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' r k. v :• ** * 5 , '* . . / * 4{ ^•%i2';, -v. -.f J- •<**••<? ••• <-^-v: •' - •- - > ~ •*••£... • .. ri-i "< „ / . V*<! KS f--. f ,,M' ^ I;. : v Volume 65 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 7,1940 No. 42 HUSBAND HELD a FOR SHOOTING MATE TUESDAY j: WOODSTOCK WOMAN IS - VICTIM (Woodstock Sentinel, March 6) ' -Anton Pokershing, 61 years old, ia oflng held "in the county Jail on a charge of assault with intent to kill as the result of shootiog his wife, Christine, 39 years old, in the basement, of the Pokershing home at 540 "Washington street about 5:46 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. .' Mrs. Pokershing is in a critical condition in the Woodstock hospital where a blood transfusion was given her yesterday morning in an attempt to save her life. Mrs. Pokershing was wounded in the right arm pit by shot from a double barrel shot gun discharged by her husband. Considerable of - the shot also entered her right ride. The story of the shooting as told by Adolph Pokershing, 17-year old high school student and- son of Mr. and Mrs. Pokershing, to Harold Kemerllng, local police chief, in parts is as follows: \ All Three In Base meat ' lira. Pokershing and her son were in the act of taking some lumber from the basement of the home when an argument started between the father and mother. The father became angry and shouted that they were trying to tear down the house that he had built. Misses First That The father then went into a small Vine cellar in the corner of the basement. The mother and son sensed something was wrong and started <or the wine cellar when a blast from a •hot gun tore part of the door casing away. The shot missed both the mother and son. Before they could get to the father he fired again, this tilhe the shot striking Mrs. Pokershing in the right arm pit. Some of the shot struck the boy in the leg. Mrs. Pokershing then ran up stairs. The son grabbed his father and Struggled with him in an effort to take the gun away, which he succeeded in doing. He then went upstairs and gave the gun to another member Of the household,' John Jaworing who has lived with the Pokershings for some twenty years, having lived witli them in the "old Country" before comto the United States. . The sdh then related that he locked the front and back doors. Hi? father then appeared at the front door and offered to help. He was admitted to the house, but he immediately asked for the gun and according to the son, the father stated he was going to kill the boy also. ' Mother on Kitchen Floor ' iThe mother at thts time had fallen on the floor of the kitchen. The gun was near the side door. Another scuffle took place near the side door and the boy succeeded in forcing his father from the house and locking the door. The boy then stated the father took a milk bottle and broke a window. He was trying to get back into the house when Chief Kemerling arrived. The boy shouted to the police chief that his father had shot his mother. Chief Kemerling grabbed Pokershing and searched him. He took him immediately to the county jail Slid turned him over to Sheriff Lester Edlnger. He was informed before leaving that the physician had been summoned ai)d was arriving when the police officer left the home. WJien Chief Kemerling returnod, the physician was treating the wounded woman. He asked the doctor if the woman was conscious and he replied she was. Chief Kemerling then asked the woman who shot her and she answered that her husband WBVM* 'TMC m*ABAnt vHan this question was asked and answered. Sea Is Questioned After the woman had been removed Anton Pokershing Held In Shooting; Wife Is Seriously Wounded Anton Pokershing, 61, shot and seriously wounded his wife, Christine, S9, In the basement of their home, 540 Washington St. The shooting followed a quarrel over alterations in the upper part of the home. Pokershing told Sheriff Lester Edlnger this afternoon that he had no knowledge of the shooting, and denied his part in the quarrel. HURRY! TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT ARE SELLING FAST HSU) AT HIGH SCHOOL MARCH 14 to the hospital the son was questioned by Chief Kemerlnlg and Sheriff Edlnger. The story he told has been related above. Mrs. Don McCauley, who lives in the upstairs of the Pokershing home, aided in summoning help. Pokershing had not