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")' m mMH , of Thanks tt% wiah to »<£«* for the and «9$r«KiOTlS flf sympathy tendered us during oar roeent Md bereavement. Especially do we wish to thank the doners of flowers. The Bass Famil®. L. A. Erickson attended to business -Mhtters in Chicago Tuesday. VflXLT TOSMAL ITERS (OMERS.ANI) GOERS OP A WEEK IN OUR BUST VILLAGE sssr •M •?< ,\i •. -v v* ' <_.AStandard Values in Hosiery for Men A busy man has no time to shop around in search of "special" values. When he starts (Hit to replenish his stock of Shirts, Neckwear or Hosiery, he wants to make his pu r chases as quickly as possible. By featuring only such dependable lines a§ Allen A /3COSCJ£ CCL£ Hosieiy we have won the confidence of men who know quality merchandise when they see it Our assortments of styles for men include such shades and qualities as are certain to satisfy. Whether a man's preference is for the finest silk, lisle, wool or cotton hose, what he wants or needs is here. ' L A. ERICKSON W- McHcnry, HI. Af by PiaiMloaler Reporters »M Handed Into Oar Oflee by Oar Friends Edward J. Buss passed Tuesday In the metropolitan city. ; John Pikna spent Sunday as the guest of friends in the metropolitan city. Miss Pearl Claxton spent the latter part of last week with friends in Chicago. Michael Weston of Woodstock spent thte latter part of last week with relatives here. Wm. Anderson of Genoa Junction, Wis., spent Sunday as the guest of friends here. Edwin Heimer of Chicago passed New Year's day and Sunday with relatives in town. Jay Comiskey of Sparta, Wis., was the guest of friends here the latter part of last week. Miss Aileen O'Reilly passed New Year's eve as the guest of relatives and friends in Chicago. Mrs. John Walsh and son, Ray, of Fox Lake were guests of McHenry relatives last Thursday. Miss Clara Freund passed Saturday and Sunday as the guest of relatives in the metropolitan city. Miss Ethel Callinan of Woodstock was a week end guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Freund. Misses Marguerite and Dorothy Knox spent last Thursday as the guest of friends in Woodstock. M iss Mary Reihansperger of West Chicago spent last Friday in the home of her brother, Chas. J., and family. Miss Emily Weber of Elgin passed Saturday and Sunday as a guest in the home of her fatheY, Math. Weber. Frank Block and Walter Eikstadt of Marengo spent a day last week as guests of the former's relatives here. N. P. Steilen of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Steilen on Court street. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pieh of Chicago passed Saturday and Sund^ as guests in the home of her father, Peter Thelen. Miss Dorothy Lundgren of Woodstock was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. #. Justen Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. fSeo. Eddy and Marvin and Calvin Wells of Elgin spent Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Newman. Misses Emma and Helen Pint of Chicago spent the wade and in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pint. Misses Edith Reel and Lydia Schmitx of Elgin were Saturday and Sunday guosts in the Math. Weber home here. s Mr. and Mrs. John Karls and daughter, Evelyn, of Woodstock spent the latter part of last week as the guests of relatives here. M iss Mary Bonslett was entertained in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bonslett, at Woodstock New Year's day. Phil Meyers of Chicago spent several days this and last week in the honle of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bickler and children of Belvidere spent Saturday and Sunday^ in the home of the former's mother, Mrs. Theo. Bickler. Misses Ruth Bartels and Esther StofFel of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers and children of Elgin were Saturday and Sunday guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Fryer have returned to their home at Middletown, N. Y., after spending the past week as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Claxton. Mr. and Mrs. -Chas. J. Reihansperger passed New Year's day as guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Reihansperger, at West Chicago. Clarence Colby and daughter, Edna, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Flanders of Crystal Lake and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Thurlwell of-Rockford attended the funeral of W. B. Smith here last Friday. Wm. pryer of Oak Park spent Saturday and Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Block. He was accompanied home Sunday evening by his wife, who had passed a week with her parents here. Misses E. Anderson, M". West, L. Andrews and Messrs. A. eGunn, Paul Barbian, Geo. Steilen, Geo. Heimer and Jos. Hoffman of Chicago were entertained in the home of Mrs. Helena Heimer New Year's eve and Sunday .