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. --"f*!! tl'trV i ' -ff» iiiflf'i hi mfffnujai , .<j£ig f4' 'i?' 4 B . . - . I a » * , w . - t . *- * 4 . ^ '» •* - * J a fc* . <>" x ^ >% * Vr * ~ * .V*V fl\* : *»,* *JU* j *^X*/3htfr . '" 5." "^j • • 1 M T BM •TBR;>!; A "W"'^^ T' • "% V *% A TV *"!.: JaMMM , * r t * 1«|j ^IF|'JI SI -1# *'%:?'-vwra VOLUME 56 «CBESTRAS GIVE SFliNDIDPROCRAM P&QCEEDS FOR CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS mc-k,r M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1930 m^^mmm^m r; 'pf- No. 29 % ^ ANDREW E. NEILSON DIES; HEART ATTACK UoMbhMdi Orchestras of McHenry, Crystal Lake and Dundee Play Thursday Evening Hie charity ^concert given by the -••Mnbined McHenry, Crystal Lake and Dundee high school orchestras at the JIcHenry Community high school auditorium on Thursday evening, Dec. 11, was a big success, financially as I nsell as in its rendition, and much com- j anendation was gitfen to the group of Toung people who so cheerfully and! willingly gave their time and talents j •Ai promoting the cause of charity. | ^4 The concert was sponsored by the) ll|otherg club and Catholic Daughters j. America of this city and these two|, «tganizations will receive the net proceeds for use in helping needy families and relieving suffering in this yi- «uty during the winter months. „ ,The combined orchestras have pre-; "•iously given concerts for the same "•'•purpose at Dundee and Crystal Lake i nnd on Tuesday night they went to Harrington, where the same program 1 "Was given before a large audience for "the purpose of charity, making a total i -4*f four concerts given by the group •flf jroung people for the one cause- That this enterprise was entered Into freely and cheerfully by the •chools and the students goes h> show the interest of the young people in their musical work and their desire to lelp others who are unfortunate in life and reveals a side of their character which is commendable and should lie encouraged, for In thoughtfulness others is instilled the principles of good citizenship which work for the common welfare of the community. The musical accomplishment of the Orchestra can never receive an nndu° •mount of praise, for the work being dk>ne by them is remarkable and their progress displayed at each public appearance is -readily noted and their capable handling of the difficult and classical music cannot be overpraised. \ Competent Director In their director, W. N. Sears, of Barring-ton, the high school has a fine "Instructor, who takes a friendly interest in his pupils, commanding their Respect and admiration and who is |luilding up a musical organization rf Ihich the patrons of the school may » justly proud and who will rank ^tith the best in the county. • *~f' The program was interspersed with ^gfroup numbers and solo selections, ' #hich were all beautifully rendered "fHth the climax reached in the final fhree numbers by the orchestra which pxcelled in beauty and rendition in jfrieir finale for, search as you may, pt will be a difficult task to find three inumbers more beautiful than "Amina" ~$y Lincke, "Song of Love" by Schu- ^ert, and "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" by Vessel. Selections were given by the quarlet, and a vocal solo, "Take Joy iflome," was sung by Maxine Lagerftrom of Dundee. Two interesting %iolin solos were given by Jerry Kind, m 9-year-old boy, and Harvey Frey, 13 years old, who played from memory and gave evidence of much tal- Jerry Kincl has been taking vio-; ons less than a year and alhas shown remarkable talent. Band of Good Fellows ^ McHenry, as well as other cities, has jtes band of Good Fellows in the local *3ourt Joyce Kilmer, Catholic Daughters of America and the Mothers Club, Ifvlio sponsored the concert and who %ill use the proceeds for charity. Ifeoth of the societies are very active this time of year investigating the •eedy families in this vicinity and pre- •|>aring baskets of good things to eat Swarm clothing to cheer their es at this time of year and all ugh the winter months. These societies are purely charitable organizar Sions and are to be commended upon '"Jibe good deeds that they have accom- . jblished in this vicinity in the past, r • The Daughters of America will fol- . Jow their usual custom and distribute ~"Iphristmas baskets in this community, Klrhile the Mothers club will not distribute baskets this year, but will turn . ; %heir efforts towards supplying cloth- ".,'fng and other