. if -9Ss**i««iWsr»'<aM».«*i-.i .fete*., I«mt. *m&. . ^ - v:-! 8K3PF3! -..j&f ••!%r'*rv<r • ^yj'v^pr- -«-. K K • • • • * * ' • ' • • i roi^UME XXXVIII. i Mchenry. Illinois. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 31, 1912. NO. 20 WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS Vomers and coots or a week h mjk hsy urtu vujuac. ;*4*' jfcs SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AMD HANDED INTO OUR OfTICE BY OUR ' FRIENDS. W. A. Krause vii * Chicago visitor one day last week. Peter Schreiner of Chicago sprat Sunday In McHenry. Mrs. C. W. Stenger was a Chicago Visitor last Saturday. * A. J. Kamholz of Cary was the guest of relatives here Sunday. Henry Frett of Chicago was a vis- • itor in town last Sunday. Chas. Stoffel was a metropolitan city visitor Friday of last week. || Emil Geler spent a few days last Week in the metropolitan city. Fred Adams was the guest of Chica go friends Saturday and Sunday. Kenneth Burns of Chicago was the guest of McHenry friends Sunday. M. L. Worts attended to business matters in the metropolitan city last Friday. George Johnson of North Crystal Lake wastheguestof McHenry friends Sunday. Peter Heimer of Woodstock was the guest of his wife and daughter here Sunday. Mrs. F. V. Cobb and children spent Saturday as the guests of Richmond relatives. Miss Dora Hutson of Woodstock spent Sunday in the home of her par- «&ts here. Mrs. Adam Gilles of Elgin was the guest of McHenry relatives the first of the week. Miss Gertrude Weber is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jacob A. Miller, at SSenda, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. S. Harbst and children passed Sunday as the guests of Chica go relatives. A. L. Isberg of Chicago spent Sun day at his cottage on Fox river, Dear this village. Arthur Purdy of Highland Park, 111., spent Sunday in the home of Frank Martin; T. Barnett of Chicago was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. * Beblke Sunday. Miss Celia i Geary of Wauconda was the guest of her sister, t Mrs. Henry Schaffer, Sunday? Mies Gertrude Steilen of Cbioago was the guest pf McHenry friends the first of the week. Leonard Phillips of Cbioago spent Sunday as the guest .of his mother, Mrs. Emma Phillips. J. C. Debrecht of Johnsburgh board ed the Chicago train at this station last Friday tnorning. Miss Bess Gray of Chicago was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel Sunday. Mrs. N. H. Petesch and son, Germer, were Peoria, 111., visitors Friday sad Saturday of last week. Capt. S. M. Walker of Chicago Sun day ed at his summer home on Fox river, near this village. Miss Julia Stoffel spent the latter part of last and the fore part of this week with Elgin friends. John H. Miller attended to matters of a business nature at Arlington Heights last week Friday. Mr. and Mrs. George 3. flayer of Chicago were Sunday visitors at their summer home at the Bay. . C. W. Stenger entertained his fath er, George Stenger, of Green 6ajr, Wis., a few days recently. George (Cane of Woodstock spent Sunday in the home of his mother, who resides north of town. Kemper Westfall of Chicago was entertained in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel Sunday. Gilbert McOmber of Chicago spent Sunday in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McOmber. Eugene Bradshaw of Chicago spent several 'days last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schnabel. Miss Gertrude Engeln of Chicago was a guest in the home of her mother, Mrs. Barbara Engeln, Sunday. Misses Clara Freund and Laura Bar- bian spent the latter part of last,week as the guests of Woodstock fti«ijd*. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McDonald and •on of Woodstock HJHMII Haturdity and Sunday at the home uf L, K. Ni'Minan. Frank Schumacher uf Ct»< " nt wan a guest in the home of hU ytft «, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. 8uhuiiiiH*taM>, iuwlsy. Mr. and Mi*. Curtis Weal fall of Chi sago were guests In the homi< «»f the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hliuon Stoffel, Suqday. Mrs. Theo. Schlessle, son, Thsodore, and daughter, Bertha, spent Friday and Saturday last as the guests of Chi cago relatives. Frank McCabe has returned to his home in Chicago after a three weeks' Ttty at the home of his brother in law, Frank Schnabel. Mr. and Mrs. Warthen Kimball and ehild of Ingleside, 111., passed Sunday m the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John KimbaU. Mrs. Emma Phillips mtwrned from Wagon Mound, N. M., to Mc Henry last week and will spend the winter here. Her mother, Mrs. Greg ory has also returned to this village from Chicago, where she has been for *>me MLLY AT JOflNSBQMI BEMOCRAT1C SPEAKERS FAIL TO APPEAR AND REPUBLICANS TAKE PLACE. The Democratic rally that was ad vertised to take place at Johnsburgh on Tuesday evening of this week proved a big disappointment to the Demo cratic committee which had arranged for the event when the speakers who were scheduled to appear failed to put in their appearance. A big crowd had gathered at Smith's hall and everything pointed to one of the biggest Democratic rallies that the German town had ever witnessed, but when the time arrived for the calling of the meeting it was found that the scheduled speakers were among the missing. The commit^e was up in the air and for a time it looked like everything would have to be called altho there were a num ber of McHenry Democrats who would probably have spoken bad the Repub licans not put in their appearance. It seems that when all appeared dark and gloomy Attorney David R. Joslyn and Senator A. J. Olson of Woodstock put in their appearance and arrangements were made for talks by these two men. The meeting was soon called to oyder and the gathering was then ad dressed by the two Republican speak ers of Woodstock. A Republican meeting was held at Ringwood the same n'ght and it was thru their pres ence at the latter place that Messrs. Joslyn and Olson happened to take a run over to Johnsburgh, where they found conditions as above stated. At the close " of the meeting some lively arguments took place between the Republicans and Democrats pres ent and for a time things were made pretty warm. As it turned out the voters present were fully repaid for turning out as they had the pleasure of hearing one of the most lively de bates between Republicans and Demo- crates ever listened to in these parts. VOTING MACHINE MEN HERE An anto bearing representatives of the International Voting Machine com pany pulled into town Wednesdny fore noon. The gentlemen's mission was to further acquaint the voters with their machines and impress upon them the great value they would be to Mc Henry county. The voting machine question will appear on next Tuesday 's ballot and the voters will tfcus be giv en an opportunity to eafpt^ss their opinions ou -this machine. •<A voting machine manufactured by this com pany was on display in the Schumach er block here several days last sum mer and nearly all who saw the won derful piece of mechanism appeared to be favorably impressed with it, and it looks to us as if the voters of McHenry couyty will vote to have the same in stalled in this county. The maohine is practical in every way and simple to operate. Besides this it will be the means of saving the county quite a sum when once installed. We believe the voters should vote "yes" on tins question next Tuesday. The repre sentatives of the oompany are taaking a tour of the county and expect to vis it every town and voting precinct here before returning to Elgin. FORMER McMEKRY BOY A BENEDICT, Samuel L. Zimmermann, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Zimmermann of Chicago and who formerly resided here, was united in marriage to Miss Lena Schonberger at Omaha, Neb., at six o'clock last Sunday evening, the ceremony having been performed at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Y. Schonberger, at 2233 Locust street in that city. The groom is a bright young man and is a product of the Mc Henry high school, having graduated from our school with the class of *03. After finishing the high school here he entered Armour institute in Chica go. Here he took up a course in civil engineering and after completing the course he entered the employ..of the C. A N. W. R. R. Co., with which oompany he has been since. He went to Omaha severs! years ago and will make that city his future home. The McHenry friends extend their con gratulations. MYSTIC WORKERS' DANCE. Th» Mystic Workers of Johnsburgh invite you to a social dance to take place at Smith's hall, Johnsburgh, on Wednesday evening, Nov. 6. The Myotic Workers of Johnsburgh are made up of an enthusiastic member ship and the coming event promises to be one of the most pleasant social gath ering that Johnsburgh has seen in some time. All members are wjorkinsr heart and soul to bring this dance to a, big social as well as financial success and with this end in view your pleasure and comfort will be well looked after. Don't miss it. Nett's orchestra of Johnsburgh will furnish the music. Dance tickets, ;7> cents. Adv MRS. JOHN r. SCHMITT INJURE* BY CALL. Mrs. John F. Schmitt suffered severe bruises at the home of her son, Jos. Schmitt, at Johnsburgh one day last week when she fell down the stairway leading to the basement. No bone's were broken, altho