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sfc* C V * ^ V < ^v - * v -:*\ ^ ^ . * . " " . : ' > ' - , v » ^ ; f * . " • J ' * - ^ " , - " . * . . . ' ^ > r "- ' > " , *- & .-. • >• ' "' ':c-^m^M$T$w]- - m" &-J t V>; v£? }- ":̂ i z a* *'&.- - ^ .y*' v>A>'U"'",>v> ' ,1 V>f " VOLUME X X i X . McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1903. PURELY PERSONAL . Mrs. W. G. Evanson was in Chicago Tuesday. Miss Delia Heimer was a recent Chi­ cago visitor. Chas. Harrison was a Chicago passen- ger Monday. Mrs. F. M. Goodman was a Chicago visitor Tuesday. John Ralston of Chicago Snndayed with his parents. L. E. Traver visited in Waaconda Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. La wins were Chicago visitors Wednesday. Chas, Pope of Woodstock spent Sun­ day with friends here. John Krause is confined to his home on account of serious illness. John Ralston and John Bonslett went to Chicago Tuesday morning. £>orr Kennedy of Woodstock spent Snnday with H. C. Mead and wife. Mathias Heimer and son, Peter, were . Chicago visitors Friday of last week. C. D. Schoonmaker visited his mother and sisters at Marengo last Saturday. Dr. F. C. Ross was at Williams Bay Monday, attending to professional work. Peter Engeln, Will Tburlwell and Frank Spurling were in the city Mon­ day. E. W. Howe attended the funeral of a brother at Janesville, Wis., last Satur­ day. Little Marjorie Reeer is spending this week with her aunt, Mrs. Palmer, at Hebron. Everett Sherman and Floyd Snnder- ' Iln of Woodstock called on friends here Sunday. Miss Katie Beckmann of Waukegan visited with friends in this village the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reser of Beloit are here this week the guests of their son, J. J. Reser. L.-E. Traver went to Chicago Monday to attend a managers' meeting of the Chicago Telephone Co. John Krause came home from Pitts- '.tycirg last week to attend the funeral of - his sister, Mrs. Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Frennd visited with friends at New Munster and Bur­ lington, Wis., over Sunday. Mrs. Densmore of Winnetka will spend Thanksgiving day with her daugh­ ter, Mrs, R. G. Chamberlin. Ben Laures is suffering with pneu­ monia, altho the disease has as yet Shown no serious symptoms. Earl Waite is spending a few days with Chicago friends and will witness the Miohigan-Chicago football game. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Matthews and daughter. Emma, wHl leave next week for a few weeks' visit at Wabasha, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kennedy cel­ ebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H< C. Mead, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kriston of North Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. George Hagen of Waukegan visited at the home of Mike Justen several days last week Frank Nimskern of Solon was the guest of John B. Young and family Wednesday and also called at this office and ordered his name on our mailing list. Albert Reynolds, who is now manager of the Remington Typewriter branch office at Cleveland, Ohio, has accepted •n excellent position with the Monarch Typewriter Co. at Syracuse, N. Y., to which place he will move in the near future. J. J. Reser is moving into the new house recently completed by N. J. Jus- ten, on Waukegau street. Not an en­ viable job this weather either. The house is built almost exactly the same as the one occupied by C. D. Schoon­ maker, which also is owned by Mr. Jus- ten. Adjudicated Bankrupt. Harry H. Cannon, who during the pant two seasons conducted the Oak Park Hotel, was duly adjudicated bank­ rupt in the district court of the United States on the 10th of this month. The grot meeting of the creditors will be held at room 687 Monadnock Block, Chi- oago, on the 3rd day of December at 10:U0 a. m., at which time the creditors way prove their claims, appoint a trus­ tee, examine the bankrupt and transact any other business that may come before them. During the two years that uannon run the hotel here he was considered slow in making payments, but it was not known that there was danger of bankruptcy. He left the place early this fall, very suddenly, and McHenry creditors had no opportunity to straigh­ ten matters with him. The McHenry brewery will snffer the heaviest loss. Hsrava Social. The Baraca Class gave a social at the home of Guy Colby last Friday evening, (James were played after which the young men served light refreshments. Following were those present: Misses-- Bavacas-- Bessie Smith Emery Kimball Maybelle Sayler