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Galvanized Sprinkling Cans Hyi;.-- (Plata) Extra Heavy (Red BuM) 8qt size . ..0Oe 8 qt. size 86c 10 qt size «* 10 qt. size \ fl.oo 12 •®e 12 £t. size gijg J. J. Vycital McHenry, 111. NEW EASTER & Suits and Hats Shirts and Neckties Shoes and Hosiery Call and see the new styles and colors. « Jos. W. Freund We Still Have IN WINTER GOODS AND IT WILL PAY YOU TO CALL. M. J. WALSH WEST McHENRY, ILL. SL ! -- 160-Page Poultry |Sook Free Lousy Hens &r* never proii table. They cannot lay when tortured niffht and day by lice and mites. Dust the hens with fVe^ Powdered Lice Killer " 25c and 50e to exterminate the body lico, and paint or spray the roosts and nests with PrdP Liquid Lice Killer * 85c, 80c and $1 to sweeten them up and destroy --Ittt That means bigger profits. "Your money hack If It falls.'* Get Pr&tJ.* Profit-sharing Booklet. * J. C. DEBRECHT, -PRANK MASQUFCLET, Y tmm or A CENTURY. matt CLIPPED FROM PLAINDEALER ©F TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. BY JACK HALL Parker, having bought a hotel at Wall Lake, loir*, will mova there about March 15. The next lecture of the course will be given at Good Templars hall on Tuesday evening next, Feb. . 28, by Rehr. Harry Lea of Woods took. Sub­ ject, 41 Man of One Idea." The father of Thomas Stanton, who lives near Pox Lake, died on Friday last and was buried from the Catholic church in this village on Sunday. He was about seventy-five years tif age. The friends of John Blake were some, what alarmed at his strange actions on Friday morning last. They watched him harness his cow and attempt to milk his horse, and when he took a pail of water and a tin cup and passed it around, insisting that all should take a drink, they immediately summoned a jury and were about to try him for lunacy. But when he struck up and sang "Where Is My Boy Tonight," the mystery was explained. A ten, pound boy had arrived at his home the night before, and no one blamed him for being a little excited. Father and son are doing well. FEBRU ARY 29, 1888. E. Lamphere will move to the Fletch­ er farm near Wauconda March 1. R. Waite has been re-shingling his house, in this village, and making other necessary repairs." A reminder of spring is the fact that our agricultural dealers are be­ ginning to boom their business. The toboggan slide is being taken down, as its usefulness is gone. No more srreased lightning this season- Stephen Raymond starts today, Wed­ nesday, with his family for Britt, la., where he intends making his future home. Earl" Mead of this village was one of eight who received honorable men­ tion before the board at the Illinois College of Pharmacy last week. The leap year party, given by the McHenry Social club on Wednesday evening last, was attended by about fifty couples and all are unanimous in saying that it was the party of the season. The next entertainment of the Mc­ Henry lecture course will be given next Tuesday evening at the Univer- salist church. The reading will be by Miss Bertha Waldron of Elgin, teacher of elocution in ttfe Elgin academy, and the music will be furnished by home talent. One day last week we called at the farm of Homer Wattle, southwest of this village, and took a look at his silo, and. it being the first one we had ever examined it was quite a curiosity to us. Mr. Wattles informed us that this was his first experience in that line, but that now he is convinced that no farmer should be without one. He says that the products of eleven acres of corn, even in last year's dry season, put into his silo would winter his stock of thirty-five head of cowS, and would bring them out in better shape than ever before. Feed taken from a silo is eaten with as much, or more, relish by the stock as grain, and there is no waste. Mr.' Wattles has a fine head of Jerseys and is considered one of the best farmers in this part of the county. MARCH 7, 1888. One of G. Boley's old brewery team died on Saturday night. Cause, want of breath. Dr. Wm. Osborne of Pittsburg, Pa., has decided to locate in this village and has opened an office in the Parker House. Frank Holly, of Chicago, formerly an employe of this .office, was. son struck one day last week. It weighed nine pounds. The McHenry Social club will give a calico party, at Parker House hall on Wednesday evening, March 21. Music by Smith & Rogers' orchestra, Tick­ ets, 50 cents. Miss Stella Parker, who was well known in this village, died at her home in Greenwood, on Friday last, of con­ sumption. She has been sick for a long time, and her death was not unexpect­ ed. * % John Reed, an old resident who re- ided on the Prairie, south of this vil lage, died on Saturday last and was buried from the Catholic church, in this village, on Monday. He was about 65 years old. Earl Mead, who hap been attending the Illinois College of Pharmacy in Chicago, has resumed his position in Besley's drug store on the West Side wher^ he will remain until the fall term of the college opens. As will be seen by a notice elsewhere the firm of Perry & Owen have decid­ ed to open a bank in this village. This has been a long felt want here and will be a great convenience to our business men and the surrounding community If the postmasters throughout the country should enforce the law in re gard to the delivery of letters through the postofflce all girls under 18 and boys under 21 years of age could not get a letter from the postofflce unless by or­ der of parents or guardian. Here is the law as it reads: "All letters ad dressed to girls under 18 years of age or boys under 21 years of age, will be placed in the care of parents or guar­ dian." NEXT MEETING OP ft. W. A. The next regular meeting of tfce Riverview camp, No. 6818, R. N. A., will take place on Tuesday evening, March 11, at 4:30 o'clock. A card and domino party will "be held after the meeting and all membeer aae re­ quested to be present. • ---cS - NOTICE. " * George Jones, tax collector for Nun- da township, will be at the West Mc­ Henry State bank for the last time QO t Saturday, March 15. Our marshal was busy with the snow plow Thursday, opening the ptreeta for the school children. Jay Simms and wife, who have been residing in Chicago for some time, have returned for the season. Frank Spiczak, late of Chicago, is now a resident ot Fqx Lake, having rented one of the Marble cottages on Riverview avenue. Mrs. James Hayek celebrated her seventh wedding anniversary Wednes­ day afternoon by inviting a few, friends to a champaign iuncheoif. Harry Hardy, who until recently conducted the. Red Top Inn buffet, is now engaged as timekeeper for the Knickerbocker tee company. Mr. and Mrs. Jens Lund, of the Waltonian, gave a party Thursday evening in honor of the eighteenth birthday of their daughter, Astra. John Karls, our local merchant, has gone to Adams, Minn., to assist Nick Etten of Spring Grove in negotiations for the purchase of a grain elevator at the former place. Mr.* and Mr«. Jos. Miller were hon­ ored by the presence of the following friends from McHenry during the past weerk: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freund, Jr., Miss Josephine Lay and Geo. Lay. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jackson were honored by the presence of a sleighing party Friday afternoon, consisting of the following persons: Harry Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Koeth and Mrs. Burt Dunnill. F. W. Schulz, cigar manufacturer, plans a very material increase of em­ ployes and amount of output for,, the coming season. Thos. Shanahan, who officiated as foreman last year, re-en­ tered his employ Wednesday. James Pederseu, embryo Paderewski of Fox Lake, gave a recital at Halpin's Cabaret" Wednesday afternoon, ren­ dering the following program: Selec­ tions from II Trovatore (Verdi), Opus 29, c minor, (Chopin), Folk Lore Song (Grieg), Wedding March (Mendelssdhn), Fox Lake March (Pedersen). Reinhold Muench, whom we have previously referred to as orator, Boni­ face, juryman, political Demosthenes, etc., who sometimes answers to the sobriquet of "Red," has now earned the right to the use of a more classical title to designate his identity. He in­ forms the waiting populace that his campaign for "Alderman" is being conducted "for the public good;" there­ fore in describing his future activities it might be well to