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F. G. SCHREINER It. Bank Building Trilphont W*W Thursday March .IS, SCHOOL NOTES Of Interest Fran 0«r tkmal Institution , if Rosemary Nye Is * chicken is • Lelah « Bacon? iw ' If Miss Gurnett is S» years old, is Xouis Young? We all got our report cards Monday and feel delighted. \ If Frank Gans weighs 110 jwunds • ••••fc Marguerite Over-a-ton ? t If Paul Bonslett is passing in getMwetry is Howard Phalin ? The seniors started practicing their class play Monday evening The pupils in room V are 100 per COBt pages in the health crusade. !' Angela Petesch and Elizabeth Vogt •s, are honor roll pupils in room IV Current events were discussed by Ellen Walsh and Vera Buss Tuesday morning. The agriculture class, are studying ; cows and some are so interested that it disturbs Mr. Nye. The basket ball quintet, were de-; feated at Dundee Friday evening by the score of 55 to 10. Bosina Freund and Marguerite Overton have found that sliding down the banisters is a quicker way to get out. There are only fifty more days of school left and some are Already beginning to study harder to get an extra credit. A certain boy that got but 45 in geometry last month has been very gloomy and sp far we" have not found anything to cheer him up. t ~The seventh grade had a rare treat one day last week when Leo Hjelen, Wm, Kennebeck and Joe May performed for them during history class. f • Teacher: "How much' do*, you • ,*#eigh?" r~ , -Pupil: "I haven't been weighed. h- I don't, know anyone who kas a weighing machine." . , . k/' Honor Roll '•'J •' *• Freshman--Lillian Doherty, Mary . Walsh. Glenn Wattles, Glady^Van '/ ,/|fatta, Mildred Kinsala, Louis Young. . Sophomore--Margaret Adams, An- " jfesew Hawley. . « Junior--Mary Smith. Senior--Ellen Walsh, TliOB. Fris- The Sophs' Prograai tile sophomores' time for a program came, They heeded it with slangy repertoire, . for each said tint the other was •'V blame For not appearing on the floor. prepared, They knew dot what to see more Mr. Nye was nteCKly proached For a chance to slip it thru. 3fhis time he was angry. He said: "YouU hive to eee what you can do, Two weeks is long enough <o prepare a program." Friday morning came along, „ ,Ms With that, oh, bitter woe! F They all wore dismal frowns ^ ; -• As they knew they'd have^ Nine o'clock came all too soon, And the sophs were shaky then, But with valiant minds aid hearrt$ in all, They started out to wip« t, Frank played the victroliy . It surely sounded fine;• . Then the girls sang with Stich sweet voices We thought 'twas an angel chpir divine. . v To tell it all would take a day, < / . But it all turned out all right For it showed how well the sophs can do • Jf they try with all their might. v , --Howard V. Phalin. The above accqunt, of course, is exaggerated, but the sophomore program was the best given by that class this year. Howard forgot to mention his reading, "Sockery Joins the Lodge," which kept the audience laughing from start to finish and which was praised by close of the program. RING WOOD ~ * Miss Emily Behm of Woodstoclc is visiting Mrs. Allen. Revs. Ratcliff and Harrison wefe calling- in town last Saturday. W. E. Smith and J. V. Buckland were McHenry visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Rainey were brief callers in McHenry Saturday. The young people enjoyed their usual Saturday evening party in M. W. A. hall. Harmon Anderson of Genoa Junction, Wis., spent Sunday with Prof. Priest and family. Mrs. Mary Esh and little son of Spring Grove spent last Thursday with her parents. Floyd Merchant and Alma Nester of Woodstock spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Merchant. Valvoline gasoline, the best by test, sold and distributed by C. _M. Bickler and also by all leading dealers. Mrs. Mary Hodge's brother, Mr. Holcomb, who has been spending most of the winter with her, left for his home at Austin, Minn., Monday evening. Mrs. Cora Flanders was very |>leasantly surprised on her birthday last Thursday by a number of her friends coming in to spend the evening with her. The same company quietly walked in on Saturday evening to help MiaS" Lora Smith celebrate her natal day. The World War, a book that should be in every American home. Sold" and distributed in McHenry county by Martin B. Schmitt, West McHenry. ihi* LtllEKS HENRY AND JOHN FREUND ARE HEARD FROM G. Adams, Who Haa Seen Several Weeks of Actual Fighting, Writes Interestingly From Stephen G. Adatas The following letter, written by Stephen G. Adams, son. of Mrs. Mary K. Adams