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7. ha. Ella Lamphere spent Sunday in Miss Lida Going spent last week in S. Reynolds wfcsa Wanconda caller Saturday. -Vv, / S t a r B r i n k w a s t h e g u e s t o £ C h i c a g o . friends last week ' rV- O. N. Owen transacted business in the city yesterday. -u - S||iF.A. Cobb transacted business in the .windy city Friday. ,Mrs. 8. Knox of Elgin spent„Snnday Wlt!i rp?:-:6ives here. -I ;j'£"Mrg. F. K. Granger Wj*--* Chi<*8<> .. : pfcssenger Tuesday. ;. , " Lucius Evans of Cbicagowasseeh on jsii,, dor streets recently. " Eugene Matthews of Elgin spent Snn- with friends here. -'."Mrs. B. Buss is spending-* few days ..,^*1»|th relative# in,Elgin. • Miss Edtth Curtis of Elgin spent Sun- W&y with McHenry friends ; < *, Leonard Philips is visiting the world's Sir at St. Louis this week. -"T " MisR Asrnes and Victor Meyers were Chicago visitors last Friday. -| * ' iMatb Weber and daughter. Annie, Sftere in the city last Friday. ^ • * \ s "Miss Clara Sfcoffel is spendingtbe 1/#ieek wi«li relatives at Racine. **" /V'^"Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Strawper uiovt<1 f Wi*., last Tlmr-*d%r. W. B. Pierce irf Chicago is "Visit­ ing at the li-mie of S. Reynolds. _ Mrs. Then, Bickler visited her dar.gli- ^•lier i trET^tn SatTTytay and Sonliii :• t i Miss Minnie Morten-on' of Chicago spent Snndav with "Vl-Henry friends. Mrs. Herman Kaiiiholz of Cary visited ^T*TtH her J'iue;its h few days last week. Went A'orth of Gilberts spent ttanday with his children iii thin village Charles Owen and Family of Chicago I • 'Sntidayed with his hrot hor, O. N. Owon. .-Miss Mali?! (Granger .went.to C^'Ca^«> ^fjnesda v morning f»r a two wH-k's visit -'v* -IVfisses Edith and Avis Wright o1 t Woodstock wef#bri*f callers here Bun day. -- ~ :•>. Mrs. J. t>. L<vdtz and sofif t'Prcy, web Among the Chicago passengers Friday . /.'last- Ft. E. Burkitt and Joseph Holly spent Monday aud Tuesday in Qenoa June . Uncle Sam's passenger rolling stock: would make a solid train 500 miles long. England gets about $5,000,000 worth of new gold from Africa every month and; $700,000 out of Australia. There are 4,705} lawyers in Chicago. The increase in their number daring; the last twelve months was 330. Of course it costs money to bring cus­ tomers to a store, but no store ever lost money through having too many cus­ tomers. ^. The total horsepowet at the world's fair is 60,-000, nearly double that of Pans, Chicago and Philadelphia expo­ sitions co m bined. The Japanese soldier gets forty-five cents a month, board, clothes and the privilege of getting hi* mtiole perforat­ ed and dying for his oouutry. V Galveston has finished her great sea wall three miles long, costiug $1,500,000. The city itself is to be raised 17 feet, a wotk that will require two years', time aud will cost $2,000,000. The mayor of Memphis. Tenn/; claims that the card ganiea in the drawing rooms of society houies* is the main cause of big defalcations, and urges the ladies to assist him in- stopping the nuisance. PUPILS RESUME STUDIES NEXT MON­ DAY MORNING,' SEPT.'s? f Department • In Better Condition than Ever Before- High School Soon tp be Affiliated "• :: • V -O ' ' I'. ' J the ©niver^ityof• Illinois^ On Monday morning next, September 5, school l>ell music will again greet Hie ears of McHe,nry people after* a silence of three months. While the bell has been silent, it is not saying that all in connection with the school has been sleeping during the summer. Active preparation has been made in placing the school In better condition iH WiifJf detail than ever before. / To make the school building as pleas­ ant as possible inside and out the board of education has made many improve­ ments. The exterior woodwork has Liecu repainted while all the walls and Ernst ffetzel of Chicago has been vis Iting McHenry friends dnring the past .Wfek. - Miss Barbara Thelen of Elgin was the "guest of home folks a few days the past week. .Miss Minnie Meyers of Kenosha visit­ ed her cousin, Mrs. John Regner, last week. Mrs. J. J. Davis of Kenosha is visit­ ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C Mead. Mrs. H. C. Mead and Mrs. J. J. Davis •pent Wednesday with relatives at jipnda. Peter and Henry Heimer and Will Thurlwell, Jr., were in the windy city Tuesday. t Miss Nellie Newman returned Sun­ day evening from a two