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.* i- :v. # 1 Volume xxxv. McMENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, HARCH 17, 1910. V NUMBER 39 IF A PERSONAL MATURE »EOPLE THAT YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY GO. Grtit mt P«non«l Hew« li«tb«red Dp fey , the Wtjrild* by The Plaiitdealer BC|M- Mutative* f "v. •&1; | C. S. Howard spent a day : laat .week £n Ringwood. /•; : Frank E. Block of Elgin Stalled rign- here Sunday. Chas. J. Hsimer passed Sunday night With friends in Elgin. J. M. Preston of Chicago spent Sun- day with bis wife here. G. H. Hanly boarded" tfcS^Cbicago train last Friday morning. Mathias Weber was a Chicago passen­ ger last Saturday morning. Miss Blanche Loomia was a Crystal 'ISlLake visitor one day last week. IdC L. F. Block attended to business mat- •^fcers in the windy city last Friday. Frank Geske of Woodstock spent Sun- WDay with MoHenry relatives and friends. Martin A. Howell of Chicago passed Sunday at Howell's Villas on Fox river. H. M. Chnbaroff of Chicago visited his wife and ether relatives here Sun­ day. Mrs. E. M. Owen was a guest of Elgin relatives a few days the past week. Richard Wray of Richmond made his usual call to this village it Sunday evening. The gayest things aver brought to McHenry at the Lotus millinery next Satnrday. „ T. L. Grot of Ottawa, III., attended ,iyto business matter# hare several days ast week. •" ~ ~ James Perkins of Woodstock visited l^jjjbts family atthe home of A. D. Loom is 'last, Sunday. N. A. Hnemann transacted matters . of a business nature in Chicago last week Friday. Arthur Biekler of Wankegan passed Sunday at the home of his mother, Mrs. Theo. Biekler. Miss Edna Hunter of Elgin was a ^tmst in. the home of JMrs, Josephine i>|̂ Heimer Sunday. * : " Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Clemens were ^recent visitors in the home of .Tames Ladd at Ringwood. j Albert Frennd of Chicago spent Sun* ^djBay at the home of his parents, Mr. and ^^Mvs. Peter J. Frennd. ; •$« v Geo. Kramer of Chicago spent Sunday jat the family summer home on Fox river near this village. Joe Wheeler of Chicago, was enter­ tained at the home of his' mother, Mrs. E. S. Wheeler, Sunday. Miss Christina Pint of Chicago visited at the home of her parents,'Mr. and Mrs. John Pint, Sunday. Casper Herbes, the Chicago cop, vis­ ited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Herb^ Sunday. B. A. Murray of Chicago spent Sun­ day with his wife at the borne of the latter's fathe^, C. T. Eldredge. Floyd Thompson of La Grange, III., ..uevisi ted among relatives and friends in and(vicinity Sunday. Miss Elfreida Berner of Chicago Vis­ ited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Berner, Sunday. Miss Kate F. Howe of River Forest spent Sunday at the hoxn#> of her par­ ents, Mr. and, Mrs. E. W, Howe. Miss Katie Sehrefner of Chicago vis­ ited at the home of her parents, Mr. 3*fand Mrs. Peter Schreiner, Sunday. Miss Anna Schoewer of Chisago was fa guest at the home of her parents. Mr. ' and Mrs. Peter Schoewer, last and this -week. Gilbert McOmber came ont from Chi­ cago Satnrday evening to spend Sunday with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McOmber. i( Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Merriuian were recent guests at the home of the latter's sister, Mrs. Almira Dwelly, at Ringwood; • Mr. and Mf*. C. P. Johnson of North Crystal Lake visited at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simes, Sunday. Miss Lillian Heiiner came ont from Chjcago last .Saturday eveuing to be the ^guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Heiiner, Sunday. Howard Wattles cStfiie out from Chi­ cago Satnrday evening to spend Sunday at the home of his parents. Mayor and Mrs. F. H. Wattles. ' ' Capt. Uauiage of Chicago, who at one time owned a summer home at Lily Lake, was shaking hands with friends and acquaintances here Sunday. John Feltz, Frank Rossmann, Earl •„ Brown, Thos. Knox, Theo. Biekler and * Math. Lanree of Woodstock visited at their respective homes here Snnday. Mr, and Mrs. Martin J. Stoffel came up from Elgin last Sunday morning. . The former returned in the evening, |p while Mrs. Stoffel remained for a few days' longer stay as a guest of relatives fg^.hare. George Jones* who during the past several months ha* driven one of the oil 'u**** w**on® f°r L. D. Jacobs, has given np | his position here and gone to bis home village. North Crystal Lake, where he is now clerking in the store of W. H. Gorman. Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Fegers and daugh­ ter, Gretchen, of Keokuk, la., .were in McHenry the latter part of last week, packing their household goods to be phipped to the Iowa city, where they will make their future home. The doc tor has taken up hi* father's practice a»d teiie us tdia* fca ia doing «taply. WATER POWER BILL RECENTLY DEFEATED LfMta M*r«iigo Republican-Hews qt Maiwh Marengo, March 10, 1910: The sani­ tary district of Chicago has const.rnclhd a deep channel from Chicaj|o^to Look- port, twpnty four feet deep .-for sewage purposes--inad® wide and deep enough for a deep water way. Its estimated oost was twenty-five million dollars. It has cost sixty million dollars and is not yet completed; the district is issniug ad­ ditional bonds this year. The Desplaines river connects Lock- port with the Illinois river atUtica, a stretch of sixty-three miles and has a fall of ninety-eight feet, which with fourteen thousand feet of water per second pasting from Lake Michigan thru the sanitary channel and Des- plaines river is capable of developing abont 140,000 horse power. At present only about five thousand cubic feet of water per second passes thru this chan­ nel. The Illinois and Michigan canal Ues along side jof and near the Desplaiues river. All water from the Chicago sail itary channel now passes down the Des- plaines river--the Illinois and Michigan canal having been closed up since the Chicago Tribune and other influences at Springfield in 1903 bronght around this result and closed up the "Tadpole" ditch. In 1907 the trustees of the sani­ tary district of Chicago came to Spring­ field and sought legislation to turn over the development of water power in the Desplaines river to them. The Chicago sanitary district is substantially Chica­ go. It was conceded then and believed that all water power rights in the ffes- plaines river were owned by the state of Illinois. The legislature refused to grant these rights to Chicago and passed a resolution, submitting to the voters of Illinois an amendment to the constitu­ tion of the state, authorizing a bond issue of twenty million dollars to con­ struct a deep water way or canal and for the erection, equipment and main­ tenance of power plants, locks, dams, etc. During all the discussions of this project, in the legislature and out, it has been conceded that the water way and canal should be a general system of deep water way from Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico, which could only be taken up and carried out by the United States government. The Internal Improvement commis­ sion. appointed by Governor Deneen, in their report of 1909, page 52, say, "The water power is, however, strictly a bi- product of the water way which is of Rational and even international concern. No existing power now or in the,future should bepermitted to condition in any way or interfere with the best possible water way development, and the legis­ lature may wisely safe guard the ap­ propriation of waters for water way and sanitary purposes." This was March 1, 1909. During the discussion of the constitu­ tional amendment in the House in November, 1907, it first came to the at­ tention of the governor and the general assembly that private interests had se­ cured or were attempting to obtain the water power rights along the Desplaines river by buying up the riparian, or bank rights; and in fact the Economy Light & Power Co. commenced the construc­ tion of a dam at Dresden Heights. Oh November tt, 1907, Governor Deneen sent a message to the general assembly, asking that authority be granted to the governor and attorney general to cause the removal of all dams and obstructions in the Desplaines river, and further ask­ ing the general assembly to declare the Desplaines river a navigable stream, and in this message the governor said, "If such action is not taken am&tbe leg­ islative measures enacted at your pres­ ent session in relation to water way do not go into effect until July 1, next, in what position will the water way inter­ ests of the stat* be fonnd when, in November following, the proposed con­ stitutional amendment is submitted to the people, if, instead" of the assurance that the total water power development will become