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T 5. ' ,. fjvsrf*"" ** i>f' ' - '-- • • b ••••• '•"••• • : \, •' "'; • "• • •••- -• £*V" • *• " r frv.i^fcV,•-; ^ «ar ;*a:~ • p. * •t-'jV^vv ••.' :'<? im £iPJV'% $ ^ ' : - S i l l l "^l *f \, jJ* fS% ** '!Jr> ^ rv- % v^E ' .1 /? _••••«"»^*/ -, ? j-H' y$1 *4 "" "^' 'VQLUME XL MoHENRY, rLtilNOIS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1914. riUilhtate NO. 20 ;jr:;,:-r^:::;.^ WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS ^GnERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK W OOK BUSY UTTLE VILLAGE .tyfe-1"* AS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS r- AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR £' FRIENDS i§* A. M. Frett was an over Sunday guestof his family in Chicago. ,*l;yC- Miss Maude Granger of Chicago „ was a week end guest of home folks, •^•f A. M. Schiller was among those to fboard the Chicago train Monday raorn- 4"i§N- • Gilbert McOmber of Chicago passed he week end as the guest of home _ , ;t;|OlkB. ,.:;• . V":." ; Miss Lucile Byrd passed the first of X Tfhe week as the guest1 of Chicago J; f friends. ,. y > Dr. F.'J. Aijcther passed the week P .-'.. end as a guest of relative^, at Wash- /' burb, 111. ' ,iv ' .• •. / r Mrs- C. E. Gaylord spent Friday and Saturday as the guest of relatives at ^HVooUstock. Miss Florence Rockwell of Delavan, Wis.,'is a guest in the home of Mrs. C. E. Gaylord. John May left Monday morning for Adaure, Mirin., where he will remain indefinitely. Miss Fearl Claxton went to Chicago last Saturday morning for a week's visit with relati ves.*^"^ ' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller are spend­ ing a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Steilen in Chicago. A .-; Arthur Fitzpatrick of Chicago was a week end gue^t in the homd" of Mr. ,.and Hrs. Ben Stilling. , Thos. Knox of Chicago was a week end guest in the home pf his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Knox. 1 Wm. Aebischer of Chicago spent $he latter part of last week as the jlfuest of McHenry friends. " " Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Thomas passed Sunday as guests in the home of A. *• Schiller at McColluro^s lake. Mr. and Mrs. Fred .Feltz, Sr., and son, George, were Christmas day ^f-lfuests of Woodstock relatives. >i;. Postmaster and Mrs. J. C. Holly and •1 Warren, were guests' of relatives i^jlit Lake Geneva, Wis., Sunday. Miss Kathyn Schreiner of Elgin was ; : the guest of home folks the latter part last and fore part of $his week. Geo. A. Stilling passed the latter |I'-^^art of last and .the fore part of this ftr " 96 the Kuest ^hlca>f0 friends. it„y Zinimermanh |)^8sed the' week .".^nd as the guest of friends in Chicago. [:'• Gunner I'etesch spent a few days ^j^'last week as the "guest of friends in " -Chicago. SfrH George Heimer Chicago was a "W t^hristiiias day guest in the home of ^is parents, Mr. and M rs. John Heimer. Dr. arid Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin syid 5 -i^hildren spent Christmas day as the -^-^uests Of relatives at Lake Bluff, HI.- C' Richard R. Walsh ofCJhicago passed ** 1' lhe week end as a guest in the home ffif his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. V^alsh. v v.' Harry Ay ling of Chicago spent the P •• fitter part of last week as a guest in the home of Hr. and Mrs. P. L. Mc­ Omber. ^ :J "Jack" Behlfce of Chicago passed t' the week end as a guest in the home 'if bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. fiehlke. - Hawley Donaldson of Elkhom, Wis., STATE CENTENNUL m guest E. J. . .Spent a few days last week as a f .J, In the home of Mr. and Mrs. A^homas. Miss Susie Schreiner of Elgin passed * ;^v||iie latter part of last week u the >wjjfuest of her mother, Mrs. Christina . ̂ % JFSclireiner. i •*£:? Leo Stilling of Kankakee, III., is >[>ending the holiday vacation in the k j^lioine of his parents/ Mr. and Mrs. lien Stilling. '*• V v Mr. and Mrs. Tbeo. Burnett of, Chi- iftago ^eieAve'ekend guests in the home * .i ^iif the latter> parents, Mr. and Mrs. L..Behlke. %\ Mrs. Robert Schiessle apd daughter, ^ ^,<Jlara, were week end guesu in the ; home