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fili- m wr^m. *£ ^ ̂ ,*>£•-> gtS3§2 mt:.. " t . §#&*$£ ;£>3 ,'f is,-V\ ft,* i » - . ! JI 1 ,v * .fS ">*C , " •£*"•' '* M3lcr*J >*rw ypxs- #»;v 1; * 1 r, j^y*^ VOLUME XH.II MoHENRT, TtJLnsrOTS, THTTRSDAY. FEBRUARY WEEKLY HVALJTENS POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE WED .JGOmE&S AND GOERS OF A WJffc IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE A|)Seen By Plaindealer Reporters awl Ibtnded Into Our Office By Our v, friends • , ' -villas Vera Buss passed Monday in 'Chicago. -.. ••v:. ;'f . At St. Mary's Church in This Village t? " Wednesday at Nina O'clock f V St. Mary's church was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Wednesday | morning at nine o'clock, when the ; first marriage of the year was sol- emnized there, the Rev. Edward Ber- ; thold, pastort , reading high nuptial . $ev. M;.^ McEvoy waa- a C^icago mass., : •• '• visitor Monday. ^ ! The contracting parties were Miss John EL Millet WM^i^afril/ Ia1t+ ! Mary M. Laures of this village and rs. was waa *• Wf , y . ;w %y> # 3S visitor Tuesday. Dr. C. H. visitor Monday.^ ' Ches. Rieteael visitor Tuesday. ^j'-'.Jjfrsgpl^A. ThelenpassedMonday fill the windy city. ';: • ^" r" •"'•*' ' Mrs. John Feltz last in Woodstock. Geo. A. Stilling visitor Friday last. Miss Irene HarrufF waft a Chicago visitor last Saturday. Mrs. Earl Brown passed last Fri­ day at the county seat. N. A. Huemann was a Chicago business visitor Tuesday. Wm. Stoffel was among the Chi­ cago visitors last Friday. Howard V. Christensen of Richmond a Chicago were attended by Miss Jeanette i Christensen, sister of the groom, and Mathias Laures, brother of the bride, and a maid-of-honor, Miss Eva Laures, sister of the bride. The bride, a sweet, pretty girl, was charmingly gowned in ivory white crepe de chine, combined with georg­ ette erepe. She' carried a white prayer book. The bridesmaids wore dreses ~of pink and yellow messaline, trimmed with gold and silver lace and hand embroidered. Their flowers were girdle bouquets of sweet peas. Miss Erma Lauer presided at the organ and rendered Lohengrin's wed­ ding march, as the bridal party ad­ vanced to the altar. After the ceremony the guests, passed Saturday . was a Chicago Mrs. Mary Ferguson was a metrp-, about eighty in number, met at the politan city visitor Tuesday. Frank Schnabel transacted busi­ ness in the windy city Tuesday. Mrs. Geo. A. Stilling boarded the Chicago train Tuesday morning. John R. Knox transacted business in the metropolitan city Monday. Miss Kathryn Buch boarded the Chicago train last Thursday evening. Miss Rose Herbes was among the Chicago passengers Monday morn­ ing. 1 Dr. C; H. Fegers Was among the . Chicago passengers Tuesday morn­ ing. • Fred Justen visited his wife at the West Side hospital in Chicago Tues­ day. # Everett Hunter and son, Arthur, passed Tuesday in the metropolitan city. Attar. A. H. Pouse passed Satur­ day and Sunday in the metropolitan city. Ben Stilling attended to matters of a business nature in Chicago last Friday. » Geo. Jones of Lanark, 111., spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. Harry Gallaher of Chicago passed last week as the guest of McHenry friends. John J. Vycital attended to busi­ ness matters in the metropolitan city Monday. Mrs. W. J. Dontfvin was among the Chicago passengers Monday morning.' Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Buch and son were Chicago passengers last Thurs­ day evening. Chris. J. Burkhartsmeier of Chi­ cago spent Sunday as the guest of friends here. Miss Lillian Heimer passed last Friday as the gtiest of relatives in the windy city. Mrs. S. S. Giddings of Chicago was the guest of McHenry friends Thurs­ day of last week. John W. Fay of Chicago was the guest of his vife and family here over the week end. Miss Maude Granger of Chicago passed the week end here as the guest of her- sisters. William Kilbpurn# of Richmond home of the bride and at noon a din­ ner was served in Woodman hall, which was .decorated for the occa­ sion. Four. long tables spread with snowy linen were laden with' a most delicious repast. After dinner the tables were taken out and all enjoyed a dancing party until five o'clock, when supper was served. A big wedding dance in honor of the. couple took place at Smith's jiall, Johnsburg, last even­ ing. - The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Laures of this village and a prime favorite among her many