been questioned much about the shooting at noon yesterday. He was finger-printed. He showed no signs of being ruffled up in his encounter with his son because his lip was badly bruised as well as one eye. Another son, Raymond, 16 years old, returned home shortly after the mother had been removed to the hospital. He had been practicing basketball. The whole Incident has caused considerable excitement In the Washington street neighborhood. The Pokershings have been long residents of the community and there i* a feeling of much sorrow amogg the neighbors over such a terrfBle tragedy tkaing place. • MadeTripToOld Heme--'---- Bess than a year ago the father made a trip to his old home across the waters. It is said his health has not been of the best of late. In June of 1924 the father ran intp some trouble with the la^ when he was sentenced to serve thirty days for violation of the prohibition law. He was released on July 19. 1924. Outside of this, police say they have no record of law violations against the man. The condition of Mrs. Pokershing is very serious. That amputation of. the right arm will be necessary to save her life was the general belief. She lost a vast amount of blood as the result of the wound. She has net been questioned about the ' shooting other than what has been stated above. COMPLETE WORK ON fAX EXTENSION FOR COUNTY DURING 1939 •^Pictured here are Mrs. Pokershing. the victim, who was gravely injured from the discharge of a 16 gauge double barreled shot gun. Adolph, 17, Is standing to the right of his mother. He witnessed the shooting and disarmed bis father. Raymond, 16, was pat at Ion *t time «f the shooting. Work on the extension of 1939 taxes to be collected this year has been eompleted according to an announcement by County Clerk Raymond D. Woods. The completed books of the seventeen townships have been turned over to County Treasurer C. Frank Daly for collection. In extending taxes this year County Clerk Woods reports an extension of some 817,176 items. This is believed to be an all time high. Of this number 41.181 were county extensions and 23,500 forfeitures. Work in extending taxes is a long sr.d tedious Mr. Woods has made quite a study of tax extensions and with an efficient corps of assistants the work this year has been completed somewhat ahead of time. A total of $1,334,507.54 is the tax bill for 1939. This is $21,678.08 more than the previous year. Work has already started In the office of County Treasurer C. Frank Daly in making out the tax statements. This also is a long and tedious job and takes much work. The amounts as charged to the various local townships for 1939 follow: Dorr $206,789.14 Greenwood ...............-- 34,213.70 Hebron 61,235-89 Richmond 43.121.61 Burton 13,578.45 McHenry 1284287.45 Nunda 133,758.77 Algonquin C 213.848.46 BERNICB FREUND HEARD ON WBBM SATURDAY Perhaps you heard Bern ice Freund who spoke over WBBM Saturday on the Meister Brau sports querie. If not, they line on three men and a woman on each of two teams and then j fire questions concerning the various I snorts at them. Bernice. by a stroke I of bad luck, was signed up on the i losing team, but it was a lot of fun j anyway. I Thp rest of the party who saw the broadcast were Gerald Miller, Fmil Simon and Orville Freund. They toured the Meister Brau brewery in Chicago and then en joyed the movie, "Grapes of Wrath" Saturday evening. The curtains of the local high school auditorium will be drawn at 8:15 p. m. on Thursday, March 14. The concert will begin with numbers by the rhythm band (kindergarten and first grade) from the local grade school. The rhythm band has been in charge of Miss Marie Ropp and Miss Genevieve Knox. „ Celia Page, student director of the rhythm band, will be conducting. Following this performance, the high school orchestra will assemble on the stage. As the curtains are again drawn, Paul R. Yanda, director of the high vSchool instrumental organizations, will make his entrance on the stage and take his place at the director's stand. He will first dirrct the orchestra in the five numbers which are as follows: Balletto from Orpheus (for strings only), Gluck. The Gypsy Overture (based on Russian Gypsy melodies), Isaac. The Sextet from Lucia Di Lammer- I moor, Donizetti. •Roumanian Fantasy ( s h e p h e r d themes )v Valeska. Tannhauser March, Richard Wagner. Several Soloists The next portion