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PERSONAL ITEMS g^TT-" COMERS AND GOERS OF /} WEEK W BUSY LITTLE VHUKT :i i ' 48 SEEN BY 'PLAINDEALER REPORTERS li.';1" AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR - PRIEND8. . '* Tony Starclc was, a Chicago visito* 'Mm-?&'• Monday. y.' •• ... - • Miss Mary Thuraday last in Elgin. ; Earl Paddock of Elgin was a r&cent visitor in town. P. N. Musser was a business visiter in Chicago Monday. ^ : Hov.nrd Wattles was a Chicago vis- itor one day recently. S John Knox, Jr.. spent® recent day 1(1in. the metropolitan city. if* C. W. Stenger was a business visitor f,-.>at Cary Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. John Keiser were Chi­ ld ay as the guest of McHenry friends. C. Unti attended to matters of a busi- ;Vtvf':ca£° visitors last Saturday Miss LaNette Whiting was a Cbica- ""*-3f.Tgo visitor last week Friday. It j ' Miss Agnes Conway spent Friday of week at the county seat. Howard Garner of Chicago is again ^ ; "making this village his home., 'If"').1' Mrs. Emma Phillips was a Chicago -'^visitor on Friday of last week* ' Joseph and Henry Weber were Chi- cago visitors last week Friday. ' Misses Mabel and Elsie Wille spent "V.Sunday at North Crystal Lake* Mrs. Ellery Harrison of Woodstock If. /was a McHenry visitor Sunday. ^ Dr. D. G. Wells was a professional V. visitor in Chicago last Saturday. ;-£ . V4 Mrs. Frank Weingart was an Elgin ' * visitor on Thursday of last week. *Mrs. Charles Guerin spent last week ; ^ as tlie guest of friends at Hebron. E. Bauer of North Crystal Lake ^,'i.j^called on friends in town recently. Warren L. Howell of Qhicago spent '"-Sunday at the Villas on Fox river. C. W. Stenger was a business visitor if, * ^C-ftn the metropolitan city,last Friday; ^ ' _< Walter Warner of Elgin spent Sun- ^"'-'^ness nature in the windy city Monday. rT Mrs. Jok Wagner and daughter were ^5;.^Vgiiests of Ringwood relatives Sunday. * 4. * Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Thomas and son, * • M ̂ Eari, wpre Chicago visitors last Thurs- liday. * C. Unti attended to business matters i-jin the flieWopolltan elty lastweek Fri- ^>?iday. '* - Simon Stoffel attended to .business ' ̂ 'liraatters in the metropolitan city Mon- . '4:"^I;;day. Charles W. Gibbs was among those '^^to board the Chicago train Monday '".^morning. •h Mrs. B. V. McAllister spent a few ' , ^-^days last jeek as the guest of relatives i$at Elgin. V Miss Alice Price of Genoa Junction, pl^iWis.,' was a viritorfht town one day fjy?/silast week. • pl/A % C- E. Wolfe of North Crystal Lake ^passed Sunday as the guest of McHen- «•' -,^>y relatives ii-V'T,- E. J. Fellows of St. Charles spent i Aseveral days last week at his farm s^west of town. - Raymond . and John •> Long of Wood- tock are now emplojed with the gas ^company here. Miss Ryan of Elgin spent several , ..^^days last week aathe guest of Mrs. } r ' Wm. Bonslett. k y4:,\*f Geo. ^A. Stilling went to Chicago * - >y last Saturday morning for a three days' L.,*,V<ivisit with friends. Mrs. Mayme Overton of Elgin spent ;-.v;|several days last week as the guest of McHenry relatives. Misses Elizabeth and Clara Miller s^^Uipassed Saturday and Sunday as the Aguests of illgin relatives. Fred R. Goodman of Chicago was a -^.i'^gueat in the home of his parents, Prof. I?;;lH"jand Mrs. F. M. Goodman. ^ 5 George Johnson of North Crystal §£$^Lake spent Sunday evening as the jfuest of McHenry friends, v A- i; James Doherty has returned to Sand- f^v j^wich, 111., after a short confinement to :,;;his home her€> thru illness. Ray Corr of Woodstock spent a few f.days last week as the guest of friends f'in the vicinity of McHenry. - ^ George Brailsford and Roy Sahlberg ^ of Chicago were out Sunday shaking jt^ ',;i; ; hands with McHenry friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wilkins went to Chicago last Saturday morning for a few days' visit with relatives. !;%% Miss Elsie WolfT spent a few days recently as the guest of her sister, Mrs* Chas. McArthur, at Elgin. > 1 Mrs. Chas. Fluery of Chicago was a recent guest in< the home of her par- ^>%tPnts, Mr. and Mrs. August FelU. Granger Smith of Elgin was a guest fp.- y '4n the home cf his. grandmother, Mrs, fElsena Smith, the first of the week. Miss Kate F. Howe of River Forest ^ ' passed last week as a guest in the f home of her mother, Mrs. E. W. I Potp. * Mr. avA' CttrttoO. Westfall of Chicago are gttents hi the home of the latter's parents, Mr. «nA Mrs. Simon ,^S?U)ffel. Mrs. Chas. McArthnr and daughter, , V^Ruth, of Elgin were recent visitors in ̂̂ the home of the former's mother, Mrs. , Angus* Wolff. , < Mr. and Mrs. G, H. Barker and ^ if-'-- daughter, Glenys, of North Crystal "Z \ H lifike spent Sunday as gueste in the Thome of Mr, aodMrs, Peter J. Freond. f e V . 