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T 7 ^ ^ \ ^ T-f \- "S V^ v ^ | tt "^W1, r J -J 4 ^ ,*^ **,'$ <^?Hs£ T*-&A^- ^ "' r* "* ' ' *2W-s*"« ^ << " *»i*-' "°~f, " * * „r v.-.1' :"•;> ;f ""• «;<•••?:•,'«»• ' ..?** . v. Lr-W-M \ -".m. >* %r «# -'•.' fKV'"i^;:?-»/? * "l ^ToTTK^TRY. TX,T.mOIS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6. 1916 NO. 29 .UMEXLI A? - x • • » • 7. \'; iSlfttsSI" i WEEKLY PERSONAL HENS COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK " - IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE i£fc **«v-"1 -' <*-- "" 'T PV:' ̂fif' -' 1 fcfelSeen ByPlaindealer Reporters and Handed Into Our" Office Rjr Obt 'vFrfenda' F. E. Martin WAS a Chicago visitor ^tfonday. . Percy Lwttz wu a Chicago visitor fijppt Saturday. iV^F. 0. Gans was a business visitor -far the metropolitan city Monday. Emil Thomas of Woodstock was a [Hitor in town last Friday evening. " ~'L- Glenn Shales of Woodstock pasged the week end as the guest of McHenry •fiends. ' . v£Miss Lillian JPouse boarded the train for Ridgefield last Thursday evening. * Dr. F. j. Airier passed Saturday *nd Sunday as the guest of fftends in • ;Chicago. P. J.' 6orr returffed last week from week's visit with relatives at White- water, Wis. , -Miss Mary Burke passed last-week as the guest of relatives in the metro- •v politan city; , pW Dr. A. I. Froehlich passed several '"jan^ir? recently l"8 home at Winne- jrfed klei^ Minn. Jan. 27.--s May Ke^ftr of Woodstock spent Feb! j£~- <-<*k as the guest of Miss ivtar- NleupoflPite KrtOpc. , «ourbf®rist Le||ner of Elgin spent Sat- Fefc. Jry and Sti&iday as the guest of Mc- penry friends. Frank Pufahl of Hebron spent Sat­ urday and Sunday as the guest of Mc­ Henry friends. Miss Celia Merry of Hebron passed last Friday as tbe guest of .. Miss Esther StoffeU John SchaiiT spent a few days last week as the guest*'of relatives in the metropolitan city. Mrs. James T. Perkins spent New ^Year's day a? thef guest of relatives at the county seat. Mr. and Mrsf'JL WL Sfhaffer spent new Year's day as the guests of rel­ atives at Ridgefield. • Mrs. Stacia Knox and Miss Ruth J McHENRY HIGHS WIN Defeat Whitewater In Closest (Sim J i » *i I rv Happ of Crystal Lake passed a day recently 'in McHenry/ Mrs. L. I. Edinger and son, Bobby, *ild.' Miss "Edna Schoel were county visitors last Friday. ^Mrs. Emma McGjgnis and daugh- Josephine, of Elgin were recent gyests of McHenry. relatives. < '"v" Mr. and Mrs. G. A; Himler re- i^rned home last week from .their trip to the coast and expositions. Granger Smith of Elgin spent Sat­ urday and Sunday as the guest of Mc­ Henry relatives and friends. Miss Mabel Powers of Elgin was a recent guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Sutton at Emerald Park. Sister Mary Henry of Chicago spent a day last week as a guest in the home of her mother, Mrs. Ellen Bol­ der, here. Miss Adeline Perkins passed the •latter part* of last week as the guest •Of her aunt, 'Mrs. Vernon Lockwood, at Woodstock. Wm. E. Whiting and daughter, .Norma, passed Saturday and Sunday as the guests of relatives in the met­ ropolitan city. Mr. and Mrs. Edward* O'Connell of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. ? Wm. Bonslett. 'Miss Celia Geary of Wauconda passed a few days last week as a guest in the home at her sister, Mrs. H. J. Schaffer. Miss Bertha Wolff passed the latter Njgii-t of last and the fore part of this ijjpeek as the guest of relatives in the Metropolitan city. Mr. and Mrs., J. McCue "bf Chicago passed a couple of days recently as the guests ot Rev. M, J. McEvoy at - Gt. Patrick's parsonage. * Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tetlow of El­ gin spent Saturday and Sunday as guests in the home of the iatter's sis­ ter, Mrs. R. LPverton. Misses Kathryn and Anna Schmidt of Chicago were entertained in the home of Mr. Jtnd Mrs. C. W. Stepger last Saturday and {Sunday. * Mr. ai]fd Mrs, Gso. Chesnut and son, Arnold, of Crystal Lake passed"" Sat­ urday and Sunday as guests in the home of «Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers. Mrs. N. H. Petesch and daughter, Angela, spent the latter part of last g#d the fore part of this week as the guests of relatives in the metropolitan city. Miss Kate F, Howe hap returned to her school wprk at River Forest, after a pleasant holiday vacation spent in the home of her mother, Mrs. E ,W« Howe. ' Misses Edyth Petesch and Jane 0wen and Germer Petesch have re­ turned to school