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*, ^ 4 ' ^v %: k ' * ? > ** , 1 < WV r ' \ T H E . ; M c H E V K T ' P L A i N i S ' I X t E B , ' ' M c j f l ^ T r ' ' ' ' " " rO «#?, v' '• ? \ ^•siyv, " ** , •" „i'f Mr< ' ' ::W$: HA. X*HGOOD ROADS QtTESTIOlC :. -.'V. :• • •. a * •ft THE 9TBEIVRY PLADIDEALBt ,^fnutm EVEMY THUK»AY WT ;' > F. G. SCHREINER OflHee la Bank Buildtna Tele phone W-W TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: OM YMT...;...., Six Months, ISc «jf.v *i.» '-."'j Three Months, 4Sc ""Thursday, December 16, 1915 QUARTER OF A CENTURY Items Clipped From The Plaindealer Of Twenty-Fire Years Ago m S&&;' .a*;*';'.. -:• i^fi - , & * :,\r- >- Mrs. Frank Hanly is helping at Evanson's store during the holidays. There will be a social dance at Hei- mer's hall in this village on Friday evening, January 2, 1891. A. L. Howe has purchased a new hay press and will soon be prepared to press hay on short notice. W. A. Cristy has been putting a new iron roof on his boiler house at the pickle factory. A party from Chica­ go did the work. ^ Workmen are engaged remodeling tfce interior of the M. E. church in this village, adding a class room and other needed improvements. Wm. Walsh, who lives near the Mudgett cheese factory, has rented . his farm to Henry Grabbe of Wau- conda for three years. The annual New Year's party at the Riverside House in this village will take place on Thursday evening, Jan. 1. Good music has been engaged. Some parties have opened the store of H. Simes on the West Side and ad­ vertise 5, 10 and 15 cent counters, at which can be found anything from a tin whistle to a cook stove. They are building a new addition to the Riverside barns this week. It will be 20x50 and when completed they will have ample room to accom­ modate one hundred horses. The Universalist Sunday school, as­ sisted by older ones, are making ex­ tensive preparations for their Christ­ mas entertainment on Christmas eve. They will have a tree and Santa Claus will be on hand to entertain the little ones and see that all are remembered. ^. • Henry Miller & Son, the marble- dealers, have their building completed in this village and are putting in a fine line of finished work, consisting of monuments, headstones, etc. They tore fine workmen and are showing some of the finest designs in this line «v«r shown in the county, while their prices are most reasonable. Detective Benthusen brought in on £Saturday last and locked up in the fT7 village lock-up a man supposed to I, have been the one who attempted to X - burglarize the store of Bonslett & ' Stoffel a*week ago. He was also sus- •>(? pected to have had a hand in burglar- izing the store of 0. C. Colby at Nun- da and also one at Elgin. On Monday morning he took the man to Elgin for examination there, since which time we have heard nothing of the matter. Benthusen lets no guilty man escape. A box of our nice candy for that nice girl. Petesch. ' Come in and see our line of "Use- fill Gifts." Petesch. All kinds of nuts for Christmas at . C. Unti's. £u v ' ' iy . . M*' : Big stock of fancy box candies for Christmas at C. Unti's. On next Tuesday "The Boundary Riders" at the Central. Protecting the Egg Supply For more than a year a campaign has been carried on by the state food department to improve the egg sup­ ply of Illinois. Over $5,000,000 are lost annually to Illinois farmers and dealers because of bad methods in handling eggs. To prevent this loss the food department has issued bul­ letins and placards, informing farmers and dealers how to take better care of eggs. The practice of buying eggs ucne count" or as "current receipts" lias been condemned, and warnings have been issued to egg buyers, who refuse to candle eggs before paying for them. Inspectors have been busy all summer making egg candlers for country merchants and teaching them hsw to tell the good eggs from the bad ones. This educational campaign has resulted in a great improvement in the quality of the eggs. Unfortun­ ately, many country egg buyers did not heed the warnings of the food de­ partment; they refused to handle all