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j*,'r . : iff. ,VV->- " > ' •.*' "*?' %?M- 'V V'" IbS .Jc1 v-y ""> W l ^ t . W m * * L •" i « - fV^ V'!; •"• V • •,••*«• V«-V- ' v*.. r V;_; : C'-*/ at ten per cent reduction during: the month of January 1909. J. W. Freund WEST flcHENRY, - ILLINOIS. CENTERVILLE Grocery and flarket Always a fresh and com­ plete line of the choicest of Groceries and Meats. Phone/542. :: :: :: CHAS. G. FRETT, --PROPRIETOR-- MchENRY, - - - ILLINOIS. ff The Bight Value of manure is $2.02 to $7.07 per ton; the right way to apply it is with a spreader; the right spreader is the Cloverleaf Spreader; the right place to buy it is at ̂ WM. STOF- FEL'S, McHENRY; the right time to buy is NOW; the right telephone number is: Residence 391, office 772. Call. :: :: :: :: :: William St off el CENTERVILLE, MchENRY, ILLINOIS. W' * *X> : fa PANTS! $3.50 per pair. Made at our own shop and guar a n t e e d . J D. LODTZ --Ji ' w .TSf assaas gv. > r ^ g-'? EXCHANGE CLEANINGS. HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY ADJACENT COUNTIES. A. MUcelUuieous Assortment of. New* Items In Comi«nsed Form K«r Conv«u leiice of Bus; People. Three widely separated cases of scar let fever in Elgin are causing the of­ ficials to fear the outbreak of Mt epi demic of the disease again. , Harvard Herald: John G. Orr came upon six or seven pounds of copper in a chunk while working in a gravel pit on his farm in Hartland a few days ago Mr. Orr owns the Ed Gotrgin farm and he believes there is a deposit of copper on the place. The J. N. Burton property in Rich­ mond has been purchased for the new skating rink. The plans are to build a trick structure 58 feet wide by at least 105 feet long, which will give Richmond the largest and best roller Hkating rink in this section. A bowling alley will occupy one side of the building. An Illinois man is being sued for a divorce. He set a rat trap in his trou­ sers' pocket when he went to bed, hnng the pantaloons on the bed post, and caught his wife before midnight. The Arkansas man who pnt a live bull frog in his pocket was less fortunate. His wife took to the woods and he hasn't caught her yet. tiow easy it is for one to put his foot in it An Illinois editor wound up a compliment to a young schoohna'am with a good word about 4,tbe reputa­ tion for teaching she bears." The next day the young schoolma'am met the editor and chased him down the street with an umbrella, and at every jump in the road she screamed that she had never taught a she bear in all her life. John Burke of Marengo, who eight years ago lost part of his right hand in alighting from the train, has been sue ing the Chicago & Northwestern ever Hince his recovery, the company carry­ ing the case up repeatedly. It was finally settled in court last week, Mr. Burke receiving $500. Attorney Lum- ley fought the case for Mr, Burke, while Attorney Smiley was the com­ pany's lawyer. Chas. W. Hart, for years superin­ tendent of schools at Woodstock and for the past few years superintendent of the St. Charles State School for boys, has resigned. He gives as the reason for the same that Gov. Deneen request­ ed it in an effort to get revenge on Speaker Shurtleff because of the recent events at Springfield. Supt. Hart was appointed by Gov. Deneen at the re- qnest of the speaker about three years ago. Mr. Hart expects to move to his former home at Woodstock. Hetty Green, the rich woman, says: "There's one reason why we have hard times; money easy coming and easy going! American, children are not taught how to save money, but how to spend it. Everything they want--give it to them so long as you have the price or the credit. That's the policy of the modern mother, and she is raising a nation of spendthrifts, whose one thought is to get what they want when they want it. A postal saving bank in each neighborhood would teach the children to save and work a reformation in the habit ot useless spending, now so prevalent." Fifteen days' notice is being served upon Illinois farmers shipping milk into Chicago by the health department of that city. At the end of that time milk which is not from tuberculin tested cows, or which has not been pasteurized, will not be allowed in the city, and inspectors stationed at the various receiving stations will ship milk which has not complied with the requirements back to the farmers at the latter's expense. Farmers in the vicinity of McIIenry are not much affected by the mandate, as most of their milk is contracted for by the Bor­ den factory. A big mass meeting of farmers was held at Spring Grove Jan. 9, at which over 200 farmers of the immediate vicin­ ity were in attendance. The object of the meeting was to perfect a mutual protective association for the protection of the farmer and dairyman from the rulings recently enforced by the Chica go board of health. The goal for which the farmers are striving is to form a close organization of 18,*000 or more milk producers to regnlate the price of milk and buy feed and ma­ chinery on a cooperative plan. The farmers expect by these means to be able to obey the stringent regulations of the Chicago health department at a profit. Woodstock it, now going to try her hand at working the Chicago & North­ western railway for a modern depot. They expect to be up to date in the ex­ treme and believe that the city council and the people generally would gladly consent to the elevation of the tracks thru Woodstock, with convenient and safe subways for the traffic of the pub­ lic, provided the company erect a mod­ ern depot with