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^ 5" * i.^f »-'.M„.^T,'i:ws".,.-V,.. ',i. . ». .'^-,V '"'4...^/»>.'•- <•'.i~ -.<'-: I.,J.'_-' -• **" • ^"'" ^f"; -- * *."_ - ?-• '»*•"*** '•• •a.:' "'-- •**»-<•*"-. . «. .<* -aw*.. • * -> . «--"j' .*°" '•J"' .. * « ,"v F/ii r^V**? *...J&* * n^'C- ^ 1 " »v;j. ~ - SfrOLUMK XLEtl .y «» y V." ^ ^j. ^ ; f>. ,• * ~ / > *." *•**$' if MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 17. 1918 NO. 31 EXCHANGE ITEMS 'XjkH. TAKEN PROM THE COLUMNS OP OUR EXCHANGES •s&M %%* •|||'Jjjkliscellaneou8 Assortment of Newt Items In Condensed Form For Bus} People ^...... A company of Home Guards hay l>een organized at Marengo. ^ , The merchants of Harvard are about to issue sugar cards, which will en­ title each family to three-fourths of a pound of sugar per week. The stockholders of the Griswold Lake Creamery company will meet on January 31 for the purpose of voting an the quostion of dissolving said cor- -.-/•'goration. . , • , The members of the McHenry coun- • ty exemption board, together with their assistants, have been working Might and day since Dec. 15, classify­ ing the registered men as the ques­ tionnaires are returned. L. C. Stevens of Crystal Lake, dis­ trict manager of the Public Service company, has sent out notices that for the purpose of conserving coal no outside lights, electric signs or win­ dow lights must be burned on Thurs­ day and Sunday nights. The city of Harvard is in imme- " diate need of $10,000 with which to meet municipal obligations and at the last meeting of the city council it Was voted to empower the mayor and clerk to execute an anticipation warrant in the sum of $10,000 to be paid by tax money to be collected for 1917. At the annual meeting of the Nunda Mutual Fire Insurance company the report showed that during the year just closed forty policies had been written, nine of which were to new members. The total amount of in­ surance written amounted to $102,115. There are 113 policy holders. Losses for the year amounted to $50. Delos L.. James, former McHenry county agricultural advisor with head­ quarters at Woodstock, but more re­ cently employed as a traveling sales­ man for the Hunt, Helm & Ferris company of Harvard, has resigned his position with that company to accept • a government assignment to the Unit­ ed States bureau of markets. He has already entered his new field of labors. On account of the inability to secure dependable help, the Richmond Gazette will hereafter be published by Rey­ nolds & Aldrich of the Lake Geneva News. H, N. Aldrich, a former Rich­ mond young man,, but now part owner of the Lake Geneva publication, will act as editor of the Richmond paper,1 which assures the subscribers a newsy sheet in the future. C. W. Schroeder of Crystal Lake • committed suicide on Wednesday of last week. The rash act was commit­ ted in the barn on the place of his son, Fred. He tied one end of a rope to an upper rung in the ladder leading to the hay 16ft and the other around „ his neck and then flung himself off the ladder. The deceased had been in poor health for some time and com­ mitted the deed in a moment of de­ spondency. Writing to the Chicago Tribune, C. T. Crofton of DesPlaines, 111., says: "The widely advertised kaiser has nothing on your American city man when it comes to hogging it and mak­ ing a packhouse out of the farmer if he can get by with it. Altho the city man calls the farmer a slacker, way profiteer and unpatriotic duffer, it happens that the farmer of today is the biggest and most important factor in gur national life. He is asked to feed, fight and finance the whole world and he always makes, * good. Ha^s off to him!" Two fires of incendiary origin de­ stroyed barns on farms near Big Foot one night recently. The first of the two fires was discovered on the B. B. Bell farm at about the midnight hour. The blaze gutted a newly erected barn and burned twenty-three head of cat­ tle, four horses and other contents. The second fire was discovered on the S. S. Hawver farm, about eighty rods distant, three hours later. Here only four of the eighteen head of stock were saved. Besides the live stock the loss also includes 400 bushels of oats, thirty tons of hay, a filled silo, milking machine and other tools. It is believed that a fire demon has his habitation in that locality. An interesting visitor in Woodstock recently was L. Howard Holman of Painesville, Minn. Mr. Holman is walking from St. Paul to Chicago. He left St. Paul on Nov. 21 and upon his arrival in Woodstock had put in nine­ ty-five hours of walking. He