The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

ADDITIONAL PB880NAL Mki Sfetherfltoffel waaamong the Chicago passengers Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward passed the week end as the Quests of Elgin friends. Mrs. Mollie Givens and family passed Sunday as guests of relatives in Elgin. "Simon Stoffel attended the state fair at Springfield a couple of days last week. Miss Lillian Freubd is spending two weeks with relatives and friends in Chicago. Walter J. Donavin attended to business matters in the metropolitan city last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wigand and son, Douglas, pt Chicago were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Schoewer. Mrs. Simon Stoffel and daughter, Esther, Mrs. Margaret »Bonslett and Mrs. Wm. Bonslett passed Thursday of last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. (*. Frett at Aurora. Chas. J. Reihansperger transacted business in Chicago last Thursday. Ray Kolles spent lust Friday as the guest of his parents at Harvard. Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh and son, Ray, of Fox Lake were guests of relatives here last Saturday. Clarence Cobb is spending a month at the home of his granddaughtera in North Hyde Park, Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker of Chicago spent the week end with the former's mother and sister here. Mrs. Carl Nelson of Elgin passed several days last week in the home of her mother, Mrs. A. Wolff. Mrs. Brechold and Mrs. Wolf of Chicago spent the first of last week in the home of Mrs. John S. Freund. Wm. J. Welch ptfssed the first of the week in Chicago with his wife, who is confined in St. Anthony's hospital. Dr. and Mrs. A. I. Froehlich and daughter, Adele, and Miss Helen Welch spent Sunday in the metropolitan city. COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN OWR BUSY VILLAGE Wone No. 198-R. SIMON STOFFEL | Insurance agent for all classes of property in the best companies WEST McHENRT, ILLINOIS A4LFORD H. POUSE ..... AUaci^-aklrfMr PKOM & West McHenry, DL BRADLEY ft STEVEN? ;vV.; Dressmaking At Bradley Res. RINGWOOD, ILL. fhooe 49 Reasonable Rates SCHAEFER BROS. ' ©raying and Transferring Long Distance Hauling McHenry, 111. Fulton Provision Co. (Not Inc.) COMMISSION MERCHANTS FULTON MARKET fH-9M FULTON STREET LONG DISTANCE PHONE - MONROE KM Charles I. Zsk CHICAGO, ILLINOIS j^s Local Telephone Directory to Press Soon In the interest of good service subscribers arc requested to call The Telephone Company and give notice of any changes or corrections that should be made in their listings ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHON9 COMPANY , As Sen by Plaindealer Reporters and Handed Into Oar Office by Our Friends Walter Warner was a Woodstock visitor Monday. Atty. A. H. Poose transacted business at the county seat Tuesday. Dr. D. G. Wells was a professional visitor in the metropolitan city Monday. Patrick Mariarty of Chicago spent the week end as the guest of McHenry friends. Misses Floribel Bassett and Adele Pufahl were Crystal Lake visitors Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Aylward of Elgin were guests of McHenry j-elatives Sunday. Miss Sadie Meyers of Elgin spent th« latter part of last week with McHenry friends. Miss Florence Muldoon of Whiting, Ind., passed the week end with McHenry relatives. John A. Montgomery of Oak Park passed the week end with his wife and family here. George Meyers of Elgin spent Sanday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Meyers, Sr. • Mr. and Mrs. Edward Portman of Chicago passed the week end with relatives in this vicinity. C. M. Buel of Elgin passed the week end at his summer home on Fox river north of this village. Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Frett returned home last Sunday from an automobile trip thru the East. Ralph Van Natta of Chicago spent Sunday in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Van Natta. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson passed Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Alexander at Hebron. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wickie of DesPlames were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Georgte Meyers. Miss Anna Wolff parsed a few days this week in the home of her sister, Hbm Clipped From The PlaindesSer of Twenty-five Yean Ago Work on the water works system was commenced Tuesday. Hie editor was tendered a very fine serenade on Monday night. With last week's issue the Antioch News commenced its eleventh volume. The annual clam bake at Ben Still* ing's resort on Sunday was largely attended. John I. Story is making extensive repairs qn his cottage on Pearl street in this village. * It is estimated that the potato crop in McHenry county is not thirty per cent of the ustfkl yield. The new house lately built by Mrs. R. Carr at Ringwood is one of the finest in that little burg. The train which has passed this station on Sunday evenings for Chicago at 7:08 has been discontinued. Eddie Peet met with quite a severe accident while the men were filling a silo on the & H. Allen farm Thursday last. The entertainment by the ladies of the M. E. church Aid society at the village hall Friday evening was well attended. Miss Lena South of this village will start a class of vocal and instrumental music in the village of Algonquin this month. Ed. Granger and Clyde Curtis left for Belvidere Monday with the running hoi'se, "Springwell," who entered in the races. Our public school opened on Monday morning with a full corps of teachers and an attendance of about two hundred. The Wauconda and Ringwood baseball teams played a game at Gage's park here Friday afternoon, which resulted in a victory for Wauconda. " Mrs.. Heimer of Milwaukee, a niece of Fred Schnorr of this village, died at her home in that city on Saturday. John J. Buch and Jacob Justen attended the funeral. A meeting was held at St. Patrick's church last Sunday for the purpose of organizing a court of the Women's Fifteen Mrs. Charles D. McArthur, at Elgin. Miss Zenith Ellis of Chicago was I Catholic Order of Foresters, a Sunday guest in the home of Mr. I names were secured, and Mrs. William Doherty south of town. Mist Josephine Worts of. Chicago was a week end guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Worts. Mrs. B. Maynard of Crystal Lake Sept 15, 1897 Frank Hutson is building a new barn on his farm west of town. The ladies of St Patrick's church have organized a court of Lady Foresters in this village. F. K. Granger is selling twenty-one spent Sunday in the home of her choice cows from the Hitchcox dairy daughter, Mrs. Franklin Ensign, and Iat public auction today. E. J. Hanly and wife are moving to Chicapo for the winter to be with their sons, Harry and George, the former attending medical college, while the former is in law school. Hon. F. K. Granger has sold a car load of young cattle to be shipped to western Iowa. They were purchased by James Ladd of Ringwood and will be taken to his farm near Osceola. Peter Bishop and M. Thelen were exhibiting some very fine strings of black bass on our streets on Saturday. The? had fifty-one that weighed Beventy-six pounds, the largest weighing three and one-half pounds. They were caught in Lily lake and Lake Defiance. A rain^ P*rty was given on the handsonuTfounds of M. A. Howell, just north of this village on Monday evening last in honor of a party of Chicago people. Quite a number were invited from here. There were abdut thirty in the party and a royal good time was reported. September 22, 1897 f- *n»e woods are full of ntfts this fail. Duck hunting is now in order and hunters are on the war path. F. L. McOmber is putting in the new furnace at the M. E. church. This section was visited by light frosts on Sunday and Monday nights. Harry Wightman had one of his horses severely kicked one day last week. A twelve pound daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stoffel on Wednesday. E. B. Perkins is papering, painting and decorating the interior of the M. E. church. John Niesen and wife rejoice over the arrival of" a bouncing baby girl at their residence Sunday evening. The interior of F. L. McOmber's hardware store is receiving a coat of paint Stanley Wright is doing the work. The board of education has just put in a new set of the International encyclopedias for the use of the public school. The finest walks in town are the new cement ones just put down by M. J. Justen at his new residence on Elm street The foundation for Stoffel's new building on the West Side is completed and carpenters have commenced work. Friday last being the fifteenth birthday of Miss Elsie Howe, the young people planned a surprise