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Calvin ' J, Hendricks' affairs. ; Marksmen at the Great Lakes Naval ,Training station are now practicing searchlight at night. Dr. C. W. Bailey of Hebron has re­ cently received a captaincy in the medical >*imy. *-WA new operating room has just 1>een Completed for the hospital department Jj| the Lakeside sanitarium at Lake ^lleneva, Wis. Owing to the illness of the entire Working force, the Richmond Gazette was not issued during the week of Sept. 26. A new store has been opened at Richmond. The new business enter­ prise is located in the building for­ merly occupied by the O'Brien phar- p»cy- The Rockford high school was closed list week -on account of the fact that l$96 tons of coal were on fire in the basement. The. coal has been burning • llir two weeks. Rev. N. A. Sunderlin of Woodstock, retired as an active minister, has tied 999 nuptial knots and preached 6,590 sermons during the forty years that Hi has preached the gospel. Ills Mrs. Amfa Olson of Woodstock, •fed seventy-seven years, fell down tile basement stair way onto the ce­ ment floor one day last week and Ifactured both of her arms. . Ernest Fues, who has acted as city ftpditor at Woodstock ever since that office was established, has resigned his position and is now employed at the American National bank in that city. Marshall Bros, of Belvidere recieved '+• shipment of 5,000 sheep from the «|ate of Washington last week. One thousand head will be, sheared, the felhince were "barbered" in the spring. The Interrieden Canning company «f Grayslake last week finished up its Mason's pack of corn, which was the ytry best that the company has en­ joyed since its location in that village. " Ernest Blank, a Crystal Lake boy, fiftssed away at the Great Lakes Nav- a! Training station one day recently, « victim of Spanish influenza. He en­ tered the training station early in ;:J^UgUSt. " x As an extra precaution both to the Barber as well as the customer, Wau- kegan barbers are now wearing masks W^iile at work. The step h%s been taken to assist in the checking of the influenza epidemic. William Graunke, a Hebron boy who \:#s officially reported killed a short tStne ago, is alive and now confined to the Red Cross hospital at Ellis Island, N. Y. TJjis news reached his brother Hebron one day recently. \E. P. Shager, hardware and farm implement dealer of Sharon, Wis., was killed at a railroad crossing in tfeat village one day recently when tile Bosden milk train ran into his automobile while he was crossing the mack. X ,w ^ William Harris of Williams Bay, s Wis., a C. ft N. W. brakeman, suf­ fered a broken arm and rib at Crys- tytl Lake • one evening last week, When he was brushed off a car by the f ' ^or of another can which had been H..'-'||!ft open and swinging, r , ^ A farmer near Burlington, Wis., has ^tst sold his cabbage crop. He planted seventeen *cres to cabbage «knd the harvest averaged twenty tens to the acre. He sold the entire ,:'4iop for $20 per ton. Heads weigh- ? > jmg ten and twelve pounds were very j j v ; t f a m m o n . | When a Waukegan man, working 09) the influenza problem, entered a ftfnztfc side home in that city last Sat­ urday evening, he found the bodies of A father and son who had been dead since Thursday of last week. He fpupd the wife and mother lying tliere sick and helpless. Four funer­ als of influenza victims occurred at one •and the same time in that city on Sun- _:; Jpy morning. Lake Geneva, Wis., expects to go *pver the top" in the fourth liberty loan drive today and tomorrow. These :h d*ys have been set aside for mak - Wg the drive in that city. Cards have been mailed out ~to all who are ex- - >ected to buy and they in turn are % asked to come forth with voluntary subscriptions. Subscriptions are be % Ing received at the Southern Wiscon- jin Electric company headquarters and .Ht the horticultural hall. i Fred Brown of Trevor, Wis., lost - • Ipis life in a gravel pit at that irface - 5 f^e day last week. He, with Glenn % Herrill of the same place, were load fog gravel upon a wagon when the liank suddenly caved in, completely covering Mr. Brown. He was rescued l"r fti a few minutes, but upon the ar r. Cival of a physician it was discovered his back and one leg had been , jlroken. He .was removed to his SYii'j&m* hm*. - MOTHER AND SO^T CALLED Mrs. Joseph A. Adams and Son Pass ̂ 4way Here - hand of fate baffled effort of medical science and loving attention and thru pneumonia re­ moved from the scenes of their tem­ poral existence the beloved wife and little son of