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fl> A PERSONAL NATURE. '• WE ENTERTAIN WHERE WE GO; > AND V'lt -nrr Entertain* • Urge Company of ;j V)>iun Daring the Week--Whom W® tt«i«rtaln. " " ffr iry Miller Chicagoed Wednesday. R. W. luness spent Monday in Chica- . ten . " Ph»it Leu-kem was a Chicago visitor Monday J«* Bart* was i windy city visitor : Monday. J I Story wan outfrom Chicago over Sund ay F, H. Wattles was » Chicago visitor Tuesday, 1 ^ ' • Rev. a. Obrecht was® Chicago visit- or Monday. s Win. Bonslett was a ehia«o jisitor last Saturday. Peter B. Freund was a windy city visitor Friday. . Mrs. W. F. Stone*wfts ft Chicago pas­ senger Monday. * \ Mrs. Geo. Bnss Is quite seriously ill at her home here. Mrs D. G. Nettle was a Chicago visit­ or last Saturday. Jaoob J as ten was a business visitor In Chicago Friday. Mtss Anna Frisby spent last week with Chicago relatives. Miss Elida Going & spending'the week with friends here. John Bvanson was a business visitor in Chicago Wednesday. Mrs W. C- Evanson was the guest of Cbioauo friends Monday. John Thelen boarded the Chicago train last Friday morning. George Cleveland of Chicago spent Sunday with friends here. Ben Schoewer of Chicago spent Sun­ day with his parent* here. Miss Eleanor McGee was a recent gueet of Ricbuiorl friends. W. H. Harrison was ft Chicago pas­ senger Wednesday morning.. 0 ' Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin wan ft Chicft- go visitor one day last week. Mrs. Frank.Thompson is spending the week with Rockford friends. Miss Marie LaMoitt 01 Chicago spest Sunday with McHenry friends. Mrs. E. C. Anderson of Chicago is the gueBt of relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer were re­ cent guests of WauConda friends. Hon^ aftd Mrs. H. L. Herts of Chica­ go spent Sunday at Pistakee Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Stenger wire guests of Chicago friends Sunday. Master Paul Hoffman of Richmond was a recent guest of friends here. Mrs. SuBie Smith spent a few days last week with Woodstock friends. Mrs. Geo. Meyers, son and daughter are spending the week at M<^pee, 111. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Holtz were Chi­ cago passengers Wednesday morning. Miss Emma Thelen of Elgin is spend­ ing a few days with McHenry relatives. Mrs. L. F. Newman was the guest of Chicago relatives several days recently. Mr. and Mrs. Matbias Lelckem have moved to McHenry from Kenosha, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gibbs of Chicago were guests of McHenry relatives Sun­ day. ' Harry Miller of Genoa Junction at­ tended the dance here last Saturday evening. Dr. S. S. Wells Of Chicago spent a few days this week with his brother, Dr. D. G. Mrs. Jacob Hetzel was the" guest of Chicago relatives and friends ft few days last week. ' Mrs. D. G. Wells and son, Glenn, were guests of Chicago relatives Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Peter Messlein of Chicago is vis­ iting at the home of her daugeter, Mrs. Louis Oertel. , R. W. Stafford was out from Chicago the first of the week looking after his interests here. Mrs. John Bolger and daughter, Hel­ en, of Woodstock spent ft recent day with relatives here. Mrs. Henry Meyers waS a recent guest' at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lena Ment2er, at Woodstock. Fred Bishop and Chris Hapke fuF nished music for a dance held in Wau- kegan last Friday evening. Miss Mayme Granger of Elgin was the guest of McHenry relatives and friends the first of the week. Clarence Masquelet of Chicago has been visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Masquelet. Mrs. S. S. Torrance was in Chicago last Friday, buying up some new goodB for the Paris millinery parlors. Mrs. Carl Mead and daughter of Woodstock are gueets at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Nellis this week. Mrs. Frank Voaburgh of Solon was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Sirs John Kimball, here one day last week. Mrs. A. J. Raymond and daughter, Hellen, of Volo boarded the Chicago train at this station Wednesday morn­ ing. Mrs. E. A. Hamilton and children spent a few days recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. jbobt. Neil at Rich­ mond. Robert