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' SU «aL V 3$" -^^,Jc4#;*A.V « A ^ ^ - r : M V ' • > $ , , ' * ? « . * f ; * . - > . ? •> *,t f# * <.*\?4 t Zj <s»««n «•* -. V- ? a _v 1' J-*1 j| t •» «•• ̂̂•..̂ ?* * * '̂ f*t * •?4(P *-.*,'*•$}•• (•<8»"^"i**""V"»**.';' t :*-- " u?" rrZp̂ * * £** , A - |V >/-v 4 •* .*1^.- 4 .^.-.r- <. f * 7;-' *' ?;,%„• if li.df.iit,. _3% JL--jiisLaLa-- v ' . $ * „ <Sf I j. J ^ ^ xfrm- "J> I *&•, "i;. V»f • ...• * .«. ~ *.'4 -.<*& *' fOLUME XLII MoHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY! MARCH 29, 1917 .NO. 41 -V WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS '.. ••.?••• . . £i-v • Aft TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OP OUR EXCHANGES MRS. MARY SMITH Miscellaneous Assortment of New* Items In Condensed Form Fortius J People . . Genoa Junction, Wis., is also to wnte on the wet and dry issue this fpring. " - *. ' *" The Manley Hardware .company of Harvard has sold 236 Ford cars since -"August 1, 1916. , Twenty-one blue jackets have died -lift the Great Lakes Training station near Waukegan since January 29. ' / A class of twenty-five will be con­ fined at the Immanuel Lutheran jtx-'^urch at Crystal Lake next Sunday. ® A new state fish hatchery may be < located at Lake Geneva, Wi#., some V;;./time in the future. Officials are now s ^ v looking up a site. V * The sixty-six inmates at the county ; r 'jK>or farm at Hartland have been . cared for during the past six months at an average cost of $2.51 per week. - Harvard will hold its . first horse Market day on Friday, April 6, and tfce sales will continue to be held the first Friday of each month thereafter. Forty applications for naturaliza- „• tlon papers were made in the circuit eourt at Waukeg^n on Tuesday of list week. The number is believed to be the record in that city. As the result of a visit to Harvard «f an evangelist, there are now 100 (inverts -in that city. During his - slay there $775 were raised, the evan- „ gelist getting $375 of this amount. Pure food inspectors have been " going after McHenry countytesidents guilty of shipping immature veal dur­ ing the past week or two and as a result a number of arrests have been made and fines paid of late. Hebron's pet woodchuck, which took up its home in the ground along side of the wall of the home of Parker Rotnour last fall, emerged from its tong winter's sleep a week ago last Saturday, another sure sign that •faring is here. . ^Considerable building will be dorte Elgin this spring and summer, ac­ cording to reports from that city, ^irhich are to the effect that there are iflow very few empty business houses *fid residences and that there; is a - growing demand for homes. > 5 Wm. Lehmann, who owns a farm i«ear Crystal Lake, has just disposed V, of fifty-one hogs, for which he re- tsived a check for $1,768.58. After guring in the cost of feed consumed -- Jjy the porkers during- the fattening period, Mr. Lehmann claims that the hogs cleared him $924.37. If the efforts of several members of . the Harvard Masonic fraternity prove successful that city will boast of a J$30,000 temple within a year. The plan is to form a Masonic Temple as­ sociation, chartered by the state, %ith a capital of $30,000. Over $7,000 •M-. the above amount were pledged the first day. James Skrivanos, who fatally •tabbed Tony Strougokis during a quarrel at Waukegan on Thanksgiv- . Ilig night last year, has been sen- * fenced to fourteen years' imprison- »ent in, the state penitentiary. The Victim of the stabbing is said to have been the son of wealthy parents in Greece, where he leaves a wife. Just after recovering from the ef­ fects of injuries sustained when he cut his throat with suicidal intent «bout three months ago, William Yurriner, who resided near Antioch, N hung himself to a rafter of his barn fest Friday afternoon. The deceased was about thirty-six yeal-s of age and a prominent reside*^ of that part, of Lake county. Breaking the seal thiev^p entered a freight car atlfcake Geneva, Wis., one flight last week and -departed with jibout $175 worth of* women's dresses gnd other merchandise for the Lake geneva Dry Goods company, as well ' »s about $36 worth of ginghams and thread for Bucknell Bros, of that city. Bushel baskets were used by the thieves to carry away their loot. Logan & Giertz of Elgin have land­ ed the contract for the erection of two new buildings to be built by the - Oliver Typewriter company at Wood­ stock. Ground for the new structures "has already been