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AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN OUR BUST VILLAGE As Seen By Plaindealer Reporters and Handed liitu Our Of rice By Our Friends ' 1 Mrs F. H. Wattles was an Elgin vis- -jj|or Friday last. '• ' (. Miss Elizabeth Thelen passed Tues- in the windy city. > ; . F. O. Gans was a Chicago passen- ; |per Monday morning: ' J. C. iolley of Rockford was a Mc- ^' " Itenry visitor Sunday. ; > R. I. Overton transacted business Chicago last Friday. Mrs.Mayme Harrison was" an El- /'^gj|fn shopper last Friday. : . >' " Miss Irene Harruff spent Saturday in the metropolitan city. Mrs. D. G. Wells was a Kenosha, , Wis., visitor last Friday. James Boyle boarded the Chicago train last Friday morning. Frank Justen was a business vis­ itor at the county seat Monday. Frank Justen Was a business vis­ itor in the windy city last Friday. Gerald Newman boarded the Chi­ cago train last Friday morning. M. L. Worts was among the Chica­ go passengers last Saturday morning. Miss Anna Frisby was the guest of Chicago friends several days last week. Rev. M. J. McEvoy was the guest pi relatives at Janesville, Wis., last Friday. L. I. Edinger attended to business • matters in the metropolitan city last Friday. Everett Hunter attended to matters of a business nature in the'windy city Monday. Mrs. 6, A* Stilling was among the Chicago passengers last Saturday ttlorning. A. W. Bickler attended to bu'siness .matters in the metropolitan city last Saturday. Mrs. F. A. Bohlander was a busi­ ness visfitor in the metropolitan city last Friday. Frank Zuelsdorf of Chicago Heights passed the week end with his wife and family here. Wm. Gentleman of Chicago spent tite week end at his cottage at Mc- Collum's Lake. Ernest Kamholz and sister, Flor­ ence, were Crystal Lake visitors Sat­ urday evening. C. G. Burkhartsmeier of Chicago passed Sunday as the guest of Mc- Henry friends. ^ Arthur Fitzpatrick of Chicago was a week end guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stilling. Ralph and Glenn Van Natta of Chi­ cago were Sunday guests in the home of their parents here. •• Misses Anna Frisby and Lola Boyle attended the football game at Wood­ stock Sunday afternoon. Joseph Scheid of Camp Grants Rockford, spent Sunday with his par- • ents at Mudgett's Lake. , George Heimer of Camp Grant was a Sunday guest in the home of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Heimer. Wallace P. Woodburn of Woodstock passed the week end as the guest of his mother, Mrs D. P. Woodburn. Mrs. Vernon Lockwood and children of Woodstock were week end guests her sister Mrs. Jas T. Perkins Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Martin and son, Loren, left Saturday for Belleview, Fla., where they will spend the win­ ter. ' Mr. and Mrs. Will Schneiderwind and Mrs. Fred Daulke of Union were Sunday visitors in the home of Frgd Kamholz. Fred Gumprecht and sisters, Bertha and Emilie, of Crystal Lake were Sun- ^ day guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kamholz. Mr. and Mrs. Ben' Bonslett of Chi­ cago were week end guests in the Home of the former's mother, Mrs. .Margaret Bonslett. Mrs. E. E. Bassett and son Lisle, passed the latter part of last and the ' fore part of this week, as the guests of Chicago relatives. Clark Hall of Ringwood and Miss X^icy Hall, a deaconess from Chicago, were calling on Mrs. and Miss Sher­ burne one day last week. Wm. Smith, Dr. D. G. Wellp, Martin B. Schmitt, R. T. Wray, -C. Unti, M. J. Walsh and John R. Knox were Chi­ cago passengers Tuesday morning Mrs. Otto Singer and daughter, 'Mary, and Miss Mabel Kemler of Woodstock passed Sunday as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. T. 5 IJerkins. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Welch and tughter* Mrs. Clarence Martin, Miss Doherty and Mrs. Ed. Sutton at- ' tended the funeral of Miss Macie Dake Chicago last Friday. - Mrs. B. Probst of Chicago is spenji-' ttg a few weeks as a guest in *the 1 'home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Deidricb. Mrs. Probst expects to leave for Mi­ nna, Fla., at the close of her stay here, where she will pass the winter months. She will also* visit several - (rf the noted places in the southern itates, including Key West and Tam- Mrs. Probffc passed last winter at Miama Miss Kathryn Kennebeck United to Atty. Weinke A Wedding that will be of interest to a host of McHenry friends of the couple was solemnized at St. Mary's Catholic church at Woodstock at 7:30 