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;r«: m> ^ ^ , W -; »., « ••«<• • ^5"w* • *«!« •• -V.-•** • M« »' P f IT "I " 1" 1 »W"«'I"'W'J I •Pfl Spnp "•HIP 1S*'-iP!-t w • . * " * £ 8 ; * ̂ ^ y > . ; • ; - , • 7 . & ̂ H/nrxt fT »* ' *»vt>»Mt r t t %tnp« % ••? *• .Tf 'f' : '< • - •*•• vv \ . ' 1 • X QUARTER OF A CENTURY -• :/ t \ " tt. 5»/»• Items Clipped From The Plalndealer «f Twenty-five Tears Ago OfH* public school opened on Mon­ day with a good attendance. Fred Nickels has been treating the outside of his house to a coat of paint. McHenry sent out a good delegation to the races at Woodstock on Friday and Saturday! The road commissioners are re- planking the iron bridge across Fox river in this village. John Buch has purchased the south jpart of what is known as the Bishop building near the iron bridge. The village authorities have been repairing the platform around the well at the Knox corner, a much need ed improvement. A gasoline stove in the rooms 6f August Buckholz over Barbian Bros,' cigar factory got on a rampage on Sunday evening and came near caus­ ing a serious conflagration. The village of Barrington was vis­ ited by a destructive fire on Monday of last week. The hotel and four or five surrounding buildings were burned--all wodden but one. Elmer Golding, one of the sur­ vivors of the Wauconda drowning ac­ cident and who owned the boat which capsized, made a steam engine out of cans last week. It exploded and he was so badly scalded that his recovery was for some time in doubt. About three o'clock on Sunday aft­ ernoon fire was discovered in the grass in Woodland cemetery and before it could be extinguished about one-half of the old cemetery grounds had been burned over and the front fence dam­ aged to the extent of $25 or $30. Dr. C. H. Fegers of this village has received the appointment as one of the members of the board of United States pension examiners for the county. The doctor is one of the best read physicians in this section and will do honor to the position to which he has*been appointed. B. Gilbert's store on the West Side was the scene of quite a scare on Thursday evening last. Some paper bags, hanging over the counter, caught fire from a lamp and from the outside it looked as if the interior of the store was one sheet of flames. The alarm was given and as the store was closed parties from the outside broke in the' front door and the blaze was soon ex­ tinguished. Praise Red Cross The following letter from Edwin Heimer, a former McHenry young man, now in overseas service, will be read with interest by our readers : August 5, 1918. Friend Frank--After traveling thru approximately 300 miles of the most beautiful country one would care to see, we finally located at a rest camp which is fairly close to the front. Just how close I cannot say, but this letter head gives you some idea. Said camp is located in a rolling country such as one sees in Illinois and to say the very least is very pleasing to one's eye when viewed from one of the foot hills. ^ In all respects it is like the American cantonments, hav­ ing Y. M. C. A. and Red Cross can­ teens and a fair library. One really could, not wish for more under exist ing conditions. Then, too, they feed us very good and provide comfortable barracks for sleep. These barracks are all comouflaged and there are al so numerous bomb proof cellars for the Red Cross women. Speaking of Red Cross I wish to say that judging from my knowledge and experience since joining t>"c army this organization ha~ done more for the American soldier than afty two or ganizations. More than once have they supplied the wants of my empty stomach. Frank, whenever the occa­ sion presents itself give them a good boost. Take this from one who knows You may wonder just what sort of an organization I am with and in that regard I Write the ioliowing: in our battalion we have several hundred colored lads and about sixty white lads. These colored boys do most any kind of work and are at all times guided by the white boys. Cannot say anything more in regard to the battalion, as it is I may have said too much, if so the censor will correct me Am bfpiking with a Woodstock boy by the name of P. J. Ritt. Also was fortunate enough to know several of the other lads in my company prior to my enlistment. This has a tendency to make one more content. Have had occasion to talk to sev­ eral lads back from the front and they surely have some gruesome tales to relate. Time for the movies to start so will come to an end.. Sincerely, "Bud" Heimer. AUCTION SALE 700 acres of Farm Land near Elburn, in Kane County THE AARON WHITNEY FARMS On September 10, 1918, at 11 o'clock A. M. at the East door of Kane County Court­ house in Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, the MASTER IN CHANCERY of the Cir­ cuit Court of Kane County will sell AT PUBLIC AUCTION to the highest and best bidder the following farm land: 1--A 205-acre farm at the edge of the Village of Elburn and about three-fourths of a mile from the depe-t on the main line of the C. & N. W. Ry. Co. There is a large farm house in excellent condition, a hew barn about 32x80, a new cement silo about ltt ft. by 48 ft. on the inside, milk house; wind mill, horse barn, corn crib and granary on this farm- The soil is of the highest quality and most of the farm .is under cultivation: small piece of woodland on farm, and a few acres need a little tile. With a small outlay THIS IS A 200-DOLLAR PER ACRE FARM. It. is in first- class condition-. 