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Freund ^Excavating Contractor tracking, Hydraulic and Crane Service Road Build!*! feL 204-M McHenry, III Downs Motor Express The Pioneer Line : Operates daily between ' McHenry and Chicago Phones: Wabash McHenry 7518 --rr 256 Charlie's Repair Shop. Just East of Old Bridge OvernFox River . • 1 (Rear Schaefer's Tavern) Radiatdrs Repaired, Bodies and Fenders Straightened xJ Sign Painting ' Truck Lettering Acetylene Welding CHARLES RIETESEL --™_£ikj>hone No. 800 ' Stoffel & Reihansperger 'y.^Jmtknace. agents for all classes *f fro|.erty in the beat eon panics. *'*BT MCHENRY ILLINOIS KIJNT & COMPANY AU Kinds of I N S U R A N G B Placed with the most reliable Companies Come in and Ulk it over 'iff-. o "hone McHenry 8 •' " CMIGHTV. BARNUM from the »<r««n play by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredith . . . starring Wallaee Beery 4 ?0ih C«nt«f> Pioducnon «•>*otto >fir<. UNITEO ARTISTS CHAPTER II WHAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE Phineas T. Barnum, proprietor of a , little grocery store, /Surfs his wife. .. Satrrp. and his pretty niece, Ellen, readv to go back home to Connecticut, when he sinks their savings »h q livery stable with a crony, B Walsh. A "J. P Sktff" appro rs uith• a withered Old • egro mammy, said to be George Was/i- ; ini/<o>i's nurse, tind reputed to be 160 ; itears of age. Rarnum makes hen 196 •years nid. calls her Josie Heath, and starts tn tht show business. NOW OO OS WITH THM STORY \ Phiri^as Barnujn. due to th« enriosity centering around Josie Heath, , launched his converted livery stable with great success. The crowds flocked to his museum, the dollars •• rolled into the coffers. Nancy to her chagTin'waS forced td relinquish her desire to take Barnum back to the ' Connecticut 'fan? and, miracle ot : miracles, B. Walsh quit drinking. Kl.len, perhaps, had a Uttle to do ; with that. She was in iove with • Walsh, though it oould hardly b« said that he returned her affection. Ellen, after all, ynly 16----it was, , to Walsh, only the Idolatry of an adolescent girl for a" mature man of the world. But tnto this paradise of freaks a snake camt wriggling, J. P Skiff One day as Barnum was struggling to fre* lhe crowds <^ut of the hall so those crowding outside could replace the*. Skiff called him aside. > "Have you brung me another gold ; mine?" Barnum beamed as he ted 1 Skiff into his private office. I "The exact opposite." was the rueful reply "Mr. Barnum, we've "If we only had something Ilk*' that!" "We have." Walsh announced. "Mme. Zorro herself. 1 -signed her by cable--she's already on the way here." - •< .. -.' L*d> in Spinach . » Mme. Zorro duly arrived, and lArttS a greater magnet for the crowds ' than Josie Heath. The Idea of a womart with long .flowing beard was incredible to the public of that day They jostled and fought each other to see her. \Even though Nancy, would have nothing to do with her the pablic came to gape and gtiess --was she man or woman. Ftsi fights were fought; over the question. The press took it up. Barnum was on the road to greaii fortune,, Then came another, bolt of lighting. James Gordon Greelyj leading newspaper publisher of th» day, thro\igh his editorial columns, questioned the authenticity of Mme. Zorro'a right to petticoat estate. Where he had got his information Barnum had no idea, but the editorial fulminatton ended with a challenge: He would Wagej: with Barnum the sum of $5,000 that tho bearded lady was' a man, the winner's money to go to charity Phineas, who had satisfied himself as to the matter at issue, accepted the challenge. Daniel Webster was; named referee, and a committee of New York society ladies--the Astorbilts, the Vandergoulds, etc.--were to be the judges. The question was to be determined at a public exhibition. Barnum insisted on that. The museum overflowed the night of the test. Admission prices had been raised. It was to be a great Mme. Zorro't right to petticoat estate teat questioned. made a terrible mistake, me and you. Josie Heathls "a fake. She ain't 196 years old--not even 160 "A hundred and ninety-nine," Barnum corrected. '.'She's only 80," Skiff went on. And what's more, she never even heard ~of George Washington except in your speeches. The wench is a runaway slave from Georgia." Barnun^ was completely staggered. "The best drawin' card In my ehow!" But suddenly his mood changed. "But never mind, Mr. Skiff You're an honest man, an' I congratulate you for helping me .to keep from humbugging the innocent public An' now you can gimme back the fifty dollars 1 paid you." But Skiff's smug, fat face did not lose its air of complacence. *X>h, no. Mr Barnum. 