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MIDWINTER WEDDING HELD AT JOlQlSBima J0*. • JTO IMPROVE FOX RIVER - N A V I G A T I O N f - t ^jKlt Jtepweetetive Fraa Thin Dfa- - -u - . ' t r i c t g e e k s $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 A M F r e n t X State - T ^ lfcepre*en tati ve William M. Carroll . ^.Jumped into the limelight at Spring- Tuesday when he introduced its first bill In tbo house to a>)»pro e $26,000 to improve navigation jtHi the Fox rirer. The appropriation would, if granted, turned over to the Department of rchases and Construction, Division the Waterways^; Covers * MHi 4 The district to be improved, as Otrt- Uined in Carroll's measures, lies between Algonquin in McHenry county to the Wisconsin scate line, a distance of more than 50 miles by water. Carroll's suggested improvements ^include bank structures and dredging land repairs to exit ting structures 1»; necessary to protect property rights along the river. Miss Martha Tonyan aad Mr. Goorgo Schmitt Married at St. John's Church Wednesday A pretty mid-winter widding took place at,Johnsburg Wednesday morning, January 21, when Miss Martha Tonyan, daughter of William B. Tonyan, and Mr. George Schmitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Schmitt of Johnsburg, were united in marriage by the Rev. Father Vollman. The ceremony was solemnised in St. John's church where nuptial High Mass was read at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday mornitig, with th* Ave Maria being sung by Miss Martha Hettermann, a cousin of the bride. TOe bridal party marched down the aisle of the beautiful church to the altar to the strains of the wedding march played by the church organist. Little Bern ice Hiller, niece of the groom, acted as flower girl; Miss Esther Tonyan, sister of the bride, was maid of honor; Miss Mary Schmitt, sister of the groom, was bridesmaid, and Alfred Tonyan, brother of the bride, acted as best man. . The bride Was beautifully gowned in a wedding dress of white satin CLUB ANNUAL MEETING The Key to Normalcy < faced canton crepe with a large satin The Woodstock legislator pointed! bow in the back, its fullness falling ^" out the necessity of maintaining jn graceful folds to the floor. Her -' proper water elevations and levels in j tulle veil was edged with wide lace ' " |l the lakes tributary to and drained hy^nd was held in place by pearls and the river. | rhinestones and she carried a shower -J*; Lake county would bet helped'bouquet of white roses and lilies of through the bill because the great ! the valley. ^ ' chain of lakes in western Lake caun-1 The maid of honor, Miss Esther ]j .. vf ty are a part of the Fox river system,! Tonyan, wore an orchid satin gown £ with the Pox running into and through! with silver slippers and hat and car- Fox Lake and Grass Lake, two of the ried a bouquet of roses to match her largest in Lake county. costume. Popular Summer Resort - "the Fox River region is one of the most popular summer resort regions in the middlewest. The summer popu- " lation of the district sometimes is . _ . estimated as high as 50,000 residents ^ . Representative Carroll is serving ' :his first term from this district. He * was elected in November, together with Richard Lyons of Mundelein and Thomas A. Bolger of McHenry. - Carroll is a Woodstock young man, N an ex-service man and prominent Mc- , ^ Henry county attorney, having served for eight years as assistant state's attorney. His friends are looking for jiim to make a fine record at Springfield.. • ' . X, Ju The bridesmaid^ Miss Mary Schmitt, was dressed in nile green satin with silver slippers and hat and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The flower girl, Bernice Hiller,. wore 9 dress of shell pink silk crepe with head band to match and white 'slippers and hose and carried a basket of mixed flowers. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the groom's parents where dinner was served to about 180 guests. The home was prettily decorated in ojxhid, green and white and was most attractive for the occasion. The bride and groom are both well known in this vicinity where their many friends extend congratulations. i N HARVARD TO*f ONTAMT LINE IS DECEASED CENTENNIAL OF REAPER CELEBRATED TUESDAY An Interstate commerce commission examiner sat in solemn inquest Monday over the moribund body of a little crossroads trolley line. Its payless officers asked that it be pronounced legally dead. A gravei codflflfeL. that would be its chief moijnR pleaded that stimulants be administered to revive the patient. William McKlnley, president, took the stand to tell of the glorious past and gloomy present of the Chicago, Harvard and Geneva Lake railway. A little 11-mile interurban line linking Harvard, 111-, with Lake Geneva, Wis. "During the war," he recalled with pride, "our line was the first to comply with the railroad mobilization order. Both of our cars were mobilised instantly." s But in 1939 the lin« lost |20,505 despite t^e fact that McKinley and the general counsel and directors drew ho pay. The only salaried officer didcollect $3,600, he said, but that gentleman helped ou{ as active vice president, operating manager, division manager and conductor pro tern. He listed its property as a right of way with rails but no wire* an electric locomotive), 12 box cars and a freight car. Once upon a time the American Band and Gravel Co., shipped 20 to -40 carloads of gravel daily from its Fpntana, Wis., plant, and this company protested that removal of the line would render worthless its $60,- 000 plant. But the interurban magnate replied that the line could not malie a profit even if the gravel diggings resumed normal volume, while the gravel company could profit without the interurban. ' A concrete road parallels the weed frown right of way that once carried resorters to Lake Geneva from the Northwestern railroad connection at . Harvard. About 200 Are Guests of Mat Freund, Local Representative of International Harvester The centennial of the reaper tras celebrated in McHenry on Tuesday when the International Harvester company put on an all-day program at Mat Freund's implement house on Pearl street, local representative for the company. About 200 farmers and townspeople were present during the day to enjoy the five reels of moving pictures, showing the progress of the harvester from the time of its invention to the present age of the combine, and the dinner which was served at Bidder's hotel at noon. Eight representatives of the company came out from Chicago and assisted Mr. Freund in putting on the day's entertainment. A replica of the McCormick reaper of 1831 was also on exhibition and was the object of much interested inspection during the day. The first harvester was invented by Cyrus McCormick when he was 22 years old and was rather a crude machine, made principally of wood and only cut the grain which was later raked into piles and bound by hand. With the new era of agriculture and progress many improvements have been made on the machine during the f>ast century until it has now reached seeming perfection in the combine which.both harvests and threshes the grain. The centennial is being observed in all parts of the country at fneetings of farmers where addresses on agricultural topics are given and replicas of the first reaper are shown«> SUNDAY MORNING AT CITY HALL Club Has Prosperous Year--AD Officers Reelected For Owning Tear The ninth annual meeting of the McHenry County club was held Sunday morning, Jan. 18, at the city hall with a good attendance of members present. The officers were all present and conducted the meeting, the most important feature of which was the election of officers. The former officers were all reelected as follows: President, Richard B. Walsh; vice-president, F. G. Schreiner; secretary, E. EL Bassett; treasurer, Gerald J. Carey. The directors of the club ore F. A. Bohlander, Ben Stilling, R. t. Overton, James Sayler, John R. Knox and George H. Johnson. The officers were all reelected by the unanimous vote of the members present which speaks well for the harmony existing^between the officers and members of the club. Each one seems to evince a personal interest in the affairs of the club and this spirit of unselfish co-operation has done much to put over this organization in a successful way and make the Mcflenry Country club second to none in this part of the country. Hive Prosperous Year / It is hoped that the people oflie- Henry realize just how much the club is doing for this city in bringing thousands of people here during the summer' season and the fact that $19,500 was collected from guests in green fees during the past year gives