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lie Mm) Plaiimealer PUBLISHED KVftBY THHRSDAY BY F. G. SCHREINER. OlMla Bask Bui ld ing . Telephone, No.STO. TIRMt OF •UB8CRIPTION1 ouriw W.go Hi aoat lM, 7Beta . Thm months . 40ot« . Thursday, August 10, 1911. SPECIAL ELECYION. Notice is hereby given that on Sat­ urday. August 12, 1911, an election wil l be held in the Village of McHenry, Il l inois, for the purpose of voting for or against the following proposition: "Shall bonds or obligations for the purpose of providing funds for the con­ struction and erection of a Vil lage Hal l in the Vil lage of McHenrv, I l l inois , in the sum of Nine Thousand (9(>00) Dol­ lars , be issued by the Pres ident and Board of Trustees of McHenry V The voting place being in the Vi l lage Hal l . The polls of said elec t ion wi l l In- opened at 7 o'clock in the morning and will continue open unt i l 5 o ' c lock in the afternoon of the same day. (liven under ray hand at McHenrv 11 >• • 1 ' day of July, A. D l'-»i I. H. E. PKh-K. Vil lage Clerk o f the Vi l lage o f Mo- f tenry . TO PROPERTY OWNERS. [ (Contr ibuted . ] At las t we have paid our publ ic school bonds amount ing to #10,000. which was the to ta l cos t of the s . -hool bui ld ing: we have a lso pa id for the waterworks , which wore promised us for $12,500, then $21,6 t i0 . but cos t over $34 ,000, as every chi ld knows, and now we are to be taxed #VM*00 for a new c i ty ha l l , which i f the same prudence were to be used would only be one- tenth smal ler than our publ ic school bui ld ing . Is there any reason for thus burden­ ing our people , and especia l ly women who must bear the i r share , but a re deprived the i r r ights a t the bal lo t box, whereas the consumer of h is parents ' , mothers ' and s is ters ' wages can cas t a vote to increase l i fe ' s burdens for theniY Do we need such a la rge c i ty ha l l? Will not a $4,000 ha l l t i l l every re­ quirement and more , tooY In fac t , what proof has the innocent bui lder and supporter of a home and legi t imate business that the new bui ld ing wi l l receive proper care and a t tent ion? The past and present in to lerable condit ion of neglec t ing the v i l lage property certainly does not speak wel l for the future for the reason tha t the doors in the l i t t le engine houses have not been on the i r h inges nor locked for years. No a t tent ion whatever i s given the f i re hose to protec t our prop­ erty in case of f i re. The nozzles are not to be found unti l people have los t their al l , as in the case of the Evanson- Besley f ire. No ladders , pa i l s , axes or hooks can be loca ted . There are scores of hydrants tha t a re out of order and fi l led with th ick , muddy, s tagnant water. The vi l lage has owned and paid for considerable t i re appara tus and for i ts care . Where are these tools, etc.V The engine a t the power p lant i s badly worn and must be renewed be . I fore long a t a heavy cos t . This engine is s tarted up and a l lowed to do as i t pleases for hours a t a t ime wi thout any care or a t tent ion , but the wages go on perpetually. The close t has been t ipped over for months wi thout any a t tent ion . The old ci ty hall would be usable had i t on ly rece ived the paid for care and could today be repai red unt i l such a t ime as the vi l lage could have a r e serve to bui ld a new one wi thout a t>ond issue. Would not a new c i ty ha l l be an inspi r ing s ight when our s t ree ts a re alive with weeds , papers , rubbish , e tc . . and are almost impassable and no cross­ ings cleaned off for pedes t r ians? There are no water mains for many, no walks or cross ings for many more , the s tand- pipe needs paint ing , three br idges must be put in a t grea t expense and the streets must or should have much work done on them a t once . There should be a fire depar tment wi th a moderate pay f rom the vi l lage to he lp reduce our excess ive ra te of insurance . No