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QUARTER OP A CENtfURY t'l -;-4> - • S> £ J 34 ' - *$' - ,.Kg3v &£>*• fe?; SVSA ' * c i vV _' PTV If"--r W-frr- Afo Robt. Schiessle has been rebuilding the east wing to his building near the d e p o t . ' ' v - I John Niesen is finishing off the up­ per part of his shop building for a residence. G. F. Boley has been making some extensive improvements in the inside of his brewery. Superintendent of Schools Wire has been dangerously sick the past few wieks of pneumonia. Barbian Bros, will move their ictgar manufactory to their new quar­ ters some time this week. H. C". Mead, having rented his farm, will move into the Dr. Childs house in the west part of town. This section was visited by another severe snow storm on Monday night and Mud and slush are again in order. Anton Engeln is preparing to improve his place of business by low­ ering the floor and otherwise improye- ing it. "Tony" Barbian has sold out his cigar business in Elgin and is again •j engaged with Barbian Bros, in this village. , Thos. Burke has been enlarging his market by taking out a partition, re­ painting and it now presents a neat appearance. Frank Colby, son of W. E. Colby, was treated to an agreeable surprise party by his young friends one even­ ing last week. John Bonslett, who has been atT tending school at Valparaiso, Ind., is spending the spring vacation at his home in this village. The young friends of August Nordquist gave him a surprise on Saturday evening, which proved a most enjoyable affair. Miss Mary Welch was given a sur­ prise last Thursday evening by her young friends and a very pleasant time was sperit? by all present. We understand a jeweler from Chi­ cago contemplates locating here, fie has been negotiating for the renting of the east part of Barbian Bros, block. Mrs. A. Wendell, a former resident of this village, died at her home in Chicago on Saturday last. Mrs. Wendell was the mother of Mrs. J. Hetzel of this village. Marengo has secured the great Col­ lins & Burgie stove works from Chi­ cago. The citizens put up $50,000 and the works will be commenced at once. The institution will employ 250 hands. At the caucus held at the city hall on Saturday last the following ticket was nominated: For town clerk, Charles H. Grangers for assessor, -John Huemarinj for collector, John H. Freund; for commissioner of high­ ways, James Green. The Democrats held a caucus on Monday afternoon and put in nomi­ nation the following ticket: For town clerk, Geo. W. Besley; for as­ sessor, John Justen; for collector, Math. Blake; for commissioner of highways, Allen P. Colby. Thos. Rennison has just returned to his home at Harvard from Enga- dine, Mich., following seven months put in as a wood chopper and clearer of cut over timber land owned by J. H. Vickers, F. C. Peters and Harley Lanning. He and his son made the trip to Michigan by wagon last fall, covering the distance of 500 miles in "a month's time. He expects to re­ turn to the Michigan peninsula short­ ly, where he expects to clear a place of his own. - List property with D. F.Quinlan. ADDITIONAL PF :SON ALS People ffjo Come and Cto ' % Weefc J. J, Buchspent Wednesday in Chi­ cago. • ;\ -y; Harvey Gardinier spent a recent day at Aurora. ^ ,Dr. C. H. Fegers passed the day at the county seat. Miss Minnie Knox was an Elgin visitor Saturday. - , > Mrs. Mary Leickem was « county jseat visitor today. j Mrs. Chas. Parks was a eoutity seat visitor today. I Jay Comiskey was over from the icounty seat Sunday. ] R. I. Overton was a business visitor in Chicago Tuesday. | Chris Nielson ot Chicago spent •Tuesday in McHenry. | J as. Walsh of Chicago spent Tues- jday with relatives here. Wm. Smith transacted business in ithe windy city Tuesday. I Jos. J. Frett of Chicago spent (Sunday at his home here. I H. II. Fay was among the Chicago ! passengers Tuesday morning. Mrs. John Bowers of Spring Grove v, as a visitor in town Tuesday. Mrs. L. H. Eisenmenger passed Tuesday in the metropolitan city. Mrs. Jacob Bonslett spent Tuesday as the guest of Woodstock relatives. Ban Stilling and daughter, »Eva, were Chicago passengers Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Donavin were guests of relatives at West Chicago Sunday. Miss Helen Fay went to Chicago Wednesday to resume her training as a nurse. Mrs. J. H. Miller and daughter, Elizabeth, were Elgin visitors last Saturday. Harvey Gardinier passed several days recently as the guest of Grays- lake friends. Mrs. Paul Meyers and children spent the day as guests 6f relatives at Crystal