of the program will be devoted to the soloists and ensembles which are as follows: Violin Solo, "First Air Varie," Dancla --Gordon Scholle. Cornet Trio, "Three of a Kind," Buchtel-- Elaine Landgren, Chas. Page, Dean McCracken. Baritone Solo, "Beautiful Colorado," DeLuca--Martin Baum. Cello Solo, "Andante from A Minor Concerto/' Goltermarm--Warren Jones. During the final portion of the concert, the band will entertain with the following numbers: March, "Show IBoy," Huff. Waltz, "Glory of Egypt," King. Overture, "The Traveller," Buchtel. Intermezzo, "In a Moonlit Garden," King. March, "Them Basses" (melody carried by the bass section). Huff in. "Robinhood Fantasy," Brockton. ' "God Bless America." Berlin. Delightful Selections This year the instrumental organizations have worked exceptionally hard in order that they mijfht present j a concert as fine as this will be. They have worked harder this year than before, mainly because of their likeness for the pieces which they are going to play Thursday night. I think it is quite evident that since the organizations have enjoyed their pieces so greatly, all of you who attend this concert, and I hope all of you will, will enjoy the selections equally as much. The orchestra wishes to impress you most with its closing number, "Tannhauser March." This march is of a strong manly type and very beautiful. The band will give you a fine impression from its splendid interpretation of two numbers, "The Traveller Overture," and the "Robinhood Fan tasy." For tjhe closing number of the concert, that ever-popular patriotic number, "God Bless America" has been chosen. The entire audience, sopranos altos, tenors, basses, Galli Curci's and all are asked to rise and sing. The admission is twenty-five cents for adults and ten cents for children. Sari Pomrening, Pub. Mgr. CHARLES F. PICH~ DIES WEDNESDAY OF HEART ATTACK TWELVE BECOME CITIZENS MONDAY AT CIRCUIT COURT IVfelVfc persons were made citizens of the United States at the Woodstock circuit court Monday morning. Four petitions were continued and one denied. Those admitted include James Hanley, McHenry; Oscar and Karolina Prahl, Crystal Lake; Alfred P. Miller, Union; Horst V. Handrick, Marengo; Stanley W. Tanski, Richmond; Elsie B. Sieteer, Crystal Lake; Hannah E. Johnson, Crystal Lake; Richard Tegtmeier, Harvard; Alma Johnson, Harvard; Edith Miller, Fox River Grove, and Samuel Balrd, Csry. The petitions of Hildur and John Isaacson of Marengo and Ernest and Alma Neger of Huntley were continued. The petition of William Frenk of Crystal Lake was denied. A short program was conducted by the American Legion Auxiliary in which talks by Rev. C. F. Kerr and Judge William L. Pierce were, heard. [EVERY TENTH HOUSE TO BE CUINEA PIC 31 EMRA QUESTIONS FOR CENSUS AROUND THE COURT HOUSE GRANTED DIVORCE Minnie M. Chalmers was granted a divorce from Guy H. Chalmers by Judge William L. Pierce Monday. They were married March 8, 1938. Extreme cruelty was charged in the complaint. -- FILE FOR PROBATE Emma Cross has been named executrix of the $24,500 estate of Harry Cross who died January 20 in Woodstock. The estate consists of $20,000 in personal property and $4,000 real estate. The estate was filed for probate Friday. lead the Want A4i Charles F. Pich passed away about 8:30 Wednesday evening. March 6, at his home on Green street after a lingering illness. He had suffered a number of heart attacks during the past year and had been in a coma previous to his death. Mr. Pich was born in Germany on February 9, 1868. He came to America when he was two years old. On December 27, 1911, his first wife, Mary Kirsch passed away. Seven children were born of this marriage. On May 3, 1919 he was re-united in marriage to Elizabeth Thelen. His widow and five children survive. * For thirty years he directed the choir at 'St. Philomena's church in Chicago, and was president of the Titunia Singing Society. Serving as treasurer of the Catholic Knights of America, Branch 391, at the time of his death, he formerly served in the capacity of Supreme Trustee in that organization. He was also a member of the Holy Name society of St. Mary's church, McHenry. The surviving children are Joseph A. Pich, Helen Wilger, Elsie Stutzke and Anna Kattner of Chicago, and Marie Kattner of Silver Lake, Wis. He also leaves thirteen grandchildren, j Two children, Frank Pich and Agnes Marks, preceded him