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Ross visited in the metro­ politan city last week Friday. F. H. Wattles and family Spent Snn­ day with friends in Waukegan. Frank Block of Elgin spent Snnday with relatives and friends here. Wm. Koeppe transacted business In the windy city last week Friday, Miss Elfreida Berner of Chicago sprat Snnday as the gnest of home folks. F. J. Barbian made a recent business trip to Spring Grove in his new anto. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rauen* of Spring Grove were recent McHenry visitors. Mrs. Mary Carey was a recent visitor at the home of her son at Spring Grove. Peter P. Rothermel was a business transactor in the windy city last Fri­ day. Misses Lizzie Kennebeck and Clara Freund are guests of relatives at Adamag, Minn. Thomas Polger of Woodstock spent last week with relatives and friends here. James Fitzsimmons of Chicago spent Snnday as the gnest of McHenry friends. Mrs. A. J. Thompson, of North Crjs* tal Lake visited among McHenry friends last week. Arthur Ri&kler of Chicago spent Snn­ day and Monday at the horns of his mother here. Win. Althoff oil! Johnsbnrgh boarded the Chicago train at this station last Friday morning. „ Miss Rnth Besley of Wankegan is a gnest at the home of G. W. Besley and family this week. Edward Dal ton ot "Hampshire wasa^ gnest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.' C. Mead recently. Miss Margaeriet Granger spent from Friday until Tuesday with relatives and friends in Dnndee. Miss Lillie Breyer of Milwaukee, Wis., is visiting among McHenry friends this week. Mrs. Mayme Lamphere and son, George, were the gnests of Wan keg an relatives last week. Miss Florence Stimton of Chicago visited at the home of Misses Dor* and Lena S toff el Snnday. B- Smith of Genoa Junction, Wif., was a business visitor *| the Borden plant here last Friday. Martin Stoffel of Elgin spent Snnday ' at the hoiue of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stoffel, here. Paul Meyers of Batavia visited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrex Geo. Meyers, here Snnday, Messrs. and Mesdames John and Henry Heimer were visitors at Wash­ ington Heights last Thursday. Joseph Masquelet of, Chicago visited at the home of his parents, Mr* and Mrs. Frank Masqnelet, Sunday. Richard Jfci. Walsh of Chicago spent the Sabbath at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh, here. ^ Miss Lncie Carey of Elgin spent Sat­ urday and Sunday at the homfe of her mother, Mrs. Mary Carey, here. Mrs. Charles Gaulke of Woodstock spent Sunday as the guest of her par- <1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. Angust Feltz. Harry and Mary Fuller of Wanconda passed last week as the guests of Misses . Lncile and Alta Wentworth here. Miss Marion Pierce of Englewood is visiting at Lake Side farm with Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Peterson and family. Mrs. Anna Byrd and daughter, Lncile, called on friends in North Crystal Lake and Ridgefield last Saturday afternoon. Misses Lncile and Alta Wentworth were recent gnests of their cousins, Hurry and Mary Fuller, at Wauconda. Alex and Miss Lulu Frennd of Chica­ go are visiting at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hue- mann. Mrs. J. J. Davis of Elgin visited at the home of her parents, Postmaster and Mrs, 'ft.- £. Mead, Saturday Mid Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Colby and daugh­ ter of Woodstock spent Sunday at the home of the latter's parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Spurling, here. Mrs. Fred T. Colby of Burlingatne, Cal., started on her return trip, over the Union Pacific line, last Saturday even ing, after a three months' stay here. Jos. W. Blake and daughter,' Lizzie, arrived in McHenry last Thursday evening from Rhineland, Texas, for a visit among- McHenry relatives and friends. Mrs. Belle Merker of Belleville, III., Who is spending t|)e summer vtftb her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Whiting, at North Crystal Lake, was the gnest of Mrs. Ed. Dalton here last Thursday. Nick Buhr left for Bowie, Colo., last Monday morning where he will viit his sisiter, Mrs. Silan Sherfick, whom he has not seen in thirty-one years. Be­ fore returning home he will also visit Pike's Peak