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VOLUME XXVII. McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, HAY 15, 1903. NUMBER 46 \ ' Vtv •H.iT •' ' .. •»• &v- .--r« I DIRECTORY DAVID G. WELLS, M. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST. Office and residence corner Elm And Green streets, McHenry. C. H. FEGERS, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. . McHenry. *• 111. Office at Residence, corner Court and Elm streets. Telephone 338. FRED'K C. PAGE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.--Special *t- * teution diseases and surgery of eye, ear, nose and throat. Office hours: "8 to t) a. m., 1 to 4 and 8 to 8 p. ,m. Office. Church block, Woodstock, III. Telephone--Office. 18; Best' dence, 133. KNIGHT & BROWN. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. 100 Washington street, Chicago, 111. C. P. BARNES. ATTORNEY, solicitor, and Counselor. Col­lections a specialty. Damage Suits.etc Office at Worttetock, 111. D. T. SMILEY, A TTORNEY, Counselor, Solicitor and No- tary 1'ubllc. Will give prompt and Im­ mediate attention to all business intrusted to his care. Office in Hoy's Block. Woodstock, II H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent, including Accident and Life Insurance. Agent for Continental Casualty Co. Insure with home agents, smooth-tongne strangers sometimes les*<i p«»opl« us tray. WEST MCHENBY, - - III. F. C. ROSS, D. D. S.- McHenry Illinois Over S. S. Chapell's Store Tiro NBW DKHTIST ON THE- WEST SIDE DR. R. G. CHAMBERLIN Office over Be&ley's Drug Store. Hours from 8:30 a. in. to 5:30 p. in. CONWAY & RAINEY RING WOOD, ILL. Sfcpam Fittings, Wind Mills, Steel and Wood Tanks, Farm Machinery. WELL WORK A SPECIALTY. Calls from out of town promptly attended to. A. C. SPURLINQ, Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist. West McHenry, Office at residence flrtt iiiinnu door west of Methodist church Illinois. Geo. Meyers General Teaming of. all kinds. Excavating and Grading.. (IcHENRY ----- ILLINOIS. Telephone, Market 451. LAflBERT Q. SENG BUFFET Headquarters for McHenry and McHenry county visitors. \ John Scharrea, W Fifth Ave., Chicago. Bar Tender. McHENRY COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY. OFFICE with McHenry County State Bank. Woodstock, III. Abstracts of title and con­ veyancing. Money to loan on real estate in sums of $500 to $10,000, time and 'payment to suit uorrower. SOCIETIES. MASONIC. MCHENRY LODGE, No. 158, A. F.and A. M.-- Regular Communications the second and fourth Mondays in each month. S. S. CHAPELL, W. M. JOHN EVANSON. Secy. * W. C. O. F. St. Patrick's Court, No. 187, W. C. O. F., meet the First Saturday and 1 bird Wednesday evenings of each month, at Forester Hall. MRS. MARY COBB. Chief Hanger. MBS. KATHBYN ADAMS, Secretary. _ M. W. A. Regular Meetings every Second and Fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, at their Hall, over Evanson's store. W. P. STEVENS, Consul. H. O. MEAD, Clerk. O. O. F. Meet First and Third Sundays of each month in Forester Hall. ANTON EKOELN, Chief Banger. JOHN NEISS, Recording Secretary. Loois OKRTKL,, Financial Secretary. • JOHN J. BABBIAN, Treasurer. Trustees- John Heimer, Anton Engeln. Ben Lauer. C. O. F. Bt. Patrick Court No. 746, C. O. F. Meetings held the Second and Fourth Monday evenings of each month in Forester Hall. John Fleming, O. R. Walter Bolger, R. 8. INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS. Items Concerning:' Local Affkir* Picked Hp by the Way. Jfew Ads This Week. Gas Carlson--Harness. J. D. Lodtz--Clothiug. J. Hurwitz--Embroidery. W.C. Evanson--Spring Goods. Klein Butter Market The price of creamery batter is to continue for another week at 22 cents. The offerings, 105 tabs and 80 tubs by Piano, sold at 22 cents to the John Newman company. The official market was made firm at 22 cents. The oatpnt for the week was 665,000 pounds, a sub­ stantial increase. CEMETERY BOARD. The officers of the board of trustees are as follows: President, C. C. Colby; Treasurer, G. H. Hanly; Secretary, Robt. Sherburne. Ad­ dress all communications to the secretary. The Street ore o t Verne. When flowering plants usually make seed, that is generally the last effort for plant life. The