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V ' A £ V':/ :v %v..#A%.. >^.: "*•£9 .V*. * iJ r.i. VOLUME XXIX. iVil* ?v McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY a8, 1904. , *1 ?;t -4» '• NUMBER 31 • « 7 ; 'l-M r-r m » • V* V; z 'Vv&i'i 4 PURELY PERSONAL Evanson's sale continued. See ad. John I. Story was a Chicago caller Friday. Carlton Roes has been yery sick the past few das. Mra. D. F. Hanly was a Woodstock Oftller Monday. . Q. W. Bfgfey vieited relatives in Waukegan Sunday. Geo. Vogel of Solon was seen on onr streets last Friday. Geo. Meyers and son, George, were in the city Tuesday. J. E, Cristy of Ringwood transacted business here yesterday- Miss Kate Howe was a Chicitgo vWt- or Satnrday and Sunday. Donald Simpson has been seriously ill during the past week, M. A. Howell, Jr., iB here from Chi­ cago for a short vacation. E lerson Traver of Harvard spent Monday and Tuesday here. Edward Knippell of Woodstock spent Sunday with Miss Calla Looruis. Mrs. Lon Scott is spending a few weeks with R Waite and family. John Frisby has been quite sick the past week, bnt is now on the gain. A. D.* Loomis and two childrtjn^jspent Sunday with friends at Rockefeller. Jacob and N. J. Justen are attending an euibalmers' convention in Chicago. Mrs. Emina Phillips went to Chicago Wednesday morning for a week's visit. Miss Edna Story went to Chicago Fri­ day evening for an extended visit with friends. Leo W. Jackson of Chicago spent Sat nrday and Sunday with S. Reynolds and family. Miss Villa Smith of Elgin was the guest of Miss Florence Granger the last of the week. * Artie Bickler went to Chicago the first of the week for a two weeks' visit 1?$th relatives. Miss Dorlisca Granger is making an 'extended visit with Chicago and Wau­ kegan relatives. Peter Leickem went to Chicago this 'week, where he will remain during the balance of the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Irying Creech of Chica­ go are visiting at the home of the lat- ter'sfathei, Wallace Colby. Fenry Block made a flying trip to Glenn Ellyn. Ill , an 1 returned Sunday eveuing. What is the attraction, Henry Y Miss Kathryn Frisby. who has spent the past, two years in Sioux Falls. S. D., visiting friends iu this village and Woodstock. O. W. Owen, who has been confined to the house flll- winter on acconnt of sickness, is still holding his own. Mr. Owen has the vitality of men mauy years his junior. Miss Nellie Clemens, who has been Buffering great pain with a swollen face during the past few weeks, caused by the extraction of a tooth, is still nnder the physician's care. Chris Kyriss leaves this week for Ore­ gon, where he will reside in the future. The cold weather this season has not been to his liking, hence he seeks a more agreeable climate. Jas. Mnrray, who recently moved to McHenry. from Volo and is now occu­ pying P. J. Freuud 'a cottage, has com­ menced work at the Borden factory. Mr. Murray bad been employed in the oreamery at Volo for twelve years. L. E. Traver, who has been local man­ ager of the Chicago Telephone Co. dur­ ing the pasi two years, left Tuesday to assume the duties of his new position as manager of the exchange at La Grange. R. E. Bnrkitt, formerly of Marengo, is now manager of the McHeary exchange. John I. Story ajid T. J. Walsh left ou Tuesday morning for Mexico where they will inspect the plantation in which many'capitalists in this vicinity are in­ terested It will be a pleasant trip and the climate of the Shinny South ^*ill be appreciated by the tourists. John J. Barbian joined the party iu Chicago. CitiiKii 8IIH|>«II<IH. The Algouquin Citizen has suspended publication, the issue of last week be­ ing the final number. The editor, Chas. E. Miller, was compelled to seek a change of climate for the benefit of the health of his wife. He expects'to leave, with his family, for the north­ west, in about ten days Her Coaclvaloa. ' "Do you think your father has any Idea that I have serious intentions con­ cerning you?"* "I heard him telling mother the other day that he didn't think it would cost any jnore to have you at the table regu­ larly than it does for me to feed you from the pantry shelves every night"-- Chicago Record-Herald: CHICAGO TELEPHONE CO. Now Hm More than 100,000 iMtramMt* 1n Operation--Hlg^tlui for theYear, The Chicago Telephone company has passed the 100,000 mark. It has now more than that number of instruments in operation, and two-thirds of them, ronghly, were installed during the last three years. No other public utility has increased in use and in usefulness to anything like the same extent of late. It was ouly about hree years ago that a new and quite revolutionary conception of the us^of the telephoue began to be extensively