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The Mcllenry Pldiodeaier PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY F. Q. SCHREINER. Officatn Bank Building Telephone. No. 37#. T E R M S O F S U B S C R I P T I O N : n« •'.60 011 months. 75 cts. Ttarwe mouthi. 40 ct«. Thur«day, December |3, 1912. INSULL TO HEAD A BIG MERGER CORPORATIONS IN FIVE STATES SERVING MUNICIPALITIES TO BE ONE. A great combine of publ ic companies , embracing ' l i f t \ e lectr ic , gas and s t reet ra i lway concerns in I l l i ­ nois . Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan :uul Iowa, in one big corporat ion is the goal toward which Samuel Inst i l l and his associates are working, according to wel l authent icated reports in La Sal le s t reet . Mergers of publ ic service corpora­ t ions which Mr. Insul l has brought t j ibout and grouped under foyr differ­ ent holding companies are declared to be s teps in a gigant ic plan which con­ templates a consol idat ion ul t imately of a l l the so-eal lcu Insul l concerns. The b i g f i n a l merger , e m b r a c i n g companies having outs tanding *1"><>.- U00.000 of s tock and bonds, and serving 1 7 ( 1 d i f f e r e n t c i t i e s a n d v i l l a g e s , w i l l include the l 'ubl ic Service corporat ion of nor thern I l l inois , which serves Chi­ c a g o s u b u r b s a n d t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h E d i s o n c o m p a n y o f C h i c a g o . Mr. Insul l has been at work combin­ ing publ ic ut i l i t ies for several years , but his greatest progress in that l ine has been made during the past year . Step by s tep the work of amalgamation ' has gone on unt i l now in his four hold­ ing companies near ly l i f ty different corporat ions, formerly independent , are combined. The gigant ic grouping of publ ic ser­ vice concerns may even be extended to take in the Chicago surface and electr ic t ract ion l ines . The elevated l ines are already dominated by Mr. Insul l , who was the chief factor in uni t ing the four companies in the Chi­ cago elevated rai lways col la teral t rust . Aside from the Chicago s t reet ra i l ­ ways, the companies named as l ikely to be included in the pending merger are as fol lows: Commonweal th Kdison. Publ ic Service of Northern I l l inois . Uni ted Light and Rai lways. Middle West Uti l i t ies . I l l inois Northern Uti l i t ies . Mr. Insul l s tar ted out in his career of unif icat ion of ut i l i ty companies by br inging about the merger of a num­ ber of suburban companies in the North Shore Klectr ic company in 1902. This company, which expanded i ts operat ion unt i l i t furnished l ight and power to seventy- two towns in the vicini ty of Chicago, was in turn ab­ sorbed by a s t i l l larger consol idat ion, the Publ ic Service t orporat ion of Northern I l l inois . Mr. Ins-ul l ' s next big feat af ter or­ ganizing the North Shore Company was to uni te the Chicago Ikl ison company and the Commonweal th Klectr ic com­ pany Cut glass a choice assortment a t Petesch 's . Ad\ Ji ' . - t f SCHOOL NOTES MellENRY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS ORGANIZE SECOND TEAM. f.SW AM A Pure Cream of Tartar Powder Indispensable to best results--saves worry--saves work--saves money-- saves health--saves complaints at table OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. K e p o r i of the condi t ion of t lx Mel 1 run Si at 1 M c 11 > 'n r \ , S ta t comniencem dav of N n tMul 11! A udi tor State (i t l /o . -m* West Hank, located at West • o f I MinnU. before the of business on the '27th r . I 'H2. as made to the for the SWAMP LANDS WORTH $275,500 OVER 13.000 ACRES OF THE LAND. SWAMP I l 'ubl ic Account ; pursuant to E -< H1UK.S. o n r e a l r M . ' i t i ' ? » 4 . i ' T . Y l t O l . i n i i i s o n c « > 1 1 ; i t t r a l s e ­ " i l r i l y . i L " > . 