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mwm II ; ^ v f r\ ^ y STHEtfRY PLAINBEALBR, IfHENRY, K&, M' m ri ' H?^'1 V3~ CREAM Is a protection and guarantee against alum which is (bund in the low priced baking powders. To be OB the safe side when baking powder, examine the label and lake only a brand shown to be from Cream of Tartar. 1BEITBENRY PLAINDEALER RVBUSKED EVERY THURSDAY BY F. G. SCHREINER ORkt ia Bank Ruildint Telephone 54-M TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Om Yeer »! -» Six Moatiu, 75C Three Month*,'*c Thursday, March 19,1914 FOB ASSESSOR I hereby announce myself a candi­ date for the office of assessor for the town of McRenry, subject to the action of the town caucus. . 3S*f J. W. KIMBALL. ANNOUNCEMENT I hereby announce myself as a can­ didate for the office of tax collector for the town of McHenry, subject to the action of the coming town caucus and will appreciate the support of my friends. JOHN N res EN. FOR TOWN CLERK I hereby announce myself a candi­ date for the office of town clerk for the town of McHenry and respectfully so­ licit the support, of my friends at the coming primary and election. Yours truly, 38-tf CHAS. B. HAR&SEN. F8R HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER I hereby announce myself a candi­ date lor the office of highway commis­ sioner and will appreciate the support of the legal voters at the coming town caucus. Thanking the voters for past favors, I am, Respectfully yours, JOHN BOYLE. FOR VILLAGE CLERK f hereby announce myself as a candi- .<?;|pv * date for the office of village clerk, sub* ject to the approval of the toters of l^V- the village of „ McHenry at the ooming spring election. Thanking the voters < ^ for their support at the last election .v and assuring all their help will be ap­ preciated, I am, Respectfully yours, •' H*TI WM. G. SCHREINKR. y •• - FOR COLLECTOR announce myself a candi­ date for the office of collector for the town of McHenry and will appreciate the support of the legal voters of the township. Having no other means of support and feeling myself well able to discharge the duties connected with said office, I respectfully ask your as­ sistance at the polls on Saturday, March 21. MRS. MAYME HARRISON. 39-tf f" TOWN CAUCUS > is hereby given that the an­ nus! township caucus of the legal vot­ ers of the township of McHenry will be held in the village hall in the village of McHenry on Saturday, March 21, for the purpose of placing in nomina­ tion the various town officers to be elected at the coming April election, to«wit: One town clerk, one assessor, one collector and one commissioner of highways. Polls will be open from one o'clock p. m. until five o'clock p. m. TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. 3S-2t • • MCHENRY'S SOCIETY a vocal solo, which she delivered in her ever pleasing manner. On ac­ count of being called away unexpect­ edly Rev. Hagen was not present. He was to have spoken on "Fraternalism." All were sorry that the reverend fath­ er was among the missing. Chas. G. Frett next sang a beautiful solo, Which was also very well received. "Happi­ ness" was the subject of Rev. Francis Epstein's address. Rev. Epstein Is the pastor of the Catholic church at Volo and his talk was entertaining and pleas­ ingly rendered. Rev. Edward Ber- thold's name was the next to appear On the program, but he could not be present, a fact which was generally regretted. Miss Clara Miller, in her usual capable manner, rendered a very pretty instrumental selection. D. J. Callahan of Chicago concluded the pro­ gram with a brilliant address on "The Irish American." The Chicagoan lived up to his reputation by giving one of the most able addresses listened to by a McHenry auience in a long time. The event will go down as one of the happiest ever enjoyed by the McHenry Knights of Columbus and their fam­ ilies and friends. TAXES! TAXES! TAXEff Until further notice I will be at the "following places for the purpose of collecting taxes for McHenry town­ ship: Mondays, J. C. Debrecht's, Johnsburgh;Tuesdays, Bradley & FOBS', Rlngwood; Thursdays, M. J. Walsh's, West McHenry; Saturdays, N. H. Pet- esch's, McHenry. JOHN