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'V'4*V WEEKLY PERSONAL ITERS " <OMKKS AND GOERS OF A WEEK 7*,C •« <H!R UL1SY VILLAGE Itjr Plaindealer Reporters and ttaraed Omr Office B* Ow jKriend* Miss Ellen Speneer spent Saturday in Elgin. • ; Edward Buls was a Chicago visitor last Friday. ' J. W. Bonslett bearded the oriieago "train Monday morning. Dr. D. G. Wells was a professional visitor in Chicago Tuesday. C. W. Goodeit boarded the Chicago train last Friday afternoon. F. A. Beiler was among the/CMcago passengers Monday morning. Mrs. W. F. Bassett was a Crystal Lake visitor Monday morning. J. W. Smith transacted business in the metropolitan city Monday. Mrs. Simon Stoffel boarded the Chi­ cago train last Thursday morning. Mrs. Gus Walters of Woodstock called on McHenry friends Monday. F. E. Covalt was, among the Chi­ cago passengers last Friday morning. Misses Pearl and Lelah Claxton were Chicago visitors last Saturday. Rev. Edw. Berthold boarded the Chicago train last Thursday morning. Miss Eleanor Whiting spent Satur­ day as the guest of relatives at El­ gin. Miss Verona Niesen was among the Chicago passengers last Friday morn- nm ' , • 'f;.'. John ft Knox - -wis a business vis­ itor in the metropolitan city last Fri­ day. Wm. Howard of Woodstock was en­ tertained by McHenry friends Sun­ day. Pet«r J. Freund of Woodstock spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry rela­ tives. MiSs, Anna Weber of Woodstock spent^Sunday as . the guest of home folks. ' Mrs. John Carey and daughter, Gen­ evieve, were Chicago visitors last Sat­ urday. * Jay Comiskey of Woodstock spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. Miss Mary Burke passed the latter part of last week as the guest of Chi­ cago relatives. Ed. L. Martin of Woodstock attend­ ed to business matters in town several days last week. Evewett Hunter attended to matters of a business nature in the n^etropoli- j tan city last Friday. Mrs. F: E. Boger arid daughter/ Elizabeth, spent Wednesday of last week in the windy city. . Miss Gel trude Masquelet spent a couple of days this week as the guest of Chicago relatives. Mi\s. Paul Richter of Maywood was u Sunday guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wheeler. ••Herbert Wilder of Waukegan called tm his lousing Miss Dorlesca Granger, afcd Mrs. F. G. Spurling. J. II. Nowtoa of Chicago was a week end gufest in the home of Dr. here last Sunday evening. Mrs. E. M. Owen spent several days this week as a guest of her son, George, and family in Elgin. . Mrs. -Wm. Tesch passed- a-law days- last and this week as the gueaSt of her daughter at Silverlake, Wis. Kirk Harrison of Woodstock spent Sunday as a guest in the home of hU mother, Mrs. Maytne Harrison. Mrs. D. G. Wells and son, Glenn, passed the latter part of last week as the guests of Chicago relative?. Miss Theresa Barbian passed the week .end as the guest of relatives and friends in the metropolitan city. Mrs. W. A. Martin of Woodstock was a guest in the home of her daugh­ ter, Mrs. E. E. Bassett, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Van Slyke of Wauke­ gan called on relatives and friends in town last Friday. A * Miss Dorlesca Granger returned from Waukegan last Friday, where site had passed several weeks as the gae.;t of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis C. Westfall of Chicago were Sunday quests in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel. Atty. A. H. Pouse of Ft. Sheridan spent a part of Saturday and Sunday as a guest ilri the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pouse. Mrs. Walter Maxwell left foe Min­ neapolis, Minn., Monday immiing, after a two months' visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bassett. Miss Elsie Wolff spent the latter part of last and the fore part of this week as a guest in the home of her sister, Mrs. *@has. McArthur, in Elgin. Stephen Adams was here from Camp Grant and spent Sunday as a guest in the home of his mother. Stephen.seems perfectly satisfied with army life and is looking fine. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Schau and daughter, Maude, returned to their home in Chicago Monday morning, after spending a couple of weeks at k their summer home at Rosedale. Their stay here proved of great benefit to both Mr. and Mrs. Schau, who have of ILLINOIS TEACHERS' ASSN. T*J|okl Annuel Meeting atAu*** * ' November 2 and 3 -< The teachers of, northern Illinois will hold their annual convention at Aurora Friday and Saturday, Novem­ ber 2 and 3. This section of the State Teachers' association, which includes McHenry county, Jias an attendance of over two thousand teachers. Every detail has been planned to accommo­ date all who attend and a most excel­ lent program has been prepared. Ail sessions will be held in the East Aurora high school, which ha^; a splendid auditorium and gymnasium. Aurora is centrally located and is very- accessible for all teachers. Local schools thruout the county will be closed as usual Friday* Nov. 2, that the teachers may be given an op­ portunity to attend <this important meeting. This meeting has been very generally attended by all graded schools and from year to year more and more of the rural teachers attend in larger numbers. These meetings are not only inspirational, but many definite suggestions for actual class room work are given. Heretofore the afternoon program has been, devoted to sectional meetings. This year, how­ ever, the executive committee has pro­ vided for a general session in the aft­ ernoon and instead of dividing the group of teachers into various sections for special work, addresses of a gen­ eral nature from most eminent school men will be given instead. Special attention is called to the ad­ dress of the Hon. Hugh S. Magill, di­ rector of -the Illinois centennial cele­ bration, which will be given Friday morning, and to the." patriotic address by Judge Kenesaw M. Landis Friday evening. Those who attend the meeting by the way of Elgin should' reach Elgin that they may leave on the eight o'clock car for .Aurora. The program is a? follows: - |Hday Morning, Nine-Thirty ?->v Auditorium ' Music Chorus by Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades Address--"Reading Ability, Its Na­ ture and Measurements",. . .Dean Edward L. Thorndyke, Teachers' College, New York City. Music--Violin Solo Friday Morning, Nine-Thirty Gymnasium Music--Violin..... .Oak Park Talent Address--"Illinois' Gentennial Cele­ bration". .Hon. Hugh S. Magill, Jr., Director Illinois Centennial Celebration, Springfield, 111. Music Chorus , by Sixth, Seventh arid Eighth Grades Friday Afternoon, One-Thirty Auditorium Music. Boys' Glee (?lub Stereopticon Lecture--"The Darda­ nelles- and Beyond".. Dr. John Scott, Northwestern University, ^vanston, 111. , j Music--Soprano &>lp.... Sirs. Sperry Friday Afternoon, One-Thirty Gymnasium Music--Soprano J$olo... .Mrs. Sperry Address--"Medical Methods Applied to Education". .Dr. W. W. Char­ ters, University" 6f Illinois, Cham­ paign, III. Music.. ..Boys' Glee Club Friday. Evenings Seven-Thirty Music--Duet1 Frank F. Kells and Frieda Haffner Kells Patriotic Address Judge Kenesaw M. Landis, Chicago ^ Saturday Morning Auditorium Business jpeeting at 8:30 sharpw Program--9:15. . Music. "... .Girls' Glee, Club Address--"The Improvement of the Silent Reading Ability of Grade I and High School Pupils" Dr. ^Ernest Horn, Vniversity of-iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Dance Saturday Night" The committee in charge is now per­ fecting final arrangements for the Hallowe'en dance which is to be giv­ en by the Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A., at S toff el's hall next Saturday evening, Oct. 27. The camp has given several very successful dancing parties in the past and everybody that has been their guests on any of these occa­ sions knows just what to expect at the coming event. Schroeder's orches­ tra of Woodstock will furnish the music and dfifife tickets will sell at 75 cepts each. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody to be present. RM Cross Benefit A moving picture show for the ben­ efit of the local b|^nclr of the Amer­ ican Red Cross society will take place at the Central opera house on Friday evening of this week, Oct. 26. For this special occasion "Th# American Consul" will be shown aitd lovers of movies are assured a treat. Prices on this night will be 25c for adults and 15c for children. Come see a good film and at the same time assist a worthy ciuse,< Universalis Church Services for Sunday, Oct. SB, will be as follows: Sunday school, 10:00 f. m.; mooting worship, 11:00 a. m. Subject for sermon, "Luther's Four Hundredth Anniversary," Welcome WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS K KN KROM»TUltf t HbtJMN* \ OUR EXCHANGES UiwHMweww Alwartwun# oft Item* In ( mdrtwHl Form IW Hem I'rout* ' " j V : - w • ' Lake Geneva's poultry show will be held in that city-Jan. 3 to 7, • The first