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* .v ^:j<t*/*«**' ^r^?-|*5ia ;$ - ,!" -? V. - *- •• &±J- v*T*fe*fi sy~^«: -'\3 ^ - •; FV » ' r:Ai;v::# '# 4 - |. - ii* .v :.• VOLUMR XLVI lfoHKNRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. MARCH? 17. 1021 WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS AS TAKKM FROM THE COLUMNS OK Ot!It EXCHANGES LAST DAYS OF TAX FILING Kepi Tax Expert Extremely Busy la Hds Village Elfifffl AfflUAL MEETUIG OF COUNTY SOIL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Miacellaneoua Amort men t of News Iteaia In < andenaed F^ra Fur Busy People Eight pupils of the Tmmanuel Lutheran church at Crystal Lake will be confirmed ne^ct Sunday. The goldfish ponds, now under construction at Cary, will, when completed, be the largest of the kind in the United States. Christ Episcopal church at Harvard, which was partially destroyed by fire a few weeks ago, is again ready for the occupancy of its congregation. Lester C. Nogle is now the president of the Woodstock Commercial and Community club, having been elected to that position at the annual meeting of the organization held last week. The Richmond post office last week witnessed its first shipment of a dog via parcel post. The animal was a three weeks old Scotch Collie and reached its destination in Chicago all O. K. Forty-three women patients at the Elgin state hospital were transferred to the state institution at Watertown last Friday evening. Overcrowded conditions in" responsible for the change. Woodstock has two cases of scarlet fever and the city health physician has issued an order requiring a pupil absent from school more than one day to present a doctor's certificate at his return to school. In order to provide work for all of its employes the Waukegan wire mill is now operating on shifts, half of the force putting in the first three days of the week, while the other half works the last three days. The treasurer's report at the last regular meeting of the village board of Hebron showed a balance on hand of $2208.10. That's more than most of the municipalities of the county are able to show at this time. Harvard feels that it is now entirely rid of rats and has made a full settlement with E. J. Seaver, the rat exterminator of Beloit, whose recent activities in that city have caused the death of no less than 35,000 of the rodents. About $150 was cleared at a dance recently given at the Palace theatre at Wauconda for the benefit of their railroad. The money is to be used in repairing their railroad coach and the purchasing of a new headlight for the engine. Troop F, 1st Wisconsin cavalry, made up of Lake Geneva young men have finally received their horses, thirty-two in number. They are all bay geldings from five to six years old and their average weight is about 1,000 pounds. Approximately 1,500 men, women and children were vaccinate^ at Lake Geneva, Wis., last week as the result of a smallpox epidemic there. The cases are all of mild form and from late reports it looks as if the spread of the much dreaded disease has been checked. The Stewart-Warner corporation, which recently purchased the Van Sicklen company, manufacturers of speedometers, has just made public an announcement of its intention to manufacture an eight day clock. The clocks will be manufactured at the plant of the Elgin National Watch factory and, according to present plans, they will be turned oat at the rate of 300 a day. « According to a compilation of figures by the Waukegan Daily Sun, the boose raids as conducted in Lake county by State's Attorney A. V. Smith since December 1 have cost, ^ _ . . that county up to d.t. . toUl ol».ndulp™tt. Confession. »r. be ng ,5,650.98, while the lines and court | Tuesday was the last day for filing income tax schedules and as a result of this income tax experts in the village were kept very busy over the week end. Peter M. Jus ten, income tax expert employed by the Fox River Valley State bank a$ well as the Ringwood State bank, has been kept quite busy during the past few weeks and a# the result of his employment by these two banking institutions upwards of 300 income tax filers were accommodated, and we have yet to receive one complaint from any one who consulted him. That those subject to an income tax this year appeared more persistent in getting their schedules filled out is seen in the fact that several instances have been recorded by Mr. Justen where a man drove several miles'into McHenry and remained here for several hours and then was obliged to return home without an opportunity to consult the local income tax expert. The same man would again make the trip to town the following day. While this appeared to be the attitude of the greater majority of the people of this community, there were also a few who felt just a trifle indifferent about the matter and allowed the whole matter to go by unattended until the last.day or two, and it is the opinion of some that delinquency cases will bo found later on. The officials of both the Fox River Valley State bank of this village as well as the Ringwood State bank are very well satisfied with the services that have been rendered by Mr. Justen and we are confident that the general public appreciated the service as provided by the two banking houses. Here From Pmetown N. C. F. A. Cooley, former proprietor of the McHenry feed mill, now owned