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mmaao '.' ' ̂ .» .."< . : TKiriEmtYnjuinimEK " nmLIBHED EVEHY THURSDAY »Y F. G. SCHRRINER Ifeftc* ia Bank Building TclephoM «-W TERMS OF SfJBSCRrtTlONi £beY«r «•» tlx Month*, 75c ThrM Month*. y, December 27, 1917 REVENUE OFFICERS * ̂ Will Re m the Job In County | / : *_£* ,• <n , 1" tt will require a small army of 1^% men to take the income tax returns of >£> persons subject to the new law. Collector of Internal Revenue Julius / If* Smietanka today announced that t ninety-three officers will start from • h|s headquarters on January 1 and on j&. u January 2 every one of them will be l| on the job in the county assigned him to meet the people and help them ' make out their income tax returns. ' 1 The officers assigned to this county Will , strictly follow the schechile re- cently published by this paper and may be found at the postoffice at the county seat January 2 to January 19 and February 11 to March 2, inclusive. I , ""It will be well for every unmar- * * <" * fled person whose net incotne for 1917 is $1,000 or over, and every mar- $f;}* ried person living with wife or hus- II band whose net income for 1917 is $2,000 or over, to call on the income ^ tax man and learn whether or not they - have any tax to pay." Collector ' Julius F. Smietanka said: "The per- jfe/ son subject to tax who doesn't make Ff^ - return in the. time prescribed is going 1-7 ' to regret it. The government will get l^ter all income tax slackers. 'There's hardly a business -merchant or professional man who Won't have to make return of income Farmers, as a class, will have to pay the tax. The safe thing to do is for wqn't have to make return of income, of-$1,000 or $2,000, as the case may be, and who is not sure about what de­ ductions the law allows him, to play safe by calling on the income tax man. "The man in the field will hlbve forms for everybody and persons who expect to call on him need not trouble themselves to write to my office foe forms." ii. McHENRY HKiHS SPLIT EVES FIrrt Team Wins, White Second Looses to Antioch Highs THE McHENRY PLAIXDEALBB, McHENBY, «Mjf LAURA SATLBR CLARKE DEAD ssed Away at Lakeside Hospital In Chicago Last Thursday Night U':; •- Jlrs. Laura Clarke, daughter of lijr. " aftd Mrs. D. E. Sayler, 429 Russell St., Elgin, died at the Lakeside hospital in Chicago at midnight Thursday of last week, Dec. 20, following an oper­ ation for appendicitis. Mrs. Clarke, nee Laura Sayler, was born on a farm southwest of this vil- ige Oct. 3, 1884, and grew to woman­ hood here. Later she moved to Elgin - with her parents and at the time of her death her home was at 4160 Drexel Rlvd., Chicago. Besides her parents she is survived by six sisters. She is a niece of Mr. rand Mrs. W. A. Sayler and Mrs. Alma Thomas of this village and grand­ daughter of Mrs. N. Colby, all of whom with other relatives attended the funeral, which was held from the Norris chapel at Elgin Sunday after­ noon. Burial was at Bluff City ceme- ife .. Notice to Dairymen " ^ Account of the vast amount of testimony presented to the commis­ sion hearing evidence on the cost of producing and marketing milk and eventual priee of same to the con­ sumer, it has been determined that it will be impossible to arrive at a de­ cision by the first of January, 1918. -- Your secretary, who is a member this commission, stated to the com­ mission that the members of the Milk Producers* association entered into the agreement, upon which this com­ mission was appointed to have the matter fully threshed out and to stand for a fair hearing of all parties concerned, and that the members of the Milk Producers' association will extend the terms of the agreement after January 1, 1918, which are that they will sell their milk for the months of November and December at $3.22, the difference between $3.22 and the price fixed by the commission for November and December to be spread over the six months' period, betrin>- ning with January 1, 1918, and ex­ tending to July 1, 1918; and also that tite price for milk for the period be­ tween January 1 and July 1, 1918, inclusive, shall be fixed by the com­ mission. This extension of time is made with , Hie understanding that all dealers will abide by their part of the agreement made with Mr. Wheeler on November 2 that all milk delivered on and after January 1, 1918, is to be settled for an