-volume w ^ McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1937 •--/••• , No 15 CHILD DROWNS IN TANK ON RINGWOOD FARM SCHOOLS HAVE THREE ENROLL FOJt ^IGH r.-v. SCHOOL ; ~ ' • **: •"?' V ' *'< LOCAL BOYS PEDAL WAY ON A Snapshots Taken Saturday ai Farmers' Picnic: 500 MILES COVERED OKI BICYCLES SYLVIA SNYDER Three boys on' bicycles braved weather and distances last week on ft trip to Devils Lake, Wis., and return, which they enjoyed without serious mishaps. These boys were Gerald Miller, Richard Freund and Emil Sim- Amoog these was., Balanced. Rock, a With a change of clothing bundled in a blanket and„ fastened to their bicycles, the boys left Mckenry about "7 a. m., on Monday oft last week and arrived home about 6 p. m., Friday, after covering more than 300 miles. T The first night "was-spent at Cantbridge, Wis., this side, of Madison, and the next night was spent at Devils Lake, in cabin. * Tired and weary after their trip, the boys did not stop long to rest aft- I ADDRESS CROWD l-OLD BOY FOUND IN WATER BY HIS FATHER •.M ^ ttJ: •Wi '•• ,* /-'•\ v3v. sour INTERESTING CONTESTS PROGRAM August is a month of vacations and picnics and Saturday, Aug. 28, was no exception to the rule when members of District 'No. 6 of the Pure Milk Association and their families enjoyed a picnic in the McHenry park. The annual event was well timed, coming, as it did. after threshing was over and just before silo f.lliiig was commenced when the busy farmer felt ff'ee to take a day's respite from wo'rlc. The picnic, arranged by a committee of members from the local unit, was .very successful and ifiuch enjoyed JOHN A. BOLGER I MRS. MARTIN WEBER y; j by all present with a ffoll program of John Bolger, president of the, Mrs. "Happy" Weber responded to} McHenry Co. Farmers Co-op. Assn^ithe invitation Mild is. here shown aS' Nols Pearson, president of the Mcacted as master of ceremonies at the she demonstrated her ability as a j Henry Locijl of the PMA. He was er arriving at the Lake, but took in all j "mike." At the time this picture was j "husband caller." Mr. Weber'was in-'caught by the camera in this jovial i1)61:8 «nd their families, was present, of the interesting sights. The lake is \ taken he was calling for Mrs. "Happy" sistent that she show the crowd how mood just after one of the callers had ^Presenting every local in District 6, NELS PEARSON , 4 , The performance seemed to please gameS *"d contests keepini? everyone F 'occupied and happy. An estimated crowd of 450, m£m- FAUL YANDA MARY ALTHOFF • The Community High School had ite annual registration on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week and it will be interesting to note how many this year choose to take advantage of the advanced educational facilities offered by our community. " The high school has seen a steady growth during the past several years, beautifully clear and surrounded by high bluffs with foot trails winding in and out among the trees, shrubbery and rock formations. A delightful swim in the lake was enjoyed and trails into the bluffs were followed, where caves were explored and many interesting sights recorded. Among these was aBlancd Rock, a large boulder balanced nicely on top of another stone on the side of a bluff and looking as if, at any minute, it ! might roll thundering down into the lake. Welcoming a change in travel, the trips at the lake were taken on horseback. . The boys also visited Baraboo, two miles north of Devils Lake, and there they found the worst hill of the trip. It was about a mile long with winding curves and was one of the three hi 11sup which the boys walked during the trip. This was indeed a remarkable record as anyone who has travelled the U. S. highway No. 12 Well knows. For great distances the highway is one continuation of hills and curves', resembling the scenic railway, and it was, indeed, not ain easy trip that the boys chose for their adventure. However, they enjoyed coasting down the long, steep inclines which, in a measure, repaid them for their long, hard climbs. The highways m Wisconsin are exceptionally well marked with traffic warnings and signs, but traffic is heavy along the route and the boys were often forced off the concrete pavement by passing cars. Visit Wisconsin Capital After spendnig about a day at the lake, the three McHenry lads left about 2 p. m., Wednesday on their return trip, reaching Madison, Wis., where they spent the night in the open. Here