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• wi-.i TV v-"';.'"S" '»;^, %»•(>'• ;t»f. ^ - '>;;. •".^f',;,':*^" xS- •< -y- * ? ;, H-t/V' • ..-,-A.** : ...•. .y;i:^ :i'> •* • ,.-?U :% s,:, ." "'i v*. ••••<••• •• ' " '.••*'•' ' ; "• - - . , . ^ m •"•-•! >'j 4"- .-*<. . . «•. * ~ $ •' v" " MillC' VOLUME «1 MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JUNK 18. 1025 NO. 2 OPEN HOUSE WEEK, JUNE 15 20 TO BE HELD BY'PUBLIC SERVICE | COlOF NORTHERN ILLINOIS # Further evidence of the sound business conditions prevailing in northeastern Illinois are reflected in figures recently compiled by statisticians of the Public Service company of Northern Illinois. These figures deal with the com* . pany's gas, light arifl power sales during the first four months of 1925. Inas- •Xi;- ; fnuch as the increased or decreased v\... Use of these utility services always . Indicates the trend of business and -Jiving conditions, the substantial ingreases shown by the company's .^figures is evidence of the territory's Continuing prosperity. The figures r'; ilso constitute evidence of the company's preparedness to meet every demand upon it for gas, light and power service. t Between January 1 and May 1 of this year the company sold 34,730,500 kilowatt hours of electricity for lighting purposes alone. This compares with 29,430,499 kilowatt hours sold in the same period in 1924. The amount . "of increases was 18 per cent. In the same period this year, the sale of power--the agency that drives the wheels and does a thousand other odd jobs, about an industrial plantsaggregated 70,656,185 kilowatt hours, an increase of 11.3 per cent over the first four months of 1924. Perusal of new power contracts entered into by the company indicates that manufacturers in increasing numbers are turning to electricity in their factory processes. In a single week thirteen new uses were found for power among the industries in the territory. In the gas field, the total sales in the first four months of this year were 1,345,641,200 cubic feet, an increase of 11 per cent over the same period in 1924. Of the "total amount sold, 129,- ,r 490,800 cubic feet created heat for numerous industrial processes. This is an increase of 19 per cent and indicates the company's effort to get more of this businesses bearing fruit. Economists say that communities and the utility company serving them are inter-dependent--one must grow with the other and each must help the other to expand. Absence of this spirit of cooperation results in stagnation. As a means of furthering the spirit of cooperation and friendliness now existing between it and the 219 communities it serves, the Public Service company of Northern Illinois will hold open house week, June 15-20. In that period every resident of the territory is invited to visit the company's plants, offices, etc., to learn how "gas and electricity are manufactured and to get same idea of the intricate details of operation in the business of making these services available for the use of xpwards of a million persons who now >ccupy the territory immediately surrounding Chicago. Final plans for the entertainment of the company's visitors during open house week now 9ve being drawn and details will be announced in the near future. * PASTURE FEEDING OF PIGS SOUND ECONOMY SAYS EXPERT Provision of a succession of forage crops for pigs so that the animals may have succulent feed during the entire summer and far into the fall is urged by Prof. W. H. Smith of the University of Illinois in a talk broadcasted from the Sears-Roebuck agricultural foundation station WLS. "Experimental evidence and the experience of successful swine feeders show that pasture feeding is economic cally sound. It reduces the cost of producing pork through use of the cheaper, home grown feeds and decreases the labor requirement while it lessens the risk of disease," Prof. Smith said. "Satisfactory results can be obtained from any of the common forage erops such as alfalfa, clover, blue grass or rape, and twelve to eighteen pigs, depending on size, can be handled on ah acre of any of these crops if the stand is good. Good forage crops will reduce the amount of corn and protein supplements required in the growing or fattening of hogs between 10 and 15 per cent. With pigs ort a medium grain ration or forage^ economical gains can be made without additional supplements." SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE In the matter of the petition of the' city of McHenry for special assessment No. 12, for paving part of Green street and Elgin Road in 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 improvement be made for the improvement of Elgin Road from the southwesterly street line of