by the McHenry County Farmers' Cooperative association, is here this week looking after local- interests. Mr. Cooley is interested in the drainage and development of approximately 47,000 acres of land at Pinetown, N. C., and when interviewed by a Plaindealer reporter on Tuesday of this week he appeared just as enthusiastic over the future prospects of the south as he was before he left McHenry last fall, Mr. Cooley and his son, Floyd, have passed the winter in the south and considerable work in the way of dredging has already been done. Three large dredges are already on the job and the J. & W. company, which is financing the project, hopes to have at least three more of these machines on the job during the coming year Quite a number of McHenry county people are interested in the company and we have yet to meet any one of them who isnt just as enthusiastic over the future possibilities of the southern land as is our old friend and townsman, Mr. Cooley. St. Mary's Church Notes Rev. Edw. Berthold and Rev. Charles Nix of Virgil, 111., will exchange pulpits next Sunday, Rev. Berthold going to Virgil, while Father Nix will come to McHenry. Next Sunday, Palm Sunday, at the late mass, during which palms will be blessed and passed among the congregation, the services will begin fifteen minutes earlier than usual, at 10:00 o'clock. The Christian Mothers' society of St. Mary's church will receive communion in a body Friday morning. A Franciscan father of Chicago will be present and, besides giving a special sermon, will also bless the new stations of the cross with the Franciscan McHenry County Was the ThM In State to Organise Such an Association-- Prof. C. Larson to Speak The eighth annual meeting of the McHenry County Soil Improvement association will be held at the court house in Woodstock at 10:00 a. m. on Thursday of next week, March 24. McHenry county was the third county in the state to organize a county association and among the first twenty in the United States. During the past eight years a great many changes have taken place in the agriculture of McHenry county and of the entire state. Organization of the agricultural forces have had a marked influence upon the developments which have taken place. The organization in McHenry county, which is a unit in the state and national associations, has had a very important part in the development work. McHenry county now has a Farm Bureau and several subsidiary associations, i. e.: 1. The Federal Farm Loan association. 2. The Cow Testing association. 3. Six (6) Livestock Shipping associations. 4. A Farmers' Co-operative association. The work of the county association, the state association, the national association, the subsidiary association and the relationship which exists between them will be explained in detail at this meeting. W. J. Kittle, manager of the Chicago Milk Marketing company, will address the ( meeting on matters of vital importance to every farmer in the county. Mr. Kittle knows the milk marketing business perhaps better than any one man in the Chicago district and will give you valuable facts regarding the organization and its work in this territory. Prof. C. Larson, director of the dairy marketing department of the Illinois Agricultural association, will address the farme'rs on matters pertaining to the dairy farmer in McHenry county. Prof. Larson is recognized as one of the best dairy authorities in the United States. He was formerly head of the dairy department of the South Dakota agricultural college and chief of the extension work in the state. No farmer should miss Prof. Larson's address. Let's get behind our own business and help the men who are working for our business. Let's all attend the meeting at Woodstock on March 24. MORE DAM ASSN. MEMBERS Old, Town Committee Sends In a List of Names This Week WATER OBJECTORS APPEAR Court Action on Proposed Improvement Began Yesterday NO. 40 ELIMINATE TIE PRIMARIES BOTH TOWN AND VILLAGE DECIDE ON COURSE evening. Entertained Club Members Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Petesch delightfully entertained the members of the Thirteen club, their husbands and a few invited guests at their home on Maple avenue Thursday evening of last week. Several games of five hundred were played and at the usual hour a delicious luncheon was served, after in that village, but which has been! which another hour was spent in standing in idleness during the past happy, social chat and singing, which year, has sent men into the Grays-1 completed a most enjoyable evening lake field to feel the farmers as to!for all present The high scores for their disposition towards again selling I the evening were awarded to Mrs. J. their milk to the company. A new <5. Holly and O. G. Treadway. course of „ _ Rehearsals to Start Soon Rehearsals for the K. of C. minstrel, which is to be given at the Empire costs collected during the same period of time amounted to $9,088.74, thus leading a balance of $3,437.76. The report does not include about $4,000 in fines which have been assessed but have not been paid by reason of the fact that new trials are now pending. According tp last week's Grayslake Times, the Nestle Food company, which owns a large milk condensery milk plant is now in the construction at Grayslake by the Milk Marketing company and the prospects ^ for the reopening of the j theatre soon after