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wwi - . - » ̂ -̂ * ̂ *<^"v% * ** ^gr if * *-^| "tt pFv,m 'V.V^tt • 4 • ":%? ^ : % ' r (° T' 4-f,' % ?i (: -( f v *. %'*>&.-"$•.• • '-:-V;-. *?<• VOLUME XXIX. , «• ?,!WWWrm H;f 5̂,f p'rlf^piifsifps "•JC - «•** >>-3* • •• • • - *« McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1904. NUMBER *7 t [ACHING FOR BUSINES8. PURELY PERSONi Miss Minnie McGee of Harvard Siting relatives here. ^ L. E. Trayer spent Sunday t^a rents in Harvard. /. Miss Kate Howe was a Chic ftatarday and Sunday. C. R. Thnrlwell of Chic friends here New Year day. ' Warthen Kimball of Chicag ieiativeaJiere Friday and Satui John ^BM£^icago spent irental r p Lizzie* jw Year day Witl ileimer. spei I1 friends at El ift lw 3bi- tox of Chicago spent New With relatives and friends asey and wife of Oak Park, 111., few Years at the home of R. les Annie Miller and Ann I Still- te visiting with Wis- onsdn^riends Rveek. // leo. Owen of Chicago was* caller cnrday at the home of his brother, O. r Owen. L ; John Trapp of Chicago vlifted rela (tives and friends here the lau*f part of last week. j4 Mrs. Henry Heimer ami paughter. |Qrace, were Chicago visitor^be first of »e eek. vMr. and Mr®. L Creech of Chicago vis ited^w^^e latter's Biete* here New Years day. 1 ' J Misses Edna Story and wa Fitzsim mora spent Thursday «W*»8 and Fri­ day in NundA i Miss Donqlkincoln Of/funda visited Ht the homlof G. W.'Besley Friday and Saturdm "I Miss Aub| Stengie ^Chicago is a unest at tin home of J Mr. and Mrs. flury HeiJr. j i Wtfof Ciicarf visited at the f |rotber, Df»/ D. G. Wells, a t week. If - ingarten of; Elgin was the Zimmerman tod family a |re past we»k. »th Smith and son, Geo , tew days the past l^ns returnfc4, to spending the jre of Chi >f G. W. it bis past tism. )ta was ag on old kit since 1884. 'Elgin and Lil Igo visited from Fri with Misses Dora and »rman, who has been lay vacation with his ^rned to Chicago Sun- of Highland Park t Saturday calling kng his first visit in Fank Ro therm el and [go were guests at the ler's parents, Mr. and lermel, the past weel. teaman and daughter, >n maker, are guests at the former's son, C. D. They will remain at the daring the balance of the of Ringwood was in Mc- ly. He made this office a [and renewed his subscrip Mr. Carey is the third have his label changed to lying seventeen months in >»tal Position. Id you she would dismiss you If ie in between." ?es, she has, all right; bat you're a id one too." (•--j •Why?" 'She told me everything between us was at |in end."--Cincinnati Commer­ cial Tribune. Merchants are Offeritg OrMt Inducements. not a more enterprising or 3Twake lot of merchants in Mo enry county, or any other county, ian is represented in the advertising >lunms of The Plaindealer. They are fter business and are going after it in ihe right way. They are getting basi­ ls it any wonder that they ihould? You read the ads last week ead them this week, next week and ;be weeks following. Note carefully the inducements that are being offered Prices are being quoted that can not he [duplicated anywhere. The McHenry iierchaafcs want yonr business, but they cannot take the store to yoo. To overcome the difficulty they use the col- ums of The Plaindealer in telling you of the good things they have to offer When a merchant spends his money,,in advertising it is for the benefit of the customer. Read his adv every week and you will learn what he has to offer without making a trip, McHenry is gaining its old time rep utation as a trading center. Every day a new bnjrer is seen in the stores. LOSES SUIT. EXCHANGE CLEANINGS HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY °ANO ADJACENT COUNTIE8. Svft^.H. Cormack Fails to Secure Pos­ session of His Child. flls Dcieest. "My family," said the self confessed fetack sheep, "Is famous for Its having fjlescended froui famous ancestry. And I flatter myself that 1 have descended faster than any of the rest"--Balti­ more American. Bfect oa Her. Johnny--Mamma says you've got Is come home right now! Johnny's Little Sister--I wish you i wouldn't talk that way to me! It I makes me mad in the face!--Chicago _ Tribune. ~ Vnltleu Qacat. | "Worry," said the author, 'is the ' plague of genius, but it hasn't reached i my brain yet." "Perhaps," suggested a listener, "It got tired looking for it."