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ifr *-4w&* KlTCHf'̂ CAB8*CT JACOB J LISTEN, - McHENRY. WHEN YOU THINK OF HARDWARE, STOVES OR PAINTS, THINK OF McOmber's Hardware Store THEN CALL AND SEE WHAT YOU FIND IN THESE LINES AND GET OUR PRICES. Respectfully Yours, F. L. McOMBER, West Side Hardware. ClearingOut Odds and End$ of stock and all Winter Goods is our aim for the next 30 days. We will offer some tempting Bargains in all lines of goods. Our Ladies' Dress Skirts must go. We will close them out at £ the former price. Come early and get your choice. The $5.00 quality for only $2.50 We are offering some very low prices in the International Clothes, 68 styles, i educed from $1.50 to $8 per Suit Don't fail to see the samples. All goods made to your measure and a perfect fit guar­ anteed. Fresh stock of Flour, Graham, Buckwheat and Corn Meal. Groceries, Tea, Coffee, Etc. Goods delivered. 'Phone 363. Yours Truly, n. J. Walsh. 1 It is needless for us to tell you that we are fully prepared with assortments of such Food Specialties as are in demand during Lent. 1 Everything that can possibly be desired is here. Particular attention is directed to the fine stock of snioked and preserved Fish. You will also find equally complete varieties of Cereals, Canned Fruits and Jams. Here Are a Few of Our Offerings: HERRING--Finest qual­ ity Holland Herring, spi­ ced, very fine, 10 pound pail 85c BLOATERS--Fancy, fat large Bloaters, smoked, e a c h • • « • • • • • • • , 5 ^ HERRING--Fancy, all milker, Holland Herring, per keg. » 80c S A L M ,0 N--Smoked Sockeye Salmon, fine meat, per pound 15c West Mc- Henry, 111. PEACHES--choice qual­ ity, Muir Peaches, meaty fruit, per pound i*c PRUNES--Extra fancy quality, Santa Clara Prunes, fine flavor, large meaty Fruit, per lb. ..ioc PRESERVES--Blossom brand, Fruit Preserves, packed in.p#ire sugar sy­ rup, jar. aoc JOHN STOFFEL. NEIGHBORING NE WS AS CHRONICLED B Y OUR ABLE CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS PARK. D. W. Hill of Chicago spent Sunday at his cottage. Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh were callers here Tuesday. Miss Lacy Satton spent Sunday with the Missea Knox. Miss May ma Knoz was a recent rlsit- or at Ringwood. M. A. Satton called on friends Barreville Sunday. Frank Walsh of Harvard spent San day at his home here. Mrs. E. Knox visited Mrs. M. Cobb at McHenry Tuesday. Mr. Kelzo of Chicago is a guest at the houie of (ieo. Walmsley. Martin Knox was a Sunday evening caller at (Iriswold Lake. C D Whiting of Woodstock visited in this vicinity Saturday. Thos. Bulger of Elgin spent Saturday and Su inlay at his home here. John Gibhs of Chicago visited bis |>ar eots here Saturday and Snnday. Miss Mayine CosteMo and Walter Walsh called at E. Knox's Snnday. Ft J. Sutton and Miss Mary Hntfcon called on Mrs. Peter Walsb Tuesday. Miss May me Costello visited. Miss Margaret Ward at Ale Henry Saturday Miss Nancy Frisby and Mrs. John Kelihan called on Mrs. Peter Walsh on Monday. Misses Mary Gibbs and Lacy Satton visited Miss Irene Frisby at McHenry Wednesday last. Mrs. E Couiiakey entertained her sis ters, Mrs McHaffey and Mrs. Sbeehan of Chicago a few days this week. Miss Alice Smith, who has been visit ing in Terra Cotta for the past few weeks, returned home Wednesday. Miss Mayine Costello, who has spent the past several weeks with relatives here, returned to her houie in Elgin Sunday. H»l.(!OMHVILLE. B Zenk s|ient last week at W. Znnk's Mrs. White \vas a Chicago passenger Monday. John Powers attended W. Bassett's sale Tuesday. M rs. F Bertschy spent Tuesday with Mrs. F. Da vol 1. Mrs. Jas. Ladd is visiting at Chas Harrison 8 this week.' Will and B Zenk were business call ers in Elgin Saturday. Mr and Mrs. W. Gilbert visited at Chas. Harrison's Snnday. Wtn Doherty and Grace and Willie spent Tnesday at D Powers'. Mr. and Mrs P. Flanders visited rel­ atives in this vicinity Sunday. Chas Schroeder of Nunda was a call er in this vicinity Wednesday. Mr and Mrs F. Powers visited at John Phalin's one day last week. Mrs C. Hutson and Mrs. C. Harrison are suffering an attack of lagrippe. Mr. and Mrs F. Bertschy and chil dren were callers in Wooistock Satur­ day Mr. and Mrs Jas. Powers and daugh ter, Helen, were Nunda callers Wednes day. Miss Katie Laugblin and Mrs. D. Powers visited at W. Doherty's Wed­ nesday. Mr. and Mrs. D. Powers and Jas. Doherty visited relatives in this vicin­ ity Sunday. Mr and Mrs Geoige Whiston and granddaughter, Helen, spent Sunday at T. L. Flanders' in Nunda Fri- JOHNSBURGU. J. C. Debrecht Chicagoed Monday. Mrs. Jacob Miller is very sick with grip- Joe Nett is visiting home