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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 3 Oct 1940, p. 2

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r -V- p WMffc-w i f w . : > i g p s t / * V ~ - - [ , . + * ' ^ " / . \ * i ^ ^ - - i - , ;- . %~v - i J>" " .v 3^-4 ' V .^•'m Volume 66 McHENRY, ILLINOIS; THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3,1940 No. 20 OLD TIMERS MARK 50 AND 66 YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE SURNAME OF 2 COUPLES is COLBY ; Jtf r. and Mrs. B. W. Colby of Crys- ' tal Lake, well known in this vicinity, Observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary Tuesday. Their children, Mr. and Mrs. A1 Johnson of Sebeka, Minn., Mr. and Mrs, Martin Dahl, Paris, Texas, and Mr. and Mrs. James Colby ind Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Colby of Loyal, Wis., spent the day with them. The romance which terminated in their marriage started when Flora Jackman, daughter of J. R. Jackman, played the organ at the First Methodist church and Bert Colby sang in the choir. Since that time they have continued their interest in the church and are regular attendants at the service. Mr. Colby was born at McHenry, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. O. (J!. Colby. The family moved to Crystal Lake in 1882 and in partnership with his father, young Colby opened a general store in that city. In 1892, O. C. Colby built the building, now known as the Cohn building and the partnership continued until 1900 when Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Colby moved to Loyal, Wis., where he operated a general store until 1920. Then they returned to Crystal Lake to make their home. The Colbys' who are in good health and enjoy taking long trips are the grandparents of sixteen children. | Celebrate 66th Anniversary ,/Last Thursday evening. Mr. and SN. W. E. Colby, 633 Massina ave., Waukegan., celebrated their sixtysixth wedding anniversary by entertaining twenty guests. Frank Colby of same address, Harold and Ralph Colby of Waukegan, their three sons, were present for the occasion. Cards ^ere played and a lunch served. Both Mr. Colby. 88, and Mrs. Colby, 86, were born in McHenry. They 'farmed near this city and Spring Grove until their retirement thirty years ago. They have resided in Waukegan for the past twenty years. James B. Perry, justice of the peace, performed their marriage in McHenry. • 3 JNFANTILE PARALYSIS 4 CASES KNOWN IN COUNTY Three cases of infantile paralysis were reported in McHenry county last week. The first two cases were made known on Thursday and the third on Friday. Don feiel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Biel of Crystal Lake, was one of those stricken on Thursday. He is fourteen years old and a member of the lightweight football team at Crystal Lake Community high school. The second that day was Cynthia Flanders, fourteen months, of Marengo. Miss Mary Ross, 20 year old rural school teacher of Woodstock, was the third victim. She was placed under quarantine Friday morning, but hey condition is not considered seriotts. WONDER LAKE BOASTS TWO INHALATORS FOR USE IN THIS VICINIT Y AROUND COURT HOOSE CHARGES DESERTION Lloyd Hoover was charged with desertion in a divorce action last Wednesday by his wife, Dorothy Hoover, in the circuit court. The Hoovers were married July 3, 1937. $5,000 DAMAGE SUIT A $5,000 damage suit was against Edward J. Thomas, 364 Lincoln avenue, Woodstock, by Andrew Pearson, grandfather of Jack Oren j Adams, who alleges serious injuries when the car Thomas was driving and the motorcycle riden by 16-year-old Adams collided on Clay and West First streets, May 11, 1939. The bill was filed in the circuit court Friday by representatives of Pearson and Adams. y TO CONSTRUCT NATURAL OAS PIPELINE THROUGH COUNTY TO MILWAUKEE Between 350 and 400 men are expected to be employed within the next few weeks in laying a welded line of stee] pipe through McHenry county enroute from Geneseo, 111., to Milwaukee, Wis., a distance of 162 miles for the Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America. According to surveyors^ completing their work in this territory under Stanley Schure of Nebraska, the line will enter McHenry county near Marjngc and continue northeast through Hart land and Richmond townships. The Natural Gas Pipeline Co., of America has a main line piped from the Panhandle