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VOLUME XXV. McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAYrAUOUST 10, 1899. NUMBER 6 PERSONAL HAPPENINGS. •PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND r PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW;. That Visit and Where They Visit aad Whom They Visit sa Chronicled by The Plaindealer S«ril»e. 5 * LIFE'S \%VRIOEt7M. v 8W|i< work for this, some stri ve for that, and grind at every turn; 'Same long for what they haven't got, and what they have'thejr spnrn. And some rush for the moutalu peak to get 1 • the sun's last ray, Then crawl into some sunless bole and sleep > It off next day. ;• And this earth a flrat rate place to slave . and stint and save And life's chief pleasure to consist in being glum and grave. And others with a twinkle In the hand and - , heart and eye stake their lives that they Can spend ^ more than they can find laid by. Some take a drink wlieti they are dry and gome when they arc wet; 80iJ»e drink for sweet remembrance sake, ' te - some that they may forget, "And some there be, like you and me, free from all sham aecurs'd. fte have laid doiru a rule tor life--never to 'A get artiiist. Some turn to this, some turn to that, for for­ tune and for fume, ^ ' And some won't turn for anything and get - there just the same.- there's a common turning pottt, a fate, t unkind but just. rich and poor and great and small s,h tarn one and all to dust. --Galveston News. Cheater King, while fishing on the bridge at the mill pond, fell throngh and sprained his ankle. /Mike Thelen left here last Monday morning ?or Cfiicago where he has ĵecnred a good position. John Sc'ireiner, of Chicago visited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schreiner, last Sunday. Miss A spies Colby, of Columbus Junction, is visiting friends here. Miss Colby formerly resided in McHenry. Mrs. Evi P. Green and Miss Mary E. Green from Mississippi are visitors At the home *>f John Brunts, this week. Miss Nohl, of Chicago visited at the the^ home of her grandmother, Mrs. George Scheide, a few days last week. Fred Schnoor, Jr. and son Wm., of Council Bluffs, Iowa, were the guests of Fred Scbnoor; 'flSif.,-'.. of this village lust' weefc. -V A" Misses £gnes andBernice Perry, Kate and Elsie Howe and Rosina Reynolds are camping at McCollom's lake this week. Rudolph and Tillie Kuhnert returned to their home in Chicago after spending a few weeks visiting friends in this vicinity. F. A. Herbard, who has been danger­ ously ill for a long time is rapidly sink­ ing, and the doctors give little hope of his recovery. Last Friday, Mr. and Mrs. John Fahr moved from their residence and will in future live with their daughter, Mrs. Wm. Phalen. On account of ill health Miss Laura Wright will discontinue giving lessons in vocal music here until the first week in September. r~ yJesse R. King, of McHenry, is build- f ing a s one foundation for a house, for hert* from Chicago Mr. Conley, who lives five and one half \ miles S. E. of here. THEIR LAST, LONG SLEEP DEATH HAS REMOVED TWO FROM OUR MIDST THIS PA8T WEEK. f tins Carlson leaves today for Oskarsh- Arnn, Sweden, where he will visit his 'mother and other relatives. I In 1892 Mr. Carlson engaged, in the { manufacture of harness in McHenry Rpltraim Goodman, 73 years of, age, and Little Charlie Juftten, mgmi. 8, lay down Life's Harden. EPHRAIM GOODMAN Ephraim Goodman was born at Ware, by hard work and honest deal- • i |i. S. Kimball was in Nunda Monday. ». iiobt. Howard spent Monday in Chi- Icago. Edward iodyn was in Elgin laet Saturday, ̂ . r .. ... .. L. H. Owen made a trip to Chicago Saturday. Mike Winkle last Sunday. £Lewis Bishop was down from the Bay <3uv Carpenter, last Monday. Walter Fridby returned from Chicago last Saturday. Mr J. B. Perry was at Lake Geneva test Tuesday. / Born--to Mr. and Mrs. George Myers \_j3jjnday, a son. * S-̂ Irs. H. C. Meade is visiting her soil * Wm., of Nunda. Milo Howe was in Woodstock on busi- , yJMS8 last Tuesday. ! •, A. C. Granger visited relatives in McHenry last Sunday. Jas. T. Walsh, of the Harvard Herald, in town 'Saturday. Mrs. Belle Camel, of Chicago, is visit- .. ing relatives in this city. , - Julius Burner is entertaining friends faom Chicago this week. *j£. J. Walsh made a business trip to "Woodstock last Tuesday. • -Lewis Wolf, of Chicago, is visiting at the home of Anton Weber. Willie Olson, of Chicago, is visiting at the home of Mr. Werling. " Mrs. Alexanber and daughter, Etta, of Elgin, who has been visiting at the residence of A. L. Howe for the past week Returned home last Monday. Mrs. A. Hill and children returned to their home in Chicago, Thursday, after visiting about two weeks with her parents BL E. Wightman and wife. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McClintock, who have been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Wells for •he past week returned to their home in Chicago last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh and son, Richard, w;ill leave Saturday for St. Paul where Mrs. Walsh and son will remain some time. Mr. Walsh will return to attend to his business, after a few days vacation. Dr. F. C. Johnson, a noted optician of Chicago, was in McHenry last week. It is the doctor's intention to make regular visits to this place but has not decided as yet how often he will be able to get here. Mrs. EUaLamphere with her "daugh­ ter, Hatti, and Miss Mamie Granger, left for Elgin Wednesday and expect to ^LEAVES FOR SWEDEN. •tii'v-' Om CsrlMtn will' Spend a Ye^-^^lhe Home of his Royhood. ' "f*..' .Will Smith and wife, of Greenwood, v '- SCere in McHenry last Sunday. * Emma Buchner.of Johnsburg, is visit- t / ing at the home of Mat Neisen. « • .Miss Clara Wightman. is visiting . relatives in Chicago, this week. .Miss Jessie Baldwin, of Nunda, was .* * calling on Friends here Monday. Mrs. F. L. McOmber was in Oak last Sunday visiting friends. * Mrs. Harry Blackman, of Chicago, is her brother, Geo. Summers. A. O. Rupp was visiting friends the first part of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Georgp Meyers are iptertaining a new arrival. It's a boy. Donald Brown, of Chicago, is visiting -? Mrs. H. visit in Elgin and Chicago, the rest oT TflTff has ever since thiH month. \1 resided. He was a man of the keenest moral instincts, more of a machanic Hertfordshire, England, March, 21, 1826, and died August 3, 1809. He went to Chicago with his family of five children, four boys and one girl, in 1856. M 1857 all the children were taken sick and the girl died. While in England-, he assisted his father in malt making before school hours and when he grew older took his father's place in that business for which the little town is world-wide famous. Upon coming to this country he en­ gaged as foreman for his brother who was in the building business and in 1858 entered into partnei ship with him underr the firm name of I.- Goodman & Co, Among the notable acts of the firm and one which stands out as one of the hist­ orical events of the no,w great city was the destruction of the famous old "saloon building" at the corner of Lake and Clark and the erection of the new Adsit on the same site. The doors and windows of the old building did many years service in a new one which Mr. Goodman was erecting in his leisure moments beside the family residence, on Desplaines near Adams and some of the old doors are still in use. They erected the old Garret block on State street, near Randolph, wherein were located the offices of the street railway company soon after the tracks were laid on State street, from Randolph to 16 th or 22nd. Following this came many of the old landmarks. The year before the fire they dissolved partner­ ship and Mr. Goodman and wife went to live at Kenosha, Wis., with their eld­ est son, but immediately after the fire so many of those for whom they- had previously done work wished them to replace the buildings destroyed, that they resumed operations and continued for only a year or two. Among the last buildings which they erected was the First National Bank on the corner of State and Washington which went unscathed through the great fire, even the papers lying on the bank counters were not injured. The building was up to that time one of the finest in the city and stood as an enduring monument to skill, energy and capital. So firmly and well constructed were foundations and walls of this noble edifice that when the era of high buildings came, the succeed­ ing architects and builders found it un­ necessary to strengthen them in any way but went on ascending skyward, not even molesting the business firms below, and finished a great sk^^u-raper aptly named "Reliance. '[ Im 188?