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* JF% ** ? IP5-* vf** «^^*vSK \ x % *v^\ *>-* W ^ ; cp^ ' " t ,<^ t"; BEN PLUGS A LEAK W; " • About ft year or so ago a dairyman from a few miles west Of here hap­ pened in one day and we got to talking on his favorite subject--milk produc­ tion. Ben is one of those progressive fellows--feeds his cows a balanced ration, keeps books on every milker, same as if she was a customer or something, and breeds 'em right, too. lie got to telling me about the scientific breeding, his balanced feed­ ing, his reckonings of butterfat per­ centage, and all of that. Pretty well posted, too. it I noticed there was one thing seemed to be shy on. "Ben," says I, "you've got this science business down pretty fine. You're keeping an exact tab on every cow's earnings--you're breeding ac­ cording to family--you're: balancing the rations--you're pretty well up on equipment--but there's, one; thing you've clean missed." , Ben looked sort 'o surprised. "Go ill," saiys'he, .V "Water," says 1, "just plain every­ day drinking water. Has it never dawned on you that common drinking w#ter is one of the best milk-making foods you have on your farm? Do you realize that pure, rich, whole milk, right fresh from the milking is 87 per cent water?" ' Ben started to cut in, but-- "Waite a minute," says I. "I know you water your cattle in winter. Turn 'em out to the tank twice a day regu­ lar, don't you? Fine. But how much of that icy water do you reckon they manage to sip up ? Enough to last them to the next time ? Not by a long sight-- "A cow i£ not built like a camel. She's got no way of laying in an extra supply for future use. She just quenches her thirst at the time she drinks and that's all. And the worst of it is she can't even do that satis? factorily on water that's ice cold. Experience proves that no cow can drink her fill on water under 50 de­ grees Fahrenheit. mEPTHDIRYrLAIMALER PUBLISHED EVERY TBOSS&AY BY F. G. SCHREINER Office la Bank Building Tele^hoa* 9*>W TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION! Om Year I1JI Six Months, 75c Three Month*. 4te Thursday, February 21, 1918 SCHOOL NOTES Items of Interest as Prepared In Our Institution of Learning fc>.< f x •* 1 teS':":' ; Sr:; "It's a positive fact that a tank- watered cow in winter consumes only 66 to 75 per cent of her normal liquid requirements. And what she does drink--twice a day at an icy tank--is e£ little use in digesting her food dur­ ing the thirsty intervals, and convert­ ing into milk the milk-making ele­ ments of that food. So her milk yield falls off accordingly. Did you ever hear of that famous milker, Missouri Chief Josephine--a cow with a yield of 700 pounds a week? Believe it or not, this celebrated champion drank dose to a barrel of water a day." "Your winter milk yield from the average tank-watered ordinary cow is actually 1 to 2 pounds a day short all &ru the barn-fed season." "Figure it up, Ben. Your herd is housed up about 200 days of the year. That means a shortage of 200 to 400 pounds of milk per head every winter --right when milk and butter are fetching the highest prices. Last winter whole milk was selling around $2.00 a hundred." "You could have made $4.00 to $8.00 more profit last winter, Ben, on every cow in your herd--if you had watered them scientifically as well as feeding and breeding 'em scientifically." Ben's interest was on the jump. "All right," says he. "I'm all ears. What do you call watering a herd scientifically?" "Just this: Give them all the water they want, at the right drinking tem­ perature (50 to 65 degrees), when­ ever they want it, all the time, day and night, all thru the winter season." "I'm still listening," says Ben. "What's the answer?" "The answer, Ben, is--James Drink­ ing Cups." The juniors were treated to a mild English test Tuesday morning. To the office you must go! This is a frequent command in high school. Room V finished a number of post­ ers in gray and blue, which pertain to the Civil war. * The seniors have completed their American literature books and will start "Democracy Today" Monday. In a minimum essentials test in arithmetic, Catherine Walsh of room two finished first. Time, 3% minutes. All the grammar grades and the high school are busy preparing dif­ ferent kinds of entertainment for the Red Cross benefit. McHenry public school "is. surely doing her bit. The McHenry high school team will play Crystal Lake at Crystal Lake Friday evening, Febs 22. They have beaten . Crystal Lake before and there is another chance in view. The last program was given by the seniors. A debate as to whether "the Conservation of Health of Chil­ dren" or "the Conservation of For­ ests and Mines" was of more