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"-7 ** a. ̂ >" T \ ^ fc <V * » ^ .; *, '_ - 1\ - 5- - * H-,-- . '*V *,;- ; ', ^-, n v>| *; T 1 fe- .S;,V-V!*> ' ' -- : -- L--1-- THE McHENRY PLAISD EAL HB, KeHEHBT, DLL. Tii S At •""' :>lT^ p MBIRY rLAINDEUER rtlBLISBOBO EVEMY THURSDAY BY F. G. SCHREINER Offic* la lUnk Building Telephone W-W TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION! OH Year Six Months, TOc Three Months, 4*c » Thursday, Sept. 6, 1917 ADDITIONAL PERSONALS ••••&?&. •v-V-1 * -1 People Who Cnie and Go Darin* I-1' . Week s -i *fe>* •m m; • -j&4'V -fir iP- m 6,2 4 . !<i S£-J 'fjr'-i- . Mrs. W. F. Bassett was a Crystal Lake visitor Monday morning. Dr. A. I. FroeKlich was a visitor in the metropolitan city last ^Friday. J. F. Claxton and family spent Sun­ day aftternoon with Dundee friends. Vincent Pagliarul of Chicago was a recent guest in the home of J. F. Claxton. * Miss Maude Granger of Chicago was the guest of home folks over the week end. Miss Helen Dimtnel of Woodstock was the guest of Miss Laura Barbian last Friday. Frank Herbes and ^son of Hartford, Wis., were McHenry visitors the first of the week. „ Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer and son, Keith, were guests of relatives at Barrington Sunday. William O'Connor spent Sunday and Monday as the guest t>f"^relatives in the metropolitan city. Misses Jennie and Sophie Lehm of Chicago spent Sunday and Labor day at the Claxton home. Mr. and Mrs. M&^tin Stoffel and Mrs. Gertrude Miller were Waukegan visitors last Thursday. W. A. Fisher of Chicagp spent the first of the week as the guest of Mc­ Henry relatives friends. Mrs. Thos. W*rd of Chicago was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward Sunday and Monday. Geo. Mix and August Wille of Chi­ cago were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller. Mrs. John Niesen and daughter, Marie, were guests of relatives at Kenosha, Wis., several days last week. Misses Katie and Isabelle Niesen and F. A. Beller drove to Chicago in the latter's car last week Wednesday. Mrs. Jas. N. Sayler and son, Eu­ gene, passed several days last week as guests of relatives and friends in Chicago. Miss Lelah Claxton spent Sunday at Woodstock and accompanied an auto party to Camp Grant, Rockford, Mon­ day. , Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McOmber of DeKalb spent several days last week as the guests of relatives and friends here. Miss Anna Knox of Elgin passed the week end as a guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Knox. I Mr. and Mrs. John Leickem of Kenosha, Wis., spent Monday as the guests of McHenry relatives and friends. Mrs. Jas. T. Perkins and daughter, Adeline, passed Thursday of last week as the guesj^ef relatives at the coun­ ty seat. Stoffel of Ft. Benjamin Har- on, Ind,, was a guest in the home of his parents,, Mr. and Mrs. John Stof­ fel, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Sattem and son of'Springfield were the guests of rela­ tives in and around McHenry the first of the week. Miss Anna Wrede of Chicago spent the first of the week as a guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wrede. ^ Mrs. Harvey Baron passed the lat­ ter part of laat week as the guest of Hebron friends. Mr. Baron spent Sunday there. Mrs. Fred Doolittle and daughter, Gladys, of Waukegan passed several days last week as the guests of Mc­ Henry friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. LaVelle and son, Maurice, of Rochelle were guests in the' home of Mrs. Ben Buss the first of the week. Miss Gertrude Oertel of Chicago passed the first of the week as a guest in the hopne of her parents^ Mr. and Mrs. Louis Oertel. Mrs. Walter Maxwell arrived here from Minneapolis, Minn., Monday for a several weeks' visit with her aunt, Mrs. W. F. Bassett. Miss M. E. Stanton and Miss Mary Russell have returned* to their homes in Chicago after spending, several weeks at B. F. Martin's. Atty. A. H. Pouse, who is in the second officers' reserve training camp at Fort Sheridan, spent, Saturday and Sunday in the McHenry. Ralph and Glenn Van Natta of Chi­ cago passed the first of the weel$ as guests in the home/ of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M: \L Van Natta. Mr. and Mrs. /Arthur Rasmussen of Chicago were guests in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. ^rank Ward, the first of the week. Edwin Heimer of Kenosha, Wis., mrb the guest of-McHenry relatives said friends here the latter part of last and the fore part of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Block and fam­ ily and Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Bethke and family and Miss Marie Block of Elgin are occupying the Bending .cot-„ tage on Fox river hear McHenry. Dr. and Mrs. Redden and family. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Murray and fam­ ily, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Breen and family and Miss D. Reaidon of Chi cago spent Saturday at B. F. Mar tin's. Mrs. Geo..Mix and daughter, Mrs, August Wille, of Chicago spent the tatter part of last and the fore part of this week as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller on* Main street. Mrs. Clara Starritt and Miss Mary Burke motored to Hebron Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Spurling of Gary were recent McHenry visitors. Mrs. F. H. Schau left for St, Mary's hospital in Chicago Tuesday evening.. Mrs. N. E. E^arbian p&ssed Wednes­ day as the guest of Woodstock friends. Mrs. N. J. Justen is, the,guest of Chicago relatives.. Arthur Dilger of Waukegan spent last week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers. . Mrs. Ben Kennebeck spent Friday last with her iister, Mrs. N. Justen, at Ringwood. > Mrs. A. L. Patterson of Chicago is the guest of Mrs. E. M. Owen for several days. Henry Dowe of Findlay, 111., is spending a few days with his wife and son here. } Miss Helen Freund spent last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Justen at Ringwbod.. Miss Mary Meyers and Arthur Dil­ ger motored to Rockford Tuesday and visited Camp Grant. Miss Nellie Hatch of Aurora.was a guest of Mrs. P. N. ^Peterson from Friday till Tuesday. Miss Mary Bonslett spent -Friday last with the Misses Clara and Agnes Frisby at Terra Cotta. Charles Q^ren of Chicago is spend­ ing the week as the guest of his mother, Mrs. E. ML Owen. Miss Lillian Pouse was in the windy city Wednesday, buying stock for her Centerville millinery parlors. Mrs. M. J. Walsh and daughter, Mary, passed the first of the week as guests of Mrs. H. Kinney in Chicago. Miss Anna Weber of Woodstock was a guest in the home of her father, Mathias Weber, the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Colby of Crys­ tal Lake were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. -Glenn ilobison Sunday. ' „ Mr. and Mrs. G. A* Townsend and son, Gaph, of Riverside were guests of friends here from Saturday till Tuesday. Mrs. Geo. Meyers, son, Marcellus, and daughter, Mary, and Arthur Dil­ ger spent last Thursday evening at Waukegan. Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Dixon of Sil- verlake, Wis., were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tesch Sunday and Monday. - Mr. and Mrs. John Robers and daughter of New Munster, Wis., were recent visitors in the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Buss. ^ Mrs. Nick Justen and son, Ehner, of Ringwood were entertained in the home of Mrs. , Bernard Kennebeck Tuesday afternoon. . Wm. F.. Stewart and sister, Lucy, and Miss Helen Morrison of Chicago were guests of Mrs. Clara Starritt Sunday and Labor day. J. A. Portman and Miss Mae Bruen of Austin were visitors in the home of the former's uncle, Geo. Frisby, from Saturday until Monday. Mrs. Nellie Renehan and Mrs. Peter Myer and daughter, Mary ^Jeanette, of Round Lake were guests of Miss Lola Boyle last Thursday. "* Mr. and Mrs! G. E. Walsh and son, Edwin, of Chicago are spending two weeks' vacation at the Highland Stock farm south of thisr village. Mrs. Geo. Meyers, Mary and Mar­ cellus, Arthur Dilger and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Meyers moto^S to Lake Geneva and Delavan Friday. Mr. And Mrs. Ge'o. Parker and the Misses Agnes and Florence Muldoon of Whiting, Ind., are visiting in the home of Constable Walsh this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank O'Flaherty, Mr. and Mrs. Will Lester.and Miss Mary Kanaly of Elgin were Labor day visitors at the Frisby Bros.' farm. Mrs. I. M. Deffenbaugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Schau of Rose- dale, has returned from Kansas City, Mo., where she has lived the past year. * Mrs. F. H. Hart and sons, George and Fred, of Chicago are spending the week in the home of Mrs. Barbara Schiessle. Mr. Hart was out over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Pluff, Miss Ruby Scog- gin and Miss Ruth and Thos. Finny of Millington visited the lotus