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^ * ** * •' v ' # * ^ ' Jv " % ^ r . .« • \ '.- • " J. - v * f - - -l.:"'*; -;^ -: •*- ^ . ' v.' '• y'»..-*h* - *,'• ,v-t <•"'* . ~l^-r ~ * "a* Twit' *ss r.«. /**#»;. .*»' . ^.r •*.».. .<"*.-: . VsOfc... . - "... - * . * " ' ' -' /•V.*- •• • - ••-> "• - _ • * , - 1 . ' ** // •« •. ."-" . ' - ' • ' /.::V J " r ' •• •• .•' - " ^ Volume 59 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1933 NO. 10 .i WEEKLY ITEMS 0 EREST FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES j /1 s- v With the exception of one mile of vel road, Route 47 between Wordock and Hebron is now paved ard to traffic. •? v The beautiful home of Dr. J. B. . *\ju». on the south shore of Crystal ..Lake was damaged by fire about 9-45 clock Sunday night of last week. George Krause, fire chief estimates ; 4he damage at about $500 while Dr. L Boas believes the damage is about $1000. The fire started in a clothes closet, it being possible that matches in some manner became ignited. Sevv «n suits'of clothes, other clothing and en adjoining room was damaged by iihe time the flames were extinguished by the local department. 5/ Rev. Fr. O'Brein, parish priest at , 'JBt. Patrick's church, Hartland, the ? jpast few years, has been assigned as Spiritual director at St. Anthony's hospital, Rockford, ana took up his •duties there on Sunday. His successor is Rev. Charles Meehan, transferred from Spring Grove. Rev. Raymond > Warner of Aurora, assistant priest at St. Mary's church in that city during the pastorate of Rev. D. A. Feely, "Who recentjy retired, has been named Assistant to Rev. L. M. Keenan, pasr , j^pr of St. Joseph's church, Harvard. George Valko, 6, a Chicago lad, was ttorought to "the emergency hospital of -A Wauconda physician, Sunday after- : »oon of last week, suffering with a cut on the leg. The bgy was cut by giass while swimming at Lily Lake. Six year old Gordon Webster suffered the loss of the index dinger of , his left hand last Thursday evening * when he caught it in the pump in the barn at the Will Seaman farm east «f Hebron. The finger was entirely /' amputated. The youngster is getting •long nicely at the present writing ; and taking his mishap cheerfully. Mrs. Gordon Stafford, Woodstock, ltas the distinction of being the first woman of MJcHlenry coiaity to be "fcifecognized V> an appointive position 'tiy the Democratic administration of Illinois. Mrs. Stafford ha? been named to a post in the department of . public welfare, of which Rodney H. Brandon, Batavia, is director. The duties of the position, it is understood, are of an inspection nature, 'faecessitating the visitation to various ' portions of the state to contact and Confer wih delinquent wards of the -state who are under the jurisdiction Of the welfare department. A large truck used for cattle hauling was found just off Routs 20, ; (hcuth of Wonder Lake, last week Saturday. Investigation by Sheriff Lester Edrnger disclosed the truck had "been hijacked from H. G. Gayman of polo on July 19. It was loaded with thirty-four hogs at the time. The ----Struck belongs to. W. K. Dennis of ' /Polo. On that date Gayman was . stopped near Cicero on his way to the Chicago stockyards. Gayman was kidnaped and released later. The ttuck was returned to the owner. JDennis informed the sheriff another . . «f his trucks had been hijacked two weeks ago. Two Chicago men, Lewis Koepp^er - and Walter Schmidt nearly lost their lives in the waters of Long Lake. The near-drowning occurred w.late last ! .Wednesday afternoon, when the two . ^ men, who had come from the city to jpend the night with their families at Long Lake, decided they would take swim before eating their evening . v gaseal. Koeppler evidently became tired, and in trying to help his companion, Schmidt also gave out, and but for the timely help of Lester Magwuaen and Fred Krase, who, went out for them, both men would have been drowned- Word was recevied last Saturday of appointment of Mrs. Florence $toerp as postmistress at Frairie View to succeed Lloyd Ritrenthaltr who has held the office for more than v:;'ffve years. Mrs. Stoerp is the daughter of A1 Maether, Democratic leader .