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f -f -ik-Ws j - \' "*' •$ *jC%'7* "*$** #r$-Tv-%: » w , ; S* " ^ « r % ; ' i v f c • , ^ j ^ § ; - _ J B « f * ^ s s n - V ^ c * « » ^ Hp tWt • \ / • ' Ihnwdijr, Nov«mb«r 21,1840 |Otiy Council Proo--dingi m-:f Bfc Council Room, Nov. 4, 1940. " The City Council met in regular monthly meeting with Mayor Overton presiding. Aldermen present: Buss, Flerwerda, Freund, Nye, Regner. Absent : Bolger. " Motion by BUM, seconded by Perwerda, that the "minutes of the last regular meeting be approved as read. Motion carried. Motion by Regner, seconded by Ferwerda, that the treasurer's report be approved as read. Motion carried. Ifotion by Fewerda, seconded by Fteund, that the collector' report be approved as read. Motion carried. Motion by Regner, seconded by ' Buss, that the clerk's report be approved as read. Motion carried. Motion by Nye, seconded by Ferwerda, that the following bills be paid as approved by the finance committer. Motion carried. Public Service Co., Flicker light service ...*,. •! 4.80 Public Service Co., Service at city hall -- -- Public Service Co, Bracket light service Public Service Co., Ornamental light service •• Public Service Co., Service for waterworks ...... Jack Smith, Police service .... John Wirt*, Police service M. M. Niesen, Supt. waterworks W. C. Feltz, Supt. streets and alleys Earl R. Walsh, Office expense R. I. Overton, Mayor service John A. Bolger, Alderman ser- •icc Edward J. Buss, Alderman service - - Fred Ferwerda, Alderman service c-- George P. Freund, Alderman service -- A. E. Nye, Alderman service Joseph M. Regner, Alderman ggl*vic6 Vernon J. Knox, Attorney ser- V1C6 Robert L. Weber, Treasurer service Earl R. Walsh, Clerk service .. Blake Motor Sales, Labor, material, police car Peter Wirfs, Police service ... Illinois Bell Tel. Co., Telaphone service --« Mayme Buss, Collector salary, commissions -- Western United Gas k Electric, Burner rental ...» John Stilling, Gas, oil, police cj£r --• Jack Nichols, Cleaning stand 4.70 14&40 49.42 44.14 115.00 110.00 50.D0 105.00 15.00 24.00 1S.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 50.00 30.00 105.00 23.82 2.75 . 7.88 26.13 1.00 43.03 pipe ••• Anton Blake, Cleaning stand pipe - Special sewer account, Sewer service H. E. Buch & Son, Labor, material, waterworks Wm. H. Althoff, Supplies McHenry Co. Farmers Co-c0.> Brooms, streets & alleys ....* Matt N. Schmitt, Insurance audit Fred C. Feltz, Supt. sewer ser- 5.00 5.00 75.00 31.24 45.45 1.35 4.26 90.00 1.09 6.34 50.27 Henry C. Kamholz, Sewer supplies McHenry Lumber Co., Lime, disposal plant -- Public Service Co., Power at disposal plant Motion by Regner, seconded by Nye, to pass resolutions as read, designating the West McHenry State Bank as depository of funds of the City Treasurer and City Collector. Motion carried. Motion by Buss, seconded by Nye, to approve metered service contract on ornamental street lighting as submitted by the Public Service company of Northern Illinois. Motion carried. Motion by Freund, seconded by Ferwerda, to approve new contract with the Public Service company of Northern Illinois on overhead street lights. Motion carried. Motion by Ferwerda, seconded by Buss, to adjourn. Motion carried. Ltsette Woodworth Reese Beatrice Fenton, Philadelphia sculptress, has completed a lifesize figure of the poet, Lizette Woodworth Reese. The statue symbolizes the poet scattering her inspired gifts. When the figure is finished in bronze it will be sent to the Enoffe £t«att IRfee library in Baltimore. Won't Sew; Sues Clarence R. White of Detroit, was Slanted a divorce after testifying that when he asked his wife to mend his underwear she presented him /with a card of safety pins. DEBUNKER By John Harvey Fur bay, Ph.D. INDIAN MOUNDS WERE NOT BUILT BY THE MOUND-BUILDERj ULSE ALAR* It was the lot of a pretty girl to be taken in to dinner by a famous bachelor judge, who was for ever worrying about his health. She managed to keep him entertained until the dessert arrived, when suddenly he laid down his knife and fork and muttered, anxiously: "Madam, I fear I must ask you to excuse me. What I have been fearing has happened. I have suddenly developed a severe attack of paralysis of the lower limbs." "Oh, please don't distress your self!" exclaimed the girl. "It was my leg you were pinching, not your own!" Dependent Census