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k x i.v MoBCENRY. IliUNOtS. THURSDAY, JUNT1 19. 1919 NO. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS a A8 TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES ST. . MARY'S COMMENCEMENT To Be Held at Central Open Hddae Next Monday Evening Miscellaneous Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For Busy People , j * Dundee subscribed nearly a million dollars to the five loans that were floated during the late war. This is $300,000 over her quota. A class of twentyrnine, the largest in the history of the school, received diplomas at the annual commencement exercises held at Dundee last Thursday evening. Twenty members of the Alumni association of the Elgin state hospital enjoyed their annual picnic at Crystal Lake last Friday. Thjp trip . was made in automobiles. Mayor A. W. Meyer of Barrington . has just cawed to be planted in railroad park in that city a number of blooming plants, which will ,soon make the park a place of unusual beauty. Elgin, Dundee and Carpentersville lost sixty-seven of their young men during the last war. While a number of these died of disease, a large percentage gave up their all on the battle fields and in the hospitals of France. Robert Dady, the largest land owner in Lake county, passed away at his late home at Waukegan last week. Dady could neither read nor write, but is said to have amassed a fortunte estimated at over a million dollars. David McGuire, who resides near Silverlake, Wis., is said to be the fattest man in the world. He weighs 744 Mi pounds and stands 6 feet and 7 inches. Efforts of circus agents to induce him to leave the farm have , proven fruitless. The Girls' Patriotic Service league of Marengo staged a "tag day" last Saturday and met with big success. The funds thus obtained will be used in purchasing a memorial for the boys of that city and community who died in the service of their country. State's Attorney Welch of Waukegan last Saturday filed information • against fourteen Fox Lake resort owners, charging them with having sold intoxicating liquor on Sunday. Tht filing of these informations follows the work of detectives on June 8. Waukegan is experiencing a shortage of female labor. With new factories locating in that city almost continually help is very scarce there. One of the very latest acquisitions to the city is the establishment of an overall factory, which needs 200 women and girls. Hie McHenry County Poultry as sociation has been reorganized with Dr. W. W. Lichty of \ Woodstock as president. A large number of poul- 1 try and rabbit breeders have already Applied for membership and the annual show will be held at Woodstock sometime in December. The bride has been a teacher in the Lake Zurich school^ during the past few years, where she has met with signal success. Among the young people of her home town as well as that of Lake Zurich she has always been a favorite and she counts her friends by the score. Earl Moran, a Waukegafr youth, who some years ago had the misfortune to lose both of his legs, now makes his living by boxing. He and another legless young man are now touring the theatres of the southern cities in a boxing exhibition, which is drawing large erowds wherever they appear. Reginald Miller, the Genoa Junction young man who had been missing from his home since the afternoon of May 27, was located at Grayslake on June 7. A handbill, telling of the young man's disappearance and offering a reward for information as to his whereabouts, fell into his hands, whereupon he immediately wired his father to come and get him. During his absence he slept in woods and lived on sausage and cookies, Plans for it complete system of hard roads In Lake county, covering all main rdfltfs not now in the systems under way or authorized, were seen in a resolution adopted by the Lake county board of supervisors last Thursday. It provides that the road committee, with Supt. Russell, look into probable cost of paving all the main roads, lay out the plan, etc., and consider the plan of putting the mat ter up for a bond issue vote of the people this fall. The committee is to report in September. An automobile driven by Stanley Hunt, son of E. S. Hunt, treasurer of the DeKalb Wagon company, struck a horse that was being ridden by Lambert Rindquist, employed as groom by E. A. Potter of Lake Gen eva, Wis., breaking the animal's leg ' and also injuring the rider. The accident took place on the road lead' ing out of Lake Geneva to Zenda. The driver of the automobile was arrested and placed under a $1,000 bond. The bond was furnished by the young man's father and the case will be heard at Lake Geneva today, The annual commencement exercises of St. Ma¥y's parochial school of this village will take place at the Central opera house next Monday evening, June 23. Y A class of six will be given their diplomas. They are: Dorothy Freund, Helen Freund, Herman Nye, Josephine Olson, Catherine Stoffel and Hilda Weber. "For (Sod and Country" is the class motto; colors, pink and white; class flower, Bweet peas. The program will be one of the best ever presented at a St. Mary's commencement and a large number of tickets for same have already been purchased. The program follows: Opening diu&.Eva »nd Regina Blake Song ....iyViY........ School Salutatory ...Helen Freund Class motto ..Josephine Olson Class poem.. Catherine Stoffel '"Down You Go" Comedy in one act Characters represented by Bernard Freund, Edward Wolf, Arthur Krause, Leo Rothermel, Clarence Conway, Richard Stenger, - Ernest Barbian, Wm. Nye. The Latest"........Carl Rothermel Hoop drill - <» The Rheumatiz......... Action Sotag Recitation--The Midnight Murder Joseph Barbian Old Black Joe.Albert Stilling "Uncle Jacob's Statue" Comedy in three acts Characters represented by Hilda Weber, Kathleen Powers, Laura Michels, Clara Barbian, Herman Nye. Music between acts by William Green, Cecelia Thennes, Hilda and Frances May, Florence freund and Margaret Stenger. Drill The Little Sunbeams Valedictory „........ Dorothy Freund Awarding of Diplomas The Reverend Pastor The Star Spangled Banner A special matinee will be given for the school children on Sunday afternoon, June 22, at which time the admission price for the youngsters will be 15 cents. On Monday evening the regular price of admission will be charged for the little folks. Canoe Upsets In Fofc A canoe, carrying M. A. Owiway of this village and William Heaney and John Zimmermann of Chicago, upset in Fox river last Sunday afternoon and precipitated the occupants into about six feet of water. The three started to cross the Fox from the Quinn cottage on the east shore of the stream, about a half mile south of the McHenry bridge, and when in about the center of the stream Mr. Heaney called attention to a beautiful bird nest, which he spied in a tree on the Goodman property Mr. Conway, who was paddling the light craft, turned to view the nest, when the capsizing took place. The McHenry man was able to help himself with ease, but found he had quite a task on his hands to save his two companions, both of whom weighed over two hundred pounds. The two msn struggled in the water for several seconds before Mr. Conway was able to lead them to a moj^e shallow spot, where they were able to help themselves. Outside of almost ruining two perfectly good suites of clothes for the two visitors, there was no loss. However, the men passed thni just enough of a scare to keep them water shy, for several days at least. Holstein Breeders' Meeting June 21 A meeting of the McHenry County Holstein Breeders' association will be held at the court house, Woodstock, on Saturday, June 21. The meeting will be called at 10 o'clock. McHenry county Holsteins are among the best of the breed. It is your duty as a breeder to let the world at large know that you have good cattle. In order to meet competition in the Holstein business, we must get together for the common good of the business. Come to the meeting at Woodstock on Saturday, June 21, and help put McHenry county Holsteins on the mapf. C. W. Gibbs, Pres. A. J. Gafke, Sec. In Honor of Cofp. Schaefer Corp. Henry Schaefer returned home last Saturday evening from ten months' overseas service. A home coming reception was tendered him in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Winkle on the following day. Those present were Mrs. Henry Schaefer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Perkinson, Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Larkin and son of Chicago; Mrs. Wormley of Mendota, 111., and Mt. and Mrs. Jesse Worm ley" and daughter of this village. WuTAttefld Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walsh and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh will attend the wedding of their niece, Miss Agnes Muldoon, at Whiting, Ind., on Tuesday, June 24. Miss Muldoon has many friends here, having spent her vacations with relatives here since childhood. The lucky groom to be is John Julier, who recently returned from overseas service. J<^ BROWN DfflB AFTER SUFFERING < tfifiTved In Recrement Ifcife* Ife Past Ten Years--Conducted Farm For Many Years After a long and heavy sickness, lasting over a year, John Brown of Volo was relieved and called to his reward on June 11, 1919. He had reached the high age of seventy Mine years, being born in "this country, in Grant township, near Volo, on Jan. 4, 1848, of Anton Bi-own and Margaret Weingart. He was united in marriage to Anna Mary Blake by Father* Fegers of Johnsburg in 1873. Eight children, Mrs. Margaret Wegener, Mrs. Lena Dowe, Sr. M. Rosemunda, O. F. M., Peter Brown, John and Matthew, Mrs. Barbara Died rich and Mrs. Elizabeth Diedrich, mourn with their mother over the death of their much beloved father. For the last ten years John Brown, the deceased, has lived retired from his farm, which is now the home of two of his sons, Peter and Matthew, and settled down in Volo to enjoy the fruits of his hard labor in quiet and rest. Many more years would he have shared with his wife in their quiet home, for Mr. Brown at seventy was as spry as any young man, if the fatal malady which no medical or surgical skill can conquer had not appeared. The best treatment was afforded him for the cure at St. Luke's hospital in Chicago, but all in vain. He came back from the hospital in hope, but it was soon apparent that the disease was beyond control, so Mr. Brown took his lot in the same way, sturdy and without murmuring, as was his custom in all