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VOLUME XXXIII. 31 MclfENRY, ILLINOIS,THURSDAY, AUQUST i, 1907. OF A PERSONAL NATURE WHOM . WE ENTERTAW AND WHERE WE GOV •'freaswvy Kntertaina a l<»r|e Co*i Visitors Dnrla(tkf W*k-WKo* We Cutertala. John P. Schreiner spent Tuesday in Chicago. , • Simon Stoffel was a Chicago passen­ ger Tuesday. Bernard Mnesar was a Chicago visit­ or yesterday. " Bev, M. W. Bartkwaieawtndy city visitor Monday. . ' • Mrs. F. h. M cOmber w*a "'a visitor Tuesday. :! ' C. G. Bernsr was a businea* visitor in Chicago Tuesday. R. W. Inness was a business visitor ijr Chicago Monday. Geo. R. Gilbert was a business visitor in Chicago TriesMfy. Richard Wray was a McHenry visitor tbe first of the week. Sam Giunta attended to business is Chicago last Friday. George Freund w£s the guest of CM cagc friends Sunday. • W. H. Harrison boarded the Chicago train Tuesday morning. Geo. H. Hanly was a Chicago pasaeti ger Wednesday morning. Peter J. Freund and two sons were Chicago visitors Tuesday. vl Mrs. J. J. Davis was the guest tit 121- gin relatives last Thursday. Miss Marie LaMoitt is spending the week with Chicago friends. Mrs. F. A. Boh lander was a business visitor in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. W. A. Schaefer was a Chicago passenger last b'riday morning- Mrs. Anna Mollahan visited relatives at Solon several days this week. Miss Estelle Jackson of Chicago spent Sanday with Miss Dora Stoffel. Mrs. Wm. Fisher and daughter spent Sunday with Richmond relatives. filmer Dners of Wanconda was a Mo- • Henry caller last Saturday evening. Misses Dora Stoffel and Lacy Carey were Spring Grove visitors Monday. Miss Martha Schlosser of Chicago is the guest of relatives here tills week. Bobt. Frisby spent a few days the f'first of the week with Chicago relatives. Mrs. Fred Arp and daughter, Iva, of Richmond were recent McHenry visit­ ors. Mr and Mrs. Wm. Langhlin of Chi­ cago were guests of relatives here last week. ^ Mrs. E. M. Owen left, on Friday last for a few days' visit with Chicago rela­ tives. Frank Chaffee of Oregon, 111 , was a recent gnest at the home of W. F. Gal- laher. Mrs. Fred Karges was the gnest of Kenosha relatives from Thursday until Jtyonday. Miss Anna Stengle of Chicago is a guest at the home of Henry Heimer this week. I Mrs. Kate Lawrence of Richmond was the gnest of relatives here the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kirwan and chil­ dren are spending the week with Mc­ Henry relatives Titus Schlosser and Miss Marie Fox of Chicago were recent guests of Mo- Henry relatives. Mr. arid Mrs. Geo. A. Hanly of Wood- , stock spent Sunday with McRenry rel atiyes and friends. Miss Nettie Murray of Wanconda at­ tended the dance at Stoffel's hall last Saturday evening. Hick Martin of Chicago was a recent gnest at the home of lira. George Nell at Columbia Park. Miss Katie Heimer ia enjoying a week's vacation from her duties at Block & Bethke's store. N % lip. Ed Anderson of Chicago is spend­ ing the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers, here. Mrs. A. W. McOmber spent several days last week with her sister, Mrs.- H. II. Jensen, at Woodstock. John Niesen and Mrs. Henry Meyers visited the former's wife at Mercy bos pital in Chicago yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Mike'Schloeser and son, Emil, of Chicago spent a few days hut week with McHenry relatives. Miss Helen Carey of Wilmot, Wis., it spending the week with McHenry and Rmgwood relatives and friends. Kisses May me Granger and Harriet Lamphere of Elgin were guests of rela­ tives and friends the first of the week Thomas and Richard Thompson spent one day last week attending to matters of a business nature at the connty seat. Hisses Pearl and Rnby CI ax ton re­ turned Monday evening from a two- weeks' visit with Chicago relatives and friends. Editor Swenaon of the Wilmot Agi­ tator came down» with Capt. ^Talker last Thursday and made this office a pleasant call - Miss Flora Churchill of Libertyville was a visitor at the home of her grand­ parents, Mr. and Mrs. it. tl. Sberburne, one day last week. Geo. F. Leigh. Raymond Kane and Mb Mary Grady of Chicago visited Miss May Goldthwaite at the home of S. McDonald recently. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown and sons. Alva, Earl and Glenn; Mrs. Lehman, Mrs. Jaeger and son, Mr. and Mrs. Heaney and daughter of Chicago and BU, McDonald of .Nan da •peat I'toaredajF at McDonald'* ̂* IMPROVING UPPER FOX. Vox Hirer Navigable Waterway Assocfe^ tlon AceompltekM Great Uesulte. By Prof. W. F. Rice. For years attempts have been made spasmodically to make the Fes river and its lakes permanently serviceable for passenger boats and pleasure craft. Mr. James B. Perr^ was one of the pi- oneers in the pa^eng<er traffic on the Fox. The "'Atfdete," a huge steiqm- boat, was bis first craft, followed b\ tbe "Mary Griswold," both boats rUi# ning from McHenry to Fax* Lake. Then some other parties Jimlt another boat and eqn*pped it with a fine new engine, which stifl lies in the ri *er a little a?>ove town. Several thousand dollars were invested in t hese enterprises, but they renlned nothinu .for their promoters. Several smaller tx>ats of this old'tiine sort have J>een put in the streaia. Some of these lie on its bottom and some are still afloat The coming of the gasoline lnnnch, with its light, draft, its cleanli ness arid graceful construction has re­ vived the dormant alnbition f&r Fox river navigntion. Abont this Bain# rime the river, by a strange ^incidence akin to perversily, began to show an unwonted habit of running tow every snmmer. , The great natural advantages of the Fox lake region as a summer resort were just coming to be recognized, and what to do to make the crafty old Fox dependable wan at once a question both" of sentiment and economy* McHenry waB the natural inlet to the lake region and derived mnch of her prosperity from it, but on the principle that "we never miss the water till the well run* dry," the real advantage of position which she possessed was not realized by her people until she was deprived of her monopoly by the building of a new railroad to give an inlet to the lakes from the other side. But nature bad given her one advantage that she could not lose by any amount of heedlessness. The river side of the lakes is the "best end of the bargain" under any consider­ ation whatever and improvement of the lakes means improvement of the river first. What almost any other town would be glad to do for itself McHenry might sit by and let others do for her. The Fox River Navigable Waterway association was organized by people having various interests in the region and a dam across the river at McHenry was projected. The project met with a variety of oppoeition almost as great as the variety of advantages offered by it. Last year was especially favorable for emphasizing the need of action. Near­ ly $6000 was raised for construction. The engineers estimated the cost at $15,000; with locks or $7000 without them. In the face of these estimates work was begun. Hidden springs in the river bottom made unexpected en­ gineering difficulties and the managing committee haa to make additional ap­ propriations to keep up the the heart of the contractors, who were losing money. The contributors were clamoring . for the completion of the work by the time setrthen the contractors threw up the job. The work fell upon the committee/ with an eifipty treasury. What they lacked in money they had to make np in nerve. Managing engineers are ex­ pensive and must have their pay , on time, BO the committee put thtf work on i ts secretary, Mr. Everett Hnnter, who, with the remnant of resources left," brought the work to a conclusion at the appointed time. It stood long enough to prove its utility, when water under­ mined one end and the thing went down. ' J Faith in the Natural justice of the human race and the final prevalence of good sense to appreciate a proveu ad­ vantage led thb executive committee to quietly attempt the completion of the dam this summer, at the same time (fak­ ing for the support of those benefited by it. The result is apparent. We cer­ tainly have a fine river at McHenry and can hereafter depend upon its perma­ nence. • • o - • The association is perfecting its or­ ganization with the expectation- 'that the $5 yearly metphership .dues will hereafter support the improvements now perfected. They expect to be able to pay all their indebtedness with'n a month and leave the dam in such a con­ dition that it may be ready .for next season, at the same time providing against any damage to farmers whoee lands lie along the river. The executive cou^mittee, of which Mr. Henry Kieine is chairman, has