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SEPTP1MTilSR 4. 1924 NO. 13 '• * 4-.+ WEEKLY EXCHANGES ,itS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES L ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY rrr" PEOPLE •I fa '\ The Ward Motor company of Har- 'V^tprd is this week running daily buses the Walworth county fair at Elklionv Wis. : fT, A new gasoline filling station, Quipped with a spacious rest room, lias just been completed and opened on Beividere road at Gray slake. ; Twenty-nine young pSople of Wood- • Mock, graduates froip the high school '* . there with the classes of '23 and *24, 1 irill enter colleges this fall. v A class of 150 was naturalized at a \fajg Ku Klux Klan meeting held near Harvard one evening recently. The ®yent, it is said, was attended by a "i • crowd estimated at 5,000. , The White House hotel at Hebron ^as the scene of a very uncommon V dinner party one day last week when ij^neteen threshermen partook of their > noonday meal at the place. The Barrington community picnic, which was scheduled to be held a few weeks ago, but had to be postponed , on account of rain, is being held at Renehan's resort, Round Lake, today. The town is practically deserted. A large barn on the Charles Butter- . -field farm, two miles southwest of Libertyville, was destroyed by fire last Thursday morning. Spontaneous Combustion is believed to have been . the cause. The estimated lota is be- $*veen $6,000 and $7,000. v The treasury embarked oft a cam- ••/' pfeign to restore the silver dollar to i |peneral circulation by placing one of • these coins in each of the 5,000 treas- Igty employe's pay envelopes on their tost pay day. Similar action has been suggested to other government bureaus. B. C. Hamlin, Lake county motorcycle cop, captured a truck and eight barrels of beer on the Rand road south of Voh> on Wednesday afternoon of l^st week. The beer was being transported in a low truck, camouflaged to appear like a manure spreader. The alleged runners were placed under 'ar- . rest. ' The Pickus Engineering and Construction company last week completed : their contract on the Grayslake secjtion of route 21. The material plant " $s being dismantled and the equipment Will be shipped to Missouri, where the Gpmpany has been awarded another contract similar to the one just competed. Fred and Ivan Johannes, brothers, ^ylbe former*a pitcher and the latter a Cfctcher, have been signed up by the Cedar Rapids clubs for the Mississippi Valley league and have already joined the teams. The - lads- attracted the attention of the club by their excep- #onal work for the Garden Prairie ttam this season. Edmund H. Haeger of Dundee and £. C. Peter of Algonquin resigned as members of the Dundee community high school board on Wednesday evening of last week following a vote to re-engage Osher Schlaifer as superin- . tjfndent of the school system there for ttiother year. Mr. Haeger Jiad been Serving as president of the board. Dr. F. W. Ackerman, chiropractor, who practiced his profession at Crys- • • t»1 Lake for a number of years and "Who last spring was defeated in the . primary as a candidate for the state legislature, has accepted a position as "instructor in the National University Of Science in Chicago. He sold his Crystal Lake practice some time ago, but will continue to m^ke that city his * x The cement highway, starting from the state line north of Richmond, thru Genoa City, is now completed the last Stretch having been completed last Thursday morning. This gives auto- Itts a complete cement road from the state line to Lake Geneva. Most of the road has been open \o travel for |ome time past but it will be ^mother weeks before the stretch will be,j Open in its entirety, A new duplex pipe organ, purchased at a cost of $6,000, is being installed in the Grace Evangelical Lutheran ki^iurch at Woodstock. The organ, without doubt, is the finest musical instrument ever brought to the type- . irriter city. It has a total of 762 pipes. The blower as well as the key- AL N1CH0LLS BORN IN ENGLAND CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AT THE " AGE OF SEVEN YEAlU ^ Alfred Nicholls, mention of whose tragic death, which occurred in Chicago on Aug. 25, was made in these Columns last week, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nicholls. He was born in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England, on Nov. 12, 1877. In 1884 he came with