public property, it appears that at the outset a very large fraction thereof has been allowed to pass into private hands, and if it further appears that the rights of the state to its recov­ ery can be determined only after pro­ tracted litigation, which, if unsuccess­ ful, wonld subject the state to the necessity of enormouB expenditures in acquiring by condemnation proceedings, the property in which private rights had been permitted to vest, it is not difficult to foresee what would become of the proposal for the issuance of twenty million dollars in bonds which has been suggested by your honorable body for submission to the votersT"- The legislature promptly passed an act declaring the Desplaines river a nav­ igable stream and granted the power to the governor and attorney general asked for in the message. The governor at once, thru special counsel, in behalf of the state of Illinois, brought suit against the Economy Light & Power Co. to oust the dam and to determine the water power rights in the Desplaines river t The state of Illinois was defeated in the Grundy county circuit court, and Gov >ernor Deneen appealed the case for the state to the supreme court. In October, 1909, the state supreme court decided EXCHANGE CLEANINGS. payment of all HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY ADJACENT COUNTIES. AND --« . , river was not a navigable stream and never had been, and that a legislative act could not make it such; and deciding against the state'at every point,, holding that the stream and its bed and the nne of the water Was subject to private own­ ership, and I have a report of the com- inissioner* of the Illinois and Michigan canal, stating that, nnder this decision the state of Illinois is the owner of no water power rights in the Desplaiues river, except at Dam No. 1, in the city of Joliet, now fully developed, ereatiug 10,000 horse power and leased to the sanitary district of Chicago for a term of years. A special session of the legislature was called to meet at Springfield on December 14 last, an emergency Session, to act on water way and water power matters. The Schmitt bill was Intro duced in the senate December 14. It was an administration measure and passed the senate early in January by a ba^e majority of the governor's friends. It provided for a commission to issue and spend twenty million dollars in the development of water power in the Des­ plaines river lat once, or as soon as pos­ sible. It authorised the commission to acquire by condemnation all water power rights in and along the Desplaines river and pay the condemnation value out of the bond issue receipts It ig uored water way--deep water way-- and provided that all power, when fully developed and not before, should be sold or leased in bulk to the highest bidder-- under which terms there could have been but one bidder for the power--it could not have been distributed to the towns down the valley. It was purely a water power bill. Governov^Deneen, in a message about January 26, said; "Aud this whole question is a question of water power in so far as the expendi­ ture of twenty million dollars by the state is concerned." This, with no fed­ eral aid and not in conjunction with the federal government. Is there a voter in Illinois who voted for any such proposi­ tion in November, 15)08? The slate alone, and not in conjunction with the federal government, cannot take one cubic foot of water out of Lake Michi gan withont which there would be no water power The governor, the internal improve­ ment commission snd every advocate of the bond issue amendment have said that in the Desplaines river was a pos Bible water power development capable of earning three million dollars per annum, and have said and supposed that it was owned by the state of Illinois, Let me ask: First--What would be the valne of this property to the owners, if it were condemned, having an annual earning capacity of three million dollars per annum V Second--What is the moral situation as to the bond issue when it is found, in October, 1909, by a decision of the supreme court, that the state owns nothing in these water power rights, but must acquire them all by condem­ nation? As well might the state s|>end twenty million dollars in buying up the laundries in the state of Illinois aud go into the business. The House defeated the Schmitt bill, and a legislature stiouid be