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' :i.r" -j ^r--.- TS &$>?»+• •MMtfMHMli A .&:. VOLUME XXXVII. MoHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23,1911. NUMBER 23. WEEKLY PERSONAL PW5 RFFINRY """C S™001 I WEEKLY EXI COMERS AND GOERS OT A WEEK IN OUR BUSY LITTLE VILLAGE. AS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR FRIENDS. C. F. Norager was a Chicago visitor Monday. John P. Weber spent Tuesday in th^ windy city. , Frank Buhr passed a day this week in Chicago. M. J. Walsh was a business visitor in Chicago Monday." E. F. Thomas was a business visitor in Chicago Tuesday. Simon Stoffel was a business visitor in Chicago Tuesday. Peter B. Freund spent Tuesday in the metropolitan city. C. F. Norager spent a day in the metropolitan city last week. Miss Ella Ibsch boarded the train for Elgin last Friday afternoon. Theo. Schiessle attended to business matters in Chicagp Tuesday. Mrs. J. M. Preston was a Chicago visitor the first of the week. Nick Martin was among the Chicago passengers Tuesday morning. Emory vHerdklotz of Woodstock vis­ ited McHenry friends Sunday. Miss Lena Stoffel was a Chicago vis­ itor on Thursday of last week. Mrs. John Marsh of Chicago was the guest of Mrs. Geo. Buss Monday. Mrs. F. E. Lowell of Algonquin passed a day recently in McHenry. Mrs. Henry Kamholz boarded the Chicago train last Friday morning. N. A. Huemann was a business vis­ itor in Chicago Friday of last week. L. H. Howard of Elgin was shaking hands with friends in town Tuesday. Miss Anna Schoewer was among the Chicago passengers Monday morning. Emil Geier was among those to board the Chicago train last Friday morning. W. H. Harrison was among those to board the Chicago train Tuesday morn­ ing. Miss Hettie Randall of Woodstock visited the Misses Granger here Sun­ day. Mrs. Frank Schnabel was among the Chicago passengers last Friday after­ noon. Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Miller passed Friday of last week in the metropoli­ tan city. Mrs. Theodore Schiessle and daugh­ ter, Bertha, passed Saturday last in Chicago. Mrs. J. B. Buss, daughter, Vera, and son, Edward, were Chicago visitors last Saturday. Miss Susie Schreiner has gone to Woodstock, where she has found em­ ployment. Miss Maude Granger of Elgin spent Saturday and Sunday as the guest of home folks. Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer passed Sunday as the guests of North Crystal Lake relatives. Misses Anna McGee and Anna Fris- by are spending the week as guests of Chicago friends. Miss Sadie M. Corl of North Crys­ tal Lake spent Sunday as the guest of Miss Alice Waite. John R. Knox attended to matters of a business nature in the metropolitan city Saturday last. Orten B. Gilbert of Chicago passed a day last week as the guest of McHenry relatives and friends. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago passed Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh. George Steilen of Chicago passed Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Steilen. John Martin of Chicago was a guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Martin, Sunday. Mrs. E. J. Hanly returned Sunday froip a two weeks' visit at Kansas City, Ottawa and Chanute, Kan. Miss Dora Hutson of Woodstock spent Sunday as the guest of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hutson. Miss Kate F. Howe of River Forest, 111., passed Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Howe. Miss Edith Payne of Chicago passed a few days last week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Payne. Mrs. Frank Miller of Johnsburgh was among those to board the Chicago train at this station last Friday aborn­ ing. Air. and Mrs. F. B. Poolittle and daughter, Gladys, passed a couple of days recently as guests of Grayslake friends. Gilbert McOmber and Alford Pouse came out from Chicago Saturday even­ ing to be the guests of their parents Sunday. Geo. A. Hanly and Mr, Heine of JJIgin were guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hanly, Sunday. Carl Skagerburg, who has beep in the employ of Geo. Meyers for some time, left for Chicago last Friday aft­ ernoon, where he will make his future home. Mrs. Gertrude Miller spent Monday with her brother, Math. Glossen, at the West Side hospital in Chicago. Mrs. Miller reports that her brother is getting along very nicely and that he may be able to come home next week* ITEMS TOWN TEAM DEFEATS HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AT BASKET BALL. M iss Julia Vidvard was a high school visitor last Friday morning. Miss Myrtle Wattles was a visitor in the grades