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VOLUME XXIX. ••* ' -" • •'•" «•N,-» •. •' "*!.$•H*'. 35&3VJfc'-i3t i<3!R4-»i,B£S'ki»f 'i- rtsK -£,.• SHB'Î IIC&IT > sfjy# ;'£ -?-'• McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER M, 1903->rf£p&' Uti&S3&- "ill PURELY PERSONAL ] F. H. Wattles was in the city Friday. John Brentz was in Chicago Sat­ urday. L. E. Tnrar mi a Wauoonda visitor Sunday. Ed. T hurl well vua Elgin visitor Monday. Mrs. Spanlding wasm Cnicago visitor Wednesday. IS. C. Joslyn was an Elgin visitor the first of the week. R. L. Dufield of Ridgefield was in McHenry Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. Chamberlin were Chica­ go visitors thiB week. • Hath Heimer transacted basiness in the city Wednesday, Mrs. G. W. Besley was on the sick list ft few days last week. Miss Frances Bnss spent Friday and Saturday in Chicago. Mrs. F. C. Ross was a Chicago caller Friday and Saturday. C. A. Guerin of Hebron called on Mc- Henry friends Tuesday. Mrs. Emma Phillips is vipiting rela­ tives in Norwalk, Ohio. Miss Millie Lawrence is quite til at her home in this village. Miss Caroline Spnrling is visiting Elgin friends this week. Miss Rosina Reynolds spent Saturday and Sunday in Chicago. Mrs. Frank Cobb and Mrs. Ffty were Chicago visitors this week. Will Schreiner and Walter Simes were Woodstock callers Tuesday. Miss Gertrude Freund of Chicago is calling on home folks this week. denry Schaffer attended the bazaar ftt Wauconda Saturday evening. Mrs. Theo. Bickler and son, Theodore, •re visiting in Chicago this week. * G. A. Hanly of Elgin was calling on relatives and friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mis. S. Covell expect to spend part of the winter in the state of Oregon. John P. Weber goes to Dundee next week where he has secured employment. Mrs. T. Kimball of Nupda is visiting her parents, Mr. an4 Mrs. J. P. Smith. Hugh Hoefter and Paul 'Wooeter of Woodstock were McHenry * callers Sun­ day. . Miss Maude Bennett of Elgin'visited her sister, Mite. D. F. Hanly over sun- day. , Mesdames D. F. Hanly and E. Brink visited Mrs. Geo. Frisby Monday after­ noon, * Mrs. McClintock of Chicago is visiting with her sister, Mrs. D. G. Wells, this week. Mesdames West apd Greenleaf of Woodstock were McHenry callers Sat­ urday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rothermel and Mrs. John Bishop were Chicago visitors Tuesday. , Mrs. C B. Curtis of Elgin was the guest of Mrs. Ella Lamphere the first of the week. ' Mrs. J. J. Heaney and daughter were guests of the former's sister, Mrs. Geo. Frisby, last week. Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Nash of Oak Park were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H E. Clemens last Sunday. .Mrs. H. Pendleton of Roscoe> 111., ar­ rived Tuesday night tO make her son, Elmet- Stewart, a month's visit Rev. P. M. O'Neill, Geo. H. Hanly, T. J. Walsh and Peter J. Freund trans­ acted business in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. W. A. Cristy left this week for St Joe, Ark., where she will spend the winter with her husband and sons. Rev. Rhode of Elgin called on some of the members of his former parish at Volo and Fremont Center Tuesday. Amos Wolf has gone to Chicago hav­ ing found employment in the bakery where Chas. Feltz has been working for some time. Lewis Lincoln, ft former McHenry boy, now of Elgin, was here over Sun­ day looking after his share of mud bens and ducks. Mrs. F. Lang of Chicago spent a few days last week with McHenry relatives and friends and also made this office a pleasant call. Geo. Richards of Kirkland transacted business here Tuesday. Mr. Richards managed the Riverside hotel until about one year ago C- P. Wright has "given up" his posi­ tion as baggageman at the Northwest­ ern depot and will hereafter devote his •ntire time to personal interests. Mike Pauly of Minneapolis, Minn., was renewing old acquaintances in Mc­ Henry the latter part of last week. Mr. Pauly says there is quite a change in McHenry since his last visit here several Years ago. "4I W- itoyiwM*. <4 ** Remington Typewriter agency at CleVe- Jfrpd, has received flattering offers from (hp head office of the Monarch Typer writer Co., but has not decided totake