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• v\ ,.( V/% -V *v"- > Vff/ f$5i'&>-. ** o ^/•'5r;/€ 1 ^*T» * ••: . T J. - *' ' ' . <•. U *<• r , |®|R;̂ iilipfl $£•».£ •?V»fcWK<i* -"-"* '•,?! *"• ', \ 1 • Ki'-'K.-A :-Vl^ #•• .*.:£5 • -<j*l ' "\ .'W'J^KeSsijSS c? -> !t<'-->wf,S 7i -F ̂ '1 f"^ 1 * <\ - ^,< f: v * ' ̂ ^ ' • • - •'• v: ; - •. •••£ THURSDAY, JANUARY 29. 1914. MCJTEN'T?"% HMYINDIS, rOLUMH NO. 33 i WEEKLY PERSONAL COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN i » 50UR BUSY UITIX VBJWff LS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR FRIENDS. !*$'?' Mrs. C. E. Gaylon! wasin Elgin vis ^ *$icor last Saturday. J . ; r ;*; Miss Bertha Wqlff was a recent giiiest Elgin relatives. Wy. M*» Mrs. F. H. Wattles were il|?v Chicago visitors Tuesday. : ~ . William Sattem {Mussed a day last *& -Zweek in the metropolitan city. **t' •;, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Freund pj / t ^Monday in the metropolitan city. k assed ;$jj Mr. and Mrs. M. D, W ilk ins spent ^ ^Monday and Tuesday in Chicago. John Feltz of Woodstock spent Sun-' |;|lday as the guest of relatives here. f& Q&ude Hutson was among the'Chi- peago passengers Saturday morning. John W. Fay of Chicago passed Sun- §day as the guest of his family here. ^ F. ...EL Hutson spent Saturday and ' ^Sunday in Chicago and Woodstock. John Wollar was a visitor at the g|h'^Jscounty seat on Friday of last week. ; Peter B. Freund was among the Chl- ^f^-jcago passengers last Sunday evening. * ?h£ * Mrs. Wm. Bonslett and son, Edward, «.?' \ were Chicago visitors last Saturday. Mathias Heimer was among the Chi- ' passengers last Friday morning. X>, Clinton Martin spent Saturday last -as the guest of his mother in Chicago. ^ Jay Comiskey of Woodstock was a ^.."Csunday visitor in the home of J. H. v?t>-Miller. ; -1^1 Mr. and Mrs. P. L. McOmber spent .^Friday of last week in the raetropoli- f4#^tan city. * .f' • Mrs. E. F. Thomas of Hebron spent ^Sunday as the guest of, Miss Florence | Mi ranger. Dr.D. O. Wells was a professional '^visitor in the metropofitan city last ^Saturday. Mrs. E. S. .Wheeler passed the latter "'v .part of last week as the guest of rela­ tives in Elgin. ' 11 Miss Mary Meyers was the guest of / relatives and friends in Chicago Satur- ..li^Tday and Sunday. 1 'a-'Jr./ F. H. Wattles attended to matters of • tj>\^a business nature in the metropolitan - % \icity last Saturday. '•r^v Miss Ella Mollohan spent Saturday • :%^1and Sunday as the guest ol North Crys- .^;^taT'Lake relatives. Mi*s. Nellie Biggie of Elgin was a recent gue&t in the home of Mr. and Mr^. Tbos. Powers. • * ^ \ , E. L. Dal ton of Freeport, 111., wis a V:^recent guest in the home of Postmaster 't."'••(-i!vs<aud Mr-». K. C. Meau. Thos. Bolger left last week for Cham- ^paign, 111., where he is taking a course ;; ;in scientific farming. Miss Emma Thelen of Elgin spent a - recent day as the guest of her sister, Miss Elizabeth, here. | Alford House of Woodstock spent •" Sunday in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pouse. 7^=4; j Mrs. John P. Weber and daughter, j .^V'VjBernice, were recent guests of rela- ..tives in the windy city. Gu8 Schweighofer and Walter Kien of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday ii^-with friends at Lily Lake. George Johnson of North Crystal Lake spent Sunday evening as the guest of McHenry friends. Mrs. Sarah Dermont and grandson, Sherman Cobb, were North/Crystal Lake visitors last Saturday. Rollin Waite spent Tuesday of last week as the guest of his son, J. E. Waite, at Lake Geneva, Wis. Herbert Homuth of Harrington passed Sunday as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer. Geo. H. Hanly attended to matters of a business nature in the metropoli­ tan city on Friday of last week. K\ .