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'! i , ; . - ' : TAKES SEVERAL FROM ^ 1DIS WCINITY YKAE BSUDKHT PASSES AWAY Another of God's faithful pasted to ler Eternal Reward when Mrs. Catherine Nimsgern died at her home on Greer street early last Sunday morn ing, March 8, following a month's ill ness. She was sixty-five years old. Hie familiar sight of this respected lady on her daily walks to mass each morning will no doubt be missed by the, others who attend church frequently, for there was rarely a day that she was not present. Certainly death holds no fear for one who followed God's teachings so faithfully. The daughter of Michael and Catherine Nimsgera, she was born on Jan. 6, 1877, in Germany. At the age of five she came to the United States with the family and settled in Johns* burg. Following her marriage in 1899 to Prank Nimsgern, she lived for March 16 Lut Day Ao File Income Tax Have you filed your income tax? If you are included among those from whom returns are required, you have only until midnight, March 16, in which to file. If income tax returns are placed in the mail they should be posted in ample time so that they will reach the collector's office on or before that date. Taxpayers subject themselves to a penalty- for failure to file rataras on time. ABOUND THE ~ COURT HOUSE C6NTBMPT OF COURT Edward York of near Harvard was sentenced to serve thirty days in the county jail on a charge of contempt of court by Judge Ralph J. Dady Saturday for failure to pay alimony. The complaint was made by Rose York. NEW TRIAL DENIED Judge Ralph Dady denied a motion for a new trial in the Charles Palmer CHORUSES IN COMPETITION •! LOCAL MUSICIANS PLAY MARCH 14 Next Saturday, March 14, the Mc- Henry high schol band, mixed chorus land girls' chorus will participate in athe district contest at DeKalb, 111. Two weeks ago seven instrumental and vocal soloists and ensemble groups brought home first division honors and it is hoped that the band and choruses may do as well. Selections chosen by the band are: March, "Barnum & Bailey's Favorite" by King; Overture, "Aurora" by Yoder, and Overture, "Alda" by Mc- Caughey. Paul Yanda is the director. Band Members Members of the band this year include the following: Clarinets--Laura Sherman, Bonnie Page, Joan Reihansperger. Esther Althoff, Catherine Schwerman, Dick Heuser, Robert Peterson, Marion NAVY NEEDS COOKS AND BAKERS; ASKS FOR ENLISTMENTS Great Lakes, III., March 7 -- The Navy needs men who feed the meo who feed the guns. Lieutenat Commander O. A. Dole, commissary officer of the U. S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes said today that about 600 experienced cooks and bakers would be needed here by the time the training program reaches its peak within the next few months. Cooks wit^h five years or more of restaurant or hotel experience will be given ratings ranging from third class, which pays sixty dollars a month and subsistence. Bakers with all-around experience are wanted, the Navy officer said, and will be given ratings similar to those offered cooks. "One thing for qualified men of military age to consider," Lieut. Cmdr. Dole said, "is that they will remain in their chosen field throughout the war and will be given an opportunity to increase their skill by working with the most modern equipment." Cooks and bakers living in the vicinity of the naval training station at Great Lakes who are interested in enlisting in the Navy or Naval Reserve should come to the commissary dethirty years in Spring Grove, moving case at noon Saturday and assessed a Smith, Jean Nickels, Lucille Nickels, ^;"„ent ;n the sution frinterview. to McHenry th.rte«. years .go. | fine of J100 ,nd cMt, of the trtal • Lois Fredrick.. . i For' Survivors include five children: Mrs.1 against Palmer. Several weeks ago | Saxophones--Robert Stilling, James Martin J. Stoffel and Joseph Nims- ' Palmer, former supervisor of Dunham Freund, Agatha Schmitt, Carrol PetergernrSpring Grove; Mrs. Henry Ken- (township, was found guilty by a jury nebeck, Louis and Susan Nimsgern, on a charge of assaulting his nephew, all of McHenry; three sisters, Mrs. Otis