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MoHBNRY, IXjjypSTOlB. THURSDAY, DECK!pBER 26.1918 PERSONAL ITEMS COMERS AND GOERS OF A WBEK IN OUR BUSY .VILLAGE ,1 Aa Sari .by. Plaindealer Kep«rtns and Banded Into Oar Office h? Our ft Friends Mrs. J . M-Phalinspent Saturday in ; Klgrin* ' ' ^ John Givens was an Elgin visitor Vv-\. last Friday. • * M-'t'r Mrs. Peter Weber passed Friday of ^ vi": last week at Elgftt. ^ Miss Mary Meyers was a whieago visitor last Friday. ' w P. W. Frett was a business. visitor . in Elgin last Friday " , " Mrs. Wm. Cowen spent Saturday in j the metropolitan city. | H Mrs. Walter Warner spent Friday of last week in Elgin. * i Miss Dora Kenney was a Chicago visitor last Saturday. Miss Marjorie Gurnett was j§ windy_ ( city visitor last Saturday. . tp::Mrs, Goe. H. Johnson was! a windy A-^'i^city shopper last Saturday. . s, ^ Miss Mable Gorman passed Satur- "C.u ,'lay in the metropolitan city. Miss Blanche Pryor passed Satur- / day last in the metropolitan city, v ^ 1 Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Wattles were ':f2f coanty seat visitors last Thursday. > X ^ R. S. Howard transacted business in &•the metropolitan city last Friday. Mrs- B. T. Winy w|| .among £, .. '-Chicago passengers; last Saturday | ;Jf |3morni«$; , ' ' : , r : $:*"V Mrs, E. L Overton and daughter, 0$*? ^Marguerite, were Chicago visitors last Saturday. , John Stoffel and son, John, wire • < .county seat visitors Friday evening of last week CiS.- rcago were McHenry visitors over the week end. F. E. Martin visited his son, Loren, vat the Post Graduate hospital .in Chi- cago Monday. Mrs. Lewis McDonald and children ',*'**were guests of county seat friends one *.< v day last week. - | Mrs. Ed. Malone of Crystal Lake passed last Friday as the guest of Mc- * Henry relatives. " Mr. M»d Mrs. €hte. wore ^iiv^among the Chicago passengers last /I* >;; Saturday morning M- 1 Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Pouliottof Chi- r ?f. Mrs. C. C. Westfall of Chicago was a guest in the home of her parents here last Thursday. |jf Miss Lillian Stilling visited ~ her mother at the Post Graduate hospital *;• in Chicago last Friday. ,-V- Miss Marjorie Gurnett is spending ;'(<*" the holiday vacation as the guest of W?&-'if h«r parents in Chicago. ? f Miss Anna Wolff of Chicago passed Christmas day as the# guest of her mother and sisters here. Mrs. Harry Alexander of Genoa fj Junction, Wis., passed the week end as the guest of relatives here. Mervin J. Kent of Chicago spent the first of the week: as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Freund. •jtj1;<X Misses Theresa and Vera Knox and Vera and Lillian Stoffel attended the movies -at Woodstock last Friday even- ' t - _ - ing. ., Floyd Cooley and Arthur D. Hunter ^Tnjt'of Urbana are spending the holiday ; * vacation at their homes in this vil- f 'lage. - . Mrs. Frank Ward passed several |§^ > days last and this week as a guest in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Rasmussen, in Chicago. 0- " Thos. Phalin, who has been taking *' 1 a special course to fit himself for army duty, returned to his home ijpar this village last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thompson and ft daughters, Virginia and June Adell, Is /,: a are spending the week as the guests f relatives at LaGrange, 01. % ;< i Mrs* Wm. Tesch and daughter, f Edith, are spending a, few days as i ttuests of the former's daughter, Mrs. DeWitt Dixon, at Silverlake, Wis. V? Mr. and Mrs. John Feltz of Daven- i • port, la., are spending the holidays as , guests in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Math. Bauet. i Mr. and Mrs. John Reihatisperger and daughter Mary, of West Chicago $" were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. J. Reihansperger. Miss Eva Meyers of Chicago was f here to attend the requiem high mass :j that .WM said recently in honor of ^ Joseph J. Meyers and Goo. Schreiner, W the fbrmer her brother. W- %-y, W$si : < Mrs. D. G. Wells and son, Glenn, left last Saturday for Chicago and the . •$ r following evening left for the south,, f l f ' where they are spending the holiday j ^ attendance. GIVES PROFESSIONAL IDEAS Would Adopt Same "Methods aa Used In Army to Eradicate "Flu" Much has been written and said regarding the epidemic of influenza which has menaced our country at the present time. The only place where marked advancement has been made to combat the condition has been under army and navy regulations. Influenza is not a new disease. His­ tory shows us where it occurred in the times B. C., nor is it synonymous