at Urbana, 111., after gpending the holiday vacation with . -Jiiome folks. Miss Margaret Ward has returned her school duties at North Chicago, lifter spending the holiday vacation »s ? * guest in the home of her parents, " -Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward. . Loren Martin returned Monday aft- il'noon to Madison, Wis., where he is 'attending school, after spending the holiday vacation in the home of his jttfents, Mr ̂and Mrs. F. EL Martui, of the Season ' Lovers of basket ball were given a series of thrills at the game at the local gym last Thursday evening, when the McHenry high school five triumphed over* the fast Whitewater, Wis., team in one of the closest and post exciting games of the season. A large crowd of rooters * was on hand to watch the game and they were well repaid for their attendance, a$ the teams gave them an exhibition never before witnessed in Mc­ Henry. Whitewater sut<ety has "some teim" and had it not been for the smallness of our hall the visitors would probably have been returned the winners. From the style of play used by the Badger state five it was evident that they were used to a larger gym and it was this handicap that gave our boys the game, altho the local five'put up a classy exhibition themselves. "Boley" Miller, McHenry's fast'cen­ ter, was put out of the game during the last five minutes of play and his place was taken by F. Bonslett. Mill-* sr's opponent, L^rkin, proved the lead­ ing light of his team and his work was probabl^ the best seen in Mc­ Henry. While he didn't have much on Miller when it came to the jump, his basket shooting and dribbling was about as classy as one would care to see. The visitors were all sturdy fellows and put up a good, clean game. Their team work, especially in the last half, stood out quite prominently. Two exceptionally fine field throws were made during the game, one by Agnew of the visitors and the other by our midget, E. Bonslett. Both throws were made from the Center of the hall. Should these two teams ever clash again we doubt if the McHeiiry gym wjU be large enough to accommodate the crowd. The !ine-un and scores follow! McHenry (20) Whitewater (18) Justen " L. G. Ridge Richardson R. G. Agnew Miller, F. Bonslett C. Larkin E. Bonslett R. F. Brown £acon • L. F. O'Neill Field goals--Larkin, 1; Agnew, 1; Brown, 4; O'Neill, 3; Miller, 2; E. Bonslett, 3; Bacon, 3; F. Bonslett, 1. Free throws--E. Bonslett, 2. Ball Players Get Checks R. B. Walsh, manager of the Mc­ Henry Sox, mailed out checks to all of the regular members of last year's team as well as to the umpire. The checks were mailed so that they would reach their respective destina­ tions just '-before Christmas. The bank balance of $68.00 was divided equally among the players, each mem­ ber receiving a check for $6.80. Those who received checks were Roy Sabl- berg, John Koob, George Brailsford, Walter Warner, Jay Comiskey, Lew Bending, William Bowen, Ray Opfer- gelt, John Riley and William Howard. Manager Walsh has asked us to let the McHenry people know of this so that everyone would know just how the cash was handled and we>feel sure that everyone interested in baseball will agree that the manager did the right thing by dividing up tfce bank balance v among th| players. Even with this money the players have not received their bare expenses of thf playing season of 1916, but the boys are all satisfied with the money re­ ceived as well as the treatment ac­ corded them by the McHenry mana­ ger and fans. Basket Ball Friday Night On Friday night of this week, Jan. 7, the local high school basket bati team will meet the Lake Geneva highs. Lake Geneva, we are told, has turned out the best team in the his­ tory of the school and an interesting contest may be looked for. As a side attraction the freshman-sophomore girls will take on the juniors-seniors, which promises to terminate into one of the toughest games ever staged by the fair sex in McHenry. Basket ball fans of the village and vicinity fere offered a rare treat on this oc­ casion and you cannot well afford to remain away. Game called at 8:00 o'clock. General admission, 25 cents. Mrs. Carrie W. Cl̂ rk Mrs. ̂ Carrie W. £lark died at her home in Chicago on Saturday, JaR. 1, after an illness of five weeks, hPftrt disease and dropsy being the caus« of her death. Funeral services were hel<l at the home" op Monday after­ noon, burial being in Oak Lawn cem­ etery at Chicago Heights. Mrs. Clark was formerly Carrie Talbot, a sister of Mrs.' Chas. C. Colby of this place, and lived in' and around lfeHei|ry about forty years ago, Public Card Party The' next, .the sixth of the winter series of the public card parties given under the auspices of the Riverview camp, R. N. A., will take place at Weber's hall on Saturday evening, Jan. 8, with Mrs. John Karls acting as hostess.