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*?; ••• :9<~' t ^ jx^ ' V - ' " " ' ^ ' 4 t ' < U • " t > at ten f>er«cent reduction during 1 the month of January 1909. J. W. Freund WEST ncHENRY, ILLINOIS. |3hMi J =5N CENTER VILLE Grocery and flarket Always a fresh and com­ plete line of the choicest of Groceries and Meats. Phone, 542. " " •: V •: H McHENRY, r^r^f-^nrVTp r K h 1 1 , PROPRIETOR- ILLINOIS. ^Hi of manure is $2.02 t6 $7.07 per ton; the right way to apply it is with a spreader; the right spreader is the Cloverleaf Spreader; the right place to buy it is at WM. STOP­ FER'S, McHENRY; the right time to buy is NOW; the right telephone number is: Residence 391, office 772. Call. :: :: :: :: William Stoffel CENTERVILLE, McHENRY, ILLINOIS. . •// Watch <fi* a -fT ft..fa" QUAKTEK OF A CENTURY, tUni Clipped from The PI»lnde»l»r ot •tf.- J .* «, ' Tfee"slippery stand on..,mUitit6$. ̂ Jiic6a abont these days. JB. Griswold and familystart for their future hotne.nea* Jacfcson, Teon., on Monday next . . Jacob Bonslett has sold his nriu on the Rinjjwood road, and Will move back \ntp the village on the first of May. We learn that C: B Cnrtis had the misfortune to have a valuable cow Weak* he? leg by eRpping on the Use on Th6e day. ^ ' <* Miss Edna Adelle Story In the name of the young lady who took np her resi­ dence with John I. Story and wife on Friday morning la«t. F. A. Hebard of this village will fctart in a week or ten da.ys on a prospecting tour thrn Florida, with a view of set­ tling there .if he finds a place to suit. The wagon shop of Tripp Bros., near the depot, canght fire one day last week, and its timely discovery saved a serious fire. It caught from a defective stove ripe- Jacob J us ten, of the firm of Jnsten Bros., fnrnitnre dealers in this Tillage, was married on Tuesday, to Miss Mary Bach, eldest daughter of .foseph Bneh, of this village. We learn that a child of Ed. Sayles, who lives near Fox Lake, aged about one year, accidentally fell into a pail of hot water on .Friday last, and was scalded so bad that it died in a few hours. ', The leap year par.ty at the Riverside Honse on Friday evening last •, was a grand success and was pronounced by all to be the most enjoyable par$y got­ ten up in this section for many a day. There were about one hundred couples present. Capt. Hill has just returned from a four weeks' stay in Missouri. He has during that time had charge of the engines and machinery belonging to the Creve Coeur Lake Ice company, who have had two hundred men in their em­ ploy, shipping and storing ice. One of the queerest monstrosities of nature that we have seen for many a day waashown us by John W. Smith on Monday morning last. It was no more uor less than a two headed calf. In all other respecffe it was a perfect calf, but there were two distinct heads and necks. Where the necks started from the shoulders they were from four to pix inches apart. In, short there were two perfect heads and necks without the slightest connections until it reached the shoulders. Could it have lived it would have been one of the greatest curiosities of'the day. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS S'jns rA"M. i^«*a*riHe<lhRrt h In Grave but Wafceh- ** W»rk of Ht« Colony. Cltjr Mttds Meet in Regular Moiifhlj- Ses­ sion--BUta Ordnr»d Paid. Council Room, Feb. 1, 1909. The board of trustees met in regular meeting, with President Freund presid- ing. Trustees present: Herbes, Meyers, Simes, Stoffel and Weber. Absent, Block. The minutes of last regular meeting read and approved. The following bills were read and ap­ proved by finance committee: John Walsh, police services $50.00 M. M. Niesen, " " 50.00 Wilbur Lumber Co., lumber.. 11.67 Geo. Meyers, Jr., labor on st..