last Thursday. The freshmen pupils will begin dis­ cussing current events this week. The members of the pl%$e geometry class are busy studying quadrilateral figures. The members of the physical geog­ raphy class are studying about plains and plateaus. A number of the high school pupils attended a party at Elsie Smith's Sat­ urday evening. The members of the mathematical geography class are drawing map projections this week. Don't forget the third number of the lyceum course, Byron W. King's lec­ ture, at the opera house Nov. 24. A game of basket ball was played last Friday night between the high school and town teams, the latter win­ ning with the score of 25 to 20. If some people would read our school manual now and then and put into practice the advice given therein, school life in McHenry might be more agreeable to those concerned than it really is. Shakespeare's version of a high school course is designated as: Freshman, "Comedy of Errors." Sophomore, "Much Ado About Nothing." Junior, "As You Like It." Senior, "All's Well that Ends Well." --High School Life. The members of the physics class are learning about the laws of ma­ chines. On Monday at the close of the afternoon session they went to Mr. Nye's home to get data for computing the mechanical advantage of a gas machine which combines two classes of machines, namely, the block and tackle and the derrick. Visit the school. The boys and girls and the teachers will be greatly pleas­ ed and encouraged if you show inter­ est in the school by devoting a half- day's time to visiting it. You have no right to voice complaints until you have done this. A few words of en­ couragement to the pupils and teach­ ers will give them increased interest in their work and increase their en­ thusiasm for the school and the com­ munity. On Friday evening, Nov. 17, the Mc­ Henry high school was defeated by the score of 25 to 20. The first half of the battle ended with the score 18 to six in favor of the town team. The high school boys braced in the second half and gradually closed the gap be­ tween themselves and the leaders un­ til when the final whistle blew they were but live points behind. The at­ tendance was poor, probably due to the inclemency of the weather. The next game will take place on Friday evening, Dec. 1. The attraction will be the Dundee high school boys vs. the McHenry high school boys, and the Dnndee high school girls vs. the McIIenry high school girls. These will be the first high school games of the season. Be loyal to the M. H. S. THE SCORE. Bolger R F Wrede Bonslett L F Page W. Conway C Robison Martin L G J. Conway, Huck Nickels RG Knox Field goals--Martin, 2; Bonslett, 1; Bolger, 4; Page, 4; Wrede, 1; Robison, 4. Free throws--Bonslett, 1; Bolger, 5; Robison, 5. Fouls--Martin, 1; Nick­ els, 3; W- Conway, 1; Bonsiett, 3; Bol­ ger, 2: Wrede, 4; J. Conway, 3; Huck, 1; Knox, 10. LARGEST AUDIENCE EVER ASSEMBLED. The largest audience ever assem­ bled in the Bowling Green Business university heard Dr. Byron \V- King last evening. Every available foot of space was taken. The aisles were filled, the stage covered and even all standing room occupied- But no one grew tiled; no one moved. All seemed not to know that two hours had passed since he began to speak. He played uppn the emotions of his audience as a violinist upqn his instrument. He swept so swiftly from humor to pathos that people sometimes got laughter and tears ridiculously mixed. He is a past grand master of his art. Though this was his third appearance at the B. G- B. U., he was greeted by the greatest audience that ever heard him in our city and everyone went away more than ever delighted with the great lecture. It is regretted that so many were turned away and. were de­ nied the pleasure of hearing it--Times- Journal (Ky.) 23 RIVERSIDE DANCE, The next dance at the Riverside will take place next Saturday evening, at which time the management will en­ deavor to give those who turn out one big time for their money, These Riv­ erside dances are just the kind that you will enjoy and with the opportu­ nity again at hand to get in on one of them you wiil be throwing away a fine time by remaining away. Heimer's orchestra of this place will furnish the music, which assures the dancers of the very latest selections for that evening. Dance tickets, 50 cents. A cordial in­ vitation it extended to ail. AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR MANY EXCHANGES. MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE. The new school house at Hebron is rapidly nearing completion and it is expected to have the building