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yW ™ * '* * \> ^ f ri * -5-:; S"J* at Vw v • .•f»" v-"> ' ?'/. c-. r i: > ^ J* - ' * * . »*^-- J ', *' " ' ' - " "* iv5iS&.rf 4 T wmm m$m •- vv- * .^sk^es iL f^v^ss A## s •*- 'X ^ • • - r*i% ml f jM/ VOLUME XXXIII. OF A PERSONAL NATURE McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1908. NUMBER 50 PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW WHERE THEY GO. ANO AfirM ofPenoml News Gatber*4 Vfrby the Wayside by The Plalndealer Reprs- MltatlTCS Mrs. Nina N. Sherman wu a Chicago visitor last Friday. Rev. Arthur Roberto waft a ooanty seat visitor last Friday. .Tarues Edwards of Chicago spent Sat­ urday and Sunday here. Miss Florence Howe- RpUlt Sunday with Richmond friends. Mrs. F. A. Boh lander attended to bufli- v neas in Chicago Tuesday. ' Dir. C. H. Fegers, Sr., wao a county seat visitor last Saturday. Miss Eleanor McGee spent Saturday with Woodstock relatives. f William H. Harrison was a business visitor in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. S. S. Torrance was a Wanoonda visitor a few days last week. O. N. Owen and daughter Jenni? were Elgin visitors last Saturday. Theo. H. Bethke was a business visitor in the windy city last Friday E. A. Edmundson of Chicago spent Sunday with Mctienry friends. Mrs. S. S. Torrance spent a few days this week with Chicago friends. Larry Edwprds of Chicago spent couple of days in town last week. A1 Miller and H. Weinstaedt of Wood­ stock were recent MoHeury visitors. Richard Wray of Richmond WM a caller in town last Sunday evening. A. M. Whltten of Chicago was a guest at the home of Q. W. Besley Sunday. Prof, and Mrs. E C. Fisher of Dundee passed Decoration day with friends here. Edwin Evanson of Chicago spent Sun­ day at the home of W. C. Evanson here. Miss Dora Stoffel of Chicago passed the Sabbath at the home of her parents here. Henry Frett of Chicago spent a few days the first of the week with relatives here. M. W. Hnghes of Wanconda was a business visitor in McHenry one day last W€@k. Frank Hobart of Chicago fcpent Satur­ day and Sunday at the home of Frank Bnhr. Miss Lillian Fottoe of Chicago was the guest of McHenry friends several days this week. Roy Colby of Woodstock spent Satur­ day and Sunday with his wife and rela­ tives here. Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. fcobb and son, Sherman, of Kingston, spent Sunday at the Park hotel. Paul Auringer of Mendota, III., passed several days this week at the home of W. F. Gallaher. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh, Sunday. Win. Althoff of Johnsburgh boarded the Chicago train, at this station last Friday morning. Dr. S. S. Wells of Chicago was a guest at the home of his brother, Dr. D. O., over Snnday John R. Hunter came out from Chi­ cago Saturday evening to spend Sunday with friends here. Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Rosa of Nunda were guests of relatives and here last Saturday. Miss Angela Geriner of Chicago spent Saturday and Snnday with her sister, Mrs. N. H. Petesch. Misses Katie and Gertrude Engeln of Kenosha, Wis., spent Saturday and Snn­ day with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Van Natta of Woodstock spent Saturday with Mo- Henry relatives and friends. Martin A. Howell of Chicago was a guest at the home of his mother, Mrs. M. A. Howell, at the Villas. Mrs. / P. Smith spent a few days last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. Kimball, at Palatine, Ills. 1 Mrs. Jacob Hetzel of Chicago spent Several days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Freund. Miss Anna McGee was the guest of Woodstock and Harvard* relatives and friends Saturday and Snnday. Lewis Miller of Woodstock spent Sat­ urday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. mitt Mrs. Andrew Miller, here. Mr and Mrs. Harry Wightman of Chi­ cago spent Sunday at the home of Post­ master and Mrs. Rollin Waite. Miss Lucie Carey of Elgin sprat Sat­ urday and Sunday at the home of her mother, Mrs. Wm. Carey, here. John Larsen of Chicago spent Satur­ day and Sunday at the home of bis par­ ents at the Orchard Beach hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lasch and Emil Lasch spent Saturday and Sunday at their summer home on the river. ; Jacob Schumacher of Chicago spent Jjtaturday and Sunday with relatives and Jrienda in McHenry and vicinity. Mrs. G. C. Loornis and children, Chas. and Adrian, of Beloit, Wis., are visit log at the home of A. D. Loomis. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Beach, Mr. and Mra. R- G. Smith and children of Crystal Lake were McHenry visitors lust Friday. Misses Minnie Tonyon and Lode Zens and Messrs. John Christian and George Do we of Waukegan spent Decoration day at the home of J. W. Bonalett at Lily Lake. Paul Wooster of Woodstock passed Saturday and Sunday with his wife and ^^^aughter, who are visiting at the her parents, Mr. and har»- FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY. V. R, Lamtor of Woodstock Nomination. I* VTn EXCHANGE CLEANINGS.! ^ERN.NGA*.SCHOOL. home Mrs. W. F. r Th* Republican voters of this county should keep in mind the candidacy of Attorney V. S. Luntley of Woodstock for the office of state's attorney. Mr. Lumley's life, character and an- questioned ability as a lawyer and pub­ lic prosecutor, and the fact that he i* a nmn of exemplary life and habits, and conscientious. Christian gentleman, ought to give him the nomination by such an overwhelming majority that it would look iifes it was almost unani moue We believe that on August 8th, Mr Lumley will he the choice of nearly four-fifths of the Republican voters of Mctienry county, ; Under the new primary law, the voters are now sure of nominating the best men for all offices, if they only at tend the primaries and vote right. If any unworthy or unfit men are now elected to any public office by Republi­ can votes, the fault will rest solely with the voters. It is up to the voters. They make their own choice and it is their solemn duty to avail themselves of this grand opportunity by attending their party primaries. With the present primary law, there can be no more back room nominations by politicians, solely for political pur­ poses, but every voter is a delegate and can freely and fairly express his choice on every nomination to be made, from governor down to the smallest county office to be filled. Machine politicians »re no longer needed, and cannot exist if the voters will only assert,their sovereign rights and take upon themselves the duties im­ posed on them by the present primary law. Mr. Lumley (unlike his opponent) has always been fpnnd in the Republican rankB, loyal to his party and supporting their nominees. . Eight years ago, when Mr. Lumley lost the nomination for a second term for state's attorney, be was then the choice of an overwhelming majority of the Republican voters of this county, and had it been left to' them he would have received an almost unanimous nomination. He was defeated by ma­ chine politics and machine politicians, and was betrayed by a Dorr delegation in a manner that would have made Judas Iscariot blush with sht^me. The Republican voters of this county now have a chance to right the wrong that was done Mr. Lumley eight years ago, and they should do it in a manner that will be a warning to machine poli­ ticians against any further attempt to ignore the wish of the voters of this oonnty. Mr. Lumley has a host of friends thrnont McHssry oriCuty will ssp* port and work for him from now until the primaries are held, and the Plain* dealer believes that, all things consid­ ered, the choice of the voters of Mc Henry county at the August primaries ought to and will be V. S. Lumley of Woodstock for state's attorney. CANOE CLUB'S REGATTA. HAPPENING8 IN M'HENRY ANO » ADJACENT COUNTIES. Dnndeeites Float From McHanrjr to Daa- dee Decoration Day. The Dundee Canoe clnb held its annual, regatta on Decoration day, the feature being a tour down the Fox river from this place to Dundee, a distance of about lb miles. The canoes were sent to this village by freight last Friday morning and the clnb members and friends arrived on the evening train the same day. The party, which by the way, was a jolly one, pot up at the Park hotel Friday night and made things quite lively at that popular hostelry during their short stay there. The start from McHenry was made at about eight o'clock Saturday morn­ ing. Those who made the trip and the names of their boats are as follows: Thomas., Angel and party in the Watchdog. Guy C. Hall and party in theCinda. Harry Boynton and party in the Hassawampa. Frank Pundt and party in the lada. Walter Wintering- ham and party in 'the Nymph. Clar ence Sawyer and party in the Flora. W. H. Weeks of Elgin and party in the Clipper. Harry E. Chawgo and party in the Cgo. A Hustl ing luaurance Man. E. J. Cohan, general insurance agent for the New York Life Insurance Co., is now spending a great deal of bis time in McHenry and immediate vicinity. Mr. Cohan is a hustler in every sense of the word and dnring his years of work in this part of the county has written up a goodly number of policies. With the people of McHenry he has become quite well acquainted, having for the past sev­ eral years passed his summers at Emer­ ald Park where he owns a beautiful summer home. Besides being an ear­ nest worker he is also a genial, good fel­ low, who also finds some time for socia­ bility. Read his display ad on another page in this issue. Gravel and 8aa4. We are now prepared* to deliver gravel and sand in any quantity or will sell same by the load to those wishing to haul it, but none to be taken from my pits without first notifying us either by calling at my office or by telephone. Aug 37 WM. BONSLETT. Seed bnek wheat for sale at Spencer's alii. Wast McHenry. 