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- y A s * ^ ; ¥ w ' > ; ;7 X . r ^ ^ ^ i • • m iv . /. ," 1 A i->," - > - • -i'i^, iL?». !* -- *«4** . ^ ***«« , *.f ' % 't ?V\I; :i k"t '^'",.r/?>„> V;*W ' ;• xj» fiOLUMBXLV MoHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. ^rtTl?® Srt. L«l» NO. * QUARTER OF A CENTURY Clipped Fran The Plaindeeler •'-•« «C Tworty-fiTe Year* Ag» -- May 23, 1894 '•John Hauprish has been on the sick Bit the past week. Decoration day services will be held in McHenry under the auspices of McHenry Post, G. A. R. Robt. Green, an old and highly respected citizen of this county, died at his residence west of town Tuesday* . V • - • • Dr. C. H. Fegers cayae out. last week with a spanking fine new surrey and now has the finest turnout ,U» town. : 'Smith & Son have sold their feed, M*1 and lime business, together with their warehouse in this village, to the Wilbur Lumber company. Wm. Sternberger and Mr- Glosson, representing the Saip Brewing company of Chicago, wete here last week, making arrangements to open a branch depot in this village. Anton JSngeln has been treating his building to a coat of paint on the outside, which much improves its appearance. He has the handsomest front to be found in our village. John Neiss was the artist. We have been treated tb all kinds of weather the pa§t week. Snow on Wednesday, hail on Thursday and rain very day since, with regular November temperature all the time. For the month of May it is remarkable. The G; A. R. post of cthis village with quite a number of others from here attended memorial services at Ringwood on Sunday last. The services were held in the Methodist church, Rev. Wm. Nickle delivering the address. F. M. Goodman, professor in the Chicago College of Pharmacy, was in our village last week, looking for a location to put up a residence and conservatory. He proposes to put up a residence worth about $5,000 and a conservatory in connection. Our citizens were shocked and grieved on Thursday morning last to learn that Joseph Buch, second son of John J. Buch, aged S years and 11 months, had been accidentally drowned the evening before. It appears the little fellow had, unknown to his parents, been playing on the pier at the rear of the resideftce and had lost his balance and fallen in and no one being near he drowned. REMEMBER THE RUES! !£C AT WOODSTOCK, ILL. Harry Dunntll, Bert Dunnill and Mat Pitzen attended the shoot in Chicago last week and from the scores they were right up near the head with the professionals. McHenry and Fox Lake can produce as, good shots as any in the country. During the hail storm on Thursday last a hail stone was picked up in front of our office that measured 2%x4% inches. The damage to fruit trees aijd gardens was considerable, while sky lights and windows in different parts of the village suffered to a considerable extant. - May 9, 1894 ' Sv/ I sell farms D. F. Quinlaii. " ' becoration day will be observed by the G. A. R. post of this village. Fred Weinland was around Tuesday walking on stilts, cause an eight pound girl arrived at his home en Monday. The heavy rains the past week have put a stop to fishing, the roiley water making it impossible io catch only an occasional one. E. A. Golding was over Monday and took the steamer "Princess," which he had purchased, to Wauconda, where she will be run as a pleasure boat on Bang's lake. The McHenry merchants are doing a poo«l business this spring. This is evident from the manner in which .hey advertise and let the people know what they have for them. Travel, to the lakes has commenced early this season and already • ii;ita a number of families have located in their summer cottages for the season, The out look is good for a large lake travel this season. We were visited on Saturday night with one of the most severe thunder storms that has been known here for years. The rain came down in torrents, the lightning was terrific and taken all in all it was a terrible night. The preliminaries for letting the contract for building the new school house have been satisfactorily completed and workmen will commence excavating for the foundation. It is to be built of McHenry brick and finished in a style second to none. At the regular meeting of the village board on Monday evening the following appointments were made for the coming year: Marshals, John Walsh and Math. Niesen; street commissioner, Wm. Schreiner; treasurer, Geo. G. Smith; village attorney, H. C. Mead; board of health, Dr. 0 J. Howard, Anton Weber and L. E. Bennett. I sell farms. D, F. Quinlan. WEEKLY PERSONAL ITEMS COMKRS AN1) GOERS OF A WEEK IN OlIR IUJSY VILLAGE FARMERS ORGANIZATION NEEDS YOU Farmers have never had a word to say about the price they should receive for their products, or tip pricetke# shall pay for supplies. . 1 Farmers organized into county units, and these county units into state units, and the different states into one solid national federation of farmers, will make the business of farming respected and secure the rights of agriculturists, ' Between June 30 and July 19, 1919, a State Solicitor, in company with one of your neighbors, will call upon every farmer and land owner in McHenry county and ask them to join both the County and the St^te Organizations. • • • „ . L We hope that McHenry County has not one Farmer Slacker Illinois Agricultural Association ^ (State Organization) ^ McHenry: County Soil Improvement Assn. (Court House, Woodstock, 111.) Aa Seen by IMaindealer Reporters,and Handed Into Chir Oflce by Our Frirndt* " M iss Inez Bacon spent Saturday last at Elgin. J. W. Smith transacted business in Chicago Monday. L. A. Erickson transacted business In Chicago Tuesday. Fred and Stephen Adams were Chicago visitors Monday. Everett Hunter transacted, business in the windy city