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VOLUME XXXIV. McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 10, 1908. OF A PERSONAL NATURE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW WHERE THEY GO. AND in A Grist of Persoual New* Gathered Up by the Wayside by The Plalndealer Repre­ sentatives M. L. Worts transacted business in Chicago Tuesday. John Stoffel was a business visitor Chicago Tuesday. C. G. Berner attended to business in Chicago Tuesday. "B. Mueaer was a business visitor in Chicago Tuesday. H. Chubaroff was a Chicago passenger Tuesday morning. F. A. Bohlander transacted business in Chicago Tuesday. Miss Alice Waits spent Labor day with Elgin relatives, Mr. and Mrs W. C. Evanaon were re­ cent Wauconda visitors. Miss Florence Howe was the gueet of Richmond friends Monday. Wui. Bonslett and family were receut guests of Wauconda relatives. Miss Leua Flensburg of Lake Geneva spent Sunday at the Park hotel. Mrs. Kinney and daughter, Luella, were receut Wauconda visitors. Mrs. Jacob Diedrich spent Saturday and Sunday with Chicago relatives. Theo. Stock and Peter Neiss were called to Woodstock on busiuess Tues- dty. E. C. Joslyn of Woodstock was calling on his many friends here the first of the week. Charles and Hugo Krause of Crystal Lake spent Sunday with McHenry friends. Arthur Bickler of Elgin was the - guest of his mother here Sunday and Monday. John Smith of Maywood, 111., was the guest of McHenry relatives Sunday and Monday. Mr. aud Mrs. Chas. Block of Dundee visited McHenry relatives Sunday aud Monday. James Fitzsimmous of Chicago spent Sunday and Monday with McHenry relatives. AI ford Pouse of Chicago passed Sun­ day and Monday at the home of his par­ ents here. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Ott spent"Sunday and Labor day with Chicago relatives and friends. Irwin Watson of Chicago spent Sun­ day, Monday and Tuesday at the Mc­ Henry House. Robert Miller of Chicago spent Sun day aud Monday at the home of H. C Hankermeyer. Miss Amy and George Lamphere were guests of Elgin relatives a few dayB last week. Miss Zetta Baumann of Dundee was a guest at the home of S. Stoffel the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mullen of Oak Park were guests of relatives here Sun­ day and Mouday. Mr. and Mrs. John Davis of Chicago were guests of McHenry relatives Sun­ day and Monday. John Ay 1 ward of Elgin spent Sun day and Monday among McHenry rela­ tives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Eldredge and little daughter of Austin were guests of rela­ tives here Sunday. John Heimer, John Brown and Math- ias Blake wer§ Chicago passengers last Saturday morning. Thos. Good of Chicago spent Sunday and Monday at the Honey Dew Gun club cottage up the river. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago spent Sunday and Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh. Chas. G. Buss came out from Chicago Saturday evening to spend Sunday and Ltbor day with home folks. Mrs. W. F. Gallaher and children ha ve returned from their summer's visit with relatives in Minnesota. Miss Marie Block has returned from Dundee and is at the home of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Block. James M. Walsh and Anton McSwig- in of Chicago spent Friday last among McHenry relatives aud friends. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Block and daugh­ ter, Hazel, were guests of Algonquin relatives Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rothermel and children of Chicago spent Sunday and and Monday with relatives here. John Larsen of Chicago spent Sun­ day and Monday at the home of bis parents at the Orchard Beach hotel. Miss Kate Howe went to River For­ est Monday morning to resume teach­ ing in the public school of that city. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Holly of Genoa, III., were guests of the former's mother and brother here Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Chapell and chil­ dren were guests at the home of Mrs. H C. Smith the latter part of last week. Mrs. H. H. Fay and little son returned to their home in Chicago Monday, after * visit of several weeks with relatives here. Miss Vera Hyde of Elgin was the guest of friends here a few days last week, returning to ber home Monday evening. Miss Maude Granger returned last week from Chicago, where she had been a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. 