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&v* " t' " ' { ^*5*- *^ «' c .,„. \ t . . Jil, * *% . * , • . * * * ' ".! *•*• m *, • 3' * - * 1 "-j/, *• *$- ^ " , 1 yl*j *• ̂ J|' A •> -w if ' "4,"" VOLUME XXXV. MCHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, FIARCH 3,1910. NUMBER 37 OF A PERSONAL H*TUR£'MOVINQ DAY IS HERE -FARMERS ARE BUSY mOPl* THAT YOU KNOW I WHERE THEY GO. A Vrlst of Penan*! H«vi Gathered V p by "the Wayildc toy The Flalndealer Bepre- ttintatlvci Theo. Schieesle wu * Chicago visitor . Sunday. ^C"7 • - Ifloyd Thompson was * windy city viaitor Monday. ; Frank Martin was a comity seat vis­ itor last Saturday. Floyd Thompson was a county seat visitorSaturday last. Mire Celia Aylwardof Solon visited relatives here last week. Frank E. Block of Elgin visited among relatives here last Sunday. C. C. McLain was among the Chicago passengers Monday morning. Irving Watson of Chicago spent San- day as the guest of friends here. G- Anderson of Woodstock was the guest of Me Henry friends Sunday. John Schumacher of Spring Grove sp^nt one day last week in McHenry. Miss Theresa Barbian was among the Chicago passengers Monday morning. Hiss Lillian Schaefer of Woodstock speut Sunday with relatives in McHen­ ry. Richard Wr'ay of Richmond was the guest of McHenry friends Sunday even­ ing. - J. M. Preston of Chicago passed Sun­ day with his wife and other relatives here. Ben Schoewer spent Saturday and Sunday as the guest of friends in C1.1. enfo. ; Joe Wheeler of Chicago visited at the home of his mot her,, Mrs. E, S. Wheeler, Sanday. Everett Hunter attended to business matters in the metropolitan eity Satur­ day lest. - Mrs. L. F. Ponse went to Chicago Sunday evening for a week's visit with relatives. Louis McDonald of Woodstock was a ffitnday guest at the home of L. F. Newman. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schaffer spent a iff ent day as the guests of relatives at Wauconda. Mr. and Mrs. Will Schneider of Wood­ stock spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Block. Max Zimmermanu was the guest of Chicago relatives and friends Saturday Mid Sunday. Mrs. W. A. Sayler of Woodstock was t§)p guest of McHenry friends a few dlyslsat week. B. A. Murray of Chicago passed the Sfkbbath with his wife at the home of Q. T- Eldredge. Miss Hattie Lamphere spent Sunday te the home of Mr.ajad E. Arthur Biekler of Waukegan visited at the home of hit mother, Mrs. Theo, JMpkler, Sunday. Harry Bending of Chicago passed Sun djgp at the summer home of his parents i£ Emerald Park. John R. Knox was very pleasantly entertained in the home of a Wamftnda fjflend last Sunday. Dr. Wm. Stackable of Chicago passed the Sabbath as the guest of friends in attd near McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Covalt Sunday as the guests of relatives at , Crytal Lake. Mrs. J J. Davis of Elgin i Sunday at the home of Postmaster Mrs. H. C. Mead. B. J. Frisby of Cbieago was a Sunday gleet at the home of bis parents, Mr. «ad Mrs. J. B, Frisby. MiM Florence Howe attended tbe W R, C. ball at Richmond on Tnesday evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Nickels and chil dren of Woodstock spent Sunday m tbe guests of relatives here. Mrs. Susie Smith passed several days last week visiting relatives and friends la the metropolitan city. Gilbert McOmber of Chicago Sun d%yetl at the home of bis, parents, Mr Md Mrs. F. L McOmber. Mrs. E. E. Bassett spent the latter part of last week with relatives in Woodstock and Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Price and children Were recent guests at the home ofDr W. C. Besley in Woodstock. $Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Man #len were among the Chicago jirb Satfcrday morning; 'Miss Dora Stoffel of Chicago was en­ tertained at the home of her parents, .Mr. and Mrs,^imou Stoffel, Sunday. * Misses Eva and Mary Stoffel and Christina Weber were guests at the home of Martin Stoffel in Elgin Suuday. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Theleu and son, Leo, of Elgin visited among relatives «pd friends here Saturday and Snnday. Miss Kate F. Howe of River Forest was entertained in the home of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Howe, San 4»y- Among the March movers we note the following: A. T. Wingate of Barreville has pur­ chased and moved onto the Mrs. Nina N. Sherman farm. David Powers has vacated the Mrs. Nina N. Sherman farm and moved to the old Powers homestead near Crystal Lake. ' Chas. Schumacher has vacated the William Whitiug farm and is now em­ ployed by F. E. Thompson. ' Dell Whiting will soon moye onto the recently purchased A. G. Bishop farm at Smith's Corners, near Ringwood. Chas. Hotch kiss moved from the Mead farm to the John Carey farm west of Smith's Corners, near Ringwood. This farm was recently vacated by Jacob Adams, who is now on the Ned Smith farm, which he recently purchased August Rossmann has moved to the Ben Brown farm, recently vacated by C. Tupper, the latter gentleman having moved to Canada. Schaefer Bros., who for the past few years have been working the Owen estate farm, have left that place and moved on the Schaefer homestead near Ringwood. Ben Adams has moved onto the Owen estate farm, which he w|U conduct the coming year. "* Chas. Gibbs, who recently returned to this vicinity from Kansas City, Mo, is now occupying tbe Robt, J. Sutton tenant farm. Glenn Keller has moved onto the Mrs. Elizabeth Smith farm, recently vacated by Martin Wagner. The latter has movecj to Ottawa, 111. Martin Freuud of Spring Grove is now occupying the John Pfannenstill farm, which he has purchased. Peter Nelcou has moved from the old Covell farm to the Kittle farm. Hubert Frennd is now occupying tbe old Covell homestead and farm, which he recently purchased. He formerly occupied the Bell farm, situated north­ east of Ringwood. Ole Wolkos has vacated the Mrs. J. H. Justen farm and mov«fd onto the Cbas. Thompson farm near Greenwood. Nick Kennebeck will work his father's farm near Ringwood tbe coming year. Leo Walmsley has moved from his father's farm to the J. F. Casey farm, John Pfannenstill will work theCleary estate farm the coming year. Einil Pfeffer has moved from the Henry to the Ben Wegener farpi east of McHenry. William Britz ha* vacated the Ben Wegener farm near Volo and moved on­ to the Martin Lay farm north of Johns- burgh. * „ Panl Stoltzke has moved from the Fred Deutschmann farm near Lake De­ fiance to the Henry Wegener farm. Hubert Weber has moved from his farm near Volo to tbe Peter Wegener house just east of the river. The Web­ er farm will be worked by Fred Smith of Johnsburgh the coming year. Peter Frennd, Jr, will work the Wm. Mason farm near Terra Cotta the com­ ing year « * Math. Scbaefer has \left the Henry Kennebeck farm, recently purchased by Joseph Haas, and will work .his father's place uwr Johnsburgh the coming year. Gilbert Harris has rented tbe William Whiting farm for the coming year and has already moved tbereon. < - Richard Givens has moved from Co­ lumbia, Wis., to the old Givehs farm near Wauconda. M. Eatinger has moved from the Russell farm near Volo to the J. F. Casey farm. Nels Nelson, who occu pied the Casey farm, has moved to Wis- Mann and chil- Chicago last Saturday evening to be the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 6. G. Beruer, Sunday. Theo. Btckler, Math. Laures, John Feltz, Frank Rosemann and Thos. Knox of Woodstock Sundayed at their re- epective homes here. Thomas Knox and Earle Brown are among tbe latest McHenryites to enter the employ of the Oliver Typewriter factory at Woodstock, both starting work in that institution last The Russell farm near Volo is now occupied by a Mr. Dowell. Peter F. Miller has moved from the John Kennebeck farm, east of Ring- wood. to the Hogan farm near this vil­ lage. Peter Miller has vacated the Hogan farm near this village and moved to the John Rosing house in Volo. , Joe Kline has moved frow -$prln*; Grove to the John Mertes house In Johnsburgh. B. Cusiok has vacated the J. H. Gracy farm near Terra Cotta and moved to the Geo. Sayer farm1 at Pistakee Bay. Martin Lay has moved from his farm »r Jobusbnrgh to the Mrs. Krumpen place at Johnsburgh. Mathias Frennd has vacated the Gree- ly farm near Soion and is now located on the Jos. J. Frennd farm near