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Harry Spoonholtzj! a former Genoa young man, died from the effects of being gassed "while at the front. His name appeared in the casualty list one day recently. Henry Schmitt of Woodstock, Who left last year as a member of Com­ pany G, I. N. G., ol that city, was seriously wounded in action on Aug. 9. The sad message was received by his father, Alphonso Schmitt, last week. Barrington has a rubber barrel. All of the old rubber and tires are placed in the barrel and then sold. The money thus obtained is used to purchase comfort kits, sweaters and socks for the Barrington boys now in service. The Bowman Dairy company has just invested in a fine new two-ton Diamond "T" truck, which has already been placed into commission to trans­ fer the milk from the Griswold Lake factory to the company's plant at Crystal Lake. H. H. McCollum of Crystal Lake, who has been employed with the Pub­ lic Service company during the past twenty-three years, has Just been promoted and is now made district superintendent with his office and headquarters at Morris, 111. George L. Forrest, a Crystal Lake electrician, has accepted a government position as electrical engineer and will supervise the installation of electrical equipment at one of the eastern ship building yards. His wife ana family will remain at Crystal Lake for the present. Louis H. Linn, Woodstock, native of Russia; Alfred Homer Demaere, Har­ vard, native of Belgium; Haroid Hoist Jensen, Hebron, native of Denmark, and John Watts, Marengo, native of England, were given their final natur­ alization papers by Judge C. H. Don­ nelly at Woodstock on Tuesday of last week. " Harry Twell, twenty-eight years old, a former Harvard resident, who was arrested on a charge of wife and child abandonment recently at the Great Lakes Naval Training station, whore he was employed, was fined $500 and sentenced to a year in the county jail. His case was disposed of at Woodstock on Monday of last week. Mrs. Edith Hawver and her former husband, Sumner, Hawver, were rewed at Belvidere on Sept. 12. Mrs. Haw­ ver obtained a divorce from her hus­ band while he was serving a term in the Joliet penitentiary for having at­ tacked her with an ax. The tragedy occurred near Harvard in May, 1915. Mr. Hawver was paroled from Joliet a few months ago. Robbers blew the safe and looted the store of W. S. Dahms at Wauconda early last Saturday mornning. The proprietor of the store, who resides over his place of business, was aroused and fired a shot from his bedroom win­ dow. The robbers got away with about $150 worth of goods, consist­ ing of silk stockings, bolts of silk, coffee, tea and butter. They made their escape in an automobile. Two Elginites made unsuccessful attempts at suicide on Monday of this week. Miss Elizabeth Hayes, a pa­ tient at the insane hospital, tried to drown herself by jumping into Fox river from the National street bridge while out walking with her mother. .She was rescued. James Delahunty tried to kill himself by jumping from a window in a third rail car. Soldiers in the car dragged him back and turned him over to the police at For­ est Park. Two chicken thieves were trapped in a hen house near Harvard one night last week. Wires leading from the hen house and attached to an electric bell in the home awakened the. owner as the thieves opened the door of the hennery and before the surprised thieves had time to realize it they were confronted by the owner of the chickens. The night workers were both well known Harvard men and they must have made a satisfactory settlement as they haven't been pros­ ecuted. The Palatine, Lake Zurich A Wau­ conda railroad officials are making anotfier appeal to the stockholders for financial assistance. Th4 railroad at the present time requires the disburse­ ment of money as follows: Purchase of road, $60,000; taxes, $10,000; equip­ ment and improvement, $30,000; work­ ing capital, $25,000. The total apount required is $125,000, of which only $20,000 had been paid in up to last week. In order that the road may live new equipment, including a new engine, |pust be purchased, while the track is also sadly in need of repair. At the present time the railroad has mvmkty«oine subeerttMpi, DEATH OF AGED VETERAN Augustus Barman Found Dead at His • 4 Home at Schaefer'a Grove ^Atijprustus Borman was found dead on his premises at Schaefer's Grove near Johnsburg last Saturday, Sept. 28,1918. V The body was found at about 4: o'clock Saturday evening by' Jacob Weingart, who has, during his resi