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v/ ,ri*i(~ THE Mc ' / # PLAINDEAXEJE, Mf] : s * ^ t«S»C 1 I'i ; 'V - 'I ** - •.*" * "4,^ ** • ' • • • X . " " ' ' ! , T , nx. EVBT THURfDAV SY P. G. SCHREINER Oflla 1. B«ak Butlding Telephone *-W f TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ..J ...**• Ifffca Heath*. He ' Hum Month*, 4ftc Thursday, January 4, 1917 ADDITIONAL PERSONALS Whe Come and Go Daring • W«ek ^ < 4 , 5 ^ I „ •**•'•• * M Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ca'rr of Green- i Wood visited *in the home of Mrs. ^ Mayme Harrison last ThufSday. [p Mrs. Fred Nickels was a Wood- *tock visitor Tuesday. 5^ Mrs. Robt. Patzke passed Tues- $1 \ day at the county seat v** Geo. Justan was among those to board the Chicago train Tuesday Morning. V,' A. H. Pouse was a business visitor ^ , Mi the Windy city Tuesday. r : , F. O. Gans was a Chicago passen- J |T«r Tuesday morning. " ^ Mr. and Mrs. Glenn fearker and ^ daughter, Glenys, of Woodstock %t passed the first of the week as guests in the home of Mr. aiid Mrs. Peter \ 3. Freund. > Miss Margaret Miller of Chicago was a guest in the home of her par- p' - ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, the ;V' first of the week. Miss Emma Worts of Elgin spent New Year's day as a gu^st> in the Iktfne of her brother, Geo. Misses Martha and Christina May Of Elgin were guests in the home of their parents here the first of the Week. Miss Gertrude Frett .boarded the fly* Chicago train Sunday evening. - Mrs. Emma Fullington was a Chi- * ' «ago passenger Saturday evening. 5' ~ . Lewis Stoffei of Woodstock passed ; Sunday and Monday at his home here. ( Miss Pearl Feltz of Elgin passed g,\ 'iter holiday vacation here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Feltz. * Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thomas re- ' - turned to Elgin Monday evening after a several days' visit with rela- * tives here. ^ Herbert Landwer of Barrington gfy^iassed the week end as the guest of Vv friends here. Miss Christina Karls of Elgin was r> - . the guest of her parents here the ; first of the week. * Mar and Mrs. Herbert Hall of Aurora were guests of relatives here fi ffew Year's day. Mr, and Mrs. Chas. McArthur and 1 daughter, Euth, of Elgin passed New ' Year's day as guests in the home of s|Ir». Augusta Wolff. * y:. Mi.. Margaret Philipps of Chica- % • go spent the first of the week here ; - With home folks. Miss Ruth Irwin of Crystal Lake y- ' was a guest in the home of Mr. and j-ix /Mrs. Wm. Spencer over the week It " J|' MBss Kartiia Stoffei passed New Year's day as the guest of her sisters pf/ la Chicago. * Arthur Fitzpa trick of Chicago 4 passed the week end as a guest in i£. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Still- **• Miss Lenore Freund passed the flatter part of last and the fore part l#f this week as the guest of Miss Helen Heimer at Kenosha, Wis. Mody^ Cooley and Guy Bacon re- iturned to Urban* Tuesday evening •lifter a* pleasant vacation spent in > v# "the parental homes here. Miss Mai Schaefer and Will Per- fcenson of Chicago spent the last of ,^ih© week at T. Winkels'. j Mr. and Mrs. John Petersen of ^Chicago spent a few days last week ?%t T. Winkels'. Fred Adams, F. A. Beller, Ed.' L. Leo Stilling and Atty. A. H | ; Pouse were Chicago passengers Wed If ", v'-%esday morning. t Ben Stilling was a business caller **t Crystal Lake Wednesday. p'Mrs. John F. Miller of Rosedale is a guest of relatives in Chicago since Tuesday. ^ r ^" Mrs. C. S. Howard was among the ^ 'Chicago passengers Triday morning. ^ ,.1 * John Carey attended the milk producers' meeting at Woodstock • Li^:::f^"uesda^ Walter J. Walsh, John Phalin, C. Gibbs, W. E. Whiting, C. L. Page I*; 4uud W. J. Welch autoed to Wood ^tock Tuesday to attend the meeting ' fi>f the milk producers held at the T county seat,'. '•i: Wayne V. Woodbum ani son, Eugene, of Rockford were New Year's