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1 j' ' 1, • j? if V; *S%^V . . £ U *-:>.,.. --«??.•: >," AS.- *"" ! --•• ̂ * R "•/ '*' . '. *1'. 5»S8^r* -«fe.' mA' '$ww' PL AIND E ALE R v/&m W \W?** •'• •? •' "* i\Ba --- r VOLUME XXXVI. MoHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JUNE 8. 1911. NUMBER 51, WEEEY PERSONAL ITEMS counts AND GOERS OT A WEEK M OUR BUSY UTILE VILLAGE. AS-SEEN BY PUOOEAIB IEPMTERI AND HANDED INTO OCR (MTICE BY OUK FRIENDS. Theo. Schiessle Chicagoed Friday of last week. Mrs. F. L. McOmber was a Chicago visitor last Saturday. Edward Quigley of Woodstock was a Sunday visitor in town. Mr. and Mrs, William.Spencer were recent Wauconda visitors. L. F. Block transacted business in the windy eity last week Friday. Thos. Bolder was among the Chica­ go passengers last Friday morning. Nick Steilen and Theo. Bickler were Sunday evening visitors in Chicago. Peter Wolff of Chicago was a guest in the home of Nick Weber Sunday. Miss Dora Stoffel of Chicago was the guest of home folks the first of the week. Wm. Stoffel attended to matters of a business nature in Chicago last Sat­ urday. J. W. Smith attebded to business matters in the metropolitan city last week Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schnabel were among the Chicago passengers last: Friday morning. Lewis McDonald of Woodstock spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Newman. A.yJ. Kamholz of Cary, 111., spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry rela­ tives and friends. Miss Katie Kennebeck of Woodstock spent Sunday at the home of her fath­ er, John Kennebeck. Isadora Feffer of Woodstock was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Feffer, Sunday. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Schneider of Woodstock were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Block. Miss Gertrude Schaefer of Woodstock spent Sunday as the guest of her moth­ er, Mrs. Theo. Winkel. Miss Bessie Miller of Genoa Junc­ tion, Wis., was the guest of Miss Flor­ ence Granger Sunday. "Sunny" Steilen of Chicago spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Steilen. Chas. G. Buss of Chicago was enter­ tained in the home of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Buss, Sunday. M rs. Elizabeth Smith passed * few days recently as the guest of her* son, George, at Kenosha, Wis. Hoy Bohlander of Elgin visited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bohlander, Sunday. Mrs. C. W. Stenger and daughter, Margaret, were guests of Lake Gen­ eva, Wis., friends Sunday. Harry Niesen of Woodstock spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Niesen, here. Miss Mabel Wille of Ridgefield spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kinsala. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Neumann of Chicago spent Sunday as the guests of MT* Mrs- Antes Schnsidcr. Mrs. Ed. Flurrey of Chicago was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Feltz, the first of the week. Miss Helen Miller of Chicago spent a few days last week as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry Kamholz, here. Mrs. Charles Gaulke of Woodstock was a guest in the home of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. August Feltz, Sun­ day. Mr. and 'Mrs. F. B. Doolittle and daughter passed a recent day as the guests of Lake Zurich relatives and friends. Miss Anna Freund of Chicago is passing a couple of weeks among rela­ tives and friends in McHenry and vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Colby and daugh­ ter, Marion, of Woodstock were Sun­ day guests in the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Spurling. Miss Anna Schoewer of Chicago N passed a few days last week as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Schoewer, here. Mrs. Nina N. Peterson of Chicago passed a couple of days last week as the guest of relatives and friends in McHenry and vicinity. Mrs. Edward Wapp and daughter, Uprgaret, of Chicago passed a few days last week as the guests of Mc­ Henry relatives and friends. Fred Schnorr of Council Bluffs, la., and Frank Schnorr of Spencer, la., are spending the week with their father and other relatives and friends here. Mrs. Lewis Wolff and children re­ turned to their home in Chicago Sun­ day evening after enjoying a pleasant visit at the home of her father, Nick Weber, Everett Sherman of Woodstock called on McHenry friends Sunday. Everett has just returned from Louisville, Ky., where he attended a dental college the past year. Leonard Phillips, Gilbert MoOmber, Alford Pouse and Miss Elfreida Berner were out from the metropolitan city Sunday to spend the day as the guests of home folks. MASS MEETING AT BUCH'S HALL EVERY BUSINESS MAN, PROPERTY