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M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, TfltFRSDAY, JANUARY 16,1930 No. 35 /M SOCIAL AND CLUB OF WEEK which was a gift from her officers of the past year and Mrs. Emma Buell presented her with a past matron's pin. The worthy matron pre«j rented a gift in the form of a grand , , s lecturer's pin to the installing officer, I Mrs. Emma Buell, and also presented I EASTERN STAR INSTALLS | a gift to the retiring worthy patron, OFFICERS MissArttne Harrison Wffl Again Serve As Worthy Matrsn : the Coming Year A beautiful and impressive event in the history of McHenry chapter, No. 647, Order of the Eastern Star, took place Saturday evening, Jan. H, when the Masonic hall was opened for members and friends at the public installation of the officers of the chapter. About 100 members and invited guests were present to enjoy the *«sremcnie8. The hill was very prettily decorated fe silver and white in honor of the silver* anniversary year of the chapter and presented an attractive scenfe "with the varicolored gowns of the officers adding the needed touch of color and beauty to the scene. The lights were shaded with white and silver streamers, with tiny silver baskets hanging suspended and filled with flowers appropriate to the color for each point of the star and white crepe paper garlands formed the center decoration over the altar. Shaded floor lamps added to the beauty of the scene. Mrs. Lillian Sayler, past worthy -Matron of McHenry chapter, and inviting worthy matron for the installation ceremonies, was escorted to the 4ast by Ray Page, retiring worthy patron, where they asstimed their chairs and welcomed the members and guests. The inviting worthy matron Appointed Henry Stephenson, George Johnson and George Lindsay as escorts for the installing officers, who retired and escorted tTie installing officers into the chapter room. The installing officers, Mrs. Emma Buell, grand lecturer and past worthy matron of Woodstock chapter, as installing officer, Mrs. Ony Wheeler, past matron of McHenry chapter, as installing marshal, and Mrs. Alice Lindsay, past matron of McHenry chapter, as installing chaplain, were escorted into the room, introduced and escorted to their chairs in the east, Mrs. Mabel Johnson, past worthy matron of McHenry, was introduced as installing organist and Miss Lillian Schroeder of Woodstock chapter Vfes introduced as soloist for the - aliening. , The officers for the new year were ushered into the chapter -room by the installing marshal, where they formad a semi-circle at the west side of the altar. The colors were then preasnted by Henry M. Stephenson, past patron of McHenry chapter, and the <ide to the flag was given by Mrs. Ullian Sayler, after which all joined ]g singing "TTie Star Spangled Banner." As the chaplain knelt at the a|tar the soloist, Miss Lillian Schroeder, sang, "Teach Me To Pray." The officers for the new year were liken installed with impressive cere- Sonies as follows: . orthy Matron--Mils Afline Harrison. Worthy Patron--R. G. ChambeTlin. Associate Matron--Mrs. Calla Perkins. ' - Secretary--Mrs. Emma Fay. treasurer---Mrs. Alice Lindsay. ' Conductress--Mr^. Jennie Eddy. Associate Conductress--Miss Vyjital. •Chaplain--Mrs. Ony Wheeler, 'f Marshal--Mrs. Cora Bassett. Organist--Mrs. Mabel Johnson. ^ Adah--Miss Adeline Perkins. Jluth--Miss Frances Vycital. Esther--Mrs. Lillian Cox. Martha--Mrs. Varina Marshall.,? Electa--Mrs. Alice Beavis. ^ UFarder--Mrs. Florence Smith. Sentinel--George Lindsay. Ray Page. The officers of last year each received a gift from their worthy matron, Miss Harrison, and the installing officer, marshal, chaplain |md organist each received a jrold piece from McHenry chapter. Following the installation refreshments were served and a social hour was enjoyed. The first meeting of the year for McHenry chapter, in which the newly installed officers filled their cbaivs was held Monday evening at the Masonic hall. Committees were appointed by the worthy matron, Arline Harrison, and plans were made for the new year. A series of card parties will be given during the winter months, the first one of which will be held Friday evening, Jan. 31. On Friday evening of this week there will be a school of instruction held at the hall with Mrs. Emma Buell of Woodstock in charge. AH officers are expected to be present at this time. FARM BUREAU IN ANNUAL MEETING HELD LAST THURSDAY AT CRYSTAL T.ATTT. Is MID-WINTER -WEDDING AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH Elsie Big Card Party Planned members of the Mothers dub met at the home of Mrs. J". J. Marshall on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Fred Nickels was assistant hostess. The main order of buiness wa the election of officers for the coming year at which time all of the present officers were reelected, namely: President, Mrs. C. W. Goodell; first vice-president, Mrs. P. M. Justen; second