coffer dam was' built around piling for the new Kimball street^ bridge at Elgin last Friday. Commissioner Elmer V. Orvis- of Waukegan has filed suit against the Gazette and its editor in that city for $75,000. . O" / Charles Sillivan of Marengo last week disposed of a bull calf,, four hours old, for $156. It was a pure bred Holstein and weighed 120 pounds Dredging work on tfie Coon creek drainage district is fast nearing comr pletion and according to present plans a portion of tiling will be completed this fall Misses Edythe Leach and Caroline Irwin have disposed of the Ideal Tea Room and Ice Crfeam Parlor at Crys­ tal Lake to Mr. and Mrs. George Prick - ett of that city. Hebron people are rejoicing jovet the announcement that the Chicago & Northwestern Railway company will extend it$ present ^passenger service thru that village until Jan. 1. The employes at the Crawford farm, three miles north of Barring- ton, are now preparing their horses and dogs for the fall and winter shows Among the animals are many prize winners. "Bud" Carey returned to his home at Crystal Lake last week, after a six months' Service with the American ambulance unit in France. The unit was made up of university men of this country. Two of Crystal Lake's meat market proprietors have given public notice that their respective places of 4msi ness will remain closed on- Sunday morning beginning Nov. 4 and contin­ uing until May 1. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Gray of Crystal Lake bear the distinction o# having three sons- in the United States ser­ vice. One of the boys is serving with Company D, I. N» G., of Rockford and the two others are at Camp Grant. Charles McCarthy was placed under arrest at Marengo one day recently charged with stealing a horse from a farm near Greenwood, where he had been employed. He is now making his headquarters at the county jail at Woodstock. A. G. Tamm, an official of the In- derrieden Canning company, at Grays- lake, was drowned while on at hunting expedition on Rice lake in Wisconsin. He, with two other men, were in a l^oat on the lake and same was cap­ sized. All three were drowned. H. E. Manor of Hebron last week disposed of his business interests in that village to Arthur Simes and Michael Andrieux. The transaction covers the lease of the opera house, the moving picture equipment and 'The Prfl" ice cream wad confectionery store. The attractive country estate of John Roberts of Chicago, known as "Rich­ mond Hill" and located near Barring- ton, has been sold to Herman Cush- man, a prominent business man of Chi­ cago. Mr. Roberts recently entered the United States service and it was for this reason that he decided to sell his Barrington property. The financial committee of the Lake county board of supervisors met at Waukegan on Monday morning and unanimously voted to invest the $15, 000, which is in the building fund, in liberty bonds. This fund was created last year and its purpose was to raise enough with which to build a new ad­ dition or to erect a new court house at Waukegan. The $8,000 bond issue at Harvard was carried two to one at a special election held in that village recently. The city will now be supplied with an automobile chemical fire engine, fire hose and new fire alarm system, while much needed repairs will also be made on the city's sewerage system, and a new reservoir and pumping station will also be built. Two automobiles, one a 7-passenger Chalmers and the other an Overland touring car,'met in head-end collision at Buehler'a corners near Crystal Lake at about nine o'clock on Tuesday even­ ing of last week. The Chalmers car is owned by I. E. Mason of Woodstock and at the time of the accident was occupied by Misses Alice Loring, Ellon Simmons, W'ntfr®d Wilson, Messrs. Charles Wilson> Marshal Mason and Donald Murphy, all s^dents of Che Woodstock high school. The ^ Over­ land car ?s owned by Charles Miller! of Crystal Lake and was. occupied by his two sons at the time of the acci­ dent. When the two cars came to­ gether the big Chalmers was over­ turned, with the result that Miss Wil­ son and her brother received severe injuries, whllte the others were more fortunate, escaping, with only slight bruises. The Wilsons were rushed to the Woodstock hospital, where they are now being eaved for. They mil will Became Effective a Week Tomorrow / One weejc from tomorrow, Nov. 2, the new postal rates will go into ef­ fect and from that time on it will cost you more to mail post cards