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iWr:^l:':S WM%^W0:-§M^M :'i •. \jgg1 .•;•• /. .- .' V '•W &i ; -'4j • A - VOLUME XXXVII. MoHENRY, FL.LINOIS. THURSDAY. JULY 13.1911. NUMBER 4-. COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK M OUR BUSY LITTLE VILLAGE. AS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR FRIENDS. J. P. Smith was a Chicago passenger last Friday morning. F. O. Gans was a business visitor in Chicago last week Friday. Eugene Perkins boarded the Chica­ go train Tuesday morning. Wm. Stoffel was among the Chicago passengers Monday morning. F. E. Block of Elgin was entertained by McHenry relatives Sunday. A. J. Kamholz of Cary visited among McHenry relatives last Sunday. E. W. Howe was among the Chica­ go passengers Tuesday morning. Dr. F. C. Ross was a business vis­ itor in Chicago one day last week. Chas. F. Hayes of Harvard was a business visitor in McHenry Tuesday. Miss Alice Waite passed Sunday as the guest of friends in North Crystal Lake. Miss Emma Frautnick of Elgin spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. , Miss Florence Howe passed a day last week as the guest of Richmond friends. Leonard Phillips of Chicago passed Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. L. F. Block attended to business matters in the windy city last week Friday. J. W. Smith transacted matters of a business nature in Chicago last week Friday. Henry Simes was among those to board the Chicago train last Monday morning. Ben Rosengarten was among those to board the Chicago train last Satur­ day morning. Miss Mary Yager of Chicago passed a few days last week as the guest of McHenry friends. John P. Schreiner is enjoying a week's vacation from his duties at the F. A. Bohlander store. Emery Hartlette, Isadore Feffer and Thomas Kane were over from the county seat last Sunday. Clarence Whiting of Woodstock passed Sunday as the guest of his wife and other relatives here. Mrs. Lena Haun and daughter, Alice, of Chicago are spending two weeks with Chas. J. Hoeft and family. Mr. and Mrs. T. Kimball of Palatine passed a couple of days last week as the guests of McHenry relatives. Miss Elsie Wolff has returned from a several weeks' visit with her sister, M»-s. Charles McArthur, in Elgin. Miss Elfreida Berner of Chicago passed Sunday as the guest of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Berner. Houston Gallaher of Milwaukee, Wis., has been spending his vacation at the home pf Mrs. E. S. Wheeler. Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Creech and soo of Chicago spent a couple of days last week as the guests of McHenry friends. Mrs. Geo. Phalin and son, Robert, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., are visiting among relatives and friends in McHenry and vicinity. Mre. D. G. Wells and son, Glenn, and Miss Maude Schreiner left last week Friday for a month's visit at Montreal, Can. Gilbert McOmber of Chicago is spending a week's vacation at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McOmber, here. Mrs. H. H. Fay and Miss Kate F. Howe of Solon passed the Fourth as the guests of their parents* Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Howe, here. L. P. Kane of Tuscaloosa, Ala., ar­ rived in town last week for a few weeks' visit with relatives and friends in McRenry and vicinity. Mrs. J. C. Holly and son left last week Friday for a month's visit among relatives and friends a*, her former home in New York state. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hathaway and Mr. and Mrs. Charles France of Chica­ go visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Nickels over Sunday. Dr. and ^Ars, W, C. Besley and chil­ dren of Woodstock passed a recent day as the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs* G. W. Besley. R. J. Wingate, George Jones, Henry Ilope and Miss Nellie Wingate of North Crystal Lake passed Sunday as guests in the home of A. T. Wingate here. Mrs. Mary Schreiner, daughter, Maggie, and granddaughter, Caroline Miller, went to Chicago yesterday morning for a two days' visit among relatives and friends. A. M. Whitten was out from Chicago last Sunday. He returned to the city with a string of the finest fish that trave been taken from the waters of the Fox in many a day. He and Hous- - ton Gallaher were fortunate enough in landing twenty-four black bass that day. The fish ranged all the way from a half to two and one-half pounds each in weight. Mr. Whitten, who is very fond of the fishing game, and who has been coming to McHenry for years, was heard to malfe the remark that Sunday's catch was the very best that he has ever made since coming to this place LAKE CHANNELS PROGRESSING