necessities, including doctors' services, needed during the k'r ' ?ioW weather. D. of A. Christmas Purtj^ The Daughters of America will also . - J»old their annual Christmas party ^ -||iext Monday evening, when many of Jthe children of the community will be ^•Invited to enjoy an evening of fun %nd a visit from Santa Claus. Pause for a minute in the whirl of t-minute Christmas preparations d picture the life and home of a amily destitute of the comforts which to make up a home, the children oorly clothed, not knowing the pleasof warmth, cleanliness and healthy ood with plenty of milk to drink and ither food necessary to the life of a ild. The wistful cry of the children ju they long for the toys and joys fto dear to their hearts, not able to ^ tinderstand why they cannot have the *'i)leasures as other children have them, ^rips and holds the S3rmpathy of even "Ihe hardest of hearts. These children, • "^who are the innocent victims of want • ind poverty, are of value to the community if given a chance to make good pand are deserving of whatever help .••J|>r kindness we can give them. "% Some Good Fellow is needed to the dreams of thefe poor little Proprietor of Service StattSU on Route M, East of River, Passed Away Monday at Oak Park Andrew E. Neilson, proprietor ef the Neilson Service Station on Route 20, just east of the Fox River bridge, died suddenly from a heart attack Monday afternoon,. Dee. J.5, • at his home at Oak Park. Mr. Neilson had motored to Oak Park from McHenry on Monday to visit his family and shortly after his arrival at his home he was taken with a serious heart attack, which resulted fatally. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Cathrine, and son, Andrew. Funeral services were held at 1:80 o'clock Thursday at the chapel at 720 Lake street, Oak Park, with interment at Forest Home. folk about Santa Clans come true and bring joy and happiness in the shape of a basket of food, a few toys or some candy and nuts, as well as the more necessai-y articles of food and clothing needed throughout the year. That the people <in this community a*re ready to meet any emergency has been shown by their loyal and prompt response to such calls of need in the past when they have given gladly and generously. And so, once more, the Mothers club and Daughters of America will be Good Fellows in their work of charity at Christmas time and during the winter and their work this year will be aided by the funds secured through the charity concert. Concert Program Following is the program rendered by the orchestra: (a) March--"Handicap" Rosey (b) Dance--"Hungarian," No. 5 -Brahms (c) Overture--"Mignonette" Baumann L Combined Orchestras "A Little Close Harmony" 0*Hara High School Quartet Violin Solo--"Variations Blue Bells of Scotland." Farmer. Jerry Kincl (a) Moment Musical. <b) Ballet--"Music from Rosamond." (c) March--Heroique Schubert Combined Orchestras Violin Solo--"Fantasie Pastorale" ' Singelee Harvey Frey "Kentucky Babe" .....Geibel High School Quartet Marimba $olo--"The Kiss Walts" .... Kahn Margaret Herrold Vocal Solo--"Take Joy Home" Bassett Maxine Lagerstrom (a) Serenade Egyptienne--"Amina" Lincke (b) Valse--"Song of Love" Schubert (c) Characteristic March--"Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" .Jessel Combined Orchestras HOLIDAY SEASON BEING OBSERVED BUSINESS DISTRICTS GALA ATTIRE IN , wry si int. J< XT** - c . 4-~- M/.B Mrs. Louis McDonald, in company with Miss Lizzie Ames of Terra Cotta, were Chicago visitors Monday. Miss Maud Granger of -Chicago spent the week-end ir the home of her sister, Mrs. Robert Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herman of Norwood Park were Sunday afternoon callers in the George Kramer home. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Walkup and children and Mrs. Anna Mollohan of Ridgefield visited friends here Snnday. Mrs. Elizabeth Laures went to Crystal Lake Wednesday night, where she will spend a few days with her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. John Nugent of Chicago were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thurlwell. Mr. and Mrs. A. J- Kamholz and -son, Robert, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. William Dryer at Forfet Park. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hermann and son, Ray of Norwood Park were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Kramer. , Mr. and Mrs- Paul Garisch and Mrs. M. J. Freund spent one day last week with the latter's sister, Mrs. b. N. Baer, in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cowle of Chicago have moved to their home at Oakhurst where they will be permanent residents. Mrs. H. C. Hughes, Mrs. Robert Thompson, Mrs. Earl Monear and Mrs. H. M. Stephenson were Waukegan visitors Tuesday. Paul Garisch left on Wednesday of last week for his home at, Simlayson, Minn., where he was called by the illness of his father. George Bohr spent three days last week at'Waukegan where he put up •a smoke house for William Pries who is entering the sausage business. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith, daughter, Blanche, and son, Warren, of Libectyville were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Diedrich. Mrs. J. M. Phalin left Tuesday night for Arizona, where she will join her son, Howard. They will return home by auto, reaching here in time for Christmas. Mr- and Mrs. C. H. Duker and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Reihansperger attended the area meeting of the Boy Scout Council at the Hilton hotel, Beloit, Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Effinger and children of Lake Villa spent Sunday in the home of the former's mother, Mrs. Pete* Diedrich and husband. Mr- Effinger, who runs a hardware store at Lake Villa, was robbed last week, having about $200 worth of merchandise taken from his stoHK' Schools Will Be Closed From Dee. 13 to January 5--Christmas Programs Planned The Christmas season is here again and the routine of everyday life is broken by the plans and preparations which are being made for this biggest and best-loved holiday of the year. At this time the spirit of good fellowship and the community^ spirit of good cheer reign supreme and assist in making the observance of Christinas day a most appropriate one- If you were to ask old Santa Claus he would tell you that many people miss half the fun of Christmas because they forget that it isnt what is given that counts, but how the thing is given. He would tell you that what a thing costs, or how much it shines, has nothing to do with it. What really counts is how much affection and kindness and well-wishing you put with it. It's not the gift, but the spirit that goes with it, that counts. That is why Christmas is such a wonderful season and that is why everyone likes Santa Claus and the Christmas time and all prepare for this day. Christmas Gatherings All kinds of family and public gatherings are being planned, including special church services, Christmas parties, old-fashioned Christmas dinners and family gatherings and last, but not least, the reception of Santa^ Claus with his bag loaded with toys for all the boys and girls. Through the progressfveness of our merchants the streets of our city present the usual gala and festive appearance this year. The Christmas spirit is displayed by festoons of beautifully colored lights along Main street in West McHenry and Green street in McHenry and the many bulbs in the Christmas colors cast a resplendent glow over the business sections and cannot fail to impress the Christmas shoppers with the spirit of Christmas. The display windows of the various places of business are also very attractive with their decorations of the season and their complete line of articles for Christmas gifts. In addition to the drygoods stores, the grocery stores are also filled with tempting goodies for the Christmas dinner. The young people of our city who are attending schools fund colleges away from home are returning to join the family crowd and spend their Christmas vacation at home, while the local teachers will spend the holidays at_their respective homes. Holiday Vacatioa The school will close next Tuesday, Dec. 23, for a several days' vacation, resuming their schedule on January 5, and the surrounding rural schools will carry out practically the same program. Christmas will be observed in every room in the grade school by appropriate programs given by the children and attractively trimmed Christmas trees and the exchange of gifts on Tuesday afternoon and the kindergarten will also have a party. Within a few days will come Christmas and 120,000,000 Americans, with a few sad exceptions, have many good reasons for cheerfulness. It may be that there are more people out of work this year than previously and business is not as active as heretofore, yet those not as prosperous or happy in their private affairs may be glad that the majority of the people will have the Christmas