8. Chapell for several weeks. Mrs. Paul Wooster and William Gallaher, Jr., were recent callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Benmttt at Ohio street, St. Paul, Minn. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Many Bills Are Allowed mI Monday Even­ ing's Session of Our IlitriH. 87 40 S.tHf 8.00 4,00 3ft. 40 »|.0<> 82 (HI 1ft. (Mt 4<t. 1 5 Council Room, Sept. 7, 1908. The board of tru«tees met m regular meeting with Pres. Freund presiding. Trustees present: Block, Herbes, Meyers, Simea, StolTei and Weber. The minutes of last regular meeting were read and approved. The following bills were read and ap proved by finance committee and ordered paid: O. <fc N. W. Ry., frght on brick. .$ 4« ftft John Walsh, police services W.im M. M. Niesen, police service 50 00 W111 Bacon, drilling well 255.00 B. E Her bee, lbr & waterworks. . - 2.2ft The Puritigton Co., pav brick . . . Mrs. 8. Stoffel, dirt Win. Feltz, labor on w w W111 Feltz. lahor on street Valvoiine Oil Co., gasoline .... McHenry Elec Serv Co, Ight St... \1. Engeln «& Son, lbr & sup . ,. Geo Me vers, Jr., lbr on sf, Geo. Meyers. Jr., cleaning park. The Cook Well Co., strainer. ... On motion by Stoffel, seconded bv Simes, that Fourth and Third streets, between Main and Johns streets, Wau- kegan street, east of Elgir road as far as graded, and Park Ave , between Washington and Broad streets. I>e grav eled and said graveling to be done by contract. Village to furnish gravel. Motion carried. Ordered by president thai clerk ad­ vertise for sealed bids for the graveling of the aboved named streets. Contract to be let by street and alley committee and bids to be filed with village clerk not later than Sept 12 Street and alley committee reserve right t<* reject any and all bids. Motion by Stoffel, seconded by Weber, that 14752 sq. ft of sidewalk (more oi­ lers) be built as measured by sidewalk committee. Motion carried. On motion by Herlies, seconded by Meyers, that sidewalks are to be built by contract, and clerk instructed to ad­ vertise for sealed bids to build tar and cement walks. All walks to be built under the supervision of sidewalk com mittee, and all bids to be filed with village clerk not later than Sept. 1ft. Village board to reserve right to reject any or all bids. Resolved, that it is the sense of the board of trustees of the village of Mc­ Henry that a volunteer fire department be organized for the protection of life and property, and that the board of trustees should encourage aud assist such volunteer fire department wheu organized, both morally aud financially. The board would respectfully request the assistance aud co-operation of all the able Itodied men to give our village the protection it so sorely needs. There being no further business, on motion by Siuies, seconded by Stoffel, the meeting adjourned P. J. Fr e u n d , Pres. H E Pkicf, Clerk. M'HENRY'S NEW LIBRARY PORTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL'S LIBRARY TO BE USED. Several Hundred Interest ing and Instruc­ t ive Bowks Now at Disposal of General Publ ic Residing In School l>l»tr ic t . At the meeting of the board of educa­ tion on Wednesday evening of last week it WHS voted to open such portion of the public school library as might be of most i uterest to the older persons of the district and suitable for the purpose, to free circulation among the people of the district, requiring only a nominal regis tration fee and the observance of snch regulations as might be found necessary by the principal for the proper nse and preservation of the books. There are at present some 1500 vol nines in the library, of which a portion are reference works, others are books too frequently needed in class exercises to be allowed in general circulation, while it is not desirable to circulate the purely juveuile works outside the mem harship of fhe school These liinita lions, however, leave several hnudred books which are of iuterest and value to the geueral reading pnblic It has, therefore, been decided to offer these for circulation under the following con ditions: 1. Auv person residing in the district, or a member of a family outside the dis trict, but represented in the school, may be allowed to take from the library not more than one hook at a time. 2 Any person wishing the use of this privilege shall, before taking out the first book, register with the princi pal or some one appointed by him for that purpose auu pay a registration fee of ten cents. This registration shall lie limited to one year and must lie made in person. 