things. "Let God's will be done," he said. "God was good to me after all." The funeral obsequies were held at St. Peter's church, Volo, where, amid a crowd of friends, the deceased was brought, preceded by the Society of the Holy Name and Catholic Foresters of Volo, of both of which societies Mr. Brown 'was a charter member. After the holy sacrifice of the mass, a fitting tribute was paid to the deceased by the pastor, Father Schark, in which he recalled to mind the noble efforts the deceased always made for the success and prosperity of his parish church and the religion in general. Mr. Brown was also a member of the church committee of Volo and, true to his word, as he always was, he sought always the advancement of parish interests. The body was escorted to the grave by the above societies, where the last rites were performed by the pastor. May he rest in peace and be remembered kindly by his friends. Frank Rossman Back Frank Rossman, a McHenry boy, who has spent the past several years in Chicago, • and who is just back from active service in France, passed several days last week visiting his brother, Edward, and other McHenry relatives and friends. Frank's hair has turned quite gray since his entry into the U. S. army and one would not wonder at this after hearing some of the exciting experiences this young man has gone thru since leaving the states about two years ago. On his trip overseas^ he was on the water fourteen days and their en counters with sub-marines were quite numerous. "We sighted as many as a half dozen 'subs' in a single day," declared Rossman, "and some came as close as twenty-five feet of getting us," he added. They wore their life belts almost continually and there was a sigh of relief when they set foot on shore. Besides this hairraising experience, he also took part in five battles and came out of it all without a scar. New Automobile tai All automobiles which are used as taxis or which are rented by the owner are subject to a war tax. For all automobiles carrying from two to seven passengers the annual tax is (10.00, while machines carrying over seven passengers pay at the rate of $20.00 per annum. The tax for the first six months is dvre on June 30 and McHenry owners will do well to pay up on or before that time and thus save themselves a penalty. Men from the revenue department are now making the rounds of all cities and towns for the purpose of collecting; these extra taxes. Putting In Chairs The work of putting in the chairs is now under way in McHenry's new theatre, which is rapidly nearing completion. Altho it will be some time before the exterior of the building will be completed, the owner will be able to put on shows within a very short time. Automatic Casting Bob G. B. Hardy, who recently moved to this village, has rented the west room of the old bakery quarters on Elm street, where he is now manufacturing and retailing an automatic dusting bob, which is proving a ready seller among fishermen. DIED OF INJURIES Sustained In Hp Over day Night Last Than* Everett Clark of Woodstock, ifeore commonly known as "Duby," who recently returned to Woodstock from overseas service as a member of the 33rd division, passed1 aw?y at the Woodstock hospital last Saturday evening as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, which occurred on the road between this village and Johnsburg last Thursday night. The victim of the fatality was at the wheel when the machine suddenly leaped into a ditch .beside a small cement bridge, located on the highway between the farms of Supervisor S. H. Freund and John Stretz. Altho two companions were with him at the time of the accident, neither was able to explain just how the unfortunate man had come to lose control of the machine, a Ford touring car. According to information that we were able to gather, the men Were returning from Twin Lakes and were on their way to Woodstock when the crash came. This was about midnight. An automobile from the Star garage carried the three men to McHenry, where they stopped at the Riverside hotel, where medical aid was summoned. Dr. N. J. Nye attended the injured man and the following morning he was taken to the hospital at Woodstock, where an operation was performed the morning of the day he died. A specialist came out from Chicago that day and pronounced that the young man was suffering from internal injuries, which later devdoped into peritonitis. A military funeral was held at Woodstock on Monday, the members of Co. G, of which he was a member, turning out in a body. His two companions escaped uninjured, which seems almost a miracle considering the damage that had been done to the car. M'BENRY^WILL CELEBRATE AND HOLD HOME-COMING THE BOYS FOR A Fine Fruit Farm What is probably one of the finest small fruit farms to be found in McHenry county is that owned and conducted by Dr. R. G. Chamberlin of this village. The farm is located on the south edge' of the village and is a beauty. Just now the large strawberry patch is a scene that is to be admired. At the present time pickers are busily engaged in gathering the berries to fill the ever constant demand. The owner expects to pick no less than 3,t)00 quarts of this luscious fruit. Besides the strawbers the farm also contains several