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Press a button and the Washer starts going. Move a lever and the wringer roll* revolve. The tub ia sanitary and tsqr to keep dean. <A ftp'*# * doth makes the polished interior bright and shiny. And another big feature of this machine is the gas heater beneath the tub, which keeps the water at an even temperature all through the washing. Without the slightest coat or obligation to you we will do a week's washing with the Easy in your own home, so you can aee what it is like. If you wish to keep the Easy you can leave a ttmal! deposit and pay the balance •s you use the machine, in small monthly amounts that you scarcely feel. Phone at one? or drop us a card for a free demonstration. The EA5YWASHER Carey Electric Shop Phone 145-R McHenry ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••I* •»»»»*»••••••••••• W WEEKLY PERSONALS C0MER8 AND OOKB8 OF A ' WEEK IK OUR CITY* 'Flie Famous Perfection WITH "COBALT" BLUE CHIMNEYS These f)opular Perfection Stoves are universally known for genuine cooking satisfaction, over four and one-half million in use. Their .•"Cobalt" Blue Chimney Burners are famous for convenient operation and absolute dependability. The latest models with straight-leg frame, very attractive and sturdy, are similar in appearance and construction to our higher priced stoves. The cooking top is high and roomy and lias square grates. A base shelf provides just the place for your extra pots and pans. With all these improvements and the many well-known exclusive Perfection features, these stoves are unequalled value at their popular prices. Sold by ; John j, Vycital McHENRY, ILL. As Seen By Plaindealer Reporters and Handed tiy Our Friends Mrs. Christina Joos was a Chicago tttller Tuesday. Mrs. F. G. Schreiner spent last Thursday in Chicago. John Thelen of Chicago spent the week-end in his home here. George Steilen of Chicago spent Sunday with his family here. Mrs. Geo. Eddy of Elgin spent last Thursday with Mrs. L. F. Newman. Mrs. R. V. Powers spent several days this week with Chicago relatives. Jhck Sloan of Chicago is spending * few days in his country home here. '• Mrs. Steve Heimer and daughter, Helen, of Chicago, spent the week-end here. Mrs. George Stilling and daughter, Louise, spent list Thursday in Chicago. „ ' . Mr. and Mrs. Dowling of Chicago spent the week-end in the F. O. Gans home. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pauley of Elgin visited in the Nick Barbian home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Schales of Woodstock were McHenry callers on Sunday. Mrs. W. R. Marshall and daughter, Rovena spent Monday and Tuesday in Chicago. Mrs. Walter Vogt visited with friends in Hammond, Ind., the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carey of Chicago spent the week-end with relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rothermel spent Sunday as the guests of friends at Park Ridge. The new shades in Bob-o-link hosiery are to be found at Erickson's Dept. Store. Mr. and Mrs. William Conley of Chicago spent Sunday in the A. T. Barbian home. Harry Durland of New Orleanp spent the week-end in the home of John Schueneman. Mrs. R. V. Powers, Miss Etta Powers, and Mrs. Mary Powers spent Friday in Woodstock. Miss Corinne Petelle of Chicago spent Sunday as the guest of L. F. Newman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sheehan of Chicago spent the week-end at the home of Phil Meers. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Engstrom of St. Charles were Sunday evening call ers at L. F. Newman's. Miss Lena Stoffel spent several days last week with her sister, Mrs C. C. Westfall, in' Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bohlander and Mr. Haas of Chicago spent Monday in McHenry visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Moulton of El gin spent Saturday visiting friends »nd relatives in this vicinity. Miss Ethel Bell spent the weekend in the home of her parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. James Bell, in Ringwood. Miss Eva Stilling of Chicago visited in the home of her parents, Mr. i i d Mrs. Ben Stilling, over the weekend. „ Mr. and Mrs. I#win Hart and Mr. and Mrs. Frank' Hart spent the weekend at their country home in "Idyl Dell." Mrs. Minerva Bradley and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stafter of Rarine, Wis., were Sunday callers at EI F. Newman's. Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Meyers and daughter, Marcella, of Chicago, spent Sunday at the home of George Meyers. Leonard Frett and George Barbian of South Bend, Ind., spent the weekend visiting friends and relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Whiting of Lake Geneva visited in the home of the latter's mother, Mrs. Nick Barbian, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hoffman of Chicago are spending a few weeks as the guests of the letter's mother, Mrs- Helena Heimer. Mrs. Charles Lan^phers and daughter, Amy, and son, Donald, of Elgii\, called at the W. D. Wentwortl^ home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. F. E. Cobb sp«at Monday in Chicago. Mrs. Al. Purvey spent Thursday in Woodstock. Mrs. Anna Barron spent the weekend in Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGee were Libertyville visitors on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Kramer and family spent Friday in Chicago. Charles Owen and sons of Chicago were week-end visitors in this city. Miss Helen O'Sullivan spent the week-end in the metropolitan city. Warren Howell of Chicago spent the week-end with McHenry friends. Miss Loretta Quinn of Elgin, spent the week-end here with relatives and friends. Charles Egan of Chicago spent the week-end at the hojne of George Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin and children were Mundelien callers on Sunday. S. J. Frazer and William Gieike of Chicago spent Sunday fishing in the Fox river. A. J. Gruenfeld spent the weekend in the home of his mother, Mrs. E. Gruenfeld, Mrs. Carl W. Stenger.and daughter, Grace, were Chicago visitors on last Thursday, Alfred Bonslett of Chicago spent the week-end in the home of his fatli • ?r, John Bonslett, Mrs. Anton Crumper of Genoa City, Wis., spent the week-end as guests of McHenry friends. Messrs. Ermer Ko&rner and Elgin Domm motored to Batavia and Naperville over the week-end, Mrs. F. E. Covalt and Mrs. Al. Purvey and son, Jack, spent Saturday afternoon in Waukegan- Misses Leone and Kathleen Givens and Donald Givens were Crystal L&ke callers last Saturday evening, Miss Ethel Bell spent Thursday In Ringwood at the home of her' parents, Mr. and Mrs, James Bell. Mrs. Emma McGinnis and Mr. and Mrs. H. Odum of Elgin were Sunday guests of Mrs. Mollie Givens. Miss Elizabeth Porter of Crystal Lake spent Saturday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Ensign. Mr. and Mrs. William Jacoby and children of Chicago visited friends in McHenry over the week-end. Mrs. Ellen Ensign is spending a few days visiting relatives and many friends at Richmond and Genoa. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Welch and daughters, Mildren and Helen, were Mundelien visitors last Sunday. - Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Peters of Chicago have opened thefr home at the Bay for the summer months. Mrs. A. J. Kurtz of Maywood, is spending a few weeks in the home of Mr8. E. Gruenfeld of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin visited in the former's brother's home at Highland Lake one day last week. Mrs. W. R. Marshall and Miss Blanche Meyers spent Thursday at the home of Henry Marshall in Berwyn. Mr. and Mrs. Frank O'Flaherty of Elgin were week-end guests in the home of Miss Nancy Frisby of Pearl street. Miss Alvera Heimer . of . Chicago spent the week-end in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Heimer. Messrs. William Nye and Leo Thelen of Champaign spent the week-end visiting friends ana relatives in thii city. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bassett spent the week-end • in. South Bend, Ind., and other points of interest on tt\e route. Mrs. Mary Jackley of Ash ton, Ohio, has returned to her home after spending several days in the home of her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Noonan of West McHenry have moved to their summer home at Pistakee Bay for. tb& summer months. Mr. and Mrs. WiUiayi Dreyer of Forest Park spent the weipk-eftd hi the home of the latter's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Henry Block, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Frazer and son, Billy, of Chicago, spent Thursday evening and Friday morning at the W. D. Wentworth residence. i Mr. and Mrs. Williapi Kinney and Mr. Bohn of Chicago and William Westerfield of Antioch were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Worth, Sunday. Misses Catherine and Leone Regner of Chicago spent the week-end at the country home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Regner, at Pistakee Bay. . Edward Kelter of Chicago is spending a few days in his home here. Harry Bell of Ringwood was a McHenry visitor one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Freund of Woodstock visited friends and relatives in our city over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byer of Kenosha visited in the home of Mrs. J. Neisen, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Neisen and children of Kenosha, spent Sonday" in the home of Mrs. J. Neisen. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith and son from Harvard visited recently at the home of Mrs. Catherine Young. Mr. and Mrs, Ferdinand Frett and son, Harold, of Chicago, visited with friends and relatives over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Reinert and Mrs. Mary Reinert, Mrs. Oscar Knock and son, Robert, from Elgin, visited recently at the home of Mrs. Catherine Young. Robert Weber, Harold Bacon, Mrs. P. Weber And Rev. Fr. O'Rourke motored to Chicago last Thursday to see a ball game, but the game was not played so they arranged to gj to the Uptown Treatre, where they enjoyed the presentation of one. of the latest films. Protection at Cost • Ulguaz IK A HUTUAl. . Itor Fire, Lightning, Tornado and Windstorm Also Automobile Insurance . If interested, call Safety Talk J. A. Schabeck, district manager of the Public Service Co., at Crystal Lake, gave a talk on "Safety" to twenty pupils of the Lincoln school, Wednesday, May 5. This school is in District 14, McHenry. township. "" TERRA COTTA Frank Spraud of Chicago spent Sunday at the home of Frank McMillan. The new shades In Bob-o-link hos'ery are to be found at Erickson's Dept. Store. Misses Charlotte Schlottman of Crystal Lake and Florence Knox were Sunday guests of the Misses Irma Long and Vera Hal iff us at DeKalb. Ed. Conway and son were recent guests of Elgin relatives. Glen McMillan spent Friday and Saturday in Barrington. Miss Jennie Hogan of Elgin visited at the home of B. J. Shine Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Knox and daughters, Mabel and Marie, called on re latives in Woodstock Sunday. Miss Eva McMillan of Chicago spent Sunday at her home here. Thomas Bernston of Elgin spent Sunday at the home of B. J. Shine. The Terra Cotta school closed Wednesday of this week for the summer vTac~a"tXio*n". r~---- •-» • VJOHNSBURO a i Straw Hats Memorial Day EVERYONE WILL BE WELL DRESSED MEMORIAL DAT and, as a final touch of dress refinement for your own outfit, you should have one of these splendid new Straws. Plenty of style, and the cih^hion band makes them fit the head, comfortably. $2.00 $3.00 $4.50 McGee's hiihwhihimmwwwhwI -Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Adams and Miss Agnes Schmitt motored to Mun delein and from there to Zion to visit the broadcasting station Thursday of last week. The Erickson Dept. Store carries a full line of ladies and gents shoes. Miss Agnes Schmitt and C}ara Adams were Spring Grove callers one day last week. Mrs. Jacob H. Adams and sons and Mrs. Joseph Nett spent Thursday in Chicago. Classified ads are winner* -iMEdtb* Scluiiitt AGENT telephone, McHenry 623-J^i ^ . J « • •- -• ' " ; ^ fr- At Last-- Natural Gas Soar Every Home #0 MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE . Ibis wonderful new fuel available, there is no reason why you should continue using coal, wood, kerosene, gasolene, or even electricitv for cooking or heating water. v . . V Pfotane ^as i« it is positively the best fuel you can use if you live beyond the reach of gas mains. It is quick, clean and economical. With it, you enjoy the conveniences and comforts of the city in suburban and country homes, hot water any time for cleaning, cooking, washing and the bath. And a Hot Flame for cooking and baking. A choice of specially constructed stoves; and ranges, all necessary piping, valves, connections, two drums of gas and one of our men Jo install it in your home ready for use makes iiip our initial offer. Call for a demonstration now. Listed by the National Board of Fire Under* writers as Standard Wn». H. Althoff HARDWARE . • WestMcHenry % right over;your old shingles r*S so easy tool/And ytra can have a new roof without any inconvenience or delay. Johns-ManviUfe ^Asbestos ,Shingle»ieffe laid right ow your old roof. Nq> method of re-roofing is easier or morea J#ective. * Re-roof with / Johns-Manville Aibestos Shfcigfes. Then your roof will last forever. It wiD be fiieproof. ft will add lasting beauty to your house* Johns- MarrvflJe j Asbestos Shingles ^ / cannot rot or bum; will not warp, curl or split; and JS never need paint. Once you.apply tbenyj ^ &your roof for the rest of your'life. • Write, callor 'phone today for further details. It will be a pleasure to give an estimate* of the low cost of _ ifbestos shinglrs;foff your>house. i >UENRY LUMBER mmrn ,j,.„ r,v pFvimrspt.i . . . . . . - !»'.t ' .Ji.UfH i Vititiiiiun dniT'ftplijLV Miri.ii•^'t.ril;,! • ijLi : ... fe&kil :: , < y "iS&e&br. i- .