precede his name with the words Pro Bono Publico. Chas. Harbaugh, whose lumber yard was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning, plans the erection of a larger and more modern building on the pres­ ent site. As soon as the matter of in­ surance can be adjusted he will have the debris cleared away and fill in to level with the street grade and place the new structure on the building line on Main street, which will be a great convenience, as the village Klerk's office will be located in the same build­ ing. Mr, Harbaugh contributed $100 for the benefit of the Fox Lake volun­ teer fire department as a token of his appreciation of the all night vigil in fignting the big fire. Slefehing Smmm 0#«n«. The brilliant jeweled season, which we made mention of last week, has been superseded by beautiful snow, thus ushering in the sleighing season. Fantastic sleighs, drawn by fractious steeds festooned in their livery of jing ling Bleigh bells, driven by gauntlet gloved gallants threading their way thru the Elysium retreats, are familiar scenes. Milady, all comfy in winter costume, reposes gracefully in the cushioned seat, while the crispfftealth- giving atmosphere caresses her snow white brow and heightens the bloom of her glowing cheeks. Her ^flelicate profile is outlined against a background of enchanting scenery, while the moon peeps thru the rustling forest and Cupid is ensconced in a nearby nook. Just imagine this picture if you can. Some class. Yes, indeed. However, this and many other delights are in­ cidental to the great sleighing season, lee Cutting Season Raepens. The Morris icehouse furnished copy for .the Fox Lake Weekly Review for four weeks straight. The closing of the season there, together with shutting down of the Knickerboeli0^ plant, led us to believe that the cutting was over for this yea* and we i were preparing to write our weekly short story dealing with the eknin^of .the season when the milk train arrived Wednesday and unloaded a horde of imported ice cutters, who formed ranks and marched east thru Main street on their way to Knickerbocker's. Arriv­ ing at the boarding house they quickly transformed the inner concavities in the region of their -stomachs into ab- dominial convexities' by discussing a menu of roast beef, spuds," "oleo," "punk," "sand" and "near coffee," after which they retired to their apart­ ments for a fretful night's slumber, accompanied by a chorus of discordant snores that mingled with the sound of the morning whistle that summoned them to their daily work* After break­ fast they were distributed at strategic points about the house and field with a view of capturing enough ice to fill the rooms to capacity. The gliitening ice field was scratched by markers and lacerated by plows drawn by huge steeds, barbed footed steeds guided by men dressed in sheep skin coats and musk rat caps_ Large rafts of check­ ered ice were detached from the main body by men wielding spud bars resem­ bling Neptune's fork. Men with long pike poles and whiskers guide^ the huge fcifts down the channel to where they were dismembered into long strips and sent into the shambles of the little channel to be bisected into single cakes, the long, snake-like chain hoist­ ing them up to the planer, where their faces were scrubbed, after which they were shunted to the- gallery to be grabbed by an alert man who con­ signed them to the cavetpious maw of the huge room. Fugitive cakes, that run the gauntlet of men armed with short handled pike poles, augmented the miniature Alps at the end of the gallery known as the slush pile. Thus was the great ice cutting season re­ opened, most of the old timers return­ ing. "Sandy Pete," who had pret viously transferred his allegiance from Morris to Knickerbocker, was among those present, while "Gloom^ Gus," who disappeared, and the "Soldier of Fortune," who is persuing the even tenor of his ways at Pasdeloup's buffet, failed to report. Therefore, the story of the closing will have to be post­ poned until next week, when perhaps a mere paragraph 'will be sufficient to record the event. NOTICE. Clip your coupons and send them in. Six per cent interest on the McHenry