Frisby has again resumed work at the Borden factory, after an absSnce of about three weefrH on account of illness. Mni H. B. Bienoemann and^itjtle daughter returned '.to" their home in Kehpsha, Wis., last Saturday morning, after 'fStiL wfc®' V * : «i«im :4" j ' ELEVEN LICENSESISSUED. XtHrary to Bar* at L«im1 Sieve* Saloons During Coming Year. * Council Room, April 88, 1907. The board of trustees 'met in special session for the purpose of approving dram shop bonds. Present, Trustees Block, Barbisn, Herbes, Simes, Weber; absent, Stoffel, President Freund pre­ siding. . • . ' The bondof Joeeph 'Beimer, with John and Henry Heinier as snreties, was, on motion by Barbian, seconded by Simeb, approved. The bond of A. Engelh, with P. ,B. Freund and Math. Engeln as sureties, was, on motion by Simes, seconded by Weber, approved.- The bond of John Beifasr, w!th Jos. and Math. Heimer as sureties, was, on* motion by Weber, seconded by Block, approved. The bond of Heimer Bros., with John and Jos. Heimer as snreties, was on mojtion by Barbian, seconded by Simes, approved The bond of Geo. Snyder, with Frank Kaiser and M. L. Worts as sureties, was, on motion by Simes, seconded by Herbes, approved. The bond of Peter H. Weber, with J. J. Buch and R. Schiessle as sureties, was, on motion by Block, seconded by Herbes, approved. .. The bond of J. J. Buch, with IT, J. Barbian and Robt. Schiessle as sureties, WHS, on motion by Weber, seconded by Herbes, approved. The bond of M. D. Weber, with N. E. Barbian and M. Engeln as sureties, was, on motion by Herbes, seconded by Weber, approved. The bond of P. B. Freund with A. Engeln and F. J. Barbian as sureties^ was, on motion Ly Barbian, seconded by Simes, approved. The bond of Bernard Jfnesar; with Geo. R. Gilbert and N. E Barbian as snreties, was, on motion by Heibes, sec onded by Simes, approved. The bond of the village president was also, on motion by Herbes, seconded by Simes, approved. There being no farther business the board adjourned. JOHN STOFFEL, Clerk. Council Room, April 29, 1907. The board of trustees met in special session' on cadi of the president for the purpose of taking Bome action on the dram shop bond of O. L. Moore. Pres­ ent, Trustees Block, Barbian, Herbes, Simes, Weber; absent, Stoffel. Presi­ dent Freund presiding. The bond of O. L. Moore, with the Illinois Surety oompany as sureties, was presented, and on motion by Bar­ bian, seconded by Simes, was approved. The board then Adjourned. JOHN STOFFEL, Clerk. 3? ' Opens New Shoe Store. The Schnorr block in West McHenry is now occupied by L. E Nordstrom, formerly of Park Ridge, HI., with an up-to-date stock of shoes. Beside car­ rying a complete line of shoes the pro­ prietor is also prepared to do all kinds of repftir work, in which he is an ex­ pert, having had over thirty years of experience at the business. Tbe parti tion has been removed from the center of tiis building, which gives the new proprietor a nice, roomy store. Mr. Schnorr, who has occupied tbe east aide of the building with a boot and shoe store aud general repair shop for neatly a quarter of a century, has retired from the business. During the latter's busi­ ness career in McHenry he has enjoyed ft liberal patronage at all times and thru his economical and careful busi­ ness methods he has attained a financial position which now allows him to take the step he has taken--that of retire­ ment from active bsniness. sf * Relief From Rhea mati^ Pains. - Among the troubles that mset man­ kind rhematism is one of the most ag­ gravating. "I suffered with it for over,, two years," says Mr. Holland Curry, a patrolman of Key West, Fla. "Some­ times it settled in my knees and lamed me so I could hardly walk, at other times it wonld be in my feet and hands soJ ywas incapacitated for duty. One night when I was in severe pain and lame from it my wife went to the drug store here and came back with a bottle of ..Chamberlain's Pain Balm. ..I was rubbed with it aud found the paighh^d nearly gone during the night. I kept op using it for a little more ibaii two Weeks and fonnd that it drove the rheu- nktism away. I have not had any trouble from that disease for over three oion&s." For sale by all druggists School