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It is sold at a mod* price. You save when you Duy it Second: It has more than the brdinary leavening strength, therefore, you use less. Third: There are no fail ores--it always makes the sweetest, most palatable of foods. Fourth:. U is used by mil liors othousewivesleading domestic science teachers •fid cooking experts. H : \»4 i ' „ . % § & > ' ' J. V +> -* v v-v"*#*'* » m-y. i t e• Wf t tV i v F*)%: It is the best Baking Pbwder that can be produoad. Was gives highest awam at World's Pure Food Rxpowtion,Chicago;Pari8 Exposition, Paris, France. Sixth: It contains only swch incrredients as have been officially approved by the United States Food Authorities. The finest quality Baking Powder--at the most economical cost "The Biggest Bargain That Goes into the Kitchen Today." Pound can of Calumet contains full 16 or. Some baking powders come in 12 oz. instead of 16os. cans. Be sure you gelt a pound when you want it. QUARTER OF A CENTURY Urats dipped Frofa The Plaindealer .of Twenty-five Years Ago m * • $ < Hr r , lira. T. J. Walsh was on the sick list the first of the week. Miss Laura Love has bee# on the sick list the past few days. " Math. Pitzen is serving on the United States jury in Chicago this week. C. E. Chapell shipped a car of dry stock and a few milk cows from this station Monday last. Mrs. E. Hubbard was called to Nfunda on Tuesday by the illness of her son, G. L. Hubbard. A. C. Matthews has a large gang of men and teams hauling ice from 11c- Colhim's lake to Ringwood. John I. Story, Jacob J us ten, John H. Miller, J. D. Lodtz and Wm. Bacon ^ were Chicago visitors Monday. J. E. Cristy of Ringwood has taken a younfe Republican to care for and watch over. He arrived on Monday. Fourteefi from the Good Templar lodge in this village attended the county meeting at Ridgefield on Saturday. Revival meetings are being held at , jthe M. E. church every evening this week by the pastor, Rev. V. C. Cook. The Good Templars' organization of this village will hold public installation of officers at the city hall Tuesday evening. The Parker estate has been settled and the hotel propcrty|pomes into the hands of Frank Parker, who, we are told, intends to build a hotel on the old site at once. Mrs. E. Lamphere, daughter, Harriet, and Miss Mamie Granger, who have been visiting here and at Waueonda the past few weeks, returned to Elgin on Monday. C. N. Culver has developed into one of the greatest geniuses of the age Be has manufactured and put in oper- . ation a full and complete menagerie and variety performance, which operates by steam. The members of Ringwood camp, M. W. A., have decided that they need * hall and the managers are looking up a site and should everything work as they predict the camp will he in a new building in the near future. Next month, Februaryr will be vary curious month. There will be twenty-nine days in it and five Satar days, the month beginning and closing tn that day. A' child born on the twenty-ninth of next n|pnth will not have another birthday in eight years The families of J. C. and H. E ClepAens took dinner with their sister ^ Mrs. Wm. Harrison, the 26th, it being " their mother's, Mrs Harriet Clemens eighty-sixth birthday. In spite of all these years she made a most delicious chicken pie, which, with the rest of the dinner, was enjoyed by all Ellen Huggins, wife of Thos. Hug gins, died at her home near Terra Cotta Monday. She was born in Essex county, New York, May 28, 1843„ and came with her parents to Illinois when three years of age. She : leaves a husband, a stepson and daugh f ter and an only brother, John Gracy The Altar and Rosary Society jThe Altar and Rosary society of St, trick's church was most delightfully entertained by Mrs. M, J. Walsh at \tfg_ Waukegan street home on Tues day afternoon of this week, twenty two members being present. Five hundred was played, with high honors gping to