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VOl^IJMK XT,! MoHBNHY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. APRIL 27. 1916 WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS COMERS AND GOERS OFAWEEK P \ -** OUR BUSY VII^LAGi * ; Y ' ' i -- " . As Seen By Plaindealer Reporters and ' Handed Into Our Office By Our f .".Fried* ^ - Frank Justen was *11 Elgin visitor 1 list Saturday. s N. J. J us ten wag ft Harvard Vis- last Friday./ .>' v , * N. J. Justen was a county seat vis- • itorWednesday. 5,4r'J.TC. Ettckler transacted business '-•'la, Chicago Monday. • C_l. Mrs. Sarah Dermont spent Monday fe the metropolitan city.. - ' J. W. Smith was a business • V i s i t o r i n C h i c a g o M o n d a y . ;• " F. A. Beller made a business: trip * *19 Detroit, Mich., last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gayiord were Elgin visitors last Saturday. Mrs. N. H. Petesch passed Friday "'last in the metropolitan city. Walter Fay boarded the train for 5<|Bbicago last Saturday morning. Misses Martha and, Tillie Wagner /^Wfcre Chicago visitors last Friday. John Pufahl attended to business Blatters in the windy city Monday. - Rev. Edw. Berthold boarded the Chicago train Wednesday morning. N, J, Justen attended to business mutters at the <jounty seat Monday. Mr, and Mrs. John Aylward were over Sunday guests of relatives at Elgin. * Thos. Bender spent Sunday and ^ Monday as the guest of Chicago rel- ^lljives. W. D. Wentworth attended to bus­ iness matters at the county seat last .. Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer spent "Sunday as the guests of relatives at Barrington. V. Miss Elizabeth Thelen attended to ; Iftatters of a business nature in Chi- ; <Sgo Monday. Herbert Lahdwer of Barrington spent Sunday as the' guest of Mc­ henry friends. Mrs. Nick Bohr, son and daughter Mrs. Geo. Bohr were Chicago WELFARE STREET FAIlj^ ^ Ai the School Building Friday Night, \ April 28 . . .Roomt I ..Room II ,. Room III ..Rootn IV ,.. Room V .. Room VI lis-:.'the Vpltf and visitors Monday. Clarence Wolf of Chicago spent Sfveral days last week as the guest " friends in town. x i ' M r s . J o h n C p r e y a n d d a u g h t e r , X tlenevieve, were guests <jf Elgin rel- )jrttives last Saturday. ^ Chris Burkhartsmeier of Chicago : fcpent the first of the week as the jftiest of friends here. , Joe Pauley of-Elgin spent several #ys last week as a guest in the glome of N. E. Barblan. . .Mrs. W. H. Donivan passed the Jb-at of the week as the guest of rel- * <tives at West Chicago. ' • * Misses Edyth Petesch and Jane Owen of Urbana, 111., passed the week end at their homes here. Miss Maude Granger of Chicago passed the week end as the guest of sisters and grandmother here. Henry tind Misses Elizabeth and v^lara Miller topk in the picture show t$ WPPdsteck l§st Wednesday even- -• ;#S-' : • - ^Higa x \'%|g a guest in the home«-o£HMr. and llrs. Ben Selling tjie^flfcs^of the |fr. and Mrs. ^ ^rayslft^e Bussed Sum|tr'" i<-~ Jfuests of their parent; : ;,g|ily Lajce. ./• Miss Tessia^ortB JHW?«d latter part of 4^f#»re : of this week VftS; ;thd 'of "fsJWatives here. r' i 0r. F. J. Aichar . &petrt the latter |art of last and the fore part of this .^eek as the guest of his mother at ^Vashburn, IH. Harry Gallaher of Chicago passed the latter part of last and the fore fart of this week as the guest of |4cHpnry friends. Dr. A. I. Froehlich passed the lat- . -V' tier part of last and the fore part of sfc"-^this week as the guest of relatives at ^ Minneapolis, Minn. . i' .* Ted and Miss Lottie Lau ofv Chica- » ^o spent a few days last week as guests in the fiome of Mr ."and Mrs. John H. Mifler. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Seiger and children of Kenosha, Wis., are spend­ ing the week, as guests in the home tu'V'af Henry Miller, jp£.si Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Simon and chil- '^ren of Crystal Lake were Sunday 11 fruests in the hoEfifof the former's /, '^father, John Simon. Ben Stilling and daughter, Eva, passed a day last week as, guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lenzen at Grayslake. Mrs. C. W. Goodell and brother, Vaughan Jones, passed the latter j|mrt of last week as the guests of %elatives at Meriden, Ill.:»- & Mrrf Michael Lenzen of Grayslake visited in the home of - her parents, and Mrs. Gerhard Wegener, at ITily |j|ke"ope day ijtst w^ek. 