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M HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY.?, 1935 DICTATES TO COUNCIL mi PEOPLE MUST BEAR JBH- ; , TIRE cosy fcy council held ashortstated Monday evening Feb, 4, with ixr«ard members present. The salutes, of th»; previous nwe Accented snd* approved w NEWS AROUND ...r COURT V; The city treasurer's "report was accepted ^ and approved with a balance ; of $1,536.44. The collector's ^ and clerk's reports showed respective collections of $20.72 and $205.50. The reading and approving of regular bills, amounting to about $1,065, was included in this order of business. The Charled Owen judgment is tp be settled according to previous agreement, i. e., Mr. Owen will re- NAYLOE CASE TO BE RE- . TRIED VY,;;\YY,- Retrial of the $20^,d^Sg« suit of MSldred Williamson vs. ftArthttr Naylor was to start in the circuit court Wednesday morning. Miss Williamson is seeking damages for injuries received in an accident Aug. 2, 1929, near Lake Zurich. The case was tried a year ago in the circuit court and after the jury had been out for hours a disagreement was entered in the case. Attorneys William Pierce of Belvidere and Russell Allen of Cary will represent Miss Williams ceive credit on his assessments to the jwhUe Attorney V. S. Lumiey will act as counsel for Naylor. The defendant in this suit is superintendent of the Hertz racing stables amount of the judgment. Repair Broken Hydrant Under" reports of officers, th®SUb= jeet of the broken hydrant in the vicinity of Vycital's hardware store was reported. Superintendent of . Waterworks i M. M. Niesen said the hydrant was Jjeing repaired and wo'uid at Cary. It is expected the case will take several days to try. Dismiss Cases 1 Four cases were striken fiQ,m the docket for want of prosecution Tuesbe in working order shortly, police ^ay by Judge Shurtleff. The cases in- OfTicer Wirtz said that he had been eluded Maggie A. Anderson vs. JEdunable to find the car that caused ;ward Reed; Dora Sorenson vs. the the damage ! City of Harvard; F. Hobart vs. Jas. 1 The ordinance on, city vehicle' U, i Mathison and B. B Durlin and Chas. cense for 1935 was discussed and i Stienke vs. George B. Hoffman., decided to somewhat re- -Case Continued duce the license and only issue the license up to Jan. 1, 1936, and here- No decision was given in the case of Edward Hancock vs. the City of-1 after licenses will be Tor the calendar j Harvard ..Monday. Judge Shurt,kflT_is> year, the sam© 6s 'state license, in- to hear further proof on the motion stead of fiscal year as the city has used in the past. Another matter of particular iliiof the defendant for a judgment in favor of the defendant. Hancock is asking $4,600 damages from the City port. anee t, o the c.i.t., » of Harvard for services rendered in Zen8 of McHemy | . en ^ Kgardrag the rates w> t,e paid by the, P » , pr„p„„J • • public for ^ co ot ' paving jobs back in 1921. Attorney • provemente to the present sewerage , at Har. - disposal plant was brougM; »l>e at- K tJt ^ ^ t.e. ntio,n ,o f .th e bo.a rd b; y a le,tter from - * . , , ., the federal engineering adrma-i m• stra- 1 never comvp leted and that the spfvition of public works. The letter refers to that part of the city's tentative ordinance for the new sewer v disposal plant and particularly to tlfe part designating the rates paid by the people arid by the city for the upkeep of the sewerage plant, also for the retirement of the government bonds. Government "Rejects Plan The city wanted to assume half the cost, allowing the people to pay the Other half. This plan has been re jected by the federal government as j John H. Katlow vs. t, they claim the people should pay all, trespass case T","~ end the city none.. Federal engineering administration of public work# says that the city cannot pay any part The city is now trying to convince the governmlent that they can ussume part of the expense. If a new ordinance is drawn changing the rats? it will be due to the government raising the rates and not the cjjjg* FIRE DAMAGES NOONAN GARAGE Noonan's Garage was badly damaged by fire Saturday evening, the blaze burning the roof and other woodwork on the interior of the brick walls. The garage, situated on Route U. S. 12 in McHenry, was built about three years ago by Allan Noonan, ^ who has done repair work, sold Phili*-^ «4ips-66 gas and had the agency for o Plymouth cars. Mr. Noonan, who was alone in the garage, was working on a car driven ; by a man from Lake Geneva, and while testing the car the motor backfired, igniting some oil or gas on the flcor. As soon as the blaze started the owner of the car ran out, leaving Mr. Noonan alone to use the fire extin- •< •guisher in