friends, always admired for her kind and unassuming manner. The groom is a son of Peter Christ­ ensen of Richmond, an uprgiht young man, who has always made farming an occupation, in which he has been very successful. The couple will make their home on his father's farm, situated between Spring Grove and Richmond, and their many friends wish them happiness and suc­ cess. ALUMNI DEFEATS HIGH SCHOOL By the Scene of SI to 26 Last Friday Evening at Local Gym The alumni (defeated the Mcflenry high school five last Friday evening at the local gymnasium in one of the fastest games of basket ball played this season. At no time during the whole game could the spectators pick the winners. At the end of the first half the alumni were in the lead, the score being 14 to 13. Some of the members of the alumni were unable to be present, so Coach Dorr was forced to play with them to make the game interesting. The spectators surely received their mon­ ey's worth Friday evening. Coach Dorr is now putting the high school five thril some strenuous prac- jtice this week in preparation for the Crystal Lake game, which will take I place at Crystal Lake on tomorrow j (Friday) evening. j Dorr and Miller did the best bas­ ket shoot for the alumni, tho Rich- x - ardson, Page, Conway and Knox all passed last Saturday as the guest of ;played a very good game. friends in McHenry. j Bacon and Frett led with the bas- Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer and , ^et sh0oting for the high school five, little son passed Sunday as the guests Page JoneSj Boyle and the Jus- oi Woodstock relatives. ' tens put up the usual fight all during Mrs. Mae Lawlas of Woodstock | ^ ̂ played. was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jos. The line.ups and SCOres follow: Schneider, over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. T. Perkins and daughter, Adeline, were guests,, of relatives at Woodstock Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bohlander at­ tended to matters of a business na­ ture in the windy city Tuesday. j High School (81) Page, Jones R. F. (Bacon L. F. j Frett C. | A. Jus ten R. G. F. Justen Boyle L. G. Alumni (25) Conway JR. Page, Knox Ifiller Dorr Richardson , . Field goals: Page, 2; Jones, 2; Miss Helen Welch spent the Bacon> 4. Frett> 3; F. Justen, lj j Miller, 4; Dorr, 3; Richardson, 1; 'Conway, 4; R, .Page, 2. Free throws: I^acon, i; - Dorr, I; end as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Glenn Robison, at Crystal Lake. Misses Mayme Barbian and Eleanor Whitjpg passed Saturday evening as 1 jj the guests of Crystal Lake friends. ' ' --;-- Mrs. John Fosdick and Mrs. Ben j Ice Harvesting Finished Hutson of Woodstock were guests i The ice harvesting season closed at of McHenry ffriends Saturday even-' Borden'^ last Friday. Aside from ing. _ J the usually large supply put up at the Miss Emma Pint of Chicago'passed factory here, the force, under Supt. the week end as a guest in the home John E. Pufahl, shipped nearly four of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John hundred carloads from this station Pint. k " > | to other plants. The ice put up this Ml** Jane Owen of Ijrbana*. I1L, i season was of an excellent quality spent the latter part of last week as | and of a thickness * seldom seen by a guest in the home of her father, men who have marked the fields and N. Owen. [plowed them for years. Miller of Chicago the Miss Margaret pissed last week as a guest in home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, on Main street. Taken to Hospital Sunday -- ' F&lling on the ice several weeks ago, Mrs. Fred Justen had the mis­ fortune to injure her knee, which necessitated her being taken to the West Side hospital in Chicago Sun­ day for treatment of same. , Mc­ Henry friends hope that the effect Mrs. Walter Warner of Woodstock passed the latter part of last week as a guest in the home of her mother, Mrs. J. B. Frisby. Mr. Warner was here-over Sunday. Miss Charlotte Madden and, nephews, William and Robert Green,! Plete passed Monday with the latters father, Jas. Green, at the Presbyter-1 Read The Plaindeakr and keep fest- ian hospital in Chicago. led to local happenings. of hospital treatment will be a com- recovery from the' injury re- ! ecived in the unlucky accident. DAIRYMEN MEET FEB. 10 BIG DISTRICT MEETING STOFFEL'S HALL M. AT m §fW ?4- *• * " M ijificfr-% Speakers Are Engaged to Discuss New Phases la the Dairy Inter­ est Here One of the