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r' fowjME xr.vn ' WttLY EXCUME HENS A8 TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS Vf, OF OUR EXCHANGES " a; * '•<' v -t HlfculUiii PUS MoHKNRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1921 Assortment' of News ItesM In Condensed Form For Busy , .The big plant of the American Milk #npany #t Capron will cease operal^ ns on Dec. 10. . Arthur J. Crtssey of Mtringo has WBien appointed probation officer for the circuit court in McHenry county, 4 the appointment having been made by :* <$ltdge Edward D. ShurUeff. | JA new tabernacle, with a seating Capacity of 6,000, is to be erectcd at Shiloh Park, Zion City, next year. , All of the material for the building of •» structure will be donated The Woodstock typewriter factory It gradually recalling all of the old employes. Just now employment is being given to 425 people, but the company hopes to have increased this number to 600 by the first of the *ear. - Fred White of Crystal Lake suffered the fracture of his right arm and leg in that city last Saturday when he was run down by an automobile. The victim was engaged in digging a sewer ditch when the accident occurred. Marengo's new overall factory began operations on Monday morning of this week. While only a few machines were placed into operation this, week, new ones will be added until employment can be given to twenty Women and girls. The "Lillian," one of Elgin's largest apartment buildings, at 314 Chicago street, has just been • purchased by Fritz Krenz, a Cary farmer. The «u> announced by an Elgin real estate dealer who completed the deal, was $30,000. The road and bridge committee of the McHenry county board of supervisors met at Woodstock last week to consider the patrol system of highway upkeep. They proposed suggestions to be presented to the board of supervisors at their December meeting. Woodstock is to have a second country club. The Glen Crest Country club of that city was recently incorporated without capital stock. The incorporators are Dp. Hyde West, E. C. Jewett, Geo. Hammond, Fred Ferris, John Whitworth and Fred A. Walters. Peter Beck of Grass Lake, last wade found guilty of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, was fined |500 by Judge Perry L. Persons in the Lake county court. The jury.in the case of Geo. Koeth, Jr., of Fox Lake, found him not guilty of violating the prohibitory law. Marengo is another town in McHenry county which is soon to hold a special election for the purpolfe of determining whether or not that city is to see the erection of a new community high school' building. The date for holding said election has not as yet been set, attho the petitions asking for such an election are now oat The city authorities of Harvard have set out to clean that municipality of bootleggers and as a result several arrests have already been effected. According to outsiders who have visited that »city within the course of the last few months, "moonshine" whiskey has been flowing rather freely in and around the city. Users of city water at Barrington are now paying by meter instead of the flat £tte and as a result of this change the receipts of the water department have been doubled. The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad company, which is one of the big con- ' sumers of water thet% is now paying 12 cents instead of 8 cents per thousand gallons. Hie village of Antioch has given notice to all residents and property . owners along Main street in that municipality that sewer and water connections must be made within the course of the next thirty days. The authorities there now feel certain that Main street is sure to be paved next spring and therefore the notice to get the improvements in along that thorofare before the cement comes. . Emil J. Miller, an employe at the G. F. Stiefenhoefer & Co. factory at Bairington, has just invented a new automobile radiator cover, upon which he has applied for patent rights. The young man has already started the manufacture of the cover in a small way. The covers now being manufactured are made in one'size only--that for Ford cars." However, it is the intention of the manufacturer to make the covers for all makes of cars. Insurance ^companies have taken the task- of recovering automobiles which are said to have been *unk in an old stone quarry at South Elgin. It will be remembered that three automobiles were taken fmm the quarry some months ago, at which BAZAAR & CHICKEN PUf DINNER To Be Given By the M. E. Aid Society •"Next Thursday fii ladies of the M. E. ehu*&*tll hold their annual bazaar and chicken pie