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' $ v i ' f " ! • > *• . , "i* >* TBS McHXKXT HJUHDIALB tf s* « ' . ,. V, "V &M-W& Thursday, November 12,1936 HP3 w i •?.:i: " i ;5 - Society Notes 6 « j; life; m • . FRIENDS* NIGHT tox River Valley, Camp, Ik.Ni, A., will observe Friends' Night Tuesday, Nov. 17. Officers will invite friends to fill their chairs for„4he evening. MOTHERS CLUB The Mother? Club will meet Friday, Nov. 13, at the home of Mrs. R. MFleming. Assistant hostesses will be Mrs. Ray McGee, Mrs* S*. N. Rogers and Mrs. A. Wirtz. COUNTY TEACHERS TO MEET §upt. C. H. Duker will attend the dinner meefing.of the County Teachers' association at Marengo today, Nov. 12. Barney Thompson of the Rockford Register-Republic and The Morning Star, will be guest speaker s. NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB Simon Stoffel entertained members of the Neighborhood Club at her'heme on Main street Friday evening. Prizes in cards ..were won by , Mrs. E. E. Bassett, Mrs. George Johnson and Lena Stoffel. The next meeting will, be with Mrs. Clarenc? Martin. WEDDfNCilSNlt^ARlr On Sunday a group of relatives and friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tonyan in honor of their fifteenth wedding anniversary. After a delicious chicken dinner was served they were presented with lovely gifts of crystal glassware arid linen appropriate to the occasion. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tonyan and family, Mr. arid Mrs. Henry Williams, Louise and Antone Williams, Nick Schnitzaus and family and Eva Williams of Chicago, Mike Degen and -Jt*y Freund of Spring Grove. ; FORESTER FEST The annual Forester Fe#t will 'be held in the church hall at Johnsburg, Tuesday, Nov. 17. An invitation is extended to all men and women For-,, esters of McHenry. • - ROAD BOOSTERS CLU* . The, East River Road Booster Club held a closed meeting Sunday afternoon with a good attendance. Road conditions were discussed. There will be an important special meeting at the Emerald Park school. ^ , EPWORTH LEAGtrB' r The Epworth League will meet at the M. E. parsonage Sunday at 5 p. m. when lunch will be served. This will be followed by a candelight service for the installation of officets, followed by the regular meeting." , ' ..' "y'y ^ i NEARBY NEWS TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES GOVERNMENT ACTION R t ' V ON WAGE TAX (Continued from* From Pa«re> cards and return tiT~:he local postnfaster. Employes who prefer" to file their application forms in person rather than through their employer, shall be permitted to do so, even though the employer is offering to perform this service for them. Postmasters are instructed to contact employers of large numbers of persons. Should such an employer de« ATTEND PEACE R*Ltt Eighteen local Epworth League members attended the peace rally sponsored by the Epworth Leagues of Lake and McHenry counties lit Libertyville Sunday evening; Dr. Spencer of the First Methodist Church of Elgin, was the speaker of the evening and gave an interesting talk on peace rather than war. PLAN FOR FORESTER FEAST The State Chief Ranger, Michael J. Donohue, of Chicago, will be present at the meeting of St Mary's Court', No. 594, Catholic Order of Foresters, on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 8 p. m. Final arrangements will be made at this meeting for the Forester Feast to be held Nov. 25. Refreshment^ bers are invited to attend. PLAN C. D. OF A. DINNER Court Joyce Kilmer, No. 573, Catholic Daughters of 'America, will entertain the State Regent, Miss Elizabeth O'Brien of Chicago, and Deputy Mrs. Estella McGill of Belvidere with a dinner at Bickler's hotel on Thursday, November 19, at 6:30 o'clock. Invitations have been extended to Elgin and Belvidere Courts by the Grand Regent, Elizabeth Schoewer, and both courts have responded by sending Ella Buss, chairman of arrangements, several reservations. This dinner is to be an outstanding event in the history of the McHenry Court and it is hoped a large attendance of the McHenry members will be present. If you have not made your reservations do so today so all final arrangements can be completed. LADIES' AtD SOCIETY Members and friends of the Ladies' Aid society met at the home of Mrs. E. E. Bassett last Thursday afternoon, when plans were discussed and com mittees made for tke annual bazaar, dinner and supper to take place on Thursday, Dec. 3. Mrs. George Lindsay was appointed chairman of the dinner and supper committee