weeks' visit in Chicago. Mrs. W. F. Gallaher is spending a lew days with Woodstock and Chicago relatives. " Miss Marian Carter of New York is spending the week with G,._W. Besley «nd family. •* • Mrs. F. C. Ross and son, Clayton, are yieiting friends in Chicago and West Chicago this week. Will Langhlin spent Saturday, Sun­ day and Monday in.. Chicago with a friend from the south. W. A. Cristy of Yellville, Ark., ar­ rived on Saturday evening for a short yisit a returning yesterday. Mrs. Gustave Werle and daughters, Elsie and Eruia. are visiting Mr. and "Btt-s. John Regner this week. The Misses Plant of Elgin spent Fri­ day and Saturday with Misses Hattie Lamphere and Mamie Granger. Loren Lauck of New Milford, 111., wis the guest of friends here from Wed- -nesday until Saturday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Reynolds of Buf- f»lo, N. Y., visited at the home of Mr. n»d Mrs. D. F. Hanly the past week. * Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Voorheis of Nile, ^jlegheny Co., 'N. Y., spent Sunday Vith their niece, Mrs. Alice Simpson. - Mrs. George Schreiner spent the lat­ ter part of last week at the. boifce of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Snyder in Wood­ stock. - Mr. and Mrs, N. J. Shoemaker of South Bend, Ihd.,. returned home on Monday. after a pleasant visit with rel­ atives. • v::' Mrs. F. T: Colby and boys have broken camp at McCollnm's Lake and gone back to the city after a very pleas­ ant summer. Miss Rosabell Simpson and Raymond Payne of Ivanhoe were Saturday and Sunday visitors atj the home of Mrs. Alice Simpson. E. W. Wright and two daughters, HisseS Clara and Helen, visited the for­ mer's mother, Mrs. Robfc Wright, a few days the past week. --:--• Mrs. Kristan and children of Chicago •*e visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Schneider. Mr. Kristan will ! come out Saturday evening. . * M. F. Walsh, postmaster, and editor of the Harvard Herald, Jndge C. H. Donnelly and L. T. Hoy of Woodstook were in McHenry yesterday. V:. ' " • T» '•_> i.' 'W ' iSMW Cotton seed meal is a new substitute for meat. The most prominent vege­ tarians in the United States have en­ dorsed it, declaring it contains all the elements necessary to sustain the hu­ man body. A timid man make** a dollar bis pris­ oner; a courageous man makes it his servant. Every dollar spent in news­ paper advertising is sent upon a fruit­ ful errand, and it comes back bringing other dollars with it. If capital and labor could but harmon­ ize their cogimon interests and adjust their differences, the United States would soon set the world such an ex­ ample of progress and prosperity that all others would be mere imitators. Nunda Herald: Several of the keep­ ers of blind pigs, in the lake resorts near McHenry, were brought to Nunda and had a hearing before Police Magistrate M. N. Gardner, State's Attorney L. D. Lowell prosecuting. Two of them were fined $100 each and two $75 each--cheap license fees at that. By expending the isum of $4,000 in constructing a tile drain as authorized under the laws of the state, farmers in the districts lying west of Roseile and Bloomingdale in the north end of Du- Page county are planning to reclaim 210 acres of farm land and redeem from partial unfitness for agriculture. The village of Wanconda boasts a son who has just returned from a four^years' service in Uncle Sam's navy. J. L: Harris is the young man and he served an seaman on the battleship Kearsage, leaving it in Greece. Harris has seen much of the world on his crnise and de­ clares he will re-enlist in September, when the Kearsage returns to its native waters. ^ ^ The Davies Car Wheel and Machine company is the name or a new company recently organized snd which is to lo­ cate at Grayslake, P. A. Robinson of the Merchants' and Farmers' bank in that village^hetVing interested himself in the concern. The factory site is be­ tween the C. M. & St. P. and the Wis­ consin Central tracks and nicely adapted for such use. Before the arduous duties of school life devolve upon the teachers with the opening of the fall term and in order that they might view the wateh city, Bishop Mnldoon, accompanied by twen­ ty-four sisters from his school in Chi­ cago, went to Elgin last Saturday morn­ ing and spent, the day. there. After en­ joying a visit at St. Mary's academy and other places of interest