1 pay you nothing You pay me, now in cash, one thousand dollars. That's my prioe for keeping my mouth shut." Piiinea8 Barnum's answer was straight and to the point--of J P Skiff's jaw When that worthy recovered his jarred senses he was picking himself up from the sidewalk in front «tf Barnum's museum. And Phineas stood in the doorway shaking his flst atter him. AM Skiff departed Bartrum went to tell B. Walsh the unhappy new a Josie Heath was a fake--and without her the show must fail. The gods had smiled upon him with their tongues in their cheeks " But it was her* tfeal B. Walsh proved himself--althougli to Barnum there was no need of proof Phineas Idolized the superior learning of this highly-educated younger man, this maverick he had plucked from the gutters fronting the town's saloon. Phineas was quite In a»« of him. "Have you ever heard of lime Zorro?" Walsh asked after Barnum had told him the sorrowful truth about Josie Heath. "Mme. Zorro? What is shef* "The Bearded Lady that "has all Europe talking. They're all flocking to see ber to guess whether she's woman or man." "JehosoptaaftS" Barnum whistled. Farm Bureau News triumph 'for Barnum. He knew he could not lose. But while Barnum was darting gloatingly about the crowded hall, seating the celebrities, ushering the Judges to the platform, another scene was being enacted in Mme. Zorro's dressing room. Could Phineas have been present, one glimps* would have told him the reason for the attack by James Gordon Greeley's newspaper. J. P. Skiff was in earnest converse with *th« bearded lady. Mme. Zorro puffed meditatively on a fat, black cigar while Skiff was saying: "It's worth five hundred dollars to you. I've told Mr. Greeley you were a man, and if I let hAs down I'm done for." " The Mme. ibscame Indignant. "You can't bribe me, sir. I'm a lady." "Seven hundred fifty dollars, then," Skiff tempted. Contemptuously Mme. Zorro walked to the door of her dressing room and threw it open. Skill waa desperate. "This is every cent I've got," he pleaded. "One thousand dollar*--- cash." The temptation waa too great. The "Madame" surrendered her pride. Skiff was prepared. A substitute-- a man with huge, flowing beard--donned Mme. Zorro's costume. and the real bearded lady hid id the closet With great eclat Barnum led his committe of ladies to Mme. Zorro's dressing room. Then he returned to wait with Daniel Webster on the platform until the examination had been madA and the ladles brought the "Madame" to the platform fof the applause of the Impatient audience. A moment later a bevy of lndigsuunt and outraged ladies came storming back to the platform. Poor Barnum, in the security of his knowledge of the bearded lady's sex, failed to read their mood from their faces, and rose to greet them. His reward was a resounding slap- "Impostor!... Cad!.. Scoundrel!" were the epithets hissed at him "by 'the indignant committee. K ' y T O BB OOMTDfOTBD ; RADIO and WASHER : REPAIRS are now prepared to Huidle all repair work on -.ludio and- waskiBg- machines, . firrying complete stock of 1 o! jfcirs for all n^ki^S 0f mafliin^ s. CAREY ELECTRIC SHOP Flione 251 McHenry A. W. Foss GENERAL AUCTIONEER We Aim To Please Give Us a Trial Estimates Cheerfully Submitted ffpnes Libertyville 938 J and 1040 Libertyville, 111 LILY LAKE Miss Genevieye Daw spent the weekend at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daly. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Swanson of Chicago spent Sunday at their summer home and visited the neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Bloom of Chicago spent Tuesday at their summer home. • Miss Eleanore Wegener was a Lake Geneva caller Saturday. Mr. a^d Mrs. John Tysler and son, George, and Mrs. Clara Winter spent Tuesday at their summer home. The Lily Lake Ladies' League held their meeting at the home of tyrs. Joseph Daly last Wednesday. Bunco was enjoyed and refreshments server The following were present: Mrs. I. Steinsdoerfer, Mrs. Fred Dosch, Mr J. Joseph Daly, Mrs. Edward Wiesbaun-., Mrs. Rollin, Miss Josephine Dosch. Prizes were won by Mrs. George J. Wegener and Miss Eleanore Wegener. Callers in the Fred Dosch home on Grove FARMERS SIGNING UP At this writing McHenry County farmers are sighing up for the 1935 Corn-Hog program. , The Allotment Committee has worked out the following schedule of sign-up meetings: McHenry, Friday, February 22. Harvard, Monday, February 25., Harvard, Tuesday, February 26. Hebron, Wednesday, February 27. Hebron, Thursday, February 28. ^Woodstock, Friday March 1. Woodstock, Saturday, March .2, The hours are from 9 a. m. to 3.30- p. m. 5 Those who sign are invited to attend the meeting most convenient folr them. How To Sign Up Signers will be divided into three groups, those who signed in 1934 and have the same identical land that they had in 1934 and consequently whose corn and hog' base is established will come in Group 1. It will be a very simple matter for this group to sign the application and contract. The main requirement so far as this group is concerned is to decide upon the &- mount