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Boy, . you sure have to be alert and watchfill for noisesj etc. All this/ was long after dark. ' i?orgs happfeped our. way and' we leaned a new yer£e "of the "Baptist Sunday School" aboiit DavU and his. Thanks, to Bruce Granger. SLOCl'M'S LAKE ' brother?. hJ'6": John Blomgren and granddaughter Betty Lou Lusk, were callers at Grayslake Monday. , Betty Lou called on her grandparents Mr". «nd Mrs. Lou Lusk. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse and daughter, Franees, w*ere business j callers; rat F.lgirf -.last, Tuesday.; after- j noon. . • Mr. and Mr?. Elmer Espjng were callers at McHenry last Thursday- Mrs. Page Smith and daughter, Mae, spent Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs, B. C. Harris at Wauconda. Mirs. Celia Dowell and daughters spent Saturday (evening at Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. J. D Williams and son, ,James Howard, of Crystal Lake >ere Sunday dinner gueSts at the hoiyte of Mrs.. Clara Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell, Mrs. Harry Matthews and sbns, Robert Stolen'Cow Back to Farmer in Cans • Jied Cloud,' Nelr.^M.-.R. Rhetus. farmer, will hoye moat tills winter where ae figured to have milk and cream. One of, RhetusV cows was stolen^-iV few dill's later the sheriff" milrnled the* cow--in can's/ Frank I.enike admitted stealing, butcherins and canning tlie cow. CyQJ^Q :} Many other favorites were sung pear ! afid Lyle, were caller#,at Iiake Villa, a roaring firev for you recall "last Sat- i Sunday. SEVERE ON COMMON THIEF IN OLD DAYS Whipping, Cut Off Ears, Pillory ill One Sentence. HTday was no' summer night."Three. ;sl^pt ;.ih the ;<Lean4Q" and, the- r*st: . . . . . . .. - .took refuge ;in tHe.^ forest; Did you . o « learn some hew things "you tftw fellows? Keep coming on hike§ because \ •' they- are t helpful, and. aine Teal fuii. Those t. present ori *: the ' hike" vwerfe: VScnutmarter Schoetiholtz, Bruce Grah- '"* ger, Richard Freurid, Richard Justen, I Earl Schaefer, Donald Tonyan, Harry 1 parents here. . / . , Conway, Kenneth Franzen, Francis ! Arthur Wackerow spent Sunday at Cox, and your dear correspondent.1 Get ,thfe home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas., e - fon in Chicago. f Mr. and Mrs. J. Alden Werden and Miss Jennie Dowell, Mrs. Jane Eatinger- 1 and* daughter, Ethel, Wauoonda and Mr. and Mrs- George Eatinger called on Miss Roberta Eatingei4 at the Sh^Kiefs hospital at Oak Park .Sunday, . M.r. and Mrs. Ladoyt iMatthfewa. of Fdre^t; Park werei ^gpestsj. iast Wed^ nes'day at the home oi the latfter's little daughter of Wauconda called on ,r.n<i Mrs. Wajkup of Ridge%ld spent -this one. ;. a Boy, you .should have Heard those anr^uncemeMs. A^Rally wflrbe^d Mrg ^ Smith last Tuesday. They ,n Crystal Lake shortly. Thi? shaH-j,^ Sundav,for their new home - |jttlude signaling. First Aid and Jknot; Hampshire. ^y»ng. Patrol leaders remember to ( ^Slo„ahan give your patrol these subjects. Also j p , • remember about that ment ^dge^x- J^P # e f Mr &Jld hibit m.Marengo. Pick a aient badge . Lnt. . ' ' you wish to show -and ha,id.it to Mr. j. • " J ^ ^ g^oks and Fchoenholtz. J hear someth.ng about. r attehded the church .supper at a. music patrol. -1 ou musipan,« better i Thursday.. become good and show, u*^ hat 5«uand Mrg_ R Cook, of Zion, •have., got: something, in- you that w.l ^ ^ Q o/.Wauc0nda spertt make us,proud. Here s. ^mething ypu• ^turdav at the hom€ of Mr. and' can work for gang. Make em good! . ^ XvWbur' Cook. The mtetmg held many surprises,Miss- Lillian Tidmarsh of Waucond.i including Honorable Raymond Hughes,;; called ofl Mrg Willard Darrell and Eagle Scout, being present. Try to j^. the home of Mr %nd Mrs. Wilbur be there a lot, .RayI know how j c00k last Saturday. 's'-.^ut thanks a, lot^nyw^y, Earl Converae and daughter;, -The &ld Sunday School song with Frances, attended a one o'clock lynch the new verse"was sung-again. We'll at~the,..h»me of Mrs. T. Carlson at never get tired of that song, I guess. - Insure is a wow! First Aid played an ...important part Mylith Park last Friday. Two tahle.i of five hundred were played. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks and . Sunhury, Pa.--Old recorils at the Northumberland county courthouse at? test to the severity of, senteifces Imposed by the eourts during the republic's infancy. ;;.A ••'-.,"•• The case of jjite Disberry; .versus Organized society indicates severe «entences were "then," as ."noVr,. not Infallible iu curbing crime. .. 