and other places of interest / SUICIDE BY HANGING. Jehn F. Lodtt Hang* Hlmnelf at of Hla 8<m. John F. Lodtz, father of J. D. Lodtz, the tailor, hung himself in the woodsbed at the home of his son some time be­ tween the honrs of ten and twelve o'clock last Sunday morning. What prompted him to commit the grewsome deed is mpre than any one knows. Even his son is unable to Bay why his father committed the deed. The elderly man arose Sunday morning in an apparently good mood with the balance of the family, ate breakfast and then left the home to go down town. He returned to the bonse About ten o'clock and entering the place took a chair and went oat. Mrs. Lodtz, who with her son were at home alone at the time, paid very little attention to the elderly man's actions as it was an every day occurrence for him to take a chair from the honse andsitont in the shade of a tree. At about the ngpn hour Mr*. Lodtz sent her son, Percy, to the woodshed for "potatoes, and one can easily imagine the boy's fright when npon opening the woodsbed door he confronted the corpse of his grandfather strong* up by a rope. At the sight of the body the boy let ont a mad shriek and ran to his mother tell­ ing her that grandpa had hnng him­ self. Mrs. Lodtz called to her neigh­ bors for help, her husband being up at Pistakee Bay at the time. Lewis Oertel was the first to arrive at the scene and in a few minutes Dr. C. H. Fegers was at hand, but life was extinct. When found, the body was in a half kneeling position and cold, the supposition being that the deed must have been commit­ ted shortly after ten o'clock. The chair that he had taken from the house about two honrs before the sad discovery was made was standing only a few feet from the dangling body, giving ^vidence that he was sitting thereon while fastening the rope around his neck. Being in a half kneeling position, it is evident that the poor man simply let himself fall off the chair and the rope did the rest. The shock to Mrs. Lodtz and her son was terrible, the sight of the unfortun­ ate man's body almost driving them in­ to hysterics. The unwelcome news was telephoned to bis son at the Bay, who was not long in arriving home. The inquest took place at the office of Drs. Fegers & Fegers Monday forenoon under the supervision of Coroner Peck of Harvard. A verdict of "suicide by hanging" was returned by the jury com­ posed of Dr. C, B. Fegers, Sr. , foreman, L. F. Block, Chas J. Heimer, John Barbian, Anton Barbian and T. J. Walsh. John Frederick Lodtz was born at Bergen, Norway, on July 17, 1835, mak ing him seventy fonr years of age at the time of his death. He was married in his native country twenty some odd years later, his wife passing away sev­ eral years after. In the year of 1872, he, with his son, John D., came to this conntry, their first place of residence being in Philadelphia, Penn., where they remained only six or seven months. From Pmladelphia he moved to Chica- JJO where he remained until 1876 Dur­ ing 1876 be went to Palmyra, Wis., which place he called his home for a few years and then removed to Chicago. Since 1891 he has been making his home Vvitu uin BOD, fui vvtiOiu lie iittn worked faithfully up until the time of his death. The funeral took place from the home of the deceased's son, J. D. Lodtz, at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the ser­ vices being conducted by Rev. J. Ailing of Evanston, pastor of the M. E. church of this plaoe. The remains were laid to rest in Woodland cemetery. - CARD OP THANKS. We, the undersigned, wisli in this manner to express our sincere thanks to the many kind neighbors and friends for sympathy extended dnring our re­ cent sad bet'eavement. MR. AND MRS. J. D LODTZ. tended to by Drs. Fegers of this place The unfortunate womtp, altho suffering great pain, is doing as well as could he expected, considering the hard fall she * if t 1H j *1 ..