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VOLUME XXXV. McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER aif 1909. NUMBER 18 ' wmmmmammmmmmmmmm,* * • - £ OF A PERSONAL NATURE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW WHERE THEY GO. ANO AOri«t of Personal N«*i 6ath«r«J Up kj ttMB W«|»li1e by Th© FUindtaln Rapr^- MntatlTM «. W m Si nam was » recent Spring Grove visitor. H Buchert boarded tbe Chtcago train last Saturday morning. v Capt. S. M. Wallrer of Chicago was a Sunday visitor in town. Henry Miller was a Chicago visitor the latter part of last week. Miss Mamie Sherman of Richmond spent a recent day in McHeary. Miss Katie Weber passed a few days last week with Chicago relatives. A. Anderson of Woodstock visited among McHenry friends Sunday. A. M Whitteu of Chicaaro passed Son- day at the home of G. W. Besley. L. F. Block attended to business mat­ ters inthe windy city last Friday. James Perkins of Woodstock visited his wife and daughter h*re Sunday. Bfiss Anna Wolff of Elgin spent San day as the guest of ber mother here. R I. Overton was a business visitor In tbe metropolitan city last Friday. Miss Alice Si toes was the guest of Richmond relatives one day last week Mrs. Mary Carey was a recent gnest of relatives and friends in Spring drove Peter B Frennd was among the Chi cago passengers last Saturday morning Gilbert Howard attended to business matter# in the windy city last Thurs day. Alford Pouse made his usual visit to his home here from Chicago last Son day. < B. Mueser attended to matters per taining to business in Chicago last Sat­ urday. ' Frank E* Block of Elgin passed Son- day at the home of his father, Fred Block. Arthur Bfekler of Elgin visited at the home of his mothdr, Mrs. Theo. Bickler, Sunday. Mathias Weber and daughter, Mrs. Will Krauas, were Chicago visitors last Thursday. Misses May me Heimer and Clara Jus- ten of Elgin passed Sunday at their homes here. . Joe Gans of Woodstock vUtted at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. O Gens, Snnday. Clayton Ross of Chicago visited at the home of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. F. O. Ross, Sunday. John Evanson of LeRoy, Bl., passed Sunday as the guest of his son, W. C. Evanson, her^. Mrs. W. C. Evanson and Miss Lop is e Evanson spent a day last week in the mqtropoli tan city. Mr. and Mrs. Will Schneider of Wood­ stock spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Block. Miss Dora Stoffel of Chicago passed the Sabbath at tbe home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel. J. C. Debrecbt of Johns burgh was Among tbe Chicago passengers from this station last Friday morning, Mrs. Louis Oertel was in Chicago last week, where she attended the funeral of her father, Peter Messlein. Mrs. J. C. Debrecbt of Jobnsburgh was among the Chicago passengers from this station Monday morning. Dr. N. J. Nye of Jobnsburgh was among the Chicago passengers from this station last Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duensing and chil­ dren of Algonquin passed a recent dun day as the guests of McHenry relatives Miss Lillian Heimer came out from Chicago last Saturday evening to spend Sunday as the gufwt of ber parents hern. Leonard Phillips came out from Chi­ cago Saturday evening to spend Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs. H. S Gregory. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ensign of Rich mond visited at tbe home of tbe former's parents, Mr. Mid Mrs Nelson Ensign, recently. Misses Belle Carey and Lola Boyle spent a recent day as guests at tbe home of tbe former's brother, Edward Carey, in Spring Grove. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Besley and chil­ dren of Woodstock visited at tbe home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs »G. W. Besley, Sunday. Miss Hellen Carey of Wilmot pained several days last week as the gnest of the Misses Carey in Ringwood. She also called on relatives in McHenry. Mis* Elfreida Berner came ont from Cbic&go last Saturday evening to spend the following day as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs C. G. Berner. Misses Katie Kenngbeck and Katie Laures went to El Kin last Snnday even­ ing, where they entered the service of the Elgin National Watch company the following morning. Mr. and Mis T. H. Bethfca and chil­ dren were at Dundee last Thursday, where tbey assisted tbe former's mother, Mrs. CL. J- Betbke, celebrate her sixty ninth birthday anniversary. Earl Wadhauis