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t £*>«* «* - * *•' - m • *•;.••: ' €|"i.Va;v i- ><xFf*:?j k> •. >¥•*• •. r^jir <> ""-*- - "~ '"' * ' ' - ' ' , *?§' *'*' •", • ' • ' ,' •' j** «/.. ',* '*. *•>";.3-•*%.;? ';• * ¥.'$'*•?'>• -' ;*'=7-;Vur&tf::'l4->^-„*r? r«*~**r-«:- ^ t -.' V; \ hst&i J(f K.P "* 1" -• ,r . -•- »• „><• "ft '«* :**«'&+• , s - • - * > • / • ^ ' • > ' • ' M;- - " - ' Vr./*; ; *•» , ^ .* * *$? 1 ^V-.-.-y MCHXKRY. ILLINOIS, THU3SDAY, OCTOBER 14,1987 PIERCE IS REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE KV. GERRARD IS mi METHODIST WOODSTOCK ATTORIKY ELECTED PHESiDENT - BAR ASSOCIATION STTOY A* GARRETT INSTITUTE Rev. MinAr Gerrard is the new pas- 4 iifcr forthe Methodist Episcopal church III McHenry, who has been appointed to take the place of Rev. R. W. Pinaell and already has established his jfissidence at the parsonage with his "'•-v%ife and two children.} Rev. Gerrard, who came here from " Creighton, Neb., has commenced a! three-year course of study at the Gar- j 'y Kiatt Biblical Institute at Evanston and j Will spend the weekends in McHenry fith his family, where he will be ac- j ve in the church. • • ! i : Rev. and Mrs. Gerrard have a son ^"S^tnd daughter in the grade school. ! " ; • ?he local pastor attended the Rock River Conference at Rockford on Tues- j . day ^nd Wedhesday. < • McHenry is in the Chicago northern'! "".^llistrict of the conference witH Dr. A. j F Stenhenson as supervisor of the CONTRACTORS ARE BUSY ERECTING NEW BifflJINGS BIO INCRBASS nr THB BUILDING LIMX Not since the boom days before the many years of depression have we been able to give our readers a story THESE CHICAGO KILLED BY TRAIN AT CARY SATURDAY Train - auto if pNf are becoming quite common at present and have caused many deatha in the Chicago area during the past several days. Eleven grade croeaing dcatfis were reported in two days, with seven dying Friday in a flfiWlK near Gary and three killed Sttttrdijr when struck by, a train at Cafjr. The eleventh victim was killed Saturday when his new automobile stalled on the Milwaukee railroad tracks in Pingree Grove, west of Elgin. This on ,b u.il.d..i ng and. •i mprovements in >th. i•S (i v,tc,t im was Paul iW . Wilso•n , • 73 years v.i cinity and, we are gl, ad, .to repor.t ' old, a stockyards commission «»••• that once again business along this, tfcOYD E. ECKERT Stephenson as supervisor of tne " Eckert> WoS>dsto<ft' *afti>r- j P®riod of activity in sight, although it district. " - ney, was elected president of the Mc- re<loir* V**™ for complete re- Henry county bar assooiatiin at j coVery from heavy losses sufferd dura chant. ^ , Witnesses said he apparently saw line is getting bacj^ to normalcy with the freil?ht train approach just as carpenters and contractors agam busy ( he rea>hed the crossinR and in his con. °* wor*- , (fusion stalled the machine. Wilson, The hard times, when building and who is survived by his ^fe and four improvements were at a standstill, children ^ vice-president .af the firm have delayed many needed and desired of Fejler) Wiison and McClelland, Chiimpfovements, and repairs on homes caj>-0 ^ here and now, with incomes increased Three Chicago men, who raced « and money more plentiful, even new ceding Chicago & Northwestern homes are being erected and many re- train to the Mafn street crossing in pairs and improvements made. j Gary about 6 o'clock Satui-day night, According to Stephen H„ Freund, pa°id with their lives when they redean of contractors in years of ex- fused to heed the frantic signals of perience, conditions are assuming nor- the^v^tchman stationed at the crossmal proportions again, with a steady ling. s Victims of the crash were' Alfred H. Courtois, 55 years old, S. O. Brentson, 62 years old and Andrew Anderson, 55 years old, all of Chicago. Courtois was driving his car'west on the main street in Cary enroute home from a fishing trip to his summer cot- Other Change** ychanges wer*_ ™ Woodstock Monday noon at a luncheon' 'ng the depression. iphbonng pastorates, among them members of the associa-! Mr- Freund, who has been active as - •inn°g SpK ring Grove,'t w h1e}irnem RirAev/u.i Ha«r,riyil tion. ^He succeeds .A. ttorne. y JT . Jt . *M* c- i a8 fiaarrmmeerr aannda ccoonnttrraaccttoorr fioorr hna«luf aa Si Rjngwood, will Cauiey 0f Harvard who