| Those from here*who attended the funeral of Robert Costello at Elgin Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McCabe, Catherine and Henry McCabe, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Sutton, Mrs. John Gibbs, Misses Nancy Frisby, Marguerite Knox, John Miss Rose Worts was the guest of Bolger, William Sutton, Ed. Conway friends in Elgin the first of the week, and Rev. M. J. McEvoy, the latter as- j Misses Fannie and Maude Granger sisting with the funeral services,^, ,were New Year's day guests in the Mrs. F. O. Gans was a Chicago Tis- home of their sister, Mrs. Harry Alexitor Wednesday. ' ' ander, at Hebron. Mrs. Al. Krause passed Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Ray L. Thomas and in the metropolitan city. children of Crystal Lake passed New Carl Nelson of Elgin spent the week Years as guests in the horpe of Mrs. end as the guest of McHenry friends. Barbara Schiessle. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Engstrom spent Mrs. Geo. Meyara and grandchil- Nc?.v Year's with relatives at Rich- dren, Arnold and Joyce Chesnut, spent mi nd. several days last week with relatives Miss Marie Hull of Crystal Lake in Elgin and Marengo. attended the dance here Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McArthur and night daughter, Ruth, of Elgin spent Satur- John Thelen passed the latter part day and Sunday in the home of Mrs. of last week as the guest of relatives McArthur's mother, Mrs. A. Wolff, in Chicago. j Col. Howard R. Perry of Des Moines, Leonard Matteson of Elgin was a la., passed New Year's day and Sun- New Year's guest in the home of L. day as a guest in the home of his par- F. Newman. jents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Perry. Edward Bonslett of Madison, Wis., J Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Frazer of Chispent several days last week with his cago were Saturday and Sunday sisters here. ; guests in the home of the latter's par- Miss Pauline Kroeger of Elgin enta, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth. spent Sunday as the guest of Miss j ..Mrs. Allen Noonan and two little Emma Thelen. Isons have returned home from a sev- Mr. and Mrs. H. Ritter- and sons, J eral weeks' visit. in the home of her Ralph, Earl and Ira, spent New Year's father, Anton Immekus, in Chicago, day at Lily Lake. j Robert Weber returned to Cham- Mrs. E. E. Bassett and son, Lisle, paign, 111., Sunday evening after were guests of Woodstock relatives, spending the holidays as a guest in the one day last week. 'home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Miss Florence and Ernest Kamholz j j. Weber. were the guests of friends at Union Mrs. A. G. Barbian passed the latlast Saturday evening. | ter part of last and the first of this Miss Anna Wolff of Chicago was a j week as a guest in the home of her week end guest in the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. G. Burkhartsmeier, mother, Mrs. A. Wolff. |;n Chicago. Miss Julia Weber of Evanston spent j Mrs. S. W. Wells and Mrs. Jessie G. the week end in the home of her (Gilmour and son, Carlisle, who have father, Nicholas Weber. I been guests in the home of the for- Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Malone of Elgin Son, Dr. D. G. Wells, during the passed Saturday and Sunday as the pa3t two weeks, left Tuesday for their guests of relatives here. Ihome at Montreal, Can. Mrs. Rose McGee and son, Eugene, j Mr. and Mrs. George L. Chamberlain of Chicago passed the week end in the|0f Milwaukee, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. L. home of Dr. C. H. Fegers. j Seger> Mrs. L. J. Althoff and daugh- Miss Gertrude Weber is spending ter, Martha; Miss Lucile Steinbach, the week as the guest of her sister, Mr and Mrs. Stephen Heimer of Ken- Mrs. Jacob Miller, at Zenda, Wis. iosha> Wis . Mrs. J. J. Gilles and son, Mr. and Mrs. Math. Maxwell and Frank of Elgin; Miss Mae r.nd Jay children of Evanston passed the week Comiskey of Woodstock and Prof. A. Dr. D. G. Wells wks a Chicago visitor Tuesday. George Justen pasltd Tuesday in the metropolitan city. ' r . Rev. Edw. Berthold boarded the Chicago train Tuesday morning. Wm. Gillespie of Chicago spent the week end as a guest in the J. J. Flusky home. end as the guests of relatives here. Mrs. Margaret Bonslett passed New Year's day as a guest in the home of E. Nye of Coal City, 111., were among those from out-of-town to attend the funeral of Miss Elizabeth Miller here her son, Wm. Bonslett, at Woodstock. jon Wednesday morning of last week Misses Gertrude and Anna Mowatt j following out-of-toWn people of Chicago were guests of John L. May 1 attended the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Sunday. (Buss here last Friday: Mr. and Mrs Miss Lillian Wilcox of Belvidere Joseph Buss of Rochelle, 111.; Mr. and passed several days last week in the Mrs. John Buss of Spring Lake, Mich.; home