-- 17.0fc Geo. Beck with, labor oa«nt !100 WHi. Davis, gt svel.. .30 John «T. Vycital, gasolene .85 John Niesen, labor 8.00 E. S. Wheeler, gravel 1.04 Motion by Si mes, seconded by Meyers, that the bills be paid as approved by finance committee. Motion carried. Motion by Stoffel, seconded by Her- bes, that the McHenry Electric Service company bill for $91.00 be paid as cor­ rected by finance committee. Motion carriefl. On motion by . Si mes, seconded by Stoffel, the meeting adjourned. P. J. FRKUND, ftres. H, E. PRICE;, Clerk. The Secret of Long Life. A French scientist has discovered one secret of long life. His method deals with the blood. But long ago millions of Americans had proved Electric Bit­ ters prolongs life and makes it worth living. It purifies, enriches and vital­ izes the blood, rebuilds wasted nervp cells, imparts life and tone to the en­ tire system. It's a godsend to wank, sick and debilitated people. "Kidney trouble had blighted my life for months," writes W. M. Sherman, of Cushing, Me., "bat Electric Bitters cured me entirely." Only 50c. at N. H. Petesch'ft - Place ¥oor Ord»i* Now. The government postal authorities have caused to be posted in every posi- office in the country circular letter to the public, urging everyone to use en­ velopes with a return card printed thereon. Every business man, farmer or person of any occupation should have his name and address printed on his envelopes, thus innuring their return to the sender if anv mistake is made in the address. Call at The Plaindealer office and leave orders for this stationery and it will be put up in first-claw manner. Washington Once Gave Up to three doctors; was kept in bed for five weeks. Blood poison from a spid­ er's bite caused large, deep sores to cov­ er his leg. The' doctors failed, then "Bucklen's Arnica 8alve completely cured me," writes John Washington, of Bogqneville, Tex. For eczema, boils, burns and piles it's snpreme. 25c. at N. H. Peteiuh's. & l!i fiirm of 2150 acres, flow der the direct guidance of a spirit lead­ er, is today exciting the comment of farmers in the Vicinity of Ingleside, ia : - The strange and grewsome farm is that of the "Spirit Fruit" cult, and the spirit leader is Jacob Beilhart, late king of the modern lotus eaters and free love deciplea. He died more than two months ago. Since the death of the founder of "Spirit. Fruit" farm, every member of the cult who is a laborer on the farm takes directions from the spirit leader. If a hedge fence is to be chopped np, the why and wherefore comes from "Jacob." If any work at all is done on the farm the directions come from the dead leader. The medium through which "Jacob" transmits his orders to his followers is "Ma" Young, an aged member of the cnlt. It is said she goes*into a trance every evening and receives, directions from the shade of "Jacob." It was the intentien of itie leider to confer his authority on a young woman member of the cult of the name of "Bob," who was believed to. exercise considerable influence over the other members of the society. After resting in his grave beneath an old apple tree on the farm for about two weeks, the spirit of "Jacob" is said by hig follow­ ers to have changed its mind and de cided to run things itself. • On the farm of the "Spirit Frnit" there is a cement block house contain ing thirty-two rooms and valued at more than $50,000. It is said to be the finest honse in that part of the state. It is exquisitely furnished, heated with steam heat and has electric lights. 5oldier Bulks Death Plot. It seemed to J. A. Stone, a civil war veteran, of Kemp, Tex., that a plot ex­ isted between a desperate lung trouble and the grave to cause his death. "I contracted a stubborn cold," he writes, "that developed a cough that stuck to me, in spite of all remedies, for years. My weight ran down to 130 pounds. Then I began to use Dr. King's New Discovery, which restored my health completely. I now weigh 178 pounds." For severe Colds, obstinate Coughs, Hemorrhages, Asthma, and to prevent Pneumonia it's unrivaled.' 50c. and $1.00.. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by N.H. Petesch. Look Out For*Pint*. Watch your furnaces and watch your stoves, and it will be just as well to keep an eye on your chimneys, also. During extreme cold spells, as has been demonstrated time and time again, the danger of fires is i nor eased many fold. This is true because the. extreme condi­ tions make it necessary for all kinds of apparatus to be forced in order to com­ bat with existing conditions, and when a hot fire is maintained the danger is natnrally increased, particularly if the equipment is in any way defective. Care, however, will prevent trouble, hence we take occasion to sound this warning. . * v . Taxust >T«xMt Taxes! Having received my tax books I am now prepared to receive taxes for the town of McHenry and will be at the following places for that purpose; Mon­ days at J. C. Debrecht's store at Johns burg; Tuesdays at Bradley & FOBS' store at Ringwood; Thursdays at the store of M. J. Walsh West McHenry; Saturdays at the drug store of N. H. Petesch at McHenry. tf JOHN NIESKN, Collector. Farm For Kent, Cash or .Shares. For rent for the year -1909, cash or share rent, what is known as the Peck farm in the north half of Sec. 10, town­ ship 44, town of Nnnda, McHenry county, 2* miles south of McHenry, con­ sisting of 280 acres of well improved laud. Will repair buildings to suit renter; 210 acres plowed land, 70 acres of very good pasture. Cash rent to be paid monthly. Write to 28 J. A. KITTLE, Keuipton, 111. Notice! To insure publication in The Plain- dealer copy must be in the office no later than Wednesday noon of each week. Advertisers, especially, are asked to take particular notice to this effeot Your Name In the Book. This one fact--that your friends and neighbors have telephones--should con vince you that the service will be vain able to yon. We get new patrons every day. Ask yonrself why yon do not order--we don't know. Chicago Tele­ phone Company. Bui! The Plaindealer. TkNunds Mm KBw Trwble ill Km Sisptet-R. How To Fintt Oat. Fill a bottle or common glass with your Water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a brick dust sedi­ ment, or settling, stringy or milky appearance often indicates an un­ healthy condi­ tion of the kid­ neys; too fre­ quent desire to pass it or pain in the back are also symptoms that tell you the kidneys and bladder are out of onier and need attention. yfcat To So. There is comfort in the knowledge so Often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swanip-Root, the great kidney remedy, fulfills almost every wish in .correcting rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. Corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wiue or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne­ cessity of !>eing compelled to go often through the day, and to get up many times during the night. Tlie mild and immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest be­ cause of its remarkable health restoring prop­ erties. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in fifty-cent 3 and one-dollar sizes. IUM> «I You may have a sample bottle sent free by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing ham ton, N. Y. Mention this paper aiidf remember the name, Dr. Kilmer's Swain p- Root, and the address, ltittga^untou, N. Y„, on every bottle. MASTER'S 9 A LB OF REAL ESTATIS. • D. T. Smiley, Solicitor. STATE OF I LL*1 NUIS, I' Couuty of McHenry, £ss ' Sutnuel B. Huuly, Complainant,) General vs.' Number McHenry Can. Co, Defendant..) ItifiOO. Public notice Is hereby given, that in pur­ suance of a decree made and entered by said court in tlie aln>ve entitled cause, on the 25th day of January, A. 1). 1909. 1. ("alvin ,T. Hend­ ricks, Master in Chancery of the said Circuit Court of McHenry County, will on Monday, the lirst. day of March, A. 1>. 11(09. at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon, at the front door of the court house, in the City of Wood stock. Connty of McHenry and State of Illi­ nois, sell at public vendue, to the hlffhes! bidder, for cash, all and singular tlie follow­ ing described premises and real estate in said decree mentioned, situated in the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wlt: A part of lot number elKhteen (18) of the southeast quarter (M) of section number twenty-seven (27), township number forty- five (45) uortn of range number eight <S), east of t he third principal meridian, and lot mini berfive(5) of Hanly's out-lots of West Mc­ Henry, more particularly bounded and de­ scribed «s follows: Beginning at a point, four (4) Chains and fifteen (15) liuks north seventy- two (72) degrees west from a point which stands ten (10) chains and