1 - INNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION tO IE HELD HERE-NEXT WE^TilATUR- DAY, APRIL U The annual school election for this,; the fifteenth school district, will take plalie at the village hall in this village on Saturday, April 18. As mentioned in The Plaindealer a few weeks ago, the election this year will be held under the new school elec­ tion law system. ». Under the new system candidates for the offices to be filled niust file with the school clerk at least ten days pre­ vious the election their petition ask­ ing' to have their names placed upon the regular school election ballot. In accordance with said ruling, yes­ terday was the last, day on which a petition of this sort could be filed and as a result W. D. Went worth, the clerk of this district, has in his posses­ sion a document asking that the fol­ lowing names be placed upon said bal­ lot: For president of board of educa­ tion, James B. Perry: for school trus^ tees, Stephen H. Freuad and Chas. L. Page. The two trustees whbse places be­ come vacant this spring are W. D. Wentworth and Stephen H. Freund. The former has declined to become a candidate for re-election, while Mr. Freund has once mojre consented to mak<* the raee. James B. Perry, who for so many years has been head of the board, has again consented to become^a candi­ date for that office and we feel certain that the public in general will be glad to know that he is willing to accept the office for another year. He has proven himself an excellent man for the position and we believe that his candidacyJias the unanimous endorse­ ment of every man, woman and child in the district. Charles L. Page, who is also asking the voters to bestow upon him the honor of being placed on the school board, is a man of excellent judgment and well qualified to look after the duties connected with said office. As only one petition has been filed, it now looks as tho the school election this year will be void of the usual activity which has characterized like >'ents in past seasons. i McHENRY ENTERTAINMENT COURSE We have been requested \o make a brief statement regarding this year's entertainment course in the manner of explaining to the public why one num­ ber was not given. It will be remem­ bered by season ticket holders and the public in general that Osceola Pooler, who was booked to appear here on December 20, was forced to cancel her engagement for that evening on ac­ count of illness. The entertainment committee was notified that Mrs. Pool­ er vvoufd fill her cngagen^cut iu Mc­ Henry on the evening of March 17, but owing to the fact that a hall was unobtainable the engagement was once more canceled, or rather postponed. Thru an agreement between the local entertainment committee, which con­ sists of Prof. A. Edgar Nye, Carl W. Stenger, Simon Stoffel, William Spen­ cer, Dr. D. G. Wells, Rev. A. Royer and F. J. Barbian, and the Century Lecture bureau of Chicago, Mrs. Pooler will appear here in a special number during next season. Holders of last year's tickets are requested to retain same as they will be honored when Mrs. Pooler appears here next season The entertainment committee has also made arrangements for another course to be put on here during the fall and winter months of 1914-15. This will be a course of five numbers and with the special of Mrs. Pooler, will make it a total of six numbers. 42-2t • • EASTER DANCE An Easter dance will take place at Stoffel's hall on Monday evening of next week, April 13. The dance will be given under the direction and for the benefit of the town basket ball team. The members of this team have had a very bad season so far as the financial end is'concerned and the boys have taken this means of collecting money to pay up back debts. Those having this event in charge are mak­ ing arrangements to make the event one of the most pleasing and enjoyable ever held at this hall and those who turn out will be shoyrn all the court­ esies at the command of the gentlemeq in charge. .Beljean's four-piece or­ chestra of Elgin has been engaged for the occasion. This orchestra has be­ hind it a splendid reputation and those who have listened to its music pro­ nounce it grand. Dance tickets, tl.OO. THE SOCIAL WORKERS The Social Workers held a very beneficial meeting with Mrs. Jacob Adams near Ringwood last Saturday afternoon. The afternoon was passed in the customary manner, while re­ freshments were served at the close of the afternoon's work. The next meet­ ing of the society %iil be held with Mrs. J. E. McAndrews west of town. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the volunteer fire fighters of McHenry for their timely assistance on Tuesday afternoon. We feel that we are indebted to them for saving our home from fire and are surely grateful for the help extended. MR. AND MRS. JACOB LEICKEM. WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS AS TAKEN ntOH THE COWHKS OF •01 HANY EXCHANGES CI, MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE. Staver buggies at Math. Freund's. 'Jfhe Publie Service company has in­ augurated % "safety first" .campaign among its employes. Hebron is soon to hav6 & veterinary surgeon. Richmond is also in line fop a new man in that village. s Dundee's new factory, operated by the Universal Carbon company, is add­ ing new hands to its working force right along. Mr. and Mrs, August Miethke and fife children have arrived at Harvard direct from Germany and will make that city their future home. ^Because a bag of dimes had*sUpped out of place, the safe used by the Bank of Hebron refused to unlock one morn- insr last week. The day's business was cared for without the use of money or books. An expert from Chicagoopened the safe in the evening. A six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fishburn, residing near Woodstock, was found dead in the yard of the home on Wednesday evening of last week. It seems that the deceased, with two other children, had picked and eaten some red berries at the road­ side, which is given as the cause of the child's death. Jt is estimated that the new income tax law on corporations and individuals will net the United States government in revenue all the way from $85,000,000 to $175,000,000. The government has got to be supported, whether it be by direct tax like the income tax or by a revenue tax on foreign goods coming into the country. The less the tax on foreign goods, the higher direct tax we will have to pay. An eighteen year-old girl with a two- months-old (child was taken* into the Lake county court recently charged with delinquency. When asked what started her oil the downward path she stated that moonlight dances in a dance hall over a saloon in Waukegan were the cause of her present predicament. She further stated that it was not an unusual sight to see girls in short dressesN girls of fourteen and fifteen years, at these dances. The experitnent of using our state convicts for the construction of perma­ nent roads recently tried in the vicin­ ity of Dixon has proven so successful that it is probable that the state con­ victs will be used pretty generally next summer in this woq-k. It is to be -hoped that the plan will become quite general. The out-door work is good for the men, profitable to the state and helps along the good road proposition, in which we are ali interested. Harvard Herald: A large number of fourth-class postmasters in this vi­ cinity, whose compensation is over $180 per year, will probably be replaced by Democrats soon after April 18, when all applicants for these offices must submit to a civil service examination. The general impression is that the ex­ amination is simply a subterfuge to get rid of the Republican postmasters now in office and many of the incumbents will not take the examination. Fourth- class postmasters get all the way from $60 a year to $900, but they have to pay rent for the building in which the posotffice is located and^pay their own help out of their salary, so there is very little in it for anybody. Christina Corkell, a fifteen-year-old Cary girl, met death one day last week by the explosion of a can of stove pol­ ish. The girl had removed the fire from the kitchen stove and was just about to apply a coat of E-Z stove pol­ ish when the can containing the stove blacking exploded, setting- fire to the girl's aprons Her grandmother, who was in the house at the time, ran to her assistance, but was unable to tear the burning clothing from the girl's body. The girl ran to a near-by creek and jumped in, her grandmother fol­ lowing closly after her. The girl surely would have been drowned, as she was exhausted when pulled out of the water by her grandmother. A physician was summoned, but the girl died the day following the acciderit. She was very severely burned about the neck and chest, frhile her hands were burned to a crisp. Richmond Gazetter An attempt was made to burglarize the general mer­ chandise store at Solon early Monday morning, hut the thieves were scared- ftway empty handed. H. H. Fay, man­ ager of the husiness, who lives in the flat over the store, was awakened about 2 o'clock in the morning by a noise in the store below and he got up to inves­ tigate. By means of a flashlight he endeavored to locate the cause of