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tessa** i,,wpn^ <4^ ii ^iiiuiyw^wiy TO" Sg* *r;7ir; >v«* jgi "HIVOLUMK 50 <tl MoHENRT. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JULY 31. 1924 NO. ft 'WEEKLY EXCHANGES AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES l»r ASSORTMENT OP NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE The grading job mi route 10, between Fox River Grove and Barrington, is more than half completed. The village council at Gray slake last week passed their appropriation ordinance, the total of which amounts jto $8,295. A. P. Lyle has opened an automobile washing and greasing" establishment at Barrington. The name chosen for the place is the Lyle Auto Laundry and Greasing station. r G. Vernon Besley, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Besley of Woodstock, has successfully completed the sophomore year at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery and has been promoted to the junior standing. The weekly band concerts, as given by the Woodstock community high school band at the Woodstock park on Wednesday evenings, are drawing large crowds and the concerts are said to be highly enjoyable. The new Antioch theatre at Antioch opened up last Saturday evening with a large attendance. The house seats more than 400 and the equipment is of the very latest. O. G. and Frank Johnson are the managers. Very little objection was raised at a recent public hearing held at Grayslake when the street paving improvement was brought up. It looks as if the village wants its principal street paved to connect up with route 20. A Richmond woman, Mrs. Charles E. Herrick, is listed among Illinois women who were recently appointed as members of a state defense committee by Gov. Len Small. The duties of the committee are to assist in the observance of national defense day. Seventeen cases of beer, fifteen quart bottles of whiskey, thirty-one gallons of moonshine, some wine and forty-six pint bottles of liquor, doctored up to look like whiskey, were taken in three places raided by a sponge squad at Lake Geneva, Wis., one day last week. Grant D. Harrington has just retired as county clerk of Walworth county, Wis., after twenty-four years' service. From a standpoint of consecutive years of service, he bears the distinction of having been the oldest officer of that county, having first been elected in 1900. The Grayslake Community club has caused the erection of three large sign boards, one within the city limits, another at the north end of town and the third just outside of the east village limits. Evidently this club believes in advertising the advantages of their town. Very good idea. Waukegan, which has ambitions to become a next twenty-five years, is very much disappointed over the official census of that city as made public by the Washington census bureau, which gives the Lake county metropolis a population of 20,689. This is an increase of 1,467 since 1920. Barrington, which like many other towns thruout northern Illinois has attempted to maintain a salaried base- ^ball club, has decided that the venture is a losing one, at least financially, and as a consequence all of the paid players have been let out and the home boys, who are willing to play just for the sport they get out of it, substituted. Twelve new tree bills were returned by the McHenry county grand jury in session at Woodstock all da^ Wednesday, July 23. On the same day Joe Brown of Spring Grove and Mrs. Anna Matjaa of Algonquin, who were indicted recently by the grand jury, appeared in court and entered pleas of guilty to charges of having violated the prohibition law. Brown's fine was $400 and costs, while the Algonquin woman's fine was placed at $300 and costs. Joseph Miller of Chicago, who was arrested in Lake county on Tuesday night of last week while driving thru with a truck load of beer, paid a fine of $300 and costs before Justice Her- ' vey Coulson at Waukegan last Thursday. Miller estimated the cost of his beer at $2,000. He is the thirteenth beer runner to be fined in Lake county since the first of the year, the total fines of the thirteen amounting to $3,000, which, together with the costs, bring the total to $3,450. The Marengo school matter has finally been brought to a close, Judge Shurtleff's decision being to the effect that the high school district should stand just as it has been since its inception 'four years ago. A petition, asking to dissolve the whole school district because it was not contiguous and compact, and also to set off five different portions of the district, was presented some weeks ago and now that a final court decision has been handed down the school board at Marengo will lose no tune in disposing of the bonds so as to insure an early start on construction work on a new community high school building. WORKMAN BURIED IN TRENCH GEORGE W. NORRIS SUFFERED BROKEN JAW THURSDAY George W. Norris, a se<wer*cwifcra<^ tor of Grayslake, suffered a fractured jaw here last Thursday afternoon when he was partially buried in an avalanche of dirt while at work in a trench at the home of J. J. Vasey on the corner of Green and Pearl streets. The unfortunate accident occurred at about 2:30 o'clock. Besides the victim, his two sons and another man were engaged in digging the trench and laying the tile for sewer connection at the Vasey home. Without warning one of the walls caved in and buried Mr. Norris in the dirt up to hi3 shoulders. His sons and the fourth workman rushed to his assistance and within a reasonably short time the victim was rescued. Dr. D. G. Wells, who was called into attendance, after an examination decided that it was a hospital case and under the local physician's orders the man Was taken to the Victory Memorial hospital at Waukegan, where he is still confined. Mr. Norris suffered a complete fracture of the bony part of the upper right jaw and while it was at first feared that he would lose the sight of his right eye advice from Waukegan • is to the effect that the member can and will be saved. However, it will be some time before his jaw will mend and again enable him to work. The contractor had been in McHenry a few-days before starting the Vasey job and during Kis stay here is said to have picked up enough work to keep him and his men busy for some time to come. In fact, he was so much encouraged over future prospects that he had planned to move his family to this city from Grayslake He has done much of the sewer work at Grayslake during his few years' residence in that village. BALD KNOB IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED One hundred per cent of the property owners of Pistakee Lake, in the vicinity of Bald Knob, were present at a meeting held at the Bald Knob hotel, Pistakee Lake, last Sunday morning*, at which time a permanent organization, to be known as the Bald Knob Improvement association, was organized. There were sixty present. A board of directors was elected and the matter of making application for a state charter was discussed. The subject of better road conditions also came up for a thoro discussion and the men responsible for the calling of Sunday's meeting and organization now feel that all of the much needed improvements will be made. The enthusiasm as shown at the meeting plainly indicated that the property owners in that section are alive and want all of the good things that can city of 50,000 within the j brought about thru an organization of this sort. ICE CREAM SOCIAL IN PARK SATURDAY The newly formed McHenry Park Improvement association will sponsor a public ice cream social to take place in the McHenry park on Saturday evening of this week, Aug. 2. Included in the membership of this active organization are a number of public spirited women of this city, who are out to give McHenry a park of which every one of our citizens may point to with just pride. However, in order to accomplish this desired end money is needed, therefore this manner of enriching the association's treasury. A special attraction on this occasion will be the appearance of the Teutonia Maennerchoir of Chicago which will render a very pleasing program during the evening. Ice cream and cake will be served and the committee in charge extends a cordial invitation to everyone to be present. HELPED THEMSELVES • , TO FIVE DOZEN EGGS At a moment when there was no one in the house and only one or two of the household on the premises, an automobile pulled up into a farm yard near this city last Sunday and before one of the men, who had been lying on the lawn near the house, had time to realize it, the machine was on its way. One of the men entered the house and made his get-away with a basket containing fjve dozen nice, fresh eggs. The farmer, for reasons better known to himself, has asked us to withhold his name. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH The order of services at the Methodist Episcopal church for Sunday, August 3, are as follows: Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. Preaching by the pastor at 11:00 o'clock. At 8:00 o'clock in the evening there will be a candle light service. The general public is invited to these services. The regular monthly business meeting of the official board will be held at the church at 6:30 p. m. sharp. During the month of August there will be no devotional meetings of the Epworth league. Rolaaft.C. Elsey, Pastor. ALTARSARE8LESSED LARGE CONGREGATION WITNESS X CEREMONIES SUNDAY THE RT. REV. BISHOP. P. J. MULDOON OF ROCKFORD BENDERS BEAUTIFUL SERMON Undoubtedly one of the largest congregations that has ever assembled in St. Mary's Catholic church in this city was present last Sunday morning, the occasion of the blessing of the new altars and pipe organ by the Rt. Rev. Bishop P. J. Muldoon of Rockford. The impressive services connected with the blessings started promptly at ten o'clock, the distinguished visitor, together with the visiting clergy, being escorted from the rectory abound the church, and into the edifice by thirty altar boys and little girls gowned in white. Upon reaching the foot of the high altar and before starting the special ceremonies the bishop, in his ever pleasing and impressive manner, explained to the congregation the ceremonies to be performed and the meaning of it all so that all could follow along with a full understanding of just what was taking place. The beautiful, snowy white altars, most beautifully decorated with flowers for the occasion, were the first to be blessed, after which the bishop and priests proceeded down the aisle and to the balcony, where the pipe organ was given its special blessing. The solemn high mass followed. Rev. Wm. Dummermuth, who for some time past has been acting as assistant to Rev. Chas. S. Nix, the pastor of St. Mary's, acted as celebrant; Rev. John Hackett, assistant to Rev. M. J. McEvoy at St. Patrick's church, also of this city, acted as deacon; Rev. John Krieg of Brander, Wis., subdeacon. Rev. H. J. Hausser, pastor of St. Joseph's church, Elgin, acted as master of ceremonies. The music during the mass was furnished by St. Mary's choir with Sister Cantia presiding at the beautiful new pipe organ. The music on this occasion was probably the best heard at St. Mary's in years. Other priests who were in attendance and who assisted in making the altar scene all the more impressive were: Rev. Jos. Braaske of Wilmot, Wis.; Rev. Wm. O'Connor, Ph. D., St. Francis, Wis.; Rev. Edward Berthold 1,200 LUTHERANS GATHER HERE 27 LOCALS OF LUTHER LEAGUE ARE REPRESENTED • The fifth annual out-door gathering of the twenty-seven locals of the Fox River Valley council, American Luther league, took place at Hanly's woods near this city last Sunday. Every one of the twenty-seven locals which mak6 up the council was represented, it being estimated that no less than 1,200 people were gathered to assist in making the "outing the great success into which it terminated. •*; The visitors, ooming from - every town and city along the Fox Tfvter valley, started arriving Sunday morning and just before the noon hour the automobiles, carrying scores of visitors, were coming in so fast that »t was impossible for the young ladies, who were tagging the cars, to catch all of them and for this reason many of the machines were not tagged and for the same reason the committee was unable to record the total number of cars that had been employed in bringing the crowd. The visitors of the day came prepared for the occasion and during the noon hour all sat down to an oldfashioned picnic dinner. The services connected with the outing began at 10:30 o'clock, when Rev. H. A. Laufer of Woodstock, who is also pastor of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church of this city, preached a very fine sermon m English. Rev. John C. Baur of Fort Wayne, Ind., field TWO SMALL PUNTS MAY BE INDUCED TO LOCATE IN THIS CITY i K. OF C. PICNIC NEXT SUNDAY COMMUNITY CLUB DECIDES TO INVESTIGATE PROPOSITION AT TUESDAY'S MEETING The secretary of the McHenry Community club is now in communication with a Chicago man who appears very desirouS of locating two small, but going, manufacturing plants in this city. At a meeting of the members of the McHenry Community club, as held at the K. of C. hall on Tuesday evening of this week, it was voted that the secretary write to the Chicago gentlet man with a view of making an appointment with him for a committee of four who- were named to make a trip to Chicago for the purpose of gaining more information as to the proposition and learn just what is desired in order to bring these plants to our city. According to the gentleman's letter, he appears very familiar with McHenry and the advantages it has to offer and it looks to us as if the Community club has taken a very sensible step in voting to send a committee to investigate. The committee appointed is composed of F. E. Covalt, Simon Stoffel, C. W, Stenger and George H. Johnson. Altho there were but a few out at the meeting on Tuesday evening of this week, those who did turn out were very highly impressed with a heartsecretary of thejto-heart talk as given by James F. American Luther' league, preached the afternoon sermon,, Both of the sermons were along patriotic lines, upon which the Luther league is founded; Both ministers laid great stress upon the advantages of a Christian education, which are really the foundation of good citizenship. Their messages were full of wholesome instruction that could not help but leave a lasting impression upon the splendid congregation^ which heard them. The McHenry band also assisted in making the occasion an enjoyable one bv rendering several very fine selections during the early afternoon hours. The band arrived at the grounds shortly after dinner and remained until about three o'clock. Games were also enjoyed during the after dinner hours. The* McHenry committee, > which of Virgil, 111.; Rev. Edwin McCormick had. charge .o f the arrangements for o*f oC r y s *t a il tL a lk. e ; Rt> e v . aMm . Jt . tMw c rE,v«o.y,! it h• e outing, i.s to. b. e. .co.m plimen.te ,d on* * * f k n M n Mnnw IM n*kt/tk tkn«T AAHWIArf Atlf and Rev. Chas. S. Nix of McHenry. During the high mass the bishop gave a most instructive sermon, which was attentively listened to by the large congregation present. The bishop, in his usual clear and pleasing manner, explained the meaning of the altars in the Catholic church. His sermon took up fully one-half hour. At the conclusion of the solemn high mass there was benediction of the blessed sacrament, followed by the Te Deum, after which the little girls and altar boys again escorted the bishop and visiting clergy from the church to the rectory, where a sumptuous dinner was served. The bishop was met at Marengo by Rev. Chas S. Nix on Saturday evening and was brought to McHenry via auto, arriving at St. Mary's rectory about seven o'clock that evening and where he spent the night. The homeward trip on Sunday