to what is ordinarily termed grippe. We have frequently called colds and bron­ chitis grippe. Influenza has fre­ quently occurred in the past without there being other cases or an epidemic. Careful and repeated examinations of the sputum of patients sick from influenza in cantonments and arnQr posts have been unable to isolate any one organism that is responsible for this malady. Several years ago the bacillus of influenza was commonly thought to be the offending organism, but this has been disproven in the present epidemic. The organisms most commonly found were the pneu- mococcus, staphlococcus, streptococcus diploowus and the bacillus of influen­ za. It was impossible to isolate any one of these organisms in every case. An epidemic at one anay post would show one organism predominating and at another army post another was fouhd to predominate. The conclusion was therefore drawn that a vaccine prepared from any one of these organ­ isms would be of little value. Then a vaccine .was prepared of all the organisms f^nd. This vaccine was prepared primarily for the prevention of the disease and upon experimenta­ tion it was found the results were far more than hoped fbr. ; Two camps at Fort Oglethorpe of the same size were suffering grave losses from influenza, each reporting the same number of cases each day. In order that the virtues of the mixed vaccine might be tried, the men in ^Ae camp were Vaccinated and in the other were not. In a short time the unvaccinated camp was reporting ten cases compared to one from the vac­ cinated camp and of those cases of the two camps, there were ten cases of pneumonia developed from the cm- vaccinted camp - compared to" one of the vaccinated camp. The offending organisms gain entrance into the, body thru the respiratory tract. The most common means of transmission is by coughing and sneezing. The army has therefore issued orders that no man should • cough without covering his mouth first with a handkerchief, there­ by preventing him from showering his associates with fine droplets that might contain thousands of bacteria should he be coming down with the disease. Everyone showing signs of a cold is isolated. In a couple of days if it proves to be merely a cold the man is allowed to resume his duties. If he is coming down with influenza he is where he will not contaminate his associates. These rules, if carried out in civil life, would be just as ef­ fective as in the army. School teach­ ers should send a child home that shows any signs of a cold. If ^merely a cold the child only loses a couple of days of school. On the other hand if the child is developing influenza the others are not exposed. The magk has proven to be very efficient and should be worn by those caring for the sick. In army hospi­ tals physicians, nurses and orderlies wear masks when attending their pa­ tients. If care would be exercised in civil life such as I have mentioned, which are orders and enforced in the army, we would be able to combat the condition just as effectively as they or even more so, as we have not the crowding of groat numbers with which to.contend. i îeut. A. L Froehlich, * #** ' , M. C. U. S. A. M. W. W1 Elect'Officen# The Mystic Workers elected officers at their regular meeting Wednesday evening of last week, Dec. 18. The following officers were elected for the year 1919: Prefect, Nettie Weber; monitor. Flossie Cobb; marshal, Laura Krause; secretary, Agness Went- worth; banker, Math. Niesen; warder, Christina Brefeld; sentinel, Rachael Spurling; manager, Frank Cobb. Re­ freshments were served at the close of the meeting. Installation will take place Jan 15. Every member will -be season as guests of the doctor, who is i 53! W. W. B. $.*8 Entertained M|ss Mary Burke entertained the Ed. L. Hayes arrived in town last J members of the W. W. B. G. club at Thursday evening from Brookings, N. her home dn Court street Sunday even- ng. A delicious luncheon was served. Poinsettias adorning each place were iiy herev Since the war is over Ed. given as souvenirs. The usual merry has asked for his release, but does not time prevailed thruout the evening. D., and is spending the holiday vaca- ; tion as the guest of his wife and fam- 'expect same before the first of July of next year. , ^ Dr. A. 1. Froehlich, who has been in training at Camp Greenleaf, Ft. Ogles- thorpe, Ga., during the past few weeks, received his honorable^dis- chfurge last week and returned to this viHaf* last Saturday Delightful musical numbers by the hostess interspersed the evening's fes­ tivities. The popularity of the club