all modern conveniences, properly heated and lighted., with en­ trances on the ground floor aud a sub­ way for those who have to cross over to take south-bound trains, the entrance to all trains to be on the second floor, out of the way of danger and conven­ ient for everybody. Marshal Bulger Injured. Woodstock Sentinel: City Marshal John Bolger suffered an accident to one of bis eyes last Saturday, which at first threatened to bring serious consequences and perhaps the loss of sight from one eye, but we are pleased to learn that all danger is passed and Mr. Bolger hopes to be on duty again in a few days. The accident was the result of thp innocent occupation of splitting kindling wood. Strange are the varied moods of fame Woodstock's marstitil bot.li brave and bold Feared by crooks of every nuuie. In awt; tliey stand, both youug and old. But tho tliis marshal, bole) and brave, Almost, an army could defy, He stauds defeated aud dismayed, A kindling stick has ebut bit eye. , QUARTER OF A CENTURY. |£mmtittpped from The Plalndealer ot January S3, 1884. We understand that parties from Nunda have opened a skating rink in the Doran cheese factory, in this vil­ lage. The trial of George Watson, who is charged with burning the hay stacks of Homer Clemens, was pat over until the May term on account of the ab­ sence of some witnesses. Fullerton-Paige--Married, at the Methodist parsonage, Woodstock, 111., Jan. 17, 1884, by the Rev. George K. Hoover, Mr. DeForrest Fullerton and Miss Emma 3. Paige, both of McHenry. Ed Noonan went to Chicago last week and procured a new "big fiddle" and is now better than ever prepared to do his part at public or private parties. He informs us that he ban now one of the finest bassvilos to be found in this section. A letter was received at the Mc­ IIenry- post office one day last week with the following inscription: "Mr. H. L Pound, care of J. Philips, Esq., McHenry County, Illinois, South Amer­ ica. " Postmaster Perry is a little puz­ zled jqst now to know where tie lives. ;.v- Who Pays the Cost? The unaware merchant often wdnders how some rival "can afford to spend so much money for advertising.He is sure that he could not--that it would bankrupt him in short order to "plunge?' into publicity on the scale that the other fellow does. The other fellow is not worrying about the cost of his advertis­ ing for the simple reason that he doesn't have to pay for it. The competitor who cannot "afford" to advertise, really, in effect, pays the bills of the man who can "afford" it. He pays them in the loss of business caused by his failure to advertise. The business be ought to have--his "share" of the trade in his line --goes, in a large part, to the com­ petitor who seeks it, who can afford to advertise for it. The profits on the trade drawn away from the titpid ad­ vertiser by the aggressive one pay the latter's bills and leave a comfortable surplus. This is a fact which progres­ sive merchants are proving all the time so it ought to have some personal significance to the overcautious business men who are waiting to get rich before "risking" adequate .advertising cam­ paigns. Kural Letter Carriers Meet. The members of the Rural Letter Carriers' association of McHenry and Boone counties met at^ tbe Armory at Belvidere last Saturday evening. Post­ master Moran of that place gave a very interesting talk on general topics of in­ terest to tbe association which was much appreciated by the attentive listeners. Tbe officers as elected for the coming year are as follows: Presi­ dent, Adolph Kramer, . Union; vice president, John Plain, Belvidere; treas­ urer, John Fosdick, Woodstock; secre­ tary, Lee Groves, Marengo. The next meeting of the organization will take place at Woodstock on Saturday, April 17. At the meeting several new mem­ bers were added into the fold. Eber E. Bassett represented McHenry at the meeting. New (School Law, The new school law n^akes a truant officer unnecessary, but delegates every­ one the right to report any child out of school, when a fine of $3 to $20 will be assessed. The new law allows no child less than 14 years to be employed, and no child under 10 to be out of school at any time school is in session, unless he is necessarily and lawfully employed. The law furthermore states any per­ son having control of a child between 7 and 16 who does not send him to school thruout the whole school year when that school is in session, or who shall make a false statement to evade the law, shall be subject to a fine of from $3 to $20 to be received for the use of the pabiic school. Brave Fire Laddies often receive severe burns, putting out fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica Salve and forget them. It soon drives out pain. For Burns, Scalds, Wounds, Cuts and Bruises it's earth's greatest healer. Quickly cures Skin Eruptions, Old Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Felons; best Pile cure made. Relief is instant. 