reduct ion can be had or asked for unless we have some sys tem and equip­ ment. We should have one marshal on night duty with a time clock. We should have al l meters read - no t some for years left in tac t as i s the case . We should have a f ine repor ted and paid into the t reasury a t leas t every ten years. We should l ike to know how many $2.00 bi l l s reached the t reasurer ' s window for a l l n ight permi ts wi th in the las t ten years . We would a lso l ike to learn i f a l l pay water ra t .es o r only some. We might inc identa l ly ask win full wages are paid to marshals when they are away on pr iva te and paying business of the i r own? Poss ib ly th is is applying absent t rea tment a t the expense of the v i l lage t reasury . We would modest ly ask what record i s kept of our vi l lage suppl ies , such as lead pipe, etc. Then te l l us s ince when a l i t t le vi l lage pays pens ions to mar­ shals. Please te l l us how f re ight cars are robbed of baled hay and the mat ter Is hushed up on the pul l and re la t ion plan as of old. How assaul t s upon old and respected ci t izens a re f ixed up for $1.00. Why has no case ever been taken before our pol ice magis t ra te? Why dt> certain people s t renuously ob­ ject to have the vi l lage books exam­ ined? Why is the most foul mouthed and profane talk permi t ted on our streets and in publ ic p laces? Because the offender is drunk. Why is the drunken cabal from other towns a l ­ lowed to take possession of the town and especial ly on Sunday? Why do we bar over thirty respectable women I«x pajera from a chance to vote for or against a future burden upon their property? Have not some of our people bui l t publ ic meet ing places a t the i r own ex­ pense and have donated the i r use to many publ ic meet ings? Have not ne ighbor ing places of bus iness reaped grea t benef i t f rom those "hal l s? Have not l icenses been par t ly pa id out of th is ha l l? Why should the v i l lage tax a l l of i t s }>eople to in jure these fewer people? The fa i r -minded voter , whether a rea l es ta te owner or not , should vote agains t a $9,000 bond i ssue , as i t i s a debt or a mor tgage u | H>n h is or her pro |>er tv I t wi l l de ter people f rom buving proper! v o r loca t ing here , as no one cares to pa .v our debts . I t wi l l increase rents to the labor ing man. No proper ty can be sold wi thout f i r s t paying off the ent i re tax . Al l n ice ta lk in reganl to paving t in- bond i ssue out of the l icense l t f ioney i s bui l t upon a i r . I f there was any foundation for that, why vote on a IKIIHI i .xsue a t a l l? Al l must know tha t we have paid a \ as t sum over the l i iNt IK M HI i ssue for the water works win not forac i tv hal l? Who knows who wi l l IK> on the v i l lage beai -d t i l l the bonds a re paid? Who knows what their minds will be in regait l to neces ­ sary use of a l l l icense ; t ione\? Who can fore 1 e l l how main p e o p l e wil l t ake out l icenses? And who can fore te l l tha t county or s ta te loca l opt ion wi l l not win? In such cases \ou must pay the Kind, ani l vour proper ty i s a l so taxed addi t ional ly tow a ids mainta in ing the vi l lage , s t ree ts , e tc . Not a dol lar of fund- , due the v i l lage , o ther than the tax or I tond. can be i ssued for a c i ty ha l l unless the fu ture IK K I I XIS see i i i to use i i . No money has been in the t reasury for years for such purpose ani l the prospects of re l ie f in the fu ture i s s lender . This s ta tement of facts is authorized and backed h\ over one hundred tax payers and law abid ing c i t izens of McHenry . 