Guy Colby Hazel Osmun Geo. E. Osmun Carrie Beckel Willie Thomas Edna Sayler Edwin Evanson Pearl Sayler James Sayler vassie Eldredge Frunklin Ensign %ae Gallaher Earl Waite Willie Claxton f Emery Wheeler B«v. *BdMn.Ooruaclfe Bt A GROWING INDUSTRY. M. Kn|tlB S BOB TarnlnftOat Steel • Tanks and-Fee J Cooker*. \ McHenry has an infant industry which may grow to some magnitude in the course of a few months. M. Engeln &*Son, who are expert machinists, are giving nearly their en­ tire attention to the manufacture of sheet metal articles. They are now making a steel tank and feed cooker that is second to none. Now all that is needed is the hearty support of McHen­ ry people, especially the farmers, and we will soon have a maimfactcing plant of some pretentions. Mr. Engeln is now crowded for room in filling his orders, but as yet the trade has not reached a point that will pay him to put up a suitable building. He has re­ cently issued several thousand circulars advertising the tanks and heaters and this week has an ad in the paper, where the articles mentioned are described. This may^seem like a small thing now, but remember that some of Ihe largest manufacturing plants in the world were no more in the beginning. A few words of encouragement or recommen­ dation from a prominent citizen will help a cause of this kind, and a factory, no matter how small, is some help to a town. MRS. ELMER STEWART. Passed Away Last Friday at Hospital In Chicago. Again, within two weeks, has the family of Mr. and Mrs John Krause been called upon to mourn the loss of a loved one. Mrs. Elmer Stewart, a sis­ ter of Helena Krause, who died on the 5th of this month, passed away at the Homeopathic hospital, Chicago, Friday, November 20. Mrs. Stewart had been a sufferer for some time, and as a last resort in seeking health submitted to an operation last week, from which she did not recover. Minnie Krause, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Krause, was born in West Chicago, 111., February 18, 1874. On March J 6, 1889, she was married to Elmer Stewart, since which time she has resided in McHenry. Two children were born to bless this union, Mathilda, aged eleven, and Willie, aged seven years. Besides the children, husband, father and mother, there are four sisters and five brothers, as follows: Julius, Genoa Jc., Wis.; Gustave, Albert Lea, Minn.; John, Pittsburg, Pa.; Will and Walter, McHenry; Mrs. Will Feltz, Ray, Emma and Laura, McHenry. The funeral was held at 1:30 o'clock p. m. Sunday, at the M. E. church, Rev. Cormack officiating. The pall bearers were Robert Matthews, Frank Spurling, Walter Wright, Albert Parks, Will Thurlwell and Chas. Wright. The following relatives from a dis­ tance attended the fniieral: John Krause, Pittsburg, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Krause and daughters, Bessie and Carrie, Genoa Jc., Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. John Kruse, Mrs. Fred Glasshagle, Chas. Glasshagle, West Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Reske, Carpentersville; Mrs. Carl Marquardt, Mrs. Henry Kin- zle, Mrs. Chas. Ludtke, Mrs. Chas Peters, Miss Clara Bucholtz, Chicago; Miss Lizzie Eherke, Nunda. A precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled; A place is vacant in the home, Which never can be filled. God in His wisdom hath recalled The boon His love had given. And tho the body slumberH here, - The soul is safe in Heaven. The Key. Irl R. Hick* 1904 Almanac. The Rev. Irl R. Hicks Almanac for 1904 is now ready. It will be mailed to any address for 80 acute. It is surpris­ ing how such an elegant, costly book can be sent prepaid so cheaply. No family or person is prepared to study the heavens, or the storms and weather in 1904 Without this wonderful Hicks Almanac and Prof. Hicks' splendid pa­ per, Word and Works. Both are sent for only one dollar a year. Word and Works is anong the best American mag­ azines. Like the Hicks Almanac, it is too well known to need further com­ mendation. Few men have labored more faithfully for the public good or found a warmer place in the hearts of the people. Send orders to Word and Works Publishing Co., 2201 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo Farm Stationery. Every farmer, especially those situat­ ed on the rural mail routes, shoulii name his farm. He should then have stationery printed. A neat note or let­ ter h«ad looks more like business than a plain sheet of paper, and the address printed on the envelope often saves un­ necessary delay if the letter does not reach its destination. It