WORK OF JOINING LAKES IS BEING RUSH­ ED WITH ALL POSSIBLE SPEED. Owners of motor boats in the Fox Lake chain of lakes are watching with interest the progress made by two dredges which are now working in and near Squaw creek, the small neck of waterji^hich connects Long lake with Fox lake. When the work is finished, a new motor boat course will be accessible for motor and sail boats. The dredge will also deepen the chan­ nel leading- to Channel lake, Lake Marie, Bluff lake, Grass lake and Lake Catherine. The plan now being exe­ cuted is to have all these lakes in such a way that motor and sail boats can pass from one to the other without difficulty. When the work is finished, a course of nearly forty miles will have been provided. President Johu G. Brown of Fox Lake village believes his district has been given unmerited censure as re­ gards to gambling, etc. Speaking of his efforts to have Fox Lake orderly and attractive to good people, he said: We have a marshal and two assistants. They meet every train and have orders to take into hand any apparently un­ desirable visitor, man or woman, who alights from a train from Chicago. They also have orders to arrest any: body who appears under the influence of liquor either going to or coining from Chicago. That conditions are pretty satisfactory a;re shown by the fact that the jail door is usually thrown open, because we have little use for it,." The recent decision of the supreme court of Illinois to the effect that the Fox Lake chain of lakes are the only lakes in Lake county where owners of property abutting the lake shore can­ not control the water is one thing which helps Fox lake and adjoining lakes in the sale of property, etc. The fact is that this chain of lakes is now the only spot in Lake county where hunters, fishermen, etc., have the legal right to go and fish and hunt without permission of owners of prop­ erty which extends down to the lake. The decision held that in the other smaller lakes the property owners, under the riparian right act, have absolute power as to who may and who not hunt or fish upon the water cov­ ered by their titles. Because this applies to all lakes«other than the Fox Lake chain in Lake county, it leaves this district as the only real free hunt­ ing and fishing grounds in the county. Druce's lake, Third lake, Fourth lake, in fact, all the smaller lakes, under the ruling of the court, can be controlled absolutely by the owners of adjoining land and, if they please, they can have trespassers arrested and fined. THOMAS HALPIN DEAD. Thomas Halpin, who for many years was a resident of this village and who will be remembered by many Plain- dealer readers, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. L. Smith, at 51" Vill^ street, Elgin, at 6:45 o'clock last ̂ Friday morning, fol­ lowing a throe months' illness. Mr. Halpin, up until a short time ago, made his home in this village, but since being taken ill and not able to care for himself he went to reside with his daughter, where he passed away. His body was ship|>ed to McHenry last Sunday morning and the funeral took place from St. Patrick's Catholic church, with Rev. D. Lehane official - ing. The deceased was seventy-four years of age at the time of hfs death. He leaves four daughters and three sons, as follows: Mrs. E. L.Smith and Mrs. Warren Stowe of Elgin; Mi's. Edward Kindorf of Portland, Ore.: Mrs. Charles Donaldson of Chicago; Thomas and Richard of McHenry and James of Fox Lake. MRS. JOSEPH HECKNER. Mrs. Joseph Heckner passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mathias Engeln, on Tuesday evening of this week, following an illness of several months. Her death came just two weeks after that of her husband, who departed this life June 26. The deceased had been ailing for some tipae and during the }ast few weeks had been perfectly helpless, death coming as a sweet relief to her suffer­ ings. The luneral took place from St. Mary's Catholic church this (Thurs­ day) morning at nine o'clock, Rev. A. Royer officiating. DANCE AT RIVERSIDE "HOUSE. A social dance will take place at the River-side House on next Saturday evening, July 15. A number of our young men have gotten together and rented the place for that night and promise all who turn out one grand time. The hall at this time of the year is the coolest dancing resort to be found in McHenry county and the dancers are assured both pleasure and comfort on this occasion. Herman's orchestra of Woodstock will furnish the music. Dance tickets, 75 cents. Everyone is invited. PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY. M iss Emma Fay has the consent of the directors of the