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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER. VOLUME XXXVIII. MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1912. 16 WEEKLY mmtiL ITEMS CORKS AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN OUR BUSY UTTLE VILLAGE. AS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR FRIENDS. Milo Loomis was a Chicago visitor last Saturday. Mrs. George Meyers, Jr., was a Chi­ cago visitor Monday. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Covalt were Chi­ cago visitors Monday. Jacob Justen was a business visitor at Fox Lake Monday. Mrs. J. W. Smith spent yesterday and today in Chicago. L. P. Block transacted business in the windy city Tuesday. Everett Hunter was a business vis­ itor in Chicago Tuesday. Simon Stoffel was a business visitor in the windy city last Saturday Chas. Stoffel, who is employed at Belvidere, spent Sunday in town. John W. Fay of Chicago spent Sun­ day with his wife and family here. Mrs. Frank Lyons was the guest of Chicago friends yesterday and today. Arthur Blum of Chicago passed Sun­ day as the guest of McHenry friends. Miss Gertrude Steilen spent Friday of last w«ek in the metropolitan city. M. L. Worts was a business trans­ actor in the metropolitan city Tues­ day. Wm. Bonslett and son, Edward, were metropolitan city visitors last Satur­ day. Mrs. Barbara Engeln was the guest of Chicago relatives the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. John Kimball passed Sunday as the guest of relatives at Solon. Rollin Waite spent Sunday as the guest of his son, J. E. Waite, at Lake Geneva. Mesdames Elizabeth Smith and Anna Bishop were_ Chicago* visitors Monday. Albert M. Frett of Chicago passed a few days last week at hi6 summer home here. A. J. Kamholz of Cary passed Sun­ day as the guest of relatives and fridhds in McHenry. M. J. Stoffel and Jos. J. Mertes were business visitors at Rockford last week Friday. John R. Knox attended to business matters in the metropolitan city Mon­ day afternoon. Mrs. Theo. Schiessle was among those to board fihe Chicago train last Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wilkins passed a few days this week as the guests of Chicage relatives. ^ Jos. J. Frett of Chicago spent Satur­ day and Sunday here at his summer home on Fox river. M. N. Winkle of Deerfield, 111., was a guest in the home of his brother, Theo., last Sunday. Alford Pouse of Chicago spent Sun­ day in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pouse. Mrs. Henry ilentzer of Woodstock spent a few days recently as the guest of McHenry relatives. Mrs. Elizabeth Weber is in Chicago and will make her home with her sis­ ter, Mrs. N. F. Steilen. Mrs. E. W. Howe was in Chicago last week Friday, purchasing new mil­ linery for her parlors here. Miss Minnie Krueger of Chicago visited several days last week with her sister, Mrs. C. J. Hoeft. J. C. Debrecht of Johnsburgh was among the Chicago passengers from this station Monday morning. (Gilbert McOmber of Chicago s]>ent Sunday in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McOmber. Miss Mamie Ibsch of Elgin was a visitor in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Ibsch, Sunday. Capt. S. M. Walker was out from Chicago Sunday and spent the day at his summer home on Fo$ river. Mr- and Mrs. A. Samuelson of Chi­ cago spent Sunday at the summer boige of Jos. J. Frett on Fox river. James Re voir was called home from fertile, Minn., the first of the week on account of the illness of his wife. Frank Schumacher of Chicago was a guest in the home of his parents, Mr, ftud Mrs. W. J- Schumacher, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, H. H, King, who have been spending the summer $t their oottage on Fox river here, returned to Chicago Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Price oame up from Cary last Thursday evening to be in attendance at the social gathering held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A» Bohlander# Mrs. E. J. Jones of Sterling, 111., and Mrs. Thos. Wool ley of Chicago visited their sister, Mrs. John Fay, Thursday and Friday. Mrs. John Fay accompanied them back to Chicago. P. H. Mueller and son of Stacyville, la., speht a few days this and last week as guests of relatives in McHenry and vicinity. Mr. Mueller returned home Tuesday, while his son has gone to Libertyville, where be has secured employment. Mr. Mueller tells us that crops in Iowa are the best ever and the farmers in the vicinity of Stacyville are harvesting immense W* . „ THEY ARC NO HOKE FORMER McHENRY BUSINENS NAN DEAD IN THE