--Augusta (Ga.) Herald. ; Cheerfulness Is s light tha£r may be kept ever burning in the' humblest home. It has no meter on it, and all may enjoy its rays wtttelU liaxwelTs Tsltamaa. : The circuit court at Sycamore Tues­ day rendered a decision adverse to Rev. Joseph Cormack in the suit for posses­ sion of his three-year-old child, and the little one remains in the possession of his grandfather, Thomas Marshall. The case is peculiar in many of its phases. When the child was born the mother died. The grandfather, » prom­ inent, wealthy and highly respected cit­ izen of Charter Grove, DeKalb county, took the infant and it has been tenderly cared for by him up to this time. Re­ cently the Rey. Mr. Cormack, who is stationed at McHenry, married again, and desired to have the child returned to him. The grandfather refused to give it np. Hence the suit. It was shown that the father, who also has an older son who lives with him, would be in every way capable of caring for the child and giving it a good home, but auder the circumstances the court refused to take the boy from the grandparents, who have raised it from an infant and who are-fully able to give it the best of homes and careful train­ ing. ' MU8T BREAK CIGAR BOXQ8. Nov BMSBW Law KrquIrM All Bsf to be Dffttrtiyed. If you ask a dealer for an empty cigar box and he takes a hammer and smashes the lid in before handing it to you, don't take it as an insult. You would likely meet with the same treatment if you called at every place in the city where cigars are sold. Under the old revenue law it ,was sufficient if tbu dealer merely scratched the revenue stamp so that it could not be used again. After he had destroyed the stamps he could give the boxes away. But the new law says "all persons are cautioned not to nse this same box for cigars again, or the stamp thereon again, and not to renjove the contents of said box without destroying said stamp," etc. Under a new ruling the box must be also destroyed, so' that it will be im­ possible for it to be again used for cigars. Most dealeis comply with both requirements of the law and destroy both the box and the stamp with one blow of the hammer, smashing in the lid. The stamp being pasted across the lid is torn in ^several places when the lid is broken. Cigar boxes are handy little receptacles and a great many business men use them for filing away clippings or papers that they wish to keep for fature reference. Now, if they get them at all it will be without the lids.--Ex. Stagnation i* ueaca. The sun would be consumed by its own ardor if it did not shine. Nature knows nothing of hoarding. The sun gives away its gold without ostenta­ tion. The ccean gives its vapors to the clouds, the clouds return them to the earth, the rivers to the sea. There is a constant exchange between lungs and leaves. Stagnation is death. Give to get; get to give. Iqscle^ed. Mr. Elder--There is something I want to say to you, Bessie.--er-^hat Is. Miss Kuteley. Miss Kuteley--Call me Bessie if yoa wish. Mr. Elder- -Ob. may I? Miss Kuteley--Of course; all old gen­ tlemen call me Bessie.--Exchange. Cariosity. "Let's go out an' see what's burn- in*," said Pat to Mike at the theater. "What d'ye mean?" 'fThose two men behind us said they were goin' to the foyer."--Detroit Free Press. - Hla Clans. Ethel--So Edith has finally caught the nobleman she was trying to hook? Marjory--Yes, she said In ber last let­ ter that he belongs to the landed gen­ try.--Ypje Record. The miser is as much in want of that which be has as of that which he has not--Syrus. An ad in The Plaindealer "want" 00l< nam will .bring results. A Miscellaneous Ansortment of N««i Items In Condensed Kora Coaven lenee of Busy People. The fishing season is now on at Lake Geneva, and the fishermen are all. en camped in their houses out on the ic<^ A week from next Sunday at Bun­ nell's, at Fox Lake, Long Lake marks men will have a contest with Fox Lake men in a shoot for a $100 prise. „ Herley & Sons at Harvard are plan ning on barreling 3,000 hogs during the next few weeks, thus giving Harvairl farmers a home market for their pork. The central school building at Lake Geneva was totally destroyed by fire on Christmas evening. No one knows how the fire started. The building and con tents were valued at about $40,000, with insurance of $20,000. Many other build­ ings would have been consumed had they not been covered with a mantle of snow. Laughing derision at his friends who were trying to save his life by shoving a pike pole to him, Ferdinand Hoffman, an employe of the Knickerbocker Ice company at Lake Zurich, swam about in the cold water of the lake