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There are Days in the Spring When the main fire, is abandoned an4 in the early fall before th$ fires are started, when a small oil atove fits in just right. Not the kind that smokew and casts off disagreeable odors," bat the NEW PERFECTION, which is guaranteed to do neither. , ^Cornet in and examine it. "I t J Jtti1 i jf e it. :: :: - " YYCITAKI i * Ja £ -"J • •.*-. - <if $ 'ft;. ¥ ' - g System v v ft W T'" ; k f 1; ̂ EVen fte most active minds forget sometimes:--The man whose mem­ ory doesn't slip these days has little on his mind. « Concentration of mind implies forgetfulness, for the time, of other matters. It isn't serious, because we have the telephone. If you leave your grip in the train, or forget the " order to be given or cancelled, or the social duty of the evening, look about you for the sign of the Blue Bel}. Hie Long Distance Telephone it the antidote for •btent-mindedn** Chicago Telephone'Company, v r;;"/ • "tp \ ^ ; u' • \ ' m * k \ W ' "•>$• Conrath, District Manager, }pWu\&, • ^>,1 m,- /- . :s |%r B4KIN6 PQWSffi ft Cram «f Tartar Pawtfar Nada fram Irajiai MO ALUM rnmoN TO DKEDGE rox EUN novo* CLUB IS BACK OP HOVE- •EMT McHenry county towns and cities interested in the dredging of Fox river are be in# ennvassed by members of the Elgin Motor club for the purpose of securing support for the petition Congressman Copley is to introduce in behalf of the Elgin organization. Among the places expected to: be visited are Dundee, Carpentersvllle, Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Li&ke, Wood­ stock and McHenry. It is planned to call upon the officials of the places visited and leave copies of the petitions to be aeted upon at the officials' convenience. The resolution accompanying the petition is worded as follows: 'Whereas, the Elgin Motor club, being composed of residents of the city of Elgin and of the surrounding dis­ trict, situated in the Fox river valley, appreciating the great commercial value of the "Fox river as a means of communication and transportation be­ tween the numerous cities, villages and communities situated in the terri­ tory thru which the said river flows, and earnestly desiring to improve add develop this great natural resource bestowed by nature upon this district, and realizing that the necessary im­ provement and development can be accomplished by the expenditure of a comparatively small sum of money; 'Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Elgin Motor club, in furtherance of its purpose, will present a petition to the national congress assembled at Wa^hington^ which petition shall be rfollows: -" 'To the Honorable Speaker. ancj Members of the House of Representa­ tives in Congress assembled: •Yojir petitioners, the undersigned mettibers of the Elgin Motor club and other residents of the city of Elgin and the territory composing the Fox river valley in the state of Illinois, do here­ by respectfully represent to your hon* orable body that the Fox river is a stream of very Considerable size and importance, extending from Pistakee lake in the county of McHenry,*state of Illinois, to the city of Ottawa, in the county of LaSalle, state of Illinois, where it joins with the Illinois river; that the portion of the Fox river be­ tween Pistakee lake and Elgin, a dis­ tance of approximately thirty miles, runs thru an extremely fertile country and is bordered with numerous cities, villages and farms; that from Pistakee lake to the village of Algonquin, a dis­ tance of approximately nineteen miles, the said river is navigable for freight and passenger \>oats and vessels of con­ siderable size; that between the village of Algonquin and the city of Elgin, distance of approximately eleven miles, certain short stretches of the river unnavigable for regular freight )ats is not as ia rule considered a paying crop. If more attention was 'given to the treatment of smut, selec­ tion of seed and preparation of seed bed it can be made much more profit­ able. Before wiring oats should be cleaned With a good fanning mill. This will blow out light seed as well as sspsrats out weed seed and small oats. Small oats will not produce strong vigorous plants. Oats should never be sown that come from a field in which there is quack grass. Quack grass ripens with the oats and the seed germinates perfectly. TMt