ready for occupancy before the first of the year. The Marengo postoffice will be desig nated as a postal savings dej>os;tory, effective Dec. 5, 1911. This will make the fourth postoffice in this county to hare facilities for depositing savings at interest. The Richmond House of North Crys- stal Lake, the oldest and best knowu hotel in the county, has been thoroly renovated and put in fine condition and John Mullen and family of Wauconda have taken charge. In examining the title of some farm land near Areola which recently sold for $20.0t)0 the discovery was made that the land fifty years ago was sold for a horse, later for a team of oxen and still later for eight hogs. At a meeting of the official board of the Chicago Industrial Home for Chil­ dren and the Old Peoples' Rest Home at Woodstock, it was decided, by unan­ imous vote, to retain Rev. J. I). Kel- sev as manager and Mrs. Kelsey as matron. The Manley Hardware company of Harvard recently gave a turkey ban­ quet to its employes and representa­ tives of the Detroit Stove Works, the Appleton Mfg. Co. and others. Twen­ ty-four guests were present. This was the fourth banquet given by the com­ pany . The first monthly market and sales- day was held at Harvard yesterday, Nov. 22, and will be held thereafter on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The purpose of these sales will be to bring into closer relations the buyers aod sellers, £fie merchants and cus­ tomers, apd the farmers and the out­ let of their pwxiuce, and to create coin- petition in buying and selling. Mrs. (.'has. Richardson, thirty-six years old, was shot and instantly killed by her husband on her farm, four miles southwest of Capron on Tuesday morning. After shooting her two or three times and when it was clear to him life was extinct he dragged her body under a bed and used rugs and a small carpet to cover the body. Rich­ ards was taken from Capron to Belvi- dere and placed in the county jail. Six Harvard boys have been arrested and taken before Circuit Judge Don­ nelly at Woodstock during the past week as delinquent Ihjvs on account of having committed several crimes. All of the boys are under fifteen years old. The first two arrested were sentenced to St. Charles School for Boys. They admitted that they had burglarized several places in Harvard. The cases of three have been continued until January and it is likely that no punish­ ment will l>e inflicted. The boys are all home, under promise of good be­ havior. The sixth, a check forger, is headed for the reform school at Pon- tiac. Fifty dollars a day represent the fees C. P. Barnes, Woodstock attorney, is being paid by Wilbur Glen Voliva. overseer of Zion City and church lead­ er as successor of the late John Alex­ ander Dowie. Mr. Barnes is one of the two attorneys engaged by Overseer Voliva, the other being Geo. W. Field, former Woodstock attorney also. Mr. Barnes has been engaged in legal bus­ iness for Mr. Voliva for six weeks con­ tinuously and there is every prospect that he will be busy there the balance of the fall and likely a considerable part of the winter months. When it is known that the general overseer of Zion and his followers have been made parties to action in about 200 separate suits, an idea of the amount ol legal business the two attorneys who repre­ sent him \vill have to prepare for can be taken into account. Working six days a week for six weeks at $50 a day means that Mr. Barnes has already earned $1,800 for the month and a half he has given to the Voliva legal affairs. Much damage was done in the neigh­ borhood of Huntley on the storm of Nov. 11. At the Knopp place, the barn, windmill, corn crib, milk house, tool house and hog house, granary and woodshed were blown down and de- stoyed and the winter kitchen of the house smashed by the corn crib, which was picked up and thrown down on the roof of the kitchen, doing much dam­ age. Nothing has been found of the windmill- The windows of the house Were all blown out and the chimney torn off. All of the geese, turkeys and chickens were killed, one goose being found dead, hanging to a limb of a tree across from the house. Three big scantlings were found stuck to the ground in the road in front of the house. A milk can that was all right before the storm was found with its neok out off as clean as if the job had been done with a knife. Theoows and young stock were all in the pasture at the time of the storm. Mr. Knopp's loss is estimated all the way from $3,000 to $4,500, with an insurance of •2,000. ENTERTAINS AT DINNER EVERETT HUNTER IS HOST ON TUESDAY EVENING. On the