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* „ "$• }&U $. ? "..sa -^7*, ' VOLUME XLI * • - • • • f̂oHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 1915 NO. 23 i££ WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS *£OMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK ̂ IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE i:'$" " As Seen By Phundealer Reporters and Banded Into Our Office By Our Friends : •- mi:' IfS! Floyd Coolly was a Chicago visitor last Saturday. G. E. Schoel wu a Chicago visitor last , week Fridsgf. Walter Simon was » Crystal Lake visitor last Saturday, F. O. Gans boarded thd Chicago train Tuesday morning. Slr3. W. D. Went worth was an El­ gin visitor last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bohlander were Chicago visitors Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Theleo were Chicago visitors Tuesday. Gilbert Howard boarded $ha Chi­ cago train Monday morning, Albert Freund of Woodstock was a Sunday guest of home folks. John H. Miller was a Crystal Lake >* v. visitor last Saturday morning. : . M. L. Worts was among the Chica- S° passengers Tuesday morning. Misses Ella Ibsdi- and Leona Justfen' were Elgin visitors last Saturday. ^ . Mrs. Ed. Hayes spent a recent day ?«* as the guest of Woodstock friends. Miss Alice Waite boarded the train for Elgin last Thursday afternoon. Miss Florence Granger passed Sun- day as the £uest of relatives at El- gin. " ' A M i s s K a t h r y n P i t z e n w a s a m o n g the Chicago passengers Monday morn­ ing. Mrs. Charles E. Jecks was a Will­ iams Bay, Wis., visitor last Thurs­ day. Mrs. Walter J. Walsli passed a re- dent day as the guest of relatives at Elgin. ' / ^ Mr®. C. L. Page ^nd sons, Lester k.»%.i J and Frank, were Chicago visitors last "<• Saturday. J. H. Miller wits a business visitor t; v'\ in Chicago and Waukegan the first of jri?. :'-'i the week. i'/^ H. J. Winteringham of Dundee was a Sunday guest in the home of Thos. &*. | "" Thompson. Miss Esther S toff el was the guest of Chicago relatives the latter part of last week. • . John W.- Fay and son, Walter, of Woodstock passed Sunday at their home here. Mrs. F. A. Bohlender was a busi- . v' ness visitor; in the metropolitan city $: •. last Friday* W; ' Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer passed Sunday as guests of relatives at the county seat. John Muldoon of Whiting, Ind., was a recent guest of relatives in McHen- . ,sj? rjf iSu vicinity. " " """. " Mrs. Josephine Heimer was among^ £ ' those to board the Chicago train Fri- • day morning last. ' Mrs. Ellen Hogan and daughter, 'M ^.Millie, of Elgin were visitors in. town " " hS.;' I® GRAIN RULES AND PRIZES Which Will Predominate qt -Sh®W In Mrfftnrf . First one day recently. Miss Kate Bolger of Chicago spent _. ^ several days last week as the guest ^.,%of relatives here. <£ I Mrs. James T. Perkins and daugh- f {*f ter, Adeline, were county seat vis­ itors last Saturday. ' Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Sutton attend- ' ..-^';'ed the funeral of Will Wahl in Chica- %-'^r:go one day last week. ^Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Heimer and ^ ' 4" daughter, Elvera, spent Saturday last " % in the metropolitan city. Fred Weinschenker was among, those to board the train for Chicago last Thursday afternoon. -• Edward Tetlow of Elgin spent a re­ cent day as a guest in the home of v, .... Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Overton. ^ ^ James McLaughlin of Sandwich, , 111., spent the latter part of last week as the guest of relatives here. Miss Lillian Pouse of Chicago spent Y?'.' Sunday as a guest in the home of her ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. *L. F. Pouse. Mrs. Vosburg of Richmond spent a 4~ .. couple of days recently as the guest of -her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kim- ball. Mrs. M. C. Wilson of Chicago was guest in the home of Mrs. S. Sher- '-•burne and Miss Anna a few days last week. Miss Allie Turner of Solon spent "jiy-.sf. ^ s the. latter part of last week as a guest ^;;-r'5in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. 