Tanner, on the Palmer farm in Eleanor Jung of Johnsburg, Mrs. Dunham township. After Palmer was Mary May and Mrs. Peter May, found guilty his attorneys, B. j. Spring Grove; three brothers, Math, Knight of Rockford and C. P. Barnes Joseph and Peter Schaefer of Johns- of Woodstock filed a motion for a new burg. Her husband preceded her in trial. State's Attorney William M. death on May 11, 1922. j Carroll and his assistant, Don A. The deceased was a member of St Wicks, opposed the motion. Whether Mary's church and of the Christian the defense counsel will appeal the Mothers. Funeral services were held at ten o'clock Wednesday morning at St. Mary's church and burial was in Spriag Grove. Mrs. Alice Phatoa Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Phelen, 77, were held last Thursday in Kenosha, where she died following a long jllness. The former Alice Fair spent her girlhood here and also resided in McHenry for many years after her marriage to William Phelen. Mr. Phelen was a miller for several years in this community. decision of Judge Dady is not known. TWO DIVORCE SUITS Two husbands filed suits for divorce against their wives in the circuit court at Woodstock last week. Robert Dgjforack of Cary charged his wife. Dor son. Flute--DicktBaum. Oboe--Betty McKean. Cornets--Elaine Landgren, Roberi Wiedeman, George Freund, Charles Page, Dean McCracken, Herbert Harrison, William Adams, Vivian Peterson. French Horns--Donald Schaefer and Adolph Wiedeman. Mellophones -- Lorraine Erber and Virginia Stratton. Trombones--Gordon Scholle, John Doherty, Ray Smith, Paul Schmitt, Florian Schmitt. Baritones--Martin Baum and George Whiting. Sousaphones -- Roman- Schmitt and John Shadle. Bass Vio!--Betty Thompson. Bass Drum--Esther Smith. Snare Drum-- full details are available at any Navy I recruiting station. Survivors include two sons, Charles county court Monday before Judge and Bernard; seven grandchildren and Henry L. Cowlin in one of the busiest seven great grandchildren. Preceding Monday sessions in recent weeks. The her in death were her husband, who five estates had a total of $44,219 in died many years ago in an explosion bequeaths to relatives and friends by which occurred when a new canning terms of the wills probatsd in each factory was being built "here, one estate. daughter and two sons. |M,0M Estate . services were held at nine Topping the list was the $24,000 o'clock Thursday morning at St.! estate of A. N. Dullon who died at James church. Burial was is the Harvard on Jan. 2. By terms of the chinch cemetery. ! Mrs. Etnma Alexander^a^ed away } £xecutf*x" . at her home in Hebron last Saturday I homestead in Harvard and half of the morning, March 7, 1942. Bom on res 1 t f Other bequeaths April 8, 1882, in Greenwood, she was 'f ude $1,000 to each of Howard and married twenty-four years later to ! £al.e ?ePhew8' »n,l*2 000 .* | Elsie Roach of Harvard. The remain- ! der of the estate is left to Dale Roach SON FINDS OF FARMER EARLY THIS M0RNIN6 iteATB IS CAUSED FROM GUNSHOT Fred R. Eppel, 69, was found dead othy Dovorack with adultery. They ! Glen Petereon and John Rogers. Cym-' ear,y this (Thursday) morning at his were married May 26, 1941. Joseph j bals Betty Lou Weber. Timpani j '*rm home three miles west ol town. Sedivec, Jr., chargled his wife with | Nadins Schaefer. Bellt Patricia ' Death occurred sometime between 2 desertion. They were married JAne 80, Cristy. ' and 5:80 in the morning. A son, Glenn, 198^ I Girls* Chorus ! found the body about the latter time j The Girls' chorus, directed by Miss j nfc*r th« hoU8e with » gun-shot wound, ESTATES PROBATED | Lucia Rausch, will sing "Star Lul- I apparently inflicted by his own hand. Five estates were probated in the' laby," a Polish folk song arranged by According to his family, Mr. Eppel * ' Bryceson Treharne; "Florian's Song" | h*d never before u8ed th* ^ shotgun by Godard-Dagftett, and "Robin in i *nd this was the only she11 on the the Rain" by Noble Cain. j '•rm- The following make up the Girls' 1116 deceased had suffered a nervous chorus: 1 breakdown six weeks ago and had been Betty McKean, Esther Orr, Anna ' * «n the Presbyterian