Mrs. D. A. Whiting. During the afternoon a quilt as well as beautiful tatted corset coyer top were raffled off, Miss Mary McAfidrews win ning the former, while Miss Gertrudf Weber held the lucky number on the latter. The serving of delicious re fttexhrnents marked the closing of Most enjoyable afternoon. . Pillsbury's Best flour at Wilbur's. Shoes for all the family at Erick h. Freshman Notes [Crystal Lake Herald] William Kennebeck is absent from There was a large and representajschool. tive attendance at the annual meeting Are tile freshmen prepared for of the McHenry county milk producers xams? I'd say so! j held in Woodman hall in this city Margaret Stenger was abseBt from j Tuesday. Out of twenty-three locals iool Monday afternoon. * delegates were present from twenty, Another one of the freshmen triod {'mere than 200 milk men attending the to go swimming Saturday. j meeting. Election of officers and di- Watning: Honk your horn at all rectors for the coming year was the istreet corners when driving at night.' chief business of the day and resulted Hurrah! Maybe we're going to in the re-election of the same directs »phave an assembly period after exams.' ors. G. S. Randall of Hebron was The freshmen bunch, including Mr. elected director for the northeast sec- , Basinger, were out in society agaiji tion, which includes Hebron, Alden, 'and captured nearly all thai prises at Richmond and Spring Grove; Jacob the masquerade. Albrecht of Big Foot for the north- Are the freshmen green? jwest section, which includes Chemung, Oh, no, I'll say they aint; Harvard, Big Foot and Hartland; W. They wear their clothes so nice and A. Goodwin for the southeast section, . ^ V clean , which includes Algonquin, Gary, Crys- , ' •fhey make the sophomores look tal Lake, Ridgefield and Huntley, and like paint; James M. Marsh of Huntley for the Sophomore Notes ' scuthwest section, which includes Ma- Frances Peterson was absent from rengo, Union and Woodstock. school Monday. v j W. A. Goodwin was elected presi- Norma WhHing„SNr$s absent from dent of the McHenry County Milk Pro- , .school Tuesday. ducers' association, succeeding Mr. ' % Mr. Basinger: "Where does the sea Johnson, formerly of Hebron, but now j Anemone livet" moved out of the state. Arthur Gar- ^; Earl: "It fastens itself to the hot- lieb of Huntley was re-elected secre- , 'torn of the water." , tary-treasurer, and B. Thayer of Heb- Miss .Peterson in English II to ron was elected vice president, suc- Cloice: "Is that Judge Wagner' ceeding George B. Baker. fpeaking?" j Excellent vocal selections wtire giv- I Oh, won't the dictionary be lonesome en by the Woodstock male quartet and after njext week? Sophs finish word E. C. Rockwell of Lake county, secre- I derivation then. ^ry of the state association, gave a j More and more books are being very interesting address. taken home at night. Exams Thurs- J County Superintendent of Schools [day and Friday. 'A. M. Shelton gave an inspiring talk Miss Pryor doesn't believe in on organization, all his remarks tendtramming for exams, but she dees be- ing towards the importance of school lieve in good, solid study. ' organization. Mr. Shelton pointed out Mr." Treadway must have thought that practically every other line was ye* lit was summer in the assembly room organized and one in co-operation, [Monday. He had most of the windows and that the same plan must be fol- ;wide open. lowed in school work. Nothing could xrt a nf M.„I_ TwWr.! Miss Peterson: "No more nonsense be accomplished in any line, he said, . "or 111 end you upstairs." If.she had.without proper organization. % six Years ^ Jonly added without simper 'WO would! W. J. Kittle, manager of the Pro- -- . r~"~~ •_ have felt at home. The following story, concerning s We haye noticed ^ . former McEenry resident and which ^ Gp##n,8 ambitiou8 naturfc appeared in last Sundays Elgin Cour- ! ^ Wa,8h,8 new coiffure. The anxiety of three junior 'jjffMft over this coming Friday night. Miss Peterson: "Who was Shakespeare's greatest contemporary James H.: "Ben Jonson." Miss P.: "Why was l»e great?