Jos. A. Adams, the for­ mer passing away at their home on Elm street Sunday horning and the latter on the following Tuesday after­ noon. Seldom are recorded such cases of sorrow so alike in circumstances and the young husband and relatives so doubly bereaved have the sympathy of the entire community. Mrs. Jos. A. Adams, nee Nye, was born at Alvado, Ohio, and received her early education in the schools at that plate. She was the thirteenth child in a family of fourteen and was reared in strict accordance with the teachings of the Catholic church. About four years ago, after the death of her father, she decided to come to McHenry, where her two brothers, Dr. N. J. Nye and Prof. A. E. Nye, were established, making j^er home with the former. Four years ago she was united in marriage to Jos. A. Adams of Johnsburg, who engaged in mercantile business at Spring Grove. Here was born their little son, Leonard. Later they re­ moved to the Anton Schneider build­ ing in this village, where they were responsible for much success. Mrs. Adams was blessed with an •Unassuming and friendly disposition,, which won for her the admiration of all acquaintances and love of many friends, who deeply mourn her early demise. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Mary Adams, five sisters and seven brothers. Dear ones from home at­ tending the funeral here were a sis­ ter, Mrs. R. Thenis, two brothers, D. H. Nye and M, L, Nye, and a niece, Miss Helen Welley, all of Alvado, O. Her funeral was held at St. Pat­ rick's church in this village on Tues­ day morning at ten -o'clock, Requiem high mass was celebrated by her pas­ tor, Rev. Edward Berthold, after which he preached her funeral ssrnicT!, eulogizing the deceased member of his congregation, citing her as an exam­ ple whose shining virtues were pa­ tience and gratitude, and, tho her life's career was short, her habits of piety and faith in the Catholic religion were exemplified. She was a member of St. Clara's Court, W. C. O. F., sorrowing sisters attending the funeral in a body, six of whom acted as honorary pall bear­ ers, all marching in advance of the automobiles which were in line from the church to St. Mary's cemetery, where she was tenderly laid to rest. On Wednesday afternoon the fu­ neral of the three-year-old child, Leonard, took, place and he was laid to rest beside his mother. The faith that will not waver, Cries I will trust thee- Lord, • E'en though thou slay^ I'll trust thee, Nor ever doubt thy word. The soul bowed down in anguilh, No human tongue can tell, Till Faith mounts up in triumph And whispers "It is well." Card of Thanka In riew of the sympathy and kind assistance extended by friends and neighbors in the sad bereavement of our beloved Clara Nye Adams and son, Leonard Adams; for the lovely floral tributes, for the fitting respect and attendance of the Order of Lady Forester and for the beautiful words of consolation spoken by Rev. Father Berthold in the funeral sermon, we, the nearest and dearest, extend sin­ cere gratitude and appreciation. Husband and Relatives. Dr. Albert F. Henkel Dr. Henkel, who was so well known to most McHenry people, passed away at Dr. Strueh's sanatorium on Thurs­ day evening, Oct. 3, 1918. Dr. Henkel, years ago, was a Chi­ cago dentist, who enjoyed a lucrative practice, but owing to an obstinate rheumatic affliction was compelled to abandon his profession and „come to the sanatorium, -where he has lived ever since. Complications on the part of the heart and kidnejrs, which developed iiit the course of time, made his condition incurable. Whoever saw Dr. Hinkel during his long illness knows how he suffered and how patiently he stood the painful condition with which he was afflicted. His body was removed to ifeostis* ford, Wis., his native town, where the funeral took place Monday noon. Dr. Henkel was an intimate friend of Dr. Strueh ever since they both started their professional practices in Chicago, which was thirty-two years ago. He was of a retiring nature, but whatever he did he did honestly and faithfully. He will long live in the memory of his ma^ ..,..