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iCE OF PROPOSAL FOR BIDS Alford Pouse, Attorney IBICII bids for the construction of a improvement, consisting of the Inp of Paying District No. 3, as ,'ided in an Ordinance entitled "An linance for Paving a Portion of tin Street and Other Streets in the fcy of McHenry, McHenry County, linois," will be received by the Board Local 1 mprc ventfents of the city of McHenry, Illinois, until the 13th day tof March, A. D. 1925, at the hour of 2 00 o'clock P. M. (Central Standard Time) in the Council Chambers in the TAXES OVpilllON INCREASE OF $116,083.69 OVER LAST YEAR'S IN CQUNT^.r TOWNSHIP TAXES SHOW AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN $10,000 SINCE 1323 [Harvard Herald] Thepeople of McHenry county .will have to pay $1,403,866.45 in taxes this City"Hall 7n~the"city of McHenryj 111- year- $116,083.69 more than last ; inois, at which time and place said ^-. An advance of 16 cents in the bids will be publicly opened in open session of said Board and publicly declared. The plans, profiles and specifications for said improvement are on file at the office of the City Clerk in the said City of McHenry, and at the office of the Engineers, Wells Engineering Company, Geneva, Illinois, to- All proposals or bids must be made on blanks furnished by the said Board j of the City of McHenry, Illinois, and must comply with the instructions to Bt Park bidders attached. Said blanks may be i ry obtained at the office of the City Clerk or at the office of the Engineers. All proposals and bids must be accompanied by check payable to thu order of D. G. Wells, President of the il and Board of Local Improvements of the Visitors City of McHenry, Illinois, in his official capacity, certified by a respon- Ind., sible bank for an amount which shall i of Mc- be not less than ten (10) per centum of the aggregate of the proposal, children The contractor will be paid in at Wood- vouchers and bonds which will bear interest at the rate of six (6) per centleral of um per annum, payable annually. No lor, at El- proposal will be accepted unless the party offering them shall furnish satfin passed isfactory evidence to the Board that guest of he has the necessary facilities, ability. equipment and finances to fulfill the OkUu, is conditions of the work proposed to be in Mc- done, should the contract be awarded to him, and all bidders will examine Aurora the Ordinance, maps, plans, profiles the guest and specifications and als<^ the locality Illinois. state tax rate tacked about $39,970 onto the levy, which without this increase would have been J|76,- 113.69 higher. Per Capita Average $42.33 Taxes in McHenry county this year will average $42.33 per person, which indicates an average rate of $5.26 for each $100 valuation. The assessed value of the lafcds this year is $12. _ 05!, 140, or an average of $32.53 per; ^ socjaVly and financially •>- * ' •"** Va*. £-V QUARTER <* A CENTURY ITEMS. CLIPPED FROM PLAINDEALERS OF « TEARS AGO acre with improvements. The assessed value of lots for this^ year is $5,376,- 245, or an average of $471.33 per lot with impnJvements. The assessed valuation of McHenry county this year and the year before is as follows, the assessed valuation being one-half the true value. 1923 1924 $11,962,855 $12,051,140 5,240,430 5,376,24% A. C. Matthews has moved from Wauconda to a farm near McHenry. The hone of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Benson was made glad by the arrival of & gjr! baby Sundsy inorninsf* Miss Rosina Reynolds was th^ recipient of an elegant piano, recently presented to her by her brother, Albert, of Chicago. A very pleasant and profitable meeting of the Current Event Club was held at the home of the leader, Miss Julia A. Story on Tuesday evening. E. J. Nickerson, a well-known resident of Marengo, died shortly after noon Sunday as a result of injuries received in a fight with John Wilson, a friend of years. The basket social given h'y Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lamphere, for the benefit of the M. E. Church, was a success About Lands »*; I ^ t s • f . . . . * . Personal . Prop. Railroad Cos.. Tel. & Tel, Cos. 5,803,050 3,29.6,017 344,675 5,511,043 3,319,447, 856,590" Total $26,647,027 $26,646,715 Valuation Below Year