for her on that evening. The happy throng numbered "tw nty-five. This Is mighty good advice I f ym're counting on ARCOLA, the wonderful new hot-water heatingsystem, to heat your home thiswinter-- give us your order today. Last Fall, there was a big ARCOLA shortage and thousands of people were disappointed. This Fall the saipe thing will happen. But today we've got ARCOLAS on hand and we have more time to install them. So take our advice. Don't put it off. Save money on ARCOLA now (These figures, though rough, will show how feMonably ARCOLA can be completely installed despite the fact it pays for itself in the fuel 3-Rooma 4-Rooms 5-Rooms (•Rooms Areola with 2 radiator* $1" Arcola with Z radiators $ 260 Arcola with 4 radiators $ 325 Areola with 5 radiators $390 Phone or call and we'll gladly give you the exact «W of putting ARCOLA in your honu-- but, for a» do tt^jtow before the Fall rush. ft family. Henry' Monroe of Chicago passed last Friday and Saturday with his sister, Mrs. W. D. Wentworth, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fay of Kenosha, Wis., passed Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fay. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bons!ett of Chicago passed the week end with the former's mother, Mrs. Bonslett. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kist of Chicago passed the week end in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs John Pint. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. E. Sutton and children of Chicago were Sunday uests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Justen. Mr. and Mrs. Math. Maxwell and children and Miss Julia Weber of Evanston spent Sunday with McHenry relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Siehoff and children Of Burlington, Wis., passed Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs Michael Freund. Francis and Edward Bonslett Edwin J. Heimer and James Burke of Chicago passed the week end with home folks here. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Martin and Mr and Mrs. C. E. Martin passed Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. L. Martin at Woodstock Dr. and Mrs. J. Fbrest Bell of El The Park hotel, run by Mr. Mid Mrs. J. Dermont on the West Side, is having a good run of custom. S. B. Kelley of, Ringwood is pushing the work on the Ostrander building with a large force of men. Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Justen are the roud parents of the girl baby, who arrived a week or ten days agof) Jos. Freund rejoices over the arrival of a fine baby girl at his resi- Margaret I dence at West McHenry Monday. C. T. Eldredge is hauling hundreds of loads of dirt to his lot bordering on the mill pond for filling in purposes. Mr. Sheehan of Elgin was here the first of the week, trying to organize a court of Catholic Order of Foresters in St. Patrick's congregation. John I. Story coki his fine St Bernard dog, Major McKinley, one day last week to Prof. Orton of Columbus, 0., for the handsome sum of $100. Ben Hutson, who had his leg broken by being thrown from a horse some time ago, had the misfortune to break open the fracture on Saturday last. Amos Wolff is slowly recovering from the injury to his right foot received while at work at the ice house at McCollum's lake some time since. Mrs. Joseph Buhr will build a new house on or near the site of the old one in the north end of town. Nick Buhr and Mr. Wegener will do the work. Alfred Brown was overcome by the intense heat on Friday last while for the Henry Henk threshed out 3,150 bushels of oats in one, and one-half days threshing. On another farm 1,768 bushels weVe threshed. The average was 50 bushels to the acre. This is the best yield in this vicinity. John W. Simon had the misfortune to get quite badly hurt while unloading some heavy iron for the waterworks at the depot last Friday. A heavy piece caught him in the fleshy part of the leg below the knee, cut-, ting an ugly gash. On last Sunday St Patricia's court, W. C. O. F., was organized in this village and the following officers elected: Mrs. Mary Cobb, C. R.; Mrs. Peter Doherty, V. C. R.; Miss Charlotte Madden, R. S.; Miss Mary Sutton, F. S.; Mrs. C. H. Fegers, Treas.; Mrs. Matilda Meyers, Mrs. Mary Carey, Miss Ellen Doherty, trustees; Miss Anna Fleming, Miss Loretto Walsh, Miss Maggie Cleary, Miss Maggie