dence there for the past tea year, taken a neighborly interest the aged gentleman. Deceased was a veteran of the Civil war and had reached the advanced age of eighty years. He was a for­ mer resident of Chicago, coming to this place about ten years ago, where he lived alone, never having married, and assisted at occasional work on ad joining farms. He made weekly vis its to this village, where business men found him honest and upright in all his dealings. A well deserved pension assured his livelihood. He carried four wounds from shots received in the Civil war, one bullet remaining intact in the lower leg since that time. His wrist and shoulder were penetrated and an indent in his forehead showed a severe blow, all of which were received while fighting for freedom. Constable Walsh was notified after the body was found and in company with Dr. C. H. Fegers they motored to his home, where an inquest was held, the jury returning ft trerdict of heart failure. A friend, C. H. Meyers, 4450 Alt- geld street, Chicago, whom he had always entrusted to look after his remains in case of death, took charge of the body and he was laid to rest in Woodland cemetery Sun­ day. Deceased had two nephews in Chicago. i Soldier Boys Notes A £ard to Mr and MrsM*r J. Schoewer says that their son, Fred Schoewer, has arrived safely overseas. Mrs. Harry Alexander received of­ ficial notice last week that her hus­ band had arrived safely overseas. Word has been received by Mrs. Carl Mead, who now resides at Crys­ tal Lake, of the safe arrival of her husband overseas. Floyd Cooley, Thomas Phalin, Al­ bert Barbian and Arthur Hunter left Saturday morning to enter the Cham­ paign University for military train­ ing. Paul Doherty left Monday morning for Chicago, where, if he passed a successful examination, he will enter; Lewis institute for military training. Earl Whiting of Montgomery, Ala., who has been in service since May, is enjoying a five day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A.-Whiting. He arrived here Sunday night. Alfred Bonslett, who has been ill of Spanish influenza at Great Lakes, has sent word to his parents that -he has recovered sufficiently to leave the hos­ pital. He will soon leave for other quarters. > Math. Weber has received an official card saying that his sons, Joseph and Henry, had arrived safely overseas. Word has been received by H. Kin- sala of jthe safe arrival overseas of Cook Louis Zeman of Co. F, 342nd Infantry. Will and John Campbell, who have been in training at Camp Grant^for the past several months, have arrived safely overseass. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Campbell, of Main street, who have three sons already in service, received the official card on Saturday. H. M. Stephenson of Ringwood has received word that his son, Harry, had been transferred to an American base hospital in England. His letter showed no signs of discouragement and says he is receiving the best of care. He, with an Austrailian pal, had been invited to tea by newly ac­ quired friends "over there." Sergt. Lester Bacon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bacon of this village, who was among the first to enlist his ser­ vices in the U. S. army, has been giv­ en another promotion at Camp Cus­ ter, where he is now stationed. His commission will be that of automatic rifle instructor, having finished the course prescribed and made a very satisfactory grade in the test. Edward Jencks who has been em­ ployed at the Stilling garage here for" some time, has enlisted with the Y. M. C. A. as mechanic and will leave for immediate service. His family will move from the Miss Charlotte Madden residence on Water street to the home of Mrs. Jencks' granpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Parks, on Waukegan street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Degen re­ ceived a letter from their son, Michael, last Friday. This is the first letter received by them since his ar­ rival there last June, though he may have written before. He was wounded on July 30 and three weeks later a telegram to his parents here an­ nounced the fact. His letter says that he was in a hospital for several weeks, but not a single detail of the injury. He assures them that he is again as well as ever. MRS. I. C. NEAD'S FUNERAL TOOK PLACE HERE LAST SATUR­ DAY MORNING n 4-~ anil tlaln hftwo neoie-t- orifVi oil nlang Resided In and Near McHenry Prac­ tically All Her Life--Left McHenry About Two Years Ago The funeral of Mrs. Henry C. Mead, mention of whose sudden -demise