Saturday afternoon until his clothes bore bim under and he sank from sight. His body was recovered in a short time, lying in twenty-five feet of water. Elgin, so noted for it watches, butter and factories in general, may soon be known as the location of the largest brewery iu the state of Illinois - Ab >ut four weeks ago ground was broken for an addition to the Elgin Brewing com pany's plant. The extension will be 72x115 fi>et and will be three stories high. The first floor will be used for washing kegs, the second for the man ufacture of beer and the top for the storing of bops and rice. Dundee Hawkeye: P. S. Harrison of Ringwood, district deputy for the M W. A., hits been iu this "neck o' the woods" this week, stirring up the wood choppers aud reviving interest in the greatest fraternal insurance society in the world Neighbor Harrison*s terri­ tory includes Kane, Lake and McHenry coanties, and he is proving to be the "right man in the right place." While in Dundee >he met many members of the local camp and succeeded in infus­ ing considerable of his enthusiasm into those with whom he came in contact. Wanconda ^Leader: The McHenry Plaindealer, in reminescences of twen ty-five years ago, says that Tidmarsh's Quadrille band famished music for a New Year's ball at the Parker House. This is the same Wm. Tidmarsh who still plays the cornet in a manner to please those who have heard his mask for oyer forty years. Mr. Tidmarsh is over seventy years of age and has been a musician for sixty years, having played a flute in church when but nine yearn old. He went into the service in Octo ber, 1861, as leader of the regimental baud of the 51st 111. Vol. Infantry, and every Sunday daring the past year he has played in the M. E. church of thin place. He plays with the best musi cians of orchestras that come here to play for dances. Friday night he will furnish music for a dance at Lak Zurich. Who has a record of longer masical service? Great Millinery Sale. For the best of reasons Mrs. J. H. Spaulding will offer for the next six weeks her entire stock of millinery, also dress linings and trimmings, at or below cost. The entire stock must be closed*out within sixty days. This is a genuine sale and no sham. Come and see for yourself. It will pay you if yon are not in immediate need of ribbons, velvets, feathers, ornaments, hats, etc., to buy at these prices. Also anyone knowing themselves indebted to us are kindly asked to oome and settle same withi n that time. Respectfully, Mus. J. H. SPAULDING. Balm of Gflcad. The real buliu of Gilead is the dried Juice of a low shrub which grows in Syria. It Is very valuable and scarce, for the amount of balm yielded by one shrub never exceeded sixty drops a day. According to Josephus, the balm or balsam of Gilead was one of thf presents given by the queenvof Sheba to King Solomon. The ancient Jewish physicians prescribed it evidently for dyspepsia and melancholia. •argalM. Wife (home from a shopping tour)-- Well, I'm tired out, and 1 had such an nnnoying experience today I feel posi­ tively r-heap. Husband--Well, you Certainly look as if you should l»e cheap. Wife--How do you mean? Husband-- 8hop worn.--Philadelphia Ledger. Interested Geaeroatt?. "That ts very generous of old man Gotrox, paying for the musical educa­ tion of the girl who lives next door to him." "Yes, but be has stipulated that she shall learn it all in Europe."--Cincin­ nati Times-Star. % Hat the Same Thlnt. "Has Mrs. Lowboy any marriageable daughters?" "No. but she thinks she has."--Smart Set Expert says that a paper dollar lasts about five years. Dont believe tL-- New York Telegram. MR8- CHRIS NICKELS- IMed Sunday Morning at Her Hone Algonquin. In Mrs. Chris Nickels died Sunday morn ing, Jan. 8, at 3:40 o'clock, at her home in Algonquin, of pneumonia, aged 44 years, 6 months and 33 days. Dena Johanna Tonyon was born at Johnsburgh, 111., June 11, .1859. She was christened and confirmed in Mc Henry. On October 15, 1880, she was married to Chris Nickels. The family resided in McHenry up to about three years ago, when they moved to Algon qnin. Nine children were born to Mr and Mrs. Nickels, all of whom are now living, with the exception of one Bon, Henry, who died April 1, 1895. The husband and following named chil dren are left to inourn the loss of a wife and mother: Mrs. Minnie Rudzinski, Emma, Joseph, Dena, George, Effie, Paul and Renota. The brothers and sisters surviving are Mrs. Minnie Bre field, Benj. Tonyon and John