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if r£ 'wi- BtlETHEl MCHENRY? PLAINDEALER; . ! *M0- i M +t**m mmbrn [fOLUME XLI WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS #*• *Ub • >';;.|/.| -| 'M '"l - i - '*7? V tl \ f i L ^ ' ~ " * i fH * It I II HoHBNRT, ELLINOIS, THITRSDAY, JULY 29. W I S NO. (I %; COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK? > ; i IN OUR BUSY TILLAGE $;Vi n By Plaindealer Reporters and Handed Into Out Qffiee By Our ?£••;;? 'Friends '•^' John Kaiser wa£ a Chicago visitor „'•. - la*t Saturday.«.' • ' / J a m e s B . P e r r y w t a s a C h i c a g o v i s - ,-; ttar Friday of last week. Mrs. C. E. Gaylord was a county ..^seat visitor last Thursday.' C, M. D. Wilkins boarded tbe Chicago Vtirfin last Friday morning. ' v ^ Jacob and John Franzen Were Crys- f tal Lake visitors Monday. ". R. T. Wray passed a recent day %feh Richmond friends. Mrs. E. S. Wheeler was tlie guest of Elgin friends last week. : A. E. Nye was among the Chicago passengers Monday morning. . .- JVIisses Clara and Esther Stdffel :" were Chicago visitors Monday. tf. H. Petesch was a business vis ;. itttp in Chicago last week Friday. '?/- 'Miss Mary Burke was the guest of Wauconda relatives last Thursday. Glenn Shales of Woodstock called on friends in town last Friday even­ ing. . F. 0. Gans attended to matters of * business nature in Chicago last Fri­ day. William Schneider attended to bus- iness matters in the windy city Mon- <j*y. Miss Lulu Becker of Elgin spent last week as the guest of McHenry ^ friends. Granger Smith of Elgin was calling on McHenry relatives and friends Sunday. Miss Ellen Doherty spent Thurs­ day last as the guestof Wauconda relatives. Henry Langan attended to business matters in the metropolitan city last Ssiturday. , Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Martin passed Saturday and Sunday at the Dells of Wisconsin. Miss Floribelle Bassett is spending the week as the guest of relatives in Woodstock. Richard Aylwar£ and son, Lee, of Solon Mills were vieitoraih t̂own last Friday. John Klenk was among those to bobrd the Chicago train last Satur- / 'day morning. ^ Frank Justen was a business vis­ itor in the metropolitan city last •• - week Friday. h Mr. and Mrs. Henry Block of Cary spent Sunday as the guests of Mc­ Henry relatives. Leonard Phillips of Roanoke, W. Va., passed a few days last weekwith McHenry^ friends/ ' Mrs. F. A. Bohlander attended to business matters in the metropolitan city last week Friday. Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Overton and "daughter, Gwendolyn, were Chicago visitors last Friday. Harry L. Gallaher of- Chicago is' | spending his vacation with the Wheeler families here. Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Bowers ami children of Gray slake were visitors in town one dfey last week. "Misses Agnes and Florence Carey have returned from their western trip and visit to the exposition. J. B. Buss of Belvidere spent Satur­ day evening as a guest in the home of his mother, Mrs.. Elizabeth Buss. Gilbert McOmber of Chicago was a guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McOmber, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Walsh and chil­ dren of Grayslake passed Sunday as the guests of relatives in McHenry and vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burns of Chi­ cago spent Sunday as guests in the home of the, letter's mother, Mrs. P. K. Granger. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago was a guest in the home of his parents', Mr. and Mrs. T. J* Walsh, the first of the week. Geo. H. Johnson of Janesville, Wis., spent Sunday as the guest of his wife in the home of her mother, Mrs. F. K. Granger. Mrs. Glenn feobison of HO YOU WANT CUBS? It Is Hp. to You to Say Whether iar Not You Want Them Mr. and Crystal Lake were Sunday guests in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Welch. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Goodman of Chi­ cago spent Sunday as guests in the home of the former's parents, Prof, and Mrs. F. M. Goodman. Mrs. M. E. Whedon and daughter, Louise, of Ft. Smith, Ark., were guests in the home of Mrs. Sarah Sherburne a few days last w^k. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mansfield and daughter, Flora, and Mrs. W. A. Mar­ tin of Woodstock called at the home of Postmaster and-Mrs. E. E. Bassett Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin and children and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Brown drove to Elgin last Friday evening, where they took in the^Sells- Floto circus. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Besley and sons, •Walter and Vernon, pf Woodstock and *Mr&. H. E. Price, daughter, Dorothy, and son, Melvin, of Wauconda were callers *t the home of Mrs. E. S. Wheeler last Sunday aftentoop. Do you want the Chicago Cubs to appear in McHenry some time in the near future for an exhibition game with the McHenry Sox? This is ft nmwtinn 'Richard B. Walsh, manager of the McHenry baseball club, wishes us to place be­ fore the public for him.. A number of fans and followers of the sport have already signified their Approval of the plan to bring the major leaguers to McHenry. Others Beem to feel that in view of the fact that it's an off year for baseball a paying crowd would not turn out. Just what the feeling of the busi­ ness men is at this time we are unable (o ascertain. It's a dead certainty that none have forgotten the big Chi­ cago White Sox day and the crowd that they pulled into town last year. None have forgotten the advertising (that McHenry obtained thru their ap­ pearance here and none have forgot­ ten the grand success of the event. With all these things still fresh in their minds it looks to us as if the Chicago Cub proposition would meet with general approval so far as the business men are concerned and that the guarantee fund could be obtained with little or no trouble. Manager Walsh wants it known that these games are put on for the sole purpose of giving McHenry a sort of a gala day and at the same time give our little town the adver­ tising that it could not obtain in any other way. Right to this day that White Sox game of last year is being spoken of by people residing in McHenry and the surrotmding towns. Our neigh­ bors like to come to McHenry and we earnestly believe that if arrangements are made for bringing the Chicago Cubs to our village our neighbors will turn out more generously than last year, as the Cubs have many admirers among the country fans. Mr. Walsh will be glad to hear from the public regarding this proposition and is also willing to listen to any and all suggestions. Stop him when you see him or drop him a lino ex­ plaining your views. He'll appreciate it as will the members of the Mc­ Henry baseball team. Try a frozen pudding sauce jnth Gibbs' ice cream at McAllister's.: LY EXCHANGE ITEMS AS TAKEN FROM THE ©OfcUMTfS OF OUR EXCftAtotftifc Pleasantly Surprised A large company of relatives and friends called upon Mrs. Chris Blake at her home at Pistakee Bay quite unexpectedly on Monday^fevening of this week, the joyous event being planned and executed in honor of he* birthday anniversary, which hap­ pened on that day. After the first few moments of excitement had passed away the hostess made ar­ rangements for the entertainment of the unexpected visitors and before many minutes had passed all were made to feel that their visit was In­ deed a welcome one. Cards furnished the evening's entertainment, after (which prizes were awarded to the suc­ cessful contestants, as follows: First, Mrs. John M. Schmitt; second, Mrs. Fred Diethorn; consolation, Mrs. John Pitzen. Refreshments, prepared and served by the hostess, were then par­ taken of. Those who made up the merry gathering were as follows: Messrs. and Mesdames Hubert Mich- els, John M. Schmitt, Joe Freund, John P. Lay, Joe Hettermann, Fred Diethorn, Jacob Justen, John Pitzen, Mathias Blake, John Heimer, Mrs. Anna Bugner, Misses Mary and Fran­ ces Michels, William Heimer, all of McHenry and Johnsburgh, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sfc$ilen and son, Charles, of Chicago. $900 Cleared the Fouftk The committees, having charge of the Fourth of July celebration, report that nearly $900 wera cleared on the Fourth of July picnic and celebration held in this village for the benefit of St."Mary's Catholic church. This is indeed a gratifying report and those directly responsible for the grand success of the event are to be con­ gratulated. It is understood that the money thus derived will be applied upon the church indebtedness. At least, this is the wish of the parish­ ioners of the church. A Busy Boarding House Mrs. E. Young, who is conducting a summer boarding house at the old McDonald homestead on the Elgin 'road, informs us that she had twenty guests at her place last Sunday and (expects to care for as many if not more the coming Sunday. Mrs. Young's place has met favor among a number of Chicago people, who find it a most pleasant place to stop. New Cement Walk *;„ Work on a new cement walk, to be laid on the east side of Green street from the creek to the Central opera house corner, was started on Monday. The improvement is a sadly needed one and will add greatly to the ap­ pearance of the street when com­ pleted. o Go to Peteaeh's and get'what you -want when yen want 1* ̂%; \ ••• iupr- " J A i i * . A .A . 