ip the new proposition. Tbe S*Iv« That Without, leaving a scar is Pe Witt's. The name Witch Hazel is applied to many salves, but DeWitt's Witch Ha* xel Salve is the only W itch Hazel Sialve made that contains the pure unadulter­ ated witch hazel. If any other Witch Hazel Salve is offered you it is a counter­ feit. E. 0. DeWitt invented Witch Hazel Salve and De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve is the best salve in the world for cuts, burns, braises, tetter, or blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles. Sold by all druggists. .X Don't forget the"want ad"oolu«nl THE GERMAN CARP. Semrf la N«w York Hotels ttlS OMrtipw Plate. The Illinois river has oome to he the greatest German carp stream in the United States, says the Springfield News. Speaking of fads that have tak­ en the country by storm several times, during which a great run was made on certain fish, J. W. Titcomb, in charge of the fish culture division of the na­ tional fish commission, says: "8ome fifteen years ago German carp were introduced indiscriminately in all the ponds, lakes and rivers inland of the United States, many of which should have been kept free of carp. However, like the English sparrow, they are here to stay, and so we will have to make the best of the matter. The Illinois river seems to hftve been better adapted for carp than any other stream in America and they have since thriven amazingly, not only in the Illi­ nois river, but all over that state, which is todays the great carp region of Amer ica. The reason of this is that the carp is something of a vegetarian, and as the Illinois (likewise the Fox) is a muddy, sluggish stream, fiowing through""* rich, low region and frequently overflowing and covering vast stretches of country, the carp have found thingB better suited to their wants there than elsewhere, be­ cause during the frequent overflows there is a vast deal of green stuff under water for them to eat. In Germany the fanners have a habit of drawing the waters of one carp pond off into another basin and raising a crop of corn, b ans, peas and onions on its bottom, and as soon as the crop is harvested, the water, carp included, is turned in again, and the carp feed on the stalks, roots, etc., of the crop just gathered. "The value of the carp as food and game fish in this country seems to be a matter of doubt. Jnst at present there is an interesting controversy in progress between the sportsmen and the fish deal­ ers. The fbrmer assert that the carp, in addition to being a poor food fish, lazy, sluggish and without a single game quality, destroy and devour the spawn and young of the black bass. The dealers reply by citing the example of certain hotels in New York, the Wal­ dorf-Astoria for example, where Illinois carp appear on the menu at 75 cents per plate and fresh Atlantic mackerel at 66 cents. 1 think the sportsmen are mis­ taken* in the bass matter. The bass cov­ er up and conceal their nests and spawn so well that the carp cannot find them, and I take notice that in the Illinois river, where carp are more numerous than elsewhere, the black bass are also on the increase." I German carp are caught by the hun­ dreds in McHenry every spring by small boys with jerk hooks, but the majority of people have "passed tbem up" when it comes to serving them on the table. It would seem, however, thaj; the earp, like the mud hen, will soon be^in demand. There was a time whenine latter was despised by sports­ men. For two seasons Mr. Triggs of Chica­ go has had the contract for exterminat­ ing as many carp in Fox lake as he could catch. He has a gang of men at work and gets the fish in seines. They are shipped east, but it has been sup­ posed that, as the flesh of the carp is rather coarse, only those people who could afford nothing better, purchased them ~for the table. Wisconsin authorities are moving to get rid of the carp. Game Warden Overback of Madison has contracted with C. K. Freer of Sandusky, O., who agrees to clear Wisconsin lakes of carp, billfish and dogfish. The work began on Lake Eoshkonong this week. Apropos of this the Milwaukee Even­ ing Wisconsin prints the following edi­ torial: "A war against-the carp in the Wis­ consin lakes was begun last