NIESEN', Collector LMHTNING RODS .1 have taken the agency for a light­ ning rod that is safe aud reliable in every particular and wiil be pleased to quote you prices on same. A tele­ phone call or post card will bring me right to your home with the very best proposition in this line that has ever been made you. , WM. SIMES, Agent. AUDITORS' MEETING Hotice is hereby given that the Board of Auditors of the Town of McHenry, County of McHenry, State of Illinois, will meet at the Town Clerk's office in West McHenry on the 31st day of March, A. D. 1914, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m., to audit any and all bills against said town. Bills may be left with the supervisor or the undersigned Dfttsi} this 17th day of March, A. D. 1914. CHAS. B. HARMSEN, - Town Clerk. NEWS ITEMS FROM ST. PATRICK'S St. Patrick's day was celebrated in the church dedicated to his name cm Tuesday, the 17th inst., by high mass, which was followed by benediction. Quite a number of parishioners ap­ proached the sacraments and made the ceremonies the more impressive. The choir sang a very pretty mass, which also added to the solemnity. Miss Mary Burke presided at the organ. The Young Ladies' Sodality of St. Patrick's parish is at last a reality! After several frustrated attempts to organize the Sodality it was at length' successful. On Sunday, March 15, a number of young ladies met in £he church for organization purposes.- Aft­ er a brief instruction on the duties of Sodalists the following guiding hints or suggestions were accepted: 1. Monthly reception of the sacra­ ments. 2. Regular attendance at meetings. 3. Regular payment of monthly dues. The benefit! for the individual mem­ bers, exclusive of the vast number of graces as Sodalists, are: 1. Special benefit of the monthly mass for Sodalists. 2. Requiem high mass as soon as convenient after the death of a mem­ ber in good standings Tt will be a pretty sight on Sundays Afternoon, April 5, when the young ladies approach the altar to be invest­ ed with the badge of the Scdality, hich will mark them in a special manner as the children of the Blessed Virgin. On the first Sunday of each month these Sodalists will receive the Holy Eucharist in a body and by their example all members of the parish will profit. The young ladies who were present at the meeting are: The Misses Mary Burke, Marion Conway, GrSc^ Doher- ty, Vera Doherty, Irene Frisby, Gene­ vieve Knox, Kathryn Knox, Margue­ rite Knox, Margaret McCabe, Etta Meyers, Mary Meyers, Edna Phalin, Eleanor Phalin and Frances Welch. The officers elected by those present are: President, Miss Edna Phalin; secretary, Miss Irene Frisby ; treasurer, Miss Grace Doherty. Other young ladies who have signi­ fied their intention of joining the So­ dality are the following: The Misses Lola Boyle, Edna Carey, Evelyn Carey, Florence Carey, Anna Frisby, Mary Gibbs, Florence Knox and Florence Welch. All those present look forward to th^ time when all the young ladies of the parish will be members of the Sodality. Let's hope their desire will not be in vain, but above all let us hope that the Young Ladies' Sodality, as crgzuiziA, will make for all that is good and that its influence will be felt not only in St. Patrick's parish, but in all Mo- Henry. Let us hope God; will bless the Sodality thru the powerful inter­ cession of the Mother of God, the Pat­ ron of the Sodality. THE VOTERS* LEAGUE v The Women's Voting league will meet at the home of Mrs. Albert Mae- ther on Friday evening of this week. All interested are requested to be prM- ire.. fx* H3- r ;-?v ent. Chi-Namel at McAllister'! TBE BU« ESTATE TAX •r V 1- • OUT LEGAL TO AN ENS * [Harvard Herald] Attorney Edward D. Shurtleff of Marengo Is being congratulated by McHenry county people familiar with his great work as chief attorney in what'ls known as the celebrated Bar­ ber tax case, wherein it was found that a resident of the cotinty for ten years passed away leaving an estate of al­ most two millions of dollars and who had paid taxes on only $20,000 worth of property during the years he made Crystal Lake his home. To Attorney Shurtleff is due, without question, the obtaining of $82,006.33 of omitted tax money which goes to various taxing bodies of McHenry county, which share' them in the following portions: State of Illinois. $11,637.88 McHenry county.. 