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•TW TT VOLUME X III. MrllENUV, ILLINOIS. THURSDAV, .LXNUARYO, 1913. NO. 30 SCHOOL NOTES COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN OUR BUSY LITTLE VILLAGE. AS SEEN B^ PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR FRIENDS. G. A. Sat tem was a Chicago vis i tor Sunday. Henrv Weber was a Chicago vis i tor las t , Fr iday. Dr. A. I t . Manock was a Chicago vis i tor Sunday. •Miss Florence Howe spent Sat imlay las t in Chicago. C. G. Fret- t was a business vis i tor in Chicago Monday. Wrn. Simes t ransacted business in Chicago Monday. Mjrs . W. I) . Went worth was an Elgin vis i tor las t week Friday. G. A. Sat tem passed several days las t week in Liber tyvi l le . Anton Schneider lxiarded the Chica­ go t ra in las t Fr iday morning. G. E. Schoel was among the Chicago passengers Tuesday morning. N. J . Justen at tended to business mat ters in Chicago las t Fr iday. Mrs. J . C. Holly and son were Elgin vis i tors on Friday of las t week. Kmil Geier passed a couple of days lecent . ly in the metropol i tan ci ty . Gus Voss of Lake Geneva, Wis. , sp-nt . a recent day in this vi l lage. Gilber t , and Raymond Howard were business vis i tors in Chicago Friday. S . M. .Esler a t tended LO business mat ters in Chicago last week Friday. Dr. C. H. Fegers was a Harvard vis­ i tor Monday and Tuesday of th is week. Simon Stoffel a t tended to mat ters of ^business nature in Klgin las t Satur­ day. Misses Barbara and Chris t ina Weber were Chicago vis i tors the l i rs t of the week. Miss Lulu Colby of Woodstock spent a recent day as the guest of McHenry relat ives . Mr. and Mrs. M. J . Stoffel and chi l ­ dren are vis i t ing relat ives a t Hum­ phrey, Neb. Mrs. N. T\ Stei len of Chicago was the guest of McHenry fr iends the f i rs t of the week. I . A. Hungerford at tended to busi­ ness mat ters in the uietro |K ) l i tan c i ty las t Saturday. Dr. K. G. Chamberl in passed ^Thurs­ day and Friday as the guest of Wau- kegan relat ives . . John Gibbs and Thomas Bolger spent a few days las t week as the guests of Chicago fr iends. Miss Anna Stei len of Chicago spent several days las t week as the guest of McHenry fr iends. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Stei len of Chi­ cago spent Sunday as the guests of McHenry relat ives . Miss Blanche Loom is of North Crys­ ta l Lake passed Sunday as the guest of McHenry relat ives . Miss Kate F. Howe passed a recent day as the guest of Miss Et ta Kit t le at North Crystal Lake. Miss Hose Justen was the guest of Miss Gertrude Marquard in Chicago the f i rs t of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Conn of Wood­ stock spent a recent day as the guest of McHenry relat ives . Leonard Phi l l ips of Chicago was a guest in the home of his mother , Mrs. Emma Phi l l ips , Sunday. F. R. Goodman of Chicago spent Sunday as the guest of h is parents , Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Goodman. Mrs. Myron Francisco and daughter , Corla , of Slocum's Lake were McHen­ ry vis i tors one day recent ly . N. E. Barbian at tended to business mat ters in Kenosha, Wis. , on Tuesday and Wednesday of th is week. Mrs. E. C. Fisher and chi ldren of Dun­ dee were guests in the home of Mrs. E. S . Wheeler las t Saturday. Mrs. Lulu Sherburne of North Crys­ ta l Lake was a guest oLAier aunt , Mrs. S . Sherburne, one dayW^gent ly . Geo. J . Schreiner re turned home from Chicago Sunday evening and wil l pass the balance of the winter here . Frank Schumacher of Chicago was en te r t a ined in the home of h is parents . Mr. and Mrs. W. J . Schumacher , Sun­ day. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Benson and chi l ­ dren of Ridgefield passed Sunday as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mil ler . Margaret , Florence, Mary and Sue Harr ison of Ringwood were guests of their grandma and aunt , Mrs. S . Sher­ burne and Miss Anna, one day las t week. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Colby, Mr. and Mrs . W. D. Went worth. Mr. and Mrs. F . E. Hutson and E. V. McAll is ter a t ­ tended the funeral of the la te Rev. W. A. Cross iat Richmond Sunday. Lewis Wolff of Chicago spent Sun­ day as a guest in the home of Nich- olous Weber . He was accompanied home in the evening by his wife and chi ldren, who have been spending the past two weeks with McHenry rela­ t ives . Mrs. W. F. Gal laher of Milwaukee. Wis. , passed the la t ter par t of las t and the fq^e par t of th is week as a guest in the home of Mrs. E. S. \ \ heel­ er . She was accompanied home by her son, Harry, who has l>een a guest in the Wheeler home during the past two week*. McHENRY'S FIRST TEAM PLAYS DUNDEE ON FRIDAY EVENING AT ciTY HALL. Hazel Block is a new pupi l in the third grade. M. H. S. teams won three games during vacat ion. 'The vis i tors this week ssejeKath- er ine Walsh and Myrt le Lauterburg. Fred Nickels h; is the honor (V) of be­ ing the most popular absentee of t i e school . Elsceta Schnabel , Kenneth Peterson and Alvera Hei iuer ha\e returned af ter an absence of several weeks. Current e \ents were discussed this week by Leo St i l l ing. Laura Krause. Emily Smith and Glenn VanNatta . McHenry 's t i is t team pla .ss Dundee Friday. The two teams have a s t rong grudge against one another , therefore assuring a st i f f game. 'The subjects of the orat ions del iv­ ered this week w ere " t>ne American Gir l" and "Keep Your Individual i ty ." The former was del ivered by Cora be 1 McOmber and the la t ter by Els ie Smith. Our second team defeated Crystal Lake on our home floor to the tune of 33 to 9. A I t ho the at tendance was small , the game was thr i l l ing thruout . 'The Bonslet t 1 toys s tarred for McHen­ ry. Line-up wil l appear next week. The M. 11. S . t i rs t team defeated Genoa Junct ion twice during \aeaiun , once down here and once up there . Our boys were handicapped up there by the large f loor . Bonslet t s tarred in both games for McHenry ani l Blntel for Genoa. The scores were, a t Mc­ Henry, M. 11 S . . 41: (Senoa Junct ion, 9; a t Genoa, Genoa, 10: M. H. S. . . i l l . I t happened a very long t ime ago, way back in 1912, but we must make mention of i t for Miss Perry said: ' 'Lu­ c-He has covered herself with ^ lors" by being the only one in the American his tory class who was able to nceive 100 on an important topic . "Acqui­ s i t ion of the terr i tor ies ." And we say "I t ' s a pret ty good thing to cover youi - self wi th . Luci le ." 0. E. S. INSTALL McHENRY CHAPTER OF EASTERN STA1 S HOLDS HSTALLATIJN. ITEMS I CUP,D BEG,NS NEW YEAR RfGHT i A ENDS SOIL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR MANY EXCHANGES. MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE. Richmond, Harvard and ( rs >ta! Lake rejxjr t that the annual epidemic oi gr ip is on in those towns. 'The tenth annual show of the l . - .ki ^Geneva Poul t rs associat ion is in pi og­ ress in that c i ts this week. Farm wages, with board, in ' t>e I 'n i ted States asvrag ' -d for men, thUi ' t per month in the year l^l iO: *1. ' ! . 'k ! in H7">. and *•_><).h ( ) m Mr. and Mis. I ! I , Benson of Ca, - YOUNG PEOPLE JOIN HEARTS AND HANDS AS OLD YEAR PASSES. Hulson-Smith. A wedding ot iocal in terest was sol-I e lm,: -^>d a i the c<»n«:Tegai ional church I >: i • - . i t : i : ;e a ' Woodstock last Saturday i i ior i . l iu ' . when Miss Dora Hul son. d I e : i 11. • r of Mr. and Mrs F. E. Hut- ""t i t i l th is place, and Mr. Karl Smith, sun i i | Mr. and Mrs. M . Su • i t h of Wotxl- A. ie uni ted in marr iage. They w 1 re i ' in | end ei i The br ide w ore a REV. WILUAN A. CROSS ANSWERS CALL or THE MASTER. I on .1: is pni on! nas al t ra ining s ta- cago. A hundred e s ta t ion in Asia a Jenks. w ho was lot- ass is t ant superintendent Insane hospi ta l , bur of The Mcllenn ehapt"r . <> E S . he 'd instal la t ion of ol l iceis at the Masonic hal l here las t Mondas evening. 'The event , in view of the fact that the members were pr ivi leged to invi te their f r iends, may be termed an open instal la t ion. The work of ins tal la t ion was in the hands of Mrs. Jessie A. Dumser of Elgin and ever) thin. ; passed off in a very pret ty ahd interest ing mari . ie i . 