was made in last week's issue of The Plaindealer, was held at the Univer- saiist church in this village after the arrival of the body on the 10:15 train Saturday morning last. News of her death reached here on Thursday, she having passed away at 1:30 that morning, following a para­ lytic stroke which she suffered the Saturday previous while in apparent health and excellent spirits. Singular to her _ sudden illness was that she was taken ill on the anniversary^ of her husband's death and he was buried on her birthday, just a year ago on the 23rd of September. Deceased expired at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. J. Davis, at Detroit, Mich., where both parents had gone about two years ago to spend their last days. During their two weeks' vacation this summer the fam­ ily, including Mrs. Mead, spent the time motoring, calling for a visit with relatives here and various other towns, and the trip was a great sat­ isfaction to her. Often after her re­ turn home she would comment on the joy at visiting her children and their families. Friends and relatives of the family met the remains at the depot here, where loving hands conveyed the casket to the Universalist church, her favorite haunt during her many years of residence here, and the funeral was conducted by Rev. Wm. J. Taylor of United Church at Oak Park, pastor to her son, Earl L., at that place. He gave a brief eulogy of Mrs. Mead ^nd spoke of her sterling qual­ ities as a neighbor and friend and especially of /her character as a mother. Listeners who attended the service knew of her rare hospitality and her custom of welcoming new comers to the community and making them feel the warmth of her calm personality. x She is survived by five children, eight grandchildren and three great­ grandchildren. She lived to celebrate her golden wedding anniversary and to see two great wars, that of '61 and the present conflict. She has one son, Carl Mead, and two grandsons, Loyal Dalton and LeOrr Mead, in service overseas. Peculiar to her kind and sympa­ thetic* nature, she had never shed a tear since the death of twin babies many years ago and had repeatedly impressed upon her children the neces­ sity of being strong to meet the dif­ ficulties of life, a characteristic which they now inherit. Surviving children are Mrs. John Davis of Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. E. L. Dalton of Freeport; Earl L. Mead of Oak Park; Will H.' Mead of Ray- mondsville, Texas, and Carl E. Mead now in France. * Immediate relatives and friends ac­ companying the remains here were Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dalton of Free- port; Mrs. J. J. Davis of Detroit; Earl L. Mead, Mrs. Ethel Wheeler and Mrs. Fred Rogers of Oak Park; Mrs. Will H. Mead of Raymondsville; Mrs. Hattie Blackman and son, Oliver, and Mrs. Frank Joslyn of Elgin; Mrs. Ray Thomas and three children, Irma, lone and George, whp are great-grand­ children of the deceased, from Wood­ stock and Elbert Kennedy of Trevor, Wis. Remains were taken to Ringwood by auto and many friends followed in the procession to witness the burial in the family lot beside her husband, who preceded her just a year ago. The trip there took the funeral party by two farm homes which were once occupied by the deceased's parents and their family. For Benefit of Red Crow Once more Mrs. John Niesen has shown her patriotism and good will by announcing a coffee for the benefit of the local Red Cross to be held at her restaurant on Water street next Wed­ nesday, Oct. 9. Coffee and home made doughnuts will be served from 2:00 p. m. until all are served. A charge of 15 cents each will be made, pro­ ceeds of which will be placed in the American Red Cross. Died *t Waukegaa Mrs. Chas. Willie of Chicago died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Art Thompson, at Waukegan Wednesday. Her husband survives her. Both are well , known here. Her maiden name was Kate Tyrell. The funeral will come by auto and services will be held in the Universalist church in this vil­ lage Friday at 10:30 o'clock. Burial in Woodland cemetery. . KAISER'S SON WRITES Tells His Father All About ' 'iAmericans ' •AV ' service Notice! Members appointed on tlie flag committee will meet at the city hall this (Thursday) evening at eight o'clock. The chairman of the original committee having resigned, John R. Knox has been asked to act as chair­ man and has kindly consented to kaiser his princeling sons, written from the sector in which the Americans are engaged: Dear Papa%»4; *in writing on dor run