> his wife died and Mr. Goodmaftllook up his residenee with his) son, Prof. F. M., ings built up a large and profitable business. May last he sold his business to Mr. Will Mertz and since then has been Assisting Mr. Mr. Carlson will 'remain in Sweden at least a year and ^vvill then return to this country:' He is uifdecided where he will locate but says the people of McHenry and those living around are a fine lot of people, and would like to be near enough to shake hands with them oncejn a while, ,, We join with his many friends in wishing him sncces in hi* future under­ takings. CAUGHT AT CHARLOTTE. DENNIS,F. O'CONNOR BROUGHT BACK TO WOODSTOCK. MILK TO ADVANCE IN PRICE. A !ltenikan#nt Organization'of Dairymen la Formed at Dundee. Mrs. Edwin Perkins, of McHenry, who has been under operation for Cancer, at the home of Mrs. Robt. McCleay, 1619 South Harding Ave. Chicago, is on the road to recovery. Adolph Pike who das been at the Riverside for the past three weeks returned to Chicago on Monday last. Mr. Pike says he hopes to return to Mc­ Henry some day and make it his permanent home. Misses Emma and Carrie Fisher, of Chicago, are at the Riverside. They have spent the past seven summers in McHenry and think life would not be worth living if they did not have their summer holidays to look forward to. / P. M. Goslett, of Chicago, was in [McHenry last Saturday and again on grand-parents, Dr. and Mrs. Brown. I Tuesday by ing horses, which, weunder- . Annie, the little seven year old I stand were\to be used in the United daughter of John Heimer is dangerously states cavahtf. Mr, Goslett says ,;flL uiorses are very high Nick Barbian, of Elgin, is visiting at bounty, the residence of his uncle, Anton Bar­ bian ;̂ ,A. G. Spafford, a special agent of the llutnal Life Ins.Co., of Milburn, is in jffliwn. J. Larson and family, of Chicago, McHenry Ladies Kntertaln. The Ladie's Pistakee Bay Euchre luh met at the Pavilion Wednesday ^afternoon, and were entertained by the McHenty members. A pleasant time was enjoyed by all. Prizes were won by *»e visiting at the residence of J. D. E. Gorton and Mrs. Peters. Lodtz. Miss Mamie Schoomer, of Chicago is , listing at the residence of N. E. " Barbian. .Milo Howe our popular music main y'.was at Fox Lake last Friday looking alter sake. 's, Miss Marion Pierce, of Chicago, is V, visiting at the residence of her uncle > ̂C. Colby. , "Lute" Lincoln, of Elgin, visited his ggirents Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Lincoln here last Sunday. % • - Mrs. Louis Althoff, of Kenosho, Wis- eonsin, is visiting her brother, John H. i - _ Miller, this Week. : , , J Agnes Olson returned to Chicago, 1 |,y, after visiting friends arounds here for tfee past few weekB. . ' E. J. Waite. son of our postmaster . 1 f r o m C h i c a g o M o n d a y w h e r e He has been visiting. Mrs. S. S. Chapell who has been fisitiug friends in Janesville, Wis., returned home last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Sans, Mrs. Lawler and George Grannis and two sons, of Bavenswood, Illinois, will visit friends % |l McHenry for the neit lew days. in McHenry /T Clu le guests prize was win by Mrs. Mc- Vicker. The Club will be entertained Wednesday by Mesdams Gunton, Stupie, McCarthy, and McAush. . j. Coming Eventx. McHenry County Fair at Woodstock August 29, to September 1. German Catholic Picnic, at Riverside Park, August 20, and 21. b'ervicen resumed Universalist Church Sunday September 8. Big Target Shoot at Grass Lake, 111. Sept. 2d and 3d. Harvest Party at Stoffels Hall on Aug. 24tb. Dedication of Northern Illinois Nor­ mal School at DeKalb Sept. 12 th. Grand Concert Saturday evening, Aug. 12 th, at the Pistakee Bay Club house. ' • Batter from .Siberia ' More than 2500 tone of butter were exported *rom Siberia in '97, the latest date for which figures from official sources are available. In that year dairy machinery to the value of $t50,000 was sent into Siberia. During the first half of i*8 over 30,000 tons of fresh butter was manufactured in that young giant of the north. than student, fond of nature and the various harmless sports. His rod, gun and paddle were his omnipresent friends, always finding their way to his room where he slept. He was a man of tender and truthful nature, always ready to assist those around him, a kind father who will be greatly missed bv his sons and numerous grand- childreg^ He was bnried at Rose hill /emetery, Chicago, Aug. 5, the services being conducted by Rev. J. Straub, of this village, at the chapel of the ceme­ tery. ^Mr. Goodman did not mingle in socie­ ty much in McHenry, but was very generous in his contributions to churches and public institutions. He came to this place in November of 1894. . CHARLIE JUSTEN. f Charlie, the little eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jus ten, died last Saturday morning. ' The little fellow was always looked upon as a very healthy boy. About ten days ago he complained of not feeling