his parents and two younger children to America, arriving at Volo on April 20, and here he grew to manhood. He attended the public school and was a faithful worker of the M. E. church and Sunday school. , .. V In 1898, at the age of twenty-one, he left his home and went to Chicago, where he took up employment in the Wyoming hotel. In Chicago on Dec. 24, 1900, he was united in marriage >(o Caroline Schroeder. His wife passed away on March 18, 1906, leaving him alone to f;ght life's battles. Iri 1901 he left the employ of the liotel and took up electrical work with the firm of Thayer & Lynn, with which concern he was still connected at the time of his death. During the summer of 1908 he again married, his second wife being Eva (Gregory. * On, Monday evening, Aug. 25, 'Nick," aB he was known to his fellow workers, was called to repair an elevator in the John R. Thompson commissary building and it was here that he met with an accident that caused his death. IJe was preceded in death by his mother, one brother, Frank, and one sister, Mrs. Frank ^uelsdorf, who passed away in a Chicago hospital five months ago. , The deceased was a good citizen, a kind husband and a faithful worker. Surviving him, besides his sorrowing widow, are his father, Harry Nicholls; four sisters, Mrs. Frank Hironimus of Volo, Mrs. John A. Engeln, Mrs. John Karls and Mrs. Richard Cronin of Mc- Henry; three brothers, William of Wauconda, John E. and George of Mc- Henry. The funeral took place from the home of his sister, Mrs. John Engeln, and thence from the Universalist church at 2:00 o'clock last Thursday afternoon with interment in Woodland cemetery. The sympathy of McHenry and Volo friends is extended to the bereaved wife, father, sisters and brothers. RURAL SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY WED AT Hp NOON MISS OPAL COOLEY MARRIED TUESDAY NOON RURAL SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS FOR COMING YEAR In common with the city schools all country schools will open on Monday morning of next week, Sept. 8. Rural schools in the vicinitjr of Me- Henry and the teachers employed for the coming year are as follows: Lincoln--Miss Carolyn SteiTes. Lily Lake--Miss Mary Bolger. Slocum's Lake--Math. P. Freund. Barreville--Miss Helen Vycital. Prairie--Mrs. Walter J. Walsh. Dublin (Burton's Bridge)--Miss Kathleen Powers. Terra Cotta--Miss Genevieve Knox. Emerald Park--Miss Eleanor Conway. Clfemens--Miss Minnie Knoqc. Holcombville--Neill Doherty. Cherry Valley--Miss Arlirte Harrison. Ostend--Miss Florence Eppel. Sherman Hill--Miss Helen Powers. Miss Elsie Vycital will teach in jthe school at Fox River Grove, while Miss Elola Boyle has been engaged in the Ringwood school. SOCIAL WHEEL MEMBERS PLEASANTLY ENTERTAINED "Mrs. Gordon Stringer most pleasantly entertained the members of the Social Wheel at her home on Fox river on Thursday afternoon last. Five hundred and bunco furnished the afternoon's entertainment with honors goin£ r to Mrs. Geo. Kuhn, Mrs. A. Eddy, Mrs. Fenske and Mrs. Bayer. Delicious refreshments were served. The next meeting will take place at the home of Mrs. Geo. Kuhn on Maple avenue on Thursday afternoon of next week, Sept. 11. MRS. J.~J. VASEY STRICKEN tars. J. J. Vasey was taken suddenly ill while working about her home on Wdi. electrically operated. Th. i p«rl *ni G'"n s^t s t .UBt k F r i?ay *e«i> "ill be dedicated mm time *»•»>•* •?? ?*** ,t,m®,.sh® the middle of the month. William F. Fahy, postal inspector Charged with planning the $2,000,000 ' Ihail train robbery at Rondout, Lake f unty, several weeks ago, is now an mate of the McHenry county jail at Woodstock, having been transferred that "hostelry" from the Kane L Jounty jail at Geneva, 111., last Thursday evening. This makes two inspecr tors now in the custody of Sheriff Ed- Ibger, the other being Ira Blackwell, •ho at one time was employed as a special investigator for the dry forces of the county and whose present predicament was brought about because ff a charge thatHie had protected beer vifunners who operated in this county. been confined to her bed. Mr. Vasey suffered a slight stroke of paralysis only a few weeks ago. The latter is again able to be up and around, altho it may be some time before his wife will again be able to leave her bed; Their many friends'are sorry to learn of their double misfortune and trust that both will soon have their former good^health returned to them. NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS Final notice is hereby given to all dog owners, who have not already done so, to secure a city license for their canines without further delay or the animals will be ordered disposed of by the city marshal. McHENRY CITY COUNCIL. YOfTW» MAN FROM ATHENS, O, COMES TO McHENRY FOR BRIDE--TO LIVE AT ATHENS A very pretty wedding, in which many of the young people of McHenry are especially interested, occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cooley on Waukegan street at high noon on Tuesday of this week, when their eldest daughter, Opal June, became the bride of Mr. Dwight E. Williams of Athens, Ohio. Rev. John M. Grimes of Chicago, during the past few years pastor of the First Universalist church of this city, waa the officiating clergyman. Just before the ceremony Miss Mildred Welch, a schoolmate and intimate friend of the bride, sang "Because" and "O Promise Me" most beautifully. She was accompanied on the piano by Mrs. F. J. Aicher, who also played the wedding march. The bride, the maid of honor and bridesmaids started the wedding march from the top of the stairway leading to the living room, where they were met by the groomsman and his attendants! Thte ceremony was performed before an altar of ferns and flowers and on either side of which were burning candles. Miss Eloise Savage Of Columbus O., acted as maid of honor, while Misses Jennie Mae Cooley, a sister of the bride, and Lenora Freund, a clole friend, acted as bridesmaids. Mr Clark Williams, the groom's twin brother, of Athens, O., acted as best man, while Floyd E. Cooley, a brother of the bride, served as the attendant. The bride wore a gown of white crepe chiffon with silver trimmings Silver slippers and a silver head band completed her trousseau. She car lied a shower bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. The maid of honor and bridesmaids were attired in gowns of orchid chiffon, carried peach colored rose buds and wore corsage bouquets. At the close of the ceremony and alter the happy pair had been showered with 'congratulations, all sat down to a six course wedding breakfast, which was served by Mrs. B. S. Corbin and her sister, Miss Eleanor Dodge, of Ringwood. The color scheme of peach and orchid, which was carried out thruout th# home, also predominated at the table. A large wedding cake, with its small ornamental bride surrounded by flowers, made up the center piece, while lighted candles were prettily arranged on either end of the table. The place cards were in the form of engraved wedding bells., The bride and groom were driven to Crystal Lake, where they boarded the 3:00 o'clock train for Chicago and from whence they left on a honeymoon trip thru the east. The bride, considered one of Mc- Henry's most accomplished young daughters, is a graduate of the McHenry high school, having completed the course here with the class of '19. After her graduation she entered the Ohio university at Athens, O., graduating with the class of '23. During the past year she has been engaged as instructress in -art . in the Highland high school at Rockford. She is a young woman of pleasing personality and culture. She possesses a beautiful voice and during her school days was a member of the high school glee club and the McHenry Choral society during the short period that organization existed in this city. At the Ohio university she was quite a prominent member of the Chi Omega. The groom is the son of Mrs. Sarah Williams of Athens, O. He is also a graduate of the Ohio university in that city, from whence he graduated with honors with the class of '22. Since his graduation he has served as an accountant with the Grayson Stove company of Athens and where his services'are held invaluable. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will be at home at 14 Palmer street, Athens, O., on and after Oct. 1. McHenry friends extend congratulations. CONVENIENCE FOR PARK •Thru * the efforts of the McHenry Park Improvement association, which is being tendered the co-operation of the McHenry city council, water from the city mains has been led into the city's park on Pearl street. Thus an additional means has been provided whereby visitors who stop at the park fof short rest periods or for the purpose of eating their picnic lunches are supplied with clean, healthy wafer. The new convenience will be found in the northwest end of the park. TAVERN MANAGER-LEAVES