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i hn V I • " ; «:• " v ;V"%"-v-5 Vl'v/- v ^#Tv, ,•. ,,-v *r * .,i ^Ljy^Xxlpt'.i«SS- t.Ar"<UVi>, „ »»v.k,v .** , • To* j*. - -#&j* /'*.i' 1 SS|TAINIIS^ m • nkmkv NEW CMPIRf McHENRY, ILLINOIS 8m. Mat. S p. m. Continuous FRIDAY -- SATURDAY Jean Hersholt - Paul Harvey D. Lovett 'MEET DR. CHRISTIAN" Also -- Comedies SUNDAY AND MONDAY January 14 - 15 y^?y Fred MaeMurray' «• %nd Mad«*laine Carroll L) *'HONEYMOON IN BALI" Arthur Lake - Penny Singleton (2) "BLONDIE BRINGS UP BABY"' W ••':-• TUESDAY •>••• Admission -- 10c - 25c Nelson Eddy - Jeanette MacDonald James Stewart (1) "ROSE MARIE" Walter Connollv - Iris Meredith 2) "THOSE HIGH GRAY WALLS" (Will close early as both pictures will not be run twice) WEDNESDAY -- THURSDAY Richard Dix - Gail Patrick Anita Louise "RENO The B e a u t i f u l laiovAu MM CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. McHenry Co's. Leading Theatre FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Double Feature Penny Singleton in 'BLONDIE BRINGS UP BABY" Otto Kruger in "SCANDAL SHEET" SUNDAY -- MONDAY -- TUESDAY -- San. Coat, from 2:45 p. m. -- 25c to 6 p.m. -- 30c after; Child. - 10c ABTHUR JAMES STEWART \ --in-- "MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON" -- with -- Claude Rains - Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee - Beulah Bondi The Greatest of All Capra Hits! Truly Exciting Entertainment! WEDNESDAY -- THURSDAY Lionel Barrymore -- in -- "SECRET OF DR. KILDARE" -- with -- Lew Ayres - Laraine Day MDHiONt wooostooi MILLER Hwetre Woodstock Air-Conditioned FRIDAY -- SATURDAY January 12 - IS Continuous Saturday from 2:31 THE MARX BROTHERS ~ -- in -- "AT THE CIRCUS" '• A 1 a o "Big Game Fishing" Mechanix Illustrated Porky Pig Cartoon SUNDAY -- MONDAY . January 14 - 15 Continuous Sunday from 2:30 --Bargain Matinee Till 6 "DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK" - s t a r r i n g " HENRY FONDA CLAUDETTTE COLBERT EDNA MAY OLIVER A 1 a o "Dad For A Day" Latest News Events TUESDAY -- January 16 15c - Bargain Night - 15c "TELEVISION SPY" -- with -- William Henry - Judith Barrett ftindiy, January 11,1940 Gold Rush Upsets Mexican Village, Pafa $225 in Day Population Goes From 40 to $,000 in Few Month*; i= Still Growing. *•- FOR SALE FOR SALE -- Spring chickens, 18c, a l i ve or 22c, dressed. Also fresh eggs. We deliver every Saturday. Mrs. Wm. Staines, McHenry, Tel. Richmond 842. *34-2 FOR SALES--Modern 6-room house, located in McHenry; built new in 1929. Price $5,000; terms to suit purchaser. Address Box "W," care of The Plaindealer. *84-2 FOR RENT FOR RENT--Three room flat with garage, heat and water furnished. Inquire at Schneider"? flats. 84-tf WANTED WANTED--Housework, experienced; part time; steady preferred. Phone McHenry 131-W. *34 WANTED--Man for established business in local territory. Real opportunity for ambitious man. No signers required. Car needed. S. F. Baker & Co., Keokuk, Iowa. 32-3 MISCELLANEOUS CLIFF'S RADIO SERVICE -- Expert repairs on all makes, work guaranteed. Repairs on all electrical appliances. Clifford Wilson, Prop., Tel. 13, Riverside Drive, McHenry. 34-tf FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS--On homes and farms, in and around McHenry, 111. Low interest rates. See Kent & Co. Inc., McHenry, 111., Phone 8. 28-tf MESQUITE, MEXICO.