{Lake Geneva, Wis., spent Sunday as i the guests of McHenry relatives. * Mrs. Wm. Sayler returned home last gplt:.., Thursday from a two weeks' visit with f*ji: /' relatives at Elgin and Woodstock. *4? Mrs. James Perkins and daughter, •«*' *' 4 Adeline, passed several days last week % J$$?as the guests of Woodstock friends. Geo. Meyers, Sr., passed Saturday ^^and Sunday as the guest of his son, ; ;' ̂ Victor, and family at West Chicago. ^ ' . Mrs. Charles Gaulke of Woodstock was a Sunday guest in the home of her &§?', parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Feltz. iff * Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Brown of Ring- wood spent Sunday as (fuests in the >|;; . home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McDonald. ?' Hrs- Peter Wirft and daughter, Marie, pawed several days last week iv t^»as the guests of relatives in Chicago. Ray McAndrews has gone to Wood-,J» ^:Vf; 'Stock, where he has secured employ­ ment in the Oliver typewriter factory. Gilbert McQmbejr of Bloomington, 111., was a Sunday guest in the home ^of his parents, Mr. and Mr^Mr. L. Me- ^V. Omber. t. %. Mrs. Fannie Overton of Solon spent , several days lapt week as a guest in jk\3*p t̂ ie bome of her *6n, R. I. Overton, i-i *Q^ f'WDily* Mrs. Lewis McDonald and son, Ford, Woodstock spent Saturday and Sun- ^ V*'day in the home of her parents, Mr. 5 and Mrs. L. F. Newman. I Mrs. Flora Bean and daughter, Rath, left Friday morning for their home at i-ili •1 ! i ' i S t u r g e s , M i c h . , a f t e r a n e x t e n d e d v i s i t ^"•V t- CffiCAGO TtlEPHGNE CO. TO NOVE WIU^. POON OCCUPY THE 8C |N CENTERVILLF' During the past year or-more the Chicago Telephone company has been looking for a new location for their local telephone exchange. Their de­ sire has been-to get a place that was suitable for their purpose as well as being centrally located. "Some time ago Wm. J. Schumacher came in communication ,with'the. of­ ficials of that company and offered them the use of his building, which is located in Centerville, just south of the Bank of McHenry building. The company has'had the proposition under advisement for sometime past and as a result a deal was consummated last week, whereby the telephone company, has been given a ten-year lease on the main Hoor and basement of the build­ ing. The lease is dated from March 1 of this year, so consequently the ex­ change will occupy the new quarters with the beginning of ^liat time. At the' present time the building is occupied by .an ice cream factory and confectionery store conducted by C. Unti. The latter has rented the build­ ing now occupied bv the Barbian Bros, cigar factory and will move into same just as soon as the necessary changes and improvements that lip has sug­ gested have been made> in the latter building. The cigar factory, as stated in a previous issue of The Plaindealer, will move into its new quarters in the rear of the prdsent building. The changing of a telephone system means work aqd plenty of it and it is a safe guess that a gang of telephone men will be kept busy in McHenry from now on. The new exchange will be equipped with new switchboards of the most modern type and will have all the conveniences that are enjoyed at other exchanges in towns the size of McHenry. A partition will be built across the baik end of the building, which will be used as a work and store room. Next to this will be the operat­ ing room, rest room tand toilet. In entering the building one will find himself in a neat and most inviting waiting room, wherein will also be lo­ cated the public telephone booth. This room will be fitted up in a manner thai, will give a ipost inviting appearance. With the location of the telephone exchange will also come the changing of the name of the building, which will therefore be known as the Telephone Exchange building. Work of 're-arranging the local sys­ tem will begin soon and will be rushed to completion, as the telephone com­ pany is particularly desirous vo be in its new quarters by March 1. Barbian Bros, are now making all possible haste with their new building and will soon be able to occupy same with their cigar factory. This will, give carpenters and workmen a chance to get an early start in making the de­ sired changes in the old place, so that it will be in readiness for the new ten­ ant, Mr. Unti. The moving of the telephone com­ pany will malce vacant the east side of the Simon Stoffel. block, but we are told that F. A. Bohlander is willing to take the room, provided satisfactory arrangements can be made ~witfo the owner. ^ All told, McHenry