5'i?i Itfisetllaneous Assortment of News Itdas In'CondeBeed Ferm For Busy People Hog cholera has broken out in Walwdrth county, Wis; . The city of Harvard has decided on a system of guide posts for her streets. The canning factory at Whitewater, Wis., is now giving employment to seventy people. Soikie excellent hone race ̂are be­ ing pulled off at the Harvard 'driving park this summer. ' ~ The new pickle factory at Richmond is about completed and will soon be ready to receive the season's crop. Four Woodstock young men report seeing three foxes near Franklinville, McHenry county, on a recent night. Two cooling tanks at the Borden factory at Genoa Junction, Wis., re­ cently "bursted, rfestdttng in a f 1,000 damaga. George Morfcur, the -Woodstock flower and vegetable man, is supply­ ing the Palmer House in Chicago with vegetables. James Cleary. is to" be Marengo's new postmaster . and will succeed Editor Chas. Scofield of the Marengo Republican-News. An admirer of the Marengo orches­ tra, wjiich has been giving weekly concerts in that city, has donated (25 to the organization. Fully 5,000 acres of low and slough lands in the town of Hebron are to be reclaimed thru the construction of a big ditch and tile. Sixteen hobos were rounded % up at Rondout, Lake county, last Thursday evening. The following day all but one of the number was given a jail sentence. Fred B. Whitney, son of the late Judge Charles Whitney of Waukegan, has invented a sub-marine boat that can cross the Atlantic without stop ping for fuel. The ipilk battling plant located at Belden, two miles west of Richmond, was destroyed by fire last Wednesday afternoon. The fire started from sparks from a passing engine. The Bradley knitting works of Del- avan, Wis., has just completed its order for sweaters for the British gov­ ernment. Thq order, which was start- fed last October, amounted to $800,000. Charles E. Green and Floyd E. Eck- ert of Woodstock are among those who were recently admitted to the Illinois bar. They are graduates of (the Kent College of Law of Chicago. The city council of Harvard at its last meeting passed the annual appro­ priation ordinance, which gives that city the right to expend $29,150 dur­ ing the fiscal year, $350 less than last. * Twenty saloons at $2,000 par year license is the program on which wets of Elgin are planning their campaign for next spring. They hope, in this manner, to return Elgin totomship to the wet column. An audience of 400 attended an illustrated lecture on "The War and Its Causes" at Concordia hall, Crystal Lake, on a recent evening. The ad­ dress was given in German by Rev. George Schutes. The Cook county fair will be held at Palatine, Sept 15-18. The officers of the fair association as well as the people of that village hope to make this year's event bigger and better than that of last year. The members of Company G, third infantry regiment, Illinois national guards of Woodstock, left Sunday morning for the annual encampment at Dixon, 111. The McHenry county Company is now considered one of the most efficient and largest in the state. Mrs. Howard Alton, owner and manager of the Four Oaks dairy farm, two miles north of Cary, was instantly killed Tuesday morning, when the milk wagon she was driving to the Borden factory at Cary was struck by the 8:50 Chicago flyer. The fatal accident occurred at the Baldwin crossing, about a mile north of the village. Mrs. Alton's body was thrown about forty feet. The train was stopped and the remains were picked up and carried to Cary. f îvllOOD MUSIC FOR FAQt The Chicago Daily News Band of Seventy-Five Pieces Engaged We are advised that the fair asso­ ciation officers have succeeded in se­ curing the services of the Chicago Daily News Boys' band as an added feature attraction for Thursday, The band is composed of news boys, rang­ ing in age from eight to sixteen years of age. They are a well drilled organization and can make more har­ monious music than their size and age would indicate. Wm. C. Bartelt, superintendent of machinery, has closed contracts with many manufacturers of farm machin­ ery to exhibit at the fair, among them being five different makes of farm tractors, including two gas trac­ tors; also several different makes of milking