'afuj Mrs- Michael Thelen and t|er Chicago wgre guests in of the former's father, t^-'Pielen, the first of the week nd Mrs. Win. Aebischer and Chicago spent Sunday and s guests in the home of her and Mrs. • Wm. StoffeL ' TwflNorrww * night at- the ~ public school there will be something new in the way of entertainment, an even­ ing of fun that will be enjoyed by old as well as young. The purpose of this fair is to raise money for play­ ground equipment, such as the giant stride and the slippery slide. This is a Worthy cause, so let everyone be a booster by buying a button from the school children. This will be the general admittance to the fair. After this there will be penny ad­ missions to each attraction, which will be staged in the different rooms. Following are the different attrac­ tions and [the room in which each will appear: Fortune telling... .\ . Eternity •Swat the Monkey... The Strong Man.... The Mock Court..... The Moving Picture. Dodo-pBfrd of Unpreparedness .. * .Room VII Crossing>Caesar's, Bridge. Room VIII War Room ( ?) Besides these attractions there will be a general program in the auditor­ ium, consisting of the dramatization of "The Sandalwood Box" by the fifth arid sixth grades, and also the dram­ atization by the* eighth grade of the period in United States history dur­ ing the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Now this program , in itself will be a big treat. It will begin about 8:80, so that you can see- the otheV attractions be­ fore or after. Then there will be a roof garden and victrola concert in this* same room, beginning at 7:30 Buy a button and be a booster. "The Mexican Outlaw** - Carter-Bros, take pleasure in--an­ nouncing their latest up-to-the-min­ ute, smashing" success, "The Mexican Outlaw," a frontier military comedy drama in four acts. Always alert and ready to give the public some­ thing neW and up-to-date, Carter Bros. wei*e quick to take advantage of the possibility of an ' intensely dramatic story having to do with the present troublous conditions along the Mexican bprder. -'The Mexican Outlaw" is a realistic depiction of actual happenings along the border, and the Characters are true reproduc­ tions of their prototypes who have lived thru some of the exciting* fear­ ful scenes in which Villa and his band of cut throats have taken pgrt. "The Mexican Outlaw" will appear in Mc- Henry on Monday «veningt May L one night only, under A big tent WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS - JBP OUR EXCHANGES * McHenry Sends Telegrams McHenry joined the nation-wide movement in forwarding telegrams to members of the senate and house at Washington, P. C We are told that quite a number of such messages were received ajid forwarded front the local office of the Western Union- In sending out these messages we have every reason to believe that the send- Grace MoJJn|ai»..ofMjDhicag<d^rs are sincere in their demands, in which theyj-aak. the heads ftt W^shing- ton 'to do everything within reason to keep this country but of war. Th$ Plaindealer. feels quite certain that there isn't a person in McHenry who wants, war and that everyone is giv ing our president every credit dug, htm -for being able to keejj this coun­ try-neutral. f ' " . • ' ' 8i*ty Couplea af Dance In spite of the fact that several big dances were held in towns near Mc­ Henry, the Just Us boys of this place entertained sixty couples at their dance given at StoffePs hall on Monday evening of this week. The event was thoroly enjoyed by every­ one present and the boys who gave it were encouraged to such an extent that they have concluded to hold series of dances at this popular re­ sort, during the present dancing sea Metzger's orchestra of Wood' stock furnished the music and, as usual, delighted the dancers. Bowling Alleys Ready The E. M. Geier bowling alleys aw now in the very best shape that they have ever been in. The alleys have recently Wn scraped and otherwise improved and lovers of this health­ ful sport will find the place a most inviting one. Bowling enthusiasts are already talking of forming teams and some good contests are looked forward to by the bowlera ef the vil­ lage. Mr. Geier invites you to visit his place and inspect the alley. He also wishes to make it known that he will make special prices to bowling clubs, both ladies' and gents' The L^nes^me Eight The Lone80<ne Eight inet wit^ Mrs. W. D. Wentworth last Thursday aft- ernooq. At progressive ciflc^i, which furnished the afternoqi^ diversion Mrs, James T, pfrkiris won first