Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS PHYLLIS fBOMA8 NOT ABSENT Oft TARDY IN Wver, 111., May intt a four-year course in high wtth attendance record Will be ttie achievement of a Leaf ttlver when she receives her dlpiomrimd special "ward durtnj commencement exercises which tase alete to Leaf River high school aud- Uorlum on Friday night, May X. Miss Phyllis Thomas, one of the 31 studenu who are to graduate this vear, has not a single black mark against her attendance record thus far during her career in Leaf River high school. If this record continues until the end of the school term she will have completed a four-year course in high school with a perfect attendance record, and the young lady is determined to do so. For this achievement she will receive a special "perfect attendance award" during the night of commencement exercises. This will be presented in special exercises during athletic letters, scholarship letters and the "OitiiensWp Key" will be presented.

To Honor AdrUn Schrelber An award of unusual distinction be presented to Adrian Sehreib- -er. This award will be the Key," voted by the faculty and student body for scholarship, loyalty and special achievement. The name will be engraved on the Loyalty, Achievement 'Honor Plaque." This is one of the outstanding awards given to a student each year. This award takes place on commencement night. Plans for commencement week exercises have been completed, according to an announcement made this morning by Principal S.

Flni- frock, of the high school. The baccalaureate services will take place on Sunday night, May 21, in the high school auditorium, with Rev. W. Fittman, pastor of the Christian church, delivering the address. Give Program The usual plan of having a speaker deliver a commencement address will be abandoned this year.

The exercises will, instead, be in charge of the students, a number of whom will give speeches. "Our School" will be the theme of the speeches to be given by the students who are to appear on the program. The of the speakers follow: "Our School Today, Twenty and Thirty Years Mildred Cave. "Comparative Costs of Our Adrian Schreiber. "Our Gurricular Genevieve Cook.

"Our Extracurricular Emma Albert. "Our Future School In This Hazel Haraard. The junior-senior banquet will be held Friday, May 19 and Class day will take place Wednesday, May 34. The senior class will visit the University of Illinois or the Wisconsin state capitol building and University of Wisconsin at Madison. QftEEN COUNTY FAMEM SUICIDE IS LINKED WITH THREATtNtmK STRIKE tlchelkratt.

New Glaftft, Dead from Wenad, Monroe, May the death of Samuel Slchelkraut, yeAr-old farmer, was linked with the threatened milk strike, is the belief of Green county authorities. Kteheikraut, who resided at the southerly edge of New Olarus waa fdund dead Thursday night, sumably from self-inflicted rifle wound. Members of hit family eatf account for his act only by the fact that had shown in the last few days much mental agitation about the possibility of the milk strike and its results. Mr. Elchelkraut sold his milk to the condensery plant at New Olarus and Mid by relatives to have been firmly opposed to the strike move.

He talked about the impending event to many people in recent days and it is feared the worry about it led to self destruction. Mr. body was found by his brother-in-law, Fred Zimmerman, about Thursday evening near Sprint Valley school, a few miles north of New Olarus. The body was in the Biohelkraut automobile. Beside it was a new .33 rifle that he had purchased in New Olarus during the afternoon.

JO DAYIESS CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET LISTS MANY INTERESTS CASES; Oalena, May new cases have been added to the docket for the May term of the circuit court which will open on May 33 with Judge Harry L. Heer, of Oa- lena, presiding. New with the closing of the docket Friday night were: Xdna Mae Wllcox vs Asa Wtl- cox, divorce. Elisabeth Exchange bank, by receiver, vs Benjamin Harkness, et foreclosure. Federal Land Bank of St.

Louis vs Mathias Blumer et foreclosure. Clyde B. Weber vs Isabella Halg, foreclosure trust deed. Caroline E. Franklin vs Timothy J.

Sullivan et foreclosure. Wesley H. Wiley vs Daniel Holland et foreclosure. Gelne Brown vs Jacob Brown, divorce. People's State Bank of Stockton, by receiver, vs T.

W. Bechtold et foreclosure. Northern Trust Co. vs Hattie et foreclosure. Robert Pettigoue, by next friend, vs Melvin Maeder, trespass on case.

Hanover State bank, by receiver, John J. Rogers et foreclosure. Hanover State bank, by receiver, vs A. O. Eastman et foreclosure.