broken. The in­ creased amount of business, caused by the big reduction in the price of the Oliver together with another big amunition order, has made more * room imperative. At this time the company is gitfng employment to about l;500 hands. . ' A letter by the mayor of Lake Gen­ eva. Wis., in answer to one received ,s , by him and »y #»e prominent C- men of that c.ty .a quite .n- A ..jesting. The mayor #n..h«. h» letter by saying "That he will vote for whiskey, either that or els..decline to vote at all." The mayor the Prohibition party ^"ticket at the laal iWmeral elertiM. while the five men who s$nt him the S^letter are .11 Republicans and voted "• that ticket (it the last general elec- ; *^tion. The mayor doesn't quite under- ptand why these men did not express ,':x • their opinions on the liquor qttes on ' - Passed Away Last Wednesday--Fu­ neral Friday Morning Mrs, Mary Smith passed away at her late home, about two miles*east of McHenry, on Wednesday morning of last week, March 21, after having been confined to her bed sjnee Jan­ uary 13. The deceased was born at Jcihns- burg, 111., on Nov. 29, 1846, her piar- ents being among the earliest set­ tlers in this vicinity. She grew up at the place of her birth sllld Oct. 5, 1864, sho was united in marriage to John A. Smith, who preceded her in death on July 15, 1915. Soon after her mar­ riage she and her husband went to make their home on the old home­ stead where she passed away, she having continued to make that her place of abode from the time of her marriage until her death. Mrs. Smith was the mother of seven children, six of whom are living, as follows: Anna of Chicago; Stephen R. of Adams, Miftn.; Mrs. Joe Ahrens of Riceville, la.; John R., Chris and Katie of McHenry. The seventh child, Joseph, was killed on the homestead thru the accidental discharge of a shot gun on October 23, 1913. Mrs, Smith was a kind and devoted wife and mother and was never hap- OUT AFTER CHAMPHMSIIP -- t. McHENRY HIGHS IN. DECISIVE BATTLE TONIGHT Locals Register Two Defeats Against Crystal Lake, Thereby Eliminating Them From County Race Basket ball fans of McHenry and vicinity turned out in large numbers at the McHenry school gymnasium last Friday night, where they saw the first and second teams of th^1 .Mc­ Henry high school trim up the first and second teams of the Crystal Lake school The junior teams were the first to take the floor and it was evident from the vety beginning that the teams were quite evenly matched. During the first half McHenry had a shade the best of tMteir opponents, the half ending with the score 12 to 7 in our boys' favor. During the second half both teams played a better grade of ball, McHenry succeeding in adding eighteen points, while Crystal Lake made ten more points, thus the score at the end of the game stood 30 to 17, with McHenry hugging the larger end. The big game of the evening be­ tween the two major teams of the schools represented proved the very . closest as well as best basket ball pier then when in her home attending game seen on the home floor this season. It will be remembered that these two teams met twice before Ahis season,-Crystal Lake winning both of the previous games. However, on this occasion McHenry took a deter­ mined brace and after going thru the hardest battle of their career the locals ^were finally returned the win­ ders, the score at the end being 15 to 13. While McHenry put up an excel­ lent article of ball and is worthy of all the glory that accompanies vic­ tory, we cannot help but give Crys­ tal Lake the credit due them, as dny team that can put up the article of ball against McHenry on McHenry's floor as did Crystal Lake last Friday is worthy of considerable praise. Coach Smalley of Crystal Lake has worked hard to round otit a pennant- winning combination of basket ball tossers and we dare say that his team is as good as any in McHenry county. The McHenry highs are also to be congratulated upon the showing made. Coach Dorr, thru the hardest kind of work, has succeeded in building up a team that has made the best of 'em go some and, taking into consideration that most of this year's team is com­ posed of first-year men, the showing made is a distinct credit to the per­ sonnel of the team as well as the able coach. - The two teams lined up as follows: McH. 2nd (30) Crystal-Lake 2nd (17) to the affairs there. She was a mem her of the Christian Mothers' society of St. John's church, Johnsburg, since itk organization and always proved herself