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No casualties resulted from the storm, but property loss measijMd in *fcrop washouts and fallen trees amounted to^several hundred thousand •dollars. Beginnig at about 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon the storm continued to grow more severe during the evening and ; prvailed throughout the night. A11 creeks nn this area were swollen out of their banks, flood fields and highways and the Fox river which rose sixteen inches, during the night, flooded the low lands and basements of summer cottages along its banks, its muddy waters sweeping over the dam south of McHenry in torrents. Motorists Stalled Hundreds of motorists were stalled along highways, some unable to drive in the downpour, some whose engines ' had become too wet to function and others who did hot dare to venture through the several feet of water which flooded the pavements in many "places. Many motorists, headed for Chicago after a day in the lakes region, waited at taverns for the storm to abate and - others put up at hotels and private j homes for the night. Wind at Woodstock Hie worst of the storm waa felt in the ficinity of McHenry and Woodstock, with a heavy wind uprooting .. trees and causing considerable dam age at the county-seat. Thousands of dollars worth of erops were ruined in this area, with corn cashed out of the fields and top soil swept away. Storm sewers were unable to carry off the water in the city streets, where Rev. Pooley of Florida delivered the sermon at the Methodist church Sunday morning and Mrs. Pooley rendered a vocal solo. Mrs. Pooley is the sister of Mrs. R. W. Pinnell, wife of the pastor of the church. Mrs. Pinnell has also been entertainig her parents, £ev, and Mrs. Bracher and their two sons of Alabama. > : " Boone Creek, Looking East From Green > Street Bridge--Photo en Monday Noon E.A. FARM IN SAME FAMILY 97 YEARS f. LAND ACQUIRE^ FROM GOVERNMENT, 1840 ; water stood deep and country roads were made impassable by washouts and floods. Boone Creek ran wild, overflowing its banks on its journey to the river. The bed of the old mill ! pond was practically covered by the water and gardens, which had been planted there, were washed away. The rushing water undermined the railroad trestle north of town and a washout at Terra Cotta held Bp the early morning trains here. Trains Delayed The early Monday morning train left McHenry about 8:50 a. m., and the second train was held here until about 9:30 a. m. Some time was needed to call the passengers together as many of them had walked back up the „ track to watch the waters of Boone Creek as they roared under the track. The golf course at the Country Club *feras under water in several places as the creek overflowed its banks, rushing over and around the dam and ^washing over the road leading to the subdivision. From 9. p. m. Sunday until Monday morning the river rose about 16 inches and is remaining at that stage for several days. The water is the highest it has been in four years and is rushing over the lock and dam and sweeping over the banks and around the lock to flood the lowlands beyond. George Witt, caretaker at the dam, states that if the high water continues too long, it may weaken the walls of the lock, but as yet no serious dam age has been done. Branches from trees were strewn about and a few maples along tit* road just south of the old Charlei Harrison farm, now occupied by Pom rininp Brothers, were blown down. Several feet of water over U. S. 12 at the Fox Pavilion slowed traffic and stalled cars and Monday morning, children in bathing suits, waded in C. J. Bender's yard, while across the highv^ay, boys paddled about in discarded rowboat, and the big police dogs at the Fox Pavilion waded about in water up to their bodies. Water in the basement of the McHenry Flour Mill made work impoa sibie for two* days. On Tuesday the last of the water was pumped out and a fire started to heat the mill and dry out the dampness so that work could "be resumed. Many culverts and bridges in country roads were washed out, making travel impossible until they were repaired. Probably the largest washout was at Wonder Lake af the Wickline subdivision, where a culvert' washed out, leaving % hole nearly five feet deep and about six feet wide. It is estimated that about fifty or sixty yards of gravel is needed to fill in this deep cut m which a car went down Sunday night. Many farms ip this vicinity are changing hands this year and new owners, many of them wealthy Chicago business men, are becoming residents and property owners here. Not so the E. A. Thomas farm, however, which has been owned and occupied by only the Thomas family since it was taken up from the government in 1840, ninety-seven years ago. E. A. Thomas, now on the farm, represents the third generation to have been raised there and his two sons, Everett and Walter, are the (fourth generation to reside there. A sister of Mr. Thomas, who was also reared on the farm, is Mrs. Will Belcher of Woodstock. The first and original owner of the farm was Andrew