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PURELY PERSONAL , V A. C. Friedly was a Chicago passen last Friday. . F. A. fiobtander la enjoying a trip thru Iowa this week. R. Holly has suffered a relapse and at this writing is very ill. O. N. Owen transacted business in the windy city last Saturday. Dr. W. C. Besley of Woodstock visit­ ed his parents here this week. Mrs. D. F. Hanly visited her parents in Elgin Tuesday of this week. Carl Ralston of Joplin, Missouri, was here this week to visit his parents. C. S. Howud and Chas. Page were among the Chicago passengers Tuesday. Henry Heimer and Robert Matthews attsnded the races in Chicago yesterday. Mrs. Geo. E. Osmun left today to at­ tend the camp meeting at Des Plaines Mr. and Mrs. S. Reynolds called on T. Bacon at Roeeville Wednesday even­ ing. Miss Rosina Reynolds is visiting with Mrs. W. Pierce in Chicago for a few days. Jesse Bennett of Elgin was here last week visiting his daughter, Mrs. D. F Hanly. Mayor J. L Story and family and Mrs. Jorden were Chicago visitors yes­ terday. Miss HaE«l Osmnn is enjoying a two weeks' stay at the DesPtoines camp meeting. Rev. Father Kiretch was out from Chi­ cago this week greeting his former par­ ishioners. Harry Nightman of Chicago spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F.. Wightman. Frank Mundorf of Chicago is spend ing his annual vacation with N. J. J us ten ind family. A. H. Hill and family are visiting at the home of Mrs. Hill's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wightman, Willie Botts of Greenwood was a Mc- Henry caller Snnday. His many friends were pleased to see him. Misses Maybelle and Edna Sayler vis­ ited at the Preston home at Ravenswood from Saturday until Wednesday. R. Stafford of the firm of Stafford & Goldsmith, was in McHenry Saturday looking after the pickle business. Mesdames. J. Button and M. W. Mer- riman will leave tomorrow morning for a visit with relatives at Gillman, 111. Mr. Horlick, proprietor of the River­ side livery, will occupy the old Hub­ bard house which waB recently repaired. August Walters, Mrs. Dwelly and Mattie, of Woodstock were guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Merriman last Week. s Charles Hahn of Chicago, an employe of Marshall Field & Co., is spending his vacation at the home of Mr. and Mrs.. W. F Gallaher, • Miss Fellows of Beloit and Miss Steele of Capron are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Reser. They will visit here for several weeks. Mrs. Henry Huck and children, who have been visiting at G. E. Osmun's, left Monday morning for an indefinite stay at DesPlaines. Miss Mary Schessel, who has been visiting in McHenry for some time, has ^returned to her home in Solon, much to the regret of her little friends here; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Anderson have moved to Chicago, where the former has found employment. Mrs. Anderson is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers. R. E. Burkett, local manager of the Chicago Telephone Co, is enjoying a two weeks' vacation in Colorado. Dur­ ing his absence H. E. Merrick has oharge of the McHenry exchange. Mrs.'J. J. Reser and daughter. Mar- jorie, visited the former's ̂ parents at Capron, 111., a few days last/week. Mr. Reser joiuedttiem Sunday, the family retuftWng to McHenry Monday morning. Simon Stolfel left Monday for a trip thru^fhe West. He will go directly to Kansas and may look for a chunk of the Rosebud property before returning, and perhaps see the Bights at 8t Louis. Geo. Hauck of Chicago, a former ree- ident of McHenry, was here last week oalling on old triends. Mr. Hauck's father at one time conducted a meat market in the building now oucnpied by the bakery. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Ross and family of Aurora spent about ten days with Dr. and Mrs. Ross, and while here Mr. Ross, who is a practical mason, im­ proved some of the time by laying about 176 feet of 30-inch cement walk around the home. Bernard Harrison and Frank Wattles left for Bonesteel, in the Rosebud ret>- ervaiion, Tuesday, where they will reg­ ister With hopes of coming in for a choice piece of land. C. T. Eldredge has registeied by mail, all old soldiers having that privilege. Mrs. Geo. W. Besley is entertaining Jier sisfcerr Mrs. ̂ J. W.