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PHONE St oicnu Lhe sc|k>ol lartifWh ighte ™L children at son, Loren, Lake G«nevm SOLON MILLS Miss Mae Avlward is visiting rela< tives in Chicago. Aluminum percolatyJM, ««ch $1.00, at Erickson's store. Abe Miller, our merchant, was in the city on business a couple of days last week. Mrs. Mabel Johnson and family, of Lake Geneva were visitors in these parts the-past week. Mrs. Fred Thorn and son, Weeley, of Hinckley, 111., are here visiting with relatives for a few days. Mrs. John Wilcox of Channel Lake was the guest of Mrs. Fannie Johonnott and Mrs. Wm. Davis Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Elfers ^nd daughter, Murial, motored to Marengo and Belvidere Saturday, returning Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Raws on are getting settled in the E. T. Monear house preparatory to open school Sept. 5. Wm. Dilley, wife and daughter and Miss &arie Brown of Harvard were week end guests of Mrs. Fannie Johonnott. Mrs. John McDonald and daughter, Nellie, and Bfts. Allie Ryan visited Tuesday afternoon in the C. W. Cropley home. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Linn and daughter, Helen, motored to Chicago on Thursday of last week, returning home Saturday. Mrs. Robt. Turner, in company with her daughter's family of Ringwood, spent a couple of day last week in Harvard and Lake Geneva. Willis Gardner is erecting a new garage at the store building, where the former one was destroyed by Are last April. George Turner is tbe contractor. • Mrs. Sarah Wilson * and sen, Fred, and family of Chicago, who are spending considerable time at their summer homes, have been frequent visitors of Mrs. Adelaide Coates. This community was greatly shocked on Tuesday evening when a telephone message was received by John Pester and family announcing the sudden and unexpected death of Buster Bennett in Chicago. He had been a guest in the fester home here the past week and attended the Woodstock fair the Friday previous, returning to Fox Lake on Saturday morning, where his parents were at that time. Buster had*made many friends here and will be sadly missed as his visits in this village for many year have been frequent. OSTEND Hosiery , for the Erickson's. Mrs. Abbie M were viewing sights Sunday. A truck load of peaches was distributed among the farmers in this locality last Monday. Herman Hoppe and family and Elbert Thomas and family took in the fair at Aurora last week. Miss Florence Eppel of Woodstock has been engaged to teach the Ostend school the coming school year. The new building for storing the company threshing machine is finished and the machine is in winter quarters. The building was built on Harris brothers' farm. Loi*en Martin left this week Wednesday for Belleview, Fla., to take charge of their business there and his fa£her, F. E. Martin, will take a vacation and visit his Illinois home. Mrs. Carrie Mansfield and mother, Mrs. W. A. Martin, Mrs. Byron Wright and Mrs. E. S. Hobart of Woodstock came over in the former's auto Monday and called on Mrs. Abbie Martin and family and at the Henry HobaH home. A very pleasant afternoon was spent at the Clark home last Friday, when fifty-eight friends and old neighbors of Mrs. Minnie Maltzberger gathered there to celebrate her birthday. A five o'clock lunch was served that would far surpass many wedding lunches. The afternoon was spent In social conversation. Mrs. Lovina Thomas most beautifully recited a very interesting poem. There were eight men on a staging at work on the threshing machine building when it gave way in the center, letting* four to the ground in a pile, C. E. Sherman, Fred Eppel, Peter W. Freund and Roy Hobart. No bones were broken and only two, Mr. Sherman and Roy Hobart, were scratched enough to draw Mood. These were slight. Freund's pipe must of helped him for he still had it when at the bottom. C. E. Jecks and Tony Freund dung to the roof boards until a ladder was shoved to them. The other two were on the end that did not go down. TERRA COTTA Get those school shoes at Erickson's store. Mrs. Geo. F. Kuntsman is visiting relatives at Marengo. Russell Allen of Cary was calling in friends here Monday. Mr. and <Mrs. J. H. Gracy were Woodstock visitors last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Flanagan and daughter called on friends hens Sunday. Ed. Sutton and II. A. Conway of McHenry were callers in this vicinity Monday. George Powers j» ^Qending the week at the Thos, Doherty home near Ringwood. Miss Margaret Grant of Elgin spent the first of the we* with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Leisner of Chicago spent Sunday at the former's home here. Robert Knox spent a couple of days this week at the C. T. Allen cottage near Cary. Francis McCabe of Chicago wu a recent guest at the home of his parents east of here. Mrs. Mary Grant and daughter, \ were visitors y Evening, Iffrs. Ray McMillan and daughter,' Alice,.spent several days last week, with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. M. A. Sutton and daughter and Mrs. Thos. McCabe were business callers in this vicinity Sunday. Dancing at Fox pavilion, McHenry, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings, Sept. 1, 2, 3 and 4; " Mr. and Mrs. Austin