hospital Guzzardo, Clare Freund, Joyce New. • *n Chicago for a week the end of kirk, Patricia Cristy, Joan Reihan«! February. sperger. ' Highly Respected Esther Althoff, Betty Thompson, 80171 in Seneca township, he lived Nadine Schaefer, Virginia Williams, hi* entire life »» this community a^d will dated Jan. 14, 1940, the widow,1 Lorraine Erber. Betty Kilday, Esther !for twenty-two years on his present ' Gertrude Dullon of Harvard is named - • - - - " A. Alexander, who preceded her in \ death in 1936. She is suvived by one aon, Harry, whose wife was the former Mias Florence Granger of Mc- Heary. N Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Andrews funeral home at twp o'clock in charge of Rev. M. J. Prehn of the Presbyterian church. Burial was in the Laka Genera cemetery. Mrs. Edith SUdmore and Amos Smith, nephews. Ocock Estate Probated Smith and Rosemarie Kuftz. Mixed Chorus The Mixed chorus will compete with their rendition of "America My Own" by Noble Cain; "O Lovely Heart" b| Hugh Roberton, and "Children's Prayer" by Humperdinck-Reddick. The Mixed chorus is composed of the following forty-seven members: First Sopranos: M. Simon, B. Mcfarm On Feb.- 8, 1909, he married Miss ' Eva Silliman of Woodstock. During their long residence in this communi ity Mr. Eppel made numerous friends, j He was a good husband, a kind father and a loyal friend who will be missed by many. | Surviving besides his wife are two I sons, Glenn and Eugene, fcnd two Numerous bequeaths were made ill Keati, C. Freund, E. Orr. A. Guzzardo. • brothers, Henry of Woodstock and the w1i%ll\ of *Tmh omas OAc ock1_ whLo. die-dJ a_ ti . ^ ^ . . . . _ . . . 9 i U/il1;Am r i a r l fA I ako Miyiki iva i i Marengo on Feb. 6 and dated July 18, 1939. By terms of the will Charles Ocock of Racine, Clarence Ocock of Union and Edward Ocock of Crystal Lake are left $1$000 each. A grand- _r_ son, Ralph Northrup of Royal Oak, Freund, C. Krohn, M. Freund, D. Heilman, J. Newkirk.! William of Clarke Lake, Michigan Second Sopranos; H. Butler, R. Ton- j *n<lues^ 18 being held at the yan, B. Coyne, H. Schlosesr, E. Har- 1 Peter M- Justen rison, S. Neal, E. Young, I* Schmitt.) *5te"loon First Altos: P. Cristy. J. Reihansperger, B. Blake, M. Freund, B. M. Gibbens. Seclire. Edith Skidmore, 77, a former is, ^ft,Northrup ond Altos: E. Landgren, M. Stoffel, of Royal Oak is left $725. Minette L. Unti, V. Williams, R. Kunz, N. Northrup of Royal Oak is left $250. Schaefer. Six grandchildren are left twenty-five j First Tenors: R. Anderson, E. Aldollars each. The remainder of the thoff, B. Thompson, E. Smith. Second estate is left to Charles, Clarence and . Tenors: H. Harrison, J. Jackson, W. Edward Ocock. iJones, R. Schmitt. Other Estates | First Bass: M. Baum, G. ScholK, Carver, A. Jackson, C. Martin. Secwith Rev. H. J. Collins of Ringwood . es**tes °* Edwin Courtney ^rho ond Bass: R. Wiedemann, J. Doherty, officiating. Burial was in the Libertf*. j d.ied at ^ary Jan- 27• The estate con- G. Freund, R. Guzzardo, J. Rogers resident of Spring Grove, died Mon day, March 9,1942, at the home of her son, John, in Ringwood, where the had resided since last summer. l%e deceased was at rest at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until Wednesday. Funeral services were j held at two o'clock that afternoon,! ville cemetery. Mrs. Skidmore is survived bf sons, John and James. Tint Aid Class to be Started for Since the Red Crop notes were written this week it was learned that many more women desire to take the first aid course offered at the high sists of $200 in personal property and 1 $2,000 in real estate. | Bequeaths were made to Nason and j Jane Osmond of Marinette, Wis., Wini- I fred Osmond, Davenport, Iowa, Margaret Hendricks of Detroit, Mich., and Adde Gardner of Solon Mills by Harriet H. Osmond in her will probated Monday. She died Jan. 13 at Richmond. Floyd Foss of Richmond was named executor. A sister, Mrs. Jennie Bacon of Ringfuneral home this Funeral services at Peter M. Justen funeral home Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. H. J. Collins, Ringwood, officiating. SUGAR RATIONING BOOKS RECEIVED BY