came ont from China go Saturday evening to spend Snnday along Fox river. The Wadhauis family will next season have a cottage of their own on the banks of the Fox. W. F. Holte ts now enjoying his anunal hunting trip in South Dakota, at old camp "Wait-a-Minute," near W»t*»rtown He writes that game is 00 plentiful the canvas back and red­ head ducks almost knock one'* hat off when -c TRIBUTE TO M'HENRY PASTOR. B*t. W. A. Gmm Couplet** Half C«»t»ry of i'tntonl Dutle*. : ,Re* i§A. Cross, who at tha recent Rock River conference, was appointed to the McHenry charge, has completed a half century of pastoral labors and in recognition of the excellent work that he has accomplished during that time » purse of f80 in gold was presented to him by the pastors at the recent con­ ference. In speaking of Rev. Cross, tbe Rock ford Star of October % says: "One of the side lights of the Meth­ odist conference now in sessiou here came yesterday in the presentation to Rev- William A. Cross of a purae/of $30 EXCHANGE CLEANINCS. HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY ADJACENT COUNTIES. AND A MUtfeallaaaoua AMartnMt •( Waw» Item* la OoadMMd Porto tor Goa<r*iu- Imm of Bui CMtto, The Knickerbocker ice company is planning to build a $4>,<K)0 artificial ice plant in Elgin 7 Woodstock's new city directory is just out. It contains the addresses of everyone in the city. Mrs. S. A. Bower passed away at the home of ber Miep-son, J. T. Bower, in Ricbtnoud, Oct. it. She had been a *' CROSS. in gold.* The presentation was made by resident of McHenry county for more Dr. Herben. and was from tbe members of the conference to the Rev. Cross,- who is now at tbe end of his fifty years as a pastor in the Methodist churcb. "Rev. Cross comes from a family that has given np much of its life to the Methodist church. His father was a pastor in tbe Methodist cbnrch for a long period and his uncle and brothers httve also been ordained as minis^ters and have served their time in the pulpit. "The members of theCro^ family have given op more than two centuries to tbe ministry. The father of Rev. William Cross, his brother and sons have given an aggregate of over 200 years of service to tbe Methodist churcb, while the father of Rev. William A. Cross and the brothers of the pastor remembered yesterday have served 160 years ii^the ministry, and of this time 105 years have been In the Rock River district. "The father of Rev Cross began his service in the Methodist ministry in New York state, coming hqre soon after his ordination to tbe ministry. He and hie brother alone gave ninety years to the ministry, moat of this time being in the Rock River conference' district. Three brothers of the pastor who was honored yesterday have also served in the ministry, M. S Crosf, D. D , being located at Cate, Cal.; Prof. J. George Cross being at Monrovia, Cal., and Rev. Joseph G. Cross, who died in 1871, was a member of the Rock river conference, the other sons and the father having served a century and a half. The father of the Rev. Cross who was honored yes­ terday had his first pastorate in the Rock River conference at Winnebago, and it was from here that Rev. William A. Cross made his start. This was many years ago, and it was forty-fonr years after his advent into tbe ministry that W. A. Cross Went back to his first starting place, Winnebago, and served as pastor to the congregation of that place two years. Be is now located at Chemung, til- Re*- Cross is well known in this conference and is also well known in Winnebago county, for be has served as pastor of churches close to this city for a quarter of tbe half cen- tnry he has been in the ministry. Thir­ ty-three y^ars of tb® fifty have been speut in the territory belonging to the Rockford district, and twelve of these years in Winnebago county, three years at Borritt, four years at New Milford and Davis Junction, three years at Ros- eoe and Harlem and two years at Win­ nebago. "In presenting the purse to the Rev. William A. Cross yesterday. Dr. Herben spoke of the excellent work be had done while he had been a pastor, and one to look at the pastor would hardly think he had reached tbe half century in lire, yet be has t-erved thi,a number of years in tbe pulpit. -r f "In response to the presentation, R. v. Cross made a splendid talk, in which be thanked his brother pastors for the i e- membrance." It may also be well to add that one- fifth of the pastor's duties were per­ formed in McHenry county, he