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-VMtTER Of A CENTURY y , ITEMS CLIPPED FROM PLAINDEALERS OF 25 YEARS AGO •in <:> * April 18, 1888 Jacob BOAS commenced work at Staffers store laet week. C. A. Douglas moved his family to Grayslake the first of the week. Albert Rossmann had a child christened at the Lutheran church Sunday. Simon Stoffel is building a new barn in the rear of his block on the West Side. v Ed. Cobb started on Tuesday for Milwaukee, where he is attending school. Mrs. L. C. Gates has been building a new fence in front of her premises on Water street. The residence of Mrs. Cora Dunkle at Nunda was destroyed by fire the first of the week. « There were about sixty couples at the party at the McHenry House hall 1MI Monday evening last. H. C. Smith is treating his residfeltce! , to a coat of paint on the outs|de.; Stanley Wrightjs the artist. • A. C. Friedley • and wife are rejoicing over a fine boy baby that arrived at their home on Tuesday. The season of the year for outdoor cleaning has arrived. Remove the Winter's accumulation of refuse, etc. Mrs. Lizzie Winkels, who has been living in Chicago for the past year, returned to her home in this village on Monday. Friday last, April 8, was the 88th birthday of Mrs. Mary Wightman, mother of H. E. Wightman and Mrs. R. Stebbins. At an election held on Saturday last for one township school trustee, W. H. Harrison of Ringwood was elected his «wn successor. , F. L. McOmber, the West Side hardware dealer, opened the bicycle trade on Monday by selling four high-grade machines that day. f The Easter services at the Univeraalist church on "Sunday evening drew (kit a full house and was of a most in- ^ teresting character. , Geo. A. Stevens of Ringwood has been experimenting considerably with his corn husker. He has at length struck a self-feeding machine. The board of education has been having a fine lot of trees set out on the school grounds. Also grading and other improvements are contemplated. Twenty-six liti|e girls made Mrs. E. Hubbard an after nbon visit on Friday, it being her birthday, each presenting her with a handsoihe bouquet of flowers. E. B. Perkins, with his force of men, is painting the new cottages of M. A. Howell up the river this week. He has also secured the contract for painting the new block of Frett Bros. * Witt. The Easter party at Stoffel's hall' W. E. Colby and Hoffman brothers, Who are on their way to the Klondike, arrived at Skagwa March 30, where, they passed a few days tp rest up and then proceeded to Vandefe Pass, where they arrived on April 8. At a meeting of the board of super- Visors held at Woodstock on Monday, it was voted to amend the resolution in regard to the bounty on woodchucks, making it 10c per head for both old and young instead of 10 and 26 as heretofore. At a meeting of the board of supervisors, held at Woodstock on Monday last, W. A. Cristy, supervisor from this town, was unanimously elected chairman of the board for the coming year. Mr. Cristy is now serring hit second term as supervisor. J. H. Miller set up this week a fine monument for the son of L. W. Cullman of Richmond. He is also at work to the front on account of tha w*r Spain. Henry Mueller,, who for the past year or more has run the Schiessle restaurant and boarding house on the West Side, died at a hospital in Chicago Saturday last, where he had gone for tl eatment. At a meeting of the board of education. held on Saturday evening, Prof. F. E. Angevine and the entire corps of teachers were re-engaged for the coming school year. John R. Brents was also re-engaged as janitor. ADDITIONAL EXCHANGE Judge R. K. Welsh of Rockford has tendered his resignation as circuit court judge of this, the seventeenth judicial district, his resignation to become effective June 1. The judge plans to re-enter the law business with his two sons at Rockford. MISS ANNA WOLFF MARRIED TO CHARLES RASMUSSEN Miss Anna Wolff of this village acted as one of the* principals in a quiet home wedding which was solemnized at the home of her sister, Mrs. Carl Nelson, in Elgin at 7:00 o'clock last Saturday evening, Mr. Charles Rasmussen being the groomsman. The couple was attended by Miss Martha Schlosser of of the bride, and Mr. this village, a brother. was performed by Rev. Carlson of the Lutheran church of Elgin. The bride was attired in a gown of blue crepe. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mrs. A. Wolff of this village. During the past year and a half she has Miss Clara Milter acted ashoateas to the mambsrs of the Fhra Hundred Card club at her home on Green street last Monday evening. The usual number of games of five hundred were played and prizes awarded as follows: First, Miss Verona Niesen; second, Miss Eia Stilling, third, Miss Mayme Ibsh. At the close of the evening a delicious luncheon was served- Miss Jaye Green of Legonier, Ind., was an out-of-town guest. 0 Alexander Lumber company for Chicago, a coupn, maah, chick mash and growr. Fred Wolff of ~~ ' The ceremony I in» mash- AUo Dickinson's field and lawn seeds. HIGH Ten man are/ now employed in digging the trenches for the walls which are to support the new community high school building. Gravel and sand for the construction work is now being hauled onto the site from the Stenger, Covalt & Allen subdivision. The main part of the Herbes house still stands and is causing a great inconvenience to the progress of the work on the school structure^ and unless the owner exercises more speed in having same removed school authorities will be obliged to take some action. ATTENTION," FARMERS! ' Yon are look lug for the bent possible tsjmarket for your cre#in. Therefore. i>len-e ship via express or b&Kgaire direct to IVantaH at Elfcln. Make this your s)ofran S§; for bigger cream profits. Can* returned 'W'j promptly and check mailed for each ship- .? meat. Otir good patron* are itn'reaMing •'j1'] dally because of our excellent reputation ^ and standing among the farmers, He.tid ' "ji us your cream and the names of tome of your netgblM>r» so they too may have t he «£££ benefit of our market. Write for tags, shipping Instructions and our quotations. i Ask your grocer when you go to town for JUllslde creamery butter, known ail ov«r the United Htatea. ... " B. S. Pearsall Butter Co. ' Elgin, 1114^, £&: Never has 'SRv.V? • * ' • % > % •** . N " ^ v * > S % ». Will Not fncrease Pircesbiv.? V and Pneumatic Truck Tifel • > • Until May 1st flth*4 Firestone been so well/:" ^ Truck owners, using pneumatic tints, situated to give operators the greatest; v will find the answer to every demand of measure of Cushion, Traction and Mile^V, ^tapid, economical transportation in the ^Firestone Truck Type Cords with the ?tread that increases carrying capacity age at the lowest cost. Today, economical manufacturing andv' ST. PATRICK'S NEW CHURCH EDIFICE, McUENRY oti a ftfie granite monument for the late Nicholas Schaefer. He received on Monday four blocks of Scotch granite, imported direct in his name. D. S. Babbitt and wife, Mrs. W.' H. Chapman and Mrs. P. S. Fletcher, all of Elgin, were guests of O. N. Owen and family the last of the week. They came up to attend a family birthday gathering in honor of Miss Ethel Owen, which occurred on the 16th. John Evanson & Co. will begin in Monday evening, under the auspices | a few days making some quite exten- "Jr of the Modern Woodmen, was attended j give improvements in their store, by one hundred and thirty-one couples. 1 They will put in a new front, build an The music was furnished by Noonan's j addition of about twenty feet on the dpchestra. rear for a grocery department and • ^"Lawyer J. F. Casey of Woodstock j make other improvements on the inhas just won one of the greatest bases j side. ever tried in McHenry county, John J. j The 17th regiment United States Flusky vs. James Clancy and John infantry left their station afc Columbus V :/V •$fV Flusky, Sr., involving many thousands of dollars.