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n 1 Mgr <- Jvr - qr^T. ItF r-- . v . • * ^ - v -; f: -; r-_^> - ;• h-^ j •«<i ,v ,^;*rz* si \: ". <v; t̂_r;<z^\ • • , a A .'«". ,tw; -- exv*.,i-r®?g^r*,..,. Ji.fi. ,f.'«..~Jih3fc£fc VOLUME McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 34, 1904. I ' A ¥ KvJSs'l ^ ' 'w-1 V* • ' f ?J 'oî LA-' • •'• 'v?*^L . . NUMBER *3 PURELY PERSONAL K Eby was an Aurora visitor Sunday. .. -Mrs. John Ralston spent Saturday in r^ieago. • '*' '" ^ Martin Howell was a Chicago visitor Saturday. \ • Alias Mabel Granger spent Saturday - in Chicago.« '^;V. •• ,v. ; '; F- J- Herbes had business at Barring- Monday. "7T^ Ak[ John W. Bonslett :wifi a metropolis v i s i t o r M o n d a y * . V - ^ • .'• iMi9s Agues Perry was a Chicago vis- f'./ftbr Saturday last. - • '..'/,. •'^',?-,••• " • Mrs. W. C. Evansrth/^ntFriday atofl •-•„• .Saturday in Chicago. . . Dr. F. C Boss v/as a .Chicago visitor Sunday and Saturday". „H. Zimmeiuiann spent Sunday'.Wilt . '%l8 family in (Jhicago! Fred Rossow of Dundee attended to business here Monday. . : - C. E. Mead of W oodstock called on relatives here Saturday. Mrs. J. B. Wheeler was a Chicago vis itor Friday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Went worth were recent Wauconda visitors. John F. Miller, the florist, was a Chi­ cago visitor last Thursday. Henry McDonald of Nunda spent Sun­ day with McHenry relatives. - Mrs. F. A. Boh lander attended to business in Chicago Monday. Fred Mayer of Chicago was tuning pianos in McHenfy last week. Mrs Ben Buss and son were Chicago passengers Saturday morning. Misses Kate, Elsie and Florence Howe •pent last Saturday in Chicago. v Geo. Curtis of Elgin spent a few days with McHenry friends last week. John Huemann was a business trans­ actor at the county seat Monday. V Jos. W. Freund was a business trans­ actor in the windy city Thursday. Chester Goodman spent a few days the past week with Chicago friends. Judge Trude of Chicago spent Satur­ day with Dr. Geo. Hunt and family. Misses Lillie McGee and Katie Heim- er were Richmond visitors Saturday. Albert Collier of Elgin has been the guest of John R Brents the past week. Mrs. Smith and Miss Rath Smith of Wauconda were McHenry visitors Fri­ day. <*• Mrs. Paul Gerding and two .qgns of Chicago Saudayed with McHenry rela­ tives. Floyd Sunderlin and Everett Sherman of Woodstock Sundayed with McHenry friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McRoberts of Chi cago were at their Pistakee Bay cottage Sunday. % Mr. and Miss Kettle of Moreland vis­ ited McHenry friends Saturday and Snnday. Cha8. Schoemaker spent the latter part of last week^ with his parents in Chicago. • * ' ' • Mesdatnes J. J. Hunter and John Evanson w6re Nunda visitors last week Thursday.7 Jas. Fitzsimmons is taking in the sights of the worlds fair at St. L >uit- this week. Ernil Lasch came out from Chicago Saturday evening to spend Sunday at his cottage. Mr. and Mrs.. Allen Walsh of Elgin spent Sunday as gnests of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh Merritt Thomas of Carpenteisville was a McHenry visitor the latter part of last week. f Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Noonan of Oar- pentersville spent Sunday with Mc Henry relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mead of Oak Park were guests of McHenry relatives the first of the week., Frank Spurling, Wm. Kraujje, John Thurl well and Frank Block were city visitors Monday. * ; " Peter <s.Weber and Fred Deutschman left Saturday evening lor St., Louis to attend the fair. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Grot and son were Chicago visitors a few days the latter part of last week. Mendames Mathias Engeln and M. D. Weber were Chicago visitors the latter part of last week. Miss Rose Jnsten has been the'guest of Chit-ago relatives and friends a few days the past we k. Mrs. J. J. Budlong of LaCrosse, Wis., has been the guest of Mrs. John Parks * during the past Week. Win. Reed of Chicago was shaking ^hands with his many McHenry friends < the fore'part of the week. Jos Frett was out from Chicago Sun d«^y hxvking after his property at Ger- nan Village up the river. Miss Susie Barbian returned home Sunday evening, after a pleasant visit With relatives