Tonyon. The funeral was held at the Lutheran chnrch in Algonquin Tuesday. The body was interred in the Algonquin cemetery. Several from McHenry were present at the funeral. BIG INCOME FROM GAME LAW. Commissioner Is Mow Able to KaCnree Statute. During the present year the office of State Game Commissioner Lovejoy has assumed an entirely new importance. The passage of the>present game law- made possible the creation of a fund out of which the commissioner could employ men to create a proper respect for the law and insure proper protec­ tion for game. There are many more hunters in Illinois than anyone had sus­ pected. Previous to the passage of the present law they had been allowed to hunt without any system of numbering and no one knew how many lovers of the sport there were in Illinois. Since the passage of the license act there has been paid into the treasury the sum of $80,000 in fees and fines. This indicates there are at least 50,000 banters in Illi­ nois. They are scattered all over the qtate, no section seeming to be more thickly populated by nimrods. With the fund thus created at his dis­ posal. Commissioner Lovejoy has been able to do effective work. There is a deputy in every county and ten travel­ ing wardens call on the county men fre­ quently to see they are working. The consequence has been a more rigid en­ forcement than the game laws of Illi­ nois have ever known. The continuance of this law will doubtless be followed by an increase in the amount of game to be fonnd in the state and for the true sportsmen the hunting will be vastly improved, while the losses of the game slaughterers will be mourned by no one. Pleasure Club Election. The annual meeting of the McHenry Pleasure club was held on Tuesday evening of this week, at which time the following officers were elected: C. D. Schoonmaker, president M. D. Weber, vice president. Fred Karges, secretary. John Barbian, treasurer. Dr. D. G. Wells, P. H. Weber, John Evanson, J. H. Miller, directors. The club was organised just one year ago and is now in a flourishing condi­ tion. Over $500 has been expended in furnishings for the rooms, and all enr rent expenses paid to date. The out' standing debt is a mere trifle and will be pai4 in fa.l inside of two br three months. Arrangements are now being made to give a smoker and oyster supper in the near future, to which each member will invite two friends. The oiub is a good thing and this fact shonld be more fully appreciated by those who. are in­ clined to make assertions to the con­ trary. Trial Subscriptions. The Plaindealer will be sent to any address for three months for twenty- five cents as a "trial trip." Try it, and if we bear nothing from you at the end of the time paid for, the paper will be discontinued. If you wish it to contin­ ue hand in $1.50 and we will enter your name on our regular list for a year. We propose to make The Plaindealer bet­ ter next year than ever before. A three months' trial will convince you. Our correspondents are authorized to take these subscriptions. Remember, the paper will be Btopped at the end of the three months if you are not satisfied, tf Huffalo Bottling Works at Lily Lake. . I am prepared to furnish the trade with fine and high grade carbonate bev­ erages and aim at all times tp carry a complete line of the finest extract that is made, with rich, fruity flavors, deli­ cacy, and highly concentrated. My factory is equipped with the latest im­ proved machinery, operated by hand or power, thoroughly up-to-date in all im­ provements, entirely automatic. OUR MOTTO: Courteous treatment, careful attention and qaick delivery. M. L. WottTS. WOODMEN NEW RATES. READJUSTMENT PLAN WILL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY I. AiuvMinrnt Table Shows Higher Rate Adopte I, But It 1H the Belief That Fewer AHsegiiinents Will be Levied, A Teat Pocket Doctor. Never in the way, easy to carry, easy to take, pleasant and never failing in results, are DeWitt's Little Early Ris­ en. A vial of these little pills in the vest-pocket is a certain guarantee against headache, biliousness, torpid liver and all of the ills resulting from constipation. They tonic and strength­ en the liver. Sold by all druggists. Our readers belonging to the Modern Woodmen, and many others for that matter, will be interested in the new schedule of rates adopted by this society, which new rates go into effect January 1. That the matter may he understood and each member know exactly what he will pay