COUNTY CLERK Local Rationing Board • Issues News Release The Tocal rationing board in McHenry county has issued the following ne~v> release: 'The following memorandum was received from John C. Weigel, regional director, O. P. A.: Inquiries coming to the rationing boards about the release of trucks should be referred directly to,the War Production Board, Washington, D. C., pending foil announcement of the procedure and operation of the rationing plan." school on Wednesday nights. There wood, is left the $3,017 estate of Wil-1 are now seventy-five in the class. liam J. Beatty, who died at Richmond Many men in McHenry have also ex- on Feb. 19. George Bacon was named j pressed a desire to have a class start- f executor o£^ the will dated Jan* 24* ed for them. Friday night of this , 1941. >,f - week any men who wish to register for the course are asked to be present at tii* high school office between the hours of seven and nine. It is expected that about twenty-five or thirty men will take the course. Mrs. Rulien has been appointed chairman of the First Aid classes. , „ Lesion Will Again Sponsor Carnival The efffce of price administration is Washington announced last week that sugar hoarders possessing more than two months supply would be denied sugar ration books until their stook.* The many friends of these young i have been reduced to normal levels, people are supporting them one hun- I At the same time, it was disclosed dred per cent and, win or lose, will 1 fhat the registration for sugar rationcontinue to stand back of them. These , would coyer a four-day period, students realize even better than most probably late in March, and would reof us, however, that they really cannot ; <lu're the services of 245,000 public lose, for in spite of the judges' rating ; schools. Teachers will act as registhey have gained something more tf*rs' under supervision of local ravaluable than a first division . . ! turning boards. experience. i Approximately 130,000,000 ration . ; books will be issued, one for everj Many Sheeen Killed ; ' ™an' woman and c^ild in,th® Unite<! ^ f States, except members of the armed ' *n COUllty oy Dogs forces, inmates of institutions and persons temporarily or permanently in hospitals. No book will be given to any person ! whose stock of sugar requires removal DISTRICT RACE FOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDES DINE SIXTY-FOUR FILE FOR COMMITTEEMEN At a meeting last week of the senatorial committee it was decided that two Republican candidates for the legislature from this district would be nominated. The committee who made this decision was composed of Charles E. Jack of Lake county, Charles F. Renich of McHenry county and E. K. Herster of Boone county. The latter was unable to be present at the meeting. A few days previous the Democratic senatorial committee met and decidea to nominate one candidate. Thus, with the decision of the G. O. P. committee the three candidates nominated in the primaries will be virtually assured of election in November. Six Republicans and three Democratic candidates remain in the race following the withdrawals of Mayor William L. Miller of Mareri^, Republican, and Theodore Reusch, Zion, Democrat. ^ ^ The following are the names of candidates for representatives in the order of their filing .with the secretary of state. Republican Nick-Keller, Waukegan. Harold D. Kelsey, Barrington. „ C. Russell Allen, Cary. William J. Smith, Waukegan. J. C. Pierce, Woodstock. Bruno W. Stanczak, North Chicago. " Democratic Thomas A. Bolger, McHenry. Charles F. Hayes, Harvard. Walter Koziol, North Chicago. Committeeman Posts Sixty-four petitions are on file for committeeman posts in the April 14 primaries for the Republican and Democratic parties it was revealed following the last day for filing. Among other scheduled contests for the Republican posts, one in McHenry three is that of Harold F. Miller who is opposed for reelection by Robert J. Conway, township clerk. There are no contests in the Democratic party. Following are the names on file for McHenry and Nunda townships: Republican McHenry 2--Edgar Landgren. McHenry 3--Harold F. Miiler