Ago The valuation this year is $312 less than the last year. As will be observed by the foregoing table, small increases are shown in the valuations of lands and lots due to improvements placed on same during the year and slight increases are shown in the valuations of railroads and telephone companies while the valuation of personal property in the county was reicagp spent relatives and iRothermel of! their daughspending a of friends Wauconda was ' her sister, Mrs. [ed the latter part of this week of Waukegap home of her of Graysanday as the in which said work is to t*e done and; duced nearly $300,000 judge for themselves the surrounding The assessed value of all property circumstances and conditions affecting the cost and nature of the work. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a bond in a sum equal in the county by townships for, the years 1923 and 1924 is as follow: Townships 1923 1924 spent the ome of saw to one-third the amount of such bid with securities to be approved by the Board, conditioned for the faithful performance and execution of the work. The Board of Local Improvements of the City of McHenry, Illinois, reserves the right to reject any and all bids as authorized by law. Dated at McHenry, Illinois, this 26th da^ of February, A. D. 1925. D. 6. Wells, R. T. Overton, Robert J. Frisby. IfoaFcf of Local Improvements of the City of McHenry, Illinois. Riley NOTICE OF PROPOSAL FOR BIDS Alford Pouse, Attorney Sealed bids for the construction of a local improvement, consisting of the paving of Paving District No. 2, as provided in an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance for Paving a Portion of Riverside Drive and Other Streets in Marengo . Dunham . Chemung Alden .. Hartland Seneca ... Coral Grafton .. Dorr ...... Greenwood Hebron .. Richmond Burton .. McHenry 38-2t| Nunda ... Algonquin . r;$ 780,092 $ 771,597 1/781,732 1,772,448 .••.##899,097 893,316 1,778,393 2,839,196 ,t}035.958 1,017,466 1,093.510 1,085,401 j829,383 818,640 1,280,887 1,254,819 1,461,485 1,452,650 8,519,115 3,432,589 912,342. 888,064 1,57049 1,584,198 .1,449,863 1,435,306 35(5,998 .*857,544 1,254,726 2,298,717 1,909,847 1,938,559 2,729.750 2,806,205 .totfd IW...$26,647,027 $26,646,715 Lafitds Pay 38 Per Cent Of the total taxes paid in the county by owners of property, the lands pay $541,451.78 or 38 per cent; lots $365,- 366.40 or 26 per cent; personal prop the CityoFMcH«iiy, McHenry Coun- j ert^ ^15,53158 or 22 per cent; rail ty, Illinois," will be received by the | roads *161,955.72 or 12 per cent, and Board of Local Improvements of the | telephones and telegraph companies City of McHenry, Illinois, until the 13th $356,590 or approximately 2 per day of March, A. D. 1925, at the hour! cent of the total taxes- ^ Chicago of 2:00 o'elock P. M. (Central Standard1 & Northwestern railroad pays $146, Time) in the Council Chambers in the! 558.66, the Chicago Milwaukee & St. City Hall in the City of McHenry, 111-! Paul railroad pays $11,584.49, the-Chi nois, at which time and place said bids ca^°- Harvard & Geneva Lake electric pill be publicly opened in open session! railway Pays $1,084.78, and the E'gm said Board and publicly declared. j& Belvidere Electric company, $2, ; plans, profiles and specifications j 727.79. said improvement are on file at the j ' Railroad Helps Hartland ke of the City Clerk in the said City | lt is interesting to note that the tok Henry, and at the office of theltal tex in the township of Hartland is Sneers, Wells Engineering Com- $44,859.19 and that in this township spent the Mrs. t the I the Knox, and son, home of Tr. and Mrs. lullen of Chilonday as the bf the latter's ling. k; sncks and le funeral ilokuer, Lawrday. Monday for she expects guest of her ck. ago and G. spent bir mother in ineider and fam- .