of this village, to the editor of The Plaindealer, wlil be read with interest by his many friends here: Bettendorf, Germany, Jan. 29, 1919. Friend Schreiner--I thought I would take the pleasure of writing you a few lines. I received several articles which had been clipped from The Plaindealer, sent to me from folks around home. I have been in Bettendorf, Luxemburg, for about forty days. Bettendorf is about the prettiest part of Europe that I have had the good fortune to see since I have been over here. We have hiked all over France and saw nothing but hills wherever we went. We had about an inch of 8now* a few nights ago and it's a good thing that the war is at an end, for it's too cold to be in the lines at the present time. I will try attd tell you some of the experiences we have gone thru since landing at Brest, France, May 24, 1918. We laid in the harbor about two days and were then sent to a rest camp, situated about five miles from Brest. The dust was about three inches deep, there having been no rain for a long time. We thought that we were in h- sure, but the further we went the worse it got, AlwaysWelcome CALUMET BAKING POWDER la always right. It's worth come. Never .hirks it. fSuTTfeg waste® minute* or material* and I know iPsroreand wholesome, as Calumet contains only such y theu!1!fr5»5 You gpt when you buy it--you mat* when you tut iL HIGHEST is have been approved officially Authorities " :'V •tfCA'lr ar-'/.'V: until we became used to it, and after we were over here for a time we were givemJthe company of plenty of pets, such ^s cooties and other animals. The first experience we had in the lines was on the Somme front at Albert. This was our first experience under shell fire and we were just like a bunch of geese in a hail storm. After we had been under shell fire for a short time we learned to* keep out of the way of the shells, or "try to* at least. We stood in the trenches day after day with wet feet, hungry and sleepy, but at the same time we were all happy in^ the lines. However, whenever a big shell landed and killed some of our friends it made a person wonder if the next one had his number. We were in the lines for a period of fifty-two days in one stretch, but we weren't in the same place all the time, for we kept old Jerry on the move all the time. Most of the boys in one infantry company were gassed at Fresnes, the last place where we were in the lines. There were a few of the boys in our company killed by Jerry's big shells. Jerry tried to get the best of the Yanks by using whizz bang machine guns and g; but at the same time the Yanks' were sending about, five shells to Jerry's one. While we were in the Argonne forests we surely had some exciting times. Some of the boys went out on patrol one night to see what they could find out there and they ran into some old German barracks, which were located at the end of the woods. Jerry had gone so fast that he left a lot of stuff in the barracks, such as equipment, clothing, a. few band instruments and a good lot of souvenirs. The greatest of all was some of the snipers found two or three kegs of beer and started to roll one of the kegs "back to the lines. Becoming tired, however, they left same. The next night the Yanks went out on another patrol and brought the keg along with them. One of the snipers found a German bicycle and a rifle loaded with wooden bullets. He got drunk ^pn the beer and tried to ride the wheel around on No Man's land- He rode it for about twenty-five yards when he was spied by a Jerry sniper, who started firing. The Yank got off the wheel and started to shoot at the German with his wooden bullets. This afforded the gang more fun than a clown at a. circus.* I have seen some of our aeroplanes do some swell work. Saw them bring down four of Jerry's planes in ope afternoon. Jerry tried to coiAe over, but we had too many planes up at that time. I have counted as high as two hundred aijd fifty planes at one time, all loaded with heavy bombs to drop in Jerry's trenches, and thank heavens the Yanks were successful, as the Germans were never able to make the raid that they had planned. The Yanks made several raids on -- the German lines and always brought in several prisoners every time they went over. We were in the lines from Sept 24 until eleven o'clock on November the eleventh. On the eleventh every thing seemed quite different. No shells were whizz banging over our heads and no more gas to bother us We were glad to be able to lay our equipment aside and at once started to build fires and clean