8. No book must be kept out louger than one week, provided that, when a book is returned at the close of the week it may be again withdiawn for another week if there is no other call for it 4. A fine of two cents per day will be assessed for all failures to return books on time, and no other book may be with­ drawn uutil fines are paid. 5. Any unusual damage by tearing or soiliug books or bindiugs must be paid for by the persou having the dam­ aged book in charge. Care should be taken to adhere strict­ ly to the librarian's arrangements for time of securing books and for keeping careful record and oversight of them. The following list of books are now ready for circulation The number fol­ lowing the title is the librarian's record uumber. Cut out this list and preserve it: AI.PHABKTICAI. 1.ISTS. HISTOKV AMI) BIIMiHAHHV NUMBER i* 40*2 .4135 .4123 4113 .40034 40640 a .40541 40KH 4ft%42 4021 ..4071-4075 407« .4081-40x2 412ti 4UM- 4AH.1 40A1I 40B2.1 .40556 40510 409? 40M5 .40WX 40WM Not Kntl t led to Medal . In making an application for the con­ gressional medal, F. W. Bennett, who served during the late war with Spain, received the following letter in reply: Washington, D. C., Aug. 81, 1908. Mr. Frank W. Bennett, St. Paul, Minu., Sir: Replying to your letter of the 22nd of August, 1908, making applica­ tion for the congressional medal, 1 am directed by the quartermaster general of the army to inform you that the medals provided for by congress iu the act approved June 29, 1906, are to be preseuted to those men of the volun­ teers aud regular forces included with­ in its provisions who were enrolled under a call of the president for the war with Spain, served iu the Philip­ pine islands in the prosecutiou of that war, and who remained in service be­ yond the conclusion of the treaty of peace with Spaiu, viz , subsequent to April 11, 1899, aud received an honor­ able discharge. The military service which you ren dered, as reported to this office by the adjutant geueral of the aruiy, does not warrant the issue to you of the medal above referred to for the reason that you did not serve in the Philippine Is­ lands. Very respectfully, M. Gr a y Za l i n s k i , Major and Quartermaster, U. S. Army, in charge of depot. Mr. Bennett is now a resident of St. Paul, Minn., where he is manager of the Northwestern Consolidated Milium company. He wishes to be remembered to bis old McHenry frieod-t thru these columns. •Sealed Bids Wanted. Notice is hereby given that the board of trustees of the village of McHenry will receive sealed bids np to eight o'clock on the evening of Sept. 12, for the graveling of the following streets: Third street, between Maiu and John streets; Fourth street, between Main and John streets; Waukegan street, east of Elgin road as far as graded; Park avenue, between Washington and Broad streets. Village to furnish grav­ el. Contracts to be let by street ami alley committee. Bids must be filed with the village clerk no later than Sept 12. Street and alley committer reserve right to reject any and all bid-. H. E. Pr i c e , Clerk. Aditwa. Johu Oulucy John T. Morse. .11. 405»1 4U>4 40500 II \\ aohlllgtOU Conquest of Mexico, The Vol. Notice. All hunting and trapping strictly for­ bidden, under penalty of the law, 011 the premises which I lease. * P. J. MILLER Alaska. Uold Hunting iu Joseph Grinned Alcott. ftory of Louisa M . Bertha E. Bush Alexander the Great. History of Jacob A litxitt Alhambrx. Spain, etc Washington Irving American History I). H. Montgomery Auecdotos. Moral aud Religious. Y Rev. Daniel Smith Balboa, Cortes aud Plzarro, Lives of 405X4 BeKluoer's American History, The.. I). H. Montgomery Beginners of a Natiou. The Edward Etfglestou Biographical Dictionary, ISew Biography of Distinguished Worneu Sarah Josenha Hale Hook of Oolden Deeds. A Boone, Daniel John S. C. Abbott Boston Tea Party, The. Nellie MeOabe Boys of '81, The * Boys of '78, The C. C. Coffin Brief History of the I'nited States Building the .Nation C. C. Coflib Caesar, A Sketch. James Anthony Fronde Caesar, Story of M. Clarke Caesar, History of Julius Jacob Abbott Caual Boy to President, From. 4051w Horatio Alger. Jr. Child's History of Rome: Heroes of t he Seve:i Hills Mrs. Lalng. child's History of Engiaud Charles Dickens Child Life iu New Amsterdaii.. Child Life Iu Early IVnnsylvauia Virginia Maker Cicei'oand Fall of t he Roman Republi Htrachaii David sou «'o!utubus, Story of Ne'lie McCabe Columbus. Life and Voyages of. Jrviug Vol.11 Fern, The Vol. II Vol. I William H. Prescott Corias and Plzarro, Llves.of Balboa. . Crockett. Life of Col. David Edward S. Ellis Crockett. David John S C. Abbott Crown of Wild till ve and Lectures on Art .4002 Jobu Kuskiu crusades. The. 40K1 George \V. Cox Decliut- and Fall of the Roman Entuire.. 