O'clock on Wednesday morning of this week, when Miss Kathryn A. Kenne­ beck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kennebeck of this village, became the bride of Attorney Ray F Weinke of Woodstock, the ceremony having been performed by Rev. J. Conway. Miss Halttsy played the wedding march The ceremony was witnessed by the immediate relatives and intimate friends of the couple. The bride never looked more charming, gowned in a blue broadcloth traveling suit, beaver hat trimmed in gold and carrying a corsage bouquet and she carried her part most graciously. She was at­ tend by Miss Elizabeth K. Miller of this village, while the groom had as his attendant Henry Kennebeck of this village, brother to the bride. The bridesmaid wore a suit of gold colot and also carried a corsage bouquet. The couple left immediately after the ceremony for Chicago and other points, where a short honeymoon will be spent. Wednesday morning's bride is one of McHenry's most popular young ladies. She grew up in this village, where she resided until about eight years ago, when she" entered the em­ ploy of the Oliver typewriter factory at Woodstock, and where she con­ tinued her faithful duties until a short time ago. During the ^ears that she has made her home at the county seat she has taken an active part in many social events in that city. Especially events of a charitable nature have" found her a willing and zealous work­ er and in this manner and thru her kindly disposition sne has won for her­ self a large circle of admiring friends. The groom is one of the county seat's mest enterprising young men. A few years ago he graduated from the Kent College of Law in Chicago and since being admitted to the bar he has practiced his profession in that city. Only a short time ago he was made secretary of the Woodstock Bus­ iness Men's club, in which he has al­ ways been interested. He is a fine fel­ low to meet, a hustler and a young man who numbers his friends by the score. / They will be at honie to their friends in their new bungalow, recently com­ pleted, at 916 Tappen street, Wood­ stock, on and after January 1. Mc­ Henry friends extend congratulations. ST. MARY'S SCHOOL PLAY AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Given Under Direction of Miss Irene Harruff a Grand Success Pleases Large Audience at School Auditorium Last Thursday The school auditorium was filled with an appreciative and enthusiastic audience on the occasion of the school play given by the pupils of St. Mary's parochial school on Thursday evening last under the direction of the Sisters in charge of the school. The program was made up of dia­ logues, songs and drills and the selec­ tions displaced with equal balance the ability,of each pupil to perform his part. " ' 7 The work of the pupils was a reali­ zation by friends in attendance of the excellent work of which they are capable and a demonstration of what collective effort under capable direc­ tion will do. The numbers rendered by the pupils won insistent applause. "Little Let­ ter Carriers," "I'm So Shy," patriotic drill by twenty-four girls and Uncle Sam and the recitation by Master Jerome Schneider were splendid demonstrations and a repetition of the latter was demanded. To bring this short comment to a close without a tribute to the Sisters in charge at St. Mary's school would be an omission of grave proportion. TK# splendid entertainment given in each number was a testimonial of their artistic skill in bringing out ex­ pression and effort with accuracy and not one in the large audience present failed to appreciate the work in pre­ paring this interesting program. * Skin Grafting* Ineffectual Wm. Ahrens, who was accidentally shot thru the arm while hunting early last fall, has been taken back to the Garfield Park hospital. The skin grafting operation performed a few weeks ago was ineffectual and the young man suffers constantly from the effects of both the injured arm and the grafting. His many friends sym­ pathize with him in his serious afflic­ tion, which ha£ already necessitated three different operations. Will Fill Vacancy Miss Blanche Pry or of Princeton, 111., has been engaged to fill the va­ cancy caused by the resignation of Philip J. Dorr in the McHenry public school. Miss Pryor comes highly recommended from the schools at Gary, Ind. She expects to organize a class in expression for any who may J>e interested in the art. s Miscellaneous Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For Bus} - People The stores