Oats Fmr dMMtaaiten The first consideration Is, will the oats grow? Oats threshed when not perfectly dry may be bin burned. Take a handful of oats from near the center of the bin as deep down as you can reach and test- for germination. An easy way to germinate Reed is to satur­ ate two pieces of blotting paper. Place one piece in the bottom of a plate, sprinkle seed on this, then place the other blotter on top, pressing down firmly. Drain any water that may be in the plate, then cover with another plate of like size turned bottom up. Place near stove and moisten occasion­ ally. WILL BE OIVEN FOR BEST COMPOSITION ON ROADS L . . , AVer's *$-' Telephone 9903 :^.V; HAT SHOP ft'Y- 16PECIAL VALUES .hard to duplicate els$ A:' V' ' ^where in Spring Mill linery for ladies and children, dome in and see me. :: :: V-:. •* tI & ALICE WELSI MUENRX, ILLINOIS # W Sweet Sixteen Gomes but once in her life time Let the portrait preserve the record of that happy age. A visit to the photographer keeps fresh for all time the budding charms of sixteen or the bloom of twenty. Think what those pictures will mean to you and to her in the after years. Modern equipment and the natural, home like surroundings of the up-to date studio insure faithful and artistic portraiture. FINE PICTURE FRAMES P. SCHNABEL NcHENRY, ILL. u ts 'PHONE WW DQNT MOW.'SMBf Umf: H5 iltSiitkif. .iX and passenger boats of sufficient size to be of commercial value, by reason of the shallowness of the water at said places during certain dry seasons of the year. 4 'Your petitioners further re pre sent that if these shallow stretches were dredged so as to conform to the general depth of the stream it would then be practicable for boats and ves sels of considerable size to navigate the said river from Elgin to the said Pistakee lake, carrying freight and passengers to and from Elgin, Dundee Carpentersvllle, Algonquin, Cary, Mc­ Henry and thru a thickly settled farm ing community of country homes, and camps occupied extensively during the spring, summer and fall seasons, also connecting directly with the numerous villages, resorts, camps, etc., situated on the chain of large lakes reached directly thru Pistakee lake, including Fox lake, Grass lake, etc. " 'Your petitioners are assured that the inhabitants of the district men tioned in this petition would utilize the river to a very lartre extent for the transportation of freight and pas sengers if the aforesaid shallow stretch es were made capable of "being regu larly navigated by vessels of sufficient size. c- r 1 " 'Your petitioners further repre sent that the cost of dredging the afore said shallow stretches of the river would be very small as compared with the great commercial advantages and benefits conferred upon the various cities, villages atx& communities situ a ted upon and contiguous to the said stream. " 'Your petitioners therefore respect­ fully pray your honorable body to ap­ propriate the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to be ex pended in dredging, improving i^nd developing the said Fox river, as navigable stream, from Pistakee lake to the city of Elgin, aforesajfti ' " 'Respectfully submitted^* SeeiESLER for everything electrical Expert house wiring, reasonable prices! other small grains require a compact seed bed. * Thoroly disking and harrowing on good land jthat is Inclined to be lopse abd light is an ef­ fective way of preparing a seed bed. Land that is hard and firm should be disked ana plowed ana narrowed^ then follow the seeder with |he roller antl after that the harrow or weeaer. Amount of Seed to 8«w Per Acre From seven pecks to two and one- half bushels of good seed per acre is an abundance. Seven pecks of seed per acre on the Rockford experiment field yielded as an average of three tests 95.0 bushels per acre. This seed was drilled, which is the most profit­ able way of sowing. In seeding with a broadcast seeder about two and one- half bushels per acre should be seeded as a maximum. Small oats such as Khorson and Sixty-day do not require as much seed as a large variety, such as the Swedish Select or Big Four, Poor stands result from . seed of H)w vitality or seed that does not grow. Civ* the Clover • Chance Oats require about 500 pounds of water for every pound of oats ftpro- duced. Heavy seedings use a larger amount of water, part of which is needed by