as der brave and glorious soldiers under my command have not seen der Rhine for so long dat dey have started back dat vay. and of course I am <nit dem. Oh, papa, dere has been some offel dings happened in France. First, I started in my big offensive, which Was to crush der fool Americans, but dey know;so little about military tactics dat dey will not be crushed just like I want 'em. I sent my men in der fight in big waves and ven dey got to der Americans dey all said "Boo" as loud as dey could holler. Veil, accord ing to vat you have always told me, der, Americans hafe turned and run like blazes. But vat you tink? Dem fool Americans don't know anything about war and instead of running der odder vay, dey come right towards us. Some of^dem vas sing­ ing something about We vbn't come back till it's over over dere," or some odder foolish song and some of dem ver laffing like fools. Dey are so ig­ norant But dey are reckless mit dere guns and ven dey come towards us it vas my men took a notion dey vanted to go back to der dear old Rhine. Ve don't like dear little old dirty Marne river any how. And oh, pop! dem Americans use such offel lang- uage.^ Dey know notting of kultur and say such offel dings right before us. And dey talk blasphemy, too. Vat you tink dey said right in front of my face? One big husky from a place dey call Oshkosh, he said--oh, papa, I hate to tell you vat an olfel ting he said--but I can't help it. He said "To hell mit der kaiser." Did you ever hear anyting so offel? didn't tink anybody vould say such a offel ting. It made me so mad t vouldn't stand and hear such a offel ting so I turned round mit de odder boys. Vas I right? Vot? And oh, papa, you know dem breast plates vot you sent us--can you send some to put on our batks ? You know ve are going der odder way now and breast plates are no good, for de cowardly Americans are shooting us BOND SALESMEN ARE ROSY iSXPpGT TO PUT McHBNRY OVER SOON PASSED AWAY IN CHICAGO Two Cases of Discourtesies Reported to Committee--Many Applications Not Accepted Local workers and solicitors opened up the fourth liberty loan drive here with a "bang" last Saturday morning and from that time on the work has I birth and the mother, who had con. Mrs. Edward Donahue, Aged Twenty- V two, Is Called Suddenly Edward Donahue, a resident of this, village, died at St. Francis' hos­ pital, Chicago, Monday at the tender age of twenty-two years. The circumstance is doubly sad. A baby born to her on Saturday, Sept. 28, passed away shortly after ITERS OF LOCAL right in der back.' Some of our boys took off der breast plates and put dem behind, but de fool Americans are playing "Der Star Spangled Ban­ ner" mit machine guns on dem plates. Can't you help us? You remember in your speech you said nothing vould stand before the brave German soldiers. Oh, papa, I don't believe dese ignorant Americans ever read your speech, for dey run after us just like ve vas a lot of rabbits. Vot you tink of dot? Can't you send dem some of your speeches right away? Dey don't know how terrible ve are. Can't you move ihy army back to Bel­ gium vere ve von all our glory? My men can vip all de vimmen and chil­ dren vot dem Belgians can bring us. But dese Americans are so rough and ignorant. We can't make dem under­ stand dot ve are de greatest soldiers on earth, and ven ve try to sing Deutschland Ueber der Allies" dey laff like a lot of monkeys. But ve are getting de best of de Americans. Ve can outrun dem. Papa, if we are not der best fighters on earth ve are sure der best runners. Nobody can keep up mit us ven ve tink of der dear old Rhine. _ Your Victorious and Weary Son. Hear Miss Harruff In Lyceum Mr. and Mrs. Jos. C. Jlolly, Mrs. N. H. Petesch, Mrs. L. H. Owen, Misses Fanny Granger, Opal nad Jen­ nie Mae Cooley motored to Harvard Tuesday evening and attended the entertainment given by the Sam Lewis Lyceum company. Miss Irene Har­ ruff attracted the party to Harvard and they felt well repaid for the trip. She appeared in almost every num­ ber on the program and her singing each time was heartily received. Mc­ Henry friends will be pleased to know that this company is dated for Mc­ Henry about Jan. 1. Transfers Bone From Arm Pvt. Mathias Stoffel, who was prac­ tically smashed to pieces by an aero­ plane propeller at San Antonio, Texas, about nine months ago, is still hopeful. A letter from him to his mother, Mrs. Mathias Stoffel of Waukegan, says that the operation, in which the doc­ tors took a borite out of the right arm and transferred it to the left, was very successful