B. Oswald, who has acted as manager of the Polly Prim tavern ever since its opening here last spring, resigned his position the first of the month alnd left on Tuesday for Chicago. Mr. Oswald made many friends during his stay in McHenry. M HENRY SCOUTS AT GREEN LAKE LEFT MCHENRY TUESDAY MQB^i- ' l|®G FOR WEEK'S OUTINtt ? After having been promised such an Outing for three years, twenty happy Boy Scouts left this city shortly after eight o'clock on Tuesday morning of this week for a week's encampment at Green Lake, Wis., about fifty miles north of this city. The boys, in charge of Assistant Scout Master Herbert Hoffman, made .the trip to the northern woods in four automobiles kindly donated for the occasion by John R. Knox, local Ford agent. Just before leaving McHenry the lads pulled up in front of the West McHenry State bank building, where they were tendered short talks by the president of that institution, C. W. Stenger, and Richard B. Walsh, one of the bank's directofs. # Gordon Stringer, local Scout master, had planned to make the trip with the boys, but owing to unforeseen circumstances which arose at the last minute he was unable to do so. However, the parents of the boys may rest assured that the assistant Scout master will take good care of the lads. The McHenry Boy Scouts, upon their return from the outing," will once more become an active body in our midst. Arrangements have been made with L. A. Erickson whereby the troop will be given the use of a part1 of the basement underneath the Erickson store on the West Side, where all meetings and scout activities will be held and planned during the winter months. McHenry has a real live company of Boy Scouts,-who are worthy of our support and encouragement, and upon the lads' return they should be shown just a bit more attention than has been accorded them in the past. The Boy Scout movement is a worthy one. LAKE COUNTY PIONEER DIES OPENING POSTPONED COMMUNITY SCHOOL NOTREAJ FOR MONDAY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OFFICIALS MET IN REGULAR SESSION MONDAY DAVID ALBERTjfWJLLEY PASSED AWAY AT AGE OF M David Albert Willey, pioneer resident of Lake county and who for many years made his home at what is more commonly known among the older residents as Big Hollow, passed away at his late home there last Friday following a short illness brought on by his advanced years. „ The deceased was born at Bristol, New Hampshire, on July 10, 1831. Coming west he first settled at Milwaukee, Wis., coming to that city in 1858. He was united in marriage to Anna McFadden of Rondout in 1862. For more than forty years he was employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad company, most of this time being passed in the capacity of an engineer. During his services with the railroad company he traveled Lake county quite extensively and thru his frequent visits to Waukegan and other points in the county he became known to a large number of her people. In 1893 he moved to Lake county and settled at Big Hollow, where he has since continuously made his home. He is survived by three sons, Dr. D. A. Willey, a veterinarian, who at one time practiced his profession in this city, but who has been making his home at Big Hollow for a number of years; Truman and Charles, both of whom also make their home in Lake county. I The funeral took place from his late home on Sunday morning with interment In the Grant cemetery. WEST SIDE TO HAVE ANOTHER MARKET McHENRY GRADE AND PAftOCA' IAL SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT MONDAY MORNING To the disappointment of the school faculty, the board of education and the patrons in general, the McHenry community high school will not open next Monday morning as had been anticipated and from the present outlook the fall term cannot start before Monday, Sept. 15. It had been the hope of the board right along that things would so shape themselves so as to allow the opening on Monday, but it seems that incompleted contracts have made this impossible. Work on the uncompleted contracts is now being rushed with all possible haste in the hope that everything will be in readiness for Monday, Sept. 15. Indications are now that the plasterers will complete their work by Saturday night and that the carpenters will also get thru within the course of the next few days. However, the painters still have some work ahead, while it will require another few days before all of the