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* 4 « * * , . * • • • . ' v ^ f f " ' , » * > • ? . •"V> «?' - • r * .< • * .>4.. ~ v A '$% jA . ̂ . ? ?*• . "Pledged but to Truth, to Libert* and Law| Mo Favors Win us and no Pear Shall Awe." MUENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1899. VOL. 24. CRMME1I BDSBESS IS BOOB PKXISH IN VJLAKB8. •PBWD A BEPORT OFTEEIBBLKSiDOL lrf>M Thalr Lives in a Fire in Dwhim. NDICATION OF A BUILDING *001* IFOR McHCNItV A GOOD AVERAGE DAILY ATTEND* ANCE IS SHOWN. '.wm WEST MCHENRY n^»: * »v- mwm " v',K >£ fe " !»»>! 4>t y" and Llijuors for Medical I poses, also Bottled Ale and Porter. wmmrmm*« ifMvvvii %i«t brands of Cigars and Smoking ao4 J Tobacco always on hand. C Pbysiciane' Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. C . W . B E £ L I Y , West MeHortry, Jan. 0, 1§93. »*«» ,f ei'iwy . i Sis JACOB JUSTEN The Reliable Furniture Dealer !|p£f Can still be found at bis old stand, four doors north of the '; < <, Bank of McHenry, with a full stock of furniture of all kinds, to which he invites the attention of the buying jjublic.pg ^ sS '.** * « " * - f < ' < * " \' '^*n, * • • ; ;v - f,-« . .. Vv:-- Rbom "Seter^ Lower than the same goods can be.bought anywhere in the county. In short, I WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD on any class of Farniture, quality -of goods considered. Call and see me when in want of anything in my line. Aftmr » Watk'i Vacation the lekMli will Biopw en Kqadtr Xo miner March SO The McKenry ecfcools show a good av­ erage attendance for the past month, despite the changeable weather and pre- sickiiess^Jrhe teachers and schol- rs are now"?D joying a week's vacation and oa Monday morning next they will kreturn to their dot4*)feeliDg greatly re­ freshed and be folly prepared for the spring term. Following is the report of the enroll­ ment and average daily attendanoe for tbe month of February: High School--anrollmen*, 28; average daily attendance, 21% Grammar room--enrollment, 26; aver­ age daily attendance, 23. Second Intermediate--enrollment, 42; average daily attendance, 36. First Intermediate--anrolluisnt, 28; average daily attendance, 25. Second Primary--enrollment, 84; aver­ age daily attendance, 29. ? First Primary--anrollment, 80> age daily attendance, 21. The' following pupils have bssn absent nor tardy daring the past month: HIGH SCHOOL. Harold Cristy, Jennie Walton, Chas Slimpin, Jennie Smith, Willie Glaxton, Elsie Howe, Clayton Wilson, Rosina Reynolds, Fred Eldredge, Mamie Knox, Will Jaeger. • J. E. ANGBVIN'E, Principal. GRAMMAR BOOM. Gottlieb Boley, Dora Stoffel, Earl Waite, Mabel Granger, Lynn Cristy, Annie Frisby, \ • Westfall Woodbnrn, Ethel Owen, ^ Eddie Sutton, Bessie Mason, \ i Thomas Bolger, Myrta Gallaher, Sammie Zimmerman. DEBORAH J. COOPER, Teacher. SECOND INTERMEDIATE, : Frank E. Block, Florence Howe, Frank Block, Thomas Cleury, An early morning 8re in a farm hoose in Dunham last Thursday morning re­ volted in thei burning of two parsdus. The unfortunate persons were Miss Lot­ tie Briokley and James AfoCabe, the jsevea-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John At 6 o'clock that morning the hired man on the farm, James (jandrnm, arose, started It . 8^9 ia the kit­ chen stove and went the barn to care for the horses. Oa returning shortly thereafter he discoverd the house on Are and ran to arouse the occupants, who were yet in bed. The frame structure burned like tinder and in a brief space of time it was a mass of flames. The hoose was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John McUaba and their five children and Mrs. McCabe's sister, Miss Lottie Brick ley. Miss Brickley and James McCabe lost their lives in the burning building. Miss Brickley was a young lady nearly 18 years of age, a bright, winsome lady who commanded the esteem of every person who knew her. James McCabe was near­ ly seven years of age. being a eon of Mr. and Mrs. John McCabe. Both were burn­ ed beyond recognition. Mr. McCabe came near lofting his life in trying to rescue other members of the family, the stairway giving way while he was acoending it. He was badly burned, as were Mr <. McCabe and seyeral of the ebildren. ^ Cassis Eldredge, Willie Fell Amos Felt*, Katie Freun^ ( heater Goodman, Albert Kamhols, Hattie Lamphere, Iva Mead, Willie Nickels, Martin Stoffol, Mike Sohaefer, Willie Slimpin, Willie Weber, Bessie Zimmerman. vwtiU.