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"4-.~^a« %•" *<&">»¥*• " '•-*>*•• "" " »i'S?rif2 r;i.: ^. ' V •• * - ' ^ i -J*'"" . *,.K." tm'** f & .;? rw '* ***-;?• H\ -yfj -;,: 'V* "< *' ,••" '"A r ^4 - , ' * V, 1 &?>, ^ "H** \ Vv *« • X . .*-» . «v ..**'. . * ...,y« MoHENRY. ILIaLNOIS, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 30. 1916 VOLUME XI.I1 NO.S4 GA*E tlTEHS OF LOCAL mTCHEgf FARNERSNEETWEMCSDAY WINS SEASON'S FIRST "THE ETERNAL CITY** ' ' t , v « . • - : . ; < - ' ' - r . . , . • - « " * > < . * h " rv^, ^ 'V^St v * . -L«i' "t v> m. 'v tJ»* *. Jj v . ""• * X •'<*"•« -'***'<«• ̂ f-Xv - »*- «-*X .. > c 5 -**x ' • • ' '•.<£ ?*S\ fv ^tV -* "12* V*/" ••&- • r Vv -Jr i?f 'A-vmC^# WEEKLY fttSWAL ITERS COMERS A NO GOERS OF A WEEK IN OflP BUSY VILLAGE AajSeen By Plaindealer Reporters and Handed InteOar Offic* Bf Oar Friends , •••J/ "5. W.4*; • s&> • • •f- 'jfc MM SAP . ,i% liiy-s. Chas. Reihansperger was * Chicago viator last Saturday; v J. W. Smith was a business visitor in Chicago last Friday. Ceo. A. Stilling was a business visitor in Chicago Monday. John P. Schreiner spent Sunday as the guest of friends at Elgin. Dr. A. I. Froehlich was a Chieago passenger last Saturday evening. J, W. Smith attended to business matters in the windy city Monday. Miss Frances Welch boarded the Chicago train last Friday evening. Mrs. Jos. Rothermel boarded the train for Elgin Thursday evening. Miss Ella Ibsh of Chicago spent Sunday as the guest of home folks. Miss Rose Worts was among the Chicago passengers Monday morning. Chris Burkhartsmeier of Chicago spent Sunday with McHenry friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh were Chicago passengers Tuesday morn­ ing. v. Jos. 3, Merttt wu a business vis­ itor in the metropolitan city last Fri­ day. Lewis Stoffel and Albert Freund were over, from the county^ seat Sun- day. Mrs. John J. Vycital and daughter, Frances, were Chicago visitors Mon­ day. Misfi Pearl Claxton spent the week end as the guest of" friends' in Chi­ cago. Miss Lillian Stilling was among the (jkicago passengers hurt; Friday evening. Miss Kathryn Buch spent the first of the week as the guest of Chicago relatives. Atty. E. J. Elliott of West Chicago called on friends in McHenry last Thursday- Everett and Arthur Hunter were among the Chicago passengers Mon­ day morning. - " ' Miss Elizabeth Thelen was among those to board the Chicago train Sun­ day evening. Misses Etta and Anna Powers were a&ong the Chicago passengers la*t Friday morning. Miss Margaret Phillips of Chicago passed Sunday as the guest of Mc­ Henry relatives. Mrs. Margaret Bonslett passed part of last week as the guest of relatives at Kenosha, Wis. ~ Miss Lena Stoffel sftent a couple of days this week as the guest of Chicago^ relatives. R. S. Howard attended to matters of a business nature in the metropol­ itan city last Friday. . Arthur Fitzpatrick of Chicago was « Sunday guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stilling. Mr. and Mrs. John Pufahl and vdaughters spent Sunday as the guests of relatives at Hebron. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Martin and son, Clinton, spent Sunday as the guests of Crystal Lake friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer and son spent Sunday as the guests of relatives at Barrington. Mrs. C. F. Norager and daughter, Etna, were among the Chicago pas­ sengers last Friday morning. ^ Ralph and Glenn Van Natta of Chicago were entertained in the home of their parents here Sunday. Mrs. E. W. Howe was in Chicago last Friday, attending to matters per­ taining to her millinery store. Mrs. F. V. Cobb of Hebron passed a day last week as the guest of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Dermont. Mrs. C. F. Norager and daughter, Brna, went to Minneapolis, Minn., Tuesday for an extended visit. Miss Jane Owen of Champaign, HL, passed the week end as a guest in the home of her father, O. N. Owen. Misses Elsie Wolff and Julia Freund spent the latter part of last week as the guests of friends at Kenosha, Wis. Mrs. John Engeln and daughter, Virginia; of Crystal Lake spent Sun­ day as the gtMsts of McHenry rela* tives. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner of Woodstock were Sunday guests in the home of the. latter's mother, Mrs. J. B, Frisby. Mrs. W. A. Martin of Woodstock is spending a few weeks as a guest in the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. E. Bassett. Mrs. F. K. Granger left last Wed­ nesday for an extended visit in the ~ home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo: H. Johnson, at Waynesville, 111. Atty. A. H. Pouse left yesterday f«r New York City, where he will gpfrpH a week or two as the guest of lie, and Mrs. Leonard Phillips. Ed. Martin and Mrs. E. J. Mans­ field and daughter, Flora, of Wood­ stock spent Sunday as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bassett. Mrs. Jacob Scheafer and little daughter of Ingleside passed several days last week as guests in the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Cossmanq, WOMAN WINS FAME Mrs/E. L. Dalton, nee Hattie Mead, Origyiates Beautiful Furniture The writer, calling at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mead on" Mdad street Monday evening, witnessed the packing of the furniture there while preparing to leave with their daughter, Mrs. J. Davis, for Detroit, Mich., where they will make their future home, and preceiving a unique costumer in. the hall inquired as to the cabinet work of unusual beauty and was informed that their daugh­ ter, Mrs. E. L. Dalton of 85 Lincoln Ave., Freeport, III., had for years displayed wonderful ability in the art of cabinet making, several pieces adorning the home of her parents, a; porch swing of black walnut deserv­ ing no small amount of credit, be­ ing made from old furniture, and a beauty in design and comfort. Mrs. Mead produced a clipping from the Freeport Journal-Standard, which we herewith submit to the readers of The Plaindealer. Mrs. Dalton has many warm friends in McHenry, her home town. "This is the story of a woman cab­ inet maker, a Freeport lady who, with a hammer, a saw and a few other of the most common kind of tools, has won a reputation among her friends as a maker of useful and beautiful furniture for her home. The lady is Mrs. E. L. Dalton, 85 Lincoln avenue. Mrs. Dalton is modest and takes no especial credit for the work she does, but her friends who have seen some of the furniture she Jj>as made say her work is an art, and that the things she makes, are really wonderful. Mrs. Dalton has never in her life taken a lesson in cabinet making. She has none of the finer tools which are ordinarily used by anyone in mak­ ing even the most common kind of a chair or table; she does not even use a work bench, preferring to use the floor instead, yet in spite of £he fact she works under what to the average person would be a big handicap, she has made and expects to make many beautiful articles. "One of the*Vhings which has at­ tracted the most attention in Mrs. Dalton's home is a unique kitchen cab­ inet made from an old fashioned desk. The cabinet contains a bin for the flour, shelves for the Bpices, places for pots and pans, in fact, all of the conveniences which are to be found in a modern and up-to-date kitchen cab­ inet, such as are for sale at every fur­ niture store. "In another room of the house is a beautiful library table with drawers and book shelves. It is made of burnt wood and is probably the only table of its kind in the city. In the same room is a large leather chair, which the casual visitor might think had come direct from the factory. It is of unusual shape and dimensions, but there are many with the same char­ acteristics being sold by every dealer. A closer examination of the chair, however, shows that it was made from a barrel, a plain common every day apple barrel. Half of it was used for the bottom, the top was used as the seat and the rest of the barrel was used for the back. It was covered with leather and the chair was fin­ ished. "These arfe but a few of the things Mrs. Dalton has made. Making things is a hobby with her and she does it for the pleasure there is in it." The Rietesel House The carpenter work on the new home being erected by Chas. Rietesel, on the east shore of Fox river, a short distance south of the bridge, is pro­ gressing favorably and when finished and the grounds fixed up this part of the river will be improved one hun­ dred per cent. Mr. Sohm, who re­ cently purchased Mr. Rietesel's old place, has spent a vast sum in im­ proving the house and grounds and when all improvements have < been completed this will be one of the pret­ tiest places aloqfg Fox river. Fewer Hunting Licenses In, an interview with Village Clerk W. G. Schreiner, we are told that he has issued few hunting licenses dur­ ing the past year than the year pre­ vious. In fact, there has been a no­ ticeable decrease in licenses issued during the past few weeks. Asked to account for the decrease we were told that it was probably due to the fact that the game in these parts are diminished in number. A Chicken F,uicief^ While over on the West Side 1#cm- Hny afternoon it was the writer s privilege to look at one of the= finest flocks of White Wyandotte chickens that we have seen in many a day. Dr. R. G. Chamberli% is the owner of the flock and he has every reason to feel proud of them. No doubt, the doctor will have a number of the birds on exhibition at the coming show£ WEEKLY EXCIANGE ITEMS AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES ' «S£aat Side Market Our specials for Saturday and Sun­ day: Pork roast, 20c per pound; na­ tive pot roast, 16c per pound; best lard, 19c per pound. Phone 57-M. L- Miscellaneous Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For Bos) People The collection of • garbage at Har­ vard has been discontinued until next spring. Frank Hayden, who resides near Harvard, husked 122 bushels of corn in a single day recently. The Lake Geneva Poultry associa­ tion will hold its fourteenth annual show in that city on Jan. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Hook & Co. is ttye name of a new dry goods firm which is to be open for business at Orayslake in. the near future. 1 ' In accordance with an agreement of the proprietors, all of the stores of Harvard are closed today, Thanks­ giving day. The new sewer bonds, in denomi­ nation of $100 each, are now oh sale at Grayslake. The bonds bear five per cent interest. The Ovaltine company, manufac­ turers of a celebrated food beverage, a product heretofore made in Switz­ erland, is to locate its factory at Des- Plaines. According to some of our Lake county exchanges it is not improbable that the Palatine-Wauconda railroad will be sold to the newly organized Evanston company. The Delos F. Digging library board at Harvard elected three women to office last week. One will serve as president of the board, the other as vice president and the third as secre­ tary. The Manley Hardware company of Harvard, who a few years ago used horses on their delivery system, is now offering the last of the five for sale. Ford car* have replaced the horses. A Chicago moving picture concern took a picture at Bluff Lake, Lake county, one day recently. The pic­ ture taken was a duck shooting scene in which quite a number of aetors took a part. Miss Martha Rossdeutscher, who during the past three years has been employed in the store of O. C. Colby at Wauconda, has tendered her resig­ nation to accept a similar position with Ed. Lusk at Volo. 'At a recent election held for the purpose, the proposition of building a new village hall at Antioeh was car­ ried by a vote of $5 to 48. Lack of interest seems to account for the smallness of the vote cast. The Chicago ft Northwestern Rail­ way company is planning on elevating its tracks thru Waukegan some time during 1917 or 1918. Plans have al so been made for the erection of 1 twenty-nine stall rtrand house in that city. A Ford touring car, stolen at Mil­ waukee, was found in front of the H. ft R. garage at Antioeh one morning last week. Five young men, who took an early train out of that vil­ lage, undoubtedly left the car there. A number of the residents of Wau­ conda are now enjoying gas for cook­ ing and lighting. The job of ditch­ ing for the mains has been completed and the men are now awaiting the arrival of more pipes so tfy»t the job may be completed. According to the ruling of the state board of pardons, Sumner Hawver, Chemung man, convicted a year ago for assault to murder his wife, will be released from the Joliet penitentiary in November, 1919, provided the pris­ oner's conduct remains good. The offer of E. J. Seaver of Beloit to rid the city of its rats for a con­ sideration of $400 was tamed down by the Harvard city council. Mr. Seaver has recently worked at Lake Geneva, Delavan, Rockford and Free- port and in all places he has been suc­ cessful in ridding the residents of the rat nuisance. A Barrington boy, with Company G, Third Illinois Infantry, who is now doing service down in Mexico, has written a lengthy letter to the Bar­ rington Review, in whieh he states that many of the boys are anxious to come home and expresses the wish that it will not be long ere he will be back in his home town. Owing to the death of Cyril Pritth- ard, which occurred at Sherman hos­ pital at Elgin last Thursday as the result of injuries received during a recent football game, all of the Elgin school teams have disbanded for the season. The victim was a member of the Elgin high school team and was considered one of the best players on the squad. ' 1 Two Harvard boys, aged fifteen and sixteen, were arrested in that city by the night policeman one night last week on a charge of being implicated in misdemeanors. Several burglaries have been committed in that city of |ate and suspicion points to these Wys. One of them is now confined in the county jail at Harvard, await­ ing the action of the grand jury, while the other is out on bail. •V „ 4 < '•% * k» * -• M *- ' Th» Plaindealer for BfjjW. Ift t-. y-*~~ One Mwto Play In a Thousand, II The Central Thanksgiving A photo-play in a thousand is "The Eternal City," which Daniel Frohman revealed in a special performance in the Lyceum theatre last night It fajrly deserves the adjective great, for nothing heretofore done by any American company has excelled it and only one or two plays have equaled . it. Hall Caine's splendid story of the Donna Roma, who rises from the depths of ignominy to the furthest heights of self-sacrifice, is presented so convincingly as to create the illusion of actual happenings, thereby fulfilling the highest mission of the photo drama. Three tilings combine in the perfec­ tion achieved: Fine acting by Pauline Frederick and others of a large cast; careful direction and the employment of actual scenes of Rome as the back­ ground for about two-thirds of the action. Miss Frederick and others of the Famous Players company jour­ neyed to Rome for the purpose and che scenes in and about St. Peter's che Forum, the Coliseum, the Vatican and the castle of St. Angelo are gen­ uine and of remarkable beauty be­ sides. Igven an actor Pope is seen carried in the pontiff's chair in pro­ cessional from the Vatican to St. Peter's with the full pomp of papal ceremony. Again Fuller Mellish, as Pope Pius XI., k seen in the real garden of the Vatican with the Noble guard and the Swiss guard about him. Simulation of real events cquU go no further. Miss Frederick is a charming fig­ ure as Roma and in the moments of jtress, when she discovers the vil­ lainy of Bonelli, her protector, she is uperb. The David Rossi of Thomas Holding is also an impersonation of great force. His love for Roma and his anger when he believes she has betrayed him are portray equal skill. Frank Losee a is a specious villain. To s out seems unfair, for each excluding the several children^ exactly in character. So even a performance is seldom seen. The presentation under the direc­ tion of S. L. Rothapfel of the Strand was the most artistic any photo play has had in New York. A special Roman arch formed an interior pros- cenuim on the stage and two beauti­ ful Roman scenes, one the moon shining on the rippling Tiber, were shown as tableaux preceding the actual piatnre. Cleverly handled voices behind the scenes made the mob scenes on the screen doubly re­ alistic. An Enjoyable Affair * The calico and overall party, given at Stoffel's hall last Saturday evening under the direction of Fox River Val ley camp, proved a joyous occasion for young and old. The lunches sold readily with Simon Stoffel as auction­ eer, and the program, tho short, was excellent and opened with a duet by Misses Varina Jus ten and Clara Freund. Miss Dorothy Knox favored the audience with two musical se­ lections, while Mrs. R. T. Wray sang so beautifully the solo entitled "Some­ where a Voice Is Calling," and with a splendid ovation John Claxton ren­ dered a violin selection that was en­ cored. His daughter, Ruby, accom­ panied at the piano. After lunch there were dances for old and young with B. F. Martin as prompter and Mr. Claxton and Miss Dorothy Knox very kindly volunteered music for the merrymakers. The Royal Neighbors of West McHenry are famous for their good time parties and on this occasion the-committee in charge lost none of the camp's popularity. The members wish to extend their than^a* fo£ the kind patronage and especially to the ladies for the attractive display of lunch boxes. A rising vote of thanks was given those having num­ bers on the program. - Buys Property on Elm Stre€tr Frank Freund, who recently sold his farm, known as the Buch place, north of town to his brother, S. H. Freund, and embarked in the drayage business here with his brother, John, has pur­ chased the Tilton property on Elm street and will erect an up-to-date bungalow and garage thereon, remov­ ing or razing the bouse now occupied by David Wood burn. \ Fair at Joluisbaig The Johnsburg church fair opened last Sunday with a very good attend­ ance and from present indications the event will terminate into a huge success. Today, Thanksgiving, marks the closing and an enormous- crowd is looked for. Quite a number of McHenry people will go up and Wit­ ness the closing. Met In Chicago The annual meeting of the River Deep Waterway association was held at the Sherman House, Chi­ cago, last evening. A few of the Mc­ Henry members were in attendance. E. V. McAllister still has a few gold fish to give away with a bottle of Rexall cough syrup. 'V'f . • INTERESTING PROGRAM FOR COUNTY INSTITUTE To Be HeH at Harvard, aad Richmond on Deeemfeer 8, < aid? The McHenry county farmers' in­ stitute will hold its second day meet­ ing in this village on Wednesday aft­ ernoon and evening, Dec. 6, at the high school auditorium. This is a regular annual series and topics of interest to every farmer in the county will be discussed. House­ hold science will also be given a wide discussion. The officers have seemed the best taleni and invite everybody to attend. At the present time the farmer and his wife are having many factors and problems that are abnormal and the solution of which will require the best help from every source and their earnest co-operation. There never was a time when the products of agriculture were in de­ mand as they are at present and if the production can be intensified in any line there is sure to be an abun­ dance of award for the farmer. There is no better agency for his advance­ ment than by the educational associa­ tions that call the farmers together in a responsive way. There can no in­ spiration more forceful happen than for the average farmer to meet on common ground and plan for a better farmstead, a maximum production and a more permanent agriculture. These are the things that the farmers' institute stands for. Come out and contribute in every way pos­ sible to make the farmers' institute a communty builder in a constructive Higk School Fiv« Takea Game at Wilmot, Wis. The McHenry high school basket ball team journeyed to Wilmot, Wis., last Friday evening, where they op­ ened the season of 1916-17 in a most auspicious manner by defeating the Wilmot team 31 to 24. With the exception of Bacon, the McHenry team is composed of new material and as a consequence of their victory Coach Dorr is very well pleased. While most of the players 011 the team lack experience, they exhibited plenty of "pep" and before the season has advanced far the boys hope to be playing some of the stronger teams of the county and northern part of the state. The game last Friday night was a thriller from beginning to end, the result being in doubt until the whistle sounded the close of the second hall As has characterized the work of the McHenry highs during the past two seasons, our boys got the jump on their worthy Badger state oppo­ nents and were leading the Wisconsin- ites 14 to 12 at the end of the first half. During the second half McHenry played an improved front, collecting a total of 17 points, while Wilmot was held to an even dozen, this bringing the final score to 31 to 24, with Mc­ Henry hugging the big end. v The line-ups and score follows: Wilmot (84) McHonry (31) Bacon , -R.' F. Hanneman Frett ' ' • • \ j* ' 1 v a Richter Voeltz, C > ^ - ^Swensen Justen Wicks Boyle L. G. Mattern Field goals: Voeltz, 8; Bacon, 6; way. A personal interest of every Jones, Page Subs Kreantz church and its pastor, the professional. Hanneman, 6; Richter, 8; Swensen, 1 and commercial and especially the Free throws: Swensen, 4; Bacon, public schools are earnestly solicited 3. to boost for the success of this meet- MAKE LONG AUTO JOURNEY see that the household __ , „ ' „ U i th. topic# of th. farm*'- «* *»• Krkfrtkr *<*«• 1:00 in the program, importance has plana iy to be espei The program is ingly. _ . Afternoon o'clock. Program Address--"Good Roads" B. H. Piepmeir, State Highway Com. Address---"Boys' and Girls' Club Work". .Miss Harriet M. Phillips, Assstant State Leader. Address--"Farm Management"... ..H. C. M. Case, Farm Manage­ ment Dept. U. of I. Evening session, 7:30 o'clock Address--Miss Annie Green, House­ hold Dept., U. of I. Illustrated Lecture--"Agriculture in Europe". .Hon. C. C. Pervier, Sheffield, 111. The Glee club, of the McHenry high school will furnish music for the occasion. The Harvard meeting will be held at the club rooms and at Richmond in Memorial hall. The Richmond meeting will be the in their Over- 1363 miles They and To Florida From McHenry to Eustis, Fla., in an automobile is a trip recently taken and comnl|jNl by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Birkircl^iHte^erald Park, south of athis The; land to in twelve ai experienced v completed the ture or without addi radiator, In writing of their trip to friends they state that they out" all the way down, the wea being most delightful during the en­ tire trip. They took a mountain route thru the south and speak of traveling sixty miles across the Cumberland mountains, which are twenty-four hundred feet above the sea level. They also went over parts of Lookout mountains at Chatanooga, Tenn., and Alatoona mountains at Atlanta, Ga. Both Mr. and Mrs. Birkircher en­ joyed the trip immensely and, while *si ine Kicnmona DHntug w... »» ™ h„e Bot leurod their future in annual meeting of the year, at which pr%same a.t they will pass the winter down in the southern time new officers will be elected and the annual reports of committees giv­ en. Attend these meetings! Get ac­ quainted with your neighbor. You may like him. The following are the officers: President, M. J. Wright, Woodstock; elime. Auto Owners, Notice A few of our local people still vio­ late the automobile ordinance, partic- ^ ularly as regards lights and cut-outs. vice president, F. B. Thompson, Mc-,The marshals have been instructed to ^ ^ ^ Henry; secretary and treasurer, H. take the numbers of these ea™ and!yOUngsters who are guilty of destroys impose the limited fine. Due instruc- and mi laci property OQ Hal* tion has been given autoists who per- AS PICKED UP RY PLAINDBAUM j REPORTERS DURING WHK f What People are Mac b This VB. lage and the Immediate Tkhdtyw. Other Short Paragraphs Butter Market Butter on the Elgin board of trade sold at 42 cents per pound last Sator* day. After the turkey dinner amok# ^ good cigar from McAllister's. A number of local Masons attended a a meeting of the Woodstock lodge eo*. night last week. The Willing Workers will with Mrs. E. M. Owen on Pond lily avenue Friday, Dec. 8. " Baseball dance at Stoffel's hall Wednesday evening, Nov. 29. Dane ing starts at 8:30 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Chesnut of Crys­ tal Lake announce the birth of a ' daughter, Joyce Agnes, Nov. 28. A number of our people attended, v '4 the funerals of Atty. Lang and Dr. ' "jj'M Streng at Richmond last Thursday. Farmers residing long distance* • from this village still continue to their way to the McHenry flour aaft ^s feed mill. No farmer who can possibly get away should miss the institute meet* X ing at the school auditorium nest Wednesday. It will pay you to Me the Thaales* - giving dinner display in McAllstertl window. All furnished front the can- dy department. " The masons have finished the ee- ment block work on the new building in Centerville. Work of fla* ,£l i s h i n g t h e i n t e r i o r i s n o w u n d e r w a y . f ' , Our band still continues to i'"j» una and under the able leadership of Jftefe' ' ̂ ' Sears the boys are becoming "• «v enthusiastic in their i?ork with eack rehearsal. a Only three more weeks before '>•* Christmas. Better start that shop-o iSp ping right away. McHenry mar* chants are stocking preparatory to a. , its- big Christmas tiauSi Leonard Phillips, a former He- ";jl Henry boy, but now a resident of New York City, has taken up the study of law. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip^ are" now making that city their home. , Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Stilling ie« 4^1 turned from their honeymoon trip last week and are now making their tent* < porary home with the groom'a patv' s t ­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stilling. The diphtheria quarantine at the ̂ " ̂ Robert Patzke home was lifted last *V' k. Mr. and Mrs. Patzke's Kttie ter, who has been confined with i \ is again able to be up "f ;; ound. ie cfaping of the mill dam gataqi ' thus allowing the pond to fill #itli 3 water, has also been the cause of *»• plenishmcnt to we'Js along Wauke» gan street, which hagAbeen dry the early part of Ji^^fcyner. A number of McHenry have While the newly a trifle inconvenient drivers, the improvement bed next spring should be by all. A couple of young ladies of stock canvassed the town last day, selling numbers on & Woodstock typewriter, which is to be raffled off at St. Mary's church carnival which is to be held at the armory in that city this week. We are informed that warrants will be issued for the arrest of E. Whipple, Harvard. Household science--President, Mrs. E. A. Harrison, Woodstock; secretary, Mrs. Florence Echternach, Marengo. Eye Sight Specialist Coining ? • ; . •</ •• Dr. J. J. Scheafer, the "noted eye sist in leaving the cut-out open, much to the anhoyance of citizens, and having repeatedly Requested a more strict observance of these rules by our home people, the board wfll remain steadfast. Will Hold Shoot Invitations have been issued for a sight specialist of Woodstock, will target shoot to be held by tiie Mc- be at the jewelry store of N. A. Hue- Henry Gun club at the Oak Faric mann in West McHenry tomorrow hotel grounds, Pistakee Bay, next and every Friday thereafter. Dr. Sunday afternoon, Dec. 3. Quite a Schaefer has had fifteen years exper- number have already expressed their ience in the fitting of glasses, is willingness to enter the shoot and a thoroughly reliable and all in need merry time is predicted by those who of his services should avail them­ selves of this opportunity. No charge for examination. i contemplate taking it in. Poultry Show Dates The dates for the holding of the annual poultry show, under the Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bohr entertained1 auspices of the McHenry association have been set for Jan. 18, 19, 20, 21 Three hundred dollars contestants. iC- " A , vv' J •tr*. the members of their club at a Has senpfeffer dinner at their home on and 22, 1917. , Court street on Thursday evening of. ca3^ P1**®8 an_ last week. The club took in the cups will be °^®re°, movies and enjoyed cards while the.Watch this paper r rabbits were being cooked to a turn. ,ulars. Needless to say, the evening was Loses His Wad thoroly enjoyed. The members are We are told that a McHenry young Messrs. and Meadames W. D. Went- mBt) j08t his wad in the depot at St. worth, J. CL Holly, Geo. Bohr and pauji Minn., recently. The pickpocket Geo. Young. Rays Foundry at Wauseon, O. C. E. Pultz, who has been foreman with the A. T. & T. Co. headquarters in Chicago; has resigned his position * victim had .been out to the Dakotas, where he worked during the harvest and was on his way home when he met with the misfortune. It is said the roll contained something JU viiu^gvy nmo like $80. and purchased the Wauseon foundry ( at Wauseon, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Pultz will go to housekeeping there at once. Mrs. Pults waa formerly Miss Maria and will he dklistened Engeln. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Sutton Tuesday, Nov. 23, Cath- lerine. • " " V ' l ' loween night. Some of the property is still missing and the own­ ers thereof are up in arms. The W. C. T. U. will meet with M»- belle Wheeler Thursday, Dec. 7, aft 2:30 p. m. The topic will be a on the national W. C. T. U. . tion, which was held at Indianapatia . last week. All who are interested aM cordially invifed to attend tfeia meet ; ing Martin B. Schmitt, the popola* \' West Side tonsorial artist and room proprietor, has had sponsibilities thrust upon him the arrival of a baby girl at his last Sunday evening. Mrs. and the little girl are domg while the proud "daddy" handing out the cigars. ; The high prices of food have caused ' increased sales of butterine in Me- Henry. Many of our residents haw- -V also purchased porkers and them down for the winter's mm, Last, but not least, it has also in­ creased the local mail order business* If present prices continue to $oar inr the future as they have in the past it will surely drive many of the small town business men out of existence** A number of the Saturday noon shoppers have found the picture matinees of the last two Sat­ urdays just to their liking. Country folks come in to do their weds end trading and just to rest up and tor a little recreation they find the mat­ inee a pleasant place to go for an hoar's entertainment. Many of tho town folks have also taken advan­ tage of the matinee performances. , . ... - . ~ ^