-Slayers and it Sunny, Geneva, Illinois. All proposals or bids must be made n blanks furnished by the said Board the City of McHenry, Illinois, and must comply with the instructions to bidders attached. Said blanks may be obtained at the office of the city « erk or at the office of the Engineers. All proposals and bids must be accompanied by check payable to the order of D. G. Wells, President of the Board of Local Improvements of the City of McHenry, Illinois, in his official capacity, certified by a responsible bank for an amount which shall be not less than ten (10) per centum of the aggregate of the proposal. The contractor will be paid in vouchers and bonds lyhich will bear interest at the rate of six (6) per centum per annum, payable annually. No proposal will be accepted unless the party offering them shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the Board that he has the necessary facilities, ability. equipment and finances to fulfill the conditions of the work proposed to be done, should the contract be awarded to him, and all bidders will examine the Ordinance, maps, plans, profiles and specifications and also the locality j Grafton ».. in which said work is'to be done and £)orr . judge for themselves the surrounding and conditions affectsixty were in attendance and the sum of $10 was realized. Miss Katie Heimer w*s the victim of a very pleasant surprise Thursday evening. The young people met with Miss Florence Howe and proceeded in to her home. The evening was devoted to music and games. Quite a delegation of our young people attended the social given at the residence of T. Bacon, in behalf of the Methodist churches of Volo and Wauconda last Saturday evening. A good time was enjoyed by all present and the sum of $14.25 was realized. M. F. Walsh and Miss Mayme Groesbeck, both of Harvard, 111., were united in marriage in Portland, Oregon, Feb. 14. This wedding is of special interest as Mr. Walsh is the editor of The Harvard Herald and a young man who enjoys an enviable reputation in both the educational and political affairs of the state. feter Blake died at the residence »>f his son, Joseph Blake, last Friday, aged 76 years, 9 months and 9 days. Mr. Blake was born in Steinburg, County Daun, Germany, July 3, 1823, and came to America in 1842, settling in McHenry County, and has been a continuous resident ever since. Eight children survive their father, Mrs. Barbara Smith, Mrs. John Heimer, Joseph and Peter Blake, McHenry, John and Frank Blake, Chicago, Mrs. Mary Brown, Volo, and Christ Blake, John = burg. There are thirty-five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. St. John's, the German Catholic church at Johnsburgh, was totally destroyed by fire last Sunday morning leaving nothing but bare walls to mark where once stood a beautiful structure. Just how the fire originated is not known but it is supposed from a defective flue and coiftmunicated to the ceiling. The church was filled with morning worshipers when the Phone 162 The Best Service Always o ^pERNHARD POPP Expert Shoemaker < " •'* Phone 126-W. Reasonable Rates A. H. SCHAEFER Draying McHENRY, ILLINOIS chandeliers were noticed to- swing around in a peculiar manner and then drop to the floor and through the opening produced, slowly curled a thin cloud of smoke. Rev. Father Mehring gave the signal to pass out and all did so in an orderly manner and as though by a miracle all escape unhurt save Joseiph Heimer, who In his excitement jumped through a window and sustained painful though not serious injuries. In a short time after the church was emptied the roof fell in. St. John's was the finest church. in this part of the country, having bgen huilt at a cost of in the neighborhood of $100,000. The building was begun in 1867 during the pastorate of Rev. Father Fenn. „ The Rev. Father Fegers conducted the first services ever held in the church and. Rev. Father Mehring the present pastor, completed the church and superintended the furnishings which were most elaborate. The magnificent organ,vvtas placed in the church at a cost of $7,500 and the chimes which have sounded sweet music for so many years cost about $2,- 000. The decorations of the altar and the paintings were of the most beautiful character, all of which were destroyed. The church and furaishings «were ihsured for $32,500. A number of Lake Geneva men have organized a company for the breeding of silver foxes. The capital stock is $50,000. The company has leased the Wrigley farm No. 2, known as the Green Gable Stock farm, one mile west of the city on the Williams Bay road. The farm is to be stocked with from 40 to 50 silver foxes. Cast Side Service and Transfer Station Herman Schaefer 4 Co., Props. General Garage Moving Phone 49 McHENRY. ILL DRS. M'CHESNEY & BROWN (IN< ORPilRATK) DENTISTS Dr. J. W. Brown. Dr. R. M. Walker Established over 4S years and •till doing Business at old stand Pioneers in First-Class Dentistry" at Moderate Prices Aefc Your Neighbors and Friends About Us S. E. Cor. Clark & Randolph 145 N. Clark St., Chicago PHONE CENTRAL 2047 8 to 5; 9 to 11 {v. i; } S v; ' Bookkeeping System*. Audits and Investigations IaCome and Inheritance Tax Specialists J. W. WORTH PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Affiliated with American Canadian Assn. A fi«- of Buniness Engineers ADllOCU, All. Inquiries accepted at Plalndealer Office ' ! ' r I ' i'• f ' <, fffIt f,',;l, i ;</ 3407 N. PAULINA S the Northwestern railroad pays $11, 231.59, or over 25 per cent of the en tire tax paid. The largest per cent of the taxes in the county goes for education. The district schools receive $395,397.74, or 28 per cent; high schools $354,797.31, or 25 per cent; the state tax is $173,- 260.18; county tax $133,282.25; town ship tax $33,396.85; road and bridge tax $144,151.90. The municipal corporations receive $157,828.90, or about 11 per cent of the total tax. Dorr Tax Largest * Dorr township, in which Woodstock is situated, pays the largest tax witfc $235,190.60; Burton township pays th# smallest tajc with $14,557.83. The following table shows the amount of taxes by townships for the years 1923 and 1924: 1923 " 1924 29,Gr0.30 $ 32,464.05 85,169.57 92.478.89 36,918.50 89,390.27 160,729.75 1«5,978.30 42,552.41 48,632.71 j 43,696.40 44,859.19! 85,438.72 $6,565.301 48,906.28 14.175.951 58,060.52 71,851.291 226,681.88' 285.190.60 j GreedwodS 33.562.15 87,340.671 57.024.29, ' • 72,987.88 60,437.6^" ,44,197.25 13,865.80 14.557.83' 102,684.17»' 112,835.63' 98,002.55 109,809.91 156,436.04 175,561.74 Insure- In Sore -Insurance WITH --: Wm.G. Schreiner Auctioneering OFFICE AT RESIDENCE Phone 93-R v McHENRY, ILL. Townships' Riley $ Marengo .. Dunhdm .. Chemung . Alden .. Hartland .. Seneca Coral P. J. LANOT FurBiture repairing and made toorder Refinlshing and Antique Work a Specialty. Phone McHenry 57-J ADDITIONAL EXCHANGE According to a survey as Made by a representative of • home remedies concern, Barrington now,has 550 dwellings which house 635 families. According to the government postoffice method of estimating, Waukegan and the immediate territory to the north and south, houses 27,000 people. John J. White of Hebron has sold his meat market and grocery to Otto Hart and Hermaii Kunke of Huntley. The latter will take possession on April 20. * ~ The hospital *t WMtewrater, Wis., was destroyed by fire one day recently entai'ing a loss of about $20,000 vhich was partly covered by insurance. -' . ^ . Extra precaatiofi 1»'being taken against the spread of small pox at Lake Geneva since last week when a pupil of that city schools was taken, down with the ailment. Mrs. Henry Walbaum of Barrington believes that she has been cured of cancer, after an extended Stay at Kansas City, Mo., where she took what is termed "tank treatment." Duffy Leonard of Woodstock m| business caller here the first of the week. M i $. J. FOWLER, D. C. - Palmer Graduate Chiropractor j? Monday, Wednesday and Fridajr'r *, ^ Hrs., 2:30 to 8:00 p. m. Phone 158 BrefeM Bldg. W. McHENRY; ILL. Telephone No.. 106-R. ^ " y' '-. Stoffel & RejhanspergefL Insurance agent for all classes of-* property in the best companies. West McHenry. :: Illinalt WEST McHENRY. ILLINOIS PAINT NOW! Thb la lfcs bwt time in the-year t* paint! 1 have had yearn of opaHtnc* and can guarantee results. I uae 100% pure paint made of whit# sine and linseed oil. My pri«M ait lowest. Let m* quote on your work and tSaem you eolors. Fluff and Ri| Ruff* made to order ! jMnnRaS . IDI . PruAPrPi WESI'HT OMNCEH E1NUR Y fl. J. XREUTZER West McHenry. Illinois Ptioi.e ?1-W twenty Yews Getting Ready for One " ' - V you snre yon are getting readjr in the right wajjfor the coming year s crop? You are getting ready for spring work. ¥ou are taking, no doubt, great care of your seed. While you are making your calculations, we wonder if you are overlooking the "Litchfield" Manure Spreader and what this machine can do for your next year's crop. Do you know that more than twenty years of patient, persistent development have been expended in producing our spreader? Do you atop