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• -i- 1 - • X. V" ~ r. • f . ' ' . -".--- ffcge Elflkt Thursday, August, 8,1935 JfAST oracles meet here Members of the McHenry county Past Oracles club of,the Royal Neighbors held their annual picnic at the pleasant home of Mrs. James Perkins, on Fox river, Thursday- afternoon. About eighteen ladies enjoyed the afternoon in visiting and a picnic supper was served on the lawn. Past Oracles were present from Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, West McHenry and McHenry camps ENTERTAINS WOODMEN t On Sunday, August 4, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh W. Morris entertained twenty - two members of Ravenswood camp, No. 11471 of Chicago. Mr. Morris, being consul of the camp, extended am invitation to the members. Everyone had a very peasant time. v : MISCIKA -- REYNOLDS Friends here have received announcement of the marriage of Miss Ida Lucille Reynolds, daughter pf (Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Reynolds, former McHenry residents to Mi% Charles Joseph Misicka, on Saturday, August 3, at Chicago. 1 ; They wilj litre 1Q02 Wess Chestnut St., Mt. Vernon Ohio, and will be at home to their friends after Sept, 1. ^ PERSONAL SHOWER • A ^miinber of friettds pleasantly surprised Miss Elola Boyle with a pfersonal shower on Wednesday aftev- 'her.rnoon of last week. The afternoon was : , Mr?. Vernon Besley baked the huge delightfully spent with music and ; birthday cake which was lovely with , hrjdge. after which a pot-luck supf its decorations and lighted candles. ? ^>er \^as served. Miss Boyle was the Dr. Vernon'Besley and daughter, Car- j recipient of many beautiful gifts. Outof- town Tsrue9ts were Mrs. S. J. Kelly, FORMER RESIDENT HAS BIRTHDAY 4)g, C. W. Besley of Woodstock celebrated his birthday Sunday at his. cottage at I^ake Geneva. Mrs. Besley, Francis Mary Lang, Dr. and Mrs. Vernon " Besley and daughter, Carol, of Freeport; Simon Whistler of Morrison; Walter B. Besley of Des Moin- ) la.; Herbert Bennett and Mr, and Mrs. Fred Wy nkoop, Woodstock were present and enjoyed the birthday dinoli brought the cake in while both "Happy Birthday/ SURPRISED BY RELATIVES A party of relatives staged a snr prise on Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams Chicago, at their home at RingwooSd. Sunday, < Libertyville, Mrs. Ray1 McCarthy of Oak Park, Miss Georgtana Donahue, Huntley, Mrs. Ray Pfordresher, Mrs. J. W. North, and Mrs. Hanigaa of August 4. A picnic lunch was served on the- lawn and there were various games including cards and dancing with musdc furnished by two concertina players from Milwaukee. Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Phillip MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER Miss Lillian Freund entertained at a miscellaneous shower Tuesday evening in honor of Bernice Weber who. is soon to become a bride. Lunch was served1 following sever- 1 « bridge which prises Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Charles- Stoffel and son, Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Harold "Steber and son, Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thiel and daughter, Beverwere awarded to Mrs. Wilbur Mc- Knew and Miss May Justen'. Those present were: Mrs. Frank Connolly, ly. Mrs Exa Bar* and daughter. Ann, ; and Mrs. JohT Rafferty, Mr. and Mrs. Walsh" Beatrice Weber,. Mrs. Wilbur Geo. Rafferty, Miss Rose Notting, Dorothy Pollock and Frank Tennyson OF Milwaukee; Mr*, and Mrs. John Kattner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Engels and family, Stephen Huff amd daughter, Katherine, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Huff and Martin Weber and Raymond Freund, Spring Walsh, Beatrice Weber,. Mrs, McKnew, May Justen, Mrs. Richard Overton, Mrs. Louis Youing Of Waukegan, Bernice Weber. GIVES SHOWER FOR MISS BERNIECE WEBER A group of friends gathered in the home of Agnes Steffes last Sunday, Grovel Mr7ad Mrs. Arthur Rauen and j evening where Miss Steffes and Aug- Christina Kattner and friend and-j4jstine ^ Freund gave a surprise pai Louise Williams, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. George Messenger and son, Crystal Lake; Mrs. Peter Weber and family, MT. and Mrs. Jos. Stilling and family, Rosina Smith and Esther May, Johnsburg Mrs. Kathrine Stoffel, son, Will, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stoffel and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Williams and family, Bertilla Freund, Herbert Freund and family and Mike Degen, McHenry; MT. amd Mrs Martin Williams, Hinsdale; George, Clarence and Billy Etten, Volo; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Magness and family, Albert Stoffel and Frances Fellens, Wbukegan; Mr. and Mrs. Math Stoffel and family Hollywood Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tonyah and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe. Schaefer and daughter, 8hirley, Eva and Anthony Williams, ' Ringwoel. SODALITY CARD PARTY Thte Altar and Rosary sodality of St. Patrick's church will hold a public card party at the church next Thurfday afternoon. Everyone invited. FAMILY REUNION AT THOMAS HOME The Mann family held a combination reunion and birth|ay celebrar tion at the Edgar Thomas home west of McHenry Sunday, Aug. 4. A potluck diner was served to a host of friends and relatives and gifts were presented to Mrs. Ada Mann who was 80 years old that day and also to Adrian Thomas who was celebrating his 28th anniversary on the same date. FAMILY REUNION AT PETERSON HOME A reunion of the Emil, Peterson fajmily was held at the Alvin Peterson home, east of the river, Sunday, with twenty-six relatives present. A picnic dinner was enjoyed at noon and the day was spent in visiting'. Those present wefle: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hovat and family, Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. William Jordan and sons and Misses Marion Hsmelright and Mildred Laroche, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Peterson and family.. j^JBpail. Peterson of this city, m ENTERTAINS- COUNTY ' " -7 AUXILIARY UNIT McHenry unit of the American Legion Auxiliary entertained the county council at St. Patrick's hall, Friday evening. Mrs. • Elizabeth Schoewer, county president, presided at the regular business session when she was chosen as county delegate to attend the department of Illinois convention to be held at Quincy August 24 to 27, inclusive. Refreshments were servedHay ^he local unit. The next' county meeting will be held at Richmond on the first Friday in September. This Thursday evening McHenry unit will entertain the district director, Mrs. E. Oetter, her secretary, Mrs. Alta Schmieding, the county president, Mrs. Elizabeth Schoewer and her secretary, Mrs. Eva Bacon, at the latter V home. •JiMrtflJlHfifff ^INTE NREEASRTBINYG Fances McCabe and Kathrine Norton of Chicago were weekend guests of Mias Minnie Knox. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brooks and son and her mother have returned from a trip to the North Woods. Mr. and Mrs. TTieo. Bethke of Dunde are spending two weeks at Harmony Court. Mrs. Alvin Bruns apd daughter Mona Jean, of Forest Park, are visiting in the hohie^of Jstrs. Minnie Block this week. Supt. C. H« Duker was a visitor at Madison, Wis., Monday in the interest of the college course. Mr. and Mrs. Clar&nce Martin and children and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McGave of Chicago Were Brookfield visitors Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. A. I. Froehlich, daughte, Adele, and their guest, Chris Sterner of Mankato, Minn., were Brookfield visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Mary. Simon tend her guest, Mrs. Roy Kenny of Lincoln, Neb., spent. Monday and Tuesday in Chicago. • " . Raymond Newman, James Christenson, and E, Kemp of Chicago camped at McCollum's lake part of last week. ^ "• " r; Lower prices for new fall items for Saturday only. Nobby Style Shop. 11 Miss Elsie Vycital, Caroline Bauer and Mrs. Alfred Richardson completed their summer course at the De- Kalb