prize, Mrs. g. F, Matthews, second and Miss Clara Schiessle, the conso­ lation. The meeting was a vary en joy able one and could not have been complete without refreshments, which were served Just ing time arrived. Miscellaneous Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For Busy People Hie total resources in the banks of Woodstock are fast approaching the two million mark. The milk suits by the Bowman Dairy company against eleven Kane and fifteen McHenry county farmers have been withdrawn., The three operators at the Chicago & Northwestern depot at Crystal Lake are now working eight hour shifts instead of nine as heretofore. "Dirigbat" McNamara of Cary has ju%t been released from the county jail at Woodstock after serving 104 days, working out a fine for boot­ legging. Owing to the fact that not enough milk was received at the plant to keep same in operation., the Borden factory at Huntley has been closed indefinitely.- The newly organized Woodstock baseball club will wear last season's Chicago White Sox uniforms, the suits having already. been purchased and delivery made. The uniforms for the newly organ­ ized Crystal Lake band have arrived. They are of dark blue cloth with gold trimmings. The band will probably make its first, public appearance on Decoration day. Mrs. Frank Reed, wife of a Green­ wood farmer, was found dead in the barn yard of her home on Tuesday of last week. Heart disease jvas giv­ en as the cause of her death by the oroner's jury. Wm. Hawley's time as postmaster at Dundee expires about the middle of May and the residents of that city are wondering who their new post­ master will be. William C. Albright and Albert J. Winteringham are as­ pirants for the job. The city of Woodstock has already been assured of twelve band concerts for the coming season. Six of these will be paid for by the city council and the business men of that city will pay for the balance. This means that concerts will be heard fur twelve weeks at least. • ^ The contract for the big drainage ditch, which is to start in Hebron township, has been let. Carpenter & Henderson of Chicago were, given the contract for the 2% miles of dredg­ ing for $7,100. The tiling went to the Springfield Drain Tile company of Springfield, 111., for $28,816. George Vogel, the popular auction­ eer at Solon, has secured a lease on five acres of land on the right-of-way of the St. Paul road at Armsby, 111., and is now engaged in the livestock business at that place. Vernon Jones has moved to Armsby and will look after Mr- Vogel's interests there. Petitions are now being circulated at Marengo for the purpose of ascer­ taining whether or not Prairie and Washington streets shall be paved this summer- Marengo already has several blocks of good paving and at least some of the residents of that beautiful City are anxious for more. Louis Gluth, a twenty-two-year-old Marengo boV, is dead aB the result of an accidental discharge of a gun shot while on aShunting expedition Sun­ day. The gun was discharged as the young man was drawing same from the rear of a buggy to take a shot at a crow, the discharge tearing an ugly wound in his right shoulder and arm. State's Attorney David R. Joslyn of this county will assist State's At­ torney Ralph Dady of Lake county in the prosecution of Will Orpet, charged with the murder of his for­ mer sweetheart, Marian Lambert, a Lake Forest high school girl. The case will come to trial in the Lake county court -at Waukegan next month. Arrangements havfe recently, been made whereby the Harvard & Lake Geneva railway will carry freight. The company makes connections witt the Milwaukee & St ^Paul at Wal worth, Wis., and freight loaded at Milwaukee, - Wis., at four o'clock on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday will be delivered at Harvard at noon the following day. The Harvard railroad has just completed, a freight depot in that city and has placed Hal Raf­ ter in charge. Woodstock Sentinel: Jacob Wer­ ner and his mother, Mrs. Margaret Werner, eighty-two years of age, were ordered committed to the state hospital at. Elgin Tuesday for treat- notice tot Woodland Cemetery Lot ' ' ~ Owners' • ' . The Ladies' Cemetery Aid soci­ ety will hold the first meeting for the season 1916 at the home of Mrs. T. J. Walsh on Tuesday afternoon, May 2, at two o'clock. All who wish to have their lots cared for will please send in the annual dues, which are only »$1.00, and we hope they will be paid