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THE HTHmt PLAINDEALei THURSDAY NOV. 18,1926 EAST SIDE GARAGE General Overhaulinf TIRES $9 AND UP prices on Mobiloil in cans Telephone <9 Farm Loans 5%, 5*47o or bVi%, depending on value of land per acre Prompt Service SAVINGS BANK OF KEWANEE Kewanee, Illinois "RE-DISCOVERING ILLINOIS" By LESTER B. COLBY, Illinois Chamber of Commerce a W. KLONTZ, ML D. Physician and Surgeon (Also treating all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and doing Refraction) Office Hoars--8 to 9 a. nu, 2 to 4 Mid 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays by Appointment Office at Residence--Kent Home-- South of City Hall, Waukegan St. 'hone 181 McHenry, HI WE M. CARROLL Lawyer with Kent & Company Every Wednesday Phone 34 ^ McHenry, HI felephone No. 108-R. Stoffel & Reihansperger Insurance agents for all classes of 7 property in the best companies. WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS ifi' - J.W.WORTH PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Aadits Systems Income and Inheritance Tax Matters Member of Public Accountants Association of Illinois Pfceae M6-J McHenry, IlL Phone 126-W. Reasonable Rates ( * ' '|L H. SCHAEFKB I * ' Draying I"* McHENRY, ILLINOIS' Insure-- ID Sore-Insurance WITH W m. G. Schreiner Auctioneering OFFICEAY RESIDENCE Phone 93-R " McHENRY, ILL ' KUNZ BROTHERS |t Local and Long Distanoe Hauling Phone 204-J McHenry, 111. Until recenty I supposed that writing these stories--"Rediscovering Illinois"--I was doing something original. Now I find that I am very late about it. John Regan did much the same thing something like three quarters of a century ago. W. C. Regan, of Stronghurst, his grandson, loaned me a copy of the book that John Regan "late of Ayrshire, now of Illinois," authored far enough back so that the "second edi tion, greatly enlarged" was publish ed in Edinburgh in 1859. It is called "The Western Wilds of America" al though the book deals almost exclu sively with Illinois. John Regan, who brought his bride with him, settled on the Spoon river near Ellisville. The book is really a plea to the people of England and Scotland to break away from the conditions which held them in poverty almost in bondage, and start anew in the new world. He tries to point out how they can do it. One chapter he devotes to the building of his house. I quote: I will now give a statement of the entire cost of structure, 18 feet long, 14 feet wide and 8 feet from floor to joists, roof 6 feet pitch, with, a nice little garret, and back room eight feet by seven. "Two days hewing A..,......$1.50 Carrying timbers to ground 50 600 feet studding, 4 in. sq 6.00 200 do scantling 2.00 400 do oak sheeting for roof...4 4.00 2,000 black walnut shingles 10.00 1,000 feet black walnut lumber, siding .. 10.00 600. feet Cottonwood planking, floors 6.00 2Vt pairs window sashes 1.87 30 panes of glass at 4 cents each 1.20 Putty 18 Lime for builing chimney ..... 1.00 Nails, 20 lbs. at 4c per lb .80 1500 bricks for chimney and oven 9.00 2 doors, black walnut, inch and a half . 1.00 2 pair hinges, 35c, screw nails, 15c 50 Total...... Z^~~. 55.55 "Add to this, say six dollars for board, and thus for $61.50 or about eleven pounds sterling--not counting our labor--we got up a pretty commodious building. Still it was only a shell and on the approach of winter required to be lathed and plastered inside which cost $15 more." Search fails to reveal the exact year of John Regan's arrival in Illinois. The book is apparently the result of a number of years of experience. Probably he came sometime in the 1840Fs or even before that. In one place it is recorded, in 1851, while he speaks of the Oregon and California gold fever, that "Our farm wages are from 60 to 80 dollars per half year with board and washing. "Markets of late have been high for most articles: ; . _ Wheat, per bu. '. •; fl.Qft Oats, do Castor beans, do « Flax seed, do Smoked bacon, lb» Butter, do ..; Eggs, per doz Sugar, per lb. Coffee, do» ..., Rice, do Molasses, gal. ..., Whiskey, do .. .40 . 1.50 . 1.25 . .10 .08 .