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j- :<• . -- K . €- > '-s' •af* " -.. ^ ....»,-*r ' * , ." «• , ': j»iivi»rfiTiiii I W r H * K v v - €-?f tv" *4 i . * . - " ~ v • -'- >c. „"4 -4 /#*%<! #7 -< .. " r- % • j - ' r/V< : , < •! v., v >>* v ' >c • \ *j I ̂ • - **< */% VOLUMt; XXXV. OF A PERSONAL NATURE McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 36, S909. VM PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW WHERE THEY GO. ANO A Grist of ParwMl Maws Gathered Up by the Wayside bj The PlklnlMltr Rafr*- •entntlvea Wm. Bonslett «M a Chicago »i®itor last Saturday. Clarence Cobb boarded the Chicago train last Saturday morning. Allen Oamnn of Woodstock was the guest of friends here Sunday,' Capt. S. M. Walker made his usual visit to McHenry last Sunday. John J. Cooney of Woodstock lias a recent business visitor in town. George Johnson passed Snnday with home folks at North Crystal Lake. J. H. Miller was among the Chicago passengers laat Saturday morning. N. A. Huemann was a business visitor in the windy city last week Friday. A. D. Loom is and son, Ed., were re­ cent guests of Wauconda relatives. N. E. Barbian was a business visitor at the county seat last week Friday. Peter Moritz of Chicago was shaking hands with McHenry friends Sunday. Wiu. F. Kay of Elgin spent a few days fishing on the Fox here this week. Miss Myrtle Gans is the guest of North Crystal Lake friends this week. James Fitzsimmons of Chicago visited at the home of Dr. C. B. Fegers Sun­ day. Miss Dora Stoffel of Chicago visited at the home of her parents here Sun­ day. B. Mueaer attended to buainessmat- ters in the metropolitan city last week Friday. Harry Compton of Woods took was a business visitor in McHenry one day last week. William Burke of Chicago spent last week as the guest of relatives and friends here. C. M. Adams of Johnsburgh boarded the Chicago train at this Btation last Friday morning. Mrs. John Bowers and children of Spring Grove were recent guests of Mo- Henry relatives. H. M. M<H>ijiber was among the Chi­ cago passengers from this station last Saturday morning. Glenn Richards and C. P. Barnes, Jr., of Woodstook spent one day last week in McHenry. Miss Tena Pint of Chioago visited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pint, Sunday. Richard B. Walsh of CbtaaflO passed Sunday at the home of bis parents, Mr and Mrs. T. J. Walsh. Miss Hattie Latnphere of Elgin was the guest of relatives and friends hare last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Emma Thelen of Elgin v^ited at the home of her father, Peter Thelen, last Saturday and Sunday. Arthur Bickler of Chicago visited at the home of his mother, Mrs. Theo. Bickler, Sunday and Monday. Miss Lucie Carey of Elgin visited at the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary Carey, Saturday and Sunday last. Miss Julia MacNett of South Bend, Ind., was the guest of Miss Liade Thelen last Saturday and Sunday. Misa Nancy Borg of North Crystal Lake was a guest at the home of F. O. Gans a few days the first of the week. George Bishop arrived in McHenry from Havana, N. D., last Friday svsn ing fo$* visit with relatives and friends. Mi& Gertrude Engeln of Kenosha, Wis.; is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Eugeln. Mr. and Mrs. Will Schneider of Woodstock spent several days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Block. F. E. Covalt attended a recent meet­ ing of the Wilbur Lumber company managers held at Milwaukee and Wau­ kesha, Wis. Miss Lillian Wheeler left Tuesday for an extended visit with relatives and friends at Milwaukee. Qshkoah and Waukegan. Harry Gallaher returned to his home in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, after spending several weeks at the home of E. S. Wheeler. Mr. and Mrs. Oliff Anderson of Wood­ stock were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Gans Thursday and Fri­ day of last week. Misses Maude and Fanuie Granger and Hettie and Flossie Raudall were the guests of Miss Annis Jewett in Chicago last Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. William Rauen and Miss Anna Blake of Spring Grove wit­ nessed the show at the Central opera house here Sunday evening. J. F. Casey of Woodstock was a visit­ or in town one day last week.. Mr. Casey is having a large barn erected on his farm southeast of