fifty-nine (59) liuks north oil section Hue of the southeast corner of said section number twentv-seven (27). and at the Intersection of the north line of Main street extended, and the southerly line of the McHenry and Crystal Lake road; thence north forty-seven (47) degrees cast along the southerly line of said McHenry and Crystal Lake road, 275 feet; thence south, forty-three (4K) degrees east, 75 feet; thence south forty- seven (47) degrees west. 2^4 feet: thence north, seventy-two (72) degrees west. s5 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning, and to the Intersection of streets aforesaid. Dated this 2Sth day of Januarv. A. D. 1SI09. CAIWIN J. HENDRICKS. Master In Chancery of the Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois. 38-5t School Notes. County Superintendent Com visited us last week, and had some pleasant words of encouragement for us. A new boy in the eighth year is our latest acquisition. New dictionaries in the high school are a dioided help to the learning of English in its proper conventional form. The eleventh year girls take charge of the library this week niptil the middle of next year. The library is at last re­ duced to rnnning order by the Amer­ ican Library Association Rules, Will Ensign has done good work in helping to bring this about during this year. Mr. Barber, once county superin­ tendent of McHenry county, now a member of the Marengo school board, spent two hours with ns on Monday. He had good words for ns all, bnt. he was especially pleased with the work that he saw in the second and fourth Revolts At Cold Steel. "Your only hope," said three doctors to Mrs. M. E. Fisher, Detroit, Mich., suf­ fering from severe rectal trouble, "lies in an operation." "Then I used Dr. King's New Life Pills," she writes, "till wholly cured." They prevent Appendicitis, cure Constipation, Head­ ache. 25c. at N. H. fceteseh's. The Plaindealer will be sent to any address on trial three months for t wenty- flye cents; and will be discontinued at the expiration of that .time unless other­ wise ordered. Try it, » Ct" ' ' s " S A L E O F . . . . and Ends % my • -v;.. ^ and eadts will be elosed out in day* beifore stock taking at ve?ty rnujgh -re-: •/duced-'fffiees? stteh *§* ̂ 3^ % v- '• V, « ; ¥-' y* "t: ' DRESS GOODS, aiNQHAns, % ; • PERCALES, CALICOES, UNDERWEAR, e|c. F. BOHLANDER WEST ILLINOIS. »m~i| I, JJ a Han An3 Woman too, ha>££ spent regu­ larly every dollar of their income without a thought to future needs, only to find themselves suddenly out of work, out of money, out of friends! To avoid finding yourself in such a sit­ uation have a constantly growing ac­ count at Our Savings Depart­ ment and get three per cent on your savings. * NOW is the time to start or in- crease your account. WEST McHENRY ME BANK HUDQUARIERS FOR BER, * AND COAL iir f (o. WEST McHENRY, - ILLINOIS. fp 'Phorte 541. Block & Bethke Mchenry,III Reduction in all WINTER LINES UNDERWEARI AH Ladies' 50c underwear now 38c All Men's 50c underwea'r now »38c All Men's $1.00 wool underwear now. »V5c All Men's $1.29 wool underwear now 95c All Men's $1.50 wool underwear ndw &1.15 All Children's fleece liged and wool underwear at less than cost price. 9 :: :: Men's Blanket and Sheep Lined Coats sold for $1.69, 1 . 9 8 , 2 . 2 5 , 5 . 5 0 a n d 6 . 0 0 n o w . . ' $1.13, $1.50, $1.75, $4.00 All Embroideries sold at 10c, 12c, 15c, 17c per y^rd n o w y o u r c h o i c e p e r y a r d . . . . . . . . . . - 8 6 All Ladies' Dres%Skirts in mixed and plain, sold ajt $3.75, 4.50 and 5.00 now all^in qne lot at... $1.98 GROCERIES! GROCERIES! 5lt> package Rolled, Oats 25c Toasted Corn Flakes, 10c per pkg, 3 for 25c Darnell's Potato Chips, 10c per pkg, 3 for 25c Blossom Baked Beans, 10c per can, 3 for,, 25c Blossom Brand Pumpkin, 10c per can, 3 foF.. . . . 2 5 c Pawnee Brand Corn, 10c per can, 3 for ...25c 3 pounds of uncolored sunsdiied Tea,..... ,.. .$1.00 Blossom Brand Prunes, 10c per pound, 3 for 25c Apple Butter in pint a"nd quart jars, sold at 20 and 35, now while they last I5c and 25c Try our Coffees---none better 15c, 20c, 25c, 30c Standard Calicocp,and Ginghams all on the 5c per yard table. f;: . s: :: :: :: & •» - v