and letters. Beginning on that day letter post­ age. excepting drep tetters, will be in­ creased from 2 to 3 cents per ounce or fraction thereof, while the postage on post cards will be Increased from 1 to 2 cents. Drop letters, that is, letters mailed fofc delivery from the office at which they are posted, including those for delivery by city, rural or other carriers of4 such office, ^re required to have postage paid upon them at the rate of 2 cents an ounce -or fraction thereof. Postal cards are required to be 'prepaid 2 cents- It is expected that the postal de­ partment will begin issuing 2*cent post cards and three cent postage Uampji just as soon as the new ruling goes into effect, but on account of the I'act that many offices will have on hand a supply bf the one cent postal cards, which must be sold, the pur­ chaser of these will * be required to. affix a one cent stamp in addition to the one impressed on such cards' be­ fore posting same for delivery. The same will also be true as to the 2- cent stamps. Possibly there are a humber who have a good supply of 2- cent stamps on hand and to those we wish to state Ithat in addition to the 2-cent stamp a I-cent stamp must be added on all first-class letter mail on and after Nov. 2. The increase will apply to all do­ mestic mail and under that classifi­ cation is included mail to Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, the United States postal agency at Shanghai and all persons in the military service in the United States and Europe. This excludes mail to most foreign coun­ tries, which are fixed by international treaties. Everyone should begin to famil­ iarize themselves with the new rates and thus avoid much unnecessary ex­ planation on the part of the post­ masters when the new ruling goes into effect. WAS HELD AT CENTRAL TUES­ DAY EVENING REVIVAL MEETINGS Now Being HeM at the Methodist Church Here ' The revival meetings, which have been in progress during the past week at the Methodist church, will be con tinued over next Monday and services will be held each evening beginning at 7:46. Dr. Charles E. Draper, the evange­ list in charge, is a strong, fearless preacher and he is delivering some sledge hammer blows against sin. Dr. Draper is being assisted in these special meeting by Miss Lillian Stev­ ens, who is in charge of the music. Miss Stevens possesses a sweet and powerful soprano voice of wide range and rich quality, and all those who have heard her are loud in their praise of her talent. On Friday evening there lyill be a special service, at which time the Masons of the town and community will be the guests of honor, and it is expected that a large number of peo­ ple will be in attendance. On Monday evening Dr. Draper will deliver his famous lecture entitled The Garden of God." These meetings are non-sectarian in spirit and people of all faiths and creeds are invited to attend. Football Next Sunday At the baseball park next Sunday afternoon the McHenry and Wood­ stock town football .teams will come together in a game that is sure to be a thriller. The McHenry team will have a number of experienced men in the line-up that will make them far stronger than last Sunday, when they met and defeated a light-weight team from the county seat. The Woodstock team, which will tackle McHenry next Sunday, we are told, is a heavy one and will make McHenry show its true mettle to win. Game called at 2:30 o'clock. General admission, 85 cento. Observe Liberty Lean Sunday McHenry once more did her bit by the observance of Liberty Loan Sun­ day. At 9:30 o'clock last Sunday morning every church bell in the vil­ lage tolled for a period of ten min­ utes and during the services "The Star Spangled Banner" was sung in all the churches. Thus it has been demon­ strated once more that the people of McHenry and the surrounding country are united in this great cause and that everyone is willing' to do whatever is. expected of them. Notice to Owners of Season Tickets The next date for the entertainment course at the school auditorium has been changed from the 31st of October, as previously announced, to Friday, Nov. 2, at which time Ida Lewis Glazier, the sunshine girl from the Sunflower state, will given an inter­ pretation of one of the popular patri­ otic novels. Admission, 25 and 15 cts Local Speakers Explain What TWa Country Is Up Against and Mean­ ing of Liberty Loan Never before in the history of this village have our' people been called together for a purpose