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WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK villi IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE * v£>; 'K* *? (r • fZ , m fa . f.» < '»,iK *? :* ;'V Handed lute Our Office By Our Friends Miss Irene Harruff passed Sgtiur* day in Chicago. • Peter J. Freund was over from the county seat last Sunday. Miss Marguerite Overton spent Fri- kday last in the windy city. Win. Campbell was a county seat visitor the first of the week. H. T. Cooney of Woodstock was a visitor in town Monday evening. Dr. C. H. Fegers was a Chicago passenger last Saturday morning. Miss Eleanor McGee spent Satur­ day last in the metropolitan city. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago spent the first of the week at his home here. Miss Emma Thelen of Elgin spent Sunday as th$ guest of relatives here. Atty. Martin of Chicago spent a day last week as the guest of Geo. Hanly. Mrs. Wm. Cowen was among the Chicago passengers last Friday morn­ ing. Mike Freund was among the* Chi­ cago passengers last Saturday morn­ ing.' Wm. Smith attended to business matters in the metropolitan city Tues­ day. , SiMon Stoffel attended to business matters in the metropolitan city last Friday* Dr. D. G. Wells was a professional visitor in the metropolitan city last Friday. Wm. Howard of Woodstock spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. Miss Irma Lauer was among the Chicago passengers last Saturday morning. Chas. Unti attended to matters of a business nature in the windy city Tuesday. Mrs. Peter J. Freund boarded the train for the county seat last Friday afternoon. Atty. R. F. Wienke of Woodstock spent Sunday as the guest of Mc­ Henry friends. Dr. F. J. Aicher was a professional visitor at the county seat one after­ noon last week. Miss Martha Wagner spent Sunday as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Peter Engeln, at Elgin. Jay Comiskey of Woodstock spent Saturday and Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. Ray Mc Andrews of Woodstock spent the week end as the guest of relatives and friends here. Miss Elizabeth K. Miller took in the K. of C. dance at Woodstock last Thursday evening. Miss Helen Althoff of Kenosha, Wis-, is spending a couple of weeks as the guest of McHenry relatives. Miss Anna Weber of Woodstock spent Sunday as a guest in the home of her father, Mathias Weber. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer and little son, Keith, were guests of rela­ tives at Barrington last Sunday. Rudolph Block of Evanston was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bonslett Saturday and Sunday. Arthur Fitzpatrick of Chicago was entertained in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stilling the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner of Woodstock were Sunday guests in the home of the latter's mother, Mrs. J. B. Frisby. Miss Clara Freund spent Thursday evening of last week as the guest of Woodstock friends and also took in the K. of C. dance. Miss Kathryn Kennebeck of Wood­ stock spent Sunday as a guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kennebeck. Misses Elizabeth K. Miller and Helen Althdff attended the McHenry Choral club concert at Richmond last Friday evening. » Mrs. Vernon Lockwood and son, Lloyd, of Woodstock were entertained in the home of her sister, Mrs. Jas. T. Perkins, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Singer and daughter, Mary, of Woodstock v^ere guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. T. Perkins Sunday. Francis and Edward Bonslett of Evanston passed the wfeek end as guests in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bonslett. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Martin and daugh­ ter, Clarabel, of Woodstock were Sun­ day guests in the country home of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Martin. O. N. Owen and daughter, Ethel, and Miss B. Mae Small spent Sunday as guests in the home of the latterjs parents at Lake Geneva, Wis. F. A. Holly drove up from Genoa, EL, last Monday evening and spent the following day as a guest in the home of his brother, J. C. Holly. Miss Alta Wentworth, who is teach­ ing in Lake county, passed the week end as a guest in the home of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Warneke and daughter, Marie, of Chicago spent the latter part of last week as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Boh- , la&deb . Just Us Club Will Hold Benefit Dance For Red Cross The young ladies of MfcHenry who ileen By Plahuleater ReporteraanT are members of the Just Us dub have come forward with a true spirit of patriotism by arranging for the hold­ ing of k Red Cross benefit dance to be held at Stoffel's hall on Saturday evening of next week, May 26, the proceeds of the event to be forwarded to the Red Cross organization of this country. ing the young ladies on the spirit of patriotism" thus displayed and we trust that their efforts to do their bit will be rewarded with one of the larg­ est turnouts that ever gathered in Stoffel's hall. ',.'