AND BOAT OWNER SHOULD ATTEND. A copy of the following letter, which is self explanatory, has been sent to every business man, boat or property owner in McHenry and along Fox river. We have called the attention of our readers to the fact that the Fox river dam is the most important question that we have confronting us today and that action upon same must be taken without delay. The dam at the present time is in very poor condition and is liable to go out at any time. It is up to our people to act and to act at once. As will be seen by the letter, which we herewith reproduce, the meeting place has been changed from the River­ side hotel to Buch's hall: McHenry, 111., June t$, 1911. Dear Sir--At a recent meeting held at the Riverside hotel by the business men of McHenry it was unanimously agreed that we call a special mass meeting, to be held in McHenry on the 10th day of June at 8 p. m., sharp, in Buch's hall (at the McHenry bridge) for the purpose of discussing the ad­ visability of appointing a special com­ mittee of McHenry business men to raise funds for the erection of a per­ manent cement dam at the old site. You are aware the dam proper was never finished and it is now in a very shaky condition and liable to be washed out at any moment. Now, Mr. Prop­ erty Owner or Mr. Boat Owner, you are interested in this improvement, in the question, Can we see this great im­ provement washed away? You will not be asked to donate at the meeting, but your presence is necessary to hear the rpport of the committee which was appointed to get estimates on rebuild­ ing, etc. A delegation from Fox Lake and Pistakee Bay will come down and we must show we mean business before we can expect to get any further assistance from them. This committee has compiled a list of all the property and boat owners along the river, also all the business men in McHenry, and it is surprising how low each assessment need be if each and every one will do his share. Judge Smiley of Woodstock, Henry Klein of Fox Lake and several other prominent speakers will address the meeting and music will be furnished by the McHenry Power Boat Club quartet. REV. D. LEHANE, Chairman. DOG TEAM IN NeHENRY. The young man who is making a tour of the world with a team of five dogs put up in McHenry during last Friday evening. He arrived in town late in the afternoon and the novel sight upon our streets caused quite a stir among our people, especially the younger folks. The tour is being made, we are told, on a $10,000 wager, the young man being given a certain length of time to complete the •jour­ ney. He left a point in Canada with five dogs and to win the wager he must not only cover the 25,000 miles, but upon his return home must have one of the original five dogs left. His information to the inquisitive ones here was that he had but about four thousand more miles to make to com­ plete his trip and owing to the fact that he was way ahead of his time ho was taking things easy. He has a post card view of himself and outfit which he disj>oses of as he goes along and here in McHenry he sold at least 150 of these at ten oents apiece. The dogs, especially the leader, «are very well trained. The driver has no way to guideAhem except by talking and their intelligence is a little short of marvelous. JUNE DANCE AT JOHN8BURGH. All aboard for Smith's hall, Johns- burgh. That's about the line of talk that will gladden the hearts of the young folks on Wednesday evening of next week, June 14, the date of the next dance at the popular dancing re­ sort. To make the event a complete social success Manager Smith has gone to the expense of securing Brodie's Chicago orchestra for this occasion. This is the orchestra which the young jieople of Johnsburgh and vicinity have taken so kindly to and the an­ nouncement that this popular musical organization will be present on next Wednesday evening alone assures suc­ cess to the management. Don't forget the date and be one of the merry ones. Tickets, 50 cents. A cordial invitation is extended to all. ICE CREAM SOCIAL. The ladies of-St. Clara Court of Lady Foresters of St. Mary's Catholic church will hold an ice cream social for the benefit of that society on the McHenry fjlouse lawn next Saturday evening, June 10, to which they invite the gen­ eral public. The ladies know just how to go about in arranging for an event of this kind and if everyone who turns out is not courteously and royally treat­ ed it will be the first time that the ladies fell doarn on the job. It's a safe bet, however, that you'll be properly cared for. Ice cream and cake will be served at 15 cents. The Skyman will be in McHenry next week* WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS AS TAKEN