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F A PERSONAL NATURE . EOP&E WAT YOU KNOW AMD WHERE THEY GO. i«rbNr Personal New* G«th«rfd B»«# tli* WurtlAi b|r "the rWwtmKr «•»»• MBtallvCI , O, Gang wu a Chicago visitor - :»• jTneaday. v J. W. Cook ofWaueonda wa**>a recent Tftrisitorln *own. ; jj| Cbas. Heiraer w**a Sashay •veiling J^P'isitor in Elgin. , •':)'ss Gus Scfcoel waa a county ae«t visitor Friday of last week. John P. Weber is visiting among rela­ tives at Adams, Minn, G. W. Besley was a business visitor ;f|n Chicago Wednesday. ^ ' Mrs. T. J. Walsh spent Wednesday |n the metropolitan city. Miss Anna Heimer was a Woodstock visitor last week Friday. Theo. H. Bethke WH a basinets vis­ itor in Chicago Tuesday. Miss Emma Pint waa » Ringwood visitor a few days recently.1 E. W. Howe was among the Chicago passengers Tuesday roornmg. W. F. Burke of Chicago pawed the Babbath with his children here. Miss Katie Kennebeckof Elgin visited at the*home of her father Sunday. F. O Gans and daughter, Myrtle, •pent Friday last at the county seat. G. C.Boley attended to matters ofa business nature in Chicago Monday. Fred M. Goodman of Chicago pawed /" Sunday under his parental roof here. ' Dr. C. H. Fegers, Sr., boarded the Chicago train last Saturday morning. F. E. Block of Elgin passed Sunday at the home of his father, Fred Block. Walter Simon was among the passen­ gers from this station Monday morning. C. D. Barker of Woodstock spent Sun­ day at lb* home of his soa, G A Bark* •r. N. A. Buetuann transacted business In the metropolitan city last week Fri­ day. Everett Htinter attended to matters of a bminess nature in Chicago Tnes- ***•• ' ' s • '"'X- • Mr. Mil Mis. F. 'Jb Bohlander and son, Roy, were ChioagO visitors Tues­ day. » . B. S. Benson, Jr., of Genoa Junction, Wis., was a McHenry visitor OM day recently. Joe Wheeler of Chicago spent Sunday at the home of his mother, Mrs. Ella Wheeler. William Frett of Chicago was a guest at the home of John Frett the first of the weak. Theo. Bickler of Woodstock was a Sunday visitor at the borne of bis mother here. Miss Nanoy Borg of North Crystal Lake pMwd Bnnehqr as the guest of lie- Henry friends. Mrs. Hettie Fuller and children of Wauconda spent a recent day with Mc­ Henry relatives. Arthur Bickler of Waukegan visited at the home of his mother, Mrs. Theo. » Bickler, Snnday. Mrs. Elia Limphere of Elgin spent Sunday at the home of her son, C. E., and family here. H. M. Chubaroff of Chicago waa a Sunday guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simes. Peter Moritz of Chicago waa shaking hands with bis many f 1 fends in Mc- Henry laet Sunday. Charles and Eva Stoffel passed a few days last week at the home of their brother, Martin, in Elgin. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago visited at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Block and daugh­ ter, Hazel, were guests of Woodstock relatives one day last week. Win. Simes and daughter, Alice, were recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Sutton at Solon. Miss Kate F. Howe of River Forest spent Sunday at the home of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Howe. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth and ^ • children passed Saturday and Sttnday as guests of relatives at Belvidere. Mrs. Simon S toff el and daughter, Miss i Clara, were among the Chicago pasaen- \,/.-:gers from this station last Saturday 4; morning. *" A. E Cowlin, H. C. Pennock, F. 8. ? jTerwilliger and other Woodstock Eagle* f {. came to McHenry to assist in installing ff*the officers of the McHenry ierie. f Martin Wagner and family left for Mr. Wagner will enter the employ of Grot & Damgard, former proprietor^ of .jjthe McHenry brewery. Arthur A. Crissy of Marengo, candi­ date for Republican nomination for county treasurer, and State's Attorney- David R. Joslyn of Woodstock were in McHenry Tuesday shaking bands with old and making many new friends. Mr. ^ Crissy served on the McHenry county % „. board of supervisors for a number of years and proved himself a good man in :/^ ;^the position. He has a large following ;^?l<of friends thruont McHenry county and ^ wtll no donbt make a strong bid for the office now held by Wm. S. McConnell. '1$ Mr. Crissy will make frequent visits to *i McHenry during the coming campaign and in that way will become better known to the voters of McHenry and the surrounding country. He will have an opponent in his race for nomination, Char lea Wandraek, who ia also quite well kMwa to many of oar tinders. ifef* & if FARMERS OF ILLINOIS FIGHT niLK TRUST Tbe milk producers of northern Illi­ nois have decided to resurrect a dor­ mant industry in their riirht against the milk trust. They are considering plans to re-establish their own creameries which were sold to Borden and other companies fifteen years ago. This will act as an ontlet for their product if the association does not suc­ ceed in establishing its own distributing depot in Chicago, which is looked upon i more than a possibility. Fifteen years ago, the producers point out, the northern Illinois section was dotted with creameries established by the farmers, many of them beiug run on the co-operative plan. This was when the Borden company was begin ning to branch out. Offers of pnrchase were made to facil­ itate trading with tae farmers and they agreed, and now regret it. Harvard, 111., is first in the field with a plan to start its own bottling plant, and a creamery addition ia now being eonsid ^red. COCK FIGHTING TOURNAMENT Ia tbfnM by Sheriff Wand ma* «* Al(*a- qu tn Sond i ty . A hundred "sports" from Chicago, Elgin, Woodstock and several other places, while engaged in a twenty four hour cock fighting tournament at tbe Fox River picnic grounds near Algon- qnin last Sunday, were routed by Sher­ iff Charles Waudrack of Woodstock. There were no arrests, because the ooming of the hand of the law bad been tipped off to Eman Opatrny, owner of the grounds. The birds which, were still alive were secreted and the dead ones had been hustled out of the pit, so that when the sheriff arrived on the scetie with a posse of eight deputies, bristling with weapons, the sight which greeted his eye was that of fifty sore Chicagoans waiting for a homeward bound train, while a delegation of 150 from Woodstock and neighboring towns were on their journey up the railroad right of way. There were twenty live birds ready for the fray when the festivities opened Saturday evening. This bunch w« worn to a frazzle when the Sunday del­ egation arrived soon after dawn with fifteen more fighting cocks and soate fresh money. The story around the Fox river areta* after the sheriff's visit was that the Me- Henry county citizenship which had felt its sporting blood surge had been just about cleaned out of coin by the experts and the talent from Chicago, The report was that Sam Brazier of Chicago had made the big winnings and that Henry Patterson and M. Cony, al­ so of Chicago, bad gone down in defeat with their McHenry followers. Cnny said after the raid that be had made arrangements for the main--and that he was mighty sorry. Petseeh's Pink Cold tablets will fir you up in twenty-four hours or your money back. ... ,'Vv arms out- Ski Sir«H« !a Dtriag Poised like birds, their stretched, great wooden skis hanging to their feet #rbile they jumped sixty and sixty-five feet, the Swedes and Nor­ wegians of Chicago, aided by those Americans who have come to love the sport of skiing, spent an afternoon of winter excitement at Cary hill, Wel- leck's farm, Cary, Sunday. Down a hill that was ^almost perpendicular and which is considered one of the most difficult ski courses in America, they shot like arrows from a bow. Half-way there was a great jump. Into the air they leaped. Many fell sprawling in tbe snow, sliding and clutching, their big wooden footgear waving in the air. Others made beautiful leaps, landing on their feet after shooting into space for many yards, and coming down the course in a swift glide straight into the ranks of spectators who lined the finish at the hill's foot It was a great after­ noon, and, while no records were brok­ en, the exciting, leaps thrilled the spec tators from start to finish. "Elgin butter is now n misnomer," said J. P. Grier, secretary of tne Milk Producers' Pr3tective