W. Fisher, is building a new barn in
 the rear of his market.

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  Rev. Arvedson, of Algonquin, held
 Episcopal services in this village on
 Sunday, morning last

*****
  Mrs. L. McIntosh gave readings at
 the Universalist Church, in this vil-
 lage on Sunday and Monday evenings.

_____________________

  Geo. Schreiner has put in a hand-
  some new Pool Table, at his Restaurant,
  opposite the Parker House.
_____________________

Rev. Mr. Hughes, Pastor of the M.
E. Church in this village and Ringwood,
made our sanctum a very pleasant call
on Saturday.
~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~

  The Free Methodist of the Fox River
 District have given notice that they
 will hold a Camp Meeting one mile 
  West of the village of Union, commenc-
   ing August 18th, and continue one week.

^^^^^^
           EPITAPHS show the wit of the living
           more than the virtues of the dead.
           Obituary poetry the stupidity of the
           living, and of all things the editor has
           to contend with, is the most stubborn.

^^^^^^^

On Monday next August 16th it will
 be lawful to shoot Prarie Chickens, and
sportsman are burnishing up their fire
arms preparatory to opening the cam-
paign. It is said that they are quite
plenty this season.
____________________

           H. D. Holmes, in Howe's Block, has
           just put in a new Billiard and Pool 
           Table. They are of the latest style,
           and are said by those who handle the
           cue to be No. 1. See card in another
           column.
____________________

The mail train from the South, due
here at 7:10 P. M. did not arrive on
Saturday evening until 10 o'clock. We
understand the delay was caused by a
freight train off the track between
Crystal Lake and Chicago.

* * * * *

         Who has woe? Who has the night
           mare? They that read other men's
           papers; they that go out of town to get
           their printing done, and thus pay more
           for it than they would be obliged to do
           at home. But then we have no such
           men in McHenry.

 * * * * * 
 We would call the attention of our
 readers to the railroad time table at
  the head of the local page of this pa-
 per. It willbe our aim to keep this ta-
 ble always correct, so that parties wish-
 ing to take a train, can, by consulting
 the Plaindealer tell exactly at what
 time the trains will depart.

+++++++
   We notice by our exchanges that 
     "Gofle" who failed for want of an au-
     dience to Lecture in this place last
     week, has also been "dead beating" the
     Hotels and printers quite extensively
     in different parts of the country. Pass
     him around gentleman. He will get to
      the end of his rope ere long.

++++++++

 Quite a large party of ladies and gen-
  tleman from this village, Woodstock,
 Evanston and Chicago, made a trip to
  Fox Lake on the steamer, Thursday 
 last. The day was pleasant and all re-
  port a good time. As business called
  us in another direction, we were unable 
 to accept the invitation to accompany
 the party.
___________

  We noticed two urchins in angry dis-
   pute on the street the other day. They
    did not do much pummeling however,
     but both appeared to have imbibed
     large doses of jaw-lip. Boys should be
     more careful about quarreling, for it is
     setting bad examples before the quiet
    canines and felines.
____________

 John M. Smith, will open his new
 Store near the Depot this week. This
 store will be under the charge of Geo.
 Gage. He intends keeping a full
 stock of Hardware,&c, in both stores,
 and will be able to accomodate the
 buying public with anything in his line
 at either store.
 

    Railroad Time Table

GOING SOUTH

Geneva Lake Passenger..............7:25 A. M.
Ciscoette Passenger................8:37 A. M.
Geneva Lakes Freight...............1:35 P. M.
Express Passenger..................4:45 P. M.

    GOING NORTH
Geneva Lake Freight...............10:00 A. M.
Express Passenger.................11:17 A. M.
Ciscoette Passenger................5:45 P. M.
Geneva Lake Passenger..............7:10 P. M.

