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COPIERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN OUR BUSY LITTLE VILLAGE, AS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HANDED INTO OUK OFFICE BY OUR FRIENDS. Frank Schnabel was a windy city visitor Monday. Jacob Jus ten transacted business in Chicago Monday. W. P. Kinns transacted business in Chicago yesterday. Thos. Schiessle and son, Theo., were Chicago visitors Monday. E. W. Howe attended to business matters in Chicago Monday. Francis Bonslett was among the Chi­ cago passengers last Friday morning. G. V. McAllister transacted business matters in the metropolitan city Tues­ day. Mathias Rothermel of Kenosha, Wis., was the guest of home folks Sun­ day. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gaylord spent the first of the week at Crookston, Minn. Irving Watson of Chicago passed Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. Mrs. Henry Kamholz passed a few days last week as the guest of Chicago relatives. Miss Mabel Granger spent Saturday and Sunday as the guest of Chicago relatives. Mesdames Joseph Schreiner and James Revor passed a day last week in Wauconda. Germer Petesch passed several days last week as the guest of Russell Hille in Chicago. M. J. Walsh transacted business matters in the metropolitan city last week Friday. Mrs. Ben Stilling was among those who boarded the Chicago train Tues­ day morning. Miss Alice Herely of Harvard passed a few days recently as the guest of Mc­ Henry friends. Robert Nuttingham of Kenosha, Wis., spent Sunday as the guest of Mc­ Henry friends. Mrs. Emil Geier and son, Stanley, are passing two weeks as the guests of relatives in Chicago. Miss Iva Mead of Elgin spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Postmaster and Mrs. H. C. Mead. Warren Howell of Chicago is spend­ ing his vacation at the home of his mother at the Villas. James Moore of Chicago passed a week recently as the guest of McHen­ ry and Ringwood relatives. Mrs. Mayme Overton spent a few days last week as the guest of Miss Iva Richardson in Richmond. Miss Ethel Skemp of May wood has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sherbnrne, and other relatives the past week. Mrs. A. Bross of Chicago was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Justen a couple of days this week. Frank J. Mundors of Chicago is spending the week as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Justen. Mrs. R. I. Overton and children passed the latter part of last week as the guests of Spring Grove relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Rushmore and chil­ dren of Fox Lake spent Tuesday after­ noon with Frank Masquelet and fam­ ily- Mrs. Mary Carey and daughter, Avis, spent a few days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tetlow in Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brent and two sons of Kansas City, Mo., were guests of R. Waite and family two days of this week. Alford Pouse, Leonard Phillips, Gil­ bert McOmber and Miss Elfreida Ber- ner passed Sunday at their respective homes here. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wirfs of Wau- kegan passed Sunday at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Casper Wirfs. Mrs. George J. Stenger and daugh­ ter, Noella, of Green Bayy Wis., are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Stenger here. Mrs. Joseph Schreiner returned'to her home in Chicago the first of the week after passing a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Revor. Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Giles of Wauke- gan and grandson, Marshall Giles, of • Minneapolis, Minn., passed Monday as the guests of McHenry relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Preston left Tuesday for Cheyenne, Wyo., where they will attend the Frontier Day cele­ bration. They expect to be gone until September 5. Clarence Masquelet of Chicago, who has been spending his vacation with his uncle, Frank Masquelet, enjoying their new motor boat, left for Wyom­ ing Tuesday night. Mrs. James N. Sayler of Silverlake, Wis., is passing the week with her mother, Mrs. E. S. Wheeler. Mr. Say­ ler is in attendance at the Lumber­ men's convention being held at Mil­ waukee. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ward left Satur­ day night for their home in Castle Rock, Colo., after a three months' stay here and in Chicago They were accompanied to their home by Miss Marguerite Granger, who will spend the winter In the West. WITH NORA B. A CLOSE SECOND AND REBECCA THIRD. Babe VI, with the Hunter boys in command, won last Sunday's race. The boat crossed the line just exactly one minute and thirteen seconds ahead of its nearest competitor, the Nora B., which finished second. The Rebecca, the fastest boat that nowH travels the Fox, came in third and finished three seconds after the Nora B. The bal­ ance of the boats, with the exception of the Rose and Ev, which did not finish, crossed the line in the following order: Thistle, Joseph Jr., Jewell C., Jonell, B. & B., Eleanor, Sharpshooter and Neptune, The winner of last Sunday's race will be awarded the'^wo one-quart thermal bottles donated by Carpenter & Co. of Chicago. The second prize was a box of Monogram cigars, donated by Bar- bian Bros. In last week's issue we stated that the second prize was to be a ham donated by Chas. G., Frett, but thru a misunderstanding the ham had already been taken care of by Dr. C. H. Fegers, whose boat finished second in the race of Sunday, August 13. Next Sunday two races will be run. The first, which will be started prompt­ ly at 1:30 p. m., will be the third heat for the cup donated by the McHenry Power Boat club. The second prize for this race will be a $4.00 pair of shoes donated by Block &. Bethke, the Centerville merchants. The second race will be run imme­ diately after the finish of the first. Two prizes are also offered for this event. The first will be a pair of brass marine lamps donated by the business men of East McHenry and the second a suit­ able prize by the Wilbur Lumber com­ pany of this place. • In case that a boat, other than the two that have already won heats for the boat club's cup, wins the first race next Sunday the tie will be run off at any time that will be satisfactory to the three boat owners. The , boats entered in last Sunday's contest with their respective time fol­ lows: Racing time Start Finish Jewel O 62:59 2:00 ._3:01:J2 Jonell .. .82:01....2:00:58 . 3:01:35 Joseph Jr 00:37....2:02:22..3:00:5<> B. & B. .58:48....2:03:11..3:01:45 Eleanor ..50:00... .2:04:53..3:08:1# Neptune 58:06... .2:12:30.. 3:10:36 Nora B 54:52....2:08:07..2:59:32 Sharpshooter 53:25 2:09:34.. 3:04:20 Babe VI 45:30....2:17:28..2:58:20 Thistle 25:31....2:37:28..3:00:07 Rose 25:31....2:37:28.. Ev 23:81....2:39:00.. Rebecca.... 21:31...2:41:00. .2:59:36 The annual meeting and election of officers of the McHenry Power Boat club will take place at the club's head­ quarters, the Riverside hotel, at eight o'clock next Saturday evening. The election of officers will be followed with refreshments and a smoker. Every member of the club is earnestly requested to be present at this meet­ ing. It would also be greatly appre­ ciated by the officers of the club if those who have not as yet paid their dues for 1911 would do so at once so that the secretary may present his books with a clean slate at the meet­ ing. It has also been announced by the club that a dance will be he'ld at the Riverside House on Saturday evening, September 2, the proceeds of 'which will be turned over to the Fox river dam committee. Don't forget the date of the annual meeting, next Saturday night, August 26, and be on hand. Your presence is needed. BOWLING TOURNAMENT. Emil Geier, proprietor of the Mc­ Henry bowling alleys, has posters out announcing the first annual bowling tournament which will take place on his alleys from September 2 to Septem­ ber 11. This is something new in Mc­ Henry and should take well among the lovers of the-sport. Four cash prizes are offered, as follows: First, $5.00: second, $4.00; third, $2.00; fourth, $1.00. The prizes are well worth going after and from what we are able to learn the tournament will be one big success, as already quite a number of bowlers have announced their intentions of en tering the contest. Bowling will be in progress every afternoon and even­ ing and a special invitation is extend­ ed to visitors. Don't forget that the tournament begins on Saturday, Sept. 2, and closes on Monday, Sept. 11. All tie scores will be rolled off on Tuesday, September 12. AT THE CENTRAL. Various comedies have presented unique complications as the foundation for laughter, but the jolly comedy "Hello Bill, A Jolly Bachelor's Troub­ les," which will be seen here Sunday, Aug. 27, under the management of those well known managers, Mahara & Choate, is given the distinction of being furnished with the most sensible of them