applied. Scientifically, talk­ ing over a wire was an old story long ago, bnt the true economic application of the science is comparatively so re­ cent that many people scarcely realize how great the development has been and how largely it has multiplied the powers of the instrument. The Chica­ go Telephone company has connected more new subscribers the last two years than it hud altogether three years ago. and four times as many" tie it had ten More Than They Cl»lnc4. -Say," said the Irate victim, "you ad­ vertised that the house was five min­ utes' walk from the station." "Well?" replied the agent. "Why, if s nearly thirty minutes!" "Ah, then, as we said farther on in the advertisement. It is more than we claimed." Chug«4 HI. Mia*. *1 thought it was a case of love at first sight" "It was, but he concluded that second mmt was best."--Brooklyn Life. l*'M«tory nought. __ "• The Eaton faotory at Libertyville has been bought by the mortgagees. The factory was sold on a mortgage of $ 10,- 000 and bought at the figure of $8,000. Main Office, Telephone Co., Clitoatfo years ago. The individual in trament of today looks Itbout like the one of three years ago, and the visual differ­ ence between it and the one of ten years ago is insignificant. It is operated in the same way, as far as the operator is concerned, and for nnlimited service the cost is the same. Bnt the city in­ strument of three years ago gave con nection with 30,000 other subscribers in Chicago, of ten years ago with about 10,000 others, of 1890 with about 7,000 others. Today it gives connection with 76,000 others within the city and 24,000 others within suburban and farming communities operated by the Chicago company, and, over long-distance wires, with all large cities and most suiall ones. Discussion of street railroad franchises has familiarized the public with the doctrine that extension of service for the same cost-unit is equivalent to a decrease in price. That doctrine ap­ plies more strikingly to the telephone field than to any other. The street car ride at the same cost-unit may have doubled in ten years, but in the same time the telephone ride has increased eightfold. The increase in the use of telephones has been vastly out of pro portiou to the growth in population. In 1890 Chicago had, ronghly. one tele­ phone to every 150 inhabitants. By 1900 the proportion had grown to one for every 55 inhabitants, but now it is one to eVery 25 inhabitants, and the in crease in the other territory served by the Chicago company has probably been about the same. Up to 1900 the growth had been qnite gradual. It was in that year that the great expansion which has fairly revolutionized telephoning really began to make its decisive im pression. The line of departure con sisted in the adoption of the measured service plan, which really meant selling telephone service to everybody who wanted it at a price commensurate with what he took. This plan, was taken up by the Chica­ go Telephone company the latter part of 1899, and a considerable number of contracts were made under it in 1900. To it is dne the immense expansion of the telephone field since. The company's development is bv no means measured by the huge volume of new business which it has secured thrn application of the measured-service plan. Its .energies have been equally applied to improving the flat-rate, un­ measured-service system which will doubtless remain in favor with the big users. In this department there has been a great advance, first by introduc tion of the copper metallic service, later by the private exchange system and the like If ttm telephone is becoming a common ne«*essity to everybody--and the fart that there are now 27,000 tele­ phones in residence* in Chicago indi­ cates that--it has also been becoming a more intimate necessity with the busi­ ness man to whom time is money. A telephone on the vail will no longer answer. There must be one on the desk and on every desk. Hence in large offices a private exchange is installed with instant connection with various desk instruments. There a>e now more than l,0t}0 of these private exchanges in the city, operating. 