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One Year THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER Published every Thursday at McHenry, HI., by Charles F. H+mich Entered at second-class natter at the postofflce at McHenry, HI., on. r the act of May 8,1879. y['-; § . ' Want Ads FOR SALE (OFFICIAL ISJJJHSICATION) Report of th*«e»dition of West McHenry StAte Bank Loeftted at McHenry, (P. O. West McHenry) State of Illinois, at the close of business on the 80th day of June, 1930, as made to the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State 10, 1930 •be Month* A. BL MOSHER, Editor aad Manager POR SALE--Pur* bred registered ..$2.001 Holstein bulls, excellent breeding, I of Illinois, pursuant to law 11.00 *ood type; an ***"• W. H. Branden- »*»<amTPrir« I burg, Birchmont farm. Ingleside, 111. RESOURCES 6-tf ; 1 EXAMINATION FOR POSTMAS- ; IT# TER AT M'HENRY • • To fill the vacancy in the position of postmaster m AlcHenry, the United • - States Civil Service Commission has ; announced, at the request of the Postmaster General and in accordance -. with an order of the President, an open competitive examination To be eligible for the examination, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, must reside within the delivery of the p^st office for which ihf examination is held, most hive so rwuded for at least two years next preceding the examination date, must be in good physical condition, and within the prescribed age limits. Both •wn and women are admitted. Under the terms of the Executive ' iriRler. the Civil Service Commission will certify to the Postmaster Gener.il the names of the highest three qua!- fj|fd eligible?, if as many as three are <|aa)ified. and the Postmatser General Will select one for nomination by the !;4fre*id«nt. Con$rm«tiw ty tbe Sen- ; *t* is the final Action, Applicants will be required to assemble in an examination room for Scholastic tests, and will also be rated IWEEKIV EXCHANGE HEMS Of INTEREST TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES FOR SALE--Great Dane puppies, S moe. old, pedigreed. W.,H. Brandenburg, Inglcside, 111. 6-tf FOR SALE----One six-foot McCormick grain binder in good condition. Also a good Guernsey cow due to freshen July 20th. Phono Henry M. Smith, 656-M-2. 6 FOR SALE--Mathews gas machine. Have all the comforts of real gas, practically given away. Telephone Pistakee 295. *6 Aaadtacat of Newsy Itetas bl-a GoaAenaed Form Far , Basy People Overdrafts for the year in caiiag for the poor of Lake county reached $28,591, it was learned last week foS~,, lowing the adjournment of the board i "rw'<*e *n(* colors in first load, Second -* " - - - 1 load is all top Holsteins. Will have a lot of backward cows that I will sell cheap. Joe Kvidera, Cary, HI. Phone Cary 87-J. 6-2 DAIRY COWS AND HEIFERS--will unload two loads within week, one the 3rd of July and the other the 8th of July. Will have most all Cash, Other Cash Resources and Due from Banks .... $184,874.80 U. S. Government Invest* ments 10,476.47 Other Bonds and Securities 60,712.85 Loans on Collateral Security Other Loans Loans on Real Estate Overdrafts Other Real Estate Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures a....... 68.374.9S 469,803.04 67,800.00 661.71 £*,917.8? Total Resources $858,202.62 LIABILITIES Capita! Stock supervisors. In the last quarter the county outside of Waukegan, Deerfield and Shields townships epeat $5,981. The three major townships expended $22,610. The Alcyon theater at Highland Park is the first and only theater on the North Shore to be equipped with earphones for their deaf patrons. The installation was completed last week, and they are Available for public use. There is no extra charge made for the use of the earphones, which are JSP. their education and business train-] equipped with separate volume coning and experience. The Civil Ser-jtrols, amfto insure every comfort, tttvi<* Commission will make inquiry | stallation was made in the mezzanine FOR SALE--Outboard motor boat. Twin-speed Evinrude, almost new. Tel. McHenry. 279. *4-8 Surplus Undivided Profits . Reserve Accounts Demand Deposits Time Deposits Dividends Unpaid Total Liabilities $ 50,000.00 . 40,000.00 . 