1 Joe was the terror <if tlje county, 'ali>eit ;Ka.<X a '.weH-deflned seii^e of humoiS • He' wasn't particular - about what .he-Stole l»ut Ji'is i 1'avorite theft \vrts T6oti,;.c^vkf>d by hi,inseif -in houses :0.cctJ'|>ftiijs• were gojte:-- . "... •Finally tlie patlpt>c^. of .anth<»rittes wits exliaustod. This heiitehcaHvas jiiv l>osed in December, 1784: . "That the said Joseph Disberr.v receive lashes between, the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock tomorrow v to stand in the pillory oiii' liour; to have his ears cut off and nailed to the post; .t^ return the propei'ty stolen. Or tlie value* thereof; re ma in in prisoa. three months; pay a fine, etc." - •.- , - . Col. Henry Antes, sheriff, saw that the provisions of the sentence were e x e c u t e d . ' . ' • • • - • . ' . V: ( Court rei^j4i« show tliat lie was convicted four years later of rfibhina: three houses, and sentenced to the. i>eniteiitiary at l".liila(lelphia. -- ; .: A few years later lie' returned to .SunHiiry, still" sticky filtered, ! IVhile robbing ajiiill in t ijion county lie fell through a hatclisvay and suffered fatal injuries. : * T :4irthe meetirig. Pressure points, acid i Miss Lillian. Tidmarsh of Wauconda poisoning, and tourniquets were talk- j spent last Wednesday and Thursday ed about and displayed Some [ at the Frank Tidmarsh home at of you • should study a lot ori this. You have many plapes to use it, especially at home and now that winter is coming on. The ice is a" very bad place so remember your motto and your duty to others and yourself. Be Prepared! .^ "O'Grady," "Four Tractor War,"' and "Battle Royal" were my selec- \ tior.s of ganjes. My dear brother won : "O'Grady" with some -concentration Whitewater, Wis. Ray Dowell was a business" caller at Lake Zurick last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Harris and daughter. Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harris and daughter. Darlene of McHenry and Jack Harris-of Waukegan spent last Friday evening at the'home of Mr. and Mrs.-Ray Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Cook, Mr., and j Mrs. Earle Matthews and Mr. and competition offered by^ the troop, j Mrs. C. G. Dowin of Wauconda spent ~ That's a good one for your patrol ( Saturday evening at the home of Mr. leaders to try. Interesting and edu cational. The "Four Tractor War" saw Ray Hughes come out of the dark afid A1 Wirtz as the jockey took high ; llonors- Their competition were, just to show you that small boys eet in . everything. Angelo and Geno T'nti, ; Gordon Granger, proved-too much for thei other fellows in the last game although little Jerry Miller "stuck it out." Nice going, Jerry! Bob Kilday called on Bob Knox to lead_us in "Taps" which he did in fine style. This ended ^asother "Armistice Day" ift memorial to all whQ died in the World War. I hope everyone of the Scouts were patriotic and true. Don't forget, patrol leaders, the announce" . ments. ' SCOUT HAROLD TAXMAN NAME GIRLJ5COUT TROOP; The first meeting of the high school- Patrol of the Girl Scouts, with Mrs. Durland as their leader, was held Monday evening at the high school. A name for the troop was decided on which will be Swastika, signifying good luck. The name for the patrol was left undecided. The flag was presented and the salute giv„en, after which plans were made to furnish the Several games were played and enjoyed by everyone. The Girl Scout »<xngs were sung in rounds and the Bae*ting was closed with taps and a good night to everyone. , MIRIAM SAYLER. Scribe. ?.nd Mrs. Harry Matthews. Army's Star Back muibi Rumanian -Is Judge by Day and Thief at Night Bucharest.--A Strange case Of double personality reminiscent of Doctoj .Tekyll and Mr. Hyde was brought bef'U'e the^ Hraila police court which had the uiiprea'^fnr'task of sending one of its own judges who was accused ofburglary to a mental hospital. During- the day (Jeorge Crlgorescu was la- capatrtr ntitl promising ymnrg~ magistrate. At night, however, he turned burglar whose pluck and -catlike agility astounded the police1 anil rendered his capture difficult. After a sensational pursuit on house roofs, Georgescu slipped and was caught. Owing to his abnormal b«-. haviour he was examined by a commission of brain specialists, who were of opinion that the judge Is not responsible for his actions due to the fact that he suffers from, double personality mania. He did not sell the stolen objects but hoarded them in the basement of his house, which had the aspect of a pawnshop. •-•';• Mr. and Mrs. Roy Passfield and family