Ring- wood. John Miller, who has been occnpyintr the Joseph Stilling farm, has left that place and moved to the'Mrs. Stephen M. Smith farm near Ringwood. Joe. J. Frennd , has moved fro*ft his fibrin at Ringwood to the Chris Blake farm at Johnsburgh. -John P. Schaefer has motfed from the Stephen M. Smith farm to the Mrs. John F. Smith farm, located east of tbe Johnsburgh church. Mr. Scbaefer has purchased tbe farm onto which be has thus moved. Robert a Dnlzell vacated the Sines estate farm near Dighton to go onto the Peter Miller farm near the same place. Jacob Weingart is now nicely settle^ on the Mrs. Math. Schaefer farm near having moved tbereon EXCHANGE CIEAMNC8. COUNTY'S SHARE OF WATERWAY PROJ ECT from Hie Ben Tftnyan fart* near,Digh­ ton. A* Hergott has moved from" Wanke- gan to the Mrs -Lidia Lenzln farm sonth of Spring Grove. Peter Bowers has moved ' from the Shot] iff farm near Spring Grove to the Martin Frennd farm on German Prairie. Math. May has left the Johu Tras- more farm near Grass L ike to take up his residence on the Bennett farm west of Spring Grove. John Oeftiiug has left the Geo Waite farm near Volo to take up activity on the Ben Tonyan farm near Dighton. John Wagner is now nicely settled on the Peter Diedrich farm near this vil­ lage. Philip Schaefer expects #oon to move from the old Schaefer farm near Pista­ kee Bay to the Frank Miller farm, lo­ cated on the Ringwood McHenry road Frank Miller has moved from his farm, situated north of McHenry, to the Mrs. Martin Williams bonse in Johns- burgh. Geo. Bowers has vacated the McMann farm to take up his residence on the Geo Bates farm dear Wauconda. Math. Glossen has left the Vogt farm and moved to the Htuffei farm near Sul­ livan's lake. Mr. Amatfn* late tenant on the Smith farm near Ronnd Lake, has moved to the Jos. Stilling farm near Sullivan's Lake. ChaR. Dowell is now occupying the Seymour farm, having left l is o*n place. (ius Kunts has moved onto the Chas. Dowell farm near Wauconda. * H. E. Martin has mov«d from the Seymour to the Brooks sarin. , ~ H. L Brown has left his large farm to take up his residence on a smaller farm owned by him near Slocnm's lake. Jacob M. Frennd has moved onto tbe McMann farm. Fred Rosenthal has moved from the Colby farm south of McHenry to a farm near Crystal Lake. ;v Andrew Johnson has left the Van Natta farm south of McHenry and moved onto a farm near Burton's Bridge, which he recently purchased. Lee Lockwood has left the Baird farm near Barreville and is now com­ fortably settled on the Colby farm south of McHenry. David McGoon has moved from the Knox farm to a place near Crystal Lake. Former McHenry Hoy a Beuedlet. Charles Phaien, ,a former McHenry boy, recently joined the ranks of the benedicts at Wahkeuran. A Kenosha paper of February 14 has the following to say regarding the marriage: "It seems to be qnite a fad among Kenosha young people to steal marches on their friends by going to other cities to be married, and announcement was made today of tbe marriage of Miss Lulu Drappand Charles Phaien, both well known youug people of Kenosha, who were united in marriage at Wankegan on last Monday morning. The bride and groom slipped quietly out of the city accompanied by Miss Marie Regh and Hans Johnson, who were the at­ tendants at the wedding. They tire now making their home with the mother of the groom on Exchange street and are receiving hearty congratulations from their friends." CentrHl Opera Houtte*- - "The Moonshiner's Daughter," a strong story of the old South,. will be the attraction at the Central opera house on Suuday evening, March 6 The plot, which is exceptionally origi nal and out of the ordinary, is laid in the mountains of Kentucky. The story is told in a pleasing manner. All the parts are interesting and there is also a strong vein of comedy running through the play, which is decidedly re­ freshing. Miss Mary Carew will be seen in the title role. A number of specialties are interspersed throughout the play, while tbe special scenic effects, from tbe studios of Mr. Harry Buhler, are works of art. Prides, 38,85 and ftO oeutsN XPfcHeiiry Literary Society. - The society met with