spirit. Everyone in this vicinity has much to make them happy at this season of the year and with prospects bright for business to open up after the New Year there is every cause for rejoicing and none for complaint at this Yuletide season of peace aad good will.. at He's at the Door ID FRUIT FROM FLORIDA Some fine boxes of fruit have been received by relatives from Mr- and Mrs. W. A. Sayler of Belleview, Florida, who are spending the winter in he sunny southland. Large grapefruit, oranges and tangerines comprised the boxes and are delicious with the freshngss of fruit; ripened upon the ™ ^ ' 1*EW TEAR'S PARTY A good time is in store for those who attend the party at the Bridge Ballroom, McHenry, on New Year's Eve. Music will be furnished by the Red Devils. You can make your reservations now. The charge is $3.00 per couple. Plan to spend New Year's Eve at the Bridge. Dancing every Saturday night at tiiis beautiful ballroom. 29-2 C. D. A. NOTICE Tho annual children's Christmas party will be held Monday evening, Dec. 22, at the K. C. hall at 7 o'clock. Members may bring children to the hall and should bring a gift for the ones they bring. Santa Claus will be at the gathering. Keep the house free from dust the coming year with an electric vacuum cleaner. Give her one for Christmas. Ask us about it. Carey Electric OAKHURST COTTAGE DESTROYED BY FIRE Christmas Services at the McHenry Churches Thursday of next week will be Christmas day and special services will be observed at the various^ churches in this community, on Christmas day and on Sunday, where many worshippers will observe the Yuletide by giving thanks for the blessings of faith, hope, love and peace. On Sunday, Dec. 21, Christmas will be observed at the Methodist church with a Christmas sermon by the pastor, Rev. W. Bonham, at 11 o'clock, following the regular session of the Sunday school, which convenes at 10 o'clock. There will be special music with solos and Christmas carols by the choir. The Christmas program, consisting of recitations and songs, will be given by members of the Sunday school at 7:80 o'clock Sunday evening, Dec. 21, to which everyone interested is cordially invited. The church will be appropriately decorated and there will be a Christmas tree and Santa Claus will be present to distribute the gifts and treat and talk to the Jittle folks- It is hoped that the parents of the children will attend this program, which will be as follows: Singing of Christmas Carols. Song--"Merry Cjhristmas," Primary Department. ' Prayer--^Rev. W. Bonhartb Recitation -- "Welcome" <--« -Warren Jones. "The Nicest Day"--Andy Erickson. Merry Christmas--Dean McCracken. Tiny Snowflakes--Howard Marshall. A Little Greeting--Berle Colby. A Merry Christmas--Donald Schaefer A Day of Loving--Charlene Mertes. Our Program--Wayne Smith. Green As Evergreen--Bobbie Schaefer. Mother's Present--Bobby Bacon. Christmas Smiles--George Brda. Duet--"My Dolly," Cynthia Erickson. Georgia Mejrer. A Christmas Prayer--Miriam Sayler. Why I Speak--Lou Smith. The Merriest Day--Eddie Moore. My Dolly--Shirley Colby. A Brave Little Girl--Jane Marshall. Advice to Santa--Robert Hendricks. Station J- O. Y.--Lillian Wagoner. The Christmas Flower--Marie Nickel. Dialogue--"Busy Little Maids," Marjorie Duker, Betty Meyer, Jennie Ferwerda, Alice Nickels. The First Christmas--Fisther Colby. Suppose--Daisy Moore. S. O. S.--Walter Nickels. An Exchange--Betty Nielsen. The Trip Down Town--Lily Brda. Getting Ready for Christmas--Logge Gustason. Bobby's Socka--Cynthia Erickson. Song--"Away In A Manger," "Primary Department. Daddy's Purse--Harry Ferwerda. The Christmas Porter--Virgil Adams. Merry Christmas--Georgia Meyer. A Completed Message--Raymond Powers. Santa Finds a Way--Marie Johnson. No Stocking--Bruce Klonts. Johnny's New Year's Resolution--- Earl Schaefer. Playlet--Junior Girls. A Chance To Give--Mary Granger. Playlet--"In Bethlehem," Intermediate Classes. In Closing--Marilyn Mirto Arrival of Santa Claus. < Blase of Unknown Origin Breaks Old Friday Night--Firemen Save Nearby Homes ' A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed a large cottage at Oakhurst Friday night between 11 o'clock and midnight. The cottage, which consisted of six rooms and two porches, was owned by a Chicago man and the place was closed during the week. The blaze was discovered by occupants of neighboring cottages and the local fire department was summoned and did some good work in saving the Sanborg house, only a few feet