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WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEFB COPIERS AND COCKS W HWEEKB OUR NSY UTTtEVMAOE AS SEEN BY rUOfSEAUR REPORTERS AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR (FRIENDS* Ben Stilling was a Chicago visitor Monday. A. F. Weckler of Chicago spent Sun­ day at Pistakee Bay. M. L. Worts was a Chicago passen­ ger Monday morning. Mrs. Emma McQinnes of Elgin was a recent McHenry visitor. George Steilen boarded the Chicago tr&n on Friday morning last. J. W. Bonslett was a North Crystal Lake visltorjast Saturday. T. L. Grot of Ottawa, 111., was a bus­ iness visitor in town last week. Dr. R.. G. Chamberlin boarded the Chicago train Monday afternoon. Mrs. P. H. Weber and son, Carl, were Chicago visitors last Saturday. Miss Florence Granger passed Sun­ day as the guest of Woodstock friends. Mr. and Mrs, W. F. Holtz boarded the Chicago train last Saturday morn­ ing. ' Dr. C. H. Fegers was among the Chicago passengers last Saturday morn­ ing. Curtis Westfall of Chicago was a vis­ itor in the home of Simon Stoffel Sun­ day. C. D. Whiting of Woodstock spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry rela­ tive*. Miss Elizabeth Wegener has returned from a few days' visit with relatives in Chicago. Dr. D. G. Wells and P. J. Cleary were oounty seat business visitors Tuesday. Atty. J. I. Lang of Richmond was a business visitor in town last Saturday evening. Misses Mabel and Marguerite Grang­ er spent Sunday as the guests of Elgin relatives. Miss Florence Granger attended a meeting of chief operators at Elgin last Friday. Mrs. J. B. Buss and daughter, Mar­ garet, were Chicago visitors on Friday of last week. Chas. G. Buss of Chicago spent Sun­ day in the home of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Buss. Mrs. G. S. Randall and daughter, Hettie, arrived here from Grand Island, Neb., Sunday morning. Mrs. John McDermott has been a guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wegener. Miss Christina Pint of Chicago spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pint. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hutson of Wood­ stock spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hutson here. Frank Schumacher of Chicago spent Sunday in the home of his parents, Mr. Mid Mrs. W. J. Schumacher. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harrison of Ring- wood called on Mrs. S. Sherburne and Miss Anna one day last week. Eb. Gaylord, George Kane, Isadore Feffer and Emery Herdklotz were over from the county seat Sunday. C. S. Howard and son, Raymond, were business visitors in the metropol­ itan city Friday of last week. Mrs. Sherman Aldrich of Chicago spent Tuesday as the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. A. M. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Anderson and in­ fant child of Woodstock spent Sunday as the guests of McHenry relatives. Chas. Furlong and daughter .of Chi­ cago spent Sunday at their summer home on Fox river near this village. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Solomon of Chi­ cago spent Saturday and Sunday at their summer home at Pistakee Bay. Mrs. William Monear and daughter. Helena of Solon spent Sunday at the homte of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kim­ ball. Miss Susie Schreiner of Woodstock was a gues in the home of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schreiner, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Block and Miss Kathleen Sternberg of Dundee spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Block here. Mrs. S. S. Chapell and daughters, Marion and Harriet, of Chicago spent the latter part of last week in the home of Mrs. Alsena Smith. Gilbert McOmber came out from Chicago Saturday evening to be the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McOmber, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Price and son, Elvin, were guests in the home of Dr. *nd Mis. W, C. Besley at the county #eat last week Friday. Mrs. Chas. Gaulke returned to her home at the oounty seat Sunday even­ ing after spending two weeks at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Feltz. Mrs. F. H. Schau and youngest daugh­ ter of Chicago are spending the week at their summer home on Fox river near this village. Mr. Schau was out Saturday and Sunday. Wm. T. Waite of Kansas City, Kan., spent Monday night in the home of his brother, Roll in Waite. Mr. Waite came to Chicago the first of the week to locate stilling agents for a new piano player which he recently invented has a patent on, IflQIKY rOHJC