impor­ tance was thoroly debated. No def­ inite decision was made as to which of the two was of most importance. Honor Roll For January, 1918 Freshman: Marguerite Overton, Lelah Bacon, Mabel Krumpen, Ma- thias Freund. Sophomore: "Florence Colby, Jen­ nie Mae Cooley, Rosemary Nye, Mary Smith, Elsie Vycital Juniors: Leona Cropley, Thomas Frisby, Florence Kamholz. Senior: Elfreda Block. Monthly School Report Following is a report of the Mc­ Henry public school for the month beginning Jan. 14 and ending Feb. 8: Enrollment: Boys, 112; girls, 134; total, 246. No of days attendance: Boys, 2003; girls, 2432.9; total, 4435.5. No. of days absence: Boys, 206; girls, 180; total, 386 Cases of tardiness: Boys, 23; girls, 7; total, 30. Average daily attendance for grade, 222. No. of pupils above 90 in industry, 166. No. of pupils neither absent nor tardy, 124. DEATH OF JOHN FREUND Passed Away at His Home In Johns- burg Sunday Si ' . ' V- 'With James "Drinking Cups Tn~ stalled in your barn, your cows can drink water whenever they like, as mudi us they like, at llife Usuiper»Lure like it, any minute of the day or night. No more going thirsty three- quarters of the time--no more herding 'em out to the tank, and herding 'em in again--no more frozen tanks to chop open--no more tank-heater make shifts to fuss around with and eat up expensive fuel--no more twice-a-day periods of cold and excitement to 'up- * set' your cattle and interfere with their milk-production--James Drink­ ing Cups put an end to all this once #nd for good." "James Drinking Cups are easy to install, are practically automatic in action, and once installed require lit­ tle or no attention. They save time, s; save labor, save tank heater fuel, im­ prove the "sleeKness' of your hera-- and pay for themselves in a single season in boosted milk production." Well, to make a long story short, Ben installed James Drinking Cups that same winter. Today he's one of the biggest boosters for James Drink­ ing Cups in this part of the country. He was in here a few days ago and he told me his books, showed a round gain last winter of $7.00 a head over the winter previous. And this season, he says, with the whole country clam­ oring for bigger food production and dairy products bringing higher prices than ever before in diary history, James Drinking Cups will easily be worth $10.00 "velvet" to him on /every animal in his herd. Why not plug up that winter leak in your milk profits--same as "Ben" did? WILBUR LUMBER CO. WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS Thone 63#-R-2 HARRIET J. LUTHER Nurse McHENRY, ILLINOIS Mrs. Geo. Mix returned to her home •*. in Chicago Sunday evening after a ? X; several weeks' visit in the^home of Mr. and Mrs. John Milter on Main ; street. - Frank Block of Marengo passed the r \ : • week end as a guest in the home of his V jwente, Mr. mA Mrs, Hoary Block. There is more Catarrh in this section Of the country than all other diseases put together, and for years it was sup­ posed to be incurable. Doctors pre­ scribed local remedies, and by constant­ ly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influenced by con­ stitutional conditions and therefore re­ quires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a consti­ tutional remedy, is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars reward is offered for any case that Hall's Catarrh Cure faiis to cure. Bend for circulars and testimonials. P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Bold by Druggists, 76c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Wm. Spencer was a business visitor in Chicago one day last week. N Peter Freund, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Math. Freund of Johnsburg, passed away at his home in that vil- age Sunday evening, Feb. 17, 1918. He was about twenty-eight years pf age and had been in poor health for several months. Deceased was a young man who was highly respected by all and had always made Johnsburg his home His wife survives him. His funeral was held at St. John's church at Johnsburg Wednesday morning at teik* o'clock, Rev. Wm. Weber, pastor, officiating. The C. O. F. court, of which he was a member, attended in a body. He was laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining. CURFEW ORDINANCE An Ordinance Concerning Minors: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VIL­ LAGE COUNCIL of the Village of McHenry, County of McHenry, 111.: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any minor child, under the age of fourteen years to be or remain in or upon any street, alley, public ground or place, store, postoffice or depot in said village or in or upon any pri­ vate premises or property without the consent of the