town. M. L. Worts, F. J. Barbian, Joseph Blake, Oliff Anderson, J. J. Bishop, F. O. Gans and John Heimer made a trip to the lotus beds in the letter's gaso­ line launch last Friday. The trip proved a highly enjoyable one. Del Going of Chicago, who is now on the road selling Romford baking powder, waB in McHenry the first of the week. While the trip was made in the interest of his company Mr. Going, found time to call on a few of his old McHenry friends, this offioe being favored wijh a pleasant call. Mr. Going is an old McHenry boy and never passed an opportunity to pay this place a visit. He will make McHenry once every three months. i i TO BUILD NEW CEMENT DAM. M Jiltfc Company to Revise* Dm With CeuieBt Structure. OM The Berden Milk company' baa defi­ nitely decided to replace the old mill dam with a permanent cement struc­ ture, work on which has already been commenced. Since the recent washout at the mill race, the officials of the company have been convinced that it wonid be abso­ lutely necessary to construct a prema- nent structure and their decision to do so was reached last week, when they made a visit to tUe village to look qprer the situation. A carload of cement was ordered al­ most immediately, and if sufficient help is obtainable the new dam will be com­ pleted within a month. As previously stated in the columns of The Plain- dealer, this concern never does things by halves, and our citizens are assured that the dam that is about to be put in will be absolutely permanent and up-to- date in every respect. The Rates will be Ipwered about four feet and the race­ way filled in, thus doing away with that nuisance. Just how wide the cement dam will be we are unable to say, but all may rest assured that it will, when completed, meet with the approval of all. The dam will be banked up with earth in such a manner as to allow for a good wide driyeway. This does not mean that the company intends putting in a driveway for the public, but for private use only. Just what will be dime with the old mill remains an unsolved problem, but in view of the fact that the raceway is to be filled in, the outlook is that it will eventually be torn down or be rebuilt to be used for other purposes. The Borden company is also seriously considering the advisability of construct­ ing another immense ice house on the west shore of the pond and if this is done the ice business in McHenry the coming winter will assume greater pro­ portions than ever before. It wilt mean the employment of nearly one hundred men during the ice harvesting season here. EXCHANGE CLEANINGS. HAPPENING8 IN M'HENRY ADJACENT COUNTIES. AND Interesting Facts About Ostriches. The ostrich has the most pronounced peculiarities of the bird tribe. In the first place, it is the largest of all birds now existing. Hurricane, the big trot­ ter that will be at the McHenry county Mir, is nearly ten feet high and weighs almost 400 lbs. The wings of an ostrich are small and are of use only in run­ ning. The legs are of prodigious strength, so that they are not only cap­ able of running at great speed, but of striking such a blow with its foot as to make it too formidable for the leopard and other large beasts to attack it. It can easily carry two men on its back. It has often been known to rip open a dog or a man with one stroke. From two to seven females make their nest in common in a mere hole in the sand. The eggs are placed on end and are hatched by the heat of the sun. An ostrich egg is equal to two dozen eggs, the shells being used as water vessels by the natives. An ostrich swallows large stones, as chickens and birds do sand and pebbtes, for the gizzard. An ostrich lacks instinct and will often swallow indiscriminately anything in its way, such as pieces of iron, bricks, glass,'old shoes, copper coin, etc. In one case copper coins proved fatal and a piece of pararfol in another. The speed of an ostrich on the open desert is not less than sixty miles per hour and it cannot be successfully hunted even on horseback, except by taking advantage of its habit of running in a curve. Its voice is deep and hollow and not easily distinguished from that of a lion. Ostriches are plucked every seven months and the annual pickings amount to as much as $300 a bird. A mature ostrich is worth from $500 to $1,000, one valuable quality being its long life- eighty years