16.000 telephones. And with all this expansion the stand­ ard of service has not only been main tained but advanced. The subscriber not only has threefold the possibilities of connection, as com (tared with three years ago, bnt waits aud interruptions are diminishing. .Tuy the " Want ad" oolumB. ARE FRIENDS FOREVEJR. BELLS RING AT FOR DOUBLE JOHN8BURGH WEDDING The Ceremony wan Novel In that all Fodr of the Contracting Parties Hear tlw Name of frreuud. At nine o'clock Wednesday morning at St. John's church, Johnsburgh. oc­ curred the marriage of Mr. Math. Frennd to Miss Lizzie Freund and Mr Michael Freund to Miss Mary Freund, Rev. Fr. Mehring officiating. It was one of the prettiest and most imposing weddings ever witnessed in Johnsburgh, the church being filled to the doors. It was evidentlyfamily affair and the name of Freund will be perpetuat­ ed. Math. Freund and Miss Mary Freund are son and daughter of John J. Freund, while Michael and iss Liz­ zie are son and daughter of Mrs. Susan Freund. The Only Difference. The waiter was a colored man and Fas anxious to please. After looking jver the bill of fare at the lunch hour .1 concluded that 1 wanted a slice of »x tongue, an article which 1 found among other things to be ordered. Ac­ cordingly 1 told the waiter to bring me a piece of tongue. He returned without any unnecessary delay and shoved the dish out In front of me. I looked it over. It was not tongue at all. The waiter was hanging around the back of my chair, for he knew an explanation would be in order in a few minutes. "Say. old man," 1 said to him directly, "this is not ox tongue at all." He smiki. Picking up the bill of fare, he said: "I knows it ain't ox tongue, boss. You see, the steward done made a mistake. It ought to be ox tail. Dat's the only difference." "The only difference." I repeated, and the humor of the thing dawned on me. "Well." I added directly, "if the difference should be any greater I'll be durned if you wouldn't have to get off the ox," The waiter caught the humor of the situa­ tion and snickered his way back to the kitchen.--Galveston News. TO FAST FORTY DAYS. BxtraDay la February Make* Kaater Fall v One Day Earlier. An Elastic Appetite. The American black bear has an ap­ petite that may be appropriately termed elastic. He will kill a thousand pound steer or capture the tiny field mouse for a meal with equal indifference. If a pig or a sheep is not handy to his reach he will dine on a colony of anta or a nest of wood grubs. He will feast on dainty birds' eggs or sweet stores of wild honey and on the foulest carrion with like gusto. He will fish for the savory trout, but at the same time snap any warty toad or slimy lizard that may happen along that way. He will seek the luscious wild plum when It has ripened or the wild grape among the branches where the vine clambers and bears Its fruit, but will not miss the opportunity to make food of any snake that may lie in ambush there for birds that come to peck at the plums or grapes. The bear has a comprehensive palate. There is scarcely a thing in the animal or vege­ table kingdom that will not tickle It A Haitian Glaaa By*, Some years ago a Haitian general wrote to a Paris optician to supply him with a glass eye. The optician, flatter­ ing himself that a successful eye would secure for him a Haitian decoration, de? voted his utmost intelligence to the pro­ duction of a splendid glass optic. Six months elapsed. A small box reached him from Haiti. A cross glittered in his imagination; but. to his horror, within folds of cotton, was his original eye, accompanied by the following note: "Sir--The eye you forwarded to me Is of a tint that resembles that of the Spanish flag, and I am too patriotic to wear any but the color of my coun­ try." The optician proceeded at once to the admiralty, there ascertained the colors of the Haitian flag and then man­ ufactured a scarlet and green eye, which he forwarded. Sveceaaful Reminder. A small church was sadly in need of repairs, and a meeting was held with a view to raising funds for the purpose. The minister having Bald that $500 would be needed, a very wealthy and stingy member arose and sail! be would give $1. Just as be sat down a large piece of plaster fell from the celling and struck him on his head, whereupon he jumped up hastily and said that he had made a mistake, that be would give $50. This was too much for an en­ thusiastic deacon present who, forget­ ful of everything, called out fervently: 'O Lord, hit him again! Hit him again f--Mount Morris (111.) Index. la a Ml note. We do a good many things in a min­ ute. For instance, we are whirled on the putside of the earth Just thirteen miles and have gone around the sun I,089 miles; a ray of light has traveled II,100,000 miles; the lowest sound your ear can catch has made 990 vibrations, the loudest tone 2,228.000 vibrations; twenty-four barrels of beer have gone down 12,090 throats; 6,073 cigars have been made; 300 tons of coal have been mined, and $00 worth of gold has been extracted from mother earth. St. Martin and the Dictionary. 8t Martin when he divided his cape with a naked beggar at the gate of Amiens gave also two words to the English language. The oratory In which this torn cape was preserved as a sa­ cred banner acquired the name of "cha- pelle" (from the French "chape"), the custodian being termed "chaplain," and thus our English words "chapel" and "chaplain" are derived.