all. There is a lucid and ap­ parent reason for the whirlwind of laughter which begins at the rise of the first curtain and continues unabat­ ed to the finish. And while the plot is not of the kind which would cause headache to follow, it is at all times in evidence. The audiences laugh heart­ ily and continuously, but realize that the laughter is because of a complica­ tion demanding it. 10-1 Sunburn or windburn cause no dis­ comfort if you use our Benxo oream-- 25c at Petesch's. AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR MANY EXCHANGES. MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE. The reunion of the 95th regiment will be held at North Crystal Lake Monday, September 4. The first colored child born in Har­ vard came to Mr. and Mrs. Win. N. Nelms week before last. Wm. Rushton of Ridgefield left on Saturday to enter the Modern Wood­ men sanatorium in Colorado, as the first patient from McHenry county. Two Chicago men were caught fish­ ing in the lake at Lake Geneva with­ out a non-resident license and it cost them $25.25 apiece for the oversight. Five thousand barrels of apples will be shipped from Raraboo this season, according torej>ort of Secretary Craue- field of the State Horticultural society. The subway under Peck's crossing, north of Silverlake. where several ac­ cidents occurred this spring, has now been completed and the old grade crossing has Wen fenced off from pub­ lic use. An order for a section of 500 seats for both days of the races has been re­ ceived by the Elgin road race associa­ tion from Omaha. This is the biggest single order which has been taken for the Elgin national road races this month. Mr. and Mi's. Adam M. Glos of Wayne celebrated their golden wed­ ding on Tuesday of last week. A re­ ception was given to 280 relatives and friends in the evening. Mr. Glos was apj>ointed jMistmaster of Wayne in 1897 and still retains the position. The second attempt in the last five years to blow the safe at the county treasurer's office at Wheaton was made last Friday night. The burglars were unable to gain entrance to the huge vault. Three holes were drilled in the safe door near the combination lock and nitroglycerin was inserted in them. The big wheat growing provinces of Canada are hurrying special represen­ tatives into the I'nited States to hire and transport farm laborers to assist in harvesting the enormous wheat crop. These agents have been instructed to hire 45,000 men immediately. This is the first time it has been necessary for the Canadian government to personally take charge of the situation and send out agents to get farm laborers. Frank R. Hitchcock, postmaster gen­ eral, has issued a general order to the various postmasters in the country to observe greater strictness in barring vulgar and suggestive picture postal caids from the mails. These are sent to the dead letter office at Washing­ ton. In the past this was all that could be done in the matter, but under the new ruling the senders will be prosecuted, when their identity can be learned. Charles Matjovitz, a Kenosha blind- man, has invented a contrivance for the eradication of quack'grass. which has gotten such a hold orf some of the farms in that vicinity that it is almost impossible to cultivate them. The machine is made with a revolving set of teeth so arranged as to dig down in­ to the ground and pull out the roots of the "quack." The invention'is decid­ edly intricate and every part of It was made by the blind man. Elgin academy, the historic building which has stood for more than half a oentury as a monument to Elgin's ear­ liest educational efforts, was partially destroyed by lire at 10:20 o'clock Thurs­ day night of last week. Lightning struck the bell tower a few minutes af er 10 o'clock and within five minutes the familiar dome of the "school on the hill" was a mass of lire. Before the lire alarms sounded the upper part of the structure was in flames. The total damage is placed at $1.1,000, with insurance amounting to $11,200. I he damage will be repaired at once. Richmond Gazette: Rudolph, the eleven year old son of Mr. and Mis. Wm. Krohn. tenants on the A. Jarrett farm on Mound Prairie, had two lin­ gers and part of a thumb blown oft last Friday evening by the explosion of a dynamite cartridge. The little follow was playing with a number of cart­ ridges he had found when he struck one with a hammer. The explosion which followed lacerated his left hand to the extent that it was