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Wrap or pack carefully, according to contents, and plainly mark all such parcels "Perishable." ,i['*$' ?5ntributed •'f' I^ov6tnl)6r 28 taist year, thru the generous co-j Hofai fttayor and Common Council, operation of the press, the movies j McJTenry, Illinois. and other advertising mediums, Christmas mailers were induced to dispatch their Yuletide presents earlier in the month than ever in the history of the institution of gift exchanging in the holiday season, according to postal officials. As a result, the spectacle of the last minute \rush of former years. ciation This county has maintained with its attendant heartbreaking labor an active campa gn against tubercu-j on the part of wearied and nerve worn losis just in proportion to its financial store clerks and postal employees, was consists :i avoided. most This year Postmaster General New and First Assistant Postmaster Gen- Gentlemen--We have recently learned that about sixty days ago you contracted for a Commerce-Obenchain & Boyer fire truck^on a 45 to 60 day delivery. The 60 days, we understand, expires Nov. 30 and that the truck has not been delivered nor has it been mounted with the fire equipment. We also learned that you had a bid by another concern on the Commerce tiuck with the same equipment for SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS IN ANNUAL CONVENTION AT ALGONQUIN LAST SUNDAY tha^they understood the fundamentals of good lighting. In many instances the primers showed excellent artistic judgment--everything ^as tastefully planned and executed. Above all, shaded lamps in the majority of the primers showed that the contestant realized the value of eliminating the glare from the ordinary lamp. Just a few more days and the Th^ Sunday* school workers of the southeast district held their annual convention Sunday afternoon and evening, Nov. 30, in the Algonquin, Congregational church. J. C Kline, P»zes. with the exception of the county association president, presided, i national prizes, will be awarded. Mrs. M. G. Eckert and Miss Nellie These Prizes win be S,ven the dinners Si'.liman of Woodstock and Mrs. J. C.!in the contest just before Christmas-., Kline of Ridgefield spoke in the after-! a Christmas present as the .result of discussing district association j their ingenuity. ( conditions and needed! Mail The Plaindealter as a Christmas gift Shop Ph«M, McHenry L LAN0T noon, work, present development. Officers were .$420.00 less. Also Peter Pirsch & President, G. „D , , _ . , Sons Co. offered you a larger pumper, I vice Patent, Samuel Marsh, Crysta with a larger motor and . with prac-l Lake business superintendent, Samuel tically the same ynits in the chassis! Marsh- Crystal m L»ke; secretary and otherwise and alfof standard make | treasurer. Miss Mary Camm, Algonsuch as a Continental 65 special fire^uin; children's division superintendunder the! and to banish for all time the suffering j department motor, Timpken axles,! ont- Mrs-.Bent- Cary Station; young j curred a few minutes before the noon undergone in past years by those P|0 < fnr ysfinn Qftjjr yii?n on it>gg fhan! people's division, Mrs. Ralph Schrader.. hour. The chain, on heavy machinery, eral John H. Bartlett have mined to make an even better deter-: record I condition. This campaign First, of the employment of a capable nurse, who works thruout the county advising and lending assistance wherever needed. Second, by the .holding of pub:icx cl'nics > ,..auspices of the state association and Vv'*" Conducted by an expert on tuberculosis •|ind lung diseases. These are held v -•twice yearly and are becoming more X find more popular. Everyone is invit- .i-,"i-.(fcd to take advantage of these clinics. Y;>:;tt s no disgrace to have tuberculosis | cember 1 or before, McHenry post- , " • ?i>r to attend such clinics, but it is a; masters say, but if everyone cou'd get l V,.disgrace to have it and infect others! their holiday tokens m the mail be- *' ".Jjy refusing to do what is necessary| tween December 10 and Decembar 20 one's own protection and the pro-, the post office could not ask more. tection of others. f Particular attention this year will The actual cost and economical cost j be p»id to greeting cards. Despite of treating and caring for tuberculosa'the su«ess last year it was noted ' people is tremendous and is readily: that the last-minute mail consisted ' under stood when one stops to con-'largely of cards. Possibly many of!writers sider the long period of illness, the; them were returned greetings to' inability of the afflicted to do mbre friends, heard from on a previous than very light work and the neces->ail, but overlooked on the original sity of the best of food and care, i Christmas list Unlike parcels and S nee nineteen hundred four, when the \ letters containing money oi ers, national