SCHOOL NOTES WINrf FIRST BASEBALL SAME FROM OUR BOYS SATURDAY. The commercial geography class had a test in geography last Wednesday. You are cordially invited to visit school at any time you find it conven­ ient to do so. The English classes are again pre­ paring to write themes based on their supplementary reading. Current events were discussed by Belle Carey, Mary Bonslett, Ralph Van Natta and Irene Buhr last week. The sophomore class having com­ pleted the composition and rhetoric book are now going to study Bryant's poems. The few spectators at the baseball game Saturday afternoon were nearly frozen, the grounds being on a very breezy hill. In a game replete with errors and sensational plays, the Dundee high school team defeated our boys on Sat­ urday afternoon by the score of 5 to 2. The feature of the game was the fast playing of the infields and the pitch­ ing of Rauch and Bolger. Martin made the first run for McHenry on a base on balls, two stolen bases and a passed ball. Knox made one other run by his hit, a stolen base and an error. Dun­ dee scored most of their runs on er­ rors on fly balls to the outfields. We will play Woodstock next Saturday. DUNDEE AB H EE A BB SH SB Fay, 3 d b # 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 Rowe, 1 f 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 Rakow, r f 6 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 Bremer, c ...8 8 10 12 • 1 Bright, lstb 811200 1 0 Haverkarapf, as 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Decker, cf. 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grant, 2d b 501001 1 1 Rauch, p 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 McHENBY AB H K E A BB SH SB Blckler, c,... 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 Knox, 1 f 4 Bolger, s 8, p 4 Conway, 3d d 4 Bonslett, 2d b 4 0 0 Martin, p, a s 4 1 1 Loom Is, c f 8 0 0 0 0 0 Bacon, rf 8 0 0 0 0 1 Nickels, lstb 3 o 0 0 1 0 Total hits--Dundee, 9: McHenry, 4. Strike outs--Dundee, 14; McHnery, 7. Total bases-- McHenry, 8; Dundee, 24. R H B Dundee...0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 6 0 4 M c H e n r y . 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 BORDEN FOLK COMPANY HAKES MANY TRANSFERS OF HEAD MEN ON MAY 1. May 1 saw the transfer of quite a number of superintendents in the em­ ploy of the Borden Milk company. H. E. Price, who has had charge of the local plant during the past few years and who has been with the com­ pany here ever since its location in McHenry, has been transferred to the Cary, 111., plant, where he took up his new duties Wednesday morning. I. A. Hungerford of Marengo is. at the head of the McHenry plant. The change was not a surprise to those who keep tab on the movements of the Borden people and we are told that Mr. Price was looking for a change to be made. Our people are very sorry to see Mr. Price transferred as he has always been classed among our best citizens. He has served the village as clerk for a number of years and at this spring's election was re-elected to the office. Our people would like very much to have Mr. Price retained at the Mc­ Henry plant, but the officers of that large concern will not listen to dicta­ tions, we are quite sure. HER EiQHTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY. The eighty-first birthday of Mrs. Al- mira Brown was pleasantly celebrated on Tuesday afternoon in the form of a surprise party given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. Waite, with whom she is making her home. Sixteen old friends of Mrs. Brown responded to invitations sent out by her granddaughter, Mrs. Sherman Aldrich, of Chicago, who planned the surprise. The afternoon was spent in renewing old acquaintances and re­ viewing reminiscences of early days in McHenry, after which light refresh­ ments were served. Mrs. Brown was the recipient of many tokens of remembrance, among whieh was a bouquet of eighty-one white carnations from her son, Paul Brown, of Chicago. At 5 p. m. began the "good bys" with best wishes for a long continued life of days as bright and cheerful as spent with her on this day. MRS. ANNIE R- BECKLEY DEAD. The sad news announcing the death of Mrs. Annie R. Beckley was re­ ceived by friends of the deceased here Tuesday afternoon, her death occur­ ring at her late home at Riverside, 111., at 3 o'clock that morning. The deceased was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ralston, who for so many years resided on a farm just south of this village, where she grew up. She attended school in this vil­ lage and made her home here up until the time of her