0!:(kCowen. M*s. C. E. Gaylord and daughter, ^5;' -Mildred, attended the funeral of a rel- s stives at Williams Bay, Wis., Thurs- day last. ? Mr. and Mfrs. F. E. Covalt and son gassed a day last week as guests in {:hf jiopie of the formers parents sit Crystal Lake. *0^ Mrs. Geo. H. Johnson.jind X - daughter, Marguerite, passed several \.vi;days last week as guesiB in the home yfe^ jpf the former's parents at Crystal J ' \ P* L Overton and daughter, • Gwendolyn, spef)t a few days last •* j week as guests in the home of the former's inother, Mrs. Mary Carey, at isigin, Mr. sad Mrs, 6«* & Fraid.tnd children of Woodstock were Sunday guests in the home of the former's parents, Ijbew - "Mid v- lfers. • <**, Freuad. •• •' • . > l M 4.00 Fstfihers of McHenry and 'mfe trit- r^unding country and towns should familiarize themselves with the rules that will govern the awarding of prizes at the coming poultry and grain show in McHenry. --".v::?:-' Rules v-'S.:-.f- 1. All grains competing for pre­ miums must be exhibited by the pro­ ducer. 2. There must be at least two. (2) exhibitors competing in each class and variety to receive first and second prizes. 3. No entry fee will be charged. 4. Each exhibitor will be allowed to place his name and address on his xliibit after the judging is done. The association will handle all sales, free of charge. 5. Grain exhibits must be in place Wednesday at 10 a. m., Dec. 29. 6. All grains and seeds will be judged by an expert judge from the University of Illinois. 7. Where only one exhibitor shows he will receive first prize ribbon and second money. ' 8. All exhibitors bind... themselves to the above rules. 9. All exhibitors of grain must be­ come members of the McHepry Poul­ try, Pet Stock and Grain association when making entry. We therefore publish same so that those contemplating exhibits will know just exactly what is expected of them and the prizes that go with each exhibit. V 'Prizes .̂ ^Iplass A--Wheat 1st Prize 2d Prize No. 1--Spring wheat, half bushel . . . . . r $5.00 $1.00 (First prize of $5.00 donated by Hoy Bank­ ing Co., McHenry, 111.) No. 2--White Winter nritfiof V* o bUSbvi 1.58 L00 No. 3--Red winter wheat, half bushel L5ft/ ,. .L00 No. 4--Best half htuhiS buckwheat Class B--Oats No. 1--White oats, best half bushel, silver trophy cup ........ (Silver trophy cup of­ fered by Hoy Banking ' Co., McHenry, IHJ) No. 2--Black oats, best half bushel 1.6? "W No. 3--Yellow oats, best * half bushel .*. LWVfcOO Class C-Cort No. 1--Yellow Dent corn, best 10 ears --First prize, $5.00 in gold, by . West McHenry State bank; sec­ ond prize, silver trophy cup, of­ fered by Frank L. " McOmber. president of the McHenry Poul- " try, Pet Stock and Grain Assn. No. 2--White Dent corn, best 10 ears --First prize, $5.00 in gold, by West McHenry State bank; sec­ ond prize, silver trophy cup, of­ fered by Frank Wattles, live stock dealer, West McHenry. 1st Prize 2d Prize ,Nb. 3--Sweet corn, best 10 ears .$1.60 No. 4--Lite sweet com, best 10 ears 1.50 No. 5--Largest and best ear of corn (any kind) L00 No. 6--Best display of popcorn, 10 ears (any variety) 1.60 No. 7--Best 10 ears Yel­ low Flint corn......... 1.00 No. 6--Best 10. ears of White Flint corn 1.0§ Class D--Seeds and Alfalfa No. 1--Best peck of medium red clover seed $1.50 No. 2--Best peck broom corn seed.; 1.00 - No. 3--Best peck of tim­ othy seed 1.50, No. 4--Best peck of millet 1.00 * No. 5--Best exhibit of al­ falfa hay (3 cuttings).. 2.00 Class E--Barley, Rye, Etc. (Carl W. Stenger, cashier of the West McHenry State bank, offers the prizes for barley and rye) No. 1--Best half bushel ' _ of barley $1.50 $L<00 No. 2--Best half bushel of rye 1.50 1.00 No. 3--Best half bushel of < , potatoes 1.00. rd>0 No. 4--Largest potatoes.. 1.00^ No, 5--Best display of grain 2.00 WEEKLY EXCKM ITERS A$ J4KEN FROM THE OntUUHpS • * . O F O U R E X C H A N G E * . Miscellaneous Assortment of News items In Condensed Form For Buy. • People ^"3 1 •m tOtftl $1.00 1.00 1.00 .50 £0 $1.00 0- 4JD0 ^0 1.00 Wattkegan*s tmlk $3,343,905.05. A shooting gallery has been opened at Lake Geneva, Wis. A fire bug has been menacing the citizens of the village of Richmond of late. Dr. H. B. Bailey of Rockford re­ cently paid a fine of $200 for selling liquor to a patient. The volley ball fever has struck Algonquin. A hall has been rented and teams will be organized at once. A new barn on the Ed. Long farm, five miles southeast of Woodstock, was destroyed by fire one morning last week. •> Since Feb. 1, 1915, the Mystic Workers of Harvard have paid out $8,200. $8,000 was paid out in death claims, while • Hie balanea