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sure to make a creditable record ( lis new line of endeavor ,ev Claude S Moore is returned to pastorate of the Harvard church, ?h to the satisfaction of his friends;' Chas. D Wilson goes from Wood-*k to Grace church, Rockford; Rev ^ Matlack, district superintendent six years, goes to the county seat | church; Rev. S Raynor Smith is ( imed to the churches at Chemung Big Foot. The fact that he lives Chemung gives him one church inRockford district and another inChicago northern district terrf-but an exception is made in his e, and Big Foot remains in the kford district.Lev. E C Lumsden is returned to church at Dixon, which now forms art of the Joliet-Dixon district. Au-a passes out as the seat of a irch district, its territory being en over by the Chicago southern ;rict and the Joliet-Dixon district, lebron and Alden receive a new tor in the person of Rev W H ike, who takes the place of Revp| is Holt. Pastoral changes in nearplaces may be found as follows, the not being given by districts, but her from a local news viewpoint*telvidere—H F Lawler.'laine—G T Green Sapron—N P Hornlarengo—W H Tope[arvard—Claude S. Moore [ebron-Alden—W H Locke Crystal Lake—W. E Gfose rreenwood—Harry Culbertson Lichmond—Byron E Horn Woodstock—J A Matlack.uxz auiu iLatui^ iu|uuito a 17-year-old boy, Gustave Behrens, proprietor of a saloon at McHenry, was obliged to pay the sum of $600 and costs in the county court at Wood-stock on Monday of this week.Jfttppsition of the fine followed after States' Attorney Lumley presented the evidence he had secured against Behrens, who made no denial of the charges and Judge Smiley said it would cost him $600. Costs in the case reached $97 05, and the total sum the McHenry saloonist arranged to pay was $697 05Evidence that convicted Behens was obtained from an orphan boy employed on a^farm in McHenry, the boy being charged with stealing a harness, and he said it was because he was intoxicated The harness incident took place on a Sunday and when questioned, the boy alleged he obtained the liquor at the Behrens saloon on the same day| uiiiif; winy unEXTEND RED CROSS DRIVEAn Extra Week Taken in Which to Complete Canvass of TerritoryGeo. Brickley Reaches Francereo, Brickley, a member of the th Engineers expeditionary corps, arrived in France, according to ablegTam received on Tuesday of i week by his mother, Mrs J F ckley, of this city The young i was in Harvard during July on isit to his parents while enroute n the Pacific coast to Washington, C, to join his unit of the engi-rs’ corps His safe arrival m nee is a source of especial grati-tion to his parents and numerous nds in his former home city Two er Harvard young men are also ?rance, they ^eing Thos King and is (Casey) Jones.An extra week has been taken in which to close up the drive for sub-, scriptions to the Red Cross fund in the Harvard territory The canvass1 under way has been vigorous andpainstaking and the results are seen m membership and in the fund obtainedThe membership roll exceeds the 1 500 mark set at the beginning of^e campaign, while the amount of subscribed is above $2,000 Both am commendable and indicate the systematic work that is being doneBut many more must be seen before the final stage will be reached, both as to members and contributions and if you have not mined or given you»* mite, you are asked to do so this week if possible, as it is hoped the subscription campaign wil lend within a few days or a week at the mostchildren’s hosiery and giving employment to 250 operators The company also owns and operates the Cooper Spring Needle underwear plant at Bennington, Vt., and also the spinning plant at Bennington, giving employment to over 700 operators“During the past three years, Mr Brine said, “the sales of the Black Cat product have increased to the extent that the company has found it impossible to increase their manufacturing facilities to keep pace with the sales, and due to the shortage of female labor at Kenosha, we have found it necessary to start branch mills in localities where female labor is plentiful The matter was first suggested to us by Frank Krekel of the well known Keller Krekel Company Mr Krekel has been untiring m his efforts to get us to locate m Harvard and has been so enthusiastic over the proposition that we decided to thoroughly investigate the situation, with the result that we finally decided to locate here“We are coming to Harvard with the firm intention of remaining permanently and the only thing we ask of the people of Harvard is to assure us of a plentiful supply of labor We will guarantee on our part to give every working girl in Harvard employment, and as stated before we hope to get 100 girls before the first of the year, but if we can secure two or three times this number, we will be still better satisfied and will increase the capacity of the local plant as fast as we can secure the necessary help The local plant will be under the supervision of Howard Schulien, who is now located in Harvard Girls seeking employment should apply at once at the plantThe company plans on starting operations at on^e