(XT .10 .05 .30 .25 I know that the night dews and the bad airs from the damp grounds are hurtful; but what could I do?" The white man has a warm heart, He works hard for his squaw and children. The Great Spirit sees Jt and is pleased. But the things that harm him most are on that table." "Go on, Naugh-a-choo-ma; tell me what's wrong.' And the Indian medicine man, to speak in the language of today, told him to chuck out the jellies and jams and spiced foods, to eat potatoes and meat and live on plain stuffs and they'd all be well. They did, and were healthy and happy. Perhas the old Indian medicine men knew their onions pretty well after all. Naugh-a-choo-ma's advice will cost you nothing and save expenses if you want to try it. Mrs. Murphy, it is recorded, smoked a corncob pipe with a clay stem. Perhaps the old Indian medicine men the main towns in the time of John Regan's researches. lie mentions Chicago once or twice as a promising village. But when he devotes space to the salaries paid "artizans" he quotes the Peoria rate. Here are samples: Bricklayers, per day ....$2.00 to $2.50 Plasterers, do 2.00 to 3.00 Housepainters, do , 1175 to 2.50 Joiners, per month $36.00 Wagonmakers, per day 1.25 to 1.50 Cabinetmakers, do 1.25 Blacksmiths, per month 25.00 to 40.00 Founders (moulders) do 40.00 to 50.00 Coopers, do ..18.00 *, Shopmen, per year ....360.00 to 800.00 Steamboat engineer, per mo. 60.00 Steamboat hands, do ....18.00 to 22.00 Canal men, do 14.00 to 18.00 Farm servants, do 14.00 to 16.00 Some space is devoted in the book to the buildiiig of "pise houses." Pise was a brick made by ramming earth into a mould and drying it in the sun. Pise houses were more or less common in Illinois, apparently, in the prairie districts where other materials were lacking. Some settlers doubted the lasting qualities of pise but others thought houses made of it might , last 300 years. Someone must have erred. Pise houses seem gone. A lady in England wrote John Regan to learn what the women in Illinois did to amuse themseves. He reminded her that it was "a joy to see the ewes graze and the Iambs suck; to hear the hens cackle and the ducks quack" and spoke of "a celebrated piano with one string called the spinning- wheel that hummed a right pleasant roundelay, a notable organ with some stops called a loom" and he added: "After a quilting is over, then the young lads pour in--the fiddle squeaks --the crockery is judiciously laid away, as being unfitted for the occasion-- and, though I will not say with Davy Crockett, that the next morning you might gather up handfuls of toe-nails, I have no doubt but that the fiddler's elbow and the young folks heels and the old folks sides are all a little worse for the wear. of couse I have not said anything of love-adventures."" Oh, all you gray haired ones, who shake wise and worried heads at the gay youth of today and call them jazz-madf I wonder and wonder. Twice Told Tales .•"Y'Jt Interesting Bits of News Taken From the Column* of the Plaiadealer Fifty and Twewty-fivs Years Ago IIWJUH RAGSOK ektters yet sputtering still, the embers glow, as revery pictures an idea, which nestling more closely, proves 'tis real; and proves, with a thrill of pure delight, the heart will beat warm tho' the head be white. As flickering sparks oft light the gloom, and smoldering embers scent the room; and saying "adieu" the last flflame dies, and all but a bed of ashes lies; contentment and peace so full there be, a king on his throne, might envy me! November, 1876 Prof. Slater's full quadrille band will furnish the music for the band party on Thursday evening oft next week. J. A. Duffeld has purchased a steam feather renovator, and is now prepared to make old feather beds better than new on short notice at reasonable rates. All he has to do is to say, presto change," and one old feather will fill a pillow in no time. If you don't believe it ask Jim. On and after this date all flour, feed and etc., purchased at this mill will be delivered anywhere in the corporation free of charge. Leave your ordei-s at the mill and they will be promptly attended to. We are now putting in the proper machinery for making patent flour and farmers bringing their grists to our mill can have the patent flour if they so desire. Lansing & Evanson advertise all calf shoes for women for 75 cents. C. H. Morey, deputy postmaster in this village, has just put in a circulating library at the postoffice and the reading public can there find all the standard works of the day which he will loan at the moderate sum of twenty-five cents a month. Enthusiasm is the kindling spark which marks the difference between the leaden in every activity and the laggards who pot in just enough to "get by." If the dresses ^continue to get shorter the women won't have any more to conceal than