. : . The tickets for eveiital­ ready in circulation and reports from the members of the • club are to the effect that the people of McHenry and vicinity are showing their approval of the plan by purchasing tickets, the advance sale of which is most En­ couraging. The Just Us club girls have con­ ducted several very successful danc­ ing parties in McHenry during the past few years, but they hope to make the coming event the banner one of them all. Schroeder's five-piece orchestra of Woodstock has been engaged for the occasion and the hall decorations are sure to be in keeping with the spirit of the event. Tickets are selling at $1.00 each. You can help do your bit by purchas­ ing a ticket and attending the event. The young ladies promise everyone cordial treatment and a fine tiipe. Be there. Spectators, 25 cents. , ••FROM MANGER TO CROSS" McHENRT TOWNSHIP NUMBER IN CORN CO! Canning. Contest Open 1111 June i-- - Boys and Girls Show Enthusiasm In Corn and Canning Clubs Following are members of the can­ ning and corn clubs. The corn contest is closed, but the canning is still open. Canning Club . . . . H e b r o n -- E d y t h e H a n s o n , ' A d e l y n e We take thisJneana Clifton Peterson, Clifford Cantata to Be Given at M. E. Church Next Sunday Afternoon & 'y? Next Sunday afternoon, May 20, the ony Chorus choir of Crystal Lake will give the cantata, "From Manger to Cross," at the Methodist church in this village. This is one of the greatest musical compositions of recent years, and the Symphony Chorus choir gave it in the first M. E church at Crystal Lake a few weeks ago to one of the largest audiences the church has held for many years. The choir is composed of thirty-five splendid voices, which, under the leadership of Mr. James Kiddie, has reached a degree of perfection in exe­ cution that has attained most favor­ able comments from all who have heard them sing. It is a compliment to McHenry that they have consented to come for a Sunday afternoon con­ cert. The church should be filled to overflowing. There will be no ad­ mission charge, but a silver offering will be acceptable. Spread the news. Bring your friends. Major Perry Promoted Major Howard R, Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Perry of this vil­ lage, has just passed a successful ex­ amination for promotion in his stand­ ing in the army. The promotion, which thus comes to the former Mc­ Henry resident, is from his present po­ sition of major to lieutenant colonel. Mr. Perry graduated from the West Point military academy in 1893 and since his entry into the United States army his advance has been steady. McHenry friends extend him their heartiest congratulations. Major Perry is now stationed at El Paso, Texas, where he has been since his re­ turn from Manila. It will also be of interest to our readers to know that Howard R. Perry, Jr., has also suc­ cessfully passed the examination and will enter the West Point military academy in June. Oil Agent Resigns Gerald Newman, who during the past year or more has been the local agent for the Valvoline Oil company, has resigned his position with the company. His place has already been taken by A. W.