seed is the beginning of the life of the new plant. Ferns, however, only produce spores for re­ productive purposes. These spores ger­ minate and go through the same proc­ ess subsequently that flowers go through in the production of seeds. The • spores expand when the germinating time comes and form a flat, green mem­ brane. What are then really the flowers appear on this membrane.. As a general rule after these fern flowers have ma­ tured the membrane dries up and dis­ appears. In one family of ferns, how­ ever, natives of New Holland, named platycerlum, this green blade Is perma­ nent and •continues to enlarge, becom­ ing really a portion of tt|£ plant Every year a new blade is formed which spreads over the old ones. The large plant is of a totally different character, having the fronds of ordinary ferns. Ia tar The Plaindealer and , il^upkly Ooean one year for$L7&> ~ Geo W. Besley is now serving soda water and ice cream to his customers. Two car loads of stone h&ve arrived for the foundation of Buch's new barn. Ascension Thursday was observed by the Roman Catholic congregations last week. Brubaker s foil orchestra, consisting of ten- pieces, will appear at Stoffelvs hall Saturday night. M. D. Weber has purchased Ed. Long's saloon on Main street, taking possession Monday noon. M. W. Merriman contemplates razing the house he now occupies and building a new dwelling on the same site. Hereafter the M. E. Sunday school will open at ten o'clock and preaching will commence at eleven o'clock a. m. C. G. Holmes has leased the Ostrander building on Main street wherein he ex­ pects to open a dram shop about the first of June. C. E. Chapell has rented his cottage at Pistake to a Mr. Henderson and family, of California, who will take possession soon. The topic of next Sunday's J. Y. P. C. U. meeting is "How Can We be Temperance Boys and Girls." Miss May Bee be leads. Many Woodstock people will attend the concert Saturday evening. An order was received from that city Tues­ day to reserve ten seats. The two Italian fruit dealers who occupy part of the Gilbert building, near the tracks, have moved their families out from Chicago. Dr. R. G. Chambjarlin has opened dental parlors in the rooms over Bealey's drug store. See his card which ap­ pears in the professional column this week. F. C. Going has moved his household goods into the rooms over his store on Main street, where he will reside. He expects to have his grocery ready for business by Monday morning. In the council proceedings published last week we erred in stating that Anton Engeln was appointed chairman of the public property committe. C. T. El- dredge was appointed to that position. Dr. C. H. Fegers and brother, Rev. Fr. Fegers, of Sterling, will probably build a $1,500 cottage on Pistakee this summer. Dr. Fegers also expects to build a house on one of his village lots. The "Jolly Four," four popular young men have secured the services of Bruba- ker's orchestra and will give a dance after the concert Saturday evening from ten to twelve o'clock. Dance tickets 25 centB. Peter H. Weber & Co. moved into their new quarters in the Schiessle building this week. All the fixtures in the bar room are new and the entire in­ terior of the building shines like a new silver dollar E. J. Hanly moved his household goods to Elgin yesterday. He has pur­ chased a draying an<J express business and will take possession at once. Dr. A. C. Spurling expects to occupy the house thus vacated. Dr. Nye's house at Johnsburgh will soon be ready for the plasterers. It is a nicely arranged house, being situated on the main street near his old office. Stephen Freund has the job in charge-- a guarantee of good work. Owing to the inclement weather there was a small audience in attend­ ance at the presentation of "In the Web" at Ringwood last Saturday mght. The audience was appreciative however and eyidently enjoyed the drama. The new addition to the Borden plant at Genoa Junction has been completed. Now no one cares how soon a new and large wing is built onto the factory in this village. It was just a year ago that ground was broken for the present plant. The recent rains have raised the water several inches in the lakes and river. The mill pond has been