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- «Ml' •'? :/"-: v..v ; ; m' " * : r": v'"k' fV, ^ . ;\* . • * r • -r<v^ • > • cr5- i*v ~v ' - • . ~ r \ ' A ', 1 *. \ 'J ^ f;"^ nwsM • THE M'HENRY PLAINDEALER Published every Thursday at McHenry, 111., by Charles F. Renich. Entered as second-clas. matter at the postofflce at McHenry, P„ »n- 4*T the act of May 8, 1879. Subscription Rates One Year • W-00 8U Months ...$1.§0 ^•••--MP-****---- I 1 * A. H. MOSHER, Editor and Manager H i i m i n i i H i M H ILLINOIS State News l> > lll'l'l'l l I I II I lllltt I >• A class of Awenty-flve new attorneys received tlwflr diplomas from the State Suprenu^TOUrt in Springfield. The oath Was Administered by Chief Justice Duntf V ;John H. Miller, seventy-eight, was totally burned when his clothing : caught fire on a farm near Lincoln While helping a friend with the wofl(» of burning stalks. United States army officers are making an inspection of all units of the Illinois National guard to deteraine their fitness, in men and equipment, for possible federal service. The Illinois Probation Officers' association will hold its annual convention to Kankakee May 5 and 6. Dr. Harrison Dobbs, head of the Cook County Juvenile Detention home, will make Ike principal address. After an existence of more than half a century, the Tope post. Grand Army of the Republic, of Pana, once prosperous and having a large membership, but now down to a mere handful is preparing ,to dissolve. Death has greatly depleted its ranks. -An attempted Jail break in which tWenty-two prisoners were planning to escape from the Macon county lail In Decatur was stopped by Sheriff ($111 Underwood, who discovered •^ack" Beard, leader of the prisoners, ••wing through a bar in the Jail door. Grundy county's first soldier memorial will be unveiled in Bracevtlle- Qardner cemetery, Braoeville, on May . 10. Tbe monument is 14 feet In height, surmounted by a large bronze eagle. On the main shaft are engraved the •ords: "Tribute to Our Heroes." It |l dedicated to soldiers of the Civil, Spanish-American and World wars. Funds for its erection were obtained by popular subscription. , ^ Preliminary surveys of the ^courses idy offered by beauty culture »ls in Illinois are being made by Ihe'department of registration and education to gather data for a prescribed sourse of study culled for under the Glrod beauty culture bill. Questionnaires have been sent to more than a hundred schools, asking them what courses of study are being offered, ind what their activities in various »eauty culture fields consist of. Illinois winter wheat condition is below average, though the general prospect shows some Improvement over the December 1 condition, according to the April survey of the Illinois and federal departments of agrllulture. Spring plant growth, the report said, and farm work are backward, due to a cold and wet spring. Precipitation Was below normal In VI arch, hot enough light rain and snow fell to keep fields too heavy for working. Voters of Peoria turned down overwhelmingly four propositions for public Improvements which would have ?ntailed an Increase In taxes. The city needs a huge hall to shelter great conventions or other public gatherings. A proposal to Issue $9r<0,000 In bonds to pay for it was defeated, two to one. For a bond Issue of $100,- XX) to pay for a garbage Incinerator and motorization of the garbage department the adverse expression was equally emphatic. Two proposals to increase the tax rate for the benefit >f the public schools were also overwhelmingly defeated. By a ruling of Judge John M. Nlehaus of Toulon, George E. Somers will not lose his farm, pledged In a ote when he lost heavily in Chicago Doard of trade transactions. Somers la past sixty years old, and recently retired from active farm labor with what*he deemed a competence for his old age. He was tempted to increase this by playing the market He guessed wrong and signed a note for $20,000 • which passed to the possession of James Thompson of Chicago. Judge Nlehaus held that Somers had not entered «itrto a bona fide transaction for the purchase of grain and that the note was void. An average of $160 each Is all that thirty Coles county farmers, who last year ro-operated with their county farm advisor and the college of agriculture, University of Illinois, in keeping simple farm account records, had left to pay them for their labor, risk and management. The amount was left after they had paid expenses and allowed five per cent interest on their average capital investment: of $243 an acre In land, buildings, equipment, live stock and feed, according to a summary. of their rec- - ords just made by the farm organization and management department of the college. This $169 was their labor and management wage. The Coles county summary Is the first of twenty-five similar ones which will be prepared for different part* of the state. .Solomon P. Swisher, seventy-two, for