association was formed, the I cards, of course, can not well be death rate from tubercu'osis has been I marked "Do Not Open Until Christy . cut more than half. Does this not, mas." Therefore, it is possible that justify your support? The McHenry many mailers hold them until the County Tuberculosis association isi la^t to insure delivery on Christmas maintained by an appropriation from eve- c^ass of mailers this ye%r, the county board and thru the sale of however, may find their cards undelivered until after Christmas day. elected as follows:: Walter C. Rogman, thirty-five, em- Rteyes, Algonquin;; ployed by the American Sand and Gravel company at their plant near Algonquin, met almost instant death last Saturday when a heavy chain broke and a link struck the victim behind the right ear. The fatality ocengaged in the sale or transportation the Obenchain & Boyer bids which you!Crystal Lake! educational division, Was traveling at a high rate of speed of gifts. They hope to make "Shopt accepted. - superintendent, Miss Edith Hooker, when it broke. Surviving the victim Early" and "Mail Early" a habit with the American people. v. Mailing early does not mean De- Further, our pumper has passed at Huntle«y '; .e ducational division_ as- sist-j' are a widow and two children. 450 ga'lon Underwriters' 12 hour test,! a°t superintendent, Mrs. C. F. row-j whereas thff job you contracted for is! Huntley. • t only for 350 to 400 gallons and as far f A haPPy company of delegates enas we know,, is not approved by the! : Underwriters; neither has it ever been tested; consequently it cannot com-. . mand a low insurance rate as one that eluded the beautiful pantomime,JO Re-Upholstering, Repairing, -.••'St.' Fnrnltore to order o( P^tod DesfKaa Si /<S elect your Christmas Gifts here? HEIMER BLDG. Elm, Near Riverside Driv» >r{^! McHenry, is approved by the Underwriters. Remember that our job has passed the Underwriters and is approved for 450 gallons and meets all the Underrequirements. Copy of test is hereto attached and open for inspection especially by your local insurance people. Peter Pirsch & Sons Co. feel that they have been unfairly ' treated in this matter. We offered you a better and larger job anyone built especially for fire service, and this is what the Underwriters prefer. Our service is of the very best you could have; no other bidder can equal it, because we are located only thirty-five miles away and can be called anytime day or night Zion Haste," given by the young ladies from the Ridgefield church, directed by Mrs. Kline. An impressive address, "The Aims of Religious Education,", was delivered by Dr. Ward of Chicago. • PRIZES TO BE AWARDED SOON McHENRY CONTESTANTS AMONG BEST WRITERS IN COUNTRY Chr stmas seals, seventy-five per cent - of the seal money remaining in this j Believing that the energies of pos- j and get there in less than two hours county for the carrying on of the, work | tal employs should not be sapped to | We have been in business since 1857 ( and^neatness. of the association. ! the last degree for any avoidable; in the city of Kenosha and never had As president of the county associa- j reason, and, intent upon securing for tion i wish to take this opportunity to! them the same Christmas privi eges The last report from the Northwest Electric league states that the-1 lighting essay contest has narrowed down to a chosen few. The judges have had ^difficult job. The primers, which were turned in, surpassed all expectations as to originality, correctness Excellent handwriting proved that fire or failure and are one of the j ^j,e contestants in McHenry and vicinveiy few concerns in this country who; ity are among the best wr;ters in the ask your support of this worthy cause, j enjoyed by others, Postmaster General are not in debt. We offered yob ottr; country. Sound logic also showed Mrs. Mary Dool ttle has been appoint- New asks the hearty co-operation of! 450 gallon approved job for $1470.00 -ed county chairman of the seal and J the public. The last-minute, or zero j iess than the rig you bought. The rig bond sale, Vv'hich started llov. 28. She has appointed local chairmen in all sections of the county and they, with their assistants, will call on you. Buy liberally. Sincerely, HYDE WEST, ^ GAMeTAND FISH LAW# • By C. F. Mansfield, Sec.,; Federated Sportsmen of Illifit>ls Representative Geo. A. Williston of Chicago, member hour, has been moved up so that all |you bought is an unknown quantity in CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT postal employes may eat their Christ- j the fire pumper field and is of only mas dinners at home. Rural carriers 350 gallon capacity. will deliver on mail at all on Christmas 1 Our attorney advises us that you MQNEY TO LOAN--On good security. Inquire at Plaindealer office. 