- Admission, 15 cents. AH "fere cordially invited. Imported jmre oEhre oil at C. Unti's. WEEEY EXCHAM ITEMS AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES MtteoUaneoas Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For Bktsy People A petition for waterworks is being circulated at Wauconda and is meet­ ing with good approval. Burkart & Crosby of Harvard re­ port the sale of twenty automobiles in one weelc a short time since. An atteihpt is being made at Wau­ conda for a joint organization of the Wauconda Improvement elub and the farmers. A' large number of Lake Geneva ciscoes are now being shipped to Chi­ cago, wher«. they retail at 70 cents per dozen. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Munroe of Woodstock celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home in that city last week. The new Home State bank of Crys­ tal Lake is to have a new home. A site has already been selected and building operations will begin at an tarly date. The Woodstock Elks entertained 113 children at a Christmas tree party at their hall the afternoon before Christ­ mas. Judge Charles H. Donnelly •spoke to the little folks. The Eagles of Woodstock have been sued for $600 as an unpaid amount contracted by the lodge for rent of the hall they occupied and from which they moved some time ago. Geo. W. Eldredge of Richmond has been granted an injunction writ, re­ straining the Meyers Electric com­ pany from setting poles in front of his property in that village. Senator A. J. Olson of Woodstock has presented Chas. Weeghman, the new owner of the Chicago National league team, with a real live cub bear, which will be kept as a mascot for the team. The annual convention of salesmen employed at the Hunt. Heim a r erris factory at Harvard took place in that city last week. About forty repre­ sentatives of the company were pres­ ent. C. A. Lemmers, for many years one of the leading newspaper men of this county, is now editor of the Labor News at Colorado Springs, Col. Mr. Lemmers was the former editor of the Woodstock Republican. Three sets of twin calves have re­ cently been born on farms near Grayslake. Two of these sets were bom on the Claire Doolittle farm, while the other was born on the farm of Ed. Kapple. All of the calves lived. Permission has been given the Woodstock Typewriter company to inT crease their capital stock from $250,- 000 to $600,000. It is reported that the factory is receiving more orders than they can fill- They are now burning out between fifteen and twen­ ty machines a day. At a meeting of the Illinois State's Attorneys' association held at Chica­ go last week, State's Attorney David R. Joslyn of Woodstock was appointed chairman of a special committee of representative prosecutors to investi­ gate the state board of pardons, its actions and conduct, and to draft res* olutions suggesting improvements in the pardon system. Aurora will soon make things mighty interesting for her lazy fath era. TWENTY-FOUR ENJOY BANQUET Rev. Edward *Berthold Banquets Choir and Ushers One of the daintiest banquets held in McHenry in a long time took place at the McHenry House dining hall at 7:30 last Sunday evening, when Rev. Edward Berthold, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, banqueted the merh- bers of the St. Mary's choir, the ushers and church directors. The banquet was prepared by Mrs. J. C. Bickler of the McHenry House and for this reason it is needless for us to make any further comments, as her reputation in this line is already too well known to our people as well as tra*»l^r§ who make this, popular hos­ telry their stopping place when in McHenry. The menu was as follows: Grape fruit cocktail, salad, olives, chicken noodle soup, crackers, roast young turkey with dressing, cranberries, mashed potatoes, French peas, carrots, cold slaw, fruit salad with whipped cream, assorted cake, ice cream, cof­ fee, cream de mint, assorted fruits and candy. Favors were in the form of an artificial rose filled with candy. C. W. Stenglr, cashier of the West Mi-Henry State bank, acted as toast- master and