increases at every successive meeting. Dance Saturday Evening A social dance will be given at Stoffel's ball on Saturday evening of Since then he j this week, Dec. 28* 4& which all are hti"pe»>opened his office over on the most cordially inv^ed to attend. The West Side # resum e his professional music will be furnished by Andrews' practiee t ' TV. »-«' ̂ ̂jfonr pCeee orchestra* of Woodstock. WEEKLY EXCUUfGE AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUlt EXCH ANGES m * ? I £9$ " brab BT 'IidID" ' "'"' ' Bale No, 2 of the Wsr ln- tfnstrles Beard: "No publisher may continue •ubscriptiMi after date of ex­ piration, unless subscriptions are renewed and paid for." Watch yewr tab* * -* ' ' • •• y !;! Mfeceikaneous Aaaortment of News Items In Ce«d>f sd Ferm Fsr Bany People ' The cash expenses of operating .tite city of Woodstock were cut $1,033.84 during the year 1918. A community Christmas tree and entertainment took place at memorial hall, Richmond, on Tuesday evening of this week. « The ladies of the Alden chapter of the American Bed Cross society last week started to make ten girls* dresses for refugee use. Two scarlet chevrdns on the sleeve of the uniform, coat or overcoat of a soldier donates that he has received his honorable discharge. The Wauconda news dealers have just completed arrangements whereby Sunday papers will be received in that city on Saturday night. eeived very serious injuries to his For the convenience of the poblic, i head, while one foot was also badly the express office at Crystal Lake was j crushed. , The unfortunate young man open "from seven to nine o'clock from] taken to the hospital at Ashford, Friday until Tuesday evening of this ! where he remained for three months, The y l̂etide season for Mr. ami Mrs. Henry M. Stephenson of Ring- wood was made a very sad one when on Tuesday of this week they received a telegram from Washington, D. C.; stating that fcheir son, Harry, had died in a hospital at Dartford, England, to which he has been confined during the past few months, death following a short siege of pneumonia: It will be remembered that Harry met with a very serious accident on June 14, when he was caught by the prbpdler of a flying machine. He re- week. Christmas carols by the children of the public schools were sung in the streets of Dundee one evening last week ill furtherance of the Red Croite drive. A tank car was loaded with about twenty tons of carp at Fox Lake one day recently and shipped to New York. The carp are shipped alive and kept in good condition for the market. when he was removed to the base hos­ pital at Dartford, where he died. Harry is a graduate of the McHen­ ry high school and before entering the" service he was engaged as a rural letter carrier from the Harvard post- office. He went to Chicago on Nov. 17 of last year, where he succeeded in passing the examination which ad­ mitted him into the U. S. army. His ambition was to become a flyer and On account of the prevalence of: with this idea in mind he enlisted in small pox the city of Elgin last week | the air service and was sent to Kelly Tr ;T4-'V|T passed an • ordinance requiring all school children to be vaccinated. Fac­ tories are also asking their employes to do likewise. A voluntary petitaoft in bankruptcy was filed last week by Lawrence A. Miller, proprietor of the Miller tin and metal shop at Marengo. His lia­ bilities are placed at $1,800, while his assets at $600. Capt. H. D. Hull, Who during the past few weeks has been in the ftied- ical corps of the U. S. army, has re- turned to Crystsi [^a|ra qji a «|n2ty day leave of absence, and has again resumed his medical practice. There were eighty-seven 1ms mar­ riage certificates issued at Woodstock this year than last. The records show that during the year 191? there were 279 marriage licenses issued, while only 192 were issued this year. According to last week's Crystal Lake Herald, the postoffice vacancy in that city is soon to be filled and the plum is to be awarded to Harry C. Shales of that city, who during the past fifteen years has served as a rail­ way mail clerk. Miss Freida' Weichman, whose body was recently found near Muskegon^ Mich., and for whose murder Milo H. Piper was held, was a sister to P. W, Rauhut of Crystal Lake and the young lady was well and favorably known to many in that city. C. W: Ritt, former owner of the news depot at Woodstock# has pur­ chased the Strand theatre in that city, which he expects to re-open in the near future. The theatre, which has been closed for some time past, is now undergoing extensive changes. On