like that of Tuesday evening of this week, when in spite of;~ the inclement weather, a crowd that comfortably filled the auditorium of the place gathered at the Central opera house to listen to a patriotic program that had been hasti- ily arranged for the occasion. _ The real purpose of the meeting wm to impress the people of McHenry and surrounding territory with the fact that THE UNITED STATES IS AT WAR and we are satisfied that every­ one in the audience realized this fact after listening to the speakers of the evening. Postmaster T. J. Walsh, who is also chairman of the local liberty loan committee, acted as chairman of the meeting and those present at the Central opera house on Tuesday even­ ing will agree that no better fitted man could have possibly been chosen. Mr. Walsh, after calling the meet­ ing to order, made the opening ad­ dress, in which he told in a clear and distinct manner the purpose of the gathering and in a general way out­ lined to the audience what is expected of each and every one of us in this, the most terrible crisis that has ever confronted the citizens of the United States. The chairman then called upon Rev. Edw. Berthold, pastor of St Mary's Catholic church here, who responded with an address that fitted the occa­ sion and one which we are sure Was carried home by everyone in attend­ ance. He spoke of the loyalty that is expected of each and every one of us and also dwelt upon the liberty loan subject at some length. He received a hearty applause. C. W. Stenger, county chairman of the liberty loan committee; was next called upon and he came forth with a short address that was brim full of enthusiasm and partiotisVi. He also gave some very interesting informa­ tion as to the progress made in Mc­ Henry county in the sale of these bonds. Mr. Stenger then called little Angela Petesch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Petesch, upon the stage and there presented her with the first liberty loan bond issued to any lady in the township. While presenting Miss Angela with the document Mr. Stenger, in his usual pleasing man­ ner, explained to the audience that the recipient of the bond had ngade ap­ plication for same during the first campaign and that she has been anxiously awaiting the bonds for sev­ eral months. Pinning a liberty bond button to her dress, the speaker as­ sisted her from the stage with this timely remark, "and this makes yop a part owner of the United States." So far as the value of the liberty bond is concerned this last remark of Mr. Stenger'8 explains same fully. No matter how much one would lis­ ten to the most eloquent and masterly speakers, no matter how much one might absorb from the daily press and magazines, the value of these bonds could not be made more clear than by these few words. The chairman then called upon Rev. M. J. McEvoy, who favored the audience with a beautiful vocal selec­ tion. Later on he also gave the audience the most stirring address of the evening. The speaker pointed out the seriousness of the gigantic prop­ osition that confronts the United States today and as he continued Ms patriotic address the audience became more and more enthused until every­ one present was alive with loyalty and trufe patriotism. The speaker received a hearty applause. Clarence F. Hoy of Crystal Lake was also present at the meeting and was called upon for a few short re­ mark. He responded by talking about the liberty bonds, making clear to the audience a point or two that had been overlooked by previous speakers. Simon Stoffel, another one of the speakers of the evening, took up about twenty minutes* time. He took up the German side of the War and went into history regarding Germany's mil­ itarism and its purpose. He reveiled some interesting data and urged the German speaking Americans to stand by our president and our flag. AH told file meeting proved a big success and we feel certain that it will result in much good. On behalf of the committee Mr. Walsh also wishes to express public thanks to J. W. Smith for the use of the opera house on this occasion. Mr. Smith's generosity is indeed ap­ preciated. % ^ ^ Op. Phtrletie Le«t*re Afternoon On Monday afternoon Mesdamse Jack Walsh, C. W. Stenger, A. E. Nye, N. H. Petesch, P. M. J us ten and Miss Clara Stoffel motored to the enter­ prising city of Harvard to hear Mrs. Tcatherston of Chicago deliver a very interesting lecture on Woman's Patri­ otic Duties at the Present Time. In response to Gov. LowdeA's