did so to the entire satis­ faction of those gathered. The after dinner program consisted of im­ promptu speeches, selections by the choir, vocal solos, violin solos by Miss Clara Freund, accompanied by Miss Kavhryn Buch on the piano. C. F. Dumbleton of Chicago, who with his wife, has been a guest at the hotel for some time past, also favored the gathering with violin selections. He was accompanied by Miss Kathryn Buch as pianist and Master Karl, Bick­ ler with the drums. The occasion proved one of the most enjoyable of the kind ever held at the McHenry House. SCHOOL NOTES tc-iica a vi Miiiiiug u» vrua amiuvauvtiai j Institution POULTRY SHOW A SUCCESS ATTENDANCE BREAKS ALL PRE­ VIOUS COUNTY RECORDS Coming, "Mr. Bob!" ~ We're all working hard for the com­ ing test. Hurrah! The junior class rings have arrived. Watch McHenry "beat up" Lake Geneva Friday night. Sweden is noted for its fiords, likely as not for Fords, too. The eighth grade enjoyed a game of relay basket ball Monday morning. The commercial geography class is ^studying Europe and the British Jsies. Current events were discussed this week by Archie Biggers and Leonard Frett. Be on hand Friday night to see the boys' game with Lake Geneva. Come and bring your voice. Miss Agnes Dodge, teacher in eighth grade, was absent from her duties on Monday on account of the la grippe. The girls' basket ball team will play an interscholastic game on Friday night. Come and see the girls' first game. The high school students are taking it easy. this kind of weatjher. Quite a few have been absent with the "grip." Buys Twenty-five Acres Martin S. Freund, who resides about one-half mile west of town, on the Woodstock road, has purchased A list of names of all fathers J twenty-five acres of land of C. E. iwho refuse to work is being prepared by the heads of various charitable or­ ganizations of that city and the state's attorney will be asked to issue war­ rants for their arrest. The charge against each will be contributing to the delinquency of their children. The users of gas in Arlington Heights registered so vigorous a pro­ test on the amount of their gas bills that that village had a reliable chem­ ist test the gas used in Arlington Heights, with the result that the gas tested 14.8 c. p. instead of the 20 re­ quired by the franchise. This means that the gas is more than 25 per cent below the grade the company agreed to furnish and that a gas jjtove has to burn one-quarter more gas to obtain the same results. Attorney General Lucey has ren­ dered an opinion that women have not the legal right to vote at the April primary for delegates to the presi­ dential copvefitions. He also rules that bQth the delegates at lagre and those ii| the congressional districts to the national conventions must be elected by a direct vote of the people. Another ruling of Mr. Lucey is to the effect that J>oth state and precinct committeemen must be elected at th® April and not at the September pri­ mary, It is understood that the rul- jng by th® attorney general in these matters will be adopted by the state and county election officials, Uni versa list Church Sunday school, 10:00 a. m», morning worship, 11:00 a. m. Topic of ser- Sherman and is desirous of building a house and other buildings thereon. He is therefore offering his house and five acres of land for sale at a bar­ gain. Mr. Freund's place is one o# the most attractive small farms in this vicinity and anyone wishing a small farm will find this a most de­ sirable location. Mr. Freund is ad­ vertising the place in our cisfssified department in this peek's issue. Read it The Royal Entertainers The Royal Entertainers met at the home Of the Misses Weber on Wash­ ington street last evevning, Miss Ger­ trude Weber acting as hostess. Pro­ gressive cinch was played and prizes awarded as follows: Mrs. N. E. Bar- bian, first; Mrs. Jos. Rothermel, sec­ ond, and Mrs. Nick Bohr, consolation. A delightful time was had, after which refreshments were served by the jolly hostess. Entertains Gaiety Club Mrs. J. C. Pickler of the McHenry House very pleasantly entertained the members of the Gaiety club at the McHenry House parlors on Tuesday evening of this week. Progressive cinch was played, after which, re­ freshments, of the kind that - io^y, Mrs. Bickler knows how to serve, were partaken of. The gathering proved a most enjoyable one. Church," John M. Raicitff, Minister. S per cant farm loans. D. F. Quin- They Enter Convent Miss Lillian Neiss, daughter of Vjr. and Mrs, John Neiss, and Miss Fran ces Kaiser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. mon, "The New Year and the Liberal John Kaiser, left last Thursday morn- -ing for Milwaukee, Wis., where they have entered a convent. 