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" • < ^ y • v ~ ^ -- ^ 2 1 1 ^ A itt- -"v i • -;•• "'-V-- >•;•'?**•' '•• \^y'^ -'•: . "•**, - - ' • , 'A , \ ; ' " J - " ' • . .- « ^TOWI V, . .• - [v Volume 59. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1933 NO. 12 ws;i ••: St. Mary's Carnival Draws Large Crowd HUGE BALLOON FAILS TO ASCEND J0WNER BURNED AND AIR- 'I: MAN INJURED ci\tr JOHN MERTES ^ ^ ANSWERS SUMMONS Ijplidtfy. 'Spirit' prevailed at the largest and most successful carnival • eVer sponsored by St. Mary's church •which took, place on the church ground " Saturday and Sunday. Hundreds of merrymakers crowded the grounds to capacity on Saturday night and Sunday where free dancing slid many amusements kept the visitors entertained with the weatherman assisting perfectly in providing ideal weather for the event. Although an afair of this kind re- <|8Lres a great deal of hard work and Much preparation and planning, yet, if it is succssful then everyone feels •most satisfied and well paid for the effort. The Christian Mothers, in charge of the chicken dinner on Sunday, served more than 800 people, who, at one time, Were standing in line to the street waiting to gain entrance to the dining hall. This was the largest crowd ever accommodated at one of these dinners for which the ladies are noted and it was necessary to turn several away as the provisions were finally exhausted. Over 300 patrons .•were served at the supper; also,, and it can be readily seen that the ladies in charge of the meals put in some busy days preparing for this huge crowd- All of the stands and booths, in Charge of able committees, did a corresponding amount of business and ' all are happy over the great "success of this annual carnival. The main attraction was marred by . aii unsuccessful balloon- ascension announced to take place at 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening, with Lieut.^ Roy E. Mathews of McHenry advertised to ascend in the big balloon. Mishap Stops Ascension Due to a mishap in inflating the latlloon, it did not rise as expected and ascended but a few feet when it «fcnk to the ground tumbling over the trees with clouds of black smoke em- 1 Urging until it came to rest on a pear tree at the George Kuhn home. The lieutenant, who ascended but a few feet into the air, hit the ground with great force and was dragged several feet until he cut loose just before he was dragged into a fence. He received a sprained ankle, twisted ligaments, other injuries from which jfe is recovering nicely. In an interview with Lieut. Mathews 11 was disclosed that the failure of the ascension was due to the fact that the big balloon was not inflated enough because of the excessive agony which Mr. Thompson, one of the Thompson Brothers, owners of the balloon, was •Buffering because of burns received while at work inside the balloon. Suffering intense pain because of his burns, Thompson felt that he could stand th« agony no longer and gave the word to release the balloon which ahould have had another 500 pounds r,t pressure to make the ascent a success. Thompson did not want to cause excitement by stopping to have his burns dressed and knowing that there was no one else present qualified to take his place in superintending the arrangements worked as long as he Was able to stand the pain, but sent . the balloon up too soon, thus endangering the life of Lieut. Mathews and --^making a "flop" of this big feature Of thee arnival. The accident occurred when the monster balloon was not more than about one-quarter inflated ar. Thompand two assistants were working the balloon. While the in- Mrs. John Mertes, 63 years • old, passed away Tuesday evening ait 10& •20 o'clock, following an illness Of oni month. She is survived by fcer husband and six daughters. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 standard time at St. John's church, Johnsburg,-Friday morning. Obituary will appear in these columns next week. " • OLD TIME RESIDENT DIES AT GRASS LAKE Math B. Adams, well known resident of johnsburg and vicinity, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Jackson, at Grass Lake on Sunday evening, Aug. 13, "at 6 o'clock. If he had lived' until Tuesday, Aug. 15, he would have been 90 years old. Mr. Adams was born at Kernber^, Germany, on August 15, 1843, and came to America in 1880^ where he fettled or\ a farm north of Johnsburg, now occvlpied by a son, Peter Adams. Following his marriage eleven children were born, six of whom survive. The mother, Anna Adams, passed away twenty-nine years ago. Mr. Adams has always been active, well able to read without glasses until Sunday when dei^th came. He is survived by four sons and two daughters, Jacob and Peter, of Johnsburg; Henry of Spring Grove; John and Mrs. John Jackson, of Grass Lake and Mrs. George Hafner of Cleveland Ohio; twenty-seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. A grand daughter, Genevieve Adams, passed away four months ago. Funeral services were held from St. Peter's church at Spring Grove Wednesday morning, Father Daleiden officiating, with burial in the family lot. •• J;.' . BAND PERSONNEl IS INTERESTING BOY KILLED IK ? FALL FROM WAGON Ralph Conrad Dunker, 6H year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Danker, | residing , in Roseville, three miles HARRY BROOKS PLAYS IN™1^^' ^^WAYCQNDA WAS^ATANY T?T*IAT it .lured at 2:30 o'clock Thursday sf- JTIiMA1j vUW villi* 1 terrioon whett he felt from•«, ^ago,n Another - on® of the series Of Vband concert^ will be held oft" Main street, West McHenry, Friday evening, with an interesting program of marches, overtures and popuhir music making up the evening's entertainment. There are only two remaining concerts to be given by the band and loaded with hay and was ruh Aver by one of the wheels of the wagon on the fartn of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Vasey, residing near Volo. After first-aid treatment at Waucflndla the boy was taken to the hospital at Libertyvile. He suffered a severe skull fracture arid lacerations plans are being made to have Harry about the head and face and died Brooks of Chicago, cornet soloist, at j about an hour later without regaining the concert next week, to entertain rorsciousness. with his wonderful cornet solos. Rfdph was riding on the front of Many who heard him last year will; thp joaded hay wagon Just before the be glad to have another opportunity I 80cident. It is believed that he lost to enjoy his talent and plans are being made for a big concert. A large crowd was in attendance at the concert last week and it appears that there are many who yet enjoy the concerts of the band which are given free during the summer season. In looking over the personnel of the WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS Of INTERfST TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES McHENRY SCHOOLS TO ; OPEN TUESDAY, SEPT. 5 his head Walter Vasey, an uncle, who was driving the wagon, heard the bov scream for help and stopped the team band there are many interesting mem- j and to j,is ajd bers to be found, many faces which j are familiar and a few who are from | neighboring cities, tvho are playing, instruments not available in McHenry. The boy is survived by his parents, tv , brother, Robert, and two sisters, Shirley Ann and June Adele. Dunker was at the Woodstock hospit- Of course outstanding in the list, fl] after tfi birth of B dauf?hter June of membership of the McHenry band is the director, W. . Jff. Sears, who, CORNET PLAYER AT CONCERT NEXT WEEK Harry Brooks of Chicago, expert cornet soloist, will be featured at the final concert given by the McHenry band next week. Watch for the program next Thursday. Mr. Brooks pleased local people with his solo last year and will be welcomed by a large crowd this year. SOI Inside terested crowd watched the big balloon take shape, never guessing the tragedy taking place inside, a valve broke inside the balloon soaking Mr. Thompson's sidle with gas. As he ^ff^iilepped back quickly he got- too near fire which ignited his gas soaked garments, burning his leg, arm and aide severely and was extinguished only after he rolled in the folds of the balloon. ; Emerging from the balloon, Thomp- T>5pn told Lieut. Mathews of his acci- - dent and asked him to get a doctor, but told him that he would "carry on" until the balloon got into the air. Two tanks, each holding 20 gallons of gas, were buried in the ground where the gas was transferred bv pipe lines to the intertor of the balloon where men regulated the flames »nd tested the pressure. Lieutenant Cuts Loose lieut. Mathews felt that the big bag was not inflated enough, but i|rhen told by Thompson that he could ^rt:and his suffering no longer, consented to make the ascent, not knowing what the outcome would be. As " the word