geratest meetings of the milk producers of McHenry local is being planned to be held at Stof- fel's hall on Saturday, Feb. 10 ̂ Two of the most vital questions; as re­ gards the dairy interests, will be discussed. The Milk Producers' Co­ operative. Marketing company and the Farmers' Co-operative Cow Test­ ing association. W. J. Kittle will be there to dis­ cuss the market company and there is no other man more qualified to dis­ cuss this important proposition than he. Every phase of the subject will be explained by him and then a dis­ cussion of the merits or demerits will be taken up and every man or wobian in the audience will be invited to take part. So come prepared to ask any question along this line that you may desire and rest assured that they will be answered truthfully and in the same spirit in which they are asked. The workings of the Cow Testing association will be thoroly explained by A. J. Gafke, who was here a few week ago and explained to a few of our farmers the advantages to be derived by such association. In fact, a few farmers have already signified their willingness to join, but not enough have been secured to start the work. It is the intention of Mr. Gafke to start the work about March 1 and it is hoped that members enough can be secured before that time to insure its success. It is nec­ essary that twenty-six dairies be secured, one for every working day of the month, and the cost of testing each dairy is in proportion to the number of cows secured. If 720 cows are tested the cost will be a dollar each. If less than that num­ ber the cost will be more, but it is almost conceded now that he will be able to secure that number in short order when the proposition is" ex­ plained to our dairymen. * The committee who has this meet­ ing in charge are working overtime to insure its success and it is up to you dairymen to see to it that their work is not in vain. They have ex­ tended invitations to neighboring locals to attend. They are doing all hi their power to induce members of their own local to be there and they "will surely be disappointed if the hall is not packed ta capacity on that oc casion. So be there Mr. Dairyman, and bring along that hide bound re­ actionary neighbor of yours that he may rub shoulders with his fellow- men and we may send him home con­ vinced that we are not such a bad bunch as he thought we were. We may be able to convince him that the Milk Producers' association is-a real live organization, not a flash in the pan as some would have him believe, and ready with its 12,000 members to do battle for its rights on any oc­ casion, regardless of- the enemies it may create. Remember the date and place, at Stoffel's hall on Sturday, Feb. 10, at 1:30 o'clock, and make every effort to be there and don't forget the ladies. . Com. Ladles of St. Patrick's Meet Fourteen members of the Altar society of St. Patrick's church met in regular session at the K. of C. hall on Tuesday afternoon. After the usual order of business, a pivot game of euchre was played. Mrs. Chas. Givens finished first and was pre­ sented with a pretty tea apron, ap­ propriated by an enthusiastic 'mem- ber. Mesdames Peter Doherty and. P. J. Cleary served luncheon. Sub­ stituting pleasure, the work assigned was taken home by the ladies to be completed before the next meet­ ing. Mrs. Catherine Beshel of Grays- lak'e and Mrs. P. N. Musser of Elgin were guests. lafant Dies of Pneumonia Leo Justen, aged 4 months and 14 days, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Justen of Ringwood, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 27, The funeral was held at Johnsburg Monday, Rev. Wm. Weber, pastor of St. John's church, officiating. This is the third son laid away by the sorrowing parents in the past two years and the keenest sympathy is extended them. Two brothers survive. . Card of Thanks W* wish to express oar apprecia­ tion of the kindness and sympathy given us by neighbors and friends CONCERT BY CHORAL SOCIETY li WiUt hrGtaNt at Central Optra House Friday Evening, Feb. 1®. P The McHenry Choral society give its second public performance at the Central opera house Friday evening, February 16. Since its es­ tablishment a year ago the society has grown appreciably in numbers, and shows, as well, marked improve­ ment from the drilling and rehears­ ing week after week' it has received. Its first concert given last June was a distinct success and it can be confidently expected that the