Note*. Misses Mayme Granger. Edna Hunt­ er »nd Eilida Going visited the high sdboofc Monday. It has been necessary to lay a<ide the plans for tbe field meet With the Crys­ tal Lake school. / The senior class is doing much pre­ paratory work for the commencement program these days. We are to have a Jamestown-Arbor day program in the school yard on. the afternoon of May 18 if the weather will permit. Albert Nordstrom enters the third grade and his sister, Edna, enters the second grade this week, from the Park Ridge school. • Sprains Quickly ^•red- Bathe the parts freely With Chamber Iain's Pain Balm and give them abso­ lute rest and a (juick cure is certain. For sate hp «U droggistsj^. . A VICTORIOUS OPENING. M'HENRY* BLUES TAKE OPENING CONTEST HANDILY. SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS. Successful Candidate* to Receive Four Tear Scholarship In State Normal. PeiclnGlants Never Have a Peep-In Dar­ ing Entire Contest--Locals Hit Ball -:} Bard and Often. The baseball season in McHenry was opened last Sunday in a manner that brought much joy to the faithful fans of the old town. The day was an ideal one for the national game and as a re­ sult a large crowd was out to witness the 1907 opening. The fans upon their Arrival at the battle grounds seemed very ranch inter­ ested to learn the local line-up, the variety of dope which had been going the rounds during the past few, weeks havingjindoabtedly kept them on the anions seat. When the line up was finally given out (just a few moments before the time had arrived for the open­ ing of the contest) the fans .began to rest more easily, althothe more fastidious ones appeared to be worried jnst a trifle, bnt this did not last long. Before the game the manager and general dope distributors were |oi»ite bn.4y in answering the questions put be­ fore them by the-inq nisitive ones. Some of the questions overheard,, were these: "Where is Weber?" "Wholfe going to pitch?" "Isn't that man Beading going to play professional ball tins season?" "Who is the batteryV'\"Where |s 'Bos'?" "What did they let Scuiiy go for?" These ^are only a few of the hundred similar questions that had to be answered. Forgetting the general gossip that took place before tbe game we how find that the game hps beep .called by Um­ pire Spurling. Brown'is the first visit- r to take a swipe at tlje pill. He took a fancy to Parker's delivery right from the start, sending a long fly into the right garden, which "Dutch" Bending let get away from him. So tickled was Brown at the good start he had made that he boldly attempted to burglarize the second corner but the attempt prov­ ed a most disastrous one for him, tbe ball from the hands of the catcher beat- ihg him to that station by Several feet and little Johnny Riley was thero to receive the pill and put it on therunnq£ which he did in his usual graceful $tyle. Thus opened the baseball season of 1M07. Barton flew ont to center while Haynes retired to the side by sending a loi|g one to "Rabbit" McGee, The ba^nce of the game was easy, for tbe locals, not a visitor getting past the center station during the entire proceedings. The locals opened the gam^.^rith nothing doing in the first round, but the second proved a most painfnl one for the Pekins, the whole team going np in the air during this stage of tbe game. During the circus performance six locals crossed the home plate; all coming home thru inexcusable errors on the part of the colored gents. Two more tallies were added in the third, coming thru two single couples with a pair of large juicy errors. There was no scoring in the fourth, but two more tallies were registered in the fifth making a total of ten, a single, double and. Sn error bringing in the runs. The sixth was a blank while three runners ^"iatered their names in the scoring column dur­ ing the following inking, a single, triple and two errors doing the work. The game came to ̂ finish at the end of the eighth inning ^rhich ronnd proved fruit­ less as far as runs were concerned. Be­ low we give the tabulated score: THE SCORE McHENRY. - McGee, It . Cap. Bending, 3na b . Parker, p Ulrieh. 1st b W. Kiley. cf.. Mol>ouald,c J. Riley, s* L. Be tiding, rf....... Miii-kh'. 8ra b . Totals..,.. ........ PEKIN GIANTS Brown, 1st b.. Barton. If . Hitjrnes, cf & p Pryor. 3d b Lucky, c Kennedy, ss* Sullivan, 2d b Olark, p & cf Reed, rf Totals.. B H PO A E .1 8 1 0 0 t 3 1 1 0 .0 0 0 t 0 .0 % S 0 0 .8 0 1 0 0 .* 1 11 A 0 .1 t 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .1 0 I 1 0 •r- --. -- -- 18 18 u 7 1 K H PO A V, .0 I 10 0 2 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 1 1 1 .0 1 I a 1 0 1 8 4 1 0 0 t 1 0 .0 0 3 0 1 .JO 0 0 1 2 .0 0 0 0 1 0 3 * 9 / 9 SOO*K BV IHHfflGS. -McHenry „• .0 6 2 0 2 0 8 0 x-13 Pekln Giants 0 0s 0 0 0 ® 0 0 x--0 Earned runs-- McHekii^y, 1. Three-base bit-- "Cap" Bending. Two-base lilts, "Cap" Bfisd- hig. ririch, J. Riley, J. Bending otfballs -off Parker, 1; off Clark. 4. First i>ase Shut oat Clark, 1; by Haynes, 2, --by Parker. 13; by Left on Uases McH< of game--2 hours. Umpire, Spurling. F. C.'s big show at the Central Sat­ urday and Snnday, May 4 and 5 A Mew Prea*. Owiog to the fact that our time has been taken'np with the installation of a new, modern newspaper press the news in this week's issue has been cnt short. For the same reason we are a little late, but expect that by next week we will be able to serve the public better than ever before. The new ifnprovement means money and yonr subscription or advertisirfg remittances will be more appreciated than ever before. Aj'oUtoet Or TotnatoM. I wilrfnrnish seed and land for some­ one who will plant and care for same on shares. H. C. MEAD 45-21* ^ NntlM! To insure publication in The Plain- dealer copy must be in tbe office no later than Wednesday noon of each week. Advertisers, especially, are asked to take particular notice to this effect. Read The Plftindeftlar. .The Forty-fonrth General assembly enacted a law providing for a compet­ itive examination of eighth grade grad- uates of our public school®. These ex­ aminations are to be held under the gen­ eral supervision of the county superin­ tendent of schools and there shall be cnc^held in each school township of the county. The examination is to be held annually on the second Saturday in May. 7he object of this law was to equalize the advantages offered by our state nor­ mal schools. Tbe successful candidate is given a scholarship to any of the state normal schools for a period of four years. In compliance with this law the county superintendent of schools will appoint the following, persons to bold these examinations in their respective townships: Supervisor School Mrs. Sarah Freeman 1.. Riley Center Miss Alvina Rodee..... Marengo Public Miss Elfrieda Seng^r ... Carui»ck Mrs. Fannie Webster.. .Harvard Public Miss Emma Wernhain Union Public Miss Anna Cconey........FrtrnWliuviHe Miss Geraldine Long/. Deep Cut P. S. Harrison..... ...... Alden Public Mise Charlotte Reed... Huntley Public. Miss Mary Rushton.. Woodstock Public Emory Kimball Greenwood Miss Florence Brigbam.. Hebron Public Miss Birdie Small... .Algonquin Public Miss Alice Knox Terra Cotta MTUI Jo'uonnott.',.... ...... Ringwood J G. Spider. Richmond Questions will be jsent out from the office of the conn twain perintent to the various supervisors of the examinations The-supervisors may call any assistance in the work of grading the papers. The supervisor willVeport the name of the candidate who obtains the highest grades to this office. ' Tbe examinations should begin promptly at 9 a. m. Eighth grade pupils who expect to com­ pete for the scholarship from their town­ ship should send their names to the su­ pervisors of their respective townships previousfthe day of examination, May 11. Any of the above named per­ sons who find it impossible to serve as supervisors on that date are requested to see tliat some public school teacher of that township is appointed as a sub­ stitute. - Tbe examination for the university scholarship will be held at the office of the county superintendent at Wood­ stock on Saturday, June 1. Those who expect to compete fbf this scholarship wilteonfer a favor on the county su­ perintendent by reporting their names and Addresses to him previous to June 1. F. C. Going's White City Comedy company at the Central Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5. Dancing Forty nt JohMarth\ A danojng party to which a general, invitations extended to all will take place t^jpniith's hall, Johnsburgh, 111., Tuesday Wening, May 7. Floor com- mit'tee^-JoKnsbnrgh, Will Smith: Pis­ takee Bay, Fred Jnsten, Mike Schaefer; Lily Lake, Nick Weingart; Dighton, Mike Pitzen; McHenry, Will Heimer; Ringwood, Ben Jnsten; Spring Grove, Mat Lay; Solon, Will Cornish, Jr. The music for the occasion will be furnished by Chris Hapke's orchestra. A happy tinte is in store for ill who attend. Don't forget to bring yonr sweethearts^ boys. The management will take care of all. Tickets SO cents, H.