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F. G. SCHREINER IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT SMITH BROS. On and after Oct. 1 we intend to put fl­ oor store on SHORT-TIME CREDIT BASIS. [ WHAT IT MEANS All charge accounts entered on oar books during any month will be and payable on or before the fifteen of J * the following month. There will be no deviation from this rule. The pay ment on or before the fifteenth of the th for any charge purchase made the previous month does -not affect the t charge account. We expect yoti to settle your old account as soon Hi i • you can conveniently. A WHY WE DO THIS th .«>V In the first place we have too TIED UP in that should have been settled Consequently we are unable to take oUr discounts and pay our obliga­ tions as quickly as we should. But UNUSUAL market and financial ditions are facing us and we INTEND TO PLAY A SAFE, SURE GAME OF BUSINESS. WAR TAXES have been placed on merchandise, freight bills, postage and. profits. We are limited as to quantities of merchandise that we can buy and sell. Whole­ salers and jobbers are now working under government license and they are demanding more prompt settle­ ments from us. A rising market and lessened profits, coupled with increas­ ing expense actually COMPEL us to make this move. IT IS A SANE, SOUND, SENSIBLE r , BUSINESS PROPOSITION are here to make a success of out business, NOT A FAILURE. Therefore we are going to build on a firm foundation in these coming days when the retail business is due for a good many "shake ups." We are not anticipating hard times, or a curtail­ ment of buying. FAR FROM IT. We look for a wonderful business year --a greater volume of . business pro­ vided we can prove to you that this NEW MOVE MEANS CLOSER PRICES. And it really doesn't mean anything else. It is practically a cash business. The short-time credit accommodation means a quick turn-over of accounts. Under this system we are sure of no bad accounts, no losses. It will mean that we can take our CASH to market instead of our CREDIT and obtain better prices all along the line. When we can buy for cash we can sell cheaper. We can save you just as much money as if we sold every article of merchandise in our store for cash on delivery. The short-time credit system is simply for the accom­ modation of those Class A credit cus­ tomers whose record in our store is Al. ean well afford to make a less­ ened profit on many lines when we know that SLOW accounts and BAD accounts won't eat our profits up. So on and after Oct. 1 there will be one STANDARD of credit in this store. AND BETTER PRICES FOR ALL. Most of our customers pay cash now or at least every thirty days. It should not be hard for all to get the habit. This being as good as cash, we will not give stamps after Oct. 1. Otfr stamps were always intended as a refund for cash as long as some took longer time. We will redeem all stamps now out, books being full or not, any time you bring them after Oct 1. See us and wewill explain personally. Watch for our special prices after Oct. 1. Under this new system we , will sell closer than ever. * K'*' QUARTER OF A CENTURY s Clipped Fran The Plaindealer of Twenty-five Tears Ago - Follow this infallible test when selecting your car, based upon the experiences of thousands of owners. -w ho unanimously agree these five essentials are imperative for com* plete satisfaction; First for consideration, if riot first in importance, is Appearance. Overland Model 90 leaves nothing to be desired, with its big-car stylish design, correct color scheme and ex­ quisite finish. It is the powerful, sweet-running motor and efficient Performance of this easy-to-handle Model 90 that, more than anything else, is respoa* sible for its great popularity. More than 100,900 are already sold. It is sparing with fuel and saving of tires and, above all, is adequate. The Comfort of the Model 90 is best appreciated by veteran motor­ ists. It has wide, extra cushioned seats, deep upholstery, spacious in­ ferior, ample leg rocttn, cantilever springs, and large tires, non-skid rear. These factors combined the scientific distribution of produce maximum comfort. These who have owned cars for years will tell you nothing Is moge important than the Service the com- Cmy and local dealer behind the car e able and wtHing to render. No matter where you live or tour, expert Overhand service is always ac­ cessible. This guarantees satisfac- in your car and protection t&i investment. & ; The fifth essential that must bef satisfactory is Price, Bemuse Modet l \ • . 