6 per eent farm loans. Ian* D. F. Quini Association and Exhibitora Are Sat­ isfied--Winners Awarded^Prixea.and Cups r With the close of the McHenry poultry show at StoffePs hall last Sunday evening came the close of one of the most successful shows of the kind ever held in northern Illinois. In point of exhibits, prizes and at­ tendance it was the largest ever held in McHenry county and even those who had not taken kindly to the Mc­ Henry show before it opened were forced to admit that McHenry has set a record that will be hard, to beat. Credit for1 the big success does not test entirely with one or two people, but with everyone who in any way assisted the show. While the officers of the association are worthy of all £he good things that have been said about them, we must not forget that the exhibitors are also worthy of men­ tion as well as the patrons. Between 1,500 and 2,000 people saw the show and for a town of the size of McHenry this surely is a remark­ able record. Even sopie of the larger cities like Waukegan, Joliet, Wood­ stock and others cannot show such an attendance record and therefore we say that the members of the McHenry Poultry, Pet Stock and Grain asso­ ciation are entitled to a feeling of pride. There probably was never a show held anywhere where everyone con­ cerned was treated as they were at McHenry last week. This is espe­ cially true of the exhibitors, who as­ sured the officers that they would be back with a larger and better exhibit next year should the association see fit to hold another show, and ^t this time we cannot see a reason why they should not. Even the pet stock - exhibitors as- fltA nAiniolo fU o f flioir "'CUM back next year. Such a spirit is most gratifying to the association and with the encouragement tendered them this year it now looks as if the McHenry association willrbe made a permanent organization. Just as soon as the bills have been paid so that the com­ mittee may be in a posiiton to submit a complete report a meeting will be called, inviting., all members of the association as well as any others in­ terested to come and listen to thef reading of the report and also decide whether or not they want another show. Ed. L, Hayes hag favored us with a complete list pf all winners at the show, as follows: Cups were awarded to the follow- ing: Largest entry by Dec. 22, John R. Cass, Beloit, Wis., 46 birds. Cocokerel bred Barred Rock,, B. E. Rogers, Woodstock, 111. Pullet bred Barred Rock, B. E. Rogers, Woodstock, 111. Best Barred Rock cockerel, B. E. Rogers, Woodstock, IH. Best Barred Rock hen, B. E. Rog­ ers, Woodstock, 111. j $2.00 best Barred cock bird* B. E. Rogers, Woodstock, 111. White Plymouth Rock display, A. E. Lemieux, Chicago, 111. Best bird, White Plymouth Rock, John R. Grarft, Richmond, HI. Best bird, Buff Plymouth Rock, F. F. Smith, Harvard, 111. Best bird, Partridge Plymouth Rock, Chas. A. Crapo, Waukegan, 111. Best, bird, White Wyandottes, M. F. Martin, Chicago, 111. Best bird, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Jacob Hastert, Hebron, 111. Best bird, * Columbian Wyandojttes, Arfhur Merrill, Solon Mills, 111. Best bird, Partridge Wyandottes, M. L. Dilger, Waukegan, 111. Best bird, S. C. Rhode Island Reds, C. M. Davis, Woodstock, 111. Best bird, R. C. Rhode Island Reds, W. A. McConnell, Richmond, 111. S. C. White Leghorn display, A. A. Stringer, Elgin, 111. Best bird, S. C. White L,egh<>rn, W. S. Yurs, Elgin, 111. Best bird, Rose Comb Brown Leg­ horn, L. A. Doolittle, Waukegan, 111. Single Comb Buff Leghorn display, Sub. San. Poultry Farm, DesPlaines, 111. Best bird, S. C. Brown Leghorn, C. H. Leitner, Elgin, 111. Rose Comb White Leghorn display, JJ. C. Aikens, Chaseburg, Wis. Best bird, R. C. White Leghorn, H. C. Aikens, Chaseburg, Wis. Best bird, S. C. White Orpington, Barney Boehm, Waukegan, 111. Single Comb Buff Orpington, F. M. Ensign, McHenry, 111. S. C. Black Orpington display, For­ est Hill Farm, West McHenry, 111. Best bird, S. C. Black Orpington, Forest Hill Farm, West McHenry, 111. Best bird, S. C. Anconas, C. W. Har­ rison, Ringwood, 111. Best bird, Golden Campines, Mrs. Emily A. Hawkins, Chicago, III. Best display of all varieties of