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u , : % , * r «*.'piwa^r .'ft/v*.; ^ j t:C$# .y"!""yi'lT." ."""" '•'VT-:w-' --'••<WWU . .£««« ,»»'*« rn-^r,, ,.,, » ;?*? W:" ' . !i® • ' ' . -\r*r ^ ' V ' ' HP // * *P*rzd^* ;4 %<, "'4 m +ir% W. Viir M M W * ' • ' #•-• ti S * * - 4-*" • a: 'hi l ' : ; ' *f i ^ fj; VOLUME XLVI MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1921 NO. 34 WEEKLY EXCIAHGE ITEMS AS TAKEN FKOM THE COLUMNS OP OtlK EXCHANGES WlKcltaiiMuf Assortment of New* .^ftems hi fiMemwil Forn Far Bqpy IVople The DeSmet tile factory at Wauconda has closed down for an indefinite period. four carloads of cinders were recently donated to the village of Grayslake and were used in raising a sidewalk in that municipality. Thos. Strong is the new village marshal and water pumper at Grayslake. He was hired by the village' board last week at a salary of $60 per month. The Woodstock American Legion post is sponsoring a home talent minstrel show, which is to be given at the opera house in that city on Feb. 11 and 12. J. H. Vickers of Harvard, former Illinois legislator, is now engaged in the insurance business, representing the Banker' Life Insurance company of Freeport. The Algonquin condensing plant, owned by the Borden company, is for sale and may be purchased by the Milk Producers' Co-operative Marketing company. / The Dixon milk condensing plant of the Borden company resumed the direct purchase of milk on Tuesday morning of this week after a suspension since Nov. 6. 1920. Mrs. Bess Barnes Cobb, associate editor of the Crystal Lake Herald, is .enjoying a few weeks' vacation with friends in California, the first vacation she has taken in seven years. The water works question is being agitated at Richmond and, according to the Gazette of thpt village, most of the leading citizens of the village want such an improvement made. Waukegan automobile dealers are planning on putting on an auto show all of their own and have already decided on Feb. 17, 18 and 19 as the^ . dates when the show will take place. Atty. ,R. vW. Churchill of Grayslake has just been appointed assistant attorney general in Lake county to succeed Atty. Wm, F. Weiss of Waukegan, who was elected to the Illinois legislature last fall. E. A. Carncro&s, assistant County advisor of McHenry county, has just accepted the position of county advisor of DuPqge county and will move to Wheaton at once, .where he has already purchased a home. A one and one-third mill tax for the maintenance of a free public library Wis voted at Barrington on Tuesday of last week at a special election held in that village. The proposition carried by a vote of 287 for and 285 against. William A. Grunau and Roscoe Nightingale, two former Barrington boys, have just disposed of their garage, located at the southwest corner of Irving Park Blvd. and Southport Ave., Chicago, for a consideration of $63,670.* • In order to accommodate the increased number of classes in the second semester curriculum of the Woodstock high school, the teaching hours beginning on Monday morning of this wnek have been contiuous from 8:15 a. tn. to 3:30 p. m. R. E. Haeger, who has long since 1 become famous as a breeder of Holstein- Freisian cattle, is now coming in for honors at poultry shows. At the recent New York poultry show he entered a display of speckled Suxxex Mid carried off a number of prizes. : A physical examination of the 214 children attending the grade schools' of Marengo showed that sixty per cent of the boys and forty-six per cent of the girls were under weight. The ex-,donation and amination was held undeir thie direc-, announced that the money will be tion of the Woman's club of that city.; ^ fm ^ purchage of for Henry Bruedigam of Costal l£ke ^ Hps just completed his twenty-fifth | yea/ as deacon of the I'mmanuel Luth- j 'MAJOR BOB" NEXT MONDAY Ani Tuesday Evenings at the Empire Theatre Here "Major Bob--Cupid," a four-act comedy drama, which during the past two weeks or more has been under rehearsal by home talent, directed by Miss Blanche Pryor, principal of the Community high school, will be presented for the approval of the general public at the Empire theatre in this village on Monday and Tuesday evenings of next week, Feb. 7 and 8. What is believed to be the strongest cast ever assembled in McHenry has been engaged to produce the play and according ty progress that is being made at the rehearsals reports have it that the theatre-going public of the community is assured something exceptionally good in the way of dramatic entertainment next Monday and Tuesday nights. The show