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VOLUME XXXVI. MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. MAY 4. 1911. NUMBER 46. WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS COPIERS AND GOERS Of A WEEK IN OU&MJSY LITTLE V1LU£E. AS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER KQ^ITEU AND HANDED INTO OUfi OFFICE BY 3"JS FRIENDS. M. J. Walsh Chicagoed last Friday. Jos. N. Miller transacted business in Chicago Tuesday. Simon Stoffel boarded the Chicago train Monday morning. Dr. P. C. Ross was a business visitor in Chicago Saturday last. C. H. Parks was a North Crystal Lake visitor Wednesday. Dr. D. G. Wells was a professional visitor in Chicago Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gaylord spent Friday last at Lake Zurich. Dean Brooks of Slocum's Lake passed a day recently in McHenry. Simon Stoffel transacted business in GraysJake one day last week. Frank Cobb boarded the Chicago train last Saturday morning. Mrs. F. A. Boh lander transacted business in Chicago Tuesday. W. A. Fisher was among the Chica- \ go passengers Monday morning. John Spcncer transacted businesss ip the metropolitan city Monday. Dr. N. J. Nye was a professional visitor in the windy city Tuesday. F. E. Block of Elgin spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry relatives. Wm. Stoffel, Sr., was a business vis­ itor in Chicago Friday of last week. Geo. H. Hanly was among the Chi­ cago passengers Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Turner of Solon passed a recent day in McHenry. Mrs. H. C. Werden of Slocum's Lake was a McHenry caller one day recently. J. P. Smith attended to business ' matte re in the windy city last Friday. Mathias Weber and son, Joseph, were windy city visitors last week Sat­ urday. ^ Edward Tetlow of Elgin was enter­ tained in the home of Mrs. Mary Carey Sunday. Supervisor S. H. Freund attended to business matters in Chicago and Elgin Monday. Mrs. Frank Schnabel was among the Chicago passengers last Saturday morning. C. S, Howard attended to matters of a business nature in the windy city Tuesday. ! Mrs. W. D. Went worth was the guest of Waueonda friends one day last week. W. T. Wells of Chicago was a guest in the home of his brother, Dr. D._ G. Wells, Sunday. Miss Mamie Knox was the .guest of Chicago relatives and friends Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. find Mrs. H. H. Fay oi Solon were the guests of McHenry relatives one day recently. Mrs. H. J. Sehaffer passed a day last week as the guest of Wauoonda rela­ tives and friends. Charles Owen of Chicago was the guest of McHenry relatives and friends the first of the wee)t. Mesdames Robert Sutton and R. O. Hodge of Solon were MoHenry visit- nrfi Qnp fjov Mike Worts of Chicago spent Sun­ day at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Worts. Miss Lillian MoGee of Woodstock passed Sunday as the guest of her cousin, Miss Anna McGee. John Thelen of Chicago passed Sat­ urday and Sunday as the guest of Mc­ Henry relatives and friends, Mrs. Anton Engeln passed a few days last week as the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Peter Heimer, at Woodstock. Roy Bohlander of Elgin was enter­ tained in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bohlander, Sunday. Mrs. Henry Meyers and son, Edwin, were the guests of Mrs. Henry Ment- zer at Woodstock one day recently. Mrs. W W. Monear and daughter of Solon were recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kim­ ball here. Mrs. Ben Herbes and son, Leo, passed a da/ last week as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Henry Mentzer, at Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth and daughters, Alta and Verena, were guests of relatives in Lake Geneva, Wis., Sunday. Alford Pouse, Leonard Phillips, Irving Watson, Martin AyHowell and Miss Elfreida Berner were out from Chicago Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Worts and chil­ dren of Chicago were guests at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Worts. Misses Iva Mead and May Hoye of Elgin were entertained in the home of the latter's parents, Postmaster and Mrs. H. C. Mead, Sunday. Franklinville correspondent to Wood­ stock Sentinel: Ed Sherwin and son, Wilmot, went to McHenry to mill Wednesday and while the grist was grinding, lured a few of the finny tribe from the stream. Emery Hartlette, Isadore Feffer, Mr. -and Mrs. Ben Hutson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Colby and daughter, Joe Heimer, Math. Laures, Lewis McDonald, Ray­ mond Whiting and Frank Masquelet were over from the county seat Sun­ day. AMONG Tiff HOVERS. APRIL AND NAY BRDfe MANY CHANGES IN