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Spencer spent Thursday night last in Chicago. i Frank Thurlwell of Marengo spent >• ^ the week end with his family here. ». Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Thelen were „ •.. hi Chicago visitors last Thursday night. 3?V.~ l, Glenn Stevens of Richmond was a visitor in town last Sunday afternoon. John Hutson. and J. Jenson of Chi- S'cago spent Sunday at J. F. Clapton's. v&iiUJ J. D. Lodtz was a business visitor . ••;•;<;• in the metropolitan city last Satur- >*Vday. • ̂ Jack Franzen of Woodstock spent lia few days last week withhis brothers :̂ ehere. » • Henry Simes of Crystal Lake spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry rela- *<3tives. ' i Wm. Howard of Woodstock spent iisSunday" as the guest of McHenry 4*ifriends. . V . Atty. Ray Weinke of Woodstock fewas the guest of McHenry friends V^jlifjSunday. i W Mrs. John Claxton and Mrs. C. A. , •. V^Hutspii ̂ of Chicago spent Tuesday at f -4#Dundee. : Theo.' i f^Chicago orning Edward Bonslett was among the ', ^Chicago passengers last Saturday |«|morning. > r ̂ Miss Kathryn Kennebeck of Wood- \ ^-stock spent Sunday as the guest of ' i^home folks. ~ * v - M i s s Elizabeth Thelen was a busi- tî negg visitor in the metropolitan city , r last Friday^ 1 Miss Laura Barbian-spent the lat- 5^%^'ter part of last week as the guest of r- "iChicago friends. -'M Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Thompson of ^Lake Geneva were guests of McHenry Relatives Sunday. v 4 - ' - , ? F. O. Gans attended to matters of ; ;>da business nature in the metropolitan J iicity last Saturday. ** trl Mr. and Mrs. Henry Block of Engle- \ , .;,|';|wood were guests of relatives here - i SsQveral days last week. T^l Miss Christina Adams is spending T|sa few days as the guest of Miss Rose erbes at Hartford, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth d daughter, Varina, visited Camp rant at Rockford Sunday. ^ t Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gaulke of " vCWoodstock were Sunday guests of : t?^McHenry relatives and "friends. * Miss Rose Herbes of Hartford, 4 ? ^^Wis^ spent a day last week as th^ Schiessle passengers was among the last Saturday t Xi % ' d a u g h t e r s , uest of Miss Christina Adams. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holly and son, and MrsJ Nizza Holly spent at Camp Grant, Rockford." Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer and ! son, Kieth, were guests of her brother at Camp Grant, Rockford, Sunday. Mrs. Josephine Heimer of Chicago ;is spending the week as tb^u®s^, home of Mr. and Mrs; J. H. Miller. ^ Frank Holly agd daughter, Dora, » 4 Lake Geneva, Wis., passed Sunday \ ̂'..ip^ag the guests of relatives in McHenry. V ' Mr. and Mrs. John Knox and Mrs. Elizabeth Laures and' Miss Theresa Knox were Elgin visitors last Satur- d*Miss Anna M. Knox of Elgin spent .'the week end as * guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John *Knox. , •- . ' Mr.^jm#' Mrs. .fwnk Surfes of lif^Twin Lakes, Wis., were Sunday guests j ?vin the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. ' "Miller. - _ 41 ^ Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Chapeill and Harriet and Marion, of Chicago were week end guests of Mrs. Alsena~Smith. Mrs. C. A. Hutson returned to her home in Chicago Sunday after a two weeks' visit in the hemes of John Claxton and C. B. Durkee. firs. Vernon Lockwood and children ft#.'!' •< of Woodstock were «>iests in the home l;* of her sister, Mrs. J. T. Perkins,, sev- 1 ; eral days last and this week. U Editor John Brill of the Richmond f< s Gazette was an interested spectator i'^at the McHenry-Lake Geneva ball «*' name here last Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Curtis C. Westfall of • f' Chicago passed several days last week as guests in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel. Mrs. Geo. E. Steilen and son, Charles, of Chicago spent a few days this week as guests in the home of her Btiepts, Mr. *** Mrs, John Hei ^"iwU * ««« '4 motored to this village from Waucon 2 da last Sunday and incidentally wit­ nessed the McHenry-Lake Geneva ;#! ball game. ' .. s j. ... Mrs. Geo. L. Chamberlyi and chil- dren of Milwaukee, Wis., are spend- ing the week as the guests of rela ; * tives here. Mr. ChamberUwB was here »"V for a Sunday visit. tr^ fc' 1 .FREE TRIP TO VICKSBURG A Trait For Old Veto Who Served In of Viekahvrg The United- States