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^East Side Service and v* T */ Transfer Station Herman Schaefer 4k Co., Props. " ^General Garage Moving 4»w f.-. McHBNBY, ILL. ' S. J.. FOWLER, D.C. Palmer Graduate Chiropractor Monday, Wednesday and Friday Hrs., 2:30 to 8:00 p. m. Phone 168 BrefeM Bid*. W. McHENRY, ILL. "4-s# -v.,. V Furniture Savings Are Sure At Leaths--and furniture «tvle* are abreast of the times--and furniture qualit: s are •/.«&. , dc. jndable and satisfactory Leaths Club plan puts nice things ia yojr homi without heavy cash outlay Klrln 70 Grove Rock ford 502 W. Stale Aurora SI Island Dubuque 576 Main Freeport i W. Main Waterloo 500 Lafay Beloft 817 Fourth Joliet til Jefferson Janesvllle 202 Itllwaukft Bau Claire Masonic Bldg fC"*® Oshtoah 11 Main St. <EU_ Peoria 325 S Adam* Decatur 432 N Water Madison 117-119 State St A. LEATH & CO. We are here about the hours handy for you. We have the goods so you can see what you buy. We give you 30 days' credit if ypu are well known to us. We let you use our telephone. . We cash checks for you. We deliver in town twice a day. Wc help many out even with postage stamps. We sell good goods, at fair prices. Are we entitled to some business? Smith Bros. ^HORraspE)- To CHICAGO From McHenry--Grays Lake Convenient, dependable service by North Shore Motor Coach North Shore Motor Coaches connect ftt Waukegan with fast North Shore Line trains taking you to the heart of Chicago--the "loop." Lv. McHenry 7(35 a.m., 11:35 a.m., 2t35 pjn., 7*00 pan. Lv. Grays Lake 8:18 a.m., 12:18 p.m., 3:18 p.m., 7:43 pjn. Arr. Waukegan 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 4K)0 pan., 8:25 pun. Arr. Chicago 10:22 a.m., 2:17 p.m., 5:17 pun., 10:17 pun. Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee R.R.CO. MdUenry House TICKET « western lloiel McHenry IS I- OFFICES f McHenrv M-R Wfttn better Cutomobilm ire built, Imick mill wild thorn For twenty years, die Buick Valve-in- Head Engine has been a powerful factor in Buick performance. It makes a smaller quantity of gasoline give up more horsepower. % Vahe-m-Head meant ^Buick ahead1*--on hills and fit volume of tales v '• OVERTON & COWEN McHENRY, ILL. HARVARD, ILL. JOHNSBURG Rev. Wm. Weber passed last week Wednesday in Chicago. M iss Helen K. May spent Wednesday at McHenry. Miss Caroline Miller and sister spent Friday afternoon in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Freund of McHenry called on home folks Sunday. John Jonas of Chicago called on Frank Kempfner one day recently. Wonderful bargains in warm winter foot wear at Erickson's store. Miss Anna Krumpen visited with her sister and family at Richmond last week. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Smith spent last week Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Arthur Smith, at McHenry; Mrs. Mike Pitzen and daughter, Edith, cRlled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Math. Lay of Spring Grove called on their parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Schmitt, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Guyser and sons spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Jerek at McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Math. Rauen of Spring Grove spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Regner and little SLOCUM LAKE Come to Erickson's store daring the mid-winter clearance sale. Willard Darrell was a business call* er at McHenry "Monday afternoon. G. J. Burnett was a Tuesday evening caller at the Henry Geary home. Al. Staples spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Tony Miller at Wanconda. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks were Wednesday business callers at Barrington. Z. H. Osmun of Crystal Lake called at the Ray and Joe Dowell homes Monday. Miss Corinne Blomgren spent Wednesday with Mrs. Ben Walkington east of Volo. H. L. Brooks went to Waukegan Monday, "where he will serve on the petit jury. Roll in and Pete Dowell spent Sunday afternooh with their schoolmate, Claire Smith. . Ed. Pfannenstill of Area spent Tuesday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pfannenstill. .Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks and Jas. Slavin were business callers at Waukegan last Monday. Otis Phillips spent a few days redaughter spent Sunday with Mr. and i cently at the home of Mr. and Mis. Mrs. John Regner at Pistakee Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Huemann passed | Tuesday afterftoon at the home of lilr. and Mrs. Joe Diedrich at McHenry. Mrs. Jacob Schumacher passed Monday afternoon with her sister, Mrs. John F. Freund, at McHenry. Mrs. John E. Freund and son, Vernon, of McHenry spent Tuesday with ; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. ] Adams. x Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stilling of Ringwood spent Sunday in the home of Mr. .and ! Mrs. Henry Stilling. Ed. Underwood at Area. Guy Granger of Crystal Lake spent last Friday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Granger here. M. H. Detrick of Chicago was a Wednesday dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks. son and Ogle and Messrs. Varner and Mullens, the faculty staff of the Wauconda township high school. The next meeting will be held Jan. 26 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Seyv ' JOHNSBURG Market your eggs at Erickson's store. Rudolph Gleichmeir of Chicago was a visitor here one day this week. Quite a few from here attended the ski jump at Fox River Grove Sunday. Bernard Schmitt and Joseph Karls were Chicago visitors a few days last week. Miss Rose Pitsea of Volo was here Saturday visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pitzen Misses Katherine and Mary AlthofF were up from Elgin Sunday to visit with home folks. Miss Dorothy Schaefer of Elgin visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schaefer, Sunday. Joseph 3- Hettermann and R. G. Varney attended to business-matters in Waukegan last Friday. Bernard and Barbara AlthofF visited their sister, Mrs. Peter M. Wagner, at Vololast week Wednesday. Miss Martha Huff entertained a number of young folks at her home here last week Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen King spent a a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Miller near Ricrmond. Miss Qertrude Williams of Spring Grove is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Williams. Willard Darrell, accompanied by R. Wm. J. Meyers took the North Shore C. Kent of Wauconda, was a business; bus from McHenry Tuesday to spend caller at Waukegan last Friday. | a few days with relatives at Racine, Mr. and Mrs. Thurson of Chicagpj were Sunday morning callers at the j The beautiful new residence of Mr. home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse.< an(j Mrs. Jos. B. Hettermann is very Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Litwiler of Round nearly completed and they expect to Lake were Sunday afternoon and move jn by next week. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Peter Williams spent evening guests at the G. J. Burnett' Alfred Debrecht who has been Sunday afternoon in the home of their! home. j spending a few weeks in Chicago and daughter, Mrs. Martin B. Schmitt, and Air. and Mrs. ^Tilbur E. Cook of also made a business trip to Springfamily in McHenry. near Wauconda were Sunday dinner field, is again in this vicinity. Miss Anna Adams and brother, Joe, and afternoon guests at the H. L. Misses Gertrude and Asella Tonyan spent last Thursday afternoon in the! Brooks home. ' and brothers and Barbara and Berhomes of their sisters, Mrs. John E. j William Darrell accompanied Ray- i nard AthofT visited with Mr. and Mrs. Freund and Mrs. John Oeffling, at McHenry. • - Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schmitt entertained their children, Mr. and Mrs. mond Clark of the'Flats to Fox River Grove last Sunday, tended the ski jump. Mr. and Mrs. Earl where they at- Louis Althoff and family in McHenry Math. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Steven' daughter, Frances, spent Sunday aft Schmitt, Mr. and Mrs. John Schipitt ernoon with the latter's parents, Mr and-Mr. and Mrs. John Thelen, Sanday. .. ^ SOLON MILLS Mrs. ' Schultz spent Sunday at Janesvflle, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cropley were Chicago shoppers Friday. Come to Erickson's store during the mid-winter clearance sale. j Mr. Randall of Chicago was a Sat-' urday night guest of Geo. Vogel. j Mrs. R. Turner and Mrs. Geo. Rich-] ardson are very sick at this writing, j Dwight Osborn of Elgin spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Osborn. * Mrs. Westlake ajnd son, Charles, spent Sunday at the James McCannon home at Wilmot. N. F. Steilen of McHenry was a business caller at the home of W. H. Gardner Friday last. Mr. and Mrs.. Will Sullivan of Marengo were callers in the Geo. Vogel home one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Brennan and Betty and Jack spent Friday in the George Vogel home here. Miss Leona Cropley of Libertyville spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cropley. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Esh and family of. Spring Grove were guests in the Geo. Richardson home Sunday. Earl Van Kirk, wife and son, Eugene, of DesPlaines were Sunday guests in the H. G. Reading home. Roy Sutton, Harold Osborn and George Austin drove to Fox River Grove Sunday and attended the ski tournament. * Geo. Vogel, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Vogel and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vogel attended the horse races at Lake Geneva Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Monea? of McHenry were callers in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Jackson, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Crane and daughter, Dorothy, and Master Roy Mack of Kenosha spent Sunday in the Ifc&me of John McDonald at Keystone. OSTEND For the best in groceries try Erickson's. Mrs. Hoppe and son, Arthur, attended to business matters at the county seat Tuesday. M iss Ammie Francisco is still slowly improving in health and hopes are enter taned that she may soon enjoy as good health as in the past. Mr. and Mrs. S. Rasmussen received news of the serious illness of their daughter last week and immediately their son left for the south to be at the bedside of his sick sister. Ben Wallis was seen on our roads trying to make his little Ford pull itjsglf and trail another, but with all the snow and ice in the road little Ford liaH almost more than it could do. C. C. Clark, wife and children were business callers at Woodstock Saturday. The two eldest girls were to take their regular weekly music lesson. The teach# is Miss . Marion Murphy. Earl and Clarence Freund are two Sunday evening. There will be a card and domino Converse and party sponsored by the Christian Mothers at parish hall Sunday evening, Jan. 25, for the benefit of the and Mrs. Wm. Pavis. 1 parish. Everybody welcome. Mr. and Mrs.HLouis Rhoman of Bar-] Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Stilling and rington were Tuesday supper andfamjiyt Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Freund evening guests at the home of Mr.! anj sons, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stilling and Mrs. H. L. Brooks. | and daughter, Rosemary, spent Sun- Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler, Jr., | day with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Justen. of Waukegan were Sunday supper j st. Johanas court, C. 0. F., will hold guests at the home of the former's J ^ annual feast at Kempfner's hall parents at the Hoelscher farm. j instead of the parish hall this year. Mrs. Sam Dickson and daughters,! The feast will take place on Jan. 28. Mary Alice, and Wintrice Fern, spent; Brother Foresters of McHenry are Wednesday with her sister-in-la^, cordially invited to attend, also the Mrs. Frank Dickson, at Wauconda. " j members of our courts and their chil Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schaffer and son. [ dren are welcome to come. «f. M<H,,,'ri a »n.<1 Wn?: C1,rk If you reside in MTH!^ townsM, of the Flats spent Sunday »«*n.<K>n ^ ^ ^ pUill,iealcr and evening at the home of Mr. and ' , . ,ol1 Wrtll Aitroronf Our prices for legals are the same as How many convenience outlets in your home ? Mrs. Henry Geary. Mildr. ed Hoffman , was a. bu. sine..s.s any other paper p^ukbiiltosnvo^dt I<n„ Muc.- caller in Chicago and remained with her sister, Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews, at Henry C0Unty; Crystal Lake Wednesday and Thursday evening. Mrs. G. J. Burnett spent from Thursday until Saturday, with Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Litwiler at Round Lake and accompanied them to North Chicago during her visit there. Harry Matthews was a Crystal Lake caller Sufiday and was accompanied home by Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews, who spent Sunday afternoon and Monday at the Darrell-Matthews home. Mrs. Robt. Kirk and Lloyd Dowell were business callers at Crystal Lake last Wednesday and were accompaniedhome by Robt. Kirk, who had spent i few days on business at Aurora. Willard Darrell and R. C. Hallock of near Wauconda visited the