of Texas to Joliet. Two construction comnanies, one the I. C. Little Co., of Dallas, Texas, and the other the Dempsey N. Wilson Construction Co., of Tulsa, Okla., have the Contracts to construct this new stretch •f pipe line. Pipe, twenty inches in diameter, tarries the natural gas at a depth of •bout four feet below the surface of the ground and will be layed following the work of ditching machines which do the necessary digging. DWIGHT H. GREEN HEADS BIG REPUBLICAN RALLY AT WOODSTOCK TONIGHT 8KEKS DIVORCE . Maria Krajacek, Fox River Grove, charges her husband, Mathew, with desertion in a divorce suit, which was filed in the circuit court Friday. She requested the use of her maiden name, Maria Sakonyi. The Krajaceks were married at Crown Point, Ind., August 23, 1936. It was brought to our attention this week that besides the new resuscitator and inhalator, which has been purchased for the vicinity by subscription, namely through the efforts of Jerry Kubovy of Wonder Lake, there is also another inhalator at Wonder Center, Wonder Lake. The latter was donated by Ivar Fredricksen and is being kept at Heilman's food shop, ready for use of the public at all times. The later and newer machine, which is located at Jerry's Place, phone Wonder Lake 331, was purchased at a total of $276.00. Donations were received from Wonder Lake, McHenry, ' | Pistakee Bay, McCollum Lake and Woodstock. These devices are to be used in the event of drownings, heart attacks, pneumonia and other similar occurrences. The following is a list of the donors and their donations: Wonder Lake-- Dr. J. M. Schowalter .$10.00 Heilman's Grocery 10.00 Jerrv's Wonder Bar ........... G. W. Wickline Mr. and Mrs. Hickey ., H. Wagner R. Hansen A. Kunz George Cheevers R. H. Almgren ......... Mr. and Mrs. Curlee ... H. Jurgens 2.00 Mr. and Mrs. Bauske 3.00 Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wiggins 2.00 L. Schroeder 2.00 Mr. and Mrs. Frost ....... 2.00 E. Gallegher .* 2.00 H. Lamphere 3.00 H. Hausman .....! 2.00 C. T. Abel 2.00 J. T. Gergeson 5.00 E. Glende 2.00 F. Krai .................. 2.00 George Georgeson 5.00 15 ALIENS HAVE REGISTERED TO DATE IN M'HENRY A PROCLAMATION 32.50 5.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 DIVORCE ACTION OFF Mrs. J. Leonard Townsend through her attorney has requested that the divorce action suit against her husband be dropped. BACK TO ST. CHARLB9 - Harry Sokolowsky, who was arrested several weeks ago in connection with the stealing of a car from William Cowan of Crystal Lake, was ordered returned to St. Charles Monday by Judge Henry L. Cowlin on a charge of violation of his parole. He was brought into the county court on an information charging tampering with an auto. Sigmund L. Grupp, in court on a similar charge, was fined $25.00 and costs of $30.25. He was allowed $1.50 per day for time spent in jail and upon payment of $22.50 was released from custody Monday. STATUTORY CHARGE Gerald Hamel of Waukegan was taken to Woodstock Monday to face a statutory charge filed by a McHenry girl, He was released cm bond and his case continued. WANTED IN KENTUCKY Sheriff Lester Edinger said Tuesday thtft he was turning over to Shelbyville, Kentucky officials, Porter Myron Chapman, alias Jack Kinman, held in the county jail for the past week. The defendant is wanted for forgery in Kentucky. He has waived extradition. George Zebold 2.00 J. G. Coumbe 2.00 J. A. Dick 2.00 J. E. Carlson 2.00 "P. A. Georgeson 2.00 L. Liebhaber 2.00 A. C. Johnson .J........... 2.00 E. W. Storer 2.00 John Viola 2.00 Perry Hallem 5.00 Lester Detterbeck 10.00 Walter Schwalge 5.00 T. O'Delius ............ 2.00 Sgt. St. Lawrence 2.00 Kochton Gallo Carlson 3.00 O. J. Herrelson ...» 2.00 Peter Pappas ....................... 2.00 Fred Hansen 2.00 Capt. P. J. Sullivan !.... 5.00 E. Witt 2.00 E. Hansen 2.00 Mrs. Fairchild 5.00 Joseph Kubovy 2.00 Mr. and Mrs. Phillipi .......... 1.00 H. Sikorsky ....". 1.00 Dr. E. C. Morin 2.00 E. Schultz 2.00 V. Baue 3.00 D. F. Dencer .......... 2.00 J. Keating 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Vandersiraten 2.00 Wm. Leith 2.00 F. L. Schaal ........... 2.00 2.00 5.