11,838.83 10,000.00 865,162.79 373,701.00 £,500.00 FOR SALE--Well secured 1% First Mortgages on McHenry Residence Property. Inyjire at Plaindeahpr office. ;; .lf-tf FOR RENT Among local representative local busi Hess and professional men and women concerning the experience, ability and . character of each applicant, and will assign ratings upon the evidence secured and upon the work done in the ( exaination room. Nothing will be permitted to ap- • pear in the evidence upon which rat- I ings are assigned which mght even suggest the political affiliaton of any I canddate. Full information and application | blanks may%be obtained at the post office for which the examination is ' held, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. < D. The examination will be held at ' Crystal Lake. Receipt of applications j will «l«se July 25, 1930. 1 if v>" Lutiai ietWfi ^ Icebergs often last for many years. flotne of those in the Atlantic are be- , 'lleved to have been in existence for 290 yean. Early American Author • |- Anne Bradstreet was the author of the first American book of poems. She was the first literary woman to win a reputation among 'her English ; and American contemporaries. Her book appeared in London in 1650. 1LLE] THEATRE may and L-*ooorrocH. Woodstock's Beautiful Play House Matte** Sun.-Wed.-Sat. 246 Evenings 7-9 FRIDAY -- SATURDAY On the Stage Bell's Hawaiian Revue ia A Bcaotifil Stage Ppsasaiatia* 'TRIP TO HONOLULU' 10 -- People -- 10 also On the Screen All Talking Picture "TEMPLE TOWER" with KENNETH MacKENNA aad MARCEL1NE DAY Also Movietone News SUNDAY -- MONDAY All Talking Greatest Thriller Yet! "THE BENSON MURDER CASE" with WILLIAM POWELL 4 8. VanDine's greatest thriller More startling than either "The Canary" or "The Green!" Also Talking Comedy Movietone News TUESDAY WEDNESDAY "WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE" . fireatest Drama of Daring and • v Adventure Ever Told! What Human Eyes Never Beheld! 'Where No Woman Has Ever * Been! Abo Talking Comedy Movietone News THURSDAY-FRIDAY All Talking, Singing, "SONG OF THE WEST" with ' JOHN BOLES VIV1ENNE SBGEL , JOE E BROWN also ^ Talking Comedy Movietone News v - . ; k !L If the patrons wish to, they make reservations for phones seats a day or two in advance Injuries sustained by Mrs. Clara Westlake, 483 Lake street, Antioch, when she fell on the slippery sidewalk in front of Kresge's store, Waukegan, January 15, resulted Monday of last week in a damage suit for $10,000 being started through her attorney, J. A. Miller. Papers have been placed on file with Circuit Clerk L. J. Wilmot for the October term of court. Mrs. Westlake was walking along when she fell on a sloping part of the sidewalk, and she blames the city of Waukegan for the slippery and dangerous condition of the walk, and is therefore suing the city of Waukegan. An unidentified man, who was killed recently by a North Western railway officer, while trying to steal some railroad property near Algonquin, was buried in the potter's field at the Union cemetery at Crystal Lake. He was known only as "Black Knight" and although every effort has been made to establish his identity, so far nothing has been learned. The insignia of the American flag, and initials looking like "C. I. K." tatooed on his arms, form clues, and the war records of the government are being searched in "the hope that at some time he may have been in the navy. Mrs. Ida Hefferkamp, wife of William Hefferkamp, a farmer residing in Palatine township five miles southeast of Barrington, died Saturday of last week at the Palatine hospital from burns received on June 20, when she assisted her husband in spraying a chicken house with gasoline to disinfect it. The gasoline fumes were ignited by the flame of a brooder stove in the building and an explosion followed. Both were serverly burned. Mrs. Hefferkamp's clothing was afire and she wrapped a coat which was hanging on a nearby post, around herself and rolled on the ground, extinguishing the flames. More than 20,000 documents tticen away when the British army retreated after the Revolution, have been returned by England, to the United States. There are 69 letters written by George Washingon to the British commanders, 36 letters to Lord Cornwallis about his defeat and surrender at Yorktown, a number of letters written by American loyalists whos-3 sympathies were with the British during the seven year struggle, and also the official declaration of war, in the hand writing of John Hancock These documents have been received just m time for the July 4th celebration which is past for this year. Donation of a fine summer home on Crooked Lake near Lake Villa, to a board who will use it as a home for invalids