111. A TAX I 'AYKK. WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN OUR BUSY LITTLE VILLAGE. WHAT GOOD IS SUNDAY SALOON? The Waukegan Sun asks the t jnes- t ion . "What good is Sunday sa loon?" and then answers i t s own ques t ion by convincing argument tha t shows the v ic iousness and lawlessness of the Sun­ day bar . Can ' t a l l these objec t ions to the Sunday sa loon be appl ied wi th equal force to the Monday or Tuesday of an v -o ther-day sa loon? We commend the Sun for i t s courageous s tand agains t the Sunday sa loon, however . I t says : The Sun is opjn>sed to the Sunday sa loon because i t i s . has to be , and be­ cause decency demands i t . I t i s good c i t izenship to l ight i t . The manufacturer knows tha t the Monday af ter the Sunday -opened sa loon loses h im twenty per cent in the eff i ­ c iency of the men who f requented the Sunday sa loon. The merchant and bus iness man knows tha t h is bad accounts a re those of men who spend the i r Saturday n ights and the i r Sundays , and a l l the i r cash , in the Sunday sa loon. The rea l es ta te man knows tha t the man who buys a home is not the man who spends h is Sundays in the sa loon. The employer knows tha t the man who spends Sunday in the Sunday sa loons cannot keep books , cannot p lease and se l l to t rade , cannot do h is duty as wel l . The wife and mother knows wors t and b i t te res t of a l l the bad uses of the Sunday sa loon. The young man, recover ing f rom the ' i r s t jag , accumula ted on the da \ of id leness in the Sunday sa loons , knows b i t te r ly . The pure gi i -1 . l ed as t ray b \ the seduct ive wine she knows. The l i t t le boy and g i r l know a lmost as wel l as the mother what ' s the mat­ te r when dad is c ross , broke and quar­ re lsome. The pol ice know i t in t imate ly . And At terhury knows. Where is there anvone in favor of the Sunday opening of sa loons , except the Sunda) sa loonkeepers , whose ro l l i s added to , and the i r |>oor v ic t ims, who know no be t te r than to defend the enein \ ? pent Tues- e gues t of i s a gues t Mr . and TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. Last Sa turday af ternoon the water pumps on the Navigator became c log­ ged wi th weeds and the capta in s topped the boat a few minutes a t o n e of the channel s takes in ( i rass lake to c lean them out . When he ar r i v ed a t Shor t v ' s p lace he found tha t Mr. Smar t Alec had repor ted to the people then- tha t the Nav iga tor was s11iek in i he mud a t one of the s takes as i f a !>oat of such shal low draf t could be s tuck in the channel ! Now. Smar ty . (who is a lways te l l ing the t roubles of the o ther fe l lows) , p lease te l l the publ ic which passenger boat ran in to Dutch creek and s tuck in the mud the n ight of the Kagles ' dance las t vear : a l so which lo tus t>ed des t royer s tuck in the beds a week ago Thursday, when i t took the combined he lp of a row boat and two hal f s t r ipped occupants to go over­ board and he lp pul l her out . As for Mr. But insk v. who is going around te l l ing tha t t h e Kingwood s tory was not so , I wi l l put up #2;"» (cash , not p ledge) wi th t h e edi tor , the money to be used for the dam, i f he can prove tha t the s tory was not t rue , provid ing he puts up a l ike sum for the same pur jH jse i f we prove i t to Iw so . Now, Mr. Husiness Man, put up or shut up . « Al 'TAIN OK THK N . \ VHiATOIt . (Joveraor Deneen has des ignated Au­ gus t Hi as Veterans ' I )ay a t Camp D.v neen, Wing Park . Klgin . Al l o ld so l ­ d iers a re invi ted to the Watch Ci tv on tha t day and par t ic ipa te in the exer­ c ises . < > ld so ld iers a re reques ted to car ry the i r canes . The W. K. ( ' .o f Klgin wi l l se rve the old so ld iers wi th coffee and sandwiches f re t - of charge a t noon. K. V. McAll i s te i^ the West S ide druggis t , has secured th« agency for the Elgin Steam laundry . Kirs t -c la jss work guaranteed. AS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR FRIENDS. J . H. Liodt -z In iarded t l ie Chicago t ra in th is morning. Rev. A". Rover passed Wednesday in the met ro]H>l i t an c i ty . Miss Al ice Wai te spent Sunday w i th Lake Geneva re la t ives . F . J . Herbes and son. Francis , a re spending the day in Chicago. Ceo. I