west of the burning building, and also the Woods cottage to the north, which also would have been destroyed had it not been for the quick response and fine work of Mc- Henry's firemen. Furniture and contents of the house were destroyed even to the ton of coal in the basement which burned for several days. St. Patrick's Church At St Patrick's church Christmas day will be one of prayer and peace observed at the 'beautiful masses of the morning. As their services have not yet been completely arranged they will be announced in this paper next week. St. Mary's Church Divine services on Christmas metro will begin at St. Mary's church at 5 o'clock, when high mass will be celebrated. The Christmas sermon will be given in English. The following program will be sung by the choir: Before Mass--"Silent Night," mixed choir, organ and violins. •"Angels From the Realms of Glory" --Choir. Mass--"Rosa Mystica," Vito Carnevali- Offe rtory--"Laeteatur Coeli," Wttt- Gubing. After Mass--"Adeste ; Fidekp," C. Greith. Postlude by Aug. Wiltberger. The high mass will be followed by four low masses at 6:00, 6:30, 8:00 and 8:30. At 10:15 another high mass will be celebrated, the program to be as follows: Praeludium by A. Joseph Monar. Mass--"Rosa Mystica*" Vito Camevali. '.»« Offertory--"Adeita Fideles," C. Greith. - After fyTass--"A Child Is Born," J. SBenediction with the Blessed Sacrament-- Jesu Dulcis and Tantum Ergo by J. Singenberger. Divine Praises--Otto Singenberger. Holy God--Mixed choir, organ and violins. The violinists will be Elmer Freund, Alma Justen, Bernice Weber and Marion Krause. The crib with its decorations of .trees and lights will be beautiful and the entire church will be decorated with flowers and wreaths in kaeptng with the Christmas season. St. John's Church St. John's church at Johnsburg will usher in the Christmas morn with k High Mass at 5 o'clock and Venera' tion at the Crib at 4:45 o'clock. The pastor, Father Vollman, will deliver a sermon on "the Nativity." There will be a second High Mass at 10 o'clock Christmas morning and between these two masses the low masses will take place. Christmas music in keeping with the day will be rendered by the choir and the altars and church will be beautifully decorated in keeping with the season with Christmas trees and flowers. Zion Evangelical Church . ' Christmas services at the Zion Evangelical church of this city will be observed on the evening of Christmas Dec. 25, at 7:30 o'clock. There will be a full program with a sermon in keeping with the Yuletide season by the pastor and there will also be a program by the children and singing by the choir! The church will be appropriately decorated with a Christmas tree adding to the spirit of the occasion. FOR BETTER HEALTH ' Between Jan. 5 and 15 the children in our schools will be given the third opportunity to be vaccinated against smallpox. Consent slips will be sent to parents so that we may order sufficient vaccine material. There will be a small charge for the service. Due to the fact that smallpox is now prevalent throughout the state and that smallpox, a most dreaded disease, is preventable by vaccination, we urge that every child over six months of age be protected by vaccination. Anyoiie wishing immediate vaccination is urged to see their family physician. JOANNE RULIEN, School Nurse. BIRTHS Mr Mrs. Franklin Becker are the parents of an eight-pound boy, born at a Chicago hospital, Thursday, Dec. 11. Mrs. Becker was i rmerly Miss Mario Wirfs. WARNING! Postmaster Albert Krause informs us that someone has been stuffing refuse in the new mail box at the corner of Green and Elm streets. It is presumed that this is being done by young boys- This notice should serve as a warning that if the culprits are discovered prosecution will follow. Parents are asked to warn their children. Uncle Sam will not countenance such actions and the penalty might be heavy. NEW HOMES AT OAKHURST •Two new houses are under construction at Oakhurst, the active subdivision on Fox river to the south of McHenry, where several families are remaining of the winter months. Harry N. Wright is the owner of one of the houses which is a fourroom cottage with two large porche3. The other house is bejng built by Jay Garnett of Chicago and it a large place of English type. firm Loans, ft. M. Frits, Harvard* NO MAIL DELIVERY ON CHRISTMAS DAY The Postmaster General has issued an appeal to the public to do their SHOPPING and MAILING EARLY, as there will be