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m m THE ITHEKKY PLAINDEALER PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY «Y F. G. SCHREINER tiMflM In Bank Building Telephone 4ft-W TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: OnYnr * *1* Month»,75c Thn March 9, 1916 &*: !>.. ' '."a For Village Clerk I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of village clerk and will ap­ preciate the support of the voters at the coming spring election. 38-tf W. G. Schreiner. ANOTHER TALK TO FARMERS EVERY FARMER SHOULD KNOW HIS FARM AND SOIL For Collector I feel obliged, due to my condition, having been an invalid for many years and in need of the financial earnings, to announce myself a candidate for the office of collector and respectfully ask the legal voters of the town of McHenry for their support at the coming town caucus to be held Satur­ day, March 18. Math. Miller. For Tax Collector . I hereby announce myself a candi­ date for the office of tax collector for the town of T'cHenry and will appre­ ciate the support of the legal voters at the annual town caucus to be held March 18. Thanking the voters for past favors, 1 am, Respectfully yours, John Niesen. For Town Clerk I hereby announce myself a candi­ date for the office of town clerk for the town of McHenry and respectfully Gsk the support ox the legal voters at lie coming town primaries and elec­ tion. Respectfully yours, Chas. B. Harms^n. For Highway Commissioner 1 hereby announce myself a candi­ date for the office of highway com­ missioner for the town of McHenry and will be thankful for the support of the voters at the coming town pri­ maries. Chas. W. Harrison. For Assessor I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of assessor for the town of McHenry and will be grateful for the support of the voters at the com­ ing town primary to be held on Sat­ urday, March 18. 36 John W. Kimball. For Highway Commissioner I hereby announce myself a candi­ date for the office of commissioner of highways for the town of McHenry and respectfully ask the support of the legal voters at the coming town caucus to be held on Saturday, Mar. 18. Wm. B. Tonyan. For Constable I wish in this manner to announce myself a candidate for the office of constable for the precinct of Ring- wood, which became vacant recently, and will be thankful for the support of the legal voters of the town of Mc­ Henry at the coming caucus. W. H. Kelly. For Constable I hereby announce myself for the of­ fice of constable of the Ringwood pre­ cinct to fill vacancy and will appreci­ ate the support of the voters of the town of McHenry at the annual town caucus to be held on Saturday, March 18. Louis Schroder. Town Caucus Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of the town of McHenry that the annual town caucus will take place in the village hall, McHenry, 111., on Saturday, March 18, 1916, for the pur­ pose of nominatyig candidates for the various offices to be filled in the spring election. Offices to be vacant are town clerk, assessor, collector, one constable (to fill vacancy) and com­ missioner of highways. Polls will be t»pen at 1 o'clock p. m., and close at 5 o'clock p. m. Town Committee. An Ordinance An ordinance regulating the build ing of barns, sheds, etc.: Section 1. Be it ordained by the president and board of trustees of the Village of McHenry, County of Mc­ Henry, and State of Illinois, that no barn, shed, pen or other building used for the housing or sheltering of horses, cattle, sheep, swine or other animals, shall be built at a less dis tance than 33 feet from a public street or highway. Section 2. Any person violating the above section shall be subject to fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00, and any building erect­ ed contrary to the above section hereby declared to be a nuisance and shall be removed at once. Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 10 days after its publication. D. G. Wells, President of the Board of Trustees. Attest: W. G. Schreiner, Clerk. Passed March 6, 1916. Approved March 6, 1916. Published March 9, 1916.' A. M. Mickelson, kiln foreman at the Terra Cotta factory, is the inventor «f a safe to be used in private resi dences. The safe consists of an in side box of white enameled terra cotta one inch thick. This is surrounded by a 3-inch cement covering. Two coats of asphaltum paint applied between the two layers make it damp proof as well as fireproof. The safe is so constructed that it may be built in the walls of any residecne or office or buried in the fellar. Two sizes of the safe are now being made. One 7x7x12, while the other is 7x4x10. T. and T. galvanized steel