association, "There was a time wheu Elgin was the real butter market of the west, if not of the country, but hardly a pound of it is made there at the present time. The butter board of trade fixes the western prices, and that is about all.1' The date of the association's meeting, which will embrace the formation of a natiotialmilk producers' association, has been set for Feb. 7, and acceptances of the invitations to send delegates are being received Tuesday the Tristate association, including Ohio, Indian a and Kentucky, with headquarters at Cincinnati, notified Mr. Grfer it would send a representative. Secretary of Agricnlture James Wil son. who is contemplating a national investigation into the milk producing and selliug conditions, has been invited to address the convention. Another who has been asked to speak informer Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin. •••• See the farm pump engine for general purposes. Wm. Stoffel. Announcement. We wish to announce that at the urgent request of the live stock owners in this locality Dr. David Roberts, the cattle specialist, Waukesha, Wis., has accepted an invitation to give a heart to-heart talk on "Tuberculosis in Cattle and Other Diseases and Ailments of Live Stock," at opera house, McHenry, Satnrday, Jan. 15, at 2:00 p. m. You are invited to be present and meet Dr. Roberts personally. His talk will be of value to anyone interested in live stook and we hope you will arrange to come. A general discussion will be held at the close of the -meeting. There is no ad­ mission charge. R. H. WILLIAMS, Sec'y Dr. David Roberts Lecture Bureau. Rev. 1. W. Williams Teatlflee. Rev. I. W. Williams, Huntington, W. Va., writes us as follows: "This is to certify that I used Foley's Kidney Rem­ edy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and am free to say that Foley's Kidney Remedy will do all t&at ^ou elaiu for it." Frajdi MftagoeleC " Proceeding*. -*.»C!oancil Rooms, Jan. 8, 1910. The board of trustees met in regular meeting with President Wattles presid- ing. ~ Trustees present: Chamberliri, Stof­ fel, Freund, Meyers and Nickels. Ab­ sent, Weber. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. The following bill* weie read and ap­ proved by finance committee: Geo. fieckwitb, Ibr on w w....., .$ 7.00 Lakes Lgt. & P. Co., st lights. 75:00 L 13.65 111 Valvoline Oil Co , gasoline. P. M. Freund, gravel.... . Herbes Bros., Ibr on w w.. J. N. Schaffer, lbr. ,./... W. P: Kiuns, lbr on si...... John Malsch, lbr on wJW Mi* John J. Vycital, nails v,i,. .> Stephen .1listen, police services.... John Walsh, police services,..... W. S. Wilson, lbr on w w. Theo Stock, lbr on w w . Geo. Meyers, Jr., lbr on at, On motion by Nickels, seconded by Meyers, the bills were ordered paid. On motion by Stoffel, seconded toy Nickels, the meeting adjourned. F. H. WATTLES, President. &. IS PRICE, Clerk. 1.86 3.25 1 25 2.40 2.00 5.68 50.00 50,00 7.50 5.00 14.00 «S! • P 'W.-- ( »- ~' L '* . Have you seen our Ave and ten eent counter? If not, better call in and save money. J. J. Vycital. 8C|)<M>1 No tea. Many absences are resulting from the bad weather. The basket ball game at Woodstock was postponed. It will be played Fri­ day night if the weather permits. We have a double game with the Dundee high school on next week Fri­ day night if nothing prevents. This will probably be their only game this year, as they have no hall in Which to play. 0 We often hear that nothing is done these days to strengthen the memory of school children. Four tests were given the other morning to the pupils of the fourth, fifth and sixth rooms with re- •nits that seem to show a strengthening among.onr pupils with their advance­ ment. The ratio of perfection in the reproduction of the four tests w$s as follows: Seventh year, 78; eighth year, 100; ninth year, 190; tenth year, 215; eleventh year, 238; twelfth year, 240. The (wily perfect reproduction was from a pnpil of the twelfth year, while the seventh year was the only class to have no pupil reaching 75 per cent. Air cooled, double exhaust--some­ thing new--our pump engine. Better see it at Wm. Stoffel's. Is Klflity-Kight Year* OM. Freeman