dinner at the Legion hall on next Thursday afternoon and evening, Dec. 15. If hard work and enthusiasm among the workers will do it, the affair this year will prove the most successful in the history of the so- •iety. The committee in charge of the bazaar is Mrs. Cora Bassett and Mrs. Lillian Sayler and they report tha^ Anal arrangements have beta made and everything is ready for \the important day, Activities will start in the afternoon, when many beautiful articles and Christmas gifts will be on sale, the sale to begin at 2:30 p. m, The apron department, in charge of Mrs. Win. Spencer, will be more complete than ever with aprons for ever occasion, iqany of them being made of the newest materials and patterns. The chairman of the fancy work committee is Mrs. C. L. Page and under her supervision the beautiful ai-ticles have increased rapidly in number and the display of fancy work will far surpass anything they have had before. Surely no better place can be found for Christmas shopping. The quilts and comforts will also be very complete and there will be many pretty and serviceable comforts of varied colors arid materials. The main feature in this section will be the pink and white quilt which the ladies have taken so much time to make and of which they are justly proud. Of great importance will l** frfcy bakery boothVin charge of Mrs. F. E. Cobb, who, with her able assistant, has been at work for several weeks preparing for the largest display of fancy cakes and pastry ever collected at one time. Surely no one will be able to resist the appeal of these good things. The candy booth, in charge of Mitt Ethel Jones, will be very complete and the fish pond, in charge of Mrs. S. J. Frazer, will please young and old. There will also be a display of Mother Hubbard articles and Mrs. W. F. Bassett will be glad to sell or take orders for the same. At five o'clock the main feature of the day will take place, being the chicken pie dinner under the directfbn of Mrs. Jennie Eddy and Mrs. Carrie Petersen. T$ie ladies of the M. E. church have proved themselves to be excellent cooks and everything that goes to make up a delicious dinner will be served. At 7:45 an interesting urogram, under the direction of Mis? Blanche Pryor, will be given. This will open with musical selection and readings, followed by a one act comedy, which will be put on in a pleasing and laughable manner. After the program the articles remaining unsold will be auctioned. Admission to the hall will be free. The .members of the society take this manner of extending a hearty invitation to everyone to be their guests at the coming bazaar and assure all a good time and cordial treatment VOTE SEWSCMOOL SEC. 17 EVERT VOTER IN DI8TRK3T SHOULD GET OUT Prof. O. G. Treadway Goes Over the Proposition In a Most Thoro Manner-- All Should Boeet Since the community high school board has called a special election for December 17 for the purpose of voting on the various propositions relative to building a new high school building, the following data and explsnatjdtis are given in answer to a few of the questions that t.re most frequently asked, in hopes that it may clarify some of the matters that are sure to confront the voters between now and the election. . Cost '•>' While it might seem that the eost of the building should not be the first to be discussed, nevertheless it usually is and we shall consider it accordingly. Elsewhere in this issue of The Plaindealer will be found » statement of the proposition to authorize the NO. M Golden Wedding Anniversai* Mrs. Barbara Engeln celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of her wedding at her home on Riverside Drive on Monday of last week by inviting all of her children to pass the day with her. All of the children, with the exception of Mrs. L. H. Baker of Greenville, Mich., were able to be, present and result a most enjoyable time was had. Mrs. Engeln was married at St. Peter's church, Chicago, fifty years ago, her husband, who for many years conducted a hardware store and machine shop here, pasled away eleven years ago last June. The children who were able to be at home to help make the day a pleasant one for their mother were as follows: Jtfrs. Max Kline of Chicago, Mrs. George Smith of Woodstock, Peter of Volo, Mrs. FredvMiller, Mrs. N. P. Steilen, Joseph, John, Dorothy and Louise of this village. Wins Prize For Window Display Edwin Hall, employed as clerk at the Smith Bros, store, has just been awarded a valuable prize for the excellence of the window trim which he designed for the store during Dr. Scholl's national demonstration week, Oct. 22 to 