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 Records of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940 show that 208 persons in Illinois lost their lives in fires, and 566 were injured. This compares with 174 deaths and 469 injuries in the preceding twelve months. The financial loss in the State from fires during the year was $11,767,752, which 36 APPLICATIONS STILL TH"° "" '°M TO BE RETURNED I This increase,in deaths and injuries " | is most regrettable and sharply les- Thus far, fifteen aliens have reg- sens the satisfaction which might othistered at the McHenry postoffice erwise be derived from the lessening since August 27, 1940, the opening property loss. Property can be date for the Alien Registration, which J restored and replaced. Lives which act was approved June 28 of this ;Rre sacrificed and bodies which are year. Four countries were represent- maimed are an irreparable loss, ed, the greater percentage of local Fully three-fourths, perhaps more, aliens coming from Germany, and the these fires and casualties should others from Austria, Poland and Lux- fnot have occurred, according to fire embourg. 1 I engineers. Their opinion, after years Thirty-five applications have not as of experience, is that 75 to 90 per cent 1. u 1 j v * 4.u i.- i- -i. of all fires, and deaths and injuries yet been returned, but the time limit J* ' . , preventable extends until December 26, 1940. 1 7 nr?' are s, 77 Prevenw»le- , ' . I Stated m the simplest terms, our fire The registering of aliens is not -a jOS8 couid be controlled almost ennew practice. European countries have been doing this for many years. In this way, the government is able to determine how many aliens are within its „borders, who they are, where they are, and something about them. • - tirely if people would be more conscious of the danger of fire at all times and would exercise reasonable care where danger of fire is concerned, ' ( In order to stimulate public interest l and co-operation along this line, it Any foreign born person who has has been customary to set aside a cer- PARAFFIN CAUSES BLAZE 1 The McHenry Fire department wa? 1 called to entinguish a blaze in the kitchen at the John Milinac home at i Lily Lake on Tuesday afternoon at j about two o'clock after a kettle of j paraffin which had been left on the 1 stove caught fire and flames shot up ; the wall above the stove., There was j little damage to the hou$e other than a badly scorched wall. ! PHILLIP SUTTON, FORMED RESIDENT DIES AFTER FALL FREQUENT VISITOR HERE IS DEAD not become naturalized or who has not acquired citizenship through others, generally speaking, is an alien. All aliens, irrespective of age, are required to register, those fourteen years tain period each year for the study of fire and its prevention. NOW, THEREFORE, I, HENRY HORNER, Governor of Illinois, do hereby designate and proclaim the old or over must do so in person and week from OCTOBER 6 to 12, 1940, to be fingerprinted, while those under be observed in the State of Illinois as fourteen must be registered by a par- FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. ent or guardian. The latter will rtbt This is a time for citizens to check include fingerprinting. the hazards in their homes and places A person need not register at a of business. Heating plants, flues and postoffice near his home. He may do electric wiring should be examined and so at any registration post in the made safe. Premises should be clear- United States, that is, any first or ed of combustible trash. The habit of second class " postoffice, including being careful with matches, smoking branches, or at any postoffice located materials and gasoline should be deat a county-seat. veloped. A seemingly simple hazard Penalties Involved • may cause i great loss or take a For failure to register there is a '^efine of $1,000, imprisonment for six months, or both. For making false statements in registering, besides the above penalties, a person is liable to deportation. The same penalties are applicable to parents or guardians of alien children. Besides those in the United States, Those in charge of schools, theatres, hospitals, churches and places of public assembly and detention have a heavy responsibility at all times. It is their duty to see that the buildings are firesafe and equipped with adequate exits. Municipal authorities should inaug Tonight in St. Mary's gym at Woodstock, Dwight H. Green, Republican candidate for governor, Stephen A. Day, candidate for congress at large, and Warren Wright, candidate for state treasurer, will head the first majof political rally of the G. O. P. in this region. Delegations