* Carter, and daughter Marion, of T&pw York. They will remain two or three weeks. Mrs. Harvey Price and Miss Marion Carter are visiting at the home of fir.. W. C. Besley in Woodstock today. His Ke>t Disturbed. _ A. R. Bass, Morgantown, Ind., had to get np ten or twelve times in the night, and had severe backaches and painB in the kidneys. Was cured by Foley's Kidney Cure. It strengthens the uri­ nary organs and stops irregularities. Sold by G. W. Besley. West McHenry. THIS IS TOO SUDDEN. The Chicago Tribune CcaMw to Bidhmlc and See* Country Life as It la* Iw is only a few months since the Chi­ cago Tribune published a series of Mc- Cutcheon's cartoons which tended to ridicule country life and country people. It seems, however, since that time the managers of that paper have awakened from their long sleep and noted the changes that have taken place in the rural districts and country towns in the last few years. As a result of this awakening the following article ap­ peared in the Tribune recen ly: '*A remarkable revolution is J»king place in rural life. Within the last few years, and especially within the last two years, the telephone has become almost as much an agricnltural implement as the riding plow. ItB ring is almost as integral a part of the music of the up- to-date farm as chanticleer's crow or the hnm of the reaper. "Another great force that is helping along the revolution in rural life is rnral free delivery of mail. On July 1, 189», there were but 200 rural free delivery routes in the United States. There are now 35,000 rontes, over which letters, metropolitan newspapers, samples of dress goods and government seeds are carried daily to the gates of rnral homes for 12,000,000 people. In many sections the interurban electric line is drawing the farmer and the city close together. "Not long ago the summer boarder on the farm who wanted a bath was com­ mended to the nearest pond, creek or horse trough. Now, thousands of farm houses contain bath rooms, equipped with porcelain tnbs, hot and cold watar "No longer is dinner served on a red tablecloth in the kitchen, but in the dining room, on a cloth of immaculate whiteness. The old fashioned farm dinner is also disappearing. There have been formed in many rnral communities "beef clubs," whose members kill and divide a steer between them at stated intervals. The farmer, instead of re galing himself on salt pork, now sits down to juicy roasts and noble sirloins, interspersed, of course, with neck and liver. "One of the most serions problems of American social life is the tendency of the farmers' boys to leave the farm and make for the city. They do this in most cases in answer to their gregarious in stincts, thinking to find in the crowds of the city excitement, pleasure and exhil aration. It is only by making farm life more attractive that the hoys can be kepi on the farm. The increasing com fort of farm life, if it tends to keep the boy on the farm, will be of inestimable benefit, not only to the farmer hfinpctlf, but to the country as a whole." DIED AT THE BAY. Peter Grosebeck of Chenoa SancnmlM to Stroke of Apoplexy. L Apparently in the best of health and enjoying his summer outing with other care free and happy people at the Bay, Peter Groesbeck was stricken down by apoplexy Tuesday evening. Mr. Grosebeck had made no complaints of not feeling well, in fact he bad just taken a plunge in the lake, and conse­ quently the news of his denth was a severe shock to the relatives and friends. The deceased was a son-in-law of John Wightman of Chenoa, his wife being a niece of H. E. Wightman of this village. Hfe was forty-eight years of age. The body will be shipped to Chenoa where funeral services will be held, and then shipped to New York for inter­ ment The Annihilation of Ulilmm. How much nearer to each other the nations of the world appear to be today and really are today than was the case a few decades ago! When weeks and months were required for communicat­ ing between the United States and En- rope the countries of the old world ap­ peared to be a long way off. Now the circumfrence of old earth is belted with telegraph and cable lines in every possi­ ble direction. What happens today in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, South