covered with slime the past week, a circum­ stance which seems peculiar at this time of the year. Nature is doing her worst and best in all parts of the world this spring. Rev. S. W. Lanck of the M. E. church has inaugurated a series of bible read­ ings, beginning Wednesday evening of this Week. The meetings will be held every week on Wednesday evening in McHenry and at Ringwood on Thurs­ day evening. Everyone is weloocne to enjoy these meetings. There will probably be one striking feature of the commencement program this year. The entire program will be given by members of the high school, which fact speaks well for the talent embodied in that department The high school orchestra has been drilling the past few weeks, and although the members are modest in their claims, we are inclined to believe that they yill jfMiy . ' 1 ' ' OF A PERSONAL NATURE. PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. A Weekly Budget of Personal Matters Picked Up Here and There by The Plalndealear Berlbs. Jos. Schneider and son were in Chica­ go Monday. . Simon Stoffel had business at Antioch on Tuesday. Otto Swanson, of Chicago, spent STM- day at Rosedale. Miss Dora Besley Was -a Chicago vis­ itor Saturday last Miss Mary Engeln was a Nunda caller two days this week. Mrs. Del Whiting, of Ringwood, was a caller Friday last Miss Laura Wright, of Richmond, was a caller Monday. D. G. Nellie attended the horse sale at Woodstock yesterday. Harold Cristy came home from Chi­ cago to spend Sunday. Emil Lasch and son, Chas., spent Sunday at their cottage. Jas. Orvis, of Spring Grove, was a Rosedale caller Monday. Mrs. E. G. Dekker and children were Chicago visitors this week. Mrs. M. Conway, of Elgin, visited her son Patrick H., last Sunday. Mrs. C. Eskelsen, of Chicago, spent Sunday at her Rosedale cottage. Dr. W. C. Besley, of Woodstock, called on his parents here Monday. Miss Edna Story was here from Nunda Tuesday calling on friends. Fred Thurwell visited his brother, Will, in Chicago the first of the week, Miss Estella Nordquist visited with Chicago friends Saturday and Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Brown are visiting relatives and friends in Chicago this week. J. E. Miller, of Elgin, was at Dr. Ross office for dental work this week Tuesday. Geo. M. Bradly and wife, of Algon­ quin, were the guests of John P. Smith last Sunday. Mrs. John I. Story, of Nunda, called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. McOmber, Tuesday. Albert Reynolds and Miss Estelle Clayton, of Chicago, spent Sunday at the home of S. Reynolds. Mrs. Wm. Smith, of Elgin, was here Sunday the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schreiner. Fred Meyers came out from Chicago to spend Sunday at his new cottage at the International Village. Sam Wells left for Montreal, Tues­ day, where he will spend the summer vacation with his parents. Mesdames R. A. Howard and H. B. Willis, of Elgin, were guests of R. Waite and family Monday. Dr. F. C- Ross went to West Chicago recently on a professional trip doing work in the family of Dr. Jaynes. Eddie Carlson, Thos. Peterson, Louis Anderson and L. G. Larson, of Fox Lake, registered at the Park Hotel Sun­ day. H. M. Jensen transacted business in the windy city Tuesday. He is shipping large quantities of cut flowers to Chica­ go these days. ^ P. E. Stupey, manager of Gus. Carl** son's west side harness shop,is spending a two weeks' vacation at his home in Highland Park. S. S. Chapell, W. A. Cristy and Rollin Waite attended a meeting of the Knight Templars at Woodstock Thursday even­ ing of last week. Prof. F. M. Goodman was called to Chicago Tuesday to attend a meeting o* the advisory board of the Chicago Ollege of Pharmacy. Ben Sherman has been employed by Jos. Heimer as driver, the foriner driver, Ed. Shanks, having given up the job and returned to Chicago. Her many friends will be pleased to learn that Mrs, H. M. McOmber has sufficiently recovered to be out of doors, after several weeks, severe illness. O- P. South wick, of Williams Bay, Mrs. Fillweber, of Antioch, and Irin Coleman, of Warrenville, were recent callers at Dr. Ross' office for dental work. Stephen P. Smith walked over from Hampshire before breakfast one morn­ ing recently and has been spending the past two weeks in making friendly calls. Steve says board is too high in Hamp­ shire. 