marriage to M. H. E. Beckley of Chicago. The funeral ser­ vices took place from the Beckley home at Riverside at 11 o'clock this morning. Interment was in the Union cemetery at Crystal Lake. McHenry residents extend their heartfelt sym­ pathy to the bereaved ones. Early Ohio and Early Rose seed po­ tatoes at M. M. Niesen's. 40.tf TWELVE SALOON LICENSES ARE GRANT­ ED BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE THEIR SAS.,aR!KS. Council rooms, April 27, 1912. The board of trustees met pursuaat to a call by the president for the pur* pose of holding annual meeting. Meeting called to order by President Miller. Trustees present--Chamber­ lin, Freund, Meyers, Nickels and Web- Absent--Stoffel. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. The following bills were read and approved by finance committee: John Walsh, police service 950.00 Stephen Justen, police service... 50.00 John Spencer, lbr on w w 3.00 M. Purcell, lbr on streets 8.25 Herbes Bros., lbr on w w 24.50 Herbes Bros., lbr on w w 3.00 Harmsen, election judge 3.00 George Beckwith, election judge 3.00 George Rothermel, election judge 3.00 John W. Bonslett, election clerk 3.00 B. J. Brefeld, " " 3.00 Wm. Heimer, u " 3.00 On motion by Freund, seconded by Weber, the bills were ordered paid and orders drawn for the same. On motion by Freund, seconded by Meyers, the officers were allowed their salaries: John H. Miller, president . _ $ 9 . 0 0 R. G. Chamberlin, trustee 9.00 J. W. Freund, " 9.00 George Meyers, " 9.00 F. J. Nickels, " 9.00 Wm. Stoffel, " 6.00 M. Weber, " ...... 9.00 H. E. Price, clerk 25.00 I. Lang, atty 37.50 Dr. N. J. Nye, mem board health 10.00 Ben J. Brefeld, 44 " 44 10.00 . B. Harmsen, 44 44 44 10.00 The village clerk submitted his re­ port for the year ending April 27,1912, as follows: Rec'd for water rates 6102.87 Rec'd for water taps ..... 180.00 Rec'd for licenses 83.00 Rec'd for fines 3.00 Rec'd miscellaneous 12.00 Rec!d for sidewalks 116.44 NEW wm is mm n ANNUAL NOTING OF VBlAffi DADS IS Total __,6557.21 Turned over to vil treasurer 536.60 Less for collections 20.71 Total *557.31 On motion by Freund, seconded by Weber, the clerk's report was accept­ ed and ordered placed on tile. The returns of the village election were canvassed by the board and, hav­ ing received the highest number of votes, the following were declared elected to the office of village trustee: M. Weber, N. A. Barbian and Wm. Fisher. H. E. Price, having received the highest number of votes, was de­ clared elected to the office of village clerk. On motion by Freund, seconded by Meyers, the meeting adjourned. JOHN MILLER, President. H. E. PRICE, Village Clerk. The board of trustees met pursuant to adjournment. The newly elected officers, having taken the oath of office, were seated on the board. Meeting was called to order by Pres­ ident Miller. Trustees present--Bar­ bian, Chamberlin, Fisher, Freund, Nickels and Weber. On motion by Chamberlin, seconded by Barbian, a vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the retiring members. Motion by Freund, seconded by Web­ er, that licenses be granted to saloons for the ensuing year. Motion carried. Motion by Freund, seconded by Nick­ els, that dramshop license be $500.00 for the ensuing year. Motion carried. The following were appointed for the license committee for the ensuing year: Nickels, Chamberlin and Web­ er. Motion by Freund, seconded by Web­ er, that no dramshop license be grant­ ed for this year after May 1, 1912. Mo­ tion carried. On motion by Weber, seconded by Nickels, the board will meet Monday night, April 20, for the purpose of ap­ proving of dramshop bonds. There being no further business the meeting adjournet . JOHN H. MILLER, President. H. E. PRICE, Clerk. Council Rooms, April 29, 1912. The board of trustees met in special meeting for the purpose of approving dramshop bonds. Meeting called to order by President Miller. Trustees present--Barbian, Fisher, Freund, Nickels and Weber. The license committee acted upon the applications of the various appli­ cants and reported favorably. On motion by Freund, seconded by Barbian, the bond of P. B. Freund as principal, with Theo. L. Grot and Frank J. Barbian as sureties, was ap­ proved. On motion by Weber, seconded by Fisher, the bond of Theo. Schiessle as principal, with Peter 8. Theurer and A. H. Berger as sureties, was ap­ proved. On motion by Freund, seconded by Nickels, the bond of F. O. Gans as principal, with the United States Fi­ delity and Guaranty company as sure­ ty, was approved. On motion by Freund, seconded by Weber, the bond of Stephen Heimer as