'1 ;«vic- ?j* - i > y t . v v : > * • $ -r.jv.f- *<fr- W :i c;/ V': •"• ;v fys* ? ,^"'~ ..J . A - t ^ immL ' < V >.: o , * 2- ^ -"% "rf"?- v ** ' '• <•. 'I * J 1 '%&* i.' \ ^'L ' " _ J'i- •••'.. VOL. 61 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 13,1935 No. * SUMMONS THREE AGED RESIDENTS THOMAS J. WALSH DIES AT HIS HOME J. J. VASEY PASSED AWAY TOTSSDAY IN CHICAGO ' Thomas J. Walsh, 80 years old, a former MeHenry postmaster, died at ,his home on Elm st. about 11 p. m. Wednesday, June 12. His death came as a shock to his many friends here for, although he had been in failing health for some : time, his condition was not considered serious. - He wwttt to bed as usual and showed. no signs of "illness until a short time before he passed away. He was a well known resident of MeHenry county and had always been a staunch supporter of the Democratic party. When a boy he worked in Bishop's flour mill where he foamed the business. Later he engaged in the agricultural implement business and at •one time served a» postmaster at the MeHenry office. H5s father, William Walsh, .came to America from Ireland in a sailing vessel and arrived in MeHenry in 1845. Thomas J. Walsh was born in MeHenry, Feb. 6, 1866, where he had ahmMved. He is survived by Ws wife, Lola Bishop. Walsh, and a son, Richard B., of1 Chicago, who arrived this morning to be with his mother. Foaeral services will be held at 10 a. m., Saturday at St. Patrick's church. LOCAL OIRLS ARE NOW GRADUATE NURSES Miiu Leone Freund and Frances Hughes of MeHenry were among the ten young women who were graduated from St; Theresa's school for nursing on Wednesday, June 5. Dr. John Foley presented the diplomas at the graduation exercised which took place at the hospital at 4 o'clock" with a large representation of relatives and friends of the graduates attending. . Other graduates were Leone Repka, Edythe Chard, Clothilda Lesch, Mary Asma, Glendora Gould, Rose Ann Guerin, Ruth E. Swanson, Mary Simon. The pltogram consisted of violin selections by Eugene Erickson, introduction by J. D. Foley, M. D., president of the staff; address to graduates by Charles E. Mason, state'* attorney ; presentation of diplomas by the Very Rev. F. V. Corcoran, C. M, president of De Paul University, and a closing address by Rev. B. G. Schmuelling, S. V. D., pastor of St Norbert's parish. Among those from MeHenry who attended the program were: Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Freund, Mrs. Frank Blake, Mrs. Bernard Schmitt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughes and son, Ray, Mrs. H. C. Hughes, Mrs. Albert Krause and daughter, Marion, Mrs. Fred Fer^erda, Mrs. William Green, Mrs. Peter Neiss, Mrs. Nick Freund and daughter, Carmek, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Freund, Miss Clotilda Leach, one of the graduates is. the niece of Sister Joan. * Miss Frances Hughes will remain at the hospital until August and Miss Leone Freund will finish her three months at St. Vinoent's orphanage in Chicago. The graduates went to Chicago Wednesday to graduate with other students of De Paul University with which the Hospital is affiliated. * J. J. VASEY 9. 3, Vaaey, a former weB town MeHenry resident, died at the home of his daughter in Chicago Tuesday night. Funeral services will be held .n Chicago Friday morning, at 10 o'clock with burial in Woodland cemetery, MeHenry, about noon Friday. .. •» Obituary will appear in these columns next week. MATHIAS J, M1LLEE Mathias J. Miller, 72 years old, died at his home at Johnsburg, Sunday evening, June 9, about 8:15 o'clock, of a heart attack, his death coming most unexpectedly to his relatives and friends. Although Mr. Miller had been ill with rheumatism during the winter he was improving and doing nicely until he was stricken with the heart attack to which he succumbed in an hour's time. He was born at Johnsburg on February 2, 1863, and always lived in that community where he was active as a farmer, living on a farm north of Johnsburg until May 31, 1921, when he retired and went to Johnsburg to live. His son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Miller, have been living with him. Mis wife, Elizabeth, preceded him in death on January 13, 1930, and a daughter, Mrs. Jos. May, died at Spring Grove on April 18, 1925. Surviving him are ten children, John, Mrs. Jacob