some of these here modern bathing beauties. No doubt you like tb 1iave friends --everybody does. You appreciate the friendly pat on the back. You like to have people boosting for you. It is only natural. But did it ever occur to you that the other fellow likes it, too? That the hands pushing you along may grow tired unless you do a little boosting for them? Friendship is not a jug-handed affair, far from it. In other words, if you want friends--be friendly. If you want help--be helpful. If you need encouragement -- encourage others. They may be more in need of it than you are. If you are selfish and accept friendship as your just due, you may soon find yourself paddling your own canoe against the stream, which may be about what you deserve. Old Fashioned Buckwheat or : Self-Rising Buckwheat We Have Them Both This is tlje time of year when buckwheat cakes are mighty good. Order today. Manufactured by Ncltenr) Flour Mills Wee4. McHenry, HC Drs. McChesney & Brown (INCORPORATED) DENTISTS Dr. L W. Brown Dr. R. M. Walker Established over 45 years and still doing business at the old stand. Pioneers in First Class Dentistry at Moderate Prices. Ask your neighbors and friends about us. 8. E. Cor. Clark & Randolph St. 145 N. Clark St., Chicago Daily 8 to 5, Sundays 9 to 11 Phone (Central 2047 fr/-' •!» a prescription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue Bilious Fever and Malaria *§l kills the gectM 38 ijtg*l > '••• •S: • 2- J * • Id .. Comment is made that among the nearby settlers there is very little drinking as public sentiment is against it.. Apparently there was a servant girl problem even then. William Leighton, of Knoxville, Knox county, in 1851 wrote a letter to a friend in Scotland who proposed emigration in which he said: "My wife wishes you to bring girls who will go out to work. They are much needed in this country and, as you know, secure good wages. Do try to bring her one. You need not be particular about her looks for if she is good-looking she will be no time with us as they all get married. If she squints, or wants an eye, no matter--bring a girl." Farm prices apparently fluctuated a great deal. A chapter apparently written in 1846 records that, "Th«i farmers being in general men of small capital, an immense amount of grain J is thrown upon the market immediate- ! ly after harvest; and then, as a necessary result, the price rules low. A shilling for wheat, sixpense for oats, fourpense for Indian corn are common prices then; whereas in October, February, March, April, May and June, when navigation is open, the prices invariably rise and those who are able to hold on until then are sure to obtain a good return." Good cows when John Regan arrived and for some years thereafter, had a standard value of $10 each. He puts down that when he went out among his neighbors to buy his first pigs he was surprised to find then In the same category with kittens. They were1 not sold to new settlers but given away. Eggs were three cents a dozen in the store at Ellisville and neighbors scorned to charge a newcomer for settings. So he found himself soon in the hog and poultry business. The author records his amazement when he came into this new country to find how well the settlers lived. Their tables were loaded with jellies anl jams, many kinds of meats, game, pies, butter without stint, fats and greases and gravies. Tables literally groaned and there was cider and other drinks--which leads to the story of Patrick Murphy and Naugh-a-chooma, medicine man of the Pottawatomie s. * This story must go far back for the Pottawatomies were all swept out in about 1833. One day Naugh-a-chooma came to the Murphy home, looked at the family feast steadily for about ten minutes and then broke out: "White man, have you been sick?" "Yes, very/' "Have your children been sick?" **Yes, we have all been very bad." "The white man complainS-r-let him blame himself." 'IHow so? True for you. I have wrought hani sin^e I came west and SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THE CTTY OF M'HENRY FOR LEVYING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO PAY THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING A CONNECTED SYSTEM OF SEWERS FOR SANITARY PURPOSES IN A PORTION OF CENTER STREET IN SAID CITY, AS PROVIDED FOR IN ORDINANCE PASSED NOVEMBER 1ST, A. D. 1926. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons interested that the city council of the city of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, having ordered that a local improvement be made consisting of a sewer system providing for the removal of sewage and other foul liquids detrimental to public health and convenience, consisting of a connected system of sewers for sanitary purposes in Center Street, City of McHenry, Illinois, as provided for in and by an ordinance passed by the city council of the said city November 1st, A. D. 1926, entitled AN ORDINANCE FOR A CONNoremfoer, 1901 F. L. Omber advertises a new 15 hardcoal base burner for $3.27. M? J. Walsh has some good bargains, such as 12 bars soap 25 cents, one pound good roasted coffee at 10 cents, 1 gallon can pure sugar syrup 35 cents, 3 quarts extra fancy cranberries 25 cents, and 9% pounds best granulated sugar for 50 cetns. Twenty-five tubs of butter were offered on the broad of trade and a bid of 24% cents was promptly made. The butter was withdrawn. Calls Closing without sales. The river and mill pond were frozen over this week, the ice being about one inch in thickness on the pond, and the young hopefuls have been enjoying the ?sport of skating. But it's rather uncertain business, at this time, boys, so better be careful. Mr. Charles Nickles and Miss Emma Feltz of this city were married at Nunda last Saturday by Rev. Bertram, pastor of the German Lutheran church, the ceremonly taking place at 1:30 o'clock. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Feltz, who reside on the west side. N. H. Petesch of Oak Park has leased the Jasten building recently vacated gy The PTaindealer Co., and wiTT open a drug store as soon as necessary repairs can be made. Mr. Petesch intends to put in a good stock of drugs and medicines and wilT conduct 9 first-class establishment in every respect. Pursuant to invitations sent out a large number of their friends assembled at the home of-Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Evanson last Friday evening and enjoyed progressive cinch. The host and hostess spared no pains to make the event a pleasant one and those in attendance know how well they succeeded in their efforts. Tempting refreshments were served. The prizes were won by by Dr. D. G. Wells and Miss Dora Besely. Sitxeen years ago she wu a cute little baby. She liked her bottle. She liked to ride in a little cart and have her daddy steer it. Then she liked to have him stop and take her on his knee and pet her. He always did. Now she is a cute little jazz .baby. She likes her bottle. She likes to ride in a little car and have her "daddy" steer it, stop and take her on his knee and pet her. , He always does! Somebody made a mistake and called a Woodstock business office on the telephone, then inquired, "Is this the weather bureau?" The telephone operator, thinking to see what could be wanted of the weather bureau, said, "Yes sir!" Then a dialect tongue that was hard to decipher, said, "How about a shower tonight V "Fine idea," replied the telephone miss, "take one if you want it, use plenty of soap." No wife has really been humiliated whose husband hasn't sneezed with his mouth full of cracker at a fashionable little dinner, but, as we have said to, h^r repeatedly: Why did you drag us out to the foof thing anyway? One stunt of a conjurer now playing on Broadway is turning a handful of colored rags into a new evening gown. It is not known why bt uses a whole handfuL Say* the Deacon Hare faith, bat not to the extent that the Lord will do all the providing. and send angels to wait on thfl table.--Atlanta Constitution. My home is a cottage 'mong the hills, where Nature each day with new life thrills; where murmuring brooks o'er boulders leap as onward they glide to rivers deep; where birds, in their seasons, joy do bring as hapfly their own sweet songs they sing. At night, when the darkness settles down and stillness enfolds the hillside town, I love, with my loved one on my knee, at home near the open grate to be; and there, by the fireside's cheery glow, bid care and my ev'ry worry go. To* stilTed is the song or woodland bird, a-near can the whisp'ring pines be heard whiTe lulled by the plaint of bounding streams, my comrade and r, we dream the dreams that wakening memories temTrest chords and much to the joy otr^ hearts affords. Ah me, lis a joy to build them new, the castles that youth, in fancy, drew; to stand them beside the place we're in, and dream the sweet dreams, that might have been! If known we a thought for stormswept earth, 'tis but to prize more our fireside hearth. At forst^ in a trice, the fire ebbs low; A Fortunate Youngster is that One whose parents realize that an education in the value of thrift is as necessary an equipment fbr facing the world as- a working .teowledge of the three r's. Train your child to save some of his pennies if you would have him develop into a man who saves a part of his income and progresses accordingly. It's' a worth-while task--and you* child's welfare is the-reward. 