well, and having a pain in the foot. Dr. Wells was at once summoned, who after a careful examination, decided the child was suffering from spinal menin- ^etius and ,Dr. Fegers was called in corT- sultation. All that medical skill could suggest was done but he gradually grew $rorse and at 9:30 a. m. last Saturday morning death relieved him of his suffering. Mr. and Mrs. Jnsten have the sym­ pathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. f The burial took place last Monday at (the German Catholic Cemetery- The Hi^ Target Hlinut A big target shooting match will be held at Grass Lake, on September 2 and 3. This is expected to be the largest and best shoot ever held in this section, as all the neighboring gun clubs have promised to be well represented and with favorable weather a large list of entries may be expected. No one wili be barred. Many other events will be arranged to suit those present. More Muney for Coal. At a meeting of the coal mines recently held in Chicago it was decided to advance the price of hard coaL A call of our representative at the various coal offices in McHenry confirmed the report and most dealers seemed to be of the opinion that a very material advance could be looked for. The dairymen of Algonquin and Dub- dee held a meeting at the latter place last week for the purpose of advancing the price of milk. Farmers claim that they cannot make any money at present prices. Similiar meetings have been held at various times in all parts of the county when they have discussed ad­ vancing prices but have never before succeeded in forming a permanent organization. The committee from Algonquin is composed of Messrs. G. F. Frarery, F. E. Cox, E. A. Ford, G. Gahl, F. Duensiog and D. F. Chappell. The meeting voted to make the or­ ganisation permanent and to show the dairymen meant business, if need only After Eradlni; the Police Since last July he is Captured and lodged In Jail, to - Await. Action of Grand Jury. iDennis F. O'Connor, the man who lurdered Peter Marks, of Dunham, uly 2d, was captured by Marshall Burke, of Harvard, and State's Attorney Lumley, of Woodstock, at Charlotte, Ifowa, last Friday and taken to Wood­ stock and lodged in jail. O'Connor had been working at farm- iVig ITittder the name of Ed Riley. • Marks and O'Connor met at the house of a neighbor in Dunham July 2 and in a dispute O'Connor struck Marks a blow on the head with a club, which did not at first" seem serious, but a little later seemed more dangerous and on July 10 Marks died. A coroner's jury was sum­ moned and returned a verdict to the effect that Marks died from the effects of the blow given by O'Connor. O'Connor remained around a few days but on learning of the death of Marks at once disappeared. He had served time in the peniten­ tiary, having stolen $6,000, and was out on parole. He will be held in jail to await the action of the Grand Jury which will meet in September. A NEEDED IMPROVEMENT. The Wllttnr Lumber Co. Will Krect Hand­ some New ltuildiiig. /•The Wilbur Lumber Company will At once commence the erection of a new puilding on the north side of Main jBtreet, which will be 126x220 feet and is to be used as an office, coal and lime sheds and a storage for windows, doors, WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THE FAIR. | Reasons Clearly Stated by the Energetic and Untiring Secretary. You require just what you will see at the Fair. . " * The husband owes it to his family; they should see the Fair. The lover owes it to his best girl; * she shouW*&ee the Fair. ^ " The man who has labored hard all summer should take a rest and at­ tend the great Fair. The young people could not cele­ brate the glorious Fourth. Take in the Fair and call it a go. Let the hired man, who has rest­ ed rainy days and Sundays, attend the great Fair. The children under 16 should be permitted to attend on Wednesday. They are admitted free. Take a rest before cutting corn and attend thejpieat Fair. Crops are good, prosperity has come: let all attend the great Fair. All should see the new improve­ ments, the great Derby race, the Cu­ bans, Veda, the greatest slack-wire walker of the age. Prof. Hall's trained animals all on the track each dav. and free. Yon must see the ox roasted; you must help eat it; you must hear Sen­ ator Cullom address the old settlers. Ten thousand things you must see, and will, if you attend the great Fi«r. You should write your friends to visit you during the week of the Fair. You should commence now and get ready to spend a whole week at the Fair. You should see the