at Woodstock were closed all day today, Thanksgiving day. The feed mills at Waueonda, Bar- rington and Prairie View are now running night and day. The price of hair cuts at Lake Geneva, Wis., has just been raised from 25 cents to 35 cents. Palatine has just received her new fire truck and in the tests it has proven a satisfactory investment. The depot at Palatine is still lighted by one kerosene oil lamp and the citi­ zens of that place don't like the idea at all. The citizens of Ella township, of which Lake Zurich is a part, sub­ scribed over $400 towards the Nation­ al Y. M. C. A. fund. The Lake County Tribune published at Grayslake, shows a decided im­ provement since coming into the pos­ session of the Ellis company. According to accurate information in the hands of the Commercial club of Crystal Lake there are thirty-three vacant houses in that city at the pres­ ent time. J. P. Kroeger's new "Home of the Ford" at Crystal Lake Hs fast Hear­ ing completion and the salesroom and service station wil soon be ready for occupancy. Private Paul W. Fann, a Crystal Lake boy, is in the base hospital 'somewhere in France," having been wounded in the German raid on the Ame/ican trenches. Robbers procured $25 worth of material from the office of Dr. George Seegnjiller at Woodstock one after­ noon last week while the doctor was in Chicago on business. A sneak thief entered the Chocolate shop at Marengo one afternoon last week and^got away with $176. The money taken was in silver and bills and was kept in a cigar box. A large service flag, bearing ten stars, occupies a conspicuous place in the assembly room of the Crystal Lake high school. The stars repre­ sent the ten graduates of the school who are now ip service. Godfrey Johnson a farmer resid­ ing near Marengo, was instantly killed last Saturday afternoon, when he was thrown from a wagon in which he was riding after the team had become frightened and run away. The vic­ tim was fifty years of age. Carl Lundgren of Marengo, at one time one of the main-stays on the old Cub pitching staff, is being considered among others as manager of the St! Louis National League Baseball club. At the present time Mr. Lundgren is baseball coach at the University of Michigan. The main ditch of the Coon creek district is completed and the work of extending same one and one-half miles has been started. The expense of the addition is being met by the farmers thru whose land the extension is being made. The extension will cost about $5,000. At a recent meeting of the Crystal Lake Commercial club the question of establishing a sewer system in that city was taken up and discussed. Crystal Lake has tried hard in the last few years to install such an improve­ ment, but up to the present "time the efforts of. the men pushing it have been unsuccessful. Louis J. Blake, Albert'Church and Clarice Chittenden of Woodstock were out joy-riding at Crystal Lake one night last week and after running into and smashed up three rigs, causing injury to a number of the occupants, Blake, the driver, was placed under arrest and assessed a fine of $200 and costs, amounting to $209.30. Ronald Hall of Crystal Lake is home oh a fifteen daj$ furlough from the navy. On his return from a trip to France a couple of months ago the young man was appointed to a posi­ tion in the communication office of the navy war department at Washington, D. C. He will resume his duties at Washington at the expiration of his furlough. The Barrington unit of the Illinois Volunteer Training corps underwent an examination by Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Kline and Captain Walter I. Stockton of Chicago one night last week. On Monday evening of this week the eighty-two members of the unit were sworn into service and are now subject to call of the governor for service anywhere in the state. ' James Grier of Lake Geneva Wis., while repairing a pump at bis home in that city 'one day last week, fell sixteen feet to the bottom of the well, fracturing the bones of the right ankle and both legs near the knee. The giving away of the platform up­ on which he was standing Was the cause of the .accident. In spite of his painful injuries He,was able to assist his rescuers by fastening a rope around his body. Join the Red Gross. /The Red Cross benefit, given by the students of the McHenry high school Sunday afternoon, was largely attend­ ed and the program, which, with the {exception of one of two numbers, was musical, Was carried out with train­ ing and precision under