Whiting, one of tbe earliest Bettlers of McHey county, was eighty- eight years old last Saturday. The day also marked the sixtieth wedding anni veisary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Whiting. Owing to the advanced age of the couple aud Mr. Whiting's feeble condition the day was nOf observed oth­ erwise than receiving the congratula­ tions from their host of relatives aud friends. Mr. Whiting came to McHen­ ry to reside permanently in 1846. The conple were married on Jan. 8, 1S30. Mr. Whiting, besides having enjoyed a most successful career in agriculture, has been a stockholder in the National bank at W oodstock siuce that institu­ tion'# organisation April 30, 1864. The Plaindealer joins Mr. and Mrs. Whit­ ing's many friends in extending con­ gratulations and hopes to be able to tell its readers of Mr. Whiting s celebration of his one hundredth anniversary and tbe couple's aeventy-fifth wedding an. niversary. Resolution*. Whereas, It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in His wisdom, to call to His loving embrace the son of our W. P., F. O. Gans, therefore be it Resolved, That this aerie extend to Brother Gans and his family its sincere sympathy in their recent bereavement.^ Be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolu­ tion be spread upon the record books and a Copy sent to Brother Gans. t i Anton Eugeln, Committee-j H. Johnson, (Dr. Mueller. for {Sold in the head or a case of tbe grippe take Petesch's Pink Cold Tablets EXCHANGE CLEANINGS. ttXPPENtfltlS IN ftTHENttY TftNO ADJACENT COUNT4E8. A Mt««ilUneon» Assortment of Mews Items In Condensed form lir tioifia- l«n^« at BA*r r«a^l«. Lake Geneva is frozen to a depth not known in many years. A farm of twenty acres in Hartland was sold last week for f 175 an acre. Harvard has bought a grader and to leveling the snow on the streets with it. Cheap ice during the coming summer is promised the.cpnsumer by President j . s . ; F i « i i d i < * company. / > Superintendent John Whitworth of the Oliver Typewriter factory at Wood­ stock has been elected second vice pres- dent of the company. The Iron and BMt eompafny at CArpen- tersville Is working forces of forty men, three shifts a day, and «re still far be­ hind ou their orders for bob sleighs. Peter J. Herdklotz, the first pioneer of Queen Anne prairie, in the township of Greenwood, died at the home of his son-in-law, Emil PfeifTer, in Woodstock. Jan 3, aged nearly ninety years. The Illinois Lakes Light and Power Co. has secured twenty year franchises in East and West Dutfdee. Carpenters yille asks that the ertuipatty pntop the city water in exchange for the franchise. dince several of the wells in Carpmi- tersville have gone dry, the campaign for establishing city Water works has received an impetus, and the question is likely to be brought to an. issue at the annnalapring election. |VK Wright, former editor and pro­ prietor of the Richmond Gazette, died at his home in Three Oaks, Mich , last Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock. Death was due to a complication of dis­ eases. the most prominent of Which was Bright's disease. Five cases of scarlet fever are report­ ed at Hebron and we understand that the public schools in that village have been closed and the strictest quarantine measures are being enforced in the hopes of checking the disease before it gains a stronger foothold. It is reported that, because of the in-, experience and lack of ability, the train auditors which tbe Northwestern put on its train between Chicago and Mil­ waukee Christmas week, caused a loss to the company of several hundred dollars a day. in addition to their pay of $130 a month. The drug and jewelry business of A. R. Mnrphey at Woodstock has been dis­ posed of and Mr. Mnrphey is in the south recuperating his health, which has been impaired for some time. He was one of the oldest business men of the county seat city. His goods were disposed of at auction and he has retired from active business. Messrs. Allen, Halsinpr and Wake night, near Rockford, who are operating a small ginseng farm, made a shipment of roots to Chicago last week that net­ ted them over $500, the roots bringing $6.75 per pound. Through a previous shipment*they realized over $600. Thev­ ars rapidly enlarging in the busineej this year, having set out nearly half a million young plants, germinated from seed planted by them. The Woman's club of Harvard held a reception in the public library building on New Year's day, at which time the callers donated books for the library. Three hundred splendid volumes were received, besides a check from a friend in Iowa to be used in the pnrchase of books for beginners, written in words of one syllable. Ice cream and cake were served by children of the club members and the reception proved a delightful affair. Amazed reatdenta of the village of Rockefeller one day recently watched usually dignified members of tbe Geo- grahic society of Chicago romp about in the game of "fox and geese" on the snow covered surface of Lake Area. Sixty-five members of the society and the Saturday Afternoon Walking club held a joint tramp thru twelve miles of deep snow in that vicinity, hurled snow­ balls at each other, and gamboled in tbe soft drifts that bordered^ the woodroad. The continued snow which seems so general about the country is acting as a boom for the Dandee Wagon Works company. The managers are working all the men they have room for on bob­ sleds. Overtime is a feature every day aud tho they are turning out about forty pair every day they are over 700 pairs behind their orders, and heve been obliged to turn away contracts. One gentleman not .satisfied with a letter statement that the company could not take bis order, appeared personally at the factory last week ready to place an order of over $4,500 for sleds alone. Harvard Herald: Earl McLuen tod Frank Sutherland of Walworth per- iormed a feat the like of which has not been frequently accomplished in many years by residents of this section of country. When it became evident that the electric cars were out of commission £nd that the car service bad been aban­ doned on Tuesday evening they applied to a livery to take them home. They were refused conveyance on account of the blizzard and then decided to walk the eight and one-half miles to Wal­ worth. They started out at 7:30, reached Big Foot at 9:30 and an hour later were at their respective homes. Tbey report eaooBUtering drifts up to their neck«»^ TWOniDWINTRRWED AT ST. flARY'S ' / IPREUND SCHEID. A pfretty church wedding waa nized at St, Mary's Catholic church in this village at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning of this week, when Rev. A. Royer United in the sacred bonds of matrimony Miss Kathryn Scheid and Mr. Peter Frennd. The edifice was qmlte comfortably filled with relatives ftod admiring friends of the young coaple when the last tolls of the church bells died away thru tbe wintry air. With the first strains of the weddfng tnarfch rendered by the church organist, the happy couple made their appearance to the assemblage at the entranbe of tbe center aisle and in perfect step with the soft sweet music the party slowly marched to the foot of the altar, where the sacred words were spoken that bound the two for life. The couple, attended, by Misses Lora Scheid and Emma Freund and Messrs. Will Freund and John Karls, with the two little flower bearers, Villa Rother- mel'and Lillie Scheid, formed a pretty spectacle. The bride was very becom­ ingly gowned in a dress of cream colored silk made up in the princess style, A shower bouquet of lilies of tbe valley completed her charms. The bridesmaids wore gowns of light blue nun's veiling After the ceremony at the church the couple, with their attendants, were driv­ en to the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. Gertrude Miller, on Main street, where a splendid wedding breakfast was partak­ en of. From here 'the party drove to the home of the bride's parents, who re­ side near Wanconda. Here they were met by a shower of congratulations from a host of invited relatives and friends who bad gathered to spend the day with them. Many beautiful as well as useful presents were also re­ ceived during the day by tbe couple. In the evening a wedding dance was en­ joyed at Smith's hall, Johnsburgh. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Scheid, who reside on a farm near Wauconda. She is a young woman of pleasing personality and enjoys the acquaintance of a host of friends. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Frennd, who also reside in the vicinity of Wauconda. He is an up right, honest and industrious young man. Recently he has been employed at the Terra Cotta works, but has rent ed the Wm. Mason farm near Terra Cotta, to which place the newly wedded ones will move about the first of March. Until that time they will make their home with the bride's parents. The Plaindealer extends congratulation*. W AG NER- DIEDRICH. ^The second wedding of the present week to be solemnized at Bt. Mary's Catholic church materialized at nine o'clock yesterday (Wednesday) morning, with Rev. A. Royer officiating, the bridal couple on this occasion being Miss Gertrude Died rich and Mr. John Wagner. It was » pretty prooesaion that pro­ ceeded from the vestibule of the church to iue fuui of the altar, shortly after nine o'clock, to the soft strains of a wedding march rendered by the chnrch organist. The bride presented a charm ing appearance, gowned as she was in a dress of white silk and carrying a shower bouquet of white carnations. The customary veil with wreath hold­ ing tbe same 4n place perfected her trousseau. Misses Katie Diedrich and Tillie Wagner, sisters of the bride and groom, respectively, acted as brides­ maids. Their appearance in dresses of pink and carrying pink carnations added greatly to the beauty of the scene, Messrs. Theo. Wagner and Jacob Died­ rich, brothers of the bride and groom, acted as best men. Immediately after the close of the church ceremony the happily' wedded ones gathered at the home of the|bride's father, where, with their immediate families, a pleasant day was spent. In the evening a wedding dance was en­ joyed at Smith's hall at Johnsbnrgb, which was attended by a large following of the young friends of the couple. The bride is the first daughter of Mr. Peter Diedrich. She is a fair young woman with a pleasing disposition. Among her host of friends and ac­ quaintances she is held tn the highest esteem. For tbe man of her choice she will make a splendid companion and helpmate. Tbe groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wagner, who reside near Lily Lake. He is an industrious young man, possessed with the useful and beneficial traits of a successful citizen. The young conple will go to house­ keeping on the old Peter Diedrich home­ stead near this village some time in the hear future. The Plaindealer joins their many friends in extending oon- gratuiations. > .. 1 THE GAIETY CLUB. The Gaiety clnb members ww e enler- tained by Mrs. Josephine Heimer at her home on Watef street last evening. True to her ever pleasing way, the ami­ able hostess exerted herself to make the evening a memorable one for all present. Progressive cinch was played, tbe evening's first honors going to Miss Elizabeth. Millar, th» eeeond to Mias C -j C *V • Eleanor McGee add the consolation to Miss Gertrude Weber. Refreshments were partaken of %t the conclusion of the card gamea. THE JOLLY TWELVE. Directed by her ever pleasing disposi­ tion, 'Miss Eleanor McGee royally enter­ tained her sister members of the Jolly Twelve club at the home of her uncle, Dr. C. H. FegeTs, Sr., on film street last Saturday evening. As has stamped previous gatherings of this club, the meeting was a most harmonions one so far as real entertainment goes. Miss Rose J us ten, by winning nine Ont of ten games at progressive cinch, the game indulged in, was awarded the evening's priato. Dainty refreshments were served. ' THE PROCrttESaiVE SIXTEEN. At their cozy home on Pearl street last Sunday evening, Mr, and Mrs. Math. Frennd, in their usual pleasing manner, entertained the members of the Progressive Sixteen club. Tables were arranged and ready for the guests when the company arrived at the hour of 8:30. The contestants sat down to indulge in the appointed game of pro­ gressive cincb, tbe usual number of ten games being previously decided upon. As is to be expected, each