the basis of what shall be found tp be the price by the commission on Its final finding. it, * producers' were given all time asked for to present their >i\|V * claims in the case, and it is only fair ft,;; that we to the other interest V'f the same courtesy. Therefore, we "l! i *Sk tl,at you 8tand by our pledge that ^ you will continue to deliver your milk t 5 "»til UM commission shall make their , , v > finding. , Respectfully, it ... , W J Sittle, Sec. VI *1 Lacerates Hand ubfc. Roach, Who resides on the Stoffel farm east of this village, met with an accident to his left hand while pumping water on Wednesday Burning. The hand was caught be­ tween the jack and the pump, lacer­ ating the hand and crushing the fore­ finger, The injuries were dressed by Jfcv B. |B; The fans who turned out to the bas­ ket ball games at the local gym last Friday evening were given what they had been promised, one of the biggest bargain bills ever offered them, when the first and second teams of the Mc- Henry school met the two teams rep­ resenting the Antioch school, and the two girls' teams of'the McHenry high school clashed for honors. Much to the surprise of those pres­ ent the girls put up quite a creditable game and no oqe, except those who attended, can imagine the rivalry that existed between the two teams. After a close and somewhat exciting game the older girls, made up of ihe senior and junior classes, were given the honors over the sophomores and freshman girls, the fin%l score being 6 to 5. While their ability at shoot­ ing baskets will stand for'a whole lot of improvement, the fans were kept on edge by the even playing of the two teams, each ringer bringing*forth just as many cheers as if they were making a hundred of them. The boys' games were naturally much livelier, McHenry's seconds go­ ing down before their opponents to the tune of 18 to 6, while their older brothers more than evened up mat ters by trouncing Antioch's best bet 48 to 18. McHenry's seconds were handi­ capped by the weight of their oppo­ nents and this, more than anything else, accounts for their one-sided de­ feat. However, the kids did well and, with a season's experience, should de­ velop some future stars, Niesen car­ ried away the honorsfor-the home lads in this game. McHenry's first team presented a new line-up, which worked like a charm. Buss and Bickler, two of the new men, played good ball at their positions of guards, succeeding in stopping the scoring of the Antioch combination. G. Barbian, who has worked his way from the junior team, played his initial game with the big fellows and gave an excellent account of himself. C. Frett took care of the other forward position and is credited with seven ringers. He is also put­ ting in his first year with the first team. L. Frett, McHenry's big cen­ ter, played 'his usual fast game and led the goring, shooting thirteen bas­ kets. McHenry started out like race horses and before Antioch could stop them they had registered nineteen points, while the visitors had not the semblance of a point. Antioch then took a brace and from that time un­ til the close of the first half made McHenry play a harder game, the score at the end of the first half be­ ing 27 to 8. Antioch tried hard to hold the locals to a respectable look­ ing score during the second half, but the very best they were able to ac­ complish was to hold them to 21 points, while they themselves added 10 more to their string, bringing the final count to 48 to 18. Audtion Sale! R. E. Haeger, Auctioneer Additional Exchange It cost William Warner of St. Charles just $50 and costs for mak­ ing a disloyal remark on the streets of that city last Thursday night. Neenah, Wis., has gone into the potato business. One hundred and fifty bushels will be purchased and kept at the city hall at that place. The Black Cat Textiles company, which recently opened a branch fac­ tory at Harvard, is advertising for girls. As the result of a decision reached at the last meeting of the village board at Hebron, a petition is now be­ ing circulated among the property owners of that village to ascertain whether or not it would be advisable to start preliminary work for a new sewer system for that village. Re­ ports from Hebron are to the effect that the proposition is meeting with little opposition. Over $500 were cleared at a supper served for the benefit of the Marengo