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"-C ' COMERS ANfr GOERS OfAUEEK Of ^ 4WRjBUSYURI£VILUGE *8 SEEN BY PLAINDEALER RBPORTER8 AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR FRIENDS CM- - , G- E. Schoel *pent Saturday in c«go. Kb. Gaylord was ah Elgin visitor Tiiesday. jffiss Emily. Weber spent Saturday 7.#$$', -atiEi^n. J1*1"8- L«oy Thomas spen* Saturday In Chicago. Mrs. J. E» Wheeler passed Sujiday ih Chicago. v" " ' Gilbert Howard was aChicago vt». itqr Monday. F. O. Gans was a Chicago visitor last Saturday. lira. John F. Claxton spent Friday last in* Chicago. Mrs. John Milter was a Chicago vis- . 1tor last Friday. Miss Ellen Walsh was an Elgin vis itor last Saturday. Mrs. .Michael LaVelle was a Chicago visitor last Friday. F. A. Bohlander spt>nt Monday in Che metropolitan city. Mr. and Mrs. John Klink were Chi cago visitors Monday. Geo. Justen boarded the Chicago train Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Newman were Chicago visitors Monday. Frank Schnabel was a business vis' itor in Chicago Monday. Dr. D. G. Wells was a professional visitor in Chicago Monday. Dr D. G. Wells was a professional visitor in Chicago last Friday. Miss Rose Worts boarded the train for Elgin last Friday afternoon. Miss Elizabeth Thelen boarded the Chicago train Monday morning. > C. Unti attended to matters of a busi­ ness nature in Chicago Monday. Peter J. Heimer attended to busi ness matters in Chicago Monday. Miss Theresa Freund is spending the week with friends in Chicago. Mrs. Anton Schneiierand her mother were Chicago visitors last Friday Frank Justen was among the Chica­ go passengers last Saturday morning William and Lewis Smith were business visitors in Chicago Tuesday. Walter Warner of Elgin passed Sun d*y as the guest of McHenry friends. -Gilbert McOmber of Chicago was FOR ART EXHIBIT TO BE HELD AT THE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, HAY 12 TO 18 i Sun- vis- Fri guest in the parental home here day- John H. Miller was a business itor in the metropolitan city last day. , Mrs. George Hutson and daughter, Lucile, were Elgin visitors last Satur­ day. ' i Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miller and chil­ dren were Sunday visitors at Spring Grove. y Dr, l, A. Frqehlich was among the Chicago pafesengej-s last Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Wattles and son, Glenn, spent Saturday in the metro­ politan city. M rs. C1 ara Starritt passed Satu rday . evening as the guest, of friends "at Crystal Lake. Mrs. Walter Bolger, son, Thomas, and daughter were Chicago visitors last Saturday. Ernest Lerche and John Zens of , Waukegan were Sunday guests of Mc­ Henry relatives. Mr and Mrs. Robert Mansfield and j children of Greenwood called on friends in town Sunday. , ^ Ted and Lonnie Lau of Chicago were Sunday guests in the home of M r. and Mrs. J. If. Miller. Jay Comiskey of Weodstoek was a Sunday guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Steilen of Chicago were Saturday and Sunday guests of friends here. Mrs. Ella Uanly and her guest, Mrs. Ella Salisbury, were Elgin passengers last Saturday morning. Misses Alta and Varinf Wentworth passed the latter part of last week with friends at Algonquin. Dr. C. H. Fegers and Miss Eleanor McGee returned home from California on Monday evening of this week. Mrs. George Frisby and daughter, Clara, were the guests of relatives lb Chicago last Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller of Chicago were Sunday guests in the home of her mother, Mrs. Barbara Engeln. ^ George Heimer of Chicago spent .J Sunday as a guest in the home of his / i parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Heimer. Dr. H. H. Hanly of Peoria, 111., passed a day last weelr as a guest in the home of his mother, Mrs. Ella Hanly. f-- - Marie and Fred Warneke of Chicago are spending the week as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Boh­ lander. Mrs. F. K. Granger left Tuesday <morning for a week's visit with her . , daughter, Mrs* Geo. If. Johnson, at , Janesville. r. - v Mr. and Mrs. Nick Steilen and son, 1Gerald, of Chicago were Sunday guest# 'o the home of her mother, Mrsj ^Barbara Engeln.. 1^1 Mr. and Mrs. B. 