evidence of the popularity of the fine eighteen-hole golf course and of the large amount of money which is brought into this vicinity by guest players during the summer months. The president, Richard B. Walsh, is most enthusiastic over the prospects of the club for 1931 dnd predicts that they will have a better and more prosperous year than .ever before. He also appreciates the interest and fine spirit shown by the officers and members and feels sure that with this spirit existing the club will continue to grow and prosper. The dues of many golf clubs adjacent to the city are so high as to be prohibitive to many and consequently more and more golf enthusiasts are coming to McHenry where the rates are reasonable and prices within the reach of everyone. Many Improvements Made Many permanent improvements were accomplished last year, greens were rebuilt, trees and shrubs planted and other improvements made which will be of lasting service to the course. The indebtedness of the club has been reduced during the'past year by $5,500 and the strip of land purchased along No. 2 fairway has also been paid for, besides other improvements. The course is kept in the best possible playing condition at all times by A. L. Purvey and his group of workmen while at the clubhouse may be found Harry Morris, popular "pro" at the golf course for the past several years. . * The year just closed has been the most successful in the history of the club and they are therefore optimistic in looking forward to another good year. Ceremony Performed at Log Chapel, Notre Dame, In Presence of Immediate Relatives A wedding of interest to McHenry friends took place Saturday when Miss Evangeline Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Peterson of St. Peter, Minn., and Mr. Howard V, Fhalin, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Phalin of this city, were married in the Log Chapel at Notre Dame at 10:30 o'clock On Saturday morning, Jan. 17. Rev. Fr. Reynolds of Notre Dame University, a personal friend of the WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OEM TAKEN FROM OF OU&ACHAHSBFT A party of young men reaidteg noa* Powers lake went on arampage re»" cently one night which will prove ex* * pensive, if it does not land them Federal Prison. With the bumper their car, they would run into post holding the mail box. For the first tim« in its history, Ilffe « " » « « » n o i s has more than 10,000 inmates i# ^ groom, sang the High Mass before ^ , institutions. ^ total 10*^ the immediate relatives and a few in- ^>>c!udes thos6 in JoUct> Menar£ ^ ChesIerT the State Farm at Vandalii, -- THIEVES ENTER SUMMER HOMES AT RIVERDALE Caretaker Finds Four Cottages Broken Into When He Made His Rounds Friday Morning J^jur summer homes were broken into last week at Riverdale, near Johnsburg. When "Stubby" Smith, the caretaker made his rounds Friday morning he found that the robbers had gained, entrance to the homes of C. S. Elliott, Mrs. Charles D. Reed, Ben T. Olsen and Albert Swanson. Mr. Elliott was the heaviest loser, the loot from his place amounting to about $2,500. The thieves made away with fifteen rugs, ten of them Orientals; all the linen, a radio, electric clock, four suits of clothes and numerous other articles. At Mrs. Reed's all the linens were taken, two suits and an overcoat. In the other two cottages the loss will run into the hundreds of dollars. - The robbery was reported to the authorities but so far no results have been accomplished. The losses are fairly well covered by insurance. ROYAL NEIGHBORS INSTALL OFFICERS GOOD PROGRAM FOLLOWS CEREMONIES Mrs. Cora Bassett Is Oracle of Fox v River Valley Camp For \ Bnsning Tear A .most enjoyable evening was spent by the members of Fox River Valley Camp, No. 3251, Royal Neighbors of America, at their annual installation of officers held in the Woodman hall Saturday evening, Jan. 17. About sixty members were present to enjoy the event, which is always one of the outstanding meetings of the year. The hall was beautifully decortimate friends of the couple. Miss Marjorie Phalin of Chicago and Harold Phalin of McHenry, sister and. brother of the bridegroom, attended them. The bride was attired In. a beige lace dress trimmed with cuffs of kit fox and contrasting brown straw hat trimmed in ostrich. Her flowers were a shoulder bouquet of lilies of the valley