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SCHREINER Office in Bank Building Telephone %-M TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year $1.5® Six Months, 75c Three Months, 4tc "W Thursday, July 31, 1913 £?:• Hit * QUARTER OF A CENTURY mm CUPPED FROM PLAINDEALER OP TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A«0 JULY 18, 1888 The village authorities have pur­ chased a street sprinkler and it is ex­ pected that it will be here and ready for use this week. We had expected to publish an obituary of Wm. Hankins this week, but up to the time of going to press we have not received dates, etc., which we had expected and therefore are un­ able to do so. Parties from Chicago were here on Monday giving a test of the Lindgren chemical fire engine before the board of trustees with the view of selling the engine to the village. After witness­ ing the test the board, at a special meeting, voted not to buy the machine, as they did not consider 'that it would fill the bill. Rr i- *•'* ' IK; JULY 25, 1888 Settlers' meeting at Wauconda - Thursday, August 30. ;'C,; Dr. A. S. Childs has moved into his *§>*%' _ new .office, opposite the Parker House. He now has as fine an office as can be ?!*" .£>bund in the county. Remember the races at the driving tss|:.• park on Saturday. Two good trotting • . and vne running race. The track is in fine shape and some rare sport may be expected. P'i>< I We learn that Mrs. Nichols has sold ig',, her millinery and dressmaking busi- C(' i,., ness to Mrs. Spaulding and daughter, ^ who will continue the business at the Mi ' same place. s:, The McHenry county soldiers and sailors are to have a reunion at Crystal \ Lake August 21-23. It is given out f^'4 ,' that John M. Palmer and Joseph Fifer will speak. . Howard Perry will teach the West 5|V • rf McHenry school the coming year. He ||:K has just graduated from Jennings Sem- Ife';,:.. inary, Aurora, and is fully qualified to teach a good school. ||f; The encampment at Fox Lake this « week is drawing a large crowd. This |p ' is one of the finest places for an en- jSf'/ ( campment in the state and the old vets p£. ' - are enjoying it to the fullest extent. W$ The McHenry baseball nine^^iyed a R * gwne with the Arlington Heights club |jit Tuesday of last week and were defeat- |$r j ed by a score of 17 to 13. ^either 'k^1 ' c^u'i P1^ UP to the usual standard. W. A. Cristy'8 carriage horse be- ^ ' came frightened by a bicycle on our " streets on Tuesday morning and ran away. As he turned the corner oppo- v site Althoff's store the buggy came in contact with the lamp post, and in con- m0,r sequence was totally demoralized. Fortunately no one was in the buggy at the time or the result might have been serious. This bicycle riding on the streets is a nuisance and should be squelched, as they frighten three horses out of every four they meet. On Thursday evening last the first gun of the campaign in McHenry was fired, it being the occasion of the rais­ ing of a handsome liberty pole by our townsmen, W. A. Cristy and Isaac Wentworth. It stands between their residences, is seventy feet high, and &igt feet on the top a streamer fifteen feet long on which in large letters can be read, "Harrison and Morton." Word had been passed around during the day and by «e^pn o'clock in the evening our Citizens, to the number of a hundred or more, had assembled, together with the McHenry military band, and as everything was in readiness it took but • few minutes to raise the pole and Ay from its mast head the names of the next president and vice president of the United States. After the band had discoursed some excellent and ap­ propriate music, remarks were made by Hon. F. K. Granger and Judge Mc­ Lean and three rousing cheers for Harrison and Morton, the crowd dis­ persed to their homes. John Payne, who worked for Ed. Wallace, was instantly killed by light­ ning during the thunder storm on Sun­ day morning last. He had started to gather a load of milk for the factory, thin team being in the habit of draw- *3C the milk lor the neighborhood, to say, the boots the least, which where it passed of the team, wagon and while between Wallace's and a neighbor teamed Sullivan, he received the fat&t stroke. ^He was found lying on the wagon where he fell, the team having wandered from the H*oad into an adjacent corn field. An examina­ tion disclosed the fact that the bolt h4d struck him just above the right ear, and passed partly around his. neck and down ^his b|ck, burning