elected in 1910 that will again defeat it and be opposed to the issuing of any bonds nntil the matter is agaiu submit­ ted to the people, or until the courts de­ termine that the state of Illinois is the owner of the water power rights in the Desplaiues river and the federal govern­ ment, by proper legislation, undertakes the full construction and uiauagmiieut of a proper aud suitable water way from Lake Michigan to the Gnlf of Mexico. This short article does not in any way pretend to discuss the large amountB of land that will be overflowed, aud pay ments aud damages be required of the state of Illinois--shifting "that burden from the Chicago sanitary district, where it uow lies. There are now damage suits pending to the amount of three million dollars against the sanitary district of Chicago for land overflowed along the Illinois river. How much would there be against the state of Illinois by adding nine thousand cubic feet of water per second thru the channel, and the state of Illinois assume the damages T I suggest that the twenty million dol lars would oSTy commence Hits work and in the end it wonld cost forty, fifty or even seventy-five million dollars. Neither does this article presume to dis­ cuss the merits, or demerits, or demands for a deep water way from Lake Michi gan to the Gulf of Mexico, and I suggest that it is claimed by the federal author­ ities that the United States government may divert the water from Lake Mich igan out of the Desplaines river where it has been placed artificially into an­ other channel so that the state of Illi­ nois Would be the owner of all of the water power development, but I believe it is not claimed that the state of lili nois has any such authority. McHenry county's portion of this bond issue, on present assessments, is $144,598.33 simply to start the work. I intend before the primaries next Septembef'to fully explain the bill, with other meiwures pending at Springfield, to all of tjne voters of McHenry county on the stump and otherwise, and I would respectfully ask the voters of McHenry conntv to postpone their en dorsement of such bills as the Schmitt bill, and the political interest mkt is seeking to JULSS it, nntil the snhject is thofojydiscotoed. Verv respectfully, EDWARD D. SHTTRTL.WF#'. N. B --The Deeplaines rivsr flows ihm a course eighteen miles from Lock- nort., where, in conjunction with the Kankakee river, it forms the uppei* Illi­ nois river, then aboq^ forty.five miles to Utica. About one-half of the fall and possible water power development is in the Desplaines river and the other half in the upper Illinois, between Dresden Heights attd Ufclca Otherwise, data in foregoing article is substantiate cor- A MtoMllaMnnt Assortment *f News Itoini In Cttwleirnml form For Conven­ ience ii f Hu».v People. Arrangements are about completed for the holding of a regular market day in Wauconda. Racine is favored by having $24B,000 appropriated by cougre* for Ilia lltt provement of4ts harbor. " On Monday of last week Oliver typewriters " were started out for Paris, Hamburg and other places across the Atlantic. Sharon hill ie credited by railroad officials with being the highest point on the "Northwestern" road betweeu Chi­ cago and Green Bay. Genoa Masons held their Host meeting in their new quarters Wednesday even­ ing of last week. Prof. E C. Fisher of Dundee was present and spoke ou Ma­ sonry and fraternalism in general. C. A- Appley of Libertyville has sold to Wm -H. Moyer, warden of the peni­ tentiary at Joliet, an eight months old female bloodhound, which will be used for the purpose of capturing escaped convicts. Dr. P. W. Blsnchard of Harvard has received a check from Uncle Sam for services rendered during the Civil war, when he was detailed to take charge of a hospital for the treatment of Small­ pox. He was not aware that he had anything coming until a few months ago The Woodstock Safely Chuck com­ pany is receiving many inquiries front Germany, France, Holland aud other countries across the water regarding their safety chnck, which looks as tho the factory would be compelled to en large its output very much the next few months. The Western Thread company at El­ gin started fofcjerationa last Thursday morning. Sieven girls are at work and seven machines, all that have arrived up to the present tirna. Work of com pleting the building is rapidly progress ing and the