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' u *T -, f I OLUMK XLV MOTORCYCLE-BUGGY COLLIDE YEXCIMGE ITEMS *8 TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES • i , * • t, 1 - . ••" '•• ' >• •- ••' «. i'- ' 'J .iK!' '( - ^ .*««« . Srtv^/f? ** 11'"- rr v .^v *•> - ..r ./ /-*/•»% ' r n: * _ " ' £ * r :I «.«-<>*••»• -. ~y-V v«. . «... •*..••-'v '^,. J ^ MoHKNRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JUNE lO. 1990 Minnlw Ek«k af Ripr, Mather ami CUM r*» .iSJt' AnartMt af News Itema la Condensed Ftra Far JBosy PMpIt , 'Crystal Lake will add four addi- " tfctial teeehers to her high school corps W'Wjt next year. ~ '? ? It is said that "drunks" 111 North Chicago are about as common as they -•!? wire before the country went dry. '1 if. Troop F, 1st Wisconsin cavalry of Lake Geneva, Wis., will upend a week ^ ' \r at Camp Douglas, Wis, starting Aug. '/A* 2* I "*X« • * ®u8ene Steele, a Barrington youth, was taken to a hospital at Moline, 111., ' "#* ^ut week, where it was found that v'%WS the patient was suffering from the ;-. /- sleeping sickness. . The Milwaukee auto dealers will y "' " hold a three days' convention at the T Hotel Geneva, Lake Geneva, Wis., on {" June 21-22-23. They will be accom- .i~ #V piunied by a band. ' Marengo is now assured an overall ;*» .!?' factory, which will locate in that city *£•<•'if in the very near future. At least -li» women rfhd girls will! he given employment from the offset.' Brown Brothers of Toledo, Ohio, v|p operators of a chain of general stores r thruout the country, have just rented ; ^ quarters at Dundee, where they expect s to open a branch store some time in , tie very near future, ^ -- T h e s p e e d o m e t e r d e p a r t m e n t o f t h e J 'Elgin National Watch factory is now working nine instead of eight hours 4 V ^ a day. The change was made in an # effort to increase' the daily output ' from appro xirfiately 906 to ' 1,000 • 0 speedometers. , ^ The Genoa Junction (Wis.) band of twenty-five pieces accompanied an auto run to several of the surrounding towns last Thursday. The run was made in an effort to advertise a fourw day chautauqua, which, ckiaad in that ' v ' village last evening. Paroled patients at the institution will be employed as laborers on the 1|160,000 addition to the Elgin state hospital, which is to be erected this summer. With the aid of the paroled • V I patients cement blocks can be manufactured at a cost of 9 cents each. Fishing from the roof of his home near the banks of Fox fiver at Dundee one day last week, Neil Keegan landed several fine rock bass. JCeegan had been quarantined to his home on account of the mumps and took this Unique way of passing away the long hours. (Proposed increased rates of the Mc- Henry County Telephone company, Which serves the villages of Hebron /and Richmond and the territories adjacent, were ordered suspended by the atate public utilities commission last Thursday. The order- impends the increase until Oct. 18. Prof. E. F. Priest, who a few years i£o headed the Ringwood school ay stem, but during the past two years, engaged as principal of the Grayslake high school, has accepted the superintendency of the township high school at Blue River, Wis., at a %jplary of $2,000 per year. . One thousand persons attended a |iare bred and high grade cattle sale Conducted by Salttvan Bros, at Marengo one day recently. The sale totaled $42,000. Several pure bred cows with dives by their sides brought prices tfeat ranged between $700 and $800, while twenty bull calves averaged $800 each. James S. Phinney of Harvard Was mled against by a jury in the circuit Oliurt at Woodstock last Friday after Searing the testimony of witnesses in his $25,000 damage suit against James H. Moore, a Chicago fire insurance broker. Phinney alleged that he was permanently injured in an accident on ^ie.Moore farm some months ago. < The Borden milk plant at Wauconda ^|| now the property of the Bowman Hairy company, whieh concern took «ver the property the first of the month. H. E. Price, who during the past several years has been at the < head of the factory, has accepted a position with the Milk Producers' Co- " Operative company and with his fam* fly will move to Elgin. A verdict of $2,400 was returned in circuit court at Geneva, 111., last day against Fred^JUahn, wealthy undee farmer, as a result of the th of Frank Baseman, which was Sie direct result of injuries received ti under the wheels of a tractor while ff employed on the farm of Mr. Klahn. The young ran* lived about a monthp after sustaining the injuries. Klahn I |ras driving the tractor at the time of fi |he accident. Jf John North, Fred Lorensi and f\W>lli«m Bonar, who until a short time ago were employed on