called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dalvin in Wauconda on Thursday. Miss Edna Fisher o£ Waukegan spent Thursday here with her mother Mrs. Sarah Fisher. Mrs. John Brumm of Chicago visited M!rs. Richard Doweli Friday. " Mir. and Mrs. CJharles Miller of Libertyville spent Tuesday here with the latter's parents, MrJ antj, Mrs. John Oeffling. Mrs. William Waldmann spent a few days in Chicago the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Paul O'Leary, Mr. and Mrs. E. Rossdues.tcher, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaiser, Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher and Mrs. Earl Donley attended the dance at Dietz's "Stables Tuesday evening. Mrs. Joseph Lenzen, Mrs. Herbert Michallson, Mrs. Frank King, Mrs. Frank Hironimus, MVs. Joseph Passfield and Mrs. Alvirt Case attended the card party at "Bettys" at Lily Lake Wednesday afternoon. Vv- . Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kovar i^Bd Geo, Kovar of Berwyn visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George Sunday. . Mrs. Josi(e^h Wagner attended a card party Thursday afternoon at the home Of " Mrs. Albert Justen in McHenry. Mrs. Herbert Michalson spent Saturday with Mrs. Stilling in McHenry. Mrs. Frank Henkel, Jr., and Mrs. J. F. Wagner spent Friday in Forest Park with Mrs; T- Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Martini of Chicago spent the week-end here with Mr. and..Mrs. E. Rossduestc'her. Mrs. C. H Tompkins of Libertyville visited her sister Mrs. Herbert Michtflson Saturday. ' . Mrs. E. Roswduestcher cftlljbd on friends in McHenry Monday. Messrs. Carl Magnus^en, Henry Lange of Evanston, Nick and George Merganthaler .of Wilmette called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maypole of Fox Lake spent Tuesday here with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Michalson. Mrs. Frank Hetikel, Jr., and Miss Alice McGuire called on friends in Waukegan Wednesday, e 1 Community night will be heltf at the Volo school Friday evening, Nov. 16. Everyone is invited. Mr- and Mrs. Clarence Hironimus and «on spent Sunday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Knigge at Waucortda. Mr. and Mrs. Frank King enter- FARM YOUNGSTERS TO COMPETE AT CHICAGO „ Rural boys and girls from fortyfour states will attend the 13th national 4-H Club Congress this year at Chicago. The Congress is held in connection ifrith the International Live Stock Exposition which will cele brate its 35th anniversary in its new and greater home at the Chicago Stock Yards, December 1 to 8. A larger group than ever before, approximately 1300 yoijths, will tak^ part in the 4-H Congress this year. They will travel to Chicago on free trips awarded them for their achiever ments i at state, countv, and district fairs in the states. frolix.- which they come. Winners at the. Chicago show are the national chaijnpions of the year. • The packers, civic and commercial and railroads, the National Committee organizations in Chicago, the hotels on 4-H Clubs, and the Chicago Union Stock Yards will all cooperate to provide daily banquets and a full educational and entertaiinnfent program for the boys and girls, in addition to the many activities that -yiuU engage their time at the International Live Stock Exposition. \ The style review contest for 4-H girls will attract increased attention this year. The state winners will model outfit^ of their own handiwork as a feature of the Exposition's matinee Horse Show on Wednesday, Dec. 5. All 1200 delegates will appear before the huge Monday evening Hbrse S^bw audience. Led by a span of ig'ht ton weight show horses in patent leather harness, from which the 4-H emblems are hung, the conclusion of the parade will be the/presentation of1 a. number of thtf^nationai winners in the forthcoming Club .Congress. Headquarters for the young people ^vill be provided in a new building, adjacent to the new International Live Stock Exposition amphitheatre. Like its predecessor, the new 4-H building will he of old* English architecture but the exhibit space will be much larger. Many of the youths who will show haby beeves, lambs, and pigSj in the Exposition's Junior Live Stock Fading Contest are 4-H members. Over 300 entries have been listed with the management for this leading contest of its kind in the country. eads Auxiliary Public Pulse (All communications for this department must be signed by the writer, otherwise they will not be published. The Plaindealer invites its readers to express their opinions in these columns.) Mrs. A. C. Carlson of Willmar, Minn., who was elected national president of the American Legion auxiliary at the annuayconvention in Miami, Population 4 P. C. Color Blind Color blindness affects about 4 per cent of males and 4 per cent of females. <• FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE . . . PEOPLE "• •' .. ...