Monday. At Lake Koshkonong a seine nearly a mile in length has been set. All the fishes will be corralled, the carp being taken and the game fish set free. The state fish and game warden has con­ tracted with an expert from Ohio to take the work of extermination, and when thebattle of Lake Eoshkonong has been fought, the attacking forces will move upon the Madison lakes. The claim is made by fishermen and duck hunters that the carp ruin sport by bur­ rowing in and destroying the wild cel­ ery, which is the food of the canvas back duefcs, and by eating the spawn of other fish. The Ohio contractor is to pay tbe salary and expenses of game wardens supervising t^e work, and will also p&y ft » tpn for the c^rp. Garfish and dogfjsh eaptqred ip the qets will be killed and buried. It is to be hoped that the wat^h oq the flsh taken away as carp, at f 1 3 ton, will he as sharp as it should be in the interests of the state. As for the carp, it is to be hoped that not one will escape. "In crusading against these Imported finny fellows Wisconsin is doing what is being done elsewhere in thiB country, notably by Philadelphia, in the waters of the Schuylkill. The late United States fish commissioner, Spencer F. Baird, through whose misdirected en­ thusiasm the carp was brought from Germany and planted in American wa­ ters, was a respected scientist, but not a good judge of piseatorial problems, from the point of view of Americans EXCHANGE GLEANINGS HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY AND S ADJACENT COUNTIES. A Miscellaneous Assortment of Mtiri Items I11 Condensed Form For Ooircn* tenoe of Busy People. There are thirty-two. creameries in McHenry county. When Lou Dillon took her d-minute record her stride measured 19 feet, 3 inches. In a pumpkin show at Rockford a Stillman Valley man took the prize with a pumpkin of 100 pounds weight If the plans o! the Elgin Odd Fellows do not fall through, a fine building will be erected there in the near future at a coat of from $18,000 to $20,0u0. High wood's saloon keepers number thirteen, and they have been accorded an evidence that that is an unlucky number, for all of them were indicted by the grand jury at its recent session. The Milo Mnnger farm near Harvard was sold recently to a Mr. Ballon of Earlville for $27,090. The farm con­ sists of 226 acres. We believe this is the highest price ever paid per acre in McHenry connty for as large a farm. The average cost of raising a bushel of corn in Illinois, as determined by an exhaustive line of experiments* was found to be ten cents. When corn thus raised commands fifty cents a bushel, it is easy to understand why good land so readily sells for one hundred dollars and upward per acre. McHenry Co. Republican: A. Hensler brought in eight stalks of corn Wednes­ day, which measured 1 eleyen feet, weighed forty-five pounds, and had matured ears seven feet from the root. Who says the corn crop is a failure in this vicinity this year? Dispatches from Aberdeen, South Dakota, say-thai L. D. Parr of Rock- ford, 111., is stopping there and that he has closed option on 32,000 acres of land in Bowman and Billings counties, North Dakota, for John Alexander Dowie, who will colonize the land and establish a branch Zion City in the northwest. The good old English sport of ' 'fol­ low the hounds" has been substituted at Lake Forest academy for football. As a result of the recent death at foot­ ball of W. J. Becker, Headmaster Jos­ eph D. Sloane decided there should be no more football games at the academy. An example has thus been set which it is believed many other academies will follow. Nunda Herald: The German Luther* an church in Crystal Lake has been re­ cently redecorated at an expense of about $2,000, and in recognition of the completion of the work, special dedica­ tion services will be held in the church on Sunday, Oct. 25. ' There will be preaching at 10 a m. by Rev. Reinke of Chicago and at 2:80 p. m. by Rev. D Poellot of Huntley. These services will be in the German language. In the eyening at 7:80 Rev. W. Lewerenz of Des Plaines will speak in English. En­ glish-speaking Americans are specially given a cordial invitation to attend the eyening services. McHenry House Party. Jos. Heimer will