P. Miller, Peter, William, Mrs Arthur Thelen. Johnsburg, Mrs. George Reinmueller and Mrs. Lee West of Chicago, Joseph, Jacob and Nick of Johnsburg; twenty- nine grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. He was the last of the family of Peter Miller. Mr. Miller was a'member of the Holy Name society of St. John's church and had many friends in the community. Funeral services were held at 9:30 a. m., Wednesday, June 12, with Father A. <1. Vollman. officiating. ^Burial was in St John's cemetery. Card Of Thanks In this manner we desire to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to neighbors and friends for floral offerings^ expressions of sympathy nd acts of kindness extended to ns during the loss of our father S^THE MATH J. MILLER FAMILY. FOUR LOCAL STUDENTS GRADUATE AT DE KALB The thirty-sixth annual Commencement of the Northern Illinois State Teachers College at DeKalb was held Friday morning. June 7, in the college auditorium. MeHenry graduates who received diplomas at the exercises were Mary Althoff, Margaret Larkin, Rita Freund and Caroline Bauer. Miss Bauer and Mildred Thompson, who is taking a four-year year course at the college, returned Monday morning for the rammer session of eight weeks. The Commencement address was given by Dr. G. J. Laing, Dean of the Graduate School of the University of Chicago, who spoke on "Literature and Leisure". To hear a speaker of his standing in the educational world is a distinct privilege for anyone. The processional and recessional marches were played by the college orchestra, a violin solo was rendered by Miss Ellen Sandvick, a graduate, and a vocal solo by Ray Baltar also a graduate. The Josephine M. Jandell Alumni Scholarship was awarded to Marjorie Taylor, the most brilliant Sophmore. Several of the MeHenry graduates have already procured schools for next year, including Caroline Bauer, who will teach at Hainesville, Mary Althoff, who will teach at Coral, near Marengo and Margaret Larkin, whfl will teach near Burton's Bridge. Among the parents and friends who attended the graduation exercises Fri day were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Althoff, daughter, Dorothy, Evelyn Anderson, Eleanor Althoff, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Freund and daughter, Mrs. Floyd Cooley, Mrs. Larkin and her sister, Miss Rochford, Florence, Ge> Id and George Larkin, Mrs. James Sayler, and daughter, Miriam, Michael Bauer, daughters, Helen, and Mrs. George Freund and little daughter, Mary Kay, and Dorothy Fisher. Misses Helen Bauer and Dorothy Fisher spent, s&v* eral days last week at DeKalb. BOARD NAMES ELECTION JUDGES IN COUNTY Polling places and judges of election for county precints were named by the board of supervisors at their meeting Monday. For MeHenry they are as follows: MeHenry 1--Polling place, Woodman Hall, Ringwood; Clayton Harrison, George Young, W. J. Meyers. MeHenry 2--City Hall; Fred Nickels, Earl Walsh, John Fay. MeHenry 3--Colby building; S. H. Freund, M. A. Conway, George P. Steilea. BIDS WANTED "The Board of Supervisors of MeHenry County, Illinois, advertise for bids for one five passenger automobile, to be used by the MeHenry County Nurse Bids to be deposited with the County Clerk at his office in Woodstock. Illinois, not later than June 26th, 1935 at ten o'clock A. M. By H. M. TURNER Chairman of Committee in charge. Father will appreciate his , gift, if it's from McGee's. 3-fp BAKE SALE. JUNR-»-- The Ladies' Aid Society will sponsor a bake sale on Saturday, June 29 M Scenes and Persons in the Current News 1--Aerial view of part of the grounds of the California Pacific international exposition at San Diego, now open. 2--Clara Mohler, thirteen, of Akron, Ohio, *M won the national spelling bee In Washington, receiving two plaques and $500i 8--Normandle, new French liner, which broke transatlantic records on her maiden voyage to New York. CHICAGO MAN DROWNED IN PISTAKEE LAKE FIRST CASUALTY OF THE - SEASON, SATURDAY The first drowning of the season occurred at Pistakee Lake Saturday when Gerard Dhooge, 33 years old, of 325 North Austin boulevard, Chicago, fell form a boat while fishing, the body not being recovered until Monday morning. Evidence given at the coronerf inquest held at Jacob J us ten's under, taking rooms at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, showed