equipment has been placed. The grade school, district No. 15, will open next Monday morning, Sept. 8, when it is expected that all pupils planning on attending the grades the coming term will be on hand. The grade school has been given a thoro cleaning and with its freshly varnished woodwork the various looms present a most inviting appearance and the pupils and teachers will find the building a most pleasing one. That over crowded condition which has prevailed during the past few years is now a thing of the past. There will be plenty of room and with an excellent corps of grade teachers there isn't a thing to prevent this from being one of the most successful terms ever experienced in the history of that school. St. Mary's parochial school will also open next Monday morning. This school is also ready for the opening and an increased attendance is anticipated. McHENRY BAND PLAYED AT LAKE COUNTY FAIR Martin B. Schmitt, fthe West Side barber and pool room proprietor, has leased his building to Wm. Buchner and Truman Slater of Chicago Highlands, who will open a meat market and grocery therein in the near future. The two gentlemen arrived in McHenry this week and are now making arrangements for the installation of an ice box and other fixtures necessary to conduct the line of business they expect to engage in here. Mr. Schmitt has rented a space in the basement beneath the L. A. Erickson store, to which he will move his barber shop this week. Mr. Schmitt's new quarters have been fitted up with city water, sewerage and gas and he informs us that he will have a shop that will compare favorably with the best to be found anywhere. Later on he also ekpects to install a shower bath. TRAVEL TO LIBERTYVl)LLE The McHenry baseball team will travel to Libertyville next Sunday afternoon, where they Will take on the home club of that city. It will be remembered that these two clubs staged a red hot contest oh the local diamond a few weeks ago, at which time McHenry was returned the winner by a score of 4 to 3. Libertyville has an idea that they can trim the locals and there is sure to be something doing when the two teams meet next Sunday. A large number of McHenry fans will follow the team to Libertyville. A The McHenry band played a hp engagement at the Lake cbunty fair at Libertyville last Saturday afternoon and evening and made a great hit with the big crowd assembled. The band appeared under the leadership of Prof. W. N. Sears and not only went thru a program of exceptionally fine numbers, but also furnished the music for the entertainers as they performed in front of the grand stand. Many very fine compliments were showered upon our band boys for the excellent music provided and, while we are on the subject, we wish to add that McHenry just now can rightfully lay claim to one of the best small bands to be found anywhere. McHenry citizens probably haven't appreciated this fact before. The band men surely are deserving of a great deal better support than they have been receiving in the past and it is our hope that in another season McHenry will get back of this organization by giving them their wholehearted and undivided support. A fund of $1,000 should be available for band purposes next year. K. OF C. DANCE NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT Council Room, Sept. 2, 1924. . The city aldermen met in regular session with Mayor Wells presiding. Aldermen present: Doherty, Frisby, Goodell, Justen, Overton and Perkins. The minutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and ap proved. # The following bills were read and approved by the finance committed: Worthington pump and machinery corporation, supplies.. .$117.00 Geo. Meyers, Ibr on streets and oiling of same 174.50 Geo. Meyers, damage to clothing due. to defective valve *in oil car • 6.00 J. J. Leonard, lbr on ww 14.40 John Walsh, marshal service.. 