Easter, will begin }ook anything but encourag.ng at *«» , ^ flettin£ a8 'well as the specialties has already A now electric milker, the invention L n gtarted There are many here of F. A. Gessler of Barrington, was wj,Q have not forgotten the Knights demonstrated in that village for the|of Coiunibus mj„strel given here first time last week. The machine is j a|M)U^ ten years ago and those in to be placed on the market by the 0f the coming entertainment Electric Milker corporation of Chicago, with offices in the Tower building. The machine is called a self contained milker, the feature which distinguishes it from other milkers being that the vacuum apparatus is incorporated with the pail and all pipe lines or tanks are done away with. AH that is necessary is to plug in at the nearest light socket is ready for work. are planning on giving the public just as good, if not a better show than the former attempt. Pouse Home Sold Albert Lallinger, proprietor of the McHenry bakery, has just purchased the Mrs. L. F. Pouse house and property west of this village on the Woodstock road and will be given possession the property about May 1. As has been predicted in these columns (or several weeks past, the good citizens of the village of McHenry are always willing to assist, both morally and financially, any cause that is a worthy one. In substantiation of this prediction we once more take pleasure in publishing a new list of members to the Fox River Valley Deep Waterway association as recorded this week by J. C. Bickler, chairman of the old town soliciting committee. The list follows: Bishop A Olson, John A. Thennes, N. E. Barbian, Frank Hughes. Jos. J. Miller, Schaefer Bros., Mrs. John Niesen, Anton Schneider, Math. Baur, J. W. SchafTer, John Stilling, M. M. Niesen, John F. Miller, Ben Stilling and Wm. S toff el. With the addition of these names the McHenry membership is beginning to show up very well and before the end of the present summer season it is believed that most of our business and professional men will have become members of the body. Homo From Hospital Mrs. Jos. May and daughter. Gertrude, returned home from Chicago the first of the week, where the latter had taken a few days', treatment at the Michael Reese hospital. Gertrude, who since childhood has been an invalid, underwent an operation at this, hospital last year and the parents feel that further treatment will prove very beneficial. In fact, they are hoping that their child may some day be given the use of her lower limbs. Get Your Auto License We note that there are still a number of auto owners here who insist on running their machines on the 1920 license number. Guardians of the law everywhere have been notified to take note of those guilty of this unlawful practice and report the cases to secretary of state. If your car does not carry the 1921 license number it will be well to get one at once lest you are obliged to pay a fine. First Universalist Church The sermon next Sunday will be an answer to the question "What Can I Do?* so frequently asked with reference to the work of the church. The Sunday school is preparing an Easter program, definite announcement of which will be given in next week's Plaindealer. The subject of the Easter soman will bo "Sunshine." After repeated deferments the wheels of the McHenry county court have finally been set in motion in the matter of the proposed extension of the waterworks in this village. First real court action on the matter started at Woodstock yesterday afternoon, when two ot the objectors appeared with their attorneys. The two were Wm. Bonslett, who was represented by C. Percy Barnes, and Charles W. Harrison as conservator for Geo. H. Hanly, the Hanly interests being in the hands of State's Attorney V. S. Lumley. It is also understood that Mrs. Clara Starritt, another objector, has also secured the services of V. S. Lumley. Considerable evidence was taken during the afternoon and the matter was then continued until next Monday morning, when same will be resumed in earnest, it is said. The twenty or more other objectors will be represented next Monday by Attys. Pierce and Strom of Belvidere. Arrayed against the above named four attorneys will be Attys. A. H. Pouse of this village, D. T. Smiley of Harvard and Arthur Mullen of Woodstock, who will represent the McHenry board of improvements. As near as The Plaindealer is able to learn the chief objection appears to be that the costs of the proposed improvement are excessive. The matter, it is expected, will consume at least two or three days, and those who are hoping for a final decision at this time will be very much disappointed if the court does not rule in favor of the improvement. That it will be a real court battle is seen by the talent that has been engaged on both sides and quite a number from this village are sure to be attracted to the county seat next week. Received Ammonia Burns Wm. Pries, proprietor of the Central meat market and grocery, received quite painful burns to his face and hands on Tuesday afternoon of this week. Mr. Pries was getting his ice machine in shape for the summer season and had disconnected one of the pipes on the. machine when, like a flash, his face and hands received a full charge of ammonia contained in the machine. "Bill" is unable to ac count for the ammonia escaping, but he does know that he had a close call