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• miwm jr-, - *-££ ;•', -i v-r .' „,/• ' ^ "•sTMStT^r/j ;r?^\'v^ *fcA ';- s?^%f*K * 4v* "V * - .£* t-vK v- -S*-V- .,. \&>**?-^sr-1a r *'«* h . 7 : - r c > , , * % f p * - 1 T ^ ' k * ^ Mr>v5 *•* ***-* -* ^ *~ -a*^ ^r> ^ - ;-^|i i>>^.' I'm ,48 .:* ;, , . •'£"£!&&• tr '- %$£$;*, i' V ^~Jy-£h ;"&P,; t.'." •$ ^ » VOLIJMK X'LVI £. * -.<- MoHBNRV. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2* 1920 NO, is •MiN. WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN OUK BUSY VILLAGE SL4 W>WiS.'" • - W*(: . -•'?• ^•fi> ' .j * .-, fkA' Y '• Ai Smr liy 1'laindealer Reportera and Banded lute Out Qflke by CVui .»>/ IricMb * . . . • : v • . . . Miss Anna Frisby was * Chicago visitor last Saturday. : • • , " Mrs. Everett Hurtter was a Chicago visitor last, Saturday. ( Mrs. Mollie GiVens was the guest of Elgin relatives Sunday. ', Mrs. C. W. Goodell spent Saturday laStin the metropolitan city. TJheo. Kahler of Tulsa, Okla., was a recent guest of relatives here. Math. GJossen spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday with relatives in Chicago." Mr. and Utrs. P. J. Doherty spent last Thursday with relatives in Chicago. Miss Etta Rosenberger is spending several week with relatives in Chicago. Byron Basinger spent the latter part of last week at his home at Blufton, . Ohio. Mr. and Mas. J. C. Holly were guests of relatives at Lake Geneva last Thursday. Miss Mattel Peterson spent her Thanksgiving vacation at her home in Maywood. Miss Laura Karls spent the week end as the guest of relatives in die metropolitan city. Mrs. John F. Miller, daughter, Alice, and son, Theodore, spent the week end with Chicago friends. Miss Dora C. Kenney passed the lattfr part of last week with her parems in Milwaukee, Wis. Miss Anna Wolff of Chicago spent last Thursday in the home of her mother, Mrs. A. Wolff. Mrs. Rollin Babcock and, Mr. and Mrs.*Ralph Wells of Elgin were guests of McHenry friends Sunday. Mr. and Mis. Alvin Peterson and children motored to Elgin Sunday and were guestd of relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Simon and little daughter of Chicago spent last Thursday with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth and daughter, Varina, spent Thanksgiving with relatives at Lake Geneva. Miss Irene Conway of Elgin was the giltst of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Conway, over the week end. Mrs. Emma McGinnis and daughter, Josephine, of Elgin passed the latter part of last week with relatives here. Miss Vera Bolger of Woodstock was a Sunday guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Knox, south of town. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McArthur and daughter, Ruth, of Elgin spent last Thursday in the home of. Mrs. A. Wolff. Miss Edythe Pelesch of Chicago was a guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Petesch, Thanksgiving. ' Mrs. R. T. Wray and daughter, Rita Dhu, of Elgin passed the latter part of last week as the guests of relatives here. ' Misses Mary Gannon and Ethel Calliaan of Woodstock were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Carey. • Miss Mary Walsh of Chicago was a guest in the home of W parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh, the latter , part of last week. , Bd. L. Hayes of Aberdeen, S. D., passed the latter part of last and the itfst of this week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Whiting. Mr. ~fmd Mrs. Harry Kist and Misses Sttma and Helen Pint of Chicago visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pint, here Saturday evening. Misses Rosemary Nye and Gfcne- Vfeve Carey of Notre Dame, Ind., •pent their Thanksgiving vacation in the homes of their parents here. George Phalin and Harold Haynes of Notre Dame, Ind., spent the latter part of last week with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Phalin. ; * Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Larned and son, Prank, and Miss Lorraine McFarland of Chicago spent the week end in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Phalin. Misses Esther Stoffel and Ruth Dan- *|ir of Chicago spent Thanksgiving ' A/ as guests ii\ the home of the for mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Jltoffel. • ,!Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kent and little daughter of Chicago were Thanksgiv ing day guests in the home of Mrs. Kent's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Freund. r * Edward Bonslett, who is attending . *<_ lite universfty at Madison, Wis., spent the Thanksgiving vacation in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm . JJonslett. Mrs. John Carr and sons of West 4&icago were guests in the home of Mr. »»ul Mrs. W. J. Donavin the latter part of last week. Mr. Carr was here for a Sunday visit in the Donavin ipme. - ' Mr. and Mrs. J; Vaaey aBtartained l*r- an<* Mrs- 0. Bliss and daugh % * ters of Pittsburg, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Weiss and children of Chi cago at a Thanksgiving dinner at their home at the corner of Pearl and £reea streets last Tkursdsfk !0' * .. .4* - k ; oV • r*r 3 : ft# - V/ PHOTOGRAPHER SELLS OUT 1L Q. ijBobb of Monroe, Wia^ 'J-" Out Local Busineoa * , gi ft was with a feeling of sincere jregret that our people this week received the news of the sale of the local photo studio, which means that McHenry is to lose one of her best citizens and most successful business men. A deal was consummated last Week whereby Frank Schnabel, the local photographer, sold his place of business to H. C. Bobb of Monroe, Wis. Simultaneously with the sale of the business also came the sale of the home in which the studio is located, the purchaser taking over the business and home yesterday, Dec. 1. His household effects and family are expected to arrive in McHenry the latter part of this or the first of next week. It was over two months ago that negotiations for the sale were first opened and for a while it looked as if the deal had fallen thru. Last week, however, Mr. Bob made another visit to McHenry and before returning to his Wisconsin home an agreement had been reached between him and Mr. Schnabel as well as Mr. Covalt, who was acting for Gv A. Himler, owner of the building. Mr. Schnabel came to McHenry ten years ago last April, at which time he bought out J. J. Hille, who established the McHenry business. Since coming to McHenry Mr. Schnabel has built up one of the most substantial business enterprises of the kind to be found in any of the smaller communities and his work has come to be recognised as fine as an? to be found anywhere. At this time he is not only doing work for McHenry and*the immediate locality, but also for fourteen different communities adjacent to this village. Among the towns and communities into which his work has found its way are Crystal Lake, Terra Cotta, Ringwood, Solon Mills, Spring Grove, Richmond, Genoa Junction, Wis., Volo, Wauconda, Lake Villa, Round Lake, Grayslake, Johnsburg, Area and even Woodstock. In taking over the local studio Mr. Bobb steps into a well established and growing business and judging from reports which come from his former place of residence he is capable in every way of carrying on the business in the same efficient and painstaking manner as characterised the Jocal career of his predecessor. As Mr. Schnabel has considerable unfinished work, he will probably remain in McHenry for two or three weeks at least. After this he contemplates a trip to New York city, where he will visit a bi other whom he has not seen in twenty years. Outside of his trip to the east, Mr. Schnabel hasn't mile any plans for the future, but it's a safe guess that he will not remain in idleness long, as our esteemed friend is anything but that type of a man. < McHenry is sorry to lose him, but his many friends wish him success and at the same time extend a hearty welcome to his successor and family. LATER: Since the above has been put into type Mr. Schnabel called at this office and asked us to say for him that he will remain with Mr. Bobb and take care of all Christmas orders. WEEKLY EXCMHCE ITERS AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS ' OF OUR EXCHANGRS Si* s- : m SPK.7'-. '• i*r:Y |r; k w* tl.- McHenry Young Lady Married The news of the marriage of Miss Myrtle Huck, daughter of John Huck, the Elm street grocer, to Lester A. Jencks of Elgin came as a most pleasant surprise to her many young friends here last week. The ceremony took place at St Jerome's Catholic church at Rogers Park on Wedneaday afternoon of last week with a reception at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. George Schrivner. The couple are now enjoying a few weeks' trip thru the southern part of the state, after which they will take up their home with the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Jencks, 326 Standish street, Elgin. McHenry friends ex tend ^congratulations. II u l: Otis Sattem Dea4 Otis Sattem, oldest son of Vtf. Sftfl Mrs. Gotlieb Sattem of this village, passed away at his late home at Brookfield, HI., on Tuesday of last week following an attack of appendicitis. He was about thirty-three years of age and leaves a wife and three small children, the youngest having been born. only Sunday