and undernourished children, was announced last week. The mstitution is to be known as the Emihe W. Peacock camp of the Children s Memorial hospital, and is donated by three daughters in honor of their mother, Mrs. C. D. Peacock of Chicago, who died recently. Besides donating the house and grounds, the three women will also furnish and maintain it. The home, located in a large tract, and surrounded by beautiful gardens, woods and the lakes, should prove an ideal spot for such an undertaking. Zion, City of Holiness, must be kept pure, and by gum, Wilbur Glen Voliva is going to see to it. For last week the overseer effectively blocked sinful careers of three young ladies, who brazenly admitted they had been chewing jgum. Voliva fired the girls, who were employed by Zion Institutions and Industries. He questioned them concerning their purchase. "Oh yes," they said, "we bought the gum and chewed it. It aids digestion you know. "Teh, Tch, such depravity," said Voliva, "you three shameless hussies are fired. God and sin no more." And now William Bickett, owner of the shop where the gum was purchased, is attempting to find other positions for the three girls. FOR RENT--Eight-room modern house, electric lights, furnace heat, cement basement, large porches, tennis court, beautiful oak grounds. Barn and oth buildings in good condition. W. H. Brandenburg, Ingleside, 111. 6-tf FOR RENT--La^ge house, chicken house and garage, 1% mile south of McHenry. Phone 124-R. 4-8 FOR RENT--Furnished or unfurnished five-room modern flat with garage on Riverside Drive. Ideal location. Phone 167, McHenry. 2-tf FOR RENT OR SALE^-A modem 8- room house and garage on Richmond road, near St. Mary's church. <">11 John R. Knox, 17 or 81. 18 tf. WANTED WANTED--Want Fox River lot; will trade family motor boat, good as new, worth $1,500. Salomon, Pistakee Bay. Tel. 295. *e WANTED TO BUY--Butter, eggs, veal, live and dressed chickens. Phone Columbus 8469, Chicago. *8-5 WANTED--Girl wants work with private family near Pistakee Bay or McHenry. Phone Richmond 621 or write Alta H. Williams, Ringwood, HI. 6-2 (OFFICIAL PUBLICATION) Report of the condition of Peoples State Bank of McHenry Located at McHenry, State of Illinois, at the close of business on the 30th day of June, 1930, as made to the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. RESOURCES Cash, Other Cash Resources and Due from Bankd ....$ 89,708.41 U. S. Government Investments 1,020.00 Other Bonds and Securities 11,457.50 Loans on Collateral Security JS.. 15,475.00 Other Loans 46,819.00 Loans on Real Estate 12,300.00 Overdrafts 194.55 Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures .--18,627.32 Other Resource!" ...... 5,012.09 MISCELLANEOUS FARMERS--DEAD OR ALIVE ANIMALS-- We buy and pick up crippled and broken down cows, horses, pigs, sheep and old plugs. To be used for Silver Fox food. From $2.00 to $10 per head. NOTICE ' We buy dead animals also. We pay more for dead animals if you call us as quickly as the animal dies. Telephone Barrington 256. We pay all telephone calls. *4.8 TUNE--and keep your piano tuned. Tuning makes your piano a musical instrument. Phone 27W or write J. H. Deihl, Woodstock, 111. 27-tf FARM LOANS--First mortgage only. Quick Service. Reasonable charged We also buy farm first mortgages. R. M. Fritz, 2nd Floor, Harvard State Bank Bldg., Harvard, 111. 44.tf Better to Return to Earth D. L. Moody was noted for his practical common sense and his application of Christian principles to everyday living. He once met a well-known evangelist, Just before an Important election. "What do you think of the political outlook?" Moody asked. "I don't know anything about the political outlook," was the reply. "My citizenship la in heaven." "Better get it down to earth for the next sixty days," was Mr. Moody's wise answer. •--The Churchman. Inexorable Law No nation was ever predestined world leadership; none ever given a guarantee that it would remain in the saddle once it had climbed there; none ever returned to the seats of the mighty once It had tumbled to the dust.