will see some big changes, on March 1, all of which, we predict, will be for the better for those concerned. SCHOOL NOTES WEEKLY LXCHAJGE ITERS AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR MANY EXCHANGES. ITEMS PERTAINING TO OUR BDUCATIOMiUU INSTITUTION Dora Fischer, of Elgin visited school Friday. * ( ^ Miss Margaret Smeltxer was * vis- Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Whiting ofJitjpr last week;. Miss Edyth Del ling wa^.a visitor in room five Friday. The girls of the Caesar class areSnow doing library work. The physical geography class will now take up physiology. The basket ball team will jtmrney to Genoa Junction Frtday night. The English literature clas£4$ no*v writing themes based upon the re­ quired reading. Current events feere discussed Mon­ day by Leslie Olson and Lucile Hutson and Thursday by Esther Stoffel and Edwin Heimer. If you have books in your home, classed as good literature, that have served their . purpose, they will be greatly appreciated as donations to the school library. ,Miss Agnes Mitchell of Oak Park entertained the high school on Wed­ nesday at 1:00 p. m. with a few 6hort character sketch readings. Miss Mitchell is a reader who never fsiis to JW&T iia VL.UO IV VMU -• The fair members of the Just Us club have decided to give another of their popular dances at Stotfel's hall on Saturday evening, Feb. 14. The girls know how to conduct a dance suc­ cessfully and the lovers of the dreamy waltz and gliding two step will be pleased to learn that this club has Come to the conclusion to bold another dance. Moore's^ Woodstock orchestra has been enjpsgtd. More particulars "r» m MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF HEWS ITERS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE. Lake county's new sign posts will be placed just as soon as the frost is out of the ground. The annual dance -of the Fox Lake fire company will take place in that village on Feb. 14. According to a state report Mcgenry county-distnbut.es aid to its paupers to the extent of $10,000 annually. Farmers about Lak** Geneva are in­ vesting in mi 1 king machines. Three farmers , made purchases there last week. J, fcf. Turuer of Hebron purchasod a bull at a Holstein sale at Syracuse, N. Y., two weeks ago, which Cost him $1,700. .> Geo. W. Eldredge of Richmond is making a satisfactory recovery from a partial stroke of paralysis he suffered a few weeks ago. Woodstock's two police, patrolmen will hereafter serve but nine hours daily. Heretofore they were required .to be on duty twelve hours. Atty. C. J. Hendricks of Harvard was re-appointed master in chancery of the circuit court of McHenrj county by Judge C. II. Donnelly the fore part Of last week The officials and salesmeii of the Hunt, Helm, Ferris iSr Co. factory at Harvard banqueted at Ayers hotel in that, city one night recently. Forty were present. Eighty Richmond bir /̂were oshib* ited at the poultry show li^ld at Wood­ stock recently and as a result that vil­ lage carried away a good share of the ribbons awarded to winners. Herman Park has received from the Northwestern Railway company $2,000 for the death of his son, Raymond, who was killed on the railroad crossing near Harvard a short time ago. Nearly a quarter of a million dollars has been paid to patrons of the Grays- lake condensory for milk' delivered during the past year. The institution gives employment to thirty people. Arrangements are being made at North Crsytal Lake for the establish­ ment of a school for women voters, where the members of the fair sex may acquaint themselves with their new privileges. Frederick YV. Atwell of Antioch has obtained a patent on a new mechanical toy which he devised a short time ago. The toy is in the form of a miniature merry-go-round, the cages being occu­ pied by little doll-like figures. The Palatine, Lake Zurich and Wau- conda railroad company has been granted the use of the Chicago & Northwestern depot at Palatine, thus saving the former company the ex­ pense of building a station house in that village. The Northwestern com­ pany is surely friendly towards the new road/ F. W. Foulds of Libertyville, head of the Foulds Milling