no rural delivery, or window service on Christmas Day; only special delivery -mail will be handled and delivered and the usual holiday dispatch of mail will be made. Mr. Brown says: "No group of employees in this country is more entitled to a full day's rest with their families on Christmas Day than the postal workers." SHOP EARLY; MAIL EARLY, so that your Christmas letters, cards and parcels will be received and delivered before Christmas Day. RIFLE CLUB SWINGS TO INDOOR RANGE Bill Klapperich and Sidney Frey ended up in a dead heat in the first indoor meet of the season held Dec. 16, on the local indoor range in the basement of the Buch building on Riverside drive. The next is the Sitting match, which will be held Dec. 30. Both matches will figure in the final computation on the Indoor Aggregate Trophy. Shooting takes place each Tuesday evening. Prone Match Dec. 16, 1930 4 Strings 10 Shots Each Klapperich, Wm. 100 98 100 100-398 Frye Klapperich, FFreund .............. Thompson Nickels Smith ...» Pfannenstill Pitzen Caspers Weber, J Weber, H Kamholz .100 100 99 100 100 98 ...99 100 98 ...98 97 97 .94 99 98 ..94 95 98 ..96 95 97 ..98 94 97 .92 94 97 ..97 9S 93 ..79 96 100 ..89 84 95 99-398 98-396 99-396 97-389 96-387 98-385 95-383 92-381 95-378 95-378 98-^73 97-365 SCOUT MEETING The writer presided at this meeting of last Monday. The meeting was opened with call to colors. Each Scout said part of the Oath or Law. Eight Scouts responded to a call for Good Turns that they remembered in . the past week. Mr. Schoenholtz told us how to rescue a person who went through the ice. He made an announcement to the fact that there will be, instead of the regular meeting, next Monday a Christmas party. The Patrols went into their corners to practice knots on rope and to plan for the Christmas party. After the patrol meeting there was a knot tying contest. The Scouts gathered into three groups. The knots tied were the bowline, square, fisherman's, sheepshank, slip, weavers and clove hitch. Each Scout had to tie his knot, take it to be inspected and return to the end of the line. The contest was judged for speed and accuracy. Two members from each patrol were to tell a story but because of the limited time only two were told. When a few games had -been played the Scouts sang Taps while it was played on the bugle. TTiere have been complaints that the Scouts are not getting hqme early enough. Our meetings are adjourned at nine o'clock and Scoiits should ndt be home later than ten minutes after, unless they stay for a staff meeting. Ten Scouts went on the Harvard Swimming trip last Tuesday- The trip was a reward for a test passing contest. Two or three of the boys passed the swimming test and the others had a good time. Cars were driven by Ray Conway and Clarence Martin. LOWELL NYE, Reporter. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OFjNIEREST TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES William Nolte of Lake Zurich is at the Barrington General hospital with a scalp wound and two ribs fraetured. He was found about midnight Wednesday night of last week in his auto- s % mobile on the Rand road near Ques- ^ tin's Corners. The car was demolish- ' ed. Nolte could not tell what bad oceurred. _rf^ _ One of the oldest organizations in Lake county, dating back to the * « 1850's, will be dissolved in the near future, according to officers and mem- ;.1P bers of the Lake County Fair associa- ^ tion, who recently held their last annual meeting at Libertyville. Of the $5,700 remaining in the treasury, $1,- 200 was given to the Condell hospital;' J?* $1,000 to the Lake Bluff orphanage; and a trust fund of $3,500 created for the Lake county 4-H clubs. 4 * More than a half mile of copper * ^ cable was the loot of thieves who one v ' ',T| night recently raided the plant of the ' JNorth Shore Material company near . <^L Burlington. The haul, which was 3,400 •" ^ .." ' r?' feet of cable, would weigh close to a thousand pounds, and about $100 . *• ^ ^ "$1 could be realized on it from junk" VV"'. dealers. It must have taken three or' four men several hours to collect the wire, yet it was stolen in spite of cold ^ weather and exceedingly difficult cir- , cum stances. ^ The Baha's temple at Wjlmette, i now under construction, has aroused i so much interest in both the religious and architectural world that it has - been made the subject of an article' i. ^ appearing in the November 22nd issue of the Literary Digest. The artide, which