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Hi-a St. • • a AOCftCUBTE VARIETY OF WELL-KNOWW W ALWAYS AT MONEY^AICIMG SPRING GROVE Mrs. Warren Pierce and son, John, called here Saturday afternoon. Mr .and Mrs. Ernest Peacock and Mrs. Frank Sanders and two children, George and Hazel, spent Sunday afternoon at R. D. Carr's. On November 10 occurred the marriage of Miss Jennie Mae Cooley and Alfred Richardson at Chicago. They expect to make Spring Grove their home. Mrs. C. Parfrey motored to McHenry Saturday. Joseph Wagner of Kenosha moved his family here and is occupying the rooms over Mrs. Byron Orvis, recentvacated by John Sanborn, who mov- NECTED~ SYSTEM OF "SANITARY! ed his family Chicago, where he is SEWERS IN A PORTION OF CENTER STREET, IN THE CITY OF MUENRY, M'HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS," the ordinance for the same being on file in the office of the city clerk of said city of McHenry and having applied to the County Court of McHenry County for an assessment of the costs of said improvement according to the benefits, and assessments therefor having been made and returned to said court, which assessment is divided into ten annual installments bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per an num; the final hearing thereon will be had on the 27th day of November, A. D. 1926, at the hour of ten o'clock A. M., or as soon thereafter as the business of the court will permit. All persons desiring may file objections in said court before said day and may appear at the hearing and make their defense. Dated at McHenry, Illinois, this 9th day of November, A. D. 1926. FRANK COBB, Person appointed by the President •of the Board of Local Improvements of the city of McHenry, Illinois, to spread said assessment. 23-2 Height of Efficiency Rfflcieiuy is sometimes found where the "efficiency expert" is unknown. A traveler in Switzerland, having occasion to visit at a herdsman's cottiige. Says that lie'discovered the woman holding in her left hand u book,' from which she was singing, working a churn with tli»» right hand, and rocking a cradle with one foot. No wasted motion there! employed in the Wieland bottling ] [ works. Miss Nora Bretz entertained friends at a party in her home here Saturday evening. Games were played, after which dainty refreshments were served. A large crowd attended the K. Lopeman sale Wednesday. Mrs. Ida Cole of Elgin spent a few days with her daughter, Mrs. KL Lopei man, the past week. * A large crowd attended the L. C. W. C. dance Saturday evening at the club rooms, and they expect to have another dance in two weeks. Fred Bauer of Wauconda spent a couple of days last week with his sister, Mrs. Pete Weber. Miss Nora Bretz and friend motored to McHenry Fridky evening and attended the Polly Prim, dance: N. N. Weber motored to Fox Lake Saturday. John McGinnis, who is employed in the city, spent Sunday with his family here. P. G. Hoffman spent the week-end at Terra Cotta. Mrs. Jennie Oxtoby entertained the "500" club Thursday in her home. N. N. Weber was a Chicago passenger Friday. Make your table look attractive with some new linens. A fine assortment to choose from at Erickaon's Dent. Store. QUALITY GROCERS Yon can shop always to your advantage In National Tea Stores Would Haunt the Grove The Boston Transcript found the following advertisement in a Florida newspuper: "Wanted, by an expired South Carolina school teacher, forty-five, position as keeper." age eraagfii .grove Butter Finest Quality Creamery lb. Appreciated at every meal 50c Pumpkin Fancy Dry Pack for Pumpkin Pie No. 3 can 10c Peaches American Home ' tn Rich Syrup No. 2 Vi can 25c Campbell's Pork and Beans 3 011118 25c Mince Meat None Such for Mince Pie 9 os. Pkg. 16c Swansdown The Finest Cake Flonr Pkg. 32c Citron Pe€l Dromedary Sliced 4 os. Pkg. 2lc Raisins . Sunmaid Seeded or Seedless 2 25c Baking Fowder Calumet Double Action ^ 8 oz. can 17c National Tea Store #REEN AND ELM STS. McHENRY, ILL.