of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Erickson. Mr. and Mrs. Almy Wiswall, Charles James Overton of Elgin spent the Buss, Miss Julia Wittine of Chicago; latter part of last and first of this Jacob Buss of Belvidere; Theodore week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Meissen of Rockford; Mrs. Lawrence I. Overton. A New Tfear Announcement THE creation of one Company to handle the Bell telephone service of the entire State of Illinois, for many years the plan and hope of the Bell managers, is now accomplished, and the Illinois Bell Telephone Company henceforth will supply the service in place of the Chicago Telephone Company and the Central Union Telephone Company.' is," " The newcomer is the Chicago Telephone Com- ||any with a new name; officered by the same men Who for many years in the Chicago and Central Union Companies have devoted themselves to th|t? development and operation of this great public service in the State. B. E. Sunny, for twelve years President of the Chicago Company, continues in that office. Edgar §• Bloom, for seven years at the head of the Central Union Company, becomes a Vice-President. ®nd W. R. Abbott, for many years Genera! Manager of the Chicago Company, becomes Vice- ; President and General Manager. The change in the name from "Chicago TeleMphone" and "Central Union" to "Illinois Bell" \\\ be a source of regret to many Illinois men and /•Women of two generations. While it is now a Commonplace adjunct to the daily business and - - 'domestic routine, the telephone, in its uncanny . effectiveness in extending the human voice, has not s'"a entirely lost the appeal to our wonder and amaz#> .• -jjhent. Illinois people will pleasantly fememb^r .'v, Jjhe names of the two companies that were 90 ' Closely associated with forty years of development •nd service of Bell's remarkable invention. > proportions best illustrated with a few figures: It has 810,000 telephones. There are 340 other |e)ephone companies in the State having 340,000 * Itelephon^. The Illinois Bell connects with these -sgompanies, making a total of 1,150^000 telephones fn the State system. . --^ It has 2,300,000 miles of wire. -- It employs 20,000 men and women. The book cost of the property employed is $107,000,000. (On the basis of present prices it would no doubt cost in excess of $200,000,000 to replace it.) The new work to be done in 1921 calls for an expenditure of $14,500,000. • * • The traffic department has won the long contest against the conditions destructive of good service wnich have prevailed for two years or more--an insufficient force of operators, inexperienced operators, etc. There is now a gratifying change and a marked improvement in the service. Good progress has been made in reducing the number of unfilled orders for telephones--the result of the war condition--and except in cases where the shortage of facilities is extreme, it is hoped that applications can be cared for without delay. Among the many tasks which confront the Illinois Bell is the further development of the toll service throughout the State. The important centers, Chicago on the east, Rockford on the north, Rock Island-Moline on the west, Cairo and East St. Louis on the south, Peoria in the middle of the State, require connection with each other by a perfect system, and in the same degree first-class telephone service must be provided and maintained between these and intermediate centers and with the smaller cities and villages around them. ' The Illinois Bell will seek not only to extend and improve its own system of toll lines, but it will seek to strengthen telephone communication with the 340 connecting companies, in the interest of a faster and better service to all of the people in the State.*. The Illinois Bell begins its career with the New Year and, in extending its greetings to its subscribers, expresses the hope that through the characterof the serviqgil will supply, it will ^1 ways have their friendship and confidence ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Stang, Mrs. ^M. J. Cunningham, Bernard and Miss Elizabeth Smithkamp Mr. and Mrs. John Robers, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vos and sons, Albert and Irving of Burlington, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. George Rosing of Ingleside and Mrs. Philip Hoffman of Crystal Lake Executor's Notice Alford H. Pouse, Atty. - Estate of John Neiss, DeceMOd. The undersigned having been appointed Executor of the last Will and Testament of John Neiss, deceased, late of the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the County Court of McHenry County, at the Court House in Woodstock, at the March Term, on the first Monday in March next, at which time all persons having claims against said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpos£ of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 