government "has made an appropriation of $150,000.00 to be tised in the preparation of suit­ able camp and the necessary garrison equipage, tents, bedding, medical at­ tendance, subsistence, etc., for such honorably discharged Civil war vet­ erans (Union and Confederate) who may attend the national memorial re­ union and peace jubilee of the blue and gray to be - held at Vicksburg, October 16-19, 1917. The general assembly of the state of Illinois in its recent session passed an act, which was approved bfcr tnt governor, appropriating $40,000,00 to provide transportation and incidentals for. veterans residing iti the state of Illinois who served in the campaign and siege" of Vicksburg who might desire to attend this memorial re­ union and peace jubilee. In order, however, that the adjutant general, who is charged by the gen­ eral assembly with the responsibility of carrying out the provisions of this act, may know for how many of such surviving veterans now resident in Illinois it may be necessary to pro­ vide, the co-operation of all agencies in the state is requested in the fur- nishment of information as to those men in the different localities of the state who may be eligible, and desire to attend this reunion. The Plaindealer has received appli­ cation blanks for transportation to Vicksburg and any of the old veterans who wish to make the trip may obtain these blanks by calling at The Plain- dealer office or Hoy Banking Co. In order that complete, arrange­ ments may be made, it will be neces­ sary to close the list of attendants definitely on October 5 and no appli­ cations nwy be received after m- in­ dicated dateA Red%>oe8 Notes Twenty-five members were present on Friday afternoon. The ' helmet, knit by Mrs. W. F. Holtz, is a beauty in fit and finish. No more khaki yarn will be avail­ able before the first of next year. Mrs. H. L. Brooks and daughter, Lucile, of Wauconda were callers at the meeting Friday. Fifteen sweaters and as many pairs of wristlets have been presented to the boys iq khaki by our chapter. Several letters of appreciation re­ ceived by individual members from our soldier boys* were read and proved an incentive. Mrs. P. M. Justen kindly invited the cutting tommittee to her home on Tuesday afternoon to prepare extra work solicited by society members. Mrs. Walter Maxwell, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. .F. Bassett, is assisting in the work and attended i.he meeting Friday afternon. Miss Dorlesca Granger tendered her resignation as chairman of the knit­ ting committee and for the present Mrs. J. B. Perry will assume the duty. Recent cables from Major Gray- n M. P. Murphy, Red Cross com­ missioner in France, again empha­ size the necessity for warm knitted articles for the men who face the hardships of a winter in the trenches. Army officers request that the knit­ ted articles be forwarded as soon as possible. The severity of winter with coal shortage to face and a rising tuberculosis fate to combat demand that several million garments reach France before Thanksgiving. K. of C.'s Elect Officers Members of the local council K. of C. held election of officers on Thurs­ day evening of last week and tfie fol­ lowing staff will act as officials of the organization for the ensuing ydar: Ed. L. Hayes, G. K.; Wm.^ Smith, D. G. K.; P. M. Justen, F. S.; Ray Con­ way, R. S.; J. H. Miller, treasurer; Geo. Justen, 1. G.; Wm. J. Welch, O. G.; Atty. E. J. Elliot, advocate; Al­ fred Debrecht, chancellor; trustees, John McCarthy, Math WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS \8 TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS •P OOR EXCHANGES Miscellaneous Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For People , - . ' ; (S Seventy cars' e# aoldî rs passed thtu Harvard one1 day last week. According to th^Volo correspondent to the Grayslake Times, Volo is trying to locate a stocking factory. The Inderrieden Canning company at Grayslake has started the annual corn pack. One thousand acres of com were planted by the company this year. Dr. H. H. Pillinger of Algonquin, captain of a unit of American physi­ cians, is how attached to a field am- oulance dressing station, doing sur­ gery right up on the line in France. As a result of the "drive" for new members, the Marengo. Red Cross so­ ciety has just added 243 names to it^ iist, bringing the total Membership up to the 650 mark. "Paddy" Miles, weil known Marengo character, is