company in that village, was robbed of a gold watch and $ 180 on Monday of last week, when he took a stranger into his rig while driving along the country road near Libertyville. The victim of the theft did* not discover his loss until he reached his home that night. •Woodstock Sentinel: County Clerk Guy E. Still has broken the record this year in the matter of finishing up the tax books. Grover P. Chittenden, Mrs. Nettie Losee, Mrs. William Roth, Miss Lura Wandrack and Miss Emma Charles were employed by County Clerk Still to work on the books this winter and last Thursday the books were finished, the earliest'date of com­ pletion on record. The enterprising business men of Grayslak^are going after the business created by the auto tpurists. They have taken'a page advertisement in the Blue Book, a guide for the autoist, and thru this manner hope to get a share of the business. Heretofore Grayslake did not get much of this business, but they have faith in the ad­ vertisement and are making arrange­ ments to take good care of the tourists i^hen they pass thru that village. Extra precautions are being taken by the management of the Chicago & Northwestern road to secure a maxi­ mum of safety of operation during the coming bad weather months. Em­ ployes have been instructed to sacri­ fice speed for safety, to refrain from running above schedule in cold weather and not to attempt to make up lost time at the risk of safe operation. Switchmen age instructed to make frequent examinations of switches to keep snow and ice from between the joints. Steps of cars are are to be kept entirely free from snow and ice. , HONDA TAXES On and after Feb. 10,1 frill be at the office of the Wilbur Lumber com­ pany in West McHenry every Tuesday for the purpose of collecting taxes for Ntinda township. 33-2t QfSO. W. JONEft, : Tax Collector* It is easy to save if you are a mem­ ber of our Christmas Savings club. A small amount each week will make a tidy sum for you at Christmas. Bank olMcHen MTHENR IETY WILL IT BE WET OR DRY? TIm S«atal WfeMl The Social Wheel meets #lth Mrs. EHla Wheeler this week Saturday. W. S. S. S. MMts Miss Helen Heimer entertained the W. S. S. S. at her home on Main street Monday evening. Games were the evening's entertainment and all the girls enjoyed themselves immensely. Light refreshments were seryed. PI**aur» Card Club On Friday evening of last week at her plrasant home of1 Waukegan street, Mrs. Peter J. Freund acted as hostess to the members of the Pleasure Card club. Cinch was played and prizes awarded to the following: Mrs. Geo. Freund, first; Mrs. Wtn. A. Fisher, second, and Mrs. John Kennebeck^con- so)atlo&:- V ' •; „ • - •'Mr*, fan** »«Kss^;5$g%\.; On Thursday evening of last week Mrs. Elizabeth Laures had as her guests the members of the Forester Ladies'Card club. The usual number of games of cinch were indulged in, prizes distributed and lunch served. The winners of honors on this occasion were Mrs. M. M. Niesen, first; Miss Katie Pint, who. acted as substitute for her mother, second, and Mrs. John j W. Bonslett, booby. CIMMII S«l*iat Iter Elgta Clmreli : ; Mrs. Hattie Lamphere Watson, a former McHenry girl, but now a resi­ dent of Elgin, has been chosen soprano soloist of the 'Universalist, church in that city. Mrs. Watson is considered one of Elgin's leading and most pleas­ ing soloists and will in the future ap­ pear at the above named church every Sunday in quartet and solo selections. Her many admiring friends in McHen­ ry and vicinity will be pleased to learn this good piece of news. ' Hm Fin* Tim* at Elgta Eleven members of St. Clara oourt of Lady Foresters of St. Mary's Catho­ lic church of this place were at Elgin on Tuesday evening-of this week, where they attended the joint installation of officers of St. Joseph and St. Josephine courts of St. Joseph's church in that city. Mrs. Josephine Heimer of this place acted as Installing officer for the ladies, while Adolph Fischer had charge of the work for the iden. Following the installation a program, consisting of speeches, readings, piano and vocal selections, was enjoyed, after which light,refreshments were served. The McHenry ladies who made the trip re­ port an excellent time and fine treat­ ment at the hands of their Elgin sls- ter8* _______ Mat iMtallatlMi Fox River Vailey camp, R. N. A., Ilivervlew camp, R. N. A., and Valley camp, M. W. A., held joint installa­ tion of officers at StotTel's hall on Tues­ day evening of this week, there being 110 present. The officers of the Fox Ri ver Valley camp wfere the first to be installed, Mrs. Frs^nk Wattles acting as installing officer. Next came the Riverview camp, with Mrs. W. D. Wentworth in charge, while the Wood­ men installation came last, with John W. Kimball doing the work. The work in cach instance was faultless and won the^approval of everyone "present. At the conclusion of the work refresh­ ments were served. The occasion was easily the most successful of the kind ever held in McHenry. WRITING SOME INSURANCE Q. A. SATTEM 18 FAST FORGING TO THE FRONT AS INSURANCE WRITER . 1 ^ ; , ; J ' ; • i . •' VT' * V . ',V:i, That G. A. Sattem of this village is headed for the front ranks in the field of insurance writers is evidenced by the big business this young man took care of during the year just closed. We are most reliably informed that the McHenry man has written more insurance for the Mutual Life Insur­ ance company in the central part of Illinois and northern Michigan than any other man employed with said company and in recognition of the ex­ cellent results obtained be has been chosen president of the Mutual Life Field club. In view of the fact that Mr. Sattem has also taken care of a district agency during 1913, his achievement is a little short of marvelous. . His many friends in McHenry and vicinity will be pleased to learn of his splendid success and all hope that the end of 1914 will find him classed among the top notchers in his line of work. ^ hUNTER BENEFIT CLUB At a meeting of the employes of the Everett Hunter Boat company Thurs­ day evening, Jan. 22, the following officers were elected by the members of the Hunter Benefit clubi. Frank, Ward, president; A. J. Hunter, secre­ tary. The purpose of this club is to create a feeling of good fellowship among the men and by paying a small amout into the treasury each pay day the members are in a position to help out a brother workman in case of fam­ ily sickness, etc.; it also creates a fund whereby the men can hold an annual picnic each year. Last year almost $100.00 was paid out in sickness, etc., to its members. This is the second year of the club's existence and the ti-easury is in a healthy condition fi- D0NT KILL THE HEN THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGGS SALOONS AND MeHlJlf WILL BE DEAD--MCHENRY'S SALOONS ARE RE­ DUCING TAXES In an interview with The Plaindealer last week, a "dry follower" gave out what was called "interesting informa­ tion" on the wet and dry subject. He claims that 8100,000 is being spent in McHenry saloons annually and thfct the saloons are not paying one cent of Mc- Henry's taxes, but are merely paying $500 a year for the privilege of slicing up that $100,000. I can't say that this informant placed his figures too low; the saloonkeepers know he didn't. But assuming that these figures are ;correot, then the question arises: Where does this vast amount of money come from? Not from McHenry. Where should she get it from? Where is the employment? If 9100,000 is be­ ing annually spent over the bars of McHenry, then for goodness sake don't close the saloons, for $75,000 must be brought in by outsiders who do not pay taxes here. McHenry is unlike most other towms. JDuring the summer Chicago visitors ;(the wet kind) leave thousands upon thousands of dollars here, but not all for wet goods, either. If you doubt this, just notice the great number of autos that either tie up here for the day or stop as they pass thru coming and going. Then note the great throngs that depart from here on the Sunday evening trains. Now, suppose each person leaves with only a dollar or two less than they came. What does this mean? It means that a small fortune is left in^ McHenry each week by out­ siders, but it doesn't mean that the saloonkeepers get it all by any means. I dare say there is not a business, or for that matter, not an