that Dhooge had gone to visit a friend, Anton Dallesasse, a molder at St. Charles, on Thursday, and they with another friend who was called "Charlie" went to Pistakee lake Saturday to spend the day fishing. They arrived at Louis Pitzen's resort before 5 o'clock Saturday morning and Charlie and Anton immediately rented a boat Mid went out fishing. In about fifteen minutes Dhooge followed in another boat, rowing out to speak to his frionds and then continuing on in the lake. After watching him for some time his friends' attention was attracted to their fishing and when they looked for him again they could not see him. They remained until 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening searching for him, but as they could find no trace of the man or boat they returned to St. Charles. Body Discovered Monday The body was found Monday'morning by Albert Hawley of Downers Grove, who was visiting at his aunt'.) cottage, and who, the night before, had been watching an injured duck on the lake. Monday morning the boy saw nn object in the lake which he thought might be the injured duck and rowing out to- it found it to be the body of a man. He immediately called help and the body was brought ashore and the undertaker called. The boat was found in the weeds and rushes near Kramer's boat shop at the railroad bridge near the Nippersink. How the boat got there is a mystery although the wind was from the southwest and it is supponed that it drifted there, although it was against the current. The body was taken tp Chicago Tuesday night. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning from falling out cf a boat. ELMER GAUTZ DIES b| AT CHICAGO HOSPITAL A fehner Galitz, 39 years old, of Reba Place, Evans ton, and vioe-president and cashier of the Evapston Trust and Savings bank died Sunday a* the Grant hospital in Chicago' following an operation. He was' a member of the MeHenry Country Club and was an ardent golfer, spending much of his time over the weekends of the summer on the local course. The family also has a cottage at Emerald Park and hav« made many friends here. Mr. Galitz was born in Niles Center and moved to Evanston, where he has been prominently associated with various civic endeavors. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. MCHS SHADS FINISH COURSES AT ILLINOIS "IT x GIVEN THEIR DIPLOMAS MONDAY MSGR. NIX INVESTED SUNDAY AT ROCKFORD WSth priests from parishes throughout the Rockford Catholic dic#ese the Very Rev. Msgr. Charles S. Nix. past* or of St. Mary's church, was invested Sunday, June 2, as a Monsignor at impressive ceremonies at Rockford, fit: which the Most Rev. Edward F. Hoi*- an, bishop of the diocese^ officiated. Monsignor McMillan, pastor of St. Peter's church at Rockford, celebrated solemn high mass, and the bishop-, preached, the sermon daring the services. The Rev. Fr. F. J. Keeoan of St. Patrick's, church, Rockford, was deacon of the mass; Rev. Fr. Emmett Murphy of St. Edward's, Rockford, was sub-deacon; theYery Rev. Msgr. Francis »J. Couron, chancellor of the diocese, master of' ceremonies; Rev. Fr. Edward Coakley, assistant pastor of St. Peter's church, assistant master of ceremonies; the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Charles F. Couley, Freeport, and Rt. Re\. Mgr. John P. McGuire, Rockford, deacons of honor to the bishop. Other clergymen on the sanctuary were the Very Rev. C. J. Ford, O. S. A., the Rev. Fr. Edward O'Brein, the Rev. Fr. Charles Quinn, the Rev. Fr. Michael Svarlis, the Very Rev. Dominic, O. M. C., the Rev. Fr. Clement Kacthzynski, O. M. C., the Rev. Fr R. P. Gordon, the Rev. Fr. F. P. Mc- Nalley. Elevated with Mgr. Nix to a similar rank were the Very Rev. Mgr. W. G. Millaa, pastor of St. Peter's church, Rockford, the Very Rev. Mgr. A. A. HeinrJer, pastor of St. Catherine's church of Freeport and chaplain of St. Francis hospital. - • CITY AUDITOR % NORTH MAKES ANNUAL REPORi Four graduates of the MeHenry Community High School received degrees at the sixty-fourth annual commencement at the University of Illinois held Monday, June 10, completing four years of study at the Univer 22 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS AT ST. MARY'S SCHOOL Edna Klehm Galitz, a son, Vernon, sitjr, being among the 2,000 students his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Galitz, and a