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*f$v.-5.v Wv «?," --•;5. "•-•Vn-i"iy-^.'!v « ^7: -4^ rv^W^s -'•* "* ** < ** +x£ -- - > . - v ' '.>-£^-, JeZZZ-, I- *%% • ,:V; . vr '<*^SV' :-i<* :-*";;;,.:¥^'" Rt^:V;... _s w»- -* "• ;*"f* " &$*%,; •'•*-v-1. «js^>$' &&$!!& ; -•* F ~>,-^, •.- •.'%;.-«L i.& • - ->,£: .!*«, * f's •? ? f •?.-' * - ' 4 J t:"^ M HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 30,1931 woa - Announcement has bM made erf the f 11 in11 at Mi-- Elisabeth Hiyerf, ^tugfator of Mr. and 'Mrs. Michael Hayes of Tuscon, Amn formerly of Waaktgan, to Glen W. Gunderson, *M> of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gunderson «f Kenosha. The wedding: took place at fte church of the Immaculate Conception in Waukegan Monday afteraoon, the Reverend Father Nolan performing the ceremony. The bride was -Attended by her aunt, Mrs- Edward while R bert McDermott fill- «d the role of best man. After a wedimp tr$> through northern Wisconsin they wffl make -their home in Waukegan where both are employed at the Garrett Wilson automobile agency. Mr. Gunderson is well kndwiTTxere where he m^e his home for a' few .years while ne was employed by the -Jftedge Motor Sales company. < ^r .i/H • ---- v» v. - *' • ®»rthday Sttpris*- „ Mrs. "T. W. Winkel was pleasantly Surprised Saturday evening by a fwty of relatives who invaded her home in rememranbee of her 3>irth~ •day anniversary. The evening^ en- IBIsiiiiMnt consisted of Sards - and prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs. T. iW> Winlqel. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Peterson fend Mr. and Mrs. William Perkinson |pd daughter, Marilyn, of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs, Jesse Wormley and daughter, &pr* «thy, Mr. and Mrs. R. B, Schaefer and sons and Mr- and Mrs.. Goewge m**' Refreshments were served. Si Clara's Anginal Pfeni* About fifty members of St. Clara's Court, Lady Foresters, and twenty- 4re children attended the annual picnic held at Lilymoor Thursday. A picnic dinner was served and during the afternoon the children enjoyed swimming in Mk Lake and games were played ml pebes awarded to the "innrrr 1w lidkii fhqrsd cards and bunco on the ctah house porch and prize winners in bridge were Barbara Weber and Mrs. George Worts, in five hundred prises were -won by Mrs. Joe Jus ten and Mrs. John Pfannenstill and in bunco prises went to Mrs. Elizabeth Laures and .Jprs. John King. KICK FREUND BUILDING NEW OIL STATION NMk Freund, local representative for the Cities Service Oil company, has purchased the corner property from R I. Overton and has started work on the construction of service station the contract for the work being held by Henry J. Schaffer, The Station will be an attractive one, being built of cream color brick with the Cities Service colors of black, green and white being carried out in its decoration. Upon its completion a date will be set for the grand opening, which will mark the beginning of another busy business corner for McHenry. Mr. Frennd plans to run the service station in connection with his bulk station, which has been established for sometime. -- Other changes ' in some of Mc- Henry*S filling stations have been noted daring the past week with the Standard Oil station. Jjperated by Nick P. Jfisten now equipped with new electric pumps. .New Standard Oil signs have also been put at the station and a higher degree of service jwill be given because *f the new improvements. ' E- O. Long of Crystal Lake has purchased the brick garage first owned and built by Kent A Company on the corner at the intersection of Routes 28 and 61, w&ich may well be teamed McHenry's busiest corner. Mr. Long now operates a Shell gas station at the garage where he sells standard gas for twelve cents, two cents under the market price, 'and is selling thirty cent oil for twenty-five cents. .The garage is undergoing some changes and decorations and Mr. Long plans to make this city his permanent home.. He intends to move here and buy or build a home. * The garage is occupied by Hawley A Schneider, DeVaux agents, who in addition to selling cars, do repair service on all makes of cars and conduct a 24-hour service station. W UVfO N MUHffiY GEORGE HAWKINS IN POVERTY DIED LARGE CROWDS ATTEND ' JOHNSBURG PICNIC '•:ia Bnfartain. Fanner ResMmt*.,,. t, Mrs. H. M. Stephenson entertained j people, and It party of friends Saturday afternoon aA her home in Ringwood in honor of Mrs. Howard Waterman and Miss Laura Waterman of Moscow, Idaho, who are visiting in this vicinity. The guests of honor lived in Ringwood About twenty-five years ago and are enroute on a visit to - New Hampshire. A pleasant afternoon was spent! ance, in visiting among the old friends and refreshments were served* Those from McHenry who were present were Mrs. H. C. Hughes and Mrs- Mayme Harrison. • *•!