11 Messrs. Eld. and Bert Newell, of Chi­ cago, and Walters, of Woodstock, Miss Mattie Dwelley, Mrs. A Dwelley, of Ringwood, Miss Bernioe Kimball and S. Sherman were guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Merriman Sunday last. ABOUT STREET LAMP8. Who Ia to Blame for the Present Con­ dition of Onr Lights? Itrnbaker's Orchestra. Do not fail to secure tickets for the concert by Brubaker's orchestra at Stof­ fel 's hall Saturday evening of this week. Seats are on sale at G. W. Besley's and N. H. Petesch's. Without doubt thiB will be a rare musical treat and every lover of music should avail themselves of the opportunity to attend. The pro* gram will open at eigbt o'clock sharp. Gentlemen's Social. The Gentlemen of the Universalist church will give a social at the church on Thursday evening, May 22. Tbey expect to serve a supper and give an entertaining program, all for twenty- five cents. Geo. H. Hanly wilt act as head waiter and M. W. Merriman will be master of ceremonies. No one should fail to attend this social for a bushel of fun is expected. (Some one has registered a kick m- cerning the care (or lack of care) given our street lamps. Now the person making the complaint no doubt has just cause and is perfectly honest in his intentions in trying to "roast" some one. But who is the "roasted" person ? Who is to blame for the present con­ dition of the lamps? To blame the pei sons who have charge of the light­ ing is folly. The patient housewife has her share of trouble with two or three old kerosene lamps. Consider then the trials of the two policemen who have dozens of snch lamps to care for, and then give them credit accordingly. It is a case of history repeating itself. Every town begins its career with kero­ sene lamps because it is the cheapest method to install. Then as the years roll by and the lamps grow old, the citizens become dissatisfied, some per­ son or persons make a complaint and in time a gas or electric light plant is the result It is but natural that McHenry should be the same. We are all dis­ gusted with the candles that endeavor to cast rays of light across the streets, and we all hope for better conditions in the near future. If electric lights are installed in McHenry, the village should own the plant and derive all the bene­ fits. When the water works debt is paid the village council can then con sider the light question and the people will be ready for it 1 Under conditions as they exist today we must have patience, and whenever you feel inclined to "roast" those who have charge of the street lamps, or the village board, just sit down beside your own lamp and watch it smoke. Later--When the night is as black as it was Monday and no attempt is made to light the lamps there is certainly cause for a kick. Spraying Frnit Trees. Apples at $3.50 to $5 a barrel last fall and twice that thiB spring are apt to make folks interested in frnit trees, says tne Farmers' Review. The first requisite is a good spray pump with the necessary rigging. The outfit can be bought of the manufacturer or of the implement dealers, and will cost any­ where from $10 to $200. A first-class outfit costs $15 to $25. Just at this time of the year the spraying needed by the fruit trees is chiefly for the proven tion of fungous diseases. For this pur­ pose a plain solution of copper sulphate, one pound in 10 to 20 gallons of water may be used. Bordeaux mixture is equally as good, but it is more bother to make. The first spraying should be given at once, before the blossoms open A little later, just after the blooms fall, another spraying should be given. This should be Bordeaux mixture in every case. Bordeaux mixture may be made of varying proportions and strengths. The standard mixture consists of one and one-half pounds oopper suljphate, one pound stone lime, ten gallons water (six pounds sulphate, four pounds lime, one barrel water). Disolve the sulphate and slack the lime in separate vessels, dilute each with about half of the total water to be used and then pour the sul­ phate solution into the lime water while stirring vigorously. Continue the stir­ ring for