f . Hanly was a bus iness v is i tor in the metropol i tan c i ty Tuesday. Mrs . l ' e te r .1 , F reund and son, Wal­ ter . were Chicago vis i tors Wednesday. Mrs . ( ' . H. . lohnandson, Wesley , a re the ques ts of re la t ives a t Fvansvi l le , I ml . Misses Vera i?olger . Margare t Gal la­ gher and I 'h i l Kane were a t Fox Lake Sunday. Mrs . Lou Scot t i s a gues t in the home of her s i s te r , Mrs . I t . A. How­ ard . a t Klgin . Mi" . - . .1 • P . Lodt , - . and son, 1 'e rcy . a re pass ingtwo weeks wi th re la t ives a t S toughton. Wis . MissAl ta Went wor t 1; w en t to Chi­ cago th is morning for a week 's v is i t among re la t ives . Mrs . .August Wal ters of Woodstock- was the gues t of her aunt . Mrs . Mei- r in ian , yes terday. Mrs . Margare t Ronsle t t * day and Wednesday as t l ( 'h icago re la t ives . .Toe Hei ruer of Woodstock a t the home of h is parents Mrs . Mathias Heimer . Mis . Wil l Nogle and daughter . Ber- n ice . of Woodstock are gues ts a t the home of < ' . K. ( !a \ lord . M rs . S ta tes and daughter of ( 'h icago vis i ted a few days las t week wi th Mr. and Mrs . Wil l Spencer . George C. S te i len and Peter W. Kn- geln were the gues ts of Fox Lake f r iends Thursday evening. Mi-s . R . G. Chamber l in was ca l led to New Orleans the l i r s t of the week by the ser ious i l lness of her s i s te r . Mrs . Lent / . , who has been a gues t a t the R. H. Fox home for the las t few weeks , has re turned to ( 'h icago. Misses Ksther Sto t l ' e l and Corabel le McOmber a re spending a week a t the home of Miss Sylv ia I l i l le a t I rv ing Park . Mr. and Mrs . Hen Hut son and daugh­ ter of Woodstock spent a few days th is week a t the home of Mr . and Mrs . F . Hut son . Misses Mabel and Florence Vasey of Oak Park spent Sunday evening wi th the i r grandparents , Mr . and Mrs . R. Wai te . Mrs . W. J . Welch and daughter , Hel len , le f t las t Sa turday for a two weeks ' v is i t wi th Mrs . Wm. Dewey a t Indianapol is , Ind . C. K. Pa t te rson and daughter , Ruth , of Chicago were the gues ts of the i r aunt , Mi-s . K. M. Owen, for*a few days the l i i - s t of the week. Mr . and Mrs . A. M. Brown and son, Kar l , have re turned f rom a vis i t wi th Mrs . Hrovvn 's s i s te r , Mrs . B. I ) . Par ­ k ins . a t , S tanchl ie ld , Minn. Miss Margare t Gal lagher re turned to her home a t A in boy, 111. , th i s morn­ ing af ter a week 's v is i t wi th Thos . Kane a t McCol lum's Lake . M iss F lorence Welch of Gr iswold Lake enter ta ined Misses Margare t Gal lagher and Vera Bolger and Phi l Kane a t d inner Tuesday evening. Mr . and Mrs . Kd. Wirfs of Wauke­ gan and Mr. and Mrs . John Wirfs of ( 'h i t -ago have been ca l led here thru the ser ious i l lness of < ' a sper Wirfs . Miss Clara Rorer of Gi lman, 111. , has been the gues t of her grandmother , Mrs . Mut ton , s ince Saturday. Her s is ­ te r . I ' . l la , wi l l come here today for a shor t v is i t . Miss Cather ine F.ngeln , who has been the gues t of home fo lks and f r iends for the pas t two weeks , has again resumed her pos i t ion w i th Lv on A: Healy in the windy c i ty . Mr . Berkley and ,1 . C . Rals ton , of the Beck lev-Rals ton Co. , and I ) . W. Gould of ( h i t -ago passed Saturday and Sunda.v as the gues ts of the ia t t .e r ' s parents . Mr . and Mrs . W. 1) . Gould . M r . and Mrs . 11. Hathway and Mi- , and Mrs . John Sevak and daughter of ( 'h i t •ago passed severa l days th is and las t week a t the home of Fred J . Nick­ e ls . They a lso took a t r ip to the lo tus b e d s w h i l e h e r e . Rev. and Mrs . Win. A. Cross drove f rom the i r home in Crys ta l Lake to Liber t y v i l l e , v is i t ing among Mis . Cross ' re la t ives and Mr. ( ' toss ' f r iends a t Wauconda, Ivanhoe, Rockefe l le r , Liber tyvi l ie and Diamond Lake . Mr . ( l o s s was appointed pas tor a t Liber t v- v i 1 l e and Diamond Lake in IsS-J , re ­ maining three years , and to Wauconda twentv vears la ter , in l !MM. KXKCI TOlt 'S NO' l 'K !