--A few months ago this tiny Mexican town boasted a population of 40. Now it is teeming with 5,000 persons and is growing daily. Some months ago Javier Gomez, a bartender, was broke. Worse than that, he was $350 in debt and there seemed no way out of it. Today Gomez is the leading citizen of the town, earning about $225 a day. The magical thing which boomed Mesquite and enriched Gomez almost overnight was the same thing that sent thousands into California almost 100 ytears ago--gold. Reminiscent of the gold-rush days of the 1880s, a gold strike transformed Mesquite from a drowsy little village scarcely larger than a good-sized ranch to a rough and ready desert metropolis which already is making inroads on the population of established Sonora towns. Made First Strike. Gomez, who made the first rich "strike" in the canyon which shelters Mesquite from the surrounding desert, says he tends bar in his spare time now and will prospect permanently. He has the distinction of panning the most gold a day --$225--and also has the most elaborate dwelling in Mesquite--a small frame house, 12 by 12, constructed of unpainted pine boards. Mesquite is located almost 80 miles southeast of Nogales on the Mexico-United States border and operates under numerous handicaps. There is no communication with the outside world. There is no electricity, only one shiall well, and i nothing like a road except a few trails constructed by prospectors racing toward the strike in antiquated cars or on mules. Jesus Maria Valenzuela, owner of the El Poso ranch which was the nucleus of Mesquite before the strike, operates several profitable enterprises. He has a monopoly on the Water supply and sells the commodity for about three cents a small can. A 50-gallon drum costs 25 cents. v . Housewives, because of the scarcity of water, are encroaching on Valenzuela's business. A brackish pool of water was uncovered in a sink hole on the desert and water is transported nearly 10 miles. Holds Water Monopoly. Valenzuela, oldest resident and owner of the only adobe house in Mesquite, says he will not enter into mining activities. He says ht~|--CHAS. LEONARD ,Auctioneer makes "mucho dinero" selling water-- and whisky. Valenzuela operates the only saloon in town and recently has installed a new feature-- a concrete dance floor. Civic industries are incomplete, but citizens are proud of their business establishments. The jail, a dugout carved in the side of a hill, has had only two prisoners since Gomez "struck it rich." Main reason for lack of prisoners, Gomez explains, is a dearth of lawenforcing officers. He said everyone was too busy mining gold to worry about who should be police chief. If the gold supply hqjds out Mesquite might become an established city with a permanent population. If the strike peters out it probably will become a ghost town--deserted except for Jesus Maria Valenzuela, who philosophically said he had lived in Mesquite , before the gold rush and that "hi would continue staying there for the rest of his life --gold or no gaj^-. V ATTY. RUSSELL ALLEN WILL BE CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE FARMERS--We pay $8.00 to $16 per head for old or down horses and cows. Must be alive. Prompt day and night service, Sundays and holidays included. No help needed to lead. Your pets will be shot on place if desired. Phone Wheeling 102. reverse charges. 44-10 GARBAGE COLLECTING--Let us dispose of your garbage each week, or oftener if desired. Reasonable rates. Regular year round route, formerly George Meyers'. Ben „J. Smith. Phone 365 or 631-M-l. 2-tf C. RUSSELL ALLEN Atty. C. Russell Allen will fee a candidate for state representative at the Republican primary election to be held on April 9, 1940. This fact was made public by-Atty. Allen this week when he announced his candidacy in the following state" ment: "I present myself to the voters of this Eighth Senatorial District as a candidate for state representative in the Republican primaries to be held on next April 9th. 1 am the candidate of no individual or faction but of the people of this district whose support I earnestly seek." Mr. Allen is a son of .the late Judge Charles T. Allen and resides at Cary. He maintains a law office at Woodstock in partnership with Atty. Don Wicks. DEAD ANIMALS--We want them -- Pay Cash! $1.00 per head for cows and horses, if called at once! ! Also pick up hogs and pigs. Day and night service, Sundays and holidays. No help needed in loading with our sani. tary loading devices. Post mortems will be given if requested. Phone Wheeling 102, reverse charges. 