and Robert J. Conway. McHenry 4--Joseph Frett. Nunda 1--J. J. Barninga. Nunda 2--Frank Mason and George J. Ehlert. Nunda 3--Henry L. Cowlin. Democratic McHenry l~~Sibre Whiting. McHenry 3--Henry J. Miller. Nunda 1--Robert Knox. Nunda 2--Joseph Feffer. Armstrong Thanks All Volunteer Registrars State Selective 8ervice Director G. Armstrong has awced Illinois newspaper help in instructing registrants to write the service's Springfieltf headquarters instead of Washington on any business regarding draft statu* problems. Letters sent to Washing* ton, he said, will he returned to Springfield for handling and valuable time may thus be lost, Colonel Armstrong has also asked the press to extend his sincere thanks to all volunteer registrars who served on Feb. 16. NEARBY NEWS ' s t TRAIK CRASH IS FATAL TO WM. PEARSON OTHER LOCAL SOLDIER# IN WRECK Military funeral rites were held ttit (Thursday) morning for Private liam A. Pearson, route 1, McHenr^,-- SUMMON JURY FOR DUTY IN $8,000 DRAM SHOP SUIT A&ough dog has long been1 regarded as man's best friend, several ol them proved to be somewhat of a detriment to farmers in the county ! of more than eight ration stamps at during the past year. According to ! the time of registration, OPA ruled, an announcement made by County : Each stamp will permit a citizen to Treasurer C. Frank Daly, $1,975 in j btiy one week's allotment presumclaims have been paid out of the dog ably twelve ounces, although it has A total of J been reported that officials were con- With Spring not so many days away, the thought of summer and the tax fund of the county. varied activities that are the high- : twenty-seven claims were made. Wit- ' sidering reducing the weekly ration to lights of the season begin entering the | ness fees in the amount of twenty- eight ounces minds of all of us. Probably the day most looked forward to is July 4. The McHenry Post of the American Ley gion will again sponsor a huge carnival for several days. The familiar music of the merry-go-round will a^ain thrill the little tots, while mother and dad will be content to enjoy the beauty of the fireworks. Keep the date in mind folks. It will make the dreary days still ahead a little brighter. Mr. and Mr?. Robert Thompson attended the funeral of Mrs. Emma Alexander jn Hebron Monday. seven dollars were paid. Sheep headed the list as 133 were killed during the yeaf. Next in line came turkeys with a half dozen being killed. Five hogs, one cow and one horse also were included on the list. The largest claim was paid to W. G. Moorehead, who was paid $735 for the loss of forty-nine sheep. The top pric« of fifteen dollars per head was paid ir his claim. County Clerk Raymond D. Woods of Woodstock has received 44,000 registration blanks for sugar rationing in McHenry county. These will be turned over to the proper officials for registering when the date is announced Mrs. George Haldeman as Ronnie, of Woodstock visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Phannenstill, >ne day this week. Mrl and Mrs. John .Phannenstill and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kennebeck ana son, Jimmy, visited at the Frank Speiker and John Freund homes in Burlington, Wis., Sunday. Guests in the Louis Althoff home last weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beckenbaugh and daughter. Anita and Cletus Althoff, all of Chicago. The petit jury was summoned for duty today, Tluirsday, to hear the $8,000 dram shop suit filed by Mrs. Caroline Peterson and her children of Woodstock against George Mollenkamp, John P. Miller and Eugene Larson. Mollen kamp is named as proprietor of the White Swan tavern on route 14, northeast of Woodstock, and Miller as owner of the building. Larson operates the Shady Rest tavern on routt' 47. The woman charges that her husband, Thomas, was injured October 19, 1940, when he engaged in a brawl with two unidentified minors. Prior to the fight the three, Mrs. Peterson charges, had obtained intoxicating liquor at the two taverns. She asks damages of $2,000 for herself and $2,000 for her children. The members of the petit jury summoned include: Ernest Crawford and Clarice