*'-'* «?ei <ir' ' ' v:tmh W I 1' FULL LIKS OR askets, Coffins, Burial Robes, We guarantee first class work in every respect, Cy§38&j»Dtf.tefore pnroh«Bing. JUSTEN, tcHenvj, III., Sept. 7, 1898. I ti < '"<<f ^. 'M* IU?>. . ' Vr wwm& a DSAL^S at |ilf %;?/- MEDICINES, A nru unon CHEMICALS. STUFFS, >. 1". •' "v »' •» - ; **rrtfrJ> ana ; . Colors >•% ! U9m jfATKMT MCDICIMES, TOILST ARTIOLCS, Fbyskiua' O "tine' Osrefully rompoaiided tar A Begiatered PhsrmMiat,. Tear ratraaage ts respeettaiir •oiiaitod : * tm~r~JULiA A. »To0f: • •• iccM o f MmtM* Rome, MeBenry, M MARY L. COBB, Tsaeher. FIBST WTKRMEDIATE. Freddie Felts, Helen Roenman, Henry Quinnv Anna Zimmerman, Maggie W««4 Mary Knox, Emma Smith, Willie Rossman, Irene McOmbiC, Atma Terch, Zue Gallaher. . Florence Granger, Etta Smith, JESSIE M. BALDWIN, Tscchor. SECOND PRIMARY, BSLD FOB Ilfkiid Q-atnor la Bound C^*r Orand Jury^ toi^s Am was predicted in the last issue of the ^LAIKDRALER Richard Gainor was bound over without bail to await tbe action of the May term of the grand jury. Magis­ trate Jones after giving the case due consideration, committed the prisoner to jail. rom all appearjfcnoss now Gainor will have to stand a trial In the circuit court. The grand jury will very likely commit him for trial and then whether he will get his liberty or get a moderately long sentence remains to be determined, but there is one thing certain and that ie he ts entitled to no light punishment. BUTTBBMAKER8 ASSOOIATldli *" * I SKoKenry Ooanty Should Hsve Suoh aa OrnDiutloa. Emma Cdnway, Maudie Granger, Mary Rossman, Myrtle Wattles, \* alter Frennd, Gilbert McOmber, FranLie Rossman, Ellen Cleary, Nellie INewnaa, Julia Stoffel. Lillian Wheeler, Le Orr Mead, Kay Page. Howard Wattles. FRANCES A. OSBORNE, Teacher. FIBST PRIMARY. Fanny Granger, Gerald Newman, Johnnie Song, Eddie Rossman, Myra Mead, Leon Slimpin, Georgie .Nickels, Mary Adams. KATE F. BOWK, Teasher. Ths public school will reopen Monday, March 20. A class will be organized in Primary department for those beginning school for the first timej Parents who have children to send will please enter them on the ab >v@ date. All who will be six yean of age by July 1 are eligible. PRINCIPAL. a IV?: AIY Hxcrcrnsioisrs Hhrough feet class and Tourist Sleeping Cars to points in California v|ti i *- 3 and Oregon every day in tbe year via the ' Chicago, Union Pacific and North-western Line Personally Conducted Excursions r.jfSl! 8HO Every Thursday LOW 3 r .V P ES TEST TIME ON THE FINEST SCENE Y, ROAD l&l P* %v ̂ Oaly route by which yon can leave home any day in tourist cars on fastest trains all the way. For pamphlets of nearest agent. in tbe #ee* and tr«Vel fa information inquire For a WMW L*andry. N. Wyekoff, of Elgin, was ln»re yes-/ terday interviewing the people with gard to the starting of a steam laundi in this place. He met with the best encouragement and will return next week to make more definite plans. It is now probable that the laundry tiB ha ija the 4%ert Parks building. rf I, Uk « of » McHenry county is one of the leaidiag airy counties in Illinois and it has as many up-to-date and equipped creamer­ ies as can be found anywhere in thestate "Still there isn't a buttermaker's associ­ ation in tbe county and there is no rea­ son why there isn't. Buttermakers should meet and have a county organi­ sation and hold a meeting and discusa the merits and demerits of this most productive industry. Walworth county has an association of this kind and it has.be >n