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Hebron has fairly gone mad over l*r town basket ball team and the weekly games played in the town hall there have brought out as high as $100 crowds. A cannon and carriage, used in the late war, have been presented to the city of Lake Geneva and same will adorn one of her parks during the coming summer. The work of re-organizing Troop F, first Wisconsin cavalry, at Lake Geneva, Wis., has almost been completed. Only fourteen more men are needed to fill the company. Representatives of a Co-operative Society of America are making attempt to sell 300 shares of stock at Barrington and i£ successful a co-operative store will be opened in that village. k' Edward Howard, proprietor 5f the Mineola hotel at Fox Lake, has just undergone a serious operation at a Chicago hospital and left last week for Miami, Fla., where he will remain until the opening of the summer season, Frank Huber has sent to Washington, D. C., his resignation as postmaster at Antioch. The Antioch postoffice pays but $1,500 and, according to the Wauk^an Sun, Mr. Huber feels that he can do better at his trade, that of painting contractor. His successor has not as yet been announced. „ A farm sale, recently held by E. M. Aylward on his farm near Hebron, brought a total pf $20,566.60. The highest price brought by a grade cow was $265; pure bred bulls brought as high as $300 per head, while $171 was the average price paid for the sixty-five head of cattle sold at the sale. A team of% horses, purchased by M. Freund of Spring Grove, brought $505. Joint Madison of Lake Geneva, Wis., is the inventor of a newv| hearse, upon which he has already obtained patent rights. He will either dispose of the rights or manufacture same himself. The hearse is so arranged that the body in which the coffin is placed is separate from the cab and turns either way on ball bearings, thus doing wway with the necessity of backing up to the curb. The first meeting of the newly elected board of directors of the Palatine, Lake Zurich & Wauconda railroad was held at Wauconda on Wednesday of last week. It was an allday session and steps were taken to secure the $50,000 to further equip the road and thus place same on a paying basis." The annual report for the first year's business shows a net profit, but it is the desire of the officers and board of directors to make a still better showing during 1920. The stockholders have every confidence in the officers of the company and, according to reports from Wauconda, very little trouble is anticipated in the raising of the $50,000 go badly needed at this time. The Triner Scale company, now operating a factory in Chicago, is awaiting the decision of the Commercial club of Lake Geneva, Wis., in anticipation of moving their plant to that city. The company is now giving employment to 150 men and their products are scales for the postoffiee department as well as computing and other small scales for the general market. Mr. Triner, the head of the concern, has been spending his summers at Lake Geneva, Wis., of late and it was in this manner that he began negotiations with the Commercial club for the removal of his factory to the Wisconsin summer resort city. The Commercial club at that place is highly impressed with Mr. Triner's proposition and it looks quite favorable for the landing «f the new industry for that city. Over the signature of Wm. G. Nagle, president of the village board of Fox Lake, the Waukegan Daily Sun last Friday published quite a lengthy letter, giving data as to the receipts and'expenditures of the village of Fox Lake since 1913. It seems that Some critic, evidently a resident of the summer resort village, has found fault with the manner in which the financial affairs of that municipality have been carried on during this time and the letter by the president was to set at rest any and all misunderstandings that may have arisen from the publicity given the village by said critic. Fox Lake, according to Pres. Nagle, has made a vary good showing during the past few years and in answering his critic the president of the village enumerates the improvements made during his administration, both as village clerk and president, and to an outaider it really looks as if there should be very little cause for complaint from anyone residing in that village Draft May Send Them^te IV federal Prison , *. ; W ilTlam. lsfichael and Barley Miller, sons of John Ww Millfer, whose farm is located near Spring Grove, were named in indictments by the federal grand jury in session in Chicago last Saturday. It will be rejmembered that the three young men were arrested last summer oh charges of evasion of the draft and since that time have been out on bail. It will also be remembered that men in the federal employ made several trips to the Miller farm before the boys were finally apprehended, the story at that time having been that the three had built a tunnel from the house to the barn and that they had in this manner been able to make successful escapes when the federal men called to make the arrests. However, they were finally caught off guard and were taken to Chicago by automobile. They were successful in obtaining $7,500 bail and since that time have been at their home at Spring Grove. According to our