McHenry Plaindealer, Aug 11, 1875, VolI No2*

 McHenry Pickle Factory

  The McHenry Pickle Works were es-
    tablished in the Spring of 1874, with a
    capital of $12,000. The main building
    put up is 40x80, with shed room 75x150
    feet. They last year built fifty cube
    each with a capacity of about 500 bush-
    els, and contracted for 200 acres of pro-
    duce, but owing to the dry season only
    thirty-six tubs were filled. Thes Pick-
    les were sold, part in brine and the 
    balance in the vinegar, and were pro-
    nounced by dealers as the best in the 
    market. Mr. J. F. Welsh, the manufac-
    turer, ia an experienced man in the busi-
    ness, and the McHenry Pickle Company
    are extremely fortunate in being able
    to secure his services. Notwithstand-
    ing the unfavorable season, the Factory
    done a business of about $20,000. This
    year they are putting in twenty more
    tubs, and have contracted for 225 acres
    of cucumbers, besides twenty-five acres
    for mixed Pickles, such as cabbage,
    cauliflower, tomatoes, onions,&c. The
    Factory is run on the most economical
    plan, is located near the railroad, and
    bids fair to become one of the thriving
    institutions of McHenry. It is not the 
    aim of the others of the company to 
    make a big show, but to run the Factory
    an a plan that will be of the most ben-
    efit to the stockholders and the people
    generally in its immediate vicinity.
    That they have succeded so far is evi-
    denced by the ready sale and popularity
    of their goods. For the amount of
    capital invested we think there is no in-
    stitution of the kind in the West that is
    in a more flourishing condition, or
    whose prospects for the future look
    brighter. The names of the officers
    are as follows: President, S. H. Walk-
    er. Secretary, Geo. A. Bucklin. Di-
    rectors, S. H. Walker, E. M. Owen, C.
    B. Curtis, A. H. Hanley, Casper Adams.
 
 

 We learn that some scoundrel entered
   the barn of Patrick Falen, who resides
 in the South part of this village, one
  night last week, poisoned his horse and
 cut a young colt with a knife so badly
 that he will be entirely ruined. Mr.
 Falen offers a reward of $50 for the de-
 tection of the villian. Any one who
  would do so dastardly an act deserves to
 be punished in such a manner that it
  would prove a warning to others of like
  tendancies.

            The McHenry Public School will
            open the Fall Term September 6th,
            with S. D. Baldwin as Principal, and
            Miss Lola Bishop and Oliver Owen,Jr.,
            as assistant Teachers. Mr. Baldwin is
            one of the best Teachers in the county,
            and the citizens of McHenry can rest
            assured of having one of the best
            schools the coming year.

           The Base Ball game which was an-
           nounced to take place in this village on
           Friday last, between the "Spring City"
           Club of Woodstock and the "Bashful
           Boys" of this village, did not come off
           from the fact that the Spring City
           Club failed to put in an appearance.
           We presume the game will be played
           some time next week, although we are
           not advised as to the day.

       Lovers of Fine Art would do well
          to call at the residence of O. W. Owen
          and see the fine Oil Paintings, the work
          of his eldest daughter. The people of
          McHenry should be proud of their
          home Artist, and encourage her by
          their generous patronage. She shows
          great talent for one so young. The
          Portrait of Mrs. Williams, sister of
          Mrs. Anderson Murphy, of Woodstock,
          will be there for a few days. Do not
          fail to see it. As a Portrait it is
          perfect, and as a work of art it is 
          simply splendid. She has a choice col-
          lection of Paintings, among them a fine
          Painting of a horse for Newell Colby; one
          of a dog for Fidelity Bank, Chicago
          and others of rare merit. Again we say
          we have great reason to be proud of our
          young Artist.