being no great age for an ostrich. Hurricane, the big ostrich that races at the fair at Woodstock will give exhibitions each day of the fair. lateruined on Farm. The Misses Pearl, Ruby and Lelah Claxton entertained a number of their young friends very pleasantly one after­ noon reoently at their beautiful farm home a short distance east of town. The hostesses had everything well ar­ ranged for the entertainment of their gueate and the afternoon passed in a manner which reflected great credit on the Misses Claxton for their efficient manner of making things pleasant for all present. Those who enjoyed the hospitality of the hostesses were: Miss­ es Lucile Byrd, Agnes Dodge, Zillah Stevens, Marguerite Granger, Hazel Thomas, Vera Dohertyr Anna Bolger, Florence Welch, Lola Boyle, Alice Ol­ son, Mau^e and Fanny Granger, Hettie aud Flossie Rati lnl!, Rath Devon, Jen nie Beatty, Clara Smith, Mabel-Fryer. Auditors' Meeting. Notice is hereby given, that the Board of Auditors for the Town of McHenry, Connty of McHenry, State of Illinois, will meet at the Town Clerk's office in West McHenry, III., on the ?th day of September, 1909, at the hoar of 2 o'clock p. m., to audit any and all bills against the town that may come before said board. Bills mast be left, on or before above date, with the Supervisor or with the undersigned. Dated this 24th day of August, 1909. CHARLES B. HARMSKN, Town Clerk. A Miscellaneous Assortment of Hews lUpu In Condensed Form for CoatM* tence of Rusy People. The first spadeful of dirt on Harvard's new $40,000 system of sewerage has been moved, and the work is to be com­ pleted December 1. Nearly all our exchanges of last week report considerable damage by lightning and washouts during the storms the latter part of the previons week. Woodstock Sentinel: Norman Stewart is exhibiting quite a curiosity. It is a white musk rat which hecaught in a trap some time ago. He has had it stuffed and mounted. Gas will be the next convenience in Crystal Lake and Algonquin. If plans succeed the pipes will be laid before cold weather, and both villages will have the use of gas for lighting, cooking and heating purposes. Under the new law a hunter who trespasses on the lands of another with out his permission, forfeits his hunting license. This clause was added to the bill to protect the farmers who do not allow hunting on their land, and it promises to be an effective remedy. Board of review clerks in Lake coun­ ty have finished their task of raising the assessed valuation of property from one- fifth to one-third and results show an increase in assessed valuation of $6,039,- 897. The one-fifth total for the county is $9,060,820 and the one third total is $15,100,217. Win. Sandow, a Woodstock farmer, met instant death last Saturday after­ noon by falling from an oatstack on his farm about one mile from town. Altho partially blind he followed the occupa­ tion of farming, and it was while he was "topping" an oatstack that the bandies slipped and he fell about twen­ ty feet to the ground. Some of you thiuk you are well up in spelling just try to spelt the words in this little sentence: "It is agreeable to witness the unparalleled ecstacy of two harassed peddlers endeavoring to gauge the symmetry of two peeled pears with a pair of scissors." Read it over to your friends and see how many of them can spell every word correctly. The sentence contains some of the real pnz zlers of the spelling book. Two new rural routes will be estab lished in McHenry county on Sept. 1, one at Harvard, which will be known as Number 7, and one at Hebron to be known as Number 3. With the addition of these routes, McHenry county now has forty-three rnral routes operating within the connty. Surely the farmers of this county should appreciate the fine service Uncle Sam is giving them in the matter of delivering their mail. A postofiice inspector speut several days at Rockefeller last week investi­ gating the proposed change of name of the office. He is said to have said that he would recommend that the name re­ main as it is for he did not deem any change necessary and would report to headquarters to that effect The fac­ tional differences are seemingly smoothed over there and all is quiet and serene. The winning side has had noth­ ing to say and there has been no demon­ strations of any kind. An item is going the