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- ' • J - ' - . , ' ' • ̂ A. ** •»"" * ̂ 4*"* ̂ * •> ^ y*1 ^tr* * "" rfT* tH* v"' ' i^l^VV/L. Jv ^ •- ., -".• ^ . •.'• •'• - -Vfc-- ; " • i j * : V - -- )f 4LZZA. %<*. vt^I sJ> 'M' <• 4r *1 -T >;*r. v- •* .< w^V 1? i"! -it n^> j -JtC:' (y - >» - -! > VOLUME XLIII MoHBSNRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JULY 5. 1917 NO. 3 WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK v IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE MAY GO TO PRANCE AaJSeenBy Plaindealer Reporters and Handed Into Our Office By Our < - >v i * > »"*•!• * |*t, & tl® SM* li. I. EdingerWas a Chicago visitor Monday. X P, A. Cooley transacted business in Chicago Monday. • •••'.•.'•'•'.» '• <-•• Miss Mary Bonslett was a "Chicago visitor last Friday. Ben Stilling was a business visitor in Chicago Monday, o Simon Stoffel transacted business in Chicago Saturday. Wm. Stoffel boarded the Chicago train Monday morning. , Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith were, Chicago visitors Monday. Miss Jane Owen boarded the Chi­ cago train last Saturday morning. M. L. Worts attended to business matters in the windy city Monday. Joe Schaefer was among the Chi­ cago passengers last Friday morning. Mrs. John E. Freund was among the Chicago passengers Monday morning. Miss Ella Newma$ was among the Chicago passengers last Friday morn­ ing. , Mrs. F. A. Bohlander was a busi­ ness visitor in the windy city last Fri- day. Prof. A. E.\Nye was among those to board the Chicago ̂ train Monday morning. Mrs. John Miller was the guest of Chicago relatives the latter part of last week. Miss Clara Degan was among those to board the Chicago train last Satur­ day morning. Mathias Leickem of Kenosha, Wis., ppent Sunday here as the guest of his brother, Jacob. John W. Fay of Chicago spent the week end as the guest of his wife and family here. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Mullen of- Chi­ cago were week end guests of rela­ tives in McHenry. Mrs. C. 6. Frett attended to matters of a business nature in the metropoli­ tan city last Friday. Mrs. W. A. Martin is spending sev­ eral weeks as the guest of relatives at the county seat. G. E. Schoel of Chicago spent the first of the week as the guest of his wife and family here. Frank Pufahl of Hebron was a Sun­ day guest in the home of his brother, J. E. Pufahl, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Baron and sons left Monday morning for a two weeks' auto trip thru Ohio. Mrs. Peter H. Weber and son, Robert, were among the Chicago pas­ sengers last Friday morning. Miss Edna Homuth of Barrington passed the week end as the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. A. Landwer. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rieke of Wood­ stock were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer. kilo Loomis of Niles, Mich., passed the week end as a guest in the home of his sister, Mrs. Jas. T. Perkins. Miss Gladys Fleming of Chicago is spending the week as a guest in the home of Dr. and Mrs. D. G. Wells. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mansfield of Woodstock were Sunday guests in the *home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bassett. Wm. Frett of Chicago passed the week end as a guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Frett, here. Miss Helen Heimer of Keribsha, Wis., is spending several weeks as the guest of McHenry relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Buch and children of Chicago have been guests of Mc­ Henry relatives during the past week or more. ( Mrs. Claudine Strangman and chil­ dren of Niles, Mich., were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. T. Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bohlander of Chi­ cago were week end guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bohlander. C. J. Burkhartsmeier and sister, Ethel, of Chicago spent the first of the week as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Barbian. Miss Helen Fay of Chicago spent the latter part of last and the fore part of this week as a guest in the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. \JT. Fay- Mr. and Mrs. A. I). Loomis and Mr. and Mrs, Vernon Lockwood and son, Lloyd, of Woodstock were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs James T. Perkins. ' , Mrs. S.