a faithful worker. The soci­ ety paid its last respects to her by turning out in large numbers at the funeral, which took place at St. John's church at Johnsburg at 9:30 o'clock last Friday morning. vRev. Wm. Weber, pastor of the church, per­ formed the last rites. Interment was made in tlye family lot in St. John's cemetery. Card of Thanks In this manner we wish , to express our heartfelt thanks for the kind as­ sistance and sympathy extended us during the recent illness and after th$ death of our beloved qne. The Children. » Should Be Improved In anticipation of the opening of the new street just west of the stand- pipe property owned by the village of McHenry, it has been suggested that the village property at that point be fenced in and made into a most-beau­ tiful spot. :This could be done at a very small cost. The fencing in of the property would put an end to the general trespassing and with little work a beautiful lawn with trees and shrubbery would soon transform the now pnsightly spot to a place of real beauty. Mr. Himler informs us that he is willing to donate the trees and shrubbery if the village will do the rest. We believe the suggestion to be a very sensible one and should at least receive the consideration of ou? village board. Crystal Lake Man Invests Here J. G. Schrauth, a retired farmer, who for many years conducted a farm near Crystal Lake, and who during the past few weeks has made his home in the Eli Brink cottage on the West Side, has just purchased eight lots in block two of the Dr. C. H. Fegers addition to McHenry in the north end of town. We are informed that the new comer will erect a home on one of the lots at once with the expectation of making this village his permanent home. Town Auditors' Meeting The annual town auditors' meeting took place in the office of the town clerk, Chas. B. Harmsen, on Tuesday afternoon of this week, when the usual number of bills were audited and other matters disposed of. The reports of th<x treasurer of the town highway commissioners and that of Supervisor S. H. Freund appear in this issue of The Plaindealer. Read them carefully. _____ Not Guilty In a law suit, instituted by a Chica­ go meat concern against L. H. Eisen- menger, which was tried before Judge , Kimball here last Friday morn- jing, the jury returned a verdict of I not guilty. The purpose of the suit | was for ,the collection of a bill for 'meats which was supposed to have been delivered to the defendant last July, the defendant setting forth^ a J claim that the goods were new re­ ceived by him. < A Neat Window " Miss Frances Vycital, who htp charge of the Vycital Novelty store ; here, is fast developing into an ex- ! pert window trimmer. For some • time past we have noticed the attrac­ tiveness of the windows at the store 'and we take this opportunity of con Igratulating the young lady on her beautiful Easter window. The ideas | as worked on in the windows are strictly original. jis he did on Nov. 7. Notice to Patrons T hereby wish to give notice to my vote is looked for. patrons that I will be located in the Buch house on John street, West Mc Horny, on and altar April 1. H. L. Fisher, C. R. F. L. F. R. Q, L. G. Ritt Crabtree ktMis Uteg Meyers Frett ^ Boyle Buss« Bickler Subs--Bonslett, Barbian, Johnson, Schuenemann Luecht. Field throws: Meyers, 2;/Frett, 5f Boyle, 7; Buss, 1; Crabtree, 4; Ritt, 2. Free throws: Webb, 2; Johnson, Crystal Lake 1st (13) C. R. F. L. F. R. G. L. G. Meyers, Andruss J^owell Thomas Hayford Cowan Uteg and McHi 1st (15) Frett Bacon Page F. justen A. Justen Subs--Boyle, Ackerson. Field throws: Frett, 2; Bacon, 2; Page, 1; F. Justen, 1; Andruss, 2? Lowell, 1; Thomas, 2. Free throws: Bacon, 3; Andruss, 3. put For County Championship The McHenry high school basket ball team is going after the county championsip ait Crystal Lake this evening, when they, meet the fast Woodstock highs in the deciding game of the county tournament that is now being played there.. Last pight Woodstock defeated Lake Geneva, while McHenry succeeded in . again trimming the Crystal Lake team 18 to 15. The McHenry team was ac­ companied to Crystal Lake by a big following of fans and rooters. The defeat of Crystal Lake last night came as a big surprise to our people. In view of the fact that that team had already twice defeated the McHenry boys and held them to a 15 to 13 score here last Friday night, the gen­ eral opinion seemed to be that Crys­ tal Lake would win on their own floor. Those from here who saw the