the guests, the local sisters and Rev. Father Mc- Cann spent the remainder of thejlay at Lord's park. • Dundee Hawkfcye: If there la any one who thinks that Kane county oats and Kane county threshermen can be beat­ en, let them read ihe following" and "then forever hold their peace"--or else make a better record. The Hawkeye scribe is informed that one afternoon recently Joe Catlow and bis gang of mm threahod out 1.7M bnabeki of o*t* MoHanry Publio Sohool Building ceilings Prof. £moraon C. Flshw, Superintendent of ScHoola. • are now 'tintfld. Drinking ^e would be better fitted for life's batr fountains will be placed on both tlpors. The west room of the basement will be fitted up and used exclusively for lab- ratory and manual training work, while the east room will be utilized as a lunch room exclusively. While the board has been busy look* ing after the physical comforts of the pupils, Prof. Fisher and his corps of teachers have been preparing themselves for the educational advancement of the sehool. When the school closed last spring the graduates lacked only six points of being eligible to the freshmen class at the Illinois University. This result has been brought about by the work of Mr. Fisher and he hopes this year to close up the gap entirely. After thoro investigation Mr. Fisher and the board have concluded that too much work has been crowded into the year spent in the grammar room. In this grade (the eighth) the pupil first gets a smattering of the higher studies. It is here that the young mind should be broadened and deepened and pre­ pared for the high school work. Owing tie than those who have left the gram mar school in past years. The McHenry school stands second to nont? in the county from the standpoint of thoroness in • the prescribed work. When the new grade has been estab­ lished it is safe to predict that the Mc­ Henry school will be second to none from any standpoint, and there aito many excellent schools in the county. The grammar room will Jbe the beet preparatory in the county for those coming in from the country schools to finish their common school education There were many tuition pupils last year, but the number will be greatly augmented this falls , The McHenry high school offers an education to the boys and girls from the district schools excelled by none. The course of study in the first seven girls of McHenry. It is Che earnest de- 6. Beginner's Latin. HIGH SCHOOL. Freshman*-- English Arithmetic and Algebra Physical Geography ".'.Book Keeping Ancient History Latin Junior-- English Algebra Zoology and Botany . Medieval and Modern Hi^tosy Latin Senior-- English Geometry v.r physics " ' :f' Knglish History Reviews * Before school opens we wish to make one more plea for the young boys and grades is the same as in other schools. Below is the course laid out for the grammar and high schools this year. GRAMMAR ROOM. 1. Eaglish. -Study of Grammar- Composition work and some of the American Masterpieces. 2. History.--Careful review of U. S. History with an elementary on civics. 3 Mathematics. -Review thoroly with a half to the short time of nine month* the studies prescribed for this grade cannot be giyen the absolutely necessary atten­ tion that should be devoted. In a high school of a four-year course some of this and complete Arithmetic work is taken up in the freshmen year, year's work in Algebra. Under conditions as they exist in Mc- 4 Thoro review of Geography with Henry, however, it has been thought special emphasis upon Industrial Geog- best to establish another year in the raphy, and a study of the great types of grammar room. When a pupil has fin- industries, with also a careful study of ished the ninth grade course of studies Commercial Geography in its relation he will have a broad knoweledge of the to the chief industries of the different years those who finish and those who do common branches and will be greatly nations. not will recall these lines and say that Should 5. Principles of Book Keeping.--Sin- The Plaindealer was right. Parents Business Forms have a duty to perform. Will they do and Negotiable Papers. their dnty?