Mrs. H. Schaffer on Wednesday evening, Feb. 23. The program at this meeting consisted of the debate "Resolved: That Washing­ ton Did More For His Country Than Did* Lincoln." Affirmative--Miss Ln- ella Kinney, Mrs. A. Mueller and Miss Mamie Knox; negative--Miss Alice Knox. Mrs. M. Overton and Mrs. H. Schaffer; judges--Mrs. P. J. Cleary, Mrs Spencer, Mrs. I Overton and Mrs. Kinney. The final decision of tbe judges was in favor of the affirmative. It was a very interesting meeting, as both sides took their stands admirably! Hull Friday Night. The last scheduled game of the season will be played Friday night with the Richmond high school team. They are a fine lot of players, under the manage­ ment of Prof. Dunbar, and have been beaten bnt three times in fourteen games. They are swift, but not "scrap­ py," and we look for a fine exhibition of real basket ball. All who enjoy a good game should sion, 25 cents. Have yon seen our five and Teh cent connter? If not, better call in and save money. J. J. Vycital. HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY AND" ADJACENT COUNTIES. A Mlacellanenn* mewt of New* (tews In Vnndmtod form For Con wen- )«nceur Bmji Mrs. Katherine Nihan of Harvard is past 104 years of age, and for 65 years haR resided in Illinois. t, ; The resignation of Dr V. H. Podstata, superintendent of the Elgin state "hos­ pital, has beeu accepted. Grayslake Time*: C- V Ames sold his prize team to George De Hagan of Chicago for bis farm near Barrington for flOOQ. The world's oldest "old maid is a resident of IllfnolR, the honor belonging to Miss Carrie Millhonse of Grtindy county, who is 104 years old. A Y has been pat in at Fox Lake awitch, connecting the Northwestern and St. Paul roads, which will he a great benefit to the Elgin manufactur­ ers. Rev. "Billy" Snnday dlosed a six- Weeks' revival at Youngstown, Ohio's toughest city, on Sunday night. The dispatches state that the total number of converts during tbe six weeks was fl,r>00, and that the purse made up for Sanday and his helpers was f 10,000. Oliver factory notes: Work at the shop still seems to be very rnshing. During the past week a large number of new-faces appear among the employ­ es. Notwithstanding this a large num­ ber of employes are compelled to work every evening in order to be able to meet the demand for the Oliver machiue. A campaign for new members to tbe Y. M C. A. at Lake Geneva has result­ ed in the addition of 107 names. The original aim of the workers was to se­ cure seventy new members but the nnm- bers went beyond this to 107. The men and the boys had a close competition all thru, but the boys led up to the last day, when the men won out by only^a counts. ~ What is known as the McHenry Coun­ ty Holstein-Friesiau Breeders' associa­ tion was orgauisjed at Woodstock on Saturday, Feb. 12, When a number of Holstein breeders from different parts of tbe county assembled at the county seat city and perfected an organization, tbe object of which shall be co opera­ tion su breeding more and better tlol stein cattle and the establishment of McHenry county as a center for high grade Holsteins. Banishment forever from Illinois, the sale of his property so that he may pay $500 to his mother aud the promise that be will never try to communicate with her, are the penalties Allen Marclay of Sugar Grove will pay nnder the charge that two months ago he beat bis aged, parent over the head with a poker in an attempt to kill her because she refused him some money. By paying this price be will be assured immunity from pros­ ecution for the alleged assault. Woodstock Sentinel: County .Sttpt. George W. Conn, Jr., lost a good cutter and several robes last Saturday evening by fire. The blaze was caused by a foot warmer, which had been left in tbe cut­ ter after Mr. Conn's return from a trip in the country. The accident occurred early in the evening. The cutter and robes were left standing in tbe yard at Mr. Conn s home east of this city, after tbe horse had been put up in the barn and while Mr. Conn and his family were at supper. Fortunately the cutter stood aepar&te from any of the buildings and no further damage was done. The