in death. ' The funeral services will be held ! Saturday morning at ten at St. Mary's 1 church. The body will be laid out in the Albert Justen home. Interment will be in St. Boniface cemetery, Chicago. The Holy Name members will pray the rosary in a body at 8:30 Friday evening. They are also asked to form a guard of honor at the mass Satur- DISMISS TAX SUIT A suit filed by the department of finance against Alice Fitzgerald of Richmond asking judgment of $76.49 for delinquent sales tax was dismissed by the circuit court Monday on recommendation by the state. The state also asked that a suit for delinquent tax against the Yeager- Miles motor company which was dismissed February 9, 1940 be re-instated. The court granted the request. RANSACK 5 HOUSES IN EMERALD PARK DURING PAST WEEK Wednesday morning it was discovered that five houses in the Emerald Park subdivision along the Fox river ner McHenry had been broken into and ransacked. The panes of glass in the doors were broken in each case and entrance gained by opening the door. It is believed that the robberies occurred during the past week. All persons owning summer cottages along the river from the McHenry bridge south to Fernwood are At one household in every ten, the enumerators taking the decennial federal census of population will ask a series of thirty-one housing census I requested to inspect their places imquestions in addition to the fifty popu- mediately and report of any missing lation census inquiries to be put to, articles to Deputy Sheriff Harry every man, woman, and child in the United States. The housing questions will bear on the type of structure, equipment, and Wright at Oak Hurst. The houses which were broken into are owned by John Dougull, Will Blum. Miss Anna Moffatt, Miss Marownership of the dwelling place in-jfiT**et Lyons and Charles Freianeeker. volved and from an analysis of the ten per cent sampling is expected to come | |||wpi|||M a comprehensive picture of housing lul LUL V I IHI" and home ownership throughout a na- ||f I L||Lu I lllw tion of approximately 35,000,000 dwellings. Getting ready for housing census inquiries won't be quite as big a task as the population and agriculture censuses presented to those involved, but there are a few tricky items 'on the list in order to give the "guinea pigs" an advance opportunity to get ready. Structure Characteristics " The first batch of queries covers characteristics of the structure in which the dwelling unit is located, type of structure, purpose for which it was originally built, exterior material used in construction, year struc ture originally built, and whether the structure is in need of major repairs Both farm and city dwellings will be covered by the survey. The enumerator will want to know the number of rooms in the dwelling unit, type of water supply, toilet facilities, and lighting equipment. If the dwelling is owner-occupied or vacant, he will ask the estimated rental value. If the dwelling is vacant, he will determine whether it is for sale or rent or held for an absent household. Refrigeration to Heating NEARBY NEWS A new record, exceeding the average of the Guernsey breed for her age and class has just been completed by a four-year-old cow Greenlea Ultra June 518311 of iBarrington, 111. ,tested and owned by Isabelle F. Bates. Her official record supervised by the University of Illinois and announced by the American Guernsey Cattle club is 12237.2 pounds of milk and 607.5 pounds of butterfat in class C. * Dr. Erie F. Fisher and Joseph Kodydek of Fox River Grove were awarded the Purple Heart in Chicago Tuesday evening, February 27. The Purple Heart, a decoration originated by George Washington is given by the United Sltates government to soldiers wounded in battle. In the World War, Dr. Fisher commanded a company ambulance of the first division. Mr. Kodydek was a member of the infantry, second division. Walter J. Fairweather, son of Mr. WILL NOMINATE 2 REPU6UCANS FOR LEGISLATURE DEMOCRATS TO PICK ONE CANDIDATE and Mrs. Henry J. Fairweather of La Grange, who is a junior at Stanford j Hoff, Waukegan real estate broker. In the April 9th primaries, the names of two Republican candidates for the legislature will appear on the ballot. The three committeemen from the district decided this Saturday morning at a meeting held in the Woodstock Daily Sentinel office. Charles E. .Tack of Lake