115.00 L. F. Newman, special police service Frank Zuelsdorf, special policy service Partridge Scotford Co., badges M. J. Freund, hauling gravel.. C. W. Stenger, 90 loads gravel S. J. Frazer, labor on park benches Frank J. Gabala, police service R. F. Conway, postage and telephone calls Cooley & Reynolds, labor on bridge Jercme Schneider, ibr at "park. Mrs. John Niesen, lunch for Crystal Lake firemen R. C. Dalziel, scar fy ng streets Chi. & N. W. R. R. Co., demurrage on oil car Jas. B. Clow & Sons, supplies.. Public Service Co., street lights 140.73 Public Service Co., power for electric pump • HI. Bell Tele. Co., calls C. J. Reihansperger, 2 lanterns 111. Bell Te!e. Co., serv and calls Zion Institutions & Industries, supplies McHenry Plaindealer, printing Motion by Overton, seconded by Perkins, that the reports of the treasurer and collector be accepted as read. Motion carried. Motion by Frisby, seconded by Overton, that*M. J. Freund be employed by the city to work on the streets under supervision of the street superintendent at a salary of $200.00 per month of twenty-four 36.00 29.25 5.05 17.50 36.00 7.20 82.50 2.00 28.80 17.50 3.60 71.50 78.00 74.51 ' 44.00 3.90 1.50 3.60 10.50 22.60 ITEMS ONTO! AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS DURING WEEK WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING Uf THIS CITY AND IMMEDIATE VICINITY The Plaindealer for news. Radio tubes and batteries at Nye's. School supplies of all friwria at Erickson's store. A large selection of dishes at Vycital's hardware. Vaudeville and. pictures at the Ean* pire theatre Saturday find Sunday. . Join the Record Exchange club at Nye's music store, West McHenry. Hear Gerald McCormick at the Fox pavilion on Wednesday evening, Sept. 10. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ensign are the happy parents of a baby girl, Mildred Ellen, born to thfem on Friday of last week. Jimmie's Society orchestra will furnish the music for the K. of C. dance at the Fox pavilion on Wedneaday evening, Sept. 10. Mrs. Martha Page moved the last of the week from her firm on the Crystal Lake road to the W. F. Baasett cottage on Main street. I There will be a wedding dance at the Johnsburg hall, Johnsburg, on Tuesday evening, Sept. 16. Music by the Fox River Four. Tickets, $1,00. Our 1924 fall millinery opening occurs Sept. 13. You are cordially invited to inspect this splendid exhibit of new fall hats. Blake Sisters' nrrllinery. The holiday crowd over ^ the week end this year broke all previous records. All of the hotels and eating houses were taxed to their utmost capacities. The members of the Altar and Rosary sodality of St. Patrick's Catholic church will hold a public bake sale at the city hall next Saturday, Sept. 6, starting at 10:00 o'clock a. m. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Conway, who reside south of this city, are entertaining a baby boy at their home since last Thursday. The mother was formerly Miss Marguerite Knox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Knox of this city. The Public Service company is installing a new bank of large transformers on the city property near the working | city hall, which are designed to supply days for a period of one month only. Motion carried. Motion by "Perkins, seconded by Doherty, that the clerk be instructed to insert in the'next issue of the McHenry Plaindealer a notice to dog owners that they must secure a license the electric energy for light and power for the two school buildings, the city pumping station and the Empire theatre. The little green cottage on the community high school grounds, which has been used as a tool shed by the The members of the McHenry council, Knights of Columbus, will sponsor a public dancing party at the Fox pavilion near this city on Wednesday evening of next week, Sept. 10. Lieut. Jimmie's Society ^orchestra, which has been furnishing music at this pavilion during the past three years, has been engaged for this occasion. The new as well as old time dances will be played, thus making it possible for both young and old to enjoy the event. *A special feature will be the appearance of Gerald McCormick, noted Irish tenor of Chicago, who will appear in a number of vocal selections. Mr. McCormick is recognized around Chicago as one of the best tenors in that city and is now engaged as an entertainer by the manufacturers of Victor records. Dance tickets, $1.00. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend. PATRONS MfcHENRY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL JQtae to incompleted contracts, we will be unable to open the high school on Monday, Sept. 8. If no further notice is given school will open Monday, Sept. 15. Should we be able t*» open school during next week we will telephone to all of the homes possible, giving notice. C. H. Duker, Supt. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the McHenry fire department and volunteers whose untiring efforts saved our home from fire on the night of Aug. 14. Mr. and .Mrs. E. Streed. of by the city marshal. Motion carried. Motion 6y Justen, seconded by Doherty, that the city lay a brick crossing from Wm Tesch's residence east to the new community high school. Motion carried. Motion by Goodell, seconded by Frisby, to adjourn until further date set by mayor. Motion carried. D. G. Wells, Mayor. R. F. Conway, Clerk. BIRCHMONT FARM HERD WINS AT LIBERTYVILLE for all dogs or they will be disposed j contractors employed on the building, is this week being torn down by William Herbes, who purchased the building at the time of the sale a year ago last spring. We are told that the local exchange of the Illinois Bell Telephone company received five orders for summer telephones during the past two weeks, which seems to indicate that some of our summer guests are planning on enjoying the balance of the summer and the early fall in*this sommef r*- sort region. All our teachers are attending the county institute in session at Crystal Lake this week. On account of the illness of Miss Hattie Dake, county superintendent, the meeting is in charge of H. A. Dean, superintendent of the Crystal Lake school system. Exceptionally fine programs are be-. mg enjoyed each day. Two large touring ears collided on Pearl street, near the Brewery Service station, late last Saturday afternoon, but luckily none of the passengers were injured. One of the cars, a Buick touring, had its right front wheel smashed .and was towed to the Buick service station on the West Side, where a new wheel was obtained. The mass meeting, advertised to be held at the K. of C. hall in this city for this (Thursday) evening, has beea postponed a week because of the fact that a representative, who was to have been present at the meeting, was ' The Birchmont farms, located near Ingleside, of which John L. Nicholson & Son are the owners and proprietors, had five head of their fancy Holstein stock entered at the Lake county fair at Libertyville over the week end and every one of them carried away a prize, and this, too, against good, stiff competition. The Birchmont breeders took first prize on a junior bull, first on a six-year-old bull, second on an eight months' old heifer, second on senior two-year-old and third on an eight months' old heifer. Besides this they were also awarded the prize for junior champion bull. The herd has already gone thru two clean tests and the owners are confident that they will pass another clean one in November. MONDAY'S RAIN SPOILS FESTIVAL ATTENDANCE called East on business and therefore The rain of Monday afternoon put couid not be in McHenry. Watch for a sudden and unexpected end to St. hand bius announcing the date; of 1ft* Mary's open-air festival at the Mc-1 postponed meeting. o * Henry city park. The festival, as| -£fenn Wattles, who has been empreviously advertised, opened on Sat- lployed >t Vojrt>8 drug store during urday afternoon and continued that jthe past two year8j has ^ his job evening, Sunday afternoon and even-jto enter the university of Illinois ing. The largest crowd gathered on; q{ pharmacy in Chicago this Sunday evening, when all of the var-|faJ1 Romo Bobb who ;s also studyious booths and stands were well j ^ pharmacy an(j has had one year at patronized. However, the real crowd, the Wisconsin state University at was looked for on Labor day a*ter- > has taken the position left noon an^evening. but the rain spoiled jvacantthni ^ ^ Mr Wattles, starting work on Monday morning of this week. Someone took the time and trouble of keeping a record of cars pawing over the Fox river bridge here oa Monday afternoon of this week and it all. The committee has not as yet completed its check-up and therefore we are unable--to state--the financial result. TO ERECT NEW HOME The foundation is in and carpenters expect to start work on a new home; found that a trifle less than 500 had to be erected for Anton Blake on a i passed over the structure in a single lot on the west side of Green street! hour. It is estimated that no less than between thfe homes of Mr. Blake's par- j 20,000 cars passed over the bridge over ents and Peter J. Doherty. Mr.! the Labor day holidays and this, too, Blake is in the hope of having the; without a single accident. Consilerhouse rjady for occupancy some time | ing the fact that the bridge is also in November. the contract. •v?is Jo* W. Rothermel has used by pedestrians, the wondar U that no accidents were reported. •t;V