'J- Mansfield and Mrs. P. S. Martin of Woodstock were guests in the home of Postmaster and 5;3 JIA X3 -4ps DAfWU OBTlBijy Much enthusiasm has been aroused among both teachers and children in the schools over the coming exhibition of pictures, to take place at the high school, from May 12 to May 15, the proceeds from which will go toward purchasing pictures for the school. The school expects to have on exhibi tion early next week the prize picture which will go to the room whose pupils sell the most tickets up to May 11 when the competition will close. Teachers and children have taken hold in an encouraging manner, the people of the village buy tickets freely, sufficient funds ought to raised to enable a number of good pic tures to be bought for the school There is at present a dearth of good pictures in the school. A most attractive illustrated cata­ logue of the exhibition will be obtain able. It gives the titles of the pic­ tures, classified according to schools and countries, describing some of the pictures and including biographical notes of the artists, and a great many of the pictures are reproduced in small cuts. There will be some excellent ex< amples of Italian, Fiemt&h, modem French, English, German and Spanish paintings, as well as the art of the He naissance. On Wednesday evening, May 12 there will be a program of folk cflknces tableaux, etc., by the school students and on Thursday afternoon an art lec ture, followed on Friday evening by a program of the artists of McHenry in music, song, declamation, etc. One ticket admits you to any of these. AS TAKEN HON THE COLUMNS OF OUR nm EXCHANGES 'The Exploits of Elaine" jitthe C'en tral every Wednesday. Don't fail to read this story in The Plaindealer each week. 18 SELLING MANY MILKING MACHINES F. E. Rawson of Greenwood was in McHenry last Friday in the interest of the Victor and Hinman milking ma­ chines, for which he is agent. While here Mr. Rawson called at this office and told us that be has sold a number of machines in this locality. Among the buyers in this vicinity are O. Bar rison of Ring wood, Mike, Math., and Nick Freund of Johnsburgh, William Harris, William Thomas, C. E. Jecks MagnusNelson, Nick Kennebeck. Peter Freund, Henry Eppel and A. Beard In every instance the machine sold is giving the very best of satisfaction and it will pay prospective buyers to visit any of the above mentioned farmers and see the machine in action. Mr Rawson's advertisement appears else­ where in this, week's issue of The Plaindealer. Read it. t x'?\ '•'/ BREAKS RIB IN PALL Joe Wrede, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wrede, an employe of the Terra Cotta factory, is laid up at his home here with a broken rib, .which he received last Sunday afternoon Joe was ascending a ladder leading to the hay loft in the barn at the Wrede home, when one of the rounds of the ladder gave way. In the fall the vie tim of the accident fell across the wheel of a buggy and the result was a broken rib. His father found him a short time later lying on the floor of the barn in an unconscious state. Dr Wells was summoned and under his care Joe is getting -tffbng nicely, altho sujpfering much pain. A WONDERFUL RECORD Oliver N. Owen, who has just re­ tired as treasurer of the McHenry township school funds, after a contin­ ual service of ^twenty-four consecutive ears, has set a record that will stand for a long 'time to come. During all of these years his annual reports were found to be absolutely correct by the county auditor. Not a single mistake,% not eveu the slightest, in twenty four years is a record of which anyone may well feel proud and we take this means of congratulating the retiring treasurer on his phenomenal record. 18 APPOINTED MAIL CARRIER James N. Sayler has been appointed rural letter carrier on Route No. 1, West McHenry, and will enter upon his new duties next Saturday morning. James was one of those to take the ex­ amination a few months ago and evi­ dently stood high among those who took the examination at that time. Mr. Sayler is a well-liked young • man and will, no doubt, prove a good and faithful servant for Uncle Sam. -SAVOY" SUPPER Following is the menu to be served at the Universalist church, May 0: Savoy cream of tomato soup, Saratoga wafers, savoy asparagus points and savoy tiny string bean salad with savoy mayonnaise dressing, savoy creamed tuna fish with savoy sweet and tender peas, mashed potatoes, bread, savoy Yellow Cling peaches with whipped cream and savoy cherries in Marischino, savoy coffee, home made cakes. WARM WEATHER BRINGS MANY The warm weather brought an un­ usually large crowd to McHenry for the week end and as the weeks go by the crowds will become larger each Saturday. The Famous Players at the Central every Thursday. Mary., Pickford in "The Bishop's Carriage" this Thurs- • J«u S//.' V-* . f' : MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE , The canning factory at Grays lake, according to the Times of that village, will not operate this season. The first open air band concert of the season was given by the Harvard band in that city last Thursday1 even­ ing. " With the completion of the new Wauconda township high school Lake county will have four suoh educational institutions. Only one vote was oast at the annual school election held at Harvard two weeks ago. This was cast by the school janitor, Atty. C. P. Barnes of Woodstock has been engaged by Wilbur Glenn VoMva for another year. His salar will 6e $10,000. Elgin's drys are soliciting a $5,000 fund by popular subscription to be used in assisting the city authorities and driving the blind pigs out of that city. • A farmer residing near Arlington Heights was arrested and fined $25 one day last week on ^a charge of selling immature veal. A state food inspector caused the arrest. Solon Mills will have a new school house. The present school house has served its purpose fcr about seventy five years and this is to be replaced with a new building that will meet the present day needs. Fire destroyed two barns (it Fox Lake one day recently. One of the barns was owned by Ex-Alderman Maypole of Chicago and its contents, oon sisting of an automobile, motor boat and furniture were also destroyed. Mrs. Louise Vermilya, formerly of Barrington, who has twice been in dieted for murder in Chicago for al leged poisoning in 1911 and 1912, has finally been freed, the case pending against her having been dismissed. Crystal Lake's new fire alarm system is now complete and ready for oper­ ation. Fire alarms will henceforth be turned into the telephone exchange in that city, where the operator can sound the siren at the Bowman milk bottling plant from her station at the switchboard. The siren !£* being tested out at twelve o'clock each Sat­ urday noon. A couple of young yeggmen were caught in the act of trying to effect an entrance into a Hebron store about three o'clock last Sunday morning. The two men were captured and taken over to Woodstock Monday, where they are now awaiting trail in the May term of court. The bur­ glars had in their (tossession a full set of tools, consisting of skeleton keys, files, drills and dynamite caps. A new Reo demonstrating car, owned by the Losee garage at Hebron, was destroyed by fire near Lake Geneva, Wis., on Wednesday of last week. Dr. Brown of Hebron was being given a demontration by one of the employes of the Hebron garage and when descend­ ing a hill near the Wisconsin city the driver, in making a turn, lost control of the machine and ran same into a ditch. The car was partly overturned and immediately cought lire and was destroyed. The occupants escaped with only a few slight bruises. Rev. J. M. Lonergan, pastor of the Catholic church at Crystal Lake, and Rev. E. A. McCormick, rector at Cary, Algonquin and Barrington, will ex­ change parishes, beginning May 2. Father McCormick has been appointed pastor of St. Thomas' church at Crys­ tal Lake, and Father Lonergan will take over Cary and Algonquin. The latter parish is known as Corpus Christi and a church is being built there now. TUB pastoral residence will bs at Cary, Rev. Leo &t. Keenan, at present assis­ tant to Rev. D. Miller, pastor at Hunt­ ley, will become assistant to Father Lonergan, who will retain supervision at Dundee. The mission at Gilberts will be cut-off from Huntley and will be added to Father Lonergan's charge. Barrington, which is in Cook county, will be taken from Cary and Algon­ quin and a pastor later appointed from the Chicago archdiocese. It has al­ ways remained in that diocese, altho served by Rockford diocese. Harvard Herald: W.'H. Mann, real estate dealer at Woodstock, has re­ covered a portion of the valuables stolen from him in a "movie" picture house in Chicago ten days ago. The recovery was made on Monday, when a letter carrier in Chicago found it in a box in the business district of that city pocket book containing a draft for $750 and a railroad ticket to Hamilton, Okla., but $150 in currency, which the purse contained when it was stolen, was missing. Mr. Mann was in Chi­ cago enroute to Oklahoma pn a real estate mission and stepped into a "movie" theatre to while away some of the spare time he had before taking his train for the soithwest. While there he was "touched," his purse and its contents being taken from his pocket and the pickpocket escaped. Doubtless because of fear of detection he dropped the purse, with its draft and railroad ticket intact, into the mail box awl kept the Mi&im money. MCHENRY'S SOCIETY Third Caantry Car* Party The third of a series of card parties, given for- the benefit of the Volo Catholic church, took place at the home of Mrs. Ben Hiller, who resides near Volo, last Sunday evening. The hostesses on this occasion were Mes- dames Ben Hiller and Robert Vogt. A large crowd was present to enjoy the event and everyone had a fine time Prizes were awarded as follows: Firsts, Geo. Rosing of Wooster Lake, who took the ladies' prize, and Mathias Brown; seconds, Mrs. John Mollidor and John Brown; consolations, Miss Allen and Joe Rosing of Round Lake The usual refreshments were served. . LaatOI Card Sariaa The lat number of the winter spring card series by the members of the RWerview camp, R. N. A., took place at Weber's hail last Saturday evening, the event being very well attended atfd proved a big success both socially and financially. Mes dames Fred Schneider and Andrew Miller were awarded first prizes, while the consolations went to Rosamary Nye and S. S. Giddings. At dominoes Mrs. Kathryn Meyers kwon first prize while Mrs. S. S. Giddings was awarded the consolation. TREE BOSfflESS CHANGES ff. I USTEN TAKES SON IN AS BUSI HESS PARTNER Saclal Wheal The next meeting of the Social Wheel will take place at the Univer­ salist church parlors on Saturday, May 1. Each lady is requested to bring a friend and lunch for two. All mem­ bers are urgently requested to be pres­ ent. Annual Decaratian Day Ball Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A., will hold their annual Decoration Day ball at StofTel's hall on Saturday even­ ing, May 29. Watch this paper for further particulars. We do first-class plumbing and our prciesare right. Herbes, the plumber. 102-R, McHenry. EASTERN STAR DANCE The members of the McHenry Chap­ ter, O. E. S., No. 547, extend a cordial invitation tb everyone to attend a dance to be given by them at Stoffel's hall on Saturday evening of this week, May 1. This gives promise of developing into one of the grandest social sue- Eastern Star doings in the past know full well that a big treat is in store for them next Saturday night, as the committee in charge does not believe in doing things by halves. Moore's five-piece orchestra of Woodstock will be present with a new line of music and that their end of the evening's program will be well taken care of goes without saying. The preliminary work for this dance is already well under way and if we are not badly mistaken Stof­ fel's hall on Saturday night will be the scene of one of the prettiest events held there for some time. Danee tickets, 75 cents. DANCE AT KNOTS HALL Atfother social dance will take place at Knox's ball in this village on Wed­ nesday evening of next week, May 5. This dance hall, since it came into the possession of the present management, is rapidly growing in popularity and the young -people of this village and the surrounding country and townfc, who have patronized the resort oblate, find it a most delightful place to pass an evening at dancing. The hall has been improved greatly of late and the floor has been put in the very best con­ dition that it was ever in. Brand- stetter's orchestra of Grayslake, which appeared here a few weeks ago, and which at that place gave such univer­ sal satisfaction, has agoir: bccu for this occasion, which means some­ thing good in the way of music. A cordial invitation is extended to every­ one to be present at this dance and a fine time is assured all. Danoe tickets, 75 eents. -- MR8. JOHN 8TOFFEL AT HOSPITAL Mrs. John StoiTel was taken to the West Side hospital in Chicago last Saturday evening, where she under­ went an operation the following day. Reports from Chicago are to the effect that she is getting along very nicely and that she will be able to return to her home here »at an early date. While her many friends are sorry to learn of her illness and operation, they are glad to hear the encouraging news from the hospital. RECENT FORD SALES John R. Knox, the local Ford dealer, reports recent Ford .sales as follows: H. J. Baur, J. J. Doherty, Robert Knox, H. E. Mai man and Hubert Weber. All of the above sales were of the five- passenger model. THE MYSTIC WORKER The Mystic Workers will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Michels on Wednesday evening of next week, May 5. The contest has closed and the losing side entertains the winners. P. J. HEIMER TAKES OVER HIS FATHER IN-LAW'S PLACE WHILE W. H. KRAUSE BUYS OUT MATH. BAUR P. J. Halmar'a R«w Lacatlan On and after next Saturday, May 