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~ * C 1 %<**-1-> ^-.>'i, BE TORY PLAIRDEALER PUBLISHED EVEKY THURSDAY BY F. G, SCHREINER Cttl|c® la Bank Buildiny Telephone M-W TERMS Q* SUBSCRIPTION: • €̂ e Y®«r 1 . .... $1.5# Wi Month*. 7V- Thrrf Month®. Mr ,'5.'-. vf-.-V Thursday, March 22, 1917 * 7l: ANNUAL MEETING Election of Officers of County Soil Improvement Association One of the best meetings eyer held by "the McHenry County Soil Im­ provement association took place at Woodstock on Wednesday of last week, March 14. In spite of the ex­ tremely bad roads and weather condi­ tions, nearly 150 farmers gathered for the meeting. . The meeting was called to order by President Whipple of Dunham town­ ship. Reports of the last annual meeting and the financial statement were read and approved. The finan­ cial statement foi- the past year was given by the secretary and same ap­ proved. x- The annual election of officers for tile following year v.as as follows: President, H. E. Whipple; vice pres­ ident, Wm. Bonslett; secretary, A. M. Shelton; treasurer, Fremont Hoy. A board of directors v>as appointed, as follows: Riley, N. H. Stanley; Marengo, J. Olbrich; Dunham, F. S. Gay; Chemung, Jacob Olbrich; Alden, J. 0. Tupper; Hartland, Will Forrest; Seneca, Philip Andrews; Coral, W. H. Wilkie; Grafton, J. E. Williams; Dorr, Herbert Kiltz; Greenwood, Frank Barber; Hebron, Robt. Stewart; Rich­ mond, Bti. Turner; Nunda, Clyde Wingate; Algonquin, Harry Ford; McHenry, S. W. Smith; Burton, Geo; Richardson. Executive committee: M. J. Weight; T. H. Murray, C. L. Smith, John Gracy, J. H. Turner. > Mr. Billisborrow, assistant state Reader, gave a short address on the work relative to the county organ­ ization. Rev. Lonergan of Gary was called upon and responded with a few appreciated remarks regarding the association. Rev. Lonergan is plan­ ning on starting a school for farm boys in the vicinity of Cary that the farm boy may become more familiar with the business side of the farm life. The afternoon session" was called to order at 1:30 p. m. Rev. C. Wilson, pastor of the Methodist church of Woodstock, gave the invocation. The Woodstock male quartet and the high school glee club gave many splendid selections. Mr. Readhimer, county advisor for Kane county, discussed the use of rock phosphate and lime­ stone for northern Illinois soils in the relation to the soil fertility. Mr. Eckhardt, county advisor for DeKalb county, followed Mr. Read­ himer, explaining some of the things which have been done in DeKalb county thru the county association, also some of the woj*k which has been accomplished on the county farm. The boys' and girls' club work was discussed by Mr. -and Mrs. Gafke in the afternoon and the variety of corn to be grown by the boys and girls in McHenry county was voted upon by the members at this meeting and it was unanimously agreed that Murdock Yellow Dent corn was the best variety to be grown under all conditions in the county and the county advisor was directed to pur­ chase such for use in the county. The text of Mr. Readhimer's and Mr. Eckhardt's addresses will appear in next, week's issue. *. Notice of Sale of Seal Estate Alford H. Pouse, Atty. w By virtue of an order and decree of the County Court of McHenry County, Illinois, made on the petition of the undersigned, Christine Brefeld, administratrix of the estate of Henry Brefeld, deceased, for leave to sell the Real Estate of said deceased, at the March term, A. D. 1917, of said Court, to-wit, oft the 7th day of March, 1917, . r Notice Is hereby given, that on (Tuesday, the 10th day of April next, j between the hours of 10 o'clock in ' the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the aft- 'ernoon of said day, to-wit, at the Dour of 1 p. m. at the front door of the City Hall in the village of Mc­ Henry, County of McHenry and State of Illinois, the following de­ scribed real estate belonging to the estate of Henry Brefeld, deceased, to­ -wit: An undivided one-half of the following described property, to-wit: Part of the East Half of the North­ east quarter of Section Twenty-nine (29), Township Forty-five (45) North, of Range Nine (9) East of the Third Principal. Meridian,, bounded as fol­ lows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Section, thence South on the Section line Thirty-nine (39) chains and Eighty-one (81) links to a point in the center of the highway; thence North Sixty-seven and one- quarter degrees West (N 67 M de­ grees W) along the highway, Eleven (11) chains and Seventy-four (74) links to a post; thence North Eight (8)' degrees and Ten (10) minutes East, Seventeen (17) chains and Thir­ ty (30) links. ,o a post and the end of the ditch; thence North Five and one- quarter degrees We^t (N 5 Vi degrees W) on the banks of the ditch Four (4) chains and Fifty-four (54) links; thence North Six and one-quarter de­ grees West (N 6 M