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̂./ ,̂ r •t.' 2?%.'.: F*H A£~ ̂ AEMSWBSSFCPIIJ. * * '• !•. IF'H PMPY A UJDIN TT X > *1 iwARA«ON F OS SLED NWWWJIA SHOULD INS RAOTOLY CI ^^":4;||BATEtt rtftSNOT I?- :V:V-« :> ••'•.VI-I-M ' -<**•• J-»'""- •-^•V-;AI....... , First in Suits for men and boys L -.„ VF* #C$* • V-V-^S' llfllfS. ••,, % ? v- fessr# J^V^' r «# ••• y-t-T- • $Ci •5?/ ••' ir ' !. ?* •&:•* I*, »o\:l: .': ?< ^'.'W.'r^. IS - ;'mr .'JJSVV-' •• •^f.v PV ' WW We are showing our new line of Spring Suite and we can save you money in this line of "Sincerity Clothes" Equal to any tailor make in fit and workman­ ship and 25 per cent cheaper. Call and see. the line before you buy your Spring Suit Jos. W. Freund We& McHenry, 111. Good Shoes For the whole family Our line of Men's Heavy Work Shoes is now com­ plete. New easy shapes in brown and blade leathers at .;$2.50,$2.75,$3.00 to $4.50 Fine Dress Shoes in new popular shapes. _ _ .$2.50 to $4.25 Ladies', Misses* and Children's Shoes in lace and button with cloth or leather tops. Combination blacks and colors. 41r DRESS GOODS and Suitings in a big range of col­ ors and qualities. All wool and dainty wash fabrics. MEN'S HATS AND CAPS, latest models for the correct dresser. Shirts, Collars, Ties, Etc. SUITS AND OVER COATS made to your measure. ALWAYS A FULL LINE OF FRESH GROCERIES M. J. WALSH, Phone 63-R ' Goods Delivered n - F&v, ,r;; 4-" j$*y w* V • < ! , ' , V m- Bftl'alS; Hot Water For the Bathroom Handsome fixtures do not make the bath- loom--hot water does. Abundant hot water is t|ie first essential. A bathroom with a thousand j^ollars* worth of fittings, but without a constant supply of hot water, is as useful as a watch case without works. \ A Gas Heater is the "whole works" and justi­ fies the expensive fittings. Don't put off longer the convenience of a hot water supply. ' D. M. WORKMAN, DUtrict Mmamgm Your Home above anything else should be comfortable and cozy. Anyone can have a nicely fur­ nished home if they follow our plan. With the beginning of the new year just make up your mind to add a new piece of. Furniture every now and again during the year of 1915. You'll never regret the small outlay and will always thereafter enjoy the added comforts that you have thus brought into your Jiome. NOW is the time to start and; a visit to our store will soon interest you in the plan. Come in, look over stock and let JUS explain to you how easy it will be for you to wialrp your home comfortable and cozy. Our line of general Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, etc., is as good as any and prfc^gyre right- ;&*<•> -;'Jt vT. JACOB JUSTEN McHenry, Illinois 4 »'?•••. yi'-ikt.• f ****<•• v.•>:$SR->5V-:&.*• R . Over forty thousand ncivs of oatp are sown annually in McHenry county. This larg-e acreage will require over one hundred thousand bushels of seed, most of which is raised in this county. SaI*ction •( VirlrtiH Several different varieties are used, some of which give good results Mid others not, on account of the late maturity and damage by hot weather. A great many variety tests have been made, some of the highest yielders being the Kherson, Sixty day, Swedish Select, Wisconsin pedigree No. 1 and Silverrnine. A few black oats are raised in the. county and have good results. • • v7- ffake i Germination Teat All oats intended for seed should be tested and if they do not develop strong healthy sprouts should not be sown; Take a handful of oats from near the center of the bin as deep down, as you j can reach and test for germination. This is done by saturating two piecos of blotting paper and placing one in the bottom of a plate. Sprinkle thfe oats on this and cover with the other blotter, pressing down firmly. Cover with another plate of like size turned bottom up and place near the stove. Add a little water occasionally. Ex­ amine in about a week and if nbt iff'J sprouted do not use for seed. CIMJI Sa*d All oats used for seed should be