in Oak Park. Mrs. Anton Engeln and daughter. Mary, visited Chicago relatives and friends the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs Ben Bonslett returned last Friday from a two weeks'visit with felatives at Niles, Michigan. Miss Emma<THske oftAlgonqain spent ft few days of the past week .with Mc- Henry relatives and friend* Dick Walsh came out from Chicago Friday evening to spend Saturday and Sunday with his parents here. W. A. James, secretary of the Chica go Civil Service Bureau, spent Suuday with Dr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hunt: Wauconda Leader:--Dr. Fegprs of McHenry was'called here the first of the week on account of the illness of Dr. Wm. Bonslett Chicagoed Monday. Theo. Bethke Chicagoed Tuesday. H. C. Mead spent Monday -in Wood­ stock. . .fv" Eli Brink ; 'Woodstock visitor. ' John Rdsing of Volo was in town yes­ terday. ' , / p . " Mrs. Giot Hunt spent Tu^d^f ™ Chicago. • - - Orten Gilbert attended the fait at St. Louis this week. M. J. Walsh was a business visitor in C h i c a g o W e d n e s d a y . ' j r . Mrs. Jas. Green of RingWood °was"a caller in our village Tuesday.. .-.r8i John Glosson spent thja first of the week with Chicago relatives. Mike Thelen of Chicago spent the first Of the week with McHenry relatives. Mrs. M; A. Howell spent a few,days the past week with Chicago relatives. Miss Beatrice Wilson spent several days of last week with Chicago rela­ tives. M. Merriman was the guest of Chica­ go relatives a few days the first of the wefck. # Dr. C. H. Fegers, James McGee au<^ Miss Eleanor MoGee spent Wednesday in Chicago. Mrs. Florence Smith of Ring wood at­ tended the last White gibbon Cradle Roll meeting. Miss Martha Geske went to Glen El- lyn Suuday evening, to remain for an indefinite period. Dr. F. E Russell of Monona, Iowa, spent a few days the past week with McHenry relatives. F. K. Granger and danghttr, Mabel, spent Sunday with the former's broth­ er at Janesville, Wis Little Wallace Garrison had the mis­ fortune to fall and uruise his shoulder, but without any serious injury. Mrs. Sarah Dermont left for South Bend, Ind:, yesterday, to spend Thanks­ giving with her daughter, Mrs. N. J. Schoemaker. Miss Marie Block and friend, Miss Conuors, of Dundee spent Sunday at the home of the former's parents, Mr^sand Mrs. Fred Block. W. A. Morey "of Denver, Colo., called on McHenry relatives and friends yes­ terday. Mr. Morey wis a former resi­ dent, leaving here several years ago. Mesdames Henry, Math, John and Joe Heiuier and M. M. Niesen spent a very pleasant afternoon al the home of Mrs. Peter Niesen at Johnsburgh Thursday of last week. Mrs. B. Buss, Sr., J. B. Buss and fam­ ily, Mr. and Mrs. John Stolfel, Geo. Buss, Misses Christina and Frances Buss attended the Buss-Becker wedding in Chicago yesterday. Mrs. Theo. Bickler and son, Theo., who have been spending the -past fonr weeks with the former's daughter, Mrs. F. D. Shelt <n, at Catlin, 111., returned home Thursday evening accompanied by Mrs. F. D. Shelton and son, who will make a two weeks' visit here. TO PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS. JOHN P. LAY SELLS cJiT. Mercantile Baslnem at Jolintil>argh Goe» to John Karls. John P. Lay, who for the past twen­ ty-six years has been engaged in the mercantile business at Johnsburgh, has sold out to John Karls of Spring Grove, who takes possession the first of Decem­ ber. Until about ten years ago Mr Lay conducted a store in Johnsburgh in partnership with C. M. Adams, the firm name being Lay & Adams. Alter this partnership was dissolved Mr. Lay pur­ chased the store and stock of Chas. Kuhnert, which was an, old established enterprise, and during the time that he has conducted the store there he has en­ joyed a good and flourishing business. Mr. John Karls, who steps into the business, is also an enterprising young business man, having until recently been a member of the firm of Webep& Karls at Spring Grove. He is an honestf straightforward fellow, and is certainly entitled to a goodly share of the local trade, which he solicits by fair, honest dealings. Mr. Lay will remain a resident of Johnsburgh. Although he has not de­ cided what he will do in the future, he will take life easy this winter, a rest to which he is rightfully entitled, after twenty-six years of strenuous business life. 