--/tsT Vernon township, and the wife of Frank Stoerp. Postmaster Ritzentfcaler was notified two months ago that the Prairie View office was to be reduced from third to fourth class and it became known that this move itr-uld result in the appointment of . another to take charge of the office- '-..'iA room in the Stoerp home at Prairie \ . View is being fitted up to house the office and the boxes are to be moved j In time for the new appointee to take ( over her duties on August 1. I Gilbert Adamson, aged 13, of Marengo was the victim of a tragic ac- ! .*•. cicent at the farm home of nis par- j «tits, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adamson on •bst week Saturday alternoon. He • was assisting his father with the harvest. The harvester fickle cut his fisjht leg off two inches above the •tikle and the left leg was almost / completely severed, also above the ankle. Whether his left foot can' be aaved is dubious as the bone is cut . through and the member hangs by the •. flesh and tendons. His father had ' quick presence of mind and made fa-umiquets of his shirt with which he bound the legs of the boy above the wounds, checking the flow of blood irtil he could reach the hospital. He Was rushed to Highland hospital suffering greatly from shock and loss of blood. His condition is grave- A neighbor, after several members of tike family and friends had offered . fluid, gave blood to the victim > Ufa. , MERCHANTS EXPECT 50% PRICE INCREASE Now is the time to buy! Chicago retailers report daily changes in price and estimate that after Sept. 1, clothing and household articles will be up 50 per cent or more. The following story taken from the Chicago Tribune is an interesting account of the expected rise- The new deal with its rising commodity prices, processing taxes, shortel hours, and increased wages, has sent merchants scrambling to the v holesale marts of the nation to buy up everything available before the costs go higher. And many of the buyers are returning, according to executives, with theOr orders only partly filled, The supply of manufactured goods cannot accommodate the furious demand brought about by the workings of President Roosevelt's recovery program. " ^ Wool for clothmg purposes was quoted at 31. to 32 cents a pound on Saturday, as compared with 14% to 15 cents a year ago. Cotton was 10 >6 while a year ago it was only 6 cents, later sinking to 5 cents. Similar advances in leather, silk, raycta and other raw materials have been record* ed. Not only the increase in commodity prices, but the higher wages which the textile industries must pay and the limitations upon production are expected to force retail prices sharply upward. Moreover, beginning on Aug. 1, the manufacturers of cotton poods must pay a 'processing tax of about 4 cents a pound and beginning Sept. 1, retailers must pay a tax on floor stocks in which cotton is the principal material of manufacture. - A department store executive estimated that good year round men's siiits which may be purchased now for $30 will be $45 by September. Shoes now selling for $6.85 will be $9 and $6 hats will be around $8.50, it was estimated. Women's silk hose of good quality which are now selling as low as 75 cents, may go to $1.25 and broadcloth and colored madras shirts for men now around $1.85 will go to $2.50 or $2.75, th£ retailers say. The stores are encountering difficulties in getting furniture stocks and the prices are soaring- An upholstered chair with stool that recently sold as a special in one of the larger stores at $39.75 is now selling at $49.75 and the price by Sept. 1 ?s estimated at $65, an increase of more than 63 per cent. Oriental rugs, bath towels, blankets have increased with 43 per cent increase in chinaware and leather goods ere up about 20 per cent. ST. MARY'S CARNIVAL TO BE HELD AUG. 12-13 On Saturday and Sunday of next week, Auggfll 12 and 13, the annual carnival of "St. Mary's parish will take place on the church grounds, conducted S»y the Christian Mothers sodality. This is the big event of the year for members of the parish and committee are already busy working on plans to make this event bigger and more successful than ever before. Perhaps the main feature of the