Monday. R. T. Wray was among the Chicago passengers Monday morning. G. C. Berber attended to business matters in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin spent Monday in the metropolitan city. Al. Krause was among the business visitors in Chicago Tuesday.1 Atty. A. H. Pouse boarded the Chicago train last Friday evening. Mrs. Geo. H. Johnson passed last Thursday in the metropolitan city. Ray Walsh and friend of Ingleside were McHenry -visitors Saturday evening. Mrs. C. W. Sten'ger and daughter, Margaret, were Chicago visitors last Friday. Albert Barbian was among the Chicago passengers last Saturday morning. Peter J. Heimer attended to business matters in the metropolitan city Monday. Simon StofFel is attending to business matters at St. Cloud and Richmond* Minn. * Jos. W. Rothermel attended to matters of a business nature in Chicago Tuesday. Dr. C. H. Fegers and Miss Eleanor McGee were Burlington, Wis., visitors last Thursday. . ' • Miss Jennie Mae Cooley is spending several weeks as the guest of relatives at Naperville. Miss Alta Hutson of Woodstock passed several days last week as the guest of relatives here. Mrs. W. F. Vogt and daughter, Elizabeth, passed Friday of last week in the metropolitan city. Dr. D. G. Wells visited his wife, who is confinecbin the West Side hospital in Chicago, on Tuesday. Chas. G. Buss of Chicago spent Sunday as a guest in the home of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Buss. t Mrs. J. C. Bickler and son, Carl, were among those to board the Chicago train last Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Siperly and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hobart of Woodstock visited, McHenry friends Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Freund and daughter, Lenore, and Mathias Miller were visitors at Wooster Lake Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Erickson and daughter, Charlotte Louise, were visitors at Kenosha, Wis.,- one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Karls and daughter, Evelyn, of Woodstock spent the week end as the guest of McHenry relatives. Mrs. £has. Wesley-Wonch of Waukegan passed the week end as a guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fay. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bonslett of Chicago were week end guests in the home of the former's mother, Mrs. Margaret Bonslett. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Granger of Chicago are spending the week al the Granger cottage on Fox river south of this village. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Meslein and children of Chicago were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Oertel and family. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Landwer and son of Barrington passed the week end as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer here. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Whiting and daughter, Loraine, of Lake Geneva, Wis., were guests of relatives here over the week end. Misses Mary Bonslett, Nellie Doherty and Frances Knox left Monday for DeKalb, where they have entered the normal for the summer. Miss Elola Boyle passed several days this week as the guest of relatives at Whiting, Ind., where she attended the Muldoon-Julier wedding. Mr. and Mrs. John Aylward motored up from Elgin last Sunday morning and passed the day as the guests of relatives in McHenry and vicinity. Miss Helen Froehlich and Geo. Penny of Winnebago, Minn., passed several days this week as guests in the home of the former's brother, Dr. A. I. Froehlich, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Owen of Chicago were Sunday guests in the home of the former's mother, Mrs. E. M. Owen. They came to assist in making Mrs. Owen's birthday anniversary a pleasant one. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Claxton and family motored to Elgin last Sunday, where they visited Miss Ruby Claxton, who is confined at Sherman hospital, recovering from the effects of a recedt operation lor appendicitis. Mrs. J. E. Wheeler passed Saturday in Elgin. Mrs. John F. Miller passed Saturday last in Elgin. Mrs. Chas. L. Page was an Elgin visitor last Saturday. Mrs. F. E. Boger spent last wee^ Friday in the metropolitan city. Mrs. Mary Givens and Mrs. Chas. Unti were county beat visitors Tuesday. .• Misses Gladys Van Natta and Ella Newman were Elgin visitors Wednesday. • Miss Delia Conway of Elgin spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry relatives. Edward Brefeld of Chicago spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J Brefeld^ ; W. J. Donavin and C J. Reihansperger attended to business matters in Chicago ^Tuesday. Misses Vera StofTel and Theresa Knox attended the home-coming celebration at Algonquin last Thursday. Mrs. Chas. Newman and son, Ray- J mond, of Woodstock spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Linus F. Newman. Miss Lena Stoffel passed the latber part of last week as the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. C. Westfall, in Cil* cag</> t Miss Anna Braid of Rockford ff"- spending the week as the guest of her nephew, Louis A. Erickson, and family. Mrs. Jos. Schreiner at Chicago spent a few days.last week as a gmat^ in the home of -Mr. and Mrs. J*aw Revor. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago was a week end guest in the home of Mi parents, Postmaster and Mrs. T. JL Walsh. ' Ferdinand Frett of Chicago spettt % Sunday with his family/ who have ' ;\a ^ again taken up their home here far the summer. I sell farms. D. F. Quinlan. ' , n Just June Brides Can Buy "Chesterfield Outfits" o* Says Leatk Elgin, 79-74 Grove Ave. Rockford. Opposite Court 1 Dubuque, S74-5IH Main Su Aurora, 31-3J Island Ave. Free port. I&f-IM Galena M. 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