farms in the vf.'vicinity of Hebron, are now serving 1% Indeterminate terms of from two to Jl fifteen years in the state penitentiary It |it Joliet, to which place they were Jf fentenced in the circuit court at IfcWoodstock last Friday. The stealing p 4>f a Ford car, the property of Earl || jjncoln of Harvard, and the trio's P apprehension at LaCrosse, Wis., is % what sent them over the road. None If' of the mn over ninfiffO ypars : » m*' f • -a -'Ir The coUUon of a mo%rcycle and buggy, which occurred on the Woodstock road near the Newell Colby farm about 10:80 o'clock last Saturday night, New a miraculous escape from death of four people who figured in the unfortunate accident. They were Richard Mead, a farm hand, employed by Wm. A. Sayler; Mr, and Mrs. Jota Degen and infant daughter. Both fef the vehicles were going west at the time of the accident and apparently the rider of the motorcycle failed to see the buggy until too late. In the collision that followed Mrs. Degeh and child were thrown out of the buggy, while Mr. Degen, in some unaccountable manner, remained in the scat and succeeded in stopping the horse, which had started to run the moment the crash came. Turning around and driving back to where the accident took place he found his wife lying on the ground unconscious, while the child stood beside the mother crying and evidently unharmed. As is only natural, Mr. Degen's first and foremost thought was for the wife and child. After a few moments Mrs. Degen regained consciousness, but apparently" in great disl"*ess. Picking up the child, the frantic father started running down the road with the intention of rousing Mr. Colby, when along came John Ekstrom in his Ford car. Stopping Mr. Ekstrom a hasty explanation was made and a few moments later Mrs. Degen was carried into >he machine and hastened to the office of Dr. N. J. Nye, where her injuries, consisting of severe bruises to her face and scalp wounds on the side and back of her head, were dressed. Later on she was taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. John Meyer, who resides on the outskirts of the north village limits. She was able to accompany her husband home the following afternoon. It was not until the machine was well on its way . to McHenry when Mr. Ekstrom and James Boyle, who was also an occupant of the ear, wete told that a motorcycle had collided 'with their buggy and that the rider would in all probability be found in the vicinity of the accident. Putting on a little more speed Mr. Ekstrom was soon on his way back to give what assistance he could to the other man, whose identity was unknown to them at the time. Fortunately for Mr. Mead the Patzke brothers happened along in their automobile shortly after the Degen family had been picked op ami they brought the unconscious young man to the office of Dr. D. G. Wells, where after an hour, or so be. regained consciousness. His injuriee consisted of a terrible laceration of the forehead, chin and head, while both arms and lower limbs as well as his chest and ! bdoman bore very visible signs of the terrible accident that had occurred. Examination also disclosed that he was injured internally. His injuries were dressed and late Sunday morning he was taken, to the home of his employer, Wm. A. Sayler, who resides southwest of town. Later on that day he was .removed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sherman, to whom he is related, and where he ffas been confined ever since. Late reports from the bedside of the young man are to the effect that he is slowly improving and that he wili recover. Neither Mrs. Degen nor the rider of the motorcycle can remeiaber anything as to how the accident occurred. Mr. Degen had heard the machine approaching and, according to the evidence in the road the following morn ing, he had turned his horse to the ^'-9TTL ... ••rjv thin Seat left hand side of the road in order to allow the motorcycle to pass. Then came the crash. Since recovering sufficiently to be able to talk* Mr. Mead, we are informed, told inquiring friends that he could not remember seeing the buggy and is unable to explain how his machine came to collide with the other vehicle. It is just another one of the night accidents that no one will ever be able to explain and those who figured in a»mo have only to be thankful that there Were no fatalities. Looks Like New Parsonage Voting slips were passed out to the congregation at both masses at St. Mary's last Sunday morning for the purpose of making selections of candidates for a building committee of three, which is to be selqpted by Rt. Rev. Bishop P. J. Muldoon. The ballets, we understand, are to be send to the bishop and he in turn will select the three men from the names submitted who are to form the building committee, who will be in charge during t}m construction ft the proposed new parsonage. ~ ? Suaday'a Ptoeeeahm As has b«pi c*s|pft>ery by the parishioners of St. Mary's church, the annual procession- m observance of Corpus Christi Sunday took place immediately following the late mass last Sunday morning, quite a large con- BTOCLAIS mtwwm GET AWAY WITH $I^M WORTH ' |JF CLOTHING "Entered '&ore of West Side ClotfiW Sometime During Laat Thursday Night--Left Nl» Clue McHenry was once more chosen as the operating grounds for thieves, who sometime during last Thursday night entered- the clothing store of Jos. W. Freund on the west side of town' and succeeded in making their get-away without leaving the slightest trace of a due. Their plunder, about thirty full suits of clothes, means a loss of approximately $1,000 to the victim. The thieves' entrance to the Freund store building was effected thru a rear window and the woik was so quietly done that not even the family who resides in the flat above were awakened. First the screen window wtus pried, thence one of the penes in the window was broken so as to enable one to reach in and remove the stick which was us4d as a barr^fcr on the inside. From that en the thieves had clear sailing. The suits stolen were all of last fall stock, while the new spring stock was unmolested. Evidently the night workers did not ^take the time to gather up the choicest of their victim's stock, but picked up their plunder at random, thus overlooking all of the spring stock said valuable overcoats. Why they should stop at thirty suits wkfen there were several hundred others hanging in the long clothes cabinet in the rear of the store leads the proprietor of the establishment to believe that they had for some unaccountable reason limited their time in "pulling the job" or were frightei. ed away. However, Mr. Freund gives very little credence to the latter, as the burglars had even taken the time and trouble to close down the window and replace the screen after leaving the building, "which they would otherwise not have done. The theft was not discovered until some time after the proprietor had reached his place of business thf following mmming and for that reason it was mid-forenoon before the local as well as county authorities were notified. Mr. Freund, whoae home is located on the banks of Fox river, just north of the village limits, generally opens up his establishment about eight o'clock in the morning. Last Friday was no exception to this rule and after opening the front door he walked down to the postoflke for his mail and on his return again stopped in front of hjs store to chat with some of the neighbors who were watching the work of the scarifier which was operating in the business section of Main street at the time. It was probably a half hour before Mr. Freund entered the storev and on doing so his first attention that something might be wrong was drawn to one of the sliding doors in the clothes-eabinet, which was partly open. Mr. Freund was always careful to have these doors closed when nor in the act of showing good* to a customer and finding one of them open he walked over and then discovered that he had been the victim of burglars. About the same time that Mr. Freund was making the discovery, employes of the Wilbur Lumber company reported to Jack Walsh that they had found eleven perfectly good coat hangers in the coal chute leading to the elevator. Other coat hangers were found strewn on the hack porch of the store and also on the ground below. The finding of eleven 'of the hangers gave evidence that the burglars had carried their plunder around thru the alley in ttie back of the store and thence on John street to the C. & N. W. freight yards, where sapie was either loaded into an awaiting automobile or onto the freight which passes thru this village every night. ' That the thieves had come into the village on the freight and thus had little time to do the "job" and still get their plunder to the station before it again pulled out seems to #be the supposition among those who have ma4t a careful study of tlw whole situation. However, as no clue has been found to date, it is only a matter of conjecture just how the burglars came and made their escape. Marshal Jack Walsh was the first official to be notified by Mr. Freund, who in turn took up the matter with Sheriff Roy. Stewart of Woodstock. A good description of the stolen goods was forwarded to the sheriff, while all other available information which might assist in running down the bur glars is now in the hands of the authorities, while the local policeman notified authorities of the neighboring cities and towns. A quiet as well as thoro search is now going on in Chi cago and the McHenry victim may be lucky enough to have the stolen property recovered and retiurned to him. CMBB OHVHSAIMM OMKOPMC CflWHUBTY CMTEMIBM BEING A CONVERSATION BETWEEN PETER PEP AND MLLY BOOSTER OF 1HJS VILLAGg AS OVERHEARD BY SAMUEL 1. HARRISON, B. S. BtttYSTffffiRSMMIIB 1,000 PEOPLE GATHER TO PAY > HIM HONOR Summer Train Schedule The summer train schedule is now m full operation over this branch of ihft G# A N railwvp. "Say, Bill, I had a hard question put to me a few days ago." "That so, Pete, what's that?" "Why, a man stopped his auto and asked me if I was acquainted htre. I told him yes. 'Well,' says he, 'tell me where the Star garage is.' Well I proceeded to tell him the best I could how to get to the garage. You go down to the end of this street, turn to your left and follow that crooked street across the bridge till you oome to the top ,of the hill, then you turn to the right, go a block and then to the left, etc." "Well but, Pete, did he know .where to go when you got thru?" said Billy. "Well, I doubt it. I thought at the time how nice it would have been if I could say, 'Oh yes, that's at 426 Maple avenue.' The stranger could have remembered that and then with signs showing the names of the streets he would have no trouble in finding it. It would also give the appearance of enterprise to our little village." "Now. that's a mighty good suggestion. How much easier it would be forv the merchants, too, in their deliveries if there 'were street addresses so anybody coahl be easily located. , ' "I suggest, Bill, that we agitate this a bit and there's no reason why we can't have street signs installed and the houses numbered." "Good idea. So long, Peter." "So long. Bill." fompletea First Year Miss Rosalie Carson, daughter eC Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carson of Chicago, who have a beautiful summer home at Pistakee Bay, has just returned from Boston, where she recently completed her first year as a student at* the Simmons college. Miss Carson has taken up secretarial studies and is preparing herself for work as a pri vate secretary. During her first year at this school she has been a member of the Y. W. C. A- Athletic association and chairman of the decoration committee of junior freshmart party. While Simmons is one of the youngest colleges, it has nevertheless grown in eighteen years to be the third from the largest women's college of the country. It has the largest vocational college for 'women. It fact, its growth has been so rapid that it has this year reached the limit of its resources and has found it necessary to launch a campaign for three paillion dollars. Simmons is not only the originator, but the chief exponent of a technical education based on rounded studies. Awaiting the Oil The mayor and village council are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Me- Henry's street oil, which should have been shipped some time ago. The shortage of cars is said to be the cause for the non-arrival of the dust annihulater. There is only one way in which to remedy this annual condition and that is to purchase a large storage tank, where the oil can be stored until the time comes to apply same to our streets. We are" told that such a tank would have saved the. village $200 this year. At this rate « tanlf could be made to pay for itself within the course of a few years. Another Family Reunion Another very happy family reunion took place in our village last Saturday, the occasion also being the sixtyfourth anniversary of George Meyers, Sr., «t whose home on Washington street the event was held. Present on this occasion were the children, as follows: Mrs. William Marshall and children of Morton Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyers and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wheeler, Marcellus Meyers of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Geoi|$ Meyers and family of Elgin, Dance Every Wednesday Beginning this week and continuing until September there will be dancing at Nell's Columbia park pavilion every Wednesday evening. Mack's orchestra of Woodstock, which considered one of the best in the county, has been engaged for the season and 5s a special attraction Mr. Moe will sing all the latest popular songs of the day. The customary prices of admission will prevail thruout the entire season. New Board of Review The personnel of McHenry county's new board of review for 1920 will be as follows: Stephen H. Freund, supervisor for .the town of McHenry, chairman; Delos M. Wright of Marengo and Earl Toles of Greenwood, members. The work of the new board will begin shortly. Mr. Wright succeeds John Higgins. Services at Zion Lutheran There will