* James: "Because he was Shakespeare's greatest contemporary." Junior Claaa Snapshots taken by Ave high school Not CtooUo Recipe ' --J cup buttefc 12 cup sugar, g eggS, \j cup flour, 1 level teaspoon Calumet Baking Powder •<4 cup chopped nuts, 1 teaspoon lemon juics. Then mix in tttl' regular way. FATHER AND SON MEET ier, will be read with interest by many \ of The Plaindealer readers: ! "Arnold's story of 'Sorab and Rustum* had a modern parallel in Elgin during the last week when a father , and his son were reunited after twen-1 ty-six years of separation. rt The son is Harry Phalen, Mtt a well-to-do farmer and stock raiser In South Dakota. The father is Thomas j Phalen, professional hostler and ir,g wh„e motoring Sunday afforded jockey, who has charge of the stables amu8ement Wednesday mornof P. N. Muss*. r "W^n th, y„unc„ Ph«to w,a bui ^xc«<HnKl, brilltaM recitation, I„ . ch'ld the f.m> y lived «t McHenry, E WedneMl,y. Arllne K.«. All that he could definitely remember . , „ . . - Kllf D^lr. about his father was thaft he had been hostler and he could remember that one day he had been told of his father s death. t j late, are downhearted. • Someone left "When the boy grew up he answered ' . . the call of the west and secured employment in the Dakotas. He did well out on the prairies and soon had a farm of his own. Just a few days ago he was in a store in a small town in South Dakota when he overheard a conversation between three men, One of the men said he was from McHenry, III. Phalen immediately made himself . .. known .to .tih_ e MctH, enry m_ an an^d j by the wa*y is thinkm*f of awardin*g a pr.i ze way of- .i nt. rod,u cing ,h i• mself xto-lid j +tnu_e to the one who breaks the most ch.a irs, ' Rose Feffer has one broken chair to | Rosiha j school. Main question: Senior Natw - Freund is abSWflt stranger that bis father was Thomas _r ... Phalen, famous in this section of the "w cr country as a jockey. He asked the stranger if he remembered his father, who had died many years ago. The McHenry man replied that he knew Thomas Phalen and that he was notes?" « not dead for he had seen him at horse j Elmer Olsen is wearing a brand races only a few months ago. He said new hair cut. Another sign of spring. Milton's biography briefly but strik ingly. > Certain junior boys, who have vis ited Crystal Lake quite frequently of for Mississippi. A senior boy took Miss Peterson into his confidence and had her translate a letter from a friend of his. Was he embarrassed? Mary B. (reciting): "Bo not coy, but waste your time. Miss Peterson: "The juniors have no need of such advice." A chance to win fame. Ml! Treadducers' Co-operative Marketing association, told of the work of the organization. The evaporated milk stock in this district, he stated, was all disposed of and 45,000 cases, or 45 car loads, were sold ahead. Thirty thousand cases of this must be ready by Feb. 17, and 15,000 later. Prices, offered for evaporated milk are looking up and the demand for the milk is also increasing in fine shape, stated Mr. Kittle, but the demand is all for the fresh-made stuff. Nothing is' made here in (his district in the way of evaporated milk except by the Co-operative company, stated Mr. Kittle, and the company is Starting manufacturing in three plants, in fact has already opened up the St. Charles plant and plans to open those at Chemung and Durand within a few days. Sixty-five thousand cases of milk are promised for overseas, some having been shipped already, • with more to go. "We are taking care, in one way or another, on the butterfat basis of price--of 1,000,000 pounds o# milk a day," said Mr. Kittle. "This milk is being handled on a butterfat basis, the skim milk going back to the farmers at a charge to each farmer of 20 cents per 100 pounds as weighed in •t the door. "Hiis excess milk is the milk that in other years has gone into the manufacture of condensed.