3rd day of January, A. D. 1921. , 30-St Joseph C. Holly, Executor His Fifteenth Birthday Lisle Bassett, son of Postmaster and Mrs. E. E. Bassett, very pleasantly observed the fifteenth anniversary of his birth at the home of his parents on Main street on the West Side last Saturda'y evening by inviting a number of his friends to pass a few hours as his guests. Games were played and refreshments served. Those present were Lenore Cobb, Berteel Spen- | cer, Lillian Buss, Marie Niesen, Angela i Petesch, Pauline and Adelle Pufahl, 5 Viola Leach, Glenn Peterson, Earl i Peterson, Kenneth Peterson, Donald I Harrison, Frank Page, Walter Vogt, I Ernst Barbian, Carl Weber, William j Nye, Quentin Walsh and Richard | Overton. The host was the recipient of a number of very acceptable remembrances. • Entertained Jolly Sixteen Mrs. J. C. Bickler acted as hostess to the members of the Jolly Sixteen club at ^the McHenry House parlors last Thursday afternoon, at which time a few very social hours were | passed at five hundred. Mrs. N. E. Barbian won the. afternoon's first ! honors, Miss Kathryn Weber, second, j and Mrs. George Bohr, third. A ! shower was then tendered the popu- I lar hostess, who was presented with !$5.00 in gold as a gift to the new I daughter, Ina Marion. The occasion • came to a close with the serving of [delicious refreshments. _ Made Notary Public Peter M. Justen, the junior member I of the furniture and undertaking firm iof N. J. Justen & Son. received notification on Tuesday evening of this week of his appointment as notary public. Mr. Justen is well qualified for such a post and the news of his appointment is sure to please his many friends here. Stockholders to Meet A meeting of the common stockholders of the American Terra Cotta A Ceramic company will take place at the office of the company at Terra Cotta next Saturday, January 8, at which time a new board of directors | will be elected as well as the disposition of any and all other business that come ua beforo tHe meeting. tire the two things to get when buying today* Even if you did not get in on our sale come in now and see what reduce, t i o l i s we have made. Best dress ginghams now 23c. THE STORE OF SATISFACTION SMITH BROS. McHenry, III. Chas. Unti transacted business in the metropolitan city Tuesday. F. E. Covalt was a business visitor in the- metropolitan city Tuesday. ' Wm. Spencer attended to matters of a business nature in Chicago Tuesday. Electric Labor Savers ^s Work is lessened, ©omfort and convenience ^v.^are increased when the ^ equipment of the house includes the Washing Machiae The Vicunm Cleaner The Irofl U * They all wo« &ny lamp socket and use small quantities of electricity. They all perform their tasks with a degree of efficiency unrivalled. " / We sell thelfk Each a small amount down, balance divided Into monthly payments. ^ Public Service Co. C» NORTHERN ILLINOIS m • • . ' 'V -V Your Mil goes considerably farther here than it did a few months ago and when planning that Sunday dinner or any other meal we wish to remind youl that our choice line of groceries and meats are sure to give the best of satisfaction. Come in and satisfy yourself that prices are really coining down. --WATER STREET MARKET & GROCERY P. J. Heimer, Prop Our New Year ire to give our patrons thesame courteous treatment as extended during the year just passed; to carry a full line o^staple groceries, and to keep our prices within reason, tyaywe not in turn exped a part of your valued patrona «e? , _ | M. M. Niesen McHenry Phone M 1 r A Stitch in Time SiveUmn" And a few stitches on your place right now in the shape of repairs will save you some good, bard simoleons later. Why man alive! Dotftyou see few shingles, on that roof--some new boards on that crib or granary --some new posts in that fence, etc., will make them • ftll ship-shape again, while if you put it off, you'll have to replace them entirely in a short time; f ( Do your stitching--and do it now. ^V'e can fit you out to a chorus girl's taste in whatever you need in lumber or building material, at prka* tbat wetrida't trip a baby. - ; \ ' 1 McHENRY LUMBER CO. * QUALITY AND SERVICE FL*ST < * * * ' t Start It Right Star* the New IfeitF right b? pH*chasift£ that of furniture for the home which you have been promising the wife for so loog a time. Or was it a piano, piano player or possibly a floor lamp? No matter, if it was anything in our line we can assure you that we will be pleased to go over our large stock with you and quote you prices. Our reputation has been established upon our fair way of doing business and cordial treatment to all. If you are not ready for anything io our line just now we will be pleased to have you remember us when you are in need of services sucb as we are able to render. : .< • •: ' H ' \ > • ' ^ .V '•"V i JACOB JUSTEN McHENRY, ILL. $:• in' ft I. • I i