we present this article show­ ing the new rates. While ten has been the lowest and some years twelve as­ sessments have been levied in the past, it is the belief of those competent to judge of such matters that eight assess­ ments will be all that will be necessary next year and perhaps this number will be sufficient each year for some years to come. As before stated, these new rates be­ come effective after January 1, 1904, aud all members will be obliged to pay the sums printed in the table here giv­ en. These rates are given by ages, but in ascertaining his rate a member will not uomput • from his present age, but from the date of his certificate. For in­ stance, if a person became a member of the society fifteen years ago when he was 30 years of age, he will pay per $1,000, 65 cents as each assessment, and not the rate of his present age of 45 years, which would be $1 per . $1,000 eacL assessment. If, however, this neighbor at.the age ofp(i first procured only $1,000 of insurance, then five years later, at age 35, secured au increase in his certificate of $1,000, he would pay under tiie new rates Iti5 cents for the $1,000 issued to him when he was years of age, and 75 for the increase is­ sued to him when he was 85 years of age. If the members will ascertain the date of original certificate, also the date of the increase, if any, it will be very easy for each individual to ascertain the rate he will pay. It will be noticed that the rate is car­ ried above the age of 45 years. This is done because before the age limit was reduced, some became members of the society at higher ages. While this table shows a rate on $3,000 for those who joined above the age of 45 years, no one can uow become a member • of the society who is over 45 years of age, and no one above the age of 41 years can secure a certificate for more than $2,000. TABLE OF A8SKSSMENT BATES. Aj{e at nearest birthday $500 SI000 $2000 $3000 Krotn is to 25 yrs. lne if 2f> fO SO $ 1 00 SI 30 I'rom 20 to '^7 yrs. lnc 30 Krom 2H to 20 yrs. lnc 30 From .'10 to l-tl yrs. Inc. ... 35 From :e to :•« yrs. lnc »- 35 From 34 to 35 yrs. lnc 40 Fmni 3<1 to 37 yrs. lnc 40 Fi-oni :{S to 311 yrs. lnc .... 45 From 40 to 41 yrs. lnc 4ft From 42 to 43 yrs. lnc 50 From 44 to 45 yrs. lnc SO From 40 to 47 yn». lnc 55 From 4H to 4U yrs. lnc -- 80 From 50 to 51 yrs. lnc 65 From 52 I o 53 yrs. Inc.. . 70 From 54 lo 55 yrs. lnc From 50 to 57 yi-s. lnc From 5K to 5!t yrs, From 00 to til yrs LOOKS FAVORABLE. l'rospeets Good for Location of Factory In McHenry. Inc. lnc 00 65 70 75 80 85 90 U5 1 00 1 10 120 l*> 1 40 1 50 1 00 1 70 1 80 1 10 1 20 1 30 1 40 1 50 1 60 1 70 1 SO 1 tfO 200 2 20 2 40 200 2 90 3 00 320 340 300 1 tJft 1 *) 1 95 2 10 2 25 240 2 55 2 70 2 85 300 3 30 3 (10 3 90 4 20 4 50 4 80 5 10 ft 40 Hoy to be Appraiser. It is reported on what appears to be reliable authority that Luman T. Hoy of Woi dstock is slated to succeed Gen. Thomas as appraiser at Chicago. This announcement will be received with satisfaction by Mr. Hoy's numberless friends throughout the state, and it is especially pleasing to republicans in Kane and McHenry counties. For a number of years Mr. Hoy has been chairman of the McHenry county re publican committee, and a* an organ­ izer and campaign director has few equals in the state. He is the member of the state central committee from this district an;l is the secretary of that body. Mr. Hoy had charge of Senator Hopkins' campaign for the senatorship and has been frequently mentioned for federal appointments. He is in every way qualified for the position, and bis selection will be a deserved tribute to a loyal, hard-working republican. 'Tis said that the appointment will go.to e Senate this week. Mr. Ernest, the promoter, and Mrs. Jencks, one of the persons interested in the proposed marble factory for Mc­ Henry, were here yesterday, looking over the grounds. An informal meet­ ing was held at Simon Stotfel's office, where Mr. Ernest laid his plans and propositions before tbe people. Since their last visit. here inducements have been offered them by other towns, but it seems that they prefer this location if the citizens will show the right spirit. All they ask is the location, and would also desire to sell some stock to McHen­ ry people, altho the latter proposition is optional. The land will not be deeded to the company until it has proven it tueans business and gives evidenoe of being straight in every way. The product they propose putting on the market