is being sponsored by the members of St. Mary's court, No. 594, C. O. F., of this village, who have been selling tickets for the two performances for some time past, and, according to reports, the workers will be quite disappointed if the home players are not met by large audiences on each night. The box sale of seats for the two performances will open at Petesch's drug store tomorrow morning and remain open up to the time of the first show. Holders of advance reserved seat tickets may have them exchanged at Petesch's beginning tomorrow. The following are the cast of characters and synopsis of the play: Cast of Characters Robert Belter, better known as '."Major Bob, an American Hustler," editor of the Eagle's Scream, Paradise, Idaho, afterwards of the law firm of Duxum & Belter, Chicago Robert Green Francis Rawdon, professional gambler, owner of the finest club room in Paradise, afterwards guardian of an heiress. Leo Heimer Stephen Dallas, a young miner of Paradise, in hard luck, afterwards a gentleman of fortune on his travels Albert Barbian Old Joe, a miner who doesn't mine, in Paradise Clarence Niesen DeWitt I^uxum, a prosperous Chicago lawyer .......Carl l^ickler Bart Binks, clerk in Duxum & Belter law office Frank Gans Servant .Clarence Niesen Amelia Harper, known as Mellar, old Joe's daughter, in Paradise, afterwards an heiress in Chicago Mildred Welch Priscilla Fagg, principal of a Young Ladies' seminary in Chicago Verona Niesen Annie Lovell, a deserted wife Lenore Freund Mary, Miss Fagg's maid Lillian Heimer Synopsis For Program Act I--In Paradise. The major says something. Act II--Law office in Chicago. The major learns something. Act III--Miss Fagg's seminary. The major tells something. Act IV--Apartment in nfejor's house. The major introduces something. Prices, 35 and 60 cents. The net proceeds will go to St. Mary's court, C. O. F„ St. Mary's and St. Patrick's churches. • Turned Over $180.16 Jolni StofFel, treasurer of the Fourth of July home coming celebration as held two years ago, on Monday of this week turned over to the treasurer of the McHenry post of the American Legion $130.16, which represented the net receipts of the Fourth of July home coming of 1919. The members of the local post are indeed grateful have already DIED SUDDENLY Ilf CHICAGO JOHN i. STILLING DIED SUDDEN- <LY LAST FRIDAY Entertained 5M Club V eran church of that city and in appreciation of the faithful services rendered the members of the congregation presented him with a handsome Morris chair. The presentation took place just before the opening of services on a recent Sunday morning. - At a public meeting held at Hebron Nile day recently it was decided to pur- 2 - av\A AtWwiSA im- The member of the West Side Five Hundred Card club were most delightfully entertained by Mrs. P. H. Weber in the parlors of the Northwestern hotel on Main street on Friday evening of last week. Several games of five hundred were played, after which prizes were awarded and dainty refreshments served. Mrs. P. M. Justen was awarded the first prize, while the chase new scenery and went to the hostess, prove the appearance of their village tpll building, which is now being used Parent-Teachers' Asm. by the basket ball team. It had been This evening, Feb. 3, there ' hoped by many that an extension to; * meeting of the Parent-Teachers' the building would also be made, but association at the school house. Local the majority of the tax payers there apparently are of the opinion that this Improvement must wait a while longer. The citjn of Elkhorn, Wis., has just deeded over to the Frank Holton company of that city the site and factory occupied by that company. It was the carrying out of an agreement whereby the property was to be turned over jost as soon as the company had paid out $506,000 in wages. The company has not only lived up to the agreement, but has also constructed twenty- seven homes for its employes and improved the factory build- S-r considerably. The factory h now e of the largest *,f the kind V the eeuntry and iagiviac eatfiaymanl to M0 people. ' speakers will give addresses and a few musical numbers will also be given. All Interested in the advance ment of our school are urged to attend. Firet~U niveraaliat~Church The sermon subject next Sunday will be "The Critic's Attack Upon Religion." Hie Sunday school meets at 10:00 a. m. and the preaching service at 11.00. Everyone is most cordially invited. To Whom It May Concern Statements made by me concerning my wife, family and home and her mother's home were false and untrue revenge. ':r\ " John