fence posts. Wm. Simes, agent, McHenry, I1L Imported pure olive oil at C. Unti's. The Successful Farmer of Today Is the Man Who Works His Land Scientifically The publications of the agricultural press are full of stories about the top- notch farmer. They are true to life and we need them. They are doing much to mould ^public opinion around higher standards. They show what can be done by individuals who have a grasp on things and who by many environments, it may be for that which thoy may of may not be re­ sponsible, have made good along spe­ cial lines. They may have been af­ fected by some bright light on the road to Damascus by which their vis­ ion was , entirely changed and by res­ olution Reversed the order of things and their progress was phenomenal, for in the last analysis the success or failure of any progress is sometimes just weighed in the balance. In the topography of a country there are great plains where two raindrops can fall, one can take its gravitating course at»d journey in one direction and the other under the same law will journey in the opposite direction, one might be a factor in the healthful sanitation of the country through which it passes and the other add to the cesspools of filth and death. In every aggregation of human life, whether it be educational, industrial or otherwise, there is always a large part that belongs to the* man of av­ erage nhility. The successful educator in the class room is one that can ad­ just himself to the needs of the aver­ age member of the class, that is, long the line of our democratic in­ stitutions, for the average student is numerically the larger part of any in- itution, and this is the class that the major part of the pressure can be -ought to bear upon, and I desire that this article should appeal to the average farmer of the county, and if will aid him in having a larger vis­ ion and a more courageous personal endeavor, the object of this rticle will have been attained. Probably one-half of the farmers of McHenry county are tenants, and on account of the high value of land this condition will always exist, and I meet with many tenants in the county ho will have as much to do with its resourses as any other class. They re taking as much pride in the farms they cultivate as if they had a deed to the same. They are surrounded by the best and most approved live stock and they are giving them the greatest of kindness and care, and as soon as you meet them upon the farmstead they will immediately have something to show you that they have evolved along certain progressive lines. It seemes to be a part of their life, and when they are reciting these facts and experiences to you the perspira­ tion seems to be in evidence upon their brows. It may be a registered animal of some kind, or a pen of im­ proved live stock, or an advanced reg­ istered cow, that they want to show you, or it might be, still better, a large family of bright and most healthy looking children, which form large part of the corporate wealth of any county. I have one tenant in mind in this county, who was the proud possessor seventeen children, and the most interesting part about it was that they stood at the head of all classes in the North Dunham school, and the nice things that I heard about that family made an impression on me which I will never forget. Now, if all these strong, healthy and bright chil­ dren of the average farmer can, by education and connections of agricul­ ture, and its better demonstration, be brought into the producing class of this county you have made one of the most important contributions to the permanent agriculture of the com­ munity. If I were capable I would write vol­ umes upon what the resourcefulness of the average farmer ought to mean to the twentieth century agriculture The destiny of the next decade is in their hands. I wish they could real­ ize the part that they will take in the moving pictures of the near future. You will advance no faster or no farther than the vision unfolded ahead of you. Now, all of this re­ search work ^^agriculture, this ex­ penditure of nrotiey for demonstration of the good things or bad thing for the American farmer is either right or wrong; it cannot be both. If it is wrong, then the best students of the economic problem of agriculture, who have spent their lives in the labora­ tories of the world, and the men who stand the highest in the commercial and economic interests are all wrong. It will be foolish to assume any such proposition. Then let us as average farmers take the ground that in the main the results of all of these inves­ tigations are true and will stand out in history as great helps to the pro­ gressive farmer. I will make this as a proposition. I do it as a^result of evidence secured in making, a partial survey of the county last winter, that there is not one average farmer in ten throughout the county that cared a cent whether the McHenry County Soil Improvement association contin­ ued farther or not. Now, if there are any fallacies, let us, between friends, see where they any are. Is it corporate in telligence th# a series of e; carried on, twenty-five fully compile r.; £*.. j. il^.5 • • i&k t to you to in- i v ities and i'n- Uve casults of that have been oih- year, but for years, and care- of them so near your locality that they are consistent with your local conditions? 