eve of his departure for his birthplace, Hull, Eng., Everett Hunter, : president of the Everett Hunter Boat 1 company of this place, entertained at a | 7 o'clock course dinner at the Riverside I on Tuesday evening of this week, j The guests were made up of his era- ; ployes and a number of McHenry's representative business men. The dinner was served on one long table which had been especially pre- j (tared for ?he occasion and & more i bountiful repast thin was. served on ; this oc^e^pn the writer has,never had j the pleiwSre of sitting down to. i The courses were served in the cus- i ternary order and when the last course I had been served it can truly be said : that the inner man had been well sat- ; ishcj. | After the dinner a short program ! was listened to. This consisted of • some very appropriate short talks, instrumental and vocal music and ; wound up with the singing of America. The guests presented their host with ! a beautiful meerschaum pip** to serve : him as a memento of the occasion as ' well the esteem in which he is held I by those present. Mr. Hunter left McHenry Wednes­ day morning and will stop at several cities between here and New York, where he has business transactions to look after. He will sail for his old home Saturday morning and will be gone about six or eight weeks. CRIES HIS FIRST SALE. G. A. Sattein. McHenry young auc- j tioneer. cried his first sale in this sec- tion of the state last Satuitiay, when i he disposed of the farm property of I Bert E. Dowell. From those who were ! present at the sale we are told that ; Mr. Sattem made a very good impres- ! sion as an auctioneer and Mr. Dowell is more than satisfied with the result ' of the sale, which amounted to about I $2,700. The day was anything but a , favorable one for an auction, but in spite of the weather conditions and' the fact that the crowd was a great deal smaller than it would have been had the weather been more favorable, Mr. Sattein proved himself equal to the occasion and had everything dis­ posed of before sunset, which is very good work, when you consider that the sale did not start until one o'clock Mr. Sattem will cry the C. C. Mill- heam sale on the Frank Hanly farm near this village next Monday. Come out and hear him. THIRD LECTURE COURSE NUMBER. On Friday, Nov. 24, the third num­ ber of the lyceum course takes place at the Central o|tera house. This will be a popular lecture by the noted orator, Byron W. King, president of King's School of Oratory, Pittsburg, Pa. Those who attend lectures will attend this one and those who are not in the habit of attending entertain­ ments of this kind will want to hear Dr. King. We are assured in saying that your time will be well spent and that after hearing this genius of the platform you will go away better satisfied with life. This man's lectures are an inspiration to all who hear them and they are spiced with clean wit and humor. His reputation is national, being endorsed by all the leading newspapers of the country, as, for ex­ ample, the Chicago Inter Ocean. The opportunity of hearing in this town a man of national repute is seldom of­ fered; don't miss it. 23 A GENUINE TREAT. The people of Shepherdstown had a genuine treat the past week, when Dr. Byron W. King, the famous head of King's School of Expression in Pitts­ burgh. spent a couple of days with us We think a more acceptable enter­ tainer has never been in town. He is much more than an entertainer, however, he is a philosopher and opti­ mist, an apostle who surely must do go< d as he goes about with his wit and humor and sound dootrine. touching the hearts of the people and inspiring them to better thought# and worthier deeds. He makes people happier and better -and that's all anyone need wish to do. Everybody liked him-- indeed, many say he is the best in his line they have ever heard Sheperds- town (W. Va.) Register. 23 AT THE MERCY OF TIBERIUS. The great college play, "At the Mercy of Tiberius," will be presented at the Central opera house Sunday night, Nov. 2ti. The play is a new one, dealing with college life. The play is full of good, clever comedy and funny situations. Miss Ruth Gale, the clever Chicago actress, will be seen in the leading role. Mr. Edwin James will appear in the part of Tom Fielding, the "College Hero." Several very pretty musical number's are introduced during the action of the play. 23 TWO DANCES AT JOHNSBURGH. Two wedding dances will take place at Smith's hall, Johnsburgh, on Wed­ nesday and Thursday evenings of next week, Nov. 29 and 30. On Wednesday evening Heimer's orchestra of McHen­ ry will