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- 1 EX * . >V'«A»JT '!• : .' ** , .a*-- *f - -rgp' -r vs:^v#SJIIi - * '• '*F* A : ./t: - ji s jfe-' >* 'rf: ***?# VOLUME XXXVII. MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 16.1011. NUMBER 22. WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS LETTER FRON PETER It JOSIEN COMERS'AND GOERS OF A WEEK 01 OUR BUSY LITTLE VILLAGE. AS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HAN')ED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR FRIENDS. F. O. Gans Chicagoed Wednesday. Charles Keller was a Chicago visitor Monday. Ren Sehoewer was a Crystal Lake visitor Monday. Miss Elizabeth Thelen was a Chica­ go visitor Tuesday. Emil Geier spent Saturday last in the metropolitan city. Willie Stewart spent Saturday and Sunday at the county seat. W. F. lioltz boarded the Chicago train Wednesday morning. Simon Stoffel was a business visitor in Elgin Monday afternoon. Peter J. Freund and son, Walter, were Chicago visitors Monday. C. H. John of Chicago was a visitor in town on Friday of last week. Dr. D. G. Wells was a professional visitor in Chicago last Saturday. Frank Masquelet, Jr., spent Satur­ day last in the metropolitan city. E. V. McAllister transacted business in Chicago on Friday of last week. Miss Susie Schreiner spent Tuesday as the guest of Woodstock friends. L. F. Mock attended to business mat­ ters in Chicago Friday of last week. C. W. Edwards of Chicago was a visitor in town the first of the week. Mesdames W. F. and E. E. Bassett were Ringwood visitors Wednesday. John A. Worts was among those to board the Chicago train Monday morn­ ing. Mrs. Mayme L&mphere was among those to board the Chicago train Tues­ day morning. J. P. Smith attended to matters of a business nature in the windy city last week Friday. John Feltz, Emory Hartlette and Mathias Laures of Woodstock passed Sunday in town. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Karls were among those to board the Chicago train last Friday morning. Mrs. R. fcL. Fox went to Chicago last Friday morning for a few days' visit among relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Bethke passed Tuesday as the guests of Dundee rela­ tives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Knox spent Monday and Tuesday as the guests of Chicago relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Brahan of Elgin were the guests of McHenry friends the first of the week. Miss Kitty Engeln of Chicago passed Sunday .as the guest of her mother, Mrs. Mathias Engeln. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Howard of Elgin passed Sunday as the guests of McHen­ ry relatives and friends. B. J. Frisby of Chicago passed Sun­ day as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Frisby, here. Miss Mary Meyers spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday as the guest of Chicago relatives and friends. A. L. Isberg came out from Chicago Saturday evening to spend Sunday at his summer home on Fox river. Mrs. D. G. Wells and son, Glenn, passed the latter part of last week as the guests of Chicago relatives. Miss Lulu Byrd left Saturday for Plymouth,' Mich., where she will visit friends over until Thanksgiving. Miss Kate F. Howe of River Forest passed Sunday at the home of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. JJ. W. Howe. N. P. Steilen and daughter, Ger­ trude, were among those to board the Chicago train Monday afternoon. Mrs. Louis Eisenmenger, Sr., of Crystal Lake visited her son, Louis Eisenmenger, and family Tuesday. Miss Myrtle Haase of Chicago passed Saturday and Sunday as the guest of Miss Myrtle Gans at the Riverside. "Sunny" and George Steilen of Chi­ cago spent Sunday at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Stei­ len. Eb. Gay lord of Woodstock passed Saturday night in the home of his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gaylord, here. Mrs. B. J. Frisby of Chicago is spending the week as the guest of rel­ atives and friends in McHenry and vicinity. Mrs. G. W. Besley returned home Saturday evening from an extended visit w ith Waukegan and \yoodstock relatives. Fred R. Goodman came out from Chicago Saturday to be the guest of his parents, Prof, and Mrs. F. M. Good­ man, Sunday. Gilbert McOmber, A1 ford Pouse and Leonard Phillips came out from Chi­ cago Saturday evening to be Sunday guests of home folks. Misses May Mix and Sarah Mooney of Chicago passed a few days the latter part of last week as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller on the West Side. Those from a distance who attended the funeral of Nicklous Winkle here last Saturday morning