a great bene­ fit to the buttermakers of that county. It unites factories and creates good feel­ ing among the members of the craft. One of the chief objects of the Wal­ worth county association is to get uni­ formity in the manufacture of butter and exchange ideas as to the making of a fancy article. The PLAINDEALER makes this a suggestion to the creamery men and can aee no reason why this would not be of a great value to the b lttermakers. > . An Eoj,i;(bl« Reception, A reeeptiou was given Mrs. E J. Ban ly by her McHenry friends last Satur- urday evening, in Stoffel's hall, franc- ing was the chief diversion of the even­ ing. and to say tbe least, lovers of the mazy waltz and intricate qoadrUje ^eat an evening of rare pleasure. The following were present: ' Messrs and Mesdames-- Ths OteaiMry Does a Oood and There am Bright e Sabstaattal Zaereass. McHenry has a lew home institutions but there are none of them that have proved anymore of a success than the McHenry Creamery Co.'s establishment, which has been in existence tcaroely three y^iars. It started in to make a quality of butter that would ccffiutand the highest marketable price and this was accomplished in a moat satisfactory manner. The plant at flntt belonged to Oatman Bros., of Dundee, and was purchased in 1897 by the present stock company. They then placed in the beet of ma­ chinery and expert employee. A. Guering, who was for many years In the Greenwood creamery and has had seven­ teen years of experience as a butter- maker, was secured as head buttermaker and E. Brink, as his assistant. The management of affairs is left to C. L Page, who has been very successful in selling the factory's butter and abtain- ing the kigbeet price on the market. The factory is now reoeiving about 12,000 pounds per day, but during the months of April and May it may reach 20,000. The daily production of butter is 550 pounds. Their trade at home during the summer season is nearly $800. Tbe following gentlemen pose the company's list of officers: T. Thompson, President. H. W. Mead, Secretary. # Geo. H. Hanley, Treasurer. T. Thompaon, Robt. Sutton,111 Ifcrri- son, C. L. Page and Wm. Bonslett, directors. Mr. Mead makes the company an effi­ cient officer and has originated a sys­ tem of his own in kseping the books of the company. He keeps .a daily record of each patron of the factory. The statement for February, which appears . •ambers of the WiUia* Wortsrs So­ ciety hold a Soolabla. The members of the Wilting Workers Society me: at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Hanly Thursday evening to enjoy one of their nice sociablss. The evening's amusement consisted of a mus­ ical and an elegant dinner. The program consisted oi floe select­ ions, ths first being a vocal solo by Miss Sara Brown, McHenry's accomplished music tearher' The second;was a vucal duet by Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh, and at the conclusion of this Miss Ella Spaaiding rendered, in a very exquisite manner, the "Sweet Bye and Bye.*' Tbe musical was closed by the audience sing­ ing a familiar chorus, fiates were pre­ pared for fifty five guests. The evening was most enjoyably spent and a n|oe sum was realized for the society. It wju unanimously agreed that Mr. aod M; Hanly are royal entertainers, f ; Prohibition M«ettng§k >! • The Prohibitionists of McHenry coun­ ty held a conference in the Methodist church at Nunda, Friday Feb. 24th, 1899. At 11 o'clock thi conference was called to order by K. B. Smith,chairman of the county committee. All joined in tinging "America" led by the Menely Trio, followed by a prayer service for God's blessing on our meeting, led by W. H. Smith and A. E. Wilson. L. H. S. Barrows of Woodstock was shoosen chairman. The topics "The church Is right; how can win its membership to vote Prohi­ bition" and "Should town and county tickets be nominated? (>ur experience in this "county," were discussed by a large number of those