certainly accomplished a great improve­ ment against $ff«at odds The work has been accomplished at a very slight expenditure of money as compared with the estimate, every cent can be account­ ed for, and the fears of damage which were so long and so thrilliugly prophe­ sied have been proven almost ground­ less. McHenry must certainly be the per­ petual benSuciary of this improvement, and Any who have at any time been contributors to the work may well feel themselves repaid. Not all the work of collecting has been completed* sbhie of McHenry's apportionment not being yet secured, but few are unwilling to do something. At the meeting of the Fox River Nav­ igable Waterway association held June 23 F. M. Goodman was elected a mem­ ber of the committee to solicit funds for the completion aud maintenence of the dam, and was assigned the district south of the village, and on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 2:00 p. m. aj Emerald Park will meet all persons interested and sep­ arate them from as much of their money as possible. AID TO HtS COMPANION COST8 CHARLES A. NORDQUlST HI8 LIFE. - f *% • •: 4^- PwflnMn Kalatlve to the of Former McHenry Boy as Taken JFroui Hortmi. Kcbmm, Headlight. The nntimely ending of the bright and bappy life of Charles A Nordqnist was one of the most lamentable sorrows which has ev^r come any Horton family. The telegraph dispatch ^an- noanring his death reached Mrs. Nord- qniat Thursday morning. July 11. Mm Noidqnist had been in the city at the home of her sinter, Mrs. 4. R. Reed, since Mr Nordqnist went to Wyoming and was awaitmg the summons to join her hosbaud as eoon as he conld make destrahle arrangements for her to do so Charles A. Nordquist was born in McHenry, 111., Dec 1A, 1874, and died at CokevUle, Wyo.. July 9, 1907 Thus was he cut down in the very prime of a glorions manhood, at the threshold of the fulfillment of his dreams, jif«V at the tyne-when every moment of his life was pulsating with hope and hap­ piness. He was a magnificent speci tuen of the very> highest type of ideal manhood, a man of fine physique . and kindly sympathetic nature; intelligent, educated anft cultured; Courageous^ brave and ambitions; a prince among men and one whom the world ibid his own loved opes could ill afford to lose. Of late years he'had tnrned his atten­ tion to mining, making a thoro htudy of the subject. At the time of his (death he was at the head of a company of four met^who had large interesta in copper and graphite mines. b, He was married to Lena M. Roger* in, Minneapolis June 9. 1908, and to this union one child wj# born, a particular ly bright, winsome and attractive boy, who was the id# of both fond parente This marriage relation, was pech liarly happy and serene and in the demise of so noble a husband and father the de­ voted wife and little -son have lost a wise-counsellor and a true auftl beauti­ ful affection, which they will never cease to regret until tne Alt wise Father call* them thence to be reinstated in a better land where V'the mists sre rolled away." The Montpelier Ei|iunine€»givee this account of the direful disaster: - "Guy Button and Chas. Nordquist met instant death by suffocatiou Tuesday evening in the shaft of an old coal prospect about thirteen Utiles northeast pf Coke­ vUle. These two men, in company with D. T. Mote and Mr. Brown, arrived in Cobeville Monday and engaged H. J. Somnen to take them out for a week or ten days' prospecting trip. They left Cokeville Tuesday morning and camped that evening on Smith's fork, near the old coal dump. While Mr. Somsen and the other men were busy around the camp Button and Nordquist went up to the old tunnel incline shaft. Button slid down the incline about twenty feet and was instantly suffocated by fire damp. Realizing the fate that had be­ fallen Button, Nordquist called to the other men to bring a rope." When they arrived at tbexJiinip, they wanted to tie the rope around Nordquist and let him down af&r the body, but he insisted on taking the rope in hand to tie around Button, whiv-h he did and started down the incline. Tie, too, quickly succumbed to the deadly gas. Button's father-^n- law, one of the other men in the party, then bad another rope tied around his body and with a rope iu hand started down to rescue the two dead men. He succeeded in getting the rope around Nordquist's wrist