'Tin 1 nessTy e lected off icers that were placed into commission on t ins occa­ s ion were as fol lows: W. M . Florence Howe: W. P. , Floyd Cos a l t : A. M.. Violet Pet i sch: secretar \ . Anna l lwd. t reasurer , Anna Mollohan: ( 'on. . Alice Waite: A. Con. , Ethel 11 o11 \ : ( 'hap. . Adah Matthews: Mar. , Fannie Cham­ berl in: (>rg. , Frank Schnabel : Adah, Mabel Wheeler : Kuth. Mat t ha Page: Esther , Flora Ott : Martha. Mae Spen­ cer : Electa , Clara Starr i t t : warder . Minnie Mil ler : sent inel , Joe Molly. At the close of the instal la t ion tables were arranged and w i thin a short t ime the ladies had them laden with uood things to eat . turkes being the head- l iner on the bi l l of fare . Atwii t for i ) sa t down to the two t a l l ies and ei i |o \ ed a queen 's las te repast . 'The occasion was one of the most pleasurable event*, ever ei i jos ed In the society. McHENRY MEN CHOSEN DIRECTOR?. George II . Manly and F. J . Barbian of th is vi l lage have been named as two of the s ix directors of the Mclleu; ry County Independent Telephone com­ pany. The other four directors who wil l serve with the McHenry gent le- l inen are E. Wil loughby and J . N. Col- | t ra of Evanston, III . , )• ' . W. Pot ter of Chicaj?b and Frank G. Hood of San Francisco. Cal . The elect ion of of l icers took place at a recent meet ing of the ! company's off ic ia ls . The.s i - gent lemen with M. ( ' . Sweet , N. N. Weber and Anton Schaefer of Spring Grove com­ pose the ent i ie lniai-d. This te lephone company is coming to the front rapidlx and next year , so the off ic ia ls say, wil l see man) improvements made in their system in this county. FAREWELL PARTY. Twenty fr iends and neighbors of Mrs. l loss Hobison tendered her a farewell par ty a t the home of Mrs. C. L. Page last Saturday ai ternoou. 'The event was a highly enjoyable t ine for a l l present . Dainty refreshment* were served. Mrs. Kobison was presented with a beaut i ful hand painted sugar and creamer. The I iobison famils wil l move to Crystal Lake this week. •"Oil Were b . l l icd s ide in s i d e 2, their deaths being caused monia and fol lowing an i l lnes short d i! a i ton. At the present t ime there 200 recrui ts at 11 l ion at North ( 111et l w e re sent te short t ime ago. Dr. Frank M. t V e S < o f t h e K la te head ol a sani tar ium at Kocklord. recent!) died at a hospi ta l in Aurota . The new Mati lev garage, which was bui l t to replace the one i ieent ls de­ stroy id In f i le , was f>rinal ls opeied on New Year 's day The bui lding ' is on. nl the best appointed and most complete garages U> be loimd in any ci t \ o l l ike s i / .e in the count i ' ) . Fif teen young men of \Y; .ucoi ;da h tv . . organized a c lub for the moial . mutal and physical bet terment of the bi \s . The boss expect to add to their men.In i sh ip r ight a long and during the balance of the winter months wil l have something doing al l the t ime. Bi i i ter men who at tended the meet i - • • f . ing ol the Elgin board of t rade, at 1 w ni i 'h the quotat ion commit tee was ; l egis la ted out of exis tence, declare ' that but ter within the next three I months wil l be cheaper than a year ago. which wil l mean a difference ol s"v< ral cents a pound. Janus Met auley. Sr . . of ITart laud recent I) destroyed a s .arm of bees w h ich had been making their al iode in i • for the past , ten yeai-s undis but f inal ly bad become a nnis Not less than three tubs lul l ol rade honey was obtained. A piant i ty was obtained a few ma t t ie past 11 e she i t ia ; i \ n is i i «ck an en in,I . ; ' won,an of! She at tended ! th is vi l lage and \ i us most of :• d : n t he T) pe- e l ias been el l i - f lb i ids . hot h who extend :l l l i t s and of nature . I low e 111 I I i , I M i i l l p lo \ e of i ) . Me is N^pplar) 1 the • a id i ter fact man of an 11 u l l is t r ions and t h i i f t ) • i s p , t j i i I a r amot 'g his fel- • s ,- , i id i s held in t s teem bs ix: i • > w 11 Mr, Si t l i \» i 11 I I s i in and at t " i Neiss-C ar i fan. i ' a t home Feb. 1. da ugh I e i •d l i ol ( auloi s i Sa I u i v i a \ ' ing pi i 1 . 