having served in Woodstock and Franklinville one year, three years in Richmond and Hebron, three years in Richmond ind Solon, one year in Cary and tbe past two years in Chemung, making a total of ten years in this cocnty. Wo Hoatlag Allow«l. Notice la hereby given that booting and trespassing on our premises after this date is strictly prohibited under Density of the law. 3t Dated Oct. 81,1909. FREEMAN WHIROIA. ;li: ^ : "¥ ,f\ E. M akti* • • • A . G . B i s a a f e " than sixty-live years. The teamsters at the Mir Harris home at Williams Bay dug into another Iudian grave Saturday, A skull was gotten outwhieh bad every tooth in, and a string of beads was around the neck. There is strong talk of a bank being started at Round Lake. Several men trom tbe Lake Shore, who are interested in banking, have been there several times and are very mnch impressed with the prospects. Tbe citisens of the village are putting forth every effort to land it Lake Geneva's chrysanthemum ex bibition will be held in Lone'a opera bouse Nov. 10 and 11. There is over $400 in premiums offered as' an induce­ ment to exhibitors and there is little doubt that the show of flowers and plants will surpass anything aver be fore seen berg. Tbe electric light situation at Maren­ go remains nnchanged, but the mayor and aldermen are putting in many hours trying to find a proper solution for tbe perplexing proolem. Still, they are making baste slowly, hoping that when a deal is consummated it will prove all right In every way. Broom oorn is now worth $340 a ton, which is a top notch figure for that product. As a result tbe price of brooms will raise. This is admitted by the local merchants. Less than a year ago broom corn was selling at $100 a ton. The price advanced gradually to $175 a ton. Two weeks ago the price jumped to faoo a ton and last week to $240 a ton. Tbe supply is to some ex­ tent cornered. Perry bill, in Kane county, located near Algonquin, which has So long been used by motorists for tbe annual hill climb, is to be cut down to a grad­ ual slope which will be of little value for bill climbiug purposes. The offi­ cials of Algouquin, however, have agreed to build an artificial hill, so that motorist* need not be deprived of tbe sport which the annual hill climb has afforded them. Between thirty-five and forty men are kept busy ever day in the work incident to digging trsscbss and laying pipe for ttit) sewerage system soon U> be installed in Harvard. Mr. Harding and bis foremen are bending every effort to have tbe job completed at the stip­ ulated time and the sole barrier now will he inclement or cold weather be­ fore December, whan the contract is to be finished. Ed. Dickson, the Danham farmer, has a small dairy he is more tfaau pleased with. For the six mouths end­ ing on Sept. 30 they averaged him $80 80, besides the milk used at home and tbe calves sold, on which he does not make an estimate. His tests ran from 880 to 400 and the price tan from 85c to $140 per hundred. Tbongb on a small farm and not aspiring to run things on a large scale, Mr. Dickeoti makes a good showing from his herd of cows. The lilioois school law provides that persons having control of children between tbe ages of seven and fourteen years are responsible for the regalar attendance of such children in private or public schools during the entire time such schools are in session. One bun dred and ten days is the annual quota of attendance, and the penalty for vio­ lation of tbe law is a fine of not leas than twenty dollars. False statements relative to tbe child's age are likewise subject to a fine. We guarantee to pleaee the most ex­ uding with our up to date tine of hats uud millinery goods. Tha Lotos milli DEATH OF A PIONEER. William Pnwun Paum to That Haaatlfal Share Wh*n Sorrows Art Vakaown. William Powers, one of the moat highly respected pioneer residents of this vicinity, passed away at his home in Nunda township, about five miles south of this village, last Thursday, Oct. 14, l»09, after an eight weeks' con­ finement to his homo and bed. The deceased first began to fail In health about two years ago. but his condition nut conxidered of a serious nature until tbe time he* took to his bed. His firnt ailment was that of cancer trouble, while bis calling away from this world it attributed to heart trouble. Mr. Powers, who during life was at til tiau***i greatlv devoted to his family, received the best treatment from tb*- hands of those be cherished so highl) forithe last few weeks of his illness, «ttt in npite of all that.those so near and (ear toliiui could accomplish he will­ ingly answered to his Master's call. Vhfn .taken down. Mr. 