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^fiifip?:*fit^t ' «'> '/•»" f*- TlraridAj, Junury.SV ISM TO INSTALL OFFICERS I afternoon. Three tables of bridge S lRtverview Camp, R. N. A., will hold J were in play and prizes were won by ttg installation of officers on Tuesday Mrs. J. J Rothermel, Mrs. J.. W. night, Jan 28. All members of the Freund, Mrs. J. J. Miller and Mrs. C«mp are invited to attend. The of- •' acob R. Justen. ficers are requested to meet for practice at 7 p. m., Monday, Jan. 27. 7^1 ENTERTAIN EMPLOYES Ray McGee, postmaster at the MciJenry office, entertained the postal employes cf both the McHenry and -West McHenry postoffices at a stag tiparty, at his home on Riverside Drive, Thursday night. Cards made up the River Valley Camp, R. N. A<; planned eyening'3 ^htertainment and lunch was for toni/rht will bp . postponed until POSTPONE ELGIN TRIP McHenry unit of the Lejgfon Auxiliary will not go to Elgin Friday night to ..nterfsfin at the State hospital, Because\)f the weather. » 'POSTPONfi INSTALLATION The insallation ceremonies -of Fox Cl>wi»l B«|u la HTf A. D. tit* Citadel, a gigantic foitrssa wfclch once commanded the entrance to Cairo, Egypt, from the Mokattam hills, was begun In 1176 A. D. bv the famous Sultan Saladin, who repeatedly defeated the crusaders^, but at last was killed in a battle with them. It was eonstructed, according to Arab historians, of stones taken from the smaller pyramids at Giza. The Mohammed All Mosque which is built on the Citadel, was begun in 1824 by Mohammed All, great-grandfather of King Fuad of Egypt, and completed about 20 years later. '•i#irved. next Thursdays Jan. 30;. because of the extreme cold, - - :•* CAKD PARTY. The Christian 3Iothers"'w^fl^<qBiior Wft.. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY V IA group of f riends were entertained the hotne of Mr. and Mrs. Robert, , Tliomp&on Thursday evening in honor car(j party at 2 o'clock Friday after- , of his birthday anmversary. > 3Vo noon, at >gt. Mary.s" church hall. tables of cards were in play and priz- five hundred and. bunco Will es were merited by H C. Hughes, ^ ancj refreshments "served Mrs. R. V. Powers, Mrs. H. C. Hughes Adniiss^„ 2» cents. -' ^ ,^,|MJid 'A. HL Pouse. .. V v., ANNUAL MEETING TONIGHT " Thomas P. Bolger,. vice-chairman of the cllenry County chapter of the . American Red Cross, has called the PERSONALS Mrs. Elizabeth L&ures spent a few days last week in the home of her MnuaT meetin'g of The county chapter. Smith, near Johnsfor this Thursday evening at 8. m., in :bur^ ^er sister-m-law, Mrs. Smith, *he county court room at Woodstock. Mr. Gillette, field representative, will be present and several new programs of the Red Cross will be diseuased and acted upon. who suffered a broken arm Christmas day, was confined to bed with a severe cold. The- Misses Genevieve Knox and Ruth Michels attended a card party and dance for the benefit of St. Gil^ BON BON CLUB bert's church at Grayslake, Thursday The Bon Bon club met at the home! evening. nit Mrs. Peter Freund on Thursday Mrs. George Justen was a Crystal afternoon. Three tables of five hun- j Lake caller one day Jast week. dred were in play. After cards a de- Mr. and Mrs. Dick Smith of Chicago , licious lunch was served. Prizes were' spent the weekend with her parents, awarded to Mrs. George Weber, first; Mr. and Mrs. John Kilday. Mrs. Bill Yopp, second; Mrs, Frank! Mrs. Kate Sheldon has moved to Masqpelet, third, and consolation was the Rothermel house on Riverside captured by Mrs. Albert Justen^ Mrs. (Jeorge Weber will entertain next. Drive. She is in charge of the kitchen at the Pit. *° Mr. and Mrs. George Kramer left last week Wednesday on a trip to Florida ^vlipre they are visiting St CLUB AT RICHMOND Mr. and Mrs Albert Krause, Mrj w • . u and Mrs. E. R. Sutton, Dr. and Mrs.! Petersburg, Miami and other points C. W. Klontz, and Mr. and Mrs. Nick' °f interest. They expect to be gone Freund attended the meeting of their, about three weeks and on their return card ehib at the home of Mr. and Mrs.' trip will visit friends in Alabama. Prank Marzahl at Richmond Standay | Dick Stenger of Waukegan was a evening. The losers entertained the Sunday visitor here. winners of a series of games. Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. John Kilday were Nick Freund treated those present to Waukegan shoppers Friday. Anderson's candy and Mrs. Ferdinand Bauer of MtebandTs birthday in honor of Iter CARD TOURNAMENT HELD Mr. Chicago spent Stonday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Freund. Mrs. John Keg spentr the weekend The Catholic Daughters of America! *n the home of her daughter in Chi' Jjttld a social meeting at K. of C. hall c&£0~ Thursday evening, which was, also, Mrs. William Spencer returned home the seeond meeting of the card tourna-' Sunday after a few days visit in Waument now being enjoyed at the social kegan. "meetings of the court. Bridge prizes I ®°b Burns and a friend of Oak were awarded Mrs. Fred Schoewer and Park visited in tl|e George Johnson Mrs. E. R. Sutton and prizes in five! home.ji few days last week. hundred went to Mrs. Louis Stoffel and Mrs. Joseph H. Adams. Refreshments were served by the committee in charge. SODALITY HAS PARTY •Nine tables of bridge and five hundred were played at the card party sponsored by the Altar and Rosary sodality of St. Patrick's church which took place at the Albert Purvey home Thursday afternoon. Prizes in bridge were won "by Mrs. Henry J. Miller, Mrs. H. E Durland, and Mrs. P. E. Gonway of Woodstock, and in five hundred by Miss Ellen Schneider and Mrs John Bolger. Special prizes were awarded to Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. H. E. Durland. HOBO PARTY PLANNED , The Ladies' Aid society met Thursday afternoon at t^ie M. E parsonage ""•""With Mrs. E. G. Peterson as hostess. Quilt bkcks were made and a pieas- ' ant afternoon enjoyed. Two visitors . . Were welcomed. Plans,were, made for a hobo party to be held at the parsonage on Friday evening of next week, Jan 31, to which -everyone is invited. "--"There will be a charge' of ten cents .for adults and five ce'nts for children- More plans for this party yvilT be announced next week. ' It was also decided to haye a Valentine party. The next noting will be with Mrs. C. HL Duker. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary of Wauconda spent Friday evening in the H. J. Schaffer home. s Miss Berniece Unti, who attends Mundelein college, Chicago, spent the weekend at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Justen motored to Chicago Monday. Miss Lois Bacon spent the weekend in Chicago. Will Claxton spent Monday in Chicago. M. S. Tomaska, government engineer who has been in charge of the sewer construction work, went to Fox Lake Monday where he is on a PWA project comprising an addition to a school house. Mr. Gillette, field representative of the American Red Cross, was in McHenry Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Freund visited Th« Scotch-Irish Scotch-Irish are chiefly of "Scotch descent, though they came to this country from Ireland. In 1611 King James I begun colonizing Ulster, a barren and neglected part of Ireland, with people from Scotland and the northern part of England. They began migrating to America about the y^ar lTIfl). and at the outbreak of the Revolutionary w&r about one-sixth of. the popuiatlouof the colonies was Scotch-Irish-' ' Smartness in Dress Chic, in French artistic slang, t$ the, quality of facile but superficial brilliance In a work of art, or an effect produced by imagination without reference to a model, la its general, sense it connotes smartness in dress. The use of the word in France dates from the reign of Louis XIV, when it denoted a lawyer whp was master of chicane or legal trickery. Origin of Name "Jayhawker" : The name "Jayhawker" originated In Kansas during the slavery and antislavery warfare and was applied to a few free state men who Organized a system of retaliation against pro-slavery outrages. Governor Lane of Kansas in 1861 declared that "the people of Kansas were neither thieves, plunderers nor jayhawkers." Childhood Faith in World Happy is he who keeps his childhood faith in the world and the bloom on his heart--the world may cheat him, but he will never know it, and no one shall take happiness from him. He grows old thinking the world a lovely place--and to him it Is. Borneo's Freak Monkey The Borneo proboscis monkey is believed by some naturalists to have been the Inspiration for the "wild man of Borneo" legends. It Is the only member of the monkey family with such a grotesque nasal appendage. Married Fifty-four Years (Continued from Fi-ont Page) tersection of State Street and Grant Highway would have stop signs on State Street, according to the State's request. The stop signs were put up last week. The entire matter will be