•o'JW"ipii|iy EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY ADJACENT COUNTIES. AND \ Have baby's picture taken and get one of the splendid baby albums free with your dozen. Only a few left. Hille, phone 322. ' - Gay Trip to Wllnaot, Wta. John Carey of Ringwood drove a merry party of pleasure seekers to Wtl- mot, Wis., in bis beautiful new auto­ mobile on Wednesday of last week. The merry party stopped off at Walter Carey'B. When their destination was reached they were delightfully enter­ tained by the latter named gentleman and his estimable family. One of the enjoyable events of the day was a launch ride down the beautiful Fox at Wilmot in Mr. Carey's elegant gasoline launch. Before returning home in the evening the autoists were treated to a palatable supper. The day and trip was highly enjoyed by those who com­ posed the gay party, as follows: Misses Agnes and Florence Carey, Hellen Moore; Thos Bolger and L. P. Kane. Break* Three Rika Ml, Mrs. Henry Klopp fell thm an open­ ing in the hay mow of the barn on the farm they occupy, located near Lake Defiance, on Monday of last week, and in the fall to the floor below sustained three broken ribs and a bad-cut over the left eye. The woman was carried to ^ wiu at once discontinue shipping the bonM wbere her ..yonea were ^ ^ tav. bMOB. Urn. in their stand for fair prices. They will demonstrate to the Chicago dealers that their demand must be complied with if they desire farther shipments froa the ftomaoof Lakecoonly. A SIlMllaiieooi Assortment of Km Item* In Condensed Porn For Conven­ ience of Rusy People. Woodstock's free city mall delivery is to begin Oct. 15. Fonr carriers will be­ gin the services. Theo. Man of Hebron closed a deal the tatter part of the past week for the purchase of the old Brad SSone farm southwest of that village. The price paid was $135 an acre. A restaurant which is to be opened in New York next fall will, it is rejmrted, have a $75,000 smoking room for women. The women are not going to be satisfied with voting, it seems, but mnst copy man's other bad habits, also. Marengo Republican: The Chicago & North-Western railway has adopted a new way of running passenger trains. A "train collector" is on each train and it is his business to collect tickets, while the conductor is relieved from the task. Lake Geneva News: A novelty in nature's freaks is a white crow which Chas. Heiden has recently mounted for the party who brought it in. The crow, which is a young one, was canght alive, but died after a few weeks' confine ment It is perfectly white with light yellow bill and legs and had very light pink eyes. Col Frank TouVells, a rancher living near Med ford, Ore., is said to have pro­ duced a deep rdoted vine which brings forth three crops of berries in a season, which resnlt has been obtained by graft­ ing alfalfa roots of the Btrawberry vine. Alfalfa roots deeply and produces three to five crops a year without irrigation, ft occurred to him that strawberries might do the same if the vine could be made to extend down far enough HO as to receive moisture from the soil thru ont the season. Wauconda Leader: Robin Pratt is the proud possessor of a free scholarship admitting him to any state university or state normal school, he having won first honors to pupils in the township in the competitive examination held by Superintendent Simpson. Robin will ptobably go to Dixon to school next September and may take the full four years' course free of tuition because of his success In the summer examinations. Good Inck to Robin and all such stu­ dents . Foot ball and base ball he knows don't win such scholarships, nor does anyone else who fritters time away. Algonquin correspondent Crystal Lake Herald: There will be no electric light current for a couple of weeks on acoount of Ynkel & Thomas repairing the dam. A large hole has been washed under the head gate, and a cement bottom will be put in. When this is done the wheels will be raised so that high water will not affect the running of the dynamo. The river is now the lowest itJtas been for the last two years, and before the water was shut off from going thru the mill there was none running over the dam. The river below the dam Is very low, and people who own launches farther down the stream have great difficulty in running them. Grayslake Times: Our citizens were shocked Sunday morning by the news of the burning of Carlyle Druce's anto mobile dnring the night. The anto had been left standing by the roadside Sat­ urday, just beyond Round Lake, with a broken wheel, and when Mr. Druce and Ed. Wagner took a new wheel down Sunday morning, they found nothing but the smoking machinery. Nearly