evening was made over the same route. MISS conwaTTs " TENDERED SURPRISE Mi ss Florence Conway was very pleasantly surprised one evening recently when upon reaching home she found a number of friends had gathered to help celebrate her twentieth birthday. After playing a few games the merry party went up to the Fox pavilion, where a few pleasant hours were spent at dancing, after which they returned to the home of the hostess where refreshments were served. Those present were Misses Marjorie Murray of Geneva, Agnes Sloey, Kathryn and Mae McCabe, Loretta Steffes, Mary Bolger, Ellen Frisby, Messrs. Robert Lee and Leo Conway of Chicago, Gordon Fryer, Henry McCabe, Edward Smith and Robert Conway. REV WM. WEBE& WON K. OF C. RING The K. of C. ring, donated by A. E. Nye, McHenry jeweler, was won by Rev. Wm. Weber, pastor of St. John's Catholic church at Johnsburg, at the Knights of Columbus meeting held at the council's hall in this city last Thursday evening. The meeting was one of the best, at least in point of attendance, held in McHenry in a long time. Rev. Weber of Johnsburg and Rev. Hackett of St. Patrick's church, McHenry, gave interesting talks, which were highly enjoyed by the assemblage. HEAVY AUTO TRAVEL The automobile traffic thru this city appears to be growing heavier with each week end. It is plain to be seen that the new road is new travel over the week end. the manner in which they carried out their work and which made possible the holding of one of the best gatherings of the kind yet enjoyed by the Luther league. • CUP FINALS NEXT WEEK QUALIFYING ROUNDS FOR STENGfcR CUP STARTS SUNDAY Four more players were eliminated in the rate for the president's cup at the McHenry Country club this week and finals to decide the winner will probably be played next week. This week James N. Sayler was eliminated from the race by Jos. M. McOmber, the latter winning five up and four to go. Judge C. P. Barnes put A4*»Barbian out of the running with six up and five to go; E. E. Bassett won from C. S. Owen with three up and one to. go, while W. F. Vogt defeated Louis Smith font, upland three to go. Thus the four players who are left to fight it out for the prize are Jos. M McOmber, Judge C. P. J&arnes, E. E. Bassett and W. F. Vogt-" Next Sunday will witness the qualifying rounds for the C. W. Stenger cup, now in the possession of W. F Vogt, who won the prize last year and who must win the cup three seasons in succession in order to claim its permanent ownership. In ordfcr to qualify for this cup players must register scores of 115 or less for eighteen holes. During the qualifying rounds a prize will also be hung up for play against par. Members of the local club who were not in on the tournament now being completed will in all likelihood be out there next Sunday in an endeavor to get a shot at the prize now held by Mr. Vogt. Professional Harry Morris is hopeful of a large list of entries next Sunday. AUTOISTS ARE FINED Ten automobile drivers, all strangers here, were placed under arrest on the McHenry-Volo road last Saturday afternoon, charged with breaking thru a barrier. Every one of the ten pleaded guilty and paid fines and costs amounting to $14.25 each. A few arrests for speeding have also been made during the past week, but as a whole automobile driving' thru the city, of McHenry-is greatly improved since the advent of the motorcycle policeman. > The ice cream social, as held at the M. E. church lawn last Saturday afternoon and evening under the auspices of the Sunday school, was very well patronized and as a consequence a neat sum was realised. Bryan of Chicago, secretary of the Illinois Lumber Merchants' association and an organizer of more than ordinary ability. In opening up his remarks he let it be known that he was not an orator, but just wanted to talk to those assembled, and we know that we are voicing the sentiments of those present when we say that his talk was one really worth while. Mr. Bryan is one of the youngest old men that the writer has ever met and the manner in which he put over his points went over with a bang. He is a man who knows his subject, talks from actual experiences and is the sort of a speaker that would not bore any sort of an audience. He told of making an address of welcome to a delegation of ladies at the Sherman House in Chicago on Tuesday afternoon and then came out to McHenry to be the speaker of the evening at the Community club meeting. His heart and soul appear to be wrapped up in organization work and it really is too bad that every business man in McHenry was not present to hear him. ' If such a man could get a McHenry audience together and give them the same sort of a talk as on Tuesday night we are certain that the McHenry Community club would soon be able to hoast of at least one hundred live, working members. McHenry nor any other city or community can ever expect to get anywhere without co-operation or team work, as he expressed it, and here in this community, the speaker told hit listeners, there is an opportunity to do great things. Nature has been great deal more generous with us than with many other communities and the way to get the most out of our natural advantages is to go out and work for the bigger and better things, he avered. The speaker evidently had looked around before coming up to the meeting, as he appeared quite well informed as to what McHenry had to offer and what returns could be expected with a co-operative effort on the part of our citizens. And we may add that Mr. Bryan hit the nail squarely on the head. McHenry, the same as many other small communities, has, by reason of her natural resources, an opportunity to make this community one of the brightest and best spots on God's green earth and this can be accomplished if we but make up our minds to get into the harness and do our full share in bringing about this condition thru hones^-to-goodness effort. It is to be hoped that the next meeting of the Community club will see a one hundred per c$nt attendance. SPLINTERS COMING The Splinters' club, composed of lumber dealers of McHenry, Boone and a part of Lake county, will hold an outing in McHenry on Thursday, Aug. 14. This club was organized a few months ago and is holding regular monthly meetings. F. E. Covalt, head of the McHenry Lumber company of this city, is the president of the organization. 4"he outing to take place here will be in the form of a boat ride up Fox river and around the chain of lakes, taking in the famous lotus beds. A six o'clock dinner will be partaken of in this city. ' LANDS FOUR FINE BASS Lee Kercher, of the Central tonsorial parlors, landed four dandy black bass in the mill pond last Sunday. The fish werd about the finest of that particular specie that have been taken from this body of water in recent yeass. PROGRAM OF SPORTS DURING THE AFTERNOON The members of the McHenry eorttcil, Knights-, of Columbus, together with their families, members of the Woodstock and Elgin councils and their families, will enjoy a basket picnic at Conway's park next Sunday. Everyone is expected to bring their own lunch* and enjoy a basket dinner in the park at noon. In the afternoon a program of sports will be carried out. Included in the program will be an indoor basket ball game between young ladies' teams representing Woodstock and Elgin. These two teams have already staged two such games this summer, the game next Sunday being the deciding one, as each team has one contest'to its credit. This game will start promptly at 1:30 o'clock. Following the ladies' game' there will be a contest between teams representing the memberships of the Woodstock and McHenry councils, which should prove a lively and most interesting affair. Qther sports of the afternoon will be an egg race for fat ladies, shoe race for boys, fifty yard running race for young ladies, 100 yard dash for members of the K. of C. and a 50 yard dash for old mep. For those wishing to remain over for the evening the ladies of McHenry will serve a luncheon for the out-oftown visitors at the supper hour. The committee in charge of-arrangements for the event is leaving nothing undone that will, add to the enjoyment of the occasion and with favorable leather several hundaed people are expected to participate in the day's fun. The picnic will take place in Conway's grove, east of Fox river, near this city. MRS. BREMER TENDERED BIRTHDAY SURPRISE ITEMS Of INTEREST Mrs. Lydia Bremef of Chicago was tendered a very pleasant birthday surprise by a company of relatives and friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Schaid on the shores of beautiftil Griswold lake last Sunday. A delicious chicken dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour, while the afternoon and evening were passed in a social manner. A fine supper was also served at six o'clock, while ice cream and cake were partaken of before the party finally closed before the midnight* hour. Those who made up the gathering were: Mr. and Mrs. William Schaid and son, William; Mrs. Fred Lang and Mrs. Mary Pekovsky of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. George Schaid and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Schaid, Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Freund and family, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freund and family, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Kennebeck and family. The guest of honor was the recipient of many beautiful gifts, which will, in years to come, serve as a pleasant reminder of her 1924 birthday anniversary. BALANCE OF FLAG ORDER ARRIVED TUESDAY AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALBt REPORTERS DURING WEEK WHAT PEOPLE ARB DOING THIS VILLAGE AND ATE VICINITY Vaudeville and pictures at the Empire theatre Saturday and Sunday. The Hunter boat line is now operate ing under its regular season's schedule- Large or small boats may also. be rented by the hour, day or weak. Call phone No. 7. The annual McHenry county teach* ers' institute will convene at Crystal Lake from Sept. 1 to 5. Dr. Emanuel Sternheim of New York City will b4 the principal speaker. A Ford truck, owned jointly by William Green and "Bud" Vogt, caught fire on Green street last Sat«~ urday evening, but fortunately the blaze was extinguished before any real damage resulted. The machine, at the time of the incident, was- being driven by Mr. Green. Two carloads of sheep from the Geo. J. Sayer farms near Pistakee Bay were loaded here on Wednesday afternoon and shipped to the Chicago market. Such shipments from the McHenry station are not so common these days. However, there was m time when