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•"••• * : • ••'. ••" - •*.' • -• ^ - • X' v 1 "V ^ ** ^ *• *, .***j ? " c * ** ^ » " *1 V* * -* >4 •'•:>.. ( . - - r * ' J - V ^l^'ivV »^T * <*}&'•#& i^hhi 'P^#',:-^f". VT •*•«" V s»- &/- ; 'V <"• -f * 3* * ^ ̂ J**>X Jf 5 #> ^ JtV /* r^i¥^7 PLAINDEALER. II Al <$*?** VOLUME XLI '̂̂ r.iaiV^-lAv^faf '*jp & ( ' *, ? ? MoHKNRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 30. 1915 NO. 28 -P": |y;;^ WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS ! COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE AVERAGES 1.000 POUNDS MILK This Is a Record Established By Mathias Freund V !y./ Pt^Vc,, , As Seen By Plaindealer Reporters and Handed Into Oar Office Bjr Oar Friends Wm. Nickels was a Chicago visitor last Friday. Walter Simon was a Crystal Lake visitor last Friday. Clifford Buss was the guest of Ter­ ra Cotta relatives last Friday. Everett Hunter, Jr., boarded the Chicago train Friday evening. James B. Perry was a business vis­ itor at the county seat Monday. Henry Langan passed the week end as the guest of his family at Odell, in: Geo. Meyers, Sr., was among the Chicago passengers last Friday morn­ ing. J. W. Smith attended to business matters in the metropolitan city Mon­ day. John Caspers of Woodstock passed Saturday and Sunday at his home here. s Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walsh attended a funeral in Chicago on Friday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Conway spent Friday and Saturday at Elgin and Chicago. Clarence Wilson of Elgin passed the holiday vacation as the guest of rel­ atives here. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holly' left last Saturday evening for a week's trip thru Florida. Walter Warner of Woodstock spent Saturday and Sunday as the guest of friends here. Miss Arreen O'Reilly is spending the week as the guest of relatives in the metropolitan city. Mr. and Mrs. John Aylward spent Saturday and Sunday as the guests of relatives at Elgin. Misses Elizabeth and Emma Thelen 3psnt ^aiurdsy snd Sundsy ss the guests of relatives at Elgin. ? Mrs.*E. M. Geier and son, Stanley, were among those to board the Chi­ cago train Monday morning. J, W* Fay and son, Walter, of Wood­ stock passed Saturday and Sunday as guests in their home here. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Donavin spent Saturday and Sunday as the guests of relatives at West Chicago. A. J. Winteringham of Dundee spent Saturday and Sunday as a guest in the home of Thos. Thompson. J. B. Buss of Belvidere was enter­ tained in the home of his mother, Ml-s. Elizabeth Puss, Sunday. Peter Thelen passed the latter part of last and the fore part of this week as the guest of relatives at Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bohlander spent Christmas day as guests in the home of their son, Roy» at Hampshire. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tesch and duagh- ter spent Saturday and Sunday as the guests of relatives at Salem, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers, Sr., were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Chesnut at Crystal Lake Monday. Jos. Hoffman of Chicago passed the latter part of last and the fore part of this week as the guest of friends here. Arthur Rasmussen of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward. Mrs. Augusta Krause and daugh­ ter, Laura, spent Saturday and Sun­ day as the guests of relatives at Crys­ tal Lake. Chas. Newman of Woodstock was a guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Newman, Saturday and Sunday, Al. Polioit and son, Alfred, of Sunway, la., were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward on Christmas day. Lewis Stoffel of Woodstock spent Christmas day and Sunday as a guest ( in the home of his parents, Mr. and I Mrs. Wm. Stoffel. William Bickler of Woodstock was & guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bickler, on Satur­ day and Sunday. Miss Margaret Ward of North Chi­ cago is spending the week as a guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward. Geo. Kane of Woodstock passed Saturday and Sunday as a guest in the home of his mother, who resides northwest of town. Will Noonan and daughter of Elgin were guests in the home of his moth­ er, who resides northwest of town, on Saturday and Sunday. Frank Schumacher of Chicago was entertained in the home of his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Schu­ macher/Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.. Rollin Waite and daughter, Alice, .spent Saturday an$ Sunday as guests in the home" of J. E. Waite at Lake Geneva, Wis. r" Ralph and Glenn Van Natta of Chi­ cago spent Christmas day and Sunday as guest? in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Van Natta. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Aebischer and spfi of Chicago passed Christmas and Sunday as guests in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stofel. Mathias Freund, one of the leading dairy farmers in these parts, and whose farm is located northwest of Johnsburg, has made a record in milk production during the months of October and November. During the month of October Mr. Freund delivered to the Weiland Dairy company at Spring Grove a total of 81,470 pounds of milk, while his No^ vember delivery totaled 81,662 pounds, an average of a trifle better than 1,000 pounds a day. For his October milk he received a check for $564.30, while his November milk brought him the snug sum of $602.08. Mr. Freund owns one of the finest herds of Holstein cows to be found in northern Illinois; The herd num­ bers thirty head and during the months of October and November he milked on an average of twenty-seven cows. As mentioned in this paper; on pre­ vious occasions, this dairyman also has one of the most complete dairy barns to be found anywhere. It will be remembered that the old barn on the place was destroyed by fire two years ago. Since that time he has erected a modern dairy barn, equipped with all the modern conveniences, in­ cluding an electric lighting system and a Hinman milking machine. With the machine he is able to do his milking in about an hour's time and he has nothing but words of praise for this wonderful machine. Mr. Freund also informs us that he had exceptionally good luck with his calves during the past year. During that time he raised upward of twenty head, mostly heifers, for which he found a ready jnarket at top-notch prices. Many farmers have visited the Freund farm during the past two years and all agree that Mr. Freund is the. possessor of one 01 ilie fines I dairy farms in this part of the state. Basket Ball Tonight Tonight the McHenry high school basket ball team will take on the Whitewater, Wis., Normals, one of the fastest teams in southern Wiscon­ sin. The Whitewater team not only has a splendid record for this year, but past years as well, and the local boys feel that they have been called upon to meet the fastest team of their career. The game will be staged at the school auditoriurh an<i, in view of the fact that the expenses are quite high, it is hoped that a big delegation of fans will be on hand to watch the contest, which promises to be the best seen in McHenry in a long time. While the Badger state boys bear an exceptionally good reputation as bas­ ket ball players, the McHenry highs hope to be able to show them that the grand old state of Illinois also turns out some good basket ball timber. The home boys are practising hard in anticipation of a grueling game and they hope to give the visitors a good •un for the money. Game called at 8:15 o'clock. General admission, 25 cents. Don't miss it. Death Causes Vacancy As will be seen by an advertise­ ment, which appears elsewhere in this issue of The Plaindealer, a vacancy has been caused at the Terra Cotta postoffice by the death of the late postmaster, W. H. Grant, and an ex­ amination for the position will take place at Dundee on Saturday, Jan. 22. Since tyr. Grant's death the office has been in charge of the late postmaster s wife and her many friends are hoping that she may be the successful con­ testant for the plaee. She is indeed worthy of the position and the patrons of the office hope that she will get it. Since the death of her husband she is the main support of her family of four little children. Her husband, be­ fore his death, conducted the little store at Terra Cotta In connection with his government position and Mrs. Grant now has charge of the place, besides giving the postoffice the at­ tention it demands. Arm In Corn Shredder Peter Zeimal, a farm hand employed on the farm of Dr. Vaupell, located east of McHenry, met with a very painful accident on Tuesday afternoon of this week, when he suffered a se­ vere laceration of the lower left arm when that member came into contact with the lower rollers of a corn shred­ der around which he was working. Dr. D. G. Wells was summoned and upon examination it was found that altho the a m was badly torn, no bones were broken. The victim is resting as comfortably as possible at this writing. Attention, Ford Owners Purchase a full set of Michelin cas­ ings and tubes from us before Jan. 1, 1916, and we will give you free of charge four ndw Ford wheels