'Powers was V«llv a" ar* thar. bis «ud was near and spared hiiu>«*lt to meet the angel of teat b -ta oulv a good, honorable, Chris i«n iu%n r-ttnid His only cause of Worry during the last few weeks of life "hm lh*t lie wax <-Hi)niiiK his rhildreu st> finch HxtrH w.ijk >»i)d care t Qr this b«- •f»e«« cpr»k<». y,': This noble man, w|K> to our know! dv- never mad* an eufuiy in this great voriil of ours, first saw tbe light of day 'ar across the oceau waters of the At orotic in the county of Kilkenney, Ire 4and, Jnly fi. 1881, bringing him to tbe tdvaneed age of seventy eight years at the time of his death. He was the «econd sou of Richard and Arma Powers, two of the grandest and best people that Mver called Ireland their native land. At tbe age of sixteen years tbe subject of this skntch, together with his parents, brothers and sisters, crossed the ocean to America. Besides William, there were nine children to make tba journey, tbey being as follows: Michael, Anna, Mary, Thoqias, .fames. John, Richard, Ellen and David (if the family only rbree snrvive, as follows: Tbomts, o! this plsce; Michael, who resides in Por- tersville, Cal , and Richard, who makes the Indian territory his place of resi­ dence The balance of the family, with tbe exception of the elder Mr. Powers who passed away at Mound Prairie, Wis , passed away in tbe township of McHenry. The first place of residence of tbe Powers family after reaching this oouutry was at Burlington, VI , where tbey resided for seven years, when the family came west to make their home at Mound Prairie, Wis. Daring their four years of residence at this point the good father passed to tbe great beyond. The next move of tha family Was into McHenry township. In November. 1861, at St. FattiOjt's church in this village, the deceased wa* united in marriage to Miss Margaret Cleary. At that time McHenry had no resident priest, the ceremony conse- • quently being preformed by a Rev. Smith of Chicago. To this union were born ton children, three of whom died in fancy, while the mother joined them in their lat>t sleep in February, 1902. The children who are left to mourn are as follows; Fred, James, Anna, Etta, 'John, David and Edward, all of whom reside in tbe immediate vicinity of the village in McHenry township. After his marriage, Mr. Powers worked farms about this vicinity for a few years, after which be purchased tbe farm upon which be passed away, tbe purchase having been made from tbe father of Atty. C. P. Barnes of Wood­ stock, who owned the place at that time. Mr. Powers lived on the place during the post forty fonr years, dur­ ing which tiuta, thru strict attention to business awl faithful work, he had ac­ quired sufficient worldly possessions to enable bim to spend his last few years cm earth with tbe greatest comfort. Mr. rowers may be termed a self made man, as tbe suug fortune that be had accumu­ lated during the years of his activity was attained thro the sweat of hia own brow. The deceased in life possessed a dispo­ sition th*t was jovial, pleasant, kind and big heart«d. He was purely a home man, and bis happiest moments were epeut when in the midst of his family, attlio be always bad a kind word of greeting whenever coming in contact with relatives, friends and acquaint­ ances. He was a true Catholic in every sense of the word, his religious duties occupying a high plaoe in hi* mind at all times. It can be truthfully stated t tbe deceased that no other parishion­ er of St. Patrick's church was more reg­ ular in attendance of mass on Sundays and holiday# than was the deceased, and be has thus made his journey to his reward in beav'en. The funeral services wera held from St. Patrick's Catholic church here last Monday morniug, the Rev. D. Lehane, paatoreff the church, officiating; at tbe last sad rites. A large concourse of sor­ rowing relativpi and friend* followed tbe remains to the church and last rest­ ing place, 3t. Patrick's cemetery. CARD OF THANKS. ; The undersigned wtnh in this manner to publicly thank the many kind neigh­ bors and friends for their assistance mid sympathy extended doting tike sick­ ness and after the death of their be- oved father. Also do thaf wisti to thank the contributors of tba many beautiful floral pieces, especially the Knights of Columbus Cor Ilia beautiful