up a little but the water was very scarce. We had not washed or shaven in several weeks. Shortly $fter eleven o'clock on Nov. 11 the Germans came over and shook hands with us and traded souvenirs for our cigarettes and smoking. They told us of the hard ships that they had gone thru and we told them of ours. They were all glad that the war was over. The ifollowing day we were ordered to • Mm Village backer Um lines, fee name of the place is Ranziers. We remained there about a month and then hiked from Ranaiers into Germany. We remained in Germany but one day and from there moved to Bettendorf, where we are now awaiting our turn to be sent home. All of the boys are anxiously awqjting the return home and tell what it is to cross the pond. We have had an experience that no one can take away from us. It sure has been one gay life, but I do not care to live it over again, for it's too hard game. Well, friend Schreiner, I ^111 have to close as it is bed time. » Your friend, Stephen G. Adams, H. Q. Co., 130th Infantry,* 65th Brigade, 33rd Div., A. P. O. 750, A. E. F. From Pvt. John Freund Bordeaux, France, Feb. 21, 1919. .Dear Folks--Received your letter of Jan. 11 last Wednesday and was glad to hear from you. I am well and hope you are all the same. Well, how is the weather? I suppose it is quite cold. It was a little rainy here the last few days. It's about two above zero in the mornin g. Had a letter from Henry a few days ago, saying that he was in Luxemburg and going to Larochette as he had* a date with the dentist there. Am alone in the ward again. I ha<Hto do all the worV anyway so I insisted on doing it alone. Had general inspection today and everything was. O. K. Col. Lamson and the adjutant with the top sergeant made a tour of inspection in all the wards. I have eight patients at present. The last one admitted to my ward tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat, but did not quite - finish the job. This is the second case of this kind in a week. The other lad died by bleeding to death before he was found. Some of the boys want to go back, but are held here for no reason. At times I feel very disgusted myself. The last four weeks seemed like Months. I guess I am not used to holding one job this long in the army. I need the fresh air, which I only get at night. I have not received my Christmas package yet and don't expect to get it now. Henry got his Jan. 5 vation large Hie flu is breaking out again hare. They are being vaccinated now. We also have one case of spinal meningitis. As soon as the weather gets warm all these diseases will let up. am not afraid of any of them. After going thro all this a fellow is almost able to stand anything. The hospital is the only place to go for a rest and plenty of eats Just five months ago I left the states. All men in the A. E. F. had to send a card to their nearest rela tive. Many men are now here six or eight months and never wrote to their folks, so all had to send a card. Well I hope I can soon bid France goodbye and hello to Broadway and get back to a real God's country. must close as it is about supper time and I will have to feed my family of eight. Hope to hear from yottr JMon. From your son, v Pvt. John Freund. haven't received any of The Plaindealers which you sent me. Joe Weber has been moved to another camp and I have not heard from him since. We got paid yesterday and received 79 francs and 50 centimes ($14*50). One franc equals about 17c and 5 francs, 45 centimes, equal one honest to God American, silver dollar. ^ . We have q K. of C. hall now and two chaplains. They bring us candy and smokes twice a week. The Sal to hear ttltUSlt about f We are r* ,taking down tie tents and are jit about finished. I think I'we will have to leave Camp Stanton, but don't like to until we get ready to leave for the states, but don't think that will be long. The way things look now we will get out of England by the first of April and I will be glad to get back to the U. S. again. Got two letters from fellows that came over in July and stayed here until Nov. 25 and they are all home. Tell pa I will be there to help put in the corn and to put in a lot. I have had a year's rest. . (< As ever, «Joseph Schaid. Mr. and ,Mrs, Lee . Husor^j^id daughters *pent Sunday ki 'Ohaoeey Jepson's. ' - Chas. Durtnill, whs* is home from ^ France, was visiting his father'here Sijnday- ' ' .v . - a J A baby boy came to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Cox en V Thursday, March 6. . Ojg-ssf Miss Ella Moore attended the reception for