40W1U Gibbon, abridged by Smith Early History Stories of North, South and Central America Elements of Intellectual Philosophy Rllzaheth. The Age of Maude!I Creigbton Elizabeth, History of Queen Jacob Abbott Eminent Americans. Vol. I " II Benson J. Losslng Encyclopedia of Human Nature 4001 A. F. Willis Ep<tchs In American History 40612 Edward S. Fills Era of the Protestant Revolution 4082 Frederick Seebobm Essays and Poems, Vol. I 4051 Vol. II 4058 Vol. Ill 4063 Thomas Babington Macau lay Evidences of Christianity 1 . .4121 Rev. Archibald Alexander Exploring Tour Beyond the Rocky Mountains . 40825 Rev. Samuel Parker Famous Frontiersmen, Pioneers and Scouts. 3 copies Cattermole •From Farm Boy to Senator Horatio Alger. Jr. Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World. ..4115 E. 8, Creasy Fifty Famous Stories Retold 41117 James Baldwin I'inley. Autobiography of Rev. James 40M Four Great Americans 40.VW James Baldwin Franklin, Beolamiu, 2coples 4057 John T. Morse, Jr. Frankllu. Benjamin. Story of 40582 Lillie Farris Fromout. Explorations and Public Ser­ vices of Joba C 40512 Upbam 4oss 40Mi 4007 40548 4081 4C82W 40527 4055 4118 4U\3ft 40841 40814 .40813 40827 40815 40>4:i 44H58:i 40K4 40M8 407H 40843 40842 40K5 4055s 408.12 408 IU 40020 40622 40821 40533 40537 40536 4089 4007 .40712 40711 40544 40515 40517 40548 Fremont, Life and Services of John Cbas..4058fc John Bkekaw French Revolution, The 4103 William O'Coiuior Morris Generals, American 40516 Jolin Fr.ist Glass, Story of Jean E. Hmson God and Man. Rev. Henry Truro Bray Grand Crisis in Human Affairs.. F. H. B< t ick Geueral History J. D. & E. Ji. Steele Grandfather's Stories James Jolionnot Great. Expounder, The John Frost Great Fortunes and Huw They Were Made J antes I). McCabe. Jr. Greeley, Horace. Life of . James t\irum Oreeu Mountain Boys. The Judge D. B. Thompson Growth of the American Nation. The 40830 Harry Prat 1 liidson Hamilton, Alexander .40530 ,, Henry Oatto* I-odge Hannibal, the Carthaginian. History of 40*7 .Jacob Henry, Patrick, Life and Character of 40513 William Wirt. Hints on Early Education History of American Politics .... Alexander Johnston History of England. Vol. I-V T. B. Macaulay History of the English People Johu Richard Green History of Greece, Vols. I Jt II . T. T. Tima.vems History of the Roman Republic. The 40S3 Mommsen. abridged History of the Roman Empire 40S17 Bury History of the World with All Its Great Sensations, Vols. I & 11 4111-4112 How to Educate Yourself 40tns George Cary F.gxlestou 111 veut ion. Stories of.. 4041 E. F Hale Jacksou. Andrew, as a PuMic Man 40522 William Graham Sumner Jefferson, Thomas 40534 John T. Slorse. .1 r. IvuickerltocKcr History of New York 40823 aud Sketch Book.4(W31 Washington Irving Lectures on Art & Crown of Wild Olive 4002 John Ruskln Legeuds of the Red Children 40tU ri Mara L. Pratt Life Thoughts Heury Ward Beecher Lights aud Shadows of a Paster's Life S. H. Elliott Lincoln. Abraham Charles Carleton CofBn Little Corporal, The John Frost Lives aud Deeds of SJelf-made Men . Harriet Beecher Stowe Lives of the Presidents F.. S. Ellis Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous..40550 Sarah K. Bolton Lougfellow. Story of Nellie McCabe McKlnley. William. Illustrious Life of , Murut Halstead Mahomet, Life of Edward GI'bl>ou Mahomet aud His Successors.. Washington Irving Makers of Florence. The " Venice. " , . Mrs. Oliphant making of Illinois. The 4082 Irwin F. Mather Mary, gueeu of Scots. Historv of 40713 Jacob Abbott Mill-boy of the Slashes, The. 40530 John Frost Museum of Ant iqulty 4<wu Yaggy aud Haines Napoleon 405» William O'Conuor Morris Natural Elementary Geography 4011 Redway & Hinmau Normans in Europe, The Rev. A. H. Johnsou Old Greek Stories, 2 copies James Baldwin Old Hickory 4054 Old Rough and Ready 40532 John Frost Old Stories of The East 40X12 James Baldwin Old Time Stories Retold 4111K Smythe Our Country iu War 40828 Murat Halstead Outline Studies of the University Asso­ ciation No 2-11 1st Her 4117-18 Paths to Wealth 4132 Johu D. Knox Patriotism of Illinois. 