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VOLUME XXIX. McHENRY, .ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1903. ^'\U •:* "r~ ,-'ii ••*"•"> £••'.! V..i. V..-' •••; NUMBER # J People who read Plaffndeater advertisements are practicing economy. Don't fail to read them all this week. PISTAKEE AND THE FOX fiCHT RACES LAST 8ATURDAY 'Bh A DECIDED SUCCESS. 9*** Qnbttt are Being Entertained at • \%1ie Cottages and Hotel--Fred 8. Wllk VjSnd Family Oat. » ^Wm. Mangier and familyare, occupy- tjig the Williams cottage. ^ _ The informal at the club house Satur­ day evening was an enjoyable event. fijalmar Hertz and tvife are guests of tile former's cousin, Henry L. Hertz, aifetd family. ' Misses Florence Irvine and Marie Cor- bett, of Marion, Iud., are guests at A. R, Beck's cottage. Fred S. Wiik, who has been ill during tile past few weeks, is now out for tljp $Bmmer with his family. .Mr. Kendell of Aurora has purchased Mrs. L. M. Melander's cottage and will become a member of the jolly Pistakee family. Nearly every cottage at the Bay, Ger­ man Village, Howell's, Internal Village and Emerald Park has its quota of guests. Geo. Bangs, pf the Commercial Na­ tional Bank, arid P. W. Wahjcheid, of Chicago, a;*e at the Oak Park hotel for a two weeks' outing. The flag parade Sunday was a pretty sight and enjoyed by everybody about the lake. There are more than forty boats in the Pistakee Yacht Club fleet Mr. Fieldstrup, of Copenhagen, Den­ mark, was recently a guest at <the cot­ tage of Internal Revenue Collector H L. Hertz. He was greatly pleased with the scenery at the Bay. The yacht races Saturday were the first successful events this-season, the weather conditions being quite favora ble. In the first race the boats finished in the order named below: Mavis, Pats, Harriet H, Claribel, Pistakee. Patfe was disqualified for having a" umn on board who was not an amateur, thus • throwing second honors to Harriet H. The latter boat broke her rudder daring the race but finished with, one impro­ vised by the doughty crew. Ten boats started in the 2nd class • catt>oat race, Tuck finishing first- tvitfc^ulien second. Ethel N and Bob both claim third place and the matter bas been left to the de­ cision of the club's highest tribunal. Tuck has just .been refitted with an en­ tire new sqt of^sails, bought of George P. Carpenter & Co. The race of the catboats of the first class resulted as follows: Mist 1st, Foxy Q 2nd, Fortune Toiler 3rd. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. NOW WHO IS IT? The McHenry Base Ball Team- Ittt With Emerald Park. PEOPLE WITH MONEY. Last week there was an artic le in the Emerald Park correspondence (written by one of the players) giving an ac­ count of the ball game with the Mc- Hei?Ty team, which resulted in a victory for the' Emeralds. And the* writer didn't do a thing b«ft rub it in. Bnt, say, whal's the matter this w»k[ Not a word from the Emerald Park boys do we hear. There was another game this week between the same teams--but the result wae different. The boys came over from the Park with countenances that spoke of past victories and future conquests. They went back to the Park th a look that--but what's the use If hi was simply a slaughter of the inno­ cent and the MoHenry boys were the heartless executioners. The Emerald Park boys can play ball some, but they1 should not get into too fast company. We did not hear of anyone going home crying after this gai$e. altho there was cause to weep. When the mist that seemed to hover over the field had cleared awav the boys from down the river saw the McHenry. banner flying over their heads with this legend before them: McHenry 1*6; Emerald Park, 9, Some­ one states that the official score card was placed nnder a rock in' the bottom of the river. Now, boys, who is it? M'HENRY 15, ORIOLES 6. The Orioles, a Chicago team camping at McCollumn'8 Lake, came to Mc Henry Saturday and said big things about playing ball. The McHenry ag­ gregation said less and put all their energy into making hits and running bases. The score above tell* the