Wau« conda township high school last Tuesday afternoon. Both Mr. Darrell and Mr. Hallock are members of the board of education. Mildred Hoffman Is now driving a new Buick standard six coupe which she recently purchased at the Cowen and Overton garage at McHenry, hav« ing traded her Studebaker coupe toward the same. Mrs. Harry Matthews attended the Ladies' Auxiliary meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. K. Werden at Wauconda. Mrs. C. A. Bevans, now of DesPlaines, and Mrs. Werden were hostesses. Miss Orpah Morlock attended a party at the > home of Mr. afnd Mrs? Barney Amann, Sr., near Area Saturday night and accompanied her sister, Esther, and Barney Amann, Jr., to Cary Sunday, where they attended the ski jump. Mrs. Harry Matthews, junior past worthy matrons of Mayflower chapter^ _r O. E. S., attended an all^y practise in that work among the.other"officers of the order At the Masonic hall in Wauconda last Fridy.. Miss Jennie Barrows, instructress ftor the O. E. S. of Chicago, did the instructing. Those from this community who attended the junior play at tlje W. T. H. S. were Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks, Wm. Brooks and son, *Chesney, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell and daughter, Myrtle, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews, Milded Hoffman and William Darrell. Myrtle Darrell, a junior1, was one of the characters in the play. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews were SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THE CITY OF McHENRY FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NO. 11, KNOWN AS PAVING DISTRICt SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THE CITY OF McHENRY FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NO. 9. KNOWN AS PAVING DISTRICT NO. 3 FOR THE PAVING OF MAIN NO. 2 FOR THE PAVING OF RIVERSTREET AND OTHER STREETS IN, SIDE DRIVE AND OTHER STREETS SAID CITY. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested that the City Council of the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, having ordered that a local IN SAID CITY. Notice is hereby giv€n to all persons interested that the City Council of the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, having ordered that a local improvement be made consisting.of [ improvement be made consisting of draining, curbing, grading and paving j draining, curbing, grading and paving Main street and other streets in said Riverside Drive and other streets in city, as provided for in and by an ordinance passed by the City Council of the said city, December 22, A. D. 1924, entitled, "An Ordinance for Paving a Portion of Main Street and said city, as provided for in and by an ordinance passed by the City Council of the said city, December 22, A. P. 1924, and approved by its mayor on December 22, A. D. 1924, entitled, "An Other Streets in the City of Mc- (Ordinance for Paving a Portion of Henry, McHenry County, Illinois," the Riverside Drive and Other Streets n ordinance for the same being on file in; the City of McHenry, McHenry Counthe office of the City Clerk of said City , ty, Illinois," the ordinance for the of McIIenry, and having applied to the same being on file in the office of the County Court of McHenry County for j city Clerk of said City of McHenry, an assessment of the costs of said im- and having applied to the County provement according to the benefits, ^ Court of McHenry County for an asand assessments therefor having been sessment of the costs of said improvemade and returned to said court, which ment according to the benefits, and assessment is divide into ten (10) in-. assessments therefor haying been stallments bearing interest at the rate made and returned to said court, which of 6 per cent per annum; the final assessment is divided into ten (10) anh ear ing will be had On the 9th day of nual installments bearing interest at February, A. P. 1925, at the hour bf j the rate of 6 per cent per annum; the 10 o'clock p. m. or as soon thereafter: finai hearing thereon will be had on as the business of the court will per-1 mit. All persons desiring may file ob- j jections in said court before said day' and may appear at the hearing and ! make their defense. Dated at Mc-! the 9th day of February, A. D. 1925, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. or as soon thereafter as the business of the court will permit. All persons