a minute to insure perfect mix­ ture. It deteriorates on standing and should be used soon after made. Keep the mixtnre clean to avoid clogging of pump a»«d nozzles. Strain the solutions and have a strainer on section tube of pump. A quick, convenient way to dissolve copper sulphate is to suspend it in a cheesecloth or similar bag just below the snrfaoe of the water. A third spraying two weeks later, with Bordeaux mixture, will be a paying in­ vestment. Even a fourth and fifth spraying at intervals of two weeks, will sometimes pay handsome dividends. In all sprayings, except the first, some paris green should be used. Add one pound of paris green to 200 gallons of water, or four ounces to the barrel. If there is any danger of bud moth the paris green might better be used in the first spraying also. WHY NOT HAVE FACTORY WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. 'MnrprlMd. Geo. Hanly was agreeably surprised at the home of his parents last Saturday evening when a number of friends gave him an unexpected call. The evening was spent at card tables, and what the party lacked in numbers was made up in enthusiasm. Tempting refreshments were served. The following were present: Misses Rosina Reynolds, Pearl Nellis, Bernice Perry and Elsie Howe; Messrs. E. C. Joslyn, Eugene Travers, Ortem Gilbert, Harry Fay and Frank Sheldon. Section Hands Strike. Section hands at several places on the North-western line have struck for higher wages daring the past week. They have been receiving $1.25 per day, but insist that they can not live at those wages with the present high price of meats, etc: At Palatine and Har­ vard the men have quit work and re­ fuse to go baclrnnless they get $1.60 per day. The Part He Played. Mr. Stalate--So your sister keeps yon well supplied with pocket money, does she? Tommy--Yes. Stalate--I presume yon have to ren­ tier some little equivalent? Tommy (yawning)--Oh, yes; I have to come in and yawn when visitors are staying too lata. . - M'HENRY HAS GOOD FACILITIES FOR MANUFACTURERS. While Other Towns are Capturing Plums, why not Land One or Two in the Tillage of McHenry. * It is a known fact that manufacturers are leaving the larger cities and locating in the smaller towns by the hundreds, and moreover, new concerns are starting up all over the country every day. Vil lages about us aie securing these indus­ tries and there is no reason why Mo- Henry shonld not put in her bid. No one man can do any thing in this matter, it will require the united efforts of all. Under the conditions as they' have been in the past McHenry will never grow and growth is surely what every wide-awake person is looking for. The only way to overcome the present conditions is to form an association composed of the business men and capitalists. About two years ago a meeting was called for the purpose mentioned above and* not over ten or twelve men responded to the call. At that time a factory was a possibility, but owing to a lack of united action the prospect went glimmering. What is the difference Whether the factory is located near the depot or near the river bridge, if it is in Mc­ Henry. One side would derive just as much benefit as the other. In the Bor­ den factory there are about twenty men employed and it is safe to say that the trade of these men and the patrons of the factory is equally divided. Property near the factory has gained no more in value, to our knowledge, than property elsewhere in the village. If there were one hundred men em­ ployed the business wonld be as equally divided. There are several men in McHenry who have money to invest and would' like to build houses for rent could they be assured that their tenants would re­ main any length of time. As it is there is little to offer as an inducement to build or for a family to locate here. It is said that everything comes to him who waits. We have waited long enough for the fulfillment of that promise; now let us get up and go after it with a grim determination to do something. There are plenty of capital ists in McHenry who have money burn­ ing holes in their pockets and it will be invested if the opportunity is presented. The prospects are that there will be few houses go up this summer under any circumstances, but