great exhibit of stock. Already the Fox I<ake stock farm has engaged fourteen boxed stalls for its fine stock. The new cattle barns will hold 125 head of stock; it will be there for your inspection. The Exposition Bazar Novelty Co., of Parkersburg, Va., will have a very fine exhibit for you to see. The best Fair, the best people, the best county, and they are going to the Fair. Why? Because it belongs to the people of McHenry county. A. S. Wright, Secretary. be stated a motion to,endorse the entire proceedings resulted in bringing evey- one in the hall to his feet, which act demonstrated a unanimity seldom wit­ nessed in a public business meeting. These committees are now awaiting for the dairymen of Elgin to meet and appoint a committee to co-operate. Attorney General'*Opinion. Before leaving for his summer vaca­ tion Attorney General Akin gave three revenue-law opinions as regards the powers of the Board of Review. These opinions were given in response to a number of inquiries received by him. In the first opinion he declares that the Board of Review may compel a banker to. give information concerning the amount a depositor had in the bank on the 1st of April, when the assessment* was made. He also decided that the board has the right to raise the assess­ ment on horses, cattle or any other personal property, in the entire country or in any part of it, when the board is satisfied that the assessment was made on a mistaken basis. Concerning the listing of certificates of tax sales, the attorney general says that such tax certificates are evidence of interest in real estate. For this reason they should not be listed as per­ sonal property, but should be taxed with real estate. kindly assisted during the death of their little son. etc. The cost of the building will be about The office will be large and fitted up to meet the demands of this enterprising company. J r h e N o r t h w e t i j f c p r a R a i l w a y w i l l b u i l d mew side tracks into their yards which [will add greatly to their convenience anKTvvill save a great deal of labor in the handling of lumber, coal. etc. We will in a later issue give av more detailed description of the new building. Printed on the "Trust" l're»t». "Owing to the illness of his brother Mike, James T. Walsh has been trans­ ferred to the Harvard branch of the McHenry County Newspaper Trust. He has been succeeded by E. J. Hazel, of Chicago."--McHenry Journal. This is the way the Journal acknow­ ledges the courtesies shown by the Plaindealer Co. For the past three weeks the Journal has been using the "Tx-ust" press to print their editions. We fail to find it mentioned in their columns' but attribute it to thoughtless­ ness on the part of Bro. Rupp. Wanted, 10,000 Men, • Women and Children to eat Print Butter manufactured by the McHenry Creamery Co. Why pay the price of dutter for wooden plates and brown paper when you can get the same weight in butter wrapped in a parch­ ment paper at the factory, retaining the flavor as it comes from the worker? If your grocer does not handle it, insist on his getting it, and get a pound of butter not part butter and part wooden plates to throw away. None genuine without our name is printed 011 the wrapper. McHenry Creamery Co. Last Sunday about 5,000 members of he American Club, of Chicago, held a icnic on Fox River a few miles below cHenry. This is the second annual Seveht of this society. I All kinds of amusements were indulged in and about $1,000 were offered the successful contests in the fifteen events. ^ Held to the Orand Jury. , George Kreuger of Lake County, charged with the murder of his wife, as reported in the last week's issue of The Plaindealer was given a hearing before Justice VanDusen, of Waukegan, last Wednesday, and held to the Grand Jury of the October term of the circuit court. ' Card of Thank*. / Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Justen desire t</ Aug. Buckholz the popular west side ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ express their thanks for those who m tailor has moved across in theOstrander three uTsix cows being on illness anl building. The change was necessary | the farm. Within the last four years Moved Across the Street. LARGE CROP AND GOOD WAGE8. A Former IcHenry Boy, Now In the West Heard from. Clarence A. Wells, of the law firm of Wells & Bush, of Webster, S. D., and who was formerly one of "our boys," writes to The Plaindealer as follows: Webster, South Dakota, August 5, l8jW£ DEAR EDITOK;--I have moved from Wheton, Minn, here last . month and your paper