request for the woman's organisation of a Nation­ al Defense council a loyal body of workers, representing the different neighboring villages, assembled in the Episcopal church there^ Registration day for this council of National Defense occurs Nov. 6 and it is hoped that, among the 5,000,000 women in the state of Illinois there may be no slackers. Mrs. Teather- ston distinguishes three classes of citizens, viz., Pro-Americans, Pro- Germans or Pro-Self. Mrs. Goodsell of Harvard gave an explanation of the registration card and willingly answered all questions from the audience. The object of this new organization is to secure the registration of every woman in the state of Ulinois to pro mote efficiency; to prevent duplication of effort; to give every woman an op­ portunity for patriotic service and in­ cidentally to be prepared when wom­ an's share in the great war comes. Canada's experience is an example of the neglect of the social agencies at home. "A million men cannot be taken from their homes and industries with­ out causing sudden dislocations. High cost of living, changes in industry, de­ mand of work from the very young, etc., are plain facts to be faced: The government cannot improvise cas£ work, the existing welfare agencies of the country are going to have to do it." ®|JR ALLOTMENT $!I6,«88 AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALBR REPORTERS DURING WEEK : ' McHenry Must- Subscribe Meat Lib­ erally This Week J. J. Schaefer D., Eyesight Specialist, Centerville, McHenry, 111. Office hours, 9 to 6 daily; Wednesdays and Saturdays to 8:80 p. m. Phone 111-J. IS Bead Plaindealer ada. . ' • • t.v ' Notwithstanding the fact that the second liberty loan drive will come to a close next Saturday, there are still some of our people who have failed to realize the importance of this sec­ ond loan. McHenry county's qttota is $1,415,- 925. Of this amount it is up to the people of McHenry township to sub­ scribe for $116,683 worth of these bonds. While we have made a fairly good showing up to this time, we have far from reached our goal and in order to do so it will be up to those who have not subscribed thus far to get busy at once and do so. Go to either one of the two banks in this village or the Bank of Ringwood and you will be supplied with any number of bonds that you wish to take at this time. This is a large amount of money for our township, but it must be raised, and if Uncle Sam sees that it cannot be raised thru the liberty loan he will have to use some other means, whieh brings the question directly before each and every man in Mc­ Henry: "Do you want to lend your money to your country ana receive four per cent interest on same or do you prefer taking a tax receipt from Uncle Sam?" It will be one or the other and you are at liberty to take your choice. This does not only apply to resi­ dents of the village, but those residing in the rurala districts as well, and we feel certain that when this second lib­ erty loan drive comes to a close next Saturday it will be found that Mc­ Henry township has done her bit. WuTLeave~Rockford A few of our boys, who recently entered Camp Grant, are slated for a move. The boys, according to Stephen Adams, who visited his folks here Sunday, are slated for Arkansas or Texas and, from information that he was able to give, the boys were to leave for their new training quarters sometime this week or no later than next. Those from this, township who have been called to pack up are Stephen Adams, Edward Rossman, Edward Tonyan, Paul Schumacher and Henry Althoff. The Plaindealer will keep the parents of these young men informed as to their future move­ ments so far as we are able. Races Called Off On account of the contin favorable weather, the races and ball game, which were to have taken place at the fair grounds at Woodstock last Wednesday for the benefit of our soldier boys at Rockfordi have been called off. The committee in charge has decided to give a big patriotic concert and dance at the armory in Woodstock instead. The affair will be called a Hallowe'en party, as it will be given on Wednesday evening, Oct. 81. Hie sale of tickets for Prin­ cess B, Kentucky bred saddle mare, donated for the benefit of the soldier boys, will be continued until next Wednesday evening, when the draw­ ing will take place at the anaoty. Join the Red Croea. • V--r Jf, v;- Hi T'i t What People Are Doing b Thfc YR* - lage and the Immediate Vicinity--* Other Short Paragraphs * , y H / Butter Market . ' Bids of 42 cents per pound w«re made for butter on the Elgin board of' -1 trade last Saturday. Have you formed the saving hahit? ^ If not, start today. >••' -jM*, There are still a few; stnnaMr re- sorters who refuse to leave their homes here. ' • *** Comfort and economy make happy homes. You get both using Cole's / J Hot Blast heaters. Everybody welcome at the Hallow- , ^ een dance to be given at Stoffel's hall, ^ Saturday evening, Oct 80. * . ' |l ̂ The regular meeting of the Me« | Henry council, Knights of Columbus, j takes place, at the K. of C. hall this*-^M,i| evening. The Mystic Workers will meet at ! the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Dr- Wentworth on Wednesday evening at ̂ next week, Oct. 31. *§ Word was received here Wednesday announcing the death of Frank Hard- ! ^ son at his home at Ong, Neb. Burial ",'%i i took place there today. The Ladies' Aid society will meet v at the home of Mrs. Geo. Hutson next, t Thursday,* Nov. 1. Members will ^ kindly prepare to get there early. Mrs. Chas. Page, assisted by Mrs. 1$# Clara Starritt, will entertain the mem- i bers of the Social Wheel and their escorts on Tuesday evening,' Oct. 30. Mr. Freund says, "It is worth while to wait in the crowd at the East Sider market. One meets friends from all| over, saves money and gets the qual­ ity." • According to some of our exchanges.: the drafted men who have been ex­ empted from military dnty wiH soon be organised into Home Guard com- PRnies- V" The members of the McHenry coon- cil, Knights of Columbus, will receive ^ t ̂ s communion in a body at St. Patrick's church at the first mass next Sunday h morning. •- A bright little girl arrived at the * 'J home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner 4 last night and Walter is on? of the happiest young daddies in the world this morning. A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Heimer on Toes- day morning of this week. Needless to say that Bill was setting 'em up that morning. All of the stores closed their doors at noon yesterday. Liberty day. The banks, however, remained open and, according to reports this morning* a number of liberty bonds were sold. Arthur Groom, who has been em­ ployed at the Vogt drug store ever since Mr. Vogt has been in McHenry, esigned his position there last week to join the hospital corps of the reg­ ular United States army. He left Monday morning for Jefferson Bar­ racks, Mo., where he is now in train­ ing. This locality experienced its first winter-like day on Tuesday morning, when we were visited by a heavy fall of snow. Altho the mantel of white did not remain with us long, it gave us a warning that winter is very near at hand. This is unusually early for such a heavy fall of snow, but we can expect better weather to follow. Mrs. Math. Glossen, who resides on a farm near Volo, was brought home from the Chicago Fresh Air hospital t s at Rogers Park on Tuesday evening fVV'j of this week. Mrs. Glossen has beau v, taking treatment there during the ^ 4 p a s t t w o m o n t h s . H e r n u m e r o u s V l friends in and around McHenry hope that the trip'has proven beneficial to : her. . • v H Five army automibles, containing ^ officers and boys from the Northwest- | em naval school at Lake Geneva, " J Wis., stopped here for a few minutes 4 on Wednesday morning on their way ij to Chicago. The presence of the ma» chines and men attracted considerable attention from those who happened to be on the street at the time that they were here and made one realize more thkn ever that we are at war. The "third degree" was put on aft the rooms of the McHenry Pleasure club last Saturday evening in a man­ ner that made most of those present sit up and take notice. While some of the boys saw the joke before they re­ tired that night, there were other* who failed to "come to" until Monday morning. The work was carefully planned by two or three of the mem­ bers and with the assistance of an of­ ficer carried it thru to perfection. On account of the rain Prof. Saiga is unable to be here on Tuesday fH m evening and for this reason the band failed to appear at the rally hare o» that evening. The members of the band are willing to do whatever they can in the furtherance of any cause for the country and the boys assure the public that they will be on hand the very next time there is a call of this sort. We are sure that the band members will do their bit at the vtey next opportunity* . .> j < • • fc