WEST* Allr*4 A. Martin. Alfred A. Martin, who over a quar­ ter of a century ago was engaged in the general merchandise business in McHenry, passed away at his late home at Los Angeles, Cal., on Sunday, Sept. 22. Mr. Martin, at the time of his res­ idence here, was in partnership with James B. Perry, the two conducting a general mercantile business in the building now occupied by G. E. Schoel. Since leaving McHenry the deceased has been in business at Mason City, la., where he remaiaed until a few years ago, when he went west. Mrs. Fro«in«n Whiting. Mrs. Freeman Whiting, one of the oldest as wi^ll as earliest settlers in this vicinity, passed away at the fam­ ily home three miles west of this vil­ lage. on Thursday night of last week, Sept. 26, following an illness covering a period of six months. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Smith, pioneer settlers of McHenry county. She was eighty-two years of age. She leaves a husband, who is now past ninety years of age, and four children. ' The funeral was held from her late home last Saturday, inter­ ment being made in the Ringwood cemetery. Obituary next week. Dorr Jacaba Dead. Dorr Jacobs, who two years ago drove the Standard Oil company's wag­ on in this village, and who, while a resident of this place, received a severe stroke of paralysis, passed away in Chicago on Tuesday of this week. The deceased had suffered a second stroke a short time ago, the effects of which proved fatal. The bod\ will be shipped to North Crystal Lake and the funeral services will be held there at 2 o'clock tomorrow, Friday, after­ noon. A. T. McMillan. A. T. McMillan, one ol McHenry county's most respected residents, died at his home at Terra Cotta late Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1. He had been in poor health for some time, but his condition was not considered seri­ ous until the last few da^s. He is survived by a heartbroken widow and four sons, Henry, Frank, Ray and Earl. They have the sincere sympa­ thy of all in this sad bereaveuidnt. A more up-to-date line of millinery than may be found at Mrs. E. W. Howe's is not in the county. Adv. LEAPS TO AVOBTDEATH P. C. DAVIS, GERMAN AVIATOR. BURIED UNDER WRECKED AIRSHIP. After making a graceful exhibition in his airship, P. C. Davis. German aviator, narrowly escaped death when he attempted a short landing at the fair grounds at Woodstock Tuesday afternoon. Realizing too late that he could not stop his airship within the half mile track, he leaped to avoid a collision with the fence. His feet caught and he was dragged a considerable dis­ tance and then buried beneath the de­ bris of his airship. The 2,000 people who witnessed the disastrous ending of the flight believe^ he had been instantly killed. Davis was quickly dragged from the wreck­ age and hurriei to a hospital. It is stated that his injuries are not serious and that besides a broken ankle he had steered only slight body bruises. Davis was to have given his exhibi­ tion Sunday afternoon and 3,000 people gathered at Wroodstock on that day to see the flight. Saturday night the mayor yielded to the petition of church workers and forced the promoters to call off the flight. The airship High1 was preceded by motorcycle and auto­ mobile races. WEEKLY EXCHANGE HEMS AS TAKEN FRON THE COLUMNS OF OUR MANY EXCHANGES. AGAIN IN GROCERY BUSINESS. Anton Schneider is again to be found at his old stand on Water street, he having again taken possi ssion of the grocery business which he formerly conducted there and which during the past two years has been' under the supervision of N. P. Steilen & Son. The change was made the lirst of the month, Mr. Schneider taking posses­ sion on Tuesday^uorniug of this week. The junior member of the firm which has conducted the business during the past two years moved to Chicago some time ago and pow holds a good posi­ tion in that city. The senior member, while owning his home here, will also return to Chicago. FENCE IS TAKEN DOWN. The iron fence which for many years has enclosed McHenry's public park has been taken down and in the future that'property will be fenceless, what­ ever that is. The fence was badly in need of paint and with the gates miss­ ing was of little use, and it was decided at a recent meeting of the village board to have same taken down and offered for sale. WEDDING DANCE AT JOHNSBURGH. Manager S. H. Smith of Johnsburgh announces that a wedding dance will take place at his hall next Tuesday evening, Oct. 8. Nett's Johnsburgh orchestra will furnish the music and a fine time is promised to all who attend. Opening