McHENRY. Ben Rosengarten of Elgin has decid­ ed to go into the junk business in Mc­ Henry and with his wife will make this place their home in the future. Mrs. Mary Quinn, who a few years ago left McHenry to make her home in Elgin, has returned to this village to again make this her place of resi­ dence. (Mr. and Mrs. S. Esler have given up their rooms at the home of Roll in Waite to take ap their residence in the McOmber house, vacated by Prof. A. E. Nye and wife. Elmer Stewart and daughter, Mjr- tilla, have rented the fiat over the John Fay grocery store on Water street and have already gone to house­ keeping therein. The month of April has been an ex­ ceptionally busy one in the moving line in McHenry this year and we here­ with give a list of those who have changed their places of abode: Sebastian Harbst, the Centerville blacksmith, has moved his family from the flat over the N. H. Petesch drug et/\ro tA fV»< CO't vugc i eCcu vi j vacated by the Ostrander family. Carl Herdrich, who is«mployed in the Theo. Schiessle buffet, has moved his family from the Fred Feltz house on Waukegan street to the flat over the N. J. Jus ten furniture store. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Block, who have been making their home with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Worts, since moving here from Chica­ go, have rented the Fred Feltz cottage on Waukegan street and will go to housekeeping therein in the near fu­ ture. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ostrander, who have been passing the winter in McHenry, and who of late have been residing in the Heimer cottage on Elm street, have moved their household effects to Grass Lake, where they, with the children, will make their future hcfme. H. Zimmerman, who disposed of his horses and other property at public auction on Friday of last week, will move to Beloit, Wis., where he will engage in business with a brother-in- law. Mr. Zimmerman has made Mc­ Henry his home foi; about twenty years. Mrs. Anna Byrd and daughter, Lu- cile, have rented the Universalist church parsonage and are already occu­ pying the pretty place on Court street. The house on Water street that they have thus vacated is now occupied by its owner, Miss Charlotte Madden, who, with her mother, is now keeping house therein. Prof, and Mrs. A. E. Nye have va­ cated the McOmber house on Park street, where they h^ve resided since corning to McHenry l$st summer, to take up their abode in the Evansoq house on Waukegan street, recently purchased by Mrs. Margaret Bonslett. The Evanson household goods were packed and taken to Chicago last Thursday- Mrs. Bonslett also occu­ pies part of the house. Peter B, Freund has moved his fam- iiv 11-um hit* iuruicr business house and' home in Centerville to his elegant new quarters on Main street oq the West. Side. The place vacated by the Freund family is already occupied by the new tenant of the place, Nick Martin and family, who have moved there from the Universalist church parsonage, where they have lived sinoe moving to thi6 village from Chicago last spring. GIVEN HOUSE WARNING. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Arvedson of Carpentersville, who have just moved into their new home, were given a house warming Saturday evening, Guests were relatives who surprised them late in the afternoon. The affair took the form of a 6:30 dinner and kitchen shower. GueBts were Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Arvedson and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Arvedson and son, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lamphere and family of Carpentersville; iir. and Mrs. A. C. Granger of Chicago, and Mrs. Ella Lamphere and Miss Harriet Lamphere of Elgin. SUCCESS OF McHENRY YOUNG PEOPLE. The two boys, Hobart and Bohlander, have finished their course of study at the Ellis Business ^College of Elgin. Mr. Hobart has accepted a position in the office of the Borden company in this village and Mr. Bohlander as bookkeeper for the First National Bank of Elgin. Robert Sutton and Miss Dora Stoffel are holding fine posi­ tions in Chicago. William Sutton is holding a government position as sten­ ographer at Washington, D. C. All are graduates of the Ellis school, r DO IT NOW. T The money you invest in a policy in the Northern Life Insurance company will bring peace of mind and relieve you of all anxiety regarding your fam­ ily's income after your death and, when you shall have lived the twenty years you may need the money that protect­ ed you during those years and then it is that money of yours will be returned and you have done your duty. Sea/j. W. Gilbert, the agent, Northwestern hotel. • The motiograph at the Central May 6 and 7. All seats 10 cents. NjCEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS AS TAKEN PROS THE fOUilWS Of OUR MANY EXCHANGES. MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IK CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE. Richmond children are having a siege of whooping cough. Out of 214 applicants to take the Cook county teachers' examination re­ cently only twenty-five passed. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Hayden, who live on their farm live miles east of Woodhuli, lii., have been married for seventy-one years and are believed to hold the record in Illinois for length of wedded bliss. The lx>ard of education of Ft. Atkin­ son, Wis., has adopted a plan for the physical examination of the children in the public schools, with special reference to ailments or defects of the eye, ear, nose and throat. The North Shore Electric company have thirty-two men at work extend­ ing their lines to the resorts on the north of Fox Lake and in other direc­ tions, and are endeavoring to have it completed so that th^ can l>«> used by Decoration day. James A. Patten has given $2,000,000 to be used in the war on tuberculosis. The money will be used in connection with the Northwestern University and nothing will be spared to get every­ thing that science can discover to stop the ravages of this disease. Waukegan will be governed by prob­ ably the youngest set of officials ever found in a city at one time. The new mayor is 35 years of age, while the commissioners are 28, .12, 33 and 3(i years old. If young blood means prog­ ress, Waukegan is in for the time ol the greatest prosperity in the city's his­ tory. J. G. Smith, a farmer living west of Batavia, in Blackberry township, has a well which went dry Thursday night, March 9, following the big powder ex­ plosion at Pleasant Prairie, Wis. The well has been a good one for genera­ tions, having about thirty leet of water before the explosion. Now, only four feet of mud and water remains at its bottom. The Dupont powder company has ob­ tained final tstimates on the damage done by the recent explosion at Pleas­ ant Prairie and the figures have been boiled down to about $2o0,000. $".>,000 has already been paid to claimants in the vicinity of the wrecked plant, the largest claim being for $2,000, paid to H. A. King, proprietor qf a general store at Pleasant Prairie. E. L. Hayes, secretary of the Mc­ Henry County Poultry association and a fancier and breeder of Barred Ply­ mouth Rocks, has on exhibition an egg laid by one of his prize birds which is a record-breaker, it measuring 9x74 inches and weighing tij ounces. This we believe is the largest egg on rec­ ord both in size and weight and accord­ ing to the latest reports in |>oultry journals it is by a wide margin. A fleet of six boats manned by eight or ten men began the annual hunt for clams in Elgin and vicinity last weelf sOipn they stationed themselves near the watch factory bridge and started loading their crafts. Altho the river has been worked for two years steadily and has been searched in previous years, the elf018 are ph'ntful this year and offer ^Mnost as fertile a field as when the clam hunters first came to Elgin. Bids for the erection of the new bottling plant at l-#ake ^ ilia been opened and it was found that Hamlin Bros, of that village were the lowest bidders, their bid being $3!>K0. A Burlington contractor WUH next with a bid of $f>,01f>, and -John Depree of Antioch followed close with a bid of $5,100. The building is to he construct­ ed entireiy of brick on solid concrete foundation and is to be completed with­ in six weeks. The measurements are to be 3(5x80. Farmers in Racine county, Wiscon­ sin, are taking up sugar beet growijj^ on an extensive scale this year and the new industry promises to drive out cabbage growing, which hu& been a big money making crop for Racine county farmers in years past. Nearh every farmer in the county will devote some acreage to beets this season and they are now busy erecting shacks to hou9e the foreigners, who will be im­ ported in large numbers for work in the sugar beet fields. Cornell Bros., the well known Elgin creanaerymen, who operate several creameries in this district, it is report­ ed, are having difficulty indisposing of their product, and they have been forced to put about $80,000 worth of their goods in cold storage. This has so impaired their capital that they find themselves in a position unable to pay cash to the farmers for the milk delivered to their plants and they are allowing their patrons 10 per cent in cash and giving