of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Weber ' Ari^at Park Ridge, 111. Mr. and Mrs. A. Si Parks of Wood- ^ y'Stock spent Christmas day as guests in r j!.i%he home of the former's parents, Mr: Mrs. C, H. Parks. Ipg v Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garner of ,% •, jC'hicagq were Christmas day guests in ^ .jvthe home of the latter's parents/ Mr. ";iand Mrs. John StolTel. | f T Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Westfall of' Chi- ; wf v oajfo passed list week as guests in i^J"i\he home (If the latter's parents, Mr. "THUMB NAIL" HISTORY OF ILLINOIS, WHICH WILL BE CELEBRATED IN 1018 WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS 'and Mi's. Simon StofTel. Mr. and Mrs. Parke N. Musser of in Mr. L -T • ....... . 4.,. wuanci P* i^Elgin spent the week end as guests .'sVl^^the home of the latter's parents, ; i^and Mrs. D. A. Whiting. ! Mr. and Mrs. James Perkins and M^*daughter, Adeline, spent part of last week as the guests of llrs. Perkins f~^ parents at Avalon, Wis. , V r?- Mr. auu Mrs. R. E. Sutton of Chicago ^were entertained in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. J J us ten, on Christmas day. Frank Sohumacher of Chicago was entertained in the home of his parents, Mr. and'Mrs. Wm. J. Schumacher, the latter, part of last week sad the first of this.. Messrs. and Mesdames Edfinr Thomas, Warren Thomas and Merritt Thomas and William Thomas of Woodstock |^'. . were Christmas day gveus in the iiouie ' ' of lilr. and Mrs. F. H. Wattles. In anticipation of the State Centen* Qfal, which it is planned to celebrate in 1918 in an elaborate way, it has been suggested that residents of the state generally, and school children in par­ ticular, familiarize themselves with the more important dates and events in the history of the territory now comprising the state of Illinois. The following data has been com­ mended as furnishing a "thumb nail" history of the state: The name Illinois comes from a ppw>< erful tribe of Indians, the "Illini," meaning men. In 1673 Father Marquette dad Louis Joliet discovered the upper Mississippi river and first explored Illinois. In 1G79 La Salle built Fort Creve. Coeuron Peoria lake, later destroyed by Indians. In 1682 La Salle and Henry Tonti built Fort St. Louis at Starved Rock. In 1700 the first white settlement in Illinois was made at Tamaroa and Kap- kaskia by the French. In 1717 Illinois colony was annexed to the province of Louisiana governed from New Orleans. « "In 1718 Fort Chartres was built near; Kaskaskia; was the greatest structure, of its kind on the western continent, yet never fired a hostile shot. In 17<>3 Illinois was ceded to Great^ Britain by the Treaty of Paris. In 17(58 the first court held m Illinois, convened at Fort Chartres, Dec. 9. In 1778 George Rogers Clark, com­ missioned by Governor Patrick Henry of Virginia, Sfiptured Foil Kaskaskia from the British on July 4; stars and. stripes first raised over Illinois. In 1779 this territory became Illinois county, Virginia. In 1783 Samuel J. Seeley taught the first school in Illinois at New Design (now Monroe county). ' In 1790, Virginia, having surrendered claim to Illinois, it was organized inpo St. Clair county of Northwest territory with regular local government, capitol at Marietta. In 1800 [llinois was includedsin Indi­ ana territory. In 1803 Fort Dearborn was construct­ ed in Chicago. * In 180ft Illinois and-Wisconsin apd part of Minnesota formed the new Illi­ nois territory, governed by the house of representatives and a legisl,ative council. In 1818 Illinois became a state;.there were sixteen counties aod the capitol was Kaskaskia. In 1820 the capitol was moved to Vandal i a. In 1S33 Chicago was incorporated as a village and in 1837 took.