everything which wonld burn was gone. Among other things the cap to the gas oline tank was found lying beside the road, showing that the fire was doc most likely to hnman agency, as spon­ taneous combustion has never been known to unscrew a cap. Another point of interest in the case is the fact that Mr. Druce is an exceedingly care­ ful driver and has given no cause for complaint, mnch lees any dastardly" treatment as this would show. The engine is not thought to be out of com­ mission, but the expense of putting the auto in condition is almost out of con­ sideration. It was worth more tftan one thousand dollars. Antioch News: On Wednesday even­ ing of last week about seventy mem­ bers of the Milk Producers' Protective association held an open air meeting at the Loon Lake milk platform, at which meeting it was decided to make formal demands upon the milk dealers In Chi cago in the nature of a contract which must. be agreed to by the dealers at once. The agreements which the deal era are compelled to sign in order to re ceive milk shipments, were distributed to all shippers in the country and ever) farmer is expected to act at once. Tbt Chicago dealers will be asked to agree to pay the following prices for milk for three months ending October 1, and after the expiration of these contracts a new price schedule will most likely be made. The price asked for July is $1.10, for August $1.30, and for Sep­ tember $1.30. Payments are to be made the 1st and 15th day of each month. The farmers declare that if the agree­ ments are not signed and lived up to A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. BOMlMt'R Kteetric Car Dashes la to Wiu. Aato at Highwood. the most miraculous from almost certain death ever reported occurred at Highwood, 111., at three o'clock last Sunday afternoon when Wm. Bonslett's anto was struck by a Chicago & Milwaukee electric car. Mr. Bonslett,, in company with his three children, Paul, Francis and Ber- nice^Mrs. Carrie Kinney and daughter, Lnella, and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Doherty, were out on a pleasure trip when the accident occurred. They had reached the village of Highwood about three o'clock in the afternoon and only two blocks diaiant from the railroad cross­ ing whera the accident took place Mr. Bonslett had stopped the machine to inquire the shortest and best road to Barrington. After getting the desired information the driver of the auto started off. Owing to the fact that there was a sharp corner to make just before arriving at the crossing, the driv­ er of the car waa going along on slow speed. The crossing, it is learned, is a most dangerons one on account of the fact that two of the company's build­ ings are located there, thus obstructing the pedestrian's view of the tracks and approaching electric cars. Under such conditions, and without railroad gates, Mr Bonslett and party were unaware of the great danger they were in until within a few feet of the tracks, when the driver of the approaching electric car sighted the autoints He realized in an instant the great danger that they were in and sooner than it takes to tell bad put on the emergency brakes and reversed the engine and almost at the same instant the crash came. The steps of the electric car had canght the front wheels of the auto with sufficient force to smash the machine beyond re­ pair. The occupants of the anto were thrown every direction, but, luckily, not a broken bone was suffered altho all received scratches and bruises. Hew the party escaped with their lives re­ mains a miracle, as the car that strnck them was going at a rate of possibly thirty or more miles an hour when it struck the auto. AU«of (he party were taken to the home of Dr. F. G.