guests of the former's par< ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Woodburn Miss Varina Wentworth is the guest of her cousin, Miss Amy Lam- phere, at Carpentersville this week. l--'b Miss Agnes Frisby of Terra Cotta visited in the W. D. Wentworth ' tome the ^wof the week. f <:1 John L Sutton of Sand Springs, ~i Montana, arrived here Saturday and >' will spend a few Weeks visiting rel- ll? atives and friends in his home town. Miss Elizabeth K. Miller passed Sunday and Monday as the guest of Woodstock friends. i~ Miss Kathryn Kennebeck of Wood­ stock was the guest of home folks Sunday and Monday. Miss Clara Miller is spending the week as the guest of relatives and friends at Eglin. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cooley had as their guests ov«r New Year's the letter's sister, Mrs. Wm, Hiltenbrand, and her sons, Geo. and Frank, and daughter, Clara, of Naperville, 111., and Miss Vera Tjirner of Solon Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Neunert of Toledo, O., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steinsdoerfer of Lily Lake recently. Miss Ella Newman spent Tuesday with Marion Shales at Terra Cotta. L. F. Newman of Woodstock spent Sunday with jtiis family, here. Mrs. Chas. Sheldon of Grayslake, spent last week with her sister, Mrs. C. E. Pultz, at Wauseon, O. Mrs. Millie Wells of Elgin is a guest in the home of Mrs. -L. -F. Newman. / '. i* • QUARTER OF A CENTURY WOODSTOCK oreRA Items Clipped From The Plaipdeaier ' OT Twenty-Five Year. Af J. W. Cristy ft Son sold 28,824 pounds of sugar between Jan. 1, 1891, and Jan. 1, 1892. The farmers' institute for McHen- ry county will be held at Woodstock on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 11 and 12, 1892, Frank Colby, who has about com­ pleted a course in dentistry in Chi­ cago, was calling on friends here the latter part of last week. ^ Erastus Richards, the father of Mayor E. E. Richards of Woodstock, died in that city on Wednesday last in his eighty-first year. Geo. W. Owen is the only man in McHenry or Lake counties that has given a horse a record of • 2:21% raised and developed by the owner. Lew Holmes of Kenosha, Wis., came home to spend New Year's and have "a little fun wid de boys." Lew has got to be a chemist of rare at­ tainment Noth withstanding the terrible weather of Friday last, the 'New Year's party at the Riverside House drew out one hundred and ten couples and all report a splendid time. The same old grip has arrived again and is -setting in its deadly grip upon the caching bones of his victim this winter with the same persistency and obstinancy that marked his ca­ reer a year ago. A social party was held at the Riv­ erside House on Tuesday evening, about thirty couples being in at­ tendance. Music by Smith's orches­ tra, a firft-class supper and a general good time was had. John I. Story, landlord of the Riv­ erside House, is building an ice house and cooler in the rear of the hotel. It will be 16x18 feet high. It is be­ ing built in first-class style and "will be a great convenience to that popu­ lar hotel* New Year's day *was one of the worst of the season in this section. It rained., nearly all day and in the ievening a snow storm set in and by 12 o'clock it was a snftll sized bliz­ zard. It has Ihoderated somewhat since and at this writing there is every prospect of snow. Our young folks to the numbtp of some eighteen or twenty perpetrated a complete surprise on Miss Alice Bennett on New Year's night Miss Bennett had returned a few days be­ fore from & nineteen months' ab­ sence in Minnesota and the young folks took this method to welcome her home again. Report of monthly examination of the West Side division of the Mc­ Henry public school for mon^h end­ ing December 24, 1891: Total unmber enrolled...; 55 Average daily attendanqp)... *... .49 Per cent of attendance...........90 A Grade Donnie Lincolnn, 96; Mamie Bes- ey, 96; Emma Feltz, 94: Anna Swad- ish, 94; Tillie Pomrening, 90; Orton Gilbert. 