^JBickler, who will hereafter be in charge of the business here. Mr. Bickler has purchased a new one-ton Republic truck of Over­ ton. & Cowen, which he has already placed into commission. We have not learned Mr. Newman's future plans. Will Play at Wauconda The McHenry K. of C. baseball team will open their season at Wauconda next Sunday, afternoon, when they will face the strong aggregation rep­ resenting that village. Sahlberg, for­ mer slab artist for the McHenry Sox, is pitching for Wauconda. McHenry will depend upon Miller to carry them on to victory. Quite a number of Mc­ Henry fang will accompany the team. _ Prize Bowling - E. M. Geier, proprietor of the Cen- terville bowling alleys, announces that he will conduct prize bowling contests at his alleys every Saturday and Sun­ day until further notice. Suitable prizes will be awarded the winners each week. • , Red Cross benefit dance at Stoffel's hall on Saturday evening of nefict iweek, May 2* '•¥ * •0:.; Peterson, Lilly Johnson, Grace Morris. McHenry--Rosina Freund, Bernice Smith, Mary Bolger, Viola Stilling, Florence Colby, Helen Freund, Ethel Biggers, Florence Conway, Elsie Vy- cital, Helen Shaw, Clara Kaiser, Laura Smith, Veronica Schaefer, Mary Pender Walsh, Ellen Walsh. Nunda--Edna Uleck, Alta Nick, Gertrude Clemens. Richmond--Dorothy Freund, Sophia Darnnier, Lila Smoak, Evelyn Krum- pen, Angela Tamblyn, Helen Shaw. Greenwood--Ethel Thomas, Irene Thomas, Olive Dygert, Frances Raw- son, Bernice Rawson, Vera Thomas, May Freeman. Corn Club Greenwood--Stanley Carlson, Sel- man Lieman, Matilda Lieman, Hadley Thompson, LaVerne Thomas, Earle Thomas, Arthur Beard, Russell Beard, Walter Pitt, Orren Hinderleiter, Stan­ ley Hinderleiter, William Hinderleiter, George Barber, Ben Barber. Hebron--Preston Weter, Kenneth Hanson, Clifford Peterson, Clifton Peterson, Leslie Douglass, Samuel Mulder, LaVerne Toynton, Rudolph Johnson, William Johnson, James Low. Nunda--Ralph Clemens, Thomas McCabe, Joseph Grasser, Willie Nish, Johnnie Nish, Gertrude Clemens, Willie J[ohnston, Davus Walkington, Theodore Geske. Richmond--Vincent Tamblyn, Cor­ nelius Quak, Ernest Rudolph, Russell Rudolph, Lawrence Winn, Duane Shales. McHenry--Earl Walsh, Harold Wil­ cox, John Huemann, Bernard Frett, Stephen Schaefer, John Jung, August Freund, Raymond Diethorn, Edward Baer, Louis Young, Hans Anderson, Vaughn Shaw, John Smith, Lloyd Mc- Cannon, LeRoy McCannon, Paul Bons­ lett, Clarron Eddy, Lester Page, Chas. Freund, Charles Whiting, Bernard Freund, Clarence Conway. McHENltY CHORAL CONCERT Attended by Large Audience at Rich­ mond Friday Evening The McHenry Choral club, accom­ panied by many of their friends, mo­ tored to Richmond last Friday even­ ing and gave one of their famous con­ certs for, the benefit of St. Joseph's Catholic church in that village. The concert was given at the city hall, where a full house greeted them. Atty. Edgar J. Elliott of that village introduced the choral and its director, Rev. M. J. McEvoy, and the choral never sang to a more appreciative audience. Number after number was wildly Applauded. Miss Eleanor Phalin gave a select pianologue and was heartily encored. Miss Edna Phalin accompanied at the piano. The subject of a series of open air band concerts was discussed at a band rehearsal held at the school auditor­ ium on Tuesday night of this week and while no definite action has yet been taken, a decision was reached that the band cannot afford to give these concerts without some compensation. It will be remembered that the band appeared in weekly concerts all last summer and outside of the pay re­ ceived at political meetings, when candidates for office paid fthem for their services, the boys tendered their time absolutely free of charge. Not only did the band boys give their time, but they also furnished their own instruments andv purchased their music. The boys this year are anxious to purchase new uniforms and otherwise add to their equipment, but these things cannot be accomplished without some financial support, and for this reason a proposition was made at Tuesday night's meeting whereby concerts would be given during the coming summer at the rate of $15 each. . It has been suggested that the busi ness men of the three business sec­ tions of the town get together and ar range for the holding of a series of concerts on our streets the same as last summer. For instance, if the business men on the West Side could raise $60 this would insure that end of town four concerts; if Centerville will raise $60 four concerts would be given in that part of town and the same also be applied in old town. It was also suggested at Tuesday night's meeting to appoint a commit­ tee to canvass the business men for donations and hold all of the concerts on the McHenry school grounds. While The Plaindealer does not wish to discourage any movement that the band boys may undertake, we feel quite certain that the last named plan will not meet with the approval of the business men of McHenry. The writer in past years has acted on soliciting