the fall caused her severe suffering for a few d§ys. Dr. Miller attended her and under his care she is recovering nicely. See "The Circus Girl" Sunday even ing. You will like her. Adv ELECTION REIT TUESDAY LOOKS LKE WILSON IN I'HOttY AND HCffllTT EVERY ELIGIBLE VOTER SHOULD CO TO THE POLLS AND VOTE NEXT TUESDAY. NOV. 6. Next Tuesday, Nov. 5, is election day and it behooves every eligible voter to go to the polls on that day and cast his vote for the man of his choice. We are not going to make it our business to tell our readers how to votei We believe that every ' voter who has followed the present campaign closely has by this time made up his mind as to how he will mark his ballot next Tuesday. The existenc^of the third party, namely, the Progressives or the Bull Moose, has naturally made the tight a three-cornered affair and, while the Democratic candidate for president looks the one best bet at this time, it is hard to say who will be elected the next president of the United States. Local conditions have changed con siderably since the primary of last spring. Here in McHenry, from pres ent indications, it begins to look as'if Wilson and the entire Democratic ticket would pull a large vote, while at the spttng primaries the Demo cratic party made a very poor show ing. At the primaries Roosevelt led the field by a handsome majority, he re ceiving 158 votes in the McHenry and Riugwood precincts; Tafi ran second with 131; C'lark third with 87, Wilson fourth with 54, and LaFollette fifth witi 36 votes to his credit. Whether the 158 voters who cast their ballot for "Teddjt" Roosevelt at the primaries will again vote for hini next Tuesday is more than we can say, but we will venture a guess that quite a number of voters have changed their attitude since then and will place their vote either for T»ft or Wilson. We should venture a guess that most of those who do shift t<o another candi date will favor William Howard Taft, In our estimation it is not the stanch Republican vote or the stanoh Demo cratic vote that elects presidents. We earnestly believe that it's the in dependent voter who does the trick and it is his vote that realty turns the tide either one way or another. As has always beeq the case in Mc Henry and vicinity, there are only a few who are doing all the shouting and seguing and that silent vote still exists. There are any number of .voters in the two precincts here that never openly declare themselves and there isn't a person in the world who oan guess which way this vote is go ing. What is true here in McHenry is true the nation over and that is one reason why we never placed much con fidence in the so-called straw vote. Next Tuesday will tell the story and as this is the last issue of The Plain- dealer until after election we will say to the voters of the McHenry and Ringwood precincts that if you are satisfied with present conditions and William Howard Taft's administration place your vote for that candidate; if you are not satisfied and believe that any one of the other candidates would be an improvement place your vote for the roan whom you think will fill the bill better. As to our own private personal opinion, we have every faith in the present incumbent and believe that be is entitled to another term. The country was never in a more pros perous condition than it is today, and believing in that old saying "let good enough alone" our vote goes to William Howard Taft and the entire ticket. flONCEK KID J#£Ptl PALMES PASSES AWAY AT. AGE OF EIGHTY-THREE YEARS. Joseph Palmes, pioneer , resident of Johnsburgh and one of the first settlers in this vicinity, passed away at his late home in Johnsburgh last Sunday afternoon following four weeks' illn caused thru a general breakdown and bought on thru his advanced years. The deceased was a native of Ger many, having been born in Trier on February 2, 1829. Had he lived uutil February 2 of next year he would have been eighty-four years of age. He came to this country about a half century ago. He first settled in Wis consin, where he lived about two years. He,was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Smith at Newport, Wis., fifty-two years ago. Soon after his marriage he moved to McHenry where he resided about six months. From here he moved to Johnsburgh, which place he has made his abode continu ously for four-six years. He was the father of eight children, seven of whom are living and with an aged mother share the loss of their departed husband and father. The living children are as follows: Mrs. Henry Meyers and Mrs. John Niesen of this place, Mrs. Herfry Mentzer of Woodstock, Mi's. Thos. Riley of Chi cago, Martin Palmes of Harvard, Mrs. John