'Official Weather Forecast. The Chicago Telephone company last week sent out the following notice to its McHenry patrons, which will no doubt be greatly appreciated: We desire to call your attention to an arrangement of so me years' standing, under which we secure the official weather forecast from the United States Weather Bureau, Auditorium, Chicago, each morning, and which is at once transmitted to your central office. This information can be secured by you at any time after 10 a m. each day, (except Sunday), by asking the operator for "weather re­ port." . CHICAGO TELEPHONE Co. Some Good Shot*. Henry ind Peter Heimer, and Wm. Thurlwell, Jr., have, without^ doubt, the season's hunting honors. One day las'f week they succeeded in bagging seven wild geese--quite a curiosity in this neck o' the woods. It is said by old hunters that this is the largest number of wild geesfe captured in one haul in over twenty years. The geese averaged ten pounds apiece and were certainly beauts. EDWARD J. JAMES, PRESIDENT OF STATE UNIVERSITY, Delivers an Addresn .Regarding Oor State Eiliioatioual Ins(itiktiuu*-t'rgci) Every Citizen of Slate to Help Good Cause. Fellow Citizens:--- I have accepted the call of your chos­ en representatives to the Presidency of the State University of Illinois. It is a great responsibility, and one which I should not have dared to undertake if I had not been sure of the cooperation and support of the citizens of this great state. It is evident that the people of Illinois desire that this institution shall , become one of the great universities of the World, and are determined to do whatever may be necessary to make it so. They have already given repeated proofs of suuh intention in the laws passed by the legislature relating to its organisation, and the appropriations granted for its support. I hereby pledge my best efforts to assist in the realiza­ tion of this purpose. The people of Illinois are rightly proud of their educational system, and are particularly fortunate in its remark­ able development. 1 know of no other equal population in the world whose system of higher education is more promising than is our own- 'Us ele­ ments are varied and vigorous. Its foundations--for after all they are but foundations as yet--are solid and cou^ preheusive, and both as to quality and extent they may well rejoice our hearts. We have three great institutions with­ in.our limits which, considering their location, their present financial back­ ing. and their future prospects, may fairly expect to be enrolled among the great universities of the world. Northerwestern University, the old­ est institution of university aspiration in the state, has had a remarkable grovfth. Its sober and scholarly spirit^ its excellent facilities, its liberality and catholicity, its peculiar and' close rela­ tion to one of the great religious denom­ inations, have already^made it the re­ sort of students, not only from our own state, but from other states, and other countries. Its growth and prosperity must remain a matter of pride and pleasure to every citizen of the state, and when be canvasses in his mind the claims of Illinois to the respect and ad­ miration of other communities, not the least of the counts will be J.hat it has brought forth and nurtured into great­ ness such an institution. The University of Illinois the next in order of time to be founded--has also had a remarkable record for service and growth. Not fiftv years old, it has al­ ready reached a registration which puts it high in the list of American univer­ sities. Its growth during the last ten years has been truly astonishing. More than fourteen hundred new students have registered for work in its various departments this autumn, and tdf' judge from present indications it will certain ly'not be many years before its attend­ ance will reach five thousand. The University of Chicago, although not yet fifteen years old, has won for it­ self, for the city, and for the state of Il­ linois, a deserved reputation for scholar­ ship and training throughout the world Certainly every citizen of the state should take a personal pride in the achievements of this institution in the field of higher