headed the century- 's. beginning to surrender Hreach this year. ^ »RSnoi««on rk««t ! some of his\ executive duties to his tage on Fox river. Kafoed will return to i R jj A11 ^ lawyer was' son> Herbert, who has been associated The Viking, travelling Hingw<Jod and Greenwood again this Kussen Aiien. oaiy lawyer, was -- named vice-president of the association and Attorney Fred R. Kelley of Marengo, secretary and treaswr. • fear, as will Rev. J. W. Prince to Hefcron and Alden. ! ^ The Richmond M. E. church will. jiave a new fiastor in W. F. Hopkins ijihis year, while M. A. Morrill will re- J tSuTn to Crystal Lake and J. R. Drees to the Woodstock M. E. church. R. H. j Laury will return to Fox Lake and tngkaide. SCOUTERS MEET; A , ELECT OFFICERS Wkt.:' ------ Officers for the year were C. W .Loughlin, a former pastor of when Scoufgllr from the Boone-Mc- Jhe McHenry church, will he at Ar- Henry district met for their annual jhngtoix' Heights again this year and businese meeting and Scooters stag •W. L. Whipple will be at Portage Park supper at Belvidere recently. ^ ttiis year. j Officers elected were: District Rev. A. J. Bishop was transferred chairman, Harry Patrick, Marengo; "Iron# Walnut to Marengo and Riley to vice-chairman, A1 Kuppe, Woodstock, Jill a vacancy, caused by appointment B. Smith, Belvidere; A, E. Parker, at an eswith his father in carpenter work for'timated speed of seventy miles an years. j hour, approached the crossing as all Other local contractors, also, report j motor traffic stopped to permit it to a busy season, with prospects of sev- j pass. era\ jobs.-ahead and view conditions! The flagman was standing in the with optimism. The largest construction job in Mc- [ Henry is the $75,000 St. Mary's Pari t jjochial School, which was described in' frantic signals, a previous issue of this paper. Ton- TK° yan Construction company has the center of the highway waving two lanterns and was alttiost hit by the machine which did not stop for his The automobile was crushed by the engine of the speeding train as ocgeneral contract for this building' cui»nts were thrown out along the which will be completed next month, i highway and deoris was scattered New Bowling Alleys a,on* the track for n««-ly a quarter With bowling as one of the most ® mile. .. . ,... . popular recreations here during the! Gary residents were killed on winter, local people are interested in w " ®l.r automobil^ I collided on the Nickel Plate railroad Of Rev. H. P. Barnes o'f Mkrengo to Cary; activity chairman. Earl Dahl,; wii^itracka an instant before a train bear- Crystal Lake; Court of Honor.il H.|'ngr installed by the National Bowling; . ^ n Conservation Corns One out of every five churches in the Duker. McHeniy; organization and Company -of Chicago at Schaefer's: workers came along the Trinity church at Joliet. antire conference will have new pas- finance, .. %or* this year, it was 'disclosed when training, L. Peacock, Harvard; H. H. Harvard;' tavern. , _ ! Mr. aond Mrs. E. C. Potter of Ames, ten-1 An addition, 25 by 64 feet,Jias been j wre killed Friday when their car built onto the tavern for the *"eysjwent into a ditch ^ Ointon, la. and a coal and boiler room, 12 by 14 ;They were {oT Chicago to vi*it Deerfield. Assignments of about 300 ministers to y6** programt, York McClary, Belviyulpits of more than 350 churches dere; publicity, Ed^Dean, Marengo; j JV,. uu^gv w r rAd by Bishop Richardson at a i commissioner, W. F. Stevens, Har-| eet, *8®a » ewor mg one i their son, Paul Potter, executive secg * general session of the 98th annual Vard? cubbing Sam Marsh, Crystal by J. P1Weber and his^men. The new j retary of the Aai|0ciated Milk DeaJerSt f Rock River Conference at Rockford senior scouting, Clyde Arp, He- stream Jine alle^^ will be the latest who8c home •^J&unday night, after a six-day session bron; reading, Herman Wright, Belyiattended by more than 1,000 minister- ^ere;, rura^ scouting, Ed. Meyers, Car Sal and lay delegates. pron. , The organisation nearly 100 years I The annual report disclosed that two *g« of Rock River conference of the V°°PS. a"d 1 two c"b Packs had ^ * lietbodist Episcopal church, which] during the year. , took place at Mount Morris, was com-1 A 5^ a^° thf »verage membership inemorated last week at the annual P*51" trooP was eleven boys, at present