county, E. K. Herster of Boone county and Charles F. Renich of McHenry county, met to determine how many candidates»to nominate. Meeting earlier in the week, the Democratic committee decided on the nomination of one candidate. This means that the three candidates nominated in the April primary will be as good as elected because only three are to be elected next November. It has been a custom for a number of years to nominate two Republicans and one Democrat. This has resulted in only one campaign for the legislature, that being in the primary where it is always a more or less free for all. Ten candidates seek the two Republican places on the fall ballot. Of this number only one hails from McH°nry county. He is C. Russell Allen, Cary lawyer and son of the late County Judge Charles T. Allen. Nine From Lake County Nine others reside in Lake coimty where the two present members of the house, representing the Republican party, reside. They are Nick Keller and Harold Kelsey. On the Democratic side of the fence two candidates seek the one place on the fall ballot. Heading this pair Is Thomas A. Bolger, McHenry Democrat and a veteran of the state assembly. He is being opposed by Jack university, is recovering after a nar- If the dwelling is occupied, he row escape f™m death Tuesday, febwill ask whether it is owned or rented JIl _W^n. * .caPOe .,n whlch„h* w ^STATES PHOBAtfcD ^ Three estates were probated Monday and one other filed for probate. The Fir«t. Greek American Mission of Chicago is named in the $9,000 estate of Char'es S. Elliott, who died at Woodstock on January 20 as the main beneficiary. By terms of the will dated May 29, 1939, the estate is left to a friend, George Radeos of Chicago to be used in carrying on the work of the Greek Mission in Chicago. The $13,000 estate of George W. Sherman, who died at Crystal Lake on February 2 was probated Monday. The deceased cai^te into the limelight a year ago when he was made defendant in a divorce suit. The Shermans had been married some sixty years. The divorce action was heard in court several times, but no decree was ever obtained. By terms of the will dated January 12, 1940, the widow, Louisa Sherman, is to receive the share of the estate allocated her under the law of the state. Emma Wahlen is named executor of the $3,200 estate of her huriband, William Nick Wahlen, who <|i^d at Algonauin on February 10. By terms of the will the widow is left the entire estate. The will was dated June 22. 1925. Filed for probate Monday was the 1110.000 estate of W. H. Dunker. who died at Marengo on February 20. By terms of the will dated December 12, 1939, some 114 acres of land in Senera. township is to be divided 1/3 to Emma Thurow, Marengo; 1/3 to Wilr liam Dunker, Marengo, and 1/8 to Paul Biid Vera Bork of Marengo DEWEY TO SPEAK AT CHICAGO STADIUM ON . THURSDAY, MARCH 28 by .the occupant, color or race of head of household, total number of persons in household, type of refrigeration equipment, whether there is a radio, of heating equipment, fuel used Allen's chances boomed "skyward Saturday with the action of the senatorial committee. He is making an active campaign and he believes that he can win one of the two Republican places on the fall ballot if the votwas riding upset in a storm-swollen creek near the university, according to word received by his parents. Fairweather was revived by an inhalator1 ers 0f McHenry county will give him type OI nea»nK equ»pm«ni, xuvx uaru 8q"ad ?***% ^in* t^c®n- fr°m *he j the support he should get from hie for heating, fuel used for cooking, ***** ^conscious, and is recovering, home county. * U J KeUer an{J Kelsey haye ^ monthly rental of renter-occupied: "t,sf**oril£ His parents telephoned dwellings, cost of utilities paid for by pT' Wednesday after receiving news renter, value of owner-occupied homes>.f mlshaP" How™- the whether owner-occuDied dwellings are t,on oi * comPanion wlth Fairweather, o P * Aifred Zadic of Sun Francisco, who "in the case of owner - occupied I wa\a,3° rescucd fro™ the homes, the enumerator will list the1" ^c0r"'n« unc0n8ci0u> was underpresent amount of mortgage or con- 8 .