be services at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church in this village next Sundiay morning as follows: Sunday school at 10:00 o'clock md English serriee at 8*? p. m. / • ' .. •% A WAR ROMANCE Over ISO Masons and 100 Suldl<tni In Line of March--Ringwood Never Saw Such a Crowd Before McHenry township paid her first open respect and honor to one of her youfg men who had made the supreme sacrifice during the late war at Ringwood last Sunday afternoon, when the remains of Harry Stephenson, oldist son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Stephenson, was tenderly laid to rest in the family lot in the Ringwood cemetery. The young man, to whom aa assemblage of approximately one thousand pe#le paid homage, was one of the first of McHenry township to enlist his services in defense of justice and henor after the United States had cast her lot with the allies during the late war. It will undoubtedly be remembered that the young man met with a very severe accident while in training in England early in the summer of 1918. Being attached to the air service he was working around oqe of the flying machines when he was struck by the propellor and for months he was confined to a hospital. Then there came a day which brought hopes to tlw young hero that he would soon be able to leave his cot and again join his comrades in the service, but no sooner had this silver lining appeared in^the clouds above before he fell a victim of pneumonia, the ravages of which disease his already weakened aystem could not withstand, and then on the 7th day of December, 1918, he inswered to the call of the Almighty, but not without the knowledge that hts work had been well done and that honor of victory was shared by him equally with those of our boys who fell in actual battle. He had made the supreme sacrifice, * the memory of which will for many years to come be cherished in the hearts of thf people of this entire community. Never before in the history of all time has this community witnessed a more impressive sight than that of last Sunday. At the hour of two the casket, draped with the s£ars and stripes and embanked with beautiful flowers, bearing the remains of our friend was carried from his late home and thence down the street between open ranks of members of the McHenry lodge, A. F A A. M., and the American Legion to the hearse. The line of march was headed by the Masonic lodge, more than 160 in number, followed by members of McHenry, Richmond and Woodstock posts of the American Legion to the number of 100, and the solemn procession wended its way west and thence south to the Ringwood cemetery. Every available parking place on the west side of the street leading from the main business section of the village to the cemetery was occupied with automobiles, which had carried to the scene, hundreds of Harry's friends, who had come to do him honor. It was indeed a picture, the like of which will probably never again be witnessed in Ringwood, and one that no doubt made a lasting impression upon those who by their presence helped make it. As the procession arrived at the cemetery hundreds of heads were bared in deep reverence to the occasion and here this great mass of humanity stood in deepest silence while the beautiful services were being conducted. The services were in charge of the McHenry lodge of the Masonic order with Floyd E. Covalt carrying ^>ut the major and most impressive part of same.. A choir, composed of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holly, Miss Varina Wentworth and Frank Schnabel, rendered sweet music. At the conclusion of the Masonic riles, the American Legi n boys took change of the balance of the services with Commander A. H. Pouse of the McHenry post in command. With ^the boys in khaki standing at atten tion Mr. Pause paid a short but loving tribute to the young man whose body was al|out to be lowered to its last resting place, after which the casket was draped with an American flag Taps were sounded by Frank Justen on one side and Henry Schaefer on the other and this closed the tribute paid Harry Stephenson by his friends from McHenry township and county, Obituary Harry V. Stephenson was born at Ringwood on June 8, 1895. Here he grew up and received his early education in the Ringwood school and after finishing the course there he entered the McHenry high school, graduating thprefrom with the class of 1916. After his graduation he entered the employe of S. W. Brown at Ringwood, where he was engaged as an assistant in the drug store. Later on he took the civil service examination, which qualified him to the rural letter carrier service. In 1917 a vacancy occurred at Harvard and Harry was made carrier on one of the several