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'ERSONAL NATURE IS^AT YOU KN<^ ' AND IERETHEYGO* SCHOOL REPORT MONTH OF DECENBM rs(»iu*l Now* ,0>lkM«d U p by i«y The f lAludenlcr Repre- breitiwr visited with 'figin umlay. ^ ine Evanson spent Sunday H in Elgin. no* was a Chicago visitor t>d Sunday. ns transacted business in the •politan city Monday. n Worts was among the Chicago gers Monday morning. y Corr of Woodstock spent Satur- nd Snnday with friends herft. Iter Warner of Elgin visited Mc- y friends Saturday and Sunday, sa Maude Cnrr was among the Chi- passengers last Saturday morning. .S. S. Wells of Chicago visited his , Dr. D. G., Saturday and Sun- Edna Hnnter of Elgin visited ie Eldredge here Saturday and Ann* Wolff of Elgin visited^t ie home of her mother here Satrrfday F<i Snnday. [Mrs. J. J. Hille and children were lasts of Chicago relatives Satarday lid Snnday. kfohn Avlward of Elgin was the guest relatives and friends here Saturday Sunday. lies Elizabeth Thelen visited among latives and friends in Chicago Satur- |y and Snnday. ' Ir. and Mrs. C. E. Lamphere and Jtildren spent one day last week with [Natives in Elgin. i Mr. and Mrs. Ghas. Block of Dundee [ere gnests of McHenry relatives Sat- rday and Snnday. [Mrs. John Niesen went to Chicago Saturday morning to attend the ineral ®f a relative. Robert Miller of Austin spent Satur­ day and Sunday as the guest of Boy Hankermeyer here. George Johnson passed Saturday and iBunday as the guest of relatives in | North Crystal Lake. Bud Murray of Chicago speut Satbr- I urday and Sunday at the hom<tof Miss 'casuie Eldredge here.""*^"7- * - , Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E do'vatt were • nests of relatives in North Crystal Lake Hturday and Sunday. Tohn Tregay of Chicago was a guest he home of Mrs. Ella Wheeler here [aturday and Snnday. ' Mrs. C L. Andruss of Algonquin Lsssed New Year's, day at the home of frs. Nina N. Sherman. I Edwin Evanson of Chicago visited at home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Evan- a fey days last week. :rs. Kinney an<J daughter, Luella, Saturday and Sunday as gnests of is at Hammond, Ind. is Pearl Claxton spent several days iweek as the gnest of Mr. and Mrs. .Parks in Woodstock. Fiizsimmoua of Chicago spent and Sunday at the home of Ira. C. H. Fegers. rapp ot Chicago visHed at the Ir. and Mrs. Mathias Heimer s day and Snnday. |elia Geary of Wauoonda was the home of her sister, Mrs. fer, New Year's day. Wells and son, Glenn, re their visit with Montreal, j.ves Monday evening, •ie Dake of Chicago spent Sunday at the home of ifses Anna^fid Irene Frisby. |1 Eldredge of ObicSgo. Heights Saturday and Sunday at the t his father, C. T. Eldredge. lord Pouae of Chicago visited at fome of his parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Pouse, Saturday and Sunday. Iithias Laures of Woodstock visited (te home of his mother, Mrs. Eliza- Laures, a few days this week. ir. and Mrs. Ed. Martin and daugh- ! Woodstock spent Sunday at the of Mr. and Mrs. E E. Bassett. Fheo. Bickler of Woodstock spent tarday and Sunday at the home of mother, Mrs Theg. Bickler, here. Ir. and Mrs. W. D. Went worth and kiidren passed New Year's day and inday as guests of Chicago relatives. Miss Dora Stoffel of Chicago visited It tfye home of her parents, Mr and Irs. Simon Stoffwi* Saturday and Sun^ Mr. and Mrs. John J. %|ch went to (Chicago Saturday morning to be in at­ tendance at the 'funeral of Barney Simon. Richard B. Walsh "of Chicago was a gnest at the home of his parent*. MR and Mrs. & Walsh, Satarday and Sunday. • Mr. and Mrs. E. Mansfield and dangh ter, Flora, of Greenwood ate New Year's dinner with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bassett. Mr. and lib. Martin J. Stoffel of El­ gin were guests at the home of the for