will be re­ turned to the* writer instead of going through the dead letter office. The Plaindealer can print envelopes and let­ ter heads in lots of 500 as cheap as the plain stock can be purchased in snail lots. Call and get our prices now. Notice, You are hereby notified that the sev­ enth installment of the water works tax for the village of McHenry is now due and payment of the same is hereby re­ quested. My office will be at my resi­ dence, except on Friday of each week, through the month of December, when I can be found at the hardware store of F. L. McOmber, West McHenry. Dated this 84th day of November, 1908. H. M. MCOMUEK, 22-$t Village Collector. BANK CLOSES DOORS. SUPERINTENDENTS CHOSEN. FIRST NATIONA fQF DUNDEE IS IN TROUBLE. Notice to that KflVct osted Snnday Night --Depositor*) Recto: e Alarmed--Cause of Closing Not Know i Sunday night the First National bank of Dundee closed its doors and a notice to that effect was posted in a conspic­ uous place. The capital stock is $50,000 and there are deposits of $150,000. One of the heaviest stock holder is quoted as saying that the depositors will be paid in full. The bank officials are: President--Delos Dun ton. Vice president--A. F. Chapman. \ Cashier--F. B. Wright. Beside Dunton and Chapman the di­ rectors are: H. C. Edwards, Jacob Westerman, George Wilburn, John A. Waterman. President Dunton lives in Carpenters­ ville and until recently was connected with the Star Manufacturing company. Mr. Wright formerly was head book­ keeper for the Borden Candensed Milk company and Mr. Chapman is a dealer in lumber. Mr. Edwards iB a retired manufacturer and is Wright's father-in- law. Westerman is a lumber dealer, Wilbnrn a stock holder in the Illinois Iron and Bolt company of Carpenters­ ville and Waterman lives in Elgin. *" What conditions brought about the cTosing none of the officials would say. Saturday night there was a meeting of the directors and a telegram was sent to the comptroller of the currency in Washington, who ordered that the^oors remain closed until the arrival of a hank examiner from Chicago. There was wild excitement in Dundee and vicinity when the above facts be­ came known. Many persons, including dairymen, have their all deposited in the bank and naturally supposed that there would be a heavy loss. While the directors pieserve strict silence as to the nature of the discovery which led to the message to the oom- troller, they declare there will be no loss to the depositors. The chief stock­ holders are- regarded as men of such financial circumstances that they could take care of all indebtedness likely to be found The prompt action in calling on the federal authorities to assume charge of the institution is taken as evidence that the directors are deter­ mined to protect the depositors. THE REASON WHY Apples are Not mm Plentiful as They Were Yea r* A go. During the past few years we have heard the remark that Northern Illinois is not adapted to the successful growing of apples. And when one lookB at the general results each year the first thought would be to agree in this opin ion. Look thru any of the old orchards and you will see many trees are dying, some of which have uutil recently been bearing loads of apples. Can this state of things be laid to the climate-? The Lake Geneva News, in speaking of this matter, says: "What now are the facts in the case? Theorchards whose "scraggley" limbs and falling trunks are so discouraging to some minds about fruit raising were set out 35, 40 and 45 years ago. This is as long as apple trees are expected to live anywhere and a good deal longer than in some sections where apple growing ie a great business and a great snocess. This, too, in the face of the most outrageous treatment of such trees. A most successful farmer of this vicinity told the writer the other day that be had done nothing for his orchard in the 35 years that he owned the farm. Yet this neglected orchard this year did the handsome thing by its owner. What other crop in all farming would make such a showing as that? Orchards not only have to contend with neglect, but against all sorts of abuse that is simply shameful. Stock is turned in which browse the trees and break down the limbs. Ho^s are allowed in to root up the roots at will, leaving them broken^ exposed and dried out. Sheep are added to the natural pests that prey on the trees and leave them scarred and bleeding. To finish crat the abuse rabbits are al­ lowed to conduct their operations un­ molested in the orchards. In fact, the best gunning in the country will be found among the fruit trees of the av- eraxe farmer. Yet we are told that the trees die < tf after they are from 35 to 60 years old. In California where fruit culture is a business the trees a.