Main street extended easterly, in a northerly direction to its intersection with Green street, and Green street froffTTts intersection with Elgin Road in a northeasterly direction to an intersection with the southeasterly street line of Elm street by draining, grading, curbing and paving the road thereof with either a Portland cement concrete pavement designated as Type "A," or a Portland cement concrete pavement designated as Type "B," or a Warrenite- Bitulithic pavement upon a Portland cement concrete paving designated as Type "C," all in the said CUy of McHenry as provided for in and by an ordinance passed by the City Council of the said City on June 1, A. D. 1925, and approved by its Mayor on June 1, A. D. 1925, entitled, "An Ordinance for paving a portion of Green street and other streets in the City of McHenry, McHenry county, niinois," the ordinance for the same being now on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City Of McHenry. and having applied to the county court of McHenry county for an assessment of the cost of said improvement according to the benefits and assessment therefor having been made and returned to said court, which assessment is divided into ten (10) annual installments bearing interest at the rate of six per cent (6 per cent) per annum; the final hearing thereon will be held on the 29th day of June, A. D. 1925, at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. or as soon thereafter as the bus iness of the court will permit. All person£ desiring may file objections in said court before said day and may appear at the hearing and make their defense. Dated at McHenry, niinois, this 10th day of June,- A. D. 1925. Fred A. Cooley, Person appointed by the President of the Board of Local Improvements of the City of McHenry, Illinois, to spread said assessment. I** SALE OF REAL ESTATE State of Illinois, ) McHenry County ) as Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois May term A. D. 1925. Charles S. Galbraith ) In Chancery vs./ ) Bill for Parti- £i. O» Theim« Et Ai) tition 5 ) Gen. No. 21339 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of a decree made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on the 8th day of June, A. D. 1925, I, Fred B. Bennett, Master in Chancery of said Court, will on the 27th day'of June, A. D. 1925, at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the east door of the courthouse in the city of Woodstock, in McHenry county, Illinois, offer for sale and sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described real estate in said decree described, to-wit: Lot six (6) and the southwesterly one-half of lot seven (7) in Woodlawn Park in the northwest fractional quarter of section twenty-five (25) township forty-five (45) north, range eight (8) east of the third principal meridian, situated in the County of McHenry in the State of Illinois. Terms of sale--Cash <fn the day -of sale. Dated this 9th day of June A: D. 1925. l-3t Fred B. Bennett. Master in Chancery of the Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois. ADDITIONAL EXCHANGE Ctot the habit. Call 98-W and give us your news items. Insure--in sure--insurance with Wm. G. Schreiner. Office at residence. Phone 93-R, McHenry, 111 Auctioneering. The Alexander Lumber company has purchased the Crystal Lake Lumbet and Coal company plant and business and will take possession of same just as soon as the inventory has been completed. Herman Sterbenz, aged 12, of Wau conda, received a broken ankle when a passing automobile ran into him while he was repairing a tire on the road near Wauconda on a recent day, FOOD VITAL FACTOR IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS As food is a big attraction of the business men's luncheon club, so is its appeal essential to farm gatherings. That is the basic thought at the bottom of the lively and well attended community meetings being held in Logan county, fllinois, according to J. H. Checkley, county agent. Mr. Checkley disclosed some of his secrets of successful community meetings in a talk which he broadcasted from the Sears-Roebuck agricultural foundation broadcasting station WLS. 