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" •rn'mr-w* • JACOB JUS TEN, - McHENRY. WHEN YOU THINK OF HARDWARE, STOVES OR PAINTS, THINK OF McOmber's Hardware Store THEN CALL AND SEE WHAT YOU FIND IN THESE LINES AND GET OUR PRICES. Respectfully Yours, F. L. McOMBER, West Side Hardware. ClearingOut Odds and Ends of stock and all Winter Goods is our aim for the nekt 30 days. We will offer some tempting Bargains in all lines of goods. Our Ladies' Dress Skirts must go. We will close them out at £ the former price. Come early and get your choice. The $5.00 quality for only $2.50 We are offering some very low prices in the International Clothes, 68 styles, i educed from . ...$1.50 to $8 per Suit Don't fail to see the samples. All goods made to your measure and a perfect fit guar­ anteed. Fresh stock of Flour, Graham, Buckwheat and Corn Meal. Groceries, Tea, Coffee, Etc. Goods delivered. 'Phone 363. Yours Truly, ft. J. Walsh. yv 1 Itfe needless for us to tell you that we are fully prepared with assortments of such Pood Specialties as are in demand during Lent. *| Everything that can possibly be desired is here. Particular attention is directed to the line stock of smoked and preserved Pish. You will also find equally complete varieties of Cereals, Canned Fruits and Jams. Here Are a Few of Our Offerings: HERRING--Finest qual - ity Holland Herring, spi­ ced, very fine, 10 pound pail ...85c BLOATERS--Fancy, fat, large Bloaters, smoked, eacli 5C HERRING--Fancy, all milker, Holland Herring? per keg 80c S A L M O N--Smoked Sockeye Salmon, fine meat, per pound 15c West Henry PEACHES--choice qual­ ify, Muir Peaches, meaty fruit, per pound i*c PRUN ES--Extra fancy quality, Santa Clara Prunes, fine flavor, large meaty Fruity per lb. .Tioc PRESERVES--Blossom brand, Fruit Preserves, packed in pure sugar sv- rup, jar aoc "IS. JOHN STOFFEL. NEIGHBORING NEWS JS CHRONICLED B Y -OUR ABLE CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS KlUUEFlGLll. Mr. White's family cauie Saturday C. Say made a trip to Chicago day. Mm, H Saturday. John Johnson visited the windy city Saturday. Mrs. D. O. QibeoD was a Nanda visit or Tuesday. Fred Wille Wednesday. Mrs. F. Hantaan was a N Wedn^day. C O Anderson made his usual trip to Elgin Friday. E Merchant was in Crystal Lake on bnrtiiuMM Wednreday. Mrs. .T B. Lynch was in Woodstock on buHineHs Tuesday. F Horsbey and wife Snndayed* with Mr. Zenk and family. Rev. Dickey mad* his nsnfcl tarift, re tnroiog home Monday. Mr« Mamfa Jaynew drove to Alfcon qaiu one day last week. Mr «ti<l «>n, Milton. worts A l gonqnin callers Sunday. E Kiuaball was an Elgin visitor Fri 4ay afternoon and Saturday. Mr and Mrn Jacobs were in Wood wtock on business Wednesday. D O Kline was shaking hands with CrvHtal Lake,friends Saturday. Albert Jacobs has purchased the Pet ersou bouse and is moving into it Miss Rose Harden of Chicago came out to spend Sunday at Geo. Wheeler's. Miss Mabel Skinner is caring for her staler at WtHMlstock, who is quite sick. A. Boomer has moved his family to Algonquin where he baa a fine position. J. ti. Parks and son, Hugh, (1 rove to the former 's farm near McHenry Sun day. Mrs. Belle Dufield was at Nnnda Fri day of last week and Tnesday of this week. D. Gibson, who has spent several days on jury at Woodstock, is at home once morq. C. M. Keeler of Elgin and son, Mar­ vin, of Nuuda visited at Mrs Wake field's Sunday. Mrs. Frank Whitson of Woodstock visited her son, Harry, and wife who are living on the Dyke farm Mr. and Mrs P. Bennett of Woodstock took dinner with the latter'e parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lynch, here Tnes­ day. Mrs. E. B. Smith qnite seriously in­ jured herself the tirst of the week by slipping ou the ice and dislocating her ankle. Dr. Hnll was called to attend the victim and her speedy recovery is hoped for. Mrs. Hunt of Nnnda is cor­ ing for her. SCHOOL NOTES Monthly examinations Tuesday. Evangeline in the seventh and eighth grades. The algebra class