eggs before paying the farmer for them. So the department was obliged to resort to the power of the food law Recently prosecution was instituted against a Tamaroa shipper for ship­ ping a case of eggs, which contained a proportion of eggs unfit for food He pleaded guilty and was fined $15.00 and costs. Prosecutions will be start ed against other dealers until the egg industry is conducted in compliance with the law. The egg as laid is fit for human food. It begins to decay on the farm unless properly handled The state food department has a bul­ letin telling the farmers how to take care of eggs. It is a violation of the law for a farmer to offer bad eggs to ;t]ie country merchant. Any one do­ ing so is subject to the penalty of the law. It is an easy matter to keep the eggs wholesome and fit for food! If you want information on the sub­ ject, or have complaint to make, write to the State Food Department, 1627 Manhattan Building, Chicago. f, i M. E. Church i-' Jterviees aa follows next Sunday: Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.; preach­ ing services, 11:00 a. m.; evening Pjiniiiiii, 7:46 p. m. W. C. Ever*, Pator. .̂ Jmportad ***• «il at a Unti's. Bbcuteed By Members of the Beard of Supervisors | l&arvard Herald] county supervisors dis­ cussed the feasibility of submitting the proposition of a bond issue in the sum of $500,000 to the voters of the county at tl\e town elections next spring for the purpose of building good roads, the resolution reciting among other things that there is a diversity of opinion on the subject and that McHenry coun­ ty should not be in the rear of other counties in building good roads. The resolution created the only ani­ mated discussion that took place dur­ ing the deliberations of the day, nearly every supervisor expressing his views on the matter, all of them saying they are heartily in favor of constructing good roads, but divergent views arose as to the propriety of adopting the resolution without first ascertaining the sentiment in the var­ ious towns of the county. Supervisor Haeger of Algonquin said the only way. McHenry county will ever obtain good roads within the life of the present generation is by bond issue, but he favored going slowly and ascertaining the prevailing sentiment. Other supervisors ex­ pressed similar views, and the upshot was that a motion prevailed deferring action on the resolution until the next meeting either in February or March of the coming year. So far as the state aid road propo­ sition is concerned, a number of the supervisors indicated doubt as to whether they would live long enough to see the county traversed even with one good road, white others said the cost is out of proportion to the work performed. If the resolution pre­ vailed it would mean a vote in the sev­ enteen towns of the county next April on the proposition, the voters of the county being given a chance to vote yes or no. Precipitating the subject so suddenly on the board served^o oc­ casion fear on the part of several supervisors' that doubtless a number of their constituents might not favor the project and in order to feel out the entiment, it was thought advisable to defer the matter until the mid-win­ ter meeting. County Clerk Still submitted his semi-annual report, showing the earn­ ings of his office for the last six months as $2,879.98 and the expense as $2,172.29. Taken in connection with his last semi-annual report cov­ ering a year it means an earning for the county above expenses of $2,- 115.73. Theo. Hamer, circuit clerk and re­ corder, submitted his report, which showed earnings of the office as $3,- 184.54 and expenses of $2,020.57, these figures representing six months of re­ ceipts and expenditures and showing a net balance in favor of the county of $1,163.97. The sheriff's office reported in fees for the six months only $275.79, against expenses in operating the of­ fice of $1,111.72, which means the county owes Sheriff Wandrack the sum of $835.93 for the half of the year ending on Dec. 1, and for dieting prisoners for the same period of time the sheriff presented a bill