«> S. Chapell and daughters, Harriet and Marion, motored out from Chicago last Saturday and passed the first of the week as guests of Jfrs Alsena Smith and the Misses Granger Mrs. Raymond Arvedson and chil­ dren of Carpentersville and Mm. Jack Watson and little daughter and Mrs. Ella Lamphere of Gary,' Ind., were guests of McHenry friends last Sat urday. . John Feltz was here from moline, 111., last Saturday and Sunday. He was accompanied home by his wife on Sunday evening and has since gone to housekeeping in the prosperous city on the Mississippi. KeTIy, So. Antonio, Texas. June 26, 1917. McHenry Plaindealer, McHenry, 111. t ' Dear Friend Schreiner--As I have been receiving the Plaindealer weekly for some time I have been interested to note a few letters from other Mc­ Henry boys doing service at various cities in the United States, so thought that maybe you would be interested to know some thing of the life we are leading. We arrived here from Leavensworth, Kan., where we were stationed for some time, on the 7th of this month. On our arrival here we were greatly surprised to see how we were expect­ ed to live. We were given tents, cots, blankets and mess-kits iftid told to get busy making our future home. Well, we managed to get our t^nts up and everything went well until a whirl­ wind spotted us at mess the next day. It seemed as if it would never pass. When it did our dinner was past our ever eating it, as it looked more like a sand dive than potatoes and gravy. We are drilled five hours aday. Three of this we have in the morning and two in the afternoon. It is very comfortable here. The thermometer runs up to around 120 degrees in the shade and there's no shade. The only breeze we get is at night, when a miniature sand storm blows and often blows down a few tents. We were talking to the natives here and they told us that it was still too cold for misquitoes to hatch, but that if we were here the latter part of July we would experience some Texas misquitoes. Miscellaneous Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form, For Bus) People n • 9 An effort is being made It Lake Geneva, Wis., to raise $3,000 for the Red Cross cause. A five-legged calf on the farm of August Lohman, near Lake Zurich, is attracting the attention of many autoists. v „ For the sefeond time in two weeks the West Side depot of the C. & N. W. Co. at Elgin was broken into last Saturday night. The Marengo Concert orchestra will give open air concerts in that city on Tuesday evenings of each' week dur­ ing the month of July. Employes of the Illinois watch Case factory at Elgin, numbering 750 hands, are enjoying a vacation from their duties this week. The Lake Shore Improvement asso­ ciation at Crystal Lake has just voted to expend $700 in improving the roads leading to the cottages on the north shore of the lake. j A temporary isolation tent hospital is to be erected at the county seat to take care of the searlet fever cases. It is possible that a permanent build­ ing for the purpose will' be erected next fall. At a meeting of the directors of the First National bank of Dundee held last Saturday, a dividend of 3% per cent was declared. Besides this a special Red Cross dividend to be paid on July 14 was also declared. At a special election held for the purpose, the voters of Cary last week voted for a $4,000 bond issue, the We expect to leave soon for New J money to be used to purchase and im- York, and from there to ship for j prove land for public park purposes. France. Two of our companies have j A total of 144 votes was cast. I he bond supposedly left for France. Cactus and rattlesnakes are thfe principal pests here and the Cactus especiaaly makes it difficult to walk thru the brush. Best regards to all. Yours, Frank Masquelet, Provisional Aviation School. The Parish Tent I wish to correct a false rumor go­ ing around regarding me being con­ nected with the moving pictures to waters of Lake Geneva one day re- be held in parish tent. The launch- cently. From its appearance the ing of this mammoth aggregation is' body had been in the lake several the work of Rev. Father Berthold of days before being discovered by two McHenry and Mr. R. W. Gracy of fishermen. Just how Mr. Rowe came Crystal Lake, by the way another very (to his death will never be known, good friend of mine. He is the man The new fire alarm system, installed McHeary Boy Expects to Soon See Actual Service' WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMN# OF OUR EXCHANGES C McHENRY SOX REORGANIZED issue winning out by sixteen votes. After nearly a year's work, the big job of-clearing