2 vols 40848-H T. M. Eddy Pearls far Young Ladles 4003 John Ruskiu Peucilings from Immortality 4005 Laura A. Sunderlln Persuasives to Early Piety . . . 4127 Rev. J.C. Pike Pioneer History Stories oft.be Mississippi Valley , Chas. MeMurry Popular History of England 4078 " Germany 4102 " France 4101 " Greece 4O8M Charlotte M. Yonge Popular History of the United States.. . 4083 Barnes Political Economy 4131 Porter, Charles H^ury^emotr of 40547 E. Goodrich Smith Sesame and Lilies and Queen of the Air 4001 Johu Rnskin Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons... Rev. Henry Duncan Scenes from the Life of St. Paul. ... Rey. J. S. Howson Science and Healt h Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy Self-made Men ,, Chas. R.TSevmour Sketch Book and Knickerbocker History.40831 WashlMton Irving Shermau. Gen. Win. T., Life aud Remi­ niscences of 4054W Spaiu. The Alhamhra. etc 40H0 W'ashington Irving Stevenson, Robert Louis, Su.ry of 40581 Bertha E. Bush Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans 40R51 Eggleston Stories from American History 40817 Edward S. Kills Stories of American Life and Adventure.,40633 Edward Eggleston Stories of Great Artists 40552 Home aud Scobey Stories of the Bible 40H10 Stories of the Civil War 40824 A. F. Blaisdell Stories of Our Country. 8 copies 4088 story of Our tlountry 40837 James Johonuot Story of the English. The H. A. Guerl •er Stories of Heroic Deeds Stories of Other Lauds James Johonnot EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. VICTIM OF BANDIT. HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY ADJACENT COUNTIES. AND A Miscellaneous Aasortuifnt of News Items In Condensed Form For Conven­ ience of Busy People. Woodstock busiuess men are putting up a strong effort to secure day service from the electric light plant. The price of milk iu Waukegan was raised two cents Sept. 1, making the price of that commodity eight cents. The Elgin Y. M. C. A; will open a night school the latter part of this month a good thing for those who take advantage of this opportunity. Mormou missionaries were iu Harvard last week, holdiug meetiugs each eveu- ing. Eight elders of the Church of the Latter Day Saiuts were theire. Fred Engel, an employe of the brass foundry at'Woodstock, committed sui­ cide early Tuesday moruitig of last week. No cause for the deed cau be discovered. John Stulik of Algonquin has the rec ord for cherry trees. He has a tree that now has ripe cherries, and another which has already borue fruit, but is now in blossom for the second time. Wauconda Leader: A man in charge of show cattle belonging to Arthur Meeker, enroute to the Lake couuty fair, was killed by a bull in the corner of a car 011 the C. M. & St. P Ry Tues day uight. The victim was tossed aud gored again and again aud died from loss of blood. Hon. A. J : . Olson Was One of s tone I ' a rk Vic t ims . OUR WEEKLY PICK-UPS 40m .40813 4081s 4128 4I2U 4124 40514 40714 .40! V >4 4I11W Story of the Mayflower 40840 Nellie McCabe Story of the Pilgrims 400:» EPa M. Powers Stories of Revolution, 3 parts 40644-8 Nellie McCain; Story of the Romans. The 40*14 H. A. Guprber Stories of the Sea 4114 E. E. Hale Story of the Thirteen Colonies 40830 H. A. Guerlier Story of Troy,-The . 40Blf> M Ol&rlcc short History of the United States 40818 Horace K. Scudder Stories of W ar 40810 E. E. Hale Struggles aud Triumphs of Forty Years .40524 P. T. Barn urn Swamp Fox, The 40528 John Frost Tales from English History 4077 Agnes Strickland Tanner-Boy and How He Became Lieu- tenant-General. The., 4052U Pennlmau Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now 4056 Andrews Thrilling Incidents of the Wars of the United States., 4066 Tltcomb's Letters to Young People. .. .40011 J. G. Holland United States and Foreign lowers, The. 4082s Wm. E.Curtis United Stat/es, The 4084 John Clark Rldpath United States History. Notes on 40650 Geo. W. Smith United States, History of the. 4065 Johu Fiske View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages 400] Hallam War of Independence. The. 40611 John Fiske Washington, Boyhood of .40557 9tory of 4SS&> Harriet C. Reiter Washington. Life of 40523 Mary and Martha. 