folks this week. John OefHing of Volo w/w seen here Monday. Albert Miller of Volo was a caller here Tuesday. Peter Hess of Wanconda was a busi­ ness visitor here Tnesday. Wm. Blake and lady friend visited with Mr. and Mrs Jacob May Sunday. Mrs. Susan Freund visited a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Freund last week. Miss Carrie Niesen and gentleman friend of McHenry were callers in town Sunday. Miss Kate Lanres of McHenry is vis­ iting with Mr. and Mrs. Math Jungen this week. Mr. and Mrs Theo. Winkles and Mrs. John Sable visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller Tuesday. Messrs. and Mesdames Jos. P. Miller, John Meyers, Fred Meyers, Nick Smith, Hubert Preund, Frank Schumacher and Jacob R. Justen and Math. Lay visited with Mrs. Anton Meyers Monday. TKRKA COTTA. M. A. Conway spent Snnday in El­ gin. Miss Edna Colby of Barreville spent Monday in this vicinity. Clifton Wingate of Barreville was a Sunday evening visitor here. Mrs. L. Lock wood and Miss Alice Smith spent Monday in Dundee. O. M. Peck of Woodstock spent Wed nesday and Thursday in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Powers of Mc­ Henry spent Thursday at J. M. Phalin's. P. H. Conway and family have moved to the farm recently vacated by J. Lee. Mrs. C. Colby of Barreville was a Sunday morning caller at L. Lock- wood 'a. Miss Alice Smith has returned to her home in Emerald Park after spending the past month in this vicinity. The first opportunity you have call and settle your account with The Plain- dealer, as we must comply with Uncle Sam's demands by asking each and every subscriber to pay his or her paper la adranoa. Miss Jane Ashton day. Mrs. F. French was a recent McHenry caller. Mrs. Sarah Wakefield was in Nonda -Wednesday. D. O. Kline was in the city on busi­ ness Monday. Mrs. W. Yanke visited friends in Chi­ cago recently. Fred Wille went to Clinton Junction, Wis., recently. Mrs. F. W. Hartman was an Elgin visitor last week. Mrs. H. Cooper was making calls at Nunda last week. Geo. H. Fanning returned to Portage, Wis,, Wednesday. W. P. Allen- of Nunda will oocnpy the Hartman farm. J. F. White was a Genoa Junction, Wis , visitor Monday. Mrs Olive Baldwin of Nunda was in town one day recently. P. B. Houghawoat. was a Chicago vis itor one day lest week. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wille were town one day last week. Otto Kaiser and J. H. Parks were the windy city Monday. Mrs S Reed is home from along stay with relatives iti Chicago Mrs, Wayne visited at J. G. Hart man's the first of last week. Channcey Stephenson called on rela tivee in McHenry Thursday. Wilbur Levy of Franklin villa is doing some papering for Mr. Olmstead. Mrs. Jenck of Elgin is visiting her mother, Mrs. S. Wakefield, here Mrs. Silas Olmstead of Woodstock was a Ridgefield caller last week. Charles Bullock, Arthur Skinuer and Mr. White were in Nunda Thursday. Mrs Sophia Senne of Woodstock was a pleasant caller on friends Thursday Mrs. Ruby Smith of Chicago visited her father and aunt here over Sunday Mrs Shales and daughters took Sun day dinner with W. Jaynes and family Mrs Fred Wille aud little son Nunda visited Relatives here Wednes day. Charles Kelts of Cary was shaking hands with old friends and neighbors here Sunday. J. H Parks, Gordon Webster and Robert Kuilans were business callers at Nuhda Friday. E Kimball was an Elgin caller last Satnrday, friends accompanying him on his retuin home. Mr. Kanis and family of Greenwood are new tenants on the Olmstead farm A. Jacobs retiring. Mrs LeRoy Skinner called at thtf dentist's m Nunda last week' it proved to be a wisdom tooth. Take advantage of our specially low rate of $1.75 for tbis paper and The Weekly Inter Ocean for one year. The Ladies' Aid society will meet the church parlors Thursday, March 12 A full attendance is desired, it being the annual dinner and election of officers Dinner 15 cents per plate; children 10 cents. SCHOOL NOTES. Miss Heleu Benson visited school week. The 8th grade takes op civics next week. The "wide world" is the topic in the 5th and 6tb grades this week. The 2nd and 8rd grades are reading fiom their new Brooke's readers. Jackson and Josiah White and Marie Kania are new pupils in the primary room. The 4th grade are using Milne's ele ments of Arithmetic in their study of that topic. Mrs. Johnson has been on the sick list, and Miss Arline Stephenson has been substituting. in last VOLO. George Hironimas was a Wanconda visitor recently. Paul Avery of Lake Villa visited with bis mother over Sunday. Miss Katherine Dowel 1 of West Fre mont was in town Friday. Miss Edith Ritter of Stoffel's