Ameiica and tbe great islands of the sea is made known to us tomorrow by great newspapers like The Chicago Rec­ ord-Herald, whose foreign correspond­ ents are located in every important city in the world outside of tha. United States. In addition to its own staff cor­ respondents The Record-Herald enjoys the foreign news service of the New York Herald, famons for many years for the reliability of its foreign news; the New York World, and also that great co-operative newsgathering asso­ ciation, the Associated Press. No other daily newspaper in America possesses facilities so varied and extensive for covering tbe news of all nations. - 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 yon 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 this year than ever before. A three months' trial will convince you. Our correspondents are • authorized to take these subscriptions. Remember, the, paper will be stopped at the end of the three months if you are not satisfied, tf p-pf Tfr* Plaindealer "want" ad*. DROWNED IN PISTAKEE. ALBERT SIQFEL, WAITER AT IWIIN- ^^RAL^PRINQS, THE VICTIM..^ \ Steps into Deep Hole And Is Unable to Help Himself--Parents at Nashville, Tennessee. Stepping into a deep hole and being nnable to swim, Albert Sidfel lost his life in Pistakee bay on Sunday after, noon at 4 o'clock. It was the happen­ ing of a few moments ^fijs going into the water, his disappearandp beyond his depth, and his death. One man was with him, whose name is not known. Sidfel and his friend went into the bay on the south shore. The bottom of the bay has a gradual slope to deep water, and the men had been there sev eral times and thought they knew all about it. But dredging had been done unknown to them--at least, as to that particular spot. Much dirt had been taken out for filling in a vacant lot ad­ jacent, and the excavation left a deep hole, into which Sidfel went as he walked into the Water. His companion was not very near him and did not no­ tice anything was wrong until several minutes had elapsed after the young man sank. Then it was too late tq save him. The body was recovered as sc as others were summoned. The McHenry connty coroner held an inquest, the verdict being accidental drowning. He took charge of the re mains until relatives could be notified and majie sc^ue disposition of them. An uncle and annt reside in Chicago, and one who said he could find them but did not know their address, went to the city in search of them. Sidfel was 18 or 20 years of age. He was a Swede and had been employed at Pistakee Bay for about two weeks. His employers speak highly of him. Sidfel's parents reside in Nashville, Tenn. Several attempts were made to reach them by telegraph while tbe body remained in the city hall in this village awaiting orders. It was deemed neces sary to inter the body Tnesday evening. At the time of going to press the parents have not been heard from. ILLINOIS AT THE FAIR. Agrlcaltnral Kxhlblt Kxeels All Other* on the Ground*. ^QUARTER OF A CENTURY. as Clipped from The Plaindealer of July S3, 1879. Geo. Rosenberger has been improving his residence by putting on a new roof. A. F. Parsons started for Lincoln, Nebraska, on Thursday last, which place he intends to make his fature home. J. J. Gilles has built a bath house on the river, near the bridge. It contains two rooms, and when completed will be fitted up in a convenient manner. Governor S. M'. Cull am passed this place on Saturday evening on his way to Lake Genevs, where, with his daugh ters, he is spending a few days of the heated term. Mrs. Albert Colby was thrown from a carriage Snnday, having her iright leg broken near the ankle. The limb was mangled in Buch a manner that ampu­ tation was necessary. Drs. Brown and Cravens performing the operation. Mies Mattie McOmber had the mis' fortune to be thrown from a buggy while on her way home from the lakes Saturday evening, and severely injured. She is under the care of Dr. Beers, who reports her injuries severe, but be thinks not dangerous. DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLUB.; Bold an Open Air Meeting and Picnic Saturday Afternoon. Special attention is called to the pic nic to be held in the McHenry park on the afternoon and evening of July 28, from 4 to 9 p. m. Bring your family and