4 s ^ . V _ ! O t l i c r l o : u i > : i i l l t l i s - c o i i n t s r ^ i . s i V i . ' . C - l s i . o : ; i . ta O v e r d r a f t s 4 . " > 1 n v i - s t I u t ' i i 1 s : S t : i t f . c o u n t v : i 1 1 < I n » u - n i c i p. i I Ih h i i t - -.IUKVOO O t h e r b o n d s • J ' . , 1 1 1 . , I K > t . ; . ro- i .oo M i s i V l h i i H ' o i i s r r s i u n ' e s : F u r n i l u r < - a n . i l i I n r e s . l . : i i* l 0 0 1 > u « ' f r o m l u t i i k- National i . i i o n t i a m i I ' u r r e i n 'y - .I ' l l l i n l d * ' • ' i n . [ m l m l - i 1 \ i - r c o n : •_'I ' M i n o r c o i n i : u i 4 : " . O t 1 1 * - r .-ash r i '->otirc rs : < ' I n - . • k s a n d o] I n r c a s h it f ins. 7 4 . " i V i TDt:il r e s o u r c e s . I . I A HI I . I ' l l < ap i t : i ' S t o c k l > a i < 1 i n surplus fund I i,divide.) pp ' t i l s l . c s s rurrent interest. i'\ lien-.- anil t a \ es (mid I >epoMts: Tilm-rrr t i t ieales 10."14 MIVIIIITN . suhieet to no­ ne.- i ni . r i - j 1 >o r 11 .Hid. N u 11 I (•( ' I to ( • 1 1 e < • k . 1 *«'in;iiid Cert lti." at t'S.. M i^eel lane< m - 11 a 11 i 1 i t ies I •] vidends u n p a i d Tot ;il liabilities STATU T >K I I .I .IM >IS. < < Hunt v of M c 11 rni ' ) . s .1100.0(1 HUN'U TO.TOO ' .» ' | 4.St Is 1,(1 1, ( A U I . \ \ . ST KN'OKI! . ( 'ashler of West Mell i l l iv Siale l iank. dosolei iml> swearthat the abovi- s ta tement is t rue, to the best of my knowledge ami bel ief . ( a k i . W . S r r .v ; k k , t a s b i e r . Special ( 'hr is tmas boxes of I tarhian Bros." c i rars a t Ad v VOLO. Chas. l 'arker was a Waukegan vis­ i tor Saturday. Mrs. Hay Paddock spent Sunday with Fort Hil l f r iends. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Fisher were Mc­ l lenry cal lers Tuesday. Mrs. Win. 11t ison of Round Lake spent Saturday with her mother here . James Kirwan is on the s ick l is t . I ) r . McCormick of Wauconda is a t ­ tending him. Burton 's Amberol a sure and safe remedy for whooping cough, obc a bot t le . For sale at Petesch 's drug s tore . Ad\ Something for the smoker at Bar- bian Bros. ' Adv O u r p u n - C o l d c r e a m i s a l i s o l u t c l y harmb-ss and w i l l prove b e n e l i c i a l t o an) skin. L'"»c the jar at . Petesch 's . 17 Hang i t on C. noa Junct ion. Ancient , his tory c lass had : t tes t Tues­ day. Frank Mat is a new pupi l m the eighth grade Raymond Mart in is a new pupi l in the s ixth grade. W A N T E D A e n t e r f o r t l u - M . H . S . b a s k e t b a l l g a m e . I^est ye did not hear Henry, 34: Dundee, in The vis i tors this week Speftcer and Clarence Foss Current events were discussed thb week by I rene Buhr, ( iu\ Bacon. Wm Behlke and Percy Lodtz "Aerial Navigat ion ' ' was th Kat ie Buch 's orat ion. Mar. had for her subject the Canal ." McHenry high has cause t( McCarthy (our jani tor) uhipp Tuesday night and Leunore knocked Bacon out . McHenry high (f i rs t t< amj Cenoa J unct ion high at Mil l day, December l . i . a t the | (ci ty hal l ) . Genoa has a and wil l beyond doubt gi s t i f f encounter . Turn out and root tor the home team. B«ya Organise Second Team. McHenry high school boys organized a second team and arc; wi l l ing to meet any tyaiu in the county averaging l l .V 118 poifr ids . The l ine-up is as fol lows: 11 F L F A big n duct ion J . Vyci ta lV in base burne rs at Adv The board of supervisors of Lake county expect to make thousands of dol lars for the county from i ts swamp lands and when the commit tee on swamp lands sends in i ts report on the amount of land and the plats of i t to the board, a commit tee wil l be appoint­ ed to look af ter the sale of i t . This commit tee wil l arrange a schedule of pr ices of the different sect ions of land. Accoi-ding to the supervisors resid­ ing