'I have tried to be a •student of what-is called Illinois agriculture and when I have been at the University of Illinois I have made it a special study to go over the results of the twenty-five ex­ periment fields as found in your bul­ letins. that have veen compiled for a- series of years, and without exception, where limestone, phosphorus, nitro­ gen and organic matter have been added to the soil in the way as de­ scribed for permanent fertility and profitable results, there have been re­ sults that were consistent with maxi­ mum crops. If you are ever to get your share of prosperity, that is sure­ ly coming to the successful farmer of the middle west, you have got to do it first with crop yields. The time yf low prices for the products of the farmers has forever passed. Fifteen cent corn and oats, fifty cent wheat and three cent pork and beef will never be seen again. There is no gambling in the prices of farm prod­ ucts any more so far as the farmer is concerned. The average farmer knows that he will ^ret a fair price for his products. The world is look­ ing this way for its bread and meat, and the only thing that should dis­ turb the average farmer is the crop yields, and the only way that maxi­ mum production has been realized in any county in the United States that has been under continued cultivation is by adding limited elements of the soil. This has been the result in ev­ ery case, and if you will go with me over the county you will find many instances where they are using phos­ phorus and lime in their crop rota­ tions with very satisfactory results, and some of them are so well pleased with it that they expect to purchase a car of ground rock phosphate as much as they expect a seed time and harvest. Those farmers that I have refer­ ence to are careful, conservative men, who are not spenders. They are look­ ing upon these matters as permanent investments, which are profitable to them, and along with the matters of soil fertility and crop yields they have incorporated with the Soil Improve­ ment association many things in an educational way--letter qrop rota, tions, better methods, better live stock, local application of much that has been incorporated with agricul­ ture. Now, my friend, it should be your good fortune to get acquainted with your county adviser, to feel at home with him and have him acquainted with you, draw all inspiration and intelligence from him that you can. If you employ the right kind of a man and meet him in the right spirit, you could not talk with him fifteen min­ utes without getting helpful things from him. The average farmer should feel as if he were a prince among men. You have an important part to take in the coming events of the cen­ tury. Every institution in the coun­ try is depending upon you, and they are powerless without you, anl if you could only get a vision ,of your strength, the battles of the world would soon be won. If the average farmer does not get his ear to the ground and listen to the steady sound of the wheels of progress and mingle with every force that means for its betterment, he will lose his place as a factor and the result of this asso­ ciated effort. The philosophy of success along any line of human activity is one of continued correction. The farmer is no exception, and the complex prob­ lems at every turn make his task a difficult one, and the agriculturist of the twentieth century should not only have a vision, but a grasp of the gen­ eral principles that underlie his avo­ cation. Do not forget that the path­ way of the average farmer is no ex­ ception in the industrial world. It is not only correction of soil elements* but of methods of life itself, and the success or failure of agriculture will ultimately depend upon the rank and file of those enlisted in this occupa­ tion, and the golden gate will swing open to the average farmer when his task has been well done. In closing 1 want to ask a favor of you, to shake hands across the well-curb with your