£*?> : two-day picnic sponsored by St. John's parish at Johnsburg on Saturday and Sunday was a big success, as events put on by this parish usually are, and hundreds of people were in attendance. A chicken dinner was served in the parish ball $|asement Sunday noon, •which was attended by about 500 on Sunday evening a dance was held in the parish hall where a large crowd enjoyed dancing to music by Frankie Gans' Skylarks. During Sunday afternoon concerts in the park were given by the McHenry Little' German band, directed by H." J. Schaffer, furnishing entertainment for the many people in attend- •" i Sherman Hill Trihe ' • " v; The Sherman Hill tribe of the 4-H dab girls met at the Kloeckner home •en July 21. The meeting was called to order by the president and the roll call was taken. Patching was the work for the day and after it was ftnshed we sang songs which were led Constance Jackson. Then we finyed a game which was led by OHve KJoeckner. GLADYS HOWE, Reporter. JAM" LADD FIGURES IN AUTO ACCIDENT "<riL *"ive Hlmdr€* Psrty * *>n Wednesday evening rf last week a party of friends were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ford Jack- «Ml Two tables of five hundred were played and prises Nv^e won by Mrs. A1 Wilbrandt and Mrs. Peter A. Freund Guests were Messrs. and Mesdames Mat Blake, A1 Wilbrandt, Mat Glosson, and Peter A. .Freund. Mid-Week Card CU The Mid-Week card" club met at the home of Mrs. H. L. Ritter on Wednesday afternoon of last week. Five tables of bridge were in play and prises were won by Mrs. Lillian Cox, Mrs. Martha Page and Mrs. J. A. Craver- Refreshments were sancil at the dose of the games. Entertains Card Club Mrs. Ed Whiting was hostess to the laiies of her card club at her home Ringwood on Wednesday afterof last week. Two tables of five Imndred were played and high honors ware awarded Mrs. Ford Jackson, while the consolation went to Mrs. Joe James Ladd, of Ringwood, well icnown McHenry county resident, who Vill be 84 years "young" in August, met with an automobile accident Saturday afternoon in which he luckily escaped without serious injury. Mr. Ladd left his home in Ring wood with the intention of going fishing, but as he drove onto the state highway, Route 61, from the side road his car was struck by an approaching auto and hurled fifty feet from the pavement. The Buick car driven 1>y Mr. Ladd was badly wrecked and he received Several cuts, the most serious one being on his throat, but despite all this it was hard for Mr. Ladd to relinquish the idea of his fishing trip. 9rn CUk Vfs. George Justen entertained the Members of her card club on Tburs- <lap afternoon of last week at her Cards were played and prises awarded to Mrs. John Kilday, Mrs. Peter Freund, Mrs. RueeeH Gibbs, Mrs. Edward Cook and Mr3. J. W Rothermel. After the games 4j|iri"'ir refreshments were served. ^ .McHenry 44 Ch* , The McHenry 4-H club met at the Verne of Arlette Newman last Wed- The girls finished cutting «at their dresses and ftafi a good time. The nest meeting will be at the home «f Shirley Covalt on July 31. THE OLD MEDICINE SHOW Remember the ancient medicine shows where they had music, maybe a magician, and a ballyhoo by a leather-chested "professor" who then tried to sell you Kkkapoo Indian vermifuge, liver purifier and lightning rods? That is what the radio programs of 1931 have developed into-- perhaps we should ssy degenerated. Twenty-four hours a day, relays of announcers ballyhoo everything from "peanut butter endorsed by the American Medical association" to "Hellova" watches. In the morning, before the musicians cut be dragged from the feathers, the phonograph record is called upon to provide the medicine show musk. Between each record the announcer expatiates on the virtues of tank heaters, sanitary swill barrels, brooder stoves, maybe a ride on the bus. The records are often announced as "special electrical transcription." A local house is selling them for ten cents. Later in the morning a cargo of