29. Mr. Hall last summer completed a course in the American School of Practipedics and is now in possession of a certificate from that institution, which shows him to have passed a satisfactory examination, giving him a thoro knowledge of the anatomy of the foot and the causes and characteristics of the various ailments to which the foot is subject. M. E. Church Hie morning worship for the Methodist church will be held Sunday at 11:00 a. s. A study talk on Frnyer as Dominant Desire and the sermon MASS MEETING The voters rwrirfiiig fai the McHenry community high school district. No. 156, are urgently ie> quested to attend a mast meeting to be held at the 'Empire theatre in this village a«Xt-Monday evening. The purpese the meeting is to acquaint the people of the community with the Importance of the election to be held on Saturday, December 17, and explain to them just what a aew school will mean to the commaaity and the many other diffc*rmt angles of the question involved. Speakers from Woodstock, Cry®, tai l<ake, Harvard a® wejl gp from this village will be present to talk to the voters, which will be followed by a free discussion. Pupils of the school will furnish the entertainment features of the meeting. EVERY VOTfCK IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT SHOULD ATTEND TBS MfiSt- INC. ..." Necessity of Building 'A ^ P° we need a new high school board to bond the district for the' * The answer to this quesamount of $125,000.00. It will be 'tion is very evid«nt to anyone who has noted that for the first three years Icompared our facilities with those of no bonds are to be paid that the 'a *nt^ern high school. The best first bonds become due in 1926. Be- ! criterion> however, is the opinion of ginning with 1926 and for the two!the University of Illinois, with which following years $5000.00 of the bonds 1 **** schools of the state are affilare to be paid ^ch year. For the *^,e following is quoted from years 1929-1933 inclusive, $7000.00. rn^nimendations of the high each year; for the years 1934-1938 in- ' sc^°°' visitor who inspected the school elusive, $9000.00, and for the years 1,181 spring: "Build ^ new modern 1939-1941 inclusive, $10,000.00 which1 buiIdin£ which will provide for a will complete the payment of the more modern program of instruction, bonds. As« part of the physical education a Now what will be the cost each,good RTmnasium js essential. From year? To answer this it will be best standpoint of the accrediting comto consider tax rates) with which °f University of Illinois the everyone is familiar. First, the as- prefient arrangement 's regarded as sessed valuation of the district is only a temporary one and it will not $2,729,957.00. These figures can be 1)6 satisf*cto»T as a permanent arvarified at the county clerk's office. ian*eraent- I am recommending that The tax rates are figured on this val-! ext*nsion of credit be granted for a uation. •short time only, yet long enough for Up to 1926 the district will have to this community to bniM a modern pay only the interest on the $125,000 scho°1 1 believe that a new at five- per cent, which will amount to . biding must be ready by September, $6,250.00 per year. But beginning 11922' if this sch(K>I " *o remain with 1926 and for the next two years on th* »<*red»ted n8t. In fact, I have $5,000 of bonds are to be paid also, | ev.ery reason ^ know that the school making a total for 1926 of $11.250.00Jwil1 ** topped if the present arand for the remaining two years a ran&ement ig to continue after the little less, as the bonds paid cease to ischool year. draw interest. The tax rate for pay- T° on^ a casua' observer who has ing this $11,260.00, figured on the'visited fc^e h>gi* school it is evident above assessed valuation, amounts to t*iat school is too crowded, about forty-two cents (.42). The cosft '^le stody hall could not be made to for the year 1926 and the two years care for but a ve,T few more than it following will be forty-two cents or.now holds. Had all the eighth grade a little less. .graduates come to school this year In 1929, when the first payment of ther* wou,d not ^ve bten *u«cient $7,000.00 is due, $15,000.00 of the ; ***** teke care of them- Bonds have been paid and the interest: ^°use^oW arts inspector cornwill be less, amounting at that time p'a*ned when she inspected the to $5500.00, which, together with the 8cho<>1 last fal1 th« swing room $7000,00 of bonds to be paid, will was 100 sma11- We hav« no Rooking make a total payment of $12,500. If kboratory. The chemistry, physics the assessed value remains the same and hiology laboratories are all in the (and it is