1* the business firm of Heimer & Heimer, who now conduct a buffet on the cor­ ner of Main and Front streets, On the West Side, will be no more. On this day the firm will dissolve partnership, the senior member of the firm, Henry Heimer, taking over the business, while the junior member, i'eter J. Heimer, will take charge of the Anton Engeln place on Water street, on the East Side, which he has rented- It is Mr. Heimer's intention to con­ duct a first-class hotel and buffet at "Old Tony's Stand" and he will have the place open for business next Sat­ urday. Altho there are quite a num ber of changes to be made on the premises, Mr. Heimer believes he will be in a position to accommodate the public on the opening day Mr. Heimer is a fine fellow in every sense of the word and his extensiye acquaintance thruout McHenry, Wood stock, Elgin and other towns will, no doubt, bring many friends to his place in the future. If accommodation and fair treatment will do it, Mr. Heimer's success is al ready assured. Tak«t San as Baal nana Partaar Peter M. Justen, who during the past five years has held an excellent as well as trustworthy position with the Denver Gas & Electric Light Co at Denver, Colo., has returned to Mc­ Henry and has joined his father in the furniture business on the West Side. For some time past the senior Mr Justen has felt the want of help and after many efforts he finally induced his son to come home and become part owner of the business house that has been established in that end of town during the past thirty years or more. Altho he has been engaged along other lines during the past several years, the furniture business is not new to the younger man, who gained considerable knowledge in that line in DO THE FANS WANT TEAR? THIS 18 THE QUESTION THAT 18 BEING ASKED THIS WEEK cesses ever attempted by this body and ^lis younger days, when he assisted his father more or less. In an Interview, a writer to The Plaindealer was informed by Mr. Jus­ ten that he was glad to get back to Mc- Henry and that he will now get right down to hard work. He will be pleased to meet his friends at the store at any time where he may be found in the future. Buys Out Math. Baur William H. K> •ause has purchased the buffet in the Wirf9 building on the West Side, which during the past tw.o years has been conducted by Math. Baur, the latter retiring from the busi­ ness so that he may give his entire attention to the retail ice business in which he is now engaged. Mr. Krause will take charge of the place next Saturday and, being a young man with a large following of friends, we be­ lieve he will succeed in his first busi­ ness venture. -y &.v • -'»• . -'I,-, - ; 'ir & ihh NEXT MEETING OF RIVER VIEWS The next meeting of the Riverview Camp, R. N. A., will take place at Weber's hall on Wednesday evening, May 12, instead of the lltb. AllHieni- bers are respectfully asked to be pres­ ent, Movies at the Central Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday of w«ek. GREEN STREET BUSY ONE Green street in Centerville was lined with rigs last Sunday evening. In fact, the street was nearly blockaded. While we are glad to see the country folks and outsiders come to our village, we would like very much to see a hitching place provided on some side street for the convenience of those coming into town and for the general safety of those who are driving thru with automobiles and other vehicles. So congested was the street last Sun­ day evening that two automobiles could scarcely pass each other in that part of town. Do the fans of McHenry and the sur­ rounding 'country want a first-class team this year? This is a question that is being put to the baseball bugs this week. A petition is now being circulated among business men and private citi­ zens to ascertain whether or not a suf­ ficient amount of money is obtainable with which to conduct a first-class ball club in McHenry during the season of 1915. . It will take at least $150 to see the project thru and if this amount is Sub- scrioed on or before next Saturday steps will be taken at once to organize a club and sign up the players for the team. We are told that most of the boys who made up last year's team are will ing to come back this year. This is encouraging ̂ indeed, as the fans well know that McHenry had one of the very best little teams in the country last year, and with a team equally as strong, if not stronger, the support this year should be better than that accorded the club last year. - A petition was circulated about the village last week, asking