mer's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stof­ fel, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Karges returned flay evening from a week's visit taves and friends in Kenosha, ^Chicago. Irs. W. R. Marshall and led to their home at Mor- jFriday after a week's t>f Mr. wad Mrs. Geo. O^r dinhtheria absenteea are bark and there is no sign of any new cases. Many absentees on account of th$ had roads and cold weather this week. The basket b$ll teams will play at Woodstock Friday night if they can get there. Dundee teams are expected to play with us on the evening of Jan. 31. Let it be remembered that fourth rank, if due to poor scholarship, means little hope of passing; if due to poor con­ duct, means danger, to the whole room as well as the one receiving the mark.. At last we have learned the reason we did not have our arc exhibit as sched­ uled. The Horace K. Tnruer company went into the bauds of receivers before the date set for our exhibit. This is another example of an old reliable com­ pany being broken np by stock tqtecula- tion. . . ., The pedagogy clam are to undertake some work in individual Instruction for the remainder of the year, thus reliev­ ing the crowded condition of three classes, obtaining practical exercise for themselves, together with a review "of the common branches,' and helping a group of pupil* to be one year better off at the dose of the term iftbayjiavaat all a mind to work. ?l.f vr ays, 10; First year enrollment: girls, 10; total, 20. First rank pupils: Elmer Kinsala, Marguerite Overton. Second rank pupils; Paul Bonslett, James Overton, Edwin Me>Vs, Bernard Thurlwell. Average daily attendance, 16. Cases of tardiness, 3. Second year enrollment: Boys, 17; girls. 11; First rank pupilarArthur Freund, Charles Frett. Second rank pupils: Eleanor Kin­ sala, Louis Block, Florence Babcock, Melvin Betbke, Clifford Buns, Frank Thurlwell, Glenn Wattles. „ " Average daily attendance, SSjfc -j* Cases of tardiness, 8. i " J?; Third year enrollment: Boys,' 9; girls, 8; total, 17. First ian^ pupils: Eugene Mueser. Donald Givens, Agnes Palm, BHfch Walsh. ' '. * Second raiik pupils; Genevieve Klenck, Dorothy Broughton', Leo Hei­ mer, Margaret Miller. " , ., „ Average daily attendance, 18, ^ Cases of tardiness, 11. • Fourth year enrollment! Boys, ft; girls, 12; total, 17. • First rank pupils: Amy Lamphere. Agnes Matthews, Mary Zimmermapn. Second rank pupils: Edwin Lafn- pbere, Bernice Bonslett, Dorothy Lund- gren, Lewis McOmber, Clara Pfannen- still, Willie Simpson, VarinaWeut worth. jQ. Average daily attendance, 15.T. Cases of tardiness, 10. Fifth year ehrollmenl: Bajw, lfi; girlie, 14; total, 80. *" # First rank pupils: None. Second rank pupils: Marian Mat­ thews, Leone Perkins, Esther Bice, Phebe Rice. Average daily attendance, 25.;$. Cases of tardiness, 21. ' Sixth year enrollment: Boyi, 11; girls, o; total, 16., t First rank pupil: Alta Wentworth. Second rank pupils: John Hille, Gertrude M ueser, Jennie Owen, Glenn VanNatta. Average daily atttendance, lSJb Cases of tardiness, 2. , ..V Seventh year enrolliMrtart: Boys, 18; g i r l s , 1 2 ; t o t a l , 2 5 . . . . First rank pupils; Nobel Second rank pupils: Ralph VanNat ta, Annie Wrede, Helen Weber. Average daily attendance. Cases of tardiness, 6. Eighth year enrollment: Boys'. 2; girls, 18; total, 80. • First rank pupils: Edyth Petesch, Cecelia Freund, Esther Stoffel, Elsie Rice, Julia Freund, Mamie BUSH, Sylvia Hille,' Corabelle McOmber. Second rank pupils: Frances Kim­ ball, Martha Stoffel, Letah Page. Mary Bonslett. Average daily attendance,. 