* Appropriate Easter services were held at St. Mary's church in this villag ® on Sunday last, the floral decorations being unusually fine. The singing by the children composing the regular choir was exceptionally fine and the remarks by Father Kirsch wore eloquent. , The Easter services at St. Patrick's • djurch in this village on Sunday last 'Were of the most interesting character. Rev. Father O'Neil was assisted during the day by Rev. Father Mccormick, the former holding high mass at Wauconda and Fox Lake and the latter at McHenry and Richmond, ri reception, in honor of A. G. Eld- ^ rtdg^ and wife, whose wedding oc- ^ (furred at Algonquin last week, took .place at the residence of C. T. Eldredge > and wife in this village on Monday . #vening. Besides the friends from v j Algonquin, there were present from this village about seventyvnf aid friends of the groom. , j '- ' April 20, 1898: / :" James M. Kimball of Elgin died suddenly in that city on Tuesday w Barracks, Ohio, Tuesday, being ordered to Tampa, Florida, enroute for Cuba or wherever the seat of war may be. This is the regiment to which Lieut. Howard R. Perry of this village belongs. ' m The village^ election on Tuesday proved to be quite a spirited affair and th^ result as between the contesting trustees exceedingly close. The following was the entire ticket elected: President, W. A. Cristy; trustees, P J. Freund, John H. Miller, John Heimer; village clerk, John Stoffel. M. J. Walsh, who for the past seven years has been in the employ of Simon Stoffel, general merchant, on the West Side, has decided to go into business for himself and has leased the Bonslett store, which he will open on or about May 10 with a full stock of merchandise. He has engaged as head clerk Wm. McLaughlin, who has been with John Evanson & Co. for Several years • • April 27, 1898 Will Noonan commcnced work for Ed. Long Monday. A County Relief Corps was organ ized at Richmond a few weeks ago. Fred Block's friends surprised him E. A. Golding has received the ap- j on Monday evening He had forgotten >jpointment as postmaster at Wauconda. that it was his birthday. " • E. M. Howe went to Chicago Satur- [Woodstock Sentinel] Sixty-two miles of additional highways are provided for McHenry county • in the one hundred million dollar bond bill advocated by Governor Small*and which bill was introduced in the state sena& at Springfield last Wednesday. Representative Charles H. Francis has sent to The Sentinel a copy of the bill, which provides for about 8,000 miles of additional roads thruout the state. - Five routes are included in the bill, which are in whole or in part in McHenry county, which, when built in connection with the routes to be built under the sixty million dollar plan, will give McHenry county a total of about 1500 miles of cement highways, connecting all parts of the county. The proposed routes are as follows: Route No. 47, extending in a north and south direction thru McHenry county to the Wisconsin state line. This route will touch Huntley, Woodstock and/Hebron, a distance of twenty- four miles in McHenry county. Route No. 60, beginning at the Wism 4 ! 4ay and returned Sunday w • Country with a horse. across the ^ 3v ^ Peter Doherty and wife will move , , into the rooms over the Bonslett brick !; <f|ore in West McHenry. y '• B. Harrison has sold his farm on " .the Woodstock road to Fred Sher- ^Irarne. Consideration, $65 per acre. ; Capt. Albert Snow will sell his household goods this week preparatory ? > \jto going to New Hampshire to make • V. his future home. i > .jf John Schaid and family returned ';***• t from Marshfield, Wis., last^week. This J*' > <week they moved to Chicago, where he * --has secured employment. Mrs. John Knox of Terra Cotta has commenced moving to this village this week. She will occupy the house just | ^ finished by John Justen on Elm street. ^ E. W. Howe, with a large force of 'workmen, is rushing the work on the new block of Frett Bros. & Witt, which they expect to have fally completed by the 20th of May At an election for one president and two members of the board of education for this school district, held on Saturday, those whose terms expired were Unanimously re-elected. ' No services were held at the M. E. thurch last Sunday as Rev. J. R. Clark and wife and quite a number of Ithe membera of the church attended ' the dedication exercises at the new M. IE. church at Nunda. Mrs. John Knox now occupies the new house just completed by John Jus ten on Elm street in this village. Thos. Burke sold his fine young span of colts one day