desiring may file objections in said court hi Henry, Illinois, this 22nd day of Janu- j before said day and may appear at the ary, A. D. 1925. William Simes. hearing and make their defense. Person appointed by the President | Dated at McHenry, Illinois, this 2tnd of the Board of Local Improvements! jay 0f January A. D. 1925. of the City of McHenry, Illinois, t*> spread said assessment. TERRA COTTA Erickson's mid-winter clearance sale now on. Mr. and Mrs. M. Knox spent Friday of last week in Woodstock. Miss Eva McMillan of Evanstftn visited at her home here Sunday. Miss Marie Dolan of Chicago was a guest in the home, of B. J. Shine Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilcox and family of Woodstock spent Sunday with relatives here. » Miss Alice Riley of Chicago spent Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. B. J. Shine. Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson of Chicago were guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Shine Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Green and children of Woodstock visited Relatives here Sunday afternoon. CARD OF THANKS I take this public manner of expressing my thanks to the telephone operators, the McHenry fire department and private citizens who so promptly came to my assistance on Wednesday afternoon of last week when fire threatened to destroy my bakery. Frank Hoffmann. John J. Oeffling was a business visitor at Lake Geneva Tuesday. William Simes. Person appointed by the President Of the Board of Local Improvements of the City of McHenry, Illinois, to spread said assessment. 33-2t Vaudeville and pictures at the fistpi re theatre Saturday and Sunday. Get the habit. Call 98-W and gtae us your news items. PAINT NOW! This is the best time in the year to paint! I have had years ol experience and can guarantee results. I use 100% pure paint made of white lead, sine and linseed oil. My prices are lowest. Let me quote on your Work and show you eolors. 0. J. KRENTZER West McHenry. Illinois Phone 71-W Painter's A-PBRAND.PAINT 0 With This Duplex Outlet You Can Use Two Appliances at the Same Time « 'HIS is a good time of the year to look over your convenience outlets to make sure that you have a sufficient number to give you complete convenience. •'3 t Wall Outlets on the wall about waist bjlgh. . Handy in kitchen for electric iron and fan; over the serving table in dining room for perco-. lator, toaster, etc; in bedroom for curling iron, heating pad, vibrator or boudoir lamp. Baseboard Outlets down near the floor. Needed in living room for table and floor lampe. Making it easy to chaojp lamps around. Just the thing for vacuum cleaner, fan or other appliance. Floor Outlem flat on polished floor or under seam in carpet. Convenient in dining room, under the table for grill, toaster, percolator, etc. Very handy in living room for appliances on 'tea cart. boys that are not waiting until eigh- j hostg Monday evening the members teen* to learn to work. They are reg-1 euchre club at their home at. ular helpers on the farm, but they; Qak G,en farm Hi?h scores were attend school during the school months j made by Mrs A15ert Maether and and help with chores on the fsrm J ^jrs Ray Seymour for the ladies and morning and evening besides having ( Ajbert Maether and G. D. Stroker for lots of fun with their little spotted I gentlemen. Delicious refreshment# _ , __ t were served at the close of the even. ing. Other friends not members of the club present who enjoyed the evening were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bevans of DesPlaines, Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of OyaUl Lake aad MWSOT T<anih, Johnpony. They are not wishing for time to study mischief. Their spare time is spent helping Paddy Peter with any and all kinds of fanlX work. See the new Myrt. Zenith radio at Outlets to meet all requirements can be installed quickly and without annoyance. In completed houses the cost of wiring and installing outlets may be divided intQ monthly payments with your service statement; ( »r« willt without charge, inspect your premises and furnish you with esZLnata of cost of installing proper convenience outlets. Ort you can obtain same from any reliable electrical contractor. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS G. E. McCOLLUM, District Manage? 101 Williams St. Crystal Lake, 111. Phone 35 m t . 'lifftTit-ifri t • T '.ilillfe'iiMtiMr'" *