Innch baskets and have a good, old- fashioned time in the park. Ice cream and cake will be served at the usual price. A program will be given in the even­ ing, as printed below. Should the weather prove inclement, will meet at the Univers^ist parlors. Everybody invited. . PROGRAM. Instrumental Music Solo.. . I)uet Recitation Solo. Instrumental Music in/c Miss Etta 81 rues I Miss llattle Lamp here » Mlsh Zue Ualiuher . ..MUs Irene McOmlmr -- .Miss Marlon Carter, of New York Mrs. Phillip* Lake Couuty Fair. Directors ot the Lake" County Agri­ cultural .society are busy arranging for the annual fair which occurs this year August 80 and 31 and September 1 and 2, and the effort to move the fair grounds and hold future fairs on the new grounds of the Libertyville Trotting association combined with the agitation for a greater fair has given an impetus, to the old organisation and incited among directors a determination to get out of the old rut. The result will be that this year's fair will eclipse those of previous years and if when the event is of history it is not said this end has been accom­ plished and the old organization proven its ability to give a fair that shall meet with approval and afford first-class en­ tertainment for tbe thousands who will attend, then will future efforts to move onto larger grounds ancf conduct the event on a radically different and greater scale meet with support and approval among farmers who are now oppose^ to the plan.--Libertyville Inde­ pendent. Try tbe "Want ad" column. In farm products Illinois leads th» states in the exhibit at the fair in. £1 Louis. \ In the Palace of Horticulture th^re is an extensive table display of fresh fruit, especially of apples and the more ephem­ eral fruits, such as berries and plums. However, the best display of all is in the Palace of Agriculture. In the cold storage case in the dairy section are two exceptionally good pieces of sculpture. They are the busts of those two great Illinoisans, Lincoln and Grant. The most striking feature of tbe great •corn pavilion is the enormons broom that is typical both of the production of broom corn and of the state's broom in dustry. In the corners are small orna mental booths, made entirely of the native woods of the state. One of these is used as ah office by the secre­ tary. There are several excellent pict ures made of various grainB. Among the grain pictures are three that are worthy to stand together. These are President Lincoln, Governor Yates and the great seal of the state. By far the largest and most significant part of the exhibit is the collection of samples of corn, planted, cultivated and harvested by boys. The league of corn growers now numbers 8,000 members and there are 1,100 prizes each year, the first being $500. Each boy submits ten ears of corn from his own patch, togeth er with an account of his experiments and methods. The prize winners have attached their photographs to the little pyramid of ten ears of fine corn. For tbe farming industry of the state noth­ ing could possibly be better than this annual contest The boy is taught to look upon the scientific cultivation of the s^l as something worthy his beat effort. That in which he takes a per sonal pride ceases to be drudgery. As a result of this corn contest, much of the danger that all the farmer boys will seek the great cities may be averted and it is well that the great exposition should encourage the boys ^ their worthy enterprise. MAY ABOLISH RURAL ROUTE8. ORIOLES WIN THE GAME. M'HENRY LOSES IN SIXTH INNING THRU COSTLY ERRORS. Lack of Patronage on Nunda Routes Causes Investigation by Authorities. According to the Nnnda Herald the rnral free delivery routes of which that yill^ge is the head will soon be abol­ ished unless there is a decided increase in the patronage. The small business being done on the two routes prompted one of the officials to investigate the matter. He went over both routes with the carrier and discovered that little more than half of the residents were taking advantage of the system. Uncle Sam never started the rnral free delivery business as a source of revenne. It is costing thousands and thousands of dollars every year to keep up the work. It is done merely for tbe benefit of the farmer and if he does not want