|j^|^ May he rest in peace. U A • The Social WfceM" - > LOAM WORKERS STILL BUSY McHENRY HOPES TO "GO OVER"* BEFORE SATURDAY Local Organisation Is Considered Strongest and Most Efficient In McHenry Coiinty " In spite of the reports that have been circulating the village during the past week or more, McHenry has not gone "over the top" in the fourth liberty loan, but the executive com­ mittee hopes to announce this proud fact between now ui nest Saturday noon. At last night's meeting of the exec­ utive committee every application for liberty bonds of the fourth issue was carefully gone over and checked up and it was found that the committee was stilt $8,000 short in reaching its goal. So as to close up the work between now and next Saturday night a flying squardon was made up from members of the solicitors and the executive committee with instructions to start out this (Thursday) morning for the purpose of cleaning up those who have nbt as yet placed their subscriptions as well as those whose subcriptions were found inadequate. There were less than a dozen of these people to see and from all indications and tak­ ing into consideration that McHenry has the very best working organiza­ tion in McHenry county, it looks to us as if the squadron will have "cleaned house" before they retire this even­ ing. At least this ia the spirit with which each and evety member is imbued. Since last week the McHenry organ­ ization has disposed of many of the cases where the committee found their subscriptions to be inadequate and in each and every ease a satisfactory adjustment has been made. On Mon­ day evening alone no less than twenty such cases were disposed of and every evening since then f»om three to five subscribers have appeared before the committee for a final adjustment. The two cases mentioned in last week's issue have afso been taken care of and in each instance the gentleman in question stepped forward and not only bought a satisfactory amount of liberty bonds, but also apologized for the manner in which they received the solicitors. The committee is sat­ isfied that both of these gentlemen are truly sorry for their actions and so far as all are concerned the in­ stances are closed and forgotten. However, The Plaindealer believes that there are still a few of our citi­ zens who are seemingly of the opinion that this liberty loan and 6ie solicita­ tions for subscriptions is the work of the McHenry organization and that the committee has set out to satisfy a few personal grudges that they may have against the other fellow. This is all wrong and the owner of a lib­ erty bond who looks at it in this light we want to brand right here and now as anything but a 100 per cent Amer­ ican. This is Uncle Sam's business, not the business ojTlr-tsertain few who have been honored with the respons­ ible position of slathering in the sub­ scriptions in- thi^y territory- Uncle Sam has vested these gentlemen with the power of seeing that every man and woman does his and her propor­ tionate share in putting over this loan. Every avenue of information is open to these workers and therefore it is not a matter of guess work on their parts, but rather of fair esti­ mate based on information obtained from various sources. The McHenry solicitors as well as the members of the executive commit­ tee have worked too faithfuly and hard to put over these loans to have any such slurs thrown at them and The Plaindealer wishes to have it un­ derstood that Uncle Sam will not stand by an<f see any one of his army of workers abused for the honorable part that he has taken in putting over the loan. Thus we sound the warning to those who may have been doing too much talking about the solicitors and committee lest they may be called into Chicago for an explanation. All in all, the citizens of McHenry are to be congratulated upon the man­ ner in which they have come forth in this drive and thus assisting in plac­ ing McHenry high oft McHenry coun­ ty's roll of honor. The' Social Wheel will meet with Mrs. R. &• Chamberlin at her home on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 24. Mrs. J. C. Holly, Pros. Mia* X. J. WftUb, Red Cross Party Mrs. Anton Schneider entertained in the series for the Red Cross quilt at her home on Water street recently. One block was filled by the following ladies: Mesdames Coelestine Neu- man, Bertha Berger, Dorothy Marsh and Fredericka Barthold, all of Chi­ cago. Games were played, Mr. Marsh of Chicago winning the first prize, while the consolation was won by Audrey Marsh. After the games re­ freshments were served and all had a jolly good time. Notice For Election of Officers Notice has been received that branch election of Red Cross officers must precede the chapter election, which will be held Wednesday, Oct. 23, and in accordance with this notice the date set for election of officers for -J- -lEAR IN MIND ' fcuV No. 2 of tin War !