the clover crop. Less seed should be sown in case clover ia grown With the oats crop. !i A GOLD MEDAL A gold medal to the school boy or girl between the ages of ten and fif­ teen who writes the best composition, not to exceed 800 words, on the repair and maintenance of earth roads, is to be awarded by Logan Waller Page, Director^ Office of Public Roads, Unit­ ed States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. All compositions must be submitted to Mr. Page before May 15, 1913, and the medal will be awarded as soon thereafter as the com­ positions can be graded. The compo­ sitions may be based on knowledge ob­ tained from books or other sources, but no ouotations should be made. - After many years' experience in dealing with the public road situation of the country, it is Mr. Page's belief that ignorance pn the subject of repair and'toaintenance of roads is as much tW cause of their bad condition as any dther one factor. It is expected that the competition will bring about a bet­ ter understanding of the subject of repair and maintenagce In' the rural districts. Many children living in the rural districts have ^experienced "the disad­ vantages of roads made impassable thru a lack of proper maintenance and it is expected that their interest in the competition will stimulate greater in­ terest among the parents. Bad roads have prevented many children from obtaining a proper edueation and have even prevented doctors from reaching the side of rural patients In time to save their lives. Any child between the ages men­ tioned, attending a country school, may compete. Only one side of the paper must be written on#: each page should be numbered; the name, age and address of tfef^writer, and the name and location of. the school which he or she is attending must be plainly written at the top of the first page, The announcement of the competition has been sent to the superintendents of schools in the rural districts. No fur­ ther information can be obtained from the office of public roads. This an­ nouncement should be plain to every­ one, and all children will thus start on a basis of equality. * PROBA TE NEWS (Furnished by McHenry County Abstract Company, Woodstock, Illinois. Office in Ar­ nold Block, east side public square. Ab­ stracts of title and conveyancing. Money to [oau ou real estate in sums of five hundred to teu thousand dollars. Time and payments to suit borrower. Fhoues 634. U03 and 911.1 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Sarah E. Dermoat to Wm. U. Qorman, n one-fourth of it 11 blk 2, West Mc­ Henry §19000.00 Anton Krumpen & w to Ohas. Herd- rich, It a blk 12, (ex « ft strip on east side of sub It), West McHenry 1100,00 Math. NirusKern et al to Math. Niuis* ern, It 7 & pt, It 8. Otto Hasse's adiif; _prtuR Grove • 1308,00 Gustave Schoel to Ottillie Sehoel. e pt of It 4 blk 23, .McHenry, w of Fo* • river,. 1 1500.00 Maria Wilson et al to Clayton O. Har- risou, eH seM see It, McHenry --I.A0 John U. Miller & w to Angel Marubie, lot 18, Orchard Beach, McHenry SMEW) PROBATE PROCEEDINGS. Estate of -v Robert J. Sutton. Exhibition of final receipts made and administrator discharged. Flavel K. Granger. Final- report filed. w - Casper Wirfs. Exhibition -of final receipts made. MARRIAGE LICENSES. . Francis E. Leonard, 29 Rartland Martha L. Hayden, 24 .. Harvard George M. Mansfield, 35. .Crystal Lake Eleanor Eva Walkup, 28-- " " John Zimmerman, 23 ..^Huntley Mary Kendel, 20 " Evan H. Bryan, 21 1'Woodstock Mary H. Behm, 20 Marengo William Stanger, 23 Woodstock Emma Bockhus, 23. George Schroeder, 21 Emma Geske, Frank J. Condon, 26 Harvard Lillian A. Waters, 25 " John J. White, 25 .... Woodstock Marguerite E. McCabe, 20...Hartland James J. Walsh, 34.. .. Woodstock Angie B. Feltes, 25... " Lewis Stockwell, 33 ....Marengo UlaKewley, 28 " Archibald A. Sherwood, 25. .Woodstock Louisa Harriet Bunn, 3b . " Albert Wilson, 32. ,.Alden Alta F. Voss, 18 " Roy Hobart, 26 McHenry Luella Gardner, 19 ..Crystal Lake Phasma? Phasma? Phasma? Phasma? &iv (Adv Adv AGENT FOX FEttO ENGINES. Having secured the agency for the Ferro engines, the world's standard two-cycle motor, and also the 3 h. p. plants, complete and ready to run, I wish to announce that I am ready to take orders for same. Jos. J. MERTKS, 34-tf McHenry, 111. Phasma? Adv L. Q. 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