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J PERSONAL ITCMS IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE ̂̂ SoMfeRS AND GOERS OP A WEEK 1 / ' , . ^ Seen By Plaindealer Reporter* and ' " ^Handed Into 'Qwr Oflce 8y Our .'SS^-'C^Prien* •: s££".,V ^ . .* Irene Harruff spent Saturday 3|$t Chicago.. • - ^ . ;-VMiss Lillian Heimer spent Monday Chicago. • ^Everett Hunter was aChicago vis- : ^ ^A. J. Pouliot of Chicago passed Sun- jr •' dtty with his wife here. ^ " Z ~ ! F. O. Gans was among the Chicago ^fjissengers last Friday morning. F. A. Beller attended to business T;i-ui~ 'matters in Chicago last Thursday. J. D. Lodtz attended to business fitters in the metropolitan city Mon- J. W. Bonslett was among the Chi­ cago passengers last Monday morn- " ;̂ >;v mm* **£ V r< sister, Mrs. Ed. R. Sutton. Mrs: Revere Dean and daughter, Mae, of Chicago passed several days last week as guests in the home of the former's brother, Glenn Robison. Elmer Jus ten of Ringwood spent the latter part of last week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs! Peter M. Freund, who reside south of town. ^ William Niesen wa.i home from Ken­ osha, Wis., last Sunday to bid his par­ ents and sisters good-bye on the eve their unending woes, reviving morale of our allied contenders, offering suc­ cor to France's poilu, saving from anguish our wounded defenders, °uch is the Red Cross mission for YOl|f Woodstock, May 16, 191$ ? Mrs. Loretto Walsh, •, X : McHenry, 111. . Dear Madam: Was sorry you could not -be or have some one present' from McHenry yesterday at the coun­ ty conference. Another will be held of his departure for some training shortly. However, I regret to tell yoi •••• < V »i ' ' V. .*» * /x. camp. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Huffman and daughter of Terra Cotta and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cole • of Crystal Lake were recent guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Buss. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garner and son of • Chicago were entertained in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stoffel, the latter part of last and the first of this week. Dr. D. G. Wells went to Chicago last Monday morning and returned home that evening accompanied by his wife, who has been confined in the %< .. David Huck of Chicago was the | Wc.it Side hospital in that city during guest of relatives here over the week the past three weeks. «*KiL A. C. Granger motored out. from -Mrs. Walter Cropley of Solon was Chicago last Saturday afternoon and the guest of McHenry relatives last! spent Sunday with relatives here. He Frii^iy. I was accompanied home Sunday even- Peter J. Freund of Woodstock wasjing by his wife, who had been the , Ibe guest of relatives here over the guest of relatives here for the past -7iiBeek end, ' , Itwo wee'tB* ^ ; Mrs. Elizabeth Buss spent several I Miss Lovina Nicholls of Woodstock, •v d#ys this week as the guest of rela- \ Mr. and Mrs. A. Nicholls of Chicago, j^atives in Chicago. ' jWm. Nicholls of Wauconda, Mrs. A. * Mrs. Henry Anthyltz passed the Zuelsdorf and daughter, Marie, oft week end as the guest of relatives at Palatine and Leo Zimmer of Long tipe county seat. , Grove were Sunday guests in the home , Mrs. F. A. Bohlander attended tofbf Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zuelsdorf* * ' ,/> - V • ~ •• - •**, 'ffcf Ittatters of a business nature in Chi- tSSjfeo last Friday. • Mr. . and Mrs. Wm. Welch and : i v daughter, Mildred, were Elgin visitors ' 04le day last week. "* Spent Sunday as guests of relatives „ at the county seat. J. Miss Lillian Pouse spent the first at the v eek as the guest of relatives in the metropolitan city. • -Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Huck of Chicago passed the week end as the .gjuest of relatives here. Francis Bonslett spent the first of • ^ week as the guest of friends at i^lgranston and Chicago. 5 V John Brefeld of Kenosha, Wis., was a week ena visitor ... uie home of his "parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J Brefeld. Loren Martin passed the latter part pt last and the fore part of this week the guest of friends at Madison, Wis. ' Mrs. Vernon Lockwood and children of Woodstock were week end guests in the home of Mr.- and Mrs. Jas. T. Perkins. . Mrs. Roy Hankermeyer and son, (^Marshall, passed several days last week as the guests of "relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Raymond Whiting and little daughter of Lake Geneva, Wis., were guests of relatives here several days ; last week. Miss Mabel Powers of Elgin passed several days last and this week as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mr. M. A. Sutton. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis C. Westfall of - Chicago were w4ek end guests in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel. , Arthur Freund came over from the county seat last Saturday evening to spend Sunday as the guest of Mc- ,H«nry relatives. Mrs. A. V. Martin of Wauconda and Mrs Hoagland of Montana passed Monday as guests of the former's v & « i ' ."Sr. Red Cross Notes Fifty-two women were present at the meeting- on Friday. A donation of $2.00 was brought in ^ _ . from Mr. Winfield and five gallons of Postmaster and Mr.._ K. ft !valvoliTO oil fTm John Many tiianks.-- Our Red Cross window displays are attractive. The committee on decora­ tion consists of Mrs. R. T. Wray, Misses Lillian Heimer and Esther Stoffel. The sack of flow was won by Mrs. Frank Hughes. Receipts were $68.70. Proceeds will be used as necessary for expense of campaign. Remainder turned in the local treasury. Speed up the sweaters. A dozen more will be needed. Everybody leav­ ing will receive a supply of all knitted articles in time, but at present the supply on hand is low. The vice chairman wijl see that they are sup­ plied from county chapter if possible. The lecture by Mrs. Margaret Bangs given at the Red Cross room on Fri­ day afternoon was deeply appreciated by the ladies present. Mrs. Bangs is thoroly posted on war conditions and strict authority on the food sit­ uation over here and "over there." Eighteen of the ladies present signi­ fied thei{ desire for a home adviser in McHenry township. The ladies who gave voluntary ser­ vices so ~ faithfully in the preparation and serving of the Hoover dinner will accept grateful appreciation from Chairman Floyd E. Covalt The workers included Mrs. John Niesen, Mrs. F. 0. Gans, Mrs. A. Schneider, Mrs. L. I. Edinger, Mrs. N. P. Justen, Mrs. Jack Walsh and Misses Clara Schiessle, Elizabeth Freund, Blanche and Mary Meyers. The Red Cross has the right of way this week and its mission is: Rescu­ ing thousands of war-scattered chil­ dren, encouraging all to whom Ger­ mans are foes, distributing cheer, to the victim of Kultur, changing to joy that the field secretary that was here informed us we were to open no more work rooms in surgical for the presen so we promised to write you this, as Mrs. J*. N. Burton was here and un­ derstands the orders. The material may be returned to us and no charges to you. We were given no reason: think changes aro ^n.ing place higher up, so we obey orders. McHenry, Ringwood and Algonquin were the only ories not represented. Sevwvf were over from 'Johnsburg. : >: Sincerely, - " - - Mary G. Shiptoifc ; . y-V;: ale of Real Estate*" By virtue of an order and decree of the County Court of McHenry County, Illinois, made on the amended peti­ tion of Elizabeth Stephenson, former administratrix, but now resigned as such administratrix, of the Estate of Alvaro Stephenson, deceased, for leave - to sell the Real Estate of said de­ ceased, at the March Term, A. D. 1918, of said Court, to^itr ^f$he 27th day of March, 1918, ' ^ , Notice is hereby given by John W.. Schaffer, administrator de bonis non of said estate, that on Tuesday the 4th day of June' next, between the hours of 10 «-o'clock in the forengpn and 5 o'clock in the afternoon of said day, to-wit, at the hour of one o'clock p. m. of said day, at the East door of the Court House in the City of Wood­ stock, County of McHenry and State of Illinois, the following described real estate belonging to the estate of deceased, to-wit: -Beginning at a post at the Northwest corner of lot number two (2) in Block number nine (9) in Hartman's addition to Ridgefield in Section number twenty- five (25), Township number forty- four (44) North, of Range number seven (7), East of the Third Princi­ pal Meridian, thence east on the south side of the highway, two (2) chains and four (4) links to a post; thence south thirty-six and one-half (36 H) degrees west; three (3) chains and seventy-nine (79) links to a post; thence north four degrees east, three chains and six and one-half (6%) links to place of beginning, contain­ ing thirty-six and one hundredths of an acre of land, more or less, will be sold to the highest and best bidder public vendue. ' - !; Terms of Sale, for cash. 3 - ^ John W. Schaffer, ' Administrator De Bonis Non. , >r- ^ * **[ r -"'"vLr > £ * - 3- iff.' 4, 1918. . SIM Reward, *1M The readers of this paper will 1)0 pleased to learn that there is at ieaat one dreaded disease that science has been able to euro in all its stages, and that i* catarrh. Catarrh being greatly iuflnenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment, Hail's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acta thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System thereby de­ stroying the foundation of the disease, giving th4 patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting na­ ture in doing Its work. The proprie­ tors have so much faith in the curative powers of Ball's Catarrh Cure that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that It .Tails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address: Wi't. CHENEY * CO., Sold fey all Druggists. TSc. # -iv.iaS t r • I am now ready to do whitewashing; of all kinds." Jas. Meehan, West 1^ ̂ Henry, 111. Phone 63-M. W\