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VOLUME XXX. McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1905. NUMBER 29 OF A PERSONAL NATURE. WHOM. WE ENTERTAIN WHERE WE GO. AND McJtenry Kntertains a Large Conpaijr of Vtoitora Onriiif the Week--Whom They Entertain. Jos. W. Freund Chicagoed Wednes­ day: C. G.' Beraer spent Wednesday in Chicago. • Hans Paaske spent Thursday last in ' Chicago. . I - '; Harry Baconwas oat fro® Chicago S u n d a y . ' ' ' ; V , ' Ben Rosengarten was a Cary Visitor Monday. Miss Mabel Granger Chicagoed Sat­ urday last. Jos. Schneider was a Chicago visitor Wednesday. Geo. Stilling was a Chicago visitor Wednesday. Peter J. Freund was a Woodstock vis itor Monday. J: J. Hille was a business visitor in Chicago Tuesday. * E. Hunter was a business visitor in Chicago Wednesday. F. E. Atkinson of Polo, 111., is clerk­ ing at the Park hotel. ; Miss Lena Stoffel was a Chicago pas­ senger Tuesday morning. Starr Brink of Woodstock spent Sun­ day with his parents here. Dr. F. A. Holly called on Nunda friends Wednesday morning. John Karls, the Johnsburgh merchant, boarded the train at this station Wed­ nesday morning for Chicago. G. W. Besley attended to business in Chicago Friday @f last week. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Block spent Sun­ day with Algonquin relatives. Miss Jennie Parker of Elgin ,was a recent visitoi at the Park Hotel. ». A. C. Matthews was a business visit­ or in the windy city last Friday. - , Arthur Seaver of Woodstock was Abe guest of friends here last Friday. Miss Alice Waite spent Sunday and Monday with relatives in Chicago. J. W. Miller, the florist, attended to business in the windy city Monday. H. Zimmerman spent Saturday and Sunday with his family in Chicago. F. L. McOmmber and sou, Gilbert, were Chicago visitors last Saturday. Misses Hattie Lamphere and Mayme Granger were recent Wauconda visitors. E. Hunter attended to business in the windy city Thursday of last week. Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Fegers boarded the train for Chicago Tuesday morning. Misses Emma and Etta Smith of May- wood, 111., weriSrecent McHenry visit­ ors. Peter Schoewer and son, Ben, were Chicago passengers last Friday morn ing. F. J. Herbes attended to business in Chicago and Zion City the first of the week. Miss Clara Schiessle was the guest of Chicago friends the latter part of last wefk. Mike Hoff and Jake Miller left Mon­ day to look over the farm lands of W is- consin. \ Fred Rossow of Dundee was in Mc­ Henry on business the latter part of last week. Nick Young of Spring Grove was the guest of Fred Adams a few days the past week. Mrs. Wm- Fisher and daughter, Helen, spent Thursday of last week at Algonquin. Mrs. Martin Adams spent Friday of last week with Spring Grove relatives and friends. Wm. Arney of the Schulz Piano Co., Chicago, was in McHenry Saturday, tuning pianos. Guy L. Clemens spent "Wednesday and Thursday of last week with friends at Wilmette, 111. Mrs. Frank Ward and Mrs. George Meyers visited Miss Agnes Meyers' school last Friday. Mrs. Maggie Blake of Johnsburgh was a McHenry visitor Thursday and Friday «of last week. ( v Mr. and Mrs. Fred Block were guests of relatives at Dundee and Carpenters- yille Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. R. Holly and son, Dr.* F. A , spent the first of the week with Lake Geneva relatives and friends. Misses Cassie Eldredge and Louise Evanson witnessed the Cary McHenry basketball game at Cary last Friday. Misses Lizzie May of Spring Grove and Katie Schaefer of Johnsburgh spent Thursday last with Miss Rosa Adams. Henry Poile of Whepton has been in McHenry during the past week with a carload of choice cows selling them at private auction. r . . • -_ he]d QUARTER OF A CENTURY. Items Clipped from The f'laiadealer of January 14, 1880. Died- In Clifton, 111., Tuesday even­ ing, January 6, 1880, at eleven o'clock, Mrs. Mary Colby, wife of John Colby, formerly of this village, aged 32 years. The uiud has frozen up and the