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SPRING GROVE TBS MBBBMST PLUHDSALXK, THUBSDAT, 2* ik-*1" *S«i,-i.» » . . * " W'fX Mfes Edith Cole of Chicago mi a Thursday and Friday guest at the Mrs. J. C. Furlong home. Miss Katie Keefer spent the past «*ek in the city with relatives. s Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Oxtoby spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Butler. > Mrs. Peter M. May and daughter, Mrs. Emma Kattner, motored t® Johnsburg Friday and called on Mr 4*d Mrs. William May. Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Duleck motored to Rich- HK>nd Thursday afternoon. Martin Weber filled his ice house Monday with twelve inch ice. Louis Bell of Ringwood spent a few • days with his sister, Mrs. Bertha Esh. Oh Thursday he left for a few days gfcay at Watertown with Mr. and Mrs. ©en Esh and family. Mrs. Jennie Oxtoby entertained the Evening Five Hundred club at her k»me Tuesday evening. Five hundred was the amusement of the evening. Prizes were won by Mrs. S. Robb, first; Mrs. Tillie Oxtoby, second; Miss £thel Northon, third; Mrs. Liljie May, consolation. Mr. and Mrs. Math Nimsgrem and •on, Lawrence, motored to Kenosha, Thursday and called on Mr. and Mrs. Daygon. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hoffman of Willmette and Mrs. Gertrude Justen and two children of Ringwood were Thursday afternoon guests of Mrs. Mike Raoen. ..Joe Brown and N. N. Weber were ^Ijhicago passengers Tuesday. Arthur Kattner and N. N. Weber were among those from here who attended the boxing match at McHenry Wednesday evening. j Mrs. Mark Pierce and Miss Flora wmond attended the pot luck dinner iH Solon Mills Wednesday. Miss Agnes Weber and Mrs. Joseph ffe-own motored to McHenry Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Earnie Kattner of tchmond spent the week-end here th relatives. Mrs. Thomas McEfferty and Mrs. flna Sweet motored to Waukegan on ednesday. Reid Carr and H. E. Cornish trana cted business in Richmond Monday The senatorial section of the special session of the general assembly has at last concluded that Governor Small's bills providing for a stalewide and legislative primary election In April should pass. The bills passed the senate by ah emergency vote n few days sigo ami will co to the house soon for a final showdown to de ter, mine whether the test at the poll* will be in the spring or full. The assembly adjourned until February 7. The hills, over which there hns beer a general mlxup since the special .session opened, were called on their passage by Senator Richard Meents Aslikum. The legislative bill was the first to be considered and the roll cull showed thirty-six affirmative voles, two over the required number for an emergency. One voted In opposition with three Republicans not voting. A majority of the Democrats were silent on roll call. Theftx came the statewide primary bill, which received thirty-five votes, one over the re quired number. There was no opposing vote recorded, the Democrat? again declining to be recorded. The resultant senate action now puts the proposition directly up to the house, but many are of the opinion that the Supreme court will have de cided it ere they return to Springfield orning. . ; (Mrs. Mike Rauen entertained the j|fternoon Five Hundred club at her Irene Thursday afternoon. Prizes Were won by Mrs. S. Robb, first; Mrs. J. Freund, second; Miss Ethel Nor- §Dn, third; Miss Regina Rauen, eonjplatlon. _ -l_nJ-u-Lr_1 nnr- i-OJWl McHENRY GRAVEL & v EXCAVATING CO. A. P. Freund, Prop. : , |U>ad Building and Excavating Fv' of Every Description Estimates Furnished on " , Request Jligh-grade Gravel Delivered > V at any time--large or small ^ orders given prompt attention jphone 654-M-2 McHenry When the general assembly of Illinois says "stop," It means stop, and when It says- "full stop." no douhi should remain in the minds of the officers as the exact Interpretation, In the opinion of Attorney General Oscar EL Carlstrom. For the elucidation of the state's attorney at Princeton, Carlstrom has given his Interpretation of the law requiring motor vehicles to stop when they drive In from a cross street upon a state highway running through a town or city. The state'? attorney wished to know If a driver approaching such an Intersection should only slow down and make sure that the way Is clear would he liable to prosecution even though no elements of reckless driving entered In. He suggested that a driver could change gears, look