story. THE COUNTY'S LARGEST PER­ SONAL PROPERTY OWNERS. THE FOX LAKE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY XVANUF^TURERS' BUILDING- Contact •J United State* Department Agricultural Report For the Week EndlnfC Jnly 13. Rain was much needed in the son th­ em and central districts until the night of the 11th, when a downpour occurred which is believed to have covered the entire southern half of the - state. In the northern district showers of liberal proportions were well distributed and the amount was slightly in excess of tiie seasonal average. The temperature Hrs been above normal, the daily excess for the week averaging about 6 degrees. Considerable damage ensned from lodg­ ing of corn, oats, hay and1 rye in the northern district. The weather has been highly favor­ able for corn and the crop has made rapid advancement. The plant has been greatly stimulated, is showing good color, and the fields are in an ex­ cellent state of cultivation. A consid­ erable proportion of the crop has been laid by. In the southern district mnch joomplaint is mad*e of the ravages of the Obinch bug. The harvesting of oats is progressing & the central district with estimate of yield below average. Improvement is noted in the condition of the crop in sec­ tions of the northerh district. In the jgmthern counties some- fields are pre­ maturely ripening on aocount of hot weather. Reports indicate considerable fust. 1 Wheat threshing has continued with uniformly disappointing results. The yield is light and the quality generally of inferior grade Rye is mostly in •hock, with promise of yield above av­ erage. Pastures have deteriorated in the cen­ tral and southern districts, but are in fine condition in the northern counties. The outlook for timothy is promising. Considerable bay was damaged in the northern districts by the recent rains. More Rigid Inspection of Milk. The health department of Chicago has decided upon a more rigid inspec­ tion of milk supplied the city from rural producers. Inspectors will be sent to the country for the purpose of Examining the sanitary condition of '• fearns of farmers who ship milk to that city. A "black list" of milk producers ^.?*ill be made, containing the names of dairymen, if on investigation the 4 jtiilk is found neither clean nor health- 1 . «nl. An embargo will be raised against ; ^ <jhe shipment of such milk to Chicago. ^Harvard Herald. ; -- Ju»t About Bod tine « take a Little Early Riser--it *eill cme constipation, biliousness and liver troub- , 1(08, DeWitt's Little Early Risers are I, \y- different from other pills. They do * , jjot gripe and break down the mucous ' .*|neinbrane6 of the stomach, liver and ^bowels, bat cure by gently arousing the secretions and giving strength to ĵ beee organs. Sold by all druggsita. J Don't forget the "want ad" column! Been Let for Construction at Fair Grounds. Contracts have been let for the new manufacturers' building at the Mc­ Henry County Fair grounds. J. M. Matheney of Woodstock prepared the plans and the contract was let last Fri­ day to Robert Wilson, of Franklinville, Illinois. Work is to commence on the struct­ ure at once and when completed will add much to the general appearance of the property. It is understood, also, that the proposed 'woman's building will be erected sometime this summer, probably in time for the approaching fair. The ladies who have charge of the subscription lists for this structure, report progress and have secured about one-half the necessary funds. The new manufacturers' building is to be located south and west of the old floral hall and will be placed in such a position that, with the proposed wom­ an's building erected west and north of the same site, an octagonal shaped structure will be possible between the t^hree buildings, thus forming one large building with the departments in such proximity the sight-seers will not have to go ont on the grounds to pass from one structure to another. The manufacturers' building is the one the board of supervisors recently made an appropriation for. It will be 36x96 