- sire of The Plaindealer to see every child of school age in the school build­ ing at nine o'clock Monday morning. There may be some who have reached the seventh or eighth grades who Jo not intend to return. Parents who allow this must know that the prospects for the fnture success of their children are blighted. They must know that they are committing a sin that no amount of money or lamenting can overcome in the years to come, a sin for which they alone wills be held responsible. Those who have reached the high school should by all means remain in their classes and finish the course. To their minds this may seem unnecessary, but in fatnre fortified for high school work. a pupil quit school after finishing the gle and' Double Entry- ninth grade worir (which should not be) A XT from 1 to 7:80 o'clock. This was done for Earnest Bartels on the Getzleman farm and is a big record. If any of our exchanges can tell a bigger threshing (not fish) story, they have, the opportun­ ity. Next! Harvard Herald v A well known farmer residing a short distance from Harvard is so violently opposed to au­ tomobiles that when he leaves home with his team he places several fair- sized stones in his wagon box or buggy, as th case may be, and when he meets an automobilist he is prepared to call him to task if he does not use due care in handling h|s auto or if he is hoggish in dividing the roadway with said farm­ er. who avers that these auto fiends, as he calls them," should be dealt with se­ verely by farmers whenever they dis­ obey the rules of fairness. The farmer we refer to is so pronounced in his opin­ ions that it is useless to argue with him. K. V. Oryln Popular. jfe,,V. Orris, the popular Wankegan lawyer, has proven his popularity in his homo city beyond a doubt. In a dia­ mond contest recently inaugurated by The Gazette Mr. Orvis came in second in voting for the most popular man in the city, bis total vote being !ie<l With BuaineM. The fact that Miss Emmert, the optician w li o has > e e n'm a k- ing monthly visits to Mc- H«nry for t h e p a s t ye ar, is be ing rushed with business proves tnat the people of this vicinity have learned that she is not only careful and pains­ taking in her work, but is also fair and straightforward in her business deal- iugs. • ' - - Xort OriTtbl Bone. While Bruce Starritt of Terra Cotta was returning from the ball game at Spring Grove last Sunday his horse was suddenly taken sick and died in the road. He had driven back as far as Johnsbnrgh and stopped for a few mo­ ments, when he noticed the horse acted rather strangely. He quickly unhitched it from the buggy and started toiead it to a shed near by whei^ the animal dropped dead. She was a good driver and Mr. Starritt has the sympathy of illM^ttny friends in bis misfortune. , ft?* Good Rowla Convention. A meeting will be held in DeKalb on Tuesday, September 18, for the purpose of discussing the permanent'road ques­ tion. Addresses will be made by repre­ sentatives of the Office of Public Road Inquiries of the United States Depart­ ment of Agriculture and by prominent United States officials, state officials and representatives of the state and national road organizations. All state, district, connty and^township Official# are re­ quested to co-operate both by their pres­ ence and influence. All people interest­ ed in the subject are urged to attend. The United States Department of^Ag­ riculture under the directions of its en­ gineers and experts is co-operating with the commissioners of highways of the OTvnship of DeKalb in building an ob ject lesson read which will be viewed in all the processes of construction. This meeting is called at the suggestion of the U. S agricultural department and its representatives, engineers and road experts will be in attendance for the purpose of answering questions and giv­ ing information on practical road baild- ing' ' Farmers, attention! Save $2.50 in food stuff this week at Gilbert Bros.' It is just like finding money. See ad- mtiaement on another page. Thfe McHenry base ball team made it six straight by defeating Genoa Junction and Spring Grove. The team went> to Genoa Saturday and defeated the team at that place so decisively that there was no room for argument, the score being 18 to 4. The McHenry boys played poor ball owing to the condition of the grounds, but/ the Genoas did not play ball at all. There was never a minute when they could hope to make a showing, McHen­ ry sending in six runners over the home plate in the first inning, more than Genoa could muster during the entire gam#. Bending was in good form and held the