and will,begin with a minimum of IS girls, after which they plan to add additional help as fast as they can be trained to do the work properlyty’s barn in Woodstock all day Friday and Saturday morningFIRST ABSENTEE BALLOTSSoldiers at Army Camp May Votefor Judge on Oct 30Young soldiers at the army tram-1 ing camp at Rockford whose homes; are in either the counties of Mc-Hen-ry, Boone, Lake and Winnebago will be permitted to vote at the special election called for Oct 30 to elect a circuit judge to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge A H Frost.Voters at the Rockford cantonment from the four counties named above may write to the election officers of their respective counties ttsking for absentee ballots, which they may mark and mail back and which will be counted under the terms of a recent law enacted by the Illinois legislature, the law in question giving the voter the right to vote in this way just tho same as if he had appeared in person at his legal voting districtThe election ticket electors will be privileged to vote on Oct. 30 will contain the names of Robert K Welsh and F H Hall as candidates for circuit judge of the seventeenth judicial circuit. Mr Hall is the candidate of the Socialist party, while Mr Welsh is the Republican party nominee, although his name on the election ballot will appear under the caption of Independent because the legality of county central committeemen to make judicial nominations is pending in the supreme court of this state.LEGISLATOR GRAHAM HEREEnroute to Capron Shoot, He Makes Hurried Call on Harvard FriendsMarriage LicensesPeter 'Hanson. 22, Martha K M Quaas, 20, WoodstockClifton Du Voll, 24, Rockford, Bernice Bailey 20, WalworthWilliam Justen. 25, McHenry, Gertrude Rauen, 19, Spring GroveHumane Society MeetingTh*» Harvard branch of the Illinois Humane Society will meet at the residence of Mrs W C Wellington on Thursday evening, Oct. 18, at 7:30 o’clockThos E Graham, Democratic member of the legislature, was in Harvard a short time on Tuesday, enroute to Capron to participate in the shoot put up by Alex Vance. With the Lake county legislator, who is some shot, were his two brothers, both of whom have achieved much fame as crack shootersThough in the city but a short time, the Lake county lawmaker scurried about and called on a number of his political and personal friends. When asked as to whether he would seek further legislative honors, he dodged a direct reply by saying, “You know, it is hard to say no when your friends ask you to serve them. It Is too early yet, however, to make a formal declaration and it will depend on whatFrom his demeanor and the apparent consistent story of home ill treatment accorded him by his father, it was evident to those who heard him and officials as well, that there was considerable truth in what he safd.^ For that reason, it was decided to commit him to the boys’ school as above statedMrs Kamlager, mother of the boy, and his 8-year-old brother and married sister appeared in court. The mother, frail and timid and weighingless than 100 pounds,-was an object ofsympathy as she entered a plea that her boy be not turned away from home, but returned with her to receive the care that only a devoted mother can bestow on her offspring.But the court and state’s attorney told her it would be much better ln% the end to have the boy sent to an institution where discipline would be taught him and he would be well treated The mother could not see it that way, though the boy said he felt sore it would be better to not return home on account of being unable to get along with his fatherThe School for Boys at St. Charles is one of the high class institutions for wayward boys of the United States It has been in operation about twelve years and has an enrollment of 764 Tlie boys find employment in the farm of* 1,400 acres and in a variety of industrial plants within the institution. For instance, there is a little printing office, where a small paper is issued; a wood work shop, a tailor shop, a barber shop, dental parlors, shoe shop and a department given over exclusively to the making of much Of the clothes they wear.A teaching corps of ten young ladies are engaged to impart information in the various branches, so that nothing is left undone to reform and make useful citizens of the boys who are committeed to the St. Charles School forT5oys.Father of Boy Under Peace BondsTheo Kamlager, father of the boy, was placed under bonds of $1,000 by Police Magistrate Brown at Wood-stock on Tuesday of last week. It was alleged that Kamlager ill treated his wife, as well as his son, and after Sheriff Wandrack had made inquiry in the Kamlager farm neighborhood, the sheriff reported the information he secured substantiated the charge.The hearing produced sufficient proof to convince the police magistrate that the charge was well found1 ed and to place him under bonds in 1 the sum of $1,000, which he gave and returned home.
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Harvard Herald
Harvard, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 11, 1917
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