long rows of grape vines,, which are now heavily blossomed, current bushes, raspberries, muskmelons and other garden truck. A young apple orchard, which was planted about two years ago, is doing very nicely and the eldest of the trees should be bearing fruit within the course of the next three years. All in all, a visit to the place affords one a real treat, and the doctor .and his family always take great pleasure/n showing visitors about the place. Strawberries right now are being sold right at the place or will be delivered anywhere in the village. Graduates as Trained Nurse Miss Margaret McCabe of this place finished the course of study and training at the West Side hospital in Chicago, where she has been for the past two and one-half years, and graduated with a class of seventeen nurses in that city on „ Tuesday, June 10. The exercises took place at the Second Baptist church, Harrison street, and was largely attended Miss McCabe is a daughter' of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McCabe, who reside on a farm south of this village. Her parents and brother, Henry, were present on this grand occasion and hate just cause to be proud of her success. McHenry also is proud to claim Miss McCabe as a graduate nurse and her many friends here extend congratulations. Notice to Auto Owners Complaints have been made to me regarding the operating of automobiles thru our streets during all hours of the 'night with the cut-outs wide open and I hereby give warning that this nuisance will no longer be tolerated and I am instructing our police officer to hereafter arrest driv ers guilty of this disturbance. ^ John O.. Olson, Mayor. Some Egg Dr. D. G. Wells brought to our office yesterday afternoon a hen's egg that was the largest that has been brought to our notice in a long time The egg measured 7% inches in cir cumference and weighed exactly 3% ounces. The egg was produced by one of the doctor's blooded White Leghorns. Dance at Nell's PaviM* The next dance at Nell's Columbia park pavilion will be held on Wed nesday evening, June 25. Mack's orchestra of Woodstock will furnish the music and the price of tickets will be $1.00. A cordial invitation is ex tended to everyone to be present. KOCxER CASEMENT BRANCH Of "Friends of Irish Freedom" Elected Oflfcers Tuesday Night Committees Now Arranging For McHenry's Biggest Event--Something Doing Every Minute That McHenry will hold a gigantic Fourth of July celebration and home-coming for the McHenry township boys who have been in the service during the late war was definitely decided at a mass meeting held for the purpose at the village hall last Thursday Evening. A representative crowd of citizens of the village and community was present and the reports of the various heads of committees that had previously been appointed were listened to with enthusiasm. Those who interested themsefves in the coming event have set out to raise $1,000 to defray the expenses and at the meeting bn Thursday night John Stoffel, as chairman of the finance committee, reported that over one-half of that amount had already been subscribed, while the village and community had been but partially canvassed. The heads of the various committees have already set out to make our nation's birthday the biggest and most memorable event ever undertaken here and, judging from the progress that has already been made, it looks as if their aim will not fall short! / McHenry is to be bedecked on that day as she has never appeared before and that there will be plenty of activity thruout the entire day is already assured. The day will be opened with a big parade at about 10:00 in the morning, in which every business man, every fraternal organization, schools and citizens are asked to participate. Whether or not the boys, in whose honor the day will be dedicated, will be in the line of march is entirely up to them. This was decided at the meeting Thursday night. The consensus of opinion seemed to be that the day should be set aside for the entertainment of the boys and not to have the boys entertain us by parading our streets. However, should the service men so desire, no one will object to their taking an active part in the parade in the morning. Every one in McHenry township would consider it a great pleasure indeed to see these men in the line of march, but they will not ba asked to do this for us, but, as previously stated, the matter is entirely up to them. The Plaindealer hopes to be able to publish something more definite regarding this feature of the day in its next issue. The chairman of the music committee has just about closed the contract for the appearance of a band and orchestra, while the entertainment committee is out after the very best in the line of attractions to be had. ^ A good speaker has also been engaged and this part of the program will take place immediately after the parade, which wijl come to a halt at the McHenry park in old town, where the festivities are to take place. At the noon hour the service boys will be treated to one of the most bountiful repasts ever served in McHenry and this, together with everything else on the grounds, will be absolutely FREE OF COST to them. The various stands on the grounds and thruout the village will be operated