piece presented by that body NEW DEPOT COMPLETED AND OCCUPIED BY AGENT AND ASSISTANTS. Straetare ta PIbmI on ThU Division Ont- •Ida of Chlc«(e~PnrDitur« Ii All Mew aad Up-te-dat*. It is with a feeling of the greatest pride that we present to the readers of The Plaindealer a half-tone cut of Mc Henry's new $17,000 depot, which is now completed and occupied, Station Agent "Benny" Buss, with his capable corps of assistants, moving into their commodious and beautiful new quarters last week. With the completion and luniin'fttion, while the fixtures are of the combination electrical and gas, thus making it possible to place in a gas sys­ tem if tbe company so sees fit. All in all, the building is by far thefln- eat as well as most commodious on this branch of the North-Western system outside of Chicago. There is but one objectionable feature and that may be applied to the heating system. In place of a hot water or steam system as was naturally expected, the new modern home of the North-Western will be heated by means of five soft coal stoves. The furniture ia all new and up-to date. The old depot has been moved onto the land purchased by the railroad com­ pany from Cbas. B. Harmsen and will mm i "..V: > , £* .< .Jr. - . * PHOtO *V ttllXE. MoHENRY^S NEW #17.000 DEPOT?, occupancy of the new station house tbe public's long awaited wish has at last been fulfilled and in a most gratifying manner. This new depot question has been a standing topic among the citisens of McHenry, our rural residents, summer resorters aud traveling public for at least ten years past, but tbe foud hopes of so many did uotcome to a realisation until the first earth was turned for tbe foundation of the new structure, which occurred June 1. From this time, on, however, every possible doubt of the promise of North Western officials was placed aside and forgotten. Work went steadily on until the completion Of tbe beautiful structure which now stands as a distinct monument of appreciation for the undivided and liberal patronage that bas been accorded the railroad com­ pany at this point. It has long sinoe been an nndispotable fact that the old depot, whioh has served its purpose during the past forty years, was far too small to properly accommo­ date the rapidly growing business that was being accorded the North-Western company at this point, but for some on* accountable reason the officials of that concern did not see fit to replace the structure until last spring, when at a meeting of North-Western officials it was decided to grail* McHenry its urgent wish. ' i The people of McHenry and vicinity owe Prof. F. M. Goodman of this place a great deal of praise, as it was thru his great interest and persistent efforts that tbe attentiou of the road's officials was secured in this direction, altho Station Agent Buss from time to time pointed out to bis employers the urgent need of new quarters to properly carry on the business of the company at this point. Mr. Goodman has from time to time prepared data regarding conditions at this point and personally placed them before the Chicago officials iu a manner that could not help but draw their at­ tentiou. His first visit to tb'e offices of the North-Western officials was made several years ago. At that time he was given every assurance that the matter would receive an early investigation. After allowing the officials a very liberal space of time to act upon the matter, but without result, the professor was again tempted to pay them another visit. His second visit was again char­ acterised with faithful promises, but likewise without ryyulte. Mr. Goodman was not to be outdone, however, and he kept up his visits during the period above mentioned until the final answer came that McHenry would have its depot. The new depot is constructed of red pressed brick with cement trimming and slate roof. It is set upon a founda­ tion of cement that should stand uutil judgment day. Tbe outside dimensions of the structure are 214x185 feet, with a covered platform on the south end of the building 21x21 feet. The interior woodwork is of oak. Tbe floors, with tbe possible exception of the office, which is of wood, are of cement, while the ceiling and upper walls are nicely plastered and painted. The lower walls are of cement and painted to correspond with the ceiling and upper walls. There are two waiting rooms, ladies' and gents'. The ladies' apartment, which takes up tbe sontb portion of the build­ ing, is the larger of the