of reduction which may be from 10 to 30% below the average for the years 1932 and 1933. Group 2 will include those, whose Hog base is established as a result of signing the 1934 contract, but whose acreage has been changed in some way. This group will need to fill out crop information in what is known as Table 1 of the work sheet. Work sheets were distributed at the informational meetings to those who wanted them. Without doubt there will be new signers who did not attend the explanation meeting. Such new signers should get one of the work sheets from the.chairman of their community committee. This crop information called for in Table 1 of the work sheet should be filled out by Group 2 signers and brought with them to the sign-up meeting. Group 3 will include those who did not sign the Corn-Hog contract for the year 1934. All who come in this group should Till out Table 1 referred to above and also Table 2 which has to do with the production of hogs. In the event no hogs were produced for 1932, 1933 and 1934 this No. 2 table, of course, will not need to be fillea out. Community Committeemen who have work sheets available are as fol lows: Bert Bridges, Harvard; Charles Carbrey, Alden; L. M. Vanderkarr, Hebron; Ben Justerf, Ringwood; C. A. Phillips, Harvard; E. C. Hughes, Woodstock; Fred Carroll, Woodstock; Irving Eppel, Woodstock; John C. Wilson, Marengo; E. F. Kuecker, Marengo; Clyde Wingate, Crystal Lake; C. J. Coarson, Marengo; Frud Maushak, Huntley; L. H. Sward, Marengo and John H. Wilson, Hebron. Farmers Should Understand Program A considerable number of our McHenry county farmers apparently have not as yet fully understood the Corn-Hog program for 1935. The impression prevails among some they cannot caoperate in the program if they did not raise hogs in 1932 and/or 1933. The only requirement is that the producer must have grown 10 acres or more of corn for grain on the average for the base years 1932- 1,933. Without a doubt there will be some farmers in the county who in the regular course of their farming operation will comply with the 1935 Corn-Hog contract, but will fail to sign up and will consequently fail to receive the benefit payment. Every effort is being made to acquaint our dairymen with what this program has to offer. While in many cases it may not be a real big thing but $50, $100 or $200 in benefit payments is nothing to be overlooked during times when it is difficult for many people to finance the purchase of seed, feed and numerous other items that cost money in operating a farming business. ANNUAL MEETING SATURDAY Plans have been completed for the annual meeting on Saturday, February 23rd, at the Farm Bureau office of the three dairy herd improvement associations in McHenry County. These meetings are held jointly. The program committee has been very fortunate in being able to secure L. M. Gentry as a speaker. Mr. Gentry has had years of' experience in herd improvement work, working as herdsman for Ex-Governor Frank O. Lowden, of Oregon. Mr* Gentry's subject will be "Uses That Can Be Made of Herd Improvement Records." McHenry leads all the counties in this state not bnly in the number of cows enrolled but also in the number of herds enrolled in herd improvement work. Other features of the program will include reports by the three testers, the presenting of U. S. D. A. Certificates to qualified members and the electioti of officers. W. H. Gardner is president and the following directors represent each association: Ass'n 1 - F. G.' kanford, Spring John Rakow of Elgin Mras Henry visitor Tuesday. Martin Cooney of Onaka, S. D., arrived Monday to visit in the home of his aunt, Mrs. W. F. Burke. at St. Joseph's hospital. Before coming /omie she spent a few days with her .grandmother, Mrs. Kathrine Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schiessle left Wednesday mornong on a trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Townsend and son will move soon to Janesville, Wis., where tRfty •Will make their home. Mrs. E. E. Bassett and Mrs. Lisle Mr. and Mrs. William Spencfer lelt Bassett attended the/funeral of Mrs. T ,. D .... t-,,1 . . e Monday morning on a three weeks' ^ia„Bur^c.k. ,af" trip to Florida. They are making the trip in a new V-8 four-door DeLuxe touring model. James Downs was a Wauconda visitor Friday. Ford Mic Donald, who worked for Lloyd Benwell for several years, is now employed at Arlington Heights. Mrs. H. C. Hughes, Mrs. Robert Thompson, Mrs. Charles Mertes and Mrs. E. J. Nichels attended the cooking school at Elgin one day last week. Stanley Schaffer attended a party at tne Aragon ball-room in Chicago Wednesday night. Mir. and Mrs. Jacobi, daughters Ethel and Gertrude, and son, Williant, of Chicago, spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Htensel. Misses Avis and Bell Carey, who have spent several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. R. 1. Overton, have gone to visit their sister, Mrs. Ed Hoelscher at Wheaton. Mrs. George Johnson, sons, George and Frank, and Richard Vycital, wen; Elgin visitors Saturday. Herbert Johnson and John Cassel returned to Chicago Tuesday after • few days at Fair Oaks. Dr. G. W. Hess and Dr.