by the celebration committees and the net proceeds will go into a fund which later on is to be used for the purchase and erection of a suitable monument of some sort for the boys who have been in the service in the late war. All of the concessions will also be handled in the same manner, thus keeping out all out-siders. The various attractions will also be handled on the percentage basis and thru these various sources it is the hope of the committee to clear a sufficient amount of money to erect a monument in honor of the service men that will be a credit to the village. While we are unable to give anything definite this week, The Plaindealer hopes to give its readers a. complete program for the day in its. next issue. Watch for the advertis ing matter. Everyone Asked to Decorate It has finally been decided that the decorating of the private residences and business houses about town wilL be left entirely at the disposal of the owners or tenants and The Plaindealer believes that this is the best and most economical way to go about this matter. Every residence and. business house will be expected to have some sort of display for the day and to make this an easy matter for all Wm. Smith, chairman of the decorating committee, has kindly consented to send for a generous supply* of these decorations, which will bet sold at Smith Bros.' store at cost plu& freight and drayage. Thus all will be< given an opportunity to supply themselves with material for decoratingtheir premises and by purchasing- ITEMS OF LOCAL IHTEREST AS PICKED UP BY PLADQMLLLEB REPORTERS DURING WKSK Members of the "Friends of Irish Freedom" of this place met at the village hall Tuesday evening of this week to elect officers for the ensuing year. The local organization will be known as the "Roger Casement" branch. Rev. M. J. McEvoy presided and was unanimously elected president of the McHenry branch. This is not solely a parish organization, but a community affair. Members oulside of the church were prominent at the meeting on Tuesday evening and heartily in sympathy with Ireland, to whom all nations are indebted. Father McEvoy, upon opening the meeting, furnished facts that would convince all true Americans that Ireland's cause for liberty is just. Further meetings will be held regularly. Time and place of meetings will be announced later. Officers elected were: President, Rev. M. J. McEvoy; vice president, Mrs. Jack Walsh; R. S., Peter Doherty; F. S., Carl W. Stenger; C. S., Thos. A. Bolger; treasurer, Mary G. Doherty; orator, M. J. Walsh; guard, Patrick McCabe; director of organization, Walter J. Walsh; director of publicity, Alice Knox; trustees, John phalin, Jas. Frisby and John Carey. them they can be laid away after the Fourth and held for all future occasions. In other towns the decorations were rented at a rental said to almost equal the original cost and McHenry does not propose to get "stung" in this manner, but, on the other hand, by individual purchase of these decorations, with proper care these flags and bunting will last for a great many years and can be used whenever the occasion demands. In an interview with Mr. Smith the writer was informed that the expenditure of from $7.00 to $15.00 will furnish a beautiful decoration for any store building or business block, while from $3.00 to $10.00 will also given one a very neat home decoration. The committee itself will decorate the streets along the line of march as well as the park where the celebration is to take place. Contributions Wanted F. A. Cooley, chairman of the refreshment committee, has asked us to make it plain thru the columns of The. Plaindealer that contributions for the dinner to be served the soldier boys at noon are now in order and anyone wishing to contribute towards this dinner should make themselves known to him. No doubt there are quite a number of rural residents who are perfectly willing to donate a chicken, a sack of potatoes and anything else that they may feel that the boys would enjoy. This appeal is also made to the residents of the village and the suggestion has been made that every housewife in McHenry should be able to contribute something for the dinner. If every one will give just a small mite it will help keep down the expenses and also assist greatly in swelling the fund for a suitable monument for the boys. Women and Girls Are Wanted There is also a call for volunteer workers for the various refreshment stands and to assist on waiting on tables at the dinner. Any woman or young lady desiring to extend her services for such work should also make it known to Chairman F. A. Cooley at the earliest possible moment The time is very short and it is the desire of the chairmen of the various committees that every arrangement'for the holding of this gigantic event be completed days before the arrival of the Fourth, thus assuring the success bf the occasion, and also making the work easier for everyone. The more volunteers, the less work for all.