up and down, and then proceed, If no cars were approaching. ' The attorney general's reply wasjjin one paragraph: "The law states In clear^ plain lan guage that the driver of an automobile must come to a full stop, regard less of directions which give the right of way to vehicles on said ^highwaj. Therefore no other construction can be given the language except the plain, ordinary meaning. As you will notice, the legislature did not say you must come to a stop, but you must come to a full stop." a W. KLONTZ, M. D. Physician and Surgeon : {Also treating all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and doing Refraction) Office Honrs--8 to 9 a. m., 2 to 4 and " • 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays by Appointment Office at Residence, Waukegan Road. fnone 181 McHenry, HL WM. M. CARROLL Lawyer with Kent & Cwapaay Every Wednesday 8 McHeary. IB. telephone No. 108-R. Stoffel & Reihansperger Insurance agents for all classes of property in the best companies. WEST McHENRY. :: ILLINOIS Hmne W^K. 1ft 8CHAKFEB . Draying McHENRY, ILLINOIS lasare-h Snre-Issarance WITH The year 1927 was the wettest In the fifty years that statewide United States weather bureau records have been prepared, according to the an nual weather summary for Illinois Issued a few days ago by Clarence J Root, meteorologist In charge of the Springfield office of the United States weather bureau. That the absolute minimum temperature. 34 degrees below zero, was the lowest ever recorded In Illinois, also was stated lu the report which fol lows In part: The year was characterized by many features, described In the monthly numbers, among them, excessive rains floods, and destructive local storms. The larger streams were In flood dur Ing most of the first six months, and In December also. Destructive storms were especially numerous in April and May; the St. Louis tornado occurred In September. Seeding of corn and oats was great ly delayed as a result of wet weather considerable contemplated oats being abandoned. Droughty conditions ob tained In thQ northern division in July and August. September was favor able -for corn, but husking was delayed in November. Sixty per cent c-f the year's precipitation occurred doling the croj^growing season. •Farmers of the future, now students In vocational agricultural classes, will be better prepared, and therefore more capable, than their fathers," Stillman J. Stanard. director of ugriculture, told 150 contestants In the dairy cattle judging contest held at Marlon, In conjunction with the annual exposition of the Illinois State Dairymen's association. "Illinois will look to yon high school boys for an improvement In the farming methods of the state," the speaker added. "You have opportunities that were denied. Let us hope you make the best of them." In the contest, 15 schools from as many southern Illinois cities vied for prizes. First honors, and a silver cup were won by Metropolis students, scoring 062 of a possible 750 points. Marlon placed second with one point less. Equality, Eldorado, ML Vernon and Herrin high schools teams finished In the order named. The state board of vocational agricultural instruction, through Frank Makepeace, state contest manager, conducted this feature of the dairymen's convention. At the conclusion of the contest, Prof. R. E. Caldwell, of Milwaukee, demonstrated the methods used Jn selecting profitable dairy animals. Throughout the three days of the meeting, speakers of national fame as dairy authorities discussed the various phases of the dairy farmers' problems. The association, during the convention, gained aproximately 1,000 members in the southern end of Illinois, denoting an Increased Interest In the dairy industry. Seventeen Illinois cities have made application to the directors of the state association for the 1929 convention. In the election of officers, W. S. O'Halr was returned to the office of president; George Caven, Chicago, was selected vice president, and Stillman J. Stanard, secretary, Chas. Foss, of Freeport, remains as treasurer. Construction of a dairy building on the state fair grounds at a cost of approximately $250,000 is under consideration as a part of Governor Small's program to make the Illinois expedition grounds the most attractive In the country. The appropriation for the new structure was made at the last sessiou of the general assembly, and architects have been working on plans and specifications. Whether the building will be erected this