likely to be much higher by same room and ^ damaKe done by this time) the rate for 1929 will be the cl*emicals to the physical and bioforty- six (.46) cents and a little less ,0*ICAL »PP*ratus amounts to a confor each of the following four years accordingly, as the bonds paid cease to draw interest. In 1934, when the first of the $9,000 m KUBfRRRVEB JOSEPH SCHNEIDER SUCCUMBS AFTfSR LONG ILLNESS Mis. J. W. Kimball Passes Away Just One Week After the Burial of Her Husband After an Btrtin* ^covering a jMTiod. of nearly nine years, during most of 1™°™ e^c®ura£era«>nt: than which time he has been confined to his home, Joseph J. Schneider of thin j place passed away at his late home on | Court street last Friday morning. , The deceased was bom on the old >p . at the viIla«e hal1 last Thursday [Schneider homestead, located a short jeven®-'£- f®w of our people resistance north of this village ntkd|9ponded at tSiis tiffte that nothing ENCOURAGEMENT NEEDED In Order to Land a New Indbmlvy Far the Village If McHenry is to land a new industry, which is ours for the asking, the business men and others who have the welfare of the community at heart must give the proposition considerable has thus far been displayed. A meeting for the purpose of getting ottr citizens together and talking over the proposition at hand took siderable sum each year, as well as making it difficult to use some of it The library has to be used for a recitation room as well, lessening its use payments come due, $50,000.00 of thetto the students of ^ hi£h school, bonds will have been paid and the in- | Furthermore, the grades are terest on the remaining bonds for that crowded and ^ Nttle folks must year will amount to $3,750.00, which climb "Pstnirs. The larger part of together with the $9000.00 due will the buildin£ "sod by the high school make a total for that year of $12,750. ^ needed for the grades. It will be This will make a tax rate of forty- Pessary at the close of this year seven cents (.47) for the year 1934f for tbe high school to. seek quarters which will decrease a little each year elsewhere in order to give the grades time it was discovered that the place on The Church's Primary Function contained several mjre cars. It is be- will be given. This is the Sunday on lieved by the insurance companies 'which the community Sunday ^school that the autoes were expressly run will be discussed in the pulpit. The into the quarry so as to enable their Sunday school itself meets as usual for the next four years as the bonds are paid. , ' In 1939,1 when the first of the $10,000.00 payments become due, $95,000.00 of the bonds will have been paid. The interest on the remainder j will amount to $1500.00. This, to-1 gether with the $10,000.00 payment,1 will make a total for that year of $11,500.00 and the tax rate for that | year and the remaining two years will! be a little less than forty-three cents (.43). In 1941 all the bonds will have been paid. The law requires that all the bonds shall be paid within twenty more room. Again high school students do much better when surrounded by conditions in which he can take pride. It is difficult for a student to take very much pride in a temporary arrangement. Advantages The advantages of a modern building are too obvious to need enumeration. A few of the many are: It would give our boys -and girls the advantage of a first-class high |chool, first-class in every respect. It would create among the students a better school spirit. It would entice others to come to high school, j It would make it possible to do ^ears" j first-class work in vocational subjects From the abwre figures it will be! such as agriculture (many small seen that the cost of building will he 'schools now have excellent courses), taken care of with an average tax manual training, domestic arts, cornrate of about forty-four cents. (.44), merce, etc. if the assessed valuation remains the) It would furnish a real community same. This valuation will, however, center where the people of the comnaturally increase and the r*te will munity could get together for any ocaccordingly be lower. icasion. For comparison, if this tax were] It would increase the wealth, of the added to our high school tax rate this community and would bring people year the total rate would not be as into the community. Practically high as the rates in Woodstock, Alden, everyone looking for a location asks U1UUK..V w -- ( Cary or Crystal Lake were last year first of all about the schools of the ernoon the pelt of a red fox which he lyceum number, a lecture by Elwood now owned and occupied by Jacob Died rich, on Nov. 26, 