give a dance at the McHenry House hall On Wednesday evening, Oct. 88. Schaffer's harp orchestra will furnish tbe music. Those who have attended these dances in the past know what to expect--a rousing good time. Dance tick­ ets only 75 cents. Supper 25 cents per plate. •--r "ti- Statement of McHenry Creamery Co. The statement of the McHenry Cream­ ery CO. for September, 1908, is as fol­ lows: Amount milk received, 240,866 pounds; amount butter made, 11,119 pounds; aint. money received, $2,886.15; average price received for butter, 21 cents; average yield per 100 pounds milk, 4.61; average oil test, 8.81; aver­ age cost to manufacture, 2$ cents; over run, 21; average price foi 100 pounds milk, 88$ cents. Expenses: Tubs, $50; fuel, $60; salt, $10; color, $2; oil, $1; teaming, $3.50; ins. tax, $6.88; butter- maker and help, $75; manager and ex­ penses, $12.40; secretary, $10; repair fund, $4.44; sundries, $18.50; total, $250.17. Union Milk Price#. The prices per 8-galIon can of stand­ ard milk, as suggested by the board of directors of the Milk Shippers' union for the following months, a^e as fol-. lows, f. Q. B. Chicago: October^$1 -WJ- Ifaveniber--fl.lft, December--$1^- January--#1.16, Febru»ry--$l.t5- March--$145, 4|»U--^$1.05. A Polleemaa'a Testimony. J. N. Patterson, night policeman of Nashua, la., writes, "Last winter I had a bad cold on my lungs and tried at least half a dozep advertised cough medicines and had treatment from two physicians without getting any benefit A friend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar and two-thirds of a bottle cured me. I consider it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world." Sold by all druggists. An ad in The Plaindealer "wftot" col- will bring result* : >~ . STOP AND THINK. Be HafNt With Yourself ud Tr«A* .at Home This Fall. It will soon be time for merchants in oountry and city to commence the fall campaign of advertising and now is the opportune time for Tbe Plaindealer (a champion of the country merchant at all times) to put in a few words in favor of home trading. Many of our readers will receive catalogs from mail order houses, and department stores. Therein tbey will behold seemingly great bargains in underwear, clothing, hosiery, stoves, hardware, furniture and groceries. In fact, it looks like a fairy tale. IT IS A FAIRY TALK ! Nothing but glittering tineal in large quantities. Get some of the truck into your house, compare it with what the home mer­ chant has for sale and then discover how you have been duped. The Plain- dealer advertisers could not handle that class of goods. If they did, they could not do business one year. They must handle the best and naturally the price is a little more. We believe that the people of McHenry and vicinity are be­ ginning to realize the truth of our statements, as trade in McHenry in all kinds of merchandise has been better the past summer than ever before. On tbe strength of the big summer business our merchants are putting in a large stock of fall and winter goods.. Read' era will do well to read tbe ads in The Plaindealer every week. Through them tbe merchant gives yon truthful hints. ^ Obituary of Mrs. C. H. Fegers. Alice, daughter of Sylvester and Mary McGee, was born in Woodstock, 111., January 96, 1856, and died at Mercy hospital, Chicago. October 12, 1908. She resided at Woodstock until June 9, 1880, when she wag married to Dr. O. H. Fegers. Mr. and Mrs. Fegers resid­ ed in Johnsburgh from 1880 to 1883, when they moved to McHenry. During the twenty years that this estimable couple have lived together in McHenry they prospered wonderfully, the doctor's practice increasing as the years rolled by, until it became^necessary to have an assistant ip his office. During all the trials that usually attends the ca­ reer of a young physician and surgeon, Dr. Fegers never found a more helpful or con stant friend than his wife. She was a woman who loved her home and was always happy in beautifying it for the pleasure and comfort of the other members of the household. Mrs. Fegers was childless, but she extended all the affections o|ffe mother to the nieces who were frequpnt visitors at her home. The two pieces, Eleanor and Lillian, daughters <S Wm. McGee, in