principal, with G. C. Boley and Theo. L. Grot as sureties, was ap­ proved. On motion by Nickels, seconded by Weber, the bond of J. C. Bickler as principal, with the United States Fi­ delity and Guaranty company as sure- ty» was approved. On motion by Freund, seconded by Fisher, the bond of Kirk S. Craine as principal, with the United States Fi­ delity and Guaranty company as surety, was approved. On motion by Barbian, seconded by Freund, the bond of Gustave Schoel as principal, with the United States Fi­ delity and Guaranty company as surety, was approved. On motion by Freund, seconded by Fisher, the bond of Wm. Heimer and A. Bickler as principals, with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty company as surety, was approved. ^ On motion by Weber, seconded by Freund, the bond of John J. Martin as principal, with Peter S. Theurer and A. H. Berger as sureties, was approved. On motion by Freund, seconded by Fisher, the bond of Math. Baur as prinoipal, with Anton Englen and M. L. W orts as sureties, was approved. On motion by Nickels, seconded by Barbian, the bond of Heimer Bros, as principals, witfi Frank J. Barbian and M. L. Worts as sureties, was approved. On moti6n by Freund, seconded by Barbian, the bond of John J. Buch as principal, with Peter P. Rothermel and Frank J. Barbian as sureties, was approved. On motion by Nickels, seconded by Freund, the meeting adjourned. JOHN H. MLLLEK, Pres. H. E. PRICE, Clerk. SECOND LEAP YEAR DANCE TO BE GIVEN BY THE JUST US CLUB AT STOFFEL'S HALL. The members of the Just Us club, who gave such a successful leap year dance at Stoflel's hall early this year, will give a second dance of this kind at Stoffel's hall on next Saturday even­ ing, May 4. Evidently the first attempt did not get Dan Cupid working right and the second danoe next Saturday night should do the trick. At any rate the girls promise to show the boys another fine time and invitations are being ex­ tended to most of the sterner sex who are of the marriageable age. Walsh's Chicago orchestra, which has grown so popular among our young people, has again been engaged for the occasion and it is needless for us to say that the music will be of a high-class order. Dance tickets, 75 cents; unaccom­ panied gents, 75 cents; spectators, 25 cents. The girls extend a most cordial invitation to everyone to be their guests on this night. REV. BERTRAM LEAVES. Rev. John Bertram, who has bad charge of the Lutheran parishes here and at Woodstock during the past sev­ eral years, has been transferred to a country charge near Osage, la., where he was ordained last Sunday. The pas­ tor, who was dearly beloved by his parishioners here and at the county seat, preached his farewell sermon in the Zion Lutheran church here a week ago last Sunday, his sermon bringing tears to the eyes of many in the con­ gregation. Rev. Laufer of Nebraska will be the new pastor here and at Woodstock. He will be ordained next Sunday. STORY OF TITANIC WRECK. G. E. Schoel has secured the agency for the book containing the story of the wreck of the Titanic. The book is proving one of the biggestsellers on the market today and those who want one of them should communicate with Mr. Schoel without further delay. The book will be issued only at such early date as will allow the publishers to give a complete narrative of the great disaster. Interesting scenes and photos and survivor's stories will assist in making the book a complete, graphic, illustrated story of the Titanic tragedy. MRS. FRED POWERS DEAD. Mr*. Fred Powers, who resided south of this village, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin, on Sunday afternoon after a few months' illness of heart trouble and complications. Her body was brought to this village on Wednesday morning and the funeral services took place from St. Patrick's Catholic church. The deceased leaves a heart-broken husband, two sons, two sisters and a large circle of friends to mourn. We hope to be able to publish the obituary next week. CARD OF THANKS. We deBire to return our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends for aid and sympathy extended to us in our recent sad bereavement. Also for the beautiful floral tributes. FRED POWERS AND FAMILY. RERNER-BUCHERT. Miss Elfreida Berner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Berner of this place, and Mr. Charles Buchert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Buchert, who reside south of town, were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents at high noon yesterday. Par­ ticulars next week. MILLER-BICKLER. The marriage of Miss Anna M. Miller to Mr. Casper Bickler was sol­ emnized at St. Mary's churc^here at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning of thin week. Particulars next week. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS AS TAKEN IVOR THE COLUMNS OF 001MMY EXCHANGES. MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOF-itE. There is a likelihood that Harvard will have ten or twelve saloons during the coming year. The city council of Harvard has de­ cided to meet twice a month, the in­ creasing city business making that necessary. The Palmer Boat company of Fon- tana built a 50-h. p. motor boat during the past winter for Edw. F. Swift, Jr. This boat is expected to make twenty- five miles an hour or better. Lake Geneva, were drowned when a row boat they were using capsized and let them into the water. One sad fea­ ture of Mueller's untimely death is the fact that he was to be married on the 14th of June. Laura Bushman, the nine-year-old daughter of Conrad Bushman, who re­ sides near Russell, was shot and in­ stantly killed by her brother, who was playing with a shot gun, early Tues­ day morning of last week. The young­ ster was playing with the gun think­ ing that it was not loaded, when in some manner his young sister got di­ rectly in front of the gun when he pulled the trigger which discharged the fatal shot. The Pleasant Prairie powder mills of the DuPont DeNemours company have passed back into the hands of the Laflin Rand company, which company ATTENTION, SUBSCRIBERS! The publisher of The Plaindealer hereby gives notice that on and after July 1 of this year we must have cash in advance from our subscribers. The pres­ ent method of extending a year's credit has proven anything but a profitable one and in order to make both ends meet we have come to the conclusion tha^ the cash-in-advance system must be adopted. The failure of subscribers to respond to our monthly statements, together with the high cost of material and heip, has prompted us to take this step and we believe that by giving this matter your earnest consideration you will find that we are justified in taking the step. Ever since The Plaindealer has been under the present ownership and man­ agement we find that our biggest loss has been in the subscription department. We have, since the new ruling went into effect, tried hard to live up to Uncle Sam's demand, but find that in so doing it has been a heavy loss to us. When­ ever we have taken a subscriber's name from the list who happened to be one year in arrears our experience has been not only the loss of the subscriber but a year's subscription as well. We have tried every scheme imaginable to overcome this loss, but to no avail, and now there is nothing left for us to do but to adopt the cash-in-ad- vance system. The great dailies have always conducted their journals on that system, for had they not few of 'em would exist today. From printers' journals we note where country weeklies are going out of existence almost daily and invariably the downfall is the result of non-collection of subscriptions. The Plaindealer is pleased to say that quite a number of our subscribers have always paid their subscriptions in advance and to those who belong to that class we surely feel grateful, and, without doubt, owe our existence. Not wishing to take any names from our list we are giving our subscribers due notice and ample time to call or send in their subscriptions between now and July 1. All those who are not paid in advance by July 1 will be taken off our list, as on this date the new system goes into effect. This week we received a request from the Postal Department at Washington for a statement as to the standing of our subscribers. In the hope that we might be able to send Uncle Sam a clean report on this we have, since our last issue, sent out about two hundred statements to subscribers jfho come under this head. The response to our statements has been fairly good, but up to the time of going to press there are still a number who have not responded. To these we will say that unless we hear from them before our next publication day, May 9, their paper will be discontinued and the account placed in the hands of a collector. We do not mean to be severe with our subscribers, but Uncle Sam means to be severe with us and to avoid a heavy fine we are going to do just exactly what we say. Better look at your label right this minute before you forget and see where you stand, and when you come to this office or send remittance by postal money order or check don't forget to place yourself among the paid-in-advance