carries with him a grip weighing forty-one pounds. The entire distance from St. Paul to Chicago is 525 miles, and Mr ^Holman has it figured out that the ,4 distance measured in steps totals $23,000. This interesting pedestrian is making the trip for the State Coun­ cil of Defense, Madison, Wis. He lec­ tures and sells a National Service hand . book to counteract German propa- £anda. As soon as this trip is com- V; Vjleted Mr. Holman starts on a second ' tour from Duluth to Sioux City, la., following the same line of work, as he explains, "just to do his bit." ••I SCHOOL NOTES, Items of Interest From Our Insti tutionof Learning Laura Barbian visited high school Monday. Current events were snowbound this week. The freshmen are very enthusiastic ( ? ) a b o u t L a t i n . Alta Wentworth and Mary Bonslett visited room one last Monday. Falling up stairs (?) was a prom­ inent sight Monday afternoon. The game with Wauconda was post­ poned on account of the blizzard. No, Mr. Nye, Mable didn't mean the scales of a fish, but the scale of weight. ' McHenry is going to play Crystal Lake at Crystal Lake Friday even­ ing. Are you going down? If there are any small jobs to be done around your homes call upon the high school students. They want to earn a quarter. Verona Nieseri is going to Cary Jan. 27 to make a great "hit" as a ski jumper. Miss Niesen had her first rehearsal on the school hill Tuesday noon. The question of whether or not we should have school ; on Saturday was brought before the high school Friday and it was found that the majority wanted school on Saturdays. The freshmen gave the entertain­ ment last Friday. Reading by Mabel Krumpen, an original composition; a song by Helen Justen; reading by Miss Pryor; a song by some of the freshman girls; reading by Dorothy Spencer.. Honor Roll for December First grade--Kathryn Fay, Lois Bacon, Lucile Helm, Rosalind Nye, Helen Vasey, Helen Wegener, Ann Wright, Marie Worts, Francis Frett, Stanley Geier, Raymond Rothermel and George Schauner. Second grade--Antoinette Campbell, Evelyn May and Marion Wegener. Third grade--Adeline Perkins, Ber­ nard Kinsala, Georgia Vasey, Warren Holly and Hazel Anders. Fourth grade--Frank Page, Ken­ neth Peterson, Genevieve Bohr, Kath­ leen Givens and Quentin Walsh. Fifth grade--Elizabeth Vogt. Sixth grade--Leone Givens, George Bohr, Gladys Rietesel, Pamela Riet- esel, Pauline Pufahl, William Kenne- beck, Julia May, Anthony Bonslett, Lottie Hartlett, Genevieve Brefeld, Joe May, Ruth Krumpen and Florence Rothermel. Seventh grade--Greeta Chamberlin. Eighth grade--Gladys Van Natta, Mary Pender Walsh and Mildred Kin­ sala. * High School Freshman--Rosina Freund, Adelia Heimer and Mable Krumpen. Sophomore--Mary Smith and Robert Weber. Juniors--Sue Harrison, George Pha- lin and Thomas Frisby. Senior--Elfrieda Block, Bemice Bonslett, Lisle Brunswick and Mary Harrison. Monthly Report Following is a report of the school for the month beginning Dec. 3 and ending Jan. 11, 1918: Enrollment: Boys, 116; girls, 137; total, 252. No. of days attendanc: Boys, 2144; girls, 2538; total, 4682. No. of days absence: Boys; 149; girls, 145; total, 294. , Cases of tardiness: Boys, 18; girls, 8; total, 26. Average daily attendance for grades, 234. £ No. of pupils ranking above 90 in industry, 172. No. of pupils neither absent nor tardy, 108. No. of pupils punished, 5. Name of new pupil: Clarabel Adams, grade seven, A. IB. Nye, Supt. Entertain at Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Stilling "en- tertained at a seven o'clock dinner on Monday evening. The guest of honor was Paul F. Barbian, who enlisted and left Tuesday evening fpr Ft. Wayne, Detroit, Mich., to enter the school of aeronautics. Dinner was served by Mrs. Stilling assisted by Miss Eva G. Stilling. The guests were Chris G. Burkhartsmeier, Harry Thisslew, Leo Stilling and Frank Justen. A social time was spent after dinner. On ac­ count of the severe storm other in­ vited guests were obliged to send re­ grets. The evening was one long to be remembered by those present. Will Install Officers Riverview camp, No. 6818, R. N. of A., will hold its annual installation at Weber's hall Tuesday evening, Jan. 22. Mrs. Fosdick of Woodstock will act as installing officer and Mrs. Grif­ fiths as ceremonial marshal. All Neighbors are requested to be pres­ ent and bring a friend with you. Basket Ball Game McHenry town basket ball team will compete with the Elgin team at the school gymnasium here Saturday evening, Jan. 19. Admission, 25 cents for gents and 15 cents for ladies. Come out *nd see Oft fame of the