account of the influenza epi­ demic, the Flora DeVoss Theatrical company has been forced to quit the road. This is the second time this season that the show has been forced to quit. Mr. Rotnour is now at Rich­ mond, while his wife is visiting rela­ tives in the east. Homer Pierson of Woodstock, who was recently shot by a farmer resid­ ing near that city, was able to leave the hospital last week. It will be re­ membered that' the shooting took place while the unfortunate young man was returning to his home from a hunting expedition -about two weeks ago. Thru the efforts of T. J. Lee, the new manager of the Palatine, Lake Zurich & Wauconda Railroad Co., that railroad has been spared a cut of five per cent on all thru business. The new rate, which proposes to give the Lake county road twenty-five per cent ihstead of thirty per cent, was nipped in the bud and the stockholder's have every reason to feel that they have made a good selection in naming. Mr. Lee the general manager of their rail­ road. The C. & N. W., according to last week's Wauconda Leader, had the papers all prepared for the cut-down in rates. Judge Edwards of Waukegan has refused to grant a new trial in the case of Brownell vs. the village of Antioch. This is the case in which Russell Brownell, a school boy, sus­ tained an injury to his hand by get­ ting it caught in the cogp of an engine which the village of Antioch had al­ lowed to remain in the street. The father of the lad entered suit against the tllage and was awarded damages to e extent of $1,700. On the grounds that the verdict was exces­ sive a motion for a new trial was made but Judge Edwards has seen fit to deny the petition. However, An­ tioch is determined to carry the case up aqd notice of an appeal to the appelate court !** *>••» ' j <v _ ; , field, Texas, where he remained a few weeks. Prom there he was sent to Rantoul field, near Champaign, HI. He arrived overseas on February 16 of this year. His letters to his parents and friends were always of the cheerful kind and even after his severe acci­ dent these letters continued to arrive and from the tone of some of the very recent ones his parents and friends were lead to believe that he would soon be on his way back to the states. However, just at a time when things began to look as if his wishes were to be fulfilled he was stricken with penu- monia and his already weakened con­ dition was unable to successfully com­ bat the dreaded disease and thus one more life has been given that we may continue to enjoy the liberty and freedom of the grandest country in the world. The hearts of our people go out to the stricken parents and brother, Paul, the latter now in California, where he is passing the winter, and we extend to them our heartfelt sympathy in their sad hour of bereavement. IfACKSON-FREtt Married at Richmond Laat̂ ttanday . ^ Evening • Married at Richmond last Thursday evening, Ford Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Jackson of Solon Mills, and Miss Mamie Frett, teldest daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Frett of Johnsburg. t , Both are popular in the community. The bride was born and always re­ sided in and around Johnsburg, where she was a favorite among the young folks as well as the older ones. The groom, during the past year, has been employed on the farm of Jacob J. Freund near Spring Grove and has just signed up with John A. Bowers on the latter's farm near that village. He has proven himself a. very efficient farm hand. The couple were tendered a reeefp- tion and shower <at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bowers on Monday evening of this week. They will commence housekeeping on the second floor of the Fred Huff residence at Spring Grove, where they are now nicely settled and at home to their many f riends. f We know. . I .1. .. . • ii .. : •' ' u Zion Lutheran Chunefc ̂ Christmas services and a Christmas tree and program given by the children were held at, the Zion Lutheran church here last evening. The services were conduetd by Rev. H. A. Laufer of Woodstock. After a sermon and sing­ ing by the congregation the children "rendered an excellent program, after which Santa distributed gifts for old and young. The services were well attended and wrought much joy artd happiness among the parishioners. Home From Hospital Mrs. Ben Stilling, who has been con­ fined to the Post Graduate hospital in Chicago for the past three weeks for treatment, returned to her home here Tuesday evening, feeling improved. She will remain at her home here for a couple of weeks to regain strength, when, we