will always be in demand, without a doubt The company is incorporated for $500,000, or 100,000 shares at $5.00 per share, par value. There were enough men present at the meeting to assure Mr. Ernest that a sufficient sum to buy the land could be raised by subscription. He will wire his final decision in the matter the firat of next week. L J 0 C A L B R I E F S w4 Hew Ads This Week. 9-^5 M. J. Walsh - •*' S. S. Chapell • s Gus Carlson Jacob J listen W. C. Evanson . F. L McOiiiber Osmun Bros . . , ' 4 F. A. Bohlander J. S. Brown & Soil . Gilbert Bros. . , - K H. PeteecK F. J. Herbea j! / Elgin Batter Market. v'A There is no change in the price of butter on the Blgin board of trade. The market is firm at 24 cents. THIRTY BELOW ZERO. Monday, January 4, the Coldest Osjr to Years. When the people of McHenry arose Monday morning and stack their heads out of doors they did not fully realize how cold it was. Not a breath of air was ptirring--in fact, the atmosphere was frozen solid and oould not stir. Those who ventured out to the wood pile or coal bin in the early hours were amazed to find that their gloves afford­ ed scant protection to the finger tips. But when the thermometer was con­ sulted the mystery was solved. It seems that during the night the weath­ er man had called at every house and had endeavored to drive all the mer­ cury in the tubes down into the bulbs. In all of them he succeeded in making it register at twenty below while those at C. C. Colby's and Prof F. M. Good­ man's residences registered at even thirty. Others ranged between these two figures. ^ would be sate enough to put the average at twen ty-five. Even that is cold enough, thanfe^. Mercury has now been flirting with the aero mark for a month or more, and most of us are ready to call it quits. HEAD ON COLLISION. Accident Nrar Oraynlake Surprising That Nobody was Killed. In Faintly Reunion. A family reunion was hel 1 at the home of Mr. a d Mrs. John J. Buch on New Year day. All the children and grandchildren of Mrs. Jos. Buch were seated at the dinner table, with that estimable old lady at the head. Altho seventy-four years of age, Mrs. Buch still enjovs excellent health and thor­ oughly enjoys these family gatherings. Tho-t* pr^s.'iit on this occasion were: Mr. aud Mrs. John Buch and family, Mr. and Mrs- Jacob Jnsten and family, Mr. and Mr*. Nick BoUr ani family, all of McHenry; and Jos. Buch of Chicago. Advertloed Letters. List of letters remaining uncalled for in the p*>stoflice at McHenrj', III., Janu­ ary 1, 1904: Emell Jansen .Lewis Law son Stephen H. Jones H. J. Meissen W. C. Eichelberger Rober* Scbiwortz O. J. Buck When calling for above letters please say advertised. ROLLIN WAITE, P. M Hair Kates to Portland, Oregon, and Ke- tu rn, I Via the North-Western Line j Excur­ sion tickets will be sold Jan. 0 to 9, in­ clusive, with very favorable retnrn lirn- iis, on account of convention of Nation­ al Live Stock Association. Apply to Agents Cnicago & North-Western R'y. -M.fi.liii A bad wreck occurred on the Wiscon­ sin Central just uorth of Grayslake Thursday night, and while it was a head-on collision between two freight trains, nobody was hurt, though the trains were going at full speed. The cause of tbe wreck was mistaken orders, and one train left Leighton and the other left Lake Villa about the same time. They came together at a curve near Rollins and the collision v as a terriffle one. The crew jumped from their places, the men in the engines seeing the ap aroaching smash in time to leave their stations, but not in time to save their trains. Mission at St. Mary's. Rev. Godfrey Sohlachter, C. P. P. S., who is conducting the mission at St Mary's church this week, has been well received by McHenry people. At every meeting he has been greeted with a goodly congregation. Those • who have been fortunate enough to hear Rev. Schlachter are well pleased. He is a highly educated gentleman, and has ex­ cellent command of both the German and English language. On Sunday and Wednesday evening he preached in En­ glish und many people of other churches were present. Tonight and tomorrow night he will preach in German. Friday is the last day of the mission. ^ Pays Slanderer's Board. Because William Keppler of North Chicago refused to pay the $500 which the jury last week said be should pay to Maude Eatinger of Volo for using slan­ der about her, the woman has had him lodged in jail and is paying his board to keep him there. The law is that when a person