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^ C o v e r t J o h n s b u r g h , " §|?:j Bingwoody Solon, - - ^ Barreville, Ostend^ 8pring Ghove, Terra Com and Wauconda mm 3A?v*-T ps'1*" $ ,\.y i- y't mm 1t HE ̂ ^ 7, | Oowr$ Volo, JMtye- • " J, /leW, Greenwood, Fom Lake, Dighton, PU- taqua Bay and trUni- tary pHral dittricU. ,$ •• • 1 • ;• I "'I I " •- R" 1 ^ V| I ; • " •1 '"".'IT • - R •' " -- M ""V 'T'I, 4 .'•I'.i'M'- I "'J' T' ' T * '1 '%' VV." • ; '""RI-" ' ' "'.II ' < .nir. , . VOLUME XXVIII. MCHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8,1903. \ • NUMBER 2% f DIRECTORY •o-'.-Hfc DAVID O. WELLS, M. f' OHY8ICIAN, SURGEON AND OCXJLWT. -"V» Office and residence corner -Slip and Green streets. McHenry. 0. H. FEGERB, M. D. S'3^ OHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. McHenry, *._ in. Office at Residence, corner Oout and '̂vV•••'.• Elm streets. Telephone 338. 'jlljft) 'i 1 KNJGHT * BROWN. A #rORNl!¥H AT RAW. MO WvMngton street, Chicago, III, , . ; O. P. BARNES. A tTORNKY, solicitor, and Counselor. Ool- ** lections a specialty. Damage Suits, etc. Office at Woodstock, III. I > | D. T. SMILEY, A TTOBNSY. Counselor, Solicitor and No* "•-tary Public. Will give prompt ana im­ mediate attention to all) business intr usted to bis care. Office In Hoy's Block. Woodstock, II •;1g, = bxv, . mm ii- %'A~ s| : v*w Dsmtist iim no Was* Son ifiB. E. G. C5AMBERLIN Office over Beater's Drug Store. Honrs from 8;W a- m. to 5:80 p. m ^ CONWAY ^ RAINEY * • ringwood! ill. ;;- "turn Fittings, Wifld Mills, Steel and -.Wood TaiikB, Firm Machinery. WELL WORK A SPECIALTY. ARTHUR BREMKEN, E O. \ >- ̂ PHySICIAN AND SUROBON (Deetacber Arat.) M Ŝ ii| ihrove. it'U IHiMto. St*- Geo. Meyers /•.•: .r/ - tteneral Teaming >/•>* all kinds. - L Excavating and Qradlftir.' IcHENRY - - - ~ - ILLINOIS. •* ' '^1' --vvS n' *>'• * :;r' . '. • •x *•' 4>r> ^ Ave.. OblcagOk relepbone. Market 451. ' I-A/IRRRT Q. SENQ BU^hET jkndqnirtm Cor UcBotary asd HcHeorf oounty rlsitors. INTERE8T1NQ PARAGRAPHa •i' %K- \&'£i Jtepw ^Bo«aerninx Lacsl WSp by tha War. " ' " ^ ' T f t m w A d s « U | Wm. Bonslett 8.8. Chapell y £ > k j '••• C. Evanson J- Horwitz v P. L. McOmber^^ • .>Jf. A. Bohlander Jacob Jasteai j. D Uxit* 5S^v::*• SJ^ i F^lilbert Bros 'V '* Chris Schmidt Z "'*• J- s-Broiwn * SOB Jt.-ft. r^^sh • • • "/:v-£^nT~ ! Osiuan Bros C h i c a g • T e s e p h o n e ^ I ^ ' • , Blgriu Batter Markets Pntter remained firm afc "SB oeotf*. Twaety tubs from Genoa factory were offered by William McCredie and were purchased at 29 cents by the John New­ man company. The official market was made firm at 29 oente by the price com­ mittee. Ther. week'a output was $01,600 pounds. - home OF A PERSONAL NATURE. PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND ^PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. BarT REAL . ESTATE * i-Farms, Lots, etc., bought, and sold. Insurance, both Fire Mid Tjjjg Agent (or ^Stna Life Insurance Co. ^ C. B. THUELWELL, &ror Chapell 'e Store. ..ril.i'.V 'r'-,Vut^7" McBenry, IU. L%JP; .f- H. C. MEAD, c® df the Peace and General In- surance Agent, including Accident and Life Insurance. Agent for Continental Casualty Co. Imun> With home agents, smooth-tongne strangers tometimes lead people ustray. -•'v'---- - West MCIIknky. - - III. •? 1?<C. R. THURLWELL , . V fery> m- "Ml Attorney, Counselor and Solicitor, Qqlr leotions, Real .Estate, Etc. Offioe over CSiapell's store. McflENRY, ILLINOIS. F. C. ROSS, -D. D. 5. MetUmrj tWnols t '% ... Over Petesch's Drcg| Store, aest to Baafc«.>. 1Mp»llpai »•, *9* • SIMON" rs1"df ^ - 'r^'f-4^ ^ -•• "• V ^ ^ ?^nsurance A8ent 'or classes 4| .-S.^'E > ^5 |propert]rln the beet Companies. . f WM McHenry, IIBnll, fe'l • 6^ W:.! .•;; • .