season, FROZEN TO DEATH IN SNOW FROZEN BODY FOUND BETWEEN HERE AND RINGWOOD John Larson Loses Life When He At­ tempts to Walk to Ringwood Dur­ ing Friday Night's Storm John Larson, who during the. past two years has been employed at the Bowman Dairy company milk bottling plant at Ringwood, lost his life some­ time during last Friday night, when he attempted to walk to Ringwood from this village. He came to McHenry on the after­ noon train last Friday with the expec­ tation of returning home on the 6:20 north bound passenger train. He ap­ peared at the depot in plenty of time to catoh the last train out, but after waiting some time word reached the local agent that the train was stalled somewhere between this station and West Chicago and that same woud not arrived that night. Mr. Larson then left the depot and in spite of warnings not to do so and rejecting invitations to remain with McHenry friends over night, he start­ ed out for Ringwood, his frozen body being discovered Sunday forenoon near the John Freund farm, about three and one-half miles northwest of this vil­ lage. The . ghastly discovery was made by Mr. Freund that morning. Mr. Freund, in passing around the east side of his cAintry home on Sun­ day morning, saw what he supposed Was a limb of a tree lying alongside of his fence about 100 feet distance. Out of pure curiosity he walked over to the object and to his great aston­ ishment made the ghastly find. He returned to his home at once and re­ ported it to McHenry authorities, after which arrangements were made with Overton & Cowen to go up and bring the body to this village. The trip to and from the Freund farm was an ex­ tremely difficult one for the horses to make and the wonder is how this old gentleman was able to get as far as he did on the night he left Mc­ Henry. Altho no one has been found who aw the unfortunate man leaving the illage, the general supposition is that he started out for Ringwood imme­ diately after being informed at ,the depot that there would be no more trains that night. From all appear­ ances of his body he fell into a snow irift entirely exhausted. When found he was lying flat on his back, only his feet protruding thru a snow drift. The case seems all the more pitiful when it is considered that he was within 100 feet of help. There being no signs of a struggle to regain his feet after falling, the supposition is that the poor man had been rendered unconscious from the cold at the time he fell and there he was left to meet his fate without even being able to shout for help. The deceased has worked about this ocality for the past fifteen years, coming to Genoa Junction from Chi­ cago to accept employment at the Bor­ den condensed milk factory at that place. Here he remained until about two years ago, when he entered the employ of the Bowman Dairy company at Ringwood and where he has been employed" ever since. According to all information at hand he has no known relatives in this country, he having been born in Norway or Swed­ en. Since coming to Ringwood he has made his home with the David Hall family. Mr. Larson was a most valuable employe and was always very prompt in appearing at work and whatever he did he did well. His anxiety to be at work in the morning undoubtedly prompted him to attempt the journey jo Ringwood on Friday. He was a man of clean habits and was favor­ ably known to nearly every resident in and around Ringwood, He also had a number of friends in this village. According to those who knew him best le was a man about fifty-six years of age. The inquest over the remains wfcs held at Jacob Justetr undertaking ooms shortly after one o'clock last Sunday afternoon, the jury returning a verdict coinciding with tjie facts published above. The funeral took place from Wood- nan hall at Ringwood at !f:30 o'clock ,his (Thursday) afternoon with inter­ ment in the Ringwood cemetery. Modern Woodmen, Attention Installation of officers of Valley amp, No. 97, M. W. of A., will be held at the next regular meeting, Jan. 23, 1918. All officers and members are requested to be present as a good attendance is desired. Fraternally, Jas. N. Sayler, Consul. E. E. Bassett, Clerk. - " sgj • Fine Crowd at Dance In spite of the bad roads and ex­ treme cold weather, the Rhrerview camp, R. N„ A-, masquerade at the Central opera house last evening was very well attended and everyone pres­ ent thoroly enjoyed the hospitalities extended by the members of this pro­ gress! v camp. The gross receipts pf the evening were $87.5®, ROYAL NEIGHBORS ENTERTAIN Hold Open Session in Honor of Of­ ficers and