Wisconsin boys down to a few scattering hit& Following is the score by innings: McHenry 6 0 8 0 1 8 1 0- 0-18 G e n o a 1 1 1 0 Q 0 0 0 1 -- 4 Up to 4 last Week the manager of the team held the boys down to Satur day afternoon games only, as agreed upon at the beginning of the season, but it seems they became restless or flushed with victory. They kicked over the traces Sunday without regard to agreement or manager and went Jo Spring Grove. The same medicine was dished out to the tenm at that place. McHenry winning by a *>core of 8 to fi. All but two of the team were members of the regular organi>«tiou, Jake Bums and N. J. Shoemaker being the tw<> extras. The Spring Grove team wa» made up of players from that village Wilmot, Salem and oth»r places an<1 was put togetlW to win. Their pitcher. Nieson, was a whirlwind, but was given poor support, Bendiug pitched a su­ perb game and was given the best of support by the home team. Buss" iu center field and Shoemaker at short played a star game. "Only two 'errors were made on the McHenry side while the Grove Iwys piled up six or seven. A birire < rowd of McHenry people was present, . much interest having been ai-i:u*Hl oyer a bet which hail been •nade. In tact, the game was scheduled ; tirn a $2.1 wnger. There will probably be ,few more games, owing to the fact that some of the boys will soon go to college. AN INCIPIENT FIRE. 1 McHenry Brewery Scone of HMUUl HIh« Hatiirday Morniitf, What might have been a serious fire was prevented at the brewery last Sat­ urday morning by the prompt action of employes and volunteer firemen. As it was, only a small portion of the roof on the east side of the building was burned. Shortly before six o'clock oh the morning mentioned Jack Bishop, who resides just north of tHfe brewery, chanced to glance toward the building and noticed the flames shooting up from the roof. He quickly gave the alarm and it was only a few minutes before the employes in the brewery had the private fire hose on the flames. In a short time two hose carts were on the scene with plenty of volunteers and by cutting away the roof and ceiling in the room below water was soon thrown on­ to the fire and All was over. The only loss was in the roof and ceil­ ing, where something like $100.00 will repair all damages. The water did no damage as there was nothing near that it could affect. It is supposed that sparks from the smoke stack ignited the shingles, caus­ ing the blaze. a Had it been given an­ other fifteen or twenty minutes' start here would have been a great confla- ?$fction in that end of the city. The fact that the McHenry #ater works system is effective was demon­ strated and should have a tendency to reduce the insurance rates. NEW PHOTO GAlXEIlV. Butter Market, Butter ruled firm at 19 cents on the Elgin board of trade, an aduance of half a cent over last week , ( Thirty- tubs were sold at 19 cents. , W School stationery at Variety store. All the latest styles of fall miltinfefft at Mrs. Howe's. • Th? Ariiat, Mr. Bill*, Well Pleased With the Vrotipecto. J. J. Hille, the artist, who recently built a modern photograph gallery on Waukegan Street, near the stand pipe. is doing a rushing business and feels confident that he has made a paying venture in locating in McHenry. There is a large field for such work and Mr. Hille is capable of holding all business that comes his way. The simple fact that he conducted"a Successful business in Chicago for many years is evidence enough of his ability in the art of photo gjVe another dayce in, the near future, graphy. That he is an artist in the true Bargains in stoves and furnishings. Also repairs. ^ Qsmnn Bros. • 1® , Peter H. Weber and wife rejoice over the arrival of a .son, born on Sunday, August 28. •" • - - - _v, • J A son was born to- Mr. and Mrs. T; P. Walsh at Grayslake last Thursday, but did not live. Mrs. Walsh is recovering nicely;--- - Peter Doherty will move into hie beau lit ul new house m Iforth Green street this week, vacating the rooms over M. J. Walsh's store. Farmers, attention! Save $2.50 in food stuff this week at Gilbert Brae.' it is just like finding money. See ad- vertiseuient on another page. - Flour -Flour--Flour. For a few dayB we will sell one bag, i bbl., Corona flour ( m o s t w h o l e s o m e d o u r i n t o w n ) t o r - ' : f 1.23. Try a bag. (Gilbert Bros. . ... Read Gilbert