18.6. Cases of tardiness, 2. ^ v Ninth year enJrollm<|#« 64 girls, 10; total, 15. First rank pupil: Inez Bacon. Second rank pupils: Arthqr Wrede, Neill Doherty, Alice Bice, Genevieve Knox. Average daily attendance, 14.2. - Cases of tardiness, 6. Tenth year enrollments Boys, 4; girls, 11; total, 15. First rank pupil: Clinton Martin. Second rank pupils: Margaret Buss, Eleanor Phalin. Average daily attendance, 14.7. Cases of tardiuess, 6. Eleventh year enr^llipeiifc: Bojf* 2: girls, 1; total, 8. * First rank pupils: K- Second rank pupils: Average daily attendance, 2.i,. , Cases of tardiness, none. • - Twelfth year enrollment: Boys, 1; girls, 5; total, 8. First rank pupils: Anna Bolger, Agnes Dodge. Second rank pupils: Fanny Granger, 4ulia Stoffel. average iMtl'HitapiUnri && Bojw, 1^' VOne. Case* of tardiness, T ' ; Enrollment for whole school: m; girls, 118; total, 218. Average daily attendance for whole school, 198 8. Caee^_^^^ TLhetfC; Room 1, Sirs. Marion Overton. Room 2. Clara V. Stoffel. **4-- ' Room 8, Myrtle L. WattliR. * ; lioom 4. Alice I. Knox. High school. Agues A. Perry, Wm. F. Rice. Grade assistant, Pearl Claxtouw v " Music snpervisbt, Alina Roece^pph. Pupil assistants: Anna Bolger, Agnes Dodge, Fanny Granger, Julia Stof- ; ' Wiluam F. Rice, Principal. There will be something doiiyt at Siuith's hall, Johaabnrgh, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of next Jan. 11 and 12. TRIMMED 'EM UP. J«t«» Jaiarn' Will N«t Stand r»r From Volu Cnwbnji, The following communication from Volo fnlly explains itself and The Plain- dealer will leave it to the public for further comment: December 27, 1909. Dear Editor--As I fiud lit I would like yon to pnt a few lines in yonr paper, as follows: There are a lew cowboys arouud Volo who have attempted to rnn Jesse James' saloon, but they have run against the wrong party. They cannot do in this place as they have clone before. These cowboys will not rnn this place as long as James is in the business. They came into this place a short time ago and got a trimming. This did not satisfy them so they came back again. This time they went home with ribs broken and beads bruised very badJy. They are under doctors' care now and have not been seen since that time. Hope this will give them a lesson. As the writer asked os to refrain from mentioning bis name we are leav­ ing the signature a blank. Have yon seen our five and tan cent counter? If ttot, better call in and save money* ^ C; J. J. Vycital. GAS EMPLOYE TO LEAVE. to Become Manager of p#- ; 1 "• 4Min, 111., Compaajr. 1" *' ^ A Mitfii Daily News: C D. Sttni^ln, for the last seven years employed at the Elgin gas office,- leaves Elgin January 7 to become manager of the Dnqnoin Light. Heat and Power company at Dn­ qnoin, 111. Announcement of his resig­ nation and bis new post has been made. The Duquoin Light, Heat and Power company operates a gas plant and coke ©Ten at Dnqnoin, a town of 10,000 in­ habitants seventy-five miles southeast of St. Louis. The property is in the hands of the Chicago Title and Trust company. Mr. Slimpin is now chief clerk in the office of the gas company. He entered the gas business seven years ago as a fitter's helper and has worked his way thru the different departments to the head of the office force. M£ Slimpin is a former McHenry boy and received his education in the Mc­ Henry public schools. His many friends here congratulate him on his good for­ tune. The Clover Leaf manure spreaders go like hot cakes. Only a few left, , Ww. Stoffel. ' • This Hnat B« Wint*r. Twenty five years hence we yonng ehaps will be sitting around in the country grocery stores telling onr boys and the younger generation about that terrible winter of 1909 1910. Ofconrse we will tell them that the snow drifts in the country were from ten to twelve feet deep, the thermometer registering all the way from ten to twenty below zero. While a tale of this sort would be exaggerating the story a bit, it is an absolnte fact that the snow drifts in many places in the country are suf­ ficiently deep to defy traffic. The rural mail carriers