were: Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Webster of Chicago, Michael N. Winkle of Deerfield, 111., Peter B. Winkle of Ottawa, 111., Miss Ger­ trude Schaefer of Woodstock and Miss Lillian Schaefer of River Forest. WHO IS NOW LOCATED AT PUEBLO, COL­ ORADO. The following letter, which will no doubt be of interest to his many friends here, was received by The Plaindealer editor from Peter M. Justen, son of N. J. Justen, the West Side furniture dealer: Pueblo, Colo., Novf9, 1911. Dear Friend--Just a few lines to you this evening while I am doing the writing stunt. I have of late had more writing to do than one really cares for, but work before pleasure. Under separate cover I am also mail­ ing to you copies of the Denver Munic­ ipal Facts and Pueblo's Charter, which I am sure will be of interest to you. The first named booklet is published by the city of Denver once each week and copies are sent out free of charge upon request. The'second named copy contains some very valuable points and will make good reading matter if you have the time to look it over. Well, I suppose you are interested in knowing my whereabouts. I am still with the Henry L. Doherty City Service company, a $50,000,000 corpora­ tion, of which the Pueblo Gas & Fuel Co. is a part, as well as the Denver Gas & Electric Light Co. The last named is one of the best of the Doher­ ty companies. I have been in this city for about six weeks. Came down here to fill a commercial position for an in­ definite period of time. May be here from one to four months longer, then back to Denver. Pueblo, as we all know, is known as the Pittsburgh of the West on aocount of its large steel mills, as well as smelters, which also cause it to be known as the Smoky City, and it sure is. The steel mills here are about one-half the size of the Gary, Ind., mills. They employ about 6,000 hands. The mills and smelters are of much interest. I had the pleasure of hearing Presi­ dent Taft in Denver. He made his speech at the auditorium and lift au­ dience was made up of about 1,200 pa­ tient listeners. Since I have been in this city I have also had the pleasure of meeting Jim Flynn, the prize fighter, whom we now hear so much about as being the white man's hope and from the con­ versation Thad with him I am of the opinion that we shall hear more of him in the future, as he seemed quite confident that he would get a chance at Johnson at some future date. If it isn't too much trouble kindly send my Plaindealer to my new address until I notify you differently. With best wishes, I am, Your Friend, PETER M. JUSTEN. NEW BUSINESS FOR McHENRY COUNTY. A. L. Webster, county surveyor of Du Page county and city engineer of Wheaton, 111., has opened a general engineering and surveying office at Woodstock in the Arnold block with the McHenry County Abstract com­ pany. Mr. Webster has in the past few years built up an extensive prac­ tice in land reclamation work in north­ ern Illinois. He is engineer for the Rush creek drainage district in the towns of Dunham and Marengo, which when completed will drain about 4000 acres of swamp land. He engineered the Hunter drainage district in Boone county and is now promoting the Coon creek district southwest of Marengo, which will include 8000 acres. C. L. Tryon, a nephew of C. H. Tryon, who was county surveyor of this county for twenty years, will be in charge of the Woodstock office as resident engineer. We feel that the time is ripe and that this office will find much to accomplish in our community. UNCLE SAM'S BARGAIN SALE. You have perhaps often wondered what happens to our warships after they become a little out of date. In this issue of The Plaindealer you will find a very good article, "Uncle Sam's Naval Discard," which will give you a concise idea of just how we get rid of our old battleships. This article is a special feature of our syndicate ser­ vice, which contains many stories of timely and educational value. Get the habit of reading the entire paper each week and receive far more than your money's worth. Much valuable infor­ mation is to be found if you read our special features and departments. WINTER IS COMING. Get out the fur cap and mittens, be­ cause we are just about entered into what the old timers call a long, cold winter. The sign that is said to be the surest is the flying of the geese and ducks. II you have noticed them this fall you saw that they were flying high and exceedingly rapid, making very few stops. What ads more cer­ tainty to this is the faet that they are very quiet as they fan their way thru the air. SOME TOUGH LUCK. Ignatius Blaicher, father of Mrs. Frank Buhr, who a short time ago was severely