Mrs. E. C. Palmar at Mrs. #erden's last Thursday. - ••'•I From Pvt. Henry Freund Medernach, Luxemburg, Feb. 22. Dear Folks--Received your letter dated ^eb. 1 this morning and was glad to hear from you. I am well and hope you afe all the same. We had a little rain last night and it is slushy out today. I guess they have spring early over here as they sow their grain in March. They say that they have nice weather by the 15th of March; They are celebrating Washington's birthday Here today. The civilians are going to have a dance here the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of March and alfeo a concert. I am wearing my service stripe now. It was six months the 7th of February that we were in France. We were., on the boat sixteen day when we tcame over and were not attacked by any sub-marine. I am going to have my picture taken and send them to you if thpy turn out good. I am sending a picture of two of my friends. One is from Dundee, 111., And the other from Arkansas. ' \ see by your letter that the flu is still killing people over there. The people I am staying with had a funeral yesterday. It was an old man of eighty-five years that died. I giiess he died of old age. I get a letter or card from John every week. He gets my letters al&p. But I don't get any Plain dealers. They must be delayed some where. I don't know when we are coming home. I am afraid we will be here for a long time. I don't ex pect to get back before the 1st of June at the .earliest. My letter is getting long so I must close. With regards to all. Heniy Freund. From Jos. Schaid - Jan. 28, 1919. Dear Sister Lillian--Well, how are you alll. 1 am fihe, but don't OSTEND Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rogerp are the first in this neighborhood to get new automobile this spring. Mrs. Frank Kaiser came over from Woodstock last week Friday to have some dental work finished up at McHenry. The milk producers of this neigh borhood, who patronise the Ringwood factory, were called to that place last week Thursday to attend a business meeting. News has been receive# here that Mr. and Mrs. Guy Harrison are residents of Washington and that Mrs Harrison is recovering her health Guy is working in a factory and the children are in school. Frank Francisco writes ,that his wife is slowly recovering from in fluenza. Two doctors gave tip all hope, while one stuck for recovery, and at last it is .quite certain. The children are all right and able to attend school. Little Annie, / the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Matgas, who reside near Ed. Wallis', met with a painful accident'one day re cently. She was riding down hill and ran into a barb wire fence, the wire striking her just below the eye ami cutting a gash that required about fifteen stitches to close. It is feared by the parents that; it will leave an unsightly scar, In, last week's write-up we men tioned the death of Mrs. Geo. Brady who at one time lived in the tenant house on the F. B, Thompson farm Mr. Brady was stricken Feb. 13 and his wife the 14th. Mrs. Brady lived one week, while George fought the disease for two weeks and passed away at their home near Whitewater, Wis., leaving their little daughter to the care of relatives. It is thought the baby will recover. All were victims of influenza. Thanks- •" >-cr We wish in this public manner to express our thanks to the Modern Woodman of America for the prompt ,«r 4 j settlement of the claim of Wagoner ' "reorge P. Schreiner,. who passed ^ way while in service in France.^ Espccialy do we wish ' to thankX t Messrs. W. D. Wentworth and E. E.'l * ; dassett, of Valley camp, M. W. A. of(3' [ this village, for their prompt atten-^f-'-^V* tien*4p the matter. >1^ '* Mrs. Christina Schreiner / and Family. Frank Groh y Frank Groh, the fifteen-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas "Groh of Chicago, passed away at the family home in that city on Friday o^ v : l ' last week, following a siege of bronchial trouble. ' The mother of the ^ V deceased is a daughter of Mrs. Jacob Stock, who resides east of this vil- ' lage. McHenry friends extend their • deepest sympathy to the bereaved family. * • As high as $50 per month is be- '• ' ing paid for farm labor in this locality. This also includes board and' ^ room and in some cases washing and the keeping of a horse. Time brings5 < changes. VOLO Mrs. Vogt is staying with Mrs. John Brown this week.- Mrs. John Walton * spent Friday last with her daughter in Wauconda. Messrs. R. and E. 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