prior to Mr. Sattem's death. The funeral took place from his late home last Saturday with interment in the Brookfield cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Gotlieb Sattem of this village were in attendance as were Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Sattem and Miss Gertrude Sattem of Springfield and Mr. and Mrs. William Sattem of Wauconda. First Universalis* Church Nest Sunday morning Mr. Grimes will give the closing sermon of the series on "The Place of Jesus in Religion," reviewing briefly the entire series. The specific topic for this last sermon is "Jesus and Modern Religion." It is hoped that everyone at all interested in the series will hear this concluding message. Sunday school at 10:00 o'clock and preaching service *at 11:00. PUinriaaltrfor mp,: Miscellaneous Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For Buoy People Two huge snow plows will keep the highways of Kane county from obstructing snow drifts this winter. They were purchased by the county board of supervisors. According to dope as handed QUt la political circles, Representative Edward D. Shurtleff of Marengo, whose term soon expires, is slated as a mem- . ber of the state public utilities com-' • mission. ^ j» Marie's place at Fourth Lake, Lake * county, has been getting more thaaj* its share of publicity during the past * several months. According to L&l^e' * county papers, the place i« anything'* but desirable. ^ * * One of, the largest dairy barns in the • county has just been completed on the' * Thomas Miles farm in Greenwood' * township. The structure is 80x34 feet.' * Peter J. Freund & Son of Woodstock * ; were the builders. I * Miss Elsie Marshall, oldest daugh- * ter of Mrs. Margaret Gracy of Crystal "*' Lake, passed away at the family home' * in that city last Thursday, following * a long illness. The family is wtfll > known thruout this entire section. J • Rapid progress is being made in the * construction of a new milk plant be- * ing erected at Pecatonica, 111., by the' * Milk Producers' Co-operative Marked-'« ing company. If present plans mater-' • ialize the work should be completed * early in March. j * A golden eagle, measuring six feet * six inches across with the wings out-' • stretched, was recently shot by Harry '* Allen, who resides in the vicinity of • Woodstock. The bird is now being • mounted by Paul E. Bertram, Crys-' • tal Lake's taxidermist. !• The Lake county board of super- • visors is already in receipt of several • applications for the position Af super-1 * intendent of the Lake county poor * farm at Libertyville, a position made * vacant last week by the death of the | * former superintendent, Schuyler AppTey. Miss Lillian Tucker, a seventeenyear- old Highland Park high school girl, was awarded $7,660 damage in the Lake county circuit court last week for the loss of a limb in an accident whereby a machine in which she was riding was struck by a C. ft N. W. train. Shrouded in his priestly robes, the remains of the late Rev. John J. Mc- Cann were laid at rest in Mount Hope cemetery at Elgin last Wednesday. The funeral services were held at Sheehan's chapel and prayers were read by Rev. H. J. Hauser, pastor of St Joseph's Catholic church. At an auction sale held near Richmond one day last week, Geo. Vogel, the iauctioneer started the bid on a team of horses with $12.60 and as the bid was not raised the team was wished onto him. It was an-old team and it seems that no one at the sale cared to feed them during the winter. Daniel Hereley, senior member of D. Hereley & Sons of Harvard, passed away at his home in that city Monday as the result of injuries received about a week ago, when he was struck by a C. ft N. W. passenger train while crossing the railroad tracks in that city. It is thought that he would have recovered from his injuries had pneumonia not developed. The case of Mrs. Sarah Longabaugh of Grayslake against the C. M. ft St. Paul Railway company, in which damages were asked for injuries received when the former was hurled from the steps of a passenger coach when the train started off with a jerk, was settled out of court last Friday. The plaintiff, it is understood, received $1,200. At a special election held at Crystal Lake last Saturday for the naming of a president and members of the newly organized Orystal Lake cons<Jlidated school district the following men were successful: W. J. Kittle, president; James Kiddie, Ben Raue, A. H. Hale, Lynn Richards, Fred Peterson and W. A. Goodwin, members. The district is made up of Crystal Lake and two adjacent rural districts. The way was -paved last Saturday for