Beldin; Clarence Peterson and Minnie Prenchio, Dunham; John Raeder, Edna Schopperle and Leona Conn, Chemung; Mninie Bush, Seneca; Anton Zenla and William Laue, Coral. John C. McGee, Florence Stienke, Martin G. Carlson and Josie Carroll, Dorr; Amelia Doolittle, Greenwood; Raymond L. Colby, Agnes Doherty and Clarence Niesen, McHenry; I. H. Brent, Nunda; Martha Fitzgerald, R. C. McCrady, Rose Stiller and John Hegner, Algonquin; Marguerite Zimmerman, Grafton. As stories of hie fame apretd last week, new laurels were heaped upon the brow of Sergt. LeRoy Anderson, Burlington, first selectee of the war to receive the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in action on the Bataan peninsula. Friday, Life magazine carried Anderson's picture and an account of his valor in its weekly "Roll of Honor." The same night a dramatized version of his tank attack was presented on the Kate Smith radio program. Paramount newsreels containing shots of Anderson, his home, his step-mother, Mrs. Hattie Anderson, and a few general views of Burlington, were released for nationwide showing last week. , Mrs. Christina Fincutter, mother ol Theodore Fincutter of Libertyville, who would have been 103 next Aug. 10, and whose devotion to fine laces and silks in her wardrobe grew more pronounced as she added the years, died at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at the home of a daughter. She was the oldest resident in Lake county, and was known for her sweetness of disposition. j The baby icon .hing, purchased with funds raised through public subscrip- 1 tion last year, is credited with saving ! the life of the infant daughter of Mr. i and Mrs. Laverno Knapp. according | to Harvard Community hospital offi- | cials. When the youngster's condition ! suddenly became critical, a few days j after birth, the infant was placed in the respirator and given oxygen. Per nve days and nignts she whs kepi 1 alive by use of the iron lung. j The Salem, Wilmot and Antioch fire J departments battled to bring under control a fire that damaged the Arthur Bushing house at Liberty Corners to the extent of $1 ,200, Saturday even-1 ing, Feb. 28. Interesting pioneer hi&- j tory surrounds the farm that is the 1 site of the thirteen room house nearly j destroyed by the fire. The sixty-acre f tract was homesteaded in 1842 by i Isaac Brown, great-gfeat-grandfather 1 of Mrs. Bushing. He paid the government $1.25 pier acre. In 1897 natural gas was discovered on the farm and this is still used for heating vaster on the premises. Henry Brown, son qi Isaac, the pioneer, bought eighty acres in the early sixties near Camp Lake ' for five dollars and a shotgun," ac- 1 cording to the only records now available. j Word haa been received of the death ' of Vernon J. Kelley of Darien, Wis., a lormer employee at the Alemite Die Casting Division. News that the youth was killed in action on Jan. 31 with : Company B, 31st Infantry with General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines was learned by his sisters, Mrs. Clifford Merwin and Mrs. Richard Weland, both of Woodstock. Once a railroad man, always a railj road man. The old saying can be jadapted to T. J. "Jeff" Dockery of : Barrington, who retired recently after fifty-five years in the game. Jeff still ; likes to talk aboyt the railroads, and how they've gTown daring the time he was a railroad man. The Barrington man has been with the Belt Line for forty-nine years. Forty-seven of those years he's spent in the tower at tht junction of the Belt Line and North Western tracks, and for twenty-nine years he also served as station agent. About the time he came to the village, the Belt Line had little more than finished laying track. At about the same time, the North Western put in a double track line. PRIVATE WM. A. PEARSON Among the Sick Mrs. Gertrude Ritter returned the last of the week from the Woodstock hospital where she/had been confined for several weeks. Bob Schulz, who has been confined in St. Luke's hospital, Chicago, since the last of December, 4s much improved. Mr. and Mrs. George Witt have received word that their son, Glenn, who was inducted into the