1867. Her® he grew up and for a number of years worked on the homestead and later on other farms in the vicinity of McHenry. About 1893 he came to the village and a short time later became interested in a jewelry store, at that time conducted by Huemann Bros. Later on he bought out his partners, after which he carried on the business for a number of years. He sold out his stock of goods aboubA dozen years ago, after which he entered the employ of Worts & Boley, who at the time conducted the McHenry brewery. He remained in their employ until stricken with ill health. On April 22, 1896, he was united in marriage to Katherine Haupris, the ceremony having been performed by Rev. Fr. Kirsch, who was at that time pastor of St. Mary's church in this village. Services at that time were held on the upper floor of the present St Mary's parochial school building. Two sons, both of whom are living, blessed the union, Jay and Jerome. These with a grief stricken wife and two brothers, Anton and Jacob, all of whom reside-in tills village, are left to survive. Mr. Schneider was a member of Valley camp, M. W. AT, of this village, having first joined the fraternity nineteen years ago. He had the respect of a large circle of friends and to his wife „ and . family proved a kind hearjbed and devoted husband and father. The funeral was held from St. Mary's Catholic church in this village at, 3:00 o'clock on Sunday afternoon and was very largely attended. Rev. Charles Nix performed the last sad rites and interment took place in the family lot in St. Mary's cemetery. The sympathy of the citizens of this community goes out to the sorrowing family. Mrs. John W. KlmbsTT Exactly one week from the time that the remains of her husband were laid at rest, Mrs. John W. Kimball passed away at the family home on Waukegan street on Tuesday noon of this week and thus a home that has been one of the most cheerful in the community for many years and which has been the scene of many happy family gatherings has been broken up. The deceased became ill just a few days before her late husband was taken down and her condition for more than two weeks has been such as to give the members of the family little encouragement as to her recovery. The deceased was born west of this village in 1848 and has been a highly respected citizen of McHenry and community ever since. On account of publishing an obituary for Mr. Kimball, which appeared in last week's issue of The Flaindealer and which also covers data concerning Mrs. Kimball, we feel that another obituary this week would be superflous. The funeral took place from her late home and thence from the Universalist church in this village at 2:00 o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon with interment in the family \pt in Woodland cemetery. Once more the sympathy of the citizens of the community is extended to the mem hers of the family. much was accomplished. It was then decided to call another meeting for Tuesday evening of tliis week and again the attendance was very small. However, we are informed that few of the men who have taken a keen interest in the matter are not going to allow the,thing to drop and have set out to interest a sufficient number of ourx progressive citizens A newly patented curtain bracket is the article which the promoters wish to manufacture in McBenry and, according to the men who appear best posted on the matter, an outlay of from $5,000 to $10,000 would put into operation in McHenry a factory which they claim would eventually grow into quite a large concern. A local investigation committee visited Chicago this week and came home, we are told, with a most encouraging report However, these few men "cannot put over a proposition of this sort alone and therefore uitj united assistance oi ail progressives is asked. Information regarding the new invention and other matters pertaining to the location of a factory in McHenry may be had by applying to any of the following named gentlemen: F. O. Gans, Atty. A. H. Pouse, F. H. Wattles, M. J. Walsh or Martin B. Schmitt ITERS or LOCAL AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS DURING WEEK Thoo. Wiukei u on the »tdt What People Are Doing la This VB-1 lage and the Immediate TicU^»- --Other Short Paragraphs Mrs. list Christmas cards and booklets atf Peteseb*S. * We now writHs? apeHcatfefcs for 1922 automehtte litmam. No charge. Star Garag®. Mrs. N. P. Er.pstrom is imrw ready t® do »'! kinds of nursing. Ckn go at any time. Phone 645-M-l. Bayer farm No. 2, McHenry,. Hi. ... 