--Westminster Gazette. Bead The Plaindealer They are interesting. Many people are wondering if the lenten period season this year will be one day shorter than usually because of the fact that Aeh Wednesday comes eight days earlier in the month than it did in 1908, while Easter happens nine days earler in the year than last Ash Wednesday will be on February 17 Last year it was on February 25. This year Easter will be on April 3, while in 190& it was on April 12. There will be no differ jnpe in the fast periou, however. It is always forty days without reckoning the Sunday The fact that Easter falls apparently one day earlier i ban the figures show due to the fact of the extra day which comes on February 29, and evens up the period of sackcloth and ashes.--Mil wan kee Eveuing Wisconsin. The following table of the holidays and feast days of public observance, and the days of the week on which they oc­ cur in 1904, may prove of interest: January 29--McKinley's birthday, Friday. February 12--Linooln's birthday Friday. February 14--Valentine's day, Sun day. February 17--Ash Wednesday. February 22--Washington's birthday Monday. March 17--St Patrick's day, Thurs day. April 1--April Fool's day, Friday. April 3--Easter Sunday. April 27--Arbor day, Friday. May 30--Decoration day, Monday. July 4--Iudepi ndence day, Monday Sentember 4--Lrbor day, Monday. Octcftter 30--Hallowe'en, Sunday. October 31-- All Saints' day. Monday. November, b--Presidential election day--Tueaday/^-^s November 24--Thanksgiying . day, Thursday. December 35--Christmas, Sunday. A For®lvin» Spirit. In his reminiscences General Gordo* tells a characteristic anecdote of an ec­ centric southern divine, the Rev. Rob­ ert J. Breckinridge, who was one of the most eloquent and fervid not to say bitter advocates of the Union cause. His trenchant pen and lashing tongue spared neither blood relatives nor min­ isters nor members of the church, not even those of the same faith with him­ self. provided be regarded them as un true to the Union. On his deathbed his family and some of his church members were gathered around him. They were most anxious that be should be reconciled to all men and especially to a southern sympathizer of his own church. Dr. Stuart Robinson of Ken­ tucky, before he died, and they asked him, "Brother Breckinridge, have yon forgiven all your enemies?" "Oh. yes; certainly I have." "Well. Brother Breckinridge, have you forgiven our brother. Dr. Stuart Robinson?" "Cer­ tainly I have. Didn't I Just tell yon that I had forgiven all my enemies?* "But Brother Breckinridge, when yon meet Brother Stuart Robinson in heav­ en do you feel that you can greet him as all the redeemed ought to greet one another?" "Don't bother me with such questions. Stuart Robinson will never get there!" Box aad Ita Hcaalnr*. The word "box" has a great manj different meanings. Here are some of *.ts uses as a noun substantive: First a ?ase of any size or material, akin to pyx, from pyxus, the box tree; second, the driver's seat on a carriage, which often has a lid covering a receptacle for small parcels; third, a present es­ pecially a gift at Christmas time; fourth, inclosed seats in a theater or in a court of justice; fifth, a box drain; sixth, a snug private house, as a shoot­ ing box; seventh, a cylindrical hollow iron In wheels. In which the axle runs; eighth, a trough for cutting miters In carpentry: ninth, the space between the backboard and sternpost of a boat; tenth, an awkward position--e. g., "In the wrong boxeleventh, the box tree; twelfth, the box Iron of a laundress. Box 1b used also as a verb (thir­ teenth). to fight with fists or gloVes; fourteenth, to go over the points of the compass In onler, describing Its divi­ sions; fifteenth,'* to strike with open hand upon the ear; sixteenth, to cause a vessel to turn on her keel, to box haul. Other uses also are consequent upon these. "laaday Follca.