they saw the University of Wisconsin campus and other sights of interest. From Madison they chose a route taking them to Rockford, where they Weber to come to the platform and he "gets called" while at home on the finished. Mr. Pearson is one of Mc- ; W^C^ *nc'uties Crystal Lake. Ringcall her husband. I farm near McHenry. [Henry's largest operators. jwood, Algonquin, Hebron, Huntley, Spring Grove, Woodstock and McHenry. Members and their wives who registered for attendance prizes totalled 225. ' Valuable prizes were contributed by McHenry business men and played an important part in increasing interest in the events and making the affair a success. " The committee in charge, of the picnic is grateful*to these merchants for their donations and to the city of McHenry for the use of the park. Among the most generous of these Contributors was the Farmers Mill, which gave the attendance prizes of j 01 MR, AND '>V; ED BAUER , . , ., Tragedy hovered over the farm home * ' of ,Mr. and Mrs. - Edward Bauer at Ringwood Wednesday night' as their baby boy, George Edward, was found djrowneql in a stock tank near the barn. The little fellow was playing with the kittens in"the yard between 6 and 7 o'clock Wednesday evening when last seen and it was not long afterwards that his father, who had been milking in the barn, came out and found his body floating in the tank. Thinking at first that it was a -rag doll, the father investigated and was shocked to find the dead body of his baby soti. Find Pail In Tank Just how the fatal accident was caused will probably never be known. However, the baby's little pail was found in the bottom of the tank and it is surmised that, dropping his plaything into the water,-the -little fellow had reached in after if and lost his balance and fell in. Frantic efforts - were trade tb revive the child and doctors were summoned, but to nos avail. George Edward was bom at Ringwood «on October 26. 1935. He is survived by his parents, Edward and Olivia Kattner Bauer, two brothers^ Urban and Roland, and a sister, La- Anne. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 a. m., standard time* at St. Peter's church, Spring Grove, with burial in St. Peter's cemetery: Mr. and Mrs. Bauer reside on, the F. A. Walters farm, just west of Ittngwood, where they have lived since February, 1935. They came there from Spring Grove, where they previously lived. • About twelve years ago Mr. and V i one-half ton Gold Seal Dairy feed, one- j Mrs. Bauer were hit by a train at a | half barrel Quaker flour, 500 pounds crossing at Ringwood when she was MATTIE SMITH FOUND DEAD EARLY TODAY APPARENTLY IN GOOD HEALTH LAST NIGHT Mrs. Mattie E. Smith was found ENJOY JOURNEY THROUGH NORTH * * WOODS BY CAR ! Mr. and Mrs. Albert Purvey, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Conway and daughter. Marion Grace, and Father Walter. Conway of SNotre Dame, returned home Friday from a few days' trip through the north woods. j They had a cottage at Lake View Camp on Lake Namakagan, near Cable, Wis. Many people are familiar with this region and all vote it an FODR INJURED IN AUTO CRASH AT RINGWOOD ACCIDENT CORNER AT MAIN SATURDAY Four motorists were severely injurdead in bed this Thursday morning by | Ld®al vacatl°n spot, as well as good ^ g^m-day afternoon when cars U AM ATAF AM (M IAW W M TAIIVI \( Kikl* I ^ nolo FT AT*. rtf W n n>f snu Gold Seal Egg Mash, 49 pounds Quaker flour, 100 pounds of Hog Balancer and 15 pounds of Pancake flour. The program was scheduled to start at 10 a. m., with teams from each local taking part in a softball tournament. Officers of District 6 challenged the PMA directors to a game of soft ball, also, and there was a tug-ofwar between the Ringwood and McHenry locals, in which "Happy" Webbadly injured. A coroner's inquest was held alette, home at l o'clock this afternoon. BACK FROM NINE- - - DAY TRIP THROUGH WESTERN COUNTRY Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Freund arrived home Sunday, after a nine days' vacaer, and his McHenry team defeated j tion trip through the west. The dts- Captain John A. Miller and his Ring- tance covered was 2,900 miles and inwood team. The McHenry team also eluded visits to Estes^ Park and the defeated the Huntley challengers. | Rocky Mountain National Park in In the horseshoe pitching contest, Colorado. Here they took trips into William Burgess of Hebron won first the mountains, visited Bear Lake and prize, and Cole