feet and 16 feet in height and will be constructed so that a raised platform will give ample display room for all ex­ hibits. The ceiling will also be encased so that the interior will present a neat appearance and at the same time pro­ tect the exhibits. The structure proposed by the ladies for the Woman's building will probab­ ly be of the same dimensions and of the same style of architecture as that of the manufacturers' building. --Sentinel. LOOKING BACKWARD. Itema Published In The Plalndeater ' Quarter of a Century Aga. Week of July 16, 1878. Wool still continues to come into this market at a lively rate. We learn that 31 cents was the price paid Monday and Ttkesday. And still the population increases. A little stranger arrived at "Vera" Smith's on Tuesday morning. It was of the male persuasion and weighed about eight pounds. The number of pleasure seekers going to and from the lakes for the past two weeks has been larger than ever before. A number of splendid residences are being built this season, and Fox Lake is fast becoming one of the popular re­ sorts of the west. Israel Wright, who lives just west of this village, will immediately begin the erection gf a new house. F. A. Hebard has taken the job. We learn of two accidents in this vi­ cinity on Monday last. The first was Mrs. Rothermel, of Johnsburgh, a lady about sixty years ot age, who fell from a cherry tree, breaking her leg just above the knee, The second was a young man by the name of Fleming, near Barreville, whose team ran away with him, throwing him out and brak­ ing his arm just above the wrist. Both are bad fractufes, bnt the attending physician, Dr. O. J. Howard, informs us that they are an comfortable as could be expected at this time, Tues­ day. Sound kidneys are safeguards of life.# Make the kidneys healthy with Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold by N. EL Petescb. J, J. Murphy Heads Individual List, With Hunt, Helm, Ferris ft Co. First Among; the County's Corporations. , The lists of personal property assess­ ments of the people of McHenry County as they are now being published in the papers of the county furnish an inter­ esting study for the person who desires to keep posted on the wealth of his county as represented by its citizenship. There are a number of quite wealthy men in this codnty, the list being head­ ed by J. J.' Murphy of Woodstock, whose personal assessment is placed at $71,880. R. M. Patrick of Marengo coupes next, with $66,395. M. -D. Hoy andf the James Northrup estate of Wood­ stock stand third and fourth, with $68,- 085 and $52,118 respectively. The John McConnell estate at Richmond and the A. B. McConnell estate at Woodstock fifth and sixth, with $42,660 and $42,21'5. F. F. Axtell of Harvard comes seventh, with $41,350, and Geo. McCon­ nell of Richmond eighth, with $40,715. Among the farmers whose personal property is enl itled to especial mention Wm. Haley of Hartland ranks first and it is safe to say he is the wealthiest farmer in McHenry county. His per­ sonal property assessment is placed at $27,880, E. S. Smith of Alden stands second, with $25,735. Those who are assessed for more than $10,000 worth of personal property, which is money in one form or another, are given in this column. The figures in many instances do not indicate the total personal property assessment of some of the parties, as they have money invested in various enterprises which do not show in the table, the figures here given being simply the individual assess­ ments of the persons named. Hunt, Helm, Ferris & Co. of Harvard head the list of corporations of the county who pay a big tax, their assess­ ment being placed at $95,535. The First National Bank of Marengo is second, with $75,000, the Borden Condensed Milk Co. coming third, with an assess­ ment of $66,345,. placed on their three plants at Algonquin, Hebron and Mo| Henry. Chemung-- F. F. Axtell, $41,350; N. B. Helm, $24,000; 3 Manley Bros., $17,- 755; J. C. Crumb estate, $17,590; Peavey & Goodsell, $17,300; Mrs. Anette Hanks,$15,525; Marshall Bros., $14,500; L. Lake, $13,700; Hunt & Helm, $18,410, Fenner & Mitcbem, $13,380; W. D. Hall, $12,660; C. R. Brown estate, $11,685; Mary Rohan, #11,310; B. Lake, $11,210. Dorr--J. J. Murphy, $71,880: M. D. Hoy, $63,085: Jas. Northrup estate, $52,- 115; A. B. MoCo/nell estate, $42,215; C. H. Donnelly, $35,405; T. J. Dacy estate, $81,705; Catljprine Moses, ^28,175; Gad Moses estate, $21,700; Fred A. Eastman, $30,700; Pasco Austin, $18,870; Sarah Slocum estate, $17,|00; R. C. Wright es­ tate, $15,495; G. EL Bunker, $14,975; Fred Eppel, $14,465; O. S. Matron, $14,- 885; Bunker Bros., 14, 100; Mary R. Jos- lyn, $13,000; H. J. Dygert, $12,320; W. H. Stewart, $12,210; J. Van Hoozen, $11- 465; J. C. Choate, $11,870; N. A. Sun- derlin, $10,060; Kate F. McKinley, $10,- 000. Marengo--R. M. Patrick, $66,895; Mrs. M. B. White, $22,320; Sarah A. Dalby estate, $15,755; A. R. Dunham, $14,700; Loren Woodard, $13,655; A. D. Stewart, $18,155; Mary H. Cady, $12,000; Alfred Patrick, $11,405; J. H. Patterson & Co., $11,865; W. F. Abbott, $11,200; Mrs. K. B. Blanchard, $11,000; Lydia York, $10,- 120. Richmond--John McConnell estate, $42,600; Geo. McConnell, $40,715: M. H. Cole, $17,920; Henry Wheeler, $15,125; Geo. Vinton, $14,805; T. C. Schroeder, $10,395. Hebron N. A. Chandler, $18,840: Jno. Judson, Jr., $12,505. * Grafton--John Weltzien, $15,265; Cornell Bros., $14,860; Deyine & Skeels, $10,100. McHenry--Joseph E. Cristy, $20,685; Anton Meyer, $11,045; James C. Ladd, $10,875; J. H. Kennebeck, $10,885; Brad­ ford Smith, $10,130. Nunda--O. C. Colby, $26,660; M. H. Fitcsimmons/ $98,895; R. G. Smith, $11,- 550. Algonquin--G. S. Frary, $82,905; A. M. Barber, $20,000; Christ Pino, $11,185. Burton--Lewis Hatch, $15,475; Emily Cole, $10,700; Andrew Neish, $10,100. Hartland--Wm. Haley, Sr., $27,880. Alden--E. S. Smith, $25,735. Greenwood--S. E. Clark estate, $21,- 000. Coral--C. N. WebberK$l 1,880. Riley--Geo. Stanford, $10,000. Falcon Lore, No one can pretend to any acquaint­ ance with English literature or even With the English language without be­ ing aware how deep an impress has been left upon them by the art and practice of falconry. Such words as •'haggard," "eyrie," "mews,jf "cadger," to "lure," to "stoop," to "reclaim," all belonged originally to the falconer's jargon and were thence adopted into common parlance. A whole host of well worn quota­ tions, including the long misunderstood passage in Hamlet about the "hand saw" (heron shaw), can only be prop­ erly explained by reference to the fal­ coner's craft, and several of the most picturesque metaphors used by our best poets derive their virtue from the hawking field.--London fiatunisy Bs- view. __ 'The "Island Queen" is a new boat * recently launched by the company named above. It will be noticed that the boat is Constructed for run­ ning in low water, only drawing about eight inches. The boat will leave the dot k in McHenry every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at one o'clock p. m., landing passengers at any point between here and Fox Lake. Freight will also be carried, thus giving McHenry an opportunity to reclaim some of the Fox Lake bus­ iness. The company will run excur­ sions from McHenry at any time a sufficient number of passengevs is guaranteed. Special arrangements will be made to run excursions to the lotus beds in Grass Lake when the flowtri are in full bloom. Perhaps, if there is enoog i traffic, regular daily titps will be made as of yore. £& HUNDREDS OF FISH DIE RISE TO THE SURFACE OF MILL POND. ? MILES COLBY'S LOSS. IMa Partner and Boat, with Cargo, at the Bottom of Sea. Miles A. Colby, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Colby of this place, who served in the army in the Philippines and later went into the mercantile business there, writes his parents of a heavy loss re­ cently sustained. Miles and his partner conducted two stores in the island of Cebn and shipped freight in their own boats. One of the boats was recently wrecked in a storm and all on board were drowned. The lettdr mentioned above was written on the fifth of June. That portion per­ taining to the disaster follows: "Our boat the 'Illinois' is in the bot­ tom of the pcean today, between here and Cebu. She was caught in a typhoon and went down with all on board. My partner, another American, some Filip­ ino passengers and" the crew were lost. She was bound from Cebu for Ormoc with a cargo valued at one thousand dollars. "The storm demolished qnite a nam ber of buildings here in Ormoc, wrecked a large steamer which was anchored in the harbor, and set a steam launch, large sail boat, and barge high and' dry up on the land. In almost eyery case everybody on board the boats lost their lives. COUNTY FAIR DATES FIXED. Times and Plaees at Which Various El- positions WH1 be Held. County fairs are announced to be held in Illinois in 1903 as follows: Adams county, at Camp Point, Jnly 29-31; Boone county, Belvidere, Sep. 1-4; Brown, Mt. Sterling, Sept. 1-4; Bureau, Princeton, Sept. 1-4; Carroll, Mt. Car­ roll, Sept. 15-18; Champaign, Homer, Aug. 25-28; Champaign, Champaign, Sept. 1-4; Clark, Martinsville, Sept. 15- 19; Coles, Charleston, Aug. 25-29; Craw­ ford, Robinson. Sept. 22-25; Cumber' land, Greenup, Sept. 1-5; DeKalb, Sand­ wich, Sept. 8-11; DeWitt, Clinton, Sept. 8-11; Edgar, Paris, Sept 8-11; Effing­ ham, Watson, Sept. 15-16; Fulton, Av­ on, Sept. 8-11; Gallatin, Shawneetown, Aug. 25-29; Green, Carrollton, Oct. 18- 16; Henry, Kewanee, Sept. 7-11; Henry, Cambridge, Aug. 17-21; Iroquois, Wat- seka, Sept 1-4; Jackson, Murphysboro, Sept. 1-4;.Jasper, Newton Sept. 15-18; Jo Davies, Galena, Sept 28-Oct. 2; Jo Da vies, Warren, Aug. 18-21; Kankakee, Kankakee, Sept 7-11; Kendall, York' ville, Sept. 1-4; Knox, Knoxville, Sept. 1-4; Lake, Liberty ville, Sept. 1-4; Liv­ ingston, Fairbury, Aug. 81-Sept 4; Lo­ gan, Atlanta, Sept 1-4; Macoupin, Car- linville, Oct. 6-9; Madison, Highland, Sept. 8-6; Marshall, Wennona, Sept. 16- 18; McDonough, Macomb, Aug. 17*20; McDonough, Bushnell, Aug. 11-14; Mc­ Henry, Woodstock, Ang. 25-28; Mc­ Lean, Danvers, Sept. 15-18; LcLean, Leroy, Aug. 18-21; McLean, Saybrook, Aug. 24-28; Mercer, Aledo, Sept. 15-18; Ogle, Rochelle, 15-18; Ogle, Oregon, Sept 8-11; Peoria, Elmwood, Sept 15- 18; Perry, Pinckneyville, Oct 6-9; Pike, Griggsville, Aug. 4-7; Polk, Golconda, Sept. 80-0ct 8; Putnam, Clear Lake, Oct. 7-9; Richland, Olney, Sept. 8-11; Rock Island, Joslin, Sept 15-17; Shelby, Shelbyville, Sept. 8-12; Stark, Wyoming, Aug. 25-28; Tazewell, Delavan, Aug. 25 28; Union, Anna, Aug. 25-28; Union, Jonesboro, Sept. 15-18; White, Carmi, Sept. 1-5; Whiteside, Sterling, Aug. 25 28; Whiteside, Morrison, Sept. 1-4; Will, Joliet, Sept. 1-4; Will, El wood, Sept. 16- 17; Williamson, Marion; Woodford, El Paso, Sept. 14-18. ( The Time to Do the Coaatiag. In the old days of impetuous warfare caution was not regarded as so much • virtue on the part of a military com­ mander as at present In a battle be­ tween French and Austrlans. In which Marshal Bugeaud commanded the French forces, an officer of the staff said to (he marshal: "The enemy are advancing. Shall I send a party to rec- onnoiter and see how numerous they are?" "No," said Bugeaud; "we'll count 'em after we've beaten 'en." ' A Natural Ambition* Clergyman (patronizingly)--Well, my little man, what would ydu like to be when you grow up? Johnny--A clergyman, sir. Clergyman--Now tell me why yw> would like to be a clergyman, my boy. Johnny (unabashed)--Because, sir, all the ladies would make a fuss over me and get ont all the best^lj^i^^^^ftt when I camejg see them. 1 : v . - ' " i ' ^ VV*.. m . , r . - • Mi • - - . „ T » OF A PERSONAL NATURE. PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. WHAT OTHERS THINK Retarding the Worth and Apytaraaoe if The Plalndeator. < A Weekly Budget of Personal Matters Picked . lip Here and There by The Plaindealer Scribe. John Stroner was a Chicago visitor Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Fr. Barth is visiting friends at Mitchell, Iowa, this week. Peter Rothermel, of Johnsburgh, was a Chicago visitor yesterday. Mrs. G. S. Magnusen is here this week, the guest of Rosedale friends. Harry Fuller, of Wauconda, called on McHenry friends Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Porter, of Woodstock, is visiting her grandson, Win.Garrison and family. Miss Annie Regner, of Chicago, visit­ ed at the home of Michael Jnsten last week. Thomas Hough, of Chicago, is a visit­ or at the home of vhis nncle, Frank Ward. Wirt Woodbnrn, of Rockford, spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Woodburn. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Drury spent their vacation last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Clemens. Cha8.„ Hahn, of Chicago, is spending a two weeks' vacation at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gallaher. Miss Kate Schaffer and gentleman friend, of Chicago, visited the former's parents several days last week. Mrs Michael Justen and Miss Marie Freund are visiting friends at Liberty- ville and Waukegan this week. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bennett, Jr., are yisiting this week with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Clemens and family. Mrs. Anna Mollohan and daughter, Ella, visited relatives at Richtnond and Solon the latter part of last week. Miss Rosina Reynolds returned Tues­ day evening from a several weeks' visit with her brother at Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. L. Jordon is entertaining her sister, Sister Alphonses, of Freeport, and Sister Albertha, of Elgin, this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith and sever­ al other Ring wood people boarded the Chicago train here Wednesday morn­ ing. Math. Engeln was taken suddenly and seriously ill Friday night. He has fully recovered from the attack, how­ ever. Chas. Block, who has a good position with C. F. Hall & Co., Dundee, came home Monday evening for a two weeks' vacation. i Mr. ai>d Mrs. M. J. Walsh and daugh­ ter, Mary, drove to Grayslake Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. T P. Walsh. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Jnsten and Misses Annie Regner and Marie Freund visited with Jos. Phanenstil at Hebron last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stilling, daugh­ ter, Miss Annie, and John Stilling, of Johnsburgh, visited at New Munster, Wis., Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Hebard has giyen up her resi­ dence in McHenry and will hereafter mvke her home with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Colby, north of this village. Miss Frances Buss, assistant operator at the central telephone office, will leave Monday for a two weeks' vacation at Burlington, Wis., and Chicago. Geo. Colby, who fell from a load of hay two weeks ago and received severe injuries, is again out, enjoying life, al­ tho not able to do any hard work. Mrs. O. E Churchill, of Liberty ville, and daughter. Mrs. James McQuaig and little grandson, of Chicago, visited at R. Sherburne's one day last week. Mrs. Dermont went to Chicago Mon­ day to meet her daughter, Mrs. Wini­ fred Schumacher, of South Bend, Ind., who will visit here several weeks. Mrs. Florence Seaman, who has been a guest at the home of her son, C. D. Schoonmaker, for the past three weeks, returned to her home in Marengo Mon­ day. Willie Gallaher and Gilbert McOrn- ber returned from Milledgeville, 111., Tuesday, where they had been visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Aor- inger. Forbearance oil Both Sides. Harry--You and Tom appear to be the best of friends. Dick--Why shouldn't we be? We never say what we Has* of efck oth­ er.