com­ ing one will be no less so, for the motto of the society is "Nothing too good for McHenry" and "the best is none too good for its first Choral club." It is the aim of the club to give two public concerts each year, one in which none but the members of the club will take part vocally, the other in which artists from the larger citiefe will assist as soloists, with a thoroughly good orchestra as an adjunct. Coinciding with this plan, the concert of February 16 will make usg of the members of the club as soloists and as a chorus, having to assist, a brilliant young violinist from Rockford, Miss Mdtie Weldon, who in addition to playing several numbers, will also render obligates for two other selections. The program will be a very at­ tractive one, consisting of choruses, quartettes, duets and solos, and the selections themselves, being of the best, will afford the music lovers of McHenry an evening of real pleas­ ure and profit. , That as many as possible may make use of the opportunity, the price of admission has been made merely nominal, for the club's object is not monetary, but educational, not mer­ cenary, but philanthropic. It is to be hoped that in appreciation'of this, the Central opera house will, on the night of Friday, February 16, be filled with the well wishers and friends of the members of McHenry's capable choral club. nSTALLAnOlfOFOmCERS £AMPS • : SEVERALLY UNfVB CEREMONY . IN m SCHOOL NOTES (terns jPertaining to Our Educational Institution ' during the sickness and death of our baby boy. McHenry Council, K. of C. will accept thanks for the beauti­ ful flowers. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Justen. . «_ Breaks Arm In Fall Mrs. Peter. J Freund accidentally fell on the front porch of her home on Waukegan street last Thursday, breaking her left arm. Dr. D. G. Wells set the h0M and the patient is doing nicely. V iklrr*. - .% i* ... mL . f . - The program is undergoing several changes. -Which is "worser* civics or com­ mercial law? Wm. Mertes was absent from school on Wednesday. Ruth Bacon was absent last week oh account of-sickness. Harvey Nye has been absent from school for several days. There are a number of new studies being taken up this' week. Returns of the exams. Some art satisfied and some are not., The arithmetic class has taken up the study of commercial law. Some of the Ringwood students were late one morning on account of a railroad accident. Winifred Bradley was absent from school the first of the week on ac­ count of sickness. Mr. Nye thinks it would be well for the seniors to take up a general review of the grade studies. Even tho the fifty-fifty McHenry team did not win the basket ball game at Grayslake Saturday night, they won the prize fight. % Current events were discussed by Robert Weber last Wednesday morn? ing and Math. Freund and Clarence Niesen this Wednesday morning. Mr. Hollistef, state university in­ spector for high schools, was with us Tuesday inspecting the work be­ ing done in our high school. As a result he has promised us four full credits for English work instead of three and one-half and one-half credit *f physiology. Exact Guessing The guessing contest, instigated by the Hoy Banking company, closed on Tuesday evening. Frank Hughes, a lineman, employed by the Long Distance Telephone company and re­ siding on Elm streeet in this village, was the lucky one. Guessing the exact amount, $3-4.63, he was award­ ed .the pot of money as hung up by the Hoy Banking company of Mc­ Henry. At Ringwood the money was won by John Freund of that place, who also guessed the exact amount, $42.91. The Ringwood bank received 2Q<^ gp#sses, while Mcl^ep^ had 2400. Gweate Are Entertained Right Royal­ ly By Valley Camp, M. W. A„ of This Village Responding to an invitation from Valley Camp, M. W. A., to join with them in installation of officers for the ensuing year, Riverview and Fox River Valley Camps, R. N, A., auxil­ iaries, with wives, husbands and sweethearts, assembled at Stoffel's hall Saturday evening, Jan. 27, where the work of installing was exempli fied. Officers ' of the ^Woodmen, by re­ quest, were installed first and, with W. D, Wentworth as installing officer and J. C. Holly, marshal, the rules of the ritual were carried out perfectly, yet unceremoniously, as many other, duties awaited the Woodmen as hosts to a crowd of 150 guests. Officers of both R. N. A. camps then took their respective stations and at the sound of the gavel by Oracle