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VOLUME . <?«£*,' * s^"v. j,w,-if ' "' \ """ *•* >: :::a-V MCHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IO, 1904: ," .2f * »f~, •- f, t-i •' -k». ?„ «^i ' yL 1 NUMBER 30 PURELY PERSONAL £•*> J. J. Hille Chicagoed Monday. S. Reynolds spent Monday in Chicago. John Krause spent Monday in Chica­ go James Fitzsimmons Chicagoed Satur­ day. E. C. Joslyn spent Sunday with Elgin friends. Will Thurlwell was a Chicago visitor Monday.- - C. Q. Berner was a Chicago passenger Monday.. ; ^Mrs J. L Story spent Friday list In Chicago. W. D. Ball spent Thursday and day here. John D. Lodtz Chicagoed Friday of last week. F. L. McOmber spent last Thursday in Chicago. Henry Heimer took the train for Chi­ cago Monday. Mrs. B. Harrison was a Chicago visit­ or Friday last. Miss Christina Boss *** a Ringwood caller on Sunday. Frank Buhr was a Chicago passenger Monday evening. W. F. Holtz was a Chicago passenger Tuesday morning. j Mrs. F. C. Ross 8pent Friday and Sat­ urday in Chicago. / Mrs. F. A. Bohlander was a Chicago .visitor last Friday. x ' Peter B. Freund was a visitor in Chi­ cago last Thursday. W. G. Schreiner was a Nunda visitor Friday of last week. A. C. Matthews was a business visitor inChicago Tuesday. Jos. Bishop visited Chicago friends the first of the week. Chas. Geske was a visitor in Chicago the first of the week. Wm. Garrison was calling on Green- wOod friends Sunday. Jos. W. Freund transacted business in the city Thursday last. Miss Mary Engeln was a Chicago jfjto- itorthe first of the week. . Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Peters spent San* day at their Bay cottage. Emil Lasch and son, Charles, were at their cottage over Sunday. 14. A. Horlick went to Chicago on tMWiness Tuesday morning. - Chas. Buss of Chicago was the guest of hoxne folks over Sunday. O. Garrison of Ridgefield called on his son, W ill, last Saturday. Miss Margaret McDonald spent Sun­ day with friends at Bingwood. . T. P. Walsh and wife Of Grayslake Were McHenry visitors Snnday. Mrs. Maggie Gilles is spending a few Weeks with relatives in Chicago. O. N. Owen spent a few days daring the past week with Chicago relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wheeler were Chicago visitors the first of the week. Mrs. John Regner spent a few days the past week with Chicago relatives. Cassie Eldredge visited in Bichmond and Solon Mills Friday and Saturday. WillPhalin, Jr., of Kenosha, Wis , was the guest his of parents here San- day. Mrs. John Smithcamp of Barlington, Wis., recently visited her sister, Mrs. B. mi k- v- '«. Mrs. H. G. Smith was the guest of Chicago relatives a few days the past week. Ed and Paul Krepel spent a few days daring the past week with Chicago rel­ atives. Fred and Miss Minnie Deatschman y spent Saturday and Sunday with Chica­ go relatives. Mrs. Michael Justen visited among Chicago relatives and friends the first olthe week. - ' ".v m Math. Weber, the contractor and car­ penter, was a Chicago passenger Mon­ day morning. •. .Mrs. T. J. Walsh went to Chicago Wednesday morning to visit the remain­ der of the week. Chas. Currie of Chicago spent a few days the first of of the week at the home of John I. Story. Mesdanaes Frank Martin and W. C. Whiting were passengers for Chicago on Thursday morning. Miss Lettie Stevens returned the lat­ ter part of last week from a week's visit at the St. Louis fair. Miss Etta Kettle of Chicago wa£ the guest of McHenry relatives Mid friends a few days last week. Dick Walsh of Chicago came home Friday evening to spend Saturday and Sunday with his parents. Casper Herbes and friend of Chicago spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr and Mrs. John Herbes. ! Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Granger of Chica­ go spent a few days during the past W#ek with McHenry relatives. Mrs E. S. Wheeler and Miss Dorlesca Granger called on Auntie Kirkland, down the river, Thursday last. . . Mrs. French and children of Ridge­ field spent Saturday and Sunday with lu$r> parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hndson. Mr. and Mrs. Asahel Stevens and e&ildren of Kewanee, 111., spent last Saturday with McHenry relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hanly spent several 'days with relatives here. They leave for their new home in Texas next Tuesday. Mesdamee W.H. Seymour and E. W. Brooks of Wauconda were guests at the home of Mrs. Ella Lamphere Thursday <xt last week. Bev. M. W. Barth Chicagoed Wednes­ day. ' Roy Colby is here from Washington visiting friends. Mrs Geo. Hunt was a Chicago visitor the first of the week."