brother, Willard. Funeral services are being held this Thursday afternoon at 2:30 p. m., at St. Peter's Evangelical church, NUea Center, with interment at St. Paul cemetery. Elks services were conducted the home Wednesday evening. at who received diplomas at that time. The list of Illini candidates includes eight from the county of which half this number were from MeHenry. Local young men receiving degrees were Kenneth Boley, B. 8. in Liberal Arts and Sciences; Lowell Nye, B. S. in Journalism; James Fay, B. S. in Accountancy, and Edwin Sherman, T Ama iiu •auiu nna B. 3. in Commerce. TO |__ Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Nye and Mrs. IN WESTERN STATE < John Fay went to Champaign Son Mrs. Joe Justen has been saddened ' by a telegram received Saturday telling of the death of her eldest son, Louis Sherfick, 46 yefrs old, at Bellingham, Wash. The death of her son came as a great shock to Mrs. Justen, who did not know of his serious condition. Besides his mother he is survived by his wife and a married daughter, and a brother and sister in Utah. Because of the poor health of her husband, Mrs. Justen was unable to i<Mtve to attend the funeral which abfexpected to be Monday. JOHN PETTIBOlTE DIES AT HOME IN CHICAGO Relatives here have receded the news of the death of John Pettibone, who passed away at his home in Chicago Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held in Chicago Saturday morning with burial at Crystal Lake about noon. Mrs. Pettibone was formerly Kate Fleming, sister of Dick Fleming of this city. Among: the Sick Mrs. George Kramer and little daughter have been quarantined fpr scarlet fever at the home of Mrs. Kramer's mother, Mrs. John Her mann. Mrs. A Feltx has been very-ill at her home on Waukegan street. Her daughters, Mrs. Will Foote and Mrs. Charles Gaulke of Woodstock have been assisting in her care. Mrs Steve Heimer suffered a brok^ en arm when she fell at her home <n Shalimar. » Melvin Whiting, who is employed at Barbian Bros., store, is quarantined for scarlet fever at the home of his parents in Elgin. Melvin is recovering from injuries received in an automobile accident and has twelve stitches in a g£sh in his heacl. He was given a tetanus serum treatment and l%ter developed scarlet fever. OFF TO 4-H CLUB CAMP Miss Helen Harrison of Ringwood, State 4-H champion, left Sunday for the National 4-H club camp at Washington D C., in session for two weeks. Mrs. Clara Sweeney accompanied Miss Harrison as far as DeKalb when she joined George Strout of LaSalle, Ralph McKenzie of DeKalb, Reta Mae Finley of Green county and Miss Mary McKee, State 4-H club girl's leader and Frank Ginrich, stat<N>boys* 4-II club leader. Give Dad a tie on Father's Day from McGee's. , 3-fp DR. HESS REAPPOINTED COUNTY VETERINARIAN Dr George W. Hess, of MeHenry, was re-appointed county veterinarian by the county board last Monday after some debate as to whether this $1,680 position should be let by bid. The question was raised by Supervisor Earl Hughes of Hartland who pointed out that the necessity of advertising for bids for all contract? over $500 stressed recently in connection with the appointment of a superintendent at the county home, was applicable to the veterinarian's office also. , v' Dr. Hess was appointed to the county position to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dr. Drapey. He has filled the position in a most efficient manner sM his many friends in MeHenry county will be glad to hear of his re-appointment. Dan Malloy visited the Adams farm Sunday morning. day when they attended the baccalaureate services and remained for the Commencement on Monday morning. The Commencement program included numbers by the University Concert band, invocation and benediction by Rev. John Hu Gardner, Jr., D. D., of the First Presbyterian church, Urbana, singing of "Auld Lang Syne" by the audience and the conferring of degrees and commencement address by Arthur Cutts Willard, B. S. D. Eng., L. L. D, president of the University. In his address President Willard counseled the graduating Seniors that the present highly competitive era makes necessary a greater effort than ever before to justify the significance of their college degrees. "And may you remember that knowledge by itself never made a completely successful man or woman," the President said, "unless your knowledge is fortified by those human qualities of character and personality which society values above all else, you will have returned something less --than is expected of you". The president showed the change in rate of college graduate production has been tremendous during the last four decades. In 1900 there were 25,- 000 graduates, increasing to 49,000 in 1920. 