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' * ! *r»»v *-'j-> • >Sf£ " " ' ' * ft' *' 0' # ^ >¥- «**p£s*j PLAINDEALER. < •? ,^3" VOLUME XXXVIII. MoTIKNRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 16. 1913. NO. 31 WEEKLY PEIOTAL CONERS AND COCKS OF A WEEK M . OUt BUSY UTTIE VHLA6E. AS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR FRIIENDS. John R. Knox was a business visitor in Chicago Tuesday. Dr. C. H-' Fegers was a Chicago vis­ itor last week Friday. Rev. A. Royer was a metropolitan city visitor on Tuesday. ^ v \ Mrs. J. W. Smith was a Chicagb pas­ senger Tuesday morning. Mrs. W. Tonyan was a Chicago pas­ senger Monday morning. F. J. Herbes and daughter were Chi­ cago visitors last Saturday. M. A. Thelen attended to business matters in Chicago Monday. J. C. Bickler was a Chicago passen­ ger this (Thursday) morning. Everett Hunter boarded the Chica­ go train last Friday morning. J. W. Smith boarded the Chicago train this (Thursday) morning. Charles Dprkee was a North Crystal Lake visitor one day last week. T. L. Grot of Ottawa, 111., was a business visitor in town last week. Mrs. W. D. Wentworth was a North Crystal Lake visitor last Saturday. Miss Elizabeth Thelen passed a day last week in the metropolitan city. Win. Bonslett was among the Chica­ go passengers last Friday morning. Mrs. A. A. Conover of North Crystal Lake passed a recent day in McHenry. Granger Smith of Elgin spent Satur­ day as the guest of McHenry relatives. Simon Stoffel attended to matters of a business nature in Chicago Monday. W. F. Holtz was among those to board the Chicago train Tuesday morn­ ing. A. J. Raymond boarded the Chicago train at this station Wednesday morn­ ing. Peter J. Freund was a business vis­ itor at the county seat last week Fri- day. Mr. and Mrs. f-. E. Mason visited Mr. and Mrs. Merriman last Monday after­ noon. Miss Florence Granger spent Friday of last week as the guest of Elgin rela­ tives. , Hurry Lindsay boarded the train for Palatine on Monday morning of this week. * J. H. C'onrath of Woodstock was a business visitor in town last week Sat­ urday. Albert M. Frett came out from Chi­ cago Wednesday for a couple of days' outing. Mrs. E. Lusk attended to matters of a business nature in the windy city Monday. Theo. Schiessle was among those to board the Chicago train last Saturday morning. Misses Floreno^ and Fannie Granger passed Sunday as the guests of Elgin relatives. Mrs. C. E. Gaylord went to Delavanj Wis., on Tuesday for a few days' visit, with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Parker and son, Carlos, of DesMoines, la., are guests at the Park hotel. Mesdames S. H. Freund and Nick Freund are spending the day in the metropolitan city. Mrs. Frank V. Cobb and daughter, Gladys, spent last week as the guests of Belvidere friends. Miss Amy Rowe of Barrington spent a couple of days last week as the guest of Miss Esther Stoffel. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Schau of Chica­ go are at U)e}r summer honje on Fox fiver, near th^s vjll^ge. Afiss LaNetta Whiting passed a few (lays reppntly as the guest of Miss Nettie Vanderitar ^t Hebrqq. Leopard Phillips of Chicago was en­ tertained in the home of his mother, Afrs. Kmpia Phillips, Sunday- Gilbert MpUii^Uer qf Chicago spent Sunday ip the home Qf his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F- J*. MpQipber. Mrs. John McGee of Woodstock spent the latter part of last week as the guest of McHenry relatives. Miss Ethel Simpson of Dundee was entertained in the home of Miss Esther Stoffel ^ oouple of days last week. Little Mildred Zuelsdorf passed a couple of weeks recently as the guest of her grandparents in Palatine, 111. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago was entertained in the home of his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh, Sun­ day. Misses Lois Dunton and Elsie Rausch of Dundee spent a couple of days last week as the guests of Miss Corabel M cOmber. Mrs. Frank White of Genoa Junc­ tion, Wis., spent a day last week as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Thomas. Arthur Mink of Geneva, 111., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Merriman last Tuesday. Mr. Mink is a nephew of Mr. Merriman. Mesdames E. E. Bassett and Bruce Fellows attended the Royal Neighbors installation at North Crystal Lake £a Tuesday evening of this Fepk They report a flpe tiu»e. Mr. and Mrs. B. Shilling. Mr- and Mrs. Paul Shilling, Henry Lempke epd Miss Aebisoher of Chicago were entertained in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Aebiseher here Sunday. That McHenry