was for broken arms.. The townships of Palatine, Bar- rington and Ela in Lake county have been released from the foot and mouth quarantine. A bicycle repair Bhop is being built at Lake Geneva, Wis. Evidently the bicycle is quite a common carrier in the Wisconsin city. A commercial club with a member­ ship of fifty has been organized at Libertyville. The club proposes to boom the town as it has never been boomed before. The citizens in the towns served by the K. D. division of the North­ western railway are rejoicing over the decision of the company not to discontinue its only -passenger train on that division. The Woodstock Sentinel last week contained a picture of the public souare in that city forty-five' years ago. A brief history of the early days of the county seat accom­ panied the picture. Delos L? James, McHenry county soil expert of Woodstock, has ten­ dered his resignation to become man­ ager of Col. Frank O. Lowden's big farm near Oregon, 111. The new place will pay him $3,500, while the salary attached to his present office is $2,500 per year. The Equitable Electric Light com­ pany of Lake Geneva, Wis., has been sold to the L. E. Meyers company of Chicago. Consideration, $88,000. It is said that the Chicago concern will also take over the" Walworth, Wis., plant and will run the two plants to­ gether. The plans of the company McHENRY'S MART PICK FORD Miss Margaret Ward Will Soon Ap> . - pear In Moving Pictures (North Chicago Times-Review) "Mary Pickford when she started in motion picture acting was practic­ ally unheard of, but today she is one of the most talked of personages ap­ pearing in public, because of her cleverness before the camera. And some day before many moons have passed the Times-Review expects to be able to inform its readers of the meteoric ascent of one of-our popu­ lar young school teachers, L e., Miss Margaret Ward. Miss Ward is this week appearing in motion pictures in a feature film, entitled 'It Happened In Waukegan,' taking the part of the leading lady's chum. She won. this distinction in a Waukegan paper's voting contest. "Miss Margaret is a versatile and clever young actress, her capa­ bilities having been proven beyond question before North Chicago audi­ ences many times in the past and her friends, who are legion, are hoping that the call to greater possibilities vvill come, and if it does she will cer­ tainly make a second Mary Pickford, if not greater. "Besides being a school teacher of calibre. Miss Ward is president of the Young Ladies' Auxiliary and is a prime mover in the vaudeville show that will take place at the Auditorium RIGHT IN TIE NECK AGAIN THERE'S WHERE CRYSTAL LAKE ̂ GOT IT SATURDAY Crystal Lake Highs Fall Down Com­ pletely Before Their Own People-- Failed to Score on December 3, under the ^ club's auspices-." Miss Ward is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward of this village. She was raised in McHenry and is a product of the McHenry high school, from which institution she graduated a few years ago. Miss Ward has ap­ peared in several home talent produc­ tions in McHenry in the past and the theatre-going public here well know of her dramatic propensities. Calico and Overalls Calico and overalls predominated at a basket social held at StofTel's hall last Saturday evening, the event being given by the members of Fox River Valley camp, R. N. A. Most of the men present wore overalls and jump­ ers, while the young ladies and women appeared in calico gowns. Everyone present appeared to be in an excep­ tionally happy mood and consequently the affair proved one of the merriest held in the hall in a long time. A short program, consisting of recita­ tions, vocal and instrumental numbers, took up the fore part of the evening, after which a "penny" march took place, each one of the marchers drop­ ping a penny into % basket, which was conveniently placed on the long table in the center of the hall, which held " . . ,* j the many pretty oasKets laaen witn ar, «o encircle th, Uk. rt MbP, y/J ̂ ^ with ^ ̂ Ovei the sale of baskets Was Stairieu, The Thimble Club The Thimble club held a Very proflt- ble as well as enjoyable meeting at the home of Mrs. Geo. Bohr on Wed­ nesday afternoon of last week. After devoting an hour or more at needle work, a drawing content was partici­ pated in by "the ladies, the successful contestants being Mrs. Frank Cobb