and Mrs. Charles Ensign was made chairman of the bazaar committee and will appoint her assistants to help with the quilts, aprons, rugs and other departments. Donations of articles to be sold will be appreciated. , The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Lillian Cox next Thursday afternoon, Nov. 19. A Christmas party is being planned for Dec. 17 at the home of Mrs, E. G. Peterson. ENTERTAIN FRIEtfDS Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson entertained a group of friends at their home Saturday evening, with cards furnishing the entertainment for the evening. Prizes in pinochle were won by Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Sutton, Albert Vales and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schaefer, while the prize in fiVe hundred went to Mrs. B. Vachet. Guests were Messrs. and' Mesdames E. R. Sutton, Albert Vales, Jacob Schaefer, McHenry; B. yach'et and Hughie Morris, Chicago. delicious lunch: was served at Deaths Mrs. Katharina Schmitt BIRTHDAY PARTY The elements failed to thwart the plans for a surprise Dirthday party held for Mrs. Joseph H. Huemann at Johnsburg, Sunday, November 1, 1936, when twenty-five members of the family met to help celebrate the occasion. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Haglund, Barbara Ann Haglund, Mr. and Mrs. John Huemann, Barbara and Helen Huemann, Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Knorst, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Olsen, Donald Olsen, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Huemann, Patricia and Thomas Huemann, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Huemann, Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith, Phyllis Smith, Frederick Huemann, Miss Luella Remboldt. The afternoon was spent in playing cards. . A delicious supper was served. Mrs. Huemann was presented with a lovely gift. MoBENRY CHAPTER ELECTS Mrs. Henry Vogel was elected worthy matron of McHenry chapter, O. E. S., at the meeting held Monday evening in Masonic hall and her broth- Mrs. Katharina Schmitt, 77 years old, died at her home in Johnsburg at 5:30 a. m., Saturday, October 01,-1936, after eighteen years of invalidism, during the last three years of which she had been deprived of her sight. Never complaining of her years of suffering, her life was a beautiful example of cheerful patience and Christian fortitude, from which she departed as she had lived, peacefully and quietly. , Katharina Freund was born MaV 21, 1859, the daughter of' Mr. M^L Jtfrs. Nicholas Freund, on a farm n#rth of Johnsburg. She spent her enti*^, lifetime in this vicinity where she ffefves many relatives and friends. On January 23, 1879, she was united in marriage to Stephen F. Schmitt at St. John's church, Johnsburg, with Father Fegers officiating at the ceremony. To this union were born eight children, all of whom survive her. They are Miss Mary K Schmitt of Sterling, 111., Mrs. Annie Lay and Mrs. Emma Lay of Spring Grove, Mrs. Christina Miller, Chicago, Math, John, Joseph and Agnes of Johnsburg. She also leaves three sisters, Sister M. Johanna, O. S. F., of Chicago, Sister M. Baptista, O. S. F., of Appleton Wis., and Mrs. Jacob H. Adams of Johnsburg; sixteen grandchildren arid three great-grandchildren. Since the death of her husband on May 22, 1927, and during the yfears of her illness she had been cared for by her daughter, Agnes, who lived with her. All that loving hands could do made her days as comfortable as possible and although unable to see her loved ones her mind remained keen and her devotion steadfast. She was a lifelong niember of St. John's church, as well as a member of the Christian Mothers sodality of the church. Funeral services were Tield at St. John's church, Johnsburg, at 10 a. m., Tuesday, Nov. 3, with Msgr. John F. Schmitt of Aurora, brother in-law of the deceased, as celebrant at tne solemn requiem mass. He was assisted John N. Plagge, Barrington, had his left arm broken at the elbow Saturday of last week. Mr. Plagge was removing window screens and was up about ten feet when the ladder collapsed causing him to fall. The' 80 acre Bollwahn farm just south of Hlebron was sold fast week sire that the postmaster render assis Friday at the Court House in Wood- tance to his employes in preparing apstock, J. J. McCauley, attorney, doing plication, the postmaster is instructed the selling. The purchaser was Louis to arrange, so far as possible, to detail Wilbrandt. The price