and medical authorities are doing their utmost to restore the use of one arm at least. The young hero was obliged to dictate his letter. He is a nephew of the Stoffel brothers in this village: Arrested For Stealing On the charge of stealing an over­ coat and other valuables from Gus. Behrens, proprietor of the North­ western buffet, a man whose regis­ tration card bears the name of John Klisch, Joliet, 111., aged thirty-five, was arrested by Constable Walsh here Wednesday. He was giveh a hearing been carried on with all possible speed and from all indications at the time of going to press this (Thursday) morn ing McHenry will make her quota. There is, however, considerabe work to be done bofore our village can boast of this distinction. The committee, which passes on the applications as they are turned in by the various so­ licitors, has been at work every day since the opening of the drive and re­ ports from that source are to the effect that many applications have been turned down.. Letters are being mailed out to these applicants today, telling them that their subscriptions are too low and also informing them as to -what is expected of them. The same letter is also being mailed out to those who have failed to support Uncle Sam's request and have not bought any borfds. A few cases of discourtesies have also been repdrted by the solicitors and, these are now being disposed of by the committee, which has the assis­ tance of the federal department of Chicago. The first case of discourtesy was reported by Chas. L. Page and F. E. Covalt, the two canvassers who have the rural district south and west of this village. This case is against young farmer, who, according to the solicitors, accused the solicitors of operating a "crooked deal." His case is up for final disposition and it looks as if he has placed himself in a posi­ tion which he will have trouble in ex­ plaining to the federal authorities. The second case reported is that of a well known business man of this vil­ lage, who has a son in the service, and who, when called on last Saturday ning, was too busy to see the so­ licitors. His card was returned by George A. Stilling and F. A. Beller, with the notation that they had been treated most discourteously. He also wil| have a chance to explain to the committee and not unlikely to'the fed­ eral authorities. When it is considered that each and every one of the thirty or more work­ ers in this village is and has been giving most of his time to this work and doing it cheerfully since last Sat­ urday morning we wonder how »any man who calls "himself an American can forget himself and treat the so­ licitors in the manner that the above named gentlemen were treated. Those in receipt of letters are given; three days by the committee to call on their solicitors or appear before the committee at the village hall. The solicitors or committee, whichever the case may be, will then listen to their story and if they prove conclusively that they cannot buy more bonds the original figures will undoubtedly be accepted. * According to the reports handed in by the solicitors nearly every eligible bond buyer in the McHenry district has been seen and before another pub­ lication day we hope to be able to tell our readers that the village of Mc­ Henry has gone "over the top."" Ringwood and Johnsburg are alBO reporting good progress and both of these communities expect to reach their alloted quotas long before the end of th| drive. Cary was the first town in McHenry county to go over the top, they having reported this good news to the county chairman, C. W. Stenger, on Monday of this week, r Saturday, Oct. 12, Liberty Day A telegram from Washington, D. C., announces that Saturday, Oct. 12, the anniversary of the discovery of Amer­ ica, is designated officially as Liberty day. A celebration is being arranged for in every School community in the United States. The programs should partake of the nature of harvest home festivals. We sincerely hope that this school community will awaken to the fact and that organiza­ tions will co-operate so that we may be able to publish the plans of cele­ brating in McHenry community in our next week's issue of The Plaindealer. Annual Mission Services The German Lutheran congregation of this village will hold its annual mission services and dedication of its service flag next Sunday, Oct. 6, 1918. Mission services, 10:30 a. m. (Ger­ man). Dedication of flag, 2:30 p. m. (English). Rev. Laufer will preach both sermons. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Farmers* Attention! Come one and all and witness & demonstration of the Fordson tractor to be given on the grounds north of St. Mary's church in this village on Saturday, Oct. 5. With $100 deposit I can deliver tractor to do your fall plowing. M. L. Worts, agent for Fordson tractors, McHenry, 111. Phone 20* tracted influenza before the birth, died of pneumonia on Monday. Mrs. Donahue, is survived by her husband and a son sixteen month old, husband and a son, Edward, Jr., six­ teen months old. The family lived in the Robt. .Gordon cottage, formerly owned by Jacob Leickem, and the husband was employed by the Hunter Boat company. Deceased had made numberless friends in the village and wafc admired for her amiable ways and her tender devotion to her family. She attended St. Patrick's church during her resi dence her. Her funeral was held from the hospital to St. Gertrude's <*hurch at 9:00 o'clock on Wednesday, where requiem mass was celebrated, and the remains were taken to Richmond for burial. NO. 1« AS PICKED UP BY PLAINXKBAHlti REPORTERS DURING What People Are Doing In This Vil­ lage and the Immediate Vicinity- Other Short Paragraphs Fresh oysters al market. Fancy bacon, 89c per pound, at n at 2:00 o'clock. Big Fire on Nicholson Farm A disastrous barn fire occurred on the John Nicholson farm near Sulli­ van lake, on the old Simes homesteai near Ingleside, last Saturday night. The large farm was formerly owned by Geo. J. Sayer and from him Mr. Nicholson purchased same. .Truman Keister, acting as foreman on the farm, discovered the barn in flames about 8:00 o'clock. The Fox Lake fire department responded to a call for help, but could do little toward check­ ing the flames. The stillness of the night and no wind saved the dwelling houses and other large buildings on the farm. As it was the barn, with "hay, grain, five hogs, one horse, 150 chickens, a gasoline engine, all farm machinery and many other essential tools used on the farm, were de­ stroyed. The loss is estimated at $15,000. The origin of the fire is not known. It was electrically lighted and may have been caused by crossed wires. The flames could be plainly seen from this viHage and many mo­ tored to the scene only to find them­ selves helpless in trying to chock the fire. 1 . "Gunner Depew" This remarkable story--declared the most gripping and thrilling of all that have been written by these who have seen and taken part in the great war --will appear as a serial in The Plain- dealer. This announcement is one of the most important that we have been able to make to our readers for a long time, for "Gunner Depew" is one of the really BIG stories of the war. It is the story of the actual experi­ ence of an American boy, Albert N. Depew, who joined the Foreign Legion in France and was in the thick of the fighting on both land and sea. In­ capacitated by five wounds and wear­ ing the famous, Croix de Guerre, he was homeward bound when he was captured by the German raider, ^loewe. He was taken to Germany, where he suffered unspeakable cruel­ ties at the hands of his captors. His description of life in the German pris­ on camps will make your blood boil. Watch for the opening installment. A Bunco Party For Red Cross Mrs. John F. Miller of Rosedale en­ tertained in the series for the Red Cross quilt fund on Tuesday after­ noon. Three blocks were filled with names. Mrs. Miller is considered a most pleasant hostess and the usual jolly time prevailed. Bunco furnished great amusement, after which refresh­ ments were served. The party includ­ ed the following: Mesdames N. H. Petesch, W. D. Wentwosth, Anton Schneider, Jos. Rothermel, Christina Schreiner, A. J. Pouliot, Wm. Cowen, Jos. C. Holly and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Schau of this place and Mrs. Louis Scheffel of Chicago. Preaches Farewell Sermon Rev. Wm. Grose, pastor of the Methodist church for the past few years, preached his farewell sermon last Sunday afternoon. Members of his congregation regret his removal exceedingly, having endeared himself to all during his charge of this mis­ sion at McHenry. Rev. Grose is truly American'and his patriotism and love of country know no bounds. His subject on Sunday afternoon was "When the Boys Come Home" and was highly commendable. He will al­ ways receive a hearty welcome from McHenry parishioners and friends. Breaks Shoulder In a practice game of foot ball Monday evening Robert Weber, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Weber, tripped on the root of a tree and fell, break­ ing his shoulder bone. He