« Wescott in High- wood, where their injuries were dressed. AH, excepting Mr. Bouslett, who re­ mained until Monday evening, retnrned to their homes here the following morn­ ing. Peter Doherty probably received the most painful ihjuries. When the crash came he was pinned between the machine and a trolly wire pole, thus re­ ceiving quite a painful bruise across the chest and shoulders. He is still con­ fined to his home, but all hope to see him ont again soon. The balance of the party, altho stiff and lame from their perilous experience, are getting along nicely and will have fulljr recovered in a few days. The exjierience is one that the mem­ bers of the party will never forget and ail may thank their lucky stars that it did not terminate in fatalities. MofoR BOAT RACES. Two Big Events to lie Failed Off, takoe Bay Nait Sunday. Two big motor boat events wftt "be pulled off at Pistakee Bay next Sunday, The uioi, which will ittke piace at 10:30 a. in., will be a contest by motor boats for the Falstaff cup and will be rnn around the three mile course, the boats starting and finishing in front of the Kingsley Houwe pier on the east side of Pistakee Bay. The second event will be for speed boats only and will take place promptly at three o'clock p. m. This will be a run of fifteen miles, the contesting boats making the three mile course five times. Like the forenoon race, the Htart and finitth will take place in front of the Kingsley Honse {)ier. The winner of the speed boat race will be awarded the Edward Sayles cnp. Many entries for the morning race have already been made and it is ex­ pected that before the starting time ar­ rives that a score or more motor boats will be ready for the race. For the speed boat race seven boats are already entered, this number including the fast­ est boats that now glide the waters of Fox river and the lakes. Among the local boats entered in the speed boat race are those owned by Dr. Wadhams, Howell Bros, and E. Hunter. We are alsp informed that Fox Lake enthusiasts will be down with the best and speediest that they can produce, thns making the contest one of the most exciting as well as interesting ever pulled off at Pistakee Bay. These races are brought about thru the untiring energy of Commodore Jo­ seph F. Haas of the Pistakee Yacht club, who, dnring his teign in this of­ fice, has made a most efficient juid pop­ ular officer. Mr. Haas has probably done more for the entertainment and amusement of Pistakee Bay resorters and visitors than any- one man living and his efforts ai[e highly appreciated by the community at large. For this special occaaiou, A. H. Kings- ley, proprietor of the Kingsley Honse at Pistakee Bay, will have at his resort a well known brass .band from Chicago. Mr. Kingsley. being a great motor boat enthusiast himself, will do every thing in his power to bring these two special events to a grand success. Frames and mats for all oi Bte -------- tares at Oiile'e _ - (OwittHwd on Pap F*w.) - ^ * .. " • • IV "V '.W. f1 sajt * m w j salted DOINGS AT OUR RESORTS YOUNG LADIES NEARLY DROWNED AT PISTAKEE BAY. Knowles' Cottage at Lat* Is Barned to the Oroaad--Capt. Storm and His Concertina Band. The Chicagoans, who have pying the "Oriole" camp during' the past two weeks, pnlled up stakes and returned to their homes last Sunday evening. A grand time was enjoyed by all and we hope to have them with us again next year. Tuesday night of liMt week a firao^, mysterious origin bnrned to Jh* grouSd the Ethel Knowlea cottage at Fox Lake valued at $5,000, the owner being in Chicago. The fire was discovered at abont ten o'clock. The efforts of the Fox Lake fire department were fruitless and in a short time nothing was left ex­ cept a smouldering heap of ruins. Capt. Gus Storm and his twenty-five piece concertina' band made things quite lively alone the east shore of Fox river in the immediate vicinity of Rose- dale last Saturday evening. There was music galore until the early morning honrs and all who were fortunate enough to be within hearing -distance of the concert pronounced it O. K. The captain himself seemed to be right in the fun during the entire day aa well as all day Sunday. That the motor boat, "The Doctor," owned by Dr. F. E. Wadhams, is right on the job every minute was again demonstrated at Pistakee Bay last Sat­ urday afternoon when this little craft of the waters won for her owner its second cup of the season. Only a few weeks ago the Kingsley house cnp was won by her and last Saturday she suc­ ceeded in landing the J as. A. Pugh trophy. The doctor surely has a won­ derful little boat and can be classed as being one of the most reliable motor boats that now glide the waters of the river and lakes. Keep np the good work, doctor. While driving from'Pistakee Bay to Johnsbnrgh with a horse and buggy last Saturday afternoon Mrs.