sopranos--they sing cheaply--is imported, and the records are shelved until next morning. The would-be Galli Curcis yodel a few minutes, then the announcer; does his stuff for pancake flour. Along in the Hfternoon the tenors and baritones take up the burden of selling yeast cakes, teoth paste, hog purifier, horse collars, oleomargarine, what not. But it's in the evening that the medicine show bursts into glory. The nation- wide chains are hooked -up and the big noise* of the musical worl<L with much dog on the Introductions* exchange their talent or the medicine man's money. The erehestnu and soloists go into high speed, hot between every selection, po matter how notable the performer, comes the plea, "buy this, buy that" There aren't The following article taken from the Chicago Tribune of Saturday, July 25, will recall to the minds of many residents of this city the HmHm boys, who were raised in McHemry, living for many years with their widowed mother in their home opposite the park on Pearl street. Prosperity and adversity featured in their adventuresome careers as the following article about George VHanldns, one of the brothers, discloses: "Memories of the gay nineties, when Chicago was a wide open town, and George V. Hankins, millionaire gambler and race tract owner, who was the A1 Capone of his day, were revived yesterday through the prosaic transfer of the block long flat tajfiling, at the ljorthwest corner «f Michigan avenueiihd East Sffth plase. Title waa transferredHbjtjIoseph I. Holland, er of Los Angeles to Alfc* ^Weinberg, snd that was that, for Mr/^iollander couldn't be reached and even his attorneys, Aitheimer & Mayer, had never heard of Mr. Weinberg. "A visit to the property disclosed the once de luxe apartme&t building into which Hankins put |276,000 of his surplus millions and which for a time was considered one of Chica go's finest structures of its kind and the home of wealthy families, is now completely filled with colored tenants. The once spacious ten and eleven room suites in the Michigan avenue section, and even the apartments in the Wabash avenue building, some of which were as small ae four room, have all been converted into tiny kitchenette flats. Thomas W. Wing was architect. It was built in the fall of 1895. Opposite Gunther Residence. "The building is directly across the boulevard from what was once the residence of Gunther, a name asso dated with Chicago candy all over the nation. It has a frontage on Michigan avenue of 130 feet and runs through to Wabash nearly four hundred feet, with 130 feet of frontage on Wabash avenue. It is three stories. It was once owned by the University of Chicago, which later traded It for some west side property. "Hankins in his heyday was reported to be worth in the neighborhood of $4,000,000. He operated two gorgeous gambling establishments, one on Clark street, just north of the northwest corner of Madison, on part of the site of the present H. O. Stone A Co building. The other Was Just west of the southwest corner of Madison and I# Salle, on part of the site of the present Otis building. Bui Ufa Boulevard Manslen "He built himself a palatial gray stone mansion on Michigan avenue, near 14th street, where he and Mrs. Hankins, who often appeared in public with her famous $200,000 diamonds, lived for several years. "At one time Hankins owned the old Garfield park race trade and later, in 1894, he built the Harlem race track. His horse, Macbeth II., won the Kentucky Derby in 1888. He also won the American Derby later at the old Washington Park track at Cottage Grove avenue and 61st street. He died in comparative poverty." *..ijlri. ..*a *if-f' '* '1) i«4if1 ANOTHER CONCERT * IN PARK TONIGHT WEEKLY EXCHANGE HEMS Of INTEREST FORMER RESIDENT DIE8 AT SOUIX FALLS, S. D. INCREASED LIMITS OF WEIGHT AND SIZE FOR FOURTH-CLASS OR PARCEL POST MAIL Effective August 1, 1931, the limit of weight for the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth zones is increased from 50 pounds to 70 pounds, thus making the weight limit uniform for all zones; and the limit of sise of parcels for all zones is increased from 84 inches to 100 inches in length and girth combined. The minimum postage charge on a parcel measuring more than 84 inches but not more than 100 inches in length and girth, combined is the same as the appropriate zone charge for a 10-pound parcel. That is, parcels measuring moril than 84 Inches