the return to Waukegan of Fred #:/V' fltep and TMnk Many of the McHenry business men have received their letter *6f appeal from the Fox River Valley ""Deep Waterway association and it is the sincere hope of the officers and members of this association that the letter and appeal will be given the attention desired. Anyone who may have his doubts as to the benefits derived from the Fox river dam need only to take a walk down to our river and investigate for himself. As stated in these columns a few weeks ago, the flash boards have been taken down at the dam, allowing the water in our river and the upper lakes to reach a normal level. With our river in ttfis condition how many people do you suppose could be induced to invest in river property and build homes thereon? How many of our present summer guests do you suppose could be induced to remain here under such conditions? Where would McHenry be today were it not for our beautiful stream and especially the dam ? Do we really appreciate our greatest and most valuable asset? Did you ever stop and figure out the thousands of dollars that are left in our village annually just because of the fact that nature has been so generous? Did you, Mr. Business Man, ever stop and figure out how much business you would do annually if it were not for our river? All the committee asks is that you give the matter your fair and impartial consideration and they are sure that the money needed will be raised, our dam repaired, back indebtedness wiped out and everything put in readiness for next season, which, with the water at a proper level, is sure to bring even more people to our midst than were entertained during the season of 1920. All it takes is just a bit of co-operation and the desired results are ours. NOW WILL YOU NOT HELP THE GOOD CAUSE ALONG? WILL SBLL FUR COATS R. S. Howard. Local Fur Buyer, Will Have Coots Made Up STATTRSCFLURCI BAZAAR OPENS NEXT SUNDAY THREE DAYS FOR A FINE MILK PRODUCER Math. BlaJn* Owns Holatein Which Produced 1,883 Pounds In October Will Be Held In Parish Hall Dec. 5, 7 and 9--Donations Coming Fast^- Big Time Expected Working under the directum of Rev. Edward Berthold, the committee appointed to see the coming bazaar at St. Mary's church to a successful conclusion is working along most harmoniously. The big event will take place in St Mary's hall, in the basement of the church edifice, on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, Dec. 5, 7 and 9. The big hall is already in the course of preparation and by Sunday afternoon same will present a scene never before witnessed In McHenry. The various booths', which are being appropriately arranged, will be laden with hundreds of articles that are sure to attract the eyes of those who will be passing thru wonderland during the big days. Nothing is to be left undone that will add to the attractiveness of the place as well as furnishing a good time for those who attend. The men, young men, women and young ladies and even the children have signified their willingness to take an active part in this year's bazaar and with such a spirit prevalent nothing but success is sure to follow. The committee in charge of the gala event reports that donations are coming in well and thus encouraged thru the generosity of the good people of the community the members are therefore spurned to greater aotion than has exhibited itself at a like'evept in McHenry in year§. . A kaffee klatch and games will take place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and, not forgetting the little folks, Wednesday afternoon has especially been set aside for their 'enjoyment Preparations are being made to en tertain big crowds on each evening of the bazaar and the members of St. Mary's parish wish in this manner to extend to the public an invitation to be their guests on these three days. TARGET SHOOT SUNDAY A grade Rolstein, owned by Math. Blake, a McHenry township farmer, comes in on the honor list of highest producing cows just compiled for the month of October by the dairy extension service of the University of Illinois. The cow in question produced 1,883 pounds of milk and 75.30 pounds of butter fat during that month and thus ranks among the ten highest .producing cows for that month. Mr. Blake is a member of association No. 1, Mc- Jiois? Will Re,£cjd at Baseball Patk la This Vilisge For some years past R. S. Howard, the local fur buyer, has been considering the idea of having his pelts made up into coats and he informs us this week that he has just about arrived at a conclusion to see his dreams brought to a reality and with this end in mind he will soon start