machines and exhibits in all other types of farm machinery. Ap­ proximately fifteen automobile exhib­ its will be made this year, demon­ strating new models. The poultry department this year, under the superintendency of M. C. Davis, has promise of being the larg­ est in years. Mr. Rountree, Nora, Illinois, .will judge this department and satisfaction is assured all exhib­ itors. By establishing amateur and pro­ fessional classes in the cattle depart­ ment, the fair officers have made a much needed improvement. This year the average farmer with average cattle can exhibit against his neigh­ bor with an equal chance of winning prize money and _ the professional breeders and exhibitors will draw against eaetf other. Watch e&ch w^ek for new announce­ ments and the advertisements con­ cerning this year's county fair. Pros- spects are bright and indications good for a big fair, plenty of free attrac­ tions and large exhibits in all de­ partments. The motto adopted by this year's fair officers, "The Ad­ vancement of Agriculture and Inter­ ests," is ever present in the mind? of those in charge. Eastland Survivor While a number 'of people were gathered at the N. H. Petesch drug store last Sunday morning, discuss­ ing the sinking of the Eastland, a young man, who had been seated at one of the tables, turned to the pro­ prietor of the stor^ and aBked J| that was all there was to a*Sunday metro­ politan paper which he had just pur­ chased. When told that the regular Sunday edition had all been sold out and that the most important news of the day was to bo found in the extra edition that he had just purchased, one can imagine the surprise of those in the place at the time when the young man informed Mr. Petesch that he did not care to read the stories of the catastrophe as he was in the boat when it went down. On further questioning he added that he was down in the boiler room when the gigantic palace of the waters went down and how he got out alive was more than he would tell. He was in the water about three quarters of an hour. ~ Sells Hia Lake Geneva Propwty- J. E. Waite of Lake Geneva, Wis., son of Mr. and Mrs, Rollin Waite of this village, was in McHenry last- week and while here he imparted to JANES T. rOWERS DEAD HJ& BEEN AILING DURING THE *PAST TWO YEABS Wl^rafn and Raised in Ntntda fliiftiir- ehip and Resided in That Town Un­ til Last Spring A sad as well as untimely death oc­ curred here last Saturday afternoon, when James T. Powers answered to his Master's call, after an illness of about two years in duration. While the deceased had not been in the best of health for that length of time, it was not until a few months ago that his condition Was considered serious. During all his illness every attention was given him that a lov ing wife, sisters and brothers as well as the family physician could bestow, but without avail, and he passed peacefully awagr on tiia *bove men­ tioned day. ^ James T. Powers, the second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Powers, was born in Nunda township on Nov. 26, 1863. Here, under the careful guidance of a good father and mother, he was raised and grew to manhood, receiving his education in the rural schools of the town of Nunda. He continued to make his home on the old Powers homestead, southwest of this village, until his marriage, which occurred at Sycamore on May 16, 1900. Here he was united to Miss Mary Wall. After his marriage he moved onto a farm near the old homestead and later he purchased a place of his own, upon "which he continued to reside until failing health forced him to lay aside his earthly labors^ About the first of March of this year he gave up farming and moved his family to this village, where he has siktee made his home. He was the father 6f three children, all of whom, with the heartbroken widow, are left, to moftrn his death. The children are Helen, Marie and James. Besides the immediate fam­ ily and a' host of relatives and friends, he also leaves four brothers arid two sisters, as follows: Fred, John, David, Edward, Anna and Etta, all of whom Reside in and around McHenry. Mr. PoweVs was a plain American man, one who never ceased to find pleasu«e and comfort in his home and with his family. On the farm he proved a hard worker, being known as one of the most successful farmers |n this locality. In his dealings with fellowmen he was always honest and fair, while he always proved himself a valuable neighbor and friend. Religiously he was a devout Roman Catholic and his faith he followed thru his entire life. The funeral took place from, St Patrick's Catholic church here at ten o'clock on Tuesday morning of this week, the last sad rites being per formed by Rev. Chas. Quinn, pastor of the church. The funeral was attended by a large gatherings of relatives, friends, old neighbors and acquain­ tances, who had come to pay their last respects to one who was worthy of the high esteem in which he was held. Interment was made in St Patrick's cemetery. His wife and family have the heart­ felt sympathy of the people of the en tire community. Card of Thanks ALL ABOARD FOR CHAMPAIGN Tractor Demonstration and Yiait to Experiment Station . . - . 