with demountable rims and one extra rim. These wheels sell for $20.00. Call and see the biggest bargain ever offered to Ford owners. Phone 50-R. Star garage. Movies at the Central Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITERS AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMN ̂ OF OUR EXCHANGES PINED $25 AND COSTS Young Farmer Assessed That Amount Here Monday Hfiscrltaneeus Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For Busy People Harvard will lay nine more blocks of brick pavement the coming year. Elgin has turned out divorces at the rate of one a week during* the past year. Arlington Heights citizens are now confronted witl\ a $197,000 paving proposition. \ The grip epidemic has struck Ma­ rengo, where huiftUreds are nov^ sick with the disease. Two small chimney fires were quickly extinguished at Crystal Lake the first of the week. J. W. Gilbert, the Crystal Lake un­ dertaker, has placed an order for a Rock Falls automobile hearse. A new store building will replace the ruins of the Hall building at Dun­ dee. Work on same will start early this spring. Dr. P. W. Blanchard, McHenry coun­ ty's oldest physician, passed away at his late home at Harvard last week aged eighty-seven years. An attempt will be made to reor­ ganize the International Voting Ma­ chine company at Elgin at the annual meeting of the company to be held on Jan. 10. J. W. Bailey, who for many years has been the leading man with the Flora DeVoss Theatrical company, has organized a company of his own. Mr. Rotnour, owner of the Flora DeVoss company, has built up a new cast and, it is said that the new members are the best that the old-time show man has ever carried. Ringling brothers of Baraboo have decided to let go one of their big cir­ cuses, the Forepaugh-Sells circus, which has been part of their combina­ tion, because one of the owners of the t t _ - _ l 1 - * i r _ n - I r » f W „ 1 iittUCUUCtft- onutc csiiuno, 44. *-»• " »» lace, cannot bear to be away from the tanbark. Wallace, who is now in re­ tirement at Peru, Ind., is associated with Charles E. Covey and Jerry> Mu- gavin ip the deal. Wauconda Leader: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Knigge have returned from their western trip and report a very pleasant visit and an enjoyable jour­ ney both going and coming. This is the'first time in years that Mr. Knigge has been free to enjoy leisure in life and, had he known that the factory had shut down, would have remained another month in California. The report they make of the exposition supports fully the statements of the press of the magnitude, grandeur and light effects. The Men's and Women's Country Life associations of Barrington have arranged to have the state demonstra­ tion car in their village for two weeks beginning Jan. 4. The household science department of the State Uni­ versity has just completed the con­ struction and equipment of this coach and the best methods of housekeeping known today will be shown. A man and woman will lecture on subjects re­ lating to home life. Barrington is the first city or town to get the car, which will cost the two organizations about $100. The L. E. Meyers Electric company of Chicago, which recently came into possession of the Lake Geneva, Wis., power plant, has just been granted a twenty year franchise in and thru the village of Richmond. In granting the franchise the village board of Rich­ mond stipulated that the company must have current in that village within four months or forfeit a $500 bond filed with the village clerk. The work of building the line into Rich­ mond will be started at once. The company is also anxious to obtain a franchise at Hebron. Both Richmond and Hebron now own municipal gas plants, A dozen prominent grocers, several restaurant owners and thirty or forty farmers of Elgin and vicinity have been summoned before the Illinois food commission in Chicago to ex­ plain why they should not be prose­ cuted for violation of the food laws. The majority of the grocers are charged with selling storage eggs as strictly fresh, the restaurant men with selling milk under standard re­ quirements, while the charges against the farmers is for skimming milk and selling milk which does not contain the proper proportions of fats and solids and with maintaining unsani­ tary premises. That the Germans do not favor youth for high military commands seems to be borne out by the fact that Von Gallwitz is the only general w^io is less than sixty-five years old. The famous Von Hindenburg is sixty- eight; Von Mackensen is sixty-six; Von Kluck, who played the leading part ip the advance on P*ris a