was $120.50 per one or more' competent postal em acre. The Wilbrandt family reside at ployes to aid factory workers in fillpresent on the Rehorst farm east of Jng out their applications. Hebron, j Employers of eight persons <or more Last week Saturday morning at the are directed uiider the new act to deintersection of U. S. Routes 12 and 14 duct 1 per cent from pay foils of emeast of Crystal Lake, a truck owned ployes during the years 1937, 1938 and by the Schumacher Transport Co., Eao 1939 after which the wage «tax. will Claire, Wis,, overturned after it had. be. increased year by year^ until it crashed with a passenger car driven reaches 3 per cent. by Raymond Shoberg of Muskegon, P Tax Gradually Increases Mich. It was reported to authorities' In*'£ddition to the tax on workers, that Shoberg failed to stop at the stop if they are in concerns employing sign on U. S. 12 before, crossing the eight or more persons, each and every intersection. Nola Shoberg, his wife, employer will be required to pay a was the only one injured. She was graduated tax, beginning at 1 per cent, brought to the office ef a Crystal Lake on the wages of employes, regardless physician where her cuts and bruises,of whether they employ one or one FATHER OF LOCAL * .y. RESIDENT DIES * A ^ AT GURNEE, ILL. were dressed. »Elmer Nelson, a resident of the vil- | thousand. And in addition to that tax all employers, having eight or more lage of Lake Zurich, was the victim of on their pay roll, must pay a tax of an unfortunate accident Wednesday, of last week, when he almost lost his arm in a buzz saw he Was operating. While sawing up logs near his home, one piece of wood slipped, causing Nelson to lose his balance. His left arm came 1 per cent on all wages paid during the current year, 1936, a tax of 2 per cent of all wages |>ald in 1937 after which the wage tax will be 3 per cent during succeeding years, bringing the total tax to be collected on pay rolls Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Denman were called to Gurnee, Lake county, Friday, by the death of his father, Charles Edward Denman, 76 years old, who died Friday evening, after a short* illness. For forty-eight years he had been a resident of Lake county and lived for six years in Glenwood, 111., for eight yearg in Deerfteld, twenty-six years in Milburn and for the'past fourteen years in Gurnee. He was born in Madison, Ind., April 17, 1860, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Denman. On August 15, 1883, he was married at Lincoln, 111., to Miss Cora Stewart, who survives him. „ 1 his widow, he leaves one daughter, ffrs. W. A. Bonner of MiU in contact with the saw, cutting the by Uncle Sam to 9 per cent, 3 per cent member about one-third of the way through. The main artery was severed, as were several cords, and the blade cut deep into the bone. The injured man was rushed to the office of a physician at Palatine, who made all possible efforts to save the arm. Unfrom workers and 6 per cent from employers. This statement of fact made during the campaign was vigorously denied and branded as politics. Now that the'government is taking its first steps to enforce collection of the wage tax, less blood poison sets in, it is believed bpth employers and employes will find the doctor's efforts will be successful. I that the tax is real and not even re- A farewell party was tendered the motely related to politics. R.v. Fr. Meahan ,t Hartland to Among: the Sick week Wednesday evening. There was a large crowd on hand to say farewell to the widely-liked priest, and to wish him success in his new parish. Cards and bunco were played and refresh-1 Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin went to Chiments served. Fr. Meahan was pre- cago Monday, where she.Entered St. sented with a purse of moonneeyy aass a Anthony's hospital. farewell gift. Rev. Fr. Tully of Warren, 111., is now priest at Hartland, replacing Rev. Fr. Meahan. George E. Atkins, Barrington, is being'held in technical custody because of the death of Aria J. Shirt, Bloomington, 111., last week Wednesday The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Patzke is recovering from a serious illness. Mrs. Robert Wikke of Chicago submitted to an operation last week Tuesday at St Therese's hospital. Mrs Wilke was formerly Alice Freund, night at the Berwyn hospital resulting daughter of Mr. and Mrs., Peter P. from injuries received in an auto coi- Ground of Johnsburg. lision at Joliet and Mannheim roads, LaGrange, a week ago Tuesday. Mr. Atkins, who was accompanied by his John King is confined to his bed most of the time. Mrs. Simon Michels underwent an ed in the accident also and *t&ken tc the hospital. He was placed in custody of the police at the hospital inmother, Mrs Emma Atkins, was injur- °P«™tion at St Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, Thursday morning. She is recovering nicely. ^ ^ „ v.. -wo ... Mrs. Jacob F. Justen returned home vestigating a report that Mr. Atkins f,ro?