25c at N. H. Petesch's. ft' Do You Get Up Willi a Lame Back? Kidney Trouble Makes Ton Miserable. Almost everyone knows of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy, be­ lt cause of its. remark- II able health restoring [l properties. Swamp- Root fulfills almost every wish in over­ coming rheumatism, III pain in the back, kid­ neys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scaldingpain in passingit, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often through the day, and to get up many times during the night. Swamp-Root is not recommended for* everything but if you have kidney, liver or bladder trouble, it will be found just the remedy you need. It has been thor­ oughly tested in private practice, and has proved so successful that a special ar­ rangement has been made by which all readers of this paper, who have not al­ ready tried* it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root, and how to findoutif you have kid- ney or bladder trouble. When writingniention reading this generous offer in this paper and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Heme oltewauip-Koot. Binghamton, N. Y. The regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles are sold by all druggists. Don't make any mistake but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad­ dress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. Read The Plaindealer "want" a^R. Points About Mew PoMtaee Rate. The 2 cent postage rate to Germany is now in effect. A few months ago a similar arrangement was made with Great Britain. Bnt there are limi tations. There mnst be some education of the people before the plan works smoothly. Already complaints are pouring into the postoffice department about the failings of the low rate to Great Britian and Ireland. In the an swering of these the department make* the arrangement with Germany plainer In the first place, the rate is available only where direct lines of steamers plj between the-United States and the countries mentioned. A letter to En gland by way of France still requires a 5 cent stamp. A letter to Germany bj way of England goes at the interna tional rate. In the second place a let ter carried at the low rate to England or Germany cannot be forwarded to another conntry without additional postage. Where mail is sent in enre of tonrist agencies or banks with the ex­ pectation of having it forwarded on notification there will be both extra postage and a fine to be paid by the recipients in case the 2 cent stamp ii« used. France and Italy have direct steamer lines to the United States, hut these countries have not arranged for the direct low rate. Five cents is still required on letters by these lines. Even more interesting yet is the fact that 5 cents is required for the short distance between England and Ger­ many, each of which countries has agreed to the 2 cent direct rate to tbe United States, so mnch farther away. Hrlng Children Up to Work. My ideal of boy is one who will grow up and be able to support himself and a wife and children. To be fit to be an American citizen he has got to preserve his self-respect and conduct himself so as to wrong no one. Fathers need the most preaching. Frequently the moth­ ers who have hard lives take the unwise conrse in attempting to benefit their daughters and sons by bringing them np free from hard knocks. Next to hard­ ness of heart the next least desirable quality is softness of head, and the mother or father shoald not try to bring up their child in that way. You don't get tne right stuff out of those children for the next war, or you don't get decent citizens when there isn't any war. Bring them up to work, so that they shall recognize an obstacle is not some­ thing to be shirked, but to be overcome. --President Roosevelt. We have arranged with The Weekly Inter-Ocean so that our patrons can se­ cure that sterling paper, together with our own, at the exceedingly low rate of $1.75 for one year. This is a rare op­ portunity and shonld be taken advant age of. F. O. Gang the auctioneer. He guar­ antees satisfaction. COLD WEATHER We have a complete line of Cold Weather G^ods such as are needed at this time of the year. Winter is now here in dead earnest and we 1?re prepared for it with an elegant new line of Overshoes, Rubbers, Mittens, Winter Shoes and Stockings, Mufflers, Furs, Caps, Coats and, in fact, anything" and everything that clothes the human body. Let us serve you. R A. BOH LAN DER WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS. (F KEEP AT IT! Let this Be your motto for 1909 in saving and depositing at Our Savings De­ partment. It is the best way for you to get money enough together to buy a home, a business, educate your children, give them a start in life, or feel secure about your future. Deposit today and "keep at It!" The 3 per cent interest^ will compound regularly. WEST MOM STATE BANK fr FOR LUMBER, FEED AND COAL iiour r (0. WEST McHENRY, - ILLINOIS. 'Phone 541. Block & Bethke McHenry,111 WE MUST REDUCE OUR STOCK OUR YEAR ENDS FEBRUARY IS, 1909, and by that time we must have our inventory transferred to our books. We find our shelves overstocked and must move several thousand dollars' worth of goods by that time in order to have our stock compare with othej years, buring the balance of this month we will offer on ALL LINES SOME VERY ATTRACTIVE PRICES. :: :: :: :: » - --ft 1^* $I.OO GROCERIES Coffee you are paying 20c per pound Tor, we offer you 7 pounds for.. Extra choice May picking, sun dried Japan Tea, 60c ry quality, per pound.... GET THE HABIT--Buy your Groceries at this store. Always fresh, pure and the best. :: :: 50c all-wool Dress Goods, 36-inches wide, now selling at 39c 75c, ,85c and $1.00 44-in. all-wool Dress Material, now selling at. -.49c 12-4 ex|ra size Bed Blankets, a big saving, now ....... .$1.29 Children*s and Misses' tennis flannel Night Gowns, worth up to 75c each, now at 39C SHOES! SHOES! See the Shoe we are offering in Men's and Ladies' fltfV at per pair U N D E R W E A R . Men's ed~lined.« • • <49^ Children's wool and fleeced-lined Underwear at,reduced PRICES. Men's all wool Staley Underwear at... .... • $1.00, $1.2 s, $1.50 •m.