of the 5c and 10c depart­ ment at J. J. Vycital's next Saturday. MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE. The street paving job af Woodstock is fast nearing completion. Crystal Lake's new moving picture theater wili^e opened some time this month. The treasurer of the McHenry Coun­ ty Fair association reports the total receipts as $8,351.10 and the disburse­ ments. $8,354.12. Daniel F. Duffy, at one time Crystal Lake's best sportsman, passed away at the home of his daughter in Chicago last week. He was over one hundred years old. The store of C. W. Pratt at Wau- conda was entered one evening last week and relieved of about 75 cents in pennies, a box of candy and $3.00 worth of cigarettes. J. A. Hoffmann has been assessor of Newport township, Lake county, for thirty-nine years. As far as can be ascertained he holds the recoid for serving the longest as assessor in any township in the state. It is being reported that the Pleas­ ant Prairie powder mill will be re­ opened this fall. The plant is now ready for business, but owing to the fact that the demand for powder has been small the reopening has been withheld. Last week Tuesday was naturaliza­ tion day at Woodstock and seven per­ sons were given their citizenship papers. One petition was denied for lack of witnesses, one petitioner was sent back*to further study our govern­ ment and two other cases were contin­ ued for non-appearance; Automobile visiting trips are be­ coming quite the vogue in these parts. Cities and villages ir. this vicinity which have been advertised in this manner are Delevan, Lake Geneva, Genoa Junction and Harvard. WTood- stock and Richmond are now talking of making a trip of this kind. The Wauconda creamery reopened for business on Tuesday morning of this»week. While the prices will not be as high as those paid by Borden's the farmers feel that they will be making just as much on their milk as heretofore when they were paying fif­ teen cents per hundred to have same transported to Gilmer and Lake Zurich. Work on Woodstock's new armory was started on Thursday of last week. The building is to be 100 feet in length by 60 feet in width. The structure will be of brick, stone and iron with plenty of windows for light and air. The cost of the armory will be $12,- 000. The contract calls for the com­ pletion of the building in four months' time. North Crystal Lake Herald: The American Terra Cotta & Ceramic com­ pany at Terra Cotta, always busy, is experiencing an unusual run of rush work. In some of the rooms the work is behind and much overtime is the result. The work train goes for these late workers three nights a week, and other evenings the men come home in vehicles. Sunday labor has also been a necessity. Mrs. Lizzie A. Kellogg of Crystal Lake has fallen heir to $20,000 thru a bequest in the will of her aunt's hus­ band, Alfred A. Barber, an ex-Crys­ tal Lake resident, who died in Akron, Ohio. Barber resided with the Kel- loggs. Barber was eighty-two years old and a widower. He left no near relatives except a brother. His es­ tate, worth $750,000, proved a sensa­ tion as McHenry county's wealthiest citizen, while during his residence at Crystal Lake he was considered as qniy ^rdinarily well off, according to reports in McHenry county. The for­ tune is divided among a score or inor$ qf distant relatives and friends, while charitable institutions are given some bequests. Barber accumulated his for­ tune during the civil wqr, wheq he contracted in army supplies. s Later he dealt in stocks and bonds. Most of his wealth is in gilt edge securities. Residents of Harvard are said to have been hard hit'by the failure of the Atla* Belting company of that city, which went bankrupt last week- The plant was started last winter and the sale of stock in and around Har­ vard is said to have aggregated $10,- 000, made in sums of $100 to $500. Ao- oording to reports stockholders will realize, little if anything on their stocks. Two days before he filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy, Hen­ ry M. Tower of Chicago, president of the company, is said to have confided to Harvard residents that things were coming along entirely satisfactorily. Hence the shock of the failure was great. Tower sets forth liabilities at $38,000 and assets at $51,000. The fac­ tory site cost $800, the factory $12,000 and equipment is said to cost $10,000. These are the largest items in the assets, together with a large number of book accounts. There is a mort­ gage of fci.000 on the building, personal effects and site. Harvard expected great things