notes for the balance. The majority of the farmers are ac­ cepting these terms, having faith that the company will soon be in a j>osition to pay off as formerly. The excessive supply of milk, due to the extremely prices paid during the winter ,hs, has flooded the market and lk dealers everywhere are experi­ encing trouble in finding an outlet for their product. FINAL EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATIONS AT WOODSTOCK NEXT SATURDAY. The class of beginning teachers will meet at the court house in Woodstock next Saturday, May 6. It is important that we have a large attendance since a representative from Normal will be present to nf tho opportunities offered at DeKalb. The length of the summer and winter terms, their ap­ proximate cost to students in attend­ ance, the value of each to teachers will be among the subjects discussed. An opportunity will be given to all to meet the representative and to ask ad­ ditional questions, _ The questions sent out from the wtlce of the county superintendent will be discussed by the teachers. This will be an exceedingly interest­ ing and valuable meeting. All teach­ ers interested a re invited to attend. Owing to'commencements thruout. the county, there will l>e no Julie meeting. The final eighth grade examination for rural eighth grade pupils will be given at the various high Schools thru- out the county Friday, May 19. All pupils that entered the preliminary examination are expected to write in the final examination. These exami­ nations will be conducted under the same rule as was the preliminary ex­ amination. The annual township exercises will be held thruout the county during the latter part of May and the first two weeks in .Tune. Full report of these met tings will soon be given thruout the columns of The Piaindraler. BEGINNING TEACHERS' MEET ANNUAL MEETING IS HELD AND NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE SWORN IN COUNTING AND WEIGHING THE NAIL McHENRY POSTMASTER AND RURAL CAR­ RIERS HAVE BIG JOB ON HANDS. Do not get angry if your mail is de­ layed an hour or so during the next thirty days. The two ]Histmasters, H. C. Mead and Rollin Waite. and their assistants have one of the biggest jobs on their hands that they have had in four years, viz., the counting, weighing and class­ ifying of all mail matter. Notice has been received from Uncle Sam to the above effect. The worfc began last Monday morning and will continue thruout the month of May. The ruling includes all the incoming and outgoing mail of every description and only those engaged in the work can realize fully the large amount of extra work that is being throwq upon the shoulders of the jjostal employes thruout the entire I'. S. A. Those receiving mail on rural routes will get their mail thru their boxes only, in order to avoid mistakes in the handling and timing. Both the local postmasters, with their assistants and rural oarriers, have already acquired flue systems in handling the mail and the extra work being carried on in a most satis­ factory and harmonious manner. TWELVP SALOONS TAKE OUT LICENSES ON FRIDAY EVENING LAST --REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING HEI.D. Council Rooms, April 25, 1911. The board of trustees met in annual meeting with President Wattles pre­ siding. Trustees present: Chamberlin, Stof­ fel, Freund, Meyers, Nickels and Web­ er. The minid^s of last meeting wer« read and approved. The following bills were read and approved by finance committee: McHenry brewery, Ibr on st 911.05 Chas. Geske, lbr on w w 4.00 A. Engeln, rent housing hose cart 10.00 Herbes Bros., lbr on w w 6.25 Stephen Jifsten, police service. . 50.00 John Walsh, police service 50.00 H. E. Price, stamps, tel, fgt, etc. 7.68 Neptune Meter Co., meters 50.40 Jas. B. Clow & Sons, service boxes 14.29 On motion by Stoffel, seconded by Chamberlin, the bills were ordered paid. On motion by Stoffel, seconded by j Weber, village uiScers, juuges auu clerks of election were allowed their salaries: .1 9.00 . 9.00 . 9.00 . 18.00 . 7.50 . 12.00 . 18.00 . 50.00 . 50.00 . 10 00 . 10.00 . 10.00 3.00 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 3.00 H. E. P rice, village clerk, submit­ ted his report, as f6llows, for the year ending April 25, 1911: Rec'd for water rates .$438.96 Rec'd for water taps 105.00 Rec'd for licenses issued........ 