^J. E. Wheeler attended a county and state veterinarions' meeting at Springfield the first of the week. Mary Celine Adams returned home Saturday from Elgin, where she underwent an operation for appendicitis ternoon. They also called on the latter's grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Sweitzer. Mrs. Iva McMillan of Terra Cotta was a guest of Miss Etta Powers on Wednesday and Thursday and called on several friends here. Mrs. Robert Ulrlch and little son of gt. Charles and Miss Adeline Vogt of Geneva visited here Wednesday. Mrs. F. A. Bolander went, Ias% week, to Mayo Brothers at Rochester, Minn., for treatment. Mrs. Emm/a K. Freund returned home last week from Dr. Brand's hospital at Woodstock, where she Underwent an operation. Fred J. Smith and Mrs* John Smith visited the latter's son, Clarence, in a Chicago hospital, Friday.' Mrs. Fred C. Schoewer spent several days the last of the week in Chicago. ' : Mr. and Mrs!. Peter Justen of Woodstock spent Sunday in the D. I. Graiig^ r home. x Mrs. Lydia Bierbaum spent several days the past week in Chicago. Mrs. Anna Howard and son, Donald, were Sunday guests of Mr. anu Mrs. Jaul Jaster and Miss Evelyn Howard at Woodstock. Earl Monear and Joe Weber retained home Wednesday from a fishing trip at Lake Butte des Morts, neat Oshkosh, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Freund and John Smith visited the latter1! son, Clarence, in Chicago, Thursday. Mrs. Josephine Heimer and Mrs. John Schuenaman, with their brother, Charles Kunert, returned home this week from a few weeks in Chicago. Mr. Kuhnert is recovering successfully ff-om an operation on his eyes for the removal of cataracts and his friends will be happy: to welcome Mm home. , Mr. and Mrs. John Smithi and Mrs. William Althoff spent Tuesday of las* week with Clarence Smith in a Chicago hospital when "his eye was removed. Roy Hankermeyer of Chicago waa a local visitor Friday. Mrs. G. Sattem wept to Chicago Wednesday, where she will njeet her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Sattem, on Friday, and go with them to their home in St. Paul for a Month's visit. Mr, and Mrs. G. ASattem are returning from a trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith and Mrs. John Smith visited Clarence" Smith in Chicago, Wednesday. Donald Adams of Elgin spent the Weekend at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hopper of Crystal Lake visited friends here Sunday evening. . i "V William White of Woodstock WjU M business visitor here Monday. Frank Connolly of Chicago attended the McHenry Country club directors' meeting Sunday. Mary Sutton returned home Saturday from Elgin and is recuperating from an operation for appendicitis which she, underwent at Sherman hospital. For the last ten days she had been at the home of Mrs. May Lester in Elgin. *% " William Shepard has been bellringer for a church in Stroathaw, Eng., more than 60 years. Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller, of Cicero, and Mr. and Mr3. Frank Nrokora and daughter, Elva, of Rdfund Lake. Mrs. George Wegener and daughter, Eleanore, visited Mrs. Christina Buss at Terra Cotta, Wednesday. u Mr. and Mrs. Vacvhet of Chicago spent Tuesday at their summer home. Miss Christine Wegener of St. Anthony's hospital, Chicago, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wegener. Ass'n 2 - Joe Lange, Woodstock Ass'n 3 - William C. Wittmus, Alden * a The testers for the three associations are as follows: Eldred Johnson, Ass'n" 1; James Cox, Ass'n 2 and Lloyd Fritsch, Ass'n 3. Returning from a Call, two mem bers of -the fire department of Haverhill, Mass., discovered the chimney of the firehouse on fire, and also the roofs of. their automobiles. The Car Without Experiments THERE'S never any doubt about value WFAH you buy a Ford car. You know it's all right or Henry Ford wouldn't put it out. One thing that never changes is his policy of dependably transportation at low cost. That's the biggest feature of the New Fori The reliability and economy of its V-8 engine have been proved on the road by upwards of 1,400,000 motorists. Owner cost records 6how definitely that the Ford V-8 is the moat (economical Ford car ever built. See the nearest FORD DEALER for a V-8 demonstration. • • . '• v:--- NEW FORD •.« TRUCKS AND COMMERCIAL CARS ALSO ON DISPLAY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY "Watch the Fords Go By" Be up to date----drive a V-8 BISS-PACE MOTOR SACK Phone 1 1 . West McHenry SUCH IS LIFE \VWATf5SAA US*E\ Such WRITING; L_ You SHOULD l£ARN TO AMP HAVE you TLNP OUT I CANT SPiBUNErmml