from every precinct in the county are expected to invade the county seat tonight. The meeting will be in the form of a real get together with a dance following. An invitation is extended ~to the publj^by the central committee to . come but and hear the issues of the l-«ompaign. All three candidates are orators. It is expected that county Republican candidates will be introduced at the meeting including William M. Carroll, candidate for state's attorney; Will T. Conn, candidate for circuit clerk and Harry Ehorn, candidate for coroner. Eddie Matthews, of Burlington, Iowa, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Delia Matthews. Miss Marguerite Johnson, teacher in the prant Community, High school in Fox Lake spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Johnson. On Saturday she attended a Home Economics club meeting in Palatine. Miss Geraidine Kennebeck is enjoying a vacation from her work in the local telephone office this week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Panknin of Chicago spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Panknin. Helen Vandenboom of Round Lake was a visitor in the* Henry Kinsal a home Tuesday. Marshall Bacon has gone to Chicago where he has secured employment - ' FILES SUIT A BQit to recover $2,603.95 was filed by the McHenry County Quarries against Floyd Griebel of Marengo in the circuit court Monday. The plaintiff charges that the amount is due for goods, wares and merchandise sold Griebel during the period ei August 29, 1938, to May 30, 19S9. GETS 90 DAYS Cpcil Benson was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail and to pay costs of $21.10 on a plea of guilty to stealing a calf from the Joseph Guth farm in Greenwood township. Ray Miller, who was with Benson, was granted a continuance in his case and released on bond of $500 signed by his mother. His case was continued to December 2. The two said they sold the calf to John Gazdik at Huntley. Benson is nineteen years old and Miller, seventeen. Bert Kruse Mr. and Mrs. Klein Wm. Schwalge ---T - ,, B. Strong Mr. Palmer McHenry-- West McHenry State Bank Mavor R. I. Overton McHenry Dairy -...., 2.00 Gus Freund, fire chief Math Rowe .... Pistakee Bay-- Wm. Mertes ... Pitzen's Camp Woodstock--- Conwav Dairy Bbtz Welding MoCollum Lake--» Royal Blue Stove 2.00 2.00 2.00" 5.00 2.00 2.00 45.50 aliens in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico urate a new year of fire prevention acand the Virgin Islands, all posses- tivity with increased vigor. sions of the United States, will be re- Manufacturers and business men quired to register^ Filipinos in this *h°uld have their buildings and equipcountry who are not citizens are re- "®®"t thoroughly inspected and see quired to register, while Filipino* in that adequate fire control is mainthe Phillippin Islands need not peg- la*ne<^. ister. | Special programs should be held in Aliens h iding first ' citzenship the schools. where life"long habits of papers are required to register and be carefulness may be established in fingerprinted as such persons are not young people by ProP®1, effort Civic yet citizens. Those who become cit- clubs shou,d devote their Pr°Krams izens during the registration period durin* th,s week to fire prevention, are exempt from this act. j The co-operation of press, radio and If an alien is bedridden, either in PU'P'* invited. his home or in a hospital, suitable »r- ! IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have rangements for his registration will hereunto set my hand and caused the be made if the local postmaster is notified. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WILL AGAIN SPONSOR COLUMBUS DAY DANCE McHenry Council, Knights of Columbus, will sponsor a Co^nbus Day dance at The Bridge Baflbom, Mc Great Seal of the State of Illinois to be affixed. Done at the Capitolf in the City of Springfield this nineteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty, and of the State of Illinois the one hundred and twenty-third. HENRY HORNER, Governor. Anyone having fire extinguishers in Henry, on Saturday, October 12. A itheir homes or places of business that . SEEKS DIVORCE A/divorce decree was entered by Judge William L. Pierce in the proceeding of Emma M. Havens, McHenry, against John H. Havens. The charge was habitual drunkenness. The couple was married at Seward, III., Tuly 20, 1889 and lived together