^ut its first charter as a city. % In 1837 the state capitol' was moved to Springfield. In 1839 the first'railroad in Illinois was completed from Moredosia to Springfield. In 184K the Illinois-Michigan canal was completed. In^ 185.") a law was passed for main­ tenance of public schools by taxation. In 1850 the Illinois Central railroad was completed from Centralis to East Dubuque and Cairo to Chicago. In 1857 the State Normal school at Bloomington was established. In 1858 the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates wore ^ield. In 1860 in "The Wigwam" at"Ghica- go, May 16, Lincoln was nominated for president^ In 1861 U. S. Grant was made briga­ dier general of the Union army at Caifo, August 23. In 1865 Illinois was the first state to ratify the thirteenth amendment to the constitution. In 1867 the Illinois Industrial Uni­ versity was established; now the Uni­ versity of Illinois.. ' In 1870 the present Illinois constitu­ tion was adopted. ^ In 1871 the Chicago fire started, Oc­ tober 9. i In 1876 the present stat* house was finished and occupied. In 1893 the World's Columbian ex­ position was held at Chicago. In 1900 the Chicago drainage canal was opened. In 1908 the present direct primary election law was adopted. M. L. CHURCHNOVE* There will be a special srrvice at the M. E. church next Sunday morn­ ing at 11:00 o'clock in honor 9! ihe W. C. T. U. Mothers' day. A large at- tendance is desired. The ofiicial members of the Sunday school wish to thank Miss Leiah Clax­ ton for her faithful and etticient work of training both the choir and the chil­ dren for our program last Wednesday evening. Also do they wish to thank all those who took part or in any way assisted in making the event such a pronounced success. WALTER E. ELLISON, Pastor. V "THE CONING MAN" A* *|he Central Sunday, January 3, the'tafeloid play, "The Coming Man." CAST OF CHARACTERS Mr. Gates- Edwin Heimer Mrs. Gates..^^...^...-.Lillian Heimer Marc Anthocfjp.^ ---Geo. Bohr Joacamus Hardback ...^.J. W. Smith Four reels of pictures New Ladies' Home Journal pattern book is on display at McAllister's. *S TAKEN FK0H THE COLUMNS 0F; > 'DOR MANY EXCHANGES ^ NISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OT NEW8 ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORN FOR BUSY PEOPLE The annual Bki jumping tournament at Cary will be held on January 31. • There is some Utfk of moving the Belden pickle factory to Richmond ne^ct spring. . The small pox situation at Harvard Wvjgreatly improved, there being but one case there at the present time, Nearly two thousand birds will be exhibited at the annual Elffin poultry show which opens in that city next Monday. The Lake Geneva Poultry associa­ tion will hold its twelfth annual show in that city next week, beginning January 4 and ending January 8. The Woodstock boy scouts delivered twenty-eight fifty jiound and fourteen twenty-five pound sacks of flour to needy families in that city last week Wednesday. • ^ A number of our exchanges an­ nounced last week that they will not issue this week and the editors as well as printers employed are taking their annual holiday vacation. From Monday, December 14, to Sat­ urday, December 19, the receipts at the Union stock yards in Chicago w^re 442,453 head of live stock, for which the farmers received 111,134,210.00 Atty. C. Percy Barnes of Woodstock was united in marriage to Miss lluth Freestone at Bangor, Mich., last. Sat­ urday afternoon. They are now en­ joying their honeymoon at New Or­ leans, La. . A petition •!* being circulated in Nunda township, asking that a Hp^cial election be held on January 26 JO vote on a proposed bond issue of $8,000 to be used in constructing Mid repai ring Burton's bridge. A small army of men are now em­ ployed on the ice fields of Lake coun­ ty. It is said that Lake county has some of the largest ice houses in the world and at the present time hun­ dreds of men are given employment on the ice. The combination coach and engine on the Palatine-Wauconda railway were derailed near Palatine one day recently. The Chicago & Northwest­ ern wrecking crew placed the cars back on the tracks after several hours' work. The derailment oconrred while making a flying switch. Attorney V. S. Lumley of Woodstock and Charles T. Allen of Cary have formed partnership and will hereafter practice law at the county seat under the firm name of Lumley & Allen. Al- tho the latter's home i%- at Cary, he has maintained an office al Woodstock for some time past and made daily trips between the two towns Xhe Spirit Fruit society, whioh ten years ago purchased a