remodeled for more room and greater meeting of tiie cxniference at Rock- i4 is twenty-two, with a membership | convenience and an addition, 18 by 20 1937 type and will be ready for use before November first, it is expected. Mr. Weber has been busy all summer with construction and shop work and is now building a two-car garage, 18 by 20 feet in size, for George Justen. The Justen home is also being is at Bannockburn, near 7^ 4ii*- DEAD AT GARY. AGED 77 YEARS €ord. • - Presided owr If one of the pioneer . Methodist leaders, in Illinois, Bishop Waogh, the organization meeting was of 488 boys, which is an increase of 171 Scouts since the first of the year. The ten-year brought out the program fact that e vi r l ip ort feet, will enlarge the kitchen, where a grade entrance is also being made. The Gus Unti home has also been fceM in a grove at Mount Morris on j1"*^ 20°, out of ^ who Aug 26 1840 became twelve years old in the towns Delegates to the Rock River Confer- °f ^ counties were registered in " ente last week had the early days of ^nt'ng du\in* year. whll« 9,xty- Kethodism in northern Illinois vividly two Scouts have been in Scouting for pictured for them, for as they laid four years or more with the objertive - their plans for the two hundredth an-,**1* the naUonal councl1 48 fifty tiiersvary next spring of the founding, eig.ht* , . . of tke Wesleyan movement in England, . Another record was set for the area they at the same time commemorated ^mpmg; 103 Scouts attended camp the 98th anniversary of this confer- . ®. D^lav;an ^^e the next ftur j highest district sent only fifty-four. Galena was the first appointment teen out of the twenty-five Aitkin the bounds of the present Rock troops in were represented River area. In June 1836, the Rev. i,n _Se^en J a"d ^ Scout' V Ba»uel Plllsbury, mission circuit rjd, I master attended the Jamboree. # tr. stopped at the Henry Enoch home1. In fi"a"c« ™?OT}. th.e f^\ WBS , In Guilford township, and preached ou\ thls d,st"ct had one •/ jftwi Methodist service in the roanty. 1 finest ratings possible. approx- j remodeled in somewhat similar L«ma E. Menteh, promlant citizen of Cary, died Wednesday Oct 6, 1937, shortly after taoon, following a severe heart attack the preceding Saturday. He was a formw superMaer from Algonquin township. An ardent Republican, for years he was active in the political activities of McHenry county, associated as a close friend and co-worker with the late . ... . . . . . Judge C. H. Donnelly, Luman T. Hov, Among other noted improvements in r Job, v g. Lumley, and A is of s Wright of Woodstock, W E. Wire of Hebron, M. F. Walah of Harvard, fashion, with the carpenter work being done by Henry Schaefer. An addition here, also enlarged the kitchen and a grade entrance was made in the rear. ^ < €IY2L WAR VETERAN DIES AT RICHMOND [ Among the Sick Robert Hunter, 92 years old, of! Dr. N. J. Nye has been seriously ill Rkftmond and among the last surviv- j of a heart attack, but is improving. * ing Civil War veterans, died Monday | The condition of Jos. J. Frett is imoming following an illness of nearly j improved, after an illneiw of heart fear years. c trouble the past week. Born in Ireland, April 12, 1845, he William Bonslett has returned to came to America as a small boy and i Mayo Brothers hospital at Rochester, lived the greater part of his life at Minn., where he recently underwent Richmond. He was one of thirteen j an operation. (children of the late Joseph and Re-! Carl Weber resumed his work at Ibeeea Hunter. | the Elgin State hospital Monday, after His home for many years is the an illness of morp than ten weeks. r-Hanter Golf course, named after him O® July 18, Carl suffered an attack of -^by his daughter, Mrs» Alda Hunter asthma, the first in six years, from Jennings. which he suffered all summer losing Wken the Qvil War broke out Hun- forty-five pounds during his illness, ter wasS student in a small school I* is hoped that the frost and change at Antioch. He ran away, begging; atmosphere will bene&t him. a ride to Waukegan on a lumber wag-1 P- Granger went to the Norwegon, to go to Chicasro. where he enlist- 'an American hospital, Chicago, Sunned. He was with General Sherman on day, where he underwent an operation the famous march from Atlanta to the : Monday. He is recovering nicely and sea