11 11 ead I ' ; ie co. 111 e l l i l lL ' i l l . I > a \ e l , , . i l l 411 a ke their f • id- was hoi n and - Anna N'eiss . and M i-s . John M i . Pat i ' a r i - ok place here I i i e cereiuot l ) I i s , ice M. C. II on Sunday la . w lu-re t hey e Inl ine. The d in Mcllenrv and wit i i the except ion of the past few months spent at Davenport , la . , has a : w av s res ided here . I ter f r iends i . . . \ lc l l t nn extend cong rat u la ' ions . toi i E \ nne al the a pla\ e l l l I a I t i ia t wi l l l ive S. i t ida) , Jan. Adv MASONS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS INSTALLATION WORK IN CHARGE EVERETT HUNTER. OF his | : t a rb , I . anee i h igh larg. i i i i s • Sa I 111 hal l in i h is \ 11 lag i l i s t a I l ed their i 'e Everet t Ihintei i l is t a I l a 1 ion ai id l l e c t e d v v I t h t l i e i pressi v e a nd t hose present . vears ago. i 1 S I ' l le m w oi l T h r e e hoys «ere taken to Waukegan | s l m | . , , | m i . f rom Boundout on Thursday night of m , , , l s i , , ! ! las week on a charge of f re ight car ' p i l fer ing. I t i s a l leged that , the Injys were in the act . of s teal ing when caught . In court they made a plea that the) were cold and hungry and that the\ desired to secure something ; . i ea t and w t a r . A dividend of <) per cent to credi tors , \ t 1h of the Atlas Bel t ing company of Mar- bampiet was vard. i i cent 1) fa i led, has been declat ed. I t i s understood that another dividend niL'ht . a t t l the local wlv e lected v\ as i n char : ia n e i r cozy M asons oHicers . e of the lollies COII- : • most im- •njo)ed I >\ GLOWING TRIBUTE PAID AT SERVICES I BV BR. T. ATKEY BREWSTER AND DR. FR4NK D. SHEETS. [Crystal L a k V w r . i U i ] Will iam AJ (jross was I torn F» ,b. 2*2, 1S. '}S, in ^rajcuse county, N. and departed this l f fe Fr iday morn­ ing, Jan. 1913. A f» lw moments b»- fore his death he appeared to be as wel l as usual , and then came the end without a note of w arning. I At the las t session of the Rock r iver ! conference, held in Evanston, 111 . , Oct. |2 to *, Mr. Cross was the oldest minis- ter . then in act ive service, having eom- j p le ted t i f ty- three years of uninterrupted .minis t ry in the Mt thodis t Episcopal j church. At this t ime he was granted the "ret i red relat ion," and a l iberal pension al lowedftf im. He entered the Vvi conference as a probat ioner" in the year 1 S.">v», and two years la ter was re­ ceived into ful l minis ter ia l orders . He was the las t member of h is c lass of seventeen. Mr. ( ross was the s o n of a minis ter the 1 vev . Aa ron Cross and his , mother was noted for her piety and devot ion. From the beginning he i took i a . i k as a pe r suas ive preacher , ' h is l i fe speaking eloquent ly perhaps more eloquent ly t h a n his words. The frui ts of h is labor sbow some J. .VK) ! addi t ions to the chc rch . I l is inf luence j was a reformin • nevei in every charge i he served. His m pa l het ic spir i t , ever 'consoled the be na xe d and at t l ic t i 'd . His pulpi t minis t ra t ions were sur­ charged with convict ive thought and ut terance. Hi> apt i tude in the social services of the church was remarkable and he never roM? to greater heights of spir i tual ut terance than in the prayer meet ing. During his la ter years he devoted much of h is t ime and energy to Sunday school work, and he was proud of the yielded resul ts . I f ever God had a fai thful embassador on ear th i t was the Rev. Wm. A. Cross . He always worked bet ter than he knew and commanded the respect of a l l men everywhere. Men. women and chi ldren loved him his very pres­ ence radiated hope and cheer . Me fought the good f ight , he l inished the course; he kept the fai th once de­ l ivered unto the saints "Servant of God, wel l dime! Th) glor ious warfare 's past : 'The bat t le ' s fought , the race is won, And thou ar t crowned at las t ." Funeral services were held in Crys­ ta l I jake, f rom his la te home on Sun- NEETING HELD HERE YESTERDAY WELL ATTENDED. IS i s t hat were elected a uid t t is ta l led t hat even­ ts : W. M.. Wil l Spen- 1 \y , | < Molls ' .1 W Flovd I day morning, Jan. -V at U o 'c lock. The secretarv. Win. Bacon; t reas- cer : S Cos al I u rer . ( >. N ouei i : S. D.. Arthur Hunt­ er : .1 I ) . Fred Sat teui ; S . S. , Frank E. . l ib; .1 , S . i l l in Wai a