the timber from fifty acres of land on the Fred Hartman farm near Ridgefield has been com­ pleted. From the fifty acres were obtained 40,000 feet of lumber, all oak; 1,500 fence posts, 400 oak railroad ties and 250 cords of stove wood. The body of Thomas Rowe, aged eighty years, was taken from the First Game of Season to ̂Staged Next Sunday Afternoon that put the "m" in "movies" and then zip went the film. They are here to help handle the show business of our at Crystal Lake some time ago, has been giving more or less trouble and as a consequence two of that city's town after ten* months of winter. If j y0Ung men have just installed a clever the above mentioned gentlemen really j device that has entirely done away think there is room iii a town of this the old trouble and thereby made size for two picture shows why don't SyStem perfect in every detail. they be real sports and put their own Two men lost their lower limbs money into the scheme instead of mak- witWn forty.eight hours at Rondout, ing a "goat" of the P^rish to satisfy., countyj lapt week Both of the victims were run over by moving trains. One, a young man of twen- ty-five summers, fell from a train, Henry as there was in our peace u wj^je other, a man of forty-three, a personal grudge? However, let the good work go on and maybe some day there will be "great rejoicing" in Mc- ittie suburban village of Johnsburg. / J. W. Smith. fell underneath the wheels while attempting to board a moving train. Woodstock correspondent to the El- Some prominent people Like Dakota Lands Ben Stilling was responsible for a gin Courier: part£ of1 prospective buyers visiting get their "licker" regularly and still the Dakotas last week. The group in- make their friends believe they are eluded John Carey, Wm. Welch, Ed. total abstainers by having it forward- Knox and John Phalin of this place; ed under the label, "books." Some- Ferdinand Reidel of Cary arttfC. C. tim^s the package is broken in transit Morrison, representative of the Great and a reputation is blighted. William Northern railway. The men speak Bryant of Woodstock and Crystal well of the country, saying that their j Lake, who has acted as a piano sales- prospects for a crop there were splen- jman, book agent, etc., improved on this did Some of the party will be made | method a bit. He carried the "licker" richer by the purchase of lands there right in his salesman's case. Bryant in the near future and all were favor- • is now in the "jug," otherwise known ably impressed with the Dakotas, find- as the McHenry county jail at Wood­ ing conditions exactly as Mr. Stilling stock, where County Judge Smiley had represented them. The trip was sent him Saturday for a term of 180 also an enjoyable one for all. {days, plus a fine of $600, which, if not ~r .. I paid, will mean a total Lorimer Property Sold " The Wm. Lorimer property at PiSr takee Bay has been sold thru Ben Stilling to Mr. Hollenbach of Chicago, who will at once make necessary re- welcome Bryant received along his pairs on the property and buijldmgs route> go unusuai for a book agent, and place same in first-class condition, ^ 8Uspicions of the alert Mr, Stilling has also made^wo farm atate»s attorney^ Perhaps he had a sales of late, the Herbes farm and the , j^r Lumley trailed Bryant Wm. Cossman farm, located east of j & certain Woodstock business of this village. Geo. J. Sayer was the {^ouge Frjday. The official had an purchaser. * > | eagle eye on Bryant's satchel. He Jay Burke Enlists | caught him in the act of delivering Jay Burke of Kansas City, Mo., «-> quart bottle of whiskey and found > tfpon the urgent request of fans and friends of the McHenry Sox, coupled with the fact that a neat sum has been subscribed to finance the club, tiie McHenry Sox have reorgan­ ized and will open the season here next Sunday afternoon, July 8. Richard B. Walsh, who has success­ fully carried the Sex thru^ three seasons, has again been made the manager of the club and the public can rest assured that he will do every­ thing within his power to give the patrons of the game their money's w^rth from now until the season comes to a close. We are informed by Manager Walsh that nearly all of last year's players will be here again this season and, with possibly one or two exceptions, the personnel of the team next Sun­ day will be the same as finished the season with McHenry last fall. Sahlberg, who has pitched the Sox to many a victory during the three seasons that he has