Etta E. Wattles of Fox River Valley Camp, the neighbors came to order and color bearer, Neighbor Anna Boley of Riverview Camp, car­ rying a large American flag and escorted by the marshals of the even­ ing, Neighbors Cora Bassett^ and Flossie Cobb, draped the altar with the stars and stripes, when, amid strains of patriotic airs by the mu­ sician, Mrs. W. F. Holtz, a member, to whom this ^ration is fully accred­ ited, everyone arose and, giving the national salute, recited "Hail to the stars and stripes, the flag of Amer­ ica," indicative of true American­ ism first and foremost. The flag was then planted at the oracle sta­ tion and the marshals escorted the installing officer, Neighbor Laura Engeln, and ceremonial marshal, Neighbor Fannie Chamberlin, who awaited, and after being introduced by the oracle and the grand honors of the camp given them the officers retired to the ante-room to prepare for double installation. Dressed iti pure white and drilling until the line of march took the form of a wedge before the oracle station, which place the installing officer was given, the work of installation was carried out in a clear and distinct manner, im­ pressing the officers with the duties of their offices so forcibly that none could fail to grasp the nature of the duty devolving upon each and every office?. foth officers were installed jointly the ceremonial marshal invested each one with the jewel of her office and escorted them to their stations in a graceful and unpretentious manner, without the slightest" hitch ill their order of stationing. The graces, ten in number, took their stations between the musician and oracle stations and presented a pretty sight there and also when escorted for installation. When the work was finished and the rewly elected or&'le, Neighbor Barbara Krause, took the chair, the installing officer and ceremonial mar­ shal were presented with huge bou­ quets of carnations as an apprecia­ tion of their work so creditably per­ formed. Neighbor Laura Engeln, as outgoing oracle, was presented with a past oracle pin by her camp, a com plete surprise, tho the occasion was met with a response resounding with good wishes for her successor. The oracle, in behalf of both camps, thanked the Woodmen for their kind invitation and closed the camps until their next regular meeting. Then the merrymaking began and, with music, dancing and a delightful cafeteria su]pper, the crowd was en tertained right royally until the mid­ night hour, when all hastened toward their homes, and scarcely had they gone ,.a block before the ligths went out. No words of ours fittingly thank the Woodmen for their won­ derful hospitality on this occasion,' so nicely planned from the weather man to the caterers. BONUS $7,000 Former McHenry Girl Is Givea Bonus Big Chicago Finn Taxes! Taxes! After Feb. 1, 1917, I will be at the following places to receive the taxes: Monday at C. M. Adams' store, Johnsburg; Tuesday at J. J. Miller's store, Ringwood; Wednesday at Smith -Bros.' store, McHenry* Thurs day at J. W. Freund's store, West McHenry. Owing to receiving the tax books late this year, I beg the tax payers to call early, as the time is Very short for collecting this year. Math. Miller, Collector. , Body Brought Home Wednesday The remains of James Green were brought here on the morning train Wednesday from Chicago, where he was taken a week ago for treatment in the Presbyterian hospital. Pneu­ monia, contracted while there, was the immediate cause of his death. The body was brought directly to his home on Court street. A wife and two sons survive him. Funeral will be held Friday at St Patrick's church. Obituary next week. «Eye Sight Specialist CSamiag Mrs. Ralph Nerger of 3220 Cor­ tes street* Chicago, who a year ago was elected a member of the Turner Manufacturing company, said to be one of the largest exclusive picture frame manufacturers in the United States, just received ten per cent of the net profits of the year 1916, mak­ ing a bonus of $7,000.00 as her share. The Turner company is a pioneer in the picture frame business and for twenty-five years it occupied the six story buildings at Sangamon street and Fourteenth place. Real estate market news in the Chicago Tribune reports a big deal whereby the company has purchased down town business space as well as in outlying districts for a new plant to be ready for occupancy in 1918. Mrs. Nerger, see Marie La Moitt, who was a pupil in the school here just a few years ago, is a niece of Mrs. Mary Schreiner, and will be re­ membered by many friends in Mc­ Henry, who will repoice at her good fortune. She has been a valuable employe of this organization for the past five years, a fact that will at once be recognized as the offer holds good just as long as she wishes to remain with the organization., Methodist Church Not# . Regular preaching service at 3:00 o'clock next Sunday afternoon, pro­ vided roads and weather permit. The concert by the Symphony choir of Crystal Lake, that was announced for Thursday evening, Feb, 1, has been indefinitely postponed. . The Sunday school is growing in numbers and interest If you do not attend Sunday school elsewhere you are invited. Remember the hour, 2 p. m. The pastor was glad to pa^ach to an- unusually good congregation last Sunday, notwithstanding it took two automobiles to get him here. The first one broke down when a little over a mile from Crystal Lake, second machine was phoned for from a farm house. By fast driving the preacher reached here on time. The pastor is saving his pennies toward buying his own "Tin Lizzie." It's a mighty discouraging task in these days of high cost of living and small income. There's a hint over the wires that perhaps help would come from somewhere Hope so! W. E. Grose, Pastor. MATH. B. LAURES CAR STOLEN WEEKLY EXCBUIGE ITERS AS TAKEN FROM THE COUWXg OF OUR EXCHANGES mi % Parked Outside St Mary's Church During Marriage Ceremony Returning from St Mary's church on Wednesday morning, Math. B. Laures discovered that while at­ tending the marriage ceremony of his sister that his five passenger touring Ford had been stolen from its parking place outside the church doors. On futher investigation discovered a big Wisconsin car with a flat tire in the road east of the river bridge. The car was pulled up on the lawn of John Smith's residence, covered and the proper authorities notified. Dr. Gray of Milwaukee evidently is the owner, a car answering the description having been stolen at that place on Tuesday evening. The fugitives must be escaping crime and, having no time for re­ pairs, chose the Ford. Later: By communicating with the Kissel Car Sales company of Milwaukee the owner was found to be D.r JR. G. Gray of 1330 Wells Bldg., Milwaukee. The car was cov­ ered with theft insurance and it is expected that the company will re­ turn the (^r to its owner. The Laures car has been located at Hebron, where it was abandoned just ouside the village. It was re­ turned to its owner last evening and the thieves apprehended at Lake Geneva, Wis. lifiK£tihneous Assortment of New* Items In Condensed Form FerBusy People •* j, Mrs. Theresa Herrick of Hebroa ' is ill with pneumonia. A fraefcfc® nurse, Mrs. Andrus of Richmond* and a trained nurse ares caring for her. ~ The editor of the Harvard Herald has received word of the $10,000 ap* propriation for a new post office building in that' city. Congressman Copley seems to be very much on •job. , A. bill.; asking, an appropriation for $ 1 $60,000 for an armory for Elgin, was * - -f A introduced in the lower house of the' legislature by Representative D. B. >}'• Ellis of Elgin. It was referred to the appropriation committee. The list of winners in the Ocono- mowoc (Wis.) ski tournament reads ' f i like a bunch of pied lines. Yet out T ^ of the alphabetical hash peeps tho *'•% name of "Barney O'Brien." Yoa, : } | simply can't down the Irish. j 1 ?> Rev. Wm. Kilburne, pastor of the ^ Congregational church of Woodstock, v is being talked of for mayor. Tha,:^^S reverend gentleman is a public spir- * ' 4 ited, popular dominie, who has beea of great value to his home town, . 'J the folks there want *to show their '% 1 appreciation. I Woodstock has two well developed -C' Jj cases of smallpox and extreme pre* - cautions are being taken to prevent a spread of this much dreaded dis^ .r^t ease. Dr. Crawford of Rockford waa in Woodstock Tuesday investigating .4'J* 'j the matter, * having been sent there , v vj by the state board of health. ^ America," regarded by many a» v~j the national anthem, altho replaced . h ^ by the "Star Spangled Banner," •' ^ which is now declared the song of | the nation, will be sung in the sehools * , I ,pf Waukegan soon under its new * 1 air, which is wholly unlike that whidl ̂| is known to every American hem or "V. | >1 educated citizens. ^ Two high school pupils of Elgin, vt? Mis* Dorothy Mitchell, age aevtin* teen, and George Harold Watte, a