the disturbance thru a peek-hole in the floor, but was unable to see anyone or find anything out of the w^y. The fsot that he was awake and on guard was enough to scare the thieves away and they made their escape without any loot, so far as is known. The fol­ lowing morning it was found that one, of the cellar windows had been re­ moved and the' cellar door was stand­ ing open, showing that the burglars had gained entrance to the building thru the window and had made their getaway by unbolting thti cellar door. VILLAGE ELECTION APRIL 21 FULL TICKET IN FIELD FOR OFFICeS TO BE FILLED Milage election, from the pres­ ent point of vieyr, will be one of the tamest affairs ever waged in the vil­ lage. While it is ttae that a full ticket will be voted on, it is also a dead cer­ tainty that there will be no competi­ tion for the four offices to be filled this year. A petition has been filed with the village clejrk bearing the names of Wm. J. Schumacher, John Heimer and N. E. Barbian as candidate, for the of­ fices of village trustees and Wm. 6. Schreiner as a candidate for the office of village clerk. Of the three candidates for the alder* manic seats, two are already quite fa­ miliar with the offices to which they aspire. N. E. Barbian is now serving in that capacity and his past record speaks for itself. John Heimer has served several terms as an alderman' for the village of McHenry and those who lived in McHenry during the terms of his administration know his qualifications. Wm. J. ^Schumacher is the only new man to ask the public to be placed in a public office. During his residence in McHenry Mr. Schu­ macher has proven himself an excel­ lent citizen and a live wire as well. He has shown that be has the interests of the village at heart by purchasing property and erecting thereon a busi­ ness house that is a credit to himself as well as to the village. He is a man of good, sound judgment and we feel that the voters will make no mistake in electing him with the two other aspirants to a seat in the counsil cham­ ber. „••; Wm. G. Schreiner, who is now serv­ ing out the unexpired term of H. E» Price as -village clerk, we believe is entitled to another term. During the year that he has served the village he has discharged his duties in a caretak- Ing and satisfactory manner and. in rec­ ognition of the excellent services ren­ dered by this worthy young man he should be re-elected lo the job by a unanimous vote. The village eleptiop takes place ort Tuesday, April 21. WIN BY S4 VOTES DRY LEADERS JUBILANT OVER THEIR, GRAND SHOWING TUESDAY t ONLY FIVE TOWNSHIPS IN McHENRY COUN­ TY REMAIN WET-TWELVE ARE NOW IN DRY COLUMN MEASURES POX RIVER BRUME County Superintendent of Highway* C. L. Tryon of Woodstock was in Mc­ Henry on Tuesday, taking a survey of the Fox river bridge here. He took measurements and made note of the present condition of the bridge and will forward his findings to the state highway commissioner at Springfield. Just what will be recommended by the state highway commissioner is still a matter of conjecture and the action of that official will be watched with In­ terest by McHenry people. Some have suggested that the wood planking should be supplanted by cement and that a foot bridge should be construct­ ed on one if not both sides of the struc­ ture. Whether the present structure is of sufficient strength to allow the suggested improvements remains to the decision of "the state head of high­ ways. FIRE IN AUGU3TBURQ A fire, which for a time threatened to destroy the home and three other buildings of Jacob Leickem in the north end of town, which is known as Augustburg, was discovered in a paint shed at that place about 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The fire started in the top of the shed which is used as a hay loft. The alarm was given, but before help arrived on the scene the building was, doomed. The volunteer fire fighters directed their attention towards the barn and house and thru heroic work succeeded in saving these buildings from destruction. A stiff wind was blowing at the time and had it not been for the timely arrival of help these buildings surely would have suffered the same fate as did the paint shed. Besides the shed, about $50 worth pf. paint was consum^L^ t^e blaze. I;'; *UBUC CARD The Lady Foresters of St. Mary's Catholic church will hold a public card party at Math. Weber's hall on Tues­ day evening, April 21. The ladies are making preparations to entertain a large crowd on this ocoasion and also to show those who turn out a dandy, good lime. The customary prises will be awarded and refreshments served. A cordial invitation is extended every­ one to attend. . ROYAL