rounds to the ef­ fect that Richard W. Sears of the firm of Sears, Roebuck & Co., has,sold his interests to a New York syndicate and that while he quitted the business of telegraph operator seventeen years ago to engage in the mail order business he now retires at the age of forty-five with a fortune of twenty-five millions. While this illustrates the profits in the mail order business, it also illustrates the profits in a business conducted without giving credit and its consequent escape from dead beats. Country merchants are entertaining the greater part of this gentry. When you are sending a special de­ livery letter and put ordinary stamps on it instead of a special delivery stamp, do not write on the stamps. So many senders of special delivery letters have been doing this of late that a warning to the public has been issued that letters so posted cannot be handled. Writing on the stamps makes them worthless in the eyes of the postal law. Quite a lot of trouble is caused when those ignorant of regulations insist upon writing across the stamps the words "special delivery." These words are necessary on the en­ velope to indicate what the extra stamps are for, bat they must be written some place other than across the stamps. Harvard Herald: Clark Welborn of this city made a swimming record at Geneva Lake last Saturday that will Le hard to equal. Altho conscious of his ability as a swimmer, he was not aware of his power of endurance or length of time he could remain in the water and continue swimming, so he undertook the feat on Saturday forenoon. With Jesse Eastman and Guy Wakeley as time keepers, he started from the beach near Glenwood Springs and crossed the lake and continued on his conrse until he made a distance of 5} miles, taking two hours and forty minntes to do so, daring which time he reached a point near the narrows on the north shore. Crossing the lake of itself is no easy task, but when you add to this a span of several miles the full effect of his ac­ complishment can be taken into ac- oonnt, M S - M'HENRY'SLIGHT PLANT Isn't Being Patronised a* It Should Be bjr Oar Citizens. Do tiie people of McHenry appreciate the efforts of the McHenry Electric Ser­ vice company in putting in a light plant second to none in the county? If so, they have yet toshow their apprecia­ tion. The McHenry Electric Service com­ pany, which took upon itself to fur­ nish our village with an electric light­ ing system second to none in thte coun­ ty, is becoming very much disgusted with the prevailing conditions here and unless the people of this place come forward with their patronage the plant cannot exist. Will the people of this enterprising village sit down and see the plant discontinue business, or will they stop forward and lend their as­ sistance? It remains exclusively with the people of our village whether or not the plant will continue in business. In case the people decide to do as they have been doing it is H foregone conclusion that the McHenry Electric Service com­ pany must cease business, as at the pres­ ent time the plant is proving a money- losing proposition to its owners. Wheu the McHenry Electric Service company started operations in our vil­ lage last year it was with the brightest prospects for a successful career. Thous­ ands of dollars were expended in put­ ting in a plant that would be thoroly np-to date and fill the wants of our vil­ lage. Every piece of machinery is new and of the very latest type, and in add­ ing the gas producer the company has placed the plant in as economical oper­ ating condition as it is possible to ac­ complish. The gas producer alone has cut the operating expense almost in two and still the patronage isn't sufficient to bring the enterprise upon a paying basis, but just to the contrary. The company has been waiting for onr people until their patience is rap­ idly fading away, and unless our people come to the rescue at once the indica­ tions are that McHenry will again be left in the dark the coming winter. The company has laid its case before the village authorities with the suggestion that the village use mors lights, but up to the present time no action has been taken by that body. One thing is certain and that 1s this: Should the present McHenry Electric Service company be forced to discon­ tinue business on account of non sup­ port, the