is beginning frac­ tional equations. Misses Rboda Knilans and Clara Bartz visited school Tnesday. Those having head marks in their grades are: Emma Weiland, Mildred •faynes and Gladys Boomer. vouk Jim Kirwan spent one day last week in Chicago. Ed Snyder of Monaville was a recent visitor here. C. G. Huson of Libertyville was in town Saturday. John Gift spent a day recently with relatives at Hampshire, 111. George Kuebier of Palatine made a business fcHp to Volo Friday. Mrs. Annie Etten of Spring Grove was the guest of relatives here recently. Messrs. Mills and TurnLull of Wau- conda were in town one day last week, C. Sable is quite ill at present. His many friends hope for a speedy recov­ ery. Miss Bessie Dunnill of Chicago was at home a few days ths first of the week. Mesdatnes Howard and Ernst of Hainesville were Volo callers Saturday afternoon. Misses Lucy Dnnnill and Anna Ross deutscher were Wauconda callers Sat- urdap afternoon. Miss Reua Rosing of Ronnd Lake spent last week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rosing. Among those who entertained at pro­ gressive euchre parties this week were Messrs. aud Meedames John Rosing. Ban Rosing and Jack Vasey. Holoombvillc. Geo. Zenk wai a caller at W. Zenk'» Tnesday. Mrs. P. Hunt spent Tuesday with Mrs. F. Bryant. Mr. and Mr». F. McMillan visited at W. Doherty's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hntson were Sunday visitors at W. Gilbert's. Mi88 Nellie Johnaon returned to her home in Barreville Sunday. W. Gilbert and Cbas. Harrison were Woodstock callers Tuesday. Miss Minnie Knox of McHenry spent Saturday evening at J Doherty's. Jas. Doherty spent last week with bis annt, Mrs. Murray, in Johnsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Flanders and chil­ dren spent Sunday at L Lockwood's. Mr. and Mrs. A. Johnson and chil­ dren visited friends in Barreville Sun­ day. Mr*. F. Davoll and son, Clarence, and Mrs. Geo. Johnson were Nnnda callers Friday. Mrs. Jas. Powers and daughter, Hel­ en, called on Mrs. F. Davoll one day last week. Mrs. F. MoMiilan and Mrs. H. McMil­ lan and children spent Tnesday with Mrs. B. F. Peck. , Good spring wheat wanted at the West McHenry mill. John Spencer, Walsh's at £P. KHKBALD PARK. Mrs. Ed Knox visited at P. |aat Friday, Margaret McDonald Walsh 'b Wednesday. Messrs. Ed Sntton and J. W. Gibbs spent Sunday at Elgin. Misses Gibbs and Frisby were recent visitors at R. J. Sutton's. Clarence Whiting of Woodstock visit­ ed in this vicinity Sunday. Eleanor Larkin of Elgin is visiting her grandfather, R J. Sutton. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Powers of McHenv ry spent, Friday at P. Walsh's. Miss Margaret Ward spent Monda}* evening with Mice Mary Gibbs. Alice Smith and Florence Knox were call*-rs at E. Knox's last Sunday. Miss May me Knox and Mayine Cos- tell o were at Griswold Lake last Friday, Misses Kuox and Costello were pleas­ ant callers at R. J. Sutton's Wednesday. > Miss Mary Sutton spent the latter part of last week in Elgin and Chicago, M Knox of Terra Gotta was ah early Sunday motuing caller in this vicinity. Floyd Thompson was a caller here Wednesday evening. Mrs. John Gibbs called at P. Walsh's Wedwwiday. Miss Mary Gibbs was the recipient recently of souvenirs of the White Sox 1908 trip. Miss Ellen Walsh spent SatOrdsy and Snnday with her grandparent , Mr. and Mrs. Peter Walsh. John Bolger met with a slight acci­ dent last Sunday morning. While on his way home his cutter was tipped over in some manner. Altho be received in­ juries they were not serions enough to keep him from his school duties the fol­ lowing day. TERRA COTTA. Many In this vicinity are moving this week Mrs. E Knox of Emerald Park spent Sunday at M, Knox's Mrs. A T WiuKnie of Barreville was a caller here Wednesday. Miss Frances Welch of Griswold Lake spent Sunday in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Powers of Hoi- combville spent Tuesday here Mr. and Mrs J. M. Pbalin and family spent Snnday at