Peterson of WmmUIqcIc, enjoyed the wonderful scenery. m They also visited Denver and Colorado Springs and journeyed on to the southward, where they entered the her sister-in-law, Mrs. John McOmber, who has been with her this summer ; driven by Dale Sanders of Montana They also went to see Mr. and Mrs. #n(j qus Pearson of Ringwood collid- Mrs. Smith went to bed last night i ^ 0^1 ed « the.fo.u.r coinerf in RinlfW<>odspent Thursday night with friends of enlarging from eighty-five pupils Emil Simon. About noon Friday they when the high schocl was first or-jleft for home, arriving here about 6. ganized to approximately 200 students P- mat the present time. Each year the! They exPer»enced no tire trouble, enrollment has increased gradually un-| but Emil and Dick each lost a pedal til at the present time it indicates an off their bicycle and were forced to increase of over 100 per cent during j stopjand have it welded on. the past ten or fourteen years. I Narrow Escape From Arrest All of the Juniors have returned! Probably the greatest adventure ot tliis year to register as Seniors and ^r'P was their narrow escape from tile other classes are making nearly arrest, not once but twice. You see as good showings and several new]" Wis this way. The Wisconsin police 1 students &lso registering. -J received notice to be on the look* -- f a c t i n d i c a t e s t h a t n o t o n l y a r e " o u t f o r t w o C h i c a g o y o u t h s w h o h a d tile pupils entering high school, but a run aw*y--no> not hut gone on " ?Wry good proportion of them are "bikes" ->ust like our young heroes, completing their four years' work at The McHenry boys were stopped at fie local school. I two different times by the police who No child ever regrets having attend J (luestioned them closely, and while the ed high school and parents should en- Quaked in their shoes, wrote courage their children to attend down their address«8 home teleachooi. j phone numbers. High School Enrollment I ^ P°,ice were decently human, as usual and was in her usual good health, Mrs. McOmber stated. When Mrs. McOmber went to call Mrs. Smith this morning about 7:30 a. m., she found her dead in bed, and it is thought she had been dead since mid- No funeral arrangements had beer, made this morning pending the arrival of Mrs. Smith's brother, John McOmber of Chicago. their lodge Was filled until after Lrfibor ^ in(j Mrs. Sanders, a daughter, • * "* 1 and five-year-old On Thursday the McHenry party been visiting his parents at Spring motored farther north to the shores of Grove. They had been in Woodstock Lake Superior, where they looked aiMj were enroute home when the acacross to the Apostle Islands. The cident " occurred, travelling north scenery was beautiful and they trav- through the intersection. elled for miles through the virgin for- f Mr. Pearson, who resides on a farm GLOSSON- ROLFS NUPTIALS TODAY AT KENOSHA, WIS. est of pines and birch trees. They found evidence of forest fires where the timber had been burned off and they saw several CCC camps. Much west of Ringwood, was driving east Lake, receiving second prize, into the village. Following the crash Mr. and Mrs. Sanders and their little son, Richard, is being done there for fire protection were taken to a hospital in Woodstock second. Calling Contests Features of the afternoon contests, however, were the hog calling and gold mining district. Here they visithusband calling contests with nine ed Cripple Creek, Canyon City, Royal men and seven women competing. | Gorge and Cave of the Winds at Mari- The pigs can't get there quick;ton Springs. enough when Nick Justen starts in They returned home by way of the calling. He won the championship southern route throlgh Kansas, where son, Richard, had' Saturday at the picnic with Peter they visited relatives at Cunningham. Miller, RingwoOat a close second. jThey had good weather and good When Mrs. Elmer Bottlemy of roads air of the way, making a very Alden lifted her voice to summon her pleasant trip. • spouse, the judges promfptly awarded j . ----;-- ' her the husband-calling champion* ART EXHIBIT ship, with Mrs. Ackman of Crystal A free art exhibit will be held it * ^ the hone of Dr. and Mrs. C. W. KlontS Although it was announced that Friday afternoon and evening. Sept. Nels Pearson, president of the Mc- to which the public is invited. Alt ' Henry local, had just returned from afternoon of entertainment is being a trip to Minnesota, where he might sponsored ,by the ladies of the Meth- •nd they observed the fire roads" cut an(j later were removed to the home have gone to get in some practice for odist church. J through the forest at distances of of hjs sister in Woodstock. 