his <4iair and tearing-his clothes. The mark of the lightning Could be traced ffom^his head clear into hfc boots,„ but strange ere not damaged in leaves it a mystery And then again, milk cans show no marks of the lightning, except the pn> fusion of blood over the wagon, which flowed from the victim. Taken all in all, it can surely be pronounced a singular freak of lightning. Payne was a sober, quiet man and was re­ spected by all who knew him. He leaves a wife ano( one child to mourn his sudden death. AUGUST 1, 1888 The new street sprinkler has arrived and is daily doing duty on our streets. It's a daisy. J. Pekovsky rejoices over the arrival of a niri£ and a half pound daughter on Wednesday morning last. Miss Amie Owen, Miss Kate Ho^e, Miss Mattie Smith and Miss Maude Van Slyke are spending the week with Geo. W. Owen and family at Pistakee Bay. John Stroner has been moving his building forward towards the street, raising it up and putting a brick un- derpining under it, much improving its appearance and also the appearance of the street^in that vicinity. During tne races on Saturday last, a foot race, of one hundred yards, for $25 a side, was gotten up between Tony Barbian of this village and a young man from Cary, which was won easily by Barbian. We did not learn the time. Jacob Wentworth has gone to Elgin to take charge of the yard of the Elgin Bi ick company. He has had large ex­ perience in the business under the superintendency of his father, who is one of the best brick makers in thp northwest, and with his steady habits and ability he is sure to make a suc­ cess in his new field. His many friends here wish him success. The soldiers' reunion at Fox Lake last week was pronounced a failure, the number in attendance each day be­ ing exceedingly small, and in conse­ quence the program could not be car­ ried out as was intended. The c^use of the failure is said to have been a difficulty which arose on the first and second days on account of the rations being dealt out at Lippincott's, and the consequence was that the veterans returned to their homes in large'num­ bers, and of course advised, their friends, who contemplated attending the last of the week, not to go. As we did not attend, we only speak from hearsay. Dr. C. H. Fegers was called on the latter part of last week to administer professionally to quite a chapter of accidents. George D. Davis of Chica­ go, who was stopping at the lakes, accidentally shot himself thru the left foot. Another party at the lakes, whose name we did not learn, was hit and Severely injured with a ten-pin ball. A cnild of Wm. Norton's, aged about four years, fell and broke its arm. A child of Mat Miller's, north of Johnsburgh, aged about twelve years, broke an arm. And a daugh- ter-injaw of Wm. Hutson fell and broke her ^collar bone. At last ac­ counts all were doing well. Since our last issue the McHenry Brick company has sold its yard and business in this village to the Elgin Brick and Tile company, who hav6% taken possession of the same. The bill of sale includes 37 acres of land, 1,000,000 brick on hand and all the machinery, teams, etc. The business will be continued here, but on a more extensive scale, the new firm having unlimited capital and propose to push both the McHenry and McQueen' yards to their fullest capacity. Isaac Went­ worth has been engaged to take charge of both yards, with Jacob Wentworth as assistant superintendent at Mc- Queens and D. Wentworth as as­ sistant superintendent 1and bookkeeper at McHenry. ^Jhis was a wise thing for the newf fiyfisxo do, as we reiterate what we hare said before, that as~a ick maker^^jr^Wentwo^^ has no porior. He has followed this busi- nes^from'youth, studied it in all its details, and is ;is familiar with overy part as study and long experience could maHe him. Qi WM one of the bpic ^p< founders of the McHenry yard and it was his efforts alone that made it a Success and brought the McHenry brick into the market with a reputa­ tion second to none, and sought after by builders far and hear. The Elgin Brick and Tile company were,fortunate in securing his services, and they can be assured that with the able assist­ ance of his two sons their business will be ably and faithfully attended to while under his charge. EXPERIMENTAL PLOT * TO BE ONE OF THE INTERESTING FEAT­ URES OF COUNTY FAIR One of the interesting features of the McHenry county fair is the experi­ mental plot along the east side of the grounds. This plot has been under the management