now Serving a thirty- day sentence and boarding out a $100 fine at the county*" jail at Woodstock. Bootlegging took him over to the county seat. Ex-Presiuent -Theodora. RoO&evelt will be the principal speaker at the annual convention of the League ol Wisconsin Municipalities to be helu at, the Lakeside auditoriuiii, Racine, vVis., Sept. 27. Miss Alice Cackler, while in a fit of mental derangement, committed uicide by drowning herself in the istern at the home^ of her sister, ltlrs. i. P. Sughrua, at Crystal Lake one morning recently. ' Miss Elizabeth Condell, who passed, away at her late home at Liberty-, viile on August 26 at the age of sev­ enty-two years, has bequeathed $20,- 000 to that village for the erection of a Memorial hospital there: It cost Lake bounty $2,100 to hire Chicago detectives to collect evidence on Sunday violations of the liquor laws of the state. The greater'share of this evidence was gathered in the Fox Lake district during the past summer. The public Service company is mak­ ing plans for the removal of their poles on Genesee street, Waukegan. In time they expect to remove all of their poles in the city, which means that their wires will be laid underground hereafter. The Woodstock &. Sycamore Trac­ tion company is now planning on ex­ tending its lines from Marengo to Harvard instead of Woodstock. How­ ever, nothing definite will be decided upon until the present litigation, in which the company is engaged, has been brought to a- final conclusion. Chas. M. Eldredge .of Richmond has been named deputy game warden of McHenry county, succeeding Ed. L. Hayes of this village. Mt. El­ dredge filled the samfe office for seven years prior to 1913. A num­ ber of McHenryites were also after this job and the news of the Rich­ mond man's appointment will «ome as a sort of disappointment to them. The road commissioners of Nunda township, who have kept their roads in better shape than in most town­ ships in the county, are about to try out a new combination scarifier and grader from the Galion Iron com­ pany of Galion, Ohio, and if the ma­ chine will do all that is claimed for it the commissioners will undoubtedly purchase same and put it right to work. The work of the machine is to be demonstrated on a stretch of road near Paine's hill.---- r-- Mrs. Oliver Francisco, who has con- POULTRY SHOW EARLIER Meeting of Association Held and Qf- " ficers Are I ; v ; A meeting of the McHenry Poultry & Grain association took place at the office of Hayes & Justen on the West Side last Saturday evening, at which time they disposed of much important business. * Officers were elected as follows: President, Chas. N. Harrison; vice president, Dr. R. G. Chamberlin; treasurer, Carl W. Stenger; secretary, Frank Justen; superintendent, Chas. Noble; assistant, Frank Thurlwell, The new board of directors wall be made up of the following named gen­ tlemen: Simon Stoffel, Frank Ton yan, Howard Waikington, F. E. Co- valt, John M. Freund, Jos. C. Holly and Newell ,E. Colby. Chas. W. Gibbs and A. J. Gafke will be the grain superintendents, while the grain com­ mittee is made up of Chas. L. Page, vVaiter J. Walsh, W.' E. Whiting, Thomas Bolger, Wm. -Bonslett, F. A. (Jooley, John Boyle, C. E. Sherman, S. H. Freund, John Smith, John F. Clax­ ton and N ick Bowers. > Considerable interest was shown by ,those in attendance and it was planned to hold the show a trifle earlier this year to avoid the extreme cold weather experienced last winter, i'he show dates, as planned last Sat­ urday evening, are Dec. li)-22. The next meeting of the association will take place at the office of Hayes At Justen on Thursday evening of this week, riept. 20, at which time it is hoped tnat many of the members and all of the officers will be present. The 350 COWS TESTED IN AUG. MOST OF COWS TESTED, WERE '*0" - STRIPPERS ' meeting will 8:00 o'clock. be called to order at FOR RED CROSS SOCIETY Baseball Game For Benefit of Local Chapter Next Sunday Cross ducted the Ideal hotel at Hebron dur­ ing the past twenty-three years, will retire about the middle of rysxt month. It has always been Mrs. Francisco's desire to round out'a full quarter of a century in the business that she has so successfully conducted for so many years, but injuries received in an auto- Weber ftnd i mobile accident about two years ago, Nick Barbian. Delegate to -state con­ vention, Rev. M. J. McEvoy. Alter­ nate, Thos. A. Bolger. Installation of officers