Swadish of Kenosha, \Vis., and Mathias I'almes of Marengo. Mr. Paliues was a man of wide ac quaintance aud esteemed by all who knew him. 11*', like other pioneers of his day, went thru all the hardships that confronted the early settlers of this vicinity and thru his industry won his earthly battle. The funeral was held from St. John's Catholic church at Johnsburgh at nine o'clock on Wednesday morning of thisi week, Rev. Fid. Berthold officiating. Interment was in the oemetery ad joining the church. \CARB OK THANKS We, the undersigned, wish in this manner to thank the many kind neigh bors and friends for their assistance and help during our recent sad be reavement. We also wish to thank the pall bearers. MRS. PAUMBS AND CHILDREN. \ METHODIST CHURCH NOTES. The pastor will not preach next Sun day evening, but there will be a spe cial service, consisting of music and' an entertaining presentation^ of "The First Settler's Story" rendered by E. A. Roberts. All are welcome to this service, beginning at 7:30. Usual morning services will maintain. Sun day school at 10:00 a. m. Preaching at 11:00. The voung people of the ohurch and their friends will hold their Halloween jollification on Friday evening at Mr. W. D. Wentworth's. A splendid time in store for everyone. The Ladies' Aid society will meet Friday afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. Wentworth. The new president elect, Mrs. Geo. Colby, is desirous of a large attendance. PROSPECTS GOOD FOR Up*. Everett Hunter, president of the boat company bearing his name, in forms us that he has entertained an unusually large number of visitors this fall and ordei* for 1913 are coming in right along. J- C. Cosce, president of the Whitewater (Wis.) Mfg. Co., was a caller at the factory on Tuesday of this week and left an order for two launches to be shipped early next spring. Mr. Hunter believes that the season of 191.'* will be a banner one foK the company he represents. POKTY HOUR DEVOTHMIAL SERVICE. Forty-hour devotional services were held st St. Mary's Catholic church here on Sunday . Monday and Tuesday of this week. The services were well at tended. Chicken feed at M. M. Niesen A program diversified to please all can be seen at the Central opera house Saturday night. The pictures are the latest aid best, Adv REV. CROSS AT ROCKFORD. Rev. Win. A. Cross was in Rockford visiting his children and representing Crystal Lake as a delegate, at the Illi nois State association of the aifti- saloon league meeting there Wednes day and Thursday of last week. This association is laying its lines carefully and well. Its slogan for the present campaign is "County Option." On Thursday afternoon Mr. Cross was in attendance at the meeting of the Rock- ford District Woman's Foreign Mis sionary society h«ld at the Court street M. E. church. Thursday evening he was attendant at the Rockford town ship Sunday school convention, whioh was held at the First Presbyterian ohurch in Rockford. Friday he spent at Peoatonlca at the Winnebago coun ty Sunday school convention. This was a very Interesting meeting of the association and especially to Mr. Cross. Pecatonica was the nearest railroad point and the market town of the ross family fifty-nine years ago and to this point Mr. Cross used in those days to haul the grain from the farm, some four miles distant. A brother of Mr. Cross taught school in Pecatonica in 1854. Mr. Cross himself attended a county teachers' convention here aud received his third certificate to teach in the public schools in 1857, and a younger brother was city attorney of the place in the seventies. Mr. Crow became a resident of Winnebago coun ty in 1856, received his first license to teach in 1857 and has been pastor in the county for twelve years, returning as pastor to the church at Winnebago forty years after they gave him his first license to preach. #*, A CORRECTION. We erred last week when we stated that the St. Patrick's church fair came to a close on Wednesday night. The doings cloaed on the following night and the event proved one of the biggest successes ever undertaken by the parishioners of that church. Rev. D. Lehane, the pastor, is a hard work er and his popularity in the village no doubt assisted in swelling the attend ance each night. RECOVERING FROM OPERATION. Louis Block, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Block of this village, who recently underwent a very serious operation for appendicitis at Sherman hospital at Elgin and who for a time was not expected to live, is now on the gain and will be brought home this week. DANCE AT STOrVEl/S HALL. The next dance at Stoffel'shall takes place next Saturday evening, Nov. 2. The usual good time is in store for those who attend. J'he Imperial or chestra has been engaged for the oc casion and tickets will be sold at 50 cents. Don't forget the date be there. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS AS TJUlEN men IK COLltNNS QF - out MOT EXOUNGES. McAllister has a box stationery. fine assortment of Adv MISCE1AAHEOUS ASSORTMENT OF.NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSE P0RM VOR BUSY PEOPLE. The W aukegan federation ©( women's clubs has set out to beautify Wauke- gan's factory district. A $20,000 farm fire occurred near Genoa Junction, Wisconsin, one morn ing recently. Andrew Kull is the laser. A report has been circulated thru- out Lake county that the race track •at Libcrtyville •has been leased or sold to race promo%rs. Fifty sea gulls were shot by hunters at Waukegan last Sunday. Now the citizens of that city are protesting t^e shooting of these birds. For the first time on record the store keepers of Wilmot, Wis., were obliged to go out of town for butter tcf supply Uie local demand last week. The corner stone of the new First Methodist Episcopal church at Liber ty ville was*laid last Saturday after noon. The new edifice will cost $25,000. *The bft7iaar,given by the parishioners of the Immaculate Conception church at Waukojjan closed last Saturday night and according to reports from that city over $3,000 was cleared. Ed. Reed ot Gurnee, Lake county, had his elbow broken while cleaning the blower of a corn shredder that he was operating on Monday of last week This is the first accident of the kind to be reported in this vicinity this fall. A benefit baseball and football game was played av the fair grounds in Woodstock last Sunday, the proceeds going to Allie Wicks, who a short time ago lost an arm by the accidental discharge of a shot gun he was hand ling. A $100,000 corporation was formed at Waukegan last Saturday and will build a factory either at Waukegan or North Chicago next spriqg. The new industry is for the manufacture of re- enforced cement shingles and will em ploy 200 men. Edward Brown of Round Lake has just installed a Seeburg electric or chestrion. This instrument includes piano, snare drum, bass drum, triangle, mandolin, set of flute pipes, set of violin pipes and produces beautiful and artistic effects. While performing his regular morn ing duties of cleaning up an electrical apparatus at the Barrington station of the Public Service company, Oliver Moorhouse experienced the sensation of having 2,300 volts of electricity pass thru his body without serious injury to himself. The new passenger ooach for the Palatine, Lake Zurich & Wauconda railroad has been placed into commis sion and made its initial trip between Palatine and Lake Zurich on Sunday, October 20. Freight is also being hauled over the new road as far as Lake Zurich. The people of Wau- oonda are more than anxious to have the road completed to their village this fall. Willie Stewart, the seventeen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart of Lake Catherine, met with a very serious injury one day recently while out bunting with his brother, Frank. The two had been to Grass lake and on returning had got as far as Lake Catherine when Willie placed the gun across his knees and stooped over to reach for a box of cartridges that were in the bottom of the boat. His move ment in some way discharged the weapon and the full charge entered his left leg. The knee joint was literally shot to pieces and the lower part of the leg was badly mangled. Harvard Herald: About $6,100 rep resented the total realised from a pub lic sale of the* personal property of the bankrupt Atlas Belting oompany held in this city on Tuesday. Buyers were present from Chicago/ Cleveland and other eastern cities and the personal effects brought fair prices, according to the buyers. The equity in the bank rupt concern in the way of the build ing and pite was bid in at a nominal figure. Stockholders and subscribers to the capital stock stand to lose every cent they invested ih the concern, which, from recent developments, it is fair to say was in anything hut a satis factory financial condition when it came to Harvard. Bankers expect to he circulating an entirely new kind of paper «aouey with in a short time. Secretary of the Treas ury McVeagh has recently announced that there is to he a radical change in the "greenback" currency. Paper bills are to be made much smaller and the design will probably be different. The present $5 bill--as well as other bills--is 3 by 71 inches. It is plapncd to out this down to about 2i by 6* inches. In view of the fact that there is no act regulating the sise