in length and girth combined but weighing less than 10 pounds will be subject to postage in the amount chargeable on a 10-pound parcel for the zone to which the particular parcel may be addresaed. On parcels weighing ,10 pounds or more, which measure more than 84 inches, but not more than 100 inches in length and girth combined, the ragnlar pound rates apply. ALBERT KRAUSE, Postmaster. WOODSTOCK CITIZEN DIES Fred Kimberley, well known resident and leading Democrat, of Woodstock, died at his ham* Saturday, July 25, aged 74 years. He had been ill for seversl months. LONG BOY 8AYS THAT ft does beat all how some filling stations are being built and others improved and then along come the Feds and put out at iftl jgyter filling stations. CVu>^ . , 4-H Club Picnic . j£Mfee Home Bureau and 4JI dub peptic will be held at Bay View Beach! enough channels to hold all the super. Ann lit 6. All <4-H club girls, their, salesmen. It's the old medicine " -ililMi • ••^ ManHfdL r ANNUAL PICNIC St- Agatha's' Court, No. 777, will hold Hs annual picnic Wednesday, Aug. 6, at St. John's parish grounds. All members are invited to attend this picnic. Attend the hall gaam and then the a* nneirt s* the city pw* tonight. James Cleary of Sioux Falls, S. D., a former resident of McHenry, died in a hospital at Sioux Falls, Saturday morning, after a lingering illness. Mr. Cleary was born on the old Cleary homestead south of McHenry on March 23, 1862, and lived in this vicinity until 1903, when he and his family moved to Sioux Falls, S. Dn where they have since resided. He was united In- marriage to Joanna Frisby of McHenry on Novem ber 26, 1879, and to this union seven children were born and who survive him as follows: Allan, Thomas and Anna, residing at home; Mrs. Gilbert Freese, Powell, S. D.; Leo, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. Arthur Krell and Mrs. Irving Eastman of Sioux Falls, a brother, Patrick Cleary, and a sister, Mrs. Margaret McCarthy, of McHen ry, also survive him. Mrs. McCarthy was called to Sioux Falls by his serious illness and was present st the funersl. Funeral services were held from St- Michael's Cathedral at Sioux Falls at 8:80 o'clock Monday morning. PROHIBITION DAYS . ARE HERE AGAIN FEDERAL AGENTS GET ACTIVE MANY RURAL SCHOOLS HAVE HIRED TEACHERS Many of the teachers for the rural schools in the county have been hired for snother year and many of the names reported to the county superintendent of schools, Mrs. E. C. Coe. There are. 137 school districts in the county, of which about 107 are rural. Schools in this vicinity which have hired teachers for another year are the Lincoln school, District 14, where Carolyn Bauer will teach; Lily Lake, District 16; will have Mary Bolger as teacher for another year; at Ringwood, District 34, Rmand McCannon and Arline Pearson wijl teaoh again; Hopper, District 3&, has hired Bernice Smith; Clemens, District 40, Eileen Fitzgerald; Wayne Foss will teach in the Walkup district, near Ridgefield; and Elsie Vycital will tench at Fox River Grove, District 149, for another year. prohibition agents over the top" in McHenry and Lake counties Tuesday afternoon and took several of the "enemy" into camp Fifty agents, commanded by Deputy Administrator A. E. Hamilton, swooped down upon resorts in both counties, with the result that many prisoners were taken to Chicago that evening. Fox River Grove is said to have been the point where the first attack was made in this county. Louis Cernocky, Lawrence Henry, Edward Schum acker, Charles Waddell and Jack Hauck were seized. In Cary the agents raided the resorts of William Wascher and Leonard Drosd. MoHenry Wan visited by the go^ ernment men and three placee were entered, being "The Pit," Heimer's land Ted's Cafe. The last raid in the county for the day was made at the resort of John Rich in Crystal Lake. Seise Four In Lake County Four men, at three resorts, were arrested in Lake county Tuesday on liquor charges. Joseph Tancl, Sr., Joseph Tancl, Jr., C. C. Young and Joseph Kornick. The first two were arrested at the Garage Inn. This place has been raided on three different occasions during the past several months. Young's place is at Eagle Point, Fox Lake, ani Kornick s itsort is at Ingleside. MRSw HENRY & SCHAEFER WINS IN WORD CONTEST Mrs. Henry B. Schaefer of McHenry was declared the winner in the misspelled word contest last week. She will be entitled to I&-00 worth