up to the City Council for final action. Mayor Miller said the "Council would be governed by the wishes of the people, and asked that those interested express an opinion. Mr. arid Mrs Jack Lloyd, who live on a farm near Lak^ Zurich, narrowly escaped death from asphyxiation last Thursday nfght when they were overcome by coal gas as they slept in their home. The husband awoke at 6:30 a. m. and, despite his condition, managed to drag himself outside the house where his cries for hjelp were heard by a neighbor. He then directed rescuers into the Tiouse, where they found Mrs. Lloyd in an unconscious condition. Lloyd respondseveral hundred jfeet east ct (Srbmm't service station near Barringtoo. Mm* sell Johnston and Charles drivers of the truck, also from Via* cennee, were returning from a trip to Wisconsin where they had obtained the potatoes. The blowtorch used to heat the interior Of the truck caused the blaze when the torch overturned into a straw covering. Quick response to the fire alarm by the Barrington department prevented serious damage to the truck although the potatoes were damaged by waiter and cold. • r ' * » J Births . Mr and Mrs. Roy Matthews of Chicago are parents of a son, born Ffiday. V" Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker ait parents of a daughter, born Wednea* day morning. # Mr. and Mrs. Georger Huff of , , . t t A Spring Grove are parents of a daugiled to treatment within a short time, |er> born Sunday. Mrs. Huff w*§ Mr, and. Mrs.- John Claxton, who'present home for 74 yeirs. He re- 1°™^ Anna FVeund, daughter of ttare spent tlhe fifty-fifiuf years^of thdir calfe• rtiluiy:ihtel^itlhir- o^hts' df his' ^ k ifP m u Martin S. Freund, McHenry. "married life on the farm wher^s they lifetime, among them the tornado U, weakened j j,Mr. and Mrs. Donald Haldettflmn of went as a bridal couple, observed the 1861, which did much damage. . conaiuon, ine exact^cause ol the es- ; Spring Grove are parents of a son, anniversary of their marriage on Sat:.| Mr Claxton M, made ^ ^^2! "*J OTday. January 18. , , .W a telacope and enjWS *»* £"%!$•• * The day was spent quietly by. the selections which he plays on his viol- ' . (Mr. and Mrs Ed Whitmg, who are -Vvv. couple,' who although not in the best in. fie has sent for wood and plans to of health, are able to be about and. start making a fifth violin this winter. enjoy the visits of their friends. Mrs. l He also has an interesting collec- Claxton has practically recovered from! tion of Indian relics of which he is TJ , „ , member of the. S'!!?*""r11^ °f apparently good condition. I happy over their first grandchild. A torch used to prevent a load of j Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schmitt are pair^;: potatoes from freezing set fire to a ents of a baby daughter, born Baiur* truck owned by Charles Dattil, Vin- day. her recent serious illness but both Mr. J very proud." He is" a and Mrs. Claxton are confined to the Old Timers' Club of the Plaindealer. house during the cold weather andj Mr. and Mrs. Claxton have four snow. I children, Mrs. John Dreymiller and Their anniversary was remembered Will at home, Mrs. George Shepard, with greetings from friends. J Ringwood, and Mrs. Henry Foss, New Mr. and Mrs. Claxton are among York City. the pioneers of this vicinity. Mrs. j The wedding day fifty-four years Claxton, who was Mercy Fryer, was , ago was similar in its weather condiborn in Rome, N. Y, July 8, 1856, and. tions to Saturday, with snow covering came here with her parents in 1872. the ground and the wedding trip to Mr. Claxton, who was born on Irish Woodstock, where the ceremony was prairie, Nov. 11, 1857, has lived at his performed, was made in a sleigh. RINGWOOD FARM CHANGES HANDS Fiacre, Carriage, Invented in 1640 The carriage called a fiacre was Invented by a Frenchman named Sauvsge about 1640, but named from the Hotel St Fiacre, where an office for the hiring of them was established by the Inventor. See Savon Stele* From Mountain The claim made for Lookout mountain in Tennessee Is that seven states can be seen from it, namely: Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Kentucky. Washington Tested Own Pulse According to the Writings of Tobias Lear, secretary to George Washington, the First President calmly felt his own pulse to Indicate he knew the end was near just 10 minutes before be died. Forging Metal Forging Is the process and the result of the process of working