Thomas, grandfather of E. Ar Thomas, who withThis wife, came here from New York state in 1840, making the journey by trip to Buffalo, on the lake to Toledo, Ohio, aqd then by team to Chicago, they settled first in Lake county, but after a few months came t? McHenry, where they took up 200 acres of land, now.located on Route.20, west of McHenry, at Ostend. The land was in three tracts, two 80-acre and one 40- acre piece, and the present owner has the original deeds signed by President Tyler and Polk. Cost $1.25 Per Acre The land, which was then only an unbroken prairie, was purchased from the government fdr $1.25 an acre, and here he built a log cabin and made a home which has been enjoyed <by/his descendants up to the present time. Later a frame building was put up and more modern buildings added as time went by. The first owner raised many sheep and at one time had a flock of 350. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas had ten children and, following the death of the pioneer couple, two of these sons, William and Warren, remained on the farm. Hie brothers married sisters, Hiley and Lovina Grimoldby of Ringwood, and Mrs. Hiley Thomas is now living with her daughter, Mrs. Will Belcher in Woodstock. Emil, a grandson of Warren Thomas, now lives in Woodstock, also. For many years the two families lived in separate houses on the farm, and later retired and moved to Woodstock, the farm being operated by E. A. Thomas. The present occupant is a dairy farmer, having a fine herd of Halsteins and is a member of the Farm Bureau and one of the first members of the Pure Milk Association. It is said that Andrew Thomas was instrumental in securing the construction of the railroad through McHenry county. Mrs. Fnink Ensign of Palatine, forrfjnerly of McHenry, died in a Chicago rnospital Wednesday morning. She had been ill with heart trouble since February. Funeral services will be held Satarday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in a funeral chapel af Palatini Burial' at BkrringtOfu. JUNE WEDDINGL , jDCUICUf BMiDn AT ST MARY S lit lit If DUAIf!) CHURCH TUESDAY A pretty June wedding was aolwnnized at St. Mary's church at 8 a. m., Tuesday morning, June 22, when Miss Rosina Glosson, daughter of Mf. and Mrs. Mat Glosson of McHenry, and Mr. Albert Amo of Kenosha, Wis,, were united in marriage, with Msgr. Charles S. Nix, officiating at the ceremony and nuptial high mass. Attendants at the wedding were Miss Genevieve Glosson of Kenosha, sister of the bride, and Harold Rolfs, a friend, who served the groom as best man. The bride was charming in a floor length gown of light blue chiffon with a long flowing cape and wore a white turban and accessories. She carried a peas. The bridesmaid, Genevieve Glosson, wore a floor length frock of pink chiffon, with white accessories and carried pink roses. Following the ceremony, the bridal party left for Kenosha, Wis., where a wedding breakfast was served, after which Mr. and Mrs. Amo left on a trip north. They will reside in Kenosha, where the groom is employed as butcher at the Hub market. The bride, who was reared in this vicinity, where she has many relatives and friends, has been employed in Kenosha for several years. Those from Kenosha, Wis., who attended the wedding were Mrs. Bernice Wiseman, Margaret A1 cock, Mrs. Arthur Rolfs, Margaret Blecker, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Amo and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tom English, Marcella AtpOt and Mrs. George Rauen and son. RICHMOND BANK TO MAKE FIFTH PAYMENT Edward J. Barrett, State Auditor, hk» announced that he has authorized payment of a ten per cent dividend, amounting to $9,142.22, on the waived deposits at the State Bank of Richmond. In order to facilitate re-open- Miss Helen Harrer and Josephine ing of the bank following the mora- Molnar are attending summer school torium, the depositrs waived fifty per at the University of Illinois. Miss!cent of their claims. This is the fifth Harrer is teacher of the Cherry Val-! repayment, bringing the total returnley school and Miss Molnar will be the ed to fifty-five per cent. teacher at the Harrison school this COURT HOUSE ADOPT BULKS MONDAY HOaKlMO Tlie McHenry county boaril view organised at Woodstofck Monday with Frank E. Beck of Harvard, clvaurman of the board of supervisors as chairman of the review board. Other members include G. H. Stewart of Harvard and George A. Nelson of Crystal Lake. < Clarence J. Coarson of Marengo has been selected as chief clerk, with flelen Eckert of Woodstock as as DENNIS W. KELLY • I® SUDDENLY IN CHICAGO MRS% FRAN* ENSI£N DIES IN CHICAGO PMA FARMERS ASK BOOST TO $2.15 FOR MILK HERD MEETING FRIDAY AT HARVARD HORNER MAY GALL JUDICIAL ELECTION DURING THE FALL TO FILL VACANCY CIRCUIT COURT The general opinion among who have followed the trend thought since the death of Judge E<i»" 4 ward D. Shurtleff is that Govern Of Henry Horner will not call a special election to fill the vacancy in the sew* enteenth judicial district. However, late report is being circulated that h®r will call, such an election this fall. u This report originated at a Rotarjr ... luncheon held in Belvidere last week ~ * v at which time Omar H. Wright, well - ; . known Belvidera banker and president of the Illinois Chamber of Commere^ I was a guest of honor. Among thoaa' I in attendahce at the luncheon were £ „ ^ number of high officials who are ift *." ^ close coatact with Governor Horner^ From one of the-officials the Belvlf t >• dere Republican received informatioa^L-.."