*' • » j '.W SOCIBTIKS, MASONIC. McHmrt Lohqk, No. 1S8, A. F.and A. 1L- Biegular Oommanlcatlons the second ani bvtb Blondftys In JOHN EVANSON. Secy. m W. C. O. F. Jfc. Patrick's Court, No. IW, W. O. O. P..iMet the First Saturday and Third Wednesday •vaalngs of each month, at Forester IIall- Mrs. Mart Cobb. Chief Ranger. Mas. Kiihbvn Adams. Secretary. M. W. A. ,Regnlar Meetings every Second and Fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, at Stof- tel*» Hall, W. P. Stk •̂U. OoMUi. a. O. Mxu>. Clerk. y~\ Chicago. 7.15 am 8.06 a m O. O. F. Meet First and Third Sunday* of ••oath in Forester Hall. Anton Encrust, Chief Ranger. John Nkiss, Recording Secretary. Loins Okktel, Financial Secretary. John J. Harbian. Treasurer. Trustees' John Helmer, Anton Kagmn. Ben Lauer. C. O. F. St. Patrick Court No. 74S, C. O. F. Meetings htf d the Second and Fourth Monday evaatags of each month in Forester Hall. John Fleming, O. R. Waiter Bolder. R. 8. Chicago & Nortb-Westera. Effective Oct 12, tHi «UE DiT nUUW. SORTHBODHD . J if • • "1 h' "*!! | If;' 3: enry. ....Via Elgin ... Vis Des I'laines ...J|:4«am j M n m . . V i s D e s I M a l n e s ...•.00pm ? H Tis Des I'laines.. SUWDAY TRAINS. Via Elgin „.ll.l4am ..Via Des Plaines..a m ......Via Elgin 459 p n dat nuun> ' 'Arrive SorTHBOtnro. oiilcaKo Via Elgin 4®.10a m 8.113 a m i.v.VIh. Des Plaines a.OQpm.. Mlpm. M&ftn... •.liaa... Iieeve McHenry. 7.r ..it! p m t »m. . _ .t.55 a tu [ Via Elgin ;,.i.J>.45 p ni nrHVAT TRAINS. ...i.Via Elgin.• • • -.IM>a m .„v..Via Elgin »*#:« P « Pastiungers taking 7:32 train from stations BOfith of Crystal Lake can change at Crystal and arrive In Chicago attCM s. m. A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ranen recently. Ash Wednesday comes on February 25 this year Md Easter Sunday April 12. Mr. and Mrs. William Herbes are the parents of a baby girl which arrived re­ cently. La Grippe, pneumonia and measles are keeping all the doctors on the move these days. See Chapell's ad on page eight Great bargains in for coats and all winter goods. A child was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Adams of Johnsbnrgh last Saturday but it lived only a few hours. A. J. Raymond has sold his Volo creamery, after an ownership of twenty years, to Mr. Gnrler of Elgin. Slackey & Dell's Comedy ahd Con­ cert Co. bold down the boards at Stof- fel'a hall next Monday evening. A masquerade ball will be given at Stoffel'shall on Friday evening, Jan. 28. Fnll particulars next week. Ed. Martin drove down from Ostend Tuesday evening with his bob sled and treated several young people to a ride through the country. If you intend to be a oandidate for township office announce yourself in the colnmns of this paper. Now is the time to get busy. The man who wantB the suffrage of the voters must ask for it Several children in McHenry are down with the measles. It's not dan­ gerous and this is good weather in which to come in contact with it if a person is anxious to have a wrestle with the disease. Fanners living between Johnsbnrgh and Ring wood-complain that dpgs have been killing their chickens and turkeys by the dosens. One farmer has lost over twenty-five fowls. No dtae seems to know to whom the dogs belong. In our issue of December 25 a very important item of news was overlooked. On the 28rd a boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A- B. Severs. This ac­ counts for that continuous Bmile "n the face of our popular west side tonsorial artist. Many of the McHenry merchants are invoicing this week or are having spec­ ial sales in preparation of that task. It will pay our readers to watch the ad­ vertising columns . for bargains for there are certainly some rare ones being offered. Many hogs have been shipped from McHenry the past week or two and as a general thing good prices have been realised. Messrs. Will Stevens and Joe. Jnsten, who made large shipments last week, struck the market at 6} cents, which is a good price. Sleighing parties are la vogue this week. Is there any sweeter music than the merry jingle of bells and the joyous laughter of the young people as the sounds mingle and are wafted through the cool, crisp atmosphere? It brings pleasant memorise to all of us. The Borden ice house was