furnish the music, while Nett's Johnsburgh orchestra will be on hand the following night. Dance tickets for each night, 50 cents. All are cor­ dially invited. MR. AND MRS. JOHN W. CELEBRATE KIMBALL WERE MARRIED NOVEMBER 17. lMI-fUVE RESIDED IN McHENRY AND VICINTY DUR­ ING ENTIRE MARRIED LIFE. [Contributed.] One of the most enjoyable events of the season occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kimball in this village on Friday, Nov. 17, 1911. John W. Kimball and Minerva E. McCollum were joined in holy wedlock on Nov. 17, 1861, by Francis Harrison, Esq., in Nunda township. This young couple started their married life on a farm a few miles from McHenry, where they lived for over twenty-five years, when they moved to this village where they still reside. To this union ten children have been born and were all present for this gathering, Fred W. Kimball, a pros­ perous farmer, of Atlantic, la., and Mrs. Myrtle R. Temple of Lincoln, Nett4- coming from a distance. The other children who reside in and around McHenry are: N. B. Kimball of Round Lake, T. L. Kimball of Pala­ tine, Mrs. Eva Vosburg of Richmond, Mrs. Bernice Sherman of Harvard. W. K. Kimball of Ingleside, Mrs. Alta Monear of Solon, Willie Kimball of Rockford and Grover, who still resides with his parents. More than twenty-five years have passed since this family was all to­ gether and the day had been planned as strictly a family affair. Another very interesting feature of this gather­ ing was the bringing together of all the brothers of Mr. Kimball, A. L. Kimball and wife coming from Mason City, la., Edwin Kimball, wife and daughter, Ruth, of Atlantic, la., and Frank Kimball, wife and daughter of Woodstock, 111. Plates were laid for twenty-five, the family of ten children with father and mother at one long table. A tempt­ ing two course dinner was served. Mrs. F. K. Granger and daughter, Mabel, assisted in the serving, the dining room being in white and gold. A vase of rare gilt china, which held the large bouquet of yellow chrysan­ themums, is more than one hundred years old and forn^pd the decoration for the family table. Many friends and neighbors called during the day to extend congratula­ tions. Altho the weather was damp and threatening all was merry indoors and many expressed regret as the day came to a close. One hundred invitations had been sent to relatives only for a reception to be held in the Woodman hall from eight to twelve in the evening. The hall was most artistically decorated in white and gold. The most attractive was a dark back ground bearing the dates 1861-1911 in gold and framed in white. Yellow chrysanthemums formed the fioral decorations. Schaffer's or­ chestra furnished excellent music and those who wished tripped the light fantastic. Mrs. T. L. Kimball and Mr. Will Sherman favored the company with several duets, "The Old Gray Bonnet" being very appropriate for the occasion. Refreshments consisted of ice cream and cake, the hriofc cream being in white and yellow. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball received many beautiful presents. It was with many regrets when the time of parting came, the hride of fifty years present­ ing each lady, as they departed for their homes, with a box of wedding oake tied with yellow ribbon. THANKSGIVING READING. In this issue of The Plaindealer you will find a very good Thanksgiving feature, well illustrated and worthy of your attention. We know that you will enjoy reading this part of The Plaindealer this week. Most of us have many things to be thankful for, and the reading of the Thanksgiving article will be a gentle reminder that Turkey day is with us. In giving our readers these special holiday features we are carrying out a plan to make our paper of interest to all. Many good stories and feature articles appear each week in The Plaindealer, written by the best authors and contributors of the day. Get the entire benefit of your subscription by reading it all. ANNUAL SUPPER AND SALE. The Willing Workers will hold their annual supper and sale of fancy goods at the Univerealist church parlors on Thursday, Deo. 7. The sale will open at noon and continue during the after­ noon and evening, while the supper will start at five o'clock and continue until all are served. The ladies will have a very pretty display of aprons, rugs, ooniforiera, etc., on sale and it behooves you to be present. A charge of 30 cents per plate will be made for the supper. More particulars next week. A cordial invitation is extend­ ed to all. FOX LAKE BOOMING. Fox Lake, we are told, is just now experiencing (me