army on March .2 as a volunteer, is ill at a hospital in Camp Grant. Mrs. Charles Vales and Mrs. Ray Kopriva of Chicago were Tuesday visitors in th« Albert YiJes home. Lew Risfepp Reporte 1-;' - Seeing First Robins * -- Although the weatherman has given"] no defiinite assurance that spring will be with us for several days, proof that it is not far away has been shown during the p^st week. Reports have been made by several people who have seen birds which have found their way back after spending the winter in warmer climates. Lew Bishop reported seeing three robins on Tuesday morning and meadow larks have beer seen by other local residents. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pearson, who reside at the Barlow home four miles northeast of town, one of seven persons, four of whom wen soldiers, who lost his life in a head-M crash of a special troop train and a fast Frisco passenger tram last SatUfe day night. > Scene of the wreck was on a trestle about two hundred yards west of Granby station in Newton county, Missouri. Military police later guard- ' ed the scene and special investigations were in session by the army, the commerce commission, and the railroad company, together with the impaneling of a coroner's jury which has been studying evidence submitted in the tragedy. Private Pearson's death was tip fifth McHenry county service milt casualty recorded in this war. Two Woodstock soldiers and one Woodstock sailor have been killed while oa active duty with the armed forces. Crystal Lake youth was killed it Texas in an airplane accident last faU. Inducted March 2 Pearson, twenty-eight years ell, was a former assistant department manager for Sears, Roebuck £ Co* wholesale division. He was inducted into the army two weeks ago froe*. McHenry county where he has reaided for five years. Only last Thursday his mother visited him at Camp Grant. Early last Sunday morning, telephone calls were received by parents of other McHenry boys who were passengers on the train. Fortunately, alt escaped without injury. Early this week Hie Plaindealer received word from one of the soldiers who told of the horrible scene they had witnessed. Among those from this vicinity who were aboard the train were Privates William Hay, Charles Sutton, Harvey Freund, Alfred Hergott and Eddie WaspL The body of Private Pearson arrived in McHenry on the 6:20 train Tuesday evening and was at reet at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until Thursday morning. Impressive military rites were conducted by the McHenry post American Legion and the firing guard and color squads of the Peter Umathum post, Woodstock, also took part. In all. about forty Legionnaires were present. A solemn requiem moas was sung at St. Mary's Catholic church at ten o'clock this morning with Rev. Paul Tuchlinsky, Rev. Neidert and Rev. Wm. O Rourke conducting the services. A sermon most consoling to family and friends was given by Rev. Tuchlinsky and sympathy, is extended to the parents by the en tit* community. • Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery ; Former Resident lnjnred A former McHenry man, Private Willard E. Aebischer, 24. was injured in the wreck but his condition afterward was reported as good. Ht' *a the aon of Mr. and ^flr* Aebischer of Elgin. % - v',1 ST. PATRICK'S SUPPEE The public is cordially invited to attend a pot-luck supper and card party sponsored by the Altar and Rosary Sodality of St. Patrick's church. The supper will begin at 6:30 p. ol., Tuesday, March 17, at the church hall. Mrs. John |L Knox it chairman of the event. Mr. and Mrs. William Justen visited Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hoffman in Wilmette last Thursday. Moderate Weather Enjoyed in February With the exception of four daya during the middle of the month, Fepr ruary weather was moderate although the winds were damp and chilly. The lowest temperature for the month three below zero on the nineteenth sad the warmest was thirty-eight degree* on the fifth. t In February 1941, th;> coldest we* eleven below zero, also on the nsne~. teenth. and the warmest was fot sy three on the eleventh. ' { i i *' s: