fcr Jacob Brefeld. al assembly. Mr. Palmer is a farmer He is well known and his friends are sure he will make a real candidate. MeHenry county was eliminated from having a representative in the general assembly at the last election. TjIw county has two and Boone one. BUS AND CAR COLLIDE The car owned by Henry Dowe was badly wrecked Sunday morning when he collided with the Waukegan bus at the corner of Route 61 and Main ptreet at Erickson's store. Mr. Dowe turned the corner and evidently did not see the bus in time to avoid the accident. ST. NICHOLAS CELEBRATION On Friday evening, Dec. 6, at the Johnsburg Parish Hall, the annual St. Nicholas Children's Celebration will be held, at which time. a literary program will be given, with two fine tableaux. St. Nicholas will be there and will distribute gifts to the children. The public is invited to attend. FIRST DIVIDEND Stockholders in the MeHenry County Farmers Co-operative association this week will receive their first dividend check. The associations state- Went of condition shows a very prosperous state of affairs for the company and prospects for a continuation of good business are good. MRS. JANE CARR IMPROVED Friends of Mrs. Jane A. Carr will be glad to know that s^e has so far recovered from her broken hip *s^ to be able to be taken from the hospital to the home of her daughter, Mrs.1 Merritt Cruickshank, at Elgin. Use Xmas Cards with your name ertirted thereon. The Plaindealer can furnish you with a box of 12 fancy cards, name printed, for $1.5#. Each extra boat $1.49. A slated meeting of the eity council Was held Monday, Dec. 2, at the city hall, with the mayor, clerk and all aldermen present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Some discussion as to why some of the special assessments had nut been paid out of the special fund was ex plained by the clerk when he said that the funds had been transferred to the general fund so as to use regular cash vouchers. The treasurer's, collector's and clerk's reports were separately read and approved. During the reading of the bills one item of the printer's bill was questioned by Aid. Stoffel, chairman of the purchasing committee. He stated that he had not ordered the article and wished to know who had ordered it. Immediately tlie mayor rather warmly replied that he had, stating that it was necessary for the collector's reports and that certain members of the board had don£ enough to bother^ the collector and that if the board s did not nay for them he would personally do so. Aid. Stoffel replied that it was agreeable with him if the mayor did pay the bill, but that was not the point. He had simply asked the question as to who ordered the printing done, as he was chairman of the committee and had neither ordered nor countermanded any orders for the printing of the duplicate receipts in question and that he felt he was within his rights in asking who had given the orders and he saw no reason for argument. Aid. Bonslett reported that John Malsh was not on the job of cleaning the streets for several days and he wished to know if the bill had to be paid whether the man was working or not. It was explained that Mr. Malsh did not work for a few days, but had hired an assistant for several other days, which offset the time he did not work. ^ Aid. Bonslett also called the board's attention to the fact that in his opinion there was no necessity for hiring an assistant for the collector at an additional salary of $20 per month for doing the same work that the collector had always done alone, especially as the collector had not asked for an assistant. _ , The bills were ordered paid as OK d by the finance committee,, with Aid. Bonslett and Stoffel voting against the paying of the same on account of the collector's assistant bill. _ . The matter of fees of the Wells Engineering company was discussed, as it appeared to some that the engineers were collecting for work that they had promised to do for nothing. This matter was referred to the board of local improvements. Aid. Bonslett wished to know what the committee appointed on revision of ordinances had accomplished. It appears that nothing has been done so far. . • Aid. Krause reported that the board of health was out of contagion signs and submitted prices for printing a sufficient number of the different kinds required. The purchasing committee was ordered to purchase eighteen dozen of the signs. Ex-mayor Peter W. Frett was present and approached the board, stating that the Wells Engineering companyhad requested him to get duplicate vouchers for some they had lost and that it was his opinion that he coulJ not sign them and that it would be up to the present board of local improvements. The board will attend to issuing the duplicates. A. J. Schneider was present to call the board's attention to the fact that Mill street had not yet been graveled is per contract let early In the summer and he requested the board to please try and do something to hurry on the completion of the work. The board will see that