NEIGHBORS TO DAMCE The members of the Fox River Val­ ley camp, R. N. A., are forming plans for the holding of a public dance at Stoffel'8 hall on Saturday evening, May 30. More particulars regarding this event will appear in a latet fMrae of The Plaindealer. WILL TAKE EXAMINATION The examinations for the position of postmasters of fourth-class offices will be held at Woodstook on Saturday of next week, April 18. The' West Mc­ Henry postoffice comes under this head and we are told that at least three are oontemplating taking the examination. NOTICE :r"" e Johns burgh feed >n Friday and Sat- k ufttil further PITZEN, Prcpsv After mill will urdav of notice. J" After one of the-most bitterly con tested battles ever waged in McHenry township this town, was voted wet by a majority of fifty-four votes on Tues­ day of this week. The result of Tuesday's vote, while in favor of saloons, shows a big vie tory for the drys in this township and the leaders of that faction feel more than jubilant over the grand result ob­ tained. That the anti-saloon followers had put in some hard and telling work no 'one can deqy and that the saloonkeep­ ers and their friends had worked equally as hard is proven, beyond doubt by the result of the election. That the battle Would be a close one wa? freely admitted by both sides long before the day for voting had arrived However, there was no one who was willing to predict or did predict that the margin wQuld be as narrow as it really turned out to be. Tuesday proved one of the busiest days ever seen in the town of McHen­ ry. Every available automobile had previously been engaged by the wet and dry leaders to carry the voters to the polls. At least twentv-five cars were pressed into service. The vote, as the l^elow figures will indicate, was the largest ever polled In the fownship. When the woman suffrage MH was passed in this state many were of the opinion that the majority of the women of McHenry township would not take kindly to their new political responsi­ bilities. The women's vote on Tues­ day shows, beyond a shadow of doubt, that the women will take care of their end at the polls, especially when im­ portant questions are to be decided. In summing up the result of the election we find that McHenry went wet by a wee small margin, that the women, by their vote, have shown that they appreciate their newly acquired right of franchise, that the township of McHenry will not have a poll tax to pay, that the feeling against the liquor traffic Is unexpectedly strong in tills., township and that the women are bound to bring about cleaner politics. The complete returns o( this town­ s h i p f o l l o w : , HOW McHENRY PRECINCT VOTED Total vote cast 840 Total vote cast by men. ,«,„„,476 Total vote cast by women FOR TOWN CLERK Chas. B. Harmsen .v., FOR' ASSESSOR John Kimball FOR COLLECTOR John Niesen ........ \ *^J634 Mrs. Mayme Harrison."......--10 FOR HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER John Boyle ....644 VOTB ON LOCAL OPTIO# Men voting yes --„rf,».3;58 Women voting ye**....-v....,w»,,l89 'v "• i . '*«"•' i' Total.. . . * . » < . • . „ * « • » » V 347 Men voting no Women voting no,»-v- ,168 Total-..-.. .1.1478 Wet majority in McHenry precinet-131 • VOTE ON POLL TAX QUESTION Men voting for abolishment..^. ̂ .'.•.'^33 Women voting for abolishment 96 Total S Men*Votlng against abolishment ..*150 Wossen voting against abolishment. 65 Total ^215 Majority for abolishments 114 HOW RINCWOOD VOTEir-• ^ Total vote cast .-r.»i,\;*kB95 Total vote cast by men... L.229 Total vote cast by women - FOR TOWN CLEBK 1 ChlS. B. Harmsen ..... |U4;i279 FOB ASSESSOR * < John W. Kimball FOR COLLECTOR John Ntesen Mrs. Mayme Harrison... 3 FOR HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER John Boyle ...*.•..^76 ' ^ VOTE ON LOCAL OPTIOLT Men votlnsr yes Women voting yea^ .̂.....,; .̂---118 Total.... KT..L..... J!30 Men voting qo .*..112 Women voting no.> .»'.*• 1*..-. 41 Total Pry majority in Ringwopg,,^ VOTE ON POLL. TAX QUESTION Men voting for abolishment 120 Wotnen voting for abolishment 77 •V Total „,V;P.5i7 Hen voting against abolishnseat". ; < 86 Women voting against abolishment. 44 Total.. :».-..-.7Ta> Majority for abolishment e 64 TOTAL VOTE IN McHENRY TOWNSHIP Total Vote cast > .... .,..1235 Total vote cast by men... 705 Total vote cast by wome«l..T..'...