of the biggest build­ ing booms in its history. Quite a num­ ber of new cottages are under way of construction, while a number of larger buildings are also going up. From the present outlook Fox Lake is des­ tined to become the moat famous sum­ mer resort in the oentral west. A RECORD BREAKING SALE OP MANURE SPREADERS IS MADE BY WILLIAM 8TOPPEL. William Stoffel, the hustling and wide-awake Centerville implement dealer, has just established a new rec­ ord in the way of a big sale on manure spreaders by disposing of three car­ loads of these machines to farmers re­ siding in the vicinity of this village. The machines, forty in number, and which are of the Clover Leaf make, arrived in McHenry last week and sine* that time Mr. Stoffel and his helpers have been kept on the jump setting them up and getting them ready for the delivery, which takes place on Saturday next. The spreaders may be seen near his implement house and the show is one that the agent may feel justly proud of. The day of the delivery, next Satur­ day, promises to be a Red Letter day for McHenry and the sight will be one that has never before been seen in Mc­ Henry and one that has never before been equalled in the United States, as the delivery is the largest ever made at any one time in this country. The different buyers of the machines have all been notified and will be in town at noon next Saturday. First they will be escorted to the Riverside hotel, where they will be elaborately banquetted, after which the delivery will take place. A photographer has already been en­ gaged to take a picture of the machines, teams and buyers and the parade will then take place. The event is the talk of all implement dealers in this section of the state and the delivery will no doubt bring many visitors to town on that day, who will come to see the novel sight. Don't forget the big day and turn out and see the show. PISTAKEE YACHT CLUB ELECTS CHARLES E. CARSON IS CHOSEN COMMO- DORE-PUGH IS THANKED. Fifty members of the Pistakee Yacht club attended the annual banquet at Vogelsang's restaurant in Chicago on Monday evening of this week, at which time the election of officers for the year took place. At the conclusion of the election a vote of thanks was ex­ tended to James A. Pugh for his work with his racing power boat, Disturber II. The newly elected officers are as follows: Commodore, Charles E. Carson; vice commodore, William P. Law ton; rear oommodore, John J. Duffy; fleet cap­ tain, Harry Hoff; secretary, Frank L. Pasdeloup; treasurer, Fred L. Wilk, Sr.; judge advocate, William A. Small, Sr.; fleet surgeon, Dr. G. W. Rein- hardt; fleet chaplain, A. X. Schmidt. The directors chosen were James A. Pugh, Frank B. Edelmann, Andrew McAnsh, Fred L. Wilk, John H. Mc­ Kay, A. R. Beck, Joseph F. Haas, Sen­ ator William Lorimer and Charles W. Peters. Commodore Carson, after the direc tors had been elected, appointed the following members chairman of the committees: Regatta, Wm. P. Lawton; measurer, EL M. Miller; motor boats, Wm. Fore man; entertainment, Harry Hoff; build­ ings, A. J. Weckler; programs, W. S Moore; press, E. M. Miller; house, T B. Edelmann. HONEY DEW MEMBER DIES. Again the old grim reaper, Death, has visited and taken from The Plain- dealer's circle one of its most genial and jovial members in the person of "Jim" Hanson, a member of the Hon­ ey Dew Gun club, whose cottage up the river is known to many of our readers. Jim passed into the great beyond Tuesday evening, Nov. 14, after a three days' fight with that dread pneumonia, and his departure will be mourned by all who enjoyed his acquaintance; for, if ever the Lord endowed a man with goodfellowship and the ability of pleasing and enter­ taining all with whom he came in con­ tact, He did His work well in Jim. But as many words on occasions of this kind are idle things, we will close with "May he rest in peace," and sym­ pathy lo his sorrowing widow and family. BIG ATTRACTION COMING. On Sunday night, Nov. 26, at the Central opera house "At the Mercy of Tiberius" will be presented by Messrs. Kelly and Stanley. The play is a new one and is coming to McHenry recom­ mended very highly. The plot sur­ rounds two young college men, a girl and a boat race. It is a fast American play, full of life, comedy and funny situations. Miss Ruth Gale will be seen in the leading female role, while Mr. Edwin James will appear as Tom Fielding, the college hero. Pretty musical numbers and clever specialties will be introduced during the action of the play. D* THE SUNNY SOUTH. D. E. Sayler, a former McHenry res­ ident but late of Elgin, now holds the deed to 36 acres of land near Calvert, the coming city of Alabama. Calvert has two railroads and water facilities on the Tombigbee river. Mr. Sayler is now in the south and expects some day to make that his home. AS PICKED or BY RUIXDEJUN it- PORTERS DIKING WEEK. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING Of THIS VIL­ LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VICIN1TY- OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Battor Nirk«t Butter was declared firm at 33 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. get her a & Co. If dolly has lost her head new one from E. V. McAllister 23 Brick ice cream for Thanksgiving. Oi"der now from E. V. McAllister & Co- 23 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hovat are enter­ taining a baby girl at their home since last Friday. Miss Martha Stoffel is a new employe in the office of the Wilbur Lumber company at this place. Mr. and Mrs. S. Harbst are rejoicing over the arrival of a boy baby at their home this (Thursday) morning. A fine program has been prepared for the basket social at the Ostend school house next Saturday night. All are invited. The Knights of Columbus are re­ hearsing for a minstrel to be given by them at the Central opera house soffife time next month. Basket social at the Ostend school house next Saturday night. Convey­ ances will leave Petesch's and McAl-' lister's drug stores at 7:30 p. m. \ Just as we go to press we learn that John A. Worts, the West Side saloon­ keeper. has disposed of his business. We are unable, at this time, to verify the report. Miss Lillian Pouse, teacher of the Ostend school, will hold a basket social at her school next Saturday evening and extends an invitation to everyone to be present. Quite a number of our Royal Neigh­ bors are at Elgin today, where the society is conducting a school of in­ struction, as well as initiating a large class of candidates. Those knowing themselves indebted to G. W. Besley will confer that gen­ tleman a favor by calling at the drug store of E. V. McAllister & Co. and squaring their accounts. 23 The dry goods stock of Thomas F. Burns of Bel vide re was partially de­ stroyed by fire early Sunday morning. Mr. Burns has the sympathy of his many friends in McHenry. We are told that the West Side will have another new grocery store in the very near future. The Simes briek block, so the story goes, has been rent­ ed by two young men for that purpose* Tl^e Elgin National Watch factory will close next Friday night to remain closed until the following Monday morning. This will give the McHen­ ry employes an opportunidy to spend the week end here. "Push," a magazine representing the Penslar Remedy company, con­ tains this month a write up and pic­ ture of a sign which E. V. McAllister painted on the shed opposite his drug store in this village. Owing to the very disagreeable weather conditions the Harry Van vaudeville company was greeted by two very small audiences at the Cen­ tral last Saturday and Sunday nights. The two performances were quite cred­ itable. In mentioning the names of those who attended the funeral of Mrs. An­ ton Engeln here in last week's issue, we stated that Mrs. Agnes Weingart of Volo was present. The personal should have read Mrs. Ferdinand Pfan- nenstill of Round Lake. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving day and to give the employes of The Plain* dealer the day off we will issue one day earlier next week. Advertisers as well as correspondents are kindly asked to bear this fact in mind and send in their copy one day earlier. Mrs. W. A. Fisher entertained the members of the Jolly Twelve club at her home last Friday afternoon. Pro­ gressive cinch was played and prizes awarded to Mesdames Mathias and Peter B. Freund and the hostess. The customary refreshments were served. A number of young men on the West Side have rented the rooms over the John Stoffel grocery store and have organized a club. The organiza­ tion has already been christened the Hamilton club and from the interest that is being shown by the members the club should make good. By a postal from C. D. Schoonmaker, former editor of The Plaindealer, we learn that he is now at Excelsior Springs, Mo., for his health. Mr. Schoonmaker has been for some yean past a great sufferer from stomach trouble and it is with the hope that he' may rid himself of this ailment that he is now at the famous health resort. Here's hoping that he will soon be re­ lieved of his troubles and be able to resume his activities on the Genoa Re­ publican-Journal, of which he is editor and owner.