of Delos L. James, county agriculturist. This is an attempt to show in a practical way some of the results that may be obtained by the use of fertilizers suitable to McHenry county conditions. In a similar way one can observe the growth of alfalfa in soil which has received no treatment and in another soil that hgis received both fertilizers and inoculaftioi|. The association will have a tent near the experimental- plot where will be exhibited the treatment for peaty soils aS well as alkali soils; also treatment for worn out land. Pot-cultures of growing grains will on exhibit to show what proper treatment will do for growing plants and will clearly demonstrate that both peaty and alkali soils can be made to produce profitable yields. Samples of raw phosphate, limestone and steam bone meal, fer­ tilizers suitable to McHenry county- conditions, will be the only commercial fertilizers exhibited. Mr. James will be present every day during the fair at the headquarters of the association to consult with those who desire informa­ tion regarding soil, crop and dairy problems, and will gladly book dates for visitation without charge. Oppor­ tunity to join the association will be given those who wish to become mem­ bers. There is now a membership of four hundred and during the week of the fair it should be at least doubled. The plot on the fairground consists of one-fortieth of an acre. Plot No. 1 has no treatment and during the years to come there will be regular rotation of gr^in, but no replacement of fertil­ ity on this plot. Plot No. 2 has been treated with manure. Plot No. 3 has had manure and limestone treatinent. Plot No. 4 has had manure, limestone and phosphorous. Plots five to nine are duplications of plots one to live. Corn is growing on all of the above plots. The four-year rotation on the above plots will be corn, oats and clover. The two alfalfa plots were planted to alfalfa last Monday, July 28. The first plot received no fertilizers and no in­ oculation. The second plot received manure, limestone and phosphorus treatment and inoculation. These two plots, side by side, will clearly demon­ strate the value of both the fertilizers and inoculation in the growing of al­ falfa. The contrast between the two should be well marked by fair time. McAllister's orange julep is cool and refreshing. Try one. All seats 10c and a good show^t Riv­ erside park every night. ^ Math. Freund is agent for theStaver buggy. See him for prices, etc. A hot night--can't sleep--use one of McAllister's cold water bottles. See ESLER for everything electrical. Expert house wiring, reasonable prices. A cool retreat^-a cold, drink at Mc­ Allister's soda fountain on a hot day. The Hippodrome, the home of photo plays de luxe. Four reels, all for a dime? Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hutson of Wood­ stock passed Sunday as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hutson heito. ~77" ~ Roberts' liy oil will keep your cattle comfortable and free from flies. 60c per i gal.; #1.00 per gal. bottle at Pet- esch's. 5 FOR SALE--Estey cabinet ot*gan in good order; will make a good organ for school; price, $10. Inquire of Miss Emma Fay, Maple Avenue, McHenry. ^ Work on the new dam in Fox river, below McHenry, goes steadil^h and the work should be completed long be­ fore the snow flies. Mr. Bert Cowdrey's offering at the Air Dome was a decided hit. The mo­ tion pictures illustrating the modern Bertillion system of measuring crim- CENTRAL OPERA HOUSE y August 3, 1,913* ^ "THE THIEF" c. s Prlmroae offers the New ^ork Lyeeuih Theatre Success With BY HENRt BERNSTEIN HELF.NE GUILBERT and a Great Cut m COMPLETE SCENIC PRODUCTION Prices ̂ or this Engagement: 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c & The snappiest styles of Shoes! L V. English Last Shoes in demand now. We have Ihem. The classy shoes, blacks and tans, the hi and the knob toes^hard and soft leathers and toes. Beauty as a rule is only skin deep, but the beauty of the Fit Rite Shoes goes way thru, even to the inner sole. :: :: :: Drugs Cigars Candy Stationery Post Qards -THE BEST- Ice Cream Sodas AMERICAN IUM01RMAW John Wollar, West McHenry, 111. inals was amply explained by Mr. Cow- dery, who has 1xad wide experience in that line as detective. sergeant of the Chicago police. There are still a number of places about the village which do not reflect credit upon property owners. A few hours' work with the scythe would make a wonderful difference. That unsightly patch of