regret to say, she will re­ turn, to .the hospital for an operation. Mrs. Clifford BenweH Mrs. Cliffdrd Benwell, who resides about one and, one-half miles east of Volo, passed away at her home there at about 7:30 o'clock last evening; The deceased was about twenty-four years of age and a sister of Mrs. Wm. Bacon Of this village. Holiday bargains at Fetesck's. 7" LAWYER FACES SUIT COICAGOAN SEEKS CONTROL OF HANLY PROPERTY U.:"T.. Smiley Represents Co--ctvator For Geo. H. Hanty-~€»e Witt Be Interesting One We herewith reprint an article taken from last week's Harvard Independent concerning a McHenry maxv and his estate, which, no doubt, will be read with interest by our large family of readers: Judge D. T. Smiley, representing as attorney Charles W. Harrison, as the conservator of Geo. H. Hanly, in-r sane, has filed a bill in chancery covering twenty-two type written pages, which contain a very inter­ esting story. It seems that Geo. H. Hanly was the owner and ip possession of 753 acres of the best lands in the town of McHenry, and also three farms in South Dakota, one farm in Colorado and premises in Chicago. The land situated in McHenry county was worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $150,000.00; the other property prob­ ably worth $50,000. Along about May 1 last a petition was filed in the county court of McHenry county, asking for the appointment of a commission to inquire into the alleged insanity of Geo. H. Hanly, and the county court at that time entered an order appoint­ ing a commission composed of two doctors, and ordered the court to con­ vene at the home of Geo. H. Hanly in the village of McHenry. On the day ordered for the convening of the court at McHenry to inquire into the matter of the alleged insanity of Hanly, an attorney named George R. Martin, who had represented Geo. H. Hanly for quite a number of years previous to the filing of the petition in the county court, appeared in the morning of the day set for the hear­ ing and took Hanly, as he claimed, for a ride with a horse and buggy, and when the court, the commission, the clerk of the court and the sheriff ar­ rived at the home of Geo. H. Hanly in McHenry they found that Hanly had gone with Martin an hour or so be­ fore, his whereabouts being unknown. The court afterwards learned that Martin had taken Hanly into Chicago, kept him there about ten days and in the meantime deeds purporting to have been executed in 1916 to all of the property in the county of McHenry were filed for record in the recorder's office of this county. The considera­ tion in the deeds for the 753 acres of land, besides a number of lots in the village of McHenry, being stated as $80,000. The bill states that no con­ sideration was given for the deeds to all of this land, and that Martin gave a mortgage on the lands for about $80,000 to one Samuel T. Baker of the city of Chicago to secure the payment of some notes alleged to be Signed by George R. Martin payable to the order of himslf and by him endorsed, etc. The title to the premises in Chicago was obtained practically in the same way, as well as the title to the three farms in South Dakota and the one in Colorado. The bill in> chancery filed by Judge Smiley for the conservator alleges that these deeds and title papers were obtained by George R. Martin while he was acting as attorney for Geo. H. Hanly, insane, and that he knew that Geo. H. Hanly was insane at the time he obtained his signature to the pa­ pers. The fact that a fiduciary relation existed between Martin as attorney and Geo. H. Hanly as his client is such that the court undoubtedly will set aside all of the deeds that were put on record to the lands lying withrn the county of McHenry, as well as com­ pel George R. Mfttin to reconvey the farms in South Dakota and Colorado. This will be a very interesting case and involve more property than any other case ever brought in the circuit court of McHenry county as far as Judge Smiley, with his twelve years' experience in the coun­ ty court of McHenry couny and hold­ ing court as much as he did in the city of Chicago, together with the trial of similar cases and the successful re­ sults, will, in our opinion, wjn this case, as we' all know that when he undertakes a thing he puts forth ev­ ery effort to press it to a s^ces|ful conclusion. - - ;4> Christmas Party ' - A Christmas party was given the Sunday school children at the M. E. church on last Saturday afternoon. The surprise was planned and exe­ cuted by Miss Lelah C lax ton. About fifty children were present to enjoy a lovely Christmas