the accommodation the govern­ ment will not force him to accept of the courtesy. Those who patronize the system in Nunda ate making a great effort to bring their neighbors into line in order to prevent the routes being abolished. First Oriole Pitcher Knocked out' of Box --Walsh Pitches Rnperb Game, Allowing Only Four Hits. The McHenry Regulars lost last Sat­ urday to Kearn's OHoles of Chicago thru several ctwtly errors in the sixth inning. At the end of the fifth inning McHenry had scored six times to the Orioles' four and stood a good chance to keep the lead. In the sixth, however, something got into the gearing of the home team and^ despite the efforts of the boys, before they could rally from the smash-up the visitors had sent four men across the home plate. This ended the score making for either sides, and the game stood 8 to 6. Walsh pitched a superb game, allow­ ing the visitors only four singles, while the Oriole twirlers were touched up for eleven hits. The McHenry team landed on Hutson's benders so unmercifully that he was taken out of the box in the fourth inning, Anderson taking his place. The latter did much better work, holding the locals down to three hits during the remainder of the game Had Walsh been [given the support he had in the fonrth of Jnly game the Ori oles >vonld have been shut out, for they did not get a single earned run. The best players will make errors, however, especially where the grounds are so on- even, and a strong wind is blowing. -- THE* SCORE Abandon Teaching. • More than 100,000 school teachers Twill this year abandon an occupation whicb does not yield them living wages, says Prof. George F. James, dean of the department of pedagogy at the Minneso­ ta state university. An gd in The Plaindealer "wanf'ool- Wnn will bring results. Olck WaJsh .27 F. Schreiner If Fielding Averages. Earl Waite IMck Walsh S:tm Zimmerman John Hi Mis .: Peter .luston... Joe Heimer U. Matthews W. Sclirelner Kred Eldredge... Want to Tax Telephones. An effort is to be made in the courts by the city of Elgin to compel the Chi- oago Telephone company to pay a tax npon each telephone instrument in use in Elgin. It is useless to add tha$this attempt will be resisted vigorously by the company. Three months ago the city council passed an ordinance impos­ ing a tax of one dollar a year on each telephone in use in the city. Payment was refused by the company on the ground that the ordinance was illegal. Sevwral attempts were made to persuade the company to reconsider its decision, but they were fruitless, and the author­ ities then determined to resort to the courts and to carry the case to the conrt of last resort if that became 'nec­ essary in order to enforce payment ^efpiolui kn<>.\ . . - * j u i.u F. Schreiner the tax. Payment is resisted by the wniie_Voeiu company on the ground that it already pay* taxes on all its personal property in Elgin and that the additional tax of one dollar would be double taxation, which is illegal. If Elgin succeeds in establishing in the courts its right to impose a tax on telephone instruments, it will open a new source of revenue to the other cities of the state, of which they will not be slow to take advantage. Moves to Chicago. J. Hurwitz, who has during the past two years conducted a dry goods and clothing store in the Gilbert bnilding near the tracks, pulled up stakes Mon­ day and moved his goods to Chicago, where he has rented quarters on 26th street. Mr. Hurwitz made a brave fight for it Before he started in business here, however, there were plenty of stores to supply the demand for dry goods and make a living for the mer­ chant at the 6ame time. The Plaindeal­ er wishes Mr. Hurwitz success in his new field. > McHenry A. B. B H P O A Matthews, rt 8 0 14 0 Glbbs, c 5 • 0 » S Heimer. 2nd b 6 t * 4 t Voeltz, 3d b S 0 vl 0 0 Eldredge. ss 5 18 18 F Schreiner, rt 2 0 0 0 0 Walsh, p 4 8 12 4 Waite. if 4 0 10 0 /.lnimerman, 1st b 5 0 8 10 1 Knox, c t 4 1 ! 1 0 Total 41 « 11 87 U Orioles A. B. B H PO A U Hanson, 8 8 ft 8 1 0 7 L Hanson, 3d b • 1 1 ' 3 0 Bare ley. 1st b C' 0 0 10 0 SpriKluK*. If 5 10 0 0 IVict'letsn, r f ft 0 D 0 0 Anderson. 2nd b, p ft 2 1 8 4 Hutson, ]>, 2nd b 4 10 f 1 Johusou, ct f t 1 1 0 0 Lehm, c ft 0 »0 10 I Total 44 8 4 87 1ft 1 Earned runs--MrTTonry. 