filled to the roof Tuesday noon, after a week's work with a gang of twenty-five or thir­ ty men. Geo. Meyers has filled several of the smaller houses but was compelled to quit work yesterday owing to the cutting winds which swept the pond. Miss Anna Diedrich was the victim of a pleasant surprise Sunday evening. Several of her youag friends called and took possession of the house, indulging in dancing and other pleasant diversions until a late hour. Refreshments were served to which all did ample justice. The McHenry Pleasure Club now has a membership of thirty-five, wi£h pros­ pects of the number growing. The club room is now in use and the mem­ bers %& already getting considerable pleasure out of it. One of the best moyes ever made in McHenry when the club was organized. An agent for the Eastman kodak will be at N. A. Huemann's jewelry store on January 15 to demonstrate the new de­ veloping machine which has recently been placed on the market Mr. Hue- mann announces that anyone in his ter­ ritory may witness the work free. Owners of kodaks should avail thern- selyes of this opportunity. This week Wm. Bonslett takes space in The Plaindealer, advertising his feed and farm implements. Mr. Bonslett in­ tends to carry a full and complete line of implements and everything in the line of feed. It will pay our farmer I McHenry friends to read bis ad tikis waek and. er-1 Plaindealer doer for-tfareoaraafeooe of •ry week hereafter. T contributors, A*Weekly Bnttget of Personal Waiters Picked dp Here ud There by The Plaindealer Scribe. Plaindealer Item Boxf.s. For the convenience of contributors to the personal columns, item boxes have been placed in the West McHenry post office and near The Plaindealer door. If you know of any item of news drop a note in one of the box^s with your name signed and accept our thinks, items must be in before Wednesday jftuun of each week. M. Jnsten was a Crystal Lake oaller Monday. Casper Bicklar was tot the windy city last Saturday. Miss Snsan Simon wae the guest of her mother Sunday. C. G. Burner had business in the windy city last week. Mrs. S. Reynolds is visiting with her son in Chicago this week. Peter Schoewer and son, Jan.* wire Chicago visitors Friday last Peter J. Freund transacted business in the city the first of the week. Miss Christina Buss spent the past week with friends in Wisconsin. Charles and Miss Lizzie Buss, of Chi* cago, recently visited their parents. Mrs. Gregory and Miss Kate Howe were in the city the first of the week. Mrs. Simon Stoffel is visiting friends in Chicago and Waukegan this week. C. A. Guerin, of Hebron, visited at W. E. Whiting's the first of the week. Mrs. W. A. Cristy spent New Year's day with her mother at Lake Geneva. Chas. Page and Rey. F. W. Miller were Chicago passengers Monday morn­ ing. Jos. Draper visited with relatives at Genoa Junction from Friday until Mon­ day. N. J. and Michael Jnsten transacted legal business at the oounty seat Tues­ day. ' John W. Fay, of Chicago, was a guest at his mother's home a few days last week. John Miller, of Stacyville, Iowa, is vi si ting John Jnsten and family this week. Miss Battle Lamphere visited her brother at Wauconda a few days last week. Misses Maud and Fanny Granger re* turned Monday from* week's visit in Elgin. t Carl Roes returned Monday from a few days' visit with friends in West Chicago. Mrs. Jas. Walsh, of Chicago, visited her husband's parents and brothers here l&st week. Mrs. F. Quigley. of Wheatoa, spent New Year's with her sister, Mrs, Jos. Schneider. Miss Irene McOmber has been spend­ ing the week with her aunt, Mrs. Earl Mead, at Oak Park. Henry H. Simon, of Barreville, was the guest of his mother, Mrs. I^ickem, a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Chapell and daugh­ ters spent New Year's day with the former'8 parents in Elgin. Misses Marie and Josephine Engeln visited friends and relatives in Chicago and Oak Park the past week. Florence Vasey, of Chicago, spent a few days last