the job is completed at once. Due to the. efforts of the mayor m limiting the discussions and wily considering one subject at a time the work of the evening was completed and the rae&ing adjourned at 9:45 p. m. Heavy Damage Done To Super-Service Station By Woodstock Oar Sunday Morning The Super-service filling station, owned by John R. Knox, was badly wrecked early Sunday morning when a car crashed headlong into the supporting pillars of brick at the front of the building. One of the pillars was smashed, letting the canopy down and giving this attractive station a badly wrecked appearance. The accident occurred between 5 aiid 6 o'clock Sunday morning and although it was not witnessed by anyone the crash was heard by several residents in the vicinity. As the car was also badly wrecked the driver skipped cut and left it.. When Mr. Knox came to the filling station and discovered the havoc that had been wrought by the unknown'motorist he set about to ascertain the ownership of the car. Upon tracing the license number it was found that the car belonged to Carl Risvolt of Woodstock, who denied any knowledge of the accident and claimed that he did not know who had been driving his car at the time. However, he agreed to stand aN expenses of the accident and the driver of th<e car remains a mystery. 1,- • OUVER KNIGGE FATALLY INJURED DIES tAT LIBERTYViLLE | HOSPITAL ADAM KOCH RENEWS FIGHT FOR OUTLET KIDDIES. WRITE f LEnERJO SANTA! THE PLAINDEALER WILL PRINT IT Santa Claus Reads This Newspaper Every Week and He Will See Your Letter - 8ay, children, do you want to write a letter to Santa Claus this year? Wouldn't you like to tell old Santa just what you want him to bring you this Christmas? Maybe you didn't know it, but Santa is a regular subscriber to the Plaindealer and he reads the pages of this newspaper every week. So, the Plaindealer is going to give the kiddies of MeHenry and all the surrounding communities a chance to write to Saint Nick and express just what they want him to do this holiday season Here's all you have to do. Just write him a latter in your own way, tell him exactly what you expect and then put it in the mail box or postoffice. Address the letters to "Santa Claus," cqre of the MeHenry Plaindealer, MeHenry, 111. Now, maybe you are beginning to wonder how Santa will get to-read just what you have written. Well, here is how it isr,done. The editor of the Plaindealer will take your letter and then print it, just like you have written it, in the Plaindealer. And, as we told you a little while ago, Santa Claus gets the paper every week and reads it very carefully. So, you see, when your letter is printed in the paper he will be sure to find it. Then, maybe, he will be able to bring just what you have asked for, that is if you have been good children and, of course, do not ask for too many things or too big presents. Good old Santa has so many, many children to take care of every year and sometimes he has an awful hard time getting enough gifts to satisfy them all. So, you see, if you ask for too much, maybe some other little boy Bolger's Drug Store is giving away a bicycle. .about it. Do f««i Ask 27-2 SUMMER RESIDENT DIES AT ORCHARD BEACH HOME Charles N. Cain passed away at his summer home, "Fairlawn," at Orchard Beach, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, after a brief illness of pneumonia. Mr. Cain was an investment banker and leaves to mourn his death, his widow, Mrs. Gladys Cain, a daughter, Rosemary, and a brother, Willard Cain, of Berwyn. Funeral services were held from Our Lady of Mount Carmel church in Chicago on Saturday morning with interment in St. Boniface cemetery. » CONTRACT AWARDED The MeHenry Gravel & Excavating company was recently awarded the contract for the road which will start from Route 20, west of MeHenry, near the Ostend school, and running north. This will be the main entrance to the Wonder Lake property. A. P. Freund announces that he started work on this road Wednesday of this week. Milton Dowell, Other Occupant of Car Seriously Injured Friday Morning The cold, icy weather of the weekend was the cause of several automobile accidents in this vicinity, in which cars were wrecked and persons injured, as well as other property damag- The most serious accident occurred east of MeHenry, between this city and Round Lake, early Friday morning, when two young men, Milton Dowell and Oliver Knigge, both well known in this vicinity, were seriously injured, one of them fatally, when their car skidded off the highway into the ditch. The youths were oh their way home from a dance at Round Lake about 2 o'clock Friday morning, when the automobile driven by Dowell crashed into the ditch at the intersection of the Round Lake road and the Belvidere road. v Failed To Make Turn No doubt the accident was caused by the unexpected approach to the corner with the car travelling at such a speed that it was' impossible to make the turn. The car ran up onto the embankment on the south side of the road and stopped against a stump. It