last week to a Chi cago party for the handsome sum of $300. Robt. Sherburne fS having his resi dence on Maple avenue painted on the outside and^a8 put in hew two light windows. Frett Bros. & Witt have purchased the ice house and contents of W. Cristy, which will furnish them ice for their market. James B. Perry, Joseph Heimer, Jacob Bonslett, P. Haupris^h and sev eral others attended county court St Woodstock this week. ' The village board held a special meeting on Monday evening, settled up their business for the past year and swore in the new board. At the M. E. conference held at Ringwood on Sunday last a commit tee was appointed to make the much needed repairs on . the church in that village1. H. A. Keith £ Co., the contractors were here last week looking up and fixing the leaks in the water mains leveling up the streets and completing their contract. Mrs. H. R. Perry and child of Columbus, O., are spending &bme time here during the absence of Lieut Perry, whose regiment has been called :>• -.0 ' r \ ' been at home here, bfit pfevioils to that time was employed at Elgin and Chicago. Of a quiet and unassuming disposition, she is highly respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. The groom formerly made his home at Detroit, Mich., but is now engaged ssuperintendent of a foundry at St. Anna, I1L where his services are held invaluable. The couple left immediately after the ceremony on a short wedding trip, after which they will take up their home at St. Anne. McHenry friends extend congratulations. APPOINTED COMMERCIAL SUPT. E. R. COGSWELL SUPERINTENDENT SUBURBAN DIVISION distribution are showing the fullest re->.' suits. Our favorable purchases of rubber,> In advance of the 160% increase brought about by the British Crude Rubber Re* striction Act, aid further in maintaining*- the old price levels. Whatmomr thm Track V Fbmtone Dealer Ha* At ^ Right lam Wrestone developments of tht past tM; years have made pace for the industry " and set new records in sore, economicalperformance. Five tires--the Heavy! Duty Cushion, the Trade Type Cord| thf Maxi-Cushion, the Qiant Solid an<£ the High Type--cover the needs o| motor haulage in all its forms. Eactt has a distinct work which it does best* Each possesses a del value "for the operator; yjand improves traction, and the powerful * gum-dipped carcass construction. Let the Firestone Service Deahr$ Keep Your Truck* Moving ^ There are 800 Firestone Service Defel* lers, located in the# principal trucking reenters, fitted by natural ability and a ^ .Hhoroueh knowledge of trucking, to help f ^rou choose the right tire for your roads, - loads and service. ? i . Price Protection at tang at:} Stock* Last Additional tires will • supplied Mio Service Dealers only so far as our present : ^output will permit. Consult the nearest ' Firestone Service Dealer at once regarding your truck tire needs. He is in an % advantageous position to give you an ^unusual tire^--a specialized service--and '•/Siprices whteh, w , m kt duplicated fe ; ' 'rpnontfce. : • v .• -/ ,s f r 'Wj 1 consin state line north of Richmond and extending southeasterly towarc^ Chicago. 'This route will serve Richmond, Spring Grove and will extend over about eight miles in McHenry county. Route No._21, beginning at a point north of Algonquin on route 19 and extending north thru McHenry to h connection with route 60 south of Rich mond/ a distance of about sixteen miles Route No. 67, beginning atPMarengo and extending in a northeasterly dl rection to Woodstock, a distance of about twelve miles. Route 62, beginning at Algonquin and extending in a southeasterly cli rection toward Chicago, a distance in McHenry county of about two miles. Total mileage in McHenry county, about sixty-two miles. Total cost about one and one-half million dollars. This means that if the bill becomes law, with the completion of the entire road building program, McHenry county will have a total of one hundred and forty-five miles of cement road, all built and paid for by the state out of license money paid by au^tt^bije NEW HOME ABOUT READY FOR OCCUPANCY flife Hiw home erected on Richmond road by George Wirfs is almost ready for