and was one of the first soldiers to ; expects to- be home the last of this march into Savannah, barefooted and j week. this vicinity was the remodeling the clubhouse at the McHenry Country Club completed this spring by E. G. Peterson and his men. Mr. Peterson, who also reports that work it picking up, has been busy all summer On various jobs. This work at the clubhouse was covered in an earlier edition of the Plaindealer with a description and pictures of the $8,000 improvements. $25,000 Home A palatial home, which promises to j Isaac Mentch of Elgin, Judge Shurtleff of Maiengo and many others prominent in the polities of this county in the nineties and for many years following. The deceased leaves a bereaved widow, Lila, one son, Foy, and one daughter, Mrs. Vera Allen. Alio three grandchildren, Russell and Robert Allen and Eiburn Mentch, two broth- . , , , ers, Liney Mentch, of Chicago, ami panied by local members. CELEBRATE 32ND ANNIVERSARY OF 0. E. S. CHAPTER PA8RV'"?':0RNCBSS" THE CHAIES Past worthy matrons and patrons of McHenry chapter, O. E. S., were honored Tuesday evening at a meeting in Masonic hall when the thirty-second anniversary of the chapter was also observed. The past officers of the chapter had been invited to &I the offices in the chapter for the eVShing, with Mrs. Alice Lindsay serving as worthy matron and George H. Johnson as worthy patron. Mrs. Lindsay was escorted to. her seat,in the east under an aix*h of gladioli formed by officers of the chapter The hall was attractively decorated with nautunjri leaves and flowers and the evening proved to be a most pleas ant one. Following the regular session of the chapter, when Mrs. Lillian Cox, as soloist, rendered several vocal selections, a short program was given, con sisting of vocal sdlos by Warren Jones, a group of musical numbers by Frank and Lillian Holmes playing the guitar anjJ accordian and vocal selections by Evelyn Anderson, who accompanied herself on the guitar The refreshment committee, of which Mrs. Howard Wattles was chairman, served delicious refreshments at a long table centered with a large, three-tier birthday cake, the embodiment of . perfection, while the table cover adorned with flags carried out the spirit of Columbus Day. An interesting history of the chapter was given by Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin, past matron, and only charter member present, who was escorted and introduced, as was also, Mrs. Anna Brooks, past matron of Mayflower chapter, Wauconda, and the first candidate to be initiated into McHenry chapter mora than thirty years ago. Officers of the evening each received a gift from the chapter and those in the east>» received gifts and flowers. Short talks were made by the worthy matron and patron of the chapter, Mrs. Floribel Vogel and Lisle Bassett, and others seated in the east. Several of the past matrons and patrons unable to be present were greatly missed at the meeting which, somehow, did not seem complete without them and others, who had been absent^ for many meetings, were welcomed.* - Officers of Evening Officers of the evening were: Worthy Matron--Mrs. Alice Lindsay. Worthy Patron--George Johnson. Associate Matron--Mrs. On^ Wheeler. Associate Patron--C. W. Goodell. Chaplain--Mrs. Calla Perkins. Marshal--Mrs. Jennie Eddy. Conductress--Mrs. Mabel Johnson. Associate Conductress--Mrs. Lillian Sayler. Treasurer---Miss Inez Bacon. Secretary--Mrs. Cora Bassett. Organist--Mrs. Gretta Goodell. Adah--Mrs. Lulu Klontz. Esther--Frances Vycital. i - Martha--Mrs. Arline Psa Electa--Elsie Vycital. Warder--Mrs. Fannie Chamberlin. Sentinel--Mrs. Luella Stephenson. Soloist--Mrs. Lillian Cox. On Monday evening Mrs. Floribel Vogel and Lisle Bassett served as Worthy Matron and Patron at Richmond chapter. They were accom- INTERESTING NEARBY NEWS urday afternoon, with burial in Gryabe one of the most beautiful and interesting in this part of the country is being built by the Tonyan Construe- tal Lake. tion Company for Harry J. O'Shee on | --;-- . his estate, about four miles north ofj RINGWOOD WANTS Funeral services were held on Sat- GEORGE PHANNEN3TILL IMPROVED ROAD TO WONDER LAKE DIES AT GRAYSLAKE McHenry. The $25,000 house will consist of twelve rooms and basement underneath and is of the British Colonial | type of architecture. The bams