and orchids. Miss Phalin was attired in a rose chiffon dress and a gold hat with a shoulder bouquet of gardenias. Immediately following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served in the Gold room at the Oliver hotel in South Bend, Indiana. After a short honeymoon in Chicago they motored to Kansas City, Missouri, where they expect to make their future home. Mr. Phalin is a graduate of the McHenry high school and Notre Dame University. He has been connected with the Midland Press of Chicago for the past seven years and is now sales manager for the company, having recently been given the management of the branch office in Kansas City. Mrs. Phalin is a graduate of the St. Peter -high school and Gustavus Adolphus college. She has also pursued work at the University of Chicago. She has travelled for the Midland Press several summers and for the DR. CHARLES FEGERS DIES AT KEOKUK HIT HERE SUTFTFF$ Former McHenry Physician Passed Away Monday Morning At Age of 58 Years A mesage was received by relatives here this week telling of the death of Dr. Charles Fegers of Keokuk, IOWA, Monday morning, following an illness of several months. Dr. Fegers, who was about 68 years old, was a former resident of McHenry, where he had a successful practice with his uncle, Dr. C. H. Fegers, of this city. Here he was married to Miss Florence Searles, who preceded him in death in May, 1930. He continued to practice here until the death of his father about twenty-one years ago, when he went to Keokuk to continue his father*a work with his brother, Dr. Robert Fegers. He is survived by his daughter, Gretchen, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were hold at Keokuk, Iowa, Thursday. WAUKEGAN BACK TO * CITY ALDERMAN Amra&l WinterPienie ^fUjhe annual winter picnic of the McHenry County Home Bureau will be held in the I. O. O. F. hall, over the poetoffice in Woodstock, on Friday, February 6. A very splendid prokram Is being . planned featuring stunts and entertainment from the following units: Coral, Crystal Lake, Solon Mills, Hebron, Huntley, Uppromptly, at 12 o'clock under the direction and supervision of Mrs Geo. Shaw, of Union, county, food -chairman and her committee made «p of each unit food chairman. Please don't forget dishes, silver and cUp for coffee for your family and guests. Mrs. Howard Ferguson, community interest chairman, wi|l have charge of the games, etc., whichs will start -at 11 o'clock. Miss Kathryn Patterson, of the extension department of the university, will bring greetings from the university. town, Dunham and Marengo. A pot luck dinner will be servedi unite with the Beloit area, which will PLANS STARTED FOR ' BOY SCOUT DRIVE C. H. Duker and Ray McGee represented McHenry at the Boy Scout executive board meeting held at the court house at Woodstock Thursday evening. Various questions were discussed during the evening among them being that of finances. The date for the Boy Scout drive has not been set, but it will probably be some time next month. Although the quota for each eity has not been determined, about $12 for every registered Scout in the county must be raised. It is thought that Janesvflle may FINE PICTURE EXHIBIT ' AT THE GRADE SCHOOL "A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts," so Sir Joshua Reynolds has said. Why not make such thoughts exceptionally good, beautiful and wholesome ones ? That's just what the people in the art department of the McHenry grade school are trying to do. The Practical Drawing company has an unusually fine exhibit of 150 or 175 pictures--large, colored reproductions of fine, old paintings and modern, colorful and interesting ones. This unusual exhibit is to be shown in the kindergarten room at the Grade school during the school week beginning February 2. The money taken in from the small admission fee is to be used in buying pictures for the school. Every child would like to see in his room a new picture, one that is bright, alive and interesting. Won't you help him get it by enjoying an hour at school during the week February 2-7. help to make the district stronger. The McHenry and Walworth county annual district banquet will be held at Harvard on February 11. Surprise Party Mat Rita Freund was surprised a party of friends Saturday evening, the event being planned in honor of her birthday anniversary. The early part