learning, and feel a keen gratification that such a center of schol­ arship and culture could be built up within so short a time in our midst. It testifies to a maturity of our society which few of even the most sanguine students of our institutions and life would have believed possible. Aside from these great institutions well on their way to rank among the leading universities of the world one should not forget the--great technical school, the Armour Institute, which will ere long rival in equipment and scholarship the foremost technical schools of the east and Europe. When to these schools of university grade we add such institutions as the Lewis Institute of Chicago, the Bradley Jnstitute at Peoria, Decatur College at Decatur- to mention simply the later of these newer foundations-one may get some idea of the breadth and depth of our educational system. We ought to remember with grati tude in such a summary the work of more than a score of denominational colleges in beginning 4he work of higher education in this state, in developing the scholarly spirit, and pointing the way toward higher things. . The oldest colleges in the slate, like Illinois at Jack­ sonville, Shurtleff at Alton, McKeudree at Lebanon, and those founded later like Knox College at Galesbufg^foe Woman's College at Jacksonville, Illinois Wesley- an a-t Bloomington, Eureka at Eureka, St. Ignatius at Chicago, etc., etc., have done and $re doing a work for Illinois of which we may well be proud, and , hich we could ill afford to spare. Every thoughtful citizen must wish for these institutions increased opportuni­ ties and increased endowments, so as to make and keep their work of that high quality which our modern society de­ mands. Nor sbould we forget in such * list the five great normal schools established and supported by the state, the hun­ dreds of high schools upon which the whole system of higher education of the state r*$ts, the many private acada- such an important part in our education­ al history, like the Grand Prairie Sem­ inary at Onarga, the Academy at Elgin, the Monticello Seminary, the Seminary at Warren, etc., etc. Surely the proposition is true that every citizen of Illinois should be inter­ ested in and proud of this group of in­ stitutions. 1 Our own educational history, la well as that of the Mississippi valley in gen­ eral, proves that it is vital to the suc­ cess of this system that the state shall do its full share in providing the most ample facilities for its children. No success, however greats of private insti­ tutions, whether church or secular, can do away with the necessity of the state's taking an active and leading part in this development, and to this active part your interest and support are necessary. You may be personally interested in one or another of these private institu­ tions mentioned above; if so, you are dortig the education of the state a ser­ vice tor which your fellow citizens should be grateful; for after all, Noithwestern, and Chicago, and Knox, and St. Igna­ tius, are not merely Methodist, Baptist, Congregational or CathOlc institutions-- they are Illinois institutions as well, in whose success and glorious record we rejoice. But you are also, by the fact that j ou are citizens of Illinois, constit­ uents, and you ought to be fiiends and helpers of the University of Illinois, which in a peculiar sense is the institu­ tion of all its citizens--men and women, old and young, native and foreign. The desire of the people of Illinois, as we understand it, is a very simple one, viz.: that the University of Illinois shall occupy among the universities of the country a position in equipment and in scholarship similar in rank to that which the state of Illinois holds in wealth and population among hWf sisters in the Union. " To do this it is necessary, of course, to accept the same high standards of schol­ arship as prevail in the great universi­ ties of this and other countries. We must develop here in our midst at the State University one . of the greatest centers of scholarship to which our youth will naturally reeort for the high­ est kind of training. You -each citizen of the state--may be of great help ih this work. You can acquaint yourselves with the iinpor- MRS. NICHOLAS FREUND