2® Plan now to attend the New Year's evo dance to be given by thu Just Us club and McHenry post of the American Legion at the tatter's hall in West McHenry. The members of the Merry-Go- Round of this village drove to Woodstock on Tuesday evening of this week, where they witnessed "The Sheik" at the Princess theatre. The mill pond was frozen over for the first time this season on Mmuifff morning of this week. The youacer element is now anxiously awafttife the we to grow to such a thickness as to permit skating. On® of the big trucks of the Me- Henr? Lumber company, loaded down with coal, went into the newly filledin trench at the Empire theatre Tuesday afternoon and it was some little time before the machine was extri- <*»ted. Will Have Christmas Ip* - That McHenry will experience the pleasure of her first community Christmas tree during the coming Yuletide season was assured at the box social given at the American Legion hall last Saturday evening, at which time the sale • of lunch boxes totaled the neat sum of $125. C. W. Stenger raffled off the older folks' baskets, while F. E. Covalt sold those of the younger people present The gathering was indeed a happy one and if the young people of the community enjoy the tree as much as did the people who turned out at the social last Saturday evening McHenry's first community tree is already assured of a huge success. After all of the lunches had been sold all sat down to enjoy the good things that had been prepared. The luncheon was followed by games and general sociability. Mrs. C. W. Goodell, to whom belongs the credit of taking. the. initiative in the undertaking, is to be congratulated upon the success she has already achieved. Masque Ball Tomorrow The scenery is all set for the second annual ball to be given under the auspices of the McHenry post of the American Legion at their hall in this village tomorrow (Friday) evening Since the printing of the posters as well as the advertising in last week's issue of The Plaindealer, it has been found that a mistake has occurred in the name of the donator of one of the prizes. We refer to the prize for the best Dutchman, one gallon of cylin der oil. This prize was donated by Stilling's vulcanizing shop, of which John Stilling is the proprietor. The advertising read that the prize was given by Stilling's garage. Another matter which the members of the Legion wish us to make more clear this week is the admission tickets One $1.10 ticket will admit a couple. The dough boys have advertised the event* quite extensively and are looking for a big crowd. The Zandorff Entertained The third number of the lyceum course, the Zandorff entertainers, gave a pleasing selection of readings First Universalist Church . The sermon next Sunday morning will be a discussion of "Religious Education and the Community Sunday School." It will be an attempt to1 show the bigness of the opportunity an(j harp soios at the Empire theatre which is presented thru the united evening. The harp is not Sunday school work. Everyone is ' ^^n heard in McHenry and as played most cordially invited to the service j mjss Brogan was greatly enjoyed, and to the ^ommunity Sunday school, jjer jag^ groUp by Hasselman were too. Interest in this new movement particularly good. Miss Anderson, is rapidly increasing. Plans for the ^ ^ sang to the community Christmas tree and pro-j foarp accompaniment ami displayed a gram are now well under way. ? j pleasing voice, while her readings Shoots Red Fox .^ jalso gave satisfaction. The audience E. M. Geier, proprietor of the Cen- ' was very appreciative and seemed terville pool hall and bowling alleys,, loath to leave at the end of the evenbrought to this office last Friday aft- ing's short entertainment. The next before any arrangements had been community before he locates. made for building in these places, j In conclusion it must, be said that Furthermore, if the tax rate for dis- the most important'question has not triet 15 (McHenry) was added to the been touched upon at all and that is high school rate for this year and the tbe> question of the advantages it forty-four cents for building, the com- will give to the boys and girls who bined rate for district 15 would not be attend high school. This is too big high as they were last year in a question to be answered here, nor Woodstock, Alden, Hebron, Cary, (need it be discussed, but every voter irvard, Mareugu or Alguaquin. j wuai. take it into consideration when The reason for this low rate of he his ballot--or fails to cast it taxation is explained by the fact that j-0® December 17. ^ we have a large district, almost eight | Husk O'Hara's best orchestra will miles square, and that the property furnish the music at the