for $798. Committees of the board met pre­ vious to Monday and audited the ac­ counts and bills of the county clerk, circuit clerk and sheriff and presented th$(n thru the various chairmen. Claims were also presented and passed upon and the poor farm committee submitted its semi-annual report, which makes a better showing than other years. Grand jurors to serve at the Jan­ uary term of the circuit court were chosen at the meeting on Monday aft­ ernoon al follows: Riley--Fred Lind. Marengo--H. Bremer, Dorr Loomis. Chemung--E. J. Burr, Fred N. Smith. Alden--Harvey Durkee. Hartland--Thos. McGuire. Seneca--W. G. Flanders. Coral--J. E. Williams. Grafton--Chas. Garleib. Dorr--H. Schwamb, Chas. Harring­ ton. Greenwood--J. Thomas. Hebron--Fred Archibald. Richmond--Wm. Motley. Burton--Chester Stevens. McHenry--E. Bell, H. Klapperich. Nunda--»0. K. Weider, S. P."Rogers. Algonquin--I. LeGros, M. Fitz­ gerald. At Overton's Garage, West McHenry Dtt. % to M THE FOLLOWING CARS WILL BE ON DISPLAY: ~ Overland Touring, Model 75._ $615.00 Overland Touring, Model S750.00 Overland Roadster, Model 83.. i|725.00 Overland Six, 7 passenger, Model 86._--__ j'l 145.00 Wyilis Knight, Model 84 --------SI095.00 * Above cars are all sold F. O. B. Toledo, O. Chalmers Six-30 #1050.00 Chalmers Six-40 $1350.00 * Above cars are sold F. O. B. Detroit, Mich. • • \ . s ^ •' Republic Trucks, ranging in price from $995.00 to $2350.00 V' No admission charged. Come in and look over the display whether you are in the market or not. Garage is steam heated so don't let th$ cold keep you away. EVERYBODY WELCOME. Overton&Cowen PROPRIETORS 3I=3E i CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT All advertisements Inserted under till* head at the following rates: Fire line® or lee§, 86 cents for first taiwiuvui iu u«um tor cic« BUuSCnUCiit ir.5srtios, More than tire lines, 5 cents a line tor first Insertion, and 3 cents a line for addition! Insertions. FOR SALE--Six large white ducks. B. J. Adams, West McHenry, 111. 26 FARMS FOR SALE--Inquire of C. W. Stenger, West McHenry State Bank* 19 FOR SALE--About 500 rock-face ce­ ment blocks. Inquire of or write Mrs. Jos. H. 'Justen, McHenry, 111. H2 FOR SALE--Four Berkshire brood sows; one pedigreed boar. A. M. Schiller, West McHenry, 111. Phone 603-J-2. 24-tf FOR SALE--A few pure bred Hol- stein-Freisian bulls. Ready for ser­ vice. Eligible to register. W. E. Whiting, West McHenry, 111. ^ 24-tf FOR SALE--The residence of the late Sarah E. McOmber. Inquire of Mrs. J. W. Smith, McHenry, 111., or J. M. McOmber, 4131 W. Congress St., Chi­ cago, 111. 15-tf FOR SALE--One-year-old Dorcas stock - pig, weight 250 pounds. Also about 30 bushels of onions at $1.00 per bushel. James Haverin, McHen­ ry, 111. Phone 614-M-l. . 26-M-l. FOR SALE--360 acre farm, known as the old Freeman Whiting home­ stead, located two miles southwest of Ringwood. Inquire of Mrs. Abbie Martin, West McHenry, or C. W. Har­ rison, Crystal Lake, 111. 22-tf FOR SALE--A modern seven room house, together with one acre of land. Three lots of this land face the street. House has electric lights. Outbuild­ ings in good condition. Inquire of J. C. Holly, McHenry, $11. 23-tf FOR SALE--I have twenty Durop boar pigs eligible to register. $25.00 each. First come first choice. Pleas­ ant Hill farm, one mile northwest of Greenwood. Marion Kiser, Wood­ stock, 111. Phone Greenwood 748. Aak McAllister about a camara for the boy or girl. Don't "Lick the Editor" • Harvard Independent: One of the amusing things in a newspaper office is the way in which people call to "lick the editor," so to speak, for put­ ting something in the paper which the callers do not like. Instead of being thankful that some of their misdeed*, mean ways, queer ideas and private affairs are not given long and detailed write ups, they come to say that "I want my name left out of the paper." In this country a newspaper can pub­ lish anything true and the public can like the idea or not. So if you live in a community where the editor has the breeding and courtesy to never publish news of scandal, family disgrace, busi­ ness