from losing his eyesight While the burns sustained weren't serious enough to require medical attention, they were very painful and the incident isn't likely to be forgotten by him ftfr some time to come. New Restaurant Proprietor The "Busy Bee" cafe and ice cream parlor, which during the past several years has been conducted by Math. B. Laures on the West Side, has been purchased by Mr. and \ Mrs. John Engeln, who took possession of the place on Tuesday morning of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Engeln are not new to the business, as they have had more or less experience in this line of work, and only last summer conducted a restaurant business in the John J. Buch hotel building near the Fox river bridge. Mr. Laures, who' also conducted an auto taxi service in connection with the restaurant business, will in the future devote his entire attention to the latter biftin«iS» ' , Township Election April 5--Village Election April 19--A11 Candidates Must File Their Petition Elimination of both the township primary, or caucus, by which it is more familiarly known, and the village primary is the word that has been sent out by town and village officials. While the elimination of the village primary is not new to the voters of our municipality, the doing away with the time-honored town caucus will come as a surprise to most of the voters. The course was decided on after a thoro deliberation on the part of the town board, leading politicians and legal advisors and we believe that the action will be generally approved. We never could understand the need of going thru the same scrap twice as has been the law and custom followed here these many years and now that the cost of holding primaries and elections is considerably higher than in the days gone by the elimination tof the caucus will, besides saving the voters one trip to the polls, also mean quit* a considerable saving to the township. From every appearance this year's town caucus would have gone by almost unnoticed, as it was not very likely that there would be a fight waged for any one of the offices that become vacant thiB spring, and thus if any scrap does develop same will be waged at the regular spring election, which will be held on Tuesday, April 5. As stated in these columns a couple of week's ago, five town offices become vacant this spring, namely, supervisor, two constables and two justices. The offices are now held by Stephen H. Freund as supervisor, Jack Walsh and W. H. Kelley as constables; Wm J. Welch and E. C. Hawley as justices of the peace. Four of the above office holders have already signified a willingness to become candidates for re-election, they l»eing S. H. Freund, W. H. Kelley, E. C. Hawley and Jack Walsh, while it is quite certain that the other incumbent, Wm. J. Welch, will also be in the running. With the elimination of the caucus it becomes necessary for the candidates to file their petitions for the offices they seek and therefore it will involve a little extra work on their part to secure the names to the documents. These papers must be filed with the town clerk at least fifteen days prior to the holding of the election, which , means that they must be in the hands of Town Clerk Charles B. Harmsen no later than next Monday, March 21. The village board has also decided to follow the same oourse as pursued during the past two years or more by cutting out the primary. Thus all candidates for village offices must follow the same plan as outlined for town office candidates by circulating their petitions so as to have them filed with the village clerk no later than April 4, the annual election falling on April 19. As the two proposed improvements, the extension of the village water mains and the installation of a sanitary sewerage system, have taken up the attention of our voters for some (£ie past, very little political talk has thus far been heard. Only occasionally is one able to hear any' political talk. We have heard it suggested to run the present mayor, John O. Olson, for a second term. Entertained Friends Miss Clara Schiessle entertained the members of the West Side Five Hundred Card club at the Northwestern hotel on Sunday evening, the occasion being her birthday anniversary. Several games of five hundred were. This suggestion comes, most naturenjoyed and Mrrf. P. M. Justen was ally, from the boosters for local imawarded the first prize, while the con- provements, who have figured that the solation went to Mrs. Paul Gerding of personnel of the present board of local Chicago, who was a guest at the' improvements should be kept intact Schiessle home. Very delicious re- J until after the contemplated improvefreshments were enjoyed by the. ments have been installed. This guests at the close of tl^e games. The would mean the return of John O. 01- hostess was the recipient of several son as head of the board as well as nice gifts as mementos of the occasion. R. I. Overton as alderman on the West Side. Three village offices become vacant Enters Employ of Milliti* this spring, that of mayor and three Walter J. Walsh, one of the most Wegt side"aldermen. enthusiastic workers for the milk pro-j By the present mayor for ducers in this locality, has, we are'a secon<j conservative term would told, entered the employ of the Milk mean the breaking of an agreement Marketing company and is supposed which has p,.evaj|ed