Hanover State bank, by receiver, vs Roy Schaible et foreclosure. Hanover State Bank, by receiver, vs. Omar Hatfleld et foreclosure. Hanover State bank, by receiver, vs Benjamin May, foreclosure. Federal Land Bank of St.

Louis, John Bonjour et foreclosure. Paul Jones vs Mrs. Frank W. Bunker, creditor's bill. Village of Elisabeth vs Leslie O.

Graves and the Jo Daviess County Service company, an Illinois corporation, bill for injunction. Irene Cliff vs Charles Cliff, di- KENNETH BAER, DAKOTA, WINS FIRST IN CATTLE JUDGING EVENT AT DIXON Dixon. 111,. May Baer, of Dakota, placed fint in the individual judging contest held in connection with a picnic of Jersey cattle breeders from the middlewest. The Dakoto youth scored 134 out of a possible points.

The Dakota team placed seventh in the contest. First place in the event was won by Axelis, with 351 points; second, Lelsnd, 338; third, Walnut, 308; fourth. Prophetstown. 3M; Geneseo. 393; LaMoille, 391; Dakota.

386; Mendota, 285; Rochelte. 378; Dixon. 376; Pearl City, 381; Marshall-Putnam 4-H club, 359; Milledgeville, Geneseo 4-H club, 346; Amboy. 343; Waterman. 333; Lanark, 338; Hlnkley, 334; Polo, 333; Franklin Grove, 218; Oranfeville, 30C; Tam- plGO, 303; Manlius.

180; Ashton, 175. By virtue of his achievement Bear was awarded the American Jersey cattle club gold medal. ELIZABETH TO HAVE RED CROSS CHAPTER Elisabeth, HT! May was made from the pulpits of the local churches Sunday that a meeting of the people of Elizabeth and community would be held at the town hall Wednesday to consider plans for organizing a local chapter of the American Rad Cross. session is to be an important one and everyone interested in the work is urged to attend. Under the new plan of poor relief it is understood that practically all help from this time will come through the Red Crocs organization.

To fall to organize Red Cross chapter here naivht cause considerable in gtt- ting relief for the needy. In addition, the guiabeth chapter hat some funds which were raited during war and it likely that the meeting will alto be a of eUciduiK upon disposition of funds so that may turn the greatest to community whicfr provided them. J. WILLftRD SMITH Funeral Homt $10 South Galena vorce. AtiD MRS, M'NUTT, SHANNON, INJURED WHILE PICKING FLOWERS Shannon, 111., May Catherine McNutt, 87, sustained a painful injury yesterday morning while picking a bouquet of flowers in the yard of her home.

aged lady was about to step up onto a sidewalk when she tripped and fell to the cement injuring her right hip. It is believed the limb was fractured. Mrs. McNutt lives alone in the south part of Shannon, her husband having passed away about twenty yews ago. She was preparing to attend services at the Brethren church when the aceident took She was reported to be rest- ing'eaay today.

THREE BANDITS CAPTURED AFTER ROCKFORD HOLDUP Rookford, May bandits wen captured after they up and robbed O'Donnell brothers flour and feed store Saturday night, Summoned to by a witness to affair who phoned the authorities caugh trio during a wild chase through the stretts. one of bandlU, Joe Corsentino. 85, being wounded in MRS. WILLIAM BILL OWES IN- TtRBSTINO TALK ON "ROCK GARDENS" Stockton, H1.7May meeting of the Garden club that was unusually interesting, was held on Friday afternoon at the home of Mn. o.

F. Arnold. MM. Will Mill talked on -Rock Gardens" and gave much practical information regarding their construction, and the plants best suited to growth in rocky soil. She showed about twenty-five such specimens, and named many others, best adapted to rock garden growth.

Many valuable suggestions wen made and her hearers were convinced that the speaker had made definite study of the subject. On May 36 the club will make a pilgrimage to Ward's grove and spend the entire day studying plint life in the woods. This grove lies tbout two miles east of Stockton and in the olden days was the scene of many Fourth-of-July celebrations and picnics which are still fresh in the minds of early residents, On Wednesday afternoon of this week the Progressive Household science club will sponsor a demonstration of Kraft-Phenlx products at the Methodist church, to which the Women's club, the Household Science club and the neighborhood club have been invited. A very instructive session is pro- A delegation of Elizabeth folks, jubilant over the re-opening of the State bank, expressed their apporval of this action by a demonstration on our streets with bells, horns and other noise making A number of farewell parties are being planned for Mrt. W.