Taker--You say you a*e matrried, Marcellus? Marcellus--Yas, suh! Census Taker--And is your wife dependent on you? Marcellus--She sho* is, rhister. If Ah didn't find wuk for her, she'd starve. • HOW THEY SPREAD "And, my dear, they say she doesn't even use butter knives on her table." "You don't say! How such things spread." Definitions A monologue is a conversation between two people, such as man and wife. A worm looks like a caterpillar that has been shaved. Petroleum is a sort of oil-cloth used for covering floors. Lighthouse keepers have few opportunities for gardening. A buttress is another -name for a dairymaid, that is, a maid who makes butter. f Venetian Blind The boss of a woodworking shop was examining an Irishman as to his fitness for a job as a cabinetmaker. After a somewhat lengthy examination the foreman asked: "How would you make a Venetian blind?" "I'd poke him in the eye njrid me screwdriver," answered the tired Celt. Trust Mrs. Boogy--All men are liars. Mrs. Woogy--If I thought my husband wasn't, I'd get a. divorce tomorrow. Mrs. Boogy--You mean ... Mrs. Woogy--Just what I said. He writes stories for those confessional magazines. Polite People Mother--Why, Joany, dear; polite people don't yawn in public. Little Joany--But mother, polite people don't notice it. Education Slim--Has your son's college education been of any value? Jim--Oh yes; it caused his mother to stop bragging about him CITY FARMERS I I I betchu $50 y' w o n ' t ' get a bean off those vines this season." "I'm on, why, man, they're all in bloom now." "Yes, but they are pea vines.** C No Support Little Mary had just had her first dip in the sea. "Did you like it, dear?" asked her mother as she finished dressing the six-year-old. "I didn't like it at all, mother," she replied, coldly. "I sat on a wave and went through!" Sherlock! The major was questioning the ranks. Major--And what wbuld you if you saw a flag fluttering m the field like this? Private--That the wind was blowing, sir. Best Weapon Irate Mother (at tableJ wish you would stop reaching for things. Haven't you a tongue? Jackie -- Yes, mother; 4>ut my arm's longer. Romance Helen--Oh, how I hate him--hate him! James--And how long has this romance been going on? Until about 50 years ago, scien lists believed that the great earth j-orks found in the valleys of the Mississippi and Ohio river basins %ere the creations of an ancient and distinct r^ce of men, called "Mound Builders." These Stone-age people Were supposed to have become extinct soon after the arrival of the Indians. Modern anthropologists do ®ot accept this idea, and the work W Cyrus Thomas, of the Smithsonian institution, has finally settled the Argument, and established the thepry that the Mound-Builders were themselves Indians--and not a separate race of mankind at all. Study the skulls found in countless inounds led to this conclusion. (Public Ledger--WNU Service.) Misunderstood Wife--I think I'll have truffles. Husband--Oh, please forget the spring fashion^, dear, and tell me what you've decided on for lunch. CbriAjft the, WANT ADS Gall Bladder Often1 Cause# 1 Of The Blues' By DR. JAMES W. BARTON (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) AMAN of thirty-five, after doing excellent work at one branch of his organization, was notified that he was being transferred to a larger branch with an increase of salary. To make sure that everything would be in the best of order for the man taking over his present situation, he worked day and night, regardless of any regularity of eating or sleeping. As the day approached he found himself worrying about his fitness for the promotion. He became blue and discouraged and was about to turn down the promotion. In desperation, he consulted his physician. The physician found that there was nothing abnormal except a slight yellowishness of the skin. He learned from the patient that he had been working hard to get things in order, had been irregular in his meals, eating much pastry at a neighboring restaurant as he hadn't time to go home for lunch or dinner. He was'afraid the new position would be too much for him. Tension a Prime Canse. " The physician explained that keeping his mind tensed kept his body tensed and interfered with the proper working of stomach, liver, gall bladder and intestinal movement or action, and that bile, instead of flowing freely into the