id: I l as i c t l M at t hews: chaplain, ts le i . Samuel McDon- Frank Schnabel . of the w ork an elegant mused. am pen cleaned and e a t M c A l l i s t e r ' s . BABY SHOW AT THE MOVIES. The Central opera house wil l con­ duct a babs vot ing contest^ beginning as soon as arrangements can be com­ pleted. T h r e e sui table pr izes wil l be awai-ded t h e b a l m s receiving the larg­ est number of vot is . Hand your baby 's photo to t h e manager , f rom which he wil l have a beaut i ful s ' ide made. If you have no photo take the baby to the Frank Schi iah< i s tudio and he wil l make a s l i d e f ree of charge. Remem­ ber , a l l b a l i i e s f rom three months to s ix sears mas enter the contest f ree^f charge. 'The pictures of a l l the best balm s in Mcllenrv wil l he cans ass a t each per- ir ing in the pj^to ear ly , v e ra i da v s iu i have the SIX O'CLOCK DINNER. Everet t Hunter , head of the Hunter Boat cwmpany here , gave a s ix o 'c lock dinner to his employes and dis t in­ guished business men of the vi l lage at the McHenry House on New Year 's eve. The dinner was made up of a l l the seasonable goodi esand was enjoyed by those present- There is nothing new under the sun. We want to te l l you that there is something new in the Wollar shoe store. Adv and pret t i e s t be shown on i'urinancr. mi ; is i t takrs v made. M u s i c s at and Sat urdas Central Wednesday his week. Adv wil l be declared latei*. Shareholders in t i ie concern, however , s tand no show of real iz ing anything on the mom v subscr ibed for s tock, so what each put in w i l l cont inue as a total loss . l ,ake Geneva f ishermen are reaping a harvest a t present catching ciscoes. From i went) to twenty-s ix dozen c s 'o . is not au infrequent , catch for a s ing!" l ishernian in a day and the l ish are shipped to Chicago, where the) f ind ready sale in the big hotels and restaurants . I t is not uncommon i Im a fisherman to realize !flf> t<> $|h | for a das 's svork. 'The lake^has not i ve t I to/en os 'or and l ishing houses are | anchored in the lake at favorable | points and f ishermen say the cisco f ish- j ing is lul ls as good now as in inid- w in ter . Lake Geneva News: The auct ion sale of the J . G. Sherman residence which was heralded far and wide to take place todas fai led to mater ia l ize as there was no one here to bid on the properts . Reporters f rom three Chi­ cago dai l ies svere the only ones pres­ ent and t in s d id not bid. Mr. Sher­ man, svl io was here today, says that the publ ic sale was proposed for the purpose of g iving the owners of local properts t in op |>ortuni t .y to buy the place if th -) d id not want the colored athlet ic c lub to locate here , but he wil l take no fur ther measures and ex­ pects the opt ion to IK - c losed before t l ie 2">th of January. Rather than suffer the tor tures of an incurable disease, Jake Soska, a Bohemian workman employed a t the ! w ' " I r ' l l l ! 1 L l ( Terra Cotta works, a imed a revolvei a t his heart and pulled the trigger at NEW FEED MILL IN JOHNSBURG. his home in Crystal Lake New Year 's j Joe St i l l ing wil l be reads in a few morning. He missed his mark, but in- days to do feed gr inding in a new mil l f l ic ted injur ies which resul ted in his : a t Johnsburg. Mr. St i l l ing l ias bought dying at St . Joseph 's hospi ta l , Elgin, twelve hours la ter . The t ragedy came while the people at whose home Soska roomed were preparing to f i t t ingly ob­ serve the hol iday. Soska had been brooding over his i l lness for weeks and had consul ted many physicians near bis home and in Chicago. Wil l iam M. Freeman of Crystal Lake, ̂ who was cal led to a t tend the dying man. expressed the opinion thatSoska 's heal th was not as poor as he had be­ l ieved i t was and that he had been the victim of unscrupulous quacks. ALBON F. SPOONER DEAD. AHMJII F. Spooner . who s ince his t spr ing has been a tenant on the Har­ vey Gardinier farm near Nolo, passed away at that p l a c e las t Sunday night , fol lowing an i l lness of short durat ion. His body was taken to Round Lake on Wednesday morning and from there shipped :o Whitewater . NN is . , for bur­ ia l . EAGLE MASQUERADE. 