*e cultivated and trimmed and free from all pests, tame or wild One half the pains given our orchards here that is given these por­ tions of the farm in fruit growing re­ gions would make this vicinity as noted for its fruit as the lake regions of New York or the Oaark regions of Missouri." Birthday Party. In honor of his 12th birthday Leonard Phillips entertained a number of young friends last Saturday from five to nine p. m. Refreshments of the kind that tempt were served at the usual supper hour and the balance of the evening was passed in a manner that was pleasing to all, 1,1 fe is short* and we have never, too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the same dark journey with us. Oh. be swift to love; make haste to be kind!--Am tel. Kxeeotive Committee of Agricultural Board Meets in Woodstock. . The executive committee of the Mc­ Henry County Agricultural board met at Woodstock, Saturday, Nov. 14, Pres­ ident Desmond in the chair. The ques­ tion of the advisability of selecting a later date for the fair of 1904 was taken up and discussed, but was considered impracticable on account of damaging conflict with other fairs and it was de­ cided to retain the same date as hereto­ fore, Viz.. the last week in August. H. U\ Thompson of Marengo, J. H. Turner of Hebron, and J. D. Hakes of Woodstock were elected to act with the president, vice-president and secretary to constitute the bosrd of directors. Superintendents of the various de­ partments were appointed as follows: Horses--J. H. Turner, Hebron. Speed--A. J. Hannas, Richmond. Cattle--W.J. McDowell, Woodstock. Sheep--Sayler E. Smith, McHenry. Swine- -G. R. Lanning, Harvard. Poultry--Fred E. Thompson, Union. Mechanic Arts--F. O. Weaver, Ma­ rengo. Dairy Products--M,. Long, Greenwood Youths' Department Farm Products-- C. H. OcocK, Union. Horticulture--H. G. Street, Hebron. Floriculture--Miss Carrie Dike, Crys­ tal Lake. Fine Arts--Mrs. J. Richards, Wood­ stock.' Textile Fabrios--Mrs. G. W. Conn, Jr., Hebron. Ornamental--Miss Nettie Tomisky, Cary. Youths' Department--Mrs. Sayler E. Smith, McHenry. Old Ladies' Department--Mrs. W. L. Allen, Woodstock. Culinary--Miss Ada G. Wells, Har­ vard. Preserves--Miss Ethel Turner, He­ bron. Machinery--Robert McLean, Wood­ stock. Education--G W. Conn, Jr., Hebron. Antiquity--F. W. Streets, Woodstock Agricultural Building--T. A. Ocock, Marengo Woman's Building--Mrs. O. H Gill- more, Woodstock. Manufactures Building--F. O. Weav er, Marengo. Gates--C. E. Rowley, Nunda. Grand Stand--Lewis Vogel, Hebron. Forage--J. D. Hakes, Woodstock. Privileges--M. Zimplemann, Maren- *°- jf Speed Committee-- J. H. TurawC C. E. Rowley, J. D. Hakes. On motion of C. F. Dike the superin­ tendent of forage was instructed to is­ sue forage only between the hours of 7 to 9 a. m. and 4 to 6 p. m. Arrangement of ticket system was re­ ferred to board of directors, Supsrin tendent Dike and Treasurer Hoy to meet with the board when the matter is taken up. Rule 24 was changed to read as fol lows: "Exhibitors must see to the delivery of their articles to the superin­ tendent of the appropriate depaitment. Articles not having personal attention must be accompanied by a fee sufficient to cover the cost of placing same in ' po sition and returning to owner at close of Fair, said fee to be determined by the snperintendent." GREATER THAN EVER. EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. An Exhibition of the Splendid Progr Stock Raining. The International Live Stock Exposi tion which opens at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, on November 28th, will eclipse anything previously held in mag nitude, as the entrees are more than 40 per cent greater than in any former year. The widespread interest in these animal exhibits brings forth commen datiou from men high in authority in educational and public station. E. A. Burnett, Director, University of Nebraska, states: "I have been much impressed "with the value of the International as a means of bringing together the most in­ telligent and progressive stockmen and farmers of America. These contests furnish the most superlative example of the influence of brains and business methods on the development of onr ag­ ricultural interests. "To the average man who is a sight­ seer merely, the International is a reve­ lation of what may be accomplished through the combined