it would be much better to have a good factory building under way just as a side at­ traction at least U. S. Department of Agriculture Report . for Week Ending May IS. Additional Local*. S. S. Chapell certainly has an elegant line of summer dress goods. Have you Been them. # The Willing Workers will meet at the Universalist church parlors next Thurs­ day afternoon. "Amusements" is the topic on which Rev. F. W. Milller^will preach at the Universalist church next Sunday morn­ ing. Thos. P. Walsh fell and seriously in­ jured his knee last Saturday and is laid up in consequence, being unable to walk. The carpenter work on Mr. Bremer's cottage at Emerald park was finished yesterday, everything now being ready for the painters. The railroad company has promised to put in plank or cement floors at the stock yards this Bummer. It would be a commendable act The Granger Stock Co. played to small houses here on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The people have been well entertain*! by local talent during the past few weeks which probably accounts for the small attend­ ance. Painters from Genoa Junction will commence painting the large ice house at the Borden plant next Monday. A McHenry painter might have had the job but for reasons, better known to himself, he passed it up. f Carpenters are at work at the factory this week finishing the dressing rooms. While breaking corn stalks in a field last Friday, Will Stevens' team became frightened and tearing loose from the log to which they were hitched, ran to town with the speed of jack rabbits. After going through several maneuvers about the park and tearing the harness to pieces the horses became separated, and were finally caught One of the animals (a colt) was somewhat braised, bat not seriously. School Notes. Minnie Knox visited the second room Thursday. Mrs. Lauck and Bertha Curtis visited in the grammar room on Friday last. Mrs. Sherburne and her two grand­ children visited in the first room Tues­ day. Hazel Spaulding, Chas. Curtis, Caro­ line Spurling, Julia Seward and Willie Stoffel have been absent from their school duties some time. Last Thursday morning Miss Besley was pleasantly surprised by finding that the pupils of her room had deco­ rated it as a May shower. She was met at the door with violets and other flowers which the pupils threw at her. Just before school called she was crowned queen of May. On the desk was a mound of flowers and on her chair a very pretty wreath. Aa a rale the weather conditions dar­ ing the past week have been favorable for the growth of crops. The weather was warm early in the week, but later it became quite cool, especially in the northern district, where temperature in the thirties occurred. No frosts have been reported, however, and the only damage has been a slight retardation of growth. Showers occurred over most of the state during the week, mainly on Tuesday and Saturday. These have generally been sufficient to keep the ground well moistened, and in some localities have been sufficient to delay farm work. Generally, however, con­ ditions have been favorable for carry­ ing on farming operations, and full ad­ vantage has been taken of them. In a few localities the weather has been dry and crops are suffering for rain, but generally throughout the state crops are in very good condition. The con­ dition of wheat has generally continued to improve during the week, and it is now good over most of the state. In some localities the crop is very fine, but in a few others, notably in the north­ eastern part of the southern district, it has deteriorated on account of dry weather. A few correspondents state that the cinch bags are becoming numerous, but no serious damage has resulted as yet Mnch wheat has began to head in the southern district Rye has continued to do well daring the week and is now heading over most of the state. Oats have continued to im­ prove and at the end of the week their average condition is good. The pros­ pects seem less favorable in the southern than in the central and northern dis­ tricts. Corn planting has progressed rapidly, except where interrupted by rain. In some localities, especially in the southern district, almost the entire crop has been