occupancy. In fact, the owner and his family expect to occupy same with in the course of the next few days The two-story house is modern every detail and is fitted with every up-to-the-minute convenience, includ in? electric lights, furnace and water system. The first floor consists of two bed rooms, large kitchen, dining room living room and sun parlor. There are also inclosed front and back porches while the upper floor is made into bed rooms. There is a full basement. The exterior finish is of a rich kellastone The entire arrangement of the home together with its conveniences, make it one of the most comfortable in Mc Henry. Crystal Lake may place a real bate ball club into the field this year. The Lake, Development company has agreed to furnish the grounds and grandstand if the city will provide t^ie team. ^ ^ Jo* : Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio STAR GARAGE JOHN R. KNOX, Prop. 5^] •r.- -t<i'y •ff- Cushion -- Traction -- Mileage 1 Mr. E. R. Cogswell, formerly of Springfield, has been appointed division superintendent of the suburban iivision of the Illinois Bell Telephone company, comprising the exchanges in Cook county, 111, outside the city of Chicago, McHenry, Lake, Kane, Du- Page, Kendall, Grundy and .Will counties, 111., and Lake county, Ind., to suceed Mr. O. J. Holbrook, who, for more thtfn twenty-eight years, has >een superintendent in this division. On his return from California, Mr. Holbrook will be assigned special luties on the»staff of the vice presilent and general manager. Mr. E. R. Cogswell is a practical elephone man, having spent his life in the business. Starting out in 1905 A'ittk the Central Union Telephone -ompany as a troubleman, he showed remarkable ability and rose rapidly thru all branches of the industry to the position of chief inspector. He .vas appointed district commercial manager at Springfield in 1911, holding this position until his recent appointment as superintendent ADDITIONAL LOCAL That 18c corn at Smith's is surely good. * Visit the variety goods department it Erickson's store. All sheet metal work done by John Brda, McHenry. Phone 121-J. 45-4t Alexander Lumber company for Globe egg mash, chick mash and growing mash. Also Dickinson's field and lawn seeds. The second hand automobile sale, at the John R^knox garage last Saturday aften><M>n, attracted quite a large crowd of people, altho the prices received for the cars sold did not come up to, expectations. The Modern laundry on Waukegan street, which was closed down for the winter early last fall, has resumed operations*. It is to be hoped that the business will warrant the operation of the place all the year around in the; future. Contrary to expectations, work on McHenry's sewerape system has not as yet been started. The workmen are, still engaged in getting the big trenchl digging machine in shape for the| work, while up uhtil this (Thursday)/" morning the pipes for the job had; not arrived. However, it is confidently^ expected that the material will be on hand very shortly, when actual work; on the new system can ftart. Market yoor it Erickson's "Mi*- \ *rI L. ;,-«W , M mLW-OKI -MIA© A mmm. e Coupe ... or Three - i < < i«i This Buick 3-pai«ei)ger Coupe is economical and at the f|ame time exceedingly comfortable for business, professional and family use. r'M Jts wide doors open to an interior with every refinement %nd convenience for perfect comfort all the year. Its line plush covered seat is low.and comfortable. Disappearing door windows and adjustable windshields f nable occupants toh the summer hreeze qs exclude ^Winter's cold.* t- L Notable improvements in engine and spring suspension . h' ' have materially increased rqadability and stamanf. "it, •, s£ nh - -: • Ws'? S & f. •. k. Mdk FibIw tovrnmtnt tax to tm %M. A aft akout th* ft £ . ft. C. hirckdM Plan, wMm KwMm far Daferrid McHENRY Foura Pan. T Si»m ' #1175 4 hN.CoaM 1US -7P«M.Ta». 7 Pan. Sedan Sport Road. Sport Touring ; ii- ' tun - 1435 • 2195 - 1625 - 1675 COWEN HARVARD, ILL. •K v .V - ' Hi '• • •te. * WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE > • - WBUILT, mmmmmmmrnfrn BUICK WILL BUILD THElvj^ IP Mi' mM - ><* :: '"&•