out of McHenry have been nnable for some time past to cover their entire routes, while there are a few cases where farmers were nnable to get to town. The train service has been badly crippled for two weeks past, but on Wednesday of this week the climax was reached when all train service thru McHenry was at a dead standstill. With train service out of commission it is only natural that the mail service is also ont. Fur once we are cut from the world. From present conditions this (Thursday) morning, with the ther­ mometer registering fifteen below zero the chances are poor for trains to reach this B tat ion today. It is the most severe winter that we have, experienced in over a quarter of a century. With no train service The Plaindealer is no exception |o the suffering public. As onr ready- {Tints did not reach us we are obliged to use the same patents that graced this publication two weeks ago. The pnbH will kindly overlook this im " as it is the very bea r the e EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. | McHENRY COUNT r MERS* INSTITUTE AGAtfl HAPPENINGS IN M'HEflRY AND ' ADJACENT COUNTIES. A NIdmIImimuii AmortUfDt of N««l Itimi In Cojiil«utMl Korm for Omtm* l»n<i«i>r Bun; P*«pS«. ' >'* • Twenty thousand dollars' worth of furs are said to be taken annually by trappers along the Fox river. Kenosha reports a gain of 2.000 in the number of hands employed in l&r fac­ tories for this ;yMr over last. ? Uncle Sam is having considerable trouble finding a sufficient number of people who are. willing to take up the wofk of counting for th#> 1910 census. C. E. Douglass, who has been super­ intendent of the Woodstock schools tfie past three years, has been appointed superintendent of the school*at West Aurora and entered niton bis new duties this week t ? >• <sj» •. Overseer Voiiva of Zion City la again released from the McHenry county jail and has announced his intentions of suing Sheriff Wandrack for $100,000 for arresting him in Lake county oh a warrant made out in McHenry connty. Crystal Lake Herald: Th** business at the North Crystal Lake postoffice thifc Christmas exceeded that of any pre­ vious year by 81 per cent. Postmaster Corl and his clerks were -kept on the jump. One day 1.200 one cent stamps were sold. Leroy Clifford of Sterling, III., has, recently received from tha ^Chicago & North Western railroad a check for #8,000, a life pass on the road and a pfisition for life as the result of losing both lugs in an accident lUfo months ago. He settled without the aid of at­ torneys. 1 Elgin horsemen are enthusiastic over the prospects for an ice speedway and winter rates on thfe rive#. Already they are making plans to scrape the snow from the ice below the National street bridge and if present weather continues hbfte to have racing thrtfont January. Hon Charles H. Wayne, for twenty- five vears a leading Elgin lawyer and former mayor, was killed at six o'clock Thursday night of last week in a fall on the icy sidewalk in front of the Y. M. C. A. bnilding. The force of the fall caused a hemorrhage. He was carried, unconscious, into the Y. M.'C. A par­ lors and died twenty minutes after the accident. Elgin Courlsr: The winter weather with its foot of snow has made possible a unique club for this city. This new clnb is known as the "B Six club" and was formed that the members might enjoy that greatest of northern sports skeeing. Skees have been purchased and a fine course has been secured near Tyler creek. Camp Commons. Members in the club declare the sport to be most thrilling ftnd enjoyable. Halley's comet will be visible here in about six weeks, acsoording to Prof. Ed­ win D. Frost of the Yerkea observatory, Williams Bay, Wis. The exact loca­ tion of tiis iicSv£u!y visiter cannot be told, even by astronomers, at present, on account of the bright