trav­ eling is souieWhat better than last week, only a little rough. With this weather, however, wheeling will be good in a few days. ' Poultry is more than •"booming" at" C. T. Eldredge'8 poultry house. He. has shipped over 5,000 pounds in the last three days and is now drecwirig about a thousand pounds a day. The* January term of the circuit court commenced on Monday at Woodstock The jurors from this town are Edson Bresee and Isaac Jecks, on the grand jury, and Chas. C. Colby, petit jury. We understand that H. W. McLean will deliver a lecture in the brick church in this village on the evening of the 27th. Subject--"The Human Soul, its Birth. Growth and Immortality." Chas, Kuhnert has received the ap­ pointment of postmaster at Johnsburgh in place of J. W. Freund, resigned. This is a good appointment and one that will give universal satisfaction to the patrons of the office, "Geo Schreiner & Son" is the name of the new firm opposite the Parker House. The new partner arrived on Friday last and tipped the scales at ex­ actly eight pounds. Father and son are doing as well as could be expected. A new postal law requires that any letter coming to any office--whether to be distributed or transferred--shall be stamped upon the back with a local stamp bearing the name of the office. This rule makes considerably more Work for the P. O. clerks, and they, therefore, will be longe't than heretofore distrib­ uting the mails. T. J. Clifton, at his shop opposite the Parker House, has commenced the manufacture of wagons, and will have a number ready to put 011 the market at. an early day. Mr. Buchchaultz is doing the woodwork, which is a guar­ antee that it will be well done,' while as a blacksmith, Clifton has no superio'r in the Northwest. TIPS TO TELEPHONE USERS. EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY ADJACENT COUNTIES. AND A few Rules to be Disregarded to M«k« • Service Better. The following rules were no. doubt drawn up by an experienced telephone operator: : - 7-- If you have a telephone in your of­ fice or store, call up "central" and then go wait on a customer. Take your time in answering your bell, or what is better do not answer it at all, but in about a half hour ring up aud ask who called you, and get mad if "central" has forgotten who it was. She has nothing else to do but remem­ ber. *• . Hangup your receiver big end up, as in this way it gets full of dust. Bang the transmitter with a lead pencil as though you intend to knock it t'hrough the wall. This invariably makes it talk better. When through talking drop the receiver or throw it down. This allows the batteries to run out and breaks the strands in the re­ ceiver c6rd. Open the generator box wifh a knife or an axe and take a look at things. If the interior does not look right pull out a few wires and leave the door open. This improves the service wonderfully. Throw a metal inkstand, etc., 011 top of the telephone, which will short cir­ cuit your instrument, then go to sleep aud ho one can call yon. Never "ring off" when through talk­ ing, as that would notify "central" you had finished. Let her guess at it. Never speak kindly to the operator as she is more used to being called names, It' the party you call does not answer, put the blame on "central." Paste this on your telephone for fu­ ture reference. The second shoot of, the season, under the auspices of the McHenry Gun Club, w|ll be held on Tuesday, January ' Special communication of" McHenry Lodge So. 158, Monday evening, Jan. 16, at 8:30 o'clock. Work on M. M. de­ gree. Visiting members cordially in­ vited. R. G Chamberlain, Secretary. . - Greatly in Demand. Nothing is more in demand than a medicine which meets modern require­ ments for a blood and system cleanser, such as Dr. King's New Life Pills. They are just what you need to cure stomach and liver troubles Try them. At Julia A. Story's and N. H. Petesch's, McHenry, and G. W. Besley's, West McHenry, 35c, guaranteed. P Basket Ball. The McHenry Highn will, tomorrow (Friday) evening, January 13, try for honors at the city hall in this village with the Richmond team. We have not heard as to how good a team our neighbor city on the north has, but judg­ ing from the fj&ct that she is always rep­ resented in all branches of athletics .with first-class material, the boys from that city will put up a good game. Our local team is in the best of shape now and undoubtedly will hold its own; making the Richmond boys go some to win. Turn out and see the fun. Usual prices will prevail. Game called at 8;15 sharp. - . ~ .