93 ; George Slimpin, 92; Wil­ lie Thurlwell, 94; Henry Block, 92; Willie Dettmer, 88; Henry Ponjren- ing, 87. B Grade Nettie Schiessle, 97; Rachael Krause, 92; Frank Cobb, 90; Clarence Parker, 91; Willie KrauSe, 89; Amos Wolff, 90; Fred Lincoln, 90; Willie Pomrening, 89; |#enora Stevens, 95; Anna Wolff, 90. . Mystic Worker*' Election At the last regular meeting of Prosperity Camp, M. W. W., the fol­ lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: Prefect, Geo. Young; monitor, Mae Spencer; secretary, Agnes- Wentworth; banker, Math. Niesen; marshal, Nettie Weber; war­ der, Helen Young; sentinel, Weber. Plaindealer ads bring results. P H I L I P J A E G E R 3PBGIAX. ATTENTION OIVSN TO T 'J?# .4 Dressed Beef, rtutton, Hog Hides, Btc., Butter and oldest house on the street Tags - j^pnrifliNHi,.- on • - INOIS , * ,«>.4it*J * jVi'f*. Joint Edw. Clark Baritone HOUSE Kurt Wanie&; Pianist v in a beautiful and Interesting program ^ III". . Friday Evening, Jan. Under management oI Aikn S. June f , Tickets, 50c Reserved Seats, at Wright's Drug Stdre Auction Sale! R. E. Haeger, Auctioneer Having rented my farm for cash, the undersigned will sell at public auction on what was formerly known as the Richard Gibbons farm, located about three miles southeast of Mc­ Henry, on the river road, about one mile northwest of the Griswold Lake % creamery, about four miles south­ west of Volo, about six miles north­ west of Wauconda and nine miles northeast of Crystal Lake, «on THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1917 commencing at 11:00 o'clock a. m., sharp, the following described prop­ erty, towit: 36 HEAD OF LIVE STOCK 36 --consisting of-- 19 High Grade Holstein Cows and 'three grade Guernsey and Dur­ ham cows, all close springs and new milkers, some with calves by their side. This herd is honiji raised, young, well-bred and good producers, and should appeal to the dairyman. This offering includes granddaugh­ ters of the King of Pontiac, the great­ est Holstein bull of the breed, and several sired by King Segis Wayne. The herd is hfeaded by the two-year- old Holstein bull, King Segis Pon­ tiac Joe, registered No. 169,086, Holstein Friesian Herd Book. This young bull is a half-brcther to King Segis Pontiac Chicago, the Holstein bull calf that sold for $20,000.00, and is sired by the world's famous bull, King Segis Pontiac. This bull will be sold and is a bargain for the farmer who wants to improve his herd. Come to this sale and buy these cattle on their merits, for they are money makers for any dairyman. That there will be bargains goes without saying, for they will be sold without reserve. There will also be sold two two- year-old and five yearling high grade Holstein heifers; draft fillie, coming three years old; draft gelding, com­ ing two years old; 4 shoats, 76 laying pullets, 10 full blood Rhode Island Red cockerels, 15 tons, of mixed clov­ er and timothy hay in barn, 10 bush­ els of pedigreed seed corn, Murdock, Learning and Silver Mine. Good Lunch at Noen, We have jast put in an ex­ cellent stock of Men's Dress and Work Shoes and we will be pleased to have the men of McHenry and vi­ cinity pall and inspect them. Harness Department Our Harness and Horse Goods department is also very complete while repair work receives our prdmpt and careful attention. Trading Stamps We give Trading. Stamps with every 25c cash pur­ chase. Let us explain our Silverware Premium Lists. M. A. Thelen < West McHenry CLASSIFIED DEPARTMl'NI All »J . ui'USBiiieiith H.rtt. lt.0 nuiif i tliia tinau «t Iti* fotluwiu^ratea Five lines or kaM, xs (or ttrut insertion, 16 cuuu toi eacu autiee-jmot trittsrtlon. Mare tti&u Ave linen, S centt a line (or iirlodortlon, kuii cuute ii line loi ftiltllUuttl uiaerUvbs. FARMS FOR SALE--Inquire of C. W. Stenger, West A^iHenry State Bank. 19 FOR 8ALE--A good piano.... Must sell at once. Mrs. FT Ensign, West McHenry, I1L. • 29* FOR RENT--The R. A. Howard building in West McHenry, 111. Ap­ ply to Simon Stoffei. 