year and be in readiness for the opening of the Illinois state fair next August has not been determined. The tentative location is across the road from the coliseum and will be large enough to house practically the entire dairy show of the exposition, which Is one of the largest of any show In the Middle West. The appropriation for the building was included In the appropriations to the state department of agriculture of which S. J. Stanard Is director. The building is another of the series planned by the governor a few years ago when he outlined plans for the construction of the new grandstand and race track, which were completed and used for the first time last year, when record crowds attended the exposition. Following the fair, a number of other minor Improvenjents were made, including the landscaping near the new grandstand, and also a drive on the outside of Jhe race track. The race course has been pronounced by horsemen as the fastest In the country. Should It be decided that the new building will be erected this year, the contract will be let at the earliest possible date so that It will be In readiness for occupancy a week or two before the fair. Wm.G. Schreiner L Auctioneering OFFICE AT RESIDENCE Phone W-R McHENRY, ILL For BETTER GLASSES BETTER VISION BETTER SERVICE See DR. HENRY FREUND Optometrist Pries Bide. McHenry, Illinois. < > Hoars: 7 to 9 p. a. except Sat- ' 1 orday; Wednesdays 9 a. m. to * • p. m. Phones. . Office McHenry 181 <1 Residence, McHenry ITS. IIIIIMIUIMMMMMMM Hard roads and agriculture were subjects discussed by Governor Small at a gathering held at Zion City a. few days ago to urge construction of highways in Lake county. The governor was a luncheon guest and following his address. Col. C. R. Miller, director of tbe state department of public works and buildings, and Frank T. Sheets, chief highway en gineer, beard arguments of locations of various road routes. In the course of his address Governor Small went on record in favor of federal legislation for the farmer. He said that there were many farmers who own their ow^,farms or have them nearly paid for who have other employment to earn enough money t<» pay their taxes and^the Interest on their debts. XASTE TEST-WEST ICE CREAM GUIDE Toaim Precis# Ins Gauging Quality. Washington.--The human tongue is a better scientific Instrument than It Is usually credited with being, at least so far as the great American dish, ice cream, Is concerned. Recent experiments made by the United States Department of Agriculture indicate a rather close correspondence between the '"taste test" of a large number of persons and the more precise determinations of quality made by,instrumental means. The first test Involved three Ice creams of varying butterfat content. These, containing 18, 15 and 12 pei1 cent, were fed to fifty dairy purchasers fdr a period of ten days. In each instance freezing and hardening conditions were alike, the consumer changing his choice at will. The result was thst 82 per cent of the samplers favored the Ice cream of 18 per cent butterfat content The second test proposed to show whether or not sugar strongly affects the palatablllty of Ice cream. An experiment was made with mixes containing 19, 16 and 13 per cent of cane sugar. About 90 per cent of the consumers preferred the 16 per cent composition. The third experiment tested the effect of nonfat milk solids on the palatablllty of Ice cream. For a period of six weeks three mixes of 12, 9 and 6 per cent nonfat milk solids were sold. More than 80 per cent'of the 1,185 sales showed a preference for a 9 per cent nonfat milk solid rather than the commercial Ice cream with but 6 per cent A debated point among ice cream magnates concerns the popularity of Ice cream containing gelatin. Por years It was used as a stabilizer, that Is, to prevent the ready formation of Ice crystals. Nowadays Iceless refrigeration eliminates that possibility, so many manufacturers do without gelatin altogether. Yet some persons prefer the smooth taste gelatin gives to Ice cream. Indeed, experiment 4 showed that some. 63 per cent of 394 purchasers preferred Ice cream with 1 per cent gelatin. Twenty-three per cent wanted Ice cream entirely without It and the others Insisted on a content of 0.5 per cent Contracts let on new building and engineering work in Illinois during the last year amounted to $776,153,300, and In Chicago to $501,952,500. For both the state of Illinois and the capital city, the 1927 figure was the