will take place Thursday evening, Sept. 27. from which she has never fully re- <J6vered, have compelled her to retire at this time. From Montana In renewing his subscription to The Plaindealer, Milton D. Ott writes from Harlowton, Mont., that the crops out there are poor on account of the .1 scarcity of rain. He also adds that, he and Mrs McHenry Ladies Will Attend Mrs. Frank Shepard of Elgin was here Tuesday in the interest of the Emergency league of the state. Mrs. Shepard has consented to the office^ he an(j Mrs. Ott are well. Mr. and of division general for the Elgin di- ^rs ott formerly resided in McHeft vision, which includes Kaae, McHenry and Lake counties. Some of the ladies in the village received invi­ tations to the lunfcheon at the Y. W. C. A. building in Elgin at noop today. It will be fqllowed with. *n attractive and interesting program. The pur­ pose is patriotic with a prospect of adopting a new constitution, giving full and complete political fcee4om to Illinois women. « # , Social Wheel The Social Wheel met with Mrs, D. G. Nellis on Thursday of last* week and in spite of the rain thirteen mem­ bers were present and enjoyed the pleasant hospitality of their Refreshments' were served. f. ry, where the former was employed in the Barbian Bros.' cigar factory. Employ Caretaker* A number of the resorteys, owning summer homes around Pistakee bay, have engaged caretakers for the win­ ter months. Caretakers at this resort have been few in th£ past, but the' coming winter will see a number of the places occupied. Home to Say Goedby Geo. Heimer was home from Chica­ go the first *of the week to bid his folks goodby before lefcving-^ffrr Caiyip Grant at Rockford. George is one of the men called in the first draft of Uncle Sam's new army. r# Two baseball teams, composed of married men of East and West Mc­ Henry, will stage a benefit game at the McHenry baseball park next .Sun­ day afternoon, the proceeds-of which will be turned over to the McHenry chapter of the American Red society. For some time past these men have been wanting to do something for the purpose of raising funds for the good and noble cause and when it became known that the McHenry Sox had no game scheduled for the coming Sun­ day arrangements were soon perfect­ ed for the contest. - Considerable rivalry also exists when a ball game is, pulled off be­ tween teams .representing the two sides of* town and you may bank on it that each team will have its full quota,of rooters on the side*, lines teady to cheer their favorites on to victory. While only married men will be al­ lowed to participate in the game, the single men can also do their bit by their attendance and it is hoped that the returns of this game will brihg many dollars into the treasury of the McHenryuRed Cross society. The game will be called at 2:30, o'clock. The West Side team will be managed by C. W. Goodell, while Ray F. Conway will handje the East Side outfit. Don't forget the event an<^ be on*hand. You will surely enjoy it. Knows When the War Will End Absolute knowledge have I none, but my aunt's washerwoman's sister's son heard a policeman on his beat say to a laborer on the street that he had a letter just last week, written in the finest Greek, from a Chinese coolie in Timbuctoo, who said the niggers in Cuba knew of a colored man in a Texas town, who &ot it straight fronj a circus clown, thpt a man in Klondike heard the news from a gang of South American Jews, about somebody in Borneo who heard a man who claimed to know of a swell society female whose mother-in-law will undertake to prove that her seventeenth husband's sister's niece has stated in a printed piece, that she had a son who has a friend who^knows when the war is going to end, Canning Factory Open The McHenry canning factory op­ ened for business the first ofrthe week and the first corn was received and canned on Wednesday. While the crop this year is quite small, there is ™ sufficient quantity to keep the local factory busy about two weeks. The corn received on the opening day was of good quality. On account of the fact that most of the hands employed At the factory this year are new to the work, things yesterday did not go on as smoothly as they might. How­ ever, the boys will soon acquaint themselves with the work and by the end of the week everything will be running along nicely. J. J. Schaefer, Op. D., Eyesight Specialist, Centerville, McHenry, 111. Office hojirs, 9 