FROM THE C01UNNS OF OUR HAW EXCHANGES. MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED PORN FOR BUSY PEOPLE. The Hotel Schultz at Fox Lake is to be rebuilt at once at a cost of $40,000. The hotel burned March 3 and the cause still remains a mystery. Richmond is already planning on a good, old fashioned Fourth of July cel­ ebration, and the village expects to entertain a large crowd from the neigh­ boring villages of the county. A sum of $225 has been raised by the village of Lake Zurich for oiling its streets, and at a recent election a majority vote determined that a water­ works system will be installed. Ernest Houghton, a student at Ox­ ford who won the Rhodes scholarship two years ago, is to receive the high­ est honor which the school affords in the special degree in his department. He is the son of Rev. Wm. Houghton, pastor of the Delavan Methodist church. It takes t»0,U00 horses to handle the mail on the rural routes of the coun­ try. This means that the farmers rved must furnish the horses, a mat­ ter of al>out $9,000,000. A horse lasts on an average of three years! Then there's the matter of feed, which also adds to the farmers' income. The twenty-first biennial report of the managing officer of the Elgin State Hospital for the Insane, which was published recently, shows that fifty-one persons were committed to the insane asylum from Lake county in one year. During the same year twenty-pne were discharged as cured and eighteen died. A baggageman at Milton narrowly missed death one day recently by toss­ ing a grip belonging to a traveling man onto a truck and the revolver in­ side being ^discharged. The bullet passed thru the valise and struck the collar worn by the baggageman, tear­ ing a part of it off and grazing his neck. Twenty-five freight cars loaded with Borden's condensed milk are being sent from the Elgin factory to Japan. The cars have attracted much atten­ tion because of the fact that all of them were locked with Vale locks, while most freight cars are sealed with a regulation seal. They passed thru Woodstock on Tuesday of last week. A grand total of 1N7,7H3 or a daily average of t>,U5K pieces of mail matter is the total number, both incoming and outgoing, handled by the cler ks at the Woodstock jtostoflice during the month of May, lull. Of this total 77,2KH pieces, nearly one-half, were letters and 23,771 were |>ostal and jrOst cards. The total cash re­ ceipts of the office for the month $1381.(59. '-"0 Crystal Lake Herald: While walk­ ing northward along the tracks of the C. & N. W. railroad last Saturday night, Frank l'ellican, a cigar maker, was struck and killed by the fast north bound passenger train passing thru Crystal Lake at 11:35. The authorities were not able to ascertain the man's home. He had a union card, however, issued at Omaha, Neb., and is said to have come to Crystal Lake from Klgin last Friday night in search of work. William Fl. O'Brien, aged 25 years, and for the past two years employed at the Richardson sand pit, met with a terrible death Wednesday morning of last week about 2 o'clock, when the north bound freight ran over him, about 300 feet east of the trestle bridge, at Algonquin, carrying the body for over 200 feet before the engine could be stopped. It is supposed that Mr. O'Brien fell asleep on the track and the engine crew did not know they had run over anybody until the air brakes set. Two men were disputing over their respective churches. One was a Ba|>- tist and the other was a Presbyterian. Finally one of them called a neigiil>or who was passing and asked his opinion as to which was the better church in which to be saved. "Well, neightar. he said, "son and I have been haul­ ing wheat almost forty years. 1 here are two roads that lead to the mill- One is the valley road and the other leads over the hill and never yet has the miller asked me which road I came, but he always as-k*. 'lst.be wheat goodY' " Richmond Gazette: Five persons were injured as a result of an accident which occurred at a barn raising on the Frank Johonnott farm east of Solon yesterday afternoon. The injured are Charles Foley, A. L. Austin. Carl An­ derson, Joe Etten and "Butch" Kan- nenberg. Quite a large crowd was on hand to assist in raising the new struc­ ture and while they were hoisting the first section of the frame into place the frame work became over-balanced and fell to the ground w ith a crash, pin­ ning the live men atave named under the wreckage. Charles Foley was the most severely injured of the party, sustaining a broken arm, a fractured hip and internal injuries. "Butch Kannenberg received a sprained ankle and A. L. Austin was also quite badly hurt, but Messrs. Anderson and Ktten were more fortunate