out to buy enough fur with which to make up several ladies' coats, which he hopes to have ready in plenty of time for next year's market Mr. Howard is thoroly conversant with the fur buying end of the business and this knowledge together with his experience with big fur dealers in Chicago will fit him well to undertake such a proposition and we cannot see why he should not come out on top. In an interview with Mr. Howard the first of the week we were told that in his position he will be able to buy the raw pelts just as cheaply as anyone. He will cure and treat them himself and thence send them to the New York market for the final process before having them made up in coats. H»e making up of the garments will be left to Chicago furriers. The completed garments will then be placed on Bale by Mr. Howard, who guarantees a price considerably below those as quoted by the larger retail establishments in Chicago and other larger cities. It will bo a new Venture for the McHenry man, but he feel so confident of its success that he expressed sorrow at not bringing his idea to a reality long before. ___r Attenti-- of All Ex-Soldiers. Who served in the war with Spain at home or abroad, or those who saw service in the Philippine insurrection or the China relief * expedition and their widows. The late congress ... .passed laws of the utmost interest to Ames, who ten yeprs ago, while filling gol(J.ers and if ^ey ^ send the office of county treasurer of Lake I name and address to Walter S. Bu- For the first time in quite a few years a blue rock shoot is scheduled to take place in this village, the event being advertised fot next Sunday, De^ 5, at the baseball park in this village. McHenry has quite a number of followers of this sport and the announcement of the coming event will, no doubt, be 'received with a feeling of pleasure by those who, in days gone by, have made some good records at the traps. There will be two classes next Sunday, the amateur and professional, and cash prizes will be awarded the winners. %The management has already been assured of the appearance of the GraKam brothers of Long Lake, who are considered among the best shots in the country, and with them will undoubtedly come a number of other experts, thus making the professional entry one that should attract a large crowd. • In the amateur class there will be plenty of entries, as this community has quite a few lovers of the sport, who are sure to enter. The big event will start at 10:00 in the morning and will continue all day. Shells will be on sale on the grounds and everything will be set for an enjoyable time for those who like this kind of sport You May Win Ford To correct a false impression, Mc- Gee ft Conway, local clothiers, have asked us to say for them that every holder of a coupon has a chance of winning that Ford touring car which is to be given away by them four weeks from tomorrow night, Dec. 31. Some has gained the impression that the holder of the largest number of ^•oupons would be declared the winner, faut this will not be the case, as the iholder of the lucky number is to be decided in a manner which is common in such drawings. Thus let it be understood, that the holder of a coupon representing a single 25c purchase has an equal chance with the fellow holding many times that number of pasteboards. Henry county. C. A. Wingate, who is also is ber of the same association aiti) whose farm is located south of this village in Nunda township, also owns a grade Hoi stein which came in for high honors during that particular month, her record for the month being 1,520 pounds of milk and 76. pounds of butter fat Frank Cook of association No. 2, McHenry county, has a grade Holstein which produced 1,680 pounds of milk and 77.28 pounds of butter fat during that month. According to Floyd R. Davenport, tester of association No. 1, which takes in this locality, thirty-four cows in the association produced better than forty pounds of butter fat during the month. Three of them averaged over seventy pounds of butter fat each. The highest producing cow was fed thirty pounds of corn silage and one pound of grain per day for every pound of milk she produced. She was also allowed t# run on pasture. IRCXS OR LOCAL MUKR AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDRAUHI REPORTERS DURING WHffc. What People Are Doing In This Ullage sad the Imraediste Vicinity-- Other Short Psragrapha Buy your wife a washing nadhfaM for Christmas at Vycital's. ? Eggs are up; feed is down. Trf Red Comb. Wilburs have it. : Red Comb scratch feed for your, chickens. Get it at Wilbur's. Plowing on the first day of