28-4t Young man and wife wants place to work for board and room. A few hours a day. t^ione 109-J. * ' <rr > 4^ v "f THE UNIVERSAL CAR a' . actor of a good investment is met in car business utility--lote first cost, small upk * imum depreciation. With these merits is all car/ performance you can buy at any price. country Fo$d service is close at hand--the se keeps more than 1,750,000 Ford cars in daily ing Oafs, $360; Ktmabouts, $346; Coupelet, Car, $595; Sedan, $645--all f. o. b. Detroit, tyw:,*Ford owners drive their cars ay the year Tour Town "3K JOHN Ft. KNO McHenry, 111. STAR GARAGE ±-l®l FOR SALE-rEight head of young Holstein heifers, three in calf. John A* Bowers, Spring Grove, 111.. 26 FOR SALE--House and* four lots. Excellent building sites. Mrs. Mary Schreiner, West McHenry, 111. FOR SALE--Two horses. Youi* choice of five. Jacob Weingart, Mc­ Henry, IH. Phone 637-M-2. 28-2t FOR SALE--A Ford Roadster with box on aid. In first-class condition. Inquire of Geo. Jon*, West McHen­ ry, 111. ' 29-lt* FOR SALE--About 30 thOro-bred Duroc brood sows. Can be seen any time. Math. J. Glossen, Volo," 111. P. O. Round Lake, III. , 29-tf GIRL WANTED--To assist .with housework on a farm near Waucon­ da. Five in family. For particu­ lars-call McHenry phone 83-W. 27 FOUND--A short fingered brown glove. Owner may have same by cafling at the West McHenry post- office, proving .property and paying for this notice. 28 Terms of Sale: All sums of $10 and undef, cash; over that amount credit of six months will be given on good bankable notes at 7 per cent. No property to be removed until set­ tled for. If desired, purchaser can arrange have any of these cattle kept on this farm until the 1st of March. _ L. t>, Lowell, Landlord. Martin Burman, Tenant. Wm. Pinnow, Simon Stoffei, Clerks. " 1 , ' . 9 re eweee «mmm« VMW *»4«* PROBATE NEWS I [Furnished - by McHenry County Abstract Company, Woodstock, Illi­ nois, Office in Arnold Block, east side of public square. Abstracts of title and conveyancing. Money to loan on real estate in sums of five hundred to ten thousand dollars. Time and pay­ ments to suit borrower. Phones 654, 903 and 911.] •* • • Marriage Licenses Walter G. Cairns, 23 .Richmond Vada White, 18. Wilmot, Wis. Charles Gumprecht, 24.Crystal Lake Frieda - Hoitz, 20 Crystal Lake Charles Miller, 68 .Algonquin Lena Schuett, 47 Algonquin Ernest George Palmer, 21. .Chemung Marie Bertelson, 18. .Chemung Charles Behnke, Jr., 27.,..Marengo Marie Dumonlin, 21.* ,Hampshire William Greenlee, 2$..Harvard Margaret Hall, 26...., Harvard John Pufahl Injured * John E. Pufahl, superintendent at Borden's factory, received injuries from a cake of ice falling on his right foot. He is walking very lame since the accident on Monday, but feels duty bound to<|»e at work during the busy season of ice har­ vesting. New Year Gathering g Chas. Rietesel, with a company of friends, saw -the old year out and. the new year ii) at his beautiful new bungalow, which is now nearing completion on the east shore of Fox river, just opposite the Riverside hotel. The evening was pasted in q|i appropriate manner. * Schools Reopen Monday $he McHenry public school will re­ open next Monday morning and par­ ents of children of school age .are urged to send them on the opening morning. By doing this you will havc;: the thahks of the board of ed- uccpon aqd corps of instamctori; STRAY HEIFER--Came to my farm last September and have kepi same since. Owner please call and pay charges and cost of keeping. Peter M. Freund, Spring Grove, 111. 