moonlight. Prof. Frost discredited a report from New York in which a Prof. Easimau of Columbia university is quoted as saying the comet is now visible without a tele­ scope. Algonquin correspondent to Crystal Lake Herald: The Star corn thresher, invented some years ago by H. F. Diercks and being manufactured by the Star Manufacturing company at Car- pentersville, is now uieetiug with much success on the market. Last year fifty machines were made by the company and they are now planning to make 100 for tbe coming season. A great many of the machines have been sold in tbe east and one is to be shipped to Belgium. Elgin Courier: The scarlet fever sit­ uation in East Dundee is becoming alarming, and this In spite of tbe most strenuous efforts of the health officer and policeman to prevent the disease. There seepis to be an indifference on the part of the people to the real dan­ ger, and a consequent reluctance to the carrying out of the orders of those in authority. Wednesday two cases were found in the Wm. Kliog family, tenant on the Edwards fhrrn. making in all ten families that are now in quarantine. Fortunately there is no school this week and if more cases develop tbe parochial schools in East Dundee will not be al­ lowed to open Monday, and the church will be ordered closed until all danger is passed. v The mooster new engines that arc being used on the thru passenger trains are proving a serious problem for the firemen. One of these engines con­ sumes all the way from thirteen to fif­ teen tons of coal on the run from Chi­ cago to Eiroy, Wis., which will give one some idea of the work a fireman has to do. A fireman on one of the passen­ ger runs gave out at Janesville and the following evening another fireman was all in when the train arrived at Madi­ son. If things keep on at that rate the company will have to put two firemen on every engine. Old heads claim that the new engines are altogether too heavy for tbe rails. The St. Panl road has been having serions trouble with its new enginwiJfeWjBhare so much larger The McHanry County Farmers' insti­ tute will convene at Harvard on Friday and Saturday of * this week. The pro* gram is an unusually good one and should^ attract a large crowd. In fact, Harvard is noted for its genuine hos­ pitality and a convention in that city generally spells the word success as far as attendance and entertainment is con* cerned. Every farmer in the vicinity of Harvard should certainly not miss this annual meeting. It te too import­ ant to the farmer as an instrument for the dissemination of knowledge and the ultimate creation of better conditions In country life. The opportunity is not presented every day to listen to such men as Dean Davenport and Dr. Forbes of the State University. These men have national reputations along their respective HfelSi. The ^r%ram Ik- ttot short on the so-called practical side, either. Frank Stevens of Coral will talk on alfalfa, with which ha has had some su€fceasf«l experience. B.' L. Mackey of Riley will tell about the silo and his talk will be based on some sue cessful experience also. Mrs. Dunlap, a lady of state reputation, will talk'on domestic science and she will not disap­ point any of her hearers. Prof. Eck- hardtofthe State University will dis­ cuss* the matter of soils. Co. Supt. Hoke of Moultrie county will talk on horses, a subject on which he Is thoroly informed from the practical as well as the theoretical standpoint. Miss Bessie Gilkerson will read an account of the work done iu domestic science at the state fair. Supt. H. G. Russell of the Greenfield schools of this state will give his splendid talk on education from the practical view-point. He i* a man who has had almost phenomenal success in holding the interest and the attendance of boys in school work thruout the high school course. The