two, being l»x42 feet, while the gents' room occupies a space of 19x86 feet Tbe ticket office is located between tbe two waiting rooms and is nicely fitted up. The dimensions of the office are 14x14. Besides this, a poomy wardrobe and tram order room are in direct communication with tbe agent's apartments. The baggage room located on the extreme north end of the structure. This apartment occupies a space of 19x29 feet and should fulfill its purpose moet satisfactorily. The bu?Min«, as may be seen from tbe above, ia absolute., '*nry as well as fire- ,f II- be repaired and used for a freight depot. The work of repairing the old structure is now under way and it should be ready for service at an early date. At thi« time it may also be proper to go back into the history regarding the North-Western line. As near as we are able to ascertain from data furnished us by some of the older residents, the railroad was built thru McHenry in tbe early fifties, tbe first train pulling into this stationin 1855. At that time :Mc Henry was a wild and woolly prairie, while Chicago was only a large sized village. The first station house was constructed of rough boards and resem­ bled a barn more than anything else. In those days it was not an uncommon occurrence to see Indians down at the station who bad gathered to watch the trains pull in and out of this village, as many of onr inhabitants are accustomed to do now. Tbe first station agent at this place was a man by the name of Symonds. He remained at this point only a few years, when he was succeed­ ed by a man bearing the name of Bates, both of whom will be remembered by our older inhabitants. Bates was suc­ ceeded by Bernard Buas, who took up the duties of station agent in the early sixties, he being placed upon tbe pension list of the North-Western company in 1901, at which time his son, J. B,, the preeent agent, took tbe agency job, Mr. Buss, tbe present agent, has been with the company for the past thirty years, baviug served the company in the capac­ ity of baggageman an<f telegraph oper­ ator previous to bis appointment to the agency.- Are you an admirer of pretty Mid tasty hats? If so, see the county's grandest display at the Lotos millinery parlocs, JJpaulding blotffcv We«t3,Mc Henrj^^,^ , ' ;v£.>' A* Aa«o AmMoat. $0%$ Blinded thru the bright illumination of the arc lamp opposite the Riverside hotel Scbaffer Bros.' automobile, driven by one of the Schaffer boys, plunged into a rig driven by one of the Stock boys, who resides east of town and who was on his way home when the acci­ dent occured last Sunday evening. Tbe Schaffer boys, who at all times exercise the best of care in tbe driving and hand­ ling of their machine, are, we under­ stand, freed from all blame, as the ac­ cident was purely accidental. In the collision one of tbe horses was badly cut and bruised, while the harnees re­ ceived a general tearing np. Tbe most attractive and prettiest shapes in hats are to be found at the Lotus millinery parlors, West McHenry. Danee Saturday Night. ' Tbe next dance of the season to he given by the Knights of Columbus of this place will be held at S toff el's hall next Saturday evening, Oct. 23. We have so often in the past spoken of these dances, that very lilltle remains to be said, but tbey assure all those who attend a fine time and royal treatment at tbe bauds of the management. Met* ger's Woodstock orchestra will be on band to furnish the music. Dance tickets SO cents. All are lnvitai|, Public Card Party. . The local R. N. A. will hold a public <jard party at Woodman hall in this village tomorrow (Friday) evening to which they extend a very cordial in­ vitation to the general public. Re­ freshments will also be earred. Ad­ mission, 25 waits. N«i Hunting Allowed. Notice is hereby giveu that hontlng, fishing and trespassing on my premises in town of Grant, Lake county, after this date, is strictly prohibited under penalty of the law. Dated Oct. 7, 1909. , 4t v PlTTEK MlTJ.CT B1d(«ihm1 I'uiverMllit Cburek. Rev- Arthur Roberts, pastor. Preach­ ing at 2 30 p. m. Subject: *^Can Christ Be Followed!" Everybody cor­ dially invited. OUR WEEKLY PICK-UPS ITEMS PICKED UP ABOUT TOW|i DURING THE WEEK. " ' What PMfl* ara Doing la Our ftaay LitU* City--New* an ftmn by **• PlatHdaaJar Bopraeeatattvea. ( Battar MarkaS. On the Elgin board of i the price of hotter was quoted at Kg cents. . ^ A number of our young people were again attracted to Wanconda last Fri* day evening thru a daooe at