site and built a home at Wooster Lake, Lake county, has disposed of its ninety acre tract of land, together with the buildings there­ on, to Dr. Paden of Evanston, who will establish a sanitarium upon the prop­ erty. The fourteen members of the society will migrate to California, The merchants of Liberty ville have formed a Merchants' Delivery com pany. The company is to be incorpo­ rated and will be capitalized at $5,000. The new system will do away with the idea of every store and meat market delivering its own orders. The busi« ness houses which now have their own horses and wagons will dispose of them, as they wil) have no further use for same with the new system installed. The merchants of Liberty ville not only figure that the new delivery system will do away with a whole lot of extra work and the keeping of a horse and wagon, but will lessen their delivery expenses considerably. Algonquin's world famoius hiQ is to be cut down. While this hill is not in McHenry county, but in Kane county, it was made famous by the Algonquin hill climb, the first of its kind ever held in this section and for many years thousands of people were attracted to this spot. Differences over insurance affairs later resulted in the people of Algonquin making a hill of their own right in the village and the Perry hill was abandoned. It is now the plan of the commissioners to straighten out the bad curves and out down the grade, for while thi6 hill has proved the met­ tle of a, car, it has always been dan- auto. ( , Harvard Herald: C. J. Hendricks, as master in chancery .of the circuit court of McHenry county, has been hearing during the last week the issues involved in the state of Illinois vs. the Knickerbocker Ice 00m pany, the hear-, ing taking place at Woodstock. An adjournment was taken on Tuesday evening until Tuesday of next week. State's Attorney D. R. Joslyn and E. D. Shurtleff appear as the legal repre­ sentatives for the state, while C. P. Barnes of Woodstock, Paul MacGuffin of Liberty ville and John McKinley of Chicago appear as attorneys for the corporation ice company, which is seeking to claim rights ^o Crystal lake by purchase of lands abutting thereon and is really trying to erect a fence around a l»rge share of that pret­ ty body of water, MCHENRY'S SOCIETY Nuk«4 Ball Ctrainf At a recent meeting of the River- view Camp, R» N. A., it was decided to hold a masque ball at the Central opera house on the evening of Monday* Feb. 15. Full particulars later. Hystics f iMtoll The Mystic Workers of McHenry will hold .installation of their newl^' elected officers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth on Tuesday evening of next week, Jan. 5. Th* Ltntitm* Elf ht The Lonesome Eight fortrthat they were lonesome and passed a& excep­ tionally pleasant afternoon as guests of Mre. G. C. Bosnia on Tuesday of this week. Progressive cinch was played and prises were won by the following ladies: First, Mrs. E. F. Matthews: second, Mrs. Wm. Spencer: consola­ tion, -Mrs, W. D. Wentworthi The usual refreshments were served. Public Card Party and Ova tar Sappar The members of the Fox'River Val­ ley Camp of the, R. N. A. will held.a public card party and serve an oyster supper at Woodman hall on Tuesday evening of next week, Jan. 5. The members of the camp hope to make this a most enjoyable affair and extend an invitation to everybody to be their guests on this night. Suitable prizes will be given. Cards and supper, 25, cents. ' A Niacallanaaua Shawar The members of Riverview Camp, R. N. Ay tendered a miscellaneous shower upon one of their members, Mrs. George Meyers, Jr., on Wednes­ day afternoon of this week. The act was a very timely as well as charitable one, as it will be remembered that Mr. and Mrs. Meyers lost most of their household effects by fire only a short time ago. Mrs. Meyers received her guests with open arms and eutertained them in a highly enjoyable manner. At an appropriate hour refreshments were served, after which all departed for their various homes, but not.until they had voted the hostess a very good entertainer. Chrlatnuw Part? Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Young enter­ tained a company of friends at a Christ­ mas party at their home in the south part of town last Thursday evening. A beautiful Christmas tree was provided for the occasion and a real live Santa Clans was also on hand to carry out his part of the evening's-program. The occasion was an exceptionally happy one and those who wer^present to en­ joy the hospitalities of Mr. and Mrs. Young were the following: Mr. and Mr§. F. E. Cobb and children, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bosnia and daughter, Mr. and Mrs,. W. D. Wentworth and daugh­ ters, MVs. E. Daily and daughter, Grace, and Miss Stella Ball, the latter of Chicago. Card Sariaa Na. 8 CanJ series No. 5, under the direc­ tion oi Riverview Camp, R. N. A., took place at. Weber's hall last Satur­ day evening and, notwithstanding the fact that the affair was held at a most quiet time of the year, it was well at­ tended and highly enjoyed by those who .turned out. The prices were awarded as follows: First, Mrs. Jos. Rothermel and Jay Schneider; second, Miss Kathryn Schreiner and Mrs. Jos. Rothermel, Jr.; consolation, Mrs. B. Hutson and Mathias Weber. Winners at dominoes were as follows: Firstr, Mrs. H. Meyers; second, Mrs. M. L. Worts; consolation, Edwin Meyers. The next number will be held at Web­ er's hall on Saturday evening, January 9, with Mrs. Jos. Rothermel acting as hostess. THE HARP ENTERTAINERS WILL APPEAR AT THE AUDITOKIUN OR SATURDAY EVENING, JAN. 8 On Saturday night, January 2, there will appear at the school auditorium an entertainment that is unique in character. One of the country's best harp players will be present to render music of a heavenly spirit, which is so characteristic of the harp. The enter­ tainment will be given by two artists in programs of musical merit and at­ tractiveness. They are a success both in their individual work' and in their company numbers. Miss Smith is one of the beat harp­ ists in the city of Chicago. Her work is endorsed by all the musical journals. She has given concerts in the leading cities of the United States, including Ehicago, Buffalo, New Orleans, etc. Miss Helen Norton's selection are of considerable varilty, including the humorous, dramatic, dialect and read­ ings in costume and with harp accom­ paniment. Don't let tile weather keep you away, for youi are assured a very com­ fortable hall. Season lyceum tickets admit yoti. Single admissions, 35 and 50 cents. NOTICE A meeting oNthe officers and stock­ holders of the McHenry Creamery company will be held in West McHen­ ry 01^Saturday, Jan. 2, 1915. All are requested to hp present, as business of importance *fll be brought up at said meeting. a C. L. PAGE, Sec. McHenry ice cream is manufactured and sold the year round, stmaraer and winter. C. Unti. WOODSTOCK NAN RELEASED RON JAIL AND NOW AWAITS ACTION Or HK9ER COURTS COWLIN SECURES STAT OF JUDGMENT PENDING HEARING OP APPEAL IN AP­ PELLATE COURT » (.Woodstock Sentinel] Atriel F. Cowlin was released from arrest at the county jail last Friday night, after eleven o'clock, upon the return of Attorney V. S. Lumley from Ottawa, where he had secured a writ of supersedeas from Appellate Judge Dorratice Dibell. Judge Dibell's order amounts to an arrest of judgment, pending the1 hear- in? of an appeal in the appellate court. Under that order Cowlin is released from jail on bonds, which in this case were fixed at $2000. This move to bring the Cowlin c&se before the appellate court for review was decided upon, after it was found that the pardon secured last week from Governor Dunne applied only to the jail sentence and nofto the fine, which with costs amounts to over $900. Re­ gardless of the governor's pardon, Cowlin must pay the fine, or serve it out in the county jail at the rate of $1.50 per day. It was observed by one of Mr. Cowlin's friends to the Sentinel that the governor's pardon was hardly worth all the effort that was necessary to get it, as it released him of a thirty days' jail sentence only after he hacl served two-thirds of that time and still left the heavy fine standing. The stay of judgment by the appel­ late court was no surprise to Attorney Joslyn or those who have been inter­ ested