more than fifty years prominent In business and church life of Danville, Is dead at his home. Giving a history of the development of Jacksonville, Jeanette Riley, Jacksonville, was awarded first prize of $20 in the Illinois Municipal league high f school essay contest. Mildred Meehan, Averyvllle high Bchool, Peoria, was awarded second prize, $12.50; Dimple Cash, Marlon township high school, the third prize, $7.50, and Viola Anderson, Lockport township high fourth pNate, $5. THE LATEST NEWS IN DATS OF Y0BE Pl&inde&ler Items Twenty-five Tears Ago G#e,W, Besley, who has had charge of the Riverside House for the past year, has retired from the management, and the house has been leased to Messrs. Richards and Kimball, of Elgin. These gentlemen come highly recommended and will doubtless give the traveling public firstclass service. Many changes and improvements will be made and untiring efforts will be put forth to secure and hold custom. Mr. Bestey will devote his entire time to his pharmacy and his patrons will receive his undivided attention in the future. "Merry Workers" isthe name of a society of little girls whose object is to help children less favored in this life than themselves. This little or | ganization has* been in existance for fessed that he took over $3000, I i i A.* vara a nloAa/l in in «1 af W/VAilofAi manager and the pall-bearers were: Will Saylor, C. C. Harrison, J. E. Cristy, J. V. Buckland, J. D. Smith and W. McCannon The Lake Geneya Herald in its last issue announced that with this Issue the Herald begins its SOth volume, having made its first appearance on the 15th of April, 1872. The Herald, through all its history, has always been alive to and worked for the best interests of the city of Lake Geneva and it will continue on that line, having for its motto, in all public policy, "Lake Geneva First, the Rest of the World Afterward." Elmer Wright of Tacoma, Washington, but formerly of McHenry, was instantly killed in an elevator at that place last Saturday. The news of the terrible accident was announced to his relatives here by telegram but no further details have been learned as yet. Theodore Shearer, arrested at Algonquin for robbing the Farmers' Exchange bank of Huntley, has colihY On Sunday mornings Father grabs his coffee, toast and eggs, and slips into his oldest clothes and snoops around and begs some rags from Mother's sewing box, and raises lots of fuss, "I'm going to hurry out," says he, "and grease up that old bus." "I'll want the car for Sunday School," says Mother, "John, please hurry!" "I'll have her done in half an hour," says Father. "Don't you worry." And then he draws a quart of oil from that old grimy cask and whistles as he gets his tools and starts upon his task. -n In half an KoW we kids go down to see how he's ppir ogressing; because it more than a year, and during that time has earned a snug little sum of money, which has all been used to brighten the pathways of children in the large charitable institutions. The following little ladies are the officers: President, Hattie Lamphere; vice-president, Irene McOmber; treasurer, Mamie Granger; secretary, Florence Granger. The following are members: Maggie Ward, Bertha Feltz, Clara Stoffel, Lillian Wheeler, Emma Smith, Lida Going, Zue Gallagher, Alma "tesch. Dr. C. M. Johnson has purchased a physician's coupe, of the most modern style, which makes the second vehicle of this kind owned by a physician in McHenry county, the other being the property of Df. Fegers of McHenry. Coupes are now being used quite extensively by country phyis high time that he was.cleaning up j sicians._Harvard Herald, and dressing. He s on his back be-1 Robert Sherburne was called to neath the car, the crankcase plug is ! jas^ Saturday by the serious out and all the oil is down his ears jjjness Qf j,ia granddaughter, who suband neck and thereabout. His eyes are gummed with blackened grease, his hair is full of oil; he looks just liks some chimney sweep returning from his toil. His face is black, his hands a sight, and from his clothes a smell arises very like the cat we once fished from the well. "Oh, Dad, come hurry up and wash and let us be away, for soon we shall be late to church," we kids hear Mother say, and then he lays his old can down and looks at her and splutters --but Mother would not let us tell the words that Father utters. MORAL: Let us assume all your service worries! Five young men went into a store to buy a hat each. Seeing they were in a joking mood, the clerk said: Are you married?" They each said, "Yes." "Then I'll give a hat to the one who was placed in jail at Woodstock to await the grand jury's action. He has made restitution as far as possible, having given the bank a $2,000 mortgage and paid $1,000 in cash. Bishop Alexander J. McGavick, coadjutor to Archbishop Feehan, in Chicago, returned to Chicago last week from Libertyville, where for just a year he has been living a quiet, retired