         Resided In McHenry For a Period of
              Seventy-three Years

            Henry M. McOmber,who passed
          away at his home here on Tuesday,
          March 29, 1910, was born at Coles-
          ville,Broome County, N. Y.,February
          27, 1825. He came to this village
          with his parents in June of the year
          1837 and has resided here continually
          ever since, a period of seventy-three
          years.
            The journey from his birthplace to 
          McHenry was made by wagon,years before 
          the advent of the railroad. The trip to
          McHenry one can easily imagine was a 
          long and weary one. From the old home 
          the family crossed the Niagra River into 
          Canada and passed on to Windsor, where
          they again entered the States at Detroit.
          They then crossed Michigan,through northern
          Indiana to McHenry, where they arrived in
          June, 1837. At that time there was no
          road from Wheeling, Ill., to this place,
          but a large letter "H" had been cut into 
          the bark of trees to donate highways.
          When McHenry was reached the place contained
          only a few log cabins and was inhabited by
          such early arrivals as Dr. Christy G. Wheeler.
          The McOmber family's first place of residence
          in McHenry was a log cabin that occupied a
          site near the present mill dam.
            The first school that the subject of our
          sketch attended was in what was in those days
          known as Brown's log tavern, taught by one 
          Arculas Sias. As was the custom in those days, 
          there was a bar in one end of the tavern,
          while school was kept in the other.Among
          the school books used were the old Columbian
          speller and English reader, which the deceased
          had carefully preserved as precious relics.
          He next attended school in a small frame
          house kept by Rev. Joel Wheeler, which stood
          where the residence of Jacob Justen now stands.
          Among the scholars attending the school was
          Miss Emma Thomas, who boarded with Mr. 
         Wheeler, and who afterwards became the wife of 
          the deceased, the wedding taking place in 
          February,1847.
          Dr. H.T.Brown and Webster and Allen Colby
          were also among the pupils of the same school.
            His playmates during school days were to a 
          great extent Indians of the Pottawattomie Tribe.
          The Indian camps extended along Fox River both
          ways from where Buch's hotel now stands. At the
          time that the McOmber family arrived in McHenry
          they saw 500 Indians camped on the west side
          of Fox River in a beautiful white oak grove, 
          which at that time covered the site of our present
          village. At that time the river was much wider and
          and larger and filled its banks more fully than 
          it does now. It was a great diversion to the Indian
          boys to see Mr. McOmber try to manage the 
          birch bark canoes. At first he would roll over, 
          canoe and all  but he soon learned to manage 
          them and within a very short time was able to 
          outdo his Indian companions in expertness.
            Capt. Morgan, one ofthe Indians,in later years,
          became an intimate friend of Mr.McOmber and 
         the two went out on many a hunting expedition 
         together.On one occasion the two succeeded in 
         shooting seven beautiful deer, this expedition 
         being  one of the most thrilling that the subject of 
        our sketch ever had.
            Mr. McOmber has held many offices of trust
          during life in this township, which were those
          of constable, justice of the peace, police
          magistrate, deputy sheriff, and tax collector,
          each and everyone of which he filled in a
          highly efficient and honorable manner.
            Ten children were born to Mr. and 
         Mrs.McOmber, five of whom are living, as 
         follows:  Mrs. J.M. Preston, and F.L.McOmber 
         of  this village; Mrs.John I.Story and 
         C.M.McOmber of Chicago; A.W. McOmber of 
         Sioux Falls,S.D..These with their mother
         are left to mourn the death of a kind and loving
         husband and father.
            The deceased was of the sterling Scotch-Irish
          stock, a man of uprightness, a good neighbor,
          kind friend and a loyal citizen. He leaves a
          record that is worthy of emulation.
            The funeral services,which were largely 
           attended,were conducted from his home last 
           Thursday  morning, the remains being laid 
            to  rest  in Woodland Cemetery.

               Army of Tramps

      Tramps and hoboes are abroad. Pro-
     tect your wife and family from assault,
     from injury or from any other indignity
     at the hands of these rascals. They
     fear the telephone. Get one for your
     home. Afew cents per day. And it
     gives protection night or day. Chicago 
     Telephone Company.
 

McHenry Plaindealer, Wednesday Nov. 24, 1897*

  " ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GLITTERS
The people of McHenry and all 
readers of The Plaindealer should 
weigh well the above words and 
give them careful thought,  especially
when they receive one of those flashy, hypnotizing catalogs from the Chicago Mail order houses. This is the time 
of the year that the country is flooded 
with these glittering so  called bargain 
lists, but there are few people who ever found  any real gold or bargains by sending their orders to those houses.
     Without doubt nine-tenths of the 
goods mentioned in the catalogues 
can be duplicated by the home merchant 
at the same price--that is,   if he had 
the nerve to handle that quality of merchandise. THERE  IS THE RUB!
There is just where the country 
merchant is worsted.
       Supposing you wish to purchase
a stove. You look through the 
catalogue and find a "picture" of a
stove such as you want, with  the 
necessary conflab below telling of
its good points and a price 
that makes the whole thing look 
like a fairy tale. The stove is ordered
 and arrives at the depot. YOU
PAY THE FREIGHT, take the 
stove home and set it up. If 
it is not satisfactory the only 
recourse you have is to whistle 
loud and long. If the home merchant 
had sold that stove he would 
never have heard the last of it 
( and he knows it ) hence he don't
sell that kind. The chances are 
that you would feel  insulted if 
any of the home merchants 
offered such goods. They handle
well known makes and can sell
them as cheap as Sears, Roebuck 
& Co. or Montgomery Ward & Co.
The same can be said of all other merchandise; either dry goods or
groceries. Don't be bamboozled 
into believing that the mail order
houses are doing business for 
recreation. The local merchants 
( the ones that  advertise ) want 
your trade and are willing to
protect you by making all wrongs
right. Be honest with yourself.
Help your town all you can and 
as it grows and prospers it 
will help you.