program will be liberal in its provisions for musical num- .bers, as Harvard is noted also for its abundance of this kind of talent. f*jke program will begim promptly at 9:4$ a. m. Friday. He there at the start and stay to the finish. FRIDAY, JAJff 7--MORNING SE88XON. 9;45. Music. Invocation*:...,. ............. _..ReVi J. A. Ma&aclf, Harvard '•Welcome' ...... .:i'. v. . Mayor J. H. Vinkers, Harvard Jtesponse-ftnd Address.. ...,..... --Pres. F. E. Thayer, Hebron Be ports of Farmers' Clubs...... E. ft Booth. Woodstock 'ffonea......J. C. Hoke, Snpt of a " Moultrie County Schools AFTERNOON SESSION. 1:80 l|nsic. . 'A The Silo. .L. E. Mackey, Marengo The Agricultural School. 'Dean Dftvenport, of tftata Un" 't . ,4veraitf& > ; , ^.ipsic. •;* • ;,.||(8ect8 Injurious to Corn.. ;<.*>, V Dr. 8. A. Forbes, of Stata Ua* iversity. •.? 'WfyT-.-yt EVENING SESSION. L ; V ' J, 7:80 Music. .4 " i Domestic Science .... ; 'Jj r . . . . . .Mrs . H; M. Dunlap, 8avoy Music. : Address . ; . . . .Dean Davenport SATURDAY, JAN. e--MORNING SESSION. 9:45 Music. ' 1 * . Invocat ion . . . . : , . . . . . -- Rev. F. U Brandt, tlarvard Appointment of Committees. Jtebool of Domestic Science at ' i f ithe State Fair..... Miss Bearfa <^5; ^Gilkerson, Marengo. Alfa l fa . . . .F . E. Stevens . Union » AFTERNOON SHSSXON. 1 '"ifusie. jEteports of Committees and She- ' tion of OfScmr;.' r . . Educatiat....H. G. Russell 8:18 Music. Soil . Eckhardt, of State University, 80CIAL DOINGS OF THE WEEK. •.r< - ' LkdtM' Aftsraoon Club l>rl»e« t«Co8Rlrf HOMI* of Mra, C. L P»F#. THE MERRY-GO-ROUND CLUB. The members of the Merry-Go-Ronnd club saw out the old and in the new year at the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Chamlterlin on Waukegan street on New Year's eve. The evening was spent in tbe playing of progressive cinch, after which refreshments of a dainty nature were served. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Price were awarded the evening's favors. Just a dandy tims was bad by all. • ' THE NO-NAME CLUB. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J. Rothermel enter­ tained tbe members of the No-Name club at their home on Elm street on Tuesday evening of this week. As cus­ tomary, progressive cinch prevailed. After ten games had been disposed of by the eager contestants for prizes, tbe winners were announced as follows: Ladles--Mesdames G. C. Boley, J. J. Bishop, Jos. J. Rothermel; Gents- Messrs. Math. Freund, J. J. Bishop and Jos. J. Rothermel. Refreshment* were served. . * * THE GAIETY CLUB. At her home on Washington street, last week Wednesday evening, Mfes Gertrude Weber acted as hostess to the members of tbe Gaiety club. Char­ acteristic of former gathering# of this club, the evening proved a most enjoy­ able one. Mrs. Jacob Miller of Zenda, Wis., was an out-of-town guest for the evening and suoceeded' in having the first favors bestowed upon her. Mrs. Will Spencer was declared the winner of the second honors, while the consola­ tion prise Went to Mrs. Josephine Hei­ mer. After the customary ten games of progressive cinch had been played and the prises awarded, the OHual re- freshments were served. * * 1 /i* t i THRO. D. 0. AWN. Miss Theresa Barbian, at her home on Water street, acted as hostess to the members of the O. D. O. clnb on Wed­ nesday evenipg of this week. Tbe meeting proved one of tbe most spirited thus far enjoyed by the club and Miss Theresa just did her level best to make the time pleasaut for her guests. Fol­ lowing the custom of tbe club, ten games of progressive cinch was the first number on the evening's program. Favors were won by Misses Elisabeth Miller, MaudeSchreiner and Dena Web­ er. Dancing followed the card games and the pleasurable evening came to a close with the serving of "nifty" re­ freshments by the ideal hostess. The gathering