dishonesty or anything low, of which there is always plenty going oh, why you are LUCKY. Pick up the papers of many villages and towns and you will see the personal affairs and misfortunes of people published under big head lines with all the un­ happy details spread out. If you like to read 'about others, you must expect they like to read about you. For electric Christmas tree decora­ tions see J. F. Adams. FOR RENT--My 200-acre farm near Pistakee Bay. 114 acres under culti­ vation. Ten room house, good barns and other outbuildings. For further information address Jos. F. Haas, 8712 Fullerton Ave., Chicago. 23-lm r.tO ! • - .. L 0ROBATR NEWS NEVER ill the history of our business have our Holiday stocks been so complete, our displays so varied and our values so tempting. We have play things for the young, useful gifts for the oia. Gatf a personal inspection of our large assortments can convince you of the advantages of making your Christmas purchases at this store. Come and bring the children. Tbey will be delighted--and you will save money. Santa Clans will be here next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to see Hie children. Bring them m. Vycital's Novelty Store ^ T-I I I I IM mum (Vuni ished by McHenry County Abstract Company, Woodstock, Illi- nola. Office in Arnold Block, east side of public square. Abstracts of title and conveyancing. Money to loan on real estate in sums of five hundred to ten thousand dollar*. Time and pay­ ments to suit borrower. Phones 684, 903 and 911.} Real Estate Transfers Mary flutson et al to Frank H. Wattles, s% se^4 & a% sw% sec 29, McHenry.'.. .$16000.00 Clyde B. Z. Kent & w to Lena Soupe, It 8, Sunnyside sub- div, sec 36, McHenry.'... 10.00 Addie F. Catlin & h to A. T. Catlin, It 7, River Park, sec 25, McHenry 10.00 Gottlieb C. Boley & w to M. L. Worts, Vi int in Its 11 & 12, blk 1, Mineral Spring Park; H int in pc n of It 6, E. M. Owen estate sub- div on n side of Waukegan street, cont 32 sq rds, West McHenr? 1.00 Marriage LicenpM George Utter, 55 take Get>e¥a Mrs. Mary Schryver, 60.Lake Oeneva William C. Meier, 32 Huntley Lena Kahle, 21 Htintley Gust Grosskreutz, 28 Hebron Hilda Polenski, 19... .Jefferson, Wis. w Executor's Notice Alford H. Pouge, Attorney Estate of William 1. Harris, Da* ceased. < The undersigned having been ap­ pointed Executor of the last Will and Testament of William J. Harris, de­ ceased, late of the County of McHen­ ry and State of Illinois, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the County Court of McHenry County, at the Court House in Woodstock, at the February Term, on the first Monday in February next, at which time all persons having claims against said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to tha under­ signed. Dated this 11th day of December, A. D. 1916. 26-3t F. A. Bohlander, Executtr. Sewer System For MtHenry Harvard Independent: McHenry is figuring on installing a complete san­ itary sewer system next year. A Chi­ cago engineer estimates the cost at $27,000 and recommends that the vil­ lage bear no share of the cost except for public property along the system. In view of the recent order of the state rivers and lakes commission for­ bidding pollution of the Fox river by big cities in this county, the following paragraph 6f the engineer'? report is interesting: "On account of the quan­ tity of water in the Fox river it is not necessary to provide for anything more than sedimentation tanks to dis­ pose of the sewage, and it would un­ doubtedly be many yeara before filter beds would be required. For this rea­ son I believe the cost per lot in Jklc- Henry would be less than in almost any other town." ** Read McAllister's a4 for Chriatmas ideas. Richmond Gazette Sold The Richmond Gazette, which, tinder the ownership of R. G. Scott, has had a most prosperous career during the past few years, has been sold by its present owner to Mrs. Margaret Brill of Richmond, who purchased the plant for her son, John, who is a practical printer and all round newspaper man. The news of the sale came as a big surprise to us and, while we are sorry to