of the evening was spent at the basketball game at St. Mary's gym at Woodstock, after- which the evening was spent at the home of the hostess where music and dancing We have the courage to smash, were e--njoyed and lunc--h served. Miss prices. Read otfir ad. Erickaon Dept. Freund was presented with a gift as 341 a memento of the occasion. K. C. MEETING JAN. 29 Because of the fact that the McHenry County American Legion are holding their monthly meeting tonight at McHenry in the K. C. hall, the regular K. C. meeting will take place on Thursday evening, Jan. 29. Special entertainment has been arranged for this meeting. A special meeting of the council will take place on Friday evening, Feb. 6. A representative from the Supreme Council will be present. Please try to attend both mtnitinn HAROLD KNOX, O. K. If ARROW ESCAPE A fatal accideflt was narrowly averted recently when Miss Geraldine Binney, who was skating on the river, broke through the ice. She was rescued by her sister, Loretta, who was skating close by. The only bad effects suffered by Geraldine was a thorough drenching At t special election in Waukegan Tuesday the commission form of government, in operation for twenty years, was abolished and the alderman Ic form ordered reinstated. Because of bad weather and press of business, the business element, which had backed the commission form, was not out in great numbers and the total .vote fell far below expectations. Instead of 10,000 barely 5,600 voted. The result was 8,347 for the aldermanic government and 2,175 for continuance of the commission form. Under the comm.sison form, the city government rests in the hands of the mayor and four commissioners, who bead the various city departments, and the ffve comprise the "city council." • Mayor L J. Yager I£ now finishing his eighth year in office. The next election was originally scheduled for February 25. As a result of the referendum, however, the aldermanic election will bo held in April. One difficulty to be encountered when the council meets Thursday to lay plans for the change in gov ernment will be the re-establfe^iment of the wards from which the city aldermen will be chopen. fn 1911, when teh aldermanic form was abolished, there were but five wards The city has more than doubled in size since then, however. As a result nearly half the voting population of Waukegan will be dig franchlsed for one year until new ward limits can be established and new wards laid out The disestablishment of the commission form was charged by many citizens tp the fact <tiat special assessment and tax rates have been abnormally high in Waukegan in' the past few years. Extensive public improvements have been PVt through. ated in the colors of the society* and , .. . . ,. . in the colors of the five graces, with *4st ^ouf years h"3 tou«ht in ^ hlgh festoons of crepe paper adorning the school at Argo, 111. hall and the lights and lending ^ / CTnWQTrtttM air of prevailing cheerfulness. |IlEAVY oiUWoiUaJxL The installing officers for the evening were Mrs. Mabel Johnson, installing officer; Mrs. Carrie Justen, ceremonial marshal; Mrs. Fannie Chamberlin, installing chancellor and Mrs. Gretta Goodell, installing musician. These officers for the evening were escorted into the lodge room by the marshals and welcomed by the oracle, Mrs. Carrie Ensign. The graces acted as escorts to the officers and carried flags, forming arches for the line of march, and the installation ceremony was beautiful and impressive. When the oracle was installed she was presented with a bouquet of flowers and later in the evening the installing officers and the retiring oracle, as well as the marshals for last year, were presented with gifts from the camp. When the graces were installed they were given ribbons the color of their station. Officers Installed The officers for Fox Valley Camp for the coming year aft: Oracle--Mrs. Cora Bassett. Past Oracle--Mrs. Carrie Ensign. Vice-Oracle--Mrs. Mabel Johnson. Chancellor--Mrs. Thorsell. Recorder--Mrs. Elizabeth Schoower. Receiver--Mrs. Etta Wattles. Marshal--Mrs. Gertrude Thurlwell. Assistant Marshal--Mrs. Eleanor Althoff. Inner Sentinel---Mrs. ' Caroline Schiessle. Outer Sentinel--Mrs. Katie MOW: ard. .'