44-10 AUCTION 'Dyvour' Means Bankrupt The word "dyvour" means a bankrupt or a debtor. It is of Scotch derivation. In 1693 the English court of sessions enacted that the" dyvour's habit be a coat or upper garment-- whereof one-half to be of a yellow and the other of a brown color with uppermost hose on his legs half brown and half yellow. This act was reaffirmed in 1769 when "the magistrates ordained him to put on and wear the dyvour's habit." In 1836 a statute of William IV stated: "It shall not be lawful to ordain the debtor to wear the dyvour's habit." . . MAN FOUND DEAD IN BED WEDNESDAY MORN AT BURTON'8 BRIDGE Believed to have suffered a heart attack while he slept, Lawrence Bergman, 55 years old, Fox river summer resort operator who resided at Burton's Bridge, was found dead in bed Wednesday morning. Dr. John A. Ross of Wauconda was called ,to the residenpe Wednesday when Bengma's body was found. He notified Coroner E. H. Cook of Hunt-; ley who later conducted an inquiry. The body was removed to Gilbert chapel, Crystal Lake. Bom in Chicago in 1885, Bergman was a partner in the Dedlow "and Bergman resort where he made his home. He is survived by two brothers, John and Martin Bergman of Chicago and one sister, Mrs. J. Christopherson of Chicago. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced^ THEJfHEMY PU\M)EAUEft: every Thursday at McH Henry, 111., by Charles F. Renieh. %} Entered as second-class matter a|.'. the postoffice at McHenry, 111., undefef the act Of May 8. 1879. • A. H. M03KKER Editor and' Manage#"* One Year Six Months .... (MM, IME-OI PRINTED STATIONERY 75 Long Sheets (6'/ixlO'/a) Short Sheets (6Vjx7) •$5 Wallet Flap Envelop#! 225 Pieces all for ' 7~ , -v- -• ' J re*. V . Your name and address it printed oh Mch th*«i and COMPUTE if-., Mvalopa m shewn, in dark blua ink only. Compare this with any value offered. Tw' o sizas ofa writing papar for the priea of one . . , tiw long 2-fold sheet for the eipressive letter . . . the short single fold sheet for hurried and semi-business correspondence. Set the "feel" of this, fine Vellum paper . pen glide over its glorious writing surface. Seed us your order todayl let your Order Blank Enter my order for boxes Name-On $1.00 per box. (Speciel for January and February only). To be printed as follows: Order sovertl boxes this low -..*1. - - s. -• si;- *: •Milt DbLure Vellum Ensemble et Name . fi * #1(99! Arrested for "maliciously ""kicking a mule," Gus Taylor of Decatur, Ga., was fined twenty-five dollars and costs. City Cash enclosed $_ Sorry, No C. O. D. or phone orders McHENRY PLAINDEALER Don't Fail to Attend the McHenry f WEDNESDAY -- THURSDAY • '<> ; -- FRIDAY y-'r . - f ? BIG DAYS •-£ It's Here . . . The Greatest of All Capra Hits! "MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON" -- with -- 7 - • • J BAN ARTHUR JAMES STEWART EDWARD ARNOLD GUY KIBBEE ---- A l s o ---- "See Your Doctor" With Robert Beadiley Latest News Events \ Pilot Saves Ptiucnj^ In Moc&Air Raid Crash LONDONSei gi. Jack Arnold Bullard helpe'd his schoolboy passenger to escape by parachute before he crashed> to his death near Wittering R. F. F. station. Northants. The boy, 17-year-old Qennis Nahum, of Ovuidle, was one of a party of six who were taken up in Blenheim bombers for a mock raid. Flying in formation, Bullard lost contact with his leader in a cloud, and as he came out of it the tail of his machine was sliced off by the propeller of another plane. "Don't get scared! Count five and pull the ripcord," he shouted as he pushed his passenger off into space. The boy's parachute opened and he landed in a field unconscious, his face cut. A. few; pioments later the crippled bomber cri&ed and Bullard was killed. Caves Will Be Used in Egypt for Anqs Storage CAIRO, EGYPT.