Lake was in town one day last week. Mrs. John Richardson entertained her nephew from DeePlaines this week. Mrs. Robert Paddock has been under the care of Dr. Palmer of Grayslake tbis week. Arthur Frost has returned to Chicago after a visit of several weeks with his parents here. Miss Georgia Kapple of Grayslake was a guest at the home of Robert Pad­ dock Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Wagner and daughters of West Fremont are visiting at C. Sable's this week. Think of what it means! $1 75 for The Weekly Inter-Ocean and tbis paper for one year. It's a special deal. Mrs A. J. Raymond was the gueet of her daughter, Mrs L. V. Lusk, at West Fremont from Tuesday to Friday of last week. Mr and Mrs John Sable and son of Chicago and Mr and Mrs. Tbeo. Win kles of McHenry were Sunday visitors at the Sable home. Will Moore, who has been visiting relatives here for several weeks, has re­ turned to SbaLbona, 111., where he has secured a position in a creamery. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kirwan entertained a number of their frieuds^at a progres­ sive euchre party Monday evening. All present report a most enjoyable time. About fifty of the young people in and around Volo spent a very enjoyable evening last Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Hironimus. Progressive euchre was the order of the evening. Good spring wheat wanted at the WesJt McHenry mill. John Spencer, propriafctr. ' U CONCERNING BASEBALL. Wilt McHenry have a baseball team tn the field this summer? This ques­ tion is one that is being asked quite fre­ quently since the sun's rays are again throwing forth warmth to the earth. To tbe more enthusiastic fan, the question is one of importance, but the answer as yet has not been forthcoming. Now, it seems to us that the anxious fans should have the satisfaction of an answer, either yes or no, and that, too, at an early date. Last year eight games were played in McHenry, the manager of tbe Blues giving up early in the season, owing to lack of patronage to the games. Thus the town was "dead" athletically dur­ ing the greater part of the summer. Will tbe same conditions pievail the coming summer? During the summers of 1904 05 Mc­ Henry was represented by a good all- home team each year, and the seasons, especially that of 1805, proved success­ ful, and why McHenry should be with­ out a team this year is more than we can understand. We have the mater­ ial, so why not organize, and organize at once? Let ua look back over the local base­ ball history of the past tour years and see what was accomplished. In 1904, after several years of idleness in the great national game, twelve young men signified their willingness to revive the game. A canvass of our business men was made and sufficient "long green" was collected to enable them to pur­ chase one dozen suits, together with the necessary bate, masks, gloves, etc. Al- tho late in opening the season (June 4 being the date of the first game played), fourteen games were played, the home team winning niue of this number. That season the team broke about even financially. The following year 1905, the team started out under most glowing circum­ stances. The team, with the advantage of a season's careful traiuing, started out in a victorious gait, maintaining the same thruout the entire seasou. The attendance grew with every game until tbe crowds reached the five, six and even ten hundred mark. In this year twenty two gameb were played, of which sixteen were victories. Finan­ cially the season was one of the best in tbe baseball history of McHenry. The opening of the 1900 season saw a new team representing McHenry, name­ ly, the Blues, the make up of the team being with one or two exceptions pure­ ly imported players. The season ended with twenty-two victories out of twen­ ty fiv'e games played. While tbe games during the year were mostly well played, the attendance was not as large as the all-home team drew during the previ­ ous season, thus indicating beyond all doubt that the public is in sympathy with tbe home boys and will patronize games played by them, the few games played during 1907 also convincing the manager that our statements are cor­ rect. If McHenry is to have a team tbis summer, let it be a home-made one, and tbe organization should be accomplished without further delay. The public wants baseball and will patronize tbe same, so, boys, let's be up and doing. CONVENTION CALLED. When it is drugs or anything that drug stores sell, you make assurance of securing right quality and right service doubly sure by coming to our store. If you are not acquainted with us ask your