* * Sgt. R. T. Wray Returns Sgt. R. T. Wray, who has been in the service a year and eight months, returned . to his home here last Thursday evening. Mr. Wray, who was attached to a hospital unit, saw eight months service overseas and after the armistice was signed was fortunate enough to see some of the mbst picturesque country of France. During his stay in France his unit was stationed near Paris, which city he visited on a number of occasions. Dick is looking none the worse from his experiences and, altho he has never seen the front, his daily work brought him in contact with hundreds of the poor unfortunates who had dropped in battle. 'ii -•fV Entertained Social Wheel Misses Pearl and Lelah Claxton very pleasantly entertained the members of the Social Wheel at their beautiful country home east of town last Thursday afternoon. A few very delightful hours were spent in games and contests, at which first honors went to Mesdames Chas. L. Page, Andrew Eddy and Mary Ferguson. Dainty refreshments were served and the guests departed very much elated over the manner in whieh they had bew entertained by these jolly hostess#. , jf',v 1"" ' m- . • What People Are Doing In This Village and the Immediate Vicinity-- Other Short Paragraphs Gents' clothing cleaned, pressed and repaired. Leave at Centerville barber shop. f!§fj Tell your ottt-of-town friends that McHenry will celebrate the Fourth; • a and invite them to our village on tha^V? , day. Our business men report the biggest business ever experienced. It^ J^r looks as if prosperity is here as never before. Pleasure | boats of all descriptions^ are again navigating our beautiful:; Fox, which gives evidence that resorters are herein goodly numbers. Bathing has once more become a , • popular pastime among our younger ^ people as well as some df the older* folks, who enjoy this sort of recreation. A modern new dairy barn is now under course of construction on the Peter M. Freund farm just south of the village limits. H. J. Schaffer is * the contractor. The Social Wheel will meet with Mrs. W. F. Vogt on Main street on Thursday afternoon of next week, June 26. All members are respect-* fully asked to be present. The weed cutter has again beeni placed into commission on Fox river and within a short tiifte that beauti-; ful stream should present a very much improved appearance. 1 The store building, occupied by the Smith Bros.' mercantile establish^ ment in Centerville, is being treated to a new coat of paint. A noteworthy improvement indeed. Cinders are now being used to repair the holes in the side streets our village. When properly these cinders make very good mar* terial for just such repairs. Herman J. Kreutzer, a new ploye at the Hunter factory here,.""=;r j* moved his family out from Chicago) last' Saturday. They are occupyings the John R. Brentz house on Johru* / * street. 1 The members of the screw depart-"*- ment of the Woodstock typewriter^ factory enjoyed a picnic at EmeraldL Park on Fox river last Saturday. Aip fine time was had by those in attendance. The McHenry ice cream factory is*. / now in the hands of the painters. A large, neatly painted sign, bearing - ^ the inscription "McHenry lee Cream 1 Factory," now adorns the entire length of the roof. Local hotel and summer resort proprietors report an exceptionally fine business for this early in the season and, judging from present indications, the season should develope into . one of the best in years. Thirty girl students of the Northwestern university, Evanston, aret spending the week at the Duffy cottage at Pistakee Bay. Needless to say that the young ladies are enjoying every minute of their stay. Henry J. Schaffer has his gang of; carpenters at work on the new garage that is being constructed on Elm street for the former's brother* J. W. Schaffer, and the work is novf being rushed with all possible speedy A number from this village andt vicinity attended the home-comings held at Harvard on Tuesday of thi® week. They report that Harvard did itself proud in entertaining the service men and guests of the day. Th work of laying the floor at St. Mary's church is still in progress^ Contractor S. H. Freund hopes t« have finished the job shortly. How- . ever, there is still considerable work to be done before the edifice will be ready for the installation of the seats. Complaints are again coming in regarding the stealing of flowers at night. The mischief is practiced by boys of the Ullage, whose names art known by those who have suffered • thru these misdeeds. Parents will do well to warn their son* against the practice. A couple of clever concertina pIay-,~- ers made the rounds of the village: last Friday and Saturday and by passing the hat mong those whe stood and listened to the music the® were able to gather in enough nickels and dimes to make their visit profitable Another aeroplane was sighted west of town last Saturday afternoon.; Two flyers landed near Woodstock op;-!.-^- # : that day and quite likely it was one of these machines that was seen here. • ' J The day is rapidly approaching J when these ships of the air will be f :M quite a common sight everywhere in ^ this country. :,jm A beautiful new liberty bell $1 " r •m '$i •'ft '•M "•i 1 been ordered for St. Mary's CathoHt church and should arrive here shortlj; when same will be dedicated to the McHenry men, both living and dead, who served during the late waf. Further particulars regarding the dedication services as well as the bell itself will be given in a later issue oT The Plaiajdjeahw- .