Lake. Rev. Chas. Mix of Virgil was a guest of Rev. Edward Berthold the first of the week. Mrs. Lewis McDonald and children spent the day as the guests of rela­ tives at the county seat., Mrs. Emma Fullington went to Woodstock Wednesday for a few Weeks' visit with friends. Miss Celia Geary of Wauconda was a Sunday guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schaffer. Mrs. Peter J. Freund and son, Arthur, spent "Tuesday as guests of relatives at Woodstock. Fred Wolff, Andrew Miller, Peter Engeln and L. F. Newman were over from the county seat last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers, Jr., and children passed Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers.' Chas. Reihansperger, Fred Powers and Mrs. E. W. Howe were among the Chicago passengers this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Swenson of Chicago were guests of the latter's aunt, Mrs. A. M. Brown, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. John Brown and son, Elmer, of Wauconda visited at the home of Henry Stilling last week. Mrs. Mayme Overton and • Miss Belle Carey of Elgin were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Over­ ton Sunday. Mrs. Arthur Bickler and son of Spring Grove were visitors in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Heimer, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Chas. Sorenson of Chicago and Mrs. Frank Vossburg of Genoa Junction were guests of Mrs. Wm. Sherman Tuesday and' Wednesday. Misses Mary Bonslett, Alta Went- worth, Laura Barbian, Juila Helena Adams* Margaret Harrison and Varena Brefeld took the teachers' examination at Woodstock today. Mrs. Wm. Dewey left Wednesday morning for Springfield, Mass. Mr. Dewey has accepted a promotion to that place and left a few weeks in advance, while she remained to visit her pareiits,. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Welch. j PROBATE N^ws \ [Furnished by McHenry Counlv Abstract Company, Woodstock, llli- i nois. Office in Arnold Biock, east side j of public square. Abstracts of title an<l conveyancing. Money to loan oil real'estate in sums of five 'hundred to MOM thousand dollars. Time and pay I wirnt>;- to suit borrower. Phone?- ' i > « y a n d M i l l I Real Estate Transfers Anna Miller & h to Nicholas j Nett, strip off w side It 6, I orig Reynolds plat, Ring- j wood $2000.00 Katie Pelle & h to Gertrude I Herbes, It 3, Herbes' adn, I West McHenry Gertrude Herbes to Mary | Stoffel, same. Nicholas M. Bowers & w tft | Frank Steinsdoerfer, e% Its I 1 & 2, nett sec 5, Nunda, I r 9, 80.64 a; pt s% sett | sett sec 32. r 9, McHenry Frank Steinsdcerfer & w to | Nicholas M. Bowers, Its 4, 5 & 6, blk 4, Dr. C. H. Feg- I ers' addn, McHenry Math. Nett et al to Jacob 'H. Adams, n% n% estt sec 6, 40 acres, r 9, McHenry.. 5200.00 Marriage Licenses * Wm. Schuldt, 29 Big Foot Ruth Polzin, 21 Whittlesey, Wis. Paul Kroeger, 22 ..Crystal Lake Frieda Kapping, 16.^ .Crystal Lake Find Notes In Apple Barrels Woodstock ' Republican: In the center of two barrels of apples, which were received and opened by two Woodstock grocery firms a few days ago, notes were found which read, "Hamburg, 111., Oct. 16, 1916. I got $2.15 per barrel for these apples. What did you give? W. S. Wilson, Grower." These notes were answered by the Bunker Grocery company and Haley & Behringer. Robert H. Schuett, of the former firm, wrote: "Your barrel of gano apples that were sold for $2.15 arrived at Bunker Gro­ cery company February 28 and were bought for $6." Haley & Behringer answered the letter, stating. Just opened a barrel of apples and found your note. This barrel cost us $5.75 and this price does not include the freight nor drayage." Mr. Wilson, who is a successful and prosperous LOO 1.00 1Q.QQ 10.00 j apple grower of Calhoun county, Illi- ! nois, states that last October he sold apples to A. G. Zulfer & Co. of Chi­ cago for $2.15 per barrel, delivered at Hamburg. WhUe packing them on October 16 he dropped notes in twen­ ty-five or thirty of the barrels, plac­ ing each in the center, in an endeavor to find out what the retailer was pay­ ing for them. He is now using the information gained to try and get the growers of his county to organize and sell their product themselves, thereby cutting out some of the big profits of the middleman. Don't junk your broken castings, I can weld them and make them good as new. I can also weld steel axles of all sizes, crank shafts, iron wheels of all kinds, automobile frames, etc. I guarantee every weld. T. B. Mer- win, Woodstock, 111. 40-4t. Read Plaindealer ads.