government milk inspector spot­ ted another at Delavan Saturday, and now Jim Cummings, a farmer hauling milk to that town, knows what sauitary conditions are. Cummings, it is report­ ed, has the mailorder phobia, For years he has been selling all he could in Dela van and buying all he oouid in Chicago, freight collect. It is not reported, however, that S. R. & Co. will help pay his fine on tbe milk {leal Papers were served on nine other patrons of the Del­ avan condensary Friday aud they were all called to Lake Geneva for trial, re­ ceiving the same fines as the first lot-- $25 and costs. Several Marengo people are said to have been victimized recently by a clever spectacle swindler, who is report­ ed to have received $10 from different persons for glasses which were worth­ less aud then hurriedly left town. The man is described as email, very short, and his appearance and! talk that of a Jew. The manner in which he ap­ proaches his victims is brazen enough to say the least. He en*< rs the house, calls the person by name, talks very rapidly, and at all times during tbe conversation speaks of the certain ac­ quaintance, and lastly offers to take tbe old glasses and leave a new solid gold pair for $10. A peculiar condition of the iee on Lake Geneva this winter is that there are no ait holes found anywhere over tbe entire surface.1 This condition, old settlers say, is strange and one that never existed before within their mem­ ory. Some account for the phenomenon by tbe fact that when the oold weather set in the freezing* continued so steadily that the ice was formed to a great thick­ ness before there was any let up, and instead of heaving up in the center of the lake the ice pushed out the west shore. It is said that the sea walls and piers on that shore have been badly damaged. Iu some places the ice has pushed out forty feet on Uie shore line. Harvard "Herald: The deep waterway project is receiving considerable atten­ tion at Springfield along side of primary and other proposed legislation. While many (tarts of Illinois expressed a desire at the polls to go ahead with the water­ way project, there seems now to be a sort of reaction in some quarters and many are wondering if it would not be a great deal better after all to spend $20,000,000 on improving the roads in Illinois rather than dig & canal that will cost several times $20,000,000 before the job is complete. At least that is the way the matter looks to the more con­ servative of the lawmakers, who are ex­ pressing themselves as opposed to vot­ ing this huge tax on the state without knowing what the cost will be in the end. McHenry county'q share of these waterway bonds would be $150,000, while Lake county would have to pay $200,000 and Boone $90,000. And these figures are said to be conservative esti­ mates of the cost of a project that the lieople knew but little about when they voted to issue bonds of twenty million dollars, which is only a trifle of what the cost would l>e in the end. Members of the Illinois house and sen­ ate outside of Chicago, where most of the clamor for a deep waterway comes, are shy of pledging themselves on the subject, well knowing that it is a ques­ tion they will have to answer to their constituents later. There would be much more reason in a legislator from a country district supporting a bond issue for a like amount to build hard roads in Illinois than to want the money spent for a deep waterway,» for the former would be a greater benefit to this state thau the waterway, Speaker Sburtleff in tbe house and Senator McKenzie in the senate, both from country districts, have taken prominent parts in opposiug the deep waterway. Mr. Shurtleff gave out an interview last Thursday in which he OUR WEEKLY ->'•?