-; Musician--Miss Lena Stoffel. Manager--Mrs. Carrie Justen. * Flag Bearer--Mrs. Lulu Klonts. Physicians--Dr. C. W. Klonti and Dr. A. I. Froehlich. The graces installed were: Faith, Miss Floribel Bassett; Courage, Mrs. Hess; Modesty, Mrs. Mabel Donavin; Unselfishness, Miss Marian Wegener; Endurance, Mrs. Amanda Brown. Following the installation ceremonies a program was given, consisting of musical and vocal numbers, including a piano duet by Marguerite Johnson and Hazel Howard, a vocal solo by Mrs. Gerald Newman, a reading by Mrs. Elizabeth Schoewer, a violin solo by Curtis Newman, a piano duel by Mrs. Mabel Johnson and Mrs Gretta Goodell and a song and dance number by little Miss Eleanor Althoff and Miss Evelyn Schaefer in costume. Lunch was served by the committee aad A social hour enjoyed. PUBLIC CARD PARTY / The Eastern Star will hold a public card party at their hall Saturday night, Jan. 31. 34-2-fp FORD PRICES DROPPED The Ford Motor company announced a reduction in prices of Ford cars, effective Monday, Jan. 19. The drop in price ranges from $5 to $45, according to the model. The change is made, according to the announcement, to bring additional sales and it has already effected the business of the local dealers, the Buss-Page Motor Sales, as-they delivered three cars this week. the women's prison at Joliet and the new women's reformatory at Dwighfc. Sparks from the exaust pipe of i gasoline engine, being used to fu»» nish power to grind feed, set fire & a pile of corn stalks on the Fred Kropp farm near Lake Zurich one day recently. Men working nearbgr discovered the flames before they hadgained much headway, and soon haff' the fire under control. An estimated loss of $5,000 waflk sustained by August Zimmerman, wha ' lives six miles north of Marengo, when his house was destroyed by fin* one morning recently. The barn and adjoining buildings were saved, but the house is a total loss. The fire started in the,attic, and is thought to have been caused by defective wiring was exonerated of all blame. Presence of mind of Wesley Penc4fc employee of the Universal Grocery, and speedy action on the part of Officer H. W. Schenning of Burlington, Wis., frustrated the attempt at escape of Russell Darlington, a Racine youth, who walked into the Universal. Grocery last week, and at the point of a gun, took $51 out of the till. A lone bandit armed with a revolver prodded Dr. E. J. Lutterman • in the back at his office at Antioch, Thursday night of last week and demanded his money. Dr. Lutterman turned over $60 he had in his possession to the bandit. Pointing his revolver in a menacing manner at tfee doctor, the bandit warned him to keep quiet if he valued his life. The stickup man backed out of the office and a moment later an automobile speeded south with the gunman at the wheel. .Two bandits early Monday morning of last week shot William L. Just, 32, of Waukegan, through the right leg in an attempted holdup in Chicago. The wounded man is the son of Frank Just, newspaper publisher at Waukegan and is business manager of tho Waukegan News-Sun. Just was sitting in a sedan with two young women when they were accosted by the ban-' dit pair. When Just resisted the gtinmen one opened fire, shooting the young man through the leg, fracturing the knee. The men fled without obtaining any loot. Eight employees of the Peterson^ Home Bakery at Rockford narrowly"" escaped death Monday of last week from asphyxiation due to carbon monoxide gas escaping from one of the ovens. Unseen and unheard the bakery was filled w h the deadly fumes and two of the employees fell unconscious before the escape of gas was noticed and it was turned off. The damper on one of the ovens became turned in some manner and the fumes were spread through the bakery instead of through a ventilator it HeBeiiry Cars Collide Near Waukegan and One Occupant Is Taken To Hospital Accidents seemed to be the order of the day Sunday as the heaviest snowfall of the* winter made pavements periously slippery, obstructed vision and made travel dangerous. The blinding, wet snow stuck to windshields, making it necesary to stop every few minutes and wipe off the glass while the roads became so slippery that chains were almost a necessity. Tragic was heavy on Sunday, also, considering the stormy weather and the roads in all directions were well travelled. Many from this vicinity attended the ski jump at Cary Sunday and traffic was unusually heavy on roads leading in that direction. A