in that sect ion of the county the land on the average is worth a t least 120 an acre at the minimum which would place i ts value a t approximately $274. .VW.MO, which is more than a quar­ ter of a mil l ion of dol lars . If a drain­ age system were instal led i t i s s ta ted that the land would br ing more than *.">00.000. The report of the commit tee wil l show that there are 7 .07 acres of government land not patented and ti .OtiH acres of land belonging to the county under the swamp lands act . making ' a total of l . ' i .72f i . r>4 acres of land at the disposal of the county. Many acres of th is same kind of land have been disposed of a t $1.2.") per acre , but in the future this land wil l be sold at pr ices much higher than this . The land has al l been plat ted and i t i s known where every piece of land is located. Supervisor Kdwards of the commit­ tee s ta ted: " I have been f ight ing against the work of se l l ing this land at the small pr ice for the past ten years and I th ink we have now accomplished a t ine piece of work for the county. There is one is land of for ty acres in Fox Lake which alone is worth $.">00 an acre because of i t s expensive t imber , there being many walnut t rees of a rare var ie ty . Some of the land is worthless , but the greater par t of i t has a great value. There are many- is lands in the lake which wil l make beaut i ful is land homes, and in many places dikes can be bui l t a t a small ex­ pense, which wil l keep the water oi l ' the land and confine i t to a s t ream." Chris tmas cigars , put up in a box. a t Barbian Bros. ' and 2f> Adv •RICHARD PAUL CREENBERC. That 's the name of a young son born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Greenberg at Milwaukee, Wis. , on Tuesday of las t Week. The mother before her mar­ r iage was Miss Zue Gal laher . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gal laher , for­ mer residents of th is vi l lage. Chicken feed at M. M. Niesen 's . r*f Mc *re Berteel t i t le of Bi . rke ' . •mania i l b ' I \ mi Freund vi i ! p lay nrv Fr i - ical gym nappy team i ' our bo\ s a Cbsts less Bakes CALUMET BAKING P©WMR f ECONOMY K. Bonslet t G. Petesch H. Stephenson K. Heimer P. Stoffel L <; \i (. l ' )0 p o u n d s 1IJ . "> p o u n d s 1 1 > < p o u n d s 1 .54 | > o u n d s 117 p o u n d s -that 'sVme thing you are looking for in these days of high living cost--Calumet insures a wonder- Iul sav ing in your baking, l int i t does more. It >Dsure9 wholesome food,tasty food--uniformly raised food. Calumet is made right--to Bell right--to bake right. Ask one of the millions of women who use it--or ask your grocer. RECEIVED HIGHEST AWARDS «J*- e i-1. : | JL You don't save money when you buy cheap or big-can baking pa+cder. Don'I be mislead. Buy Calumet. It's more economical--more wholesome- gioes best results. Calumet is far superior to tour mill( and soda. fALMg s i I e r n o \ e l l at Pet- Adv 2t i - t f S ter l ing esch 's . ADDITIONAL PERSONALS. Harry Lindsay was a business vis i toi in the metropol i tan ci ty one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. .1. S . Pi t t of Al legany county, N. Y. , <t iave been vis i t ing Mi and Mrs. W. A. Sayler . Ed. Mart in and DanNeal in of Wood s tock were vis i tors in the home of Mi and Mrs. E. E. Basset t las t Sunday. Simon Stoffel , M. J . Walsh and Miss Margaret Buss were among the Chica go passengers this (Thursday) morning Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Nel l is have again taken up their res idence in this vi l lage Mr. Nel l is wil l again manage one of the Hanlv farms. P H I L I P J A E G E K GENERAL COHMISSION MERCHANT- SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE SALE OF Dressed Beef, Hutton, Hogs, Veal, Poultry, Hides, Etc., Butter and Eggs Thin i« the oldest house on the street application COLD STORAdB FRHB Tags and price lintn furnished on Stall A j, Pulton St. Wholesale Market. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Being very desirous of filling a large or­ der for Furs during the next two or three weeks, we hereby offer the highest market prices for raw furs of all kinds. :: :: C. S. HOWARD & SONS M'HENRY, ILLINOIS We Know that you know a good piece of meat when you see it. We know that a poor piece of meat is expensive at any price, and that is why we are serving the public with the very best that money will buy. Have you tried our home made sausage? If not, you don't know what you're missing. :: J.W.Aebischer (Suceasor to C. G. FrettJ McHENRY. ILL. 'PHONE 80-M Martin Anderson's Auction! CHARLES LEONARD, AUCTIONEER My lease having expired and the farm having been sold, I wi l l se l l a t publ ic auct ion on the farm known as the Joslyn farm, ' . ik miles north of Crystal Lake, 1 mile east of I t idjyret ie ld and .'5 mi les west of Terra Coi ta , on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 commencing at 10:00 a . l t i . , sharp, the fol lowing descr ibed property, to-wit , : 48--HEAD LIVE OF STOCK--48 consis t ing of 40 COWS New milch and spr ingers , most ly I lols te ins and No. 1 dairy: Holstein hul l , 2 yeai-s old (good as new). 8 HEAD HORSES Pair greys, 10 and 11 years old, wel l matched, wt . . 2800 lbs . : bay gelding 1 , 7 years old, wt . l . ' toO lbs . ; sorrel horse, 14 y ears old, wt . 1100 lbs . ; bay horse, family broke, 10 years old, wt . 1100 lbs . : bay mare, 10 years old, wt . 1500 lbs . : gray mare, 10 years old, wt . 1400 old work horse, 13 years old, wt . 1100 lbs . HAY, GRAIN AND MACHINERY Twenty tons tame hay in barn, 3000 bushels corn in cr ib , hand husked; 50 acres of hand husked s ta lks in s tacks, <>00 bushels of oats , f ree from foul seed; s tack of s t raw, 30 tons of upland hay in barn, <>0 bushels of potatoes , 3 sets of work harness , s ingle harness , 2 lum­ ber wagons, milk wagon, c lean sweep hay loader , McCormick grain binder , 2 Deering corj i b inders , Deering mower, one-horse rake, Janesvi l le planter , disc harrow, .*> corn plows. * 2 sets of harrows, seeder , 300 feet of new rope. Janesvi l le gang plow, sulky plow, 2 walking plows, bob s led, 2 hay racks and wagon boxes, s ingle buggy, gr ind­ stone, and 1000 ar t ic les too numerous to ment ion. PLENTY TO EAT, DRINK AND SMOKE AT NOON Terms: A l l sums of $10.00 and un­ der , cash: over that amount a credi t of 12 months wil l be given on good bank­ able notes a t 7 per cent . No property to be removed unt i l se t t led for with clerks . MARTIN ANDKRSON. C I .AHKM 1. F . HO Y , W. ( ' . I5a k t k 1 / r , ( ' lerks . QUARTER Or A CENTURY. ITEMS CLIPPED FROM PLAINDEALER OP TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. The band concert on Friday evening las t was wel l a t tended and is highly spoken of by a l l . The boys c leared over al l expenses al>out $25. The McHenry publ ic school wil l c lose on Friday of th is week for a t wo weeks ' vacat ion, commencing again on Monday. January 2. The McHenry county agricul tural l>oard held i ts annual meet ing Mon­ day, Dec. 5 , and elected off icers as fol­ lows: President , Thos. McD. Rich­ ards: vice presidents , James Crow and Fred Hatch: secretary, A. S. Wright : t reasurer . A. F. Field; general super­ intendent , A. W. Anderson. Why n,ot m a k e a Christmas p r e s e n t t i n s v e a i t:1i;at will bring enjoyment to the entire h o u s e h o l d l o r ars and years to come? Why not give the w o m a n w h o p r e s i d e s o v e r ur home a present that will d e c r e a s e h e r w o r k a n d her worry a hundred fold? Such a sensible, practical p r e s e n t i s the Monarch Malleable Range W e suggest , t o y o u fa ther , son. daughter