1 j the event, he failed to receive an ] Homemade ice cream and cake wiB about a mile as an aid in preventing Boy Critically Injured " [award. be served by members of the Ladies' the outbreak of fires. | The boy was critically injured and | Others who competed in the hog Aid Society at a small charge. ~~ . ! ,*?ne nBt've the region told the reCeive9 a fractured right arm, lac- calling contest were C. Williams of On the lawn the Mid-Week Club A wedding of interest to relatives ^ visitors that as the woods are being erations all over his body, a brain Huntley; Charlie Krohn, Ringwood; will hold a public card party td Which aiid friends here ^took place St Ken-, cleared more lakes are b^jjjg discov- concussjon ancj skull fracture, and his Herman Ebel, Crystal Lake; John A. they invite everyone. , , osh*, Wis., this Thursday morning, ered. - _right chest was injured. His condi- Miller, Ringwood; George Witt, Mc- -About sixty pictures painted by Mrs. Sept. 2, when Miss Genevieve Glosson, Another landowner talked about his tion was regarded as serious at the Henry, and Mr. Burrows, Woodstock. Klontz will be on exhibit, including daughter of Mrv and Mrs. Mat Glos- lots and stated that he had only two hospital, but the doctor stated there! Women who demonstrated the art many beautiful landscapes, still life son, of McHenry, became the bride of of them left When asked the size a chance for his recovery. of husband calling, in addition to the and flowers, all oil paintings. Mrs. Mr. Harold Rolfs, son of Mr. and Mrs. of his lots he stated they were forty jvir. Sanders sustained two deep cuts winners, were Mrs. William Buhrman, Klontz. has a natural talent for this Arthur Rolfs of Kenosha. I acres each. He also mentioned that on his head and other lacerations and Crystal Lake; Mrs. Will Miller, Mrs. work whic;h she lias improved by *a The ceremony took place at St. his taxes were pretty high, $7.00 on Mrs. Sanders was severely injured Ackman, Crystal Lake; Mrs. Earl year of study at the Art Institute, Mary's church, Kenosha, at 8 o clock his entire acreage. He really should wjth scalp lacerations, her right eai Anderson and Mrs. tHedrich, also of Chicago. 7 this morning, with Father Bell, pastor live in Illinois to find out what Mgh'severed, cut* on her right cheek and Crystal Lake; Mrs. "Happy" Weber.' Several pictures will be given away At the close of registrations Wed- however, and the boys convinced them j of the church, officiating. Attendants taxes are, his visitors decided. gashes on bah lips through to the McHenry. , dui-ing the afternoon, also. - nesday the enrollment was found to that the>' w$re not the S^'ty culprits were Miss Viola Staines, a friend, and There are many cheese factories In' teeth- The littftljjP escaped uninjur- Master of Ceremonies * ! Come and view the exhibit, meet be 192, but there is some indication desired, and went on their way re-.Joseph Glosson, brother of the bride, that country and one of these was j John A. Bolger, manager of the your friends and er'.iov the afternoon that this figure may reach 200. There j°icin^- both of McHenry. 'visited by the McHenry people. In Is a slight increase in the enrollmeht, Although they encountered no rain j The bride was charming in a green fact, cheese and milk are the cheap- ' already, over that of last year and or weather. the boys were caught suit of wool and satin, with brown est food to be found, with cheese sellthe early enrollment is satisfactory. 'n a dense fog Tuesday morning, from' accessories and wore a corsage of ing at eighteen cents a pound and - Thirty-nine Seniors registered, mak- wh'ch they emerged soaking wet. This roses. * milk at seven cents a quart. ing their enrollment 100 per cent, as was not a P'easant adventure as cars! Miss Staines wore a brown suit^of The return trip was made on blackevery member of the class returned to l°onie<l UP a^d speeded by them in the wool and satin with brown accessories top roads, which were even better than SMALL B ~ -- 1 . fntr tiirfklnrVi u'kioh • Wnu rn/la KlinJltr an/1 OISA WAM A nAm-nmi ! tKu V» i frVi lira I'd on the beautiful law~n at the Klosts home. Everyone invited. finish school. A total of fifty-seven Freshmen teve also enrolled and'it is expected t this number may be increased •Omewhat. , The teachers will return the last of this week and everything will be in readiness for the opening of school on Tuesday, Sept. 7. 