Normal school, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Schaefer Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Hess and Dr C. W. Klontz and daughter , Janice, visited the Scouts at Camp Rotary Tuesday night, and brajught the local boys home after a week there Dr. and ^ilrs. G. W. Hess,, son, Jim, and Mrs. James Allen visited Jack Hess and the otl^er, Scouts at Camp Rotary, Sunday. < TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES There are five applications on file for the Woodstock postmastership held by Daniel H. Desmond who has been acting postmaster for the past nine months. The list was made public Friday by the civil service commission at Washington, D. C. There are six applications on file for the postmastership at Harvard, now held by John T. O'Brien under appointment for almost a year as acting postmast/ Three of the applications were HITCH HIKING AGAINST : LAW IN ILLINOIS ty for Berniece Weber and Bernard H. Freund. The honored couple who will be married this month were presented with an attractive dinette set from the group of friends present. As a part of the evening's entertainment a member of the party, Ferdinand Bauer showed moving pictures, some of which were taken at the Steffes home at a previous party. Delicious refreshments were served at the close of the evening. Those present were: Berniece Weber, Loretta Steffes, Beatrice Weber, Cathrine Freund Ferdinand Bauer, Mike Butler, Herman Steffes Earl R. Walsh, Thomas Diedrich, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Adams, Mr. ana Mrs. Alvin Peterson of Waukegan, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Weber, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Freund and Mr. and Mrs. Matt Steffes. F R E E ICE CREAM CONE To All Children Visiting KARLS CAFE ^ : Between 2- and 2:30 p. n», - r Friday, Aug. 9 Full line of sherberts, ice and ice cream --- Free delivery in McHenry Phone 26 JOHN KARLS « I Riverside Drive TO PROVE WE'RE Springfield, August 2.--Hitch-hiking is now illegal in Illinois. Ride "thumbers" are subject to arrest. Automobile drivers involved in an accident in which a person is killed or injured must make a report to the state division of highways within 24 hours. These provisions in the new code regulating Illinois highway traffic •were pointed out by Chief Highway Engineer Ernst Lieberman. He also called attention to drastic penalties, with ten days in jail or a $100 fine as the minimum, for driving a motor vehicle under the, influence of intoxicating liquor. The new code provides a jail sentence for violation of any of its sections, which requires that trials cannot be had before a justice of the peace or a police magistrate, as has been customary in the past. "The tremendous toll of deaths, injuries and property damage resulting from traffic accidents, which is showing a steady increase, has demanded more adequate legislation," Lieberman said. 'Our old laws, which were drawn to cover conditions existing in the horse and buggy days, have now been repealed by legislation designed to correct conditions brought on hy the motor car and highway." Lieberman pointed out that the1 new code: sRemovM the 45 mile per hour prima facie speed limit, but requires that motorists drive at reasonable speeds and don't endanger lire and property. Requires that vehicle be driven fast enough so that normal traffic isn't impeded with failure to speed up now being a misdemeanor. Eliminates diagonal or angle parking on streets used as extensions of state highways. ^ Provides that drivers use signals to make known their ^vtention to turn or stop. Subjects bicycle riders to all regulations applicable to'automobiles. Requires that all vehicles be maintained in a safe operating condition. RELIEF PLANS TO CHANGE Relief workers are now busy canning produce from relief gardens, the work for the county going on at Woodstock, at the armory, under* the direction of Mrs. Maud Cleary of Crystal Lake. Nick Miller is county supervisor of the relief gardens which are now reaching