was given to cut loose, the balloon seemed to stagger and tip, but finally righted itself and ascend- • «d a few feet, lifting the lieutenant Into the air but again settled, crumpling and collapsing as the rider was "fragged along the ground, with four •buckles to unfasten. Mathews was ; Jble to get loose, just escaping being dragged into a fence, but receiving in-, hriuries from the force of his fall. Made in 1931. this balloon is one of the largest in the world and has been NEW 54-RIDE TICKET SAVING TO COIflMUTER A new commutation ticket, cutting the monthly cosrts 10 per cent for most suburbanites, will go into effect on the Chicago & North Western R.R. September 1, when a 54-ride individJ ual monthly ticket, priced 10 per cen^ lower than its 60-ride brother, is added to the North Western's ticket family, R. Thomson, passenger traffic manager of the road, announced today (August, 17). "We feel that the new 54-ride ticket will fill a long felt need," Mr. Thomson stated. "Our new tickets for September will be available for distribution August 25. "Our recsnt experiment of offering a free round-trip bus ride to the Centum of Progress grounds from our Madison Street Station with all round trip shoppers' tickets 'of 50 cents or more has proven very popular. Many cf our patrons have said that this is the most convenient way to get to the World's Fair." MODERN EQUIPMENT Auto Inn, located at the Brewery Corner, McHenry, has complied with the state regulations and has installed modern sterilizing equipment for washing of "all glasses. 12-fp on exhibit at A Century of Progress. If proncrly inflated it would have risen 100 feet per second in the first ten seconds, after which it slows un somewhat. Lieut. Mathews planned to ascend to about 5,000 feet before he cut loose and descended in his narachute. The5 balloon has an interesting history with Sundav's event scheduled »»s its fifteenth event. Rim of Hard Luck Thompson B**others have been hiving a streak of bad luck lately losing a ballooti the nreviou* week in the fa*»l accident of Ruth York at Aurora Mr. Thomnson was taken to the hospital at Aurora wnere b« went. Into a coma because of the poison of th« eas which entered tb» bum. but Inter reports say that he is recovering nicely. Lieut. M»tViews *n©rec*«»t»* the pvmoathv of his friends and the care h'"" b'r doet^fc pnd sn^ .nelic* officers at tK» time of t*>e accent. He wn® t»ken to t>«» Lester 'Raeon home until he was;' able to fir*"" to his Vw. en WanVen-jin street TT»> Tvinlra n »»but«i inmt> at the Ed^e^ater Beaeh hotel Saturday, b"* will b° w«8ble +ri do this because of his iniuries. is also sched^eH to take nart in f^e ai' race.- in Chicago in Setnemher. It will prebablv be three we»Vs before T.ieut.- M#»the;ws will be abl» to use his foot, but he hones soon to be aM »t it" a<*»in. never daunted by aeor with his gold plated cornet and his erect physique of more than six feet, commands the admiration of everyone by his knowledge of music and his expert leadership. There is no music too difficult for Mr. Sears, who has composed several marches and arranged them for band Adele, the preceding Monday. The sad news of the tragic accident was told to her and she bore up bravely and- expects to leave ,t|^e hospital this week, _____ • 1 He is also survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Vasey and grandmother, Mrs. Dunker. An inquest was conducted at Liberpurposes, and of whom th* people of -l>,vllle Fnday morning by the Lake this vicinity may be justly proud in county coroner and a verdict of echis fine character and musical ability. Kldental death was returned by the His cornet solos rendered at the concert last week were very beautiful W"„b°™ I" Nunda t?w"sh,p and were enjoyed and appreciated by ™ Ja"i,ary..2' J?27' m0™* later *° . . - - . . . . . RncAVillo with nia nti*onr» trnai*A Via all who heard him, and his marches, when played by the band, are beautiful and inspiring. Then there is the manager cf the band, Carl Weber, who is also the snare drummer and an old hand at it, &nd he takes a great Interest in the band and its music. Always ready to please, Carl says that the band will home ,of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Vasey at play request numbers if they have the music in" their library. Brother Musicians The man who has been the means «"f keeping band in McHenry for the ?J 5hur^h' B™! wma in past fifteen