highest yearly contract total on record. In the state there was an Increase of 18 per cent over the 1926 record and Springfield shewed a gain of 13 per cent over its 1926 construction record. Analysis of the year's record for Illinois showed that residential building amounting to $406,405,200 was still the leading type of construction In this district. Commercial buildings took second place with $108,802,900, and public utilities and works ran a dose third with $101,928,800. During December there was $82,- 637,400 worth of new ^construction work started in Illinois. Of this amount $66,255,400 was for work started in Chicago. The state's record was the highest December contract total ever recorded for Illinois. It was 53 per cent ahead of the November record, as well as 81 per cent over the total for December. 1926. England Has Biggest Flying Boat in Wortd Hull, England.--England's newest tnllltary airplane Is a veritable battleship of the air. It Is the largest flying ship In the world, one of the wings alone being almost large enough to provide a landing place for a light airplane. The hull Is of duralumin and stainless steel. Christened the Iris II, the huge flying boat takes off from the water at a speed of 50 knots. In its hull are ample quarters and sleeping accom modations for a crew of five. Bunks can be folded up when not In use. The radio operator's room Is a separate noise-proof compartment The dreadnought of the skies Is equipped with large fresh-water storage tanks and carries an electrical cooking apparatus. It can remain in the air 14 hours and can cruise in the air or remain at her moorings nine months out of the year. Twice Toldp Tales --mmrn--m * + • Interesting Bits of rfews Taken „ From the Columns of the r Fifty Mriput •five Tear* ^ V? Ago ' 4 - -I - February, 1878 The chattle mortgage sale of Neville against Rowson, which was advertised in the Plaindealer, did not come off as advertised, for the reason that when the auctioneers and other parties arrived at the place of the sale they found that the cattle, horses and other articles had been run off the night before into Wisconsiin. There was evidently a "nigger in that pile of rails," but who the party was we are uninformed. The McHenry Cornet Band are again practicing one evening a week, and show an improvement seldom found iu a band of its age and practice. They last week received several pieces of new music which they played off at first sight equal to any old band. As we have said before, they have few equals and no superiors, and with practice will be equal to the best in the northwest. E. A. Shedd A Co., are still at work with a full force of hands, on the Pond, and their large ice houses are rapidly being filled, two sections being already full. Since they commenced here they have shipped betwee five and six hundred cars of ice, working from sixty to one hundred and ten men each day. The ice taken out has been on an average of from seven to nine inches. Best gingham, 8 and 9 cents; twobutton kid gloves, 75 cents; ladies' felt skirts, $1.15; men's suits, $7.50{ men's overcoats, $15.00 and a foil line of youths' and boys' suits at corresponding reductions. February, 194S On the Elgin market, butter ruled firm at 25 cents on the board of trade. The offerings were but 1,500 pounds. On Monday John Claxton shipped to the Chicago market seventy-five fine hogs and nineteen head of cattle, all of his own raising. It was a good bunch of stock and brought M*r. Claxton his just reward in coin. Agent Buss assures us that there is little doubt about a new depot being built here this spring. The foreman of the building department was in McHenry last week and stated that all preparations are being made to commence the work. So be it. You*, could patronize department stores and mail order houses all your life and never find better bargains in honest goods than S. S. Chapell is offering this week. Large quantities of winter goods are actually being offered at 75 cents on the $1. Read his ad, then go see the goods. M. L. Worts, proprietor of the Buffalo House at Lily Lake, is now manufacturing a fine quality of pop and is also bottling the Buffalo mineral water in the form of high grade beverages. Teacher: "Jametj canjroa city in Alaska?" i James: "No^mW ' ^ Teacher: 1Mrrect"-~Qpen Road. irfc It Takes Money ^ <5 to Make Money W 4V'-v ' r; - • * ^ £i a maxim often quoted by the man who has never made any. Yet very few wealthy men have started their jives as