vicepresident, Mrs! E. E. Bassett; secretary, Mirs. C. H. Duker, treasurer, Mrs. George H. Johnson. In a review of the year's work the members find several accomplished plans to their credit although they have many more good things that they hope to put over this year. They have always stood for the higher things which are of benefit to the community as well as doing all they could for charity. To accomplish their purpose in their work for the good of the community they require funds and towards this end they have planned a big public card party to be given in Stoffel's ball next Tuesday evening, Jan. 21. This is being given to raise money so that they may carry out some of their plans for the year apd they earnestly hope that the big hall will be filled with people on that evening. By your attendance at this party yon will be doing your bit in the advancement of a good cause and also show your interest in the work of the club. Bridge, five hundred and bunco will be played, prizes given arid lunch served. Remember th^ date and show your good will by attending the party at Stoffels hall, Tuesday eveaaaft Surprised On Birthday Peter J. Schaefer was the victim of a "surprise party in honor of his birthday anniversary Sunday evening when a party of friends invaded his home on Waukegan street to spend the evening with him. Three tables of five hundred and two of bunco were in play during the evening, which was much enjoyed by all. In ' five hundred the high honors were won by Mrs. Nick Kennebeck and Earl Brown, while the consolations went to Mrs. Earl Brown and Nick Freund. In bunco the first prize went to Mrs. A. H. Freund and the consolotion to Stanley Koltowski. Refreshments weTe served. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Will Harris and brother, Jack, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Frett, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freund, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kaelin, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Koltowski, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Freund and Mr, tnd Mrs. Nick Kennebeck. An impressive and beautiful scene •was presented as the worthy matron alect, Miss Arline Harrisdn, knelt at -the altar and repeated her obligajjlon, after which the soloist sang, ?*jMy Task." The Knights Templar, with their ahining swords and plumed hat#, escorted the worthy matron to her station in the east and as she passed Beneath the arch formed by their -- glistening swords, carrying a beauti- Jil bouquet of mixed flowerfe, she was greeted by the inviting worthy matron, Mrs. Lillian Sayler, introduced Jby th^ installing officer, Mrs. Emma Buell, and given the grand honors by the members present, after which th£ aoloist presented to her a beautiful houquet of red roses from the chapfer, with an appropriate song composed for the occasion. The worthy matron received many i^eautiful gifts from relatives and friends, including a beautiful radio f%ench from her officers of the past .:"^he Knights Terhplar also served ' 'Sis an escort for the worthy patron, f pr. R. G. Chamberlin, after which *> they marched to seats reserved for tjhein. The escort of plumed Knights ^(tras composed of knights from Cal- Wfary Commandery of Woodstock, com- * fcianded by Hadley Thompson of "'.^Woodstock and presented an impres- .J-give and admirable sight. 4 After the officers were installed in Ijheir respective stations the cere- -*7jnonies were concluded with talks by "Several of the officers of the evening. •I: The worthy matron gave a pleastalk, in which she thanked her ©jommittees and officers of the evening and other talks were given by the ^Installing officer, worthy patron and #Jtetiring worthy patron. ^ The associate matron, Mrs. Calla |»erkins, presented the worthy m»- a ii--tilul radio bench, Sodality Elects Officers The Altar and Rosary sodality of St. Patrick's church held their meeting Tuesday afternoon, at which time election of officers was held. The officers elected for the coming year were: President, Mrs. Mary Powers; vice-president, Mrs. John Kilday; secretary, Mrs. Walter Walsh; treasurer, Mrs. Ella Buss.' Following the meeting cards were enjoyed and prizes were won by Mrs. Mary Powers, Mrs. Peter Doherty, Mrs. George Schreiner, Mrs. John Kilday and Mrs. Mollie Given*, • Jolly Thirteen Thl lMbers of tbe Jolly Thirteen card club were entertained aft the home of Mrs. J. W. Rothermel on Riverside Drive on Wednesday afternoon of last week. Three tables of five hundred were in play and the first prize was won by Mrs. George Schreiner, the second by Mrs. Josephine Heimer, and the thira prize went to Miss Katie Weber. Refreshments were served and the next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. M. Niesen. v. " ; Attend Woodstock Party Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Woodburn entertained a party of friends at their home at Woodstock