years or more is Henry j U,lLon Cemetery, Crystal Lake. ' Hundreds of relatives and friends attended the funeral and the home was filled with floral offerings of sympathy. The Lake county board and Volo unit of the Home Bureau as- J. Schaffer, secretary and treasurer of the organization and also trombone player. This executive also has a brother, John, who plays comet in the band, and these two men probably, ... ... , have more years of music to their, S1/ . a home, credit than any other musician in this vicinity unless it be another Henry Schaefer of the same name, but spelled differently, who also plays cornet in the band. Henry and John became interested in music when they were quite young ^e,apse a"d J* ***•" ^ UI and after a hard day's work on the, ea^ of ^ nver. farm they would practice far into the1,, "T^18 stl!1 ,n right and often play for dances sev-! %Voodstofk ^her« *he 18 «" eral nights a week.7 It was through! the of fort of Henry Schaffer that McHenry first had the privilege of en- \^ymgmedte»l attention at the Wood joying the music of a municipal band stof 5°sPltaI' whfr® ^ and before that, a band supported by Z WCCk8 followin« the business men of the city. The family is a musical one for Henry Schaffer also has a son, Stanley, in , , , the band playing a baritone, being the ^ aukefn Wednesday morning, and only player of this instrument in the band. Another interesting feature <v-i.it. * *• about the band ii the presence cf Th^sas hosp.Ul where twenty-f.ve four brothers listed in its membership. These are four Vycital brothers Charles, Harold, Stanley. Richard, who Harold, Stanley and Richard, who play the cornet, trombone, clarinet and cornet, ^respectively and are; young men of pood musical ability, Arrests were made at Channel „Lake last week Saturday morning in a joint raid staged by State's Attorney Chas. E. Mason and Sheriff Lester T. Tiffany, when Charles Anzona and Ffarry Minor, both of Chicago, were picked up as possible figures in county robberies. The: men are being held until victims of the robberies can view them. Charles Behnke, Jr., of Marengo sustained painful injuries .on Tuesday aftornodn of last week while repairing a barn on the Dumling farm east , . . , , of town. The rung on the top of the his balance and shd down off the, ]a on whjch he wa9 working, wagon behind the horses striking the a!ld he £ell to the ground, ground and rolling under the front |h Ms shoulder blade. He was u the Wag°n 118 li paS8ed 0Veri removed to St. Joseph's hospital, at Belvidere, where an x-ray revealed three broken ribs and a fractured shoulder blade. A railroad car known as the Velocitor, and1 so constructed that it .will operate over a railroad track at a speed of 180 miles per hour is a dream that has been realized by H. H. Diggins, Woodstock oil burner dealer and manufacturer. As a result of three years of intensive study by Mr. Diggins, he has at last perfected a car that has not only attracted the attention of 'some of the largest railroads In this country but in foreign countries as well' Donald Haldeman, residing on ft farm east of Richmond, is suffering from a fractured vertebrae and cuts about the face and knee sustained in an accident last week Sunday night while driving to his homo from Ringwood. He fell asleep on the way and his car left the highway and crashed into a tree not far from his destination. About two hours after the accident he managed to crawl a short distance and was heard by his people. After receiving medical attention, he was removed in the Ehorn ambulance to the Burlington hospital. An untenanted summer . home on Sylvan Lake belonging to C. A. Stayart, Chicago, was burned to the ground early Thursday night. Efforts of the Mundelein fire force to save the building were futile. George Stayart, a son of the owner, appeared with a party at the cottage on Wednesday but it was the only time this summer that the place has been occupied. This party left early Thursday morning. Although the cottage was not used, it was completely furnished and the loss, it was estimated, would run to $3,000 or more. No cause could be given for the blaze. Declaring that their property has be^n isolated by the construction jof a seawall on the Pistakee lake road, John W. Kreuser and several Fox Lake residents today petition a writ of mandamus in the circuit court that calls for the destruction of the seawall and the ppening of the