of paper currency, it seems likely that there should be nothing in the way of the proposed change. That sutb a new sized bill for all denominations would be desirable is the opinion of many besides the secretary of the treasury, and, in fact, the declaration of the latter comes largely as the result of agitation of bankers and others inti mately interested in the question. * ' ' SCHOOL NOTES BOTAMY CLASS TAKES UP STUDY OF JCO- OLOGY. Sentimentality is a sure sign of a broken heart. Hon. Ed. Bonslett has a new name, it is "Collect." The plane geometry class was given a test this week. The pupils in the physics class were given a test Thursday. Miss Carey, Miss Granger and Mrs. Overton spent Saturday and Sunday in Chicago. Athletic constitutions have been printed and presented to the members of the association. Several of the boys in high school have expressed their-desire to take up mechanical drawing. Esther Stoffel has shown considerable ability as an automobile demonstrator lately, especially last Sunday. Esther Sattem, Myrtle Huck, Flori- bel Bassett, Florence Welch and Har old Palmes were visitors this week. Current events were discussed this week by Lucile Hutson, Ethel Harri son, Esthel Stoffel and Edwin Heimer. The boys' te&m was practicing ,in full blaze Tuesday evening before Prof. Nye. In his opinion they are a bunch of "champs." The botany class was given a test Friday. It will now take up the study of zoology and resume the study of botany in the spring. Ed. Bolger has unexpectedly fallen heir to 33c in Chinese money. He figures on getting a hair cut for one- half of it and donating the rest to an old bachelors' sanitarium. ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST AS nCKED or BY rUWDEAia M- rOtTERS DURING WOK. FLORA DaVOSS AT CENTRAL SUNDAY. The Flora DeVoss company will pre sent "The Circus Girl" at the Central opera house Sunday evening, Nov. 3. This play is taken from the much talked about play o^'Polly of the Circus." Mr. Rotnour, the manager, assures the very best production ever seen here by a popular priced attraction. Miss DeVoss will appear as "The Circus Girl," her leading man, Mr. J. B. Bay- ley, as the parson, and Mr. Harris, comedian, as the deacon. Special fea ture of the evening is the stage set ting of the last act. As the curtain rises upon the last scene an unusual sight greets the audience. The stage has been stripped of its scenery, the "big tent" has been staked, flags fly ing, bands playing, oircus girls in full riding costume, circus clowns iif full make-up, jloctors, clergymen, the small boy and circus people are seen hurry ing to and fro. The circus girl has recovered from her injury, the old clown is himself again, they are about to give another show. The play is a comedy drama in four acts and one of the most popular comedy dramas ever written. Miss DeVoss will appear at her best. Between all acts high class vaudeville will be introduced. Mr. Rotnour assures the very best offering that it has been his good fortune to present. Prices are popular. Tele phone orders accepted. . Adv EMBARKS IN RETAIL COAL BUSINESS. C. Frett, who until the first of last April conducted a meat market and grocery in this village, has em barked in the retail coal business here and is now kept busy delivering bis first carload of soft nut coal. At the present time he is taking orders and delivering toft coal only, but if given the proper encouargement will later on handle hard coal also. His first carload of soft coal arrived this week and is now being delivered by Mr. Frett. In speaking to the new coal man on Wednesday morning of this week he informed the writer that his first carload of coal was already sold and that a second carload had been ordered and would arrive shortly. FAREWELL PARTY. A number of neighbors and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Winkel on Thursday evening of last week to tender them a farewell surprise party. Refreslyuents were served and a fine time was had by all present. Those that made up the gathering were * M essrs. and Mesdames Mat. Blake, Sr., Pet«r Blake, John Blake, Will Blake, Mat. Blake, Jr., John Glossen, Henry Degen and fam ily, Joseph Justen, John Smith, John Hoff, T. W. Winkel and family, Mrs. Joseph H. Justen and family, Gus Carlson, Charles Reiley and Anthony Blake. 