will be obliged to carry his arm in a sling for several weeks. Dr. N. J. Nye at­ tended. A woman, wearing the kKaki uni form of men in the U. S. service and leading a pet monkey, made herself very conspicuous on our streets here Wednesday "• J*1?"1* ' f ^ T A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brefeld at their home on Green street Tuesday, Oct. 1. Ladies, don't purchase your fall hats until you have seen the Jbeautiful dis­ play of fall millinery at the West Side. Blake Sisters. Ed. L. Hayes moved his family from the Justen cottage on Elm street into H. J. Schaffer's brand new bungalow on Green street on Monday of this. week. Every woman who is in immediate need of a new hat or who anticipates such a need will profit materially by a visit to the West Side millinery ^ store. Ray F. Conway and family now oc­ cupy their new home on Water street, having purchased the beatuiful bun­ galow erected and formerly occupied by Fred J. Karges. The pupils of St. Mary's parochial school will invest in a bond to help make up the quota for the fourth lib­ erty loan. Their spirit of patriotism is very commendable. Mrs. R. T. Wray received notice that her husband had left for over­ seas Wednesday. He was recently sent to eastern camp in preparation and whether he has left for Italy or France the card did not state. We are indebeted to E. J. Fellows' for a home grown water melon and musk melon, products of his own farm, which is located west of town. We have sampled both and c%n assure the , giver that we enjoyed them. Many thanks. , P. H. Weber received a painful in­ jury to his hand while at work at the Kenosha factory. His hand was lac­ erated and a finger nail torn froiu one finger. He has gone back to work this week, the company giving him work for one hand. On account of the illness of Rev. M. J. McEvoy, mass will be read at 8:00 o'clock Friday morning by the Rev. Edward Berthold. This mass will of necessity accommodate mem­ bers of both parishes. Holy com­ munion as usual at 6:30. Fred Karges, a former McHenry resident, who has resided at Wood­ stock for the past few years, moved with his family from the county seat to Kenosha, Wis., on Monday of this week to make their future home. His address will be 771 Market street. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Weinke at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kennebeck Thursday, Sept. 26. The father, Pvt. R. M. Weinke, arrived here from Camp Grant at midnight on the same day and remained till the last of tb« week. Miss Martha Stoffel, who has been employed as bookkeeper for the Wil­ bur Lumber company in this village, left Wednesday for Washington, D. C., where she has accepted a position. Miss Stoffel will without doubt make a valuable and efficient employe for the government. She will accept the best wishes of her many friends as i she takes up the work of her new po- sition. The four minute talks, given hy Mayor R. G. Chamberlin, Township Chairman T. J. Walsh and ReiA M. J. McEvoy at the Central opera house on three special occasions last week, urged the importance of buying lib­ erty bonds. "Like the boys in the ser­ vice," one speaker said, "we must serve and serve again. Bfcch . tiMe we /, may aid our country." ^ Another new avenue of saving has V opened up--that of shutting down the engine when you stop your car to } .conserve gas. Drivers who have ; made a practice of lotting the engine run while they enter the postoffice or v stores bent on errands will please re- 5 member that saving by the people will win this war, the more we save tike quicker will come the day of the V kaiser's unconditional surrender. What proved to be one of the best, if not the best, draiuos ever pre­ sented in McHenry was enjoyed by a good sized audience at the Central opera house last Sunday evening- When Sammy Comes Marching * Home" was the title of the play, which was written from history taken from the present war. The cast was an j unusually strong one and the play is one that met favor among those who witnessed same here. • At the Central Saturday, vritfc tfe» regular five reel feature, will be the « official war review, showing the Anter- - ican soldiers advancing to the front. - submarine chasers, Yankee guns rake ' . foe, the survivors of the Zeebrugge raid, Queen Mary comforting the wounded heroes, the Blue Devils fight­ ing the Huns, American day celebrated at Rome and the Jackies at the Gnat Lakes Naval Training station. Pre­ sented by the committee on p«bti« information. Geo. Creel, Chairman. X - i > Mi