• ' , KM a te of lacol i Sc l iu i i - i icher . t>ecea_se<l . The unders igned having tx-c t i appoin ted Kxecutor of the las t Wil l uni t Tes t an ient of . Iwoh Scl iu i icu l ie r , deceased . la te of t l i e C . iunty of Me Hen ry and Sla te of I l l inois , hereby nlv t -s no t ice tha t he wi l l appear l ie fore t f i t - County Cour t of Mcl lcr i ry County , a t the Cour t House in Woodstock , a t the Oc­ tober Term, on the f i r s t Monday In October next , . i t which t ime a l l persons l iav inn c la ims agains t sa id Es ta te a re not i f ied and reques ted to a t tend for the purpose of havl i iK the same adjus tod . Al l persons Indebted to sa id K.s la te a re reques ted to make Immedia te payment to the unders igned. Dated th is 10th day of August , A. I ) . IMI1. * MAKTIN 1 ' ' . S t 'H M ITT, KxeCutor . NOTK 'K ()K FINAL SKTTLKMENT. Barnes & Barnes , At torneys . STATKOK ILLINOIS, i McHenry County , 1 s 8 " I11 I t i e County Cour t of McHenry County to t he September Term. A. 1) . lu l l . In the mat te r of the f ina l repor t of ) Wi l l iam I I . Harr i son , ex-of f ic io ad* ) ru in i s t ra tor of t he Es ta te of Al len ) P .Colby . Deceased . ) To any and a l l persons In teres ted In sa id es ta te : Take not ice : That the f ina l repor t of the unders igned Is now on Hie in t f ie Clerk ' s of f ice of sa id Cour t , and tha i 011 Monday, the 4 th day of September , A. I ) 1WI I , the under- s l^ned wi l l ask sa id Cour t to approve of sa id repor t , o rder d is t r ibut ion , and dec lare sa id es ta te se t t led , and d ischarge the u in lcrs ie i ied as s in*t i Adminis t ra tor . Dated th is 7 th day of August , A. D. mi l . , WI I ,L IAI I H. HARRISON, A ni lo C'O Adminis t ra tor of the E#ta te of Al len P. Colby, Deceued. ^ THE LOTUS BEDS AT GRASS LAKE BEAUTIFULLY DESCRIBED BY THE CHICA­ GO EVENING POST. The fame of the wonderfu l lo tus beds at Grass Lake is increasing each year . Large numbers of v is i tors f rom a d is tance come to v iew th is wonderfu l s ight which cannot be seen anywhere e lse in th is country . Whi le there are severa l beds of the w i ld lo tus in o ther sec t ions , the lo tus b lossoms, l ike those which grow in the r iver Ni le in Egypt , can only be found a t Grass Lake . Fol lowing is a very in teres t ing account of these beds , c l ipped f rom the Chicago Evening Pos t : "Af ter a br ief Hight by t ra in one can be out of s ight and sound of the working day wor ld in the quie t pools where the lo tus b looms. No sacred ib is medi ta tes among the rushes nor i s an obel i sk ref lec ted in the s t ream, a l t ho t l ie same i l l imi table tu i -quoise sky and Egypt ian ca lm brood upon t^ ie scene as keep the peace above the Ni le , where the lo tus f loa ts on the s t i l l waters of the sacred r iver . "What b i rd of passage brought , the seed* to the hear t of the western wor ld no one has to ld , Hut . here i t b looms today in eas tern sp lendor , thousands of lo tus l i l ies of pa les t , gold bar ing the i r beauty to the summer , upheld above the i r chal ices of s i lvered jade , wai t ing to ca tch the dews of heaven. "Nature seems to have used her craf t to h ide the lo tus gardens f rom in t rus ion . They are as ide f rom the haunted regions of the Fox lakes , she l ­ te red among the wooded h i l l s where the Eox r iver widens over the shal lows a t Grass Lake . Here for a score of years the lo tus has rooted and increased in numbers unt i l be tween oOO and 700 acres of luxur iant p lants c rowd to the margin of the narrow channel where the smal l boats fo l low the s t ream. I t i s a land of lo tus b loom, of waver ing l ights and shadows, wi thout the ragged edges or in t ruding weeds of the ne igh­ bor ing waterways . " In la te Ju ly , when the sun sh ines w a rm, i t t akes no ( l ight of the imagin­ a t ion to be l ieve tha t th is i s the land ' in \y h ich i t seemed a lways af ternoon, a land where a l l th ings seemed the same ' l ike tha t to which the mi ld- eyed, melancholy lo tus-ea ters came. The r ich odoi*s f rom the hear ts of the lo tus f lowers soothe the senses , the golden l i l ies , swaying laz i ly wi th the pass ing breezes , weaving a spel l--a dream of luxury and de l ight and end­ less indolence . 