^ It was to the financial interest cfcjf the big fellows and the little fellow#- as well to have the $30,000,000 relieff. bond issue go through so as to prevent a double tax payment, nej#* spring. For this purpose a ball about a foot long and about fo inches wide was used to present th^ proposition to the voters. This wafc/"'vi;: ir as it should be, and the proposition „ ,t> - went over, with a sigh of relief fo^ J . At the same time the people of* • '* ,' „ ' Illinois voted oh a constitutional con^«,'-\V' vention. There was no separate ba£ . lot for this proposition. It was put,<*'; ,«*'•' on the party ballot, up in the le^l V hand corner in small print, in a littH ,! : square about ,2x2 inches I am an old, , "/. . Y, timer at voting, but even I had .til' * J hunt around to find where it was. ' •;' say the people of Illinois Were foote<| • by the big fellows and crooked. ticians. The people never had aT v« * chance; to get this proposition ove?i' h ' > "v This reform is badly needed fo* th» ; . small taxpayers. The big fellow is growing bigger and the small fellow: i is ^growing smaller under the old ---- state constitution. It was to the interest of the big fellows to in some way kill this proposition. They did it, with the help of crooked "politicians How much money was paid to get this proposition killed? If no money was paid; the fact still remains that the voters of the state were outraged by the perpetration of this dirty trick. - G. P. NORIN. tained guests from the Park Ridge laundry Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harry HlTTffiimus and daughters spent Sunday in Maywood at the home of Dr. and Mrs. KOchens. GET YOUR CAR OR TRUCK READY FOR WINTER TJie cold weather puts a. much greater strain on your car of truck. Don't abuse your motors by running them when they are not in the best of condition. Drive in and let us tell yon how.little it will cost to make the neces&wy repairs.' '/••<<£• • ' " • ;: /'•••_ SMITH'S GARAGE Phone 820 McHehry , - Earn St. and Riverside Drive lack Kin kier, who (days Qallback on ilie \Ve8i Point Military academy's team. Is rated as one, of tha hoat mfrn In the arm; eleven •" ; Air Conditioning Sought in '61 Air conditioning was proposed for arinv hospitals during the Civil war i ii 1 S6:s. He 8 Ready for His Winter Quarters "Human Adding Machine" to Be Freed From Prao^ Pittsburgh.--The man "wh\ onct raced an adding machine and won" will be freed on parole" from the Western penitentiary soon. Eugene H. Kuhn, the "human adding machine." was sentenced. 86 to 40 years In 1919 for killing his estranged wife's parents. Recently Gov. (itfford Pinch<>t granted clemency and Kuhn will boob be freed. - t Hfs mathematical ability has repeatedly amazed officials at the penitentiary. He can add two columns figures simultaneously and can divide, multiply dnd subtract larg& earns entirely "in his head." He <i.n easily do the work of three clerks. Penitentiary officials said he has never taken any educational courses in mathematics. Skipper Goes Angling . Brings Back Rabbits Chilmark, Mass.--It remained for Capt. Rasmus Kllmm, fishing skipper, to bring in the strangest catch of the season. He sailed away to the fishing grounds and returned with--twenty rabbits! He found the weather too rigorous to ply his trade, and so landed on a bleak island, caught the score of hares, and came back to distribute them among his friends. : Barber Train* Wolf F upa Nebraska City, Neb.--Ray Lee, bather, has gained a reputation as an animal trainer. He has spent his spare time training two gray-wolf pups. The wolf pups, Lee says, are quick to team and have mastered several tricks, a ~^feat-eonaiilerad extremejv unusual, "Rat TroubU" in Ant* Vancouver, , Wash. -- County Clerk Oral Cain had "rat trouble" in her automobile motor. Her car behaved peculiarly on several occasions and after a second visit to a garage mechanic discovered a half-starved rat imprisoned under the hood. •cnrctof throws! in ht jipwtrds, reduces conirists which streia cyei R effector ft translucent, leu proper amount of soft.glareless, direct lifiht filter through Eye Saving" table lamp ' for study or living room. 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