^? , °R seno"'8- , . tract indebtedness, frequency and' f Set^h Bailey, who res.des on Virginia amount of regular payments, whether j ^. Crystal Lake, is a very sue cesful detective story writer for the McFadden publications. Mr. Bailey they include principal reduction and taxes, interested rate on mortgage or contract, and type of holder of mortgage or contract, such as building and loan association, bank, insurance com* pany, HOLC, etc. has written and sold several very Interesting stories of this nature which happened in McHenry county. of experience in office. Kel^ev i<s finishing his first term while Keller is concluding his se'wd term. Pays $2,500 per Yea* Th« office of representative WH $5,000 nrr term. That is *2 500 r>er year, the term being for two years. The office of state senator pays a like salary of $2 500 per vear only that the senator term is four years instead of two. Attorney Allen is associated with Don A. Wicks in the law fi-m of Wicks and Allen in Wood'tock. He is a for- After an illness of but a few days, Wr assistant state's attorney of Mc- Questions 'for the housing census Shebly McDonaW, 2? year old son of j Henry county. ive been compiled with the aid of|J- E- McDonald of Grayslake passed always been a The Cary lawyer has have OI <frays.aKe. passeu Deen hard worker in the Retrade association, financial groups,: at SV ho8Pltal- W5dn 1 e l s" publican party and his candidacy for and research organizations in order to! dfty morning, February 28. Shelby the legislature is meeting with favor had entered the hospital as a surgical, not only throughout McHenry county patient, on the Sunday previous to his j but the district as well. With the exdeath. ception of Keller and Kelsey, none of Tears streaming: down his face, John 1 the other nine Republican candidates Bruner of Harvard knelt in the snow is hardly known in McHenry county, and struggled, vainly, to place the | Lake county has two of t^e repr<»- body of his dead dog on his scooter i sentative? and the state s nator. Ifc and carry it home. Nearby stood his other words they have three of the little brother, sobbing steadily. Trag-jfour representatives in the General edy had entered the lives of the chu- Assembly from this district. dren in tht C. J. Bruner family andj With the transfer of the circuit it was more than they could bear, j iudge to Boone county. McHenry roun- Mothers of America will be held I Mitzi, their friend, companion and j ty is pretty much out in the cold for March 12 at 2 p.m., in the McHenry KU'de. dea<*- . .. J representation outside of the county in assure their usefulness to manufacturers, distributors, and bankers in their study of trends in home ownership and building. MASS MEETING TO BE HELD AT MCHS AUDITORIUM, MAR. 12 The first mass meeting in McHenry county of the National Legion of Responding to thousands of requests from all of the state, citizens of Illinois will have an opportunity to see and hear Thomas E. Dewey of New York, who is seeking the Republican nomination for President, at the Chicago Stadium on March 28. This announcement was made by Leonard C. Reid, Dewey's Illinois manager. * "I have been swamped with requests from all parts of the state," said Mr. Reid, "for Mr. Dewey to come to Chicago for an address; and he trladly accepted and will speak at the Chicago Stadium on the night of March 28." "This will be Mr. Dewey's first public appearance in Illinois during this presidential camoaign. The rrfeeting will be open to the public; and I predict that it will be one of the greatest political meetings ever held in Chicago. Dewey has caught the imagination of the American people; and I don't believe that he will be stopped in the remarkable race he is making for the Republican nomination-" Mr. Reid, befoire leaving for the South on a week's vacation, announced the committee on arrangements for the meeting, in which all the groups in the Republican party in the state are represented. Buv vour Baby Chicks at the Farmers Mill, the Home of Good Chicks. £$one 29. High school auditorium. Admission free. The program will be as follows: Posting of the Colors, Boy Scouts under direction of Mr. Schoenholtz: Allegiance to the Flag^ Audience; "Star Robert Dunn, 28, a farmhand of the district as far as Renublicanism Lake Zurich, was ordered confined to j j8 concerned. It is true the Democratic the Lake county jail in Waukegan j member of the legislature hails from Saturday, February 25, when he fail-!the county. ed to furnish $20,000 in bail on fourj Always beiiv; Republican and with charges of cashing forged checks. The, a record of never having given uo a Soangled