individual, in the whole town that does not benefit in some way, either directly or indi­ rectly, by this outside money. Let's see. Suppose those that get the direct benefits are only the saloons, hotels, grocermen, meat markets, liverymen, the ice cream and candy trade and sev­ eral others. Then, don't they have some extra money to spend with other lines of business? Some' money goes to the bank, some goes to the dry goods store, shoe store; there may be some Carpenter work, done, which in turn gives the painter 'work; some may have a boat built. Later the boat will give the repair man work, and so it goes all along the line. McHenry is like a chain, all linked together. But cut these people's profits short and maybe they won't feel able to get that new harness or stove, they will make the old one do. Now, if $100,000 are spent annually over McHenry bars, it must be admit­ ted that $75,000 of the amount are left here (for slicing) by outsiders, so, if this is right, as soon as you close the saloons you drive away that $75,000 that they spend in the saloons, to say nothing of the vast amount that ̂ is spent in other ways. Take the bars and the summer crowds away from the hotels and they cannot exist. The hotels don't only buy meat and gro­ ceries, but they employ help. The groceryman and butcher in turn put on extra help in summer. All on ac­ count of that $75,000 throng of "wets" that are so "dry." The brewery, I understand, employs a certain number of men the year around and in winter £ive* work to a large number making ib§. I claim that McHenry saloons are reducing your taxes. Close the saloons and your taxes will not only go sky high, but there will be vacant build­ ings and a still larger number looking for employment, making It harder to pay rent or collect rents. If a poor man does not drink up his money how are he and his family benefitted by having to pay higher taxes or higher rents? On the other hand, the man that does drink will not benefit either by paying more taxes or more rent; he will drink just the same, as no anti- saloon town can make a "wet" "dry."' So why not give the saloonkeepers the privilege of slicing up that $100,000 since we all know that McHenry spends only a small portion of this vast amount over the bar and since the saloonkeep­ ers are the only ones capable of doing the slicing? Remember, these out­ siders will not let the "drys" do their slicing. If they can't have their slic­ ing done in McHenry as usual they will go elsewhere. McHenry is in bad enough shape now, so be careful, "don't jump out of the frying pan into the fire." One might take from this article that I am quite a saloon man, but I am not. I can safely say that I did not spend $3.00 over tfa^e bar during the entire past year. I am outside of the town limits and do-not look to McHen­ ry for a livelihood, therefore, as far as I am personally concerned, it would not make a particle of difference to me whether McHenry goes dry or stays wet, but I am in favor of saloons be­ cause I think McHenry needs them. Since that "interesting information" was disclosed, that $100,000 is being sliced up annually by the McHenry saloonkeepers, let tne voters, both work of slicing keeps up, the more the merrier, so iong as it is outside money that they are slicing. Close the sa­ loons and McHenry will be(dead. Look out. "Don't kill the hen that lays the golden egg." H. ,C. HETTINGER, Orchard Beach. . ORDERS ARC CONING 01 PICKING UP AT TIE BOAT FACTORY "t&JEl. Everett Hunter, president of the Everett Hunter Boat company, informs us that orders are coming in at their factory in a highly pleasing manner of late and prospects pointed to big busi­ ness during the year 1914. Among the very recent visitors at the factory were the following: D. W, Hall of Chicago, who placed an order for a 30 ft. family cruiser; S. Sigeler of Chicago, who will have a 30 ft. speed hull constructed; Dr. G. A. Thompson, a 25 ft. speed hull; I. Duda, a 20 ft. family launch; F. C. Jorge son of Lake Geneva, Wis., a 25 ft. launch; E. J. Joyce of Chicago, a 25 ft. family, launch; C. E. Leidholm of Chicago, a 20 ft. family launch; J. B. Simonek, a 30 ft. speed launch. Besides