year ago, is sixty-eight; Von der Goltz is seventy-two. Von Haesler, still on active service, is eighty-one. He is the oldest, but Count Zeppelin is sev­ enty-seven. Von Hausen and Von Bue- low are verging on seventy, Vyn Woyrach is sixty-eight, »n<\ Von Tir- Ipitz is sixty-si* .A young farmer, residing east of town, whose name for certain reasons we are withholding, appeared before Judge J. W. Kimball here last Mon day morning on a charge of disorder­ ly conduct and interfering with the property bf another. He pleaded guilty to the charge and a fine of $25 and costs was imposed. The young man in question has been under suspicion for some time past and when last Saturday morning John Kaiser missed several packages that were taken from his wagon in Cen- terville a search was at onde instigat­ ed with th& result that the stolen goods were found in the posssession of the young farmer, who appeared in court on Monday morning. For some time past petty thefts have been committed about the vil­ lage, especially in Centerville. Cer­ tain parties have been watched an<t are still being watched and unless the practice is stopped immediately more arrests are sure to follow. The theft of last Saturday morning was committed in the tie sheds in the rear of the G. E. Schoel' place and in interviewing Mr. Schoel the writer was told that farmers had been warned at different times by him and that he (Mr. Schoel) had invited farmers to bring their robes, whips and other things of value into his place while doing their shopping in town, where he assured them that they would be unmolested. New Year Dance The members of the Neutral club are now busying themselves planning and arranging for their big New Year dance, which will take place at Knox's hall in this village on Friday evening, Dec. 31. The hall is undergoing num­ erous changes, including the removal of the rooms in the west end. This will add considerably more floor space i? „ „ j _• 1 Ml -At J L.4.4 iui uuuciug oxiu will auuiu ucttci ot- commodations for the enormous crowd expected to be present on this occa­ sion. Those having charge of the dec­ orations are working out something new in this line and the dancers may rest assured that this part will be well looked after. All of the old and new as well as a number of feature dances, including confetti, moonlight, balloon, ribbon and horn, will make up the evening's program and everything will be done to show those who turn out one of the best times that they have ever had. A four-piece orches­ tra has already been engaged, which means that first-class music will be on hand. The club members have decided to make this the fifty-fifty event of the season. By this the> mean that the gentlemen will choose their part­ ners up until twelve o'clock, while the ladies will be given supreme reign after that hour. At the midnight hour the new year as well as leap year will be ushered in in a most ceremonious manner and those who fail to attend the event will be missing one of the biggest treats afforded McHenryites in a long time. Dance tickets are al­ ready on sale and are selling at 50 cents each. A cordial invitation is ex­ tended to all. Appointed Conservator Woodstock Republican: Joseph W. Freund of West McHenry was ap­ pointed conservator for John Hogan of Marengo, under bonds of $12,000 by Judge Smiley. Hogan had recent­ ly received an estate amounting in value to several thousand dollars. Be­ ing addicted to the use of liquor and having acquired the reputation of a careless spender, his relatives deemed it advisable to have a conservator ap­ pointed. Attorney Shopen of Elgin presented the case before Judge Smil- ly. Several witnesses were called, each of whom testified as to Hogan's character and responsibility. Masquerade Dante The committee having the event in hand is already at work arranging matters for the holding of the annual masquerade dance, given under the auspices of the Riverview camp, R. N. A., which is to be held at the Cen­ tral opera house on Friday evening, Jan. 21. A large list of prizes will be offered again this year and the mem­ bers of the committee feel confident that this year's dance will surpass all previous efforts. Moore's four- piece orchestra of Woodstock has al­ ready been engaged for the occasion. More particulars later. May Have Wrestling Bouts A number of the local folio,wfafs of the sport have asked j. W. Smith, manager of the Central opera h°U3e, to stage some wrestling bouts at his place of amusement. Whether or not their wishes will he granted depends on the public. If there are enough $n exhibition of this nature the o'clock on Sunday