life in an endeavor to regain his health. During this time, his health has slowly but steadily proved. hnmitted to an operation for appendicitis. His daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fred Sherburne, of Nunda, is in the Chicago hospital, having recently undergone an operation there. Charles Carr and wife rejoice over the arrival of baby daughter on last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Pennington are the parents of a baby boy, born Saturday. Charles French, old-time resident of Ringwood, parsed away at his home in that village on April 9, 1901. Funeral services were held April 11, at the late home and at the Ringfwood M. E. church, of which he was a member. The decedent's body was laid to rest in Ringwood cemetary, under the flag borne by Civil War comrades, Mead and Lawlus of Mc-1 Henry, Rev. W. L. Whipple officiating. Mrs. G. A. Stevens of Ringwood passed away at her home on Thurs JOHNSBURO (Too late for last week) Miss Martha Tonyan boarded the Chicago train Monday. Mrs. Ray Horick of Woodstock visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Sfrtith. Mrs. Catherine Tonyan visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Freund Wednesday. J. B. Hettermann attended to business matters in the metropolitan city Wednesday. Misses Frances Doherty and Martha Bauer and Regina Kattner of Spring Grove were guests at the home of Miss Catherine Frett Sunday. Whatever you need, try first to get it at Erickson's Dept. Store, West McHenry. Dry goods, groceries, shoes, etc. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Miller of Richmond were visitors here Sunday. William B. Tonyan and son, Alford, motored to Milwaukee Saturday. J. B. Hettermann boarded the Chicago train Saturday. Mrs. Joe Regner and children, Betty Jane and James, of Chicago, are visiting with relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Jackson and children of Spring Grove visited with the letter's mother, Mrs. John M. Frett, Sunday. Misses Mildred Schaefer and Martha Tonyan were McHenry callers Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hettermann and Mrs. Joe Thelen were McHenry callera Friday. Miss Margaret Smith spent last week at the home of her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Regner, at Chicago. On Tuesday afternoon of this week, beginning at 3 o'clock, was held in the Parish hall the installation of the new officers of St. Agatha Court, Catholic Order of Foresters. Mrs. Lena King acted as installing officer. In addition to the seventy members present, Rev. William Weber was present*. At 5:30 o'clock in the evening dinner Was served at Nell's hotel. The dining room was prettily decorated in yellow and white, the colors of the court. / OSTEND Elma Sherman, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Earl Sherman, and first year pupil in the Woodstock high school, is at home, victim of, the measles. Several farmers west of here on the Woodstock road have been making good use of the few fine days of late, husking corn. Mr. Barrows, the young man that moved to the Brott farm as a hired hand, is very busy getting the place in order. The company that purchased the farm are intending to raise foxes; it will be properly equipped for this purpose. Warren Francisco and sister, Miss Ammie, motored to Wauconda Sunday and visited relatives. Chicago people are not so anxious about milk just at present, sipce so many farmers are separating^ and shipping the sweet cream to Chic&go. If every farmer would keep cream until changed, they would soon hear an outcry about shortage of milk, but as long as the consumers can get sweet cream and put as much water in as cream, and have better milk, not much will "be said. [Must the separator kill? all the germs. Mrs. Hobart and son, Roy, were business callers in Woodstock on Friday. Last Saturday, Joe Harrer and wife and Mrs. Kaiser made a trip to the county seat. It seems the cement roads draw the travel. Linus Newman of McHenry wasva Monday caller at the Hobart farm to procure some potatoes, and he paid cash and did not ask them to take something he had for sale in payment. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grasser have raised four boys. At present, only the youngest is at home. The twin boys both work in a restaurant in Elgin, and the eldest, George, works for a nearby farmer. ^ Fred K. Eppel had his fine drove of cows tested last week and every one reacted. He drove them all to Woodstock for shipment. C. E. Jeeks put four head of cattle in that he wished to dispose of and Elbert Thomas also had four head in th# drove. Jeeks and Thomas/have not t-sted. Eppel has sever® head of young steak left. health and is able to be up and out looking after farm work. The Wallis farm and the Matryas farm are still both vacant. Whatever you need, try first to get it at Erickson's Dept. Store, West McHenry. Dry goods, groceries,, shoes, etc. §mt Bcomomieml Ttrnn$p»rt*Htm