will go down in the Malory of the club as a banner ona. LADIES' AFTERNOON CLUB. With the thermometer registering somewhere near the sero mark, the members of the Ladies' Afternoon clnb piledigM^b sleighs at about the hour of o^^^^Bpeeday afternoon of this [conveyed to the pleasant Mrs. Cbas. L. Page, well rewarded for the made. Mrs. Page, in $ mode, received the pi table manner when the home, and after festivities bad come to § ' ' ^ an end all joined in declaring the hostess an excellent entertainer. Progressive cinch was the game indulged in during the ladies' stay in the country, Mrs. D. G, Wells -wlmring the honors of the day, Before the homeward journey was start- ad the ladies partook of so^me ti^t^. .r^- freahments served by the hostess. THE PROGRESSIVE 8IXTEE& " On Tuesday evening of this week at tbair oozy home on Maple avenue, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Schreiner acted as host and hostess to the members of the Pro­ gressive Sixteen club. After paying all respects to the game that has made Mo- Henry quite a social'cemtar this winter, vis., progressive cinch, the pleasure makers gathered around to ascertain the prise winners. After a very care­ ful observation of the score cards held by the various players, it was found that the prises were to be awarded as follows: For the ladies--Mrs. Wm. Bishop, first; Mrs. Anton Barbian, second; Mrs. Fred Karges, third or what is mute commonly called the booby. For the gents Fred Karges carried away the first honors; Wm. Bishop, second, and Peter M. Jus ten, third. Palatable refreshments were served. FIRST MASK DANCE OF SEASON. The first masquerade of the season in McHenry will take plaoe on Friday evening of tills week, January 7, at the McHenry House hall. The proprietor of this famous dancing resort is making extensive preparations for this event and With the weather conditions favor­ able the dance should be one of the big­ gest successes ot the present season. The yonng people of McHenry and vicinity should get busy at once and prepare their costumes for this big event. Six prizes will be given. One to the most comically dressed group; to the handsomest dressed group; to the most comically dressed gentleman; to tbe best dressed gentleman; to the most dnmically dressed lady and to the best dressed lady. Music for the occasion will be furnished by Brodle's orchestra of Chicago. This musical organization has furnished music at several different occasions in this village in tbe past and is pronounced to be first-class by all those who have heard it. Tbe floor will be in charge of the following young matt: McBensfr, Joe Rothermel and Casper Bickler; Centerville, Will Hei­ mer; West McHenry, Henry Heimer; Jobnsburgh, Will Smith; Volo, Arthur Frost; Waucouda, Glenn Cook; Crystal Lakd, Verina Jones; Ring wood, Joe Lawrence. Horses and baggage will be taken care of free of charga. Dance tickets, 75 cents. Seek Medal For a Lake Hero. ~ Frank L. Pasdeloup, secretary of tbe Pistakee Yacht clnb, says the club will ask for a Carnegie medal forCapt. Matt. Pitsen, who rescued three laborers on Thanksgiving day. A boat in which the men were going to their dredge after night overturned and threw them into the water. If i* said they were compelled to break tha thin let with their necks and chins as they attempted to swim to the shore. Capt. Pitzen, hearing their cries for help, rode out in his gasoline launch and rescued them. Two big dances at Smith's hall, Johns burgh, on Tuesday and Wednesday feveniugs of next week, Jaa. 11 and 1$. - , OUR WEEKLY ITEM8 PICKED UP ABOUT TOW! DURING THE WESK. Wfeat Doing In OarMmj Littta Ctt?