or shaping metal by hammering. Mechanical hammers are used In producing large forgings. Nights Are Light : -- Denmark and other northern lands have nearly a hundred light nights every ...summer., yshen. golf can be played while the rest of Europe is asleep. Passing from one branch of the family to another since it was taken up from the government nearly a century ago, the 160-acre farm owned y^Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Harrison, new Ringwood, has been sold to I. S. Ettinger of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs! Harrison will move to Ringwood in February, where they will make their home in the T. A. Abbott home which they have purchased. The new owner of the farm- will hire a manager to run the place and will spend a part of his time ther^ Mrs. Harrison's parents, Sir. and Mrs. Robert Sherburne, moved "onto the farm sixty-five years ago, buying it from Mrs. Sherburne's brother, Gideon Colby, in 1871,, who in turn had purchased it from his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Merchant. Mr. Merchant took it up as government land. Mr. and Mrs. Sherburne and their family lived on the farm until 1894 when they moved to McHenry, renting the farms until Mr. and Mrs. Harrison took it over in the spring of 1903. The farm is adjacent to Wonder Lake, an artificial lake made several years ago. Business men in Chicagoland are staging a back-to-the-farm migration such as real estate men have not seen' in many years, it is reported, and farm sales are increasing. ° last week on the Northwest highway Plaindealer Want Ads bring Young folks--old folks--fsmily--friends--yooH find Valentines for everyone in our card section this year. Humorous Cards and sentimental, special types for every conceivable purpose--all ate these for you to'choose from. Don't neglect the ones whose love and friendship mean the most to you I Send Valen* tine Cards--it costs so little and means so much. Ask for the Hallmark kind. DRUG STORE with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wickersheim at Libertyville Friday Mrs. Doyle Ogren of Fargo, N. D., and two children, returned home last week after a visit with h^r sister, Mrs Will Glosson, and brother, Clarence* Douglas, and their families. Msgr. Charles S. Nix, his sister-in< law, Mrs. Tillte Nix and Miss Rose Huemann left Monday morning for • early Ohio settlers to raise" wool due Park Avenue a Bridge New York's famous Park avenue is not a street, but a bridge--at least, it lies over the route of a railroad line, which rumbles underneath. Wolves Destroyed the Sheep It was almost impossible for the CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr_ and Mrs. R. V. Powers and Mr. IWkI Mrs. Fred C. Schoewer entertained at a party at the former's home Tuesday night, honoring their six- Pensacola, Fla. Mrs. Thomas" Kane returned, home Sunday night from Chicago, where she was called Thursday by the death of a friend, Mrs. Deveraux. Mr and Mrs. Hoir.tr Fitzgerald of Crystal Lake visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J< W. Freund, Monday evening. ; Mrs. Frank Howard and two children of McCollum's lake have gone to Miami, Fla., for the winter. Mr. Howard is staying at his club in Chicago Mrs Will Glosson are teenth wedding anniversaries Mr. and Mrs. Powers were married'an^ Mr. and Sixteen years ago in McHenry and Mr. [ living in their McCollum lake 'land Mrs. Schoewer were married in, during their absence. - t Chicago. Four tables of five hundrerd were flayed and high honors were award- •d to Mrs. Floyd Reed and Charles . Allen and consolations went to Mrs. TJohn Dreymiller and E. H. Nickels. Those present were Mr and Mrs. A. |L Pouse, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bacon, SERVICES TODAY FOR MISS LUCY HAT.T. to the abundance of wolves, which destroyed the sheep. Gutenburg Born About 1400 Johann Gutenburg, Inventor of typography, was born at Mainz about 1400 and dled-tn the.same city ln l487 or 1468. Short Walk Around Wvrld One can technically walk around the world in just three steps by just walking round either the north or south poles. i •and Mrs. E. H. Nickels, Mr and Mrs. C. S. Allen, Mr. and Mrs Floyd Reed. Funeral services are being conduct ed today (Thursday) at Ringwood for u Miss . Lucy Hall, deaconess of the | Mrf and' Mrs."john"Dr^^ller^Mr! i Methodist Episcopal church for twen- *" -- -- - ty-six years, and well known here. She passed away at the Agard Rest Home in Lake Bluff on Monday. She ALTAR AND ROSARY ELECTS had *ttai"ed th<> age of 76 ye-.rs, 10 Mrs Ted Schiessle was elected presi- ™°. « 7, sister °f t,e laU dent of the Altar and Rosary sodality Hal1 of Woodstock, who died in St. Patrick's church at the regular i l * ., . 