---Caves which can withstand the most powerful bombs will beAxsed by the Egyptian government for the storage of arms and ammunition in time of war. A railway line has been built between Maaackftfcf feear Cairc, and the place where the caves are situated. The line will be used exclusively for carrying munitions fp the caves. The length of the railway line is only about lour rnUeq»> but the caves extend as far as Suezj a distance of approximately 60 rylpp. Some of the caves are air conditioned and supplied upth electricity. J r19T m: j-,»; ant-) --„ Phone Woodstock 478 7 Having rented the farm known aa the Charles E. Cohn Farm, located 1% miles south of Crystal Lake, 2 miles north of Algonquin, the undersigned will sell at public auction, com. mencing at 11:00 o'clock sharp, on THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 -The following described personal property, to-wit: 5 GOOD HORSES 5 • One sorrell mare, 9 yrs. old, wt. 1450; one black mare, 9 yrs. old, wt. 1400; one black gelding, wt. 1400; one bay mare, 11 yrs. old, wt. 1500; onq bay gelding, wt. 1400. Hay, Grain and Machinery 2000 bu. corn in crib, hand picked; 1000 bu. oats, good heavy gradfe for seed; 15 tons of cut stalk in barn; 50 ft. ila^e in two 14x32 ft. silos; 30 tons soybean hay in barn. 65 English type Leghorn pullets; 110 Barred Rock pullets . McCormick Deering grain binder, nearly new; McCormick corn binder; 10-20 McCormick Deering tractor; Papec silo filler; Aopleton corn shredder, 4-roll; John Deere corn planter, nearly new. John Deere hay loader, nearly new; McCormick Deering 2-bottom plow; McCormick Deering tandem disc; John Deer Broadcast seeder; McCormick Deering two-row cultivator; John Deere single row cultivator; 2 hay racks and wagons; John Deere wagon, nearly new; S-section drag. McCormick Deering hay mower; McCormick Deering hay rake; McCormick Deering side delivery; Clean Easy milking machine, nearly new; 2 sets of harness, nearly new: brooder house, 10-12; fanning mill; Mc- Comb brooder stove, new, fountains and feeders. Sterilizing tank; 500>-lb. scale; tank and hot water heater; 50-ft endless belt, new; buzz saw; wheel barrow; 8 milk cans, 2 milk pails; hay fork; strainer; some . household articles; other articles too numerous to mentions / TERMS: 25% down, balance and 3# interest in six monthly payments. Any amount over $16.00 can be financed, Northern Illinois Finance Co., DeXalb. III., financing. MORRIS COHN, Owner Northern Illinois Finance Corporation •<k Clerking Cost of Civil War In the Civil war, the expense to the government reached an average of nearly $3,000,000 a day, and there was a public debt in August, 1865, of $2,845,000,000. These figures take no account of the separate expenditures of the states and cities, amounting to nearly $500,000,000, nor of the expense to the South, nor of the incalculable destruction of property. To this must be added the interest on the public debt and the pensions paid to the soldiers, to the widows and the orphans. The total cost of the war no doubt, exceeded $10,000,000,000. 11EKTERTAMMT THE - AT -- Edward Clucker of Cleveland, Ohio, has a collection of more than 1,500 horseshoes and says he can produce one from every well known American horse. Big time assured at Green Street Tavern, Saturday Night, January 20. Be there! 9ft McHenry, 111. 4 JAN. 27 Proceeds to be used to create "V Commtinity Fund for Emergency Relief Needs of McHenry Township. > Good Music~Good Fun--Good Cause --Tickets at 75c on' sale"at Bolger's Drugstore Wattle® Drug Store McHenry Plaindealer >•" - •••••:; f -