information their trials will come up before Judge Landis in Chicago some time in the near future and it remains to be seen what the punishment will be. Similar cases that have been brought up before the federal judge weYe given $1,000 fines each and two years' imprisonment at Ft. Leavensworth. Not one of the three registered. INDICT MILLER BOYS Farm Implements John R. Knox, proprietor of the Star garage at this place, who is also the agent for the Fordson tractor and farm machinery, informs us that he has just completed arrangements whereby he will soon put,in a full line of farm machinery. As he is already crowded for room he is at a loss to know just where he will st>rc the various pieces of machinery as they come in, but he isn't going to allow this handicap to interfere with the work of his salesman, Mr. Fleming, who is out after new business each d$y. The arrival of the new machines is expected to begin within the course bf the next week or two, after which deliveries will be made to those who have already placed orders. On account of the large territory that has been allotted the McHenry man it seems next to impossible for Mr. Fleming to cover all of it and for this reason Mr. Knox is now in communication "with an expert now residing in one of the larger cities and whom he hopes to be able to engage. If successful in his endeavor to engage the man in question arrangements will be made for his coming to McHenry within the course of; the next few weeks. Messrs. Knox and Fleming were in Chicago last Friday and Saturday, where they attended a convention of the Eordson tractor and machinery representatives held in a new Ford service building on Indiana avenue. An elaborate banquet was served the visitors in the gold room of the Congress hotel on Friday evening, which was thoroly enjoyed by the agents present. \ Selling Many Fords The sale of Ford cars ip the McHenry territory seems to have taken on new life during the past winter, as we are informed by the local agent, John R. Knox, that he has at this time no less than twenty orders awaiting delivery. These machines are being received just as rapidly as the factory can turn them but to their army of agents and salesmen, but in spite of their very best efforts they are unable to supply the demand, and hence the delay in deliveries. During the past week the local agent has delivered a sedan to Chas. W. Gibbs and runabouts to John P. Weber and Harry Lavine. New shipments are anxiously awaited and it is Mr. Knox's hope that he may be able to fill all orders on hand within a reasonable length of time. Enjoy Visiting Day Last Friday was visiting day for the teachers of *the McHenry public school and taking advantage of the opportunity afforded them all went to Chicago on that morning, where they spent the afternoon visiting the Chicago University, while on the following afternoon the Hull House was also visited. The occasion, so the teachers say, was interesting, instructive and enjoyable. Those who made up the party were: Misses Blanche Pryor, Dora Kenney, Lena Hartman, Mary Bonslett, Eleanor Phaiin, Fannie Granger and Pearl Claxton. • Burns Both Hands Mrs. P. N. Peterson, who resides mi ope of the Hanly farms south of this village, met with a very painful accident one day recently, when she tripped over the door of the kitchen range and fell against the stove. In the fall she received very severe burns on her right hand, which caused the unfortunate woman much pain. Since the accident the injured member has healed rapidly, until she has almost entirely recovered. IS VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA BERNARD TONYAN PASSED AWAY AT JOHNSBURG AMERICAN LEGION MEETING To Be HeW at the Village HaU Friday Evening Born In Germany--His Parent* Came to America'When Subject Was Five Years of Age Bernard Tonya*, fa- many years a resident of McHenry township, and who until five years ago conducted a farm near Ringwood, passed away at his late home at Johnsburg last Thursday, after nine days' illness of flu," followed by pneumonia. A few days after being taken ill the members were advised by the physician in attendance that the patient's condition demanded the very best of care and a nurse was engaged. However, the unfortunate man's age stood against him and in spite of the combined efforts of the physician, nurse and loving childen his system had become too weakened and thus there passed to the other shore a soul which had long since won it? heavenly reward. The subject was one of the old school of Germans who braved the deep seas to come to America, which offered r. home to any man, woman and child who wished to make this grand country their place of abode. Born at Granau, R. B., Munster, Germany, on December 15, 1842, and came to this.county with his parent.'; when only five years of age. After one year's residence in New York City the family moved west and settled near Ringwood, where they made their home continuously up to five years ago, at which time the deceased gave up the farm and general activity to pass his remaining years in leisure, a rest that he had well deserved. He purchased the home in Johnsburg where he passed away and after coming into possession of same he spent considerable money improving same so that he and his good companion might enjoy a few