E. Mahler, who Is moving about June 1 to Dubuque, where Mr. Maher, special agent for the Chicago Great Western railroad has his headquarters. A community chorus of one hundred voices, an addnsii by O. HaUoway, pastor the-Method- 1st church, and a patriotic parade in which the cltlwnry of the community is asked to participate, are features of the Memorial day program, now in the making, it several years since there was patriotic observance of the day, and those in charge this year, wish to make it noteworthy.

The card party given under the auiplces of the Royal Neighbors was social success, despite the rain which greatly reduced dance. High scores in wen by A. Myers, low, Miss Katherine WU- liams and B. L. Clark.

In WO p. X. KWer and Mrs. Wallace Perry scored high, and Mrs. Rose Smith and Norroa Bourne, low.

A meeting of the Red Cross chap- tor to called for Thursday evening. Various matters relative to immediate relief for the needy will be taken up and The Junior class of Stockton high present the play. "School for Scan- dSr at the annex Friday evening May 19. Real entertainment with plenty of comedy is 1 those who attend. cast is working to make this production a masterpiece in high and from the thus far, this ambition is bound to be realtaed.

Mr. and Mrs.R.M.Bowmanjand daughter Betty Jean were of relatives Sunday. ELK OFFICIALS TO VISIT AT 8ALENA Galena, iu7 May 0. Warner, grand of the Elks, District Deputy O. J.

Schufcnberg, Secretary MJllard of Elks' asociatlon, Frank P. White, executive secretary- and Dr. C. J. Freeport, will visit the Ga- Isna Elks' lodge at the regular meet Wednesday night, May 17.

PLtAtAfff PRAIRIE INTER-CLASS ORATORY CQKTEST NEXT Valley, 111., May Pieaeent Prairie academy oratorical contest will be held the academy gymnasium on Friday, Maf Graduation week have been completed, according to announcement made this morning by Principal Henry C. Schoon. Bee- oalaurate services will be held in the Silver Creek Reformed church on Sunday night, June 4, with Rev. C. Bode, of Mountain Lake, giving the address.

Commencement exercises take place Wednesday, June in the Silver Creek Reformed church, with members of the graduating class providing the entire program. Twelve students are graduating this year, this being four more than com- prieed the class of 1932. Principal Honored Henry E. Schoon, principal of Pleasant prairie academy has been awarded a silver atar medal by the United States government for gallantry in action during the Meusa- Argonne battle in the World.war. Mr.

Sehoon is a graduate of New Brunswick, N. theological seminary, served with the u. S. army during the war and later with the army of occupation in Germany. 06LE COUNTY COUPLE WED AT MT, MOHRII Oregon, Lucille V.

Reynolds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Reynolds, of Oregon, was united in marriage here Saturday to Leland S. Rlttenhouse, of Mt.

Morris, the ceremony being formed by the Rev. F. L. Austin at the Church of God in Oregon. The bride graduated from Oregon high school and later attended Northern Illinois state Teachers college at DelCalb, Mr.

Rittenhousa, son of A. of Mt, Morris, was graduated from Mt. Morris high school In the class of 1930 and is now associated with Kable Brothers company. immediately after the ceremony the couple left for a short wedding trip. They will make their home at Mt.

Morris. Announce Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mongan, Oregon, announce the engagement and approaching marriage -of their daughter, Alyce Elisabeth, to Cecil Bartow, son of Mrs. Edna Bartow, of Leaf River.

The wedding will take place on Saturday, May 30, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon at the farm near Leaf River where the bride and groom will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Miller, Mt. Morris, an uncle and aunt ol the bride, will be best man and march.

The bride will wear her traveling oMtume, in ensemble of Hue with matching aaceworiea. pillowing the ceremony a dinner will be served to thirty and the bridal will leave for a short trip Chicago. Mongan is a graduate of Oregon and her at- tiiided school in Leaf miver. WOODIWE TO OTHER NEARIY TOWNS 1 MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE Woodbine, 111., May plans for Memorial day are being made by Woodbine residents, llisa- beth and Stockton are planning special programs on the occasion of Memorial day and many local people plan to attend the services in nearby towns. Missisnary Meaea The Women's Missionary society Will meet at the of Miss Heidenreleh, Wednesday afternoon.