from the Atlas company altho only a few men had been em­ ployed to date. NEW OTCtA HOUSE MANAGER J. W. SMITH AGAIN LEASES THE McHENRY PLAYHOUSE. J. W. Smith, the popular theatrical man of this place, who during the summer has conducted an airdome at Riverside park in this village, on Tuesday of this week took over the management of the Central opera house, of which he has previously be<Sto the manager. Mr. Smith, during the summer sea­ son just closed, has conducted the air- dome with gratifying success. He showed four nights each week, giving two performances each night. The patronage at this amusement resort surpassed all expectations and it is estimated that fifteen thousand tickets were dis|>osed of during the season. This surely is a phenomenal record when it is taken into consider­ ation that the Central opera house has been running and attracting large crowds all summer. Mr. Smith has been looking for win­ ter quarters for some time and it was not until last week that he made arrangements with C. G. Frett, the owner of the Central, for the rental of that playhouse. The lirst photo play show at the Cen­ tral under the management of Mr. Smith was conducted on Tuesday even­ ing,^ this week, the airdome giving its last show on Sunday evening. The new manager has placed his modern picture machine in the Cen­ tral and the public is assured of the best of moving pictures during the coming winter months. This does not mean, however, that traveling com­ panies will be barred from that the­ ater during the coming year. Not in the least, as Mr. Smith has already opened up correspondence with owners aud managers of several road compan­ ies and the public can rest assured that so»ve excellent bookings will be made for the Central during the coin­ ing year. The new management also expects to put on several home talent shows during the winter months. My years of experience tell me just what is needed in the millinery line and 1 have stocked up acoordlngly. Mrs. E. W. Howe. Adv. SOIL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO TAKE STEPS TO ORGANIZE IN COUNTY. The committee appointed to take steps to organize the Soil Improve­ ment association for McHenry county met at Woodstock Saturday, Sept. 21 In addition to the members of the committee J. P. Mason of Elgin, M. J. Wright, president of the McHenry County Farmers' association, A. M. Shelton, superintendent of schools, and J. H. Turner were present. Enthuf- iasm tilled the air. Sentiment was unanimous so not much time was spent in discussing the many advantages to be derived from such an organization as the one above named. The application for a certificate of incorporation was signed by II. E. Whipple, A. M. Shelton, J. H. Gracy, B. L. Thomas, Fremont Hoy, M. J. Wright and C. W. Hart.' The law required that this application should give the names of the directors for the first year of the existence of the corporation organized under the laws of Illinois not for pecuniary benefits. This committee at the time of their ppointment were instructed to take such stej>s as necessary to perfect a legal organiztaion and pursuant to those instructions signed the applica­ tion for a certificate of organization and selected directors who were to serve for the term of one year. It was thought best by the committee to have one director in each township. The following directors were selected; F. C. Wells, Chemung; Geo. A, Gay, Dunham; R, M. Patrick, Marengo; L, E. Mackey, Riley; A. D, Cornue, Al- den; Emil Bielke, Seneca; J. E- Will­ iams, Coral; J. H. Turner, Hebron; M. J. Wright, Greenwood; Fremont JJqy, Dorr; Chas. Conley, Grafton; C. L. Osbora, Richmond; Geo. Richard­ son, Burton; S. H- Freund, McHenry; Walter Walsh, Nunda; Henry Lees- burg, Algonquin; William White, Hartland. _____ Visit our new 5c and 10c department next Saturday, the opening date. J. J, Vycital. Adv. ' NEW BOILERS IN COMMISSION. The new boilers at the Borden fac­ tory are now in commission and every­ thing is well. The workmen experi­ enced quite a little trouble in hoisting the smoke stack last week. One of the ropes with which the hoisting was being done broke and let the stack fall to the ground with sufficient force to do considerable damage. A hurry- up trip was made to Elgin for repairs and the trouble was adjusted only After an all night's session of hard work. VILLAGE FENCE TO BE SOLD. The fence which until recently has enclosed the public par^ will be sold at public aucfion to the highest bidder on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 2 o'clock. PEK ORDER VILLAGE BOARD. Adv. lti-2 