capitalists. Most of them have begun their careers as wage-earners--and accumulated their first capital by saving from their^wafes. } A savings account in this bank may start yoa on th# to fiftaraaa) independence. Rivif Valley State Bank Prices Reduced We have a laij« sto«k of all sizes, on hand which will be sold at a reduced price. Now is the time to buv tires--they are the cheapest they have ever been. Batteries are also reduced for a limited time. All Vulcanizing Guaranteed. Tires and Tubes and Accessories, Oar Batteries, all sixes, Radio •, B and 0 Batteries WALTER J. FREUND Tire and Tube Repairing, Vulcanizing, Battery Charging- and Repairing West McHenry, Illinois The present generation is not going to the dogs, according to a survey Just conducted by the state department of public welfare. Embracing sevpn Institutions, three of which are penal, one reformatory ind three corrective, showing a total of 3,373 received during the fiscal vear 1!>26, the average age of the Inmiites increased approximately six months over the previous year and .pproximately one year over the aver- 't;p as shown for 192£. For the year the average age Is, given a HERMAN J. 80HAEFBR Moving and Distanoe Wanting Honorable L. L. Emmerson, secretary of state, displayed the first copies of the 1927 Blue Book a few days ago. This is the largest and most complete Blue Book ever produced in the State of Illinois and Mr. Emmerson is to be highly complimented apon its appearance. Outlying portions of WaverTy, Morgan county, which were withdrawn from the municipality under the law of 1879, will not have to pay municipal taxes because the law authorizing, the withdrawal was repealed, according to an opinion given State's Attorney Hugh Green, Morgan county, by Attorney General Oscar E. Carlstrom. The law providing for the dlscon necting of unsubdlvided portions of cities and villages was repealed In 1901. But before Its repeal, certain portions of Waverly withdrew from the tax paying sections. Fair and Warmer Cape May, N. J.--Miss Dolores Dor- ; man, 20, is known as "little fair and warmer." She is an official weather observer for the United States, and when not making observations and deductions, finds time to play the violin, ride horseback, dance and swim. German, Jailed, Says He Was French Spy Detroit.--A tale of a nativeborn German, that he served as a French spy during the World war, was before authorities here, with the arrest of Carl H. Eifles, confessed impersonator of a Seattle (Wash.) physician, and his arraignment on a charge of practicing medicine without a license. Eiies, who is said to have performed 30 major operations here, was held in the county Jail in default of $2,000 bond after pleading guilty. Arrested under the name of Dr. Ernest Flchme, graduate of a German university, Eifles confessed that he came to Detroit and assumed the name after leaving North Dakota, where he practiced in towns under the names of Dr. Maximilian N. Schneller, Dr. V. D. Whepon, Dr. William Sauer, Dr. John L. Refferty, Dr. S. Terstel and Dr. Rudolph Young. Eifles, who claims he was graduated from a Berlin medical school, told James A Chenot, chief assistant prose cutlng attorney, that at the out break of the World war he offered his services to the French secret service, since he was not in sympathy with tbe German military system. During the conflict, he added, he spent some time behind the German lines, serving as an agitator, and on1 one occasion caused a near mutiny In two regiments by his propaganda. "Hot Muffins and Syrup Phone ltt-R McHenry, HBnok JANE McALISTER : t !! SCHOOL 07 NURSING Victory Memorial Hospital Waukegan Offers a three-year course leading to degree R. N. Next class enters Feb. 1st. For information apply to Principal of SohooL Speed of Thought The speed of thoughi naturally .Jea. A mentally-alert person will vww ate a thought in a tenth of a second; ordinary folk take a third, and dull peopla^ a whole second-^ % ~ Hi i ' ill. •' •, . ThmUmH be trae that tbe law gfaee * right to epea his wlftfa let It Aeaant Welcome news to the children- r-and to lather, too. It's a wise mother who tempts ." - '*• -- prc-, . • the apjpetite *>f hei| family with home-made pies, cakes, waffles, biscuits--and bread. The mothers of this community have been making these for years with EARLY RISER FLOUR a home manufactured product Ask Your Grocer to Deliver a Sack Today • letters. pfmk lug wlfri w. a. Phone 92-R Wm. Spencer, Prop. West McHenry , c ^ - - - , s;