^Smith, p r o p r i e t o r . . . . The White City Comedy Company at the Central Saturday and Sunday even in$s, May 4 and 5. W»* Wutlng Awajr. "I have been troubled with kidney disease for the last five years," Writes Robert R, Watts, of Salem, Mo. "I lost flesh and never felt well and doc tored with leading physicians and tried all remedies suggested without relief. Fiuaiiy i uie<| Foley s Kidney Cure and less than two'bottles completely cured me and I am .now sound and well." During the summer kidney irregulari­ ties Sre often caused by excessive drink­ ing or being overheated. Attend to the kidneys at once by using Foley's Kidney Cure. G. W Besley. „ The original White City comedy < o at the Central {Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5. Target Tournament. A target tournament will be given t«nder the auspices of' the Fox River Gun club at McHenry from May 10 to The man^^ment is bard at work rfecting plans which promise to make fe event one of the most successful of kind ever attempted here. Fifteen, and fifteen events will take place edCh day, with good prizes offered the winners. Shooting will begin , at 10:30 a. m daily. All; lovers of the sport should avail themselves of the oppor­ tunity to enjoy three days of rare sport. MethodlHt Churcji Service*. Sunday school at lf(a. m ; pnbl|c ser­ vices at 11^, m, topic, "Spiritual House Cleaning;" Ef&'orth league at 7:80fp. m., topic, "Counting the'Cost," Miss Lulu. Simpson, leader. After the Epwortb league service the pastor will give a lecture on tbe life of Christ. This lecture will be given with lantern slides, illustrating the stones in the life of Christ. AH are cordially ipvited and the lecture is free. B. H^ BEAL, pastor. This EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY ADJACENT COUNTIES. AND r and The Weekly Inter Ocean--fl-55 gets for both one year. ajsptftTdtoft!. A. Miscellaneous Assortment of New* Items In Condensed Form For Conven­ ience of Busy People. New hats, shirts, collars and" ties at Walsh']}. July 26 and 27 are the datee set aside for the annual mid-summer fair at Lake Geneva, Wis. The White City Comedy and Vaude' ville company at the opera house Sat urday and Sunday evenings. Six girls and five boys will graduate this spring from the*Crystal Lake public school. For the first time in the history of the school a class play will be given. The Milk Products Co. at Cary has passed into the hands if a receiver. A mortgage of $27,000 against the proper­ ty was tiled at the county clerk's office in Woodstock recently. Tb6 property- is valued at $37,000. The village of Nunda has issued li censes to four saloons with a prospect that a fifth one will also follow later. The license is $1,000 per year. Marshal Henderson's salary has also been "in­ creased to $75 per month. . The annnal crow hqnt, given by the Elgin Gun club, has been declared off for this season, owing to the scarcity of ravens. It is also expected that t^e state will offer a bounty ou tlge black pest after a year or so, in which case the crow slayer would turn bis work to a good pecuniary profit. In the last six years nearly 10,000 crows have been killed in the annual crow hunts. August Smith was buried under tons of sand and gravel at the Cary gravel pits last Thursday morning. Before fellow workmen could extricate him life wits extinct A similar accident occurred jnst a few days previous to two other workmen, but, luckily, they escaped without serious injury. As a resdlt of the accidents several of the men employed at the pits have thrown np their jobs. Nunda. Herald: Peter Bros, have a contract with the 4(Uer>can Ironing Machine Co. of Chicago for $8,000 worth of