to C daily; Wednesdays and Saturdays to 8:30 p. m. Phone lll-£l. 13 . Read Hie Plaindealec and keep post­ ed on local happenings, f; Eighty Per Cent of Cows In Asso­ ciation to Freshen In Fa&n-Noi High Records Were Made Only about 350 cows' Were tested in August.. Most of the cows tested were strippers. About eighty per cent of the cows in the association are to freshen in the fall. No high records were made. * The threshing season is on and con­ sequently the dairyman has very lit­ tle time to show interest in the asso­ ciation work. In spite of this fact the regular quarterly meeting Was attend­ ed by over half the members. Mr. Hulce gave the address on General Dairy Topics. He held out some en couragement to the members and pre­ dicted a milk price which wouktuallow some profit to the dairyman. Mr. Gafke led in the ffeed discission which followed. Orders were taken for several carloads of alfalfa hay, cottonseed meal, bran, Mite and oil nteal. ' ' s In general dairymen hate to borrow money to buy feeds. The interest rate is Only six to seven per cent and this is very low compared, to the dif­ ference in prices of feeds now and later. , G. W. Stenger of 'the West McHenry State bank sent word to the meeting that he was in hearty accord with' any action the farmers should take along the line of co-operative buying* and would be glad to' help them in every way consistent to con­ servative bankings Many farmers have young stock for sale which they do not feel they can carry thru the winter. Calf club buyers should have no difficulty in picking op Choice heifers fttritt tested herds. One dairyman disposed of seventeen cattle and made a herd look very uniform. The cows l̂eft will pay a profit and are a uniform bunch in size, color, conformation, etc. Another member purchased seven head of pure bred cows. These cows were well bred (some 3 testers) and had A. R. O. records of from fifteen to twenty-three pounds in seven days. All but one are due to freshen this fall and are fired to a $100.00 service sire. A lot of attention was paid to blood lines, and now this member is in the market for a pure bred Holstein sire of some merit. The tester helped to pick the above stock. Canners are high on the market and now is the best time to dispose of "slacker" cows. *r About thirty-five head of these "slackers" were dis­ pensed of in August. Mr.. Hazen of the Marengo associa­ tion and Homer Harper of this asso­ ciation were at the McHenry county fair last week doing demonstration work. Mr. vGafke, county advisor, has been largely responsible for this exhibit. , EARLY JOHNSBURG SETTLER Stephen M. Sdunitt Passed Away at ' , SBvi Home Monday head,, of niixed hondescript looking Another one of Johnsburg's early settlers answered the call of the Al­ mighty on Monday of this week, when Stephen M. Schmitt, who resided on the Pistakee Bay road, a short dis­ tance north of the little chapel, peaee- fully passed to the great beyond, his death following a general break-down in health brought on by his advanced years. OUR BOYS RETORT FRIDAY SEVEN WILL REPORT AT WOOD- TOMORROW PerOt Rounds Owner Name Age MllW lit L. Smith No. 8 V 1703 2.» 58.00 L. Smitb No. 18 <8 1406 3JS 45.00 The above tows are pure bred and high-grade Holsteins. Three months' record of Mr. Smith's cow, No. 6, is 5802 pounds milk and 175 pounds butter fat. These are actual weights, as Mr. Smith weighs every milking. Cow Testing Associations and Falra Considerable cow testing associa­ tion doctrine is being heralded at the fairs. Cow testing association ex­ hibits have been shown at several county fairs in Illinois. The exhibits have been due to the efforts of the county agent, or of the tester, and some of the members of the associa­ tion, or a combination of all. It is a good method of spreading information and should be one of the important factors in making the fairs mean What they should. The department of dairy husbandry had as a part of its exhibit at the state fair at Springfield two cows from the McLean association. The cow considered the best in type was the less' efficient producer of milk and butterfat, as shown by the associa­ tion records. Feed Buying Association members who will need to buy feed and have not already placed their orders for feed may well do so at once. In some associations a member of the association has been appointed to get prices on feeds in arge amounts and to report at a meet­ ing of the members. At