celebration this year will be a balloon ascension and parachute jump to be made by McHenry's, airman, Lieut. Roy Mathews; who thrilled the crowd last year with his parachute jump, also. This event will probably take place sojne time Sunday and the hour will probably be announced later. It is safe to say that many in this vicinity have not seen a real balloon ascension since the good old days when they were kids and attended the county fair and, no doubt, many childhood thrills will be experienced by those who witness this event. There will also be the usual number of booths and a variety of entertainment for old and young, with a delicious chicken dinner served at noon Sunday. These dinners are famous all over the country and bring people from far and near to enjoy the appetizing meals served by the ladies of the parish. The committees in charge of the various stands are as follows, with the first named being the chairman of the committee. There will be three bars, all selling five cent beer and these committees are :Bar 1--Clarence Carp, Peter Schaefer; Bar 2--Jacob Steffes, William Heimer; Bar 3--Nick Weingart, Herbert Simon. Other committees are: Chuck Luck Wheel; Paul Gerasch; Lay Down Wheel, Tony Freund; Men's Wheel, Peter Frett; Popcorn Stand, Art Smith; Corno game, William Althoff; Ham and Bacon, John EMPLOYERS GET AGREEMENT TERMS 1$5 LETTERS DELIVERED HERE President Roosevelt's re-employ ment agreement, authorised under the National Industrial Recovery' act, with specifications for maximum hour and minimum wage scales, were received at the McHenry and West Mc- Henry poatoffices the last of the week and distributed throughout the city. About 125 letters were received lccally for distribution and its is expected that pledges will be prompt ly signed and forwarded to Washing ton. These letters are the opening step in the president's plan to bring industry and business in line with a program for increasing employment It is understood that the communcations were delivered to every employer of three or more persons, whether mercantile, banking, professional, utility or other kind Of service except agriculture The re-entployment agreement begins with a note to every employer "This agreement is j art of a natioi.- vid plan to raise wages, create employment, and this increase purchas ing power and restore business. That ulan depends wholly upon united action by all employers For this reason I ask you, as an employer, to do j-our part by digmfi^. "If it turns o'»t tv.at the general agreement bear9 unfairly OH any one group of employers they can have that straightened out by presenting promptly their proposed code of Fair Comptition." This note is dated at the White House and bears the printed signature, "Franklin D. Roosevelt" Terms Of Agreement This is followed by the actual terms of the agreement, pertaining to wagea Thennes, Peter Justen, George P.1 and working hours in the various Freund, Bernard Freund, Jack Thies; I commercial and industrial activities. Dance Floor, William Schreiner; Ice,The employer or executive is to date Cream Stand, Gertrude Weber; Fancy, and sign the document, giving his of- Goods, Mrs. Jacob Schaefer. ficial position, the full name of his • " tirm or corporation, tlie nature of the Industry or trade, number of employes at. date of signing and complete ad- <jregse8 Jimmy Freund, son of Mr. and Mrs. Agreements contain fourteen sec- George P. Freund, had his tonsils and.tions, the gist of whicb follows: acneoids removed last Friday, George 1. After August 1 not to employ Jr.. had his removed the previous persons under 16 except in remote w*ek. j ceses when work does not interfere Mrs. L, H. Brattain is ill and has' with school. Among the Side TAX PENALTIES IN EFFECT AUG. 1 Tuesday, August 1, was the last day for paying taxes without a penalty. This applies only to the second half of your real estate tax bill, as the last day for paying the first half was May 1. County Collector Harry F. Peteit and his chief deputy, Frank J. Hendricks, have been very busy receiving tax money as many taxpaysrs appear at Woodstock every day to pay the bills which were mailed out several months ago. It is not necessary, however, to appear in person at the treasurer's office to pay your taxes. Taxes ma/ be paid at the bank or a check or money order may be mailed direct to the county collector. Paying taxes is always a heavy burden and thus year is one of the hardest in the history of the people of this county where there are probably more who have not pa'd. their taxes than ever before. been confined to her bed this week. Delmont Seyller, oldest son j)f Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Seyller, is ill with blood poison in his leg. Herman Nye, pharmacist at Bolger's drug store, was taken to St. Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, Saturday night, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis about midnight. He is recovering nicely. Mrs. George Shepard of Ringwood, who underwent an operation in a Chicago hospital recently, went to the home of her cousin, Mrs. Will Heine, in Chicago Kunday and expects to be able to come to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Claxton, the last of th week, where she will recuperate for a time. AGED WOMAN DIES Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Hutson Western, 80, died at her home in Dundee Friday. She was born in New York state, April 20, 1853. Being left an orphan when young she was reared by an uncle and aunt. When 16 yArs old she came to McHenry county and was married to 2- With the exception of outside salesmen, not to work employes of most industries or professions more than forty hours in one week and not to reduce the hours of any store or service eperation to below 02 hours a week. 8. Not to employ any worker more than eight hours in any ope day. 4. This section regards "the fixing of maximum hours according to the population of the city. 5. This section governs minimum wages running from $12 ti 515 a week according to population. 6. This section further establishes minimum wage rates. 7- Not to reduce the compensation for employment now' in excess of the (minimum wages established by this agreement. 8. Not to use any subterfuge to frustrate the spirit of this agreement. 9. Not to increase the price of any merchandise by more than is made necessary by actual increases in production. 10. To support and patronixe establishments that have signed this agreement and are members of the Paul Mott, 25, Munrtelein, died Saturday at the Condell Memorial hospital in Libertyville from injuries received last Friday night while swimming at Diamond Lake, Mott in the company of a number of friends went to the lake late in-the afternoon-« He dived, it was learned by Coroner J. L. Taylor, into six feet of water and struck bottom, fracturing his neck. The body failed to rtse to the surface ard for close to two minutes his companions worked in locating him, Dr. Taylor said. The fracture resulted in paralysis from the shoulders down. Rev. William Georger, 35, a colored pastor residing in Chicago suffered severe cuts and bruises last Thursday afternoon, when the automobile he was driving struck a piece of farm machinery. A physician in Wauconda took eighteen stitches to close the lacerations. Rev. Georger and his wife were returning to Chicago from J Madison, Wis., when the accident cc-| curred. He was passing a truck on the highway when his car struck ai farm disc protruding from the vehicle. Part of the disc struck the auto just over the engine, breaking tho windshield and body and injuring the ir inister. His wife was not hurt. A man about 65 years of age, five ftet and six inches in height and weighing about 155 pounds, was found dfad on a railroad track one eighth of a mile west of Williams crossing near Genoa City Wedne.vlay morning of last week. The body was brought to the L. O. Smith Undertaking Parlors where an inquest was held and death was found to be due to natural causes. The dead man was found by Mr. Pierce as he was walking to the Williams farm for nis days work. No marks of identification were found about his person. He was hurried in the Bloomfield cemetery at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. George Western on Dec. 27, 1874.. Thev lived on a farm east of Dundee N*t,onaI Recovery administrate, until 1907 when they moved to town ' 1L To ^-operate to the fullest ex- To them were born two sons Irving,tcnt in having a fair code of competiand Lea, both of whom, with their Ilion for the si*ner'8 industry. father, preceded her in death. She is 12' To make an appropriate adsurvived by a daughter-in-law and two -'-'8tment in price ..on good* contracted for purchase b?fore June 16. 