other machines WU1 be in*, stalled rapidly. East and West Dundee- are on the verge of taking steps toward consolidat ing the two villages into a larger and more compact municipal corporation to be known as "Dundee," and it is prob­ able that petitions will be placed in cir­ culation in both villages, asking that the matter be put to a vote. Crystal Lake Herald: Section Boss John Ritt says that while the snow of the present winter has been the worst in years, he can recall deeper snow. In 1881 he was located at Richmond, and in late winter the snow fell and drifted to such an extent that the cuts on the North-Western were filled IS and SO feet deep. Lake county farmers are discussing the possibility of collecting damages for injury to property caused by travel­ ers taking to fields when the highways were made impassable thrn snow drifts Fences are destroyed and fields injured and land owuers iu that sectiou think they have the right to collvct daiuages from the town. Wauconda Lead#: The village board did a good thing iu passing an ordinance which prevents any increase in the num­ ber of saloons till we have a population seven hundred and fifty. In some places they are limited to one tor every five hundred to one thousand of population, and three to a population of five hun dred is surely a plenty. Two bears at Lord's Park, Elgin, were killed by the custodian Wednesday of last week, nnder orders of the park commission, to mafte room for six cubs which the commission intends to pur chase within the coming month. There was not sufficient room for the cubs and the old bears, and by the rule of "the survival of the fittest" the old bears had to go. Woodstock, Sentinel:* Complaints were made TasT weei~'ftfSTBBt qtiitq a number of Harvard citizens for the vio­ lation of the Local Option law aud four have consequently been arrested. They are John Dewey, William Sherman, Wiiiia&i Koch and John Hammond, the latter a porter at Ayer's hotel. All of them furnished bonds. William Sher­ man and William Koch, if convicted, may have to go to jail, as this is their second offense. The Northwestern railroad haa noti­ fied its conductors • that hereafter the soliciting of men for card games on the train by any member of the train crew must be stopped; also the practice of re­ questing a passenger to change his seat to allow other passengers to play cards must be abolished. The order states further that the road officials d<^jw*f mean to pdt a ban on card games, but have issued the order to protect pas­ sengers not desiring to play. Grayslake Times: Arrangements were made to dispose of tha Grayslake canning factory to the P. Hobenadale Jr. Canning Co. the last of the week and the details are now being completed. The purchasers have a string of eight factories among which are those of Rockford, Janesville and Rocbelle. It is not likely that the new company will do any more than usual this year, but if the surroundings prove favorable as vegetable producers they will undoubt edly branch out into other lines than corn as they have done at their other NEXT SATURDAY, MA * 10,'TOWN CAUCUS DAY OK another page of this issue appears the call for the annual township caucus, which will be polled off next Saturday afternoon at the village hall here. From present indications the caucus this year will be a bit mora timid than has marked similar events during the past few seasons However, one fight, that for the office of collector, will posi­ tively take place, as the two candidates, John Niesen and Ben J. Brefeld, have pulled their coats and are hard at work canvassing votes among their friends. Each of these two gentlemen is worthy of the office to which he aspires and we dare say that, either one is capable in every way,to accomplish the work con­ nected with the office in a satisfactory manner. The.other offices to be filled this year are those 3f town clerk, one highway commissioner and assessor. Cbas. B. Harmsen, who has acted in the capacity of town clerk, during the past year, and who in previous years has filled that office to the general satisfaction of the pnblic, is again in the field, and at this time it is almost a safe bet that he will remain our "town clerk for Another year, M'HENRY POWER BOAT CLUB as up to the< time of going to press he is the only man to'hAV© aimotmced him­ self as an aspirant for the office. John Kimball, the present