86.00 Recti for fines 28.00 Rec'd miscellaneous 40.28 LYCEUM COURSE. We wish to announce in due time that a lyoeum course has been ar­ ranged for next year, to be conducted und-r the auspices of the McHenry high school. This course will oonsist of two concei t numbers of the "Musio- makers" class and two lecturers who have few equals on the lyoeum plat­ form. The party conducting last sea­ son's course has expressed the^ wish that the school take up the work the ensuing year and has agreed with us that it will be a much better course than that of last year. The writer can personally vouch for several of the numtH'iv, as he has had the happy occasion of listening to them. A lyoe­ um course is an educational factor fOr the community, so that it is right that the schools should conduct the same. May it have the supjKirt that it war rants. We can say without fear of exaggeration that one number will be worth the price of all. ANNUAL ALUMNI BALL. The meifjheis of the McHenry Alum­ ni association extend a hearty invita­ tion U> everyone to attend their annual ball at Stoffel's hall, West McHenry, 111., Saturday evening, May 13. Those having charge of this big social event are working over time in their en­ deavor to achieve success. Everything that w ill in any way add to the pleas­ ure and comfort of the guests will be undertaken and those who are plan­ ning to take in the ball may rest as­ sured that they will be well cared for in the way of enjoyment. This has be­ come an annual event with the Mc­ Henry Alumni association and those who have in the past attended the events are looking forward to one grand time. Can we figure on your being among us this yearV Sherman's Woodstock orchestra will be on hand. Tickets. 75 cents. GRAND BUFFET OPENING. Peter B. Freund wishes to announce to his customers, friends and the gen­ eral public that the grand opening at his elegant new West Side buffet will take place on Saturday, May t>. The buffet is one of the most modern and up to date to be found outside of Chi­ cago and those who turn out will be show n a good time. Don't forget the moving pictures at the Central May 6 and 7. F. H. Wattles, president R. G. Chamberlin, trustee. Jos. W. Freund, " Geo. Meyers, " Fred J. Nickels, " Wm. Stoffel, " M. Weber, " H. E. Price, clerk.. V. S. Lumley, attv D. G. Wells, boand of health .. Ben J. Brefeld, " " " ( has. Harmsen, " " " John Kimball, election judge John Niesen, " " Ben J. Brefeld, " " John P. Weber, election clerk. Win. Simes, u " T.J.Walsh, " " Total rec'd _ $698.24 Total money turned over to vil­ lage treasurer $698.24 On motion by Stoffel, seconded by Nickels, the clerk's report was accept­ ed and ordered plaoed on file. The returns of the annual election were canvassed by the board and the results declared as follows: John H. Miller, having received the highest number of votes, was declared eleoted to the offtoe of village presi­ dent. R. G. Chamberlin, Jos. W. Freund and Fred J. Nickels, having received the highest number of votes, were de­ clared eleoted to the offices of village trustees. On motion hy Stoffel, seconded by Weber, the bond of John H. Miller as principal, with ,Frank J. Barbian and John Heimer as sureties, was ap­ proved. On motion by Stoffel, seconded by Meyers, the meeting adjourned. F. H. WATTLES, President. H. E. PRICE. Clerk. The board of trustees , met pursuant to adjournment. The elected officers, having taken the oath of office, were seated on the board. Meeting called to order by President Miller. Trustees present: Chamber­ lin, Freund, Meyers, Nickels, Stoffel and Weber. On motion by Stoffel, seconded by Freund, a rising vote of thanks was ex­ tended to F. H. Wattles, the retiring president. Motion by StGncl, seconded by Web­ er, that licenses be granted to saloons for the ensuing year. Motion carried. Motion by Freund, seconded by Meyers, that saloons pay five hundred dollars license for the ensuing year. Motion carried. President Miller appointed the fol­ lowing for license committee for the ensuing year: Stoffel, Meyers and Chamberlin. Motion by Meyers, seconded by Web­ er, that no saloon license be granted after May 1, 1911. Motion carried. On motibft by Stoffel, seconded by Nickels, the board will meet Friday- night, April 28, 1911, for the purpose of approving dramshop bonds. On motion by Freund, seconded by Stoffel, the meeting adjourned. JOHN H. MILLER, President. H. E. PRICE, Clerk. The Plaindealer is unable to give its readers the official proceedings of the village board of Friday and Monday evenings, but will take the liberty to say that at the special meeting, which was held on Friday evening of last week for the purpose of issuing saloon licenses, twelve saloon keepers had their applications in and licenses were granted to all. Those who took out licenses are as follows: West McHenry--Peter H. Weber, Theo. Schiessle, John A. Worts, Peter B. Freund and Heimer Bros. Centerville--Nick Martin, John Hei­ mer and G. E. Schoel. McHenry--John J. Buch, Jacob C. Bickler, Anton Engeln and F. O. Gans. On Monday evening of this week the regular monthly meeting was held. The various committees were appoint­ ed, board of health named and V. S. Lumley was re-engaged as village at­ torney. The police question was not settled, but was laid on the table until next meeting. There were six applications in for the job. The official proceedings of the two meetings will appear in these columns next week. GEORGE W. GRISWOLD DEAD PASSED AWAY AT CALLAO, MO.. APRIL as. tmt. Geo. W. Griswold died at his home in Call&o, Mo., April 25, 1911, after a lingering illness of several months' duration. Mr. Griswold was born in Johnson, Vermont, Oct. 4, 1838. In early child­ hood he, with his parents, moved to McHenry county, 111. At the age of twenty-three years he enlisted in the Union army and served 3 years and 10 months. On Feb. 17, 1867, he was united in marriage with Ellen M. Hayford. To this union wree born eight children, two passing away in infancy. He is survived hv a wife «»*»d ?'.x chil­ dren, Frank R., who resides in Callao; Mrs. Rosa Schwada and Mrs. Hattie Cox of Shelby county, Mrs. May Far- rell of Hannibal, Mo.; Mrs. Lena Short of Spokane, Wash., and Lee H. of Vancouver, Wash. Also a brother, Chas. H., of Libertyville, 111. He resided in McHenry county until the year 1885, when with his family he moved to Missouri, where he has since made his home. He united with the M. E. church at Anabel, Mo., about seventeen years ago. Since residing in Callao he has been a consistent member of the Pres­ byterian church. His funeral was held at the resi­ dence in Callao, Mo., April 26, by the Rev. W. H. Johnson. The remains were sent to Ringwood, 111., for inter­ ment beside those of his children. OPENING OF DINING HALL. In resnonse to invitations issued them forty-flvwsouples attended Mrs. J. C. Bickler's opening of the MoHenry House dining room last Saturday even­ ing. The oocasion proved one of pro­ found enjoyment for all present and if there was anyone who wont home dissatisfied the oase has not been made public. The doors of the beautifully remodeled hostelry were thrown open to the guests early in the evening and when all had arrived on the scene a sumptuous course dinner was served. The dining hall, w^jth its prettily (lee- orated and laden tables, its newly papered ceiling and walls, together with the rich electric illumination, presented a sight that will long re­ main in the memories of those who had the pleasure of being Mrs. Bick­ ler's guests on this occasion. The dinner was of the sort that only the jovial landlady knows how to prepare and many were the compliments be­ stowed upon her during the progress of th£ same. All told, the occasion was one complete success and as the guests made their departure at about the midnight hour it was with the feel­ ing that they had been most highly entertained by the evening's hostess. EXHIBIT OF PUBLIC SCI|OOL WORK. You are requested to visit the ex­ hibit of public school work at the Mc­ Henry public school building Friday, May 12, from 11 a. m. to 4 p. mil This exhibition will include all classes and varieties of work performed in the recitations during the past school year. It is thought that the oocasion will serve as a stimulus to the pupils and set standards which will improve the quality of future work. It is hoped that there may be a general interest taken and that the parents and citizens will give it the attention that educa­ tional work in the community deserves. You may visit the respective rooms at any time during the hours men­ tioned. We hope that you will find time at your disposal to do so. HARD TIME PARTY AND BASKET SOCIAL. Riverview camp No. 6818, R. N. A., of this place will hold a hard time party and basket social at Eagle hall on Saturday evening of this week, May 6. The members of the camp are plan­ ning on one grand time for this, their initial public social function. No ad- misison will be charged, but every lady who comes is requested to bring a basket which will be auctioned oil during the evening. The members of the camp will serve hot coffee at lunch time. Good music has been engaged for the occasion. Everybody turn out and let the members of the new camp of Royal Neighbors show what they can do in the way of entertaining. A good time is promised to both young and old, so all turn out. Everybody is invited. A NEW PIANO. Miss Kathryn Knox and pupils of Barreville school are the possessors of an elegant * new piano, recently pur­ chased. (Who says that our rural schools do not come up to the standard of the graded schools with