tree. After games and music, ice cream, cake and candy were served and the little ones were sent to their homes happy in prepara­ tion for the glorious Christinas holi- dfy. ' ' Here on Furlough Pvt. Jos. Stenger of Camp Zacfcary Taylor, Louisville, Ky., is enjoying a furlough for Christmas week. He arrived at the home of his brother, C. W. Stenger, here Monday and left for his parental home at Green Bay, Wis., Tuesday morning to spend Christmas and will return to McHenry AsSuadayan hp wUt» to ea«| MATERIAL ARRIVES m on St. Mary's Will N*w^& ? v ? Rushed to Completion " The tile for the roof, the window and door frames as well as the windows for St, Mary's Catholic church arrived this week and with favorable weather the edifice will be entirely enclosed within the next week or so. Contractor S. H. Freund has been looking for the arrival of this material for some weeks past and now that same has finally readied here the hus­ tling contractor as well as his army of workmen will ru^h the work to completion With, four or five days of favorable weather the work of laying the tile roof can be completed and with this done and windows in the new stottih plant will be started up and work on the interior will go merrily on. \ , According to present indications the entire structure should be ready for occupancy by Easter and with this in mind there will be no let tip on the work. The spacious church basement has been completed and beginning with New Year's day St Mary's services will be conducted therein until the completion of the edifice. We. under­ stand that quite a number of the old church pews were saved from the fire and these, together with a number of long benches and chairs, will answer the purpose of seating the congrega­ tion during the temporary abode in the basement. The roofing will be of red tile, while the dome of the edifice will be covered with a heavy copper. The new church will be void of all posts and other obstructions, thus giving the worship­ pers a clear view of the altar from any part of the edifice. The interior fin­ ish will also surpass that of the for­ mer church, while the electric lighting system will also surpass the old one. The balcony will be enlarged by about six feet, while confessionals are being built, on either side of the structure. All in all the new church will surpass the old one in every particular and the parishioners are anxiously await­ ing the day of its opening servisw. ENJOY~CHRISTMAS PARTY Members of Riverview Camp Enter­ tain the Children ' Riverview camp, R. N. A., enjoyed one of the most popular social events of the season on Monday evening of this week. A beautiful Christmas tree, laden with gifts for the children of parents who are members of the camp, was ilium Urn ted upon their ar­ rival and their joy can be imagined better than described when Santa ar­ rived in his usual attire and distrib­ uted gifts* among them. Many of their elders were, also remembered by Santa. A grand march was then called and each Royal Neighbor fell in line to draw a package from , the basket wherein neatly wrapped parcels were previously placed by the members. A yuletide message was written and en­ closed with each parcel, which was read by the recipient and greatly en­ joyed by all. This novel way of re­ membering ^jph member was hailed with delight and furnished no end of amusement. . Riverview camp is always on the alert for entertainment, which ac­ counts for the increased membership and interest of the camp. Their regular meetings are held on the sec ond and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month. The Christmas party of 1918 wil l a lwaysyejp.§mbered by the children present *s well as the grown-ups. MISS JANE OWEN MARRIED At ftsr Home In California Cteriet- mas Eve ;• Intimate friends of Miss Jane Owen in this village gave out the news that her marriage to Mr. McKinley Gardner took place at her home at 2938 Web­ ster street, Los Gatos, Greenwood, California, on Christmas eve. Miss Owen is a student of the Stanford University in California and will complete the course this year. She is a graduate of the McHenry high school with the class of 15, fin­ ishing the course in three years 'The groom, tho a stranger to us, is recommended as a graduate /of the same university, where the romance began. The bride has hosts of friends here in her home town, where she was born and raised, who extend best wsihes for the future happiness and welfare of the newly wedded couple. Notice! A committee will be at the city hall on Friday and Saturday afternoons to enroll members- in the