an effort to put out the fire. extinguisher was not strong fications and ordinance drawn by Hancock were faulty. Cases Dismissed -- Cases dismissed Tuesdaycourt' included a damage suit against the City of Harvard filed by Dora Sorenson in which she asked for $5,000 damages for injuries receiveu when she slipped and fell on a cement sidewalk on Ayer, street in the city of Harvard. • . . Dismissed and reinstated in less than ten minutes is the story of the -M. Malahn Judge Shurtleff dismissed it for want of prosecution and then reinstated it when Attorney Maurice Johnson appeared in court a few minutes later. The case concerns a claim of Katlow against Malahn for $3,000 for the use of a ditch machine which is alleged to have been used by Katlow for the Malahn construction company in 1930 anil 1931 in Monon, Ind. Katlow alleges he had that amlount of compensation coming under an agreement. The case of Frank Hobart v*. Jas. Mathison, which involved a $100 replevin was dismissed for want ofprosecution. It was an appeal case from a local justice court. A motion to set aside judgment filed by "Charles Stienke vs. George Huffman wits dismissed for wmnt of prosecution. Seek Injunction . The Station to Lake Bus Line of Crystal Lake filed a petition in the circuit court Monday morning asking for an injunction against Allen Dur field and Albert Kapping, operators of a Yellow Cab company at Crystal Lake. The bus line alleged that Dufield and Kapping have failed to secure a permit from the Illinois Com- ELECTION BEE STARTS BUZZING NO. 37 EXCHANGE ITEMS Of INTEREST: TAKEN PRO* COLUMNS:V.?^'M OF OUR EXCHANGES V 1 Tl» City. Ice company.of Crysta".' ^ \ ' ' Lake has been cutting terfrbm Cry^Y tal Lake near the Kiley property fot| 'mine, time, the ice* Having attained thickness of 1$ inches. The ice i ENTIRE NEW COUNCIL TO BE ELECTED to; blow and winter reigns supreme, yet, as the days begin to lengthen, bringing a suggestion or spring, the thoughts of the . public turn to the all engrossing subject of the spring Sections. As usual, April is the Important month so far as elections are concerned and this year the month will bring some innovations in election laws" never before experienced' by voters in this state of Illinois. We refer, of course, to the new law governing elections which decrees that city January, and before the holidays. Fqthe last several years, warm weathe * played havoc with ice cutting and for several years no ice coul4 be cut," the product being brought In for local consumption. The ice houses m Crystal Lake were allowed to deteriorate and are now unfit for storage. Robert Kohli of Barrington wa4 severely injured early Monday ^after - noon of last week when his right han ? was caught in a corn shredder on th Wrlliam Blakeslee farm. Mr. Kohi; was taken to a local physician foY first aid and was then taken by am 1--A. K. fliegangnck, new public printed. 2--Klglrteen thousand homeless in soirtliern iltKx's. meu quell uprising in Louisiana" against Huey Long's policies. Y" . .. >V"Y YY".Y';; Xrtlliniitl (Juuri!s>- COUNTY PLANS FOR BOY SCOUT WORK AGED RESIDENT EA^Y SUNDAY TO FINANCE ANOTHER YEAR Hubert Weber, 81 years old, "who has been a resident of this vicinity fof 78 years, died at his home early Sunday morning after being confined to his bed for the past nine weeks. He had been in poor health for about four years and finally, because V ice-president Herb Megran of i of lack of circulation, gangrene de- Harvard has issued a call tp the di- j veloped in his foot, resulting in his r e c t o r s o f M c H e n r y c o u n t y t o m e e t ! d e a t h ; • » * • at Woodstock this Thursday evening He was bofn in Germany on Octoat the court house at 7:30 p. m. • jberi24j 1853, coming to America With He . has appointed Fred Ferris of|}vis parents, Mary and John Weber, Woodstock &s county finsncinl ch&iv- ! Svli-on lie was three vesrs oltl. The MORlftKG^ SOUND YOUR HORN PLEASES AUDIENCE PACKED HOUSE GREETS JUNIOR PLAY: Hot dog stands are popular. This is becoming an accepted fact in this modern age, but we did not realize jvst how important they are becoming until we learned that even plays are being written about them. , . The Juniors of the Commounily man, and it is expected that Ferris | famiiy settled near Johnsbdrg where ^hool chose the play, "Sound and Jacob Schaefer; the" city clerk ...111 1 „ i.1 1 / ' x. 1 ' ' .. _ . 