Bros.' offering in grower* ies on auother page. You wili Mud it interesting. duUant' worth of : guuus ioi- •^.50. Stock up with good* at half price. The list of good groceries that Gilbert ^ liiVs- are ufferiug this week tor fti.Sit V cauuot be bougnt by carload at that price. Five dollars in groceries lor , • $2.50. Better get iu on it. - A | ! Miss Emmert, the well known expert ^ optician of Chicago, wilfbe at the office' of Dr. Koss, McJtierfry, next Tuesday, . Sept. 6, giving free examinations of r eyes. No one urged to buy. « ^ John H. Miller took a party of ^ * een ladies and children to the Bay yee* : terday. The on ting was thoroly en­ joyed by those present, althoit was per- haps a trifle lonesome for John. There will be a dance at Geo. Nell's pavilion on Monday evening, September * 5, to which a cordial invitation is ex­ tended to all. Good music and a good time guaranteed- Dance tickets 50 cents. " • # R. Vf , Inness will give another da»di at the Riverside hall Saturday evening, September 10. On this occasion $5.00 in gold will be given to the best waltxer on the floor. Wateh for, advertising matter. Do you eat? If so, do not fail to read Gilbert Bros.' offerings* in food stuff, etc., on another page. Five dollars' worth of high grade groceries fojr $2 80. Every article guaranteed or money re­ funded. >' ' Dick Walsh left yesterday for Chicir %- go, accompanied by his father, where he will attend the Chicago Business * college. Dick is a young man of excep­ tional qualities and ve wish hsm the best of success in the studies he will take up. . The fence has been removed from fil front of W. A, Cfisty's residence on Wankegan street. A glance at the place now will c6nvince anyone that it looks neater. There are other fences that should come down for the good ot the general appearance of the city. A Cobweb social will be held on F. J* McOmber'8 lawn for the benefit of the girls'basket ball team on Friday even­ ing, September 9. Refreshments, pro­ gram and a good time with the cobwebs all for 15 cents. Incase of rain, post­ poned until Saturday, twenty of amnnt* meet promised. Business men of McHenry and vicin­ ity should bear in mind that The Plaint dealer has a full line of elegant calen­ dar samples for 1905. Do not order un*> til our representative calls on you and gives you prices. We will save yon money and you have the satisfaction o| trading at home. ' j Over 150 pedple attended the dance*t the Riverside hall Saturday evening and if they were disappointed in the hospi­ tality displayed by Mr. Inness, they * have not reported at this time. It wen an ideal evening and Schaffer's orches­ tra was at its best. Mr. Inness will •• * M H 1 •' ' f" '5 sense of the word is proven by the sam­ ples of work on display in bis store room. He makes a specialty of novel­ ties as noted in his advertisement on th^ last page of this pap§r. His studio is equipped with all the latest devices and and the rooms are arranged for the mOst perfect light. Amateur photographers will find in Mr. Mille a sympathetic friend who jfill fieely offer suggestions and develop plateg in l finish pictures for a nomfial price. „ Visitors are always welcome at the show room. Base Ball at Jehnaltur^i. : A game of base ball for a purse of $25 and expenses will be played at Geo. Nell's place, Colnmbia Park, east of Johnsburgh, on Sunday, September 4, the contesting teams being the Catholio Foresters of Chicago and 'the Johns­ burgh nin«. Game called at two t " * V: Gilbert Bros, sell fahcy groceries ex­ clusively, When reading their advert tiseuients do not confuse their offering* with the average country general sto*»v stock of groceries. Every article in th* $5.00 list for $2.50 is Strictly fresh and high grade, such as is sold to trade - ' - •.. •. The Cou^tj Fair. The McHenry Connty fair this yew' was a record breaker in attendance, th» races were exceptionally good and con­ sidering the early date the exhibits wetn fair. During the entire week the we^tll* er was ideal, making it possible for far­ mers many miles away to drlfre tar Woodstock with their families. There were an unnsual number of amusement attr&ctious on tjie grouuds froui wbilk the privilege department realised a good sum. The cash gate receipt* on Tbtur*» c day amounted to about $2,000, it being estimated that 10,000 people were on tb» growl*- < - | • m ' ••"Jagl •