thoroly cleaned and graded. Weed seed, light oats and chalT should all bf blown out, leaving only the best oats for seed. Small light oats will not produce strong healthy plants. Seed oats should also be graded, as much larger yields are obtained when the large plump oats are sown. In several trials for a series of years an increase of ten to fifteen bushels per acre was obtained by grading the oats. IbtMd Sowing Drilling in the oats gives the best results in all cases. Less seed is re­ quired and is better recovered with the drill than if sown broadcast. The oats also start to grow much -quicker when drilled. - Rate •! Saadlng Most farmers sow too much seed per acre altho the amount is dependent upon the condition of the seed bed and the variety of oats. Fewer bushels per acre of the smaller varieties are required, as they contain more kernels to the bushel. About 1,500,000 kernels per acre give best results. To do this about two bushels of the smaller varieties and two and one half to three of the larger will be necessary. Send in a sample of your oats and I will de­ termine the number of kernels per bushel for you. Poor stands result from seed of low vitality or seed that does not grow. Oats require about 500 pounds of water for every pound of oats produced. Less seed should be sown if clover is grown with the oats so that the clover may have a chance to grow. Preparation •! S**4 Bad A compact seed bed should be pro­ vided for oats and other small grains. Soil that is loose and light should be disked and harrowed thoroly. Soil that is firm and hard should be disked, then plowed and harrowed. Follow the drill with the roller and after that the harrow or weeder. Treatment far Smut Farmers who did not treat their oats for smut last year lost from 2 to 25% of the crop. I examined a great many fields last year sown with the untreated seed and found from 2 to 25% of smut, while in the fields sown with treated seed no smut was found. The formalin treatment promptly pre­ vents smut in oats and all oats used for seed should receive the formalin treatment. It is so simple and pro­ fitable that no one can afford not to do it. Secure from the drug store a pint of 40% formalin for each forty bushels <»f grain you are going to sow. Thoro­ ly mix the pint of formalin with twenty gallons of water. This may be done in a tub or barrel or milk cans. Spread a layer of one half as many bushels of graded oats on a clean floor as your sprinkling can hold quarts. If you have a ten quart sprinkling can spread out five bushels of oats. With sprink­ ling can moisten the oats at the rate of two quarts of solution to one bushel of seed. The oats should be well mixed so as to distribute the formalin among them. Pile the moistened seed in a round heap and cover with bags, blankets or canvas)to prevent the evap­ oration of the formalin, and leave over night. The next day the seed should be shoveled over twice and will then be ready for sowing. The seeder box should be sprinkled with the formalin solution and the sacks used for the oats thoroly cleaned and sprinkled be­ fore putting the treated seed into them. If the oats are damp when ready to sow, open the drill so as to sow about one half bushel more per acre, as they do not run thru as well when moist. The treatment of oats and barley for smut is a small matter and can easily be done by all r Each year the loss in yield r -<^vea thousands of bushels, all of v\ ^ be prevented at a cost of less cents per bushel of seed sown. yield could be Increased two per acre many more are possible, anO with oats worth forty cents per bushel it would mean an increase of ovo $30,000.00 on the oat crop. If you are interested in treating your oats for smut, invite several of your neighbors to your farm and I will come and assist io making the treat­ ment. DELOS L. JAMJBS, County Agriculturist and Agsnt U. >1. Dept. of Agri. Always a good program at the Cen­ tral Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday fiimt in QaaKij^ First in First in Purity First in Econott^ and for these reasons' Calumet Baking Powder is first in the hearts of the millions of housewives who use it and know it. SCCrn-T-J HIGHEST AWAHJS World's Pore Feed 1 bfMm, C&iccr-. mnato. ffcria ESS CAJFIOA. Fnae*. 