bitten by a dog, met with another painful accident last week Saturday, when he fell down a stair­ way and broke his right forearm. The accident took place in the barn of his son-in-law at about eleven o'clock. Dr. D. G. Wells attended him. C1Y FXCPWiE IOTJS AS TAKEN mm IK COLOURS OF OUR MANY EXCHANGES. MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE. Will Banford of Greenwood town­ ship had the great misfortune to lose his left hand to his wrist in a corn shredder. R. E. Haeger of Algonquin was awarded several prizes on the Holstein cattle that he had on exhibition at the dairy show in Chicago. During the past nine months 109,248 new members were init a ted into the Modern Woodmen of America. That order now has 15,180 camps. The beet crop is so large this year that it has developed a scarcity of cars. In some places the sugar com­ panies have recourse to digging pits to store the beets until cars can be obtained to load in. Harvard Herald: John Schuering, tenant on G. R. Lanning's fartn in Dunham, delivered six hogs to the market here yesterday that weighed just 2,555 pounds, or an average of almost 426 pounds. They were sold at •5.7 5 per hundred. Among the prize winning exhibitors from Lake county at the national dairy show were Fred A. Busse, T. W. Bro- phy of Fox Lake, Mrs. Scott Durand and Arthur Meeker of Lake Forest. They exhibited Guernseys. Another federal prisoner was brought to the McHenry county jail from Chi­ cago by Deputy Marshal C. T. Dono­ van. The prisoner is charged with smuggling Chinamen into the United States from Canada and the defendant claims Windsor, Canada, as his home. A newspaper, in speaking of a de­ ceased citizen, said: "We knew him as old Ten Per Cent--the more he had the less he spent--the more he got the less he lent--he's dead--we don't know- where he went; but if his soul to heaven was sent he'll own the harp and charge 'em rent." Armour & Company have announced the establishment of a pension fund for the benefit of its 15,000 employes thru- out the United States. The fund be­ came operative on Nov. 1. J. Ogden Armour of Lake Forest, head of the packing industry, has pledged a do­ nation of $1,000,000 to the fund. Misfortunes seldom come singly. In this column last week mention was made that Fred Wendt lost his home by fire and now he carries his right arm in a sling, the member being broken by the crank handle of his automobile, which "kicked" when he was trying to start it in the dark. Depositors in the government's post­ al savings banks on Jan. 1 next may exchange all or part of their dej>osits for bonds, according to an announce­ ment just made by the postoftice de­ partment. These bonds, which will pay 2i per cent, one-half of 1 per cent more than the ordinary postal deposit interest, will be issued in $20, $100 and $500 denominations. John Smith, a Boone county farmer, has brought suit against Mary and Jefferson Harris, who live near Kings­ ton, to recover damages for loss of hogs from cholera. The case is an unusual one and is in fact one of the first to have been brought up for such a cause. Smith, in his bill, states that he pur­ chased some forty-two hogs of the de­ fendants and supposed that they were in a healthy condition. However, he says that he had no sooner got them home than they commenced to die, ap­ parently from cholera. At that time Smith had about seventy-five hogs of his own and these caught the disease and twenty-five of them died, and the cholera became prevalent in that vi­ cinity and spread all about. The plaintiff claims his loss of hogs was $1,000 and has brought suit to recover that amount. Grayslake Times: In compliance with the state law Mayor Rosing has instructed that the saloons in Round Lake shall be closed hereafter all day Sunday. This is another move toward the movement of a greater Round Lake. When Mr. Rosing was elected mayor the saloons were running all day Sunday as well as week days and people from outside looked upon Round Lake as a place called do as you please. The first move of the new mayor was to close the saloons from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. on Sundays, but the quietude and rest of people who respect the Sabbath was so disturbed it was decided the only thing to do was to close them up «-nd the mayor says anyone violat­ ing the rule will be dealt with by law. Saloon keepers, it is understood, are in harmony with the closing up Sunday the instructions will be strictly observed. The citizens are rejoicing over the change and will co­ operate with the mayor in every way. THANKSGIVING RATTLES. Peter B. Freund, the West Side saloon keeper, wishes to announce that