performed here, will occupy the mound for McHenry, while the outfield will be about the same as last season, with Brailsford, Seablom and Bending taking care of their regular positions. Comiskey will again guard third base, with Kim­ ball at second and Warner at the initial sack. Just who will fill in at short and behind the plate is not known at this time, tho every fan can rest assured that good men will oc­ cupy these positions. The Rockford L. & L. club, a team which has defeated the Sox on two different occasions during the past two years, has been selected for the opening attraction, thus assuring the fans a good, lively scrap next Sun­ day. Altho the McHenry boys have not played together this season, every member is in fit condition for, a hard struggle, as all of the boys have been playing "somewhere in U. S. A." since the beginning of the present season. The game next Sunday will be called promptly at 2:30 o'clock and indications are that a big crowd will be on hand to help make the opener an auspicious occasion. < RECITAL A SUCCESS PROF. F. M. GOODMAN DEAD AWAY SUDDENLY AT HIS HOftfE WEDNESDAY Local Director Gave Second Annual Recital Monday Evening vacation of about 580 days under the genial auspices of Sheriff Charles Wandrack. State's Attorney V. S. Lumley is wary of book agents. Perhaps the warm rived here Sunday and will spend a month's vacation. He has enlisted in the quarter master's corps "and will report at his home city August 5. eleven more quarts in the satchel. Bryant was hustled to jail. Mr. Lum­ ley induced five customers of Bryant to agree to testify that they had pur- Most of his vacation will be spent with chased liquor of him. Confronted w^h his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burke, this evidence, Bryant confessed and at their summer home »t Lake De- pleaded guilty Saturday before Judge fiance. - Smiley. Attorney Floy Eckert, who -- 'represented him, pleaded with the Announcement ^ ^ lenient state's Attorney fcrof, John Pick of Chicago ̂director |Lumley jnsisted on the limit. The of St. Philomena's choir, hits kindly i court was severed Bryant is said to offered his choir to sing high mass hav<r a strong advocate of the at St. Patrick's church at fell!} Sun­ day, July 8. anti-saloon cause before Woodstock went dry. During the slate's attor­ ney's primary campaign he is said to Notice! Dr.- W. M. Joyce, nose and throat have opposed Lumley, declaring that specialist of Chicago^ will be at the his election would mean a bootlegger office of Dr. D1 G. Wells Friday, Miss Kathryn Buch, local musical director of this village, gave her second annual recital at Weber's hail on Monday evening. Invitations were readily accepted and a large audience was present to enjoy the musical numbers given by her class of well instructed pupils. The hall was prettily decorated for the occasion and the happy group of pupils responded with the best, carry­ ing out the well arranged program to a letter. Nothing but words of praise and good wishes can be heard for Miss Buch and the harmony with which she works with the pupils who are sent to her for instruction in the school of music. The village may ,^ell be proud to possess a teacher in one of her own girls who has been so successful in the art and may she, with her pupils, aspire .to make the best better. Underwent Operation Miss Ella Newman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Newman of this vil­ lage, was operated on at the "West Side hospital in Chicago Saturday. This is the second operation during the past year for a fractural bone of the right limb. Several pieces were removed and the little patient is re­ covering nicely. She will remain in the city with her aunt for a few weeks before returning to her home here. It is sincerely hoped that she may be able to take up her school work in September.. Her father witnessed the operation. in Line For Promotion In a letter written to Richard B. Walsh of this village, "Pyke" Behlke, former McHenry boy, who since leav­ ing this village about three years ago has been serving as a regular in the United States army, stated that he has been recommended to the of­ ficers' reserve camp. Evidently "Pyke" has made gtfod and this we are glad to know and sincerely hope that he will soon share new honors of which he is most deserving. Excess Will Be Donation Rev. M. J. McEvoy, director of®the Choral society, has announced that any receipts after, paying expenses of Stabat Mater will be turned