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V^' 1 nrau flt T>Ar*T» fitl !%'** v"'*' : • • • BOY SCOUT DRIVE BEGINS SATURDAY McHenry Post, American Legion, will sponsor a drive for funds for; the. Boy Scouts next week in McHenry and it is hoped that everyone who possibly can do so will respond with some kind of an offering. The Scouts must have funds to carry en the excellent work which their organization is doing and the only way is by making an annual flippeal for finance#. All the money turned in re used in th»? local district. M'HENRY IS HOME OF VIOLIN MAKER JOHN F. CLAXTON ALSO WELL KNOWN PLAYER sV ><!ago, who was drowned at noon on Wednesday of last week when he fell from his hoatv wrhile fishihg at- Slo* -cum lake," was: recovered at 8:45 the same evening by George Justen, Wauj marshal- It is believed that death was accidental, due to a Just east of the city of McHepry, living at his beautiful farm home; may be found 'a violin maker, John F. Claxton, wh0 has completed three very fine violins during the past three This is the first time in over a year! years and plays them all most prttthat an appeal has been made direc*-' ficiently, much to his own enjoyment ly to the people. Last fall the differ- J and to the delight of all who hear ent fraternal organizations were ask- J him. j ' > v , ed to contribute in order to take care j Not only have these violins been of a past due assessment of seyeral j judged ai tr«eworks art years standing. These local fraternal j mariy friends in this locality, but they societies responded wit!) the amounts ; have received the praise and comment as follpws: A.; & A, M., $25;.idation of musical experts 4nCh,»ca8?> Knights of Columbus, :$25; McHemiZ j to; wh<>m~Mr. Claxtoh Fire Department, $25; Catholic Ordi^t for their approval. of Foresters, St. Rfafy'§ • Court, $25; j; No matte^ how hard a day's( wo?K American Legion, $25; American Red|Mi\ Claxtoh has accomplished he is Cross, $30; Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A., $12; Catholic ^Daughters of America, $10; Mothers Club, $5. After taking care of the assessment there remained • in^fJfe treasury the he.Ver too tired to play his beloved instruments nor tf> explain the intricacies, of the,art of violin making. \ Using thelplans and measurements of the greatest of all violin makers, Antonio Stradivarfus, the local violin Right About Face at the Fair LAY CORNER STONE W9ODSTOCK S E. 0, HEVER W>0 ) MX7W6 "ThiS ISW TAlR ATTfcNiW •oot LDOKlH^ PEOPtt RAID BREWERY Olf . fainting spell , when he reached over j .. . . , t,... LAKE COUNTY FARM the side of the boat to pull up the; su™ ® , , ». r . 1 u- « * *nchor. Another fisherman obsetvedl . Noy comes,the• aimMl appeal.,; t, major .fommenced work «._!», Jwt A , b , ted „„ th(> oId tt. accident,'but.wai, not able to. row j » that McHenry will make its v,„,,n three year, .k„ w.th _abo»t Brofcld K f!ll.m ju/t over the Lske the scene before the victim .tad .*•«» "f**' k»^««. wJ„-lded mor„. ippeared.' bot,|-e. T \S """i , ' ,° ! •T'" m ™ak,nf °! .h,f *"« f t inB by Sheriff Lester Tiffany of Lake ' -Menacing MX "employe, with,, a' Solicitors "Mart jort on SaturJay Utrument and so interested did The ,ant was fapa„le „t J» calibre revolver, a" nattily • ciadfm»™ngS» set reaCv.to greet them.; becofne his work that a second flndj manufaoturing 120 barrels of beer KamHt Violil lfn t.h«» Hnwntnwn officea , The^e volunteers 11) thlS_ great ,work;a third violin were made during the' , t7Y COUNTY TO PAF OWN POOR BILLS bandit held up the downtown offices, , . t. T, the Western Union Telegraph com- deserve a fnendly ^reetmg. If you pany at Rockford one night last week] ^re ^ solicited you may send yolttr and escaped through a rJar door with | donat^^to either of the McHenry a b o u t $ 5 0 0 i n c a s h . T h e h o l d u p o c ^ ' s -- ' ~cttrred art ^r45 o'clock and half--an Phe'committees to solicit funds are • as follows: Riverside Drive--John Karls, Edward J. Buss and Roy Kent. Green Street--Ray McGee, - Floyd Foss and Earl Monear. West McHenry--John Ai Bolgftr and Harold J. Bacon- • hour later Vincent XraPini» Rockford, was held up while driving his automobile and robbed of $101, the greater part of which he had collected from his sales at an oil station. It i% thought that the same bandit was Involved in both cases. Frank Andrus, 38-year-old Chicago resident, was drowned Sunday of last Tpeek in . Delavan lake when high waves overturned his rowboat about 50 feet from the shore. His brother! According to a bulletin recently isand another Chicago man who were sued by the Bureau of the Census, in the boat with him, saved their j showing both State and County Sta- NUMBER AND VALUE OF FARMS DECREASE \^ere following, years. The .work is mast painstaking and slow, with accuracy being the keynote of success in the making of the instruments in which a. variation of a hair's breadth may make or mar the sound which issues from the delicate resonant body. vThe practical work of making a violin as described by Mr. Claxton is first begun on a block form called the core- The material used in making the top of the violin is spruce imported from CzecKo-Slaviakja, while the back and ribs * are made from curly maple. It is said of Stradivarius that he used only the most carefully selected and perfectly grained woods with the minute care in workmanship and the ijves by hanging to the sides of thej tistics, there was a decrease in the I ®®sured .calcu^j?n craft until rescued by parties on the number of farms in Illinois from 237,- o nf ' shore .w..Lh o Lha-dJ witnessed the acci ,.o, ihoc 4.. to the brilliance of dent. The lake was dragged for the body of the drowned man, but because 181 in 1920 and 22^601 in 1925 to 214,497 in 1930. The total number of farms in Illinois includes 72,347 havof the high waves, workers were ing from 100 to 174 acres, 41,67.8 from hampered and his body was not recovered until'lO hours later. , Ed Herbst of 4819 Carlos avenue, HShieago, was drowned in .. Fox Lake Wednesday night of last week at 10 Vclock, when the speed boat in which lie and five companions ^ere riding 50 to 99 acres, 38,124 from 75 to 259 acres, and 21,654 from 20 to H9 acres. There were 2,251 farms having 500 acres and over 1. Of the 214,497 farms in the State in 1930, as reported in the census7 119,- 892 were operated by. owners, 2,123 was overturned. Rerbfct, who was : by managers, and 92,482 by tenants. «hief mechanic for the Northwest The land in farms decreased from 31,- Buick company of Chicago, was try-1 974*77.5 acres in 1920 and 30,731,947 ]g"3 J^'aT Daper^'thin t Too" o enoe.1 in i Q9K in not; 15Q degree as me aimosi paper mm toip; and grand powers for which his instruments are noted. V Requires Great Patience Our modern violin makel^also uses the most scrupulous care-in every smallest detail and his work of filing the thick wood and shaping it to the desired thickness of l~4 and l-12 «of an inch requires much skill and patience. The top of the violin varies from 1-12 of an inch to 1-8 of an inch at the edge and is arched to a certain BOARD IGNORES LAW NEW jK££k,...retajJiftg for--more: than $7,000. The raiding squad found seven larg^ vats full of beer ready to be barrelled and shipped and an automobile and trucks, bearing the license issued to a re county. '• The brewery was found in a large barn hidden by trees- Two men, who said they were hired in Chicago' and did not know who run the place, were arrested as they were attending the six vats of 15-bairel capacity and one of 30 barrels. The «»rner stone for Woodstock's new post; office building will be laid next Thursday evening, Aug, 20, at 8 o'clock. The ceremoriies will be conducted under the auspices of Peter Umathum Post, American Legion, of that city. Commander Harold Gilles is chairman of the committee which will have charge- . Work on the new government post office biiilding is progressing steadily, so that by the date; named everything tvill be in readiness for the corner stone laying. • » • s ^ Week of Festival V ^ . ; Peter Umathum Post will hold its annual Fall Festival at Woodstock during, the lafst four days, of text week, beginning on Wednesday evening. Ttye corner stone lajnng pn Thursday evening at 8:00 o'clock will •be independent of the Fall Festival, ! but .will fit in with that progfam 'which will follow during the eveniri; , Prominent Postmasters Invited " Postmasters and their friends fr\ rn all the surt-ounding community are bring invited to attend the ceremon and it is expected that many will e .there for the <£vent. ' Among the postmasters? invited t > attend the' event art Postmas?-i Arhur Lueder and wife of Chica. John Mover, president of the. ITlin Postmasters Association of Dix ^ Michael Donahue, past/ president, i Streator, Arthur Johnson of Rockf«r : Dr. Fletcher of Joliet, and mamothers prominent in postal affairs. Chief Post Office Inspector Aldru ! ST. MARY'S ANNUAL KIRMESS FESTIVAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY , AUG. 15 AND 16 : • j ' * 1 Arrangements have been perfected for two great days arid evenings ^ St. Mary's church lawn Saturday and "^Vf'5 . Sunday, Aug. 15 an<j 16. This is tfve ; annual Kirmess festival, wjhich is held ,Y ,v '• '• each, year in honor of the church's • patron saint. • : V- . The'festival will start on Saturday with , games and...events of vafrious kinds, continuing through Saturday evening, A big chicken dinner will be served on Sunday from 11 to 3 . o'clockj followed by a supper in the evening. ' Boy Drowns At Crygtal ^ Lake Sunday Afternoon ing out the--Jackie Lee,» a speed acres in 1925 to 30 695,339 acres i" ( spfuce is worked down from a block boat powered with an eight cylinder 1930. The value of f^rm land and I , . • rt. >. motor, arid had started out from cr. 007 ool • I of wood more than-an inch m thick- "Columbia Bay, north of Fox Lake. Herbst's companions were all saved. After dragging all night, the body was recovered at 9 a. m. Thursday morning. Pensions for the blind and for iiothers who are widows in McHenry county totaled an expenditure of *11 ,630 for the year ending June 30. Of this amount the county pays half *nd the state a likewise amount- Blind pensions totaled $4,380. A draft for one-half the amount has been received by Harry Peteit, Woodstock, buildings decreased from $5,997,99.'?,- 566 in 1920 and $4,199,459,312 in 1925, to $3,336,049,028 in 1930. The value of farm implements and machinery in 1930 was $160,412,877 as compared with $147,103,644. in 192$ and $222,- 619,605 in 1&20. The total number of horses and colts on farms on AjJril 1, 1930 was 820,850. The total, exclusive of colts born after January 1, 1936, was 813,- 872. Horses and colts on farms numbered 1,029,909 on January 1, 1925 and 1,296,852 on January 1, 1920- The total number of mules and county treasurer, he having deposited: mule colt? on farms on April 1, 1930 the $2,190 to the county's credit. The"j was 133,457; The total, exclusive of report on mothers' pension has been mule colts born after, January 1, ISi&Of forwarded to the state and the pro- J was 132,439. Mules and mule Colts portionment amount due of thai °n farms numbered 167,760 on Jan- $7,250 will be forthcoming within a( uary 1, 1925 and 168,274 on January short time. . . 1®?®- * Three Kirkland youths miraculous- The total number of catHe on farms escaped death or serious injury on April 1, 1930 was 2,342,125. The About 10:30 o'clock last Wednesday i total, exclusive of calves born after night when the Ford sedan in which. January 1, 1930, was 1,964,274. Cattkey were riding crashed into a mov-| tie on farms numbered 2,305,073 on tag switch engine at the northwest jgrade crossing of the „ C. M. St. P. & P. railroad in that village, their car being smashed to bits. They are Wilbur Lyman, Francis Littlejohn and Sdward Rippentrop- . The driver apparently did not hear the signal bell tinging at the crossing and the car •crashed into the switch engine while . traveling at a ,good rate of speed. The machine was reduced to a mass of twisted metal and wires and that fhe boys escaped with their .lftfes is considered remarkable. The first airplane to be built at the new Herren Aeronautical Corpor- ; ation factory, at BarringtOn, is near- • ing completion. The wings have been January 1, 1925 and 2,788,238 on January 1, 1920. The total number of swine on farms April 1, 1930 was 4,661,772. The total exclusive of pigi born after January 1, 1930, was 2,505,631. Swine on farms numbered 4^4^,101 on January 1, 1925- and 4,639182 on January 1, 1920. N The total number of chickens over 3 months old on farms April 1, 1930 was 22,081,902- Chickens of all ages numbered 25,738,132 : on January 1, 1925 and 25,120,643 on " January i, 1920. Crops were harvested in Illinois from 18,958,337 acres in 1929, as compared with 19,755,447 acres in 1924. ness. When the top and back are_ worked down to the required thinness the rimyis prepared, being of curly maple*#^ of an inch when completed. The Kims are stiffened by a lining 1-16 of an inch and the parts are glued with a Specially prepared glue which never gives way after it is thoroughly dried. ^ The spruce is all quarter sawed so as to bring the grain of the wood up and down and the greatest care ^s necessary in working upon the delicate wood to keep it from splitting. Five coats of a specially prepared" varnish are given the completed musical instrument, the cost of one being about $18 or $20. Mr. Claxton explained that a slight difference ill size makes a change in the quality of the tone as well as the volume of the tone of' the strings.-- He explained the sound post which connects the top and back of the instrument as being the soul of the violin and spoke of the importance of the body of the violin in procuring a fine quality of tone. Although all three violins fire patterned from the famous Stradivarius, Mr. Claxton has varied them slightly in shape so that the tone in each instrument also varies, although each one seemed to be equally as clear and beautiful when played by the maker. Placed Violin For Yearfe Mr. Claxton, who will be 74 years old next Armistice day, has played the violin since he was twelve years old and has never taken a lesson upon this or any other instrument. He plays only by ear and after he once hears a selection he can play it as often as he likes and entertains his listeners by the hour with the ever jeompleted .except for the covering, The total for 1929 includes 7,774,070 popular oW quadrilleS; mazurkas an'd land all that remains is the tail rigg- acres of eorn harvested for grain with ing and running fiear.. The first shipj ® production of 275,850,097 bushels; will be completely assembled for a 3,856,217 acres of oats threshed for Critical examination before the cloth1 grain with a production of 128,257,740 covering is applied. There are be-j bushels; 2,917,631 acres of hay cut : tween two ^nd three thousanjd pieces' with a production * of 3,610,645 tons; Of wood all tacked and glued together in the wing construction alone. There 2,093,399 acres of wheat hdrvestsi with a. production of 3(^150,949 are ten ribs tc each wing. Although bushels 369,903 acres of barley har- . weighing only, three and one-half Ounces, each rib is capable of sup- . porting a weight of 250 pounds.'Practically all the wood used is spruce. . All lumber must pass government inspection before it may be used- Spruce is found to be the most desir . able because it is strong, light, and j important vegetables were sweet corn, capable of being steam bent. Where j valued at $2,013,391, harvested from v greater strength is needed, such as 64,587 acres; tomatoes, valued at $1,- V * the walks on the wings and t^e glue | 172,577, harvested, from 9,568 acres; /joitetfr a three-ply wood is used, watzes with not a worry as to his music or hesitation as the memorizing of the piece. Not only a violin maker and player this unusual genius is also a "composer and plays a vPTy beautiful selection of his own composition while he has another that he, is now working on. The fourth violin owned by Mr. vested with a production of 9,381,100 j Claxton is the one upon which ha bushels; and-46,721 ac£es of potatoes | iearneci to play, hi? only help being harvested with a production of 3,920,-j fi»0m a relatives, William 986 bushels. In 1929, the vegetables, ftfudgett, wh0 also gave him the violin grown in the open for sale, with a | whjch has an interesting history* The value of $8,828,301, were harvested instrument, which bears the name 6f from 118,597 acres. The fpur most "Salzard" as maker, waso procured with three other instruments, one being a Stradivarius, by Mr- Mudgett during the siege of Vicksburg and is more than a century old. During/the .AMONG THE SICK Mrs. George W. Hess fiad her tono-,- ails removed last Friday morniftg. ...... '*>> , Fann Loan*. IL K. Frit*, Harvard. I dry oni6ns, valued at $954,512, h»r-1 siege, William Mudgett was a soldier j vested .from 4^46 acres; and aspara- j jn the thick of the battle, but he man qi gus, valued at $676,928, harvested aged in . some way to get the violins tf rom 4A ,C6C6 4A acres. Emil Simon of Chicago was a recent guest of Mrii. Rose MoeQcrV from a theater which was raided at that time and sent them home, later giving one to > Mr. Claxton, then a boy of twelve,years. . -' George Hupfer, 10 years old, 5111 Wellington street, Chicago, was drdwned in Crystal Lake Sunday afternoon. He was enjoying a picnic with his parents, brothers, sister and other relatives when the sad accident took place. A dinner had been enjoyed at noon and late in the afternoon bathing was the future of the program. V With more than a dozen others in the water the young lad had not been missed. When his disappearance .was discovered a search was instituted and the body located just off shore. It is" thought the boy dropped into a hole and died without being able to shout for help. All efforts to reviv« the lad proved futile. It was evident that he had been under the water about one hour. At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of McHenry county, held at the court house on Tuesday,'it was i and several of his assistants will a decided that the county would foot, its | be invited and it is hoped to see n wl^poor and pauper hills and not de-1 their danre, , - - pend on the various townships to do I so, as prescribed in a new law passed 1 Seizes Seven .by the last state legislature, . Poor! ^ «i ** u* ** j bills amounting to $1,408.58 were! * ' -Slot MaCiUtteS Monday ordoied paid by the county board- j ( i he decision to pay the bills was j Deputy Sheriff Harold E. Reese, reached after an all afternobh ses-1 and three special--deputies, swooped sion on this and that about the new j down on two resorts late Monday aflaw. State's Attorney V. "S. Lumley [ ternoon at Pistakee Bay and seized .REV. FATHER C. S. NIX M. J. KRAMER WINS IN WORD CONTEST M. J. Kramer of McHenry was declared the winner in the mis-spelled word contest last week and he is entitled to $5.00 in trade at the Vfest Town -Cafe on Main street, West McHenry. The winning sentence was "Prizes are given for target shooting and Attorney D. R. Joslyn Jr., were drawn into the debate and various versions of the new law explained. State's Attorney Lumley defined the situation, in short, as only leaving one thing to do and that was to pay the bills. If the county did not pay them the state's attorney said he .was at loss, to know who would. He said that the state legislature made no provision to take care of the poor claims from July 1, 1931 until the time townships could collect money from a tax levy, which would, be a. year or two. Mfi Lumley said, fn connection with-„the townships paying „the bills, that if they can they may, and if they can't they won't, leaving 'it up to the eounty in the end. The New Law -• The new law,- Lumley said, just amends parts of the old, and repeals only certain sections. r He said that in his opinion jt was necessary at this time when even the federal government couldn't adjust the proper procedure of taking care of the poor. In other words the state's attorney meant it would have been better to have left well enough alone. Attorney Joslyn agreed •ferith Mr. Lumley on his version. He said that when the legislature used the word may in a law it meant use your own on the lighthouse lawn." d.is.c.re.ti on, and^ when ^i t used the word T .« The mis-spelled word advertisement 14 meant mandatory. In the case again appears this week on page five Here is another opportunity for someone to get $5.00 worth of free merchandise at Wattles Drug Store. Select the mis-spelled words in the page, make up a sentence of not more than ten words, take your answer to Wattles Drug Store before Tuesday noon and you have a chance to be declared the winner. It costa you nothing to enter the contest. BAND CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT Another band,/concert will be given Friday evening of this week on Main street, West McHenry- The band has a splendid program arranged and as a special feature Al Klemm, former organist at the Miller Theatre, Woodstock, will render selections on 4the piano-accordian. The concert begins at 8:30 o'clock, D. S. T. Mr. Claxtoli has won 4everal~ prizes in contests both for his rendition of his selections and for being the maker of his violin. The Claxton home is a most interesting place in which to spehd an, evening or a several hours"visit with many curious and interesting souvenirs furnishing topics for conversation as welL^as the selections furnished on the violin by the host, accompanied on the piano by his daughter, giving delightful entertainment. Has Fine Indian Collection. In addition to many ottier tnte^esting things at the Claxton home may be found a very fine, large colleSrfton of Indian heads, spears and tomahawks which have been found on the farm during the past years. The beauty of the arrow heads and their of the new poor law the word may is "used- , In answer to whether the townships should levy a tax for poor at its next regular meeting, State's Attorney Lumley said he thought it would be advisable. He said the county should also levy a tax for poof. Barrow $26,000 After inuch debate on the matter of the new poor law the question was asked where the money would come from to pay the poor bills. County Treasurer Harry Peteit said the p6or fund was overdrawn. Only $15,000 was appropriated last year and $28,- 000 has already been spent. It was suggested the treasurer meet with the finance committee and map out a plan. Following this meeting the committee recommended the treasurer be instructed to borrow $20,000 The sum of $2,000 was voted, from the money to be borrowed, into the seven slot machines. Deputy Sheriff Reese had warrants issued by State's Attorney V- S. Lumley. The two places raided" were tire Billy Mertes and Henning hotel re^' sorts. The. raid was further proof that State's Attorney,Lumley was not fooling vhen he issued a warning several weekfr ago that McHenry county is not a healthy place, for slot machine operators. > Four machines were seined at the ^Mertes place while three were taken at the lleraiiiig hotel. The seven machines taken Monday makes a total of fifteen confiscated since war was declared several weeks ago to r^d the county of the slot machine racket. The cases were brought up in county court Wednesday morning and con-, tinued for a week. Both defendants pleaded guilty jo the charge; ,7 Mothers Club Sponsors . Home-Talent Play "Corporal Egan" is the name of a home-talent play which trill.be given under the auspices of the McHenry Mother's club on October 22 and 23, and for which plans (are already being made- ' ' --< The play, whiclr will be directed by the Universal Producing company of Fairfield, Iowa, will be opened with a patriotic pageant and there will be several extra numbers, including a minstrel chorus and songs by the chorus girls with a most effective number put on by the Corporal and his phorusf. It is a comedy of an American rookie and promises to hold Au£- -15, and Sunday, Aug. 16 the interest of everyone.. Local talent most adapted to the parts will be chosen and several of, the local business men will give an added spice and interest to the performacne. Watch for further particulars about September 1 and don't forget the date. Committees have been selected to carry on the w»rk- Below is listed the chairmen, they to select the other member! of their committees: Candy and fee Creani Stand--Gertrude Weher and Anna Stock.- Refreshment ?-^tand--Jacob SteffeS and Peter Schaefer, Fish Pond--Sisters and School Chil-' dren. / Men's Wheels--William Vandenboom, J. C.'-Thies, Wflliam Schreiner and P. W. Fi-ett. * - Ladies' Wheels--Mrs. Jacqb Schaefer and Mrs- Kate Schneider. . Dining Room--Mrs. Susie and Mrs. Barbara Krause. ' . 1 4 --rKHchen--Mrs.- Anna Mrs. Susie Bishop. Bigger and Better T Say, folks^ this year's festival afe St. Mary's is going to be different--* bigger and. better in every way. Thera . • ^ is going to be fun and excitement -, right from the start on Saturday until the close Sunday night. Larger* crowds are expected to attend than. ever before- Be there and enjoy thet j fun with them. The usual stands and. booths will be scattered over the^ grounds , with attractive merchandised . 7A. for the patrons. "* An added feature Silnday afternoon will be a concert by .the McHenry^ -7- Little German band, directed by H.% J. Schaffer. Rev. Father C. S. Nix is pastor of; St. Mary's church, where he has been stationed for the past ten years- The Kirmess is one big event in the year and Father Nix, along with his committees, hope to see an increased at-^. tendance this year at this fall festival. Remember the dates, Saturday, -J RECOVERING NICELY FROM INJURIES IN ACCIDENT Friends of Mrs. Thomas Kane will be glad to know that she is again able to be out after suffering for mqre than two months from injuries received in an automobile accident while on her way to .Chicago. The fourth vertebrae of - the neck ? - - poor fund to pay the bills presented, was brok in th accident> and af a_4t.' it.hLe. meeting. Ttlh»e snu..mM tfoifo $12,0n0/i0n 1 ' was voted into the fees, labor and supply fund to help this fund which is overdrawn. J' Cut Newspaper Bills Tre cost of publishing the. assessment lists in the county this year will total nearly $6,000- A bill amounting to $5,263.60 was passed by the board Tuesday. This bill was hot the original amount, due to the fact that the board cut 20 per cent, off the original bill, which amouned to $6,-. 579.50. And this did not include the bill of one county - newspaper which failed to get its bill on file in time for the meeting. SUPPER • For tfii" benefit of the AJtar and ( Rosary sodality of St. Patrick's perfect symmetry of form and work-! church, a supper will "be served Sunmaiiship fill one with wonder at the skill of the Indians -who lived here so many years ago and their description by their present owner proves most interesting as he relates the various circumstances under which they were fouir A spirit of \ genuine -Jjospitality pervades the sppcious ^ome~^vher>j the occupants pause in the day'sN^jbtine for a visit, whether it be on-farm work, Indian day, "Aug. "23, at 5 o'clock in the church hall. Entertainment for all. The hope chest will be given away during tfeff~Bvening. Tickets ^ 50c Everybody invited. . « 11-2-fp APPOINTED GUARDIAN A petition for letters of guardianship wis filed in the county clerk's office at Woodstock on Friday. The State Bank of Woodstock was ap ter she was able to leave a Chicago hospital it w£s necessary for her to wear a brace about her hea*d "and body for more than two months. This brace has now been removed and although Mrs. Kane is more comfortable it will still be some time before she is entirely well. LONG BOY SAYS THAT He ^notices that some of the local boys . are entitled to go (o Camp Perry for the national shooting j matches. Let's see now, was it ACTIVITIES AT PJSfTAKEE BAY A great time was had by the child r e n a t t h e A n n u a l W a t e r C a n f i v a l p held on" the "Yacht Club grounds last. ,, i Sunday afternoon. While the number of events were somewhat less than previous years, the kiddies were really more than satisfied asjbey all' had an equal chance to win somi prizes. There were prizes for all the little tots up to six years old and all events following carried two prize*.-* for the contestants Coming in first., and second. The attendance of thi.» year's Carnival was the largest ever which only reflects the interest taken in the development and progress of, the children. Upon glancing at our schedule of events;, on next Saturday evening, will be-Monte Carlo night, the follow-, ing Saturday night will be a Snow-- ball Dance, then Saturday night,; August 29th, will be the final Bridge Tournament of the season and the evening of September ,5th the activities of the season will close witb a big j Masquerade Ball. \ , r CARL W.STE^GER ENTERS WAUKEGAN INSURANCE FIELD According to reports received from Camp Perry, 0.,"or Sea Girth, N. J„I Waukegan, Carl W. Stenger^ formerly where that negro porter waiked up chairman of the board ot directors of and down , in fropt of the bar sayitig "Thar's a bulls e^ in every glass, boys." • ; T Double Birthday Party , Mrs.j Jos. H. Adamf. very pleasantly entertained the "Get Together" club in^ionor of her and»her father'3 birthday at the home of her parents Thursday: afternoon. A very pleasant time, was had by all. Bunco and music furnished the entertainment. Prize? were aVartled to Mrs. Bugner, first; the Waukegan State Bank, has joined . C the staff of the Mytuaf Benefit Life- Insurance company as agent in the • Waukegan field. Mr.^ Steng^r wiU ^ j have his new offices in the Lake Col- - -i'-j lege of- Commerce building $t 14 North" Genesee street. WaukegsW V . J El • / : SCHOt)LS OPEN SEPT. , According to an announcemest made this Week by Supt C. H. Duker, the McHenry grade school and high, school will open tlw? clay after Mrs-Lunkenheimer, second: Mrs. Har- . Labor Day, Sept. 8. men, third; and Mrs. Peter Wl-Schae- f This, will, no doubt, be rfcerred as ^ -r , fei-, coiisolatidfl. She was presented good news "by many local people wh > p^nted"g^rd^an for Arnold Miller of [with a nice gift from her club, with* will hav«j a few days ledger W ' McHenry. ~ and pnany mm birthda»«.{ to compete their vacation. ; ( ••ft 4-. ••• - • *• •• •. 'CxX'-y:1. - - im i ipte&i