weeds on the Bor­ den property near the site of the old mill should be cut. Lincoln J. Carter's great pl*y jbf 'The Flaming Ar^w" will be pre­ sented in moving pictures at the Air Dome, Riverside park, this (Thursday) evening. This is the play that packed the Central opera house on both times they played here, so come early and get a seat at the Air Dome* We are told that the property own­ ers are signing the gas petitions with­ out hesitation. This is as it should be, as every modern improvement adds that much more value to .village prop­ erty and gives McHenry the same con­ veniences as are already enjoyed in many of the towns in this section. The old iron bridge over, the Fox river in this village is getting quite riskety. The heavy summer traffic is surel* beginning to wear heavily on the structure and it will not be long before same must be replaced with a £. V. McAllister We^t McHenry 'Phone 59-W CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT All A(lvvrtl*K>meut8 inserted under this h*'&U at tht following r&to«: Flveliueaor lowi, 86 contfl for flret Innertlon; 1ft oentt* fgr each (subsequent Insertion, •tor© than live lines, b cents a line for tint Insertion, and Scents a line for addltionl insertions. T OST--Gold ;irid blut; sapphire rosary. Flnd- . P't>ase return to L. "McLauuhlin, care of Kin 11 Liisch, or cull phone No.'V*. 7-lt* •p^OU SALE--The W. F. Til ton property con- sSlstlnR of a house and 3* lots in vllliigo of McHenry. Inquire at this o$Hce. 40-tf Xj^OK 9A LE Kox river lots on both east ,md *• west sides of river, north of Mclhiiuy bridge. Inquire of C. W. Btkkgbk, West Mo- Henry. 32-tf T OST--Between Orchard Iteucli and Uose- dale, a package containing; Monogram Clears. Fiuder will be rewarded by returning same to Barriak Bhob., McHenry, 111. T OTS FOR SALR on tht* East and West Hides, also on rirer front, and eight or ten acres for rent or sale on the mill pond. Also cottages on the river and at l'lstakee Bay". O. N. OWKN. 'Bank of McHenry. 48 tf "CVJR SALE--1913 model motor cycles and A motor I>oats at bargain prices, ali makes, ,iiid new machines, on easy mont hly pay- it plans. Get. our proposit ion before buy- iifci.1" w ^ t you will regret it, also bargains in used motor cycles. Write us today. Enolosi stamp for reply. Address Lock Bo* 11, Tren ton, Midi. 2-lOt. wider and more s Axejnent and s] just the thing. tantial structure. 1 "bridge would be Fr*nk Mathieu, .the magician and juggler, who, with his wife, is spend­ ing a few we«ks at the home of her father, Theo. Meyers, at Johnsburgh, wil| leave Sunday evening for St. An-Addition to your Home can be easily provided for by add­ ing an extra room if. you kjave a frame house, and when the new and old are given a coat of paint it all looks like new. This is only one of the advantages in balding of wood.- - There are a lotf hiore", some ot which have a vital bear­ ing on the health of your family. Our stgck eoisptuses everything f'rom^fliiiension to finish. ' ° WILBDR LHMBER CO. WEST N'HENRT :: PHONE S U.Q.SENG "flam* 4*(rM of ex- calluic* n liquor* and eifara, aama •arvlc«. aama eld •tand, same every* thing except the OTNUNBERja la lOd N 5th Are. CHICAGO. PARCELS CHECKED FRILE Movies OTTTIL FURTHER NOTICE UITTB & The pa^jb to oar The path that leads to this meat marked shows evidence of constant i^se. Not a spear of grass can be^ found in it. It will continue tb be well trodden, our l^eing, "The bfest mcatg Always. PHOIRS T He Y. ILL. IT IS EASY TO RAISE the dough, for either bread or pastry if you use our Baking Powder, which has a wonderful shortening effect. Most cooks and bakers who are famous for producing appetizing breadstuffs use this brand because of its, purity and the quickness with which the bread and cake is lightened. We recommend it to the particular housewife next time • she makes pastry.'-" Math. Laures :: « West McHenry Phone 8 C. A. SATTEIK ' DISTRICT MANAGER MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF Nf W YORK WEST M'HEI«Y, ILL Art- YOU INTERESTED? . '=W •ir\ i.'Ay; 'I iOi'C •i: w\. * € " r' " Louis, where «he (s to fill ah engage­ ment at one of\the city 's largest parks. Mr. Mathieu is^-without doubt, one of the best in-his line of work in the country. > *' See ESLER for everything electrical. Telephone N/6. 58-R "4&MpiN s; uranpe a^ent for all classes of f property in the best companies: • ^ £ WSiST|fCHEERY, \- ILLINOIS L. W. VIALL DENTIST - itaYsiAiutt Phene. 3M( Hauae, dw-^~ Read The Plaindealer. Nj|i: A r i"