is fast gainii^ a place on the automobile map, so far as agencies are concerned, is not to be denied when it becomes known that, another agency is to be established here in the very near future. Geo. A. Stilling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stilling, has rented the lower floor of the Kueh block, near the river bridge, and will soon have same fitted up for salesroom purposes. Mr. Stilling has taken the agencies for the Hupmobile and Veerac 1500- pound truck. He has already inade arrangements to have two of the Hup- mobiles and one truck shipped to this village, to be placed on the floor of his salesroom for exhibition purposes. The Hupmobile is a. moderate priced ear and during the paj£t two years has made wonderful strides towards ad­ vancement. Therte; are six different, types of this macliVpe manufactured, ranging from a small , two-passenger runabout to a six-pa^ienger touring car. Mr. Stilling has been given the agency of the entire county on this car. The Veerac truck is considered one of the best medium priced trucks on the market and Mr. Stilling considers himself quite fortunate in obtaining the agency for this machine. He has been given seven counties in winch he maj? sell this truck, the counties being McHengjy, Boone, Kane, Cook, Lake, DuPage and DeKalb. It is Mr. Stilling's Intention to use the Bueh building as a salesroom only, but may decide to run a garage in con­ nection with same later on. There are already two garages in that end of town and until conditions demand such Mr. Stilling will not venture into that eud of the auto busi­ ness. We wish Mr. Stilling success in his new business venture. NEW AUTOMOBILE AGENCY TO IE ESTABLISHED IN BUCK BUILDING HERE SOON. A FACTORY PlflPOSmON THE NATIONAL CAKT COMPANY IS NAME OF ENTERPRISE. f J. C. ROCKWELL'S SUNNY SOUTH CO. As a sort of diversion local theatre goers will have an opportunity of see­ ing something entirely new in the amusement line in the opera house, McHenry, Saturday evening, January 18, when J. C. Rockwell's Sunny South oompany, the show that leaves you laughing when they say good night, will make its appearance. This is said to be one of the strongest combinations of colored talent ever organized. It is up-to-the-minute, bright and pleasing from start to finish. It contains more real humor, wit and novelties than any similar organization. The manage­ ment wishes to give the public a run for their money and have gotten to­ gether a strong and evenly balanced combination which is bound to please tty? most fastidious seeker after amuse­ ment. There is snap and ginger from beginnfrig to end, the music is bright and catchy, it is all new and popular because it can be whistled after one hearing. It is an up-to-the-minute show for u|>-to-date people, freely in­ terspersed with several specialties of the better class, which will make the audience sit up and take notice. Dat­ ing from the opening scene until the final fall of the curtain there is not a moment when soine of the numerous cast are not occupied rendering mat­ ters pleasing to the audience. The organization is accompanied by a solo concert band and a superb orchestra. The band will head the Koontown pa­ rade, taking place at noon. The prices otttflmission have been placed at 25, 35 and 50 cents. Seats are now selling ^t Petesch's drug store. Adv TH|S SOCIAL WHEEL. One of the most pleasant as well as best attended meetings of the Social Wheel took place with Mi-8. N. U. Petesch last Saturday afternoon, twen­ ty-three ladies being present. One pf tfye features of the occasion and one that stirred up more than a little ruer- rjtpeqt was a guessing contest, ip whiph Miss C. B- Miller was declared the winner. Another interesting as well as enjoyable number of the after­ noon's program was the reading of two selections bv Mrs. Emma Phillips, while Mrs. J. W. Smith agisted in making the occasion one of enjoyment by contributing a piano solo in her usual pleasing manner. The meeting closed with the serving of refresh­ ments and the Jadies left the Petesch home with many words of appreciation to their hostess. Miss C. B. Miller will entertain the society on Saturday, January 25. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES. Young people's sing and good time at Eber Bassett's Friday evening at 7:45. Services next Sunday: Sabbath school 10:00 a. m. Preaching 11:00 a. m. The pastor will s|»eak on the subject "How and Why I-Entered the Christian Ministry." At 7:45 in the evening a temperance program will be rendered, consisting of recitations and music by former prize winners in W- C. T. U. contests. Mrs. T. C. Good- knecht of Harvard will give a brief add peps. All are welpoipe, E. A. ROPKHTS, Pastor. Number 14 won the Domestic vaccu- urn aleaner recently raffled off by the it, Gerald Newman. MACHINERY. MATERIAL AND GOOD SUP­ PLY OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLE AL­ READY SfE!E„ It's here at last--the year for which you have waited. You have talked about a factory in McHenry. The factory is here--now lend a hand. We have moulds, pat­ terns, dies, puuches, shapers, as well as raw material, Veady to start manu­ facturing at once. We already have a good supply of the manufactured arti­ cle ready for market. We did not wait for something to happen--wo made it happen. Don't wait until a thing is a success, then you won't be needed. P&eli in and help. That is the only way to keep the world moving. ' We did something to get something- going in McHenry, but we can't do it all, as our means are limited, conse­ quently our output must. l»e limited. M ore capital -greateroutput. We will guarantee (» per cent, interest on a lim­ ited amount. We manufacture the most up-to-date and best baby cart on the market, and nearly everybody has a baby or a baby niece or nephew for which to buy a cart. A business like this works out this •way: For one cart sold, two new ones will be built; when the t wo are sold four more eau be built, and so on. In that way the factory will grow. If two or three factories grow, McHenry will grow. If McHenry grows, what is to hinder ether enterprir-#s from coming here? Let us make a start and boost it's better for all of u->. t ome and look this proportion over. Tim NATIONAL CAKT Co., Adv Win. Stoffel & Sons. "Movies" at the Central Wednesday a id Saturday of this week. Adv ENTERTAINS MERRY-GO-ROUND CLUB. One of the most pleasant, gatherings of the present winter season took place at the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Chamherlin on Tuesday evening, when the members of the Merry-go-Round club were entertained at a six o'clock tish dinner. The event proved in keej>- ing with others that the club has pre­ viously enjoyed, in that the members were out lor a good time and if there is one single, solitary member who failed in this his or her disappointment will never be made public. The din­ ner was one of the kind that has brought local fame to the fair mem­ bers of the club and that It was rel­ ished goes without saying. With the dinner over, tables were arranged and soon all were seated for a few social hours at cinch. In the card games Mrs. F. E. t'ovalt and F. A. Boh lander came out with Hying colors. It was quite late, or should we say that the wee small hours had arrived, when the party broke up. All left the scene of merriment -with departing words of praise for the host and hostess for the capable manner in which they had l»een entertained. ©ma OF VILLAGE CLERK WHY M OFFICE HELD BY NON-RESIDENT O^ VILLAGE? THAT WALKING HABIT. We would call the attention of the teachers and scholars of our schools to the habit of the school children in walking two, three and four abreast. While we do not mean to infer that the children want to be selfish and take i.p all of the walk, it happens quite frequently that children in going to and from school walk in this manner and while busily engaged in talking over school matters or happenings in the different rooms they, without thinking, are blocking the way for pedestrians who wish to pa$s. It is a daily occurrence to see some of the older people leave the sidewalk in order to pass the children. If the teachers will kindly inform the schol­ ars of the many inconveniences that are brought on thru the habit it may have a tendency to Veme^y matters. Try i t . THE BABY SHOW AT THE "6OVIES," The photos of the babies are being turned in at the Central and prepar­ ations are being made for the grandest array of the best and prettiest babies in McHenry. Remember, all babies from the age of three months to six years may enter this contest entirely free of charge. Hand the b&by's pho­ to in at the box office at the Central or take it to the Frank Schnabel photo studio and he will make a beautiful slide. If you have no photo, take the baby and he will make a photo free. The contest consists of showing the babies' pictures numbered on the can­ vas. This style of contest is something new and novel and as it takes time to get the pictures ready bring them in as soon as possible. Adv BIRTHDAY SURPRISE. The eight girls of the W. S. S. S. gave Miss Julia Freund a pleasant sur­ prise at her home on Tuesday evening of