village would wait a long time before electric service would again be instituted here. Let every loyal citizen look at this matter in the right light and the fear of darkness for onr village the coming winter will soon vanish. Moonlight dance at the Lily Lake DOINGS AT OUR RESORTS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN EXCEP­ TIONALLY BUSY. Interest Runs High In Motor Boat Con- taste--Other Motes of Interest to Plain- dealer Readers. dancing pavilion on Saturday evening, Sept. 4. Music by a Chicago orchestra. Pavilion l>anee. You and all your friends are haost cordially invited to attend a pavilion dance t.o be held at the Columbia park pavilion, east of Johnsburgh, 111., on Wednesday evening, Sept. 1. Floor committee: Johnsburgh, William and Martin Smith; McHenry, Joe Rother- mel; Centerville, Will Heimer; West McHenry, Henry Heimer; Howell's Villas, Warren Howell; Emerald Park, John Sutton; Pistakee Bay, Jacob Steffes; Dighton, Frank Stock; Ring- wood, Louis Whiting; Spring Grove, Joe Millerf Solon, Will Cornish; Fox Lake, I. Knowles; Ingieside, Jim Lar- kin; Long Lake, Ole Olson; .Round Lake, Mike Thelen; Yolo, Arthur Frost; Lily Lake, John Wagner; Woodstock, Ray Beardsley; Crystal Lake, James Lincoln. Metzger's big orchestra of Woodstock will fnrnish the music. Dance tickets, 50 cents. Cuts Hand on Bottle. While washing bottles with the bottle washer at the brewery last Saturday, Joe Meyers received a bad cut, in the palm of the right hand when he at­ tempted to release a broken bottle from the rapidly revolving brush. The broken glass penetrated into the flesh deeply. It required several stitches to sew it up. Dr. D. G. Wells dressed the wound. Fatal Autouioolle Accident. The automobile accident at Mew Brunswick, N. J.r Jasj^-Stfturday after­ noon which resulted in the death of George A Maclean and his son is of considerable interest to our readers as the elder Mr. Maclean was one of the heaviest stockholders in the West Mc­ Henry State bank of this place. The accident occurred when the steering gear broke, Bending the machine against a telegraph pole with tremen­ dous force. Low Rates Seattle Exposition Via the North Western Una. Variable routes, covering all patrits of interest, including the Yellowstone Park, Yosemite, Colorado, Utah and the Pacific Coast. Illustrated folder de­ scriptive of the Exposition, booklets and maps, free on application to any ticket agent The North Western Line. I.ocal Motor Roat Club. A meeting for the purpose of organ­ izing a Motor Boat club in McHenry will be held at the McHenry Pleasure club's rocm in this village next Satur­ day evening, August 28, at T:80 o'clock. All interested in the forming of such a club here are urgently requested to at­ tend this meeting. Bead The Plaindealer "wa»l" ada. Wm. G. Burger of Elgin passed a few days recently with friends at Pistakee Bay, Harry Hobbs. of Woodstock spent a few days last week at the Woodstock camp on Fox river. Larry Edwards and family of Chicago continue to make weekly trips to their house bop.t on the Fox river. The hotels along the river and at Pis­ takee Bay have been enjoying a rushing business during the past week. The Scottie and Francis 8., two ex­ cursion boats from Fox Lake, make frequent trips to McHenry these days. George Harding and family of Elgin passed Saturday and Snnday at their cottage north of Rosedale, on Fox river. Mr. and Mrs. a E. Seweli and son, Ralph, have returned to their home in Elgin, after an extended outing at Fox Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Max Schlnter of Chioa­ go were over Sunday guests of Dr. and Mrs, F. E. Wadhams at the Snnnyside cottage on Fox river. With the water in the river and lakes np to the high point, yachting and motor boating are being enjoyed more exten­ sively than at any time this season. Misses Rose and Teresa Fitzgerald re­ turned to their home in Chicago last Sunday evening after spending a very pleasant week at the While-away resort Louis Johnson carried a party of pleasure seekers to Algonquin In his ex­ cursion boat last Monday. The trip was one of the most enjoyable ones of the season. H. W. Metal arrived at the Sunny- side cottage from New York City last week to join his wife and baby, who have been spending the summer with Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Wadhams. Mrs. F. E. Wadhams