10,436.38 Town of Algonquin,. 1,327.90 Road and bridge tax 11 =397.07 Village of Crystal Lake 7,105.72 Crystal Lake Union school district : 40,10000 COUNTY FARM DEPARTMENT as 19*^ •'*>'&••••• *• 'W »Y . V W^UiT,y L. JANES. COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ADVISOR ,C ? - y-," "IL'j Total > .$82,006.33 A recital of the famous Barber tax case is not necessary to readers of the Herald because they have kept in touch with its progress thru its var­ ious stages In the courts of the county and before the tax reviewing board during the last year and a half almost. Mr. Barber diet) at Crystal Lake in the fall of 1912, after which a sensation followed when it became known he was worth nearly $2,000,000, tho he lived such a quiet and uneventful life at Crystal Lake that the town assessor and other citizens who knew him re­ garded him merely as a man of moder­ ate means. Chas. W. Kellogg, a Chicago attor­ ney and who married a niece of the millionaire's deceased wife, was named as executor in his last will, in which, he bequeathed vast sums to charitable institutions, churches, cemeteries, friends and relatives, tho of the latter class his wife's kin were the most numerous because his own family had become almost extinct. When the^ will was offered for probate at Wood­ stock it created a sensation and it has been talked about for more than a year as one of the wonders how a man so immensely wealthy could live for ten years in the county and be so little known and his riches unknown even to bis nearest neighbors. State's Attorney Joslyn was the first to move as a representative of the county in starting proceedings, seek­ ing to compel the executor of the estate to pay what he insisted was omitted taxes, taking the matter into the courts and later before the county board of tax review. William Des­ mond, connected with the latter body during the fifteen years of its existence either as a member or as its chief clerk, was authorized to begin an in­ vestigation of the tax records of the county to the end that a basis might be found for ascertaining the amount of the omitted taxes, which were figured by Mr. Desmond to be slightly in ex­ cess of $201,000. With this as a basis Attorney Joslyn and the board of review insisted that Mr. Kellogg, executor of the Barber estate, should pay this amount. Mr. Kellogg refused flatly to pay that amount or in fact any sum, and en­ gaged C. J. Hendricks of this city as his chief attorney in the proceedings that have been enacted for nearly teii months. Because of ojbher legal matters that required all his time, Mr. Joslyn se­ lected, with the consent of the board of supervisors, Attorney E. D. Shurt­ leff and vested him with full authority to use his judgment In the premises and he devoted practically all Of last summer and considerable of the winter months to the case, appearing as the principal attorney in all of the contests before the board of review and in the courts of the county. Mr. ShurtlefT's argument before Judge Frost last Jan­ uary in opposition to the efforts of Barber estate attorneys to dissolve an existing injunction, wherein it was sought to prohibit the executor from distributing the assets of the estate until the tax matter was settled, was one of the most convincing legal argu­ ments ever held before a court in Mc­ Henry county, according to many lawyers and jurists who heard it, Jud^-e Frost sustaining him and permitting the injunction to stand. And so after a long period of con­ tests in the courts and before the board of tax review, the attorneys on both sides came to an agreement last Saturday by the terms of which the Barber estate agreed to pay the sum. as heretofore mentioned and County Treasurer Crissey and Assistant State's Attorney Paul Donovan went to Chi­ cago yesterday and from the Barber estate executor and his attorneys re­ ceived a check for $82,006.33, which they brought to Woodstock last night and will distribute it in accordance with the apportionment allowed the