1 The grade school will have its regttiar organization program Tuesday morn ing. after which the pupils will be disn issed to procure their books and other supplies in readiness for the afternoon session. ^ The grade school building is in mi. •aually fine shape this year, with (Continued on last page) fog through which they rode blindly, and also wore a corsage. ' the cement highways. trusting that they could escape being Following the ceremony a wedding Several Indian camps were passed, hit. |breakfast was served the bridal party where baskets were made and sold.. Much of interest was seen along the at the Dayton hotel, after which the - -- • • • • way and they saw a girls' ball game1 bride and groom left on' a wedding BOYS INJURED at Cambridge and g, show at Rockford. trip to the Dells and Minnesota. Upon Bobby Justen, son of Mr. •"•^:Mi*;l idiscovered in The ftre Friday afteri Each boy carried a road map and their return, they will reside ig Ken-: George R. Justen ,was severely in- Frank Rosing* flash light in addition to other equip- josha, where their home is ready fori jured,Tuesday evening while watching Rosing residafi * thenL j th ballgame in the park® The bat flew building on F" Miss Glosson has been employed in out of the hatter's hand and hit the Drive. 1 Kenosha for several years and the boy "squarely in the niouth, knocking The siroki groom is employed in the Mc White. him "to the grouncT~anconscious. He was thrown MRS. LOUIS OERTEL DIES AT CHICAGO ment. The weather was hot and traffic made the trip dangerous, but, nevertheless, the boys enjoyed it and arrived home richer for their experience. Their legs Were tired and stiff but none the worse for the trip. . ; ^<8iubscribe for The Plaindealar Boys' Wear at McGee's. 15 Mr. Pearson;, ained injuries, Farmers Mill in McHenry and presincluding cuts; afcjBfc trie head and ident of the McHenry County Farmbroken ribs. jers Co-operative Association, was Both cars, afiwsflHire todly damag- master of ceremonies and carried out ed. part in a most efficient manner. jit was no easy job, either, and the AT genial friend of the farmers was the .* *»,. v , • CT|Trt m • m busiest man there, arranging the con- .. iB^SKa^eth Oertel^nee Messl^iRi SING FLAT tests calIinsr off the various events.. ^ of the la-te,L'>UiS making announcements and awarding \ ^er ^ome at 19 Dick®"* a\ eriue, Chian alarm« prizes. Never for a moment did activ*i ca?P. where funersl ^etvices were ^ld a blaze wasjjties . drag and the picnickers were ' at 1:30 P. m. Tuesday. The body closet at the kept constantly on their toes as the broUKht to the Jacob Jus^n « So* Mr. and Mrs. program moved along smoothly ^^undertaking parlors. McHenry, a*V* rapidly. intermert was m St- Mary s cemetar? PMA Officials Present ( Wednesday morning, r 1 vl "'••is' V*.k factory. Those from McHenry who attended the wedding were "Mr. and Mrs. Mat Glosson, daughter, Frances, sons, Elmer and Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tony an, Mr. and Mrs. Will Glosson, George Glosson and Viola Staines. was taken to a doctor where fifteen or fiames were more stitches were taken in his lips, ious damag Four teeth were also knocked out.! contents of The end of th& bat also Kit Raymond and the loss Smith, who received a bump on his head and Lloyd OeffliQg, whose eye was swollen. ' ' / '• The local to the ala: guishing th#' in the Huck md Riverside burning- clothing window and the re other ser. although the t were damaged uieraWe. nent responded sismd ia 0Xtin- " x'" Maggie and Jiggs, well-known en. j She is sun-ived by her chiMt-e- Mr . tertainers throughout the milk shed, j Sinvpson, Mrs. Geitimle Ma?Ji?s - _ _ < A « f h A n M i * « Ann l l u a n \ T T>C Tiilia M were a papular part of the afternoon'! Anthony Mrs. Ann Dehn. Mrs. JjH program and short talks were given j Michels, Louis^and by G. H. Ekhoff of Grant Park, pres- ^tro; three^brotheit. Nicholas. PeS ident of the Pure Milk Association. SF" ^oms' and * ?^ter. Mrs. Joseph and John P. Case, of Naperville, gen- , r" , . . eral manager of the association. They ' heW »t .St : • Mary s c h u r c h W e d n e s d a y . -- . ' Continued oi^ last paga) i with burial at St Mary's cemetery* 'f; ' • ' ' :'V. I Vrol mar ir--&