influence of good blood and the art of the feeder." The science of feeding and breeding live stock is perhaps no more thoroughly studied and conducted than in the vast country west and northwest of Chicago, which possesses the essential soil and climatic conditions for success, and it is expected that this fact will be most strongly evidenced at the coming show. This year the Exposition will have an added attraction in the classes for light horses and ponies, making it even more complete. For this occasion The North-Western Line announces that special low rates will be in effect November 29th and 80th and December 1st, from all points on its system, with ample train service for the accommodation and convenience of all who attend. ' Bvery Nivht. Teacher-What comes after Ruth? Ruth--The fellow what's goto' to marry my sister Jane, ma'am. HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY AND ADJACENT COUNTIES. A Mlscellaneonav Assortment of Neqfra Items In Condensed Form For CouTen- lence of Buoy People. Edwin Whilson, son of W. H. Whil- son of Woodstock, lost his ^aft leg last Saturday, as the result of the accidental discharge of a shot gun, at the big slough near the Howard farm in Green­ wood. The charge entered the calf of the leg and shattered the bones so badly that amputation was necessary. An egg weighing 3i ounces ' was left at the office of the Nunda Herald last week by Mrs. Ben Johnson. The hen that laid that eg«r is evidently not a member of the union. A permanent summer camp is to be established near Cary on the Fox river by the "Whatsoever" club of Ravens- wood, composed of one hundred boys averaging sixteen years, who have camped there .under military rule for the past two summers. Eddie Steamer of Elgin, who has been in jail three months awaiting trial for the murder of his boy friend, Carl Klauke, whom he stabbed last summer while in a drunken brawl, was given an indeterminate sentence for manslaugh­ ter and taken to Joliet. Richmond Gazette: Charles Ensign went to McHenry Tuesday morning where he will spend several weeks trap­ ping. He has already taken about 80 skunks besides several musk rats and mink. C. P. Helligasgota bonnteous yield, in the matter of money value, from fourteen acres of ground this year. He had the fourteen acres sowed in Hun­ garian, which he threshed and got over 400 bushels of good clean seed, worth probably $1.50 a bushel, which would make an income of $600 from the four­ teen acres.--Huntley Journal. It is thongt at Waukegan that an at­ tempt upon the life of Alderman Mc- Dermott was to have been made by a man who was found prowling about the porch with a revolver in his hand. The fellow escaped. McDermott is well known as one of Lake county's leading democrats and was one of the main fac­ tors in the famous convention fight when there was such a long deadlock on nomination for members of the legislat­ ure from this district- FIRE AT ANTIOCH. I Coam aa a Convincing Argument of the Necessity of Water Works. Antioch was the scene of a bad fire early Sunday morning and despite the almost superhuman efforts of almost the entire male population of the vil­ lage, Webb Brothers' store, Thayer & Vickers' sto^g. Sibley's saloon and Peter­ son's blacksmith shop and dwelling were destroyed. The fire was discovered in Sibley's saloon about two o'clock Sunday morn­ ing and quickly spread to the Union block, (occupied by Webb Brothers and Thayer & Vicker), and Peterson's shop and dwelling. The village is without tire protection and the only means at hand to fight the fire were buckets and a small hand pump. The fight was systematized with such result that a frame building not more than three feet from Peterson's burned buildings was not destroyed. The Union block, valued at $4,500, is a complete loss. Webb Brothers have a loss of $10,000 on stock. Thayer & Vicker carried about $8,000 worth of stock. The Sibley and Peterson losses amount to several thousand dollars. The total, damage has not more than 40 per cent insurance. The heat during the fire was intense. The plate glass windows in the W il- liaui8 block were broken and more than once it seemed that the fire fighters must be forced to quit and leave the town to the mercy of the fire fiend. Antioch has had some pretty sharp contests anent the water supply and the question of a water system has been agitated of late. The fire comes as a convincing argument of the necessity of the system. A Good Start. Two natives of the soil in a New En­ gland village were overheard discussing the prospects of one Jim Means, who had forsaken a factory for agricultural pursuits. I hear that .Tim has gone ta fsrpRin'," said uui; ol' the village worthies, •Yaas, he has.' wa* the drawling re­ ply, "but he am't wont into it very steep yit. He has hired a hoss for the snmmer an' rented a keow an' borrowed a hen to put a settin' o' eggs under an' his folks has give him ar peeg. but he ain't farmiu' it,on the 6cale I hear they do out West." "No," assented the other; "still, he's got considdable of a start, an' ort to do well if his eggs hatch an' his peeg thrives an' the keow is a good butter- maker."