2--A farm of about 509-acres about three and one-half miles from the Village Elburn. About half of the farm is under cultivation and the balance is timber land On this farm there is a good house, practically new bam about 32x84, a new cement, silo about 16 ft. by 48 ft. inside, a horse barn, granary, steel winduiill. milk house, hen house, etc., all in gctod condition. The land under cultivation can, with care and attention, be made 200-DOLLARS PER ACRE LAND. This land lies almost as flat as a billiard table, and the soil is of first quality. Most of the timber land can be converted into rich productive fields. Most of the timber is first growth. 3--Four (4) Houses-and a quantity of lots in the Village of Elburn.Title perfect. Complete abstracts of - title. BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED upon the whole or any part of any of this property. Xer»ns pf.sale: 29 per cent cash, balance on approval of|Master's Report.. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME You are invited to inspect this property prior to sale and be on hand on day of sale. We will help re- sponsible parties to make a loan on any of this property bought " ALL OF THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD For further information apply to ROY R. PHILLIPS, Attorney, Home Bank Bldg.. Elgin, 111., Chi. Phone 1762 Vote For CASEY FOR gw : I <4, f v ' V , ' COUNTY JUDGE We feel safe in saying that the voters of McHenry County will make no mistake in nominating James F. Casey for County Judge on September 11th. For many years he has been one of the leading lawyers of McHeniy County and his honesty and square dealings as a lawyer is not questioned by the people in any part of our County. He is a self-made man, does his own thinking and acting, has a GOOD sense of justice and right, there­ fore excellent timber for a first-class County Judge. Voters of McHenry Put the Right Mao in the Right Place ' Nominate James F. Casey |or County Judge on September 11th and you will never regret if •« H FUTURE CARE OF TIE SICK the part of the woman and the physi- ent buildings and decide what ar-cian and-the latter would have a great rangements of the rooms would have deal of energy which he could use to to be made--IF CONDITIONS SO EVERY COMMUNITY SHOULD BE better advantage in his profession. DEMAND. THOROLY ORGANIZED One building, the sisters' building Let us register and classify the peo- ^ for instance, could be very well uspd pie, so we will know what purpose Dr. Carl Strueh Pens His Own Idea for treatment ef contagious /idis- each person w<ould serve best IF as to How This Could Be Applied eases> such as measles, scarlet fever, CONDITIONS SO DEMAND. In McHenry etc. j If conditions should shape them* According to reports from Washing- Mental cases could either be trans- selves so that our help will not be ton, the government has decided to ferred to Elgin at once, or kept at the ' required, so much the better for all mobilize 5,000,000 men for the pres- town house until the following day, as jof us, for.it would mean that the war ent. Whether or not this number will is being done now. is over agdPEACE ON EARTH suffice for the duration of the war, or * If all various diseases were treated AGAIN.4- Dr. Carl Strueh. if it will have to be augmented, no- in centrally located buildings, an im- Our Boys In Khaki body knows. ^ |Inense amount of tim. and energy; gome of the McHenry boyS, who It is a matter of eoors^ that such a {would be saved and the patients ^ been stationed „t c * 'Grant gigantic army requnes an enormous ; would be under constant medical su-|duri the Ist seyera, * have mimhaT* nt nniroa/tionci A llnunnnF nnA n/tmnoinn il.« ...U^1^ f I packed up and are now somewhere in number of physicians. Allowing one pervision. Furthermore, the whole physician to every thousand men, an army of 5,000,000 would need 50,000 physicians. This being the case, 65,000 physi­ cians would have to do the work here­ tofore done by about 125,000, which is the number of practicing physicians in the U. S. today. However, the government intends to go still farther and register. every arrangement could be carried out without any material'expense. In order to procure the necessary help which such an undertaking re­ quires, I would register and classify every man and woman in the different villages which are interested. Every village would have to furnish a cer­ tain quota, according to its population. All would be classified for the dif- physician in the U. S., regardless of j ferent kinds of work which is to be age, and divide them into three J done; some would attend to