in the prosecution. Their only comment has indicated surprise that the appeal was not perfected before Mr. Cowlin went to jail, instead of waiting until after he had suffered the martyrdom which twenty-one days' residence wttli the county sheriff has inflicted. Some weeks ago the Sentinel made the statement that cases of this kind cannot be appealed to a higher court This is true, the method of procedure in criminal cases Is what is known as a writ of error, the record of the case being presented to an appellate judge who examines the same and if in his opinion any error may have been com­ mitted in trial of the case by the trial court he directs that a writ of error issue to review the proceedings, and where the defendant is imprisdbed he may direct that the writ of error act as a supersedeas, releasing the pris­ oner on bond. Ordinarily the writ of error goes the tame as an appeal, and is a matter of right. In the Cowlin case the point is (%laed that the information is faulty. ' It charges the sale of malt liquors, and the defendant's attorney claims that it must charge the sale of intoxicating liquors to conform with the statute. Thus it seems that the success of the appeal hinges upon the construction which the higher court will place on the wording of the information, as ap­ plied to the requirement of the stat­ ute. . w One of the new angles of the ptesent situation is the fact that in appealing his case to the appellate court Mr. Cowlin must repudiate or decline to accept the pardon issued to him by Governor Dunne. Undet* the %law t man cannot accept a pardon and after ward appeal hii case,lo *iliglier ogvrt for review. The fact that the clemency of the state's chief executive was not a com plete pardon does not matter. In ac cepting the same the defendant admits his guilt and the regularity of the court proceedings under whioh he was sen tenced. ftata'a AMMMI brttnitwW State's Attorney Joslyn was inter­ viewed by a representative of the El­ gin Courier last Friday, previous to the issuing of a writ of supersedeas by the appellate court judge. He said: "When Cowlin appealed to Gov. Dunne, he set forth that he had no ^further legal remedy and it was on that supposition that the governor granted the pardon. Before the par­ don is cold he discovers that he had the remedy he had all along, the writ of error, and on that proposition his attorney, Mr. Lumley, went to DeKalb to secure a writ of supersedeas from Appellate Judge Carnes. "You see they fooled the governor first in order to get»rid of the jail sen­ tence. That accomplished, they show their real hand. It is to defeat the malt liquor provision of the local op­ tion act. If it is successful, the entire act might just as well be wiped off the statute books. HIf a court ruling holds that sale of malt liquor is not a violation of the local option act, the saloons can be run wide open with the sale of malt liquor as a screen. Strangers will get a bot­ tle of malt, but regular customers can buy any old thing. 0Im» Brawara' Errand Bay "My theory is that Cowlin would not let the breweries use him tor a test case unless they got him out of jail first. Olson, who has been strut­ ting around Woodstock as the man who secured the pardon, was only the errand boy of the brewers. "The governor has absolutely vio­ lated the law by disregarding all the (Continued on last page) ma hist defeat i fTEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST NeHENKY NlfiW ARE PUNPEO AT GRAYS* LAKE SATURDAY The McHenry high school basket ball team, which is out for the county championship and bids fair to cop the honors, journeyed to Grayslake last Saturday evening, where ohey met the fast town team of that village, the home boys losing the contest by the close score of 25 to 19. As the game was scheduled outside of the county and played -against a team outside of school, the outcome will not figure in the standing of the team in high school circles. The ride to Grayslake was a long, cold one and, naturally, the boys were a trifle off stride at the beginning of the contest, the first half ending 20 to 6 in Grayslake's favor. By the time the whistle sounded the start of