this meet­ ing the actual order , can be made up andplSced. Agent For N. S. Company Joseph C. Holly has accepted a local agency of ^the National Surety company of New York. The appoint­ ment permits Mr. Holly, with the authority of U. S. government rat­ ings, to write single bonds up to $809,- 000.00, this being the largest which can be executed by any one company in the United States. order for « The deceased was the eldest of family of six children and was th^ last to be summoned by his Maker. He was born in Germany on May 25, 1832, and when ten years of age he came to this country with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schmitt, and three sisters. After arriving in New York the family came to Chicago and from that city, which at that time was nothing more than a village, they came to JohnSburg, makirl& the jour ney, as was quite common in those early days, with a team of oxen. On their arrival at Johnsburg the family first settled on a site near the present Johnsburg bridge, now occu­ pied by the farm owned by John Miller. Here the deceased grew to manhood. He was married at the Johnsburg church in 1855 to Chris­ tina Kaut, who preceded him in death in February, 1867. His second mar­ riage to Mary Klapperich was also performed at Johnsburg in the fall of 1867. His second wife died on July 2, 1914. ' * Mr. Schmitt was the father of eight children, one passing away in infancy, while Mrs. Jacob M. Diedrich died in 1900. The six children who are left to survive are: Mrs. Mathias Miller, "Mrs. John J. Schmitt, Mrs. John P Schaefer, John M., Susie and Anton M. The last two named resided with their father on 'the old homestead, while the other four live in the imme­ diate vicinity of Johnsburg. In common with other early settlers of this locality, the deceased put up with all the hardships that Confronted them in those times, and like many others he struggled on most faith fully until he lived to see the fruits of his labors realized to such an ex­ tent, at least, that he was able to enjoy the days of his retirement in perfect^comfort. - Mr. Schmitt was a devout Roman Catholic and always lived up to teachings of that faith! Not only he perform his church duties with marked regularity, but he also exer cised his Christianity in lus home by raising his children to loye and-re­ spect all that was noble and good The funeral was held from St. John's Catholic church at Johnsburg at 9:30 o'clock this morning, with Rev. Weber performing the sad rites Interment was made in the cemetery adjoining the church, to which place the regains were followed to their last resting place by a large gather- ing'of friends, whose love and respect he had won. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of their many friends residing in and around Johnsburg. DEATH OF MRS. H. CASPEKS McHenry Is Already WeB Represent­ ed In the United States Army and Navy--Co. G Left Thursday Last Thursday morning a number of our residents went over to toe county seat to bid the boys of Com­ pany G, Third ̂ Illinois infantry, good- - bye and good luck just before their ^ jj departure for Houston, Texas. ' 5 v'a '! Included in Company G are two | McHenry boys, Lewis Stoffel mad James Doherty. Also Several others % who at one time made this village ~ their homes, among these being: 1 f' -*1 Walter Geske, Clarence Foss, John Long and Harold Gilles. > <* Jf ^ Tomorrow will witness the leaving' '4 from this village McHenry*8 first 11 1 quota of young men who will help % ̂ make up Uncle Sam's new army. The « ' cards received by the young men asked them to report at the county seat at r ^ i two o'clock tomorrow (Friday) aft- i ̂ % ernoon. -Seven young men here have . *|| j received "their notifications to report A ^ tomorrow and accordingly our people Jp :4 will bid the.boys their farewell good- ^ bye tomorrow ahd Saturday, as they |g|?