- and evaporated milk. This milk is disposed of by the company thru cream and butter and the skim milk that is from •sent back to the faimers." j Emphasizing the work the associa- "Got any school, tion has done for the dairymen, Mr. | Kittle st^d: "We have been the most successful of any organization in handling the milk during this recon- Miss Pryor, seeing Bernice whisper-; struction period. Our organization is ing: "Bernice, is that yet or again? j Mr. Basinger: "How do jrotl atop a steam engine?" Pupil: "Blow the whistle." > | Senior: "Have you any jokes in LOST--A fountaip pen.' Finder will kindly rettrA same to E. M. Geier, McHenry, 111. .' • .' 33-lt FOR SALE--By pile or ton, block wood. Phone 482 or write 1*. J. Nulk, Spring Grove* 111. 32-2t* FOR SALE--A quantity of choice; barley. James Hunter, West McHenry, 111. Phone 617-J-2. 33-2t FOR SALE--Eight room house with four lots in McHenry. Inquire of Jos. W. Freund, McHenry, 111 32-3t WANTED--Maid , for general house work. Good wages. Apply |o ftr*. C. W. Stenger, West McHenry, 111. 33 FOR RENT--The John A. Smith farm located two miles east of McHenry. Price $4.25 per acre. Inquire at farm. FOR SALE--Elcar, 1920, five passenger, six cylinder, touring car. This is a real bargain. Stilling's garage, McHenry, III. 83-2t FOR RENT--Eighty acre farm at Lake Defiance. J. B. Kelter, 171 W. Lake St., Chicago, 111. Phone Franklin 3865. , " * 26-tf FOR SALE--A number of single comb White Leghorn cockerels, Tom Baron strain. C. R. Draper, West McHenry, 111. Phone 622-J-2. 32-2t FOR SALE--Two incubators, one 50- egg capacity and the other 120, both in good condition; also a wood stove. Harry Hardy, McHenry, 111. 33-2t FOR RENT--The 320 acre farm known as the old Flusky place and owned by Fred A. Cooley. Inquire at the West McHenry'State bank. 31-tf HAY FOR SALE--About ten tons of choice'timothy and clover»mixed. E. J. Fellows, Crystal Springs farm, West McHenry, 111. Phone 622-M-2. FOR SALE--Three good farms well improved, two in Lake codnty and the other in McHenry county, 300, 320 and 120 acres respectively. Inquire of C. W. Stenger at the West McHenry State Bank of West McHenry, Illinois. 17 FOR SALE--Thoro bred White Leghorn cockerels, showy, famous, $2.00 each. Going fast. A few left. Now is the time to add sound Leghorn strain to your birds. It's the eggs count that tells. Church Hill Poultry Yards, McHenry. Phone 24. 32-2t AUTOMOBILES BOUGHT, SOLD OR EXCHANGED--Roy Vogel, Lake Forest. Phone 6 ¥t. Reverse charges. Today's bargain, Franklin 6 cylinder air cooled, 4 door sedan in perfect condition. Like new. Only $850. New job costs $3850. 29-10t GRADUATE NURSES are receiving $50.00 per week. The .Mid West hospital, 1940 Park Ave., Chicago, is offering a two year course. Uniforms, board, room, laundry and expense money furnished. Mid West Hospital, 1940 Park Ave., Chicago. 32-4t C. SMITH Mi -'3. Specializing in ^|f»RETONTIVE DENTISTRY .Oral Prophylaxis Surgical Extractions*" V f , Dental X-Rays Phones, 434 and 384 Richmond, :: :: Illinois DR. N. J. NYB •••'• "Physician and SurgMB X-Ray Treatment and RadiegrafHi Office Hours: "4 ' 7:00 to 9:00 a. n*, , ,/. .^y;1 < 1:00 to 3:00 p. m, * ^ 7:00 to 9:00 p. ; 'Phone 62-R McHenry. Ill TAKE YOU|^ El^firicat ?TO HARRY He cian Solve them in a say, wheo he does a job you can bet it's right, for every thing he does is 7 „ - guaranteed to bte right. Just call '/ ? 83-M on the i^hone and have him I i' come and see you. , * \ HARRY'S ELECTRIC SHQP McHENRY, ILLINOIS t; fj. 'i . j. b \ > • it" ^ . ,4") a'.,* kg., 4 • ' >'•*•$ . SPECIAtSt3T'"';f^".'"-s E 50-horsepower Studebaker ^ SIX is one of those cars it's a real pleasunfr $o drive. It's responsive; it gets away quickly.1 ** rov**'1- • r,.