'But the b lue depths of the sk ies overhead and the winging of heron, of te rn and swal lows across the vis ion do not deceive us . Beyond the c loud bars on the hor izon l ies the c i ty , wi th i t s mi l l ions of busy workers , and i t i s our own I l l inois--perhaps in th is day more to be des i red than the k ingdom of the Pharaohs and Egypt of the Ni le . The lo tus takes k indly to i t s home of ice-bound winters . The shel ter ing hi l l s and gent le r iver protec t and nour ish i t unt i l the present p lanta t ion has grown to be one of the la rges t on the cont inent . The t ime wa$ when the wi ld lo tus l ived in the Calumet r iver and two or three o ther sec t ions of the Uni ted Sta tes , but as fa r as i s known the gardens of Grass Lake are the most extens ive . "Severa l species of water l i l ies bear the name lo tus . They di f fer f rom Un­ common water l i ly in the i r chal ice- shaped leaves , which are . l i f ted above the surface of the water on long, s t rong s tems, and in the s t ruc ture of the ( lower . The bes t known lo tus p lants a re the b lue water l i ly (nymphaea capens is ) , the Egypt ian water l i ly (nymphae lo tus) and the yel low water l i ly (n t - lu inbo speciosa) , a l l g rowing in s tagnant or s lowly running water in south of Asia and the nor th of Afr ica . "The nymphaea lo tus i s found in the Ni le ar id ad jacent r ivule ts , i t s la rge whi te f lower be ing a favor i te in ancient Egypt . I t i s of ten seen made in gar ­ lands and p laced on the foreheads of women, or he ld in the i r hands and en­ joyed for i t s f ragrance . I t f requent ly appears in h ieroglyphs , where i t rep­ resents southern Egypt and enters la rge ly in to i t« a r t and mythology. The roots a re ea ten as food. "The nelumlx) lo tus the goldf i i ) water l i ly l ike tha t in Grass Lake plays a d is t inguished par t in the my­ thology of the Hindus and Chinese . I t i s sacred to H uh or Buddha and sym­ bol izes female beauty , in which the l i t t le fee t of women are ca l led 'golden l i l ies . ' I t i s impor tant in the des igns of shr ines . The modern t raveler sees i t ra re ly , and the p ink lo tus of China is se ldom found growing wi ld on the ordinary routes of t ravel . In the Uni t ­ ed Sta tes the name lo tus i s g ive j j i to the yel low water l i ly or the w'a ter ch inquapin . "The golden lo tus in the he ight of i t s summery g lory in nor thern I l l inois has a l l the charac ter i s t ics of t in 1 lo tus of the far Eas t . Frequent ly the grayish jade green leaves a re four fee t in d iameter . The large egg-shaped buds a re l iound in sa t in over lapping leaves and the l i l ies open a weal th of pe ta ls of sunny yel low on the outer edge to deepes t c ream near the hear t , ga th­ ered around the center w here the seeds form in a wedge-shaped receptac le . A sweetened odor , heavy and del ic ious in i t s e f fec t ] u jK»n the senses , r i ses f rom the opening f lowers . I t has a narcot ic ef fec t and b i rds s tea l ing the seeds f rom the r ipened pods a re overcome as i f they had s ipped the opium f rom a pop­ py cup. "The pic ture of the lo tus gardens f rom the wooded h i l l s on the es ta te of Colonel John Vidvard , who is the se l f - appointed guardian of the region, i s beaut i fu l beyond descr ip t ion . As far as the eye can reach up and down s t ream thousands of golden lo tus f lowers droop and wave above their leaves of WALKER MOTOR BOAT Passenger Boat NAVIGATOR makes two t r ips da i ly f rom Pis- takee Bay to the Lotus Beds , except ing on days