chapter of the American Red Cross society in that city one evening last week. The banquet was served in a spacious new garage just aompleted and was attended by nearly 1100 peo­ ple. Most of the provender, includ­ ing fifty-nine turkeys and 170 chick­ ens, was donated. It was, without doubt, one of the biggest events of the kind ever held in McHenry county. A community "sing" was held at Marengo's new garage building at three o'clock last S^unday afternoon, in which a large number of people of that city and the surrounding country par­ ticipated. AU of America's old favor­ ite patriotic songs as well as Christ­ mas carols wer% sung. For the purpose of agisting drafted men in preparing their questionaires, a legal advisory board has been ap­ pointed in McHenry county. The board consists of three members, as follows: Edward D. Shurtleff of Ma­ rengo; B. F. Manley of Harvard and Paul J. Donovan of Woodstock. Any drafted man who wishes assistance in filling out his questionaire may have same free of cost by calling on any one of the three named attorneys Rev. Wm. Kilburne, former pastor af the Congregation church at Wood­ stock now holding the pastorate at Canto)*. 111., expects to leave soon for Italy to engage in Y. M. C. A. work among the Italian soldiers. Dr. J. J, Schaefer, EYE SIGHT SPE­ CIALIST. Office at residence, corner Green |«nd Broad streets, McHenry. 1 phone 81-R for appointments. Having decided to quit farming the undersigned will sell at aflction sale on the L. D. Lowell farm, situated about 3% miles southeast of McHenry on the river road ancl'tibout 2 miles northeast of Burton's bridge, on SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1918 commencing at 10:00 o'clock a. m., the following described property, to-wit: 34 HEAD OF LIVE STOCIf * --consisting of-- High Grade Holstein Cows 1§ milkers and springs. The above herd is of my own raising. Also heifer} 15 months old, 1 heifer calf, 4 months old and 1 Holstein bull, 2 years old. • 5 Horses Bay mare, 11 years old, in foal, wt 1400 lbs.; bay mare, 3 years old, wt 1200 lbs.; grey mare, 9 years old, wt ll(K|p>s.; bay mare, 11 years old, wt llOOnbs.; black draft colt, 6 month? old. 7 pigs 14 weeks old. 100 White Leghorn chickens. Hay and Grain 10 acres htfl corn in shock, quantity of timothy hay in barn, 200 bushels of oats. Machinery, Etc. McCormick corn binder, nearly hew; McCormick mower, Bradley sulky plow, new; 2 walking plows, 2-section drag, C. B. & Q. corn planter with 80 rods of wire, nearly new; Oliver corn cultivator, John Deere hay loader, 12- disc pulveriflsr, land roller, grindstone, top buggy, Stoughton'truck wagon, 3 inch tire; low iron wheel truck wagon, new; light milk wagon, combination hay rack, set dump boards, set breech­ ing harness, new; set light work har­ ness, single harness,' 2 sets 3-horse whiffletrees, wire stretcher, v6 milk cans, 2 mill? pails, forks, shovels, and< other articles. Good Free Lunch at Noon Terms of Sale: All sums of $10 and under, cash; over that amount a credit of 6 months' time will be given on got>d bankable notes bearing interest at the rate of 7 per cent per annum. No property to be removed or possession of same given to purchaser until settled for with clerk. Wm. Hanson, Prop. Simon Stoffel, Clerk. TAXES HIGHER THIS YEAR Taxpayers of This Township Will Be Assessed More Here's Proof That Lumber Is Cheaper In WWjthis VVHFA 80 Bushels--would buy only 3040 feet of SIDING. ? l t > I N In 1917 this same load of wheat will buy 4400 feet of SIDING. t % «ij* Now's the time to t»iy-- Phone us your needs. Wilbur Lumber Co. We^t McHenry, 111. [Harvard Herald] Your taxes will be high when you come to pay them within the next few months. Just how much more they will be is hard to say, but the increase will bfe noticeable.. Farmers will experience it in the increase of 3 per cent as made by the state board of equalization, while it will likewise be felt in a slight advance in city and school tax levied in Harvard, while the state rate goes ' from 80. to 90 cents. The sole exception locally is drop from 12 to 11 cents in the levy for the town of Chemung. The combined fate in Harvard this year will be $5.69 on each $100 of taxable property against $5.51 for. last year, the increase being 18 cents, on the $100 of assessable property. The city rate this year fs*$1.74 against $1.70 last year and the school rate $1.97 against $1.92 for last year. Woodstock has a combined rate of $5.73 against. $5.37 last year. The city rate is $1.81 against $1.69 last year; the school rate $1.