committees' and knows from actual ex­ perience that the business men will not "come across" unless the concerts are held the same as last summer. The matter of furnishing a suitable platform as well as lights is also to be disposed of. It has been suggested to approach the village board on this proposition and we are sure that this body will do anything within reason to help McHenry to a series of concerts. Fifteen dollars per concert is indeed a very reasonable sum and we are sure that the business and professional men of the village will not let this hinder the public from enjoying these con­ certs, which should prove even more popular this summer than last. The McHenry band has made won­ derful progress during the winter months. The membership has been in­ creased and each and every member is a most enthusiastic worker. It now rests with the business men as to whether Or not we have the concerts. Let us all give this matter serious thought AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES M. W. A. Card Party and Dance The card party and dance, given by the Modern Woodman assisted by Fox River Valley camp, No. 3251, R. N. A., on Saturday evening last, was Miss Kathryn Buch was accompan- largely attended. Fifteen tables played ist for the choral. Rev. M. J. McEvoy 'was presented with a beautiful bouquet of carnations by the members of the Altar and Ros­ ary society of St. Joseph's church. After the concert a luncheon was given at Hotel Richmond in honor of the choral society. Those who attended from McHenry as well as those who took part in the evening's entertainment are loud in their praise for the kind hospitality extended by Richmond friends. Loses Finger Simon Michels, employed at the local boat factory, met with a very painful accident just before quitting time last Saturday afternoon, when his left progressive cinch, while many others were enjoying a domino game. Those meriting prizes at cards were Miss Clara Schiessle and Mrs. Nick Justen ladies' first and second and F. E. Martin and G. A. Himler, gents' first and second. Miss Anna Frisby was most successful at dominoes and was awarded first prize, while Mrs. Mayme. Harrison deserved second prize in dominoes. After the games danc­ ing was enjoyed by old and young. The proceeds will help in the refur-. niching of Woodman hall. tions. A Birthday Party On Saturday, May 12, a surprise was tendered Mrs. Henry Rogers at her home in Waukegan, the occasion hand came in contact with a planing j being her seventy-sixth birthday. All machine, with the Result that the ! of her children were present, together middle finger of his right hand was! with thirteen grandchildren and eight so badly lacerated that it was found ' great-great-grandchildren, also a nam necessary to amputate the digit just j ber of dear friends* During, the day below the second joint. Dr. D. G. j many lovely bouquets and blossoming Wells attended the victim of the acci-J plants were sent her by friends. A dent. Altho the injury is causing j lovely birthday dinner was served at Mr. Michels more or less pain, ho has i one o'clock, which all enjoyed. Mrs. been able to be up and around town j Rogers has many warm friends in daily since the accident. He hopes to McHenry, who also sent congratula be back to work at an early date. Social Dance A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend a social dance to be held at Smith's hall, Johnsburg, on Wednesday evening of next week, May 23. Oeffiing's orchestra will furnish the music and a fine time is promised to those who attend. Dance tickets, '50 cents. * . Ladies' Aid Society The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church will hold its next meeting at the country home of John F. Clax- ton on Friday afternoon of this week. Refreshments will be served at the close of the work and all members are respectfully invited to be Attended Ball Game A few baseball fans of this village saw the Wauconda team trounce Grayslake 17 to 1 at Wauconda last Sunday. Sahlberg, the former Mc­ Henry Sox pitcher, did the twirling, while Geo. Brailsford, also a former Sox, played the outfield. Kimball, who played with McHenry last season, covered the keystone bag for the home squad. Needless to say that the former McHenry diamond idols were mainly responsible for Grays- lake's overwhelming defeat. , Auction Saturday afternoon at the Schnorr homestead of carpets, rpgs, all kinds «jf furniture, etc. Miscellaneous