1 V rtlli* " a of n r n ^ A XT^inn J ll> A «a elections shall be held every two years and township elections every u.en - : four years, thus curtailing the election i ^ the ;Sherman hospital, E,-. expenses for the county and munici- i "~m - . . ".a.s .o nlyJ r^ec enj t•l y come froi r L - ; j Germany, it is reported. His-home l :p8l,ty- 2"-:' • in Elgin. ' % Because of this 'law the city eleH ; 0ne of the nation's distinctly • tion, which occurs on April, 16 this banks> th^ Merchant- & Farmer - year, will, nor doubt, create more thanjbank at Grayslake that threatened t its usual amount of interest as the , PUbusiness Feb. 1, will-rema-Hf-# whole set of city offices will be filled 0pen another month and not close iu, - this year and for the first time Jn til 1( according to a statemen' history the voters will have the pnv- matie by President L. Y? Syke^r ilege of marking their ballot for a xbe bank is distinctive because it complete slate »f candidates, includ- cjosej but once, and that was whe v ing mayor, city clerk. aldermen and. President Franklin D. Roosevelt forcpolice .magistrate. These will hold jfd aU hank, to close under the moraoffice for two years a* there wjl be torium. No cnstomer of the bank ever no city election again until 1937/\ I took a ,OSB tber0) and in 2g ycars of The present aldermen m^t^f jp?Ivico m ballk lost less tban whom will probably be candidates for on loans. Its §tock at times ha- ^e-election, areFirst ward, R. I;.'pa,d dividends of, between 35 and 4^ Overton and Nick Justen; second ward, F. H. Wattles and Herman Kreutzer; third ward, Albert Barbian will have the plan for raising the'he grew to manhood and continued necessary budget completed by Thurs- to live in this vicinity. day evening. Scout Executive George C. Driesbach arrived in "Woodstock Monday, Your Horn," a story of a hot dog is Peter A. Neiss and the mayor is stand, for their annual production i Peter J. Doherty For many years he was engaged in farming and lived on a farm near Grtiswold lake, but about twenty-five Feb. 4, and established the county years ago he retired and came to Mccampaign office in the rear of the Henry to live. Ferris jewelry store. From this headquarters the direction will be given to the appeal for funds necessary to support Scouting in the county for another year. * <• The executive board members in the following towns are asked to appoint their town finance chairman, and On January 10, 1883, he was united in marriage to Kathrine Wegener, the ceremony being solemnized by Father Mehring at St. John's church, Johnsburg. To this union eleven chil-{this community is centered in its given, Friday evening, Feb. 1; which was a story of modern, everday life?. The auditorium at the high school was crowded to capacity, as is usually | the case at a high school class play, which never fails to create a worthy interest among parents and. patrons of the school. Probably the greatest interest of There will, no doubt, be keen opposition for some of these offices, aldates to declare themselves. Cannot Owe Taxes schools where the youth of today is receiving training to prepare for dren were born, two of whom pre ceded their father in ^Teath. Two years ago Mr. and Mfs. Web- IcitiEenship of the future and it is with bring him to the directors' meeting jer observed their golden wedding an-j a great deal of pride that local on Thursday evening, at Woodstock, j niversary, happy in the presence of j People may look to <Mir schools and The towns that will ask its citizens J their children and their families. j tneir instructors as being among the to financially support Scouting arev I He is survived by his wite and nine . best in the country. Woodstock, Harvard, Crystal Lake, children, Peter, Barbara, Mrs. Mary) But, to get back to our class play, Marengo, McHenry,' Hebron, Rich- j Weingart, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, if you did not see it you missed a mond, Huntley, Fox River Grove and Martin J., Gertrude R.,,Henry G., JoCary. seph H., George Eh, and fourteen The executive boaitr members representing these communities are: Woodstock--J. R. Nevin, Fred Ferris, W. J. Colahan, Albin Kuppee, R G. Kaufman, Earnest Hanson, Walter Morris, Lester Edinger, C. E. grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's church, with burial in St. Mary's cemetery. ..v. /Y Card of Hianlu In this hianner we desire to extreat, for everyone present was enthusiastic over the play, the personnel of its cast and the well trained rendition of the players. The ability of Miss Stevens, director of the high school plays, js unquestioned and she never fails in her choice of plays and in turning out a well-trained and praiseworthy pro- Murphy and Joe Burro press our appreciation and thanks tojduction. Undaunted by discouraging Harvard--H. B. Megran, W. Meyer, R. M. Galvin, L. T. Peacock, and L. Si Bourn. Marengo -- Harry Patrick, A. M. Wallace, W. A. Bruyn and H. E. Meyers. , • Y Crystal Lake--Sam Marih, C. E. Metealf, Earl T. Curtis. McHenry--Ray McGee, C- lL