when o ther­ wise char tered . : : : : : : Passengers f rom McHenry and a long the r iver wishing to take a day ' s out ing a t reason; ' e ra tes , phone 494 the evening be­ fore to make ar rangements . : : Will make trips with one or more pasaenfera Capta in Why did Tom, the Piper'• son, who atole a pig, run down the street? < Because the town marshal waa after him. The pig was "ea t" And Tom was "beat . " That was a perfec t ly na tura l end­ ing for the porker , but we fee l sor ­ ry for poor Tom, who probably was not brought up r ight . You ' l l not be beat i f our pork you ea t - -we came by i t hones t ly . E. F. Matthews WEST McHENRY - TELEPHONE 3 * C H N A * t L ' S PHOTO STUDIO WEST N'HENRY, ILL. 'PHONE 071 For a limited time we will give a l(»x20 enlargement with each order of Photos. A large as­ sortment of Picture Frames al ways on hand. :: CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT All fcdver t lHf incntb Jnner t t fc l under th in h*>&d At th t fo l lowing r&tas: Ktvc l inen or IOHH , 26 CDUIM (or f lmt i i iMi i iuu; iu rc iu i* for eac i i hu ba^qucm i i i»e i i ion . Mort* than l inen , 5 cent« a l ine for f l rn t Inner t lon , n t i Soente* l in t* for addi t ion I Inner t ionn. F°!f . SALK House ami two lo ts . Inqui re of K. .1 . HANLY , West Mrl le t i ry , 111. UM>K SAI.K Aeimd farm of t - i^ l i ty acres . A Inqui re of ( . ! . \ \ . STKNOICH . West McHen­ ry St a t e Han k . T- t f DuK SA1.K A K<HMI, gen t le fn in i ly horse . " l« 'or fu r ther informat ion apply to or ad­ dress \V. J. WKLCH , McHenry , 111. 'Phone S03. S- t f POl t SALK Hlver proper ty ; house auf l four ^ lot -s . Jus t nor th of Orchard Beach hote l . Inqui re of ( \ W. STKNOKK . West McHenry Sla te Hank. 7- t f nVJK SAi .K A house and four lo ts . House Is now occupied by t wo fami l ies . For fur ther Informat ion apply toor wr i te LEWIS WHKOK. McHenry, 111. AUTOMOBILK KOK SAl.K At barga in . Maxwel l 1911 model , l iun 2,000 mi lev Ooot l as JWL'W. Reason for se l l ing , owner wants five passejifjer car. L. LBWINTHA^^ WixHjs tock , i l l - s i lver green- The narrow r iver winds be tween, the crys ta l water made sap­ phi re in i t s ref lec t ion f rom the skies . When the mis ts sweep f rom the c louds the f lowers seem caught in lacy vei l s , and as the t ine ra in fa l l s the d iamond drops s l ip f 1*0111 the pol ished leaves as i f eas t as ide in scorn . "The fame of th is na tura l wonder has spread abroad, and each year an increas ing number of v is i tors come f rom a dis tance . As ye t sacr i legious hands have not in jured the lo tus . Colonel Vidvard , who has a summer home and owns a mi le and one-hal f of fores t a long the Fox l iver , hat> in ter ­ es ted h imsel f in the preservat ion of the p lanta t ion . For a per iod of f ive years he has ga thered boat loads of lo tus seeds each autumn and planted them fa ther a long the s t ream. Af ter many f ru i t less a t tempts he ha* suc­ ceeded in growing an extens ive bed where no lo tus were before . "Cer ta in inf luent ia l owners of land near Lake county a re agi ta t ing the mat ter of a s ta te park for the sake of the lo tus gardens . This sec t ion of the Fox lake region i s par t icular ly p ic tur ­ esque , the waters be ing sui table for f i sher ies , and the lo tus beds a natura l beauty above pr ice . As a s ta te park s teps could be taken to keep out tour­ i s t vandals , to make i t access ib le for t ravelers , and to af ford a des i rable breathinu place in summer for the cities near to it." V £3 ' - ml IHrl [J(f! IINT lOAVfS AND Delicious Pastries i« the Inevitable result If you use White Swan ...Flour... f f* hw FOR SALL BY Wilbur Lumber Co. West HcHenry N. P. Steilen & Son flcHenry John Richardson Volo William Althoff Johnsbwrgh Bank of McHenry ESTABUSHKl) iSSS This Bank receives deposits, pays 3 per cent interest on time depos­ its, extends all courtesies consist­ ent with good business principles and