g e ^ ^ eighteen years, were killed when the f;;|" | touring car in which they were rid- , ^ i n g p l u n g e d o v e r a f i f t e e n f e e t e m - . ^ bankment and crashed into a shed in - ff M the Geister lumber yard on North ^ 1 State street last Friday evening. VV >*' During the year 1916, 215822 new »f| cl membeis joined the Modem Wood- i men of America, and the total mem- ' tj| ^ bership is again well above the mil-. . lion marie. Death claims paid in •!; | 1916 totaled $13,960,261. Since or- ganized thirty-three years ago the ~ ^ society has paid 95,098 death claims, /1 'i amounting to total of $178,467,433. ' • : By special call, the McHenry coun­ ty board of supervisors were iu am- sion at Woodstock last Tuesday. 11m object of the meeting at this tfafee was the proposed purchase of road machinery for the county. The mat­ ter was passed ova: for the present, as the machinery could not used by the county in building state aid roads only to tho extent of renting the equipment to some contractor, who would be the only beneficiary, so it seemed. The board voted unanimously to give $3,000 of Lake county's funds to bring an end to the reign of crime in Waukegan. It was at the request of Mr. Welch that the money was ap- . propriated, but the members of the grand jury stood at State's Attorney Welch's back and beseached the su­ pervisors to grant the appropriation. The investigation, as planned, will rock the very foundations of the king­ dom of crime and of criminals in Lake county. It is expected that wholesale indictment* will ho re­ turned. Pneumonia time is at hand and warning are sounded by physicians and health boards to beware of this most treacherous of disease. People are given to associating pneumonia " with cold weather, whereas the dis- ease is just as likely to fasten itaelf > Masquerade The -Nerrtral club masquerade takes place at Central opera house tomor­ row (Friday) evening. $70 in prizes. Dance tickets, 76 cents; spectators, 26 cents. #. riL 5&V Dr. J. J. Schaefer, the noted eye sight specialist of Woodstock, will be at the jewelry store of N. A. Hue­ mann in West McHenry tomorrow and every Friday thereafter. Dr. Schaefer has had fifteen years exper­ ience in the fitting of glasses, is thoroughly reliable, and all in need of his services should avail them­ selves of this opportunity. No charge for examination. Infant Daughter Called Die nine-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob R. Justen passed away at the family home at Pistakee Bay on Tuesday of last week. The baby was ill about ten days with pneumonia. Burial was at Johns­ burg at 9:30 o'clock last Friday morning, Rev. Wm. Weber, pastor of St John's church, officiating. The family has the sympthy of their many friends. Card of Thanks We appreciate the kindness and Jgymphathy of friends shown us dur­ ing our recent bereavement and we wish to extend our sincere thanks to all, especially to the sisters and choir of St John's church. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob R. Justen. Changed Hands A deal was closed Saturday where­ by H. N. Aldrieh of Richmond and Mr. Reynolds, of Lake Geneva became owners of the .Laj^e Geneva News. They took possession Monday. The Plaindealer wishes them success and prosperity in the newspaper .world* m .̂4 fA;i A b ' i, IS t . . T . M Vf*vr- „r* upon a person in unseasonable warm^'"/>$• weather, when careL-^uc-is is dress. or indifference to sudden changes in temperature are shown. Pneumonia is a malady to guard against at all time and especially during winter - J months when changeable conditions * * arise every few days. The prudent ? thing to do is to take care of n cold 7 if one attacks you and by all fflWHi - ^ to avoid pneumonia if possible to do - I so. Pay-up-week will l>e observed in \ Blinois the week of February 19 to 24. The keynote will be, "I'll pay *4,#- my bills, so you can pay yours.** It , S will be a state wide affair and all * f"" citizens are asked to join in the ' movement Details of the campaign / ' have been worked out by many BU- * J ' nois villages and cities and good re- suits have followed. McHenry ought * V*' to get in on the plan this year. What . ̂ has proven beneficial for other citfe* Î Jf is likely to prove the same for Mb*, 4. ^ Henry. The movement has received v ̂ the endorsement of the Illinois Bank- -• Ve­ ers' association. The bankers are to ^ 1 assist by taking good notes received by merchants in settlement accounts.