over to the local branch of the Red Cross so­ ciety. The motive is both encourag­ ing and praiseworthy and will be deeply appreciated by the promoters of the McHenry branch. The success of the Stabat Mater, judging from past successes of the Choral, is al­ ready assured. July 6, on every corner, et," «ays Lumley. "He's a poor proph- The Auto-Utilizer will run almost any piece of machinery manufactured Wm. Simes sells them. Mrs. Patrick Conway's Funeral Large­ ly Attended Last Thursday Morn­ ing--A Long Sufferer Mrs. Patrick Coirway Mrs. Patrick Conway passed away at her home south of this village on Monday evening, June 25, 1917, in the fiftieth year of her age. Deceased had been in ill health for two years and on February 12 suf­ fered a stroke of paralysis, from which she only slightly recovered After a second attack on Sunday aft­ ernoon, June 24, a specialist was called from Chicago to consult with her home physician, but to no avail. The patient, perfectly resigned, departed on the following day. Elizabeth Nett was born in Niederals, Germany, October 1, 1867, and, with her mother, a brother and sister, came to this country in 1871, settling in Johnsburg, where she grew to womanhood, assisting in the main­ tenance of a widowed mother and younger brother and sister. On July 9, 1889, she was united in marriage to Patrick H. Conway at St. Patrick's church in this village by the Rev. P. M. O'Neil and the union was blessed with nine children, eight of whom, with the loving father, sur­ vive her. One son preceded her in death. Surviving her are Edward, Mary, Leo, Clarence, Robert in the parental home; Mrs. Geo. Adams of McCol- lum's Lake, Sr. Mary Celine of Du­ buque, la,. John of Detroit, Mich., and a brother, John Nett, of Wiimot, Wis., all of whom deeply mourn the loss of a mother and sister. What words of comfort can we of­ fer to this model family bereft of * mother who so devotedly cared for them, making many sacrifices that they might be taught in church and school? She wis herself an example of christian motherhood in the home and many times in her resignation to God's holy will she would implore the Divine Mother to protect her little sons. The funeral at St. Patrick's church on Thursday last was attended by neighbors, friends and relatives from far and near, who came to show their respect and esteem for one who had fought life's battles bravely and by keeping the faith was not afraid to meet her God. Requiem high mass was celebrated by the pastor, Rev. M. J. McEvoy, who also preached the fu­ neral sermon, and interment was in the cemetery adjoining the church. She was a member of St. Patricia's Court, W. C. O. F., of this village and this, together with St. Mary's Court, attended her funeral in a body. Frederick M. Goodman Frederick M. Goodman, a highly respected citizen of this village, passed away suddenly at his home here on Wednesday of last week, June 27. Not responding to a call for dinner, his son, Chester, went in search and found him lying on the path leading from the pier to his home, breathing his last. The deceased was dean of the med­ ical branch of the Illinois University in Chicago for thirty years, but on account of ill health had retired a few years previous to his death. He was sixty-seven years of age and is survived by a wife and three children, two sons and a daughter. Private funeral was held at his home Sunday. Interment in Wood­ land cemetery. Automobile Utilizer A public demonstration of the auto­ mobile utilizer, for which Wm. Simes of this village has the agency, will be held somewhere in McHenry at one o'clock on Friday afternoon of this week, July 6. Just where the demon­ stration will take place is not known at this time, but an effort will be made to have same near the implement house of F. A. Cooley on the West Side. Those interested as to the merits of this new device and as to where the demonstration will be held should consult the local agent Card of Thanks We wish in this manner to thank the many kind relatives, friends and neighbofs who assisted us during our recent bereavement Also tv the beautiful floral offerings. Patrick Conway and Family. Red Cross A meeting of the Red Cross society will be held at the city hall on Wed­ nesday evening, July H- Mrs. M. G. Shipton of Woodstock will be present- Attend the meeting and enroll with the McHenry branch. Shop Again Rented E. H. Winfield, a first-class barber from Highland Park, has rented the Brefeld barber shop on the West