particular, found in Mrs. Fegers all the love and sympathy that a mother could possess. She took the girls into her home thir­ teen years ago and has given them all the advantages that could be desired, both in social life and education. Mrs Fegers Was a prominent member of St. Theresa court W. C. O. F, Besides the husband there are six brothers and three sisters left to mourn, as follows: James, of Chicago; Wil­ liam, of Harvard ; John, Sylvester, Den­ nis, Thomas, Anna, Mary and Lena, of Woodstock. The services, at St. Mary's church were imppressiye. Solemn requiein mass was celebrated; the pastor, Rev. M. W. Barth, being assisted by Fathers Kirsch, Stackable and Eramer of Chicago; Foley of Harvard, and Fegers of Sterling. The sermon in En­ glish was preached by Rev. Stackable, while Rev. Bartb spoke a few words in German. The vestments used in the solemn requiem mass were brought out from Chicago by Rev. Eirsch, who was a particular friend of the deceased. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to extend our sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors who have so kindly assisted and sympa­ thized with us during the sad days and hours following the death of our loved one. C. H. FFGERS ELEANOR MCGEE LILLIAN MCGEE WEDDING BELLS RING. M'HENRY YOUNG PEOPLE HAPPI- LY SIGN LIFE CONTRACT8. Herman Kamholz and Miss Minnie Frflti Married at Woodstock--Irwin Creech and Miss Ktta Colby at St. Joe. Mr. Herman Eamholz and Miss Min­ nie Feltz were joined in the holy bonds of wedlock yesterday afternoon at Woodstock, Rev. Bertram, pastor of tbe German Lutheran church, per­ forming the ceremony. Tbe wedding took place at the residence of the pastor and was attended only by the imtnme- diate relatives. Miss Christina Feltz and Henry Eamholz were the attend­ ants, The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Felts.and is so well known here that comment is unnecessary, hav­ ing resided in this vicinity nearly all her life. The groom, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eamholz, has also resided here since childhood. He is an industrious young man and now has a good posi­ tion with the Borden Condensed Milk Co. at Cary, where he and his bride will commence housekeeping at once. CREECH-COLBY. Mr Irwin Creech and Miss Etta Col­ by hied themselves to St. Joe, Mich., on the 8th of October and were quietly married, The new? did not reach Mc­ Henry until some time later, and came as a complete surprise to many friends. The bride is the second daughter of Wallace Colby and has resided in Mc­ Henry several years. Mr. Creech is well known in McHenry, haying made many visits here the past year. He now has a lucrative position in Chicago, where the couple are now residing. The Plaindealer extends congratula­ tions to the happy quartette. VICTIM OF CIGARETTES. CHANGE OF PASTORS. B«T. 8. W. Ltaek Appointed to New Mll- "S ford and Davis Junction. . /At the Rock River conference held at Aurora last week Rev. S. W. Lauck was appointed to the charge at New Milford and Davis Junction, while Rev. J. M. Cormack comes to the McHenry and Ringwood charge. During Mr. Lauck's two years' resi­ dence here he and his estimable family have won many personal friends in all the denominations. He is a man who is sincere in his work and who puts forth his best efforts in everything that he undertakes. The best wishes of their friends go with him and his family to the new field of labor in Christ's vine-' yard. ftev. Cormack preached his initial sermon in McHenry last Sunday morn­ ing to a large congregation. The church was also well filled at the evening ser­ vice. Mr. Co|inack is a man of fine ap­ pearance in the pulpit. The writer claims an acquaintance of seventeen years with the new pastor and knows him as a clergyman of pleasing person­ ality. __j QUARTER OF A CENTURY. IMmi Clipped from The Plaindealer of October 99,1878. L O C A L B R I E F S Geo. V. Stanek Died at Sherman Hospital Last Wednesday Night. Geo. F. Stanek. a Chicago. Italian, whovhad been visiting relatives at Elgin, was suddenly taken ill Wednesday aft­ ernoon and conveyed to Sherman hospi­ tal in an unconscious condition. At night he died without regaining COD- sciousnes^/ Physicians pronounced the