found neces­ sary to amputate the first two fingers and part of the thumb. The nail of the right thumb was also torn off and the boy was badly burned about the face. Harvard Herald: Thos. H. Stott of Chemung reports a peculiar circum­ stance that took place at his place last Thursday night, when lightning struck a cluster of oak trees in his pasture lot and followed the wire fence for con­ siderable distance. Every night this summer, save Thursday night, Mr. Stott's cows have slept in the grove of trees where the lightning struck, the fatal night they finding an abode in another part of the pasture lot. But the next night and every night since that time they have been at the old habitation. The peculiar thing is that they should miss being there the night on which electricity played so effec­ tively About the spot. MUST HURRY ITS WORK TO MAKE REPORT ON TIME. The county board of tax review will have a hard time to complete their labors and make an abstract of their findings and have the same ready for filing with the state board of equaliza­ tion when that board meets in annual session on Sept. 7. For eleven weeks the board has met every day in the court house at Woodstock and devoted its attention to going over the assess­ able property of the county as returned by the various assessors. In the three weeks that remain be­ fore closing the books and filing an abstract, a lot of work must be done if the time limit by law is complied with. The work of the board this year is more thoro than any like Iwiard has performed in the twelve years the present revenue law has been in effect. A thoro review of every piece of real estate and also of personal property is being carried out by the present board and this is being adhered to rigidly. Beginning last week, notices were sent out to various property owners asking them to ap|>car Iwfore that body and show cause why a raise should not be made in their taxable property. In one of the northwest townships of the county just 240 entries have been made in the board's books, which means that just that, number of changes will be made unless the parties against whom the entries have been made go before the board and explain why a raise should not be entered in each case. In only one town in the county has the assessor made a too high assess­ ment, the other sixteen being too low, and three of this number followed the rule prevailing four years ago, which means that three towns were entirely off in the assessable returns they made. EXCURSION BOAT "ALICE." Excursion boat "Alice," the passen­ ger boat with the good reputation, will make excursion trips to Algonquin, 111., Wilmot, Wis., and Channel Lake, 111. The trip to Channel Lake takes in eight lakes besides Pistakee bay and Fox river, and also includes the lotus beds. Boat may also l»e chartered for $12.50 per day. The "Alice" seats sixteen passengers quite comfortably and is the only propeller boat which can run into the lotus beds so that pas- AS COMPILED FOR nJiMtlLIK BY COUNTY SUTCRINTENDENT REPORT SHOWS DECREASE IN ATTEND­ ANCE IN COUNTRY SCHOOLS DURING THE PAST THIRTY YEARS. Number of pupils enrolled in country schools, 1881 3907 Number of pupils enrolled in country schools, 1911 ...2567 Actual decrease in country school enrollment in last 30 years 1340 Number of pupils enrolled in city and village schools, 1881... ...2562 Number of pupils enrolled in city and village schools, 1911 3481 Actual increase in city school en­ rollment in last 30 years 1319 Number of pupils enrolled in high school, 1881 't 148 Number of pupils enrolled in high school, 1911 ... ... 001 Actual increase in high school enrollment in last 30 years . . 453 Number of high schools with a 4-year course, 1881 0 Number of high schools with a 4-year course, 1911 -- 8 Number of country school houses, 1881 124 Number of country school houses, 1911 120 If school houses in the country had decreased in proportion to the loss in enrollment there would be but (18) seventy-eight. Highest monthly wages, 1881, paid any male teacher, $133.33; any woman teacher, $80.00. Highest monthly wages, 1911, paid any male teacher, $177.78; any woman teacher, $75.00. Lowest monthly wages, 1881, paid any male teacher, $17.00: any woman teacher, $14.00. Lowest monthly wages, 1911, paid any male teacher, $45.00; any woman teacher, $20.00. Number men employed in coun­ try school, 1881 55 Number men employed in country schools, 1911 2 Number women employed in city and village schools, 1881 36 Number women employed in city and village schools, 1911. 