are ?»nk Hitchens of Rjngwood, speakalso being remodeled and a new barn, 'n£ for the citizens of Ringwood in hog and poultry houses built and other general at the county board meeting, repairs made, of which we hope to j Tuesday, asked the board for its conhave a complete account later. *- The house will cover 37 by 96 feet George Phannenstill died Monday at his home at Grayslake, where he had been ill for the past eight months. He is survived by his wife, several children and a brother, Joe, of Grayslake, as well as several nieces and nephews in this vicinity. Funeral services were held at 10 a. m., Wednesday at the Catholic ragged, but happy over his mission Ray being accomplished. , Funeral services were held at 2 p. m., Wednesday at the M. E. church at Rftrhmond,^ with burial in Richmond ce*etery. Services were in chargg of with his aunt at Woodstock, the Knights Templar. * is at Mayo Brothers, Rochester, Minn., where he is going through the clinic. Mr. and Mrs. McGee left Saturday on the trip . Their little son 'is staying Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Crystal Lake visited relatives here on tonday.v MISSION FESTIVAL 'issfon 'festival will be observed at the Lutheran church, Sunday, with services at 2 and 7:30 p. m. of ground, with a living room 18 by 26 feet, having a marble fireplace and another one in the dininsr room. Besides these rooms on th& first floor there will be the kitchen, maid's room, bedroom, den and a large open porch. 9 by 32 feet. This will have a New York blue stone floor witfc two large fluted columns in front. On the second floor there will be two large bedrooms and two bathrooms, with a service hall leading to two stairways and two long wardrobes on one side of the hallway. TJnder the building will be a basement, 37 by 68 feet, in which there will be\a laundry and ^shower room and space for a future recreation room. A three-car basement garage will be attached to the east end of the house with two exterior stairways leading up to the flagstone roof ovpr sjderation of the improvement of the j church at Round Lake, with burial road leaiding from Route 12 through J at Fremont. Ringwood and on to Wonder Lake.) '--. He pointed out the vast amount of SEEKS DIVORCE ON traffic which goes over this' route! DESERTION CHARGE throughout the year and what a big * job it is to keep the road in any kind' of traveling condition. j Mr. Kitchens said the citizens af Ringwood community will appreciate an action of the board which will mean an improvement in this road; MRS. THEO. H. BFJTHKE DIES AT DUNDEE HOME Mrs. Theo. H. Bethke, 66 years old, died at her home io Dundee at 8:30 p. m., Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Friday at Immanuel Lutheran church, Dundee, with Rev. E^ H. Gade, officiating. Buria] will be in W< McHenry. Woodland Cemetery, (Continued on Page Five) Sfead'the Want Ada John Adams Rtttledge has t^en Paul Jevne'a place in the law office of J. J. McCaulcy i<t Harvard. The young lawyer obtained hia legal education in the law departments of Northwestern University, Evanston, and the University of Chicago,, from which he has honorary degrees. Mr. Jevne has taken Over the law office and busness of C. B. Whittemore, deceased, Marerfgo lawyer. Mr. McCauley has been anxious to acquire a well grounded lawyer in his office and appears pleased with his choice. , Authority to convert the Highland Park State bank into a national institution was recorded in the county recorder's office Monday of last week, following the receipt of pel-mission from federal officials. Comptroller of the Currency J. F. T. O'Connor notified Recorder Howard Scott on Sept. 30 that the conversion had been improved after an examination of the Highland Park bank had revealed compliance with federal regulations. Jacob M. Appel and the entire old management will remain in charge, the board of directors indicated. William Bailey and Ole Valleni, both of Marengo, have promised not to drive a motor vehicle for 90 days (until Jan. 4, 1988) after appearing in the court of Justice of the Peace C. S. Robb, following an accident last week Friday. The two youths were each driving cars, and Clashed together at East Second and North Taylor streets. Property now owned by the Antiocht Township High School District east of the Soo Line