«- • dwstries Board: * "No publisher may continue * subscriptions after date of ex- * Iplration, unless subscriptions * are renewed and paid for** * Watch your label. t it SOLDIER BOY'S APPEAL McHenry Young Man In Farewell letter to Home Folks From; Pvt. Walter K. Conway Camp Mills, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1918. To the Good People of McHenry: As I am soon to leave for foreigrr the McHenry public as well as St service I thought I would write a Mary<s parochial school to take the letter to the people at home, who have been so ready in every emer- gency to do their bit in whatever manner and whenever called upon and thank you in the name of your soldier boys for what you have done for us. Upon every* hand one sees evidence of your work for those who are giv­ ing all. The Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and K. of C. buildings will always be noble monuments of your generosity and examples of your good will. We can only thank you and assure you that we will always remember where- ever we are that you gave whole heartedly and not because you de­ sired only glory. We know it was be­ cause of your interest in our welfare and for no other reason that you as­ sisted in these' noble works of charity. True, friany of us will not return, but be assured that we thank you sincerely in spirit if not personally. You will be thankful in later days that you made the rough places smoother for those who havo^ given their lives for humanity cause. At this time of the fourth liberty loan, the greatest in history, has been inaugurated there is little need in asking ypu to do more, because the people of McHenry county have never been found wanting at a time like this. As our great president says, "Give till it hurts and then give more." This loan is a great under­ taking and one that will show once more that the people of McHenry are more than ever determined that the war will soon be brought to a speedy and victorious conclusion. To those who will soon be a part of the great American army I will say that it will be the greatest exper­ ience of your life and one that you will look back upon as having shown you the value of love of country and flag. If you become a part of the mighty host always do what you are told and you will be most contented. A contented man makes the best soldier and that is why the 151st is the best infantry regiment in this di­ vision. The men are "Raring to go" and will show the kaiser and his cohorts where to get off. Always obey your superior officers and I will as­ sure you that all will be well. There are many McHenry boys in the service here and abroad and you will always hear the best accounts of them. Our efforts combined with yours will place McHenry, the best town in Illinois, right on top of the list noted for patriotism and self-sac­ rifice. I assure you once more that your sons will remember to their dy­ ing day all that you have done for them and will continue to do in the future. Remember us in your prayers and ask God to bring safely back those who are now far away. Oh noble flag to you we give All that we have that you may live In justice, right and majesty. Gladly to you we give our lives, And make the supreme sacrifice, That in fair France across the sea, You may be raised in victory, pvt. Walter K. Conway, Headquarters Co., 151st Inf., A. E. F. Camp Mills, N. Y. Sells $7,050 Bonds in Hour The Chicago American of last Wed­ nesday evening contained the follow­ ing article regarding a former Mc­ Henry resident, Mrs. R. A. Nerger, better known to her many Mc­ Henry friends as Marie LaMoitt: "The Turner Manufacturing company, Fourteenth and Sangamon Sts., an­ nounced that Mrs. Ralph A. Nerger, the company's secretary, has sold $7,050 in liberty bonds to the factory workers in one hour this morning. The employes, 150 men and women, include Americans, Poles, Lithuanians, Behemians and other nationalities. The executive and office force will be canvassed later." ; Died In Paris Hospital Mrs. Patrick Costello of 659 N. State St., Elgin, received a telegram from Washington on Wednesday evening announcing that her son, Pvt. Robert J. Costello, died of mengitis at a base hospital in Paris on Sept. 21. He was a grandson of Mrs. JElleji Walsh of this place and went overseas last May. He was twenty-two years of age. R. N. A. County Convention The county convention of the R- N. A. will be held at Crystal Lake, Oct. 22, at ten o'clock a. m. in the Wood- m»n h»ll Every & N*. A. take notice. ' A • - SATURDAY IS LIBERTY DAY McHENRY WILL OBSERVE DAY IN APPROPRIATE MANNER Parade at Two O'clock Followed by Exercise*--Every Business House Is Expected to Close Next Saturday is Liberty da* and McHenry, in common with