Thanksgiving raffles will be conducted at his place of business evm day, be­ ginning Monday, Nov. 27, afid contin­ uing up to and including Thanksgiving day. 22 Cold night--cold feet. Hot water bottle*, 7Se to 91.60 at Petesch's, 21 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS TAKES NORTH SHORE COMPANY. OVER A merger of electric and power com­ panies serving more than 100 towns in northern Illinois adjacent to Chicago* was effected Saturday whereby the properties of the companies were ac­ quired by the Public Service company of northern Illinois. This means that the electric light and power interests of this village, which were formerly controlled by the North Shore Electric company, will in the future l>e a part of the new com­ pany. While Elgin was not directly men­ tioned in the merger, those in a posi­ tion to know say that the electric light land power interests of that city will be controlled by the new company. The following companies are includ­ ed in the combine: Cap. stock North Shore Electric Co. .$5,000,000 Chicago Suburban Light & Power Co . 2,300.000 Economy Light & Power Co, 3,000,000 Illinois Valley Gas & Electric Co., preferred - 763,000 Common .. _ , .. .. . 3,250,000 Kankakee Gas & Electric Co 1,000,000 Total . $15,31§,000 The promoters were successful in acquiring every sha^e of stock of the component companies. The 748 old shareholders took stock in the new company in exchange for their hold­ ings. The same interests which control the Commonwealth Mi son company of Chicago are dominant in the new com­ bination. Samuel Insull, president of the Commonwealth Edison, is also pres­ ident of the Public Service corpora­ tion. The other officers are: Frank J. Baker, vice president; Charles A. Mun- roe, vice president; John F. Gilchrist, assistant to president; John H. Gulick, secretary and treasurer; E. D. Alex­ ander, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer; A. S. Scott, auditor, and George H. Lukes, general superin­ tendent. The directors are: F. J. Baker, H. A. Blair, H. M. Byllesby, L. A. Fergu­ son, W. A. Fox, J. F. Gilchrist, Sam­ uel Insull, F. G. Logan, C. A. Munroe, J. L. Norton, C. H. Handle, E. P. Rus­ sell and Solomon A. Smith. The new company will have $763,000 of 6 per cent preferred stock and $9,062,000 common stock outstanding. It has sold $4,500,000 $ per cent first and refunding bonds, which will be devoted to acquiring the 'Illinois Val- 1 y Gas & Electric company's notes, aid $1,250,000of the bonds of the North Shore Electric company, so that the entire amount of first and refunding bonds now sold by the new company will be used for refunding purposes. The company serves a population of about 366,000. It is estimated that the business for the coming year will ex­ ceed $3,500,000. It has steam generating power plants at Evanston, Waukegan, Oak Park, May wood, Blue Island, Joliet, Kanka­ kee, Streator, Lacon, Henry, Grand Ridge and Cornell, and water power plants at Joliet, Kank&kee and Wil­ mington. The company has gas plants at Kankakee, Streator, Ottawa and Morris; water plants at LaGrange, Harvey and Oak Park; heating plants at Oak Park, Evanston and Waukegan and the street railway at Streator. A reduction in the price of electric light and power is promised to the residents of cities affected by the merger of the seventeen electric com­ panies under the name of the Public Service company of northern Illinois. A license was granted Tuesday to the company to incorporate. Charles A. Munroe, who is to be the second officer of the new company, Tuesday made a public statement to the effect thai a reduction in the price of light and power would result frOm the mer­ ger. The North Shore company passed out of existence Tuesday. The electric property of the North Shore Electric company in the coun­ ties of Lake, Cook, Du Page, Kane, McHenry and Will are all sold to the Public Service corporation of northern Illinois for the sum of $1 and "other good and valuable considerations," ac­ cording to the statement in the deed which was filed Tuesday. WILL GET SMALL FORTUNE. Chicago Record-Herald: Judge Cut­ ting in the probate court entered an order directing Louis S. Owsley, exec­ utor of the Charles T. Yerkes estate, to pay Mrs. Adele Knight, widow of Clarence A. Knight, the sum of $79,- 934.73. The court also entered an or­ der directing the executor to Reserve $25,000, which amount is claimed by James J. Barbour, an attorney, as a partner of Mr. Knight. Mr. Knight some time ago was allowed a fee of $95,000 for services he rendered to the executor of the estate. WATER PIPE BURSTS. The bursting of a water pipe on the second floor of the brick block occu­ pied by M. J. Walsh on the West Side caused considerable damage to the lat- ier's stock of goods during Monday night. Harry Van's Vaudeville company at the Central opera house next Saturday and Sunday evenings. MRS. ANTON ENGELN PASSES AWAY VERY SUDDENLY MRS. FLORENCE SWAN B1SBY. LATE OF ELGIN. 