when he was over­ come. When he was pulled out he was unconscious and it was some time be fore he recovered from the effects of the gas. One of the men was dispatched to Cokeville to convey the news. The other two remained and after about an hours"s work the body of Nordquist, who was only^eigbt or nine feet from the entrance, was brought ont of the shaft. No more could be done then un­ til daylight, and the next morning at 6:80 Button's body was pulled up, just as the coroner and a party of rescuers arrived from GokeviUtfi >A' candle was lit and placed on the MM of a twenty foot pole, but the foul gas snuffed the light ont when the candle was not more than five feet from the totoiftb of the incline." • «" V The bodies could not be embalmed, but were kept in an ice honse nntil Sat­ urday, July IS, when Mrs. Nordquist arrived, the funeral services being held from the Presbyterian church. The majestic mountains tower 8,000 feet above the graves where so many fond hopes and ambitions are buried His last words were, "I will get him," thinking only and always of others. "Greater love hath no man than thia, that he lay down his life for hi|i f^nd."( The fifty fourth annual fair of the McHenry Agricultural Maid will open •to the public on the &»th day of August and clr«ilo»r the 30th day of Atigust, f-j FTY-FQU RTH A N MUAL FAIR ^ Cl»m to t)ke Publie oa. pondaf, A*> 1907. The 4 AMONG THE RESORTERS MEMBER8 OF HONEY DEW CLUB IN EkClTING EXPERIENCE. great «nmber of inquiries for privileges and the demand for programs and premium lists lead the officers to believe this to be the best outlook for a successful fair in their experience. The premium list for the fair haa beeq^revised and many new premiums offered, and it is expected that the lib­ erality shown by the hoard will be ap­ preciated by exhibitors and euoourage theiu to bring the "beet in their posses- sioo" to thtf fair. Five hundred dollars hss been added to the purses for speed this year, and a fiae string of horses is exp^§e3 A. tatter line of free attractions and entertainment will be provided this yaiWr than ever before. The trnequaled eijjht Beduoin Arabs and the-Otora Jap­ anese troupe have already beeu secured. "Announcement of additional attractions will be rnacle from time to time. Over $6,000^ worth of improvements havS b^?n made on the grounds during the past five years.' The premiums htwe been increased .from 85,.to 75 per Ce#t, an^l the McHenry county fair ia now reeognissed ail onei of the fore- mo8tin the atre, For ^remiom lists, entry blanks, etc^ addreas Ciap. A; Hu'tU, secretary,. Woodstoelf^ 111. , j 1 The Mwsonri Girl will show you the funniest pl\iy 6n theft road Sunday night. NRY HOU8E ^)LD. ><H«r 8«tl« «»» to Peter Mwtto mt * t •> • vt v „ a t week whereby Peter Moritz of Chi­ cago becomes |Hfsses$or of the McHenry Homie and property connected, with the same, the new owner takM^g possession today (Thursday;) • , ' Mr. Heimer who tho# retires from active bu*ine»B life, came to' McHenry from Chicago about sixteen years ago, at which time be purchased the McHen- ^ House, and which place he has suc­ cessfully conducted up tot he present time. During <fais business career in McHenry Mr. heimer has, thru carefnl attention to business,^ together with honest and courteous business dealings, won fpr tbe house an undisputed repu­ tation as a first-class hostelry, and has also acquired enough of the "long green" to warrant his release from active husi- neas. Mr. Heimer and his most mable family wil\ continue to make McHtmfy their home, -having for the present rented the rooms over the An- toi^3ciiucider grocery stpre, into which they ex(pot to move some time this week. • The new proprietor comes to McHen rf with his family with a gilt edged reputation apd "promises the public that the affairs of jthe house will be conduct­ ed in the same courteous manner that haspaved the way to, success for his predecessor., Mr. Moritz is a gentleman of nnlimited experience in the business he takes up and will, no doubt succeed. A sure core for the blqee.v See The Missouri GKrl Sunday night. ' CELEBRATES 83gD BIRTHDAY. Anii^ D. ^hltlng of N uuda "Celebrates sveat' at Home of Itoa. • eordial Party. invitation IP' is extended, » " 0 ' everybody to attend a dancing party at Stoffel's hall; West McHenry, Saturday evening, August 3. Floor committee: West McHenry. Will Spencer; McHen­ ry, (has. Heimer; Wanconda. Elmer Dfters; Genoa Junction, Fred Bennett; Ringwood, Harold Whiting; Emerald Park, John Gibbs; Nunda, Ed Powers; Woodstock, Will Howard. Music by Metzger's. Tickets 50 cents. Travsling men toll us that The Mis­ souri Girl is fioitf They,|̂ .