intestine, was backing up into the stomach and into the blood. Also, the gall bladder was not emptying its thick bile often enough. Accordingly, what is known as the dye test was made and it was found that the liver was not filtering its poisons out promptly and that the gall bladder took about twice as long to empty (after a fat meal) as it should normally. Some bending exercises, the use of bile, a course of Epsom salts, an enema every week, together with four small meals daily, restored the liver to normal, which, together with a more rapid emptying of the gall bladder, removed the patient's dread and fear. He entered into his new work with enthusiasm. Do not blame your blueness, your lack of courage, your fear of work, upon any mental overwork or disturbance. Very often if you get your liver and gall bladder working properly, these symptoms will disappear. • • + Infection Is Chief Cause of Arthritis i VOW Mr. Dc. Barton IF AN attack of rheumatism 1 arthritis follows exposure to cold or a fall or other injury, rest in bed is the usual treatment, with heat in various forms applied to the joint. Now, the fact that there has been exposure to coldness and dampness or that there has been .some injury does not mean that the coldness and dampness or the injury is the cause of the arthritis. What it usually does mean is that there is already trouble--infection--present in thd system, and the cold or injury bring* the infection to the one spot--mus? cles or joints. Thus the cold or in* jury locates or makes local the conm. dition. The tissues in these particu* lar places that have been exposed to cold or injury--muscles and joints --appear to lose some of their pow» er to resist infections, and so th* pain, stiffness, swelling and other symptoms occur. Cases Usually of Long Standing. The first thing to remember is that' the infection causing tjie arthritis has been in the system for a long time--likely for years--but the resistance to i£ has been strong enough to prevent symptoms until the cold or injury (or perhaps emotional disturbance) has lowered the resist ance of these tissues and the infection gets the upper hand. With this thought in mind a search should be first made for the infeo* tion and if found it should, whery ever possible, be removed so that further damage to joint and surrounding tissues will be prevented. While the search for and removal at infection is being made treatment in the form of rest, heat (and later massage) and reduction of starch goods should be given. and Mrs. Bernard Hanks of Evanston soent Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vasey and son, Kenneth Lee. visited Mrs. Vasey's mother, Mrs. Margaret Grabbe, at Crystal Lake Wednesday. Mrs. George Vasey and daughter of Waukegan called on her sister, Mrs. Arthur Kaiser, Wednesday. xr i card party was sponsored by the Volo school Friday evening. Mrs. Bllwood Dowell gon> Thomas, spent Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Boucher, at Lihertyville, Mrs. Rollin Hallock and Mrs. Fred Croydon of Wauconda called in this locality Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Scheid, Jr., of Wauconda spent Friday afternoon at the Dowell home. Mrs. Alvin Case Attended the Women's Club style show at the Wauconda elementary school Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher and Milton Dowell were business callers at the hows of John Rocke at Carlock, 111., Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Russell' and family motored to Racine, Wis.,, Saturday. Mrs. Frank St. George called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kruppa in Winnetka Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vasey and son were Crystal Lake callers Saturday. Mrs. Ray Maxson of Elmhurst was a Wednesday visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker. Mrs. Clyde Wright of Lake Defiance fcpent Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George. Mrs. Ray Paddock and Frank St. George are numbered on the sick list at this writing. Mrs. Ed Bacon of Round Lake spent a few days here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bacon. Mrs. Alvin Case and Mrs. Alda Smith were Elgin callers Thursday. Herman Dunker was a business caller at St. Charles Wednesday. Mrs. Lloyd Fisher and son called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Scheid, Jr., in Wauconda Saturday. James Kaiser, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaiser, had the misfortune to be kicked by a horse Tuesday evening. James was rushed to the office of a McHenry physician. Unfortunately James received a slight skull fracture and a few minor injuries. The Volo unit of the Lake County Home Bureau met at the home of Mrs. M. Juehl Wednesday with fourteen members and three visitors present. The major lesson, "Sugar Cookery," and the minor lesson, "Christmas Gifts," were given by our home advisor, Mrs. Volk. On Wednesday, December 11, the Volo unit will have their Christmas, party at the home of Mrs. Hugh O'Brien. Every member is requested to bring a ten cent gift. Dainty refreshments were served at the close of the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker and family were Crystal Lake callers on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher, Miss Ada Dowell, Milton Dowell and Alvin Case were business callers at Waukesha, Wis., Friday. Harry Case attended the F. F. A. Poultry Show at Palatine Saturday. Harry won first on his cockerel, first on his pen an4 fifth on his pullet. Head the Want Ado 8PRX!ra GROVE Mrs. Frank Sanders was hostess to •he members of her chib on Tuesday nighty Two tabl^f of five hundred were in play and prize winners were Mrs. Joseph G. Wapmer. Mrs. Frank Sanders and Mrs. Mark Pierce received consolation. Traveler's prizes went to Mrs. Ella Siegler and Mrs. Sanders. A lovely lunch was served by the hostess. Mrs. Margaret Feltes is spending the winter months with her daughter in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. RUBS Boehm Of Libertyville were visitors in the A1 Schmeltzer home on Thursday evening. A party of friends motored to Mundelein on Thursday to spend an afternoon with Mrs. Clarence Amann. Visiting and cards were enjoyed throughout the afternoon and the lovely prizes for high scores went to Mrs. Edwin Freund and Mrs. Steve Schaefer. Mrs. Albert Britz received consolation w4iile traveler's prizes were won by Mi's. Schaefer and Mrs. Eldred Johnson. Those present other than mentioned were Mrs. Arthur Kattneiy Mrs. Norbert Klaus, Mrs. Charles Freund, Mrs. AI Schmeltzer and Mrs. Arthur Klein. Jacob J. Freund, 64 years old, long time resident of this vicinity died at his home on Thursday, November 14. Although he had been in failing health for the past several years, his illness was of but two week's duration. With the bereaved widow there survive three children, a son, Clarence, and two daughters, Mrs. Julia May and Mrs. Frances Widhalm. Four grandsons, Charles, Jr., James and Robert May and Raymond Widhalm will miss the fond attention of their proud grandfather. Funeral services^ were held Saturday morning at ten o'clock in St. Peter's church with Rev.; John Daleiden officiating. Pallbearers were Arthur Kattner, Gregory Kattner, Ben Hiller, Bernard Freund,; John Freund and Gus Freudn. Burial-; was at St. Peter's cemetery. Miss Regina Kattner of Prophets-; town is spending several days withg her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Katt-(; ner. N Richard May, 7-month-old son of: Mr. and Mrs. Charles May, died Saturday morning at a Chicago hospital,' a victim of pneumonia. Funeral ser~ vices were held at St. Peter's church; Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock J Pallbearers were William Kattneri Eugene May, Thomas Freund and' Kenneth Freund. We extend ours heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved' family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freund and family visited his mother, Mrs. M. J. Freund in McHenry Sunday night.j Mr. Freund also attended the Feather Party at St. Mary - St. Patrick parish hall. ' 1 Elected 70 Times Most men feel that they have done their bit when they serve a few terms as officials of some organiza-1 tion. But not Frank Farrar, who recently was elected for the seven- j tieth consecutive time as secretary; of the Puget Sound S&ioolmaster's j club. The veteran principal was first; chosen secretary in 1905, and twice ; a year since has been returned to office. The organization, made up of men in the education field, meets in; the spring in Seattle, and in the fall in Tacoma. CARD OF THANKS # For your splendid co-operation in helping me salvage as much as possible from my barn which burned to the ground a couple of weeks ago, and for preventing my house