every flam- let, town, village and -city in the United States, is going to observe the day in an appropriate manner. This fact was decided at a meeting of the McHenry liberty loan commit­ tee held at the village hall last even­ ing and arrangements for the program of the day are now being made. At the meeting last night it was decided to ask the teachers and students of the initiative in a gigantic parade thru the streets of the village, and from the encouragement that has already been given the committee the schools will do their part and do it well. Following the proclamation as is­ sued by President Wilson, every man, woman and child in America is asked to participate in the observance of this day. For this reason the liberty loan committee respectfuly asks that every business house in town be closed between the hours of two and four o'clock next Saturday afternoon. Let it be thoroly understood that by busi­ ness house the committee means every line of business, the saloons not excepted. We believe that McHenry business men are all 100 per centers and for this reason the committee feels that further requests than this will be unnecessary and that every business man as well as the members of the various societies, both men's and ladies', will participate .in the pa­ rade, which the committee hopes to make the biggest spectacle of the kind ever witnessed in this village. The parade will leave the McHenry public school grounds at promptly 2:00 o'clock and the line of march will be along the main streets, both east and west sides. The parade will then come to a halt in front of the village hall, where short exercises will take place. Chairman T. J. Walsh will give a short address and, provided that we have gone over the top in making our quota to the fourth liberty loan at that time, our flag will also be "raised, while the entire assemblage will join in singing "America." Should the weather be unfavorable the parade will be called off, but in all due respect to our country the busi­ ness houses will close during the two hours above mentioned. Owing' to the prevalence of an epidemic it was agreed not to hold an indoor meeting under any circumstances on that day and the committee is hoping for nice weather so that the outdoor program may be carried^dut to the letter. The committee trusts that everyone to turn out next Saturday afternoon will take it upon himself or herself and thus assist in making Liberty day in McHenry a complete success. Four Minute Speakers The four-minute speakers at the Central opera house since our last issue were Wm. Stoffel, Prof. A. E. Nye and Postmaster T. J. Walsh, the latter substituting for Rev. Edward Berthold, who begged to be excused. Mr. Stoffel appeared on Thursday night, Prof. Nye on Saturday night and our capable township chairman, T. J. Walsh, on Sunday night. Each and every one of the speakers brought out some important points relative to the present world war and the necessity of subscribing to the fourth liberty loan. While Mr. Walsh's ap­ pearance on Sunday evening was wholly unexpected he proved himself equal to the emergency by giving his audience at splendid talk. These as well as the men who spoke last week have their hearts and souls in this very thing and are only too glad to do anything and everything within their power to help win the war and thus bring to alt mankind an honor­ able peace. Will Dedicate Flag Oct. 20 A committee meeting to arrange for the dedication of a service flag for McHenry was held at the city hall last Thursday evening. A suitable flag will be purchased and will be un­ furled on Sunday, Oct. 20. A com­ munity gathering will be held at, the city hall during^ the raising of the flag, after which the assembly will march to the Central opera house for further entertainment. A speaker will be secured thru the State Council of Defense, also home talent. The committee is sparing no pains to make this a memorable occasion, to which all are invited. Parents, fam­ ilies and near relatives of soldiers, who are being represented on the flag, will be especially honored on this day. The ladies on the committee met with Mrs. R. T. Wray Tuesday evening and decided on the program carefully mapped out by her. Miss Julia Freund has taken a po­ sition with the Hartford Fire Insur­ ance company, which has its offices in the New York Life building in Chi­ cago. . Farms for rent. D. F. Qninlin LONG TIME RESIDENT DEAD Mr* Eva Howell Passed Away In Chicago Hospital Eva W. Howell, one of the old resi­ dents of McHenry* passed away at the Streeter hospital, Chicago, on