>. Coirtracted.Chmnlc I)i»rrhoe» ^ While _ in ' the Vhllippine*. "While with the U. S. army in the Phil­ ippines I contracted chronic diarrhoea. I suffered severely from this terribledisea e for over.three years and tried the pre scriptions of numerous physicians, but found nothing that did me any good un­ til I tried Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, two small bot­ tles of which entirely cured me, and I since have had ho return of thedisease." --Herman Sttin, 212 Union Ave., Pueb-s lo, Colorado. For sale by all druggists. Grund Masquerade Ball v At the Central Opera house on Thurs­ day evening, February 2, 1905. Four prizes. Good music, supper and a good time. Bills oat next week. Popular ftkm. • u A Miscellaneous Assortment of New# Items In Condensed Form For ; Conven­ ience of B&y I'eople. John Alexander Dowie is about establish a second Zion City down Mexico. Company GI. N. G., of Woodstock will this winter have indoor rifle prac­ tice tn their armory. The American WireFencecompany at Liberty ville is running night and day in order to keep up with its orders. The curfew ordinance will b« strictly enforced at Elgin hereafter. ? All chil­ dren found on the street® after 8:30 will be arrested. Fatal Kidney and bladder troubles can always be prevented by the use of Foley's Kidney Cure. G. W. Besley, West Mchenry, III, Smallpox is prevalent in twelve counties of our state and as a result a large number of deaths are recorded during the past few weeks. Chas. and Otto Muehreke, proprietors of the famous hotel bearing their name at Fox Lake, have been forced to close up their place by process of the fore­ closure of a mortgage. Several western girls are getting husbands on account of the sweet sound of their voices over the telephone wires. We will now exfleot a boom in the telephone business. The greatest system renovator. Re­ starts vitality, regulates the kidneys, liver aud stomach. If Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea fails to cure you get your money back. That's fair. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. G. W. Besley. Soldiers of the Civil war are dying at the rate of 150 a day. It is now forty years or more since the days when they enlisted, and the grand army which proved invincible on a thousand hard fought fields is being cut down by the common foe whose ally is time and whose name is death. Day by day and year by year the muster roll will grow less until soon the old guard will be resting "on Fame's eternal camping ground, the bivouac of the dead." The many friendp of G. H. Haussen, Engineer L. E. & W. R. R., at present living in Lima, O., will be pleased to know of his recovery from threatened kidney disease. He writes: "I was cured by using Foley's Kidney Cure, which I recommend to all, especially trainmen, who are usually similarly af­ flicted." G W. Besley, West McHen­ ry, 111. Waucoada correspondent to Barring- ton Review: Dr. Hobbs has sold his local practice to Dr. Dawson and left Tuesday evening for southern Califor­ nia, where he will locate. Two years ago Dr. Hobbs came here from Nunda and bought out Dr. Dawson, who then went to McHenry, where he has been practicing with Dr. Fegers. During Dr. Hobbs' stay here he has made count less friends, who regret his premature departure on account of poor health, but are glad to have their old friend, Dr. Dawson, back at his old stand. Dundee 1 Hawkeye: Almost three thousand dollars distributed among their employes