the direct su­ pervision of Miss Irene jHarruff, who proffered this means of doing her "bit" to raise funds for the purchase of material for the local Red Cross chapter. The first number by the high school orchestra with two selections was £ surprise to the audience, who were not aware of the organization, and it was a favorite thruout the program. The Boys' Glee club was well ap­ plauded after its , selection, "The Sailor's Song.' (j A vocal solo, "The Flower's Lulla­ by," by Miss Helen Justen was sweet­ ly given and so applaudedly received that she responded to an encore. Two readings by Miss Rosemary Nye were humorously given and she received much applause. A cornet solo, "Gaiety Polka," by Leonard Frett, was indeed creditable and he was obliged to respond with an encore, "A Perfect Day." " The Girls' Glee club, occupying the stage, with Miss Blanche Meyers as soloist, delighted all with the selec­ tion, "Mammy's Lil' Pigeon," after which the audience arose and joined the girls in singing Columbia the Gem of the Ocean. Two favorite readings by our ac­ complished reader, Miss Eleanor Pha- lin, wifh Miss Harruff at the piano, won new merits for her. Then the trio, Bemiee Bonslett, Dorcas Foss and Blanche Meyers, with Miss EUeh Spencer at the piano, sang two selec­ tions that were happily received. "Tenting Tonight" and "America Triumphant," by the Girls' Glee club, were both effective numbers on the program and many in the audience, understood as never before the proper interpretation of the composer's thought, brought out by the singers with such force and delicacy. Prof. A. E. Nye then took his place on the program and very appropriate­ ly reported the call of the Red Cross seal campaign, which began Monday, Nov. 26. He explained briefly that the fund derived from the sale of these seals would be used to conserve the man power of the state in fighting tuberculosis. He urged everyone pres­ ent to use the seals and in this way add cheer to holiday letters, postcards and packages. A few facts given by Mr. Nye were that five per cent of the Illinois men examined for service in the national army were rejected be­ cause of tuberculosis. Thirty Amer­ ican soldiers from Gen. Pershing's army reached New York last week on sick leave. Most of them had tuber­ culosis. His talk should effect every man, woman and child in the yillage and community. AH joined in the singing of our national hymn and the first commun­ ity affair given for the Red Cross chapter in McHenry was a pronounced success. The affair, which will net $48, will be given to the Red Cross chapter and officers of this chapter stand ready to assist the Junior Red Cross of the McHenry high school and await their pleasure. The entertainment given by these pupils on Sunday afternoon appeals to us not alone in pride for our coun­ try, but our country's pride in them who are being trained for efficiency in STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE TO ORGANIZE IN EVERT TOWN­ SHIP IN STATE Wedding Took Place Wednesday Chicago nic iviciieiuy Ili^u SCriGO and conscientious staff of instructors. Receives Commission Atty. A. H. Pouse of Fort Sheridan field artillery arrived home Tuesday evening, having received his commis­ sion as second lieutenant. He will be given a ten days' furlough, after which he will be called into service. News of his commission was received here Tuesday and his many friends in this village and community congratulate him upon his successful training. The high commission received by him be­ speaks efficiency, and, tho the work of his chosen profession must be laid aside, all are proud of the loyalty and patriotism shown by this young at­ torney. Passed Away at Elgin Chas. Karls, aged twenty-eight years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Karls of this village, passed away at Elgin hospital early Monday morn­ ing. His father and Undertaker Jacob Justen brought the body back home Tuesday and the funeral was held at St. Mary's Catholic church Wednes­ day morning at 9:00 o'clock. Inter­ ment in St. Mary's cemetery. Basket Ball The McHenry town basket ball team will open the season at the high school gym here next Saturday evening, when they meet the fast Richmond town team. The McHenry team is com­ posed of former high school stars and the fans are assured of a good, fast game. Lovers of the sport are as­ sured of a treat. Don't miss it C. W. Stenger Is Named as Chairman of McHenry Township--Committer Meeting Next Sunday At a meeting of the township