until July 8, 1940. They have ten children, all of age. State's Atty. William M. GmsoII represented Mrs. Havens. ; FILES DIVORCE SUIT A suit for divorce a*nd custody of a 11-year-old son was filed by Mae*!N. Brewer against Harold B. Brewer, both of Woodstock, in the circuit court yesterday. Cruelty is charged in the bill. They were married August 15, 1926. SALES TAX S8ff • The state department of finance filed a suit to recover $116.66 in alleged delinquent sales tax against Julius J. VanSteen of Crystal Lake in the circuit court Wednesday. MISS MARION MARTIN TO ADDRESS WOMEN VOTERS 0* October 16, Wednesday, at 8 p. m., in the Woodstock Opera House, Miss Marion E. Martin, Women's Division director of the Republican National committee will adaress an open meeting.0 Miss Martin, in Detroit Monday talking before two hundred women voters from forty states, used the rallying slogan "Get Every Vote in the Ballot Box." Increasing activity and interest among women is shown through McHenry county where small groups are being addressed by speakers from the Volunteer Women Workers for Willkie organization. high class orchestra has been engaged and good entertainment will also be provided. The following committees have been appointed: General Dance Committee--James Walsh and LeRoy Conway. Finance--Anthony J. Wirtz. chairman; A. E. Nye and Homer Fitzger- •M. Advertising--Wm. M. Green, chairman; Earl R. Walsh and Thomas P. Bolger. Hall Committee -- Charles Wleldt, chairman; Peter J. Schaefer and Walter Bolger. Door Comnpittee-^Clarence Anglese, chairman; Antone P. Freund. Saturday callers in the Robert ; Thompson home were Mr. and Mrs. I Dwight Harris of Evanston and Miss I Sylva Winholtz of Riverside. DISTURBING THE PEACE Mrs. Sonny Strombough of Chicago was arrested on Riverside Drive for disturbing the peace by blowing horn at early hours. She was arrested by Officer Jack Smith and the complaint was signed by Joseph Holly. She was fined $17.50. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cole of Crystal Lake were Sunday guests in the Geo. Lindsay home. Mr. and Mrs. Math Schmitt and Mr. *nd Mrs. Clarence Martin returned Tuesday from a two weeks' trijj through the west. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilbrandt and son, Roger, attended the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilbrandt, of Brink street, Crystal Lake, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Zoia and children and Mrs. Margaret Gilies and rranddaughter, Carol Ann Gillea, of Woodstock visited in the Peter Doherty home Sunday evening. OCTOBER 16 !B Registration Day FAMILY RECORD UP-TODATE P. D. R. ' Commander-in-Chief (Drafted in Chica^o) JAMES Appointed Lieut. Col., Marines (Way back w"hen!) Rew Captain in Resereef ELLIOTT Appointed Captain in Air Corps (Assigned to Procurement Division). FRANKLIN It 9 r * ' JOHNNY 9 PRIVATES Also Wanted! they desire to have refilled, may bring them to the city hall in McHenry Wednesday evening, October 9, from 7 to 9 o'clock and they will be refilled and ready for use by Saturday evening, October 12. A small, charge will be made only for materials. TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF THE McHENRY TWP. FIRE PROTECTION DIS- --TOICT. COMING EVENTS Mrs. Octobers Afternoon Contract Ifytfdge -- . Harold Owen. - ^ October 5 Dance--Fpx Pavilion--Property Owners Association of. McCollum Lake. Harvest Festival--Friendly East River Road Improvement Association. October 9 Music* Recital---C. \V. Goodell home. f' . w October 10 McHenry County R. N. A. Convention -- Odd Fellow Hall--Crystal (Lake. Thursday Afternoon Bridge -- Mrs. Albert Krause. W. C. O. F.--Mrs. Barb Krause, chairman. Pinochle Club--Mrs. Ruth Cdnway. October 12 • Columbus Day Dahce--lite Bridge-- Sponsored by K. C.'s. October 14 Five Hundred Club -- Mrs. .Elizabeth Pich. % O. E.S.--Regular Meeting. October 16 Pinochle Club--Mrs. Marg. Schmitt. Pinochle Club--Mrs. Cath. Schmitt.' Mid-Week Club--Mrs. C. C. Hoyte. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chapell of Evanston, M^s. Paul Newman of New York City, Mrs. Fred Ulrich, Mrs. Robert Ulrich and daughter, Virginia, of Oak Park were guests of Mrs. Nellie Bacon Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Alexander of Hebron were Sunday' visitors, in the Robert Thompson home. George Schreiner spent Tuesday in Chicago. Mrs. Robert Sutton of Richmond spent Monday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Lindsay. WiUiam Martin of Oak Ihuk was a McHenry visitor Sunday. NOTICE TO WATER USERS The city water will be shut off Fri-, day, Octoj boe r 4, bet*w een •t he hours 'of i' P™h,i;lnl-i p Dn,. So uZtto n, 166* years old. died noon and 2 p. m., to make necessary 1 1 o j • 11 repairs. Users should govern them- 3 ^ °{* J selves accordingly and draw a supply ^"^ .5^!1 and other injuries reof water for their needs. I ^lVed u S*turd*y "'«ht. wh L en u he feI1 > through the hay chute in the barn on his farm, three miles northwest of Marengo. He died at St. Joseph's hospital, Belvidere, where he was taken after the accident. ' The injured man lay on the concrete floor near the cow stables five hours, ' before he was- discovered! by his j brother, William, and rushed to the 1 hospital. He had gone to the barn at eight in the eveniftjsr following his usual custom of checking up to se^ that everything was all right. -The Sutton farm, which has been owned by the family for nearly half a century, has been operated by Phillip, his brother, William, and a sister, Miss Agnes. William and Miss Agnes had retired when Phillip left for the barn. William "fcwoke it one in the mornof needs 20-fp CITY OF McHENRY. INTERESTING NEARBY HEWS Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hayward of Aptakisic are still alive today, despite the fact that their car was cut in two Tuesday noon, September 24, by a fast North Western train in Mount Prospect. Mrs. Hayward suffered a broken left leg, a broken rib and abrasions, while her husband escaped with scalp lacerations. The Hayward car was struck by No. 506, fast Chicago-j bound passenger train. The front of .„U1VC mornthe car was severed from the body,1 ing and discovered that his brother's and the body was thrown against i bed. which was in the same room, three cars in an adjoining parking lot. j was unoccupied. He hurried to the barn and fcund the electric lights still burning. % search revealed his brother's unconscious form. Phillip Sutton was born November 5. 1873, near McHenry. His parents, the late Michael and Johanna Sutton, took over the farm near Marengo when he was a boy. He is survived by three sisters. Miss Agnes. Mrs.' Mollie Norton of Belvidere. and Mrs. Katherine Sheehan of Marenaro, and three brothers, William and Walter'of Smithland, Iowa, and Raymond of Rockford. Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart church at Marengo at tda o'clock Tuesday morning. Rev. Daniel O'Connell officiating. Burial was in Sacred Heart cemetery. Mrs. John Pettibone Funeral services were held at 9dM Wednesday morping in Our Lady of Angels church, Chicago, for Mrs. 1UI,_ John Pettibone, a member of a pidredth birthday Saturday of last! oneer family of this vicinity. She was week. He was born at Hungerford 1buried beside her husband in the Market, London, (which is now known 1 Crystal Lake cemetery as Charring Cross station), September 'rV" A ' 28, 1840. While he is not very strong, his mind is alert, he reads a little-- without glasses--and is still able to find much enjoyment in life. Police officers, Monday aft^nnon. September 23, began an investigation of the murder of a new-bom baby found strangled on the shores of Lake Zurich short while earlier by Chi The Rev. Francis M. Flaherty, pas tor of St. Peter's Catholic church at Antioch, assisted in the laying of the cornerstone for the new $85,000 church and rectory of St. Bede's parish at Fox Lake Sunday, September 22. The new church will be located directly across from the white frame building on Highway 69 which was erected in 1872 and is one of the oldest church structures in the diocese still in use. A number of youthful vandals Tuesday night of last week picked grapes in the rear of the Leslie Davis residence at 725 Eighteenth street, Waukegan, strew them over his porch and left this note written on a paper napkin: "Not so good. Could be better^ -- the Night Raiders. P. S.