within the past three years and six months, in addition to all wages paid, is the enviable record of the C. F. Hall Co-, along the line of profit sharing, in which they were the pio­ neers in this section. The seventh semi-annual meetihg of the members and employes of the firm was held on Tuesday evening last at Hotel Dundee, and the third largest of the seven divi­ dends was at that time declared. The banquet, served at 7:00 o 'clock, was partaken of by some thirty guests, chiefly members of the C. F. Hall Co. force. Following the last course some brief remarks were made by members of the firm and the checks, ranging in amount from two to seventy dollars, were then distributed. The remainder of the eveniug was spent in pleasant social fashi tn in the hotel parlors. The C. F. Hall Co. has announced that they will continue the practice of declaring these semi-annual dividends, Deing con­ vinced that they are amply repaid by the cordial good feeling existing among their employes and the practical inter­ est felt by each in increasing the amount of business done. - - A GOOD GAME. Cary Defeats McHenry Game. Hlfhs in Fast The McHenry high school basketball team made its way over to the little city of Cary last Friday evening to play a return game with the team represent­ ing that city. These same teams met here a*>out three weeks ago,- McHenry winning the game by a score of IT to 13> From this score our local boys realized the fact that a hard game was before them, and in order to win they must put forth their best efforts. The game was called at about 8:39 p. m., with both teams in good condi­ tion for a hard struggle* It was notice­ able right from tbe start, that the Cary team had improved wonderfully since they last met McHenry, and as a result put up an almost perfect game. After a few minutes of play the first foul was called, being made by McHenry. Fred­ ericks, the star player of the evening, easily made the free throw for the bas ket. This seemed to break up the local boys, who simply did not get into the game at all, to speak of, in the first half, the half ending with Cary sixteen points to the good, the score standing 22 to 6. After ten minutes' intermission 'the teams again lined up for the secoiid half. McHenry by this time had over­ come the shock they received in the fore part of the game and showed up their true form, to the delight of the spectators. McHenry begau to creep up very rapjdly on the opponents and for a time it looked as if our boys would still win, but time- was called with the seore standing 38 to 24. Had McHenry begun the game in the same spirited inauner in which they finished, Cary would certainly have been defeated. ' In the last few minutes of play the High*; played the best ball we have seen this season. Thus each team has ,won a game and the chances favor McHenry for taking the rubber. THE MONTHLY REPORT. WORK AT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL DURING DECEMBER. Names of Children Who have been neither Absent nor Tardy during Month of De­ cember-Increased. Interest Shown. Total days' attendance....... .... 3989 Per cent attendance.. ̂ ............. 97£ Total Enrollment. 206 Average Attendance. .....;.. 199.4 Cases tardiness......... ;..... ,60 V i s i t o r s ; \ J 5 4 Auction 8ale. The subscriber will sell at chattel mortgage sale, on Thursday, January 19, 1905, commencing at ten o'clock a. m., on the farm in Volo, Lake Co., 111., on which Michael Krapf now lives, the following described property, viz: Seven red coWs, 3 white cows, 2 roan cows, 2 red and white spotted cows, 1 brown and white spotted cow, 1 black cow, 1 brown horse, f bay mare, 1 gray horse. The above cows are a good lot of young cows, some new milkers, but mostly coming in soon. Terms of sale: cash. Good lunch at nooq^ ' FRANK GASS," Mortgagee, ,, F. K. Granger, Auctioneer. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Absolutely Harmless. January American Roy. The twelve stories, nearly all of th<*m illustrated, in The American Boy' for January ought to make the boys' mouths water. These stories are of great variety, so that every sort of a boy ought to be pleaiBed. Their titles are: "Up a Limb," a hunting g,tory: "For the Mikado," a Japanese-Russian war story; "The Scoop of the Bald Eagle," a newspaper story; "The Presi­ dent's Cadet," a story of General Grant; "Pablo Mariscal," a Spanish-American story; "The Wire Fence Telephone," a farm story: "My Four Years at West Point, "a school stoiy; "Joyce Thatcher's Race," a farm story; "The Pilot Boys of Norway," a sea story; "A Race with a Stampede," a story of the plaius;"Snf ficent Unto the Day, "a humorous story "One of the Most Glorious Deeds Ever done by a Boy," a story of heroism Boys interested in mechanics and elec tricity will find much of interest in this number, as, for instance, "To Make an. Auto Boat in a Few Minutes;" "The Compass;""How Two Boys Built Wire less Telegraph Instruments;" "Tools for the Boy Carpenter;" "^Drawing Through Glass;" "Clever Work With the Pocket Knife." Those who love, to read about animals will be interested in "Wyck, the New York Police De partment's Trick Horse," and "The CheWink," being number three of the bird series.. As to sport, there is a variety of matter, easily first being a picture of some of the famous amateur athletes of the United States and Great Britain, perhaps the most remurkable group picture of athletes ever taken Splendid illustrations of the close of the great baseball season of 1904; a picture of the finish of the 100-yard internation­ al handicap iace at A.bergavenney, Wales, August 4th, 1904; an article on hockey by E. J. Giannini, physical director of the New York Athletic Club, and an article by Westney.lhe crack sprinter of the University of Penn­ sylvania, on. his triumphs in the old country. Then there is a page of the Editor's talk, under the title of "Just Between Ourselves;" three little biog­ raphies, illustrated; a page on "Boys as Money Makers;" number six of Minnie J. Reynold's series entitled "Boys'of Naples;" a page on The Order of tbe American Boy; a page on "The Indian Boys of Carlisle School," _and another on "Yarns by Old Sea Dogs." There are pen pictures of ,the Czar of Russia and Senator Fairbanks, a column of boys' books reviewed and one on "Boys Who Wrote Famous Books." Three columns are given to "The Drawing Room Magician," and a page each to "The Boy Stamp Collector" and "The Boy Photographer, "nearly two columns to the jSmateur Journalism Depart­ ment and a full page to Puzzles. This number contains number five of the messages of the Governors to American boys, being that of Governor Cummins of Iowa. 69 illuHtrrtions in alL f 1 00 a year. The Sprague Publishing Co., Detroit, Mich:" ft +•* a •35 ' rS'" •* . -!v:. JZ '*• i. « m t : • r "•a- , 3 3 . -J : $ OH • > Mi. 8 5 ) 88| f 2 f 5 .84| 8* 18 ) .82 8 10 2 82 15* 2 i 4 79 87 2 r 4 82 82} 4 f 8 84 15* 2 f 8 .79 10* 0 [35 75 29i 4 [35 84, iii 11 6 Seniojrs. Juniors .. Freshmen Eighth Grade... Seventh tirade.. Sixth Grade.... Fifth Gradie Fourth Gr&de.. Third Grade.... Second Grade... First Grade.... Pupils whose names appear 01* the roll of honor have not been tardy and have an average of 90 per cent., includ­ ing deportment and attendance. De­ portment and attendance lure not in­ cluded in determining rank. RANK. By Classes. SENIORS. James Sayler < Willie Thomas Mayme Granger JUNIORS. Clayton Ross v: Irene McOmber ...... Zue Gallaher -- KUESHMKN. .8859-95 85| .88 15-16 ... .971-5 . .96 16-19 . r9l 41-76 Anna Carey Lillian Wheeler.., John Larsen . . 98 9-9,r> .92 83-95 . 91 84-96 High school pupils in order of rauk. 1 Clayton Roes 15 John Sutton 2 Irene McOmber 16 Louise Evanson 3 Anna Carey 17 Maggie Ward 4 Lillian Wheeler 18 Edwin Evanson 5' John Larsen 19 Wm. Thomas 6 Clara Stoffel 20 Earl M'Andrews 7 Myrtle Wattles 21 Nettie Whiting 8 Zue Gallaher 22 Florence Granger 9 Paul Doherty 23 Emery Wheeler •10 Pparl Sayler 24 Mayme Granger 11 Florence Carey 25 Harriet Lamphere 12 Jas. Sayler 26 Nellie Newman 13 Eva Wheeler 27 Mary Knox 14 Alford Pouse 28 Clarence Whiting 29 Sadie Hobart EIGHTH UHAUU. Ray Page 97 Wm. Gallaher... 