Ralph will have charge of lesson study and D. Qabel will a special number. Irvin Dtttmar, Stanley Bunlee Kuhi, Ruth Krell and Lorraine Siemen went to Elisabeth Thursday to eighth grade Their teachers, Miss Leona Stamen and Elisabeth glagenthakr accompanied Mrs. Smma Krell and son Oeorge motored to Iowa Friday to attend the funeral of the former's brother, Oustave Matke. The first quarterly conference meeting will be held at the church Wednesday evening.

Rev. J. O. Xller, district superintendent of Freeport district, will preach and conduct the business meeting. Communion services will be held Sunday morning, May 31.

Miss Cora Mitchell has been hired to teach the Apple River school for the coming year. Mr. and Mn. Wallace Reber and daughter Margarette, of Salema, visited friends here Friday evening. REV, EARL SPEAKS TUESDAY NI8HT IN RED OAK M.

C. CHURCH Rev. Earl Pottinger, evangelist, will speak Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the Methodist Episcopal church at Red Oak on a subject which should be of unusual interest, Men Pray Should They Net Pray To Saved." During the course of his address, Rev. Pottinger will differentiate be tween those who pray for the bene nt of in general and those who pray to saved also. mmm HWH II -A very enjeraMi bwitiitt in the dinmi watt of the KvengelMett ehWeivrridef evening when the Athletic aatoetetion entertained the lottf Athlette of the hifh tfthOftL the room wet very beautifully bated in pink Mid green.

The table decoration! earned Mil aifttttte ideas. The place Ming bells end and the program wee written en 1 The program consisted ot the following: Brandt trandt, John I. Maaterton, Address of Mies Marian Trel. John I. Mestenon.

Vocal Alice nans, Jeewphinc Hltemen wid Helen iMi. Lola Kirby. Instrumental Timmer and David Taylor. O. A.

Brandt. Saxophone Dwight Morlng. After the program the giiesta motored to Freeport to attend the aho, "Topaae," at the Undo. NORWE6IAN INDEPENDENCE DAY TO CELEIRATED AT ILAHCHARVIUE KMY 21 Blanchardville, May Norwegian population of Lafayette county Kill celebrate Norwegian Independence day at BlanchardviUe on May 31. The first celebration of thU In the United waa held at Blanchardville sixty yean and the festival thii year will be held on the same grounds.

The celebration will be staged on Sunday ao that many will be able to attend who otherwise could not. The same violin that the Ola Bull, who waa in thta country sixty yean ago, played on that day, will be played by a ion of the man who formerly owned, the violin. Ole Anderson, now II yean ot age, and who waa present at the celebration sixty yean ago, will be one of the speakers, TWENTY-FIRST EFFONT TO END UFE SUCCEURIL May twenty.flrst effort to end hia life proved succeaaful for William guaon, 42, who find a shot from an old target rifle into hia head: Twenty "dud" cartridges were found beside him, indicating, police said. that he had tried twenty times to kill himself. The Jltt attempt, successful.

MUIMKTTO ON OCCASION Of AKKVAt ruyctfOK tanark, 111., May hith aehoel junlor-stnior banquet held in the Masonle temple sHtur- day was an erent of unusual interest, A program waa presented. Tht banquet was served toy the nwthen of of the elass. The protram was as follows! Master of eeremoniee-Peui IAW. La Walson. ta resfMjesU-John Bekerle.

4e Fox. Vlaje en treu bun us Oosaard, Prama de la Profeeia de la clase-Mildred Liventood, La Wieraon. Adlos-NiUs Borop. Mether.DaewkUr The annual mother.daughter quet, an event which has been presented here annually for the past elfht yean, was held Saturday night in the Church of the Brethren dininehall. About 400 mothers and daughten attended the affair.

After the dinner the guests were enter tatned in the high school gym naeium where the young people of the Brethren church Rave a play, "Mother Mine." The presentation was witnessed by au audience of over COMMITTEE IS NAMED AT OERMAN VALLEY TO FORM MEMORIAL PROoRAM Cedarvtlle, May following committee has been named to make arrangements for Decoration day: I. Wohlferd. Kaiser. A. Wagner and R.