Thurs­ day, October 3, 1918, after an illness covering a period of five weeks. She was widely known and loved in this community, which had been her home for about twenty-five years. Mrs. Howell, whose maiden name was Eva W. Hedge, was born at Pat­ terson, N. J., on June 1, 1853. She came to McHenry with her husband, the late Martin A Howell, in about the year 1892. Brior thereto she and her husband had spent a great deal of their time in this locality. They had a farm near Greenwood, 111., and later lived for a period of years at the Riverside hotel. Finally they lo­ cated at the present site of Howell's Villas, wjiere Mrs. Howell has spent much of her time since the depth of her husband.' Mrs. Howell was for many years a participant in social and church activ­ ities and her home was the scene of many happy gatherings of the younger generation of our townspeople. She was president for a period of the Pis- takee Ladies' club and since the war has been active in Red Cross and re­ lief work. Mrs. Howell created a happy envir­ onment for those who were privileged to come into contact with her, lending herself without stint to their enjoy­ ment. She was a woman of rare at­ tainments and of great' culture and refinement. To a, host of the friends of her sons and to many others who came into her life she was familiarly known as "Mother Howell," a designation born of appreciation strengthened by years of association. Mrs. Howell it survived by two married sons, Martin A, Howell, now of Philadelphia, and Warren L. Howell of Chicago and by her sister, Annie S. Webb of Chicago. These and a host of warm friends will mourn the loss of her, to whom to know was to love. , Card of Thanks Thru the columns of the McHenry Plaindealer we wish to thank the good, kind friends for sympathy and aid given us in our recent bereave­ ment. Martin A. Howell. Warren L. Howell. ;' Mrs. Anna o. Webb. COMMENTS FROM SPRINGFIELD Work of McHenry Young Man Re­ ceives Notice Jn commenting upon Rilhard B. Walsh's arrival in our state capitol city, t^ie Springfield papers have the following to say: Springfield News-Record, issue of Sept 26:, "An important recruit for the campaign work arrived Wednesday night in the person of Richard B. Walsh of Chicago, who comes as spe­ cial representative of the Federal Re­ serve bank in the seventh district. Mr. Walsh's ability as a campaign worker is well known in central Illi­ nois, as he represented the Federal Reserve 'bank in this district in the three earlier liberty loan campaigns. In the interval he has been preparing for military duties and only recently finished a course of instruction at the officers' training school at Lake Gen­ eva, Wis. At the conclusion of the campaign here he will leave at once to join the infantry division at Atlan­ ta, Ga." The Illinois State Journal of the same issue says: "Hon. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago, who represented the Federal Reserve bank in this dis trict in the three earlier campaigns, arrived in Springfield Wednesday aft­ ernoon as special representative of that institution. Since Iris last visit here Mr. Walsh has changed from civilian to military life, having just finished a course of instruction at the officers' training school at Lake Gen­ eva, Wis. Having tendered his ser­ vices for the, fourth liberty loan cam­ paign, the offer was gratefully accept­ ed by the Sangamon county commit- te. At the conclusion qf his leave of absence for liberty loan purposes in this county, Mr. Walsh will report to the officers' training camp at Atlanta, Ga., where he will become a member of the infantry division." McHenry and her people are proud to lay claim to a man of Mr. Walsh's type and he has the best wishes of every man, woman and child in Mc­ Henry township in his future under- taking. ' Marriage Announcement McHenry friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hille and family, who were for­ mer residents of this place, observed the marriage announcement of their daughter, Sylvia, to Harry D. Chase of Youngstown, O, in the Sunday Tribune. The bride has the best wishes of her many admiring friends in this village. The Hille family re­ sides at 5340 Cuyler Ave., Chicago. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Worts in Augustburg on Wednesday, Oct iL She was baptized Catherine. ITEMS QF LOCAL INTEREST AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALSIL REPORTERS DURING WEEK *4* What People Are Doing In This Vil- ' lage and the Immediate Vicinity--- Other Short Paragraphs -j I sell farms. D. F. Quintan. Miss .Lillian Neiss has given up^ lier position in the Vycital variety store. The Mystic Workers will meet Wed­ nesday evening, Oct. 16, in.Woodman ' hall. . . ,c; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bacon are enter- ' taining a bright young man at their; home since last Saturday morning. . Wm. Pries, proprietor of the Cea- xerville meat market and grocery, has transformed his Ford touring car to a truck and now using same for ft delivery car. ^ Music while you wait or are being shaven or enjoying a game of pool at the Martin. B. Schmitt place on Che West Side these days. An eleetric piano has been installed. E. H. Winfield, the Centerville ton- sorial artist and a 100 per cent Amer­ ican, will be the four-minute speaker at the Central opera house this (Thursday) evening. Hear him. The following ladies handed in thear blocks to the Red Cross since last week: Mesdames J. H. Gracy, H. Antholz, Anton Schneider and Misses Clara Schiessle and Lenore Frenud. The members of the Ladies' Aid so­ ciety are requested to meet at the M. E. church on Wednesday of next week for the purpose of cleaning the church. Lunch will be served at noon for the men who will help to repair the - sheds. Official war review at the Central Saturday, showing American heroes at Cambrai, Stily flings back the foe, soldiers of France, British tanks and its trophy, the desert battleship, whore America holds the line, actual scenes from the battefields. Work on reconstruction of St. Mary's Catholic church in this village goes on rapidly. The first trass, weighing almost three tens, was hoisted Wednesday afternoon. Scaf- * .folding is in place and brick work will begin on the tower immediately. .In renewing his subscription to The Plaindealer. W. H. Laughlin, who con­ ducts a variety store at Dows, la., writes that his town, district Mid state were the first to go "over the top" in the present liberty loan drive.' Mr. Laughlin adds further that busi­ ness is fine and everyone there numiill / to be enjoying prosperity. ^. *,4 E. M. Geier, proprietor of the Cen­ terville pool room, was able to lay aside his crutches last week and has almost entirely recovered from die knee trouble with which he has been afflicted during the past several months. His many friends are pleased to see him about without his crutches and hope that the cure will be a per- manent one. The war pictures shown at the Central opera house on Saturday apd Sunday evenings last were right up to the minute and of a most instruc­ tive nature. Mr. Smith, mjmager of the Central, will continue these pic­ tures and offers another very splen- - did show for next Saturday night. Read his advertisement to be found elsewhere in this issue. The body of Mrs. Nat KimbaH, daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. I. ; W. KimbaH of this village, was brought from her home at Round Lake, where funeral services wore held, and interment made at Wood­ land cemetery here. Deceased suf­ fered intensely for many months and jdeath came as a relief to her. She had many friends in this village, extend sympathy. On account of a misunderstanding between officers of the McHenry coun- , cil, Knights of Columbus, and state officers of the order, the installing officer failed to arrive here last Thursday evening and for this reason the installation of the newly elected officers was postponed and will be held at the K. of C. hall this (Thursday) evening. All members are urgently requested to be present.' , t J. H. Miller, the local monumeilt dealer, sent to this office on Monday of this week a dish of the finest straw­ berries that we have seen this seasoil. ~ The plants were purchased from J. V. Buckland of Ringwood and planted to Mr. Miller last April. They are of the ever-bearing variety. They start­ ed to ripen in August and ever sln&§ then Mr. MiHer and his family hfttiNt. ii been enjoying the luscious fruit. What might have resulted in a serious accident was narrowly averted on the street in Centerville on Monday forenoon, when the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pries was knocked down by a team owned and driven by W. F. Bassett. The lad started to cross the street to join his father, who had stopped to converse with John J. Vy­ cital, who was passing in his automo­ bile. The lad was knocked down aid the horses and wagon passed over him, but fortunately he escaped the horses' hoofs as well as the wheels, and was carried to the walk without a scratch and apparently unhurt. Evi­ dently the lad did not see the approaching nif did Mr. the boy. ...... -.'"T.