game last night declare it to have been the best championship game even staged in McHenry county. A large crowd of McHenry fans is planning on going down to Crystal Lake tonight. Town Election Next Tuesday Next Tuesdays April 3, is the day and date set aside for the holding of the annual township election. In view of the fact that there isn't a fight on for any one of the several offices to be filled, the affair is drawing very little interest from our voters. A light SCHOOL NOTES Items Pertaining to Our Educational Institution For children only, panama, milan and hemp hats, all trimmed, for $1.00 each; Aprjl tf and 6, at Mi* E. Thel- en'i. Boon Ave is doing work in pastel. The seniors hav» mteeted their class play. Lillian Stilling was - absent from school Friday. Beulah (Carey waa a visitor in room one Friday. The typewriting elass has been hav­ ing speed practice., There were teste in civics and bus­ iness law Wednesday. The eighth grade is writing a dram­ atization of Evangeline. " Harrah! One week vacation for all McHenry county schools. The eighth grade cleared $12.85 as the receipts of Rip Van Winkle. ' Perhaps some of the eighth graders think they have a bookcase in the gym now.- - / •• Pupils of seventh and eighth grades are interested in the home gardening work. Teacher: "What does minute mean?" . Pupil: "A slow dance." Current events were discussed last Wednesday by Blanche Meyers and Jennie Mae Cooley. Richard Overton and Stanley Geier have been absent for the past two wfeks on account of sickness. Verena Brefeld, Vera Hutson and Margaret Harrison were the M. II. S. representatives at the teachers' ex­ amination at Woodstock. Mr. Agnew of Whitewater, Wis., was a visitor in high school Friday afternoon and also was referee of the Woodstock and Crystal Lake games. The superintendent's office is in re­ ceipt of the following letter received from Northwestern University: Principal McHenry High School, McHenry, 111. Dear Sir--I take pleasure in enclos­ ing herewith a copy of the honor list of the college of engineering dated March 14, 1917, on which I have un­ derscored in red ink the name of E. W. Bonslett, a graduate of the Mc­ Henry high school. • I consider part of*the success of this student to be due to your school. I am delighted to have such a student in college. Respectfully, John F. Hayford, Director. Since the last issue of this paper the following pupils have received medals from the Chicago American essay contest on Geo. Washington: Eighth grade--Adelia Heimer, Dor­ othy Buss; seventh grade--Esther Feltz, Mary Bolger, Henry Ahrens; sixth grade--Beulah Bfeed, Carl Web­ er, Cloice Wagner, Greeta Chamber- lin, Elsie Ahrens; fifth grade--Leona Givens, Pauline Pufahl, Helen Welch, Leo Blake, Julia May, Geo. Bohr, Lottie Herdklotz, Pamela Rietesel; fourth grade--Aletah Colby, Jacob Stock, Angela Petesch, Leroy Con­ way; third grade--Genevieve Bohr. This makes a total of thirty-nine from the McHenry school who received prizes in this contest out of 1800 prizes offered. The territory includ­ ed Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Wis­ consin. All of the latest spring millinery in trimmed and tailored hats at Mrs. & W. Howe's. Frank Hoppe Here Frank Hoppe, brother to Willie Hoppe, world's champion billiard play­ er, gave an exhibition of his skill at Martin B. Smith's billiard and pool hall on the' West Side on Tuesday evening of this week. A large crowd was present to watch the expert and ever since his visit some of the pat­ rons of the place have been trying to imitate some of the shots made by^Ir. Hoope. Owing to the fact that a number who wanted to see Mr. Hoppe in action could not be present on Tues­ day evening, arrangemens have been made between Mr. Smith and the ex­ pert for his reappearance on Wednes­ day night of next week and every lover of the sport is invited to be present. Miss Edna May Beckwith Miss Edna May Beckwith was born May 1, 1877, and had passed her en tire life in this village. She was a merry, "active child, but unfortunately her-health failed in early girlhood and she had been an invalid ever since and had been confined to her bed for the last six months. She leaves one sis­ ter, Miss Delia E. Beckwith, and her mother, Mrs. Ernestine Beckwith, of this village to mourn her early death. Short funeral services were conducted at the late home of the deceased by Rev. W. E* Grose Saturday, March 24. Interment in Woodland cemetery. Bishop Muldoon Transferred Rt Rev. Bishop P. J. Muldoon