highway. An abandoned cattle truck was recovered by Chief of Police Henry Nulle of Marengo last week. " It was found one mile south of th® city on Route 23- Two dead hogs were found on the floor of the vehicle. Papers located in the floor of the truck indicated it belonged to Wayne Freas cf Sterling. Authorities. of that city were notified immediately. Charles William Klingman. who through suit forced the Columbian Exposition to be open on Sundays, a Chicago pioneer long prominent in died last _The;;sch^l^. uied to opl'ti on Tut^Uay , i^ptember G. High school "registration dayii will! be as follows:- • . The Freshmen jwill register on Monday, Aug.' 28, Sot»hmores oh Tuesday, Aug. 29, and the Juniors and Seniors on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Any student who is out of tdwri on the above mentioned dSays may register any forenoon. JAMES A WELCH FATALLY INJURED Roseville with his parents, where he attended the Roseville school last year. The victim of the accident, with his brother and sister, had been staying with his grandparents while his mother was in the hospital at Woodstock. Funeral services were held at the rne o'clock Sunday afternoon with Rev. Taylor of the Wauconda Union church and Rev. Omer Flugum, pastor of the Crystal Lake Congregation AMONG THE SICK Wernian Nye is\ recovering nicely from his recent operation for appendicitis. ~ Mrs. Anna Frisby has suffered a Peter Wirfs, night policeman, is retin accident. Miss Ruth Powers of McHenry was injured in an automobile collision at received severe lacerations on the ripht forearm. She was taken to St. stitches were taken to close^- the wound. Due to the cuts she~suffered! the dry goods industry, considerable loss of blood. DEATH CALLS TWO WOODSTOCK MW Two prominent citizens of Woodjyuun* men - stock passed away at the Woodstock Icoming from a family that is brimful £ M *f week, being of music- Then, of course, there Is the popular soloist of the band, Earl Conway, who sings some popular tunes at every concert in adition to beating the big bass drum as if he really enjoyed it. If he happens to be a minute late for a concert his expressive face shows great concern, but when he ackonwledges the applause of the crowd after a song his face fairly beams with, smiles and appreciation., Although the band is not a marine. organization, yet there is a Sadler numbered among its comet players, while Guy Duker, a high school boy and son of the superintendent, and Lowell Nye, a college boy attending 1he University of Illinois this year, are also valuable members of the band. •'! Another musical family represented in th| band is that of Albert Vales, who has a son, Geofge, in the band, playing the big bass horn. George has several brothers who are all musical and play in various orchestras as well as sing. All of the members of the band are very interested in their music, never miss a rehearsal and are always on ljand for concerts. "T"1 (Continued on last. page.) spital Monday of this Hiram J. Dygert and Otto_ Sahs. Mr- Dygert was in an automobile crash" a few days previous and it is believed he suffered a heart attack at that time. He was 84 years old. Mr. Sahs was one of Woodstock's Thursday night at Ms summer home, at Channel- Lake, 111. He had celebrated his eighty-third birthday last Friday. Mr. Klingman's suit Against Sunday closing for the world's fair of 1893 pleaded that it deprived him illegally of use of a public park on Sunday. He won affirmation in the Ftate Supreme court and the ^xpositiont thereafter operated seven days a week. Mr. Klingman was\born in Chicago on the .site of^vdiaa 's now the intersection of Wells and Monroe business men, conducting a grocery streets. fHis boyhood home was store in partnership with Ed Bodenschatz. where the Palmer house now stands and in a farm on Roosevelt road. . Attending A Century of Progress RICHMOND HOTEL with a threaded sewing needle con- IS BURGLARIZED j cealed in the flesh of her right elbow The Richmond'hotel was broken in-i was the unusual experience of Mrs. to Saturday night and about $350 . Emma J. Lines, on Tuesday of last stolen from the office. James Ward, [week. Mrs. Lines had been mending proprietor of the hotel, discovered! cl<-ti es Tuesday morning and had the rr|>ery oi] Sunday and notified left her work to go into the base- Sheriff Lester Edinger. Entrance was pained by breaking open a window in the rear of