Headquarters for school Supplies. N. H. Petesch, the Centerville drug­ gist. 11 mm HERE SATURMY WILL ARRIVE HERE AT 19:10 A. N. IN PRIVATE CAR. WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A NUMBER OF OTHER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICES, Governor Charles S. Deneen, Repub­ lican candidate for re-election, will be in McHenry next Saturday morning, Oct. 5, to address the voters of this vicinity. The governor is traveling in his own private car and will arrive at the Mc­ Henry station at 10:10 a. m. He will make his address from the platform of the car bearing the distinguished visitor to this village. The governor will be accompanied by such notables as Lieut. Gov. John G. Oglesby, candidate for re-election; Sec. of State C. J. Doyle, candidate for election: Atty. Gen. William II. Stead, candidate for re-election: Auditor James S. McCullough, candidate for re-election; Hon. Andrew Kussel, can­ didate for state treasurer; Hon. B. M. Chiperlield, candidate for congr«^sitmn- at-large, and Hou. William K. Mason, candidate for congressman-at-large. Th«' governor a.ul his associates will be in McHenry just twenty-five min­ utes and it is hoped tiiat all who can arrange to do so w irh- turn out and greet these distinguished gentlemen. It is the first time that state officials have seen lit to pay McHenry a visit and, no matter w uat your political views may be, ,*>>u should be on iiand to listen to the sk eeches. Let's all turn out aud show the state executives that McHenry people are public spirited. The ladies are also invited. Call at Mrs* E. W. Howe's and feast your eyes on the beautiful new stock of fall and winter millinery. Adv. SURPRISED ON SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY. Thirty-live schoolmates and friends tendered Edwin lieimer a very pleas­ ant surprise at his home on Tuesday evening of this week, the event being planned and executed in honor of the host's sixteenth birthday anniversary. The jolly party invaded the home of their victim early in the evening, after which all went to the Woodman hall, where a most delightful evening was passed. Games of various kinds proved the evening's entertainment, while the event came to an end with the serving of ice cream and cake. Those who made up the jolly gathering were: Edwin lieimer Leo Stilling Germer Petesch Harry Stephenson Earl Thomas Everett Hunter Milo Loom is Roy Walkes Frank .listen Leon l><tdge Billy Bickler Edyth Petesch Elsie Smith Mildred Walkes Corabel McOmlier Helen Heimer Leonore Freund Marion Whiting Elsie Wolff Letah Page Henry Millei ( harles Mertes Henry Henser < larence Bolger Guy Bacon Lester Sherman I'ei-cy Ijodtz .lane Owen lxira Smith •lulia Freund Esther Stoffel Ethel Harrison ( lara Miller Verena Justen Ijelah Claxton Mary Laures AFTER US AGAIN ALL ADVERTISING MATTER MUST BE NARKED IN THE FUTURE. Go and see what a nickle or dime will buy at Vycital's next Saturday, Oct. 5. Adv. HUNTING SEASON OPENED. The hunting season for wild ducks, geese, brant and other wild fowl opened this month and extends until April 15. Snipe and plover may be Shot until May l- All kinds of water fowl may be shot during this period, tho the number for eaoh day's hunt is restricted and sale of the game is Strictly forbidden. The season for woodcock and doves opened Aug. 1 and ploses Dec. 1. Fur squirrel the season closes Nov. 15. Quail may be ' shot from Nov. 11 until Dec. 9, both dates Inclusive. The open season for fur bearing animals commences Nov. 1 and oloses May I. Rabbits may be shot the year round and wild turkey, pheas ants, partridges and grouse cannot be hunted at all. Prairie chicken may be shot from Nov. 12 until Nov. 17. Resi dent hunters must pay a license fee of $1 and non-resident hunters a fee of #25.00. Small game has increased greatly about here in the last few years by reason of the excellent protection afforded by the Farmers' Fish and Game Protective association, and it is not likely t^iat much hunting will be allowed in this vicinity this fall and winter. McAllister says, "Chi-Namel your floors and furniture before cold weath­ er." Adv. EXCELLENT FARM FOR SALE. One of the finest farms in this sec­ tion is hereby offered for sale. The farm consists of 160 acres and is locat­ ed two and one-half miles southwest of McHenry. One hundred and twenty acres are now under cultivation and more can be placed under the plow The buildings are all in first-class con­ dition and splendid spring water runs thru the farm. This is positively the very best farm proposition that has been offered for sale in these parts and anyone looking for farm property will make no mistake by looking this one over. Easy terms. For further in­ formation inquire of or write B. L. Hutson, Woodstock, 111., or F. E. Hut- son, McHenry, 111. 