PASSES AWAY AT JOHNSBURGH AT RIPE OLD AGE. dertaking. You can take pains t hat you* friends and neighbois also shall know about the University and its work. You can bold up the hands of the senator and representatives from your district in the legislature in their support of the institution. You can say that you as a citizen, and one of their constituents, desire that they should support and bub tain by every legitimate means, and es­ pecially by liberal appropriations, the purpose and work of the Trustees of the University. The aspiration of our people after higher things finds expression in many ways--in our churches, our hospitals, our elementary and secondary schools, our aluihouses and asylums, our libra­ ries and art galleries-, but in no way more directly and efficiently than in a great university which incorporates in its external form (buildings and equip­ ment), and in its internal spirit (culture and scholarship), the longing of the whole community for the higher things --those of mind and spirit. Our desire is not for mete greatness, though numbers are to some extent an indication of the degree to which the University is supplying the popular need; nor for many departments, though we should certainly provide facilities for the leading careers f<?r which uni­ versity education is necessary or desir­ able; bnt far more for those qualities of uiind and heart which bave been in all great teachers of mankind and in all great centers of learning to a greater or less extent, and most of all in the great e^t. We wish to train bere men and women who will serve their day and generation in the most efficient way, and whose work, when men look upon it, shall prompt them to say: "This comes from Illinois? Then blessed be Illinois!" - We crave yonr lively personal interest and active assistance in this great and responsible task. Temperance Program, The Ostend Sunday school is prepar­ ing a temperance program to be given next Sunday evening, November 27. Everybody is invited to attend. The following is the program: Song..;. .... Prayer s Song • • •. .... By School. Recitation. Seth Richardson. Recitation. .T.".. .»;Sadie Hobart. Solo ^. ..... Ruth Dailey. Recitation .Susie Thompson. Solo ....... ...Ella Thomas. Recitation Clinton Martin. .Duett.. Mabelle Sayler, Emery Kimball. Recitation, A Mittilter's Vacation- Recitation...,.. . . r -.Lelia Abbott. Solo Emil Thomas. Recitation..........Crystal Hollerbush. Duet ..DoraCoates, Edith Tuttle. Recitation, .".Hazel Thomas. Solo .Bva Thompson, Was One of John«burgh'a Early Settler*-- Fuueral Held Liul Sunday-Henry Brey- er Parses Away in Chicago. Another old settler has passed away at Johnsburgh. One by one they are being called, and the time is not far dis­ tant when the last of our pioneer resi­ dents shall have passed to the land of everlasting snnsbine and glory, the most fitting reward for their earthly labors. Mrs. Nicholas Freund passed quietly a v. ay at the home of her daugh­ ter at 3:81) o Clock last Friday afternoon. Mary Anna Thelen was born in Ger­ many on January 6, 1W38. In 1852 she was united in marriage to Nicholas Freund, who preceded her to the Great Beyouvi several years ago. In IBS# Mr. and Mrs. Freund left Germany, taking passage ou board a sailing vessel for the United Stales, the goal of so many of Germany s young married people. After a rough and exciting sea voyage they arrived safely, and came directly to Johnsburgh. Upon their arrival here they at once set to work, and worked hard indeed, as all early settlers had to, and succeeded in saving sufficient money in the first few years of their life iu this country to buy themselves a home. In the years following they devoted their tftorts to the accumulation of sufficient means to enable them to spend the lat­ ter years of their lives in ease and retire ineut, the reward in part for their work. Seven children were born to the union, ail of whom are living a> d mourn the loss of a kind and loving uiotuer. They are Math. N., of Johnsburgh; Jos. N., of Wauconda; Mrs. Stephen H. Smith, Mrs. Jacob F. Smith and Mrs. Jacob Adams, of Johnsourgh; Sister Johanna who is located at Racine, Wis., and Sister Bastista, of DeKabe, Mo. The fuueral was held from St. John's Catholic church at Johnsburgh, on Sun day morning at nine o'clock and was at. tended by hundreds of.jjsorrowiug rela­ tives and friends. The services were conducted by Rev. H. Mehring, and the remains were laid to rest in the ceme­ tery adjoining the church. HENRY BREYER, SR. Mr. Henry Breyer; » former McHenry resident, and well known by the older tauce and significance of tfois great uu^. r(*udeuts of this village, -died -At .St. Recitation........ Song........... .. .Aaaa Kaiser. ..School. Your corn will be accepted for the contest with or without the husks on. g. u MeOnabf*. Elizabeth's hospital in Chicago, on Wed­ nesday, Novemoer 16, at the age of seventy-three years. Mr. Breyer fcuis born in Hanover, Germany, August 20, 1881. He came to thiB couutry with his family in the year of 1854, settling in Chicago. Twenty- one years later, in 1875, he moved to McHenry, engaging in a commission business, located in a building which occupied the site of theOstrauder build­ ing on Main street^ He conducted the business here until 1891, when he moved back to Chicago, residing there up to the time of bis death. Four children are left to mourn the loss. They are: Henry, Philip and Fred of Chicago, and Miss Lillian, of Mil­ waukee, Wis. The remains were brought to Mcflen ry for bur ial, a special car being char­ tered for the accommodation of the rela­ tives and friends who came out to at tend the funeral. The funeral oration was delivered by Mr. Adolph Riehn of Chicago, and the Intracht quartet ren dered two beautitul and appropriate songs. The pall bearers were Fred Wagner, Gustav Kunz, Jos. Klein, John Hoffman,Chas. Mielke and Chas. Dalbke air of Chicago. The body was interred in Oakwood cemetery, beside that of Mrs. Breyer, who died several years ago. Hobo Friglitena Many. A t<High looking individual gave number of our citizens quite a scare last Sunday evening. He went from house to house, asking for something to .eat, bnt would depart before his wants were fulfilled. The last call he made was at the home of Wm. Schreiner, where he inquired whether there was a Cath­ olic church in the town and where it was located. Before he could be given the information. Marshal Walsh was Upon him, taking him to the city jailr where he was left for the night. Mon­ day morning he was shown the nearest way out of town by Mr. Walsh and given strict warning not -to appear in the village again. • Mot hem' Meeting, A mothers' meeting will he held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Garrison on Wednesday, November 80, at 8 o'clock, p. in. Subject: A Mother's Responsi­ bility. Scripture: Psalm 137.- The fol­ lowing is the program: Prayer Song, Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone? Paper.... *... What Constitutes a Great Mother? . Discussion*i*tY . •••-* Song....... J tan Coming to the Cross. Prayer... Everybody is cordially invited. / Picks Raspberries November IB. Talk about your California weather, why. we have it right at home. It was only a few days ago that Mrs. Emma Phillips went out into her garden and picked full grown, ripe raspberries-- quite a curiosity at this time of year To add to this freak of nature, one spray was not content to produce ordinary berries, and every one was a double one. » QUA8TER OF A CENTURY. Items Cll pped from Tbe JMalndealfer of November 86,1870. We learn that the Methodist society oontemplate having an oyster supper and bazaar in a few weeks, the pro­ ceeds to be used for paying off the debt on the parsonage. At the Central market of R. Waite we saw one day last week the finest beef that has been seen in this section for many a day. It was a six-year-old cow and weighed, dressed, 755 pounds. It becomes our painf ul duty to chron­ icle this week the death of another ot our prominent citizens. Dr. A. E Beers died this Wednesday morning, alter a severe and painful illness of about four weeks. « In accordance with the directions of the postmaster general the mail origi­ nating at the various postoffices of the country during the week commencing Nov. 1st was carefully counted and re­ ported to the deparLmen&--«£rhe total number of pieces of mail made up at tbe postoffice in McHenry was 1,988. F. A. Hebard has left at this office a sample brick, such as are made and used in Kansas. It is