13. This section is a provision that the agreement shall cease upon approval by the president of a code to which the signer is subject. 14. This section provides for objections. to any feature of the employment drive. There will be a marked increase in Sunday was a big success, with fair ^ ^ skies and favorable weather doing C°rdin* to *,redlctionc by empl .yevs their part in attributing pleasure for the large crowds in attendance. A chicken dinner was served at noon <*n Sunday and a cafeteria supper latgranddaughters. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Monday at the Dundee Methodist church. CARNIVAL A SUCCESS The annual Johnsburg Pistakee picn'c held at the grounds of St. John's church at Johnsburg Saturday and'/• >.* _ , . A , Sunday was a big success, with fair! «Vojmwrt this week, acskies ^ officialg. j The blue eagle pennant, which when J flown over a factory or business h<use signifies the firm's co-opera- ' tion with the President's re-employer in the dav with refreshments on jnent drive, will fly from the flag ?Hrru*^ ,. .[poles of thousands of concerns by the There were the usual attractions of i, o 1;„ i all kinds and plenty of entertainment was furnished to keep every one happy. This is an annual event given each year for the benefit of St. John's parish. MRS. WILL DREYMILLE& vs DIES AT BATAVIA Mrs. Will Dreymilier, about .42 years old, of Batavia, died at the Geneva hospital Monday morning, following an operation for appendicitis, which she underwent on Tuesday of last week. She was a sister-in-law of John Dreymilier of McHenry. She is survived by her husband, one son and one sister. ' Funeral service* were held Wednesday afternoon at Batavia. Mr. and Mrs. John Drymiller of this city attended the funeral. tnd of the week. Supplies of banners, cords and stickers will be distributed to those who have earned the right to display the slogan "We Do Our Part." FARL BOYLE DIES AT ST. THERESA'S HOSPITAL Earl Boyle of McHenry, aged about 1 ?-l, died at St. Theresa's hospital at Waukegan, early this (Thursday) n.orning. Funeral arrangements had not been made at the time The Plaindealer goes to press. PUBLIC CARD PARTY The C. D. of A. will hold a public card party at the John Stilling home at 2 p. m. Tuesday, Aug- 8. Prizes, litnch 25c. «*10-fp BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Russell Rudolph of Spring Grove are parents of. a boy, born Monday. ROLLER SKATING Daily, afternoon and evening at The Tent, McHenry, admission afternoon, children 10c. 9-2-fp Free Fish Fry at George Lay's, : --- Johnsburg, Saturday night, Aug. ; "Be up to date--Drive a Ford V-8" ^ Everybody welcome^ 10 fp. SEVERAL INJURED IN ACCIDENTS motorists were injured in automobile accidents over the weekend although no fatalities were reported in McHenry county. Carl Jarosch of Lyons, fill., was arrested Sunday on a charge of reckless driving by Sergeant Herman Nofs, following an accident between his car and a machine driven by Clarence Ruth of Maywood, which occurred at the intersection of Routes 61 and 19 scuth of McHenry. / Mary Archer of Paxton and Eleanor Bundrick, Maywood, riding with Ruth suffered painful injuries and v/ere taken to a physician's office at Crystal Lake. Ruth's automobile was overturned in the accident. Eight motorists were injured about 8.30 o'clock Saturday night when automobiles driven by J. H. Neineold, Evanston and Otto Alworden of Chicago, collided on Route 61, north of Ringwood. A blowout of a rear tire-on Neineold's car is believed to have been responsible for the accident. He was northbound and when the tire went flat, his car. swerved into Alworden's car, which was traveling in the opposite direction. . * • With Nieneold was his wife and 18- months-old son, Mrs. R. H. Sergewald William Sergewald, and Mrs. Katherine Sehrey, all of Chicago. Alworden was accompanied by his wife. Mrs. Alworden