present. It was the judgement of the conference that there ought to be a ticket nominated at every election, national, state, district, coun­ ty, town or municipal. Adjourned for refreshments'and a pro­ hibition social until 1:45 o'clock. Afternoon se^aion called to order by Chairman Barrows. The topics "Why I continue to vote prohibition," and "Educating public . • • •X '/, •• er! TUB PLAINDKALEB nukes the following offer bay or girl >yho will Land in the largest number of news items from now until April 15: We will give one year's subscription to either the Youth's Companion, Golden D*ys, Golden Boars, Harper's Round Table, or the .winner may select any magazine or periodical desired of the same ex­ pense. and suoh aeleotion will be accepted. Sign your name to the items and they will be preserved each week. Place your items iop the "item box" in front of the tffice. -- -- -- m win Thu Vicinity Oaring the nor Montha. The PLAINDBALER mentioned briefly fto its last issue a few who would erect new houses during the coming season. Since then a more thorough investig*. tion hem been made and a moic sx- tended account can be given this wgsk. At Pistakee Bay four large being erected and the lumbar was pur­ chased hero in McHenry from C. R» Granger, manager ot the Wilbur L«fc. ber Co yard, at this place. ThePfertjakee Bay Yacht Club to hav­ ing constructed a club house that will prove a valuable acquisition to this al­ ready famous summer resort. " Noah H. Pike, of Chicago, will havnai handsome new summer residsnss WUCtod at the Bay before the season i ipiWlS Theo. Stippe, another Qiieattb ilia, la M erecting a new summer i same place, and John who will have erected within the aeah few months a new hotel at the Bay. J; Amos Smith, who resides two miles S3 east of Ringwood, has about. dccMli to build a new residence and bara dniing tbe present year and is making his plana with that end in view now. As was mentioned in the last issue of THE PL.AINDEAL.ER Wm. Stoffel, John Kennebeck and Peter Freujtd haveeet plans for the erection of cotnmOdiona homes. Albert Parks will within tht coding inson erect a large residence on Wanke- gan street. He is now making the final arrangements. Robt. Schiessle is contemplating the tearing down of part of his building near the Wilbur Lumber Co. office and the erection of a substantial brick oaa. lOWNSHIP CAUCUSES. want Lil» Dm Chang* ;;v • " 'Another man converted.' "Thus spoke the salesman in the fur­ nishing goods store," said Mr. Biffing- ton, "when I bought my first shirt H. P. B ler opening front and back both. I had never worn any sort of shirt except such as opened in the front only; but they hadn't in stock that sort Just what I wanted, and so I thought I'd try one opening front and back. "The salesman said they were more convenient; that you could put the studs in and let 'em stay there as long as you wore the shirt; two days, three days, or whatever the time was; and so you didn't muss the shirt or soil it get­ ting 'em in and out; and that as a rule when a man began wearing that sort of shirt be liked it and stuck to it. "Well, I tried It and didn't like it. Maybe I have a streak of old fogylsm in me somewhere, but thought that shirt opened in the back, I left the col­ lar buttons with which I fastened it up there stay there; and I opened it in the front, and treated it as if it were a shirt built to be'used that way. i still like best, myself, a shirt that opens in the front only; and I never bought a second of the other kind. "When I bought that the clerk ranked me as a convert; I suppose I'm a backslider, now.