2. Two base hit - Waite. First on balls-off Walsh, 4; off An­ derson, 1. Struck out -by Walsh. 11; by Hut- son, 2; by Anderson, ». Left on bases--Mc­ Henry, ft; Orioles, fl. fassi-d balls (Jibbs, 4; Lehm, 1. First base on errors McHenry, 5; Orioles. II. Sacrldce hits Eldredge, (Jlhbs, Lehm. Stolen bases--Heimer, Zimmerman. Waite (2), Anderson, Walsh, ̂ priglng* (2), Har­ tley. Tohnsou. Time of Rume. 2 hours. Um­ pire, Mead. Below is given the averages of each player in batting and fielding, the one ranking highest being named first. In the table giving the batting averages will be found the number of times each player has been at bat during the sea son, the number of hits made and the per centage. In the fielding table the first colnmn of figures denotes the total number of chances the fielder has had to make a play. The second colnmn shows the number of errors and the last column the per centage of each player. It will be noticed that Earl Waite leads in both batting and fielding. Ont of twenty-three chances he has not made an error, and ont of twenty-six times at bat he has made nine safe hits. All the boys are batting better now and there is considerable good natured rival­ ry between them in the desire to lead the list. If the same spirit of rivalry will exist in fielding the boys will soon be putting np a great game of ball. These lists will be published once each month. Cut out this list and note the changes in position that take place during the next four games. Hatting Averages. Earl Waite John (iibhs Matthews ( Heimer Schreiner Fred Eldredge Sam/.immerman.. . . eter Just«n Willie Voeltz John Knox BEAUTIFUL ILLUMINATION. Large Crowds of People Witness Parade Md Decorations at the Bay. The illuminations at the Bay last Satnrday night were beautiful and all that had been claimed for them. Near­ ly every rseident. along the shore did his full share toward j*reating the Venetian effect There- were nearly 100 illum­ inated boats in the parade, and the dec­ orations in some cases showed wonder­ ful skill in artistic display. Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Herts were undoubtedly the prondest couple at the Bay last Friday. There was a great celebration on at their cottage in honor of the twenty-first birthday of their oldest son, Martin. As a moat fitting gift Martin was given the entire man­ agement of the Hertx farm at Des­ Plaines. He and his brother, Lewis, were both trained in the agricultural department at the University of Illinois. In the special race of the class A boats at the Bay last Friday the Pats, Lori- mer'8 boat, was finally defeated by Beck's Claribel. Tuck, Miss Herts' boat, won the honors in the catboat con­ test. Two yachts came over from Fox Lake for the express purpose of show­ ing the Bay yachtsmen a few points in the game, but at the finish they failed to make good. Tomorrow (Friday) will take place the trial races to select yuchts to repre­ sent Pistakee Yacht club at the annual regatta of the Inland Lake Yachting as­ sociation at Oskosh, Wis., August 22-27. On Satnrday occur the fourth regular races of the sloops and catboats, the for­ mer at 10:00 a. m. and the latter at 2:30 p. m. The Pistakee Tonng Ladies' Yacht club hold their basaar at the clab house Saturday evening. CAR BURN8 AT RINQWOOD. Gasoline Explodes and Sets Vlre to Mer­ chandise--Brakenaan's Marrow Escape. L O C A L B R I E F S Butter Market. Butter remains firm at 17c. The quo­ tation committee so reported today. There were no offerings nor sales. • year ago the price was 20 cents. More china, glassware and gratriteB-f^y^ "Variety." i A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fretf Matthews Wednesday morning. The regular monthly meeting of Domestic Science club will be held l&n the home of Mrs. Wm. Strawser. Leave your orders for dye woilE. Anything from a feather to an overcoat Opposite Riverside. 45-tf E. Lawlus. The fourth quarterly conference will be held at the M. E. church in this vil- lage next Saturday afternoon at 1:W m. Ki The employes of the Borden factory enjoyed an outing at McCollnm's lake last Thursday, and they surely did joj it. Mrs. Fred Schnorr has been danger­ ously ill the past week and at this tine but little hopes are entertained for her recovery. " *: The Ladies' Aid society of the If. -*$L\ church will meet at the home of Mrs. C. Going tomorrow (Friday) afterncpft at two o'clock. > i A B H PO .. 