suffered a scalp laceration, broken collar hone and possible internal injuries. Her,husband also was cut and bruised. They were brought to McHenry in an ambulance, where they were given first aid treatment and then taken to the Garfield Park hospital in Chicago. The passengers in the other car suffered bruises and cuts and the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Nienold suffered a skull fracture. They were taken to a doctor at Richmond. Patrolman Philip Guinto investigated the accident. COLUMBIAN EXPOSTTtblT MAGAZINES DISPLAYED COUNTY RED CROSS ELECTS OFFICERS A meeting of the McHenry County Red Cross was held at the court house in Woodstock Tuesday evening, at •which time officers were elected as follows: Chairman -*• Maurice T. Johnaon, Woodstock. ' V \\> : First Vice-ChairnuM^Thomas, & Bolger, McHenry; ' ^ / v > ' Second Vfce-Ghairman--Arno ICohis Harvard. Third Vice-chairman--William Amos, Huntley. " : ,. ~ T rea su rer--Freeman GSesselbrecht, Woodstock. -.-v • The above list of officers will Constitute the executive board of the chapter. " Chairman Johnson named George E. Sullivan, Woodstock, as secretary.- Thomas P. Bolger, the retiring chairman, has established a fine record, reviving the activity of the chapter, which was apparently dormant at the time of his taking the chairman's job. Mrs. John Walsh continues as chair man. of the McHenry branch. FATHER DALEIDEN TO SPK GROVE ST. PETER'S CHURCH WA^i BUILT IN 1900 McHENRY COUNCIL INSTALLS OFFICERS McHenry will be represented at the- Century of Progress exposition in Chicago through the only complete, authentic set of World's Fair magaines of forty years ago, which are owned by Mm Mattie Smith of Mc- Hcnry. This set of magazines, covering a two years' edition, published by the World's Fair, officials of 1893, is the only complete set now on record and hay been preserved by Mrs. Smith for these forty years with not a magazine missing. At the urgent request of the officials of the Century of Progress these magazines have been sent to fFis"Tteath. the exposition and will be on display in the Lincoln Memorial collection. Further than this, the exposition officials desire to buy the magazines. A search is also being made for persons who lived during Lincoln's time. They will probably be paid special attention by the exposition. McHenry Council, K. of C., held installation of officers in their hall on Thursday evening with John A. Bolger, newly appointed district deputy, acting as installing officer and officers installed were: Grand Knight--A. E. Nye: Deputy Grand Knight--Robert V. Knox. Recorder--A. J. Wirtz. Financial Secretary--Leo J. WinkeL .Treasurer--Harold Bacon. Lecturer--Earl Walsh. " Chancellor!--Thomas P. Bolger. Chaplain--Rev. Wm. A. O'Rourkji. Warden--Elmer J. Freund.. Advocate--Ben H. Freund. Inside .Guard--Felix Unti. ' Outside Guard--Vincent Adams, Trustee--Anton H. Freund. '»* Earl Walsh was elected delegate to the state convention, N. C. Klein, alternate to the delegate and Robert Knox, alternate to the Grand Knight. On Wednesday evening- of last the members of St. Peter's parish Spring Grove gathered at the ch hall for a farewell party in honor Father C., A. Meehan, who has been ; transferred to the church at. Hartland^ and, also, a welcome to the new priest . ^ of St. Peter's church» Father Ji Daleiden. . A pleasant evening^ was spent ii* Visiting and music with music furnish*-. ::>• ed by the Little German band of Mc4 Henry. .. .f* Several inter-sting fjpeethes wero made, including talks by Father Meehan, who expressed regret at leaving Spring Grove, Father Daleiden and Father Wm. 0*Rourke of St- Patrick# church, McHenry. Ice cream and cak# were served at the close of the even- % ther Meehan left last week for his new duties at Hartland, aftei being at Spring Grove for the past ten; norths, taking the place of Father Weidecamp, who had been at Spring Grove about three years. Father Meehan came to St. Peter's church from Rockford and won many friends during his short stay in this locality. Father Daleiden has already entered upon his ne^ duties, coming from Elizabeth, 111., where he had been since Sept., 1929. He has been preaching about eight