does a GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS respectfnlly solicting public pat­ ronage. Honey to Loan on real estate and other first class security. REAL ESTATE Farm lands, residences and vil­ lage property for sale. If you want to buy or sell, call on ns. Abstracts ordered. INSURANCE in First Class Companies, at the lowest rates Perry & Owen, Notary Public. - Bankers. J B. P. 3. PAINT READY FOR USE A choice se lec t ion of co lors for ex ter ­ ior decora I ion : a l so ( h t t s ide ( i loss . In­ s ide Fla t . Semi-Fla t : a l so Hlack. ( ! TSI1 >K ( ; I , ( >SS WIHTK, an oi l > h i te lor outs ide work . I NS11) I ' FLAT WHIT I-: , a turpen­ t ine whi le , dr ies wi thout g loss , used as a l i i i i> l i i i i^ I 'o i i t where ; i Mat l i l l i sh i s des i red , or for undercoats \ \ h i - re ( i l loss In ter ior Whi le i s used for f in ish ing coat . SI ' .M I FLAT WHIT! ' , , an o i l and tur | ien t ine whi te , ha l f way be tween Outs ide ( i los^ Whi te and Ins ide Fla t Whi te . ( f i le ga l lon wi l l cover over . '$00 square fee t of average surface two coats : under favorable condi t ions 400 square fee t . BUY YOUR PAINT BY YEARS AND SQUARE YARDS NOT GALLONS S. W. BROWN, RINGWOOD lor t icn t le t i i i . i i who el ier i s l i Uu. i t i tv For Sale by F. O. Gan* Passenger Boat "ELGIN" M«k*a tri|»« lUni Fh *i<w, the Chain al Lakes and also to Wilmot, Wis. Boat may be chartered at any time. Moonlight excur­ sions s specialty. Safest and most reliable Excursion Boat that travels Fox Ri*er and the chain of lakes. Loaves RIvoroide pier every Saturday and Sunday at 8:16 a. m. and 2:00 p. m. LEOPOLT tiKlZL.tR, CAPT. TH0NL H ULhK i' 511. | Professional, Society V ^ f ».nd Business Cards J ( ( . ( . f f r t * DAVID C. WELLS, M. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST. Of- lice and residence, corner Elm and Gre«*»i streets, McHenrv, Illinois. Telephone No. 311. DR. R. G. CHAMliERLIN DENTIST Office over Besley's Drug Stre. Hours: 8:00 to 5:30. W EST MoH KNRT, III. DR. N. J. NYE McHENRY, ILLINOIS PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office hours 1 at Johnsburfth, III., from 7:30 a. m. to li;30 s. m. Wednesday and Sunday ot each week. PHONE; McHENRY 333. Dr. Arnold Mukllkr, PHYSICIAN ANI) SVKCKON .TOTINSni'HGH, 11 jLI N<»IS Telephone No 293. SIMON STOFFEL Insurance a^ent for a l l c lasses of proper tv in the bes t companies . West McHenry, Illinois L. Q. SENG Same degree of ex­ cellence in liauors and cigars, same service, same old stand, same every- in< except the T~NUMBER _j»i is 106 N. Sth Ave. CHICAGO. tn tCKcD f-REfc- LOUIS H. HSEfflUI GER, JR. Tefisphono N85? BUYER OP Calves, Poultry, Hides, Etc. Highest market prices paid. McHENRY, ILL, Fine Stock Merchandise Farm Sales Real Estate G. A. SATTEN AUCTIONEER Telephone No. 894 WEST M'HENRY, ILL. WEST SIDE LIVERY & AUTO LIVER* R. I. OVERTON. PROI L 11 .TOK. Hust -n meet a l l t ra ins for poin ts on I ' i s t . akee Hay mid Fox Luke. Te;un- ln tcoful l k in<J* done prompt ly . Spu­ r ia : i t I en I ion i t i v rn t o 11:1 v i l in / men. F i rs t -c lass r i*rs wi th or wi thout dr iver a l reasonable pr ices . West McHenry, III. - Telephone to Where will you eat youi* ice cream next Sunday? Io Volo. ..Centerville.. mm (inmy&mei Always a I r t i sh and comple te l i n e o l t h e cho ices t o f K r < > " c e r i e s a n d Mea ts . Phone , 552. : : : • : • C. Q. Frett, Propr ie tor . McHENRY, :: ILLINOIS. ns a chance to prove to \ou tha t jus t as yood a l ine of S taple and Fancv ( I roce i ies , Vegetables and HYui t . s i s ra i ­ ned in th is l i t t le ^mcet -v as I11HV l>e found an. \ w l ie i ' i - . We are not as la r^e as some of the o thers , hut , wi th \our pa tn inuye . expect to " row and expand. Our l ins im ss has ^ ' rown cons idera l» l \ s ince we s tar ted in Mel ln in which evidences tha t our yoodsand pr ices su i t the publ ic . M. n. N1ESEN TELEPHONE NO 694 flcHenry, - Illinois.