Prospective Members Fox River Valley Camp, No. 3251, R. N. A., held its usual meeting at Woodman haH Tuesday evening and after the initiation of two new mem bers an open session was held and the doors were opened to Royal Neighbors and their guests, including prospec­ tive members, who witnessed the in­ stalling of the new officers for the year 1918. Mrs. G. A. Himler was the installing officer, assisted by Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin as ceremonial marshal, both performing so creditably that no member could listen without feeling justly proud. The purpose of this open meeting was first to set out the relation of the Royal Neighbors to the community and its advantage as a fraternal and beneficial order, and also to impress ipon all members their duty in co-oper- .ting with the officers being installed n increasing interest and membership by adding new members on the camp roll. One could not attend a meeting of •his kind without being convinced th*; a moral duty rests upon every person to make provision by being insured and this was another point brought out by the officers in charge. Mrs. F. H. Wattles as oracle also illed her place perfectly and the work of initiation as well as installing was a credit to Fox River Valley camp. After the business of the evening a table was set for all, a chicken supper served by the committee in charge of the refeshments and a social good time was enjoyed by all. Camp No. 3251 thanks' each and every one who helped to make the evening a success and feels that the growth, which has been se steady, is the result of open sessions like,ithat leld on Friday evening in cozy Wood­ man- hall. JOHNSBURG FORESTERS Entertain Friends and Neighboring Courts Members of St. John's Court, C. O. F., at Johnsburg gave its annual re­ ception to friends and neighboring courts at the parish hall on Tuesday evening and a larger gathering was never received by the Foresters of that place. One hundrd couples danced to music furnished them by Oeffling's orchestra after a banquet was served. About thirty McHenryites responded to a general invitation, forming sleighing parties for the occasion, and found good tracks owing to diligent shovel- ng of drifts by the Johnsburg com- nittee of road workers, who* have kept the roads from here into Johnsburg passable since the heavy snow storms. McHenry guests speak of the re- •eption and dance as being the jolliest ever attended by them and the fact that a large crowd came out, weather considered, gives evidence of the hos­ pitality of the C. O. F. and the Johns­ burg people in general. Red Cross Notes In spite of the weather, twenty-five workers came out on Friday after­ noon. A large shipment-of finished work returned on Friday was shipped to headquarters this week. Nineteen hospital shirts were cut out by two of the ladies on Friday aft­ ernoon. Most of these were given out. Save your old kid gloves. The best parts are used in mending aviators' clothes. The work is done by volun­ teers. The raffling of the electric washing machine was postponed. The severe snow storm has hindered the sale of tickets. Due notice of date will be given. A card from Mrs. Allen at Ring- wood says that Ringwood chapter will supply Allen Noonan with knitted articles, which McHenry Red Cross was willing to give. A letter from Mrs. Theo. Roosevelt to Mrs. D. G. Wells was read by the secretary. She is very anxious to ap­ point Mrs. Wells f|s chairman of the committee on home charities. The etter was discussed and a committee will meet for the purpose of electing officers, after which the work will be thoroly explained in these columns. Entertained at Stag Rev. Edward Berthold, pastor of St. Gary's Catholic church, entertained a number of business men and friends at a stag at the parish house here last Friday evening. In spite of the fact that the night was a bitter cold one and a blizzard raging at the time, learly all of those who received in­ vitations were presentf to enjoy the event. From current reports the oc­ casion was thoroly enjoyed by every­ one present* Receives Cable From France Miss Mary Burke of this village re­ ceived a cablegram Monday from her brother, James, who is "somewhere in France." It reported him fine and noted that her letters were being re­ ceived. The cable brings welcome aews to relatives and friends here. SECOND STORM VISITS OS McHENRY ISOLATED FOR NEAR­ LY THREE DAYS No Milk Deliveries Until Tuesday Morning--Farmers Experience Dif­ ficulty lit Reaching Town- Just as our people were beginning to feel that the effects of the storm of Jan. 5 and 6 had partially passed by, another and more severe blizzard swept down upon us last Friday, Sat­ urday and Sunday, the second storm isolating our village from the balance of the world for nearly three days. The first train to reach McHenry since Friday afternoon arrived at this station shortly after two o'clock on Monday, bringing McHenryites home, who had been snowbound at Crystal Lake since last Friday. The train was preceded by an immense snow plow driven by two gigantic engines. This was the train that was due here at 6:20 last Friday evening. Milk deliveries to the Borden plant here were suspended until Tuesday morning of this week, when, thru the hardest kind of work, most of the pat­ rons of the place were able to make deliveries. Farmers in all directions from this village worked all day Sun­ day and Monday clearing the roads, but in spite of this there are many places where the thorofares are im- assable. Farmers who reached town on Monday declare that they were able to make the trip only by driving over fences and thru fields, around barns, shedj^ farm houses and straw stacks. The roads in many places are still closed to traffie and from all indica­ tions some of these will not be opened to traffic until the opening of spring. While attempts were made by rural etter carriers to make their routes, none were able to make much progress. and for a time it will be impossible for them to make their entire routes. Rural residents having their mail de- ivered by these carriers are, in most ;ases, lending the mail man every as-* istance and it is hoped that within he next week or so most of the pat­ rons of these routes will be served once more, but for the next few days this will be an impossibility.' The ice harvesting has come to a romplete standstill and not until the ce is once more, cleared of its heavy mantle of snow will this work be re- umed. Not only are the ice men hampered by the snow, but the inabil- ty to secure switch engines also adds o their troubles. The first shipment of milk from the ocal plant left McHenry late Mon- lay and the officials of the Borden plant are hoping that the congestion will be relieved in the course of a few days. Here in the village the municipal plow and volunteer shovelers did ad­ mirable work on Saturday and Sun- lay so that by Monday morning the sidewalks were in such condition that the school children were able to get tnru. However, many of the rural children weren't able to get in until Tuesday, while a few will be forced to remain at home during the balance of the wek. Outside of the inconvenience of traveling, no serious hardships have been reported locally, altho many of the coal bins have suffered greatly and will soon be ready for a fresh supply. While the local coal dealers thus far have been able to keep every­ one supplied, it is only natural to ex­ pect that the general coal shortage thouout the country will effect us sooner or later unless the roads and traffic congestion is cleared up earlier than is expected at this time. Thus far McHenry has been very ortunate thruout the two storms and unless more blizzards of such a severe lature follow our people are assured of coming out of it all without serious results. A number of farmers residing around Ringwood and Johnsburg were n town Monday afternoon, evidencing that traffic has been opened between this village and those two points. There were also a few over from the east, some coming from as far away as the vicinity of Volo. All of those who have been in from the country de­ clare that going is exceedingly slow, one rural resident who came in from a distance of about three miles saying that it took him about two hours to get here. This gives one some sort of an idea of the severity of the storm. A few from this village who were passengers for Chicago last Friday afternoon telephoned to home folks that they reached their destination at about midnight. From the reports of our local doctors is to the effect that there is comparatively little sickness at this time and, while they have attempted to answer all calls, they have found it impossible to care for a few cases in the country. However, they have used the telephone to very good advantage in cases of this kind and in this man­ ner the patients were relieved by the aid of home remedies and treatments. According to the Crystal Lake Herald only about thirty per cent of the inhabitants of that city have come to an adequate realization of the im­ portance of food conservation. INCOME TAX MAN HERE Enjoys Best Day That He Has Had Since Coming to