chair­ men and vice chairmen of the county of the State Council of Defense last week, Carl W. Stenger was elected township chairman, with D. R. Jos- lyn as county chairman. On Monday evening the chairman and a fe^ others who were interested attended a meeting at Woodstock to co-ordinate activities and organize township committees for work mapped out by the council. , . This organization was authorized by act of congress in August, i916, and consisted of the secretary of war, the secretary of the navy, the secretary of the interior, secretary of agriculture, secretary of commerce and the secre­ tary of labor and was nominated to the the president, who apointed an ad­ visory committee of seven persons especially qualified for the work, these to create sub-ordinate bodies I and committees. The departments of work for these township committees are many, but uppermost is thte security «nd welfare of our nation and its government by a new and direct channel of co-opera­ tion in all departments of the govern­ ment and the safeguarding of same by responding promptly to, authoritative requests mtfde by the government. In arranging for a meeting of the township committees, to be held at the city hall here on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, the following men are jtamed and will be, expected to be present: J. C. Holly, Dr. R. G. Cham- berlin, T. J. Walsh, John Boyle, Dr. D. G. Wells, C. W. Stenger, F. G. Schreiner, Dr. N. J. Nye, Simon Stof- fel, F. E. Covalt, H. W. Allen, H. F. Wharton, Anton Smith, Alfrled De- brecht. Arrangements will be made to meet n the rural schools <Jf the districts and with some good speaker and a com­ munity program the department un­ der educational propoganda may elim­ inate the work of the enemies within our doors. As we have already slated, tne de­ partments of work for the Council of National Defense are many and the work undertaken by Mr. Stenger and,, committees is mapped out by the gov­ ernment. Stand back of them in their efforts to maintain national security and welfare. citizens were given a very agreeable surprise on Wednesday aft­ ernoon. of this week, when news reached here announcing the marriage of Miss Gertrude Masquelet and John J. Barbian, which took place at the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, at two o'clock that afternoon. The ceremony was a very simple one and was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mullen of Oak Park, the latter, a sister to the groom. The bride wore a gown of rose taupe crepe de chine and wore a tea rose corsage bouquet. The couple left im­ mediately after the ceremony on a home to their friends in the Masque let flat in this vj&lage on and after next Saturday, Dec. 1. The bride of this happy union is the only daughter of the late Mr1, and Mrs. Frank Masquelet. She has made her home in this village almost con­ tinually since the family moved here from Chicago a number of years ago. She acted as telephone operator for the McHenry County Independent Tel­ ephone company until a short time be fore that company disposed of jts in­ terests. Some time after that she took up work in the local exchange of the Chicago Telephone company, where her services* have been very valuable up to a short time ago, when she resigned lifer position with that company. She is a pleasant young woman with a personality that has won her many friends in and around this village. The groom is too well known to most of our readers to need an intro­ duction. He is the junior member of the firm of Barbian Bros., the local cigar manufacturers. He is well and favorably known to a large circle of friends not only in McHenry, but thruout the entire territory covered by the firm. He has always been held in the very highest esteem by our people and in a social way is a fine meet. The Plaindealer joins their many friends in extending congratulations LARGE CLASS OF FORESTERS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALER Rĵ PORTpSRS DURING WEEK | :|s3S: What People Are Doing In This Vil­ lage and the Immediate Vicinity-- Other Short Paragraphs The Social Wheel meets with Mr*.' G. A. Himler Thursday of next week, Dec. 6. According to the manner in which the muskrats are building their homes an open winter is predicted b^ old time hunters and trappers. The ladies of St. Mary's Catholic church will hold a public card partjT at the Riverside House this (Thurs­ day) evening. cordial invitation is extended to all. i LEFT FOR CORNELL COLLEGE Pupils and Faculty Give