Frisby, guards and w tinels. September 29, 1897 . C. T. Eldredge shipped a<.car of hogs on Monday. The repairs on the M. E. church are progressing favorably. Dowe & Simon are moving their saloon into thfe--Jsasenient of the Ostrander building. Quite a number of our young people attended a club dance at Ringwood on Friday evening last • *• Owen & Chapell's store had a nar row escape from destruction by fire on Monday evening last Mosgrove Bros, have purchased the farm of H. M. Bryant south of Barreville. Consideration, $4,800. Quite a large delegation from this village and vicinity are in attendance at the Elkorn fair this week. Feehan Bros, are repairing the pld house purchased by them on Quality street and will move there soon. C., H. Granger of the Wilbur Lum PARTI C ULAR gin passed Sunday at the summer I working on the excavation Jiome of Dr. H. W. Duertnger on Fox standpipe near the residence of John river north of this village. jEvanson. Misses Margaret O'Connor, Rose The personal property assessment McEvoy and Hazel Sibbald of Chicago returned of McHenry county shows were Sunday guests in the home of | that Algonquin township leads in the [he Misses B. and Mary G. Doherty. •Miss Mildred Gullachson and Mar melius Meyers of Chicago passed the week end in the home of the latter'? parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers. Mrs. Edward Sutton and son, Charles, and Mrs. Walter your own KAMHOLZ est McHenry, 111. and children were guests of the former's sister at Wauconda last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schoewer and children of Chicago ware Sunday guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Schoewer. Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Overton and daughter?, Marguerite and Gwendolyn, and Miss Dorothy Walsh passed a couple of days last week with relatives in Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. W. Lescn and Mrs. M. S. Engel of Washburn, 111., spent the latter part of last and the first of this week as guests of Dr. Mrs. F. J. Aicher. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. M. Frett, Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Frett and Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J. Frett passed last Thursday as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G. Frett at Aurora. Editor John P. Blanck of the Wauconda Leader was a business visitor in town last Friday afternoon andjncidentally dropped into this office for a few minutes' chat with ye editor. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J. Frett and number of cows, having 4901, valued at $443,272. Frank B. Thompson, foreman of the Greenwood butter factory, and Miss Sylvia Richardson, second daughter of Mrs. Robt. Richardson of McHenry, Warner | were married on Wednesday, Sept. 1. M. J. Walsh is now driving a fine turnout, the vehicle of which was purchased from T. J. Walsh, and is now the envy of all the young men and many of the young ladies as he drives thru town. The preliminary work on McHenry^ waterworks system has actually begun. The excavation for the foundation for the standpipe is'nearly completed and work on the well is pnA gressing rapidly. T. J. Walsh has laid a new floor in his office at the warehouse, thoroly painted inside and out repaired the windows and when completed will have one of the finest little offices for his business in town. Married--At the home of W. J. Hanche, cousin of th$ bride, at Raine, Wis., at high noon on Wednesday, Sept 8, 1897, by the Rev. A. M. Sanford, Philip S. Mayes and Miss Alice Bennett both of McHcnry. F. K. Granger has purchased th( Phehan place, consisting of twenty* six acres, situated on the river about two miles southwest of this village. Mrs. Phehan and sons will move fc Good food will make you STl?ON<rAND WELLYOU OUQH1TO EAT TME kind we SELL . "V^OU should be particular about the food you eat. That means that you should shop carefully or become convinced that one p a r t i c u l a r f o o d s h o p i s worthy of your complete confidence. You will find that we qualify in this imp o r t a n t p a r t i c u l a r . W i l l you try our foods? ol Watch for Mr. Happy Party _• FRETT S' PRINCESS THEATRE WOODSTOCK, ILL. SUNDAY t MONDAY, OCT. 11 2 Matinee 3 p. it). Evening 7 & 8:45 ber company is delivering the ltm»1 for Simon Stoffel's new building, J. H. Miller