to think that by putting one of these machines on your farm this year you can get the benefit of this twenty years constructive building, get it all back in your coming season's crop? . Do you know of anjr ether investment that will begin to compare with this? . ; • Just think this over and remember that the strongest and most> dependable things are those that come thjcv£.h the greatest number of years of development. Also remember that a manure spreader can be built up from nothing in a year, yes in a week, but the machine that is the result of nearly twenty-five years constant piling, one year's experience on another, is J;he machine which wilt stand the hardest test in every respect. We would line to show you the machine that js made by exclusive spreader builders, and a machine that is, every ottof it, built in one factory, not produced elsewhere and assembled. There are other good spreaders, but there is no machine that will equal the "Litchfield Spreader^?, pn th<^ ~ or in the field, or anywhere else. V/ u ' •• -M.- • • „ My spectacles and eye glansee are tnown all over America. Thirty years experience testing eyes and grinding glasses to order only. We make all repairs. Absolutely guaranteed. Dr. C. KELLER, Optometrist and Optician Chicago Address McHenry, 111. 8407 N. Paulina St. Phone 157 Phone Graceland 9640. West McHenry, Yl inois Hebron . Richmond Bui ton circumstances ing the costrand nature of the work. The successful bidder will be re quired to enter into a bond in a sum! McHenry equal to one-third the amount of such j Nunda ... bid with securities to be approved by j Algonfluin the £o^|d, conditioned for the faithful performance and execution of the work. The Board of Local Improvements of the City of McHenry, Illinois, rethe right to reject any and all Bloomlncrton has introduced a measure Total ...$1287,782.76 |1,408,866.45 Read The Plaindealer for news. Mrs. Florence Fifer Rohrer of authorized by law. Illinois, this 25th in the Illinois legislature which, if en acted >nto law, will ban roadhouse rev elf, minors mixing with hardened crim- Do Yoo Live to Eat It doesn't mattter. The point is, no matter why you eat you want the best. We sell the best teas and coffees, purest of lards, highest patent flour, best canned goods, fruits, vegetables in season and the best general line of groceries jto be found ifi ito town. ! Chicago &Jtfqictk Western System O.&.N. W.Ry* St. fn M. & O. Ry. Coolidge Remedies for Excessive Taxes. . PRESIDENT OOOLIDGE has performed «i striking service to the public in emphasising the danger that lies ahead of us all in the constantly increasing burdens of taxa* tion. '^ \ : ^ farmer and transportation company is still struggling under the weight of excessive taxes, but probably no class has been more seriously affected than the .railroad companies. In the last decade taxes have grown by I** an4 bounds. A MILLION DOLLARS A DAY. That^P the railroad tax bill. The Federal Govetti-" ment and most State Governments are meeting this dangerous condition with courage and efficiency. The greater pact oifttiifi is due to local tax levies. v Local governments spend more of the peo» pie's money than do the State and Federal Oovernments combined. If local authorities fully appreciated - situation, we believe they will adopt COOLIDGE REMEDIES to bring about economies and reduce tax levies. railway taxes have ex(»eded total cash dividends paid to the owners. Jfhe taxes of the Chicago and North Wect- '•rn Railway System exceed all the taxes of ;; :' |11 the railroads in the Dominion of Canada l»y 18 percent, notwithstanding the fact that the mileage of Canadian Railroads is nearly four times greater than the mileage of the Chicago md North Western Railway System, / 4*e publish these facts believing that full *"• appreciation of the situation will meet with Vai -|o-operative efforts on the part of all local " ^Huthorities to stop avoidable expenditure of ^Jiublic funds until such time as the tax bur- .jf' den has become adjusted to the strength of tv C .the economic structure of the country. •The PaMfc reveanea aM A -portioa ftat , §aeh citisen gives of his property la erd |jjo secure or enjoy the remainder." The tax burden^on the coet at tton is enormous. For fee last ffVe • •" • V' • 'X - • • . '