«• : ,, * Geo. Hanly was a Chicago passenger Wednesday morning. N. A. Huemann transacted business in Chicago. Wednesday. Peter Engeln was a Chicago passen­ ger Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bonsiett are visit­ ing relatives at Niles, Mich. C. S. Howard boarded the- train for Chicago Wednesday morning. H. Zimmerman spent Saturday and Sunday with his family in the city. Mrs. R. Waite is the guest of Chica­ go and Oak Park relatives this week. Mrs. Etta Neville of Nunda called on Mrs. Alice Simpson the first of the week. GALLED TO HER REWARD MRS. FRED NICKELS PASSES AWAY THURSDAY MORNING. Born in Germany--Cornea to McHenry In • Early Sixties--Wa* Well Known In and Arauad Village. At the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Tesch, last Thursday morning, November 8, at 1:80 o'clock, occurred the death of another of McHenry's old and respected citizens, Mrs. Fred Nick- els. Miss Christina Bateman was born in Poinmern, Germany, October 10, 1838. In 1859 she came to the United States, settling in Dundee, 111. In 1861 «be was anited in marriage to Fred Nickels, who died about tec years ago. About six years after her marriage, in 1867, Mr. and Mrs. Nickels moved to McHenry, QUARTER OF A CENTURY. IteatS Clipped from The Plaltiddaler of November I*, 1879. V R. Bishop has been putting new ma­ chinery in his mill. Thos. Knox dedicated his new build­ ing on Monday night with a dance. Miss Susie and John Blatman re­ turned from an extended visit in Min­ nesota last week. > Mrs. Searles having found her store too small for her iminetise stock of mil­ linery, cloaks, etc., has rented the store adjoining and now has bath rooms full of the finest stock of millinery and cloakings to be found in the county.. Shedd & Co. are grading next to their ice houses, preparatory to building an­ other one the same size as the present one. They have nearly the whole of the stock of last year on hand and must REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE I*4"! IrV A'1' !' ^ * .v * A ' t m,f:,,, • \ K 0 DENEEN PLURALITY BEATS r ALL , r ILLINOIS RECORDS. Roosevelt Receives 330 Electoral Votes VUil« Parker Gets 146--McHenry GOM Republican by Good Majority. Once more have the American people demonstrated that Theodore Roose­ velt's administration has been appreci­ ated and is most highly satisfactory By Tuesday 's vote our country's father was re-elected by one of the greatest majorities in the history of the United States. By his fair, honest and fearle&i way of doing business he has won the respect, not only of onr people, but of the whole world, he being looked upon by foreign governments as one of the greatest men that ever sat in the presi­ dential chair, and they are right. The following statement was made by the president Tuesday evening: "I am deep­ ly sensible of the honor done tie by the American people in thus expressing their confidence in what I have done and have tried to de. I appreciate to the foil the solemn responsibility this confidence imposes upon me, and I shall do all that lies in my power not to for feit it. On the fourth of March next I shall have served three and one-half years, and this three and one-half years constitutes my first term. The wise custom which,limits the Presidents to two terms ,regards the substance and not the form and under no circumstanc­ es will I ber a candidate for or accept another nomination. •' | Chas: S. Deneen, our next governor of Illinois,-also had an easy walk-away, carrying the state by'the enormous plur­ ality of 200,000 votes, the largest plur- w>~~ Travelers Protective Association Building* World's Fair, St. Louis* Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Besley of Wood­ stock spent Sunday with relatives here. Mrs. Winnie Salsbury of Nunda spent last Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Merri- man. Mrs. John I. Story and daughter, Ed­ na, went to Chicago Wednesday for a visit. C. E. Jewell of Chicago was the guest of his mother, Mrs. Merriman, from Friday until Monday. Mrs. S. N. Gardinier and son, Harvey, of Volo visited Tuesday at the home of the former's daughter, Mrs. Alice Simp­ son. Mrs. M. Westerman of Chicago and Mrs. Ed Westerman and two children