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.imwpbihsm' „.. -!n .T,v ;*; ••'"^.fe;f^'>r:;i "';-.'v; ' mm cu»ra» fmn WET OR DRY & " :. «* i??¥ '*>'•$ 7¥^! „ ...... , . . in ill styles and lawcii for -' •; '*•' Men and Boysi a« iSs Also new style Shoes, Hats, Shirts® GENTS' FURNISHINGS Jos. W We^t McHenry, 111. ill J) •• t:m- W« J0?; :W< iv • y'1"'" £*.. * Summer Togs,. will soon be needed We bave a fine line of Summer Dress Goods itf the popular shades and weaves in Silk, Wool, Cotton and Silk Mixtures in a range of prices to suit every purse. :: :: Suits, Coats, Dresses and Skirts made to your measure. :: :: "• Our line of Shoes and Oxfords is vety com­ plete, in black and tan. Ladies' Strap Sandals at $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 to $3.50, in low, medium and high heels; kid, gun metal and patent. :: :: :: We have the finest line of Men's Ties shown in town. Price, 25c and 50c. :: Shirts, Uncletw^r. Hosiery and ^«fk Clothing. .:: :: q ••* j^*'s A FOT.I# LWK Of GROCERIES. =« '"&'W V/ < :te • •«;•• H . \ i > ' r i>-. % • ft* » f# J Phone 63-R Goods Delivered OUR WEEKLY LIMERICK \ >"! There was a house, occupied by one Greening. Whose windows and doors stood in great need of screening Mr. Greening came to Where hefound screens galore, And now much comfort the faitiily is glean­ ing. «fairr«mn misilo GET TOOK SCREENS EARLY fffiS rttt and you won't have to swat, swat, swat all the summer thru. MS Barricade your doors and windows with our screens and buy less 6icky fly paper. AMERICAN STEEL FENCE POSTS M«feby Awitau Steal «Ml WINC fl# Cheaper than wood and more durable ' Galvanized inside and outside Insure Your Live Stock Free of Co# r •' "•HERE has yet to be discovered a case where live stock * has been killed by lightning fn a field surrounded by American Steel Fence Posts. Eaoh post is a lightning rod ;Which protects your stock. When you use the American Steel •'* Post you seeure continuous protection, which does not cost a cent outside of the price necessarily spent in fencing tile field. The value of one horse or one cow killed by lightning would be more than than the posts around an average size field. For many reasons you cannot afford to use anything but the American Steel Post. There have been thousands in use over fifteen years and not one has rusted, rotted or burned. You can burn your fence rows each year, destroying weeds and vermin which destroy crops. Steel Posts can be driven, saving time and money. Let us name prices and explain many more a&VantagM of the Amerfcim flfetfl fto*. f87*f ' •-- - • "'$}$* •?"* *' I Win liber (ipy B Ffccwe McHeary frank McOmber commenced work tor W. P. Stevens, the West Side hard- ware dealer, May 1. McHenry has six saloons this ye^r, one less than last, Joseph Buck having gone out of the business and moved od to his farm. Howard R. Perry of this village has received from the war department his appointment as cadet to West Point and i8 ordered to report Juae 14. Mrs. Burt Darling has opened a res­ taurant and ice cream parlor in the brick store opposite the Parker House and has fitted the rooms up in a neat and tasty manner. Corn planting has commenced in this vioiniby, one fanner informing us on Tuesday that he had already forty acres in. This is about thirty dayfc ahead of last seasoft. R. A. Howard of the West Side m&i>j ket has just put in a cash desk and railing, which is not only convenient, but handsome. Howard always keeps: everything around his market in good shape. * The Slg& fcttekeo«h|»any commenced operations on their yard !n this village j this week. They are receiving orders for brick every day and are able to supply all comers with the best brick ever made in this part of the state. The village council made the follow­ ing appointments at their meeting? on Monday evening: James B. Perry, treasurer; E. Lamphere, street com­ missioner, $nd T. B. Turner, village constable, %d£ ftkd janitor ft' the hall. We learn that Miss Lena Schumach­ er died at the home of her mother in Elgin on Tuesday, aged 17 years. Her disease was consumption. Miss Schu­ macher formerly resided in thjs vil­ lage, where she had hosts of friends who deeply sympathize with her moth­ er, sisters and friend? in their hour o4 sorrow. ' SplkwWfcMUr In the Oshkosh, Wis., Northwestern Of Saturday last, May 4, we find the following, which will not