Universalist. church and will hold meetings on Practical Christianity at that church on each Sunday afternoon at four o'clock dur­ ing the remainder of the summer. She will represent the Unity Center of Philadelphia. Everybody welcome. AS TAKEN mn m COLUMNS or OUR MANY EXCHANGES. MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM JPOR BUSY PEOPLE. Huntley has another case of small­ pox . The annual reunion of the old sol­ diers and sailors of Lake county will l>e held in Wauconda, 111., on Wednes­ day and Thursday, Aug. 30 and 31. The Elgin National Watch factory band was given first prize in the pa­ rade of the Modern Woodmen at Buf­ falo. There were thirty bands in line. ( has. Wand rack of Woodstock has lieen ap|Hiinted state factory inspector by Gov. Deneen. He's a good fellow and deserves it. The job pays $1,200 a year aud expenses. Otto Ercktitz and his son, Frank, of Hartland, killed a spotted adder five feet and six inches in length one day last week and two .days later they killed two more nearly as large. In Gibson county, Ind., last week a special day was set aside for killing rats and 4000 were slaughtered. It is estimated that a saving to the country of $.'{0,000 for the year will be the re­ sult, not to mention the progeny thus cut off. Harold F. McCormick of Lake Forest has succeeded in flying in an aeroplane which lie designed and had built under his own direction. Further than this. Mr. McCormick's machine involves an idea which is entirely new in the his­ tory of aeronautics. Tht largest county school in the county is district No. 27, just east of Cary at Fox River Grove. Roy Kittle of Crystal Lake has , just finished the term and there were forty-nine pupils enrolled. Miss Irene Parsley will teach there the coming year. Elmer Schaffer, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schaffer of Lake Zurich, was accidentally shot and in­ stantly killed July 4 at the home of his parents. This is recorded as the only fatality in Lake county. A cousin re­ ceived a wound in the eye and will lose his sight. Intense heat caused expansion and an explosion of a cement walk in Rock- foid Sunday afternoon, July 2. The walk was noticed expanding and a few minutes later blew up with a sharp re­ port. Pieces of cement were hurled above the tree tops and hwl anyone been on the portion of walk when it exploded they would probably have met serious injury. Queen, the ti,0(X) )>ound elephant, leader of the Yankee Robinson circus, committed suicide by drowning while dicing lt d from the train to the circus grounds at Cumberland. She plunged into Heaver Dam lake. It took four­ teen horses to draw the carcass out of the water. The anitnal was valued at $1S,00(1 and was considered one of the best perlonners on the road. Mrs. Amy l>. Winship, SO years old, of Racine, will enter the University of Wisconsin next fall to complete the regular college course. Mre. Winship holds the record as the oldest, college student in the world. She is now com­ pleting her sophomore year at Ohio State ('ollege but will complete, her junior and senior yeai-s at the Univer­ sity of Wisconsin so as to receive her diploma from that institution. The case brought by Philip Mother- sill, former Zion City attorney, against Wilbur Glenn Voliva, overseer of Zion Citv, for slander, has come to an end in the McHenry county circuit court, the jury finding agaiust Voliva and allowing Mot.hersill damages in the amount of $11,000. This marked the third trial of the case and also the third victory for Mothersill, Voliva having been found guilty in both former trials. Crystal Lake Herald: A petition asking that Judge Smiley set a date for voting on the question of uniting the two villages of Crystal Lake and North Crystal Lake is being circulated among the voters of this place and is liberally signed- A petition from Crys­ tal Lake is not necessary, but the sig- qatures of one-third of the voters of the north town are necessary in order that the matter may be brought be­ fore the county judge. Harvard Independent: Geo. W. Bordwell has been taking measure­ ment of a stalk of corn in the garden at his home here and reports an aston­ ishing growth. Two weeks ago last Saturday evening he measured the stalk and it was 42 inches from the ground to the top of the leaf. Seven days later it was 73i inches in height and twenty-four hours later it had^ gained 9 inches more. No wonder the farmers say ther# are times when you can almost hear the corn grow. Crystal Lake Herald: Acting ^is a committee from the village boaro to investigate the effect of oiling the city streets, W, J. Kittle, and Theodore Flqtow went to Palatine Ijist Wednes­ day. The report is very favorable. Oiling twice a year, the town is in such condition that should a number of automobiles traveling at full speed pass thru its streets, not enough dust would be raised to obscure them' in the least, a condition much to be desired. The. matter of oiling streerts of North Crystal Lake will be,brought before the village board tonight. A MODERN BUSINESS BLOCK IS MADE OUT or THE GILBERT BLOCK ON THE WEST SIDE. Among the mSny improvemeuts that have been made in the village daring the past, year there is none that has been more noticeable than the remod­ eling and rebuilding of the old Gilbert block on the West Side, which was accomplished thru the expenditure of about $3,000 by the present owner, Theo. Schiessle. The building, which is probably one of the oldest in that end of town, now presents the appearance- of a modern, up-to-date business house of today. The west room of the first floor is occupied by a first-class buffet, very capably and orderly conducted by the owner of the building, while the east portion of the first floor is occupied by the Reliable Tea and Coffee store. The Schiessle buffet is modern in every detail and the service to be had here is the very best in the land. We have previously spoken of the excel­ lent manner in which Mr. Schiessle conducts his business, and it would be superfluoufe for us to go over that point again, but we will venture to say that all who find occasion to visit the place will be courteously treated. The second floor of the building is divided into two separate fiats, the west rooms beiug occupied by Mr. Schiessle and family, while the east fiat is bowsing the family of F. B. Doo- little. the proprietor of the Reliable Tea and Coffee store. The building has been modernized by replacing the old front with a mod* ern one, repainting both exterior and interior of the entire building and the addition of a spacious double-deck porch in the rear. An improvement that should be ap predated by the public, especially the fanners, is the building of a tie shed in the rear of the block. This shed is very substantially built and makes an excellent place to hitch one's horse or team. Quite a number have already taken advantage of the shed and are making daily use of the same. The shed, as previously stated, is substantially built and those using same should assist Mr. Schiessle in keeping the place *n inviting one by seeing that their horses are so tied that no damage is effected hy them while they are. left there. All in all, Mr. Schiessle now has a place that will compare favorahly with the best in the country. RURATSCHOOTDAY NEARLY ONE HUNDRED BOYS AND GIRLS WIM. BE AWARDED CERTIFICATES. Thursday. July 20, has been set apart for the benefit of the young people on the farms of McHenry oounty who have outgrown the one-room school. Nearly one hundred boys and girls from schools situated in eveiy town­ ship in the county will be awarded cer­ tificates to high school, admitting them to pny high school in the county with­ out examination. It is hoped that the great majority of these pupils will take advantage of these certificates and go on with their education in some adjacent high school. This meeting, to open at one o'clock p. in. in the opera house at W'Oodstock, Illinois, is in the interest of the 120 rural schools of McHenry county, with an enrollment of more than 1500 chil­ dren, 85% of whom have no other edu­ cational advantages. This 85%-- mor$ than 1000 pupils--should hav£ the besl education there is to be had. With one-half of tfye counties in Illi­ nois actually facing off in population and the cities increasing at a rapid rate, it is clear that not only inust we keep up farm yields and fertility, but also must we keep our {armef boys on the larip as better fingers, tarna work more remunerative more at- tractive. We earnestly solicit and urge all who cap tQ attend this meeting if they are interested and in earnest in the general welfare of our county and are willing to help in bringing agricul­ tural and vocational education and farm life to the highest plain, which by right is theirs. Below is given the program, which has many points of interest. Come out aud encourage by your presence the children of the farm: PROGRAM Music Selected Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stevenson, Harvard Remarks.Country vs City Opportunities E. E. Richards, Woodstock Violin Solo.. .. _. Selected Miss Mary Smith, Cary, 111. Address. An Aim In Education Chas. W. Farr, Ass't. Co. Supt., Chicago Music . Selected Mi. and Mrs. Roy Stevenson, Harvard Awarding of certificates to high school A. M. Shelton, County Supevinten.dent Violin