week at the home of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Waite. D. G. Nellis spent Saturday and Sun­ day in Chicago. Miss Irene Warrenski 'returned with him and will visit here. Isaac • Wentworth came home from Gilberts Tuesday on account of sick­ ness. He is staying at the home of his son, W. D". Gotlieb Boley, who is employed In a brewery at Rienlauder, Wis., spent a few days last week with his mother in this village. Miss Annie McGee returned to her home in Harvard Monday acoompanied by Miss Lillian McGee, who will make a short visit there. Jacob Jnsten has been quite ill the past week. Will Fisher has charge of the business and goes at the work like a veteran cabinet maker. Messrs. Burger and Worster, of Woodstock, called on McHenry friends Sunday. You'll have to guess who the friends; were or call up central Edwin and Amy Lamphere, children of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lamphere, have been qnite sick the past few days The former had an attack of pneumonia. Wm. Bonslett transacted business in Rock Island, Moline and other cities last week purchasing farm implements with which his warehouse will soon be stocked. Messrs. Harry Fay and Elmer Fran­ cisco and Misses Elsie and Florence Howe and Mildred Stevens visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Monear and other Solon friends Sunday. F. A. Holly and Sam Wells returned to Chicago Monday morning to rename their studies in dentistry. The former is in his senior year and the latter in his junior year. Ed. Shelton, the painter who came here from Chenoa last spring, moved back to that city this vfeek. He is a good workman and made many friends during his short sojourn in McHenry. If you have had company, have been away or know of any news item we will always be pleased to have you stop us on the street and tell us about it There are also item boxes in the West post office and near The Dr. H. F. Beebe was a Chicago visitor yesterday. Jos. Hammes, of Chicago, spent the holidays here visiting friends and rela­ tives. Mrs. Mary Baners, of Dighton, is visiting with Mir. and Mrs. M. Justen thiB week. J. J. Vasey «m1 daughter, nomoei of Chicago, spent- Sunday with R. Waite and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Hiller and family, of Dighton, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. Justen Saturday. Miss Clara, L. Wightmau returned to Chicago Sunday morning after spend­ ing the holidays with her parents. Misses Barbara and Lizzie Thelen and Mathias Thelen, of Elgin, spezit New Year's day with McHenry relatives. Misses Lena Thelen, Emma Molidor. Emma, Mary, Anna and Katie Freund visited Misses Maggie and Rosa Jos ten on Sunday. Theo. L. Grot, M. D. Weber and Jos. Heimer went to Chicago yesterday to select billiard and pool tables for the club rooms. Mrs. Jacob Schmitt, of Spring Grove, and Mrs. Peter Schaid, of Nunda, visi­ ted with Mr. and Mrs. M. Justen a few days this week. Miss Ethel King, of Woodstock, has been a guest at the Home of F. Martin the past week and also called on Mc­ Henry friends. Miss King is the young lady who was crowned queen of the carnival in at Elgin 1901. Chas. C. Chapell is here from Asher, Oklahoma, this week. Chas. is con­ ducting a hardware store at Asher and is meeting with success. Mrs. Chapell and Mrs. L H. Owen, of Cushing, Okla­ homa, will visit here next summ<j$. ) ; MILLER FOR SPEAKER ̂ »' WORLD GROWING BETTER WHAT THE NEW 8OCIAL CON­ SCIENCE HAS DONE. Will be Kleeted Speaker of General Assembly Today... , John H. Miller will be elected speaker of the forty-third general assembly to­ day. He defeated Lawrenoe Y. Sher­ man in the Republican house caucus Tuesday evening by a vote of 49 to 89. This ended for the moment the most - r-TTjarkable speakership aua* test ever fought in Illinois, says the Record-Herald. The Rockford Star Bays that the nom- Illmtrated Leetaro by Rev. A. <3. Grier, of Racine, Wis., at the Universal 1st Obareb, Saturday Kvening, Jan. 10 In