® a.5eiWi^*y? Bp€n* had failed to heed a signal at the in St. Therese s hospital, Waukegan. tersection just prior to the crash. ' Mra- C; J-Bender, who has been ill No clue has as yet been found as -5°™ a ® ***• f to the identity of the thief or thieves D* Beatty ^me on Riverside Drive, ia who, early Tuesday morning of last occupying her own home on Route week, stole and burned a truck from ^ "till under the care in front of the home of Colin Berdux, °\F^nC£S j1"**?'/ ,trai,ned nursean employee of the Libertyville Dairy. Burdux reported that it was still in front of his house on McKinley aven- Little Darie&e Moderhack, two-yearold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moderhack, broke her collar bone one day ue at 1 a- m. Tuesday, but that when ^ »he fell on the stairs he came out to go to work at about the home of her grandparents, Mr. The truck Mrs- Herman Kreutzer. * Mrs. Lenore Peterson of Chicago is 4 a. m., it had disappeared. destroyed by fire, was found at about 9 a. m. the same day on a deserted field off Kelly road. In view of the fact that no tires or accessories had been removed and that the fire had destroyed the body, but had not progressed past the dashboard, it is be« lieved the fixe was incendiary, Chief' of Police Frank J. Druba stated. | Druba pointed out that if the fire had started accidentally, it . would, in all' probability, have started under the' hood. The dairy company which had borrowed the truck from Wetzel and Turner in Waukegan, stated that it has had no trouble of any kind, and could give too reason why anyone should have wished to destroy it. I recovering from an operation in St Francis hospital, Evanston. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. F, E. Cobb. THOS. KLASSEN AND WIFE CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING MAIL, CHRISTMAS er, Lisle Bassett, was elected worthy1 ^athe T r °f and patron of the chapter for the ensuing Father John U Daheden of Spring year. Because of the resignation of Miss Anna Anderson, conductress, who would have been advanced to the office of associate matron this year, ths associate conductress, Miss Efchel Jones, next in line, was elected associate matron for the ensuing year, with her brother-in-law, C. W. Goodell, as* associate patron. Mrs. C. W. Goodell was elected conductress of the chapter, Miss Ethel Granger as associate conductress, Mrs. George Lindaay, secretary, and Mrs. Andrew Ed- Grove, who delivered an impressive sermon. Father Lehman of Aurora was master of ceremonies and in the sanctuary were Msgr. C. S. Nix, pastor of St. Mary's church, ' McHenry, Father A. J. Vollman, pastor of St. John's church, Father Frank Miller, assistant pastor of St. Mary's church, Father Schuette and Father Neidert of Geneva. v Burial was in $t. Jotrfs cemetery, Johnsburg. Card of Hanks' We desire to thank the many neighdy, treasurer. Other officers will be ^ors and friends who were so kind at I the death of our beloved mother, Mrs Installation ceremonies will take We exPress oul" appointed by the worthy matron. place at a special meeting and appreciation for floral Wednesday night, . Nov. 18, t^wS who^' ^ ^ °ar8' a"d to those each member may invite a guest. The worthy matron, Mrs. Minnie in any way assisted us in our bereavement. Martin, read her report for the year, which showed the reception of four new members and three affiliations. Annual reports of the secretary, treas- THE CHILDREN.. "Myrmidan" -"Myrmidon," in Greak mytholurer and finance committee we're also! °*Pr' Tf? onf °' a band of warriors gjverf. who followed Achilles in the Trojan „ The worthy matron, Mrs. Minnie War* •The ,word Uken <» • ^Martin, will serve as treasurer^* meai^f °f * '"Ordinate who la fcAe Senev. Chapter" N?v *T ^ vnquertotdng and uiu*rap«]«i. in F uu • axecuting the orders of a superior. Relatives and friends in this vicinity will be interested to learn that Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Klassen of Humphrey, Neb., celebrated