t o y o u i n d i v i d u a ! I \ a n d c o l ­ l e c t i v e l y , a g i f t t h a t w i l l t i l l w i t h d e l i g h t t h e w i f e , t h . • m o t h e r o r t i n - s i s t e r w h o a s s u m e s t h e w o r k o f t h e h o u s e h o l d . A g i l l 1 h a t w i i i l i g h t e n h e r w o r k a n d h e r c a r e s a n d i n c r e a s e h e r l e i s u r e h o u r s a n d I t e r e n j o y ­ m e n t i s s u r e l y t h e i d e a l g i f t . W e i n v i t o y o u t o c o m e s i i i L ' l y o r i n a f a m i l y g r o u p a n d t h o r o u g h l y e x a m i n e t h e M o n a r c h . S a t i s l \ \ o u r s e ] f that this dependable range wil l make good a l l t h e c l a in . s 1 ha ' ue make f o r i t . Y o u w i l l t h e n r e a l i z e t h a t i t i s 1 l i e o n e p n M H I u l i i r h w i l l s p r e a d t h e H o l i d a y C h e e r t h r o u g h o u t m a n y f u t u r e \ e a r - , I ) < ) Y < M K CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY. J. VYCITAL, RScHFNRY AN ORNAMENTAL Electric Lamp Adds a finish­ ing touch to a room and is par t i c u I a r I y suitable as a Christmas Present A wide variety adaptqd to gen­ eral and special uses at our Display Rooms at very attrac­ tive prices. :: :: :: Public Service Company OF NORTHERN. ILLINOIS J Professional. Society S i f* * a.nd Business Cards * DAVID G. WELLS, M. D. pHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST. Of- a"dMreMldanI«' corner Elm .nd Green streets, McHenry, Illinois. Telephone No. 311. House Phone, 24A-J Office Phone 287. CHARLES H. FRANCIS LAWYER ESTATE WORK A SPECIALTY Kendsll Block 112 1-2 Cass Street WOODSTOCK, ILL. Telephone No ifj. SIMON STOFFEL Insurance ajfent for a l l c lasses of property in the best companies . West McHenry, 1111 n <• 1 > Fine Stock Merchandise Farm Sijea Real t'vtaie G. A. AUCTIONEER Telephone No. 804 WEST M'HENRY, III. L. a. SENG Same degree of ex- • cellence n liquors - " < ! ~ '̂ 1 c'*ars' *am* service, ssme old stand, same every- _• "&_I. 5 1 i i / thin* except the Is 106 N. 8th Ave. CHICAGO. PARCKLS CMKCKI:!) FREK TO THE PEOPLE OF N'HENRY AND VICINITY I wish to announce that i am now located in the build­ ing until recently occupied by M. J. Walsh and can sup­ ply you with Ladies' and Children's Coats, Waists, Dress Skirts, Dress Goods; Overcoats, Underwear, Hats, C;ips, Overalls, Shirts, Shoes an.! everything to be found in a general store. Our gro­ cery department is also com­ plete. :: E. LUSK,: WEST N'HENRY PHONE 65-M THE BEST SIGN FOR A MEAT MARKET We have gifts for all ages- Hen, Women and Children. Come early while the assortment is Below are a few suggestions for complete. LADIES Toilet Sets Manicure Sets Jewel Cases Papetteries Perfumes Box Candies MEN Military Sets Shaving Sets Cij^ar Jars Ash Trays Box Cigars Safety Razors FOR THE CHILDREN Toys, Games, Dolls, Candy Books and Fountain Pens for all the Family McAllister Drug Store WEST McHENRY, - - ILLINOIS Chrislmas tret* ornaments and candles at Petesch's. Adv 20-tf The Plaindealer From now until Jan. i, 1914, for $1 .50 53 SOT " ^ NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS We endeavor to wai t on you just as promptly as possible . The best meats , honest , weights and lowest pr ices are worth a short wai t oc­ casional ly , but i t wil l be no longer than necessa" ' ' ' ' ^ -e . : : : : E. F. Matthews WEST McHENRY. ILL. 'PHONE S NOVEMBER'S w i l l f i n d t h e l e a k s around your windows Storm Sash will stop these leaks Better order now be­ fore cold weather sets in . : : : : WILBUR LUMBER COMPANY PHONE 6. WEST McHENRY, ILL. C. I. ALLENOORF, GENERAL AUCTIONEER. Live s tock and farm sales a special! \ . My motto is . 'One pr ice and a square deal to a l l ." Remember the name and cal l phone (K)7-M-2. C. I . Allen- dorf. West McHenry, Route 1. 19-3Adv