has failed to follow me so I Write that you may send it here, as to be without it is like losing an old friend. Webster is the County seat of Day County and has a population of about 1500 inhabitants, its business is treble to that of any town that I know of in the East, of any where near its size. We have nine elevators and a large flouring mill here and all do a big busi­ ness. We also have a large creamery which is in a very prosperous condition. Wheat, which is our principal crop, is an average crop this year, the average will l>e somewhere about twelve bushel per acre, but ther# is a great number of farms here that have received better cultivation that will go over twenty bushels per acre. The farmers are now in the midst of the wheat harvest, and there is great fear that help will be scarce here before the season is over, ages are $1.15 and $2.00 per day. The one great advantage this country has over the eastern country is this: land that would cost *50 and $75 per acre in McHenry County could be lxmght here for from $5 to $15 per acre. The price of land has increased about twenty per cent, this summer and is sure to get a great deal higher within a very short period. I would be pleased to answer any questions that any one who is thinking of migrating to this country may care to ask. CLARENCE A. WEI.LS, ON THE BANKS OF FOX RIVER. The American Club, of Chicago, held Their Second Annual Picnic. Onr Public NchuolD, Vacation time is drawing to a close and parents should see to it that their children are ready to enter school promptly on the first day of school, Sept, 4, and continue in regular attend­ ance until June. The child who takes up his work two •vgeeks or a month behind his classmates and ten chances to one he will drag a- long at the foot of his class during the entire year. Irregular attendance breeds loss of interest, listlessness, and dislike for school. Irregular pupils cannot keep up with their regular classmates and must fail of promotion thereby produc­ ing illfeeling on the part of th# parents towards the teacher and discourage­ ment for the pupil to say nothing of the loss of time involved. Our public schools are among the best in the county and are a source of pride to the community. The teachers are enthusiastic and the fact that only one change has been made in the entire corps for the past two years is a fore­ cast of the efficacy of the school during the ensuing year. The Board are working together harmoniously and are sparing no pains to give patrons an excellent school. A large addition of several hundred volumes has been made to the school library and a complete outfit of science apparatus has been purchased for the High School. Our efficient teachers and ample equipment together with the low rate of tuition afford every inducement to pupils outside the district to attend our school. The outlook is for a large attendance and a very successful school year. • Two Men, a Dog and a Boat. There wandered into our sanction last Thursday, two individuals ragged, dirty and looking like hungry Cubans. One of the men extended his sun­ burned hand and exclaimed "Hello Ed." At first glance the editor failed to re­ cognize any of the party but peering closer despite tan and old clothes he recognized Douglas Wray, a salesman for Moser-Burges Paper Co., of Chicago. Mr. Wray brought forward his two for- lorne companions whom he introduced as Milton P. Schrock jr., of Chicago, and Frank Burket, of Fox Lake. We asked Douglas what wind blew him hither and this is the way he put it: "From Twin Lakes, Wis. By canoe Marguerite. From Fox Lake River Station, leaving there on Tuesday p. m., stopped at J. C. Burket's, Fox Lake, on Wednesday. Frank Burket accomp­ anied us to McHenry Thursday. We will return to Twin Lakes today by paddling conoe Marguerite. This is a case of two men arid a dog in a boat." Mr. Wray says the scenery along Fox River is the finest in the land. Make us another, visit Douglas when you have on your Sunday clothes. Profit in COWH. A good illustration of what a few cows on a farm can add to the family income has been furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Fawver, living south of Gibson. From March 1, 1898, to March 1, 1899, their total dairy receipts amounted to SIXTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL GIVEN UNDER THE AUSPICES OF ST. MARY'S SOCIETY. ^ * A ' Day's Pleaiture at KireruMe ' Five Hundred Illuminated Hoatn oa thn River Sunday and Monday Nights. Sunday afternoon Aug. 20, at 3 o'clock the congregation of St. Mary's Church will