County Independent Telephone com­ pany's bonds is due and payable at the Central Tt4j»t company (trustees), Chi­ cago, 111., on Mar0h 1, 1913. A few of these 6% first mortgage g^ld bonds are to be sold for the purpose tA»-^Wg our lines and exchanges. WrV^^vr telephone us for special offer good only until March 15, 1913. We will be pleased to have a representative call on you and explain our proposition thoroughly. MCHENRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE, Woodstock, 111. Adv • HOME GUARDS. The "Home Guards" will meet at the home of Miss Ellen Spencer next Saturday afternoon, March 8, at 2:30 o'clock. All the officers and members are requested to be present. Yith METHODIST CHURCH NOTES. Ladles' Aid Friday, 2:00 p. m. Mrs. Rollin Waite. ^ •: Home Guards Saturday, 2:30 pTm with Miss Ellen Spencer. The young folks are invited Friday evening to Mr. and Mrs. Peterson's on the Crystal Lake road. A conveyance will leave McAllister's drug store at 7:30. Owing to the imperative absence of the pastor, H. G. RogerS of Locke St. church, Chicago, will take charge of all services Sunday. Sunday school at 10:00 a. m., preaching at 11:00 a. m. and evening service at 8:00 p. m. E. A. ROBERTS, Pastor. tINIVERSAUST CHURCH. Usual order of services next Sunday! March 9: Sunday school at 10 a, m. and sermon at 11:00. Everyone cor­ dially welcome. y M. L. ALDRIDUE. m •£i.M *>> is now complete. Come and look it over, t || will nay you. We have a very nice line of • 4 * ' 'pT-*}- Percales, Calicoes, Lawns We also batre quite a lot of Remnants and broken lines .which we will close out. BLACK CAT STOCKINGS, SECONDS ¥• ' ^ ! Stockings that sell regular at 15c and 25c, now 10c Stockings that sell regular at 25c and 50c, now . . . . 1 5 c £3*s* fttcWewrv, Yllinei** U'jjt'. mm 15 of good reading on the back of a Dollar Bill. If you wi&h to keep some of the Heading mat­ ter you should consider the list below. It is also good reading. Twelve-inch E/merson and Rock|ord Gang Plows; 16-inch Emerson and Rockford Sulky PIQWS; 14-inch Walking Plows; Hoosier & VanBrunt Drills, Disc a,nd Hoe; 6, 7-, 8 foot Emerson Pulverizer; 6, 7, 8 foot Osborne Pul­ verizer; 2 and 3 section Low Harrows; Emer­ son and Hays Corn Planters; Emerson and Rockford Cultivators; Town Surface Cultiva­ tors; Emerson and Wisconsin Buggies; Low • Lift All Steel Spreaders, built Tike a bridge; Pump Engines and Jacks; Engine Oil, Axle Grease, Chicken Coops, Etc. WM. STOFFEL 0HHNPC OPPICE MB*!1! rnpnea. KBSIDBNCB sv 'UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL STOCK, $25,00Q. YOUR H0HEY IS SAFE only when you h&ve it placed where neither fire nor thieves, are to be feared. The West ric- Henry State Bank has fire and burglar proof vaults. Better open an account and have your funds where there is no danger of Ipss. The less you have the more carefal you should her tfyat it is safe. Suppose you begin the account today. You tlop't know what may happen by 'tomorrow. ....SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES, *3.00 M YEAR ,- EDWMJL^MRACNER. -OFFICERS: DR. C. H. FECERS, • Vic* Prn. C4M. W. STENGER, Caahktr. (p Phone 7Q-J L. F. Block McHenry, 111. Clearing Sale of Shoes We have several lines of Men's, Ladies' and Children's button and lace Shoes in whicji the run of sizes is badly broken, and rather than carry them on our shelves and order in new sizes We have placed them all on the sale table. These shoes are good clean stock* selling ajt $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50. Take your choice of as many pairs ŝ you like at per pair \ • ••(1,39 SWEATER OOATS Men's Sweater Coats, $4.00 value, at... Men's Sweater Coats, $3.50 value, at .j,. $2 75 $1.98 $2.50 $2.25 Ladies' Sweater Coats, $3.50 value,-at.. Ladies' Sweater'Coats, $3.00 value, at.. 75c quality Flannel Gowns for children. 50c $1.00 quality Flannel Gowns for ladies -75c CHILDREN'S Coats that sold at $3.50 aud $4,00 uowr: $2.50 Men's $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes to close at.. $*.39 Ladies' House Dresses, of good percale., .$*1 „QQ $2.25 Kimonas, to close •1.75 $1.75 Kimonas, to close $1.15 All $1.50 Bed Blankets at -$t.29 - pi • .j..