machines, to be manufactured at their machine shop in Algonquin. Peter Bros, have been manufacturing these machines for the company for the past year, turning out about one machine a day, but the growth of the business in all directions has made additional room necessary, and the shop is being en­ larged to meet the demand. When the present changes are completed they will have 3,200 frfjuare feet of floor Bpace, occupied with the latest and most im­ proved n^fichinery'. This is the resnlt of a conservative bnt steady growth since the first small start in the rear of their store ten years ago. It i» only surprises, after all, that make stories take. For instance: Not long since, says an exchange, a lawyer defending a man of house-breaking, spoke like this: "Your honor, I submit that my client did not break into the house at all. He found tbe parlor open and merely inserted his right arm and removed a few trifling articles. Now, gentlemen, my client's arm is not him­ self, and I fail to see how you can pun­ ish the whole individval for an offense committed by only one of his limbs "That argument," said the judge, "is very well put. Following it logically, I sentence the defendant's arm to one year's imprisonment. He can accom­ pany it or not, just as he chooses." The defendant smiled, and with the as­ sistance of his lawyer took off his cork arm, and leaving itr walked out. 1roplile» Arrive. Geo. Yager has received his trophies which he will award to- the winners of the contest at the bowling alleys during the month ffif May. The first prize, which will be awarded to the gentle­ man making the highest score during the month, is an elegant cnt^glass flow­ er vase. The second prize, a bowling ball. £oes to the gentleman having the high average during the month. Tbe ladies' prize, which goes to the lady making tbe highest score during the month, will be a beautiful cut glass cologne bottle. The trophies are now on exhibition at Yager's and may be seen at any time. Go in and look them over and then set to work to win one of them. They are all valuable prizes and well worth trying for. Ben Smith Dead. Ben L. Smith, a former McHenry boy aud who passed his boyhood days in this village, passed away at bis late home at Friendship, Wis., lasj; Satur­ day evening, after a lingering illness. Tne deceased went to Woodstock from McHenry, where he was for a number of years an employe at the Oliver fac­ tory, but since last summer has made his home in the Wisconsin city. His numerous friends in and aronnd Mc­ Henry will be pained to learn the sad new6 He leaves a wife and one child. Mm. Jonrph Miller. 1 Mrs. Joseph Mill#r passed sway at her home near Lake Defiance on Tues­ day of tliis week. The funeral took place from St Mary's Catnolic church in this village at 10:80 o'clock this ^Thursday; morning. The Plaindealer will be sent to apy address on trial three months for twenty-' fiye cents, .and will be discontinued at the expiration of chat time unless other ^rlMonlentf* Tivit * C ANADA THISTLE. « ' lta rep go Man Finds a Way to Destroy them--Test Is Successful. Every farmer who has had any expe­ rience with Canada thistles will hail with delight the news that C, W. Cha- fee of Marengo, 111., who has spent much time and expense in trying to ex­ terminate these noxious weeds growing on his farm, has succeeded in making a chemical compound which, when ap­ plied to a plant, begins a chemical ac­ tion at once and in a short time the plant and roots will be dissolved. That is, the oxygen and carbon in the plant and roots will be separated by ( pure chemical action and the life .forces of the plant will pass off in gases, leaving nothing bat a decayed lot of roots and plants, Mr. Chafee has given this weed ex­ terminator a thoro trial test and has called the attention of several farmers to it, who are willing to recommend it in the highest terms. The test he made was on a patch of Canada thistles of about three rods square, where they were a solid mass of very thrifty plants in the spring of 1906. He mowed the tops and raked them off, then applied the exterminator with a common hand sprinkler to the stubble and in about eight weeks he made the second appli' cation. Several people have been