and every guest went into the fun with heart and soul bent on winning the prises that are offered by the club at each meeting. The successful contestants on this occa­ sion were as follows: The ladies--Mes- datnes John E. Freund, F. J. Karges and A. Mueller; the gents--Messrs. Dr. A- Mueller, J. J. Bishop and A1 Krause. In keepiug with previous meetings of tbe club, refreshments were partaken of after the prizes had been awarded to ^be successful play era. * SECOND DANCE BY MARRIED MRM. Encouraged by the success Of their first attempt, the married men of Mc­ Henry have decided to hold another dance, which will take place at Stoffel's hall on Friday evening of next week, Jan. 21. The married men at their first dance convinced those who attended and the general pnblic that they are there with the goods when it comes to showing their guests a good time and the news that they will make another attempt at conducting a dance will be hailed with the greatest delight by old and yonng alike in McHenry and vicin­ ity. The gentlemen in charge will leave nothing undone to make the event an enjoyable one for all who see fit to at­ tend. The old as well as the younger generation will be well taken care of, Sherman's Woodstock orchestra, which gave such universal satisfaction at the first dance given under the auspices of the McHenry married men, has again been engaged for this occasion, which means something fine in-the musical line. Dance tickets, 75 cents. A cor dial invitation is extended to all; . ' ,:V\ ' • ; Indiana Kditorfs . An Indiana editor, who haS 'tlfin time, despite his heavy duties as a "moulder of public opinion," to keep track of his "stcria! prs§;6n during the year, offers the following snmmary of his gains and losses: Been broke, 300 times; had money, 65; praised by the public, 6; damned by the public, 134; asked to drink, 18; refused, 0; missed prayer meeting, 52; been roasted, 431; roasted others, 52; washed the office towel, 3; missed meals, 0; taken for a preacher, 11; taken for a capitalist, 0; found money, 0; taken baths, 6; delin­ quent subscribers paid, 27; did not pay, 486; pain in conscience, 0; got whipped, 0; whipped other fellows, 8; cash on hand beginning Of year. $147;ca«h oo hand at present, 67 cents. They Walked Hume. The McHenry employes at the Terra Cotta works were obliged to "hoof" it home on several different occasions dar­ ing the recent crippled condition of the train service. The hike was, indeed, a very unpleasant one for those who were unfortunate enough to be among the number, especially with the thermom­ eter registering fifteen below zero.' On Wednesday evening last a number of Ringwoodites also found themselves in the same position. Among tbe number to make the "hike" that evening were two of Joe. May's boys who attend school here. The boys are both under twelve years of age and much sorrow wan felt for them by relativee and friends here, who were unaware of the fact that tbe boys had come down that day. New Auto Track. Starr Brink, the local agent for the Valvoline Oil company, on last Satur­ day received an elegant Randolph 40- horse power auto truck, with which he will make his oil deliveries this coming spring and summer. If we are not mis­ taken, this is the first anto truck of this kind to be delivered for use in Mc­ Henry county. Starr is a hustler and his motto ever has been to keep up-to- date in every particular. Mr. Brink expects to give the truck a try-out just as soon as the weather and roads will permit. Every farm owner or owner of cattle should hear Dr. David Roberts at the Central opera house next Saturday aft­ ernoon at 2 KM) o'clock. His address will be of intenaa interest to ail, ^ tTepai ficictfc UP ABOUT ; BORING THE WEEK.' Whet 1Peopt<? are Dolnf la Otr Hnsji ©Hy--News a* Sees bjr TIM P1»lH£ealesr Representative*. Batter Market. Butter remained firm at 36 deataoil the board of trade Monday. Peteech's for drugs. I sell farms. D. F. Qninlaa. Tank heaters at Wm. StofCst'a. Single harness, an exceptional value, at Wm. Stoffel's. The Willing Workers of the Univer- salist church will meet at the home ctf Mrs. L. F. Ponse oh Thursday after* noon, January 20. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E chnrch will meet with Mrs. Sherburne this week Friday at 3 p. m. A large at tendance is desired. -,s M: t fry. Dr. David Roberts, the cattle istof Waukesha, Wis., will address the farmers at the Central opera house next Saturday afternoon at 2 K)0 o 'otock. ^ admission will be charged. ' The management of the McHenry House announces an Old Folks' dance to be held at this dancing resort the laat week of the month. Full partienlaiil will appear in a later isene. » Wauoonda Leader: Talk about fire ice at 12 and 14 inches, what do yon think of ice 36 inches, just a yard thick? Well, Albert Baseley, who has cut ice here for forty years, has cut ioe j«§$. that thick on Bang's lake. The first strawberries of the season appeared a few weeks ago in the south­ ern markets, and the dealers received a dollar a quart for them. Cranberries coat only a tenth as much, are quite aa red, and little, if any, sourer. The Chicago & Northwestern railroad has issued notice that ou and after 'Jan. 1 the smallest pension paid to retired employes will be ft 2 a month. Hitherto there has been no minimum and 125 pensioners received amounts smaller than that. kll " ;§ft§ * ^ V -a" . - rfjT A foreign subscriber in remitting for his paper, out of the fullness of heart asks, "What would you do if you had John Rockefeller's income?" That's & puzzler to answer off hand, but we can't help but wonder what John would do if he had ours. Throughout the county mndt troable is reported for the rural mail carriers ?r4: ^ ; owing to the fact that farmers failed to , clear the roads for Uncle Sam's drivers. „ < The laws require that the roads must be broken and boxes accessible, or no mail will be delivered, ; There is now a shortage of freight cars, some twenty-five thousand in number. It was only recently that the idle cars numbered many times these5 figures. Nothing shows more strikingly ^ the marvelous recuperative powers of the country than thia latdez sail- roads. . Mrs. A. C. Matthews, widow of the late A. C. Matthews, on Wednesday of ^ this week received a check from the Modern Woodmen of America for $3,000, the amount covered by the insurance policy held by the deceased. Mr. Mat­ thews was a member of the Ring wood camp No. 597. A. G. Bishop, who resides between this place and Ring wood, has disposed of his twenty acre farm to Delbert Whiting, the price paid by the pur­ chaser being $385 an acre. The Weist and its promising future prompted Mr. Bishop to sell his property^ He expects to leave these parts about the first of March for Oregon. The masquerade ball given at the Mc­ Henry House hall last Friday evening proved a highly enjoyable affair to those in attendance. The costumes, as was to be expected, were of a varied sort. Some very nifty costumes were in evidence, while the comical kind were not out­ classed. All in all, the event paaaed off in a pleasing manner. Thru their attorney the Illinois Lakes Light and Power company has asked the supervisors of Lake county for a franchise for the right to build a tele­ phone line in the highways of that conn* ty outside of iucor|>orated cities and vil­ lages. The matter was laid aside and 1 f: will probably be acted upon si Mia ̂- $ March meeting of that body. . . . •<%'"t • IF T 'f ' In a recent freight train wreck al carloads of peanut shells were par­ tially destroyed. This valuable freight was consigned to one of the Battle Creek pure food factories and was shipped from a peanut butter factory down south. The prees dispatch did not say to what use tbe shucks were to be put by the consignee, but left the reader to draw upon his imagination for the an­ swer. . Tbe Kaighta of Oolumboa of tkto place will install their newly elected officers at a meeting to be held at Stof­ fel's hall on Thursday evening of next week, Jan. 20. District Deputy Thoe. F. Burns of Belvidere will have charge of the installation, and will address the members. The ictiitalJatioti ad­ dress will be preceded and followed by musical program. AH urgently requested to be present aa the evening promi-»e« to be an exeaytioaally aoHTeoaa. r