promptly. Mrs. J. B. Perry,, Pres. Mrs. Ella Wheeler, V. Pres. Mrs. T. J. Walsh, Sec, Mrs. Arminda Colby, Tress. MRS. ELLEN A wFLSON Paasea Awiay at the~-Itome of A. W. • Smith ' ment for the drug habit, to which both wef£ found to be seriously ad­ dicted. Mrs, Werner w$s sent to the state institution jwa wagfca before, but had been M\ken o,ut pf the hos- pi^al by daughters living in Chicago and brought hack *° Woodstock. The aged w^gn&n having no one here to care farmer and being in need of treatment was> sent back to the insti­ tution in company with her son on Tuesday, it having been found ur­ gently necessary to commit his also to the state hospital for treatment for the same afflictio®. - ~" Mrs. Ellen A. Wilson died Thurs­ day, April 20, 1916, at the age of 83 years and 11 months. She was born May 22, 1822, at Johnson, Vermont. She was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Perkins. She had two brothers, one dying in the Civil while the other one survives her and lives at Chambers, Neb. Death deprived her of a mother's ltfve and are at the age of seven. • She grew to womanhood in John­ son and was married to Amos Wilson March 29, 1852; making a wedded life of sixty-four years. They came to. Illinois in the fall of 1857, later going to Nebraska, then returning to Illi­ nois in May, 1903. ^ They lived at Mc­ Henry, then in Ringwood and the last four years hav« been spent in the home of Mr. Wilson's nephew, A. W. Smith. ^ She was converted here in the Ringwood M. E. church and was bap­ tized in the creek near Barnard's mill fifty-eight years ago and has always remained a true Methodist and passed away rejoicing in the Jove of Christ, our Redeemer. She was always ready to. do her part in any work connected with her church and seldom missed a church service as long as her health would permit. She has been rapidly declining in health for three months and suffered stroke of paralysis on Saturday, April 15. She is survived by an aged husband and one brother, besides numerous other relatives and friends, and will be greatly missed by all. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church on Friday at 30 p. m. Rev. Seth Baker spoke words of comfort to the bereft and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holly of McHen­ ry sang some very appropriate se­ lections. Interment in the Ringwood cemetery. ' Card of Thaitka I wish in this public manner to thank the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted in any way in my recent bereavement. Amos \yilson. Mrs. John (^ntlin Mrs. Jdhn Catlin, who of late has made her home at Rosedale, on Fox river, near McHenry, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital at Elgin Wed­ nesday niorning of this week, after a ^pw weeks' illness. Mrs. Catlin fell and injured her hip a few weeks ago and on April 15 was taken to the Elgin hospital for treatment. While being treated for her injury pneu­ monia set in and in her weakened con­ dition she was unable to withstand this disease. During her residence near this village the deceased has made .many friends, who extend their heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family. The funeral will be held at two o'clock Friday afternoon from the hpme" of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Catlin, 426 St. Charles St., Elgin. "The County Sheriff" This beautiful drama, which comes to the Central opera house on April 30„ is one of the best western dramas on the road today. The play deals with the stirring events on the Mex­ ican frontier at a military post and abounds in thrilling scenes and excit­ ing climaxes. The company is a ca pable one and-bH who attend will en­ joy a good treat. The company trav­ els in their own private car and car­ ries special scenery for the produc­ tion. The uniformed band, led by Prof. Melburn, will give a band con cert at 7:30 p. m. in front of the opera house. V Some Central Bookings Hie Flora DeVoss company will be here on May 7 at the Central opera house. Amoag the shows booked at the Central this coming season the following: Divorce Question," "Shepard of the Hlils," "House of a fhousa^d Candles," "Henpecked Jlewy," "This Is the Life," "What Happened tv Charlie," the Beverage players in "A Pair of Sixes," "Get Rick Quick Walliug- ford" and "tHne Feathers.w This is the company that put on "The Lit­ tlest Rebel" last season. The above are all road shows and not moving _ Iff * . • - 'V _ Netice "Notice is hereby given