Red Cross for 1919. The hall will be open from two till six o'clock and in the evening from seven till nine o'clock. W-. ii Beautiful Poinsettias Appropriate and delightful wore the beautiful poinsettias adorning the altars at St. Patrick's church on Christmas "morning. They were so arranged that the altars presented an nwiMfy. AS PICKED UP BY . REPORTERS DURING What People An Doing I* TWa f»- lage and the hnMAil Other Short PtaKikiQjlii Holiday bargains at Petesch's. : ̂ Did you get out that snow shovel on Tuesday morning? . The Chridteas services at eur churches were very well attended, A number of the business hemam about town are handing out pretty calendars. The new walk down past our «i||i hall was surely appreciated during the past two weeks. V A son was born to Mr. and Mm. Wm. Smith Saturday, Dec. 21, at their ; home on Pearl street. i^ A baby boy came to gladden the t home of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Freund, \<- f who reside east of town, on Dee. 16, V Christmas entertainment by the pupils of St. Mary's parochial sehooi . at the Central opera house this (Tbors- r day) evening. . The Plaipiealer wishes all a happy t New Year and trusts that the coming Vx year will bring health, wealth and hap- * piness to all. 1 On account of the storm the lake <; Geneva passenger doe in McHoMry at 10:10 was two hoars late in rmrhinf **< this station on TljMday miliyijil On aeeountof'jie nnltf>n iiilfiiufii pected snow storm our rural 1itjN» ear- >/ j riers went" back te tfce*Ii «|IMd on I \ Tuesday oon^f «f New Year's correcpondents and ail^V.V'i tisers are kindly asked to get copy in now Inter |kmi >! Pvt. Geo.. Ifajp, aon of Hr. mtf Jut ̂ Jos. May of this vSfti^ in training at Ft* 81*ridaa,iaa»w a {J. S. guard statiomwl-tl #HPllji|l, O. Pvt. Jos. Mey*r»« son of Mr. «ikd Mrs. Henry Meywi, |s here on a for- lough from Ft. Sheridan and enjoyed Christmas in the parental hope oil Court street. A son was bom to Mr. ami Mrs. Jas. Hunter at their rami hone south west of this village on Dec. 18. Ha will bear the? Everett Russell. A telegram from Pvt. Tboa. erty to his sister, Mm. Thos. of this place, announoee hi^ JHii ar­ rival from overaeu* He i^i|d fet New Jersey Tuesday evonmg and will be home soon. Pvt. Anton Schneider received his honorable discharge from ||||yp." S. service and came home ChritjtaMldty- Tho in camp at Camp Frsmont» flaHf., for several months, hfe dhriaioBi was sent to Camp Grant to fee asostered out. The .first .real sw^ atorm '.and blizzard of the seaappi, fsaohed this section during the mwcnliKft iMM* of Tuesday and by the time o«r natives had awakeNd from their night's slumbers they were greeted by a beautiful mantle of white. Corp. Artitettr Wrede, who «w; M service at Camp Knox, Ky., has bi|%' released from the service and anfaflh at the home of his parents, Mr. 4M Mrs. Lewis Wrede, on Water street on Monday evening of this week. Pvt. Wm. O'Connor, who hea hpSB in the service at Camp Fimimt, • Ckltf., for the past several months, wan re­ cently sent to Camp Grant, Sock- ford, and from there he was mustered out the first of the week. He pssssd a couple of days the first of the week with friends here. J. Vasey, who recently dispaMd of his farm southwest of town, shipped his household goods and automobile last week to Raymond, S D. Tim family expects to leave this .Wfftk for that place, where they wiUfiSirn their future home. The beat wisfcj| of their many friends will At a recent basket Barreville school house tile 1 netted $43.00. So entSnmiMtfe iMpm' ^ the bidders that several mm^MMjip ^ might have been dispoff^|NN|^'lim^ ladies provided more. .* ~ gram was rendered under tiMpf tion .of their teacher, Miss Frisby. Special Christmas held at the M. E. church hsaee.. ^sst Sunday morning. The aiiglplpi on The World Christmas Tret̂ |(i the pastor, Rev. Samuel J. HaORlftMMhk was beautifully rendered as also W«fl tike solos and duet hy Misses Darotfeqr end Ellen Spencer, Varina Wentworth and Opal Cooley. » ; Complimentary to his pftreji, F. A. Cooley, the West Side feed .ami im­ plement dealer, is unique and useful Christmas which is delighting the fWms^V. leather bound hook contain* properly labeled for ^ safe keeping of valualdt fflkper* a»d records fear ready TtM**ftrra Cotta fisttmj received some very ate* materia) and as a resalt |ha waaitf fifty* man at peets at this 'time are ||p|..M' will be reaming full iiaimwilf the next ffcw weeks, which employ**** «f aboat doubt a mimfcar vi< C \ 'i ' • ' * ' ' / - v ••• • .'.i,. ' •S A v'£ r 7^1 J f'J- jsl .*.y v. ? »-*• /••'% ' : tli