sheep raising in this sec* tion was quite the general thing. N A number of the property owners are now connected up with McHenry's new sewer system and from reports scores of connections will be made during the next few weeks. Two gangs are now employed in making these connections, while a number of home owners are planning on doing their own work. The ladies of St. Mary's Catholift church will hold an ice cream social and home bakery sale at the McHenry park on Pearl street on Saturday afternoon and evening, Aug. 9. A Chicago choir and the McHenry ban# will provide a vocal and instrumental program during the evening. Don't" forget the date. Bakery sale start* at one o'clock. In common with other banks of the county, the two banks of this city wiU close every Thursday at 12:00 o'clock starting today and continuing thruoul the month of August. The actioii came thru the McHenry County Bankers' Federation. Patrons of our twa banks should bear this fact in mind and do their Thursday banking before the noon hour. Some of the roads leading into McHenry are in very bad condition. This is particularly true of the west road, from the railroad tracks to ^ J, cement leading to Woodstock, and th* " jl one from McHenry to Pistakee Bay. Both of these stretches are now unde*_ ftf state supervision and therefore aw? • 'p. supposed to be kept in good condition ; by the state highway. Kent A Green, local real estate dealers, who have the selling rights of the lots at Oakhursf, are planning 4* gigantic sale of these lots in the hop4 • of selling them out before the close of the present season. They are now preparing their advertising matted for the sale and will probably hav<» some sort of announcement to mak$ within the course of the next week. The McHenry Golf club's links were - again well populated over the week end and if the present rate is kept up the club will be able to report more visitors this season than a year ago. This, in spite of the fact that a num- - ber of new clubs have sprung into, existence in this section of the state since last year. The game is gaining in popularity in leaps and bounds. A number of the local baseball fans journey§4-to Waukegan on Tuesday evening, where they saw the Waukegan Biflex team, which outfit represents McHenry on Sundays, hand the House of David team a 6 to 3 trimming. Davison, who pitched such # remarkable game for the home dub.< against Cary last Sunday, again ap-^ peared on the hill for the Biflex team ~~ on Tuesday and performed welL The band stand now occupies its new site on the McHenry park on Pearl street. Moving of the stand from Borden park was started on Monday morning, but on account of interfering telephone wires the standi rested on the corner near the Wm. Pries store from Monday afternoon until Wednesday morning, when the Illinois Bell Telephone company sent a gang of men to McHenry to free the obstructions while the stand was . fbeing moved up Green street. Herman Schaefer and his men did the work. Mrs. D. G. Walls last Saturday , morning received a letter from he* son, Glenn, which was posted at San \ , Francisco at 5:00 a. m. the day before. The mail was delivered to Chicago via the air route and completed th4 trip from that city to McHenry vi* the regular mail. That's real service. . The postage amounted to sixteen > cents. Mr. Wells has reached the rl McHenry now has a uniform way of decorating on occasions of state and national holidays. Most every business and professional man in town is now the owner of a large American flag and staff, which have been sold to them by the New Standard Decorating company of Chicago and which have been delivered to local purchasers during the past week. The flags for the west side of town were delivered on Wednesday of last week, while the two other business sections received their emblems on Tuesday. The agents are experiencing very little trouble in selling these flags in every town where they solicit and, according to our information, most o^ the towns in McHenry county are now supplied. ' NOTICE ' In order to make arrangements for the Universalist Sunday school picnic to be held sometime during the month of August, all men and women interested in the Universalist church are invited to be present at the First Universalist church of McHenry Sunday evening, August 3, at ^ :00 o'clock. The meeting will be short. It is urged that the boys and girls of the Sunday school be present in order that they may help to perfect plans for the outing. A special meeting of the church trustees will follow at 8:15 p. m. By Order, Richard B. Walsh, President of the Board. Mrs. N. H. Petesch, See. GOING TO ELGIN THURSDAY The members of St. Clara court, W. C. O. F., of this city will enjoy a day's outing at Elgin next Thursday, Aug. 7. The trip to Elgin will be made Via the Adams motor buses, which will leave Smith Bros.' store promptly at 10:00 o'clock. Anyone wishing to make the trip can make reservations by calling phones 64-W or 106-W. The officers of the court! Pacific coast and is now getting things sincerely hope that a goodly number | in readiness for his entry into tht» of the members will take the trip andj State University at Berkeley. Calif., enjoy the outing. All are expestedU where , he will take up the studjr of to bring their own lunch. ' jmediete ^ ^