'The McHenry Older of Eagles wil l g ive their annual grand pr ize masquer­ ade on Tlmrsdas. Jan. .M). A l ine l ine of sui table pr izes sv 111 be awarded the winners . 'The Airdome orchestra wil l furnish thv music and esery effor t f u rnis l i an enjos able t ime for a l l . one of the la tes t improved 24-in. e lec­ t r i c at t r i t ion mil ls . 'This out l i t when instal led wil l be second to ncue in this counts . NOTICE. 'This is to not i fy al l concerned that .a l l accounts due us and not paid by ^> r ' | jan. I") , UH.J . wi l l draw "% interest f rom dale of purchase. We must have our money or the u s e of i t . I f I owed you, what would sou want me to do? *\dv NYM, STOI-'KKL. Chicken feed a t M. M. Niesen t>. house was crowded to i ts l imit with re la t ives and fr iends. Floral t r ibutes were many and beaut i ful . A quartet , composed of Mrs. Lulu Sherburne, Mrs. Guy Grander , NV. J . Buchholz and John Walkup. sang, "I Need Thee Every Hour" and "M s Heavenly Home is Bright and Fair ." And never were hymns more appropriate or more feel­ ingly sung. Rev. T. Atkey Brewster , D. D. , pas­ tor of the family, off ic ia ted. His t r i ­ bute of respect was ful l of pathos and marked by a tenderness of u t terance which nio^ed al l hear ts . And yet , every thought had the t r iumphant note of victory. Fol lowing the serv ice a t the hyuse, while the body of Rev. Cross was being taken to Richmond for burial , Dr . Bresvster held a memorial service at the Methodis t Episcopal church and preached from the text : "Behold the Lord of Hosts doth take away from Jerusalem and f rom Judah, the prophet , and the prudent , and the ancient ." Is . : i : l -2 . At Richmond, Rev. Dr. Frank D. Sheets , superintendent of the Jol ie t dis t r ic t , Rock r iver conference, of­ f ic ia ted, ass is ted by the local pastor and the Rev. E. A. Roberts of McHen­ ry the charge where Brother Cross concluded his act ive minis t ry las t October . As a l i fe- long fr iend of the family. Dr. Sheets paid an eloquent t r ibute to the personal qual i t ies and minis ter ia l career of Rev. Cross . He s tmngly emphasized the broad chari ty and Chris t ian courtesy which char­ acter ized him. He sjnjke of h is rect i ­ tude a man who always loved r ight­ eousness because i t was r ight ; a man who fel t h is l i fe to be the plan of God that must be worked out , no matter what the cost : a man of s incer i ty , gen­ uine thru and thru, without decei t . In conclusion, Dr. Sheets s ta ted that " the biggest arfset of every community is a man. Brother Cross was a man indeed, a man who saw good in many things, hut to him the biggest thing on ear th w as the church. If such a l i fe and character do not api>eal to manhood then there is something w rong with the m:Ji to whom such an appeal is made." Those of the immediate family lefr to cher ish the memory of Rev. Wm. A. Cross are: Mrs. Fanny Cross , the bereaved wife , res iding in Crystal Lake: three daughters of Rockfor-d, 111. -Mrs. Alexander Parsons, Miss Nel l ie Cross and Miss Grace Cross; a lso two sons - H. A. Cruss , pr incipal of the Kingston school , and Charles Cross of l lockford. Mr. Cross w as a member of the Rich­ mond lodge A. F. and A. M. and of the M. W. A. The speakers and commit t i s canvassing McHcnrV ' county this week for the p\ i r i>ose of perfect ing township organizat ions held a meet ing at StofTel ' s hal l a t 1 : .*i0o 'c lock on Wed­ nesday af ternoon of th is week. The farmers of th is vicini ty were very svel i represented at the meet ing and the speakers gave McHenry the credi t of the biggest turnout of ans place they had vis i ted up to that t ime. 'This surely speaks svel i for our people and gives our fanners the dis t incKon of being the most wide awake and pro­ gressive in the counts . 'Ki te four speakers introduced here and who ta lked tv) the farmers were M. J . Wright . , G. NY. Conn, A. M. Shel- ton and .1. H. G racy. The speeches were made along the same l ines and when al l svas over we should venture a guess that more than one of the soi l t i l lers looked upon the new project with favor . 