2B « .840 ....» 10 .318 ....8 6 .273 ....St 8 ' .250 . . . . t t <1 .2K> ...18 4 .223 ...19 4 .211 ....81 4 .100 ...14 2 .148 .... 7 1 .148 . .JB 2 .074 .. .1# 1 .OH TC E PC ....23 , 0 1.000 ...21 1 .UA2 ....28 S .808 ..SB 10 .801 ... 6 1 .834 ...l» 7 .800 ... t 1 .750 ... 4 1 .750 ... 8 1 .006 . . . . « 3 .000 . ,. 7 3 .572 ...12 7 .417 ULED. McHenry team has four games scheduled ahead, all with first-class teams. The Woodstock Brewery Streets will cross bats with tbe locals next Saturday, the 28rd. In the early part of the season this team de­ feated tbe Regulars by a score of 9 to 8, bnt since that time the McHenry team has been strengthened both in position of men and in practice. A close and ex­ citing contest is expected. Following is the schedule of games: July 23, Brewery Streets. Jnly 30, Woodstock Grays. August 6, Genoa Junction. August 18, WoodstocK Reds, \ Eteetrle Rojtd to Waneonda. President Frost of the Chicago & Mil­ waukee Electric Road ntates that before As the resnlt of a gasoline explosion a way car and all its contents were burned on the track at Riagwood early Wednesday morning, delaying the early trains. The way freight reached Ringwood at three o'clock in the morning and fol­ lowing the regular custom one of the brakemen went into tbe car containing merchandise for Ringwood with a light­ ed lantern. He had no more than en­ tered the car when there was a flash and in an instant the entire interior of the car was a mass of flames. Luckily, the brakeman escaped without injury. There were several barrels of gasoline In the car and one of them had leaked so badly that by the time the car reached the station it was filled with gas, which the flames of the lantern ignited. Efforts to save the car were of no avail, the fire gained snch headway in~ a few seconds, and it, with the contents, was entirely consumed. Tbe ties under the cars were also busned and the railB warped so as to make it unsafe for oth­ er cars to pass over. All the section men in the vicinity were called ont to work on the tracks and by eight o'clock trains were allowed to pass. It is impossible to ascertain the valne of the freight burned, bnt it will be a small loss. many months work will begin on the ex­ tension of the line from Libertyville to Rockefeller and Waneonda. This will be a great boon to Waneonda. It will give the people of (hat part of the conn- try an opportunity to reach Waukegan, the metropolis of the county, by direct ronte instead of going by way of Chica­ go as they are now compelled to do. When the line has reached Waneonda it is only another step to McHenry, and the chances are that tbe road will at some future date strike this village. . ' m - c "Railroad Interests." Occasionally the words, "railroad in­ terests," will strike npon the ear least interested in politics or high finance. Frequently the same words will be on the tongues of persons to whom both politics and high; finance are equally objectionable. Bnt to the average read­ er tbe extent of these "interests" must prove a great revelation. In the first place, the mere oapital stock of the railroads in the United States is more than $6,150,000,000. The tptal trackage in miles is 274,885.29. In one year the train mileage of these lines reaches 950.000,000 of juilee. The 675,000,000 of passengers are carried 21,500,000,000 of miles. The gross earnings from this traffic -which considers also the hauling of 1,250,000,000 tons of freight more than 165,000,000,000 "ton" miles--is only a little short of $2,000,000,000 t» year. And for the purposes of business in traffic these 275,000 miles of railroad have equipments that have cost fully $12,000,000,000, and the "railroad inter­ ests" are adding to tbe -mileage 2,500 miles a year--giving to each ten miles square of territory seven miles of rail­ road, and to each 10,000 of population more than twenty-seven miles. Repairs ou School Building. At a meeting of the board of educa­ tion Tuesday evening it was decided to make some necessary repairs on the school building. The halls and closets will all b® tinted and the ceiling in the first room, which was ruined by water coming thru the