and Mrs. Joe Leickem. Refreshments were then - served, which concluded a delightfully interesting afternoon. Universalist Church Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.; morning worship, 11:00 a. m. Topic of ser­ mon, "The Republic of God." A cor- dfel welcome to all. - John M. Rateliff, Minister. other extensions, Woodstock's new motor fire truck made its first trip to a real fire at 11:26 o'clock Sunday night, when it was called to extinguish a blaze at the George Moncur greenhouse. The dam age was slight, being confined to the south end, where a steel smokestack over the heating plant ignited some of the wood. The damage is covered by insurance. Plants were injured only slightly by smoke. Ringling Bros, are building addi­ tional structures to their winter quar­ ters at Baraboo and it is understood that Barnum & Bailey's show will be brought to Wisconsin from Bridge­ port, Conn., for its future winter home. The Ringling show closed at Memphis, Tenn., and will arrive at Baraboo the latter part of this week. The new A1 Ringling theatre at Bar­ aboo, which cost $100,000, \jrill be opened about Nov. 15. Lake Geneva Herald: pdward Beach made his last run on the Chi­ cago passenger train last Monday morning after a service of fifteen years on the same train. He has tak­ en a run out of Crystal Lake, which pays him much better wages, and has moved his family there. Passengers on the train to Chicago will miss Ed's smiling face and pleasant manner, for he was a faithful and an efficient employe, who was looking out for the interests of the railroad and the com­ fort of the passengers. Here's wish­ ing him the best success on his new run. O. C. Stowe takes the vacancy caused by Beach's change. That umbrella that you left on the train and forgot to call for was sold last Thursday with 2,000 others at public auction. It was a fine day-- for an umbrella sale--and hundreds of persons crowded the salesrooms at 624 South Wabash avenue apd 722 West Van Buren street, where auc­ tions of unclaimed goods, forgotten by travelers oh the Chicago & North­ western and the Chicago, Ifo:k Island & Pacific railways, were sold. There were all sorts of umbrellas. Some re­ sembled autumnal sunsets, while the rest were funeral. There were gold handles and no handles. Sealskin cpats, diamond rings, baby carriages, spectacles, slot machines, trunks and suitcases, crutches and eyen men's crepe de chine underwear was sold to the highest bidder. Articles ranging from kitchen utensils to an "African dodger's" outfit were puffefyaaftd ^ mysterious MF. B." *•' "I' \ *: with Carl W. Stenger acting as auc­ tioneer. The auctioneer apparently was right at home when it came to disposing of the baskets and within a very short space of time he was sold out. The purchasers of the baskets hunted up their partners and soon everyone was partaking o? the deli­ cacies contained in the different bas­ kets. When all were thru eating the floor space was cleared and an hour or more was spent at dancing, Miss Kathryn Buch and Ray McAndrews furnishing the music. The proceeds of the event were about $42.09^ . Motorcycle Cop Woodstock placed a motorcycle cop into commission in that city a couple of weeks ago and since then a score or more auto drivers have been hauled into court on various charges and as sessed heavy fines. Other cities and towns of the county are also contem­ plating hiring the "cop" for a day or two each week. Mayor Wells of this village is also thinking very seriously of giving him a trial here in McHen­ ry. No notification will be given when he will be in town, so it will be well for auto drivers who have been in the habit of running their machines contrary t<r law to be very careful ih the future. i , * Notice The Pwblic Service company a|? nounces a change in t*ie date of ren^ dering their electric bills, consequent­ ly a change in the date of payment of net bills. In order to accommodate the arrangement a reading of our meters was omitted in November. The bills for our customers in McHen­ ry will be rendered on the 15th day of December and each succeeding mon^h. Discount period, 25th of) each month. Take Agency FoK^Chaliaera Overton & C°wen, theN West Side garage men, inform us that^they have taken the agency for the/Chalmers automobile. A mmrbefof these cars have been sold in McHenry during the past year or more and they are meet­ ing with such favor in this locality thpt the West Side firm decided to take UK) agency. - X Basket Social ' .?vV •'V' A basket social will take place at the Walknp schoolhouse near Ridge- field on Thursday evening, Dec. 2. A good program. A cordial invita- tfQA.w ^ended to all. > MlEleanor Pkalln, Teaehaav !- Well, the Crystal Lake high school football team had another off day last Saturday. At least they failed to accomplish what was confidently ex­ pected of them. They failed to show the McHenry highs anything new in the line of football and consequently were forced to go down to another de­ feat, the locals winning by a score of 6 to 0. • . As on their meeting h4fle the week previous, McHenry got the jump on their "beefy" opponents and after a few minutes of play Lester Bacon crossed the line for a touchdown. After this Crystal Lake took a brace and held McHenry down, while of­ fensively our boys played a splendid game. Once, in the second quarter Crystal Lake, thru a series of gains, worked the ball within ten yards of their goal, but could get the oval no closer, as the McHenry line held like a stone wall. The round ended with Crystal Lake vainly fighting for a touchdown. In the third quarter, wfth both teams fighting on about even terms, Bonslett punted. Crystal Lake's quar­ ter back caught the ball and was tackled by Richardson. He tackled the man with the ball, but the wet field caused him to slip and fall, while the Crystal Lake man remained on his feet. "Richie" in the fall succeeded in clinging to the man's leg. Lund- gren, who was the man with the ball, started to drag "Richie" and Was just about to get away from him when G. Bacon came up the field like a shot out of a gun and tackled Lundgren for the down. Lundgren went down for the count and was carried off the field. Crystal Lake's players at. mm protested to the officials, asking them to remove Bacon from the game. An argument then followed, and after about ten or fifteen minutes of "chew­ ing" one of the two officials disqual­ ified Bacon. Coach Dorr told the of­ ficials that he would not stand for disqualification, as his player had made a fair tackle. The referee then forfeited the game to Crystal Lake and thus the game came to a sudden end. The forfeited score is 1 to 0, but the real score, by which McHenry in all reality won the contest, was 6 to 0. Coach Dorr informs us that he was forced to go to Crystal Lake minus three of his ^regulars and with only one substitute, who had complained of not feeling well, there wasn't a chance of finishing the game with Bacon out of it, Frett, Boyle and Smith, who figured quite prominently in the game here at McHenry the week previous, did not accompany the team, but in spite of their weakened condition the home boys put up a very creditable exhibi tion and had they been allowed to fin ish the game with Bacon in the line­ up Crystal Lake would have suffered a greater defeat than they did. Up to the time that the game was forfeited McHenry hadn't "opened up," their intention being to keep their touchdown making plays for the Jast quarter, as they did here at home ;They had quite a number of new ones which they were going to spring on their opponents the last few minutes of play and it is probably just as well that they didn't, as the Woodstock highs, who were witnesses at the game, would have seen a few Cricks which have never been used against them. The McHenry boys came out of the game in fine shape and the fans who accompanied them to Crystal Lake re­ turned home well satisfied that Mc­ Henry highs are the better team of the two. DOHERTY-BOLGER WEDDING Pretty Wedding Solemnised :̂afr St. Patrick's Church Herb Married, at St. Patrick's church, McHenry, 111., on Thursday, Nov. 18, 1915, by Rev. Father McEvoy, Thos. Bolger and Miss Grace Doherty. To the beautiful strains of a wed­ ding march, played by the bride's aunt. Miss Mary Doherty, the bridal party marched from the entrance of the church to the altar, where the sacred words were spoken. The impressive ceremony of the nuptials was attended by a number of relatives and friends of the happy couple. The bride, wearing a gown of white satin trimmed with silver lace and carrying a white prayer book, looked very charming. She was attended by Miss Vera Doherty, a cousin of both the bride and groom, who wore gown of yellow crepe de chine, with a