cause of his demise to be cerebral meningitis. It is known that the victim was a cig­ arette lover and used the articles to a dangerous extent This fact undoubt­ edly led to his death. Be solution* of Condolence. WHEREAS, we learn with deep sor­ row of the death of the beloved wife of our medical examiner and 'brother, Dr. Charles H. Fegers, who is a member of St. Mary's Court, No. 594, Catholic Or­ der of Foresters, be it therefore Resolved, that we, the members of St Mary's Court, extend to our brother our sincere sympathy and join with him in praying for the repose of her §Qttl that she may ep^oy that ipfipite happi­ ness to which we firmly believe her honesty, charity, and devotion to our holy religion and her oonsistent dis­ charge of the whole duty in all the re­ lations of her life entitle, Resolved, that these resolutions b6 spread upon the records of this Court and a copy of the same be sent to Dr. Fegers, and printed in the McHenry Plaindealer and German Catholic Wochenblatt Chief Ranger, ANTON ENGELN. Rec. Secretary, JOHN NEISS. JOHN NEISS / C M Louie OERTEL F While opening a box, J. G Mount, of Three Mile Bay, N. Y., ran a ten penny nail through the fleshy part of his hand. "I thought at once of all the pain and soreness this would cause me," be says, and immediately applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm and occasionally afterwards. To my surprise it removed all pain and soreness and the injured parts were soon Wot sale by ftll druggwfe " Again in tha HariiPM. 0. W. Owen, the veteran' clock and sewing machine doctor, has decided to agaip go into the business. Everyone knows his ability in that line. If you have an oi l sewing machine that you think is beyond repair, take it to Mr. Owen and he will make it run like top or charge you nothing for the labor. The same can be said of watches and clocks. His office and workshop will be found at his residence. Call telephone No. 881. . Little One Called. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Olson died Friday night of spinal men­ ingitis, after an illness of four days. Mr. and Mrs. Olson had driven to Lily Lake on the evening mentioned to at­ tend a party and it was then that the baby died. The little one was born August 8 this yqpr. The funeral was held at St Mary's church Sunday after­ noon. The Serpent'* Vrata, A physician while piking with a group of friends remarked: "It is com­ mon to hear people speak about poison­ ous serpents. Serpents are never poison­ ous; they are venomous. A poison can­ not be taken internally without bad effects; a venom can. Venoms to be effective have to be Injected directly into the circulation, and this is the manner In which the snakes kill. Their venom taken internally is innoc­ uous." Diet andl Aleohol. Careful observations have shown again and again thai there is an inti­ mate relation between diet and alco­ holism, especially that tea, coffee and condiments lead to the use of alcohol. It has also been demonstrated that flesh eating creates a thirst for alco­ holic beverages and an appetite for tor bacco, the use of which almost Invalu­ ably leads, sooner or la^ef, to the use of alcohol in qne Of another. Introapection, One can accomplish but little when all is said, for. make no mistake about It, however mrch we pose and strut in the world. In the solitude of our own studies there are few of us but know how the faults and blemishes of our craft stand out and stare us in the face to remind us that we are small enough and baiting enough to be al­ ways learning, never quite gloriously achieving. Anchored. A little chap four years of age met with the misfortune to have bis hat blown Into tbe river. When he reached home his father said to him: "If s a wonder you didn't blow over­ board too." "I couldn't," was the quick response. "I was fastened to m ̂ feetf*--Presby­ terian. Praise undeserved Is satire iq 4% guise.--Broadburst * The Plaindealer is ftd îng new names to its list every day. Is your name on tfce of hoaorf- fioat ImHMf* , !