- Adam Koch's mother and a young lady whose name we were unable to obtain, met with a painful accident when the horse snddenly became unmanageable, np< setting the buggy and throwing the oc cupants ont with foroe. In the fall the elderly lady received severe facial bruises, a badly lacerated right fore­ arm and other bruises of a less serious nature about the arms and body. The younger lady received painfnt bruises to the right arm and shonlder and a puncture wound to the scalp. Drs, Fegers & Fegers of this {dace attended them. The Commodore's reception and ball at the Pistakee Yacht club pavilion last Saturday evening proved one of the season's most fashionable events and all who attended were more than pleased with the grand time that they had been treated to. The decorations, )>oth in and ontside the pavilion, were some­ thing grand and never before in the his­ tory of the club did a larger crowd than was present on this occasion pack the spacious pavilion. Commodore Joseph F. Haas, undoubtedly one of the most popular commodores that the club has ever had, was accompanied to the pa vilion by a ruber of Chicago's best politicians and society people, all of whom appeared to enjoy the treat im­ mensely. DROWNED IN PISTAKEE LAKE. Within sight of a dozen or more fish­ ermen and pleasure seekers, Peter Bar- tuska, proprietor of a grocery store at 855 West Division street, Chicago, and prominent in promoting the improve­ ment of the Northwest Side, was drowned in Pistakee lake, near Cedar island last Sunday afternoon. Friends of the man say that he was snddenly taken ill while out fishing in a row boat. It is believed that the intense heat of the snn affected him and in his struggle to reach shore caused the boat to cap­ size. Those who witnessed the acci dent went to his aid, but arrived too late as he never again appeared on the surface of water after help was at hand. The body was not recovered until Tuesday afternoon at abont 5:40 o'clock when M. J. Pitzen found the body floating on the water's surface near the spot where the drowning took place. There is an old saying that a heavy thunder stopm will bring a corpse to the water's surface when all other attem pts fail and it is the belief of resorters at th e Bay that the thunder storm of Tuesday afternoon was re­ sponsible for the finding of this body. SIX YOUNG LADIES NEARLY DROWNED The capsizing of three sailboats dnr­ ing a ladies' race at Pistakee Bay last Thursday afternoon, when six young ladies had a very narrow escape from drowning, caused much excitement among resorters and those who wit­ nessed the accident Miss Ruth Wilk, daughter of Fred L. Wilk, vice presi dent of the Union Trust company of Chicago, went down and became en­ tangled in the ropes and canvas of a capsized boat. She was freed and rescued with a great deal of difficulty. Miss Nettie Schillo, who at first was believed to have been drowned, was rescued quite a number of minutes after the accident took place, when she was diapered clinging to the mast of an over turned boat. The boat race was COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Wlaner ft Irwin Are Given Contract For th* Building of New Walit. Council Rooms, Aug. 2,1909. The board of trustees met in regular meeting, With President Wattles pre­ siding. Trustees present: Chamberlin, Stof­ fel, Freund, Meyers, Nickels and Weber. The minutes of last regular and special meetings were read and ap­ proved. The following bills were read and ap­ proved by finance committee: Geo. Meyers, Jr., labor on st... ,;.$19.$0 M. Engeln & Son, sundries.. , i.. ,|4.£0 Wilbur Lumber Co., tile • .'66 J. F. Winner, labor on sidewalks,. 87.98 Geo. Meyei-s, Jr., cleaning park,.. 10.00 P. M. Freund, gravel 3 52 Stephen Juflten, police services.,.. 50.00 John Walsh, police services .... 50 00 Wm. Kinns, labor on st.......... . 23.12 John J. Vycital, sundries........, 4.10 Valvoline Oil Co., gasoline.... .\1&L 27.70 McHenry Elec Ser Co., lighting sf 95.00 J. B Friaby, labor on st ... 