entertained her sister, Madam Von Weber Spargo, of Chicago at Snnnyside cottage on Fox river last week. Madam Von Weber Spargo is a pianist of national repute and has juBt recently returned from an extensive tour of the European conn triee. The Pistakee Ladies' club was most royally entertained by. Mrs. M. A Howell at the latter's beautiful summer home at Howell's Villas yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. The club, as a rule, meets at the Pistakee Yaoht clnb's pavilion, and the change was very mnch appreciated by all. Progressive cinch was the game played, there being five tables used. Six prizes were given. The Woodstock camp, which was sit nated near Roeedale, broke np last Sat urday noon and the boys have returned to their native city. The party consist­ ed of Messrs. Fred Kuhn, Albert Joor fetz, John Riley, Fred Foote, Kendall Austin, Ray Beardsley and Fred Markel. Charles Wheeler, Ernest Joorfetz, Wm. Riley, Albert Sullivan, ElmerSahs, Ray Wienke and Ray McGeeof the same place passed the week in camp at Pis­ takee Bay. Wm. Koeppe, owner of the excursion boat Alice, announces that he will oo Thursday and Friday of next week make trips between McHenry and Scott's landing, Fox Lake, to connect with trains at the latter point for the Libertyville fair. The boat will leave the Riverside pier at 9:00 a. m. sharp and on the return trip will leave Scott's landing at 7.-00 p. m. A special rate of 50 cents for the round trip Is made for these two days. Next Sunday at Pistakee Bay another free-for-all motor boat race is scheduled to take place, the trophy offered being the Oak Park resort enp given by Jos. J. Mertes, proprietor of this popular resort No boats will be barred from the contest and an interesting event is looked forward to by enthusiasts. The trial race will take place first, after which the regular run will be made by the numerous contestants. Mr. Mertes is sparing no pains to bring the event to a grand success. A large crowd is looked for. Don't forget the date, next Sunday afternoon, August 29. The race will start and finish in front of the Oak Park hotel. The free-for-all motor boat race at Pistakee Bay last Snnday afternoon for the Stilling resort cup drew out one of the largest crowds that has thus far wit­ nessed an event of this nature at this beautiful resort. Forty-two boats en­ tered the contest and the finish was by far the prettiest ever witnessed at the Bay. The winner of the cup, owing to THE HONEY DEW CLUB. Mrs. Timothy Murphy opened tip her summer home at the "Honey Dew" on Aug. 10 and is giving her annual house party. She has secured the services of Miss Mabelle Williams, the expert swimmer, to give swimming lessons to those of her guests who cannot swim. A drowning was narrowly averted on Tuesday last owing to the vigilance of Mrs. Murphy, who was on watch, and Miss Nora Ray, who covered herself with glory. It seems that Miss Irene Kelly went out in the river beyond her height and got a cramp in one of her limbs. She was slowly sinking, her hand only being visible above water, wheu Mrs. Murphy noticed her and called Miss Ray, who very heroically dived from the pier and swam to Miss Kelly just as she was going down for the last time. We are glad to report that Miss Kelly has suffered no ill ef­ fects from ber experience. Miss Con- boy has been suffering from insomnia since her arrival in McHenry. She has also been effected with nervous spells. On Wednesday last a large platter she was handling slipped and strnck her foot. While not dangerous, it is pain­ ful. She has not been able to take ad­ vantage of the river on account of the open wound in her foot It is possible that her father will be sent for to take her home. Miss Sophia Barrett's voice is bettor than ever. Misses Murphy, Barrett, Cotter, Kelly, accompanied by Miss Ah era, entertain the party every even­ ing. On Friday last a dancing party was given by Mrs. Murphy. Several Quests from Fox Lake and Pistakee Bay were in attendance. Cullen 's string orchestra furnished the music. Saturday evening, however, was the big night, Mrs. Murphy giving a dinner in honor of Congressman Fredrick Lundin of Chicago. Covers were laid for tweuty-rour. Wellington of Chica­ go served the menu. After the dinner, Mr. E. C. Kelly, who acted as toastmaster, called on Mr. Lundin for a