degrees W) along the ditch, Thirteen (13) chains and Seventy (70) links and to the section line; thence East on the section line Ten (10) chains and Eight (8) links to the place of beginning, containing Thirty-five and one-quarter (35 ML) acres of land, more or less, and situ­ ated in the Township of McHenry, County of McHenry and State of Illi­ nois. Also an undivided one-fifth of all the following described property, situated in the County of Lake and State of Illinois, to-wit: The South­ west quarter of the Southwest quar­ ter of Section Tvventy-one (21), Township Forty-five (45) North, of Range Nine (9) East of the Third Principal Meridian, containing Forty and one-fifth (40.20) acres of land, more or less," according to Duplicate Number 27690. issued^at the Receiv­ er's Office in Chicago, Illinois, Janu­ ary 27, 1849. , Also commencing at the Southeast corner of the West half of the North­ west quarter of Section Twenty-eight ' (28), Township Forty-five (45) North, of Range Nine (9) East of the Third Principal Meridian, thence South (to the center of the highway; thence | Northwest along the center of the highway until it strikes the line of the I West half of the Northwest quarter [of said Section Twenty-eight (28), Four (4) acres, be the same more or less. Also the West half of the North­ west quarter of Section Twenty-eight (28),-Township Forty-five (45) North, Range Nine (9) East of the Third Principal Meridian, containing Eighty (80) acres of land, more or less, it being the same lot of land for which Duplicate Certificate Number 17301 was granted to said Foster at the government land office in Chicago on the 9th day of November, 1844, situ­ ated in the County of Lake and State of Illinois. Will be sold to the high­ est and best bidder. Terms of Sale: Cash. 20 per cent of purchase price to be paid on . day of sale and the bttiance when tipl: deed is delivered. •1V > * Christine Brefeld, , ~ ~ * Administratrix of the estate it-' [ Henry Brefeld, deceased. , March 7, 1917. 38-41 * Notice of Sale of Real Estate By virtue of an order and decree of " the County Court of McHenry Coua» ty, Illinois, made on the petition of the undersigned. Katie Keefe, Exe­ cutrix of the Estate of William Davis, deceased, for leave to sell the Real Estate of said deceased, at the Jan­ uary Term, A. .D. 1917, of said Court, to-wit: on the Third (3) day of Jan­ uary, 1917. Notice is hereby given that on Sat­ urday, the Thirty-first (31st) day of March next, between the hours of 10 o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock n the afternoon of said day, to-wit, at the hour of one o'clock, p. nr., of said day, at the front door of the dwelling house on the premises described in this notice, also do* scribed in said order and decree hero-* in mentioned, in the village of. West McHenry of We:.t Mc­ Henry, County of McHenry and State of Illinois, the following de­ scribed real estate belonging to the estate of William Davis, -deceased,, to-wit: Lots number Six (6) and Ten (10) of A. H. Hanly's Out Lots to West McHenry as shown on tb« Plat thereof, recorded in the Re­ corder's office of McHenry County, Illinois, in Book One (1) of Plats on page 7, containing 4.52 acres of land, more or less; also Lot Number Thir­ teen (13) of the County Clerk's plat of a part of Section Number Twenty- Seven (27) in Township Number Forty-Five (45) North; of Range N$& Eight (8), East of the Third (3) Principal Meridian as shown on the " Plat thereof recorded in said Record­ er's office in Book Two (2) of Plats on page 41, containing 9.18 acres of land, more or less; all of said lots be­ ing located in and being a part of the East Half (Vfe) of the Southeast Quarter of said Section Twenty-Seven (27) and containing in all 13.70 acres of land, more or less, situated, lying -and being in the County of McIIenrjr o and State of Illinois, will be sold to the highest and best bidder at pub­ lic vendue. Terms of Sale, for cash. The pur­ chaser to pay 20 per cent of the pur­ chase price on the day of sale. Katie Keefe, Executrix. : D»ted Feb. 23, 1917. 87-4t Ileal Estate Transfem Delfeert A. Whiting et al to Fred A. Cooley, ne% ne% sec 19, r 8, McHenry.... .$4000.00 John A. Klein & w to Jacob P. Miller, s 50 a w% se% sec 1; n 10 a w% ne*4; 10 a off s side ne% ne1^; s 30 ;a nw% ne|4 see 12, r 8, Mc- ••••- Henry ............. 13.500$0 - Horace" D. Kennedy to John Early, pt ne frl qr sec 20, "~r, -t----- r 9, McHenry liO® Maude B. Curr to Anna & Etta Powers, pc cont 32 sq rds lying n of It 8 E. M. Owen's est subdiv, West McHenry Margaret Schaefer to Peter & Eva Weber, sw% ne*4 sec _ , 12 (ex strip 1 rd wide off . ' s side), 39% a, Mcrienry.. 6100.00 Mathias B. Schaefer & w to Schmitt, pt sub-It 1 of It • 15, Co. Clk's plat, sec 13, r 8, McHenry 225.00 . Give us your next order for en­ graved calling cards and see what ar neat job we can put out for you. $ m