K. Wohlford. Clinton Bolender Marry HutUr. Vocal Bear. Street Kryder and Lloyd Hutmacher.

Deeoratien day exercises will be held May at I'a. m. in the K. of R. temple.

Memorial day servkes will be held jiunday, May at 10:48 a. m. in the Oengretatienal Bvangelieal church. MEMQMlJMYlCEe-TO HELD ATI, 0, 0, HALL AT OAVIt OUUKOAY, 21 mim, May wemi day aervioM emnied uiw in the o. o.

P. hit hen.on Sunday afternoon, May st, beginning i e'ettek. the afternoon win be given tv prograaft tppleyanne Stud. by audience. o.

H. Palmer. Oettjriburg Duet-Lucille Meter and Oladpa Waiter. Marian O. A.

WengWP. band. A. L. Reid, Announcement of committee.

Mann to mend end Wdcld war veterans leading. Music-bend. "In Handera Warburg, "In Marian Tielkemeler. Closing program and roll call by the American Legion, William Mul- hal la ehtrgt. POLO GARDEN CLUB HEETS WITH MIS.

HAND Polo, May The Garden clUb met Friday afternoon at the of Mn. Robert M. Brand. Than ware short discussions by various memben. It was decided to hold a "tulip display" in of the store windows Saturday, May or Saturday, May 97th, according to the time the tulips are in full display.

The data will be announced later. The next meeting will be May 3fth at the home of Mrs. Alex Anderson, and Mn. Otto Weber will give a talk on "Gardens In Germany." Mrs. John Shaw's Sunday school elaaa of the BvanfcUcal church held an all-day meeting 'Thursday at the home of Mn.

John Messner, A scramble dinner was enjoyed at noon and the afternoon was spent in nuiltlng. Burt Beck arrived from New York Thursday 'afternoon, called here by the death of his mother, Mn. Mary Beck, Funeral tor Mn. Mar? Beck, who passed away Wednesday, wen held from the Bvangelical church Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev. J.

V. Biscboff officiating. Interment waa in the Brookville cemetery. Mr. and Mn.

Ira M. of Ottawa, spent the week-end with the former's mother, Mrs. Adelaide and the pannta, Dr. and Mn. B.

V. Mice. Special May 13 Through May 19 PINEAPPLE PECAN, Pints, each Twenty other 4 varieties, ea. I OV CUPS CONES 13c OiUCIOVS VAllfP SW.IroquoisSt. the ride by a bullet fired by police.

and the other two, Harold Townsond, 34, and waiter Henry, all of Chicago, wen lodged to jaU. Growing Mash OrouM Com Ibi. Floor Ibi. Dry Skim Alfelta IS bi. S.H 10 Ibl, VI corn Mtti it Md MrriM for S11.U- 'ft JOHN KHOHL i SON HI If ring St.

Sell for Cash GRANADA CAFE TONIGHT ONLY RKO 1, ou ows it (a ptrtea- TJD JONI9 and His 9, 19SS A thing has tu. arauad, ftee ii Thr.t to Uwrioani locked All loAnci.l and BaohiMry VM. to pull out of th. th. through whioh W.

thought it of going back th. vay w. failod. Wo now roaliio that tta war out Is it. for that t.

President turned the Ship of Stat. around. Having obi.rvod th. failuro of ainooro offorta to haul ua baok th. way w.

OMO, h. designed a n.w politioal and financial pull ua out th. way w. ar. g.ing^- forward.

H. ia clearing international obstacles out of tho way? ho does noi stand in awo of tariffs, Th. p.opl. bogin to that h. do.a n.t tako advio.

tho that h. oourago and loyalty to work for on. iupro-e int.r.it wolfaro of tho Amrioaa pooplo. that ia big for two in offioo. And now w.

all look to what ii oosjing! wo grow with ia behind. W. ar. looking for a hand-held on haul ropo. Ivory wants to do what ho oan and all ho oan.

Th. thing I oan do tho Country ii to omto IMviitry good ears. If I knew anything bottor to do, would 4o it. Induitry Bust bo srr oontributien. Motor oart ihoad tno futuro, iiko ovorything Thoy are se pwt of tho Matiom'i dailT Uft lag behind they hold tho Country.