Assortment of New* Items In Condensed Form For Bney People All of the barbers of Lake county are now getting 35 cents for hair-cuts. The cost of a large flag that was raised at Harvard one night recently was $91.85. Plans are now under way for the forming of a Red Cross chapter at the county seat. The government has purchased land for the erection of large radio towers near LibertyviJle. W. Cooler man & Son of Woodstock have opened a new tailoring establish­ ment at Crystal Lake. An exclusive negro hotel has just been opened at Waukegan. It is al­ ready taxed to it utmost capacity. Three day operators, besides the chief, are now employed at the Hebron telephone exchange of the New Era company. One of the very first moves made by Wm. Nagle, recently elected mayor at Fox Lake, was to revoke the saloon license of Jas. Gorman. State Senator Harold C. Kessinger, one of the best public speakers in the state, will deliver the address at Woodstock on Decoration day. The sheriff of Walworth county, Wis., has issued a proclamation in which he guarantees protection to all aliens who will behave themselves. Dr. H. H. Pillinger of Algonquin is one of the ten physicians who are to make up the first Chicago unit for service in France. He expects to leave for the front about June 1. At a meeting of prominent Luth­ erans of the county at Crystal Lake recently, it was decided to hold the quadiri-centennial celebration of the Reformation at Crystal Lake on Sept. 16. Thirty-one babies were examined and scored in a Better Babies' contest held at Crystal Lake recently. The first prize went to John Wesley Steph­ ens, the eight-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Stephens. A blaze, originating in the moving picture operator's booth, threatened to destroy the Y. M. C. A. building at Lake Geneva one evening last week. The prompt response of the city's fire department saved the structure. On account of the scarcity of labor, the high cost of material, etc., the directors of the Dundee State bank have decided to defer building oper­ ations until the spring of 1918. A new bank building had been planned for this spring. The new quarters of the First Na­ tional bank of Marengo were formally opened to the public on Saturday, May Hundreds of people were shown thru the beautiful building, which is said to be the finest of the kind tn McHenry county. The Dundee Hawkeye, which has been published at Dundee during the past twenty-eight years, has sold its subscription list to the Elgin Courier and ceased publication with last week's issue. The high cost of everything entered into the production of a news­ paper is partly responsible for the discontinuance of the paper. Mr. Holmes, the publisher, will maintain a job printing establishment in that city. To insure the building of the pro­ posed Chicago, Fox Lake A Northern railroad, residents along the right of way must subscribe for stock in the company at the rate of $3,000 a mile. The proposed road's proposition is to take over the short line now in oper­ ation between Wauconda and Palatine Residents of Palatine, Lake Zurich and Wauconda subscribed quite liber­ ally towards stock in the present road and it seems to us that these stock­ holders have just about as much rail­ road stock as they care to hold at this tilne. W. L. Doolittle, a farmer residing near Grayslake, lost thirteen valuable cows in three days recently. Veter­ inarians, who were called to attend the animals, differ in their opinions as to the cause of their death. One opinion is that the animals died as the result of eating the ensilage that had been fed them. Three other doc­ tors insist that the animals came to their death from lead poisoning. Painters employed on the farm re­ cently left several empty white lead kegs behind the barn and the suppo­ sition is that the cows had licked the inside of these kegs. Walter Steffen, the eighteen-year- old son of William Steffen, residing near Hebron, lost his left foot in a tractor one morning' last week. The young man had driven the tractor alongside a water tank, but failed to stop the engine. He climbed up on one of the large drive wheels and in some manner stepped upon the rod leading to the lever which operates the motive apparatus. The machine was thus thrown into gear and before he had time to save himself his left foot was drawn, into the machine, with the result that it was crushed so badly that amputation