&&•; Gottlieb Boley lost one of his chil^ dren last week with diphtheria and we learn another is dangerously sick. We hear now and then the squall of a Greenbacker, and may rest assured it comes from the "yop" of some party who, during the war, cried "rags" of our paper money. We cannot believe of such is the kingdom of The postoffice has been moved one door north ftnd can now be found in the store lately occupied by M. Engeln, gun smith. Engeln & Dow now oconpy the store vacate4 by the postoffice. We learn that the Greenback and Democratic candidates for sheriff "fused" on Saturday night last That is, they were dumped together in a sand pit between here and JohnBburgh. Who says these felloes won't eat dirt now? Chas. Cobb, employed at the ice house in this village, met with a se­ vere and almost fatal accident on Fri­ day last, by being caught between two freight cars wLile switching. He was badly squeezed, but fortunately no bones were broken. O. Bishop, the enterprising agricult­ ural dealer, has lately put into his ware­ house an eight-horse power stationary engine, to which he has attached shaft and belts, and can now set in motion every machine in his warehouse at the same time. '• The Exception, A local preacher, at the oonclusion of one of his sermons, said: "Let all in the house who are paying their debts stand up." Instantly every man, wom­ an and child, with one exception, rose to their feet. The preacher seated them and said: "Now every man not paying his debts stand up." The exception noted, a care-worn, hungry-looking in­ dividual, clothed in his last summer's suit, slowly assumed a perpendicular position. "How is it my friend," asked the minister, "that you are the only man who can not meet his obliga­ tions?" "I run a newspaper," he meek­ ly answered, "and the brethren here who just stood up are my subscribers, and ,, "Let us pray," exclaimed the minister.--Joplin (Mo.) News-Her­ ald. A Word About Auction Sales. Farmers and others who contemplate selling off their property at auction this fall should consider well the best medi­ um for advertising. Those who come within the large area covered by The Plaindealer will find The Plaindealer offers the best inducements. We print your bills on paper or card board at very reasonable rates and on short no­ tice. The important part Of the trans­ action is this: The entire bill will be published in The Plaindealer free of charge, reaching nearly every family within a radius of several miles. You can see . the point, and understand the value of such an item in the paper. It is worth njo/e than the posters in many cases. Sriog iu a list of the items you wish to soil and we will help fix up the bill. i The A polio Club. The Apollo club is a new organisation m McHenry with E. C. Joslyn and Chester Goodman at the head. It is the intention of the club to give a social dance every Saturday evening during the winter or as long as the young peo pie care to attend. For music an apol- loette will be used, an instrument which, when attached to a piano, ren­ ders the best of music, equal in volume to a small orchestra. The beauty of the instrument is in the fact that a mu­ sician to operate it is not necessary. The first dance of the series will be giv- Saturday evening of this week. Messrs. Joslyn and Goodman will also furnish music for entertainments or parties at reasonable rates. » Anxloutt Moiuem^ _ Some of the most ao*io»a hours of a mother's life are thoae when the little ones of the household have the croup. There is n,o other medicine sOMsffective in this terrible malady as Foley V Hon­ ey and Tar. It is a household favorite for throat and Inug troubles* and as it contains no opiates or other pouor can be safely given. Sold by G. Klein Butter Market. Butter went up half a cent on the board of trade. The quotation commit- tee reported the official market prim firm at 21 cents. One hundred and forty-two tube of butter were sold at cents. ., * " -F." •. <"• *• Corn contest! Are you in itt. . • Louis Oertel will move into tlnThotlftft* now occupied by Gus Carlson as soon lift the latter vacates. Mrs. Theo. Bickler's house is receiv* ing a new coat of paint under the su» pervision of John Neiss. ^ v The newspaper is the best moditan that can be employed in advertising ift a small town. And it is cheaper thftift any other method. "< John Leickem, one of the victimB of .' the acetylene explosion, is now able to" be out of doors. But it will