this week, tbe event being planned and executed in honor of Julia's eigh­ teenth birthday anniversary. A cjandy time was had by those present and the girls wjll long remember the good time they had at the victim's party. Two weddings will take plaoe in Mc­ Henry in the near future. The coup­ les were announced at St. Mary's ohureh last Sunday The office of village clerk in Mc­ Henry, III., is elective, not appointive, and the holder thereof must possess all the legal qualifications of a voter and must leside in our cor|>orate limits constantly, and a removal causes his office to Itecome vacant, as everyone knows. The clerk's office is one of imjH>rtance and a good l»ond rs required to exact faithful |»erformance of all acts 1^14 uired by law from him as the keej>o^ tif the seal, records and all papers of the village and he must In* accessible :«t reasonable business hours at some known' plaee in the village-- barring i. mporary alwence, illness, etc. All acts by him performed while not a legal voter and officeholder here are void, voidable and of no consequence whatever and serious trouble is likely to arise to his lxindsmen and to the public in general. I have no ill feeling of any nature against Mr. Price as a friend or man, hut esteem him highly, but I feel it my duty to call attention to the violent abuse of iiis imjK)rtant office after notice was served u|»on the village at­ torney that a new man should l>e elect­ ed, or in other words, the office legally tilled. lie replitd that the Itoard would ap|K)int a man, etc. Nothing became of it so far, and the board continues to pay salary and commission on the col­ lection of our water taxes illegally and refuses to caH an election to fill the vacancy. Now we have many worthy, capable heads of families in our village who are legal voters, who can use the fees attached to the office and who in years past helpinl I tear the burden of paying for the waterworks and if any commission on water taxes is paid it seems in all fairness it should go to those who paid it. The Itoard's childish argument that they wish to^continue illegally on the plea that an election costs a lot of money falls Hat when you consult the records and tind that they eagerly doubled their own salary 100% a very short time ago. If we have fallen so low that ouuside towns must furnish our clerk why not our 'marshals? Why was not this brilliant idea in­ vented before we childlike paid for the waterworks? No doubt some outside village would have considered it an honor to pay for same in exchange for furnishing their officials for our people to take orders from. This is an insult to our own |>eople and steps must be taften to conform to the law governing such cases w ithout delay and as one of the bondsmen I w ill make no ajtology to any one for asking the valid reason for the parties interested for paying out. and receiving the above named salaries and commission on the plea that every thing runs smoothly in the village and we hadn't better disturb present friendly relations and all be good fellows, even if it is necessary to offer great cuts in water taxes all to keep still, etc., etc. I hereby refuse to longer continue on the present bond, but will sign for any legally elected and qualified clerk in our village. Very trulp vours, SIMON STOFFEL. UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. Sunday school at 10 U0. Services at 11:00. Theme, "Hindrances in the Life of Man." Afternoon service at Ringwood at 2:30. Modern religious thought is pressing in the van for the leadership in uplift­ ing humanity. One of the greatest accompfislTmejits of today is the Intel­ ligent >N|iustm^H of th* SQUI to meet the inspiring e»viromoent.. Let us forget the sni^pfe f^tiles of a childish past and know tMt a new world is born with every incoming generation- Let us rouse from sleep and gase upon this new dawn. This new generation is entering and expanding new ideas and aocepting the glorious standards of today instead of the tattered banner of yesterday. The old faiths are warm­ ing their benumbed faculties at the campfires where the triumphant new ideas bivouaced last year. The new world builders are making new ex­ plorations and the truth is gloriously preparing the way and gathering tbe obstructions out of the way. Everyone is cordially invited to wor­ ship with us. M. L. ALDRIDOK, Minister. NEW DENTIST COMING. Dr. William Babcock, who is now located in Chicago, has rented the front office rooms of the new Schu­ macher building and will open up an up-to-date dental office therein. The doctor was in town on Tuesday of this week and made final arrangements with Mr. Schumacher for the renting of the office rooms. He informed a Plaindealer reporter that he proposes to have one of the most modern dental parlors in McHenry county. He ex­ pects to be open for business about Vhe first of February- TEACIfEBS* EXAMINATION. All high school students and others who expect to teaoh in MoHenry coun­ ty this next school year and are candi­ dates for certificates are requested to meet at the court house in Woodstock January 18. Meeting will begin at 10:00 a. m. and close promptly at 2:00 p. M. A. M. SHKLTON, CO. Supt. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITOB AS TAKEN ntOH TBE COtURNS OT OUR MANY EXCHANGES. MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEWILE. No less than a dozen of Harvard's citizens are wintering in Florida. The merchants of Cary now close their stores four nighjte each week. Geneva lake frozt^v^r for the first time tilis winter on Sunday evening of last week. Most of the diphtheria patients at Solon have recovered and the citizens of the little town are breathing easier. The annual poultry show, under the auspices of the Woodstock organiza­ tion, is in session at the county seat this week. Lake county expended $15,229.95, a per capita of 271 cents, for the relief of (>oor persons outside of institutions during the year ending Sept. 1, 1912. Rev. Fr. C. J. Huth, who during the past twenty-eight years has been pas­ tor of the Hampshire Catholic church, passed away at the Freeport hospital on Wednesday night of last week. Tbe Harvard Driving Park associa­ tion has leased a piece of ground for a term of five years and just as soon as weather will permit work of building the sheds and laying out the track will be started. A Chicago real estate firm has pur­ chased thirty-three acres of land near the village \)f C i :,y slake, which will be laid out in lots and sold to t'hicagoans. The prices on the lots will range from 9200 to 8250. A rumor is being circulated thruout (Crystal Lake that Jack Johnson, the pugilist, having failed in his efforts to secure property at Lake Geneva, has succeeded in making the purchase of land near Crystal Lake. Harley Darby of Grayslake. who is engaged in the retail milk business in that village, acU-d as Santa Claus to his customers on Christmas morning by leaving the usual amount of milk at each door without taking pay for it. The employes of the C. F. Hall store of Dundee received their serai-annual dividends, amounting to $590.91, last week. Since adopting the profit shar­ ing plan in 1901 this store has divided up close to $12,000 among its employes. The enterprise now gives employment to eighteen. In three hours one day recently James Dorsey, the Huntley cattleman, dis|>osed of $10,000 worth of cattle to a New Mexico buyer. The buyer said it was the quickest deal he had ever made. Hy the time he completed the transaction some of the cows were loaded on the cars ready to be trans­ ported to the southwest. Mayor J. H. Vickers of Harvard, who was defeated as a Republican can­ didate for the legislature, has filed notice of contest at Springfield thru Attorney V. S. Lumley of Woodstock. His principal argufnent is that hun­ dreds of votes were counted for Fay­ ette S. Munro, the Progressive, td which he was not entitled. He charged that judges counted three votes for Munro in each case where the Pro­ gressive circle was voted, whereas Munro was entitled to only one vote unless a cross was also marked in the square preceding his name. Of the highways of MoHenry county 82.38 per oent are found to be im­ proved- Kendall, Kane, DuPage and Cook also have tbe same percentage of improved roads. In DeKalb, Boone, Winnebago, Lake, Bureau and La Salle counties the percentage of im­ proved roads runs from 25 to 48 per cent. There are 94,000 miles of road in Illinois and66,fi28 miles are traveled by letter carriers who reported these statistics to the legislative committee on good roads. Only 8,425 of the 66,628 miles of highway are improved. The letter carriers also report that the grading of roads is done generally at the w rong season of the year. They said most of the dragging is done vol­ untarily by farmers in the fall of the year after the crops are in, instead of in the spring when the dragging and working of roads would do the most good. Hebron correspondent to Harvard Herald: The Prairie Farmer of Jan. 1, 1913, devoted nearly half a page to Fred N\ Turner, his $31 heifer that made $218.40 nyorth of butter in one year and to the owner of the farm which Turner occupies--A. J. Cole. Duchess De Kol Rose is the distin­ guished name of the calf that won a long list of prizes in the milk test and she is now over five years old. In the interview with Mr. Turner the latter states that this cow was a surprise, as he picked by guess the eight cows chosen to make the test and he now regrets he did not enter the whole hefd of thirty cows. The live stock editor of the Prairie Farmer gives Mr. Turner the highest commendation for his methods of caring for live stock, wlvich has been instrumental in bring­ ing him success. A. J. Cole, the own­ er of the farm, is given more bouquets than ever grew in a single flower gar­ den and "lk>llie" was so embarrassed he immediately took a hike for Flt^ida to go a-fishing, to listen to the sad sea waves and meditate. SCHOOL NOTES McHENRY HIGHS EASILY DEFEAT DUNDEE TEAM. The American literature class is reading "The Vision of Sir Lapnfal" by Lowell. Frank Justen received 99 iij[ arith­ metic examination. How didf it hap­ pen, Frank? 1 The telephone didn't run the other day naturally. Shertnan clfdn'i either. One day of peace for Sherman. Current events were discussed this week by Agnes Frisby, Vera Turner, Vinton Thompson and Dorothy Knox. Florence and Ora Colby have re­ turned to school after an absence of several weeks on account of whooping cough. The -following were visitors this week: Amy Rowe of Barrington, Mary and Josephine Burgess of "Dundee and Floribel Bassett of McIIenry. The seniors who wish to become teachers next year have been request­ ed to attend a meeting at the court house, Woodstock, Saturday. "Wireless Telegraphy" and "The Value of Domestic Science" were the titles of the orations this week. The former was delivered by Harry Steph­ enson and the latter by Julia Freund. Following is the line-up for the Crystal Lake-McHenry game: McHenry Petesch E. Bonslett F. Bonslett Heimer Stoffel Loom is R F L V C LG K G Sub Crystal Lake < oh an Carey C oghlan Peterson Ludgren Anderson McHenry trampled Dundee Friday evening to the footsteps of 67 to 14. Dundee from the blow of the whistle lo the call of "time out" did not have a look in with our boys. The team work of M. H. S. was good and we surely did make good use of it, being greatly assisted by Nickels. Bonslett performed thruout, making twenty- three goal throws and one free throw. Rausch played the game for Dundee. The line-up was as follows: Behlke BonsLett Nickels Bacon, Stoffel Dodge (Capt.) L G R F C L F R G Andrews Sternburg Rausch Got hard Havercamp Dickeson Goal throws- Bonslett, 23: Nickels, 4; Stoffel, 3; Sternburg, 2: Gothard, Dickeson, Havercamp, Rausch, 1. Referee--Fisher. Umpire, Manock. Scorers-- Heimer and Fav. BIG WINTER OUTING SKATING RACE AND INFORMAL DANCE AT NOR ACER'S JAN. 26 AND 96. C. F. Norager, proprietor of the Orchard beach hotel, on Fox river, sit­ uated about a mile north of this vil­ lage, has made arrangements for the holding of a big skating race on Fox river at his place on Sunday, Jan. 26. Six professional men skaters of Chi­ cago have already signified their will­ ingness to coine out and compete for the day's honors, while a number of women skaters will also accompany them. The race is open to all comers and Mr. Norager extends a special invita­ tion to McHenry skaters and fans to be present on this occasion. On Saturday evening, Jan. 25, an informal dance will take place at the hotel and an invitation is extended to everyone to be preset!t. Mr. Norager will have everything comfortable and cozy for those who turn out on that evening and assures all a good time. We will have more to say regarding these two events in next week's issue of The Plaindealer. BREWERY ICE BOUSES ARE FILLED IN RECORD-BREAKING TIME THIS YEAR. The McHenry brewery ice houses were filled in record-breaking time this year. It took the gang of ice men just ex­ actly forty-eight and one-half hours to till the house at the brewery and the one at the pond. This beats last year's record by ten and one-half hours. In years gone by it required at least four days to fill the house at the brew ­ ery, while this year it required but eighteen hours to do the same work. The work of filling the houses was u n d e r t h e p e r s o n a l s u p e r v i s i o n o f M . L. Worts, the senior member of the brewing firm of Worts &. Holey. OPEN INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. The Riverview camp of Royal Neigh­ bors of this place held often installa­ tion of officers on Tuesday evening of this week. Quite a number of visitors were present to witness the ceremonies and drills. Speeches were made by various members 