the hotel. Sheriff Edinger is of the epinion the job was not d'one by the same bandits who held up and robbed 150 guests of the Nippersink hotel and country club of some $3,000 on the same night. The hotel Is located near Twin Lakes. BAKE SALE The ladies of the M. E .church will hold a bakery sale near the telephone office, Green street, Saturday. Your patronage is appreciated. ment of her home. As she started down the stairs she struck her arm causing a sharp pain at the time,- but rhc- did not notice anything unusual and soon went about her work. In the afternoon Mrs. Line* attended A Century of Progress in Chicago. When fhe returned home in the evening her •arm began to pain ner so she was taken to a local physician who found a threaded needle had been driven in to her arm in her mistiap during the morring. The needle was buried so deeply that only the thread c*ould be seen. Mlrs. Lines was taken to a hospital where the needle was removed. Jjtmes G. Welch, 50 years "Bid, a former states's attorney of Lake county, and well known to hundreds in this locality, died shortly before noon Monday at St. Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, from pneumonia resulting from injuries received in an automobile accident Friday morning. Mr: Welch was probably as widely kr.own through the county as any of the present residents. He served from 1916 to 1920 as state's attorney, and prior to that served five years on the county board of supervisors, during which time he was among the first sponsors of the hard road system for the county. He also handled the organization of Lake Villa township. He came to Waukegan in 1905 to teach school at the North school- He taught for two and one-half years and then was principal at North school for a similar period of time. In 1911 he was admitted to the practice of law and maintained his practice until a year ago when he established an insurance agency after being disbarred. He distinguished himself as an attorney and acquired a reputation as the oustanding orator in Northern Illinois. His oratory became so wide- | ly known that for years he was the toastmaster at all civic affairs and banquets. His ability as a speaker and his pleasing personality led him into politics and for the larger part of his life was a Republican. He left the G. O. P. ranks to support James Hamilton Lewis for senator and remained a Democrat following that campaign. IS 101 YEARS CAME TO McHENRY YEARS AGO " V * - -v, RURAL SCHOOL TEACHERS HIRED August, the vacation month, is already half gone and families with children of school age are already beginning their plans (for the school year, which will open the first part of September as usual. The rural schools of McHenry and the county are, with th« exception of a few, supplied with teachers for the 1933-34 term and the teachers who will teach rural schools in this vicinity are as follows: Haeger School -- Faith Rawson, Woodstock. Spring Grove--Louisa Winn, Richmond. Johnsburg--Sifcter Benigna, Johnsburg. Lincoln--Carolyn Bauer, McHenry. Griswold Lake -Myrtle Espirvg, McHenry. McMannamusBemadine Walsh, Fox Lake. . Monteloma -- Wayne Foss, Ringw o o d . - -- -- ; " " " " Hard scrabble--Bern'icfe Smith, of R i n g w o o d . " 1 - Hopper--Mary Charles, Woodstock. Harrison--Edith Baldwin, Cary. Ostend--Alice Clark, Woodstock. Clemens--Eileen Fitzgerald, McHenry. .'. •: , ' ' • " Cherry Valley--kathryn Kinney, Mankato, Minn- - Prairie--Eveline Larkin, McHenry. Hokonville--Mabel Knox, Lake. Terra Cotta Marie Crvstal Lake. - 'MrS- Sarah Colby Sherburne, pioneer of McHenry, is 101 years old today, Thursday, August 17, and is spending the day as many of her* others are spent, peacefully and content with a spirit of love and friendliness for every individual, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clayton Harrison, Ringwood. Ninety-three years ago, Ira Colby, a i ative of Vermont and his family came over the hills to the south of . McHenry, saw a spring in a hollow • beneath a hill and a grove of trees surrounding a glistening lake and decided that here was an ideal place to n\ake a home. Sarah Colby was then a little girl of eight years, who arrived with her parents after a long, tedious journey in a covered wagon, from Vermont. Here she grew to woman hood, married and has lived during the many busy days of her long life. Many times she rode to Chicago on top of a load of wheat when she was a little girl, for in those days grain and pork • were marketed in Chicago by oxteams She can remember when pork at one ; time sold for two cents a pound and wheat for forty centa a busheL Or. January 1, 1870, she was married to Robert Sherburne at the M. E. church.