4Mf A Rtts««llaneoas Ansortaieat of- Items In Condemned Porta For Caam* lenee of Busy P«opl«. A class of twenty will graduate from the Harvard high school June 11-1$. Harvard is to have eight police service, thru the work of the Badness Men's association. «. It is estimated that about 4$ per cent of the total population of the United States is living in "dry" territory. Health Officer Allen of Elgin reported 33 cases of smallpox and 10 cases of scar let fever last Friday, Some of the quar­ antines* have been removed, and it is be- j lieved the worst is over. Michael Connell. the Harvard boy tunrderer, plead guilty in the circuit court at Woodstock *nd was sentenced to the penitentiary for life by Judge Donnelly* and was taken to Joliet last Thursday. Woodstock Sentinel: John Hal pin, son of Thomas Halpin of McHenry, who has been employed for several years past at Fox Lake, was adjudged of un* Bound mind find committed to the asylum at Elgin last Wednesday. The German class of the Barrington high school rendered a German play at the school house Monday evening. It is the purpose of the German depart­ ment nf the school to give each year a program in German. A miniature cyclone swept over the prairies west of Marengo Monday even­ ing of last week, uprooted many trees, lifted the roof from a barn, demolished the wires of the Chicago Telephone company and did considerable other damage. The store ot Henrv Kuebler at Grays- lake was robbed last Thursday night,, the safe being blown open with nitro­ glycerine. Forty dollars in money which the safe contained is apparently all that was taken, and the damage to the stock is slight. A youth who was smoking a cigarette near the monkey's cage took another' one from bis pocket and asked the keeper if it would do any harm if be would offer the cigarette to the animal. The keeper replied: "Not at all. He wouldn't touch ft. A monkey Isn't half as big a fool as he looks. "* The trial of Miss Anna Whitmore, the Grayslake'postmistress accused of opening the love letters of the Rev. Char­ les Havener, also of Grayslake, came to trial in the Federal court in Chicago last Thursday and was dismissed t>y Commissioner Foote. It was proven that the minister bad done considerable talking about the matter and therefore much of the talk attributed to Miss Whiimore iuigut have come from him. The Rockford city ecuncil has passed an ordinanoe granting permits to drug stores to sell intoxicants, and not one dollar is asked for permit. The ordi­ nance merely provides that all liquors sold must be sold in good faith, either for medical, chemical and mechanical purposes, and the purchaser must buy booze in good faith for one of the pur­ poses stated. Each bottle must be fresh­ ly labeled. The label must state the kind of liquor, the date of sale and the name of purchaser. Minors or habitual drunkards are to be sold liquor. The penalty for violation is a fine of not less than $50 nor mpre than $200 and the annulment of the permit, which cannot be renewed by the offending druggist for a period of one year. A very Successful Year Comtt To a Close Tuesday. Old Folks* Basket Pteale and Dance. An old folks' basket picnic and dance will be held at Lily Lake Park on Sat­ urday, June 20, all day and evening. During the entire afternoon free danc­ ing will take place in the spacious pavil­ ion while a charge of 50 cenis |ier couple will be made for the evening dancing. Amann's Royal orchestra of five pieces will furnish the music. The floor com mittee will be made up of the following gentleman: McHenry, John J. Bach; Vtfauconda, Lewis Broncheon; Round Lake, Oliver Hook; Volo, Harry Nichols; Johnsburgh, Joe Michels; Ring wood, James L Conway: Nunda, Fred Wille; Fox Lake, John Converse; Griswold Lake, Hubert Weber; Lily Lake, John A. Worts. Ice cream and refreshments will be served on the grounds. All are invited. __ > Pavilion Dance. Yourself and friends are cordially in» vited to attend a pavilion dance to be held at the Columbia Park pavilion, Columbia Park, east of Johnsburgh, Wednesday evening# June 10, 1908. Floor committee: Johnsburgh, Will Smith; McHenry, Joe and Will Heiiner; Ring wood, Ben Freuud; Spring Grove, Joe Miller; Fox Lake, Fr^nk Tiffany; Pistakee Bay, Mike Schaefer; Long Lake, Harry Dalziel; Round Lake, Martin Thelen; Lily Lake, Peter Wege­ ner; Volo, Peter Stadtfeld. Chubaroff's Concert orchestra of McHenry will fur­ nish the music. Dance tickets, 50 cents. Refreshments will be served on the grounds. Notice. Please call for seed corn at the can­ ning factory as per contract. Will Spencer will deliver same. 49 2t MCHENRY CANNING O9. Fresh corn meal for plenty granular meal 0pMoar'a nilL family use and for chickens at At a recent meeting of the board of education it was decided to have the calendar month as the school month next year. During some years past the school month has consisted of twenty days. We are by no means ashamed of the showing made by our pupils on Tues­ day evening and are proud of the record made dnring the year by the class of twelve who are expected to complete the work next year. The crowding of work