of the real home comforts during their remaining days. He was united in marriage to Katherine Kennebeck at Johnsburg in 1867, Father Finn being pastor there at the time. The union vfras blessed with thirteen children, all of whom, with but two exceptions, John and Caroline, are left with the mother to mourn the death of a kind and Christian father. The living children are: Mrs. John J. Freund, Johnsburg; Mrs. Mike Bowers and Henry of Pistakee Bay; Mrs. Christina Brefeld, West McHenry; Mrs. Peter Blake and • Mrs. Jacob Freund, McHenry; Mrs. Kate Hettermann and Wm. B. Tonyan, Johnsburg; Mrs. Emma Freund, Ben, Jr., and Joseph of Ringwood. There also remain fifty-two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Tonyan, during life, was a firm believer in education and a Christian training and how well he succeeded in his endeavors along these lines will be seen in the family of children, who command the esteem and respect of everyone having the pleasure of their acquaintance. The funeral was held fron* St. John's Catholic church at two o'clock last Sunday afternoon, with Rev. Wm. Weber, the pastor, presiding. The remains were tenderly laid at rest in the cemetery adjoining.. The heartfelt sympathy of the residents of the community goes out to the heartbroken wife and members of the family during this, their sad hour of bereavement. Stars Entertain The members of McHenry chapter, O. E. S., very delightfully entertained a large gathering of members and friends at a public card party at Masonic hall on Tuesday everting of this week. Five hundred and bunco were the games that made the occasion an unusually pleasant one for everyone in attendance and after the customary number of games had been played and the score cards were gathered in itswas found that Mrs. W. D. Wentworth and W. F. Vogt, the genial West Side druggist, were entitled to first honors at five hundred, while Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin and Ray Page were happy to accept the consolations. At bunco Miss Pearl Claxton and Chauncey Stephenson won firsts and Miss Mabel Gorman rnd C. W. Goodell the consolations. Refreshments, as only the members of the committee know how to prepare and serve, were then partaken of and everyone went home rejoicing over the cordiality shown them by the amiable members of the McHenry O. E..- §, A meeting of the McHenry branch of the American Legion will take place at the village hall at. eight o'clock on Friday -evening It this week. The members of the local organization are extending a special invitation to the business and professional men of the village to meet with them on this particular occasion as matters of more than patting interest will come up for discussion, and the Legion feels that they are not quite strong enough to go ahead with certain propositions they have in mind without the co-operation of our business men. Among the most important propositions to be brought up for discussion is the establishment of a community athletic gymnasium and, according to some of the more enthusiastic members, McHenry has an apportunity of having such a place if our people will only show a little of the community spirit and help push the thing along. A building, we are told, has already been selected and the plan is to get a certain number of members who will pay into the treasury annual dues of $5.00 or $10.00 and if sufficient encouragement is received said building will be transformed into one of the best and most complete gyms to be found in McHenry county. For some time past some of our basket ball as well as indoor baseball players have been discussing this very proposition. Failing in their endeavor to secure the McHenry high school gym, they approached the owners of the building they now have in mind, with the result that the latter promised to do everything within their power to bring about the desired results and with this purpose in mind the meeting has been called for Friday night and the boys hope to see the business interests of the village well represented. Many of the smaller municipalities already enjoy just What our young people are now asking for and we believe that if the proposition is put to the public in the proper light results will be obtained. If you are a booster, and we believe every business man in McHenry is, jtou will attend the meeting tomorrow night. McHenry is going ah&d ahd Since the ball has been started to rolling there will be no let up until our people are given every modern convenience and avenue of enjoyment, now , afforded our neighbors, many of whom have been less fortunate in the acquirement of worldly goods. RECEIVES LIFE INSURANCE NO. 38 ANNUAL MEETING ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEIEST the McHenry County Sett hh provement Association AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDBAUB REPORTERS DURING What People Are Doing In This Vfllage and the Immediate TCcinity-* Other Short Paragraphs M. W. A., Thru E. E. Basaett, Pays $3,000 Claim Receives Appointment Rev. Joseph M. Lonergan, w4m» lias seen overseas service in the capacity of chaplain, has just been appointed as pastor of St. Mary's church at Durand, 111. The popular pastor has visited McHenry on numerous occasions during the years that he served the parishes at