connection with the special meet­ ings which are being held at the Uni- versalist church this week, an illustrat­ ed lecture will be given on Saturday evening by Rev. A. C. Grier, of Racine, Wis. The subject of the lecture is "The World Growing Better, or What the new social Conscience has Done." Rev. Grier illustrates his lecture with 100 stereopticon views, which will il­ lustrate social settlements, fresh air missions, vacation schools, sweat shops and model factories, institutional churches, tenement houses, public free baths, public parks, municipally owned enterprises, child saving work, work for the negro, Salvation Army work, etc., showing the growing regard of man for his fellows and the care of the one- half for how the other half lives. Rev. Grier is an entertaining speaker s»>d with the aid of the stereopticon gives his audience a most vivid idea of one of the 1,950 sweat shops of Chicago, also an exposition of the National Con­ sumers' League, the work of vacation schools and the George Junior recre­ ation piers, newsboys' lodging houses, the Every Day church in Boston. Hull house, Mansfield house and Glascow's magnificent municipal system. The Mills hotel in New York, a boon to all workingmen, cost $1,000,000* and now pays 4 per cent interest In New York last year 4,000,000 free baths were given at an expense to the city of one cent each. The St. Louis cyclone was thought a calamity, but at the Chicago grade crossings before they were elevat­ ed there were far more persons killed every year. Rev. Grier has not obtained his in­ formation second hand but has spent a large part of his life in the slums, and in this work, called for by the new social conscience. ^miasiinn twflnty-five oents. Had a ttood Time. There was a sleigh load of young peo­ ple out for* good time Sunday evening •2U 75he Farmers* Institute Have you made preparations to attend the farmers' institute to be held in this village next Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 18 and 14? If not, why not? Re­ member that the institute was organized for the pur­ pose of discussing agricultural methods, and you, Mr. Parmer, are the one to reap the benefits of the institute. Set aside the two days as holidays and come to McHenry. You will enjoy the event social­ ly whether you pick up any new ideas or not. Some of the best speakers in the country will be present, and it may be well to .state that most of them are successful practical farmers and know whereof they speak. Certain hours of the day will be devoted to general discussion when anyone may express his views on the subject of agriculture and dairying. It is certainly a great opportunity and should awaken considerable interest among the farmers of this vi­ cinity. The Tuesday morning session opens at 10:30 o'clock sharp and the Wednesday morning sessional 9:30. President Thompson is punctual and his gav­ el will fall at the exact time stated. Secure pro­ grams by addressing H. T. Thompson, Marengo, 111. % • •' -v :. j!.- vsV\-?> * * ination of John H. Miller for the speak­ ership is a distinct triumph for Editor Hinrnan of the Inter Ocean as much as it is a victory for Congressman-Elect Lorimer. Mr. Hinman has been rest­ lessly active for Mr. Miller, and added more to the latter's strength than is generally known. Mr. Hinman was op­ posed, and bitterly too, by every news­ paper in Chicago, and the success of hiB candidate will add considerably to the Inter Ocean's prestige. The state organization has claimed ita abilty to elect Mr. Miller for the past six weeks. It insisted its choioe for speaker would have fifty votes. He re­ ceived forty-nine. The election of Mr. Miller by such a large margain predicates the certain success of Congressman Hopkins as Senator Mason's successor. Indeed it is doubtful that he will have serious oppo­ sition. It would also seem to indicate the renomination of Gcvernor Yates as the state organisation is more powerful than ever. It has the support of the