in the village for to have started vj^ork this week. We many many years. According to the have been unable to verify the report a(freement the East and West Sides nor have we been able to ascertain in should alternate as to the office of what capacity he is employed. The mayor as we|i ag the six aldermen, Plaindealer tried in vain to reach him /wj,jc|, means that each side of town is on the phone before going to press.' ^ ^ represented by three aldermen The report, however, came to us from . eacjj year> while the mayorship is what we consider a reliable source and cj,anged from one side of town to the therefore feel reasonably sufb of its ^er at the expiration of each term. authenticity. J One rumor that has also gained Fire In Bank Basement '«»»« circulation about the village is During a directors' meeting at the that the McHenry post of the Amen- West McHenry State bank, held after can Le«>°n should be represented on banking hours on Tuesday afternoon the board and we cannot see any good of this week, smoke began pouring reason why this should not be the 'into the directors' room in the rear,case. These young men proved them- 1 of the building. Upon investigation selves big enough_ and willing enough lit was found that a bumed-out grate to fight our battles abroad and why in the furnace had set fire to some should they not be b.g enough and wood and coal nearby. A few buckets j capable enough to conduct the affairs of water quenched the smouldering of our municipality. fire, which might have proven quite j Besides the name of John O. Olson had iti T* Kaj>" discovered for mayor, we have heard those of as it waaX .* «*' if>*nk H. Wattles and Simon Stomal CO. WOODMEN CONVENTION To Be Held In Woodman Hall In This Village April 6 Officers and members of the local camp of Modern Woodman have set out in real earnest in arranging for the county convention of that body which is- to be held in this village on Wednesday, April 6. It has now been definitely decided that the convention will take place in the Woodman hall, where there will be a morning .and afternoon session. The morning session will be given over to organization work, while the balance of the routine will be continued along thru the afternoon hours, at which time, it is expected, delegates will be elected, four in number, to represent McHenry county at the state convention, which is to be held at Galesburg, 111. These delegates will, undoubtedly, be instructed as to McHenry county's choice of delegates to the national convention, which follows that of the state and which is scheduled for St Louis, Mo., some time in June. While local hotels and restaurants will be able to take care of the delegates and visitors to McHehry on April 6, the Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church has also already announced their plans for a dinner to be served in the American Legion club rooms, just across the street from the convention hall, on that day. PISTAKEE ASSURED OF ICE ITERS OF LOCAL DfTOEST AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS DURING WEEflt Local Retailer Makes Arrangements With Wieland Co. For Supply Fred Smith, ice retailer at Pistakee Bay, informs us that he has just been successful in completing arrangements for the supplying of the Pistakee Bay trade the same as usual the coming season. The Wieland Dairy company at Spring Grove, owners of a large ice house at that point, will supply Mr. Smith with all the ice that he will be able to sell $his season. This will be good news indeed to the scores of summer residents at Pistakee, who last week were told that there would be no ice deliveries at that point. As stated in last week's issue of The Plaindealer, Mr. Smith, the Pistakee ice retailer, has not put up a single pound of ice during the past winter and it was this fact that prompted last week's article Tailor to Expand Joe Dittrich, who operates a tailoring establishment in the Spaulding building on the West Side, has just made arrangement for the rental of the entire lower floor of the building, which he expects to take over on or about May 1. Since locating in McHenry about a year ago, Mr. Dittrich has occupied the store part of the building with his tailoring establishment, but at this time he finds that the business has outgrown its quarters and in order to enable him to give the public the service expected he must have more working room as well as a show room, hence the arrangement for the entire lower floor. The lease of the building also calls for a rearrangement of tjie front, which, when completed, will give the building a more citified appearance. Mr. Dittrich will also engage the services of a first-class tailor, the business having grown to such proportions that he has found himself unable to take care of the work alone. Village Bought Clay Holes , A deed was placed on record at the county court at Woodstock on Monday of this week, whereby the old clay holes on Center street in this village become the property of our municipality. The property, which until Monday was held by F. H. Wattles, originally was a part of the old brick yards operated in this village a quarter of a century ago. It has a Center street frontage of approximately 200 feet, while its depth is about the same. The transfer was found advisable by the board of local improvements and was made in order to eliminate any obstacles