taxing bodies, as previously mentioned in this'article. Attorney Hendricks, chief attorney in the Barber estate and attorney for Executor Kellogg, is understood to have received a fee of $7,500 for his services in the litigation covering a period of a trifle more than ten months. Attorney Shurtleff, head attorney for the state, $3,000; Attorney L. D. Low­ ell, $1,000; Attorney Chas. T. Allen, •565, and Attorney J. F. Casey, $355. While it has been a long > drawn out legal battle and one in which great local interest has been felt and in which it is conceded McHenry county has attained a notable victory and this vic­ tory is due almost entirely to Attorney Shurtleff, yet Attorney J. C. Hendricks of this city has demonstrated that he is able to cope with the best and abl­ est attorneys who have engaged in ths The organization of cow testing as­ sociations began in Denmark in 1895. Since then it has spread to other coun tries and in 1905 the first association was formed in America. At present there are several hundred in operation in the United States. A cow testing association consists of twenty-six farmers, who elect their own officers and board of directors and employ a competent dairyman or "cow tester" to do the work, which consists of weighing the milk from each cow in the herd night and morning, taking a sample of it and testing it for per­ cent of butter fat, also weighs and cal­ culates the cost of each cow's feed. These results are used to determine the record for the month. This meth­ od of weighing and testing one day each month proves very satisfactory and reduces the labor to a minimum. The tester, from his training and experience, is able to assist the farmer iq combining the most economical grain ration to use with the roughage he may have In order to get the larg­ est net profit per cow. The tester starts his work at each dairy in the afternoon by weighing and sampling and recording the amount of milk produced and the feed consumed by each cow. The same kind of rec­ ords are taken the next morning and the testing done. The calculations are made and recorded in time for the tester to retfeh the next dairyman in the afternoon and begin his work. The results are placed in the farmer's herd- book which'is kept on the farm and the association record book is kept by the tester. At the end of the year the tester gives each member of the asso­ ciation a statement, showing the amount of milk each cow produced, the feed she ate and the cost of same. Cows are found in nearly every herd which do not pay for the feed they consume and many are'found to be profitable producers that have been considered unprofitable by their own­ ers. Results in nearly every cow testing association show that it is possible to increase the profit per cow from five ($5.00) dollars to ten ($10.00) dollars at a cost of one ($1.00) dollar per cow if the "boarder" cows are • replaced by better ones and feeding methods are improved. It is often possible to re­ duce the cost of production nearly one half by better methods of feeding.v The cost of running a cow testing association one year will be about seven hundred and fifty dollars, depend­ ing upon the wages It will be neces^ sary to pay an experienced tester to do the work and keep the records. The principal benefits to be derived from a cow testing association ftiay be summed up as follows: It enables the farmer to find out which cows are low producers and which are not payifig for their feed. In many herds from one-fourth to one-half of the cows at e found to be unprofitable. All uncer­ tainty is eliminated, and often cows considered only average are found to be economical producers. It often proves that cows, with every outward indication of an economic milk pro­ ducer are not profitable when actual yield, cost of feed and iabor are con­ sidered. Cow testing also helps to in­ crease the yield of milk and fat from the same number of cows by better feeding and at the same time reditces the cost of production. It also fur­ nishes a guide for feeding, as the dairy­ man should feed according to milk flow. Better producing individuals and a more profitable herd can be built up in a short