commence a two days celebration. The committee in charge of the grounds : have selected ^Riverside Park, located about half a mile north of town, and on - the river's bank. r At three o'clock Sunday the festival will open with , a grand concert and until late in the evening will the vocal and unstrumental music be continued. A parade composed of 500 boats will be one of the most interesting events <0# the occasion. ".A A grand display 06 fireworks will he seen both Sunday and Monday nights, Father Kirscli has selected many novel things in fireworks and he says not to be surprised if he has an elephant floating in the air or if it seems to he : raining cats, dogs and other animals tor !. he says we are apt to see all kind of strange things on the grounds. Dinners and suppers will be served at " the extremely low prices of 25 cents. , >4 V Dancing will be indulged in all day ; A Monday and a platform 45x80 feet will *: be erected to accommodate the crowd. The programme has not yet been,,,:,,, completed but will be given in full a later issue. • The following committees have been .A selected to act. ' 1 Cashiers: Mike Justen, Jos. Diedericfc^ „ ; John Barbian and John J. Miller. Guardians: John Glossen, Peter Thelen, John Black. Controlence: John H. Miller Hide Barbian. Bar committee; Ben LoUres, Mat Weber, Andrew Miller, Jos. H îmer, Jos. Schneider, Aug. Hoff. Dinner and supper committee: Mike Justen, President, Susie Schmidt, Cor. Sec.; Elizabeth Smith, Treas., and all ladies belonging to St Mary's Society will serve. Candy and fruit committee: Jose* phine Boley, Maggie Wirfs, Lirarie Miller, Rosa Justen, Lilly Heimer, Anna Bickler, Katie Heimer. Platform committee; Jos. Freund, JohnStoffel, Jos. Miller, Henry Wagner, Martin Wagner. Ant. Barbian. Supply committee: Peter Jos. Smith, Nick Weber. Building and ground committee: John Weber, Peter Miller, \ Peter Wagner, Peter Black. Light committee: John Web#; Peter Weber, Christ Stegmann. Committee on duty at night: Weber, John Black, Math. Engeln, Wm. Stoffel. Those in charge of the affair hav« spared neither pains or expense to make this one of the most enjoyable ever held in this county. The proceeds will go toward paying off the debt of the handsome new church. . ' r^m Escape From the Woodstock Jail. • The three boys, who were shufr M the Woodstock jail on July 4, for break­ ing window glasses in the old furniture factory at Harvard, had their freedom for about an hour Wednesday forenoon. One of the boys is about twelve years of age and the other two are about sixteen. They have been allowed some freedom ever since they have been taken to* Woodstock, and at about eight o'clock Wednesday morning, they used it at (as they thought at the time) a better ad­ vantage than usual, and ran away. One of the other criminals saw them making tracks, and informed the sheriff of their departure. Mr. Keyes and some of the citizens immediately started after them and they were back in jail at 9 o'clock. The boys were from Chi­ cago and were spending their vacation at Harvard. Sheriff Keys thinks that they will probably make .their head­ quarters, from now until some time in September, as his guests, with five other persons; one indicted as an adulter, two as horse theives, and two as nrar^ derers. ** - ; For the Study of Muslec^'"^^";- We are glad to hear that Mr. W, H. Wyckoff will, in Sept., begin a class for the study of glees, part songs and standard choruses from popular operas, Mr. Wyckoff though anew comer to McHenry, has proved himself a valuable musical addition. For years he has been engaged in teaching voice culture and sight reading and a glance at his recommendations will convince any of his ability. With the talent in Mc­ Henry we should have a musical club which would be a credit to any small city. All that has been lacking is a leader and we have now a resident who possesses all the oectgsaiy qualifications. * 'vVl oy his increase in business. I they made and sold $674 worth of butter. ii. m: 1 1|C- isk. jm •. m Grand Harvest Party. • j.; On the evening of Aug. 34th there will be a grand ball and supper at Stoffel's Hall. The music will be furnished by Hardin's five piece harp orchestra, from Clinton. Wis. Those who compose the committees are. Geo. Slimpin,' West McHenry; Chas. Nordquiss. McHeury; Eugene Leisner, Terra Cotta: Will Con- over. Nunda; Ed. Dodge, Ring wood; Aug. Walters, Richmond; Harold Colby, Spring Grove: Ed. Parker. Veto, Will Monahan. Waconda. All are cordially invited to a good time may be expected. ̂ ' jfci' >*< 31s Sis A'