The Touring Car *510 Coupe Coach rowertul --that after a single ride you will pronounce the Improved Chevrolet a revelation In low* priced-car performance. so Durable --that its ability to conquer hills and plow through mud or sand will literally *--•* you. <» Smooth --that the passing months will prove to you as it has to millions, the lasting economy of buying thia low-priced car of modern design and quality construction. Let us give you one ride in the Improved Chevrolet* Paul B. Btpnslett West McHenry, Illinois QUALITY AT LOW, COST a 645 -y 735 765 h Tofe Truck 395 (CkoMi* O1U7) 1 Tom Truck 550 (CliMiii Only) can truthfully say he has not kissed ^ any other woman but his own wife j Jay, April 4, at the early age of 36 since he was married." "Hand over a hat," said one of the party, "I've won it." "When were you married?" "Yesterday," was the reply and the hat was handed over. One of the others was laughing heartily whilst telling his wife the joke, but suddenly pulled up when she said: "I say, John, how was it you didn't bring one?" Once upon a time there was a miser who used to hide his gold at the foot of a tree in his garden, but every week he used to dig it up and gloat over his gains. A robber who had noticed this, went and dug Up the gold and decamped with it. When the miser next went to gloat over his treasures, he found nothing but the empty hole. He tore his hair an4 raised such an outcry that all the neighbors came around him, and he told them how he used to visit his gold. "Did you ever take any of It out?" asked one of them. "Why," said he, "I only looked at it." "Then come again and look at the hole," said a neighbor, "it will do you just as much good." Wealth unused might just as well not exist. years and 4 months. She was the mother of five children. Her funeral was held on Easter Sunday, April 7 ,at Woodman hall, which many loving hearts and willing hands had made ready for the sad occasion. Dr. J. Straub conducted the funeral service and preached an able and sympathetic sermon. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh furnished some very fine music. Their singing' "Pass Under the Rod" was especially beautiful. Charles W. Harrison acted as Through a glaring mistake, a burly man was thrown into a dark cell already occupied by a pretty young shoplifter. The latter, hoping to escape any unwelcome attentions, remarked: "It's a cosy cell, brother, but I hope you don't mind me having scarlet fever." 1 "Not a bit. I'm going to committ ^uicide in the morning!" A moving picture company making a specialty of filming Biblical subjects finds that for one scene 3,000 asses and 3,000 oxen will be required. We fear the project will fall through owing to the inability of the company to procure the 3,000 oxen. ^Spring is heah, at last!" exclaimed Sorghum Planter, of Northern Virginia, to his wife one morning. "I heard th' honk 0' th.' nawthbound flivvehs all night long!" Even if you own an expensive car you are not likely to get a high social rating unless you have a homely dog looking out and down upon the common people as you drive past. \ An Iowa girl's rejected suitor shot her. Her parents wired her: "Glad you were shot; you should have^been long ago." v All men are patriots when they're called to serve on a jury In a bathing beauty contest. '• A rolling stone gathers no moss; neither does a traveling dollar. Trade in McHenry. Famoua Chamber The Star chamber, famous in English history, was the hall at Westminster in which special civil and criminal cases were tried. Its name Is said to be derived from the stars originally adorning Its roof. Individuality According to experts, t' - _ brush I strokes of a painter are V,... I dual [defile luindwiiting -- <l:er.- I n-v Because of the great number of Buicks bought each year, and because every dollar of the savings of great volume goes back into Buick value, Buick's moderate price buys quality. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY PM«<-- W Otntrml Mum Corpmrm$tmm FLINT, MICHIGAN Overton & Co wen Hirvani McHeary New General Lighting Service-Effective May 1,1926 cents Ml per kilowatt hour for initial consumption in the month cents net par kilowatt hour-for secondary consumption in the month ^ cents net par kilowatt hoof1 for additional consumption in the month h Note--Till* rat* wfll be In affect throughout the entire territory Mrved with Electricity by thia Company, except in Ave towaa, where the rate for Initial consumption In th* month' will 10 cant* net per kilowatt hoar. comfort Now is the time to se« that stearic have mal liplf attachment plugs for easy connection of lamps*, percolator, ironer, washer, sweeper, fans, and Qther appliances; also that each lamp socket has co lamp for proper lighting. Free new installatio fCTHiwIi on new 60-tvatt tamps. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS 101 Williams St., Crystal Lake Telephone 280 I. A. SchabecK, District Manager r