120 Estimated valuation school property, 1881. $186,605.00 Estimated valuation school property, 1911 436,646.00 sengers can pick the flowers without leaving their seats. One of the hotel proprietors at Grass lake tells us that the propeller boats are responsible for the two hundred acre increase in the beds during the past two seasons. By running thru the beds with propeller boats the seeds of these beautiful flowers are spread broadcast and with­ in the next few years the beds should increase to almost double their present size.x Wm. Koeppe, Captain. 'Phone McHenry 821. 10-lt PAVILION DANCE. Another one of those joy-distribut­ ing pavilion dances will take place at Nell's Columbia park pavilion on next Wednesday evening, August 30, to which the management extends a cordial invitation to all. Floor com­ mittee: Johnsburgh, Will Smith; Pis­ takee Bay, John Oeftiing: Howell's Villas, Ilenry Pomrening; McHenry, Geo. Steilen; Emerald Park, Ray Con­ way; Ringwood, Karl Bradley; Spring Grove, Nick Klein: Fox Lake, Joe Miller: Round Lake, Martin Thelen; Crystal Lake, George Jones; Wood­ stock, Ray Beardslev; Richmond, Har­ ry Aldrich: Harvard, Jack Harding; Solon, Lee Aylward. The music will again be furnished by Chris Hapke's Libertyville orchestra and a fine time is promised to all who come out. Dance tickets, 50 cents. MYSTIC DANCE AT JOHNSBURGH. The Mystic Workers of Johnsburgh, who have been quite an active body since organizing at that place, will hold ft dance for the benefit of that society at Smith's hall, Johnsburgh, on Labor day evening, Monday, Sept. 4. Floor committee: Ringwood, James L. Conway: Solon, Thos. E. Harsch; Richmond, Peter Christenson; Spring Grove, Jacob J. Freund; Round Lake, Martin Thelen; Volo, William Frost; McHenry, C. D. Ross; Woodstock, Lester Fish; Johnsburgh, Dr. A. Muel­ ler. Nett's Johnsburgh orchestra will furnish the music for the event and tickets will be sold at 50 cents. Ice cream and cake will also be served on the lawn beside the dance hall by the ladies of the society. Everybody is in­ vited. Dance at Riverside House next Sat­ urday evening, Aug. 26. Herman's Woodstock orchestra. All are invited. 10-lt Estimated increase in last 30 years $250,041.00 Last teachers' examination Aug. 25 and 26. The first teachers' meeting of the new school year 'Mil be held at the court house in Woodstock, 111., on Sat­ urday, September 2, 1911, at ten o'clock a. m. Supt. She! ton has sent out letters to a large number of the leach- el's, notifying them of this fact, and asking every teacher to visit their new school before the meeting, to ascertain the condition of the building and grounds, and to get the classification register and study the same. This meeting is for all rural teachers, and it is especially important that every teacher be present. Announce­ ments will be made, supplies and read­ ing circle looks distributed, certificates renewed, explanation of the uniform text books and the plan of the work for the year will be discussed. Teach­ ers of graded schools are also invited to attend this meeting and get what­ ever supplies they may need. THE NAN WHO IS MEAD ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP. CENTERVILLE. He- HENRY. ILLINOIS. You constantly read a lot of stuff about men who are always behind. There's the man behind the counter And the man behind the gun, The man behind the buzz saw And the man behind the sun. The man behind the times, The man behind his rents, Th^ man behind the plough share And the men behind the fence. The man behind the kodak And the man behind the bars, The man behind his whiskers And the man behind the cars. But ' They've skipped another fellow Of whom nothing has been said, The fellow who is even Or a little way ahead. He pays for what he gets, His checks are always signed, He's a blamed sight more imj>ortant Than the man who is behind. All the editors and merchants And the whole commercial clan Are all indebted for existence To this honest fellow-man. He keeps us all in business, And his town is never dead, So we take off our hats To the man who is ahead. Have your soles sewed on while you wait. C. G. BERNER. CIDER MILL OPEN. On and after Wednesday, Aug. 2, my cider mill will be open and ready to do your work. Tel. 768. THEO. WlNKEL, 7-tl MoHenry, 111. BROTHER OF MRS. E. J. HANLEY PASSES AWAY AT CHANUTE, KANSAS. [Chanute (Kan.) Dally