was made necessary. Wm. Spencer, manager of the West McHenry flour and feed mills, and who is also an expert machinist, has ret cently invented a boiler flue scraper, which has already been placed on the market and is finding a ready sale. Mr. Spencer has always experienced more or less trouble in keeping the flues of his boilers clean, with the re­ sult that he set out to make a scraper that would meet his own desires. He made up a scraper and tried it, The results obtained were perfect and most satisfactory. This occurred about & year ago. After seeing the practibility of his invention be decided to apply for the patent right with a view of manufacturing the scraper. He received a patent some time ago and at once made arrangements with his brother-in-law at Crystal Lake for the manufacture of a number of the scrapers. Since then he has estab­ lished selling agencies in Chicago and elsewhere, with the result that his in­ vention is finding a ready sale. The Spencer boiler flue scraper is made of malleable .iron and steel and Will remove all the soot in one opera­ tion. It will last as long as the ordi­ nary boiler and is the only scraper made with machined parts. It is made in two sizes, three and four inches, and engineers desiring ef­ ficiency cannot well afford to be with­ out one. Anyone in or nea* McHenry wish­ ing to see the new invention and have same demonstrated should call at the mill any time, when Mr. Spencer will be pleased to show and explain its merits. ' "BILLY'S BUNGALOW* Will Be Presented by Senior Class on Next Thursday and Friday Nights WORK OF PUPILS A CREDIT TO SCHOOL AND OOMMUNITT Gymnasium Crowded With Spectators ' S > " on Friday Afternoon ami Evening-- -i* Program Interesting m n The school exhibit shown it the -J school auditorium on Friday af ternoon , ^ and evening of last week was largely * ('«' J attended. In the afternoon the. hall * ^ 4 was filled with parents and friends, i who enjoyed the excellent program 1 given by the pupils. It consisted of 7J ] singing, folk dancing, cfeb swinging ! '4f and a dramatization at Hansel and V ?- Gretel, all of which was thoroly ^ « j o y e d b y t h o s e w h o a t t e n d e d . , v ~ ' « ^ The pupils displayed wostdarifui " talent in the grades as well as high 1 school and the work, which was a pro- f 'M; I duction of every pupil in the school, ^ - would do eredit to any community. | j Passing thru the various rooms one ̂ found works of art and construction "tivf | as well as written ami recitation work, > , : 4 | reflecting credit upon the pupils as well as their able instructors. 1 One improvement that we noteworthy was in the display of A hit, jam full of surprises and fun, will be brought to the high school auditorium next week, May 24 and 25, when the senior class will present Billy's Bungalow." It is a story of wholesome fun to entertain. Young Mr. and Mrs. Billie Middle- ton are honeymooning on an . island in a bungalow and are hosts at a house party. Just when things are lovely, everybody happy, Mrs. Billie discov­ ers that the cook and valet have se­ cretly departed in the one boat--the only means of connection with the main land. At this crisis, When there is scarce­ ly enough food to last a week, obvious comedy corners are developed. Youth and melody bring out fun and thrills. And then they are finally saved. How? Come and see at * 8:16 next Thursday and Friday, the 24th and 85th. W. C. T. U. Meeting 'Members and guests numbering fif­ teen met with Mrs. Raymond Colby at her country home on Thursday last. The meeting proved very interesting and profitable. Ice cream and cake were served. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. W. E. Sayler on Waukegan street Thursday afternoon, May 24 Mrs. J. E. Wheel­ er will lead. Subject, "Women and the Franchise and What Are Our Privileges?" All are requested to at­ tend. - V, "^Social Wheel Twenty-one members of the Social Wheel met with Mrs. C. S. Dumble- ton on Water street Thursday of last week, May 10, an^were entertained with a number of beautiful musical selections by the hostess. The guests were also treated to a delicious lunch­ eon in the dining room, where plates were laid for all present. The nejet meeting will be with Mrs. J. C. Holly on Thursday, May 24. 