4063s Margaret C. Conkling Whittler. Story of 40559 Nellie McCabe (Cootinaed on Fonrth P«g».) Administering deadly doses of car bolic acid while iu a fit of temporary insanity, Mrs. Matthew Berua, a 32 year old Hampshire woman, Monday fatally poisoned herself and'three chil­ dren. Two children are dead. Doctors in attendance say the woman aud one Uttle daughter cannot live. Elgin Advocate: Negotiations are pending between Fisher & Mann, own ers of valuable property at Pistakee Bay, aud W. A. McCuue for the sale or lease of several sections of the Elgin firm's property for a summer camp for boys. Mr. McCuue is couuected with a Chicago charitable institution which each year provides outing for several hundred boys. A disastrous farm fire near Rnssell, 111., last week caused a f25,000 loss to C. B. Holt & Son. The big stock farm was completely gutted. The jfact that all the valuable horses aud cattle had beeu turned out to pasture a short time be­ fore was all that prevented a greater loss. A score of young calves, thous­ ands of bushels of grain, hundreds of tons of hay and thousands of dollars' worth of farm machinery were destroy­ ed. Only $5,000 insurance was carried. Woodstock Sentinel: Attorney C. P. Barnes has been elected to membership in the Rambler Fifteen Thousand Mile club, an organization including only those owners of Rambler auto cars who have driven one car fifteen thousaud miles or over. Althnf there are fourteen thousand Rambler owners thruout the world, only two hundred and fifty of them ^have thus far qualified for this club. Mr. Barnes has received a very handsome sterling silver watch fob as a token of recognition from Thomas B. Jeffrey & Co., the manufacturers of the Rambler car. Crystal Lake Herald: John Gracy of Terra Cotta was in Cary Sunday in pur­ suit of two farm hands who had oeeu workiug for him the past month and to whom he paid their month's wages Sunday morning. They immediately decamped, taking with them two gold watches, a razor, a pair of shoes, a pocketbook containing a small' sum of money, and other articles. They were seen in the vicinity of Cary about o'clock Sunday afternoon, when they entered a corn field on the S. G. Seebert farm. A posse was organized, which searched the woods and fields iu the vicinity, but they failed to locate the fugitives. Rockford's attempt at having a dry town appears to be somewhat of failut-e. Twenty-two druggists have been granted permits to sell liquors under the conditions prescribed iu the uruggist ordinance. Rockford is receiv­ ing as much liquor from outside sources as ever, according to the freight ship­ ment recor#. Other dry towns have their liquor. St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia are all supplied both from Elgiu and Aurora. The dry towns in Winne­ bago county are also well supplied. Galesburg, III., is receiving large ship­ ments from Aurora and Peoria aud some of the smaller dry towns near Aurora get shipments marked sugar in sugar barrels. Crystal Lake Herald: The Illinois Iron & Bolt company at Carpentersville hag installed an electric ladle, which will convey molten metal about the moulding room. The machine has been in course of construction for some time, and is now being used daily. It is de­ signed after the type of electric locomo tives, which are in use in mines. A steel screen is erected directly in front of the motorman's seat, which protects him from the beat of the metal. It is entirely constructed of steel, and the power is received thru a trolley pole fastened at the rear of the carriage. It is claimed the machine is a success and that it bandies metal with much more ease and less time than the old method of pushing the ladle car abont the shops. • ( • 1 , Hon. Albert J. Olson of Woodstock, who was given the Repnblicau nomina­ tion for state senator in this district at the primaries, was robbed of £i,000 by a lone highwayman in Yellowstone Park a short time h^o, being oue of the victims of the bandit who stopped eight coaches, made all the passengers get out and line up while he tixtk all their mon­ ey and valuables. Mr. Olson is reported to have had #800 in cash and a draft for $'J,'200 The highwayman did uot forget to take all of it. Mr. and Mrs. Olson were touring the park and happened to lie iu the party