26* day and clerks and carriers in the city j entered into an illegal contract, inas- FOR SALE--Full blood Barred Rock offices will stop work promptly at i much as the law provides that you j cockerels. Price, $2.00 and $3.00 each, l noon. 1 must award contracts to the lowest j J. V. Buekland, tt'ngwood, 111. 27-$ii , From the postoffice department at j responsible bidder, and that part of t Pr-iHl I Washington, D. C., come instructions| we invite you to prove that you have: ., . , T , . „ „ ^ 1 for the public to observe during the J done. We ask no favors; only that Inquire of A. H. Hate, shop now and mail early for early de- which is fair to us, to you and to the , . j • ,, , ,, of the committee, jjvery period. The instruct ons are subscribers to this fire engine. that drafted the present game and fish, worthy of carefui consideration and j Knowing as we do that we offered codes, in an interview yesterday, said that he considered the section which provides a jail sentence for every violation, one of the most important provisions of these laws. According to Mr. Williston this puts a most effective weapon in the hands of the wardens when they are with the market hunters or the habitual violators that care nothing for a Crystal Lake, 111. Phone 66-J. 27-2t; FOR RENT--120 acre farm, 2% miles, north of Ringwood - on German prairie. 1 Mrs. Mary Carey, McHenry. Phone; 140-W. 83 f FOR RENT--A 158 acre farm, situ-; of observance too. Some of them are | you a better engine for $1470.00 less given in the following paragraphs: | money--we never even had an oppor- Some Postal Instructions j tunity of showing you our engine, Christmas gifts and card addressed I tho we tried to get you to'come to our, one mile south of Solon Milh> to po'nts within one day's travel j factory and would be pleased to dem- j Mrs jyjary still ng, McHenry, Til should be mailed not later than De-1 onstrate it to you any time. : Phone 106-M. ' ^ 24-tf dealing cem^)er within two days'travel; The^best recommendation we have not later than December 18; within j to offer is that we niake all of the city three days' travel, not later than De-1 0f Kenosha's fire apparatus and hav small fine. I By a special law every justice of the peace was given jurisdiction in all cases arising from violation of the game and fish codes, even to the giving of jail sentences. This is also very important as it enables the warden making the arrest to take the case before a justice of the peace to get a quicker trial and decision with j cember 16; for more distant paints, been for thirty years. The last job we; not later than December 14. Parce's did for Kenosha we mounted a 1000 5 PER CENT MONEY--To loan «nS [ 1 good farms; first mortgages onljr.! Write or telephone A. A. Crissey, and cards for* local delivery should be mailed not later than December 22. Parcels and envelopes may be indorsed "Please Do Not Open Until Christmas." Wrapping and Packing All parcels must be wrapped or packed in order room 203, Community Bldg., phones; gal'on American-LaFrance pumpei 23-M and 993, Marengo, 111. 25-tf 3 We bui l t the first motor apparatus in j NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY GOOD the middle west and it is still running. | REAL ESTATE as all prices are at We have our apparatus in about 10001 their lowest po nt. We will be glad fire departments, 11 of these in the; to furnish further information and largest fire departments in tite world, securely | viz., New York City. -* to reach, N0 doubt when you award contracts explain our time payment plan. & Green, McHenry, 111. Kent 25-tf lotver costs than would be possible if! their destination in good condition. In | for paving, sewers, schools, etc., you j of REWARD--Wi1! pay $25.00 for return , Special Packing Umbrellas,,canes, golf sticks should be re-enforced their full length by strong strips of wood tightly wrapped and tied to withstand transportation. it were necessary to await the action of a grand jury and trial in a circuit court Altho Mr. Wm. J. Stratton is making every effort to secure affective enforcement of the game and fish codes, he is greatly handicapped by an insufficient force of wardens and the lack of co-operation by the sportsmen. The sportsmen are the persons most vitally interested in enforcement of the game and fish laws, but up to the present they have shown but little in the way of encouragement to the wardens in their efforts to secure enforcement. The action of the FederateTt41^7 *wine> Sportsmen of Illinois in appointing ai , ^ flowers. ccmmittee to receive complaints of able boxes of wood' tm or heavy cor" violations and to aid the officers injru^ated cardboard. Wrap with tissue securing evidence and getting convic- j ^'n mo^ture. tions marks a step in the right direc . . . . . g u n t a k e n o u t o f m a c h : n e l e f t a t j wrapping ordinary parcels strong award it to the lowest