is at work on a krif Scotch granite monument to the merit* ory of John Hegetnaim of' Witasofc Wis. Augustus Lines is building a new dwelling, barn and grocery store al Nippers ink, just west of the Eastside hotel. /K Clayton Harrison and A. L. How* have been drawn as grand jurymen .V: for the January term of court froflt this town. On Sunday morning last there wm son born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evanson, but passed away within a. few hours. J The McHenry military band made « visit to Batavia camp near the month of the river on Sunday last and report a very pleasant time, G. W. Besley was taken suddenly and seriously ill at his store on Tuesday. Neuralgia of the stomach wms the cause of the sudden attack. Marshal Walsh of the West Siiif^ and a prominent young fanner who resides on the Woodstock road attended a farewell party at Bros.' on Sunday last Get those son's. CREAM SHIPPERS Ship your cream to us at Rlniaand always get highest prices. Elgin is the batter center of the country. We manufacture both Ice cream and butter. Write for tags. Information and our quotations. "Always ask your dealer for your FAVORITE Ice Cream and HILLSIDE Oteamery Butter. Made in Elgin." B. S. Pearsall Butter Co. Elgin, III DR. C. KELLfiR Optometrist and Optician Notice to the Public The citizens of McHenry are given an opportunity to have their eyes examined and glasses made to order at reasonable prices and under guaran tee. Have made glasses for the past 20 years for such prominent families as the Bishops, Engelns, Buchs, Bohrs, Freunds, Rev. D. Lehane and many others. Office hours, at my summer home on Fox river, one block north of village limits, from 2:0Q to 8:00 Monday of each week. Phone 9. Service Can Mean Many Tilings ; We have at present as good an assortment and surely as good shoes as any one at a fair price. THAT IS ONE SERVICE BRING THIS AD AND GET I BAR JAP ROSE SOAP FOR IT SMITH BROS. McHenry, III. J. ipg school shoes at Eridt- WEINSCHENKER'S and ing done by the hour Furniture moved with •mm (f long experfaas*, f.ms PHONE 35 McHENRT Ben Rigby v-Inc.: STEAM, VAPOR AND WATER HEATING ^/iSfctimates furnished 'ii, Main Office, Chicago, 111. Crystal Lake Branch, 34-M ALF RIOBY, Manager Investigate ; Then hvteii THE COMPANY BACK OP A SOUND MVESTMBNT INVITES SCMJTMY You would not consider buying a home unless you had the tide investigated ana had compared values. The same care should be In the selection of an invest You should know the facta. That you are about to becomes partner in a big company does noC alter the facts. You should be abeo* hitely positive thatyour money will be well protected, will work coo* Stantly for you, and to your profit. That is why this companv invitas scrutiny--its 7% Prefcrrea Shares fulfill all the requirements of a sub* Stantial investment. "Service and Security,"" an attractive new booklet, tells many inter estingfacts about ttie company and why its 7% Preferred Shares are suitable for large and small investors. You will like to read freta. ASK YOUR LOCAL* GAS OPTICS WESTERN UNITI» CORPORATION 'v3 'U?"" HOUSE PETERS VIRGINIA VALLi MATT MOORE JOSEF SWICKARD i» Mrs. John Stilling motored to Tech- town and occupy a house west of the ney, 111., Sunday and on the return trip home the ladies counted the passing cars. In the thirty-six miles covered the ladies counted 1042 cars. Another argument in favor of cement railroad on the Hanly Bros. land. At a regular meeting of the village | board on Monday evening Isaac Went- I worth' was unanimously appointed as superintendent of the water works IsjfstfiJA in tf*'8 village.' Rom Geo. Broadhuists sensational Stag? sucsc^s bq Un^^M^brmick Directed by REGINALD BARKER A Universal Production There is no thing that brings more delight, comfort and convenience to your home than electric light and power. ~ The new 4-cylinder Electric Light Plant is as much superior over the one cylinder as the present day auto * oyer the old one cylinder converted buggy. , Its smooth, slow speed and steady performance will Ilk! uish two thousand candle power of beautiful i«^ without a wink or a flicker. It is a real delight to ate it nm alii a dUnoosfratioft never be forgotten. PRICE, WITH BATTERY INSTALLED $585 I Larger plants in all siies up to 5t thousand candiepower - . -ttt HENRY JANSSEN OR PHONE ROUND LAKE NO. «