̂ be ,J$ys that know a good thing. . . . Amos D. Whiting of Nuuda celebrat­ ed his 83rd birthday anniversary at the home of his son, Wm. E., who resides west of town, last Saturday. The event was celebrated in the form of an old-fash ioned picnto. - Twenty- seven of the relatives were in ,sattend- ance, among them being the host's two brothers, Freeman, who resides near this village and who is now in «his 80th year, and Arthur, of Lamoille, 111., who is the youngest of the three brothers. The day was a piost ideal one for the occasion and was passed in a most pleas- ant and appropriate manner by the gath­ ering. " At the pfoon hour an old fash- ioned picnic dinner was partaken of under the trees, ample juat|ee being done to the viands bjr all who partook of the repast. ̂ ^ ^ The occasion thought back many peasant reminders of by gone days, and more than a few anecdotes were cited during the day. The three elderly brothers seemed to enjoy the event fully as much, and probably even more than the younger people who were present did. The event will go down in local history as one of the most peasant that-the connty has ever kjpo|rn. Seats are going fast for 1?be Missouri Girl Sundaylaight, Aug. 4. Ball JofeBiburgli. Yourself and Mends are most cordial­ ly invited to atten4algihmi I*1" to take place at Sthith's watlf Johnsburgh, on Wednesday evening, Jfcug. 7. Floor committee: Johnaburgh.' Jojin Miller. Will Smith; Pistakee Bay, Mike Schae­ fer, Henry Still teg; Volo, Frank Stock; Lily Lake, Joe Wagner/ Round Lake, Martin Thejeu; McBWS^', Will Heimer; Ringwood, bell Bacon; Spring Grove, Math. Lay. Hapbe's orchestra of Mc­ Henry will furnish the musie; Daaee tickets, 50 cents. % "Long Hungry Zeke" is the title of a song that will be introduced in The Jliwotui Gitl, which apttea#a& Opera hemse Sunday, Aug. 4 . ̂ Klsrln Day at Barton's Bridge -Capt. Pit- sen Lote* Paueeger Beat by PI re--Otber Notes of Week. See the laughing event of the season Sunday night. Quite a nTimber of Woodstockites are finding their way to lfceautifnl Pfatitkee. Mrs. John Freberjr ol Hiuhbmd Park is a guest at ! he Bide-a-Wee cottage. Orchard Beach. Mrs. A. J. Raymond of Volo spent1 several days lest week at the Dr. Carl Stt-ueh sanatorium. Fred McBride of Elgin is- a new ar­ rival at the McBride cottage at Palm Beach, Pistakee Bay. Misses Carrie Miller, Florence and May Welsby of Elgin are spending their vacatious at Pistakee Bay. e < Messrs. and Mesdames W F. Holtr. and P Engeln npent Sunday on the Fox river near Burton's Bridge. Miss Alma Wesselhoeft and F. Koe- nenhamp of Chicago are new arrivals at the Dr. Carl Strueh sanatorium. Capt. Walker, with his boat, the Nav­ igator, is making his initial trip of the season to Algonquin today (Thursday). Mrs. August Bernholdt and son, E<I" die, of Chicago are spending a three weeks' vacation at the Rosedale hotel. $lrs. M. H. Conrad and little son, Ir­ ving, and Miss Hellen Conrad of Wood­ stock spent last reek at Beautiful Pis­ takee. Miss Gertrude Wollenstein of Chicago is spending the week with Miss Lillian Bnettner at the Dr. Buettner cottage on the river. Victor Hill, after spending a month in Indiana, joined his mother at the Bide-a-Wee cottage on Orchard Beach last week. H. E. Wightman of Chicago, accom­ panied by Miss Nolan of Highland Park spent Sunday at the Bide-a-Wee cottage at Orchard Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Porthman and daughter, Paula, and Chaa. Iwen of Chicago spent several days this week at the Dr. Carl Strueh sanatorium. Messrs. W. F. atid J. C. Riley, L Larson, J. Panesi and Master Ralph Riley were out Sunday at Lily Lake Point and were guests of the Elgin Gua club at Burton's Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Wesselhoeft and daugh­ ter, Rosie; Mr. and Mrs. F. Strueh, C. N. Blowers, Chas. Iwen and Building Inspector Henry Eggert of Chicago were recent visitors at the Dr. Carl Strueh sanatorium. Just to show that it does not take all day to "lock out" a boat at the McHen ry dam, it took the gate tender exactly three minutes and