Railway, and comprising ten acres of partially wooded land and a small lake; will become a refuge for wild fowl and upland game birds. The project is being sponsored by the Future Farmers of America, an organization of boys enrolled in the vocational agriculture classes of the Antioch High SchooL This organization will in turn work with an Advisory Councl consisting of three High School faculty members. Two million future. "Oscars" were released at various spots of the Fox Lake Chain of Lakes, last week Sunday, the final day of the Oscar IV contest conducted by the Fox Lake Lions Club and the Chicago American. Five cars were involved in an automobile accident that occurred east of tile Thorne crossing road, Marengo, on Route 20, Tuesday morning of last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Kundret of Monroe, Wis., wefe driving east with Mr. Kundret at the wheel when their car was sideswiped by a west bound car driven by Robert Nicholson of Dubuque, Iowa, with a car in stow. Mrs. Kundret was thrown from the front seat to the back seat as the cars rubbed sides, throwing the Kundret car in the ditch but not overturning It. A--passing motorist took Mrs. Kundret to a physician in Belvidere. An approaching car, also towing a car, swerved to av6id hitting the Kundret car and hit the banister on the concrete culvert, which prevented it from going into the ditch. The annual staff of Warren township high school has recently been notified by the Columbia Press association, Columbia University, New York City, that its 1937 annual has been awarded a gold medal for outstanding perit in all departments. This medal ig given to schools throughout the country whose annuals are exceptional. The five awards possible are medalist (ail-American) first class, second class, third class and fourth class. A thief with an eye for "building a little home" entered the side door of the W. L. Miller residence at 120 Douglas avenue, Libertyville, last week Sunday evening and carried off bath towels, blankets, sheets, and pillow cases. The robbery was not a "breakin. lW side door had been left unlocked accidentally, leaving the burglars easy access. The theft occurred at 9:40 p. m., a police report states. John Rasnmussen, who operates the auto wrecking place on Belvidere st., west of Skokie rd., Libertyville, rethat wliile he and his wife wero y from their place Sunday after noon of last week the garage was broken into and a cutting torch, 50 feet of air hose, two gauges and two tanks, one with oxygen and one with acetylene, were stolen. ^ A cow on the A. H. Hale farm near Hurton's Bridge was accidentally shot and killed by hunters Sunday of last week. This constitutes a decided loss and in view of the possibility of other such accidents with the hunting season fast approaching, Mr. Hale issues NAMED SATHHAT BYACCUMATBN : CONVENTIOLR AT WOODSTOCK " x •A r V, >*'- McHenry county was host to about - 3 0 0 l e a d i n g R e p u b l i c a n s f r o m t h e " ' • . V four counties of the Seventeenth Ju- ^ dicial circuit, Lake, McHenry, Boone f • • a n d W i n n e b a g o , l a s t S a t u r d a y a f t e r - 1 Z - noon, at a convention which selected, Attorney William L. Pierce of Bel- 'j* .H* videre as the Republican candidateK*^f.^. for the vacancy"on the circuit bench following-the death of Judge Edward"' D. Shurtleff of Marengo. It was an enthusiastic coifcrention, harmonious in every detail, with only one candidate's name presented, and * *jjf the nomination U'&s made by acclama-% *, tiof without the foimality of a roll j call.* , •» ' Attorney Ben Milter of Libertyville,, , ^ chairman of the Lake county Repub- • lican committee, was chairman of the,- J^ convention. Francis Colehour of ^ Rockford was el«: tjfi secretary. '} Ortiar H. Weight of Belvidere wav. .-4*' chairman of the committee on resolu- _ T tions, with Charles H. Ackan of Union * * - „k' as ^the member from McHenry county. ill Moran Names Pierce _ Frank T. Moran, publisher of the j** * *'• Belvidere Republican, placed Mr. ; < . Pierce's name in nomination before ^ \ the convention. State's Attorney Chas. , i" f E. Mason of Waukegan for Lake county, Charles F. Renich, publisher of the, ^ ^ Daily Sentinel, for McHenry countv.