assessor, is again up for the same office, and like the town clerk hasn*t the least bit of competition to conteud with. For the office of high­ way commissioner Ring wood's genial townsman, James L. Conway, is again before the lime lights to defend Sis title against all comers, and as he is the only candidate to announce himself thus far it begins to look as if Jim would have smooth sailing. The custom that has been in vogue here during the past few years will again be followed at the caucus next Saturday. Those who wish to have their names appear on the ballots should leave them at this office no later than tomorrow (Friday) noon. It is also understood that the ballots thus .printed are to be paid by the candidates who have their names thereon. The polls will be open from one until five o'clock in the afternoon, thua giving every legal voter an opportunity to indicate his choice for the candidate he desires for each town office. Will Hold Meeting Kt the Rlvenlde Hotel Jiext Mttt«tritay Evening.' "•"J' . L/i 1* •# '.-.l*" l?\ - ...... .sfs 4 F, *«- 4 ^1phe members of the McHenry Power Boat club will hold a meeting at the Riverside hotel next Saturday evening, March 19, at 7:30 o'clock. The meeting is called for the\purpose of preparing the program for toe com­ ing season. The style of eaps TO be worn by the members of the club\will also be decided upon. Good speakers will be in attendan and a musical program is also being ar ranged, while the meeting will l>e con­ cluded with a smoker and refreshments. Every member of the club is urgently requested to be on hand as the matters that will come before the meeting will be of exceptional importance to each and every one. The officers of the club, as elected'last fall, are as follows; Everett Hunter, commodore; John Schermann, vice com- odore.N. A. Hnemann, rear commodore; T. J. Walsh, fleet captain; Rev. D. Le- hane, fleet chaplain; Dr. C H, Fegers, Jr., fleet surgeon; Judge D. T. Srailey, judge advocate ; James B. Perry, treas urer; Dr. D. G. Wells, secretary. Directors--James 13. Perry, Geo. H. Hanly, Frauk J. Barbiau, John Heimer, N. P Steiien, Dr. C. H. Fegers, Sr., Paul Armstrong. Entertainment committee--Chaa. Gt. Frett, J. D. lyodtz, F. J. Schan, C. E. Reasner, H. H. King, Dr. F. E. Wad- hams, E A. Wagner, L. F. Block, G, C. Boley, Peter P. Rothermel, Capt S. M. Walker, John J. Buch, Cap Biekler, Martin A. Howell and J. W. Smith. The club, considering its short exist­ ence, is in a most flourishing condition The membership has almost reached the century mark and new ones coming in right along. The Plaindealer can see a most active summer along our beautiful Fox river the coming season. McHenry I„Uer*ry Society, The McHenry Literary society met at the home of Mrs. H. Schaffer last Wed­ nesday evening, March 9. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Schaffer. The program for the evening was as follows: Opening Ode "America." Members responded to roll call by giving quotations. Questions in question box answered by Mrs. Carrie Kinney. Reading--"A Trip Tafce»"*-Mrs. Mayme Overton. Current Events--Miss Lnella Kinney. Essay on the latest book read--Mrs. I. Overton. meet Wednesday evening, March 23,« but will hold their next regular meeting atthe home of Mrs. P. J. Cleary on Wednesday evening, March 80. LUKLUA KINNEY, Sec. pro tern. New Klectrlc Li«Ht Kate*. The North Shore Electric, since tak­ ing hold of the McHenry light plant, has been doing things. A reporter to The Plaindealer was reliably informed that the patrons of this concern may look for a new rate beginning March 1. Just what the new rate is we have been unable to learn, but assure the consum­ ers of electric power here that their bills on the first day of April will show a de­ cided decrease from that of last month. Quite a number of our citizens are hav­ ing the light installed, and with the new rate in effect the North Shore people ex­ pect to more than double their businees in Mctieury within the next year. The Plaindealer hopes to be able to give a more complete account of the change in ownership and the North fcJbuio uuiii* pany 's future plans in another issue. Allen P. Colby, Allen P. Colby, an old and highly espected resident of this vicinity, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bernard Harrison, on Monday of this week at the ripe old age of eighty- seven years. The funeral took place from the home of his daughter at one Sew Hnsiness House For West Side. N. A. Hnemann, th^ wide awake and progressive West Side jewelry and piano man, will erect a beautiful new cement block store on the site where his jewelry store now stands the coming summer. Already carpenters are engaged in mov­ ing his present store building from its old quarters to the G. W. Resley lot on the opposite side of the street. Work on the new structure, unless unforeseen circumstances alter present plans, will begin about the first of April and the contractors hope to have the building ready for occupancy about July I. The building, as previously stated, will be constructed of cement blocks. Its di­ mensions will be 83x56 feet and two stories high, The first floor will be occupied by Mr. Hnemann with his jewelry and piano store, while the second story will, be fitted up into a modern flat. The building will be op­ to date in every respect and will be tit- ted up with all modern conveniences, such as steam heat, electric light and city water. When finished the new structure willprove anornamentto that end of town. Take your last spring's hat to Mrs. E. W. Howe over Block & Bethke's aud let her rotriui it fyr you for early spring wear. Will Again Operate Canning Factory. Hanly Bros., who laBt year operated the McHenry canning factory, will again beat the helm of this enterprise the coming year. This news will be re­ ceived with an air of general satisfac­ tion by our readers, as it is a generally known fact that these gentlemen were the first men to bring the factory upon a paying basis. Geo. H. Hanly, who last week returned from a trip to south­ ern Florida, informs the writer that he wants to coutract for two hundred acres of corn the coming year. The contracts are now ready and may be signed up by those desiriug to do- so at any time. Every pnblic spirited citizen of McHen­ ry should at every opportunity put in a good word for this concern, as it is worthy of ft. When it is learned that very near $5,000 was paid out to farm­ ers and laborers last year it will be seen that the enterprise 1s worthy of our recognition. Of this amount $3,500 was paid for labor. Farmers should get busy at once and sign contracts. OUR WEEKLY PiCK-UPS4 ITEMS PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN DURING THE WEEK.- What People are Doing in On* Kaay L(ttl« City--New* as Seen by Th«t Pl||ln)|i|fc|| ' Kepresentatl<res. ' • Butter Market! '"V"' Butter remained firm at St ce^ts on the board of trade last Monday. FOR SALE -Ladies'bicycle, in good condition. Inquire at this office. J. W. Smith, who has been quiteser'- oualy ill, is now on the road to recovery. kaise your calves on Blatchford'a calf meal. Makes them big and healthy, t For sale at Wilbur'a. We have the handsomest display of Easter millinery ever brought to Mc­ Henry. The Lotus millinery. ^ Care shonld be taken in feeding those. little chicks for '10?'first twenty days. V Get Sun Chick Starter at Wilbur's. /^jj The Knights of Columbus entertain . vl their wives, families and friends a*"'4jfi Stoffel's hall this (Thursday) evening. . S FOR SALE--My entire equipment of carriages, buggies, sleighs, harness, ,1 robes, etc. Dr. C. H. Fegers, Sr., Me- || Henry. 111. -;*j Go to Mrs. E. W. Howe for that new . Easter hat. She can please yon as to style, quality and price. Over Block & ; ;' Bethke's. ' Every legal voter of tho town of Mc­ Henry shonld turn out and place his vote for the men of his choice at next. Saturday's caucus. * Fox river has again reached its high water mark and a more' beautifnl - •-< stream of water cannot be fonnd any- ^ where at the present time. ' J It will not cost yon a cent to coma *5 and see the grand display of tba very ' latest millinery creations at the Lotns "'v| millinery next Saturday, March 19. " | Those who are in a position to know . zif declare there are more geese on the ^,1 wing this spring than there have been . J in many years. This will, no doubt, be $ good news for the hunters. The "Katie B.," John J. Buch's launch, bears the distinction of being the first , -9 power boat to traverse the waters of ^ the Fqx in this vicinity this spring. She | made her initial run Thursday of last • 1 V •; Yrtti Will Never See Hard Times If you follow the habits of over 1,000,- 000 intelligent people, among whom are a large number of leading citizens of McHenry, who are saving a part of their yearly earnings and having their lives insured at the same time with the Being holy week the society will not .