Decesiber. How's that for northern Uli- . MEMBERSHIP DRIVE ON t?6me Bureau Expects to Add "Many Members This Week The Home Bureau membership drive in McHenry eoAity is now on. The work of securing new members for the McHenry county unit began on Wednesday of this week and the big drive Will come to a close tomorrow. Any woman wishing to become a member will aid the workers very materially by sending her name and membership fee of |3.00 either to her township chairman or Mrs. Fred B. McConnell, Woodstock, or directly to the Home Bureau office at the county seat An enthusiastic meeting of the township chairmen and some school district workers was held in the Home Bureau office at Woodstock on Monday afternoon with Mrs. Fred B. McConnell, county chairman, presiding. Miss Feme Harris of the state university was also present at the meeting and outlined the plans for the drive. The workers present gained much information as to the broadness of the Home Bureau work an<| benefitted in the exchange of* ideas. Miss Harris will remain in McHenry county and assist the lesders in the drive. < A report of the success of the various workers will be forwarded by the township chairmen to the Home Bureau office each night and the success of the present drive depends entirely upon the workers as well as each Home Bureau member. NEW MILK PRICE 12.60 county, skipped out when auditors: chanan> Nationai Aidde-Camp, Army found a shortage in his office of about j &nd Nayy Union, Route 2, Louisa, Va., $27,000. Four indictments that have L ^ g]&d advise fully been hanging over the former troas-! ag ^ their rights under the new law. urer were dismissed on . that day an^ j prompt action will mean the possible his bondsmen as well as close friends: savjng 0f money, as the pension comare sure that he will now show up. J mences from the filing of the claim. The bondsmen are out exactly $750 j ^jr gUchanan wishes to - assist his each and they fed that if given a j comrades jn every possible manner, chance the former official will go to • ^rite him and enclose stamp for work afld reimburse all of them. His I j^piy .whereabouts since his sudden leaving , i' ten years ago have never beei^known, I Breaks Baae In Lett Ha»d( ^ altho the supposition among some Frank Masquelet, an employe at the over in Waukegan is that he is now!Star garage in this village, has been located not many miles from that nursing his left hand during the past city. His wife, who has been era- ^ week or more as the result of a spill ployed by a large business house in he took with a flivver on the road be- Chicago since her husband's disap-1 twi pearance, passed away about a year,in Struck Freight Train George Justen, driving a J?ord truck, struck a freight car at a crossing st Fox Lake one night last week, but fortunately no one was hurt With him in the car at the time of the accident were two or three friends. It seems that a freight crew was doing some switching at the point and George failed to see the car in time -$to avoid being struck. The train was imoving very slowly at the time, which probably accounts for the fact that no one was hurt The front end of the truck was considerably damaged. • Johnsburg. hand was Poultry W We buy poultry, dressed or alive, and pay highest market prices. .Will be in McHenry Dec. 8 and 9. Call phone 119-R-l, McHenry. Prieo Is 4& Cents Lower Than 'Tltff of Y^Previou^Mosfr As* a result of an agreetfieint fee tween the dealers and officials of the Milk Producers' Co-operative Marketing company on Tuesday of this week, the dairymen thruout this district will receive $2.60 per hundred pounds for their December delivery of milk, a drop of 45 cents under the price paid for November milk. f The December scale was not decided upon until Tuesday afternoon following a long conference between dealers and the purchasing committee, of the marketing company, the latter holding out for a $3.00 rate, but the dealers refused to sign contracts at that price. The drop brings the pries down to almost the pre-war level. In this immediate locality the dairymen appear anything but satisfied with the new price, altho they must be content for a month at least Get your share of the extraordinary bargains offered at Erickson's store during the big three day sale. Make it an electrical Christinas by selecting your gifts at Harry's electric shop, Justen block, McHenry. A jew dairy barn is under tie course of construction on the Ha^ty farm, which has been rented by Sa|s mond Powers. McHenry was very well represented at dances held at Crystal Lake and Richmond on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of