iDukar. Huntley--W. F. Bartelt. Richmond--Frank Love. Hebron--Clyde Arp. i Cary--G. A. Boomer. ; Fox RiVer Grove--Henry Stiller. The report of Field Scout Execuneighbors and friends for the floral | circumstances, she annually presents offerings, expressions of sympathy and acts of kindness extended to us during our recent bereavement. We also wish to thank the donors of cars. MRS. HUBERT WEBER 37 • AND CHILDREN. COUNTY AUXILIARY MEETS AT GARY Mr».Fred C. Schoewer, president of the American Legion ( Auxiliary, presided at the meeting of tive R. L Ellis shows that there was this organization at Cary Friday evereal progress made in the Scouting ning. She was accompanied by her movement in McHenry county for the secretary, Mrs. Lester Bacon, and president of McHenry unit, Mrs. Anv na Howard. Plans were made to entertain the the Junior and Senior Class plays which are ever a result of her genius. New Type of Play "Sound Your Horn" was an entirely new type of play, with the plot centering around, the efforts of the wealthy Mrs. VanDyke to run ^..refreshment stand off her. property. There was romance enough to keep it intriguing, while the dialogue was refreshing in depicting the views of countyithe youth of today. The ^ Y toough, however, and soon the flanu^ | Arthur" Rose ia'pwsid'ent o^ths bus .. -were leaping to the roof, which line atarted burning. The fire department "Sv as called and succeeded in checking . the fire after considerable damage - fead been done. year of 1934. There was an increase merce* Commission and are " breaking i 'n membership from thirteen troops the law by operating without such jwith 277 Scouts to sixteen troops The bus line asks $2,000 with 372 Scouts. A grand total of 497 boys were registered as Scouts during the year. The Scouts Advanced Through the establishment of the Neighborhood Court of Honor, that is j a Court of Honor participated by a permit. damages for injuries to their business in connection with the injunction. Tamki Found Guilty ---- William Tanski of Richmond was found guilty in the county court last Wednesday afternoon of a statutory The car, in which there wasji smt cbarRe filed by Edna Smith 0f Hebron, mother of a child born on-rfan. 5 of this year. The jury was ouv two hours. Unable to make a $2,50lr bond following the return of the verdict Tanski was placed! in the county jail. His attorney, F. E. Eckert, filed a motion for a new trial. State's Attorney V. S. Lumiey was much pleased over the verdict. Under the law Tanski will be forced to pay for the support of the child for ten years. The law says he must pay $200 the first year and $100 a year for -the next nine years, the latter in quarterly installments Each member of the cast enacted their part capably, having their lines well memorized as a result of weeks of practice and study and all are deserving of praise for their talented production. This was the first public appear- ! ance of the mixed chorus, a group sestate president, Mrs. Pauline Rinaker, lected from the boys' and girls' glee per <*ent. Even now, with the bani; going out of existence, the stock w worth $150 a share. ^ P. J. McGuire, Hart .-and farmer har on exhibit a petrified potato dug last fall from a tract of .ground in which potatoes have been planted centinulOusly so many years he is unable to though ,t is a little^early for candi- j defi£itely state y the exact nuraber oC years. The petrified tuber setms poi- , TI n o r d, e r t,o ,b e e.l.i. g.i b..l e f,o r ,t h, ® p o - ,i fe„c t. .in. *p1o tato formation. , Th- e, pr,e, - . si.t.i.o n of- a,ld,e rman, the ITlllti.n o.is s.t^at1- s c,,r i b,e d s t em, t h e e y e s . a n d v i r.t u.a.l.l v u.t e provi.d.e s, a candji dja tte musAt nojt. ub e a'l details of the pr ota.to ..a re - visible, mij n ar_re ars i• n the paymen.t o.f any 1 M,r .. .M cGuire, owner of the fa,r m u» .ta x.or ottUhe r ,l.ia bility dfio to the city, i w, hich , the Kp.o tato w. a.s Kp.r oduced, py ur- ' : This has been interpreted to mean phased the fam thirty-five years ag^ that a candidate will be Ineligible for ^evlt> who'had owne< election not only if he fs delinquent in t^tarm for almost seventy years ancf his general city taxes, but also if he lfc the »U«rs fU8?m ^ is in arrears in the payment of spe- P<l^ oe9 °" the w t he k re th/ pe,1- cial assessment obligations; if he has nfied "iem J ber of Jhe tuber family r.ot purchased a city vehicle license iound according to Mr Mcsticker for his automobile; if he who has bee" ur^d to part engaged in the unlicensed sale of miTk, 'TT* the curios.ty he obtained » 'Hfrarettes or other commodities for , thiL vePe a , earde" °n hls which a license is required dnder a',-... >ulk plant of Bauer & Bauc city ordinance, or if he has failed to gl1 L company' Woodstock street at pay any other tax or license required ,Elmhurst. was broken into Monday by the city. The state legislators, however, were evening of last week, ft was discovered Tuesday morning. Five gallon.