Tribune. Aug. 10,1911.1 J. H. Shurtz died at his home, 318 North Wilson avenue, last evening at 6 o'clock. He had been confined to the house for the past six weeks and his physician says that he should have given up work and taken to his bed several months ago. Mr. Shurtz would not consent to this, however, and stuck to duty as long as possible. The end was expected all day yes­ terday, as he suffered a relapse night before last which left him in an un­ conscious condition. His physician gives the cause of the relapse as a paralytic stroke, caused by a broken blood vessel in the brain. Even when his condition was serious Mr. Shurtz refused to remain in bed and walked from his bedroom to the dining-room to take his medicine and what little nourishment he was able to take. Mr. Shu rtz had been a resident of Kansas since 1883 and had lived in Chanute and its vicinity most of the time. He was first employed as an engineer on the Santa Fe railroad, later as engineer at the city water plant, and for some time he was in­ terested in the ice plant at Humboldt. For the past ten years, however, he had been night watchman for the Chanute merchants. He was the first engineer at the pumping station of the city's water works plant, having charge when the tests were made to decide whether the machinery was up to the requirements of the contract. He remained engineer at the plant for some time, the family making their home in the power house on the banks of the river. He was a veteran of the civil war, having served in Company G, Fifty- first Illinois regiment. He was born in Lyons, N. Y., October 12, 1844. Mr. Shurtz is survived by a wife, two sons, George and Harry, of Cha­ nute, and three sisters, Mrs. S. F% Jackson of Kansas City, Mrs. E. J. Ilanly of West McHenry, III., and Mrs. W. E. Salisbury of Rockford, 111. Mr. Shurtz was a member of the A. O. U. W. and Eagles. For a square deal and a quick sale list your property with C. E. Gaylord, West McHenry, 'phone 414. Oct. 1 THE RINGWOOD GUN CLUB WILL HOLD ANOTHER PRACTICE SHOOT NEXT SUNDAY. Owing to the inclement weather the practice shoot that was to have been held on the Ringwood Gun club's grounds a couple of weeks ago did not materialize, but the club wilfmake an­ other attempt on next Sunday, Aug. 27. This club is a newly organized one and from the general interest that has been taken the future for that body looks exceedingly bright. The club already boasts of a membership of over fifty, while quite a number of others have signified their intentions of join­ ing same. The shoot next Sunday will be mere­ ly a practice event and everyone in­ terested is invited to participate in the sport. While the club has been christened as above stated, its membership is made up mostly of McHenryites. While glancing over the personnel of the charter members we find the names of some of our very best marksmen and the events that have already been booked for the coming season should result in the establishment of new records. The club intends to put on these shoots every other Sunday during the year. Together with the regular sea­ son's program, a number of special shoots will also be arranged for. Everyone who enjoys the sport is in­ vited to become a member. Nobody is barred. It is said that hickory nuts will be quite plentiful this fall and the young­ sters are already "spotting" the good trees in this vicinity. "A JOLLY BACHELOR'S TROUBLES." Of course, everybody likes to laugh and, as a consequence, everybody likes comedy in their entertainment. But there is a difference in comedy--too much difference. As for instance, there is the kind at which you laugh and after it is all over you wonder what you saw to laugh at^-it being merely a jumble of the ridiculous. You laugh at it, not with it. The fun in "Hello Bill" or "A Jolly Bachelor's Troubles," the great, jolly, laughing comedy at the Central Aug. 27, is of the different kind--the kind with which you laugh, not laugh at. You carry away the impression that it was all demanding of laughter, that there was a vapid reason for all the hilarity. The leading part is in the hands of a farceur whose methods are as neat as the comedy and the combination is an excellent one. The fact that those well known managers, Mahara & Choate, are managing the show is in itself a guarantee the performance will be first-class. 10-lt We guarantee whatever you buy of us to be satisfactory. Peteech's. AS PICKED or BY rummta K- PORTERS DURING WEEK. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING Of TIBS VIL­ LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY- OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Butter Market. Butter was declared firm at 26 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. The water tower is in the hands of the painters. Frank Buhr has the job in hand. School supplies are on the way for E. V. McAllister & Co. You should see their stock. ' ' 'M 4 * * Don't forget to be one of the merry makers at the Riverside House dance next Saturday evening, Aug. 2o. 10-11 The Mystic Workers of McHenry will hold their next regular meeting at Stoffel's hall on this (Thursday) evening. Aug. 24. Feel grouchy? Don't worry! Get your seats for "Hello Bill" or "A Jolly Bachelor's Troubles," Mahara A Choate's great comedy. Central opera house Sunday, August 27., Eighty-eight couples attended the dance at the Riverside House last Sat­ urday evening. Another dance takes' place there next Saturday evening Aug. 26. Herman's orchestra of Wood­ stock will furnish the music. The Eagle picnic at Nell's Columbia park last Sunday was very well attend- ed. All the different amusements and attractions were well patronized the society, we are told, will realise over $100 after all bills have been paid. "The Convict's Daughter" was pre­ sented to a packed house at the Cen­ tral last Sunday evening. Not a dis­ appointed person left the amusement resort after the show, which speaks well for the company that presented the drama. The management of the McHenry county fair has secured the services of Hoi man Bros., the greatest comedy horizontal bar artists in the country. Their stunts on the bars and their great trick house acts will amuse both young and old. Mrs. H. T. Fuller of Wauconda has disposed of her stock of merchandise to O. C. Colby of North C rystal Lake and with her family will move to Chicago just as soon as her business matters can be arranged. The new proprietor takes possession at once. The electrical storms of late have played havoc with the lighting sys» tem in McHenry. The storms have become so frequent that the publie is almost disgusted with the service. We have heard it remarked that un­ less the conditions are improved the electric lights will be replaced with Help make the village beautiful by cutting the weeds and burdocks along your premises. If every (me would, take the interest in the village thai they should our streets would present a very much improved appearance. Now let's all get busy and do this at once. Don't delay the work, but do it today. The employes as well as the citizens in general have been missing the Bor­ den whistle of late. The whistle went wrong some time ago and since then the employes as well as others who de­ pended on the whistle have been car­ rying their watches with them. All are anxiously awaiting the return of the welcome sound. In sending us a remittance, John Evanson, a former McHenry business man, writes us from Leroy, 111., that the McLean county fair, whieh was in progress in that city last week, was a record breaker. The Leroy fair has come to be known as one of the best county fairs in the state and is carried on in about the same munner as the state fair at Springfield. While working with his well drill­ ing machine Wm. Bacon met with a very painful accident on Monday after­ noon of this week when his left hand became entangled in the rope and pul­ ley of the machine. Before he could release his hand the index finger was dislocated and the hand badly lacerat­ ed. Dr. D. G. Wells dressed the wound. The injury will keep Mr. Bacon idle for a week, at least. The engagement of the Quaker Med­ icine company is drawing to a close. Remember, only a few days more to visit the great Quaker doctor, the den­ tist and optician. They have all done well in the offices here and have given the best of satisfaction. Those wish­ ing service and scientific examination, remember, call at once at the office o( . the Quaker doctors, at the Riverside House. 10-1* In last week's issue we failed make mention of the misfortune that befell John Relihan one day last week. Mr. Relihan, while descending a straw stack on his farm south of town, missed a ladder that had been placed Alongside of the stack and fell to the ground, breaking two ribs and other­ wise injuring himself. For a time the injuries were thought to be very seri­ ous, but from late reports we learn I that he Is on the gain. v V 3