maturity. " ' Sewing is also be.ing continued under an instructor. At present, 345 relief clients are listed in the county and although the winter months bring the total higher it is the opinion of those in charge that the number will not reach that of last year which was 700. If the present WPA program now proposed by the federal government becomes effective there will be but few McHenry county families on relief this winter, it has been announced by Mrs. Greta Marsh, county head of the IERC. The WPA plan is to plac# all able bodied men at work at $44 a month, thus taking them off relief. Instruction classes have already been approved in home economics, music and drama. The music and drama project started laat year through the Home Bureau. AT OAK PARK TAVERN Harry Fredericks is now manager of the Oak Park tavern at Pistakee Bay which is owned by William Mertes, who has also taken over the Riverside Hotel in McHenry. Mr. Fredericks has an ad elsewhere in thi« issue. Charming Cap* BIG HEARTED We'll include a free tube with each tire at the following • price*;; 29 -- 4.40 x 21 30 -- 4.50 x 19 30 -- 4.50 x 21 29 -- 5.00 x 19 28 -- 5.25 x 18 28 -- 5.50 x 18 33 -- 6.00 x 21 H. D, 30 x 5, 8 ply, truck 32 x6, 10 ply, truck $5 50 $6.05 $6.40 $6.85 $7.60 $8.60 $12.40 $18.65 $31.70 I^ Battery Charging, Pan Belts, Radiator Hose rk Plugs, Etc., to Fit Every Car or Truck "LE REPAIRING AND VULCANIZING PHONE 2^4, West McHenry, Illinois LOTUS BEDS ARE BLOOMING , According to Everett Hunter of the Everett Hunter Boat company of McHenry, the famous lotus beds at Grass Lake are now at their best and the Hot sun is opening the buds rapidly to make the lake a blaze of golden beauty. Never beore in the history of the lotus beds at Grass Lake has the season been so late, with the buds practically three weeks behind their usual time for blossoming. This was caused by the cold weaither and ^continued rains which retarded the growth of the plants. Excursion boats of the Hunter Boat company started their schedule on Monday which is just about three weeks later than they usually start, but they are now making daily trips to the lotus beds which are extracting thousands of visitors. Births Molyneux works regal ermine into a Charmingly young cape with a rippling flare at the back. It ts lined with a white and silver silk lama The demure little collar forms a V at the nape of the neck. Signed by Phillies Mr. and Mrs. John Schmitt are parents of a boy born at- their, home in this city, Friday, August 2. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Feuske of Chicago announce the birth of a daughter at the Grant hospital, Chicago, Friday. Mrs? Feuske is the daughter of Mr. and Mrsi. Charles Rietesel. New Fall Hats in Velvet and Felts. Regular $1.95. Saturday, $1.49. Nobby Style Shop. 11 Mrs., George Johnson and sen- Frank, visited at Jaaesville, Monday. Frits Lucau, who has bafen playing sensational ball In the outfield for eeml-pro clubs, has been signed up by President Jerry Nugent, of tbe FMUb Oelpfala National league olab. received after the closing date, but investigation showed that all three had been mailed in time to have reached the commission ahead of the deadline, under normal mail schedule. They will be allowed to compete, officials said. Besides the application of Acting Postmaster Desmond,, four .others seek the local postmastership. They are William Joseph Todd, Mrs, Grace Quinian, Edward J. Gerry and Joseph F, Nelles. At Harvard Acting Postmaster O'Brien has filed an application along with five others. They are John Phalen, Edward C. Strain, William H. Sweeney, Leslie M. Wakely and Charles K. Deaver. Desmond succeeded Lucy H. Renich in the local office while O'Brien replaced Eugene Saunders at Harvard. Facing a court order to stay off his wife's property and in poor health, Arvid Wester, 50, removed jthe man- f hole cover from a cistern in the rear ; of his wife's home at Lake Villa and jumped into the cistern some time between Wednesday night and 9 a. m. Friday. His body was removed fror.i the cistern, which