sawed from some kind of stone found in the state and we should judge would make a very hand­ some and durable wall. The | one we have is the size of a common brick, but he says that in building they sometimes saw them out in blocks two feet square. The McHenry Red Ribbon club will meet oh Friday evening of this week, and the exercises will inclode the fol­ lowing: Select reading, Miss A. A. McOmber; essays, Mrs. Perkins and Miss Adron; songs, Wm. Siers and H. M. Curtis; quartette, Misses Clifton and Owen and Messrs. Siers and Dunbar. Also short speeches by several members. The funeral of Ormus" Bishop, on Wednesday of last week, was one of the largest ever held in this village, which shows the high regard in which he is held by tbe citizens of this village and the surrounding country. The Universalist church was packed to its utmost capacity and many were obliged to go away, being unable to find stand­ ing room. y L O C A L Butter Market. Butter remains firm at 2$ oenta. There are no otterings nor Wltm on board of trade. The postoffice will be closed betweeH; mails today. • Dance tonight. " ^it, This is our Indian summer. ; - Cole s Hot Blast HeatepK^mTOlS^^r" Fountain pens, fl.ad to $3.00 at Pe* esch 's. "r .„ , . V ' Your drug.^aiatS'j^;.Jt»^t.^ppBed^5 Petesch's, W edding bells will very soon ring lli. 'West Mchenry. ^ The T. J. Walsh implement house lit being reshingied. Barbian bros.' cigar factory is is the klands of the painters. Scnaffer s orchestra .furnishes !:4'; AN ENJOYABLE EVENING. The- Home of Mrs. E. M. Owen is Soene of Knjoyable Kvent. naB'tVgpt ^ "want ad'colunajl IBy invitation of Mrs, E. M. Owen and «oa, O^N., * "Wtnber of their friends gathered at the home of Mrs. E M Owen on Lily street last Wednesday evening, the event being in honor of Mrs. C. C. Chapell of Asher, Oklahoma, who is visiting relatives and friends here and at Elgin. The evening being a most beautiful one for the occasion, nearly all who received invitations responded. The main diverion of the evening was the ever-popular game of cinch. Eight tables were used and all seemed to be in for a good time, and if reports are true, every one present went home feel­ ing that they were most royally enter­ tained by the host and hostess. Two prizes were awarded to the lady and gentleman winning the highest number of games during tbe evening. Mrs. S. S. Chapell of Chicago carried off the lady's bonorB, winning eight out of elev­ en games played, while the gentleman's honors were captured by Mr. G. W. Besley, who won ten out of the eleven games played. Dainty refreshments were served at the customary hour, and after a short time the jolly company ad journed. Quite a Record. F. K. Granger returned on Monday morning from Janesville, Wis., where be had been visiting his only brother, Augustus, now eighty-five years old. Mr. Augustus Granger was an early resident of this village, and an old settler in Lake county. Few men can make the record he has. He is the fath­ er of ten children, all Jiving. The old­ est is sixty years old and the youngest forty. He had at the last count six ty living grandchildren and two great grandchildren. At the last election every son and son-in-law^ and every grandson who was of age, voted for Roosevelt. Who can beat this record? MaKuna Assist at Wauconda. A party of McHenry Masons drove to Wauconda last Thursday evening, where they assisted in conferring the third degree upon one of the members of the Wauconda lodge. They were well repaid for their journey over to our Lake county neighbors, being roy­ ally entertained while there. The fol­ lowing comprised the party: Messrs. E. C. Fisher, John Fvanson, W. C. Ev­ anson, Rollin Waite, W. F. Gallaher, Dr. R. G. Chainberlin, A.