..^^ which is regarded as being reliabl^....j:.-.-*„~'- that Governor Horner has am ade up his ,.w. A suited front towards *i better price far milk to the farmers! This was announced as the objective of a mass meeting of Pure Milk Association directors and local officials, keld Friday night in Hkrvard. Six of the ftfteen directors of the association -- representing th® heavy producing area ofNthe organization ?"ind to caI' special judicial election* attended the meeting and indorsed the in, three northern Illinois circuital program Outlined. , In a nutshofl, the. plan is to enlist the co-operation of independent producers, as well as organized members, in a united effort to increase the farmers retura for the milk he produces. The PMA price for base milk is cur- "Dennis W. Kelly, former chairman of the McHenry county Democratic central committee, and a well known Crystal Lake resident for many years, died suddenly in Chicago Tuesday. No details of his death have been received here, although it is said he had been in apparent good health and his death came as a terrible shock to his wife and two chilcfcen, Walter and Gertrude Kelly. His son, Walter,, n well known in the county and is one of the young*r members of the county bar associa- eT. for fnilk. Representatives tion. The deceased resided in Crystal locais who attended th* meeting where vacancies exist on the dreaft• bench, some time this falL Wait Assembly Action i 1 The Governor, it is claimed, was said to have been waiting until tha v * ^ general assembly took action on a. „ < > bill which would confer authority o€ ' rently about "11.90 a hundred pouiids city^Judgas to preside in circuit court* ^ (50 cents above condensory) and it !where vacancies existed. The legifr i J was unanimously4 agreed that the' ,ature tBP|Sled thumbs <fewit on the | price should be not less than $2.15 (T5 cents above condensory). Up to PMA' Board A resolution calling upon- Hie PMA board to demand 75 cents above condensory for base milk was adopted, and it was further stipulated that the bargaining group of the organization should accept nothing less. bill. It is claimed that an announcement ^ in regard to the speciaL judicial elections will be made by Governor Hort ner after the present session of th|T general assembly adjouras. Interest in the campaign of eah«" didates who have been mentioned tt • ^ eater ttar race has quieted down th||» ' - Emphasis w,» pUced upon th. f!" .'V T""."". « *•«*' .* airubiiity of enlisting th. "I™**. *• producer in the move towards a great- Lake up until two years ago when he moved to Chicago He at one time was interested in a grocery store in Crystal Lake. " county Democratic machine took on new life while he was heading the committee. He was a close friend of the Kelly-Nash administration in Chicago. Funeral services ware Md this morning in Chicago. Mr. Kelly was a staunch Democrat sistant. The" Iward" adopted lei- ] ^ lowing rules: " Rales Rule 1. The hours of meeting will be 10:00 o'clock to 3:00 o'clock, p. m., daylight saving time, and the board will meet from day to day at hours named, unless otherwise specially ordered. Rule 2. All complaints sbali be made in writing. Rule 3. The Board shall keep ' a record of all proceedings and the order of business shall be as follows: 1. Reading and approving the record of the preceding meeting. 2. Presentation of petitions or complaints. S. Reading and considering petitions. Rule 4. The clerk of the Bbard shall file all complaints or petitiona in the order of presentation, giving said complaint or petition a number, and shall note the number and character of the complaint or petition on the f&cord of the Board, and when such complaint or petition shall have been acted upon, the decision of the Board shall be entered upon said records. Rule 5. All persons, corporations or companies having complaints to offer shall make the same in person or in writing, signing name and address and file with the Clerk of the Board on or before the first Monday of August, 1937. Rule 6. Complaints may be made in would fie- called or nt Candidates. Mentioaed From. Boone county two strong were advised to go back to their sev^ have been mentioned i# eral organizations and urge a pro-i .! Pie"*, well known Bel» gram of co-operative action on 'Vldere •ttorn«y and former membe 'V "y ^ JOHN D. MANNING DIES SUDDENLY AT PISTAKEE BAY HOME John D. Manning formerly of Chicago, died Saturday at his home nt Pistakee Bay. Death resulted from a sudden heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Agnes O'Connell Manning, and a aon, Walter. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 22, at 9 a. m., from the funeral home at 3734 Arther avenue to St. Agnes church with interment at Mt Olivet. He was a member of .Retired Firemen's Association C. F. D., Lafayette 0067. tain the better price. As it is now the PMA delfVers about 3,500,00V pounds of milk a day on the Chicago market, white independent producers account for another 500,000 pounds. If these two volume producers could reach an agreement for a united stand on a better price, such could easily be attained, ft was pointad out. fall. She is a Chicago girl and her parents have a home at Wonder Lake. person or by mail, and all communica- G«no Poultry Remedies at Wattles tions by mail should be addressed to Drug Store. 5-fpthe chairman of the Board of Review at Woodstock, Illinois, and the Board will notify such complainant when complainant may appear and be heard on the complaint, or introduce proof in support of complaint. Rule 7. The Board may -hear petitions or , complain^ at the time of filing, or may fix a day for the hearing. , The Board of Review will hold its sessions in the old sheriff's office in the Court House, Woodstock, Illinois* Coat Increased Cost of producing milk has increased considerably -- pastures are not what they might be and there is little; caMfidatee hay and in addition, the price of milk as a commodity has lagged behind that of other foodstuffs. The • the legislature from tins district and Rank Oakley, present count J -t judgo in Boonfe county. V lit McHenry coaftty the names ojf sevaaat pronuneaft lawyers have beeil j ^ mentioned, the same being David R» Joafen, Jr., and Charles H. Francis,' ' fbrawr member of the legislature from this d i s t r i c t . These two hav<t|* indfcated they are likely to enter th* rata-. The l>etnocrats probably wilp enter several candidates in the rac%... for the Democratic nomination an<P;/ Winnebago and Lake counties will iiti : all probability be the homes of If Interesting Campaign a special election is called fo{ reason, th. producer, beliw, i, J"d'cl,1„dl» of unity in the nwi. U tho* wtol 3'."! make their living in the dairy bosi neea. Directors of the PMA who attended „1U VU1 t e meeting included Ole Stalheim of, tile limelight in a big way in Harvard, district 5, Walter E^Wian tion with the selection of candidate*^ of Richmond, district 6, E. E. Powell nebag° and McHenry counties will the scene cf some exciting politic for an off year. Precinct committee* men -of both parties will come mt# -si of Kenosha, district 4, L. M. Mullooly of Clinton, Wis., district 2, W. J. Swayer of Gurnee, district 7, and O. H. Wennlund of Maple Park, district 9. RESIDENCE CHANGES >• Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Miller and'fan- When the two candidates are selected* i then the fight will be an out and out . | party fight with the Republicans bat* v>} » tling to hold on to the three judgs<t' ships, while the Democrats will throt#, V~- all of the local power and whatever power can be brought in from the v organizations tf_.... "til v&V state and national Two Scenes of the Fox River Dam, Located Two Miles Below McHenry 'if ily moved Monday frotn the R. J.try and grab off the third seat on th| Cleary house on Main street to the | bench. The other two are held by Fred Schoewer house on Waukegan j publican judges. - street. They have purchased the ., Schoewer house. Mr. and Mrs. Louis. LOWELL NYE DIRECTS Nimsgern will occupy the Cleary PT AV VflP WTT C/Mff 4 house. Mr. and Mrs. Schoewer are at JliJ. JJV " Pistakee Bay, where he is caretaker AVE. DRAMATIC CLUTJr^ at the Wm. Small home. ! ' "I Lowell Nye, journalist, a McHenry young man, was selected to direct the new play, "The Mill of the Gods," gr^'.'.r' en by the Wilson Avenue Dramati^ v Club in Chicago, on the nighrof Juve.. 16, at the Wilson Avenue Y. M .C. A^; T auditorium. The melodramatic, play just released " Above photo shows fishermen on the lock Saturday morning, June li, »t a time when t%e water level was slightly above normaL * • • • Thia picture was taken Monday noon, June 21, when flood waters were r\$ iag over the dam and lock, foUwriDf the dowtqpour of rain Sunday night " & I S and shown that night , for the first time is in three acts. Between acts Mr. Nye had, several good specialty numbers by talented young people and these were given in i 'Slow Boat" atmosphere. The program reads: Show Boat Program--The Mill at ; X the Gcds," by Euarene Todd, We lti**?- ' , ^ day. "June 16, 8:30 p. m. Show* boat anchored at the Wilson Avenu<j Y. M. C. A. Lowell Xye, announcer.'* ",-f. Earlier in the season Mr. Nye tool? . lead .parts in "GM Shy" and "S*>ntnt- Call It Love." He senis to be "righat home" with audiences and 'the re sponsibilitv of assisting as directorand anouncer in '"Mill of the tiodaT was rewarded in his final remarks by "great big hand." | 7 A new barn is being biul||4n th^jgl; Earl Mtty&ndrews farm to replace the' one dea||tyed by fire some tin e agofc. The hpn raisin# took place Tuesdays & H. Freund and hia OM aie doiaf ^ . tiia carpenter work. - •V . . . - - -