^7 and the same last year; the road and bridge shows an advance of 46 to 60 cents and the town is below that of Che­ mung. Marengo has a combined rate of $5.16 against $4.24 last year; the city rate is $1.56 against $1.13 last year; the school $1.66 against $1.23' a year ago; the road and bridge 5 cents less,, it being 61 cents this year. The town rate is 7 cents against 6 cents last year. Hebron has a combined rate of .95 against $4.54 last year; the vil­ lage rate is $1.20 against 95 cents last year; the school three .points above last year, the rate now being $1.69. Richmond and Crystal Lake are the only municipalities that show a de­ crease rate, it being $4.78 against $4.80 in the latter town and $4.62 this year in Crystal Lake against $4.89 a year ago. The noticeable reduction in Richmond is in its village rate, which was $1.03 last year and this year is only 84 cents. An, increase in both the school and road and bridge rates appear, the former being'$2.02 this year against $2 last year and the road and bridge 60 cents against 56 cents last year. The especial fall-off in Crystal Lake is in its school rate, which drops from $1.44 to $1.15. A light reduction is made in its road and bridge and one point in its cor­ poration--from $1.38 to $1.37. Gary and McHenry each show an' increase rate, in the first named it being $4.98 against $4.60 last year and in the latter $3.63 this year to $3.30 last year. The school is the chief factor in making the increase at Gary, the rate going to $1.78 against $1.58 a year ago. ~ McHenry has a mere trifle of a village rate, it being but 42 'cents, but a year ago it was only 21 cents. An increase in the McHenry seijool rate is also noticeable, the same be­ ing $1.42 against $1.26 a year ago. County Clerk Still is the busiest public official in the county in over seeing the work incident to getting the tax books in readiness for the col lectors. He estimates the time as late Call I January before the books will be . 251 ready for delivery on account of ^WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARIES are in use by busi­ ness men, engineers, bankers, judges, architects, physicians, "farmers, teachers, librarians, cler­ gymen, by successful men and women the world over. Are You Equipped to Win? The New International provides the means to success. It is an all- knowing teacher, a universal ques­ tion answerer. If you seeft efficiency and ad­ vancement why not make daily use of this vast fund of inform­ ation? 400,000 Vocabulary Terms. 2700 Pages. MOO Illustrations. Colored Plates. 30,®!m> Geographical Subjects. xJ.OOO Biographical JKn tries. Regular and India-Paper Editions, Writeforapeo- imen pages, HI ustru i ioiis, etc. Free, a Bet of Pocket Maps it you 11 a ni a this papiT. G.&C. MERRIAM CO., Springfield, Mass. A. J. MULLEN Attorney at Law At West McHenry State Bank Every Friday Home Office, :: Woodstock, 111. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT FOR SALE--Fine Barred flock pul- lets and hens, ry. 111.. B. J. Adams, McHen- 27-tf FOR SALE--A thor-bred Chester White boar. H. E. Ciewens & Son, West McHenry,' 111. Phone 6^3-W- 1. • 29-?t* FOR SALE--Full blooded Duroc Jer­ sey boar. Inquire of or write P. J. Brown, McHenry, 111. Phone 614-J-l. LOST--Somewhere on the east side of McHenry last Saturday, Dec. 22, a fur lap robe. Finder will kindly re­ turn to Dr. P7 G. Wells and receive reward, 29-It* FOR SALE--On very easy terms, the 99 acre highly improved R. H. Richardson farm at $175 per acre. Small payment down, long tune, 5 per cent interest. New $3000 modern barn. Three miles from McHenry on main road to Woodstock. Other faring for sale. Simon Stoffel, West McHen­ ry, 111. 