five seconds to lock the motor boat "Alice" thru the dam gates one day last week. Mrs W- C. Evanson, Misses Louise Evanson, Mayme Granger, Harriet Lamphere, Katie, Mamie and Lillie Heimer and Edna Hunter comprised a party who made a trip to the Mineola hdtel, Fox Lake, on the Navigator Tues­ day. The (rip was enjoyed immensely by all. Huntley Journal: Fred Wsltzien took a party of five in his new Buick to Pistakee Bay Tuesday in an hour and twenty minutes. He considers this a good run, as the par was not hurried. In the party were Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Patchin and son, Gordan. Mrs. Patch- in and Gordan remained at the Bay for the rest of the week. Manager Raymond of The Missouri Girl believes in giving his patrons their money's tf6r«h at all times. Conse­ quently he instructs his stage manager to give all of the show all the time. Nothing will be neglected, not a line nor specialty cut out. The scenery if- used and everything done to make this the comedy event of the season. Hans Marlander met with a serious accident at Pistakee Bay on Wednesday evening last, July 24, when he accident­ ally fell onto some broken glass, severely cutting his left wrist and leg. The young man wps taken to the office of Dr. D. G. Wells at McHenry where his wonnds were dressed. Marlander is about eighteen years of age and is spending the summer at the Bay. While walking along the shore at Howell's Villas in bis bare feet last Thursday afternoon Warren Howell cut a five inch gash in the sole of his left, foot. Warren does not know what he stepped on, but believes ^it must have been either a piece of broken glass or a tin can. Dr. Wells closed the gap with several stitches and the wound is doing nicely, but Warren will be kept on the shelf for some time to come. Some time during last Saturday night in some unknown manner one of the passenger boats of Mathias Pitzen of Pistakee Bay caught fire, and before the fire was discovered the boat was bnrned nearly to the water line. The fire was discovered by neighbors some time after midnight, who aroused Mr. Pitsen just in time to save his two other passenger boats.- Just how the fire originated re­ mains an unsolved question. Mr. Pit­ zen, upon his return from bis last trip Saturday night, covered his engine with a canvas cover, and it is thot by many that the canvas caught afire from th$ hot engine, thus setting fire to the boat. The boat was one of the Hnnter- Weckler type ami was new last year. It was a thirty-footer aud was valued at between $800 and |tW0. ~ **. Pit«en has placed an order with the Hnnter-Weck- ler Boat Co. for a n^w boat, the same type as the one destroyed. He expects to have the same in commission in about ten days. MOONLIGHT TOP NEARLY DISASTROUS A party front the Honey Dew ctkmp np the river met with an experience last Friday evening which they do hot care to repeat again very soon. The party left camp in the early evening for a moonlight trip in a gasoline launch. The ride was being enjoyed immensely by all on board, but, sad to say, the en­ joyment came to a halt when the en­ gine came to a sudden stop in the vicin­ ity of the McHenry dam. Realizing the perilous position they were in, the male hands on board did everything possible to get the engine started and prevent the boat from dashing over the lam. The current at that point being quite powerful, the boat was slowly drifting down the stream and would have been carried over the dam had it not been for the heroic efforts of Harry Bending, who came to their assistance in his launch. Harry, after a most ex­ citing experience, during which he him­ self with his launch came very near going over the dam, succeeded in tow­ ing the drifting skiff from its danger­ ous position. Seeing themselves saved from an almost certain catastrophe, renewed efforts were put forth to start the engine, but to no avail, and Mr. Bending towed them back to camp. The experience was one thaftfhe partici­ pants, esppefrrfiy the women, do not care to repeat. The members of the camp extend their sincere tipuba to the hero, Bending. ELGIN DAY. " The Elgin Gun club held a target shoot Sunday, July 28, at their club grounds on Fox river, near Burton's Bridge. Invitations wefe extended to Chicago and McHenry friends, and the same were cheerfully accepted, as a good old time is always assured. The Elgin