and escaped with only a few minor bruises. TWO PIONEERS ARE CALLED JAMES R. SAYLER PASSES AWAY AT HIS COUNTRY HONE. At (5:30 p. m. Friday, June 2, 1911, Jas. R. Sayler passed away at his home on the old homestead at the ripe old age^ of 88 years, 5 months and 15 days. \ The deceased was born Dec. 17, 1822, on a farm in 'the town of Hector, Schuyler county, New York, where he received a common school education and worked for his father on the farm for the first twenty-five years of his life. He came to Illinois in 1847 by way of the Great Lakes to Chicago and then by the old trail then Waukegan to McHenry county, where he stayed with his half-brother, A. J. Hanly, helping him with the farm work until the great gold rush of 1*49, when he crossed the plains with teams to Cali­ fornia, where he spent four years in the gold mining regions. In 1853 he came back to McHenry from California and on November (i was married to Melissa W., daughter of Benson and Wealthy Sherman. Four children blessed this union: Jas. Henry, who died at the age of lie years; Alma, Mrs. Geo. Thomas, of Ostend: Rlla. Mi's. E. A. Smith, of Portland. Ore., and Daniel Edward of ElgirA For a short time after this union he carried on the old Sherman homestead until he bought the Job Mc<'umber farm. Soon after buying this place his wife died, leaving him four little children, the oldest about six years. He married for his second- wife Jane Potts of Revnoldsville, Schuyler coun­ ty. New York, and to this union was tarn one child. William Andrew, who is new on his farm, a part of the old homestead. Soon after his second marriage be taught the E. E. Thomas property and built the present buildings. For years he was one of the most pro­ gressive fanners in this section of the country, being very successful i\ all undertakings, his specialty being Mor­ gan horses, taking many first premi­ ums at county fairs, besides some of the state fail's. In the fall of 1893 he decided to have a sale and quit farm­ ing on account of the rheumatism in his knees, which at times left him un­ able to walk. His success as a farmer was shown by his having cultivated a large farm and having a two days' auction. Politically he has always been a staunch Republican and voted a straight ticket. Tlie deceased was al­ ways a kind husband, a dutiful father and he leaves to mourn his loss a lov­ ing wife, four children, fourteen grand­ children and five great grandchildren. I^Hijrhe funeral was from his old Home Monday, June 5, 1911. The music was an especial feature: the selections were beautiful and beau­ tifully rendered. The text was Reve­ lations 22:5 and the subject of the dis­ course, "No Night In Heaven, or the Contrasts of the Present and the Heavenly Life." The sermon was by Rev. Wm. Cross of the M. E. church of McHenry. The bearers were his two sons and grandsons and the inter­ ment was in WuOuiauu ueuielery. CARD OK THANKS. We wish to sincerely thank the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us in the sickness and death of our beloved husband and father. MRS. JAMBS R. SAYUKK AND FAMILY. THEIR SOULS ARE OHITED Mr*. Geartf* E. Parks, Charlotte Kimball, daughter of Sid­ ney and Martha Kimball, was born in Elgin, 111., May 22, 183<>, and died at her home in North Crystal Lake June 4, 1911, aged seventy-five years and thir teen days. Elgin, af the time of her birth, consisted of a few log houses and a blacksmith shop, with no bridge across the river. When ataut seven years of age she removed with her parents to Nunda township. May 1, 1855, she was mar­ ried to George E. Parks, with whom she traveled life's journey nearly fifty- four years. They knew all the strug­ gles and hardships of those pioneer days. When married, she went to live on a farm in North Nunda, where they resided until 1889, when they moved to North Crystal Lake. Five children were born to them: Mrs. II. W. Allen of Ringwood, Mrs. Emma Matthews of West McHenry, Mrs. Fred Bryant of Woodstock, J. II. Parks and Mrs. Isaac Mentch of North Crystal Lake, who, with eight grand­ children and twenty-two great-grand­ children, are left to tnourn the loss of a loving mother, neighbor and friend. She is also survived by four brothers and two sisters, all of whom, except one sister in Oregon, were present at the funeral. The services were held at the home, the Rev. A. C. McHenry of the Universalis! church officiating, who sjK>ke words of comfort to the be­ reaved ones, and were attended by numerous relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh sang some beau­ tiful selections. Many beautiful fiow- ,•!