--Dr. Far- Cooper Cole. Rata Travel Far According to Henry Pascal, a South African agriculturist, rats and mice are great travelers. He marked more than 1,000 of them and within a few months they were reported to have crossed the veldt, and more than 200 of them went as far as England aad Scotland. . Early Aawicu Poet F. V. N. Painter in his "Poets of the South" gives the honor of being the first poetic writer in this country to George Sandys. He came to Virginia in 1621. Sandys was practically the only poet In tho South until the Revolution. Historic fipntry The famous Bayenx tapestry, now In the museum at Bayenx, France, is 230 feet long and 20 inches wide, and sets forth In detail the history of the Norman conquest, thus furnishing an unequaled record of the customs of that period. Health Edacatiea Physical education has shared In the general public health movement, and is realizing Its objectives mora and more in the larger terms of health education rather than in the more United teaching of gymnastics and athletic*. % -fiftoi Htgk ia Air Hie battle monument at Bennington, VL, is the second highest in the United State*--302 feet high, 789 feet ah sift tMe water. •\ • : / -- 1 .>....$858,202.62 I, Gerald J. Carey, Cashier of the West McHenry State Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that the items and amounts shown above correspond with the items and amounts shown in the report made to the Auditor of Public Accounts, State of Illinois, pur suant to law. GERALD J. CAREY, Cashier. State of Illinois, . County of McHenry. as. ^ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of July, 1930. AUGUSTINE M. FREUND, (SEAL) Notary Public. Total Resources $150,113.87 LIABILITIES Capital Stock % 25,000.00 Surplus 1,000.00 Undivided Profits 4,960.95 Demand Deposits 87,438.94 Time Deposits 16,713.98 Due to Banks 15,000.00 Total Liabilities (150,113.87 I, Floyd M. Foss, Cashier of the Peoples State Bank of McHenry, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that the items and amounts shown above correspond with the items and amountB shown In the report made to the Auditor of Public Accounts, State of Illinois, pursuant to law. FLOYD M. FOSS, Cashier. State of Illinois, County of MicHenry. as. Subscribed and sworn to before ma this 8th day of July, 1930. ROSALIE STILLING, (SEAL) Notary Public. r^Pfarst HoaiesteaJ tifay The original homestead law was approved May 20, 1862, by President Abraham Lincoln, to become effective January 1, 1863. On the latter date the first homestead entry was made at the Brownville, Neb., land office by Daniel Freemen for 160 acres. The application was numbered one. Final proof on the entry was offered January 20, 1868, and final certificate issued on the same day. The entry was patented September 1, 1868. Mm. William Marshall waa a 6hicago visitor Tuesday., Helen Pries of Waukegan wis a McHenry visitor Sunday. Hamilton Parr of LaGrange spent the week-end in McHenry. Frank Ward of Chicago spent the Fourth with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Donavin Were Rockford visitors Monday. Miss Varina Jus ten of Chicago visited her parents here Sunday. Vincent Shea of Chicago was a gueat in the Jack Walsh home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holly of Chicago spent July 4th with Mrs. Nizzie Holly. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maynard of Racine, Wis., visited in the F. M. Ensign home Tuesday. • ' Misses Theresa and Laura lCazis irf Chicago spent the we&-end at their home here. Miss Margaret Donavin of Monroe, Mich., is a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Donavih. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Blqjce left Wednesday morning on a trip to the Dells. Mrs. Ed. N. Young and daughter, Eleanor, were Chicago visitors Monday. Misses Hannah and Rosina Glosson were Chicago visitors Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Jackson and family visited at Johnsburg on the fourth. Mrs. N. E. Barbian and daughter. Clara, visited at Lake Geneva, Wis., Monday. * ^ Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams visited Peter Neiss at the Speedway hospital Sunday. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Joe MicMls and family of Harvard, visited relatives here Sunday. Miss Bernice Smith of Oak Park was a Sunday guest in the hone of Mrs. M. Bohr. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Colman of Chicago spent the week-end with relaH tives here. Mr. and Mrs. J. Rettick of Chicago Spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. iPeter M. Schaefer. Miss Virginia Engeln has returned home, after spending a week in the Nulle home at Union. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brefeld and children of Chicago spent the week-end in the B. J. Brefeld home. "Martha Stupfel and two girl friends of Woodstock are spending the week in a cottage at Oakhurst. Mr. and Mrs. George Kamholz and children of Chicago spent Wednesday in the Fred Kamholz home. Mr. and MTS. John Brefeld and chil. dren of Waukegan spent the fourth in the B. J. Brefeld home.' ' Mrs. Clara Sorenson of Racine, Wis., was a week-end guest in the home of MTS. C. S. Howard. Miss Ruth Nye returned home last week from a several days' visit with relatives at Indianapols, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Weber visited Peter Neiss at the Speedway hospital, in Chicago, Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Herrold and children of Crystal Lake visited friends here Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Costello and children of Elgin were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walsh, Sunday. Mrs. Emma, McGinnis and Mrs. Frank Hovatt of Elgin spent Tuesday and Wednesday with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. William McNeary of Elgin Were Sunday guests in the home of Ifir. and Mrs. N. E. Barbian Mrs. Liuie Peak of Louisville, Ky., arrived Tueaday to attend the funeral of her Mother, Mrs. Henry Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Matt Blake visited friends at Wilmette Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Rauen and son of Kenosha, Wis., were week-end visitors in the Math Glosson home. Miss Rosalind Nye has returned to her work in Chicago, after a several weeks' vacation spent at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sutton and children of Chicago are now spending the summer at their cottage at Fair Oaks. Lmmtm C«mW by Wm4 The Indiana expertmsatal stattes» sometime age made a mmrey of tfcalosses occasioned by the growth «r weeds on lands prepared for neM crops and found the loss or rtducflM In yl9ld in the case of corn to be per cent; tame hay, 8 to 16 per cents potatoes, 6 to 10 per cent; spring grain, 32 to 15 per cent grainy V te 9 per cent. ^ v »VV • » " iiiiiia'il • ; join the Pfaindealer fam3j^. :S&: Interesting >«•«• C*ia • large gilt-coin, bearing a of a woman one one side and the of a Roman emperor on the other, _ been unearthed at Caerlon, In Walea, and It Is believed that the coin wen part of a prise la a Roman chwtet race ' Applaus* Conductors ©f orchestras are said Co prefer silence after a selection. Applause disturbs the inspired moments and breaks the spell. The deepest emotions are quiet. Possibly band leaders know that applause Is simply applesauce with three letters omitted. Secondary Metals' Jewelry and dental WaBte provide the world the largest supply of secondary gold and silverware, and photographic waste the largest amount of secondary silver. Secondary metals are those distinguished' frodn metals derived directly from ores. River Flow* Btckwud . The Chicago river original^ emptied Into Lake Michigan. Now, water from the lake is forced through the river lhto the Illinois rivet and so into the Mississippi river. Thus It may be said that the Chicago river flows backward. •aejg tio)Suiq*«Ai--U s»uei<lij« mojj SuiApep MOU 9jv 9M. ueqj exnnsid iaeaouui Xjeuejes eaom v uoimu* mo OA*3 sen* HI* X*s eqj eaoidxe u.&ojBuiqQ jo aSss eqj 'on )g PI** «*eiqwJl«ipe jsotn si ssaaBoj^, yaMH»»*«Apy <pnM ,oN Only SoMeaet Park The only national park in the United 8tates lying on the seacoast Is the Lafayette National park at Bar Har- TWt Paj Plan There are few people who arent looking forward to some day owning xanethlng they've already been «--1'pg flMr msBthe.--AikaMee Qaaetta, '1--- .J Madam" / > Here's the quality you want Meat from stock that has been properly corn-fed--just the right amonnt of fat to make it cook nicely. The whole family will enjoy its delightful flavor. FRESH FISH EVERY FRIDAY Keeping our prices low and the quality high is the chief aim of this store. (WE DELIVER ANYWHERE--PHONE YOUR ORDER We buy Poultry, Veal and Eggs Phone 3 or 39 The Hon^e of Good Eats1' Main Street McHenry 'Mt I. We. ta/re pleasant in announcing a NEW REDUCED RATE ON GAS FOR HOUSE HEATING -JM*: t»d4 • iff 'Ma<i sidt ."SUA} ttsfdoT.j A"NN June/SO, a substantial reduction was made in the cost of gas for house heating to etittomers of the Western United Gas and Electric j*1 Company ...... Those customers who heat their homes with gas will benefit by a saving of approximately on all •V , «*# - •• * for Further Information Ciff «t Our dtfir* AT A tit At»w fwnlaw AY/ESTERN V4 TT GAS AND ELECT UNITE ELECTRIC COMPANY D PboB# 107 K. 1. OOKWAT V