Side and will open up for business on Mon­ day, July 9. Barrington's five-day chautaaqua will open in that village on Swday, July 15. , 4 CANNING DEMONSTRATION Held at School Auditorium , , . Afternoon Last Friday Under the direction of Miss Flor­ ence Seger and Prof. Green, both of the State University, a canning dem­ onstration was held at the school fcuditorium on Friday afternoon of last Week. Prof. Green is leader of all the boys' clubs in the state and Miss Seger demonstrated the canning of fruits and vegetables for the benefit of the Girls' Canning club and many others who attended. Thirteen of the club members re­ sponded to roll call and so thoroly in­ terested were the girls in every step of the work explained by Miss Seger and her able assistants that som6 were btisy canning greens and fruits their homes the next day. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gafke of Wood­ stock, county leaders, were present and gave some excellent talks to the children, instructing them in the rules of the contest work of the township and county. A local committee provided proper utensils for use at the demonstration and wishes to express its appreciation for the use of a three burner gasoline stove furnished by the genial West Side hardware dealers, Donavin & Reihansperger. A steam cooker, or sterilizer, was improvised from a large lard can With a rack fitted in Mid rhubarb, pine­ apple, strawberries, swiss chard, spin­ ach and asparagus were processed by six o'clock, when the instructors left for Woodstock, wishing the members success in the undertaking. ALL jrHENRT CELEBRATES BIG CROWDS SPEND DRIVING PAVt 'f REV. AND MRS. STRAUB Former JMkHeary Residents Both Passed On Have [Contributed] A fonder pastor of the Universalist churdh of this village and his wife/ Rev. and Mrs. Jacob Straub of Cuba, have both passed on. Mrs. Pheobe King Straub was born in Morgan county, Ohio, Oct. 1, 1840, and died at their home in Columbia on the Bay, Cuba, April 27, 1917. She was a very lovely woman, always interested in her husband's work and every worthy cause in whatever place they were settled. She won many friends during her husband's pastor­ ate in McHenry. She had been in poor health for the past three years. A beautiful mother has gone and she is greatly missed. Jacob Straub was bort In Marion county, Ohio, June 7, 1835, and died in Columbia May 4, 1917. For nearly two years he had been a great suf­ ferer from cancer on his face. He was ordained a Universalist minister in 1860 and preached for forty-two years before going to Cuba, where they went thinking the climate would be better for their own and their daughter's health. There they made a comfortable home. He was pastor of McHenry and Ringwood churches for seven years, where he had many friends, and who sympathize with the two daughters and son left to mourn the loss of both father and mother. House Party at Pistakee Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Wolff are entertaining the following friends »at the Seldom Inn cottage at Pistakee Bay: Misses A. Mueller, I. Wein- furt, A. Hansman, L. Friedrichs and Messrs. "fed Lau, W. Johnson and H. Wolff, all of Chicago. All are enjoy­ ing the various sporting activities such as fishing, motoring and swim­ mings Last Saturday a hard time party and marshmallow roast rwas given them. The first prize was won by our famous vampire, Theda Bara. Miss Elsie Mertes of the Oak Park hotel certainly is some chauffeur and also a good pastry cook. Tuesday they had dinner at the McHenry House in this village which was en­ joyed by all. In the afternoon they were royally entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Miller, Mc­ Henry. ; Fourth Accident Near Gibbs^Fana FQUT young men, driving a Ford on their way from McHenry Sunday aft­ ernoon, met with an accident on the Crystal Lake road a short distance south of this village. Reckless driv­ ing caused the car to turn turtle, pin­ ning the men underneath. They were rescued by Chas. Gibbs and Homer Harper, who were eye witnesses, serious injuries were admitted by the speeders. This is the fourth cry for help by motorists responded to by Mr. Gibbs so far this season. Please Ask For Them The Plaindealer this week received a complaint from a highly respected fcitizen regarding the stealing of flowers during the night. The person in question informs us that she will willingly give flowers to anyone ask­ ing for same, but does not like the idea of at night and helping