talk. Mr. Lundin, re­ sponded, choosing for his subject, ' 'The Irishman as an American Citizen." If any doubt existed in the mind of any of the guests as to the true worth of an Irishman, it was dispelled by the time the Congressman was thru with his talk. After the dinner the health of the Congressman was drunk and all wished him continued advancement in his political and business life. Short talks were also made by Messrs. Kelly, Good, Murphy, Shannon and Favero. Those at the dinner were: Mesdames Murphy, Downey, flickey; Misses Conboy, Barrett, Kelly, Mnrphy, Hickey, Cotter, Margaret Murphy, Ray and Ahern; Messrs. F. L. Lundin, E. C. Kelly, Thos. Favero, D. Murphy, Thos. Good, A. Murphy, T, Murphy, G. Kelly, T. Hickey, S, Jones, Jas. Shannon and J. Cashin. Mr. Junie Cashin, the "tin copper," has surprised the crowd with his enor­ mous wardrobe, having a different cos­ tume on every day, impersonating King Dodo on various oocasions, and is also a very fine and healthy slobberer. He entertained the crowd on Monday even­ ing with his famous story, "The Balti­ more Oriole." He has certainly won the favor of the neighbors, having trained a mud turtle to bite a dog's tail that has been a>disturbance to the neigu borhood for some time. NUMBER io OUR WEEKLY"picic-uro ITEM8 PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN DURING THE WEEK.! . I • J,' What People are Dota* la Oarttasy City-- News as Men by The PlaladaMlee Representatives. * Rotter Market. ' Butter took a jump of a cent and £-sy'm half on the Elgin beard of trade Mo»« 5 day, being quoted at 38 cents. Thef* • „ , ? were no offerings and the output of Ole week was 834,400 pounds. , 1 ^ ' i School books, pencils and i»t>Seta*t £& Petesch's. - Many good catches of fish ire report- f|l ed from the vicinity of the Fox river dftm" ' JI J Number 1048 is the winner of- tfc#-. i silver set at John Stoffel's if pmented by Sept. 2. Have you seen our five and ten ceipfc A ^ counter! If not, better call in and sav» mon®y- J. J. Vycital. ' ̂ John Oleon, the cigar maker, is among. - the latest to acquire the gasoline launcit ; fever. He has a fine 16 foot boat * ' W. G. Schreiner has moved from th»! Rothermel residence on Water street to * v-* his late mother's home on Maple ave- | aue. . The Weekly Inter-Ocean and fthi* paper delivered for (me year at oar "special deal" prioe offl.75 for th# two • The new home of Chas. Rietessl, sittt* ated on toe east bank of Fox river, ia j now completed and occupied by ita owner. Try us for drags and stay with n| only as long as we meet every require- mentas to quality and price. N. Petesch. Schaffer's full orchestra will furnish the music for a dance at Cropley's hall, Solon, next Saturday evening, August 88. All are invited. The Willing Workers will meet in tha chnrch parlors next Thursday after- noon. A good attendance is hoped for* as there is plenty of worir on baud. Did it ever occur to yon that yon can buy envelopes with your return addresa printed on them just as cheap as yo£ can buy the blank envelopes at tb« store? _________ The Kuighte of Columbus will hoUt an old-fashioned dance at Stoffel's haft on Monday evening, Sept 8. Full par­ ticulars will appear in these oolumns next week. > 1 declared, altho it looks as if the "Anna J.." owned by E. R. Jack, who ia now making his headquarters at the Rose- dale hotel. Will be awarded the beauti­ ful trophy. The judges cannot give the cup until all parties interested have been satisfied and from the present out­ look Mr. Jack's boat will undoubtedly be declared the winner. Mr. Jack and his estimable wife have been spending the entire summer along the banks of Fox river, but never until last Sunday did they enter their boat in any of the races. Since Sunday, however, both Mr, and Mis. Jack have become highly enthusiastic in %notoi boat races and will undoubtedly again enter the sport next Sunday when the race for toe Jos. J- Mertes cup takes place. Kntertalned In Milwaukee Sunday, The Merry-go-Round club was enter­ tained by Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gallaher in Milwaukee last Sunday, the trip from McHenry having been made in automo­ biles. The party, which consisted of Messrs. and Mesdames F. A. Bohlander, F.