1 |N THIS VIL LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VfCINlTT-- OTHE& SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Butter Market. Butter wss declared firm at 29 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. The river never looked prettier than it has during the past two weeks. A boy came to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Regnsr.oa Msndaj of this week. Services at the Universal 1st church next Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. Sun day school at 9:30. F. Claxton _ J. F. Claxton and Be&l shipped a carload of fine hogs tl^ to Chicago Tuesday. Work on the home that is hdbUf erected by N. A. Huemann on Codi% street is progressing nicely. Preparations are being made forjs masquerade dance attheCentral;$pe|B bouse on Than^yipg. ulars later. - A number of the winter card clubs are again to be reorganised and one or two of them have already h«& tAteir first meeting. S. M. Esler and family hSTe morsd from the Thos. Powers house on Wau kegan street to the Mrs. MargarSS Bonslett house just across the streak. The existence of two or more cidpr presses between this village and Wap* conda gives evidence of an sbunda|i apple crop in that direction this ye^r. The annual meeting of the WooA> land Cemetery association will *a|* place on Monday, Nov. 4, at the Bank af McHenry at 4 p. m. sharp. L. P. Block, Sec. The tile way underneath Mala stceMN near the residence of Dr. J. E. Wheel er has been opened. Let us hope ths* the water nuisance at this nobis feuaa $? been remedied. J! 'J Resorters have been taking adv&Jk* tage of the pleasant days of the paft two weeks and the cottages, algpg 1,®* river and the bay have been occupifi more or less during that time. H. L. Dunning will dispose of two carloads of good new milk cows andcklis springers at his yards on the WeiMk Side next Friday afternoon. The as}* will begin promptly at one o'clock. High prices have prevailed at all the auction sales held in this vicinitgr thus far this fall. This is especially true of cows. Eighty, $00 and evett $100 cows are becoming qttfis cobubob in these parts. Bar bian Bros.' cement machine haB'- been at North Crystal Lake during th# past week or more, where it has beejk,; used for the construction of a new cement house that is being built by Henry Siines, formerly of this vi DAIRYMEN AND HOUSEKEEPERS' SCHOOL. A dairymen's and housekeepers' school will convene at Spring Grove from Nov. 4 to 9. The event will be given under the auspices of the Lotus Woman's club of that place and ex cellent speakers have been procured for the occasion. No doubt quite a number of McHenry people will attend one or more sessions. TWO GOOD HAULS. Ben Stilling and his gang of carp seiners, who have been at work at Pistakee Bay for the past two weeks, made their two largest hauls of the season last Friday and Saturday. On Friday they landed 390 and on Satur day 44#- This is the first time in two years that this body of water has been seined for carp. Readers of fiction can no# get the latest books at McAllister's. Adv Frank Schnabel is having his hom|̂ on Waukegan street remodeled an* when finished will give the place very neat appearance. The addition of a spacious ]>orch and an additional room are among the improvemeuts if be made. Mr. and Mrs. Math. Freuad making their home with the latter ! parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Justen, bile their new home is under con struction. They are anxiously await ing the completion of the house whicli they are building. Tonight is Hallo ween and the jfiRgMT" sters have their plans all laid sa Us how they are going to get you sore^ Better prepare yourself so that th$ joke will be on someone other tiuufc yourself. A number of parties art* also planned to take place tonight. A party of McHenryites joined.in m fishing expedition on Monday of this week. They were carried to the fish ing grounds at Pistakee Bay cm one of - the Hunter boats. From all report*,> the fish did not suffer much thru visit, altho the outing was et^ri hy '< all. ' thai " Excavation for the new home is to be erected by Wilber E. Bassett^. just west of the place owned and occu pied by his Spn, E. E. Bassett, was started on Tuesday of this week. H. J. Schaffer has the contract and Mr. Bassett hopes to occupy saipe before spring. M. D. Henise and family left m Tuesday of this week for their new home at Clear Water Lake, Wis* The family, since coming to this vicing'^ '• ity, has made many friends amoog ou<| *•/ p e o p l e a n d t h e i r d e p a r t u r e i s d e e p l y . - regretted by all. The good wi&hes of McHenry citizens will aooompany them to their new home. "Why Lindy Ran Away" mm pre sented to a packed house at the Cen tral opera house by the Flora DeVoss oompany last Sunday evening. As usual the company was a strong and well-balanced one and Miss DeVoss proved just as popular as ever. Th* company will return for another en gagement here next Sunday evening, when "The Circus Girt" wiU bs sented. .. ; -/wi - A