- - •'i. ;V IM 1 ^ J BABY CHICKS--White or brown Leghorns, $17.00 per 100; Barred Rocks. $18.00 per 100; White Rocks, Reds, W. Wyandottes, B. Orphingtons, $20.00 per 100. Parcel post paid from the big hatchery of 600,000 chicks for 1921. Catalog freifc: f*ttrroW-Hfrsh Co., Peoria, 111. ^ 33 In the SPECIAL-SIX you can travel from 55 to 69 niiles an hour without unpleasant vibration or apparent <V'|iffort. You'll be as proud of its performance as of its aft- ^ pearance--rand it's a beauty.. " . . . . . * W ' " :: We urge you to see this car--ride in it--drive it--put * I'uilfi any test--and see for yourself jusV how price aloM v ^oesn't begiiv to indicate thV^ualitjr that has been. bumf < ihto this car. ' " s i;Afltfr »Sst m~~J mmbnmothhmmrr C Smtrmt aJramb mkmr with CM «?'<, .* ./. o. b. Dttnit . STILLING'S GARAGE Z - r . J^iL4,tN<2, PROT. M«H£NRY, ILL. . yi. • THIS 15 A Mt T1A»» that Thomas . Phalen could be found either at Palatine or Elgin. "The next eastbound train carried Harry Phalen in quest of his father. Upon arriving in Elgin Friday he had little difficulty in locating his father and it would be hard to say whose joy physics?" ( was greatest at the* reunion. When! Mr. Basinger: "Yes (ten)." j has 48 the two were parted the son was only j Alas! No more games in the base- farmers having to take care of it a child of six, now he is a man thirty- ; ment. It worries the janitor. Also catch-as-catch-can. When you realize £WO jno more torn coats. t jthat New York is handling about Despite the urging of his son to [ Second quarter exams have put in j $125,000,000 worth of milk a year and return west at once and make his , their appearance. Here's hoping high , Chicago about $50,000,000 you get an home with fcim for the rest of his life, grades will flourish Monday morning, idea of what it means to dairymen the old man feels that he must first | Several of the seniors and juniors j around Chicago to have an orgamzafulfill his contract with Mr. Musser are planning on taking in the Wood- tion that will take care of its milk. ^ by working until his time is out. But stock-Crystal Lake basket ball game j It was decided to hold next years it is altogether probable that before at Crystal Lake Friday evening. (?) annual meeting here in Crystal Lake, long father and son will be together ] Chairs in Mr. Treadway's division of , The annual Chicago meeting of milk out in the western home." ]the modern history class must be get- j producers will^be held m that city on ting scarce when two have to sit on Tuesday, Feb. 1. • / the biggest thing of its kind in the United States--I think in the world. This organization in its method of handling the stuff has been able to keep every drop of milk in this district going to market, while New York per cent of its milk unsold, 'Peoria" Tom, as he was more ting VOO CANf HAVE GOOD nou ONLCSS TH£ WHEAT IS GOOO ' ANY pure food expert will tell you that. We have realized it ever since the first pound of flour that our mills turned out. Our determination to use the purest, full grown wheat never wavers. ?hKt is why our customers look to our product for all that is best in * flour. ' * Try our Bottr-jroa'B like it , McHENRY - Flour Mills Weat McHenrv, 111. •>' t > i < % familiarly known around race tracks of northern Illinois, where he has been a familiar figure for many years past, made his home in McHeruy U>r, many years. During the days when the old West Side race track was in its height of glory Tom was one of the main-stays around the horse barns the floor as the result of both sitting on the same chair. Mr. Treadway may eeHsor school notes, X |The publisher the same; And the class gets all the credit, And the presiitsnt the blame. Miss Pryor: "When examination Wheel Electa New OCcen : . The Social Wheel met with Mrs. N. H. Petesch on Thursday afternoon of last week, Jan. 20, which marked the beginning of a new year for the Wheel. New officers elected were: Mrs. N. H. Petesch, president; Mrs. Chas. Rietesel, vice president; Mrs. and many are the horses whose