planted. Much corn is already up and is looking well, bat the cool weather of the latter part of the week has retarded germination and growth somewhat. Many correspond­ ents state that cut worms are damag­ ing corn greatly and that some fields have been replanted on this account Meadows and pastures have generally improved during the week, bat pastures seemingly more than meadows, and, though growth has been slow in some localities, the average condition of both is now very good. Many correspondents state that the hay crop will be very large. As a rule both gardens and potatoes are growing finely. In many localities potatoes are now being culti­ vated. There is considerable complaint of damage to gardens by oat worms. The prospect for peaches seems less favorable than last week. This is also true of apples, though the prospect for the latter is still fair to good. The prospect for blackberries and raspberries is not very favorable, bat it is good for other fruits. EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY ANB ADJACENT COUNTIES. A Miscellaneous Assortment of Hewa Items Ln Condensed Form For Cmmvmm* - lenee of Busy People. Huntley saloon keepers pay $1,000 % year license. John Pabst and Ernest Bartlett have taken out licenses. % At Barrington the authorities hav| declared that all slot machines, upon the action of which money is hazarded* , must be relegated to the rear, lb ogin^ 'y pliance with the state law. V? m Council Proceedings. Council Room, May 12,1908. Special meeting. Present--Chapell, Engeln, Eldredge, Granger, RothermeL Absent--Stoffel. The president stated that the meeting was called for the purpose of taking action on two dramshop bonds. A notice purporting to be from Adam Ibsch, bondsman for C. G. Holmes & Co., but which he had failod to sign, in which he gaye notice to the board that he would withdraw from said bond, was read. The dramshop bond of C. G. Holmes with F. H. Wattles and Adam Ibsch as sureties and the bond of M. D. Weber with John J. Buch and Peter B. Freund as sureties were read. Motion by Granger seconded fry Chapell that the dramshop bond of M. D. Weber be accepted, approved and a license issued him. Motion carried. On motion by Chapell seconded by Granger the board adjourned until Tuesday}7:45 p. m. to enable Mr. Holmes to obtain another bondsman. F. H. WATTLES, Pres. JOHN STOFFEL, Clerk. Council Room, May 13, 1902. Board met pursuant to adjournment. No bond being presented it was moved by Engeln seconded by Granger that the board adjourn, subject to call of the president which was carried. F. H. WATTLES, Pres. JOHN STOFFEL, Clerk. Field Day Event. The field day of the McHenry Connty High school association has been scheduled for June 7, at Woodstock. The following is a list of the events: MI FOB ALU Shot put. Standing broad jump. Running broad Jump. Running high Jump. Tole vault. Fmy-yiird dash. IIiTndred-yard dash. Two hundred and twenty-yard dash. Mile bicycle race. Half-mile relay race--four runners. Standing hop, step and jump. Running hop, step and jump. Standing high Jump. " FOR Bors FOCBTKKK OB CHUBB. Running broad jump. Running hlgli jump. Fifty-yard dash. Hundred-yard dash. Half-mile bicycle race. Pole vault. FOR BOYS TW1LV1 OB UKDBB. Fifty-yard dash. Canriag. A genteel carver always sits when ha carves, says a work on etiquette. Per­ haps he does, but it is pretty certain that there are times when he yearnful- ly yearns to put one foot on the table and the other on the bird while strug­ gling with ft* fowL--London Answers. Elgin Courier: An order was postsdl in the watch factory Monday afternoon^', requiring every employe to submit tor- vaccination. The posting of noticeaY was followed, shortly, by the circula- tion of petitions protesting against it. The agricultural industrial school for - "'Sf- boys will be located in St. Charles town- Vll-l ship, provided that 1,000 acres of good/ farm land, in one body can be purchased " at a reasonable figure. The promotersM; of this school expect to expend about: - v' ^ |400,000 in building and lands. Fifteen, Cottages will be erected, and other buildings suitable for the carrying on of a modern farm. The American Bridge Company threatens to sue the city of Elgin unless