members started Saturday ni^ht in antos, but with the pervesity that olten prevails, one machine broke down and the occupants camped by the road­ side, a good safe distance from any town; while at Burton's Bridge,, Chef Wardlow was keeping the supper hot and worrying over the prolonged ab­ sence of his chums, who eventually ar­ rived, sleepy and hupgry, at 10 a. m. Sunday. About 1) o'clock shooting be­ gan and the sport continued until sup­ plies gave ont. Two amusing contests were pulled off, a jaeksnipe and a jack- rabbit shoot, and all took part, so every man had a turn to laugh at some other fellow, but the Colonel made the most wonderful shots. W. F. Riley had couple of straights, due to a lucky pair of white shoes that he wore. The main attraction was a dinner, cooked "just like mother's," and served'by the chef in full regalia. The Elgins are certain ly good entertainers and the roomy club house never seated a more jovial crowd than the thirty who made quick havoc with tbe eatables. Score is as NUMBER I# OUR WEEKLY PltlHIM ITEMS PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN DURING THE WEEK. ** I frhttt¥»>nple are Dolsg ia Oor Kaif City-News an Seen by The PhlnilMlW Representatives. t? , :,« r Batter Market. ' > Price of butter per pound for tb# . r;| week was fixed at 34 cents firm Monday by the quotation committee of the board - > of trade at Elgin. Last week the prica. ^ was 25 cents. The ontput for the Elgin ' ' • district was 891,700 pounds. " * ^ A "si - : • 5 ^ •' ' X.J Shot at Broke fttr Ct Andrews.. .. . ..ISO... ...104... 80 Vrierke ... 210. . .160... 70 Giert*.... ...... 110... . 79.. .... 71 Kemler .. 85... .. 37... 31 Wardlow • 55... .. 25... 45 Reeh ..... ..170... ,.114... 67 Panesi.... 70 ... . 19... 27 Farrell ... 55... .. 13... as Larson •. • 840 .. ..165.. 68 Col. ttilefy. .....840.., .120... 50 W Riley. 340 .. ..174... 73 Holtz ... 300 ... ..154... .....77 Seng ..158... .....65 Engeln... .......170... ..126.. .74 Sunday night, Aug. 4. „ * Ice cream and soda water at Pstessh ^ You will find it at Petoec&'s dru$ ^ store. . ... ,•* ^ A yonng gentleman came to gituldea " ^ the home of Mr. and lira. Fred Rarhl H last Sunday. . " „ . ^ ^ The sisters of St. Mary 1b Catholic school left Tuesday morning for their x annual retreat in Milwaukee, Wis. ^ J The Ladies' Cemetery Aid society. ^ will meet with Mrs. James B. Perry on & Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the usual hour. * , * ' ] We put up eave troughs and do all J-. * ,'1 kinds of tin work. Give us a call. J. " >;•!• » < I Vycital, McHenry. 1-tf " ^ An English sermon will be jHreacbea » * "» by the pastor at tbe German Lutheran ' „ v church next Sunday afternoon at 3:3t * % , ^ o'clock. FOR SALE--At a bargain, an elet gant piano, nearly new. In first clasa condition. For further information ap­ ply at this office. Dr. D. A. Willey, the veterinarian^ ^has closed his office in this village for 4; two weeks' vacation, to be spent at hi% old home in Lake county. Work on remodeling the Yager bnild* Vf M. ing on Green*street is progressing quiff ^ rapidly. Mr. Yager hopes to be able t* '* * ^ J move into the basement some time next ' ^ week. V/.vv , J Work, on ihe new- milk factory «| jUhnsburgh is progressing nieffly. Tha foundation has been completed and the cement work commenced on the buitd| ing proper. The threshing season is at band, and when preparing for that dinner don€ forget that A. C. Matthews has just what yon want in the line of dinner meats. Use Paris green and save year crop. Get it of us and you make a smi­ thing of it. We have the most power­ ful Paris green made. Price, 45 centjjlf per pound at Peteach's. | After an extended tour of the Pacift# coast states,, Emerson Travera, who al one time made his home here, has n| turned to Hanvard and is employed iii a local tonsorial parlor. ; Dr. D. G. Wells took Mrs. John Niea> en to Chicago last Wednesday morning, " where she nnderwent a successful oper»« ation at Mercy hospital, "performed by' •, 4 Dr. J. B. Murphy. Mrs. Niesen is pro* , grassing nicely. • * Peter Rothermel and Nick Bishop landed twenty-four elegant black has* - at Griswold lake Wednesday afternoon of last week. Griswold lake ia eaid to be one of the best fishing places in tU#> part of the country. The ice cream social given fay the loo al R. N. A. camp at the home of