2.00 On motion by Stoffel, seconded by Nickels, the bills were ordered paid On motion by Freund,. seconded by Meyers, the village marshal -was in structed to collect all license money dne the village. On motion by Stoffel, seconded by Nickels, sidewalks are to be built as submitted by sidewalk committee. On motion by Stoffel, seconded by Weber, the contract to build sidewalks was let to Wisner and Irwin, they being the only bidders for this work. Wisner and Irwin submitted their bid as follows, to build sidewalks: Tar walks, seven cents (7cts ) per square foot; cements walks, eleven cents (11 cts.) per square foot; curb, fifty cents (50 cts.) per lineal foot; cement walk at Boone creek bridge, twelve cents (12 cts.) per square foot. Village to bnild foundation for this walk. The McHenry Electric Service com­ pany petitioned the village of McHenry to install more lights for lighting streets and to pay a higher rate per light so that they could continue in business, Motion by Freund, seconded by Cham­ berlin, that the president appoint a committee of the board to investigate the financial standing of the McHenry Electric Service company and to report their finding at the next regular meet ing of the board. Motion carried. The president appointed the finance committee to act as the above com inittee. On motion by Nickels, seconded by Meyers, the meeting adjourned. F. H. WATTLES, President. , B. E. PRICE, Clerk. JULY 17, 1909. The street and alley committee met on the above date for the purpose of receiving bids to haul dirt from N. J. Justen's store in McHenry to the BoOne creek bridge and letting contract for same. Win. P. Kinns submitted his bid, as follows: To haul dirt from N.J. Jus ten's store to Boone creek bridge, as ad vertised, for twenty-four (24 ots.) per yard. PhilAylward submitted his bid, as follows: ' To haul dirt from N. J. Jus- ten's store to Boone creek bridge, as ad­ vertised, for thirty cents (30 cts.) per yard. Wm. P; Kinns, having submitted the lowest bid, he was was awarded the contract. R. G. CHAMBF.RI.TN. Chairman of Street and Alley Com. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church will hold an ice cream social on the lawn of Wm. F. Rice Friday, Aug. 6. Fifteen cents for cream and cake. All are cordially invited. A Close Call Prom Death. Ray Kearney of Chicago, who is visit ing at the home of James McDonald, west of town, came very near having his head severed in a runaway last Friday. The young man, who is fond of out-door life, went out into the field with a team"of horses attached to a corn cultivator. He had not been ip the field long before the team became frightened and ran away. The young man was thrown from the cultivator and dragged thro a barb wire fence, the wire cutting a horrible gash about six inches long into his neck, exposing both the jugular vein and carotid ar iery. Besides this a large gash was in­ flicted in the palm of the right hand as well as two ugly looking gashes into his left leg. Dr. C. H. Fegers was call ed into attendance and under bis care the young man is doing nicely. Had the gash in his neck severed the vein and artery the young man would surely have bled to death before medical aid eottld have reached him. "The College Boy." This company played all the principal cities of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas and other Western states last Heasonu The entire press wasr lavish in praise of both the star, Chas. Riggs, and the clever comedy. In every city visited by the company this season it has repeated the success of last year. Chas. Riggs and his clever company of farciers are presenting entirely new dancing and singing numbers. Most all of the favorites of last season are re tained and all the new people are ex­ ceptionally clever. It will play at the Central opera honse Snnday evening, Aug. S. All widths and colors of ribbons for the hair, hats, sashes and fancy work at the Lotus millinery parlors, West Mc : *mw' • - ^ £. ~'Ys f, ... OUR WEEKLY PICK-UPS (TEMS PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN DURING THE WEEK.- | What People are Doing la Oar Italy SLittl* City--Newt a« Seen by The FMillrt ll ReprenentatiTex. Ratter Market. M The price of butter declined one-half . \ cent on the Elgin board of trade Mon- J day.and was quoted at 26 cents. . A baby boy was born to Mr, and Mi*,* AT C T. P. day. Walsh of Grayslake last TlrorolC Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McOabe are re- ,, joicing oyer the arrival of a baby boy, born on Tuesday of last weefc. ^ \ Over thirty tickets were sold froS| ^ this station for Elgin last Saturday, | s The circus proved the attraction. * A baby boy was born to Mr. and MnjtHT,^ Leo Walmsley last Monday. Pap* it Walmsley has taken up his new respon- sibilities in a cheerful mood. -X |?