96 4-5 Gertrude Neisa .94 4.5 Pupils of 8th grade in order of rank. 1 Ray Page 11 Howard Wattles 2 Wm. Gallaher 12 Floyd Thompson 3 Gertrude Neiss 13 Alice Olson Henry Weber Evelyn Sayler Eva Degen Grade IV. 1 Cecelia Aylward Helen Benson Lelah Claxton Ernst Grot Walter Kranae Blanch Loom is Esther Stoffel Florence Sayler Miss LILLIAN SANBORN Teacher. Grade III. Frances Kimball Sylvia Hille- Lucile Wenlworth Corabelle McOmber Alic* Beebe Edyth Petesch Elsie Wolff Grade II. Mary Bonslett Frances Bonslett John Rosaman Lilah Peterson ' Clara Freund Geriner Petesch Miss EOLIA BOY£R, Teacher. Grade I. Lester Bacon ° ' Johnnie Hille Alta Wput worth Jennie Owen Villa Sherman . Katie Thurlwell Lucy Benson Edward Bonslett Rena Adams Verena Brefeld Francis Eby - Royal Garrison Katie Niesen MISS KATE HOWE, Teacher. A SORROWING FAMILY. Death Claims Mrs. I.aal^tte B. Fisher Last Friday. 4 Leonard Phillips 5 Wm. Ensign 6 Pearl Claxton 14 Walter Freund 15 Lee Huson 16 Mamie Helmer .90 8-7 .89 5-7 84 4-7 7 Gilbert McOmber 17 Winnie Wheeler 8 Maude Grangtr 18 Robt. Aylward 9 Alice Snnth 10 Adah Kane 10 Lucile Byrd Seventh Grade. John Long... Joseph Cor mack ......... Ella Beebe................ Julia Stoffel Sixth Grade. Marguerite Granger.. Joseph Wrede * Josephine Engeln Fifth Grade. Hester Beebe...... Elsa Block .... , Henry Webdr....... .... .*•• Emil Olson. ...... Agnes Tesch ...... Fourth Grade. Helen Benson. ^ :. Cecelia Aylward. ..... Ernnt Grot Esther Stoffel Third Grade, Svlvia Hille ......\.89 . , . . .86 5-6 844 90 89 88 .90 f 89 .87 .89 95 92 9J Frances Kimball Corabelle McOmber. Lucile Wentworth.^ Second Grade. Germer Petesch. Frances Bonslett.. .... Mary Bonslett First Grade. Emma Ibsch Lester Bacon Johnnie Hille Alta Went worth...;. Boll of Honor ^ SENIORS'. Mayme Grafiger James Sayler JUNIORS. Zue Gallaher Irene McOmber Pearl Sayler Emery Wheeler FRESHMEN. Louise Evanson Earl McAndrews .91 90 j-93J ,93i ..98 Paul Doherty Mary Knox Clayton Ross Maggie Ward Alford Pouse Myrtle Wattles Lillian Wheeler John Stitton Clara Stoffel Eva Wheeler John Larsen E. C. FISHER, Snpt. Grade VIII. * Pearl Claxton Maude Grsn^f Alice Olson Ray Page ^ Gertrude Neiaa Children Poisoned. ' Many children are poisoned and made nervous And weak, if not killed out- The fault of giving children medicine { right, by mothers giving them cough syrups containing opiates. Foley's Honey and Tar is a safe and certain remedy for coughs, croup and lung trouble, and is the only prominent cough medicine t'&at contains no opiates or other poisons. G. W. Besley, W. Mc­ Henry. - containing injurious substances, is some­ times more disastrous than the disease fiom which they are suffering. Every mother should know that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for chib dren to take. It contains nothing harm­ ful and for coughs, colds and croup is nasorpassed. For s&ie by all drngguta. Don't forget the "WMt«d"oolu»ai Gilbert McOmber Leonard Phillips Howard Wattles Alice Smith AGNES A. PERRY, Teacher. Grade VII. Ella Beebe Joseph Cormack Fanny Granger Thomas Knox John Long •" Marie LaMoitt Jnlia Stoffel Robert Thompson Grade VI. Death has again entered one of our homes during the pctet week, the victim being Mrs. L. R. Fisher, who, with her husband and children, resided- 00 the Chas. H. Parks' farm west of town. Mrs. Fisher was summoned from this world on Friday, January 6, 1905, at the age of 43 years, 11 months and 5 days. Miss Olive A. Reading was born Jan uary 31, 1861, and was united in mar­ riage to Mr. Lafayette R. Fisher De­ cember 28, 1885. To this union were Jt>orn two children, Arthur, now aged fourteen, and Grace, aged ten, who with their father are left to mourn one who can never be replaced. Mrs. Fisher was a kind, loving wife and mother, always showing the kindness toward her fami­ ly as only a fond mother can do; ever ready to serve those with whom