A. Montgomery. End Cornea at Post Graduate II--pi tal. Where He Had Been Taken Only a Few Days Before It was with a feeling of deepest regret that our people received the sad news last Friday evening announcing the unexpected as well as untimely death of John J. Stilling, one of the community's highly respected citizens, which occurred at the Post Graduate hospital in Chicago at 5:20 o'clock that afternoon. The deceased had been taken to the Chicago hospital on Monday morning of last week ih the hope that an operation, to which he was to have submitted, would result successfully and restore to him the excellent health which he had enjoyed almost continuously thru life up to the night of January 28, when he was ' suddenly stricken with a severe attack of appendicitis. Mr. Stilling had passed that day fishing thru the ice on Pistakee lake and on his return about five o'clock that evening he complained to his wife and family of not feeling well. The family physician was called into attendance and after an examination advised the trip to the Chicago hospital. Preparations were made at once and he was taken to the city on the morning above mentioned. Shortly after his arrival at the hospital a thoro examination was mqde and after a consultation of physiciankin attendance it was decided tha^ thg)condition of the patient would not warrant such an undertaking. He grew steadily worse and two days prior trfVJbis demise his wife and family were notified of his serious condition and in response Mrs. Stilling went to Chicago and was with her hufeband during the last two days, being at his bedside when the end came. His brother, Ben Stilling, of this village was also with him the greater part of the time during which he was confined to the hospital and left him only a short time before he died, the brother being on his way to McHenry to notify fhe children and intended taking them to their father's bedside the following morning. The body was shipped to McHenry Saturday evening and, was taken to his home on North Water street. The direct cause of his death was appendicitis followed by a complication, including pneumonia. John J. Stilling was bora on the old homestead, now owned and occupied by Joseph Stilling, a brother, and located on the Pistakee Bay road a short distance northeast of this village, on May 1, 1869. Here he was raised and grew to manhood. On January 1, 1881, in the brick church which was destroyed by fire at Johnsburg a number of years ago, he was united in marriage to Mary Etten, the ceremony having been performed by the late Rev. H. M. Mehring. He then took up farming on what is now known as his old home stead, about a mile east of Ringwood, which vocation he followed with a marked degree of success for a period of twenty-five years, retiring from industrious life only about five years ago, when he purchased his late home on North Water street and mgved to this village to spend the remainder of his days in a manner as provided by the fruits of his labor. Mr. Stilling was the father of four children, as follows: Joseph, who occupies the homestead near Ringwood; John, who conducts a vulcanizing shop on Pearl street, and Louise and Albert, who are at home. These, together with a grief stricken wife and mother, are left to mourn, as are three brothers and one sister, Joseph, who resides on the Pistakee Bay road; Henry," whose farm is located on the Fox Lake road, and Ben, whose home is at Orchard Beach on Fox river, and who, with his son, is engaged in the real estate business here; the sister, Mrs. Margaret Schaefer, resides at Johnsburg. Three grandchildren are also included among the near relatives who are left to mourn. • Mr. Stilling was of the industrious type of American manhood and as a result of his farm endeavors his family is left well provided for. He was a kind and indulgent husband and father, a desirable neighbor and friend and a man of strictest integrity. The funeral took place from his late home and thence from St. Mary's Catholic church in this village, at 10:30 o'clock on Monday morning of this week with Rev. Edw. Berthold, the pastor, officiating. Requiem high mass was celebrated, while the pastor rendered a most fitting sermon and tribute. The body was tenderly laid at rest in the family lot in St. Mary's cemetery, to which it was followed by a large number of relatives and friends, gathered to pay a good citizen their final respects. Sincere sympathy is extended to' those bereft. Vaccinated Some of the employes of the Borden milk bottling plant in this village were vaccinated