evening lastj. With an exhibiion of this nature the chances are that the bpu^s will be staged. If you like the game and want a few of these bouts staged in McHenry tell Mr. Smith about ft. Give us your next order for en­ graved calling cards and see what a neat job we put out far POULTRY SHOW IS NOW ON BIGGEST AND BEST EVER HELD IN THE COUNTY Exhibits of Poultry, Water Fowl, Pet Stock and Grain Most Complete-- Large Attendance COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO! McHenry's first poultry, pet stock and grain show is now on in full force at StofTel's hall and, to say the very least, the exhibits are far beyond all expectations. In fpet, the McHenry show will go down in history as the biggest and best ever held in McHen­ ry county, northern Illinois or south­ ern Wisconsin. The exhibits started coming in as early as last Sunday and from then until Wednesday noqn there was a continuous arrival, until the spacious hall is now comfortably filled with an exhibit which is a distinct credit to the officers of the McHenry associa­ tion as well as to the village. The exhibits are nicely arranged and hundreds of extra lights strung thru- out the exhibition hall make it pos­ sible to show up every exhibit to the very best advantage. All told, 915 head of poultry were on exhibition at 3:00 o'clock yester­ day afternoon, when the writer had the pleasure of looking over the birds, pet animals and grains. Not only is the water fowl department complete, but the pet stock and grain depart­ ments also command the attention of the visitors. While at the show yesterday ye scribe was informed that the grain department is the largest ever shown in McHenry county in recent years and this does not bar the exhibit at the county fair at Woodstock. The visitor can spend several hours at the show and not groyf tired, even tho he or she is not a poultry raiser or connected with the farm life. The attendance yesterday, the real opening day of the show, was con- ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST * ,:j ui.. u. even by those who are more familiar tyith exhibits of this nature, and the general opinion among the officers of the local organization seems to be that when the show comes to a close next Saturday night all records in point of exhibits and attendance in McHenry county will be smashed. No farmer or poultry raiser, man, woman or child, can afford to miss this exhibit, as it is beyond doubt the very best educational in­ stitution of the kind ever offered the people of McHenry and the surround­ ing country. As previously stated, it matters not whether you know a duck from a Bel­ gian hare, you will become interested from the time you enter the hall and your interest in the display will grow as you travel from pen to pen. Exhibits at the show come from all directions. For instance, one display of poultry came all the way from Bowling Green, Mo., while another was shipped from Chaseburg, Wis. Other towns represented in the exhib­ its are Chicago, Elgin, Waukegan, Maywood, Genoa, Hollywood, Dundee, DesPlaines, Garden Prairie, Cary Station, Hebron, Harvard, Richmond, Woodstock, Solon Mills, St Charles, Belvidere, III.; Elkhorn, Beliot and Lake Geneva, Wis. McHenry also has a fine lot of birds on exhibition, among which are a number of prize winners. N. F. Colby, one of the most ex­ tensive poultry raisers in this vicin­ ity, has the largest entry, he having fifty-eight head of birds of various classes. However, in justice to the outsiders, Mr. Colby did not compete for the cup offered for the largest en­ try. This cup goes to John R. Cass of Beloit, Wis., whose entry list totals forty-six birds. Roy C. Church of Elkhorn, Wis., comes second with for­ ty-four birds and Frank Tonyan of McHenry, third, with forty entries. Mr. Colby's exhibit takes in his fa­ mous prize winning Embden geese. In this class he is exhibiting the bird that took first prize at Madison Square Garden, New York City; al­ so his prize beauties which won first and second prizes at Chicago and his prize winner at the Elgin show. Ed. L. Hayes of this place is the winner of Rep. James H. Vickers' cup bf Harvard for the best display in the S. C. Black Orpington class. He will also receive the cup for the best bred bird in the sajfte class. This same bird also won the first prize at the sh<?w held at Woodstock a short time ago. Mr. Hayes will also be awarded the cup for the best display of Bfeck Orpingtons. Frank Tonyan of this place is the winner of first cockerel *»d first pul­ let in the Black Orpington class. Barney Boehnn of Waukegan gets first, second, and fourth hen;, first