--News asSeeto by Th« JPteM Ratter Market. " The price of butter wss qirbted atL _ cents on the Elgin board ot trade Mon- j day. • Several sleighing parties have tatant! place since our last publication. Mr. and Mrs, John Regner are ra^ joicing over the arrival of a baby girl- at their home last Thursday... . f . Mr. and Mrs. Chap. Rcetessl were pt*» sen ted with a fine looking baby girl «ji New Year's morning. •>' In spite of the severe cold winter that we are having there is but very little frost in the ground. The heavy snow accounts for this condition. 4 The ice that is being harvested by tha Borden people ie seventeen inches thick. That's the kind wa hear our grand- fathers tell about. J. Forty years ago batter wassellihgat 14 cents, eggs at 17 cents, hogs at $3.50, oats at 20 cents and bran at $8 50. Com­ pare these prices with those of tha pres­ ent time. . ' -7 A basket social will ba held at the Clemens school home next Saturday evening, Jan. 8. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Ladies please lunch for two. It is being whispered aroajrf" town that one of McHenry'a mon popular young men presented his lair friend with a beautiful sparkler on1 day. Does it mean something? Call at Block & Bethke's and see the samples of button covers in silk Irish crochet executed by Miss Mupnt Mc­ Donald. Orders taken for all kinds of orochet work. Prices reasonable. Don't miss 'em. What! Tha 1% dances at Smith's hall, Mtwhar^ «| Tuesday and Wednesday e?eniu|§t o£ next week, Jan. 11 and 19. Schdhels orchestra of McHenry will furnish the music, . - Dr. Dawson of Waueottd*, who years ago assisted Hi FSsgatap with his medical practlda-hfcs 1« ering nicely from an opscatlon that was performed at Mercy bos|*ta2 hi Chicago a couple of weeks ago. r The only woman trappar in Oris viete- ity, we are informed, rarti# near BarrV ville. Thus far this 'ilMilou, besides trapping a goodly numfe*# &f mask rata, she has captured fonr mink. That'a going some for a woman. The month of December, 1909, will go on record as the coldest December since 1879, as we have had steady cold since the first of tbe month. December, 1903, was nearly as cold as this moati not quite np to the record. The West Side postoffice lias from its old location in the C. G. bnilding next to M. J. Walsh's ato«wti*1 the new -jfSt. J. Justeu block. This will; give Postmaster Mead and his assist­ ants the additional room |hat°hM'||pir| a long felt want. New boxes added and numerous other im^WUfc- mettta made^ to tha equipment M thai This time it has fallen the lot < genial telegraph operator at tha western station to inform^ that he has his nose in eve* ness but his own. Wonder! fellow isn't aware of the takes everyone's newspaper? It's a mi who doesn't gat his business. __ From North encouraging Cross, who r« paralysis, is i ar$ entertained that he may" completely from bis illness as to 1 take u\> his ministerial work. Tha M. E. 'fklpit at this place was occupied *£st Snnday by Rev. S. W. Lancke of Riga, Saskatchewan, Canada, a format, pastor here. You are cordially invited to a meet­ ing to be held at this office for the pai pose of liquidating your subscrii account. Tha time of meeting Is avarj day excepting Sundays from the of 8:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. usu the occasion will be given in of neatly printed receipts amount paid and the date of e| of your subscription. We trust yon will make an effort to attend. Counting thus* who "sponged" way into Sfcoffol'e ball after sappsT had been served last Friday nigkl nearly eighty couples were in. stttsnftWee the Naw Year ball given under auspicea of the Knights of Colami Tjpjerowd was one of tha'tMNtofl tressbn and ail present appsarsd to 1 enjoying tbe event to the tent. The music aa furnished by: ger's orchestra of Woodstock wasj iafactory, altho many of pronounced it not quite up i high standard. Tbe supper by the ladies of the Altar society of St. Patrick in k«v|>iug.wi^lii|! Knights u« 1 tiaiiu/js to iet It