--Boston Transcript. Richmond Gazette: "The McHenry Plaindealer began volume twenty-nine with last week's issne, and under the management of Bro. Schoonmaker it snines forth with a resplendent light Its weekly visit to our office is wel­ comed, and its unbounded sneoess is the wish of THE GAZETTE. Hebron Tribune: The McHenry Plaindealer last week began a' new vol­ ume--the tv^nty-ninth. The Plain- dealer is one of the best papers, typo­ graphically and editorially, that comes to our exchange table, and Bro. Schoon­ maker is certainly an editor of ability. Long may it prosper. McHenry Co. Republican: Tike Mc­ Henry Plaindealer began its twenty- ninth volume last week. The Plain- dealer bas been vastly improved typo­ graphically under the management of Editor Schoonmaker, who is a practical printer and is proving himself a hustler in his ohosen held. It is a creditable newspaper, and we wish its genial ed­ itor great success in his efforts to keep up with the newspaper procession in McHenry county, which has {lie best newspapers in the state. Harvard Herald: With its issue of last week the McHenry Plaindealer com­ pleted its twenty-eighth volume. Under the editorial and business management of Chas. Schoonmaker, The*' Plaindealer has taken front rank among the typo­ graphically neat and well managed county newspapers of the state. It is a credit to McHenry and to the energy and able efforts of Editor Schoonmaker, who has onr best wishes for con tinned success. Marengo Republican: The McHenry Plaindealer entered upon a new volume this week. Chas. Schoonmaker is the competent editor, and gets out a nicely printed, well edited sheet. /The Plain- dealer was founded 29 years ago by Jay Van Slyke, a first-class newspaper m$q. B u t i t i s b e t t e r t o - d a y t h a n e v e r . « 1 Nunda Herald: The McHenry Plain­ dealer has entered upon volume twenty- nine. Editor Schoonmaker is getting up a paper which typographically, lo­ cally and editorially is all and more than could be expected from a town the size of McHenry. The Plaindealer is one of the best country papers in the state. It has the fault of most of the papers Of McHenry county--that of be­ ing too good and too expensive in pro­ duction for the amount of patronage received. McHenry county newspapers are far above the average of the local papers of the state. ^ Bev. Sunday at Centerville, Iowa. Rev. W. A. Sunday, the evangelist, and Mr. Fisher closed a series of meet­ ings at Centerville, Iowa, June 30. A brief suuimary of the meetings is given: Number of meetings held, 62; sermons preached, 58; greatest number conver­ sions at any one meeting, 219; whole number of conversions, 851; collections for current expenses, $654; free-will of­ fering for Mr. Sunday, $1,500; a silver shower for Mr. Fisher, $54; total oolleo tions, $2,217. • Plea«ant Party. Last Sunday evening a . few of the young friends of Joe Sohaefer called upon him at his home and were pleas­ antly entertained during the few houx% Those present were: Canee of Death la a Mystery--Black Btfit and Pickerel not Dyiit*--Montly Sacidli rfnd Blue Gill*. People were greatly surprised Mon­ day morning when crossing the dam to • see hundreds of dead and dying fish along the shore. At that time the fish in sight were mostly small blue .gills, bnt since then large suckers (some over twelve inches long) have come to the surface all oyer 'the lower end of the pond. It is needless to say that the stence.is becoming fierce and will be worse unless the fish are removed. It is noticeable that hundreds of the small sun fish or blue gills have disappeared, having been devoured by turtles an larger fish. Perhaps they will all go the same way, but its asking a whale lot of the turtles and cannibals. Many theories have been advanced*in ascertaining the cause of destruction, but it still remains a mystery. The foul condition of the water may "be the cause, or they were possibly killed dur­ ing the recent electrical storm. Mr. Reynolds, owner of the pond, thinks tile fish were killed by being dashed against the rocks. All the theories are feasible. Will some one now explain how the Uaok baas and pickerel escaped* ' > BOARD OF REVIEW^ ^ " MvUton of the Assessment List Lilt Week at Woodstock. ' . - • .rf1* >»>* 'it Misses Gertie Blake Maggie Blake Gertie Schaefer Lena Schaefer Mary Degan Gertie Schaefer Katie Schaefer Messrs. John Blake Mat Blake George Freund Joe Schoewer Willie Blake John Degan Peter Blake. ' '.t*? Si rl ' The board of review is now in session r. at the county seat and now is the prop. 6r and only time to make a kick if you have one doming. If you think that fin assessor has rated your holdings at to6 high a figure tell your troubles to the board. Should the amount be too little however do not take the trouble to have "r it increased. Tour neighbor will per­ haps look after your interests in that di­ rection. „. f -.Supervisor L. E. Mentch of Carey lb , the .chairman of the board, and C. K. Rowley of Nunda and Wm, Desmond ot Hartland are the members.. Complaints will not be as nmnorom % this year as heretofore as people are be1- ' V coming better acquainted with the laWS and assessors are more accurate, * * OR AND OPENING.