incident to the close of school and the graduation exer­ cises makes it impossible to give the report of standings for the month of May in this week's paper, but a report of the work of the school for the year will be ready next week. , Some of our boys have been invited to take a part in a field meet at Woodstock next Saturday between Woodstock and Dundee. We hope they will be able to show the material we have here. The announcement made in some of the bills that this ^eet takes the place of the regular County Athletic Meet is misleading, since it is in no way.con nected with the county association and the boys from the MeHenry high school go as individual entries and not repre aenting the high school. The annual meet and scholarship contest of the county association has necessarily beeu given np on account of disagreements among the three larger schools of the county. We hope our boys may ^uit themselves like men in this meet. Misa Jones decided some time ago to consider an offer of primary work else­ where and Mrs. Overton has been elect­ ed to take charge of our primary room next year. Miss Newman has engaged to teach the Sherman Hill school and Miss Zue Gallaher has been elected to her place as assistant Cettcher. Mrs. Overton will be succeeded in Room 2 by Miss Lillian Wheeler, of last year's class, who has been teaching the Ostend school during the past year. MissGrier has secured a position in higher grade work in Idaho, where ahe has a brother and other relatives. Miss Myrtle Wat­ tles will preside over Rotgn 3. She has been in charge of the Sherman Hill school during the school yeai* just closed. Miss Hereley has accepted a position in the Woodstock schools, with an in­ creased salary. Her place has not yet been filled. Miss Jewett will teach in Chicago this summer and be back with us uext year. Miss Perry and Mr. Rice will remain as this year. While the most of our teachers will be new to their positions for next year, yet they are not new to the school and their previous work sneaks well for their snccess in their new positions. fiRiniiATioif EXERCISES ARE WITNESSED BY IENCE. LARGE AUD- THE RAILROAD FRANCHISE. Being Carefully Drawn Up by Attorney C. P. Barnes. Village Promoters of the proposed new elec­ tric railroad were in town last Monday evening to be present at the meeting of our village board, the real purpose of their visit being to submit the franchise proposition. x • After a lengthy controversy over the various questions submitted by Attor­ ney Barnes, among other things the following points were agreed upon and will in part embrace the franchise which is now being prepared by the village attorney: That the company to whom the fran­ chise is granted widen fthe Boone Creek bridge from its present width to forty- four feet, and that such company pay one-half the cost of keeping said struc­ ture in repair. Should a new bridge be needed the company must also supply one-half the funds to build such struc­ ture. That their track' (a single) will occupy the center of the street and that said company must leave at least fourteen feet on either side of rails for teams to travel. Where the street is too narrow to allov this, Baid company will be obliged to widen same to conform with franchise, using gravel where necessary. That no double track is to be laid within corporation limits. That no switch may be constructed on any business street. That cars be in operation from six o'clock in the morning until twelve o'clock midnight, and that we have a service of at least one car each way every twp hours. That said - railroad be completed and in operation within three years from time of granting of the franchiser Just how soon the village board will take further action upon this matter we are at this time unable to state but it is quite likely that a special meeting will be called for this purpose soon. Low Rates to Paelfec Coast Via Chicago, Union Pacific A North Western Line. Very low rates for the round trip, in effect to San Francisco, Los Angelee, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and North Pacific Coast points, daily, June 1st to September 15th. Liberal return limits, variable routes, favorable stop-over arrangements. Apply to any ticket agent, The North Western Line, for full particulars. ' Jri„e 11. One dollar a year Tor The Weekly In- ter-Ocean; fl.50 a year for The Plain- dealer. Or both by our recent special arrangement, $1.75 for >fifty-two weeks of genuine ne w« from far and naar. Splendltl Kaaays are Delivered l»y tfce Fonr Graduates -Jantes B. Perry Dell vera the Diplomas. The annual graduation exercises of the McHenry public high school were held at the Central opera house on Tuesday evening. The evening was % delightful one for the occasion and aB a result a large and enthusiastic audience turned out to wit­ ness the event. The stage of the Central never pre­ sented a prettier appearance, the deco­ rations being potted plants antl foliage Above the curtain of the &tage the class motto show ml out very prominently, the letters of lavender blending forth from a green tissue papefr b%ck ground quite harmoniously. iiThe essays of the four graduates Were excellent and were delivered in a true oratorical manner. To give our readers the benefit of each and every essay the Plaindealer. beginning with tbisVeek's issue, will reproduce them in these oolumns. Today we give the salutatory and essay as rendered by Charles Ray Page. They follow: Ladies, gentlemen and friends, I of the McHenry high school, stand before you tonight, as the representative of the class of 1908, to bid yon welcome. V\ e are pleased to have you with us on this, our graduating night. We have com­ pleted our work at the McHenry public school. Naturally we are grieved to leave this school where we have spent so many happy years, but now we must begin and fight our way thru the world. We shall try to live according to our motto, "Not ended, but begun." AB njany of you know we have written essays for tonight. These have requir­ ed many months of thought and work, but at last we have completed them and are most certainly happy in this oppor­ tunity of presenting them to you. My subject for discussion tonight is, "The Regulation of ttie Salaries Paid to Our Public Officers," THE REGULATION OF PUBLIC SALARIES This is the one hundred and thirty second year of American independence. We are now a rich and powerful nation In fact, tha United States is by far the richest country in the world. At the time when the constitution was formed this was a poor country, having been made so by the Revolutionary war. The population at that time was about 4,000,000, and the national debt was over $50,000,000. Naturally the salaries paid to public officers would be small the wants aud necessities of the people were not nearly so great then as they are now. Unfortunately many of our public officers receive salaries, which being very little greater than during Washington's time, are very small in comparison with the duties which they have to perform. One dollar at the time when the Constitution was formed would go about as far with any of our public officers as five dollars will today. Thus we see that the officers should re­ ceive aborut five times as much salary as then. Most Important among oar officers who are scantily paid is the president. When the salary of the president was fixed at $25,000 a year, we were a nation of about foqr millions of people and very poor from the Revolutionary war. At that time $25,000 was the largest salary received by any person in the United States, but even that was very scant for the highest officer in the nation. When the president's salary was fixed at $25,000, a year that of congressmen was fixed at $6 per day for the time actually in session, or about 120 days to the year. This was about $7'i0 a year or one thirtieth as much as the president received. Congressmen, re­ peatedly changed their salaries until tbey reached $5000 or one-fifth of that of the president before the salary of the latter was changed. Now $5000 is not a bit too much for congressmen, unless it is intended to make the office one purely of honor, in which case no salary should be paid. In 1873, the president's salary was increased to $50,000, or ten times that of congressmen. The salary received by our president is very small when compared with the salaries received by the rulers o# other countries, especially France, which is a republic much like our own. Now, the president of France receives a salary of $120,000 a year, together with $60,000 a year for maintaining and furnishing his official residence, and a like sum to cover the expenses of his travel and en­ tertainment. This secures for their president a cbance to live in retirement after the expiration of his term, which is not possible for our president if he has no more than his Balary to depend on. The allowances made for the royal families in England and Germany amount to more than $3,000,(MM), in Austria and Italy to more than $2,000,- 000, and in Russia to more than $7,000,- (XX), Thus vte see that our presidents do not receive nearly as much salary as the chief officials in other countiies. There is a sort of feeling in foreign countries that any person who has occu­ pied the office of president holds in trust for his fellow citizens a certaiu dignity, which, in h'8 conduct and man­ ner of life, he is bound to-protect Obedience>to this obligation, which can hardly be avoided, limitn th««T-nrwii- dent in his choice of an occupation, and allows for him only such work as in |>opular judgment is not undignified; and many times it enforces on him a scale of living that is beyond his finan­ cial ability to support. Many people have an idea that as ex- president, one may rest and spend his time as he wishes. Suoh, however, is not the case. He is presented with a great number of new books which he is expected to read and recommend when many of them are practically