themselves. Those knowing them­ selves guilty will kindly bear' this in and in the future secure the flowers they so A Wf® honorable Parade, Patriotic Program, Horse Races and Ball Game Prove Inter­ esting Features McHenry's Fourth of July eelebra« tion proved a splendid affair, notwith­ standing the fact that a number of towtis in this, locality also held cele­ brations. The crowd was estimated to number between three four thousand people. _ The parade in the morning came up to expectations, the different floats presenting a pretty spectacle. Among the floats deserving special mention were the Red Cross, two Royal Neigh­ bor camps and the Knights of Colum­ bus. The parade, headed by the Mc­ Henry Military bahd, formed at the * depot and after making all the prin­ cipal streets of the village ended at the McHenry driving park, where the festivities of the day took place. The morning was put over to a patriotic program, including speaking, while in the afternoon the horse races and ball game, together with the nu­ merous other attractions, made the day a pleasant one for all. In the horse races Nancy F., owned and driven by Math. Freund, won three straight heats in the 2:40 class, the time made being 2:39, 2:41 and 2:37%. Frank McKee took the 2:25 race in three straight heats. Time: 2:40, 2:45, 2:35. The ball game between the McHenry K. of C. team and'.Grayslake attracted considerable attention, McHenry los­ ing the contest by a scroe of 9 to 3. Time and space will not allow us to: go irfto detail regarding our celebra­ tion, but will venture to say that it was one grand day for McHenry. Ed. L. Hayes, chairman, is worthy: of considerable credit for the manner in which the day was passed. Without a doubt, Mr. Hayes worked harder to make the celebration a success than any other person in McHenry and we feel certain that our people appreci­ ate his efforts in this honorable and praiseworthy cause. , OPEN-AIR CONCERT >?**! Given at Public Park Tuesday Ens- ing Largely Attended omer Eh . NS' The concert, given by the Choral club and the McHenry Military band at the public park on Tuesday even­ ing was largely attended. The pro­ gram was carried out to perfection, another proof of the efficiency of both units and their noble directors. Tuesday was tag day for the choral and the proceeds, which exceeded all expectations, will be used to defray expense of presenting the Stabat Mater on Sunday evening, July 15. An orchestra and soloists of high ability have been secured to assist the Choral society and the generosity of their many friends will enable them to present this wonderful undertaking. Their appreciation of the response given them Tuesday on approaching the people of the village with tags was fully expressed at the ofon air concert in the evening. Launches New Passenger Boat Wm. Koeppe, the wide-awake and courteous passenger boat captain, has just launched a beautiful new passen­ ger boat, which is now doing service along Fox river and the chain of lakes. Mr. Koeppe has christened his new boat "Alice," naming it after the boats that he has owned and operated here during the past several years. The new craft is one of the most modern and best equipped now traversing the waters of this summer resort region. The silent running motor, the splendid seating arangement and its equipment assures the public the very best of service. The popular captain has long since won a lasting reputation for his courteousness, promptness and relia­ bility and with his new boat he should find business better than ever. Be­ sides making daily trips along the river, Pistakee bay and lakes, the boat may also be chartered at any time day or night. The sixty mile run of the river and chain of lakes, which has proven so popular in the past, will be continued thruout the season. The run is made far $1.00. For further information write or phone Wm. Koeppe, McHenry, IIL *om 75-R- , A Good Cempanjr The Beveridge Players "The Girl From Out Yonder" in a very creditable manner before a big audience at the Central opera house last Sunday evening. The Beveridge Players have gained a good reputation here and never fail to draw large crowds on their visits to this village. Band Concert Tuesday Evening < Beginning next w«ek and continu­ ing thereafter, the weekly band «HK certs by the McHenry Military band will be held at the McHeary sd»oi grounds every Tuesday evening. The Manley Hardware company at Harvard has disposed of 476 cars thus far this year.