routes out of the Harvard postnfliaa . .COE. ° and ft NO. SS End* la a Happy Wedding Here Laat ^ Saturday Noon A war romance, which saw its beginning during the early days of the late war came to a happy conclusion at the home of the bride's parents in this village last Saturday noon, when Miss Alta E. Wentworth, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth, became the bride of Samuel J. Frazer of Chicago. The meeting of the principals of this occasion followed a series of correspondence carried on between them while the groom was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training station, Mr Frazer's name having been handed to Miss Wentworth by a Chicago relative, and the correspondence, the same as was carried on by thousands of other young women of our country and intended to bring cheer and courage to thousands of young men in the various training camps, was carried on regularly for some weeks and thence came the young people's first meeting in McHenry. After this his visits to McHenry became regular. Last summer came the announcement of the young people's engagement and last Saturday, aS a happy climax, came the wedding. The ceremony was simple but impressive and was witnessed by quite a large gathering of relatives. Rev. Wm. <R. Hench of Dundee, a cousin of the bride, was the officiating clergyman. The bride wore a white hand embroidered dress and carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley" and Scotch blue bells. Miss Varina Wentworth. a sister, acted as bridesmaid and was attired in a gown of pink chiffon voile and carried white sweet peas. Alexander Fraxer, a brother, attended the groom. Immediately after the ceremony the bridal party together with the invited guests sat down to an elaborate three course dinner. The home was beautifully decorated in sweet peas, while the color scheme of pink and white was carried out most pleasingly,-even to the dainty little place cards at the tables. During the afternoon little Helen Christie, five-year-old niece of the groom, entertained the gathering with a number of fancy dances. The bride and groom, together with their attendants, left for Chicago on the 5:56 o'clock train that evening and on their arrival in that city went direct to their home at 7241 Harvard avenue, which had previously been furnished and was ready for their immediate occupancy. The bride is one of McHenry^ most pleasing young women. She is a product of the McHenry high school, having graduated with the class of '16, since which time she has been engaged as teacher in some of the rural districts near this village, where her vocation has been followed out most successfully. The groom served in the U. S. navy during the late war and since 1}is discharge has held a government position, which bespeaks for him a character of respect and trust. The Plaindealer joins their many friends in and around McHenry1 in extending to them heartiest congratulations and the wish that their married life may be filled with sunshine and happiness. The guests were: Mrs. Sarah Frazer and son, Al.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Christie and children, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Frazer and son, Miss Anna Foss. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Mueller, Mrs. Hettie Fuller and /eon, Harry; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gierke and son, all of Chicago; Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Hench of Dundee; Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Thompson of Lake Geneva, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wentworth of Belvidere; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lamphere of Carpentersville; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Abrons and son of Rockford; Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Hahn of Racine, Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holly and sons and Mrs. Nizzie Holly of this village.. Secure your pickle seed at John Stoffel's. • CLASS OF 13 GKHMItl GRADUATION EXERCISES TOOK PLACE LAST FRIDAY ^ Chamber "Xenum he faithfully discharged the duties of the position held and was thualy employed at the time he answered his country's call to arms. He entered the air service on November 17, 1917, and the following spring saw him in one of the training camps of England. It was while so stationed that he received the injury which sent him to the U. S. base hospital and where he passed away on Dec. 7, 1918. This occurred at Dartford, England. The body arrived at his late home on Friday morning last. The deceased was one of McHenry township's finest young men. Even thru his school days and up to the day when he called at our office to say "good-bye," he