Him a Fare­ well at Auditorium Philip J. Dorr, who had started on his third year as principal of our school here, left last Saturday morn­ ing for his honie at Whitewater, Wis., to spend a week with his mother be­ fore leaving for Cornell University at Utica, N. Y., to take up a course in aviation training, in which he has en­ listed his services for the U. S. A farewell was given him by. the high school and faculty in the audi­ torium on Friday evening. In behalf of his pupils, Prof. Nye presented him with a $20 gold piece and the board of education with a check for a full month's pay. Band music for dancing and many other diversions kept Mr. Dorr in his usual jovial spirits until the children clung about him to say goodbye. The parting proved too much for him and he broke down in tears of sympathy for the pupils who were sad since the news of his enlistment and resig­ nation. Never in the history of the McHenry school has the removal of a teacher been so keenly felt by pupils as well as parents and many others as that of Mr. Dorr. He assured them that he would visit them on his return from college next spring and to think of his mother, to whom the news would come as a shock, and whom he deferred tell­ ing until his arrival home, thinking that it would save her many weeks of worry. She had already given one son in the service of the country. Many of the boys accompanied him to Woodstock and remained with him until his train arrived a 4:00 a m. Knits for Red Cross The following is* a clipping from an Oshkosh paper and the lady of whom honorable mention is made is the mother of Mrs. Ella Wheeler of this village, who is also a diligent worker in the local Red Cross 'chap­ ter: "The Oshkosh chapter of the Red Cross is being, assisted in its work of knitting for the soldiers by Mrs. Eliza D. Spike, who is over eighty years of age. Mrs. Spikes, whose home is at 129 Light street, is one of the oldest women in the city to en­ gage in patriotic work" •» No Hunting Notice is hereby given that tres­ passing, hunting and trapping are strictly prohibited upon our premises. F. E. Martin. Martin B*ps, short honeymoon. They will be at ^ Mr Freund says, "With allthe war and high prices one " still has to be thankful to the East Side market for the prifes, quality and service they have given up to date." Fred A. Cooley sold his farm, knows as the Martin farm, situated,west of thte village, near the Ostend school, to S. S- Rogers of Crystal Lake. The deal went thru this week. The Elgin morning train that ar­ rives here at 10:15 did not make tlus station until 11:55 Tuesday morning. Derailed gravel cars at Dundee tied; up traffic and caused the delay. Miss Verona Niesen has had charge of the class in shorthand at the high school since Mr. Dorr's* resignation and has proven herself very efficient in the daily course of instructions. The Chicago price fixing committee announced the butter prices as fol­ lows last Saturday. Creamery ex­ tras, in tubs, 45 to 47 cents per pound (whejesale), 46 to 52 cents (retail). ; Al. Krause will assume charge of the Riverside dairy Saturday morn­ ing, Dec. 1. A. P. Freund will move his family to the Smith estate farm east of this village on the same day. The Ladies' Aid society will meet next week Thursday, Dec. 6, at die home of Mrs. C. L. Page. This will be an all day meeting and membejrs are requested to be' present. Vis­ itors welcome. . * A change in the daily schedule of trains at this station went into effect Monday morning. The Chicago paa» , senger will hereafter leave this sta­ tion at 8:19, stopping at Crystal Lak»» and arrive on its return at 5:03 p. m. :' Tonight the annual baseball dance takes place at Stoffel's hall and you are invited to be present. Walsh's Chicago orchestra will furnish music for both the old and new dances and a good time is promised to those attend. . : a An auction, at which the sales amounted to $12,500, was cried on the farm known as the Lumley farm in Ringwood, now owned by E. E. Keat­ ing', proprietor of the sale. Mr. Keat­ ing lately purchased the farm owned by the late A. J. Olson at Woodstock. Buyers of baled hay are urged to make certain that they do not buy veneered or faced bales as high grade hay. Veneered bales contain high- grade hay on the outside, while the <, center is packed with cheaper grades. The National Hay association is op- posed to the practice and has asked, " the department to assist in eliminating ; it. The postoffice department is pian- 'H§ •yk To Be Initiated In