feet questions are given you will Sigh with ^ jenckSt secretary; Mrs. John F. he has assisted In keeping I* condi- Wolsey, 'If I had served my. studies jjou j.with half the zeal I did nonsense I . ^ ... (would not be unprepared today.' " Honor New Judge Can anyone,think of a way to in- FVai^ked on either side by tWo large . dBC( menders of the senior class to bouquets of beautiful flowers, the write school notes? If so bring it tokens of admiring friends, Judge E. around and receive reward. The pres- D. Shurtleff of Marengo opened cir- - jdent offers a valuable prize for the cuit court at Rockford. Judge Shurt- suggestion. leff, who was recently appointed to Wouldn't you be surprised if-i the bench to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge C. H. Donnelly, will probably hold there until the end of the month. A number of . lish note book ? Elmer quit talking? Francis wasn't so bashful? Everyone got A plus in their Engcases have been set down for hearing. Judge Welsh of Rockford in the meantime will hold court in Woodstock and Bejvidere. When Judge Shurtleff appeared at the circuit court room ho Rosina could ride * horse The seniors got dismissed first? " ' The seniors fought as to who would write their notes? was given an ovation by his friends of1 _ \ fisherman at Lake Geneva, Wia., the Winnebago county bar. Miller, treasurer and flower committee. It was voted to entertain in alphabetical order from now on as nearly as possible. Members are privileged to exchange with other members if desirable. Cards containing all names of Social Wheel members in order will be sent to each member. Th? next meeting will be he^d with Mrs. E. E. Bassett at her home on Main street' on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 8.* * Entertained at Fish Dinner and Mrs. W. F. Vogt enterned the members of the Merry-Go- Round club at a fish dinner at their home on Main street at 6:30 o'clock last Friday evening. The occasion measured forty-four inches and " Dry goods and notions at ^Erlek- weighed twenty-five pounds and nine Son's. nmiMi land«d . pick.rd tut S»ndv' Hurt "" "-"'r U""* •>"»"»<• Gold Med.1 lour at Wilbur's. Prewar prices on hosiery at Erick- ANYONE CAN LEARN RAGTIME fcJAZZ NMMPUYMG We teach adult be- The aimelcst and lost instructive of muuc In- • written for iMUietor irMMte $1.M Per Lesson B. Thonneson Court St.. McHenry. Ill Piano Lessons, Classic. . Band and orchestra furnished for all occasions. B. Thonneson McHennr,^ SEE IT AT THE SHOW s* k r t j j. j • % if t:f v, -tin* • -V"' > ' * * * '«»»' » r* The Big Country Merchant It is service to the rural community that makes the big country merchant big. That's what A. B. Macdonald discovered when he began writing the stories of their success for ISe COUNTRY GENTLEMAN He found that the rural merchant prospers as he helps- his neighborhood and county to prosper; that his custom will grow as his ability to render prompt, efficient, thorough and fairlypriced service increases. In next week's issue Mr. Macdonald tells of a small-town hardware store that has, by honest dealing and constant endeavor to serve, established itself in a wide and secure trade. Clarence Budington Kclland, in .the same issue, tells of a village general store that weathered mail-order and chain-store competition by making itself a vital fiactapr In the lives of its patrons. , V For every farm-community problem THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN offers week by week guidance--pointing the practices that pull counties, as well as individuals. 'Jout of the rut." This is just one aspect of a service as broad as our whole farm industry. To enjoy it for a whole year just send me, to- , day, $1. for the next 52 wsues of this big, fhdkaly helpful weekly. ikvei you time, worry and moMj^ ° " Emery Herdklotz ' -R P. O. Box 215 ^ Mctfeory * •; h'i £ ^ 1 * a s V.:' 11 3S Court St, v * IQ) s i , : ' 1' J. 1 >. h\ « . iA . .. .I.,!!'