Griswold Lake. Jas. Gibbs of Emerald Park called on relatives here Tuesday evening. Mrs. Wattles of South Dakota spent Wednesday *t A. T. McMillan's. Miss Florence Welch of Griswold Lake visited relatives here Fri Jay. Carl Burgmann is the guest of bis paretfts. Mr. and Mrs. Leisner, here. Mr. and Mrs T. L Flanders snd fam­ ily visited at L Lockwood's Snnday. Mi** Edna Colby spent Sunday with her eister, Mrs. Lee Lock wood, and fatp- iiy Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hatch well of Nnnda visited at Ctaas. Buck's Satur­ day. M issAg Alice Smith and Florence Knox visited at E. Knox's at Emerald Park Sunday. Mesdatnes Frank and Henry McMil­ lan were guests of Holcoinbville rela­ tives Thursday. Mr. aud Mrs. Frank McMillan spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. D. Powers at Holcombville. Mrs. F. Berginann of Chicago was a recent visitor at the home of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Leisner. Mr and Mrs. Jas. Lee royally enter­ tained a number of friends at A farewell party last Friday evening. JORNSBUBOB. Christ Blake Cbicsgoed Friday. Miss Eva King waa a McHenry caller Friday. Mrs. Ben Justen visited with home folks last week. Mr. and Mrs. John May were McHen­ ry callers Friday. Anton Schneider of McHenry was a caller here Thursday. Mrs. Martha Mertes visited with Mrs. Maggie Smith Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C Debrecht are hap­ py over the arrival of a baby boy. Math Steffesand George Wirfs attend­ ed to business in Chicago Thursday. Miss Martha Niesen and Mrs. John Miller were McHenry callers Friday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Degen called on Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller Wednesday aft­ ernoon. Mr. and Mrs Via. Klein of Ingleside visited with relatives and friends here Thursday. Mrs. Maggie Frennd and son, Joe, visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Schaef er -Tbnrsday. Mrs. H. J. Hettermann was the guest of ber daughter, Mrs. Win. Krift, at New Muuster, Wis., last week. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Smith of Zenda, Wis., and Misses Lena and Delia Miller visited at F. Smith 'B Friday. Wui Krift of New Mnnster, Wis., speut Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hettermann. While in town he pur­ chased a new milk wagon of Mr. Het­ termann, which be took back with him. If you are contemplating an auction sale this fall F. O. Gans is the right man to cry your sale. Orders may be left with either M. J. Walsh or J. W. Frennd at West McHenry, where they will receive prompt attention. Mr. Gans may also be reached at Woodstock by letter, 'phone or telegraph. Warning Nolle*. All parties found or seen bunting, fishing, boating or trespassing, without my permission, on Lake Defiance, with­ in the lines of the N. W. i of the S. E. i of section 0, township 44, N., range 9, E. 3rd I3. M., will be prosecuted to the extent of the law, and all boats found trespassing within the above lines on said lake will be captured and held as hostage. See Illinois statutes, chapter 66, section 7. M. KELTEB. 1, 1M& Nature's V Informs us that twelve cities hi Asia Minor were swallowed up in one night. In the year 115 the city of Antioeh and a great part of the adja­ cent country were buried by an earth­ quake. About 300 years after It was again destroyed, along with 40,000 In­ habitants, and after an Interval of six­ ty years was a third time overturned, with the loss of not less than 6O..OOO svuis. la 1692 the city of Port Koyai, in Jamaica, was destroyed by an earth­ quake, and the houses sank into a gulf forty fathoms deep. In 1693 an earth­ quake occurred in Sicily which either destroyed or greatly damaged fifty- four cities. The city of Catalonia waa utterly overthrown, 19,000 inhabitants of the city perishing In the ruins. In 1755 Lisbon was destroyed by an earthquake, and It buried under Its ruins above 50,000 Inhabitants. In Au­ gust, 1822, two-thirds of the