of this, the Rockord diocese, has just been notified of his transferment from Rockford to Los. Angeles, Calif., the state of his birth. The news of the transfer was received with a feeling of deep regret by Catholics of Mc­ Henry, as thru his visits to this vil­ lage the people here have become very much attached to him. His successor has not as' yet been named. East*r cards and booklets at Pet- esch'a. WILL OPEN STILLING HOTEL DETROIT FIRM* BUYS PISTAKEE BAY PROPERTY Many Changes and Improvements To Be Made--New Owners Have Al­ ready Taken Possession The famous Stilling summer resort property at Pistakee Bay, which in­ cludes the hotel, dance hall, refresh­ ment parlor, meat market and gro­ cery, barns, as well as the grounds surrounding the place, has again changed ownership. It will be re­ membered thaVthe property was sold a year or so ago by the original own­ er, Ben Stilling, to Frank Murray of Minneapolis, Minn., but for some reason better known 'to himself, Mr. Murray never opened the place and the famous resort stood in idleness all last season, this having been the first time in the history of the place that it was not open to the public during the summer resort season. The sale of the property was made thru Ben Stilling of this village and Arthur Fitzpatrick of Chicago, the deal having been closed last Thursday and the new owners are D. M. Fram- mater & Co. of Detroit, Mich. The Detroit concern Jias already taken possession of the property and now have a gang of men at work get­ ting the place in readiness for the coming season^ Extensive improv- ments, especially to the hotel prop­ erty, are already under way and by the time the season opens it is hoped to have the famous place in the best condition that it has been in in years. Mr. Stilling is particularly pleased to know that the place is to be re­ opened and, no doubt, the property owners at Pistakee Bay as well as many of the former patrons of the place wttl welcome the good news. The Plaindealer wishes the new proprietors success. PARENTS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE VOLO CREAMERY SOLD Wisconsin Condensing Milk Co. Will Make It a Receiving Station McHenry County Soil Improvement Association Meeting The above association is organising in each township of our county a boys' and girls' corn and canning club. There will be a meeting in the gym­ nasium of the McHenry high school on Monday, April 2, 1917, at which time the boys' and girls' corn and canning club contests for McHenry county will be thoroly explained by Mr. and Mrs. Gafke. All boys and girls between the ages of ten and twenty in McHenry town­ ship and adjoining towships, who are interested, are urged to attend. • They will hear something of interest to them. Parents are especially invited. The McHenry Choral society will render several choice selections.' Everybody welcome. Death of Mrs. Hanson Mrs. Wm. Hanson died Tuesday morning, March 27, at 9:30 o'clock from the effects of burns received by the explosion of a kerosene can. An account tH the accident was given in our last issue. The deceased was about twenty-two years of age and is survived by her husband and one son, aged two years. The family moved from Barreville March 1 to take charge of the Givens farm about three miles southeast of this village. The .body was taken to the Hanson home at Barreville Tuesday evening and the funeral will be under the di­ rection of the Odd Fellows and Re- bekahs. Interment at Crystal Lake. New Barber Prices Notice is hereby given that the following schedule of prices will be­ come effective in our shops on April 1: Hair cut 36c Shave .% 15c Shampoo 25c Hand massage 25c Electric massage 35c Tonic all kinds 1®° Honing razors 35c Hair-singe 25c Glover shampoo Signed, John Franzen. Nick Franzen, Martin Schmitt. Lewis Bishop. Pete Olson. Benefit Concert A benefit concert, by the McHenry Military band, assisted by the Choral club, consisting of vocal and instru­ mental music, will be held at the Cen­ tral opera house Tuesday, April 17. The band h%s shown a great im­ provement under the able leadership Prof. Sears and the well known of the Choral club, under thfe of Rev. M. J. McEvoy, will ^ a cpmbination, giving the peo- of McHenry a grapd musical treat of merits direction make pie Card of Thanks Friends and neighbors, who so kindly gave comfort and assistance during our recent bereavement, will please accept our most sincere appre­ ciation. M. S. Freund and Family. Choicest selection of Easter