<L. McOuiber, H. E. Price, C. L. Page, R. G. Chamberhn, Dr. W. C. Besley and Mrs. Mayme Lamphere, left this village about six o'clock Sunday morn iug, arriving in Milwaukee in time to partake of a sumptuous repast that was awaiting them at the home of the host and hostess, who were former members of the club while residents of thiB place The trip proved a most delightful one and will go down in the club's histor ioal book as one of the most successful social events of this nature ever at­ tempted by any club in McHenry coun ty. At the Gallaher home the visitors were given a royal reception, the day being spent in a most satisfactory man ner. The homeward trip was started at <«bont five o'clock, the party arriving here about four hours later. •; TV*' .^*7, A Birthday Surprise. A merry crowd of young people drove to the home of Miss Emma Conway last Tuesday evening to surprise her, the oc­ casion being her eighteenth birthday. a few difflcolfeiea, h.. not » y.t teen if" <",io.y5d * *"»' m"".' T""'"*- J i„w. .. .... tad dancing were indulged in. after which ice cream and cake were served, buu sll departed for thsir hoiiiss declaring Miss Emma a delightful enter­ tainer. Those present were: Ray Mc­ Millan, Earl McMillan, Isador Feffer, Robert Thompson, Thomas Church, Floyd Thompson, Merton Gracy, Glen Robison, Ray Conway, Robert Knox, EM. Conway, Thomas Bolger. John Con­ way, Edwin Knox, Rosa Miller, Loretta Feffer, Hazel Robison, Eleanor Phalin, Anna Cleary, Mary Gibbs, Edna Phalin, Nella Cleary, Lyda Ulrich, Frances Welch, Susie Schreiner, Evely* Gacegr and Anna Bolger. The sensation of toe hour, "Hurri­ cane," the trotting ostrich, at the Mc­ Henry county fair September 7-10, iy0Q 4 „ $>-£ , tr* Every parent who has a child of the school age should bear in mind that th« . V McHenry public school opens next Monday morning and have their chU*, J dren start with the opening. Theo. H. Bethke and family have Vj- , rented the house recently vacated bjr ' _>> George Yager and family and expect to be moved into their new home before " j the end of the present week. Many new cement walks are being v ^ I laid aronnd homes in the village thi| summer. It now begins to look ae if i: the tor walks are a thing of toe pasl t here and no one is sorry for it t j Thru their agent F. O. Gans, th« , \ heirs of toe O. W, Owen eetate have J' disposed of the Owen property on East' M, Waukegan street to Edmund Knox, \ ye The consideration, we understand, was The ladies of the Altar jyfesa' society of St. Patrick's chut ijflu hold-- an ice cream social on the Uwn at tin# home of Miss Ellen Doherty of thie vil- ? JfR f" lege tomorrow (Friday) evening. All -it' ^ are invited. ^ J -- • 'M i " George Yager and family left the first of the week for their new home at SIS? Warren avenue, Chicago. In their de­ parture the village has lost one ofito best families and our people were tmy§4 sorry to see them leave. . ( | > The biggest dancing hit of toe seaaonfV 1" • J will take place at the Lily Lake danc-|V; 4 \ I ing pariliou on Saturday evening, Sept,,. . , 4, when the Chicago Pleasure club holds; -v a moonlight dance at that place. -- ^ are invited, so don't miss it. ' The excursion boat Louis I. will lea** V" * % the Riverside pier at 7 o'clock on Tuee-|l day, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and!*' Saturday mornings of next week forll Scott's landing, Fox Lake, where oon-|? uections will be made with C. 5f. A St P. trains for the Libertyville fair. M 'The Newlyweds* Honey Moon" drew a large audience at the Central opera house last Sunday evening. The show was a hummer, the artists keepings the listeners laughing during the entire performance. The musical selections were catchy as wall as up-to-date, as was the dancing. The lumber used in the new depot VfL *.• was furnished by the Wilbur Lumber 1 j company of this placa. F. E. Covalt, . 2" * ' the local manager of the lumber com* ' ' pany, is to be cougiatulated apon his success in landing the contrat-1, as a number of big lumber concerns in Chip oago had also figured on the job. Raymond Colby, son of Mr. audi Ura. George Colby, who rseids north of town, met with quite a painful aeci- dent last Thursday morning when he stepped on a piece of,broken glass with §, his bare foot thereby iufiicting a large gasft iu that member Dr. 1), G, Wells, who was summoned, tookoeveial ettfeh- km In flnaiBg nn rhu wound. X'-.V "Ii" PI * : - * ' ' * • < . ' ,1 j • . "" I «