on Saturday evening. Included in the party were friends from McHenry and Woodstock who spent a very enjoyable evening in music and dancing. The guests from MicHenry were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walsh, son, Earl,llnd daughter, Pender, Miss Dorothy Knox, Harold Bacon, Leo Winkel, M. A. Conway, and Dan Bolin of Chicago. Measuring Party The Ladies' Aid society invites all members and friends to attend a measuring party at the home of Mrs. F. E. Cobb on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 21. There will be entertainment Kenneth E. Gristy of Ringwood Chosen As a Director la County Organization Kenneth E. Cristy-of Ring wood was elected a director of the McHenry County Farm Bureau at the annual meeting of the organization held in the El Tovar theatre at Crystal Lake last Thursday. Harold Cash of Harvard, formerly a member of the executive committee, was elected president of the organization. The other officers who were re-elected were: A. B. McConnell of Woodstock, vice-president; M. A. Carmack of Woodstock, secretary, and Earl E. Swenson of Spring Grove, treasurer. Other directors are W. E. Whiting, West McHenry; C. H. Nichols, Hebron; Frank M. Barber of Woodstock; Stanley Church, Huntley; and Clyde Wingate, Crystal Lake. More than 200 McHenry County Farm Bureau meri\bers were present at the meeting and advocated, among other things, further agricultural cooperation, .flexible tariff rates, taxation on ability to pay, lower freight rates, agricultural appropriations, war against the corn borer, further farm research and increase of duty on butter and cream with soasideration of fat contents. Adopt Resolutions' In the resolutions adopted at the meeting Congress was commended for its work in farm relief and the equalization of domestic and foreign costs of production througn a flexible tariff rate was urged. Taxation on the ability to pay was advocated and transportation relief through IbWer freight rates was supported. Further agricultural appropriations, more federal and state farm research and the extension of agriculture, home economics, boys' and girls' clubs and other activities and a war on the corn borer were other points brought out in the resolutions. Farmers who use substitutes for butter were denounced and the greater use of butter by the farmers to cut down the surplus was urged. A 16-cent duty on butter and one of fifty cents a gallon on cream with consideration of the butter fat content was also recommended. E. M. Phillips, farm advisor, gave his annual report and stressed project work of the organization. According to the report, from major projects of the bureau are improvement of soils/seed selection and treatment, increasing of leglme acreage and extension of dairy herd improvement work. The minor projects are improved poultry husbandry, better orchard management, farm accounting, swine sanitation, home improvement and control of rodents. Prof. J. W. Frazer, head of the dairy produce department at the University of Illinois, urged farmers to get rid of slacker cows in their herds and discussed economical dairy rations. He pointed out the importance of alfalfa as a feed and cited »n axample of experiments in Utah in which a herd, feeding on alfalfa alone produced an average of 8,000 pounds of milk a year. Willis H. Gardner of Solon Mills reported on dairy herd improvement, Herbert Kiltz of Woodstock on dairy cost accounting and Grant Wilkinson of Harvard on the 4-H clyb work. The secretary's report was given by Mr. Carmack in which he urged further co-operation by farmers in organization for the marketing of produce.- He told of the progress made by the county bureau and told the need-for associations such as this for bettering the farmer's conditions. In spite of the bad weather many from all parts of the county were in attendance at the meeting which was a most encouraging one for the organization. ' ' > : • x. MRS. ODELIA BONSLETT, 83. DIES AT WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL Mrs. Odelia Bonslet, 83 years old, died at the Woodstock hospital at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.-' She had been at the hospital for several weeks suffering from a broken hip. The body is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Peier J. Freund of Woodstock. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Friday morning at St. Mary's church at Woodstock with burial in St. Mary's cemetery, McHenry. IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE A meeting of the Izaak Walton League will be held at the K. C. hall in McHenry, Friday, Jan. 31, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Representatives from different parts of the county will be present and it is hoped to organize the whole county this year. Several prominent speakers are promised. A fish fry will also be enjoyed. Further details will be published next week. BIRTHS Mr- and Mrs. Chancey L. Harrison of Ringwood are the parents of a baby girl, born Saturday, Jan. ^11. _ Mrs. Harrison was formerly Miss Myrtle Wattles of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Young of this city announce the birth of a little daughter at St. Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, <Sh Friday, Jan. 10. She will answer to the name of Joani Ellen. Mrs. Young was formerly Miss Eleanor Walsh, daughter of Mr. and Mrg. M. J. Walsh of our city. -• -- ~ Miss Caroline M. Steffes Bride of Mr. Norbert Kuchenmeister of Almena, Wis. A pretty mid-winter wedding of interest to many friends in this city, took place on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 7 o'clock at St. Mary's church, when Miss Caroline M. Steffes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Miller, became the bride of Mr. Norbert F. Kuchenmeister, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kuchenmeister, of Almena, Wis. The bridal party marched down the aisle of the church to the notes of the wedding march played by the church organist, to the altar where they were met by Reverend Father Nix, who spoke the words that made them man and wife, and afterwards said High Mass. The couple was attended by Miss Caroline Miller of Wilmette, a sister of the bride, who acted as bridesmaid and Mr. Frank May of Chicago, a friend of the groom, who filled the role of best man. Miss Steffes, the bride, was lovely in a blue transparent velvet ensemble with hat and slippers to match and carried a bridal bouquet of white roses arid ferns. Her costume was completed with a gray wolf fur scarf. The bridesmaid, Miss Caroline Miller, wore an ensemble of brown transparent velvet with hat and slippers to match and red fox scarf. She carried an arm bouquet of pink roses. Following the cetemony a wedding breakfast was served to members of the family at the home of the bride's parents, where the table decorations were carried out in pink and white. The happy couple left on a honeymoon trip of two months, which will be spent in motoring through Florida and California, after which they will be at home at Almena, Wis. The bride is a popular member of the younger set of McHenry. She is a graduate of the McHenry high school with the class of 1924 and also attended the Northern Illinois State Normal at DeKalb and the University of Illinois at Champaign and has taught very successfully for three and one-half terms in the rural schools of this vicinity, at present being a teacher in the Lincoln school. The groom is a prominent business man of Almena, Wis., being engaged in the general merchandise business in that city. He is a graduate of the St. Paul Business College. FATHER OF SUPERINTENDENT* DUKER DIES IN INDIANA B. W. Duker, about 78 years old father of C. H. Duker, Buperinten dent of schools of this city, died az his home at Nappanee, Ind., Monday evening, after an illness of three months. Mr. Duker has visited in the home of his son every winter for several years and made many friends and acquaintances here, who will regret to learn of his death. The deceased came from Holland when only two years old and was one of two children who survived the voyage, many of thein dying from the effects of a fatal illness. I He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Rosa Nickler, and four sons, Rev. W. I. Duker, Rev. E. A. Duker, Dwight Duker and C. H. Duleer* Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Duker left Tuesday afternoon to attend ths funeral. AMONG THE SICK ft fr. Webster of Chicago If W covering from a serious illness. Mrs. Mary Noonan has been iH at her home on the Ringwood road. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Asmalsky are ill at their home east of the river. The Thomas Phalin family is recovering from an attack of the "flu.' The many friends of Earl Walsh, who has been ill for some time, will be pleased to know he is very much improved. Mrs. Loren Martin is under the care of a trained nurse, being ill with bronchial pneumonia. Mrs. Jacob Justen, who has been quite ill at her home of Elm street, is slowly improving. M. J. Brown, residing east of McHenry, underwent an operation at St. Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, on Wednesday. He is reported as doing nicely. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLBD The fire truck was called out Tuesday evening when a fire scare was reported at the Martin N. May home in the north end of town. The fire started in the upper flat when an overheated stove set fire to a plaster board screen which was used as a protection for the wall back of the stove. The smoke was detected but the location of the fire could not be determined at first and thinking th^ the fire came from the chimney or wall the fire department was smp^QSCARROLL TO RUN FOR LEGISLATURE M'HENRY COUNTY NEEDS REPRESENTATION WOODSTOCK MAN FATALLY INJURED ed. M MILK TRUCK WRECKEtt Joe Greener, a farmer living west of this city, met with an accident Monday morning on his way to town with his truck filled with cans of milk. As he neared the city limits he met a car which did not turn out for him and in his effort to avoid hitting the approaching car he pulled out going into the ditch where he hit a telephone pole. The truck was badjy wrecked And some milk was lost, but fortunately Mr. Greener was not hurt. Attorney Decides To Again Make Race After Careful Survey of District William M. Carroll, of Woodstock, assistant state's attorney of McHenry county, announced to his friends in McHenry on Wednesday that he had decided to enter the race for representative from the Eighth Senatorial district, which includes Lake, Boone and McHenry counties. His petitions will be circulated within the next few days. v Mr. Carroll stated that his decision to enter the race was made after a careful survey of conditions over the whole district, in which he found very active support and interest in his candidacy. Local people will recall that Mr. Carroll was a candidate for this same office two years ago and, although unT successful, the results of the primaries disclosed that he was high man among the aspirants from McHenry county. His wide acquaintance and the many contacts made in his former campaign should be of great help to him iri this race. For the past three or four years Mr. Carroll has spent one day a week in McHenry, looking after the business of clients in this vicinity and naturally he has made many warm friendfe who will undoubtedly be active in his support. He plans on making a thorough canvas and indicated that he intended to later take the stump in order to better discuss the issues. At the present time McHenry county is without representation in the legislature, due to the fact that one of the representatives comes from Boone county and two from Lake. Lake county also has the state senator. This county should have a representative at Springfield and we believe that Mir. Carroll possesses all the necessary qualifications to act in that capacity. Hamer Announces tar Clark In this issue of the Plaindealer will be found the announcement of Theo. Hamer as a candidate for the office of county clerk of McHenry county Mr. Hamer is * ma^ of long experience in this line of work, having served as deputy county clerk under two different administrations and also was for a number of years the cir cuit clerk of the county. R. D. (Brick) Woods of Woodstock will also be a candidate for this office, having made his announcement two weeks ago. It is understood that Frank J. Hendricks, the present county treasurer, will be a candidate. Lester Edinger for Sheriff Lester (Doc) Edinger, former sheriff of the county, was a caller in McHenry Tuesday of this week and stated that his petitions will be circulated within a few days for filing for the office of sheriff. He is at present the chief of police at Woodstock. Several other names have been mentioned as prospective candidates for sheriff, but up to this time no official announcements have been giv en out. * Charles W. Gibbs of McHeifcy will be a candidate for treasurer of the county, having been endorsed at a meeting of the County Farmers Republican club recently. Other names mentioned are Frank J. Green and Harry Peteit of Woodstock, and Lynn Richards of Crystal Lake. Allen Out for Re-electisa Petitions are being circulated for Charles T. Allen for county judge. Judge Allen is the present incumbent and it look* at the present time like he would have no opposition. Mrs. Ethel C. Coe, county superintendent of schools, will be A candidate for reelection. From now on until the primaries in April our readers may expect to read considerable about tbe numerous Candidates for office. ' ' r ; SCOUT HAPPENING! Troop No. 1 ~ Before the meeting we held a corner toothe meeting. We mean by this the Patrol Leaders and Scoutmaster had a conference, deciding on the program for next meeting. The first few minutes we had an oral quiz on the History of the Flag. Our assistant Scoutmaster next told us a story. The boys all thought it was a fish story. I myself agree with the boys. There were only fourteen out last night, but after the Junior play i ever they will all come back again. If there are any boys who are interested in Scouting, just come down to the grade school and register. We have room for eight or nine more. Our Scoutmaster, Mr. Schoenholtz, and his assistant, Mf. Ensign, went on an overnight hike Saturday night They learned quite a few new and interesting things. We next had our few minutes of play and after repeating the Scout benediction, we were dismissed. Rollo D. Chamberlin, Reporter. August Broderman Struck By . Car Driven By His Near Neighbor August Broderman, 46 years old, a fanner living about two miles west of Woodstock, met instant death Tuesday night when he was struck by an automobile driven by Alvin Westman a very near neighbor. The accident