'The speakers told of the many differ­ ent ways that the farmers of th is coun­ ts could be benefi t ted thru the proposed organizat ion. Not only would i t be possible to obtain the very best resul ts f rom their soi l , but a market ing and purchasing system would also be estab­ l ished. Right today there are any amount of farmers in the vicini ty of McHenry who are not gei t ing the returns from their land that should be for thcoming, a l l thru the fact that they have not acquainted themselves with the differ­ ent soi ls and for what farm product they are best adapted. A soi l expert would soon remedy this . He would vis i t the farm, tes t the soi l and then te l l Mr. Farmer what to plant and where to plant i t . 'The soi l expert would a t a l l l imes keep in touch with the* different mar­ kets . He would in this manner keep the farmers posted or i market condi­ t ions and advise them when to buy ancT sel l . Vnis would mean the highest market-pr ice a t a l l t imes for thei i products . What is t rue of the market ing of their products is a lso t rue of their buy­ ing. One of the speakers told of how an expert in a neiglTboring counts saved the farmers ol h is county -th.UU per bushel on a cer ta in var ie ty of seed las t spr ing. 'This is only one instance to jHjint out t in 1 advantages of having a soi l expert . Time and . space wil l not a l low us to say more about this project a t thi t ime, but we wil l keep our farmers in touch with same r ight a long. We be­ l ieve a great interest has been inst i l led and we look for an ear ly and perm a nent organizat ion in a l l tosvnships ol the counts . ANOTHER WRESTUNG EXHIBITION THREE GOOD BOUTS HERE ON SATURDAY EVENING. JAN. 18. Now that an interest has been crat­ ed for the sport in McHenry, and yield­ ing to the many urgent requests made upon him for another exhibi t ion, F. O. Gans, t in 1 genial proprietor of the Riverside House, has arranged for another wrest l ing event to be pul led off a t h is place on Saturday evening, January 1H. Mr. Gans, \otwithstanding the fact that the show of las t Saturday night was a t inancial loss to him, has decided to take another chance and on Tuesday of th is week went to Chicago svhere arrangements were made for three of the very best bouts that McHenry counts wil l l iase the pleasure of wit­ nessing this winter . 'The l i rs t bout wil l he between Tug Wilsdn of Chicago, a whirLwind in the l ight weight c lass , and McHenry coun­ ty 's favori te . "Red" O'Brien of NVood- s tock. This match promises to be a ra t t l ing good one. The second match wil l be between Humid Kala I 'asha. the Americanized Turk of Chicago, who on las t Saturday evening exhibi ted with Charley Cutler here , and Eini l Gomaz of South Amer­ ica. Mr. Gomaz also appeared here las t Saturday night JHMI- ' los t to "Mys­ ter ious" Wafl les . Inasmuch as both Kala I 'asha and Gomaz lost here las t Saturday evening and as the two are very evenly matched, Mr. Gans was for tunate indeed in get t ing these tvso men hooked up for the next shosv. Another l>out , which promises to be a corker , wil l be fought out U-tween "Myster ious ' ' Watt les oj South Amer­ ica and the Myster ious Conductor of Chicago. "Msster ious" Watt les is con­ s idered one of the fastest big men in the business and his opponent has long s ince won a reputat ion for himself in ( 'h icago. All of the al tove named w res t lers . who wil l posi t ively appear here 011 Saturday evening. January IS, are top notchers and the fans are assured ol get t ing their inonej s woith on this occasion. UNI VERBALIST CHURCH. Preaching set vices a i the usual hour next Sunday, 11 o 'c lock a . in . Sunday school a t 10 o 'c lock. Everybody cor­ dial ly welcome. Come and hear a good sermon. M. L. Al .DUitxJK, I 'as tor . Central Sun- Adv AS PICKED DP BY PLAINDEALER RE­ PORTERS DURING WEEK. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IN THIS VIL­ LAGE ANO THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY- OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Butter Market. Butter svas declared f i rm at 34 cents on the Elgin board of t rade Monday. Brick ice cream at I 'e tesch 's next Sunday. Adv Xosv is the t ime to use McAll is ter ' s brow 11 cold table 's . Adv Did sou use McAll is ter ' s Velvet Cream on your hands las t n ight? Adv "East Lyuue," that ever popular play, a t the Central . Sunday, Jan. 12. E. M. Mil ler of Chicago has placed an order for a 2-Vft . launch at the local factory. -nj We are enjoying our t i rs t s le ighing of the season. The merry j ingle of the s le igh bel ls sounds good. Dr. F . M. Cel ley, a nephew of MIT. Louisa Law less of th is place, passed ass ay a t his home at Barr ington on Jan. 1. Winter is here in real earnest . Old Mother Earth is cohered with a mantle of svhi te and merchants are f inding a ready sale for overshoes and rubbers . Don' t forget to blanket your horses . McHenry now has a humane society, so i i wi l l be wel l for those who, in the past , have been careless inJfchis man­ ner to heed this warning. Owners of speedy s teeds are already casting their eyes over the ice on Fox r iver . Wouldn ' t be a bi t surpr ised if some of our horses wil l appear again on Fox r iver this winter . The ice harvest ing season opened up in McHenry on Monday of this week w hen both the McHenry brewery and the Borden Milk company began oper­ ations on the mill pond. The ice is about twelve inches thick and of very good qual i ty . I 'o luhni , the myst ic , mind reader and magician, ap |>eared before two appreciat ive audiences a t the Central opera house on Sunday and Monday evenings. He was pronounced one of the best in his l ine of work that has ever appeared here . The program of the movies at the Central for Saturday this week is as follows: "The Angel and the Strand* ed Troupe," a comedy by Edison: "The Foster Child," a Vitograph drama, and "The Sheriff's Prisoner," a western drama by Lubin, making a well bal­ anced program that will please*all. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MINUTES OF REGULAR MONTHLY MEET­ ING OF VILLAGE BOARD. Counci l Room, Jan. 6, 1913. 'The board of t rustees met in regxdar meet ing with President Mil ler presid­ ing. Trustees present Harbian, Cham­ berlin, Fisher, Freund, Nicjtels and Weber. * Minutes of his t meet ing were read and approved. The fol losving bi l l ' s were read and approved by f inance commit tee: J . J . Vvei ta l . sundries • 1.45 Mat SletTes i t Co. , lbron gut ters 134.55 l lerbes Bros.- , lbron ww 8.30 Publ ic Service Co. , l ights 50.00 M. J . Freund 1 , lbron s ts _ 40.2f> John Walsh, pol ice service. fiO.OO John Walsh, supt ww.. 10.00 Ceo. Uothermel , pol ice service. oO.OO McHenry IMaindealer, printing li.'Xt Peter M. Freund, gravel . . . . __ 1 .Y90 M. Engeln & Son, sundries . 2 .20 P. J . Schoewer i t Son, repairs . . 3 .55 H. Kinsala . lbr on s t 3.50 IE E. Pr ice , fgt on oi l . 1.91 Wilbur Lumber Co. , luni «!t coal 124.82 Victor Oil Co. . oi l . 9.73 John Mil ler , president 9.00 K. C. Chamberl l f f ! t rustee 9.00 N. E. Barbian. " 9.00 W. Fisher , " 9.00 J . W. Freund, " 9.00 F. J . Nickels , " 9.00 Math. Weber , " 9.00 H. E. Pr ice , c lerk 25.00 On motion by Freund, seconded by Fisher , the bi l ls were ordereds>paid as per correct ion on l ight bi l l . Motion by Chamberl in , seconded by Barbian, that l ight be placed a t the end of Front s t reet . Motion carr ied. Motion by Freund, seconded by Fisher , to accept opt ion of Standard Oil company for three cans of crude oil at $4.25, guaranteed price against decline, with option of village board to cancel oixler by discretion of follow­ ing boa I 'd . Motion carr ied. On motion by Chamberl in , seconded by Freund, meet ing adjourned. JOHN H. MILLER, President. H. E Pui i 'K, Clerk. "East Lynue ' day, Jan. 12. a t 4he JAMES N9RTON DEAD. James Norton, a young man oi twenr ty-orie years, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Norton of Ingleside, passed aw ay at his home last Friday after aa illness with typhoid fever. His re­ mains were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery at Fox Lake on Monday* C. I. ALLENDORF. GENEKAL AUCTIONEER Live s tock and farm sales a special ty . My motto is, "One price and a square deal to a l l ." Remember the name and cal l phone H07-M-2. C. L. Allen- doif , West Melleory, t toute 1 . UMAdi