- D. Looiuis, G. W. Besley and T. L. Grot. Sunday School ReorfinllM. The Sunday school of the Universalist church will be reorganized next Sunday at 11:45 a. m. New officers will be elected and plans discussed whereby the session can be made interesting and ̂ instructive to all. A full attendance of all teach­ ers and pupils and others interested is desired at this first mee ing. Prepar­ ations will bave been made for lessons and regnlar work will begin. Teachers' Meeting. " » There will be a local teachers' meet ing at the Nunda high school Saturday, Decembers. This meeting is for the teachers of section two, but every other teacher or person interested in the cause of education is cordially invited to at­ tend. • Bead The Plaindealar "mat" ad*. music at Slofiel's hall tonight. Stoves, general hardware, stoye (•- pairs, prices right--Osmun Broa.' The new St. Joseph's hospital at * gin is completed at a cost of f45,000. ' Josiah heaid is acting as night watch­ man at the Gilbert Bros, new building. Call in and see tbe boys' shoes at half price, or at your own offer. E. La wins. The new residence of Mrs. Martin Adams will Boon be ready for occupancy. Are we , to have an indoor baseball team this winter? Let's get together • gentlemen. Call and examine those choice bar* gains in fiannela, dry goods, shoes, ete» Osmun Bros.' . . The Plaindealer will be sent to MV subscribers from now to, January "I,' •' • 19041, for $1.50. Tbe Water street meat market is be* ing newly painted, the work being doM by Frank Buhr. Peter J. Freund and hta workme* were doing carpenter work at Barring* ton during the past week. Get ready for a very good time which is in store for you if you attend the ; dance at Stoffel's hall tonigtt. Your corn \ ill be accepted for the contest with or without the husks on* F. L McOmber. A new corn crib, with a capacity of about 1,500 bushels, has been built OB the Hanly farm occupied by J. W. Lest Why cannot McHenry support a laun­ dry? We think there is work enough here to support at least one GOOD laundry. Members of Domestic Science club will hold their November meeting at the home of Mrs. Phillips <in Tuesday afternoon, November 29. A little daughter came to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Freund, who reside on tbe Sherman farm, west of town, Monday morning, Nov 21. ' A new stone crossing has been laKI across the north end of Third street in ' ̂ front of John Stoffel's residence. An­ other good act on the part of our citgr dads. Following instructions from our dtgr officials, the bricks have been removwt from the old well on the corner of Main and Front streets and the bole filled^. with gravel. A new sidewalk has been built frown the corner of Waukegan street and Railroad avenue to the Borden factory, a fact which is much appreciated by tl^t Borden employes. ^ The scrubs gave the high school b*0» M ketball team a good practice game last Saturday evening. The team is getting in trim for a game with Harvard to dp»^•: cide the championship of the county. A young lady arrived at the home.ef ' ̂ Prof, and Mrs. E. C. Fisher Tuesday morning, where she hasdecided to make her future home. Mr. Fisher is no^ wearing tbe smile that never comes ofL "t Geo. Engeln has, daring the paif"*""-- week, been circulating a petition ia view of organizing a Common Labor- . • men's union in McHenry. We have not as yet learned whether George's schgm* worked or not. Changes are being made in and arouiul the Reynolds mill in preparation for stalling the electric light plant The work will be rushed from now on anft we predict that it will not be many "r months before we will walk in the Ughfe: Besides- the regular boarders, about ' - 'fifty people from the city took dinnef at the John J. Buch popular resort ^ ' i Sunday. Mr. Buch never fails to pleas*, "; his guests and they all seem to know it^ judging from his increasing patrouage^ It was a merry party of young people ^ /that was entertained in the E. C Joe» lyn apartments lsst Saturday evening and from the sounds of music an$ laughter v hich came from that direo* tion everybody seemed to be in goo*?r#: humor. > •. Chas. Heimer, who is employed m*. ( railway postal clerk, has been given a new run. He now runs between Chi* . " oago and Portage. Wis. His salary is now $900 per annum, bnt he will likely - ', be given a raise soon. Charles to one cC Mc Benry's brightest sons and his trleadi 3 here wish him succeaa, Joseph Miller, who for the past set* - . erai months has been clerking in tiM| store of Jos. W. Freund, the west side X clothier, has severed his connections with that firm and gone to Johntburgb^ where he takes up his duties in the John Karls store. The vacancy thna caused haa been filled by W. G. Schreita* er, Tvho will serve the pespis fatnre. - "Sii '"Cll * *