of free merchandise at the store of N. J. Justen A Son, West McHenry. The winning sentence read: "Fill that extra indoor space with furniture--a cedar chest." Anothar mie-spelled word page appears again this week fti this issue. Answers are to be left before Tuesday noon at the Alexander Lumber Co. Now, men, let's see what you can do this week. The women folks have been doing all the work and getting the free merchandise. Of course, the women are not barred this week. Fellows, here is a chance to get some lumber or some coal for your bin just by a little ingenuity--or somethin' in figuring out this mis-spelled word page. Get busy snd let's see if some man cant be declared a winner. It costs nothing to try, except soi study. Miss Grace Doe ring, Woodstock nurse, ended her life Friday evening of la4t week, at her home in that city, by swallowing a quantity of carbolic acid, death following before medical aid could be summoned. Miss Doering had reached her home 'after a hard day at the hospital and later in the evening is ssld to have quarrelled with her friend, Waldo Gylik, of Elgin. In a moment of excitement she rushed to the bathroom and drank the contents of the bottle. She was a very well known and popular young lady of the county-sest city. Funeral services were held on Monday. CRY8TAL LAKE SCOOTS VISIT JIMMIE HUGHES Boy Scout Troop No. 58 and their leader, Earl Dahl, of Crystal Lake, visited James Hughes Saturday and spent some time looking over his Indian collection- The boys were on a 16-mile hike from Crystal Lake and left that city at 1:30 o'clock Saturday and hiked to Burton's Bridge, then along the river to the Hughes home, where they forded the river to the .Kittle farm, where they camped fat tile night. ' v BAKE SALE Mrs. James Perkins and Mrs. F. E. CoM> will hold a bakery sale at Jacob Jus ten's furniture store, Saturday Fles, cakes, doughnuts, frosted creams, baked beans, brown bread, potato salad, bread, on sil^;~ 9-fp .w' * fc-SL ' •' sr.: i*il> iitf' MS*? 7 ; .V MOOSE PICNI# - About 300 Moose from Aurora enjoyed a picnic in Conway's grove on Wednesday of last week. They came in eighty-eight automobiles snd spent the day here with a boat trip to the TRe Fourth and last band concert to be held in the city park will be given this Thursday night under the direction of W. N. Sears, band master. During August the concerts will be given in West McHenry on every Friday night. The concert this week promises to be an important one Mid of the outstanding programs of the season with two selections composed by the director, Mr. Sears, to be played by the band. Mr. Sea|s, whose musical ability is well known to McHenry people, has composed and arranged a number of selections and the opening number on the program entitled "Crystal Cave", and the fifth number, a march, "Mt. Harney", are his compositions. It will be a rare treat to hear these selections whish hold an unusual interest for friends of Mr. Sears and it is hoped that many will be present to hear this popular bandmaster and his band play them in their usual professional manner. That McHenry has a band of unusual ability and talent is an accepted fact by those who have heard other bands play and thejr classical selections such as the overture "Poet and Peasant" by Suppe, which appears on this week's program give to the McHenry band an outstanding distinction of merit and quality which puts them in a class by themselves and which should be appreciated by local people and lovers of good music- . . _ . . , Be at the park promptly at 8:30 on w th® Bnnker road near Bartonight to hear the opening selection! ^ which has been composed by McHenry's own music master, Mr. Sears. The program follows: Overture--Poet and Peasant by Suppe Two popular numbers.- March--Mt. Harney, by W. N. Sears. Overture Panorama, by Barnhause- Two popular numbers. March--Sons of 'the Desert, by Cline. Overture--Morning, Noon and Night. Two popular numbers. March--Bolivar, by King. Good Night Walts. TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Heavy traffic and a terrible downpour of rain Sunday night of bet week was the cause of seventeen automobile accidents on Highway No. 12 Ifttween Genoa City and Lake Geneva. Using a gun to intimidate William Waters, attendant at Hunt's filling station at Antioch, two youthful bandits robbed the station of $30 cash, a radio, cigarettes and cigars, early last Thursday morning. The total loss was estimated at $250. Russel Powers, 2 years old, of Oak Park, sustained cuts and bruises about the legs, back and head, last week Tuesday when he fell from his parents' automobile while the machine was in motion. The accident occurred on the Rand road between Lake Zurich and Wauconda. Miss Madeline Theis, 1020 Foster avenue, Chicago, was painfully injured Wednesday of last week when she was struck over the left eye with a golf ball while playing at the Bellaire Country Club course near Wauconda. A local physician took several stitches to close the wound. Two highway robbers, who operated in a high powered motorcar, held up a Marshall Field and Co. delivery 4Si HARMS--KINS ALA NUPTIALS SUNDAY WOODSTOCK NURSE •*r TAKES OWN UFE ANNA PQPP WINNER'IN TWO RADIO CONTESTS Miss Anna Popp is the winner of two radio contests, one in June, and one in July, which were put on by Wilson Brothers of Chicago. The prizes were awards for correctly solving and writing the solution to a mystery story which was read over the radio for several weeks and the local girl is to be complimented upon her ability shown in winning a prize in this contest. The award was given in merchandise through Ray McGee, clothier, who carries Wilson Brothers goods to McHenry. JOHN VYCITAL RETURNS TO WORK AT WAHINGTON, D. C. John Vycital returned to his work at Washington, D- C., Tuesday, after a several days' visit in the home of his parents, Mr. snd Mrs. J. J. Vycital, He was accompanied to Chicago Tuesday morning by his mother, Mrs. J. J. Tyettafc *and sisters, Elsie and Frances, where he expected to meet friends and embark on a boat trip to Buffalo, N. Y., and hence to his destinstion at Washington, D. C. John has been in Washington for the past five years, where he has a 'responsible position in the credit department of General Motors. He mads the trip to Chicago by airplane, land' ing at the Municipal airport. Where he was met by members of his famify from McHenry. This was his first journey via airplane, and he^ejujyfed it greatly. * Emerald Bridge dufc ^ f Mrs. V. Martin was hostess to the Emerald Bridge club Tuesdsy afternoon. Prizes in bridge were won by Mrs. Ben Diets, Mrs. Albert Vales and Miss Lou Snyder. Refreshments were served at the dose ef the fames. ..•? A'i The marriage of Mies Mary Harms of Woodstock to Mr. Elmer Kinsala, sMiof Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kinsala, oj^ScHenry, took place at St. Philomena's church in Chicago at five o'clock Sunday afternoon, the Reverend Father F. G. Ruetersdorf officiating. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Sexton Johnson ,<jf Chicago, Miss Lelah Kelsey of Woodstock and Bernard Kinsala of this city. The bride was attired in orchid with hat and shoes to match while her attendants wore pale blue and orchid with' done for her. matching accessories. I Russell E.' Echenbault, 2 yeaf» jf The bride has been employed age, of Hubbards Woods, suffered a as stenographer in the office of circuit broken leg close to the hip last Ttoesderk, William Conn, at Woodstock I day, while frolicking on the shore at for the past two years. They will make their home in Chicago where Mr. Kinsala holds a responsible position as foreman of the tube department with the Grigsby-Grunow Co. ROYAL NEIGHBORS ACCEPT WOODSTOCK INVITATION Officers snd members of Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A., of West McHenry were invited guests of the officers of Woodstock camp at their Friends' Night, which was observed Thursday evening. The members of Fox River Camp accepted the invitation extended to them and Mrs. E. E. Bassett, oracle, and Mrs. Ray Howard were guests of the managers of the Woodstock camp, while Mrs. Gerties Thurlwell and Mrs. William Althoff, marshals, were guests of the marshals. Fourteen members of Riverview Csmp responded to their invitation and Mrs. Dorothy Nickels and Mrs. Anna Meyers as Unselffish and Endurance were guests of the Woodstock officers. Each officer received a gift and a very plesssnt evening was enjoyed. WINNERS IN GOODRICH POSTER CONTEST CHOSEN The Goodrich poster contest, which created much interest among the children of McHenry, came to a close last week with Donald Howard, Bruce Klontz and Theodora Kaelin proclaimed the winners in the event. About 250 pouters were given out to the children of this vicinity hyRpy McGee and 200 weie returned completed and in line for