1 . , . . , , . . X r t t h i s p u b l i c m a n n e r we wish to his friends that he has disposed of hisl . ** i». «.». » ' * i l - 1 . ^'express our heartfelt thanks and ap­ preciation for the many kind favors Lake Geneva property, consisting of two houses and lots. He purchased the property at a bargain price a few years ago and in the sale just made he succeeded in making a neht profit on the investment. Mr. Waite has already purchased another piece of property and let a contract last week for the erection of a beautiful new home. His many friends in McHenry will be pleased to learn of hia good fortune. Former Residents Boat Yictims Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Johnson and their little daughter were among those to lose their liveB in the East land disaster in Chicago last Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are known to many of our residents, as the former ran an excursion boat on Fox river for several seasons past His boat is still quartered in life ^E. Hunter storage house here. * Bitten By Dog • , While visiting at the home, of her sister, Mrs. Wm. Ainger, at Rich­ mond, last week little Ruth K rum pen of this village was quite severely bitten in the face by a dog. The in­ jury required the attention of a phy­ sician and, altho it has been causing her more or less pain, it is hot consid­ ered serious. McAllister's maple sundaed are de- ^ rv : V V- V r' Y - Another Free Show Walter B. MHler of Memphis, T«m4 traveling in a Ford touring car, made this'village a visit last week Wednes­ day and in the evening gave a free performance at the Central opera house corner. Miller was a regular showman, being a cornetist, banjoist, lightning chalk artist, humorist and ventriloquist Between acts he intro­ duced his cure-all snake oil, but found the demand for the oil quite limited in McHenry and we dare say that his pocket book was amply large to carry away the profits on his sales haro. W. A- Fisher Not a Victim Since last Saturday's Chicago ca­ tastrophe a report has been circu­ lated about the village that William A. Fisher, a former McHenry resi­ dent was one of the victims. We are pleased to Btate, however, that Mr. Fisher is very much alive and lexpects to visit friends here soon. His wife and daughter are now visit­ ing relatives and friends in ^ around McHenry. . Solon Man Pays Fine ' * The Solon man, who was arrested here last week for not heeding the guide post in Centerville, paid his fine here last Saturday. The fine was paid thru his attorney, Atty. «K,. ^ Lang, of Richmond. f̂phjckea feed at M.1L Nie#nAk shown us during the last illness and after the death of our beloved hus­ band and fattier. We also wish to thank those who so kindly contributed flowers, and especially do we wish to thank the old neighbors for their floral contributions. Mrs. Mary Powers and Children. Social Wheel . ' Mrs. Luella Stephenson wfs hostess to the members of the Social Wheel at her home in Ringwood Thursday afternoon of last week. There was a good attendance at this meeting and an unusually good time was had by all present Following the business ttf the afternoon, a cake contest was indulged in, Mrs. J. W. Smith being the Winner. Dainty refreshments of ice cream and assorted cakes were served by the hostess. It was decid­ ed by the members to take a boat trip on their next regular meeting, Thurs­ day afternoon, Aug. 5. Boat to leave Riverside pier at 10:15 a. m. First Visit in Three Years Mrs. J. B. Buss, wife of our late depot agent was able to leave her home for the first time in three years this week. Mrs. Buss was wheeled thru town in her invalid chair last Sunday and passed that day as well as Monday as a guest in the home of her sister, Mrs. Ben Brefeld, who re­ sides on North Green street Mrs. Buss' many friends in McHenry will be pleased to know that her condition has so much improved to allow her to Once more leave her