milHn- in town at Mrs. E. W. Howe's millinery parlors. List property with D. F. Quinlan. ery A deal has'just" been consummated whereby tne Wisconsin Condensing Milk company, which operates a large factory at Grayslake, has become the owner of the old Meyer creamery building at Volo. The consideration was $1,500. The building has been standing idle for a long time and the purchase of same was not made with the intention of operating it as a milk bottling plant, but rather to get control of the point. Volo is considered one of the best milk producing centers in Lake county, it being conservatively esti j mated that 20,000 pounds of milk are produced there daily. Most of .the milk of this district is now being hauled to the Grayslake factory and it is expected that a receiving plat­ form will be built at Volo, where the milk of the district will be received each morning and later on hauled to Grayslake. However, these are only plans for the present, as it is not at all unlikely that the plant will be remodeled and equipped for the manufacture of an Italian cheese* which is finding a ready market in this country. Such a cheese is not being manufactured at the old Mudgett Lake creamery and we are told that the owners of that factory are now handling more milk than the place has cared for in a long time. The purchasing of the creamery building by the Wisconsin company means considerable to Volo, as it will bring considerable business to the little town that is now going else­ where. The residents there are move than elated over future prospects and everyone is looking forward to Volo's first real boom. St.'Mary's Church Notes Easter is coming. The primary grades are busy making Easter nov­ elties under the direction of their teacher. The blessing of palms with the full ceremonial prescribed by the Catholic- church will begin at 10 o'clock next Sunday. Florida palms will be dis­ tributed free to all attending the late services. Sister Floritas' room will have a new hard maple floor after Blaster. This room will afford good space for drill work and dramatic exercises the next three months. Carpenters will begin the middle of next week. Tonight Father Hausser of Elgin preaches in St. Mary's church at 7:45. All married ladies will turn out to­ morrow to attend the special services arranged for the anniversary of their organization. Services start 8:30 Fri­ day morning. All school Sisters of St Mary's school are attending the teachers' convention at ^Crystal Lake. This gives th4 pupils a few free days at the right time, The boys are busy cleaning up their yards and the girls are helping their mothers, dusting and brightening the home. Some of the cut stone for the new Sisters' house has arrived. In a few days operations may begin. New con­ tracts are awaiting the proper signa­ tures. On account of the high price in plumbing the children's toilets have been abandoned for the present. For Holy Week" all the ceremonies will be observed at St. Mary s this year, since Father Berthold will not be obliged to go to Rockford. Holy Thursday services begin at 8 a. m. At 7:30 p. m. there will be beautiful evening services at the holy grave. Good Friday the impressive cere# monies will begin at 9 a. m. Both Friday morning and Thursday even­ ing the services will be enhanced by special Lenten music and the partic­ ipation of three priests. We Told You So We told you so. Old glory again waves from the flag staff of the Mc­ Henry public schoor building. Henry J. Schaffer, the local contractor and builder, performed th* role of steeple jack last Saturday and as a result there will be no further cause for complaint that the stars and stripes do not float over our public institu­ tion of learning. Boosting at Crystal Lake J. H. Miller and Walter Simon of this place, who came into possession of the Crystal Lake marble and gran­ ite works, have started an advertising campaign down there which should bring them considerable business. Both these men are hustlers and we feel safe in stating that their Crystal Lake shop will bring them very ac­ ceptable returns. * -- Wm. Smith Buys Home Wm. Smith, senior member of the firm of Smith Bros, of this place, has just acquired the possession of the home in which he resides on Pearl street the purchase having been made from Dr. C. H. Fegers, who has owned the property for many years. Mr. Smith contemplates making numerous improvements on the property. Order special Tutti Frutti ice cream for your £a&ter Sunday din&Br from C. Untt • " POLITICS ARE VERY QUIET TOWN AFFAIRS ENTIRELY Y(HD» OF INTEREST ^ One Ticket la Filed For Village Of­ fices--Dr. D. G. Chamberlin la Out Fqr Mayorship Unless 8omethii^\'aw»\lHttt.