last week. The cement road between Volo aad Waukegan, all of which with the exception of about a two mile stretch is now completed, has been thrown open to travel. A baby boy arrived at 4m hono of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith on Pearf street last Saturday, which is responsible for the broad smile now worn our Green street merchant A number of our local followers of the sport attended the Beloit-Elgin foot ball game at Elgin last Sunday afternoon, wherein the home team was returned the victors 7 to 0. With another ice harvesting leans' near at hand, the Borden ice company, finds its local houses still far from empty and the chances are that there will still be considerable ice left in the houses by the time the annual harvest starts again. Several of the business houses about town have already decked their windows in Yuletide attire. Some of the windows are the prettiest ever seen in McHenry. Old Santa is very mudl in evidence and the young |mu|j||fii hearts are Once more happy. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Althoff toe rejoicing over the arrival of a baby girl at their home on the West Side last Saturday. Uncle Sam will have to be just a bit patient with Mr. Atthoff for a few days as the new responsibilities go ahead of everything. The usual happy throng of youftf folks were in attendance at' the soetytl dance as sponsored by the local pokt of the American Legion at their hall on the West Side last Saturday night McAndrews' orchestra furnished the music and everyone present had a ftae time. F. O. Gens, accompanied by a few McHenry friends, attended a banqpet at the LaSalle hotel in Chicago last evening. The affair was giveu by an insurance company which Mr. Gafts will represent locally. We hope to givo our readers further details aifct week. * . From recent accounts as published in our metropolitan papers, our new governor elect, Len Small, is out to give the state those highways we hare been expecting for so many yean. Maybe old McHenry county will get a few miles of state road during Ike coming year and if we don't we wfll surely have a holler coming. C. E. Mead, who during the several months has occupied the over the M. M. Niesen grocery stOR, last week moved his family to the A. M. Schiller farm near MeCoil urn's lake. The flat thus vacated is now housing the family of George E. Steilen, who moved into same frees the flat in the Heimer Mock just across the aMey. The annual church fair, which caase to 0 close at parish hall, Johnsburg, last Thursday evening, proved a moot gratifying success, the total gross receipts for the three days being something like $1,800. Rev. Wm. Weber, pastor of St. John's church, for whiih the fair was held, hopes to have a report ready so that he may publish same from the pulpit next Sunday. The Plaindealer also hopes to be able to give a full report in our next issue. The newly elected county officers will bo formally seated next Monday, Dec. 6. Among the retiring officers Circuit Clerk Theo. Hamer bears tte w Second Number Was Pleasing The,second number ot the McHenry business men's winter series of entertainments took place at the Empire theatre last Friday evening, President James A. Burns, who is known distinction of being the oldest in point on the lecture platform as "Burns of years of service, he having served the Mountains." The speaker gave j McHenry county as clerk of the tircuit his listeners a very interesting talk j eom-t for a period of sixteen conseapon the mountain life of Kentucky and j tjve years. He will bo succeeded hgr those who were present were heard to Charles F. Hayes, who is already express themselves as well pleased acquainting himself with the duties of ? with the second entertainment as pro- he is to fill. vided thru the combined efforts of sev- i^bert Hawley, proprietor of the eral of McHenry's most enterprising gjm street vulcanizing and tire shop, ^ business and professional men. < ^ to Sherman hospital in 13- Postpone H«***r gin, where he underwent quite a sen- On account of conflicting dates the jous operation on Monday of this week. Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. j Reports from Elgin are to the effort church has decided to postpone the | that another operation will be necesdate for the holding of their chicken: sary before he will bo able to leave pie supper and bazaar from Thursday . the institution. His McHeary fHedn afternoon and evening, Dec. 9, to hope that the operations SSay be 9»e- Wednesday, Dec. ,15, full particulars in next week's .issue of Plaindealer. cessful and that he WW soon be to return to lib