to Mr. Chafce's farm and made a thoro examination with the spade, but found no live roots, the roots being decayed. Mr. Chafee made a teat on some quack grass and morning glories late in the season, whioh proved very satisfactory. Anyone who is bothered with these peftts should write Mr. Chafee at Maren­ go, III., enclosing a two cent stamp for further taforinatian and prices. Anyone who has thistles or other nox­ ious weeds cannot afford to let them go and run the risk of seeding his whole farm or those of his neighbors, when at a little trouble they can be destroyed, root and branch, in a single season. We, the undersigned, have examined the -patch of Canada' thistles on Mr. Chafee's farm, referred to above, and we found no live thistle roots. The ex­ terminator had penetrated to the ends •pots, * • h were all decayed. ade a great discov- ilessing to OUR WEEKLY ?ICK-UPSf ITEMS PICKED UP'ABOUT TOWfttf DURING THE WEEK. ^ What People are Doing la Oarltav UttlU *{ ^ City-News as 8een by The g|ala«--1ST I Representatives. Batter Market. ' V .P The early coming of spring grass andt ? the increase of the amonnt "of buttering- consumed have caused the price of but­ ter to drop 6 cents in the past week. Last week the Elgin beard made tb<f price 33 cents, and this week set it at 27. W: jfe Remnants are priced to move at M. 'f^ * Walsh's. 1 s v ' 'f-iv j- • V. % •3*r : Aiabastine sold at Vycital'n color card and price. A ' i The old smoke stack at the plant was razed to the ground Tn^sday. & i ' . > *1 t • Our fountain syringes and hot "v bottles are guaranteed. f%teeok*8 store. ' - ' The Hille photo studio, headquarferfj for good photo work; copying, enlarg? ing and framing. Leave your measure for that nsvr at Walsh's. About 1,000 samples, est suitings and woolens to select Mrs. T. P. Walsh of Grayslatar an<{ Mrs. Ed Whiting 6f Ringwood each woij prizes in the Chicago Inter Ocean con! test. .. ~ -- ... Sixty couples attended the dftnoe at M Stoffel's hall last Saturday evenlng|^ Tbe usuftl good time-was enjoyed by aft: present, ~.V The opening dance at the Lily Lakt . \ r ' = park pavilion was quite well attended \ . last evening. All present report an ? ' joyable time. '• ^ The managers of the Central optal " house have sbottn great enterprise ~ securing such an entertainment as 4. i. V 'J ^{ M. J. Walsh has purchased an elegant / y t. n e w r u b b e r - t i r e d s u r r e y a n d w i t h 4 ' \ < White City Comedy company. Noble <:•!" Nheahr • V. Clnte, Bigelow, E. B. Standish, Marengo " White Cltjr Comedy and Vaudeville Co. The White City Comedy and Vaude­ ville company will give performances at the Central opera honse next Satur­ day and Sunday evenings. We wish to impress our readers that this company is so far superior to anything that has appeared here this season that there is really no comparison to be made. It is a strictly high-class company, contain­ ing some of the best actors and artists appearing in the leading cities, and McHenry should feel complimented in having such an aggregation visit us. Miss Victoria Stewart is one of the most versatile artists on the boards today, and is ably supported by Mr. Bennett. They are the most popular entertainers with Chicago society people that have appeared in that city for years. They are held in such high estimation that a party of some thirty society people will visit McHenry and witness the per­ formances. Mr. Paul D. Howse, the manager of the White City, Chioago, accompanied by bis wi£e, will be among the numbers from Chicago. The whole party will come in automobiles if tbe Weather is pleasant. "The Happy Pair, " called the classic farce, is one of the most popular pieces in their reper­ toire. "Drifted Apart," a dramatic sketch, is a beautiful piece of pathos. The Anniversary" has been voted everywhere a scream in farce, and The Old Minstrel'*'has always been considered a very amusing bit of, char­ acter work for Mr. Bennett. In this entertainment the people will enjoy the very best of the year. Prices, 25, 85 and 50 cents. Experte agree that Bradley & Vroo- tnan paint is the longest wearing paint. It is guaranteed to give satisfaction, every can of it. A complete slock, aU colors, at F. L. McOtuber's. I Family Reunion. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heimer was the scene of a happy family reunion last 8unday, when the mother, brothers and sisters of Mrs. He>imer gave her a pleasant surprise. The day was spent as only a happy family knows how and it will long be remembered by all. Those present were Mrs. B. Kuhn- ert, Rudolph Kuhnert, Miss Agnes Sook, Mr. and Mr. Charles Kuhnert, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kuhnert and children, Lonie and Carrie; Mr. and Mrs. John Scbnen- nemann and children, Charles, Henry, Leo and El vera, all of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. August Kuhnert of Fargo, N. D., and Miss Lillian Glader of Edison Park. family will, the coming summer, spend his leisure hours seeing the oonntry. ;; ~ The high school Alumni aseooi^HA, " «- will meet at the home of the Mimes Mo*** Gee-on Saturday evening of this week/ , All members are urged to be present, me of Miss Stewart's imitations olr^ s are the best ever seen , . her country. They excruciatingly fanny. ^ arrived at tbe home Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Marshall at 111., on Thursday, April l9. shall was formerly Miss Ag: If you can't own the best town yon can at least own on< best painted ones If yon buy Patton'a^ Sun Proof paint from J. J. Vycital, Mc­ Henry. Mrs. Mftry O'Boyle of Long Lake died in Chicago last Friday morning, at the age of seventy-five years. The remain^' were brought to McHenry for buriaj Monday. • " Some of the vaudeville acts with thji White City company are the top-lineri?^ at the leading vaudeville houses in larger cities and have never outside of them before. A drive through the country sho that there are more houses painted with Bradley & Vrooman paint than witii; any other. It satisfies everyone who uses it., For sale by F. L. McOmber. When the society women of Chicago want a good cry they go to see Miss Stewart and then always go home i good spirits, made so by her rich humor, with which she invariably winds up her program. >. . • After suffering from skin cftnoer for over twenty years. Mrs. Peter Leickemv has at last been permanently cure#". thru this good work of Dr. D. G. Welia. ' " Her many friends will be pleased to learn the good news. j i* Vt ^ ' J A . * Return from South Dakota. Messrs. J. H. Miller and Jos. J. Mertes returned home from a ten-day visit at Bristol, Sonth Dakota, Wednes­ day evening, the former going there to put np some monumental work, while the latter accompanied him to see the country. While iu Dakota the ge&tle- men did considerable hunting. Some of tbe creatians in gowns, made in New York and worn by Miss Stew­ art. will be the envy of the gentler sex ofMoH«*ty. The state bank examiner, C. U. Jones* was in town last Tuesday and examined; the conditions of the West McHenry State bank. The examiner found the West Side enterprise to be in ft highlyt : satisfactory condition. The Ladies' Cemetery Aid society will ^ meet with Mrs. James B. Perry Tues- ^ day, May 7, at 2:30 p. m. All interest-; ^ ed are requested to be present and we / ^ hope as many lot owners as can will/ ^ hand in their dollar for work to be done & during the coming summer. / % $-*/* ¥ In the article published in last "3 * >'* *• w e e k ' s i s s u e i n r e g a r d t o t h e s c h o o l , s . ' U * ^ election held at Johnsbnrgh we failed to mention the fact that Joseph F. ^4 -j Smith and Rev. H. Mehring also re- ceived two votes eaoh. altho neither * "" of the two gentlemen were candidates for office. . Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith, who are sojourning in California have our thanks for a copy of the Loe Angeles Japanese ' American. On aocount of oar poor i eyesight we are unable to tell our read- 0 ers the contents of the paper, but will say that it undoubtedly is interesting | in the extreme. Cbughsand colda oontnote& ftt tMa season of the year should have immedi­ ate attention. Bee's Laxfttive Cough - Syrup contains Honey and Tar and isip unequalled for hoarseness, croup and^ coughs. Pleasant to take; mothers en­ dorse it; children like to take it. Con­ tains no opiates. Moves the bowehk r H' # ,-JJ "Sj tains no opiates. M> : 4W M , *' , , a .d£b~. . "vi r,. ¥9 i.