to all per­ sons knowing themselves to be in­ debted to my late husband, Henry Brefeld, to call and settle their ac­ counts at their earliest convenience, i. Mrs. Christina Brefeld^„ MAYOR DROPS SEWERAGE GIVES HIS VIEWS BEFORE .THE BOARD MEMBERS Mayor's Final Decision Is Welcomed By Many Property Owners--Har­ mony Should Prevail McHenry will not be given that proposed sewerage system at this time. This fact was made public by Mayor Wells at the annual meeting of the village board held last Monday evening. , While the final decision came as sort of a surprise to some, many of our residents and property owners toad looked forward to this very con­ clusion, their opinion being bas&l on the opposition that had come up, espe­ cially during the past three weeks, or ever since it became known that the board of local improvements was really serious Jn their intentions of pushing the thing to a public hearing. At the meeting on Monday evening the mayor, in a short address to the members of the board as well as to those who had come to listen, made himself clear on the question of sew­ erage. He made it known that he was willing to abide by the wishes of the majority, which apparently were against the installation of sewerage. The speaker took his listeners back to last fall, when the question first came up. He let it be known that he was not the originator of the pro­ posed system of sewerage; that it was uti the suggestion of a number of public spirited citizens who ap­ proached him that he first interested himself in such'an undertaking. He also impressed upon those gath­ ered that he took hold of the propo­ sition with the very best intention in mind; that he really believed and still believes that such an improve­ ment would be a direct benefit to every property owner in town, and followed up this statement by saying that the citizens of MeHenry will, in time, look at this question in the right light and that the improvement will then be put in. During the course of the mayor's address he inferred that someone had to be the "goat" and that in this par­ ticular case he was picked as such. •Here is a point where The Plaindealer disagrees with our mayor. He evi­ dently feels that it was a personal feeling Awards him that caused so many to object to the. improvement being made, and we wish to say right here and now that the proposition would have met with just exactly as much opposition under any other ad­ ministration. We feel certain "that the property owners and tax payers, who opposed the improvement, will bear us out in this statement. The Plaindealer earnestly believes that Mayor Wells took up this wojrk firmly believing that he had the unanimous support of every property owner in the village and the vigor with which he pushed the preliminary work plainly indicates that he be­ lieved the people to be with him in this big undertaking. As the mayor stated himself at Monday night's meeting he had never received' a single complaint from anyone during all these weeks that the board of local improvements had been at w°rk on the proposed sewerage system for McHent^y. Wm. Simes and Simon Stoifel, the othejf two members of the board, also admitted that no com­ plaints had officially come to them Thus encouraged the mayor, with the other two members, kept up their work, with the result that a day of public hearing was finally decided up­ on and set for Wednesday of last week. It was at this meeting that the mayor admitted that he had heard the first official complaints made against the sewerage and after read­ ing the articleVas published"'"iir last week's issue of The Plaindealer he decided to abide by the wishes of the majority and so let the sewerage question stand just as it is> , . We believe that the mayor has handed down a very fair decision and that he is entitled to much credit for the final stand that he. has taken in the matter. He has thus yielded to the wishes of the majority and has done so in a manner that leaves no bad feelings on the part of anyone. Those who worked with the mayor during the Past several weeks as well as those who fought the proposition are today congratulating the mayor on the progressive spirit shown thru- out the entire fight and upon his judgment on closing same as he did. The Plaindealer hopes that the new board will give the mayor their united support during the coming fiscal year and that they will demonstrate to him that it was anything but a personal feeling that caused them to fight the proposition which has thus come to an end. Also do we hope that such feelings as might have been aroused will be forgotten and that all may once more work in perfect harmony Before making any repairs on that roof consult the McHenry Ready Roofing company. All estimates fur­ nished free. 42-1 m Imported pore olive ail ai C. Uato'a. SCHOOL l^OTES Items Pertaining to Oar Educational Institution How is fishing, Vaughan? Save your pennies for the fair. Spring flowers are quite the fash­ ion. I "Save waste paper and rags."