'Fruit salads, honest-to-goodness sandwiches, liberal helpings of cako and other delicacies have never been known to keep a single soul from attending a community meeting. For this reason the item of refreshments should be given a prominent place. Food for thought and body go together effectively to make up meetings which never fail of large attendance," Mr. Checkley told his hearers. Taking up the details of a typical program, Mr. Checkley declared that few persons realize the variety of talent represented in the country school district. As features for programs he suggested community singing, music and singing, readings, dialogues, debates, home talent plays, radio and movie programs and games and contests. SOLON MILLS [Last week's delayed letter] Mrs. V. Aim was a business caller in Fox Lake Sunday. E. E. Cropley attended to business matters in Woodstock Saturday; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Merrill were business callers in Waukegan Friday. Wonderful values for a dime in our ten cent section. Erickson's Dept. store. • Mrs. Al. Bennett of Fox Lake was a caller Sunday evening at the Jack Pester home. Dwight Osborn and Miss Nelson of Woodstock spent Sunday, in the Chet Osborn home. Mrs. Art Aubert returned to the city Tuesday after spending the week end in the Will Aylward home. • Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Jackson spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Earl Monear, at McHenry. Mrs. J. Herdon and son of Cincinnati, O., are spending the summer with her father, Jack Pester. Mr. and Mrs. Will Cowan of Harvard spent Sunday with the latter's mother, Mrs. Fannie Overton.^*" Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cropley and daughter, Leona, and John of Madison spent Sunday at Lake Geneva. The Social Wheel was held at Mrs. Sutton's home and was well attended on Wednesday. All report a good time. Miss Hyde of Colorado arrived here Sunday evening and is going to stay the summer-with her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Coates. . Mrs. Geo. Westlake and Mr." and Mrs. Chas. Westlake were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McCannon of Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. W. Hopdam'of Cincinnati, O., have returned to their hbme after spending a week with the latter's father, Jack Pester. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cropley, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Will Powers and family of Crystal Lake and Mr. and Mrs. F. Thayer of Woodstock, drove to Lake Geneva and spent Sunday. OSTEND [Last week's delayed letter] Mrs. Hoppe and son, Arthur, were Rockford callers Sunday. The early potato patches are slowly overcoming damage done by the frost and new leaves are starting out. Roy Hobart stayed over night with home folks last Friday night, leaving for work early Saturday morning. Farmers are very busy now with corn cultivation but are wishing for a good rain. Corn is growing very slow. The little farm formerly owned and occupied by Gilbert Harris and family has been sold to a Chicago party and they have just recently moved in. Mr. Gharrity, who has done a great amount of road work in this section, hfts a number of men at work lowering the hill running south from Earl Sherman's and past C. J. Sherman's farm. Twa young men claiming to be doing missionary work called at various farm houses last week Thursday evening asking for a night lodging, supper and breakfast. We have not learned where they found it. Mrs. Allen, daughter, wiss Dora, and f son, Harry, from south of Woodstock, were Sunday afternoon visitors in the Hob&rt home. Warren Francisco and sister, Miss Ammie were also there and visited with the Allen family. John Schreiner and Bert Driscoll of Elgin, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kel-< leher and daughter, Helen, of Elmhurst and-.Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rich of " Lombard attended a family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. AL Krause on Elm street last Sunday. Phone 12ft-W. Reasonable Rate* A. H. SCHAEFER Draying McHENRY, ILLINOIS Phone 162 The Best Service Always BERNHARD POPP Expert Shoemaker West McHenry, niinois • S. J. FOWLER, D.C. Palmer Graduate CHIROPRACTOR Monday, Wednesday and Friday Hrs., 2:30 to 8:00 p. m. Phone 168 Brefeld Bldg. W. McHENRY, ILL. Telephone No. 108-R. ® Stoffel & Reihansperger Insurance agent for all classes of property in the best companies. WEST McHENRY, ILUNOIS Wtcu Fluff and Rag Ruga made to order |n»aCo. dR . tPuOiPtP west PHONE 142 Mchenry. ill I \ TWO DAYS ONLY Saturday, June 20 June 22 We have made two groups of our clothing for this sale. These groups consist of our broken lines and discontinued patterns; all sizes from 33 to 42 are represented. Most of these suite have two pair of trousers and are taken from our regular lines with our guarantee of satisfaction on every suit. The values offered during this sale are exceptional and your early inspection is invited as the supply is limited and will not last long* , GROUP 1 Young Men's Suitfc, Sizes 33 to 38 . . . 51950 c GROUP 2 Men's and Young: Men's Suits . 'v. . SIZES 36 TO J Regular 20c values; Special lor Saturday and Monday . • PER DO Z ;.,r K • \\ 5- - -yv t-<\ r|j& McGEE'S CLOTHING McHENRY, ILLINOIS