Oakland ^ hall. • 1 . • ; , . i . i ; b .. . Mr. and Mra. Damon Tauover, wb& " reside w«at of this village, are happy over the arrival of a baby boy at their k ^ home last Friday. ^ Farmers about this vicinity ara agai* ' complaining against the carelessness of hunters. Chickens, ducks and in one - instance a hone waa shot thro rsrrliee | ̂ ness of hunters. jl'i Now that th^ North-Western haa given us such an excellent new depot; why would it not be the proper thing; for tbe village to get busy and build * - new city ball in place of "Noah's ark?" The cement block work on the new usinees bouse that is being conet^hcted by N. J. J us ten on the west side at town is nearly finished. Tbe building, when completed, will be one of the moet modern business houses in McHenry. The Ladies" Aid society of Ringwood. will hold a Hallowe'en social at tlj# home of Mrs. Clayton Harrison on Fri­ day evening, October 29. A short pro­ gram will be given. Refreshments, 18 and 15 cents. Ail are cordially invito^ to attend. N. J. Justen has decided to construct a one-story store room between hla furniture store and the new cement block building that has been coder construction for some time past. Work on the one-story building is already under way. Kenosha, Wis., Oct. 16.--Efforts at# being made to organize a company for the purpose of damming the Fox river near Wilmot, west of here, for the pur­ pose of furnishing electric power to tba entire county. At present there is only one water-power plant in tbe county aud that runs a small feed mill at Wil* mot •' . ; Valley Gamp M. W. A. of McHenry bas opened its charter to receive neir . members. Tbe order's record of skifj ' ping three assessments this year should be sufficient guarantee to anyone wish- ' ing to take up fraternal insurance that the organisation of Modern Woodmen ^ of America is on a sound basis. Put i*| : V- your application at once. <• ^ The Week End club, together with ^ tbe graduation class of- '07 of the Mf- ? Henry high school, tendered Mr. and Mrs. James N Sayler a reception at tba home of Miss Myrtle Wattles last Frl^4**^ day. The evening was passed in plaj^ •*' ing cards, progressive cinch being tha><- game chosen for the entertainment of those present At an appropriate hour refreshments were partaken of aftsir" ,'A which the jolly gathering diabaude4k after having passed a most enjoyabla evening. Mr. aud Mrs. Sayler wera presented with a beautiful sat M «***• • ;« silver koivea and forka. - : • > ^ : -- ^ The members of the McHenry Coufttf : Rural Mail Carriers' association mat in their quarterly session at the otMae . y of Simon Stoffel last Saturday evening, On aocoaut of poor railroad connea^^; . tions the meeting was not attended ' ' largely as it would have been bad tin A , railroad facilities been more favorable After the regular routine of busiuesa had been disposed of, the carrieJO gathered «t the home of & E. Bassetl; >' where an oyster supper was partake* of. The next meeting of that body will „ / take place.at Marengo on the evening / : of the third Saturday in January next,"" v Theo. Winkel informs a Ptaindeoler scribe that he was one of the receni \ victims of tbe chicken thieves, having lost 165 springers one night a short ^ time ago. Not satisfied with the haul tbey made ou that occasion the bol4 gi band returned to the Winkel farm on# • night last week, but, luckily for Mr<^ ' ^ Winkel, he was aroused from his peace* ful slumbers just in time to give tba scoundrels a bad scare and save tha ^ few chickens be bas left. Mr. Winkel is keeping a close watch these night* and should the thieves make another ~ " attempt to burglarise this same has :Y: house we ara ot tbe belief that they will be marked so that they eaa I*. indentifiod the next morning. - 'f*f- % ' Duok and mud hen hunting is rep ported to be the beet it has been in soma years by sportsmen of these parte. Tba . limit of 20 has been brought down b so many during the past two weeki that the feat has beoome a common everyday occurrence. Tha only reasoa why "Buff" Feltz did not get tbe Mmii tbe other day is because be already ha4, nineteen and was afraid to shoot iiihfe a flock that was passing over him feliN fear that he would get the who)| "'bunch" and be fined for doing so. Tw#- other of our West Side sportsmen wend-: , out l&*it Sunday and were uufortnaali enough to lose their shells aud "lonefe** that they had left in a buggy a ahorf dieuu.o ffom their fefoctte banting^ !gr«wd& • / mms