^-- .7 and Attorney Arthur V. Essington ots i % Rockford, for Winnebago county, sec- , , ? < onded the nomination of Mr. Pierce. The address of Mr. Moran gave avl^ sketch of the candidate's life, his boyhood on the farm, his experience as a„" , ^ worker in the National sewing ma- , , . chine'factory in Belvidere and his ear-.^^vg;,. ; ly struggles as a young lawyer. »»,»-• Mr. Moran paid fine tributes toi^'--"*.£: . former Judges Charles E. Fuiier Robert W. Wright, who represented; Boone county on the circuit bench »n former years. "" In seconding Mr. Pierce's nomina-- " tion, the Woodstock editor paid loving , \ ; tribute to both former JuH«res .Ch*rl«* , < H. Donnelly and Edward D. Shurtleff. .r He pointed out that the combined s e r - * f , vices of these two men had covered si" \ period of forty years. Mr. Renich pointed out that Mc-^ " * ; Henry county has always had a mem-' T' ber of the circuit bench since the ci«-~" *>; / ' cuit was created by legislative act'^'- ^ forty years ago, and that it is hard for^*^**.' our ""county to accept gracefully the loss of this distinction, but he feltr - ; ^ that the county is fortunate in the selection of a man to fill the vacancy *4 who is so favorably known to McHen- » ry county c i t i z e n s - as is Mr. Pierce *x"/ from Belvidere. William L. Pierce, the nominee o^ :^ the convention, made a most brillian%v|f i and eloquent address in accepting the */' • - * nomination. ^ j Other addresses were made by ; Judge Arthur H: Fisher of RockfortJ, . . % : and by Attorney- Ben Miller ef Libertyville. i Attorney Floyd E. Eckert of Woodstock presented resolution^ respect- ^ ing the death of Luna E. Mentch atf/.V*"^ * Cary, an old time leader and promt nent Republican of McHenry county. ,2 ent Republican of McHenry county. r i Attorney David R. Joslyn served sa ^ chairman of the McHenry county del- iJ egation. A committee was named to * "^4 > " prepare fitting resolutions on th<* death of Judge E. D. Shurtleff which will appear in- the newspapers at a •. .>• ; 't| later date. , - •" a ported way f ATTEND "DAD'S" DAY Miss Bertha Justen, Mary Jenck-j and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ju«t*n attended Dad's day exercises st Lake Forest College Saturdav. The afternoon was spent at the football gs»»»e between Lake Forest and Knox Colle*** with a reception and dinner in th« evening. Jerome Justen is a member*; of the football squad. Elizabeth Krkuse of Woodstock filed suit for divorce against William Krattse of McHenry in the circuit _ court last Friday. Desertion is charg-' warning that hunters who go upon th#? | tv Octobe»- arrrd -iurx- >»eW thit evi ed. 'They were married Nov. 4, 1908, property without permission will be at McHenry and separated on July 9, vigorously prosecuted. nlant was <"ne of the laHf^^t In ^ localitv. Since being abandoned .»•* ' - ^ a milk receivine nlant several yeari,' U ftro. the building hr».d b«»en '®ased bv ^ Lois to house fee«i o*-hcr. supplies. It is under^trw>'l the. l">ss ^ partlv covered by insursnce. Fred F»»rmsn -Berlin. of Znrich. w»s fr^ed » tran- w" lanHj»^«*r chsrw " he" tve * *H>U»* w- 1915. Births Mr. and Mrs. Hfrb Larson of Fox Lake are parents of a daughter, Carol Ann, bom Sept. 29. Dr. and Mrs. Frank W. Hetreed of Woodstock are parents of % daughter, born Oct. 1, at St. Francis hospital, Am\. \ The plant of the Borden Milk company at Bassett, Wis., was totally de stroyed by fire at 3 a. m., Monday of lust, week, entailing a loss of manv bv witnesses ! snfficient to «'*rr^nt h HI! ing swom. The iury h»-ri BeHir ')^ ^ 'case and five others Mond^v *nd' turned true bills in all cases exce-V of »h^ l>ke Zurich man. 1 thousands of dollars to the Borden company, as well as $10,000 loss to A. Hl Lois who had feed, salt and ( other farm supplies stored in the build ing. Flames had gained such headway when discovered that nearby fire companies called to the scene were powerless to check the Jire. Built many y«»t-s ago at a cost said to be in exeesa of $35,000, the Borden Baaa*t bjp n-*c hroifVft Hp-fo-«> »t*r 1' ;nrv by State's Attornev Chsrlea II$ Mason on the re^om-nntion of a >- 'tl\ fornner's iurv. w^ich *>eld that the , <'esth of Frtvl Collins. 5t '-ear® old. a ; former School tvHche*; *>"d ru^l n»a#% ••"•Tiev from Pt»>«e View, was due - injuries received <hTrmsr akeTatio*, with Berlin at a Lake Zurich taveH m W y ^ - Vv • il' • • •» ^ ^ 1 1 ' .-.I