list. We surely will appreciate it if our subscribers will attend to this matter at once and not wait until the last day. After July. 1 we will send a notice to <jur subscribers a week or two before their subscription expires and if we fail to receive a remittance in that time the name will be taken from the list. Subscribers should look at their label and see if it is correctly marked. If we have made a mistake kindly let us know so that we can rectify same, which we will gladly do. Remember only two more months remain before the new system goes into effect and act at your earliest convenience. And last, but not least, we wish to remind those who have received state- ments within the past week or so to let us hear from them at once. Failure to do this means the taking of your name from our list. Arnett Lines of Barrington has a pe­ culiar ear of corn. Each kernel on the ear is enclosed in a seperate little husk and the whole ear is encased in a regu lar husk. The corn was grown near Jacksonville, in this state. Nine hundred and eight people ^frere killed last year on Illinois railroads. Of these, only eighteen were passen­ gers, 289 were employes and the re­ maining 601 were mostly pedestrians or drivers struck and killed at grade crossings. Lake Geneva News: An areoplane arrived here this week by way of the C. & N. W. railway for the Daniels boys, who will occupy the John R. Wilson place on the east shore of the bay. The machine will be used by the boys this summer. The Boy Scouts of Richmond are planning a cross country ,4hike" to the nearest point on Lake Michigan, the trip to be taken some time in July in­ stead of the annual encampment at Twin Lakes. They will then go into camp for several days at the lake. The McHenry County Poultry asso­ ciation has organized a stock company in order to hold larger and better an­ nual exhibitions and are issuing 100 shares of stock which are selling at $5.00 per share. The association has sold over eighty shares of this stock already. As a result of the campaign in Wis­ consin for pedigree barley, it is esti­ mated that more than $16,000,000 worth of barley will be raised in the state this year. Hundreds farmers are turning from other crops and wHl take up bar­ ley because of the high prices which have prevailed for that grain. It cost McHenry county the sum of $1618.80 to pay the expenses of the pri­ mary election of April 9. Of this amount $1284.40 was paid to judges and clerks of election of the twenty-seven voting districts, while the printing of primary ballots cost $324.40, leaving $160 as the cost of poll books and sup­ plies. Eric Mueller and Herman Flemming, two young men employed in putting in a pier at the H, M. Byllesby place at ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST AS ncKD or ir ruiNDEAia tc- rOKTEKS DURING WQX. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IN THIS VM^> LACE AMD THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY- OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Batter Rirkat Butter was declared firm at 31 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. Merry War lye at Petesch's. 44 Chicken feed at M. M. Niesen's. <0tf Early Ohio seed potatoes at Math. Laures'. 41 Before cleaning house see McAllis­ ter & Co. about Chi-Namel. 46 Colorite--colors old and new straw hats--all shades, sale at Petesch's. 25c per bottle. For Parlor car service on the Chicago & Northwestern passenger trains was established last Friday evening. Please call and get our priees to* fore buying your hat. Mrs. E. W. Howe, over L. F. Block's store. 40 A mysterious package arrived at the McAllister drug store. It was a large assortment of new local view cards. 46 A $2,000 addition will be built to the Oliver typewriter factory at Wood­ stock. An Efgin firm has the contrart. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. X. church will meet with Mrs. E. E. Bassett tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Misses'and children's hats, the Saf­ est display to be found in McHenry, at Mrs. E. W. Howe's, over L. F. Block's store. . 16 Rev. L. W. Brigham of Chicago will occupy the pulpit at the Universalis^ church next Sunday, the 5th inat* at 11 a. m. A boy baby arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Freund last SttB- day morning and George is the hap­ piest man in town these days. FOR SALE--A good work hOr#, weight, 1150 pounds; age, 12 years. Inquire of J. W. Aebischer, Cente*- ville meat market and grocery. 