that might hinder contem-. plated improvements for the village of McHenry. Moved Into New OBce Manager Geo. H. Johnson and his (erica! assistants are now nicely quartered in their new office st the yards of the Wilbur Lumber company in this village, having moved into same last Saturday. The office is finished in a beaver board panel effect and is very pretty indeed. Besides being considerably larger than the old one, the office is modernly equipped, including electric lights, heating system, toilet and electrical call system. The manager wants the public to feel that the office was not only constructed for the help's use, but for the public as well, and it is to b^hoped that the patrons will not hesitate to make use of same at any time they may see fit mentioned in connection with that important office. However, as previously stated, these are only rumors and the chances are that the candidates will not be known to the voters until April 4, the last day of filing petitions for village Whit- People Are Doing In This Vfllage and the Immediate Vidslty--• Other Short Paragraphs Pillsbury's Best flour at Wilbur's. Get your Easter bonnet at Blake Sisters'. Full line of farm m»ih|imy at - Math. Freund's, McHenry. Watch our special sale window. J. Vycitai, the Centerville hardware. Now is the time to get your radiator repaired. Vycitai A Pikna, McHenry. When you are ready to buy your Easter bonnet come in and see Blale Sisters. Miss Theresa Conway hy# the employ of L. A. Erickson, As West Side merchant Don't forget the Shamrock dance at American Legion hall in this village this (Thursday) evening. Just one more week before Easter. Get that Easter bonnet now. Blafcfe Sisters' West Side millinery parlor. We are now showing a splendid assortment of ladies' and girls* oxfords* Brown, black and white at Erickson'g store. Next Sunday marks the beginning of the spring season, but this does not necessarily mean that you should change them. The Ladies' Aid society will meat at the home of Mrs. John W. Fay'on John street on Thursday afternoon «C next week, March 24. E. J. Thomas has moved from the farm he has occupied southwest of town to Woodstock, where the family will make their future home. |2 Word from Pistakee Bay on day of this week was to the effect that perch were biting and that some nice catches were made on that day. Peier Niesen and Edward Bell atn the two young men Chosen from Me- Henry township to act as jurors for. the May term of the circuit court Wm. Justen, son of Mrs. Jos. H. Justen, wishes to announce that he is again ready to do tractor plowing. Address him route 3, McHenry, III. 40 Some time durihg last Sunday night some ^thoughtless boys did considerable damage to the awning in front at the J. D. Lodtz tailoring establishment on Elm street / The daylight saving schedule will again become effective in Chicago on Monday, March 28, and as a result ot this the morning passenger will leave , this village an hour earlier. * Wm. Smith, the senior member at the Centerville dry goods firm, has started preliminary work at his homo on Pearl street for a modern nenr porch, which is to be constructed soon. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church is planning to serve a dinner at the noon hour at the American Legion hall on the West Side on Wednesday, April 6. More particulars later. Tramps, Who have been as aeaiW as hen's teeth during the past two years or more, are again finding their way into the village. The great army of unemployed, no doubt, accounts fev, their presence. Work of clearing up the debris on : the site where the Schneider building once stood still goes on and from appearances it will be some time before the ground will be cleared, for building .operations. Fo^r or five men employed at the local Borden bottling plant have been laid off. This has become necessary thru the installation of improved machinery, which has done away witll. considerable labor. On accoutn of an dition of our columns, considerable news matter as well ps contributions are omitted this week, but will appear our next issue. Contributors wm kindly accept our apology. John Regner, whose farm is located neajr Pistakee lake, has reported to Supervisor S. H. Freund the loss of two fine sheep by dogs. The sheep were killed last week and the loss will undoubtedly be paid by the county. There are several strettfhes of walk s about town which are almost entirely inundated at this time. The general public, we are sure, will appreciate il greatly if our honorable village board will give the sidewalks the atteiftkm they deserve. Three large trees on the F. H. Watrv ties property on Main street on- West Side were cut down last week. The trees have been a detriment to the Wattles home for some years and was this fact that caused the onnag, have same removed. II. H. Fay, who a short time sirwo purchased the Mrs. Susan Wegener property on Maple avenue, has already started improvements, which include a new porch on the house and the removal of a large tree which proven a detriment to the building. A seven and a half pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hnuswirth of this village at the Columbus hospital in Chicago on Tuesday morning of this week. The mother is doing nicely, while a certain McHenry cobbler is going about his work with n broader smile than has ever befocn gracod his countenance.