responsible bid-! joe Miller's fdrm southeast of Mc paper and heavy twine should be used, der and according to your state law. We should like to know why you did not do it when yotf bought your fire engine. ' There is no grounds or reason to pay Obenchain & Boyer more for a Hats : Pack in strong corrugated or j ioaf 0f bread or pound of sugar than fiber boxes. Ordinary pasteboard hat j you would pay Peter Pirsch & Sons boxes must be crated. Ladies' hats j c0 and that is exactly what we wish and stiff hats easily damaged should to know and believe we are entitled to be marked "Fragile." Shoes: Pack in strong boxes, preferably corrugated cardboard. Wrap with strong paper securely tied with Place in strong suittion. Mr. Stratton should be able to make j an enviable record in law enforcement during the next four years, but it is up to the sportsmen to see that he is informed of all violations and if necessary the other law enforcing officers and the justices and courts should know that the decent citizens are opposed to lawlessness and want certain and heavy punishment meted out to all violators, regardless of 1 wealth or political influence. ADDITIONAL EXCHANGE A motion for a new trial was denied •t Waukegan last Saturday in the if Candies: Inclose in strong outside boxes or containers. Drawings, paintings, unmounted maps, etc.: Pack or wrap in strong material to avoid damage. When I not flat, roll around a wooden core 1 and then wrap rind tie carefully or : place in strong pasteboard tube. Sharp-pointed or sharpe-edged in- ! struments or tools must have points and edges fully guarded to prevent , injury to clerks in handling or damage know it, as well as the citizens of McHenry: Why Obenchain & Boyer should be made a present of $1470.00 and give you a smaller pump besides. Thanking you for your kind consideration, we are, Very truly yours, Peter Pirsch & Sons Co., By Peter Pirsch, President Henry on Sunday, Dec. 7, and no questions ^sked. Or will pay same for true information who took the gun. Reward will be paid by towner. Call McHenry 72-W. 27-lt to other mail. Crate suitably or thoroly wrap so that they cannot cut thru the wrapping. V Fragile Articles Articles easily broken or crushed must be crated or securely wrapped case of Carl Anderson against Alfred; Use liberal quantities of excelsior, or Anderson of Fox Lake in which a jury ; like material, in, around and between recent y found in favor of the plaintiff,! the articles and the outside container, returning a judgement of $723.75. In j Glassware, fragile toys, crockery addition to the judgment the defend- must be packed so as to prevent the ant will also be required to pay the i escape of particles or pieces if broken costs in the case. ^ , in transit James Roxburgh of Crystal Lake,' Cigars: Ordinary boxes of cigars an emp'oye at £he Terra Cotta factory, 1 wrapped in paper on'y will not be returned home recently from a trip i accepted. Pack in a manner to pretojhis old home in Kilmarnock^ Scot-] vent damage by shock or jar. Wrap land. During his stay iff Scotland he 'n corrugated pasteboard or similar was united in marriage, but was obliged to return home minus his betmaterial. All articles easily broken or dam- Iff: < t<r half. However, since his return! aged must be plainly marked "Fragile has made arrangements whereby J ile." his wife will be a1 lowed to enter this! Perishable Matter Country and he is hoping that she will j Articles likely to spoil within the be able to get here in time to enjoy ; time reasonably required foif transportbs Christmas holidays. j tition and delivery will not be ac- People's Market:: Fresh, Salted and Smoked Meats Vegetables Booth's Oysters Fruited FRESH FISH FRIDAY .Truman Slater PROP. WEST McHENRY To Our Gas Customers-- Frozen condition of the ground entails a very marked increase in the cost of laying gas mains and service pipes. To protect us against incurring this unnecessary cost we shall have to require that orders taken aft£r December 17, 1924, for laying gas mains or service pipes* must provide that any additional cost due to frozen ground will have to be met by the persons for whom the extensions are made. Western United Gas and Electric Company C. E. ColliM. DIM. Mgr.. Elgin, 111. NO. 815 The Globe Duodyne 5 Tube Receiver Jl set with its possibilities unknown. Volume %ith distance and tone quality under adverse conditions have put this set in a'class alonfc. We gladly demonstrate,^day, or evening " Phones 200-J an& 200-R' Hettermann Bros. JOHNSBURG, ILLINOIS Place your order at once for Christmas Deliverv. Don't be disappointed What would be more acceptable as a Christmas Price $155.00 (accessories extra) • • Greatest Selectivity Greatest Distance Extreme Clearness Ample Volume X ..-.A* . ASK A GREBE OWNfeR , . . 4 • • «» . W. L. HOWELL & CO. I SfcHENRY W- ILLINOIS ; Ifr'-yi •"1U