% at the next meeting, which will be held at Crysta^ Lake on Thursday, March 7. The change in date was made for her accommodation. Mrs. Rinaker urges open meetings all communities and during the I few troops that are located compar- week Qf April 7 to April 13 she will etively close together, it was possible | spend her time in MtHenry county ©f clothes and two cases of ginger- • 'ale, was burned, as was also the tow - truck in the garage. Noonan's car, <* which stood in the front of the gar- - *ge, was not damaged and much of • the stock in the showroom in the front of the building was Baved. v The two cabins belonging to the Noonan twins, Allan and Anthony, «lose to the rear of the garage, were jK>t damaged by the flames. DR. DEATHERAGE TO TALK TO STUDENT ASSEMBLY . Dr. Charles F. Deatberage, DDS., - .luperlntendent of mouth hygiene, Illinois Departmient of Health, will be in McHenry on, Friday, Feb. 15, and Will talk to the student assembly at Y , JO o'clock in the high school auditorium. He states he will bring the \ iiectrical mouth hygiene exhibit. The ints he will emphasize are the re-, tionship .of teeth and body, value of feome eare, food programs and iilental Say *|NM EALER_ It.in^THE PLAINto give the Scouts greater opportunity to receive proper recognition and awards for their achievements without having to travel long distances or waiting f6r long periods of time to receive the badges of rank that they earned. There were fifteen neighborhood Court of Honor sessions and two County-wide Courts of Honors held in McHenry county at which seventy-six Scouts were advanced to Second Class rank, thirty-three were advanced to First Class Rank, twenty-two were awarded the Star Rank and ten rev v i i v i i i a t a i i i u v i i v o . » ceived the Life, Rank. Two hundred• It was reported in the sheriff's of- fifty-eight merit badges were earned fice that Tanski pleaded guilty to petty larceny charge in Walworth county. Wis., recently and was slated to appear there for sentence Wednesday of last week. , : 1 PUBLIC BINGO PARTY A %ingo party, sponsored by the 'Christian Mothers, wili be held in St. Mary's church hall, Sunday evening, Feb. 10. Everyone is welcome. Sttbaeriba for T1m Plaindaaler. and six Scouts were honored with that coveted high rank of Eagle Scout. There were four leadership training courses conducted during the year, to train the leaders of McHenry county troops. 1. University of" Scouting at Dixon with forty-seven men of this county attending. 2. A training course in Woodstock with seventy-seven men attending. 3. A Junior officers training conference for boy leaders of troops, with eighty-one boys attend- (Continued on last page.) ~ Many units are pla«cning on having her as their guests during that time. Miss Julia Feffer, state chairman, will be hostess to the department president. Members present at the meeting Friday evening voted to purchase a piano for use at the Elgin State hospital. Announcement was made of naturalization day to be held in the court house March 4, when ten candidates will receive citizenship. Mrs. Schoewer has been elected by the county organization to attend an Americanism and National Defense dinner at the LaSalle hotel in Chicago Thursday. She is also on the committee of arrangements for this event. OVERALLS -- February clearance sale on overalls, with or without bibs, the best grade, values up to $1.75, sale price, 98c. Don't mass this bar gain. Popp's, West McHenry." 37-fp Mrs. Howard Christensen of Richmond spent last week in the home of her sister, Mrs. Edgar Landgren. ^ clubs and their songs, as well as those rendered by the girls' glee club, were much enjoyed by the audience. The > groups demonstrated a new feature of their work, a capella singing, which has been a part of their work this year and which has never before been attempted in the local high school. The selections were difficult ones and gave evidence of a great deal of study and preparation on the parts of the students as well as their director, Miss O'Gara. The orchestra, which is always enjoyed, opened the evening's program with some beautiful selections. A marimba solo by Miss Adele Froehlich was very capably rendered and was popular with the audience as evidenced by the applause to which Mass Froehlich responded with an encore played in her usual charming manner This member of the Junior class, who was also advertising manager for the play, 19 an example of the musical ability