neighbor or your physician about us. We will abide by the result. N. H. Petesch, 'Phone 274. Druggist. Mchenry, III. Klavautii DUt. CougreMlunal Aurora. to Me*t In A Republican convention for the 11th congressional district of Illinois is here­ by called to meet in the city hall in tbe city of Aurora on Tuesday, March 24, 1908, at 1 o'clock p. in., for the purpose of selecting one presidential elector and two delegates and two alternates to the national Republican convention to be held in Chicago June 16, 1908, and to transact such other business as may properly come before it. The congressional committee suggests that the county committee in their re­ spective counties meet aud select the delegates for said congressional conven­ tion and issue credentials therefor. The basis of representation in said convention shall be one delegate for each 200 votes, or major part thereof, cast for Roosevelt in 1904, on which basis each county is entitled to the fol­ lowing number of delegates: Counties Vote Delegates DuPage 4,078 20 Kane 12.638 63 McHenry 5,409 SPECIAL PRICES ON Harness! All next week from Monday until 5atur- 1*1. A. THELEN McHENRY, ILLINOIS. REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE At Woodstock, in the State of Illinois, at the close of busiitess, February 14, 1908. Resources I-OH us and discounts Overdrafts secured and unsecured I). S. Bonds to secure cir­ culation Bonds, securities, etc Due from national banks (reserve agents) Due from national banks (uot reserve agents)... . Checks and other cash items Notes of other national banks Fractional paper currency nickels and cents Lawful money reserve in bank, viz: Specie Legal tender notes Redemption fund with U S treasurer, 5 per cent of circulation Total *159,580 38 88 02 12,500 00 0.754 20 55,134 74 12,917 86 21,190 15 4,000 00 68,002 60 161 59 6,590 00 202 73 25,190 15 625 00 J282J74M Liabilities Capital stock paid in... $ 50,000 00 Surplus fund 7.500 00 Undivided pro tits 753 33 National bank notes out­ standing Individual deposits sub­ ject tocheck Demand certificates of deposit Reserved for taxes. 99,486 15 111,796 57 58,253 S3 12,500 00 211.912 72 70)? 63 Total £82,674 State of Illinois f' I. W. C. Eichelberger, County of McHenry i cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the bestof my knowledge and belief. W. C. Eickelberger, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of February, 19C8. Arthur J. Mullen, [Seal] Notary Public. Correct--Attest: John J. Murphy i G. F. Rushton '-Directors. Geo. L. Murphjr 1 Will. 10,001 H. T. ROCKWELL, Chairman. C. F. RENICH, THOS. M. HULL, JOHN T. CLYNE, Congressional Committee, 50 ••••« tMtlW •»•••••• PROBATE NEWS I Furnished by , Wood: McHenry County I (in Abstract Company, Woodstock. Illfnots. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Willis H Manu & w to Clinton E liaylord swMseH & e 60 a of swM sec 20, McHen • ry .$1 etc Same to Charles E Jacks, e 60 ft nw^ & Hnek. sec 29, McHenry 1 etc Jos. W. Bartz & w to Annie Justen 5 a & 29 rds in seM sec 28 McHenry r« 3000 00 MARRIAGE LICENSES. Artbnr Laney, 26 Carboudale, 111. Minnie L. Schultz, 20 Nnnda Wm. F. Dorr, 36 Chicago Mayretta A. Logan, 32... .Jxmdou, Can. D. Stewart Dickey, 35 Chicago Maud M. Lyon, 28 Harvard Fred Polnow, 22 Union Bertha Miller, 18.... » Union Edward B. Loeee, 29 Woodstock Nettie M. Bnrger, 27 Woodstock Harry J. Strain, 24 Harvard Retta May Wray, 22 Richmond Carl Larson, 23 Richmond Blanch V. Noyes, 19 Richmond Albert Johnson, 26 Woodstock Nellie Crew, II*-- Woodstock BMd Ths Plaindealar. WE LOAN MONEY on personal security and on farm property. Will loan in sums of $500 to $20,000, making time and payments to suit borrower. We buy notes, mortgages and other securities. We pay interest on savings deposits. We sell drafts payable in many cities in Europe. We sell passage tickets from any city in Europe Woodstock. GEO. L. MURPHY, President. W. C. EICHELBERGER, Cashier to Notice to Subscribers Under the new postal rulings subscriptions to newspapers are not permitted to become more than one year in arrears, under penalty of paying postage on each at the rate of one cent per each paper sent out. Under the circumstances THE PLAINDEALEK will be compelled to strike all names off the subscription list after April 1st that are more than one year in arrears, and place" the names of those in arrears in the hands of a collec­ tor for collection. We are quite desirious of re­ taining all our old subscribers and will be pleased to have them call and settle. Don't delay this matter but call and square your account at once, thus insuring furthur delivery of this paper;