McHenry on Sun­ day, Dec. 16 State Organizer Adolph Fischer of Elgin is in McHenry and will spend the next two weeks soliciting members for the McHenry and JohnsbUrg Cath­ olic courts of Foresters. Mr. Fischer is this week working the McHenry territory with the re­ sult that between twenty and thirty new members have already been se­ cured here. Next week he will spend his time in and around Johnsburg, his aim being to have a class of between forty and fifty new members ready for a joint initiation which is to take place in this village on Sunday, Dec. 16. The hustling organizer has never failed in his duties to the order and, with the members of St. Mary's court of this place and St. John's court of Johnsburg working in perfect har­ mony with him, the largest class that has ever been assembled here is sure to be the result of the efforts now be' ing set forth. The Elgin man is no" stranger to our people as he resided in this villag' at one time and since holding the im­ portant office of state organizer he has made frequent visits to this village, As previously stated, the initiation and degree work takes place in this village on Sunday, Dec. 16, starting at two o'clock. The work will be ex emplified by the degree team of St. Joseph's court of Elgin, which is said to be one of the best in this part of the state. The work will be followed by a banquet and program. It is expect­ ed that State Chief Ranger Ryan as well as a number of other high officers of the society will be present. V Milk Question Unsettled Members of the local Milk Produc­ ers' association attended a meeting at Woodstock Saturday afternoon and listened to a lecture by Food Adminis­ trator Wheeler. Reports on cost of production by several farmers in the county were submitted by the commit­ tee in charge, but no satisfactory con­ clusion was readied, and another meet­ ing will be held in the near future. A local meeting was held at the office of Hayes & Jus ten on Monday evening of this week and arrangements made for satisfactory reports of cost of produc­ tion. The farmers declare that deal­ ers must pay them a tsiir profit for milk or eat the beef and drink water. More Soldier Addresses Among those whom we inadvertently failed to enroll in our list of soldiers' names and address in last week's issue of The Plaindealer were Joseph Scheid and Edward Pfannenstill, Co. D, 342nd Infantry, Camp Grant, Rockford, 111.; Private Walter Sattem, Marine Bar­ racks, Norfolk, Va,, U. S. S. Santiago Detachment, and W. A. Whiting, 115 Areo Squadron,, Field No. 2, Garden City Depot, Long Island, N. Y.' Freshly ground buckwheat'floor at the McHenry floor mill. ning to issue a 13-cent postage stamp " for registered and special delivery let- ^ • ters. Heretofore a 12-cent stamp has been in use, but the increase in . " postage makes necessary the printing ' - of a new denomination. The stamp ' will bear the head of Franklin and will be of the size and border design of the current issues above 7 cents, The color has not been selected. ^ ^ Now that the mill pond is again frozen over parents should cautiun their children against throwing sticks & and stones upon the 'ice. The Borden company, which owns the pond; caused signs to be printed and placed in conspicuous places, giving warning to youngsters that the practice will ii not be tolerated. If the parents will J give the milk company their co-op |;j eration we are sure that the ice crop | will'not be damaged. . >c A number of our football fans saw a team composed of soldier boys froqt * Camp Grant defeat the Woodstock town team at the county seat last , Sundays afternoon. Four of the « Henry players, "Boley" Miller, r^. Moose" Boyle, Frank Justen and v Homer Harper, played with the couit~: C ty seaters. The score was 20 to Ul A very fine showing for the county | eat team in face of the tremendous papers stated that bank checks wer*«' .4 visiting team out weighed the home' ff| squad by many pounds. Bank checks will not be affected by 1 * the war revenue stamp act, which be- :.,U omes effective Dec. 1. Practically all {, ; documents and papers of a legal na» , » ture, however,, will bear revenue ^ stamps after that date. An article which has appeared in many n^ws- • ppers stated that bank checks were' f included among those papers which - \ i must bear revenue stamps when th# . new war measure became effectivei ^4^ but in this particular the article wa« "v/t in error, according to the local banker, who states that checks do not have revenue stamp*. * :