County On account of the storm, E. B, War- berg, the income tax man, was one day late in arriving in this village and for this reason was here only one day instead of two as per schedule. Mr. Warberg arrived Monday even­ ing and appeared at the Hoy Banking company bank the following morning. "The , best day that I have had since coming to McHenry county" was his declaration at the end of his day's work. From the time of his arrival at the bank until nearly six o'clock Tuesday evening the special govern ment agent w?s kept busy answering questions and making out income tax reports for those who called. During the most of the afternoon the lobby of the bank was so crowded that it was next to impossible to get thru However, bank employes as well as Mr. Warberg proved themselves equal to the occasion and took care of all who called. The larger per cent of those who called on the government man were armers and the manner in which they jvere able to produce figures and faets showed that the soil tillers of this township conduct their affairs in a business-like manner and keep an ac­ curate record of all receipts and ex­ penditures. In a number of cases where it was found that the caller was subject to pay an income tax, a report was made out by the agent and the tax paid to him. Others merely called for infor­ mation and will now be in a position to make out a correct report. Mr. Warberg is a most pleasant man to meet and cheerfully gives out any and all information asked. On account of being unable to be here on Monday he will make a return trip to this village on some future day, at which time he will be found at the West McHenry State bank. Mr. War­ berg has promised to notify us when he will be here again in plenty of time so that we may notify our people thru the columns of The Plaindealer. The Plaindealer is pleased, to note that McHenry has thus ftir made the best showing of any town in the county, not excluding the county seat, which means that there are few, if any, tax slackers in the township. For in our opinion a tax slacker is even worse than the young man who tries to evade army service. Just as soon as it has been decided when Mr. Warberg returns to .this village we will publish the day in these columns so that everyone in Mc­ Henry who feels that he comes under the head of an income taxpayer will have an opportunity to , see him. Watch this paper. CHARLEST P. WRIGHT ITERS OF LOCAL INTEREST AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDBALBB REPORTERS DURING WEEK Expired Very Suddenly at His Home Last Evening Charles P. Wright, who on Jan. 5 fell from a horse and broke his right eg, passed away at his home west of the railroad tracks at 9:20 o'clock last evening, death coming very suddenly as well as unexpectedly, the direct cause of his -death being angina or neuralgia of the heart, from which the deceased had suffered for a number of years. The news of his sudden demise was received with deep sorrow by his mul­ titude of friends and acquaintances in and around this village. The deceased was in apparently good spirits up until 8:55 last evening, when he suddenly collapsed apd ex­ pired soon after medical air arrived. While in the neighborhood yesterday afternoon Drs. Wells and Fegers called on Mr. Wright for the purpose of inspecting his broken limb, which they found in a very satisfactory con­ dition, and from all indications was mending nicely. At that time Mr. Wright appeared in unusually fine spirits. We have not learned when the fu­ neral will be held. Enjoy Southern Clime The Plaindealer is in receipt of a card from F. E. Martin, who, in com­ pany with his wife and son, is spend- ng the winter at Bellevietf, Fla. He itates that they are enjoying the win- ,er, tho it has been rather cool there, he' thermometer registering as low as twenty degrees at time6. He is thank­ ful to be out of the snow and cold of the north. He says in part: "The winter tourist travel has been very heavy thru here. We have people here from nine different states and Canada." McHenry county friends will be glad to know that Mr. and Mrs. Martin are enjoying the southern clime and that they are escaping the nclemency of blizzards ° in lorthern home. Rev. Roberts Doing Nicely Word has just reached this village that Rev. Roberts, at one time pas­ tor of the Universalist church here, is doing very nicely on his fruit farm at Homeland, Ga. Mr. Roberts has now been in the south for several years and, according to reports, is well satisfied with the change he has made. What People Are Doing In ThJa Til­ lage and the Immediate VIdaity-- Other Short Paragraphs St Patricia's Court, W. C. O. F., will hold its regular meeting at Forester„ h a l l o n S a t u r d a y , J a n . 