--N. T. Su#3^ " r - a \ % Charged For All. : , Housekeeper--I ordered a doeen oranges today, Mr. Titefyst, and yon only sent me 11. How was that? Grocer--Well, ma'am, one of them was bad, and I didn't think you'd want it--Philadelphia Catholic Standard. , t t . L. McOinber W. E. Whiting W. C. Evausoia Jno. I. Stoty C. C. Chapell C. A. Guerin G. W. Besle|f[. Mesdames-gr^ E. J. Hanly Missee-- Kate F. How* Clara SchiessH Bernice Scott; Hattie Howard Tva Mead Messrs-- t K.C. Mead V"', Milo L How# '• Chas. Nordqneet Geo. Rlimpin Ray Lamp here George Gilbert W.F.GaHediir E. E Gorton Jno. Evaneon D F. Hanly. r A. 0. Rupp - W. A. Cris Lydia Owe*1 . Florence Howe D. Granger Dora Beslay Ella Parker May me Besley G H. Ifanfy ,' A. E. BaecWsf Tarl Mead Wm. Tburlwell Orten Gilbert Potato Famine may Oosk§» " People will have something to remem­ ber the cold wave of February for some­ time to come. The first affect was tbe cold weather, then * the frozen by drants' and bursted vater mains, nex came the ben famine and pow a potat famine may make its appearance. Dur­ ing those cold days potatoes were frozen In pits and cellars and very few of them leeeaped tbe effects of Jack Frost. If tbe tuber sells for a $L a bushel this spring buyers need not feel disappointed. Wanted. lit a small family, a girl for hoose work. Inquire at this offlci. - r , v - in the next paragraph, was noe'ved through the oourteey of Mr. Mead. Amount milk received, 290,001; amount butter made. 14,070; amount money received, $2,954 94; average price received for butter, 21 cents; aver­ age vieid per 100 lbs milk, 4.70; average oil test of factory, 8.92; average cost oi manufacturing, 1 8; over run, 20; aver­ age price for 100 lbs. milk, 90 cents; ex­ penses as follows: tubs, |39; fuel, f85; salt, $7; color, $4; oil, $1; teaming, $2,- 50; interest, |20; buttermaker and help, $93; manager and expenses. $12.94; secretary, $10; repair fond, $22; total, $253.14; profit on outside milk, $22 54. Kan Is Very Slow. We are very apt to consider our- ftelveB the superiors of all living creat­ ures, but in many things the tiniest Insects surpass us. The buzzing midge and the droning fly seem scarcely to move on a langurous summer day, but Without much effort they can keep pace with the swiftest horse. A fly can outdistance the swallow which pursues it. If man had! a proportion­ ate amount of speed there would be nothing but holes in the air to mark his transit. i A fly so minute as to be almost in* Risible ran three inches in half a sec­ ond. srd was calcu'ats d to.make no less than 540 steps In the time a healthy inan would breathe once. A man with proportionate agility could run twenty- four miles in a minute. In endurance man does not compare favorably with Insects. The fasters who go thirty days without food may well hide their heads beside a mite of Infinitesimal proportions, which, glued to the point of a needle, lived eleven weeks. A spider Uvea ten months without food. The African ant is quite an architect, and nothing less than an ant hill twen­ ty feet bighcwill satisy him. If man were equally ambitious bis home would reach far into the clouds. Tbe horn beetle lifts 200 times Its own weight. Should we ever see its equal in human strength we should likely witness a young girl going home from her music lesson with ber music roH under one arm and a grand piano •winging from a (ttrap i ' ' '• h ,* sentiment. 1. How beet to use litera­ ture. 2. Public Meetings," were gener­ ally discussed. Alonzo E. Wilson, secretary, gave an address on "Haroism in Politics" also an account of the work in the state, which was listened to with much interest. The Menely Trio sang and gave select reading between the exercises during the day which added very muc*t to the inter­ est of the meeting. A vote of thanks was given to the M. E. church society for the use of the church and to the ladies ot the W. C. T. U. for the generous refreshments pro­ vided. There was a good attendance at the opening session and a verv large au­ dience in the afternoou and a good inter­ est in all the exercises. Secretary Wilson remarked that this conference was the best he ever attended in McHenry county. In the evening the Menely Trio gave an entertainment to a full house which was one of the best ever given in Nunda. We think the prohibition