on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. D. G. Wells did the work. The vaccination was ordered by officios trfllhe company. The apprehension one night last week of drivers of two trucks loaded down with merchandise and which had been stolen from freight cars at Wayne, it is hoped, will clear up a series of freight car thefts which have l>een going on for m^ny months past. When the freight crew pulled into the Wayne station one night last week they discovered that the signals were not working and upon investigation found that the wires had been cut. A short ways up the road from the railway tracks they noticed 1 couple of trucks and on approaching the machines the crew found that they had been so heavily loaded that both became stuck in the muddy roads. The incident was at once reported to Chicago officials and since then, we are told, a gang of well organized freight car robbers, headed by one Mr. Murphy, has been rounded up in Chicago. According to the meagre information at hand, it was the scheme of the gang to send the trucks out each night and thus before day light the next morning they would be back to their headquarters. Since the arrest of this gang it has been learned that tfiese trucks, operated in a number of the uburban cities And towns of Chicago. They even came as far as Crystal Lake to do the plundering. It is said that their operations were carried on at Crystal Lake only a short time ago. Many of the McHenry business men suffered thru the operations of this gang during the past" few months, shortage claims at the local station having been made with marked regularity of late. Among those who have •placed claims for shortage in shipments during the past few months ; Wilbur Lumber company, John Stoffel, L. A. Erickson, Smith Bros., Wm. Pries and a number of others whose names we were unable to obtain. Wm. F. Riley, one of the old-time detectives for the C- & N. W. railroad, was in McHenry last Friday checking up among our business men who have lost goods thru this source. The McHenry people concerned were a bit surprised to learn that a round up had been accomplished and all trust that this will put an end to this sort of burglary along this line at least. i K. OF C. ENTERTAINED FREIGHT CAR ROBBERS Wen Apprehended Near Wayne One Night Last Week FIMDREIIT CITIZEN DEAD BODY FOUND IN FIELD ON HIS ' vV,." v et .F ARM ' Left Over 3M People Attended Last Thursday Night's Affair One of the biggest social ings, in point of attendance, ever sponsored by the McHenry council, Knights of Columbus, took place at the K. of C.Aall last Thursday evening, when over 300 Knights, members of their families and invited friends gathered for a few hours of social entertainment and amusement The evening's program was opened with two short talks, the speakers being Edward J. Keating of Aurora and Frank A. McCarthy of Elgin, the former a prominent fourth degree member of the order and the latter also a zealous worker and who last fall was a candidate for congressman from tills district. Rev. M. J. McEvoy, in 1$; capacity as lecturer of the local council, introduced the speakers in his ever pleasing manner. Both of^ the speakers were very well received and their talks enjoyed immensely. The first named speaker spoke along the line of fourth degree membership, while Mr. McCarthy spoke on subjects that are of vital importance to Catholics at this particular time. Dancing, cards and the serving of refreshments made up the balance of the evening, music for the dancing having been furnished by a home orchestra. The refreshments were served in cafeteria style by the young ladies of the Daughters of Isabella society. All told, the event was thoroly enjoyed by those in attendance. Nothing to It A report that C. M. Bickler of Johnsburg is about to engage in the automobile business in McHenry has been circulated thruout the entire locality during the past two weeks or more and Mr. Bickler has asked The Home at' Wednesday Night--Body Found Friday--Burial Monday On Friday morning, January 28, the body of Johli Carey, one of the most prominent and respected citizens of McHenry, was found by a searching party lying dead in a corner of the field of his Ringwood farm. He had left the farm home Wednesday night with the intention of walking to his home in this village, but death met him on the way and called him to his eternal home. i It was a grief stricken little party that made its way through the fields and down the tracks of the Northwestern railroad after the shocking discovery, news of which flashed from home to home in the village. The