* Mrs, J, C. Lfldd of Ringwood being the only one living who witnessed the ceremony. In the fall of 1871 they moved to their farm near Rirgwood, where they lived for twenty-four years, then coming to McHenry to live. Her hus- ' band died in December 1909. ', • Mrs. Button Oldest Fri«n4 Mr. Sherburne's oldest friftnd fs Mrs. Samantha Button, who will be 102 years old in December. They have been friends for ninety-threei years and both are pioneers of McHenry county, meeting on the Illinois prairie l°nlT ago when they were chil-ki dren. Together they share what isp probably the most long standing^ : friendship in thi» country and they many recollections of a rich ipent together in this vicinity. ( After the death of her husband, Mrs. Sherburne continued to live in McHenry, where she Was active in the work of the Miethodist church and the ? welfare of the community. Because r of her advancing years she went to live with her daughter, Mrs. Claytnr Harrison, near Ringwood, about five years ago, where she leads a contented and peaceful life. SWe (spends much of her time in reading and recites poetry for the entertainment of her visitors. < Born during the administration of Andrew Jackson. Mrs. Sherburne has lived through the terms of all bat six presidents of the United States. She has lived during the age? of some of the greatest inventions including the sewing machine telephone electric lights, radio, automobiles a-d the airplane and she has seen changes take place from the covered wagon of Lincoln's day to the present age, where now rush swift trains bearing passengers and freight. * To this slight little woman who ha« "weathered the sun and shadows of life for a century and a year we extend congratulations and wish her "Godspeed" as she continues her journey through life. • •'.'vV£ Jorgensen, Barreville--Gertrude Fitzgerald, of McHenry. Paririe Grovfe---Julia Feffer, Crystal Lake. Ride^efield--Alice Wilcox, Ringwocid arid Dawn DeWolf, Woodstock. Greenwood--Olive Hill. Woodstock. Vannetta Shaw, Woodstock. SO FOCKFORD MEN DESERT FORESTERS More than fifty of the 365 Rockford and Winnebago county young men Crystal sent to forest army camps in May and June have deserted, it is reported. No orders having ^been received from reforestation corps headquarters to fill the vacancies, the county will be unable to receive its full share of benefits under the forest army plan. The desertions are from Winnebago cruiU^_jpontingents of single unemployed men sent to camps in sections cthei thaayfamp Grant. A majority of the cases are describFox River Grove--Elsie Vycital, ed as plain desertion although seme McHenry and Claramae Ellison, Bar-[have been dismissed to accept lesritirintrton. Ringwood--Roland McCannon Arline Pearson, Ringwood. and FAREWELL FOR MR. AND MRS. KUHN Mrs. Albert Vales entertained a party of seventeen guests at her heme Sunday in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. "George Kuhn. who are leaving this w£ek to make their home in Chicago for the winter. The pleasant home was gav with laughter and games during the afternoon am} evening and dinner and supper was served. ANNUAL FESTIVAL A one night festival for the benefit of St.. Patrick's church will be held on the church grounds Saturday Evening, August 26, commencing promptly at 7 o'clock. Xfine line of home bakery and foods. Refreshments and various attractions to amuse all. 12-fp-2 mate offers of employment and others because of unwillingness to work abide by camp regulations. r TO ARRANGE FOR BOAT RACES Fox River Valley' Boat. R"d ard Gun club held..a meeting last Weinesday with a large crowd of 125 in attendance. After the meeting a chop suey dinner was served on the lawn at the Justen hotel and about 150 pound* of chop suey wiis consumed. The n *xt meeting of the club will be held at the same place at V1 o'clock Bund*v morning of this week. All are cordially invited. The purpose of the meeting is to arrange for boat races this fall. K. C> ATTENTION vfW next regular meeting of yfcjQ. will take place at their "hall next Thursday, Aug. 24. Important business. All members urged to attend. ,a, -i f. '.ii. .C,j