the classes, two of -which, i. e., two out of household affairs, others to the kitch- evej-y three, will be employed in some en work, laundry work, etc. ' capacity directly or indirectly con- Those who are best fitted for nurs- nected with. the war[ while the other ing should receive the necessary in- fchird will have to care for the civil struction. Any intelligent woman population. can in a relatively short time acquire In view of such a considerable re- the knowledge which is necessary for duction in the number of practicing practical purposes. * physicians, it behooves every com- A very important task would fall to munity, particularly every country the highway commissioner, who would community, to organize and system- have to see to it that the roads are in atize the care of the sick, if condi- the very best condition, particularly tions are to be avoided, which in case | during the winter. Without good of an increased demand upon the roads the work for the physician physicians by an epidemic or other J would-be doubly hard. circumstances are apt to cause great I The suggestions I made in the fore- hardships for t*he population. Only ' going lines do not mean that I ex-, by a thoro organization can such a 'pect them to be followed at once. I calamity be forestalled. ;0nly wished to call the attention of We must remember that we cannot others to this important question, produce physicians as we can produce' Let us decide on a definite plan in soldiers. It requires from four to five time, so we will be prepared---IF years for a man to become a physi- CONDITIONS SO DEMAND. According to a letter published last week's Crystal HeralJ Irenus Feffer, son of Mr. and Mn Emil Feffer, received slight wound while in action at the front som weeks ago. * Joseph Schaid writes to his siste: Lijlie, from somewhere in Englai that he has been quite busy of lat sometimes working night and day. K has s4en more soldiers in the la: few weeks thah he has seen since ei tering the army. At the time writing the letter, which was date July 28, the usual busy season wj over and he was again taking thins easy. He also adds that this is tt easiest summer that he has ever hi and that he looks the part. cian, which should teach us that we must very carefully husband the sup- j ply of physicians, which is at our com- j mand today. The number of students i who are to graduate In the near fu­ ture is considerably small and will hardly be sufficient to fill up the gaps that will naturally be torn in the lines of physicians who are now engaged in the war. Physicians, before long, will be at a ^premium. I Let me illustrate the -way the care of the sick during the war should be organized, according to my humble opinion, by applying matters to our local conditions. There are five physicians in Mc­ Henry today ta attend to the needs of the sick in this town, Johnsburg and a few neighboring villages. If two out of every three physicians are com­ mandeered for war service, hardly two would be left to attend to the home population. It is but natural that these two physicians could not endure this in­ creased physical and mental strain for any great length of time. Being but human, they would get out of com­ mission sooner or later and their places could not be, filled because there are not enough physicians upon which to draw. Organization, there­ fore, is the only salvation. The first aim, it appears to me, should be to lighten the physician's burden as much as possible. A tired physician cannot put the necessary spirit into his work. His energy should be spared for his professional services and not be squandered with work which anyone else can perform. Driving a machine thru the country for miles, spending an hour or more on the roads, particularly during the winter, while the time he spends for his professional services at the pa­ tient's bedside amounts to hut a few minutes, is an unnecessary waste of energy. All unnecessary visits should be done away with and his work should become more centralized. There are buildings enough in McHenry which could, without much effort or expense, be transformed into hos­ pitals. The school house, for in­ stance, could very nicely serve this purpose. One room should be re­ served as an operating room for minor surgical cases, the more serious cases being transferred to Chicago or Woodstock, and -one or two rooms for lying-in cases. While the school house is being used as' a hospital, school could be held at the various halls, which, as a rule, are seldom used during the day. This would be the easiest and most inexpensive arrangement. Each physician should have regular hours at this hospital, whereby pa­ tients would be assured of immediate medical help at any time of the day or night. While one physician is on duty the other would be enabled to find the necessary sleep and rest. An automobile, which could easily be adapted as an ambulance, with a competent driver, should be kept at the hospital all the time, so it would be at the .disposal of the physician on duty every minute of the