100,000 Attend University The grand total of attendance in the seventy-six years of the University's existence hag included about 100,000 students. Of the 36,000 graduate* possibly 30,000 are living today and the graduates of this year will add 2,000 more to this number. Compared to a population of ovet seven and a half million people form the state of Illinois, however, President Willard said, "You comprise a very small group of which we have high hopes and great expectations. We lack discrimination as a people, novelty has become a sustitute for true quality and real value. We like to be entertained or diverted and just let it go at that, devoting as little energy as possible to thinking beyond the job of earning a living," he said, concluding -his address by telling the graduates that he had every confidence in them as they faced the future James Fay was president of the Accountancy club for the second semester, Lowell Nye was associate editor on the Daily Illini staff 3 and 4, was a member of the University orchestra, and a member of Sigma Delta Chi. Kenneth Boley was a member of the Senior Memorial committee. Senior councilman oi the Independent Council, member of the committee on the Mi-Hila, spring formal dance and of the committee tor the Independent Twenty-two eighth grade pupils r<t St. Mary's school received diplomas at the closing exercises of the school held at the Community high school auditorium Sunday evening. Sunday was an important day for members of the class with activities beginning in the morning when the graduates received Holy Communion in a body at the 8:15 Mass. This was followed by a breakfast for the graduates served by members of the seventh grade, in the school building. Decorations were in the class colors of blue and white. The class motto is "Build For Etertiity'1 the class fljjwer is th« white carnation, class colors are blue and white and the class patron is St Joseph. The Rt. Rev! Msgr. C. S. Nix, pastor of St. Mary's church, gave out th< diplomas at the exercises Sunday evening which consisted of musical selections, dances, minstrels and playlets, showing many hours of preparation and practice spent by the Sisters of the school and the pupils. Those receiving diplomas, many of whom will enter high school next fall, are: Clarence Adams, Leonard Blake, Jerome Buch, Fred Herdrich, Gene Justen, Richard Justen, James Larkin, Gerald Miller, Emil Simon, Harold Stilling, Harold Weitl, Richard Williams,, Jane Durland, Angela Freund, Marie Charlotte Nix, Geraldine Kennebecl;. Lois Meyers, Catherine Rothermel, Lorraline Smith, Emily Steffes, Isabelle Stoffel ind tts Weingart. ' . TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS S ^ , A- " According to the statement >f Auditor J. W. North, the balance on hand in the general fund for the city -- of MeHenry at the close of the fiscal year, April 30, 1935, as $2,540,86, as ! compared tp $1,949.37 which the city started o\it with a year ago, in 1934. During the year there has been an increase in receipts in nearly every city department with the exception of the general tax receipts in which a de-""" crease of more than 25 per cent is noted. In 1934 the general taxes received amounted to $8,924.67, while in 1935 they were $6,523.91, showing in this red a decrease of $2,400.76. » 3 The other decrease was shown in vehicle tax, with $1,398.00 received this year as compared to $1,405.50^ ia v 1934. Water rents showed an increase oi- ^78.89 this year and road and bridge funds increased $40.09. Judgments were satisfied to the amount of $1,426.00 and expenditures were $19,628.75. An increase in expenditures appears in water works, contingent, interest and l>onds and loss and cost of oollecting taxes. v The increase in water works is tecounted for by Mr. North as due til charge made to this department fot . materials and supplies. The increase in contingent is due te sales tax, beverage license refunds and streets and alleys, labor and