displayed by members of the high school as she plays equally as well upon the cornet, taking up the marimba this year, and it. a member of the band and other musical organizations of the high school. The Junior class play was another big success as usual and members of the east are- to be complimented upon their ability and talent. f Plaind«al«r Want Ads briar not as particular nor as cautious iof lubricating oil and about 75 galwhen they set forth the qualifications i l°ns gasoline were taken. Locks _ of the mayor under the aldermanic on three doors were broken ,n secur" form of government and failed to ^ France. It is regarded as littU make any provisions regarding mon- 1 s'10rt °f 8 miracle that the whole eys owed to the city, previous convic- P,ant was not blown up, according lo tions of crimes or bushfess interests. Bauer. la/ge number of "The, chief executive office," read? ! were found on the floor, the chapter 24, section 1«, of the revised thieves evidently lighting these to find statutes, "shall be a mayor, who shall their wa>r about. The cold weather is be a citizen of the United States, a believed to have been an ^aid in prequalified elector, and reside within • venting an explosion. ' the city limits." j Supervisor E. A. Brown of Round • In other words, as one observer has il*ake will travel on crutches for a put it, "the aldermen must pay their while as the result of an accident bills but the mayor may owe the city which occurred at Brainard's store in till the cows come home." iGrayslake Tuesday afternoon. Mr It is predicted that in many cities -Brown was going down the basement the statute section quoted in relation stairs, and in some manner his rubto the qualifications of aldermen may t*1"8 caught on the step throwing him result in an influx of payment of de- to the floor of the basement. He was linquent taxes and license fees by take" St. Therese hospital where men who may be ambitious to serve ! x-rays were taken. No bones were as aldermen in the large and small , broken but the ligaments in the knee cities of Illinois. . „ j were torn. ( The complete list of qualification;' Miss Esther Swenson of. Crystal of aldermen, set forth in chapter 24 Lake had her purse snatcmtWrom _ section 36, of the revised statutes of !under her arm about 10:45 o'clock on Illinois are quite clear and are as Tuesday evening of last week whet ^ follows she was nearing her home, at the cor- Qualifications Are Listed "No person shall be eligible to ths office of alderman unless he shall be a qualified elector, and reside within the ward for which he is elected, nor shall he be eligible if he is in arrears in the payment of any tax or other liability due to the city; nor shall he be directly, or indirectly interested in any contract whatever to which the city is a party; nor shall he »e eligible if he shall have been convicted of malfeasance, bribery or other corrupt practices or crimes; nor shall he Ineligible to any office, the salary of which is payable out of the city treasury, if at any time of his anpointment he is a member of the city council, nor shall any member of the city council at the same time hold any other office under the city government; nor shall* be be either directly or indirectly individually or as a member of a firm, "engaged in any business transaction (other .than official) with such cily, through it? mayor or any of its authorized boards agents or attorneys, whereby any money is to be paid, directly or indirectly, out Qf the city treasury . to such members ojr firms,"' ner of Crystal Lake avenue and Lincoln Parkway. Miss Swenson described the purse snatcher as a young lad of school age and said that he had followed her« for some distance. She was walking on the pavement and as she neared the corner and stepped to the sidewalk, the youth spoke a no with that snatched her purse. The theft was reported1'to the police and school authorities. Very little money was contained in the purse *>ut there were papers and articles t>f value to Miss Swenson. Saturday evening of last week the Grayslake fire siren summoned the men to the Hi-way Garage on Route 21, where an overheated furnace had set fire to the building. Delbert Durbin, who has charge of the garagewas out on a towing job wh*n th* blaze started. Considerable damage was done to the four rooms which comprise the living quarter?, but the main garage room was • not affected. : Mias Vivian Bolger of ""Elgin spent the weekend at her home. Y HELMETS --February clearance, sale on helmets, fur lining and all wool, value 98c, sale price 39c. Imitation leather helmets, value 69c, sale price, 29c. Popp's, West McHenry. -fiarold Pbalin of Evaattea spent the weekend at his home. \ An