time by using a registered sire and selecting heifer calves from the best producing cows. The effect that cow testing has on the dairyman is usually very notice­ able, as he St once becomes more in­ terested in his work and in the produc­ tion of each cow. He will be inclined to read and think more on dairy sub jects, pay more attention to the kind of feed he uses and the care he gives his stock. The hired, men take more interest in the work and give the stock better care, consequently better returns from the herd are obtained. Another very satisfactory result is the increased value of the calves and cows where the dairyman has a record of each cow to show just what she has done. No better investment can be made than to spend a few^ollars in finding out what each cow in the herd is Capable of doing. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT rutoki mm mmm» TOIEACIRMIttMCSS All *d»<jrtt*enieiit» InneiTeU unufr tlu* u««mi «ni.u followtnftrftte*: FlTtllDut or lens, H cent* for tnt lOiortlon; 16 rente for eacli iHUiwequtnt ln*t>rttun. More than five lines, 6 ceuu a line for !lr»f Inwo'tlon, and 3 oent* a lino for addition! tniH-rUonf. "CVJK RRNT --Alt eight, rooifi liouHt'. inq'jli x of S. H. FfttcUHD, Mr lletiry, ill. 11* •E<OR SALE S8IS each. Bay. T^OR SALE--A quiwfcity of chotceclover and timothy smhI. Trtqulre-of U..*L. I'aok. West Mc;H«ury, 111. 3tMt p^OUND--On street Iti glasses. Owuer nu at this oHice and paying for ad McHenry. i j tmr- of Owuer rail liftvcs'iujieJiy i'ullIiiK contest. All along he has been the chief legal aid of Executor Kellogg, who speaks of Mr. Hendricks as one of the brightest young attorneys with whom it has been his pleasure to be associated during his career as a prac­ ticing lawyer. And surely such com­ mendation from a lawyer of ability is the best possible recommendation for any attorney, whether young or old. Settlement of the case without re­ sorting to either the state supreme or the United States supreme courts, as was insisted would be the course to be pursued by Executor Kellogg pro­ viding the lower courts held against him, is a matter very much to be com­ mended because the amount of money obtained as omitted from tax levies is reasonably fair and perhaps is better than to fight the matter to the courts of last resort, and the settlement will be regarded as fair by all who have followed the proceeding and are famil­ iar with the vast amount of work en­ tailed in bringing about an amicable agreement by the terms of which Mc­ Henry county realizes a snug sum of money for a number of its taxing bodies. ADDITIONAL PEK80NAL8 Geo. H. Hanly spent .Tuesday in Chi* cago. I. A; Hungerford spent Tuesday in Chicago. - f C. Unti was in Chicago on business Wednesday. .. C. G. Berner was a business visitor in Chicago today. Bennie Kennebeck boarded the Chi­ cago train Monday. •-* Mrs. Wm. Bonslett was a Chicago visitor Wednesday. Everett Hunter boarded the Chicagt^ train Tuesday morning. ' Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Lusk were Chi­ cago visitor Wednesday. < Mrs. F. A. Bohlander was a Chicago passenger Wednesday morning. John Catlin of Elgin passed Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. N. A. Huemann attended to business matters in the windy city Wednesday. Mrs. Simon StoiTel is spending a few days as the guest of relatives in Chica­ go-. Atty. V. S. Lumley of Woodstock; was a business visitor in town last Sat­ urday. Misses Florence and Fannie Granger spent Sunday as the guests of Elgin relatives. W. F. Holtz went to Chicago Wed­ nesday morning for a few days' visit with friends. M iss Mabel Gorman spent a day re­ cently as the guestr of North Crystal Lake friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wilkins were among the Chicago psssengers Tues­ day morning. . H. E. Buch transacted matters pi a business nature in the metropolitan city Tuesday. Mrs. C. W. Goodell passed several days this week at the home of her fa­ ther at Ladd, 111. Mrs. James Rainey of Ringwood was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Alms Thomas, Wednesday.. Mrs. E. S. Wheeler Is spending the balance of the week as the guest of relatives in Chicago. George. Chesnut of Marengo was en­ tertained in the home of Geo. Meyers, Sr., last Saturday Snd Sunday. Mrs. Roy Colby of Williams Bay was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. 