occupant, at any time between the hours of 8:30 o'clock p. m. and 5:00 o'clock a. m., next fol lowing from the first day of April to the 31st day of October, both inclu­ sive in each year and between the hours of 8:00 o'clock p. m. and 5:00 o'clock a. m. next following, for the balance of the year, unless such minor child is accompanied by or is under the direction of the parent or legal guardian thereof. Section 2. To promote the welfare of said village and prevent as far as possible any such minor child from falling into bad and dissolute habits, it shall be the duty of the village mar­ shal of said village of McHenry to en­ force a strict execution of the pro­ vision of this ordinance. Any child so found loitering as aforesaid shall be ordered by said village marshal to leave the vicinity or such place or places and shall, upon refusal to obey such order, be deemed guilty of a violation of this ordinance and shall be arrested and subject to the payment of fine as in section four of this ordinance hereinafter provided. Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or person hav­ ing the legal control, charge or cus­ tody of any such minor to suffer or permit the same to grow into mendi cancy, vagarancy, incorrigibilty or criminal practice or conduct or violate this ordinance. Section 4. Any person or minor vio­ lating any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine or penalty of not less than one or more than fifty dollars for each offense. V/: v?y v:,- ; ;N J J: ;/ r ' I '• * We beg to call your Attentiota to your - - ; SEED FOR THE ENSUING YEAR •Si ' * - As the 1918 season approaches the American Farmer is face to face with a most important duty and obligation. If the world war continues the food for the allied armies must come from American soil. Therefore it be­ comes his most important duty to be prepared to take advantage of every opportunity to raise a crop--and to raise a crop he must have seed and to raise a good crop he must have good seed and good seed of all kinds was never so scarce as is today. is economy We have just received^ car load of the best Seeds that money can buy. We could have bought CHEAPER SEEDS but not BETTER SEEDS. Let us emphasize the necessity of ordering your ensuing season's requirements. It may mean the difference of profit and loss to you. Fred A. Cooley West McHenry, Illinois Si. ' 1ft : - * Auction Sale! H. L. Harrington, Auctioneer Having rented his farm, known as the Chas. Johnston farm, situated 2 miles south of McHenry and 5 miles north of Crystal Lake, on the Mc- Henry-Crystal Lake road, the under­ signed will sell at public auction on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918 commencing at 10 o'clock, sharp, the following described property, to-wit: 57 HEAD OF CATTLE 28 milk cows, some springers and some with calves by side; 19 yearling heifers, 10 two-year-old heifers. 23 HEAD OF HORSES Pair mares, 8 years old, wt. 3100 lbs. mare, 9 years old, wt. 1400 lbs.; mare, 14 years old, wt. 1300 lbs.; mare, 8 years old, wt. 1200 lbs.; mare, 7 years old, wt. 1150 lbs.; mare, 9 years old, wt. 1050 lbs.; gelding, 12 years old, wt. 1300 lbs.; gelding, 9 years old, wt. 1100 lbs.; gelding, 5 years old, wt. 1300 lbs.; gelding, 7 years old, wt. 1150 lbs.; 3 colts coming 3 years old; 4 colts coming 2 years old; 5 colts coming 1 year old- Hogs 9 fall pigs and 100 chickens. Hay and Grain 30 tons timothy hay in barn, 425 shocks corn, 150 tons silage. Above is located on the E. J. Fellows farm. Hay and Grain „ 40 tons timothy hay in barn, 1 stack wheat straw, 1 stack oat straw, 1 stack of barley straw. 1000 bu. Choice Seed Oats 25 bu. 1916 Seed Corn ^ Machinery, Etc. Deering grain binder, 8 ft.; McCor- mick grain binder, 6 ft.; McCormick corn binder, Appleton silo filler, 2 McCormick mowers, hay rake, side de­ livery rake, gang plow, 2 sulky plows, 2 walking plows, 2 disc harrows, Clean Sweep hay loader, 4 truck wagons, 2 land rollers, 2 milk wagons, surrey, set bob sleighs, set 3-section harrows, 3 two-row cultivators, 3 one-row cul­ tivators, 5-shovel cultivator, disk grain drill with grass seeder, Shoe grain drill with grass seeder, 10 sets double harness, 2 sets single harness, milk cans, strainers, shovels, forks, and other tools too numerous to men­ tion. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT FOR RENT--Four room cottage and six lots on east side of Fox river. Inquire of Mrs. A. J. Pouliot, McHen­ ry, 111. 36* GOOD HOT LUNCH ALL DAY Terms of Sale: All sums of $10.00 and under, cash; over that amount a credit of six months will be given on good bankable notes at seven per cent interest. No property to be removed until settled for with clerk.' Fred A. Cooley. S. Stoffel and C. W. Stenger, Clerks. Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its pas­ sage and publication according to law. Passed Dee. 3, 1917. Approved Dec. 3, 1917. Published Feb. 21, 1918. Attest: Wm. G. Schreiner, Vllage Clerk. R. G. Chamberlin, President of the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of McHenry, IU. Andrew H. Henderson of Crystal Lake, candidate for sheriff of McHen­ ry county, was in town Wednesday, calling on friends and making the acquaintance of the voters. FOR SALE--Must sell at once a Hampton piano. . Inquire of Theo. Wagner, in the Dermont house, West McHenry. 36-lt* WANTED--To rent a farm of from 120 to 160 acres near Burton's Bridge. Inquire of Frank Olinger, Crystal Lake. R. 1. 34-tf FOR SALE--Two mares, 7 and 8 year old or two colts 3 and 4 years old. Jacob Weingart, McHenry, 111. Phone 639-M-2. 36-2t FOR SALE--About six tons of choice alfalfa hay (third cutting, baled). Price $35.00 per ton. Wm. Bonslett, West McHenry, 111. 35-tf FOR SALE OR RENT--The Deutsch- man farm adjoining Lake Defiance. Inquire of C. W. Stenger at West McHenry State Bank. 31-tf FOR SALE--Three farm horses, one coming five, ohe coming three and one coming four years. Inquire of Wm. Blake, West McHenry, 111. 34-tf FOR SALE--A limited amount of Wisconsin pedigreed seed barley. Home grown. C. W. Gibbs, West McHenry. Phone 620-W-2. 85 FOR SALE-- A modern seven room house. Furnace, electric lights and all conveniences, together with two acres of land. J. B. Hettermann, Johnsburg, 111. 32-tf FOR SALE--Fifteen standard bred Barred Rock cockerels, cockerel bred ringlet strain. These are all nice, large, choice birds and are well ma­ tured. Bred from blue ribbon stock. Pomrening Bros., West McHenry. 33 FOR SALE--Full blood Chester White sow, due to farrow in March; regis­ tered Holstein bull, Carmen Sir Korn- dyke No. 155514; Rose Comb Rhode Island Red cockerels, Rose Comb Brown Leghorn cockerels, white Pecan ducks. E. J. Thomas, West McHenry. Phone 011-R-l. " 36-lt Wisconsin Farm Lands LANDOLOGY, a magazine giving the facts in regard to the land situation. Three months' subscription, FREE. If for a home or as an investment you are thinking of buying good farm lands, simply write me a letter and say, "Mail me LANDOLOGY and all particulars FREE." Address Editor, Landology, Skidmore Land Co., 333 Skidmore Bldg., Marinette, Wis. 33-91 McHenry County Field Day Next Sunday* Feb. 24, will be a field day for the Anti-Saloon league in Mc­ Henry county. Churches in Wood­ stock, Marengo, McHenry, Crystal Lake, Richmond, Huntley, Hebron and a number of country points will have league speakers. Come out and hear the latest message from the men in the front line trenches of the great reform. Seven of the ten states in legislative session at this time have ratified the national prohibition amendment, among them Kentucky and Maryland, both wet. When thir ty-six states ratify, the fight for a dry nation will be over. Comrlete victory is not far away. Two Big Days! Next Friday arid Saturday will be another two big days at the Water Street Store and Market. Prices will be as low as usual. EVERYBODY WELCOME. February 22nd and 23rd FRESH MEATS Round Steak, per lb.___19c N a t i v e P o t R o a s t , p e r l b l 5 i c Native Boneless Roast Beef, no waste, per pound 23c Sirloin Roast, per lb 20ic Porterhouse Steak, per lb__23c Virginia or Georgia Bacon, per pound 324c Beef Rounds and Quarters at very low prices. BUTTER Best Creamery bulk, per lb. only 5®c SOAP Let us sell you a box of soap this week arid save you from $1.00 to $3.00, GROCERIES 9e 9c 9c 9c 9c Peas, Habit brand, can.. Hominy, large can.. . ._ Hebe Can Milk, tall can_ Old Dutch Cleanser, can Star Sal Soda, can_ _. _ _ Heinze's Apple Butter, large jar 49c Dr. Prices Baking Powder. 19c Shooting Star Salmon, pink 19c Savoy, Celon and India Tea, reg. 50c, special at. ..--.39c LARD The best Lard on the mar­ k e t , a t p e r p o u n d . - - - 2 7 1 2 c BUTTERINE the best brands, lb__39£c -You can always find a large assortment of Fruits and Vege­ tables here On Fridays and Saturdays. Elgin and Janesville Bakery Goods. Water Street Store & Market 'PHONE 26 ADAHS BROS. PI'HENRY Bring your Ford car here when it needs to be "tuned up" or repaired. We guarantee the most reliable work; the genuine Ford- made materials and to ask Ford prices. It is our business to know all about Ford cars and we have the necessary equipment with competent workmen and promise you prompt attention at all times. When you want to buy a Ford car come here. Run­ about, $345; Touring Car, $360; Coupelet, $505; Town Car, $595; Sedan, $645; One- Ton Truck Chassis, $600--all f. o. b. De­ troit. STAR GARAGE 'Phone St R. Knox, Prop. McHenry HmMis