apd George Conway of Detroit, Mich., visited at the home of P; H. Conway a few days this week. Misses Alice and Winifred Woods of Glen Ellyn spent a few days this week at the home of theix uncle, P. H. Conway. Mrs. Ed. LarHn and daughter, Lucille, of Elgin were guests at the home of M. Knox from Saturday until Tuesday. Mr. Larkin spent. Sun- ** *** ' ' p RINGWOOD ^ ^ ' Tablets and* pencils at Erickson's store. . s Allen Bradley spent the week end with friends in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. George Nobles *nd family spent last week with relatives in Aurora. William H„ Harrison of Crystal Lakg* visited his sister, Mrs. J. C. Ladd, one day last week. Dancing at Fox pavilion, McHenry, Friday, Saturday, Sjunday and Monday evenings,. Sept. 1, 2, 3 and 4. Misses Dorcas Foss, Josephine and Marion Hepburn are attending teachers' institute at Waukegan this week Miss Agnes Bigelow went to Sun Prairie, Wis., last week to spend a month with her parents and otter relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Munshaw of Eau Claire, Wis., spent several days the first of the week with relatives and friends around town. Misses Ethel and Jennie Smith, who have been visiting their aunt, Mrs O. A. Tabor, started for their home in Portland, Ore, Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Krey, who have been living in the Peet house, moved to Huntley last week and Harold Whiting and family now occupy lhe Peet house. " -- Mrs. W. E. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. John RatclifT returned Saturday evening front Urbana, III,, where they have been visiting ,the J. A. Smith family. Miss Jessie Schroe<fer celebrated her sixth birthday Tuesday by having a party. Dainty refreshments were sefved at an early hour, to which the little folks did ample justice. About twenty-five from Ringwood attended the Ringwood-Greenwood Sunday school picnic at Barnard's Mills0 last Thursday. Everybody had a good time and' plenty to eat. QUARTER OF CENTURY Items Clipped From Hie Plaindealer Twenty-Are Team Ag* - August 18, 1897 C. Grimoldby has commenced the erection of a new barn, on John street, in this village. Peter Doherty cut his leg quite severely with a hand ax, on Saturday last, while working on Peck's farm. The annual reunion of the 95th Illi nois Infantry Volunteers will be held this year at Harvard, September 4th. The repairs on the M. E. church have been commenced and will be pushed to completion as fast as possible. Capt. Geo. A. Johnson, a prominent West Side (Chicago) man, died very suddenly at Fox Lake, Saturday, August 7, of apoplexy. The Sunday school of the M. E. church held a picnic at McCollum's Lake on Tuesday. There was a good turn out and a very pleasant time. Geo. Rosenberger has moved into the house lately purchased by him, one door west of E. Lawlus' clothing store, where he has opened his barber shop. Quite a number of the German Lutherans of this village attended a picnic at Dundee Sunday last, given by the German Lutheran congregation of that place. S. B. Caldwell, who has been operating a feather bed renovator in this village for the past two months, has removed to Waukegan, where he will establish himself for the winter^ Some much needed repairs are being made at the Fox River Mills this week, repairing the flume, etc. This mill has been doing quite an extensive business the past year, in fact, much more than it has for years before. The President and Board of Trustees of this village went to Chicago on Monday to look over the different Tcinds of pumps and engines, in order that they might be better posted when they open the bids for the water works plant, which will be done the latter part of this week. Harry T. Fuller beat the record between McHenry and Wauconda on Thursday last. He left his store at Wauconda and stopped at the Plaindealer office, his wheel registering just an even ten miles, which he made in 36 minutes. Who can beat it? He came by the way of Lily Lake. Dr. C. F. Ross, of West Chicago, who with his family has been camping up the river for the past few weeks, has bought a lot of A. L. Howe, and is now having the lumber hauled on the ground for a new summer cottage, which he intends to build this fall. Dr. Ross is a son-in-law of E. Lawlus, of this village. Rye, which is now being threshed by the farmers, is yielding thirty bushels to the acre on an average and oats are averaging from fifty to seventy bushels to the acre. Both rye and oats are of «a very fair quality and if corn does all that is expected of it the farmers in this community will have reason for rejoicing. •> * < f '-">*• : >' f t > i"* * / *- kj&f. -jal* E. P. Wise, general agent for the Phenix Insurance Company, while fcpre a short time since, informed us their agent in this village, Simon Stuff el, does the largest soliciting business of any agent in the state of Illinois. This is a high compliment to Mr. Stoffel, and -one which all who know his hustling business proclivities are sure is well deserved. We also understand he stands second with the National, of Hartford. The festival by the congregation of St. Mary's German Catholic Society, which was held on Saturday and Sunday at River Park, near this village, was, notwithstanding the very