which was victimized by the holdup m$u, who stationed himself at a turn jn the road and stopped the big coaches as they came along. The coaches are double deckers drawn' by four horses and will carry fifteen or twenty passeu gers As the coaches rounded the turn in the road a thin man with a thick gun and the conventional slouch hat aud handkerchief across his faoe ordered the driver to halt and then ordered all the passengers out of the coaches. He lined them up aud immediately im pressed one of their number as assis tant collector and went thru the crowd Kiiter ta lument Course For McHenry All entertaiument course for Mc Heury this fall and winter is now an asst?V<i fact. Arrangements for suoh have Already beeu completed with the Glazier Lyceum Entertainment Course of Chicago aud five numbers have been agreed upon, the first of which, from present judications, will take place about the middle of October. It is the inten­ tion of the promoters of the plans to give one number each mouth, tickets for which will be placed on sale at an early date. The Central opera house has already beeu engaged for the pur­ pose aud our people may expect some­ thing extraordinarily good iu the enter­ taiument liue this fall and wiuter. The course is already the source of many spicy comments from the people of Mc­ Henry, and the success of the new venture is already practically assured. Further particulars may be looked for in these columns. ITEMS PICKED OP ABOUT TOWN DURING THE WEEK. What People are Dolus in Onr Hny Little City--News a^Seen by The Plalndealer Representatives. Batter Market. Butter was declared firm at 23 cents last Saturday morning by the quotation committee of the board of trade. Petesch's for drnars. Come and see your fall suit. Miss Hillebrand for M, L. \ an Natta caught ao el^rfant string of pickerel in the Fox last'Baa- 'lay. The string lacked only one of being an even dozen. Cleared 987.50 at lc« Cream Social. The ice cream social given by the Ladies'society of St. Mary's church on the lawn just south of Autou Schneider's grocery store last Saturday evening cleared that society $87 50 after all ex penses had been defrayed. Chubaroff's concert orchestra furnished the music, and it is estimated that nearly four hundred people partook of the frozeu sweets. The set of dishes that was raffled off (hiring the evening was won by No. 56, Rev. A Royer holding the lucky number. The ladies are grateful to the pnblic, which by its presence helped to make the social such glowiug success, and also wish to thank the McHenry Electric Service company for the light which was furnished free of cost. Itlrthday Kurprlse. Last Thursday being Mrs. Elizabeth Laures' 42nd birthday anniversary, « number of her friends planned and sue cessfully executed a pleasant surprise upon her by unexpectedly calling at her home in the evening. Mrs. Laures was totally unprepared for lier guests, but, nevertheless, entertained them to their hearts'content Tables were arranged and cards formed the evening's amuse ment which was followed by ice crean. and cake Those present were: Mes dames J. J Miller. John Heimer, John Freund, J. H. Miller, Math Heimer, Henry Heimer, Joe Schneider, Jos. W. Freund, Jacob Justen, Henry Meyers, S. S. Torrance, Wm. Stoffel aud Fred Schneider. Mr*. Hubert Nt»timann. Mrs Hubert Neumauu, at one time a resident of this place and Johnsburgh. passed away at her home in Chicago last Friday afternoon, after an illness of only two and one-half days. Her re­ mains were brought to McHenry for burial last Monday morning, the fu­ neral taking place from St. Mary's Cath olic chure?h at eleven o'clock, interment being in St. Mary's cemetery. The re mains were accompanied to McHenry by over eighty Chicago friends, to whom luring life, thru her loving disposition, she had endeared herself. She leaver no children but is survived by a heart broken hnsband. Anyone finding that man can get the #100.00 by going to Quinlan s office near the depot. Farms fot sale and rent in all parts of the country. McHenry is sending its nsnal large delegation to the fair this week. The \ erdict from those who have already been over is "better than ever." "Ma s New Husband" at the Central Sunday evening amused a fair sized audience. Several catchy songs were presented to the delight of the listeners. McHenry'8 population was increased Tuesday thru the arrival of a boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Con­ way. Martin was around Wednesday with the smokes as well as the smile. The early duck hunters are already putting in some great days. At Fox Lake last Monday sixty birds were dropped. Local sports have also bagged a few, but the season is yet too yonng for a big one-day record. The many McHenry friends of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bennett, former Mc­ Henry residents, now of 1045 Farqnier street, St. Panl, Minn., will be pleased to know that they are enjoying fairly good health. | :n i t erxal i i i t Church. Rev. Arthur Roberts, pastor. Regu­ lar services next Suuday: Preaching at 10:80 a. m., Sunday school at 11:45 a. m. It is desired that we have a good at­ tendance at the next service. Come out aud learn tlje reason. Everybody cordially invited. Notice. The McHenry Canning company is now ready to receive all corn ready for canning on their contract and corn not contracted. We expect and must have all corn so grown. MCHk n k y Ca n n i n i . Co m p a n y . Sept. 9, 1908. Warning to Hunters . Notice is hereby giveu that on and after this'date hunting aud trapping on my premises at McCollum's lake is strict­ ly forbiddep. The law will be applied whenever ueccessary. <- Mr s . Ni c k Bojlr. Dated Sept. 3, 1908. The Stewart & Rngg Co. are now pre­ pared to saw yonr wood and will be pleased to receive your order. Their engiue and saw are in splendid condi­ tion and will do yonr work np qnicUy and satisfactorily. Headquarters it Wagner Bros., West McHenry. Atter all, one can hardly blame the fakirs for operating their games when there are so many easy marks falling all over themselves to bet their on what they have every reason to know is a losing proposition. At Lib- ertyville last week the victims were again quite plentiful. The many friends of MM. Pfcol ' Wooster will regret to learn that she is in a hospital in Minneapolis, having beeu operated on for appendicitis latft Thursday. It is expected that the op­ eration was a successful one and thai after her recovery Mrs. Wooster will enjoy better health than for some time. Last Monday evening and Tuesday morning saw the exodns of oar summer resorters, and, augmented by the Labor day visitors, made one of the largest crowds to leave this station in """f time. Nearly 700 tickets were sold fair the evening trains. The 6:37 was made up of three sections of nine cars each and all were well filled. After a bread famine, which hfd existed since last Saturday noon, Fog Lake aud its nnmerous hotels were re­ lieved Monday evening when 600 loaves were received from Janesville, Wis. Fifteen thousand visitors who arrived for the week end with the intention of remaining over Labor day cansed the famine. No beer famine is reported. Miss Florence Howe has again join­ ed the ranks of McHenry county's teach­ ers, being engaged in what is known as fhe Hardscrabble district. Miss Howe's worth as a teacher may be ganged when it i» known that she secured the school on her own terms, drawiug a much larger salary than is usually paid to couutry teachers in this neighbor­ hood. The two oldest daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Mayes, formerly of McHenry but now of St. Paul, Minn., are recov- ring from a mild attack of diphtheria. VIr Mayes enjoys a responsible position *vith the Northwestern Consolidated Milling company, having charge of heir St. Paul warehouses. Mrs. Mays* formerly Alice Bennett) enjoys good health. Tomorrow (Friday) evening at 8 o clock J. O. Bentall, state secretary for the Socialist party, will give a lec­ ture on Socialism at the McHeniy House hall. This is the second lectui* >f the kind to be given here aud may lm the last. Mr. Bentall surely ought to hf ible to give a good address on' the sol*- ject. Admission free, but a t»l]ectiofl| will be taken to give those who wish 4 chance to help the cause of Socialism along. From various exchangee come reportf >f freaks of nature in the shape of frnH trees bearing blossoms fot the rime this season and at the same tin* the mature fruit. McHenry cau add her item. On the Robt. SchiessJ* place is a crabapple tree which last we«| had blossoms on one half of the trq# and fruit on the other. While most of the reports are of apple trees, one in«|fc report" i cherry tree, while another b«A a snowball bush in bloom for thg J ;•