Solo. - .. .Selected Miss Mary Spiith, Cary, IU. N. E. CHURCH SERVICES, The order of services at the M. E. church next Sunday, July Iti, is as fol­ lows: Sunday school at 1:30 p. in., S- H. Colby, superintendent; preaching at 2:30 p. m. Please observe the change from forenoon to afternoon, which is made to accommodate a number of our people and at their request. WM. A. CROSS, Pastor. The Northern Life of Illinois. JIJB&JRIIM»' B ALONG POX RIVER, AT PISTAKEE BAY AND OTHER POINTS COMMODORE JAMES A. PUGH IS GIVEN RE­ CEPTION MINSTREL SHOW IS ONE BIG SUCCESS. If you deirand quality Petesch's is the place to buy your drugs. J. M. McOmber and family of Chica­ go are at their cottage, the Joenelle, for the summer. Sunburn or windburn cause no dis­ comfort if you use our Benzo cream-- 25c at Petesch's. Moving pictures at the Central opera house Saturday and Sunday evenings. Show starts at 8:15. If you want butter that is always fresh and sweet, get the Holland brand creamery butter. Debrecht A Co. will supply you. The next dance at Nell's Columbia park pavilion will take place on Wed­ nesday evening, July 26. Watch for advertising matter. The lotus beds are again in bloom and from now on these famous beds of flowers will be visited by hundreds of resorters and sight-seers. The hotel proprietors along Pistakee bay report this year's Fourth of July business to have been the largest ex­ perienced in many years. A well-known McHenrvite took an unexpected dip into the waters of Pis­ takee bay one day recently. In this case we have promised not to mention the name. The speed boats at McHenry and along Fox river appear to be diminish­ ing in number, but we are told that next spring will see a number of new and faster ones on our beautiful stream. J. C. Bickler of the McHenry House reports a full bouse. Mr. Bickler ap­ pears to be right on the job every minute and those who have #een fit to make the hostelry their stopping place report cordial treatment and first-class service. Mesdames F. C. Ross, F. L. McOm­ ber and M, M. Merriman and a party of Chicago friends made a trip to Pis­ takee Bay, Fox Lake and the lotus beds on the passenger boat "Navi­ gator" on Monday of this week. The trip was highly enjoyed by all. The motor boat race given under the auspices of the Pistakee Yacht club at Pistakee Bay on Sunday, July 5, was won by the "Dorotha." There were ten entries in the oontest and the fin­ ish was a very close one, the boats all coming in at about the same time. We notice that there are still a num­ ber of boats plying the Fox river with­ out the necessary lights at night. Now there is just this much about it, if these people insist upon defying the law in til is respect the consequences of an accident will be doubly severe for them. While bathing in Long lake one day recently a Mr. Ruhland of Chicago was accidentally drowned. Mr. Ruh­ land was not beyond his depth, but seemed to have been taken with a cramp or hemorrhage. The victim was a carpenter by trade and bad been working on a new cottage that is being constructed at that point. The sail boat race under the auspices of the Pistakee Yacht club at Pistakee Bay last Sunday was won by John D. Duffy's boat, the winner finishing the course at 12:30 p. m. William Moyer came in a close second, his boat finish­ ing one-half minute after the winner had crossed the line, while Potenson Bros, finished four seconds after the second boat in. Lester Anderson fin­ ished fourth. The race was one of the best held this season. J. T. Prince of Chicago, business manager for H. S. Sheldon, the play­ wright, visited Mr. Sheldon at his summer home in one of the Lasch cot­ tages on Fox river a few days this week. Mr. Sheldon has recently been asked to furnish a play for the Theatre sooiety of Chicago, which will put on a series of plays at the Lyric theatre in Chicago next winter. The society- is made up of some of Chicago's most prominent society people, who will be satisfied with nothing but the very best in the way of plays. Mr. Sheldon has not as yet given them a definite answer. The members of the Pistakee Yacht club tendered their commodore, James A. Pugh, a reception last Sunday aft­ ernoon., The event took place at the paviliph. All the boats owned by members of the club were highly deco­ rated for the occasion and during the festivities Past Commodore Joseph F. Haas made a fines peech, in which he complimented and thanked Mr. Pugh for placing Pistakee Bay upon the map by winning the race at Dubuque, la., la«t week with his boat, the "Dis­ turber II." Commodore Pugh had the beautiful priae cup that he won on ex­ hibition and promised to hold his own at the