--M. H. S.'s slogan. Aileen O'Reilly is taking a pro­ longed vacation. 1 *. The solid geometry class has fin- ished book VII. Don't forget the street fair Friday night in the gym. -- The zoology class is studying the anatomy of locusts. Matilda Freund was a visitor in room three Monday. The shorthand class is reviewing, preparing for exams. Mr. Dorr popped another test on the modern history class. The sale of buttons for the "Wel­ fare street fair" is now on. The juniors and seniors enjoyed (?) tests in English Monday. Mary Conway ' has returned to school after a few days' absence. Members of the second year Latin class have constructed Caesar's bridge. A dog made a short visit in high school Tuesday morning. Let us hope he enjoyed his brief stay. See Dodo, the bird of unprepared­ ness, at the street fair Friday night at the school building. Admission 2 cents. Current events were discusesd this week by Vera Hutson, Bernice Boris- lett, Verena Wentworth and Albert Barbian. O. E. S. Dance Unless'present plans of the com* mittee in charge badly miscarry, the lovers of dancing will be afforded an exceptional treat at Stoffel's hall on Saturday evening of next week. May 6, which date has been set aside for the holding of a public dance, to be given by the McHenry Chapter, O. E. S. This society has given several very successful dances in McHenry during the past few years and those who have attended previous events need not be told of the pleasant time that was had. However, for th' ben­ efit of those who have never been entertained by the O. E, S. it will l>e well to state that to miss the coming event will be to miss something out of the ordinary. Peters' orchestra of Woodstock will furnish the music and the committee has the assurance that1 this musical organization is Composed of some of the best talent at the county seat. A cordial invita­ tion is extended to everyone to be present. Dance tickets, 75 cents. A New One Evidently the cheap employment agencies of Chicago are putting over a new one. On Tuesday of this week there appeared at the tonsorial par­ lor of Martin B. Schmitt a colored bootblack, who had just arrived from Chicago. He presented Mr. Schmitt with an employment agency's card, which boj-e the name of the McHenry barbejrf After looking over the card Mr. Schmitt informed the stranger that he had never registered his name with the Chicago concern and that he could not use a bootblack. Upon questioning the disappointed strang­ er the local man was told that Mr. Bootblack had paid the agency the customary fee for the prospective jol? and, that he was out the fee as well as his time and carfare to Mc­ Henry. Mr. Schmitt paid his carfare back to the city. Benefit Band Dance Don't forget the big benefit dance to be given at StoffePs hall in this village on Friday evening, May 12, the proceeds of which will go into the McHenry band fund. The band members are working hard to make this event the biggest of the kind ever held in McHenry. Huntley enter­ tained one thousand people at a dance held in that city on Monday evening of this week and the members of the McHenry band feel that McHenry can and will give them an attendance of least half that number. First- class music will be provided. Tickets, $!.°0. ' Are You Going to Do Inalde Dec­ orating We have just unpacked twenty bar­ rels of Bradley A Vrooman's paints. In this shipment we have 50 per cent more velvet flat finish for interior decoration than ever before. What does this mean ? It means that this flat coat paint is being used almost exclusively for interior painting and decorating. We carry a complete stock of paints. - : , Donavin A Reihansperger. Sunday School Convention The McHenry township Sunday school convention will take place at Ringwood on Sunday, April 30. Ev eryone interested In Sunday schools is earnestly requested to be present. The milk train, leaving McHenry at 1:45 will afford the McHenry people a splendid way of getting to the con­ vention. ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST AS PICKED UP BY PLAINDEALBft REPORTERS DURING WEEK W -- , «fc*. What People are Doing in This lage and the Immediate Vicinity--- Other Short Paragraphs Butter Market •<. Thirty-four cents per pound iftkfl paid for butter on the EIgin board of trade last Saturday. Gibbs' ice cream every day at Mc- .1 Allistetfi. - - Nobby hats, caps, shirts^ anflTne^P"7"^ wear at M. J. Walsh's. Brick ice cream for Sunday's din- ner. Phone order at PeteschW A baby boy was born to Mr. ami ^ Mrs., H- Kinsala last Saturday. i. . See Wm. Bor gains in flour an lett's ad' for bar- A;•' i chicken feed. , ' t ?** * --- - * ; • * . McHenry entertained her first reaL Saturday night crowd of the^ season last Saturday night. * / Mr. and Mrs. Page Smith, who 'ro-"* Q side near Wauconda, welcomed twina to their home last Friday night. C' Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Howard are caring for a baby daughter, which arrived at their home last Sunday morning. H. Kinsala moved his family from the cottage he has occupied on John street to the flat over the West Side harness shop. Mr. and Mrs. John Regner, why l# •. side on, the Justen farm at Pistakee Bay, welcomed a baby girl to their home last Saturday. .. •' • " John W. Fay and family are now - : ' Occupying the home on Johri streat f which recently came into their pc#i session by way of purchase. • John D. Lodtz, the tailor, has de­ cided to give up housekeeping will sell his-household furniture, ete^ -! at public auction here next Saturday. '• Pony campaign just started at 1, J. Vycital's. Fetter enroll that chili at once and thus be given an oppoi**- tunity to win a pony, cart and har-4? ness. We understand that St. MaryV parochial school attendance has in­ creased to such an extent that it may be found necessary to open a fourth room. • ^ . >-st t A special meeting of the village board, for the purpose of acting ujk on the .dram shop bonds and other * matters, will be held at the villa^il*^ hall tomorrow (Friday) night. * The members of the Carter Broil.' show, which opens the season here under canvas next Monday night, are in town, putting in a week's rehearsal preparatory to the opening of the season. v .i, Who ia going to win/the pony at J- J. Vycital's? It is up tothe boys and K girls of McHenry to decide. If your boy or girl has not already entered ^ the contest it is not too lata. Siltlif1" \,r them today. C I There was an unusually large \ crowd in town for this time of the year last Sunday evening. Pictures were shown at the Central as well a9 Stoffel's hall and both places drew packed houses* Richmond's annual village eleetkxa „ resulted very much the same way aa did our own;-in that the Peopled . 3, ticket, which contained the names of \ all of the old board members, waa' . defeated by the Citizens' ticket. v l We are informed that the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad company wil l c lean up their property lying bev . ' •* r tween the Northwestern hotel and the railroad tracks. A pretty little park i with flowers and shrubs ' would not ~ look bad there. Easter was ushered in here in / Henry in perfect spirit of the day. y > The services at all of the churches H "i were very well attended and, needless I f to say, there was a parade of Easter attire that would have done credit to ^ g town many times the sixe of Me*-.' * Henry. Practically every employe of tfce ^ Chicago & Northwestern railroad has come in for a wage increase averag- 3 t ing $5.00 per month, this including the McHenry employes of the com- ^ pany. Needless to say, the McHenry ' • t people thus benefitted thoroly appre- iate the raise. '11i 'j Read Plaindealer ads. •%>- ft! „ . 1%' 'v ' * ; , ' • The directors of St. Mary's Catit- olic cemetery have set out to collect funds with which to complete the work started last year. The commit­ tee hopes to be able to finish the new fence and also make other improve­ ments that will add to the appearance and beauty of this little city of tfce dead. A few of our young men, who ace now employed at the Oliver typewri^ er factory at Woodstock and havigf been working day time, are changing off with the night workers. The night workers at the big plant have found their labors rather strenuous and the change is, no doubt, a welcome eft* [to them. o V ' . ; . w . v . . . v , , . , a-rrarsT'fr**| -8 h