1Q ... rT „ meeting of the organization held in', a"e started Legion hall Monday evening. I h®r career as a teacher. She organiz- A pot-luck supper was served at' e ^aci"c Garden Mission, worked • >. Botany in Sixteenth Century • A Sixteenth century German scientist published a book on botany "to bring back to life a science almost extljict" 6:30 p. m., and was followed by a1 out of St" Jam*3 church for fifteen business session and cards. I ^ears' started the Methodist hospital Other officers elected were: Mrs. jm. ^>eof'a» ^as influential in the pas- Oarence Martin, first vice-president;; ® ;Mann act, w^s sent by the Mrs. R. M. Fleming, second vice-presi-1, an s to London to Sent; Mrs. G. W Hess, senetary, ar.,1 ilearn being done in Europe Mildred Kinsala, treasurer. Plans ! h>te slave traffic, ;-.tatus ^vere made for a public card party to ':'oma ' suffrage, working girls be held next month. j problems £- d temperance. At cards prizes were won by Mrs.' J 1SS gave up her ac tl. R. Suttoi and Mrs. G. W. Hess, in bridge; Mrs. M. J. Walsh in five hundred and Mrs. Albert Frett in bunco. A special prize went to Mrs. Carl Weber. Greeks Liked Asparagus Asparagus was a popular vegetable with the ancient Greeks and Elizabethan Englishmen. Weight of Gray Substance The gray substance represents 37 to 38 i)er cent of the total weight of the brain. . . Ancient Egyptian Spoons The ancient Kgyptians used spoons carved of ivory, flint, slate and wood. WHAT keeps you from driving * Buick--not next year--but now :m today? £» it the money? . Time payments on a Buick are but two or three dollars a week more than on the lowest-priced cars--less than that, when you figure the "extras" a smaller Car usually calls for. Il it the upkeep? • Buick is a big comfortable car that gives small-car gas mileage, small-car mileage on oiL You'll keep a Buick at least a year longer than you'll keep a lesser car -- and probably spend less on it for service and repair in the meantime! Could it be habit? Maybe you get used to buying in the - low-priced field--you get the idea a big car costs too much to run--you resign yourself to small-car comfort, ability, Eerformance--and plain human nhture eeps you from inquiring further! . Maybe a Buick is a bit beyond your reach. But let's not admit it until we've got the actual figures! We'll gamble our time against yours to show you just what a Buick will cost--to buy--to run--to keep in good condition. We've surprised many a small-car owner with our thrifty figures, thrilled them with a demon* stration. Let us show you our arithmetic -- and what a Buick can do out on the road. It won't cost a penny--and it may make you a lot happier--with a Buick! More Fish in Shallow Water Fish are much more abundant shallow than in deep water. IT COSTS LESS NOW TO BUY ON TIME! The new GMAC 6<fb TIME PAYMENT PLAN not only makes it easier to figure the cost of buying on time, but saves money that you can use to get a better car. For example,a Buick Special business coupe listing at the factory (safety glass included, standard and special accessory groups extra) at only . . •Subject to chance without notice. 765* In Those from this vicinity who at tended the funeral of Warren Thomas at Woodstock Monday were Mrs. F H. Wattles and son, (Jlen, Mr. and , ^ . Mrs. Howard Wattles, Mrs. Lucy tive work to -are ior .her' brother at Mra c. E. Sherman, Mr and Woodstock. Atf1' eorr hhiios ddAeaAtfhk sShHAe madeA _ _ _ • her home in La'ce Bluff. CLUB ENTERTAINED Mrs. H J. Schaffer entertained the laembera of her card club Thursday -African Descent Among the Ashantls of Africa descent is reckont " on the female side The nearest heir-at-law is not tha son but the sister's son. Mrs. Lester Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Whiting, Mr and Mr3. Edgrar Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. E. A;„Thom« Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schaefer spent several days the last of the week and over the weekend in Chicago. Front Street W. McHenry, III. Overton Motor Sales Crystal Lake, WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, BUICK WILL BUILD THEM J