she came in contact: She will not Only be greatly missed by her sorrowing hns- baud and children but by all who learned to know her. But let her sor­ rowing friends and relatives remember that what is their loss is her gain. The funeral took place from the house at one o'clock p. m., Sunday with serv ices at the M. E. church an hour later. The body *vas taken to its last resting place, Woodlawn cemetery. Rev. J. M. Cormack conducted the last sad rites, delivering a very able sermon. School Notes. Basket ball tomorrow night. Sadie Hobart has left school. Miss Edith Tuttle visited in the high school Wednesday last. The picture, "Christ in the Temple," has been won by the good attendance of the high school pupils. A bust of Wm. McKinley, the gift of the Seniors of '04, is the latest acquisi­ tion in the high school. Miss Gertrnde Turner visited in the high school and grammar room Monday and Tuesday of last week. On account of the weather twelve pupils were absent from the second room Tuesday and even the high school had a full quota of absentees. The first primary has only one mark against its attendance for that day. Find the mor­ al. : New Officers Elected. ' St. Patricia Court, No. 187, at their last meeting, elected the following offi­ cers for the ensuing year: * l&ary Cobb, C. R. Bridget Sutton, V. C. R. Mathilda Meyers, R. S. Johanna Knox, F. S. Margaret Cleary, Treas. Katherine Schneider, Ellen Doherty, Katie Keefe, Trustees. Mary Ann Courtney, Lois Courtney, Conductors. Elizabeth Turner, Johanna Walsh, Sentinels. Rev. Father O'Neill, Chaplain. Dr. C. H. Fegers, M. E. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ITEMS PICKED UP ABOUT TQWI* DURING THE WEEK. What Peole are Doing la Our Km; Littl* City--News as Seen by The PlalndealelT • !flepre»entativ;es. j Butter Market. Butter advanced a cent on the bou4 of trade, the price being 29 cents, firte, against last week, 28, and one year ago, 24. Of 80 tubs offered 30 were sold at 29 cents,. The oftl officers were re-eleot- e d . ' : • . ; ^ ' ' Fountain pens at Petesch's. How would you like Qian? to be . ft* fee E. C. Joslyn entertained last Tuesday evening. Your drug wants are best satisfied ai Petesch's. A large number of people are sick with la grippe. The ice houses are being filled with h fine twelve-inch ice. ^ The Volo Gun club held a shoot ia 17 that village on Tuesday of this week. 3 A baby boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tonyon on Wednes­ day, January 4. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wagner are the happy parents of a boy baby. Th$ J young gentleman arrived on Tuesday, ' •"'] January 3. ' The New Year dance at Stephen H. Smith's hall at Johnsbnrgh was very ? well attended and everyone present ) fully enjoyed the event. . •' A masquerade dance under the aus- '4- pices of Owl camp 411114 will be held at Buch's hall on Tuesday evening, Jan* uary 24. More particulars later. ; - On account of the severe cold weather last Monday evening, the dance which was to have been held at Stoffel's hall on that evening was postponed until 4 some future date. The following articles at the Central Opera house may be had by the owners by proving property and paying for this notice: Two pairs rubbers, fascinator, glove and prayer book. Peter Leickem, who has been a vio* tim of la grippe during the past week, wishes through these columns to ex­ press his gratitude to his friends and' neighbors for their many kindnesses during his illness. The sixth annual meeting of the Illi­ nois State Historical society will be held at the supreme court room, state capi- tol, Springfield, 111., Wednesday and Thursday, January 25 and 26. There will be a basket social at the M. W. A. hall, Ringwood, Friday even­ ing, Jan. 10, for the benefit of the school library. A good program is being pre­ pared. A general invitation is extended to all. All ladies are requested to bring lunch for two. Universalist church, Rey. A. Roberts, pastor: Preaching at 10:30 a. m. and; 7:00 p. m. Morning