had about 10 feet of ivater, by Deputies Edward Dunne, Harold Scheskie and Joseph Welch imimediately after Sheriff L. A. Doolittle was notified that a man had committed suicide. •A spectacular blaze of fire demolished Savage's, Channel Lake's first dance „pavilion, and thrilled hundreds of vacationists late Saturday afternoon which caused $6,000 of damage and made six families temporarily homeless. The fire was attributed to sparks from a kerosene stove in the structure which had been remodelled into six small apartments which were generally rented to visitors coming to Channel Lake for a vacation. All the flats were occupied Saturday and several of the occupants were' preparing dinner when the fire broke out. A large barn was destroyed by fire Friday on the M. J. Coltrin estate located two miles east of Lake Zurich on Route 22. Three fire departments answered the emergency call but were unable to check the flames consuming the barn. Efforts were directed at saving the palatial home and other buildings on the farm. Approximate damage done by the fire ws estimated at $5,000. The structure had recently been re-roofed end other repairs made. Newly-cut hay had filled the hay mows and furnished added impetus to the flames. Origin of the fire could not be determined bat it was first noticed between a silo and the big barn. A dense fog and lack of proper lighting on the railroad crossing caused the death of one person and injuries to thre$ others Tuesday evening of last week at Waukegan road and the E. J. & E. crossing near the south Deerfield village limits. Claude Plamper, 32, of South Bend, Ind., was fcilled when the truck he was driving crashed into a freight train crushing him in the cab and derailing several freight cars. Plamper's load of paint was scattered over the train and highway giving a slippery surface to the road that caused another truck driven by Edward Headley, of South Bend to skid as he tried to avoid striking the truck. His vehicle swung into the side of the train. He suffered cuts and abrasions. An accident early Thursday morning resulted in„the loss of $300 worth of fruit when a truck driven by H. Wagner of St. Joseph, Mich., went into the ditch on the Northwest highway at Grimm's service station near Barrington. He was driving a load of fruit for A. N. Spear of St. Joseph, Mich., and was traveling to Madison, Wis., to deliver it to the Frank Fruit Co. He stated that he had been^run off the road by another car which failed to stop after the accident. John Owre, 2-years-old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Owre, 502 Beloit avenue, Forest Park, died Tuesday night ot last week at the Sherman hospital in Elgin from a skull fracture received Sunday when he was struck on the head by a, stone at the Cary ski hill. The child was attending a picnic with his parents and friends at the hill when the accident occurred. He was playing at the bottom of the slide and several other older children had climbed to the top of the slide. One of them either accidentally kicked or dropped a stone toward the ground. The house on the Hastings farm, north of Richmond, burned Wednes^ day of last week shortly after noon. The origin of the fire is not known as the house has been vacant for several years. The blaze was first seen by the one o'clock trainmen. The Richmond Fire Dept. was called but the blaze had gained such headway the structure was soon a mass of flames. Other buildings were saved. The preliminal'y tabulation of reports from the 1935 Census of, Agriculture for the State of Illinois, re- /eased today by Director William L. Austin, Bureau of the Census, Depart*- ment of Commerce, shows 231,31? farms comprised of 31,668,028 acres, with a value for land and buildings of $2,208,013,198. Comparative fig;, ures for 1930 for the State are 214,- 497 farms comprising 30,695,339 acres, valued at $3,336,049,028. There are 2721 farms in McHenry county comprising 368,894 acres. The value of the land and buildings Is given at $31,682,702. Abandoned for two yean, the