funeral was held frotai the home on Green street and from St. Patrick's church at 10:00 o'clock on Monday of this week. The St. Patrick's Holy Name society, to which the deceased had belonged, marched in a body from the home to the church, where seats weVe reserved on ftie epistle side. Requiem high mass was sung by the pastor, Father McEvoy, and the absolutions for the dead were given after the mass. Preceding the absolutions a sermon was preached, explaining the funeral rites, which were shown to be of apostolic origin. Passing from this as an introduction a sincere appreciation of the departed was given, the reverend speaker summing it up in a word, "John Carey was a good man." Though endowed with wealth it was pointed out that his greatest and only lasting wealth was his sterling faith and his practical Catholic living. This it was that gave him .the right to Christian burial. The church was filled to overflowing with the throng of friends, relative*, neighbors and business associates. Left to mourn his death in his immediate family are his wife, Mary, and his six surviving children, Mrs. Thomas Doherty of Ringwood, Florence, Gerald, Evelyn, Walter and Genevieve. The latter attends school at St. Mary's college, Notre Dame, Ind.» Two children died some years ago; Donald in infancy and Anna, who digd suddenly in 1912. Besides the immeoiate family a brother, Walter, of Wilmot remains. Mr. Carey was one of the directors of the Fox River Valley State bank and trustee of St Patrick's church at the time of his death. He had numer INCOME TAX EXPERT Ta Be at Ringwood Today and Again Next Thursday Income Tax Expert P. M. Justen, whose services have been engaged by the Fox River Valley State bank of this village as well as the Ringwood State bank at Ringwood to render aid and give advice to those subject to the filing of an income tax report, will be at the Ringwood bank this Thursday and again next Thursday. On Friday and Saturday of this week, Feb. 4 and 5, he will be at the Fox River Valley State bank in this village. In addition to being at the bank all day on the days mentioned he will also be found there from 7:00 p. m. until 9:00 p. m. on Friday evening. Quite a few of the tax payers of the eommunity have already taken advantage of Mr. Justen's aid during the past two weeks, while the real rush is yet to come. TCie following article, clipped from last week's Crystal Lake Herald, will undoubtedly be read with interest here: "If you are liable to pay an ipcome tax for 1917, 1918 or 1919 and failed to make your return, better crawl in a hole and stay there for Revenue Officer M. T. Pidgeon is in Crystal Lake checking up income tax returns. "Tuesday he dug up the fact that an employe of the Bowman Dairy company, whose 1918 income was 5 cents over the legal exemption, had failed to make a return. He fined the man $5.00. As the tax would have been 4 per cent of 5 cents, or 2 mills, it would have been considerably cheaper to have filed a return two years ago. However, Uncle Sam now gets $6.00 whereas he would have received only 2 mills. Mr. Pidgeon.has been working in McHenry. county for some time, having his headquarters in McHenry, and has run down numerous cases of income tax evasion. He has only recently started checking up in this immediate vicinity and no doubt will dig up a few liases at least of persons who either wilfully or thru lack of knowledge of the law failed to make their returns." RENTS COOLEY FARM ? Anton P. Freund Will fin Ofttft «g Place March 1 Arrangements were completed and papers drawn up the first of the week whereby Anton P. Freund, who during the past few years has conducted the John A. Smith estate falrm, east of OUR business interests, involving and i ^'s v'"age> -tenant the Johnson receiving incessant care and attention. *arm on t*ie Crystal Lake road, now Quiet and unobstrusive in manner, he owned Fred A- »nd *«»nted was an interesting and a sociable com- durin& ^ P*st <*>**' W. panion with his intimates. Success met his efforts, but never changed his mode of life. Untiring worker that he was, he was so to the end. His whole thought was for his family and , for them he spent himself unselfishly, route he has built up a dairy that bids fie was born on the English Prairie j fair to become one of the finest in near Spring Grove in 1863. In St. these parts. Already he has a good Patrick's church, October, 188*>, he start in that direction. Thus the farm was united in marriage to Mary j that he has tenanted since leaving the Phalin, who survives him. In 1915 McHenry business has grown too small during the Gibbs. The farm is considered one of the very best in this locality. Mr. Freund has made rapid strides as a farmer and since giving up the local milk and he has been on the look-out for some time past for something larger and now that he has been successful he retired from his farm in Ringwood, where he had resided since 1887, and came to McHenry to live. His family, among the most estimable of the com- j he is satisfied. munity, have the deep sympathy of j The Smith place, ^which he leaves, the townsfolks in the tragic summons .has already been rented by Henry J. from their midst of a truly good husband and father. It will never be known what it was that impelled him to leave Ringwood at night to walk home; it was though, as was said in the funeral sermon, "he had a rendezvous with death." In Allen Seeger's appealing lines: "God knows 'twas better to be deeply during the coming year Tonyan of Fox Lake, who will move otito same about the first of next month. C. W. Gibbs, also one of the community's live farmers, who has been on the Cooley farm during the past year, and which he has conducted along with the smaller place, will, we understand, conduct the small farm Pillowed in silk and. scented down When love throbs out in blissful sleep, Pulse nigh to pfalse and breath to breath, Wm. Bonsiett Sells Home A d^al was consummated the first of this week whereby Clyde Kent of Chicago comes into possession of the Wm. Bonsiett house and property fac- Where hushed awakening are dear. jnj? Waukegan street and extends back But I've a rendezvous with Death as far as Main street. Mr. Kent, we At midnight in some flaming town, !are told, will be given possession of When spring trips north again this year; And I to my pledged word am true, I shall not fail that rendezvous." Weight Taken From Leg La» Stilling, who during the past Plaindealer to say for him that the re-, - ^ months hag confined to his port is entirely without foundation. ^ afc hig home at 0rchard Beach, on He adds further that he is perfectly ^ pox rjVer, removed the weight which satisfied with his connection at Johns- has been attached to his leg last week burg and has never entertained the.^ he hopes that an examination, thought of making a change. which he is to undergo soon, will show Improving Office that the treatment has brought about The -office of the Wilbur Lttnber the desired results and that a permacompany is undergoing quite extensive nent cure will follow. An injury to alterations and improvements, which J the young mans hip suffered a long has necessitated the moving of the , time since is the cause for his present books and equipment to the east room I confinement His many young friends in the Theo. Schiessle building. It of the community sincerely hope that will probably be another two weeks | the treatment has proven sueceasfui. before the office employes will be able Taken to Hospital to return to their former quarters. Misg Lmian Bauer the thirteen- Dance Saturday Night , year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. The next dance, given by the Me- ; Math. Bauer, was taken to the Post Henry post, No. 491, American Legion,' Graduate hospital in Chicago Sunday, will take place at their hall on the' where on Wednesday she underwent an West Side Saturday evening. McAn- j operation for the removal of her tondrews' orchestra will furnish the music sils and adenoids. Reports from her and the uf admission will hfdaida are to the effect that she prevail ITERS OF LOCAL UITEKEST AS PICKED UP BY PLADiDEAUOK REPORTERS DURING WEEK 4 What People Are Doing In This Inge and the Immediate Vidni^**"J Other Short Paragraphs Prewar prices on hosiery at son's store. * •:£ . Torrington vacuum cleaners at * Harry's Electric shop, Justen block. The cement foundation for the new home to be erected by George Wirfs on Waukegan street was completed last Saturday afternoon. Apples $2.00 per bushel. Winesapp and Roman Beauties. McHenry Conn* ty Farmers' Co-operative association, " successors to Fred A. Cooley. ' "Major Bob" will say something, learn something and tell something at the Empire theatre here on Monday and Tuesday evenings, Feb. 7 and t. Don't forget the public card party under the auspices of the Daughters of Isabella at the K. of C. hall in this x village next Saturday evening, Feb. 6. The scarlet fever quarantine was lifted at the home of Mr. and Mrs; J. C. Holly last Saturday, when Mp| Holly's friends were again glneMil greet her. * Several new cases of scarlet fever ^ have been reported in and around McHenry during the past week. Fortunately all of the cases are of a vaf mild form. - A number of the local workmen sM- "s ployed at the Terra Cotta factory have again been given a temporary lay-off, which, it is hoped, will be of dwt duration. A fine time is in store for those who attend the public card party to ba given by the Daughters of Isabella at the K. of C. hall next Saturday even* ing, Feb. 5. The carpenter work on the new home, to be constructed on Waukegnn street by George Wirfs, is well under way and it looks as if the work ia to be rushed to completion. Ho your eyes bother you? If ae* see Dr. Jacobs, the eye specialist, regarding them.. Office, Justen's hotel. 