cockerel and first, second and third pullet in first pen on S. C. White Or­ pingtons. Master Earl Walsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walsh of this village, also gets in 0$ the awards, he receiving third; ^iae in the White Orpington eft**- E. S. Brink, the local agent for the Valvoline Oil cowpany, who is one of the enthusiastic poultry men of this village, is awarded first and Second hen; first, second and third pullet; first cock bird and first pen in the S. C. Rhode Island Red class. In the same class M. C. Davis of Woodstock gets first on cock birds; first, second and fourth cockerel. Chas. W. Gibbs of this place gets third in the same Class, while W. A. McConnell of Richmond is awarded second cockerel and fourth pullet prizes. Mr. McConnell also is awarded first cock bird; first hen, third and fourth cockerel;. first and second pullet in the Rose Comb Rhode Island Red class. In the same class the Ruby Red Poultry farm of Cary Station is awarded second and third on cock­ erels, fourth pullet and first pen. Lewis McOmber of this village wins first and third cockerel, first, third and fourth pullet prizes in the S. C. Buff Orpington class, while in the same class F. M. Ensign of McHenry is awarded first cock bird, first, sec­ ond, third and fourth pen; second cockerel, second pullet and first pen. C. W. Harrison has already made a clean sweep with his exhibit of S. C. Anconas. There are numerous other winners, but time will not permit us to give them to our readers this week. How­ ever, thru the courtesy of Messrs. Ed. L. Hayes and E. S. Brink, we hope^ to be able to publish a complete list of all winners in all classes in next week's issue of The Plaindealer. In the grain department over 300 bushels of grain of various kinds are on display and this department is al­ so an interesting one to take in and one that should not be overlooked by the show visitors. We also wish to urge the parents to take their children to the show, as the little folks will enjoy it just as much as the older ones and prob­ ably more. For instance, the pet stock department, which includes var­ ious species of rabbits and other fur bearing animals, and it will just , _ . . . . . ... .. land staffs are enjoying their annual ̂ tickle them to death to see this dis-|_tJ * * _i _.. nm. -ptajf • me |jc t ovv/vtv ucj eludes about 300 head. mm1. ' - * f r •!\Mis! ;•;••• it AS PICKED UP BT PLAINDEALER REPORTERS DURING WEEK What People are Doing in This Vil­ lage and the Immediate Vicinity- Other Short Paragraphs Butter Market Butter on the Elgin board of trade ' ?jjj| sold at 34 cents per pound last Sat- °rd,y- • •«! Imported pure olive oil at C. Unti's. •• Hess' poultry remedies at McAlliS- A ter's. " ---- -- Permozone for the chickens at He*',i AlliBter's. 50 t f\ ' At the Central Sunday "The A4- ' ventures of a Madcap." ' "J • Don't miss the New Year dante at ^,2$ Knox's hall tomorrow (Friday) night. t ' ; r-f,. S Miss Alta Wentworth is assisting in the McHenry postoffice this week. ^ Talk about your chicken. Well, Mc- >^1 Henry surely has some in town this . week. \'vf§ At the Central Saturday, matinee and night, "The War God's Decree.** if Matinee at 2:30. " ! il School reopens next Monday morn- - || ing. Don't fail to send ̂ that son or , 4^ daughter of yours. 1 The carpenter work on the new res- • idence being erected by H. J. Schaffer . is progressing nicely. The next meeting of the Social ' Sm Wheel will be at the home of Mrs. i^fl James B. Perry on Thursday after- j_|g noon, Jan. 6. ?'lf Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simon of North Judson, Ind., have taken up their home on the farm owncft by Dr. Van- *"s\ ̂ pell, east of town. ^ \ A number of our exchanges are not •'!£§*. being issued this week. The editors Vlh" i' J. C- Diener of Chicago, with his local agent, Wm. Simes, also has a display booth of Sudan grass at the show, where they may be found at any time. They are ever ready to give any and all information desired re­ garding the new fodder that is bound to supplant alfalfa. The Sudan grass booth is located in the north end of the hall. To the left of the Sudan grass booth will be found a "booth conducted in the interest of the* Wilbur Lumber com­ pany of this place. Seeds of all kinds are displayed here with a competent man in charge. One cannot realize the immense dis­ play that has been gathered for the benefit of our people and the only thing that we can advise is to GO AND SEE IT. We also have been requested by the officers of the association to once more announce the oyster supper, which will be served the members of