quotes at length a description of the new temple by Allan * , -, B. McDaniel, which appears in The Technology Review, calls it "the first new idea in architecture since the ^ 13th century." * Glenn Rhoades, 14, of Rpchelle, was shot and killed Satujfday afternoon,, ' Dec. 6, by Keith Harms, also 14, and , a classmate of Glenn's, while thejr '* were hunting sparrows a mile east of , - Rochelle. According to the Harms.; boy, the gun slipped from his shoul- i r >'~ der as he pulled the triggor in an at-J • tempt to bring down a sparrow. AjJ 3^ " i the baiTell dropped, the gun was dis- % charged sending the full charge of ! shot into the base of the Rhoade$ . • • boy's skull. He died three houW'f' i later without regaining consciousness,^"'l* „ Damage estimated at $200,000 waspV" ! ; done late -on Thursday, Dec. 4. by ^ fire which started in the basement of the H. L. Wortham company store ate Rockford, and threatened for a timest . to spread through the heart of the^'v-V" West State street business district. The entire rear section of the base- ' ment of the store where close to $100.-;f,VK'.> 000 worth of Christmas merchandise . was stored, was a raging furnace. ^ Loss from smoke damage on the sec-| ond and third floors is estimated at * ft an additional $100,000. Exactly 28^ years ago to the day, Dec. 4, the^, 1 'Wortham stock in the Mead store--" building was ruined by fire. V V Two venturesome Elgin boys, ono-ji^,/.-, . Jk* the son of a watch company employe and the other the son of a prominent^* ^ ! ^ Elgin shoe merchant, were drowned' £ > ' . in Fox river Saturday afternoon of « *, .vg • last week when they presumably at- ^ tempted to walk out onto ice weaken- « .*• ed by the warm weather. They were^ vf -V "fib Junior Daniels and Clyde Wilking, 9 ' and 7 years of age. The body of _ -• * . Junior Daniels was recovered the "; \ jgL same night. The boys wandered from ^ home about 1 o'clock and were last, ^4 ^ seen alive about an hour later when ^ they were walking along the bank of|^i?$||| the river. When they failed to return' , home at dusk, a search was started. * 'rA *3|' The body of Clyde Wilking was foundthe following day. . s tV|: Four Fox Lake high school lads ^"1* 'JJ! were implicated in the tfhooting •' smashing of three Florentine glass -1 if" windows of St. Peter's Catholicv ,4, ' church at Antioch on Tuesday night,' * f js*" Dec. 2, according to the confession of. Clarence Howard, 18, who was ar- * y rested Saturday night and taken be- ; fore State's Attorney A. V. Smith. " ; - \ He and his companions. Howard John- ^ ^ son, Clarence Ostrander and Frank., ' ",,VS* j Smith had been rabbit hunting at ^ night from a car. Howard admitted, * <^3* upon being questioned. About lOii^"^ o'clock they reached the church, How- ,,.,^§11'* ard and Johns n remained in the car, ' while Smith and Ostrander left the car and fired at the windows withr ^ * \ 1 their shot guns. Deputy Russel Mc-t Bride, following up a clue received, ^ immediately after the vandalism had » occurred, made the arrest of Howards REPORTS GOOD HOLIDAY TRADE Louis A. Erickson, proprietor ef Main Street's department store, has a full-page Christmas ad in this issue. Mr. Erickson reports holiday business were arrested on similar charges and Saturday night on a warrant charginfti^J fnalicious mischief. His companions', ^ as very good so far this season and are now being held in the county jaiL ^ is looking forward to a busy week between now and Christmas. There is no need to go out "of town to shop as good merchandise can be obtained here at lower prices. "We reduce our retail prices as soon as the wholesale houses lower the quotations," says Mr. Erickson, "and have noticed the results by an increasing business." ••***•' *: • V,"' j V NOTICE After December 19 I will again resume business at my shoe repair shop on Elm street and invite all my former patrons, also new ones, to pay me a visit. - « , •29-fp A. GRITZMACHER, Expert. Shoe Repairer. BASKET SOCIAL A basket social will be held at CTeniehs School, located two milea southwest of McHenry. on Crystal Lake road, Monday evening, Dec. 22. Everybody welcome. Ladies, please bring baskets. Program starts at, BUYS NEW TRUCK * * *! Thft Community Dairy recently ptUK chased a five-ton International truck,, , - ^ ' which will be used to transport mill* ' to its plant at Chicago, where whole* ^ sale milk and cream is handled. M» Polcyn, the new owner, reports that ^ his busiaess is growing ^ ' -anaaafl,: