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V is •-*¥* wmwm tatKmsm m ztytM <mgm> iittW h* ^r » <*•* •t-Vi :-^ & *3g¥^>*s S»*W t-flfL* ri'Tjii" ,1 ^'#^#.3';,.H/•:? ' t ? 4 %% # *•_ _ „> * .« . - - ,J W*%i, 'milmsi --*v\ * *• . %A>- . . b !*>. . k, . . *m>&* 4 W&'* - '-5 ^ " "V^T t , * i fms Ir-twA *.< Ks^ ILLINOIS. THURSDAY VOLUME X1L.1I MOHENRY MARCH 8. 1917 mMM 48* 92.12 FOR MILK LIKES ARMY LIFE WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS SCHOOL NOTES? TOWN CAUCUS NARC8 17 Item Pertaining to Our Educational fnrftftution FULL TICKET WILL BE IN THE FIELD l:M* WEEKLY JttSORAL ITEMS #MRR8 AND GOER8 OF A WEEK jp OUR BUSY VILLAGE p Seen By Plaindealer Reporters and * Handed Into Our Of fit* By Our s Friends ^*eo Stilling'was a CUeago visitor ->$- Tuesday. ? Geo. Donavin-passed Monday in the Windy city. t il, W. Freund was a Windy city Visitor Monday. ' „ Y '/ M. Justen was a metropolitan city Alitor Tuesday. F. 0„ Gans passed the first of the in Chicago. . Fred A. Beller was a Chicagovis- Itir last Saturday. V Y T. J. Walsh was' a metropolitan ; v i s i tor Monday . •* . . . " % * |lrs. R. T. Wray was a Chicago visitor last Saturday. Jos. Michels was a Chicago passen­ ger Tuesday morning. T. Wray boarded the Chicago train Monday morning. Frank J us ten was a business vis­ iter in Chicago Tuesday. . Miss Irene Harruff passed last Sat­ urday in the windy <yty. Martin Kpox was a windy city pas­ senger Tuesday morning. Miss Rose Herbes was a Chicago passenger Tuesday morniiig. A. M. Schiller was a business vis­ itor in the windy city Monday. Wm. Co wen attended to business matters in the Chicago Monday. Miss Anna Powers passed Saturday last with relatives at Crystal Lake. S. H. Freund attended to matters of S .business nature in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. D. G. Wells and son, Glenn, Were Chicago passengers last Friday. Martin W. Freund of Ingleside tons a business visitor in town Tues- -Miss Margaret Philipps of Chicago passed the week enfi here with home folks. F. A. Belter was among those to hoard thte. Chicago train Tuesday teorning. F. H. Wattles were among those la board the Chicago train Monday Ivening. Rev. Edw. Berthold was among, the Chicago passengers Monday morning. Mrs. L. Philipps of Elgin was the guest of her family here over the Week end. , Miss Emma Thelen of Elgin was the guest of relatives here over the week end. Chas. Christenson of Chicago was flatting on McHenry friends the latter part of last week. Miss Maude Granger of Chicago passed the week end as the guest of her sisters here. Mr. and Mrs. John Aylward of El­ gin passed the week end as guests of McHenry relatives. Herbert Landwer of Barrington passed the week end as a guest in the J. F. Claxton home. Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Babcock spent Hie latter part of last week as the guests of Chicago friends. R. B. Wash of Chicago was the gttest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. *5. J. Wash, over the week end. Miss Anna Knox of Elgin was a Sunday guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Knox. Mr. and Ml*- A. A. Landwer and little son, Keith, passed Sunday as the guests of relatives at Barring- ton. • Miss Emm* Pint of Chicago passed the week end as a guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pint. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth and daughters, Alta and Varina, were guests of relatives at Carpentersville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. T. Perkins and daughter, Adeline, were the guests at relatives at Yorkville over the week end. Mrs. Helen Sdvtge of Chicago passed the week end as a guest in the home of her sister, Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Covalt and Dr. R. G. Chamberlin attended the fu­ neral of Arthur Grantham at Crystal Lake Tuesday. Francis and Edward Bonslett ofi Evanston were week end guests in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bonslett. Mrs. Leroy Bohlander of Chicago passed the latter part of last week gg g guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bohlander. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Claxton passed Ike latter part of last and the fore part of this week a* the guests of friends in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Foley left last Friday for their hdme in Cleveland, vO., after a week's visit with relatives in McHenry and vicinity. Arthur FiUpatrick of Chicago was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stilling the latter part of last jutd the fore part of this week. Mrs. G. A. Barker and daughter,' Glenys, of Woodstock were Sunday guests in the home of the former's , parents, air and Mrs. Peter J. i •*» ->t - -f. w-'. Milk Producers Set Price at Recent Chicago Meeting v McHenry delegates, who attended the meeting in Chicago recently, re­ port that the gathering of delegates from the 200 locals from the Chi­ cago dairy district, of Which this county is a part, was enthusiastic in every way. The only diversity of opinion existed as to what would be an equitable price for their product for the next six months'. Each delegate and each member of the milk board Wrote on s'iips of paper the price each felt should pre­ vail and the totals were compiled and the average from the entire number found, which resulted in $2.12 as the average for 3.5 milk. For the six months the prices asked for this year and the same period of a year ago are as follows: • AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANefSS "Pyke" Behlke Has Seen Much of v World During Last Year • 1917 1916 April $2.40 $1.65 Mtiy, . . . . . . v . . 2 .00 1.45 June . . . . . . . . . . . 1.60 1.25 July.. . . . . 2.12 1.55 August 2.30 1.70 September.. . . . . . 2 .30 1.70 Average. ..$2.12 $1.56 Heretofore July has been used as the basic month, but owing to the fact that it costs more for feed in April than any month in the year that was made the high notch. Members agree that it costs al­ most as much to produce milk in summer as it does in winter, the ex­ ception being the six or eight weeks that the cattle are pasture fed, and at this time labor is higher and the hardest time to employ help. For milk in eight gallon cans f. o. b. Chicago the price for the coming six months and those of a year ago are given as follows: 1917 April, . .. May. June. Ju ly . . . . . . August.. . . . . . . . September. m«ny friends of Pyke Newt I Behlke a few extracts of a letter from him to the editor of the Plaindealer, written at San Francisco, Calif., will prove interesting news of this for­ mer McHenry boy, who formerly re­ sided here ar ! was a popular player Thte coaling station o. the Elgin, iwith McHenry White Sox a few Jpliet & Eastern railway j. Rwidr . <*&ons ago. \ 111., was destroyed by fire one night [ He states he is well and happy last week. fto be back again in the good Miscellaneous Assortment of Items In Condensed Form Tor Bus) People * New men are' being * red to the Illinois Iron 4k Bolt Co. / «e at Car- pentersville daily. fto be back again in the good old Two Woodstock aldermen, Frank J.! United States after a trip around the Green and S. E. Olmstead, have an* ] w*r,d' He ^es personal pride in nounced themselves as candidates for ! ®i'n<)un<>^n^ his enlistment' in the Unit- the office of mayor. . ;«1 States army. ; Bids have been asked on Barring- ! He 8'ves a brief account of his visit ton's proposed factory building and it!40 ^ following countries since leav is expected that work on same will McHenry: Philippine Islands, be started at an early date. Japan, Hawaii and China. A Hebron store is taking old In he says, "We arrived shoes in trade for new ones. For jin Frisco from Honolulu Feb 12, jUst men's and ladies' shoes, 56c per pair;0 month on th« water, and after PRESIDENT AND THREE TRUS­ TEES TO BE NOMINA1 • # ' • ̂ Wm. Spencer and Peter ,M. J us ten Are Not Office Seekers--Simon Stoffel Not Heard From Next . . .$1.90 ..$1.68 $140 Average Joseph Gage Deceased . Joseph Gage, son of Leonard and A'lsena Gage, old time residents of McHenry, passed away at his home in Markville, Minn., Feb. 24, 1917, of Bright's disease. He was born at Avon, III., March 25, 1845, and was married Oct. 11, 1868, to Ellen A. Colby, daughter of Page and Hitty Colby of this place. To them were born Alsena M. Gage, who taught in the public school of this village, now deceased; Mrs. Delia Merenep of Walworth, Wis., and Mrs. Josie G. Knowls of Hood River, Ore. The mother passed away Nov. 12, 1876. He then married Addie Wilcox and to them were born Mrs. Ruby Hillock of Crocker, Mo., Louis B. Gage of Markville, Minn., and Mrs. Genevieve Brown of Kansas City, Mo. He has one sister living, Mrs. Lucy Smith of Chicago! Mrs. Alsena Smith and Mrs. H. E. Clemens of McHenry are cousins of the deceased. Boom at Oliver A bjg boom has again struck the Oliver typewriter factory at Wood­ stock. This time it is in the Oliver manufacturing department and 'tis Baid that the company is now turning out nearly 200 machines daily. The cause of the sudden boom is undoubt- is allowed, while boys' and girls' shoes bring 25c per pair. If the plans of the state highway commissioner ever come to a realiza­ tion the two county seats of Lake (and McHenry counties will be con­ nected with a substantial state road. The contract for tile for the pro­ posed Coon creek drainage improve­ ment. has been let, the figures being $26,307.81. The Streator Drain Tile tompany of Streator, 111., was award- ! ed the contract. J According to the Cook County Her­ ald, published at Arlington Heights, ' some farmers near Palatine are hold-' ing potatoes in their cellars with the j expectation that the spuds will bring them $5.00 per bushel. J William Ward, Jr., who owns a j farm near Barrington, has just • awarded a contract for the erection of farm buildings at a cost of $60,000. The structures will be some of the finest farm buildings in La Ice county. Ralph R. Peck, receiver of the P. L. Z. & W. R. R. company, now oper­ ating between Palatine and Waucon- da, has signed a contract of sale of the road to the Chicago, Fox Lake and Northern R. R. for $50,000 cash, $100,000 in bonds and $50,000 in stock. St. Mary's parochial school build­ ing at Woodstock, which is being erected at a cost of $38,042.40, is fast nearing completion and same will be dedicated some time after Easter. The structure is said to be the finest of its kind in northern Illinois outside of Chicago. | The first guns to make Lake Gen-' eva dry have been fired. Two meet­ ings were held in that city this week. The first took place on Sunday night and was held in the Methodist church,' while Rev. Fr. Hagan of Oshkosh, Wis., addressed a large gathering at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium last even- ing. I The Manley Hardware company of Harvard has just closed a contract year's travel I surely was glad to get jback to the good old United States jTho the trip was full of interest and il am always happy when traveling, I j don't like the idea of being so far jaWay from home. i "1 have many photos of scenes in i the different countries that I will be 'glad to show you when I get to Mc- ! Henry, which may be sometime in the near future. Best* regards to alt." Your old friend,- Pyke Behlke. LEAVE FOR ALABAMA Frieittft Tender Them Surprise M Farewell j Friends of Mr. - and Mrs, C. W. Goodell gave them a very pleasant party Saturday evening at their home on Waukegan street when they called to bid them farewell before leaving for their new home near Senna; Alabama. Tho taken by sur­ prise, they received a hearty wel come and the best kind of a social time the whole evening. Ice cret and cake were served. Mrs. Goodell expects to leave for Alabama with her people the last of this week, while Mr. Goodell will re­ main here until later. McHenry friends regret that they have decided to leave where their acquaintance has ever been congenial and their persistent work of great importance in the if. E. church, in which as members they exemplified. Since taking up their residence here foUr years ago Mr. Goodell has been our efficient and congenial depot agent, which position he will hold until late fall. That their future home may afford them health and prosperity is the wish of their many friends. season. Luigi Massagli, charged with oper­ ating a blind pig in Woodstock, pleaded guilty to the charge on Monday of last week and was as­ sessed a fine of $20 each on four counts, which together with the costs totaled $140. Besides this he will al- edly due to the fact that the price on! go ^aVe to pay the woman making Farm House Burned Fire destroyed the home of W. C. Duesing, tenant on the farm owned with the Ford Motor company where-, by Attorney J. F. Casey of Wood- by they are given entire Boone coun- stock and situated about four mi es ty, including the city of Belvidere as | southeast of this village, on the a part of their territory. This means Wauconda road. How the fire ong- that the Harvard concern will be >nated is not known, but is supposed asked to contract for 750 cars this *° have been smoldering thru the night and broke out with all its fUry early Tuesday morning. The .occu­ pants estaped with their lives, the the machine has been brought down from $100 to $49. The company has taken most of its salesmen off the road and by cutting down this heavy expense feels that they can turn out the machine for* $49 and stHl have a profit left. Will Remodel Building The building now occupied by the Marengo Republican-News is to be remodeled and made into one of the most modern business houses in that city. It is expected that work on the improvement will be started at an early date and when completed the paper there can boast of one of the best printing establishments in the county. . Merry-go-Round Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin was hostess to the Merry-go-Round club at her home on Main street on Thursday evening of last week. Two tables played five hundred. Mr. and 'Mrs. C. L. Page, scoring the highest num- tier of points, were awarded the prizes. ^ Refreshments were served and the usual social time was had. ^ Esteemed by Choral Society Members of the Choral society pre­ sented Mrs. C. W. Goodell with a beautiful cut glass celery tray when she came to bid them goodby at practice on Monday evening. It was a complete surprise and tended to show the high esteem in which she is held by the society. r Sealed Bids Wanted ' " On the old sprinkler, which will be sold to the highest bidder. Bids must be in the hands of the village clerk not later than April 2, 1917. Wm. Gt Schreiaet, Village the complaint against him $100. Jos. S. Haas of Wauconda, who with his family is now sojourning In France, has written a most interest­ ing letter to his home paper, the Wauconda Leader, same appearing in last week's issue of that publication. Mr. Haas states that France, in spite of war, is enjoying apparent prosper­ ity and that Paris is just as busy as it was before the war started. Failure to comply with a city or­ dinance and state law, which pro­ vides that two per cent of^the gross business done within a municipality be paid over to the city fire department, has gotten six Harvard fire insurance agents, doing business with non-res­ ident insurance companies, in bad with the city administration. The six men have been threatened witK suit. ' While teaching her daughter some of the latest dancing steps at a dance at Fox Lake, Mrs. Ed. Horn was knocked to the floor and sustained a fracture of the hip. The accident occurred when her son and a partner, with whom he was dancihg, collided with his mother and sister. Accord­ ing to the Waukegan Gazette the ac­ cident may make her a cripple for the balance of her life. < The postmaster at Libertyville has given notice that the stamp and de­ livery windows will be closed at seven •o'clock every evening of the week ex­ cept Saturday, when they will remain open until the regulation closing time. The postmaster has also made it known to patrons of the office that the postoffice department at Wash­ ington has decreed that the hour of closing at night shall be set ahead one hour, which means seven o*cloiek,< house and its furnishings burning to the ground. The house, which was partly covered by insurance, will be replaoed with a more modern farm home and plans are already under Iway. The farm is situated in Nunda , township. , ' IdeTTl Farm Conditions j Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Robison moved from Crystal Lake last week to take 'charge of the W. J. Welch farm just south of town. Since purchasing this farm Mr. Welch has made extensive improvements, his plan being laid west ' of the old farm house and buildings, which occupied a site a quarter of a mile distant from the main road. A passing view shows a modernly equipped barn surrounded with ideal ! conditions and growing orchards of fruit and numerous oaks affording shade in season. Tho Mr. Welch and family occupy their residence on Main street, he will devote his en­ ergies to the farm, where his success is manifested. i W. C. T. p. I The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Potter on Waukegan street on Thursday, March 15. This is a social meeting, but a part of the afternoon will be given to the regular work. The topic for discussion will be "Dry Territory in the United States" with Mrs. C. S. Howard as leader. The last meeting was well attended and < Rev. W. E. Grose's talk was enjoyed by all. «Everyone cordially welcomed. Sec'y. No Appointment "Made In spite of the rumor that has been going the rounds no appointment for the West Side postoffice has been made to date.' Applications of aspir­ ants have been forwarded to Wash­ ington and the final result is being watched with great interest here, especially by the patrons of that of' fice. Bend Ptatndenler a£T Tuesday, March 13, as per call, which will be found elsewhere in this issue of The Plaindealer, the annual village primary will be held. Never before in the history of the village have local politics appeared so calm as is the case this year. The writer has tried hard to get a line on possible candidates who may seek the village offices to be elected this spring, but up to the time of going to press nothing much can be learned. In last week's issue we stated that the names of Simon Stoffel, William Spencer and Peter M. Justen had been mentioned in connection with the office of village president and since that time both Mr. Justen and Mr. Spencer have notified us that they are not candidates and, furthermore, are not seeking the honor. In an in­ terview with Mr. Justen we were in­ formed that he had never even given the office a serious consideration. He volunteered the information, how­ ever, that he had been asked to be- edme a candidate. Mr. Spencer called up this office the fore part of the week and told us that he wasn't out for the office of president of the vil­ lage board nor was he seeking re- nomination to the office he now holds, viz., village trustee. Mr. Stoffel hasn't been heard from by The Plain- dealer, altho we learn from those who appear to be posted on the situation that his candidacy for the village presidency is not at all unlikely. He has served the village in this capacity on several different occasions in the past and < is thoroly familiar with the work of that vtfry important office. However, the present situation is more of a conjecture than anythihg else at this time and the public must wait Jintil the close of the polls next Tuesday to get anything more definite. For the trustee offices we haven't heard a single name mentioned and if a slate has been made the origina­ tors of same are keeping it strictly on the quiet. This political game is queer one, even in the smaller municipalities, and one can always look for a surprise or two at the pri­ maries. It has been suggested to us since last week's issue of The Plaindealer that the women o*f the village are not to be dverlooked and that one or more of the fairer sex may receive nominations at the primaries. Since the women have been vested with certain political rights they have shown more than ordinary interest in the village affairs and they, too, may have one or more candidates that they wish to nominate for village offices next Tuesday. The women, it will be remembered, have the same voting privileges in village affairs as have the men and for this reason their voting strength must be given earnest consideration. As previously stated, we have been unable to get a line on the candidates who are seeking the village offices this spring, but it goes without say­ ing that there will be more or less writing in of names at the primary next Tuesday. It should also be re­ membered that the candidates receiv­ ing the endorsement of the voters at the primary will be strong contend­ ers at the election, no matter who may come up by petition. , Big Game Friday Night Basket ball fans of McHenry and vicinity are promised some game at the local gym on Friday evening of this week, at which time the McHenry highs will try their strength against the speedy Huntley team. The Hunt­ ley boys have already defeated the Woodstock fnd Crystal Lake squads and are out after the county cham­ pionship. McHenry has a chance of winning back some df the lost laurels and Coach Dorr has been working his team pretty hard of late in anticipa­ tion of the coming game. If Mc­ Henry succeeds in winning this con­ test the boys should regain that lost confidence and give the other county teams a good, hard run for the coun­ ty championship. It is needess to say that your assistance is desired at the game tomorrow night and that little, old gym should be packed to the doors. Show the McHenry team that you are still with them by coming out and giving your lung power a bit of exercise. General admission, 25 cents; ladies and children, 15 cents. Purchases Drug Store and Home E. V. McAllister is now located at Hoopeston, Vermilion county, and has re-embarked in the drug business, having purchased a drug store and also a modern home in that city. In a letter he states that he and Mrs. McAllister are much pleased with their new store and/ the town in gen­ eral. _ Everyone is invited to attend the social and illustrated^ lecture at the M. E. church tonight. THh lA# class is getting on splen­ didly. "Equal frights" tfefhapd of girls in civics class. Colds are htfiftfifoUs # the sopho­ more room. - ;i . V • . The phyBltt &ttrfs is tfetefc' Ib Elec­ tricity now. 1 - : Who hiss been sitting on the arm of Mr. Door's chair? Varina Wentworth was absent from school Tuesday morning. Current events were discussed By Flossie ConWay and Elsie Vycital. A geometry test is coining. Wfc are finishing book III is the reason. The seniors are having a hard time selecting their play. Twelve girls land three boys. This month's report in bookkeep­ ing was very satisfactory, only $5000 being the monthly profit. The seniors gave Vaughan a pleas­ ant farewell party Firday evening. All present claimed a good time. Ice cream ̂ and cookies were served. The athletic association has a de­ ficit. Come out to the game Friday night and Kelp the good cause along. It will be one of the best games of the season,_ Dramatization A dramatization of "Rip Van Winkle," by the pupils of the seventh and eighth grades will be given in the school gymnasium Friday after­ noon, March 9, at 2:30 o'clock. Par­ ents and friends are incited to attend and encourage the children in their efforts in this work. An admission of 10 cents will be charged. Entertainment Fund Report Receipts Bal. on hand from last report Nov. 20 $ 19.17 Net bills, county fair, 1918.-.. 34.53 Due bills, county fair, 1915.. 11.00 13..r1 $ 64.70 Expenditures Houghton Mifflin Co., books Moore Sub. Agency, magazines 11.95 Scott Foresman Co., books.... 5.76 N. A. Huemann, Victor records 11.60 J. J. Vycital, hand cuff/...... 8.50 Smith Bros., decorating....... 1.47 Book Supply Co., books....... Industrial art supplies, saws and clamps. N. A. Huemann, recOHh. .$ S.00 400 *8.45 4.30 $48.98 B&l. on hand March 1, 1917...$15.77 SOIL IMPROVEMENT MEETING Program of the Meeting to be at Woodstock March 14 Held * < . The following is the program to be given at the annual meeting of the McHenry Soil Improvement associa­ tion at the court house in Woodstock on Wednesday, March 14, 1917: Program Morning session, 10:00 to 12:00 a. m. Joint Meeting of Committees, Execu­ tive and Members Business Meeting, election of officers, etc. Noon hour, 12:30 to 13.0 Afternoon session, 1:30 p. in. Invocation Rev. C. D. Wilson Selection.. . Woodstock Male Quartet Address--Rock Phosphate and Limestone for Northern Illinois Soils, J. E. tRe^dhimer, county advisor, of Kane county. Selection... Woodstock Male f Quartet Address--How t$ Increase Our Yields and to Make Our County Farm Mora Productive, W. C. Eckhardt, county advisor for De- Kalb county. Selection. Girls' Glee Club New Millinery Opening Miss Lillian Potlse wishes to an­ nounce to the ladies of McHenry and vicinity that she will hold her formal opening of her new millinery parlors in the Jacob Justen block in Center- ville next Saturday, March 10, and extends a cordial invitation to the ladies to call and look over her beau­ tiful new line of hats and millinery goods. Miss Pouse has purchased an entirely new and up-to-the-minute stock of millinery and feels certain that she is in a position to please the most exacting trade. . Taxes! Taxes! After Feb. 1, 1917, I will be at the following places to receive the taxes: Monday at C. M. Adams' store, Johns- burg; Tuesday at J. J[. Miller's store, Ringwood; Wednesday at Smith Bros.' store, McHenry; Thursday and Sat­ urday at J. W. Freund'i stdre, West McHenry. Owing to receiving the tax books late this year, I beg the tax payers to caill early, as the time is very short for collecting this year. Math. Miller, Collector. Lecture at Richmond Leo b. Tilton of the University of Illinofs will lecture on "The Small Home 'and Its Landscape" at Memor­ ial hall, Richmond, Friday evening, March 9, at 8:15. Illustrated by ster- eopticon slides. Free admission. Come! Band The Plaindeaier fa? . - -V f All of Present Office Holders Am Out For Renominaticm--No Op­ position Thus Far The annual town caucus for the town of McHenry will take place one freek from next Saturday; March 17, at which time candidates will be placed into nomination for the follow- ing offices: Supervisor, highway commissioner, "two justices of Um peace and two constables. Stephen H. Freund, who has prove* such an efficient servant, is &gam out for the office of supervisor. He the endorsement of many of the vot- 11 ers of the town, who would iifc" very s much to see him returned. Up to the , time of going to press he Is without Jlfji opposition. " n * John Boyle, 'whose term as high- '. ̂ way commissioner expires this spring* „ has again announced himself an as-^Hf6 pirant for the office. Mr; Boyle's ser- , * vice as road commissioner needs no ^ ; Comment, as his work in this line « merits his renomination and re-elec- tion. The tw? constable^ whose teems %!' expire are W. H. Kelly of Ringwood and John Walsh of this village. Tho % former has served the people of this township one-half term, having been elected last year to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the former i holder of the office. Mr. Walsh, th€fi!- |^ l local candidate, }ias held the Office for' % a long period of time and so well has % 3 he discharged the duties connected if with same that we feel safe in stat- * f» ing thafFthe voters want the honors returned to, him this spring. He is a candidate and his announcement will be found elsewhere in this issue. VytjT E. C. Hawley has again announced 4 ^ himself as a candidate for one of the " i justice offices, while no other an- V nouncements have thus far been re-' , jf ,• ceived by The Plaindealer. The office | was formerly held by H. C. Mead and was made Vacant when he moved . away from this village some time * . ago. It is known that some of his Ar*" friends are urging Ed. L. Hayes to ' .jj§\ become a candidate for the office and,' ^jg we understand that Mr. Hayes now has the matter undlr consideration. Outside of the above mentioned we have not learned of any new can­ didates, altho there may be more be­ fore caucus day arrives. i FIRE DESTROYS GARAGfi ^ M At the Orchard Beach Hotel on Fe River Last Niglif; ; I Fire of unknown origin ilEStMfWii the garage building, together with most of its contents, at the Orchard ^ Beach 'hotel on Fox river last night. • The fire was discovered by Mrs. Norager shortly' after seven O'clock. Being outside of the village limits our water system was useless and on account of the scarcity of help the bucket brigade that Was formed by . the few (hat did reach the scene soon after the discovery was made was practically helpless. Gus Nystrom and Fred Huhn , who are employed a t : the place, succeeded in pushing out the large tpuring car, while the pas­ senger boat was among the contents consumed by the deadly flames. Be- . sides the automobile and motor boat, the garage contained machinery and tools of various sorts as well as con- ; siderable summer furniture that had V; been stored for the winter. The loss f is a heavy one as only a small amount of insurance was carried on the build- y ing and contents. The fire whistle at Borden's seu0d- ed the alarm, but the blaze, fanned by a stiff east wind, had laid the place into ruins by the time that the Me- Henry people reached the scene. The loss is keenly felt by the own- • er, C. F. Norager, as the building was practically a new one. McHenry 'people'sympathize with him and his family for the reason that he has struggled along so faithfully and to bring the popular summer, resort to be such a beautiful place. -mi mm an*-;% Honor Mm C. W. Goodell The Eastern Star members number of invited friends spent a few social hours at the close of the regu­ lar ehapter meeting on Monday even­ ing in honor of Mrs. C. W. Goodell, who is a member of the local chap­ ter and is soon to leave for her future home in Alabama. Refreshments were served and a very enjoyable evening passed only too quickly. The best wishes of all the members go with Mrs, Goodell to her new hone. Taken Suddenly 1H Y;j Ed. L. Egner, bookkeeper at the Borden, factory here, was taken sud­ denly ill at his home in the Freund cottage on Waukegan street on Mon­ day. Dr. Owens of Hampshire was called into consultation with Dr. D. G. Wells. The case was a ruptured appendix, followed by peritonitis, which necessitated his immediate re­ moval to St. Joseph's hospiui gin on Wednesday evening. I mU il " J&p "1