- ; ITEMS PICKEO UP ABOUT TOWM - % -l DURING THE WEEK,' , 1 i made the following declarations that will be read with interest by his con­ stituents in this legislative district on a subject in which they are vitally con­ cerned; "When the taxpayers of the various counties of Illinois figure tip what per­ centage of the $20,<>00,000 bond issne each county will have to tear, I believe there will be few supporters for the gov­ ernor's bill," said the speaker. "In my district Lake county's share will be $200,000; McHenry county, $150,000; Boone county, $90,000. The share of McLean county will be $300,000; of Jo Daviess county, $150,000, and of DeKalb county, $150,000. "The constitutional amendment au­ thorizing the bond issue was submitted to the people on the theory that the state owned the water power rights in the Desplaines river, and that the in­ come realized from the water power would pay the interest and principal of the bonds. At the request of the govern­ or, to remove any doubt of the state's rights In the Desplaines river, we passed a bill declaring it to be a navigable Btream. In a message to the legislature the governor Baid that were there any doubt of the state's ownership of the water power the people probably would not indorse the bond issue. "After the people indorsed the bond issue the supreme court of this state overturned the governor's contention, declared the Desplaines river to be non- navigable, and the water power rights to he private property ot tbp shore owners. "The state of Illinois owns no water power rights in the valley and will not own any unless it buys them, or unless the supreme court of the United States reverses the state snpreme court. If the state must buy water power rights it will take more than $20,000,000 to buy tbem, and then the bond i^sue will have been spent and nothing done on the waterway." A MOTOR LINE. OMoline Motor Cars to Be U«ed by Hie Northwestern on Till* Branch. The Northwestern company it is said has planned to put half a dozen motor cars on this blraucb next summer so it cau successfully compete with the elec­ tric lines for suburban travel from Elgin to Chicago, and the travel between Lake Geneva and Elgin. The cars are already under way at the Omaha shops and are described as fol­ lows: "The cars are the finest pattern that human ingenuity can devise. They are longer than the usual passenger coach and there is a baggage compartment. Tbe cars run smoothly. They are speed­ ed up to 80 miles an hour, aud are under perfect control. Tbe engines are below the floor of the car and are flat. The passenger would not know that they were there unless told. The finish is elegaut and they have the interior ap­ pearance of the Pullman, with roomy seats and smoking compartments as weill as toilet rooms. In' some of the cars at Omaha there are lady attend­ ants and every attention is paid unat­ tended women and those with children. They are also (ponstructing switching engines that seem to be powerful enough for that work and emit no smoke and make no noise. The railway men say that the success of the gasoline motor is the real cause of the stubborness shown by railway officials when asked by city officials to electrify the suburban lines." It is expectedethat the cars will be completed ?.nd in working order on or before Jnly 1. It is tbe intention to give a service that will be equal to any in the world. There will be hourly cars, with frequent limited trains, that will make the trip as far as Crystal Lake within 50 minutes, and if the road is well patronized the company intends running cars at frequent intervals be­ tween Chicago and Lake Geneva, and to especially accommodate their patrons who reside at the lakes during the sum- rrompi MUMinaw, E. J. Cohan, agent for the New Yofk Life Insurance company, came out from Chicago Monday and brought with him a check for $2,000 which he pre­ sented to Mrs. Robert Schiessle. Tbe check covered the amount of insurance carried by her late husband in the ftew York company. Coming as it did, within ten days after the proof of death reached its proper destination, speaks well for the company and its agent. Mrs. Schiessle is very much pleased with the manner in which she has been treated by the insurance company. The Ice Went Down. Residents near by and pedestrians were given qnite a scare Monday morn­ ing when a large quantity of ice, which had formed on the top of the stand pipe during tbe winter months, suddenly dropped to the bottom of tb* pipe, which from all indications was almost empty at the time. Eye witnesses de­ clare that while tbe mountain of ice was making its downward plunge the huge tower swayed to and fro as if a cyclone had struck the earth. It was a most perilous mome** ft* tbw witnessed the sight. Makes Ooml as Auctioneer. Grant Randall, who resides west of town, made his first local appearance as an auctioneer at the Chas. Schumacher sale last Thursday. That Mr. Randall thoroly understands the business was evidenced right from the beginning and when it Is stated that he disposed of $8,000 worth of farm machinery, live stock, etc., in three hours and forty-five minutes the public will readily see that Mr. Randall was "right on the job" every minute. Since the sale Mr. Ran­ dall has received many compliments for his ability as an auctioneer, and those who contemplate holding sales in the future will make no mistake by con­ sulting that gentleman. While the above mentioned sale was tbe first that i auctioneer has cried in this vicinity, vas not his first experience at the profession. He informs us that he has cried many a sale in the vicinity of Union, 111. ^ his former place of resi­ dence, and during all of his experience in this line of work be has yet to the complaint of a dissatisfied person. Walters' Benzo antiseptic the hands at Petesch's. Thirty-Seventh Weddlnc Anniversary. The members of the Merry-Go Round club tendered Mr. aud Mrs. W. D. Gould, a very pleasant aud complete surprise at the country home of the esteemed couple last Friday evening, the event being given in honor of tbe couple's thirty-seventh wedding anni­ versary. It is unnecessary for us to state that Mr. and Mrs. Gould were totally unprepared for their unexpected guests when the jolly crowd arrived at their home, but that the victims proved themselves equal to the occasion will be vouched for by all present. Progressive cincb proved the evening's chief source of amusement, with the favors going to Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bohlander. At the conclusion of cards the guests were served with;dainty refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Gould were presented with thirty seven beautiful dark red carna­ tions as a token of the high esteem in which they are held. A moct enjoy­ able time was had by all. "The Mooimhiuer's Daughter." That picturesque Southern play, "The Moonshiner's Daughter," which plays the Central opera house on Sunday even* ing, March 6, is one of the few lasting successes of the day. The plot is well laid aud conforms closely to conditions that exist in tbe mountainous section of old Kentucky. The dialectof the South is. reproduced, while real darkeys, with their old plantation songs and dances, lend color to the Southern atmosphere of the play. Miss Mary Carew, who has starred in this play for the past four years, will be seen in the title role. Is Ninety Years Old. we failed to mention the fact that one of McHeury 's oldest resi­ dents, Mrs. Amelia Walsh, mother of T. J. Walsh, had attained the ripe old age of ninety years on Saturday, Feb. 18. Mrs. Walsh received tbe congratu­ lations of rnauv of her admirers during the day. She is quite bale and heartv for a woman of her age and her many friends hope that she may live to eele brate ber one-hundreth anniversary. What People are Doing In Our Rasy - City--News as 8cen by The H|d|rifaM Representatives. . ' ^ Batter Market. ^ i Butter advanced another cdnt In vatil'" at the board of trade meeting Monday and was quoted at 30 cents. - -- -|V • / Slippery Elm lozenges at G. W. Be* \ l«yV- Single harness, an exceptional value.v \ at Wm. Stoffel's. ^ Nobody can stay chapped who applies Walters' antiseptic cream. No grease -s<- 4 or stickiness. Twenty-five cents at Ppfc-, CvV esch's. / ' "v '-V The proepastl for a ball tew in Mj£ Henry are looming up better every day. . 2 The Plaindealer hopes to be able, with- Jf in a short time, to give the local faut* . , ff! full account of the plans that are noir:i on foot in this direction. _ J. B. Dowe, who resides over in Lake county, received a check for $284.39 for , S his January milk. During that month -iMk twenty-one cows on his farm produced ' ' ̂ y| 16,215 pounds of milk. Who says that there isn't money in farming? , , ' il.J Rev. E. L. Conklin of Elgin will hold 4' services at the Universalist church Sua- * day, March 6, at 10:30 a. m. Subject, ^ "Is There Any Value In Any Church, 'It and What Is the Value of the Univere- . ^ 4 alist Church t" All are invited. ' " Rev. F. W. Miller, at one time pastor m of the Universalist church of this place, ilg but who during the part three yeetxm has been located at Plymouth, Mic|t, pM' will take charge of the Universal!*! church at Litchfield, 111., the tetter 'Syi part of this month. The McHenry friends of Dr. Joseph f Dawson of Wanconda will be pleased to \ learn that the doctor has returned from ?: 5 Chicago, where he recently underwent a serious operation. It will be some - ' i time, however, before the doctor will be able to resume activity. ' Dr. H. F. Beebe, a former pfaetittoflfc er here, but now located at Antiodi* I Lake county, is the possessor of an ale- gant new Rambler automobile. The •'•"}••% doctor is enjoying a fine practice in Lake county, a fact his many friends here will be glad to learn, N McHenry lost another of its desirabl* ^ . Vf ^ residents this week, when Ella Mae j 5 j-. pulled up stakes aud moved her valu- % ables(?) to a point known iu the gep- graphical world as Gilberts, III. Her ' many friends in McHenry are pained (T) to lose her. We can see A drop !« turkeys. The hired man employed on the place should not only be able to do the work assigned him creditably, but ahonldhe clean of mind and mouth if he is not to be a source of contamination to tiM» young folks in the home, who are really of much more importance than any of the fine stock raised on the premises. McHenry friends have received lettara aud post cards from Rev. and Mrs. A. Roberts, who recently moved to Dur­ ham. N. C., from here. They report a pleasant trip to their ue\ proclaim tbe climate to be The coal question doesn't seen^to worry tbem in tbe least, according to tbegf letters. Dr. Kelso, the noted spiritualistic In­ vestigator, exposed to a small audience the mysteries of spiritualism at the Central opera bouse last Sunday even­ ing. The doctor's work was decidedly clever and kept his audience in a mj sti­ fled mood all thru his performance, which took up about forty-five minutes. Harry Bouton, the black art and rnagie artist, also did well and bis work is de­ serving of much merit. Geo. E. Osmun of North Crystal Lahe, who at one time conducted a hardware store here, will, with his family, move to California about April 1. Since leav­ ing McHenry Mr. Osmun. with his brother, has been conducting a general store at North Crystal Lake and they «e holding a otoeing out sale. Mr* ho has not been in the beet of health for some time past, believes A change in climate will prove beneficial. If plane that are now on foot material­ ize, the coming summer will see a rural mail delivery established along Fox riv­ er and Pistakee bay. The move is * good one and will, no doubt, be highly appreciated by the resorters. In case present plans materialize, McHenry cau boast of a rural water mail delivery, a thing that few. if any, other towns the size of McHenry are enjoying. From present indications the project will go ' thru. Elgin promoters are reaching o«4 after new territory in which to electric lines. J. Hamilton who is president of the Elgin and Belvf* dere company, announces that his com­ pany will soou have a new line in op«jt» ation from Marengo north that will con­ nect wiib a line to Elkhorn, Wis , and that later a line will be coustrucUnl that will counect Aurora aud northern Illi­ nois with Milwankeeand the lakes a ad summer resorts of northern Illinois aud southern Wisconsin. Owing to tbe fact that 8t Patrick* nitfbt. March 17, has been aet aside hfr 1 the local council, Knights of Columbq®, for the holding of their anuual party, the regular monthly meetiug of thai council will take place next Thursday evening. March 10, at which time burf- ness of vital importance will come tie* fore the meeting. Besides the import* ant business to be transacted a lecture and musical program is booked for th»| Wi •M ;;:lv