beds and called at the P. N. Peterson home last Thursday. Mrs. John Toppen and daughter, Marguerite, of Maywood passed sev­ eral days last and this week as the guests of friends here. Mr. Toppen was here over the week pnd. Mr. and Mrs. B. Schoewer and son, Charles, the Misses Elizabeth and Mil­ dred Klein of Chicago spent a *few days, including Labor day, at the home of P. J. Schoewer and family. Mr. arid Mrs. Frank Bogworth and daughter,^Grace, Geo. Rudolph, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Headicke motored up from DesPlain£s^ and spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Barbara Schiessle and family. Ed. Boyle and Arthur Hunter will start on a hunting trip this week. They will travel 400 miles into north­ ern Wisconsin and will be guests of August Larsen and family at their home in Phillips, Wis. Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin .and Mrs Clara Starritt attended a meeting of the O. E. S. at Dundee Friday, an of­ ficial visit of worthy grand matrons. Dr. Chamberlin ahd Robt. Thompson motored down in the evening, the for mer returning with them. * Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McArthur and daughter, Ruth, of Elgin; Mrs. M Schlosser, daughters, Bertha and Martha, and son, Emil, Robert Froe- lich and Miss Anna Wolff of Chicago all motored from their home cities and were guests in the home of Mrs A. Wolff Sunday and Labor day. Mrs B. Schneider, who had been a guest for several days previous, returned to Chicago Monday. QUARTER OF A CENTURY Items Clipped From The Plaindealer .'Of Twenty-Fire Years Aso Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1892 Mrs. Jerry Smith has been quite sick the past feyr weekst but is now slowly improving. ' , The McHenry county fat?. Is in progress this week.- ' "Henry O.," Ed. C. Howard's fine five-year-old pacer, won a race at Terre Haute, Ind., last week. Some sneak thief stole a cloth bag containing about $60 in sil^el^ from the market of 4R. A. Howard Sunday. The harvest party at the Riverside House on Thursday evening last was attended by about sixty-five couples and all report a good time. O. L. Lincoln, P. G. Bishop and C. L. Curtis have been camping and fish­ ing up the river fbr a week. They caught 178 black ,bass and 8 pickerel. Our public school will open o*( Mon­ day next, Sept. 5. The same corps of teachers are engaged at the brick school with the exception of the prin­ cipal. r. The Republican rally, under the auspices of the Republican League club of the town of McHenry, at the city hall on Monday evening was a grand success. v Ray Owen came out from Chicago on Sunday on his bicycle, doing;-the distance in exactly six hours. This we call good time. The distance is in the neighborhood of fifty miles. The gold medal contest, at the city hall Wednesday evening last, was well attended. There were five contestants and the medal was awarded to Miss Fannie psborne, daughter of Dr. Os­ borne of this village. Chas,. E. Lamphere has leased the Nichols block in this village and suc­ ceeds Mrs. Robbins in the restaurant business in that location. He has fitted the rooms up in first-class" style and added a dining room in the rear. Red Crbes Notes One hundred and ninety paid mem­ berships are enrolled in the McHenry branch., . The meeting Friday^ afternoon bf«Ught out eighteen volunteers. The evening meetings will not be held un­ til further notice. Thru the kindness of C. W. Stenger, treasurer of the McHenry branch, the finished articles were taken to Wood­ stock on Friday evening and the work was considered very creditable for both quality and workmanship. Eight knitted jackets were handed in on Friday and fourteen pairs of wristlets. The vice chairman re­ ceived permission from the Woodstock chapter to supply their own boys with knitted articles first and same will be attended to immediately. The box sent to Woodstock con­ tained* two dozen hospital sponges, thirty hospital shirts, twenty-six con­ valescent capes and six suits of pa- jamas, besides this nine sweaters and one dozen pair of wristlets were kept in reserve to supply the boys from home. Every lady in McHenry should inT terest herself in the work of the Red Cross whether she believes in war or not. If peafce was declared today the work would be just as essential. This work is. carried on in times of peace as well as war. Bring your scissors and thimble. •> CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT FOR SALE--Shetland pony, buggy and harness. Inquire at this office. 