• Forty-three tickets were sold at tbl dance given by the Knights of Color**: * bus at Stoffel's hall last Saturday eves*; ing. The usual good time prevailed. ' ^ The beautiful home of M. W. Merri- \ ~ , man has been newly painted and decot^, y ated thrnout and now is one of th* •1 prettiest homes to be found in our vill- Get your fall sewing done during tb ̂̂ , month of August. Skirts made froW ! $1.50 and up; princess dresses, $8.00 and np. Come and see Miss Hillibrani*. i West McHenry. ' The Ladies' Aid society of the M. % church will hold an ice cream social oft ^ the lawn of Wm. F. Rice Friday, Aug. . • 6. Fifteen cents for cream and cafce»X-';,;i All are cordially invited. , „ t; , „ s Will Gallaher, Jr., has resigned hla position with the Chicago Telephone 1 * company here and has gone to join his parents in Milwaukee, Wis. Gilbert McOmber has already taken his place, A girl baby was delivered by Mt*- Stork at the home of Mr, and Mrs. L. ' Hanson, who reside south of town, oo %>. Monday of this week. The little gW? V was accepted with a smile from the happy daddy. # "Buff" Feltz, the happy-go lnekr old ' pal, surprised his parents last week by sending the "paint man" to the family home and ordered him to fix up the place to make it appear jnst like newt The paint man was right on the job and ~ * Aid the work up in a classy manner. / * Naturally "Buff" footed the bill. , •4 #- "-Si Phil S. Harrison, principal of the Alden school, is interviewing some bis frioads on the question of his can- didacy for connty superintendent St-' schools, which office he sought in 1900, when he was defeated by George W. " * Conn, Jr., the present incumbent, who . ; * will likely be a candidate for another term. . \ ' - Edwin Heimer, son of Mr. and Mi*/-'; > Stephen Heimer of Chicago, who Is vis­ iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, & ,^1 H. Miller, cut a large gash in the bat* torn of his left foot on a broken claw shell while wading in Fbx river one d^^'< /J recently. The wound was dressed hjiT | Dr. C. H. Fegers and Hie ley la again ' able to be arouud. PH During the severe electrical Tuesday afternoon, while the funeral services were in progress, a bolt of lightning strnck the home,of J. D, Lodts and for a few moments stopped tip ceremony. Investigation proved that no serious damage was done. The re­ moval of a few shingles from the NH| was the only damage reported. The Elgin, Woodstock and Lake Ge­ neva railroad promoters have succeeded in getting a franchise thru the village of Carpentersville after trying for neev» ly a year. The grant is for fifty and the company has been given one year to complete the road and accept the franchise and file $10,000 within sixty days from the iug of the ordinance. ** i •• • storm George A. Hanly, who is now making his home in Chicago, received quit* severe injuries to his back one day r»* cently when in a street oar accident^ , ;j, The wound was quite an ugly one an4 required numerous stitches to sew It ufk 4"* i Mr. Hanly was taken to a Chicago hos- ^ pital immediately after the accident . ^ £ j occurred, and thru the best of care fa ' , V v- again on the road to. recovery. "S " . McHenry people who intend taking ' -k In the National encampment of the Q. ^ A. B. will be interested in knowing that tickets over the Burlington rout# to Salt Lake City are selling at !• for the round trip. Tickets will good going Angust 5, 6, 7 and 8 and re* main good returning thirty days after sale. Stop overs will be allowed aiu Denver apd west of Denver going anA any point enroute on the return trip, 5 Willie Gillispie of Chicago, who been spending his vacation at the horn* of his grandparents, Mr. and Mra. Henry Feluieton, who reside south of town, was shooting off blank cartridge in a pistol oue day last week when » e&plosion ogone charge es&ghi him pp the ball of the right foot, the powder burning that member quite badly. Dir. Wei is was summoned and dressed the wound and the boy was sent back to bfe| v V *;*V ' j _ *s"-. . t •Mb