^^lig^ between now and next Monday, tho last day for filing petitions for village offices,- this year's election will be tho most timid of the kind held in the Vil­ lage in many a day. For some reason, which the writer has been unable to definitely fijora out, local politics have been the dull­ est this spring that we have ever seen them. So far as the township offices are concerned not a single con­ test was waged at the caucus held here a couple of weeks ago and from all indications the election next Tues­ day promises to be a^very tame af­ fair. In other years there has been at least one fight on, which was suf­ ficient to stir the voters to action generally brought out a good, big vote, but this year's town caucus and election are entirely void of interest As previously stated, the village election will pass by in the same un­ interesting manner unless somebody gets busy and files an opposing ticket to the one which has already found its way into the hands of the village clerk. The ticket referred to i9 headed by Dr. R. G. Chamberlin as president and Simon S toff el, Mathias Heimer and" Fred Kamholz as trus­ tees. By encouraging another ticket we do not mean to infer that the men who have already filed are not capable or worthy of the positions they seek at the hands of the voters. Far be it from such, as we deem each and every one of these men capabie and in every way fit for the office he seeks. How­ ever,'there is nothing like having a little bit of rivalry, thus adding lifo to the affair as well as giving the voters something to discuss^ between now and election day, April 17. ; We are informed that a move was started over on the West Side a week ' or so ago to get some of the women to run for the village offices, but from present indications the venture has been dropped, for the reason that tho women over there appear to be per­ fectly satisfied to let the men hold the village reigns. Another story has made the rouiwts of the village to the effect that a movement was on foot to break tip the old agreement and run a ticket with candidates picked from both sides of town. So far as The Plain- dealer has been able to learn this amounts to nothing more than ao much talk. We have heard the sug­ gestion made ourselves, but so far as getting busy with a petition, or even lining up candidates who would be willing to run on such a ticket, wo do not believe that anything has been done. _ , " The villsge officers whose ternu es- pire this spring sre President D. Ck ^ Wells and Trustees Simon Stoff«I» Wm. Spencer and Wm. Simes. Ac­ cording to the petition filed at least one of the three old trustees, Simon Stoffel, is again in the race for re­ election. Wm. Spencer has declined to become a candidate, while Wn. Simes may yet get in the race. It looks to us as if Mr. Simes is willing to again make the race provided ho can get at least two more running mates if not a full ticket Choose your Easter hat from «»•;', elusive millinery at . Mrs. Howe's. Methodist Church Notes If you would attend the Methodist Sunday school at 2:00 o'clock every Sunday we know yon would enfar ^ the service. There will be preaching services at the church next Sunday afternoon at :0Q o'clock. Subject of the sermon, "The Triumphal Entry." The paster will also preach in McHenry on Easter Sunday at the usual hour. Remem­ ber these dates and plan to attend* the services. The meeting of the Ladies' Aid ao- : ciety at the hdme of Mrs. Wm. A., Sayler last Friday afternoon was » great success from the standpoint $£ > members present, social good time and the refreshments. Business waa soon disposed of, some real work ac­ complished and a general discussion of the needs of the church hreugh oot many excellent ideas and plans. He next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Sarah Sherburne one week . from Friday. ; . ^ D<»n't forget children?# AdBar at the Lotus millinery. Miss WL? Thelen, West McHenry. . v. Neat Improvement . Walter F. Vogt, the Weal SM* druggist is making very noticeable changes in his establishment. The entire place has been re-arranged during the past few weeks and with the installation of the handsome new soda fountain, which is now in course of progress, the store will present rmite a Esetropolitsii s*r» ' Early seed potatoes at M. M. Wl» •"'i' •- i ^