1 hones 15 and 16. Phone for appointment any time during week. E. M. Geier and. Walter Warner, who are entered xin a bowling tournament at Aurora, will go down to that city next Tuesday, where they are scheduled to roll on that afternoon. Several very fine catches of perch have been reported during the past two weeks. The catches were made in the vicinity of the dam in Fox river and the fish were of an exceptionally arge size. The snow of Sunday was very welcome to some, while others were not so well pleased. Farmers tell us that it is just what the land needs at this time and much good is sure to result from the visitation. Work on the Borden ice fields waa resumed the first of the week and has tieen going on uninterruptedly since. While the ice that is now ing harvested is not the thickest put up, it is of very good quality. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church will meet at the home of Mrs. Sarah Sherburne next Thursday afternoon, Feb. 10. Election of officers will take place at this meeting and therefore all members are urgently requested to be present. The dance for the benefit of Henry fire department has ben poned and will be held at some time. It was at first planned to the event a masquerade and hold before the tteginning of Lent, but this t has been found would be impottihla at this late hour. Blessed candles will be distribute# at St Mary's church next Sunday at the beginning of late services, which start at 10:15. A silver collection wiR be taken up at both masses to defray the year's expense for candles for the altar. The blessing of throats will be given after both masses. Word has just been received from Mrs. Josephine Heimer, a former McHenry resident, that she expects to leave for California soon, where will be a guest in the home of her brother for an indeterminate period. During the last few years Mrs. HefejMT has made her home in Chicago. Yesterday was ground h®*. dlar. While the sun wasn't any too bright at any time during the day, it was bright enough so that Mr. Hog could have easily seen his shadow had b# chosen to do so. According to tradition there will be six more weeks at v. i liter. But thus far we haven't seen any real winter, Chas. Wheeler has rented the east £ I prices of «rimisRinr^ w»}l bedside .; •: jnaking % satisfactory rec the property April 1, after which he will establish a permanent home in McHenry. He also owns property along. Fox river near this village, where he and his family have passed the summers for some years past We have not learned the consideration. Uncle Tom Draws Big House Clark's Uncle Tom's Cabin company appeared before a crowded house at the Empire theatre here last Saturday evening and evidently gave very good satisfaction. The company carried its own band and orchestra, the former giving concerts on our streets during rooms of the Parker house on Wanke- f the noon hour and again in front of jgan street and expecte to move his the* theatre just before the evening's j family thereto fromTWrrn Cotta performance, while the orchestra; end of the week. The rooms i overture before the opening only recently vacated by Mrs. Mary Smith and son, who are now residing in the flat over the John 8MM Mti* played an of the performance. Ford Tractor Prices Drop The prices of Ford tractors have dropped from $790 to $625, a difference of $165. The drop became effective last week and will, no doubt, stimulate the sale of this wonderful little machine. John R. Knox is the local on Main street . Andrew Miller was able to work at the Terra Cotta factory an Tuesday morning of this week after a ten days' confinement to his home en account of illness. Mr. Miller is Me of the company's most faithful magent and he will be pleased to demon-, pj0yejJ godless to say that the strate the machine at any time.^ y! officials were glad to see him back at t*rtl like "l(njar Jta** *1 it. - I ~-V < ' J* . v , > V .. ., £L<u * 'Jiw Ihthi&.Ax.