these, a number of others have recently placed orders for craft. ^ Some of the above named launches will be powered with 75 h. p., 6 cylin­ der motors. They will also be finished in solid mahogany and fitted up with electric starters. The boats will be of the finest construction known to mod era skill and it will be a treat to the eye to visit the shop and look over the boats that are now under construction M. E. CHURCH NOTES Sunday school, 10:00 a. in.; preach­ ing, 11:00 a. m.; Junior league, 2:30; Epworth league, 7:46. The choir will meet in tlie church on Saturday evening at 8:00 p. m. You are urged to be present. The Dorcas society will hold an all day meeting at the home of Mr. and Mro. W. J. Betseron Friday, Jan. 30. It Is a deplorable fact that our peo­ ple have lost Interest In the Sunday school. We are studying the life of Christ and you are neglecting such a study to your detriment. The pastor will lead the Epworth league. A special invitation is extend ed to everyone. We have a mission study olass for you and we hope to have other things of interest to all who attend. Our junior department is on the in Crease, both in numbers and interest. Let your children come and spend an hour with us. Next Sunday is "Par­ ents' Sunday" and you will be very welccmo to come and see what we do. Next Sunday is "Go to Church Sunday. The thousands in Chicago are going to turn out. Will you? Let us make a supreme effort to go to the house of worship somewhere. Go where you feel the most at home. We will be very glad to find you with us on that day. The hour is convenient and the church warm. Come. F. A. SHIPLEY, Pastor. LIFE'S TRIALS ARE OVER Charles Guerin was born Jan. 28, 1845, in Lima, Washtenaw county, Mich­ igan, and died Jan. 18, 1914. His boy hood days were spent fn Lima and vicinity up to the age ,of forty-four, when he and his family came to Illi­ nois, living 16 and near McHenry since that time. The last five years he and his wife have resided at the country home of their daughter, Mrs. W. E. Whiting. For the past four years Mr. Guerin has been an almost helpless in­ valid, his aged wife caring afor him. How faithfully and patiently she has waited upon him and supplied his every want none can realize but those who have been near to watch her day by day. She and their only child, Mrs. W. E. Whiting, to whom the father has ever been devotedly attached, one sister, Mrs*. Fiske, of Chelsea, Mich., and three grandchildren survive him. Mr. Guerin was a member of the K. O. T. M. M. for over twenty years. He had a wide circle of friends and ac­ quaintances who greatly esteem him for his unassuming manner, his loyal' ty to ^is friends and unswerving hon­ esty. They will remember with pleas­ ure his genial nature and kindly ways and will extend to his family their kindest sympathy, for he was a kind husband, affectionate father, a true friend and a good citizen. ,% ITERS OF IWIl liWHlt . . . AS PICKED DT Bt rLAINDEALEK ft : f % PORTERS DijURG MB . ̂ ^ I*."- . " | ' WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOOM Of THW TtL- LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE Vicmifr- OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS. •attar Marin*. . . . .. Butter was declared firm at S'. on the Elgin board of trade Monthly. day. hog 09 ' , ' • 4 -Next Monday is ground Will he or won't he? This year the farme#s wUJ ptov in V '̂ -C March, March in April and Mdy in - ? ^ >* June- _____ • :>•.-'W&B Rosalie LeGrange gels mixed up lit a murder mystery, installment. Wait for the first W" Buy the Fit Rite shoe, the one which makes good every year for yews, at , John Wollar's. ^ • - < > 'V. The new addition to the Bank of Mc­ Henry has been given over to tlui painters and steam fitters. Did you ever know mystery is cleared up? know by reading "The how a murder If not, you'll Red Button." MILK PRODUCERS MEET A very enthusiastic meeting of the milk producers was held in Woodman hall last Friday, Jan. 23. Officers were elected for the ensuing year and dele­ gates appointed to attend the county convention and also the Chicago con­ vention. There seemed to be quite a £ood deal of dissatisfaction among the dairymen in regard