day or night. This would relieve the physician of a great deal of physicial efforts. When, at his first visit to-the pa­ tient, the physician sees that the lat­ ter can be moved, the patient should be placed into the ambulance and transferred to the hospital. This should also apply to women who expect to be confined. How much time and energy is wasted on the part of the physician l?y •-waiting half the night at the. woman's beside before his services are called. Every preg­ nant woman should come to to the ly­ ing-in hospital one or two weeks be­ fore the expected time of her con­ finement. This would do away with a great deal of anxiety sod worry on Let us make a survey of the differ- Arthur D. Wiseman Editor of The Hebron Tribune REPUBLIC AN CANDIDATE FOR-- COUNTY TREASURER Of McHenry County Will appreciate your vote At the primaries to be held September 11, 1918 TO THE VOTERS In regard to clerical ability in -filling the office of Treasurer, I wish to state that I have been employed in various clerical ca­ pacities, having PERFORMED THE WORK of assistant post master, which being a Govern­ ment position, necessitated strict - care .and correctness. Have also had clerical experi­ ence in the work of searching the records' and personal prop­ erty schedules for evidence on which suits were based for the collection of taxes, on property which had escaped taxation. This latter clerical position giving me experience and also especially fitting me to properly and efficiently fill the office to which I aspire. The office of county treasurer, by a recently enacted law, be­ comes the collector of taxes, therefore an added responsibil­ ity is attached. The people and voters in particular are de­ manding that the county treas­ urer devote hi§ ENTIRE TIME to the duties of the office. In years past it has been the cus­ tom to rely upon clerical help to perform the duties of this important office while the treas­ urer was engaged in business to his own personal advantage. This has been a custom es­ tablished through former years under different conditions, bu the present time and conditions \ demand that the* treasurer be on the job and earn the salary paid him for his services. If elected to this office I will be a true servant of the people and personally attend to the duties of the office. I am maki»g this campaign for the office of treasurer with­ out the aid of any politician or political organization. I am appealing to the farmers and laboring people of McHenry county, whom I feel that I represent, and Insincerely trust that you will aid me in this great undertaking and I assure you that the vote and support given me and the confidence , you exhibit when so doing will not be regretted. ARTHUR D. WISEMAN, . HENRY R. RATHBONE IS A CANDIDATE * OR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE HE has taken a prominent part in every political campaign for over twenty years. In 1916 he was the President of the Hamilton Club of Chicago, and alternate-at-large to the Republican National Conven­ tion. ^ For over a year he has devoted practically his entire time to pa­ triotic work. He is a lawyer of rec­ ognized ability and an orator of national re­ putation. His father, Major RatKbone, was a friend of Abraham Lincoln a n d w a s s e v e r e l y wounded by Booth while defending the President. Primary Election September II, 1918 JUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Must Be Better Adapted! to the Needs of the People 1 J)URING the re con-j struction period after! the "war, a new program) of American efficiency! must be "worked out ; i /JyO accomplish this there must be hearty co-op­ eration between trained educators and men oi p r a c t i c a l a f f a i r s . | HUGH S. MAGI LL, JR Republican Candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, F! a trained and successful school man of twenty-five years experience He has risen from country school teacher to superintendent of schools in the Capital city, and has been elected to,the highest positions in th< gift of the Teachers of Illinois. X-IE is also a man ©f practical affairs. During his four years in th< A A State Senate ^e secured the passage of much constructive school leg islation, none of which has been declared unconstitutional, nor become the source of bitter controversy. He has ably filled many importan positions, and is now Director of the Illinois Centennial IMS" Vote at the Republican Primaries, September 11, 1918-- For Superintendent of Public Instruction fx] HUGH S. MAGILL, Jr. ATTORNEY CALVIN J. HENDRICKS I hereby announce my candidacy for the Republi-| can nomination of County Judge of McHenry County j and respectfully solicit your yote and support at the primaries Wednesday, September 11,1918. . j I fully appreciate the importance of the office of j County Judge and if nominated and elected, I will at| all times discharge the duties of the office to the ̂ est off my ability and promise that the Probate Court will bej open at all times for the disposal of business. ; CALVIN J. HENDRICKS. - - - . . , * •*,4