be soiftft time before he can play football. ; Several bunches of fine corn havs> been entered at McOmber's contest, Remember the best dozen ears bring ft, set of beautiful triple plated silvtfp knives and forks. ' ^ : \ i'Mt Rev. S. W. Lauck loaded his honsM* hold goods into a car yesterday to hftt - shipped to his new home at Davis June* tion. Rev. Cormack's effects will prob* ably arrive this week. A Miss Anna Eising, Chicago's ffevorft*' singer, 12 years of age, will appear with Eiler's big show, Monday, Oct 26, at Stoffel's hall. Reserved seats on sale at' Besley's and Petesch's drug stores. _ - • Mrs. West and Mrs. Greenleaf at Woodstock desire all those wishing to enter either the music or physical cult­ ure class to meet at the city hall Satur^" day afternoon, Oct. 24, at 2:30 o'clock. Ladies and gentlemen, please bring" goods to be dyed on Saturdays. Pleat-: ing and cleaniilg done beautifully. Dar­ ing the month of September I sent 9$ pieces to be dyed. E. Lawlus, opposite- Riverside hotel. Mr. and Mrs. John Ilauen of Spring1 Oroye entertained the following young people of McHenry Sunday: Misses Annie Vandyke, Annie Stilling, Annie Diedrich; Messrs. Fred Diedrich, John Brown, John Stilling. . Carefully select twelve well developed, large, shapely ears of corn from yowr field and enter them at McOmber's cott»'_ • test. You have a chance of winning; first or second prize. Read the prop®-. i si tion in McOmber's adv. ; • The frame work on E. W. Howetfi; house, north of the park, is nearly coi^V* pleted. It will be one of the largegf . residences in the village. The plaster*, era are at work in N. J. Justen'a no&r y- bouse on Wauhegan street. ! ̂ During the past two weeks local and. city sportsmen have been bagging mud hens and ducks (mostly the former) by the hundreds. Ducks will soon be •• scarce as deer And the mud hen flocks are rapidly deminishing in numbers. ' Having opened a bakery shop in tfen ^ : Heimer building opposite Miss Story's drug store, I will always keep on hand a fresh supply of bread, cookies, c&ke^, ; etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. -•'t. 17-2t NELSON EBY. _ The snakes, dragons and special seen* t : ery used in the third act of Ten Nigh|ft:. in a Bar Room correctly illustrate thir % visions and imaginations of the drun|&» % * ard's delirium. At Stoffel's hall, Octo- ber26. Don't miss it. Reserved seat*/ on sale at Besley's and Petesch's dru|| stores. . __n *" Several of the new brick have been put down during the paijft week and they meet with the approval of all concerned. Officers John Walsh and Ikfath Niesen are doing the work and they have attained great proficiency. They lay one of the crossings in almost the time it takes to put down a plank walk of th-J same length. s'iI' tt vt* 1r *• Aw •M ^ * J ' ; 1 ' • ; it w. Arrangements are under way to dedh , V' A icate the new addition to the Oliver > ,-5?| Typewriter factory at Woodstock, 111* Friday evening, Oct. 30, 1903, by a mam-. / • ^ moth concert and ball, under the au^ C pices of the Oliver Typewriter ban^ ' V 1 - There is a floor space of 80x220 feet, an#/": t 1000 couples can dance at one tim«|.y Full particulars will appear in poster*** Henry Buchert is making great im­ provements in the property recently purchased of the late Mrs. Geske, eas**A of C. T. Eldredge's residence. Whe% . t h e c a r p e n t e r s g e t t h r o u g h w i t h t h # ^ house it will have the appearance of ^ ^ new, modern structure. Wings are be- ^ ing added to either side of the old build- . ^| ing. < Members of the high school and sev- -'M Jg|T enth and eighth grades called upon^ ^ Loren and Misses Vera ami Edith Lauck 4 last Friday evening and gave them at good, old-fashioned surprise party, be- 1 f£e their departure for their new home, < ; w hey were completely surprised but 'Vjj; soon were ready to take their part iu "jT ^ the fuB, and a very merry evening waft" % enjoyed by all. Cakes and truit wen* r served. '. . I 11 Exrunion Rat** to Pnorla (UU Com Kxp* . aitlou audCaruiwal, ^ Via the North-Western Line. Excur* Vff sion tickets will be sold at reduced rate* Oct. 14 to 24, inclusive, limited to re* turn until Oct. 26. inclusive. Applv ufc Agents Chicago North-Westeru r-y.'4u m