occurred when Broderman stopped his own car in the middle of the road, iri front of the Edward J. Gerry home just inside the city limits on the Woodstock-Marengo road, to fix a chain which had broKen and wrapped around the rear axle of his car. Westman, driving the same way, failed to see the Broderman car until he was right on to it and strtick Broderman with the result that he died instantly. Westman claims that there was no tail light on the Broderman car and as the place where the car was parked in the road is just beyond a little hill his own lights did not flash on the Broderman car until he was almost on top of it. Westman says he put on his brakes and tried to avoid hitting the car, but the condition of the road was so slippery he was unable to pull out of the track or stop his car in time to avoid the accident. BLOCK TESTING STARTED IN M'HENRY COUNTY C. P. Draper, county veterinarian, has announced that block testing w<*s to start in MicHenry county Monday of this week. By block testing Dr. Draper explained that five men would be put to work. Each man goes into a township and all herds that have not been tested in the last sixty days will be tested in the township before the testor leaves the township. It has been through the co-operation of the Chicago health department that such a system is being used. This saves a veterinarian from jumping from one township to another TO take care of herds that are ready for test. The five men, including Dr. Draper, who have started the work are George W. Hess, assistant county veterinarian, B. C. Hunt, S. A. Ridgeway and J. C. Wingert, the last three named from the state department. It will take each man about one month to clean up a township and about three months to complete the test in the county. Dr. Draper feels as if the new system will work out fine and it will also save considerable expense money as when a tester goes into a township he will stay in same until all ^ierds are finishe<L Wm & CARD PARTY The Christian Mothers will sponsor a card party at St. Mary's church hall on Sunday evening, Jan. 26. Five hundred, bunco and bridge will be played. J*nch wfll be served. All invited, , W-2-fP SEVERE SNOWSTORM _ HITS HERE THURSDAY McHenry is again enveloped in snow in the second big snowstorm of the season, which occurred last Thursday. All day Thursday McHenry struggled to keep traffic moving and communications open as the blizzard, borne on a northwest gale, piled the city streets high with the white flakes and threatened to effect a complete tie-up of highway travtl and possibly serious wrecking of railway schedules. On Friday the merchants of our city turned out in a combined effort to clear the streets of some of the snow and open the curbs so as to make the parking of cars possible and the streets are again in good condition for motorists and shoppers. HAMER FOR COUNTY CLERK To the Voters of McHenry County: - Ladies and Gentlemen: All of the duties of the County Clerk, whose office is to be voted on at the April primary, requires the painstaking efforts of an experienced, able, efficient and accommodating public official. The work of this office includes the important duties of extending the taxes for the county; the writing of the court records for the county and probate courts; the handling of the election machinery, preparing, printing and distributing of ballots. The Courity Clerk must keep the records of the Board of Supervisors and issue orders for all bills allowed by the Board. In addition he must issue marriage licenses, keep the birth and death Tecords and attend to much other detail business on behalf of the taxpayers of the county. My experience as deputy in this office under the administrations of Col. William Avery and Geo. F. Rushton, and my record for discharging all of my duties in connection with the office in a manner satisfactory to the people of this county leads me to believe that I can depend on you for your support to entrust me with this office, whoee proper administration is so important to you. This office has been ably filled by Guy E. Still for nearly twenty years. His experience year to year has made him doubly valuable to the people of this county. I aspire to take his place and to give you the benefit of my long experience in this important position. I earnestly ask your support at the April primary and if elected, I assure you that I will give to the ofice my best efforts and the advantage of my long experience, so that the people of this county shall enjoy a continuance of the previous economical and satisfactory administrations. I will be glad to hear from any of the voter® and will endeavor to see as many as possible before the primary. 38-2 THEODORE HAMER. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OF INTEREST TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Assortment of Newsy Item fit a Condensed Form Vm' ^ W Busy People " •• ^ Anfioeh'a 79-year-old hostelry. fh^* old Antioch hotel, will be razed to make room for a new proposed quarter- million dollar hotel-thecal re building, it was announced by officers of the syndicate financing the project. Robert Hansen, who resides sooth of Lake Como, has the honor of having started the first Christmas tree farm in that section of the country. He has 1000 trees from 16 to 18 inches high, which were set out in a field last spring and 2000 seedlings. About 4000 trees can be planted to the acre. ; Because his great niece and great nephew in Chicago failed to comfort % or care for him in his old age and t final illness, George M. Swift, aged 5 Libertyville resident, cut them off in * his will with $5 each and gave his ; estate of $6,500 to two neighbors who were extremely kind to him, ie was j; shown Monday of last week before Probate Judge Martin, C. Deck. 5, s Harry Sarbaugh, 35, of Union was arrested Tuesday of last week on a charge of forgery. Mr. Sarbaugh has 8 ' S a number of names by which he goes, I a few of which are: L. E. Carr, N. C. ^ t ' ;• ] Carr, C. A. Miller, J. A. Miller and J. 1 H. Huber. It is said that Mi. Sarbaugh turned to forgery to keep the wolf from the door, as It were, and to satisfy a mortgage. He is the \ father of six children and resides near Union. V A lone bandit held up the High|- wood State Bank on Dec. 31, and ^ made his getaway with about $3,000. He boldly parked his blue Chrysler ^ ^ sedan in front of the bank at mid- r . day, and after loitering in the lobb|y for a few moments, produced a sawedoff- shotgun from under his coat, herd- ^' ed two bank officials and three women patrons into the vault, after forcing^', the cashier to collect all the currency:1 ' - f in sight and turning It over to him.; A disastrous fire occurred Tuesday ff evening of last week at the Fritz * ; Jahn farm located seven miles north . ' west of Marengo. The fire broke ous >, about 8:20 in the barn and burned for-|£;^'|-, j a time before it was noticed. The barn was totally burned and some of v^; the near by buildings were considerably scorched. Twenty head of I cattle, three head of horses, a quantity of hay and grain and several harnesses were also burned. The cause of the fire is unknown. The farm is tenanted by Simpson Bros. The buildings were covered by insurance. Mrs. Irene Nelson, 35, of Highland Park, who drowned her two-months old daughter on Jan. 3, and attempted to take the life of her 12-year-old daughter, Harriet, on Saturday of last week, was found to be insane by a sanity commission in the county court and was orderet. committed to the Elgin sanitarium. Mrs. Nelson, a college woman and above average mentality, carefully analyzed her reactions to the commission in an intelligent fashion. She tried to take the life of hsr children, she declared, to prevent than from leading a life of sin. When the car in which they were riding skidded on the ice ana nit the curb on Main street, st Antioch, in front of the Main garage, Mrs. Fred Palmer sustained several broken rite and severe bruises on the^ side and her mother-in-law, Mrs. W alter Palmer, was dangerously bruised on the chest. The accident occurred Tuesday night of last week. The car became uncontrollable, when Fred Pwmer, who was at the wheel, tried to jerk one of the wheels from an ice rut, and headed for the garage. Resulting from his attempt to bring it back into the road, the rear end hit the curb, throwing the two women to the floor of the car. Mr. Palmer ww unhurt, and the machine was slightly damaged. Awakened at 4 o'clock Sunday morning of last week by the choking fumes of their burning home, five boarders and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peterson of Highland Park, were driven into the street in their night clothes while fire destroyed all of their belongings and damaged the Peterson residence to the extent of about $6,000. The home, a two story residence, was almost wrecked from the flames eating away inside, especially on the second floor where the boarders were sleeping. Firemen were unable to determine the origin of the fire unless it started from one of the roomers smoking or from defective wiring. The upper floors were so badly burned that investigators could not tell whether the wiring; had b^n^ all right or not- ^ .• •%.*•£? WOODMEN. ATTENtlONr^ Installation of officers at M. W. As tall. Wednesday evening, Jan. IS Lon& will be served. L. F. Newman, C«ni|\, E. E. Bassett, Clerk. 1930 CITY LICENSES READY The 1930 McHenry city vehicle license plates are here and same can be obtained at either drug stora or <rom City Clerk Conway. #UBUC CARD PARTY The^Mothers cWb will sponsKW- i* oublic card party at Stoffel's hall, Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 8 p. m. Cards, hmch,' entertainment- 35c. 33-fp - PAY YOUR R. N. A. DU*S Members of Fox River Valley Camp R. N. A., are requested to pay their dues to the recorder si ou£S m., books must ha sudited.