be uninter­ esting to the many friends of the bride in this village: One of Stewart & Peterson's fine car­ riages waited near the southeast en­ trance to Trinity church last evening between the hours of 7:30 and 8 o'clock. It was there to convey a bridal party from the church to the Dauben restau­ rant. The groom in the event was Mr. WHliam Spikes, the well known under­ taker, and the bride whom {he led to hymen *8 altar, there to embalm in the ties of matrimony, was Mrs. Wheeler of McHenry, 111., s Very estimable lady and the widow of the late Rev. Mr. Wheeler of that place. The ex­ act time of the forthcoming event had been kept studiously quiet ever since the first whispers of the engagement began to make themselves heard. Mr. Spikes, altho an officiator at funerals, Is quite given to playing jokes and sur­ prising his most confidential friends. It is not recorded that he told anyone where he was going when he left the city several days ago, southward bound. When he returned last evening he was accompanied by a lady of middle age With whom he repaired to the portals of Trinity, whete shortly after eight o'clock the Rev. John W. Greenwood performed the ceremony Which unit,^ in marriage two happy hearts, MW,; Hyp Dauben officiated as groomsman and Mrs. Dauben as bridesmaid. The bride was becomingly attired in a traveling dress of brown with hat to match. The ceremony included the ring service and was very impressive. The guests wero confined to Mr. Geo. Hilton and Miss Rahr, but a number of people passing along Light street and seeing the carriage in waiting were imaginative enough to hear the wedding bells gently pealing and in consequence monopolized the windows of the sanctuary for "peek holes." To the expense of Trinity's rector, the joke must be told that among the peekers*were several members of his choir, attracted*thither, I imagine, by those already witnessing the marriage thru the generous windows, This is accounted for by the fact that when the choir returned from- practice they were informed that a wedding cere­ mony would shortly occur in the church. The temptation was too strong,,and believing, everything was fair in love or War, the number who witnessed the cerdtao'riy was larger than the number, of invitations iscucd Following the wedding, the bridal party was driven to the Dauben restau­ rant, where a bounteous wedding sup­ per was served, the guests present be­ ing Mr. and Mrs. Hyp Dauben Mr. (George ikilton, Miss Rahr, Miss Jbsie Daubfeta and Miss McDbnald. The table was nicely decorated for the oc­ casion and the banquet was a most en joyable one. The menu, which was quite long, included all the delicacies arranged in Dauben's superb style The bride is an aunt of the late lawyer, S. F. Berry, and it was at the house of the latter's widow on West Irving street that the friendship com menced, which rif>ened into love. Mr. Spikes and his bride have the most hearty congratulations and the beet wishes of many frienda. Si* Cord Spool Cotton and compare it with the thread you are iiow using. We know that if you will once use Bowstring thread, you will say that no other thread equals it in strength, smoothness and freedom from defects. The Sea Island cotton used in Bowstring thread has a fibre longer, and finer than any other cotton in the world. 5>ressmakers Saythat Bowstring is so free from defects, that with it they can run their machines all day long without & ^ brea^ Tbe . Jj...g£ & ^pool &: ThIsCollft<Mist Worth R M'&m This coupon will buy &t our store a 5c spool of Bow* strung thread. But the coupon mu&l be presented in ' order to get the spool as wd must send to the manufacturer \ a cotton for every spool put out in this way. We want -- you to know by actual experience the high quality of Bow- String thread. Hut coupon It good for one week only b©* ginning to-day. P. A. WEST McHENRY - - PHONE 58-J SPv r ' !'