floor, will be replas- tered where necessary and retinted. All the woodwork on the exterior and the windows are to receive a fresh coat of paint. A sink will be installed in the rear hall on the second floor, with city water conveniences, and another is to be placed in tbe basement, it is likely that the board will finish the weet base­ ment for labratory and mannal train­ ing purposes and use the east room for a. dining or lunch room only. Autos Licensed. There are about thirty automobiles in Elgin. Under a recent ruling they will be compelled to pay a license fee of $2.60 and carry a number in laige figures. Ball game at Gage's park Saturday, Jnly 28. McHenry vs. Brewery Street* of Woodstock. Admission, SS ladies and children, 10 cents. The committee on streets and alleys is doing some good work in filling np the chuck holes and low places in streets with a good quality of gr^yeL • ' '-'j'Mi A little son came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Thompson in Chica­ go Tuesday. Mrs. Thompson was for> merly Miss Mary Richardson and liafi many friends here. The Plaindealer will be sent to any address on trial three months for twen­ ty-five cents, and will be discontinued at the expiration of time unless other­ wise ordered. Try it The Woodstock Blues, a juvenile bit* ball team, were defeated on the local diamond last Friday by the young hope­ fuls of McHenry, the score being 13 to 7. And thus are they avenged. ;>s Robinson tubular furnace for sale a low price. Having remodeled my - house I have no further use for the far- naoe. Call and take it away now. Dr. C. H. Fegers. Mf M. Engeln is bnilding an addition to the rear of his shop on Water Btreet. He has fonnd more room necessary in constructing the steel tanks and feed cookers which are making the firm of Engeln A Son famons. ^ If yon are looking for a (Mud oo$&•*$>?, fortable home the sale of the late home ot J. W. Cristy, deceased, will be of in­ terest to yon. Apply at the premiasa in Ringwood, HI., or write to J. B Cristy, Waupaca, Wis. 8-tf Commencing on the. first of August J. D. Lodtz will take orders for ladiss' tailor-made garments. He is making special preparations for this work, and can guarantee the best of satisfaction^ Watch his adv. for further announdt- ment. '•'..-vCI Property owners should take pride enough in the appearance of the city in which they reside to keep the weeds down in front of their residences. If each person would do his share it woold ^ make a vast difference and greatly '"fyl hance the beauty of the place. , E. M. Cornell, who was in McHenry i. several weeks last snmmer and did#- 1 ' rushing business in maKing penny pho- | tographs, is here again, being stationed J at Huemann's photograph gallery. He v prints 25 photographs with five differ­ ent positions for 25 cents. They are no! I y tin types noi1 the fade out lund. ... Mrs. Lamphere's residence op/ Main; street is being remodeled andwhen tha vJ, Carpenters and painters have finished' : their work it will look like a now hous«. A small addition has been added to th* | east side of the building, while in front . ̂ a large porch has been constructed with 5 / entrance and reception hall at the weet corner. Earl Waite, who is now one of yoor . j| Uncle Samuel's mail clerks, has beep * ;f$ appointed to a probationary run between .,i Chicago and Lake Geneva. He will bf d || tested on this ran for six months, witll . a salary of $800 per year. and. if hjk^. J stands well in hia examinations in thf V mean time, he will then be given aregj^- ular run with an increased salary. Bpys who have been in the habit Bhooting birds with riflee in the city limits would do well to seek the open; • prairie to test their marksmanship bert*> ^ after, as there will then be leas dangeflt i of accidents. On Monday evening bu|» ' lets were whizzing over the sehoqjl grounds too close to the ears of the peqh pie there to be comfortable. There ir- plenty of room out in the field* for thin > business, if there are boys who think ^ that the birds really must be kiUsd. ., Chuollue Launch, Navigator, • leaves Riverside landing every dny 1:80 p. in. for Pistakee Bay. Speciiu ^ • arrangements can be made for charter part it# morning or evening. Telethon* ' " fUroideHouse. No. 408. *• _ CAPT.Walkm,