10-tf .t - ,,1,1 , . extra task of extending the fcaxes on farm real estate, which will bear an extra burden of 3 per cent against 1 per cent of other years. Frank Hendricks, Frank Kappler, Miss Helen Eckert and Mrs. Nellie Backus are extra clerical employes in the county clerk's office to remain un­ til the taxes are extended and the rush is over. Red Cross Notes A branch of the A. R. C. will be organized at Johnsburg after N«;w Year's, Many are at work knitting helmets to help fill recent order§ from head­ quarters. As soon as it is possible far head­ quarters to get another consignment of yarn our local unit will.have an­ other supply, A large shipment was made on Mon­ day. Owing to late instructions £he exact account will hereafter be with­ held from the newspapers. Cash donations were received from the sewing society at Cherry Valley, Miss B. Miller, Miss Anna Sherburne and the Mystic Workers of this vil­ lage on Friday afternoon. The goose, donated by Miss B. Miller and raffled by a committee, com­ posed of Misses Gladys Mason, Ruby Claxtoo and Elsie Wolff, was won by Miss Lenox* JVeund. The raffled net- ii. tV r •* Pf * ̂ ^ "* Sakv" S-'f; ir? J>o you know that there Ii a difference in Bak­ ery Goods. Our bakery goods are made of the fcest material that • money can buy. We , j ,Use the best leaf lard, eggs right from the farm in *our cakes and , * jpiastry. We bake every :. Sjfternoon, Buns, Bread {Hind Rolls. Bemei&beir :..:7'."^hat bakery goods are "v not improved by being shipped a long distance. T?hey are best when- bought at the plague they , are made. Our specftil Coffee .Cakes- on Satur­ day are good. In faeStj a Sunday breakfast is not complete without one of them. • The McHenry Bakery A. LAI LINGER, PROP, r Patronize your home bakery ? - * - -t v ^ T "v "hP' APPY1 AfiftntoSrtRCHiS ' The Proof of the Pudding Is In the Eating This is an old saying, it 1 will apply as well to the cakes >ou make from Early Riser flour. The final test will never be disappointing if this flour is usec^ on baking day. Order a sack of Early Riser flour and apply this old reliable test, WEST PTHENRY FLOOR AND FEED MILLS BAR OUT WINTER -WITH OUR- Pipeless Furnace We are in a position to offer you the best proposition in a Pipe- ' less Furnace ever pre­ sented. May we ex­ plain same to you? You will be surprised h.o\v cheaply our sys­ tem may be installed. * VYCITAL'S BEATING, PLUMBING » SHEET METAI. CO. is our one sincere wish to you. We thank you for your patronage in the past and trust,that we will be favored with a' continuance of same. N. J. J listen & WEST McHEN&Y. ILL. FVRNITURE AND UNDERTAKING .The Ford Sedan is high-class in appear­ ance and appointments. The seats are - restful and deeply upholstered with cloth of high quality. Large doors give con­ venient entrance on either side; plate glass windows make it a closed car for inclement weather, and give fresh air when open. With high quality in appearance and equip- v ment there is the simple and safe control in driving. A woman's car--a family c^r for eyery day in the year. Ford Sedan* |645 f. o>. b. Detroit. „ " ' STAR GARAGE 'Phone John R. Rnox, Prop. McHanry 1 We esteem it a pleas­ ure and a privilege to • Express Jo our cus­ tomers a word of ap­ preciation and thanks . and wish you all A Hippy New Yeif M. M. Niesen McHenry Phour H6 W Our New Year wish for each and all is Prosperity, Happiness, Health and Wealth • v • • • »" II IIDI HI IIUII i« ii II.. ,»ui. II i. . J, J , Rijig out the old, ring in the new Much happiness and joy to you, And many a friend old times made dear To help along the season's cheer. And may you barter smile for smile With many a stranger, top; Forgetting the old year's care In toasting in the new. Water Street Grocery & Market " enone 26 ADAMS BROS. Promptly DeUvertM Pup grpperiot are fhf nade. put THEU i TRY TBilf' Teu ,wiU QQ9* 4f|Ji| tor then. ' Schneider Bros., - We^l McHenry ted $19.70. Now is your opportunity to wia a No. 1 electric washing machine. The numbers sell at 25 cents each and the committee is in charge of Mrs. Maude Roihermel. The raffle will take place Friday afternooij, Jan. 4. If you have not already secured * number call up qi-if. " ; " ' A telephone message to the vice- phpirpian sejttle^ the dispute in regard to the kitchener toe fur speke. ^Vhere good judgement is used in shaping up the toe of the sock they are not ripped for remodeling. Knitters will govern themselves accordingly. In the purl­ ing the gray may be broken with « tripe of some contrasting .color. ' The membership committee for the Christmas campaign will report to their chairman, Mrs. R. G. Chamber- lin, before Jan. 4, in order that she may give an exget report of member­ ship at the meeting OIJ tht ̂day. |t is evident from the T)un)bep of seryice fl^gs displayed that fc§# been thoro. Arthur Dilger of Waukegftf) spent Christinas at the Geo. Meyers hone. £• i