were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Merriman last Tuesday. Misses Carrie Rothermel and Carrie Niesen and W. G. Schreiner and J. R. Hunter took in a dance at Nunda Satur­ day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers and son,. Paul, and daughters, Mary and Blanche, visited Mrs. Meyers'sister, Mrs. Scheun- eman, at Waukegan, Saturday and Sun- day. August Walters, Mrs. Dwelly, and daughter, Mattie, of Woodstock and Mr. and Mrs. Mason and daughter,Lena, and son, Marshall, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Merriman Sunday last. The following from a distance attend­ ed the funeral of John Weber here last Thursday: Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schaef- er, Mrs. Nick Tennes and son, Anton, Mr. and Mrs. Peter WolflE, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Brick and Mrs. Meyers, all of Chi-, cago. - . CHANGES HANDS. The Roaedale Resort and Property to Bought by J. W. Miller. 'J. E«C>' A business transaction of genral in­ terest to McHenry and summer resort people took place during the past lew days. John F. Miller, the florist, who has been managing the greenhouses at the popular Rosedaie resort, has pur­ chased of E. Eskelsen the entire Rose- dale property, consisting of nine and one-half acres of land, hotel, greenhous­ es and three cottages. When interviewed by one of our rep­ resentatives Mr. Miller states that the business will be conducted the same as it has been in the past. The hotel, which has become so popular among city people, will be run in the same courteous manner as heretofore, giving the guests the best to be had in the way of accommodations. It is the aim of Mr. Miller to improve on the methods of conducting the hotel, as used by his predecessor, Mr. August Larsen, if such improvement is possible. Mr. Miller is a hard worker, able florist and energetic business man, ably handling ail business in his care. That this popular resort will continue to thrive as it has in the past is the wish of The Plaindealer. The hotel is for rfent from May I. Read The Plaindealer "want" where Mrs. Nickels has ever since re­ sided. Seven children were born to this union, one, a boy, Fred, dying in in­ fancy. The rest are all living, and mourn the loss of a kind and loving mother. The living children are as fol­ lows: Mrs. Wm. Schenning, Silver Lake, Wis.; Mrs. Wm. Tesch, McHenry; Mrs. Chas. Wendt, Crystal Lake; Mrs. Frank Witt, Silver Lake, Wis.; Mrs. Gus Schmaulfeldt, Silver Lake, Wis.; Mrs: Fred Schmaulfeldt, Twin Lakes, Wis. The funeral services were held from the Lutheran church Saturday and were attended by a large concourse of sym­ pathizing relatives and friends, Rev. John Baetrom Of Woodstock officiating. Interment took place in Woodland cem­ etery. Besides the children, the following from a distance attended the funeral: Gus Schmaulfeldt, Silver Lake, Wis.; August Tesch. Genoa Junction, Wis. ; Wiil and Ed. Block, Mrs. Joe Nickels, Mrs. Louis Niles, Dundee; Chris Nickels and daughters, Dena and Emma, of Al­ gonquin, Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder of Woodstock. build to make room for this season's cut. ' A rumor reached us on Monday that Peter Sobble was married. We prompt­ ly interviewed Peter on the subject and he said: "Now, I tells you! Someone better uf look ouit more as. two times, when he don't got more as dree plack eyes ofer dot marriage. Don't it?" Smith & Snyder are erecting s tem­ porary building on the west side of the railroad which will be used for the present to store a lot of bran which they expect soon. They are paying to the farmers for produce from $4000 to $6000 every week in cash. We believe they ai*e doing the most extensive business in this line "of any firm in McHenry county. LIGHT COMPANY ORGANIZES. S. Reynold* Elected Treasurer and Gener al Manager. Thanksgiving Dance. The local camp of M. W. A. wMl give a Thanksgiving dance at Stoffel's ball on Thursday evening, November 34, to which all are cordially invited. The hall for this occasion will be put in the best of condition and a general good time is anticipated. The music for the occasion will be furnished .by SchaSer's popular six-piece orchestra, which prom­ ises to be at its best for this event. The floor managers are Wm. Kranse, West McHenry; Gottlieb Boley, McHenry; James Conway, Ringwocd; Clarence Hill, Npnda; Everett Sherman, Wood­ stock; Richard Laughlin, Richmond; Frank