state administration, the next United States senator and the next speaker of the federal house of representatives. Judge Sherman and his followers went down with colors flying. They went to certain defeat and yet with this fact before them thirty-nine stood true to their leader. They are beaten but are not shorn of honors. It is only the brave who do their duty in the presence of assured defeat. ^ Longest Board oa Reeerd ! John Wilkinson of Marengo is said to wear the longest beard of any man in Illinois. It measures three feet and six inches, but he wears it braided and be­ neath his clothes, and no one would kaow but what il wat an ordinary oo». and judging from the peals of laughter and the shouting that could be heard, the young people did not seek pleasure in vain. Those who are guilty of dis­ turbing ther^saee of the villa^ Ajr& tbe following:, •* Misses--?. Minnie Felts Tillie Felts Emma Geake Martha Block Tenie Felt* Martha Wolf Martha Geake Messrs >. • Fred Feltz Herman K&mhols Frank Block Henry Block Henry Kambols , Willie Nickols Frank E. Block Willie Block. \ 7 Dance at Belmer's Ball. A dance will be given at the McHen­ ry House hall on Wednesday evening, Jan. 14, which gives promise of being a pleasant event Mr. Heimer makes it a point to give a dance at about this date every year and never fails to have a good jolly crowd of dancers. He will spare no efforts to make the dance a pleasant affair this year. Schaefer's harp orchestra, including trap drum­ mer, . will furnish the music. Dance tickets 75 cents. Supper 25 ceat^,pe| plate. • • • % W.C.O.F. Install Oflem * At the last meeting of St. Patricia Court, No. 187, W. C. O. F., held in St. Mary's hall, January 8, the following officers were installed by Sister Julia Schorr, D. H. C. R., of Dixon, UL : Mary Cobb, C. R. Bridget Sutton. V. CLB. Matilda Meyers, R. S. Johanna Knox, F. S. \y ,... - Margaret Cleary. Treasnwii f, 'f' Kathryn Adams, Lois Courtney, Sen­ tinels. Pneumonia and La Grippe Coughs cured quickly by Eoley's Hcm- eyandTa^ T-. ^ ae substitutes. N. H. MARRIED TWENTY-FIVE YEAR8. Mr. and Km. A. C. Matthews Celebrate Wedding Anniversary Jaanary 1. Last Thursday, Jan. i, was the twen­ ty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Matthews. They intended to pass the day quietly, making no par­ ticular demonstrations to emphasise J^he event, but it seems that some of their friends willed otherwise. At about the noon hour on that day the members of the Ladies' Aid Society of Cherry Val­ ley came to McHenry in a body and took possession of the Matthews' home. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews were agreeably surprised and entertained their guests in a fitting manner. The ladies left a handsome center table and other articles as mementoes of the joyous oocasion. May the worthy couple live to cele­ brate their golden weddlng-j^l4he wish of their friends. REFUSE TO EAT. Soldiers at Vort Sheridan Do Not Uke the Grab set Before Them The Waukegan Sun says Mrat one hundred and two soldiers, members of the 21st battery, rose from their seats at the table at Fort Sheridan and walked out of mess room Friday even­ ing. The food placed before them, they said, was unfit to eat The final outbreak that night was the culmination of dissatisfaction which has existed for a year. The soldiers say the food placed before them was not fit for a dog. They claim that the money is diverted from the proper chan­ nels, and that officers are the gainers. The particular article of food to which they took offense was hash made of scraps of meat mixed with hard tack. The men say the scraps had been kept until they had become tainted. Among the 120 men were 22 non-com­ missioned officers. The Woodmen are JefilleljUi The Woodmen promised the public a good time at the New Year dance and it is only necessary to ask any person who was in attendance to make sure that the committee on arrangements kupt Us promise. Tlio fL>oi was in ex­ cellent shape and the orchestra was at its best. There were nearly 170 dance tickets sold, which means that there were no less than 200 couples in the hall including floor Managers and all. It was a most orderly crowd, too, eyeryone seeming to enjoy the event. Even the naturally ill tempered folks, who suffer with corns, actually looked pleasant when some person trod upon their pets. It's the kind of crowd to see at a daqce. The dining room was patronized by about 100 couples and they pronounced it better than the best The Woodmen feel jubilant over the success of the dance and are deserving of congratula­ tions for their excellent management A Sleighing Party. Sixteen young people tumbled into a bob sleigh last Sunday night and glided over the roads to the music of jingling bells for several hours. It was a merry party and the participants enjoyed it to the limit They stopped at Nunda and partook of another one of those excel­ lent oyster suppers at Lowell's restau­ rant. 'Tis said that the proprietor of that establishment gathered enough icrackers from the floor the next morn* ing to feed the poor in McHenry oonnty for a week. But then, the boys paid the bill. We herewith submit the list of names which will enable Mrs. Lowell to swear out warrants if she so desires: Misses-- Aunie McGee Mary Eutreln Lillle McGeo Edna Story Messrs.-- L. E. Traver Martin 8toffel 8am Wells A Dick Walsh EXCHANGE GLEANINGS, " HAPPENING8 IN M'HENRY AND ADJACENT COUNTIES. m - ' • •. "Vvf: Llltie Helmijr Anna Riekldt Katie lleimir Blanch Nellie F. A. Holly - O. R. Thurlwett F. Gk Schrelnar Ed. Thurlw«|:~ CoaaeU Proceeding*, j Regular meeting. Present: Presi­ dent Wattles; Trustees Chapell, Engeln, Eldredge, Rothermel; absent: Stoffel. The minutes of the December meeting meeting were read and approved. The following bills were read and approved by the finance committee: M. M. Niesen, police service $50 00 acc t Geo. Bishop 50 00 120 8 75 .1 40 * 0 2 *10 1 50 1492 John Walsh, Gilbert Bros labor Geo. Meyers, labor. Plaindealer Co., printing^...... M. Engeln & Son,' oil............ Gilbert Bros., oil J. J. Miller, oil 8. S. Chapell, oil .. On motion by Eldredge seconded by Rothermel the bills were approved and ordered paid. On motion duly carried the board ad­ journed. F. H. Wattlks, PWA. John Stoffel, Clerk. _ -- -- & No Coal in Sight The ooal supply at the Wilbur Lum­ ber Co. sheds is exhausted. There are many people in McHenry who were fortunate in securing enough ooal to last all winter, others had enough to last a few weeks, while a few were not able to get a pound. Chas. B. Harm sen, one of the local managers of the Wilbur Company states that the outlook for hard ooal is gloomy and can offer no hopes of securing another car load be­ fore spring. Card of Tbmake. We desire to express our std6ei% ap­ preciation for the kind assistance of lov­ ing friends during the sad hours at our home and extend our heartfelt thanks. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholaus Barbian AND t'- A Mlaeellaaeoas Assortment of .UppW Items In Condensed iom JTor Coavea- lence of Busy People. The Borden Condensed Milk Co. gave the Belvidere Y. M. C. A. a check for $ 100 to help pay the expenses of the as­ sociation. Frank Wagner of Hebron lost a hand in «, com wwV. thv Tim­ ber being caught between the rollers and crushed. Lester ChappeiL of Senr eca, and Wesley Scott of Waukegan, were also victims of the treacherocs machines, each losing a hand. Nunda Herald: Dr. E, Ballon, who is well past three score and ten, had ft" fearful ride Christmas day. He took » through train for Chicago, and in hii haste boarded the blind baggage. He was unable to make himself heard, and; was compelled to ride all the way to , Chicago on the platform in the bitter > cold. He was chilled to the marrow. It is marvelous that he was not frozen. So many people are burning soft coat ? this season and the tendency of pi pes,,'^..,1"" and furnace flues to fill up with soot is so marked that any convenient remedy for that condition is worthy of serious J Ti consideration. Zinc is the most effect- i. Throw upon the fire a handful of * :• zinc filings or a piece of zinc as large as your hand, and it clears away the soot; as if by magic. Once a week will suf­ fice. Make it a point to shut the door quickly after throwing in the zinc.--Ex, Harvard Herald: Rockford claims to 4J be the most religious city in this counf try, if not of the world. A church cem* ' "* bus read from the various pulpits recent­ ly shows that outof 8,868 families re* ported 90 per cent expressed a belief ia ' Christianity and a church of preference^ l The Zion Swedish Lutheran congrega^ . -V' \ tion, according to the returns, is be- , \ lieyed to be the largest of the denomit ^|:"l nation in Amerioa, 847 families claim* • ing it as a house of worship. The ref ' - turns indicate Rockford's population a| 0R7 rty° •> nrnin of <4 0(H) flinrvi eiai ceaau* of 1900. Harvard Herald : I* *. Mentoh, aa- pervisor of the town of Algonquin anA chairman of the McHenry county board of review, will engage in the banking business at Cary. He has his plans pe*» fee ted for embarking in the business January 1st Mr. Mentch is one of the substantial men of his town, where, all his life has been spent. He enjoys thfp' confidence and esteem of the people tfr an unlimited degree and it is certain h& will build up a profitable and safe busl-f ness, for he is conservative in his judg* ment and is familiar with the oondir tions prevailing in his community. »> Waukegan Gakette: Fifty-nine sol*.* diers who got up from the tables at mMs last Friday night and refused to eat supper to show their disapproval of 4.' diet of meat balls, were tried at For^ Sheridan yesterday. Major W. T. Wood of the Twentieth Infantry, who acted as trial judge, was unable to fin* evidences of mutiny, but all the mea except Bix were found guilty of creating disorder and were fined. Forty-Bevel? privates were fined $4 each; four cof<* porals, $7 each; one sergeant $10. Th|| finding of the court has yet to be passed on by Colonel MoCaskey, the command­ ing officer, who has the power of- redoo- ing or remitting the fines. •"f-k'i L.you May Bolt The Chicago papers in commenting on the race for speakership of the leg*» islature state "that Representative George Lyon, who has been counted for r - T' Miller, as speaker of the house, was gefr» ting restive and might jump the tracer ',.v The election of Charles Fuller to cour • ^ gress has left a vacancy in the circuit '%\k bench of the district and the people of ;. ; that county want Charles Whitney . ^ named for the place. Lyon was report* . !l ed as saying that the governor must make the appointment if the Waukega% man is to yote for Miller and it hall raised trouble, as the appointment was t. ^ 3? expected to go to Judge Wright of Bel­ videre." .-m* •11 m *S'\ Principals' Association. The principals and superintendeats oil McHenry county will hold their regular monthly meeting at the court houses Woodstock, HI., January 1Q, 19QB. Jfo|»" j lowing is the program: ; N The Coming High School--& (X, Fisher. » Deficiencies and Excellencies afOnf̂ '̂ Present High School System--Roan* Table Discussion. Conclusion of Chapter rv, Dewey 1^ Psychology--E. Grain. ; General discussion of eatire chapter. E. C. Fiskkb. Plrea. Q. CONN, Jr., Sec. XJtUe One Taken Ellen, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Knox, of Terra Gotta, died Tuesday morning at six o'clock after suffering for several days with pneumonia. She was born on Christ­ mas eve one year ago. The funeral was ' held today at St Patrick s church vill- •9* James Fsulkenberry, official Muvefor of Reynolds Co., Lesterville, Mo., write* as follows: "Your Mother's Salve is the best I ever saw. 1 used two jsra pa my scalp for a kind of Eczema which has annoyed me for twenty years. an4 it has done more good than all else 1 ev* er tried. Easy to use. Quick to act» ; Wvrmim hf & & ymsaeh. .Sc-j-t >: ii •. •