- Ji30 For saloons added this year are Dorr, Chemung, Nunda and Grafton. The other dry townships of the county are as follows: Riley, Seneca, Marengo, Dunham, Greenwood, Hartland, Alden and Heb­ ron. The five wet towfaships are Al­ gonquin, Burton, Coral, McHenry and Richmond. All of the principal cities and villages of the county will be in­ cluded in thf dry zone on and after May 1, the dry places being as follows Woodstock, Harvard, Marengo, North Crystal Lake, Huntley and Hebron. The principal villages that remain wet are McHenry, Crystal Lake, Algon quin, Cary, Richmond and Spring Grove; We are told that the question will be voted on at Crystal Lake ar. the village election which will beheld on April 21 atM from all reports that vil­ lage is sure to go dry. 1 BUSINESS HEN MEET About forty members of the McHen­ ry Business Men's club met at their regular monthly dinner and meeting At Mrs.\ E, L. Behlke's restaurant on Tuesday evening of this week. Among the guests present from out of town were Gee. W. Conn of Woodstock, L. C. Stephens and Clarence Hoy of North Crystal Lake and Atty. Edgar J. Elliott of West Chicago. After pai taking of the many good things that Mrs. Behl- ke had prepared for the occasion, the meeting was calied to order by Chair­ man Everett Hunter. Reports of com­ mittee were then listened to, after which tl}e speaker of the evening, Geo. W. Conn of Woodstock," was intro­ duced. As usual, Mr. Conn gave mighty interesting and instructive talk along the educational line. Others present were called upon for remarks, and all told .the meeting proved one of the best yet held. On account of lack of space The Plaindealer is un­ able to give a complete account of the meeting, but will promise to do better next time. * • i.'- fe STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY Henry Nordquist, an old and re­ spected citizen of this village, was stricken with apoplexy at his home on Friday morning of this week. Mr. Nordquist had occasion to go out to the barn and it was while there that he became afflicted. The stroke natur­ ally affected his voice, thus preventing him from calling for help. Gathering up every ounce of strength in his pos­ session he finally managed to crawl to the door, where he was found by Arthur Hunter, who was on his way to school. Help was summoned and the victim carried to the house, where Dr. N. J. Nye was called into attendance. At this writing Mr. Nordquist is gaining slowly and his many friends hope for a speedy and complete recovery. LECTURE ON EUROPE Rev. Edw. Berthold, pastor of St. John's church, at Johnsburg, will give the first of a series of four lectures on Europe at the Central opera house next Tuesday evening, April 14, at eight o'clock. The leoture will^be ac­ companied with over one hundred beautifully colored stereopticon views, including the eternal city of Rome, the Vatican and private rooms of the Holy Father. These views will be shipped here direct from St. Louis and a rare treat is in store for those who turn out. The lecture will take up about two hours' time. Admission, 25c; children, 15c. "the same lecture will also be given at Crystal Lak&4tTi' near future date. / EASTER FEATURE In this issue of The Plaindealer you will find an interesting special article about Easter. It is well illustrated and should be read by every one of our readers. There is more to Easter than many imagine and the article in this issue of The Plaindealer will be found of interest to you. We make it a point to cover all holidays and special events ^ith a timely feature story and know that you will agree with us that,this feature of The Plaindealer is a good one. No expense is spared to give our readers the best feature matter obtain­ able and you can alway count on find­ ing many good specials in every issue, not only this week, but every week* EiASTER DANCE Yourself and friends are cordially in­ vited to attend an Easter dance to be 'i^l held at Stubby's hall, Johnsburgh, on " Monday evening, April 13. The Lenten season comes to a close on Saturday night and the young folks will be pleased to know that a dance is to be held at this hall Monday night. A good time is promised to all who at­ tend. The Northern Illinois orchestra will furnish the music for the occasion. Tickefts, 50 cents. ---- a ITEMS OF LOCAL AS nCKED DT BY fLAMDEAIEK RE­ PORTERS D0RBK WEEK WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IN run vuu- LACE AND THE IMMEDIATE yiCDIITr- OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS* " 3#' -•jS",? v. • Batter Rarktt. ;_;V,J Butter was declared firm at 24| cent« , "It. on the Elgin board of trade Monday. F"-p ^ -- Easter post cards and leaflets at Mc- - '• Allister's drug store. / The citizens of Woodstock are Btilf trying to settle the pavement question. " -tX'> Ji Fin» perfume for Easter at McAllis­ ter's. if you are in tho He handk8 tho 364 .,637 ;...453 ..... 77 Against saloons..*. 5|.-« .577 Uh Wet majority fin tOwn«hlp,*w.V- 54 For tax abolishment ^..'.^526 Against tax abolishment. ^..,.^345 - . ' Majority for abolishment. • ' Ctiwtr V«to MI LMtl Optljpt ;\V As a result of Tuesday's vote twelve of the seventeen towns of McHenry county will be dry territory with the beginning of May l. : |be new towns TO THE VOTERS We, the undersigned, wish to ex­ press our thanks to the voters of the town of McHenry for the support ten­ dered at the polls on Tuesday. Also do we wish to thank our friends for the effective work accomplished dur­ ing the entire campaign and especially do we wish to thank the ladies for their support. Signed, Progressive Business Men1* Association of McHenry. MISS KATHRYN SCHAEFER? Miss Kathryn Schaefer, daughter of Mrs. Katherine Schaefer, passed away at the home of her mother on Wauke­ gan street in this village at 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning, following a long and weary illness. The funeral ser­ vices will be held from St. Mary's Catholic church tomorrow (Friday) aft- ernoott. Obituary next wtek. See Math Freund market for a buggy. Staver. . " ' • • . ' Don't fall to call at McAllister's April 13 for a free can of Chi-Namel varnish. ' Laundry left at McAllister's Wed­ nesday noon will be returned Saturday forenoon. Chi-Namel demonstration at Brown's drug store, Ringwood, next Tuesday, April 14. . . . . , This is holy week and it is being generally observed by Catholica.in and around McHenry. The classiest buggy ever manufac­ tured is the Staver. Math Frenzkl te. the McHenry agent. , ^ A Little girl came to make her home' with the family of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Boger on Friday morning of last week. Go to Brown's drug store at Ring- wood next Tuesday and learn what Chi-Namel will do and how it is applied. The Schneider building on the West Side is once more undergoing repairs. Does this mean another saloon tor Mc­ Henry? Now wouldn't it be just a dandy thing if that digging machine would start all over and dig trenches for a sewer system? Some of the boys were limbering up on the baseball diamond last Sunday afternoon. The baseball fever tfal soon become general. • ; . ^ - ' . .'"W The Hanly house, located just west of the railroad tracks, now owned by George Wirfs of Johnsburgh, has been raised and otherwise improved upon. Work has been started on a new home to be built by Lewis Wolff on the property purchased from his father- in-law, Nick Weber, east of the river. The authorities should go after the kids" who are loafing about.the streets and in public places. They belong in school; The law is very plain on this point. If you are not acquainted with Chi- Namel and how to apply it go to Brown's drug store at Ringwood next Tuesday and learn something to yoor advantage. Rev. Francis Epstein of Volo spoke to a good sized audience on "Woman Suffrage" at Stoffel's hall on Monday evening. His talk was instructive auf interesting thruout. v R. I. Overton, the West Side livery­ man, has added" a new five-passenger Ford to his equipment. Mr. Overton is a live wire and believes in keeping abreast of the times. The old Schiessle building BOW OC­ cupies a site on the property of the Artificial Stone company, just west of the railroad tracks. The building will be repaired and remodeled. In renewing his subscription to$ho Plaindealer, Joe Ahrens of Leroy, Minn., writes that they have had con­ siderable rain of late and tfcftft tfa(»^ frost is all out of the ground. . , The McHenry Artificial Stone coin- . pany received a sidewalk frame the first of the week. With the frame the cement workers will be able to bolld better sidewalks than ever before. * - Circuit Judge Charles Whitney of Waukegan has decided on his resigna­ tion as a member of the appellate court of this district. He has taken hese steps on the of Chicago. The gas gang restimed operations here on Thursday of last week and altho the weather has been anything but favorable good progress has been made thus far. A large number of our residents will have tho gas-, installnji ; immediately. ~-- Mrs. Jacob Justen, who underwent an operation at the West Side hospital in Chicago last week, is doinsr very nicely. Mr. Justen returned home Monday nighty and brought the good news that he left his wife in a most favorable condition. Her many friends in McHenry will be pleased to.leara this, ' A had spot in the road near tfc* Peter Freund farm south of town has caused more than a little trouble to farmers and others during the past week or two. John R. Knox, the rural letter carrier, Patrick Conwiy and A. A. Landwer are among those who have been "stalled" at that point. A load of straw dumped into the hole has served to remedy the trouble to some zmtt k-*T-V* W:';'...