7. O. Spurling Friday of last woffc* , Mrs. C. W. Stenger and children left this morning for a visit with relatives at Green Bay and Stevens Point, Wis. Miss Maude Holly of Lake Geneva, Wis., passed Tuesday as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mri. W. D. Went- worth. Miss Maude Granger* of Chicago passed Sunday evening as a guest in the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Elsena Smith. Mrs. F. S. GiddingB passed several dajs this week at Bloomington, where she represented the Riverview capip, R. N. A., at the state convention. Mrs. A. Kenneth Burns of Chicago is spending t)he week 'as a guest in the home of her mother, Mrs. F. K. Grang­ er. Mr. Burns was out to pass Sunday here. , s ~ Miss Elizabeth Miller went to Wood­ stock Tuesday eveningr-where sh0 at­ tended a St. Patrick's dance. She re­ mained the guest of Mrs. Ed. Hayes until today. Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Meyers and daughter, Elaine, of West Chicago passed a day this week as guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Meyers, Sr. ^ F. E. Young of Chicago passed Sun­ day as a guest in the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. E. Cobb. Mrs. Young has been a guest in the Cobb home for some time past. The family expect to make their home here at an early date. Those from here who attended the funeral of Father Joseph Rhode at El­ gin on Monday morning of this week were: Rev. A. Royer, M.ithias and Chris Blake, Jos. Diedrich, Mrs. Peter Rothermel, John Thoennes, Hubert Weber, Mr. and Mrs. John II. Miller, John F. Freund, Martin Stoffel, Nick Weingart, Anton Engeln, John Wag­ ner, Mrs. B. Wagner, Wm. Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. George Meyers. B1NOWOOJD J. S. Brown is not as well at" this writing. Mrs. MoFarlaoe of RocKford spent Monday night with Mrs. Libbie Allen- Ole Walkos and wife attended the funeral of a friend at Beloit Tuesday. The Home Missionary society met with Mrs. Rilla Foss Tuesday after­ noon. Bert McCannon and two little boys spentSunday with his parents in Green­ wood. M». and Mrs. Ray Merchant spent Sunday at Jim McCannon's- at Key­ stone. ^« Mrs. Hannah Warner of Zenda is staying for a time with her aunt, Mrs. Emma Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Esh of Spring Grove were Sunday guests of, the lat- ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bell. W. A. Dodge commenced breaking ground for his new home, whieh he will build just west of C. W. Harri­ son's home. >» The W. C. T. U. meeting at Mrs. Florence Bell's well attended. There was a good program. An ex­ cellent lunch was served. The Young People's Literary society met with Miss Emily So)ith Wednes­ day evening of last week. There was a good attendance »nd 'a)r hfd a jolly good time. The stereoptieon pictures of Cpiinth and other cities visited by Paul, given by Rev. Baker Weduesda^eyening of last week at'H. W, Allen'^r and enjoyed by all present. Freund, who lives northeaet of fTOIt HALfi (Jasoline Ntovc will*be sold cheap. Inquire of W. G. Kcmmbinrk at J. W. Freund s store or at residence on Main street. 34-tf TpOR 8AI.R--Lumber, hay and milk wafeon, x siiiiiB forks and barivls. inquire at Qulnu's place, near the bridge, McHenrv, III. i 3»-2t* rf*OK SA LIC-Kox river lots on both east *nd *• west sides of river, north of McHenry bridifc. Inquire of C. \V. Stknukk, West Mc­ Henry. az-tf EMJR RENT--Tli»- Martin farm west of Mc- A Henry, consisting of 300 aifres. Cash rent. Inquire by phone or write D. F. Qitin- L.AN. Woodstock, Ii 36-tf Successful Man Tells How Friend Helped Hitt | To Rise from Drunkenness to Prosperity. Upwards of 400,000 men, once helpless drunkards or victims of drugs, bave re- A few sows to h-ivH'niirs- sfi&vto'l gained health, honor and prosperity through 13*o. .1 hAYKH i *he 'or drunkennessanddrug 44t ; nsing administered at the Keeley Institute at D wight. 