settlement for the new bridge is soon; made. The city claims $10,000 forfeit­ ure which the bridge company will noti allow. On the contract price the dty^-^f still owes about $23,000. The city isfe-^ willing to split the difference and taker. *.;j $5,000 forfeiture money, but if it goesT- to court the full amount will be claimed ^ and the attorneys say that it can bef • collected without a doubt. ^ t On the 15th day of March, twin sonat'.' were born to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sch warts, and owing to the frailty of the infants,; they were placed in a common chicken incubator as the only available method of saving life and prolonging existence. It was the only experiment of the kind" ; . % that has ever been tested in this eity, '; says the Naperville Clarion, and the re-- suit exceeded the most sanguina ex- pectations of all parties concerned or , interested in the well being of the baby J boys. '•*'**• | The Elgin board of water oommi* sioners. Dr. T. G. Tapper, C. W. Cor- < • -J, nell and G. W. Morgan, have tendered | to Mayor Price their resignations. They ^ .^t|| had started an artesian well system to h, take the place of the river water snpply . and had expended several dollars in ainlring three wells. They .J -^1 asKed for $64,000 to complete the sys* -> tern. The matter, submitted to the • ' people at the last election, carried by » V;v|| small majority. Their resignation is ^ \ i;.J| due to persistant opposition of the city J ^ officials and the pnblio. Elgin Courier: According to the of- > ; ficial returns the number of crows In . Kane county has been diminished with- I '-i in the past two days by 1,896. As a matter of fact, however, the number la perhaps a hundred or morp less than ^ that, because a few hawks and butcher- -v."-<*• "If birds are counted in. However, nearly ,|*l§ 1,800 of the black-feathered pests have v.< cawed their last caw. The fourth an- nual crow hunt engaged in by Elgin • sportsmen resulted in a victory for the hunters on James Pepple's sida They . !jtl turned in the equivalent of 700 crow heads. James Morrison and his men sj made a record of 626. Morrison has the highest individual record, 248. fmi DeLancey was second with 388. '; Concert and Recital. Miss Adele Medlar will be assisted ia •- c< §§ her conoert and recital in Stoffel'a hall, r|j| Friday night, May 28, by her vocal pupils, local talent, Miss Claribel Wright, violinist, and Miss Bessie ,v < Murphy, pianist and accompanist, of ," ;• :;\0 Woodstock. Reserved seat sale opeaa Tuesday, May 20, at Besley's and Mias Story's drug stores. PROGRAMME. ' PAST I. - 1>.\\ 'M Piano Sola Selected ; Miss Bessie Murphy. Vocal Solo, "A May Morning" L. Ootsa Miss Kosina Reynolds. Vrwai Hnin } <a) "Daiesles"... .C. B. Harrier Vocal Solo, j (b) ..Llttle Boy Blue" Neria Volal Duet, "Go. Pretty Rose" Marsiak) Hisses Medlar aud Besley. Vocal 8olo,"The Spring Has C«.>tue,"M.V.White Mrs. Solioonmaker. Vocal 8olo,"Sleep Little Baby of Mine,laDeeBte Miss Anna Blckler. PART U. "v Vlolin Solo, Selected. < .~t * Miss Claribel ^ Soprano Solo, "Roberto! O to che adoro" Miss Adele Medlar. eJ®rhW^ Piano Solo, "Old Black Joe" ....Gimbel Miss Bessie Murphy. Violin Solo,' 'Traumerei" .....Btanuua Miss Claribel Wright, . Soprano Solo with violin obligate, "Ave Maria" from "Caralleria Rustieunu" P. MASCAFNL Miss Medlar, soprano; Miss Wright, violin. Quartette, "Good night, good night, beloved"• Plato** Misses Medlar and Besley, Messrs. Lodtz and Schooiunaker. Mm ThAsixth i A ruh Law. article in the fish lam ! ' proved by the general assembly in 188T reads as follows: It shall be unlawful to sell, or offer * '4^1 for sale, any of the following named fishes mentioned below which are less than the length specified for each: - f|jj Black bass 11 inches, White or striped bass 8 inches, rock bass 8 inches, black p or river croppie 8 inches, white croppie Si* 9 inches, yellow or ring perch 8 inches, ^ wall-eyed pike or pike perch 15 iwihw^ - pike pickerel 18 inches, buffalo 15 inches ; ^ German carp 13 inches, native carp It inches, sun fish 6 inches, red-eyed perch ||! 6 inches, cat fish 13 inches, wixite |0 inches. * .;jjg Onr Alston Carriage Paint oant W M beat' flfc W. Boalfl* . --. - 1 * • • • _ :