unfavorable weather, well attended and a very enjoyable gathering. Weber Bros.' Band, of Chicago, was in attendance and discoursed excellent music during both days and evenings. It will net the society the handsome sum of something near $600. Amos Wolff, a son of Albert Wolff, aged about seventeen years, met with severe and painful accident, while working in the ice houses at McCullum's Lake, on Tuesday morning. He was wounded with an ice chisel, two of his toes on the right foot being cut completely off, only hanging by the skin at the bottom, while the third one was badly cut. He was taken to the office of Dr. J. L. Abt, who sewed on the two toes and dressed the foot, and he is now as comfortabfe as could be expected under the circumstances. A little daughter of John J. Buch, aged about three years, had a narrow escape from drowning on Saturday last She was sitting in his buggy, near the river bank, when, child-like, she struck the horse a sharp blow with the whip. The horse started and plunged into the river where the water was about four feet deep, and the plunge threw the child out into the J water. The horse took a shorf circle {and came out on the shore, with the child clinging to th« t>uggy, which she had grasped in her struggles, and thug saved herself from death. It was a remarkable occurrence, especially for one so young. A serious and almost fatal accident occurred at Pistakee Bay on Sunday morning last. A M. Barso, of Chicago, who is Mopping at Selling's Hotel, was out with , a gun, and in getting over or through a fence drawing the gun after him by the muzzle, it was discharged, the entire charge striking his left arm between the elbow ahd the shoulder, tearing away the flesh and shattering the bone in a horrid manner. Dr. Alder, who is sojourning at the Bay, was called and Dr. Fegers, of this village, immediately sent for, who, on his arrival took out the pieces of bone, squared the shattered ends and bound them together, since which time the patient has been resting easy. posted on local happenings. 3* DR. C. KELLER < Optometrist and OpticUfc -- Notice to the Public ' V The citizens of McHenry are given an opportunity to have their eyes examined and glasses made to order at reasonable prices and under guarantee. Have made glasses for the past 20 years for such prominent families as the Bishops, Engelns, Buchs, Bohrs, Freunds, Rev. D. Lehane and many others. Office hours, at my summer home on Fox river, one block north of village limits, from 2:00 to 3:00 Monday of each week. Phone 9. in PEJLLLCT ,COULD MADE WE'D IF it were possible to make any better bread or pastry than is turned out by this establishment you can feel quite satisfied in your own mind that we would be making a better article. This, however, is a human impossibility. We bake a perfect bread and perfeet p»lerjF." T FRANK HOFFMANN McHENRY ILL. CREAM SHIPPERS Ship your cream to us at Elgin and always, get highest prices. Elgin is the butter center of the country. We manufacture both Ice cream and butler. Write for information and our quotations. "Always ask your dealer for your FAV- _ ORLTE Ice Cream and HILLSIDE Creamery Butter. Made in Elgin." B. S. Pearsall Butter Co. Elgin, III, ADDITIONAL EX< Miss Helen Dvorak of ASgftujuin, j a violinist of rare ability, apd her? brother, a pianist of considerable note, gave the radio program, at ft*fltiftn KYW in Chicago on Tuesday evening of last week. Last Wednesday evening's concert was the last of the open air entertainment provided by the Woodstock band at the city park. The band concerts this year were very well attended and thoroly enjoyed. The fire department of Woodstock is to be given a second fire fighting truck. The present' truck carries about 800 feet of hose, while the new truck will carry the chemical apparatus and an additional 600 feet of hose. The body for the new truck is to be built by Jos. J. Horick, a Woodstock man, whose bid was $410. •.A? v: WEINSCHENKER'S v- • •, > , • ^ tf " ^ t i ttfe, ^ *> f* $ / Draying and Long Distance Hauling done by the hoar or Job. Furniture moved with men of kmc PHONE 35 McHENRY IN the foreground of progress Marquette Cement stands out con» ^picuously because of the Vital part it has played in the construction of better buildings, highways, bridges and dams. M&rquette Cement Manufacturing Ctfc Marquette Building, Chicago Local Distributors • p McHenry Lumber Cdfc --J. cj :rfe3>.iyi NO HMD 10 MALIK but the First Step that leads to influence is the e you take towards the SAVINGS BANK. :j Everybody expects to GET AHEAD some time, yet the first move should be to open an account in Our Savings Department. Don't put off this important step--do it NOW! Starting a Banking Connection a serious matter and ought to be done as the result of ar " , 4 ..-icareful consideration of all the qualifications of the bank •' % • i • seeking your business. This institution desires the closest inspection of itsP ^financial standing, equipment, methods and personnel on ^>J>the part of those who are thinking of opening an account v m, .here. , „ ^ It is satisfied that you will find it entirely worthy ^ ^ ' -- your confidence and business. ! GERALD J. McHenry, Illinois Cash. FREMONTHOY, fia •' - - 1 "-I "Sr ii •J x$ '•r1! " ** m £ •* v*fJL m