bodice of gold lace. The groom was attended by his brother, John Bolger. At the completion of the ceremony the bridal party, with a few invitad relatives and friends, gathered at the home of the bride's aunts. Misses B. and M. Doherty, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was served. The home was beautifully decorated with chrysanthemums, carnations and ferns, the ever popular colors of yel­ low and white predominating. The bride is a most charming young lady, much beloved by her many friends for her rare and beauti­ ful qualities of heart and mind. The groom is one of our very best young men. He, too, has many friends, who admire him for his honesty, up­ rightness and other excellent traits of character. The couple left early in the after­ noon by auto for' Crystal Lake, from there going for a short wedding trip. Mr. and Mrs. Bolger will reside on the Bolger homestead south of town. HENS OF LOCAL WTOEST AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDlgALER, REPORTERS DURING WEEK What People are Doing in This VII- ill !age and the Immediate VkWtpr* Other Short Paragraphs " f Batter Market- /'?*£, The price paid for butter on the ' . Elgin board of trade last Saturday was 31 cents per pound. .' Chicken feed at M. M. NiesenV >:f ̂ -1 Christmas is just exactly one month away. The bazaar at Knox's hall will etitae to a close tonight. On Saturday night at the Cents*! "A Wrong Righted." Don't forget the big baseball dance at Stoffel's hall this (Thursday) even­ ing. This is Thanksgiving and, no doubt, we all have something to be thankful for. This is the pancake season. Get5 your buckwheat flour at Spencer's mill. The Willing Workers will meet with Mrs. E. M. Owen next Thursday, Dec. 2. The snow of last Saturday morn- ( ing brought out the rabbit, hunters in :; numbers. The McHenry public school closed Wednesday afternoon for the Thanks- . ,, giving vacation. We have been given a tip that ajt . interesting law suit will take place in this village tomorrow. --«• - • Frank Zuelsdorf entered upon his new duties at the Chas. G. Frett meat market and grocery on Monday morn­ ing. Our people were giWn a slight idea •; what an invading army looks like on ^ morning of this week, whea a construction outfit passed thru town. '*r J.'. -M- if A J*, ."'SJ'1 An Interesting Case A case, which brought out a crowded court room, was heard in Judge Kim­ ball's court on the West Side last Sat- day. Emil Feltz, Nick Meyers and George Bishop were the plaintiffs, while Jacob Leickem was the defend­ ant. The case grew out of a recent automobile trip to Elgin. It seems that the three first named young men bad engaged Mr. Leickem to take them to Elgin in his auto and this he con­ sented to do. The trip was made and when the boys were ready for the re­ turn trip the machine and auto driver were nowhere to be found. At an Elgin garage the boys were told that Leickem had left for McHenry. They wore then forced to hire another ma­ chine at Elgin to bring them home. The suit last Saturday was for breach of promise. The judge found Leickem guilty and assessed a fine of $10 and costs. The case, we are told, brought put numerous interesting points, much to the delight of those gathered, M. E Church Services as follows next Sunday: Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.; preach­ ing services, 11:00 a. m.; evening services, 7:45 p. m. W\ C. Ever*. Pa tor. olive oil at C. Uati's. forget to take along a box of C. Uati's choice candy. No Free Advertising The Woodstock Poultry association saw fit to send its printing away from home this year and as a result the three county seat papers are giving the association the cold shoulder. The Woodstock papers in previous years have always boosted the association and annual show and by this time, no doubt, those responsible for taking the printing out of town have discov­ ered their mistake. Not only would the home papers give them a job that would have been a distinct credit to the association, but they would also have given them much valuable ad­ vertising space. Join the International Peace soci­ ety. 5146 University avenue, Chica­ go, 111. Preparing Statement * Mayor D. G. Wells is preparing a statement of the expenses entailed in operating the various municipalities of McHenry county. He has intimat­ ed to us that the article we published a few weeks ago, and which was tak