« do not leave Woodstock until that day. '. The seven local young men who have i been called to the colors are Edward < Rossmann, Louis Zeman, Nick Fran- ' J J zen, Stephen-"G. Adams, Homer M. Harper, Michael M. Degen and Olaf Pe(er Olson. McHenr^ is surely doing her part m giving up her.young men for the army and we dare Say that our vil- lage is already as well represented in <#|L •" the ranks of the United States army , - as any town of its size in the country. Among our young men who are ai- ^ M ready doing service, besides those : mentioned above* are: Paul and George Stoffel, Waiter Fay, Gottlieb Meyers, Harry Niesen, Alfred Rich­ ardson, George Schreiner, Percy Lodtz, Robert and Raymond Martin, Frank Mas que let, Lester Bacon and Carl Payne. Att#. A. H. Pouse and John Larsen are now enrolled in the second officers' reserve camp at Fort Sheridan. Other McHenry young, men who have been drafted and called in other cities are Geo. Heimer, who left Chi­ cago yesterday; Martin Weber, who was called in North Dakota, and Jas. Burke of Kansas City, Kan. Dr. D. G. Wells, vyho tendered his services in the medical reserve and who recently passed a successful ex­ amination, has also received his com­ mission and is subject to cadi at Any time. >-> \ . No doubt many of our people will journey over to the county seat next Saturday to bid the boys a last fare­ well. From Woodstock the boys will go to Camp Grant, near Rockford, ' where they will receive their training so that they may be ready for any emergency early next sumngyer. ... Answered ̂ Summons Sunday Sept. 16, 1917 _ Neen, »"v* , i • ,i.J ill SCHOOL NOTES Items ! / Pertain to Oar Edontiwil i Mrs. Hubert Casper* passed away at her farm home in Grant township at noon Sunday, Sept 16. She was well and favorably known in this village, having been a resident here for two years previous to mov­ ing to Lake county last spring. Deceased was fifty-eight years old and in perfect health up to the time of the draft for soldiers. Her young­ est son -was called and the shock and worry caused paralysis, from which she never recovered. #- She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Raymond Howard of this village; and Miss Celia; and three sons, Fred, John and William, all in the parental home, besides hosts of relatives, who deeply mourn the loss of this affectionate mother. Her funeral was held at the Uni- versalist church here on Wednesday, the Rev. Allenwood of Elgin officiat­ ing. Burial was at Woodland ceme­ tery. . _ - MUk Producers Meet A local meeting of the Milk Pro­ ducers' association was held at the office *of Hayes & Justen on Saturday morning and the prices in the opin­ ions of each farmer averaged $3.20. Wm. Welch was elected delegate and instructed,, to stand pat for no less than $3.00 per hundred for October milk. Month to month contracts are advised, as the government hopes to be able to reduce the costs of feeds shortly and thus reduce the cost Of making milk. This method will prob­ ably be followed. Local producer^ will send a delegate from each association together with leaders, who will meet in the first Methodist church, Wash­ ington and Clark streets, Chicago, next Friday at 10:30 o'clock, when the price will be decided. Give as your next graved calling cards and aee what a . , :• neat job we can put rat foe jra* # Pl*indea**r _ 'aww!?;'-r^r s % • j* Lisle is looking tot ahetB̂ r tion credit. The juniors have ordered their rings. Verona Niesen was absent school Monday. ^ _ s * Margaret Miller lis a W pupil in the senior class. * Thru somebody's kindness the giris have acquired a dressing room. c The advanced and elementary classes in musjc will begin next week. A high school orchestra is being organized under the direction of Miss Harruff. There are twenty-seven pupils in the beginners' class this year, which is an unusual large number. A permanent high school program has finally been decided upon after numerous and various changes. The dates for the high school en­ tertainment course have been put as follows: Oct. 8, Jubilee Singers; Oct. 31, Ida Lewis Glazier; Dec. 3, the Versatile Entertainers; Jan. T, Jas. H. Shaw, lecturer; Feb. 25, Chi­ cago Ladies' Cohcertr Co. Remember the priee of season tickets for toe entire course is only $1.00 for ~adult# and 50c for school children. Everybody is ^r^aching economy these days. There is right and wrong > ,:A economy. Here is what one noted editor has to say on this subject: "Wrong economy means feeding the body and starving the spiritual sense. There never was a time when the churches, schools, charities,'communi­ ty progress movements, lyeeums and chautauqua . platforms were more needed than today. The trouble with the wartime false economy torpedo's work is that it benumbs the victims and distorts his vision so that he only wants to economize on the inspira­ tional supplies. He doesnt preach economy in food, coca-cola, silk hose* ice cream, movies, mashy magatiaati gasoline, etc." > » . J ain toe Bed Qma * ' • * - • -m • • * j