• 1 "-WWV'WW LA1' fit;- e want you to always feel welcome at this store and to become familiar with our large stock of| reliable merchandise. To that end we ask you not! to hesitate to come in, tho not ready few immediate^ purchase. We are here to show you our goods and ; ' 1 assure you we esteem it a pleasure, it all on our side. "M -The obligation^- McHENRfB ^ ' " ' V A";,, v, A- \S"c #HONE .'3 •/". i! muttrtAvmc TOo«EDdCArtoiiA|. onrrrnrrraM H THE SOCIAL WOKKEKS The Social Workers met with Mm Jack Walsh last Saturday afternoon The meeting w<w an exceptionally pleasant one an£ . tfie guests present Were treated to a time as only Mrs Walsh knows how to supply. The meetings of this society are becoming more popular right along. The next meeting will be at the home of Mips Bridget Doherty a week from todv. Thursday, May 14. I wll farms, D. F. Quinlan. S:- 3$ RQS ̂qQMOEt RHODE ISLA^JD RjEDS Better attd Redder ' T6e kind that lay from three to four ifmes' tfteir . own weight in eggs, eaoh, per year. Eggs for , hatching, $1.50 per 15, $5.00 per 100. Phone 92-R. H. C. Hettinger :: - Orchard Beach SCHOOL NOTES The members of the sophomore class memorized the poem, "To a Water Fowl," laat week. Arrange your dates so a* to see the class play, "The Kingdom of Hearts' Content," May 23. Tests were plentiful last week, pupils of the following studies receiv­ ing them: Physiology, physics, geom­ etry, Latin and advanced algebra. Martin, rehearsing: "I had to shake em off or go mad," for (I had to shake them or go mad). From that expres­ sion no doubt you'll readily see that we study zoology. Woodstock county track meet will be held the 16th of May. We will have about eight entries, including Heimer, Bonslett, Bacon, Stolfel, Mar­ tin, Thompson and two dark horses. Odds are 2 to 1 on McHenry this year. An athletic meeting was held last Thursday after school and it was de­ cided that a fi ve-man track team should enter at the interscholastic meet at Like Forest May 9. The following men were picked: Stoffel,. half and |uarter mile; Thompson, quarter and half mile; Bacon, discuss, 220 low hur­ dles; Bonslett, shot put, pole vault and high jump; Heimer, high jump, 220 low hurdles and 100 yard dash. The boys are confident of winning and here's hoping they'll bring home the "Baooo," also Guy. YOUR NAME. PLEASE Ye editor received another anony­ mous communication on Wednesday of this week The communication was evidently intended for publication, but owing to the fact that the contributor failed to sign his name we cannot pub­ lish the same. Just as soon as this gent will gather up a sufficient amount of nerve to sign his name to his con­ tributions, same will be given space in The Plaindealer and not before. We have received communications of this sort quite frequently during the past two or three months and thus far all have found their w^y to our scrap bas­ ket. Sign your John Henry to yo^ contributions and thereby let the pub­ lic know who is doing the talking. MOKE WAS PICTURES In.thin- week's ie»uc of The Fitter dealer will be found another pa£c c? excellent war pictures. Every reader, no doubt, is keeping in touch with the Mexican situation and therefore we; are giving them the very latest pic­ tures right from the seat of trouble. The Plaindealer is ever plugging away in its endeavor to give its subscribers a paper that will rank with the. best to be found in any country town. The steady growth of our subscription list gives us the assurance that our efforts in this direction are being appreciated. This is most gratifying to us and only serves to thake UB "dig" all the harder to give the public, all the news all tlte time. |___ ' DADY TO CLEAN UP Reports received from Lake oounty are to the effect that State's Attorney Ralph Dady of Waukegan will clean up all of the blind pigs now known to be in operation in Lake eounty. We are told that a number of the "pig- gers" have already received thlir noti­ fications and in accordance thereto have either closed up their places or transformed them into soft drink em­ poriums. It is also understood that Dady will see to it that licenses at Fox Lake are taken out for a full year and not for three and six months Ml been the case heretofore. . "ST* .; ,'>;W NINETY TICKETS SOLD One of the best attended and most enjoyable dances held at Stoffel's hall in some time took place there last Sat­ urday evening. The event was given by the Eastern St4r chapter of this village and proved a decided success in every way. The hall never present­ ed a more inviting appearance than on this occasion, one of the especially beautiful as well as appropriate deco­ rations being a large star bearing the colors of the McHenry chapter. The •tar occupied a conspicuous place in the hall and was the source of many comments thruout the evening. The crowd was made up of some of