'Phone 99-M. 13 Read J. J. Vycital's advertisement on another page. It will interest you. Postmaster General HiU^icock re­ cently issued instructions for carrying into effect the new newspaper and periodical law, first returns under which must be made by Oct. 1. The law requires publishers to tile on April and October 1 of each year with the fKjstmaster general and'with the local postmaster, under penalty of denial of the use of the mails, a sworn statement of the names and addresses of the owner, publisher, editor, man­ aging editor and business manager of their newspapers and periodicals. Re­ ligious, fraternal, temperance and sci­ entific publications are excepted. For a corj>oration. the names of the holders of more than one per cent of the stock, bonds or other securities must be given, and, in the case of daily papers, a statement of the average paid circulation for the preceding six months is required. All editorial or other reading mat­ ter appearing in a newspaper or mag­ azine for the publication of which pay is accepted or promised must be marked 'Advertisement," under penalty of a tine of not less than $."»<> or more than $500. "Altho this law was not favored by the postoffice department," said Post­ master General Hitchcock, "it will be administered faithfully and impartial­ ly. In framing the act congress doubt­ less had in mind the leading daily newspapers, but it affeets also nearly 18,000 weeklies. Many of these publi­ cations have had a hard struggle for existence and will find the making of returns a considerable burden. "In my judgment and I so expressed it to congress- the provision will be harmful, as it will require the contin­ uous use of valuable space in the pub­ lications, and at the same time be re­ sented as a censorship of the press. "One of the greatest difficulties now encountered in the enforcement of the second class mail privilege is that the postoffice department is compelled by law to make inquiry into so many aspects of the private business of the publisher. This gives rise to com­ plaints--ill founded, in my opinion-- that the government interferes need­ lessly with the privifcjfces of the press. "My judgment is that it should be the constant aim, not only of congress, but of the postoffice department, to lessen the necessity for supervision of the public press in the enactment and administration of (>ostal laws." Everything new and up to date in the line of millinery may be found at Mrs. E. W. Howe's. Adv. ITEMS OF LOCAL IHHHST AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALER RE­ PORTERS DURING WEEK. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IN Till VIL­ LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY-- OTH£FT SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Battw Market. Butter was declared firm at 30 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. School books at Petesch's. 11 Chicken feed at M. M. Niesen's. Fishing has been good at Pistakee Bay during the past few days. We are informed that Ben Stilling will again seine for carp the coming fall and winter. The fine, cool, crisp weather of last Sunday brought out quite a largo num­ ber of cottage owners to Pistakee Bay. Miss Elsie Mertes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Mertes of Pistakee Ray, has entered a boarding school in Chi­ cago. An apple tree in fall bloom on the Philip Schaefer place north of this village attracted considerable atten­ tion last week. A few hunters have been out from the city during tbe past two weeks, but we have failed to see much game taken out thus far. Progress on the new home that is being erected by Math. Freund on Pearl street has been very slow during the past two weeks. The village council is experiencing considerable trouble with the water meters about town. Many of them have already been condemned. The water has again been let out ot the mill pond for the purpose of kill­ ing the weeds and thus insuring dear waters for the season's crop of ioe. In spite of the very disagreeable weather the dance at Stoffel's hall last Saturday night was quite well attend­ ed. A general good time prevailed. The next regular meeting of Rlver- view camp No. 6818, R. N. A., will be held on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8. All members are requested to be pres­ ent. | The Ladies' Aid society of thVlI. K. [church