and other buildings from burning, I wish to thank the Richmond and McHenry Fire departments and also the neighbors and friends who came to my as- CHAS. KROHN. No Post Office , Armstrong county, South Dakota, is the only county in the entire United States which does not have a post office. Black Preferred -The finish on automobile bodies most preferred U»y American car owners is black. JL Largest. Library Russia has the world's largest library. Located at Moscow, it eontains 12,000,000 volumes. Flour Sifters Flour sifters and kitchen strain' ers should be dried thoroughly before storing. • A recent search revealed no word *°r war in the Eskimo language. WRITES OF TERRIBLE FIRE •Siater M. Arcadia, O. S. F., of IS Campbellsport, Wis., recently wrote '0 to McHenry relatives informing them of the terrible fire which completely ^ destroyed all the buildings on the ; large farm which houses convalescent \\ nuns, with the exception of the eon-, ^ vent end a cow barn. ifs? The fire broke out on the evening £-7 of November 11, Armistice Day, when £ the wind storm in this vicinity was at its height. Sister Arcadia is not well. Si and has been greatly upset by ' disaster. . KICKED BY HORSE J? James Kaiser, son of Mr. and Mrs. . Arthur Kaiser of Volo, received a r slight skull fracture and other^S injuries last Tuesday evening, No-' vember 12, when he was kicked by a horse. He received treatment for his V injuries at a local doctor's office. *•* Credit for Jail Overtime ; ttnergetic Charles D. Delphey Jr. otf Pittsburgh wants credit for the overtime he's put in at the county jail. Asking a parole after serving six months of a one to three year sentence for false pretense, Delphey explained he worked 18 hours daily acd added: "Figuring the average Working day of a man at eight hours, X have done a year's work in six months." County court will hear bis petition later. Here's the BIGGEST STORM SASH VALUE IN YEARS NEW IMPROVED WOOD MOULDING SASH " Here U the greatest improTfirtk Storm Saah in yean. Now you cam or your home genuine Storm Stan with gl--bedded[ in puWjf and permanently Mcvred with wood* moulding. Thi* definitely prevent* loosening of putty and leakage which i* commen with tb1' old-fashioned storm MA. after it has been installed and removed a few times. All Morgan Stonal Sash are treated^ with water repeBneS, . toxic chemieHT which i#: * WtUCA WSHMII long life a»d guard agamot •welling. dfass Permanently Secured with Wood Moulding Alexander Lumber Coi .*?§?- v: - 5 JPhone 5 Main Street West McHenry NO INCREASE IN PRICE QUESTION BOX Q.--Sometimes my hearing leaves me for a few minutes and then returns What could be the cause? A.- This may be due to a head eold which closes, or partly closes* the eustachian tabs which carries air from the throat to the inner side of the middle ear. Q.--Is Whitfield's ointment, used in severe cases of ringworm of the leet, a proprietory medicine? A.--No. It is a preseripUea of • British sUa specialist. ; Old Snperstitlea ft fe fetd luck to go back to «r dressing room for a forgotten article once one has left the theater, according to a superstition oi people. r for General Motors' sf--* Struuklhur Six Stdsm Gimp* $923* {whit* tid«w*U tins uptimml mt txtrm cttt) ", 4'*» Mental Institutions Hospitals and mental institutions in the United States now house about 500,000 persons with unbalanced minds, and half of these are vietuns of dementia praecox. m romiAC has vow n amim 4MO SWT THW STYLE Of TH§ VtAW ' Originated by General Motors, it's offered by Pontiac in the Streamliner "Torpedo" at its lowest price. Here %a long, low, sleekly modern car with dist i nctive Silver Streak front end and richly appointed, -Vijpacious body by Fisher. Here is a car with > Ikrformance as outstanding as its appearance - -fast on getaway . . . smooth on cruising dependable through the years... and it's as < Domical as many smaller cars. Why not stop in at your Pontiac dealer's today and inspect the style sensation of 1941 ? It is available either as a six or an eight for only twenty-five dollars difference. • Deliveredat Pontiac, Mich- *&*n• State tax, optionml equipment and accessories •-- extra. Prices subject t* change without notice. Ooh I- more for an Eight in any model! 1.1. OVERTON MOTOR SALES 7H§ Olt WITH WS iSM JffCf • r , -- - . "X.. ' Front Street West McHew> ¥&&&&*&&'" > •. WMi&iaj- IM'*.