191?. BAKING fcaktej powder- Don't be DUM. •ore tc Calomel i* Itr raptnor COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETS IN IE60LAK SESSION* MONDAY EVENING 4.02 1.00 3.50 1.84 5|.75 51.05 Council Room, March 1, 1915. The village trustees met in regular session with President Stoffel presi^* ing. Trustees present: Bftrbian, Chaatr berlin, Heimer, Nickels, Spencer ana Schumacher. The minuter of the last regular meeting were read and approved. The following Bills were approve^, by the finance committee: Standard Oil Co., oil 1.48 Elgin Manufacturing Co., repair­ ing- hose cart Wm. Spencer, labor on engine . W. G. Schreiner, freight, dray- age, etc., Wilbur Lumber Co., tile Linus F. Newman, marshal ser­ vice and meals James Iievor, police service and meals Peter J. Schoewer, labor on hose cart, etc., -2.75 Dan Puwiance, labor on street.. 5.00 Hubert Caspers, lbr on street .. 3.00 Public Service Co., street light. 390.00 Motion by Schumacher, seconded by Heimer, that the minutes be approved as read. Motion carried. Motion by Heimer, seconded by Spencer, tnat the treasurer's, col­ lector's and police magistrate's reports be approved as read. Motion carried. Motion by Chamberlin, seconded by Heimer, that John W. Smith be given five days' notice to pay his license and if he fails to do so the opera houie will be closed. Motion carried. Motion by Nickels, seconded by Spen­ cer, that the bills be paid as read with the deduction of $10 on the electric light bill. Motion carried. Motion by Nickels, seconded by Hei­ mer, to adjourn. Motion carried. SIMON STOFFEL, President. W. G. SCHREINER, Clerk. PR OB A TE NEWS LFurnished by McHenry County Abstract Company, Woodstock, Illinois. Office In Ar busuS nold Block, east side public square. Ab­ stracts of title and conveyancing. Money to loan on real estate in sums of five hundred to ten thousand dollars. Time and payments to suit borrower, l'bones 6iM. 903 and 911.1 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Nicholas J. J usten & w to Mary Powers It 0 E. M. Owen's est. addn West M®- • Henry; also pc cont 32 s<) rds lyingn • of ltl»... .18500.00 Sarah Johonnottto W. E. Walker, ltS7, village of lthitfwood; pt It 29, village of RinKWDod : 1.00 A'tiKUSta Heideti to Wm. H. Harrison, sVi It 5, blk 1. Walkup's addq, Nijnd# $400.00 Kathariua Smith & h to Castor M. Adams, pt It oO, Johnsburg |jtt0 MARRIAGE LICBNS&8. Sterling E. Esmond, 20., Harvard Elizabeth Conley, Harvard Fred Schultjj, 55.....Crystal Lake Dora Schutt, 5ft Crystal Lake "feOHically, referring to Steilacoom. "Begosek is entitled to the prise as tha best-natured man in the world," •aid the guard. "When he went over, the real 'nut' v ith him imagined hi ; entirely sane and insisted on ta!s- ig charge of Begosek and the dep- ty in charge humored him. So the ane man went to the asylum in harge of the crazy man, and there 'as never a hard word between hem."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer. OME time in the future Opportunity will door. In ten years from npw there will be business chances as there are today. And the men who command a little money will be the men who will step into these chances. Why don't YOU begin now to prepare for them? Why don't you lay aside every pQKsibledoIlar and leave it laid aside? In a few • J^ars you wo^y J|̂ e to ^ace you ^ the roa4 to ;Smake good.^ ^ .::V -v'.. ' % < • •W . 'V WesTt McHenry State Bank Weift McHenry, Illinois. 3E !BT ..CENTRAL.. OPERA HOUSE THE MOVIES WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY (r The late& and be& ..PICTURES. THE- Every Thursday Night ALWAYS A GOOD PROGRAM Admission :: 10c Office In Spiuldini* Bids, Phone No, 7i-R ALFORD H. POUSiE * * Attorney-at-Law We& McHenry, - - 111. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT All AdvortUenumtH Inserted under tills h*'A.l At the foUowiug Five ltu«» or leu*, cent* for tiret losertlon; 15 cents for e*i>b aub«o<ju»itt insertion. More than live line#, 5 ctmtB a line for rir«t Innortlon, aad 3 oents % line for *dititlonl tjmorllMn*. FA UM9 FOK SALE--luqulrti of CJ. \V. BTENU-ER, West McHenry Slate littnk. 1ft 1IH)R SALE--A double, hand-made, llglit *• work harness. Inquire of Jos. J. MKK- TKS, McHenry, 111. TjV3R SALE--8.0. Rhode Island Red cockor- 17 els. Price $1.30 to 92.00. STARK BKIWK, West McHenry, 111. 38-tf PIOKLES FOR SALE--A home grown pickles. DUNNE. West McHenry, 111. quantity of nice Inquire of WM. 37-lt T3V)R SALE--A 1600 pound brood mare, six years old. due to foal In May. WAI.TKK J. WALSH, West McHenry, III. S7-lt T3>OH SALE Leghorn cockerels, April SCHILLER, West McHenry, 111. Full blood bred-to-lay >eKhorn cockerels, April hatch. White A. M. 35-tf |3K)R SALE--A quantity of clover seed. Clean and free from foul seeds. W. E. WHITIMG, West McHenry. III. 3^-tf -pVMt SALE OH EXCHANGE--A little over two acres and good buildings. of L. F. PODSK, West McHenry, ILI. Inquire 37-4t "CV3R SALE--A quantity of clover seed and seed wheat. Inquire of or write H. E. CLEMENS, West McHenry. III. 'Phone (113-\V- 8. i&-tf P*OR SALE--Village property, beautiful lo- 1 cation, hpusp and barn with flvo acres of lapd near the Fox river. A good property. 'lei $4,000, 1)1. Address GEO. BKCKWITH. McHenry. ;«>-:>t aqc New and complete line. Variety of materials. AH sizes from 34 to 46. Price ranging from $1 up Spring Goods arriving daily. A full line of ev­ erything, surpassing any­ thing previously shown in town. #• • • n F. A. Boh 'Phone 58-J frompt Delivery TO WE WANT YOU ALWAYS FEEL WELCOME AT TBS STORE Our 1915 Hats and Caps will be here this week. Before you buy, let us show you our t&l& at from $1.00 to |3.00% ,, Caps at _25c, 50c and $1.0(£ SMITH BROS. McHenry 111. /? SALE - China and -Several lpa and Ui furrow in March and F°g; irrov F,est MpHpnry. full bl.ood Inland uroc Jersey sows, due to " April. RAY THOMAS, 37-2t T PTS KOR SALE in th; *4 front apd at Plsjba! for sale an buildings, Heury.lli he village, on the river itnd at Plsjbake« Ray; a bo farms a rent; also lota, aome including in this village. O. n. PWEN Mc- IB CPECIAL SALF- for ten (lays at farmers ^ orices o» White I'lymouth Rock cock- o .erels. tings, coming four jWest McHenry, III High egg strain, lings, coming f» Two Percherou geld- ir years old. N. f. C«>LBY, w-at* Male and fe LOST!--Two fox hound doga. and female. Male white with u»a spots and wore a collar. Female, black with white legs. Generoug. reward If returned to the McHenry House* Mt- flenry, 111. Use our cold cream for massage pur­ poses. It feeds the skin and keeps it JfMb MM! toswrifali : _ IT OST--Two fox bound doge. r*4 malo- Male white with •wore a eollar. Female black* .. iQenerous roward if returned to the MftHenry House, McHenry, III. tan spots aurt Female black with wnlte.legs. TJNOR SALE--The west Vt of lots 2 and 3. in •P block ia, in the villagnof McHenry, and east H back street lying west of lois 2 and 3. In block 13, in the village of McHenry. ln- quireof C. W. bUMiUBH. McUeuiy State Bank. ** H , • ^" • « • • %h T OST-Fox terrier, whiw. with two black -w spots: head marked with blark and little tan. Male, cut tall. Lost last September on road to Chicago thru Jobnsburgh fn>m Wild wood. Lake Nlpperslnk. Address PEATS, jms 35"3L j P P ? ' ™ • PHILIP JAEGER QENPRAl- COHWl^ION f ATTIENTIOM OIVPM TO TP* 8*1* OP T J V*;-vV Ml. Vwl, Pp«ltrf, JHdP5r Ctp., Butter and Cggs T%gs %nd This is the oldest house 011 the street »pp}iofttto«. cqu> STORAQB FRBfl Stall i * J. PaltM li WkelMale market. rtinilnMi m J) Su bscribe for the Plaindealer and keep potted on local happenings : ;v;.. h . 1 •a.V rfeia. 'i&vVjtiv.vJji'iili • 'iU- ir^ T. •MJ. ii & •r A V .?P - ^