•# were sent in by friends. The remains were laid to rest in Woodland cemetery. McHenry, beside her husband, who preceded her to the better land nearly three years ago. Don't miss The Skyman next week. DOUBLE WEDDING AT ST. PATRICK S CATHOLIC CHURCH. MISSES HELL EN E. RAYMOND, LUCIE M. CAREY AND MARION E. KNOX ARE NOW NEWLY WEDS. A double wedding of more than ordi­ nary importance took place at St. Pat­ rick's Catholic church in this village at 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning of this week, the contracting parties in this pretty affair being Miss Lucie M. Carey of this prove and Edwin Tetiow of Elgin and Miss Marion E. Knox of McHenry and Clarence D. Whiting of Ringwood. The social affair was probably the first of its kind that ever took place in the church, at least it is the first to take plac^in many years. The popu­ larity of the young people, together with the fact that the two couples were married on the same day, at the same church and at the same houiv made the event one that will long re­ main in the memories of those who had the pleasure of being in attend­ ance at the church. The rain of the morning interfered greatly with the attendance at the church ceremony, as quite a number of admiring friends of the bridal couples had planned to witness the event, but it did not affect the beauti­ ful and impressive ceremony. The two couples, with their attend­ ants, marched to the foot of the altar to the beautiful strains of Mendels­ sohn's wedding march, very capably rendered by Miss Rosa Justen of this place. Both of the brides were most at­ tractively gowned. Miss Carey wore a light gray traveling suit and black picture hat and carried a prayer book in place of the bridal roses. Her at­ tendant, Miss Adah Carey, a sister, was becomingly dressed in a tan suit. The groom was attended by Mr. John McNearney of Elgin. Miss Knox was robed in a white cheviot tailored suit and, like her sis­ ter bride, carried a prayer book. She wore a Milan straw hat, trimmed with a willow plume and rose buds. Her sister, Miss Kathryn Knox, garbed in a beautiful white suit, attended her. The groom was attended by his broth­ er, Raymond Whiting. Miss Carey and Mr. Tetiow were first to make the bow before hymen's shrine and after the words had been spoken by Rev. I). Lehane, pastor of the church, which bound the two for life, the couple made way for Miss Knox and Mr. Whiting. After the ceremony had been completed high mass was said. With the conclusion of mass the two happy couples received the congratu­ lations of those present and proceeded to the respective homes of the two brides, where wedding breakfasts and receptions were tendered them. Mr. and Mrs. Tetiow met the mem­ bers of their immediate families at the home of the bride on Waukegan street, where an elaborately prepared three course wedding breakfast was awaiting them, while Mr. and Mrs. Whiting were honored in like manner at the beautiful country home of the bride's parents south of this village. The Carey home on Waukegan street was most beautifully decorated for the occasion. Both the parlor and dining room bore out the color scheme of pink and white intermingled with greens. The table decorations were made up of carnations, peonies and roses. The tables were daintily ar­ ranged and with the bride and groom and the guests seated thereto formed a sight that will be a lasting one, espe­ cially to the principals of the day's event. The bride is the third daughter of Mrs. Mary Carey of this village. While she has passed most of her life at Spring Grove, the place of her birth, and the last three years at Elgin, where she was employed in the watch factory, McHenry naturally claims her as one of her most estimable daugh­ ters, as she has passed all her summer vacations add the past year at the home of her mother here, the family having moved here from Spring Grove ataut >five years ago. She is possessed of a disposition that has made her hun­ dreds of friends both in this village and at Elgin. In social circles, both in Elgin and this village, she has been a prime favorite and mahy are the wishes that have been and will be bestowed upon her by her young friends. The groom is a native of the Watch City and from reports in that city's excellent dailies and from what we have learned since forming his ac­ quaintance ataut two years ago he is a man with a most promising future before him and is well worthy of the cultured young woman whom he has chosen for his companion. He, like the bride, is an employe of the Elgin watch factory, where thru honesty and trustworthiness he has acquired for himself an excellent position. The young couple will be at home to their friends at 154 South Channing street, Elgin, where a cozy home has already been furnished by the groom and is ready to receive them on their return to Elgin. Miss Knox is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Knox, two of this vicinity's most respected rural residents. She is a charming young woman who numbers her friends by the score. She is a product of the Mc­ Henry high school, having completed her studies in that institution with the class of 1901. Since her gradua­ tion she has taught in a number of district schools about this vicinity with signal success. In social and church circles she has always been a hard and earnest worker and many a social and church event in McHenry and vicinity has been brought to a grand success thru her untiring efforts. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Whiting of Ringwood. He was born and raised there. During the past few years he has been employed in the Oliver typewriter factory at Woodstock, where he holds a fine posi­ tion. He is a young man of good hab­ its and one that any community may feel proud to own. The future looks most promising to him and with every­ thing that goes to make success in his favor he will make the future life of his soul-mate a most pleasant and hap­ py one. The couple will be at home to their friends on Jefferson street, Wood­ stock, on and after July 1. The house has already been prettily and com­ fortably furnished and is in readiness for the couple's immediate occupancy should they see fit to go to housekeep­ ing at once. Both of the young couples left Mc­ Henry by automobile Tuesday after­ noon and were driven to Fox Lake, where a train was boarded for Chica­ go, the place chosen for their honey­ moons. The Plaindealer joins the large fol­ lowing of relatives and friends of the happy ones in extending congratula­ tions. Kamtla-RaymsiW. At four o'clock on Wednesday after­ noon of last week at the Lake Bluff M. E. parsonage occurred the marriage of one of Volo's most popular daughters, Miss Hellen Raymond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Raymond, to Mr. Charles Edwin Kapple of Grayslake, the Rev. Youker, pastor of the Lake Bluff Methodist Episcopal church, of­ ficiating. The ceremony was a very simple one and was witnessed by only the attend­ ing couple. After the ceremony the happy pair returned to Grayslake, where they have since gone to housekeeping. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mi's. A. J. Raymond of Volo. She i$ a graduate of the Mc­ Henry high school, having been a member of the class of '04. She has made Volo her home nearly her entire life. She is a very charming young lady and has a host of friends here as well as in Volo and the surrounding community who wish her good luck and much happiness in the life she has be­ gun with the man of her choice. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Kapple of Grayslake. He is a young man of sterling worth and in­ tegrity and is held in the very highest esteem by a large circle of friends. Samu*lMn-Fr«tt. Another of our fair summer resorters took a plunge into the matrimonial se«. last Saturday morning when Miss Amelia Frett, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J. Frett of Chicago, was united in marriage to Mr. Aaron Sam- uelson at the Immaculate Conception Catholic church, 31st and Mosspratt streets, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Peter Faber, pastor of the church. After the ceremony the happy couple, with their attendants and members of the immediate families, gathered at the home of the bride's parents at 3031 Union avenue, where a wedding breakfast was partaken of. The happy couple left on the one o'clock train for McHenry and from this place went to the country home of the bride's parents at Cottage Grove on Fox river, where they remained until Monday. The bride is a most pleasing young woman. She was tarn and raised in Chicago, where she has always tirade her home. She has passed most of her summers in recent years at her par­ ents' cozy country home on Fo.\ river and during her summer visits here has made many warm friends who regard her friendship most highly. The groom is an enterprising young business man of Chicago, being a mem­ ber of the firm of Samuelson Bros., brick masons and contractors. He, like the bride, has been a frequent visitor at the summer home of the Frett family during the past few years and is also quite well and favorably known to many Plaindealer readers. The young couple w ill go to house­ keeping at once in Chicago. They have the best wishes of a host of friends in Chicago, McHenry and Pistakee Bay. PIANO TUN INC. An opportunity of having your piano put in first-class condition. Mr. Mayr, expert piano tuner and repairer, hav­ ing tuned pianos in and around Mc­ Henry for the past eight years and proved satisfactory, will be in McHen­ ry and surrounding country from now on during the summer months. Price, per tuning, $3.00. Address all communi­ cation to FRANK J. MAYR, Plaindealer, McHenry, 111. ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST • , • AS PICKED UP BY PUINDFAf.Qt RE­ PORTERS DURING WEEK. - W - WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IN THIS VIL­ LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY-- OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Butter Market. Butter was declared firm at 21* cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. If you demand quality Petesch's is the place to buy your drugs. Souvenir night Saturday, June 10. All seats 10c. Best of pict ures. The interior of the Zion Lutheran church is being repainted and other­ wise beautified. Quite a number of local lovers of the sport are in attendance at the hill climb at Algonquin today. For a square deal and a quick sale list your property with C. E. Gaylord, West McHenry, 'phone 414. Oct. 1 Moving pictures Saturday and Sun­ day, June 10 and 11. Saturday night is souvenir night--each lady receives a souvenir. The McHenry Power Boat club has constructed an elegant new pier, sev­ enty-five in length, at the Riverside shore of Fox river. A new serial story, The Skyman, be­ gins in next week's issue of The Plain- dealer. An aviation love story. You cannot afford to miss it. The regular monthly meeting of the Mystic Workers will take place at Stoffel's hall this (Thursday) evening at 8 o'clock. All members are asked to be present. The many friends of Bruce Starritt will be pained to learn that his recent operation in Chicago did not result as successfully as was expected. All hope, however, that he will come out all right. The annual McHenry High School Alumni association banquet will take place in the Riverside dining hall next Saturday evening. The event this year promises to surpass all previous efforts. The dance at Stoffel's hall last Sat­ urday evening was attended by a rather small but very good natured crowd and a pleasant time was enjoyfcd by all. Tuttle's Ringwood orehestra furnished the music. The Fox river dam has sprung an immense leak and altho about one hun­ dred bags of sand have been dumped into the leakage the water is getting away at a rapid rate. Attend the meeting at Buch's hall and assist th096 who are pushing the new dam proposi­ tion. Jos. J. Frett of Chicago has just closed a deal with Edward B. Crook whereby he becomes thfe possessor of a 100-foot strip of land in the Crook addition to McHenry. Mr. Frett ex­ pects to build himself a handsome home thereon at some future time and make this his permanent place of abode. The first meeting of the McHenry Power Boat club for the season of 1911 will take place at the Riverside House Ou Saturday uvniiug, June 24. The first race of the season will likely take place on Sunday, June 25. Full par­ ticulars regarding these two events will appear in these columns next week. Officials of the Woodstock-Sycamore railroad have been in town several times of late. They are expected here again today. Surveying has been in progress between this village and Woodstock for some time and if the right of way can be obtained the offi­ cials 9ay that the road may be extend­ ed thru McHenry. Read every page of The Plaindealer. If you have not been in the habit of reading the inside pages of this (taper, you have been missing a whole lot of good reading matter. Our serial story alone is worth the subscription price of The Plaindealer. Besides this we have a woman's section, a farm and poultry writer and also give due space to state and world news in general. Let us have your subscription. Begin next week and get the complete serial story of The Skyman. At the village board meeting held last evening the two present village (>olice officers, John Walsh and Ste­ phen Justen, were retained for another year. As has been the custom here for the past quarter of a century, the taard w ent to the "general cleaning up process" and the citizens are won­ dering whether or not they mean busi­ ness. These annual discussions do not amount to a hill of beans so long as they are not followed up by real ac­ tion. Well, let us wait and see. The Japanese operetta, "Princess Chrysanthemum," by the pupils of the McHenry public school at the Central opera house last Saturday evening, drew out a crowded house and those who turned out were i^ipre than pleased with the manner in which the oper­ etta was presented. The costumes and scenery were just dandy and Miss Kog- geveen, musical instructress of our school, who had charge of the enter­ tainment, is to be complimented on her ability in this line of wurk-The receipt® for the evening vm WdW. 1