their golden wedding on Oct. 18, at their home in Humphrey. Relatives spent the day with them and a delicious dinner and supper were served. The table was graced * a *»t « a ta*)le c,oth that been used AviLAuaB nAlvLY at the wedding dinner fifty years ago • «nd some of the dishes used were The Christmas season is not far those used at the golden wedding celeaway and those who are0planning to bration of Mrs. Klassen's parents, send Christmas cards or packages to There was a large wedding cake decfriends and relatives in foreign coun- orated with fifty candles and the home tries are ruged to mail them early. was decorated in gold and white. "It is not possible to tell exactly Mr. Klassen, 75, was born near Mcwhen parcel post packages to foreign Henry on Sept. 16, 1861, and here he lands will be delivered, due to customs spent his boyhood and manhood, foland other factors," says E J. Kreut- lowing the occupation of farming, gen, Chicago postmaster. Therefore When twenty-two years of age he they should be mailed as early as pos- went- to Platte county, Neb., and setsible to insure delivery before Christ- led in the St. Bernard community. mas< After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. All parcels should be heavily wrap- Klassen resided there until 1917 when ped and securely tied. they went to Humphrey. They were It is estimated that the volume of parents of four ^children. Those livforeign holiday mail this year will top ing are Mrs. N. Schaefer, John and by 25 per cent last year's total of Math. They also have twelve grand- 595,776 pounds. children. Mr. Klassen has four sisters Closing dates at Chicago for dis- and one brother, Mrs. Mary VanDyke patch from New York to the principal of Humphrey, Mrs. Geo. Scheid, Mrs. foreign countries are as follows: John Scheid, Mrs. Anna Karls and India, Nov. 23; South Africa, Nov. Math Glosson, McHenry. 26; Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Mrs. Klassen, 74, was born Dec. 28, Uruguay, Dec. 3; Russia, Finland, 1862, at Plymouth, Wis., and went to Spain and Portugal, Dec. 7; Bulgaria, Nebraska with her parents in 1882. Egypt, Greece, Gibraltar, Palestine,! i Flour From Ohio When, the first Ohio shipment of flour, consisting cf 100 pounds, arrived in New York in the thirties, crowds gathered around to see what the Buckeye country could produce, observes a writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. This flour was made at the Venice, Ohio, mills, erected in 1833 at the first permanent market for wheat in the Firelands. Seeing this enormous shipment brought in, a few New York merchants were bold enough to predict that Ohio in the near future would be able to fur"'**1 the East with several thousand pouads - •' yean. , Rumania, Turkey and Yugoslavia, Dec. 10; Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, j Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Venezuela, Dec. 14; Panama Canal Zone, Dec. 16; Columbia and Porto Rico, Dec. "17, and Cuba, Dec. 19. I Closing dates for transpacific mails are: Australia, Nov. 15; China and Japan, Dec. 2; Straits Settlements,) Siam and East Indies, Nov. 18; New Zealand, Dec. 5; Philippine Islands,' Nov. 24, and Hawaii, Dec. 12. Rubber Stamps at PlaindealMr. 3, Look before you leap! j Save ycmr>: <, leaping . the. news . ^ of the : FordV-8 for 1937 " gives you something to leap about. \ - New »Low Price *! 'JT' MERE NOVEMBER 14 BOSS-PAGE MOTOR SALES Phone 1 W. McHenry burn; three sons, Jesse of Milburn, Edwin E. of McHenry and W. Schuyler of Waukegan; twelve grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers, Fred of Bellane, Wash., Jesse B. of Wilmette and Joseph of Waukegan; two sisters, Mrs. Annie both -- -- -- ^ n . i . ! . | i i ,ii Webster and Mrs. Carrie of Highland Park. Funeral services were held at tho ' White $,Tobin funeral home Monday at 1:30 p. m., wi^th the Rev. Samuel Clolden, officiating. Interment wafc in the family lot at Milburn cemetery*. £ to the Feel • . . Spruce to the Eye A*:- ' Wool Hose For Fall Soft to the feel and masculine to the eye! Wool socks, in a great assortment are featured in English ribs, flat knits, plaids and Argyles. In perfect harmony with the new Fall shoes and clothes. 35c and up The Talk of the Town These genuine water colored Christmas Cards with the brilliancy oj hand painting )• . COMPARE these CARDS! WE BELIEVE Tlftat to BE SUPERIOR TO ANY SELLING ANYWHJUUP WAR THIS LOW PRICE! 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