material items charged to this account. The increase in bonds is due to the • payment on bonds in 1934 whereas no payment was made in 1986. The increase in loss and cost of collecting taxes is due to the increased =•? amount of unpaid taxes during 1984. The results of the economical operation of the city are shown in dtenaies in liabilities of the city over the past five-year period, with the principal reduced from $10,822.95 in 1#S0 to $4,482.19 in 1934. Total Indebtedness, $21,593.15 The pUesent indebtedness of the city is: judgments, $4,847.1*4; bonds, $1,000.00; public benefits, $15.74531, making a total of |21,593.15. An amount of $111.66 was paid ai sales tax and an effort is being made to recover this amount. In the item of motor fuel tax, $1,- 561.96 was received by the city with $1,511.93 expended, leaving a balance of $53.03 available in this fund. Water rents amounted to $5,889 11, vehicle taxes, $ 1,398.00, beverage licenses, $3,180.00, dog tax, $13.50 and water and sewer permits, $150. Salaries amounted to $1,952.00 for the year, including the amounts paid police, city attorney, city clerk, mayoi and aldermen. Expenditures on streets and alleys totalled $5,179 95; water works, $4.- 578.61; and fire protection $526.71. With an appropriation made of $29<* 800.00 only $20,628.75 wals expended, leaving a balance of $9,171.25 Judgments of* the city are Boyef Fire apparatus $2,497.64 and West MeHenry State bank, $2,350.00. SACERDOTAL JUBILEE OF REV. A. J. VOLLMAN Jubilee mass of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Rev. Anthony Vollman will be celebrated in St. John The Babtist Church, Johnsburg, Wednesday June 19, 1935, at 10:30 a. in DST. " The Rev. Adolph Klink, Chaplain •-- vr u «_ of St. Joseph Convent, Milwaukee, j beth, Schoewer of ™r^ will be deacon of the mass. Rev. An- I Schoewer will fill the off.ee r. serg COUNTY AUXILIARY ELECTS Mrs. Lucille McKay of Algonquin was elected president of the MeHenry County American Legion Auxiliary at the regular meeting held at Hebron Friday night, to succeed Mrs. Elixaeant- at-arms for the coming year. Other officers elected were: j First Vice President--Julia Feffer. Second Vice president--Anna RoOp. Treasurer--Madeline Yick. Chaplain--Ean*l Ncvin^-^y- Historian--Rose Arp? thony Biwer of Campbellsport, Wis, will be sub-deacon. The .Rev. Anthony Weiler of Racine, Wis, will deliver the sermon. The Rev. August Hunnewinkel of Olney, 111., will be master of ceremonies. Rt. Rev. Msgr Conley of Freeport These officers will assume^ and the Rev. M. A. Schumaker of sponsibi]ities in October when the tfr> Aurora will be deacons of honor to caj year 0f the Auxiliary bvgini. the Bishop of Rockford. The Bishop county council will furnish will assist at the mass on The Epis- home-made cookies and a fruit drink copal Throne. ' Prelates and priests of j a district picnic at Normal on June Dubuque, Winona, Duluth, Milwaukee, 23, The district isr "mothering" thir- Chicago and Rockford will be present 1 ^ housed in the Roosevelt cotat the mass and at the clergy banquei tage at Normal and the picnic is one Likewise, many school Sisters of St. | the features of the child welfare *F-1r ancis o- mf Tmhi.e, Cr* onven4t of SC*t. JToa. ' seph, Milwaukee, will attend. There will be a procession from the rectory to the church, fifteen minutes before 10 a m. In the procession will be a jubilee bride, two attendants, besides the clergy and the altar boys. All MeHenry friends and acquaintances are most cordially invited to the celebration of the mass. Be sure to read Walt Freund's ads in this issue. Low prices are-quoted that will interest you. committee. A junior picnic will be held in the county on June 26. Cary will be hostesa to the Elti* party on June 28. Huntley will be hostess to the acxl icounty meeting on July 5. | Mrs. Rose Arp was m charge of the program that fallowed the meeting., ••••••••••> * 1 * formal. Edwin Sherman, " whd " took Comfherce and Accountancy, was a member of the Accountancy club. The Plaindealer joins with-friepds in congratulations to these students upon their attainment. Births 1 u t t n n t t " * * 1 " ' "1 Mr. and Mrs, Walter B. Befiley. Jr* of Des Moines, la., announce the birth of a son, June 2, at the Stirling hqo? pital in that city. The new arnvat is a great-grand-son of G. W former west side druggist. si 'M