Great Lakes naval training station hummed PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS DUCK SEASON Washington, Aug. 2 -- A 30-day duck shooting season, with regulations barring modern hunting methods, was proclaimed today by President Roosevelt, the department of Ag* griculture announced. Shooting over baited water or land' and use of live decoys will be prohibited. Shooting is restricted to between 7 a. m. and 4 p. m. Some hag limits have been reduced. Possession of more than one day'^ bag---ten ducks--is made illegal. I The three-shell limit place on autoloading and repeating shotguns last February will take effect this fail. Zoning of states by season will be eliminated, and th«re will be two zones, northern and southern. The 30-day season, applying also to geese, brfcnt, jacksnipe and coot, will open in the northern states Oct. 21 and close Nov. 19. In southern states the season will be Nov. 20 to Dec. 19. States in the Northern zone elude:: , . I Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, IoWa, Missouri, the Dakotas, and Kansas. No open seasons are allowed out wood ducks, tniddjy ducks, bull-head ducks, ross' geese, swans, and no shooting of snow geese is permitted infe Florida or states north bordering on - the Atlantic Ocean. The former pro-. hibition of brant hunting in the eafltl^ has been removed. Bag limits: Geese and brant, four, coot 15, jacksnipe 15, sora 25, rails 15,:; C" woodebek 4, mourning dove 20, and, , H band tailed pigeons, 10. » No hunting with the aid of feed o*^ - » i other lures will be allowed. * New seasons on mourning aoves^vi^ v - provide for shooting in northern stat-^:^^^ es from Sept. 1 to Sept. 25 Southern states Oct. 1 to Jan 15: The northern zone for dove hunting includes; Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota,,; " ;r Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Idaho.->"t / t Utah, Oregon and Nevada. The one-month open season for^V,; woodcock hunting includes: Wisconsdn, Sept. 23 to Oct. 23; Michigan, -j ^ Oct. 1 to 31; Ohio, Indiana and Iowa':;' * m" Oct. 15 to Nov. 14. * ? again Monday of last week, when 100 raw recruits arrived from three Middle West cities for a 12-week conditioning and training period before goring to sea or to specialized trade schools of the navy. 1936 NASH AND LAFAYETTE The new models of Nash and Fayette Will be on display at the H. Freund Sales room on Pearl street next Thursday, Aug. 15 between one /A .and. .two ,p. m. '".You :«Sr»;cotdi|illy vited to come and drive and inspect them. LARGEST EXCURSION AND SPEED BOATS ON THE RIVER AND LAKES The ONLY Boat Line Taking You on the 35-Mile Trip of Beautiful SceneryJUp tlte ^QxJ^eiL^d Lakes tp the famofes,^-- . LOTUS BEDS (three beds in the world) CONE TO N'HENRY - - - HUNTER BOAT LINE * v.,) | '• •" , Leave daily 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. (DST) d SPEED BOATS EVERY HOUR ADULTS, $1.00 CHILDREN, 50c Free Parking -- Phone 7 for rates on picnic parties. Specials for Friday and Saturday, August 9 -- 10. DILL PICKLES -- Qt. jars, each 16^ V/t Qt. jars, special pack 25^ CSSIISE -- American Loaf, per 25^ Pimento Loaf, per lb. 27^ SPAGHETTI -- Cooked Spaghetti, - 27-oz. cans, -- 3 for .CXJ. r y^.„v,, 25# VINEGAR -- Pure Cider Vinegar -- 40 gralfcy:' gal --27# • White Vinegar, per 19# TOILET SOAP -- Hard Water CastileISoap, 5 for 19^ Lava Soap, 3 bars 17# PAPER NAPKINS -- White or Colored Embossed Paper Napkins, 100 in pkg. 9# WAX PAPER--100 ft. rolls, eack^,,;w......^^... 12# KOTEX -- Economy size,, 4 dozen in package for 69# WORK SHOES -- Men's Black Leather Work Shoes, ""Leather Soles and Rubber Heels -- New Stock, per pair $2.75 MEN'S WORK OXFORDS WTlain Toe, Leather Soles, per pair , $2.75 APPLES -- Home Grown Apples, 10 lbs. Transparent Cooking 19c SPEED BOAT RACES McHENRY -- ILLINOIS Sunday, Aug. 11 and Labor Day, Sept. 2nd Races start at 3 p. m. between the McHenry Bridges. 4 BIG RACES 4 BOTH OUTBOARD AND INBOARD RACES -- FASTEST BOATS IN THE COUNTRY ENTERED ^ Entry Blanks at Riverside Hotel--McHenry ^ •m