--December 1 ippiucott's. Card of Thanks. We herewith extend our hearty thanks to all neighbors and friends who so kindly tent their assistance and sym­ pathized with us at the death of onr dearest one. JOHN DUAHN MRS. I* JOBDON. FORESTERS ENTERTAIN Gay Company at Hnch's ljrx« Hall Tues­ day Night. Members of St Mary's Court No. 594, C. O. F., and invited guests, numbering abont seventy-five couples, gathered at J. J. Buch's lafge hall Tuesday evening. It was a decided social success. Those who cared to dance were given the op­ portunity. Nick Paul, an old time Mc­ Henry musician, furnished the mnsic. An excellent supper was served. The Foresters are great entertainers and never fail to give their guests a good time. Members will look forward to the next event with pleasant anticipa­ tion. Stofftl's Hall. Miss FUOBA DE Voss. This favorite and bewitching western comedienne^and her own talented oom- pany will open for one solid week, com­ mencing next Monday, Nov. 80, in the strong and laughable comedy drama, "Man and Master," followed by other new playB in her extensive repertoire. Don't miss the Italian Harp Orchestra. Two ladies, or gentleman and lady, ad­ mitted Monday night on one paid re­ served seat ticket. Popularjprices pre­ vail--15, 25 and 35 cents. See ad. PAVED BARN YARD. Faraaar at Linn» III., Finds It the Only Method. • special price is being unylft for a short tim*1 on our line of- heating, stoves, y. L- McOmbey. ~ A progressive farmer at Linn, 111., has recently experimented in having his entire barn yard paved like a city street. He first hauled in grayel, cov ering the entire yard abont one foot deep, had this packed down and then cemented. It cost him a goodly sum, but he is now realizing the benefits. He can step from the barn door to the yard without fear of sinking to his boot tops in mire. The oows come into the stable in a much cleaner condition, thus doing away with the necessity of giving them a bath before milking. It is a simple job for this man to clean out the yard. When he reaches the cement be knows that the work is done. But on the other hand, without the paved floor he could dig and haul away manure for six months and then not reach bottom. All farmers concede that this method is the best, bnt the cost of the work stands in the way in most cases. What a difference it would make in the work about the barn in the spring of the year. In this part of the country where gravel is so plentiful the barn yards are not near as bad as farther south where the soil is all black and soft. Several yards near Elgin are graveled, but we do not kuow of any farmers who baye gone to the expense of using cement. Hunters Must Be Licensed. Another decision of the attorney gen-j eral of Illinois, says the Rockford -Re^ publican, on the matter of the liability of rabbit hunters to fine if they do not take out hunters' licenses, says that they are liable to the same punishment for such failure as any other hunter. Some have claimed that aa the cotton tails were not protected by the gauie law, there would be no bar to hunting them without a license. The license to hunt covers all kinds of game, both pro­ tected and unpiotected, and any one who fires a gun at any wild animal or bird must have a permit or he is liable to a fine. Was It a Joke? The Waukegan Sun reprinted the ar­ ticle regarding the ice house aocident published in The Plaindealer and gave credit to the "McHenry Panhandle." The exchange editor of the San is evi­ dently a dreamer, or perhaps the Btrain during the removal of the Sun office last week was too much for him. JohiiKoii Buys Antioch News. Ai B. Johnson, who has been con­ ducting the Antioch News on a lease during the past year, has purchased the plant of John Burke. Mr. Johnsoja WM a resident of McHenry aboqt years ago, being an employe of The Plain- dealer undeif Jtyj Van Slyke. We wish him g^cipeai Something of interest for yon at Mc­ Omber's if yon are in need of a heating itove. \ * NUMBER L O C A L B R I E F S New Jids This Week. :^| . John Stoffel i & 1 Anton Schneider W. C. Evanson ^ - ipM, J. E. Cristy S. S. Chapel I f M. Engeln & Son A. C. Matthews F. L. McOmber .1' Flora De Voss ̂ Klgin Batter Market. Butter sold for 24 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday, one lot being disposed of at that price. An advaaoa of two cents over last week's (nice. Kg bargains in heating Stoves .at 0^r- Omber's. "ft- A special meeting of the board of su­ pervisors will be held at Woodstock on Tuesday, December 1. For superior dye work leave your goods with E. LA wins. Satisfaction guarantee-*. 