6 manship among the pupils in the upper $ grades. The miniature houses, to- gether with their furnishings, con- " structed by the seventh and eighth 1 J§ ^ grade pupils were creditable and de- , 7 serves special mention, and also the 4 drill in calisthenics, keeping time with the victrola swinging Indian clubs by the pupils in the fifth and sixth grades. It was evidenced that the dramatiza- . tioA by the third and fourth grade : ; pupils was a favorite number on the program, while the first and second grades humored every note of music i in their folk dances, Which were new to many of the spectators. Everywhere hi the exhibit xeiill seen the result of study and ^ hension of the various subjects iKttght. As one who is interested we would ' hail with delight domestic science and manual training in our school with a J; ' teacher for every grade. ^ % Co-operation is the keynote sni let ^ 1 every parent strive to weric wflfe tte * teachers , for the betterment of ttn ", school, beginning in the home. In conclusion we repeat, that tike If 1 exhibit was a credit to the teachers and pupils of the McHenry fMWe school. •*.' a OUR SOLDIER BOYS Newe Cencernlng McHsary Serving Uncle SaM Suffers Second Stroke Friends of Henry Wightman will regret to hear that he sustained a sec­ ond paralytic stroke two weeks ago and in is a critical state at the home of his daughter, Jessie, at Wilmette. His entire left side is helpless. Mr. Wight- man is eighty-three years old and was McHenry's liveryman for many years and a favorite among his many friends. Is Back at Market Kirk Harrison, who left the employ of Schneider Bros, a short time ago to accept a position at the Oliver type­ writer factory at Woodstock, is again employed at the West Side meat mar­ ket. Kirks evidently likes the meat business better than that of munition Fbdndealer 1 making. Dance at Spring Grove A wedding dance is advertised to take place at Peacock's hall, Spring Grove, 111., on Wednesday evening of next week, May 23. Wagner's orches­ tra of Adams, Minn., has been engaged to furnish the music and everyone is i n v i t e d t p a t t e n d . D a n c e t te iSts , 60 cents. • Summer Trains June 1 We are told that the regular sum­ mer train schedule over the C. & N. W. railway will become effective the ifest Sunday n Word has just been received from "Pyke" Behlke, a former McHenry boy, who is now stationed at Ft. San Houston, Texas. Ha was recently promoted from a private to corporal. Pyke" is a member of Battery C, &rd Field Artillery, and expects to be to France at an early date. Percy Lodtz, son of John D. of this village, left Minnesota day for San Francisco, Calif. He has joined the marine corps. Irenus James Feffer, youngest aea of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Feffer, former McHenry residents, but now living near Crystal Lake, has joir.sd the United States army, having sweeaa- fully passed the examination. He has joined the infantry. Walter Fay, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fay, is now a measlMr ef tha coast artillery stationed at Key Went, Fla. He writes that his trip down the Mississippi was very much to* joyed and that he has no regrets fmt joining Uncle Sam's forces. Carlton Robb, former bookkeeper at the Borden factory here, but more re­ cently employed at Marengo, Hw joined the officers reserve corpe. # In Railroad Wreck Richard B. Walsh of this village Ope in a bad railroad Wreck which oc­ curred on the C. & A. tracks near Wilmington, 111., south of Joiiet, short- ' ly after midnight last Monday. Mr. Walsh was on his way to St Louis when the wreck occurred. A fish car attached to the train is said to have been responsible for the wreck, at least it was this car that first left the tracks, followed by the other coaches that made up the train. The wreck was one of the worst that has occurred around Chicago in years and in spite of this not a life was lost and only a few received minor bruises and in­ juries. Mr. Walsh escaped injury, al­ tho he suffered some from the .unex­ pected shaking he received. A tram carried the passengers back to Joiiet, where another train was made t« finish up the run of the regular which was derailed. ^ Notiee Oa aecouat of the inereane in cost of production, the Chicago papers in­ creased the rates, effective May 14, 1917, as follows: Evening paper delivered, |B *e«ta per mqnth. Morning paper delivered, Sf ««gta per month, Sunday paper delivered, 81 per month. Single copies Sunday pap*r, 9 par copy. Albert Rrnuest - Newsdealer. •^1 l'.Ljm . %:4: • - J *. \ , - aw *y.. * , * v: • 14:^' A.WWrirtS.'J.