the very best people of McHenry and the sur­ rounding country and we feel safe in saying that a more select gathering never attended a dance at this resort. Moore's orchestra of Woodstock fur­ nished the music and gaye excellent satisfaction. MARRIED TfrfaTY YEAftS In last week's issue of The Plaindeal­ er we failed to make mention" of the thirtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Pint of this village, which was properly observed by that estimable couple at their home on the corner of Pearl street and Maple ave­ nue on Sunday, April 26. In answer to invitations which had previously been extended them, relatives, friends and neighbors to the number of fifty or more gathered at their home on that day to assist in making the event a memorable as well as most pleasant occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Pint moved here from Ringwood some years ago and since becoming residents of this village they have proven themselves most acceptable citizens. Here's hop­ ing that they may live to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. M. E. CHURCH NOTES Sunday school, 10:00 a. i».J public worship, 11:00 a. m.; Junior league, 2:30; Epworth league, 8:00. We were glad to see such a large number out to services last Sunday. Come again and urge any strangers to come, for they will be made welcome. The Dorcas society meets with Mrs. Frank Hutson Friday afternoon, May 8. Every lady is urged to attend and help make the new year a success in every respect. Next Sunday is Mothers' day. We desire every mother who can come to do so, a^ there will be a special ser- moa for the mothers. Let the sacri­ ficing mothers lay aside tfteir cares and come out. ' F. A. Shij>l,ev, PMtor, j! , HU GRANGER RESIGNS Miss Mabel Granger, who during the' past nine years has been a faithful em­ ploye at the Bank of McHenry, resigned her position there last Saturday even­ ing, much to the regret of the patrons of the place as well as her employers. During her years of servioe in this in­ stitution Miss Granger has proven her­ self* a most valuable hand. She was capable of taking entire charge of the place and on more than one occasion during the put few months she has had complete charge of the place while Mr. Hoy was called out on business matters. Modesty prevents Miss Grang­ er from stating her reasons fop haud- ing in her resignation, but her inti­ mate friends are placing the blame at the feet of Dan Cupid. . JOE CONNORS OPENS SALOON Joe Connors, a former Woodstock buffet proprietor, has rented the Peter B. Freund place vacated by Joe. Leick- era and started in business here Satur­ day of last weei.. -Mr. - told, operated one of the best rvguiul ed places at the county seat. He has also moved his family to this village. Dr. Hess' Panacea for ooultry at the ileAlHister dfuf store .̂ U» S. Depository fcfr Postal Savings CAPITAL $25,000. - '.i. Make your deposits here and you can rest content­ ed that they are in good keeping until you need them again. We do the modern sy&em 6f bank­ ing and are very conserv­ ative in our loans, though liberal to our patrons. The best business men bank here because they know this institution is thoroly reliable in every resped. If you want to know more about us come in and let us tell you. We are glad to receive inquisitive visitors. jfe Liijdr .SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES, $3.00 PER YEAR !••• Erfwm L. WAGNER* DR. C. H. FEGERi, Vice Ptm. CARL W. STENGER, Caahlw. ;V ft--? Jkmk sis the kind we carry stock. Shoes that gwo the amount of wear you have a right to exp«ect. New stock of Women's Colonial Punrps in patent leather and black v elvet. A lso patent leather and velvet button, black atnd tan calf skin Prices right. BOYS' AND MISSES' SHOES that aw strong and glv# a lot of service; : LADIES' WHTfE WAtSl^f m * tlbe TaM' I; also' Muslin Petticoats, Night Gowns, Princess Slips and Drawers at our usual, lo# prfetis. 'ff • " * - • West ssaa antf Unofwim &:&• will' tis is the season of the year when Car* >ets, Rugs and Linoleums are in demand. re are showing a line of these goods that make you sit up and take notice*- ^he ^pleasures and comforts of your home can lie vet be complete without suitable coverings |or your floors and then, too, think 'of all >|ihe work that may be avoided by b*viug Jfour floors covered with Linoleum. 1 • V'- •sM 4:'r