80-tf Mrs. Geo. Hucfcer's house at FoxLak« was burned to the ground last Friday night. Simon Stoffel carried the insur­ ance. ' M* A heating stove yon are in need tft We are offering onr line at special low prices for a short time only. F. L. Mo* Omber. ;v Peter Doberty will soon build a hofcaa on the lots recently purchased of tha Kearns' estate, on Green street. A car load of stone for the foundation WJLS .un­ loaded this week. - » , . p. The time iB approacbiog for the eleefe ion of officers in the several lodges and societies. Secretaries will confer a favor by sending in a result of the electioaft to this office as soon as possible. As in the past I am in the market for all kinds of furs, paying the highest market price for same. Drop 1x14 $. card and I will call on yon. ;f 30-tf C. S. HOWARD, McHenry. |: That pleasant smile that M. J. Walsh wears is not caused entirely by the sndr den rush of trade the past week. A baby girl that arrived at his home last Thursday has something to do with it. Two slight changes have been mad*' in the time table this week. The even* ing Chicago train now reaches this stat* ion at 4:47 instead of 4:52, and the milk train leaves McHenry at 7:t0 i ni*'bt| stead of 7:82 as heretofore. ^ Miss Elsie Howe, teacher of the Prairie Grove school, and pupils gave a basket social at the school house last Friday night. The young people, and several older ones, fully enjoyed the event.^ An excellent program was rendered. ,lW' proceeds amounted to $20.05. The mill pond has been the scene of joyous life during the past week. Skating has been quite good and hun­ dreds of young people have taken ad­ vantage of the pleasant weather. There is usually such a high wind blowing across the pond that there is little pleas­ ure on the ice, but the past week baa been an exception. 1 A cement floor has recently been laid in the barn on the Owen estate farm. It is a great improvement over the old wood floors from a sanitary standpoint. John Young, the present occupant of the farm, believes in keeping np with the times, evidently. The work was done by A. Lawrence of Ringwood, who makes a specialty of that line of work. Remember that The Plaindealer haa item boxes at the West McHenry poet- office and at the corner of the bank building. Persons are invited to drop personal items into theee boxes. It in the only way in which we can hope to s ecure a good column of such notes. It is necessary that the contributor sign his or her name, as an evidence of good' faith. Dr. C. H. Fegers received a check for $1,000 last week from the Foresters, that being the amount of insurance his wife held in that excellent order. Mr*. Fegers died on the 12th of October and the check was drawn on the 16th of thia month. Thru these columns Mr. Fegers desires to express his sincere thanks for the prompt action of the society in mak» ing the payment. O. W. Owen celebrated his 84th birth­ day anniversary last week, several mem­ bers of the family being at home on thft memorable occasion. Mr. Owen haa been very ill during the past few weeks* but the prospects are now bright for hia ultimate recovery, altho- the sickneaa ' will make him weak for some time. For a man of his extreme old age he haa made a wonderful fight against disease and is now entitled to enjoy life tor many more years. We trust that life • may reach the century mark. r -- v Great Day at WaukeffM* Today (Thursday) Waukegpn wfll - witness one of the largest religions func­ tions ever seen in its borders. It wii& be the occasion of the dedication of th» new Austrian ohnrch on Tenth street and it wiU &11 important because oC the fact that Archbishop Quigley of Chicago, head of the diocese and of th» most prominent bishops in the country* will be there to. take charge of the cere­ monies of dedication. It will be Up. first visit to Waukegan, henoe it is off great importance to every Orthotic and every dtifeu of W.ankegaa. «ya & Sun. v