is thought that Dowell was unaware that he was so close to the end of the road and did not try to turn until he was within a few feet of it. The Chevrolet sedan, which belonged to Dowell, was completely wrecked and the occupants seriously injured. They were taken to the Condell Memorial hospital at Libertyville. where it was found that Knigge had sustained a severe concussion of the brain and other injuries. Ho never regained consciousness and died about 8 o'clock Sunday evening. Dowell received severe cuts and bruises, but no bones were broken. He was so restless at the hospital that he was taken to his home on Sunday, where he is resting as easy as possible. Milton Dowell has been living with his uncle near Volo and has been employed by Mat Freund of this city in his implement and farm machinery work. He is a cousin of Fred Dowell, who resides on a farm juBt south of this city on the Crystal Lake road. Oliver Knigge, who was 20 years old, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. eorge Knigge, who live near Wauconda. He had been employed in farm work for Roy Passfield since last spring. He is survived by his parents and five sisters and seven brothers. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock •fc th* home, with burial at Diamond Piatakee Bay Resident Files Petitioa Fur Substitute Road on Weft Side of Bay ^ Renewal of the fight of Mr. Xttd Mrs. Adam Koch to obtain an outlet for their 85-acre development tract on the west side of Pistakee Bay to the shore has begun. It took the form of a petition to Highway Commissioner John Boyle. C. P. Barnes, attorney for Mr. and Mrs. Koch, was busy in the MeHenry bounty circuit court on Friday, the time set for the hearing of the petition, and the appeal will now have to be made to County Surveyor G. L. Tryon. Koch brought 3uit in the circuit court, on March 21, 1927, for an injunction against owners of the premises adjoining the Koch tract, and other members of the Pistakee Yacht club, for an injunction restraining them from placing obstructions at either end of a road that had been used by the public for twenty years, but which the defendants maintained was private. V. S. Lumley, retained by the yacht club and its directors, fought the case successfully in the circuit and appelate courts. This decision left Kocn without means to reach the lake and damaged his property, he asserted, to the extent of $35,000. Defendants named in the suit for injunction were: James M. Mraz, C. E. Ericsson, C. E. Carson, Charles Hollenbach, Charles Buehler, Albert S. Cox, Charles F. Glaeser, Fred H. Miller. Mark L. Solomon and George W. Nelson. Koch is now endeavoring to have a substitute road put in to take care of his subdivision, to be known as a private- public road, one used by the public, but maintained at private expense. For the major portion the road is on the Koch property, but one end of it overlaps the property of his neighbors, men who were accused to barricading both ends of the former disputed road which is now closed. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS Of INTEREST TAKEN FROM ,pF OUR 1 BIG CROWDS ATTEND FAIR AT JOHNSBURG The annual church fair, given by the parishioners of St. John's church, at the Parish hall at Johnsburg last week proved a big success, both socially and financially. The total receipts amounted to $2,021. Large crowds patronized the fair each day and as a result the various booths and other attractions did a TEMPORARY HALT FILL OF WONDER LAKE The filling of Wonder Lake, being made by the damming back of the south branch of the Nippersink, has been temporarily halted through fear that the cranberry marsh road, two miles south of the dam, may be flooded. The road dips down from the hills into a slough which is the creek bottom and which many believe was the old bed of Fox River. When filled, the lake will cover the road to a depth of six feet, according to the levels run by the development company which owns the lake, and 1,600 acres of farm land purchased from nearby farmers, of this land the lake will cover 750 acres. The development company has an agreement with the state department for the abandonment of the road and the projection of a concrete road and higher ground. In the meantime no more water may be held back by the controls at the dam or the water will rise over the road and impede traffic. Wonder lake at the point of its crossing by cranberry marsh road will be about one-eighth of a mile in width. big business. Thanksgiving day, as had naturally been expected, proved the banner day of the fair, the crowd or girl might have to go without al- j on t4ij« day packing every corner of together. And we know that none of the kiddies in this part of the country would want that to happen. Santa Claus would like awfully well to know just what his children would like the best and that is the reason that this newspaper is going to help him find out and provide a way for him to read over the letters before he comes on Christmas eve. Write Your Letter Today So, come