ducks, R. C. Church, Elkhorn, Wis. Embden geese display, Newell Col­ by, West McHenry, 111. HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL HENS OF LOCAL MEREST To Be Published By the Class of 1917 The class of 1917 is planning the first year book of the McHenry high school. They are proud of their school and wish to advertise it. They think the best way they can do this is to get the public more interested in their school by means of this book. An <annual in a high school means a great deal to the students and we think it also benefits the public, as everything does which benefits the s.cb°ol. Moreover, this book is to be made of interest to the alumni and to the public as well as to the present students. The following features will make it of interest to everyone: A big alumni department With a list of the names and addresses of the alumni, a short illustrated history of the school and pictures of some of the former classes and teachers. There will be pictures of well remem­ bered athletic stars as well as those of the present day Stars. There will be new pictures of familiar places and scenes. In addition to these things the book will contain the calendar, organizations and other departments concerned with the present year. This book will surely be a big step towards making our school "up to the minute" and the class hopes that it will be heartily endorsed by the town's people as well as the students. . Here is a fine opportunity for Mc­ Henry to show its interest in its high school and in the 'work it is doing. The blass of 1917 asks you to co-oper­ ate with the students and faculty in making this undertaking one grand, big, rousing success. _• Dance a Big Success One of the most largely attended dances held in McHenry in recent years was that given by the Neutral club at Knox's hall last Friday night, when 120 dance tickets were disposed of. This club has now established a tMII <\M AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS DURING WKKK ^ What People are Doing fat Tfcia Ul­ lage and the Immediate Other Short Paragraphs Butter Market Butter sold at 31% cents per pnhjHl on the Elgin board of trade laat RSi day. List farms with Quinlan. I sell farms. D. F. Quinlaaou. 5 per cent farm loans. P. ̂.p lan. > Winter is here at last, zero this morning. Two belwrV.; Do not fail to attend the coffee demonstration next week at Walsh's. Matinee at the Central opera house with a Pathe program at 2:90 Sat­ urday. A Mutual program will be the fea­ ture at the Central on Thursday even­ ing. We fill orders for dress patterns appearing in the Dally News or Joutv. nal. John Stoffel. v High grade coffee sale and demon­ stration on Jan. 13, 14 and 15, at M. J. Walsh's. Coffee, coffee, coffee, Saturday, Jan. 15. Demonstrated and sampled. Ga|£i at M. J. Walsh's. ^ : The grip epidemic has struck this village and a number of cases haVe been reported. FOR SALE--House and four lota. Excellent, building sites. Mrs. Mary Schreiner, West McHenry, 111. The latest and best photo plays at the Central Tuesday, Thursday, Sat" £ urday- and Sunday of each week. In spite] of the wet surface of the ice, the lovers of the sport have been - enjoying die skating of the paat̂ wT-v' them popular with the dancers of McHenry and vicinity and their fu­ ture social affairs will . always be looked forward to with great pleas­ ure. The hall decorations last Friday evening were varied and pretty and the evening proved one of the gayest ever held at the hall. The feature dances, the welcoming of the new year at midnight and the leap year program ITfter twelve assisted in making the event a distinct success and those who were present are still telling about the good time they had. An Agreeable Surprise A number of her friends called and tendered Mrs. J. B. Buss a most pleas­ ant surprise at her home on Wauke­ gan street on Thursday afternoon of last week. The surprise was complete in every detail and not until the ex­ citement had vanished was the vic­ tim able to fully realize the meaning of the sudden invasion. Mrs. Buss, altho an invalid, assured her guests that they were heartily welcome and as a result a pleasant afternoon was passed by all. The guests brought their own "eats" and at an appropri­ ate hour they were partaken of. It is needless for us say that Mrs. Buss appreciated their coming and that she enjoyed the event fully as well as did anyone of those present. Auto Runs Into Wagon Clyde McArthur of Chicago, driv­ ing Geo. Hohenstein's car from Ring- wood, ran into Frank Tonyan's wagpn on .Green street here Monday after­ noon with the result that the wagon was put out of commission. Mr. Tonyan had come to McHenry for his poultry, which he exhibited at the show here last week, and was on his way home when the accident occurred. Fortunately no one was hurt and the poultry also escaped injury. A sat­ isfactory settlement was reached be­ tween the owners of the automobile and wagon before Mr. Tonyan left town that night. Will Cut Ice Tomorrow The annual harvest of ice will be started at Borden's tomorrow (Fri­ day) morning. It was the original intention of the company to start on Wednesday morning of this week, but the mild weather made this impossi­ ble. However, Supt. Pufahl hopes that with the beginning tomorrow morning work may go on uninter­ ruptedly until the job is finished. Fractures Elbow Frances, the nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hughes, who re­ side east of town, met with a painful accident at the home of her parents last Sunday, when in some manner she stumbled and fell against the wall, resulting in a fracture of the left el­ bow. Dr. D. G. Wells attended her. Fined $5.00 And Costa Joe Pace, an employe of the Terra Cotta factory, came to town last Mon­ day $nd after visiting one on more of our thirst emporiums became quar­ relsome. He was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct and after paying his fine of $5.00 and coste left town, swearing that he would never come to McHenry again. (Continued on last page;) Riverview icamp, R. N. A., will have installation o£", officers on Jan. llv All members are Requested to coine and. bring a friend. \ About 150 parWtok of the oyster J supper given in connection with uft poultry show and served1 at? ^'oodman hall last Saturday ^evening, List farms with Quinlan. V. While cranking an automobile on' Monday afternoon of this week, John May received a badly sprained wrist when the machine back fired. A number of poultry fandtfs Woodstock, Elgin, Waukegan, Chica- ^ go and other towns in this locality . - were here to see the wind-up of the poultry show. ' p f Mr. ahd Mrs. Henry Heimer ha#' -'k moved from the rooms in the Gage house on the West Side to the nat over the Jacob Justen^urniture stottt v in Centerville. ; | We are informed that a couple of important business deals are under way in this village at this time, al-, tho up to the time of going to pr^i-y- J ^neither of them has been closed. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Arved- son of Carpentersville announce the birth' of a daughter, Alice Louisat: Mrs. Arvedson, previous to her mar­ riage, was Miss Mayme Granger, resident of this village. ^ , ... \ Twenty-two prizes will be hung fcp' at the masquerade dance to be given by the Riverview camp at the Central ,i opera house 9n Friday evening, Jan. £ 21. A list of the prizes will be pub­ lished ia next week's issue ef . ^Bha ̂ Plaindealer. Eighteen of our young people BIO* * tored down to Crystal Lake last Fri-'"* day evening, where they attended th^ New Year dance given by the CreA- jcent club of that city. The McHenrjjj* ites report a most enjoyable time and excellent treatment at the hands , of / the club members. - **' The watch party, given by the River Valley camp, R. N. A., at Wood-» man hall last Friday evening, proved a very enjoyable event, altho sickneaa kept many from attending who would . otherwise have been present. How- \ ever, those who turned out passed a most pleasant few hours at cards* after which refreshments were served. The new year was ushered hi in the usual manner in McHenry. Besidaa ^ the ringing of the church bells and shooting of pistols, several watch parties took place. The immense * throng at the Neutral club dance wel­ comed the year as it was never before welcomed in McHenry, while the mean | bers of the McHenry Pleasure club £ also saw Father Time pass out ia the usual way. . ' |tj . I . i The automobile show, conducted by Overton & Cowen at their West Side garage last week, proved a big sue* cess. The proprietors inform ua that* the show, in point of attendance, sur­ passed even their fondest expecta­ tions. Several sales were recorded during the week, while their list of prospective^ has been greatly in­ creased. The auto firm looks forwatd to one of the best •aaanaiit flat tlfJF;. have ever had. ;-v ' • ' ; - / .H \V j v • • *1 itvJ... ,< v,„r.V *4 mm -.M