will meet at the hoitfe of "Mrs. C. E. Gaylord on Friday of this week. All members are respectfully asked to attend. The old boiler which bubHO Stand­ ing on the mill property ever sinop the mill was torn down was taken away and shipped to Chicago the Ant of the week. SCHOOL NOTES INTERESTING ITEMS CONCERNING SCHOOL AND SCHOLARS. The Ladies' Cemetery Afd society will meet with Mrs. T. J. Walsh Tues^ day afternoon, Oct. 8, at the usual hour. It is hoped that the mwiHtlf will be well attended. The seniors will soon order their class pins. The botany class is studying (lowers this week. Arthur Behlke is a new pupil in the third grade. Loren Martin and Marion Whiting were absent. Friday. Edw. Bolger received three touch downs one day last week. Frank Page and James Overton were visitors one day last week. Grandpa Van Natta is slowly recov­ ering from an attack of rheumatism. The Inns' glee club has the honor of having Ed Bolger, 'lti, as counter tenor Percy's motto for school life is, "Do unto ot hers as you have been done by." "Shrimps" has been selecting mate­ rial for the basket ball team this week If anybody has anything that he wants put in cold storage bring it to room five. Mr. Nye had a great burst of gener­ osity Friday. He gave the liotany class a test. Mr. Nye, Edwin Heimer Harrison celebrated their Wednesday. The girls found it wise i t h e i r c o a t s w h e n t h e y w e r e i r storage room. The American l i t e r a t u r e reading "The Fortune of th lie" by Emerson. When one of the g i r l s in the Cicero class was asked to rec i te she made th is replv, "1 can t ta lk . Current events were discussed this week bv Mary Burke. Neill Doherty, Inez Bacon ami l-ora Smith. Ask the librarians about those deli­ cious soap-kerosene tlavored macaroons they were treated to hriday. The pupils wishing to take type­ writing or manual training will l>egin work in those branches this week. IjfQH I kxlge , l '*dwin Heimer and Har­ ry Stephenson have some pretty orange and black ties. Kthel Harrison made them. A number of his school friends at­ tended a party given in honor of Ed­ win Heimer at Woodman hall Tues­ day night. Miss Margare t Waixl has been en­ gaged to teach the third grade in the public schools of North Chicago. She left last Kridav to take up her new duties. Pencils, pens and pen holders at a m i E t h e l b i r ( h d a \ s i d p u t o n i l t l i e c o l d c l a s s i s K e p u b - Petesch's drug store. 11 Theo. Winkle, who recently dis­ posed of his farm, will hold an auction sale on his place on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Watch for further announcement tn these columns. The parishioners of St. Mary's Cath­ olic. church are already planning and getting ready for the annual churoh fair which will take place this fall. The ladies of the church have been busy for some time making quilts. Net earnings of the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois for 1912 are expected to exceed expectations of the Insull interests. No reports will be made until the annual meeting of the stockholders to be held in Feb­ ruary. __ While taking a walk thru the fields in the vicinity of McHenry last Sunday afternoon a Chicagoan who spends his Sundays here came across three squaah in a field near McCollum's lake that measured three feet in length. squash. The Universalist church have been cleaned and placed in •*- llent condition. In the past the grounds in the rear of the church have been used by some as a sort of dtMap round for old tin cans and debris and the members of the church sincerely hope that the practice will be stopped. Jos. J. Mertes, the genial proprietor of Mertes' suitomer resort at Pistakee Bay, now drives a handsome new Inter* national delivery wagon which he pur­ chased last week. This is the second achine of the kind that Mr. Mertes has owned. Tbe old car is now doing service for Wm. Stoffel, the meat dealer. While hunting in the woods near Woodstock a week ago last Sunday* two workmen employed on the paving job at the county seat were shot when one of- the two accidentally dropped his gun, discharging the same. One of the men was shot thru the leg while the other received more serious in­ juries. Both will recover. The boy who has been Working for Simon Michels during the past sum­ mer and who was procured at the St. Charles School for Boys was returned to his home in Chicago by Mr. Michela the first of the week. There are sev­ eral boys from the St. Charles inMitu- Lion employed on farms in the vicinity of McHenry and in every case ave proven satisfactory. vCf n