Mr. R. B, Walsh to again take over the manage ment of the team. The petition, bear­ ing a large number of signatures, was handed to Mr. Walsh last Saturday and in reply to same he stated that he would be perfectly willing to again assume the management, provided that a suitable amount of money could be obtained with which to conduct the affairs of a club in a business-like man ner. Now that Mr. Walsh is willing to go ahead, it rests entirely with the fans as to whether or not McHenry will have a team. ITEMS OF LOCAL nVTOBT AS PICKED DP BY rUHDEALER Porrats DORfflC WEET WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IN THIS VM&-' LAGEAND THE IMMEDIATE VICI OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS Buttar Mark at Butter on the Elgin board of trade sold at 28 cents per pound last Satur­ day. CHANGES AT BORDEN'S FACTORY ENTIRE OFFICIAL FORCE TO BE TRANS­ FERRED MAY 1 The heads of the local Borden milk bottling plant have received notifica­ tion that they are to be transferred to other fields. C. E. Cowles, who has acted as milk inspector here during the past few months, has already gone to West Chicago, where he has been made superintendent of the factory at that place. F. M. Risley, who has been super­ intendent here for some time past, goes to Cary, where he will have charge of the plant at that place. F. Cobb, the bookkeeper here, goes to the Marengo factory. The changes will be made some thne1 between now and Saturday. A man from Hebron will come here to take Mr. Risley's place, but who will succeed Messrs. Cobb and Cowles in their respective position could not be ascertained by the Superintendent Risley. r STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT The old implement building, which has stood in Centerville for these many years, is no more. Another decided improvement to the street.. The old eye sores of the village are gradually fading away. Now if our village dads will only get busy and raze the old village hall building they will have the thanks of our people in general. WILL OPEN NEW PARLOR SOON C. Unti will open his new ice cream parlor on Water street some time in the very near future. The store room, in the old Colby block, which he will occupy, has been remodeled so that one would scarcely know the place and with the installation of the new fixtures Water street will have the finest ice cream parlor in town. ADVERTISING RIVER PROPERTY A large sign, advertising lots and cottages at Howell's Villas, on Fox river, has been placed on the Hanly property just opposite the depot. The sign is an attractive one and we hope it will be the means of bringing more resorters to our beautiful Fox. JOSEPH STOFFEL DEAD Joseph Stoffel, brother to Simon, William and John Stoffel of this vil­ lage, passed away at his late home in Fremont township, Lake county, on Wednesday morning of last week. He was ill but two days. _----.--____. | You'll never go wrong by eating McHenry ice cream, made from Bor­ den's choleest new.. Q. unti. A GOOD SUGGESTION Now that the old implement hotise is a thing of the past, some one has come along with the suggestion that the village, or private citizens, get to gether and clean up the place and transform the now unsightly spot into one of the most beautiful little parks to be found in McHenry county. The natural scenery is there and all it takes is a little work. We are told that the owners of the land, the Borden Con­ densed Milk company, are perfectly willing that the place be used for just such a purpose. Since this has become known it has come to our mind that it wouldn't be a bad scheme for the busi­ ness men and others in this end of town to get together and clean up the place. Such a move would surely en­ courage further improvements and who knows, it may mean the dredging of ~ -Boone creek so that motor boats could come right up into the center of the village from Fox river. Can you pic­ ture what this would mean to all of us? Whatyasay? "Savoy" supper at the Universalisl church, May 6. Brick ice cream may be ati~|p; Unti's at any time. 4^ Don't forget the supper at the ^d- verealist church, May 6. | The fourth season of the Air Dotpe ' Riverside park, will open soon. All red vote slips must be turned in at McAllister's next Wednesday, May^ 5. The new R. I..Overton garage build* ing on the West Side will soon ho under cover. . i m John Worts has moved from the Regner to the Wasnoski house in the north end of town. That volunteer fire department talk .ti| has once more died out, to be revived ,jj after the next fire. Some of the resorters are. here tor the season. A bit early, hot all glad to see them back. ^ Movies at the Central every Wednes- ¥ *1 day, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday V until the Air Dome opens. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bishop hanr gone to housekeeping in the Mnk Jacob Bishop cottage on Park avenue. J. W. Smith has erected a large bill ' ^ board on his recently acquired property bn Green street, near the Boone creek* From a very reliable source we learn ' ̂ that the oil will be placed upon our streets the first of next week. Hurrah! M Every mason, cement worker and carpenter in the entire village is now employed. SbJw us the nian who is shouting hard times. A happy crowd of dancers enjoyed the party at Stoffel's hall last Saturday night and from all reports every one;' present had a fine time. ^ The new music store in the Maa-, quelet building is now open to that public. The store is under the mil agement of F. J. Von Mshman. P. H. Weber has moved his family to tl\is village from Park Ridge, III. For the present they are making their home with Mrs. Robt. Schiessle. - i 'M We are told that a party was itt town Wednesday seeking a license to operate a saloon on the West Side. Well, we need four or five more. Work on the new home being erect­ ed for Wm. Spencer in the-southwest end of town is progressing very favor­ ably. It will he a beauty when com­ pleted. The first swimmers of the season put in their appearance at the Riverside beach on Monday afternoon. While i the air was a trifle cool, the bogra say that the water was fine. m ELEVEN SALOON LICENSES GRANTED At a special meeting of the village board held in the council rooms last evening eleven dram shop licenses were issued. All of the old licenses were renewed with the exception of Heimer & Heimer, who took out sep­ arate licenses and will each conduct a saloon the coming year; F. O. Gans, who failed to make application for a license, and Math. Baur, who retires from the business. One application for a license from an Elgin man was laid on the table. Thus it will be seen that at least eleven saloons will oper­ ate in McHenry the coming year, and, in view of the fact that the board has decided to grant not over twelve li­ censes, it comes pretty near being a safe bet that the twelfth license will be granted^ ANOTHER NEW HOME Ground was broken on Tuesday morn­ ing of this week for a bungalow to be erected by M. M. Niesen on his lot just north of his present home on Water street. The.home will be ready for occupancy some time this summer. When completed the house will be occupied by the Niesen family, while their present home will be for rent. Insure your oats by using our .for- m aldehyde, Petaa^fc, ? " ' > ' A "tough" guy, said" to hail from Hartland, started to paint the town over on the West Side last night and as a result he passed the night at the' hotel Newmann-Revor. Mrs. Q. C. Boley was taken to Chi-' cago last Friday, where she is receiv­ ing treatment at a sanatorium. E^er many friends hope that she may sopb recover her former good health. ^ ^ Rev. Carl Ostenkoetter, who had charge of St. Mary's parish here dur­ ing the illness and after the death of the late Rev. A. Royer, has been placed in charge of a parish at Rock- ford. , - The Hash boards have not been put v*? on at the dam as yet, which accounts /or the lowness of the river. We un­ derstand that new gates will be built and installed before the dashboards are put in. Theo. Schiessle has also invested it a buzz wagon and he and his family are now enjoying the pleasures as well. as comforts of a beautiful new Over~ land touring car, purchased thru the local agents, Overton & Cowen. Schneider Bros., the live-wire West Side grocery and meat firm, have re­ ceived their new auto truck and are making good use of it. %*he truck is neatly lettered with - the name of the- tirm and will add greatly to the efii* ciency of their delivery service. In a letter to this office Samuel M. Esler writes from Free port that busi­ ness is especially good in his Una at this time and that Free port is a pretty fine town to live in. However, he h:vs not forgotten McHenry entirely, as he has asked us to forward The Plain, dealer to his address. C. E. Cowles, who has haau th* milk inspector at the Borden factory here during the past few months, moved his^ family to West Chicago this we>k, where he has been transferred tfo8^ the McHenry factory. The family has made many friends sinee^ ooming to this village, who are sorry? lo see them leavos.