|ftrgj>st concemot-its kind in the world. o'clock Wednesday aft^ruoq obituary will appear next wet| ...Ttui That now has over $<>03,000,000 and has completed over sixty-four years of very successful business, which is governed by the strictest laws under eighty-two separate governments, thereby making your savings positively safe and sure. The local agent of this great institution makes weekly calls at McHenry. If you desire to know more about how men or women can become interested send a postal for circulars and further information, which will not put yon to any cost or obligations of any kind and agent will be pleased to call when In your neighborhood. Address, E. J. COHAN, Gen. Agent, "* Hew York Life Ins. : 171 La Salle St., I ! Chicago, 111. Six Moutli*. Tuesday was contract day at the var­ ious Borden factories thrnout this vicin­ ity and at the local plant the desired amount of milk was contracted for early. The farmers were on hand early .and signed up without a murmur. The prices for the coming Bix months will be Hi cents more than last yaar.v Here are the figures: April $1.45 May 1.30 .Tune 1.05 July 1.90 August 1.80 September 1.40 ' Average.. Tank heaters at Wot. Staffer*. week. B. Moeser, who during the past year has conducted the Riverside hotel, has rented and already taken possession of " the Washington hotel at Elgin. He ex pects to move his family to that city in the very near future. Adam ,T. Weckler, who has a snmnser home at Pistakee Bay and is well ami favorably known to many of our read- ens, has our thanks for a descriptive booklet of the world famous health resort. Hot Springs, Ark. It takes a rich man to draw m check, a pretty girl to draw attention, a horse to draw a cart; a porous plaster to,draw the skin, a toper to draw a cork, a free lunch to draw a crowd and a well dis­ played advertisement in# The Plain- dealer to draw trade. Mr. and Mrs, Carl Mead of Detroit.. Mich., were presented with a brighter baby girl at their home on Thursday,|; March 3. Mr. Mead is the youngestii ^ son of Postmaster Mead, while his wife <•' is the danghter of Mr. and Mis. D. G. .£ N el lis, who at one time resided here. How is this for a record ? One of our •' customers got 18 dozen eggs during tba •; month of February from twelve hens on $3.00 worth of Red Comb Meat Mash i and Poultry Food. An average of about 9 eggs a day. Can you beat it? (Sat1 some Red Comb at Wilbur's and try. Mr. and Mrs. Alonito Bishop and th# - ^ former's mother, Mrs. Julia Bishop, left this vicinity last week for their new .'J home at Med ford, Oregon. The fami- ly will be greatly 'missed in the social, and religious circles in the community in which they have resided for many , years. J A. J. Walters of Ringwood, formerly- 1 manager of the New York repair da- "M partment, has re entered the employ of Olive* Tf-pawriter factory of Wood-~~™^ stock, which city he and his estimable wife will make their futnre home. Mr. t1 Walters haa purchased a home in the> oounty seat oity and will move into * ~X% same at a near futnre data. i In renewing bis subscription to The Plaindealer, Nick Pitzen, who during- i/l the past few years has conducted one ' of Ben Stilling's farms at Hope, N. D , tells us that he has'moved his family , J from the latter place to Turtle Lake,, ; ^ Barron connty, Wis. Turtle Lake is situated near the northwestern border of the Badger state. • James N. Sayler, who for. some time past has been employed by the Wilbur Lumber company at their McHenry • yards, has been promoted and is now ^ ' 'manager of the compauy's yards at Silver Lake. Wis. Mr. Sayler is ai "j bright and industrious young man and will, no doubt, make a valuable man- ager for his employers. His many - , friends here are very miM-h pl«aai>d ovan,--^ his good fortune In renewing her ̂ subscription to Tbw Plaindealer, Mrs. F. T. Colby of Bur- $ lingame, Cal.. writes us as folllows: "While you have bad a most severe 3 winter; we have enjoyed the beat win- | ter-we have had since coming to Cal- .3 ifornia. The rains this season, coming gjg mostly in the night time, have made many pleasant, annsbiny days. W e are right now enjoying the Ho were, birds, bnftertiic* bauble bees and sonny days." ' ! 1: ftp*:1 iff'C"