18 BURIED AT RINGWOOD MON- MORNING. The members ai the family as well as the citizens of the village in gen­ eral received a very sad shock last Saturday morning when the news of the sudden death of Mrs. Anton Engeln reached their ears. Mrs. Engeln was taken to the Har­ vard hospital on Tuesday evening of last week and on the following day underwent an operation for troubles with which she had been afflicted for about two years. Mr. Engeln and daughter, Marie, went to Harvard on Thursday evening and remained with the deceased up to the time of her death. While her illness was consid­ ered very serious by the physicians, the members of the family and her friends did not consider it so and the 'Bhock that came with the news of her death was deeply felt. Altho the deceased had not been in good health for nearly two years, she never complained and not until she reached the hospital did she take to the bed. She was up and around every day and even the day of her departure for Harvard she appeared to be in ex ceptionally good spirits, when the na­ ture of her visit to the hospital is con sidered. Her body was shipped to McHenry from Harvard on Saturday evening and reached this place on the 6:27 even­ ing train. The remains were taken to her late home, from which place the funeral was held on Moftday morning The deceased was born at Moerlen- bach, Kreis Daun, Regbz., Trier, Ger­ many, on July 24, 1848, being in her sixty-fourth year at the time of her death. At the age of twenty-three she left her native land for this country, making the long and tiresome journey across the ocean of waters without the companionship of another member of the family or relatives. Aside of a few friends, she had nobody that she knew on board the boat that brought her here. Her first place of settlement was in Chicago. The year following her landing In America she was united in marriage to Anton Engeln, the wed­ ding ceremony having been performed at St. Francis' Catholic church, locat­ ed on Twelfth street, near Halsted, Chicago, the exact date of her mar­ riage being May 16, 1872. She made Chicago her home for about four years, when with her husband and family she moved to Braidwood, 111. She remained at this place about six years, when the family again removed to Chi­ cago. On April 10, 1881, she, with her family, moved to this village, which place she has called her home ever since, up to the time of her demise. Mrs. Engeln was the mother of twelve children, four of which have made the dark journey before her. Three of the children passed away in their tender age, while Michael died about a year ago. The living children are as follows: Mrs. M. D. Smalley, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, Misses Marie and Josephine, Mathias, Peter G. and George, all of McHenry, and Mrs. Peter J. Heimer of Woodstock. Be­ sides the children she leaves a heart­ broken husband and one sister, Mrs. Helena Welsh, of Chicago. The deceased was a member of the Married Ladies' Sodality of St. Mary's Catholic church and was respected by all who knew her. She was a woman of many good traits and her place In the family circle can never again be filled as she has filled it. The funeral was held from St. Mary's Catholic church at 10:30 o'clock Mon­ day morning of this week. Rev. A. Royer officiated. The funeral was very largely attended, which evi­ denced the esteem in which she was held by relatives and friends. Inter­ ment was in St. Mary's cemetery. CARD OF THANKS. The undersigned take this means of extending their thanks to those who lent their assistance and extended their sympathy during the sad hours of their bereavement. They also wish to extend their thanks for the many beautiful floral offerings, especially those donated by the McHenry Aerie of Eagles, the McHenry County Liquor Dealers' association and St. Mary's Catholic Order of Foresters. ANTON ENOEL.N AND FAMILY. NicktoM Wiakte. Nicklous Winkle, mention of whose death was made in these columns last week, was a native of Germany, ^hav­ ing been born at R- B. Coblenz, Ger­ many, in December, 1839. The exact date of his birth is unknown. When less than two years of age he crossed the treacherous waters to the land of the free, he coming here with his parents and other members of his iamily. The journey from New York to Chi­ cago and thence to Waukegan was