all their modern equipments, such as slate blackboards, sanitary drinking foun­ tains and the Smith system of heating and ventilation? Moving pictures at the Central Sat­ urday and Sunday, May 6 and 1. ITERS QF LOCAL AS fICKElt or BY rUlNDEJU£K «£• PORTERS DURING WEEK. WHAT FEGFLE ARE RALNQ IN THIS VIL­ LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY-- OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Batter Market. Butter was declared firm at 22 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. The Northern Life of Illinois. Late seed potatoes at M. M. Niesen's. All seats 10 cents at the Central May 6 and 7. * Now comes the garden time when your neighbor's chickens ought to be killed. Yours are all right! For a square deal and a quick sale list your property with C. E. Gaylord, West McHenry, 'phone 414. Oct. 1 Get your late seed potatoes of M. M. Niesen and have the assurance that you are getting the best at prices that are right. Our lightning rods are 32 wire pure copper cable. Nothing better for the money in the market. Better protect your buildings. Wm. Stoffeh The best is always cheapest in the end. Bradley & V room an pure paint is both cheapest and best. Full value --full measure--longest wearing. Sold by F. L. McOmber, West McHenry, 111. Tony Datillo and a nephew of Chi­ cago have rented the R. A. Howard building recently vacated by E. F. Matthews and will open a fruit store therein. The place is now undergoing repairs. Owners of summer homes along Fox river and at Pistakee Bay are making frequent visits to their cottages of late, preparing the homes and grounds for the isiimmer, which, by the way, isn't very far off. The rains of the past week have started the pastures in fine shape, filled our cisterns with nice fresh water and have also been a great benefit to the smaller garden truck and field grain. Now if it will let up for a while the farmers and all others will be perfect­ ly content. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. church will hold another all day meet­ ing at the home of Mrs. W. D. Went­ worth on Friday afternoon of this week, May 5. All members as well as other interested ones are invited to be pres­ ent and bring their lunch. The ladies will' serve tea and coffee at noon. Seats for the operetta, "Fickle Fe- rino," which is to be given at the Woodstock opera house at Woodstock, 111., on Friday and Saturday nights of this week, mention of which was made in this paper last week, are now on sale at Wright's drug store, Wood­ stock. 111. The price of tickets is 36 cents. "The Indian's Secret," a story brink full of exciting situations, was very capably presented to a packed house at the Central last Sunday evening. The company that presented the piece carries with It a band of talented musi­ cians and noon-day as well as evening concerts Were highly enjoyed by those who heard them. Assistant Chief of Police Stephen Justen now has an understudy, the young fellow coming to make his home with Mr. Justen and wife on Monday of this week. While, of course, the little fellow is yet too young to re­ ceive his instructions, the happy "dad­ dy" is being kept quite busy during the hours that he is not on dutv. Raymond Whiting and Frank Mas­ quelet, who until quite recently have been employed as repair men and trouble shooters for the Chicago Tel­ ephone company at this place, and who, since leaving McHenry have been sta­ tioned at Woodstock, have again been asked to make a change. Mr. Whitipg goes to Lake Geneva, Wis., while Mr. Masquelet is still awaiting orders from headquarters. Quite a number of farmers about this vicinity have been handicapped with their farm work this sprifcg owing to an epidemic of distemper MMn; their horses. In the* vicinity of Spring Grove a number of the farmers report the loss of valuable animals thru the disease, while in this immediate ricin- ity the tillers of the soil have been more fortunate, altho the epidemic has been the cause of much worry. The trouble in this vicinity has now been checked and only a few cases are to be found. Pearl hunters are again on the job. The first appearance of clam fishermen in this vicinity was made near Bur­ ton's bridge last week and from now on work in this line will go steadily on. The fishermen use long handled rakes with which to pull the clams from the bed of the river to their craft. Altho clam fishing has been going on in the vicinity of Burton's bridge for some years it is said by those who are in a position to know that the clam is still quite plentiful ha this beautiful stream and a rich har­ vest in pearls is anticipated by who follow this line of work. m w