vote in Mc­ Henry county will be much larger at the next election. E. B. SMITH, Chm. Pro. Co. Coin. ^ Hunt Bros Quit Business. Hunt Bros, of Greenwood, the atock breeders, have decided to quit the swine raising and are closing out their choice stock of Poland-Chinas. They had a re­ putation that extended throughout the states and possessed one of the fin­ est hards of swine that could h? found Illinois or Wisconsin. A 4th. Bis Shipments of Hay. McHenry ships more hay than any ther place of its sizs in the state. Any­ one who discredits this statement can satisfy himself by a little investigation. Nearly every day large loads of baled hay are being loaded at the depot for shipment to Chicago. It haa been esti­ mated that 300 tons will be shipped from here this spring, valuing the hay at nine dollars per ton it will foot up the large sum of $2,700. This of course to only a small pocket when compared to the to­ tal value of a yearly crop in the United Demoerete Will Meet Tomorrow AJt«r» noon la City Sail Next Saturday wiM be known aa can- cus day theougbont the county. Still there will be some held before that time. Selecting Mar. 18 as the date this will allow stump candidates two days*-! which to get out their petitions. One half tho board of supervisors will have to be elected this springy: The towns that will elect supervisor* are Riley, Dunham, Dorr, Alden, Algonqum, McHenry, Hebron, Seneca and Burtoa. The Democratic voters of McHenry township will meet in caucus tomorrow afternoon in the city hall at 2 o' to nominate candidates for the township offices. The Republican caucus has been called for Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock to meet in tbe city hall, when a ittU will be nominated. Beach of JSis. Isaac Jeoke. -- /fttrs. Isaac Jecks, who lived west of tibia ? nllage, on the Woodstock road, died at xhe Hahnaman hospital, in flilinpi on Sunday last where she had been taken for treatment. She had been in poor health for the past two years, and her frMids hoped for the best, but heel medf cal skill and care, was of no ^ avail and she passed away. She leaves several eons and daughters and a host of friends to mourn her loss. The funeral was held from her late home, to-day, Wednesday, Rev. Wm. Nikcle, officiating, and her ra> matos laid at rest in tbe Ostenid ceme­ tery beside those of her husband, who preceded her some years since. -• -j'vi . • i . i i i. • i. i i „. f,y. f ..jy • , § Called LO Ohioaro. % ^ >•' / L. H Welch was called to C^fdllgO Monday afternoon on account of the Al­ ness of his little son, Harold, who is Undergoing a seige of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Welch returned to this city Wednesday eveningwith their aiok child and at present he is rapidly im­ proving. _______________ V: Te arrange Their Picnic- Delegates of the M. W. A. of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin will meet at Beloit sometime this month for the purpose of arranging matters and selecting a place to hold the annual picnic of 1900. Freepurfc ia makisc: %: bid for the place. < » 1 Given a LIFE gtenteaoe Carl Pethke, the W auk eg an murderer, the man who took the life of Samuel Break well, was given a life sentence at Waakegan last week by Judge Garver. Pethke plead gnilty to the charge 8*4 took his sentence, not knowing its ef­ fects until he was advised latter fp, the.; terms of the sentence. • M J,, 'vte®- Kf-.i V i ^'"V - A' iLifi .i • -'r, T ..iV . mms Frosan Water K%lns. \ rk force of men have been at worit «K| ;he water mains on Elm street Since Monday. Just what the trouble is is a matter that is hard to solve. The main is either frozen or stopped, still it doesn't seem that there was cold weather enough to have caused the former. i5 / From Johnabniw. > v / Born, to Mr. and Mis. Geo. Nell, a son, 'who came to brighten their home last Thursday. Joseph F. Smith left for Chicago las* Saturday to see his wife, who going treatment at the St.