dance to be within the district is valuable. Our given by the Just Us club and Mc- ^ the Empire theatre at f ;<§ «. !». ^with per capita wealth is high compared Henry post of the American Legion other distort* {mVmr Year's had shot a few days previous. The, T. Bailey, will be given January 18 strange part of the shooting" lies in the fact that the hunter did not know what he was shooting at until after he had dropped the animal. Numerous fox have been shot in the county New Cash ssd Carry Grocery A new cash and carry grocery will open for business in the Wirfs building on Main ^street on the West Side next Saturday morning. Ed. J. this fall, which seems to indicate that ^ Brefeld of thin village will have the management of the place and should prove a good man for the position as his years of experience in the grocery line fits him well for the responsibil- .'If! i the animals are beginning to find1 4heir vav hprp frnw north. Woodmen Will Elect Valley camp, W. M. A., of this village will hold their annual election of ity that has thus been piaced on hit officers at their hall on the regular; shoulders. A display advertisement meeting night, Wednesday, Dec. 14. J announcing the opening together All members are urgently requested to , with price quotations appear be on hand. The election will be fol- j where in this issue of The hy~ the mi*** * * ' HHMfe The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church will hold an all day moot ing at the home of Mrs. L. A. Brickson tomorrow (Friday). A good attendance is requested a$ a large amount of work muat he flnlsfmrt at this meeting. Chas. W. Morrf# ^n; ttrtTKystsries of India gave a* interetrting pccformance at the Empire theatre last Thursday evening. The extremely had weather made the roads almost impassible, thus the small that greeted the players. Robert Green ami Walter who during the pMt several months have been employed at the Bostwicfc pearl fisheries on Fox river near this village, left via automobile last Saturday for Florida, where they «ocpect to spend the winter. The annual task of taking stock at the plant of the Wflb™r Lssfer company in this village has just been completed and needless to say that the employes are happy that the is over. Stock taking in a that of the local concern hi but an easy task. Up until Tuesday evening of tldg week 2,986 coins had been depealMI in the automatic receiving teller whfch was installed in the JtpHpwr piiie school building a short time ago by the West McHenry State bank. The Mai amount deposited by jrplb up to Tuesday night was $ltjLUi The second real snow storm of tiie season arrived late last Sunday afternoon and continued 4.hru meet of the night and by Sunday morning old Mother Earth wore a beautiful mantle of white. Since then, however, the warm rays of old Sol have rsnnsd the disappearance of most of the There is some talk among the. ness men of the village regarding the changing of the present closing arrangement and it is not at all unlikely that some action will be. takes on this matter after the close of the holiday season. Some of the business men are in favor of closing every evening except Wednesday and Saturday during the winter months. Anthony Oertel, who was among the McHenry employes laid off at Woodstock some months ago, has been recalled and last week entered the employe of the Woodstock typewriter factory. No doubt other Me* Henry people formerly employed at one or the other typewriter factory at" the county seat will soon return to work, as the two institutions «M . gradually returning to normalcy. ' The Plaindealer is in receipt of a postcard from our estimable rural residents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. CI axton, who are touring the West. Since leaving their home some four weeks, ago they have seen considerable of the western scenery and among the points of interest already visited are tike old city of Ssr.ta Fe, the petrified forest of Arizona, the Grctad Canyo^ Yosemite park, immense groves of oranges, lemons and English walnuts in Orange county. The card, which was written under date of Dec. 1, was posted at San Francisco, Calif., where they were stopping at the time. s tTmmt iS8iij mv4*utu j &i ivuua wtu 1. ' interested in knowing that Mrs. Hany Alexander of Hebron has accepted the ' position as chief operator at Ike Hebron exchange and entered epoa her duties last Thursday morning. Mrs. Alexander- scrnrf I* ity in this village for a numhar of years before her marriage and during her regime proved herself oae ef the beet chiefs that Men; hi ffeCrons of the Hebron exchange will i s y , .i-'Sjri 10 £ i