home. Bain Doing Some Good While farmers are complaining about the damage that the continued rain is doing, the residents of Mc­ Henry feel tiiat it is doing some good in the village, as it helps keep down tbe ,• J*?;*' A great many farmers, their fam­ ilies and friends, are planning to go on the trip to Champaign to visit the Illinois experiment stutiuu and wit­ ness the big tractor demonstration being held there August 3-6. This will be one of the best oppor­ tunities the farmers of the county will have to visit our state experiment station, look over the fields where many different kinds of crops are be­ ing grown and experienced with, also experiments on soils and their treat­ ment, different kinds of stock the best way to feed and breed them, mod­ ern farms and equipment and all the newest and most modern kinds of machinery, also the different colleges of agriculture, chemistry, engineering and others that make up one of the best universities of the United States. Two days will be taken for the trip, the 4th and 5th of August Take your local train to Chicago, arriving there no later than 8:30 a. m., Wed­ nesday, August 4. Then go across the city to the Illinois Central station and take the train for Champaign, leaving about 9 o'clock, arriving at Champaign about noon. I have made arrangements at Champaign for plenty of rooms so that it will be easy to obtain lodging and board. I will also be at the Chicago and Northwest­ ern station early Wednesday morning to meet those who are going on the trip and accompany them across the city to the Illinois Central station. I will also have a program of the trip which will be given out at that time. The first afternoon will be given over to an inspection of the experi­ ment station, fields, barns and live­ stock. In the evening lectures on tractors and their uses will be given at the College of Agriculture. The second day will be spent at the tractor demonstration. The train for home will leave Champaign about 5:80 Thursday evening, arriving in Chica­ go in time to catch the local trains at the Northwestern station for McHen­ ry county points. Over forty different kinds of trac­ tors are registered for the demon­ stration and an excellent opportunity will be given all who attend to obtain information on the different kinds of tractors and the work they can do. The use of tractors for all kinds of farm work is gradually becoming more general and will be used to sup­ plement the horse power, enabling farmers to better prepare their soils for crops and take care of them in better shape when they are ready to harvest Plan to go on the trip and please let me know that you are going so that I can arrange for a special train, one hundred being necessary for such service. Delos L. James, County Agent U. S. Dept Agri. ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALBB REPORTERS DURING WEEK/| What People are Doing in This -f / lage and the Immediate Vicinity-- Other Short Paragraphs v ^ Butter Market' ' v .̂V;- . Butter ̂ on the Elgin board of J sold at 26% cents* per pound last Sat-J ' mrday. McAllister sells all the Lotus toilet;^ requisites. - ^ ' VjiSi Charlie Chaplin at the Air Don!# eviry Tuesday.' Brick ice cream may be M at'<£-"::;'; Unti's at any time. ~ 1 " V Get the grafonola votes on all cadi'"' .<7 ̂ purchases at McAllister's. ' 4^ The box for the new Wilbur Lunft* -v ^ * ber company truck has been nictdjjr .X • • painted and lettered. u The new telephone directories out and are now in the hands v-ll patrons of this village. - :v1 The annual midsummer flower show-,^-.^ * :• [% will be held at Lake Geneva, WL&,k* ' next Saturday, July 31. K\l. fu -3^ "Valley of the Moon," Jack Lei* - donfs famous story, in six reels, at - the Air Dome Thursday. 1 ' .* • Hie Ladies' Cemetery Aid society f will meet with Mrs. T. J. Walsh on # Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3, at 2:30 o'clock.. ; ii; -\ &,;' A: boy came to gladden the homo Mr. 'and Mrs. John Amann, who resida*; " east of town, on Tuesday of thi§ week. According to the Crystal Lake He*^ i- aid depositors of the Citizens' Stato -^}Vv j bank of that dty will receive dollar . ̂ 'i for dollar. ^ • " <, Ed. Lusk, the West Side merchant^ A4 > is now driving an elegant new Jeffrey touring car, which came into his pof^^ V ^ sMsinn last week. * \ '•'! "--•*-- 1 ". At a recent meeting of the New Era _ Telephone company held at Richmond '»' s a semi-annual dividend of three *3 cent fWas declared. > 5 ^ Wauconda day will be eelebrate# • _ at Wauconda on Thursday, Aug. 5,-' ' Arrangements for the big event ar* - | now well under way. •" ^ 1 . ' • V - Fu4l line of Deering machinery,; eluding grain binders, mowers anil*.. corn harvesters at Math, near the river bridge. Freund'a , . ~ -f/rVvl Attaches of the Dundee postoffic# ^ ' shipped ^their canoes to- this villaga; < ; last Saturday and paddled back tit that city via Fox river the following*^; ' : day. ' '• Th4re are still a number who iaais ̂>" v upon 'going around the guide posts oa^-SV the wrong side. Well, at any rate^'rv :,- t h i s makes bus ines s good for our po» ' ' ; !