Dundee, Barrington, Cary, Algonquin and Crystal Lake, and many will reihember the eloquent sermons he delivered at St. Mary's church. His many friends here will be pleased to learn of his appointment and the vtry best wishes will follow him to his new field of spiritual endeavors. On Feb. 21, Postmaster E. K. Bassett of this village, who is also the clerk of the M. W. A. camp here, .forwarded to Mrs. S. S. Chapell, Chicago, a check for $3,000 in payment for a life insurance policy held by the late Sherman S. Chapell, who passed away in Chicago a short time ago. The letter received by the local clerk, along with the check, contained the following information, which, no doubt, will be of interest to Woodmen as well as prospective members: Age at death, 45 years, 6 month and 23 days; duration of membership, 17 years and 8 days; amount of benefit certificate, $3,000; paid into benefit fund, $344.85. Needless to say that the beneficiary is deep in her gratitude for the prompt settlement and the favors extended by the local camp in her behalf. Rents Cootey Farm Chas. W. Gibbs has rented the F. A. Coo ley farm, the Jack Flusky place, near the Clemens schoolhouse, and will work the place the coming season along with the farm that he has conducted during the past few years. Mr. Gibbs is now looking for an assistant, who will be given charge of the told place while he looks after the affairs of the larger farm. No better farmer than Mr. Gibbs has ever called McHenry county his home and we have every confidence in him that he will make good. Being a firm believer in good stock and all of the scientific methods that go to make up the modern farmer, the change will enable him to put to practice a perfect farming system on a much larger scale. Success to you, Chart**. . *• Social Wheel A very pleasant meeting • of the Social Wheel took place at the home of Mrs. W. F. Cowen on Thursday afternoon of last week, Feb. 26. A pleasing feature of the occasion and one that stirred up more than a little merriment was a discourse on a popular topic. A guessing game was also enjoyed. Refreshments TAXES INCREASED $10,000 TILLAGE SPREADS LEVY OF MORE THAN $7,000 Tax Receipts Now Being Made Out-- Books Will Be Opened at West McHenry State Bank Monday Altho the work of making out the receipts for taxes soon due in McHenry township is still unfinished, we are informed that the total tax here will exceed that of. last year by about $10,000. 1 This information was obtained at the store of Jos. W. Freund on Wednesday noon of this week, where the receipts are being made out just as rapidly as three special clerks can take them from the books as forwarded from County Treasurer W. S. McConnell of Woodstock to Carl W. Stenger of the West McHenry State bank, where the McHenry taxes will again be payable this year. The total taxes for the town of McHenry, collectable this spring, amount to $56,803.50; school tax, $17,913.39; road and bridge tax, $13,776.89; town tax, $1,673.32; county tax, $5,011.04; state tax, $8,348.32. The assessed valuation is $208,068.04. The corporation tax is causing more or less speculation among the residents of the village. Can the affairs of the village be carried on with the levy seemed to be a question that is being asked by many. The writer has spoken with a few of our residents who are better posted on the subject and, according to all information that we were aMe to gather, the amount is sufficient providing the board goes a bit easy and cuts down expenses wherever possible. This, we believe, to be the board's very intention tad we feel safe in saying that the tax payers may rest assured that there will be no outlay of money during the coming fiscal year only what is absolutely necessary. In going over the records- on Wednesday we noticed that McHenry township has a number of residents who come under the $500 or more class; several will pay $400; some $300 or more, while the class between $100 and $200 is quite large We also discovered that one of the things needed here is the equalization of taxes. Some are paying too much, while others are not rated high enough, and if this could be, brought about we are sure that there would be very little complaint and then every taxpayer would cheerfully come in for his just proportion. The Plaindealer does not mean to find fault with any public official, as the same condition seems to prevail almost everywhere, and if an amiable solution of the problem could be made taxation would never again be looked upon as a burden as is now the case. Blues Won A basket ball game in which McHenry fans were interested to the extent of a few hundred "berries," was Btaged at Hebron lpst Saturday evening, when the Woodstock Blues, claiming county championship honors, handed the undefeated Hebron team a 25 to 23 trimming. The county seaters, so McHenryites who saw the game declare, just got by and have but one man to thank for the victory and he did not wear a Woodstock uniform. "Boley" M'iller and Frank Justen of this village, who have been playing with the Hebron outfit ever since the beginning of the season, put up their usual strong game, the latter making 19 of Hebron's 23 points. The same two teams will meet again, on the Woodstock floor on Saturday evening, March 13. A special train will carry Hebron and McHenry