111. Many of these men were aided ia gettioj? the treatment, which per­ manently cured them, by friends or mem­ bers of their families who knew that drunk­ enness and drug using were diseases whicb could be cured by this treatment. Letters received by the thousands show how these men, freed from their old curse, started life anew aud won success. These letters are written from a desire to help others; they give full credit for their restora­ tion to the Keeley treatment and the story of their experience is most interesting. No one can read it without feeling that the author is sincere. Chicago, August 23, 1911. To the Banner of Gold: It is six years since I took the Keelejr treatment, and my 'alth in the Cure grows stronger as the years go by» I do not think but 1 know, that any per­ son that earnestly desires to be cured of the liquor habit can do so by going to Dwigrht and taking the treatment. I remained at the Institute one month and came home a new man, with a de­ sire to start life over again. The day S came away from the Institute every­ thing looked entirely different to me than It did one short month before. 4 saw things as God intended that I should, with brain clear and my nerves strengthened. No miracle had been performed, but the whiskey had been eliminated from my system and I was a man again. And ail this was done by the Keeley treatment. When I went to Dwight I dW not think I had a friend in the world;--I felt that I was down and out. But thank God that there are some people 'n the world that never give up try­ ing to do good. A gentleman for whom I had worked had hopes for me whers I had none for myself, and he induced me U> go and take the cure, with the result that the last six years have been the happiest that I have experi­ enced in more than thirty years, be­ sides making my dear wife and chil­ dren very happy. I am sixty years old and am in the best of health, the health part dating from the time I took the Cure; and vI have had a good situ­ ation ever since I came home. There is no doubt that the Keeley treatment does all that they say it will. It Cures! I am glad to do all I can to help the good work along. WlSi best wishes to all old friend^ and to all connected with the Institute I remalri Sincerely yours, W. Ll HASKIN. 2014 W. Congress Street. (It) TpOK SALE--Several fine 9. O. White Le«- *• horn corkorrl'M that will make dandy breeders. Miib Uko. Wkii,anj>, Richmond, III. «Koute 3. Tel. 467. 31-tf IjViK RENT--Koit.y ;icres of good 'pasture J- land, situated just west of ,1. O. Clemens' farm in Nunda township. Inquire of C. \V. Hakkikon, West McHenry, III. t®-!it*tf tiM)K SALK--Eight room house with lot and *• barn ac MOri.li Crystal Lake. Ga«, elec­ tric light and city water.. Inquire of C. W. Stenger at Wast McHenry State bank. :«i-tf ,^^ANTEI>--A farm hand on small farm. Good home and light work.. Must un­ derstand gardening and general farming. In­ quire of or write GKO. KUHN, McHenry. III. Route i. 39-2t* X^OH SALE-- Ten liorSe power I. 11. C. gaso- x line engine, together with wooa saw. Will be sold together or seperat.ely at reason­ able price, inquire of Hkatkkmanw Bkos., Johnsburgh, 111. y-tf ITOR SALE--Gray mare.• eight veara .old, *- weight 1300 pounds, high lifod. , Gentle and guaranteed to work iu all harnestK In­ quire of John I'i.anauan, Terra Gotta. 'Phone Crystal Lake MM-J-i yo "EpOU SALE --About 400 bushels Wisconsin -1- Pedigree barley. Also a quantity of timothy seed, rerleaned for seed purposes and free from foul seed, inquire of O. E. SHKKMAN. West Melleury, III. 'Phone (ItO-lt- 1. 3U-4t this village, had his barn, together with a,wood silb and other buildings, destroyed by fire Monday night. They succeeded in saving "the horses arid cattle. The cause of the fire is un­ known. ^ 1 The Bowman Dairy company have seven new , patrons who will begin Aprill. The average price for the summer months will be $1.48}. The receipts per day at the present time are 34,000 pounds and the company ex­ pects to bring it up to 50,000. QUARTER Of A CENTURY (Tens CLIPPED PROM PLAINDEALER OP TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Hunters are making it lively for. the ducks along the Mver about these days. Homer Clemens, who we reported as quite sick last week, is slowly recover- ing. > ' The river is free fWm ice and the steamboats have been making trial trips the past week.