years, being formerly at Rockford be-r: fore going to Elizabeth, and comes ta this locality with a friendly .interest? and a desire to co-operate with the people of the community. About sixty families now comprise St Peter's parish which has continued to grow during the past thirtythree years, , getting its start from several Germfen families who came to "Spring Grove from Johnsburg. Church Built In 1900 In 1900, the year the railroad came to Spring Grove, St. Peter's church was built with Father Deer as its imwAQ cAvnnunr first priest" After about ten years JONAS SANDBERl* 1XI ' his place was taken by "Father Dom- DIES. IN KANSAS j n^trmuth, ntw assistant pastor of St. Friends here have received word of , Mary's church, McHenry. Fathe* the death of Jonas Sandberg, 32 years niermuth, now assistant pastor of St. old, of Plainville, Kansas, which occurred on July 14, 1933, after a long illness. On Jaifuary 6, 1910, at Dixon, 111., his first parish, reinamed about seven years and was followed in turn by Father Hildobrand, Father Schnaght; Father Weidecamp and then Father her was united in marriage to Mrs. j Meehan and Daledein. Calista Stebbins of McHenry. who will j Some of the early families in th<* . be remembered by old friends here. parish were those of Nick Weber,; They resided on the old homestead | j6hn Wagner, Nick Freund, Martin near Plainville until 1916, when they; Freund, the Mays, including Martin, ' moved to their new home in Plainville, Mat and Peteiv j j Freund and the ^here they re«ided until the time of Lays. They, with many others, have .assisted in the growth of the churchfe End building of a sisters' house, and have seen Spring Grove grow from a cross-roads into an incorporated vil-w; CIVIC CLUB MEETING TONIGHT A meeting of the McHenry Civic club ^as been called for tonight j McHenry now are keeping the mother (Thursday), at 8:30 o'clock at theiGriuS8er w ordend to pay $10 _ high school, to which all members andjni(,nth and he failed to comply with business men, or any others interest- tjie court order< JAILED FOR NON-SUPPORT Frank Grasser, 54-year-old McHenry farmer, was sentenced on Wednes-j lage. day of last week to ten days in the. The honor of being the oldest busicounty jail at Waukegan for failure ress man in Spring Grove belongs to-^ to help support his 90-year-old moth-1 Math Lay, who settled there thirty, er. The sentence, formally based on! years ago coming from Johnsburjr. contempt of court, was imposed by He conduct® a hardware store and is Henry L. Persons, county judge of j one of the leading citizens of Sprirg Lake county. Relatives living east <A \ Grove. The history of Soring Grove goes ed. are invited. A discussion df the National Recovery Act, as it applies to McHenry will be discussed. LOTUS ARE PLENTIFUL Th week-end just past was the second ilf which visitors to the Grass and Fox lake regions had a chance to view the beautiful lotus flowers, found only in China and Egypt, outside of Grass ialce. Thousands of the giant blossoms now fill the air with their exotic fragrance and are more .numerous than Grass lake region. The plants are growing so fast that the entire channel through Grass lake would be full of blossoms within a week if it were He stated that rather than bring hack to the early thirties when this part of the country was virgin soil. Those first Englishmen to come to Spring Grove and English prairie had her to his home he would got to jail j come from a land of beauty and here and Judge Persons agreed to give him ten days to think it over. they found in part a reproduction of the environment of their birth. Here vrere the moors, the downs, the rollirg hills the gentle valleys of their own ' isle. - The village was platted at the re- EARLY NEWS ITEMS ESSENTIAL "Shorter hours mean, speed up the copy," so says the 'ooss to reporters, for the McHenry Plaindealer, who in j ouest of Josenh Blivin, who came here turn are appealing to their friends, I'rom Massachusetts with his family the public, to assist them in this re-|an<1 elected this place for his home, pp^ct. The first houses were built of loe* Because of the order .of President I **n<^ Joseph Blivin built the first fin- . • . . t. i Roosevelt, which