the second half the local lads were limbered up in fine shape and the scoring machine worked splen­ didly, altho the handicap was too large to overcome, and the game ended with the score standing as stated above, 25 to 19. From a spectators' point of view the game was one of the fastest ever played on the Grayslake floor. McHenry played the better ball of the two and would have won had their basket throwing been a bit more accurate during the first half of the game. In team work our boys had their oppo­ nents outclassed and with a bit of luck the game would have been ours. L. Hook and Branstetter did the most effective work for Grayslake, each getting five field throws, while the former is also credited with one free throw. For McHenry Petesch and Bonslett were the score getters, eaoh making three field throws, while Bohslett also got ope free throw. "Boley" Miller took G. Baoon's place in the second half and played his usually strong game. The line-up and score of the game follow: Grayslake (25) McHenry (19) L. Hook L F Bacon, Miller Branstetter C Petesch C. Hook RF F. Bonslett Mann L G > E. Bonslett Winkle RG Richardson Field throws--L. Hook, 5; Brans tetter, 5; C. Hook, 1; Mann, 4; Bacon, 1; Petesch, 3; E. Bonslett, 2; F. Bons lett, 3. Free throws--L. Hook, If F. Bonslett, 1. The next games in McHenry will be between the boys' and girls' teams of the Woodstock and McHenry high schools. Woodstock has always been considered our most bitter enemy when it comes to high school athletics and the local teams are particularly anxious to win these two games if they never win another. On paper the boys' teams of the two schools look quite evenly matched, altho our team ap­ pears to have the edge on the county seaters. Our opinion is formed from the Lake Geneva scores. McHenry defeated Lake Geneva at Lake Geneva by the score of 51 to 19, while Wood­ stock defeated the same team at Wood­ stock by the 40 to 22. These two games should bring out the largest crowd that ever attended a basket ball game in McHenry an4 from the inter­ est that is being taken in school sports this year we fear that the McHenry gym will prove far too small when these teams clash for honors. OLD TINE DANCE AND MASQUERADE Another one of those good old time danoes and masquerade will be held at Knox's hall, formerly Buch's hall, on Friday evening, Jan. 8, 1915. Two prizes will be given, as follows: First to the best dressed couple, second to the most comically dressed couple. The order of dances for this occasion will be as follows: Two step, waltz, Lancers quadrille, two step, schottisch, quadrille, waltz, circle two step, money musk, two-step, tango, quadriWe, waltz (ladies' choice), Virginia reel, two step, firemen's dance, waltz, cecelian circle, two step, Newport, opera reel, waltz, quadrille, two step, home sweet home. This being the second of the old time dances under this management it is bound to be a greater success than the first. There will be no deviation from the above order of dances. No round dancing during square danoes. Danc­ ing from 9:00 to 2:30 aicloek. Grand march at 10:30. Music will be fur­ nished by the Old Time orchestra. The floor will be managed by the fol­ lowing committee: Crystal Lake, Em­ ery Hoffman; Wauconda, Jay Cook; Richmond, Henry Greeley; McHenry, H. J. Schaffer; West McHenry, Wm. G. Schreiner. Prompters: James Re- vor, John D. Lodtz and L. H. Baker. Admission, 50 cents per couple; spec­ tators, 25 cents. AN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT A most unusual acciueul occurred at the Anton Schneider meat market and grocery last Thursday, when the top of the ice box caved in. Fortunately there was no one in the box when the accident occurred, altho George J. Schreiner, employed at the place, had occasion to enter same a few minutes before the crash came. The box con­ tained several tons of ice and had any­ one beeu in the cooler at the time it probably would have meant serious in­ juries if not instant death. The dam­ age was repaired the latter part of the *lip«ek bj Chicmcu expert*. AS PICKED Of BY FlAINDEAtER K- rOITERS DURING WEEK 5^ WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOINC IN THIS VIL- LACE AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY- OTHE& SHORT PARAGRAPHS Bwttar Narfcat Butter on the Elgin board of 'trade sold at'34 cents per pound last Satar- ~ day. . Fine candies at McAllister's. Trey o' Hearts at the Central ThttfS> day evening. > , • : ̂ See Vycital's display advertiaement for important news. ri. Will there be a demonstration- in McHenry at midnight? '4$ Use McAllister's cold tablet* and feel better tomorrow. totay With the ground covered with SMNP( don't forget the birck --feed them. Local talent will present "Tho Coming Man" at the Central Sunday, Jan. 3. A tabloid play, "The Coming Man," and four reels of pictures at the Central Sunday. The members of the McHenry Pleas­ ure club will see out the old and in the new year tonight with a banquet. • The Willing Workers will meet f&.; the home of Mrs. F. L. McOmber on Thursday of next week, January 1, 1915. Appropriate New Year services will v.<"", be held at St. Patrick's and St. Mary's $ ^ Catholic churches in this village to- morrow. It will soon be time for the tax col­ lector to get busy. Mr. Niesen expects his books sometime the middlO Of January. From sixteen to twenty below zero is what the thermometers registered in McHenry and vicinity last Saturday morning. The fall of snow on Tuesday nude it exceedingly unpleasant for the ioe men, but, like the war heroes, they stuck it out. Don't forget the New Year dance at Stoffel'8 hall tonight. Beljean's five-piece orchestra of Elgin will furnish the music. The Plaindealer wishes everyone a happy New Year and trusts that the coming year will bring health, wealth -;T"~ and happiness for all. : h The Christmas services at both the Catholic churches here were very well attended. This is especially fcru»v©f." the early morning masses. ' ' -- •' --"• ...'. ' • V _;VV--•^ We are told that the McHenry ^ ̂ Aeriq, F. O. E., has rented quarters at ^ the Riverside House, where the meet- • ^ r* ings will be held in the future. ' ( On account of the latter's health ̂ A Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Himler have given *; up their trip to California, which they , had planned to take this winter. . In spite of the factr that times ttNtt ' • t hard and money seems scarce, some of our business men report that this year's : holiday trade surpassed that of- any previous year. This is the quiet season of the year. Home news is a very scarce article and for this reason ye editor has been forced to use his scissors ife ft telling manner. ; ^ , A daughter was born to Mr. aad Mrs. Jack Watson at Elgin on Decem­ ber 21. Mrs. Watson was formerly Miss Hattie Lamphere, who is known to many of our readers. Both picture shows enjoyed large crowds last Sunday evening. A- three real feature was the drawing card at the Central, while "The Master Key" drew many to Stoffel's haU on th»> West Side. An accident to the gasoline engine at Borden's gave the ice makeA an un­ expected lay-off on Monday of this week. However, the damage to the engine was repaired work resumed on the following day. A new bill stand has been jriaoed the west side of the Central opera house building. The stand is painted white and is electric lighted, which makes it neat in appearance, a big improvement over the bill board previously used. Big special sale of enamel WMS RT J. J. Vycital's. Our prices for this sale will be 19c, 25c, and 3oc for goods regularly valued from 25 cents to $1.00. Sale begins Monday, Jan. 4. Gome early, as these are big bargains and th^supply is limited. Some of the wrestling fans hm' gel> - ting anxious for a few good bouts to be pulled off here. There has been some talk of staging an attraction of this sort here in the near future, but whether or not it will amount to any­ thing more than mere talk reosaiii* be seen. 1 is The Hoy Banking company has just added to its equipment a Burroughs posting machine. The machine is of the most viouderful at tlu> sAiue time simple devices of the kind ever put On the market. It is electrically operated and'a big time saver over the old way of posting the books by tpaii , v 'i '•'Sii :>1 .. y *•; v.- . i . • v - ^ &£±- fa.;-ysa