- Thos. Burke had the misfortune to lose one of his horses 6n Sunday last. He found it dead in the stable. Elisha Hubbard, who met with a bad fall some weeks since, is rapidly re­ covering. . Jabez Carr of RingwoOd,' Who has been at the point of death, is" now re­ ported as slowly but surely gaining. E. M. Howe is at Genoa Junction this week, helping Frank Torrance in getting his hardware business started. W. 1\ Stevens has built an addition to his store on the West Side and put in a stock of agricultural machinery of all kinds. Captain French has put another new steamboat on the river, making three that he will run this season between here and the lakes. John I. Story and wife expect to start for their home at Hartley, la., tomorrow, Thursday. Miss Hattie will remain here for tlje present. Earl Mead, who has been in Besley'6 drug store for the past year, went to Chicago last week to take charge of a large drug store on the South Side. The many friends of A. S. Wright of Woodstock were pleased to learn that he had received from the hands of Gov. Fifer the appointment of com­ missioner of the northern penitentiary at Joliet, to succeed O. H. Wright, re­ signed. WRESTLING EXHIBITION The • / . . . . Promise of Spring It's in the air and things are timely. many For V^: example--let us suggest it--the work of Wiring Your House for Ele&ric Service . . . > . i . . We're in the market to ; do it--cheaply and withA ; out inconvenience to - the occupants. FobticServiceCoiipy OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AMATEUR GRAPPLERS TO SHOW THEIR CALIBRE A wrestling exhibition, in * which local talent will participate, will take place at the Central opera house in this village on Friday evening, Mar. 20. Four bouts have been arranged for and the wrestlers have beep hoOked up in the following order: Owen Paddock, lift pounds, vs. Law­ rence Huck, 170 |>ounds. This lx>ut will be for a side bet of $10. Mat. Karls, 154 pouncjs,^ $s.'Isidore Rossmann, 149 pounds.. --_ George Worts^ 143 pounds, VSv P. F. Barbian, 140 pounds?" Henry Heuser, 122 pounds, vs. Gott­ lieb Meyers, 127 pounds. As an added attraction Walter J. Freund will work on the punching bags. John Engeln will act as referee, while J, W. Bonslet$andJF. J. Barbian will be the time keepers. The exhibi­ tion will start promptly at8:30 o'clock. General admission, 25 centsi ringside seats, 35 cents. NOTED LECTURER CONKK2 Reverend Father Burke, a noted lecturer of Chicago, will speak at Stof- fel's hall next Monday evening* This will be a rare opportunity for the peo­ ple of this village and vicinity to hear this able* speaker and everyone \vho can sho,uld turn out. The Lotus millinery ^parlor spring opening will take place on Saturday, THIS STOMACH REMEDY HELPS YOUR FRIENDS Almost every day some grateful per­ son comes into our store and tells us of benefits received from the use of Rex- all Dyspepsia Tablets. Knowing how much good they bave done others and knowing what they are made of, we feel sure they will help you. So great is our faith in them that we urge you to try them entirely at our risk, with our personal promise that if they don't do all' you expect them to do and make your stomach comfortable and healthy and your digestion easy,.we'll hand you back your money. We couldn't endorse anything any more strongly than we do Rexall Dys­ pepsia Tablets. Containing Pepsin and Bismuth, two of the greatest digestive aids known to medical science, they soothe the stomach, check heartburn and distress, promote a natural flow of the gastric juice and help regulate the bowels. Remember, if they don't make your digestion so easy and comfortable -that you can eat whatever you like whenever you like, we want you to come back and tell us and get yaar money. Sold only at the more than 7,000 Rexall Stores and in this town only at our store. Three sizes, 25o, SOc and $1.00 E. V. McAllister, West McHenry. ' "THE NORROE" BHiitT PUGINER & SPANIER, 4B South Fifth Ave., Chicago Cor. Monroe. 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