worthless. He is sought for all sorts of pecuniary solicitation, ranging from large endow ment funds and offers to very profitable investment to pathetic and depressing appeals for the relief of individual dia tress. He is almost daily requested to join in the management of public or semi-public enterprises which claim to be useful or charitable. He is very often urged to make addresses on topics and for purposes that are bewildering, and at times and places that are im­ possible, The amount of mail and num­ ber of visitors that he receives furnish enough evidence to let him know that he is hot forgotten by the people. Office seekers continually bother our ex-presi­ dents seeking to get help so that they may obtain an office. Now, Thomas Jeffersoh was one of our et-presidents who became verV poor. Jefferson wrote of his life as ex- president as follows; "We had persons from ail states of the Union, from every part of the state,--men, woman and children--in short, almost every day for at least eight months of the year brought its contingent of guests. People of wealth and fashion, men in office, professional men,--military and civil-- lawyers, doctors, protestant clergymen, Catholic priests, members of congress, foreign ministers, Indian agents, tour­ ists, travelers, artists, strangers and friends." Wouldn't that be enough to make any man poor unless he had a few million dollars to rely on? Jefferson be­ came so poor that he even had to sell his library to congress and that being insufficient, he accepted pecuniary aid by private subscription. When General Andrew Jackson re­ tired from the office of president, he had to borrow a considerable sum of money to pay his debts. His friends wanted to help him by private subscription but he refused aid and died in debt. Others of our ex-presidents who became very poor are John Quincy Adams, Franklin Pierce, James Monroe and James Madi­ son. Besides, others of our ex-presidents have been In straightened circum­ stances. The same thing may be proven of other pnblictofficers. Now, the number of persons regularly employed in the executive civil service of the United States is about 280,000, The salaries paid to the same amount to about $175,- 000,000 yearly. This is an average of only $625 each. It would be rather hard for any person with a large family to support them on this small salary. It has been repeatedly urged by many of our presidents to have the salaries of different officers entirely re-arranged. This is the case with district attorneys, clerks, marshals and commissioners in civil and criminal cases. They are paid partly by fixed salaries and partly by fees. This is the cause of continual dis­ putes as to the amount of money they should receive^ It would save a great amount of trouble and confusion if they were paid fixed salaries instead. Officers Hhould be paid somewhat in proportion to the amonnt of work that they do. In one of his speeches to congress, Millard Fillmore said: '*1 think it due to the several executive de­ partments of this government to bear testimony to^ the efficiency and integrity with which they are conducted. With all careful superintendence which it is possible for the heads of those depart ments to exercise, still the due adminis­ tration and guardianship of the public money most depend on the vigilence, intelligence and fidelity of the subordi­ nate officers and clerks aud especially on those intrusted with the settlement and adjustment of claims and accounts. I am gratified to believe that they have generally performed their duties faith­ fully aud well. They are appointed to guard the approaches to the public treasury and they occupy positions which expose them to all the tempta­ tions and seductions which the cupidity of peculators and fraudulent claimants can prompt them to employ. It will be but a wise precaution to protect the government against that aource^of mis­ chief and corruption as far a9 may be done by the enactment of all proper legal penalties. The laws in this respect are supposed to be defective and I there­ fore deem it my duty to call your at­ tention to the subject and to recommend that provision be made by law for the punishment not only of those who snail accept bribes but also of those who shall either promise, give or offer to give to any of those officers a bribe or reward touching or relating to any matter of their official action or duty." Thus we see that if these officers are very scantily paid they are more apt t^accept bribes or steal the public money than if they were well paid. President Grant in one of his speeches to congress said that very few of the persons at the head of the bureaus, and other officials holding positions of re­ sponsibility and character to fill prop- n i m Villi »•# P» w ## p f J L L f V L l rum-urn :M ITEMS PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN DURING THE WEEK* ^ . J What People are Doing in Oar ftaay Little' , City--News an Seen by The Plaindealer Representatives* Batter Market. * „ The butter market remains steady. No change of price was recorded Mon­ day from that of last week. Twenty three cents was the official quotation. Use and Bitten. Herdrich's Tonic They make good blood, A new cement sidewalk has recently been laid around the residence of N. & Barbiaia on Water street. McHenry did not observe Decoration day. Wii! it be necessary for us to say the same regarding the Fourth? Dog owners should remember that all dogs running at large must be matzled during the months of June, July and August. Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Gloesen, who reside east of McHenry, are happy over the arrival of a baby girl, horn Tu^Klay morning. The Knights of Columbus wifrhold a Fourth of July dance at Stoffel s hall on Friday evening, July 3. Full pur- ticulars later. The Nbrthweefesm has "Mown" itself for a new tmcB wagon for the local station and has also placed a telegraph operator at this station. The next dance at Stephen H. Smith 'a hall at Johnsburgh will take place on * Wednesday evening, June 34. Watch for further announcement. Geo. Frisby, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Frisby of this place, passed away in a Chicago hospital last Thursday, May 28, Obituary will be published next week. Edgar Thomas, who resides west of town, recently had the misfortune to lose M two valuable farm horses one of which * „'% he was offered $215 for only a short tints •. 'f-. previous to its death. *" < v^| The school of dressmaking which baa % been conducted in the McHenry Pleas- ure club's room dnring the past two • months closed Saturday* Cue iuttlfuct- ^ .- or going to Lake Geneva, where a school was opened Monday. Seventy three couples were in attend- \ ance at the Memorial day dance held ^ ; | at the Lily Lake Park pavilion last Sat- » urday evening. Chubaroff's orchestra, J which furnished the music oharmed the » dancers with its clever work. 4 ^ Chubaroff's Concert orohestgMi is BOW, ' ~ -fj filling engagements almost every week. t The orchestra is winning a wide spread „ reputation as a first class musical organ- « ization and we expect to see them kept 4 quite busy during the summer months. The formal opening of the. Riverside House will take place next Saturday t; June 6. B. Mueser, the new landlord, extends a cordial invitation to the gen- ^ eral public to be present. The popular hostelry has recently undergone a thor­ ough renovation and a few changes have " '! also been made for the convenience and* S- (Continued oa fifth comfort of the guests. Memorial day was most fittingly ob­ served at Ring wood last Saturday. The march to the cemetery was made at adout 10:00 a. m., where t he graves of the departed heroes were prettily decked. The program given at Woodman hall was in keeping with the occasion and proved very interesting. Members of the G. A. R. camp of this phkoe wei» present. The Terra Cotta baseball team de­ feated a MeHenry-Cary a ggregation at Gracy's ball park at Terra Cotta last Sunday by the score of 25 to o. The de­ feat was an awfnl jolt to the loeers, bat fortunately all have recovered. The score of the contest played the previoas Sunday between Terra Cotta and the McHenry Wonders was 8 to S, tat CaVMt:> of Terra Cotta. •> According to reports frorti many grow-' ers in this section, the strawberry crop this season will be large. There is every indicationof a plentiful supply, provide ed the heavy rains do not continue thru the berry season. Some growers report the cherry crop almost destroyed by the cold weather and rain, while others are looking forward to a plentiful supply of this fruit. The McHenry Electric Service Co's plant is now in operation and is giving the, public faultless service. The pow­ er is for the present furnished by a fifty horse power gasoline engine. The boil­ ers have not all yet arrived but are expect ed. When all the machinery will have been installed McHenry will have as complete-and up-to date an electric light plant as any town of its size in the state. Under no circumstances shoold lha unsophisticated country girl go to a large city on a tempting offer of high wages unless the position she has in view has been certified to by a person of her acquaintance in whom she has ah- -* solute confidence. In all too many e girls are wont to view these otfers lh bona fide only to iiud by bitter experi­ ence that they were traps set by sui|uiB- bipled or immoral schemers to lore than to the city. A family which lived for a time in this vicinity complained quite a little about the yellow scum which came on the top of the milk that they were get­ ting from a neighbor, and so decided to try another place. But that wa* eyen worse, so they concluded to return to Chicago from which place they came, where they claimed they were not troub­ led with that ua^t.v yellow staff an the top of the milk which they got from the wiudy city dairies. Some folks are to hard to please * -Y.iu* , • .,w- vis >-jk