the association, the exhibitors and their lady friends. This will be served at the Woodman hall, just across the street from the exhibition hall on Sat­ urday night. The McHenry association now has about 200 members and is considered one of the strongest if not the strong­ est in the state. This has been made possible by the hard working officers and friends of the association, whose chief aim now is to bring the mem­ bership to the 250 mark. Will you be one to assist the good work? Judge Granite of Joliet, 111., county soil expert of Will county, is here to judge the grain and award prizes. WANTED--Young lady to sell magazines at the poultry show. Must be good talker. Apply at Stoffel's hall. Shot In Leg , About three o'clock last Thursday afternoon an accident occurred in the J. W. Fay home here that might have proven fatal to little Johnnie Stoffel, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stoffel. The boy, with his little playmate, James Fay, was playing at the latter's home when James sud­ denly spied a shot gun. No sooner had his eyes rested upon the weapon before he grabbed for same, with the result that the gun was accidentally discharged. The shot struck young Stoffel a glancing Wow in the calf of his left leg, leaving a very painful wound. After the accident the vic­ tim walked all the tfay to his home on the west side of town and there informed the family what had hap­ pened. Dr. Wells was summoned to dress the wound and under his care Johnnie is getting along as well as could be expected, considering the seriousness of the wound. This should be another warning to hunters to be very careful in removing the shells from their guns after a hunting trip. On Way Home Richard B. Walsh writes us from Washington, D. C., under date of Dec. 21 that he is on his way to Philadel­ phia, Boston and New York and then by boat to New Orleans, from which city he and Mrs. Walsh will return north to their future home, McHenry. J: C. Diener of Chicago is spend­ ing the week in McHenry. He has a display of Sudan grass at the grain and poultry show. The Plaindealer wishes everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. We trust that the new year will bring health, wealth.and happiness to all. The interior of St. Patrick's Catho­ lic church in this village is in the ; hands of expert artists from Chicago, who are redecorating the three altars. t A number of the cities and towns | around us have inaugurated Pay-up- ;j- Week and wherever the scheme has been tried it has proven successful. Fox River Valley camp, R. N. A., of this village will hold a watch party at Woodman hall here tomorrow (Fri­ day) night. Members and their fam­ ilies are invited. The Christmas.programs at the var*' ' .3^ ious churches in McHenry were car- .' ried out as announced in these columns last week. All of the cervices were very well attended. St. Mary's Court, C. O. F., No. W, " will hold installation of officers at "• : Woodman hall on Sunday evening, Jan. 2. All members are urgently requested to be present. A large sign, advertising the Neu­ tral club dance, has been placed on the Knox garage building near the river bridge. The sign was painted at the local boat factory and is a dandy. The stork left a baby girl at tha home of Mr. and Mrs. Anton P. Freund last Friday morning and the popular milkman declares that it is- the best Christmas gift that he has ever received. Superintendent John Pufahl of the Borden factory informs us that the real ice harvesting season, weather permitting, will begin the first of next week. This means employment to some sixty men. Mrs. Anna Mollohan, who for many , years has made her home with Mrs. • E. S. Wheeler, has gone to Ridgefield, * where she is now keeping house for / her daughter, Ella, who is one of the . teachers in the school there. , *#1" -- . •*.. J The Star garage has an up-to-date v' .fq machine shop with a full equipment of tools and stock. Machine work, re- pairing and overhauling by a man that knows how. New is the time to put your machine in order for spring running. Prices right. Call and get acquainted. Star garage. Phone 50-R. The automobile show at the Over­ ton garage on the West Side is draw­ ing big crowds this week. The place is prettily decorated and the display of cars is probably, the best ever shown in McHenry. The new Over- lands are drawing more than a little attention, while the Chalmers are al­ so leaving a favorable Impression on the visitors. Better take in the show, as it is well worth your time. Cordwood, Cord wood Dry cordwood only $6.00 per eefB delivered. Phone or call on Wm. Bonr slett. 'm -m