Peoria races, which take place on July 25 and 2fi. The sail boat race on July 4 at Pis­ takee Bay was won by the "Croppy Chaser," with the "^J. D., Jr.," second and "Cupid" third. "Sunny Jim" and "Jane" did not finish. The judges for the occasion were A. R. Beck and C. E. Carson. The motor boat race on the same day wfcs won by the "Senti­ nel." Other entries of this race were "Eda," "Three 'Islander, "Maple Leaf" and "Catherine." In the one-half mile swimming race Wm Small came in first; W. C. Lorenzen, second; W. Olson, third. All of these events were highly interesting and much enjoyed by the large crowd that witnessed them. The informal dance at the pavilion in the evening was in keeping with the day and an excep­ tionally fine time was had by those in attendance. The annual minstrel show, given by the young members of the Pistakee Yacht club, was held at the pavilion last Saturday evening. The event this year proved one of the best ever attempted, and Mrs. Harry Duffy, un­ der whose personal supervision the en­ tertainment was prepared and present­ ed, received many compliments for the manner in which the social function passed off. The pavilion was packed to its utmost capacity and each pud every number of the evening's enter­ tainment was heartily applauded by the large assemblage. One of the special features of the event was the piano player, a young man from Chi­ cago, who surely was a marvel. Be­ sides playing many of the musical num­ bers, he displayed his ability by ren­ dering two different pieces at one and the same time. He also favored the audience by playing a selection with his feet. The first day of a vacation for three Chicagoans was transformed into a day of tragedy at Lake Marie on Monday, when two of the three were drowned soon after starting on a fishing expedi tion. The accident happened as the result of attempting to change seats in a row boat. The men were Cornelius Wilson, 1241 West Monroe street; Wm. Wagner, 15*3(3 North Sawyer avenue, both employed at the Moxley livery, 1231 West Monroe street, and William Ackerly, 1241 West Monroe street, a bartender at the saloon of James Perry, Green and West Madison streets. The trio went to Dressel's hotel at Lake Marie on Sunday afternoon, intending to spend a week at the resort. When Wilson and Wagner started out on the lake in a row boat, Ackerly walked along the lake shore. Soon he heard cries for help and saw his two compan­ ions struggling in the water, their row boat floating overturned a few feet away. DONATIONS STfll CONING SOLICITING COMMITTEES REI*ORT MORE DAN DONATIONS. "What about the Fox river dam?" This question has been put to the writer quite frequently during the past few weeks and our answer has al­ ways been to the effect that the com­ mittees were still hard at work and that donations were being received right along. The total amount thus far subscribed by McHenry and Fox river residents foots up to about $3,500. The follow­ ing list of donators has been handed us for publication this week: R.J.Sutton. $35.00 Henry Bending 35.00 Wm. T. Blum ... 35.00 Paul Armstrong . . . 35.00 J as. B. lleaney 50.00 Geo. J. Hlum . 35.00 John Armstrong .35.00 Walker Boat Line, F. Beller, Manager. . . 50.00 ANNIVERSARY DANCE. Stephen H. Smith, proprietor and owner of Smith's hall, Jolmsburgh, has just gotten out advertising matter announcing his eighth anniversary dance, which will take place on Wed­ nesday evening, July 19. This hall was constructed during the spring and summer of 1903 and ever since its open­ ing the anniversary date has been fit­ tingly observed. Mr. Smith is plan­ ning on making the eighth anniversary one of profound pleasure for all who attend and with this in mind his plans and preparations for the event go merrily on. Nett's Johnsburgh orches­ tra will furnish the music and a cordial invitation is extended the public to be present. Dance tickets only 50 cents. AN UGLY WOUND. Clarence Austin of Woodstock met with a very painful accident here last Sunday afternoon. He, with a couple of friends, came over on motorcycles and late in the afternoon rented a motor boat. Young Austin was in the act of cranking the engine when the cranker struck him in the inside of the left leg below the knee, tearing the flesh in a most terrible manner. The young man was taken to the office oi Dr. D. G. Wells, where the gash was sewn up and otherwise attended to and he was sent to his home in an automobile. MOTOR BOAT RACE. The regular motor boat race under the auspices of the McHenry Power club will take place over the full course next Sunday afternoon. The judges hope to start the first boat at 2:15, so all those who wish to take part in the race will kindly be at the Riverside pier at that time. SHOW COMING. The Adams Fetzer big 15 and 25 cent shows will exhibit in McHenry on Wednesday, July 19. The show pre­ sents an up-to-date vaudeville, acro­ batic and gymnastic performance at popular prices. One performance only will be given on account of the hot weather. Night at 8 o'clock. ITEMS Of LOCAL INTEREST ̂ AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALER RE- I PORTERS MMM WEEK. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IN THIS VIL­ LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OTHER SHORfepARAGRAPHS. v Butter Butter was declared firm at 24 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. Get your chicken feed of M. M. Nie- sen. FOR SALE - A good organ. Inquire at this office. We guarantee whatever you buy of us to be satisfactory. Petesch's. Seed buckwheat for Henry mill. sale at the Mc- 51-tf Some of the cross walks in the vil­ lage are being brought to surface. A bright idea. Electric fans are being used more extensively in McHenry this summer than ever before. The motiograph at the Central Sat­ urday and Sunday. The latest and best of moving pictures. \\T. A. Fisher has opened an ice cream parlor and confectionery store in the Buch block on Water street. The place to forget your troubles is at the Central opera house, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Show starts at at .8:15. If you want butter that is always fresh and sweet, get the Holland brand creamery but ter. Debrecht & Co. will supply you. McAllister & Co. have installed an electric fan for the comfort of their customers while drinking their deli­ cious ice cream soda. A private family in Lake Forest, 111., would like a good cook and second girl. German preferred. Inquire at this office. 4-2 A number of new members were taken into Riverview camp of R. N. A. on Tuesday evening of this week. The camp is in a most prosperous con­ dition. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church will meet with Mrs. C. L. Pag© on Friday of this week at the usual hour. All members are requested to be present. Miss Agnes Dorley of Elgin, grada- ate of a musical conservatory, will ac­ cept pupils for piano. For further partjculrrs inquire or write Mrs. Wm.. Bonslett, West McHenry, 111. F. O. Cans, the genial proprietor of the Riverside hotel, has been setting' up the cigars of late on the strength of a bright baby girl which arrived at his home on Sunday morning. The sisters of St. Mary's parochial school are making their annual visit to- the convent at Milwaukee, Wis. During their absence their quarters will undergo much needed improve ments. A barn dance was held in the barn on the farm of John B. Young on Tues­ day evening of this week. A jolly crowd of young people was in attend­ ance. Schaffer's McHenry orchestra furnished the music.. FOR SALE AT XA BARGAIN IF TAKEN AT ONCE--A 26 foot motor boat. Seating capacity, sixteen peo­ ple. First-class equipment and driven by a ten h. p. locomobile engine. For further information call at this office. The members of Fox River Valley Camp, No. 3251, R. N. A. will hold an ice cream social on the lawn of Mrs. Elizabeth Laures Saturday evening, July 15. Ice cream and cake will be served at 15 cents. All are cordially invited to attend. The ice cream social held on the lawn at the home of Mrs. Gertrude. Miller last Saturday evening by the members of St. Clara's eourt of Lady Foresters of St. Mary's church brought out quite a number and a snug little sum was realized. Somebody has made a public dump­ ing ground of the hollow in the rear of the McHenry public school building of late. We cannot understand how any* right-minded person could do such a thing when a public dump is provided only p short distance farther north. A little excitement was paused near* the Riverside pier last Sunday after­ noon when a little chap fell from a row- boat into about two feet of water. Thet youngster was rescued by the mother- before he had time to absorb enougfe of that stream's water to do any ham. A $200 pearl was taken from a clam fished out of Fox river near this village one day last week. Clams are very abundant in Fox river in this vicinity,, and no doubt there are thousands of dollars worth of pearls to be found if* our people would only get the habit of pearl hunting. a A barn dance took place on the faro* occupied by Patrick Conway, about three miles south of town, last Satur­ day evening. Quite a large crowd of dancers turned out and a general good time prevailed. Schaffer's McHenry . orchestra furnished soma, splendid music for the oeoasioa. ifi H : „:i$l • h n ht i'1