lose Mr. Scott from the ranks of the county newspaper owners, we wel­ come the new owner and wish him suc­ cess. Mr. Brill will take possession the first of the year. We haven't learned Mr. Scott's future plans, but, in view of the fact that he has con­ ducted a moving picture business in conjunction with his paper, it is only natural for us to venture a guess that he will remain in Richmond and devote his entire time to the picture business, which has grown rapidly in Richmond during the past year or so. Becker's electric weld Soldering wire fnends granite ware. MiBBes Clara Schieasle and Lillian Pouse are assisting at the F. A. Boh­ lander store during the holiday rush of business. The Riverview camp, It. N. A., will hold its annual masquerade ball on the night of Jan. 21, 1916. Watch for posters and other advertising mat­ ter. Ray Thomas has moved his family from his mother's farm west of town to Crystal Lake, where they will make their future home. We are told that Mr. Thomas has secured work at the Oliver typewriter factory at Wood- • t f c fcv : ' - • riSia& TH5 jPt;/:*® Christmas stands supreme Picture frames of all kinds and amateur supplies Schnabel's Photo Studio Member of The Photagraphcrs' Association of America McHenry, IU. Phone 61-R SATURDAYS AT CRYSTAL. LAKE Everything From jPlans to the Shingles We are in a position to supply you with everything from the plans to the shingles if you in­ tend to build this year. You shonld talk to u« about building materia], bedause qpr years of experience in the lumber busi­ ness will prove very helpful to you. A suggestion of a different kind of wood or perhaps a differ- ept grade will save you many dollars on your house. We've all kinds of lumber. Let's go over the plans together and fig­ ure the cost. WILBUR LUMBER CO. West McHenry Phone 5 (iHistus Gilts AT MCALLISTER'S Dolls, all prices Books Perfumes Box Candy . Cigars Stationery Fountain Pens Cameras Leather Goods Toilet Sets 4 Smoking Sets Manicure Sets Shaving Sets Military Sets Tie Holders - Jewel Boxes Tinker Toys E. v. MCALLISTER Underwear for Cold Weather It is best to get your sup­ ply of underwear before the seal cold weather sets in. Women's fleeced union suits 50c and up. Men's and boys' fleeced union suits, also the two- piece garments for men, women and children, at 9 reasonable prices. Wje carry Goodyear First Quality rubber footwear. John Stoffel J IF IN THE Christmas Presents you propose to make you seek novelty that always interests, finish that pleas­ es the eye, durability that lasts and practically work- . ing always, efficient and always exact, you'll find the essentials in ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES =?\ IF IT'S HWfliU or Underwear you want, tel­ ephone us your order and we will have it neatly done up when you get here. '#== i \t Phoa«625-M-2 - Johnsborg Lamps--they make 'em like jewels--Cooking Utensils of many descriptions, Articles for the Toilet Table, Elec­ trical Toys and Trimmings Articles that increase com­ fort and increase conven­ ience, appliances that do •11 kinds of queer thinga in the shape of labor, fur­ nishing their own intelli­ gence, and all at low pricea ^ at our nearest display rooma PUBLIC SfHv|ff' (0. of Northern Illinois will soma be here and the wiae shopper is the early shopper. Ih order that >ou may have first choice of our Christmas stock of Candies, Nuts, Fruits and other delicacies, we invite you to make up a list Vnd bring it to our store. By placing your wder now you will not only get the cream of Ihe as­ sortment, but you will be » void­ ing the eleventh bom Ji p- pointments as well. Gtv^> <us your oitler early and we will hold the delivery until wanted M. M. I McHenry Phone H-W soldering^ Aak Wm. Simaa about Sudan graaa. Becker's electric weld wire mends granite ware. Fruits for the holidays at C. Un» A CHRISTMAS PRESENT of a sack of our flour will be appreciated alike by your well-to-do friend or poor neighbor. Put it on your Chri&mas list this year. Such a gift will in­ sure a light heart as well asa^ghtloof. :: :: WEST M'HENRY FLOUR AND FEED MILLS