90 does completely give the desiredL* , bpearemce, performance, comfort; < " service, its modest price make*, f' • even more of a remarkable bargain|J|" >«•••. >;{ With this Overland, you can sa*e ,̂>:' fcoursand energy, benefit your health, ̂ ; ":m-j make your life richer and ftdkr</rv , your Model new. *1 witfe *vrt$m OVERTON & COWEN Distributor* West McHenry, Ilk- \ny#> \ • • WEEKLY PERSONAL ITERS VOMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE 4s Seen By Plaindealer Reporters and Handed Into Oar Office By Oar Friends F. G. Spurting was a Lake'Geneva visitor Friday. Miss Ruby Claxton* spent Saturday in the windy city. / Paul Doherty spent last Friday and Saturday in the windy city. Mrs. C. W. Goodell boarded the Chi-% cago train Monday morning. Mrs. Earl Gorman was a Chicago passenger Saturday morning. Jas. T. Perkins attended the war ex­ position in Chicago last Friday. Miss Blanche Pryor was a Chicago passengers last Saturday morning. Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin spent the first of the week in Chicago. Mrs. Theo. Schiessle and daughter, Bertha, were Chicago visitors Satur­ day. Mr. arid Mrs. H. H. Fay attended September 13, 1893 .Mrs. L. C. Gates of this village had the misfortune to fall and break her arm while in Chicago last week. Thos. Burke is painting his market, which makes it present a very neat and handsome appearance. Miss Kate Howe is acting as deputy > P. M. this week in the aosence of Miss Bennett, who is attending the fair. Hon. F. K. Granger and C. H. Granger started Tuesday evening for a trip thru Dakota. They expect to be absent a week or ten days. plans for the new school house are *"r * being prepared and work will be com­ menced at once. With good weather they expect to get it enclosed before T- cold weather sets in. Mr. Babcock superintendent of the Terra Cotta works, has been building » * Dew boat house on the banks of the river north of the bridge, in which he will winter his little steamer. * The work of repairing the cemetery * fence, since the fire, is now in prog- . ' ress. Aside from repairing it it will be cut down about fourteen inches and > the unsightly arch over the entrance removed. i • The Elgin brick and tile works have «|osed this season's business at their IWWU in this villge with the excep­ tion of burning their last kiln. They -JSHPort a very successful business for , . $)e season. People in this section are almost in 1 . the condition of the Irishman who lay speechless upon his back for six r weeks in the month of August and all his cry was water, water, water. This country never was so dry in the recol Wtinii of oldest inhabitants TVV$7'W V.> * " J S'fc the war exposition in Chicago Sun­ day. E. Hunter, J. E. Pufahl and Edward Meyers Were Chicago visitors Tues­ day. Miss Vera Bolger of Woodstock was the guest of relatives in this vicinity Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bassett spent Sunday and Monday with relatives in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J. Sutton of Oak Park were guests of relatives here Sunday. Misses Dora and Louise Engeln boarded the Chicago train Wednesday morning. Miss Eleanor Phalin and brother, George, were Chicago visitors last Saturday. Glenn Wells and Harvey Nye passed Saturday and Sunday in the metropol­ itan city. William Sutton attended the war exposition and theatre in Chicago last Saturday. Miss Bridget Braham of Elgin was the guest of McHenry friends the first of the week. Miss Mabel Powers of Elgin passed several days last and this week as the guest of relatives here. Misses Mary and Bernice Bonslett and brother, Paul, passed Saturday last in the windy city. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Buss passed last week as the guests of their daughters at Terra Cotta and Crystal Lake. John F. Miller, daughter, Alice, and son, Theodore, attended the war ex­ position in Chicago last Saturday. Mrs. Ella Hanly of Elgin spent the latter part of last week as the guest of McHenry relatives and friends Mr. and Mr. Clyde Clark, who reside west of this village, boarded the Chi­ cago train here Saturday morning. Misses Marjorie Gurnett and Dora Kenney were guests of Chicago rela tives and friends over the week end. Mrs. F. J. Karges and daughter, Dorothy, of Woodstock passed Satur­ day as the guests of McHenry friends. Dr. C. H. Fegers, Miss Eleanor Mc- Gee and Mrs. Ed. Sutton and children were Woodstock visitors last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer and son, Keith, were guests of B&rrington relatives the latter part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Loomis of Wood­ stock were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs* * • • - -* . • Prof. A. E. Nye was a Chicago passenger last Friday evening. Mrs. E. D. Parsons of Haley, S. D., is spending the week as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Brown. W. F. Bassett and E. E Bassett vis­ ited Mrs. W. F. Bassett at the Post Graduate hospital in Chicago last Fri­ day. Mrs. A. G. Barbian and son, Ed­ mund, passed the week end as the guests of relatives in the