refuses to pay a fine of this nature, the complainant can have him put in jail by paying the board, and rather than have him loose and not pay penalty in money, Miss Eatinger concluded she would have him jailed for the six months as i he law permits. The board amounts to $8.50 a week. Late Llucoln Promoted, Lewis Lincoln, better known to his McHenry friends as "Lute," who has been working for the Elgin Gas com­ pany during the past four years, has been promoted to the superintendency of the gas works at Mauch Chunk, Pa., and leaves for that place the last of January. He is a natural hustler and will be a valuable acquisition to the company in Pennsylvania. Excursion Ticket* to Fanners' Iastltato at Woodatuck, 111., Via the North-Western Line, will be sold on January 7 and 8, limited to re turn until January 9, inclusive. Apply to Agent* Chicro & By. ' 7 ̂ • - p>\-: Warranted dye work at E. Lawlus*; f "The Mad Marriage" or "The Gypsy's S$ ret" at Stoffel's hall Friday and Sat­ urday nights. v '*.> Several of those bnautifnl $3 00 nickfel lamps left, which will be sold at |1.49L A snap. N. H. Petesch. Comedy drama at Stoffel's hall Fri­ day and Saturday evenings of this week, by McHenry Dramatic Club. Buy your tickets now. ' 4 Will Conway fell and broke his lag last Friday evening. Dr. Wells was called and pla ;ed the bones back in po­ sition. The patient is getting on nicely. Peter J. Meslein, the saw filer, baa moved to McHenry and will occupy the Stegman house near St. Mary's church. All work promptly attended to. 27-2t. Mrs. M A. Searles will sell drees hats that sold at $10, $8 and $5 at $5, $4 and 18. Also ready-to-wear hats that sold from $1.00 to $2.75 at 50c, 75c and $1.50 until closed out. 1 v As in the past I am in the market fMK all kinds of furs, paying the highest market price for same. Drop me a card and I will call on you. 80 tf C. S. HOWARD, McHenry. The ladies of the Domestic Scie«» Club will give a reception at Stoffel'a hall on Wednesday afternoon, January 12, from 2:80 until 5 o'clock. Good pro­ gram and light refreshments will be served. Charges 10c. Everybody in­ vited. , The best local talent in McHenry will be represented in the comedy drama at Stoffel's hall Friday and Saturday even­ ings of this week. Excellent music and specialties during the play. JDance after show on Saturday nig^HHtte. extra charge. Charles Nordqnist w? land, Oregon, that he pluck? of roses from the garden on day. We don't mind being tantaf but do object to having it robbed it We can beat Oregon in the pcoiuctio* of snow balls, anyway. Jos. Heimer entertained a large crowd at his hall on New Year eve and that all were pleased goes without saying. An excellent supper was served and ev­ eryone had all the dancing they de­ sired. Mr. Heimer knows how his patrons a good time. The Ladies' Aid society of the chnrch will meet this week Fridf ernoon with Mrs. W. Strawser. week Friday a supper will be sen the ladies at the home of Fisher, from five to seven o'clock. W9* erybody inyited. Usnal pricea. The specie 1 meetings at the Univers- alist church will commence on the evening of January 10. Some able speakers will be present during the two weeks following. On Sunday evenings - the Yonng People's meeting will begin at 6:80 uutil after the special meetings. All welcome. The dance at Stoffel's hall on Friday evening was a decided success, Starr Brink proving himself to be an excel­ lent manager. The music furnished by Wm. Reed of Chicago was, as usual, the very best, and several selections were heartily encored. A splendid sap­ per was served. About 110 couples were present. The Masons installed officers at beautiful hall Monday evening of last week, Geo. H. Hanly acting as install­ ing officer, and it is said that he is well versed in the work. The new were named in a r oent iastte. Evauson, who has acted as secrotngyi; for several years, now holds the h; office in the lodge, that of Worshij Master. Will Laughlin gave up his position at M. J. Walsh's store the first of H M month and will soon go to Effingham to take up the study of advanced photog­ raphy. Will is a finished salesman la - erefy sense of the word and his depart­ ure is greatly regretted by Mr. Wa and friends. He is at Spring Groj this week, invoicing the Andrew N« stock, which was recently purcl Frank Shoemaker. Harry Fay, has had several yean* experienoaj hind the counter, will assume spousibilities aa head clerk at Walsh's btore. Notice. out my busiues ' ithis