Vosburgh, Solon; Jacob Miller, Spring Grove; John E. Scbaefer, Johns- burgh; Peter Stadtfeld, Volo; Frauk Martin, Wauconda; John Fleming, Bar- reville. Dance tickets, $1.00; supper, 35 cents per plate. Horses and baggage cared for fret of charge. Basket Bait. A game of basketball will take place at the city hall in this village on Friday evening, November II. The contesting teams will be the teams representing the Harvard and McHenry high schools. The game will be a championship one, both teams being in a race for the cham­ pionship of the county, so it promises to be a very interesting game. The boys are putting in some fine practice and on Friday evening will be able to give the Harvard boys a stiff argument. Admis­ sion will be 25 cents for men and 15 cents for ladies and children. Every­ body come. .S' . ' "Card 'Xluwilip, • We wish to express our heartfelt ap­ preciation for the sympathy extended to us in our recent bereavement and for the flowers from our McHenry friends. MB, AND MRS. W. F. HOLTZ. At At' meeting of those interested at the First National bank of Chicago, last Monday morning, the McHenry Electric Light, Heat and Power company was organized in accordance with the state law. The officers of the company were elected as follows: D. C. Doe, president; W.*D. Ball, vice president; S. Reynolds, treasurer and general manager. The company, as the name indicates, will furnish electricity for lighting, heat and power and will do this on strictly busi ness principles. Construction work is under way and the plant is being rushed to completion. Whit* Ribbon Cradle Roll. The first meeting of the White ftfb- bon Cradle Roll will be held at the home of Mrs. W. D. Wentworth on Wednes­ day, Nov. 16, at 8 o'clock p. m." Follow­ ing is the program: Scripture, Lukexvm: ltJ, Mark X: 18-16. Prayer. Reading--How to Organise. Questions and Discussions. Talk--Who is to wear the Cradle Boll pin, and does the mother in signing the Cradle Roll pledge become a member of the Woman 's Union? Enroll ment of children. v Singing--When He cometh jio make up his jewels. Mothers, come and bring your cradle treasures; those who are not mothers, come; everyone come. Herb W. Edward* Injured. Herb W. Edwards of Des Moines, la., got a fall on an icy walk last winter, spraining his wrist and bruising his knees. "The next day," he says, "they were so sore and stiff I was afraid I would have to stay in bed, but I rubbed titetn well with" Chamberlain's Pain Balm and after a few applications all soreness had disappeared. I feel that this bottle of pain balm saved me sever­ al days' time, to say nothing of the suf­ fering. " This4iniment is lor sale by all druggists. - CHARLES S. DENEEN Our Next Governor. ality ever oast for governor in our state The Republicans also retain control of the legislature and have a strong plural ity in both houses. The voting at our local precincts was as follows lor president and governor: McHenry Precinct-- Roosevelt Parker... ...981 ...141 ...385 ...185 * * .,.101 ...,79 . . . » « . . . . 8 0 D e n e e n . . . . i » i & , , Stringer. , Kingwood |?recine||* Roosevelt.....'A. Parker ttoneen Sfcriugor. •. ». The following is the presidential vote of the several towns of the county: Riley • ... Roosevelt .188 Parker ... ...JB Marengo-- 1st Precinct Roosevelt. ,347 Parker .\50 2nd Precinct Roosevelt .351 Parker ... '. .41 Dunham-- 1 Roosevelt......... . • • • • • • 181 Parker .. .88 Chemung 1st Precinct Roosevelt;-.*. Parker .... .58 2nd Precinot Roosevelt .884, Parker .88 • Alden-- ~~ Roosevelt. 160 Parker i --......... .81 Hebron-- ' Roosevelt.. Parker . Richmotd- Roosevelt.... Parker .. iiij Burton T R-.xiseveltgy^ Parker..ivfe, Nunda-- Roosevelt.... Parker Algonquin- Roosevelt* . . . .. ;n Parker Crystal Lake-fl Roosevelt,-..-. .'4. jrfdVj,. »•» Parker P./. ..«............ Hartland-- Rooaeveltt.».. . a r k e r . . . . . . . . . . Seneca-- * u, RcHusevelt,*.* Parker . Coral Roosevelt*... Parker .. Graf to*-% Roosevelti^»»## Parker ..<.T7-y *.« ..... Dorr- - r -V - V';v- " ' •» 1st Precinct 5 „ ' Roosevelt...... j -4*8 Parker.. 2nd Preetnct Roosevelt. Parker * 3rd Precinct Roosevelt Parser..... ..... Greenwood--.••? Roosevelt...,.•, Parker.. Cary-- Roosevelt, I .^.I Parker vy* •. y- 110 Zifip' A. .478 ..55 .78 . . . 8 ,;V.n8 i • • *.