--These are your grapes. Be back again." Capt. George 0. Pratt of LaGrange, sole survivor of Hiram McClintock Post, G. A. R„ celebrated his hun The deceased was born Catherine Fleming, the daughter of the late John and Bridget Fleming, on December 16, 1867. She was born near Burton's Bridge, about five miles south of McHenry, where her grandfather had settled in 1835. She attended the Crystal Lake schools and in 1893 became the wife of John Pettibone. ^uncn a snort wnne earner oy a uni- j Her death came Monday in a Chicago fisherman. The only clew to the j c**° after a lingering illness, murder is a shopping bag on which ' Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. the name of Stanke's market, 7171 j Florence Iversen, of Chicago, and a West Grand avenue, Chicago, was y°"nS man whom she had raised from printed. . j, i ^-uuu*, «su V. C. Breytspraak of Crystal Lake,, CWca«0; two sisters, Mary and Franho was pleasantly surprised by an ces Flem'n& of McHenry and infancy, Kenrfeth Fleming, also of who Flem,n& two award presented him by the United brothers, Edward of Winthrop Har- Airlines, started doing a little check- bor» and Rich»rd of McHenry, Residence Change? Mr. and Mrs. Lamoron and family of Waukegan are occupying the Charles Weldt place on Main street. Mr. Lamoron is employed with the Gordon Baking company in this city. Mr. Charles Weldt and family have moved from their house on Main strecrt into the Ben Kennebeck home. The Behning family has moved from the H. J. Schaffer bungalow on Green street to a cottage across the river. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dowe and family have moved into the Sattem ing on the matter. And this checking shows that he has flown more miles in passengeg planes than all but a very few persons. In a letter, re^riv ed from President Patterson of, the United Airlines, a gold plaque was received in which it was stated that Mr. Breytspraak was one of the very few persons who had travelled more than 100,000 miles on United planes. Counting the plane trips made on other lines, Mr. Breytsoraak's mileage is almost at the 400,000 mark. Private Arnold C. Milner. 23, Troop A 14th Cavalry, Fort Sheridan, was charged with drunken driving and leaving the see"* of -an a--c cen..t. a--t place on Mill street, having vacated 12:25^ a. m., last Wednesday following the Cristy place on Waukegan street, a series of minor mishaps on Wauke- I Mr. and Mrs. Alfons Wirtz have gan avenue, Waukegan. Millner's car , vacated a house in the Anton Smith struck a parked /iuto owned by Earl subdivision and are now residing fijF~ Williams, 144 North Green Bay road, one of the apartments in the SchnafdU--~ Highland Park, which was pushed into ' er building on Riverside Drive. -- - owned by Robert Milani, 226 North avenue. Highland Park. When the soldier attempted to drive away, his auto crashed into a Highwood Yellow Cab. North Chicago police early last Thursday announced that domestic difficulties were the solution of a car reported stolen from 1722 Sheridan road, Waukegan. Mrs. John Schmid, 1736 South Seventieth street. West Allis, Wis., said Wednesday nigrht that her auto was missing. \She later Among: the Sick __ Kathleen Klabough of this city sab* mited to a tonsillotomy at the Woodstock hospital Saturday. Mrs. Donald Smith of Richmond un< derwent surgery at the Woodstock hospital Saturday. _--~ «ici auw -was \ane later. Arthur Martin of Elm street was phoned that her estrange^ husband confined to his bed the past week due had come from West Allis for the ve- 140 illness. hicle. "That's what happens when you have two sets of keys," she concluded. Highland Park police last Wednesday night rushed to the home of Mrs. Victor Weil, 307 Woodland road, Waukegan, after she had reported hearing Jacob Justen is confined to his be3~~ at his home on Elm street, having suffered a stroke early this week. Mrs. Joe Diedrich is critically ill at her home in this city. Ralph Bennett has been confined t*' strange noises in the basement. With ! his bed thi* week w'th * leK their revolvers drawn. Officers Ted 1 received.'Sunday in a baseball game.. Loesch and Mike Bonamarte investigated the cellar. There they located the source of the sound*--the family Riv+Vtc watchdog. Dirins A daughter was born at the Wood- BUILDS NEW HOME Work has bee n s t a r t e d o n a n e w . house for John Weingart near t«e stock hosP,tal yesterday to Mr. and Johnsburg bridge. j Mrs. JohnJKlapperich of this city. . Yvonne Benwell of West McHeniy,. president of the McHenry County Rural Youth, is one of twenty-two vourg men and women from northern i Ilinois who are touring central and southern Illinoi% by bus this The tour will end Friday. Mrs. George Lindsay spent day in Richmond. NO THIRD TERM FOR P R E S I D E N T

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