made by rail and from Waukegan the family was carried to their first place of settlement, Fox Lake, the journey from Waukegan to Fox Lake having been made in the manner that was the custom in those days, a wagou and a team of oxen for driving power. The Winkle family resided at Fox Lake about two years. From Fox Lake they moved to the farm now- owned by Henry Wegener at Lily Lake. They made Lily Lake their home for five years. The next move was to the farm now owned by Mathias Blake and occupied by his son, the farm being located a short distance north of McHenry, ea the Ringwood road. It was here that the deceased grew to manhood. He was united in mar­ riage to Miss Mary Frei of Mequon Station, Wis., tbe marriage having been performed in the Wisconsin vil­ lage on June 12, 1873. After his marriage he moved onto the farm now owned by Philip Schaef­ er and located north of McHenry. He was the father of six children, two of whom died in infancy. The living children, who were all present at the funeral, are as follows: Michael N., of Deerfield, 111.; Mrs. C. B. Web­ ster of Chicago, Theodore of this vil­ lage and Peter B. of Ottawa, 111. His wife died about twenty-nine years ago. Mr. Winkle has passed the past score of years in McHenry, where he has always been respected and held in high esteem by all who knew him. The funeral took place from St. Mary's Catholic church here on Satur­ day morning of last week, the Rev. A. Royer officiating. Interment was in St. Mary's cemetery. CARD OF THANKS. We, the undersigned, wish in this manner to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the many favors shown us during bur recent very sad and unexpected bereavement. Espe­ cially do we wish to thank the gentle­ men who served on the coroner's jury, as well as the pall bearers. THE CHILDREN. Mra. Flaranc* Swan Blakr. ; Mrs. Florence Swan Blsby, wife of J^y J. Blsby, formerly prominent in social circles of Elgin and a graduate of the Elgin high school, class '01, passed away very suddenly at Hender- sonville, N. C., at 8:30 p. m. on Wed­ nesday, November 8. Mrs. Bisby, who had been ill for some time, left Elgin with her husband on the 8th of October last for North Carolina in the hopes of improving her health. The last reports received from her before she passed away were to the effect that she was slightly im­ proved and the news of her death came as a great shock to many friends at Elgin, Ringwood and elsewhere where she was known and highly esteemed. The deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Swan and was born near Ringwood on July 9, 1882. She moved to Elgin with her family in 1890 and has made that city her home ever since. She was united in mar­ riage to Jay J. Bisby on August 7, 1907. She was a member of the First Congregational church of Elgin and has always proven herself an untiring worker. She is survived by a sorrowing hus­ band and one brother, Hoyt S. Swan. The funeral services were held at the home of her brother at 2:30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon and at the First Congregational church at 3:00 p. m. Burial took place at Ringwood on Monday morning of this week. CARD OF THANKS. The husband and brother and other relatives of the late Mrs. Florence Swan Bisby desire in this way to ex­ press their thanks to the many friends at Ringwood for the kindness and sym­ pathy extended them in their recent bereavement. PLAN YQUR TRIP TO CALIFORNIA NOW Via th« N«rth WMUHI Lim. The fampus San Francisco Overland Limited, luxuriously equipped, provid­ ing every travel comfort, electric light­ ed thruout, with perfect devices for ventilation and sanitation, leaves Chi­ cago daily from the new passenger ter­ minal (the most modern railway sta­ tion in the world), only 67 hours enroute to San Francisco. The Los Angeles Limited, the fast electric lighted "homelike" train to southern California^ leaves Chicago daily, only 68 hours enroute. For reservations and full particulars apply to ticket agepts^ Chicago and North Western Ry. r,^ . 21-2t CANNOT LIMIT SALOONS. Circuit Judge D. J. Carnes of Syca­ more rendered a decision in the circuit court at Geneva one day last week to tbe effect that a city ordinance limit­ ing the number of saloons is void, and that cities and villages cannot legally allow saloon licenses to be paid in quarterly or half yearly payments, but that the full amount of the license must be paid in cash before a valid license can issue. IS STILL SPEAKING. Dundee Hawkeye: Among the num­ bers on the program given Thursday evening at a banquet tendered the Sun­ day school officers and teachers of the Epworth M. E. church of Elgin was a talk on "The 'Teen Age," given by E. C. Fisher of this place. Mr. Fisher has an established reputation as a maker of speeches" that makes his services in this line very much in de­ mand. ' For chapped hands. Benzo cream, 25c at Petesch's. 21-41 AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALEK IE- PORTERS DURING WEEK. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING Of THIS TIL­ LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VIC DUTY- OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Batter Market. Butter was declared firm at 32 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. There will be no services at the Uni-> versalist church next Sunday. FOR SALE--Two sets double harness and surrey. Mrs. E. S. Wheeler, Mc- Henrv, 111. 22 Mr. and Mrs. John Kimball of ths place will celebrate their golden wed­ ding anniversary tomorrow. The Willing Workers of the UBI- versalist church will meet with Mrs. N. H. Petesch on next Thursday aft­ ernoon, Nov. 23. A bazaar for the benefit: of St. Jo­ seph's Catholic church at Round Lake will be held at that place on the even­ ings of Nov. 29 and 30. The light snow the first of the week made the hunters happy. Quite anum­ ber of rabbits have lost their lives thru the fall of the beautiful. While cranberries and such things may be scarce and high this Thanks­ giving, it is said that turkeys are plentiful and ought to be cheap. The electric motor in the C. G. Ber- ner electric shoe repair shop went wrong yesterday. The proprietor hopes to have the trouble adjusted by tomorrow. * • FOUND--A ladies' gold band ring. Owner can have same by calling on P. H. Weber, proving property and pay­ ing him two bits for the publication of this notice. 22 Walter Frisby,. an old McHenry boy and who has made a success at farming in the West, informs us that he has moved from Havana, N. D., to Britton, S. D. ' . ;f J. G. Buss, a former McHenry boy, who has been the C. & N. W. railway agent at Nachusha, 111., for a number of years, writes us to forward his Plaindealer to Malta, 111. . . Harry Van's Vaudeville company, which has made a big hit at Wood­ stock, will be the attraction at the Cen­ tral opera house next Saturday and Sun­ day nights, Nov. 18 and 19. A girl baby arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Baoon this morning. The boys at the club all smoke ten centers, Bill, so don't for* get to lay in a supply before coming up- „ J In spite of the very disagreeable weather quite a large number of hunt­ ers were out from the city last Sunday. Most of those who came out returned with game, while a few went hone Reappointed. Harry Van's Vaudeville company is an unrivaled array of bright, catchy amusement at the Central opera house next Saturday and Sunday evenings, Nov. 18 and 19. Bargain prices, 15 and 25 cents. We were mistaken in last week's- issue when we stated that Mrs. Ver- mil^a was at one time a resictettt'of thifif village. It was her last husband, Charles Vermilya, and his first wife who resided here. The regular meeting of the I^wUee' * Aid society of the M. E church will take place with Mrs. C. E. Gayiord tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at t*0 o'clock. All members are resjpeiAful- Iy requested to be present. Roy Hubart, who resides westLpf town, had the misfortune to have the second tinger of his left hand broken between the first two joints while oil­ ing a windmill for his uncle, Warm Francisco, one day recently. The many friends of Mathias Glos- sen, who resides east of McHenry,. will be pleased to learn that he is. doing nicely since his operation for appen­ dici t is a t the West Side hospi ta l in. Chicago last week Saturday. St. Mary's Catholic church which has been in session at Bach's hall since last Sunday, will come to a close this (Thursday) evening. One of the special features for tonight Is the serving of a chicken supper. The youngsters enjoyed their firat day of skating on the mill pond on Tuesday of this week. The ice is any­ thing but favorable for the sport-, but nevertheless those who enjoy the win­ ter exercise are making the best of it. Owing to the fact that tonight is the closing night of St. Mary's Catholic church bazaar, the Knights of Colum­ bus will not hold their meeting. A big special meeting of that body will take place at their hall on Friday evening of next week, November 34. A. A. Landwer, local agent for the Standard Oil company, has vacated the Edmund Knox house on Waukegan street and, with his wife, is now occu­ pying the flat over the F. L. McOmber hardware store. E. F. Thomas, the cattle buyer, and family h»v« m#ved into the house vacated by ^r- Land­ wer. W