Dodge sedan, driven by Louis Althoff, and a Ford coupe, driven by George Michels, were badly wrecked Sunday afternoon as they met in almost a head-on collision about two miles this side of Waukegan. Mr. Althoff, accompanied by his daughters, Mary, Dorothy and Esther, and Sisters Ermingarde and Joan of St. Mary's parish, were returning home after a trip to Waukegan, when they met the Michels car about twa miles out of Waukegan. Due to the ! vided for the purpose. _ ^ slippery pavement and blinding snow Explosion of chemicals wit i which the two cars collided, wrecking them' he and a fellow student were working both badly and injuring Mr. Michels ^ t\ j so that he was taken to St. Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, where he is now recovering from cuts and bruises. The others were not injured to any extent. The Dodge car turned around three times, skidding down the pavement and finally landed in the ditch, although it did not turn over.. Although the car was badly wrecked Mr. Althoff drove it as far as Volo, but the radiator leaked so badly that it was towed the remainder of the way home. Mr. Michels was thrown from his car, but his wife and son, who were riding with him, were not hurt. Three cars piled up at the old house on the corner at the intersection of Routes 20 and 61 Sunday night and while two of them were able to continue their journey the third car, bearing a Wisconsin license plate, was wrecked so badly that it was left until morning for repairs. This corner has been the scene of many wrecks during the past months. PUBLIC CARD PARTY Tie young ladies of St. John's church, Johnsburg, will sponsor a public card party Sunday evening, Jan. 25, at the parish hall. Everyone welcome. * 34-fp Our clearance sale is now Hearing the end. Our business has been bet- 'ter than in any like period for several years. Our low prices quoted in our ad. is the reason. , Erickaon Dept. Store. ** among the sick Raymond Colby is recovering after a week's illness with grippe. * Frank Martin of Belle view, Fla^ is ill in a hospital at Ocala, Fla. Will Kelly is quarantined with smallpox at his home at Ringwood. Mrs. A. J. Schneider is at St. Anthony's hospital, Chicago, this week for observation. Everett Hunter, Sr., is quite ill and under the care of a trained nurse at his home in this city.- Mrs. George Colby is slightly better after a long illness in which she has been confined to her bed. Peter Neiss has returned to Speedway hospital, Chicago, where he underwent an operation on Monday. Mrs. Mary Schmitt returned homo Saturday from St. Theresa's hospital Waukegan, where she spent several days. Farm Loans. R, M. Frits, Harvard. in a science laboratory at the Durand, 111., high school on Monday of last week cost William Ploetz, 16, the loss of his left hand. The blast rocked the school building and blew out window panes and occurred when the two boys were making "colozvd fire" with a mortar. Ploetz was stirring the mixture while -his companion was watching the experiment. The two boys were rushed to a hospital after the explosion where it was necessary to amputate Ploetz' left hand the same night. Arthur Morrill, aged 50, for many years a resident of Grayslake, was instantly filled Tuesday evening o£ last week when he was struck by a C., M. A St. P. passenger train. Mr. Morrill, who was employed by the Tweed ice plant, was struck by a northbound train while he was walking along the tracks about 1,000 feet east of the Fox Lake depot. body was so badly mangled that identification was not made until the following day. When Morrill did not appear for work his employer notified Marshal J. D. Riggs, and the dead man was subsequently identified by parts of his clothing. The train crow NOTICE Will the persons who took card tables from the K. C. hall, aad ft" property of the C. D. A., please return same to hall. MODERN WOODMEN, ATTENTION Installation of officers will be held at M. W. A. hall, Wednesday evening, Jan. 28. A large attendance is desired at this meeting as plans for the future should be worked out, ' GLENN 1\ PETERSON, £. BASSETT, Clerk. FORESTER FEASff St. M&ry's Court, No. 594; ' Order of Foresters, will hold its annual Forester Feast at StoffePa hall in West McHenry aft WeAaaedW evening, Feb. 11. \ & 'V-4 - ,, I1" j. iKv&.'jSl v...',.-! ' "T V '*• •, >*1"; ' > r a V'. iuiiUi ill