en from the Harvard Herald, was i bit off in some respects. We hope to publish this statement in a near fu­ ture issue. The hustling mayor is doing this, not in a light of fault find­ ing, but his aim in the matter is to show the citizens of McHenry that this village is being run just as eco­ nomically as any in the county. Give us your next order for graved calling cards and see what a neat job we put out for you. Petty Thefts It has just been brought to our no­ tice that petty thefts are again being committed in the village. A number of our rural residents report the losses of parcels, taken from their buggies while in town in the evening. The police officers have been instructed to make frequent trips to the tie sheds around town in the future and it will be well for those guilty of the crimes to stop the practise at once, as no mercy will be shown the offenders if once caught. The Lonesome Eight The Lonesome Eight met with Mrs. C. Holly on Tuesday afternoon of this week. Progressive cinch was played and prizes awarded as follows: First, Mrs. F. E. Cobb; ^econd, Miss Clara Schiessle; consolation, Mrs. E. F. Matthews. Refreshments were served by the hostess at the conclu­ sion of the card games. The Mystic Workers The Mystic Workers of McHenry took in a class at Woodman hall here on Wednesday evening of last week. After the work, which was exempli­ fied in a highly pleasing manner, cards were enjoyed and refreshments served. The occasion was one of the happiest enjoyed by the Mystics this seaso% Stealing Wood ^ | The party who has been srealhig wood from St. Mary's cemetery is known and 4he cemetery committee will prosecute unless the practice ia stopped immediately. ,rt; ^ .vai St. Mary's Court, C. O. F., of this village will hold their annual elec- tion of officers at Weber's hall en San- ' day evening, Dec. 5. jf ,|l 11 The first blizzard of the season ar- v rived last Saturday and for awhile it ' looked as if it would be necessary^ to get out the snow shovels. - McHenry merchants are beg inning to unpack their Christmas stock and before the end of another week Christmas buying will have full sway. ^ VAiif'y Edwin Heimer has returned home ^ ^ I from Cary, where he has been in charge of the Cary State bank while jlp ' Cashier Jos. J. Sutton was away oo ,:,;"'^^. his honeymoon. The mill pond was frozen over for Jr the first time of the season on Mon- day morning. Some of the boys are already getting their skates in shape • for the opening of the ice skating season. "In the Line of Duty," as produced by the Famous Player company, at the Central opera house Thursday even­ ing, Nov. 25, Thanksgiving night. Coming, "John Barleycorn," by Jack London. Buckwheat floor at Spencer's.̂ •M- A regular mid-winter snow storm arrived in McHenry about six o'clock on Monday evening of this week and the following morning old mother earth was wearing her season's first mantle of white. About twenty football fans from here braved the chilly winds and drove to Crystal Lake last Saturday after­ noon, where they saw the McHenry highs slip another game over the Crystal Lake lads. Z. Webster, who during the past few years has worked the Gage estate land on the West Side, part of which takes up the old race track, has gone to Crystal Lake, where he will spend the winter with his sister, Mrs. Hale. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Potter on Tuesday morning of this week. Mr. Potter is the foreman at the Borden plant in this village and the family resides in the Wirfs house on Waukegan street. The Oliver correspondent to the Woodstock Sentinel says that Ray Op- fergelt has given up his position in the shop for a short time, owing to ill health. Ray's many McHenry friends hope that he will soon be able to resume his position. The plate glass window in the Peter B. Freund block in Centerville, which was broken a short time ago when workmen attempted to blast the ce­ ment wall on the Borden property, just across the street, has been re­ placed with a new one. Jacob Justen did the joh. The government has just sent oat notices to postmasters all over the United States ordering them to reftatse parcel post packages for Germany, Austria and Hungary. The reason for the action is that the two neutral steamships now plying between this country and Germany will not accept parcel post packages for central ear i-M* ti V •:, ;-r