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V Will Transfer From Flying Carps to >. Field Mechanic Specimen -Ballots •ii . • .Austin, Texas, April 5, 1918. tte&r Mother--We just had inspec­ tion so I have a little spare time to sprite. I'm surely neglecting my friends, as I haven't written a letter jj|i two weeks. It keeps us busy get- • *- - v ting ourselves polished and straight- x | . <med up as the inspection is very keen. ,• fYou can't realize how many things we .,' ~%ive to think about for we have no ' time during the week to make prepa- ^ " . Rations, such as shining shoes, shav- ." -. ing, change clothes, get the laundry, - ."'iirrange the lockers, make up the "feed with clean bedding, sweep up and 0h, a dozen more things. It's an t. hour's job of hristling for these of- . ^ • fleers to look at us "find our things for couple of seconds, and believe me, tliey notice every hair out of place. 1- - Was surprised to hear Dorr wa.§ 4cnt to Dallas, it's just 150 miles from here. The graduates here leave Dallas this week. - Well, I don't thitik I want to be • v " a flyer now, altho my chances are ' good as I have made wonderful prog- -• ^• ®ess. I have decided to transfer to ' another branch,* that is as a field ser- vice mechanic. I can pass the test ,v; very easily as I sureiy have the Imowledge now. This will pay me ftbout $50.00 a month, board and Rothes. Field service mechanics are all first-class sergeants. This is the i.jiame rank that I could get as a flyer. :• The pay roll here for last month Was $150,000. Just imagine how marty other schools are paying the same amount, not alone the cadets, but the men who have their commission?, Ifetting $167.00 per month. - Will try and come home before 1 transfer. Next week is my last week 'Mthis will "end my course. The fellows coming in now must take a For Village of McHenry, 111. Election, Tuesday, April 16, 1918 0 (By Petition) FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEES Vote For Three • • • ,*:4. twelve weeks' course." Received The Flaindealer. You know I haven't looked at a newspaper since I left Detroit. Actually I for­ get about the war scmetimes. It etcHis as if I had ben here for year;, and haven't been out, '"just like a prison." - Will write you again and inform you jets to my moving. Regards to all. Lovingly, _ Paul. ^ CLUB WORK~ MOR VILLAGE CLERK Vote For One William G. Schreiner Petition) FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEES Vote For Three • • • • Peter J. Doherty John 41. Kno$ Albert Krause FOR VILLAGE CLERK Vote For One Art W. Bickter Woman's Official Ballots IT: ( B y Petition^; FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEES Vote For Three / • • I I (By Petition) FOR VILLAGE TRUSTBSS Vote For Three ' • • • • FOR VILLAGE CLERK Vote.For One William G. Schreiner Peter J, Doherty John R. Knox Albert Krause FOR VILLAGE CLERK Vote For One • Art W. Bickler Fear the Girls and Ec js <pf McHenry " County -I Last year the boys and girls of our ; . .county made the best record of any \.<fcunty in the state. This work should • be familiar to every one in the county, ,,feut for those who do not know of it * «Te are giving this word of informa- • tion. * - V v. ^ny ^oy or between the ages of * ' -tin and eighteen can become a mem­ ber of one of our canning clubs and between the ages of ten and twenty v -they, can become members of one of . yi/W corn clubs. To become members they must fill •'X.. «3jit an enrollment card, which they can obtain from the local club leader, . Of if there is no local leader, the coun­ ty leader will furnish the cards. A club leader with an advisory com­ mittee is selected in each township to >A»r ;4jipervise the work. Each local club Elects its own officers and holds meetings, usually one a month. Ev­ ery member must keep a record of the ^ work done in a book furnished for . pwjMwe. Tfr--• records will be I hereby certify that the above are true specimens of the Of­ ficial Hallots to be voted at the Annual Village Election, in the Village of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, on the 16th day of April, 1918. Village Clerl*. very much more simple than last year. & A fine report must be made and a story of how the project was carried on must be written before the con­ tests are finished. In the canning clubs the members from ten to fourteen inclusive must can ten quarts with three varieties. Fifteen to eighteen years inclusive, twenty quarts with five varieties, which must be exhibited at the local and county fairs. In the corn clubs the members are from ten to twenty years and may put in one-half or one acre lots and exhibit a ten ear sample at the fairs. Members frojn ten to fourteen in­ clusive must put in one-half acre and those from fifteen to eighteen must put in one acre to compete in the state contests. • For further information write to Mr. T. H. Murray,. Emergency Coun- ty Club Leader, Woodstock, }*!. Administrator's Notice F. B. Bennett, Atty. Estate of Frank E. Granger, De­ ceased. The undersigned having been ap­ pointed Administrator of the Estate of Frank E. Granger, deceased, late of the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the County Court of McHenry Coupty, at the Court House in Woodstock," at the May Term, on the first Monday in May next, at which time all persons hav­ ing claims against said Estate are notified and requested to attend* for the purpose of having the same ad­ justed. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make imme­ diate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 25th day of March, A. D. 1918. Joseph C. Holly, 41-3t Administrator. Give M. Niesen that seed pota­ to order.