6f^the camp and a general good time enjoyed by those present.. EAGLE MASQUERADE. The Order of Eagles of McHenry will hold their annual grand prize mas­ querade dance at the Central opera house on Thursday, Jan. 30. Good prizes will be awarded. The Airdotne orchestra will furnish the music and preparations are being made to make ^his the one grand dance. Adv ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST AS riCKED DTIY rUINDOUEI RE­ PORTERS DURING WEEK. T PEOPLE ARE DOING IN THIS TIL­ LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VICBIITY- OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Batter Market, /3\ Butter was declared firm at si cents on the Elgin board of trade Momtay. Brick ice cream at Petesch'^nsxt Sunday. / Adv Several prospective auto buyers here are looking over the Metz machine, John J. Buch and family are now V. nicely settled in the Huemann cottage. The annual January thaw arrived via wireless on Wednesday morning of this week. The Borden Milk company is keep* ing a large gang of men busy putting up the season's crop of ice. Samuel McDonald, one of our oldest and most highly respected citizens, lies critically ill at his home here. According to the metropolitan news- paj>ers Wm. Lorimer and his two sons will soon embark in the lumber busi­ ness in Chicago. "East Lynne" was the attraction at the Central opera house l&t Sunday evening. The company could stabd for a whole.lot of improvement. Tax Collector John Niesen is look­ ing for his books this week and will soon be out after the money. Better prepare yourself to meet him face to face. • \ The county editors and . publfadwrs ' will meet the promoters of the Mo­ Henry Soil association at the county seat next Saturday afternoon at one o'clock. Anton Freund has succeeded Simoa Michels as the milkman on the S. H. Freund milk route here. Tony and* his initial trip over the route this morning. Miss Christina Adams, who recently' . underwent a second operation in a Chi­ cago hospital, returned home last week. * She appears greatly benefitted tftum the ope ration. \ A business transaction of more Utao a little importance transpired on the West Side last week. We will havo more to say regarding (his matter in next week's issue. . Mr. and Mrs. Fped Kamhois wlBi-, corned a baby boy to their home on Monday of this week and as a conse­ quence the happy father is giving extra good shaves. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Carlson of Wood­ stock, former McHenry residents and favorably remembered by many of our readers, are caring for a baby'"fbjjr. since Tuesday, Jan. 7. - , One of the biggest auction sales ever; held in this section will take place at Jos. Haas' Pistakee Bay farm on Sat­ urday, Feb. 1. Read his advertise­ ment to be found in another column. A bill mailed to a Pittsburgh two years ago has just been received by him. Some of the subscription statements we sent out a short time ago are evidently taking the same route. It begins to look as if the local own­ ers of automobiles will be able to run their cars during the entire winter. There are at least a half dozen of our machines that have been used every dav thus far. Since the wrestling bout of two weeks ago it has come to light that McHenry has two amateur followers of the game in her midst. A match between the two youngsters may materialize in the near future. The Willing Workers society of the Universalist church will serve a sap­ per at the church parlors this (Thurs­ day) evening from 5 o'clock until all are served. They will also hard on sale a number of aprons and rugs. The Nunda Mutual Fire Insurance company now has 123 policies in force. Thirty-one of these were written dur­ ing the past year. A| a recent steel­ ing of the company J. W. Win gate was chosen treasurer in place of W. Q» Keller. State Deputy Leroy Hackett of Chi­ cago and District Deputy Thos, Carey of Harvard will speak to the memoes of the local council, Knights of Colum­ bus, at Stoffel's hall this (Thursday) evening. for. A big attendance is looked We are indebted to C. D. Ross, • former McHenry boy, for a souvenir copy of the Portland Oregonian. Tto journal is a most interesting sheet and from it we should (take it that Port- hind is the coming metropolis of the Northwest. The town basket ball team will jdv* nev to Grayslake next Saturday night where they will meet the locals. The team goes to the Lake county village in a very much crippled eoodition, ft* they will be without the services of their star center, Glenn Robisoo, who was severely injured in the game her* last Friday uight. Vi-