on, children, send in your letters. And the more letters he gets the better Saint Nick will like it. But, remember, that you must do this right away, so there will be plenty of time for him to get your message, for, you know, he might have to go a long way to find just what you might ask for. As soon as you have read this column, or if you are too little to read, your parents can tell you about it, take your pencil and sit right down and write your letter. If you cannot write yourself, ask mother, daddy, sister or brother to do it for you, but be sure to tell Santa in your own way just what you would like to have him know. And get it in the mail right away. Then when you get the Plaindealer you will see your letter has been printed in it and that Santa Claus will be sure to read it as soon as he gets his paper, too. There are two more issues of the Plaindealer that will bo printed, before Christmas eve. Your letter will have to appear on either Dec. 12 or Dec. 19. Send them in and if it does not get in on the 12th you will be sure to find it on the 19th. We are going to look for your letter soon. Santa Claus will know when he reads just what you are reading now that he is going to get a-lot of letters from the children of MeHenry and the country around. He does not like to be disappointed and he will be looking to hear from you all. Remember to address your letter to "Santa Claus," care of the MeHenry Plaindealer, MeHenry, HL „ Mrs. F. E. Boger and daughter, Elizabeth, sj>ent last Saturday at Waukega P*. the large hall. The dinner and supper served by the ladies were well patronized, these alone bringing into the church treasury a very neat sum. The result of this year's fair is gratifying to the pastor and his parishioners who wish to publicly thank each and everyone who In any way assisted in making the event such a genuine success. While their thanks? go out to their own people first, they wish to have it understood that they also feel grateful toward the people from neighboring towns, who, by their presence and otherwise, contributed toward the success of the occasion. May God bless the faithful parishioners and their noble friends. AMONG THE SICK Bliss Charlotte Frett has been un able to return to her work in Chicago owing to ill health. Vernon Freund, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freund, who has been confined to his home for over a week with tonsilitis, is able to be out again. Mrs. Nick Freund and children of Ringwood have been quarantined with scarlet fever at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Schaid »t Griswold Lake. Mrs. Gordon Stringer of 71 South Jackson street, Elgin, was operated upon at St. Joseph's hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Mrs. Stringer waa a. former resident of this city. CHAMBERLIN-KENNEBECK NUPTIALS, NOVEMBER 2« Miss Louise Chamberlin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin, and Mr. Arthur Kennebeck, son of Mrs. Henry Kennebeck, were married in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov. 26. They were attended by Earl Conway of this city and Angela Peppeck of Chicago. The wedding came as a surprise to their relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Kennebeck are now living at Gary, Ind., where he is employed with the American Telephone & Telegraph company. Assortment of Newsy Items Cendensad Form For Busy People - - Mrs. Jenie Dowie, widow of tht late John Alexander Dowie, founder of Zion and the Christian Catholic Apostolic church there, now controlled by Wilbur Glenn Voliva, has returned^ to the scene of her husband's ministry and is conducting a divine healing mission at Bethseda Heme, Zion. Mrs. Martin A. Hunter, • reside** of Waukegan for more than a half century and who has resided in Lake county since her birth 74 years ago, passed away at her home at* 426 Julian street, Waukegan, on Monday morning of last week. The deceased had lived in the same dwelling far SB years. One of tiw trucks belonging to the Delevan Steam Laundry skidded and broke through the guard rail at the overhead bridge near Walworth, Mr Thursday morning of last Uteek. A bolt on the back part of the front spring caught on the 8x8 guard raft and held the truck balancing over the track. Scoring a triumph for himself as well as his school, John Tellaisha, of Lake Villa, a student in the Antioch township high school, is one of the 160 youths who have been choaen because of their talent to play in the second annual concert of the Illinoie All-State High School orchestra fct Urbana on Saturday, Nov. 23 . Charles A. Burt of Burlington has started suit against Carl E Rademacher, proprietor of the Twin Lakes ballroom, for injuries received when he stepped through a door thinking it was the washroom and fell in the darkness to the basement. Btfrt suffered a fracture of the skull and severe bruises and injuries. Burt is suing for $10,000 damages. Burt J. Davis, Chicago real eetUte dealer and former Methodist minister, has been sentenced by County Judge Fred