* When Dr. John Cairns went from Scotland to Ireland for rest and travel in 1864 be was at once delighted by discovering from the guides who showed him about that most of the landed gentry were "Sunday folks." "That's a fine castle." he would say, pointing to a big house set like a crown on some rocky hill. "Yis, sorr." said hia guide. " Tls Sir John O'Connor's." or, " 'Us Sir Rory O'More's." He always added. "He's a Sundah mon." At last Dr. Cairns grew curious. "What is a Sunday man?" he asked. "Well, sorr, it do be a mon thot has so manyu writs out ag'in him for debt that be stays shut up tight In his house all the week and only comes out on Sundah. when the law protects him." Dr. Cairns' opinion of the landed gen­ try underwent a change. A Vest Pocket Doctor. Never in the way, easy to carry, easy to take, pleasant aud never failing in results, are DeWitt's Little Early Ris­ ers A vial of these little pills in the vest-pocket is a certain guarantee Against beadache, bilionsness, torpid liver and all of the ills resulting from constipation. Tbev tonic and strength­ en the iim. Sold by ail druggists. FELL FROM WINDMILL JOHN TOYNTON 8U8TAIN8 SERI­ OUS INJURIES. IK Hurled ft-on Windmill Platform to the Ground, a Distance of Forty Feet--Bones Broken. John Toynton, who resides on a farm southwest of Wauconda, met with a deplorable accident last Thursday that will make him a cripple for life. After the sleet storm of lastweek Mr. Toynton found it necessary ^o climb the windmill tower to adjust the .Rearing, 5 which had become clogged with ice and snow. While standing on the slippery platform, forty feet from the ground, the fans suddenly swung around, caus­ ing him to lose his balance. It seems that he landed on his feet, but the dis­ tance was so great that the bones of the ankles were badly splintered. It is thought that it will be necessary to amputate one foot and perhaps both. He sustained several other injuries about the body. Helps the Old Soldier. The great state of Illinois does not intend that any old veteran of the civil war shall die in the poor house or suffer for the actual necessities of life. It has provided for his necessities under what is known as the Bogardus law. Under this law when the relief committee pro­ vided in said law has investigated the heeds of any old soldier, finds bim in want, and so reports to the Commander, it becomes the duty of the Commander and Quartermaster to draw an order on a merchant for whatever may be neces­ sary to meet the needs of the indigent veteran, and that order must be paid by the board of supervisors. Such a law does credit to the State. No old soldier who fought to preserve this Union should ever be permitted to pass his declining days, nor any of his days, in want or suffering if it can be helped. 8urprise Party. George Meyers was the victim of • surprise Tuesday evening. He had been in the city during the day and when he returned to his home he found a number of friehds there to welcome him. The surprise was complete. Card placing was indulged in and at a late hour an excellent oyster supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hapke fur­ nished Music during the evening which was greatly enjoyed. The following were present: Messrs. and Mesdames:-- Linns Newman Frank Ward Bd. Anderson Oliver Moore Nick Bohr Ben Brefield Chris Hapke Mr. Andrew Nelson MUST NOT MAKE UP TIME. North-Western I as ties Order Touching This and Other Questions. Goes to Washington. Master-in-Chancery George W. Field of Woodstock has been appointed a member of the board of pension appeals by Secretary Hitchcock of the depart­ ment of the interior. Notice of the ap pointment came Friday morning along with the request to report for duty at once. The position is an honorable one, is lucrative and will pave the way for future honors of a higher degree. The nature of the position, however, will necessitate Mr. Field taking up his ree- idence in Washington the major portion of his time, as the board sets there. According to a Wankegan paper the North-Western railway has issued an order that under no circumstances shall passenger trains exceed their schedule speed. No matter how late a train may be, the engineer must hot make up time by running faster than his usual schedule calls for. All trains that become late on any portion of the trip must arrive at destination late. The explanation is made that the management does not care to risk dis­ aster which might occur on account of fast running in order to make up lost time. "A large majority of the winter wrecks are due to an effort to make up lost time, and the North-Western man­ agement does-not believe such effort to be worth the possible cost" said an of­ ficial of the company. QUARTER OF A CENTURY. Items Clipped from The Plaindealer * of January 89, 1879. L O C A L B R I E F S New Ada TMs Week. S. S. Chapell W. C. Evanson F. J. Herbes J. Hurwitz F. A. Bohlander Klein Batter Market. The quotation committee of the 81- gin board of trade reported the official market firm at 22 cents. FORMER MARKETS. Sold PHfl* January 18, 1904 .. 0 28 January 19, 1903 .. 0 27 January 20, 1902. .. 