city of Aleppo, containing a population of 200,- 000, were destroyed by an earthquake. Thirty thousand of its inhabitants were buried in the ruins. H«ld Down the Speaker. The sanctity of the speaker is an In­ violable law of parliamentary England, yet once the necessities of the nation were so great that an assault and bat­ tery had to be made upon his sacred person. It was In the third parliament of Charles I. that the aagry commons framed their petition of rights. This cut at the very root of the king's pre rog&tlre, and among those In the house who opposed it was Mr. Speaker. Upon Sir John Elliott moving Its acceptance the speaker essayed to leave the chair, which would, of course, have proved fatal to the bill. But they were ready for him, aud Hollis and Valentine seiz­ ed him, one on each side, and literally held him In the chair until the for­ mality of the reading was over. So vital was the petition considered that Cromwell said In the lobby afterward, "Had we been defeated I should have left England tonight."--London Chronl- ie. UndodgeabU Taxes. "In the past," said the tax assessor, "governments were wiser. They levied taxes that could not be sworn ofT. There was, for instance, the English birth tax of the seventeenth century. A laborer paid 2 shillings as birth tax; a duke paid £30. You couldn't get round it "Burials were taxed, according to the station of the dead, from a shilling to £25. That, too, could not be dodged. "Marriages were taxed. A duke to marry paid £50; a common person, like yourself, paid half a crown. "In those days you paid a tax -on every servant, on every dog, on every horse, on your carriage, your hearth, your windows, watches, clocks, wigs, hair powder, plate, ribbons, bricks, coal, gause and candles."--Cincinnati Enquirer. A Madman's Strang* Belief. An unfortunate maniac was confined In one of the Scottish lunatic asylums, his particular infirmity being an un­ shakable belief that every day was Christmas day and that he was din­ ing sumptuously on turkey or roast beef and a good slice of plum pud­ ding. His real diet, however, was of the plainest, he being served twice dally with a dish of oatmeal porridge. After dally describing to his attendants the pleasures he had tasted In his cut of turkey or what not he as regularly added, "Yet, somehow or other, every­ thing that I eat tastes of porridge." This story it was which gave rise to the saying, "As palatable as the mad­ man's porridge." Soma Famous 8alt Lakes. The Dead sea is forty miles long and nine miles wide. The Great Salt lake is seventy miles long and eighty miles wide, the largest body of brine In the world. There is evidence to show that once the Great Salt lake was at least 850 miles In length and 150 in width, nine times its present area. The Dead sea contains about 24 per cent of sol- ldB, one-third of which is pure salt while of the 23 per cent of solid mat­ ter in the waters of Great Salt lake nearly all is salt Not a Question of Grammar. The green reporter turned to Editor McKelway. "Which should I say," he asked hesitatingly, " 'My boy Henry laid an egg on the tabled " "Well," said Editor McKelway im­ patiently, "If you want something to crow over, and he's that kind of a hen­ nery, let him lay it on the table If be can. Otherwise have him put it there." --Judge. His Distinction. A solemn funeral procession, slowly wending its way up the slope from the church to the grave, was intercepted by the old verger, who, pulling his forelock In the usual rustic style, ad­ dressed the clergyman, whispering in a confidential manner: "Please, sir, corpse's brother wishes to apeak to yer!"--London Tit-Bits. A Nautical Secret. Passenger--Whit makes this boat pitch so? Sal lor-That's a nautical se­ cret, ma'am, that we don't like to give away; but seeln' it's you, I don't mind tellln' you that it's the waves. -San Francisco Call. H« Wanted to Know. The Employer (coldly)--Why are you so late? The Suburbanite (guiltily)-- There were two wrecks on the track this morning, and-- The Employer (testily)---Who was the other one? j Partly True. Mr. Nlx--I don't believe a word of your story! Weary--Well, that part about my beln' out of work for nine years Is as true as gospel!--Philadel­ phia Inquirer. Lame Shoulder. Whether resulting from a sprain or from rheumatic pains, there is nothing so good for a lanae sbonlder as Chamber Iain 's Pain Balm. Apply it freely and rub the parts vigorously at each appli­ cation and a quick cure is certain. For sale by all druggists. This paper and The Weekly Inter Ocean--$ 1.75 for one year's subscription to both. You'll find the best articles aver of- tend (or 10 oenta at Vydtal'a tf == Whtu it is drugs or anything that drug stores selV - - you make assurance of securing right quality and right service doubly sure by coming to our store. If you are not acquainted with us ask your neighbor or your physician about us. We will abide by the result. . . . . . . -KM.-* r;- ' N. H. Petesch, •JPhone 274. s . * •• Druggist, McHenry, 111. > A A rw' WORK AND DRIVING Folks say and you hear it everywhere that "when you want a good harness go to Thelen." That's why he is turning out so many new har­ ness orders this sea­ son. The high class workmanshiptOgether with courteous treat­ ment and low prices has gained for us a fine patronage which we are serving with the best of goods that skilled help can pro­ duce. Give us a trial. H. A.THELEN McHENRY, ILLINOIS. REPORT OF * f ' V * I ^ CONDITION ̂ OF THE At Woodstock, in the State of Illinois, at the close of business, February 14, 1908. Resources Loans and discounts Overdrafts secured and unsecured U. H. Bonds to secure Cir­ culation Bonds, securities, etc Due from national banks (reserve agents) Due from uational banks (not reserve agents) Checks and other cash Items Notes of other national banks Fractional paper currency nickels and cents Lawful money reserve in bank, viz: Specie Legal tender notes Redemption fund with U S treasurer. 5 per cent of circulation Total $150,500^0 36 0C2 12,60000 0.754 20 55,194 74 12,917 86 21,190 15 4,000 00 68,058 60 1*159 6,59000 202 73 25,190 15 625 00 92*2,674 68 Liabilities Capital stock paid in... f 50,00000 Surplus fund 7.500 00 Undivided profits 753 S3 National bank notes out­ standing Individual deposits sub­ ject toebeck „. Demand certificates of deposit. Reserved for taxe Total State of Illinois ( „ I, W. C. FJchelberjter, County of McHenry t ""cashier of the above* named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the bestof my knowledge and belief. XV. C. Eickelberger, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24tk| day of February, 19C8. Arthur J. Mullen, [Seal] Notary Public. Correct--Attest: John .T. Murphy ) G. F. Rushton V Director*. Geo. L. Murphy i 58,253 3% 12,500 00 MIJUJ ?2 1282,674 68" man 99,486 IS lll,7»fl7 WE LOAN MONEY on personal security and on farm property. Will loan in sums of $500 to $20,000, making time and payments to suit borrower. „ x We buy notes, mortgages and other securities. We pay interest on savings deposits. We sell drafts payable in many cities in Europe. We sell passage tickets from any city in Europe to Woodstock. GEO. L. MURPHY, President. f r f# W. C. EICHELBERGER, Cashicr.f U Wi Notice to Subscribers Under the new postal rulings subscriptions to newspapers are not permitted to become*more than one year in arrears, under penalty of paying postage on each at thf rate of one cent per each paper sent out Under the circumstances TUB PLAINDEALER will be compelled to strike all names off the subscription list after April 1st that are more than.one year in arrears, and place the names of those in arrears in the hands of a collec­ tor for collection. We are quite desirious of re­ taining all our old subscrilSers and will be pleased to have tliem call and settle. Don't delay this matter but call and square your account at once, thus insuring furthur delivery of this paper. |Ni "/Wi : ' k ;,v. . V'V'% m