Carpetiter of Rockford to serve six months in the conuty jail and pay a fine of $1 and costs on his conviction of operating a real estate office without a license. Davis' defense was that he had applied for a license. Ho is alleged to have sold lots in the vicinity of Waukegan. Arrested in Highland Park for attempting to pass a worthless cheek, wanted on warrants in both Winnetka and Wilmette on similar charges, and believed to be the leader of a band of rubber check writers who have been working along the north shore, John Stevenson of Chicago has been bound over to the grand jury and placed in a cell in the county jail at Waukegan in default of $3,000 bonds. Chief of Police Nulle of Marengo recently picked up two boys and two girls as they were in the act of siphoning gasoline from the tank of a parked car. They were taken to the Woodstock jail, where it was learned that the quartet, whose homes are in Milwaukee, had stolen a Buick car at Oconomowoc, Wis., taken license plates from a car in Milwaukee, and alao helped themselves to gasoline and oiL A big barn and its contents was destroyed by fire on the old John Mc- Cabe farm six miles southwest of Harvard on Monday night of last week, the ioss being estimated at $10,000. Twenty head of cattle were in the barn and were burned to death. A large quantity of hay was also consumed. The origin of the blaze is not known. The property is owned by O. C. Jarrett, whose loss is covered wS Mi rA"*- TURKEY DELIVERED TO M'HENRY BY AIRPLANE HOME BUREAU LUNCHEON Mrs. Fred Eppel attended a one o'clock luncheon at the Buckley Tea room at Woodstock Monday given by the board members of the Home Bureau. There were twelve ladies present. Mrs. Shaw of Union is president of the board and Mrs. Eppel of city is clothing chairman. BOY SCOUTS MEET Twenty out of the twenty-on# Bey Scouts were present at the meeting of the troop Monday night and a fine meeting was held. The boys are very enthusiastic and interested in the work and the outlook for the winter is a I promising • » insurance. Barrington's show house, the Callow theater, was the scene of a bomb The first airplane express service j explosion late on the evening of Nov. for MeHenry was inauguarated last 23, when a black-powder bomb, feeweek when a Thanksgiving turkey | i;eved to be a warning to the theate^ was brought from Waukegan to Mr. j management against the employment. and Mrs. George Bghr of this city j Df non-union motion picture machuie bv Pilot Earl Peterson in his blue | operators, was exploded on the sideand silver Lincoln-Paige biplane, walk immediately in front of the tne- NC5330 ater entrance. Several windows were To Mr. and Mrs. Bohr goes the dis-1 broken by the force of the ; ,expl.°L sl°f* tinction of receiving this first piece and some damage to the sidewalk reof express ever delivered in McHen- ( suited, but in general the damage was ry by airplane and it's safe to say that slight. k no turkey was ever known to fly ^Flmurrav. SI. true* higher than this one. • Mr. and Mrs. Bohr entertained the following dinner guests on giving day: Mr. and Mrs. William Pries and children, Helen, Billy and Eleanor, of Waukegan, and Earl Peterson of this city, all of whom enjoyed the airplane turkey. MASONS ELECT OFFICERS MeHenry Lodge, No. 158, A. F. & A. M., held election of officers Tuesday evening with James Perkins reelected to the office of worshipful master for another year. Other officers elected were: Floyd Hopper, senior warden; Seth Richardson, junior warden; George Johnson, treasurer, and Ray Page, secretary. ? BIRTHS parents of a baby boy born Friday, Nov. 29. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hunter at the Harvard hospital, on Wednesday, November 19, a daughter. She will answer to the name of lCary jane. ----- George McElmurray, SI, a driver for the Zion Institution and Industries, was crushed to death Monday forenoon of last week, when the ice delivery truck which he was driving was caught between two freight cars. The accident occurred on theC* & N. W. Ry. siding south of 29tn street, which is used jointly by the Zion Fuel Department and the Building Industry, when McElmurray attempted to cross the tracks, emerging from between a high coal bin on one side and the line shed on the otner without observing the string of moving cars. He was jammed between them and when extricated was found to have a broken nepk ,sg\fera _ bones, and body bruises. Tne tame* was demolished. ^ . > PHILCO BALANCED UNIT Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smtth "are tha Qn pape 4 of this issue of the * Plaindealer will be found an announcement by the Edwards Garage, located on Elm street, MeHenry. telling about the new wonderful Philco Balanced Unit Radio and a liberal tradein allowance for your old phonograph or radio if purchase is made on or before Dec. 11. See and hear this Mrs. B. Relihan was the guest of j chine before making a selection. How relatives at , Woodstock on Thanks- about one for a Christinas gift to the giving day. J**. 1*^.1 mm: