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TO BUY DAM broke iato the The Grayslake fire department "was •€»llad to the George Sheldon farm ai Fourth I^ake last Thursday aftermoon, when a straw stack nta* the tarn cati^ht fire- The blaze was soon inkier control, but Mrs. Sheldon's jnjpply of fresh doughnuts was sadly <4cpleted before the brave ffce laddies . cttumed to town. . ' Two sneak ' thieves vUbcwie at Monroe Holloman, of Lake Villa, last Thursday and took cash . which amounted to $71, it was ?*- ported by Deputy Sheriff Richard • ^ILllner, of Antioch. They iised a Orysler roadster to make_ their gst- *way. Holloman is a Norseman on the "tiehnuum farms- No trace of theia IUELS be«C found. .j- Alvin Dodd of Algonquin was appointe^ sopervisor of Algonquin town- , jpiip, at a meeting of the township Board "Monday night of last week at Algonquin to fill the unexpired term <kf the late Robert E. Haeger. Mr. _ Haeger was a veteran supervisor and served for 20 years. Mr. Dodd is a -%»an of good qualifications and will <|11 the vacancy of about 2 years- : About 16 ipembers of the Ros« -form staff located at Woodstock tfSlked ovjt last Wednesday afternoon •when demands for pay did not Materialize. For several months the employees of the Rose farm have had y great deal of trouble in getting their checks, and often times they haVe .. "been forced to hold Wie checks for two 3Knd three weeks before sufficient ;^Unds were- in the bank to pay them. . ' Ed. Thompson and his |6 year old aon, George, of Ringwood, are plaintiff's in a $10,000 personal injury suit on file in the Circuit court at Woodstock against Anthony Spellaza, Chicago- Basis of the suit is an autojnobile accident July 4 on Route 61 fcetween McHenry and Ringwood "where cars driven by George Thomp- «on and Spellaza collided head on. The 'Thompsons hold the defendant to be responsible for the crash and liable Sot the payment of damages. Damage estimated at $20,000 was done by fire that swept one of the finest and most modern dairy farms lh McHenry county and leveled two Items, destroyed 700 bushels of grain ' "three silos, a hog house and a large amount of farm machinery about midnight Friday of last week. The owner Charles Dalton, estimated the loss at $20,000 with $16,000 insurance carried ' --en the barn? and some oh the machin- Mgiry and grain. The farm is located 4Sne mile east of Harvard on the '3|Uden road. ^ A jump from a freight train as it Oped through Harvard last week Monday night resulted in the death of Rex jTerbert De Line 17, of that city. He -Was returning to Harvard from a -•isit in Caledonia with his mother Instead of catching "train that stopped caught a through freight, and leaped from it as it passed through Harvard, ilis bruised body was found an hoar later beside the tracks by the crew of • '-m local freight train. His body was m mass of bruises and his , skull jlractured. T*"3 Trapped in the upper part of a burning house last week Friday afternoon while his mother, neighbors and ^Members of the fire department made *jteroic efforts to reach him, little Itonald Dudley McCtatn, 3 year old aion of Mr. and Mrs. L- D. McClain cf 'Ubertyville perished from suffocation 4and burns in a fire that gutted the BfcClain home • at 165 School street. Three sisters •* and an older brother \*rere rescued from the burning build- '.•jfhe before the flames cut off access ;.*> the interior. J. D. vCrittendon, of Libertyville, A meeting of the Fox River Improvement association was held ftt Burton's Bridge recently at which time the officers of the association were re-elected. The officers are: Ralph B. Powers, president; Thomas A. Bolger, vice-president; George Boomer, secretary. 5 A decision was made to empower the officials of the association by tho membership to negotiate the purchase of the d&m ft Algonquin from the Public Service company. The object is to repair and improve the structure, with a subsequent assurance of maintenance of normal water levels between Algonquin and the dam it McHenry. The state department of waterways at Springfield recently authorized estimates of coBt of repairs to the dam, that cost, according to Representative Bolger, placed roughly at $8,800, that cost including expense of raising th$ dam. Mr. Bolger stated his belief that this should be taken over by the state, which prompted the motion authorizing association officials to negotiate the purchase. Kr. Bolger was requested to introduce a bill in the legislature for funds to fay and r»i pair the dam. - ' FAMILY REUNION The annual reunion of the Sutton family was held at Lake Defiance Sunday when a group of relatives and friends gathered to 'spend the day in games, music and a social good time. Among those present were Mr. aOid Mrs. George Hoelschet and son of Wheaton, Mr. and Mrs- Ed Larkin and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sutton and children aod Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sutton of Chicago; Robert Robbing of St. Louis; M. A. Sutton and son, Robert^ Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Sutton and sons, John Sutton, Will Sutton, Mrs, E. Knox and daughters, Dorothy and Genevieve, Mr. and Mirs- E. F. Kelter, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Burke and J. B. Kelter, : DAT AT LAKE; GENEVA A party of ladies spent a pleasant day at Lake Geneva Thursday- They had dinner at the Venice de Milo on the lake shore and the afternoon was spent in playing bridge in the park. Prizes in bridge Were won by Mrs James Bouril, Mrs. H. L. Ritter and Mrs. W. Ricks- On the return trip the ladies stopped for supper at the "Bird's Nest" at the Richmond golf course. Those who composed the party were: Mrs. W. Ricks, Mrs. C. Wieneke, Mrs- Fleischauer, Mrs. William Spencer, Mrs. H. L. Ritter, Mis. James Bouril, Mrs. J. J. Rothennel and Mrs. Thomas Kane. IT WILL HOLD PRETTY WEDDING AT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH A beautiful late summer wedding was solemnized at St. John's church at Johnsburg on Saturday, August 27, at 9 o'clock, when f.Tiss Margaret Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller, was united in marriage to George Zarnstroff, son of MT. and Mrs. John Zamstroff. They were attended by Miss Rose Miller, sister of the bride, who acted as bridesmaid, and Ray. Miller, a friend of the groom, who acted as best man,'. The bride wore a gown of "white satin with a tulle veil held in place "with orange blossoms and carried a bouquet of white roses. Miss Rose Miller, who acted as bridesmaid, wore a gown of pink crepe and carried a bouquet* of pink roses. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, wherd a wedding dinner was served to about fifty guests. The home was beautifully decorated for the occasion in pink and white. Out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Wolfarth, Dr. and Mrs. John S. O'Connell of Pistakee Bay, and Mr- and Mrs. Tony Miller of Chicago. CITY COUNCIL IN StPT. MEETING PETER DOHERTY IS NOW MAYOR PRO TEM. "•'"fH • ;i* '+ ,'r m M' ' Vr * yJ: Because of Labor Pay the stated ?£ meeting of the city council was held Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Roll call of officers showed Alderman r-,| Schaefer and Mayor Knox absent, ..;jj Alderman Schaefer having heeli in an; ? A<A auto accident and in the hospital at Fargo, S< D., ami DcayOr Knox confined to, St. Anthony's hospital in ' . JJ Chicago. 'i t: On motion by Overton, seconded by - Kreutzer, a resolution was , passed f 1 *t; designating Peter Doherty to act as -I* * -i* - TRAFFIC HEAVY - ON LABOR DAY HOLIDAY IS END OF THE SUMMER SEASON ^ ^ MICHAEL L. WORTS DIED THIS MORNINO PARTY AT EN GELS HOME Mr- and Mrs. Steve EngeJs entertained a party of relatives and friends for dinner and supper on Sunday, Sept. 4. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Williams Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Meutterties, Mr- and Mrs. John Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Real and family, Miss Emma Myers, Miss Tillie Myers; Frank Miller, C. a ride on a S|®?rh.m: ^ss Maralyn Myers, Miss at Harvard he!^in,a R«ed Grazer, all of ElgTn, and John Engels Jacob Angels of Spring Grov^^ t - -----i. • A business meeting of the C. D. of A. will be held at K- C. Jiall on Monday evening, Sept. 12, at the usual hour. Two meetings a month will be held from now on, a social meeting on the second Monday and a business meeting on the fourth Monday. TURN TO PAGE SEVEN A full page announcement of „ interest to Plaindealer readers will be found on page 7 of this issue.. It means many dollars in savings. After a chase of several, miles which started at Gurnee and ended just north of Libertyville, Deputy a narrow escape from death by J ®hf riff s. ArJhur, brieve and Gene, drowning early Tuesday evening, of!Palm!en ^ }as+' wfk last week while bathing at the public!™>rmna captured a pair of alcohol; " -teach at.Wauconda.x Unable to swim runners» ® man and a woman who Ute young man \pparently had j att«mPting to Tsrn a load! Stepped into deeper water than he had thr™*h *he c.oun^" Th) d^Put'es Anticipated and sank immediately. He sl*ht€d the j^ Monday1 -was rescued and brought to shore by ™1™* and chased south on Companions, just as he was going !Bulk!ey where they were cap- <down for the third time. Full of water jg™ * ^ \ °- •and in an unconscious state after: Sher.ffLester Trffany thatthey were | %eing under water for close to three | {orced + dn^e 1 as as 70 m,le® an i ihinutes, Crittenden was wvive<l by hour *? thf. mnnT' I* local physician I reco?rn,zed the deputies when they, • ? William Glcich, P,irfieW ' ;«un. too playful with « baboon ,t;fof alcohol. Th. r «u o.. j . , , nload was confiscated and the two were "* rer,hT?8,s b,fore ^ ' Chain, bit Gloich in the left arm,j Ha^.Hoy ? Llbertyville" . Bering an artery. Bleeding pro- j /^'^m Schweers. a farm hamlem- .^usely, Gloich was taken twelve miles! ^ °yed on th® George Meyers farm fa an automobile to the emergency | ,near Waf°n<3a' suffered a fractured hospital operated by a physician at * a™ ast week Thursday, when be "Wauconda. He was so weak that it ^v . ked a?. ^funated bull, as necessary to carry him into the ] ^ Ijf1?, w/*s , PL f, ° ^8 ipital. Twelve stitches closed the! ^ ® ,arn a ° _ mmmnd and Gloich left the hospital i J ! T ^lkwl and ^^peveral hours later. ' {hi ft,nst th® waIL. Befor« > j the farm manager could arrive with ; John Hendricks, of Woodstock, em- a pitchfork to end the struggle, glloyed with .the grading gang of the Schweers' left arm had been crushed' jlarrison Construction Co. working on j against the wall, breaking a bone just $toute 47 was seriously injured Mon-j above the wrist. He was taken to the ^ay afternoon of last week about five j Libertyville hospital for treatment. ^o'clock when the team of mules he: Voluntary petition in bankruptcy iras driving overturned the wagon on has been filed in the federal dis- •flrhich he was riding, catching him j trict court in Chicago by Harry ^fcetween the wagon and the mules. He Hoagland. proprietor of the Hoag- 4 iras rushed to a physician at Hebron | land Electric shop, at Woodstock it IPrhere it was found he had suffered, became known last week Tuesday. • Internal injuries. He was taken to j Creditors' hearing date will be set by Harvard Hospital where he passed I Harry Hansen Geneva, referee n «wav last Thursday night. j bankruptcy. Thousands of people were moving to vacation lands of northern Illinois for a last fling at summer time over the triple Labor day holiday, over the week-end, and at the same time many outsiders were flocking to Chicago't remain until Labor Day. In Chica land as a whole, millions were on the move over the week-en». Whatever the calendar or the thermometer may show Labor Day marks the official end, according to custom, of the summer vacation in this region. After Labor Day the life guards are removed from the beaches and resorts get ready for the winter boarding up. The traffic on -Labor Day is usually the heaviest of the season for to those who move out and those who motor in will be added thousands of others who have been in the country and are ready to return to the serious business of the work-a-day world- The beautiful weather over the week-end brought a suggestion of autumn with its warm sun and cool nights and was an added incentive to many city people who left Chicago to respond to the lure of the country in this last week-end holiday of the season. As the Chicago schools do not open for another week the season may be prolonged here for a few days and some of the resorters will spend their week-ends here through the fall, while others will close thelT cottages and not return until another season. Labor's own holiday, the first Monday in September, has been set aside since 1884 and is featured by the honor shoton to labor in furthering industry, art, science and civilization, whose reward lies in the world's progress. * McHenry observed the holiday with every other -city in the country and postoffices and some of the business houses were closed for the day. everyone who could, claiming a holiday. In addition to the steady stream of automobiles on the highways, many special trains were run over the Northwestern lines and loaded passenger trains made the stop at McHenry on their way to Lake Geneva and Williams Bay. Many WIH Remain Many Chicagoans will stay in the resort territory this year because ft Is cheaper to live in summer cottages close to suburban transportation than to return to apartments in the city.4 The lotus season, which brings large crowds to this region, is practically over, although there will be a few lotus in blossom until the first frost. i For a few weeks during the duck hunting season, there will be a number of hunters in the laRe region, but large crowds will be absent until next spring. - Because of the cool weither there were no drownings in this region over the week-end and only one serious automobile accident was reported. Michael L. Worts died at his home On Green street, McRenry, about $ o'clock this (Thursday) morning, after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning *t St. Mary's church. Obituary will appear in the next issue of the Plaindealer. 209 PUPILS ENROLL AL M1NRY HIGH CARS COLLIDE AT TOLO; ONE KILLED Traffic accidents on nearby highways over Labor Day brought death to one person and injuries to several others as the principal thoroughfares were crowded with holiday drivers. Mrs. Etta Teagarden, 66, of. ,£><30 Clark street, Galesburg, died at the Condell Memorial hospital in Liberfyville as the result of injuries sustained Monday night in an auto collisian at the intersection at Volo. In this crash, the m&hine driver, by Elmer Vhman, Mrs. Teagarden's son-in-law OJ" the same address in Galesbtirg struck the car of James Reekie, 65 „1 Bishop street, Chicago. According to Lehman's report of the accident, he was temporarily blinded by the sun and was unable to see Reekie's car as it approached the intersection. Mrs. Teagarden sustained a crushed chest in the accident. She was treated at the emergency hospital in Wauconda and then ordered to the Condell hospital in Libertyville where death occurred at 8 o'clock Tuesday mom- Riding in Lehman's car was his wife, Blanche, who sustained a fractured clavicle and broken ribs, and his sister, Katherire Lehman, who had a fractured jaw and severe lacerations about the face. Both women were taken to the Condell hospital and are still there under the care of physicians. Lehman, himself, was not injured. Reekie, driver of the other car, sus. tained head wounds-and cuts about the arms and hands. Edward Elm, 52, riding In Reekie's car, was cut badly and had fractured ribs on the right side, while Walter Elm, 60, of the same address in Chicago, had back injuries. All injured in Reekie's car were treated at Wauconda and have returned to their Chicago homes. CARD CLUB MEETS Mrs. Joe Frett entertained the members of her card club at her home on Wednesday afternoon of last Week. Five hundred was played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Thomas Kane and Mrs. Mat Blake. .Refreshments were served at the close of the afternoon. ORADE SCHOOL ROLL NORMAL IS Play days for the boys aftd girls of McHenry came to an end on Tuesday when the old school bell rang again after a three months' rest and the youngsters of grade and high school age may again be seen going to school with b^oks under their arms. : PARTY AT ATLWARD COTTAGE A gathering of relatives and friends spent Sunday evening at the John Aylward cottage east of Fox river. Music, singing and dancing entertained 'the guests during the evening. Those present were: Mijjs Margaret Aylward, Miss Katherine Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. A1 Fricke. John Mattoon, Mr. and Mrs. John Conway and sons ot Chicago; John, Ackins of Oak Park; Richard Walsh of Beloit; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sensor and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Westerman and son, Miss Mary Tennant, Mr. and Mrs. George Westerman, daughter and son, Geo. Hamilton, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cleary and daughter, Charmayne, Mayme Aylward, Mr. and Mrs. John Aylward, Minnie and Jean Conway, Timothy Jackman, Irene Conway and Bessie Costello of Elgin; John and Dolan McCarthy of Janesville^ Mr. and Mrs. Will Heaney and daughter of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. W. Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. Clarlence Whiting, M. A. Conway, Patrick j Conway, Ed Conway and son, Richard, Mrs- Mary McCabe, Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gibbs, Earl Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Conway and daughter. '• • ' ' a - G 'x SURPRISED AT HOUSEWARMING Mr- and Mrs. Louis AJthoffj were surprised by a party of friends at a housewarming at their newly remodeled home on Waukegan street Sunday evening. They were presented Work commenced smoothly in the! w'th a gift from their guests. FiVe grade school, where a normal enrollment registered and after new books were procured in the morning the regular routine work commenced. * Full sessions in the high school were in progress both morning and afternoon of the opening day as the students had previously registered and procured the books necessary tot their respective courses of study. Plans for the year were discussed hundrd was played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Nick Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Schaefer and Louis Althoff and Mrs. Leo .Blake- Those present were Messrs. and Mesdames William H. Althoff, Peter J. Schaefer, Leo Blake, John R. Freund and Nick Adams. LANDS 22-POUND PIKE While fishing in Pistakee Bay lafct' by the teachers and Supt. Duker at j Thursday Ed Adams landed a 22-lb. the meetings of the teachers held Monday afternoon. According to the registration at the Community h^gh school, the enrollment is 209 this year with fifty-eight pupils in the Freshman class, sixtythree Sophomores, fifty Juniors and thirty-four Seniors, while four po3t graduates are back for another year. The Seniors this year are not as numerous as last year when they broke the record with a membership of forty- seven at the first of the year. Coach F. S- Orr lost no time in commencing football practice and the boys may be seen on the field every night after school. The teachers engaged to teach northern pike, measurTng forty inches long. Mr- Adams battled with the fish for thirty minutes before getting it into the boat. Pork rind was used for bait. Who says the fi*hin<S these waters is not good? mayor pro tem during the absence of Mayor Knox. Motion was carried. Aid- Doherty, in accepting the chair thanked the aldermen for the honor and said that he hoped, with their assistance, he would be: able to conduct the business of the meeting, but that he never expected to be able to fill the position as ably as Mayor Knox. With the able assistance of Attorney Cowlin, Jir. Doherty came through the evening with flying colors. The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read. The city treasurer's report showed a balance on hand of $4,807.39. A collector's report showed collections of $1,641.65, and the clerk's report showed a collection of $218.06. These reports were separately read and approved as well as the regular bills amounting to some* thing over $1,000. There were several letters on' the table from Charles S. Owen relative to a small tract of land taken over by Route 61 at the intersection of Route 61 and Waukegan street. Mr. 1 Owen said he had waited some five years for a settlement and he thought the account should at least be drawing interest for him. • ' The property .had Deen appraised and Mr. Owen thought that he had been drawing 6 per cent interest oni ' < the appraised value. Only enough . interest was allowed in addition to^ ^ jthe appraised value to make the sum.. $400, which will draw .interest at 4 , per cent until the city is able to take*. . • care of it after payment of judgi»- > * r--- f<*?& ments against the city. I< Owen thought that he should rep „ 'l\ ceive 6 per cent interest at least, bul. , / . "1% accepted the city's proposition. Mr; ;-J|: Owen was questioned as to when h# * • " ?, intended putting in the streets in th#. *** Elgin road subdivision adjacent t<|f' " *_ ^ the country club and he agreed t<| , . write the board a letter stating th?* therejwould he no building in the sub* • division until he had constructed alt ,'*v; ' the streets according to specifications* *" * ^ Resolutions of sympathy woNk ^ % < drawn up to be sent to Mayor KnoX and Alderman Schaefer- " The meeting adjourned at an -?arly hour. After the close of the meeting ; ; Alderman Doherty said it was alright t_ to act as mayor, but one didn't hava much opportunity to say what onei* I 'i thought and that he was afraid tha_ daylight savers would try and put something over before the return ofT Mayor Knox. in RE-ELECT OFFICERS The officers of St. Mary's Court, No. 594, C. O. F-, were re-elected for another year at the meeting of tho court held Tuesday evening. Lunch was served at the clow of UM meeting. . . m SCHAEFERS IN ACCIDENT Mr. and Mrs- Jacob Schaefer are visiting in South Dakota. Their visit the schools for the year, as named j i® being prolonged until Mr. Schaefcr in a previous issue of this paper, a> - recovers from injuries received, in an rived in McHenry the first of the week ready to assume the routine of school life. The teachers all came back to their old rooms and boarding places this year with the new teachers finding agreeable surroundings. F. S. Orr has a room in the John Stilling home, Miss Holden is living in the C. M. McDermott home and Miss Grant is staying in the Clarence Martin home. automobile accident. He received a bad fracture of the arm and other most interesting bruises. Mrs. Schaefer was not SeJ !lia blooms ranpe from 5 to 15*inches CHICAGO DAHLIA SHOW the Central States Dahlia Society! an incorporated body of amateur dahlia fans and commercial growers will! hold its first all dahlia show in thet Horticulture Hall. Garfield Park Con- - servatory, Lake Street and North Central Park Boulevard, Chicago, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18- Open evenings. Admission free. This society will havec omplete charge of the World's Fair Dahlia ' Exhibit at the Century of Progress. Chicago, where 5,000 of the finest and largest dahlias will be grown representing every corner of the globe. The dahlia is fast crowding all popular flowers for first place. Its cul- Many dah- -•;:n * -i . riously injured and the car was damaged somewhat. EMERALD BRIDGE CLUB . Th© Emerald Bridge club met at the home of Mrs. N. J- Nye on Tuesday afternoon with prizes being won by Mrs. Albert Vales, Mrs. V. Martin, Mrs. E. R- Sutton and Mrs. Thomas Wilson. Delicious refreshments were served at the close pf the very pl^aaant afternoon. SAVE ON YOUR SUBSCRIPTION $1,000 in discounts is to be given to Plaindealer subscribers ' during thej month of September. Full details I can be found in a full page announce- j ment on page 7 of this jssue^ J RIVERVIEW CAMP Riverview Camp, R. N. A., will hold Its next regular meeting on Tuesday night of next week. There will be cards and bunco after the meeting. Members are asked to pay their" dtys this week as the recorder will be away next week and must have her books up tp date by Sunday. ' ENTERTAIN FRIENDS On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Mary McCabe entertaTned at three tables of cards at the home of her brother, C. W. Gibbs. Mrs. McCabe will leave Sunday 1»or Evanston, where she will spend the winter. Prizes were jwon by Mrs. Walter Walsh and Miss Kate McLaughlin- Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Will Heaney of Jacksonville, Fla.,; Margaret Aylward and Mrs. J. P. Mc- Glave of Chicago and Mayme Aylward of Elgin. AMONG THE SICK Miss Florence Carey, who was injured in an automobile accident on in diameter and sell from 50 cents to $20 per root There are over thirty state and city organizations in the United States, most of which owe allegiance to the National organization, the American Dahlia Society, whie.r May 29. is again able to be up. Her its annaal show in New York sister, Evelyn, who was injured in the I ANNOUNCEMENT TBA Mrs. Jack Walsh entertained trt a four o'clock tea Sunday afternoon to announce the engagement of her daughter, Pender, who will be married in October c to Mr. Robert Weber of this city. About fifteen friend? of the bri^e-to-be gathered at the home and enjoyed a few social hours, while tea was poured by Miss Lillian Doherty. \ # i" i ii v -7 i FOX RIVER T A LLEY CAMT* Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A, held its regular meeting Tuesday evening. Plans were made for initiation to be held at the next meeting "in two weeks. same accident, shows a marked improvement and is recovering at her home here. Mayor John R. Knox, who i« a natient at St. Anthony's hosp'tal. Chicago, is reported to have shown a good improvement this week. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs- Floyd Cooley of Auburn, Ind., are parents of a daughter, born Sept. 3. She has been named Marcia Ann. SOCIAL TfHl^EL The next meeting ' of the Wheel will be held at the Universal ist church parlors on Sept. 29. A pot-luck lunch will Be served. At the show in Chicago, over 3,000 i blooms are expected. Complete list 'of classes, covering over $600 in prize roots, medals, silver cup, etc.. will be offered. Commercial dahlia growers from Massachusetts to California have donated hundreds of their very best tubers as prizes. Amateur dahlia growers and also, commercial growers in the mid-west states are invited to send or bring in . their blooms. Large non-member prize class open to every grower. A complete list of classes and prizes, together with full information, can be Iliad by writing to F. R. Kleehamuter, Social | Secretary, 3653 Diversey Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Our Invitation To Y|sit the Empire Theatre, ' v McHenry The Plaindealer invites as Its guests E. H. Merrick, West McHenry, and one guest to witness the presentation of "Man From Yesterday," at the Empire Theater in McHenry, Sunday or Monday evening. Present this clipping for admission.v TO PLAINDEALER SUBSCRIBERS On page 7 of th>s issue readers will find an exceptional offer. T^e Plaindealer is going to give $1,000 in discounts to its subscribers during the month of September. The offer closes oh September 30. Don't ftiil to read the details in the full announcement. Then act at once* Mr- and Mrs. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Edward W«sby cago, Mrs. M. Frisby otSl^ia- Mrs. H. Jensen of Woodstock visited Mrs. Anna Frisby Labor Dayt