always bore that disposition of friendliness, cleanliness of chameter and true Americanism, and the writer, with hundreds of other residents of the community, feels it a great privilege to have called him OUR FRIEND. Those nearest aad deareat to the deceased who are left ta mourn are Claas Looks Pretty In Their Gray : Cape and Gowns--Dr. Goode b latensely Interesting AddraM The twenty-sixth annual commencement exercises, which also marked the last class to graduate from the McHenry high school, were held at th#!,® Empire theatre last Friday evening. ^ While the attendance was not as large as on past occasions, undoubtedly due to the fact that so many school exercises aad programs had been crowded into one week so as to tire our people, those who were ysrea- [ent at this event were treated to an exceptionally fine program and exercises that fitted tike occawoa ta a ^ nicety. The evening's exercises began with a marsh, participated in by members of the high school faculty, the speaker of the evening, the graduates aad members of the glee club. With Mrs. F. J. Aicher presiding at the piano, the line of march was formed in the rear of the hall and led by Prof. Oswell G. Treadway and Dr. J. Paul Goode, of the University of Chicago, followed in order by Misses Dora C. Kenney, Mary C. Munroe, Miss Blanche D. Pry or, the graduates and members of the glee club, they proceeded down the left hand aisle, the professor and speaker, followed by the class, taking their places upon the stage, while the high school teachers . and mem Iters of the glee club took the first two rows of seats in the ter section. The same back drop which was during the cla£s play formed a back ground, while the front part of the stage was banked with bridal wreath. The- class wore caps aad gowns of gray and formed a spectacle seated in a semi-circle. The program opened with a pretty and most appreciably rendered selection with Miss Greeta lin presiding at the piano. ber was rendered under the direction of Supt. Treadway. Miss Rosemary Nye thea'presented the salutatory address in a manner that was pleasing aad timely. Miss Blanche Meyers next won the admiration af the gathering by the rendition of a beautiful solo, "A Roae in Heaven." litis young lady paesesses a sweet voice and would surely win success if she chose vocal music as a vocation. Miss Dorothy Knox presided at the piano. To Miss Mary Smith waa accorded the honor of valedictorian and her message on this occasion was well taken and splendidly rendered. "When Twilight Weaves'* is the title of a second numbe; by the glee club, also waU. received by the audience. At this juncture of the evening's program the stage was cleared aad the curtain drawn, the class taking the front rows of the center section of :i, seats. When the curtain was ante mam ' drawn Prof Treadway appeared and a in a few well chosen words introduced the speaker, Dr. Goode. The distinguished guest had for the occasion something out of the ordinary. Instead of the customary oration he presented an illustration of "America as a World Power." Starting with the year 1800, his first illaatration was the growth of our country in population as well as territory, followed in order by the growth af our merchant marine, its tonnage, ship losses during the late war, oar share in the building of ships, increase in foreign trade since 1914, exports, our enormous production and consumption, ocean "commerce, the growth of our seaports, increase in wealth, national debt and concluding with the present day great men of our country who figured so distinctively during the late war. All dnr-> ing his speech he compared our codatry with other great powers of the world and it was found that the U. S. A, is now leading all other nations hy far. A more educational and instructive hour has never before been passed by a McHenry audience, whieh greeted and applauded the speaker at the close of his talk. The presentation of diplomas to the graduation class by Prof. Treadway marked the closing of commencement exercises of the McHenry high school of 1980, which have the stamp " of approval of those who were ent. 4 his grief stricken brother. Paul. and one hwtsHn Portable Saw Rig The Wilbur Lumber company has installed a portable saw rig, equipped with a jointer and rabbiting attachment. A five horse power electric motor furnishes the power for tins machine and is bolted to the under part of the frame. The company expects to find this machine a very useful addition to their yard equipaaent. Public Caid Party* Riverview camp, No. 6818, S. N. A^ will bold a public card party at their hall on Friday evening, June 11 Five hundred and buaeo will he played,, followed by refreehmeata. skua, 25 cents. ?;Va