2 FOR RENT--A modern six room bungalow, with hot water heat, gas and electric lights. Also for sale a gas range and oak' kitchen cabinet. For particulars write to Fred Kar- ges, 118 Douglas St., Woodstock, 111. FOR SALE OR RENT--House, build­ ings and three acres of land in south­ ern part of corporation known as the Samuel McDonald place. For terms write or call Miss Margaret McDonald, 332 Linden Park Place, . Highland Park, 111., phone 8, or cah at West McHenry State bank. 23-tf FOR SALE--Two story building suit­ able for saloon, hotel or ice cream parlor, with suitable, rooms for two families; also one story building suit­ able for barber shop or confectionery store, all located near the busiest cor­ ner in town; also two beet vacant lots in town and two vacant lots in Em­ erald Park. Jos. W. Freund, West McHenry, 111. 26-tf TO RENT FOR CASH--The John Powers farm of 234 acres, situated 5 ̂ miles south of McHenry and 3 miles ilorth of Crystal Lake. Farm has two dwelling houses. 46 acres fall plowing done. Most modernly equipped farm in the county. Apply to David Powers, Crystal Lake, or George L. Murphy, Woodstcok, 111. FOR SALE--McHenry county farms in sizes of 20, 120, 160, 184 acres with good improvements. Also one of 286 acres of nice level land with good im­ provements, f witl^ or without stock. One of 286 acres including 100 head of live stock, 10 horses, and all farm­ ing tools. All good bargains. In­ quire of Ben Stilling, McHenry, 111. Phones 28 and 76-J. 26 *100 Reward. $10* The readers ol this paper will be pleased to learn that there ia at le»at one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that 1a catarrh. Catarrh being greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Hall'a Catarrh Cure la taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System thereby de­ stroying the foundation of the disease, giving the patient etrength by building up the constitution and assisting na­ ture !e ffoing Its work The proprie­ tors have so much faith in the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Cure that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address: F J. CHENEY * CO., Toledo, Ohio, ao# by all Drunist* Ho. Well, have you broken those New Year reeolutions yetT : * Stop That Bark With White Pine and Spruce Balsam If you have a stubborn cough, if your lungs are in­ flamed ana your air passages irritated, this splendid Cough Syrup will afford the relief you seek promptly and with­ out any harmful after-effects. Penalar White Pine and Spruce Balsam is a healing remedy compounded of Pine Hfeikj bpruce Gum, Tamarac Bark, AVild Cherry and other well-known ingredi­ ents of recognized merits. Get a bottle of this effect­ ive remedy as soon as possible and rid yourself of that Cough. Sold in two sizes, 25c and 50c E. v. MCALLISTER West McHenry, 111. GUT THIS OUT ' and present it at McAllister's Drug Store A 26c box of Cold tdbd Grippe Tablets FREE with each 60c bottle of White Pine and Spruce Balsam. t -s v r You will find at your grtfr- cer's a &ock of Early Ris­ er flour in different sized packages. He will be pleased to take your order for Early Riser flour, be­ cause he knows it gives genuine satisfaction, bakes the finest brdad and bis­ cuits, the flakiest pie crti& «nd the most toottoopg^ cake you ever saw. WEST IMENRY ^ FLOUR AND FEED MILLS , THE PASTOR OF THE M. E. CHURCH OF McHENRY mi INVITES YOU TO ATTEND , THE SPECIAL SERVICE . 7 3:00 P. M. EVERY MEMBER AND FfllEND OF THE CHURCH IS UF GED TO BE THSRE "A CRISIS WILL BE CONSIDERED William E. Grose Minister As a Christmas gift to its em­ ployes earning $2,000 or l4ss a year, the American Express company, which has an office in this village, will give a month's salary to each. The gift will come in four quarterly installments, beginning Jan. 1, 1917. Read The Plaindealer and LISTEN! Do you know that it pleases J us to see yoq come to this store? Wei!J it does! And it pleases us still more to serve you wi4 our carefully selected merchandise. We aim Hb keep < ur goods clean and up-to-di te and asiure you that your patronage i4 appreciated. >? - t • ijos. J. Mill I S/ _ - * M." ' - * A V Plaincea ^ r * U*