fans to the scene of battle and already some of our boys are making arrangements for ringside seats. Unless someone is "kidding" there will be one change in Hebron's line-up when the two teams meet again and local fans are again backing Hebron to win. New Prices Unsatisfactory A great deal of dissatisfaction has been expressed by dairymen thruout this entire territory over the price of $2.90 per hundred for March milk. It isn't enough," declared one milk producer when questioned by a reporter for this paper, and on questioning several others it was found that nearly all are of the same opinion. The new price was agreed upon and announced by officials of the Cooperative Marketing company last Saturday. Deliveries are being made at the various plants thruout this section, but it looks to us that, unless more money is offered, some of the dairymen will be disposed to sell their herds and devote their energies along other lines of farming, which they claim will be found more profitable. Creamery Company Meeting The annual meeting of the stockholders of the McHenry Creamery company will be held in Woodman hall Saturday, March 6, for the elecwere 1 tion of officers and to transact other served at the usual time. The next|imj^rtant business. All stockholders mMB eII e• Atl i• •n• fg will bAe with Mrs. JTaaAs . BD . Perry on Thursday, March 18. Easter will soon .be here. Be measured now for that new spring suit at M. J. Walsh's. /•£*!& r. ^ w.~.. • •-* are earnestly requested to attend, as tiie matter of disposing of the property will be brought up. Meeting will be called at 1:30 o'clock. Chas. L. Page, Sec. The annual meeting of the MefTehry County Soil Improvement association will be held at Woodstock on Thursday, March 18. The association now has about 1400 members. Nearly all of the members are also members of the Illinois Agricultural association, the membership of which has now passed the 60,000 mark. Farmers and others interested in agriculture cannot afford to miss this meeting. The association has been fortunate in securing J. R. Howard of Iowa, president of the American Federation of Farm Bureaus, the greatest organization ever formed for the development of agriculture. Mr. Howard is an Iowa farmer and is a man familiar with the needs of the farmer. He has been on nearly all of the committees which have been sent to Washington to look after the interests of agriculture. The Illinois Agricultural association has recently appropriated from its funds $75,000 for the support of a live stock department. They haVe employed as the head of this department one of the best men to be found in the United States to take charge of this department, Prof. Mumford of the University of Illinois. Prof. Mymford has been the head of the animal husbandry department of the uniyersity for many years and is considered one of the best live stock men in the country, being one of the foremost breeders of Duroc- Jersey hogs. The association has been fortunate again as Prof. Mumford has prom ised to ^address the members of the association on the 18th. Attend the annual meeting on March 18, learn what the association has been doing the past year and hear J. R. Howard, president of the Farmers' National association, and Prof. Mumford, now head of the live stock department of the Illinois Agricultural association. Next Sunday at the M. E. Church We're having interesting times at the Sunday school. Let's not forget to be on hand next Sunday at 10:00 a. m. The pastor will speak on the third subject in his series on "The Words and Works of the Son of Man." We get interesting glimpses of the life of Jesus in this study. The subject will be "Behold the Lamb." Come and "enjoy the mdffllfig worship at 11:00 a. m. Remember, the Sunday evening club next Sunday from 5:30 to 8:30 p m. The program will be as follow*: 5:30-6:30--"The Children's Hour." There will be amusements, readings, music, stunts, for all children under 100 years of age. They are admitted "by smile only." 6:30-7:30--"The Social Hour.? Refreshments, music and informal get together. • 7:30-8:30--"The Devotional Hour." Music, lecture and stereopticon slides. Clarence Riggs has been fourteen years in Burma and has done a very excellent work there as a teacher. He will be with us and give a lecture on his work in Burma. Come one! Come all! And enjoy the evening together. Samuel J. Harrison, Pastor. Paint Shop Busy The paint shop at the Star garage is once more one of the real busy places about the village. A large number of jobs have already been turned out, while there is still plenty of work ahead of the two men employed in the department, Messrs. Chas. Rietesel and George Worts, both of whom are experts in their particular lines. Besides doing work for local machine owners, there are also several jobs that have been completed for Chicago men, who have come to realize that McHenry has one of the best equipped automobile shops to be found anywhere. All work goes out with a guarantee, the proprietor informed a Plaindealer scribe on Tuesday afternoon, and should any one job go wrong we always stand ready to make good. Thus far they have been fortunate and, altho the paint is not of the quality of former years, very few complaints have been registered at the place. Making Out Tax Receipts On account of the fact that the tax books were sent to McHenry without the receipts having been made out, the work of collecting taxes for McHenry township will be delayed a few days. Mrs. Jack Walsh, Miss Lenore Freund and Jos. W. Freund have the books at the latter's store, where the three are now busily engaged in making out the receipts, and, according to C. W. Stenger, of the West McHenry State bank, they hope to be ready for collection by Monday. As stated in last week's issue, Mr. Stenger had hoped to be able to open the books on Wednesday of this week, but on account of unforeseen conditions this has been made impossible. Taxpayers will kindly bear this fact in mind and act accordingly. Have that new suit zuade to fit you. Over 500 samples to select from at M.J.Walsh's. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pfanneiistfil are entertaining a bright* baby girt at their home in this village since Wednesday morning. « Frank Ward, ^rho during the past two years or more has been employed at the Star garage, has resigned his position there and is again at work at the Hunter factory. Members of the Altar and Rosary society of St. Patrick's church wfll meet with Mrs. Wm. Bonslett at her home on Waukegan street on Tueeday of next week at 2:30. Attend. Riverview Camp, R. N. A, wffi entertain their charter members on March 9, it being their ninth anavversary. There will be a six o'clock dinner for the members and program and entertainment in the evening. Every member is requested to be present. Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Schmitt last week moved from a farm near Johnsburg to the Owen estate farm in tfctt village, which they have rented for the year. Robert Thompson, who operated the farm during the paat few years, is taking a short rest before again engaging himself. Jos. Schoewer, until recently a Men*:- ber of the firm of Brown A Schoewer,^ who have been conducting a saloon and soft drink parlor in the Peter B. Freund building on the West Side, has secured employment in Chicago and expects to move his family to that city just as soo> as the roads are again opened to traffic. Re-wiring and installation of a new system of electric lights at« improvements that are u^w being installed in the retail ice crea.'r parlor conducted by Chas. Unti in the Barbian block in Centerville. The improvements, when completed, will ui/i greatly to the appearance of the place and will give a brighter as well a* more satisfactory lighting system. Nelson Q. Ensign, who recently purchased the James Revor cottage on the West Side, moved into same the first of the week. . Mrs. Nellie Bacon and children, who have occupied the house since moving here from Wall Lake, la., are now comfortably settled in the Mrs. Bonslett flat in Centerville, where she expects soon to open a restaurant and ice cream parlor. Tile for the new drainage district south of this village is beginning |> arrive and already five carloads have been delivered. The job will take, we are told, fifty carloads of tile ana the contract of hauling same has been awarded to Fred Weinschenker. Harry Romine has the contract tor laying the pipe. The drainage wfll reclaim quite a large number of acres of land which in the past has proven of very little value to A* owners. Leo Kertcher, a first-class tottsorial artist, is now employed at th* Martin B. Schmitt shop on the W«t Side. Mr. Kertcher was at Belvider* before coming to McHenry and informs us that while a resident of that city he was a particular friend of our former townsman, Jacob Ba*e» C. A N. W. telegraph operator, who for many years was employed at the McHenry station. The newcomer haa rented the Mrs. Susan Wegener house on Maple avenue and has already moved his family there. Bfr. Kertcher is well pleased with hiS" n*nr berth and insists that he will main, this village his permanent home. Fred Weinschenker, who has ra»„. cently come into possession of a handsome new Diamond T truck, informs us that he expects to open an auto truck passenger service between , this village and Woodstock just ia soon as the roads are again open to traffic. The truck is equipped with pneumatic tires and thus makes It comfortable riding, and any of the McHenryites employed at the county seat, who wish to travel back and forth from work each day, are kindly asked to consult Mr. Weinschenker, as he is quite desirous of knowing just how much encouragement he may expect in opening this service. A report has been circulating thl village during the past week or moni to the effect that the Mrs. Barbara Schiessle building on the West Side has been sold to a Chicago concern, but, according to very reliable information, we find that the report is utterly without foundation. However, we are told that the Rex people ' of Chicago, manufacturer of overalfc* ' have looked over the property with % ^ view of purchasing same and transforming the structure into a branch factory, but up to this time the deal has not gone thru. McHenry peopl* would be pleased to see the location of such a concern in this village as it would afford a place of employment for many of our young ladies and women, who are now forced to away from home for employment. A weekly payroll of a few thousand dollars would not do the village ' least bit of ham. -:S i- a..'®1 I