89 U January 21, 1901 .. © 9» January 22, 1900 . ..144 84 Eyanson's sale continued. See ad. * . .fH: * Evanson's sale continued. See ad. Receiver for Ice Company. In Chicago Jndge Brentano on Tues­ day appointed Edwin J. Zimmer receiv­ er for the Northern Lakes Ice company, organized in October, 1901, with a capi­ tal stock of $15,000, and which has • large house at Pistakee lake. The re­ ceiver was appointed on a bill filed by John S. Field, a stockholder, who avers that the company has ceased doing busi­ ness and has left debts unpaid. Sixty-day Lay OA Eight conductors, eight engineers and eight firemen on the Chicago & North­ western railway have been laid off sixty lays without pay because they did not notice that the semaphore at Mayfair was not lighted. These eight traiin crewd paSbe«l the danger signal while a high official lay in wait The Pere- Marquette accident on December 26 aused this test to be made.--Harvard Independent Will Bnild Clnb House. The Honeydew Gun club of Chicago has purchased a lot of Rev. Mehring, on the east side of the river, just north of Rosedale, Jos. Heitner acting as the agent in the deal. The club expects to begin work on a club house early in the spring. Most of the members are well known here, having made McHenry their headquarters for several seasons past Algonquin Failure. According to a Chicago paper Koch & Son of Algonquin, proprietors of two grain elevators and a la rge agricultural implement business, have filed a peti­ tion in bankruptcy, with liabilities of $6,000 and asset? $15,000. Algonquin business men allege that these figures would be correct if reversed. Already claims amounting to $20,000 have been filed. ________ Pains In theiStomaeh. Like tooth ache, this is not a danger* one, bnt a deciuedly unpleasant ailment. Persons who are subject to attacks of it will be pleased to know that prompt relief may be had by taking a dose or two of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This remedy „ equally valuable for child en and when reduced with water and sweetened is pleasant to take. For Bale by all dniggi»j». A very pleasant surprise was given to Mr. and Mrs. John L Story on Wed­ nesday evening by the young people of this village. All who attended report a good time. The dwelling house of Jerry Sher­ man, about two miles west of this vil­ lage, was burned to the grennd on Fri­ day last between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock, noon. The ice men were busy at work up to Monday, and had the thaw held off would have 4heir ice houses all full thiB week. The rain of Monday, how­ ever, made a "cessation of hostilities" necessary for the time being. O. Bishop has lately put steam pipes in his warehouse and iu now heating the same by steam, having discarded his stoves entire. Bifcalki, the young man who burglar­ ized* Cristy's store at Ringwood, was indicted by the grand jury, arranged before the court, plead guilty, and was sentenced to State's prison for the term of three years. The following is a correct report of my A class in spelling for the two weeks euding January 17, examination writ­ ten, whole number of words pronounced 475: Frank Burroughs, 10-200; Elmer Ingalls, 475; Ed son Morse, 4-375; Wil­ liam Baird, 1-475; Clinton Clark, 1-475; Ammie Franciscy, 475; Dora Whiting, 6-425; Dora Thomas, 7-450; Mary Jecks, 825. Number of scholars enrolled, 25; average daily attendance, 22; number of visitors, 18. A. L. Francisco, Teacher. Kxamlne Your 8eed Corn. How about your seed corn? Have you examined it carefully? Last fall much of the oorn did not fully mature and the severe cold of the past month is very apt to have destroyed the seed germ in ny corn that was not protect­ ed, or else thoroughly dried out by ar tificial heat It would be well for farm­ ers to test their corn in time as the seed corn growers in many parts of Illinois have advanced their price 80 to 60 per cent and there seems to be a feeling that good seed corn will be high next spring. Odd Diet of Minnesota Cow. Pins welded into a solid mass and ^weighing fourteen ounces were found in the stomach .of a cow by a meat dresser at Swift & Co. 's plant the other day. How the animal seenred such a quanti ty of them and why it ate them none of the men in that department is willing to try to explain. The .animal was shipped from Foeedom, Minn.. There was no information with the con­ signment regarding the diet used in that place for cattle. Superintendent W. O. Young is in posseisson of the odd find, Richmond Masons to Celebrate. Richmond Masons are preparing to oelebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their existence as a lodge on February 10, afternoon and etening. The Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master and Dep­ uty Grand Lecturer of Illinois will be present, and assist in the ceremonies. The M. M. degree will be conferred on Claude and James Aldrich, one in the afternoon and the other in the evening. Graham In Handicap Shoot. Eight men tied with scores of nine­ teen birds each in the Grand Canadian handicap, the leading event of the Ham ilton (Ont.) Gun clnb annual tourna­ ment They decided to shoot off for the special prize of $100 for the highest score and M. Mayhew of U tica, N. Y., killed five straiaht. Among the high guns was J. R. Graham of Long Lake, 111. - His Forty-eighth l'ear. J. C. Choate, the Woodstock mer­ chant, started his forty-eighth year of business in Woodstock last week. He has probably been in business in this county longer than any other merchant in the county. He was in business in McHenry and Spring Grove btforo go­ ing to Woodstock. For Sale. A fine, clean stock of millinery. Go­ ing out of business and will ha sold cheap if taken before March 1. A fine location* Everything in the millinery or dressmaking line will be sold at or below cost to reduce stock. MRS. J. H. SPAUUNNG. West McHenry, 111. An ad in The Plaindealer "want" col- The Plaindealer and Weekly IntST Ocean one year for $2.00. The Ladies' Cemetery Aid society will meet with Mrs. J. B. Perry Tues­ day afternoon, Feb. 2, at half past two o'clock. •• The business of the Elgin poetoffloe now ranks third in the state, Chicago and Peoria only being ahead in cial showing. t t -? "At Mm A masquerade ball will be given ail the McHenry House hall on the evening of Febroary 15. Watch for advertis­ ing matter. We have received an elegant calendar from Emil Arnold, the hustling real estate, loan and insurance agent of Woodstock. It is one of the finest mr have seen thiB season. Rev. J. S. Cook will lecture at the Universalist church Sunday evening and every evening during the following; week. He is an able speaker and noiMr should fail to hear hear him. omn bring remit* Mr. and Mrs. Linus Newman enter* tained a number of friends last Satnr­ day evening, it being their fourteenth wedding anniversary. The evening was passed in a pleasant manner. As^n the past I am in the market for all kinds of furs, paying the highiaa$ market price for sAae. Drop me | card and I will call on yon. * 80-tf C. S. HOWARD, McHenry* v Chast Heimer has received notice >10; appear at headquarters in Chicago and prepare to go on the road as mail clerk. Charles took the examination with Earl Waite, the latter now having a run be­ tween Chicago and La Crosse, Wis. Chas. G. Frett chaperoned a sleighing party of young people to Woodstock last Friday night, where they attended a house party. The trip was greatly enjoyed by all, but we don't see where Frett gets his credentials as a chaperona, About thirty couples (not including wall flowers) attended the leap year party last Thursday evening. There was nothing lacking to make it a pleas­ ant event The ladies served a delicious lunch and the beet of it is, they "jwtft the freight" •; The publishers of the Weekly Inter Ocean have raised the price so that it will be impossible for us to club it with The Plaindealer at $1.75 as heretofore The price for the two henceforth will be $2.00 to new subscribers, or anjUMS paying a year in advance. A "Toe Social," for the benefit of the Ostend school library, will be held at the home of C. A. Abbott on Friday evening, February 5. . Ladies bring basket lunch for two! Old and young, for whom a program is being prepared, are cordially invited to attend. St' A smoking oil stove played havoc ih. % bed room at the editor's home Sunday evening. Every article in the room was covered with a thick mantle of soot, necessitating a general house cleaning oil the second 'floof, with windows open* And it >yas only twenty-eight beloW , ' " Abo.it 150 people attanded the dina$ social at the residence of EL Bl Wheel# last Friday evening, the receipts amounting to $14.00. The large house . was packed to its utmost capacity; bat for all that all enjoyed the event All interesting program was rendered. > ^ The people of Illinois were again d#v lighted with a cold wave Sunday, anft' before Monday morning the thermom­ eter registered about twenty-five d#? , grees below sera. The continued cold > has penetrated the beet constructed houses, and frozen water pipea are oona- mon. The plumber wears a pleasant, : smile thru it all. 'iii A farewell party for L. K Traver waft •< given at EL C. Joslyn's rooms, oWf Be*ley's drug store, Saturday evening Dancing was the ohief diversion, Jois- lyn & Goodman's Apollo furnishing the music. Mr. Traver made many frienda among the young people duriug who greatly regret his departure^---" i Will Clean Cisterns. Now is the time to clean your terns before the spring thaw. Thelen and Geo. Engeiu will tracts for such work and satisfaction. They will % ajgg v Hm "•ill cm The Pemattiri" 1,'i **In your bachelors' club what fenalty for marrying!" J; "Marring*"--Town Tactofc "Y y"'