subject: "The Worshipper of the Unknown God." Evening subject and order of service to be announced later. Sunday school at _ 11:45 a. m. Everybody cordially in- ' vited. Earl Brown Hugh Gallaher Robert Larsen Allen Osmun Charlie Stoff<j|: George Younjjj - Josephine Engeln Marguerite Granger Gerald Newman George Schreiner Joseph Wrede Willie Niesen MRS. MARY OOBB, Teacher. Grade V. Hester Beebe Elsa Block Agnes Tesch Mary Aylwaid s Ruby Claxton John Feltz ^ Dora Hudson Anna Knox * Ella Mollahak Emil Olson - Lillian Pons#; - • Arthur Wr«d» • - v ; For Sale. We offer our two-story brick qtore building, situated in central McHenry, opposite Frett's meat market, and next to the McHenry postoffice, recently vacated by the undersigned, at a price which will enable the purchaser to get large returns on the investment. This property is one of the most desirable lo­ cations in McHenry for conducting any line of business. We have at present several first-class applications for rent­ ing. which we will submit to a prospect­ ive buyer. Write or inquire of GILBERT BROS. Co., McHenry, 111. In Baid Four Weeks with LaGrippe. We have received the following letter from Mr. Roy Kemp of Angola, Ind. "I was in bed four weeks with la grippe and I tried many remedies and spent considerable for treatment with physi clans, but I received no relief until I tried Foley's Honey and Tar., Two small bottles of this medicine cured, me and now I use it exclusively in my fam­ ily. " Take no substitutes. G. W. Bes­ ley, West McHenry, 111. A blue rock shoot will take place at 0eo. Nell's place, Columbia Park, just east of Johnsburgh, on Tuesday, Jar* uary 17, 1905. Special events for greeu shooters. All moneys divided and events arranged to suit shooters. Din­ ner and refreshments will be served at the hotel, and the proprietor extends a cordial invitation to everyoM to attend the day's sport. *' The Plaiudealer and Chicago Daily Chronicle both for one year for f&50. B. E. Burkett has resigned his posi­ tion as local manager of the Chicago • Telephone company and W. R. Mar­ shall of Hinsdale. 111. „ has already taken his place. Mr. Marshall will act aa local manager and collector. Mr. Bur­ kett has not as yet decided as to his , future plans, but will remain in Mo- Henry for a few days. The managers of the McHenry Light, Heat and Power Co., successors to S. Reynolds announce that while they will not be ready to start the lighting ma­ chinery for a week or so, yet they are now prepared to grind anything except wheat. They have discontinued the grinding of wheat flour, but if the de­ mand is sufficient will trade flour for > wheat, 'their improved power will en­ able them to serve their patrons with greater despatch than ever before. Here is a puzzle that puzzles every­ body : Take the number of your living brothers, double the amount, add to it three, multiply by five, add to this the number of living sisters, multiply the result by ten and add the number of deaths of brothers and sisters and sub­ tract 150 from the result. The right hand figure in this result will be the number of deaths, . the middle figure will be the number of sisters and the left hand figure the number of brothers living. Try it and see. The McHenry County Federation will hold its annual meeting at Woodstock on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9 and 10. This federation consists of all those as­ sociations that have as their object the increasing of the health, wealth, beanty, ~ morality, intelligence and sociability of | our county. Last year a very suocees- ful meeting was held, the forces uniting being the teachers, the farmers, the do meetic science association and the pM* tors' association. This year it is expect- • ed that the federation will be enlarged by the addition of many other associa­ tions,, via: The attorneys, the physi­ cians, the W. Q. T. U.. and possibly the * bankers of the county. Let everyone come out-and encourage this good move­ ment. An ttrtmliunt ^^ra ni ubaiaf prepared. \ nk".