1 9 . 4 : The Jos. May family have bees oc­ cupying their new home west of the tracks since the first of the year. Railrpad employes are not to be con­ sidered government employes in com­ piling classifications according to a recent ruling. There are still a few youngsters loafing about the streets and in pub­ lic places during school hours. The place for these boys is at school. Questionnaires have been mailed out to all registrants. If you have failed to receive one call or write the exemption board at Woodstock^ at once. Snow shovelers were out in num- •bers all day last Sunday and as a re­ sult many walks were cleared from snow and placed in very passable con­ dition. Mr. Freund says: "The East Side market is the place that observes the four fundamental rules of the meat and grocery business, quality, cleanli­ ness, price and service. You get them there." Misses Alta Wentworth and Mary Bonslelt are having an enforced vaca<- tion from school duties. On account of the storm they were unable to reach their schools at Ostend and Har­ vard districts the first of the week. During the last storm farmers in this section were notified not to de­ liver their milk at the Borden factory here for three successive days as they could find no way of transportation. Whipped cream has been no luxury with the farmers and their friends the past week. In spite of the inconvenient work­ ing conditions the municipal snow plow did very effective work during and after the last snow storm. The snow has also been shoveled away rem the tops of the wa ter hydrants and with the system in excellent work­ ing order we are prepared for any emergency. The auction sale of August Roaa- mann, which was advertised to take place on the Brown farm south of this village on Monday, Jan. 14, has, on ac­ count of the inclement weather, been postponed and will be held next Mon­ day, Jan, 21. Prospective buyers will kindly bear this date in mind so as not to miss it. Mrs. G. A. Himler of this village acted as installing officer at the in­ stallation of the newly elected officers of Summit Camp, R- N. A., at Crys­ tal Lake one evening last week. As a token of their . appreciation of her work the in-going officers presented Mrs. Himler with, a handsome napinba ring bearing her monogram. To shorten the school year so that the boys may assist on the fihrms dur­ ing the spring rush, a vote was taken on the question of teaching Saturdays. The vote was taken in high school, with the result that fifty-five were in favor and fifteen unwilling to conform to the idea. The matter will be left for the school board to decide. Arthur Bickler wouldn't care for a repetiton of his experience in trying to reach McHenry from Crystal Lake last Friday night with the Valvoline oil truck and team. Near Payne's hill he got into a drift and was obliged to shovel snow to get the horses un­ hitched. He walked home leading the Harnessed team. It took him three hours to make the distance to his home in this village. The corn situation in Illinois is the most serious in years. Practically all the corn in the northern portion of the state extending to about 100 miles south of the Chicago latitude is v«ry immature and soft. In the central and southern parts of the state the corn matured better, tho> unevenly. In spite of the seriousness of the situa­ tion, it is hoped that fairly good re­ sults will be obtained by proper meth­ ods of storage and by careful testing. In the pool contest at Martin B. Schmitt's parlor last week Emil Pats- ke and Math. B. Laures were ties for first honors with the high scores of 99 each. In drawing cuts to see who would take the first prize the former won and was awarded the traveling bag, while the proprietor of the Busy Bee cafe carried away the pair of gloves. This week's reward is a handsome phonograph and the com­ petitors are "shooting their heado off** to win the much sought for prize. Henry J. Schaffer braved the storm on Saturday afternoon and walked from the Henry Geary farm near Wauconda to his home on Waukefin street in this village, a distance of eight miles. Mr. Schaffer had been working at his trade as carpenter and builder on his father-in-law's fan* and realising that the storm threat­ ened to render him snowbound started out at two o'clock with an umbrella, which proved invaluable aid, and was heartily welcom ̂̂ his family at six that evening. , • «- - -- - • \1 * •: W v;:* , C.l . .. ,VJ