Banner." Audience, led by charees against Dunn are to be sifted COunty office to the n«>mocrst'* the Rejviiss Adele Froehlich, pianist, Mrs. Carl Weber. The following speakers will address the meeting: Mrs. H. W. Hartough. regional director, National Legion of Mothers of America, Chicago; Wm. Althoff, war veteran, McHenry. and Wayne Colahan. war veteran, Woodstock. Closing. "God Bless America," Mrs. Pearl Pietsch. AT ST. MARY S GYM WOODSTOCK, MAKCH U Richard J. Lyons and Dwight H. by the March grand jury. He has been j publicans feel it is high time the couttirt custody for three weeks. j ty again has representation in Spring- Members of the Lake County Fire- field. men's association voted unanimously j Monday night, February 26, at Mun- REPUBLICAN RALLY delein to prepare and present a resolution to a Waukegan newspaper, not The News-Sun, against "unjust criticism'" of the operation of Lake county j fire departments. The resolution, which I Mrs. N. Bourelle, county chairman, J ** adopted at the next meeting Green, gubernatorial candidates, and will introduce the guest speakers. o' the association, will be published all other state, national and county Do not fail to attend this important ! ,or the Purpose of enlightening the J candidates on the Republican party meeting, which is held for the pur- public as to the true facts surround- J ticket, have been invited to appear at ing the recent fire in North Chicago, !a general Republican rally to be held in which two persons lost their lives, i jn St. Mary's gymnasium at Woodand the accidental drowning of a child | stock. Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock, March 14. Mrs. Alice R. Draper, 91, Lake i This rally is being sponsored in the Bluff's oldest resident,, died last Wed- j interest of all voters Who desire to nesday, February 28, in her home at I have the opportunity of seeing and 337 Center avenue. A resident of the . hearing Republican candidates for village for seventy years, Mrs. Draper j nomination at the April primary eleewas active in the affairs of the Grace j tion. The McHenry County Re{iub- Communitv church of Lake ®luff. Dur- lican Club is sponsoring the event. no«e of informine the women of the definite plans of the Mothers of Amertea . The National Legion of Mothers of i ^ ^he county threejweeks ago. America, which was formed a few months ago, is a non-partisan, nonnolitical. non-sectarian oreanization. It was founded on these three principles: To prevent sending American men and boys to fight on foreign lands: to sunnort an adeauate national defence, and to oppose the alien erouo* now at work undermining the Arnorienn form of fovrrment. Fverv who is an American citizen nrd of voting aj*e and who sin«*erelv believes in the three princinles of the T,ejrjon "^ould become a member of this rapidly growing organization. TTipre are no diiM, no fees of any kind. To'join, simnly give your name to vonr countv chairman. Mrs. N. Boiirel1«: nr. Mrs. A. Vales, county vice-chairman, both of McHenry. A «nw rm th*> farm of J. 'A. Jordan of Crestvie^. Fla.. set what many reeard as something of a record when she erave birth to a litter of twentyseven pig*. ing her lifetime she was said to have read the BiMe seventy-two times. Cupid was asleep last Thursday, After the introduction of candidates there will be special entertainment and also dancing for those who wish ^ i A • -- ^211 February 29. it was said in the office, to trip the light fantastic. There wiB of Countv Clerk Jav B. Morse, Waukegan, with not a single Lake county erirl leading her swain to the marriage license bureau, on Leap Year Pay- But the month of February this year showed an increase of six and twothirds per cent in the number 6f licenses issued over last year. be no admission charge. NELL'S WHITE HOUSE " OPEN FOR SEASON Mr. and Mrt. Henry Nell invite you to fome out Friday night ^ for some smoked Florida Kingfish which will he served all comers. 42-fy For twenty years John O'Laughlin . of Pittsfield, Mass., paid 75 cents ai The following was contained m a month to the telephone company,! will probated in a Memphis court: though he didn't have a phone- On | "To my chauffeur, I leave my cars, as discovering the mistake, a check for | he has almost ruined them and I wa®t nearly $200 was mailed to him by the: him to have the satisfaction of finisheacapany. |ln< the, jftb." *1, . * T - -