metropolitan city. 1 Frank Justen left Tuesday morning for Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala., after a week's visit with his parents here. Wm. Sherman, Fred Kamholz arid John Boyle attended the state fair tit Milwaukee, Wis., a couple of days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Swenson and son of Chicago were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Brown. Miss Lena Stoffel passed the latter part of last and the first of this week as the guest of Miss Louise Evanson in Chicago. Mrs. John Reihansperger of West Chicago passed last Thursday as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel. Miss Frances Benier of Chicago passed several days last and this Week as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mr. H. J. «Schaffer. Mrs. F. A. Schnorr of this village and Mrs. Hattie Blackman of Elgin are spending two weeks in Wisconsin visiting friends. ^ Dr. and Mrs. A. I. Froehlich and little daughter, A dele, are spending several weeks 6s the guests of the former's parents at Winnebago, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald and children of Richmond were called here the first of the week by the ser­ ious illness of the former's father, James McDonald. Walter Sattem, who is stationed at the Brooklyn Marine Barracks, N. Y., spent the first of the week with his parents and other relatives here. Mrs. Mary Simon, who has been spending the past several months with her daughter at Lignite, N. D., has returned to McHenry, where she is now, the guest of friends. Mrs. Clara Starritt, Misses Elola Boyle and Kathryn Burks passed Sat­ urday in Chicago, where they attended the war exposition in the morning and the theatre in the afternodn and even- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wilder and son and Mrs. Harry Thomas of Wau- kegan called on Miss Dolesca Granger here Saturday while on their return home from a month's automobile trip thru Minnesota. Misses Fanny Granger and Irene Harruff attended the war exposition in Chicago Saturday and from there went to Elgin in the evening, where they passed Sunday as the guests of the former's relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Neuman and children motored out from Chicago Saturday and spent a couple of days as guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Neuman, and sisters, Mrs. Anton Schneider and Mrs. J B. Wirtz. C. E. Smalley, who has just com­ pleted the ground course in aviation at Champaign, spent Monday as the guest of friends here. He was on his way to his home at Lake Field, Minn., where he will spend a ten liwUwsk' Mrs. Roy Hankermeyer boarded the Chicago train Tuesday morning. Miss Marion Whiting boarded the Chicago train Tuesday morning. Dr. D. G. Wells was a professional visitor in the windy city Monday. Misses Mayme Ibsh and Clara Miller were Elgin visitors today. Chas. Unti and R. B. Walsh were Chicago passengers Wednesday morn­ ing. N. H. Petesch took in the Elkhorn fair on Wednesday afternoon of this week. Jacob Buss of Belvidere spent Sun­ day with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Buss. Miss Trace Barbian passed Tuesday as the guest of-friends at the county seat. , . . Arthur Hunter, M. L. Worts and R. B. Walsh were Chicago visitors last Friday. Merviri Kent of Chicago passed the week end as the guest of McHenry friends. Mrs. Simon Stoffel and daughter, Esther, passed yesterday and today in Chicago. Miss Bertha Wolff is spending the week as the guest of relatives in Chicago. Mrs. J. F. Claxtoji and daughter, Pearl, spent the week end with Chi­ cago friends. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Spurling vis­ ited relatives at Williams Bay Satur­ day and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Spurling were Cary visitors Tuesday and Wednes­ day of last week. Mrs. John Niesen and daughter, Kathryn, were Chicago visitors Fri­ day of last week. Mrs. Henry Dowe and son, Charles, spent the week end with relatives in Dundee and Elgin. Dr. C. H. Fegers of Keokuk, la,, spent a few days this week as the guest of relatives here. Mrs. J. W. Fay and daughter, Mrs. Chas. Wesley-Wonch passed the first of the week in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown and little daughter of Woodstock passed Sunday as the guests of relatives here. Rev. M. J. McEvoy and Mrs. John McEvoy passed the first of the week as the guests of Janesville relatives. Mrs. George Meyers spent last Sat­ urday as the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Chesnut, at Crystal Lake. LETTERS FROM SOLDIER BOYS Interesting Communications From Our Boys With the Colors From Walter K. Conwajr Camp Shelby, Miss., Aug. 26, Worthy Grand Knight and Brothers: Thinking that you ^ would like to hear from a brother Knight in the service I wilTpen you a few lines to­ night. I remember when I left some of you requested me to write and tell how I liked the work. I feel that I have been a regular long enough now to speak with some degree of knowl­ edge. * , I have talked with several of the men who have been in the army a year or more and they have told me enough to show me that my ideas of the work were correct. Everything in the army as far as I have seen could be little if any better. The officers treat a person as tho he were a,human being and not as the German propagandists would have; the people believe. Some of the slanderous statements made" by jtfcese men against the officers about the treatment of the men are surely terrible and I really believe that life imprisonment or death should be netted out to these paid agents of old Kaiser Bill. Needless to say there is no truth to these statements. The treatment -accorded to Uncle Sam's army boys is all that is to be desired* In Camp Shelhy there are about 40,000 men and they seem quite contented. Their only wish is that they can get to France before the boys "over there" finish up old Bill and his gang of cut­ throats. We are ready to leave and are only waiting orders. I think that ere a year lias passed that all will be over "over there" and a great many of the boys will be home again. As for myself, I am feeling fine and am getting in trim to lick a couple of Germans. I hope to get a few before they get me. . a There must be quite a few of the McHenry Knights in the service. Tommy Doherty is down here at Camp Shelby. The K. C,'s are surely doing a won­ derful work for the boys. There are two K. of C. halls here and they are crowded every night. No brother Knight should ever begrudge what­ ever he has given to such a noble cause, but if he is ever called on again to give he should give as willingly as- before if not more so. I am greatly indebted to my brother Knights for sending The Plaindealer. The men in Camp derive a great deal of pleasure from its newsy columns and should surely miss it a great deal if they were deprived of the opportu­ nity of scanning its pages. I should like to attend another meeting with you-, but I guess I cai| wait until that great day when we will' all return to enjoy the peace, "pros­ perity and happiness which will surely crown the efforts of those who dre will­ ing to make the supreme sacrifice that our beautiful country may be .safe. Until then I shall remain, Fraternally, Pvt. Walter K. Conway, Headquarters Co., 151st Inf., Camp Shelby, Miss. From Heiuy Fretind August 9, 1918. Dear Folks--Well^ I suppose yeu have been worrying about me for the last few weeks as I didn't write. We arrived here safely and I was glad when we landed. We are somewhere in -England. It is very nice here, but it was pretty cool last night. How is everybody at home.? I am fine and hope you are all the same. How is John? I suppose he is still at Rock- ford. I hope he is. We are all together yet, but we are in a different company. We have seen some beautiful sights since com­ ing here. We had a pleasant trip over here, as we didnt' have a storm while we were on the boat. We can go to . town every evening. We get all the wine we care to drink, but I dont' like it. We also get some good eats, much better than, at Camp Gordon. I was to mass this morning. They have a nice church here and it is built fire proof. I suppose they are well along with the work on St. Mary's church. We have a chaplain. in our company. I suppose many of the boys are still leaving for the army. I see by the papers that they have changed the draft age from 18 to 45. We get the American papers here daî r, , \ We use French money here and it is hard to get to know its value. I mult close as I don't know of any more news to write. I will try and write again soon. We have a K. C. building here and there is where I am doing my writing. . Regards ta all, from • Henry Freund. ^ . August 16, 1918. Dear Folks--I will drop you a few lines and tell you what I saw in England. We went out for a walk Friday afternoon and also visited a little town. Everything is much different in England than it is in the U. S. They have some very fine cattle and horses here. They do their haul­ ing mostly with a two wheel wagon and one horse. If two horses are used they hitch one ahead of the other. They do "everything more like it was done in the early years. I saw some fine herds. They have the Shorthorn cattle here. We also Baw quite a few sheep. The soil is very rich here. If you dig down about twelve inches you will find pure lime, which makes the soil rich. Every­ thing is cultivated here. In the cities the people have gardens in their front and back yards. The buildings are all of stone structure and many are cov­ ered with straw for a roof. I noticed the farmers are all cut­ ting their grain. And some cut it with a cradle. The apples have al­ ready been picked. Well, I don't know much more to write, so I will close for this tine. With best regards to all, Henry Freund, » " ' Co. F, 329th Inf., ' American P. O. 769, A. E. F. ; rs:,; fess'.. . * ' • y *, * • <,« T- _ " * u -i : A' % » - » From Joseph Scheid Standon Camp, England, Aug. 27, 1918*" Dear Sister Delia--Well hpw are you? I am fine. We are having a little rain today, but everything is fine here. I still have my good job, but a little more work. But this has been one easy summer. I had my picture taken last night and will send you all one when I get them. " I received George's letter this week and witl answer it soon. I was glad to get the cards. Was busy for awhile, but now have a little more help. I am still quartermaster and like it just as well as ever. I have five fellows working for me now and all I have to do is to see that they do there work well, and that is more than I can do when they all come and say "give me a pass, I want to go up town." The officers say "you are here for passes all the time," but they get.away with it all right. I am glad you are getting my mail. I have had a lot of it during the past few weeks. Haven't written much so will have to get busy. I was to town last night and got back about ten bells and then had to get eight men and give the rest blankets as it was a little wet and they had to have them to keep dry. They only had ten miles to come and it rained all the way. I am glad that I am here where I am as it is hard in the company once in awhile, but there are so many to­ gether that they don't mind it much. I am ready to go to supper now so will finish this later. We eat right in camp now so we haven't far to go. Xjpfr lam efc ITour brother, . Joseph Scheid. Eng., Aug. 16, 1918. Dear Sister Delia--I have been a little busy for a few weeks so I could not write very much. I am getting all kinds of mail now. We have a Y. M. here now, but we can only get a little paper at a time and it is getting so I need a lot as I am writing about ten letters a day. Cannot make them as long as I would like, but will try and do my best, I get the papers now and I find of news in them. I look them all over. The weather is fine around here and we are having a nice summer. I like it better every day.' There are about 1,000 in this camp now and they are drilling and those that are not drilling are working and we are sitting here looking on. You see we are doing quartermaster work and some time we are working all night, but then again we have a week or two when we don't do anything. I'saw spme of the fellows from Camp Grant last night. They just went there in July and are here already. They will "be in France in a few days. Well, I must close, hoping this will find you all well. As ever, " Your brothe^T>-r ^ Juseph ^JSchei#. > * ^ Ffom George Nicholls A letter was received by Mrs. FriftiTc Hironimus the first of the week from her brother, Geo. Nicholls, who is now in a hospital in France. Mr. Nicholls is also a brother to Mrs. Frank Zuels- dorf and Mrs. John Karls of this vil­ lage. The letter follows: U. S. Hospital, France, Aug, 12, 194& Mrs. Frank Hironimus, .; /V,. k Round Lake, 111., R. F. D. 7. v ; My Dear Sister--Don't be alarmed at the heading on the note. It's just my temporary address. We were in a stunt a couple of days ago and I got winged in th£ right shoulder so that it's a little bit inconvenient for me to write and one of the lieutenants of ipy company is writing this for me. Very likely the Chicago papers will have an account of what we did at ;. We captured the : , drove Jerry out of it and made him pay heavy. One of our officers was wounded in the leg, but kept on advancing. I was right beside him and told him he ought to go back, but he refused to do so, so I volunteered to bandage up his wounds and he sat down. While I. was working on him a bit of shell killed him and a piece of the same shell entered my shoulder. It's only a bit of shrapnel, but it's excess bag­ gage and I won't carry it around with me for all the time. I'm going good here at the hospital, getting good feed and have a.fine bed with real springs and lily white sheets. The nurses and the doctors are also regular people and I am getting along fine. I don't know yet how long I will be here, but I'm good enough--plenty--for many a scrap yet, and it won't take me long to be all there again. ' You had better keep on addressing mail the same , as before, care Co. E, 131st Inf., and my company will for­ ward it to me wherever I am. You see I might be transferred - to some ether hospital. I can get my newest addresses to the company much more quickly than I can to you. " v' ' Your loving brother, V . George Nichollfc^ V Fall opening Saturday, Sept. 21, at Blake Sisters' West Side millinery store. mam •rT.v- ' »V..» ».tV. « .. fecial - -V V * ' " i