« . i f * • ,48 r..i74 ...24 REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING Of Onr yilin^e Fathers--BUI# are Bead - and"Approved. C Council room, Nov. 7»1904. Regular meeting. Present: Trustees Block, Eldredge, Freund, Heimer, Lau- res and StoffeL President Story presid- in* "• The minutes of the last regular meet­ ing and three special meetings were read and approved. The following bills were read and ap­ proved by the finance committee: M. Engeln & Son, oil .$8.20 Will. Davis gravel .00 Chicago Tel. Co., messages. .50 Anton Schneider, oil. •». 8.60 F. A. Bohlander, oU.... Gilbert Bros., oil... . 6.86 OsmunBros., oil..i.'..i^.i^V«i>i»^{3.85 John Stoffel, exp. & post. 8.25 John Stoffel, ac N. A. Colby, lbr.. 4,90 M. M. Niesen, police service 50.00 John Walsh, • " " 50.00 On motion by Eldredge, seconded by Stoffel, the bills were approved and or­ dered paid. ^Motion by Eldredge, ' seconded by Heimer, that the bill of Peter Thelen for burying dead cat and do* be approv ed. Ayes--Block, Eldredge, Heimer; Nays -Freund, Laures, Stoffel. It being a tie the president deferred decision un­ til next meeting. On motion by Heimer, seconded by Freund, the president, members of board, clerk, attorney and members of board of health were allowed their sal­ aries for six months, as follows: .1.1. Story. 10 meetings. $15.00 H. Block, 12 C. T. Eldredge, P. J. Freund, 12 " Jos Heimer, 12 '** B. Laures, 12 - " " Win. Stoffel, 11-t." John Stoffel, 6 mOHtfiS' C. P Barnes, 6 " Jae. Bonsiett, 6 " Dr. H. F. Beebe, 6 " Peter Thelen 6 " 18.00 .^.18.00 ..,18.00 18.00 .18.00 ,18.00 4... *.,87.50 V.....-..85.00 5.00 ........ 5.00 ........ «.00 Motion by Eldredge, seconded by Lau­ res, that the bond of H. M. McOmber, village collector, with F. L. McOmber and H. C. Mead as sureties, be approved. Motion carried. On motion duly carried the board ad­ journed. J. X. STORY, JOHN STOFFEU President. Clerk. LOCAL B&IEFS Butter Market. Butter is firm at 25 cents, an advance of two cents over last week. Sixty-five tubs were offered and a bid of 35 cents declined. Twenty-five cents1 for extras in any quantity. Hot blast Hot blast heaters from CMoago * >J % Fountain pens, $1.25 to $8.00 at'Ffcfc^'" eeeh'fi. 1 . •----___--,-- . ....^ Your drug wants are best supplied aA ^ Petesch's, ' Hot blast heatera from Chicago at G»- inun Bros.' Go to Mrs. M. A. Searles' for bargain* in millinery. ; Basketball at city (Friday) evening. hall, tomorrow McOmber's annual oorn oaote«tno«r open. See his ad. ** \ An elegant assortment of dress fiatte at Mrs. M. A. Searles'. Three valuably prises offered this year in McOmber's 9«^n contest. Twelve ears of corn may leeox* Hp tea set for you. See M cOmber's ad. Bargains in stoves and furnishinpk Also repairs Osmun Bros. 15 Enter the oorn contest at McOmber'a. It costs yon toothing and yon maygafal much. . CLOSE CALL AT FOX LAKE. Otto Maehrcke Help* Kesoae Party of ...i... ChlcsKoaas. ' .. *<..... • .844 ..14 .891 . .67 . . .81 .851 .808 ...87 ..881 ...55 . . .88 . .174 ...85 .51 .161 ..75 Three Chicagoans nearly lost their lives in Fox lake, in western Lake coun­ ty, Sunday afternoon of last week, through the capsizing of an autoboat, says the Waukegan Sun. The names of the men are: Herman Stone, Hans Hilgan and Samuel Thorn. Traveling at high speed through the waters of the lake, the boat struck a masB of piling in the middle of the lake. The moment the boat struck the piling it went to the bottom, leaving the three men struggling in the waters. They held on to the submerged piles as best they conld and screamed for help. Hearing their cries, William Berge- man and Otto Muerchke of the Muer- chke hotel, went to their rescue in a rowboat: The distance between the shore and place where the boat was cap­ sized was made in record-breaking time, t it seemed an hour to the three ex­ hausted men in the water and almost as long to the eager rescuers. Reaching the spot Muehrcke and Bergeinan pulled the three men into the boat and every one of them immedi­ ately lost consciousness. Medical as­ sistance was rendered them at the Muerchke hotel, and late Wednesday evening Stone and Hilgan were able to return to Chicago, but Thorn ugas still at the hotel in a precarious condition. Kalser-Hanw. Mr.: Frank Kaiser and Miss Mary Harra were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony at St. Mary's church in this Village at 9:30 o'clock Monday morning, Rev. M. W. Barth officiating. The bride was attended by Misses Anna and Fran­ ces Kaiser while Messrs. Stephen and Chris Kaiser acted as best men. The