*; Staphen 8mlth Will Dedicate MM* Building at Johnsbnrgh. 4':,:,;** Chicago<Man Browned in Fox Laka. Michael Donahue. 437 South May street, while on a fishing trip at Fox Lake, was drowned Saturday by the overturning of his boat by a sudden squall. Many persons saw the accident from the shore, but before assistance could be given the man sank. His body was recovered a few hours later. Illinois Second. Ayer & Son's American newspaper annual shows that 644 towns in Illinois publish 1,787 newspapers, 510 towns in New York have 1,995 publications. No otber state has nearly as many. The total number of publications in the United States for 1902 were 21,449. Of the total 2,313 are dailies and 16,700 are weokHoe and semi-weeklies. •i.; Stephen Smith will dedicate his nerw building at Johnsburgh Tuesday, July 28, with a "grand opening." The building is a two-story structure, 82xT6 feet and is substantially built Steve Freund having the contract for the car­ penter work. The Johnsburgh brass band will be in attendance all afternoon and evening, and Schaefer's Johnsburgh orchestra, including trap drummer, will furnish music for the dance in the even­ ing. The hall floor is made of maple, scraped and polished, and when thor­ oughly waxed, it will be one of the fin­ est floors in the country. Steve prom­ ises everyone a good time. " V.. ̂ The Comedy Company. The Illinois Comedy and Concert Company opened a series of perform­ ances here Monday evening, and the tent was packed. This company has been making the towns in this vicinity for many years^and the people know the manager to be a gentleman in every sense of the word. The entertainment -10 of the variety order and some very good specialties are introduced every night. The stage is necessarily small, but the artists are as good as seen on any vaudeville stage. Everything is re­ fined and the people with the company should be treated with just as much re­ spect as actors on the metropolitan stage. Persons who can not conceive that anything with merit ever appeals in the country towns, or who will not - concede that such a \hing is possible, would do well to keep away and give other people an opportunity to enjoy ifc. £rnest Buch HbH. V : Ernest Buch, son of John J. Brtdb, met with an accident last Saturday that nearly proved serious. He was riding a horse, when it becam&fnddenly fright­ ened and went through a few circus antics. When the horse got through with its performance Ernest was lying on the ground, to all appearances fatal­ ly injured. He was taken home and Dr. Wells called, who soop. assured the anxious parents that their son was not in danger, but badly bruised. The boy's faoe struck the ground with some force, causing an ugly bruise, while his wrist and knee were both sprained. Ernest is able to be out, bnt he Is xatllMP sore in spots. The Great American Hen. The hens of the United Statee alope during the year 1902 deposited in and around the barns and chicken-houses 16,000,000,000 eggs, always taking care to announce each separate deposit with triumphant cackle, to the end that tbe same might be recorded. These white pellets brought in ^ the market tally $150,000,000, an amount which, com­ bined with the worth of the poultry, $139,000,000, is nearly double the ralne of all the precious metals yielded up by the bosom of old Mother Earth -during the period named and six times greater than all the wool fleeced from the backs of all the sheep in this country for th%> MtttJMfc "" •Ah:\ is S::.