farm adviser if he should call at your farmstead; get acquainted with him, get mutual good fro^m the interview, and if his heart is right he will feel as if he had met one of the princes of the earth. In closing, if you have any prob­ lems upon your farm that are bother­ ing you, confer with your county agent and make a study of the bul­ letins of the U. S. agricultural de­ partment and of your state agricultu­ ral products; make him your trouble man. He may not know himself, but he can correct you with its probable solution. Regardless of the many discouraging conditions at the open­ ing of the fiscal year, yet, there never was a time when you^ould purchase registered bulls at as low a figure as at the present time. There is no ex­ cuse for a grade to live at the present price of the vigorous young registered bulls, and the most interesting invest­ ment right at this time is to cash in on the grade sires and substitute the pure breds, and I would like to have every owner of surplus stock of this kind to list them at this office; let this be the clearing house for the year of better live stock for McHenry coun­ ty, an<^ last, but not least, subscribe for a good, progressive farm paper if you have not done so. I could not recommend a better one than the Prairie Farmer. You can get it now for $1.50 for five years. Telephone me your name and I will see that you get the paper. M. J'. Wright. Sixty Years fhe Standard 34KING Made from cream of tartar derived fram grapes. NOAM CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT All advert luawrteu undoi IUI& ln.ud a( llic following r*U)f: Ktve linen or !*«*, ttb omit* for first Insertion; lb cent* for ilifii. More than (!•* lines, b cents * line fur first insertion, anfl .1 rHiitfi a line for addition 1 Insm Motift. FOR SALE--A coal range choap. In­ quire of Louis Oertel, McHenry, 111. FARMS FOR SALK--Inquire of C. W. Stenger, West McHenry State Bank. 19 WANTED--To rent, a live room (la! or house in McHenry. Inquire nt this office. FOR- h A / I v -< lood driving hor::c. !.. K. IV > 'A • i McHonrv, III. Phone g.jh-m-\. " rn-tf 'OR SALK--About 10 bushels of early and la!.i« potatoes. Nick Justen, Ringwood, III. .'17-21* FOR SALK--House and lot on east, side of Fox river. All conveniences. Inquire of Al. Krause, McHenry, 111. GIRL WANTK1)--An experienced girl for general housework. Apply to Mrs. C. W. Stenger, West McHenry, 111. :?.X FOR SALE--A quantity of potatoes, onions and timothy seed. H. E. Clem­ ens, West McHenry, III. Phone 613- W-l. 35-4t* FOR SALE--Four Berkshire brood sows; one pedigreed boar. A. M. Schiller, West McHenry, III. Phcme 603-J-2. 24-tf FOR SALE--A Ford roadster in good running condition. Will sell for $175 if taken at once. Jos. N. Miller, Mc­ Henry, 111. 38-It FOR RENT--A five room cottage, sit­ uated at the north end of Park avenue, McHenry. Apply to Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, McHenry, 111. 38-ltHf FOR SALE-^A six room modern house. Hot water heat, electric light and gas. Ideal location. Inquire of F. J. Karges, McHenry, Ilk 37 FARM HAND--Wants position on farm. Married. Can do anything. Reliable. Inquire of H. L. Fisher, McHenry, 111. 37-tf FOR SALE--A quantity of Dusty Rural potatoes. Will deliver at £1.00 per bushel. E. G. Petersen, Johns- burg, 111. Phone 625-M-l. 38-tf FOR SALE--Early Rose seed potatoes and good eating potatoes; $1.00 per bushel. Inquire of Jacob Preund, McHenry, near cemetery. 37-2t* FOR SALE--A limited amount of clover seed, first prize at the grain show. Inquire of C. L. Page, Westf McHenry, 111. PJione 620-J-l. 37-tf FOR SALE--On account of moving and having no place to keep same, I offer for sale a number of black Lang- shans; also 8 pullets with a bird to match. Louis Oertel, McHenry, 111. Notice to * I armers! GROW ncKics roit C. F. CLADSSEN & SONS The Chicago Tribune of Dec. 31, 1915, says one boy at Orchard place cleared $370.00 from one acre last season. CONTRACTS AND SEED AT f.A. .WEST McHENRY, ILL. Gold M Day MARCH X0 A Globe and Two Fish Free with 25c cash purchase of following articles: Rexall Tooth Powder Rexall Cold Tablets Rexall Headache Pills Rexall Cold Cream Rexall Cough Syrup 1 Rexall Toilet Cream Rexall Liver Pills 25c Box Paper or Cards 1 lb Cascade Linen Paper 12 oz. Harmony Perfume Large (7 lobe and Fish with Dollar Purchase E. V. McAllister West McHenry -A GREAT HATCH MADE WITH A- INCUBATOR We are now carrying a full Jine of CYPHERS INCU BATORS AND BROOD ERS. Also a full liqe of ready mixed Poultry Foods made of sound, sweet grains only. No weed seeds, by­ products or grit. Finely granulated. Ask for free printed matter. SOLE LOCAL AGENTS Dona vin &Reihansperger Wetft McHenry FOR SALE--A quantity of early G0- day oats, known as the Kershon vari­ ety. These oats yielded better than 90 bushels to the acre in 1915. Hill- crest Stock farm, W. E. Whiting, Prop., West McHenry, 111. Phone 620-R-l. 3(Uf FOR SALE--Holstein and Durham heifers, some with first calf, some have second calf, some coming in soon; also some cows with calves and some springers, at reasonable prices. Inquire of Mike Pitzen, Geo. J. fcayer farm, Pistakee Bay. Phone 616-M-1 The Promise of Spring It's in the ali\and many things are timely. For example let us sug­ gest it the work of Wiring Your House FOR Electric Service We're in the market to do it-- cheaply and without inconven­ ience to the occupants. ^ PUBLIC SERVICE (0. of Northern Illinois TERRA COTTA / Henry Shales has been visiti^r re,_ atives here. / Henry and Frank McMiJ'ian were Spring Grove visitors Sat>jr(lay Mrs. M. Knox was^ McIIenry caller last Wednesday, af^ernoon> Mrs. S. B. Leisnerf wflg ^usiness visitor at Crystal Lj.ike ,ast Wednes_ day. Misses Elsie and^j^j^beth Marshall were Crystal Ljp^ ca(lers Monday evening. Mrs. B. P. is spending sev­ eral days as t|Je guest of Chicago rel atives. Miss phalin of Ridgefield spent Satu^jay gn£j gund^y at her home here Mrs. Hej#y McMillan spent a couple of days t**js weej< her father at Spring C#ove ^ Miss Iljuian Riley spent Saturday t Crystal Lake and attended party at Fitch's hall. Eleanor and Edna Phalin ertained at the home of ^fiss Leach at Crystal Lake Sun- J. M. Phalin spent Saturday jnday with her mother, Mrs. 'owers, who is very sick, in •y: Frank McMillan has been in 1 Grove for several days, caring father, Mark Hoffman, who is ;k with pneumonia. Expert welding at Stilling's garage. We.-Are Not M War But we do love to make lots of noise about our choice line of staple and fancy Groceries, as well as Canned Goods and Fruits. Not only do we take great pride in our select stock, but we also delight in telling you of our prompt and careful service. A phone call will bring your order to your very door. Try it. M. Niesen McHenry Phone Hfr-W QUALITY ALWAYS THE BEST The best groceries are none too good, be­ cause three times^ a day you put them in,to your ST0.MACH. Poor food shortens life and makes it MIS­ ERABLE while you live. You never thought be­ fore, did you, how im­ portant it is to buy only wholesome, HEALTH­ FUL groceries? Wer sell none but fresh, pure, wholesome, HEALTHFUL things to eat. Schneider Bros., - We^t McHenry Even a Child can make good biscuits, with Early Riser flour. It is so easy to make a pan of light, toothsome biscuits if you have the right kind of flour and ours is the right kind. Prove it to yourself by ordering a sack today. WEST M'BENRY FLOUR AKB FEED MILLS Yes- We Bike (ikes and they are of the sort that you will like. When you buy one of our cakes you have the assurance that it is 100 per cent "nutritions. Our wagon is ever in service. Just call us up and tell us what you want and we will make prompt deliv­ eries ri^lit to your very door. .: :: SATURDAY SPECIALS Marshmallow Cakes Coffee t'akes THE M'HENRY BAKERY A. Lallinger, Prop. - 'Phorife 164-It DR. F. J. AICHKR DENTIST Office in Telephone Exchange Bltlg. Centerville McHenry, Illinois Telephone No. 7*-W M. E. Church Services as follows next Sunday: Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.; preach- ing services, 11:00 a. m.; evening services, 7:46 p. m. i W. C. Even, Pa tor. Expert welding done at Stilling's garage. Bring in your broken ma­ chine parts and have them welded. AH work guaranteed. Paper Spring House Cleaning is not far off and per­ haps some of your rooms need new paper. Now is a good time to make y our selection here, as we carry a pretty good assortment in stock, besides sam­ ple books from which you can order. John Stoffel SPRING AND SUMMER SAMPLES 1 have just receivjed my line of spring and sum mer samples and I take great pride in saying that they are the linest ever shown in'McHen­ ry. Two thousand in number and no two alike give the dressy young man a selection never before equalled in McHenry. 2-Piece Easter Suits $16.50 a n d u p Place your order now ao as to have your spring togs for EaSter J. D. LODTZ S\ Office in Spauldiug Bltlg. Phone No. 7A-R ALFORD H. POUSE Attorney-at-I.aw Werft McHenry. - 111. Office Hours 9-M to 12:M a. m. 141 to 4Jt p. ui. 7:<Mt to 8KM p. m. Telephones Office 17 Residence M-W A. I. FROEHLICH Physician and Surgeon ™?rUMcA§!£& WEST McHENRY PLUMBING AND HEATING by Experienced Workmen DONAVIN & REIHANSPF.RGER X Telephone No. 1M-R SIMON STOFFEL Insurance agent for all classes of property in the best oompanies. WEST McHENRY. ILLINOIS.