to. the Borden com­ pany not living up to their agreement. Last fall the farmers very reluctantly signed a contract with them for six months at an average of $1.75 per hun­ dred weight for milk testing below 3.8% with the promise that they would pay as much more as any other company. At the present time they are 7c per hundred under the Bowman price for October, November and December. It was freely talked that quite a lot of this milk would go to other plants unless the Bordens come across with more money in the next three months. . The ice men are extremely unhappy these days, due to the fact that we are enjoying (?) April weather in January. If we are correctly Informed, the Weiland dairy company is now manu­ facturing powdered milk at their Spring Grove factory. We' have been unofficially informed that the Watier street meat market has been re-rented and will be re-op­ ened in ?he very near future. You've got to hand it to the women when it comes to clearing up a murder mystery. If you don't think so, read ^'The Red Button" and be convinced. * -v? < rf SI. w r#' John F. Miller, the Rosedale florist, has let a contract for the erection of two new greenhouses on his property' up the river. Another sign of pros­ perity. Several married couples of MeHenry have signified their willingness to learn the tango. They will undoubt­ edly receive their initial instructions next Saturday night. * - w W W 1 <iH si If The Plaindealer is a knocker will the self-styled boosters kindly step for­ ward and show the public where they have accomplished things for the good of the village and community? and .. A number of improvements and ,. Jy changes have been made in the home ^ of F. A. Bohlander during the past week, which gives the family added conveniences and makes it mure pleas­ ant th&n ever before. ' : ' ".4'•' . . . '%t; ?3 Meet the tax collector with asmiic, , ^ pay up and have it over with. This is T an obligation, that most of u> must meet each year, so what's the use of -« wearing that asbestos face when the' " - collector puts in his appearance? •JThere is a class for every purse in our Christmas Savings club.' Class 1 starts with le, ends with 46c; class 5 starts with 5c, ends with $2.30; class "'"f, 50 starts with 50c and ends with 60c i You should join one of Bank of McHenry. these classes. - m Charles W. Gibbs went to Chicago this morning where he expects to undergo an operation tomorrow. Chas. has not been feeling strong for some time and his friends hope that the operation may be successful and that a complete recovery from his altansstk may be effected thereby. Our Christmas Savings club is im­ mensely successful. Scores of people have joined thus far. Among them are numbered farmers, merchants, profes­ sional men, clerks, teachers, laborers, housewives and children. This club is open to you, no matter who you are, and yonr membership will - corned. Bank of McHenry. \ ^ • Reports have been circulated about town during the past few days to the effect that the Central opera house block has been sold to a couple of live merchants who Intended opening a de­ partment store. The story is without foundation. It is true that J. W. Aeb- ischer, who now conducts a meat Inar- ket and grocery in this place, is de­ sirous of selling out, but the aboye story is incorrect. m In this week's issue we pubUshiHi article written for The Plaindealer by H. C. Hettinger, who has a summer home on Fox river, near this village. The letter is written in reply to the article concerning the wet and dry question which appeared in these col­ umns last week. As stated last week, our columns are open to all. We would be especially pleased to hear, from the women voters on this ques­ tion. ' - We are not very well posted as bible, but if our childhood teachings have not forsaken us we believe that there is a place somewhere in that good book where it says: "Seek and ye shall find." Well, we have been seeking for a Centerville cross walk for two years and we'll be darned if we can find one. Upon our knees, dearest gentlemen of the village board of McHenry, will you please give us one, If it's nothing but a two ' •" • F-.' • ? I. Read The. PI r+i,.