young couple will commence housekeep­ ing at once on a farm west of McHenry which the groom, who is a progressive young farmer, bought a short time ago. The bride is a model young woman, and has many friends in the surrounding community, who extend congratulations to the young couple. In Honor of Mrs. 1. Mm7, Responding to invitations extended them by Mrs. F. L. McOmber, about sixteen ladies gathered at her home last Tuesday afternoon, the event being in honor of Mrs. John I. Story. Cards furnished abundant amusement for the afternoon. A prize was given to the lady winning the most games. Mrs. John I. Story succeeded in capturing it. The afternoon was one of pleasure for those in attendance, and one, the mem­ ory of which shall not soon fade. A new arrival of millinery lit Mrs, M. A. Searlaa*. ' " \ > v , , V . „ r For the latest styles in millinery and street hats go to Miss E. Bloom, West McHenry. W hen you are passing, call in at Os­ mun Bros.* and examine thoee choioe flannels and dress goods. Prices right; Mrs. Martin Adans entertained a com­ pany of ladies at her home south of town Tuesday afternoon. Everyone in attendance reports a fine time. , The Card Club was entertained at the home of Mrs. D. G. Wells Wednesday afternoon. The prise was won by Mm. G. W. Besley and a good time was en­ joyed by the ladies. yj The McHenry merchants are in one of the best fall and winter stocks to be found in the county. Before doing your winter's buying look over the lines •. shown by our home merchants, and we know that you will trade at home. Prof. E. C. Fisher, vice-president oi the McHenry County Sunday School association, spoke at the Woodstock Presbyterian church Sunday last. Hia subject was: "The Vital Relations be­ tween the Church and the Sunday BchooL" : • • ' Regular services will be resumed at the Universaliet church, by the Rev. Arthur Roberts, at 10:80 a. m. on Sun> day, November 18, and every Sunday ' thereafter. Services at Ringwood at 2:80 p. m. A cordial invitation ia tended to all. ^ / J The Harvest social given by the La­ dies' Aid society of the M. E church at the home of W. F. Gallaher last Friday was well attended and a good time en­ joyed by all present. The decorations in honor of harvest time were novel and showed great artistic taste and skill. We erred when we stated in last week's issue that card playing was in­ dulged in at the farewell party given by the M. E. Ladies' Aid society in honor of Mrs F. C. Going. Card playing is* strictly against the rules of the society, and it is certain that the estimable ladies who comprised the company on this oo- , casion conld not be guilty of infringe­ ment on their society rules. The ladies will please accept our sincere apology. The McHenry high school basket ball team went to Harvard last Friday even­ ing and there met the champion high school team of the county. The McHen­ ry team was defeated by the decisive score of 58 to 11. Since their last game the McHenry boys have had very little chance to practice, the hall being occn- " pied by a medicine company. This probably accounts for the score. Har- . vard comes down next Friday (tomar- row) evening for'a return game. ' . \ The last rally before the election held in Stoffel's hall last Thursday even­ ing. Hon J. W. Blake, 'The Pennsyl­ vania Blacksmith," was the principal speaker and gave his audience a goad talk. Mr. Blake is quite an elderly man, but nevertheless is an able and forceful speaker. The rally at Johns- burgh on Saturday evening was very well attended, and although disappoint ed by the absence of the principal speaker on account of illness, much en­ thusiasm was shown by the citissue of our little neighbor on the north. Utile Boy is Dead. Anahwl Hitchcox, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Asahel Hitchcox of Belviders* • • passed away Wednesday morning of last week, after an illness of four weeks witik intestinal fever. He was bom in Belvi- dere and was four years and nine months old. Besides the parents, there are left to mourn the lose of the little one, a brother, Thomas, and a sister. Marguerite, both younger than the d#> * ceased. Little Asahel was a bright̂ lovable and companionable child, great"' If |Y AIXSIOVIMI JJY tUAMM families of neighbors and friends, Wfc--e he was always a welcome visitor, and deep sympathy Is entertained for I1M| immediate family and relatives i» ttat great lose they have sustained.