a prise. The decisions ss to the best work on the posters were made by three judges, Gladys Rietesel, Ksthrine Walsh and Kathleen Powers, and because of the many well-made pictures the task was more or less of a difficult one. The posters made by the three winners will be sent to the National contest, the judging to be done this month and it is hoped that the local competitors will receive an award in the National contest, also. The contest was sponsored by the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company and handled in this vicinity by their dealer, Ray McGee. Birthday Dinner Mise Laeille Speaker entertained at a seven o'clock dinner at her home at Richmond Thursday evening, in honor of her twentieth birthday. Later the young people danced at the Twin Lakes ballroom. Those from McHenry who were present were Mr- and Mrs. Jamee Fay and Edward . and brought to a physician at Wan- He is in a serious coaditiofc. pi • . X*? < lyU. • week, robbing the driver of (55 and delaying him from turning in a report by disabling his truck. A modern bath house, containing showers, laundry facilities and many other conveniences; and a 30 x 60 swimming pool are in process of construction at the Druce Lake camp. As the grounds surrounding both improvements will be landscaped, the besuty snd comfort of the camp will be grestly enhsnced. George Langties, 11 years old, lost the forefinger of his left hsnd last week Sunday while -forking with machinery on his father's farm, six miles southwest of Barripgton. The boy was trying to slip a belt from a gasoline engine onto the water pump when the belt slipped catching the forefinger and polling it off at the middle joint. ^ J; Mrs. Weiderman, aged about SO, of Elkhorn, was seised with a heart attack and died while in bathing at Williams Bay Wednesday afternoon of last week- She was in shallow water at the time she was seized with the attack and had her baby in fcer arms. Other swimmers saw her topple over and carried her and the baby to the shore hut nothing could M 'Ms 3PPM ' •^'4 'J 'J13 Maiman's beach near Wauconda. With his parents, the child started from the cottage of friends to go to the lake. Sudderfly he stumbled over a large stone and was rendered helpless. A local physician took the boy to the Elizabeth Condell Memorial hospital at LibertyvlUe, where the crippled leg was placed in a cast. Twenty-eight stitches were required to close a cut on the arm of Walter Heidelmg, of Arlington Heights, when he was brought to the office of a Wauconda physician early last Thursday morning. Heideling had enjoyed a party given by friends in a cottage at Burton's Bridge Wednesday evening. Suddenly while leaning against the door, his hand and arm went through the plate glass, cutting the member almost its entire length. Probably the most remarkable sack garden in this section of the country is that at the Garden Prairie^home ef A. Gates White, president of the Farmers' State Bank of Belvidere. Many people create a rock garden as a setting for flowors, but Mr. White appears to have created his for rocks, although it is prettily set off with flowers. The rockery has been built around a replica of the Great Lakoj and a lighthouse in Lake Michigan sheds light over the scene so that it can be viewed even at night- T£e Rockford A Freeport Railway last Monday filled application with the Illinois Commerce commission to abandon its line of interurban railway between Rockford and Freeport and of the Rockford, Beloit and Janesvilte railway to abandon its interurban line between Rockford and Wisconsin state line at Beloit. Business has not improved this past year aw| as there is no public demand for ^ppgtien of the lines, the companies askjhe right to dismantle them and sell the equipment, including the right of way. Coming home early last Thursday morning, Manuel Pa pi no, 20, ot Lake Zurich was stopped by three men near the E. J. A E. railroad tracks- One ef the men asked him for a cig* aret. As he put his hand lit his pocket to get the cigaret, one of the three stabbed him near the heart with a dagger. The dagger lodged in a rib. The three men then looted Papino'S pockets of $7.75. Evidently not satisfied with the loot, the bandits again plunged knives into Papino's body snd hit him over the head with a clab. The injured nun was found near the railroad tracks V;H ' v*. ' 1 '• sk*! JHU" .r. - *33 ft '• *y W'-tSS i.Mn T^rr '•*n