46 A most happy crowd of dancer* par­ ticipated in the dance given at tfe* Riverside House last Saturday even­ ing. Heimer's orchestra furnished the music and all had a fine time. v- I $ >>-:v 'it controlled the mills before it passed in­ to DuPont's hands. Other mills of the Laflin company, which were sold to DuPont, revert back to that company. The change is similar to that of the Standard Oil company, when the gov­ ernment broke that company into thir- ty-nine different companies. North Crystal Lake had quite a fire fight last Wednesday afternoon, when three barns, a wood house and hen house were burned. For a time it looked as tho many residences, which became ignited, would be added to the loss, and only active work prevented the same. The lire truck of the A. T. C. & C. company at Terra Cotta was sent for, and record time was made in responding to the call, but their ser­ vices were not required when they arrived. A Lake county man, who has been styled for several years as the "Klec- tric King," is likely to control all of the electric railroad and power lines between the Appalachian mountains and the Mississippi river, if plans which are now under foot are worked out. Some time ago Samuel Insull gained control of the elevated railroads of Chicago, and has been named also as an important factor in the recon­ struction of the Chicago A: Milwaukee lines. Recently, tot), he took over the North Shore Klectric company and all the companies in-northern Illinois un­ der the name of the Public Service company. NEW ADDITION TO WEBER'S HALL. John P. Wi ber and his gang of car­ penters have completed a fourteen foot extension to Math. Weber s hall on Water street on the banks of l?ox river. The new addition is partitioned off from the main hall and will be used for a kitchen and store room. This gives the hall the room that it was so sadly in need of and makes it one of McHenry's nost up-to-date lodge halls. The Catholic order of Foresters now rent the hall. An elegant line and North western now being shown Call and see him. of Staver buggies truck wagoqs are by Math. Freund. 43 According to the Elgin Courier, Wis" Iva Mead has given up her position In the plate department of the Elgin National Watch factory to take up her future home at Detroit, Mich. Miss Lydia Tietz has received a verjf pretty souvenir from her brother, Adolph, who is a sailor 00 the boat Kansas. The Bouvenir waa sent as a birthday gift. The Kansas left Vir­ ginia last Monday for a trip to South America. Among the list of articles necessary • for the householder this spring might be mentioned coal, iee, lawn mowers, snow shovels, rubber boots and liQen dusters. The weather the past two weeks has made each of these articles necessary. Mr. and Mrs. Wilber F. Bassett are now making their home with their son, E. E. Bassett, and family here* The elder Mr. Bassett has disposed of his forty-acre farm to Grant S. Ran­ dall, who has returned from Nebraska, where the family have been of late. A large crowd witnessed the plow­ ing exhibition at the H. W. Alien farm at Ringwood on Thursday of last week. Most of the farmers from her* who saw the exhibition declare that they are willing to stick to the old WSQf of plowing for at least one more season*. - The time has come to get your mas* cles in trim for swatting the By. One " killed now is the equivalent of thou­ sands slain later. An adult fly in Apttt lays 120 eggs. If all individual de» scendents survive and multiply, these would supply 5,000,000,000 flies fcjf > Sept. 15. R. I. Overton, the West Side lively and garage man, wishes to state thft^ his cars are again in service and lkflj will be pleased to take care of all th^ auto livery business that may come his way. T^e machines have undergone'# ' thoro overhauling and are in No. 1 m ' Dew 'il V .-feitmA-: overhauling condition. The members of the Honey Gun club, who own a summer home on Fox river near this village, will hold their twelfth annual reception and May party at Latona hall, Grand ave­ nue and Robey streets, Chicago, on next Saturday evening, May 4. The club sends an invitation to McHenry friends to be present. Quite a number at our citiiens ayn. again complaining about their uelgK-1 bors' chickens. The Plaindealer has received a number of requests frqea subscribers to call the attention of o«pr readers to this matter. 'We are the law, the judge or the court houa%, and we know of only one way to <44 yourself of the nuisance and that is use a shot gun or rifle. By taking th|| means you are not oKjly ridding your­ self of the nuisance but are cutting down the high cost erf living (if yen don't get caught in the act) at tlMS same time. Everybody likee a aift fried chicken.