> lice Magistrate. "The Rosary" Rowland & Clifford. l Gentlemen--Allow me, in my hum­ ble manner, to congratulate you most heartily on having secured for the people of this country in general, a play, which in my mind is the acme of perfection and the greatest of its kind ever produced on the American or any other stage, a play which has for a theme the most beautiful thought that was ever conceived by man, that of purity surrounded by its most na­ tural environment, the Catholic church. "The Rosary" has a great purpose to serve and I have no doubt as to its fulfilling that purpose to the utmost, inasmuch as it contradicts the popular idea of people outside the Catholic church, of the greatest of all earthly institutions, the Catholic priesthood, which has been so foully assailed by proselyting ministers everywhere. The author, Mr. Rose, deserves the highest praise and great­ est honor that has ever been cbnferred upon any playright, and his is truly a great mind when he can conceive and give us as the fruit of his labors the beautiful passage of "The Ros­ ary." Wishing you all the success possible, I beg to remain, Yours fraternally, Frederick Lumpp, Lecturer. Thomas Aquinas Council No. 1089, Knights of Columbus, Chicago. At the Central opera house Sun­ day evening, Aug. 1. A number of our pedple drove ovef-- to the county seat last Thursday even«r?:^*i ing and listened to one of the excel* ~ lent band concerts given weekly by the Oliver band. ^ : James B. Perry is now driving a new Overland touring car, purchased thru the Overton & Cowen agency of*:; this village. He recently disposed ot . his Ford touring car. r . "A Girl of the Streets" was the . name of the production at the Central * opera house last Sunday evening, The play is a good one, but the com- ; paqjr which attempted to praaent it.v fj was not so good. ^ Work on the remodeling of the in­ terior of the power house has been started. We are told that the next (meeting of the village council will be' • held in the Mrs. Jacob Bonslett build- ing near the creek. " A Chicago young man, who haa-. J been spending a few days' outing at* ;r ^|| McCollum's lake, was proudly show-" . a 6% pound bass here Tuesday' ing morning, which he took into Chicago.' with him. It was a beaut Eastland Disaster In tins issue of The Plaindealer you will find a complete story of the sink­ ing of the steamer Eastland in the Chicago river, at which time over 1,200 men, women and children were swept to an untimely death as the great lake steamer took its fatal plunge. Besides the story of the dis­ aster, you will find stories by surviv­ ors and human interest stories of bravery and courage. Be sure and read this article, which is part of our special news service supplied our readers at quite a little expense. Moves to Lake Geneva, Wla. Geo. B. Freund has moved his fam­ ily to Lake Geneva, Wis., where he has secured employment to. hia lik­ ing. •-rfr r.. • The end of Main street and part of Green street in the vicinity of the F. J. Herbes homo have been widened during the past week. Evidently . Mayor Wells and the members of the village council believe in "Safety First" D. A. Whiting, who resides a short .i distance northwest of this village, has:- purchased a Paige Six, which he and* his family have been enjoying since- last Saturday. The car was pur­ chased thru the McHenry agent,^ Frank Justen. f • I •... If you are afflicted with "BoneKead" ̂ \ :V'-1 association, the gout or a grouch, take a hike for the BIG FAIR. Seev,7i / \ and enjoy the new and clever attrac- % < tions. They'll all be there in one.*! • 1 classy cluster---the most of the best ̂ ̂ « for your amusement money to b| found anywhere. See 'em sore. > i Many times more than your moit- ey*s worth in real healthy recreation. fun and frolic at the McHenry county fair, as you,, will agree if you come and aee. It's easily the biggest best fair in all this region and you aimply cant afford to stay away this year. . . > 0 : , v * r .