lessens the number fished frame structure and the mill* e M„jnn nfont. arc10* working hours of employes periv^'c^ Pu* 'n^° operation in 1843 week, the office of the McHenry j *ave its rame to Snring Grove. For Plaindealer will be operated on a f< rt>* wars the villaee was known shorter time schedule. This makes it f?,r an<^ wide a*> Blivin's Mills. "7""" r necessary to get advertisements and i I" *883 the name of thp villaee was ?v --. °r * 6 y fJL * - „.;ii news items earlier in .the week and Ranged from Blivin's Mills to Spring public is asked to assist in this re- Grove. The town was incorporated in spect and get their items in at the 1^02 and is governed bv a board of earliest time possible. | trustees. It is surrounded bv fmit- Jlt has been the custom in the past"an(* f^rtilf farm* and is huilt on for the office force to work Wednes-1®0"1' of the Ninoersink. t*at these waterways. The flowers will bloom until Labor Day. Boat trips leave for the lotus beds twice daily from the Hunter Boat company. • . . VOUNG CHICAGO MAN da? ni^. in taking care of the late |,eautiful tributary of the famed Fox DROWNS IN FOX RIVER | '?py tTh,9 J work w/n ^ have .to J* I •£, «imW TW. Frank Rochetto, twenty-four years discontinued, so get your items in by railroad came to Spring Grove old of Chicago was drowned in Fox river north of Cary late Sunday afternoon after diving from a rowboat to which he was unable to swim back. RochettO, accompanied by his wife and child and several friends, had arrived at the summer home of Orville Krtsl Sunday morning to spend the day. Late in the afternoon they decided to go for a swim. Friends of Rochetto said that he Tuesday night,. BAND CONCERT ON FRIDAY The band concert this week will take place on Main street, West McHenry, on Friday evening at 8 p. m. Promptness is one of the hobbies of the director, W. N. Sears, who usually commence® promptly on schedule time. The fine quality of the band is was not'a good ""swimmer and after | nii.intained by the careful selection donning his bathing uit he climbed (f the beautiful numbers Tyhich the in 1900. Before that, trom 1867, incoming and outgoing freight, had te taken to Richmond or Ringwood. a distance of six miles. From 1836 . to 1867 all necessities and merchanj dise were shinned frcm and received ai Kenosha, Wis. I The passing years have brought many improvements and todav the ccment road has come and er° long Sprirg Grove will lose its *»clueion arid the fame of its beauty will sjhewm! into the water. The boat was pushed away as he dove. * When he came to the surface, he made a few frantic strokes to reach the craft and then sank from sight. His cries for help attracted other swimmers, but they were unable to roach him before he disappeared beneath the surface of the water. The body was* recovered thirty minutes later about twenty five feet from shore in aboutc eight feet of water. Coroner E. H. Cook of Huntley conducted an inquest with a verdict of accidental drowning returned by the jury. The body was taken to Chicago where funeral services were held. members delight in playing and they are inviting their friends, to attend these concerts. ENTERTAINS FRIENDS Mrs. William Spencer was hostess to a party of friends at her home on Wednesday afternoon. Two tables of bridge were in play and prizes were' PUBLIC CARD PARTY : Fox River Valley Camp. R. N. A., " ill hold a public card partv »t 2 n. m. Friday. Aug 11. at the C. L. Warris'»n home. Rirgwood. Bridge, 500, r>innchle, bunco, lunch 25c. .* 10-fp ' LADIES' AID SOCIETY The members and guests of.. the awarded to Mrs. Wm. G. Ricks, Mrs. Ladies' Aid society me*, at the bead- MBe up to date--Drive % Fowl V-8" Thomas Kane and Mrs. Thjmas Phalin. Delicious refreshments were served at the close of the afternoon. Free Fish Fry at George* Lay's, Johnsburg, Saturday night* Aug. 5. Everybody welcome. , I® fp. "Be up to date^-Drive a Feid V-8" tiful home of Mrs. J. A. Carver, on 1 hur-xlay , afternoon forr the regular meeting of the society which was ©resided over by the acting pr^ ideat, Mrs. Martha Page. Mrs. Lillian Cox will oe. the acting president for the next term. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting.