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f , ~ ? / ^ < - \ ~ * - - > r r L t ^ : y ii^llBiswsiiil^Si lis * if^ * "<V£ • V ,. ^ '(> ' "•*• u ^ yris*^ ^ ^ V [ \ V ̂ ;,| v W >*£\X^S\i ^r?\ fei',-v-:<^ v•> r -.& ? :-~ '•' -.••~*xAt'i.r*^y.W^k.?' •'•'>'•," •<-•" ;• ;A-'j4"'^,»] '••>. .-:<• 1 : ^"t-v.^/'- !SR«W feri . vlK»& *££; ' '"V* " V.-,' :V -y,1 • • • • " •* t • - V ; V , . . . • , Y , v . , , , , V r u . - , r VOLUME XXVIII. o • McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1903. NUMBER 34 7;;' «• CHARLES PAGE INJURED UEQ 18 BROKEN IN TWO PLACE8 AND ANKLE SPRAINED. y i Largi Log Rolled Onto Him While 8*wlB( Wood-Falntimd'MMrly Falls Onto fie-, i volvinf; Saw. While sawing wood at Will Whiting's last Saturday a large log rolled onto ; Chas. Page, breabieg his leg in two plac­ es and spraining the ankle< Mr. Page was assisting in placing the logs on the saw frame, standing in front ; of the rapidly revolving saw. Behind hjm was a large pile of logs and it was one of these tLat suddenly rolled down and struck bis leg. He threw ap his' hands And exclaimed, "boys, my leg is broken/' and fainted, falling toward the saw. How he ever escaped receiv­ ing fatal injuries is a mystery. Credit can only be given to tbe intervention of Providence. As it was bis hand barely escaped the saw, the mitten being torn by the ugly, gleaming teeth. Dr. Beebe was called to care for the injured man and found the right leg was broken in two places below the knee and the ankle sprained. It was a se­ vere injury and Mr. Page suffered ex­ cruciating pain. He will be laid up for many weeks. Mr. Page has certainly .had his share of trouble during the past two years, but being a man of fortitude and pa­ tience he will QO donbt come up smiling again in the good old summer time. THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY. McHenry County Pair Director* Meet and Arrance Premium 1,1st. At a meeting of the board of directors Qf the McHenry County Agricultural Board, held at Woodstock, February 11, the following amonnts were appropriat­ ed for premiums to be offered in differ­ ent departments at the golden anniver­ sary of the McHenry County Fair, Aug. 28 28, 1908: Class A--Cattle f 800 Class B--Horses 800 Class B--Sec. 2, Speed 1250 Class C--Sheep ...... 200 Class D--Swine 800 Class E--Poultry 200 Class F--Mechanic Arts Class F--Sec. 2, Dairy Products... 100 Class G--Farm and Garden 200 Class G--3ec. 2, Youth's dcpt 100 Class H--Horticulture^ 100 Class H--Sec. 2, Floriculture 75 Class I--Fine Arts 175 Class K--Textile Fabrics 150 Class K--Sec. 2, Ornamental..... 175 Class K--Sec 8, Youth's dept 100 Class K--Sec 4, Old Ladies' dept.. 50 Class L--Culinary 75 Class L--Sec 2, Preserves 100 Class M--Machinery Class N--Education 50 Total $5000 It will be seen from above that three new departments have been added to the premium list, viz. dairy products, youth's department in farm and garden products, and education. The premiums have been largely in­ creased in all but two departments. The departments of farm and garden and horticulture have never bee" ade­ quately represented, but with the large increase in premiums in these divisions it is expecred that the agricultural build­ ing will be well filled this year. The $1250 appropriated* for speed will insure good races although not HO many .as we have had the past two years. THAT FISH LAW. Concerning the Act »f Fishing Through the Ice. ' <' Several persons during the past week have questioned us regarding the fish law pertaining to fishing through the ice, and th.it all may become familiar with the article we herewith pnblish .the same'. Paragraph three, section one, of "an act to encourage the propagation and cultivation and to secure the protection of'fishes in all waters in the state," reads as follows: "That it shall be un­ lawful for any person to catch or kill any fish in or upon any of the lakes or rivers within the jurisdiction of this State with any device or means when such waters are covered with.ice*" Such is the law, but whether it will stick in the higher courts iB a question that is being/discussed by attorneys. Some say that ^ kfprl>- vented from catcmng all the fish he wants, throngh the,ice, for his own use. The Plaindealer is not prepared to ex­ press an opinion in this matter, but we say the law is not consistent and is not fair to thos^ living near the lakes and rivers. If there was another clause for­ bidding fishing during spawning season i t w o u l d m e a n j u s t i c e t o a l l . „ y ? " - ' Be v. Bertram to ' The Dundee Hawkeye states thai nev. Bertram, of Woodstock, and Miss Flora Bolluian, of East Dundee, will be mar­ ried today. Rev. Bertram is pastor of the Lutheran church in this village, preaching here every alternate Sunday. The Plaindealer joins with bis many friends in congratulations. "Mother's Witch Hazel Jelly" makes the skin soft and smooth. For chapped hands and face, sore lips, tan and sun­ burn it has no equal. It is principally used for the oomplexion, and when used regularly, will produce the whitest, clearest skin, free from pimple, spot or blemish. Large tube, 25 Mints. For • v - INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS. Item Concerning Local Affialrs Plotted Up by the War. , New Ad* This Week. S. 8. Chapell Gus. Carlson M. J. Walsh Osmun Bros. F. A. Boh lander Elgin Butter Market. : Butter was declared firm at 26 cents by the quotation committee .Monday. No sales were made. Tooth brushes at Petesch's. When you need drugs go to Peteseh. The ice in the river will not break up this week. White Pine cough syrup cures every time, at PetftRch'e. Prof. Fisher will speak at the Willard memorial services to be held in the .> M. W. A. hall at Ringwood, Sunday even­ ing, Feb. 22. The Willing Workers meet today (Thursday) and next week Thursday at the home of Mrs. M. W. Merriman, at the usual hour. Owing to the cold weather the C. E. Cable auction, which was to have taken place February 18, was postponed until Tuesday, February 24. The Ladies' Aid Society of the vft'. E. church will meet with Mrs. Robert Sherburne on Friday afternoon of this week at the usual hour. Nearly all the teachers of the McHen­ ry public school and the districts in the township attended the meeting at Woodstock last Saturday. A deputy United States marshal was in McHenry Tuesday night, and collect­ ed about twenty of the bogus silver dol­ lars that were circulated last Saturday. The extreme cold weather Tuesday night did not intimidate the fabled stork in the least for he left a fine baby boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Pen­ nington. The Domestic Science Clnb will meet at the McHenry Pleasure Club rooms, over S. S. Chapell's store, Tuesday aft­ ernoon, Feb. 24, at two o clock. All ladies interested should attend. By order of secretary, Mrs. J. D. Smith. The dance given by the McHenry Dancing Club last Saturday evening was not attended by a very large crowd, but those present enjoyed the event. Schaefer's McHenry orchestra furnished good music and the floor was in excel­ lent condition. Miss Maude, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Hall, and Carl Peterson, both of Ringwood, were married at the M. E. parsonage in Woodstock, Wednes­ day, Feb. U. Mr. and Mr.s. Peterson will begin housekeeping on the M. Long farm .near Greenwood. The Willing Workere will give a din­ ner at the Universalist church parlors next Saturday, Feb 21. in honor of Washington's birthday. Dinner will be served from twelve o'clock until all are served, at twenty-five cents per serve for adults and'fifteen cents for cbildren. James Doherty, whose auction sale is advertised elsewhere in this paper, has one of the finest dairies in this section. All his cows will be offered for sale. If any of our dairymen friends are in need of good cows they should not fail to at­ tend the auction sale next week Thurs­ day. The high school boys have their bask­ et ball apparatus set up in the city hall and are putting in several hours of prac­ tice each day. There is plenty of fun and exerise connected with the game and it is not so dangerous to life and limb as foot ball. There are plenty of chances to exercise judgment and skill. Isaac Fair weat heft Sf Vol^>, is nego-, tiating for the purehash, ofr tbe ware­ house occupied by .Tacol. Bonslett and owned by the Owen estAt^f the deal is closed Mr. Fair weathe^ may open an implement store, but lias not yet fully det^aed. Owmg feb ill health Mr. Bons- lett may retire from business in the near fpture. It was not as cold Wednesday morn­ ing as Tnesday. but there wat^more suf­ fering owing to the wind which was blowing a perfect gale, penetrating*"ev- ery crack and cievice and even finding its way through stone walls Many persons complained of being unable to keep warm with roaring fires. In some cellars vegetables froze stiff. It is quite likely that we have missed some news items this week. Our readers, however, will understand why. Cold weather effects the reporter as well as other peo­ ple. Workmen are putting in the alarm system at the railway crossings in this village this week. By this system the large bells at the crossings ring auto matically, requiring no attention what­ ever from the agent. Tbe moment a train comes within a certain distance of the crossing the bell rings and contin­ ues to ring until the cars have left the station by a considerable distance. It is not aB safe as the gates but is far bet­ ter than nothing and the citizens can thank Agent Buss for his efforts in se­ curing the protection. George Howe to Marry. George W. Howe and Miss Florence Eugenia Sessions will be married at Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, March 8, invitations having been issued and re­ ceived by McHenry friends. The pros­ pective groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Howe and was born and raised near this village He went to Oregon about two years ago where he has engaged in business. He has the t>est wishes of The Plaindealer and a fif frifffiv OF A PERSONAL NATURE. PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. A Weekly Budget of Personal Matters Ticked Up Here and There by The Plaindealer Scribe. PLAINDEALER ITEM BOXKS. I For the conveuijetice ot contributors to the personal columns, Item boxes have been placed in the West McHenry post office and near The l,luindt'alei*'door. Ir you know of any item of news drop a note in one of the bos«js with your name signed and accept our thanks Items must be In before Wednesday noon of each week. John H. Miller transacted business in the windy city Tuesday, Lawrence Welch, of Chicago.was a McHenry caller this week.. S. S. Chapell entertained bis parents, from Elgin, over Sunday. „ Wm. Harris, of Wauconda, was a McHenry caller Friday last. Miss Maude Bennett, of Elgin, is vis­ iting her sister, Mrs. D. F. Hanly. John I. Story transacted business at Woodstock and Harvard last Saturday. Miss Bernice Kimball is visiting her sister, Mrs. Vosburg, at Solon Mills this week. Mrs. Emil Schneider went to Elgin yesterday for • a two days' visit with friends. Lam out Hubbard, who is now work­ ing at Nunda, visited his mother here Sunday. Hon. F. K. Granger went to Rock ford Saturday as a delegate .to the judicial convention. Ed and Bert Newell, of Chicago, were recently the guests of their mother, Mrs. M. Merriman. Miss Celia Powers, of Elgin, spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Miss Dora Stoffel. Mrs. H. T. Fuller, of Wanoonda, spent a few days last week with C. & Latn- phere and family. Mr. and Mrs. Reser, of Beloit, Wis., are visiting at the home of their son, J. J. Reser, this week. August Nordquist, of Milwaukee, vis­ ited hiB parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Nord­ quist, over Sunday. Prof. F. M. Goodman has been con­ fined to his home during the past week on account of sickness. Misses Pearl and Blanche Nellis went to Chicago Sunday evening after spend- ing.a few days with friends here. Charles Currie, Everett Sherman and Miss Ethel King, of Woodstock, attend­ ed the party here Saturday evening. Mrs. J. J. Vasey and sons, Merle and Harry, of Chicago, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Waite, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Judy, of Paxton, 111., were visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Geo. Colby, the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Smith Colby, of Chica­ go, visited a few days last week at the home of the latter's mother, Mrs. H. S. Gregory. Sam Wells and F. A. Holly, students at the Illinois College of Dentistry, spent the first few days of the week in McHenry. Mrs. D. G. Nellis announces that she will be at home after February 20, at 8522 Wabash Ave., Chic ago, where her household goods were moved last week. F. C. Ralston, of Joplin, Mo., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ralston, Monday, beiug on his \«ay to New York. He will return next Monday and make his parents another short visit. L. E. Traver, local manager of the Chicago Telephone Co., has been quite sick the past week, being confined, to bis room at the Park hotel. His mother is here from Harvard acting as nurse-- the best nurse a man ever had. A PRETTY WEDDING. Mt. JEdward Anderson and Miss Tlllle ' $ Meyers United In Marriage. . • ^ > 1 4-' At ten o'clock yesterday forenoon at St. Patrick's church, in this village, Mr. Edward Anderson of New York City and Miss Tillie Meyers took the nuptial vows, Rev. Father O'Neil officiating. As the bridal party entered the church a beautiful wedding march was played by Chris Hapke and Leo Maiman of Wauconda. The bride wore a pretty blue satin gown, a wreath of bride's roses in her hair, and carried a bouquet of the roses. She was escorted to the altar and given away by her father. Miss Agnes Meyers, sister of the bride, who acted as bridesmaid, earned pink and wbite carnations. The groom was attended by Herman Maiman of Wau- -conda. The choir was composed entirely of Wauconda people, relatives of the bride. . The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Meyers of this vil­ lage and is well known, having lived here nearly all her life. The happy couple will go to Wauke- gan Friday where they expect to reside for the present. The Plaindealer ex­ tends congratulations. Death of Mis* Orrllla Clark. The Ringwood correspondent to the Richmond Gazette says: The people of Ringwood were shocked to learn of the death of Miss Orvilla Clark, who lived with her brother, Samuel Clark, at Os- tend. She was a kind neighbor, one ever ready to lend a helping hand. She was a great Sunday school worker, and had, if we have been correctly informed, been their superintendent ever since their school was organized. She will be greatly missed in that neighborhood, and her brother has the sympathy of friends in this place, in this time of sor- , v.*,- • JOHN DERMON1 DIES. Sadden Demise Caused by Heart Fall«f4 Tnesday Afternoon. John Deriuont died suddenly Tuesday afternoon, heart failure being the.direct cause ac< ording to the at&mding physi­ cian's report. During the past few months Mr. Der- mont has been residing at Elgin where he has been eugaged by a liveryman in driving a night bus. Monday even­ ing he came tc McHenry to call on old friends, seemingly in the best of health. Tuesday afternoon about two o'clock while in Holmes' saloon, he showed signs of great nervousness. But even then nothing was thought of the matter, as he was a man who drank heavily. While Mr. Dermont was in the toilet- room at the rear end of the saloon, shrrtly after he had entered the place, those standing near heard him mutter­ ing to himself, and thinking that some­ thing was wrong opened the door. They found him leaning against the wall, about to fall to ttfpfloor. He was placed upon a couch near by and after a few convulsive gasps passed away. Tbe coroner came over from Harvard in the evening and impaneled a jury which returned a verdict in accordance with the above facts. The body was later taken to the Park hotel and left in charge of Undertaker N. J. Justen, the funeral being held this afternoon at 1:80 o'clock, Rev. F. W. Miller officiating. Mr. Dermont's parents are both living at Richmond, and a daughter, Mrs. Winnifred Shoemaker, resides at South Bend, Indiana. He was a member of the McHenry camp M. W. A. and car­ ried $2,000 insurance. COLDEST DAY OF WINTER. Tueadav, February 17, 1003, Has the Hon. ors to Present Date. Last Monday morning when McHenry awoke the denizens found that the mer­ cury had slipped do$ra the little glass tube and rested just a trifle below the zero mark. But when they retired that evening it was with a feeling that some thing was going to happen during the night. And it did happen good and plenty. Mercury took another Blitie downward and tried its best to burst tbe glass bulb. There was a stiff breeze which added a few extra teeth to tbe sharp atmosphere. Just what the fig­ ure should be is a quandary as no two thermometers registered alike. At the editor's hoqie, which is on the south side of thtt^iftill pond, where all the gen­ tle zephyrs converge into one mighty whirlwind, mercury stood at twelve be­ low; at John Ralston's, seventeen; at Prof. Goodman's, nineteen; at C. C Colby's, twenty. Messrs. Colby and Goodman are both situated in very breezy quarters and get the benefit of all extra exertions on tbe part of the weather man. It would be safe to say that fifteen to seventeen below was the temperature durirfg tpe early morning hours. The sun's rays were shining on the editorial thermometer when it was inspected, which accounts for the great difference. LOOKING BACKWARD. Items Published In The PlMindealrr Quarter of a Century Ago: Week of February 19, 1878. O. Bishop has Lately put a very hand­ some desk in his office at the warehouse. For the past two weeks tbe village and in fact the ^nfire oounty has been afloat in oris sea of mud. The cantata of "Esther, the Beautiful Queen" Was rendered at the Riverside hall. Friday and Saturday evenings. The king and queen, by P. D. Smith and Mrs. C. A. Knight, were beyond criti­ cism. About $60 was cleared. Etta Kittle, teacher of the Grlswold Lake school gives her No. 1, spelling class report in which appear the follow­ ing names: Carrie Granger, Laura Morley, Carrie McCab^, Lydia Dolbeer, Richard Morley, Geo. Simpson, Lenor Morley, Charley Hubbard, Freddie Gib­ son. Willie Welch, George Washburn. While working at the ice house Mon­ day of this week, Fred Feltz, a young man about eighteen years of age, was caught by the jack, used in carrying tbe ice into the house, and received ser­ ious injuries. The cords of the leg were literally torn out, which, combined with tbe fracture of tbe limb i$akes his in­ juries of a serious character. He was attended by Doctors Howard and Brown [Mr. Felts was laid up for nearly a year. He is now section foremajf^lp this vil­ lage. ] . Another Surprise 1'arify. Last Saturday was Wilt' Lehman's birthday, a fact of which friends were aware, and just to make the occa­ sion one to remember, concocted a sur­ prise that was a surprise and Wo mistake, ill resides on one of tho.Musgrove on the Nunda road','§nd it was fcbafc the conspirafcirs caught jfaiui- He wa**¥iual to the ^octision however and entcrtain^A,*^ friends in a-pl^jfter manner. He was of COUNTERFEIT DOLLARS. TWO WOODSTOCK CHARACTERS FLOAT THEM IN M'HENRY Several Merchants and Saloon Keepers are Victims--Officers on the Tracks of the Swindlers. Big, round dollars are cheap in Mc­ Henry this week, that is, there are a number of business men who would be pleased to get rid of a few of those cart wheels at a reduction. They are bogus, a fact that is soon discovered when they are closely examined. The victims did not discover the fraud until after the swindlers had left town. On Saturday evening two well-known characters in this yicinity, ^^wlio, it is said, make Woodstock their headquar­ ters, struck McHenry, and proceeded to "blow in" their "silver" in genuine, sportsmanlike manner. One saloon has about eleven of the dollars on hand while others have various sums ranging from one to ten. i Those who know the two characters named above say they make a good team, but it is not likely they will play the game again for some time as the de­ tectives are on their tracks and will probably land them before this article appears in print. BETTER RAILWAY SERVICE. Letter by Prof. F. M. Goodman Hi Attention to McHenry. i Drawn Prof. F. *M. (Goodman, like many oth­ er McHenry people, has been advocating better railway service from this village, but he has taken a step in advance of others in writing to the president in re­ gard to tbe matter. The letter is very interesting and Prof, Goodman has kindly allowed us to publish it, togeth­ er with answers from the officials. MR GOODMAN'S LETTER. West McHenry, 111., Nov. 24, 1902. MR. MARVIN HUGHITT, Sir:--Whenever one sees a timetable of the N. W. Road, the first line that catches tbe eye informs the reader that this is "The pioneer line west and northwest of Chicago." Evidently this statement is actuated by a feeling of pride and might be accepted by the in­ dividual as being synonymous with "ad­ vancement, " if he were not acquainted with the service fcndered and conditions which indicate most positively, a lack ot it. When the pioneer blazes his way thru the untrodden wilds, it is in anticipa­ tion that the lines of his ax mark the course that others wil' take and sooner or later the indicated trail will eventual- EXCHANGE GLEANINGS, % HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY AN0 . ̂ ADJACENT COUNTIE8. % McHenry Advertisers Are some of our readers aware of the fact that they are making a great mistake when they order goods from mail order houses or go out of town to do their trading ? Do they ever stop to look the matter square in tbe face, and do a little figuring? The large full-page ads in the daily papers look resplendent with cuts and attractive with alluring quotations. The cata­ logues of the mail order houses glitter like gold, but it is really nothing but tinsel. You do not see tbe goods in the one case until you pay your car fare to the city, and in the other case you do not see tbe goods until they arrive, paid for in ad­ vance or C. O. D. In either case, if the merchandise is not satisfactory you are the loser. You are loser even if the prices paid are less than thoee quoted by home merchants. But they are not less and the manager of this paper can prove it by simply turning to the advertisements which have appeared in this paper during the past few weeks and which appear to-day. Nearly eyery merchant in McHenry has placed his prices for winter goods, as well groceries, below bis .city competitors prices. Read the ads in The Plaindealer this week, next week and every week. When a McHenry merchant states that he is offering goods at 75 cents on the dollar he means just what be says and has the goods to show. Bargains that can not be equalled anywhere are offered in tbe columns of this paper every week and it will behoove readers tb read the ads from top to bottom. If you need anything in winter clothing or grocer­ ies The Plaindealer guarantees that our merchants can beat Chi­ cago prices on same quality of goods. Tbe above remarks are not simple palaver, were not suggested by any of our advertis­ ers, but are founded on truthful investigation, and the editor, who investigated the matter, can prove what he says. several nioe were: Misses- Emma Weber Minnie Lehman jftvsent iJtzzie Lehman Gustie Buchert Barbara Schreiner Julia Schumacher Ella Schumacher Messrs-- • ' Chas. Schumacher Alber Kranse Miles Buckert John Johnson Dick Lehman Henry Simmofta ; -- -- - - The Plaindealer subscription list con­ tinues to grow. Quit borrowing and jal?rcribe. , . , THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION. Candidates Nominated by Acclitmittion-- Charles Whitney Withdraws. Those who went to Rock ford last Saturday to attend the judicial conven­ tion. expecting to see some excitement, were sadly disappointed. Hon Chas. Whitney of Lake made a stubborn fight up to the last, but his efforts were of no avail. The Rock lord Star has the fol­ lowing to say of the convention: Arthur H. Frost, Charles H. Donnel­ ly and Robt. W. Wright were nominat­ ed tor judges of the Seventeenth judi­ cial district at the convention held in the court house yesterday afternoon. There was a full attendance of dele­ gates and all the candidates were pres­ ent except Mr. Wright, who is still quite ill and was unable to leave his room at the hotel. R. K. Welsh, chairman of the judicial committee, called the convention to or­ der. Clarence E. Smith of Waukegan was made temporary chairman and Frank T. Moran temporary secretary. The temoprary organization was made permanent on motion of S. H. Reck of Rockford. * Hon. Charles Whitney of Waukegan withdrew as fi candidate and on his mo­ tion the nomination was made by ac­ clamation. The delegations named the following members of the^ndicial committee on motion of Judge Charles E. Fuller: h Boone--Judge William C. DeWolf. Lake -Hon. Charles Wbitney. McHenry--David T. Smiley. Winnebago--R. K. Welsh. Judges FroBt, Donnelly and Fuller made brief speeches and the convention adjourned after a session lasting only half an hour. The Benedict's Masquerade. The masquerade ball given by ttye Benedict club last Friday evening was attended by a small but enthusiastic crowd. There were many pretty and original costumes in evidence, but as usual the comical were predominant. Our attorney, C. R. Thurlwell, so far forgot his dignity as to appear in woman's attire. His disguise was com­ plete but no more so than T. J. Walsh's surprise when he discovered that bis partner in the grand march was only a man. - 0 lufant Boy Die*. The four .months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Blake died last Friday after a short illness. The funeral was held Sun­ day at two o'clock at St. Mary's church, Rev. Fr. Barth officiating. Interment took place in St. Mary 's cemetery. ly become an open and much used thoro- fare. He never blazes tbe route on his wav to isolation or retirement. He aims at publicity, and you would cer­ tainly be one of tbe las" to impress upon the public the fact that your road wat» the pioneer in this region if yon did not intend all that such information is u*- nally supposed to convey. You did not intend to blaze the way to eterual isola­ tion and if one were to bluntly tell you that the N. W. Road is to lay, 40 years after its pioneer trip, simply a lingering competitor of the old stage line which formerly plied between this village and Chicago, you might resent the imputa­ tion, at least for the moment, by think­ ing harsh things of the allegator. Not­ withstanding this, however, I wish to show you thut the statement is absolute­ ly true aud beyond contradiction. Further, as you personally see things along the line only under the most fav orable conditions whenever you take a trip and may therefore be erroneously impressed, I desire on behalf of a long suffering and patient and hopeful community to call your attention to things just as they exist, as we all see them and to which we have for years submitted and pray that said conditions may be speedily changed. They have existed so long as to lead us to the be­ lief that being a pioneer really means nothing after all beyond self gratifica­ tion. Take a trip if you please on 585 and find that upon reaching Crystal Lake you are taken a quarter of a mile beyond the station, switched to the op­ posite side and allowed to, rest, appar­ ently to kill time so the train will not reach Genoa Junction much before that most uncertain of all things--the Keno­ sha and Rockford train--arrives. There is ample room for a track south of the station, switching could be direct and the loss of time eliminated. Tbe train upon leaving Chicago goes dawdling along and reaches McHenry, 50 miles, in one hour and thirty-five minutes. A race horse will speed along at the rate of thirty miles an hour, which, you see, is as fast a time as this train--representing the pioneers--makes on these trips. Just think of it, in this age'of activity, when trains to the east are making little short of fifty miles an hour for twenty hours, this great north­ western pionetj^ is covering the same distance, 50 miles in &o minutes, There is no incentive for people to live here and do business in the City. Sach time kills all enterprise in a people. But bad as this is, take the Sunday evening train, 422, back to the city. It leaves here A miscellaneous Anotfineat of Items In Condensed form Vtor OeifMN lenee of Bnsy Peoplo. The Borden Condensed Milk Co. has purchased land at Lake Geneva and will begin the erection of buildings aa. ^ soon as weather permits. * - ^ Genoa Times: Snpt BL W. Smith ' and son, Andrew, left Thursday morn- ing for Savona, N. Y., and other points $ in the state. Mr. Smith has gone on, Borden bubiness and Andrew will stay ' with bis Grandmother Davis at Savona. " i Genoa Times: Do yon ever ask for^ Supt. Smith nowadays? He may bs found at the following places, almost!-. fi -iS at the same time: Genoa Junction, Mciteury, Hebron, Chicago, and a few other minor places (?) lite ti» tetter * r one mentioned. , v Marengo Republican: Mrs. John ^ Dowe of Wauconda, who was oper-;":kv&[ a ted on la»t Thursday for large ab- ^ Nominal tumor, is conyalescing rapidly. She had previously been operated oni-SWk twice in Chicago, onoe at the Presby-1 v terian hospital and once at Mercy has- ' ; pital, and received no benefit. - Harlan E. Babcock has given np hia:.^ ^ poet of managing editor of the Seginaw; j (Mich.) NSWB-Gazette to accept a much better place on Hearst's Chicago Amer­ ican, where he will officiate as dramatic critic. Mr. Babcock is one of the bright-1 :r'l •;!; est and most versatile writers on met->' - V«s|'- ropolitan newspapers and his rapid risen* -f in the profession is a source of gratifica- > ^ tion to his numerous friends in McHen- - .i<: ry county, especially so at Marengo, ui» vM home. "\l All offices of the Chicago and North- western railway have been giyen notice that hereafter no "dead freight" will; be received by that company on Sunday, ^ between 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. This not-.,-o \ ice is given as a result of the North-i / -s> western's experiment in reducing to a, - minimum the movement of freight on *' the Sabbath day. Sunday fully G.OOOf of the men employed in the operationt / V"- ' of freight trains on the Northwestern^ ' -; system spent their day at home and the.. general officers of the company did thd same. By the latter the innovation off * providing a Sunday at home for employ* m es of the operating department proved a great success. ^ y Harvard Herald: Daring the part of February or tbe flrsf of March -> -j/p will be commenced the quadrennial weighing of the mails in this, the sixthi division of the postal service, to deter*/ , • mine the compensation to be paid by ̂ {'̂ the government to the railroads for the? >>*;. transportation of the mails for ensuingf. ^ foor years. The sixth division is com-» posed of the states of Iowa, Illinois," s Nebraska. Wyoming and the Blacky' Hills district of South Dakota. It has £ . ^ heen the custom heretofore to weigh ' the mail carried on each train for a per^$p« iod of thirty days, but the time may •low be lengthened to sixty and even ninety days The railroads are compen^ sated according to tbe amount of mail transported. ? " rS'.-v-w -W NEARLY LOSTAALEYE- Herman Kamboli I* Victim ufAeeMtoat M the Creamery. . (Continued on page eight) While testing milk at the creamery >>-. ?• last Saturday Herman Kambolz, thee I»uttermaker, met with an accident that. . nearly cost him an eye and be is thank- ^ ing his lucky stars that snch was not. A the case. • Tbe tester is a machine shaped some- ' ^j||j thing like a sepamtor and revolves rap- ,ji idly, small bottles of milk being placed : ' inside. By the aid of chemicals and * ^ the revolving motion the cream is brought to the top of the bottle. While the machine was in full motion it burst, scattering the contents, broken bottles, „ chemicals and milk, in every direction. Herman was standing near tbe machine and some of tbe ohemical and a piece glass struck him in the eye. At first it was feared that the optic was de-l,-. :?jt- stroyed, but Dr. Beebe, who was called at once, soon dispelled all snch fears|, -'fit' and made the patient comfortable. Aln, , i, though unable to do much work himself!' Herman is able to be at the creamery; ' y»; and superintend the work. A Pleasant Partjfc Mrs. Peter Schreiner was the victim of a surprise last Thursday evening, it . being her 52nd birthday anniversary. The guests made merry for several hours ^ and after partaking of light refresh- ments departed for their homes, wish- ing Mrs. Schreiner many happy returas of the day. Many pretty presents wcto left as tokens of friendship. The follow­ ing were present: Mesdames-- Anton Weber W. D. Went worth John Buch Henry Smith G. F. Boley Misses- Emma Weber Martha Rossman jaoob Bishop i N. E. Barbian . Geo. Schreine^, Ii. Jorden ' Emil Schneiddt** L. Jorden " _ Susie Barbian Barbara SiihrsHwr Taxes! Taxes! The undersigned, collector of for the town of Nunda, will be at th» following places, at the times named* , after Monday. Feb. 1, for the purpose of receiving the taxes of the said town: Mondays at F. A. Bohlander'a stoxe* West McHenry. Tuesdays and 8at«rd*jfc at Ttooop * Pinnow's store, Nuuua. 34-St* W. C. Bchro^mb, nnllantmy m - . ' " ' Aft';.