Mrs; B. G. Sherman last Saturday evening ; - 4 was very well attended, the camp real* , : 4? izing a neat little sum The cream and cake were fine. V«:-' - .xr" " <ST • -at'i:., A Pleasant Affair. The forest festival given under the auspices of the M. E. Sunday school in E. S. Wheeler's grove last Saturday evening vi as one of the most pleasant events of its nature given this season. A prettier spot could not have been chosgn, and al|ho the night was rather cool there were many in attendance. The profusion of Japanese lanterns strung in every direction gave a festal appearance and air of greeting and hos­ pitality, while a large tent, comfortably fitted, with chairs and heavy rugs, made a fine, waring play room foT the little tots and gaye protection from the cool night air for those who wished. "Cobwebs," winding among and np in­ to the trees and off again in the distance ere tbe prizes were gained, furnished fun for the young folks. Delicious ice cream and cakes in abundance were served by the young ladies of the school, and they are gratified to know that their efforts bronght them nearly $35.* Many thanks are extended to the public for the kind patronage, also to Mr. aud Mrs. Wheeler, for everyone knows that when they are the,, hosts it means a "good time," and the affair, whatever the nature, is sure to be a anooeaa in every way. ^ Much Hotter Stornl Miiy lioowt "Price*. According to a Chicago trade paper the Fox River Butter company bad, up to the early part of this month, put into cold storage for next winter's consump­ tion, at least 80,000 tubs of butter. The prices paiu will necessitate luguer prices when the product is brought .put than usual. Acdording to E. L. McAdams, an authority, the Beatrice Creamery company, which at this time last year bad. 40,000 tubs put away, bail not up to a few days ago stored a pound, but it had enough butter sold West to fill all of its Western houses. Stored at tiii cents, butter must come ont at 27 to get the money back, and this wonld mean the highest price in many years in fact, since 1881, when bntter went in at 26 f'entw and sold all the way 4° to 00 oente. ,r't;'-- therefrom, Return dates, packed honses, delight* * , - ^ ed audiences is an every night occur* -i rence with The Missouri Girl company, * '2 ^ because you get your money's worth all the time. Not a dull moment in •*' >, ij the whole evening's entertainment. ' V" Does your house need painting? Give 'Jf , us a trial. We have a few weeks of" ' '* - vacation: left yet that are not engaged, , •',;i *':1| and are prepare«l to do painting on shorl^ -p % notice. Satisfactory work and price# ^ Jl guarantee«l. . Beal Bro«., W. McHeutyg ^ 0 The McHenry bakery ie one of th«|, ̂ ' • bnsiest places in town. The proprietor*. -- Max Zimmermann, informs us that h«t, *1 J has all that he can possibly do. Mr* *1? ^ Zimmermann is turning out good bak* ,, * ery and is in every way deserving of tb# ' ' ^ * : success he is enjoying. ^ s 3 The usual large crowd attended th4, . 'V " ;i| dance at Stoffel's hall last Saturday . evening. Over sixty tickets were sold. , , Stoffel's hall is now conceded the mos|, , , ,^1 t>opular dancinir resort in the county. Usual weekly dance nasi Sntnrdaf ; | night. All are iuyited. F. C Going W8R ont from Chicagil ^ "P Friday aud booked the White City Com* x edy company for an engagement at tha ^ , Central opera house Mr October 19 and This company has shown in Mc- ̂ ̂ Heury during the past two seasons audi ^ given entire satisfaction on each visit., . -_u; ;| The ball game las'; Sunday at Lily WK M Lake j>ark between the Woodstock Red- ^ woods aiuLthe Grayslake team was won by the ftlwer team by a good margin. j Grayslake lays its defeat to the fact C "* J that thej were without the services off f| their regular slab artist. The dancer ^ that followed the game was attended by . f-1 ^ abont sixty conpiee and a royai tim . - /I was had by aM. H. Hirsch, the cattle* buyer, has rent* ed a small farm at Spriug Grove awl will soon move his family there. Th« farm is situated about 100 feet front the C. M. & St. P. depot, and afford# excellent pastnrage for the stock ha always kee(te on hand. Mr. Hirscli will continue his buying of cattle, hog*fc veal, bides, etc., as heretofore, ttotljt phones are installed in his home, an<| former patrons and others will reveiv# prompt attentimau 1 * si vi