5 FOR SALE--Crab apples at 75c per bushel. August Kunz, McHenry 111. Phone 615-IM. 12 FOR SALE:--Pair of canary birds, male and female. Good singers. In­ quire at this office. . 12-2t* FOR SALE--Two buggies and har­ ness. All in good condition. Apply to Gilbert Howard, McHenry, 111. 52-tf FOR SALE--One regulation ten pin alley and automatic pin setter and full set of balls. B. Sherman, Fttrer block, Woodstock, 111. 10-4t WANTED--One hundred kittens from four to six weeks old. Will pay 25 cents a piece. Deliver to Schnieder Bros., West McHenry, III, 10-4t FOR SALE--One full blood Poland China boar about one year old, Hol- stein bull one year old and red and white bull nine months old. Tony J. Miller, Ringwood, 111. 8-tf FARM FOR SALE--The . .Homer Thomas farm, 3 miles south of Rich­ mond; 133 acres well improved; price right. For information address Mrs. E. E. Thomas or Wm. M. Carroll, Richmond, 111. 9-tf FOR SALE--The Schnorr homestead and store property in McHenry. Reasonable prices and on terms to suit. If interested in any of them write F. J. Schnorr, Savings Bank Bldg., Council Bluffs, la. 10-tf FOR SALE-MDn very easy terms, the 99 acre highly improved R. H. Richardson farm at $175 per acre. Small payment down, long time, 5 per cent interest. New $3000' modern barn. Three miles from McHenry on main road to Woodstock. Other farms for sale. - Simon Stoffel, West McHen­ ry, 111., 10-tf FOR SALE--One 209 acre farm, known as the John A. Smith place, two miles east of McHenry; one 1,45 acre farm at Lake Defiance, also one block containing 12 lots with good, improved house, located east of Fox river bridge. Apply to or write S. H. Freund, Administrator John A. Smith estate, McHenry, 111. 41-tf EXTRA PERSONALS Miss Esther Stoffel is the guest of friends at LaGrange this week., Wallace Woodburn of Woodstock was on our streets one day ̂ recently. Miss Anna Porten of Chicago spent the first of the week as a guest in the home of Mr., r and. Mrs. Louis Oertel." Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Spurling wit­ nessed the ball game at Lake Geneva Sunday. » Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bonslett of Chi­ cago were guests of the former's mother here Sunday. Miss Lena Stoffel went to Chicago today for a few days' visit with her sister, Mrs. C. C. Westfall. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Mullen of Oak Park were guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Barbian the first of the week. Mrs. Carl, Haveck and son of Chi­ cago s^ent a few days this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Oertel. Misses Kathryn Kent and Genevieve Noll of .Chicago spent the week ead in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. N. Justen and Mrs. Hubert Weber attended the funeral of ,Mrs. A. Immekus in Chicago Wed­ nesday. Geo. Heimer of Chicago passed the fore part of the week as a guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Heimer. Francis Bonslett left Tuesday even­ ing for Casper, Wyoming. He will be the guest of relatives there and will remain for an indefinite stay. Herbert Homuth and Miss Addie Kampert of Barrington were enter- tained in the home of the former's sister, Mrs. A. A. Landwer, Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers, Mary and Marcellus and Arthur Dilger mo­ tored to Morton Grove Sunday. They were accompanied home by Blanche Meyers, who Jiad spent several days there. Captain Winfield S. Woodburn of Chicago was shaking hands with friends and relatives in town Sunday. He and his youngest son, Glenn, ate Sunday dinner with Marion Wood- burn, the captain's mother. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kovaric mo­ tored out from Chicago Tuesday. With them were Mrs. Peter Wirfs and daughter, Marie, who were returning from a week's visit in ChicagQ. The party will visit at Waukegan today, accompnaied by Mr. Wirfs. * ENTERTAINMENT COURSE Secured By Board of Education and Teachers An entertainment course, to take place at the school auditorium during the winter months, has been secured by the board of education. Unlike other series, this bureau demands no guarantee. Season tickets for five entertain­ ments, to take place as mentioned above, have been subscribed by the teachers and members of the board. Numbers consist of Glazier Jubliee singers, five people; versatile enter­ tainers, Chicago Ladies' concert com­ pany, James H. Shaw, lecturer, and Ida Lewis Glazier, entertainer. The season tickets for adults will be $1.00; children under fourteen, 50 cents. t Proceeds will be used for equipment in the school. Get-season tickets now! „ Wm. M. Carroll, Solicitor State of Illinois,) McHenry County, )ss. <" In the Circuit Court Of McHenry County, State of Illinois, September Term, A. D. 1917. Nelson ,Q. Ensign, Complainant, vs. » The unknown heirs or devisees of Jacob Gunter alias J. Gunter, de­ ceased, the unknown heirs or devis­ ees of Owen Courtenay alias Owen Courtney, deceased, the unknown heirs or devisees of Lysander B. Baldwin alias L. B. Baldwin, deceased* and the unknown heirs or devisees of Clark Gale, deceased, and the unknown own­ ers of the following described prem­ ises, to-wit: The west half (%) of Lot number^ one (1) of the northwest quarter (%) of Section number five (5) and the east half (%) of Lot numbejr one (1) of the northeast quarter (%) of Section number six (6) containing seventy-nine and eighty-four hudredth (79.84) acres,, of land, more or less, all in Township number forty-four (44) North, of Range number nine (9) east of the Third Principal Meridian and situat­ ed, lying and being in the County of McHenry in the State of Illinois. Defendants. In Chancery Bill to Clear Title. Notice is hereby given that the above is the title of the Court and the names of the parties to a suit which is now pending in said Court and that process for said, defendants has been issued to the Sheriff of said County returnable to the said Court at its Court Room in the City of Woodstock, County of McHenry an3 State of Illinois, on Monday, the 24th day of September, A. D. 1917." 7 In testimony whereof I have here­ unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said. Court, at my office in Wood­ stock this 20th day of August, A. D. 1917. Theo. Hanier, Clerk. (Circuit Court Seal) 10-8t The Metropolitan Follies Jules Held was a hit as the chef in "His Highness the Bey" and in "The Toymaker of Toyland." Crictics con­ sider his work as one of the comedy leads in The Metropolitan Follies com­ pany, whicif is booked for the Central opera house on Stonday evening, Sept. 9, as even better than in any of his previous engagements. Give us' your next order for en­ graved calling cards and see what a Mat job w« can put out tot you. " / " i ^ 4 <• .. •< K <£ \ V ' • ' " \ ' Yi "TMJkiy- T'-"i"* ifTf at'iT, tt iSi THE UNIVERSAL CAR for the present remain unchanged Considering the Current buying power of the Amer­ ican Dollar, , this virtually represents a price reduc­ tion of at lea& $50.00. > a All orders are taken * with this significant clause: *If retail price of car is increased before delivery, purchaser may at his option pay such increase > d^have his deposit returned and order cancelled." PRICES: Chasses $325.00 Coupetet Roadster _..u 345.00 Town Car^. - 595.00 Touring Car .-_- -i 360.00 Sedan 645.00 One Ton Worm Drive Truck Chassis, $600.00 All f. o. b. Detroit JOHN R. KNOX McHenry, 111. STAR GARAGE Tel. 30 * : • y a '•J0. • .',y. Free Offer * Let Us Inspedt Your Heating Plant at Our Expense Let our expert examine your heating plant at once, FREE, before the bitter, cold weather sets in, and tell you.what is needed to make it operate perfedly at a minimum of co& for fuel. \ * ' ONLY 10 MORE DAYS TO GET THIS FREE SERVICE I We will call at your residence and entirely without charge inspedl your- heating plant from top to bottom. Should repairs or adjustments be necessary, an estimate will be given as to the co^i. Very minor adju&ments made free. No obligations involved. Adt now and save money later. When desired, our men will clean and put your present ^ / heating plant in fir^t-class order Write, phone or call Donavin & Reihansperger WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS CENTRAL SUNDAY EVENING, SEPT. 9 r Opera House McHENRY, ILL. THE METROPOLITAN FOLLIES AND J ASS BAND With The Metropolitan Folies Joy Murray, juvenile lead, with the Metropolitan Follies, which has been booked by the Central for Sunday night, is a funmaker, who was a suc­ cess from his" first appearance on the stage. His first big success was with "The Follies of 1915. He is only one of a company of thirty-five people, all funmakers with reputations, every one of whom made «ood before being booked by the owners of The Metro*, politan Follies. Seats on sale at H. Petesch's. Bead The Plaindealer. llfliigslii ilM